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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
8ATCEDAT. JUNE 22, 1907,
NEW BOOKS AND THEIR MAKERS Reviewed By Arthur Pendennis, Junior
"THE WINGLE8S VICTORY," by M.
P. Wlllcocks. (Th* John Lana Com
pany.) In "The Wingless Victory,'
MIh M. P. Wlllcocka has written I
charming story ot English life. It Is
& book for the discriminating reader—
not to the lovers of "the-slx-best-sell
era," but to those who care for some,
thing well drawn, wherein the charac
ters, scenes and situations stand out
distinctly and Impress the reader
strongly. "The Wingless Victors’"
should be one of the best sellers, be
cause of Its worth and of Its Interest
holding capacity, but not having with
in Its pages any hair-breadth escapes
—Impossible situations and abnormal
people—It Is liable to be read only by
those persons who believe that the six-
best-sellers do not always come up to
the standard set by careful, discrimi
nating readers.
The scene of "The Wingless Vlcto-
' ry" Is laid In Cornwall, and Wllmot
Borises, a wild-hearted, curious young
girl, married without love to a middle-
aged physician, who keeps her In Ig
norance of his eager devotion, even
when this overpowers his sense of right
* end judgment, Is the leading character.
Wllmot Borlace bears such a likeness
to so many people we know and love
that one longs many times to shake
her Into something like common sense
and reason. The doctor-husband, ter
ribly human, despite the grim nobility
he now and then manifests. Is quite an
Impressive character, and so Is Johanna
Buckingham, who, having made one
bitter misstep, climbs and lifts herself
up to respectability, with the doctor's
assistance. This character of Johanna
Is very lino, but the book leaves the
reader a little dissatisfied with Its
treatment of this emotional being.
The story hinges upon Wllmot Bor-
lace's finding herself—not at once, nor
for a long time. It Is Just another ex
ample of two people marrying with but
small excuse. Wllmot's curiosity and
Dr. Borlace's love for Wllmot form yie
basis for the romance. It Is only happy
chance and the goodness of others
which saved the selfish Wllmot from
becoming a social outcast. Marrying
more for curiosity than anything else—
this same feeling of curiosity leads Wll
mot Borlace, when marriage proves
disappointing, to cause a young chap,
Archelaus Rouncevel, keen suffering,
and his vindictive mother makes Wll
mot pay very bitterly for the harm she
did. curiosity again takes hold of
Wllmot when her blind child, Avis, Is
dead, and Wllmot away from ha
rassed and tormented husband, she
draws on Roger Hannaford, though the
little siren eventually realises what she
Is doing to the happiness of an hon
est man. and she has ths courage and
determination to save her victim from
herself. Love at last tames Wllmot,
through strong, stern handling, and
her soul after a while awakes to claim
Its own. The book ends happily for
all concerned, save poor Johanna Buck
ingham—she Is left very lonely. It Is
of a love that Is Intense, all absorbing;
older and stronger than anything else
upon this old earth, which forms the
theme of this most Interesting book.
The story's grip upon the reader's mind
is very unusual and thoughts of Thom
as Hardy unconsciously present them
selves, and not to the detriment of Miss
Wlllcocks' delightful story.
"The Wingless Victory" should have
a great sale among that class ot read
ers who care for something more than
suggestive surmises, and who crave
strength and force In the stories they
select.
“ACKROYD OF THE FACULTY,’
by Anna Chapin Ray. (Little, B own A
Co.) A very attractive book Is “Ack-
royd of the Faculty," by Anna Chapin
Ray. There are a great many novels
written these days around one, or two,
and never more than five, bright epi
grams, and the same number of situa
tions But In this delightful academic
love story a different pace Is set, for
the whole book Is full of Illuminating
speeches and of diverting episodes. The
characters In many of Mrs. Edith
Wharton's novels talk like the people
in "Ackroyd of the Faculty," but some
how or other the reader feels that In
the latter story the characters are more
natural and live up more closely to
their menial and social lights and en- * 1
vlronments than do Mrs. Wharton’s
oreatlona. Mrs. Wharton's novels are
suggested only |n comparison as her
men and women seem to be continually
striving to manufacture epigrams. In
"Ackroyd of the Faculty" there Is no
manufacturing, at least none In sight
of the audience, all the mental ma
chinery being out of view. There Is
only one character In the latter novel
who seems to talk above nnd beyond
his age and his capacity, and yet this
can hardly be said to be,a.serious
fault, for the critics of olden times,
and some even of today, attempt to
overhaul Sheridan's “A School for
Scandal” for this very reason, so that
this can not be taken as a deserved
criticism.
