The Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, GA.) 1906-1907, September 22, 1906, Image 4
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22. 1906.
NEWS OF THE SECRET ORDERS
FROM BIG MEETING
OF GREAT COUNCIL
Brave Warriors Had Splen
did Session at
Niagara.
The Georgia representative, to the
recent meeting at Niagara Kalla of the
great council of the United State,, Im
proved Order of Red Men, have all re
turned to their hohiea, reporting a
thoroughly pleasant and aucceasful
tension of the council.
Georgia wa, represented by the fol
lowing six Red Men, among the moat
prominent secret order men In the
State: Thomas H. Jeffries, John K.
Kellam and C. C. Gillette, of Atlanta;
Charles 8. Brown, of Columbus; W. W.
Dykes, Jr., of Americus, and E. F.
Summerau. of Augusta. In addition to
these representatives Past Grand Inco-
honeo Robert T. Daniel and W. H.
Beck, of Griffin, were In attendance.
This state played a prominent part
In the proceedings of the great coun
cil, three of the Georgians holding
chairmanships of Important commit
tees. Judge Daniel was chairman of
the committee on revision of laws, Mr.
Jeffries was chairman of the commit
tee on legislation, and Mr. Beck was
chairman of the Judiciary committee.
The representatives were kept busy
during the session, a number of mat
ters of Interest and Importance to Red
Men throughout the nation being given
attention. One of the principal features
was the election of officers. W. A. 8.
Bird, of Kansas, was chosen great In-
cohonee, succeeding John W. Cherry,
of Virginia.
The Georgia representatives are
greatly pleased with their trip anil with
the work accomplished by the great
council.
TRIBUTE PAID TO DEAD
BY MEMBERS OF FULTON
POCAHONTAS PLAN
BIG ENTERTAINMENT
Bilver Cloud Council Nnmos
Committee to Arrange
Socials.
Silver Cloud Council No. 1, Degree
of Pocahontas, held a very Interesting
meeting at the hall In the wigwam.
Id Central avenue, last Wednesday
night.
This council la the oldest and one
of the largest In the state, having a
membership of nearly 350 representa
tive Atlanta ladles and cltlsens.
Old Silver Cloud Council ranks No.
J, as a social body. Its members being
0rm believers In having a little harm
less fun while "you are here below."
A standing entertainment committee
composed of the following prominent
members: 8. I,. Rlanton, Mrs. K. E.
Smith. MIS# Orrlo Tuggle. Miss Emma
Green and 8. B. Marks, has been ap
pointed tor the ensuing term to arrange
a series of literary and musical enter
tainments.
fultonTodge had
SPLENDID MEETING;
NEW CLUB STARTED
Fulton Lodge No. *3, I. O. O. F.,
(net la«t Friday night, at the hall, cor
ner of Moore and Decatur streets, with
4 large at tendance,
Fulton Lodge Is having a very pros
perous term, the third club having
•tartad through.
The lodge has one of the best halls
In the city and can bonst of being the
only lodge In the city that owns Its own
hall.
Much Interest Is being manifested
In the work of the lodge.
At the present rate that applications
ire coming In the membership will be
materially increased by the first of the
year.
a recent meeting of Fuiton
Lodge, Odd Fellows, resolutions
sympathy were adopted on the death
of three well known members of the
lodge, the late C. D. Camp, assistant
United States district attorney; O. W.
Wilson and B. L. Hartline:
The resolutions follow':
C. b. Camp.
To Fulton Lodge, No. 32, I. 0.-0. F.:
Today we are called upon to cast
our eyes to the lonely spot that leaps
our unwilling footsteps to the side of
the little mound where rests In peace
ful slumber that knows no waking, the
earthly form of our beloved brother,
Past Grand C. D. Camp.
The sun that rose with a smile at
the waking of the gray dawn, has gone
down at the meridian of noontide. The
sparkling rill that leaped from rpek to
rock on Its careless travel through the
canyons that crease * the hills, and
mountains, has ceased the way of go
ing. The broad and placid river, whose
glistening waters danced In the shining
glow' of the smiling sunlight, as It
flowed In majestic silence through the
emerald valley, no longer dassle the eye
with their shimmering beauty. The
flowers that had shed their Sweetest
fragrance upon the pathw'&y of life,
the leaves that clothed the trees In a
garb of verdant loveliness, and the vel
vet carpet which was spread over the
peaceful bosom of Mother Earth, have
all faded before his mortal gaze, with
ered by the di*y breath of the power
that men call death. Yet, when the
morning comes again, the sun Will
shine as bright as It did yesterday.
