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( A OSObaiAN AND NKW8. unrvoAt. rrtWAlt it m STHEA three at GRAND A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING ••Our New Minister” Is a Pretty Rural Drama. favorite song IS DRAMATIZED •Painting the Town” Prom ised ns Musical and Uughing Hit. T lliua: new play* will be presented the i.rand next week. The hill comprises "Our Now Mltilo- on Monday and Tuesday night* Tuei-day at matin#*; "ICvorybody Works But Father." on Wadnaaday. ,1,11, -I'alntlng th* Town" will be the „g tr in* Friday and Saturday nigh la ami Saturday matlnaa. • itor New Minister" la a rural play. ,0,1 la the w ork of Oeorga W. Ryer and that master of rural play*, Denman : Thompson- The production la aald to pours* many of the charm* of "The old Homestead," while bringing l» manv humoroua situation* to relieve ,he pithua, which la a atrong feature. The eomiiany la aald to be one of high* r la.« fully capable of handling the dlf. (Ieoh roles of rural character* without .iier-a. ting, as l« ao often the caae In rural plays- •Everybody Work* But Father" la one of those thing* conatructad to uif and make people laugh ruling over the circuit have bean liberal In (Oinmendlng the play, while there Mem* to he * general feeling of eetla* taction among the audience* where It hu been presented. It la a farcical comedy lu which father get* the hard end of the humor.. The caat la mad* up of good art lata, while tb* staging la of a high order. -Painting ill* Towu" ha* been pro nounced a genuine mlrth-provoklng production. The Baltimore Bun term* It a "hilarious night of muelc and song in the "jmpajiy of pratty chorus girls, ♦iflinii by saying It Is "a warning to benedicts." It la one of those play* -.inch ksopa tha chonu. rodytng every minute of th# evening, to bright catchy music and clever songs. It la a play of big dty life, full of hustle, buetl* end conceived to pledge the eye end EMMA EAMES COMING SOON Great Singer to Appear in Concert at the Grand , March ‘>o. Mine. Kuxua E.ime. will (ipp«nr In con cert nt the (.mini oper.i house on Monday evening, February a. Mine, Knrnra la da- pllrntlug her operatic triumph* In con* cert, ninl Allniitu Id fortunate to bo la. eluded aiming the cities- wbteh she visits on tbs present tour. One of the fluent singers ^>n the Amerl- ean stsge. and one of the most beautiful aa not!, Mine. Katues oceuplcs a place on the top rung of the ladder of theatrical fame. Not so many years ago, tho hand, some, dork-eyed girl was heard for ths •rat lima by the American theatergoing public. Her rise was rapid, and at present she is one of the m.ist popular woman singers |n the country. The beauty of Mmr. Karnes Is unusual and atrlklng. If abe were not celebrated aa n singer, ah* would still lw widely known ah n lovely woman. Her beauty la familiar to most people tbrmigh u |mr- trait of Iter, painted by her artist bus- baud. Julian Story, which shows her feelly modeled profile end her long, beontt ful hair. Mme. Koines' husband is a fa mous artist, and some of his most site, cossfut pictures nr* those for which bis gifted and lovely wife posed. Mme. Karnes baa charmed the musical renters of the l otted Htatca and repeated her triumphs in tho obi World. Many At lantans new familiar with her line sliiglng. anil abe will bu given an ovation by the musicdorlng people of th* city. Tlio program to lie presented on the evening of Mme. Games* appearance will M nc'Btlmty ««e. sM MiipreJ the alnger an opportunity to appear at her brat. The present toar ha* been ly flattering to the ooted sluger. Former Chorus OLOA MAY, ANN MOONEY, BLANCHE WEST, VIRGINIA STEINHARDT. Girl* In Mari* Cghill’s Company, Promoted to Principal