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es. The Eveni EVEN TEMPER, 1] KNOW IC IDS, T “The Daughte af Heaven” Undramatic Spectacle. wa ABY CHARLES DARNTON. featerti OBE storks that tried to eat the scenery at the Century Theatre on Satur- I y afternoon could not be blamed for liking ttils part of the production of wet & «The Daughter of Heaven,” the much-heralded Chinese play conceived as lem Arama dy Pierre Lot! and Judith Gautter and realized as epectacie by the Liebier eo w . The storks might have shown an even greater love of the beautiful by « helping themselves to costumes of such exquisite coloring as to put the atrutting peacocks of the palace gardens quite in the shade. se perpMor sheer gorgeousness there was nothing to equal the harmony of colors in » the eceme that disclosed the throne room of the palace {n Nankin. It needed only a glance at the costumes to show that Caramba of Milan was the real artist of the «» Predyection. Those other artists, Gates and Morange, who painted the scenery, commanded admiration, while the lighting of the scene outside the pavilion of the Empress gave thetr work an added charm. The grim picture of the battle- ments was also effective. But !f one of those bombs from the bestoging Man- chus had been hurfed into the Infernal machine that ground out Ohinese musio with merciless persistence we might have been better able to realize the horrors of war. This deadly device was enough in itself to kill the performance. It atfuck an inarttstic note that became nothing less than torture during the long waits between scenes. Almost equally mechanical wae George Egerton’s translation of the play, It let “The Daughter of Heaven” down te earth in heavy and unpoetic Engitsh. The touch needed to turn pageantry into drama was mmssing, with the re- sult that “The Daughter of Heaven* Seemed more like a ceremonial than a play, For one thing, it was impossible for the actors to suggest the Oriental spirit. That elusive quality known as atmosphere seemed to have escaped throuwh the backdoor—it certainly never came over the footlights. In staging the extraordinary production Hugh Ford accomplished a gigantic task, but tt Viola Allen as the Daughter of oi cared to be almost wholly @ physical Heaven, achievement, Tt wae evident that all attempts to create an air of Chinese mysticism had failed, Although the Emperor of the Manchus had fallen in love with the Em- prese of the Mings in his dreams, he set out to find her in what eeemed « very matter-of-fact fashion, If opium had inspired his dreams, he gave no tndication @f it. The exotic quality of the palace gardens in Nankin to which he found his way as 0 pretended viceroy from the-south was conveyed only by the scenery. The Empress and her maids of honor wore such white faces as to sug «they were in deadly fear of the yellow peril. » melds w picture itself was strikingly beautiful. But even this was surpasted by the settiysiit pavilion, with its white-and- green simplicity. Here the shadow of yy impending tragely should have fallen with greater significance than, Miss Viola Allen gave it when, as the Em- ie: Bream, warned of the approach of the Manchus, she was forced to send her little gon away for safety. In her robes Mise Aten attained a certain cold grace, ifwot maj but In her trappings of ‘wer at the battlements ehe could * goarcely be considered a commanding figure. . However, this scene, with can- nom booming and bombs bursting, was not without {ts melodramatic thrill and * @famatic suspense, There was some- thing Giner in the devotion of the Chi- é#e aoldlers and thelr characteristic ) @ierd of Aéath when the unknown ruler \ +» ofthe Manchus came to save thelr ives * ead make a lant appeal to the Empress. > ‘An@ ed we saw them leaping willingly ‘nto funeral pyres that burned realist!