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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21. 1907.
FOUR FUNNY F0LK8 AT THE BIJOU.
A WEEK’S OFFERINGS AT LOCAL PLAYHOUSES
SECOND WEEKA7 ORPHEUM
PROMISES VAUDEVILLE OF
KIND 70 PLEASE PUBLIC
HOBARl'S “THE BIG STICK"
WITH THE FOUR MORIONS
COMES 70 BIJOU FOR WEEK
KUNDRY IN "PARSIFAL” AT GRAND.
Aitken and Son Billed for
Leading Stunt at
Popular House.
There will be offered at the Pastime
Theater In Peachtree atreet noxt week
a refined feature attraction by Aitken
and Son, equilibrist* extraordinary,
which should delight all lover* of man
ly strength and beauty.
Till* unique display of equilibrium
and flexibility will be given by father
and son. both of whom are athletes
trained to the minute. The father I* a
young man Just turned 30, while his
diminutive partner Is Just turned 8.
Together they go through contortions
which are bewildering and appear to
be bone breaking. All sorts of strange
and amazing attitudes are struck by
tho duo and for llmberness they can
scarcely be excelled. This act has been
featured all around the circuit and Is
given here as an extra and added at
traction.
Hlgley and Snow, premier comedians,
will follow In a sketch entitled “Mr.
Balls, of South Carolina.'
Miss Lillian Carl, with her Illustrated
songs, will follow. She has several
new ones ordered and they will be an
nounced upon arrival.
Morley and Morley, In an eccentric
comedy sketch, will follow. This clever
pair are good singers, graceful dancers
and have a line of rapid-fire talk that
will make an Indian laugh.
Miss Louise Keller, a buck and wing
dancer of note, will bring the bill to a
close. Altogether Atlanta Is promised
a rcilned assortment of vaudeville acts
and the Pastime Theater will endeavor
to maintain the same high stnndnrd of
excellence It has had throughout the
season. Matinees and night perform
ances every day.
COTTON THREE WEEKS LATE
IN SOUTH GEORGIA.
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Special to The Georgian.
Columbus. Qa„ Sept. 21.—Every
steamer that comes up the river now
brings over 200 bales of cotton, and
two steamers a week reach the wharf.
Cottqn Is coming In freely from the
surrounding country, but not as freely
as nt this time last year. The crop Is
fully three weeks late In this section,
but la fine In every respect and will be
late getting In.
"Looks like vaudeville Is making a
hit In Atlanta." remarked one patron
Friday night as he watched the long
line of men and women coming out of
the Orpheum. “and Pm not surprised,
for It's a mighty healthy amusement
for tired folks. You don't have to
think—all you need to do Is to sit back
and laugh when you feel like It. And
I see all kinds of people here, Peach
tree folks and every-day folks, busi
ness men, women and tho kids.''
The success of the first week at the
Orpheum has convinced the manage
ment that good vaudeville will be a
paying proposition in Atlanta, snd the
hill selected for the second week seems
to be up to the standard sot for the
opening. Three feature acts are pro
vided, with the regular weekly bill of
seven turns and the moving pictures,
the luttor of the non-flicker kind.
“We Intend giving Atlanta the best
wc can get. and we know how to get
It.” remarked tho manager Saturday.
"We have had on unexpected success
and we, appreciate It.”
"Twenty Minutes of Grand Opera,"
a number designed for the lovers of
really good music. Is the novelty act of
the program next week. Eckert and
Berg have a pair of well trained voices,
and will offer a few gems from the
standard operas of the lighter kind.
Tho four Everetts, a quartet of Eu
ropean acrobats, promise some feats
attempted by few gymnasts In this
country. Two men and two women
compose the troupe.
One of the feature acts Is the Atlas
Comedy Four, a sketch with some new
quips and quirks to amuse. Frank E
McN'ish, of minstrel fame, will appear
with his partner. Penfold, In a netv
burnt cork sketch with some novel
ties on the side. The Yamomot*
brothers, Jupanesc equilibrists, will do
some puzzling stunts of the circus va
riety. Miss Gertrude Black, "the
Bright Buy of Sunshine,” as she mod
estly calls herself, and Besnah and
Miller, an eccentric singing and danc
ing team, will complete the bill.
