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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28.
LITERARY LIGHTS AND SHADOWS
By 8. MAYS BALL (Arthur Pendennis, Jr.)
“THE WAY OF A MAN," by Emer
son Hough. (Outing Publishing Com
pany.) Unfortunately for all concerned,
whatever Its wishes In the matter may
be, it naturally Is Impossible for The
Georgian to call attention each week,
fifty-two times a year, to a real, strong,
nutritious (If nutritious can be used
here), wholesome novel. This comes
about principally from the fact that
there are not fifty-two strong stories
written within a year. But The Geor
gian does seek out the best of the books
sent this paper for discussion.
It is a pleasure to mention in this
connection a story by Mr. Emerson
Hough, called "The Way of a Man."
It Is not "the" American novel, about
which we read so much, every time a
publisher produces a new book. But
"The Way of a Man" is a strong. In
teresting. wholesome and most enter
taining story.
The scene Is laid in the West, chiefly
during the time of the great Westward
movement previous to the Civil war.
The story opens in Virginia and the
author's descriptions of life In the old
Dominion on the plantations are splen
did. The scene shifts, when John
Cowles, the hero, goes West to find a
friend. Colonel Meriweather, U. 8. A.,
an intimate of Cowles* dead father. At
this time John Cowles was engaged to
marry Grace Sheraton, whom he leave*
in Virginia.
John meets anil loves Ellen Meri-
weather, daughter of his father's
friend, and these two. In the wagon-
train crossing the plains from St. Louis
to Laramie, become lost. Ellen and
John are lost together In the desert for
three months. This three months' hia
tus, Its Incidents, results of the love
that came therein and the troublous
consequence of it furnishes the motif
of this splendid story.
The clean, clear-cut, appealing pic
tures of Ellen and John’s experiences
on this trying trip can not be told of
In a review. But The Georgian can and
does say that If any one wishes to read
a story full of solid matter, not heavy
but most entertaining, then surely "The
Way of a Man” Is the one to read.
The complications arising from John’s
engagement to Grace Sheraton, the be
ginning of the Civil war. the experi
ences of John Cowles and Ellen Merl-
weather on the plains for three months,
together with a vivid picture of the
villain In tho story, Gordon Orme, con
stitute some of the most Interesting
features of this deserving book. ’Tls
a pity that In the book the name of
"Sumter" was spelled with a “p." How
ever, it may be a misprint, no doubt
U "The Way of a Man,” then. The
Georgian offers as Its "headliner" for
this week, and wishes It could do as
well for Jts readers every seven days,
•THE APPLE OF DISCORD,” by
Earle Ashley Walcott. (Bobbs-Merrlll
Company.) Poor old San Francisco,
with her labor troubles, Abe Ruef, May
or Schmidt, the earthquake, fire, and
last, but not least, the innumerable
stories written about,her, has certain
ly had a hard time.
When a man. woman or locality gets
down in the world there Is always
somebody to come along and add an
other kick for good measure on the the
ory, no doubt, that every little helps.
Some of the stories written around and
about poor old helpless, unable now to
defend herself 'Frisco have been In
excusable, It was exactly as If one
took advantage of her helplessness.
But The Georgian begs to calls at
tention to a real good story with scenes
In San Francisco, written by Earle
AsbJey Walcott, and called "The Apple
of Discord.” There was more than one
"apple" in the book, as the time of
the story was some thirty years ago.
In that period when poor San Fran
cisco struggled with the land lot pa
triots or would-be patriots, who wert*
principally busy making speeches,
causing alarm to the respectable mem
bers of the community and forcing
upon the United States the Chinese
exclusion act.
The story here discussed holds the
Interest quite well. There are In Its
pages many improbable people as
see them In every-day life now, but In
reading the "Apple of Discord" It must
be remembered what conditions really
were In San Francisco In the seventies.
There Is a pretty love story', a brave
young man or two (of course) and love
ly girls. The Chlfcese question and
the odd character. Kearney, who had
his speeches written for him by news
paper reporters and backers, are very
nterestlngly portrayed.