When the heavens pour forth their
tears of Joy, the springs and the rivu
lets, the rills and the rivers, will hurry
on as before, In their Journey of Joy
and happiness. When the springtime
comes again the flower* will once more
send forth their fragrance upon the
balmy air of eventide; the trees will
again he clothed In their garlands of
vernal loveliness, and the velvet carpet
will once more appear upon the earth.
80 will our beloved Brother Camp, who
has vanished from the palo of our mor
tal vision. He will rise again, and shine
In the firmament of the heavens, as a
star of the first magnitude, as a sun
of Infinite glory. He will walk beside
the majestic river of life upon the
boundless universe, as a song of the
waters, upon the fading twilight of the
drowsy old day. His example of fra
ternal friendship and sweet loving
charity will live on and on through the
endless ages.
TIs a sad wind that tells us of his
going away. ’Twas a bright glow of
sunbeams that reflected the glory of
his pure life In the souls of the mem
bers of the fraternal family he so much
loved. ’TIs a dark cloud that now
comes nnd whispers to us In Its own
silent voice that his llfy work on earth
Is ended. Yet, through all our sadness,
there comes the still, small voice that
whispers: There Is no death; that
what men call death Is but the passing
of a soul from a W'orld of beauty to a
world of greater beauty. From the
inmost recess of our hearts there Is
something that tells us that this earth
ly habitation, which surrounds our un
dying souls. Is but a cloak, which must
some time be put away and given back
to Mother Earth, from whom It was
borrowed. Fraternally,
J. B. M’MIUHAEL.
B. A. BRAY,
L. A. HOLLY.
• t , Committee.
G. wTwilson.
... the beginning God created the
heavens and the earth, nnd all that Is
contained therein, hut hit masterpiece
was man, whom he created In his own
Image, to rule the universe. -
And since that day man has multi
plied arid flourished, but there are i
great many who do not live up to the
standard that God Intended they should.
And yet there are others who It seems
more than make up for the shortcom
ings of their brothers, by living air Ir
reproachable life—an affectionate hus
band. an Indulgent father, an Ideal
neighbor, and a model Odd Fellow.
8uch a man was our brother, G. W.
Wilson, and, whereas the All-Seeing
Eye saw fit to remove him from our
midst, on August 29, 1906, therefore.,
be It
Resolved, first. That In the death of
Brother Wilson, Fulton Lodge, No. 32,
I. O. 6. F., loses one of Its most en
thusiastic members, whose place can
not be filled, and the remembrance of
whom time cannot efface.
Second, That this lodge extends to
his bereaved family our deepest sym-
ithy; with the assurance that their
sn Is our loss, but heaven's gain.
Third, That a copy of these resolu
tions be sent to the family of Brother
Wilson, The Atlanta News and The At
lanta Georgian. |
Fourth, That our charter and regalia
be draped for thirty days In honor of
the memory of our departed brother.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN E. WHITE,
E. A. BAUGH AN,
N. H. MATTHEWS,
Committee.
B. L. Hartline.
We are again called upon to witness
the passing away of one of our most
beloved brothers. God, In his Infinite
wisdom, has seen fit to call from us to
the great beyond, our beloved brother.
B. L. Hartline, whom we recognized
and appreciated as a brother and friend:
His demise forcibly reminds us that
all that Is bom must die, passing
through death to eternity, and ndmon-
Ishos us of the Importance of keeping
our house In order, ready for the call
of the grim messenger.
Resolved, That In the departure of
our brother from this lodge, we have
lost a brother whom we respected for
his kind disposition and his unswerving
loyalty to the principles of friendship,
love and truth.
Resolved, That while we humbly nnd
reverently acknowledge the superior
wisdom and power of God, whose voice
Is heard In the solitude of the pathless
woods, in the thunder of the waterfall,
that He doeth all things well, yet
we cannot refrain from mourning the
loss of one so true to the principles of
Odd Fellowship.
