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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
SATfRDAT, OCTOnF.lt I, WM.
Old favorites return to the Atlanta
1U» next week. While there are no
p | >ys booked for the Grand, the
old ones ahould be aanured of a
we |come, for they have been tried and
not found wanting:.
A really Kood song: Is worth hearing
twice, and few who heard the brilliant
music of ‘The Sultan of Sulu" wilt
miss going a twin. This was George
Ade’s first real success—he has writ
ten many comedies since, but be has
not surpassed It.
And "Sergeant Kitty." You will, all
remember how Helen Byron sang 'the
lilting waits song, "Love Is Gladness,
I^ve Is Sadness," and how It was
bummed 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 field of comic opira.
Hal Reid's old story of “Hyman
Hearts” closes tha-week and will draw
many lovers of touching stories beau
tifully 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
Torke and Adams In the leading roles.
U has received favorable comment
from conservative critics In Its South-
trn tour and promises to e?iua! the
success of the other musical blits at.the
popular-priced house.
“The Sultan 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-
lented to the monarch.
, The comic potentate Is the' creation
of George Ado 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 his fame by h(s
bright satirical treatment of certain
consequences of the occupation of the
Philippines and. the introduction there
of American characters, cocktails, ali
mony and other things Incident to up-
to-date civilisation. v
The story of "The Syltan of Sulu”
Is the history of Kl-Ram, who rules
the island of Jolo or. Sulu. Kt-Ram
has abducted some of the nledes of a
neighboring chief or Datto. The
Americans, who arrived upon the scene,
compel him to abdicate and make him
governor of the Island Instead. His
matrimonial affairs might have re-’
rosined- unnoticed If -he had'not pro
ceeded to make'wholesale love to the
American women? *ht> havo come to
help clvtOie. the Philippine natives.
He prpposes marriage. to. Pamela
Prances Jackson, unblushlngly confid
ing to that strong-minded spinster that
she will be one of eight or nine wipes
. already sharing hts love. Pamela Is
shocked and . threatens revenge. She
(s 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 ajlmony to the amount of
on«-half of hts Income. As there nro
eight wives, this means four times Hts
ncome, and he balks and Is put In hts
own Jail. Matters grow darker and
darker for Kl-Ram and his private
Hadji, who Is Imprisoned
with him for alleged treachery. A ca
ble from the United States straightens
matters by stating that the consti
tution follows the flag on Tuesday and
Thursday only, so Kl-Ram Is allowed
to go back to some of hts old prac-
b «> he loses his wives, as many
have found sweethearts among
nick * h « u ® Jaqksts, and he must
I. * ,0 , me first and moil faithful
spouse, Galula, whom he calls the char
ter member of his barem. *
“Sergeant Kitty.”
Comic opera still continues to be one
M the favorite forms of attracting
amusement-loving audiences. It Is true
that the public demands the best that
the stage can afford of thla class, df
amusements, but the vogue of comic
Opera Is greater today than ever before
Unit! hast. "Sergeant Kitty,” which
div »nu'S. n .l t th ® anu > d n,xt Thurs-
®*®™ *° nn th ® bm
msto L . i ,hW r *»Pe<* for it Is legltl-
uuiit lc opera * nd t‘ has been un-
“heri u*h CC s“ f V' botb ,n New York,
no Its 1 ,?*, d a '°ng run at the Casl-
°verX?„ a X Th *' ter ' anJ <U *° aU
The brilliancy of the muslft which
hy A. Baldwin Sloane,
and 'XT.?. °f, "Th® Mocking Bird"
mor A* beagle,” the wit and hu-
Bulrlis le boolt and 'Vries by R. H.
dttetion f ‘i, and *?• *Plendor of the pro-
brinI??- h J* he*n great factors In
delnS!#* i “hoot this popularity. The
who* nul T or * t °f MUs Heleh Byron,
from pint!?, , tb *. ,,,,e role In "Peggy
alnu ,, r ,aat season, of Miss Vlr-
Corrt,i/ V l? , l vorth > James McElhem.
biWht Ma t° r ahd Tom Hadaway have
a, 11 *ho beauties and fund
1 ton charming opera. •
, h l n „ IIu " mn Hearts,” which comes to
the « rand Saturd “y matinee and night.
