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L m y . " a -n r """N r r -s "" "V ' " F" The Great Pioneer North Carolina Life Insurance Company Leads them alL 0rnani2ed 1901. I , THIS TBLLS TUB TRLBt New Business in North Carolina for Nineteen Hundred and Six Aetna,: -. " A t Equitable, . , - m -.iviucai Dcneire, i.1 , Mutual Life, , - . National Life, Vt, 370,680 1,715,099 -906,396 '. 448,785 TOE-. SECURITY' LIFE & of Greensboro, North Car61ma, . J. V21N LINDLEY, President ., " New York Life, Northwestern,' Penn Mutual, Prudential, Union Central, $ 747,489 256,500 1,065,762 576,389 . x 502,000 ANNUITY CGMiPAlW .. GEORGE a. GRIMSLEY, Secretary ' , . . , ' . - -.. .- . 'V ' " . : . 1 , l - . III & The Plays Of The Week Jlonday EveiUng , "Veggy Yrom Paris," - Wednesday Evening Ilcturn Engagement "The Umpire" Thursday, Friday and Saturday Nlghta "A Question or Husbands. Saturday Matinee "A Queejon of Hnsbands." Wednesd ay, October SOtli, "The Lightning Conductor." , ' TEGOT FROM PARIS." ' George Ada, the noted humorist, author of the musical comedy, "Peg gy From Parts," which will be offered at the Academy of Music Monday night, has told a decidedly Interesting tory In the play, In which he cleverly satirize the American trait of heap ing attentions on distinguished f or egners while overlooking native ge nlua, "Peggy" (Helen Byron) is Peggy Plummer, of Hickory, Crick, J1L, who goes abroid to study mu alc. There she Is discovered by a theatrical manager, who brings her to this country as Mile Fleurette Car amelle, aware that the public will pay higher prices to hear such a per son than they would Peggy Plummer. Arriving In Chicago Peggy telegraphs her relatives In Hickory Crick of her presence M the city and there they go in quest of her. After many ad venture In the big city their search leads them to the stage of the Para gon Theatre. In this mysterious realm they at length meet Peggy, who, however, denies her Identity. There la a reception on the stage to Mil.-Fleurette, which attracts a great variety of persons. Peggy takes apartment in Honeymoon Terrace, and her father, to be near her, for he reiUSPS IQ 08 cunvini'tu iMBi nue is not his daughter, accepts a position in tre housa ai footman. Leaders of fashion and their imitators, and per- in whkh the possibility of the divorce court plays a leading part. . He lg thwarted by the breaking of the chain In which he is the weakest link, and when his perflJy is discover ed fo Cyprlenne she re-establishes the love she bore her husband and after a series of events wherein the husband is the leading actor Cyprlenne forsakes he false love an returns to. that hich Ij properly and sincerely ber own. The action i In the comedy Is true In all respects to a certain ele ment of life wherein temptation and Jealousy lead one very close to the line of danger. .Elliott Dexter la a model husband so far as relates to his understand ing of feminine human nature and the methor of managing It. He la a most capable actor and the com plete counterfoil of the Cyprlenne of Florence Davis, an actress In whom are united a personal charm and that attractiveness of Individuality that produces an lrrelit!Wc- eflect upon the audience nnl which places her his trionic capability on a par with that which is actual in life Itself. "A Question of Husbands" is an nounced as the attraction at the Acart eMy f Music Thursday, Friday and Saturday night of next week. A matinee will be given Saturday. ''THE LIGHTNING CONDUCTOR." Oscar Figman In "The . Lightning Conductor," will be the attraction at ,;; - : , i it 1 i ' , ,? w k " A ! ' ,,- . f,:,iV i-.v.i.V : ''"vvi V :Wy- 5 A rr'..,r 4- : r ; " ' Vt t- it1 , r It: 4 . . v. . ,11-' .y..'v. .....,v i . v.;v. .'..:. :-, v . Some of the "P?ggy From Parte" Show Girls. Sophie Moti In " Peggy From Paris." ona of various aotia! degrees, seek out Mil. Fleurette, eager to ahow tier attentions. At length, pitying her father and wearying of hypocrisy, in the presence of a numerous company Mr. Ade has her declare herself as Peggy Plummer. There is a wide comedy of types, humorously ' con trasted and carried into - droll and amiuilng altuetlons and complications. The merriment Is infuned even Into the musical numbers which are bright and Infectious. Especially striking are the chorus numbers in which scores of pretty girls sing and dance and move In picturesque measures. AH the ecenes of "Peggy From Paris" are laid in Illinois. The flrat scene rep resents an "old timea" party, the sec ond 1 on the stage of the Paragon Theatre, the third in the courtyard of Honeymoon Terrace.' The company in the mimical comedy la of the high eat degree of excellence, and