- cali, Less realistic was the man of straw'or'rags that came tumbling over ‘the battlements when one of the bombs Basil Gill as the Emperor of China. exploded. This incident was made un- netessarfly ridiculous by the very evident fact that the “dummy” had been stuffed almost to bursting. Those who stayed till the bitter end were rewarded by seeing Miss Allen in ‘) ner one-ceally appealing moment, She played the scene after the Empress tak: poison with more feeling than she had shown gt any other time, Otherwise her ouecting aeemel ely @ matter of routine—a display of those qualities acquired father long experience as an actress. She was competent, buf Jacking in the finer shades of tenderness and !magination. * Basid Gill was neither Orlentaé nor romantic as the Emperor of the Manchus. Why he should have been brought from England to give the hero Iittle more than an English accent remained a mystery, His happiest and most human effect waa gathed in the chat with the little Emperor in the garden, Master Norris was Aslightfully natural here, but the little chap's voice got the better of the “Son of Spring” in the end, As the Prime Minister of the Kmpress Lee Baker made every speech an oration, while Henry Bergman, as the Emperor's Councillor, was ly negative. fomraze Daughter of Heaven" in a magnificent spectacle, but 1t needs the breath ot poetry and fervor to give It d¢amatic life, oh oa Norris Millington as Son of Spring. be WW Betty Vincent’s ‘Advice to Lovers he has never asked me out. think he really cares for me?" I shouldn't butld many hopes on it. “A girl who is @ friend ’ 2 . Do y A Broken Engagement. you SS ok Be" wri “If an engagement ‘8 Wroken just before thi of the mar- riage, should the pleasure of the sive ~feeqaked concerning the return of the 8, or siduld they simply be r v bs I ts ee %. RB." writes: “A certain young man * @hetixs very hishty of me to other people "EL writes of strapgera at a summer resort and they sent my flancee tmpertinen! postals, should be returned, always. giving her name out. think of this matter?” 1 entirely agree with zom What 4 you And those surprisingly pretty! ld have been more in the picture with wigs of straight black hair. The! | cated (Mttle slenificance as a rule. aS ! WAI of my flancee gave her name to a couple 4 told her that her friend was vg%mng for —— sia EMR PA) “SALON Sus ees Years to By J. A. H ! ' \Do Not Neglect Colds. | COLD is a popular name for a variety of ills that human flesh is heir to. In medical Merature there is no euch disease desoribed "oold."* Yet doctor and layman both speak to one another about “a cold.” The con- dition acknowledged as having rea) existence. And treatment for it is both Prescribed and taken, usually with the best of results. Any condition that usually comes under the head of what is generally “cold” {9 mild in Itself and of But when peated and repeatedly neglected it may then lead to very serious consequenc: Let us take the most common form, Miwhtch 19 a cold in the head, In this condition there is an inflammation of the mucous membranes which line the nasal chambers, This is usually mild jand self limiting. That ia, the disease runs its course and then recovery spon- taneously takes place. Yet though this condition {s very mild, {t may under cer- \tain circumstancee result in great dam- age, and may even lead to @ fatal termination, ‘The naval cavities have direct conn ton with the eyes, ears and throat. Therefore, when frequent or severe in- flammation occurs in them and the germs which are always at the bottom of the mischief gain the upper hand, Lack of Tact. ow" did you filt Perlyt” “He fe lacking in tact." ‘Why, 1 thought he always ssid nice things."" “He does—but not always the right things, He was protesting bis love yesterday when we ‘an old woman, 1 eaw my cus and ‘Will you love me when I get old and look ike that womant’ “Ot course 1 wil, darting So 1 dismissed him, The ides eevting to think that 1 could ever get to look like that horrid old thing!" ‘Women are a particular.