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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. SATURDAY, DBCKMUER 3. 1S08. A WEEK’S OFFERINGS IN ATLANTA’S THEATERS "PAnifAl" at the Grand. The dramatlxed veralon of "Parsifal, that beautiful sacred play, was pre sented at the Grand Friday night to a small though thoroughly appreciative audience, but the production was one that deserved a much better patronage. If there were any doubts* in the be ginning as to the success of the play without Wagner’s music, those doubts were soon dissipated. The play was one that created a deep Impression on the audience, -and this was accom plished not only by the manner In which the parts were acted, but by the excellent staging, costumes and electrical effects. - Although Mr. Connor had- that most difficult rote of Parslfaj, he executed 'It In a manner which can call forth nothing but praise, and the same may be said of Miss Keating, who acted Kundry. the fairest of women. Both as an evil temptress and as a peni tent she was excellent. Mr. Devorak as Kllnschor and Mr. McKee as Anfortas are deserving of the highest praise. Not only they, but the others\ In the cast Injected an In tensity of fi feeling Into, their parts that brournt me entire performance up the highest standard. P. E. W. “The Prince of Pilsen.” "The Prince of Pilsen,” the familiar musical comedy by Frank Plxley and 'Gustav Luders, will be played at the Grand opera house next Friday and Saturday nights and Saturday matinee. ' Manager Henry W. Savage In send ing this tuneful and popular entertain ment on Its fourth season's travels, has limited Its. presentation to one com pany, which,. In Us personnel, repre sents a Judicious distribution of the various characters among those who have shown ttfelr superiority In pre- -vlous casts of this play. Jess Dandy retains his, humorous Impersonation of Hons Wagner, the Cincinnati alderman, who, on a holiday trip to Nice, Is mis taken for the Prince of Pilsen, and has on embarrassing flood of honors show ered upon him. Ida Stanhope Is play ing Mrs. Madison Crocker, the coquet tish widow, and It Is noted that she had this character in the London pro duction of the play several months ago. . George Lydecker has the part of the real prince and William C. Weedon plays the part of the American naval officer. Albertlne Benson, a clever singer and actress, is among the new comers fn the company, and Marie Welsh brings to It a voice-of pleasing quality and a personality that fits ad mirably Into the pictures. Jeannette Bageard and Robert O'Conner add largely to the lively character of the performance. The tuneful familiars of ■'The Prince of Pilsen,” "The Message of the Violet," "The Tale of the Sea Shell," "The Stein Song," "Pictures in the Smoke," and all their Jingly com- panlotr songs have a popularity that has seldom, if ever, been given to the members of a musical comedy, and will be a factor In stimulating general In terest In the engagement. "The Lion and the Mouse.' A play which has scored one of the "greatest suocosies of the past-ten years will be produced by Henry B. Harris at (he' Grand op Mhhdhy and Tuesday bights aiM Tuesday..natlnee, "The Lion "iild the Mouse," by Charles Klein. The success of the piece which has hs premiere In Boston In October, 1>05, was Immediate and after an engage ment of four weeka there It was trans ferred to the Lyceum theater, New York, where It has been presented ever since to the Are limits of the theater— In fact, this play haa a record w hich no olhor dramatic production can boast— It Is the only drama to have run through an entire summer without a •Ingle-break and will In a very abort time be In Its twelfth month at one theater. " : The central figure In the play Is one of cxsrnnwtinery - interest and the theme Is timely. Mr. Klein has taken *» his central figure a money baron of the present day who wants to he a su preme leader In monetary affairs, a financial Julius Caesar, an Alexander •Ighlng for more moneyed worlds to conquer. His will Is law and anyone vho crosses him In Its exercise has to fall. He rules his ordinates and his family with a sceptre of Iron, but he Is n't without paternal love nor Is he un kindly as a husband. He simply hns way to carry out his Ideas for the kivnnvement of himself and loves |o»er morn than he does gold, which » him Is only a means to obtaining his cnhltl^us ends. He- has no-Idea of kc-rT SEYMOUR SILVER AT THE EL DORADO. SCENE IN “THE LION AND THE MOU8E.” AT EL GRAND BEGINS NE W YEAR WITH ATTRACTIVE LIST OF HIGH CLASS SHOWS Following the Christmas holidays, and to start the new year aright, the Grand management has prepared one of the very best lines of the season for next week—a bill which Is thor oughly competent to measure up to the high standard of things theatrical set by