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’’♦‘t'vH the CHASLOTTE NEWS. JANUARY 8 1911 7 1»-I a Jil'ED BY t Q. \ABERS. ■j? ’ ?‘v'yne Great. ■ >11 ! Koboi't \V. I'i ill!' t.!!).'■■ jiij iu- I '.I.!! S.iayiie. Mr. ' n ai U;ibly woll . \v;is presented M'l.-'ic ye.Ni*Mday ;*f- . . i.» wo c:()ih1 :ni- 'U)n'Ui:iily pl« :is- ■J?l' ill ■ ■ Im MHf l:i,st ii;;. .1 |>iMt tliat . Jiiiii-'ii:’. t'loiu the 'f' Ct( f»i roSH to I'I :l: fiis! ’«‘\v lu’ii- ‘1 ill tiu- I.uu ^ -hf-’i .s:h)(U.' hini- lii* -if Ills failicr. a ‘1. rioin t.lio sidiit ^'tr--'UiHiini: the i- not a 1 pretty one ! ' nicid!-*, hiif it re- r . ; foniiMtioii of I f ■ I'i' \ i;ii’ t«> a •'■e . .’u' worlvl I' - T’ e tliTi ad (he life 1 o iiia.1 i'ic'd Mal- • > I Htice^- for real •'* ti in plavR of ’■ i‘ ii 1 lip hi!) ' H t • make the an- and thnt they I n de idei com- I lily of .-ach Individ^ :ie : the bripbt par* - with a ! ..tPi' who?e flexlbil- ivc J'l'-t t'.n right liffr!-. lit emo- ^he has chosen and the audiences who ■••iw hot yesterday are looking forward i‘> Jtf'r return here in years to come wiili a -n-at deal of i)leasun‘i!l)i.> aa- •'Ir. Flank Patton, as Ixmis Mal- cou-t took the high honors for the masenl.ne end of the cast and while an of iiie re,-t nood. his dramatic a )illf\ }.lacp(i him in entirely another ei:;ss Ho had the most difilcalt role or the i.ifoi' and one in whicli he; h.iil lo fiirlu for every hit of ajiplausei v.ranU'd him. He took the pan nai-| jnally atid with an impulse that '.?av('| It a realistic louch and he was able* at all tunes to make the desired im- l)re.ssion un his aiidienc(*. A student the occult, a perfectly poised sou tleman and an actor of the youusrer scliool. Mr. F^atton was peifectlv af home in the pan and gave it a dijinitv inat is entirely lost fn the reading of the hook. Ho and Mis^s Shaiie are tyi)- ieal productions of the modern xtaxe aufi who, by the infusion of new bUiod into thf' art. are creating its complete revolution. j Mr. .1. r. Mathews, as Garrf>t llaniil, the li!ii(ica')e artist who tinaUy ma-.’l ried Sheiiri. wag good in the liphter parts imt unfortunateiv gg- iiim. tii;J dramatic parts were casi witli ,\]i.ss Shane, and his work stiffered in oom- p^irisoii. The cast of players Is comparatively small, but each one worked all the time and played his and her part nice ly and with a flalsh that left nothin to ln> desired In the performance. Race Problem Plays. 1 Had Shakespearp lived in these jt tiles ho niip:ht have called his ra'^e problem “The Nigger.” Africans not the Japanese girl was not a Caucas ian. “The Cherry Pickers,” Joseph Au thor’s play of a few seasons back was a race problem play with a Hindu background. “Strongheart.” “The S((uaw Man,” with its half- breed pled.ge of love between the white Englishman and the Indian girl, and now. its equal. ‘The Call," are race problem ii!;iys, in which the claun o! white :;nd Indian are l)i1t('(l .‘VJiaiiist cnch other. It is inevitable, however, that America’s real ra(:c-j)rol)lem olay should bo rounded upon the rela tions betw'een ttie whites and the ne.Ptoes. BoucicaulT, witti no thought of preacliing. and seelun^ oniy lor drau;aric effect, struck 'be human note in the i)robletn when, in ‘‘The Octoroon,' '.le couve .m1 tlie tbou.ght that a man is a maii whatever his race of color, and that even a wo man with negro blood in her veins can love and hate ani siiffi:r. as all women, upfiu occasior.. love and suf- fei. “The Creole’’ and “Kit, the Ar- l:an>^as. Traveler” were Impro.gnated with this recurring q\iestion of the relations between the white and black races. ‘‘Uncle Tnm's Cabin,’’ the epic of the nes'ro race, and a pov.erful pieac’nment desj)1te he degeneracy of Hariiet Bcecher Stowe's great bonlv into » ten-tv,-ent'’-and-thirty draiiiatir nigbtmave. vas ?nd is one of the greatest i.tcv pr)i>l«:'m plays ever constru('ted. "rncle Tom’.^ Call- in." ts merely a .'Cries of alleged incidents of old slav ery d.nys. rather loosel.v strung together in the piny version of tlie s'o'-y. “The Nisr.ger.” The lat est race-problem nla,'". is a. s'lstained fcUory of the present, ihoii'rh t!ie sin that makes its pivotal characU'r suff er as a legac y n slavery days. Ed ward Sheid(jn, the author, denies any desire to pr-'-ach or to m;uld public opinion in finor of the under race, and yet underlying the ula.