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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, l»ltt
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JOHN D.
ROCKEFELLER..
WILTON LACKAyE.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER,
*- INSPIRED THIS PLAT^
INES SPOKEN BY fi) OHNflj {DAGGLETON
HE 0ATTLE” WERE WRITTENl
THEHASTER OF(BILLIONS.
W HEN it was first announced
that John D. Rockefeller
had contributed a num
ber of the lines placed
Into tbe mouth-of the capitalistic hero
of Cleveland Moffett's play, “The Bat-
’ tie," the humorists of newspaperdom
bad seven days' sport with John D, In
the guise of playwright.
The rumor man also saw his oppor
tunity. The piece was heralded as "a
Play that gives the poor millionaire a
rhance." It was advertised through
mediums not generally opened to the
theatrical manager—the‘stock ticker,
for example—so that It was not long
before there were some ready to take
oath that the great financier himself
a as backing the production.
As a matter of fact, however. Rocke
feller's chief contribution to "The Bat
tle" Is not sought In the half dozen
lines or so that came from his pen. but
rather In his Inspiration. Rockefeller,
of course, has no personal Interest In
lbs financial outcome of Mr. Moffett's
play, but in building his character the
author looked to Rockefeller as a
model.
The character of Haggleton, made fa
miliar by Wilton Lac kayo during tbe
three seasons spent In this the moat
successful play of his career. Is sup
posedly the richest man In New York.
Rockefeller, as every one knows,
comes nearer to being an actual billion
aire than any man that ever lived.
Haggleton, as Lackaye portrays him,
bears not the slightest resemblance ■ to
Mr. Rockefeller, but for this there Is a
reason. Haggleton represents tbe
Rockefeller ideas and Ideals, not hla
personality.
There are many Idiosyncraoles and
Iratts of tilo richest man real life can
*how, made familiar by countless news
paper •' descriptions and caricatures,
that would seriously Interfere with in.
. .y
'The ‘Battle."'—Moran, an old Socialist, tries to shoot John J. Haggleton. the multi-million
aire. Haggleton's son interferes.
stant appreciation of the Rockefeller
that Mr. MofTett tries to show.
Consequently In his delineation of the
part Mr. Lackaye hns endeavored to
show a composite plcturt of the finan
cial giant of today—drawing his physi
cal conception more, perhaps, from
Morgan, the late Rogers and Thomas
Ryan than from Rockefeller himself—
but the Haggleton of Mr. Moffett and
Lackaye remains the Rockefeller of
real life set In another physical frame.
The Ideas contained In those speeches
of the play that Mr. Rockefeller actual
ly wrote are voiced In somewhat differ
ent phraseology In the Standard Oil
magnate's book of reminiscences. Al
though It has never been so stated. It
Is not Improbable that In the proof
sheets of this book Mr Moffett found
the germ of his play.
The Incidents of the story of "The
Battle" are all fictitious. There Is noth-
lng In Rockefeller's life that corre
sponds with the plot of the play, but
this plot—an Intensely Interesting story
—was designed merely as a setting of
the character, to Illustrate the efficacy
and value of the Rockefellerlan Ideas
when put to the test of circumstance.
Haggleton Is placed In situations
where he Is forced to demonstrate the
strength of his theories by putting
them Into practice and. with their aid,
overcoming serious obstacles.
Of course Mr. MofTett Is skillful
enough as a dramatist to make It ap
pear that his Ideas are wholly subordi
nate to the story of the play. The fact
that he Is never ‘'preachy" Is loudly
attested to by the big popular success
the play has met with
Yet It la the backbone given "The
Battle" that makes It worth while—
tha underlying purpose that makes It
worth fighting and winning.
. Haggleton's defense of bis business
methods Is very cleverly put The
following bit of dialogue will Ulus-
tratei
Gentle (a Socialist): "You haven't
been honestl"
Haggleton: "Honest? We've kept to
the standard of average honesty la
this country, and no man can succeed
in business who keeps above It The
faults of America's Industrial leaders
are the faults of the American peo
ple."'
