The Augusta herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1890-1908, September 13, 1908, Page PAGE SIX, Image 5
PAGE SIX
SOME NOTABLE COMING ATTRACTIONS AT THE GRAND
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Tomorrow Night (8:30) <
"Forty-five minutes from Broad- <
way" <
Wednesday Night 8:30) —The <
Lyric Theater (N. Y.) success, <
"The Wolf." Seats ready tomor- <
row morning, <
Thursday, Matlne e and Night <
(3 p. m. and 8:30 p. m.) —"Devil's <
Auction." Seats ready Tuesday <
Morning. <
“Forty-five Minutes from Broadway"
Tomorrow Night.
"Forty-five Minutes from Broad
way," George M. Cohan's famous mu
sical production", will be at the Grand
tomorrow night. "Plain Mary” needs
no introduction to Augusta. She is
a favorite everywhere; presenting a
human characterization that has al
ways appealed. In the hands of
Frances Gordon this plain, loyal
hearted domestic has been pronounced j
wonderfully pathetic and convincing. I
“Kid Burns," with his wonderfully {
expressive slang phrases, is another i
character that has and shall always
make an immense hit. Scott Welch,
as "The Kid," has been received with
open arms all over th e country, and
has been described by critics as he :
only worthy successor to Georg,, Jo i
han's best star. W'th the eiSyithn
of Scotch Welch and Frances Gordon
the original company comes to the !
Grand tomorrow night.
Besides dramatic, pathetic and fine
stage effects this production has some
of the best song hits of the decade, j
"Vary Is a Grand Old Name." "So
Long, Mary.” "Forty-five Minutes
from Broadway," are but three that
have been taken home bv the popular
fancy. Th e story of this piece is an .
amusing recital of th e doings of New 1
York suburbanites, with a plot that
develops interestingly and has been
called Cohan's best effort In the line
of playwriting. The cast includes
Mary E. Cunard, Elizabeth Drew,
ixusan Chlsnell,' Ninon De Yarenne,
Eugene MacGregor, .Tames H. Mam
ning, James A. Davett,, Harry Gwyn
ette, Harry Wilcox and others.
New Rochelle, although adjacent to
New York City proper, is strangely
hoosierlsh. Today, visitors notice
standing around the railroad station
the local yokel, straw in mouth, wait
ing to sea the trains pass and dis
cussing the political situation of ten
years ago. Just why inhabitants of
thla small town so contiguous to the
swiftness of the metropolis of the
world should be indifferent to the
march of progress, aas never been
explained and when George M. Cohan
hit upon depleting these ruralitec in
their native atmosphere he told in a
new way of a thought that was old
and success perched upon his ban
ners.
seats on sale all day tomorrow at
the box office. Prices. 50 cents to
v 1.30.
“Th. Wo'f" Wednesday Night.
In "The IVclt" Mr. Walter, the au
thfr, h r {vine to the picturesque and
Wild Hudson Max country for his char
peters and locale. It Is a tine spot In
which to lay a melodrama, and if the
eifbcr has not succeeded in finding
vlr'le folk there he will have missed
his qu°st.
Th“ s'ery ropllv begins rente years
before the rurtaln rises at a time
when a half sister of Jules Beaubien
bat been led cs'riy by an American
adventure. This man had later de
parted and all trace of them has been
lost. The disgrace brought upon
Jules' father weighs upon him and
on his deathbed he exarts a promise
front Jules to find his stepsister, An
nette, and care for her. Juleß sets
forth, and the first act finds him in
front of the home of Andrew Mac-
Tnvlsli, on th" banks of tile Wind
river. The brother has a read learn
ed that bis sist“i- has found a willing
fate in a d-ath denting storm and
now accompanied hy Da , : I-e Grand
a Nomad of the Northwest he Is
searching fqr the adventurer who
brought woe to himself and his tan*
Ih. At the MacTavlsh home Hie
wanderers find William McDonald
and his assistant. George Huntley,
who arg promoting the construction
of a railroad. The former has been
making love to MaeTavi3h’s young
dau»hter. Hilda, a child hated by her
father, because sh e had the misfor
tune to,be a girl- McDonald, although
a married man. declares that he will
win Ihe glri and with the consent of
th- father he is about to carry out
th-* threat when Jules Interferes. He
is himself in lov e with Hilda, but has
nevqr sj-oken of his afPeetions. Dur
ing his boasting. McDonald lets Blip
-hr* fi« that It was he who wronged
Annette, and from that moment his
fate i.; sealed. Httntly takes sides
with Jules and Ba tiste and the trio
wi'h Hilda in charge escape along
the Llttlp Bear river. When they are
safely out of danger Jules leaves the
others to go on while he returns to
the MacTavlsh home to wreck ven
geance on McDonald and avenge An
nette Befor P he can start, however,
McDonald appears to regain Hilda and
•h“ most realistic duel ever seen on
th- stage closes the play.
