Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 149, 6 April 1909 — Page 3

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND 8UX-TELEGRAM, TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1909.

PAGETTJllEE.

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THE THEATER

THEATRICAL CALENDAR. -- GENNETT, 'Thursday, April 8. The Holy City." Saturday, April 10 "Paid in Full." Week of April 12 North Bros. Monday, April 19 Madame Nordica. Tuesday, April 20 "A Broken Idol." Wednesday, April 21 "The Great Divide." m NEW PHILLIPS. AH Week High Class Vaudeville. "The Holy City." ' Few, if any of the religious plays liave had a life of more than two or three seasons. The fact, that Clarence Bennett's "The Holy City," after three years of growing success, is, today, a stronger attraction than ever and that Its return dates are greeted evefywhere with crowded houses, proves that it has in it something of real and powerful dramatic worth, outside of Its religious interest. It is not mere curiosity to see a play out of the ordinary, a sort of dramatic innovation, -that causes the great public to go to

see it again and again, and that makes each one who has seen it, an enthusiastic advertiser for it. The real reason for this, is, that, outside of the fact that it narrates the most dramatic and thrilling incidents in the his

tory of the world a story that is in

woven with the very fibre of our faith and our hopes for Time and Eternity, it tells that story with such an earnest, devout 'and reverential spirit that It disarms, the criticism of the most religious and, at the same time, develops that grandly tragic theme in such a powerful and dramatic way, giving such splendid opportunities for superb acting, telling so vividly the love of a beautiful, passionate, willful woman's love, hate, revenge, remorse and triumph presenting it all with such lifelike surroundings of "beautiful oriental scenery, gorgeous costumes and splendid stage settings and dramatic climaxes and wonderful stage situations, that, aside from its religious interest, it stands alone upon Its dramatic merits as one of the greatest, strongest, most thrilling and Interesting dramas of modern times.

BUSIflESS CENTER Of RICHMOND TO MOVE EASTWARD

With the Improvements to Be Made to Property on Main, East of Tenth Street, This Is Sure Result.

NEW BUILDINGS WILL BE VERY ATTRACTIVE

Murray Theater Advancing Rapidly and Comstock Property Being Razed Hasecoster's Plans.

. With the completion of plans an J specifications for the remodeling of the Hasecoster building, the tearing down of the Comstock building and commencement on the work of laying the foundation of the Murray theatre, ail of which improvements are between Tenth and Eleventh streets on Main, indications are that the center of the business district of the city will move eastward. Work on all three buildings will be completed before the end of the year, according to the owners. That the new buildings will be attractive and equal to any in the city in appearance, is shown by the plans and specifications. Those of the Murray theatre are being displayed in a down town merchant's window and are attracting considerable interest. Excavating Finished. The excavating for the theatre has been completed. The contractors are preparing to lay the foundation and will be ready to start on the superstructure within a few days. Owing to the size of the building, it will require several months to construct it. It is not probable that it will be completed before fall. Mr. Hasecoster, who will remodel his property, located at 1085 and "1027 Main street, announces that the tenants in these two buildings would probably vacate within two or three weeks and that he would then start on the work. The cost of the improvement will amount to several thousand dollars. The property located at 1025 Main street is now used as a residence. It will' be built out to the sidewalk. A third - story will be erected on both

buildings. . : Good Improvements. The front will be changed considerably. The rooms on the ground floor will be used as business rooms and the two upper stories converted into flat3. The front will be imitation stone. Thu down stairs entrance for the flats will be in the center of the building and on either side wHJ be placed the entrance to the business rooms. Judge D. W. Comstock, who will construct a building just east of the Westcott hotel, on the site formerly occupied by a livery stable, expects to have the work on razing the buildings finished within a few days. The new building, which is to go on this site, will be a two story business and office building. There will be three business rooms on the ground floor and seventeen office rooms on the second floor. The building will be of vitrified brick with stone trimmings. Mr. Comstock has not announced how much would be spent on the building, but it will be several thousand dollars.