Gentle: "No!”
Haggleton: "Yea sir! You attack ua
and blackguard us, but you know
In your hearts you'd do exactly what
we do If you'd had the chance Toe
know we are precisely as honest ae
the average American citizen. If we
weren't we'd be In JalL You say wa
break the law? Well, we do. But
who doesn't? Give the average Ameri
can citizen an automobile and watch
him break the epeed law. Let tha po
liceman atop him and see the flash ad
his ten dollar bill. That's bribery.
Watch the average American woman
back from Parle with a lot of new
dresses. Does she smuggls them In?
Well, watch her. I tell you the only
law anybody respects Is custom.
What does the. average American citi
zen do when he wants a drink In a
prohibition state? He breaks the law
and gets It And the average Ameri
can mother when she tells the eon-,
ductor how old her little boy Is? She's
a good mother end all that but she’d
let Jimmie ride on half fare until ho
bad whiskers If ahs could."
Again Haggleton says: "It's not
mere' capital and plant. It la not the
strictly material things, that make up
business, but It's the character of the
men behind these things.” That Is
one of the Rockefeller sentiments.
The attitude of the poverty stricken
toward the millionaire le humorously
Hummed up by one of the other char
acters of the pleca In speaking of
the complaints of the tenant of one of
Haggleton's big east slda tenements
he says: "You make me tired. If a
woman has twins In this tenement
.aey blame It on Jobn J. Haggleton."
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MME. GADSKI'S CONCERT ,
AN EVENT OF THE SEASON
For two separate reasons music lover*
In Atlanta are Interested In the appear
ance of Madame JohannaGadskl In concert
at the Auditorium-Armory Saturday
night, in the first place, Madame Gadskl
Is a grand opera star of tho first bril
liancy, tho greaest Wagnerian soprano
alive today, and to hear her will be the
biggest treat Atlantans have been accord
ed since the Metropolltsn opera season
here last spring, when she was one of the
stellar attractions. In the second place.
Madame Gadskl la coming under the aus-
the free Sunday afternoon organ recitals
which 4.M* Atlantans have been hearing
regularly, and which should be continued.
Here Is a list of the numbers Madame
Gadskl will sing In Atlanta. They will be
In ten parsed here and there with piano
and organ solos:
Wldmung—Robert Schumann.
Nuasbaum—Robert Schumann.
Who la 8ylviaf—Frans Schubert.
Hark, Hark, the Lark!—Frans Schubert.
Mslnach—Brahma.
The Message—Brahma.
With a Water Lily—Grieg.
Kin Schwan—Grieg.
The Oray-Blue Dove—Saar.
Unmindful of the Hoses—Schneider.
Bird Raptures Schneider.
Three Children's Songs—Sydney Homer.
Serenade—Richard Strauss.
Aria "Dich Leuve Halts"—Tannhauser-
Wagner.
iTebestod-Tristan and Isolde—Wagner.
Tickets are on sale at the Cable Plano
Co. and at Phillips A Crew Co.'!. Many
reservations have been made, and the au
dience wilt be a brilliant one, but plenty
■THE MIDNIGHT SONS” IS
COMING FOR WHOLE WEEK
Characterized as the biggest musical
play aver produced. "Tho Midnight
Sons," with He cast of 100 persona
and Its realistic theater scene, comes
to the Grand for
12.
To call 'The Midnight Sons" a
cal comedy gives no Idea as to
character of the performance. It Is
more a spectacular production than a
musical play. In New York they
called it a "musical moving picture In
eight films.” There are two acts and
"THE MAN OF THE HOUR”
AT THE LYRIC FOR WEEK
Tho great play, "The Man of the
Hour,” will be the attraction at the
Lyric for a week commencing Monday,
November 21. No other American
play has commanded such a cosmo
politan following aa this strong, vital,
vigorous play of Broadhurst's, with Ua
big, forceful types of masculinity, Its
gentle and appealing examples of
womanhood. Its charming love story
and Its abundant and buoyant fund of
general good humor.
