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Concert This Afternoon By* Andonegui's Orchestra
The thin! of the Sunday Concerts,
which are being given under tile direc
tion of Senor Jose Andonogui, will !*»•
offered at tiie Grand this afternoon. The
conceit was postponed from hist Sunday
and the same splendid program which
was to have been given then will be
heard thin afternoon. The concerts have
become wonderfully popular not only
with music lovers but with theatre
goers in general, and they have proven
a great factor in the advancement of
music locally. If the tremendous crowds
that attend these Sunday concerts is
to he counted as Augusta being a music
loving city, no one can say that it is
not. Fully a thousand people came to
the Grand Inst Sunddy to hear the con
cert, and it is expected thut standing
room will not be available tins after
noon. The weather predictions aJre
that a balmy day, such as Augusta Is
famous for. will be bad. And the con
cert will fill a long-felt want for many.
As usual, there will be no admission fee
charged, but all are cordially invited to
attend. The entire gallery and bal
cony will be thrown open to the gen
eral public, and only the orchestra floor
will be received for subscribers. Any
one desiring to subscribe can do so by
calling at the box-office this afternoon,
which will be opened at 3 o’clock, for
All Fell in Love With “The Rose Maid”
The entire conntry fell In love last
season with the lifting airs and delicious
comedy of that charmlug opera. ‘‘The
Rose Maid,” which has set New York to
"Turkey trotting." when its tuneful
dances were exhibited on Broadway.
Few successes in recent years received
the instant indorsement that theatre
goers extended to this brilliant work,
announced for a return engagement here
at the Grand, Saturday, matinee and
evening.
For six months the fretty music of
“The Rose Maid” is the first and only
opera since the “Merry Widow" to en
joy an ail-summer run on Broadway.
Jaist summer its tour was confined to
the larger cities so that Its now being
presented before Its melodies anr come
dies have become stale.
The production is one cf the
most elaborate furnished musical
comedies. The company is the only or
ganization appearing In this delightful
Augusta To Have Ziegfield’s “Follies”
Ii will he learned with much pleas,
tire by local theatre-gaersf that Augus
ta has )let'll included in the brief tour
of the Southern tour of Zlegfleid’s Fol
lies. The “Follies" are playing only
the principal Southern cities. The com
pany numbers over one hundred and
carries a large orchestra, which will lie
augmented with the orchestra of the
Grand. The “Follies" is booked to ap
pear at tlie Grand Monday evening only,
March the 30th.
The Grand wl 1 also have among the
April attractions, the successful French
operetta. “Adeie.” which was first pro
SENATOR SIMMONS HAS
A GENERAL BREAKDOWN
Washington. —Senator Simmons, ot
North Carolina, who is suffering iron)
a genera! breokdown in health, has
been ordered by his physician to go
to his home in Newberu to ree-per
reservation of seats. It will be learn
ed with much pleasure that Miss Marie
Meyers will be heard this afternoon in
a solo. Miss 'Meyers has chosen for
hev song Gounod's, The Light From
Heaven,” und will be. accompanied by
the hart* flute, violin and piano. Mr.
Louis Buyer's popukir march, "Great
er Augusta,” will he one of the numbers.
Mr. Warren Andrews, will bo heard in
a solo. Mr. Andrew's will sing Bond’s,
“A Perfect Day,” with violin obligato by
Senor Jose Andonogui. The concert
will begin at 4 o’clock. The program
will be as follows:
Program.
Louis Sayre—March.. “Greater Augusta’
liigge—Overture—
"Queen of Autumn’
C. J. Bond—Song “A Perfect Day”
Mr. Warren Andrews.
Violin Ohlig.ito .... Senor J. Andonegu:
’a) Lineke—ldeal “Sunset”
(b) Offenbach—lntermezzos
"Les Contes D’Hoffman”
Gounod—Song
"The Light From Heaven"
Miss Marie Meyers
Piano, harp, flute, violin accompaniment
Gounod—Selection "Faust”
Fischer (by request)—March
"Peg o’ My Heart”
SENOR ANDONKGUI, Conductor.
work, last year's three organizations
berg condensed Into one especially for
this season. Music lovers are thus as
sured the best singers, dancers, and
comedians that could be s< lected for the
big c.ist. The chorus lias won the title
of “A rosebud garden of dancing girls."
"The Rose Maid" was staged by
George Maron, whose directing genius
was responstde for the Ife of gayety of
its sister opera. "The Spring ' Maid ’
arid a host of oihers. This season ’The
Rose Maid" company with the Werba-
Lueschor production is under tile per
sonal direction of Frank C. Payne, for
seven year* associated with Henry W.
