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PAGE SIX “Classmates” and Some Other Coming Plays ♦ ♦ ♦ NEXT WEDNESDAY, Matinee—Norman Hackett in "Classmates." ♦ ♦ NEXT WEDNESDAY, Night—Nor,nan Hackett in "Classmate*. 1 ♦ ♦ Seats Read/ Tomorrow Meriting 4 ♦ WEDNESDAY, Oct. 7—At. G. Field's Minstrels—Seats ready Mon 4 4 day. October sth. 4 4 THURSDAY, October B—" Human Hearts?"—Seats ready Tuesday, 4 4 October 6th. 4 4 FRIDAY. October 9—" Merry Widow,” New York production—Seat 4 4 sale Friday, October 2. 4 48ATURDAY MATINEE, October 10—" Merry Widow," New York pro 4 4 duction—Seat Sale Friday, October 2. 4 4 BATURDAY NIGHT. October 10— Merry Widow," New York produc 4 4 tion—Seat sale Friday, Oct. 2 4 4 4 Norman Hackett, In "Classmates. Seats Ready Tomorrow Morning. The enthusiasm with which I'Fiia mate*” has hern received this mi sun Is pul at all Irrational If » reports of .1 tiles Murry's prodttc llon are verified when 'lie play la presented with Norman Hackett at the head of It large company at the Grand next Wednesday, matinee A nlghf. lie Mllles fills e • ppenl* to the love of (he military in the firat aci, a West Point seem*, to the love of American home Ilf,* •n fhc South in ihe second, to the tyve of adv-ntiin in the thrilling Jungle arena' In the third, and In the culmination of Justice |n the lasi, and llrat, last ami all Die time, It appeals to lhe love of America by Ameri cans and lo the love of right and honor and tmlh Norman llaeKett, playing ihe chief jiarl in the piece, Is jreeullHrlt well adapted by nature, by hl» scholarly attainment* and by his dcalro to give of hla bust lo hla audlsdiccr to in uk* much of th<- he 'rulam of Duncan Irving Mr. Haeks’t 1* an artlat of keen observation. Quick perception and extraordinary theatric skill. He I* clean limbed and clear voiced. He has Imnglnnilon balanced by n fine perception of • nth and rlghieouaneag of thought •ml living and hla sense of verbal *olor Is a* apparent as Is Ills dlrllnr vrly fine perception of Ihe prliimrr •un'lllips or whal the actor should dissent and express. The matin," • lees sot Itaekell uP<- 25c lo f].oo. ••hlldren under M years of age ”5 cent* to nil parts of ihe theatn. N'lghl prices 25c lo $1,50. Seats rmidy tomorrow morning for bom matinee and night. Story of "Tbs Merry Widow.” When Ihe rurtaln Is raised on Henry \\ Savages magnificent pro dueilon of "The Merry Widow, the pretent mualcal Hensiitlon of Europe, ui <he Orand on Friday uni Saturday night and Saturday matinee, Oetolu r !Uh and lOtli, the playgoers of An ptisla will hnve an opportunity to witness a light opera that makea n musical epoch In composiuuns of i's class Never In Ihe history of humic has « production caused such a furore throughout Europe ami of I the thousanda returning from nlinMtd who aaw Ihe piece on the other ald< not one can be found who doe* not enthuataallcally aver lhal The Me ry Widow” la Ihe greatest over, in Fran* I a-h.-ir, the corn [Miser, another genius has been found who ran ;lrkl * the raney of the musical student and at the same time write music whose languorous melodies haiinl *he msu who doesn't know Ihe dlffcrvnr. lie I ween a major cboid sud « spool .u cotton. The story of Ihe piece deals wtiti Prince It.mllo of Msniuita, who Is suffering from the effects of an on fortunate love affair, slid Is trying to forget it and Its* plunged Into ih dissipations of Parts. Home few y»Brs earlier he had sel his hiutrl upon Boults. a farmer's daughter, bin hla uncle, the King of Mxrsovia, • used his royal approval lo u nmtrh between the blue blooded hrli hp parent and a little country girl; so Danllo was kuatied oft to serve ns ait attachr to the Msrsevtan In Parts. Meanwhile, the brokenhearted Bools. found solace in marrpige with a haulier, the richest man In Mar etvvis. who died shortly after the wed ding, leaving twenty millions to Ho hla She dose* her Marsovlnn