"The Apple of Discord” Is much bet
ter than the usual run of Pacific coast
stories. The "local color" Is there, and
It Is not put on In the shape of mud,
either, for which we all should be very
grateful. Therefore. The Oeorginn
speaks a good word for "The Apple of
DlRcord."
Weefc’s Offerings at Local Playhouses
PUCCINI’S “MADAM BUTTERFLY”
MUSICAL EVENT OF GRANDS SEASON
“KILO,” by Ellis Parker Butler. (The
McClure Company.) Mr. Butler ran in
a syndicate form In the Sunday news
papers a short time ago a number of
continued, but complete In themselves,
stories, describing the experiences of
one "Ellph* Hewlltt," an irrepressible
booR, agent. "Kilo" is a story laid
around our friend Ellph Hewlltt, but
the experiences now figure In a semi-
novel form, which Is so much better
than the syndicated "stuff" that
can almost forgive Mr. Butler for the
latter—if that were possible.
Kilo Is the name of a little village In
the West, which locality pleases our
friend, Ellph Hewlltt, so much, as also
does one of tho females there; that he
decides to make It his home.
The story tells of his attempts, suc
cessfully accomplished, whereby h*
wins his sweetheart, sells books and
makes friends In Kilo. The book Is
very diverting. It Is sent forth with a
blare of trumpets ns being by the au
thor of "Pigs Is Pigs,” a very ques
tionable way to successfully advertise
the book, The Georgian thinks. For
"Kilo” Is so much better, so entirely
above, yea beyond the pig story, that
the sins of the father should not always
follow his descendants, not so far as
from "Pigs Is Pigs" to "Kilo” at any
rate. '
The reader can take up “Kilo,” read
a little while and put It aside and take
It up again with pleasure. It Is one
of that kind of hooks and the time
devoted to Its reading will repay In
many different ways.
“8U8AN CLEgITaND A MAN IN
THE HOUSE,” by Anne Warner. (Lit
tle, Brown & Co.) If tho reader has
ever been Introduced to "Susan Clegg"
by the author thru her two other books,
namely, "Susan Clegg and Her Friend,
Mrs. Lathrop,” and "Susan Clegg and
Her Neighbors’ Affairs," any further
remarks presenting the garrulous Su
san will be superfluous.
The latest story dealing with the per
petual motion vocal machine, namely,
Susan Clegg, simply gives further con
versations (?) between Susna and Mrs.
Lathrop and others, and Is not as at
tractive as the two other books named
above. It may be that sequels (like
the bane of all private theatricals—a
return engagement) never are as good,
at least never are appreciated as much,
as the first presentation. Then, too, the
reader, when he takes up a book, usu
ally cares to read It thru before begin
ning another. To appreciate or enjoy
"Susan Clegg and a Man In the House”
the reader will have to change all of
that. To enjoy It he must take It as
an “entree.” If so, then the book will
give a whole lot of pleasure. The au
thor sends Susan Clegg to a biennial
convention of women’s clubs; she taken
for her protector as a boarder a young
man who starts a newspaper In tho
village and he becomes "the man in the
house." whom Susan discusses so thor
oughly and Inexhaustibly with Mrs. Ln-
throp. Some parts of the hook are very
funny; other parts grow tiresome, thru
possibly a wee bit too much of Susan
on the "too much Johnson" theory.
But If.the reader will rend It "between
times” much pleasure and many laughs
will be the result.
“FROM VAN DWELLER TO COM-
MUTER,” by Albert Bigelow Paine.
(Harper & Bros.) There are not very
many Atlantans who have struggled In
New York city with the question of
house-hunting, but there nre plenty of
us who have done about the same thing
In Atlanta. Therefore, Mr. Paine’s hu
morous and breezy book describing the
trials and tribulations of house-hunt
ing, moving and settling within the
city, and then the settlement In a near
by suburb nnd life of a commuter will
appeal to all readers.
It Is simply the story of the expe
riences of a young couple from the
West, who go with their two "precious
ones” to live In New York. Their
troubles regarding finding a suitable
place wherein to lay their tired heads
nnd bodies nre very ridiculous. The
adventures nnd vicissitudes In city nnd
suburb nre described with vivacity and
pleasing drollery. Mr. Paine evidently
prefers, nfter many experiences, to
recommend life In the suburbs.