In «k?? ,0,<5 l * one °f m uch Interest,
«nce h are t lL" ym R a , thlt * nt ,he nudt-
hoean L ‘hofoughly enlisted. Tom
In Th”' tun, hleekamlth, living
hy an °. f Arkansas, is entrapped
* 11hout a ,n.t n J'hom he marries
toil her character. Af-
hts hatnin nd Y hlle Poor Tom thinks
lover arDeirTL'L** 011 "’ her f orm « r
I* commute “ i h ® acen *‘ A murder
•Ings of !hi. d i t nd trough the plot-
an, theerti, '"fa 1 " 011 * ma n and worn-
discovers^tht fastened on Tom. He
for the m™ truth ., hut through love
"■ay her h?Ti. and e rathar than te
tri, i ' he *?®* r ® the stigma,, stands
.™;> l , r r"n vl «® d and sfntiTnced to
haw remil22a ,0 ir L ,f ?' wh ®re he would
'ntervenuT- d ’. h J d , L* not been for the
bring hla * , fal, hful friends, who
governor th * notice of the
course In Li® 1 ?"*"- In th « end, of
stored' to u? d *,happlly and Tom is re-
rotnmumtv M " T £" rm Sr a ‘ a n d lng In the
patho, 7,' Yh,® Pj a y I® one In which
The nrLn?" b ned wl,h comedy.
Hearts" TT„I?, ,lon Presenting "Human
"■ K XanlcevnwT tf L* management of
tour *;h« has directed Its
year. !{J“"rcessfully for a number of
pr.,.-.ided r,„o, ankevnie '• *«l d to have
b ru at|,,n " ? * c * nl £ display for the
“on and to have engaged a
splendid company for
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 and cunningly
devised frills and laces. Dainty hats,
beautiful Jewels and delicate footwear.
A chorus full of pretty costumes and
the costumes full of pretty girls.
Yorke and Adams will head the east
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 competition.
Altogether "Bankers and Brokers" will
be found the moat 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 Fend Attention," "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 You Do," "Holding
Hands," and others, making twenty In
all.
The Jsfferaons in Ntw Rotes.
Joseph and William Winter Jefferson,
the younger eons of £he late Joseph
Jefferson, presented their new comedy,
“Playing the Game,” at the Grand Fri
day night The audience was smaller
than the offering deserved. The ( play,
by Cleveland Moffett and Hartley Da
vis, Is almost purely farcical, but Its
situations are cleverly arranged. Its
dialogue well written, the plot logical
and well sustained. In It the Jef
ferson* hove chosen a happy medium
for their talents.
Joseph Jefferson, the elder of the
brothers, Is cast for Beverly Clay, of
Mississippi, a Southerner ot the ante
bellum school, though the scene Is of
the present. The dress and words giv
en the role are an exaggeration—not
so gseat as have been inflicted 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
fn hfs manner Mr. Jefferson has caught
the spirit of the role. His little bits of
courtesy to the men and women of New
York spring as naturally and uncon
sciously from him as they would from
a real Beverly Clay. He has gained
much.from his years of residence In
Southern-Louisiana—his 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 Is trying to elope wlih 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
means the opportunity given his broth
er. It was noticed that the family re
semblance Is strong In tho youngest
son and there were 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 Bridges, Robert Mackay, Alice
Veal, Blanche Bender and several oth
ers. It may be remarked In passing
that Miss Bender In an automobile coat
and veil Is about the prettiest picture
that has graced the stnge of the Grand
this season.
The play Is written for fun nnd It
gives nothing else. The situations fair-
ly trip updn each other's heels, the dia
logue Is sparkling. While the love
Scenes are sacrificed for comedy there
Is a romanoe or two running through
the play and the matinee girls will en
joy It. The scenes, one In the Waldorf-
Astoria nnd two In an artist's studio,]
are handsomely designed and mount
ed. The engagement I* for Saturday
afternoon and night. I
“7HE GREAT DIVIDE” IS
' THE PL A Y OF THE SEASON
The Great Divide,” produced this
week In New York, w|th 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 the Southern circuit are won
dering when the play will be aeon In
thla section. The Sun’s critic says of
William Vaughn Moody** 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, " xcept only
Pinero's ‘Hi* House Ip Order.' And
even this strikes less true and deep into
the wells of human Impulse and pas-
slon.
"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 whoselomeness of
feeling and accomplished with pre
cisely that technical firmness, the lack
of which has thus far proved the car
dinal defects of our most vivacious and
amusing playwrights.”
Joseph Coyne, who Impersonates
Trooper Smith In "My Lady's Maid,"
at the Casino, New Yoik, tells the
following story on an 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 beard,
generally succeeded fa mussing him
self up rather disagreeably. One day,
Henry J. Byron was In Birmingham,
and seeing the manager, asked who
A MARTIN IN
lULTAN OF SULU.