"Th< Wolf" will be presented In
this city for the first time at the
rrand on Wednesday- night Seats
read: tomorrow morning at the box
office Prices, 25 cents to $1.50.
Chaa. H. Yale’* "Devil'a Auction"
Thursday Matinee and Night.
The stock phrase. ‘‘everything new
tbit 'par but the title "can be justly
applied to Charles H. Yale s stupen
dous investiture, the "Devil’s Auc
tion.'
This scenic production will be pre
sented at the Grand on next Thurs
iia. afternoon and evening.
The ''Devll'a Auction" comes to
tble city almost fresh from Mr Yale’s
big scenic studio in Philadelphia
This fact la arorthy of notice aa It
Insures scenery that la fresh and new
sad oitumes that are bright and
clean
Of course It would be wrong to ear
that yje ’’Auction" has been iHvestjg.
from all those thing* which keep it
Scene from Eugene Walter’s Great, play, “The Wolf,” at the Grand next Wednesday.
green in popular favor. There is
just enough of the newness interject
ed to keep the audience guessing as
to what will happen. 'Phis, in a
measure, rids one of that bore and
nuisance, who wants to tell you what
is going to happen next.
While every year Mr. Yale an
nounces that the "Auction” has been
re written he is far too wise a theat
rical manager to carry out this threat.
He knows full well his people will
resent the taking of too many liber
ties with the lines which so many
have become familiar with. There
fore. he does the next best thing,
which is to introduce many novelties
into the various “Interruptions”
which occur during the progress of
the play.
This season he has secured the Hill
Brothers, acrobatic premier artists.
This act is really "different" and
is deservedly what advanced vaude
ville would justly claim—a “head
liner."
Four baby African elephants in a
native jungle ballet; the irrepressible
“Toby" in a silent act with only a
black botlle with which he causes
unsatisfied tears of laughter to course
down the cheeks of (he audience;
tile Empire Sextette of comely young
English girls, who claim Ihe dlatlnc
ticn of being the only "uukissed cho
rus" maidens on the stage today;
Fraulein Pragcr. sinuous and grace
ful in her artistic toe dancing; and
other features are interpolated that
make added parts of the program
mast enjoyable.
The scenery this year is just as
elaborate and enormous as in former
seasons, one scene in particular—
" The Realms of Mephisto.” This elab
orate set filling the entire depth of
the stage, changes at a cue to "Tho
Valley of Andoehe,” the change be
ing made in full open light with the
apparent absence of staee hands. A
most beautiful and elaborate trans
formation scene, composed of six teen
entire and separate sets of scenery,
will he shown at the conclusion of
the performance.
All seats reserved for special mat
inee Thursday. Prices, orchestra, 75
and 50 cents; balcony. 50 and 25
Gtaorite Dameral, as the
Prince, la the Viennese
Jperetta “The Merry
Wodow.”
cents. Seats start selling for mati
nee and night Tuesday morning.
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
“The Lion and the Mouse.”
Peculiar significance attaches Itself
to tile approaching engagement of
“The I,ion and the Mouse" at the
Grand, due to the fact that certain
land steal cases are up for speodv
trial. The character of John Burkett
Ryder, so far as his contempt for
the laws of the land and his ruthless
use of officials, whether government,
state of municipal, lo further his own
machinations, undoubtedly lias his
prototype in this part of the world.
