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w CHARLOTTE, DAILY OBSERVER, OCTOBER 4, 10C3. tie. ' Francis X. Hope continues in the management of-the company,' .'. WILLI A3 1 FIIITII, PRES. FKAXS: B. COVIN'S, Tloe Pres. ar.l 1. if." It. f A GREAT Mt'SlCAIi PXAY. " "MTry Wdow Made Hits Perform ances In the City AVKnessed by Thousands f Tropic -IJany rfcit. on to the City Friday and leu day to Nro - thn Production Orrr ' Wliirh New York Went Wild and V hk Has 'ow World-Wido ttaw - V. Company Stars Tnal Klvet . the AUmtiun of the Audience J-Yom Bcsrtanlns; te End Containing and Socnrry Above lar and Artin .. It is through a deuWe appeal to ; ee and, ear that The Merry Widow" '-. eecurea tta hold upon Its audiences, stimulates their motional beings, and '.:mwi around them bonds of charm which they weald not break if they v. could and' could not if they would. J Farther than this the secret or its charm defies a' logical or critic! - analyst. It ia the rare and happy ,v combination of sweet voices, pretty faces, graceful -dancers, brilliant cos taming, high clam orchestral music 1 : many a woman's heart sighed f. with half-confessed longlag for the own ershlp of one, though she. -would not ha-e dared to appear en Tryon street wearing. It ,f -fS-v'W-ji -.7; The . stars, Rosemary Gloss, a Sonla, ; the rMerry Widow," . and George Damerefc ee Prince Danllo. embassy attache," between - whom a ease of mutual love existaVwere the Stars indeed, thonirh not far JwthtnA frank Charles A, Posey as PopoR. Mar- so vian ambassador and fa la wife, 2s fe talis. fanceakaJCatpar. y,,.-. fj The- part at tha prince Is hs long eat an '.hardest, buths rises to bU opportunities -la the, most effective fashion: It would .be hard to find, one feette -fltteif .temperamentally .lor, '.the Tole, demanding at Umea the nonchal ance or a thoroughbred and at other the Impassioned ardor of deep emo tions suppressed by an iron effort of wilL While bis throat, like those of several other members, was not In the best of condition, he pleased his hearers greatly, with his renditions. high cIsm play of this rank. Made up after the fashion of the frivolous eld maid of low eomedy, mistaking amorous words on a fan to be aimed at, her responsive heart by tHe prince, she at once succumb and throws her self precipitately on hli paper col-' lar.. This feature adds nothing to the production, but rather detracts. ' The closing- scene at Maxim's cafe, while very unusual, has nothing ob jectionable about it and made In fact one of the hits of the company's stay here. The place ia one -where- "wine, women and song" unchallenged and uninterrupted reign. It Is here that Zo-xo. and F1-FI. and Jo-Lo, end Do-Do, end Jou-Jou, and Frou-Prou, and Clo-Clo. and Margof and Zu-Zu, frivolous beauties out for a good time, appear In their Binsina- and danclns. 'wining and dining, richly rigged out. curiously enough and yet' not un naturally, the criticism was confined to the men. Nine-tenths' of the wo men aaw nothing wrong with it. S The play had the biggest run by far of any this season andV, left behind only pleasant memories. " It plays at Salisbury to-morrow night,' going thence to Columbia, S C. It is having a successful trip all along the line. Scores of out-of-town people witnessed the performances in the city .and thousands in all. The show which set New York wild with Its musical cadences' and which get a hemisphere to humming. "I love you so," came up to xpeeUtlon. The crowds It commanded' constituted, a fine tribute to the virtue of advcrtln Ing not the least efficacious of which wis the naming of the Merry Widow hate. ;."', BLACK PATTI. ir.-'Vi; r -' The , Black PatU - Troubadours, which Is . recognised as , en. . of . Ohe moat popular and successful stage at. tractions, in the. United States, pre senting a varied ttyle ,of entertain ment, will, be aeen at ' the Academy of Mislc, V; to-morrow' matinee ; and aigh-.;.i:y Sv;4?-S"':'"w'v.