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HEAKST'S SUNDAY AAIKKICAN, ATLANTA, HA, SUNDAY, DKCKXIHKK 21, 1013.
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loliclaij Spirit Infects Atkmta Theaters
Unusually Good Plays for Gay Crowds
‘Quaker <iirl," “Within the Law,” “Sergeant
Rigby” and “Happy Hooligan” Among
Attractions.
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I'HK Philharmonic concert on
j Tuesday evening- showed just how
much Atlanta appreciates good
music and how eager the people are
,hear It. Mrs. Slaton worked faith
fully for the success of the affair, and
no one was disappointed.
Of course, the Symphony by Bee-
hoven was not enjoyed by as large a
.ercentage of the audience as the
;rieg and Wagnerian numbers, but It
akes more study of the serious to
enjoy music as heavy as that.
Mrs. Elsas’ Interpretation of “Lo-
■ia" In the Sextet was wonderful. Her
voice is regarded as one of the most
artistic in the city, and has good tone
quality. Others taking part in the
Sextet were Mrs. Spritz, Frank Cun-
dell, Warden, Wilford Watters and
Bates. «
• • •
I -HE Festival Chorus, with Herr
Cortez de Wolffungen as direc
tor, and Charles A. Jlheldon, Jr.,
organist, will have a special Christ
mas musical program on Sunday af
ternoon, December 28, at the Audi
torium-Armory. This Sunday Mr.
Sheldon will be in charge of the af-
ernoon concert.
* • •
C HARLES A. SHELDON, who 1s
organist at Trinity Methodist
Ohurch, hag recently completed
a cantata entitled “The Story of
Rethlehem,” which he has dedicated
to his friend, John Manget. Sixty
voices are required for this chorus,
and Mr. Sheldon has himself trained
and rehearsed the full chorus for the
first interpretation of his ipaster
work. It will be given at Trinity
rhurch Tuesday evening, December
30, and everyone is cordially invited.
• • •
E LLERY’S BAND has been play
ing to a meager audience. Chas.
A. Sheldon considers it the
greatest band he has ever heard, not
because of the number of instruments
used, but because of their good train
ing. They always play in perfect tune,
something that can not be said of
many brass bands.
Mr. Sheldon played an organ solo
Thursday evening, accompanied by
the band. The Lost Chord,” by Sul*
ivan, being the score rendered. This
was a great climax to the program, ‘
and the audience showed appreciation
°y great applause. The proceeds of
that evening went to the Oglethorpe
University fund and a better attend
ance than usual was noted.
By TARLETON COLLIER.
H OLIDAY week marks the full tide of the theatrical season.
The biggest houses, the happiest, the most easily pleased are
those that come at Christmastide. • Next to giving and receiv
ing articles that are of no earthly use, the popular pastime is going
to the show. ( ollege boys and college girls are home, and they
must see everything. Even the staidest early-to-bed-and-early-to-
ioso body feels that once a year at least he can defy the clock and
go to the theater. Christmas visitors must he entertained—there
is the theater, showing you the easiest way.
Anyhew, everybody goes, and the grateful managers fell that
a sort of reciprocal duty is incumbent on them. Therefore, they
adyerti.se extra and excellent attractions. Be that as it may. The
wise man says in his heart that theatrical managers are conscience
less villains and that they shout their offerings without fear of
retribution or the future existence. Still, it must be admitted that
the\ are generally to be invested with at least some sincerity in
reeling that the holiday crowds are deserving of worthy enter
tainment.
-AHA JOEL as Mary Turner in “Within the Law,’
to the Atlanta; below, the company playing “Sergeant
Dagby ’ at the Forsyth; at the lower left, Norman Ilagkett, at
the Lyric next week; right, Victor Morley and chorus of “The
Quaker Girl,’’ Atlanta ; Amelia Francis with “Happy Hooligan”
at the Lyric this week.
