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0 "It happen*! In Nordland,’' Mon- O
a day afternoon and night. O
0 “The Ham Tree," Tuesday O
0 night. ' O
0 ."The Lilac Rohm," with Amelia O
0 Bingham. Thursday. Friday and 0,
O-Saturday nights; Saturday mail- 0
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AT THE BIJOU.
"Lovers and Lunatics,"
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Star atljractlons will be the order at
the Grand next week. The bill Include*
tome of the best productions on the
road, and not a dull play will be pre
sented. Tho management has never
been more fortunate in Its efforts to
secure performances of the. highest
class, and no matter what night may
be selected the theater-going public
may be assured of an evening of en
tertainment.
; The bill for the week Includes: "It
Happened In Nordland." which will be
presented Monday afternoon at mati
nee and again at night; "The Ham
Tree.” described as the "laughing
trust," In which McIntyre and Heath
will he seen for one performanc
on Tuesday night; Wednesday r
lecture night; on Thursday, Friday
and Saturday nights, with a. matinee
on Saturday, Amelia Bingham will
present her pronounced success, "The
Lilac Room.”
On the whole, there has never been a
higher class bill, coming as the plays
do; all In one week.
Particular, care Is being taken In the
■election of plays that will All the bill
for the Remainder of the season. The
forthcoming week Is a good Indication
of what may be expected In the way
of high-class performances.
“It Happened in Nordland.”
The vogue attained by Victor Her
bert and Glen MacDonough’s success
ful musical extravaganza, "It Hap
pened In Nordland," which Is to be
given at the Grand Monday afternoon
at matinee and Monday night. Is due
to‘the same elements that gave a last
ing popularity to the Gilbert and Sulli
van operas. "Nordland,” like tho
“Mikado.”, was written, composed and
produced without the hampered limi
tations which encompass and encum
ber the modern eo-called "comic op
era.'' which Is really little more than a
mere ''made to measure" makeshift,
■cut to fit" the "personality" or lim
ited ability of some one particular
"star."
There Is no "star-part" In "Nordland.
In fact, no one player Is even "fea
tured" in this unique production. In
the cast of twenty principals every one
Is an artist.
The management announces the Lew
Fields Theater'Company, an organiza
tion of exceptional excellence, com
prising twenty principals and a chorus,
of sixty people, carefully selected, ns
much on account of their artistic abil
ity as accomplished singers and danc
ers as their physical beauty of face
gad figure.
“It Happened In Nordland" will be
given here with the entire original
metropolitan production presented just
as given during the engagement of
over a year and a half at the Lew
Fields theater, New York city. It la
produced under the direction of Julian
Mitchell, who produced "Babes In Toy-
lihil" nnel "WImwI nf O* "
lahd" and “Wizard of Oz."
"The Ham Tree."
j McIntyre and Heath will be the at
traction at the Grand Tuesday night
for one performanco only In Klaw &
Erlanger's production of George.V. Ho
bart's musical vaudeville, "The Ham
Tree,'' The piece was first staged at
the New York theater In August of
last year, and, after a long run, toured
the principal cities. It was revived In
July last at the New York theater,
where, for several weeks, It played to
capacity.
"The Hah Tree” Is a serio-comic
story, staged In three acts, built up on
McIntyre and Heath's successful vau
deville sketch. "The Georgia Minstrels."
With this as a foundation, Mr. Hobart
erected a comic structure which holds
the attention of the audience from the
time the curtain rises until Its fall on
the final scene. The scenes represent
a hotel In M*nrlon, N. C., a water tank
on a railroad In Delaware, a wood near
the water tank and the drawing room
of a Fifth avenue mansion.
Throughout the action of the piece
large chorus appears In many at
tractive musical numbers. There are
but three black face characters In this
performance—the parts played by Mc
Intyre and Heath, and by Belle Gold,
as Desdfmona, a colored maid. All
other personalities are white. This
entertainment In no way smacks of
minstrelsy and Is really a blight and
attractive musical comedy, played by
an excellent company. The principals,
besides the three nnmed, are W. Fields.
