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12 H II KARST'S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, GA , SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1013. healer Offerings luring Welcome Change {•' +•+ +•*!* +••!* 4*t+ **••*!• Romance Comes as a Foil fo Nodemilij — ^ HARLES AND FANNY VAN and one of their cast in the center; above, Muriel Godfrey, as the mother of Ben-Hur; ; below, left, Robert Hilliard, in “The Argyle Case,” which fol- , lows "Ben-Hur” at the Atlanta, and Lillian Lee Anderson, in [ “The Wn'te Slave.” A ttanta Playgoers ’ 11 7 eekly Calendar At the Atlanta—"Ben-Hur;” ) Klaw &. Erlanger’s spectacle, all week, matinees Wednesday and Saturday. Performances at 8 and 2 o’clock. At the Lyric—“The White Slave,” by Bartley Campbell, all , week, matinees Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. j At the Forsyth—Keith vaude- I ville, all week, daily matinees. Featuring Ruth Orford’s Ele- \ phants. At the Bijou—Jewell Kelley Stock Company, in “Nobody's Claim,” all week, daily matinees. At the Columbia—“By the Sad Sea Waves,” burlesque comedy, > ) all week, daily matinees. Ackter;” Ruth Roye with new songs and gowns; the Vivians, accomplished sharpshooters, and Ward and Weber, in songs and dances. Heroine at the Lyric Not IQ I j ‘White Slave’ Bartley < ’ampbelTs play. “The White Slave,” will be at the Lyric Theater By TARLETON COLLIER *T*HK Atlanta Musical Association | held a meeting Saturday even ing and decided on the date for the next Symphony Concert, which will take place at the Atlanta Theater in December. At this concert there will probably be a prominent soloist on the program. Mortimer Wilson, director, ha* worked hard on the rehearsals and gTeat care has been displayed in se lecting numbers for the program. Mr. Wilson also is a composer. Hans Sltt, the Kuropean score reader of note, who has edited nearly half of the foreign musical publications, has approved most heartily Wilson’s original work. More than 25 classic symphonies haa Mr. Wilson in his repertoire, which he conducts from memory. • • • H CRR DR CORTEZ WOLF FT JN- GEN and Mrs. Carthew Yorston will be heard in an operatic re cital at the Hotel Ansley, December 1, Miss Mildred Harrison accompanist. The patronesses of the affair will be Mrs. W. L. Peel, Mrs. John Mar shall Slaton. Mrs. Milton Arrowood, Mrs. E, M. Horine, Mrs. Frederick G. Hodgson, Mrs A. P. Coles, Mrs. Thos. R. Felder. Mrs Alex Stirling, Messrs. W. Woods White, C. B. Bid-well, V. H. Kriegshaber. George W. Wilkins and Ben I^ee Crew. The following program will he pre sented : “Die T/oreley” Cby request)—Tds*t. Elizabeth’s Entrance; Dich theure Halle, from Tannhauser—Wagner. Rudolph’s Recital from Ia Boheme —Rossini. Ensembles from Lohengrin—Wag ner (a) Act 1, Elsa's Solo; Du Aenn- *te Kannst wohl "nie ermessen;” (b) Exoerpts from the duet Act III. Act I from Walkyre (Duet)—Wag ner. Jewel Arie of Marguerite from Fa u st —G<»u n od Arioso from Pagliacci—Leoncavallo. Scene and Duet from Cavalleria Rusticana—Mascagni. The part of lx>la in this scene is sung by Miss Marguerite Carter, a pupil of Mrs. Kurt. Mueller. • * * jygME. SY B1L-OWKN HARTLEY i was heard in a voice recital Tuesday evening at Cable Hall. A most appreciative audience greeted the singer in her first Atlanta recital. The first group opened with the aria, "Cry Aloud. Spare Not,” from f attcn'8 “Isaiah.” Then came Nymphs and Shepherds,” an old English composition; Henschel’s “Morning Mymri;" a group of Ger man songs by Brahms, Schumann and Haile, selections from the “Marriage of Figaro,'' Mozart, and "Tosca,” clos ing with some English songs. Miss Elizabeth Stillwell accompa nied Mr? Hartley and she gave three piano solos during intermission. rally, is sleeping. And yet— Romance is not altogether dead. There is still alive in every heart a flickering ember of sentiment., how- flickering ember of sentiment, how ever feeble. There is a vague regret that James K. Hackett left off be ing a swashbuckler and became an alert business man on the stage, and that Bothera turned to Shakespeare, and Robert Bdeson to the “prob lem play.” And in every mind there is a question. Hasn’t the stage a mission In exploiting now and then I instances of sublime courage and ; epic greatness and romantic person- | alities? Hhould it not now and then j incarnate ideals instead of Ideas, and dreams rather than cold, dlctagraph- | shoplifting - divoroe-damHged-goods | facts? The question leads to a Justiflca- ! tlon of spectacles like the perform- j ance of “Ben-Hur” that will he In Atlanta for a week, beginning Mon day. It is a play based on a great "white slave “ The title does not ap ply to a victim of the South, when real chattel slavery was in vogue. It is a melodrama of the old school. At the Forsyth theater the bill is promising, as usual. The headline attraction, a troupe of elephants, is sufficiently unique to draw