The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 22, 1913, Page 8

THE STAR—MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1913. “Twas the Night Before Christmas, When All Through the 23+ =a i House”---Here’s Famous Poem as Written 91 Years Ago Qregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Co, written? harc 4 mar | America who de hon oll through Y What boy . w the broad land, hasn't been thrilled ma, Iby the fascination of that beantiful 4 for* Ghrust Itairy-tale poem about good old St | ugh <y NI and his reindeers and sleigh Nee et cen teal RSS Cee ee an ore) Y | yey that wonderful Christmas A h use me ‘ ne Z the vung ‘ perth aes And here {# that very poem, Just Z\ ne prod P Jas good old Dr. Clement C. Moore A) ) nce the wrote {t, nearly 100 years ago—tr M cow his own handwriting and with bis oy own signature! And this te dout CA less the very first time YOU have yy J im U: | ever seen a copy of this prectous| | faa thet al oll pw 4 ‘ i ‘ | ' 12 Sm bof were prastle ther hee rm FOR SEATTLE Saeco aS IN THE GOODWIN BUILDING — | manuscript of the treasur the New York Historical soclety |} Old Dr. MN much of the poem when he wrote it for his two little children, | It was just a trifle, hard Edwin Au-| Worthy of SCHOLAR, he gust, found ation in ajthought! The school entertainment. Her first /of G Appearance on the stage was at the ge 1 y the old Columbia York, and a vy A Nit Sheard Am pacloum, one he drbre oul” of Aa ght, 1514-1@18 Third Avenue, Between Pike and Pine Streets. Tomorrow and Wednesday, December 23 and 24 (Open Each Day From 10 a. m. to 10 p. m.) show the people of Seattle what the great States of WASHINGTON and Miss Iva Shepard, a Powers cow ig Mf OREGON can do, and are doing, toward increasing their ricultural wealth | Come and See Ten Thousand Ears of Corn a Grown in these two states; hear lectures by agricultural experts on corn growin, August, the le man, played |to win him fame. But they are all the part of two men, and in one; forgotten, and this “trifle” that he @cene shook hands with himself. |W8* half ashamed of ts his real| cee jelaim to immortality! The Pau! J. Rainey African} And this poem has probably done 4 ~ ce Chrittomas to off amd ts alla geod pes ght His h opened at the Mel-| more Dourne theatre yesterday, played to |Our nerics . oh @apacity audiences all day q winter. |New York , a g of that produced in the great corn statesof Kansas, Nebr und Iowa? You sapien |8t. Nicholas eve. De Z doubt it? So did the farmers of Washington and Oregon u nvinced by O- ‘The Moore ae 2 i any coy kp var ny “ ut pay (867, March 3. ougimally wabtten & W. R. & N. corn experts. Now these farmers are turning to corn raising, and 0 see th uch attention to Christm 2 worse “7 sos weotnas , | soon the Northwest will be producing great corn crops annually q _—- + pesoa ugee Z TIFF My Christmas attraction, the seven-|!tself, By 1822, however, they had L e mo-| begun to merge the two festivals tn tographic dramatization of Charles |& ce! ‘ation on Decembe: And F) -Dickens’ masterpiece, “David Cop- the Visit from St holas 4 Derfield.” Sweeping over the country with tts AIGCLIPT LET. In setting, scenario and acting,|@Quick, strong appeal to children - 2. this film takes front rank among ™ade thé change complete and Here's a facsimile of that famous poem, “'Twae the Night Before Christmas,” as it wae written by dramatic creations created our modern “Santa Clays” | Of: Moore himeelf nearly 100 years ago. oe Christmas It fs a Dickens revival that {s ap-| This copy of the poem printed ated alike by adnits and chil-jhere was made by Dr. Moore tn L . and {t {s singularly appropri-| 1862. 40 yoars after he had firat ate at this season of the year. The | Written It, when he was over §0 Entire Combined Exhibits will be on display at the Two great Corn Shows, one at Colfax and the other at Pendleton, have just closed, and their 0-W. R.& N. CORN SHOW | IN THE GOODWIN BUILDING | FILE SUIT TODAY’ CHICAGO, Dee. 22 Medame| fecenes are vivid, the action thrill-| Years old fing, and through it all runs that Deautifully tender Sentiment that made Dickens humanity's greatest interpreter. It will be at the Moore all week. Four performances are given daily, two matinees and two omin. ee “From Rallsplitter to President,” @ sto! of Lincoln, ts a two-reel Gold feature to be played at the Class A next Wednesday. Fran eis Ford plays the part of Lincoln Ford !s well known as an {m- nator of Lincoln, having made study of the characteristics great martyr. In “The Conquest of Quebec,” a _ Rew five-reel Kalem feature, many » the scenes were taken where the original action took place, ex- the Rattle on the Plains of im, which was duplicated on the Island of Orleans, a few miles below. An entire tribe of Caugh- pawagas was used in the pictures They are direct descendants of the redskins, who helped the French in this struggle. A fleet of 12 ships was used in the wa- if g DIES IN FLAMES LONDON, Dec. 22.