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11m11tMiitiii> a . urnerve mention. lofniitr with Mian Mar.In King, who introduced Home new feature* In h loo dunce. Other wire, her effort* were not up to (he etamlard. There wan an ahaence of atari In the cast, and the female member* would be also-tan* In ft bean. t> allow. The moat commendable thing In the show was tbs'quartet Their atunt was well carried out and de- served the frequent applause. Hut the reat of the ahgw la reapedfullv referred to the maker* of dictionaries bent upon naming the application of the ntang phrase— on the blink.** I* K. \\\ known In America and In Prance. Eng* D'ANNUNZIO WILL * VISIT AMERICA r tiabrlele It Aununslo. the gresteat llrltig pt lywrlgltt In lutlr. the author of "Krau ..••.a He uualnl.** *-* t - — - • ■ io." ‘‘Cilia Mortc. •The DtOfhtvr of .tori . "Iji Piawo.*,’ and other modern dramas, taest of which bare bees i made famous by the acting of Kteotioru I lute, wilt* srrlvo In New York In March, to to* present sf the opeptog performs See ut the l.yrlr Theater of hi* play. "The Daughter of Jorlro," wtil<*h will lie pe ncilled for the drat time on tin* American atrtge by Mr. Hotheru and MU* Marlowe on Tneaday nl|ht. March 6. Mr. D Aniuti < *lo will come orer as tlo* guest of the two •tarn. In response lo a cabled Invitation which Mr. Hotbarn sent hint when the de* arrived si to |*>atpone the pro -Tim Daitrtttn of Jorlro" from .I'l- tiou of "Ths Daughter of Jnrko" from t the fourth to seventh week of the encage* , tuent or the joint stars at the l.yrlc Then- . tec. Mr. AAtinuntlo'n avceptsnre of the In vite tloo was received bv cable yesterday. .Once before ha* ibe celebrated author been iMheduisd to malie a vtalt to America. He had sgttopti(*ed bis Isteniton of scfomptBy* lug Mate. Date ou her last American tour, hut at the laat moment derided to remain *• * — her trip to Huron* last bad the pleasure ./AduuukIa In Italy, sad her on several of her rlcluresque parts of the n ..M Mias Marlowe loft Italv Autmnrlo presented her with a *»h of himself, plated In .«.• -..v. .sc.tlinjr the folUmiDk* In •*r*» th»* iJmivm Actr»*»* lu JMiu as Antuoi '•» lulj, ‘ lu itaD. During I... ttuunier MIm Marlow, of meotlng •innnr IV A* he accouipatiled trips to the most • oimtry When 1 signor l.eatiUful photograph a gold fcumc'Mlid be •Milplh Atnet l«; MI6* LILLIAN ATWOOD. Vcw (Ending u 011*40 at. tlo ».«<!«•' who wllbnupear noxi w in plain 8 wife." MME. EMMA uAMLE. Tlte wonderful linger who comas to the Orand Moml.iy ovcnlng 1* ded not only for her superb voice, but for htr beauty. The |>boio#r> »ph •»wa her In the role of l.a Tone*. V ’S THEA' Splendid Week at Grand; Emma Eames, Marie Cahill, Maude Fealy Are Coming Wonderful Opera Sin ger in Concert on Monday Night. •MARRYING MARY" CLOSES THEWEEK Memphis Girl Who Played With Irving Comes Next Week. N o BILL of the present theatrical season has given, or promiaei a. Iilgh-cla*. entertainment as the . scheduled for tlie Orand next . t-k There I. variety and' range to Milt the moat exacting. Three-of the i in-t brilliant .tars In the theatrical ut Id «ill be Men. On Monday night Mine. Emma Kamea. assisted by Emilio Oogorza and Artliur Rosensteln. will .... heard in concert. Mme. Karnes will jlic one concert only. t ut Tuesday night there will he a lec. mV.. On Wednesday and -Thursday •tights and Thursday at matinee bc.iu- ■ ful Maude Fealy, the Memphis girl -. ho non such a reputation as leading Indy for the late Sir Henry Irving, will | .- reen In “The Illusions of Beatrice." . in Kriday and Saturday nights and Saturday afternoon at matinee Miss Marie Kahili will be seen In "Marrying Alary.*' All in all. this Is the best bill thathas l.