“Aokroyd of the Faculty" Is a young
ohap, who has risen from surroundings
thoroughly uncongenial to a position
as Instructor In one of our largest uni
versities. He Is morbidly sensitive,
especially so of his birth, of his dead
father, who had been a drunken sot,
and of his superior though lowly born
and ambitious mpther. Ackroyd, who
Is an instructor under Professor Ever
est, falls In love with Connie Everest,
the professor's daughter. Connie Is a
charming girl, and it Is easily under
stood how Ackroyd fell In love with
her unusual physical beauty and with
her very attractive personality. Con'
nle has a brother, Fritz. Fritz Is I
very lovable youth, and it may be said
In passing that Fritz Is the one char
acter who seems to strike the render
as being a little outside of his limi
tations, or at least a trifle unnatural.
As stated, Ackroyd Is very sensitive
and the whole story Is based upon his
love for Connie, his rescue of Fritz
from continued misdoing and Fritz's
death In a railway accident. In which
Ackroyd also nearly loses hfs own life
In attempting to save that of Fritz.
Ackroyd Is full of that false pride
whloh forces him to continually wound
those who really care for him, and he
Is somewhat of a boor, but a very nat
ural character Is Ackroyd. The book
ends well, as It should, through Connie
finding that In spite of Ackroyd's boor-
ishncss, she loves him, even when she
believed that he had been Fritz's "mur
derer." In his delirium, Connie hears
Ackroyd tell how he was tempted to
brain Fritz with a piece of timber, to
put him out of his misery after the
railway accident. Of course, Ackroyd
had not done this, but Connie heard
Just that part of his delirious ravings.
The book Is fascinatingly written,
and there Is In It a great deal of that
sort of thing which one looks for In
vain In most American novels, namely,
the revelation of temperament and
character by speech and action, rather
than by verbose description. The de
velopment of the plot Is by means of
the reciprocal Influences of the char
acters and the attraction and repulsion
of different mentalities which have so
Illustration in "The Great American Pie Company,” by Ellis Parker
Butler, author of "Pigs Is Pigs.”
much to do with action and motive In
real life. The book Is diverting through
out and Is filled with those bright say
ings and quick repartee which we all
feel sura we might have said ourselves
If we had thought of them in time and
before the opportunity for a manifes
tation of our halting wit had been lost
to the world.
"OUTDOOR BOOK FOR BOY8,” by
Josoph H. Adams. (Harper & Bros.)
A book which ought to find Its way
Into every home where there are boys
is "Harper's Outdoor Book for Boys,"
bv Joseph R. Adams. In addition to
what Mr. Adams has to say of great
Interest to all youths, there are con
tributions In this attractive volume by
Kirk Monroe, Tappan Adney, Captain
Howard Patterson, Leroy Milton Yale
and others. It Is the Ideal volume for
boys. As a present for the vacation
especially, no book would suit better,
for it Is filled with practical directions
as how to build or construct all sorts
of things for outdoor employment and
Amusement—wind-mills, aeroplanes, Ice
boats, aquariums, tents, slices, tree
huts, etc. The book is Just filled with
answers to questions which parents at
this time of the year will be delighted
to be relieved of answering—even If
they could do so successfully. It Is a
guide In a pleasing form, and thor
oughly practical, based upon the expe
rience of those who have done what
they describe. Especial attention seems
to have been given to the selection of
the authors and editors pf this volume.
The object of the book seems to be
evidently to show boys how to do ac
curately things which are quite within
their power and things also which will
be satisfactory when they are done.
The plan followed Is to develop a boy's
Ingenuity and mechanical ability along
the lines which will please and reward
him. In other words, the book Is In
tended to help a boy to think and act
for himself, and best of all, to have fun
while he Is doing some practical work,
and It needs but a slight perusal of
the book to recognize that the object
has been realized. There are numer
ous helpful Illustrations, and taking It
all In nil It (g one of the best books
which parents or friends could select
for a boy.