Part* in Her New Play, "Marrying Mary.” “Our New Minister.” One inn frequently get a batter end mere elect Idea or Rut what a play is like by reading an unblaied crlttclam by a critic of ability for a paper of itnss ir mutation. Sometimes the ieg - ulstlon press agents* etorie* are ool- ured In favor of an Inferior produc tion. but It In seldom that a newspaper .critic goes far wrong In hie estimate of a play. Tim Is v hat The Richmond Evening Journal bad to Bay of "Our Now Min ister" w hen the play woa produced re* vently In Richmond: If the theater-going public In Rlclt- if.cnd doesn't wake up today and go to the Academy of Muote, It will mlaa a mlghti good thing In *Our Now Minis ter.' which la to be presented at tho nutlnee tuts afternoon and at the even- lug performance tonight. ■The play, which was seen here for the Hist time last night, I* a product of Denman Thompson and George W. Ryer. nut hors of "Tho Old Homestead, ind while perhaps Inferior to that ever- twpular drama, It Is none tho Isos deli ct™- as a picture of rural life. The plot hinges around an ex-con- vict. who was made the victim of an thers crime, a young minister with liberal picas and a lot of narrow-mind* * "I nagging Yankees In a New Hamp- >hlrc village, \ "lew .spirited people had better cut ■Hit sanitariums, breakfast foods and mineral water* and consult ‘Our New Minister.' '* "Painting th* Town." fhstles II. Yale has been quoted »* uymg i consider 'Painting th* Town' of the greatest laughing •urcesses t have ever aeen." Mr. Yale an authority on this sort of thing. His estimate of the play which will be "ni .n the Grand next Friday and Rtturday ntghta and Saturday matinee veins i„ coincide with that of the pub- w». for this I* what The Montreal SjMehc bail to say when "Painting the "iwn wna teen at the Victoria Street treater. November ( last: " A Music*) Hurrah’ I* the builder* •Jew ""tl.,n of ,h|* week's bill at tli* Atameiit, 'Palming th* Town’ and a “**t*r description of th* whirlwind of '•rlc! forma of entertainment which »rccrowded together Into Its three act# ! uid u t be devised. TMten all In all. ™ ""•• of the beat shown of It* kind yet visited the Victoria tint thing and opera comedy, old and T". is introduced, and th* whole show “s l-tie of various effects, most of •il- i a.fnirly entertaining, while fnirly entertaining, while ’"•by are distinctly There i- „ plot—but what Is the u«* ’. cusing plots In connection with of show; it.merely serves '»!,:• ao nn which to hang the eeett. '' musical specialties In these the eho-v excels. It'la beautifully staged with a Jolly swing f r „„, ■’'I'hltig goes wun a jotiy ewi •■> flnleh. Th* chorus Is Urge ™»" 1 Mi,eased. More then that, the " ly ,ln *' and do a lot of it. " In» gracefully.” CITY TAX NOTICE Please make your city tax r 6turns now. J. L. HARRISON, J H. EWING, ' CD. MEADOR, , Assessors. NEW PLAYERS AT EL DORADO Bluukal - Atwood Company Succeeds Baldtvin- Melvilie. With the departure of the Baldwin- Melville Block Company conies the ad vent of the Blunkalt-Atwood Block Company or ST. tarots to th* Si Dorado for a season of high class stock pro ductions. Thle company t» one of the beat known organisations doing Itoek work In the country. It'has just fin- tlshed an engagement In Bt. Louts where It appeared for over twelve hundred consecutive performances with great success. At th* head of the company Is Ervin HlunkalL nml Lydian Atwood. The leading man* Mr. Blunkall. will be remembered as tho star lit "Hhamus O'Brien" In which he made an Im mense hit all over the country. The play was no successful that It was taken throughout most of the English- speaking Colonies of the world. Mr. Rlunkall was also starred In the origi