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THINGS THEATRICAL
Grace George In "The Marriage of I
William Aahe,” Monday, the 26th.
Kitty Baldwin for whole week except
Monday—uaual matlneee.
Modjaaka, Tueaday, April the 3rd.
"The lale of Spice," Thuraday, the
Sth.
“The Maid and the Mummy," Monday.
the 9th.
“The Maria** of William Aahe.”
Readers of Action will remember
that when Mrs. Humphry Ward's
story. "The Marriage of William
Ashe," was being published serially in
Harper'*, she was not far along with
the tale, before the wise ones began
to look for her "originals." as was
rather successfully done with "Lady's
Rose's Daughter" In the Leapinassc
letters.
Lady Caroline I.amb, wife of Wil
liam Lam h, afterward Lord Melbourne.
Is said to be the original of Mrs.
Ward's new heroine, as she was once
for Disraeli in the portrait of Mrs.
Felix Lorraine In "Vivian Orev." Igidy
Caroline led her distinguished hus
band a merry life, imperilling at sev
eral stages his professional career.
She wrote a book and had a romantic
friendship with Lord Byron. Mrs.
Ward in her story does indeed make
several direct references to both Mel
bourne and Lady Caroline. In his dis
position and his views, Ashe is more
than once likened to Melbourne. If
Ashe had lived a couple of generations
earlier, Mrs. Ward says "he would
have gone with passion for Catholic
Emancipation"—which Melbourne did.
and which lost him his seat In parlia
ment. With Ashe as Melbourne, his
frankness of manner and cheerful tem
per were largely responsible for his
success. Believing Lady Kitty's es
capades, if they can be called by so
mild a word, largely responsible for
one of her husband's defeats at the
polls, her uncle suggests that she be
left at Haggart when the next ses
sion begins. Mrs. Ward says "Lord
Grosville, who had been a friend of
Melbourne, recalled the early history
of the great man. When Lady Caroline
Lamb had become too troublesome to 1
her political husband, she had been
Mnt to Brocket. And then Mr. Lamb '
Mr*. Kittle Baldwin, “The White Mahatma,” and “Roaicrucian Somnomiat”
was only Irish secretary—without a enre spellbound through the first jour
seat In the cabinet. How was it pos- acts of "Macbeth.” There had been
sible to take an important share in a note—more than an undertone: —of
steering the ship of state and to look strong personal sympathy between
after a giddy wife at the same time.” actress and audience that acconjpan-
Oeoffrey Cliffe is more than once call- ied the performance. "Madame” was
ed Byronie, and his poetry and ro- in the house of her friends and they
mantle aid to the Bosnian insurgents, could not express themselves warmly
as well as his tragic end, may well enough. At last this sentiment found
have been suggested by the man who vivid translation.
met his end at Missalonghi. After the sleep-walking scene, into
"The Marriage of William Ashe” which Modjeska has always brought
will be presented by Miss Grace George a nerve-force that is at once delicate
L ady Caroline
(Lady Kitty Ashe-) Nr j* I V (G*oflreyGliffe.)
William Lamia, afterward
Lord Melbourne,
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and her excellent company at the
Grand Monday night. Prices $2 lo
50 cents.
Modjeska.
It was not all acting at the Mason
Opera house last night. Modjeska'a
vital art and always gracious pres
ence had held a most friendly audi-
Modjeaka, at Grand April 9th.
and strong— the hypnotlzer hypno
tized —the actress returned to ronp
her triumph. She found the stage
strewn with flowers —many formal
bouquets had been presented earlier
in the evening—and that she must
face an apostrophe from the spokes
man of the Knights of Columbus who
had assembled to pay their lady of
honor their best duty.
Joseph Scott had been selected to
hear this homage, and he did so with
cnlvalrous mien. Little rhetoric was
atempted, but a clear, still voice spoke
from the heart of himself and tho
whole audience. A simple and all the
more touching tribute was paid to the
woman who by her purity, by her
grace, by her art. and gentleness has
raised rot only herself to a rare emi
nence Vit has uplifted the theater to
its proper dignity. It. was the prettiest
compliment, because of its sincerity,
which the queen of the evening de
clared she could "never, never for
get.”