JENIFER. By Lucy Meacbam Thrus-
ton. (Little, Brown & Co.)
Such a book aa "Jenifer," by Lucy
Meacham Thruston, surely does not In
nary human Intelligence., Such a book
crease the reader's respect for ordl-
always puts the reader out of sympathy
with the author, .especially when the
latter describes a hero as of superior
brain power !h one Instance, after
which he immediately becomes a numb
skull and so remains unto the end of
the story. -
"Jenifer," a poor young man, work
ing os a clerk In a country store, while
on a hunting expedition one day dis
covers kaolin upon the property of a
neighboring farmer of limited Income.
The property, (upon which the kaolin
Is located unknown to the poor farmer)
Is not productive and the owner is more
than willing to dispose of it to Jenifer
for fCOO, which sum la very much more
than the owner thinks the land Is
worth. The sale Is consummated and
Jenifer In tufn sells the property to a
rich corporation for a great sum of
money—In cash and certain royalties—
the amount not being stated very clear
ly In the book. At any rate. Jenifer re-
celves a small fortune and starts out to
see the world. For some reason un
known and unexplained to the reader,
Jenifer undertakes a trip of two years
on a sailing vessel. Fortunately the de-
scriptlon of this two years' trip is cov
ered by about one-half of a page In the
book. In due time Jer.’fer returns In
good condition physically, but alas!
for the reader's peace of mind—very
unwise, to say the least. He goes to
Baltimore, stays at the best hotel there,
meets a pretty shop girl and suddenly
marries her.. When the reader pro
gresses thus far In the story he Is not
surprised at Jenifer's marrying Alice or
doing anything else peculiar and unex
pected. Jenifer buys the old country
place, near which his mother had lived,
In the Maryland hills. He has the
house rebuilt on the original lines,
while he and Alice run about over Eu
rope. Alice develops, or really had all
the time in her petty personality, a
love of attention from other men, which
became so marked In Berlin as to be
Jealously observed by Jenifer when a
start was made Immediately for their
own American fireside. Jenifer's re
moval of his wife from this special
temptation, together with his having
made some hundreds of thousand dol
lars, are really the only suggestions of
ordinary Intelligence manifested by him
throughout the whole book. Jenifer
and his wife take up their abodo at
their beautiful country home; Alice
heartily sick of rural life (there are
some Intelligent people who feel that
way about the country), while Jenifer’s
heart Was full of love for the moun
tains, the meadows and the outstretch
ing fields, The whole story from this
point cenifers around these two oppo
site personalities—one happy, the other
worse thtti restless and sick at heart.
There are continual wranglings , be
tween man and wife, during which time
the lovely home burns down. Just when
Jenifer discovers Alice being made
love to by' his English groom. The
reader, having found out by this time
how very hopeless and barren Is Jeni
fer's mentality, has become suspicious
and Is tempted to believe that he start
ed the Are which consumed his own
home. This possible incendiary act on
the part of Jenifer was In a measure
characteristic and In line with many of
his other personal peculiarities. After
the burning of the home, Alice goes
back to her people. Jenifer, who seemed
to Have a mania for disappearing, goes
over Into the mountains to work as a
farm hand on another country place.
Jenifer finds at this new location his
"affinity" In the shape of another wom
an. Books are full ,of heroes, likewise
villains who find their affinities, after
marrying some other woman. A man
who wed* a girl after so short an ac
quaintance a* Jenifer married Alice,
does not deserve any kinder fate than
he received. Jenifer's "affinity" Is the
beautiful young owner of the place at
which he Is employed a* a day laborer.
Alice, fortunately for Jenifer, certainly
for the reader, Is struck by lightning
while using the telephone and thus
Jenifer is permitted to marry his latest
feminine ideal. ,
The plot of the book evidently in
tends to demonstrate that all sorts of
things happen to Jenifer because he
had been dishonest with the poor farm
er when he bought the land, and did
not Inform the owner what valuable
property he was selling, while as n
matter of fact. It Is forcibly Impressed
upon the reader's mind that whatever
did happen to Jenifer was entirely due
to his lack of ordinary Intelligence.