nal production of the Russian melo drama. "For Her H»ke." He wa* star red for two seasons by I.leblsr A Co. In "Captain Swift." and has been lead ing man In some of the best stock houses In Amerlru. Lylllnn Atwood, the leading women, it.. „-l>lnn I "Ua nhn" thrnilfflmilt was the original "Haphn" throughout the West at the same time that Miss Olga Nethcrsule was causing the coun try to talk by Iter New York produc tion of the same piece. For two sea sons also she was with Kyrle Bedew In "Raffles.' Tho remainder of the eonipanv Is made of sterling actors, among whom are Pavn Murdock, Otto Thebus, Percy Barbat. Daniel Lyad, Walter Jones. Harry Austin, Jack Fer ris, Wiliam Thebus, Lorane Buchanan, A'n'na KlltlufT. Anna Dupont and Judith lira bum. The Blunkall-Atwood Stock « ompany will open Monday night at the El Do rado with a farce comedy ^alle^jrna c’orner Grocery.*’ '"**" , The latter part of the week, beginning Thumday night, a mtlodrutnn called ’’The 1 Ide of Life will he the hill ... . ••The Tomer Grocery will b* given Monday. Tuesday and Wednaaday night* with matlneen Tuaaday und Wedneaday. Thuraday, Krtdfty and Saturday night* with 'tiatlnejij FYId«y and Saturday ’’The Tide of Life will be the bill. TOW SHOULD THE STAGE BE REAUSTIC? aa. too, for church aa a r U, merely taa mm If Htnry mvifa avar attempts to taka "Tba College Widow" Off the , board* qr falla to Mnd out ouch thor oughly com pa tarn companltt to cra fty COQUELAINE. IIR quratlou whether reuUani Mongn ‘ cuit- ml. To me thriv In nothing grand or tieautlful which dnea not bear tht atamp of nature, bur noting la nn nrf. nnd the Idea of nrt la to reproduce nature In a nobler and more henntlful form. * If nature la reproeented on flic atage In Ifa raw and orlglnnl forui. the effect will nearly always In* |mor, n fart which la da lly explained ami uudeiatood. due** acenery naturv. upend formin'* on corrift prone i t lee and roatuuiea. nml n«o wIM after uft rnve n atage on which to act There la oo galuaaylng, one la In a thea ter. not on the afreet er nt home. If Ope ahould produce on the atage tlilnga aa they high coloum-Ili«* haprtaalon of life old would Imi gone. The atuge la even a atage. and oaa mail remember this fart. Lot ua tahe ooe Inatance-tha Voire. heard nor mlaund It la one thing to converse lu a room only n few feet long aid wide nml quite another to do the an ms thing In au Ir merino t hen lor.* here tliouamiai* of art llBteulllL* to vmi. evorv nun oi hit a (he right To pro*! lieopfo ««. every one or whom dcumml that you apeak loud enough tor him to hen lice the mme eL. voice nh I do Inaltlc the four walla of name effect • the four walla or my room I itiuM use much more atrengfh and r nouncc the wortla much more distinctly*. I want to he uintcratood I uitiftt tine liitoiintIona that arc nor nccesaarv nt home. Iiut ulilrh arc nhaotutely iiWMMry lu order that the nudicncc may underataml. Ou llila |Nilut there must lie au under* •landing or agreement Iwtwecu audlcaco and actor. When the uillm- tlic blscc-a ainull world III Itaelf-vl* act nml liliiintuHfcd: when the gniit upiMiratiia of wluga. aceoery and actor* I* ready, the world which appears to the nuil If net in ii m t lie wrnpp«i| lu ih« veil of llinalnu. I ahull not tnkc lip iletalla of (bis un derstanding iH'twecn nmliruct' nml ataga, ‘ canoe till* I* « icehnlcal queailou wh! domanda to Ih* aiieelolly atudleil. •hull only touch one point. As Ilia nmtlcMce. If mnat nnd nn title of (hi* ntidlence. The demands or n I’ii He nmllrucf nml nn andlauca savage*, of eour*c. differ widely. An nn wore also t Shakcsi»cuir. Today everything is very much different. It la a rule which art Itself Inya down Chat the characters on the singe