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NAT FERBER AT THE ROYAL.
For the coming week the Royal .'pre
sents Nat Ferber, one of the best tab
chow comedy artists of the time, with
Ms American Beauty musical comedy
company, opening Monday and Tues
day with the Musical farce, "The
Siamese Twins' a roar frdnubegin-
ning to end. -
A large array of special scenery,
nrpous wardrobe from one of the
hie Broadway musical comedy sued
cesses, and a line 01 new script duis
that will undoubtedly appeal to Royal
patrons, are some of the attractions
offered. . - - --
Among the big specialty acts that
will be presented during the week will
he Barkham and Barkham, the danc
ing marvels; Hillary and Schrall, in
black and white, by the way, a Broad
way vaudeville sk-t lasting about ten
nifty singing and dancing sisters, who
nifty singin and dancing sisters, who
will charm everyone, and Yvonne La
Grange in modern society and. Broad
way dances.
"MAGDA" AT THE GRAND. V
The screen production of "Magda,"
Herman Sudermann's great play, , at
the Grand Monday and Tuesday, is a
red letter event in motion picture his
tory. Directed by Emile Chautard, the
clever Frenchman, whose successful
productions have rapidly brought him
to the front as one of the foremost di
rectors in the country, and photo
graphed by Jacques Vizeul, one time
official photographer or the Fine Arts
Ministry, the mechanics of the fea
ture have been well taken care of, and
Clara Kimball Young's interpretation
of the title role sets her among a no
table company of world famous trage
diennes. ,
"Magda" received its English .pre
mier back in 1895, in the famous
Daly's theatre, in London, with no less
a star than the Divine Sarah herself
in the title role. London went : mad
over the play and Bernhardt for piany
years regarded it as one of her most
successful impersonations. '
With "Magda" as the play, Miss
Young as the star and the superlative
producing organization which was en
gaged to put it forth, there is every
reason to believe that the picture
will touch the high water mark in the
motion picture industry. "Magda" is
an established stage classic and Miss
Young's previous experience both on
the legitimate stage . and before the
motion picture camera, makes her the
ideal choice for the tremendous role
which Madame Bernhardt, Duse and
the others have .used with po much
success. The story abounds in strong
action and, in addition, affords extra
ordinary opportunities for the display
of powerful emotional acting.
"A SQUARE DEAL."
A telling satire on the imitation
Bohemlanism of certain faddists found
h the art slums of large cities is
Margarita Fisher's new American
Mutual photo-drama, "A Square Deal,"
at the Grand Thursday, wherein the
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dividualist" is revealed to the heroine
oi the piece, Alice Gilson, after she
had become convinced of his disinter
estedness and devotion to high ideals.
Miss Fisher portrays a young wom
an whose reading has been of the
chaotic sort which often leads, to ero
tic trends of thought. She abandons
her comfortable home to consort with
a crew of male and female highbind
ers in a so-called art colony, forcing
her husband to leave her because of
her sentimental affair with a worth
less poseur named Peyton Lemoyne.
Miss Fisher's portrayal of the grad
ual awakening that brings Alice Gil
son back to her" sober senses and to
the arms of her patient young hus
band is masterly. It is one of Miss
Fisher's highest emotional flights and
she handles the difficult role with
Beat skill. N
Supporting Miss Fisher in the lead
ing male role is Jack Mower, who
Plays the young husband most capa
bly. There is a generally excellent
cast. 1 .
"AMERICAN BUDS."
"American Buds," a William Fox
romantic drama featuring Jane and
Katherine Lee, the former upsetting
the plans of a German spy, will be
the feature of the program for Wed
nesday, at the Grand theatre.
The Lee children, who have been
widely advertised as the Fox "Baby
Grands," and who have been seen pre
viously as stars in "Two Little imps,"
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Wednesday.
COMPLAINTS FILED IN
BIG DAMAGE SLirT
H-L WIND BLOWS
VOTES TO WOMEN
D1RECXI.OJS WILLIAM FC5C
From the Sensational Stage Play by Herman Suderman, at the Grand Mon
day and Toesday.
and "Troublemakers," appear in
American . Buds" as orphans, the
scenes being laid in an (orphanage and
subsequently in an army camp. In
both places the children devote them
selves principally to stirring up trou
ble. Indeed, the action hinges chiefly
On the troublesome question of their
parentage.
Aside from the fun feature devel
oped by the pranks of Jane and Kath
erine there is said' to be a strong plot
covering the dramatic phases of the
production.
VISITATION OF CITY BY
SHIPPING OFFICIALS CONTINUAL
These are busy days in Wilmington
for the shipbuilding industries and
never a. day goes by but that some
officials from the shipping board or
emergency fleet corporation visit the
city, looking into different ihings con
nected with the big government
projects here. Yesterday Mr. H. C.
Kendall, engineer of the division of
passenger transportation land housing,
reached Wilmington and spent the day
upon his missio'a. .He conferral with
Industrial Agent C. wan and yesrarday
afrornoon weat over the transporta
t'on situation w?fh Gena-al Manager
Raymond Hunt, of the Tidewater
Power company, visiting the scene of
the Tidewater's activities.
Mr. Kendall will remain in Wil
mington throughout tomorrow, con
tinuing his investigations. He is in
terested especally n the transportaton
of the workmen to and from the plant
and the nearness of the houses tp. the
tracton line and also to the 'shipyards.
Brigadier General Arthur G. Don
nelly is reported to have resigned
from the army following charges
brought against him. Generally, Don
nelly said, he took "only one drink."
That was enough to ruin his career
and deprive the country of hi services.
The South Dakota supreme court
has upheld a bone-dry law. Hamilton
county, Tennessee, has abolished two
workhouses fpr want of. prisoners.