WITH FINE SPEECH
MATSON PRESENTS
BEAUTIFUL JEWEL
Splendid Tribute in Oratory
is Paid Captain John
C. Joiner.
THE THEATERS
Not now, but in the coming years,
It may be In the better land, *
We'll read the meaning of our tears.
And there some time we'll understand.
Then trust In God through all thy days.
Fear not, for He doth hold thy hand;
Tho' dark thy way, still sing nnd praise,
Some time we'll understand.
We'll catch the broken threads again,
And finish what we have begun,
Heaven will the mysteries explain,
And then ah, then, we’ll understand.
God knows the way. He holds the key,
He guides us, with unerring hand;
Some time with tearless eyes we’ll see,
Yes, there, up there, we'll understand.
Fraternally submitted,
J. R. M'MICHAEL.
F. A. HOLLEY.
W. F. YARBROUGH,
Committee.
Captain John C. Joiner, one of the
West known Masons In Georgia, was
recently presented with a beautiful
past master's jewel by Atlanta lodge,
one of the features of the occasion be
Ing the e|oquent presentation speech of
Hon. James L. Mayson, whose oratory
has won a wide reputation.
The speech of Mr. Mayson was as
"A wise iiinn hhs wild, ‘We seek for Imp-
pines* In strlrln# for things which. If got
ten, tiring us no hnpplnes*. and. st the
same time, we ignore rich sources of hsp
pln«*s that Jh* nil aromul us.'
"Hoinetlmes In looking out on the mini
nnd ninddenlng struggle for money. I fen
like rushing out Into the street and shout
ing. 'Hold! Hold! my countrymen; ye seek
happiness In tka pursuit, but your present
course Is inndness.’
"There Is Another Idol before which we
bow. nnd Into whose service we throw our
Uvea and fortunes, ns eagerly ns the enst-
ern devotee throws her first Inirn Into the
molten mouth of Moloch. If we look nt
the wrecks along life’s wny, how minty
nre there bemuse their vaulting ambition
led them to attempt achievements beyond
their merit, nnd to nscend steeps they
could not hold. We have not lonrned from
the ancient story. Still we make wings
of wax, nnd proudly will Into upper air,
and flare the burning eye of the sun, whose
scornful breath melts our little wings, nnd
we fall—back Into the sen of despair.
" 'TIs the same, old story, over and over
again—we literally consecrate every facul
ty nnd sacrifice every opportunity In the
Some Personal Items of Interest
of People in the Fraternal World
The many friends of Dr. J.
'lark of
Greater Atlanta tent of the Mneenbees.
sympathise with hlin In the loss of Ills es-
fnimble wife, who died recently.
The Parham brothers of Capital Lodge.
No. «W>. ire taking a lending part In the
Southern Variety Company, n local theatri
cal organisation that will entertain the
people «>( Atlanta and vicinity this season.
Ing
business with Morris Clavornskf, for
merly of Buford, Ua.
F. F. ftlnlth. of Comanche Tribe No. 6.
lied Meu, Is on a vacation In the North and
will visit several of the principal cities titu!
•top nt Nhignru Full* for n few days.
It. J. Thomas of Post B. T. l\ A., reports
thnt the association Is making a substantial
... . .. .. 4 |g
I.. .1. Howard of fhnttnnoogu Lodge of
the Fraternal Union of America, now resid
ing lu this city nt 193 Davis street, has re-
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covered from n recent Illness and Is again
nt work.
John Hollingsworth of Grady Tent No. 3.
Mneenbees, now residing In Birmingham,
wits lu Atlsnta on a visit recently.
COMANCHE BED MEN
AFTER NEW SCALPSs
FALL CAMPAIGN ON
Comanche Tribe No. 6 nf the Rod
Men him begun nn active fall campaign
for new members.
The degree team la In tine shape and
la giving the amplified form In a splen
did manner. A large class was admit
ted recently In the Hunter*' and War
rior*' degree. The member* present
were delighted with the work of the
degree tarn.
SILVER LINK TEAM
TO BE REORGANIZED '
AT AN EARLY DATE
On IdMt Wednesday night Silver Link
Encampment No. 34, I. o. O. F., held
its regular meeting.