When the Charles Klein play was
first produced the public said. “Such
things cannot be.” Then came the
various exposes of the devious ways
of certain, captains of industry to
secure the culmination of their gi
gantic schemes, and the public took
a different view of the playwright's
creation.
Norman Hackett in “Classmates.”
When Norman Hackett comes to
the Grand he will be seen in the great
New York success, "Classmates,”
which was played at the Hudson the
atre all last season. The play Is
American from start to finish. Mr
Hackett Is, if anything, more Amer
ican than the play.
Al G. Field’s Greater Minstrels.
The Al ti. Field Minstrels present
a political take-off entitled ‘'Open
ing the Campaign.” All the political
parties come in for their share of
the verbal thrusts, particularly the
prohibitionists. At a recent perform
ance an auditor, evidently an ardent
prohibitionist, enlivened the scene.
The stage set represents Ute Inte-
I 1 Ilf «
Group oi Beauty Chorim, in Gao M. Cohan’* Forty-Five Minute* from Broadway.
rlor of a modern hotel office, door
leading off *o the lmr The plot re
quires a Charartej in the r-a,,t to vlut'
the liar frequently. U ach ensuing
visit ’his character «<• •; 1 1 itk)■ ■" <
morr and . tore under the influence
of liquor. Staggering on th-- dag ■
near the end of the burlesque, act
tng at. If he "as about as heavoly
loaded as he cohjd gel, an elderly
gentleman, evidently a prohibitionist,
arose in the dress circle and extend
lug his arm towards the supposedly
Inebriated perform?# it ’ timi d In a
loud and angry toneq/’Young man.
you are on tin road t.jPMell.’’ For a
moment the performer stood dumb
t. -1 ms >e-
THE AUGUSTA HIJEALB
founded. -recovering his self-posses
sion and fulling into the character
assumed he flashed back over the
foot lights, “No, I'm just coming
back.” The audience and staße peo
ple joined in the shout, that went
up. For sometime the players stop
ped. Since that night the remark
and scene supplied by the auditor has
been a part of the burlesque “Open
ing the Campaign."
Al G. Field and his merry troupe
of minstrels will appear at. the Grand
I within a few weeks, matinee am 1
night.
m ■■■in—
“ Human Hearts.”
With all th e hue and cry eh out the
Immortality of the stage, certain plays
of the type of “The Old Homestead,"
“Shore Acres," “Human Hearts,” etc.,
continue to grow in popularity, ln
! stead of receiving adverse criticisms
from the pulpit, the management of
"Human Hearts" continually receive
letters from leading clergymen
throughout the country, praising it
| lor its heart interest and the beautl
} fill moral story it tells, making an
evening well spent for all who see It.
The old adage that “a good man
should marry none hut a good woman''
wan never more truly Illustrated in
fiction than in "Human Hearts." No
dramatic author lias eVer given to the
stage a more idyllic character than
"Tom Logan," a big, wholesouied son
of tiip anil, one of “nature's own no
j blemen," who lias fallen into the
1 snare of a city adventuress and Is
i only saved from ruin and destruction
through tile prayers of a loving moth
or, a Rule child and the 1 ove of a
I pure, innocent girl, the sweetheart of
1 his boyhood days.
"Human Hearts'' will lie presented
lat the Brand next month.
"Faust.”
Mr W. II Thompson wl’l be seen
at the Grand this season in Is vis
Morrison's great hucook,. "Faust,"
with Miss Rosabel Morrison, Is-wis
Morrison’s daughter, as Margtmrlta
Mr. Thompson will b,, seen as "Faust."
New produitloti costume* arid scenic
effects are promised.
Florence Davis in “Under the Green
wood Tree.”
"Under the Greenwiaid Tree’ Is the
play |n whleh Miss Davis will be seen
at the Grand this season. The crlt
Iclsms from thr press where Miss Da
vis has Speared say that In "Under
A .
the Greenwood Tree" Miss Davis him
found a vehicle which gives her ev
ery opportunity for displaying her
well known talent and versatility.
Miss Davis played at tile Grand the
ater in Atlanta on Labor Day to large
and enthusiastic audiences, and the
press of Atlanta was loud in their
praise of the slur anil her new puiy.
