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I .. ' T 1H'"''. ' Amusements ( V -- a. I J by birth and educated In -Copenhagen. He entrusted the1 work of adapation to Laurlts Bwendscnj; editor-ln-hief of the SeandanUvlan. Correspondence bureau, and the author of numerous I novels well known In the- Scandina vian countries. Swendeen has adapt ed numerous plays for presentation at the Royal theater.. . . .. , ; SCENE IN "AROUND TI1JK CLOCK," AT AUDITORIUM, MONDAY, DECEMBER 11. It t t t t t ; COMING ATTRACTIONS. Monday, Deo. 11 "Around the ' Clock." . '' Tuesday, Dec. '' 12 Richard Carle and Edna Wallace In "Jumping Jupiter." , t It H It It t It H K It It It H It H It It It It '. "Around the Clock." ' , ' : The attraction at the Auditorium on next Monday, , December 111; will be the famous- comedians and pantomlm Ists, Ritchie's - London Comedy com pany, who.. will be remembered for to those who are fond of laughter and to the best class of theatergoers. None of the fun producers make their points ad effectively and with less apparent effort than Ritchie's London Comedy company. - There is no exaggeration about their workit Is natural in the extreme and without raising their voices above the ordinary conversa tional limit, the audiences never lose a word they are saying. .-. Price 60c, 75c, and $1.00. - Tickets are selling at Whitlock'a. - Richard Carle and Edna W'allaoe ' Hopper In "Jumping Jupiter." -At the Auditorium Tuesday, Decem- their remarkably- clever lnterpreta- tne late8t of hl8 mUslcal comedies, for anil the ensembles are among the best convenient to Introduce a handsome young woman as the wife of the pro fessor. Everything seems to be run ning along smoothly until the pro fessor's wife unexpectedly recovers, and loins her spouse. This creates obvious embarrassing difficulties, which are solved by the Drofessor inducing his newly . found wife to pose as a maid. Mr. Carle is the author of the piece, and ha managed to slip In a great many bright lines, although there also are a few which are reminiscent. There are many musical numbers, all of which are sung In catchy style. The chorus is more than "up to snuff." Striking costumes have been provided, "Top o U'-World Fred J. Bailey of. the duo Bailey and Austin stars 6f the "Top o' th' World," early in life was to be a prize fighter.' Living in New fork he saw many bouts and had many opportuni ties to try his skill with many near boxing stars. . Ad Wolgast,' Battling Nelson and many of the light weights say that Bailey missed' his vocation and should have gone In for 'light eight fighting. ,. . .. . When your feet are wet and cold. and your' body chilled, through and through from exposure, . take a Dig dose of Chamberlain's Cotogh Remedy, bathe your feet in not water before going to bed, and you are almost cer tain to ward off a severe cold. For sale by all dealers. 1' V - . Promise of Release. '' I .' . V v.1 Tr.win Minhiutlla. the author. was talkina in New York about her idea of divorce Insurance ;i "There would no less neea-oi yu . tn-nMna ih .anlr. "If there were not so- many mercenary girls and foolish graybearas.! wnen a mercen ary girl marries a' foolish gray beard than h it ivnrne Insurance . agents should flock around- The well known: novelist nere 101a an appropriate; atory: , -'.-v. t an appropriate story: 1 . , -A cnorua giri, , "" aiu, lust married an aged mllllbnalre, got a letter to thla effect: - (: " 'If you do not, put 50.uuu,ui in iu tK.iii,i hfore your house to- nta-ht. we will blow up your husbriad. The Black Hand.' ( , "The young bridoi instea aor put ting 450,000 In the tree-box, put this note there: .- 'Can not meet your views aa re rnrdji cash, but otherwise your prop osition deeply interests me." Ex change. .. V. Whan vnu have 4 cold get a bottle I I of Chamberlain's longn Kemeay. ii I ..111' anA W Villi All Mirllt tlia Will ward off any tendency toward pneumo nia. This remedy contains no opium or other narcotic and may be given onnfldnntiv to a. baby' - as " to an I adult Sold by all dealers. .;, - For the Children The Joyous Winter Beaton, Whan Skating Time Arrive. A 8CEE IN RICHARD (HIMSELF) CARLE IN "JUMPING JUPITER," HIS GREATEST SUCCESS, AT THE ' , . , AUDITORIUM, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11. , tlon of the travesty "A Night in a London Musw; Hail," the