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‘MY GOLDEN GIRL’
PROVES PLEASING
Not Great Show But It
Had Redeeming
Features
A full house greeted “My Golden
Girl,” Victor Herbert’s musical
comedy, at the Rylander Tuesday
night despite the rain. And it was
not entirely a local audience, doz
ens of faces from elsewhere being
scattered through the house.
Most of those who saw the show
were pleased. It was not a great
company and the production was not
put over in great way. But it was
sprightly, bright, humorous, musical
•—and clean. The female members
of the company were not all as at
tractive physically as one or two of
them, but their costumes had a clean
and attiactive apeparance, and in
the first scene were particularly)
bright.
“My Golden Girl” lacked several
essentials of a high class entertain
ment. .Most noticeable was the lack
of an orchestra of sufficient size
and quality to properly put over the
music: next, it lacked male voices
in chorus and solo work; and third
ly, it was short in tuneful music, al
though not entirely lacking.
In the matter of orchestra, the
company carried five musicians, for
augmenting local house orchestras,
and these were obliged to suply all
the music. In the matter of male
voices, high railroad fares make it
impossible to carry choruses as of
yore, and so the chorus men were
missing, while the male principals
lacked singing ability. In the mat
ter of the score, Victor Herbert has
written more pleasing productions
than “My Golden Girl,” although
the songs “Name the Day,” 0 Night
In June,” and the well known “An
Old Fashioned Garden” pleased
thoroughly.
The story, which serves as more
of a plot than most musical com
edies, is an adoption of Frederic Ar
nold Kumer's short story, “Change
Partners,” and furnished many di
verting situations. It has to do with
a young couple agreeing to obtain ,
a divorce just as their first anni- .
versary rolls around. Each has an i
affinity, of which each knows, and (
these affinities are invited to their),
home the same day for inspection j ,
and approval by the other. Os)
course, the affiriities, in the end, fall ,
in love with each other and the story .
ends with the young couple seeing
their folly and making up.
Augustus Buell, as Wilson, the
butler, and Fae Brown as Blanche,
the maid, both agile and graceful, |
dancers and the former a droll com- j (
edian, pleased probably more than .
any other two members of the com-; (
pany. Mildred Goodfellow, as Kit
ty Mason; Loreta Sheridan, as Miss
Randolph, one of the affinities; and
Virginia Burt, as Mrs. Mitchell, the
young wife, all had excellent voices.
Harrold S. Orr, as the young hus- ‘
band, and Russell Lennon, as the ’
-male affinity, also did their parts '
well. Harry Harmsen, as Stein, the '
lawyer, and Jack Freed, as Stern, '
the lawyer, representing the young I
husband and wife in the contemplat
ed divorce, drew many laughs with '
their Hebrew dialect comedy.
Altogether, it was a pleasing show, 1
but not a show to remember long 1
or to bring regrets for having miss- 1
ed. There will be others just as
good—and probably some worse.
W. S. K. i
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Alcazar Theatre
WEDNESDAY
SELECT PICTURE
Beautiful
EILEEN KAMMERSTEIN
in
‘The Daughter Pays’
and
Fox News
BACHELOR 'DAD! -HOWS YOU HOWTO RAISE BIG FAMILY
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WASHINGTON, Feb 2.—" Tell
this to any bachelor—or any child
less couple; there’s nothing like a
house full of children to make life
really worth while.”
The authority—America’s cham
pion bachelor daddy, Rear Admiral
Newton A. McCully, U. S. A., of
Greenville, S. C. He is the old sea
dog who has adopted seven Russian
children and is bringnig them up ac
cording to some novel notions.
One of these notions is that it’s
easier to rear a lahge family than a
small one!
How?
By system.
“You know,” says the admiral, “if
I’d adopted only one or two, I’d have
had to have a nurse or maid with
them all the time. But with seven
they amuse themselves, lopk after
themselves, play together and aren’t
a bit of trouble.”
How It Happened.
“How’d you ever come to adopt
such a family?” the admiral was ask
ed in his fine old house at 1821 I
street. It’s a cheery place; big win
dows, bright rugs; no pipe racks or
cellarets but toy locomotives and
doll carriages.
“I’ve always loved children,” an
swered this bachelor sea-dog-diplo
mat, who brought the youngsters
with him when he recently returned
from serving as Uncle Sam’s naval
representative with the Russian com
mission at Sebastopol.
“I Idve the Russian people, too.