the present week. On Monday and Tuesday nights and Tuesday-matinee 'The Lion and the Mouse”.will be presented. Local thea tergoers, although they have never be fore been afforded on opportunity to see this play, are sufficiently familiar with New York successes to know that “The Lion and the Mouse" has been declared to be the greatest American play. The cast which will present the piece here includes many of the artists who contributed t6 the great success In the East. Creston Clarke, a young actor who has enjoyed years of popularity, will be seen on Wednesday and Thursday nights and Thursday matinee In "The Ragged Messenger.” Mr. Clarke hns been seen here often, and does not need nn Introduction. He Is conspicuous In the theatrical world for conscientious effort, and undeniable abKIty. His latest vehicle Is said to be one of the best with which he has ever been sup plied. To roiyid out I he week, and supply high grade of comic opera. "The f seen by a capacity house, for it is on* of those ever new productions. “The Ragged Messenger. 0 Creston Clarke will present "The Ragged Messenger" at the Grand on Wednesday and Thursday nights and Thursday matinee. This new modern emotional drama has set ttye entire theatrical world agog. Everybody who lias seen Creston Clarke's artistic Impersonation of the leading role of John Morton, the cler gyman. acknowledges that no other actor could get so much out of It. All the other roles in the play have been fllled with the same nicety. U Is easily the most successful play of the seuson. When John Morton Is bequeathed an Immense fortune, with which he plans to fosfer his pet schemes of charity, his cup of happiness seems overflowing. Schools, sanitariums, hpuses of refuge for his beloved poor of the slums—all nre within his powers of accomplish ment, until one day he leurns how his dissolute cousin, who accumulated the millions to which he has fallen heir, had betrayed and afterwards turned penniless Into the streets u poor, young woman. John Morton's time thence forth is divided between his conse crated work and a systematic rearch for this wronged woman thnt lie may make her sultuble reparation. His Joy at the prospect of Andlng the forsaken one Is turned to horror when he dis covers her in the waif whom he lias saved from an impending life of want Anancial morality. Men are to be bought and sold and he Is simply the highest bidder for their influence. With hltn nearly every man has his price. When he cannot buy men he plots their downfall as he does that of Judge Ross- more, of the supreme bench, who has rendered decisions adverse to corpora tions in which this multi-millionaire Is Interested. The author has made the central character nn impressively natural crea tion; he has ail tne mnrKs or a man of decision who does not hesitate at adopt ing any means for carrying out his purpose, short of actual murder. He is a bold commander of fiduciary forces, who believes that any means to obtain victory are permissible, no matter how near It approaches criminality. N > dishonest method Is a sin to him if there is no danger of eonvjctlon. He -*■ a man who believes supremely In him self that lie is almost his own Deity. Against this element Mr. Klein has arrayed another force—that of love. To attain his ends In a scheme of colos sal proportions the money bar Prince of Pilsen” will be presented on | ^ Friday and Saturday nights and Hat- ]\ hn ™ h ® unlay matinee. It Is Just as bright, ^onir-^his ^ieart’-breakinir knowl- Just as clever and Just as entertaining ‘^‘'rrthS^efeSSo of the as in years gone by. It is nn assured | *?*©. tw niHUen 1 /, 11,!»in11 v fncf that "The Prlhee r»f Pllspn" will he I " on,an he lo\es and t>.» a Drtllinniiy rat t mat i ne crime of l lisen win ne j ronc€ ,j ve ^ subterfuge, saves her from open degradation, only to denounce her violently when they arc alone. His anger Is turned to pity, his fears to hope, as he gradually realizes thnt her quiet submissiveness to his terrible execration* can only mean that she hns been more sinned against than sinning, and that her soul has already been saved. But meanwhile she has left their home and all efforts to lo cate her are fruitless when, woman- dike, without apparent reason, she re turns. and It Is not long before a complete understanding Is arrived at to the very ^rcat Joy and comfort of both. NAT WILLS, HAPPY HOBO, PL A YS BIJOU NEXT WEEK; PRESENTS “j4 LUCKY DOG” Judge, adverse to this great Interest. The money baron proceeds to remove him. Fearing disgrace, dishonor and poverty for her father. Shirley Ross- inore takes it upon herself to inter cede. The son of the money baron falls In love with Shirley, ami John Burkett Ryder finds In her something which he hus never before found in anyone, and for which he hns the greatest ndmlra- tion, absolute determination