Old Author Have courage, my boy. I tried for' twenty years to sell my manuscripts, and anally Young Literary Aspirant Ton succeeded? Old Author No. I was the means of raising the local postofflce from the third to tho second class.

BRICK PAVEMENT EIGHTH STREET UP FOR DEBATE

Judging From Sentiments Expressed by Councilmen, the Proposed Improvement Is Much Favored.

WATSON P. O'NEAL BECOMES SARCASTIC He Wants to Know If Council Would Support Board on Project Like It Did on North E Street Matter.

"A Broken Idol." Otis Harlan, the comedian, who will be seen with "A Broken Idol" which comes to the Gennett theater April 20

has, had his share of "One night stands, and the -ordinary hotels in the one night stands are Harlan's bugbear. Two years ago he was with Anna Held and the company played a one-night stand in a town which had paid a large price for the privilege. The leading hotel of the town had sent a runner' ahead to be sure that Harlan and the other principals of the company would be housed within its walls. "They will treat you well there and show you every consideration," said the agent of the hostelry, and Harlan when ho got to the town went to tie hotel. "I want a nice room and bath." said Harlan." . - "Yes. responded the clerk, shortly. "I suppose ' you have good food here?" asked the comedian. "Yes." was the answer. "And the service is good?" Still the monosyllable answer "Yes." "Apparently you have nice grounds nere," volunteered Harlan, as a last resort to make the man behind the counter affable. "Yes." Finally the comedian, exasperated, declared. "Why, I thought you were the man who was going to treat us cordially and show us every courtesy?" v

"What do you want us to do, kiss

you?" was the reply.

On another occasion Harlan walked

into a hotel.

"May I give you a room and bath?"

asked the suave clerk.

"Give us the room and take the bath

yourself." was the quick reply.

"Paid In Full." . .

"Paid in Full," . Wagenhall and ; Km per 's new production, will be seen jat OsnasU Theater on April 10, matt

nee and night. Actor Davies, the well known writer, says of the play: "After all, if the play is really the thing, then there's a new 'thing' in town. It's called 'Paid in Full' by Eu

gene Walter; it has taken anchor at the Astor Theater and there it is going

to remain for an indefinite period. 'Paid In Full,' scored an immense suc

cess last night one of the sensational successes of the season. Its boldness.

its implicity and it originality all told in its favor. Here at last was a

young American playwright brave enough to dramatize a Harlem flat and its occupants: he had taken his them 3 right out of every day life on the upper West side and played his dramatic cards so well that he' held his blase first night audience in his hand and

not only interested them intensely, but gave them in one act both a great sur

prise and a real thrill. Young Mr.

Walter arrived last night and Mana

gers Wagenhals and Kemper are to be

congratulated upon the uncommonly

fine cast with which they carried

Paid in Full to its great success.

'Paid in Full can speak for itself, anl. more than that, it is one of those plays

which pays its audiences with full measure."

That council is about ready to proceed in the paving of Eighth street between North and South A streets,-wa3

evident from the sentiments expressed last.evening by candidates for re-elec

tion to the city council. The present

condition of the street was declared to

be a shame and disgrace. It is probable that most of the expense will be saddled on the Richmond Street and Interurban Railway company as this

company takes up the greater part of

the street with its car tracks. Opportunity was offered Watson P. O'Neal, a member of the board of works, to "take a fall out of" council again and he did so. He said he was afraid council might stand by the board on this proposition like it did about the North E street improvement last year. O'Neal Was Sassy. Councilman Englebert introduced

the discussion by asking what the

board had done about a petition adopted by the council last fall asking the board of works to take action. Mr. O'Neal coolly replied that it was still on file. City Attorney Study declare that the city would be liable for dam

ages' in case any one was hurt By rea

son of the chuck holes in the street. Controller Webster Parry had pre

pared his annual report ready for the endorsement of council last evening,

but it was not read, council, by motion allowing it to go over two weeks. How

ever, some discussion was held about

the printing of the annual report. Some

of the councilmen favored the inventory of the city offices being published,

while, others did hot, for business rea

sons. Tnose against the proposition stated that persons desiring- to see the

inventory could call at the city building. Councilman Deuker's motion to

print the annual reports with the totals

of each inventory, was carried. Mr.

