Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

II i ii r. A I IjA.N 1 A ' TT-A-MU IliV.'l A.M» E/ VV O. II ’ A If" Fni it n 4 ■ IEN-HUR GREAT AS SPECTACLE, Actors Take Parts Well, but Pow erful Scenes Are Glory of Show at the Atlanta. By TARLETON COLLIER ilDLUGHTS GEORGIA POLITICS J&jf JAMIS b. nevtn on [EE PRICES FULL Mt tibility for no I ho bounds of ig< production o oo a pleasing spectacle and «t flu* • une timf- n pleading drama. f n Hur," which opened at the Atlanta Monday night, being the or- fal> of being iho other As a »pr< tarn* and ms su-h "R^n- Hur” make.s ith strongest bid toi glory —•the production i* rather fln«. There ire ingenious tontn\an> < io bring about certain startling effe« in, as 1 r. the inivtHiue of th*» shipwreck grenr and the chariot race 7'hare «re »-n- fcomblon, parti< uiarly toward tlie last of the plav, which <rea!<- flic Impn *> elon of *omcthtng like grandeur of th« stirring, inspiring sort. There are the two scenes, for instance, at the very last, one showing the awful Vale of Hirinom, to which lepers are con signed, and the other revealing Mount Olivet Hiid its great crowd waiting tv meet the Mesy ah. Suggestion Does Much. Roth these scenes have that qualRy of grandeur, it mini lie admitted, however, that the effect is produced as much by suggestion as by visuali zation. In these two last scenes, too, there is a dramatic power that Is Im pelling. Concerning "Ben Hur as a plus’, however, it is to he questioned whet h er too many long, exacting explana tory speeches and too much lurtxiiknt acting make anything for the com fort of the audience. le w Wallace'* novel, however, you naturally would expect to lend Itself to a forced, high- tension drama The ailing of its kind was good Thomas Holding playing the part of Ben-Hur, wa» admirably adapted to that heroic part, by reason of per sonal appearance, voice and ability *o net well. His enunciation was per fect That is considerably to hi* cred it, when you consider that he hardly spoke a line during the three hours and a half that was not impassioned and full of fire. Cast Is Strong. And u> much can not be said of all the cast Virginia Howell was a sufficiently ♦ ffectivi It. and Interpreted ’he character satisfactorily. However, the character, to begin with, is rath- * r impossible. Still that criticism might apply to several of General Wallace'?* creations Arthur Linden as Messale, Walter Shertvin as Simonides, Roberta Bren nan as Esther are to be accorded i word or two for their work. "Ben-Hur” will be at 1 tie Atlanta all the week, with matinees Wednes day and Saturday. The performance* l*i gin at s o’clock in the evening and 2 o’clock at the matinees Forsyth Bill Has Several Good Turns. After Miss Orford and her wonder ful elephants have been exploited as the week's attraction at the Korsyth Theater, to the exclusion of othei things, it conies as a rattier pleasant surprise that there should lie some thing besides the pachyderm per formance tluit really has elements of y xcellonce There, for instance, is the work of Miss Norton and Raul Nicholson in a sketch of Miss Norton’s own crea tion that »he. is pleased to call a ’’dramatic cartoon " All of It being pleasing, there are certain lines and certain business in the sketch that drove Monday’s audience to enthu- BABY RESTS AFTER BATH .James D Price, Slate Commissioner of Agriculture, is intensely lnt» Tiled in the present State Horn f’lubs Show Recently In Washington Rity, Com- i o ssioner Prh e gave to the Washing ton Post a significant and illuminat ing editorial on the subject of the boys’ corn clubs in Georgia, which all member* of the same will lie glad to read, no doubt particularly In con nection with ttie big Horn t’lubs Show now under wa>, Mr. Price said The boy farmer* not only have increased the value of our corn crop more than $100,000 which isn’t so very much, in dollar- and cents, per haps but they have done an infinite ly groatei work in inspiring our farm er* generally to attempt improved method*, wit It- the result t ha t land which two year* ago whs producing $2.* an sere is now producing corn values in e>.