For the following week, two leading
acts are announced In Hoey and Lee.
the popular Hebrew dialect comedians,
and Mr. and Mrs. Gene Hughes, In a
new sketch.
The management ha* opened a
branch ticket office In the clgur stand
of the Kimball House, where business
men may purchase tickets without go
ing to the theuter or using the 'phone.
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY.
Depart To-
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Macon 11.40 niniM.-iroii
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PASTIME OFFERS
Three Feature Act'
Are Down on the
Bills.
AT THE PASTIME.
THE FOUR EVERETTS AT THE ORPHEUM.
Singing and Dancing
Girls Add to At
traction.
The mirthful medley of merrymaking
and melody entitled "The Big Stick.”
from the prolific pen of George V. Ho
bart, will be utilized at the Bijou next
week ns the vehicle to exploit the tal
ents of those Inimitable funmakerz,
The Four Mortons, whose fame extends
across the continent and whose ability
as entertainers ranks first among
American professionals. The droll hu.
mor of Sam, the father, the quaint
motherly comedy of Kittle, tho mother,
and the effervescent mirthfulness, sing.
Ing nnd dancing of the son and daugh
ter, Paul and Clara, have long delighted
thousands of devotees of vaudeville and
musical comedy In every leading city
of the country who will now have an
opportunity of seeing their favorites in
a comedy of the better sort. The scenes
of the play are laid In the vicinity of
New York and' the story tells of the
difficulties that beset the family M
Daniel Donohue, In their endeavor to
reach the realm of a higher social
plane. The action Is said to be of the
rapld-flre variety, while the lines and
situations are described ns hilariously
funny. A large and capable company
and a bevy of singing and dancing girls
are promised. Usual matinees on
Tuesdty, Thursday and Saturday after
noons.
MISS POYNTER'S SUCCESS
IN IBSEN'S "DOLL’S HOUSE.”
Mias Beulah Poynter aspires to better
things.
In her portrayal of Nora Helmcr, In
Ibsen's "The Doll’s House,” yesterday
afternoon at a special matinee she
proved conclusively that she was head
and shoulders above her supporting
company. Miss Poynter will hardly
remain In the melodrama circuit very
long unless she so desires.
In frequent sequence Friday after
noon she changed from the frivolous,
light-hearted girl to the serious wom
an, buffeting adversity and weighty
problems. With her three children f a | r chance
she appeared to have the mother-heart,
and apart from the other phnses of
her difficult role she was equally at
home. The audience at the Bijou Fri
day appeared not to be the usual Bijou
theatergoer, hut Miss Poynter’s efforts
were none the less appreciated and
duly applauded. The play winds up
with the separation of nutn and wife
and this unconventional coding was
done so artistically that the audience
was forced to accord Its hearty appro
bation. C. E. H.
HAGENBECK-WALLACE SHOW
COMES TO ATLANTA SOON.
The Carl Hagenbeck and Great Wal
lace Shows have spread a drag-net over
the amusement and zoological universe
and hauled in the ropea; have made a
sclentlffo p wortment of the great catch
and retained all that was striking or
sensational.
If there Is anything really worth
while In the circus realm today which
hu been overlooked the newspapers In
New York, Pittsburg, Detroit and other
cities missed it, for they have proo
nounced the Hagenbeck-Wallace Cir
cus u the world’s perfect show.
The purpose was to make the Hagen-
beck-Wallare 8ho*s the largest and
greatest of traveling amusement Insti
tutions and at the same time make a
radical departure from all set rules In
the organization of a circus.
The big feature with these shojvs Is
the Hagenbeck trained wild beasts—
twenty animal acts, which have gained
him fame the world over.
The circus features are of the very
highest class. The horses are the ffnest
ever carried with a tented enterprise.
The clowns are the funniest, elephants
the largeet, sea Hons the best trained,
acrobats the most stipple, aerlallsts the
most daring, riders the most wonder
ful—In face every feature stands out
as the best.
Superlatives are also necessary to
describe the beautiful street parade,
which leaves the show grounds dally
In which 400 well-groomed and well-
matched dapple gray horses are at
tached to the band wagons, open cages
and massive carved floats.