Savages big productions, and the past
two years general manager for ull the
Werla-Lhescher attraclons. His organi
zation Is one of the leading first-class
companies now on tour, and the presen
tation of the heiutlful opera in this cltv
promses one of the real mus. as and
dancing treats of the season. Seats on
sale Thursday 10 a. m.
dined in New Yig-k, this season and
which enjoyed a very lengthy run there,
and Is being sent entour for a few week*
and will play a few- Southern cities, be
fore opening east for a spring and sum
mer run.
"Damaged Goods" will be another
splendid attraction for April. The
original production and New- York cast
will be seen here.
The t'nlvernal Film Company will of
fer their latest sensational photo-drama,
"The Traffic In Souls," which conu-s to
the Grand the first part of April for
three days.
ate The senator, who was to leave
tonight, said he would return to
I Washington as soon as possible.
ALLEN FORMAN DEAD.
New York. -Allan Forman, founder
<>f The Journalist, now merged with
The Editor and Publisher, died today.
He was 54 years old.
“A Romance of the Seaside ” Coming
to the Bijou First Half of tt]e Week
Morris Brothers, of Texas, will pre
sent for the first three Mays of this
week at the Bijou theater, the Dixie
Girls Musical Comedy Comendy in ‘‘A
Romance of the Seaside,” featuring
that funny comedian, Charles Brewer.
It is a screaming little comedy that
carries a laugh in every line and the
musical numbers—ten in all —are the
newest and most successful of this
season. The Dixie chorus has been se
lected with the utmost cHre and when
the curtain rises tomorrow the au
dience will behold the most beautiful
aggregation of pretty girls ever seen
on the Bijou stake.
Cast.
Following is the cast:
Chas. Livingston Tim Roberts
(In love with Laura)
Major Puffjacket Wm. Welch
(on half pay)
Rufus—(A servant) .. ..Chas. Brewer
Laura Ardella Armour
(In love with Chas.)
Favor First Week in September
For Rural Teachers’ Institute
Association Met in Regular Session at Central School Satur
day Morning and Discussed “The Essential Requisites of a
Successful School.” Other Matters Transacted.
The Rural Teachers’ Association of
Richmond county held lta regular
monthly ueeting at the Central school
.Saturday morning at 10:80 o’clock.
There wan an Improvement in attend
ance over the last meeting, and much
intercut was manifested among those
present in the discussion of the sub
ject at hand.
The regular routine business was
transacted, and In addition thereto a
resolution was unanimously passed re
questing the president of the associa
tion to ask Prof. T. H. Garrett, prin
cipal of Tubman high school to ad
dress the association at Its next reg
ular meeting, which will be the second
Saturday in April.
A resolution was also unanimously
passed changing the hour of meeting
from, 10:30 to 10 o’clock.
Summer institute.
The subject of tiie summer institute
for rural teachers was also discussed
and it was agreed that the most oppor
tune time for the Institute would be
the first week In September.
YOUNG DARKEY BY NAME
OF GEORGE WASHINGTON
CHARGED WITH LARCENY
George Washington, colored, who
claims to be twelve years old, hailing
from Edgefield, was sent Into the bar
racks yesterday afternoon at one
o'clock charged with stealing goods
lrom a five and ten cent, store on
Broad street. The little negro was
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
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Nancy—(A maid) .. ..Carrie Brewer
Bessie Dolly Ferguson
Tessle Josephine Venuto
Cressie Diamond Beasly
Agnes Pearl Young
Gussie Ola Young
Fussy Hteve Landrum
(Maids in the house)
Musical Numbers.
Opening Chorus—l love the whole
United States.
Million Dollar Smile—Dolly Fentti
son and Girls.
Old Girl of Mine —Jim Roberts and
Girls,
Down on Jasper’s Farm—Win Welch
ami Girls.
Good Ship Mary Ann—Dolly Fergu
son and Girls.
Music With My Menls—Chas. Brew
er.
Salvation Nell —Dolly Ferguson and
Pearl Younk.
Finale —Entire Company.
The subject for discussion at the
meeting Saturday was: “The Essen
tial Requisites of a Successful School."
Mr. I*. S. Carmichaael led the discus
sion of this subject-a blackboard out
line for his work, which proved rather
Interesting. A gobd deal of discus
sions were brought out. Missea Fan
nie Trowbridge and Sadie Reese read
most excellent papers bearing on the
subject, both of which elicited much
praise.
An invitation was extended the As
sociation by the Herald to use the col
umns of ita Sunday school page. Cor
respondents from the various rural
schools will l<e appointed.
Next Subject.
The subject lor discussion st the
next -meeting will tie: "Home Life of
the Past and Present," with Its bearing
upoon the schools of the country. The
following were appointed to discuss
the subject or write papers ther«or.:
Mrs. Lillian HhaW, Misses Celestia
Woodward, Annie Hego, Maud I’.m ..
