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THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1916
Donizetti’s Old Opera Still Holds Its Charm, Says Meltzer
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Artist’s Personal Magnetism and j
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Finished Singing Bring Her
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LUCIA DI LAM ?IERJ[O()R,
Opcra in {three acts (in Italian).
Ncore by Gaetano Donizetti,
Lucia ............ Maria Barrientos
I ok bt arte Mattfeld
Edgardo ...... Giovanni Martinelli
Lord Ashton ..... Giuseppe de Luca
Raimondo ........... Leon Rothier
Arturo 4........4..... Arturo Bada
Normanno ......... Pietro Audisio
Conductor—Gaetano Bavagnoli.
By CHARLES HENRY MELTZER.
“Lncia di Lammermocer,” the
melodic masterpiece of Donizetti,
was performed at the Auditorium
vesterday afternoon. |
If the composer of that work ‘
could but have left the church in
which, they say, his ashes are en- ‘
shrined’ at Bergamo, he might
have liked to know that, after a |
whole century, he was popular in
Atlanta.
IFour thousand lovers of pure
music, of the florid kind, were
present. When the chief artists
in the cast came to the end of the
unwearving Sextet, the audience
clapped ‘and cat-called till the
whole wonderful number was
sung again.
Tne “Mad Seene” gave the sig
nal for moyue transports. But the
Lucia of ‘he hour was not com
pelled to recommence that amaz
ine episode.
So age has not quite stated the
favorite opera. And even llf it
had. we should find tens of thou
sands eager, from historical and
sentimental reasons, to hear a
work their forerunners had raved
over
Why not? , There is room for
many styvles in opera, There are
some of us who swear by modern
music Ard there are others who
still think “old songs are best”
Mr. Gatti-Casazza,.the manager
of the Metropolitan, dislikes Gallie
art. But Mme. Alda, his bewitch
ing wife, delights in it. Let no l
ene co:t a stone at Donizett! while
there are ears to hear the beau- !
ties of “Lucia.” Some things in it 1
may now be out of date. But only
deaf folk could deny the heavenly |
charm of the Sextet and other |
numbers in the opera, |
One mav love Donizetti withe |
out scorning Wagner. And vice |
versa ‘
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The world takes far lessg inter
terest than it used to do in the |
causes which fiest led the “Bride |
of Lammermaor” to forswear her
love for Sir Pdgar Ravenwood
and then, after going mad, to die }
of grief It is not much more ‘
concerned in the fate of Edgar--
the Edgardo of the opera-—or of {
lT.ord Arthyr (the librettist names 1
him Arture). So little did New l
Yorkers care what happened to |
Edgar after Lucy (or Lucia) lost "
er wits, that, till quite lately, |
the went home without even
asking w the management of |
the Metropolitan omitted the last i
scene—which shows how the sor- ‘
ow-stricken hero kills himself ‘
In man ways the libretto is
preposterou But “Laucia” does '
not live by common sense. It lives |
becausa of its abounding wealth 1
of melod and-orgar melo
dies And if they be that
nly proves that they delight the |
crowd as much as those whom
Maesiro Pol#eco would describe
1% the art-loving aristocrats
Those melodies themselves,
wain, depend for life on their
nterpreters, It takes great voices
and good artists, 00, 10 express
the charm that lie in Donizgetti' s
work
For lack of a ne coloratura
singer Lucia™ has, at times, been
atd away, Then this or that great
artist made her appearance-—and,
on the instant, the old opera was
revived Melba and Sembrich
and later Tetrazzinl stirred us
nin 1t w interest ir the opera
When they sang lin It "Lucia™ got
snother " . And the tunms™
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§ - Frst Time_ at Thursday’s Matinee
Mme. Frances Alda, in private life Mrs. Gatti-Casazza, who will have her greatest oppor.
tunity in Atlanta in ‘‘ Aida’’ Thursday afternoon. She scored a wonderful suecess here last vear.
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which had been voted poor and,
kackneyed became pearls of price.
In Mme. Maria Barrientos, the
Spanish soprano who imperson
ated Lucia for us at the Audito
rium vesterday aftermoon, At
lanta heard for the first time—l
believe with joy—a worthy e
cessor to the great singers | have
named.