- --The company, consists i. of v forty A-A A A -frU &r?w 'A ' r ONE OF THE KC KICX K lAS IN "THK TRAITOn." and acenary rich In ylvld and har monious coloring. To all this Is to be added the best of acting. - Xt la apparent at a glance that an Immense amount of money Is required far the staging of so pretentious a mnaloal production as that which de lighted capacity houses Friday night, yesterday afternoon and last night at tha Academy of Music. The costumes alone must have cost a mint. The second and third scenes are both nota ble for the gorgeous appareling of the women, sleeping robes, varl-colored gowns and Parisian dreams of head gear. In the latter perhaps more In terest previous to the performance centres than In any other one feature. f:y the tlmo they appeared. In the last act, they had been forgotten, but from the time they appeared on the stage they were never lost eli?ht of. They were larger than the largest and His self-confldence and mastery of his part was shown by the rarity with which he waited for his cue from the orchestra, commencing his songs with out this aid and yet never on the wrong key. The role of Natalie, the wife of the ambassador. Is not one fraught with much joy, for she has the misfortune to bo desperately in love with another than her husband who harbors not j the shadow of suspicion against her. rnus, though her pretty face Is rarely alight but generally beclouded, she Is a distinct addition to the play and her Impersonation Is excellent. Nlsh, the humorous character, mea senger of embassy, makes good. If anybody does and his appearances on the stage are always welcome. It la hard to And Justification, however, for the introduction of Praskovia, Mrs. Nlsh. She ha no raison d'etre In a "OX THK BR1DOK AT MIDNIGHT." A remarkable union of a fine play with brilliant scenic achievements, "On the Bridge at Midnight," Is to be seen' here soon. JvHmt and Gaxsolo spent a fortune on ;he famous repro duction of the Chicago jack-knife bridge nione and the rxt of th .liy u uirwrii mil ! vii rr-i 11 1 n . rui ill' were well awaro that the play li the thing and the result Is that the scenery, with all - Its excellence Is only a fine detail of a story of u.p Interest, originality and plenty of ro mance, humor and jiatboa in order to present the production ss 't li u.d be Kllmt and Gesxolo have secured an unusually competent' company, in cluding clever comedians. The mark ed success of the play give 1t 'he stamp of unquestionable mer't nnd will undoubtedly be one of the ' best attractions of the season.' Thrj Is certainly nothing; on the road lllte the bridge scene in etriklvr interest aij perfection of detail. "On tho Bfi-'ge at Midnight" will ne seen at the Aca demy of MubIc, Thursday matlni ? and night. ADELAIDE THURSTON. The annual starring tour of Ade laide Thurston In her new play, "The Woman's Hour," by Frederick Paul ding, has thus far this season excelled those of the past. The play is an American comedy of modern life by Mr. Paulding, who will also bo seen in the leading male part. The play was staged by the actor-author and the following well-known players will be seen in the star's support: Martha Lawrence Davidson, Pauline Eckart, Caroline Neweombe, Frank Dawson, Edmond Forde, and J. Archibald Cur- ADELAIDE, THtJRSTOX .. . Af ro-Amerlcans. headed .by &iasleretta Jones, popularly known aa the ."Black Pattl" and considered to. be the most accomplished singer of h4f race, and "Tutt" Whitney, the unexcelled droll comedian, reputed to be the funniest colored man alive. I'lack Pattl -has appeared with great sdccesS in Eu rope, Kinging in -.Paris, -Berlin,' St. Petersburg, London and other music 'vt'V";.; . : : 79 Uilk Street. Boston, lias s. V - - ' J. S. C0THHA1T, ' KeprreenUUTe, 405 Trust BW CHArXOTTE, IT. 0, BLACK PATTI. centres, and enjoys the distinction of having sung by command for the pres ent (King 01 Great Britain. Her sue-, oess In the United States with the' Troubadours covers a period of eleven years. During that time She has ap peared before the largest audiences that ever assembled to pay homage to a diva. At the Madison Square Garden, New Tork City, she attracted anr audience' numbering over U.oOO, and at the great Pittsburg Exposition 1 1.000 people assembled to hear her aln. .... :.V ,." She