Jenifer was guilty of many peculiar
things, but he never reached a point In
his career when he deserved the posi
tion of hero in any book. There Is no
reason why dense, opaque specimens of
humanity should be made conspicuous
by "special mention”—real life Is far
too sad for anything Ilk* that. Jenifer
was a morbid, ompty-headed youth,
who with thousands of dollars In the
bank worked ns a day laborer, not for
love of labor Itself, but simply because
his llhtln was not capable of loftier en
deavor. The story might have been
called “Jenifer, the Numbskull," there
by giving the prospective reader some
Idea as to what he should expect. At
the call of his conscience Jenifer goes
back to the little village, where he
had first worked, and makes happy
the poor, t unsuspicious farmer by the
present of a large sum of money—how
much the book does not say. At any
rate, with the farmer happy, Alice con
veniently removed and Jenifer prepar
ing to marry his second affinity, the
book considerately comes to a close.
To show how near some authors come
to grasping a great opportunity and
yet fail, It Is told at one point In the
book that Jenifer threatened to throw
himself Into a river, but unfortunately
he was not allowed to do this, so the
reader consequently has sixty-odd more
pages In which to help Jenifer hang
himself or win his "affinity,'" as the
case may be. That there Is any ex
cuse whatever for Jenifer or his trou
bles seems Impossible to a reader of
ordinary Intelligence.
"THE GREAT AMERICAN Pie
COMPANY," by Ellis Parker Butu?
(McClure, Phillips & Co.) The
of “Pigs Is Pigs" ha. written
amusing short story called 'The Gr«.
Amerloan Pie Company.” which *7.
published some time ago In a matH
xlne, but Is now sent forth In a v !z
attractive form by McClure, Phlllin,7
Co. It Is entirely too shirt a story
the reader feels as If he Is entitled Z
and craves more from Mr. Butler thw
these few pages will give him. \ V hu
Is told in this charming little story u
very entertaining and most arausint
It Is simply the recital of the "Cajti«
in Spain," formed by two old "Mica*,
be'rs," who from dally peddling p|J
for their wive* decide to control ths
pie Industry of the United states!
which would In time necessitate the
purchase and operation of all flour
mills, railroads, labor unions, etc. wj,
the trust was not formed and the othej
exciting Incidents In the story can ben
be left to the reader to discover, for
short as the story Is, It well repays th,
reading.
Llpplncott's Magazine for June hu
for Its complete novel a delightful story
by Frank Danby, called "A Tragedy of
Circumstance.” The futhor of "Pi n
In Clover" needs no Introduction, and
this story in Llpplncott’s Magazine It
well in line with the charm of the
former literary work of Danby.
In this same number of Llpplncott'i
Magazine for June Is a play In blank
verse, called "Pocahontas, a Princess
or Virginia," by Kate Tucker Ooodq
which, outside of Its Ibterest and worth,
comes from the publishers at a hapey
time, during the Jimestown Tercen
tennial Exposition, i'he play Is bright,
ly written and the plot of the play
deals with Pocahontas and her love and
marriage to John Rolfe, ending with ths
death ot Pocahontas, In England, which
followed her acute homesickness for
Virginia. The magaslne for June li
filled with good short stories. In addb
tlon to the two special features msn<
tinned above; and Is an unusually In
teresting number.
There Is published in Los Angclrs,
by The Classic Press, two little mags
sines monthly—little in size but filled
with good, sharp matter—called Ths
Little Classic and The Little Devil,
These two abbreviated publications &rs
very bright, and to any one who cares
for Fra Elbertus and the Philistine,
these two magazines will be found right
"up to the limit," for at times the edltot
seems to "out-Fra" Elbertus, In his
pertinent discussion* of current topics
and themes. There is always some
thing of Interest In these two llttll
magazines, and while the reader may
not at many times agreo with what tbs
editors have to say—on ths contrary,
may heartily . disapprove of thelf
thoughts expressed—he will be com
pelled to admit that the presentation
‘ ;ho thoughts in question wars at-
lively placed for reading and M«
tentton.
A WEEK’S OFFERINGS AT THE THEATERS
GREAT PLAYTHE CHRISTIAN,”
IS OFFERED AT THE GRAND
BY THE FAWCETT STOCK CO.
Viola Allen’s Success
To Be Next
Attraction.