The book Is very funny. Mr. Paine
tells of experiences In boarding houses,
of his troubles with the Janitors of all
sorts nnd conditions, nnd no doubt his
book Is a correct account of the trou
bles of house and home hunting In the
metropolis.
“UNDER THE CRUST,” by Tlmmns
Nelson Page. (Charles Scribner’s
Sons.) From “Marse Chan" to the col
lection of stories recently published by
Mr. Page Is certainly a startling
change. There never was a story writ
ten that was tenderer nnd sweeter than
"Marse Chan.” In this new collection
of stories Mr. Page has left old Vir
ginia and taken his scenes of action far,
far away from his old field. To NIc
up on the New England coast, then
out about Santa Barbnrn, the renders
go under pleasing escort with Mr. Page.
Two good stories In the collection (of
W’hlch the variety Is seven) are
Goth” and "Brothe rto Diogenes.” The
former deals with a "captain of Indus
try," the other with a captain who.re
fuses to use the frultH of his Industry.
The stories are all good, for they
are*from Mr. Page. Every now nnd
then, by one critic especially, we are
told that Mr. Page has written out.
The principal proof being offered that
of the fact that Mr. Page's productions
huve been sent forth by his publishers
In a set of "completed works." Murk
Twain and Theodore Roosevelt have
had their productions offered In a "set
of completed works,” too, but one would
not like to say that they had written
out. If the reader thinks so he might
» well forget It.
“CHARACTER ^PORTRAITS FROM
DICKEN8,” selected and arrnnged by
Charles Welsh. (Small, Maynard
Co.) To be able to appreciate the ed
Itorlul page of any grent newspaper
these days one must surely know his
’Dickens.” It Is seldom that one fall:
to find on a really good newspaper
editorial page some reference by com
parison to some character In Dickens.
Occasionally we see references ta
"Pecksnlfilan” people, to one who re
sembles a natural born "Chadbrand."
to MIcawbers, Uriah Heeps, and So on.
Most of us nre familiar, of course, with
these people, hut to catch the real In
tent of the editor or speaker one must
refer to the novels. Now those "Char
acter Portraits from Dickens" In a nut
shell give us portions from Dickens’
great stories, word for word, as the
master wrote It, describing nil of the
Important and many of the unlmpor
turn characters he portrayed. As the
author says In his preface, "That
Charles Dickens touched our varied
human nature at every point and drew
his characters from every walk of life,
_ matter of common knowledge
the lover nnd student of his works.
But the ordinary reader, absorbed In
the movement and Interest of the story,
DORA DE FILLIPPE, WHO WILL SING “MADAM BUTTERFLY” AT MATINEE.
Atlanta will enjoy on next Thursday at
the Grand the o|»erntle treat of n decade,
for the elusive charm of the fairyland that
held In thrall even the restless sonl of
Iaifeadlo Herne, the strange beauty of set
ting suns that delights the least responsive
visitor to the land of laughing children nnd
(lowers, the naive eiN|iiettlsliness of the
dainty Japanese maiden—nre nil In "Madam
Butterfly, the new opera by Pucelul, that
In coming.
But there Is tragedy, too. Real tragedy
of the now-world type, nnd thru the music
breathes the happluess of the Jnpnncgc girl
nnd her American lover, nnd among the
pnlins and temples of the Orient there wells
eoutinunlly n strain prophetic of the end.
The call of the man's blood for hIs own
race, base betrayal of bis rows, desertion
nnd the girl's refuge in the custom of her
people, suicide. This is what the music
tells, and so weirdly that It leaves nu In-
scarcely realizes jvlth Nvhat wonderful
truthfulness as to exterior and physi
cal features, and with what powerful
Insight as to mental characteristics his
people nre presented."
Ho Mr. Welsh has compiled these
portraits nnd the work Is well done.
It Is a most pleasing and attractive
volume.
“MAGDA, QUEEN OF 8HEBA.”
