Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 35, 12 December 1909 — Page 3

THE RICHMOND PALLADIU3I AXD SUX-TELEGRABI, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1909.

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STUDENTS TO PLAY ADE'S NEW COMEDY

Two New Productions to Be Tried Out by Lafayette Amateurs Soon.

ONE IS COMEDY BY RICE

IT 18 PLANNED TO HAVE THE COMPANIES PRODUCING THESE 8HOWS MAKE A TOUR OF THE INDIANA CITIES.

Lafayette; Ind.r Dec. 11. Two theatrical productions which will be prevented by Purdue university and LaCayette amateurs this winter and then turned over to professional companies for presentation are the new musical comedy "The City Chap," by George Ade. Purdue, 1887. which the Harlequin club, "of Purdue will put on in March or April and "The Girl with the Gorgeous Gowns," by Felix G. Rice which will be produced under the direction of the Lafayette lodge of Elks in March and April. Mr. Ade has not only written his new musical piece for the Harlequin club but has purchased a. careload of scenery for the production and intends making it the most elaborate college theatrical entertainment ever 'attempted in the United States. He has the book, music and librettos all ready. The music is by Benjamin Burt, of New York, and George , Ade Davis, Purdue, s 1906, of Chicago. . . ; Elks to Put on Rice Play. Two years ago Mr, Ade wrote "The Fair Co-Ed" for the Harlequin club, and soon after its successful presentation by that organization it was turnAd over to Miss Elsie Janis and her company, who made a great success with the production. t. Last year the Harlequin club, presented a musical comedy entitled "A Junior in Command" by Frank Harshaw, Jr., Purdue 3902. This year's play promises to eclipse "The;, Fair Co-Ed" In many respects. Mr. Ade says it is a much better play. , The roles "will all be taken by the young men -of the Harlequin club. Marshall Wilder of Chicago, is manager of the club. The play will, not only be presented in Lafayette four times, but will be seen in Indianapolis, Ft Wayne, Louisville and Chicago.. Mr. Rice's opera is the second he lias written for the Lafayette Elks, and it is said to ,be a- masterful effort. He has written: the book, music and liberttos without ' assistance. Miss Emma Messing,.' of Indianapolis, .will have the title role and the other parts will be taken , by. Lafayette amateurs. The dates selected for the, Lafayette performances are. March 27. and 28 and April 1. On the'iriteryening dates the show will be presented - at Indianapolis, Logansport, Hammond , or Ft. "Wayne. There will be seventy-five people in the production and the Elks will spend $4,000 staging the piece.

Tim MurpHy. The usual warm welcome await the return of Mr. Tim Murphy, under the management of Wm. A. Brady and Louis F. Werba, at the Gennett on Friday evening, Dec 17. and the usual delightful evening Is in store for the big audience which will greet him for he is to give his most successful and latest comedy,-"Cupid and the Dollar" in which it is generally conceded that this genial artist is at his very best. An unusually long cast is required and in Mr. Murphy's company are to be

Carolyn Lilja. Miss Pleasant had the wardrobe for these six different parts, complete in every particular, hanging in her room at her hotel, and when she got notice, took a cab, hastened to her room and was soon in the spotlight. ' : One night the audience at the Princess was kept waiting some little time before the curtain went up, and the people would have been highly interested had they known the cause. It appears that Miss Lilja was taken sick and Miss Pleasant was called up-

found many1 celebrated players, many on to play her part. She assumed the

in their original roles. Miss Dorothy Sherrod will give the star his principal support. The production will be distinguished by the exceptionally beautiful gowns the ladies will ..wear and by the completeness of the scenic investiture. Mr. Murphy's role is that of a straight-grained, clear-headed, warm-souled and happy-hearted American seeking to untangle a complicat

ed romance and weave his way out ofl

the many amusing situations into which the story and his own whimsical personality lead him.

