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ATLANTA GEORGIAN. SAT run AY, OCTOBER 6, 190«. A Week’s s in Atlanta’s Playhouses PUN AND MUSIC ASSURED AT GRAND AND BIJOU IN ENGAGEMENTS FOR WEEK 01(1 favorite* return to the Atlanta .tage next week. While there are no „,«• play* booked for the Grand, the three old ones ehould.be aaeured of a welcome, for they have been tried and not found wanting. A really good eong le worth hearing twice, and few who heard the brilliant music of "The Sultan of Sulu" will miss going again. This waa George Ade's drat real success—he haa writ ten many comedies since, but he has not surpassed It. And "Sergeant Kitty.” You will all remember how Helen Byron sang the lilting wait* song, "Love Is Gladness, Love Is Sadness," and how It was hummed for the rest of the week on every street corner. There are other songs just as tuneful and the music Is of an order that places "Sergeant Kitty" out of the comedy class and Into the Held of comic opera. Hal Reid's old story ,of "Human Hearts" closes the week and will draw Ing stories beau- many lovers of touchln] tlfully told. It has been successful through many seasons and promises to continue for many more to come. At the Bijou another comedy Is promised. "Bankers and Brokers," with Yorke and Adams In the leading roles. It has received favorable comment from conservative critics In Its South ern tour and promises to equal the success of the other musical bills at the popular-priced house. "The Sultsn of Sulu." "The Sultan of Sulu" will transfer his court to the stage of the Grand Monday and Tuesday for three sittings. He will sit In state and It is expected that every one who likes bright dia logue and tuneful songs will be pre sented to the monarch. The comic potentate Is the creation of Ocorge Ade and Alfred G. Wathall. Ade Is responsible for the words and lyrics, and Mr. Wathall Is credited with the delightfully catchy music, for which the piece Is famous. Mr. Ade has added much to hi* fame by his bright satirical treatment of .certain consequences of the occupation of the Philippines and the Introduction there of American characters, cocktails, ali mony nnd other things incident to up- to-dnte civilisation. The story of "Tho Sultan of Sulu Is the history of Kl-Ram, who rules the Island, of Jolo or Sulu. Kl-Ram has abducted some of the nieces of a neighboring chief or Datto. Tho Americans, who arrived upon the scene, compel him to abdicate and make him governor of the Island Instead. His matrimonial affairs might have re mained unnoticed If he had not pro ceeded tq_ ranks, wholesale love to the American women, who have come to help civilise the Philippine natives. He proposes marriage to Pamela Prances Jackson, unblushlngly confid ing to that strong-minded spinster that she will be one of eight or nine wives already sharing his love. Pamela Is shocked and threatens revenge. She Is made judge advocate of the Island, and orders the governor to divorce all his wives but one. She then shows a law by which the divorced wives shall each receive alimony to the amount of one-hnlf of hit Income. As there are eight wives, this means four times his splendid company fir tho portrayal of the various characters. "BANKERS AND BROKERS” WEEK’S BILL AT BIJOU. One of the Interesting features of B. E. Forrester’s production of the musical comedy, "Bankers , „ . — and Bro kers, which will be seen at the Bijou next week, will be the girls, battalions of girls, girls decked out In stunning gowns, gorgeous frocks an<L cunningly i devjsed frills and laces. Dainty hats,' beautiful, jewels and delicate footwear. A chorus full of pretty costumes and I the costumes full of pretty girls. Yorke and Adams will head the cast of principals, and their Irresistible hu mor permeates the ■ entire production. The dialogue of this musical play is exceptionally witty, the lyrics tellingly set to music and the scenic environ ment excels its nearest competltfon. Altogether “Bankers and Brokers” will be found the most humorous, tuneful and quite the nicest evening’s enter tainment that has visited this city during the present season. An entire new edition of songs will be heard during their engagement and include such metropolitan hits as "Just a Little Fond Affection," "Underneath a Parasol," "Mary of the Prairie,” “Mooning Time," "Egyptian Maid,” "Would You Leave Your Happy Home for Me,” "The Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword," '"Gator