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, 1 ' at
the fair grounds, where It opens
ten nights’ engagement on Wednesday
night next. Nearly 200 workmen ore
required to place In position the mas
sive scenery to, represent the doomed
Roman city of Pompeii, on the arrival
of the show train next Tuesday. This
picturesque scenic city will cover an
area of nearly live acres of ground
and will picture' the gay city as It
stood before the awful catastrophe of
Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago.
Those who have read Bulwer-Lyt-
ton's beautiful story will remember his
vivid description of the eruption of
Vesuvius which completely burled the
Roman city of Pompeii 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
pleted by the facile pen of Lord Lytton.
In the pyrotechntcal production of
the "Lost Days of Pompeii,” H. J.
Pain, the "fireworks king,” presents
many magnificent effects as seen In Mt.
Vesuvius' action, and presents the
scene vividly,
In the "Last Days of Pompoll" two
stories are Illustrated The clouds of
flamo, smoke and ashes, the floods of
red hot lava which are belched from
the volcano’s crater and falling from
Incandescent rivers down Its towering
sides; the thunderous noise of tho
mountain, the Incessant earthquake
shocks and the falling of immenso
quantities of material completely bury
ing tho doomed city, while the gaily
dressed multitude rush hither and
thither In a mod but Ineffective effort
to escape, produce a scene of majestic
horror, so beautiful, so vividly and
thrllllngly realistic as to furnish ono
with conception of tho great and mys
terious forces of nature.
“The Last Days of Pompeii.'' a®
given by Pain, has been witnessed by
millions of people In Europe, and hun
dreds of thousands In America. The
gay. rich city of the year 79 Is beau
tifully pictured on thousands of square
yards of scenery, actual buildings of
(indent style of architecture occupy
the foreground, while Vesuvius tov-i.i
above In the distance. Many people
on the picturesque streets of Pompeii
await the arrival of the grand pro
cession and the commencement of the
day's sports In honor of I»ls, their fav
orite goddess. /
The sports commence and continue
until the races run, the garlands
the gladiators honored, and the priests
reformed to march under the (Humphul
arch to the temple of Isis. The doors
are thrown open, showing the Illumin
ated interior; the priestesses emerge,
tlio golden lmsgefl arc brought forth,
and, as the venerable priests appear,
all kneel, except a party of Christians,
who refuse to wutrhlp the Idol, and aa
the cry arises, "Down with the Chris
tians,'' Vesuvius answers in return
with an angry roar, belching forth
clouds of Are and heated stones, while
floods qf lava pour down the mountain
side, spreading desolation In Its path.
The earth quakes, temples totter, pal
aces and arches fall amid fire, and ter
rific explosions everywhere, adding to
the seemingly total devastation; tho
frightened populace rushing from the
seen* to secure avenues of safety.
Two pretty ballets, Including the
historic "fire dance of Isis," will he
Introduced in the fete day dlvertlse-
ments. There will also be several high
class European and American special
ties, including the famous Flying Dor-
deiug a troupe of live aerlallsts; Villa
& Hansen, equilibrists, who created a
sensation for three months at the great
New York Hippodrome; the throo
Brothers Rossi, grotesque acrobats;
Hurley, Steven* and Hurley, gro
tesques, and numerous others.
At the conclusion of each exhibit tho
company will make a special display of
the celebrated Beach flreworks, Intro
ducing the latest novelties and efforts.
Each of these night displays aggre
gating a cost of some 91,600. Several
"special nights" are being arranged for
the 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 9.—Fifteen hundred
women, nearly all Italians, believing
that the "murder doctors,” as they
called the board of health physicians,
"were cutting the thtoats 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 tho little ones yesterday. Be
fore the riot had been quelled several
policemen had been seriously Injured
by the infuriated women and one of
the rioters had been arrested.
Physicians from the board of health
for several days have been examining
the eyes and throats of pupils, and
some of the children told their parents
tho doctors Intended to out their
throats. This new# spread and caused
the trouble.
he was. His friend replied: “Tha
Sterling Coyne.”
"Oh,” replied Byron, “I thought It
was Filthy Lucre.”
For the third time De Wolf Hopper
has found “Wang” the most popular
play and the greatest money-maker
that he has ever had. "Happyland” Is
running the old favorite a close sec
ond; but there Is no disguising the fact
that "Wang” has extraordinary draw
ing powers, and that Its popularity Is
unprecedented.
