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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 19
THEATRES
Portsmouth, Va., Raves Over “Little Jessie
James”, Coming to Imperial Saturday
The Season’s Greatest Musical Comedy to be Offered
Here Saturday, Matinee and Night. Seat Sale Thurs
day. Mail Orders Now.
“lr l I TLE JESS IE JAMES” BRINGS
A BED ALONG TO CHEER ’EM UP
Th« inevitable bed—this time one
that slides from hte wall into the
living (not the bedroom), is
,5 rux about which a great part
or the comedy In "Little Jesse Jam
OlwfM 'B v-jig
A bold bad bandit doing hct best to uphold the tradition of her
namesake in L. Lawrence Weber’s Musical Comedy sensation
“LITTLE JESSIE JAMES”
To be offered at the Imperial Saturday, Matinee and
Night. Seat sale opens tomorrow; mail orders now.
TO
DAY
A SLICE OF REAL LIFE
BREAD
The Photoplay of the Hour
“7TH HEAVEN—was the outstanding
success of the past two years In New
York. It played to the absolute capacity
of The Booth Theatre. We believe thea
tregoers of Augusta will want to see this
play and we have prevailed upon John
Golden to extend his engagement to 3
days, WE RECOMMEND AND GUAR
ANTEE THIS ATTRACTION.
F. J. MILLER.
Manager.
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IMPERIAL THEATRE
THURS., FRI., SAT. 1U 97 90 OQ
THURS., SAT. MAT. IlOVe 4/ , & O, &U
John Golden’s Greatest Dramatic Success
By AUSTIN STRONG
USUAL EXCELLENT GOLDEN CAST
SEE FOR YOURSELF WHY IT RAN TWO YEARS IN NEW
YORK. NOW OR NEVER.
IT WILL PLAY BUT ONE ENGAGEMETN IN THIS CITY
NIGHTS—SOc to $2.50. MATINEES—SOe to $1.50
es," which opened a three-dav stay
at the Academy of Music, Norfolk,
last night.
"Little Jessie James," the first
musical comedy of the season for
the amusement of local theatergoers.
sets a mighty good standard for
RI ALT O
those to follow. Its lines are bright
and snappy, and though it relies for
its comedy on risque situations and
inferences, the lines are so well
handled that they give no offense
and simply accomplish that for
which they were written—namely
laughter.
The play is a little slow starting,
due mainly to the lack of situations
in the first half of the opening act.
but soon gathers speed and for over
two hours is good many a rib
tickler.
Kdwin Kennan, is the part of
Tommy Tinker, bandies most of the
comedy for the male side of the
cast, and handles it well, getting and
putting a lot of action into his part
without descending to the slapstick
variety of guffaw-producer. lie is
most ably assisted for a short time
by Robert Burns as Willia, J. Price,
hard-boiled hill collector and wrong
ed husband, who is fully, as comical
in his role as the author intended.
Mildred Kent, a young lady whose
loose-jolntedness is amazing, leads
“SEVENTH HEAVEN” PROVES
MASTERPIECE OF STAGE
Criticism of Douglas Gordon, the Famous Critic of Rich
mond, Va. This Attraction to be Offered Here Thurs
day, Friday, Saturday, November 27, 28, 29. Mail Or
ders Now.
Concluding a brief speech on the
subject of theatrical attractions on
the road, made at the close of the
second act at the Academy of
Music last night, John Golden mod
estly said he hoped he had satis
fied the audience with his produc
tion of Austin Strong’s "Seventh
Heaven.” He had—and much more.
For ha had presented a strange and
beautiful play, flawlessly mounted,
and interpreted and vivified by a
company always excellent and fre
quently brilliant. "Brilliant" is cer
tainly not too large a word with
which to describe Remy Carpen, who
began to flash last season in
"Thank-U” a*l who is now biasing
in “Seventh Heaven.” There will
be more concerning her.