She i= not an artist of an ag
gressive type. She is very dell
cate, Some singers try to take
our ears hy storm Mme., Bar
rientos, on the other hand, ap
peals and woos. The graces of
her art, her charni and taste, are
what one begins by liking and
soon ends by loving in the new
Lacia. Her volce is small and
light, yet warm and sweet,
Though very tenuous, it Is always
true. Mme. Barrientog has it well
under control Not for a moment
do we feel alarmed as to what
will happen to it. Not for a mo
ment do we trembie lest, in the
middie of some uitra-florid pas
sage, 1t shoyld prove wanting.
To some extent it may be a
“made volese” That it Is beautl
fully young and rare in quality
our ears assute us, The volce It.
welf in strangely virginal. Yet
Mme. Rarrientos is no debutante,
though, till this season, New York
had not heard her. For fiftesn
years and more she has been a
favorite in Europe and in South
America. ) :
Morsover (and | am sure this is
not fanciful), there I something
in the volce—and in the art, or If
you will, in the personality—of
the Epanish soprano which will
unquestionably steal into the
hearts of all Atlanta operagoers,
That something is peculiarly fem
inine and strangely Southern,
The success which Mme. Bar.
rientos seored in Atlanta yester
day afternoon was fully earned.
1t began when, in the eariler
scenes with Edgardo, it was
found that thoudh she had not a
“great” wvolte, the new Luecla
could produce bewnitehing tones,
of exquisite tenderness. They
were mellow tones, despite their
want of velume, and they were
beautifully “coloted * There were
cloquent tones, which suggested
many moods. They seemed most
suited to the expression of pathos.
In the Sextet, perhaps, the
lightness of the Lucia's soprano
was a handicap. But what was
lacking In power was redeemed
by art. And, though the Edgar
do, Mr. Martinelli, at first sang
flat, the number, as has already
been recorded, arcused enthusi
asm.
The crowning triumph of Mme,
Barrientos came with the “Mad
Scene,” in whish the finished
style, the technical surety, the
personal graces and appealing
tones of the haroine proved irre
sistible. I the staccato passages
the singer's voice seemed free and
musical. The absolute ease with
which Mme. Barrientos rippled
through the florid episodes in that
“Mad Scene” added greatly to the
pleasure of the audience. And
twice at least the singer charmed
the musical by her command of
what is known as messa i VoA
the art of swelling and warming
tones, . .
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Mr. Martinelll, as Edgardo,
shared the success of the Lucia.
Except at the beginning of the
Sextet, he was impecachle,
Hix singing was throughout de
lightful, and at the end, in which
he had things 10’ himself, he
showed his talent as an actor
Since Inst year M. Martinelli has
made wonderful progress, both as
A singer and an artist,
In M. de Luca Atlanta mide
the acquaintance of a new bari
tone. M. de Luca had no chance
of really giving the full measure
of his art in the character of Lord
Henry Ashton. He proved. how
ever, that he had a charming
voice, which had been beautifully
trained. We who have heard him
in New York know, from experi
ence, that M. de Luca is ah ac
complished actor and a singer of
exceptional ability,
The cast, an excellent ons, in
cluded M. Rothier, wha was more
than equal to his reputation
Masstro Bavagnoll, a conductor
who has rendered valuable sery.
fven this season at the Matropol
faw, directed the performance
with spirit and intelligance
THB ATLANTA GEORGIAN
A new Aida will be heard by At
lantans Thursday afternoon in the
person of Mme, Frances Alda, the
fine soprano who has sung so ‘weli
in several Atlanta appearances. Those
who remember her Desdemona (one
of her famous roles), her Roxane in
Damrosch's “Cyrano,” and especially
her Micaela In last season’s “Carmen,”
are anticipating the matinee with
more than ordinary interest.
Mme. Alda was one of the sensa
tional figures In Atlanta opera last
yvear, though she was cast in a part
in which a more temperamental and
self-co™eious star soprano would
have refused, for Micaela is asecond
ary role in the Bizet opera, the Car
men having most of the spotlight.
But the role has two arias of not
able beauty, especially the famous “1
Am Not Faint Hearted” in the smug
glers’ camp scene, and when Alda
sang this the andience gave her an
X:uon which had not been surpassed
even by ‘the applause given Gera!-
dine Farrar, the Carmen. There was
curtain call after curtain call for Alda
and when the opera was over it was
conceded to have been a dual tri
umph,
“Mme. Alda_ds the Patsy Bolivar
of opera,” sald onLr:mber of the
Metropolitan Wed ay. "“As the
wife: of the general manager, My,
Gatti-Casazza, she s given compara
tively few big opportunities, lest other
stars should rise up and declare that
fuvoritism is rolning oper
talent hax no vhnuv.m"wm b 1
The changes in the Atlanta pro
gram fortunately give Mme, Alda two
Appearances instead of the one first
scheditled. She is to sing Mimi in
Puccini’s “La Boheme” on Saturday
mt It i« her favorite part, she
Wednesday., When Farrar bee
came il i Boston last week and can
celed her mmuom Mme, Alda
ATy
hour, and sang in “La Boheme” that
right. She is accustomed to taking,
on &4 moment's notice, the place of
any soprano who may develop a set
of nerves and it was a matter of
course with her.