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"The Christian," one of the strongest
plays ever made by the dramatisation
of a popular book, will be the offering
for next week at th* Grand by the
Fawcstt Stook Company. With th*
Introduction of this play the organisa
tion undergoes a complete change from
that of the past week and every mem
ber has an opportunity for display of
versatility.
From a bright, brassy Western com
edy-melodrama to that of a strong,
sweet, emotional play Is th* Jump
which tbs oompany Is to make, and ths
audience* which have learned to know
th* Individual msmbers of th* company
will watch with Intsrsst the transition
to see how wall this metamorphosis la
Thsra Is on* of the strongest, sim
plest and most oempelllng lovs stories
running through this play ever staged.
It will glv* Miss Wheatley, who, In
the pity just closed, ehoydenlsb, heart
less character (Mrs. Weston), an op
portunity to show what she can do
with the compelling emotional role of
Glory Quayls. It win be a crucial taat
for tbs company and their ability to
handle so wall known a play will be
watched by great audlancae.
Aa John Storm, Regan Hugheton has
a rale to hie liking and le aura to carry
It off with warmth and vigor. This
weak DeWltt Jennings has another
good rate In that of Horatio Drake,
whloh Is one ot the strongest parts In
the play. Brandon Hurst Is Lord Rob
ert Ufa, and while ha la not one of the
moat delightful characters In tha play,
ha adds mu oh to th* strength of the
story. Archdeacon Wealthy le essayed
by Burr Caruth; Frank Craven la
Brother Paul, the brother of Polly Love,
Who Is portrayed by Ethel Conroy;
r -ge Schrader Is Father Lamplaugh.
a strange casting Allen Pawoett,
the manager of the company, take*
th* role of the manager of the music
hell in the play. Jane Wheatley 1*
Glory Quayle, Phyllis Sherwood Is
Bottle, Miss Muhieson Is Lottie, Mrs.
F. B. Saul Is Nettle, Mr*. Sherwood Is
Mrs. Callender. Mies Young Is Liza,
while Charles E Inslee doubles In the
roles of Lord Storm and the Faro King.
Special scenery has been painted for
the production and the stage settings
will be as complete as those which
marked the presentation of this play by
iVlola Allen.
PASTIME THEATER.
time Theater on :
hie to Moure a note.
Thtjr
cornet,
guitar, chlmoa.
MioDoone, rainuuurino.% accordion, flute anr
piccolo. They are an oreneetra within them
•elver
Holm nud Beattie will offer a corned;
•ketch which le entirely original end whlcl
will make a hit. Ae e elugcr of sentimental
ballade, Mtea Anne Stelnborn has no eupe*
tier. She will be heard at this theater next
week, when ehe will alng a number of the
latum ballade with auttable Illustrations,
friendi for the theater.
Cooled by electric fane, perfectly venti
lated, end In the heart of the theater dis
trict, tho Pastime Theater le p
attractive spot for thoae In aearon
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1 AT WHITE CITY.
The week Just closed he* been a
successful one ot White City from more
than one standpoint.
In the first place, the attendance dur
ing the week wa* greater than that of
any week since the popular resort
opened.
The week marked the return of C. L.
Chosewood, president of White City,
after spending several days In New
York, where he secured for the pork
some new attraction, which will place
it In the front rank of the amusement
parka of the South. Among the new
amusement* contracted for are a scenic
railway one mile long, a chute-the-
chutes with a SSO-foot Incline, and a
carousel with tour horses abreast, the
outside ones life size.
On Thursday th* deal was closed for
the erection of a mammoth skating rink
at the park 247 feet long by 137 feet
wide. The rink will be completed In
side and out and ready tor opening by
the first of August.
The w-eek wee further mede memor
able by the entertainment by the man
agement of all the children of the He
brew Orphans' Home and of th* Con
gregation Ahavath Achlm—about 300
in all—at a picnic at the park.
Wedemeyer’s famous military band
will give two concert* at the park Sun
day.
THE GEORGIAN & NEWS
will be sent to anybody any
where fo rany length of time
by notifying the circulation
department. Phone 4928,
Standard 4401, 45 cents per
month, 10 cents per week.
SKATING CARNIVAL.
MISS JANE WHEATLEY,
New leading woman of tho Fawcett Stock Company f who will play
Glory Quayla in “Tha Chriatian.”