-en offered this sMson, and from the advance sale of tickets, there Is every indication that local theatergoers mean ■ if seats for Mme. Eames has Ueenex-" .. ptmnally large, aa many box parties have been planned. In addition to which many of the schools and colleges will attend the concert In a body. As for Maude Fealy. she has long been regarded aa one of the most fin ished actresses on the stage. She Is young and beautiful, having won a reputation early In life and steadily advanced In her profession. She hts a clay tills season which gives her full • pportunlty for a display of Iter well- i.nown emotional abilities. She was for ii long time regarded as a prodigy, the i-ar being expressed that her extraor dinary ability, developed so soon In life, mould desert Iter. But Instead expe- n-nee has ripened her emotions and oil., acts with a. full and deep under- -landing of the various difficult putts a—Igned to her. Marie Cahill, who was seen here last —axon In “Molly Moonshine." le said to ivo a play this season which far oul- ■ -al* anything she has ever attempted. I i- a clever thing, well worth seeing. Mme. Emma Eames. ~ An matter how hal'd the management iiitt have tried, nothing of greater arid .and pleasure to tnuslc-lovers ;M havr tieen—scheduled for the i and than the engagement of Mme. Otinia Eames on next Monday night. ii<- great singer I. easily the leader on i - musical stage of today, and has cn in the public eye and hearts moro ■ voiabty since her debut In Paris land opera In 18)9 than any other ■Inger In the world. Her success has ■cu little short of wonderful, and is -Aldalned only on the basis that she osesses a voice of rare sweetness. ;■ ttlty, power and sympathy. Before •or entry Into the musical world Mme. Karnes was a New England girl, re sided as rathor talented In the musl- nl line, but no one dreamed that the •Ming American girl would ever devel- i> into the leading (tar of grand opera, -he studied long and carefully In .■.Is. and on the night she made her ' 'i nial debut tt was the first time she el ever sung‘for the public generally, audience was one of the most crltl- "L0RNAD00NE/’ PICTURE PLAY Albert Armstrong Coming to Grand Tuesday Evening. One of the surest treats of tbe season furnished by the Atlanta Leeture As sociation to Its members and patrons will be Mr. Albtrt Armstrong's picture nley. ' Korna Doom.” which comes to the Orand on Tuesday evening of next week, as the eighth number at the se ties. The older members of the asso ciation will remember with much pleas ure of Mr. Armstrong's former visit to Atlanta, when be so much delighted everybody with Ills presentation of “The Little Minister.” > • Mr. Armstrong stands for that which Is best in lyceum courses. His aim Is to present a program In which there le a happy combination of Instruction and entertainment, and In adding "Lorn* Doom", to hie repertoire ho le main taining the already high standard of hie work. This masterpiece of ro mantic fiction ranks as one ut the best books In modem literature. The picture Jilly Is a pictorial pre sentation of a story, the pictures fol lowing one another In rapid succession, so tlist tt “seems as though It were acted out before our eyes.” ALBERT ARMSTRONG. cal In tbe world. Mme. Eames, al though malchad with many at the greatest singers of the time, attracted Immediate attention so that she net besieged with offers for contracts. She decided on a trip to ’America, because it was her home rdOfltfy end she wished to conquer at home as she had abroad.' Her success In New York was as pronounced and Instantaneous a had been In Paris. Additional attraction* at the concert will be the singing of Emilio de Gogor- xa. the famous baritone, and the play ing or Arthur Rosensteln, the cclebrut. ed pianist. “The Illusion of Bsstrles.” ('nnsldsrable Interest attaches lo the engagement of Maude Kealy ut the