haa been the stellar attraction of the Troubadours for twelve conse cutive seasons, and the unprecedented success of this company is .due, ia a large measure,, to . the : remarkable vocal accomplishments ef this dis tinguished ; artist There are '- two score other . singers, -: dancers, corns dlans, Taudevllllans, specialists, ( re fined coon . ahouters, comprising the Black PatU Troubadours,' who appear HIT atage- i ahow aa varied ; '- as . It la entertaining, and the kind that ia understood ' and enjoyed without the aid of a librettist or an interpreter It Is, rapid-fire medley ef song,' story, dance with negro melody, darky fun. Khr buck dance, the cake-walk, stun ning; specialties and coon shouts, hap pily interspersed and climaxed by se lections from the standard operaa. HOW SOOTH CAROLINA TAKES IT. Sons of Palmetto Stats Not BelUger ent Toward Unde Sam aa of Tore New Tork Globe. How different might the reception of the South Carolina dispensary deci sion have been la the 10' a of the nine teenth century! A week ha passed since the Circuit Court of Appeals al lowed the liquor agents of that sov ereign State to be sued, and thus In effect permitted the State Itself to be reached by non-resident liquor houses, A 'week haa sounded no call to argu ment,' much less to arm. She seem ingly scqulsces In the decision with grace, if not with alacrity. Utterances such as some of the South Carolina papers are responsible for might have been accounted treason In the days pf Qhlsholm versus Geor gia, or those" later days when Calhoun thundered and Jackson threatened, and South. Carolina took It upon her II fy the acts of the Federal Legislature and the decisions of the Federal courts. The milder - journalists are writing In tha vein of The Charleston Evening Post, which recently express ed Itself as follows: We may as well, therefore, face tha early prospect of a receivership, under appointment of ths Federal courts, of the dispensary fund, and, therein, contemplate the administration of South Carotin affairs by Federal au thority. It la not an agreeable thing, but It It the law. If this Is a protest It Is a gentle one, one ' that should soothe rather than arouse the passions. Other papers, however, accept the decision of the court as proper or even desirable. The harm was done, says The Charles-, fon" News and Courier, when B. R. Tillman converted the sovereign Com monwealth Into a liquor seller. It la at least no marvel htat the Fed eral court cannot banish from before Its eyes the spectacle of the State doming the majesty of Its true gov ernmental function tying a white apron about its waist, rolling up Its sleeves, and taking Its place"behlnd a counter to hand down a bottle from a shelf just as Flelschmann hands It down in Cincinnati. Have the sons of South Carolina be- Q-TO'RyCJn'.fclKELJ About leaky roofs and use Rex Flintkote Eoofing. I - y - '.For sale only by - - - We carry everything in Mill Furnishiiigs.,; trayed themselves flouting their an cient sovereignty for the satisfaction It gives soma t them . to see the Bute's liquor . monopoly writhing under the lash of courts and creditors? Does the immediate personal Interest so overshaodw mighty dogmas? Or la It that our Southern brethre nara no mere disturbed, than the rest of the country by decisions which tend to de fine the spheres of both BUte and na tion,' keepings ach within restricted bounds? Of certainty more ready acquiescence ; in tha decision of a Federal court could have been ex pected of ae State north of Mason and pixon's line.' .',.:, V WATIONAl DEGENERACT. Some Indications of ft Noted by a Fa - v:: BMHii Alienist. Dr. Allan MacLane Hamilton, la Phil adelphia Public. Ledger. "I take New Tork as fair example of general standards. Our Bohemlan ism is .brutal, vulgar; it has no fel lowship or camaraderie in It. It Is a region of cafos and restaurants, where men and women prey -upon one an other. Our society la Imitative without originality, with absurd exhibitions of loud taste and Ill-proportioned artist ry. We are free to the verge of open revolt against the laws of Moses, that are needed, but