Carrie Gay arid Hue Reynolds.
found with a crocus sack full of odd
trinkets, toys, spools of thread and all
aorta of Junk, all of which he claimed
to have bought He also had a pair
of shoes, for which he said he paid
$1.50 but he refused to say where lie
got them. They seemed too good to
have been bought at that price. He
will he held for investigation, and If,
as he claims, he Is only twelve years
old, he will be tried In the Juvenile
court. He ha the appearance of a boy
of sixteen or even eighteen.
the.
ROSE GIRL
-A. TSED
T HE.
DUKE
Beautiful Program Being Prepared
For School Children s Song Recilal
250 Voices Will Be Heard in
Chorus Led By Miss Harris at
Grand Opera House May 26th.
Committee Appointed
The children in the public grammar
schools of Ahßusta are already mak
itiK ready for t’helr beautiful souk re
cital Milch will be given at the Grand
Opera House on Tuesday evening,
May 26th. A committee of teachers
from the city schools lias already
been appointed to assist Miss Nannie
Harris, instructor oT music, in making
ararruA'inents for the event- certain
souks have been selected, and general
orders Issued by Superintendent
Evans to the teachers in regard to
the music festival.
A Brand chorus of boys and gills
Trom the graded schools, all of which
are under (he regular direction of
Miss Harris, is now being selected.
There are to he not. less than 250
children In the chorus.
The Songs.
The songs selected lor the recital
are:
"A Night In May.”
“Sing On.”
“Spring Song."
“Anvil Chorus.”
“Invitation to the Dance.”
“Venetian Serenade.” (Gultarre).
“When the spring Upon the Hills
Is Seen.”
“Barcarolle.”
"Merrily I Roam "
"When the Roses Bloom Again.’’
One verse each of “Old Black Joe,"
“Suwanee River," Kentucky Babe,"
and “Kentucky Home" will also he
included In the program.
The committee to assist Miss liar
rls for the recital Is: Mr. T. H. Gar
rett chairman: Misses Mabel Aber
nathy, Bertha Diemmer, M A. Adams,
Helen Burns, Mattie Pournelie, Alma
Vldetto, Annie Campbell. Ethel i’arks.
Benlta Ivey and Mrs. S. 11. Ransom.
The school children’s song recital
this year should out-class any ever
attempted before. From the very first
these events have been successful
and the opera house has always neon
crowded. But this spring the most
beautiful program thut Is conceivable
for Augusta's school children to give
Is now being worked an and It Is be
lieved seats will be at a premium.
STEAMER “TWO STATES”
HAD A LARGE CARGO
Steamer "Two States," one of Mer
chants b Miners Transportation
Company's boats, left Augusta Fri
day afternoon with the largest cargo
she has carried Oils season.
Hr. Vldetto, who Is now agent, is
very much encouraged over the In
creased business, and says that If the
Shippers of Augusta will continue to
ship over his line he will soon have
steamer "Augusta ’ come on through,
instead of stopping at Burton's Ferry,
as she Is now doing.
Hors* Racing at Fair Ground, Tues
day, March 17th, 3 o’clock. Gents, 50c;
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"Army” of Unemployed
Send Letter to President
Sacramento, Calif. —A Conference of
sheriffs from IS counties In northern
California to devise means of Retting
the army of unemployed out of Yolo
county and di*perse them without
force will lie held In Haeramento to
nlklil. Leaders of the "army” dis
patched today to President Woodrow
Wilson a letter oiitllnlrik their griev
ance against working conditions. The
letter complained of alleged brutality
shown In routing the army from Hac
rainento and Included the statement
that proof of the death of at least, one
of the unemployed could he supplied.
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THE DANCE ON THE STAIR-3 3
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Don’t Stay In Business If
You’re Dissatisfied With it
dot out of it or get rid. of it, ,
No matter whether you acquired it of
your own free will or it was wished on you—
you can’t do yourself, your family or the
business justice if you’re dissatisfied.
Under the head of "Business Opportu
nities” oh a Herald WANT AI) page you
ean rim ;t short d script ion of your business
for several days ;it, small cost.
The ehaneesof selling are almost all in
your favor -arid the purchaser, being satis
fied, will be happy where you arc not.
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Merchants Come to the
Relief Siegel Employes
New York. Of tiie more than two
thirds of the 2,500 employes of the
liunkrupt Siegel department stores
here which are to lie discharged at tlia
close of liiiHlneas tonight, It is estimat
ed Unit not more than 200 will he nut
of work Monday. A third of the force
was retained to aid In the Inventory
and aale of the atoeks, and the dis
missed, many of them deape.ate, found
that other merchants generally were
quick with offers of work. All of the
clerks to he discharged tonight will
have with their weekly pay cheeks.
Hors* Racing st Fair Ground* Tu*»-
day, March 17th, 3 o’clock. Gant*, 50ci
Ladies, 25c.
If you try Sheron’s Cocoanut
Cakes You’ll surely be satisfied
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