From the Ancient Royal Abyssinian
Manuscript, "The Glory of the Kings.”
Translated Into French by Hugues Le-
Roux. Thence Into English by Mrs.
John Van Vorst (Funk Sc Wagnolls
Co.) Hugues LeRoux, while on a visit
to Emperor Menelik, learned of the ex
istence of an ancient manuscript, which
revealed the African origin of the
Queen of Sheba, she who went forth to
see King Solomon.
This Information reached LeRoux
through a wise man of Abyssinia who
had been deputized by Emperor Mene
_ ____ Then he
hut nlso enthusiastically received by the sails nwny nnd leaves her to struggle on
- • —— — - *• almost to the polut of absolute destitution
with it faithful maid and a hnliy. Sharp
less Is the officer’s friend, nnd the United
..... States consul at Nagasaki. He does his
. Butterfly," Is most best to get Butterfly to realize that she Is
huuinii lu Its story, nnd music, nnd most I deserted
this year in six different countries.
Its presentation.
so ' “ * " ‘
era first cam? & Imndon, and American
society queens occupied the lioxes at every
performance during Its memorable run in
New York.
"Mndnin Butterfly" Is In all respects a
the rise of the first curtain to the
tragic Annie the opera Is one of great
beauty nml passion, thoroughly distinctive
nnd Individual.
Here la the prose story: At Nagasaki an
American naval officer, while his ship lies
In the harbor, takes a little geisha girl and
The first pnthetic touch conies early In
the opera, when Butterfly tells her A inert*
enn lover that she has relinquished every
thing for him. even her religion. The depth
of pathos Is reached when the poor little
Japanese wife realises that her lover has
taken nn American wife, nnd when the lady
arrives and asks for the child. The end Is
finely dramatic. It Is death by her own
hand, nnd she breathes her hist ns
young officer comes In to voice hls remorse.
ninny fine male singers, a large chorus nnd
n grand opera orchestra of fifty musk' ‘
under three European conductors.
Jack London has few pictures taken—this is one of the moet satisfac
tory. He has written for the January Century “Trust,” another story of
the great North and the men who risk their all there.
such a novel with scenes In London
and at a country place near there. In
which we see and know the personuges
described not by what the author tells
us about them, but because of w’hat he
compels or allows them to say and do.
The delineation of the many entirely
different kinds of people In this novel Is
almost cameo-like In the distinctly
drawn lines and we excuse the slim
plot and enjoy the story most thor*
ougldy.
It Is really one of the books of the
year. It was published a few months
ngo nnd therefore Is not quite new, but
recent publication of value will al
ways find space In The Georgian's re
view columns. The plot of "The Coun
try' House’’ Is slight, dealing as It does
with the unhappy and unsuccessful
love for a grass widow, by a simple
hearted, heavy Englishman. The wom
an trifles with the poor chap, causing a
great deni of trouble to all concerned,
but more especially to the best charac-
llk to entertain the former. LeRoux iter In the book, namely, Mrs. Pendyce,
was allowed to translate this work Into mother of the young Englishman. Mr.
TRAIN AND AUTO
TO MCE IT BIJOU
"Bedford’s Hope" the Bill
For Next Week at Pop
ular House.
French, since which time Mrs. John
Vun Vorst 1ms re-translated It Into the
English language nnd now It Is pub
lished by Funk * Wagnolls.
The story denis with King Solamon’i
great glory and magnificence, how tho
Queen of Sheba through the tales
which reached her ears, of Solomon's
power, derides to and does pay a visit
to the wonderful king, thereby causing
the claim now strongly held In Abys
sinia that Menelik Is a lineal descend-
nnt of Solomon and the Queen of She
ba. The story Is told as fiction, with
many facts of history ns the real ba
sis. The charm of the book Is Its lit
erary style, attempting to approach as
near as anything well could the beauty
of tho Bible. The two are very similar
In literary characteristics.
The original munuscrlpt was lost
and stolen many times. It was the
pride and duty of the emperors of
Abyssinia that this manuscript should
always he with them, whether they
were In battle or at home In the capi
tal. The document, so the story goes,
was stolen by some English soldiers
ut the death of one of the emperors of
Abyssinia, hut upon request of the new
emperor was In time returned to (hat
country from the British museum.