Flays of the standard of 'The Mgn
of tbe Hour” encourage the belief that
the American stage la pressing Into
new and sweeter postures upon which
the public will feed In the years to
come. The play In n messags to the
people. Its pertinent ond timely
truthn she carried straight to the mind
and conscience of the playgoer. While
It Is before him he Is alike diverted
and uplifted. When be goes away he
has something to think about.
A special cast will be seen during
this engagement. It Includes Felix
Hanoy, Joseph O. LeBrasse, Edwin
McKIm, P. Jefferson Rollow, Elliott J.
Minima, Joseph B. Coughlin, William
Lloyd, Harry J. Hewitt. Gertrude Fow
ler, Anna Lehr, Bertha Holly and oth- ■
era.
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The Lyric this week—“At
the Mercy of Tiberius.”
AT UNIVERSALIST CHURCH
At the Universallst church. East Ksr-
of Rev. K. Dean Ellen wood. A cordial In
vltatlon la extended to all the member*
and friend* of the church and congrega
tion. and nU ore earnestly urged to be
present. A upper all! he served by the
men of the church at 7 o'clock, and the
Informal reception to tbe pastor and hi*
ell* sill 4olios.
most remarkable of theae pic
ture* I* that showing a Pullman train
In motion with a bridal party on th
rear platform, and the Interior of an
opera house with perfectly arranged
orchestra seats and sloping aisles, tiers
of boxes, balcony and gallery, with
every incidental thing which goea to
add to the picturesqueness, safety ant
comfort of a theater. This scene lasts
about 3a minutes and Is the moat gen
uinely funny in the play.
Vaudeville at Bllou.
~ telly be the blg-
>n'at the Bllou the
ater and patrons or this house will •
the biggest vaudeville attraction ever <
fend In Atlanta at 10-cent prices. It
to ba tbe Princess rand show. The head,
liner will be Frank Mastin. Kelly and
company, presenting "Tom and Jerry.” a
comedy sketch. The juggling Matiheus
ore booked also. Hutch Cushy In "l»10
and Something" I* on the bill, and Mrs.
Peter Maher and Lilliputian* complete
the program. Joe <’omlia win have new
Illustrated song*. Matinees ere given
every afternoon at 2:30 and I. end night
s at ;.3« and v.
Mary Mannerlng at Grand.
Mary Mannerlng Is appearing In her
metropolitan success, "A Man’s World,”
at the Grand.
This drama has Justified the hopes
that were mode after the appearanco
of the author's first work, for tbe has
token a stronger and broader problem
and at tho name time provided Miss
Mannerlng with a role which gives her
an ideal opportunity to display her rare
dramatic qualities. Saturday night ]
close* the engagement
Dan Burke, the cleverest dancer In
sugeland. and bis 8lx Wonder Girl*
will be at the Forsyth the week of De
cember 5, and on the same blit will be
Frank Milton and the DeLong Sisters,
he Cadets deGascogne, the Four Bolses
and Robert Henry Hodge and Com
pany.
Maggie' Cline, tbe ‘famous Irish
comedienne, I* soon to appear, and
Lillian Shaw will return just after the
holiday*.
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Concert st ths Grand.
Bastnnlng Monday. Manager Perry of
I rand will have bis orchestra, under the
1 traction of Vincent Key. give half-hour
■oncerts before each performance, at
which time all tbs overtures and genu
of the Broadway production* of the Bhu-
bert* will be played. It t* the hop* of
the manager that these conceit* will be
of num.-lent interest to bring the patron*
of th* Grand out early, so that all may
be seated before tha rise of the curtain.
The^ program for the first half of th*
March—"Midnight Son*" (jtubbett).
SCENE FROM “THE MAN OF THE HOUR.’
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