Elliott Dexter Is again lending man
for Miss Davis this season.
ng of th e Country's Craze.
Henry W. SRvage's stupendous pro
duction of ills famous "Merry Widow"
company, with Its equally famous
waltz, "We Will All Go Up to Max
im's," and other big song hits, is com
ing to the Grand soon. Augiistans
are promised most of the original cast
of the New York and Chicago com- 1
pany. The last "Prince" seen In
New York during tip. latter part of i
last season, was George Damerel. 1
Mr. Damerel will head the "Merry
Widow" company seen In Augusta. A |
brand new scenic equipment and the
magnificent costumes that set ali the I
"Four Hundred" of New York wild
with envy, will be displayed here ex-j
actly as seen In 111,. metropoT’Ja.i city I
for' one year.
A mammoth Savage orchestra ar- j
company the "Merry Widow" com |
pany entour.
Best the World Affords.
"It, gives me unbounded pleasure
to recommend Bueklen's Arnica
Salve” says .1 W. Jenkins, of Chapel |
Hill, N. Cl. "I am convinced It's the
best salve the world nflords. It fin
ed a felon on my tnunib. and It never j
falls to heal every sore, burn or
wound to which It Is applied 25c at :
all druggists.
The Grand,
To-Morrow Night
The Reiqning Cohan
Mueical Triumph,
“45 Minutes
Prom Broadway”
Prices, 60c to $1.60.
beats Tomorrow.
West End Local News
Mrs. Robert Hughes, who has been
visiting tier parents on upper Telfair
street, will leave for her home In At
lanta tomorrow.
Mr. O. H. Cliett reached home last
night from a short business trip to
Hindu Hie and intermedia!,, points.
The revival at St. Luke church will
begin tomorrow with the regular I
o’clock prayer meeting. Rev. R. M.
lfixoii will possibly do all the preach
ing, provided his physical condition
remains as I! is. with the music that
is available it is not likely that any
outside help will be needed The in
vitatlon to come and make oneself
at home Is extended to nil.
Hullo May Cnddeii, of Telfair SI.,
lias been quite sick for several days,
but Is doing very nicely at present,
and expects to be out in a few days.
Master Roy Seoggln has returned
from a pleasant visit to Mrs, Wheeler,
of Columbia county.
The ninny friends of Mrs. I,aura
Williamson of Crawford . venue will
he pleased lo learn that she is im
proving very rapidly from her recent
illness.
Rev. J. ll Holly, formerly pastor
The Value of Right Kind
Of An Accident PolMy
ElHOwhore In Tho Morale! today will
be found an lnloroHtlng half-page ?nl
of the “Utopia" accident policy of
the General Accident company, whit'll
Ih represented hero In Augusta by
Mr. John Id. Armstrong, ns general
agent.
You will rend there the story of
what this policy has actually done,
done promptly, done generously.
There Is no theory about this kind
of a policy, no say so by an agent
trying to sell you a policy, but Just
the record of what n "Utopia” policy
In the General Accident company has
made in Augusta and It Ih enough
to make you want a policy of this
kind.
The simple facts connected with
this policy are more eloquent and
convincing than any assertions. A
policy of SI,OOO pays Us beneficiary
j double its faco value, returns ull pre
I inluuih paid in, and In addition adds
| 10 per cent, bonus, making in all a
total of $8,848.
Eight thousand eight hundred and
forty-eight dollars is quite a sum of
money and to he realised out of a
$4,000 policy makes It seem all the
larger. This Is the record of what a
"Utopia" policy has done right here
In Augusta. Mr. Armstrong feels
sure that the record of tills com
pany and this kind of a policy Is one
that will appeal very strongly to the
people of Augusta who wish the right
kind of a policy. Write or phone .Mr.
John L. Armstrong, No. 5 Library
building, and he will be gl.td to give
you all the detailed Information you
n»a> wbb In regard to the "Utopia"
policy and the Generai Accident com
pany.
You ought to carry an accident pqi
Icy says Mr. Armstrong, and If you
want the Imst you will want the
“ Utopia."
WEDNESDAY NIGHT ONLY.
