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i__ THE BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD
* VOLUME XXXXIII__BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1913 SPORTING SECTION M MBER IOC,
LONDON MANAGERS
r ' -•* - - " ‘ ^
TO “PLAY TASTERS”
Want Someone to Make Sure
of Success of a Play in
’ Advance
ETHEL IRVING NOT
A GOOD MANAGER
! Hi __
Has Spent $50,000 on Three Produc
tions and Will Temporarily Retire
From Field—Clyde Fitch’s
Play Fails to Please
By JOHN ANA CARPENTER
London, October 18.—(Special.)—Here j
Is good news for the thousands, the
hundreds of thousands, of theatregoers
who have often wondered why mana
gers produce unsuccessful plays ami
who were and are‘quite sure that they
would not have made such obvious mis
takes. A position to which is attached
the by no means neglible salary of
$100,000 a year is waiting for one of
them if he' or she caii‘‘make good." I
have it on the authority of no less an
Individual than Sir Herbert Tree, who
has just declared that either the The
atrical Manager's association or the
.West End Manager's .association, the
two big organizations controlling prac
tically all the Important theatres in
8^ondon, would gladly pay that salary
(to a man or woman who could tell in
Advance the fate of a play.
Sir Herbert confesses, with the great
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ii Tickets on sale October 34-25
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New Orleans and Return . .$10.90
| Tickets on sale November 8-u
10; limited to return November
19th. Extension to December Oth
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ber 3 for |1.00 extra. ;
Knoxville and Return ....$5.35
Tickets on sale Tuesdays and
Thursdays during October with
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Chicago and Return .$23.45
: Tickets on sale October 26-27
28, with return limit November 3.
New York, N. Y. and Return 41.05
Tickets on sale October 20-21
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10.
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FAMOUS HORSEMAN
IS SERIOUSLY ILL
i i
MR, J*nE.*5>
Jaaius B. Haggin, famous horseman
and copper magnate, is dangerously ill
at hi* home, Green Hill, near Lexing
lou, Ky. Mr. Haggiu 1s eighty-seven
years old. Two physicians are con
stantly in attendance and lt is reporter
■hit the patient Is slowly sinking.
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est of good humor, that no less than
six of tile biggest successes in London
were offered in vain to him before
they were taken to the managers who
ultimately made fortunes out of their
successes. Among them was "Kismet."
Edward Knoblauch's drama which is
said to have yielded well over $500,000
to its English backers and which is
still doing record business on tour.
“Peter Pan" was also brought to him
by Barrie before Charles Frohman had
a chance to produce It, and, us Tree
says, many people have since made for
tunes out of Peter's adventures in Ken
sington Gardens. Sir Herbert says he
considered that the name part was un
suited to him.
i do not wish to trouble tl^e high ex
pectations of the thousands of men and
women who, in response to these words
of Tree, will immediately write offer
ing their services as play tasters. But
Tree himself wet-blanketed them in ad
vance when he' concluded his remarks
by saying that the infallible guesser
did not exist and experience had taught
him that the only way to discover the
commercial worth of a play was to
“try it on the public/*
That Tree is very neat* the truth is
evidenced by the continued run of fail
ures that are dogging the steps of even
the most experienced London managers.
"Years of Discretion." which, in con-t
junction with Charles Frohman, that
fine actress, Ethel Irving, produced at
tin* Globe theatre, is coming-off after
a short run and an unsuccessful at
tempt to boom it into popular favor.
Lt was not happily cast but aside from
that, for which due allowances ought
to be made, it is imposible for the
writer to see any reason for the .severe
Silting administered by the London
crifics.
Ethel Not a Good Manager
If is to be feared that Etliel Trying's
attempt at actor -management has not
been a happy one. The.sum of $50,00(j
was raised by a syndicate in the hopes
that that would be sufficient to estab
lish her, but most, if not all of it. has
been lost on the three productions slit
has made—"Vanity." a revival of "Lady
Frederick" and "Years of Discretion "
She will temporarily retire from tho
field, yielding the remainder of her
lease of the Globe to Ethel Warwick,
the daughter-in-law of Lewis Waller.