must ho paint ed. so to uponk. with stronger, morn con- Iraniv colors than lu rent life, hut the de- mauds »« »« How to produce the natural mt ‘ * — change with the times. demanded thar their actors n»W sail strain their volcen. while we. more re fined and cvanluR. consider these meant coarse and out of place. We hate euggera lion* nml hollow tirade*. The nc.or touet (troduce nn lllutlmi hv heliig true to nature, nt the same time, keeping In mind llutt the whole In only nn t t matter, often look at the ter. where they go to ha 1 hare never hoard f la go to tbe than tar will understand that I use the In Its hruadeat form, inure of the hut the gv welUielug, Stare of Illusion ami reality. S£?£t I de- COLLEGE WIDOW IS STILL YOUNG George Ade’s Best Comedy Offers Treat of Sea son. If there live* s man out of whom "Th* College Widow" will not ahak* unreatrstn.il laughter, h* ought to b« planted without further ado, bocaus* h* t. a "doad on*" for fair. He wasn't at tha Grand Friday y-oneclnd. rotund night On* big, ruddy party over In th* enter of th* houag almost stopped tbe rt6t of fun db th* ■tag*. H* roared, chuckled, chortled and at times grew so apoptettc looking In the countenance that thoee ‘ about In th. land ought to serve him right with a perpetual restraining order. Anybody who ever lived In a college town know* that Georg. Ade has drawn an absolutely faithful picture. If you haven't Intimate knowledge of such a town, you evlll have after see ing th. play- -Atiapta-asu’-lt last sea son und iRughed almoat until It cam* back, und many season* to rom* wilt llnd u cordial welcome for 'The College Widow Whut !• the use of trying to tell you y. that about It? It must suffice to nay, the coinpuny presenting It her* la one of the beet rounded seen at th* Grand In year*. From Flora Wlgglna to tha widow, and from Billy Bolton to "Hll.nt" Murphy and Bub Hicks It le a superb cast. If you want to accumulate a PRETTY GIRLS IN BUNCHES COME IN “GAY NEW YORK,” A BREATH FROM BROADWAY MARIE CAHILL IS ON HER WAY Brings “Marrying Mary” to the Grand March 1 and 2. It's nn 111 wind that blow* no good, end severe a* ere the many rule* anil procepte with which Marla t'alilll surronnda the members of her chorus and much a» they Itave been objected to, they have proved neverthelee* to be beneficial. Ml** Cahill will bring with her In the otroru* of "Marrying Mary" to tb* Grand Opera Hou.e Friday and Satur day, March 1 and S, only' four *ur vtror- of last year's "Molly Moonshine" chorus, but they art. in Ml** Cabin's opinion, tha four beat chorus girts In the world, because they hare passed examinations which have demonstrat ed their fitness for higher stag* bon- Joi or*, and tht* Itv adutUon to spending a Art last year at a Art of apprentice sea son. The young ladle* are Virginia Btelnhnrdt. Ann Mooney. Olga May and Blanch* West. They obeyed oil Mlaa Cahill's rules last year, and were there, for* selected by her for further ex amlnstlon. Mis* Cahill b*ll*v»* that- a glfi ought tu be belpad to make up her f ind ut the end of her first yaat hether or not aha ought to follow th* stag* a* a profession. She doe* not believe In encouraging an Incompetent girl to remain In the Ilf*. Bhe doe* not think that ths stag* le th* piece for an uneducated girl. Bo after de ciding on their general fUnaaa by a year's careful observation, ah* makes each girl submit to an examination In tba following subjects: iei waging Ahliny—Niimm quality and culture. (b) Education—Engllah. French, Ger. to General Intelligence. (d) Dramatic ability. <e> General physical ffinrae. look*, figure, pose. <fl Temperament. (g) Family history. (h) Moral standards. And jhe above mentioned young womon are the member* of