to attain her end. She visit- m- house unde* an assumed name: he proposes her marriage to hi* son. whereupon she admits the truth of her Identity. Ry der orders her oiit ! of his house and she denounces him. fhls scene Is one -f the best ever presented on any stave. Indeed tile play 4s one of exceptional quality and because of Its universally Interesting theme ! it should appeal In the keenest way to nil Classen of the ater-goers. The sent sale Is being con ducted at the Grand box office. Oaldwin-Melvil!e Co. The "Two f)rphu|ns" continue to draw large crowds to tfio Kl Dornd 1 sal proportions the money baron has | a ,.g P crowds to tho Kl Dorado to see been balked by a decision rendered by h(J B ald\vin-Melvl lq Stock C'ormmny in judge Rossmore, a supreme court; ^ p|(|> . Th |„ coinpnny Is rapidly be- NOTES FROM THE LABOR WORLD. The shipment of I M reported nt II P •trike of stevedores i’nrpenter |»nl'l f.'F.Vi I coming one of th«J moat popular stock I companies ever ge^n here. The differ ent actors are becoming better known , ! to the public amf to themselves, and • ; the result is that better and more An- j j ished performances can he looked for- ; ward to from this Ion. The crowds are | Increasing every T/eek nt the popular • little Kl Dorado, and that Is a sun* i • sign thnt this company is making good. J I The rough stages of the organization I process are ubout over and the man-} agement knows about what class of __ plays will please Atlanta audience*, j stedylYtg imniigintfi I The result is tna: those plays will be conditions of the i*hun:, I put on and Atlantans are promised a «»—*——•»•*•— ••«'» - ; season of stock after the first of the I year that has never been equaled in ! Atlanta for quality. The "Two Or- • phans" wifi be given again Saturday | afternoon and night for th? I.t*t time. Next week two of the best plays yet given will be produced. Ill New York city in IY*i were day, IIml worked fifty-throe They now receive |4.VI n a will centralize !!» it me.isurc.v tii'ioo ter. Oii» will pro employe , il employ Nat M. Wills, "the happy tramp,” nt the head of one of the most carefully selected organizations of musical com edy talent now on the road, will be the Bijou attraction for the week that starts on Monday, and "A Lucky Dog” will be seen for the first time In the South, and Mr. Wills makes his first appearance In Atlanta at the Bijou scale of prices. There Is a great Interest attached .to this engagement. In the first place It Is hardly a question as to the stand ing of Nat M. Wills. There Is no oth er comedian In all the profession who has so thoroughly mustered the art of correctly Impersonating a genuine tramp as he. The funmuker does not overdo the task, either, but In make up find in mannerism, he Is one of the beings who will knock at the back door and ask for a bite, and sometimes the bite Is furnished by the family dog. Unci; in the clays of high vaudeville Nat Wills whs u star that was ever hendlln'Ml. and whose sulury was the only obstacle to his advent In the field of musical comedy, but Broadhurst & rurrle recognized In him a great proposition, contracts were entered Into and "A Son of Rest” was produced and Atlanta Indorsed the one nerform- nnce that was given here. That was three* seasons ago, and Wills did not eome South ngaln. because qf the won derful hit of "The Duke of Duluth” In the larger cities. This season the pro ducing managers accepted Mark K. Swan s "A Lucky Dog," und,lts succ ess has eclipsed anything thut the come dian has had. With the desire to make a tour of the South, Mr. Wills made the contracts-for the appearance of the attraction over the circuit, and the At lanta week starts on Monday, and will continue with regular performances at the Bijou scale all week. "A Lucky Dog" was written for Wills. Jt gives him the opportunity he had In all of his other pluys, but on a wider plan. He will have a better chance to cover a great many points of Improvement In Ills work, and will Introduce absolutely the newest of his crop of parodies. In parody singing there Is no other comedlnn half successful as "the happy trump." Broadhurst & Currie, the managers, have given the star a magnificent equipment of scenic and costume ef fects. Some of the best artists in the land were commissioned to make the scenes thnt will add life to the action of the play, while many of the gowns and chorus costumes passed through the custom house in New York. In the company are a number of high class artists, whose success In musical comedy stand out In unusual brilliancy. Delle Stucy, Lee Hobbs Martin, Joy Shaw, Charles ITdell and a number of others, not unknown here, will be prominent In cast and the musical pro gram. Much local Interest Is demonstrated In the musical department of the of fering, because of the fact that George