Frederick V. Bowers, David Torrence,
Alfred Posher, Jerome Towler, Caro
lyn Gordon, Stephen Paul, Adele Kee
ner, Belle Court, Jane Lovell, Alice
Wayland and Harriet Rehfleld.
“The Lilac Room."
“The Lilac Room," the beautiful
English dramatic comedy In which
Amelia Bingham and a splendid com
pany will be seen nt the Grand Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday nights, with
a matinee on Saturday afternoon, w,ms
written by Evelyn Grcenlcaf Suther
land and Beulah Marie Dfx, two Boston
authors, who are making lasting Im
press upon the theatrical times. They
dramatized "Monsieur Beaucalre,”
which Richard Mansfield made one of
his most striking successes, and wrote
'"Joung Fernald," one of the best plays
ever presented by Margaret Anglin and
Henry Miller.
The scenes of "The Lilac Room” arc
laid In one of the most charming spots
In provincial England, and the chare
acters, with tha exception of the one
played by Miss Bingham, are mainly
aristocratic English men and women,
who live lives of refinement and good
taste. At tho time of the play, how
ever, the even tenor of their way Is
marred by a series of untoward Inci
dents which upset the placid current of
their existence, and which would have
resulted disastrously for all concern
ed. save for the timely presence of a
witty, plalnspoken, resourceful and
fascinating American woman. The
latter. Impersonated by Miss Bingham,
grapples with the situation In a mas
terful but thoroughly feminine manner,
Mits Amelia Bingham in Her Naw^Plajf.^1
The Lilac Room,” at the Grand
straightens out the tangled skein, and
Incidentally wins for herself a hus
band, helps Scotland Yard capture a
couple of notorious crooks, and brings
together a pair of lovers, who were In
eminent danger of final separation.
The comedy of the play Is breezy and
refreshing, and sustains Just the right
relation to the more exciting Incidents
of the story. Miss Bingham Is capl-
tnlly supported by an English com
pany, headed by Fred Tyler, late of the
celebrated London Lyceum Company,
and Including %V. E. Bonney, Joseph
Mann, Percival Aylmer, Fred Powell,
Charles Butler, B. E. Wood, Rosalie
Dupree, Mrs. F. Powell, Jessie Glen
denning, Gertrude Augarde and Martha
Endhani. Scenlcally, the production Is
as artistic as the old English surround
ings In which the Incidents are laid,
and Miss Bingham and the other wo
men of the company wear some stun
nlng gowns.
"Lovers snd Lunatics.”
Joe Morris and a merry company will
be the attraction at the Bijou theater
In “Lovers and Lunatics," a new must
cal gaiety In two acts by Walter Cole
man Parker. The story of the comedy
tells of tho nephew of an eccentric old
German, who, marrying, ‘loses the
chance of being the heir unless he mar
ries the girl of the old man's choosing.
He and the girl pretend to hqve mar
ried previously, thus anticipating the
uncle's wish. Everything goes toler
ably well until the arrival of the girl’s
fiance from whom she has parted In a
lovers' quarrel. The nephew tnkea him
In hand and makes him believe that
the bridal festivities are scenes In an
Insane asylum. This naturally gives
rise to a multitude of ludlorous situa
tlons that follow each other in rapid
succession until near the end of the
play, when everything, according
custom, is adjusted In a satisfactory
manner. With this mixture of love
and lunacy there is ample scope for
plenty of that hilarious fun that can
be Imagined, and each chance has been
grasped with an Idea of what wilt be
effective In the unfolding of the Inci
dents.
The Mlttenthat Brothers, who have
staged the production, have Introduced
a vivacious chorus, and In the way of
sartorial effort, they have done them
selves and the members of their com
pany proud, for there Is such a wealth
of pretty dresses and scenic eltects that
It all brightens up the piece and makes
It notable.
The company Includes Wilbur Mack,
George P. Watson, Henry P. Nelson,
J. Maurice Holden, Lillian Lawson,
Eminelct Fabrl and Florence Little.
“Her Own Way.”