Mr. Strong’s play is a striking
blend of the sordid and sublime, the
comic and heroic, the trite and the
hitherto unwritten. A man who
makes his living in the sewers of
Paris, a French drainman, is sordid
enough; a pottering old cabby turned
taxi driver is comic enough; a young
ster leaving his sweetheart to go to
war is trite enough. But the (train
man and his development and the
taxi driver’s description of the army
in taxicabs rushing to the relief of
Paris and the youngster’s sweetheart,
as she is written by Austin Strong—
all these constitute what hitherto has
been unwritten.
Only an outline of the story must
suffice. Nana and Diane are sisters,
living amid wretchedness. Nana is
an absinthe drinker; a killer, a thief
and a sinister figure: Diane loathes
their life and would escape from it.
When Nana discovers her sister's at
tempt to escape, she rties o kill her.
Indeed, she would kill her on the in
stant, but for the appearance of
Chico, the drainman, who interferes.
In a few moments Nana is dragged
away by the police and Diane, too.
would be arrested but that Chico says
she is his wife. Then, the scene
shifts from the streets of Paris to
Chico's attic, where, for three days,
Chico guards Diane, but goes away
when night falls. To Diane, the little
place is Heaven: because it is up
STARTING
HOURS
11:00, 1:00, 3:00,
5:00, 7:00 and 9:00
JTith a 100 Per Cent
Cast Including
Mae Busch
Wanda Hawley
Robert Frazer
Pat O’Malley
Hobart Bos worth
Myrtle Stedman
Eugenie Besserer
Ward Crane
ADDED
ATTRACTION
Our Gang Comedy
“EVERY MAN
FOR HIMSELF”
IMPERIAL
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND
Matinee and Night
The Greatest Musical
Comedy of all times.
—With—
(THE JAMES BOYS)
A Paul Whiteman Band
—and —
The Most Versatile Cho
rus Evetr Seen Here
—PRICES—
Matinea . 50c, SI.OO and $1.50
Nite 50c, SI.OO, $1.50, $2.00, $2.50
Seat Balt Thursday.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
the feminine comedy roles, while
Gilda Kreegan as. Jessie Jamieson
and Mildred Reed as Geraldine
Flower carry the bulk of the musi
cal efforts. The latter has a good
voice is she would only release it.
The rest of the vocal score Is taken
care of by Donald Carrol las Paul
Revere, straight lead, who beast*
a pleasing musical comedy tenor.
However, the musical part of "Lit
tle Jessie James,” is put over by a
Paul Whiteman Band which accom
panies the show, and by the excel
lent work of a chorus which for
looks. Is certainly one of the hardest
working ami most skilled dancing
ensembles seen here in many a
blue moon.
As jnusical comedies go, "Little
Jessie James,” is a leader, and that
should be sufficient recommendation
for a public which enjoyed then;.
"Little Jesse James." could safely
hang out the sign "Satisfaction or
your money back."—land not lose u
cent.—W. B. Lohman
many flights, it is “Seventh Heaven.”
Because Chico is an exalted being
to her, Diane adores him. while
Chico only tolerates liar. Suddenly
war flamea. and Chico knows she is
his heaven too. So, with little
sacred medals, they vow themselves
in mar •age. and Chico goes away
to war on the instant. Shortly be
fore the end. Diane believes he Is
dead; but at the end—well, the play
will be seen at the Academy of
Music throughout the week.
in the bare driving of the out
line the play seems slight. Perhaps
the story is slight. It Is the charac
ters that make it a memorable dranm.
It is not like the Golden plays. In
that it has none of that comfortable,
homely, everyday comedy that com
monly distinguishes them. It is clean,
of course, and it has an abundance of
comedy: but it is foreign—not only In
its locale, but in its departure from
the straightforwardness of most of his
plays.
