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Tomorrow night (at S:3m Edith
Tallaft-rro, In ’Tolly of the t'irnn-
Tuesday, matin©,. (at 3:00) Edith
Taliaferro, In '.'(illy of the (’lrrtiH
Tuesday night (8:30)- Edith TiiHii
ferro. In "Polly of the Circus."
Saturday, matinee (hi 3:00) —The
Clansman.
Saturday night (B:3o)—The Clans
man.
Edith Taliaferro, In
"Polly of the Clrcua ’’
It Is not often that we are tempted
to find fault with a producer of plays
for being too generou' hut that b
the kind 'of ailin', produce! Frederic
Thompson hdVpctis oi he He waql
re tool much tor the mone. I
a reault of his extravagance he has
made "Polly of the Circus" a case of
"Polly" and the circus.
There are not many people who
will object to this however. There
may he some who will agree with mi
that Polly Is so much more Interest,
lng and bo muon more important If
the little drama of which she Is a part
than a hundred circuses could ever
be that the show scene should he
eliminated Hut probably there will
be as many more who will enjoy the
sight of a real lady bareback rider
turning somersaults off the hack of
a real ring and keeping time to the
oooni-pah horn of a real circus tune.
It Is not often play goers object to
hsdng offered too much entertain
went, even though the extra measure
proves a clear case of assault n%<|
battery with the poora old drama as
victim. "
"Polly of the Cirrus" Is a pretty,
appealing story of hearts of the
tried and found true type, until the
circus happens Into It. Then In It.-;
last fifteen minutes It tapers off Into
a commonplace little show piece In
which Polly l« sacrificed to the seen
try and the drama to the twinkling
lights
It Is to the eredlt of Mnrgar<|
Mayo’s play that there should be i
some disappointment when Polly all |
but fades away and the circus moves
forward If the first two acts did
not make her dear to the audience no I
one would care a hurrah what he !
came of her. She ttilghl return >o!
the lot and forget all about the young
parson who had spent a year teaching I
her how to become a darling In a
simple white frock, and how lo live
a different ami happier life than sh •
had ever known as an equestrienne
»xtraordtnalre. If Hist is what she
was. for all any one would e.are
Bnl when she develops a charm
ingly pathetic little character and, Irv
spite of all the commonplaces of the
stage and Hie most ordinary situa
Hons of the heart drama, keeps an
audience wondering whether It
should be aehamed of its tender heart
or proud to cry with her and for her.
and is then pushed aside while the
scenery acts, It does Inspire a kind
of resentment.
Polly, it may be slated In explana
lion, as (he heroine of Margaret
Mayo's plsv, met with an accident
the day of the circus In which shi
rs as riding tas her mother and grand
mother had ridden before her) played
on a lot adjolulng the parsonage of
a Methodist church Iti a small middle
weatern town. Her frleuds carried
her into the parsonage, the young
minister had her taken upstair* lo
tbe spare room, and the circus, of
course, had to go on and leave her
l here
Polly stayed at the parsonage for
eleven month* and in that time
wormed herself Into the hearts of all
who knew her, which Is exactly ae
cording to rule. Then the circus, play
lng over the same territory. eam<
hack to the town and again threatened
the lot next the parsonage In the
meantime much had happened. Polly
had grown to lotc the young minis
ter aod the young minister had grown
to love Polly. But jusi as they were
about to confess their affection the
village gossips made Holly think she
was In Ihe way, which may also he
said to he exactly according to rule,
and she rejoined the circus. The mtn
ister followed, however, and met her
hack by the dressing tent. There It.
was nearly all patched up, sanely and
reasonably, when some one was
struck suddenly with the clycus no
tion. To promote the circus, Polly Is
forced to again break away from her
true love anrl dash for the arena.
Then we have the spectacle Itself for
five minutes, when In dashes Polly,
to do no more than faint prettily In
Ihe center of the ring. Following a
back drop tableau with the circus dls
appearing and Polly being folded to
her true heart's choker.