"Her Own Way," which Introduced
Sylvia Lynden to Atlanta's theater
goers at the Grand’Friday night In the
leading role, deserved a much better
audience, the play and players, after
the stilted first act, proving more in
teresting as the performance pro
gressed. The play opens in a nur
sery, with a birthday party In progress.
Three children In the ca«t speak their
lines cleverly, but occupy the stage ut
most throughout the first act. The
play, however, Is Juvenile In no other
respect.
Clyde Fitch has mode his play dis
tinctly feminine. Miss Lynden ns
Georgians Carley Is the center of In
terest throughout the performance. She
Is a gifted woman, possesses a well-
modulated voice, and the character fits
her apparently happy disposition. In
her thorough unselC«hness Georgians
comes to the rescue of her brother and
his family, who have suffered finan
cial reverses because of his specula
tions In the stock market. After exact
ing a promise from him to quit gam
bling she places her funds at his dis
posal, only to have them swept away
to follow the rest, and all are destl-
Georglana got her way In everything
in the sweetest and. most persuasive
manner possible. Lizzie M. IJImer as
the fussy stepmother gets everything
possible out of tho character. Alfred
floomlanl'l hrnthtfr 111 In-
Britton as Gcorglana's brother Is In
clined to be stilt nnd lacking affec
tion In his family relations In his par
ticular role. Gray Towles und Mau
rice Drew are fairly good In the roles
of Lieutenant Coleman and Sam Coast.
Josephine Foy was satisfactory as a
gosslpplng hair dresser. The author
has put plenty of heart-throbs and
heart-aches In "Her Own Way," and
makes the play worth seeing^ ^
At tha 8tar.
With a company of 43 people the
Star next week will present the sensa
tional melodrama, “The Kentucky'Out
laws.’’ The principal scenes are laid
In the mountains of Kentucky, where
many thrilling. Incidents occur, among
which -are' "a mountain tragedy, “driv
en to crime." "a mother's devotion,"
Scene From "It Happened In Nordland."
ANNIE RUSSELL BRINGS
’ A SPLENDID PRODUCTION
Annie Russell, who Is to be seen here
on November 7 and 8, has at last been
able to carry out a long-cherished, am-,
bltlon, and make her first appearance In
the South. This season she ts : ap
pearing as “Puck" In Shakespeare's’
most delightful comedy. “A Mid-sum
mer Night’s Dream.” She opened the
new Astor theater, In New York, In
this role, and attained a great success.
Judging from.the attendance, the play
could have run Out the entire season.'
but a change In the bookings enabled
Wagenhals A Kemper to give this tal
ented and charming actress a short
road tour. It was then that she In
sisted on making the Southern tour,
and few dates In the principal South
ern cities were arrahged.
That Miss Russell might be «een to:
every advantage-the entire $90,000 pro
duction was tnken Intact from the As
tor theater and sent on tour with Miss
Russell. It was declared by the crlticB
In New York to be equal, If It does not
exceed, the Shakespearean productions
of the late Henry Irving.
To carry this production replete with
scenic and electrical effects a special
train has been chartered for the trip,
consisting of four car loads of scenery,
three sleepers for the company of one
127 people, and a private car for Miss
Russell.
The production which Is to be seen
here has the same novelties, such as
as the Kirby flying fairy ballet, the
electrical transformation, from day to
night and back to day, the <0 children
who appear as fairies, gnomes and el
fins, and a special orchestra to render
the incidental music from the scores of
Mendelssohn, Grieg, Schumann and
MarDowell.
Another delightful feature of the play
Is the "Dance of Night." commonly
left out in all other productions. For
this a celebrated English dancer was
Imported by Manager Wagenhals.
Years ago if a good story was told
Maurice Barrymore got the credit for
It when it crept into the newspapers.
Now It’s De Wolf Hopper. Apparently
tho Joke editors feel that they have a
right to preface their wit with ”De
Wolf Hopper tells .this one." or "The
following Joke was played on De Wolf
Hopper,” or "A friend of De Wolf
Hopper’s relates,” etc.