and the Coon," “What Would Yqu Do,” "Holding Hands,” and others, making twenty in bit. Income, and he balks niid Is put in his J*ll. Matters grow darker and darker for Kl-Ram ■ and bla* private " e A'r et * ry * ^ Hadji, who la Imprisoned with hlin for alleged treachery. A ca ble from the United States straighten* out matters by stating that the eonstl- tution follows the flag on Tuesday and Thursday only, so "Kl-Ram Is allowed to go hack to some of his old prac- lices, but he loses his wives, os many of these have found sweethearts among , f an V* Wue Jackets, and he must J'"r. Vt flr f t and most faithful ff, * • < l a,ula i* hom h * ca *» the char ter member of hie harem. “Sergeant Kitty.” * Comic opera still continues to be one or the favorite forms of attracting amusement-loving audiences. It Is true that the public demands the best that the Stage cun afford of thla class of amusements, but the vogue of comic U|iera la greater today than ever before S » P*’l' "Sergeant Kitty," which dav th ® 0rand next Thurs- MW* " een V to nil the bill inm. J L", ,hl * respect for It Is legltl- usual I v ' op *I a ttnd “ hB » '’oen UB- S y , •urrstwful both In New York, no A’ a i d . a ,on * 0)0 at the Casl- t-verT c<nmtry. The * tel "' Un<l * too ° U w7. hl ;.„ hr "" an , cy ot ‘ h » music, which rh .Vl mpo " etI by A - Baldwin Sloane, an 1 - K of " The Mocking Bird" m>r - ,h# and hu The Jeffereone In New Rolee. Joseph and William Winter Jefferson, the younger sons of the late Joseph Jefferson, presented their new comedy. Playing the Game," at the Grand Fri day nlgtyt. The audience was smaller than the offering deserved. The ploy, by Cleveland Moffett and Hartley Da vis, Is almost purely farcical, but Ita situations are cleverly arranged, Its dialogue well written, the plot.logical and well sustained. In It the Jef- fersons have chosen a happy medium for their talents. Joseph Jeffersoa the elder of,the brothers, Is cast for Beverly Clay, of Mississippi, a Southerner of the ante bellum. school, though the scene Is of The dress and words glv- the present. en the role are an exaggeration—not so great as have been Indicted In other seasons and not offensive, but still a .bit overdrawn. But Mr. Jefferson's ac cent Is the best that has been heard In years. His voice recalls that of the southern planter, soft yet forceful, Just a trifle of a drawl In Its rich tones, a voice as charming as a woman's. And In his manner Mr. Jefferson has caught tho spirit of the role. His little bits of courtesy to the then and women of New York spring as naturally nnd uncon sciously from him as they would from a real Beverly Clay. He has gained much from his years of resldene* In Southern Louisiana—hi* picture of the Southerner Is the fairest and most fin ished the writer has seen. William Winter Jefferson has a pure ly comedy role, that of a young New Yorker with more nerve than money, who la trying to elope with a girl who can't keep her mind, made up. It Is a rollicking role In which he acquits him self with credit, but he has by no It was noticed that the family re semblance I* strong In the youngest son and there wore moments when the old Jefferson of Bob Acres was re flected In the profile of the son. The Jeffersons are supported by a fully capable company which Includes Ruby Rrldgos, Robert Mackay, Alice Veal, Blanche Bender and several oth ers. It may be remarked In passing that Miss Bender In nn automobile coat nnd veil Is about the prettiest picture that has graced tho stage of the Grand this season. The piny Is written for fun and It y trip upon each other's heels, the dia logue Is sparkling. While the love scenes are sacrificed for comedy there romance or two running through the play nnd the matinee girls will en joy It. ■ The scenes, one In the Waldorf- Astoria nnd two In an artist's studio, art handsomely designed nnd mount ed. The engagement Is for Saturday afternoon and night. "LASTDA YS OF POMPEII” WILL BE PRESENTED FOR TEN NICHTS A 7 PIEDMONT SOLDIER GIRLS IN “SERGEANT KITTY" For several days a force of twenty electrical constructors have been at work Installing the lights and electric apparatus for use of the big Pain spectacle, “Last Days of Pompeii,” at the fair grounds, where It opens ten nights' engagement on Wednesday night next. Nearly 200 workmen are required to place In position the mas slve scenery to represent the doomed Roman city of