Orand opera houae on Wednesday and Thursday evenings and Thursday mall- nee. In that her appearance Is lu Dq made In the title role of "The Illusion of Beatrice,” the new 'comedy by Martha Morton. Miss Fealy. who was born In Memphis, Tenn., has by long and successful work as a leading wom an with Sir Henry Irving, William Gil lette, E. S. Willard and William Col lier. demonstrated her ability as a ver satile actress until, finally by common MOOT m ;\» v Y,*'■ ;! \i "'"i' ,* <■ - '"d' ••'•:• VI M •%n‘ SCENE FROM “PATSY IN POLITICS. CAPTAIN SWIFT AT EL DORADO Melodrama Opens Week at Popular Priced Thea ter. Next week, beginning Monday night, the people of Atlanta and the patrons of the El Durado theater will have an opportunity of witnessing "Captain Swift,” which was to have been the opening bill of the Blunkull-Atwood company, hut which was postponed Ing to ths non-arrival of some of the company. Captain Swift Is a notorious bush ranger In Australia, w ho ons day walks Into a bank and takes possession of some 15.000 pounds and gets away w ith He returns lo London, and there saves the life of Mr. Seabrook. who Invites him out to his home to dinner. Captain Swift, who hsa changed his name to Wilding, goes and there meets R man whom he has robbed on Dungo Pints In Australis. He Is rrot recog nised, however, but the suspicion Is very strong In the mind of Gardiner that Wilding Is the mysterious Captain Swift. The play Is one of tlie strongest from a dramatic standpoint, on (lie stags, ami loaslblv no other of the charactern olds the audience ao spell-bound as does Captain Swift. It Is strongly- on the order of “Raffles." In.so far as the scenes are laid In the home# of the highest society of London. “Captain Swift" wilt be seen Mon day. Tuesday and Wednesday, with matinees Tuesday and Wednesday. - ' MIBB MAUOC FKALV. -A charming girl from Memphis, wltv Is storting after savsral years with Sir Henry Irving In leading roles. Miss Fealy Is rapidly becoming one of the bright aura among the younger players. consent, she Is .placed among the lead ing feminine stars of ths country. I'mlet- the direction of John Cort, the youngest star on ths dramatic stags has been provided with a play In which ths title role Is admirably suited to her girlish personality. Mias Maris Cahill. Marie CUhlll, who lias scored one of the season's successes In the new musi cal play, "Marrying Maty." will be •ran at the Grand next Friday and Saturday nights and Saturday at matt- nee. If the popular verdict counts for anything. Miss Cahill won high favor, for the play was produced at Daly's theater, where It was enthusiastically received by the most critical dramatic writers In the metropolis. The New York Sun expressed the opinion that ‘"Marrying Mary' ought to nil Daly's hs long as the manage ment cares to keep It there." while The New York Herald slated tha\" ‘Mar rying Mary’ «Ins Broadway. Mis* Ca hill and a clever company Carry the nsw musical play to suet ess." The New York World said: '"Marie Ca hill's new plsv makes a hit. It Is a musical comedy free from vaudeville— humorous, tuneful and entertaining." "Yes. ‘Many Ing Mary' really makes you laugh—both Miss (’shill and Mr. Royle should be happy," Is the way The New York Times puts It. The criticism of the newspapers since the play wont on the road has been Juel ae enthusiastic. - ' There Is light and music and .laugh ter and action tn "Marrying Mery." kites Celtlll knots* how to act, and knows particularly well Itow to act such a patt as is assigned her In this play. Sim has been surrounded with an exceptionally clever company. In eluding Eugene ttowlee, of the famous Bostonians, while the stage eettt and mountings arc In keeping with high clues of the production. Rome of the snng hits In the pro duction are "He’s a Cousin of- Mine." "Mr. Cupid." "Coo Coo" (the fable.of the dove). "A Hottentot Love Bong” and "Do-re-me." The cast Includes George Hue us, Eugene Cowles, Roy Atwell. . II. Guy Woodward, Mark 8inlth. Annie Buckley, and the famous long-skirted chorus which can really •Ing The muilc Is by Silvio lleln, who Is well known locally on account of Ids connection some years ago with the old Lyceum theater. THE ROAD TO - YEBTERDAY. RV. too. Imre wallte.1 tho pl.