Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 306, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1914 — Girl and the Tramp Next Opera House Attraction. [ARTICLE]

Girl and the Tramp Next Opera House Attraction.

Georgia Bur Delle, the dainty and vivacious comedienne, will appear here in ‘The Girl and The Tramp,’’ a scintillating comedy with music, for one night only at the opera house next Saturday, Dee. 26. Miss Bur Delle is supported by a well known cast of comedians and singers. This will prove the theatrical event of the season, from a comedy standpoint, and the local manager, Mr. Ellis, should be congratulated upon securing for Rensselaer this most excellent attraction, as we are certainly glad to welcome a change of the amusement diet in our town. Messrs. Robinson and Beck, in submitting Geo. Barton’s greatest comedy, do so with a positive guarantee that it is alt and more than claimed for ii£—a comedy built on lines of possibilities and not Incongruities— the primary and foremost intention of its author was to forge a driving wedge into that mournful gloom that hangs so heavily over many of us—and promote hearty laughter where it is most needed—‘The Girl and The Tramp,” will play here by special arrangements, including the complete cast and production just as it appeared in. all of the larger cities; for one night only, Saturday, Dec. 26, at the opera house.

The U. 8. department of agriculture is planning to promote extensive experiments in breeding furbearing animals in 1915. Experiments have been limited thus far to minks and martins, but it is planned to add racoons, skunks and probably foxes to the list. Ventures with minks have proven successful at the two stations at Pritchard, Idaho, and the National Zoological parte. •',<? IS 11 . ■- ■■■■- Attorney A. D. Babcock, of Goodland, hgs published a book of poems entitled: ‘The Silver Oar,” containing 150 pages neatly bound with silk cloth, and illustrated with haff tone drawings by one of the leading artists of Chicago. The edition is limited to 500 copies, fifty copies of the issue being purchased by a Chicago friend for distribution among his friends for Christmas. The Girl and Tramp” will -be the attraction at the opera house next Saturday, Dec. 26. In this attraction is found the very latest of comedy dramas, with a strong, true story taken from Mfe, This production, under the direction of Beck and Robinson, is complete in every detail. Miss Georgia Bur DeMe has been selected tor the role of Flo, the bowery girl. Associated with her is a company of well balanced artists. Frank Alter received a message yesterday announcing the death on Christmas morning of Mrs. Ward Cheney, of Russiaville. Mr. Cheney is the son of Alfred Chaney, who at one time ran the tile mill north of Russiaville and Ward at this time lived with his parents here. He was married about nine years ago after leaving here. Deceased leaves at husband and two children, a son and daughter. She was about 25 years of age. The funeral will be held Monday.

Mrs. Hannah Koskoff, believed to have been the oldest woman in the United States, is dead at the Harlem Home of the Daughters of Israel in New York city. According to the most,authentic records Mrs. Koskoff was 117 years old • 6be was born in Kiev, Russia. Mrs. Koskoff had outlived all her children.