Raymond S. Grnu, 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 the late
Jules Grau, whose old opera company
waa one of the first and most popular
In the Smith. He Is a cousin of Mau
rice Grau, the eminent impresario, who
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GOVERNOR GUILD
IS RENOMINATED
Boston, OoL 6.—The Republican
state convention held at Tremont
tempi® today to re-nomlnate Governor
Curtis Guild, Lieutenant Governor
Ebon S. 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 hie policies
are Indorsed In the platform.
ON SHIP AGROUND
New York, Oct. 6.—The steamer Ber
mudian, of the Trinidad line, Is
aground on Red Hoot Flats.
The Bermudian, with several hun
dred passengers, was bound In from
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 eo much for grand opera In
America. Mr. Grau has until recently
been associated with the "Peggy From
Parle” company, under the lame man
agement ae “The Sultan of Sulu.”
The Theater Magaxlne for October ie
full of splendid feature®, literary and
i oers and all
ienry Arthur
English dramatist, who has Ju
ay, ”T1
goers and all lovers of the drama.
Henry Arthur Jones, the distinguished
heavily with hie new play,
crites," contribute® an ai......
"A Plea for the' Printed Drama," In
which he makee the very logical claim
that the reading of plays would tend
to elevate the Intellectual level of the
its
characteristic pictures soma of ths pic
turesque dances of Spain. Ellse La-
throp gives an Interesting account of
Mme. de Cisneros, Mr. Hammersteln's
new prlma donna contralto, an Ameri
can girl, who had to go abroad to be
come famous, and Ada Patterson de
votes the month's usual Interview to
Dustin Famum. James K. Hackstt
writes of his early stage beginnings,
and Virginia Frame has 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
dition to the splendid colored cover
showing Grace George In her new play,
"Clothes.” full-page plates of Mme.
Kalich In "The Kreutser Sonata," Ellis
Jeffreys In "The Dear Unfair Sex.”
Marie Cahill In “^tarrying Mary,” and
Doris Keen In "The Hypocrites." There
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
ot Bear Creek for highway robbery and
Inciting a riot. It Is learned that one
of the negroes held np and robbod a
white man on the new Illinois Central
railroad, near Bear Creek. When ar
rested they were both heavily armed.
COTTON CONDITION
IMPROVED IN MISSISSIPPI.
Special to The Georgian.
Jackson, Miss, Oct. «.—There has
been a let-up In the rain for the last
few days, and as a consequence there
le a little better crop outlook. Secre
tary Woods, of the cotton association,
has Issued an address to the county
secretarlee, In which he aeke them In
estimating the damage done by the
storm to represent the cotton that has
been gathered as 100 and take this ns
basis. Secretary Woods hopes
next
FELL WHILE HUNTING
AND SHOT HEEL OFF.
OF POMPEII" AT PIEDMONT PARK.
In ”Hls House In Order,” Rose Stahl
'The Chorus I-ady,” May Tully In
"The Two Mr. Wetherbys." Harry Bul
ger In "The Man From Now,” Edward
Oarratt 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.
Maude Adams, Margaret Mayo, Char-
I lotte Thompson, Ivy Ashton Root. Jane
| Maudlin Felgl, Rida Johnson Young,
Moils Rosenthal, Margaret
Leslie Faber, eta.
Special to The Georgian. •
Chlckamauga, Ga, Oct. I.—While
Lester Turner and Mack. Dalton w> re
out hunting Thursday Turner fell and
his gun was discharged, the load tak
ing effect In his heeL The attending
physician thinks amputation will be
necessary.
After the accident Dalton pick'd
Turner up and carried him a half mile
to a, house, where a physician u-s
summoned.
MAY CHANGE ROUTE
OF THROUGH TRAINS.
Npeclnl to The Georgian.
Gadsden, Alai Get. 6.—The' purchase
of the Chattanooga Southern railroad
by the Louisville and Npshville rail
way and the use that this branch will
be put to by the new owners Is a mat
ter ot 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 tho Alabama Mineral
from Birmingham to Gadsden n part
of Its Cincinnati and New Oriuiu
Illlngtun. route. By this route 150 miles would
l>e saved.
f UN AND MUSIC
AT GRAND AND BIJOU IN
ENGAGEMENTS FOR WEEK
SOLDIER GIRLS IN “SERGEANT KITTY”
Atlanta's Playhouses
"LASTDAYS OF POMPEII”
WILL BE PRESENTED FOR
TEN NICHTS AI PIEDMONT
