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SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 15, ISO*.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
Week’s Offerings at Local Playhouses
GREAT MUSICIANS
Schumann-Heink and Kube
lik Make Week Nota
ble One.
The prominent linger of modern
times le Mme. Schumann-Heink, who
will elng Monday night at the Grand.
The daughter of an Austrian officer of
high rank, «he was educated at the
convent of the Uraullne nuna. A« a
child In achool her musical talent waa
aoon observed and as principal support
of the chorus, as well as In solo work,
she added great strength to the con
vent choir. From there she went to
Oraa. Here she had the opportunity
to pursue her musical studies to better
advantage. After three years of dili
gent and earnest work under the di
rection of Marietta von Le Clair, she
made such marked progress that she
derided to go on the operatic stage,
notwithstanding the bitter opposition
of her father. Her first opportunity
came at the age of seventeen. An
alto soloist was needed at the Royal
Opera House In Dresden. Proceeding
to that point Hchumann-Helnk sur
prised her most Intimate friends by ob.
talnlng an engagement for three yenrs
with the management. Her first ap
pearance wns In the'role of "Axurenn"
In "II Trovatore." Her success wns
phenomenal. Then followed three years
of most diligent and difficult work. In
Bayreuth. In 18»6. In the most difficult
Wagnerian roles, her singing anil her
acting were so perfect that her praises
were heard all over the world.
Kubelik’s Hand Worth $85,000.
8peaklng of the coming of Kubelik.
Mr. Frohman says that there are other
hands besides poker hands that run
! into money. Jan Kubelik, the violin
ist, who plays Thursday night next at
the Orand. has several fortunes Invest-
l ed In his hands, and Incidentally the
I price of hands has gone up—magic
I hands, great hands, the hands, for In
stance, of this world-famous violin
ist.
These hands, with their marvelous
•fingers* working on string and • bow,
draw the quivering violin music thnt
fascinates and thrills. Every time
' these hands go Into action at a con
cert Jan Kubelik Is richer by eeverul
thousand dollars. Every time he makes
a tour of America he goes away with
something near a fifth »f a million of
American dollars. Bo these, are most
valuable hands. Last year he Insured
them for450,000. It was thought that
his maftlage would take much of the
romance out of the young artist's per
sonality for the public; that he would
not enjoy the seine popularity with the
Impressionable American girls who hail
hitherto flocked to his concerts, but his
tours since have been even more suc
cessful.
"Checkers” Comes Again.
“Checkers" will play Its third en
gagement In Atlanta at the Orand on
Friday nnd Saturday next, and Its re
turn will be welcomed by the many
{ llaygoers who enjoyed the comedy
ast year. The play la called a “char
acter" comedy, which Is a way of say
ing that It Is neither a society play
nor a problem drama. It la unique, n
story of American life told In crisp,
clean-cut dialogue, with cleverly de
vised situations, and one scene with n
thrill In It that leaves the audience n
little breathless.
The management of “Checkers" has
chosen a wise course In keeping the
original company Intact so far as Is
poaslblr. Hans Robert plays "Check
ers" again this year, nnd Dave lira-
ham. Push Miller. I.ydla Dickson has
the role of Cynthy, the laughter coin-
, pelllng servant girl, nnd Clare Arm-
i strong la fladle. Pert's spirited chum.
' Only' three names In the cast are new.
I Pert. Checker's sweetheart. Is played
this year by Btephanle Longfellow, n
grandniece of the greatest of Ameri
can poets. George Reybott Is the new
, Arthur Kendall, and George H. Miller
has been selected for Judge Martin.
Adelaide Thurston, Actress.
Adelaide Thurston, the brilliant
young actress who will be seen tonight
,at the Grand In her greatest success,
, “The Girl From Out Yonder," Is a bom
child of the stage, not a made one.
All her Instincts are artistic, all her
actions unpremeditated and yet both
have been developed In the atmosphere
of the stage.
It Is easy for her to adapt herself
to all conditions. Hhe could act as well
| on the rough stage of the town hall of
a country village as she • could sur-
1 rounded by all the accessories of a
'great New Tork theater, and what Is
MME. SCHUMANN-HEINK AT THE GRAND.