Parry will be allowed sixty days so

that he can embody all city officers in

ventories. That of the municipal light

plant and afew others are still out. On

a motion of Councilman Wettig, a vote of thanks was extended to Mr. Parry

for his work on the report. '" No Milk Ordinance.

' No ordinance was reported by tha

ordinance committee in regard to the city food and milk inspector. For this reason the milk ordinance did not

come up for third reading, but will b

laid over until the next meeting at which time, Mr. Deuker, chairman of

the ordinance committee promised

that the ordinance, embodying the du

ties and salary of the inspector, would

be ready for consideration.

Jesse Bailey, ex-superintendent of

the police, presented his last official

document to the council. It was an inventory of the property of the police department. Considerable merriment

was had by the councilmen over some

of the items enlisted. Some excep

tion was taken at the estimated value of the patrol wagon, which Mr. Bailey

had listed at $15. The most valuable thing possessed by the department is

the patrol horse, which is assessed at 1200. The total value of the office

furniture, etc., is $383.30. Report for March.

Controller Webster Parry's report for the month of March was read, ap

proved and ordered placed on file. The

report showed that there was on hand in the general fund, $4,S62.45; in the sinking fund, $7,539.36; in the special fund, $72,038.50, and in the cash Im

provement fund, $2,385.79.

Matters referred to the board of works, reported by .the councilmen last

evening, include: dirt on the walk on North Thirteenth street, between D and E streets; petition forjah arc light

at Nineteenth and G streets; a recommendation for improvement of cement

walks and curb and gutters on Sheridan street; complaint against Hipskini

and Son, contractors for the South

West Sewer system, for damage to walks on Sheridan street. Dirt on

sidewalks at West Main and First, Kinsey and West Third, Pearl and West

Third streets.

The New Phillips. It is said by those who saw them that Harry Hayward and his company have the most amusing little comedy playlet in "The King of Blackwellis" which has ever shown here. Hayward is a handsome young man and as versatile as the day Is long. He and his extraordinary company have the art of speaking the French language down to a preciseness. Thera are four .of them, each one representing a letter of the word good. In shadowgraphy Alonzo Cox and

his attractive wife have something

very entertaining and satisfying. They

show you the many faces which appear

In the moon and some which do not. Stella Rlnehart Is a dance artist

Miss Rlnehart has spent years learning

, Mr stunt sad iu mi nade good. -

" fjreaking It Gently.

"Dear sirs," begins a Babu business

letter from Calcutta forwarded by a

reader, "we conform our last respect

of the 10th inst. and have none of fa vors to acknowledge. We beg to an

nounce that a deep misty cloud hov

ered, over us for eight days and did not

clear itself away until it washed off

our hands our most steady, energetic

and. pious Tunwl manager." London

Globe.

The Bravest Soldier.

Frederick the Great after a terrible engagement asked his officers who behaved meet intrepidly during the en

casement. The Difference was uuani-

mooaly given to himself.

"Yoo are mistaken," said the mon

arch. "The bravest fellow was

filer whom I passed twenty times d tir

ing the engagssasnt sad who did not

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MANHATTAN SHIRTS, the world's best, $1.50, $1.75, $2.00 and $2.50.

FAULTLESS COAT SHIRTS, plain or plaited bosom, $1.00 to $1.50.

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BOND AND WETTIG

HAVE LITTLE SPAT

Health Officer Makes Council

man Take Water in a Smallpox Dispute.

WETTIG SEEING THINGS SAID HE WITNESSED VIOLATION

OF QUARANTINE BUT DECLINED TO MAKE OATH TO THIS ALLEGED ACT.

Last evening in the discussion of an

ordinance appropriating $2,000 to the

health department, in order to fight contagion, Councilman Wettig was made to take water by City Health Officer, Dr. Charles Bond, on an as

sertion that the quarantine was being

broken.

Mr. Wettig after listening to Dr.

Bond's argument, asking for the appropriation, jumped to his feet and asked whether people who were quarantined with smallpox were allowed on the street Dr. Bond replied, "Of course not."

