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The Atlanta Georgian.
VOL. 1. NO. 194.
‘ATLANTA, GA.,’SATUKDAY, DECEMBER 8,' 19067
On Trains FIVE CENTS.
A Week s Offenngs in Atlanta's Playhouses
“MAN FROM NOW" PRECEDES
“GIRL AND BANDIT" NEXT
WEEK AT GRAND THEATER
Only two plays will lie produced a.t
t lit Grand next week, but they are of
Midi n high character that they will
supply a week’s entertainment for the
average theater-goer.
On Monday and Tuesday nights, with
» matinee, Harry Bulger will be seen
In his latest and greatest success, "The
Man From Now." On Wednesday and
Thursday nights, with a Thursday mat
inee the Viola Gillette Opera Company
,,'Hl be seen In the big comic opera sue-
... ‘"ThM rtlrl nnd the Bandit." Thera
,. H | "The Girl nnd the Bandit.” There
,vlll he a lecture on Friday night, while
the house will be "dark" on Saturday
X!;o week Just past has been one of
exceptional excellence, beginning as It
did with the appearance of Olga Neth-
orsole, continuing with Al H. Wilson,
snd concluding with “The One Wo
man." Mr. DeGlve is fully determined
io keep up this high standard. Ho
has personally supervised the bookings,
there may be a few shows
hilled that will not measure up to the
high standard which he demands, he
does not know It, for all that have been
selected have enviable reputations.
At any rate, the offerings for next
week are known, positively. Harry
llulger Is a star of the llrst magnitude.
Wm{Ia hfa "Mnn Pmm Va«.*< k.. t,..
universally received as one of the very
best vehicles In which he has ever ap
peared. It In a Henry W. Savage pro
duction, which to those in the know Is
sufficient guarantee of excellence, for
Mr. Savage makes it a rule to nccept
only the best plays.
Miss Viola Gillette, the prlma donna
contralto, who will be seen as "Vlo-
lette" In "The Girl and the Bandit,” wilt
be pleasantly remembered as "Prince
Charming” In that massive production
of "The Sleeping Beauty and the
Beast,” which made a successful run
of a year in New York. The cast of
"The Girl and the Bandit” la composed
of seventy-nine people.
‘MILLIONAIRE DETECTIVE;'
TALE OF LOVE AND MISTER Y
AT BIJOU FOR WEEK'S RUN
•■The Millionaire Detective” will be
next week's attraction for the Bijou.
A dash of mystery awakens the curios
Ity when the curtain goes up and re
veals the office of Robert Rose, a rich
broker.
There Is constant reference to the
"millionaire detective,” the mysterious
man. but no one sees hint, yet he does
marvelous things.
This Mr. Rose has a clique of flnan
dal men bent upon his ruin who are
not troubled with delicate scruples. The
beautiful Mrs. Sedgwick, "Queen of
Frenzied Finance,” with her brokers,
has ruined Samuel Morrison, president
of the Gotham National’Bank, a very
estimable man,-with a charming daugh
ter. Mr. Morrison holds whiyt proved
to be forged securities, given to him by
Mrs. 'Sedgwick, for which-he‘advanced
larse sums, Mrs. Sedgwick and her
"von" brokers plan to recover posses
sion of these securities to save them
selves from prosecution. Mr. Morrison
n induced to bring these securities to
their office, with a promise that they
will be redeemed In gold. Sir Robert
Bancroft, a clubman, obtrudes himself
Into their plans and unhesitatingly
proposes to murder the banker, and ».o
aevure them for Mrs. Sedgwick, but In
return demands 60,000 shares of stock
in a certain railroad, and by a clever
scene .Morrison Is apparently murdered
nnd the forged securities taken and ex
changed for the railroad stacks. Then
Mrs. Sedgwick determines to be rid of
SI: Robert and so recover the stocks
non In Ills posscssloti. A poisoning
scene Is enacted. In which . Sir Robert
simulates death, and ,the supposed
stocks are recovered.
Through all this the Invisible hand
of the "millionaire detective" Is seen
foiling their every move, nnd at the
moment when they think they have
nmimidlshed their villainy, the tables
are turned and exposure and punish
ment follow.
