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ATLANTA THEATERS OPEN FOR THE SEASON
■ The Confession,” by James Halleck
Reid, which has enjoyed a successful
run at the Bijou theater, Broadway,
Xew York city, will be seen at the
Xt'anta Monday and Tuesday, with a
matinee, dares to tell the truth.
an d in its telling unfurls a dramatic
story of power, strength and literary
merit. "The Confession” uses in its
theme a vital subject. A priest's duty
to his church, versus his duty to his
6 tate —in fact, it is a story that-runs
the gamut of every human emotion, and
vet there is not a line that would of
fend tl»e most sensitive. No more ab
sorbing tragedy has ever been con
ceived, no greater stage picture and
l<sson ever presented. This epoch of
Christianity provides material for a
play of unusual interest, unlike any
thing else ever produced.
Mr Reid is firm in his belief that a
much abused public will welcome a play
with real life interest, not depending
upon the loud, the sensational or the
vulgar for its success, but rather upon
truth, which, since time began, has al-'
ways been stronger than fiction. The
management of the play, firm in Mr.
Reid's belief, have furnished this play,
The Confession," with a cast of abil
ity.
•NAUGHTY MARIETTA" WILL
SOON COME TO ATLANTA
Naughty Marietta,” a comic opera
in two acts, by Victor Herbert and Rida
Johnson Young, is announced for the
Atlanta Friday and Saturday, Septem
ber 20 and 21. under the management
of Oscar Kammerstein. Florence Web
ber. a young American prima donna so
prano, with a phenomenal record as
■'Naughty Marietta" to her credit, is the
star. She is assisted by a company of
sixty, gathered from Mr. Kammerstein's
grand opera forces, and a special or
chestra.
This company, with the splendid pro
duction supplied, makes_"Naughty Ma
rietta" one of the most dependable light
opera organizations extant.
The story is both dramatic and amus
ing. Romance and adventure are close
ly interwoven with several plots of
minor Importance, and In its entirety
Naughty Marietta" can boast of a lit
erary and musical foundation such as
are always found In classics. It is in a
class by itself and justifies the two
years of capacitj- business which it has
received at the hands of the American
theater-going public.
Miss Webber Is admirably suited for
the role of Marietta. Her voice is of
unusual caliber, being a powerful col
oratura soprano of more than ordinary
range and sweetness. This Is supple
mented by her histrionic ability. Seats
go on sale Tuesday.
AL. G. FIELD IS COMING
WITH GREATER MINSTRELS
For his twenty-seventh season Al. G.
Field, who will bring his stars of min
strelsy t 0 Atlanta for three nights and
a matinee on September 23 at the At
lanta, has provided a brand-new pro
gram of features for which this noted
minstrel is famous.
Instead of the automatic semi-circle
for the ojJtning spectacle, a display
through which runs a plot has been
prepared. The title “Minstrelsy Past
and Present" gives a clew to the pos
sibilities that have been worked out,
and the scene, a hotel veranda and
lawn at Ormond Beach, Florida, on the
eve of the great automobile races, af
fords an opportunity for a tropical
scenic production that employs a num
ber of startling mechanical effects.
At the conclusion of a program of
minstrel song and story, the automobile
races are shown in their entirety, while
the comedians are afforded chances to
create gales of laughter with a dilapi
dated car which thev enter in the speed
contests.
All Hallowe ’en” or "Lish Murn’s
Bream" is the title of a most preten
tious dancing sketch and scenic specta
■)• showing Goblin Dell and Hades
Ihe Opening of the Panama Canal."
with the first boat passing through the
l"' k, forms a basis for a historical and
patriotic pageant that employs the serv
ices of the half hundred members of
the company.
OPTICAL WORK OF THE
HIGHEST CLASS
Is what Dr. Hines, the Opto
metrist. gives In every case. He
■ xamlnes tile eyes and fits glasses
in such away that they relievo
tile trouble, remove all strain
from the nerves and muscles, give
perfect sight and make life'worth
living.
He does all this without para
lyzing the eyes with poisonous
drops and drugs. Have your
eyes examined by scientific meth
ods and get pleasure, comfort and
relief out of your glasses at once.
Examination Free.
The "Dixie” finger top eye
glasses, the invention of Dr.
Hines, will stay on any nose;
can not slip or fall off.
HINES OPTICAL COMPANY
91 Peachtree St.
felween Montgomery and Alcazar Theaters
rnn i lhe Confession. at the At- Josie Heather on the vaudeville bill opening the Grand next week,
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OPENING OF THE GRAND
WILL BE A BIG EVENT
Piloted by Jake Wells and under the
personal management of Hugh L. Car
doza, the Grand will be launched on the
vaudeville sea Monday afternoon and
will commence what promises to be the
greatest season in all the life of the
famous old s heater.