Though this demonstration was in
interlude, it was the most important
event of a memorable night. For, It
must be confessed, tho performance
Uu.i not been extraordinary save for
Modjeska’s own marvelous vigor, rare
Intelligence and superb srt. Other
Lady Macbelhs have been thrust upon
us lately and, unfortunately, all stand
ards of dramatic performance must,
be set by comparison. After latter-day
Lady Macbeth’s, Modjeska's is as i
freshing as a fragrant rose after an
artificial wax flower. Hers is the
spirit of both the close student and
tne skilled artist which illuminate the
text, despite all difficulties in enu
ciation. If one is unfamiliar with tho
texi, some of its eloquence and beauty
may bo lost or misconstrued by for
eign pronunciation, but the beauty of
Modjeska's art always has been that
however uneasy it wns to grasp every
syllable of her English it was always
perfectly easy to absorb each note she
sought to convey. Such, I recall, was
magic of Sara Hernnardt’s art,
wnen 1 first saw her nearly thirty
THE AUGUSTA HFRALD.
T
tears ago Heated In the far comer of '
a very large theater, hearing India
| tlnetly and knowing but little French,
yet every step of an unfamiliar play
| was made plain to me.
Mod]eaka lend* to lastly Macbeth
; the essential subtlety of conception
and expression without which this
cuaructer and this play must lie mere
brutal bana'itles. Hut the feature of
Modjeska'a portrayal that most Int- {
pressed Itself last night was the ex
truordlnary vigor that at once charge j
terlxed and electrified the perform- '
ance. It was Impossible to believe, 1
when laidy Macbeth first had visions
of the "vaulting ambition," that this
slender, graceful woman who was Im
personating her, owned to the same
tale of years sh Alexandra. Queen of
England Every movement was In
stinct with the force of the predoml- 1
listing figure of the tragedy. Lady
Macbeth's many moods were wonder
fully portrayed from the first Inordi
nate ambition lo the dull desperation i
>
Nought's had, all's spent.
When our desire is got without con
tent;
*Tls safer to be that which we de
atroy.
Than by destruction dwell In doubtful i
joy.
Quite apart from the most remark
able friendliness of last night's audl
cnee, Modjeska'a performance was
wonderfully virile and most Impres
sive In Its sustained art.
‘Male of Spies.”
It, is Just possible that you feel
j tired and languid after your day's
business: you eat your supper. All the
pipe, spread the evening's paper out
before you and smoke, read and think.
You want to rest —In fact, you need it.
In 'a short time you catch yourself
nodding in your chair. You slraighteu
jup and try to read again—no use.
1 Same old sleepy feeling. The current
| event's won't Interest you to the ex
tent of keeping you awake. You throw
down the paper anil go through the
same old routine —wind the clock, put
out the eat and go to hod. For that
I kind of a mood try the "Isle of Spice."
Sure cure or money refunded. Go to
the theatre, and there among the sights
and sounds you will feast your senses
and feel better for it. Yeß? At the
Grand Thursday, the sth.
The Maid and the Mummy.
Richard Carle, who wrole "The Maid
and the Mummy.” has selected the
most unusual titles for his song hits.
Among the fifteen most popular are
these: "Oh. Gee. It's Great To Be
Crazy." ''Peculiar Julia," "The Village
Cut-up.” "I'm 80 Dizzy, and "I Fell in
lxive With Polly." Each of these
songs is accompanied by chorus evolu
tions of the most complicated and ec
centric kind. “The Maid nnd the
Mummy" comes to the Grand on the
nth.
Th e White Mahatma
Astonishe* Audience.
The Greensboro Dally Industrial
News says: “The While Mahatma
and her company made iheir second
appearance at the Grand last night,
to a fair sized audience, who scom-
Pd more than pleased with the per
formance.
The specialties which formed the
first pari of the show were above the
average, the magic of Keene being
especially good.
But ttie entire show centres
around Mrs. Kitty .Baldwin, the white
mahatma.
Some of her performances seemed
little short of the marvelous. Seated
on the stage with a silk coverlet en
tirelv enveloping her, she answered
questions written by persons In the
audience on slips of paper and re
tained by the questioner until after
the answer had been given.
The past and the futuTe were equal
ly laid bare. Some of her answers
caused wonderment while others
were greeted with shouts of laughter.
In Augusta next week. Prices,
SI.OO, 75. 50, 25 cents. * >
A Solentiflo Wonder.
The cures th»t stand to its credit
make Bucklen’s Arnica Salve a scien
tific wonder. It cured E. R. Mulford,
lecturer for the Patrons of Husbandry,
Waynesboro, Pa., of a distressing e* B e
of Piles. It heals the worst Hums,
Sores. Bolls, Ulcers, Cuts, Wounds,
Chilblains and Salt Rheum. Only
25c at all druggists.
Manager Schweigert
Endorses the Attraction.