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THE%W)I.I'
auriios or V; reio mavis.
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PRICES
25c, 50c, 75c, SI.OO, $1.50.
Seats Ready
Tomorrow,
SUNDAY!, SEPTEMBER 13
of Kollock , Strom Baptißt. church,
will apeak at Berean Baptist church
this afternoon at 4 o’clock. The pub
lic is invited to come out and hear
him. ]
The many friends ftf Mr. Pete
Young, of West End, will regret, to
learn that h e la not Improving as wan
hoped.
On Monday morning several hun
dred ehildren will wend their way to
the John Mtlledge school to be assign
ed places for the term of 1908-o'l The
teachers were busy last week examin
ing cards of all who called. With tho
improved facilities in the new build
ing there Is no doubt but. that Prof.
E. M. Osborne and his corps of ef
ficient teachers will do even better
work In training the minds of the
young to battle with the futufe prob
lems of life.
Rev. P. H. Mears will conduct the
i regular services at the Socond Chris
tlan church tomorrow.
Mrs. Geo. IT. Teuton, Mcsrs. E. P.
Tant and E. I-. Jackson requests that
all who have a “Revival” he sure and
bring it. to the revival next week and
us e It.
MILL PRESIDENTS
TO DISCUSS 1
Honda of Local Factories
Will Meet With Commit
tee Monday to Tak*
Measures Regarding th®
Operative* Who Need aid
The general relief committee met
yesterday at the Chamber of Com
merce.
Mr. Howland applied for and was
granted an appropriation of SSOO with
which to buy mattresses.
('apt. W. B. Young moved that an
appropriation of SSOO be granted to
the city and Lamar hospitals, for th<f
purchase of certain equipment on
which liev stand at present . veTyJ,
greatly In need. Mr. Hoyleas”! Jr t
ed, holding Hint aa the liospltala were
maintained by the city government,
their application for Hitch assistance
at a time like this altould got firHt
to city council, and that if they re
ceived no appropriation there, the
matter might tie then taken up with
Ihe relief committee. The matter
was. after considerable discussion,
withdrawn, and no action tnken. It
Is probable council will be petitioned
for the appropriations.
The quest lon arose ns to wllm ex
lent funds should be uaed In biding
unemployed mill operatives wljn suf
fered really no material damite by
the ttend, liiii wlm are In so le ln
slnnces destitute through Irk of
work. Mr i’ope moved, and t e mo
tion was passed, i hut all ca; -a re
ported to the relief committee be In
vest iga ted and aid rendered It every
werthv In inure, a motion w s also
passed in call n meeting of it - com
iiiltii»r> next Monday, at wliii i mill
Id' 1 sldeiils of Hie city are Inv led to
lie present, for the purpose if dls
ctis Ing with the committee th meas
ures they contemplate taking to ro-
Ib've unemployed sufferers. ,j
A BARGAIN SALE.
Twns on ihe steamer Aiitllli |,
We all sat on Ihe deck
And far across the purple sc s >
We spied a tiny speck.
WhHi can ll lie? n tally nigh d
In low lone scarcely hear !
I know." iiiiniher fair one c n-d
"It. Is a white winged bird
"It is a mirage,” ventured oi»,
"A something built of dre ms, I
II glides beneath the Summer Sun,
A Ihlnk from Myotic stream
"Nay, 'lls nothing of mystei r, /
Responded one female,
"I plainly lead its history—
"lt Is a vagrant Hall.”
Her husband from Ills nap aioks, 1
Ami from his Hteatner chal
Hi- plainly and abruptly sp ke: <
"My dear, that Is not fair)"
Twiik hard enough before ih 1 trip
To aland your bargain (lays.
' Hut Bargain Hales aboard a hip
1 count a brain-storm crazi."
Head silence fell upon the (htlfc
While In the steamer's trgv
There floated still the little \spcek
] Was It a Bargain Hall? [
Thursday,
Matinee & Night.
Cha*. H. Yale’a
“Devils Auction”
Everything This Seasons
But t the Name,
/ PRICES
Matinee, 25c, 50c, 75c.
Night, 25c to $1.50.
Seat* Ready Tueaday.