\ there ^ • Nigger,” Edward Sheldcn’s Remarkable American Play, from the New Theatre, New York. Academy of Music, Saturday. Matinee and Night, Jan. 14th. '•XI oriences. Prob- hi-r g’eatest fea- • nt» cotild i)l!!V the b'iiind behind her ' ■ her features 1 rriihig i)'“r'iinaliry ■r times ;iii(i there 1 -n^e ol interest . iiil' ti: (' wliyn rhe V r-h. ri ’ing woman r’ and in l^-ve with Mi* ai;d the world " 'I'.'im:‘nt, S^ie has ‘ -r** h r in the art ! not. I 1 n,:\k s of s at r?educed i 'i / u ■ SI V e $ ,:'0 .11 ' . .:i:; ■ 0 ■;4 •> .IG ”;i bed on sppli- . M Stieff r'^r of tHp Stieff Self-player Shaw Self-p!ayer E N WAREROOM Trade Street "TE, . N. C. '■•..Vi ^TH, Manager. ! being plentiful in England, and be- i ing, n it hall, more or less ot a cur- ' iosily, he compromised in his play ‘Othello'’ and made his leading char- ^acter a Moor. ■‘Othello" was pr(b- ; ably the first modern race-problem ; play. j r>om time to time during the I years that have sticceeded Shakes- lieare, plays expioitiug the difllcul- tics growing out of the pre.judices of the whites against those ot dark er skin, have been written and act ed. Recent years have been notably proliiic in the production of plays with race pre.judice as a rheme. The negro has been staged as lib., liut th(? other dark skinned people have ' been the subject of problem plays [as strong and virile as those dealing with t*ln' problem of the black and white races in the Tnited States. •'.Madame Butterfly” is a race prob- leni play, or opera, as you will, as > he .'apanese are the under race. LitUe Vosan was the toy of the “white devil” becat'se she belonged to a dark-hued race. The sense of '.vhiie re.s])onsibility was loat becaufo seems to be a moral intent—and that is to coiiviiice uoih whites and blacks tlir.i they li5ve a mission, btiL rhat this mission must be v.orked out along diiiereut line?, and at the same time with mutual respect. “The Xigger” will appear at The Academy of .Music, Matinee and night, Satur day, January l-l. “The Merry V/idow.” The famous “MeiTy Widow” waltz, which is to be danced here on next Monday night at the Academy of Mus ic when th.is world-famous operetta is to be presented, has probably provok ed more comment than any other sin gle feature of any th.eatrioal produc tion ever presented in this coun’^ry or in Europe, Certain it is that no other single bit of melody have ever enjoy- ! ed the widespread popularity of the haunUng strains v.'hich run like a golden thread through the entire .‘■';-core of this sen:".atlonal and sncecssful iVen- nese operetta. The waltz is danced lu the second act by Sonia, the wealthy Marso's'lan widow, and Prince Danilo, tier royal lover. They are both high Hplrlted B'.id capricious, and full of that v*" '-t 'S.,'--' foolish stubbornness which sometimes goes with love when youth holds sway. The prince loves Sonia with all the ar- dop and passioii of the Slav, but has tolif her when piqued at some utterly irrelevant act that he will never tell her of his love, nor does he, until the very last moment of the operetta. The waltz tnay be said to be S'ymbolical of Sonia s efforts to have him voice by word of mouth the melody of his soul. The scene Is laid in the summer gar den of her home, on the evening of a ! tesLival which she has arranged for her eountrymen. It is a singularly illusive and atmospheric setting, full of the witchery of the night. The air seems- heavy with the perfume of roses which abound on every side. lnto*this scene comes Sonia and her lover. Their speech is fiili of flippancy, but it can be seen that each one cares for the other. Sonia tells the Prince she has about decided to marry a Frenchman, and his almost boyish jealousy is a delight TO s«e. He promises that he will dance at her wedding and that he will do it in a light-hearted man ner. “Then dance with me now,” she challenges as the orchestra breaks forth into a fantastic Hungarian selec tion. full of crashing dissonances, and throbbing with fire and passion, which later gives way to the famous Siren waltz. The couple That are interpret ing the waltz in this seas-on’s compa ny are Gertn^e Hutcheson and George Danierel. Many of last season's favorites are in the supporting cast, and a superior- singing and dancing chorus, as well as a special orchestra will again be a feature; The demand for seats has been the heaviest recorded in Charlotte this season, and capaicty houses will see the show here again. ❖ ♦ “Buster Brown.” 