KENT IK "RAFFLES"
A BIG BIJOU SHOW
First Appearance at Popu
lar Prices of Well-
*Known Player.
For the first time In his life, lha bril
liant dramatic actor, B. Miller Kent,
has consented to apiiear for a six
weeks' tour at popular prices. Atlanta
Is one of tha six cities In which Mr.
Kent appeare at less than the regular
tl.50 scale. Ills vehicle thle season Is
the famous detective play. "Ralflee."
"Raffles" Is frankly a detective piny,
but It stands In a class by Itself. It Is
altogether unique In sluge entertain
ment and for sustained Interest from
the rise of the first until the fall of the
final curtnln has never lieen excelled.
The play le a dramatisation of the two
widely read books, "Raffles” and "The
Amateur Cracksman." Doth books are
collections of sketches, while the play
Is a connected whole Into which n love
story of great beauty and Interest has
been woven. \
S. Miller Kent la too well-known In
more she has that Intangible qunllty
that carries her audiences to the point
of forgetting any little delinquencies of
stage management also.
VINIE DALY AT THE ORPHEUM.
HE DALY HEADS
OHPHEll'S BILL
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Bill Filled With Music and
Comedy Promised For
Week.
Vlnle Daly, the aprlffhtlleat of all the
dancing I >nly«. rom«>a to the Orpheuiu next
week at the head of n program full of fun.
Mho In n alater of l.uejr Italy, well known
In Atlnntn im “Hap” Ward’* beat bower,
an<l of the Into lamented Dim Daly, the
comedian of a few yeara ago. It will be
her Urn vlatt to Atlanta, and alto prnnilm**
a half hour of real dancing, the dancing
thnt made the Italy family famoun. A few
aonga and a few Joken and oouie dainty
coMtunieM will come with her.
The Orphean) will allow Ita appreciation
of ita growing hualneaa by adding two
Ind trombone, making up an orchestra of
•even pieces. All the now music from
Broadway reaches the Ortdieiiin Wore It
Is aged, mid the vaudeville house la usu
ally first with the Inteat successes.
other features of the program next week
will be Finley and Burke. In their aketch
•*A Stugelnnd Hatlre," n bit of fun about
actors and acting. Another la the Duffln
Bedcay trou|ie of acrolmts and gymnaaU, a
really ‘big act.** The ttlstera I at Tour, two
dainty misses from Uallfornl*. will appeur
tor the flrat time In the South In aonga
and dances. The tlreat Terley will offer
some startling lightning costume changea
and Impersonation* of celebrities. Morris
nnd Morris, an I'ngllah Importation, will
give “Fun on n Broomstick, a novel gym
nastic turn, nnd the Itupelta will appeur
In nn acrobatic sketch which baa proven a
i*e HiH'k lieirlntilnc . ,
the year will lie
the fanioua young
—.- f the few* Amerl-
girls to sing lending roles with the
Metropolitan Grand Opera t'oiupnuy of
New York. Managers Weber nnd Bush
promise a star act for every week this
■ea sou.
Evening With Amstsurs.
The amateur iWrformance at theOr-
phoum theater met with another roup
ing reception Friday night and waa
wltneffaed hy n large audience.
Mlaa Gertrude Sims, n 10-yenr-old
miss, with a good voice, sans “Flirty
Kyea,” nnd easily captured the flrat
money. Miss May Nelson, another
young lady with .a very sweet voice,
captured the audience and Incidentally
second prlxe. Kd Creighton, fancy
dancer, gave an Imitation of the Flre-
| men’s Drum Corps among other things,
• and won third prlxe without difficulty.
The Crescent City Quartet sang a
number of songs. The amateur per-
J forrahnee next Friday night will be the
i best ever, for at that time all those
Atlanta to require an Introduction at
the present time. Hla appearances
here In past seasons In sqch successes
as "The Cowboy and the Lady,” "Fight-
I Ing Bob." "Men and Women" and
j "Aristocracy" have flrinly Implanted
him in th^ good graces of Atlanta fhe-
ntergoers. Ills success In Chattanooga
I the week tfefore last was nothing short
t of sensational, nnd his business In
I Nashville this week Is the turgest In
I the history* of the Nashville Bijou. Hla
j supporting company Includes many
players of not«* and the production In
every detail la exactly the same as pre-
j seated all during last season and thti
: .season In the principal cities of the
i United Htates and Canada at the reg
ular 11.50 prices. The usual matinees
wlU be played.
