Daily Tribune, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 2 August 1914 — Page 8
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 1914.
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''Parted At the Altar" Is the Bill for This Afternoon an Night.
The Irene Harper players will begin the third week of their engagement at Young's Garden this afternoon with a performance of the melodrama, "Parted at the Altar."
Irene Harper, Meta Eyferth, Theresa Colton, Robert J. Sherman, Gene Gordon, Ray Muszar, Clyde Holmes and Hal Russell are in the cast. Between acts the Coltons and Bobby Sherman and Babie Elsie will offer diversion in the form of vaudeville stunts.
The Harper players are working conscientiously with the view of giving Mr. Young's patrons the best that is in them and their efforts are to be commended. Rehearsals are going on almost constantly and considering they stage three plays a week the performances of the Harper players are remarkably smooth.
Birth of the Real American Theatre
My keenest recollections of theater days in San Francisco began -with McQuire's opera house and In truth here also dawned the real American theater, writes David Belasco In Hearst's magazine. Tom McQulre was an Irish hack driver he could neither read nor write, but on all official documents he had to make his mark. Why he ever decided to manage a theater no one could ever fashion. Here It was that I first saw George Waldron, Edwin Booth, Agnes Perry, the Charles Thornes, father and son Edwin Adams, Mrs. Judah, Forrest and McCullough. The wonderful energy, vitality and appearance of the actors of that day! Edwin Booth as a member of the stock company was adored for his Claude Melnotte. He had a mysterious face even as a young man with moonlight eyes and beautiful hands. He didn't always know his lines nor did he always read correctly, but he had God-given talents and his Inspiration seemed to soar above the mere words crammed into his head.
Agnes P&rty wa£ then beginning har career as a dancer, and Edwin Adams, with his liquid voice, and his scholarlly attainments—gaunt and a great Iago, was also in the height of his popularity. Charles Thorne was the swashbuckler of his day, tall, handsome, a beloved vagabond. In such a part as D'Artagnan, he was the best scenechewer in the world. And in memory one could never forget the Frank Mayo of this period.
We boys used to wait breathlessly ifor Saturday nights to see what McQuire's would offer us In the way cf melodrama. We would howl and thrill over such pieces as "The Idiot of the Mountains." "The Child of the Savannahs," "The Robber of the Pyrenees." But I was not alone content with mere watching. I used often to play truant from school and follow these men at rehearsals, and in a timid fashion touch their clothes to see if everything was real.
How strange the wheel of Fate when it turns, for not many years were to pass when most of these men would be accepting suggestions from me and asking me questions.
Elsie Janis Takes London by Storm
Elsie Janis has achieved one of her pet ambitions. She haa conquered London—in fact, she has been the most discussed and belauded star on the English stage ever since she made her debut here at the Palace theatre, and when she leaves London, a mantle of gloom will descend upon the city, so writes a London correspondent. This docs not mean that she is making a bee-line for home, for it is not nostalgia that is driving her from London- It seems that she has just one big longing to spend a month at Deauville, the fashionable French resort, at the height of the season The call to that gay resort has been too much for her, so, with Manager Alfred Butt's acquiescence, she is terminating her present engagement In "The Passing Show," at the Palace theatre. But there in one condition attached to her release— that is, that she shall return to the Palace theater early in the new year to be the bright particular star of Mir. Butt's next revue.
At the present momont Miss Janis is the one big idol of London, and if she cared to do it, there is no doubt but what she could book herself up on this tide for many years ahead. From Deauville it is possible that Miss Janis niay go on to Paris toi appear there at the Alhambra (which is also under Mr. Butt's management), putting some of her French over the footlights in imitations of French types and French artists, but I understand that nothing definite with regard to this has y^i! been arranged.
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THEATRICAL CHIT CHAT BY MIQUE O'BRIEN
Jessie Barriscale, who has been playing leading roles with the Belasco Stock company in Los Angeles, is to appear in' a motion picture production of "The Rose of the Rancho." Miss Barriscale played the little Hawaiian girl in the original production of "The Bird of Paradise" and appeared in t.he first local presentation of the piece, though Laurette Taylor had the first whack at it in the east.
While watching "Strongheart" at the Grand Patsy Mahaney was moved to remark: "I should have gone into the motion picture game several years ago. After all it's the only reel life.