Hagenbeck & Wallace Shows jvlll
come to Atlanta Monday, September 30.
“Strongheart” Comes to
Grand With Edgar Sel-
wyn in Title Role.
In a play that thus far mnrks the
summit of her achievements and dis
closes the full extent of her emotional
powers, Mabel Montgomery will be
seen at the Grand Monday and Tues
day. The piece Is "Zlr.i,” by Henry
Miller and J. Hartley Manners, bnsed
on Incidents In Wilkie Collins' famous
novel, "The New Mngdalen." In the
present version the locale of the llrst
act Is changed to South Africa, nnd the
erlod. Instead of being that of the
ranco-Prusslan tvnr, Is brought for
ward to that of tho late Boer war,
nnd Mercy Merrick, the character
made famous by Clara Morris, becomes
In this adaptation Hester Trent, sub
sequently called "Zlra" after her won
derful resemblance to portrait bear
ing that name.
The story of the plffy deals with
tho bnttio for a place In the esteem of
tho world made by Hester Trent, who
has lost It through n false marriage.
She meets Ruth Wilding, of Cape
Town, who Is on her way to London
to,Join her relatives, and agreed tpald
the young woman to pass through tho
lines. It Is then revealed that Miss
Wilding Is a denr friend of the ofllcer
who deceived Hester, nnd she threatens
exposure. A stray shell, exploding In
the' outpost, strikes down Miss Wild
ing, and leaving her for dead, Hester
seizes upon the opportunity to escape
from her persecution and passes
through the lines with Ruth Wilding’s
papers and passes. Later she estab
lishes herself In the household In Lon
don as the niece, Ruth Wilding, they
had never* seen.
The last act Is a love scene between
Zlra nnd the young clergyman, who hns
resigned from the church. Hester
scorns love that Is mingled with pity,
but he puts their love above all—and
she gets the greut opportunity she has
sought—to begin life afresh with a
In order that MIsb Montgomery
might be seen to every advantage, she
has been surrounded with a carefully
selected cast of prominent player*. Tho
scenic settings are very elaborate, es
pecially for the prologue, which has
some striking color effects Introduced
In the landscape.
There will be a matinee Tuesday aft
ernoon. ,
EDGAR 8ELWYN APPEAR8
IN “STRONGHEART” AT GRAtyD.
Edgar Selwyn, who Is being starred
this season In William C. DeMUle’s
’Strongheart." and who will make hie
stellar debut In thin city at the Grand
Wedneeday and Thursday, achieved
distinction almost from the date of his
first appearance on the stage at the
Herald Square theater. In "Secret Serv
ice." Incidentally Mr. Selwyn annexed
himself to the position after being dis
charged for Incompetency as nn usher.
Other engagements which ho tilled
THE GREAT FOOTBALL SCENE IN "STRONGHEART’ AT THE GRAND.
included his acting of Dugard In "The
King’s Musketeers," Tony Mostano In
"Arizona," Telemachus In "Ulysses,"
Jose In "The Pretty Bister of Jose."
supporting Maude Adams and Jacky In
"Sunday," with Ethel Barrymore. Mr.
Selwyn also appeared In some of the
Ibsen plays, scoring successfully as Dr.
Rank In "A Doll’s House." and made
a hit of considerable proportions In
“The Little Gray Lady,” and as How
ard Beasley In "It's All Your Fault "
He had an Important part In George
Uohan's "Popularity” nnd won critical
approval for his portrayal of James
Artrobus in "Gypsy,” nt the Hudson
theater, New York, In 1904.
Added to his numerous other duties
Is a play brokerage business under the
head of Belwyn & Co., of which the
star of "Strongheart” is the senior
partner.
The engagement will be for three
performances, including a matinee
Thursday afternoon.
AL Q. FIELD G1VE8 BE8T
MINSTREL OF HIS CAREER
i a stundlng-room-only-and-not-
so-very-much-pf-that audience, A1 G,
Field gave a demonstration at the
Grand Friday night of Just how clean
nnd how new nnd enjoyable a minstrel
performance can be made.