There being no work «»n hand, the
members discussed the reorganizing of
the degree team. Within a few week**
this team will be In working order
again.
It Is the intention of this encamp
ment to send Its degree team to the
grant! encampment meeting at <’o!um-
bus In May of next year, and If a prize
Is offered there Is no doubt but Silver
Link will win It.
pursuit of happiness lu the*e glittering
shadows, these glistening clouds. Yet Mil
the while the God. who gives us sir for
esch breath—nltd fslleth not—has also piled
happiness all around, nnd we have but to
reach forth and pluck the rosy fruit—eat,
drink nnd In* merry.
Pardon me for quoting words I like so
II, ‘The home where virtue dwells with
happiness Is the fairest flower In all the
world; where your wife Is queen ami you
a loyal subject;* where a busy little wife
keeps her busy hands going all the day
long—pressing down n thousand cares -and
building up u thousand Joys; where the
music of children's laughter rlplles
through the home like a murmuring brook
through n forest; where at nightfall the
good wife gathers up the little ones, und,
with the assistance of much soup nnd wa
ter. patience and prayer, persuades the
dirt to leave the chubby hands mid dim
pled' cheeks, and then she gnthers them
about her—to tell them of papa—what n
great nnd good man he Is, and how they
must meet nml greet his return. Their
little hearts swell with prble for their
papa. and. when the expected one strides
In, they cover, him with a shower of lit
tle arms and caresses, until his tired
limbs take new courage—his drooping spir
its rise, ami he holds up his head as a
king coming to his own; where, nt Christ-
mnstldc papa and mamma, with knowing
glance*, tell many ,ji story of the wonder-
drop a tear upon the page anil blot
forever.’ Money nor ambitious power can
give one smile of this happy home, nor
reprofluce one note of Its childish glee.
’’Next to the home, the friendships of
the lodge must fake rank In the Temple
>f Earthly Happiness. I speak to men who
bind us Into a veritable band of brothert
•who share each others’ sorrows;' also.
*l»enr each other's woe*.' The mnii who Is
so reintoil to Ids fellows thnt he in tied
to them by n hundred cords of friendship's
hoseii him. If I had the power
would take the brush of eloquence and
forever paint out the lines that Rockefel
ler mid such like nn* the richest of men.
l>C4-niis4* they have got the most gold, nnd
I would point In living letters of llg[
Is the richest man who has the most
friends.'
“Of such nil one do I come to speak
tonight—verily a Chevalier Bayard, ’with
out fe
ly n ...
d without reproach.'
•t of this knlg‘
tonight bloom and
If
could tonight — —
room would Is* tilled with flowers, rich und
rare, bearing a perfume like the airs of
rd I
„ nnd nil togt
. ante forth sweet melody nnd dulcet
sounds, such ns would lead us from the
graceless quest of ambition ami bid
seek ont honored springs nnd rest
tired heads In the lap of Aympnthy.
. %\rn\ — ‘ ‘ ~ *
.... substance,
his gentle acta, lie woul.. __ ....
than If possesiwMl of ’twenty sens. If all
fhelr waters were ner‘
pearl and their rocL .....
. 'V. each tear of sympathy vouchsafed
by him for another's woes could be touch
•si l»v a warn! -of magic, It would swel
Into clouds of white, nnd. Iiemliug a plem
cons shade over his remaining days, forever
defend him from the burning rays of Envy
nnd the Ann of IVrntli.
rh prayer nt-
fill friends could now tie nnswejp
limit of their applications, mi?
beneficence
K lit from the summcrlnnd
rht up tils cotintennl'c and
Elijah would await Ills bid
ding.
“There are few men of Whom this could
be said, but there is one Chevalier Buy
d ’without fear and without reproach,
iptnln John C. Jolnei of Atlanta lodge,
.. jd to him I bring this evidence of the
affections of his brethren, sad. ss he wean
■r Ills breast. It will fill Ills heart
golden memories, and. come weal
*. he will thus carry with him spen.t-
Ing evidence .that be la one of the earth's
richest men. Iieontis# ho hns the friend-
ship of so many good men and Masons,"
A complimentary smoker will be
tendered Choctaw Tribe at its next
council fir® on the 24th sleep at their
wigwam, corner of Moore and Decatur
street*. All brothers nnd visiting
brother* are cordially Invited. -»
Choctaw Tribe I* In a nourishing
condition and pule faces am taught the
mysteries of Red Mnnshlp at every
ideep.