<•<•«* of $H»ft. "What does this mean to GeorgiaV Simply that Its banks are now prac tically overflowing wit) i funds, wherea.* a year - ago money could not be obtained on collateral of the most gilt-edged variety, due purely to the fact that there was none on deposit. What is true of Georgia Is true in ;i measure of all other Southern States "'The Federal Department of Agri culture has not confined its efforts It* helping raise corn. It has shown i s tin- broad advantage to be obtained through a diversification of <ioj.- and has instilled into the minds of our farmers tin- fact that they should not sell their grain, hut feed it to stock To demonstrate this, the Fed eral department is now organizing pi}, clubs, and buyers from the t’lih u •• packing houses are touting the South to purchase < a 11 le "t’otlon. of course, is sttll our stn pie, and while the Georgia cotton crop this year - will be worth $176,000 000, our corn crop will be worth at least $11)0.000,000, and. besides, we will have a heavy hay crop and large harvest* of other grams As t he agri- cultural representative of the Stair 1 , I am urging the people to study and to follow the methods taught by the Federal Department of Agriculture, and we are now working hand in hand with it ‘"Too high praise can not he given tills great national department for the work it Is doing to benefit the farm ers of the South and nation.” A North Georgia editor has sold hi* newspaper it rid entered the min istry, and a South Georgia editor has sold his newspaper and entered poli- t ics. The versatility of the amalgamated Georgia editorial mind is truly ainaz- ing! The United States Live Stock San - tnry Association, a national organi zation of officials in charge of live stock sanitary control in each of the different States and those employed by the Federal Government, is now in session in Chicago. Dr. Peter F Bahnsen, of the Geor gia Department of Agriculture, presi dent of the association, is presiding at tha sessions. A vast amount of important busi ness is up for consideration this year, and a special session is set aside for an extended consideration of nog cholera, the manufacture of hog chol era serum and its distribution. The suppression of tuberculosis among live stock, tick eradication and the production and distribution of a sen llary milk supply have each a half flav’s spec-in! session assigned them. 7'he steadily grow ing interest in th<* live stock industry makes thi* meet ing of moi«' than passing interest. No live stO‘ k industry can prosper un less i■ ■ ravages from infectious and contagious diseases are held in check, and such r«-sulih can only he obtained by propel .i»-opera t loti under the di reel ion of men especially trained l'or Much duties Organized by half a dozen men a ’ Fort Worth seventeen years ago, this assn aiinri has grown to he the larg est mid most powerful organization of i'H kind in the world, and Dr Baht.sen is its fiend and front. Congressman Dudley M, Hughes, of ' .i- Twelfth Dlstrh■». who apent a few hours in Atlanta recently on his way to Washing (on, believes thy present session of Congress the first regula. s ss on of the Name is likely to run well along to July before adjourn ment. Mr. Hughes expects currency legis lation to be effected eventually, much after the fashion desired by the Pres ident and his: Hos* advisers, but ho does not expect it to come precipi tately. There s h very gr«*at deal of hon- e»t difference of opinion in Congress. mo Mr Hughes thinks*, with regard to eurreney legislation, and these fferei hed out thoroughly nnd with due consid eration for everybody, and that will take lime Just what direction the anti-trust campaign will take the Congressman from io Twelfth hardly seemed able to predict. He expects file Admin istration to be very vigorous, if not actually radical, in that direction, but progress will be necessarily slow, nev«rt Helens. 