The sale for Monday night la on# of
the largest of the season.
•HANS ROBERT IN “CHECKERS” AT GRAND.
JANE FEARNLEY IN “RAFFLE8” AT BIJOU.
JAN KUBELIK.
The eminent violinist comes to
the Grand next week.
THE CAPTAIN
OF THE KANSAS
By LOUI8 TRACY.
-•The predicament of the giant Knn-
»a»—lnerl, Immovable, lying In Hint
peaceful bay nt the mercy of a horde of
painted snvnges—waa one of the
nt range facte almost beyond credence
which men encounter at lime, In the
by-way. of life.
It reminded Courtenay of a vl.lt he
paid to the crotodtle tank at Karachi,
when a midshipman on the Boardlcea.
He noticed that »ome of the huge sau-
rtan., eighteen feet In length and cov
ered with noale armor off which a bul
let would glance, were squirming un-
eu.lly. and the Hindu attendant to'u
him that they hail been bitten by mo.-
qultoen.
He laughed quietly, but hi. mirth
had a curtou. ring In it which boded ill
for certain unknown member, of the
Alaculof tribe when the threatened _Jg __
tuaal. came to cloae quartern. Elate the ship. It waa about eighty yard.
heard him. Lednlnk over the ralle of
the apar deck, .he a.ked cheerfully:
“What I. the Joke, Captain Courte
nay? And why don't the Indiana come
nearer? Are they timid? They don't
look It.”
He glanced up at her. It aught were
needed to complete the contraat be
tween clvllliatlon and aavagery It we.
given by Jhe comparison which th« girl
offered to the women In the cam*.
“I find the get-up of our visitors dl.
tinctly humorous," he said, “and I hope
they are a bit scared of ua. We would
prefer their room to their company.'*
"Please, what does that mean exact
ly?"
"Need 1 tell you? Tou treat our
trouble, airily."
"Shall one ‘wear a rough garment to
deceive?*” .he quoted with a laugh.
“Don’t you remember the next verse.’
You ought to retort: 'I am no proph
et, I am an husbandman!' But that
would not be quite right, for you are
a sailor.”
Hhe blushed a little at the chance
turn of the phrase,
“If a husbandman has to do with a
tiller I may claim iome expert knowl
edge, Mis. Maxwell.
Etele dared not meet hla eyea; a flood
of understanding had suddenly poured
It. miraculous water, over her. Inci
dent. unimportant In themselves, ut
terances which seemed to have no
veiled Intent at the time, rushed In
upon her with overwhelming convic
tion.
Chrlstobal suspected her of flirting
with Courtenay, and disapproved of It
as strongly as she herself had con
demned Isobel's admitted efforts In Ihe
same direction. Tho not a little dis
mayed. she resolved to carry the war
Into the enemy's territory.
'•Why are you looking so glum. Dr.
ChrlstohaT.”' she demanded. "Has the
captain’s quip given you a shock, or Is
It that you nre surprised at my levity?"
"I am neither shocked nor surprised,
Mies Maxwell. I have not lived flfty
years In this Vale of Tears without
being prepared for the unexpected.”
“Does that Imply that you are disil
lusioned ?"
"Ily no means. My heart Is amai-
Ingly young. 'There Is nq fool like an
old fool,’ you know."
"Oh. please don’t speak of age In
that way. You are fan from being an
antiquity. Why, within the past 24
hours I have come to look on you as
a sort of elder brother, who can be In
dulgent even while he chides."
Courtenay found himself wondering
what hud caused this flash of rapiers.
But, so far as he waa roncerned, the
proceedings of the Indians put a stop
to any further share In the conversa
tion. The canoe had drifted cloeer to
LITERARY LIGHTS AND SHADOWS
By 8. MAYS BALL,
by Luclne
“TWO IN ARCADIA,"
Finch. (Brehtanos.)