The scenery Involves a large outlay
of money, as It Is elaborate. The elec
trical effects are startling, being very
MjM'l In the "resuscitating chair.” Tills
the contrary he takes It in a light vain,
and those marvelous deductions are
made with a touch of humor that make
It human and lovable.
“Old Isaacs” Cloiss.
A matlnes this afternoon and a final
performance tonight will bring to a
close the engagement of "Old Isaacs of
fhe Bowery" this weak at the Bijou.
The attraction has undoubtedly given
the best of satisfaction, judging from
the applause given tho . performers
nightly and the large attendance
throughout tho week. A melodrama
now and then Is keenly relished by
patrons of the Bijou and after many
weeks of musical comedy the present
attraction came In most opportune and
Is drawing the capacity of the house.
"'on on your memory. The gat'd-
seen,. o n E„ n g Inland Sound Is an Ideal
rural scene and produces an entrance
view of moonlight falling on the rip
pling waters,
Howard Hall lias naturally tho most
I", and ho does It In his familiar.
Imitmurbable • and” curiously effective'
manner.
H*' lias a dual role and their require-
meats are onerous In preparation tut
“HI as acting. He fortunately lacks
that i rlggtshness and cocksureness
usually associated with a detective. On
“The One Woman,"
"The One Woman," the latest play
from the pen of Thomas Dixon, Jr.,
waa presented Friday night at the
Grand. It, la an Indifferent pluy, In
differently presented. While It Is true
that- some of the worst features of the
novel are eliminated, it Is also true
that thetr elimination left the drama as
threadbare a melodrama ns could he
found in n round of tho popular-
priced houses.
The company Is not strong enough
to overcomu the weakness of the pluy.
nnd, with tho exception of Austin
Webb as Mark Overman, who did some
splendid work In some scenes, and Miss
Lydia Knott, ns Miss Susan, whose
character bit was delightfully handled,
there Is hurdly room for mention. The
vqtponents of Mr. Dixon and his plays
need not give themselves unnecessary
worry—there will be no harm done.
"The One Woman” will be presented
Saturday afternoon and night.
G. D. G.
WILLIAM 8ELLERY,
In "The Girl and the Bandit,” the first real comic opera of the season at
the Grand.
VIOLA GILLETTE
T"
BEN GREET'S PL A YERS
' TO PRESENT OLD PL A YS
IN ELIZA BE 7HA N ST \LE
MI8S VAIL DE VERNON.
Leading woman of Baldwin-Melville Stoc Company at New El Dorado.
She appears in “Beware of Man” next week.
“BEWARE OF MEN,” ADVICE
GIVEN A 7 EL DORADO, IN
FIRS7 HALF OF NEXT WEEK
Richard Mansfield Coming.
The ki cat, st dramatic event of .years
will be the appearance of Richard
Mnnstield us the Jovial Peer Gynt In
his marvelous production of Ibsen's
poetic comedy, "Peer Gynt,” at the
Grand for one performance, on Dc-
cembor 2*. '•
The curtain will rise punctually at
7:45 nnd carriages may be ordered for
11 o’clock. Tho presentation of this
vast panoramic production for one
night Is mnde possible nht merely by
reason of the forty specially trained
mechanics with the company, or by the
tlfI v’others to he added here, or to tho
redoutable MnnBileld discipline which
compass miracles, but because a large
portion of the production will be sent
on ahead of the special train and prac
tically two days will be given to mount
ing Its elaborate Intricacies.
The new Baldwin-Melville Stock
Company will put on-for next week
what Stage Manager John Barry says
arc two of'the beat melodramas ban
tiled by any stock company In the I'nl
ted States today. To say that these
two plays are to lie produced by the
Baldwin-Melville Stock Company Is
sufficient to guarantee their high-class
production In every respect. The com
pany's artist has Just-finished some new
scenery, painted especially for theso
plays, and he promises some extra at
tractive sets at both of them.
Monday. Tuesday nnd Wednesday
nights nnd Tuesday and Wednesday
matinees th? Itleh-Amerlcan Fits
.Murphy's great melodrama. "Beware
of Men," will be given. This play Is
replete with thrilling situations and
strong climaxes. It Is strong In bean
Interest and has a moral that la un
questionable. Rome of the scenes
shown nrc the Field farm house in
the Hudson, the Grand Central station
In New York, the parlor'of a boarding
house In the tenderloin district In New
York and the-exterjor and Interior of
Jerry Macaulay’s mission.