Chico, for example, while not the
most appealing, is the most Interest
ing and complex or the characters
in the play. He is a bov at one
moment, complaining’ that lie is al
ways doing things he doesn't want
to do; he Is a bravo of the under
w<Ald at one moment, making chests
at the rest of the world; lio is a
blatant atheist at ono moment,
laughing at the burning of candles
to saints; he is a bored ' I'ache at
one moment, permitting a woman to
fall at his feet; he is a softenrd
lover at one moment, penitently
pressing his head against his sweet
heart's breast; he is an untaught
gentleman at. one moment, indignant
at the proffer of money: he is an
unconscious Sentimental Tommy at
one moment, repeating what ho lius
often thought, "1 ain a very remark
able fellow." Almost any actor on
tjie American stage is defied to play
Chico and make the part consistent;
it can't be done, because Chico him
self is not consistent. He Is a
figure of contradictions. Dougins
MaePherson make* him attractive
and sympathetic, and that in itself
is a triumph.
The Diane of Remy Carpen Is a
study in charm and pathos and ach
ing tragedy. Is it a fine part? Yea.
But Miss Carpen makes II a fine
character. hSe makes the beaten girl
a figure of deep pathos: she makes
the happy girl a gleam flitting about
the stage; she makes the frightened
girl the very symbol and essence of
fear; she makes the girl who waves
good-bye to her lover gone to the
wars an unlisted and triumphant peon
of tragedy; and she makes the woman
who believes her man is dead—well. I
(■•uldn’t see her very clearly then, and
the Sound of her piteous voire is not
easily described. This girl is tomor
row’s star.
Good old John \V. Ransome. re
membered for many happv perforb
ances beside*, that In "The Prince
of Plisen,” plays the taxi-driver
without missing a point; Mona Mor
gan, who Is good enough to hav*
Played Ophelia to Waiter Hamndrn’s
Hamlet, is artistically horrible as
the evil sister, and the other mem
hora of the company are altogether
adequate.
"Seventh Heaven," will be pre
sented all the week at the Academy
: of Muaio. with Wednesday and Satur
day matinees. Not to see it will
he to miss the theatre of today at
its best. —DOUGLAS GORDON.
WOMAN IS STABBED
The police report carrying Lula
I.ewis. negro woman, to the Univer
sity Hospital suffering with stab
wounds understood to have been In
flicted by Loretta Evans, also colored.
Hospital reports indicate that the
wounded woman’s condition ,» not
serious.
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EVER HELD IN AUGUSTA
fomorrow and Friday Only
lomorrow and Friday an Expert Factory Furniture Builder Will Give You an
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“WHAT’S UNDER THE COVER”
Public
Cordial
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Invited
to
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This
Demon
stration
Come in and see this demonstration. See undeir act ual construction a complete Living Room Suite—-just
like they are made at the factory.
1. First filling of moth-proof
Palm Fibre.
2. Second filling of moth
proof Sanitized Moss.
3. Third filling of Cotton
ready for cover.
4. Shows Burlap stit ch e d
through first filling.
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Minutes of the Town Board
Meeting In Augusta In 1783
Interesting Old Records Reveal the Business Life of
This City Nearly 150 Years Ago
Thin in ihn ninth of a series
of articles The Herald is print
ing telling of the early daya of
Augusta ns taken from minutes
of ihe Hoard of Commissioners
of the Town of Augusta dating
from 1773.
Tn tills installment is told:
Of the further sale of lots.
One gallon of rum, costing four
teen shillings, used during the auc
tion sale of lots. (Hupposedly the
rum must have been used to cheer
Ihe flagging spirits of the pioneer
lot owners In Augusta.)
The faculty of the Richmond
Academy added to, the new teacher
to he paid n salary cqulvalent, to
approximately $375 dollars In coin
of today, per annum.
Continuing the sale of lots: T)o
--cember 11, ]?B6. “Received of Rots
Nos. 14, 15, 16, 30, 31, 33: the ono
fifth part of the principal and the
whole of the Interest due thereon
to the 13th. November last tn the
following manner: Cash, L-l38:12:6.