Atlanta, of course, is unfortunate
because of its theatrical subjugation
Its stage amusements and their quan
tity, quality and frequency are de
pendent almost altogether on the
magnates In the big places to the
north of us. However, from the
promises that are being held out—to
be discounted or not, according to
your faith in humanity—it is to be
judged that the holiday attractions
are to be capable.
The first of the week brings to the
Atlanta “The Quaker Girl,.” seen here
last year. But, to consider the sit
uation in the light of the general
Christmas spirit of optimism, there
are few shows of the kind that will
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Drama Notes
There has been a whole lot said
about the enormous salaries paid to
actors and actresses. A lot of It ia
true and a lot isn’t, but.here’s some
thing about Anna Held’s arrangement
n San Francisco that has been
vouched for. It is provided in her
contract that she be provided with
an automobile to and from all trains
’o her hotels; an auto to carry her
to and from the theater for each per-
• ormance. and in addition a private
<ar for her exclusive use during the
tour. This private car is in addition
’o the sipecial train in which the com
pany travels.
Th© High Road” is Mrs. Fiske’s
new play. It was written by Edward
b held on, author of "Salvation Nell,”
in which Mrs. Fiske scored a great
success some seasons ago. There has
*»een a great deal of discussion about
* ne ^tle, and Mr. Sheldon was im-
Portuned to divulge how he hit upon
He said that the following coupl3t
trom “Loch Lomond” was his in
spiration:
^ e’ll take the hip-h road, and I’ll take
the low road,
And I’ll be ia Scotland afore ye.”
* * * *
ruikshank, the London music hall
Performer, who is a grandson of the
usi rat or of Dickens' novels, is ap-
i'taring in vaudeville in America.
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bear repetition with quite such sub
stantial satisfaction. Victor Morley,
who won friends last season, will be
seen again in the leading role.
For Christmas Day and the latter
part of the week there is drama, typ
ically a new drama, that has a sub
stantial name for excellence. It is
“Wittfin the Law,” by Bayard Veil-
ler. Maeterlinck’s fantasy, “The
Blue Bird,” will be at the Atlanta all
New' Year's week.
There is Interest, too, In the Christ
mas vaudeville at the Forsyth. Fea
turing thp week's entertainment there
Is a dramatization of Irvin Cobb’s
story, “Sergeant Bagby.” It is said
that Bozeman Bulger, the New York
sport writer, who arranged the sketch,
preserved all of the typical Southern
atmosphere that Irvin Cobb wrote Into
his “Back Home” stories. Neptune’s
Gardens, a feature with a wealth of
electrical and mechanical effects, will
mark the bill of New Year’s week.
Christmas week at the Lyric will
be notable for aL least one reason.
“Happy Hooligan,” a musical comedy,
will be there all the week, the first
musical show' to be offered at the
Lyric this season The week after,
Norman Hackett. who is considerable
of a matinee idol himself, will begin a
period of several weeks' production of
stock. . ,
Melodrama of the sort that made
the Bijou distinctive will be offered
in that theater this week. The play
will be “A Midnight Marriage,” a Hal
Reid drama At the Columbia there
will be a continuation of the run of
burlesque comedy
‘Girl Show' Followed by
Famous Melodrama
“The Quaker Girl,” the musical suc
cess which was received with much
favor last season, will return to the
Atlanta for performances Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday nights and
Wednesday matinee. The company
is a consolidation of the two road
companies that wore out last season.
Victor Morley, w'ho won friends in
the leading role, heads th« cast. Ber
nice McCabe, a British Importation,
who is said to have followed Gertrude
Millar in the part at the Adelphi The
ater, London, will be the Quaker
Girl.
Lionel Monckton’s score for “The
Quaker Girl” has acquired a consider
able vogue, and there are some who
think the “Come to the Ball” waltz
rivals the Merr.y Widow. A special
orchestra accompanies the produc
tion.