The story of the pluy Is as follows
*lri
Is lured away from her father s
by the brilliant word paintin'. of the
tempter. She goes to New York and
horo finds that she has liken deceived
ami there Is nothing In the world for
her hut misery. She goes to the ten
derloin district and here she is found
and rescued by Rev. Oliver Churchill, a
young clergyman from her native, vil
lage, who has loved her from childhood.
Tho part of Grace Field will be taken
by Miss Vail DeVernon, who lias al
ready scored such a hit by her work
In the two plays given Inst week. .Mr.
\V. 11. Murdoch will take the pan if
Rev. Oliver Churchill. The other mem
bers of the cast are placed congenially,
aiming them being Mr. John Barry,
whose Interpretation of the Indian
Wahnntee In “Louisiana" marked him
a finished actor. Home new members
of the Baldwin-Melville Commmy will
be seen In the cast Monday night for
the tlrst time.
Thursday. Friday and Saturday, with
matinees Kriduy and Saturday, another
great melodrama. "Woman Against
Woman," “.til be offered. The advance
sales for both these productions point
to record-breaking attendance.
Next Saturday afternoon the Ben
Great players, ths English company
which won such unstinted praise for
Its open-air plays at Brook wood last
May. will coma to the Orgnd for a
three-days' visit, extending until Tues-
day night, December II. Undoubtedly
a Iteurty welcome awaits this sterling
company and Its distinguished leader,
Ben Greet, whose work In reviving the
classic drama la receiving great popu
lar support, as well as unanimous
praise.
On Snturdny afternoon and night,
also on Monday night and Tuesday aft
ernoon, the fifteenth century morality
ploy, "Everyman," will be presented,
as It has been given by this company
for extended runs In London, New
York, Boston and Chicago.
Just here a word of explanation Is
necessary. "Everyman" is given by Ben
Greet by special arrangement with the
Ellxabethun Stage Society of London,
by whom It was revived seven years
ugo and whose directors assisted Mr.
Greet In planning It a presentation.
Three years ago some unauthorized
performances were given In the South
by an American company. The two
should not be confused, as the produc
tion to be shown next Saturday, Mon
day and Tuesday Is the authorized one
by the original London company. I<
phenomenal success and rap'
has hod a
resents a revolution In ths history of
ths modern stage. Presented precisely
as It was acted In ths middle ages by
ths monks, this reljgloul , Allegory,
which tells the story bfthe life of every
man—Including the auditor—Is In many
ways the highest achievement won on
the stage In modern times, and Is, per
haps. the
crowning point In tho carter
of Mr. Greet.
On Tuesday night, December 11, ths
engagement of ths company will dose
with an Ellsabethan presentation of
the "Merchant of Venice.” The play
rill be acted as It was given In lbs
days of Shakespeare himself, the com
plete text being given. The original
music will be rendered.
MV. Greet Is actor, manager snd
scholar. In many ways Its resembles
the late Augustin Daly in his ndellty to
detail. For Instance, ths costumes of
"Everyman” are copied from old Flem
ish tapestries, and ths exquisite color'
ing effects could not be surpassed. The
costumes of the "Merchant of Venice"
nrc of the Elizabethan period—the hey
day of doubtlet and hoae. The single
scenic setting of "Everyman" shows
the cloister yard of Salamanca Cathe
dral In Spain. The “Merchant of Ve
nice" Is also acted with one setting to
preserve the olden atmosphere—this
setting showing Middle Temple Hell In
London, where many plays were given
In Elizabeth's reign.
A new comic opera, “The Girl aid
the Bandit,” will be seen here on
Wednesday and' Thursday nights and
Thursday matinee.