Edith Taliaferro nnd Polly of the
Circus” will he seen at the Grand to
morrow night arid Tuesday matinee
nnd night Night prices, boxes $2 00,
entire lower floor, $100; flrsl three
rows balcony, $1 00; balance balcony,
75c. Gallery reserves, 50c; gallery
admission, 25c Matinee prices, boxes
$150; entire lower floor $1.00; first
three rows balcony, 75c; balance bal-j
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cony, 50c. Gallery reserves, 35c; gal
lery admission, 25c. The sale of seats
for all three performances will con-|
tlnue to sell tomorrow morning at the
box office. The free list is suspended, j
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"The Clansman” In Tabloid Form.
Here is in brief the story of "Thej
Clansman," the celebrated White 9u-j
preroacy play whose performance!
next Saturday, matinee and night, at,
the Grand, will be one of the red-let-!
ter events of the season.
The first act Is laid in front of the!
home of Dr. Cameron, a white artsto-|
crat. in Piedmont, S. C., in 1857. The;
scene 1b alive with picturesque crowds
of a typical Southern town, among|
which two parties are strongly de
fined, l, e,, the carpetbaggers and their
negro tools who have set up a He
! construction government, and the
Southern whites who are deprived of
| the right to vote and are at the mercy
jof their former serfs. Dr. Cameron's
j son Ben has been nursed to health
by a Northern girl, Elsie Stoneman.
1 and has fallen in love with her. Aus
tin Stoneman. a stern old Radical,
agrees to allow Ben to marry Elsie,
if the young man will take sides
against his friends and neighbors;
Ben Cameron refuses. Instead, he
| tears dow-n the proclamation of the
Scene From “The Clansman”
BUROREAIN TRIP POSTPONED
SMdtinee 4 Night n* t*
ATURDAY, reb. 13
—THE—
GRAND
4TH
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A Drurrmtlzatlon of
Mr. lllxon'o Remarkable Novel*, TheClanaman and the Leopard’s Spots.
SO People 2 Car Loads of Effects
Troop of Cavalry Horses.
OUT OK TOWN PATRON AGE SOLICITED
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
Federal general commanding social
equality and permitting the inter
marriage of blacks and whites.
In the second act the Cameron
homestead is auctioned off for unpaid
taxes and Elsie Sstoneman buys it In.
The Camerons consult with General
Nathan Bedford Forrest, the great
Confederate cavalry commander, who
advises the organization of the secret
Ku Klux Klan. The scalawag white
governor of the state comes on the
scene and starts high handed proceed
ings, arresting both the doctor and
Ben.
The first, scene of the third act
shows the garden of the Cameron
place near sunset. Elsie learns that
Ben Is the leader of the Ku Klux, the
organization denounced by her father,
and the lovers part sorrowfully. The
scene ends with the alarm over the
absence of Little Flora, Ben’s sister,
who has been having a birthday party
and the finding of her drowned body
In the river. The Clansmen" mount
ed and armed, dash across the scene
at full gallop to help the Camerons
and If possible discover and punish
Little Flora’s murderer. In the next
scene these ghostly horsemen assem
ble at midnight in their mountain
cave, where they perform their weird
rites and after extorting a hypnotic
GEOROE M. HUUNNAN
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THOMAS D I X O IN JR'S,
C L ANSMAN
confession from the murderer sen
tence him to death.
The last act of "The Clansman”
takes place in the library' of Silas
Lynch, the mulatto lieutenant gover
nor of the state. Lynch has forced
the scalawag Governor William Pitt
Shrimp to delegate his authority to
him, and with Austin Stoneman out
of the way he causes Ben Cameron
to be condemned to be shot by drum
head court martial. Then Elsie Stone
man, who has refused to testify
against Ben and has avowed her love
for him, begs Lynch to save the boy.
With hellish ingenuity he says he will
do so only on condition that she will
marry him (Lynch). Ttwe girl faints.
