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The Holly Inn is one of the most attractive hotels in the South. Since it was
built in 1895, it has been necessary to enlarge it several times to meet the constant
ly increasing demand. The interior is elegant, cheerful and tasteful. No modern
convenience is lacking. There are bath rooms, electric lights, steam heat and open
fireplaces. There is a call bell in every room, and all beds are furnished with best
hair mattresses. An orchestra furnishes fine, concerts daily, and also provides for
dancing. The cuisine is unsurpassed. The waitresses are all white girls from the
North. Rooms for billiards and other games are provided in the hotel.
, I. CREAMER, manager.
ERTAINLY one of the
most novel affairs of its
character ever held in
the Village was Thurs
day evening's Vaude
ville" show at The Berk
shire, which provided unalloyed enjoy
ment for a company composed of guests
and Villagers which taxed the capacity
of the parlors. Not a dull number on
the program was, there and an element
of mystery made each "turn" a delicious
surprise, laughter and applause mingling
in the approbation bestowed.
Interest in the event was aroused early
in the week when the following pro
gram, a masterpiece in itself, was posted
and in spite of the fact that anticipation
ran high, no one was disappointed, the
remarks of Mr. E. A. White, who
acted as Master of Ceremonies, in a sin
gularly witty and happy vein.
THE PROGRAM.
The Harvard,
PINEHURST, N. C.
TiNLHURST.Ti.C' This recently completed hotel is modern in every re-
pect, having electric lights, steam heat and several suites with bath, and with its
cottage annex, accommodating seventy-five guests.
F. C. ABBE, Manager.
HOTEL ROYAL PALM, F?ort Myers, Fla.
BOATING, FISHING. SHOOTING. GOLF-
tif H h?8 Y1!111118 en.3y the ni03t tropical spot, in Florida, should -visit this winter retreat, beau
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Hotel Koyal Palm is one of the most attractive and palatial hotels in south Flo-ida. Since last
season the hotel has been thoroughly renovated and newly furnished and a music room.sun parlor
dutch room. anl fifty bed rooms, all with private bath, have been added. The Club house has also
been improved by the addition of a swinging pool, sulphur baths and a large number of private
TOOT-SWEET- SUSIE'S BAND
Pony Ballet, Youth Restorer and Mile.
Blondin are Also Hits.
Novel Features Stake "Vaudeville'
Show at Berkshire an Evening
of Dellg-btful Surprise.
. TOOT SWEET SUSIE,
And Her Band.
50 people Loud enough for 5000.
Piano Selections by the well known Artist
THE WIZAKD OF THE AGE.
Don't Miss It.
"The Symphony of Discord."
Sung by the Talented
PINEHURST QUARTET.
The World Famous Crack Shot.
NANNIE BEECHLY
Will be Seen in her ''Hair Raising" Shooting
Exhibition.
Positively her Last Appearance.
Just from London.
Celebrated Mandolin Artist.
Ranks First.
Herr Von Blnger.
Wonderful Indian Magic.
Keep Your Hand on Your Watch!
MADAME PHLIN.
Strongest Woman on Earth.
Will light great weight of $5000.
Pony Ballet.
A Winner.
Watch for the Two Girls
And Two More.
CARD LEGERDERMAIN.
Prof. Plain Will Show a Few New Tricks.
Celebrated Tight Rope Walker.
MADAMOISELLE BLONDINE.
Nuff Sed!
PROF. WELL WELL.
And His World Renowned Youth Restorer.
Here's Your Chance!
Bitover's Sonoter.
BY THE BAND.
Please keep your seats; it will soon be over!
To attempt to tell what happened would
be idle and this is but a brief suggestion
of the real fun the hour contained, an
evening long to be remembered with
pleasure by all who were privileged to
enjoy it.
The first number was an overture by
the band and those who had any doubts
about it at the start, were fully convinced
before the number was "over". Every one
of the "fifty people" was an artist, but
in the presence of the brilliant "Toot
Sweet Susie" (Mrs. II. V. Wurdeman),
garbed in white duck skirt, uniform coat
adorned with the Order of the Garter,
and blue cap, the aggregation of stars
was only a background which emphasized
the greatness of The Only. The musi
cians were Master John Begrgs, Mr.
Verner and Miss Anna Malcolm. Misses
Ele anore, Emma and Bessie Abbe, Ella
Hastings, Madge Butcher, Dr. Kingsley
Field, Mr. IS. Bruce Elwell, Mr. Converse
"Wurdeman and Mrs. T. A. Cheatham. A
pianoforte solo of an entirely different
character, by Mrs. Cheatham, in a large
measure reconciled those who had suf
fered during the opening number.
As an aftermath of the Midwinter
Handicap was the appearance of Nannie
Beechley (Mrs. II. V. Wurdeman), and
her fearless manager, Mr. Rank Goatler
(Mr. S. Bruce Elwell), in a heart-stop
ping pistol shooting exhibition, in which
he story of William Tell was retold,
utterly regardless of the havoc the bul
lets were making in the rear of the house.
Miss Beechley also impersonated Kip
ling's book, "The Light that Failed", by
extinguishing candles, and wrote her
name with bullet holes, in a cracker
which Mr. Goatler held between his
fingers. V. O. P. ammunition was used ;
the pistol the same with which Shake
speare shot Shjlock.
The next number was several selections
by the Pinehurst male quartet, including
Messrs. S. Bruce Elwell, Verner Mal
colm, Dr. C. Kingsley Field and
Converse Wurdeman, and while the num
ber was hardly "as advertised", the dis
tribution of trading stamps satisfied
everybody. Along the same line was a
song by Mr. Frtd Gardner, accompanied
by Mr. Lloyd Allen, Mrs. G. Dan Morgan
and Misses Bessie and Mollie Abbe join
ing in the chorus.
Madame Phlin (Miss Ella Hastings),
the strongest woman in the country, who
contemplates starting classes in physical
culture here, and will lecture and sell her
photographs (if permitted) was as Mark
Twain has expressed it,in "Kodak" lingo,
"over developed and under-exposed",
and the only regret is that Manager Abbe
did not secure her picture when she came
to be printed with one taken three weeks
later, in a "before and after" series.
Madame Phlin lifted several tons weight,
then tackled $5000 bullion and when
her manager explained that she would
like, but would not be allowed to lift the
silver, the muscles on her arms stood out
like excelsior.
A mandolin and piano duet by Dr. C.
Kingsley Field and Miss Madge Butcher,
next in order, was followed by Herr Von
Binger (Mr. S. Bruce Elwell), in very
clever east Indian Magic which won lib
eral applause ; most entertaining of all
the speech which he made preceding
and the running fire of conversation
which he kept up during the exhibition.
The " Pony Ballet," next in order and
including Miss Bessie Abbie and Miss
Ella Hastings, was unquestionably the
F. H. ABBOTT, Manager
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