Is under the personal direction of Manager Clarence .W is. . "A QXrESTION OF HUSBANDS." Cyprlenne Is a woman of seemingly jl.;k!e and unjiertaln tendencies and in the eomeJy, "A Question of Hus l - i 1b," is apparently iresente4 as an -r,j;r of the ever taunting aphor j , "Woman, thy vow are engraved In anl," yet Cyprlenne la ft stronger ;.r i more iorceful character than ap-r-ars from the threads of the atory. The tempter J a' man who professes vr.be, if not to hoair and love - t fTflf-avwe -tO'WjiV' her way a 5 -r hutbaad by means of a trtci the Academy of Music Wednesday, October SOth, and that It la one or mer it Is already known among theatre-goers. The play Is a dramatisation . by Harry B Bmlth. of the 1 widely-read novel of like title by the Williamsons, and is proving a most pleaaing vehicle for the clever star that la being ot tered. ' . ' : -ri-:::: The st,ory concerns a very ordinary auto happening, a break-down, which is painfully experienced toy two Inex- nar(nred vnmiin tnnrmta.'" A nnhltw - - - - - - - . man, auo touring, cornea to me rea-i nounced for this city that has created such a stir of expectancy. For two years its music has been popular with local theatre-goara, and ita approach ing engagement la being loolud for ward to with unuaual interest. So great ha. been ita success since its first production that It has only been presented In seven cities up to this season. Five months of this time It was played in New York and over six months in Chicago. The complete original production will be eeen here, while the cast will Include most of tho original company. Carter De Haven, a young comedian with a big reputation, is playing the title role. Other members of the company are Willis P. Sweatnam, Jack Rafael, Flo ra Parker, Leona Anderson, many other favorites and . a chorus more noted for it beauty and singing and dancing ability than for numbers. The musical numbers which Mr. Cohan has written for this piece are not Interjected without consistent rea son, but, on the contrary, are glvn a coherent place in the atory and real ly Is In Its telling. ' Several of these numbers are "The Grand Old Flag," "Virginia," "He Was a Wonderful Man," "If George Washington Should Come to Life," "I'll Be There With the Bells On," "The Wedding of the Blue anJ the Gray," and "Never Been Over There." "THE TRUTH. Clara Bloodgood and company of well-known players will point out the danger that lurks In the apparently innocent "white He,'" at the Academy of Music In the near future, when theywiil appear in Clyde Fitch's new comedy, "The Truth. This Is the second sucress provided by Mr, Fitch for Mrs. Bloodgood, who added ma terially to her reputation' as an ac tress by means of that clever comedy, "The Girl With the Green Eyes." The Messrs. Bhubert. who have recently signed a contract with Mrs. Bloodgood for a term of years, have provided her wlthi an excellent company., and . , a beautiful scenic production. . , Azucena. In "II Trovatore," It was a phenomlnal success. Then followed three years of her hard work In the opera using her spare time to pre pare herself for greater achievements under the famous voice teacher, Ma dame Krebs, From Dresden she went to Hamburg, where she remain ed some years, and then came to thl Royal Opera in Berlin, which led to Bayreuth, and from the latter opera emanated the fame of the great Schu-mann-Heink. The New York Metro politan Opera House followed, where she has been unsurpassed for eleven years, with great successes intervening, both In Convent GarJen, London, and the Grand Opera in Paris. THE UMPIRE PLEASES. Another 'Mimical Cmnedjf That Gives , Theatre-Goers a Good time at -the Academy-Joe Whitehead, a . Queer Kind or Compound, But He Com pcto One to Like Him. t. "Tht Umpire," Under the manage ment of the Asktn-SInger Company, played at the Academy of Muaic yes terday, matinee and night, . Joe Whitehead, the comedian, was highly entertaining at times, especially when he danced. He is 'an' all-round sort Of a fallow, with good, lungs and nim ble feet . The . first scene la laid at the Hotel DAngleterre, Tangier, Mo rocco, and the time 4 o'clock in the afternoon. At that erne Morocco was a popular retreat for fugitive crim inals, all aorta of - offenders going there. The scenes of the second were In Yorktown, Pa. ' . i Joe Whitehead,-the umpire, gave a rotten decision arfk went to Morocco to escape the. wrath of the mob. The show centres around him. As Jimmy Dolan, the fugitive umpire, i White head is everything. .. Sle is called up on for all sorts of services and bears up well under each and every duty. Some people, liked his style of humor better than they did