It Is difficult to say whether the book
hns any real historical value, such an
opinion Is beyond this reviewer, hut
viewed ns a charming piece of fiction.
Illustrated with reproductions In brown
tints made from drawings by a native
Abyssinian artist, nisi) the reproduc
tion of a letter from Menelik to M.
Loubet, president of the French repub
lic, It makes a very unusual and Inter
esting book.
“THE WINE OF LIFE.” By Maude
Annesley. (John Lane Co.) The wri
ters on the other side of the Atlantic
do certainly treat unconventional sit
uutlons with nn openness and direct
mss that are surely different from that
of our American authors. It Is a se
rious and debatable question whether
a writer should have the license to dls.
cuss In hooks certain situations and
conditions. The American writer
thinks not. and the English or French
author must be judged by hls produc
tions. The Georgian Is not speaking
of the "masters" here, hut of the newer
crop of "muck-rakers" If you pleas.
"The Wine of Life" opens with the
scene at a divorce court wherein
woman unjustly accused of certain
things is stigmatized accordingly. "The
oman always suffers,” Is the theme of
this book and the author then allows
her heroine to make up her mind that
If she must suffer, then she will enjoy
life withndt regard to conventions. That
Is the story, with Its incident trouble
and Its unnecessary candor. The book
is not "bad,” hut viewing It from our
American standard of purity, or pru
dery, ns you will. It Is not evidently
intended for the "young person.” At
least it should not be.
Galsworthy makes Mrs. Pendyce very
much alive, as he does all of his char
acters. There is something real in
"The Country House.” This Is no
"Fluffy Ruffles” story, hut full of solid
nourishment and daintiness, too, for
any discriminating reader who cares
for something really superior.
THE COUNTRY HOUSE.” By
John Galsworthy, (G. P. Putnam's
Sons.) A most noteworthy book Is
The Country House,” by Mr. John
Galsworthy. There Is a great difference
In the method of novel writing between
authors In America and those of other
ountrles. And the principal difference
lies In the treatment nnd descriptions
rather than of the characters portray
ed. In our American novels we are us
ually furnished with verbose accounts
of things and people. In the author’s
struggle to picture to the reader the
kind of people described. Whereas,
"on the other side” the authors excel
In making their characters "live” to us.
by the way In which they act, talk and
have their being, relieving us of an
enormous amount of unne
bos tty.
“WHAT 8HALL WE DO NOW?”
By Dorothy Canfield nnd Others. (Fred
A. Stokes Co.) "Almost a God-send,”
a weary mother or father might say. If
this little book will answer the trying
questions that It Js intended to do. For
It is written and compiled to be indus
triously used when homes become any
thing but restful for the elders of a
family. In this book are Innumerable
games, plays, etc., that can be sug
gested or better than that, undertaken
when the noisy dear "precious ones”
want to know "what can we do now?”
If It will supply this need, and the book
surely looks as If It would, then It
ought to be worth about a thousand
dollars per copy. As a matter of fact,
the price Is much less than that, being
a mere pittance compared to the peace
which passeth all misunderstanding,
and which the book promises to supply.
“THE GOOD NEIGHBOR.” By
Mary E. Richmond. (J. P. Llpplncott
Co.) Mr. Joseph C. Logan, general
secretary of the Associated Charities
of Atlanta, has very kindly called the
attention of The Georgian to a very su
perior little book, “The Good Neigh
bor," by Mary E. Richmond. Miss
Richmond Is the general secretary of
the Philadelphia Society for Organizing
Charity. The book deals simply and
suggestively with the dally problems
w hich are likely to confront any of us
and points out the way by which we
may act the part of the Good Samari
tan to the wayfarer who has fallen In
our path. The Georgian understands
that the chapters dealing with “The
Man on the Street." "The Family In
Distress,” "The Contributor” and "The
Church Member” are directly In line
with the splendid work now being done
by the Associated Charities of Atlnntu.
