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'I? TTE C&lJi y M. c. FLUIt t cold . “or»- Of in futl us aikow land street lAsf^s Co ♦ ♦ t AMUSEMEf^TS ♦ ♦ attractions at the academy.of music this week ♦ ^ Monday night truetday Matinee and Night z Thuriday Night 1 rriday Matinee and Night.. . J Saturday Matinee and Night. “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm/ ♦ ... “Rebecca of SHnnybreok Farm.” ^ “The Country Boy." ♦ “■evoHy of Qrauatark.” ^ Ty Cobb in ‘The Coilego Widow." ^ Edited by T. P. Naeh, Jr.) Roeary”—Yeeterday, Matinaa and Night. fore ahe went eut to beoomo a lull fledfed dramatiat—to riilt b«r &t her summer home, QulUcote. Maine. The "Tto P-OPary fUCCer t lie f.ll Jatier B.t on the 15??“>* f ,he preceding three attract Thompson ao .u. Thof ,cepted the invitation and week. That. howeverjrT:r;:„ ,rh fhft nniisiiaiiv She and Mrs. Wlggln worked at the comedy for several hours each day. Miss Thompaon’a part of the in tion^ VIS c.amy licular -IS ha? r f. - as much the unusually high of the others, as to any par- ult of Its own. “The Rosary’’ ~_i, •wri—*- ^ - 1 'nci, a moderate success, af- ^ *n’ ' ‘ , momentR a very high order seconding all the sug At nth«r Kestious made by the creator of Re becca. The two writers had been strangers at the beginning of their col laboration, but their close lnter(iifQrse during the period of planntftg ‘ and writing the comedy made thov close friends and at the end of th^r work they pledged life long fealty to one another. Mrs. Wiggin did all of the dialogue writing herself. It was only in the technical matters of entrances, exits, climaxes, the length of scenes .ar'rter. unlesTit warFath-jf“? other Important de- vJv ..slsnment filled by Mr.rJj”® o^f dramatic construction that Nelson, the performance fell, Tho^Pson assis^^^^^ ■ ci be nti 18 good as it could be f ^ f^ which all of the delightful ■ «„• even an all-star company |"8‘«’'»>"^®s *iomely sentiment, cheery . d ."iiiit (liffleulty with the inherent snd unforgettable character .. ... V* .V*.'; j*. V .'J- r_-, ..-v w action ^as almost amateurish. j, ihe play is planned on a . ' - d ^^nder scale than its con- ./rnriion tTipasures up to. “The Ro- ‘ jQj.- is supposed to contain a „nr«is of the action—a very beau- * itself, but as work- .' ",he action appears too level, rr .’f ?eem*« weak, and the whole unflnH^ d effect. In the hands f which did not include a .n. ruction. drawing of the Rebecca books have been transferred to the boards of the ■•o.beec. of Sunnybrook Farm." J?,?*'!'*. •'“‘"“t deviation 'from Mrs. '“’da* WisRin writes all ofl^Ulglns own charming .tyl« Thus K ^ .t. rionc hand, makes cor-1 l>»PPei>a ‘Hat a bTOk ptay-and book „lonf copies the manuscript the|P'»f* rection!-. ct pii^ i* -itext—has been made into a comedy without interfering with the delightful memories of its readers. There will be a special matinee 3 roplos ‘fVcond time -.nd then hands it to a fv ;n for copying to go to her puN j T is was the process she used t ' Tsunn,"brook afternoon beginning at F'fffl” " ^*ch i.** to he seen here at • ra-i.inv of .Music Monday and for the first time In Char- . -n writing •Rebecca” Mrs. T ir«ln had the assistance of Charlotte ^noiwhose' beat known previous the dramatization of “The “ix iung of Helena Ritchie,” used V Mr: aret Au-Mn for a season or , - j r .re recently by Catherine M «. Wiecin had been im- r-r the dramatic rights to ’n i'lmopt every known and .4 ati.'t. She finally de- c.^h n persistent call for • tr r of her charming Rlver- T' h .oine to the stage must be r. -ipfi -nd then she determined that would ^et Rebecca before -' ts. Misi« Thompson was ?■' her as a j'K’rson thorough- p) with Mie technique of “ ritinc and just the person to . u play around the adven- av ife of Rebecca. Mrs. Wlg- ir . 