For years the Grand was the leading
theater of Atlanta and the South.
Conditions put it out of the running two
years ago, and when Jake Wells came
into possession of the property on July
1. it was predicted by those who had
followed the career of the successful
theatrical man that the Grand would
come back.
A few weeks ago it was announced
that Mr. Wells would devote the Grand
to Keith vaudeville. Without publicity
and almost behind closed doors he has
directed and planned a wonderful
change in the appearance of the thea
ter. Every possible comfort and conve
nience has been provided, and there is
much that will be restful to the eye as
well as the body.
The season will commence with the
usual matinee on Monday and contin
uing there will be the popular daily
bargain matinees and night perform
ances that will attract that multitude
of people who have grown fond of real
vaudeville.
The Grand box office will be open
daily from 10 o'clock in the morning
for the accommodation of those who
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IH.E ATLANTA GEOh’GIAX IN!) NEWS. SATLKDAI, SEPTEMBER U. U;i_.
will want reservations in advance. Tel- |
■ ephone service has been connected and
prompt acknowledgement of calls is '
promised.
Tlie opening bill lias been arranged I
witli great skill and care. It is ap
-1 parently just the kind of program that
will apj al to the theatergoers. There
> are several headliners, and all the acts
are features, the kind that appear in
’ the principal theaters of the country
and in Europe. There are two for
-1 eign acts that will figure prominently
in the opening of tile Grand.
The headline feature will be Willard
Simms in the funniest act that was
I ever presented on any stage. It is tlie
famous wall papering stunt that has
been offered all over the world and
that has never been successfully dupli
cated. Willard Simms is a real actor,
and with it all a comedian of the
highest quality. He Is ably support'd
by a clever man and a clever woman,
and “Flinders' Furnished Flat" prom
ises to be a big winner in the race for
laughs.
A special feature will be the appear
ance of Josie Heather, the winsome
English comedienne who has been so
successful since her introduction to
American vaudeville some weeks ago.
The dainty little woman has a library
of original and exclusive song hits that
promise to add to the popularity of the
bill.
Another feature, a special added at
traction. will be the appearance of Cae
sar Rivoli, the world famous artist, in
impersonations. This man, who changes
his clothes quicker than a woman car.
change her mind, will perform some
truly sensational feats In quick changes.
He will play a comedy, taking all of
II the parts himself, and will forfeit a
thousand dollars if it can be shown that
other than himself appears in the
I sketch. In addition, he will imperson-
I ate some of the musical masters, while
directing the orchestra.
Other features are. on the bill, and
among them will be J. Francis Dooley
and Corinne Sayles in a new version of ,
[ their delightful oddity, "Pavement P .t
--i ter." There isn't a funnier man In
: the show business than Dooley, The
act Is one of the high standard sort.
I And the lilt of the bill will have to re- ,
i member th" appearance of Mux Ford
rind Rohlp Maxwell There an* no hot
ter Hlngt rx and dancer#, and no act ;
doing a mor*- ploaMlng entertainment
The < lever male member of the team is
one <»f the champion dancer# of t/ie
country and Jilh dainty partner Jx id
i only i ■va lint hat art
MarlinoiH and Hylve ter, fainoun the
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•■lt III" [.y 1,-XI Week. \ ~ !
will offer “An Attempt at Suicide,” and
it is nearly a fact. These men are
positively sensational, and have been
identified with some of tlie great suc
cesses in vaudeville. A feature will be
the appearance of Kluting's Entertain
ers, a combination of dogs, cats, rab
bits and pigeoits. all traiupd and really
wonderful, in a performance that will
create lots of interest, especially for the
ladies and children.
And tlie Pathe motion pictures of
topics that are interesting will com
plete the program.
The opening of the Grand will lie an
event, and it is predicted that the fa
mous theater will immediately return
to its great popularity of former years.
FORSYTH HAS ANOTHER
GOOD BILL NEXT WEEK
Next week's bill at the Forsyth con
tains some splendid acts that will prob
ably help break the attendance record
of the house. Since the inauguration
of popular vaudeville hundreds of peo
ple have been converted to this popula
form of entertainment and there is
every Indication that interest is grow
ing greater with each week. The bill
for this week created a splendid Im
pression. For the coming week a great
deni of care has been exercised In se
curing Just tlie kind of a bill that will
please the followers of popular vaude
ville There will be musle, comedy,
novelty and vocal numbers blending In
pertiet harmony, and rhould form the
kind of entertainment that Is te st liked
here.