attention. The Jewell Kelley Company at the Bijou and the White Way Burlesque Company at the Columbia promise shows of the usual standard. Ben-Hur Appeals to Lovers of Stage Pictures Klaw A Erlanger have set much store by the production of “Ben-Hur,” that will he the offering at the At lanta Theater this week, with mati nees Wednesday and Saturday. The notices of the show call It “the inter national Ben-Hur.” These same advance notices are eloquent in describing the methods of staging the play. The press agent, for instance, declares: "The play appeals to every person who enjoys a super spectacle. The vivid pictures of life under the glo rious Oriental sun Is a sure magnet for lovers of good art in the theater. Lastly, the height to which stage art \/f(SS JEANNETTK LOWNDES i I gave a song recital Saturday afternoon at the Barili Home Studio on Myrtle street. She has 1 been the pupil of Alfredo Barili for several years and has reached an en viable stage in her work. Following Is the program: “The Monotone,” “The Violet,” Pet er Cornelius. “Lithuanian Song,” “The Malden’s Wish," Fred Chopin. “In the Woods,” “The Sea,” Mc Donald. Flower Song from “Faust,” Gounod. “My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice,” Saint-Saens. “Ah, Love but a Day,” Mrs. H. H. Beach “The Maiden and the Butterfly,” D’Albert. “The Hills o' Skye.” Victor Harris. * # 1 * i CI "IE Story of Christmas." a new I cantata by H. Alexander Mat thews, will be sung for the first time in Atlanta at the First Baptist Church on the evening of December 18, under the direction of J. P. CVDon- nelly. organist. The soloists will be Mrs. Peyton H. Todd, soprano; Mrs. James H. Whitten, alto; Mr. Solon Drukcnmiller. tenor, and Mr. Harry R. BaBtes, baritone. They will be as sisted by a large chorus. human story, and according to every promise, it has been staged with me chanical art and with a display of Imagination. There are features that border on melodrama. There are moments, as during the chariot race, that are exciting and specatcular. There Is a storm at sea, and a yell ing mob in the amphitheater, and a j picture of the Jerusalem of story. Altogether, In “Ben-Hur,” there should be comethtng toward the ful fillment of the esthetic mission of the stage, something to lift the specta tor out of the humdrum into the magic olden times “Ben-Hur” will be at the Atlanta I all the week. The Lyric will house all week a play whose name, “The White Slave,” is rather misleading in the light of the significance that modern times have given the term has been brought in the race scene— a scene in which every nerve and emotion of the spectator is tense with excitement and suspense—would in itself have made the play a pro digious# success.” The grove of Daphne, the picture of Jerusalem when under the domi nation of Rome, the race in the arena of the Circus of Antioch,-the curing of the lepers on the day of Jesus' triumphal entry into the Holy City, the realism of the storm at sea and the rescue of Ben-Hur after his fight with the waters. He says, “All are so literal in their splendor and appeal that one may expect to hear of the play’s success in years to come.” Thomas Holding plays the part of Ben-Hur. Others of the 1 company are Arthur Linden. Walter M. Sher- win, George Sydenham. Virginia Howell. Muriel Godfrey-Turner and Mary Condon. The curtain rises on the evening performance at 8 o’clock, and in the afternoon at 2 o’clock. No one of the audience will be seated during the prelude, which shows the appear ance of the Star of Bethlehem. After “Ben-Hur” there is a re version to the ultra-modern play in two notable Instances. Next week Robert Hillard in the detective play, “The Argyle Case.” will be at the Atlanta Monday. Tuesday and Wed nesday, and the all-star east of “Fine Feathers.” including Robert Edson. Wilton Lackaye. Max Pieman. Rose Coghlan, Lolita Robertson and Lydia Dickson, will follow, Thursday, Fri day and Saturday. Elephants and * Vans’ I On Bill at Forsyth Miss Orford and her Wonderful Ele phants will be the headline feature of the week’s vaudeville bill at the Forsyth. The exhibition of the ele phants and their stunts will be in teresting. no doubt. There are three, all of them well trained, even to waltz ing and tangoing In the most ap proved style. They keep house, con duct receptions, dress and undress and otherwise act after the manner of 1 l eal people. Miss Orford, their director, is a con siderable attraction in herself, being an accomplished dancer. | Other features will be Miss Norton j and Paul Nicholson, in what is termed 1 ‘ a “dramatic cartoon,” whatever that is; Charles and Fannie Van. assisted by Fred O. Van. in their comedy sketch, ‘‘From Stage Carpenter to Pretentious Five-Act Melodrama at Bijou The management of the Bijou The ater promises o..e of the most at tractive novelties of the Jewell Kel ley Stock Company’s season in the show for this week. And it