Pompeii, on the arrival of the jihow train next Tuesday. This picturesque scenic city wilt cover an urea of nearly flvo acres of ground and will picture th* gay city ai stood before the awful catastrophe of Vesuvius nearly 1,000 years ago. Those who have read Bulwer-Lyf ton's beautiful story will remember his vivid description of the eruption of Vesuvius which completely buried the Romaic city of Potnpell over 1,000 years ago, and cannot fall to see In the ac counts of the recent and terrible out bursts of Mt. Vesuvius and the de struction of surrounding villages such a similarity of harrowing detail, ap palling catastrophe, and awe-inspiring Convulsions of nature an almost ver batim repetition of Pompeii's fall as de- the "Last Days of Pompeii," II., J. Pain, the "flrework* king," presents many magnificent effects as seen In Mt. Vesuvius' action, and presents the scene vividly. In the "Last Days of Pompeii" two stories are Illustrated The clouds of flame, smoke and ashes, the floods of red hot lava which are belched from the volcano's crater and falling from Incandescont rivers down Ita towering sides; the thunderous noise of tho mountain, the Incessant earthquake shocks and the falling of Immense quantities of material completely bury ing the doomed city, while the gaily dressed multitude rush hither and thither in a mad but ineffective effort to escape, produce a scene of majestic horror, so beautiful, so vividly and thrllllngly realistic as to furnish one with conception of the great and mys terious forces of nature. “The Last Days of Pompeii," as given by Pain, has been witnessed by millions of people In Europe, and hun dreds ot thousands In America. The gay, rich city of the year 79 tlfully pictured on thousands of square yards of scenery, actual buildings ,.f ancient style of architecture occupy the foreground, while Vesuvius tow. i above in the dtstanee. Many people on the picturesque streets of Pompeii await the arrival of the grand pre cession and the commencement of the (lay's sports In honor of Isis, their fav orite goddess. The sports commence and continue until tho races run, the garlands won, the gladiators honored, and the priests reformed to march under tho triumphal arch to the temple of Isis. The doors arc thrown open, showing tho Illumin ated Interior; the priestesses emerge, the golden Imagr.n arc brought forth, nnd, as the venerable priests appear. who refuse to worship the Idol, and an the cry arises, "Down with tho Chris tians," Vesuvius answers in return with an angry roar, belching forth clouds of Are and heated stones, while floods of lava pour down the mountain side, spreading desolation in its path. The earth quakes, temples totter, pal aces and arches fall amid Are, and ter rific explosions everywhere, adding to the seemingly total devastation; tho frightened populace rushing from the scene to secure avenues of safety. ■ Two pretty ballets, Including the historic "flro dance of Isis," will ho Introduced In the fete day dlvertlse- ments. There will also be several high class European nnd American special ties, Including the famous Flying Dor- dens, a troupe of live aerlallsts; wills & Hasson, equilibrists, who created a sensation for three months at the great New York Hippodrome; the three Brothers Rossi, grotesque acrobats; Hurley, Stevens and Hurley, gro tesques, and numerous others. At the conclusion of each exhibit the company will make a special display of .... k^g|^(| reW orks, lntro- the celebrated Beach , ducing the latest novelties nnd effects Each of these night displays aggre gating a cost of soma *1,600. Several "special nights” are being arranged for thre Atlanta engagement, on which oc casions unusually elaborate pyrotech nic devices will be shown. ANGRY WOMEN STORM SCHOOL; POLICEMAN HURT DURING RIOT New York, Oct. Fifteen hundred women, nearly all Italians, ' believing that the “murder doctors,” as they called the board of health physicians, "were cutting the throats of their chil dren In a public school In the Wil liamsburg section Of Brooklyn, stormed the school building In a mad effort to reach the'little one* yesterday. Be- quened t jllcemen had been seriously Injured y the Infuriated women and one of the rioters had been arrested. Physicians from the board of health for several days have been examining n«rl some ot the children told theli . the doctors Intended to cut their throats. This news spread and caused the