"I saw a family, living on South

Fourth street, who are quarantined with small pox, out on the street. . I saw them from the shop window this afternoon," replied Mr. Wettig.

"Will you go Into court tomorrow

afternoon and swear to that? We have been wanting to catch some one breaking quarantine for some time,"

responded Dr. Bond. 3h," answered Mr. Wettig." they were not on the street. They were on

the side walk."

"Will you swear to that? The side

walk is a part of the street," replied Dr. Bond. His Final Assertion. Mr. Wettig's last assertion was that the people were standing "near" the sidewalk, but in their own yard, behind the fence. Dr. Bond then explained that this was perfectly permissable as there was no law which could prevent it. The ordinance was passed on a suspension of the rules. It was shown that the appropriation of $600 made last fall for the health department, this year, had been expended with the exception of $1.07. It is probable that there are outstanding bills, amounting to about $500, Against the city. The expenditures have been so heavy, because nearly all of the contagious cases have been among the very poorest citizens. Dr. Bond announced last evening that the worst of the contagion was over, according to his belief.

Allaying His Fears. The New Convict Say, old man, I'm likely to go stomping around my boudoir at all hours of the night. I'm a sleepwalker. It worries me terribly too. Guard It needn't In this hotel, for there Isn't the slsjntest danger of your walking oat of a window. Puck.

Their Good Tims. Little Elsie was very disobedient and mother was cross and scolding. Suddenly the little one looked np and said very sweetly. "Ob, mamma, alnt we having a good timer "How?" ssked the mother crossly. "Oh, Just a fusslng."-Dellneator.

A Mechanical Age. "What has become of the old fashioned mother who sat up to see at what hoar her boys got InT "I presume she has been superseded

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A LION HUNT. Usually a Case In Which Hunters Goad the Game Into Combat. There is a distinction In Africa be

tween ordinary lions and "man eat-' ers," says T. R. MacMechen In MeClure's Magazine. The ordinary lion does not willfully attack man. The presence of lions roaming at night on the veldt Is not disturbing to any native nor to whites who have come to understand the beast. Persons returning to their camps after nightfall do not notice the roaring of lions or the cries of leopards or hyenas. It is seldom that people bent upon domestic errands carry weapons In the darkness, although at night the veldt of British Bast Africa Is alive with roaming beasts, which may be heard from the verandas of the nooses. Lions give the passing man a wide berth, day or night, when It Is apparent that he means no mischief. An ordinary lion, even when wounded, will try flight before fight. When Its escape Is disputed it will, especially if wounded, try to maul Its enemy with teeth and claws. A lion hunt Is usually a chase in which the hunters goad the game into combat. Once a Hon has tasted human blood, however, it Is no more afraid of man. but learns that be Is the weakest of animals and the choicest of meat. Such a Hon is known as a man eater because now he hunts man.

A osmmen danger produces Jtyj Latin Proverb.

Phillips Theatre.

VAUDEVOLLG. Ddl Veelt, April S FCtST TCaCE DAYS DAYWARD'S PISTEL CO.

. Comedy Sa

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Admission 10 cents to all parts of the house. . :' Entlrs. change of pragraa ttonday - Thursday

Ready Replies. One of Lord Carmarthen's future constituents once asked the youthful candidate his opinion upon some abstruse question of which . he knew nothing. -Let him a loner cried another derisively. "Don't you see he's nothing but a baby?" "What do you think?" reiterated his inquirer, heedless of the Interruption and determined to have an answer. 1 think." said Lord Carmarthen, with ready wit. "that It Is high time for all babies to be In bed." and so saying he gathered up his papers and disappeared from the platform. Again and this last anecdote Is so well known as to have become well nigh historical at a crowded meeting Just before his election, be was interrupted by the question, "Does your mother know you're out?" "Yes. she does." was the instant retort, "and by Tuesday night she win know Fm In." ma MonbecY nroved correct, and be

I headedthe poil by a large majority.

Harry G. Sommmn.

Lessee and Mgr. Phonm 1683.

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