the first Marl* Cahill dramatic diploma. MEN FAST SIXTY IN DANGER. More than half mankind over sixty year* of eg* suffer from kidney and bladder-diaerders, usually enlargement of prostate gland. This Is " ful and dangerous, and Fol Curt sbputi b*a*k#d at tbs danger, aa It correct* lrregi has cured many old men of thle Mr. Rodnsy Burnett. Rock Port, Mo. wrlteo: "I suffered with enlarged pro* tat* gland and kidney trouble for year* and after taking two bottlos of Foleys Kidney Cur* I feel for twenty year*, although I am now yearn old." io&br*H druggist*. HS2 N »\T Or TH T g H lA®‘ lr0BT * M BOND ISSUE FAVORED • BY GLYNN GRAND JURY. Ipwlal to Tb* Georgia*. Brunswick, G*., Feb. It.—Brunswick - '-‘l els, Is to have a new Jell, prtatlon tor better roads, and court house, now under construction. The Glynn county grand Jury has adopted a resolution favoring tb* loou anc* of bond* In th* sum of 1100,000. good humor to yeor. go to oo* at tho Saturday jGiM! If mini keep within reruln Imanilsrle*. iuii*t |x>««oi» great taste nnJ detliwcr nt feeling. Mile* will “Hut." my wtern 'Title* will any. "I* it thee, jf»er-»p. the purpose *IM object of the fcmge 10, .mn.c the aoillaace) If so. as wvtl state what la ^nirrtco . *Se bilaht _ - . ... Is known ns n 'le* shew, To this I "hl«i. Not that ! abject to lieantlful women on th* stage, whan iher farther th* objects of an. and not merely nmdnc* senjpwos nml vnlnptnsaa ctfertc On (he other sl'l", I iln not forget th* ipssl ot'l rule, "t'otlpit rlilrnOa mores." which I will ,tetri'll nt all tfmas nad places For this Is really w. Tlie stag* rtu at I • ml (nga the rrlli of It* times, tint nuiler a amlllag amst. If wy leave oat af the alone ipiniattun the wont "rklande." the stage to--mors n pen* lire, a pahlsnuieul theater is-aot a Jnfltnn -bin to -* o-L Mtern moralist* my that area, am) W"IU’ MISS LILLIAN HOSRLSIN. .Comes to ih* Bijou Noxt Prim* Donna in “Gay N*w Yarh,” Which. Wttk. A Special Matin** I* billed fora Washington’* Birthday. Great White Way Moves to the Bijou This Week. FI X AND FROLIC ' ARE PROMISED Sami* Girls Who Got YofP* Coin fur Earthquake Sufferers. [ T is th* big affair In tba roalm of tnualaal comedy that toll* th* plain- . ett out) moot plausible story ot all around success, in tbaa* prograaoiv* n why tbs- day*, and (bat Is th* raaaon atrical managers ar* tltivlng ao hard to outoblns compotttlon. “Gay Now Tork." which com** to th* Bijou next w*ek with It* carload of tconory and with more than half a hundred ladles and gentlemen who hav* achieved fame In one direction or onothor, by th* arts employed toward finishing an entertainment of tost and quality. It, perhaps, on* of tb* most glaring example* of what extravagance can accomplish, for, ac cording to well suthentlcatod reports, It fairly outitripe In magnitude of pro duction and overshadows In fun and music talent any similar enterprise be fore th* public, b*ald*s In th* g*a*ral beauty of It* female contingent It ab solutely excels. Pratty girlish fees* and tba magnM- esne* of oostiim* details ar* potent fac tor* and the assurance I* given Now York" furnish** a proper appre ciation of those requisites. Th* desire to pass Judgment upon this offering Is especially great, aa It Is announced that additional Interest Is given IL for tb* reason bt a capital story told In th* presantalton of an enormous quantity of novel and clfoctlv* features. A apo dal matinee will ba given Friday after noon, Washington's birthday. TANKS, TOWERS, PUMPS Also XewonM Pneumatic Water Supply DUNN XA0HIN2RY ' COMPANY, 54 Marietta Street, Atlanta. Phone 1761. Bragg ft Rytm OSTXOPATSUTS E. E. Bragg AN BURGI PHYSICIAN AN BURGEON Officta: 3JN-3H Century RM» Boll Phono IBM .r, EXT RAO