Ignored. We have a!) the license of foreign decadence, with a unique degeneracy of our own that no. foreign city would endure, because of ''its cruelty, Ita savagery. We read chiefly false exaggerationa of science and outrageous exposes of forbidden-crlmea Of course, press censorship is Impossible) In tha pres ent state of political conflict, but I consider that large part of the so called emotional Insanity that leads to crime In New Tork is due to these sensationally false and blatant expos ure In certain newspapers ef disas ters that we never heard of before and would never hear of again, except for their Impression upon half-formed minds and young people. National degeneracy,' says Doc tor Hamilton, is our chief menace, and he asks what meaning Is attach ed to tha word "home" In New Tork. The word has been "demoralised by the modern standards of living." Doc tor Hamilton is impressed with the "brutality of conditions," with the ab sence of contentment and of placid ity, and with tha feverish emulation that lays the seeds of insanity. "Over here if a Newport "society womaa! gives pink tea the woman who 11 married to a man living on aJ year must have her pink tea, too. Thai effect of that ping tea In. cheap flat I Is demoralislnc to say tha least. There Is a good sign in the recent exodus of people to th country, but ! there is not half as much of that : as - there ought to be.-The trouble la that there ia no standard, there is no definite ap preciation of right and wrong; we none of us know where we are in our professional capacities or la our moral outlook."- ' . w (- ' For Tha Observer," OCTOBER, ' r ? WW 8h treads the e art It a very queen',, In royal garb apparel'di ' - 7- " Casts here end there ber beauty rare, . Her glorious reign to herald! O'er distant hills her purple robe " She throws In rich abandon. And sways fcr sceptre, Ooldenrod, O'er all her wide dominion. She lights the sombre green' ef pine.. Each .wood and hill and hollow. ; With flaming torch the maple's red . The hickory's golden yellow. ' 1 From high In heaven's arched vault.' of blue. - ' The King of day, her lover, v Sheds sunshine on herjjath that ha , New beauties may discover. .-" X 1 . : Then o'er ber lace, with witching grace 80 like to woman true, .v To make ber fairer yet, she draws y, : , A veil of shimmering blue. ' ' ' .- ... ' wmm MOXPAY MATINEE AND NIGHT. BUCK PATTI TROUBADOURS Headed by the Original ' BLACK- PATTI; Everything New Including TCTT WHrTNKT . ;U t AND HUM HENDERSON ( ' . and ' big company. "V'i , . Seats now on sale. . , Prfte Matinee; .' ' - and . SOc.i Night IS, So, TSc, and 1. - SKATS NOW ON SAtS. - I CHARLOTTE'S LATEST A GREATEST Ailill i I I -L ' ' - - 1 , wonaay nisnt, vctooer 5th, id fne ooenmg ogre pr; mt? r mco iiu a ing Rink in North Carolina and Equal to mel0eqt kn th& Sputli at tliM AUD1TO R l;V M ; yy'M This handsome new building has the finest maple flooring, perfectly fitted up for the lovers of the skattag sport, ; an iron columns in ine Duuomg nave oeen paqaea iu prcvciit,uani,5xi5 ww ;' SPECIAL ATVK ACTIONS :. CrThc management will present without extra charge f rom time to timcseiiti6l5 acts of the very highest order, the operiing specialty being a Trouoe of Jooonece performero . , a ; f ;, I his troupe In their turn 5 v other attractive features Tf center of the Auditorium, mm i comes to us with the highest recomrneridatioanH ) Wing, balancing .wire, aerial stunts, they are- first ;dassr pres&ti class pcrfprmancejhat is extremly interestinge In addition to , , V caiures wmcn wiu De puuea ois 'ax me rvuaicorium ior mc j owhwuuuwi. ,wvtia wvv wxfww" jr t itorium, a band stand. This will be occupied. miisicknsd will continually furnish music, 'adding to,the general entertained - -. 45 Under the direction of Mre I. H Hahn, Charlotte's foremost candy and ice'tteam; :ma the large stage will be 'converted into a Palm Garden, where 1 i ...t .l.:'Utf--'.l.'l-ii'-liV'2l-i!t.iL":---' 2-1 ' - . 1e.:nvevise " ' ' ' " ' everyening in mejeiresnmeni jinc:yrm;re.yw;ui a uiuai iwwuiuaiauwe . " C " ' ' '0 . 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