Fred Niblo, who left for Australia almost immediately after his appearance at the Grand in "The Fortune Hunter," a couple of seasons back, is just now the most successful actor in that part of the world and his wife, Josephine Cohan, George M's sister, is apparently the most popular actress out there. Mr. Niblo writes as follows regarding his experiences in Australia: "Our second year out here was to have finished on August 1 and we had already engaged passage and made arrangments for an extended pleasure trip through the orient when the management came around again and made a noise like a lot of money that frightened me so my foot slipped and I signed for the third year. "We are proud of this, as a three years' consecytive engagement establishes a record, not only in the length of engagement, which is continuous for fifty-two weeks a year for three years, but the financial inducement Is the highest ever paid by the Williamson firm with tlie .exception of Mile. Genee and a few grand opera stars. "Then, too, we have broken all old records by producing and playing five big successes in succession, and those plays in turn hold many records in many theaters for receipts. I have personally produced and Josie (Mrs. Josephine Cohan Niblo), and I have jointly starred in 'Get Rich Quick Wallingford,' 'The Fortune Hunter,' 'Excuse Me,' 'Officer 666' and 'Never Say Die.'
We will now produce 'Seven Keys to Baldpate' and probably 'Broadway Jones' during the next year."
Sir Johnstone Forbes-Robertson will begin his second series of farewell performances in Detroit, on September 28. Gertrude Elliott will not accompany him on this trip, an English actress named Laura Cowie taking her place. The titled actor will present "Hamlet," "The Light That Failed" and "Caesar and Cleopatra" only.
Raymond Hitchcock has begun rehearsals for his second season in "The Beauty Sjhop," Mr. Ilitchcocjs's sup
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SCKNE IN "THE PERILS OF PAULINE."
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Hugo Kaun, who is Germany's most eminent symphonie composer and conductor. Mr. Eppert has been turning out orchestrations for symphony orchestras, has twenty-five songs to his credit, has provided original material for string quintets and piano, composed music for the vloUn, a full orchestra symphonie in four movements. He has successfully conducted symphonie interpretation.-) oT hi3 own music in Germany and is regarded by Prof. Kaun as one of his moat promising pupils. While resting Mr. Eppert has composed the music for a grand opera to be done in English. Mrs. Eppert wrote the book for the opera so the kppert family will have the accruing royalties .pretty well sewed up. Mr. Eppert has been in correspondence with Dr. Kunwald, the eminent conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony orchestra, who has a high regard for the ability of the young Terre Hautean. Mr. Eppert is at present in Terra Haute with his wife and two small boys, the oldest of whom 1? eight years old. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E Eppert.
Messrs. Werba and Luescher, who went to the wall as a result of too many "Spring Maids" and "Rose Maids" running at one time in a bad year, seem to have found new money aplenty. It is announced the rehabilitated firm spurned an offer of $28,000 for twenty-eight weeks of "Cabiria" in Michigan. And "Cabiria" is merely a film. This feature film, by the way, has been chosen to open the magnificent new Auditorium in Los Angeles in September.
porting company includes Marion Sunshine, Anna Orr, Agnes Glides, Gertrude Webster, Christine Mangasarian, Joseph Herbert, Jr., George E. Mack, Earl Benham, Edward Metcalfe, George Romain and the same chorus seen during the run of "The Beauty Shop" at Cohan & Harris" Astor theatre, New York, during the late spring and summer. "The Beauty Shop" is one of the early bookings at the Grand.
Joseph Brooks and Klaw and Erlanger have acquired the rights to the dramatized version of Hall Caine's latest novel "The Woman Thou Gavest Me." It will be presented in nine scenes and on as big a. scale as "Ben Hur." The same producers have secured the Edward Knoblock play "My Lady's Dress."
According to a writer in the New York Telegraph there are at least twenty-five men in the Lfimbs club who can, after a few rehearsals, go on and play women's roles in a manner that would deceive the average audience. Most of them declare they like these parts as they serve as a diverting stimulus to their regular work and give thom a finer shade of understanding when they play opposite real actresses in their more serious endeavors.
James K. Hackett was asked why he remained on the stage after falling heir to 11,500,000. "Because I want to," he answered. "Now that I've got an independent fortune. I'm perfectly sure that I'll be an actor the rest of my days. Confidentially, this money removes a doubt. I halve had moments when I thought I might leave the stage. I thought I might have to leave it and go to work."