-sssnt wey. Whets I sir., amt Truth slid Keenly meet— Along the Itond in Yesterday. Or ever knowledge rente In slay, ever i <immerer raise te rbest- loo, tune waited tbe pleasant way. Ah sooth. It wss eternal May Where we linve known tbe life •-nmpletn- 'c. too. hsTt- walked (he pleasant way. Along the Itond to Yesterday. v " MRS. SHERIDAN. ' 'ita fingrt. lift*- )«•<( t rr{ *'' nt I' 1 ■ cn ci.,.atjii ivpuiaci"ti. an. "tie • i." "Painting the Town." Makers of dictionaries have not yet agreed .thoroughly as to what applica tion may be made of the elang phrase, "on (he blink.” .But by witnessing the production of “Minting the Town,” which opened tt the Grand Friday night for a two-niglit and matinee stnnd. they might become enlightened. The show had some novel features of Hie show within a show variety and su actress hiked from the stage to a box unpercelved, and screamed and pointed el the stage toward her hus band and created a scene while the audience rubbered. Hill there wee all entlie absence of catrliy songs, and except for one or mu. the hunch In (he cast were sti.ingers io good acting. John F. Leonard and Will Jialllila.v. as Irish Billy B. Van Back Again; Patsy Bolivar Butts Into Politics in Country Town TICKET SELLERS TO RUN SHOW ‘Marriage of Kitty” Com ing For Matinee and — Night. * " Mr. RIchards.—llekst ssller at the Orand box ofiles, and hie popular as- ' tant. Mr. Singleton, have assumed obligation In the theatrical llna. and are now offering for sale to their hun dreds of friends and tbeatargoers tick ets at ft each to a performance of “Tbe Marriage of Kitty, which will bo seen at the Grand on Monday. March II. for two performances, matinee and night. Both Air. Richards and Mr. Singleton have been connected with the Grand for a tong time and have done excel lent •« rviee. both for the publle and for Mr. DeOlve. In recognition of this service Mr. DeOlve has allowed the two young men to close a contract with the management of "The Marriage of Klt- ty” lor two performances, and he will allow them me use of the Grand with out charge. Mr. Richards and Air. Singleton have obligated themselves for a certain sum of monuy, however, as tha production had to have a guarantee to come to At lanta. Tickets will be sold for the night performance al |1 each, except In box es. where 11.50 will be charged. A spe cial bargain matinee will be given on Alonday afternoon, when only 50 cents will be charged for tickets down atalra and on the.first three rows In the.bal cony. and 95 rents everywhere else, ex cept In the boxes, where a charge of 75 cent* will be made. Tickets are new on sale. New Play For Popular Comedian at Bijoii. fOOTOfFfANQES •Tbs Grsst Dirlds's" rswsrksWs suresst .. ibe PMocsss Tbeajsr. Nsw, York, jrtth Margaret Anglin tad HfSry Mfllsr as Joint alert, i-ontlnses unabated No other drama In years has bees helled with aueb acclaim »* (bat with Which this - eitnlaf play by Ism Vaugbu Moody bet met. Tbe mere .... that II will leet Ibis entire eeeeoB. •ad probebly all the next. In New York. Is not tbs real proof of Its qualities. "Tbs Urest Divide" presents that cartons phe nomenon—• big popular artistic success which. Is nt lbs same time as artistic toe. ■ ess. Ths two do eot usnsllr go together. It not only has sit the features of absorbing snlnhorenlmsnt which pronoaueoo It bo enoch-nuklng