cast Ip and hurries to Paris where she tie conms a merry widow, protesslng to care no more for the Prince or for love ai all She tresis with con tempt the otters of marriage which |M)tir In U|KHi her wherever she goes Paris and the gay Ilfs her money can buy attract her and tt Is there tit the midst of het merry making tha: the meets her old lover tor the first Hm«- since the degth of her hnsban.l The Prince on that ocusion ts not tn hla lieat form. He has been spending days and ulghts rlotuush si Maxim's end la scarcely sober This docs no. •eem to dingus! her, however, ties stblv tsviMur shi guesses tha< love lor her has something to do with It and bet 10-stt goes out lo him tin when he pta>somes to grow aftm llonole she informs him lrP\ ihul sh wilt have none of that as she lu Ilexes that he. like the rest Is alter her money This blow brings the Prince to his senses amt hla pride being wounded he tells Honla that nothing on eurth will «-v«-r induce hint again to say that he loxes her When lit a fit of nepetitauce apt selects hint as her partner tor a dance before alt other suitors he ac eepis the honor, only to yen it up at aigctton, welling his piixliege to Ihe Vlctmife d*- .bxlidtut ter sonte Oxxo-andt- of dollars The pair now beeoin» xa bitterly hoclllc as lovers ran lat f and each determines to mak the outer g*• lu. Near ihe end of Ihe second act It looks as If Hontu would win, as when the Prince re fuses to dsnee with her she start on hei owu scnstnl an old Mars* xlan ganet which at las’ an Ititoxl cat's hint that he Is forced to yem her This Is the famous dance ihat delighted audit nces In every music Jo idea cspltol ku . the Prince retains sellcouttui | I and believing she Is fooling him. wafo good cvcnlnv lo lho Merry Widow and leaves her as disconsolate at ever. A subplot, which Is Inter i twined with the main story, eon cents Nalullfi, the wife of Huron ! I'opofl, the Marsovlau Kml assador jat Paris. Hhe In carrying on an in trigue wfllr tin Vleomle dc lolldon i The Huron ha* perfect trust In his wife, but be gr-eg a man and woman ; < titering and closing a pavilion, and believing they ate lovers he looks through the key-hole and e* hla I wife and the Vleomle kissing, lie Is i not, howevm absolutely anre Of th- Ideniliy of ihe woman, as It I* dark, and Honla, In order lo madden th- Prince, takes Natalie's place by gel ling Into the pavilion through a so erel door arid conp-s out on ihe arm of the Vleomle. The Prince no* loses all self-control and after abus ing Honla rushes olf the siege auv Ing ihul he bus done w|-|i her tor ever. After his iel real ihe curtain dear-ends on a song of triumph by Hon Ui, who feels Grit at lan! she Is Quite sure ot the Prince's love. The same snli plot truna upon a missing fan with the words 1 love von ' written on It by V” Vleomle This fan gH» Into the possesion of the Prince, and In the last act Sonin •'•-'■a hint lay II aside. Hhe Jumps to the conclusion that he hits written the wolds, at he Is 100 Jroud to say them, and determines to :f-t the con result,n from his lips by telling hit” that she loaea her fortune when sh mairle* again, The ruse Is instant ty successful. The moment the prince hears that she will be penniless h - takes her to his arms as a hero should ami all ends happily. After a long process of elimination Mr. Havage selected a east of splen didly equipped players, who combine vocal excellence wllh drnmatffc tal < nt, to Ir.tcrpret ihe Interesting dial actors In "The Merry Widow.” The sale of seals for ' The Merry Widow” opens ai Ihe box office of the Grand on next Friday morning. Tne seabt iif pries for all three performances are as follow* llox seats, $2.60; en tire lower floor, $2.00; baleouv, $1 50 and $1.00; gallery, 60 and 75 cents. No mall or lelephone orders received until Saturday, Oetolu .