'Phare has been some talk of oppo sition to Mr. Hughes in the Twelfth, hut apparently the suggestion is not worrying the Congressman particu larly He says he intends remaining «t his post of duty in Washington, doing the beat he knows how for his constituents, nnd will cross no re- election bridges before he gets io them. "The suggestion that Govern vr F.leiSe is to havi a walk-over’ in his race for the I'niled States Sen ate which statement I have noticed in the press here and there of late.” said a prominent South Carolinan to- dav "Is all a mistake -a higfl radical mistake. On the contrary. Rlease is going to ha l ve the very hardest tim* of his <areer getting elected over the present Senator. Ellison Smith. ”Blea*< has a large following in South Carolina, and lie has been able to hold it together mighty well, but It alone can not elect him It must be skillfully combined with other ele ments to get by with a load like Please ” Rleuse ha* rather overdone the thing, too, of late particularly in the matter of pardoning red-handed crim inals by the wholesale, and turning them loose on the State. Thousands of the best people of the Palmetto Slate are determined that Rlease shall not misrepresent it in the highest position within the gift of the people "Rlease has managed to bluff his way along in large measure so far, but his bluffing days are over South Carolina Is nearing the end of Rlease- ism mark that prediction! Kllison Smith may not he the grandest sen ator ever elected to Congress from South I’arolinn. but lie is going back to tlie Senate over Blease going back with a whoop!” CUTICURA SOAP Because of its extreme puritv. delicate emollient properties and refreshing fragrance. Assisted |>y (’uticura Ointment it i? equally effective in the treat ment of heat rashes, itchings. rritations and dialings. < - U i a >«*,) and Ointment aotd tu;ougbout tb« *’ ■’ 1 ' l ** ; * ■*-» jd«* of uacti mailed frev with tN <.k w.< e«i utieunt," D«pt ISO. Uamou **• -V5»*n Win «' ve and shampoo with ('utlruta . win find It b«»t for skin •nd Mali* I lllfgMarvel A mnrdrrjgriRt for If h« catnot •up- i'T the MARVEL, . U.. 44 t. id* St.. HI Wbirfi^ Douche elastic applauding The sketch is the story of a young couple who are try ing to keep house in a single room, and It Is not warped out of all human proport ions Miss Orford’s Elephants, however, probably deserve the title as the headline attraction Two elephants as large as any ever seen in tlie cir cus and a smaller elephant present a startling appearance on the stage And If the blase ahovvgoers who al ways leave during the last act had waited until the end they would have seen several exhibitions of remarka ble animal Intelligence. Kven the girls who make their supercilious way up the aisles while the last act is in progress It i* quite a habit with a vaudeville audience have never seen anything better Miss Ruth Rov e was a surprise, too. | She was practically unknown in At lanta. but she overcame that handi cap with her first song The young woman is a promising comedienne. The three Vans have a unique sketch, "From Stage Carpenter to Ackter,” which is as full of laughs as a vaudeville audience should re quire The Vivians, sharpshooters of abil ity. open the excellent bill, and are followed by Ward and Weber, who have a costume dancing act. Klein. Abe and Nicholson, comedy musi cians. ar<* another bunch of strangers who made their how to Atlanta very auspiciously "White Slave" at Lyric Well Acted. It is quite refreshing to see rfi these days of swift-acting, compact drama, a play of the old line, with its leisurely unfolding and its disre gard of unities Like "The White Slave” at the Lyric Monday night. The play is a picturesque old melo drama. and is unique by reason of its long-continued vogue, if for nothing else. ll has six acts and seven tableaux, and a lengthy dramatis personae, be sides other orthodox features. Rut the big crowd that saw it pn opening night greeted its melodrama vocif erously. It was well acted, and there were comedy bits and specialties, in cluding first of all a negro string band, that were pleasing 7'he plav tells a story of life in the South of 1837. Lisa, the white slave, is regarded as an octoroon, although she really is the legitimate daughter of a wealthy plantation owner. The . poor creature is beset, by as many tribulation* as a writer of melodrama could concoct, but all ends well. Liilian l*ec Anderson