Visiting brethren are assured a great
welcome at next Monday's sleep.
CONESAUGA BRAVES
BEAR GOOD TALKS
I’onesauga Tribe, No. 21, Red Men,
hel-i It* regular »even *un meeting on
last Wednesday sleep, but owing to the
condition of the weather there wa*
hut a small attendance. However,
those who did attend had a good time.
The warrior* und brave* scouted the
drenched forest and found one pale
face. They brought him into camp;
where they proceeded to give him the
w arrior* and hunter’a degree in ampli
fied form.
They then got down to business, af
ter whleh they had several good talks
from the past chief and visiting Red
Men. M. D. Fowler made an Inter
esting talk to the degree team, which
was listened to with much Interest
Tile meeting closed after Dan Cur
ran sang some old Irish songs
Cnnesaugw's birthday Is next Wed
nesday sleep, Keptemhor 24. The mem
bers expect "heap fun.” All Red Men
are Invited. Ulg heap corn nnd venison.
HRHBBR.
Bright. music and sparkling drama
are promised at the Grand next week.
But two engagements are on the bills,
but the quality promises to be of the
beat. >
Little Chip and Mary Marble. are
coming .again and their • vehicle; this
season is from the same pens as
‘‘Babes In Toyland,” that tuneful fan
taste of Victor Herbert and Glen Mc
Donough. This year It la "Wonder
land," staged by Julian Mitchell and
fresh from a success In the East.
Jane Kennark, who will present Vio
la Allen's last play, "The Toast of the
Town," is well known in Atlanta. Last
season she presented “The Eternal
City,” another of Mias Allen’s successes,
and created a very favorable impres
sion. Miss Kennark wets associated
with a stock company In the South
several years ago and her remarkable
versatility was shown In her ability
to Interpret widely differing roles with
each weekly change of bill. In "The
Toast of the Town" she has the sub
ject of much favorable comment by
leading critics.
Sidney Toler la coming to the Bijou
again in "How* Baxter Butted In." one
of the beat comedies on the Bijou cir
cuit last season. The popular priced
house should be filled to capacity dur
Ing the week.
* "Wonderland.”
After a long and successful run at
(he Majestic Theater last season and
scoring one of the few musical come
dy hits of the metropolitan year, "Won
derland” will be the attraction Monday
and Tuesday at the Grand.
Wonderland” Is the musical off
spring of Victor Herbert, and the book
and lyrics are the product of Glen Mc
Donough's brain. It Is a production
nf Julian Mitchell, who waa responsi
ble tor those two notable extrava-
ganxas, the "Wlsard of Ox” and "Babes
In Toyland," and Is aald to be the
masterpiece of his well-known taate
and ability In color and stage effects.
Its story Is of the fairy-tale kind, such
as Mr. Mitchell delights In for their
opportunities In startling and unusual
scenes and transformations, and la
aald to be diverting and amusing. Man
ager Joseph M. Galtes, who controls
the destinies of "Wonderland,” has en
gaged a large, well-balanced company,
at the head of which he has placed
Little Chip and Mtft-y Marble. He has
also brought the entire production that
was used during the successful 'run
of the piece at the Majestic Theater
last season.
"The Toast of tha Town.”
Jane Kennark, last aeen here In “The
Eternal City," wjll present Clyde
Kltch'a play, "The Toast of the Town,"
at the Grand next Wednesday and
Thursday. When It was announced
that Mr. Fitch had written a new play
It waa taken for granted that It was a
modern society comedy, This did not
follow, for the author's most lasting
success, "Beau Brummell,” was laid
In "old and golden days." It was but
natural that Mr. Fitch should have
harkened back to the Georges and
again prospected In a domain which
had yielded such rich dramatic ore.
Brummell waa the hero of his first
Georgian play, while Betty Singleton
Is the heroine of hla liter effort.
Mis* Kennark has appeared In dra
ma* laid In various periods of time.