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Martinelli Proves His Steel in
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Difficult Arias and Duets
With Barrientos.
By DUDLEY GLASS.
After the third act of “Lucia” Tues
day afternoon, the box office outside
the Auditorium was stormed by a line
of belated ticket purchasers who had
hurried out from their seats to secure,
before it was too late, seats for “La
‘Sonnambula.” Early Wednesday, aft
er the news had spread over Atlanta
that a second Tetrazzini was in our
midst, a still larger throng hurried for
seats. '
It was the magic of Maria Bar
rientos’ voice that caused this wave|
of enthusiasm to rise. Atlanta hadl
been reading a great deal lately of
this new, Spanish coloratura with al
voice peculiarly adapted to the old
fashioned cadenzas of Donizetti andl
Bellini. But Atlanta has read also
‘of other marvels who turned out noth- |
ing so wonderful. Operagoers, in the |
mass, were not optimistic about the
‘new star, and hundreds had hurried
11,0 exchange thei. Tuesday tickets for
[snmelhmg else when “Lucia” was
substituted for “Butterfly.” So there!
were quite a number of emply seats
at the matinee,
The curtain rose on the Scottish
chorus, well sung, and then entered
Giuseppe de Luca, the new baritone,
making his Atlanta debut. He sang |
the “Crpda, tunesta, smania” air with |
strength and beauty. The churus’
swung into the lilting “Faint and
Spent,” de Luca's fine baritone wau!
lheard in another air and the curtain |
‘fell, It rose quickly on the second |
scene, and after the delightful pre-'
lude, the Lucia of the day entered.
There were a few lines of recitative,
and then she began the air, “Silence
Over AIL”
Voice Fills Building.
Dead silence wrapped the Audito
rium as the first clear notes of Bar
rientos floated over the footlights. As
she reached the florid passages at the
end and began the trills the audiem-el
leaned forward, breathlessly, to hear
every finest note., The voice was min
lature, it is true, but so silver clear,
S 0 perfect in tone, that any lack of
volume may be forgotten. And that
it has excellent carrying qualities is
evidenced by auditors in the rear- |
most seats, who told me they hv-ard‘
every note with ease
| When the aria was ended, with thatl
wonderfully sustained note as its ch-1
max, Mme, Barrientos’ hearers paid
her the sincere compliment of wait
ing until the last sound had died
away. Then there was such a storm
of appiause as the Auditorium walls
had not echoed in many a month. The
prima donna smiled delightfully and
bowed again and again. Then Ba
vagnoli, who was conducting, like the
artist he is, with every care for the
singer, swept his orchestra into the
even more admirable aria, “Swift as
{ Thought.” Here Barirentos had even
'mur» opportunity for those *“bird
| notes”™ which have made her famous.
| Then Martinelll, the Edgar, entered,
and they sang their series of fine
duets, When the act ended, the pair
{ were called before the curtain again
jand again,
{ Audience Goes Mad.
The second act, opening with the
l“omnng scene, was splendidly sung.
lThen the “great moment” for devotees
of “Lucia” arrived, the famous Sex
tu-t. It was sung by Martinelli, de
{ Luca, Barrientos, Rothier, Bada and
| Audisio. When it closed, the audi
{ence went mad. In vain the Edgar
tand the Enrico drew their swords and
began the action of the next scene.
Rothier signaled that Barirentos,
whose face was pillowed on the
{ basso's chest, declined to sing again
But the audience would not be denied,
It “broke up the show" antil at last
Barrientos nodded and Bavagnoll
again took up the familiar notes
which mark the opening of the Sex
jtet. It was sung once more and then
the matinee crowd was satisfied to let
the opera gy on,
The third act, tuough opening wita
a basso air splendidly sung by Ro
thier and a chorus of exceptional
beauty, practically is all Bartientos.