Local theatergoers ere certain to be
interested in the announcement that
“Within the Law” will be the Christ
mas Day attraction and will run the
rest of the w'eek. There will be mati
nees Christmas Day and Saturday.
“Within the Law” is a melodrama,
acknowledgedly of the “gripping” sort
—if that word can bear one more rep
etition. It tells a story of modern-day
life, and deals—more than inciden
tally—with the problem of starvation
wages for shopgirls, and as w r ell with
the problem of a woman’s regenera
tion. In the play a pretty young girl,
innocent of the offense with which
she is charged, is sacrifled to the
plans of a hypocritical employer and
sent to prison. Upon her release she
is forced to choose between a life of
the streets and the declaration of
warfare on the law. She adopts the
latter course, adroitly keeping beyond
the clutches of the machine she de
fies.
The New Theater production and
company in Materlinck’s fantasy,
“The Blue Bird,” will make its only
visit to Atlanta at the Atlanta Thea
ter December 31, January 1, 2 and 3.
‘Rack Home’ Story by
Irwin Cobb Staged
Everyone who has read Irvin
Cobb’s "Back Home” stories, with
their tender, understanding, sympa
thetic analysis of the heroes of the»
Confederacy, w ill be glad to hear that j
Bozeman Bulger’s dramatization of I
one of the “Back Home” characters, \
Sergeant Bagby, w'ill be the basis of I
the holiday bill of vaudeville at the j
Forsyth Theater. There is more than
one occasion for local interest in the
“Sergeant Bagby” sketch. It deals
with characters of whom the folks
hereabout are cognizant. It is drawn
from an Irvin Cobb story, and Irvin
Cobb is probably the most generally
\
popular short story writer. And it
was dramatized by Bozeman Bulger, a
former Alabama newspaper man, who
is one of the leading figures in the
sport w'orld to-day.
Joe Boganny’s Lunatic Bakers, a
comedy troupe of eight, will be Jl
sort of supplementary headliner. They
are well-known figures in vaudeville,
and have quite a vogue. Another fea
ture will be Burton. Hahn and Can
trell, a trio of singers.
Rosa Crouch and George Welch,
billed as “That Lively Palp,” have an
attractive singing and dancing act, it
is promised Coynrt Beaumont, a ma
gician, \yith a large company, will
preSertt illusions, and Burton and Ler-
ner are billed as a comedy duo.
An unusual attraction for the fol
lowing week—New Year’s Week—is
the elaborate Neptune's Gardens, with
its disappearing diving mermaids,
bubbling fountains and intricate stage
pictures. It is altogether a spectacle.
‘Happy Hooligan’ Is
In Business Now
The first musical show of the sea
son at the Lyric Theater will come
this w'eek, 1 with “Happy I ooligan,” a
revival of the comedy of ten yeari
ago. It first was produced when the
famous character of the comic supple,
ments began to acquire fame. "Hap
py Hooligan” was one of the first mu
sical shows to be drawn after a Sun
day comic series, and even yet is said
to be one o£ the really lucrative stage
productions traveling. So there must
be something of merit in the per
formance.
The show that Lyric patrons wbl
see this week will he different, how
ever, in several ways. “Happy” has
become regenenited. He has discard
ed his tin can hat, outgrow'n the
tramp habit, and gone into business
with his morbid brother, “Gloomy
Gus.” Mingled with the comedy Is
music, a chorus of lively girls, and
songs by capable singers.
There will be matinees at the Lyric
Tuesday, Christmas Day and Satur
day.
For New Year's week Norman
Hackett, matinee idol extraordinary,
will come to the JLyrlc with “A Dou
ble Deceiver,” a dramatization by
Donald C. Stuart, a Princeton instruc
tor, of O. Henry’s short story, “A
Double-Dyed Deceiver.” The produc
tion has met wdth success during alt
of Mr. Hackett’s Southern road tour.
It is given out, although not defi
nitely, that Mr. Hackett will remai.i
in Atlanta for several weeks, playing
at the Lyric from his extensive stocK
repertoire.