Prohibition gets the credit. In Bir
mingham, Ala., there are only about
50 persons in jail and half of them are
not city offenders.
Complaints , were filed" yesterday . in
the two cases brought against the
Hilton iCompress and Warehouse com
pany, In which the Sellers family is
seeking to collect 150,000 from the de
fendant company for injuries al eged
to have 'been t received by LeRoy Sell
ers as a result of alleged negligence
on the part of the defendant company.
The suits were started about a month
ago. One is. brought by LeRoy Sell
ers, minor, through the next best
friend, M. F. Sellers, and is for $40,000.
The other is brought by M. F. Sellers
and wife, parents of the boy, and is
for $10,000. The complaints, which
are practical y the same, allege that !
J. Fred Bailey,, a minor, employed as
watchman at the . Hilton tsompress,
was provided with a pistol by his em
ployes that was out of working order
and liable to fire at any time; that he
was further provided with cartridges
by the defendant company and was
not instructed as to the use of the
gun; that the watchman, who, it is
alleged, was a minor, was allowed to
have his friends visit him on Sunday
and that it was during one of these
visits that the gun in the hands of
the watchman was discharged, the bul
let teariner into the left shou der of
the plaintiff and making a paralytic
of him for life, and that he was not
at fault in the matter. The complaint
further alleges that the boy is now a
burden on the hands of his parerits
and wiH remain so for life and that
he will never ;be able to cotnribute ,to
the support of his parents in their old
age as would otherwise have been
the case.
' Washington, June S.The war to
date has won suffrage for '4000,000
women in various parts of the world.
Figures by the National American
Woman Suffrage "' association today
showed women in the following states
and nations enfranchised since 1915:
Great Britain; 6,000,000; New York
State, 3,000,000; British Columbia, 81,
827; Manitoba,, Can., 103,160; Alberta,
Can., ( -75,084 ;. Saskatchewan, Can.,
96,751; Ontario, Can-, 718,543; Den
mark, 80386v;;;tPartWXBtiirrage::
Texas; 999,166;, Michigan, 786,033; .Ar
kansas 351,994; Nebraska, 298,040;;
Rhode 'Island, 166,391; Vermont 106
883, and North Dakota 122,406..
: The figures Mo not Include the 26a
000,000 1 Russian women -' placed on ; an"
equal suffrage basis by the revolution,;
CITY SCHOOL COMMITTEES
HAD INTERESTING MEETING
The election of chairmen for dis
tricts Nos. 1 and 2 featured Friday
night's meeting of the school commit
tees for the city held in the office of
the board of education. C. W. Worth
was elected as chairman of district
No. i art'l Woodus Kpllum. secretary.
W. E. Perdew was elected chairman
or rijptvi-it s o. 2 ani. Henry Bear was
named secretary, hese two districts
pre rtnjstfrt with the supervision of
the 'high school. The city committee
as now constituted is: District No. 1
W. E. Perdew, chairman; Henry
Bear: Hemenwav and Peabody. Dis
trict No. 2 C. W. Worth, chairman;
P. A. Parsiov. Woodus Kellum;
Union and Willlston primary. Dis
trict Wo. 3 E. A. Metts, chairman; C.
Van Le'uven, J. F. Mann; Isaac Bear.
District No. 4 Dr. J. A. Smith,
chairman George H .Heyer, J. A.
UoKi"ney; rornelius Harnett Dis
trict No. 5 R. C. Cantwell, chair
man; S. A. Matthews, John Thomas;
William Hooper and Sunset Park.
Following reorganization of the com
mittees the matter of electing teach
ers for the new term was taken up
and definite announcement will bd
made later. . ..j
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
MRS. REAVES YESTERDAY
Funeral services for Mrs. Lena King
Reaves, . 29" years old, wife of Robert
M. Reaves, whose death occurred yes
terday morning at 3 o'ctoc at her
home, 512 South Second street, will
be conducted from the Fourth Street
Advent Christian church this morning
at 11 o'clock by Rev. J. T. Johnson
and interment will be made in Belle
vue cemetery. The deceased had
been in declining health for a long
while and had only returned from the
western part of the state about a week
ago, where she had been .with the
hope that the , mountain air would
benefit her health. Mrs. Reaves is
survived by her husband and five chil
dren, namely, Vera, May, Mildred, El
len, Robert, Jr., and Clifford, the lat
ter only a year bid. She is also sur
vived by one brother and three sisters,
John. B. King and Mrs. James E.
Sharpe, this city; and Mrs. Hattie
Lavergne and Mrs. Annie Mosley,
Charleston. She was a consecrated
member of the Advent Christian
church, a high type of woman, dearly
beloved by the many with whom , she
came In contact and who sincerely
grieve, her early, death.
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EXTRAORDINARY ATTRACTIOM
MONDAY AND TUESDAY
Clara Kimball Young
And Her
Own Com
pany In
MAGDA
A startling film version of the
famous novel and stage play of
the same name by Herman Su
derman. Miss Young's performance In
"Magda" role made famous
by Bernhardt and Duse Is the
finest achievement of this su
preme artist of the screen.
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Arsrlpplng drama of the home
In .which a young girl's youth and
dreams are sacrificed to the ar
rogance of an unreasonable
parent.
Supported aby TH0SH0LDrNG
A-stage-classic ImmoraI1zed4n
Films
Matinees, 15o
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WEEK I
NAT FERBER
Presents the
AMERICAN BEAUTY CO.
Opening with the Musical Comedy Farce
"THE SIAMESE TWINS"
Featuring Barkham and Barkham, the Dancing Marvels ;
1 Hillary and SchraU in Black and White; Yeager
I and Ramsey; Singing and Dancing Sisters; Yvonne
I LaGrange, in Modern Dances. j
Matinees Daily at 3 15-20c Nights, 7:30-9 20-30c
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