1 the California woman— Thompson was a resident of F ' I’*' and a writer there for f'>r a number of years be- (oiinti-- r.ifr':-- t'lp :.;• t'qo friC’' 1 PM'- f V ! “The Country Boy. ** At the Academy of Music Thursday night of this week Henry B. Harris will present “The Country Boy,” Ed gar Selwyn’s four-fcct comedy with an excellent cast specially selected for this tour. The play is one which has gained much success in New York rs well as the smaller cities of the coun try’ for it is a realistic picture of the strivings of a boy who goes from a small community to make his way in the city equipped mainly with an ag gravated sense of his own abilities and an ego of untenable dimensions. “The Country Boy” is based upon the familiar young man of great Im agination bred In a small country town. His greatest ambition is to get away from what he considers the liniita- tion of his birthplace and make a great name for himself in the city. He abandons a charming home, a great mother, and a sensible Sweetheart in the country town and goes forth to make his way. Instead of bringing him fame and glory New York only brings him an attachment for a chorus girl for whom he throws away his money and his business prospects. Added to this I.low comes the news of his sweet- I'eart’s engagement to another man. The boy realizes that he has failed utterly. Disappointed:, • defeated, his chagrin brings despair In Its train -.;'V SCENE FROM REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM. ly of Graustark,” ' through ' which George Barr McCutchoon has ,enter tained thousands, :s cleverly portray- is permitted to kick the winning goal in the last minute of playJ The foot ball game takes place in'tfee third act. ed at the Walmu this week,* with a: in the fourth act, “The College Wid few thrilling melodramatic touches added and a little humor, which Louis ville audiences like so well. “Miss Irene Warfield is great'in the role of Beverly, the American girl. Spontaneous, imj:ulsivo and oeautiful. Miss Warfield captivates the audionce from the moment she enters in a neat traveling ?own to tlie last act, where she is tastily arrayed in a soft black clinging garment, which accen tuates her good figure. “But for ^he farcical laugh of Law rence ' Evart as Baldes, in the first act, he is pleasing in the leading male role. The rest of the cast is pleasing. Lillian Allen Devere, as Auht Fanny, Beverly’s maid, orin^s the laughs w'ith her crude negro wit. “Everyone knows the stcry of Bev erly. The first act is the scene of the hills of Graustark, where the American girl loses her way and is befriended by Baldos, the Tnountaineer, a Prince In dis^ui.se. The sl'Coji':! is' ow” confesses her trickery to Billy but this leads to mutus^l confessions, and the love'spark whl^ch 'ha^ t«een kindled by the College V/idow’s sub terfuge ends hafipiiy^ a;hd ^«tstently. The coinedy • bristles wito ' bright ideas, tee.ms with familiar types of college life,’ which we can all recognize quickly, and gallops through from cur tain to curtain.' - The-piece has been staged with much eare and attention to artistic detail, .which., is’ "i 'wiiming feature of the’production acid the cast is a large and eMcient one. the throne room iu Edelweiss castle, where Beverly, wh.m Baldof. mistakes' for the Princess, enacts a little farce. The third and fourth acts show real action, a sword duel or two and a gun shot. In these .icts the “Iron Count,” Gen. Marlanx, the vHlain in the r'l^y, attempts lo rake the life of Ba'iU(>s, the mountaineer, on ^iho groiin'l that he is a spy, whila *ri re&iffy he is a Prince in disguise and an ally of t war with its “The Bohemian' Girl 'Coming.'* - Charlotte music-lpyv^rsV and, theatre goers will welcome the, ^rinonnrement that the Aborn O^ra /CpmpaRy's mammoth production oY “The V, ¥lphe- mian Girl” will oe seen', In this c|t,y Tuesday November 14/ for two perifor- majnces at the Ao?demy “The^ Bohemian Girl” was presented in Charleston, W. V., ‘ Ust • Tuesday night, and the Charleston Ga;zette, un der date of We Inesd.ay, Noveniber 1, contributed the follov/ing editorial re garding the company "and produc tion; -u The Bohemian Qirl. when a friend, a newspaper m^ man . ages to imbue him with Graustark, which is at thy afld optimistic view of life I neighbor, Dausborgi n. pointing out what a gre^ chance ^ he J well, o£ course, when boy really has with heath sin pi.