This Is something quite out of the
ordinary In the way of a comedy op
era, so It Is called. The . lyrics were
written by Mrs. Tyler, wlillo.the music
Is by Frederick Colt-Wrlght. The op
era will be produced by the Viola Gil
lette Opera Company, and the promise
Is madd that tho production will he
both lavish In Its scenic environment
and nppropriate In the way of or, -
turning. No less than four love stories
are Interwoven Into the plot, which Is.
after all, not so serious that It cannot
he followed, nor so light as to make it
trivial. The opera was put on at ths
Studabaker Theater in Chicago for a
two weeks' run, tho company opening
there without any preliminary nour
ish of trumpets, and made an Instanta
neous hit, nnd when theflrst two weeks
of the engagement were about conclud
ed, tho run was extended two weeks
more, and then from week' to week
until ten weeks' run was accomplished.
Big business has been tho rule for the
simple reason that the opera appeals
to every class of theatergoer. The book
Is Interesting; the story ngreeable and
the music of that varied order that In
cludes everything the theatergoer likes
to hear. Some of the music Is worthy
of grand opera; there Is a sextette that
Is better than many numbers to he
found In grand opera. There are also
a number of melodious and sympathet
ic ballads, with a fair sprinkling of rag
time songs, so that there Is a cen,»-
less flow of pleasing variety.
Mias Viola Gillette, last heard here os
Prince Charming In "The Beauty nnd
tho Beast,” Is the prlma donna of tho
organization and has some of the best
numbers In the opera to stng.
CONFESSED TO BURGLARY
AND BEING A CONVICT.
HARRY BULGER,LEADER IN
MERRY MEDLEY WRITTEN
B Y JOHN KENDRICK BANGS
Henry W. Savage will offer as his
flrst attraction In Atlanta this season,
Harry Bulger In the musical “Man
From Now." an artistic treatment of an
exceedingly novel and interesting ides
by John Kendrick Bangs and Vincent
Bryan, with a musical embellishment
of unusual catchlnezs by Manuel Klein.
The production will be mode at the
Orand Monday and Tuesday nights and
Tuesday matinee. "The Man From
Now” I* a "musical oddity" In two
acts, preceded by a brief prologue.
VAUDEVILLE BILL
AT STAR WILL BE
BEST OF SEASON
REVENUE COLLECTIONS
HEAVIEST EVER KNOWN.
Special to The Georgian.
Bristol, Tenn., Dec. The collec
tions In tho Internal revenue district of
East Tennessee as shown by the report
of Collector E. E. Butler for the month
of November are greater than fo# any
previous month In the history of the
. iry
| district by nearly 110,000. The total
" * :.l«.
figures for November are 191,441.]
Next week's offerings at the Star
theater will be a marked Improvement
over the bill of this week, according to
tho statement of the management of
the popular vaudeville play house—In
fact, It will probably stand at the end
of the season as one of the best pre-
Rome Couple Married.
Rome, Go., Dec. 9.—At 4 o'clock yes
terday afternoon Judge John P. Davis,
at his offlee In the court house united
In marriagr Miss Mamie Hutchison and
Allie A. Williams. The young couple
reside near Rome.
Special to The Georgian.
Waycross, Go.. Dec. 8.—James Moore,
a negro, who was going under the name
of Willis, and who was arrested here
several days ago by Chief of Polios
John W. Colley on n charge of cheating
and swindling, turned out to be in
escaped convict. Tho roods found In
the negro's possession, he admitted to
Deputy Sheriff L. B. Anderson, were
stolen from a store at Sparks, Ga. and
Mr. Slrmans, a merchant of that place,
came to Wayrroas yesterday nnd iden
tified the goods ns his. The negro also
confessed that he wns an escaped con
vict. He escaped from tho coal mines
In Dade county. Georgia, nine years
ago, with four more years to serve.
Moore will be returned, to the coal
mines to finish his sentence.
NEW PUBLISHING COMPANY
BACKED BY WEALTH.
Special to The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 8.—Officers
of The Star Publishing Company,
which has been chartered to publish
The Chattanooga Evening Star, have
been elected aa follows: R. H. Wil
liams, president; Ross & Faxon, vice
president: Will N. lludlbttrg, manager.
Itor. The board of directors wns elect
ed ns follows: D. P. Montague. Z. <
Patten. Jr., Bam R. Bead, Dr. Raymond
Wallace, Hois 8. Faxon, R. H. Wil
liams. Dr. a B. Cook. B. F. Thomas
and Herbert Buahnell. Tho board rep
resents over 82.000,000.