The press agent has handed out a
bundle of these "Hopper Jokes,” and
some of them would make pretty good
rending If they had not passed current
fully SO years ago. But no press agent
has to concoct jokes for this comedian;
he can do It for himself. Hopper Is
one of the few actors who doesn't have
to be lied about. Hero’s his latest!
"Once upon a time a man entered a
street .car.. He carried a.basket which
he placed at his side on the floor. When
the car started he began to talk to
something In the basket. ’Keep quiet
down there.’ A Yellow passenger, asked
'What have you in the basket,. any
thing alive?' 'Yes, a goozelum.V -
•”A goozelum? What's that?' 'An
animal from India .that eats snakes.'
‘What have you got It on this car for?'
'I’m taking It down to a friend of mine
who has got the snakes.' • '
"The man laughed and said patron
izingly, 'My dear fellow, he hasn't got
REAL snakes, you know.'
" 'Well/ answered the man with the
bosket/'thls Isn't a REAL goozelum.'"
w’e're all aware that Anna Held
Exactly what John Drew,
But what we'd like to know Is Just
How much coin Kyrle Bellew.
Does Haokett cut the Ice he did?
Does Tony Pastor pray?
If you can't answer these perhaps ‘
Our old friend 'Edna May.
Does Lillian Russell through her lines?
Is Cissy Loftus tall? ■
Is Sothern cold by nature^
When Primrose did, he
Is Mansfield tract-able?
Can he be called a plot?
Would Goodwin bo a bad one If
Gillette . him? . Maybe not.
But .all these questions simple are
Compared with this, to me;
Was Mayerbeer a relative .
Of Mr. Beerbohm Tree?
e,. and
! fall ?
IT so.
This may be all very well, but the
mystery remntns, why did Jesse Lynch
Williams? This may be the "Stolen
Story!"
Joseph Coyne, who Is the “hustling
butter who busts buttons” at the Ca
sino, New York, was not always a com
edian. He once played Uncle Tom In
Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” In a "rep" com
pany at Mt. Holly. N. J. This was his
first, and Incidentally his last, appear
ance as a legitimate actor. ’
The versatility of Owen Winter's
facile pen will be demonstrated to
many literary amateurs who are just
now enthused over his novel of tho
Old South, "Lady Baltimore," when
Tho Virginian," with Dustin Farnum
In the title role. Is presented at the
Grand opera house. Two stories more
antithetically different than "The Vir
ginian” and "Lady Baltimore” would
be hard to choose from all the Immense
output of the printing presses during
the past five years. Yet both are re
markable for apt characterization and
that Indefinable charm of ‘‘atmosphere"
whlch Invests every tale that comes
from Wlster's pen.
A FATHER’S INHUMANITY
By MR8. JOHN A. LOGAN.
the Dalton gang," "the train robbers,"
a fight to death," and "a mountain
feudf
The play Is a mixture of comedy and
tragedy and has many catchy musical
numbers, which will give the pretty
chorus a chance to show their ability,
Many clever vaudeville features,
moving pictures and Illustrated songs
will be Introduced.
This bill will be seen at the Star all
next week with matinees Monday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.
PASSENGERSSAVED
FROM SHIP AFIRE
life work lay along other lines. Un
like most successful men, he retired
from active business some fifteen years
ago to give his best years to the serv
ice of his family nnd fellow man.
He Ir survived by his devoted wife.
Mrs. Helen Fleming Brlghtwell, one
daughter, Miss Bessie Bell, and four
sons, Guy R„ W. Tom and Rnplh, of
Maxeys, and Dr. Charlie P. Brlghtwell,
of ziugusta.
The Same Old Welch.
From The. Fllegende Blatter.
"Hello, Rummel. I heur you had your
wntch stolen tho other day."
"Yes. but the thief Is already caught.
Just think, the fool took It to the
pawnshop, and there they Immediately
recognised It as mine and detulned
him.”