Who lias an even longer list of failures
behind her than has Ethel Irving. For
tunately, Ethel Warwick has several
good and wealthy friends, including
Lord Willoughby do Broke, who have
an inextinguishable confidence in her
ultimate success.
"Years of Discretion" is not the oni>
recent importation from the Cnlted
States to meet with failure in London.
"The Scarlet Band" has not found pop
ular favor despite the fact that the
first night audience was enthusiastic
and the critics gave it an unusually
enthusiastic send-off. Arthur Chud
leigb, the manager of the “Comedy”
theatre, is puzzled over the failure and
in his attempt to discover a reason has
met with several regular theatregoers
who claim that the murder, around
which the play revolvers and which is
supposed to take place in a side room,
should have occured in full sight of the
audience. And yet you’ll probably not
find one manager in a score in the West
End of London who would have advised
lt.
“Girls” Did Not Please
Clyde FltelVs “Girls” did not please
anyone and its withdrawal after an un
usually short run at the Prince of
Wales theatre was the best thing to
do in the circumstances. It was put
on under the personal direction of
Shirley Kellog’s husband, Albert de
Courville, in an attempt to till the the
atre until Leoncavallo’s new 4go-as
you-please” musical comedy, which Ned
Wayburn is producing, is ready.
“Girls” failing, another attempt lo keep
the house open will be made with "The
Fugitive,” John Galsworthy's new play,
produced recenly at series of matinees
at the Court theatre. “The Fugitive,”
in manuscript, is one of the most
powerful and thought-compelling pi. >s
produced in London In many a long
day, but somehow it doesn’t seem to
get over the footlights. Although it is
a play dealing with an unpleasant
phase of a woman s life, not the slight
est objection can he taken to the dia
logue, with tiie exception of one short
and striking sentence, which can be de
fended as absolutely necessary to a
proper understanding of the situation.
Robertson Obtains Handle
Now that Forbes Robertson has ob
tained his "handle” the Held is clear
for some of the other aspiring London
actor-managers. Who will be the next
to join that select company of Tree,
John Hare, George Alexander, Wynd
ham and Squire Bancroft, who are en
titled to write the magical “Sir” be
fore their names? According to well
Informed gossip it is an even money bet
on either Arthur Bourchier or Cyril
Maude. The former is the more push
ing but the latter is the more popular.
The writer would prefer to put his
money on Maude. Incidentally, the
“profesion” cannot claim that it has
been overlooked in these days what*
e\er might have been their just com
plaint in tlo* days before the late Sir
llenry Irving became the first actor
knight. Nowadays, lunching at the
Garrick club, whore most of the aotor
managtrs gather at mid duyr, a hiere
"Ministeir feels quite out of it ami in
sheer desperation flees to the more
modest rooms of the Green Room club,
Where actors who boast that they have
not played three weeks in as many
years, abound.
“Revue” Has Not Yet Passed
Despite those pessimist^ who see
nothing good in anything that comes
to tills country from the United States,
we have not seen the last of the
“Revue.” The Empire thefetre lias jusi
put on a new one, although it is called
”a vaudeville.” and no less than three
other houses*—the Alhambra, the Jx>n
don opera house and the Hippodrome—
have new ones in preparation. Speak
ing of the London opera house reminds
ine of a good old story which goes to
show that all is not harmony at a big
rehearsal. It appears that Charlie Hart,
of Johnson and Hart, who is the chief
comedian in “Come Over Here,” did not
agree about n certain piece of business
with Gus Sohike, the American producer.
Finally, in an effort to say something
especially “cutting to the latter Hart
exclaimed:
^ “Well, I’ll say this for you, Gus:
You've got a good memory.”
“What do you mean?’’ said Sohike.
“1 mean,’’ answered Hart, “that you
are able to remember everything Ned
Way burn did. "
"Yes.-’ came back Sohike, immedi
ately. “and it's a fortunate thing for
you that Bert Williams was born."
Honors being even the two shook
hands and now both tell the story
against each other.
College Students’ Earnings
That 500 Columbia students earned $120,
000 to waid their college expenses last,
year gives an idea of the development
of self-support among college youth. The
figures indicate average earnings of $240.
derived in the main from tutoring, but
gained also from such varied occupations
as hotel clerk, elevator runner, renting
agent, subway platform man. telephone
operator, waiter, etc., says the New
York World.