To thoroughly enjoy and appreciate
any kind of book the reader must
necessarily be In a receptive mood fer
that special class of literature which
he happens to take up. It Is not al all
necessary to have that "artistic tem
perament" abused so often to enjoy
certain books, but Ip all literature from
Shakespeare down the reader must
meet the author half way or at least
be unbiased or open to conviction.
That from-the-heart little book of
poems. Illustrated by the author. Mlaa
Luclne Finch, called "Two In Arcadia,"
Is a most attractive production. And
In speaking of the illustrations, it
not meant to say simply pictures which
show only what the text has set forth,
but Illustrations which nre really a
part of the text, mcnnlng that the pic
tures “read” along with the poem op
posite and have as much to do with
the Idea Intended to be conveyed as the
text Itself. There are no men. women
or children In the pictures, and no
doubt the Intention of the author Is
that the reader will All up the spaces
with “You and Me." At the first glance
Miss Finch will be understood to have
taken up a most ambitious proposition,
namely, that of picturing or exploiting
"the light that never .waa on land or
sea,” but the author haa approached
and handled her subject In such away
that Instead of any harsh feelings one
might have at her temerity, the reader
will Instinctively feel that Miss Finch
has been doing all of this work for
You and Me.”
“Now. of course. If the reader does
not believe In love. It Is a great deal
better to be “70 years young than 40
years old," or that love la the greatest
thing In the world, why, then. "Two
In Arcadia" la certainly not what that
reader would desire or expect to un
derstand. But It the reader still haa a
few breaths of spring-time tn his soul
and will open up hla heart to the fore
winds of love, to accept Miss Finch's
message, then there la no telling how
much genuine pleasure he will get out
of each little poem which she has sent
forth In "Two In Arcadia.” A great
many of ua may even believe that "Ar-
cadia" la a place which should be kept
free of any publicity, and so It should
In the ordinary sense of the word, but
when so appreciative a student of that
happy land approaches a discussion of
Its delight as does Miss Finch, then
you who understand and enjoy the
dear, tender things of life must peruse
her book to fully understand her suc
cess In the work undertaken. Her book
... for the discriminating reader and
there are a great many of that kind,
notwithstanding tha “beat sellers”
vogue.
Mlaa Luclne Finch la a resident of
Birmingham, Ala., that Industrial cen
ter which assisted In the up-bringing
of Miss Mary Johnston, one of our most
notable American novelists. Miss Finch
the daughter of Mrs. jJulla Neely
Finch, who hae written some exquisite
poetry, which appears from time to
time In Southern Journals.
WALLED IN,” by Elisabeth Stuart
Phelps. (Harper & Broe.) Profeseor
Ferris, at the head of a department In
a large Eastern university, with a wife
and one child, le very unhappily mar
ried. There Isn't any doubt on the
eubject; Ferric knows It and eo does
Mrs. Ferris. Professor Ferris Is wrap,
ped up In hla home life, his wife (If
•he would let him be) and his child.
In addition to this Ferris stands a good
chance of going way ahead In hie pro
fession. Mrs. Ferrle does not care for
her life as the wife of a professor: she
loves the light, nightly things of life,
and, while married, ahe attempts still
to enjoy them, causing great trouble
to all -concerned except herself. Fer
ris has a motor car. which, becoming
entangled In the repairs not yet fin
ished on a bridge, throws Ferris dow n
a ravine, Injures him severely with the
prospect at first sight of a future
walled In" condition of a completely
crippled life. It was, of course, a great
shock to Mrs Ferris; she was no wom
an to nurse a cripple; It would Inter
fere with her pleasures, so a trained
nurse was sent for, tn the person of
Honorta Tryde, Mrs. Ferris' sister,
who, of course,. came, saw and con
quered Ferris. The story then hangs
on Ferris' love and appreciation of the
sweetnesa of Miss Tryde: how he re
alises his condition of being tied to
his wife, how he tells his wife of his
love for her sister, and when. Just as
things looked so hopeless with no
chance at all for the two "affinities,"
Mrs. Ferris goes out boating (the read
er had been expecting this all along')
and Is drowned. So, then, the reader
can see the answer. Of course, Ferris
gets well and marries hla "deceased
wife's slater," for it le In America, not
England, and then, too, English law
has been only recently changed.