To the Augusta Theatre-Going Pub
lic:
I feel that I can with the greatest
certainty endorse the attraction at the
Grand Monday night, when Miss Grace
George with her original company will
present the dramatization of Mrs.
lWard’s famous novel, "The Marriage
of William Ashe."
WM. SCHWEIGERT.
Manager.
Beware of the married man who
acts as If he was glad of It.
Stenographers Headquarters— L. J.
Henry.
In Woman's Realm.
Even for home wear skirts are short
er, and for the street both long and
short skirts are made.
The Typewriter Man —L. J. Henry.
About the only difference between
a pickpocket and many a high finan
cier Is that the former gets by Illegal
means what the latter gets legally.
Good Horses run like Remington
typewriters —fast and true.
Faith Is all well enough In Its way,
but don't put too much of It In can
need good* and cold-storage eggs.
The Remington Man—L. J. Henry.
Lazy men evidently don’t heller* in
the theory that Ood help* those who
help themselves.
If the young man mixes old rye
with the wild oats he sows he is j
pretty sure to raise a disturbance.
HE STEPPED
INTO THE RIVER
Accident to an Augusta Man is Re
ported from Mayfield, Qa.—Walking
on Plank Acroee River, Fell In.
The following comes from Mayfield,
Ga.: Mr. Pickens N. Dugas, formerly
of Augusta, had a cloae call yesterday
morning He was coming from the
postoffice and hud to cross the Ogee
choc river, which was flooded at the
time, lie had to walk on a scantling
six Inches wide. When he got about
half way across ho lost hia balance
and fell head foremost Into the tor
rent. It was only by his roolness
that he saved himself. When he rose
he started to swimming as If on a
pleasure trip, though far from being
one. and arrived safe at land. He Is
all right now with the exception of a
little cold.
THE PLAY LAST NIOHT.
•Miss Nielson Is charming personal
ly, and she sings with great power
ano sweetness.
This Is the Impression that predo
minates throughout the entire rendi
tlon of "Don Pasquale," and that ling
era long after the last silvery sweet
note has been snug. The enthusiasm
Implied Is due to the fact that Miss !
Nielsen deserves all thnt can he aabl
of her in a laudatory strain, and the
Idea of predominance is largely sag
gesteil by the audience's total lack of
comprehension of the opera, which Is
not a familiar one, which is sung in 1
Italian, and no synopsis of which was
printed on the programme.
Naturally, almost everyone was in
the dark, even as to the placing of!
the characters; but this made no dif
ference, nothing made any difference,
as long as Alice Nielsen was the
moving spirit of the wholn thing.
Long ago Miss Nielsen established
I herself firmly In the favor of the |
American publie as a eoinlc opera
star of the most pronouuccd ability.
In that particular direction there were
no greater heights for her to arale;
lull she had no difficulty In espying
vet loftbT peaks In a not too-fnr dls
tnneo. Her voice was rich and sweet
nnd powerful, far too good for the
lignt music to whicn It had heretofore
given new meaning. Nothing but the
best would satisfy the ambitious young
singer, and so away she sailed to the
O il World to equip herself with that
which would help her to achieve the
best, During tho brief time since her
return after tho two years of Euro
pean study, she has received the high
stamp of the most critical metropoli
tan approval; and last night, we of
Augusta had a delightful opportunity
of seeing what she can do in her new
ly chosen field of grand opera. That,
she can do a great deal is readily, cor
dially conceded. Her voice is singu
larly clear and flexible, and she sings
with infinite ease and grace. It. is the
kind of voice that gives one ft thor
ough satisfied feeling. It can be rest
ed In and enjoyed without any dis
turbing thought of some possibly dis
appointing element creeping in.
Through It peals all the silvery glad
ness of rapturous youth attuned to
laughter and love anil all things that
belong to the eternal spring of life.
And the voice does not belie the act
ress. She is bewitchlugly dainty, pret
tlly capricious, in turns alluring with
her coquetry or with her no less pleas
Ing assumption of hauteur. Because of
all this, iho audience was quite en
thusiastic In its expressions of ap
proval. Attempt after attempt wan
made to recall her, hut It was only
at the end that she consented to re
spond to the persistent encores with
the heart-searching sweetness of
"The Suwanee River,” and "Home,
Sweet Home.”
The brilliant star is admirably sup
ported by Alfonso Rosa, Filippo Fra
todl, Francesco Pratl and Francesco
Articcl. Site carries her own orchestra
which was ably supplemented by the
local orchestra.