Returning, Austin Stoneman enters
and learns of Lynch’s proposal. Mad
dened, he tries first to kill the mu
latto and then himself. Lynch sends
for a negro chaplain to perform the
marriage ceremony. At this moment
the Ku Klux Klan burst In the door
and beaded by Ben Cameron, whom
they have rescued from the military,
get the drop on Silas Lynch and save
the old man and his daughter, Elsie
falling into Ben Cameron’s arms.
Stoneman repents of his effort to con
vert the South into a Hayti or Santo
Domingo and goes back to Washing
ton to undo the terrible mischief he
has wrought.
“The Clansman” prices, night, low
er floor, $1.50 and $1.00; balcony, 750
and 50c; gallery, 25 and 35c. Matinee
prices, lower floor, SI.OO and 75c; en
tire balcony, 50c; gallery, 26c and 35c.
School children will be admitted to
any part of the theatre for 25 cents.
Seats ready Thursday morning.
Max Figman.
- Max Figman, now playing so suc
cessfully through the South and
West in a delightful comedy drama
called "The Substitute,” has contract
ed the speech making habit. It was
not willfully done, but has been forc
ed upon him by the public. The
beauty of the production and the in
terest in the story reach such an in
tense point at the end of the third
act that the audiences seldom let op
portunity pass to bring Mr. Figman
before the curtain and talk. Prac
tice they say makeß perfeot and the
usually bashful and retiring Figman
is becoming quite as expert and feli
citous in his extemporaneous utter
ances as he is in delivering his lines
in the play.
Coming to the Grand,
The Jefferson Boys.
A woman of taste and refinement
after witnessing a performance of
“The Rivals” as presented by Joseph
and William W. Jefferson, was over
heard to say: "This has been a prof
itable evening,” and then she asked
half resentfully: "W’hy don’t we have
more of them?”
Her remark, it is believed, voiced
the sentiments of nearly every per
son in the large audience that had
just witnessed Richard Brinsley Sher
idan’s comedy with every evidence of
delighted enjoyment. The language
of the play may seem to us antiquated
in expression and certain of the char
acters may impress us as old fash
ioned, but the wit, because ft is genu
ine, is keen, and the humor of the
situations, by reason of the skillful
ease with which they are created, has
lost none of its power to amuse and
gladden.
If the theatre-going public of this
city desire to spend a “profitable
evening” they should not fail to see
"The Rivals” when it is presented by
Joseph and William Jefferson at the
Grand this season.
SEAT SALE THURSDAY FEB. 11
Prices’ Matinee 2flc to SI.OO
•' - IVilftit to $1,150
WITNESSED BY OVER
4,000,000 THEATRE
GOERS.
“The Blue Mouse.”
"The Blue Mouse,” Clyde Fitch’s
latest and greatest success which the
Messrs. Shubert will present here
shortly, is, in theatrical parlance, a
"big production,” in that one of the
largest casts ever seen in such a play
is required to interpret the story. Mr.
Fitch’s play also calls for a some
what sumptuous production and due
regard has been paid to every detail
which goes to make his comedies so
delightful.
"The Man of the Hour,” New York
Criticism.
Wm. A. Brady and Joseph R. Gris
mer’s production oT George Broad
hurst’s drama, "The Man of the
Hour,” will be the attraction. Speak
ing of the play the New' York Press
commends in high terms the new
modern play.
“The Man of the Hour” will cre
ate a sensation. The boldness of the
characterization will make the play a
popular success.—N. Y. Herald.
“The Man of the Hour” should be
regarded as one of the most auspici
ous successes of the year.—N. Y.
Tribune.
“The Man of the Hour” is a
straight from the shoulder hit. A
strong, able, interesting and weil act
ed play.—N. Y. World.
"The Man of the Hour” is just as
timely, just as vital and just as pro
lific in stirring events as “The Lion
and the Mouse.” Straightforward,
honest, brisk American drama.—N. Y.
Telegraph.
A virile drama of love and politics.