The participation of girl -• udents of
Barnalrcl and the Teaphers' college in
self-supporting work and their compar
ative incomes have a special interest. One
earned $120 teaching modern languages
during the summer, while another
cleared $2:12 as a stenographer, and a
third made $247 as a restaurant cashier.
These earnings approximate to those of
male students and have a bearing on tHe
question of “equal pay for equal work.”
They illustrate also the large returns
of commercial pursuits. Will the prac
tical experience of college girls in mak
ing a living and their acquaintance with
the actual conditions of work tend to
turn them from teaching and other pro
fessional vocations to business? They
already have the example of male stu
dents to influence them.
GREAT COAL VEIN
Pittsburg Company Taking
Fuel From 84-Foot Seam
in the West
Pittsburg. October IS.—(Special)—To
dig coal from a seam running about
10 times as thick ns .any In the Pitts
burg district would be a novelty fo;
coal miners in the local fields. Outside
of Alaska. It was not generally known
that any such vein of coal existed in the
United States, but it has taken Pitts
burg enterprise and capital to develop
just such a vein and tile announcement
from tlie United States Coa! company
that it is now operating in such a vein
in Wyoming comes as the fresh evi
dence of a renmrktible coal mining
project being under way.
The United States Coal company was
organized in 1910 by Pittsburg men,
and it took over a coal property con
taining 2280 acres In Lincoln county,
Wyoming, on the line of the Oregon
Short Line railroad. It is underlaid with
11 veins of coal of the sub-bituminous
character and of good quality, meas
uring in the aggregate 210 feet in
thickness. The lowest of these 11 veins
is 84 feet thick. It is the best vein
for working and outcrops on the side
of the mountains for nearly a mile,
making a drift mine possible and thus
assuring great economy in mining.
Since tlie formation of tlie company
It has started developments in its rich
coal field. It lias driven a mine 1500
HINT FROM PARIS j
cvo. !•!». fcr
KirWn imirt+n. 1113, Xwm V«*t H«r»M ■ri—|—r
A small black velvet morning hat band'
ed with white moire caught by an oval
Bilk covered buckle.
feet into the solid 84-foot vein, and,
with modern mining equipment, is tak
ing out 500 tons a day with electric
haulage and with electric lighted mine
leads and rooms. The plant has a ca
pacity for 5000 tons a day and next
month the progress on the mine will
be sufficient to permit of mining 1000
tons a day.
Out where*coal sells above $5 a ton
this proposition is considered a most
unusual one. It is out of the zone of
labor troubles and In a market that Is
particularly active for coal at this
time. The Union Pacific railroad has
taken a large portion of the tonnage
but the increased output has been made
necessary to take care of a rapidly in
creasing domestic trade. The mine re
quires no timbering, is non-gaseous and
the big vein is solid afvd clean.
The operations of the United States
Coal company were brought to atten
tion at the annual meeting of the com
pany in the general offices in Pitts
burg last week. Tiie directors elected
at the meeting for the coming year in
clude J. M. Conroy, K. E. Thomas, C.
D. Scully. E. M. Prugh, E. M. Brickell,
Frank Ewing, H. M. May, K A. Burnett,
W. E. Conroy, I* G. Perley, John G.
Park, S. Clark Heed. (». T. Ghrlest. C. E.
Jarvis and H. W. Davis. The latter is
from Wilmington. Del. Yesterday the
hoard elected J. M. Conroy, president;
E. E. Thomas and C. D. Scully, vice
presidents: Frank Ewing, .treasurer,
and C. E. Jarvis, secretary. An exec
utive committee, consisting of K A.
Burnett, C. D. Scully. W. E. Conroy,
Hugh M. May and C. E. Jarvis also was
named.
With few exceptions, the directors
and officers of the company are Pitts
burg men. It is explained by the of
ficials that the location of the mine
makes It free from the strike troubles
of the northwest and It is able to op
erate steadily in a country where there
is a shortage of fuel. The general of
ficesfof the company have been located
In the First National bank building.
Gems Mined in United States
Maiden lane gem dealers got an offi
cial report yesterday regarding the pro
duction of precious stones in the United
States in 1912, wh|ch shows that the to
tal value of the jewels mined was $319.