that of Eddie Garvle, irt "The Tpuriata,' while oth ers did not, i'i-VMA "The Umpire" la a lively musical comedy, with something doing- from the time the curtain rlsea. ' The coa- tumes are pretty and fresh looking, and the scenery, attractive. Joe Whitehead had good support , all the wiy through. . His . Chicago brogue did, not hit some people right in the spot, but- his gestures-and toot work were of the best";...: -! There are several good looking women in the cftst Jand most of the chorus girls made an Impression on the bald head , row. The baseball crank -had his Innlnar. W ::: 'The Umpire" took so well, here that Manager John I Crovo, of the Academy, has booked It sgaW .Wed nesday night- A date was canceled In another , town and the ahow will come here. , ' " -BRYAN NOT 131 FIGHT. Will Neither Endorse Tammany Nor -Oppose Parsons-Hearst Ticket. New York Special 17th to Washington .Post -. ",. ' ,--V '-.?-. .-"'.''. William J. Bryan's visit to ew York Clty next Monday, according -to Democratic national committeemen with whom he has talked recently and who happened to be in town to nitrht will have no nolitlcal signlfl- foance, either as to his own' future In the Democratic national party or, as to local affairs. Any effort It was said, to Induce Mr. Bryan to endorse the Tammany ticket or to oppose the ParsonsiHearst ticket will fail. Mr. Bryan Is well aware, eay those with whorrf the Nebraskan has talked of the strong sentiment- against his third nomination - and the opinion In the South that it would mean the al most certain defeat of his party. Mr. Bryan, it is related, has recently writ ten a letter to a personal, friend. In which he recounts the opposition to him In 1898 and 180Q by many of the leading Democrats of the country, and says that he Is gravely debating with himself the' advisability - of again de claring himself to be a candidate. .. To Drive but Malaria and Build Up . v the System.,.:,;..:-,..' Take tho Old Standard GROVES' TASTELESS CHILL TONIC. You know what 'you are taking. The formula Is plainly printed on every, bottle, showing It Is simply Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form, and the most effectual form. For grown people and children, 60c. . ; ,'- SCHUMAKN-HEINK. , . ' : For muslo lovers of,, Charlotte and vklnity a treat is announced when Mme. Schumann-Heink, the great con tralto, comes to the Academy of Mu sro in the near future. In a grand concert ' of operatic selections and cue, ana tailing in love w.nn tne; songs (wo jroap ot tne lauer oeing younger ot the forlorn party, engages by sixEngUsh composera, which the himself in the capacity ot a Chauffeur.! famous contralto will sing In English.. In hia efforts to conceal his real iden-1 The' followlhg concerning Mme. trty many amusing blunders are made Bcbumann-Heink'a early life will be owing to his enthusiasm and "forget-, Interesting to those ttuJents and mu fulness, s These situations afford am pie comedy. This plot of misrepre sented identity continues throughout the play until almost the , final cur tain, wbea H tblnaa are cleared up In a aatlsfictory manner, Just In time to avert what threatens to become a tragedy. . (--The auonortlnr company and stage settings are claimed to be thoroughly pleasing and assist In giving" a. perfect performance. , , "GEOROE WASHINGTON1. JR.", ' George ' M. Cohan's most famous success of the past two ? seasons. George Washington, Jr., will be pre sIcUqs. who lake the career of such celebrities as an example in shaping their own careers. Schumann-Helnk was born - near Prague.' Bohemia. . J3".ie was educated at the Convent of the Ursullne nuns where her wonderful musical talent was ' aoon obsenred and ' cultivated. From there she went to Ora. where she had more opportunity and after several yeara of diligent and earnest work, ander 4 Marietta on , Leolalr determined to go upon the operatic stage, ; incurring the bitter opposition ot ner ratner. fsne wen to uresaen. where she presented herself, along with numerous other for the contra l Lto position which was then open and . . . . . . u . . sented here by the Cohan It , Harris after her first hearing by; the Jireo comedians, at the Academy. ot music tor wn immediately engaged tor shortly, -.. term At three years. t !ie.T)ada.Jhcr ; No musical play has ever been an- debut when she wa 17 WOMEN AM THE PALMIST BY TROJAN. 's Sometime ago there was -palmist In town. He remained about . three weeks and was one of the smoothest articles in the profession and very handsome in person and could carry his liquor - daily " without showing . it and the dear good women had no idea ot such habits. He was very attractive Indeed. His advertisements ' were big and , written in a manner , that drew the customers.. It is probable that some days he made no less than fifty dollars.