trouble. “7HE GREAT DIVIDE" IS - THE PL A Y OF THE SEASON "The Great Divide," produced this week in New York, with Henry Miller and Margaret Anglin dividing the hon ors. has drawn from the usually staid and conservative Sun an Indorsement so unusually glowing that New Yorkers are crowding the house, and theater goers on tho Southern circuit are won dering when the play will be seen In thla section. The Sun's critic says of William Vaughn Moody's play: "It is abundantly clear that no play of the present season—a season unus ually rich—has equaled It either In caliber or In execution, except only Pinero's 'His House In Order.' And even this strikes less true and deep Into the wells ot human Impulse and pas sion. "To say that It Is the best product of the American drama thus far would doubtless be extravagant; yet the fact remains that It Is Inspired by precisely that fulness and whoselomcucss of feeling and accomplished with pre cisely that technical firmness, the lack of which has thus far proved the car dinal defccls of our most vivacious and amusing playwrights.” he was. His friend replied: “Tha Sterling Coyne." "Oh," replied Byron, “I thought It was Filthy Lucre." Joseph Coyne, who Impersonates Trooper Smith in "My Lady’s Maid,” at the Casino, New York, tells the following story on nn English name sake. ' Sterling Coyne was, years ago, a well-known manager of Birmingham. He was addicted to snuff-taking, and having a heavy mustache and benrd, generally succeeded in mussing him self up rather disagreeably. One day, Henry J. Byron was In Birmingham, and seeing the manager, asked who For the third time De Wolf Hopper has found "Wang" the most popular iat ho has ever had. “Happyland” Is running the old favorite a close sec ond ; but there Is nn disguising the fact thut "Wang” has extraordinary draw ing powers, nnd that Its popularity la unprecedented. Raymond S. Ornu, representing "The Sultan of Sulu” company, which comes to the Grand next week, Is In the city looking after the Interests of his com pany. Mr. Grau Is a son of tho late Jules Grau, whose old opera company was one of the first and moat populur In tne South. -He Is a cousin of Mau rice Grau, the eminent Impresario, who n"L“ , . ,ha book and lyrics by R. H. and the. splendor of the pro- bflnrie. J? bten * reat fActors In (lon»i ?f i abou ,t th** popularity. The wh? h nf?‘ ?' or ? of Mu * Helen Byron, born S 5 ??. , th « title rol* in "Reggy sin la P ,,i" la ?t season, of Miss Vlr- Jam «* MeEihem, brottvM Ma ) or ,? nd Tom Hadaway have of 8,1 the beauties and fund 01 this charming opera. Human Hearts," which comes to he Grand Saturday matinee and night. In ,old la on » of mu ch interest. "nce .iL sympathies of the audl- Lw»n L thoroughly enlisted. Tom CZ- Ml? h J n *»‘ blacksmith, living by a! LiL* Arkansas, is entrapped without^ aventures* whom he msrrtee ter n H» d . a* r,n * her chsracter. At- hi" hAnn's and Yhlle poor Tom think* lover »L££ ln “* *» »«ure, her former l, V , ap P«®rs on the scene. A murder line. n, m L',* d . V d through the plot- an * • n,an >ous man nnd worn- ""•ravLrL VE* ‘. a ,a,ten « d on Tom. He lor th« r, »7 he trttth. but through love tray n! r w ? man ' Sh d rather than be- triat "XT' 7* Ji**” * he stlfftna, stands i> r f l ,., ; , con "tcted and sentenced to have r± r i^ ,o r ‘ lf ». where he would IntervA^iM^ ned A bad 11 n °t been for the intervention of faithful friends, who case to the notice of the hr,r >g hi* m r ri„ of AriuuuiJ.' In tha end, of stored’ £!* Jtida hspplly and Tom Is re- cornennnb a *£ or *ner standing In th* Pathos i.. *i’r may is one in w The oii„L'! m ^ n * d wl,h comedy. Hran,E r T anl * a ‘t° a presenting “Human E Nankeen? £ .?* ^H^Nankevills*, who has, directed Its i for a number of Prevhl Hankevllle Is said to have LwlucUo^^Sd 1L' nl L ,ll " l,lay for the c to have engaged a OOOOOOODOOOOOOOOGDOODOOOOO 0 AN INFERNAL MACHINE O 0 SENT TO PENNYPACKER. O 0 O 0 Harrisburg, Pa, Oct. 6.—A small 0 0 Infernal machine was sent to <Ji 0 Governor Pcnnypacker. The pack- 0 ago was about * Inches square and 0 excited the suspicion of a clerk a bucket of water to soak. 0 O When opened later the package 0 0 was found to contain a cylindrical 0 O Officials of the capltol regard .. . 0 as a Joke. 00000000000000O000000000OO GOVERNOR GUILD IS RENOMINATED Boston, Oct 6.