A draft In favor Peter Fontaine,
he to bn chargeable, L-30. Total
1 3-4 168:13:6.
“Received of Lot No. II the one
fifth part of the principal undthe
wholo of the interest, due thereon
: 'y, f v Twit
Scene from John Golden’s greatest dramatic success, “7th
Heaven’’ to be offered at the Imperial for three days, com
mencing Thursday, Nov. 27. Matinee Thursday and
Saturday.
DEMONSTRATING HOW OUR LINE OF
LIVING ROOM FURNITURE IS MADE
5. Showing web back and
eight knot tied springs.
6. Spring arm construction.
Springs tied separately.
7. Shows eight knot tied
Foster springs.
8. Closely woven web bottom
construction.
to the 23rd. October past, In the
following manner: Cash L-)8:3:8.
Order of the Board of Commis
sioners for account In favor of Mr.
John Lamar, 23th. July past, 1 3-4
42:16. Total, L-60:18:8.
“Received of Lots 50 and 61, per
D. Wallercort, L-2:6:8.
“Received of Lot No. 54, cash
L-3:U:0:0. Order from I*. Fontaine
In favor of Abla Clay to lie charg
ed to Fontaine, per A. Clay, L
-12:2:0 Total L-10:2:0.
“Per the hands of Seaborn Jones,
to he accounted for by Mr. Sea
born Jones L-18:6:8, order from P.
Fontaine to he chargeable L-19 ac
count for salary due him 3 months,
L-18-6-8. Total, L-18-6-8.
“Present at a meeting of the
Board December 11, 1786: Jack
Forsythe, Telfair, Jones.
"Ordered that the clerk to this
Board do pay unto Peter Fontaine
In part of his account for work
done to the Academy the sum of
thirty pounds, charging him with
same.
"Ordered that the clerk do fur
nish Peter Fontaine with money
sufficient to purchase seven locks
and six pair of hinges suitable for
the Academy.
“This being the day appointed for
•tilt) sale of the lots in this Town,
the Board directed the sale of the
Ilola to commence at 4 o’clock In
the evening, and then adjourned.
The following were buyers of
lots at the sale conducted Drcett)-
ber 11. 1786:
Cornelius Dysart, with William
Smith as security; William Smith,
with Corn. Dysart security; Kman
Wmnbusclo, with Corn. Dysrat. se.
eunlty; William Thompson, with
Tims. Carr security; Thomas Carr,
with Win. Thompson and Isaac Per
ry as securities; Rev. Adam Boyd;
Dazielo Hunter; Benjamin For
sythe; James Williams; Robert
Forsythe; Nathaniel Cocke, 1-2, R.
Coleman 1-2; Robert llonner; Na
thunlel Cocks; Thomas W. Call;
Col. John Milton; John Krnus;
Benjamin Leigh; Tna Matthews:
Hoaborn Jones; Kllsha Hunter;
Charles Simmons, Benj. Leigh,
In all there were 30 lots disposed
of at this sale, for a total of L-l,
095:8:0.
The following cash Items were
paid out by tlie hoard on Decem
ber 12, 1786, accordlg to the cash
records:
Peter Fontalrm according to an
order from the Board In his favor
11th. Inst.. 30 pounds.
Robert Bonner, per order In his
favor 20th. November. 10 pounds.
Mr. Patrick Hays, for locks and
hinges had from Peter Fontaine
for the Academy, 10-6-4.
M. Scheron, for nalla had of him
at 13-6, 1-6-0.
Paid Mr. Wamhuscje for one
gallon of rum for the sale yester
day, O-14-0.
Paid for 3 qrs. of papers, 0-7-6.
“1 have also paid Col. Mead the
note given on ae.count of the Com
missioners, hut It can’t be found."
The following were present at a
meeting of the Board held Feb
ruary 4, 1786: Geogro Walton, Wil
liam Glascock, Abraham Baldwin,
Robert Forsythe, Edward Telfair
and Hoaborn Jones.