A. Nicholas, one of the musical direc tors of the former Wells-Dunne-Har- lan musical comedy. Is In charge. The sale of seats has commenced with Interest, and’ selections are being made for the entire engagement. In "The Fatal Wedding,” which will be the bill at the El Dorado for the first part of next week, the manage ment of the Baldwln-Melvflle Stock Company and the El Dorado have se cured what is bound to prove one of the most pleasing bills of the season. It Is a melodrama from the pen of Theodore Kremer, who wrote It espe cially for a New York run. The Im mense success of the production In New York encouraged the managers to put It on the road, where It has proved satisfactory from every standpoint. It has slnc^ been translated into French und German and played In both Ger many and France with great success, although the scenes are laid In New York. The play Is highly dramatic, without a dull moment in It, and telling tlia story of a treacherous woman and vil lainous man plotting together the sep aration of man and wife. They accom plish their purpose and the remainder of the play Is devoted to rlghtlng\ the wrongs of the separated ones, which Is finally done. It is a play of heart- throbs. of soul-stirring scenes, and In cidents, of a drift from high to low life, and one of the strongest comedy parts ever seen at this theater. The main interest In the play Is the part of Jessie Wilson, "The Little Mother,” which Is taken by little Lottie Salz burg. This Is one of the longest parts ever written for a child, and little Lot tie always makes an immediate hit with her wonderful work. There Is no precociousness about this remarkable little woman. She carries her part en tirely through the four acts, and It can bo said of her she holds her situations as cleverly as any co-worker and at times holds the stage by herself. Her work la rather the work of a grown actress, speaking through the child, than that of a little «rirl less than eight years old. The cast for the play is made up in a manner that will Insure a finished performance In every re spect. Mr. Maitland will be seen as Howard Wilson and Miss Mae Barson, a new arrival und co-worker with Mr. Maitland In the Forepaugh Stock Com pany* In Philadelphia, will be seen as Mable Wilson, the wronged wife. Mr. Murdoch will be seen as Robert Curtis, the villain, and Miss Louise Kent as Cora Williams, his accomplice. The cast Is easily the strongest evei\ seen In nny stock company In Atlanta be fore, and Is bound to prove a winner with theatergoers. “Squaw Man,” *»The >n West," "T MISS HALLIE RIVES, NOVELIST, WEDS POST WHEELER, POET R ESfON CLARKE iN -ihL hAJwLL -t.' New Bill at Star. With the close of «.ne of the most successful weeks the Star theater ha* ever had the management of this pop ular amusement resort announce a mammoth new* bill to begin Monday and run all next week. This bill will embrace all the newest stunts In vaudeville and will include u very strong melodrama, which will be staged In elegant style. The comedians will be much In evi dence In this sparkling little produc tion. and It will also have several very thrilling scenes. The musical features will Include some of the latest and best popular hits I of the day. Many new vaudeville artists are an nounced and w ill make their initial ap pearance at the Star next Monday. ! The moving picture machine will re- I produce life-size reproductions of (many laughable scenes, i Several Illustrated songs will be ren dered. ! The Star chorus of comely young ; women In bright new rostumes will ap pear In several medleys and marches. The Star has ^ad some record - i breaking crowd* this week and has made many new* friends and patrons i the Servant* trades u formular of denial 1 mi tile* i Hie 4 111* iny. .ion* lu til. (Tilted King! .... *<1 ,i nnilou.il program consisting ids to l.e made from nil tin !i;mlt;inooti*ly early u< xr nt the ncreed Ited by next week's burners bids fair to eclipse II I , ..mL all others. • w.lANDl I made many new friends and patrons This bill will be presented all tiro s==l a nlon * lhe theater-going public, big week with usual matlneea. Tile long *t*tldlng iron We between Hie New York. New 'lluveii end Ilnrtfonl mil lend, and It* engineers, over the question of wage*. Is nt an end. the engineer* Intv- reed to «ie«vpJ u scale ol uages sub- •omininy. In Austria, the fnetorjr law ha* ls*eii twentr rears In e\lsteure. It has Iktii amended only lu some minor points. workmen Is helm; tigl Effort* nre heiiig made to have n bill i>a**ei| In Nevndn mnklng the first Monday In Meptemhcr l-obor day. After n strike of two months, the work ers lu the ship yards at Tend. Italy, have won tliHr demand*, including a shorter workday. stroug manifesto li*» l*-.n Issued declaiinc that the existing lufior eondltlou* are de|»lonible. Mem I wr* of the Independent I .at tor party Toklo, Dec. 29.