"Prince of Tonight." There is one young woman in Mort H. Singer's production of "The Prince of Tonight" coming to the Gennett theater on Tuesday night who last season rejoiced in a monopoly of understudying. Lilian Pleasant is her name, and she understudied six different roles, and was employed at two play houses, the Princess and the LaSalle. Miss Pleasant began as a chorus girl several years ago. She gradually worked her way up to the head of the line. In the first place Miss Pleasant was understudy for Miss Georgia Caine, prima donna at the Princess. She was also substitute for: Miss Alice Dovey. the soubrette. Miss Pleasant was the prima donna at the La Salle when Miss Florence Holbrook was indisposed, and got the role of Eleanor Kent when she was out of the cast and also that of

dress of the role and was just about to step on the stage when she was called to the Princess. Miss Alice Dovey, who had been visiting in Milwaukee, had telegraphed that she had missed the train and would not be able to reach Chicago. A chorus girl was secured for the part at the La Salle and Miss Pleasant took a cab and hastened to her hotel to dress for the role of "Lois." The orchestra played a long overture that night before the first curtain went up, and when it finally lifted and disclosed the familiar campus Miss Pleasant was seen as the lively young college girl, with whom all the students are infatuated.

"The Soul Kiss. The much heralded and widely discussed "Soul Kiss" with its wealth of beauty and music, ravishing dances.

glorious costumes and rich scenic em

bellishments will be revealed to Richmond playgoers for the first time Wednesday night at the Gennett which will be crowded to the utmost capacity for the engagement. A beautiful selection of chorus girls from the big Metropolis will be found, whose youth, beauty and spirit are sufficient in themselves to insure the success of almost any musical production. "The Soul Kiss"' carries with it the stamp of the approval of all the big cities of the north and east and thus

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ARE WITHOUT COAL Dealers in Minneapolis Are Now Without a Pound Of the Fuel. FIRST TIME IN HISTORY

Tim Murphy at the Gennett December

far has enjoyed a phenomenal success throughout the south. It was staged by Julian Mitchell, and unlike most musical comedy offerings, has a lively and interesting plot. "The Soul Kiss," is filled with handsome women, unique novelties, startling features, gorgeous gowns, pretty songs and bright music. Prominent among the numerous song hits are, "When the Swallows Return in the Spring," "Meet Me at the Masquerade," "That Wasn't All," "My Affinity," "The Human Night-Key of New York." "I Wonder Where They'll Go," "Lets Pretend." "My Diabolo Beau," "Very Well

Then," "Any Old Place in the World With You" and "Those College Yells." The seats will be on sale tomorrow morning.

Kwota and Mtlea. One-of the things which it seems difficult for -the public mind to grasp Is that there Js a decided difference between the knot and the mile. It is certainly about time to have it thoroughly understood that the two are not the same thing. It seems easy enough to remember that a mile is only about 87 per cent of a knot, the latter being approximately 6,082 feet in length, while the statute mile measures 5,280 feet. Three and one-half miles are equal, within a small fraction, to three knots. The result of this difference, of course, is that the speed of a Teasel In miles per hour is always considerably larger than when stated in knots, and the confusion of the terms sometimes gives rise to rather remarkable claims of speed performance. When a twenty knot ship, for example, is lightly mentioned, It should be remembered that this really means a little over twenty-three miles. Similarly with higher figures, which are often glibly enough stated, the difference between the terms is worth bearing in mind. It will help to guard against the forming of ridiculous estimates of a vessel's capabilities.

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For this week, the management of the Murray has brought together one of the best combinations of act that has ever appeared in this city. The

acts are strictly high class and come from the larger circuits at a big ex

pense.

The people of this city will be pleased to hear that Virginia Goodwin

! and Harry North, formerly with the

North Bros. Stock Company will appear on this bill. They appear under

the billing of Virginia Goodwin and Co. in a one act comedy sketch entitled "Taming a Title." Nick and Lida Russell, present a comedy sketch entitled "The Professor and the Substitute," a novelty piano, singing and whistling act. Special attention is called to the way Miss Russell whistles the late song

I success "wnistie ana i u w au ior ! You." Bunth and Rudd, the grotesque

comedians and dancers, jugglers, pantomimlst and burlesque artist, present an endless variety of novelties "From the Old World." Jeannette Dupre, the famous comedian singer, will give the people of this city some up-to-date vaudeville in her line.