—Tbs Republican state convention held at Tremont temple today to re-nomlnate Governor Curtis Guild, Lieutenant Governor Eben 8, Draper and other state of ficials, was called tc order at 10:40 a. m. by Chairman Thomas Tabler, of the state committee. President Roosevelt and his policies are Indorsed In the platform. ON SNIP AGROUND New York, Oct. 6.—The steamer Ber mudian, of the Trinidad lino. Is aground on Red Hoof Flats. The Bermudian, with several hun dred passengers, was bqund In frnm Bermuda when she grounded. How she got on Red Hoof Flats, which Is a mile or more out of her course. Is not known. TWO NEGRO BANDITS ARRESTED AT JASPER. has dons so much for grand opera In America. Mr. Grau has until recently been associated with the “Peggy.From Paris” company, under the same man agement a* “The Sultan of Sulu." The Theater Magaslne for October Is full of splendid features, literary and enry Arthur Jones, the distinguished English dramatist, who has Just scored henvlly with his new play, “The Hypo crites," contributes an srtlcl* called "A I’lea for the Printed Drama," In which he makes the very logical claim that the reading of plays would tend to elevate the intellectual level of the Another Interesting article is .■ characteristic pictures some of the pic turesque dances of Spain. Ellae Cisneros, Mr. Hammersteln's new prlma donna contralto, an Amerl- come famous, and Ai votes the month's usual Interview to Dustin Farnum. James K. Hackett writes of his early stage beginnings, and Virginia Frame ha* an article on "Women Who Have Written Success ful Plays.” The reviews of the cur rent plays, etc., are up to the usual standard. The pictures Include. In ad dltlon to th* splendid colored cover ~ George In her new play, showing Grace ■Clothes," full-page plates' of Mm*. Kalich In "The Kreutxer Sonata,” Ellis Special to The Georgian. Jasper, Ala, Oct. Two negroes have /been arrested here on Instructions received from Bear Creek, In Marlon county, stating that they were wanted at Bear Creek for highway robbery and Inciting a riot. It la learned that one of the negroes held up and robbed a white man on the new Illinois Central railroad, near Bear C'reek. When nr- rested they were both heavily armed. COTTON CONDITION IMPROVED IN MISSISSIPPI. Special to The Georgian. Jackson, Miss., Oct. 6.—There has been a let-up In the rain for the Inst few days, and an a consequence there Is a little better crop outlook. Secre tary Woods, of the cotton association, has Issued an address to the county secretaries, tn which he asks them in estimating the damage done by the storm to represent the cotton that has been gathered as 100 and take this as a basis. Secretary Woods hopes to give out his estimate of the .l.unaKe done in thla state some time next week. FELL WHILE HUNTING AND SHOT HEEL OFF. Special to The Georgian. Chlckamauga, Go., Oct. *.—While Lester Turner and Msck Dalton were out hunting Thursday Turner fell and Cahill In "Marrying Mary,” and [ein In HvnrM*rlt«B •* Tharo ROMAN PAGEANT SCENE IN "LAST DAYS OF POMPEII” AT PIEDMONT PARK. arle oHs Keen In "The Hypocrlies ^ There ars also large plates of John Drew in “His House In Order,” Hose Stahl In "The Chorus Lady" May Tully In "The Two Mr. Wetherbys," Harry Bul ger In “The Man From Now.” Edward Garratt in “The Little Stranger." Bruce McRae and Edwin Arden in “Told in the Hills,” Albert Chevalier, W. H. Crane In “The Price of Money,” Olga Nethersole. and portraits of Rich ard Bennett, Mary Anderson. Ines Plummer. William Collier, Fuji Ko. 1 Maude Adams, Margaret Mayo. Char- | lotte Thompson, Ivy Ashton Root, Jane I Maudlin Felgt, Rida Johnson Young, Moris Rosenthal, Margaret Leslie Faber, etc. Ing affect In his heel, physician thinks amputation will necessary. After the accident Dalton picked Turner up and carried him a half mils to a house, where a physician was i i summoned. MAY CHANGE ROUTE . OF THROUGH TRAINS. Special to The Georgian. Gadsden, Ala.. Oct. 4.—The purchase of the Chattanooga Southern railroad by the Louisville and NashviUu rail way and the use that this branch will be put to by the new owners Is a mat ter of much discussion and speculation among citizens and local railroad men generally. The most plausible and log ical plan advanced and partly con firmed by rumors Is that the Louis ville and Nashville will make the Chat tanooga Southern from Chattanooga to Gadsden, and the Alabama Mineral front Birmingham to Gadsden a part _ of its Cincinnati and New Orleans Illington. route. By this route 1.0 miles would be saved.