}Qce Dantan'.o (Baldos) meii capture strength and friends at home to stana Qabr’e!, Dantari’s half-brother. fY COBB, at the ACADEMY, NOV. 11TH, MATINEE AND NIGHT. Special Sale —ON— Player Pianos did not anticipate 8^ cent cotton when we placed our order Self Player Pianos. The stock on band must be sold be fore December 81st, and in or- ler to dispose of them will make special terms. See thia stock while it is complete or ^rite for particulars. Chas. M. Stieff Manufacturers of the ft®'.'*”* «nd stieff Self.piayer by him. The newspaper man himself was at about the end of his rope, but in his enthusiasm for the boy he rouses his ow n ambition and they both return to I he latter’s home. There-they succeed in establishing a newspaper and they r.m it so ably that they win the re- ...ect of the community and material ;ccess as well. The cup of success ' : 5ms over for the youth, however, 'vhen his sweetheart tells him that she 'oves him as well as she ever did. The utory is told in such manner as to make the audience laugh at the eccen tricities of the characters which are brought logically into the drama. Henry B. Harris has organized an excellent company to enact the I'iay and the list of players will Include Grace Campbell, Wilfred Lytell, Staple ton Kent, Lovell Oldham, Muriel Bish op, Lizzie McCall, Wll’lam Morren, Rosamond Carpentier, .William Levis, Marie Pert. Mart E. Mann and eth ers. “Beverly of Grauatark” ComI.ng. George Barr McCutcheon’s great novel, "Beverly of Graustark” will be seen in play form In this city next Friday afternoon and night at the Academy of Music. Beverly of Graustark” was present ed in Louisville, Ky., recently and the Louisville Evening Times,‘under date of October 30, had the following ac count of the play. enemy of .Graustarq and pretendbs to the Dausbergen'throne.” Pianoa. SOUTHERN WAREROOM ruAB.'if**' Trade Street CHARLOTTE . . n. c. H. Wilmoth. Manager. (Mention this paper.) C. “The College Widow,’’ With Ty Cobb. One of the greatest comedies of the American stago and the greatest play from the p'*n v'f the prolific Hoosier writer. George Ade, will be seen at the Academy of Music Satur day afternoon and night, November 11, when Mr. Vaughan Glaser will present his mammoth production of “The Col lege Widow,” with Ty Cobb, the world’s famous ball player, portraying one of the most important roles. The scene of the play is laid in a western colle.ge town. Hiram Bolton, a captain of industry on bis way.to his alma mater, Bingham College, drops off to visit his old college ohum, President Witherspoon, of Atwater Col lege, and is ac'ujmpanied by his son Billy Ty Cobb) a great half bacK of the west. Billy’s fame as & football player has preceded him and the Atwater stu dents make plans lo caoture him for their team. Witherspoon’s daughter, known as “The College Widow,’' uses her charms and wins the foo:!'ail player for At water. Bolton’s father is off for Eu rope, but before he sAils he hears of his son’s perfidy to Bingham. He rush es back and arrives in time to see the great match between the two colleges in full swing. He attempts to take his son out of the game,but is knidnapped Anhomcement at Service Soon Hammers and Nails are Flying Fast. Within a very short time we shall announce the opening date of . A Specialty Cloak and Suit House For Charlotte We are doing our utmost to bring matters to completion as quickly as possible afld when we open you will have a Value- giving store in every sense of the word. Dependability shall be our first • watch-word. NEW YORK RICHMOND BROOKLYN FREED GO. 31-33 WEST TRADE STREET WEARING APPAREL FOR WOMEN AND MISSES WATCH THE OPENING F F ! “The coming of the Boheinlfin Girl to the Burley last evening was really a remarkable treat to the theatrfe-go ing people of Charleston. That the \ play-goers recognized, thia fact was demonstrated by the facV that the theatre was filled from top to bottom. The real music of the Bohevaian Girl the real coherence