(American Xewt Service) St. Paul. Minn.. Dec. 11. For the

first time in the history of the city. Minneapolis coal dealers have not a pound of coal in their warehouses. The situation in St. Paul is nearly as bad but here the supply will last a

few days.

Office men and railroad officials are

helping the imported switchmen .to

handle the fuel question and managing the trains. The vice president of the Switchmen's Union issued a statement today in which he says he is willing to meet any committee of citizens to bring about arbitration with the railroads. The railroad officials still assert that they have the situation in hand and refuse to consider the overtures of the strikers.

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WEDDING WAS LEGAL Minister Settles a Dispute Which Arose in the Brokaw Divorce

BIG ALIMONY DEMANDED

The famous Beauty Chorus direct from the Princess theater, Chicago, which will be seen December 14 in "The

Prince of Tonight" at the Gennett.

The total length of the streets cleaned in Berlin in lf was 32i miles. The total working force was 2,050, including 5m "street sweeping boys." These boys get from 47 to 3ft cents a day: the adult laborers get SO cents, and. after three years, $1.19 a day.

In a recent railroad wreck in Illinois In which two passenger trains coined head on, the presence of one steel car at the head of one train was a lifesaver, but one of its occupants being among the killed.

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A Commonplace Life. MA commonplace life." we say, and we sigh. But why should we sigh as we say? Tha commonplace sun in the common place sky Makes up the commonplace day. The moon and the stars are commonplace things, The flower that blooms and the bird that sings. But sad were the world and dark our lot If the flowers failed and the sun shone not. And God. who sees each separate soul. Out of commonplace lives makes his beautiful whole. Susan Coolldge.

Audacious. "Lady De Bathe our old friend Mrs. Langtry" said a Chicago publisher, "is a very witty person. Her wit is audacious. I'll never forget a specimen of it that enlivened a Michigan avenue dinner party on her last American tour. "Lady De Bathe during dinner said to a woman seated near her: " 'Who is that fat man over there with the carious blue face?' " That Is my husband, the woman answered, her voice tremulous with rage. M'Oh, how fortunate? smiled Lady De Bathe. 'You're the very person I wanted to meet. Now, tell me, is be blue all overr " Caught Both Ways. Sir Edward Thornton, once English ambassador to the United States, and Judge Poland of Vermont bore a remarkable resemblance to each other, and this fact sometimes led to amusing results.

At a wedding in Washington a young man went up to Judge Poland, greeted him and held out his hand. "I fear," said the judge, "that you have the advantage of me." "Is it possible," asked the young man, "that you don't remember seeing me with my father in Mexico?" "I don't recollect ever being in Mexico." "Why, surely, you are Sir Edward Thornton?" "By no means. I am Judge Poland if Vermont." A week or so later the baffled young map caught sight of Judge Poland, as he thought, and determined to smooth over his recent blunder. "That was an awkward mistake of mine the other night," he said, "my taking you for old Thornton," "And, pray, for whom do you take me now?" was the query. "Why, Judge Poland of Vermont, of course." "My name is Thornton!" thundered the ambassador, turning on his heel.

Make Earth Its Best. Do not make heaven attractive merely by deposing earth a cheap expedient. Make earth its richest and best and then be able to make heaven still higher. Phillips Brooks.

inv rvcr;r o.i a recent pastoral visit, "'have not yet been baptized?" "Why, let me see," replied Mrs. Blank "there's Blanche and Robert and Seth and Rebecca and the baby. Dear me. I bad no idea there were so many since our last christening! We'll be on hand next Sunday in full force, nd I shall never let so many accumulate again." Argonaut. A chair of Christian archaeology has been established in the University of Rome by direction of the minister of education and Professor Marucci ha been appointed as its first accupant "Marucci, whose entry into the faculty has created much excitement in church

circles, is known as the best informed

archeaologist of the Vatican," says Figaro, "and the only surviving pupil of Rossi, who made the catacombs a life study."