Georgetown university, which awarded Wilton Lackaye an A. B. recently, is the actor's alma mater. It was there he was educated for the priesthood, a calling he forsook after meeting with success in amateur theatricals in Washington.
How E. A. Sothern Fooled the Critic
The recent death of Sydney Grundy in London recalls many incidents in his career as a critic.
On one occasion a certain criticism of a performance given by the late Sothern took the form of a burlesque. Sothern called at the newspaper oiTIce with a big oaken stick and truculently demanded to see the editor. Naturally, the editor was out. "Then," said Sothern, breaking into a smile, "will you please convey to him compliments, and send one hundred copies of your mbst amusing paper to Edward Askew Sothern, at the Pala.ine hotel?"
Success Attends Work as Symphony Director
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CAUL, 1LLIS EPPIilKT.
Carl "Ellis Expert has just returned to his home in Terre Haute after spending several yr.ars in Berlin where, as director of symphony orchestras, h. successfully conducted some of his ow|t os it on it
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Indian Chief and Lawgiver Describes Advance of the Orient Over the Accident.
LONDON, Aug. 1. Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair, a great Indian chief and lawgiver from Madras, recently opened the eyes of his audience at the London school of economics by explaining the advance oi the orient over the Occident in far Malabar. There Women rule, the matriarchal system of the Nalrs of Malabar being, in his opinion, an example tar the world. "Agitation," he said, "is now going on in this country for a good deal that had already has been recognized in my own country and which the British courts of justice halve always taken into consideration
Marriage Customs.
"While social marriage did not exist among royal or ruling families in Malabar, the middle or lower classes of Nairs are duly married. Religioup ceremonies are unknown, but the astrologers consult the horoscopes of the parties, and, as a rule, the unions remain permanent."
Where the women came in, he said, was when the husband did everything In his wife's name and the property was completely under her control. The husband went to "the wife's home and was fed and maintained' there. He only went home on leave, occasionally. That was the method of the upper classes. The second type was a system under which there were really two families, and the third type was that in which a husband found a home for his wife In his own house. These three systems had prevailed for about 3,000 years. There was no divorce law. The wife shared her husband's property, and had complete control of her own. All property was vested In the woman.
Stamps Advertise Fi Players
The latest fad among admirers of motion picture actors and actresses is the collecting of stamps bearing the portraits of their favorites. The interest of the patrons of motion picture houses in securing a complete set of these stamps is rapidly assuming the proportions of a craze.
Like the postcard fad, the stamp collecting idea started in Germany, where it is now at its height. It will be remembered how the postcard fad spread throughout this country until in nearly every home was a postcard album- Postcards of motion picture celebrities were especially popular ind it is only recently that their vogue has diminished due to the fact that their novelty had worn off. It is undeniably true that many exhibitors found them a help In Increasing patronage as the distribution of literally millions of them attest. The stamps which have taken their place In the hearts of motion picture fans are now being collected by young and old alike. While many exhibitors are opposed to giving away premiums of any kind, there are still many who find it profitable.
As these stamps all have gummed backs they can be stuck on letters and postcards just as millions of red cross stamps are pasted on letters around Christmas time or they can be pasted in a stamp album. The latter coursfe is the more popular one.
The stamps are most pleasing in design and printed in a rich color. They are really objects of artistic value, and therefore their possession is eagerly sought by the admirers of motion picture players.
Titled Actor in Be!asco Production
For the role of Baron Von Berndorff in "The Vanishing Bride," David Belasco has engaged Gustav von Seyffertitz, an Austrian notleman T\ith the title of baron. This distinguished actor has two brothers in the Austrian diplomatic service and another in the army. Mr. Von Seyffertitz was also a lieutenant in the army before he embarked upon a stage carcer. He gave up military life and became a member of the Meiningen players at the Court theater, Meiningen, which company was under the patronage of the duke of Meiningen. It was there that Heinreich Conried saw him act and arranged to bring him to America for the Irving Place theater, New York. That was In 1895. He remained with the Irving Place stock company for ten years and then, having mastered the English language, he mado his debut on the English-speaking stage in "The Student King." Since that time Mr. von Seyffertitz has been In the employ of Charles Frohman, staging many of that manager's most notable productions. This is his first appearance under Mr. Belasco's management.