pier- "A new mark In the American drams'' Is tbe way In which the Nsw York dsn weeks of 1L while tha New York Keening Matt-daclana that It le the "loug ewstted greet American pity. n. com* staidly. ... March t end i wilt psrsnnslly conduct tbe orcfcibGtm on ttlt dtt*. Sam Better, wke wito "Bodlbrix." rlttteat poem tn the English * k.t e— - “ a smiI nilw tarml iinJrots s good play was TCTterdegt S for l.fSUia in the whole world." Tet PRETTY CHORUS IS PROMISED Hard Luck Story of Stran ded Players Is Basis . of Play, ' -» A T TKB BUena next wsMt He eH traction wU be Billy B. Taa fa a. brand new play, Tatar la poli tics." . : Van was her* a season agw with t musical comedy of a similar nan scored an Immaneo bit In Ida play thla funnleat of fu l:na fnr irnatnr ODrort displaying that humor which for him both favor and fortana. Georgs Totten Hmtth wrote tho. Carl Hand supplied tha lyrlea production It under tha the P. H. SuIUvan Atmt _ ny. "Patay In Politics" It and brimful of humor, acting and singing t to the final fall. The plot telle of the adventure* of Patsy Bolivar and a theatrical'traps who are stranded'In a one-night-town. Inf order to make a living the-mam hers, of tbe company go to work In a "hotel, the chorus girls ae waitresses, chain - barmaids and cooks, while tbe actors seek solace In .applying themselves to euoh Jobs aa bell boys, porters, clerks, etc. An slecllnn far i lags la going on and ooe of ihe ante la believed to be dead, so Patay la nominated In hlr place. The election le very-dote, tha returns with one district to hear from showing g tie vote. There are but seven votes In the mining dis trict and Patay Journeys there. He In toxicates all tha men but one and hie vote Is cast again at Patsy. Just as the candidate thought to be dead reappears on the-scene It develops that the gltl who gave the Information stuttered, and that aba wantdd to say "drt.t drunk.” but could get no further than dead. little Bertie Brtghterse, the critic of (he Erasing Btgtrpo. tern: "Anybody sbouM be able to write as good a play as tbe kind wo-have sews Ae ye. Mr looking qnAdrfUo fa from out i the rings tho oatlro ties Airs. Sheridan's appearance In song recital, under the auspices of the 'At lanta Art Aseoc-iatlon at the Atorlst ball Thursday evening, will probably offer tho last opportunity of hearing the contralto before - her return to Parts, where she goes to fill engage ments bopked for the early spring. The program which Airs. Bberidan will give Is one of exceptional beauty, and In cludes an erla from the "Simeon end Delilah” of 81. Baene, which shows the magnificent range and power of the singer's voice. Under Jean de Reeske Mrs. Sheridan studied the role of Delilah, and with M. de Reeske she sang many times roles from the beautiful opera. Far from being allogelhsr classical, how ever, the program will offer many of the old English and Scotch songs for which Mrs. Bherldtn Is so widely land and Scotland. Of the dramatic Scotch flsh-wtfe'a gong. ' Caller Her rin,” which the will sing Tli evening-, a critic hag recounted: "In this the largeness and WO rents of the soltet'e voice, tha ■ of her tones at both extremea of register, hut particularly the 1 quality of her low tones, and matte power, won applause that eeold not be stilled even when she returned ■n an encore." ■■■■ Sheridan was Ixet. -_.___ moned to Cologne by the groat Plana gtetnbach, and sang there under his direction. In London, tn Paris, in Scotland, where aba is well known and greatly loved, her marvelous aan- tralto bas met with ths enthusiasm which such a sympathetic art aa te hers never falls to arouse. In his re cent book on America Pastor Charles Wagner, author of “Tha Simple Life,” pays tribute to her voles and her per- MRS. SHERIDAN'S RECITAL GIVES SPLENDID PROMISE