The chief requisite has always been
thnt the play be a good one. While
certain periods are more qlctureSque
than others, a moving story, finally
told and capitally presented, la so al
luring that Its locale la of second con
sideration. Unquestionably Miss Kon*
nark would not have hesitated at a
drama laid In modern time, for she has
appeared In several tn recent years,
notably "T|io Eternal City.”
"The Toaat of the Town" deals with
characters of a former age, the pict
uresque period of George the Third. In
this play Mlsa Kennark Impersonates
Betty 8lngleton. a famous actress of
the time. Mlaa Kennark'* company
for this season la an excellent one and
embraces such well-known perform
er* as Karl Anthony, Lellla Vane, Ber
tha Livingston, Mnurtce W. Stewart,
Dorothy L* Mar, Mr. Warren Dahler.
The engagement will Include a mat
inee Thursday afternoon.
SCENE FORM "WONDERLAND" AT THE GRAND.
8IDNEY TOLER IN "HOW BAXTER BUTTED IN.’
"How Baxter Butted In."
Owen Davis' latest play, that much
talked of combination of character
comedy and rural drama, "How Baxter
Butted In,” la the offering at the Bijou
next, week. "How Baxter Butted In'
appeals not only to lovers of good high
class melodrama, but to those who
enjoy truthful characterisation of types
of every-day Ilfs.
Baxter Is a commercial traveler, and
In the courae nf business drifts Into a
country hotel In a little town In Ver
mont. In this hotel he meets a young
girl, the step-daughter of the tight-
fisted old miser who owns the place.
This girl, In defending the good name
of her brother, who Is accused of theft,
I* turned out of doors and publicly
disgraced before the whole village. This
Is where Baxter "butts In," and he
butta In to such good purpose that the
girl and her brother are restored to
their former place In the esteem of
their neighbors and the persona who
have connived and plotted against them
are caught and punished.
Baxter's victory over the young
girl's enemies la only won after many
exciting adventures, and before hla
final success he has quite captured
the hearts of all the young people of
the town. The part of Baxter la i
moat complex character study and de
mends an actor who ta equally at home
In strong dramatic scenes and In com
edy. The title role la enacted by Sid
ney Toler, an actor of note nnd varied
experiences.
A "Cohan Show” Coming.
George M. Cohan's most famous suc
cess, "Forty-five Minutes from Broad
way,” will be presented at the Grand
aa an early booking. The play cornea
here direct from a year's run In New
York and Chicago, having been pre
sented twenty weeks In the former and
thirty weeks In the latter city to enor
mous receipts. Messrs. Klaw A Er-
langer have given Mr. Cohan’s bright
and witty play a good production and
a cast of much prominence headed by
Corlnne.
For his funmaking the young play
wright seised upon the harmless vil
lage .of New Rochelle, on the New
York, New Haven and Hartford rail
road, which Is only a short run from
the metropolis, and brought to Its
sleepy precinct* a number of wide
awake New Yorkers, who are In despair
at being settled In a town that goes
to bed at 10 o'clock, and cannot boast
a single cafe. The story of tha play
la told In such a novel manner as to be
really absorbing—and Incident succeeds
Incident In rapid order.
Real comedy is the basis of the piece.
Corlnne la irresistible In the role ol
Mary Jane Perkins, the housemaid of
the deceased millionaire. She la giv
en a splendid part, and brings raro
and delicate Interpretation to tho role
of the almplo Mary, who Is all heart,
with her smtlea and tears, her puna
and witty sallies.
The music of the play Is composed
In; Mr. Cohan's best style, two of the
songs, "Mary Is a Grand Old Name,"
and "So Long, Mary," having acquired
Immense popularity everywhere.
Al G. Field”Minstrels.
Al Field came again Friday night
with hla retinue of silk-clad singers
and as always the Grand was filled to
a point where even the standing room
sign was taken down. That the crowd
liked the show waa evident in the ap
plause that followed every hit.
It would be n waste of space to at
tempt a criticism of a minstrel show.
Men go to the minstrels who never vis-
It any other form of entertainment.
They go to laugh and they do laugh.
They have no stundard for romparlson
except the minstrels of other seasons.