H this concerns you. read carefully: Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is positively guaranteed to cure indigestion, constipation, sick headache, offensive breath, malaria and all diseases arising from stomach trouble. PALLADIUM WANfADS PAY.

CAN'T DO BUSINESS

(American News Service) Lansing, Mich.. Dec. 11. That the American Telephone and Telegraph Company of New York cannot do business in this state under its present form of operation, is the gist of an opinion handed down in the Supreme Court in the case of the company against Secretary of State Martindale. The case was brought in an effort to mandamus Martindale after he had refused to issue to the company a certificate to do business in Michigan.

(American News Service) New York, Dec. 11 The question of legality raised by her husband's lawyer as to the marriage of Mrs. Mary Blair Brokaw and W. Gould Brokaw, the millionaire yachtsman, whom she is now suing for separation, was settled today by the Rev. George B. Spalding, of Syracuse, who performed the ceremony. "As far as I know the marriage was legal in every detail," the minister declared.

On the witness stand at Mineola. L,.

I., Mrs. Brokaw has been closely ques

tioned regarding the marriage and the threat of an attempt to have it annulled was made by Attorney Mclntyre.

Mrs. Brokaw demands not only a sepa

ration, but $tM a year. On the witness stand she testified

that she and Brokaw had difficulty In

finding a pastor to perform the ceremony that united them, because he was a divorced man.

A German doctor has advanced the theory that cholera is caused by the germs of the disease turning the nitrates In foods Into nitrites, and that It may be avoided by a person refraining from nitrogenous foods.

r.1U RRAY'S APPROVED VAUDEVILLE WEEK OF PECEKIOett 13 VIRGINIA GOODWIN & CO. IN "Taming a Title" Presented by Virginia Goodwin and Harry North, formerly with North Bros. Stock Company. NICK & LIDIA RUSSELL In a high class comedy sketch. Three other good Acts.? MATINEE. 2:30; any seat. 10c. EVENING. 7:45 and 9:00; prices 10. 15 and 20c. Lose seats. 23c

GENNETT THEATRE TUESDAY EVENING, DEC. 14.

MORT SINGER. Director Princess am4 Lasallc Tlscatrcs. Cnlcaao, Presents

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950,000 GUARANTEED PRODUCTION "The Prince ef Tonight" A musical eem in a beauty sett Ins

7 5 people 7 5

Seats now selling

DIRECT FROM 200 niGHTO

PRICES: 25, 50, 75, 01, Q1.50

The largest shipbuilding establishwent in Japan is the one at Nagasaki,

founded by the government in 1857. ' In 1854, however, this yard was sold i to Baron Iwasaki its principal owner, j and is now known as the Mitsu Bishi i

works. When the undertaking was sold by the imperial authorities eight hundred men were employed. Today 8,500 are employed.

An Oversight. The Judge Blanks of Alameda are an old fashioned family, and there never has been any lack cf childish prattle in their borne these twenty years and more. "How many of your children. asked

..eoLDSEurji Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday morning, afternoon and Evening. Ladles Admitted Free

GENNETT THEATRE FRIDAY EVENING, DEC. 17th WM. A. BRADY AND LOUIS F. WERBA PRESENT THE DISTINGUISHED COMEDIAN

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.Terr Cwaalwarata. - One way for yoa to Improve yourself, yonnc man, la to constantly associate with your aaperiora. I know It to, sir, bnt I am so condentkHM I cannot brlnf myself to do if : ,: "And why conscientious? "I hate to think what my superiors weald be suffering all that time." 'C3ncinn.ti Oomme,rcialJTr1bnne,

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