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THE CSAHLOTTE EVENING CHRONICLE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1912. SALISBURY SOCIAL 7 .-(Speciaj tVlhehrpntole.) TP" f ,ttr ACTIONS AT 1'iijfi ACAD FTfY OF Turrsm wvm ri ' - - H .ttr ACTIONS AT THE ACAD Friday, MMinee and Night, Adelat de Saturday, Matihee and Niffht "The Heart Heart Breakers,'-With George .TDe DamereL :i k v : .y- , At the Academy of Mnslc Saturday afternoon and nigni, iwcemoer:i, blg musical play, "The Heart Breakers," with George Dataerel to the title role will be seen. , . 4 The Heart Breakers"-was present-. in Atlanta recently and The At into Georgian had, the following to of the performance: rporee Damerel and . the rest . .of Heart Breakers." were received nch enthusiasm by the audi- with m r rhp Atlanta last night. Laugh ence subdued and hearty, ripples of' ter, tl , riever words and acts, of the com nv Xo show of the season -has Prrused a more enthusiastic reception fhan "Tiie Heart Breakers." and though the audience was not as large as usual, it more than made up in expression f appreciation. The musi cal comedy is very much out of the ordinary. Instead of a big company 0 girls and a few ''chorus - men," there is a big company df men and a few girls. The men are not the ordi nary type of chorus men,' but good looking young fellows, with fine voices and nimble feet., , The dozen or so -iris of the company jre, pretty. 5 and graceful, and make up in quality what they lack in quantity.. : , ; . . The plot of "The Heart Breakers' Is clever and is emphasized more , than the stories of most musieal comedies. The lines are full, of wit and .humor, and most amusing complications sare Mt forth. George Damerel in : the stellar role, is remembered on ;account of his excellent work ' in : The Merry Widow," at the magnificent premier presentation of that famous show in Atlanta four years, ago. " He is an ideal 'heart breaker," with- a knack -of saying soft nothings In - a girl's ear snd a winning smile that woujd. melt 8ny woman's heart. His songs and dances with lovely Myrtle Vail are ex ceedingly well done, several of these suggesting the Merry Widow ,danoes. The company is first class in every Tay. There are no weak spots in the entire cast, the several shining most particularly being Miss Vail, who is a winsome little woman, with a sweet voice and much grace; Frederick Dun-L ham, who is a good-looking youth and dances well; Edward Hume, who handles the comedy nd of the show to advantage an DeWitt McLendon, very clever as the jealous husband. 3fargaret Angelln. ' ' y Since she has been a star, Margaret Angelln has been an insiduous reader of n?w manuscript- , She was the for tunate discoverer of winners like "The Great Divide," "Zira,", "Brown of Har vard," "The Awakening ' of Helen, Richie." While visiting in tiondon, she saw the EngliBh comedy that none olthe Amarican managers believed Toulube acceptable to audiences , on this side. vMiss Angelin bought It, remed.it "Green Stockings" . and it. ks developed into as big money niak' erss several of her other discoveries. Heerge damerel and Myrtle Vatt gn Breakers,., which will be the "aday, Matinee and Night, Decern FTfY OF TUTrsm wvm ZT! Thurston .in "The Love Affair" , - . Breakersth George Damerel. v It occasionally happens that a the tliCfi -SPany organized and equip rs in the jT, I, -"co "-e JNew xork, Pnila- forced to fill in a few nights in ' the yiwcs ai wnat are known as the one-night stands, en route hetween buimo... ucn. an attraction duction of Gene Stratton-Porter's - ww,-lu ue seen nere at an ear ly date. . - , , v. . . .. , . Ida St. Ieon in Her New Play 'rTln- ;t '--.v:-' ishJng 'Fannieu" i v, One ? of the ; big surprises ,of the coming season .will be Ida; St. v Leon in her new play, Flnishinsr Fannie. which will appear at1 the Academy of fcered for - her magnificent perform- oi -oiiynn '-'oily of the Circus,-" m -which vehicle. she starred for the past three' ven.ru nnri in rhh c-v. has played throughout the United viica, ituiuBviHg-Bucn unquaimed suc cess that her - talents hn.v - aunMA Such proportions She snv hM n nlav wnusn gives ner the opportunity to show ' her real worth, ' i v : The v story of the s play is centered about a youne eirl who h hfm cated 'abrbad, though ' her parents are aivorcea. ; me rather f writes to the girl's mother, telling -her .of his in tentions to-brine the a.rfartA tn' nla home, to finish her -education,- much to ner aisoomnture. ' The girl goes to her father's home;-where she meets a number of theatrical people of wnose are sne knows nothing. Still she likes them and takes particular pains to learn all she can from them, and; becomes an apt pupil in the art. She finally brings about a reconcilia tion with her father and mother and all ends happily. v The piece ia -beautifully mounted and the cast could not - be Improved upon. . " A Family That Moves Every Day. Most housekeepers look upon mov ing as' an event to be dreaded for weeks and looked back upon with hor ror for an equal length of time. But what, would these good women do if, like the Savage family, they moved every -day for several weeks at a time ? The Savages have a Summer home, on Long Island. , Their charm ing home looks out on a broad ex panse of Long Island - Sound, sur rounded by attractive cottages and beautiful gardens. Everything about this home indicates that it Is lived in, not put together for ostentatious display by a decorator who considers big checks and good taste synony mous terms. The walls of the living room are lined with well filled book cases, and hung with a : few really good pictures. A plate rail supports numerous artistic and harmonious pieces of china and pottery that do net suggest that they were bought by ,the dozen. A' work .basket, some easy chairs, sofa pillows . and tables strewn "with books and " periodicals still further add - to the charm of a room that , suggests that sweetest of all words home. " And yet, think of its housekeepers. in the big rna&cat ,&f attraction at the Academy of bear 14- , xne j UnslV J til f- . ' . N . .': ,.:.v... . iVV'' 0Y Coming, Adelaide Thurston in a this family moves every day; not only rrom one -house to another, but from one city to another many miles away. Not only is each piece of bric-a-brac carefully packed away after most of our readers have packed themselves away for the night, but the walls of the house- the flower garden outside and the rolling expanse of the sky and water beyond are packed up and moved, along with the furniture. Who are these Savages, you may ask? They are related. to the Bish ops, unusual though it may seem, who live nearby, have an automobile, and ENFORCED COMPETITION. - ; Does the Harriman Case Decision for New Legislation by Congress. (From The Wall Street Journal.) Fending the full text of the Su preme Court decision in the case of the Harriman roads, it may be said that the United States Supreme Court has ruled that the Union Pacific shall dispose of its holdings in the South ern Pacific,' and thereby restore - a basis of competition supposed to exist before, the control became effective.' Under the theory, of the Sherman act, it ie believed that corporations thug segregated can be compelled to compete. It Is interesting to note that : At torney-General Wlckersham confirms this view, with the important excep tion of what has been perhaps the, most expensive railroad In the world, the extension of the Central Pacific from Ogden to San Francisco. Ap parently, It Is possible for the union Pacific ' to retain this Invaluable out let to the Pacific coast without ' vio lating the law. When Kuhn, Loeb & G a., .acting on behalf of the Harri man control, took over the Southern Pacific financing from Speyer & Co., the injury to. the prestige of .the latter firm was popularly considered secondary. All that E. H. Harriman wanted to round out - the Union Pa cific system, even as it had been devised in the old Government sur veys before the Civil War, was the ownership of the Central Pacific He could have well afforded to leave the more southerly, transcontinental system, to a competition, which in virtue of th vastness of the terri tory comprised, was no competition at all. . . ' The court has decided that the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific are competing under the terms of the Sherman Maw. J it is relatively easy for i the court to segregate two or more companies, but no ' power yet devised .by Legislatures can ; compel them to compete, unless they choose to do so. What must necessarily hap pen will be a segregation of assets, in which the Southern Pacific will again become an independent road, but deprived of its formerly enormous strategical