—E. B. A.
The Poultry Industry.
Whether you have OUe hen or 100
hens you need poultry supplies ami
feeds of N. L. Wlllet's Heed Go.
Whether you have one hen or one
I cow or 40, see N. L. Wlllet Drug Ca ,
about pure feed rations.
A Safe Promise.
Mamma— Now, Jimmy, you must
' promise me not to steal any more oi
those preserves.
Jimmy—All right, mamma. 111 prom
Ise. Honest Injun, cross my heart.
Mamma —Why arc* you so willing?
That looks suspicious.
Jimmy—l've el all there was there.
—Cleveland Leader
English Women Drunkards.
LIVERPOOL. —Sir Thomas Hughes,
the chairman of the Liverpool liccns
Ing bench, made the statement, at the
last meeting of tho ooard that of the
7,000 charges of drunkenness which
came before the magistrates, at lean.,
3,000 were women.
Continuing, Sir Thomas Hughes said
that the subject of drunkenness
among women had been made the sub
ject of special Investigations among
the magistrates, and so startling were
the revelations made that they had
decided that It was absolutely neces
sary to take drastic steps to curtail
drinking among women. The licens
ing bench proposes that all public
houses serving women, except excur
sionists or those at worn and requir
ing legitimate refreshment, shall oe
reported and if possible the serving of
women with intoxicating drink before
11 o’clock In the morning totally abol
ished. The magistrates had appeal
ed to the brewers for assistance In
the matter, and a conference of the
trades has been called for the pur
pose of determmlng what ought to
be doae. ,
Many a so-called smart man smarts
because of his alleged smartness.
A white taffeta with Dresden gar
lands in sombre effect, showed flowers
in silver embroidery through the pat
tern.
Augusta
Horse Show
COUNTRY CLUB GROUNDS
March 29 th, 30th
r i , $ . ft*"
BOX SEATS
TICKETS
PARKING SPACE
Application should be
made immediately to
GEO. H. WILKINS, Sec.
Room 7, King Building
CAPTAIN WILLIAM BARRY
DIES FROM INJURIES
Mr. George W. Hill Painfully But Not
Serloualy Hurt.
CLARKSVILLE, March 24 —(Spe
rfal.)—Captain William Herry, of this
place, roadmaster of the Tallulah
Falls Railway company, who In com
pany witli Mr. George W. Hill, were
going np the railroad Thursday after
noon in a motor car and ran into a
wagon on a crossing near Clarksville,
which resulted In tho fatal Injury fe
Captain Herry, died at Ills residence,
near town, yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Hill Is painfully, hut not se
riously Injured.
Leather Leggine.
The Augusta Trunk Factory offers
to riders of the Horse Show a hand
some line of leather Legglns. If In
need of a fine new pair, give them a
call at 851 Broad. Sunny side of
street
The trust magnate values money for
the so-called men he can buy with 11.
It Is the man who has only half
achieved who makes tho most fuss
about It.
SYMPATHY TENDERNESS
GRAND "ST 26th
The Greateat Dramatic Triumph of the Beason In New York
Grace George
In William A. Brady's Sumptuous Production
“The Marriage of William Ashe”
Adapted by Margaret Mayo from
Mrs. Humphrey Ward's Masterpiece of
English Fiction
A GREAT SOUL DRAMA
A STORY OF POLITICAL AMBITION
AND LOVE
An actual Bit of Dramatic
and Touching Experience
Original Cast and Production direct from the
GARRICK THEATRE
j j, NEW YORK
SEATS SELLING
PRICES* 50c, 75c, il.oo, $1.50 and i 2.00
Seats now on sale.
PASSION REVELATION
SUNDAY. MAROH <B.
GRAND, MONDAY, MARCH 26TH
GRACE GEORGE
In Margaret Mayo’* adaptation of Mr*.
Humphrey Ward’* MaaUrpleca
of Engllah Fiction,
The Marriage of William Ashe
SYMPATHY! TENDERNEBBI
PASSION! REVELATION!,
Beat* on sale Saturday, March 24th,
Price*, 50c, 76c, SI.OO, $1.50, $2.00.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE
5 Nights, Commencing
Tuesday, March 27.
A SENSATIONAL SURPRISE
Mrs. Kittie Baldwin
The famou* " Whit# Mahatms," and
a big company of aoclsty entertain
ers, Introducing KEENE, th* Great.
Price* 25, 60, 75 and sl.
■"“HEATS ON SALE MONDAY...
SEATS ON BALEL.I ONDAY.