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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23. Theatrical No tes oi Interesl Bi J .. _>E FEATHERS" PLEASES WIL )L, MINGTON. Ip’ine Feathers,” the powerful drama scored such a tremendous hit ttt the Grand last season returns again to the Grand tomorrow matinee and evening. The Morning Star of Wil mington, N. C., in speaking of the play this season had the following today: “Full of action and intensely dra matic situations is "Fine Feathers,” which was presented at the Academy of Music last night by a company of players that Is much above the aver age. There was not a large audience but those who did go expressed no regret. It's tragedy for the. most part, but there is enough comedy to furnish many laughs. There are times when the interest is keyed up almost to the breaking point and occasionally the ladies found a handkerchief con venient. The cast is well balanced and each and everyone plays his or her part un usually well. Marise Naughton as Jane Reynolds has a hard part to play, but she is always equal to the occasion. Allen Leiber as Robert Reynolds and R. E. Lee Hill as John Brand, a busi ness man, both are fine. By no means should Marjorie Maxwell, the neigh bor, be left out. She is typically Irish to the core and always ready to have her say. Thurlow White as Dick Mead, the young newspaper man, is bright, breezy and always ready with just the right suggestion. Agnes Elliott as the servant, who constantly says ‘yessum,’ to every question brings many laughs. The play deals with those problems that are supposed to confront many young married people—-and no doubt do. The press agent advertised the play as one of rapid action and with many changes in atmosphere. In that he is right and because this is true it requires real artistic ability to itre sent the play. The play seems always to be point ing towards a moral, but is true to human life in that it never reaches a concrete moral truth in just the form that the story books would, have It. The different influences involved be come twined and intertwined so that one wonders how they are all to be dissected and as in real life they are left at the end of the play unsolved. For those interested in the questions that confront those living in the midst of a complicated civilization, the play furnishes an ideal means and is well worth seeing.” Mclntyre and heath scores BIG WITH WASHINGTON. Mclntyre and Heath in their great musical comedy success, “The Ham Tree,” tvill be seen at the Grand next Tuesday evening only. Mclntyre and Heath have with them the most won derful chorus ever seen with a musi cal comedy. The Evening Star of Washington, In speaking of these two noted comedians, the company and the play, had the following to say: “Admirers of Mclntyre and Heath had another opportunity last night to see these famous old “Georgia Min strels,” as they have come to be known, in “The Ham Tree,” at the Belasco Theater. They are always funny and they always arouse the heartiest laughter in their audiences, particularly among those who remem ber the old-time minstrelsy. Aside from their work last night’s audience found in the antics of Ebe nezer, the trained mule, the greatest opportunity for new appreciation. He was a whole show in himself. Hoary with age, and mellow, too, as the “Georgia Minstrel” sketch is, there has been grafted on to it, by some I.uther Burbankian trick of stage craft, a trained, up-to-date chorus which, so far as dancing goes, is one of the most finished products of the stage today. For the training of this chorus the program says Ned Way burn is responsible. He is to be con gratulated. Most of the mirth-provoking lines of the show center about the mythical “Ham Tree,” and the visions of pos sible food for the stranded and hungry minstrels conjured by the declaration that there is such & tree. Absurdity is carried to Its height, comically to its limit. It may be questioned whether there ever was a funnier piece of farce. Theatergoers will undoubtedly be attracted by the magic names of Mc- Intyre and Heath as long as they are presented. Their ideal presentation nowadays, it might seem, would be in something not quite so familiar as “The Horn Tre,.” “BRINGING UP FATHER.” “Bringing Up Father,” a musical comedy based on George McManus’s cartoons now running In over five hundred dally and Sunday newspapers throughout the United States and jfo y \ ■' |j^iSjS|psjg| A Tense and Gripping Scene in “Fine Feathers,'’ at the Grand Tomorrow, Matinee and Evening. Canada will be the next attraction at the Grand next Thursday. The best recommendation that can possibly be given "Bringing Up Father” is the fact that Mr. Gus