The whole country was shocked a
few days ago to read Jt)^tq .WIpgqyHa.
farmer had actually yoked {opr, of his
children, three of them’ girls,' ti> the
plough and cultivator and was using
them to do the work of the beasts of
tho field. Fortunately, persons passing,
on the highway witnessed this atro
clous treatment of these, children, and
reported It, and the authorities pro-
ccodod Immediately to arrest the man
and place'tbe children where " they
would 6e protected from such Inhu
manlty. That any person who has been
for any length of time In the United
States, colild do a thing of-this kind
Is quite beyond belief.' I suppose It
might be said It was a European cus
tom that this man attempted to prac
tice on the soil of a great free state
of this nation. There Is no punish
ment too severe to inflict upon one so
devoid of conscience as a man must
be to perpetrate such cruelty upon his
own offspring.
It proves that the officers of tho
law cannot be too alert In their watch
fulness In every section of the coun
try, as the greed appetite exists In all
walks of life and In some Instances de
stroys every sense of tenderness to
ward the dependent.
This Incident will certainly furnish
evidence that there should be the most
stringent laws, and Incessant watch
fulness to see. to It that they are ex
ercised for the protection of children,
not only from the cruelty of their em
ployers, but from their own parents,
who In all too many cases are more
exuding and more cruel than the ava
ricious managers 'of Industrial enter
prises.
Tho criminal practice of overtaxing
children Is carried on continually on
almost all the farms ;of the country,
especially ' those near large cities,
where children are routed out between
3 and 0 o'clock In the morning to take
nnd take the milk to city dopots. Af
ter getting everything ready they tragi
for miles without tbelr breakfast,
then have a very meagre one, euch as
they can buy cheaply at some stall.In
the market place. After disposing of
their loads they go back home and are
always obliged to continue their latmri
until time for retiring at night.
I know Utile boys, both H-bito aqd
black, who not only labor eight hours
a day, but ten and twelve, and llveion
very meagre fare. The fathers anti
blder male membere of the family in
dulge themselves In dissipation, or rest
themsefves after arising at on unusu
ally early hour. I think the officers of
the Society for the Prevention of Cru
elty to Children would find many cases
If they would visit the surrounding
country as well as the city slums, as
they would find even In what are con
sidered well regulated families that al r
together .too much of the burdens and
cares of farm life rest on very young
shoulders.
There Is no reaeon why farmers
should, not be compelled to send their
children to school any more than per
sons of other vocations. Thle class nf
children seem to be entirely overlook
ed In the many movements made tor
the protection of children. Tbera is
scarcely a farmer within a radius of 10 ■
miles of Washington who sends his ,
children to school as much as they
should or who docs not lay upon these
frail creatures heavy burdens that
should be borne by men and women of
older growth. They are deprived of
the privilege of enjoying the fresh air
and the beauty and lessons of nature,
which would make them healthful
mentally, morally and physically. '
Long Time in Coming.
Qulller has been .writing for the
magazines for the last year.’’- sit
Good. Do they send 'em to him?"—
produce to markei or to attend to chores Cleveland Press.
Capetown, South Africa, Oct. 27.—
The British steamer Matatau, which
arrived today, brought with her the
passengers and crew of the steamship
Haversham Grange, which was burned
at sea October 24.
The Haversham Grange was bound
for Melbourne from New York, and be
longed to the Empire Transport Com
pany. On October 24 flames broke out
on the Haversham Grange and all ef
forts to subdue them were of no avail.
The Matatau encountered her during
the day and after a tight with the
flames the crew and passengers aban
doned the Haversham Grange.
Great difficulty was experienced In
getting the people from the burning
ship, but the Matatau stood by until
the Isst person was safely aboard.
8CORE8 ATTEND FUNERAL
OF MAJ. BRIGHTWELL
Special to The Georgian.
Crawford, Oa., Oct. 27.—One of the
most largely attended funerals In the
history of Oglethorpe county was that
of Major A. T. Brlghtwell, at Maxeys
Wednesday afternoon. The line of
carriages and buggies In the proces
sion extended almost a mile.
Major Brlghtwell was *5 years of
age, a Confederate veteran who bore
his part in the upbuilding nf his coun
try In times of peace no less bravely
honors or the amassing of wealth; his
Scene From "The>Hsm Tree, With McIntyre and Heath.