It is here that Lucia, having slain her
busband, appears In delirium and
sings the famous “Mad Scene.”
i Such marvelous, scintillating runs
as Rarrientos sang! She swept easily,
I\\!lhmn Apparent offort, into cadenza
which soared Into the clouds and
ldown to earth wgain, The orchestra
'wn.- silent as she showered her vocal
pPearis. There were no words here.
'!nr wot even the liquid Italian could
|be sung to such roulades as these.
31“1r- diva sang as a mocking bird, rip
pling, staccato notes, free as Aalr
"luwar-l the close, where she reached
the supreme height of her vocal “fire
works" a flute in the orchestra joined
the volee and they sang In union
When the curtain fell the audience
rose in its seats and cheered. Bar
‘r"nhm was forced to acknowledge a
jdozen calls by bowing before the cur.
i tals
Martinelli True Artist.
While the Lucia must always be the
outstanding figure when this opern is
récalied, due praise must be given
Glovannl Martineil] the excallent
tenor who became such a favorite last
season. His scenes with Barrientos
in the fNirst act and his part In the
i'wl!n( and the dialogue which fol
jlows It were splendidly sung. Hut it
was not untll the last act, when FEd.
'u.gr I 8 pouring out his soul at Lucia's
tomb, that the tenor had hisx best op
portunity. This act was all Martl
nelll, even as the third was all Bar
rientos. 1 have never heard Mart
ned sing with such color and such
Sweetnoss as in the lovely air, “Oh
bell’ alma Inamorata ™
De Luea, the new baritone, though
in & role overshadawed by tenor and
soprano, made A& most favorahle Im
pression. He is evidently a most fin
ished artist and his volee I 8 a beau
tiful one His soenes are in the first
two acts, with severa! fine arias and
inets with Luein, and hix fine barl
tone falrly dotinated the sextel
dme Barrientos wag not heard to
ndvaniage in this, her volce wing
hardly suited o combating such a
Yood of sound Angeio Bada, in the
brief role of Arthur, sang his ‘one
srin beautifully,
N Y MNERICAR'S ™ |
dory of Opera
The New York American today
published the following :
ATLANTA, GA., April 25.—At
lanta is in the midst of its sev
enth season of grand opera, with
the Metropolitan Company and
recognized musicians from every
part of the South already ac
claiming it by far the most suc
cessful from an artistic point of
view. i
The largest throng that ever at
tended an operatic performance in
the South saw the premiere Mon
day night, when Saint-Saens’
“Samson et Dalila” was presented,
‘with Messrs. Caruso, Amato and
Rothier and Mme. Ober. i
It was the famous German con
tralto’s first attempt to sing the
part of Dalila since she joined the
Metropolitan Company, and her
debut in the role was little short
of a triumph. After her great aria
and duet with Caruso in the sec
ond act, she was asked to respond
to no less than a dozen curtain
calls,
The great tenor, too, was in
splendid voice and was given an
ovation. Amato, as always, sang
in faultless fashion.
Barrientos Makes Debut.
Mme. Barrientos made her At
lanta debut today at matinee in
“Lucia,” substituted at the ltst
moment for “Bu}terfly" on Ac
count of the llln’e"s of Geraldine
Farrar. The audience was hard
ly smaller than on the opening
night, and was decidedly mpore
demonstrative. The brilliant col
oratura of the Spanish prima don
na aLept the throng. The old
Donizetti score has been heard
here time and time again, the last
‘time with Frieda Hempel in the
~ soprano role. Despite this, Mme.
~ «Barrientos suffered nothing, and
was hailed as the greatest of col
- oraturas. She sings again tomor
- row night in “La Sonnambula,”
the old Bellini favorite,
| Thursday matinee Martinelll,
~ Alda, Ober and Amato will appear
~ in “Aida;” Friday evening Ca
ruso and Barrientos in “Martha;”
Saturday matinee Sembach, Go
ritz and Gadski in “Meistersing
er,” and sSaturday night the sea
son will close with Caruso, ficom
and Alda in “La Boheme.”
l Atlanta was never so brilliant
soclally as this week. During the
annual enllaamen't of the Metro
politan all of the clubs in the city,
as well as many private resi
dences, have been the scenes of
magnificent and sumptuous social
affairs.
At Capital City Club.
The largest event of Monday
evening was at the Capital City
Club when the Atlanta Music
Festival Association entertained
at a supper-dance the opera
stars and directors.