one and only vaudeville success of last season. This year they , are appearing In a brand new musical comedy from the pen of Frank Huffman, entitled "Around the Clock," which met with Instant suc cess on IU Initial performance. The members of Ritchie's London Comedy company are second to none among the exponent of comedy. Their posi tion Is In the very front rank, having established themselves so thoroughly In public and critical favor that their engagement here becomes one of the really Important events c the season KXJCOOUOOftCCOOOCi hi..h ha flnrfa th tltla of "Jumolnff numbers In the production. Bcemcauy uie piece leaves mui uji be desired. Mr. Carle has not been seen In an I offering for some time which gives I Jupiter." v . Mr. Carle la amusing after his own fashion, and be brings along a com pany, the excellence of which la not lightly to be overlooked. Principal of these la Edna Wallace Hopper, who sings very pleasantly. She wears some handsome gowns and shows herself to be pretty much of a comedienne. The piece tells an entertaining story of a akin doctor, whose wife Is suffer ing from the toothache. ' He Is Invited to a wedding and accepts, leaving his better half to fight the pains of the throbbing molar alone. The bride groom for purposes of his own, finds It him a better opportunity to Indulge his usual mannerisms with good effect He evidently knows rather well just what sort of a production Is best suited to his own talents. Tickets on sale at Whitlock'a DETECTIVE'S CHARGES AGAINST LABOR LEADER CAUSE ROWi XZL ii 11 mm m llt"5e?i 1 x "Naoghty Marietta." At an early date (wear Hammer- stein will present Mile. Florence Web ber in "Naughty Marietta" at the Auditorium. The new comic opera la by victor Herbert and Rlda Johnson Young, and is said to be brim-full of melodious musle and has been staged more elab orately than the usual attraction of Its class seen here. Naughty Marietta" has gained the strong commendation of P w York audiences as was shown by its long and successful run of six months at the New York theater, last season. A special augmented orchestra has been assembled to bring out the beau ties of Mr. Herbert's score and the chorus will be one of the moat pro tlcient vocally that ever added to the ,iui-cess of a comic opera. A variety of handsome 1 costumes 1 of the eigh teenth oentury, together with appro priate srenery, will make striking stHne pictures. UnMdea Mile. Florence Webber In the cast are to be seen such wll known favorites as Madame Cara Crendellf, Blanche Latcll, Bllty Wood, Kayles Hilton. Edith Booth, Viola Oarrlck, Juan Cardo, Edouard Beck, Hid firaham, tloorge Burke Scott John Horn, Silvio Will. Billy West Dan Morrison, Walter P. Hearne. Wll- lard Reynolds and R. J Mulligan. The d-v ,r of !' 1 ' ntWm of Detective William J. Bum that F. M. Cyan, prenldwt nal Aswoflanon of Brlrfge ana tnrurturai iron woriwra, wu f t!. McNumam fiyvnmn'ng w-V Iihs rwuHeit in a inrry r It , ' . . f t i'- - i ., v- " . ' r - - : 1 : AUDITORIUM Don't Wait for Barnum, See BILLIE RITCHIE K. - I-' Monday, Dec.. 11 ,' ; ' : .' "' '' " ' " :' . . - - V". ' - . ,. -. . v -' '.-. . in the only Musical Comedy Circus on Earth Around The CIcc 30 The Sweet Sixteen Chorus of Ameri can Rosebuds Fresh From the Broadway Triumph 30 Fun, Music and Frivolity Galore. The Biggest, Best Dollar Show out of New York. PWCESL50c75cr41.0 liitlock's.? -W nt.V'.' hf a 'narYect mania fof fowW of ev err description except In baseball. I like turkey fowl, not foul ploy. I have made1 a study of the turkey, and i mnalder It a wonderful Dlra. it at tends to lta own business and never bothers about ours. It fattens np ror ns and does Itself np food and brown for our appetites. That reminds me of a riddle. When la a turkey Ilk an English poet? When It U Brown ing. I like tarkey better than poetry. Too can eat the one. I m glad ennsv mai Is coming. ' : Tk tilt anil tha Duslca. ' Hint vaara ago. when a Itttl Mil waukee girt waa three years old. her father bought some ducks, wnicn were nut in with the cMekens. me next morning th Uttle one went to ae them and. naturally, they quackea .h.n ah seared th gat, to an turned and walked briskly up the yard and back t tb gat again, wnen iney mniii tnli ouack. Sb did this sev eral times, when Anally en waa beard to est. -Well. I did walk.