Hill is the producer, if the cartoon did not show pronounced assurance of success as a play, Mr. Hill never would have considered the proposition to produce it for the stage. Theatrical history giver reason for the assertion that a Gus Hill play is a success before the first curtain rises. So much for experience and judg ment as to what the public' demands in the shape of musical entertainment. Mr. Hill is the first producer to in troduce a Vaudeville cast into a mus ical comedy. In fact "Bringing Up Father” is a high-class vaudeville show with a comedy plot, interspers ed with specialties and "gingered” by the inevitable chorus of pretty girls, who sing and prance about to connect the various vaudeville acts. “THE TOLL OF LABOR,” REALISTIC STORY OF THE MINES, AT STRAND "The Toll of Labor,” adapted from Emile Zola's great novel "Germinal, is being shown at The Strand at 5 and 10 cent prices today and tonight only. It is a five-part Pathe play, and is one of the most wonderfully realistic stories of the mines. A synopsis of the story follows: The mechanic Etienne Lantier is a competent workman, out of a job, whose tempestuous disposition is mu'e than atoned for by a good heart. With bundle in hand he looks for work, from town to town and in vain until he comes to the coal mines of Mont • sou. Luckily for him there is a va cancy because of a workman being absent and the foreman Maheu hires him at the suggestion of his daughter Catherine who dressed as a man is wont to work like a man in the mines Lantier creates an impression on her and she takes his part much to the chagrin of her accepted lover, Chaval, an unworthy and violent man. Lau tier fails to recognize her as a woman until after sharing her lunch with him in the depths of the mine, her hair falls from under her miner's headgear. Ffom that moment he devotes his whole heart to her. At the end of the day’s labor, Lan tier, who has excited a fierce jealousy in Chaval, is invited by Maheu to be come a boarder at his home and he joyfully accepts. The Engineer Negrel, making his daily descent into the mine finds the shoring timbers holding up the earth in a bad state and ready to fall. He makes a report recommending that the woodwork be immediately and properly repaired so as to avoid acci dent. The company, however, posts a notioe saying that because the wood work has to be repaired the price re ceived by the miners per car of coal mined will be decreased. This arbi trary and unfair notice causes much discontent and anger among the mi ners. A mass meeting is called for at the Cabaret Hasseneur; Souvarine, an anarchistic workman advocates violent measures. Lantier opposes this and sug gests concerted action. The anger of the workmen breaks out afresh when they begin to receive their reduced wages and urged on by Lantier,. whose influence' Is growing, they vote to strike. In the meantime Catherine, though in love with Lantier, dares not go back on her word to Chaval and marries him. The story runs on, absorbingly in teresting, and before the end the workmen and their employers, forget ting their animosities, unite. Through an abandoned pit they come near to Catherine and Lantier. Their signals being answered by the prisoners they redouble their exertions. By impru dence, however, an explosion takes place which kills many of the res cuers and sets back the work. Among those killed is Catherine’s brother. When the workers finally pierce the intervening walls they find only Lan tier alive for Catherine lies dead in his arms. When the unconscious man is brought into the daylight and at last opens his eyes It is the bereaved Negrel who with a heart of sympathy comforts him in his grief when he sees the body of his dead sweetheart. Broken in spirit he sees injustice rule and the poor pay’ the piper. GIVEN GERMAN CARE. Berlin (by wireless). —According to Information given out officially today the German military authorities, when they discovered that certain dwelling houses in the neighborhood had been burned down by the French, took care of the French civilians to the number of 140, who had been living in the open. Among them were many women and children. All tvere sent to Ras tatt, near Karlsruhe, where they were given shelter in hte arsenal. Acme Play Today, “America,” Wonderful N. Y. Hippodrome Success The New York Hippodrome Com pany. announces for presentation at the Grand today, afternoon and night, a mastodonic photo-play production of "America,” which introduces with marvelous Illusion the many wonders of our glorious country, and that, too, in a manner never before attempted. This brillit nt spectacle which marks a new epoch in realism, was repro duced directly from the Messrs. Shu