“Now, I’m 53, and in the navy I’ve
managed to save some money. So I
decided to spend some of it this
way. I’d rather planned to adopt
five, but when I was leaving I just
had to take seven.”
I he Bachelor’s System.
Admiral McCully’s house is at busy
a beehive as is a battleship, but ev
erything is just as ship-shape
He has put the navy system in the
house.
"Each of the seven has his or her
job,” says the admiral, “and each one
is proud of doing it well.” Then he
enumerated them:
Touitchka, 3, plays all day.
Feodor, 4, and Nitrotcha, 5, are as
sistant maids; they answer the door
bell, put the toys away after games
are over, and help keep things tidy.
Anastasia 10, is assistant nurse.
Nina, 10 1-2, is assistant to the ad
miral’s niece, who gives the children
an hour’s instruction in English ev
ery afternoon.
Lindmila, 11, ils assistant cook.
Nicolai, 12 is furnace and general
utility man.
Certain hours for work, certain
Thursday and Friday
A PARAMOUNT SUPER SPECIAL
George Melford Presents
FATTY ARBUCKLE
in
“The Round Up”
5-Reel Comedy
NEWS THURSDAY
and
‘ BRIDE THIRTEEN” FRIDAY
WHY DREAD BIG FAMILY.
it takes a bachelor of 53 to s olve the problem of raising a big ?
brood of youngsters. With ease —much more easily than raising a <J
small family! How? By system! Read Admiral McCully has put his ?
seven adopted Russian children on a schedule A time for work, a >
time for study, a time for play, and a special job and responsibility for $
each. Works great. Try the admiral’s system. ,
hours for study, certain hours for
play.
The Hardest Part.
The hardest part of the admiral’s
job is this:
“I must go to sea again. I’m just
on leave now, and must report for
duty at once. But in the meantime
I’m getting everything fixed, so that I
all will be well in my absence.”
Little Feodore. and Nitrotchka
romped in to call the admiral to di
ner.
“But now,” he laughed, rising, “I’ll
always have a real home to come to
when I make the home port.”
LESLIE
LESLIE, Feb. 2.—Walter Foy
Ruthford, of Pelham, was a visitor in
town Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Harp and fam
ily moved to Flintside Tuesday.
Charlie Pqple and John Marshall, I
of Americus, were guests of E. R.
Bolton at his home near Leslie Tues-,
day.
Mrs. Ammie Morgan, of Ameri- ■
cus, is here, visiting relatives and )
friends. .
J. E. Ranew went to Americus on )
business Tuesday
Mr. Carter, cashier of the Parrott'
Bank, was it visitor in town Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. J. J. Morgan, daughters, Lu
cile and Wilma, sons, Guy and Edgar,
of Vienna, spent the day here Sun
day with relatives.
Mrs. J. W. Barwick received the
news of the death of her brother-in
law, Mr. Tripp, at Blakely, Tuesday.
Mrs. S. G. Wooten and little
daughter, Mildred returned Saturday
from Hawkinsville, where they visited
for two weeks.
Miss Lena Lightfoot had a num
mer of her girl friehds spent the
day with her Sunday. Those pres
ent were Misses Mary Joe Watson,
Thelma Bolton. Mamie Burnett, Liz
zie Harp and Esta Stewart.
Miss Neva Perry, who is teaching
near Cordele spent Saturday and
Sunday here with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. I. A Perry.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Bolton enter
tained at their home Sunday, 0. O.
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DE SOTO, Feb. 2. Mr. and
Mrs. Cassels Harris, of Leesburg,
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. A.
E. Luke Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Bartholo
mew, of Cordele, Visited Mr. and
Mrs. Allen Johnson Sunday.
Mrs. John E. Ferguson went to
Americus Saturday.
Mrs. Camilla Wise, of Plains, is
* visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. J.
Smith.
Miss Christie Barr went to Ameri
cus Saturday.
Miss Mayme Alice Stewart is vis
iting her aunt, Mrs. H. E. Rioux in
Savannah.
Mrs. G. M. Syne, of Albany, was
among the many out-of-town friends
here who attended the funeral of
j Miss Cora Cocke Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Geo. W. Bagley, Jr., visited
her mother, Mrs. Frank Wilson, at
. Leslie Tuesday. . ‘
I Miss Leila Ranew, of Leslie, was
! a visitor here Saturday afternoon.
The death of Miss Cora Cocke,
I which occurred Saturday, Jan. 29, has
) cast a sadness over the entire com
; munity and deepest sympathy is ex
' tended to the family by their many
friends.
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