of plot of the opera and the real reason for everything that tra,nspired on the stage from the time the curtain rose until it fell, all . make the usual ’ modern musical comedy abomination foolish, insane and hopeless compared to real'opera. There were real voices iii’jthis prciduc- tion of the Messrs. Abora, the piece was splendidly staged and -magnifi cently costumed. There was delight to the music lovers, there was pleas ure to the man who car^& for acting.' If the people were allowed mora the atrical productions like .Ae'Boliemi?n Girl,' as staged by M^srs. Aborn there would be more profit to the own^ ers and paftrons of tW th^acve.” ; Office Boy Shot His Employers ' Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 4.—^J. P. Allen, on^ of'the mo^t prpmlhent,\meic'ehants of this city, C. E. Pollard, ^^cc^juht- ant, and S. J. May(es, Poilard’s asBis> taiit,'^ere shot but not seriously wounded here today by Moss Garri son, a^fed 18, an office boy whom the Vccouhtants and Mr. Alien' had begun to question abOut some accounts. The shooting took place in the of fice of ^ t^e store. Garriscm fired five shots,* bhe striking Allen in the neclr, another entered Pollard’s back while a. third passed thi|Mgh Hayles’ left arm. ' The two' otMfr shots missed. After empting the chambers of his revolver 'Gai’rlson was knocki“d‘ Un conscious by the blow of a fist "by a bystander. • The wounded men were -taken to hospitals and Garrison was placed un- der arrest. "An Excellent Performance . of a Tamoua Comedy.’*—Richmond Tlm«a> Dlapatch. Henry Harrja Preaenta for “That sweet, clever story of “Bever- by Atwater student^ and Billy Bolton Sent tct,'Sanltorlun^^lK Laal. Boston, Nov.' i.—The IKiy., ^Thomas • . • IT Si. Ewing Sherman, the Jesi^^ , preacher, and son of General William Tecum- seh Sherman, has been cpmmitted to Dr. Henry Stedmanis ;|SanitaKium \ at Jamaica Plain* after a'*lolig straggle to retain the use of^his mental facul ties. The request for. commitm^t was signed by one of Father Sherman’s relatives anr his - attendant fihysi- clans. About ai year ago . Father Sherman went insane in California and at tempted suicide. He was placed under private treatment, and strong hope was entertained- for his recovery. For thep ast few weeks he has been in one of the Brookline sanitariums. INSTAt-i-ED AS A ROOSE- " VELT EXCHANGE PROFESSOR (Special Cable.) ^^Beflln, Nov. 4.~Prbf. Paul Reinsch of the University of Wisconsin was Ih- staHed today as a Roosevelt exchange professor at Berlin University. The Kaiser was represented by his son. Prince August Wilhelm, and the Amer ican embassy by Secretary Laughlin. The American colony was painfully impressed by the Kaiser’s absence. It ii said that he expressed disgust at the wrangle last year ’ between Pro fessors Munsternberg |ind Smith. Secretary Laughlin explained the absence of Ambassador Leishman by stating that he was holding a reception —but it is believed that in staying away Mr. Leishman followed the exam ple of the Kaiser, who, it is said, did not desire the ceremony to be a diplo matic or court function. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY TAKE LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E. W. 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BDOAR SEUWYN Interpreted by an Ekcellent Company with an Elaborate Scenic Prodaetlorii Seat Sal^ Begins Wednesday Morning at Hawley’s. ■ Prices $1.50, $1.00, 75» 50, 25 ACADEMY Monday, Tuesday Evenings and Special Matinee Tuesday, * NovcMTiber 6 anct 7 Klaw and Erlanger Present (Direction Mr. Joseph Brookt.) SUNNY BROOK FARM 25 ALL DRUQ iTORES. n and Charlotie Thompson. Founded on Mrs. lggin*s Famous Rebecca Brooks. Belaaco’s Republic Theater, Fresh from a‘year of Triumph at David New York. A Brighter,' Sweeter, Sunnier Story Has Never Been Staged, and Rebecca the Nicest, Joliiest, Sunniest Girl that ever danced through a pl^. Seats Now Selling at Hawley’s. PRICES: Matinee $1-00, 75, 50, 28 Night .... $1.50, $1.00, 75, 50, 2# ..Ml.
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