bert's masterpiece of the same name, which taxed the capacity of the New York HippodroYne during one entire season with enraptured audiences and was unanimously acclaimed, by critic and layman, to be the most dazzling exposition of artificial scenic investli tore and novelty ever conceived by the brain of man. “America” is recorded on 7,000 feet of photo-play film with a new thrill in every foot and pro vides almost two hours of unprece dented enjoyment. “America,” even on the vast Hippo drome stage was considered stupen dous. In tho film it is even more so. The cumulative effect of the manifold features leaves the spectator gasping in wonder and astonishment by its unparalleled magnificence. It por trays with absolute fidelity the in finite wonders of this great land and ‘ ‘AMERICA” “Acme” Play at THE GRAND Tonight. BO YOU KNOW THAT: It is possible now for the first time to bring the New York Hippodrome to you? Since the opening of this great institution, ten years ago, every body was obliged to go to the Hippo drome. During that period over 27,- 000,000 people paid admission to seo the glittering spectacles produced there. An elephant opens the Hippodrome entertainment, “America,” by bowing "How d'ye do” to the audience and closes the show by nodding, “Bye, bye.” There is a truly wonderful Inven tion utilized In “America,” which per mits scores and scores of pretty girls to walk Into the famous Hippodrome tank and disappear remaining under water for a period of ten minutes. Over 500 stage hands were required to manipulate scenery and properties for the moving picture production of “America," and that a thousand per sons compose the cast of characters. A very Interesting fact in connection with the film production of "America" is that it could never have been made anywhere else on earth except in the mammoth New York Hippodrome. The vast size and the admirable equipment, together with the military-like discip line maintained in every department of the institution made it possible to do that which anywhere else would have proved a waste of time. The filming of “America” is to the cinematograph industry what the construction of the Panama Canal is to the science of en gineering and reflects only the high est credit on those responsible for its realization. »**•> & ' Acme Play at Grand Monday, Scene From “Arizona.” THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. yet, at the same time, embellishes and idealizes them so that a compre hensive description is impossible: they must be seen to be appreciated in all their remarkable impressiveness. For years and years the slogan of patriotic citizens, and Secretaries of Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce, has been to “See America First." for not even In the most pic turesque countries of Europe are the natural marvels of this continent equalled, much less surpassed. Here tofore, however, to see America prop erly, Involved some two years of In convenient travel, to say nothing of the cost in good American money, whereas today, ydu need only sit In a comfortable opera chair and watch this tremendous panarama of start ling magnificence unfold Itself before your astonished gaze. And mind jspu, in the theater you get dramatic thrills that beyond doubt will raise the hackles of your spine, and which you would unquestionably miss if travel ing personally, unless you w'ere unfor tunately in a train wreck. The plunge of tho big red automo bile over the embankment and into the Colorado River in the Grand Can yon of America; the passing of the great trans-Atlantic steamer through the Panama Canal and the disappear ing of scores and scores of beautiful girls under the surface of the water in the great Hippodrome Tank scene, are a few of tho things that defy graceful equilibrium when seeing the sights for the first time. PD A Lin TOMORROW unflNU Matinee & Eve. F. A. WADE PRESENTS “FINE FEATHERS” By Eugene Walters. A Stirring Drama in Four Acts. Seats Now Selling. Prices—Matinee, 25c, 35c, 500, 75c, SI.OO. Evening, 25c, 35c, 50c, 75e, SI.OO, $1.50. School Children at the Matinee, 25 cents. GRAND Tuesday, Oct. jomn'Sort presents mgintyre and HEATH • .'• • ■ ’ j In a Massive Rev|val dt.' j Their .Biggest Musical Comedy Success THE HAM TREE Company of tob. Special Ham Tree Orchestra The World’s Greatest Dancing Cho|us , Staged by Nrd Wnybilru Prices: 50c to $2.00. SEATS SATURDAY. STRANDcontimiously That Wonderful Story of Emile Zole’s "Gorminal,” Dramatized into “TheTollof Labor” In Five Stupendous Parts. A Wonderfully Realistic Story of the M'nes. Gripping and In spiring. Prices—sc and 10c All the Time. THE BEST—BO COME! 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