“The Man of the Hour” Is one of the
most entertaining plays seen in sev
eral seasons.—N. Y. Times.
Not since the days of “The Sena
tor” has a political play been pre
sented with such success as “The
Man of the Hour.” —N. Y. Telegram.
Grace George.
“A Woman’s Way,” which comes
here soon, was written especiallyfor
Grace George and it is said, fits this
young comdienne unusually well, al
though it is more dramatic than
pieces generally attempted by com
edy actresses. The wide range ol
Miss George’s capabilities, however
enables her fully to realize and com
pletely exploit all the possibilities of
the role. The play is the work of
Thompson Buchanan, a young New
York newspaper man and is the sec
ond piece he has attempted.
“The Man from Mississippi.”
The newly elected United States
senator in “A Gentleman from Mis
sissippi” is a tenderfoot in the na
tional hunting reserve at Washing
ton, but with inherent shrewdness
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THE
GRAND
TOMORROW
NIGHT.
TUESDAY
MATINEE.
TUESDAY
NIGHT.
CIRCUS
With
EDITH TALIAFERRO*
PripQQ, Matinee SI.OO to 25c
il luuu. Night $1.50 to 25c
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7.
and sterling integrity. His mentor
in poMtical training is a breezy, mag
netic young northerner who gives up
a position as Washington corres
pondent to become his private secre
tary. There is a charming love
story which involves the latter and
his employer’s pretty daughter.
Mabel's Matinee Column N
Well, girls, your long “wished for
show” has arrived, for "Polly of the
Circus" with beautiful Edith Talia
ferro arrived in the city this morn
ing from Atlanta and will open their
two days stay in Augusta at the
Grand tomorrow night.
Of course, there wall be that spe
cial "Polly of the Circus" matinee
Tuesday, and maybe the popular
Grand won t be crowded to its ut
most. capacity, for everybody will
see "Polly” and Edith.
Girls, Edith writes me that she
has engaged a suite of rooms at the
Hampton Terrace and she expects to
have the time of her young life.
Miss Taliaferro is an ardent golf
enthusiast, and has put many of the
masculine sex to shame on the links.
Girls, just think, Edith Taliaferro
is only 16 years of age, yet she is
today one of the most widely dis
cussed female stars on the stage—
and certainly the most popular.
The "Polly” matinee Tuesday
should break all matinee records of
Augusta, so consult the "box office
man’’ early for choice seats.
The genial Lew Dockstader, and
his “hurt cork crew” will make his
annual appearance at the Grand lu
March, with new songs, new jokes
and the best show Dockstader ever
had. Of course, he will play a ma
tinee for the “Club.”
Those popular international come-
the Roger Bros, in their new
offering, “The Roger Bros, in Pana
ma,” is another extraordinary March
off ©fling. ,
Girls, that dear old William H.
Crane in George Ade’s latest, “Fath
er And the Boys’’ is still another im
portant March attraction.
“The Three Twins” is coming.
This is the most talked about musi
cal play in New York, where it is
just finishing a run of twelve
months. The original production
and 65 people will be seen here in
tact.
School children, both boys and
girls, will be given their choice of
any seat in the house for “The
Clasman," matinee next Saturday at
the usual 25 cents price.
Make a listen, girls! All seat 3
in the balcony at “The Clansman’”
matinee next Saturday will be 50
cents. First come, first served.
“Make a noise like a Marathon
sprinter,” for you will have to hur
ry.
George Cohan is again heard from
girls, for he will send us “The Hon
eymooners" the latest of his musi
cal comedies on Saturday matinee
and night, February 20. Oh, you
George!
Girls, what are the two best things
in Augusta on Washington’s birth
day? Answer —The Grand, and “The
Mao, of the Hour.’ Lot of class to
both.
The Shuberts have at last made
up. They will send us for two nights
and matinee, at the Grand on March
3 and 4th, the reigning New York
! success, “The Blue Mouse.”
One Solid Year Liberty Theatre, N.Y.
Frederic
Thompson’s
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