Among tlie ni ts will be The Vynos, it
on In st riunentiil offering; Minnie Vl'-
i torsoti und company. In a comedy
!• lorenci''elibiT. starring in ‘‘Naughty Marietta,” coming
to the Atlanta, September 20th and 21st.
singers, and Aldro and Mitchell, com
edy acrobats.
Motion pictures will constitute an
important part of the bill.
At the Bijou.
There is an act billed for next week
at the Bijou which will probably create
more talk than any stunt of its kind
that lias been offered in Atlanta in
many seasons. This refers to Paul
Stevens, the kiag of equilibrists, who
does the most original and difficult bal
ancing feats ever accomplished. Ho
not only climbs an unsupported pole,
but goes Up II flight of steps on this
same pole, accomplishing that whi'b
has been heretottiie thought almost
impossible by performers In this line, i
The bill will also include snowy May
hpUe, a dainty little singing eome- 1
• li<rin»', Edna Erskine and « mni niv in'
a lively comedy act, and Goodrich, \'an I
and Hill, one of the b< -t athjikelh : I
singing actx in the busln« It will I*. !
seen at a glan< < that the hill • ••inii.iH ■* ■
merit and novelty, and should b< un
usually attractive to patrons <>f th* I
that has been seen at that popular the
ater in many weeks. The very best of
• ■are will be exercised in selecting the
motion pictures, featuring strong dra
matic subjects and splendid comedies.
Matinees will be given as usual every
afternoon at* 3 o’clock, except Saturday.
THE PRODIGAL’S RETURN.
Jack could not get on very well with
his people at h’time, so he enlisted, and.
after a time, went to the Philippines.
After some years he A*turned to his
native village. How surprised the old
folks would be! He walked along the
village street in his smart-looking uni
form, his heart beating fust as he
mar- d the old home. Opening the gate.
In t' ri-'-l up the gravel path. Just then
i a fer« - lous dog rushed out and grab
•bed the soldier’s leg. Shaking the dog
• tT, h« : < e<|j!y regained the road, and
a ■ st mdlng on the other side of the
I;, id . when his old father came out.
■’Ah, m\ son," said the old man. "like
j the pi. ilir. il, sou have returned.”
- "Wied th* soldier; "but it’s
\’*ui "iif-• imbd d"g that’s enjoyed the
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I—MAGAZINE SECTION.
"SEVEN DAYS” AT LYRIC
ALL NEXT WEEK
Any play gains by clever acting,;in
which respect “Seven Days" will bene
't very decidedly at the Lyric, starting
; Monday. The significance of the New
; York career of “Seven Days” is tell
ing. No other comedy has ever been
-o long on Broadway, hence the natu
ral conclusion that “Seven Days” is
the biggest of all comedy hits. In Chi
cago, Boston, Philadelphia and other
cities it holds the record for popular
success. It is not going too far to say
that this comedy by Mary Roberts
Rinehart and Avery Hopwood has
made more persons laugh, and laugh
longer and harder, than any ever seen
on the American stage. It has every
thing that makes high-class, merry en
tertainment, without blemish of coarse
ness.
"Seven Days" is a laugh provoker
almost to excess. The authors have
achieved a rare accomplishment In
constructing three acts of purely dra
matic comedy, and having the fun ab
solutely continuous.
Wagenhals & Kemper, producers of
the play, are sending ft here with 11
New York cast and with the entire As
tor theater production. The scenic ef
fects are striking and women will be
especially Interested in the gowns.
These are fresh from Paris and of the
advanced fashion. They were'lmported
by Wagenhals & Kemper from the
leading makers, who designed them es
pecially for use in "Seven Days." How
ever, gowns are merely an incident. The
main thing is that "Seven Days” is the
funniest and best comedy before th*
public, and that it is coming here with
a brilliant cast and production, after a
third year on Broadway.
TOO FRAIL TO LAST.
“So you’ve broken off your engage
ment with Miss Smarte?” asked the in
quisitive friend.
His victim shook his head.
“No,” he replied; "I didn’t break it
off."
“Oh, then, she broke It off?”
"No,” answered the young man, en
joying his friend's growing wonder.
“But it is broken off, isn’t it?” per
sisted the curious one.
"Oh, yes!" explained the young man,
gently. "She told me what her dress
maker's yearly bill was, and I told her
what my Income was. Then our en
gagement gently dissolved.”
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