The book is not only very Interesting
as a study but Instructive, for it shows
us the way. Let ub all take heed that
we "Go and do likewise.” It Is really
a little text-book, full of advice, which
no doubt will be very welcome to the
900-odd members of the Associated
Charities of Atlanta. The author. Miss
Richmond, whites from first-hand ma
terial as she rose from the position of
a small i>aid worker In the Baltimore
Charity Society to the head of that or
ganization. and from Baltimore went to
the present high position she now holds
in Philadelphia. It la-a-Pleasure to
recommend "The Good Neighbor to
any one who la looking for charitable
worker’s Information. It has the sin
cere indorsement of Mr. Logan.
Among the newest dramatic productions
Is‘"Bedford’s Hope,” under the manage*
inent of Stair nnd Hsvlln, which will be
le attraction at the II
The plsy was produce __ ...
Btreet theater lu New York, where It
nialned for ten week*. The entire press
wns unanimous In Its praise. The Herald,
In reviewing the production on January 16,
•aid:
"When a paplere macho locomotive at
tached to a cardlKMiril train of enrs races n
big red automobile across a stage so realis
tically that the audience stands up In their
seats and waves hats and handkerchiefs,
nnd cries of ’Bravo!’ are heard during
the excitement, It Is time for makers of
melodrama to sit up nnd take notice.
’This Is what happened at the Fourteenth
Street theater Inst night when the big
scene In I.liicoln J. Carter’s thriller, ’Bed
ford's Hope,' on in e ns a climax In the third
act. The villain hnd got nn order for tho
stock of an nppnrrntly worthless mine for
10 cents on the dollar and hnd started for
the Bad Laud* to cash In. well knowing
that pay dirt hnd been struck; then the
daughter of the owner nnd the hero set out
In a big red touring ear to bent him. The
villain wns on the Overland Limited; the
nsslstaut villain hnd cut the telegraph wires
nnd the sub-nsslstnnt hnd attempted to
puncture the tires of the auto with n rlflo
"This wns oil thrilling, hut It wasn't a
circumstance to what happened n moment
Inter. Tho drop curtnlu rose nnd the train
nnd the uuto were seen scudding across
the rolling cnnvns prairie at something like
two miles a minute. Nothing Just like tills
race has ever been witnessed In New York.
The auto heaved, honked, pitched and
•waved; the locomotive *|>oufed flames and
cinders, tho odor of coal gas filled the thea
ter, the pit and gallery became tipsy with
excitement and went hoarse with yelling.
It wns the liest melodramatic effect of a
dozen years, and when the hero’s auto
crept ahead of the train by the aid of sev
eral flying panoramas and swiftly revolving
tielts, the audience shouted for the author
nnd demanded a speech."
“Cornin’ Thru tho Ryo.”
In all likelihood vast audiences will wit-
»*» the performances of "Coming Thro*
the Rye" at the Grand on next Friday nml
Saturday. It would be difficult to overes
timate the popularity of this production In
this city. It was viewed by
throngs Inst spring, nnd made
PHOEBE STRAK08CH AND VERNON STILES.
They will sing tho loading roles at the night performance of “Madam j(
Butterfly” at the Grand Thursday.
Jigs and won first prize. Second prize
was awarded Frank Foster 1 , who also
sang and danced. Clarence Eiffleduf-
fer, a tenor, won third prize,
“The Walls of Jericho.”
‘The Walls of Jericho" made a striking
success, both lu London and New York,
nnd held the attention of theatergoers of
these two cities for over two years. Dm-
tuatlc writers of both countries were loud
In their praise of this work and without
exception pronounced It one of the most
powerful dramas ever written. Its author Is
Al/red Hutto, an Englishman, whose rise to
distinction wns made In the Inst two years.
For twelve years Mr. Sutro worked uttcens-
- - cognition until two
Walls of Jericho"
.. ed nml made a sensation In Lon
don. "Tim Walls of Jericho” Is In four
acts and Its story deals with the fallings of
Ingly. but received i
Ernest
vors to offer tho
Bffle Shannon, the eminently successful
o-stars. to |M>rtrny the lending roles, and
' supplied them with a select metropoll-
• .in enst and production, and the appear
ance of this attraction Monday and Tues
day nights with Tuesday matinee at the
Grand will he nn event of Importance.