Readers who have enjoyed previous
stories of Mrs. Phelps, say, for i n .
stance. 'The Gates Ajar," will be a lit-
tie disappointed In this latest romance
It Is really not worthy of Mrs. Phei|„'
It Is, as- the reader can see from
this outline above, slightly machlns
made, altho the treatment of the thie.
Important characters Is quite unusual
The hero, a crippled creature, is dif.'
ferent from the general run of heroes
The book will Interest a reader, hut
Mrs. Phelps' reputation for plots snd
strong Imaginative writing will not ha
enhanced by the publication of "Walled
In."
“MY MERRY~r"oCKHUR8T,” hy
Agnes and Egerton Castle. (The Mac-.
mlllan Company.)
Those writers of charming romdnoes
Agnes and Eeerton Castle, who
have .delighted thousands with "The
Pride of Jennlco," "If Youth But
Knew," "The Secret Orchard" (now
dramatised* nn the New York stage i,
“The Bath Comedy” and "Incomparable
Bellalrs." need no introduction. Their
latest story or collection of short storlee,
called "My Merry Rockhurst." deala
with Lord Rockhurst. who, thru thick
and thin, stuck to Charles II, of Eng.
land during the latter's enforced exile
When the king was called back to
England after the death of Cromwell.
Rockhurst. of course, came'with hint,
and the latter was made lord constable
of the Tower, and continued as the In
timate friend of hts sovereign. Lord
Rockhurst had a very stern visage, so
gloomy did he alw-aya appear that the
“merrle monarch" always spoke of his
friend In Irony as "My Merry Rot k-
hurst," hence the title to this collection
of stories. There are eight stories, all
connected with each other, but se|ia-
rate and distinct In themselves. Tinw
are written In the familiar vein of the
Caattes.
"THE LONELY HOU8E.” Trans-
lated from the German of Adolph
Streekfuss, (>y Mrs. A. L. Wlster. (J.
P. Ltpplncott Company.)
The translations from the German
by Mrs. Wlster are very familiar to
most readers. All of us recall "The
Old Mam'selle's Secret," "Gold Elsie"
by E. Mnrlltt, translated by Mrs. Wlster
so many years ago. In a foreword to
•"The Lonely House," Mrs. Wlster Inti-
mates that this translation Is "the last
I-shall ever complete." "The Lonely
House” Is a very charming love story
wlth quite a mystery connected with It.
namely, the unraveling of a murder.
There are a delightful heroine and a
fine young lover, who haa been unjust
ly accused of murdering the miserly
father of the young girl. Right at the
beginning the reader can tell who the
real murderer Is, but this does not In
terfere with the enjoyment of the book.
Thru a discovery of evidence by the
old professor, who is a friend of the
lovers, the hero Is exhonerated and
all ends well. The professor tells tho
story and -It Is a very delightful one,
dealing with love and trusting lnc|.
dents. There Is no bad taste In the
reader's mouth or mind after a reading
of tl)!a murder-love story. It Is clean
nnd strong nnd Interesting throughout.
It Burely Is sad to hear that we arc to
have no further translations by Mrs.
Wlster. There are translations nnd
translations. Any German student
could translate "The Lonely House."
but It Is doubtful whether any ordi
nary student of that language could
make It so pleasing as has Mrs. Wlster.
“THE CONFESSIONS AND AUTO
BIOGRAPHY OF HARRY OR
CHARD.” (The McClure Company.)
The principal wltnesa In the trials .if
Haywood and Moyer at Boise, Idaho,
has now published In book form his
autobiography and tho confession ns
he made It on the stand at Boise nnd
to Detective McPurtlnnd (he who broke
up the "Molly McGuires" In Pennsyl
vania a generation ago). It Is a thril
ling human document—that Is all. nnd
whether the reader will believe what
Orchard says will not Interfere with
the Interest of the story Itself. There
Is a foreword to the confession by Ed
win S. Hlnks. dean of St. Michaels
Cathedral at Boise, In which the Rev.
Mr. Hlnks says he la convinced or
chard was telling the truth as the lat
ter saw It. The book Is Interesting
simply as a study of environment and
bad living.
distant when the Indian who was oj
his feet suddenly whirled a ellng and
eent a none crashing thru the window
of the music room. The heavy missile,
which, when picked up, was found to
weigh nearly half a pound, Just missed
Tollemache, who was the first to take
note of the ihare warning given by
Buares, but failed, nevertheleae, to
dodge quickly enough.