Fritzi Scheff Gets Pointers From Birds
Fritzi Scheff says she learned -ny of the best points in her art from watching birds and animals. "The finest note in my voice," she asserts, "I learned from a wild bird in the German forest. Again and again I heard that note. It is high and clear and plaintive. It rings in the memory. It haunts the ear. I spent days out in the woods listening and trying to imitate it. Finally I got it. It has made many a hit for me In opera. "And it was from a hunting dog that I learned how to relax and rest when I was simply tired out. Did you ever watch a tired dog after the chase? He lets go every muscle and simply throws himself down, plump, fairly hugging the floor. You can just see him rest. "A little life In the open, the silence, the vastness of nature, sets the whole being in tune, and from nature one can learn everything."
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The Mad Man's Ward
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When Blanche Bates Was a Schoolmarm
Blanche Bates was once a schoolteacher out In Frisco, at the Emeraon Primary school. Furthermore, she says she liked the work—for the first year— and had no idea of ever becoming an actress.
A leaf from a San Francisco Chronicle of twenty-five years ago enlarges upon Miss Bate's graduation from the Girls' high school, in the following laudatory terms: "The exercises were opened by Miss Blanche Bates, who read an essay entitled, 'A Plea for Primary Teachers,' It was well written, contained many good points, and was very well delivered by the essayist, who enunciated clearly and distinctly, had her subject well }n hand, and displayed & charming confidence in her ability to properly present here theme. "Miss Bates called particular attention to the great responsibilities entailed upon the primary teacher, who aids the child's mind in its development and assists greatly in determining the character of the pupil. To properly instruct children, teachers for the first time must themselves become children, not only in mind, but in fact. A child must be taught from Its own level, not be made to reach above its head before it is sure of Its footing. "Miss Bates closed a very Interesting essay by bestowing the blessing of Tiny Tim upon her fellows and hoping that with the blessing more dollars would also be showered upon them when they attained the dignity of primary teachers than now fall to the lot of the present unfortunates of that grade."
SOUNDS KNELL OF DIPHTHERIA.
Professor Behrlng Expects "Ta" to Eradicate the Disease. VIENNA, Aug. 1.—In a special article in one of the Vienna papers Professor Behring, the discoverer of the diphtheria specific, describes what he hopes to accomplish with his latest serum, "ta." He expects to greatly reduce the number of cases of diphtheria now about one hundred thousand annually in Germany alone and estimated at about three million a year altogether.
In twenty years, he says, with this preventive system enforced, there will be only sporadic cases of genuine diphtheria,
MARY PICKFORD BARBARA TENNANT
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AMUSEMENTS.
See the Best and Greatest Features With a Selected Cast of Well Knowil and Popular Players Such As no
Other Theater in Our City Ottered lor One Week We Never Boast-- We Are Willing to Prove It Look at This List of Plays and Players
MONDAY
J. Warren Kerrigan
in a two-reel Victor
Man and His Brother
This is a play of immensely dramatic force, such as is suited to this popular and clever actor.
Cleo Madison and Geo. Larkin
In a three-reel Gold Seal
"The Love Victorious''
This is an allegorical play of immense power. It is on the order of EVERY WOMAN, only more powerfully depicted. It shows HUMAN FRAILTY IN ALLEGORY, EVIL and HIS SIDE-PARTNERS, VANITY, FLATTERY, LUST, VICE, YOUTH, and the redemption of the fallen one through the instrumentality of the Ohrist-spirit as symbolized in the GOOD MAN.
The greatest of all Serial Stories, even better than LUCILLE LOVE
"The Trey of Hearts"
By Louis Joseph Vance,
Author of THE FORTUNE HUNTER, THE BRASS1 BOWL, THE BLACK BAG. Mr. Vance received $15,000 for this story It is the serial of serials and each and every installment will be a complete story in itself. There will be 15 series. The first one Thursday will be of three reels and the other fourteen will appear every Thursday following in installments of two reels each. See it and we guarantee that your interest will never fail. It is fascinating and carries the punch. DON'T FORGET IT STARTS THURSDAY, AUG. 6TH.
FRIDAY SATURDAY 1
IN AN IMP IN AN ECLAIR IN A 2-REEL IMP
"A NORMANDY ROMANCE" FIRELIGHT" "WHEN THE HEART CALLS"
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Behind the Veil
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