- 3rd. Remember this la the big New York company and production you ate g- t | ting with a special Havage orchestra and lhal Ihe seat Bale opens next ' Frldnv, October 2 morning. Th I free Hat for this rngagetuonl entli - ly suspended. Dainty Adelaide Thurston. The anmisl starring tour of Ade laide Thurston In her new plav. "Th • Woman's Hour," by Frederick Pauld ing, has thug fur tills season excel l*-d those of the [last. The pinv Is an American conn dv of modern life by Mr. Paulding, who will n!so lie seen in the lending male part. Th piav was staged by the aclor-AUthor • • ••.‘-'vyii* ■ v*r ihM 3 j s Va r \ a ■ t jjSF » * jqm* '-VjSr * * *S3P ffl T HOf ' wt&Si JnbL. • : vj - v ‘ * "***■ I ''J\ T * , I I ; I Rosemary Gloss, ns "Son 5 * nnd G«orgp Damerel, "Daaielo" iu the Fnmoi Walts in "The Merry Widow."—hints ready n xt Friday. AI. G. Field Minstrels at the Grand Wednesday, October Seventh. and the following well known play ers will he seen In ihe star's sup port: Martha Lawrence Davidson, Pauline Kckart, Caroline Noweombe, .'rank Dawson Edmond Forth- and i. Archibald Curlis. Francis X. Hope continues lu Ihe management of the company. Miss Thurston Is an early hooking at the Grand, and this announce ment will bo re,id with pleasure, as Miss Thurston has hundreds of per sonal frh mis la Augusta. Several roelal parties will entertain Miss Thurston during her ,ay hero. Stars With Faust. Florence Itrooka, soprano, has been engtged for Morrison's Taos'.” •Miss Itrooka has one of the sweetest | ami most powerful soprano voices on the American stage. Other notable stars with this season's production j are Kosabel Morrison and William riiompsoii, one of our bi i r\ ■ actor actors. Mr Gormuo promises tin 'nost sumptous production of "Faual” ever Seep south When he pr-senta this fi minis play at the Grand this season, Even the chlldrt n are wearing the “Grand smile," for they can now aco all the big shows on matinee day* for S 6 cents and gi-l the liqst seats, too. This Is u whole lot for the money— but lhal Is whal the Grand adver tises. The management has a peculiar habit of living up tis their word. This special children price does not InduiP the Merry Widow" matinee, hut all others during the entire sea stiu. Coming of "The Great Divide." One of the most promllftut and worthy attractions at the Grand in j the near future v 111 be lb nn Mil i lor » remarkable success, “The Great) Divide." Few dramas produced tlnr THE AUGUSTA HERALD Ing the past 20 years have onjoypcl the triumph accorded this great play The high standard reached by Mr. Miller as a producing manager will he mdintalned lu the coming engage ment of "The Great Divide," and It would seem that little ntoro recom mendation will be necessary. “The Great Divide” la another "The Wolf." GRANDISMS. "The best way to enjoy a show Is lo [ilck the right show, and last sen ui s experience demonstrated that; theatregoers ol Augusta and vicinity never make a mistake at the Giand.'' A petition Is being circulated to have Jackson street paved with as phalt as the sidewalks leading to the Grand are not wide enough to ac commodate lh< crowds. "Some class around that Grand.” i Gladys Has Joined the Matinee Club. j Girls! Girls' It's Just lovely or you to admit me lo membership and I nan assure you that I appreciate It, so much so that I am going to make my home here ami tell you all about It every week. A'ott know It Isn't my fault if I am pretty and men say nice things about me. Men will do those things, and you must not think that I have a bait out for any of your sweethearts. I an. here to boost tho Grmid matinee club and every mati nee day you will rind me at tho Grand with the other girls and ready and willing to ten you any thing you want to know about the show. They call me a "matinee girl" and I am proud of It. Girls, you did yourselves proud, when you gave Frances Gordon the "glad hand" when she appeared as Mary" In "45 Minutes From nroad way" at the Grand the olher night. She will he Imek next season with S' it Welch ami,then wont we be glad! It Is really xrprlsing to see the wilt the Indies md children will at tend the Grand matinees 'bin season, rite membership of the mothers' club, the girls' club and the child ren's club Is growing at a rapid pace, Hackett and the Elks. The Elks swarmed nut In squads and companies the other night at Norfolk, Va . tn see their favorite i member, Norman Hackett. in "Glass ! Remember The Special Seat Sale! Entire Lower Floor .... 