‘The Midnight Marriage
Tells of Man's Reform
For Christmas week the Jewell Kel
ley Stock Company will present “Tne
Midnight Marriage,’ 'a true Hal Reid
melodrama. The play has an honor
able record of popularity and long
runs. It is a story of virtue rewarded,
ytnd of poor but honest happiness.
Alice Alston, a dance-hall singer, is
the heroine. She marries the wealthy
Jimmy VanAlston to reform him. She
succeeds in making a man of him. but
Is forced into poverty w’hen Van Al
ston’s father disowns him. Then
there are vicissitudes and suspicions,
but everything Is well in the end. The
members of the stock company are ali
assigned parts which are said to give
them ample opportunity for the best
display of their talents.
Women will be admitted free Mon
day night under the usual arrange
ment, ajnd a special matinee will be
given Christmas Day. Matinees daily
through the week, and performances
each night.
A tlantci Playgoers ’
H eck/y Calendar
At the Atlanta—“'The Quaker Girl,"
with Victor Morley, Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, Wed
nesday matinee.
"Within the Law." Thursday,
Friday and Saturday; matinees
Christmas Day and Saturday.
At the Lyric—"Happy Hooligan,”
musical comedy, all week, mati-
ness Tuesday, Thursday and Sat-
urday.
At the Bijou—“The Midnight Mar
riage,’ all week, daily matinees.
At the Forsyth—Keith vaudeville,
all week, daily matinees.
MERRILL HUTCHIN60N GIVES
ORGAN RECITAL IN BERLIN
Atlanta Musician Plays for American Colony at
(treat Zoological Garden Concert.
Personalities and
News of the Stage
By calling- it "Sari"-^whlch is the
name given 'by Henry W. Savago io
the operetta which he is preparing
for production -the producer paid a
pretty compliment to Mizzl Hajos.
Sari was Mias Hajos' mother's name,
and therein lies t*he reason. In Eu
rope the operetta was called “Der
Ziguenerprimas” (The Gypsy Lead
er), ibut no definite choice of a.n Eng
lish title had been mr.de when the
prlma donna visited the Savage office
t-o sign her contract. Having an
nounced herself as “tiukleo to death”
upon, learning that the part meant
for her was that of a Hungarian ml /a
named Sft.ro, the actress naively ex
plained her liking for the name and
declared how much greater her joy
would bo if the piece Itself wore to
be called "Sari” also, “not for my
sake* but for mother’s.” Since “Sari”
as a title appeared to possess ns
many advantages as any other that
had been suggested, Mr. Savage
couldn’t think of a possible reason
why Mis* Mizzi shouldn’t be grati
fied. Hence “Sari.”
Special Cable to The American.
BERLIN, Dec. 20.—One of the larg
est social events of the Berlin season
thus far was the charity entertain
ment given on Tuesday for the ben
efit of the American Church. The
affair was a combination of tea, sup
per and bazaar, and lasted from 5
o’clock till midnight.
Practically the entire American col
ony turned out. The big reception
hall at the Zoological Garden Restau
rant. a favorite place l'or such enter
tainment in Berlin, was crowded. The
embassy was represented by Mrs.
James Gerard, wife of the American
Ambassador; Major Langhorne, mili
tary attache, and Secretary S. Lanier
Winslow.
Before tea w r as served, a program
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of musical numbers was given by
Merrill Hutchinson, the well known
organist of St. Luke’s Episcopal
Church, Atlanta. The proceeds of the
entertainment, amounting to about
$500. will be added to the slowly ac
cumulating fund with which it is In
tended to build a parish bouse, In
connection with the church, for the
benefit of American students in
Berlin.
During the winter season there are
on an average 1,200 young American
men and women residing here for
purposes of studying. The majority
of them live alone in pensions and
boarding houses, and are thrown en
tirely upon their own resources for
amusement. It is proposed to estab
lish a social center for these.