- ED nan understood them to say -wait". AUDITORIUM -ST TUESDAY DECEMBER 12. "The Havoc." "The Havoc," II. B. aheldoo's play which Henry Miller wilt offer at the Au'lltcn linn at an early date, Is being r-tiamefl for production at the nr rick theater In Ixmdnn by Arthu Itoiirclilcr, the Knulliih actor-mana H.ir. "Ktami-t" Is still prospering the (arrlrk, hut Onrar A he Is rom pulled to rluM hla Ixindnn engaire-mi-nt to fulfill his contracts for aa Ausirnllan tnur that has been adver timl to begin next January. K'Mn aftt-r the London production of "The Havoc," ). 8. 8hllon's play, la to be produced at the Iloyal thea-li-r In Vopenhi,en. Th author did not nifike the Dnnlali trannlatlon of "The llnvoc" nlthougll he Is a Dane When Jack Croat cornea down from tb north be blows his Ivy breath on the waters and eong-abt tot in lulu glaaay Dlalna. Then the young folks are hap- nr. for skating tlm baa come. Puiidv leas Santa Claua will remember many of bis yottnf friend with th- pr-aeut of a fine Dalr of akatea, and tnr surely be appreciated and put to mjod Thera are few aooTU that aSuro mora nleaaura than a. BDlO IVr .tb smooth surface of lake or stream on ahlnlnv ateoL It la a healthful and inriimratina xerdwr. and tb keen wind paints rosea ou th cbevka. no- tared aboT In a little girl op ber oral attamnt at skating. Bbe la as yet un certain, but aooo she, will matter, th art and flit awnv with grac ana speed, astonished that what seemed so difficult waa to easily learned, . - Tka Bealnalnaa af Thlnaa. Tb asm of our writing materials were applied to them on account of tb ma tar I la from which that were Otlgl nally mad. But. while w retain their names, tb materials hare all changed. ror instance, caner la do longer mad of papyrus, a pencil la' not a Uttle tall, "pentclllus." like a camera tuur brash. Th "lead" of a lesd pencil la not lead, and th -India rubber- wltb which w araae tnk end mn1 marks navar did cuoii from lurtls . Tba oalll pen stirrlres to remind us tbnt tb orlirlnsl nea waa nhirked from a bird. In the German Isneunira a "feder" Is a feather, and that la lb nam tr-ey glr thIr pen, while the French call theirs "plum. aixo the real asm for a feather. Our 'Den" iiircetsa featb r nnlt when w chonne to think about the Latin "penna." Philadelphia Ledg er. AKaut Christmas. ' While w ar celebrating our Chriat mas festivities It la interesting to give a thought of bow w cam to nare anph cnatoma Not er one know, ror instance, that our Santa Claua came frotn Hol land, onr Christmas tree from Germa iit. the rhristmas stocking from Bel- v . glum and Franc, whll tb universal rraarlna. "Merrr Cbrlstmasr waa shouted from on to another by tb English many years ago. . Llklna ana Levlna. "Oh." aald a Terr small girl. ! did bar auch a torely Christmas! Doll and randT. and' nVhlch did you Uk th beat tn dolls or the candrT' "Rtranf folks don't know." was tn reply. "I Uked tb candy, but I loved thedolllea " ' ? -ante Claua. Isn't K rat th quaerast thing That Santa Is so shy? Wa can narar, never catch him, Ne mattar kew we trv. . 1 1 i It tan't any aaa to watch. Bacaua my awmma said That Banta Osua will enlv eoiM Whae ehlMraa are tn bail. . -8u mrkolaa. FRAZEELtDERER PRESENT 0 iGooasaacr) 0 V 1 In the big laugh and song show umpin w Jf Johnny's C t Kud haan trnnhlad with fiOnall nattnn for twn Yaara and trlait all nf the bast physlrlana In Prlstol. Tenn., aaa tney. couia no nmning lor me. wriies i nomas jw vviiiiama, aiiaaie hnrn V w Tarn MfhitM Ptiim berlaln' fltomach and Liver Tablets cured me. For sale by all dealers. Very Accewtlble. f "TTnaf AA vnu Unit tha araathap In I London?" aaked tha friend of the re turned traveler. "You dnn' thave to find the waoth- ft In Imilnn," repllfd thn trnvi-lcr upiter , with ; , , EDNA WALLACE-HOPPER (especially engaged) an excellent company and some girls. 15 SONG HITS 15 Prices-50c, 75c, $1, $1.50, $2. Scats now soUins: at Whitlock 'b .J a-- Had It TV -J Time, Customer (to shopkeeper) Have you got any eggs that you can guar antee to me that there are no chlokens in? Mmiikaeper (pHimlng fnr a mr- j.i,..,!) V. fr, (lin-K V I "'.; 'Ii Tlip Vnliuppv Midliiiii. "Poor Jane Is In dusimlr." "What's the niaitnr with Jar "Why, ah tins Jtmi I - -.m t le thnt ' t.. t .t t iii. , . . '!! .(. l-.j 5-n u r.t ' v -.- r." a
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