advantage in the posses sion 'of the Central Pacific . Devel opment of the" Southern Pacific in mi . No smoke or smell with a Perfection. Just clean, glowing warmth at minute's notice. A Perfection Heater givesnine , hours' com fort on a single gallon of oil.' z. Handsome, yet inexpensive. Dealers everywhere, or write for descriptive circular. " s , . J Get a Ptrfmttkm Smokmlma Oil Htxtmr now,'nd he ootufortablm ofl the rmtt of thm wintmr STANDARD OIL ObMMmratod la EC Si -x New Comedy "The Jxve Affair." move every day. too. Charming Mary Bishop you all know -onlv until now you have called her Adelaide Thurs ton. She, . and the Bishops, - and the Savage . family home, and the ocean and the servants are all going . to move to this city . next Friday after. noon and night and should you wish to know how such a dear little woman as Mary came to lose a fortune for Frank Chandler, - the hero of xne Love Aff air," you can do so by going to the Academy of Music" the day that Mary Bishop and her friends and rel atives are with us. 1 the South has been so wonderful. thanks to the far-sighted policy of E. H. Harriman, that it need care little about strategical advantages to day. - . . i With the ultimate consequences of such a ruling made ; upon .mergers consummated since the passing of the Sherman law, it . would be premature to deal: . That property values will be disturbed it Is. hard for any student of modern corporation history to be lieve. . A position is, in fact, created Which might call for the legislation of some fair . pooling system, beneficial alike to the public and the railroads, and controlled - for the general good by the Interstate commerce uommia ion.-... ., .-.-;;.;- . Why Flags Are Half -Masted. .' ( From the Toronto Mail and Express) Perhaps you ' have noticed "that whenever a prominent person dies tne flatrs on public buildings are hoisted only part of the way up. This is. called "half mast"- Did you ever ston to think what connection there could be between a flag that was not properly hoisted and the death of a great man? Ever since, the flags were used in war it has been the custom to have the flag of the superior or conquer ing Nation above that of the inferior or vanquished. When an army found tself hopelessly -beaten it hauled its, flag down far enough for the flag of the victors to be placed above it on the same pole. This was' a token not only of submission, but of respect. In those days, when a famous sol dier died, flags were lowered ou. of respect to his memory. The custom long ago passed from purely military usage to public life of all kinds, the flag flying at half mast, .being a sign that the dead man was worthy of un versal respect. .The space left above it Is for the flag of the great con queror of all- the angel of death. ' (Atlanta Constitution.) . "With all the evidence against - you said the Justice, "you swear that you did not shoot the9 man from ambush?" "That's right, judge," replied the prisoner, '"I shot him in Redtone - dis trict. They ain't no such place as Am bush' in Lee County."- - , iJA ill y 1 " II I nimw i mi 1 1 !! in i ' "in r'ni'iiniiiii wi mi in ii mm THIS rojRFECTflrvi Will Heat Your Spare Room It means a lot to your guests to find a cosy, well-warmed room awaiting them. , j ''.' A Perfection Smokeless .Oil Heater is the very thing to drive away chill and damp in a hurry: COMPANY tj.IV-..f Nw Jn) SALISBURY,? Dc .7: Mrs. ' T. E. Wltherspoon-' was: the charming host ess ; to trthe - Wednesday- -Afternoon Bridge Club ' , Wednesday s afternoon from 3:30 to 5:80 o'clock iit'fatr borne on Fttltoa Height.V: . i Auction bridge wsjT played . at two tables and in a series 61 extremely in teresting? 'games 'the highest scores were made by Misses Bu'ah Kern and Luna Thompson! ' On the cut J Miss Kern won the prize a pretty potted plant. . At the close ' of the game tempting refreshments were served." After the regular meeting . of. the dub, an im portant business meeting was held; Mrs. Witherspoon, the former presi dent, resigned,, and Mrs. Clarence T. Bernhardt was elected In her place. Mrs. Ralph Hole, formerly Miss Grace Gasklll, was elected a . member, of ' the club and It was decided that the elun would adjourn . until after : Christmas.' Mrs. Witherspoon's guests were; MesdamesR. W. Norman, Ernest Tay lor, H. C. Holmes, P. H. Bernhardt, C T. Bernhardt and Francis - Nlssen, Misses Beutah Kern. Janet Qulnn and Cuna Thompson. The Robert F.; Hoke Chapter, U. D. C, will hold an important - meeting at the Empire Hotel Friday afternoon at 8 o'clock, , when officers 'for; the ensuing year will be elected. ' ' 'Mrs. Edwin C. Gregory delightfully entertained the members of the Bas De Sole Club and a number of other friends Saturday afternoon at her home on West Inness street Auction bridge', was played . at 13 tables and in a series of games the highest ; scores were made - by Mrs. Frank L. ; Robbins and Miss Mary Linn. ., Mrs. Robbins was awarded the club prize, a pair of silk stock? ings, while the. visitor's prize, a- bot tle of toilet water went to Miss Mary Linn. The out-of-town guest's prize. a silver deposit perfume bottle,", was drawn by Mrs. Key of Morganton, while the consolation, a silver picture frame, fell to the share of Miss Janet Qulnn. ,-. At . the close of the games, a deli cious two-course luneneon was served. In serving the hostess was assisted by Misses Claude Umstead and Rebecca Marsh, - ' Miss Howell of Tarborov who is the guest' of Mrs. ' Paul Bernhardt, added greatly to the pleasure of the after noon, by several, beautifully rendered vocal selections, - i - - f ; "Those enjoying Mrs. Gregory's hos - pitality. .'were: Mesdames L, H. Cle- mentr J. ; A. Caldwell. F I. Mallett, F. L. Robbins, FR. F. Smith, J. -ft. Ramsay, F. P. Harmart.A. H. Snider, D. M. Miller, M.;c.rQuinn, R. W. Nor .man, Percy Grimes, ; J. . W. .Neave, Whitehead Kluttz, R.' V. Brawley, C. T. Bernhardt, T.! J. Jerome, James Gaither and Mrs. Key. Misses Susie Whitehead,' Alice Vanderfordi Janet Qulnn, Mary Linn Luetic : Linn, So phie Kluttz and Marie Hardin.: Mrs. J. F. McCubbina was - hostess to the Christian Reid Book Club Wednesday afternoon at her home on South Main street. In charming con trast to the gloomy afternoon the at tractive home presented a seen of beauty and good cheer with ts glow ing open, fires and ..effective decora tions of palms and. ferns. A most in teresting meeting was held. The items proved exceedingly interesting and Mrs. McCubbins gave a mose delight ful resume -of current events. At the close of the literary program the guests - were invited . into the dining room, where ' a delicious lunch was served. "- n Invitations reading as follows have been Issued: 9 . ' Mrs. D. W.'Burright At Home Wednesday-Afternoon v December the Eleventh Three-thirty. R. S. V. P. Auction. The following haVe been received in the city: ' . Mrs. Mary Josephine Graham requests the honor of your presence at the marriage of her daughter Lurllne v and " 'f;j-'-v Mr Charles Wesley Rankin on the evening of Thursday, the nineteenth of "December ' "nineteen hundred and twelve : . at six o'clock, V ' St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 'x China Grove, North Carolina - : t. , '" . r In honor of her attractive house guests. Misses May Dolton and Evelyn Walker of .Winston Salem, Mrs. J, p.. Norwood charmingly entertained, at auction bridge-Thursday afternoon at her home on v South . .Main street. There , were .. seven tables .of auction and the game proved exceptionally in teresting and absorbing. . Pelicious punch was served throughout the afternoon and at the conclusion of the games a two-course luncheon was -served; In serving the hostess was ' assisted ' by Mrs. Hage and Miss Virginia Busby. Mrs. .Wallace Scales, who has Jbeen spending; several months with t her mother, Mrs. Julius MoNeely. ..left Thursday for, Fort- . Leavenworth, Kan.t to join Captain Scales, who is stationed there. She was accompa nied by her. sister, Mrs. W. B. Strachan, who will spend several weeks at Fort : Leavenworth. Mrs. John . F. Heavener, , who has been spending several weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Tuck, will leave . tomorrow night for Jack sonville, Fia... where she will Join her husband, vVr f1--.: : .-.. - 5.. -;--, U Mrs.1 Cora .Williamson : of . Chapel Hill is the , guest1 of her sister, Mrift. J. W-.Webb 58f West Inness street. . Mrs. C. T. Davidson has gone to Chi- ALCOHOL 3 PER avut unuaung OEfooa; ImotesDiges(ionheetfQ!i rtess ana Kraujontalns maa Opiimi.Moiphiae narMcaaLj not Narcotic. -. JtoatSad " Mm Sad - AperE?ct Bemedy f orConsHpa-' Hon , Sour Storoacii.Dlarrtm WorrasXonvulsKmsjevEnsfr nessandLoss or Sleep. licSinfle Signature of " NEW YORK. Exact Copy o f Wrapper. cago to see ' her little granddaughter, Janet Carruthers. Mrs. ' F. P. Harmon has returned to her home in Lynchburg, Va., after spending a week In. the city as the guest of -her-" sister, Mrs Arnold Sni der. - ' ' " , . ' ... . . Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Hole, nee Mjss Grace Gasklll, arrived In the city Tuesday from New York, where " they spent their honeymoon, and have gone to, housekeeping "In their .attractive bungalow , in Furtoh Park. Mrs. Crenshaw of Lynchburg is the guest of' her daughter, Mrs.; R. Linn Bernhardt . ' ' - Mxs... James BC. Warburton and lit tle ; daughter Lillian are spending a few weeks in 'Rockingham 'with Mr. and ' Mrs. , F. S. Terry, Mrs. Warbur ton's parents. - v On account, of the serious illness of Miss Addle White the meeting of the TrveJlejjs,.' which was to have, been 1 1J -xlLi ' 1 ' 1- 1 . X 1 Li. J untU further notice. . - a; ; - Miss .'Rena Tavidson returned Sat- urday from a delightful visit to Mrs. A. C. Atkins In Richmond. . Miss Louise Skinner of Winston- Salem is visiting her sister," Mrs. Ham dy Lentz, 119 East Horah street, and other relatives. r- - r ' v 1 Miss ' Mary" Henderson, ' who has been visiting Miss Margaret Bridgers in Wilmington, has gone to. New Tork accompanied by Miss Bridgers : and Mrs. ' Pemberton to spend some - time. Mrs. " Theo Parker, who has been visiting Mrs. Richard Henderson, has ACADEMY-friday, Dec. , Hi hi ii nwiw i i mag n v m mm 4 &t SkJ - Seat sale "opens 'Wednesday at Hawley!s. . Prices; Matinee.. ... .. .......... ....... $1.00, 75, 50, 2 Night.. .. ......,...:.. X. .. . $1.50, $1J00, 75, 50, 25 Matinee and Night Saturday December 14.' Mort H. Singer Presents the Favorite Singer ' and , - Dancer. GEORGE DAMEREL (late of 'Merry Widow.) IN THE HEART the Musical Comedy With a Plot, lear I "Your Eyes, Matinee 25c: to $1.00, j Seat sale opens at Haw Night 25c. to $1.50.. ley 's Thursday. V 'r IBS pi jn For Infante and Children, v The Kind You, Have Always Bought - r " Bears the Signatum of For Over Thirty Years THf OKNTAUn OO.MNY, NtW YORK OrTT. returned to her home In Danville. -A Crook's "Disguises.?' . i (From .The Washington Star.) Readers of the old-fashioned detect- ' ive stories . will be .thrilled by the tale which comes by wire from Chica go telling of the arrest ' of a crook . who had an equipment' of no less than i six disguises, ' that' is to say, combina- ' tion of garments which enabled him to present six different aspects to the i eye of the casual observer. Two de tectives' happened tis see the man' go behind a building and turn his -coat -inside out and change the cap he was . wearing for a hat' which he ' took from his pocket. They arrested him . as a suspicious character ' and on searching him found that he was weir1 equipped to carry on a " pros perous-eneak thief business without much risk of detectien.' His cap was reversible, . in two colors., His hat was also - reversible. ; His reversible .- coat .added two. more elements to his conir , plete outfit while, he wore two pairs of trpusers, , one' of; which could be slipped off ,in a. hurry and cast aside hvatt emergencyi Thus a man with . . agray cap and dark coat and blue trousers might snatch a handbag and if later.; arrested would scaircely.be . recognized if wearing a brown fedora, ; a gray coat and gray-trousers.' People take more acount of clothing in hurr rled encounters than they, do of faces and it was upon this fact that the j crook - was working in his provision of disguises. It is to be regretted, f or ' the flake, pf dramatic interest, that the man's pockets were not found to be stuffed with ' wigs, mustaches and beards, of different hues,. Then indeed , he would have been the prototype , of the lightning change ' artist who on . on the "10-20-30" circuit completely mystifies enthralled audiences with ) his protean talents. . 13, Matinee and Night FRANCIS X. HOPE Presents- ADELAIDE "The Love Affair" An - Original Comic, Play of -7 . k Today ;.-.;-' By. FREDERICK PAULDING A Splen did Cast Perfect "Production i Roaring Comedy BREAKERS and a - perfect Princess Chorus. Your Smile and You." MM A Air h$ Use BfiM HURSiON MonoIululoney Ijou.:;-5, ; v - Bashful Bumble. :Bee." f , Melody of Dreams." : 1 7 J hi i :i:H r pi A m r- f : ; i ? '4 Hi! 1 i li! I i-i f ! ! ... i ,
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