42.00 First 5 Rows Balcony . . ..41.50 Next 4 Rows Balcony . . . . 41.00 MIi.NWV W. NAVAG’S NI:AV YORK I'ROIH C I ION OH 1 MI- OPBRATIC Sl-NSA I ION Ol- THE WORLD The Merry Widow Mdddm Butterfly (iraiid Operd Orchestra Fo?emary Glosi; Paul Bleyden; C. W. Kaufman; Geo. Dannerel, James Whelan; Ge:rge Damerei GRAND Hrld, 's„t <, u n rd«? at M^rn y e e? lKh -’ OCT. 9=lo mates.” After the first act one of their number went into the star's dressing room and asked him where hr got the initiation service for the plebes. "Walt for the third act,” answered Mr. Hackett, “ If you wish to see an Initiation service.” After the act mentioned the leaders of the chap ter hurried in to say that all new members in their lodge would have to be put through two new degrees —one a West Point degree anti the second a jungle degree. The com mit tee has already written i<\ some friendly Elks in Brazil for local col or for their new second degrdf Nor man Hackett in “Classmates’ ap " ... .... 4 g^v Norman Hackett, in “Classmates,” at the Grand, next Wednesday, matine e and night—Seats ready tomorrow morning. Pl( LUSTIOt WEILS, MUSK BY PRANK LPHMAN. CAST INCUDES pears at the Grand on next Wednes day, matinee and night. Rochester Sends Augusta News of AI. G. Fields' Minstrels. “Theatre-hungry Rochester. not having seen a play in months, crowd ed the National theatre last night to the limit permitted by the depart ment of public safety, the occasion • being the opening for the season. It i was not wholly the melodrama lovers j who frequent that house, but rather a representative audience, and while the night was hot, the thpatre wjs fairly well cooled, and there was much riotous fun-making by AI. G. I Fields and his minstrels. A minstrel show is always a ntin | strel show—blackface vaudeville, it jis sometimes called, and the enter- I tainment offered by -Mr. Fields an.l his associates is very up to date | and funny in a good-natured, irrespon l sibie sort of way. It must have cost Mr. Fields a small fortune to put up his curtain, for the staging is elabor ate and artistic, and the costumes beautiful. It is a sort of Bay of Na ples scene, called a "Fiesta of Flow ers," and there Is much singing and dancing, and old-tim e minstrelsy. There are some fairly friendly jokes, that pleasant acquaintance has en deared, and some promising looting ones of the vintage of 1908, that will doubtless become favorites, but no joke is ever what would be called popular its first season. Its debu tante gaucherie offends the really fas. tidious, but after it has ripened a lit tle and people become accustomed to its flavor it may have a long and successful career in minstrelsy and out of it. "There was a good deal of politics in the show-, and Mr. Taft and Mr. Bryan and their speeches of accept ance were burlesqued good-naturedly by Mr. Fields, and the prohibition party was the target for some mild joke-shooting. The political part came to a close with a really beautiful tableau with Columbia and a crash of national airs. "Billy Clark, "the man behind the fun,” was seen and heard to advan tage, and Doc Quigley, one of the funniest men in minstrelsy, was one of the favorites of the evening. There was plenty of action and low comedy which pleased the audience, but the fine bits were appreciated, too.” Murray Darcy; Frank Currier; Mabel Wilbur; Stanley Jessup; Harry Myers; Minnie