They believe that they got thetr
money's worth and If a hundred laughs
for a dollar—one cent a laugh—la not
cheap enough the fun-seeker should
walk out to Grant park and look at the
monkeys.
Al Field In 190* Is neither better nor
worse than the Al Field of 1905 or 1904,
or any of the seasons In the past de
cade. There are many of the old
faces recognisable, even under the
burnt cork of minstrelsy. There are
new ones which may In their turn be
come old favorites. 8ome of the old
singer* are missing—notably Reese
Prosser. There were thousands who
liked Prosser's falsetto notes, hut If
there Is a flaw worth calling attention
to In the show this season It Is that
Mr. Field has too many of these piccolo
voices on his program. It Is all tenor
or falsetto—not a single well-rounded
baritone or basso Is given a solo num
ber.
Pres* Eldrtdge Is the master of the
high Jinks and he has 'em going. His
monologue In the olio, ending with his
song limericks, was the best feature of
the program. Al Field and Doc Quig
ley had their usual dialogue, which has
not changed materially. The Gridiron
Club is still there with no new guests.
Harry Van Fossen, whose foghosp voice
■hook the rafters In "Where Is Brown?"
made himself one of the favorites. The
first part Is beautifully staged, the en
semble singing and the novelty turns
at the close gnve satisfaction to the
spectators. The engagement Is for Sat
urday afternoon and night. D. G.
been hoped by mnny lover* of the stage
thot (lie old churncter, created by Joseph
Jefferson nnd so closely Identified with him,
would ho nllowed to die when Jefferson
died. "Rip Vsn Winkle'' was not a greet
play—It waa Joseph Jefferson yln> made It
grent. Ills son could easily afford to choose
another vehicle for the display of hit tal-
eut,
"On Pnrnle," a drama of the civil war,
said to be written from the Mnuthern
standpoint, was presented st Washington
Inst week by Charlotte Walker and Vincent
.Serrano before nn andleure largely com
posed of army offleera, who gave It a hourly
reception. The play la by I sails Kvan
Shipman, a Southerner, and tho Virginia nt-
mosphore Is sabl to be remarkably faithful'
to tho Old Dominion.
Lew Dockatndor opened hla now minstrel
at Chicago this week, and the critics seeiu
to like I-ew aa mueb as ever. Reese Prosser,
whose voice was for yean one nf the chief
attractions of Al G. Field's eoinjsiny. Is
with Disrkstader this Seaton, anil "The Kd-
Itor" la the aklt chosen by Lew for bis local
hits.
George M. Cohan has Just opened aa en
gagement In Chicago lu "George Washing
ton. Jr.," nnd Taps and Mamma t'ohsn nre
In the company again. But for the absence
of the airy Josephine It wnnld be much the
same company remembered for "The timer-
lior's Hon" and "Running for Office.'
Ethel Levey hne taken the role which
would have fallen to Joaephlne Cohan had
she not cant her fnrtnnea with nnothcr
manager and the iimatrnl remedy It pro-
nouueed a aucceas In the Windy City.
Lillian Ruaaall in Drama.
Lillian Russell, heroine of a hundred ro
mance*. queen of light opera for seasons
Innumerable, tuts turned from musical com
edy. In whleh she sang Inst season, to a
Play without mush- save for one little aooc.
"Rarhara's Millions," a drama adapted from
success, Imt the erlth-s Iny the blame st
the door of the author amt not the com
pany. Miss Russell sens supported by l»r-
dimind Gottsehnlk, It. Reeves Hmllli and
CROWNS, BRIDGES, PUTES.
WITH PLAY8 AND PLAYERS.
their M*n*on* vhl* week—Thomn* J.fforKoo,
the elde«t 9m.ii. pro*oiitliu; hi* fnthor’* fn-
rortlH r«»N* of ltl|i Vuii Winkle nt tho Bou
ton theater, whlI** William nnil Jnmqih Jof-
femoti npponred nt tho Hyperion In Now
Hit von in “i'laying tho n*tuo.“ n frnvo
eoiuedy by Ulevelnnd Moffett mid Hartley
Purl*.
Thom** Joffomou ha* omayod tho rolo of
“WP” !**. former *emion« mid hi* work bn*
nufferod by compnrtam with tho fuiuiftable
pmeutntlou of the elder player. It bad
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