“Tho Prince of Pilson.”
"The Prince of Pllsen" In nn entirely
new dress nml with a company composed of
all new fn?es nnd fresh voices will be seen
New Year’s day at the Grand for a limited
engagement of two performances. No comic
opera produced at this house since its open
ISA-I
COMESTOORPHEI
Most Famous of Clairvoy
ants Heads Excel
lent Bill.
•position nnd explain to
wife where you were on lodge night,
who "want to know" will find her »
Job at the Orpheum nil next week,
to answer questions and do a few stunts IQ
thought-reading.
If Su-Hern Is half ns wonderful h_h ih-
say, she ought to be worth sceln
conies from n ten weeks' run at II
stein’s New York theater, where she
hi away, nnd the advance sale nt
phetiin promises equally mmmwu
Is said
>n earth.
the
ml >h ’
twins
Passengers arriving at
Terminal Station and spend
ing a night in Atlanta will
save time and-trouble by
stopping at Hotel Marion
Annex. 57 W. Mitchell st., half
block from station. Euro
pean. Dabney Scoville, pro-
f rietor. Also proprietor of
[otel Marion, N. Pryor.
American plan. Bates, $2
per day; with bath, $2.50
amount of unnecessary ver- _ j OQ An
The Country House" is Just «nu 9O.UU-
sloti which will not soon be forgotten.
This performance appeals strongly princi
pally t>jr reason of It* wholcsoincuess uud
Its clean-cut, genuinely funny comedy.
n admirable arrangement of cleverly
devised situations and Intensely funny dia
logue. :ind the story is sufficiently coherent
to hold the attention. Frank l«Hlor. who
hns achieved such marked success In the
principal comedy rob*, still heads the or
ganization, but there Is a new prhun donna
soprano who Is said to possess a remarka
ble voice. She Is Miss Kveleen Dmmiore,
who has the dlstluetlon of having won first
prize for vocalism In the National Conserv
atory of Music In New York.
>ue of the most brilliant casts over selected
for Its Interpretation. Dan Mason, one of
the best of the Gerinnn dialect stars. Is to
play Hans Wagner, while Edward Mora, a
new-comer with a flue baritone voice ami
splendid personality. Is to slug the prince.
In the selection of the female principals of
the cast Mr. Nnvage Is said to have been
slngulnrlv happy.
A matinee will be given on New Year's
day. ,
ilate of your birth, ana other simple trf' k*.
besides some things which sin* refit*- '»
the bill. Another Is the appeniam
"Jim" McEnobron, the tiny Atlanta
who won a week's engagement by
pen ranee on nmntetir night nml «
prize. Then there’s Lewis' dog-*,
and unique dog circus; Ray Cox. t.:
girl, and her old-fashioned son*'-
and Hawley, the sidewalk tal e: ;
and Ashby, the startling acrobat* t a
Gratli nnd Paige, who
“Cupid at Vnssnr.”
A musical play revolving around the
life of a college girl Is an Idea that
presents great and pleasing possibili
ties.
Owen Davis grasped the Idea when
he wrote "Cupid at Vassar.” which was
presented at the Grand Friday night,
but hls effort to grasp the possibilities
was about as feeble as the dying gasp
of an aged ant.
"Cupid at Vassar" has plenty of
acts—four of them—quite a sufficiency
of songs, a quantity of repartee and
plenty of changes of situations. All
that was lacking was music with the
songs, cleverness with the repartee and
something pleasing In the situations.
Miss Florence Gear, who Is heading
the cast. Is a capable actress. The
company, while not startling In Its gen
eral excellence, (s better than the
play.
The production thru and thru le
about SO degrees below the standard.
Jules Murry did the "presenting.” Here
Saturday matinee and night. J. D. G.
Amateurs at Orpheum.
An unusally large crowd attended
the Orpheum Friday night and saw a
clever amateur bill put on after tho
regular performance. Sadie Perclval
and Rosser Shields, a little miss and a
Uttle man, sang coon songs and danced