was a suffi ciently pathetic Lisa, and Leo A Ken nedy as t’lay Britton, iter hero-lover, supplemented her work capably. The • as! altogether was well balanced Robert t’ampbell. son of the author, is manager of the company'at the Lyric. _ Tai31£ 0-H“TL niNNEIi> s Auburn A* Sunday NiGHTf ATLANTA 1 ™ All Week — Matinees Wed. and Sat. Klaw & Erlanger’s Stupendous BEN-HUR Nights 50c to $2. Mats. 50c to $1.50 LYRIC t w!ek Matinees Tues, Thur. and Sat. BARTLEY CAMPBELL'S GREAT SCENIC MELODRAMA The White Slave Columbia Burlesque Theater 14 Central Avenue Mvtinees Daily at 3. Nights at 7:30 and 9 THE GIRL SHOW By the Sad Sea Waves.' RED AND GRAY EAGLE. 20—BROADWAY BROILERS—20 SWEEPS U. s. Drop to 31 Cents a Dozen An nounced by Chicago Firms. Investigation Planned. * HR'AGO. Dec 2 fOgg price* wavered to-day a* tlie boycott, start- • more than a wf*rk Ago in Chicago. ontinued to spread to nearly every important city in the country. Two large firms here to-day &n- i 'Minced that markets: would he opened in various parts pf the city, and eggs would be offered for 31 cents a'dozen. The retail price pre dominating'ir. Chicago to-day was 48 cents. Dispatches from Detroit, St. Paul. Kansas City, Baltimore. Washington and a dozen other large cities told of thousands of clubwomen voting to buy no eggs until the price dropped to at least 32 rents a dozen Federal District Attorney Wilker- son ‘has begun plans for a sweeping Grand Jury investigation of charges against men who ow*ned stored eggs in Chicago, with a view to bringing criminal prosecution. Tlie District Attorney has promised to bring about prosecution of the r’hicago Butter and Kgg Board as members of a trust in restraint of trade before the end of this wp‘-k Gains30Pounds in 30 Days Every Thin Man or Woman Can Prove It for Themselves by Sending for a free 50c Package. Would Curb Storage To Cut Cost of Living MONTREAL-. De< 2. Speaking on the high cost of living, J. E. Cason, Minister of Agriculture, declared here to-day that one solution would be a Jaw compelling all foodstuffs to be turned upon the market after being held In cold storage six months. Calmly Cuts Off His'Wounded' Leg PA RSI PA XN Y, N Y . Dec 2 With one of his legs shattered by the acci dental discharge of his gun, Edward Campbell calmly cut away the remnants while a farmer and his wife looked on A CA^Al^IT!* ^ (VYA/ //AM- MEPCHANTf |yN( H "I Wouldn't Look Like That Again for All the World.” Thin people suffer a good deal of em barrassment and ridicule The plump. well-formed man or woman is a magnet; I’rotone makes you plump, strong, well-formecf, normal; puts color in your cheeks. a happy twinkle in your eye and a fine poise to your whole body, It keeps you that way It is the most scientific and ef fective flesh and strength builder so far known, barring none. The regular $1.00 size of Protone is for sale by all druggists, or will be mailed direct, upon receipt of price. A guarantee goes in every package. Your money back if not satisfied. The new Rrotone justifies us. from now on, in making this guarantee. The Protone Company. 5300 Rrotone Bldg. Detroit. Mich . will send to any one a free 50c package of Rrotone. if they will inclose 10c in stamps or sil ver to help cover postage They will also send with it full instructions and their book on "Why You Are Thin.” The regular $1.00 size of Protone is for sale in Atlanta by Jacobs Ten Stores. No free packages from drug gists. FOR YEARS PAST The Atlanta Telephone Company has been fur nishing all its sub scribers acomplete classified business di rectory as a supplement to the regular directory. Our patrons have been and are still enjoying its advantages. ATLANTA TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH COMPANY XMA S—TREES FOR ATLANTA CHURCHES INCLUDING FURNISHINGS AND FIXTURES CANDY AND ORANGES jTO BE GIVEN BY— Sunday American and Atlanta Georgian DECEMBER 20th Phone Main 100 for Information '/Ay- If You Want One, Call To-day Xmas Tree Department 20 East Alabama Street INFORMATION BLANK IN Sunday American and Atlanta Georgian Free Xmas Tree Offer Church Address By- Phone Send This Blank In or Phone The Georgian For All Details