Olten AND 100 OTHFRS. Remember Friday, October 2nd. Gallery, Reserved 75 Gallery, Unreserved 50 Box Seats $2.50 2nd Year in New York; Six Months In Chicago SUNDAY, SEPT. 27. AI. G. Fields and his "Merry Min \ strels" will positively appear at the ! Grand on Wednesday, Oct. 7th. The 1 sale of seats commences Mondav, 1 Oct, sth "This is the show you know." Watch for the AI. G. Fields’ | matinee. “Human Hearts,” The story of "yurnan Hearts,” that beautiful poetical play of the simple life of the homely folk of rural Ar kansas, deals with the happenings to honest Tom Logan, the village black smith. Tom dwells with his parents in a picturesque spot of the Arkansas hills. There he has been pursuing his vocation, living a plain, simple life; the mainstay of his aged parents; beloved by all who know him, and respected above his fellows. On a certain unlucky day there came to the village a beautiful woman, a temptress, unprincipled and black at h«tart, but with a fascination that proved to be the undoing of poor Tom Ixigan. He immediately pro ceeded to fall in love with her, asked her to marry him, and she became his wife. Happy in his fancied se curity, Tom lavished all the affec tion on the woman that was pos sible to an honest heart like his, but it was not returned. One day there appears on the scene a villain, the former lover of the woman, who commits a cowardly mur der and with the assistance of the woman, fastens the crime on Tom, who is tried and convicted for the crime of another. Tom is sentenced to states prison for life, and the vil lainous pair congratulate themselves that they have not only gotten rid of him, but have secured immunity from the law for themselves. But provi dence has been watching over the blacksmith, and unseen influences are at work to thwart their plan. Hum ble friends of Tom do not forget him and their endeavors to bring the case to the notice of the governor of Ar kansas are finally successful. The villains are unmasked and Tom is proved innocent. The play is a pathetic one with many thrilling scenes, but there is a very strong comedy vein running through it which gives the necessary contrast. Manager Nankeville has provided a most adequate stage investiture for the play, and has engaged an admir able company for its portrayal. “Human Hearts” will play an en gagement of two performances, mati nee and night, at the Grand, on Thursday, Oct. Bth. Seats ready Tuesday. Oct 6th. CATTLE KILLING DEVICE. There has been designated in Scotland a new device for killing cattle. This In strument is about a foot long, has a rifled barrel with a funnel shaped muz zle, angled so as to fit the head of the animal. The cartridge is placed in the end opposite the muzzle by unscrewing a guard, the guard is then placed back the muzzle fitted to the animal's head the hammer hit with a mallet and then all is over. If the cartr.uge Is properly placed the bullet wilt sever the animal’s spinal column and the victim suffers no pain. AVOLFE. Queen bees should not lie kept until too old, no matter how good they may be. If they have some great excellen cies raise a number of young queens from them, and then you can dispose of the old ones. The same applies to combs in the brood chamber. Do not let them stay in the hive urnil they become old and worthless, but remove tw-o or three at a time and give new frames, with at least one-inch starters. The best way to ventilate the cel lar is to leave the windows and doors open at night Instead of daytime. Of course. there should be heavy screens to keep out rats, cats, etc. Ringbone can be prevented by keep ing the horse's feel properly trimmed, not cretwie-k'ng eolts while young, ca-e --ful driving on hard and uneven roads and avoiding all strains on the tendons. Denouncing sin Is no evidence of yous own righteousness. Frank Bellaire; Thomas Leary; Franceska Kaspar; Paul Felver; Pauline Marshall.