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H#SHOW BOAT”
pesrin +A Book Review
By MRS. C, E. BROWN
2 30T L
"%AWe‘r book from the pen of that
%@(vatfitfle of writers, Edna Fer
-5 “',f will b"e:iwelcomed by a large
"'?‘.. of her admirers. It has been
\dlclared by ciritics to be her best
"ok even better. than “So Big,”
S hich enjoyed such a wide populari
¢ only a short time back. This new
gok of fiction, “Show Boat” is en
‘:tfi‘qu different in theme and setting
%n her former books. In this one
@B.n others, that most essential
éfi‘fity in any buok, interect, is cvi-‘
: .jnt to a marked degree. She weavés;
%e:;storie_fijwith a skill that catches;
Ai 1 holdsft?ie attention until the
?ot is finished. ‘il
& ““Show Boats” were big floating
Heatres pushed Ly steamers up and
own our inland rivers. With cal
pes gcreaming, flags flying and
s.tooting they uzed to fetch the
*old hokum melodramas, Fast Lynne,
Fempest and Sunshine, and so on to
ery river town and landing from
: ;w Orleans to Minnesota. To the
§ rmers f the valley the show boat
A romance incarnate, the events
%of the year, but all the vear round
: 'omance trod the decks cf the show
' ‘ t itself, as the big scow, mean
ering up and down the great river
% across the tributaries, wave out
? Odyssey the heart of America.”
£Tt was from this colcrful = back.
und that Edna Ferber has drawn
, chgrming story of Magnolia
;onal and her people. Her mother,
” ‘Mihgmh Ann Hawks, is in a class
Dy hersclf, being an unusually origi-
M character. Andy Haws is anotnc,
w:?wn character as is Caylord
‘;‘,___Rav al, the gentleman gambler.
" Sholw Boat was published in Sep
%@pby{ Jdast and was declared to be
‘the best Yook that menth by the
%pk»%f the Month Club formed lastl
;%!dng‘ This club is composed oi‘
,!m eritics of note most of them au- |
thors themselves. This committee
eonsists of Dorothy Canfield, Chris
,)%‘dphvr Morley, Harold Brcwn, 1
‘Canby and William Allen White,
{;;; This book was published by Double
::f'duy Page and Co., Garden City, N.
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BELLE BENNETT’S
CHARACTERIZATION
‘ IS CALLED SUPERB
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CELEBRATED ACTRESS IS SAID
i TO HAVE ECLIPSED PREVIOUS
EFFORTS IN “THE LILY.”
t Belle Bennett, according to pre
view crities, does the greatest work
of her screen career in “The Lilly,”
'ox film version of David Belasco’s
memorable stage success which be-'
gins ane day run at the Capitol
Theatre next Monday. Victor Scher
inger directed the production from a.
scree-play by Eve Unsell. There is a ]
wide‘spread feeling that Miss Ben |
nett erlipses even her soul stirring‘
portrayal of the mother in “Stela |
WhDallas” This characterization |
broght her world fame. |
“Phe Lily,” boasting one of the
JEWELRY FOR
CHRISTMAS
We invite you to see our
line of gifts for the Christ- *
mas season. We carry
nothing but highest qual
ity, latest design, depend
able goods for gifts, We
will be glad of an oppor
tunity to share your holi
day business.
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PAT™ BLDG. CORDELE, GA
ROOBIN’S
MILLNERY
Clean-Out
ilat Sale
For Saturday And Monday
We are placing our en
tire stock of ladies’
winter hats on sale §
; FOR ONLY
sl'oo .
Don't let This Opportunity Pass You--Come fluifik |
SPECIAL NOTICE
WE HAVE ONLY LADIES’
HA'TS IN THIS SALE
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THE HOUSE{OF NOVELTIES .
most, pretentios asts ever assembled
at the Fex West Coast Studio, is a
gripping story of sister-love, with
many of the scenes laid in a roman
tic old chateau in France,
John St. Polis, one of the most
pclished actors in America, is cast as
Count de Maigny, while Inn Keith,
a protege of Belasco himself, plays
the highly important role of the
handscme young artist in love with
Christine, the count’s ycungest
daughter
You may run into debt but yo may
make the return trip on your knees,
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You can make no more fitting gift than to
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memory you cherish. This is the most ap
propriate season of the year. : ‘
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In June 1875, an accident to dne
of the cxperimental ‘harmonic tele
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instrument in the next room gave
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We can’t understand why
we hear so many men -
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~complain about the “trou
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ble” of buying an over
“coat. .
IT OUGHT 'Jf(i BE A LOT OF FUN — AT LEAST THAT'’S
. HOW THE MEN WHO BUY HERE SEEM TO REGARD IT.
THOUSANDS OF THE HANDSOMEST GRIFFON OVER- |
COATS THAT YOU’VE EVER LAID EYES ON. DOZENS
OF DISTINCTIVE STYLES T_O CHOOSE FROM—IT’S JUST
- A QUESTION OF PICKING.- OUT THE ONE YOU LOOK
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;\N D THEN A PRICE PHAT IS EVEN A LITTLE BIT LOW
ER THAN YOU EXPECTED TO PAY. '
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PRICES RANGE FROM $17.50 TO $35.00 .
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eaton’s ept. ore
123-125 ELEVENTH AVENUE CORDELE, GEORGIA
3 WE SELL FOR CASH AND FOR LESS. J
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