- The regular' fee was fifty cents and one dollar, but he didn't tell his clients all he knew for even, a dol lar. We have heard of several who got stuck tor Ave dollars or more and all these women r were church-members. And a few of them : ' regular prayer meeting attendants. Isn't it ', curious how. theses fellows can tool what, are supposed to be sensible women T ' One lady paid the regular fee and the -palmist, with liis head thrown back and eyes closed, said he could aee a man who was very much la love with her, but he could also see that there were obstacles in the way; how ever, he could remove all these for twenty-five dollara and , ; everything would be smooth sailing and If she did not desire to pay the full amount down he owuld bring it to pass on the installment plan five dollars now and son on and so on. gut the woman did not want a husband on the installment plan and he didn't fleece this partic ular lamb out of more than one .dol la. . - ',' . The writer saw them going in at all hours of the day and he was not ob serving all the time either, for he has to keep busy with his own affairs. But saw enough to make material for this little story.. ' The young, the middle-aged and the old women went tb this fellow and he gathered them in. By-the-way they should be required to pay a large sum In every town for the privilege of gulling the 'good sisters .My washer woman wanted fifty cents extras one week, complained of the heavy wash ing. I gave her the money and saw her straightway go to the palmist and give it to him. The white folks went in the front door and the colored in the back-way. It is indeed a curious freak in hu man nature the desire to have the for tune told. All know the past What the future has in store no one can tell. Of course t the sleek palmist claiming ability to look Into the etarsNor Into A" your eyes or your hands and tell your fortune or misfortune and can getyou y n HnltouA Vim I i ... ...W . V. An to obtain your coin. And that is what he la after and of .course everybody : needa it but It la curious how easy It is for some women to be . gulled by', llf,)l fttlrsi Til. M,wtAM In .,,t.ln V a saw. no less" than one' hundred nice -women go to the oracle in the, time of ,v his sojourn but that number is email-. Compared with the asraretrate. Guess they knew about how their . fortunes , stood, x-r' i '-':! ? " i The land-lady of the house where he ; stopped said the palmist made thou sands of dollars yearly. The trick la easy when you ftnow how. Electric Bulbs In High Places. - Popular Mechanic, ', r'1- v' ' J V A good dear of curiosity la ' occa sioned when visitors to a very high possible to reach- the - incandescent ' ISimps 'When they burn out. The ex planation is the use ot a long Jointed pole, which cant be extended to a great ; length. ' At the uppep end of the pole Is a holder, consisting of wire fingers, which open by pulling a string and close tightly around the bulb by means of prlng the . moment the ; cord is released.. When the bulb is thus : gripped the lamp " changer turns the pole and unscrews the lamp. mm , MONDAY NIGHT Messrs. Corey and Welg Present the (Sunbeam 4 of :Musical Comedy, 1 " " HELEN BYRON ' V ," in George Ado's Merry Musical Play Pe$$y From-Paris, Music -Laughter Girls Don't Fail to Hear Miss . Byron's Latest "Sensation, I'm Looking For . a Sweetheart. ' Seats on sale to-day at Hawley's. Prices....... $1.50, $1.00, 75, 50, 25. 9" fH,Hp 'J" 'J' 'r ,r,IB fr 't1 fr "l fr 'I1 fr fr 'I1 "S" fr fl,'fr 'sV f,5f "fr fr5,fr Xfr "fr 'S1 fr 't :. Academy of Music Next" Wednesday Night T Joyous Return of the Merry Musical Play ' The U rti pTre e a e 4 I I l I,- V J .... v . . . 1 - . j t -r I j ' 1 ' I '! if V : : 1 j with the Clever Comedian ', Joe Whitehead and the Askin-Singer Co." of 60. The Musical X T n fUl 1,4 A.Uix T-A T C OKA XTiia 1 ? ' ' 111 WJ-uuagu. - - 1 ; New Orleans, Memphis, Atlanta and 'Nashville : ' in line with Chicago and declare it the Best and II Brightest of All. ' - " , - nj.n I t ca' tfi fn rtt- Ki vffrrfrrfmfm'rVrH ! Ac ad emy of i M u si c I . ' Thursday, Friday, Saturday Night 1 ' Saturday. Iklatinee ; . Eeturn "of tho Favorites , ; ' ; MISS FLORENCE DAVIS, : ; v. with'4 , r,:. . ELLIOTT DEXTER , , and a superior company; " , ; . .in their latest Comedy Success , , A QUESTION ; ' A- Beautiful Scenic Production. Scats goon sale Tuesday at'Hawley'si , 1 PRICES: Night.... ....$1.50, $1.00, 75, 50, 25 . . .70, 6U, 25 Ilatince...-, ..
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