—At the American cm bassy today Miss Hnllle Ermlnte Rive*, the well-known writer, was married lo Mr. Post Wheeler, second secretary to the embassy. The ceremony performed nt noon and was witnessed by the American ambassador nnd Mr.*. Wright, the embassy staff and many prominent members of the American colony In Toklo. Mr. and Mrs. Wheel er are to sail Immediately for America and Intend to spend the remainder of the winter and early spring at Ocean Grove, N. J. Wheeler Is a handsome daugh ter of Kentucky and a cousin of Anteile Rives, author of "The Quick and the Dead.” Her father wn* one of the old Klvt s family of Virginia. Her great- great-grnndfatiier «»n Iter mother’s side tuis Sir John Tlllottson and Iter mother wu* the daughter of William Edward Ragsdale, a big slave-holder and to* bacconlst. From her mother Ml** Rive* got her love of horse flesh, which pledged show’s up so clearly In her novels. Her mother wn* a daring rider and stories ure still told In the South of her rides upon her groat white horse, which was celebrated fn two state*, when the Yankees held Fort Donelson. Their foragers stole this horse. She rode through the hostile lines, disdaining all challenges, straight to the tent of the commanding officer, demanded the ani mal buck and rode him In triumph. Miss Rives lias been a prolific maga zine writer since her fifteenth year. Post Wheeler nlso Is well kftown as a magazine writer, though his chief claim to fame Is as the uuthor of '‘Re flections of a Bachelor.” He Is a na tive of New York state nnd a graduate of Princeton. He has been a great traveler and after his graduation from ’ollege he spent considerable time among the Tukudh Indians in the Arc tic regions, concerning whom he wrote much of Interest. Subsequently he re dded In London and Paris and for seven years he wus the editor of The New York Press. Girl of the Golden West,” "The Great Divide" and other. Western plays of this character, "Mfr Pardner,” will bo the bill., This great play is one of the most beautiful In point of stage set tings nnd strong stage pictures that bus ever been seen here. The plot Is briefly as follows: Joe Saunders and Ned Singleton nre partners, owning a gold mine together In California, near Mt. Shasta. Joe Is In love with Mary Brandon,’ but Ned has made love to her and betrayed her. Joe proposes mar riage, but Mary, knowing his true lova for her and her condition, will not mar ry hltn. In the course of their con versation Mary faints and Joe goes for some water. On returning he hears Ned and Mary talking over the facts, and he makes Ned swear to marry her. In the next act they are dividing the gold preparatory to breaking up their partnership. Joe leaves Ned and In the meantime 8croggs, a miner, comes Into their shock and In a quarrel with Ned kills him. Joe returns to make up with Ned nnd finds him d***L The crowd believe he has killed Ned, but he dures them to take him out and hang him. The mob then turns and blames * the deed on a Chinaman who was hiding In the shack. He Is saved by the evidence of one of Bcraggs* cuffs, which he has found stained with Ned's blood. The play is thus ended hap- 1 plly. The "Fatal Wedding" will be given Monday, Tuesday- and Wednesday nights, with matinees Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, with matinees Friday and Saturday, "My Pardner" wIU hold ; the boards. The Woman's Trade Union < League of Great Britain Is now upon*a solid round*- • tlon, nnd Is atendlljr growing In numbers : *-- •- iber- • nnd liifiiicnce. Thu Increase In meml bold# out special Inducements. ml i>ioil** the mines. 1’rnl.nlilv tie* first protest t|»e 1 iilt-d Hint*.4 spihisl was III the ver made In onviet IoIhii’ resolution ndop*e«l h.miles held III Tl»" Interim iloii.il Itrewery Worker* 2010,: lo *irf w to prevent the employing lit of children fn th** bottling works «f brew- •He* In Milwaukee SiMl Ht. I.OUI*. The recent notion of the postofflce de partment In fining two railway nmil clerk* In Spokane for psldk* criticism of n rail way I* resulting in ulining the clerks to freedom of speed*. official*, arc nil authority for i* statement Hint there are more rlmn ..ougti workers of nil classes lu Hull Frau- rl*co to supply tbe demand. CTfW l4.tXW.M0. with a "capital of fll,- UQO.iNO. to he located nt Ilauiniond, I ml. Three Haiti more firms anlnst whom pa per* of Injunction were filed for the Ille gal use of the t inted (iariin ut Workers of The Hindoo roo||e« problem has now lie- eotno of great import In western I'simd*. The government lm* sent nn dgent from the hoinlgnitloii department of Vancouver and Victoria to investigate. Hundreds ure arriving, mid It is Mbl that fiO.OQO are now mtaped at lloug Kong, awaiting transporta tion to British Columbia. NAT M: WILLS, IN "A LUCKY DOG.