722. Diamonds of fine quality to low
grade stones, such as agates, are included.
According to Douglass B. Sterrett, who
compiled the report for the United States
Geological Survey, it has been impossible
to determine the quantity and value of
the diamond found in the Arkansas
fields. It is estimated that about 1400
diamonds weighing nearly 550 carats have
been found. The value of these gems
is 112,108. During the year diamond
washing plants were built for operation
in 1913. says the New York Sun.
Montana sapphire was the principal
gem mineral mined In the United States
during 1912. The value of these gems
reached $195,906. The greater part of the
gem sapphires came from mines in Fer
gus county, and the majority of these
stones have the true sapphire blue col«>r.
Opal deposits in Humboldt county, Ne
vada, yielded gem material of fine qual
ity and the deposits promise to supply
gems equal if not superior in beauty to
the opals found in Australia. The totai
value of the opals mined during 1912 Is
estimated at $10,140.
The tourmaline output of Southern Cal
ifornia was small, but some magnificent
specimen crystals were obtained. Espe
cially fine gem crystals 6 f kunzlte
brought good prices. These gems are
named In honor of Dr. George F. Ivunz.
the gem expert of Tiffany & Co.
Two pockets or deposits of emeralds
were found in North Carolina and beauti
ful amethyst was found in Warren
county. North Carolina. A few fine speci
mens of golden beryl were obtained from
prospects in Alexander county in the
same state.
Western pearl dealers visiting the
Maiden lane district in the last few days
reported that the pearl fishers are now
busy along the Mississippi and tribu
tary streams. A number of fine pearls
have been found thus far and high
prices have been obtained.
No Chance for Him
From the St. Louis Republic.
“If he keeps up In this manner, he'll
never make a name for himself."
"What’s his failing?”
“Writing anonymous letters to the ed
itor.”
It Is
From the St. Louis Republic.
“Whenever you see a girl that you feel
doesn't object to being kissed, there'8
only one Vay to prove your belief.”
“Why. I always thought that was proof
enough.”
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The Best Things in Caheens’ Well Filled Stocks
Specially Selected and Priced to Give An Insight
to the Values in the Whole Store on Monday
New Suits Added
to the Group at
$24.95
As tlje fashion changes bring out
new models, the mills make new
weaves and the dyers achieve
fresh triumphs of colorings, they
aus quickly bought,,by our New
York buyer and rushed to our
Suit Section. New STYLK is
r more to he desired .just now than
nearly any other quality. The
newest * style ideas are to he
found in this assortment. Now
weaves and colors, too. As to
price—when you see these Suits
you will agree that they should
have been marked*
$35, instead of ....
Fresh Suits Worth
$25 for $16.98
This has proven a most popular
price, because in this group are
to be found Suits easily worth $25
and $30. There are many new
one? for Ibis week’s selling, show
ing the latest fashion ideas. Spe
;;rllyprited.$16.98
Wash Goods—
New Things—
Special Values.
Fancy figured satfcen for drapery and
comfort coverings, * OX#*
Outing, extra heavy quality, soft and
fluffy, pretty patterns. -| A~
yard ... .>. AUC
Ginghams—Quantities of the Reason’s
best patterns woven Into the 1
best labiic ever sold, at yard . . . 1UC
Yard wide* linen, regular 20c quality,
cheaper and better than 1 Ha
Kimono Fleece—The most pleasing
patterns for kimonos. Animal patterns
for the little ones, fine i
quality . ADC
Crepe Poplin—A new and pretty fab
ric, nicely mercerized, with self * stripe
between the crepe effect -| p*
Good quality table napkins. QO#»
hemmed, ready for use, dozen . D5/C
Table Damask—Short ends from 2 to 3
yards, at one-third the usual price.
Curtain Scrims—Beautifully printed,
artistic borders, plain or figured
centers, regular 15c value, for . . 5/C
Blankets—Full double bed size, in tan,
white or gray, of good heavy weight,
wash and wear well, per no
pair . 5/OC
Childrens Dresses
Prices Lowered
Dresses sold regularly at $1.25 and $2.00.