—Park man stons tn the Koights Bridge district of London, where Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst formerly lived, burned early today, with one fatally and numerous narrow escapes. Hun were driven into the street in thetr night clothes. The man killed, A Segarde, was an employe of the es tablisoment. The origin of the fire is a mys tery. NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—Hannah Koshoff celebrated her birthday at the Daughters of Iarael home, W. 119 et. She says she ts 116 years old. She was born in Kovno, Rus sia, and came to this country 6 her bed. The biggest 10 days poss be enjoyed anywhere on the globe ts the promise of the Bamboo Oasis dreds of residents of the mansions |". toeswen SHRINERS BIG TIME to! wi given by Nile Temple of Seattle, Monday, December 29 A reception by the governor gen eral, grand balla and social club and the Manila Merchants’ a®|functions galore are only one small sociation of Manila for the 220 Mys part of the pleasures being p representing every by the representative men of who will sail/ntia. A trip to the active voica Minnesota, Taal, will be one of the outdoor fea A farewell dance and reception tures WASHINGTON, }ing bis three Minstesippt ts ge to con ve officers, who have complied data years ago. About 65 years ago! Hannah thought she was about to| decisions, with die, and had a shroud made. This|phers wil! make the trip with the garment still hangs at the head of president A private telegraph line wil! con: | 1) 'nect him with the White House HIS WORK daring bis absence. | a or CRUEL! CRUEL! vacation In , vs the time President, BELLFONTAINE, 0.. Dec, 22 Wilson has selected to atart work Mies Clara Paker’s budding ro on his antitrust mance was blasted when she on trust recetved a letter from a New York stenogra- man tn answer to a note she had only wanted to know the written on an ees packed five years | run with saws the exhibit space provided through the courtesy of the American Cities Realty Corporation. THE SHOW IS FREE—EVERYBODY WELCOME—YOU WILL BE PLEASED— «= YOU WILL LEARN. Erstine Schumann-Heink, the} operatic singer, confirmed today the report that ahe intended apply-| ing for a divoree from her bus-| band, Wm. Rapp, jr | The sult may be filed today, she said. “It will be based on the er of desertion. My attorneys are working on the complaint and vay finish It in time to file the| sult today.” | Madame Schumann-Hela® coturn \ ed to Chicago recently from e tour of the Pacific conat SENT TO PRISON’ § Convicted several weeks ago on an Indictment charging him with es AL emugeling opium, Charile Louie bas been sentenced to serve 60 days in the county jail and pay a fine of $500. State Senator Dante! Landon. representing Loule, gave notice of) appeal | DESERVED REST WINSTED, Conn., Dec, 22.—Here bert W, Hill, who disposed of his | mail carrying route last week, tookl his first day's vacation in 23 years. He spent a day tn Hartford and smoked cigars from the time he left Winsted until he returned. rm AT THE THEATRES THIS WEEK Metropolitan—Otls Skinner in “Kismet.” Moore—Dark Seattie—Balley & Mitchell Stock Co. in “Freckles.” Tivoli—Keating & Flood Co in “A Stubborn Cinderella,” PORTLAND, Dec. 22.--The city commissioners were amazed when 12 wood sawyers asked that they be charged a license of $100 ann ally. First time euch a thing happened. Later it was lea ¢ . they wanted to drive ont some LONDON, Dec. 22—The army competitors, ax the city was over. council has decided that a peajack- n optional garment i And about this time there are many of us who would gtve at least — & month's pay to be back on the old — farm, hunting hickory nuts. “Within the Enemy's Lines” is a Christmas story adapted from “The Stolen Santa Claus,” by Nelson Paige. This two-part Edison is the headliner at the Colonial until ‘Tuesday night, With Mary Fuller, of “Who Will ag Ope ?” fame, King Baggot led grand ch at the exhib- ftors’ ball im New York last week eee Clemmer Until Tuesday Night ‘Lillian Russell in “Kine- macolor;” “The Wolf of the City,” two reels, drama; “Insects That Sing,” educatio “Nice and Its Environs,” scenic; “The Girl at the Lunch Counter,” comedy. BN eee i Claes A Until Tuesday Night PY “David Greig,” two-part Imp drama; “Loaded, Eclair comedy; “Sunsets in Many Lands,” scenic, and another subject q ee Colonial Until Tuesday Night “Within the Enemy's Lines,” two- part Edison drama; “Colonel Hee za Liar in Africa, comedy; | “Glimpses of Pond Life,” Pathe ed-| ™ ; ucational. ere Circuit Until Tuesday Night “For Another's Crime,” two-reel Reliance drama; “The Divorce Don’t Forget Seandal,” American drama; “The a Milkman’s Revenge,” Thanhuser ; comedy; “The Helping Hand,” Ma-| (@) r er jestic drama . . Dream Until Tuesday Night “The House of Discord,” two- part Biograph drama; “Uncle John| to the Rescue,” Pathe comedy; “A! Sense of Humor, ts Melbourne All Week t “Paul J. Rainey African Hunt,"| six reels Which Will Complete That CHRISTMAS FEAST see Grand Until Tuesday Night “Fatty'’s Fiirtation Keystone} comedy; “Protecting Frisco From Fire,” Keystone —_educati “What Might Have Been,” 1 huser drama; “The Long Port age,” K. B. drama; “Reck’s Re demption,” Majestic drama Athambra Until Wednesday Night 9 “The Actor's Christmas Imp d A ] ] t th » De “| Gyms; “Animated Week! an ad to the Days world’s news A Wife's Deceit Rex drama; “Teaching Dad a Les son,” comedy one Enjoyment _.. § Seattle Brewing & Malting Co. rar [fir 1 Nn ap an tac ance aac aac et see ' ’ TMI ne | ee — RESIDENCE THEATRES At the Olympian Tonight “Joyce of the North Woods, ison two-part feature; “A Rallr en's Warning,” Kalem drama Winning Punch,” Blograph com edy; “A Fallen Hero,” Biograph comedy. At the Good Luck Tonight “Green-eyed Monster of Jea