Edward H. Inman, president of
the club, acted as official host, as
sisted by Mrs. Inman. Among the
guests at this table were Mr. Ca
ruso, Mr. and Mrs, Pasquali Am
ato, Mr. and Mrs, Gatti-Casazza,
Mr. Polacco, Miss Yeonora
Sparks, Miss Marie Mattfield,
Miss Mason, Mr, Scott and other
members pf the Metropolitan; Mr.
and Mrs. William Lawson Peel,
Mr. and Mrs. John W, Grant, Mr,
and Mrs. Hughes Spalding, Mr.
and Mrs, Edwin Johnson, Mr. and
Mrs. Ulrie Atkinson, Mr. and Mrs,
H. M. Atkinson and Joseph Brown
Connally.
Governor and Mrs. John Mar
shall Slaton entertained a large
party in honor of Mr. and Mrs,
William Randolph Hearst, of New
York, and of Mrs, Delos Blod
gett, of Washington, D. €. The
other guests were Miss Blodgett,
of Washington, D, C.;: Misses Ha
zel Bliss, Margaret Goodrich and
Virginia Ireland, of New York:
Mr. and Mrs, John E. Murphy,
Mr. and Mre. Hugh Richardson,
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Mcßurney,
Mr. and Mrs, Preston Arkwright,
Mr. and Mrs, W. G. Bryan and
Mrs. Allyn Campbell, of Chicago;
Colonel John Templa Graves, of
Washington, D, C.; E. T. mrhnnv
of Los Angeles;: E. T. Lamb, o
Norfolk, Va.; Robin Adair, John
Hardisty, Kenneth Mcßae and
Dr. E. G. Ballenger
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Alsop en
tertained Mr. and Mrs, Stewart
Witham, Miss Mignon MecCarty
and Brooks Morgan
Visitors Guests in Parties.
Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Kiser en
tertained Mr. and Mrs. Robert V'
Maddox, Mr_and Mrs. Joseph Ga
ting, Jr. Colonel and Mrs. Rob
ert Lowry, Dr. and 'Mrs. Phinizy
Cathoun
Cator Woolford entertained Mg
and Mrs. W, B. Woolford, of Bal
timore; Miss Annile Kilby, Miss
Isoline Campbell, Eugene V.
Havnes and Norman Cooledge
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Harper
entertained for Mr. and Mrs. Ross
Harper, of Philadeiphin, the other
guests being Mr. and Mrs, Wil
P"am Hawkine, Mr and Mra. A. B,
Simms and Mr. and Mrs. Bdgar
Dunlap
Mre. E. W, MeCerren, Mr. and
Mrs. George W, Nleolson, Mrs, W
W. Kilby, of Anniston; Mr. K.
Han, of Richmond, and Mr. Beall
formed a party,
| Mr. and Mre, John 8 Cohen had
with them Dr. and Mre Willls
Westmoreland, Mr. and Mrs. Wil
Ham Huntley, of Buffalo, N Y.
and Mr. and Mre, Lewis M. Neck.
Occasional changes in of
fice is good policy. Let Pow
ers be Coroner awhile.
Dr. and Mrs. W. S. Goldsmith
entertained Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Hockaday, Mr. and Mrs. E. T.
Lamb, of Norfolk, and Mr. and
Mrs; W. W. Hockaday, of Jack
sonville. ‘
In Mr, and Mrs. Henry W. Da
vis' party were Mr. and Mrs, R.
M. Walker, Miss Katherine Walk
er, yln and Mrs. R. K. Rambo
and Miss Susan Wllston, of
Charleston, 8. ~ who isthe guest
of Mrs. Hendy Davis.
Others Who Entertained.
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Thomas
entertained for Mrs, John C. La
tham, of Louisville, the guest of
Mr, and Mrs. John B. Howe.
Mr, and Mrs. Ernest E. Norris
entertained for their guest, Mrs,
William Taylor Claiborne, of
Knoxville, others of the party be
ing Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ferley,
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Beam, Mr.
and Mrs. H, B. Scott, Mrs. George
1. Morton, Mrs. A. W, Hill, Judge
B. H. Hill and Charles Trabue.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Nun
nally and Mr. and Mrs. George
Brine formed a party.
In another party were Misses
Marie Dinkins, Hallie Morton,
Helen Rhorer, Alfred Priddy, Cas
sells Young and Carl Ramspeck.
Others entertaining were Mr.
and Mrs. Warner Martin, Mr. and
Mrs. Thornton Marye, Mr. and
Mrs. William Speer, Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Colliers Mr., and Mrs, J. Rus
sell Pprter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
S. Dean, Mr. and Mrs. Philip
L'Engle, Mr. and Mrs., R. M. Cal
laway, Mr and Mrs. James T.