'I'he management of the Academy of Music are pleased to announce that they have secured for Wednesday mati nee and night the ever popular ‘'Buster Brown. ' tl is hardly necessary to s-'Ry anything furthei- for the inimita- i)le “fJuster” together with “Tige ' and "Mary Jaiie'‘ are so well known that they require no ivitroducing to the theatre-going public of this city, tl is said that the show this year is all new. being elaborated upon. New features, costumes, music, songs and scenery being added since its las-i production, and from critics in the cities where they have played, the assertion has been proven. Masier Harold as “Bus ter.” and Al. Grady as 'Tige'’ togeth er with “iSIary Jane’’ and a large sup porting comjiany j)romise you an eve ning of real enjoyment. Ii: He “The Nigger.” In order to best convey the story of the Southern governor, who is ruin ed by the discovery tha,t he has- black blood in bis veins. Edward Sheldon, the author of “The Nigger,” which is to be the offering at the Academy of Music Saturday matinee and night, Jantiary ]4th. has adopted a melodram atic form for this play. In the hands of an ordinary company of players thi.s melcdramatic treatment would proba bly be very much in evidence. The players, \vhom Wm. A. Brady (Ltd.) is ending to this city, have, however, according to all accounts, woven into the plot so much of their indivuluali- Ty that the play becomes a living docu ment of love, suffering, and &eil-abne- pation. There are some tremendous ly realistic scenes in “The Nigger,’’ a fact that will be demonstrated when this much-discussed New' 'theatre play is presented here. P.iit, after all. if is said that the play’s stronge&i: appeal is to the reason and to the higher emo tions. Free : -: Tickets Free GIVEN BY THE NEWS FOR BUSTER BROWN (January 11, 1911.) I This is one of the cute scenes you will see at The News’ Buster Brown Party January 11, 1911 Write your letter today and surprise Buster, Mary Jane and Tige. Don’t forget Monday is your last day. Now', boys and girl, here is all about that big theater party on January 11 at which The Charlotte News will en tertain 40 of its little renders. Yoti all know’ about Buster Brown, his dog Tige, and his little playmate Mary Jane. Well, Buster is anxious to know just w'hat you really think about him. The Charlotte New's Is going to help him find out what your opinion really Is. Nov/ we w^ant everj' boy and girl in Charlotte under It), to tell the Contest Editor of The Charlotte New's just what they think about Buster Brown, and why they think as they do. Is Buster Bro'.vn a good little boy or a barl little boy? Are Buster's pranks naughty, or are they merelv harmless mischief? You must tell w^hat you think in a letter containing not more than 100 w^ords. Buster Brown, Tige and Mary Jane come to the Accademy of Music Jan uary 11 and here is what you will get for expressing your opinion: For the two first prize letters; one lower box each. Each box contains six seats. For the two second prize letters; one lower box each. Each box con tains four seats. For the tw'o third prize letters: one box each. Each box contains 3 seats. The 14 letterp next in merit will be entitled to one box seat each. All prize seats are for the matinee of Wednesday, January 11. i Now you see tiiat The Charlotte News theatre party will not onl7 per. mlt you to come, but to bring your little friends, or your papas and nni:n- mas. Now you must write oa one sMf* of the paper only, and mall your letter so that it will get to The Chariot!a News office not later than 12 P. M., Monday, January 9. Address It to the Contest Editor. Put a two-cent stani[> on your letter If you seal it. So now tell us just what ymi think of Buster, and get in The Charlotte News big theatre party. Names of tho winners will be an nounced In the Tuesday News. If your name appears clip It out and bring to the News office Wednesday morning and get your tickets. SCENE IN “THE MERRY WIDOW’ Dating Robbery And Big Suicide Dresden, Jan. 7.—A daring robbery followed by the sensational suicide of the thief startled the hundreds of shoppers on one of the main thorough- farecs of the city recently. It w'as about three o’clock in the afternoon, that a well-dressed young man v.'earing mask and glasses, hurl ed a large stone through the glittering windows of a jew'elers’ sho;). In his hand iie held a second .stone, with which he smashed the glass of a show’case in the window. He seized a pearl necklace w'orth 110,000 and other jew’els w'orth $75,000 or more and tied up the street. The buyers in the shop w’^ho had seen the robbery dashed out In pursuit. The chase led over the Altmarkt (a large o|)en square in Dresden), where the robber dropped the plunder on the pavement. He next dashed Into the Prefecture, a building in the Schloss-Strasse ojipo- sit^ the Royal Castle and ran up stairs to the second floor. Seeing no possibility of escape he drew a re volver and shot himself throu.gh the head, dropping dead before his pur suer’s eyes. His identity is unkonwn. He appears to be aged about tw'enty- five. and the police believe that he is a foreigner. - NAVAL DEMONSTRATION WAS DEFEATED. Boston, Jan. 7.