The captain raised a'double-barreled
fowling-piece, the only gun on board,
and fired point blank at the savages.
But the women were paddling away
vigorously, and the ahot splashed In
the water on all aides of the canoe, tho
a howl and a series of violent contor
tions showed that one, at least, of the
pellets had stung the wlsened Indian
whom Suarex believed to be a new
comer.
sought Information.
"In some ways I regard you as most
unfortunate,” she said. "I have been
told you are here by accident—that you
never meant to take the voyage at all.
Is that true?"
Frascuelo, delighted to have secured
a sympathetic listener, poured forth
hla sorrows volubly. He bore no Ill-
will against the captain, he said. He
knaw It was wrong to draw a knife on
the chief offleer, aa hla tale was an un
likely one, and he ought to have trust
ed to a more orderly recital of the facts
to obtain credence.
"But I was that mad, Senorlta. I
Juat saw red, and the drink was yet
•urging up In me. I felt I must light
somebody, whntever the consequences."
•'Can you tell me why any one Imd
such a grievance against you that you
There waa no second ahot—cartridges | should be thrown Into the hold un.l
were too precious to be wasted at on | nearly killed? That was a strange
Impossible range—but the undeniable
fact remained that the Indians meant
to be aggressive.
Chrlstobal went to the saloon to visit
his patents; Elsie was left with Mr.
Boyle, who forthwith fell Into a doxe,
being worn out by fresh air and the
excitement.
Joey, having followed Courtenay to
the one doorway In the ship which he
could not enter, trotted hack to And
Elate. She greeted him with enthu
siasm.
Hall, friends." she said. “You. at
least, are not Jealous If I speak to your
master, wherein you show- your ex
ceeding wisdom. Now, since you and
are persons of leisure, tell me. Joey,
what «-e shall do to make ourselves
useful?"
Tne dog was accustomed to being
epoken to. He awaited developments.
"It seems to me. Joey.” she contin
ued, "that Oullelmo Frascuelo Is the
one person on board who claims our
attention. There le a mystery to be
solved. Bound up In It are my poor
leobel that beast. Ventana. and a
drun' coal-trimmer. An odd assort
ment -u rub shoulders, don’t you
think?"
"Are you there, Fraecuelo? May I
•peak to you?"
An exclamation of surprise, a some
what forcible exclamntlon, too, answer,
ed her from an Inner berth.
Fraecuelo waa reclining on a lower
bunk. His Injured leg was well on the
way to recovery, but the wound and Ita
resultant confinement had chastened
him; he had lost the brigandish swag
ger which was hla most cherished as
set.
After acknowledging Inquiries as to
his progress, he showed such eagerness
for news that Elsie told him briefly
what had caused the latest uproar.
She cheered him. too. with the an
nouncement made by the engineer, and I
thing to do, especially as you came
aboard too late for your work.”
"Ah, that Is Ihe point, Senorlta. You
see, we trimmers work In gangs, and
the man who flung me thru the hatch
waa the mnn who hod taken my place.
I see no reason to doubt that It was he
who made me drunk the previous even
ing, and I know who did that.”
"tVhat was his name?"
"Jose Anacleto—'Jose the Wtne-bag'
we call him on the plaxa. I ought t"
have smelt mischief when Jose raid.
Never before had t seen him do such
a thing. And h good liquor, too. Dl"?.
It must have cost him dollars.”
"What object had he In coming "n
board Instead of you?"
"Ah, there you beat me, senorlta. I
have' twisted my poor brain with
thinking of that. We only earned a
dollar a head, and bunkering n ship
from a fiat Is hard work while It lust?,
whereae one would expect Jose to rid?
twenty miles the other way to escape
such a task. Rut he was In the plot,
and he shall tell me why or—"
By force of habit, Fraacuelo put his
right hand to his belt, but his sheath
knife bad been taken from him.
smiled sheepishly; yet his black eyes
twinkled.
"Plot! Why do you apeak of a pi"' •
asked the girl, hoping that the word
betokened some more promising clew
than she could discern thus far. .
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