will cer tainly be pretentious, being a five-act melodrama entitled “Nobody’s Claim.” The story in the play is that of a Western mining camp. The scenes are laid in California, the first at a mining camp hotel, the second in the bar of the hotel, the third in a gulch through which a train runs, the fourth the den of a gang It is all very easy to sa.v the stage of to-day, with it* “realism,” its shopgirls and white slave traffic, its detective stories and crook stories, and all ita heterogeneous jumble of alleged real life is not performing its func tion of purveying wholesome entertainment and Instruction. Such talk Is all very meaningless alao, and pretty much, of a pose. The modernist’s frame of mind demands Just that sort of thing. Women are questing the ballot nowadays, and are talking eugenics, and are vitally Interested in vice commissions and tariff schedules. Romance; that is, romance genert- th1s week, with matinees Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The play tells a story' of Southern life in the ante-bellum day's, and re- veaJs considerable knowledge of the times and people of “befo’ de wah” times. It is told after the manner of the conventional and popular melo drama. with its intermingling of com edy and pathos, humor and tragedy. The story is this: A girl grows up in an aristocratic Southern home un der the belief that she is an oc*or< and falls a slave Into the hands of a man who would betray her. She es capes with her lover, and after pass ing through many’ perils, comes at last into happiness, with the knowledge that she is a free-born woman. Of this slender material, the author has woven an Interesting plot, it is said. The play’ is old. having been pro duced first in 1882, but possesses a vigor that has given it long life and the promise of many' years yet to come. 80 Whitehall Street. THE GEM 80 Whitehall Street. 21 Shopping Days Until Christmas Do Your Christmas Shopping At the “GEM" and Do It Now The “Gem” has advanced ideas about “Christmas” Shopping. The Gem Says Shop Now. The “Gem” will show you, if you’ll call, that it holds out substantial inducements for you to buy now. Induce ments that spell a saving of from 25 to 50 per cent on high- class novelties and necessities. The “Gem” says again shop uow and collect at your leisure in the luxury of spare time, and avoid the jostle and jam, the hurry-scurry, the brief at tention and courtesy of overstrung salespeople; all this bus tle and congestion of universal buying for Christinas is just a short time ahead, history will repeat itself, so The “Gem" is giving wise advice when it appeals to your own comfort and convenience and says buy now. The Gem has scores upon scores of suitable Holiday gifts ready for sale, right now, that will gladden the hearts of kith, kin and friends at Christmastide. Make The Gem your Christmas shopping headquarters and start your buying now. 80 Whitehall Street. THE GEM 80 Whitehall Street. of outlaws ami the fifth the cabin • »f the squatter on Nobody's Claim. There will be thrilling events a-plenty, and together a sensational attra< tlon the prospect. There will be the usual daily nu' i- nees at 2:30 o’clock and night per formances at 8:30. Monday night wiU be ladies’ free night, as usual. ‘Sad Sea Waves’ Are Material for Burlesquers “By the Sad Sea Waves” will be the title of the musical burlesque that will be offered at the Columbia Theater this week. A number of new faces will be seen in the cast, changes among chorus and principals alike having been arranged. The show of the week will furnish the company opportunity for the dis play of costumes and for attractive arrangement of the chorus. N v songs and features are promised. A considerable vaudeville bill '.las been arranged as well, and the man agement promises the attraction of the week to be well up with the stand ard that has won general recognition of the Columbia as a house of enter tainment. Drama Notes Robert Hilliard, as Asche Kay ton solving the mysteries of "The Argyle Case,” is alert to seize upon every new device that the up-to-date detec tive uses for confounding the crim inal. Now there is the dictograph. Con cealed in some other unlikely spot, it picks up every word spoken in a room and carries it over the wire to A. stenographer ^ Even then the criminal could say the stenographer made false notes. But what can a criminal do when confronted with the dictograph’s newest attachment, the roneophone? What can he do when a detective seta a. phonograph going and it repeats to him the words that will send him to his doom? You see what he will do in “The Argyle Case,” a detective play in whose authorship Detective Burns figures as a collaborator. * * • Concert agencies in Prussia are alarmed at the agitation to pass a law which regulates their business and allows an agent a commission of 5 per cent as a maximum. 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