Dainty little Dresses of percales, ging
hams and galateas, nicely trimmed in
solid colors and checks, sizes « to AP _
14 years; values to $2.00, for .... uwv
Dresses and Rompers
for Chileren
Sizes 2 to 6 Years
Girls’ Dresses, Boys’ and Girls’ Romper
Dresses and Rompers; worth up to 75c;
solid colors, checks, stripes /I Q/»
and plaids .. .
1
Children’s Union Suits
Worth 85 Cents JQq
Fifty dozen Suits; extra heavy, fleece
lined; sizes 2 to 7 years; fine, serviceable
garments. As long as 1 A,,
they last, suit ../.••. -Lt/e
A Sale of Dresses at $16.95, $25.00 Values
Street Dresses, Party Dresses, Dancing Frocks—All the new- j
est styles and colors. Crepe Meteors, Crepe de Chines, Char
ineuse, Silks, Messalines and Chiffons, newest creations im
aginable, combining all the qualities you would look for in $25
and $30 Dresses. A wide variey in this Special
selection at this little price..
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Big Values in the
Dress Goods Stock
54-inch all wool Storm Serge, in all good colors
and black; the usual $1.50 QJ"$ "I Q
54 to 58-inch Novelty Suitings; many pleasing
shades and combinations; regularly d»-| -| Q
$150; Monday for . «pJL»A«7
Steamed, sponged and shrunk Broadcloth, ready
for the needle; all new shades and (CO AA
black; $2.50 quality, for .
Extra heavy Cloakings and fine Scotch Mix
tures; need no linings; good, serviceable and
stylish colors; (BO QQ
$3.50 values, for ..
2000 Yards Added to the
Table of Silks,
worth up to $1.25 for
# *
This lot contains yard wide Taffetas,
yard wide eMssalines, Stripe Messa
lines, Foulards and many other silks;
values up to $1 and $1.25.
Monday for .
32 inch Black Velvets; rrr
worth $3.50. Monday for . . • O
All colors Corduroy
Velvets; worth $1, for. • OC -
All colors Brocaded Corduroy 1
Velvets; worth $1.25, for.
Gloves and
Hosiery
Many new and attractive
things are being shown in
these linos now.
Another lot of those good $t
Kid Gloves; black, tan, white
and gray; to
sell for .
KAYSER'H Suede Gloves, the
nearest thing to leather at
one-third the price. 16-hut
Fine Silk Hose
at One Dollar
The new colors demanded of
fashion —green, American
beauty, etc. Pure thread silk;
six-thread heel and
toe; per pair.
Pure silk fibre and several
weights of gauze silk lisle
Hose, in black, white and tan.
35c pair; three d»-j rt/Y
pair for . . . tp A»UU
A Most Amazing
Offer From The
Millinery
Section
Real, Honest-to
Goodness,$5 and
$6 Hats for $3.98
Only the newest, smart
est, most up-to-the-min
ute styles are represent
ed. Made of plush, silks
and velvets. Very
smartly trimmed with
feathers, feather bands,
sticknps and ribbon.
None worth less than $5,
most of them real $G.OO
values. See them in
the (j*0 QO
window ....
1 '"»■ ■"<
50 Dozen Pairs—
$1.00 Values—
Ladies’ Suede
House Slippers
49c Pair
For Monday only and only
only one pair to a customer.
Colors—pink, light blue, ox
blood and gray.
(2d Floor)
9
$5 00 Silk Rimonas, $2.98
A special sale of real .lap Silk Kimonos, beautiful
Oriental and conventional kimono de- QO
signs; trimmed with satin; $5 value .
OUR TOY DEPARTMENT IS
TWICE AS LARGE AS LAST YEAR, j
Bring the kiddies to see the new
and wonderful things there.
Knit Goods and Flannelette
Garments
Fine, warm knit Wool Skirt*, whites ami r n _
grays with border ... • ■. . • wUC
SPECIAL—One case of Ladies' medium weight Vests, A
white or natural color; worth 75c, for. ."rOt/
Outing Kimonos, in pretty Oriental patterns; Qr „
$1.25 value. .JfDt
Ladies' Wool Sweaters, in cardinal and white; d»-| QQ
$4.00 values .. .
Sateen Petticoats; wortlt $1.25; _
cerese, green anti black .... ..