Business holding attention of the
Boaril was Ihe following:
“Mr. Walton laid before the Board
an account of books supplied by
him argl others purchased of Mr.
Phillip Ifearst by which It appear
ed that them la still n balance due
him of two pounds, thirteen shill
ings and two pence. Ordered that
the clerk do pay the said, taking a
receipt therefor.
"Resolved that the rates of tul
tlpn per quarter after tha 12th. day
of April next be as follows:
"The first class at the rate of 17
shillings, two penes. The second
rlass at the rate of twenty shillings.
Thn third clans at the rate of 45
shillings.
“Resolved that an assistant tui
tion be appointed and that he be
allowed a sum not exceeding severf
ty-flve pounds per annum, and
that Mr. Telfnlr, Mr. Baldwin and
Mr. Forsythe be a committee to
Inqulro after a proper person and
employ the same.
"Ordered thnl Seaborn Jones, es
quire, Intp clerk to this Board, be
served with a copy of the orders of
this Board entered Into on the 13th.
September and 13th. of November,
last.
"A letter from Mr. Thomas Cole
being read. Ordered that the Bur
yor General hedlrected to lay out
a certain lot of ground that shall
rontnln five acres of the late An
drew McLean as may suit the com
rnoflatlon of the buildings adjoin
ing the same known ns the proper
ty of thn dereased. and that they
make ft plst thereof nnd return the
same to this Board.
(To Be Continued.)
Efforts ere being made In England
to develop monoplanes fitted with 13
engines each and airships carrying
130 passengers at a tims.
9. Steel edge wire giving edge
smooth and even line.
10. Frame of Kiln Dried
Pecan, full dowel construc
tion.
11. Filler and under cushion
construction.
12. Edge double stitched com
plete.
$lO FIRE DAMAGE
The fire department answered sn
alarm from box 65 at 10:15 Tuesday,
the fire being at 1257 Ninth Street.
Ftroman report a damage of $lO and
that the origin was from sparks oa
the root.
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MUNYON’S
PAWPAWPILLS
/•; —for Conatipation
f Jm RtlitftiMailieha.dlrclnMa
l I and oth«r disorder* due to
bowel confection. A perfect
l**etiv*. Work* mildly with
out griping.
‘TA.ra U Munven’a Pew Paw Tank nalie*
Nop*” yea well, keeps yen young.
Satitfaction guar ante* d nr money refunds/!
CREAM QUICKLY ~~
CHECKS A COLD
l A I
If the children are feverish, fret
ful from a head cold or catarrh
with nostrils clogged and head all
atuffed-up, Just apply a little pure,
antiseptic cream Into the nostril.
It penetrates through every air pass
age, soothing and healing, swollen.
Inflamed membrane and they ob
tain Instant relief.
Try this. Get a small bottl# of
Ely's Cream Balm at any drug
store. Nothing clears the head so
quickly. Count fifty. All the stuff
ness, dryness, struggling for breath
will be gone. This Is so much better
than drugging children that every
mother should use Ely's Cream
Balm.
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Skinny Men
Run Down Men
Nervous Men
You probably know that Cod
Liver 01,1 Is the greatest flesh pro
ducer In the world.
Because it contains more
Vltamjnes than any food you can
*et.
You’ll be glad to know that Cod
Liver Oil comes In sugar-coated
tablets now. so If you really want
to put 10 or 20 pounds of real
healthy flesh on your bones and feel
well and strong ask Howard Drug
Co., C. T. Goetchlus & Bro., or any
druggist for a box of McCoy’a Cod
Liver Oil Tablets.
Only 60 cents for 60 tablets and
If you don't, gain five pounds In 30
days your druggist will hand you
bark the money you paid for them.
It Isn’t anything unusual for a
person to gatn 10 pounds tn 30
day*.
“Get McCoys, the original nnd
genuine Cod Liver Oil Tablet."—
Adv. .....
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Building
Living
Room
Furni
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Before
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