Field hns not exactly left entirely
the beaten paths of minstrelsy,
travels about the same route, hut he
has found several now kinds of vehicles
that make the traveling easy, and those
that are not. new nro so completely nnd
urtistlcally made over that one hardly
knows the difference.
There Is nothing stupid and very lit
tle mediocre In the performance. All
the vulgarity and all the nearHnde-
ceney that formerly were deemed es
sential to the welfare of any aspiring
minstrel performance have been elimi
nated, and so the attraction gives an
evening of pure and unalloyed enjoy
ment. The gallery god who formerly
furnished the wild hurrah or the sig
nificant snicker at the off-color Joke,
thrills as well at the rapid scenic trans
formations. Tho fellow with the girl
"down In the front" need not be wig
gling In his chair and looking the other
way while the performance lasts.
Field’s first part Is a gorgeous afTair,
ns minstrel first parts usually are. with
plenty of Jokes—only occasionally one
of tho old friends bobbing up—and
soveral new songs, comic and lyric.
Billy Clark's • "That’s Music to Me,”
was the distinctive hit of the coon
songs. Solon deMIller, nn old Atlanta
boy, sang tho popular song of Sergeant
Brazelton, of the Atlanta police depurt.
nient, "Down In Sunny Georgia, Where
tho Watermelons Grow," and the en
core was the most vociferous of the
evening. John C. Dickens has a pow
erful basso-profundo, which he uses
to advantage In “The Rosary.”
A1 Field starred In the first feature
of the olio, "Secretary Taft’s Visit to
the Philippines," and a funnier, more
laugh-provoking act could hardly be
conceived. The great banquet oration
nnd the succeeding bull fight by the
rotund minstrel man were full of
healthy, wholesome laughs.
"The Little Boy In Green" and "The
Night Before Christmas" nnd nil the
other features were surprisingly de
lightfully clever, and the great au
dience, from pit to peanut roost, left
with a sense of gratitude to the old
minstrel man, who has Injected new
life and better blood Into an old, old
show and one whose kind seemed to
have been passing away.
Field will give a matinee Saturday
and will close tho engagement Satur
day night.
J. D. GORTATOWSKY.
"Parsifal" at the Grand.
Re-engagement of Messrs. Martin
and Emery’s compuny and production
of "Paiulfal” Is announced for Wed
nesday and Thursday evenings and
Thursday matinee, October 2 and 3.
Tho gratifying Impression made by
these ambitious managers lust season
has not yet been forgotten. Many will
seize the opportunity to be Inspired
again by the forceful nnd artistic treat
ment of Wagner’s masterpiece, which
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GEORGIA PAINT & GLASS CO,
40 Peachtree Street
the occasion offers; while others who!
missed seeing “Parsifal" last season 1
will swell the throng of devotees. |
Most of the principals of lust sea
son's organization have been retained,
but In the important roles of Kllngsnr
nnd Sir Gurneman* new talent has been
Introduced to make more perfect tho
cast ensemble. W. F. Harmon will ap
pear os Kllngsor and L. S. McKee, an
actor of tested abilities, has been as-
signed Sir Gurncmanz.
The character of "Parsifal” wlU|
again be In the talented keeping oft
John l.nne Connors. The elusive dual,
character of Kundry could not be en- [
trusted to better care than that be- j
stowed by Miss Virginia Keating. I
The hour of commencement is lm-|
portant to "Parsifal" patrons. The
first curtain rises promptly at 7:45 and.
none can be seated after that time until,
the ae.t Is concluded. The matinee
Thursday will begin promptly at 2
o'clock.
A SCENE FROM “ZIRA” AT THE GRAND.
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O Heights"—Keister.
0 fi. Medley, "Memories of the 0
O War"—Lauvencleau.
0 Intermission.
O S. Selection. "Emanl"—Verdi. O
O Waltz. "Mllltalr"—Wsldtcnfel. Oj
O s. Novelette. "A Whispered O;
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I* to ace the little one «o umr to ne grad-
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noon Its eyateiu from the effect* of teething.
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wind'that tin* good* advert!***! are what
you want. You enter a store to make your
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AITKEN AND SON