8kating Carnival.
Following the suggestion In Tho Georgian
that there bo “a real Fourth of July cele
bration*' this year, the management of the
monster skating rink In the Ht. Nicholas
auditorium at Ponco DeLeon park has de
cided to giro a Fourth of July skating car
nival on that night.
It Is proposed that, Instead of having a
fancy dress affair, two prists of 120 in gold
be offered for the best costume which Is cre
ated from the trl-colors, red, white and
blue, nnd worn by n lady nnd a gentleman
who appear In the rink on skates.
All of the costumes will be confined to
creations with this combination and It Is
to Instill a love for them that the Idea has
lieen adopted. There are no color comhlnn-
tlous to he found anywhere which are more
beautiful than those, and the range of pos
sibilities ns to the making of tho costume
Is unlimited.
In order to make the carnival a regular
Fourth of July celehrntlon, only those skat
ers who'dress In the red, white and blue
costumes will be clltribls to compete for
the gold prises, or will Do admitted to the
rink floor during the contest on tho night
of tho Fourth.
Before this Fourth of July carnival Is
given the "Inaugural Carnival” takes place
nt the rink on Saturday night. June 29.
This Is the day Governor-elect Hoke Smith
Is to be Inaugurated Into office at the state
capitol. Governor Smith, the members of
the capitol family, the speaker of the house,
president of the seuate nnd members of the
general assembly will be Inrltcd to this
carnival nud boxes for their comfort oud
convenience will he reserved by the man
ngement.
As sn added attraction, Thomas Raymuna
Walsh, the cbnmploa amateur fancy skater
of the South, will appear In ths rink In
costume and will do a number of funcy
strokes and dashes.
There Is music at every session of the
rink, and a specially prepared patriotic pro-
WAS FIRED ON BY CANNON
BUI DIDN’T GET SCRATCH;
A STORY OF WAR TIME
Lieutenant Goldsmith
Fired One Shot
in War.
The trying day* of th# Civil war
were productive of many unusual ex
periences for those who took part In
that memorable struggle, and there are
few veterans of either side who do not
have some Interesting experience to
relate ot hair-breadth escapes from
dangerous situations.
During ths four years of th* war
various Incidents occurred, which, be
cause of their peculiarity, deserve spe
cial mention, but there was none per
haps more Interesting than the one In
which Lieutenant J. M. Goldsmith, of
Atlanta, was the central figure, and
which entitles him to rank as perhaps
the only Individual who was fired on
by a Federal battery.
Lieutenant Goldsmith served practi
cally throughout the Civil war and was
a member of the Sixtieth Georgia regi
ment. General Gordon's brigade, and
ht* experience, as told by him, Is as
follows:
Mr. Goldsmith's 8tory.
"It was In Virginia, just after the
battle of Fredericksburg," said Mr.
Goldsmith, "that I was fired on quit*
unexpectedly by a Federal battery.
Lee's army was lying on one side of
the Rappahannock, facing Meade, who
had gone Into quarters on the other
side of the river.
“Both armies were camped some dis
tance back from the river and Lee oc
cupied a position behind a hill which
sloped gently upward from the stream.
Meade was Intrenched on a slight ele
vation on the other side.
"One day I decided to take a stroll
along the river and went over to tho
hill where I could see Meade’s army.
I was descending to the bank of the
stream when suddenly there was a
puff of smoke and a shell screamed
across the river and crashed Into the
hill Just a short distance from where
I was standing. I was net anticipat
ing anything of the kind and was dum-
founded. I knew the shell was fired
from the Federal battery, which was
nearly one mile away, but I did not
understand why they were firing at ms.
Battery Fired on Him.
"I hesitated a moment, when there
was another puff of smoke, and an
other shell sent rocks and pieces of
wood flying through the air. I hesi
tated no longer. They were shooting
at me, and I knew It, and the time I
made getting over the brow of that hill
would have made Duffy’s record for
sprinting look like the labored pace of
a snail.
“I don’t know why they should have
fired on me," said Mr. Goldsmith, "un
less they detected the gold braid on
my uniform and knew that I was an
officer, or It might have been that the
shots were fired In a spirit ot mischief
Just to see me run.”