Willlams, Dr. and Mrs. John H.
Powell, Mr. and Mrs, Henry Wat
kins, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Rosser,
Jr.,, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Bancker,
Mr. and Mrs. Havnes McFadden,
Mr. and l‘drs. A. P. Coles, Mr. and
Mrs. BE. H. Goodhart, Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Tye and Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Johnson.
At Druid Hills.
Wednesday night the Druid
Hills Golf Club will entertain
about a thousand guests follow
ing the performance of “La Son
nambula,” while the Piedmont
Driving Club and Capital City
Club both will have big events
that night also.
Thursday the Druid Hills Golf
Club will have its annual dance
and this will be one among the
gayest events of the entire sea
son. Following the performance
of “Martha” Fridav night there
will be a supper-dance at the
Capital City Club, for which hun
dreds of reservations already have
been made,
Saturday night will “conclude
the engagement of the Metropoli
tan in Atlanta. Following this
performance there will be a final
supper-dance and grand finale of
the soclal program at the Capital
City Club. Besides these larger
events, scorcs of smaller tea
dances and more or less informal
affairs are being given. Alto
gether the week promises to be
the most brilliant from a sociail
standpoint that Atlanta has ever
known.
Buy Correctly Graded Diamonds Nowt.
- . ¥
Prices Steadily Advarcing.
Diamond cutters are now paying the syndicate an increase sos
321 per cent for rough (uncut) stones.
This increase has been gradual since November 15, 1915. It
is equivalent to a 40 per cent increase on finished (cut) stones.
Naturally, it is only a question of time until this advance s
followed in the retail market. e
Buy Now at the Oid Prices
All of our diamonds are scientifically graded according to the
standard classifications. Grades and welghts are guaranteed.
For the present we shall maintain the old prices quoted in
our current catalogue and diamond booklet,
Now is an opportune time to buy. :
Convenisut Monthly Payments
We sell diamonds for cash or under our attractive deferred
payment plans.
You can pay as little as one-fifth cash. To the balance add 6
per cent simple interest: then the total balance may be distrib.
uted into ten equal monthly payments.
Selections in assorted qualities, sent prepald for examination.
Write for booklet, “Facts About Diamonds,” and 1916 cata
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fronting you? Tira to the
“Poultry, Pigeons, Pets and
Live Stock” column over in
the Want Ad section.
Sanitary housing, scientific feeding,
more successful strains—all offered to
poultry breeders and buyers in this
market place. And if you have any
thing interesting to offer, here, too, is
the place to advertise it.
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Atlanta’s Want Ad Directory
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—ATLANTA, GA.
J . t ‘V;)
oe Hill Hall Slated
For Macon Judgeship
MACON, April 26.—The appointment
of Joe Hill Hall, for sixteen years a rep
resentative in the Georgia Legislature
from Bibb County, and candidate for
Governor in 1912, as judge of the City
Court of Macon to take the place of
Judge Robert Hodges, named for the
Court of Appeals to succeed Judge Rich
ard B. Russell, {s regarded as a certain
'ty here today. :
The appointment probably will be an
nounced by Governor Harris following
his return to Atlanta from his Memorial
rim_\' speaking appointment at Dublin to
day.
.
Old Vet Hugs Harris
At Memorial Service
orial §
DUBLIN, April 26—As Governor
Nat K. Harris, himself a Confederate
veteran, concluded the Confederate
Memorial Day address at the Metho
dist Church here today, an old vet
eran in the audience rose from his
lsent near the front, leaped over the
altar rail and clasped the Governor
in his arms, The exercises halted for
a few minutes as the two embraced
#ach other, i
Following the exercises at the
church, a luncheon was served for
Governor Harris and the other vet
erans by the Daughters of the Con
federacy at Stubbs Park.
Train Victim Near
rain V N
Death in Hospital
eath in Hospital
{ WAYCROSS, April 26.—J. L. Mip
ter, whose place of residence is un
known, but who has a number of let
| ters bearing Birmingham dates, is in
a local hospital in a serious condition.
llh- was struck by a southbound pas
| senger train near Waycross, His skull
is fractured and his right arm f{s
broken, .
Minter appears to be about 35 years
old. When struck by the engine he
was sitting on the edge of a crosstie,
!um»nn-ntly nodding.
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