WALTER CLARK BOOMED
FOR JORDAN'S SUCCESSOR.
Special to The Georgina.
Jackson, Miss., Dec. 8.—Letters are
being received here from all parts of
the South Indicating that It Is more
Ithan probable that Hon. Walter Clark,
president of the Mississippi Cotton As
sociation, will be the next president of
the Southern Cotton Association, to
succeed Hon. Harvle Jordan, of Geor
gia. Mr. Clark has received assur
ances of support from n large number
of prominent cotton men ail over the
South. He has made a big sat *
the cotton association In this state
money than one ran legitimately spend | •
Is a crime: “omen rule everywhere; , t „ v ,* ldom thBt eVery of „
and athletics comprise tho entire cur-; D#r f„ rm „ tl c. is mtireiv xsiisfactorv
rlculum of the college which Is presld- j ^ rr,rmnn0 ' , re ,y * aU,r “ c |“ ry ’
ed over by Matrlcula, Its president.! lh * re “ r * almost always two or three
The advent of the quartette of present- I that are below the average, but next
day men la an event, inasmuch as It I week's hill will bo tho exception that
brings another flgun, building up the proves the rule
number of visitors to five, Jock, a man
of this cm who has fallen In love with I. According to the program, there will
a woman one thouranl year* In ad-1 **> mttny headliners In vaudeville,
vance of our everydny woman. The Comedy, drama, songs, dancing, mov-
adventurers of this delegation of to- j n w pictures and Illustrated songs will
day Into the land of tomorrow Is one
■ m U series of and 'the \ « n " n ^ rtam p " rt “>'» P™> uc -
Th. .ton- treat, of the researches SSSS^M^t^TSSEl ! Tho management announce, that at
It throughout the course nt the entire great expense they have booked some
play, which has a very satisfying” end. „ f the best vaudeville artists In the
From Now" one- h *r h!s nummary pra"i countr > lo *'? r ’ ear « th * m * r * very
ductlons, which means that It will j ’*'**•' during the season, and that soma
equal In beauty and completeness of of them wilt be on hand to make their
detail anything that has been seen in initial bow to Atlanta audience* next
many season*. There are a full score week,
of song numbers, most of which ore of I
the popular variety. Including "The Bpe, tacular scenic acts and clever
Dainty Music Maid.” "Girls. Girls, remedy sketches also dominate a eon-
Olrls," "Love 1 * Lets on," “I Will Lovej slderable part of tbJs bill.
You Forever,” "The Scientific Classes," The Star chorus, which Is composed
"* Went to Go Home Now" and Mr, J ot ro mcly young women dreased In ele-
Bulgers two songs, written In Ms pe- , .
cultar style. "College Chums" and I *® nl n * v ' who krlow how to
There Isn't Anything That Can't Be j dance and sing, will appear many times
Cored.” In the cant surrounding Mr. i (luring the performance.
Bulger are near one hundred artlata Taken altogether, thto bill will be a
Hale. E H. O'Connor. Ilattle Arnold. | xpectaltlo. and will he presented every
made by a learned scientist. Professor
Forcozto, to compound a fluid which
will propel the present day dwellers
on earth to a perfect land where the
proverbial milk and honey may be
found flowing through the streets. His
quest Is not a success until n wander
ing mendicant, Steve Waffles, appears
In his laboratory with a bottle of a
powerful' fluid, one drop of which, Is
dropped Into the mixture made by Pro
fessor Forcesta, and the compound is
perfected.
The scientist, his Itinerant friend, a
billionaire. Peunypocker. and a bucolic
Sherlock Holmes, Beasley, partake of
a drink nt the fluid and in an instant
they are whirled from the laboratory to
next appear on the campus of Oassar
College. In the land of Hcreamland. in
the year 2806. In this land there are George Backus. Lucy Tonge, Phil L’ran.
queer customs, the jxxtresaton of more m,n and others.
night next week, with usual matinees
beginning next Monday.
HARRY BULGER AND HATTIE ARNOLD.
Clover player* wha came to the Grand next week in “The Man
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