Although he served through the four
GILLETTE’S ROARING FARCE
WILL BE AT CASINO NEXT WEEK
WITH CLEVER COMEDY BUNCH
“All the Comforts of
Home” Is
the Bill.
RALPH 8TUART.
He leads the company In "All
the Comforts of Home."
years of the war, Mr. Goldsmith la
probably ths only vetaran of that
struggle who can say positively that
he never drew the blood of the enemy
with his own hand.
"I am very positive that I never
killed any one during the four years
of the war," said Mr. Goldsmith. '1
was an officer and although I carried a
pistol I never fired It and was never
mixed In any hand-to-hand skirmishes
"I only fired at the enemy one time,
and that was during the seven days'
battle with Grant In the Wilderness.
Whlls we were firing on the enemy
from behind breastworks one day I
asked one of my men to lend me his
rifle, and I fired one shot In the dlrec
tlon of the Federal army.
*1 am certain that shot did not strike
any one, and that leaves me free to
claim that I fought through the war
and yet did not kill or wound a man.”
Mr. Goldsmith Is now connected with
the sheriff's office and has held that
position for many years.
THORNWELL COLLEGE
CLOSES ITS SESSION.
Special to Tbs Georgian.
Clinton, 8. C, June 22.—The Thorn-
well College for Orphans, located at
Clinton, has closed another successful
year. The commencement exercises of
the Institution began on 8unday, June
13, with the baccalaureate sermon by
Rev. J. T. Plunkett, of Augusta, Ga.
The declalmers' contest followed on
Monday night. Five young men, se
lected from the Phllo-Kasmlan Literary
Society, declaimed, as follows: C Eu
gene Verdery, "The Invisible Heroes;"
"All the Comforts of Home,' Wil
liam Gillette's early farce, which. In
spite of the hundreds that have b**#
written since, still holds an undisput
ed place as one of the best farce com
edies ever written, Is the lively and
uproarious offering of the Ralph Stusrt
Company at the Casino next week. Tns,
farce Is said to be cleverly and el-
fectlvely played, the only Interruption*
to Its rapid and laughable story being
the gusts of laughter with which tn*
audience responds to the Ingenious and
funny situations and complications ot
the play. . . _
The fardal possibilities of th# story
are made apparent In the first
when old Robert Pettlbone vacates Ms
home to take hi# family abroad, leaving
the houne In charge of an Impecunious
nephew, who immediately decides to is-
plentah hla exchequer by taking In lodg
ers, advertising "All the Comfort* ol
Home." The lodgers, a motley an®
strangely assorted crew, immediately
arrive and the fun begins. So muen
for th* story. In splto of Its abundant
and Irresistible comedy, the farce »
not by any means on* that plays it
and much credit muit be given . f
Stuart players for what Is heralded as*
forceful and expected effective presen
tation. , ....
Ralph Stuart will play the leading
part, Alfred Hastings, th* nephew who
starts all the trouble by renting m*i
uncle’s rooms to Indiscriminate l°d*'"i
and foiling In love with a young loaf.
ereas, though engaged to hie cousin Mr.
Stuart will undoubtedly prove his am
ity In a role especially suited to »»
clever comedy, and Mis* Evei»»
Vaughan will have th* attractive tas*
of portraying a dashing singer of tns
opera comlque, and Is vivacious ana
charming in the mischievous part.
"All tho Comfort* of Home will ot
handsomely set. There le no change o
scenery, and more eolld construction
than can usually be given to etage
turea will be employed.
Thomas C. Thackston. "Democracy of
Plutocracy;" Henry J. Winn. An AP
peal to Arms;" Alvin F. H'nderaon.
"The Heroes of '73:" James J. Harper,
"The Meteor’s Path." h , a
The graduating exercises were new
on Tuesday night. Governor Mar
F. Ansel, of South Carolina, demered
the address of the occasion, his sudj
being "Responsibilities." , ,
The graduating exercise* took P>«*
succeeding the address and th* #f*
uates are: Miss Julia Bette Clark*.
Fancy* Tireless Win*;" MU*i LUMao
Othella Nelson, "Too Low They Du “J
Who Build Below the 8tar»' 7,,
Mayme H. Prather, "The Debt weu«
to Literature.” .
On Wednesday evening the genet-
school exhibition was held.