—The naval demon stration ag;ainst the Atlantic coast by the returnmg North Atlantic squadron under command of Rear Admiral Sea ton Schroeder, has been defeated by the defending fleet commanded by Rear Admiral S. A. Stanton, in the opinion of naval experts. Rear Admiral Stanton was placed In command of the defending fleet and given the warships Tennessee. Mon tana, North Carolina, Washington, Birmingham and Salem. This fleet sailed early in the week and have been on patrol from Eastport, Me, to Jack sonville, Fla. Wireless telegraphy was eliminated during the game end It was necessary to locate the enemy un der the old conditions. It is understood that the attacking fleet continued on its way to the West Indies after being discovered. Interesting Experiment. Sjiecial to The News. Wadesboro, Jan. 7.—The Southern Cotton Oil Company is making an ex periment at Wadesboro which is being watched with considerable interest. The company purchased a car load of Hereford steers and brought them to the mill at Wadesboro .•’nd Is fattening them for market. The feed used Is cottoii' seed meal and hulls and it Is the purpose of the company to make the experiment to ascertain the value of this food for fattening beef cattle. BliOyilN CONTEST If Buster Brown would like to know how many friends he has in Char lotte and how popular he is, even thotigh he is a mischievous boy, all that he needs to do is to peed intno the letter Viox of the Buster Brown editor of The News. Letter.s! Letters! Letters! from all the boys and girls around. Why these letters are running over the top of the box and down to the floor. Every one contains a brand new reason for liking Buster. What If he does bring tramps home for supper or puts crackers in the sugar bowl, he is a ,real hoy and he knows that a little fun makes up for several whippings. One little child has said Buster was a bad boy and that he deserved some of the whippings he got, but that the good resolutions he made squared him, and that by the time he grew to be a man he would be all right. , And that is only one of the hun dred of oi)inions that are being ex pressed by the little folks in their letters to the contest editor. All letters must be in this offlce by Monday night to be included In the contest. The announcements of tho forty winners will be made In The News Tuesday evening and the free tickets to the Academy given out Wednesday morning at The J^ews office. For fear some little boy or girl has not yer read the full particulars the rules of the contest are again published elsewhere in this Issue. Forty box seats for Buster Brown matinee Wednesday afternoon are to be given away by The News to the children who write the best letters ■ about Buster Brown or any of ?he . charactcrs appearing in the Buster Brown comic section of The News published each Sunday. A.cademy, Monday Night, Jan. 9 The Musical Sensation of All Nations MR. HENRY W. SAVAGE’S Splendid Production of THB Merry Widow Muslo by FRANZ LEHAR A New and Magnificent Production of tlia World't Most Famous Operette With the Following Cast of Notable Players! GERTRUDE HUTCHESON MABEL ARZELLA MARIE JORDAN GERTRUDE BRYAN GEORGE DAMEREL HARRY BURGESS ARTHUR WOOLEY WM. V. STRUNZ PRICES. . and a Superior Singing Chorue. SPECIAL "MERRY WIDOW" ORCHESTRA Seats on Sale at Hawley's. $2.00, $1.50, $1.00, 75, 50. leave TUESDAY. Mrs. Clan Evans and baby return to Lumberton Tuesday, after spending several v/eeks with Mrs. Evans’ sis ters, Misses Charlee and Bessie Hutch ison. DOING ^ NICELY. The many friends of Miss Mary Brockenbrough, who was operated on last week for appendicitis. Is doing nicely, her many friends will be glad to know. Academy, Saturday, Jan. 14th MATINEE AND NIGHT 7 J •NEW THEATRE VDRI^ OJV-I Wm a Brady, UA., Presents the Remarkable American Play by Edward Sheldon, Author of “Salvation Nell.” THE NIGGER THE GREATEST PLAY PRODUCED LAST SEASON AT THE NEW THEATRE, NETW YORK. With a snperiOT company of players and the same attention to scenic detail as characterized the original production. Seats on Sale Thursday at Hawley's. PRICES: Night 25c, 50c, 75c, $1 and $1.50 Matinee... 25c, 50c, 75c and $1.00 \ 1
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