—Cleveland Plain Dealer, pclae Habits of the Democracy. RTHUR 1, VORYS wee voicing bis opinion " he orted. . “Let me chow you some new French qrode, very popular at this time for World Dail “Our Baby” x—" a - How to Add Ten of his con-| F OD tween VO & Sahoor- tome You Quit YER FIGHTIN, DO YA Hear? T TOOTH Ly Your Life usik, M. D. Copyright, 1912, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York World). the latter may gain entrance to one or all of the organs mentioned, and the re- sult may be not only loss of siznt or hearing but even a@ loss of Iife itself, Another condition that goes under the | name of cold 1s brenchitis. Whenever one has been confined in an iM venti- lated, overheated workroom or office (especially when under or over fed or) overfatigued) and then suddenly rushes into the cold air the sudden chan«e fre- quently results in an inflammation of | the delicate air passaxes in the lungs. | This {s a cold in the ohest or bronchitis. | Repeated attacks of this disease are | dangerous, for it shows that the power of resistance is at low ebb. Each suc- censlve attack leaves the hings weaker than before, a fine soll for pneumonia and tuberculosis. Colds tn the chest are always dangerous and must not be neglected. Mud forms or influenza arip frequently neglected, as aimple colds. Grip indeed, when mild, is « slight af- fection and readily cast off, It is, how- ever, fraught with so many dangerous possibilities that neglect in this condi- tion 1s @ crime eganst one's health. In- flammation of the coverings of the brain, or meningitis, and consumption follow in the wake of influenza, To be in good health and to prolong life do not permit the mild affections like that of @ “simple cold’ to get the AW wood—and Say Just Enough to Keep in Practica! that the Fellows who Hit Upon the Happy Medium between Over- Geniality and Grouchiness gen- erally Get Along! Once we Succeed in Transmuting ity into Proper Pride we're On our Way! No Kind of Advice, Spoken or Writ- Because he Is in Trouble and likewise Because he Isn't! Take @ Drive to Contentmentville! us that the Artistic Temperament 1s one of those Auxiliaries that Toyed with Safely, If at all, after Work- ing Hours! If Changing one's Mind necessarily implied Vacillation, we could Instance upper hand. A Nttle tntelligent care will avold all possible future trouble, you are in mourning I oém fix you out in ex, eotly the right thing.” “Husband,” replied the customer briety, 406—Why is the aky blue? 407—What are the ringe around Saturn? ora? 409—-What are the colore? 410--What ia the origin of the word “Bedlam?” “aecondary" HES! questions will be answered Wednesday. Here are replies to Friday’ 41—(What is the origin of chess?)— It originated in the Orient and wae vd thousands ef peere erm Tbe Encyclopaedia space would Shrink! ‘Ia Gimt case," said the gist grectomly, can tell you fut what—" “Young lady,” interrupted the older woman “ World) | word “ch {a derived from the Per- jslan title “shah,” meaning “king.” @2—(What was one of the first ae- tronomical observations made?)—An ob- 408—What are the “primary” col-| servation made on the star Venus, tn! Babyton, 6% B.C. It was written on brick and is preserved in the British Museum, 408-—(What are the uses of graphite?)— It 1s employed largely as a lubricant, ts the chief ingredient in stove polish and 1s useful for cructbl «(Why is ventilation necessary ‘n all bulldings?)-—Because a good supply | jof fresh air is needed to replace the 406—(What ts 100 tor?)—It te charged with carbonic acid gai a aide ob 4 By Eleanor Schorer “Cheer Up, Cuthbert!” What's the Use of Being Blae? By Clarence L. Cullen. Copyright, 1912, by ‘The Prem futi We've Noticed! our Vacuous Van-| ten, can Reach the Man who Drinks; Hitch up Health and (Happiness and| Considerable Observation hag Taught only be! 4 Lot of Great Men and Women whose Sufficiency of Efficiency, Slumpitis Bets | | A Clotl War Romance of Sheridan’s Ride By Henry Tyrrell (Fountes (Copyrtgte, 1912, ‘by G. P. Putnani’s Bors.) Srhovers oy PRECEDING CHAPTERS. Kerchtvel leutenant upice Army. during ‘de eit wat) fore, Oeetrsle wa a brother Bob Weet'e ctrum) te the Army Warentt” Habis forumee guardian, wa. Union ‘ot: fiewt, wig bee corenay ‘. aad at See Pago fort to hold the valley Theisen Sider’ the an odd assort whom are gay); singing « Yon! * @ Woman Visitor enters t he CHAPTER XI. out — thie point he tooked in’ At aia pant na toeked inte Oér shining you find us et @ dieadvani 1 , for as you eee, Ralph ts here, ‘Oh, dear, how terrible! You | poor, form nero And how te ét with "you, ph ‘Thank you—not much worse than when I parteé from you at Lexington.” “What a pa! 10, (The New York World). Our Idea of the Time when a M | Most Needs his Moorings is when he’ | about Forty! | It's all Very Nervy to Burn Saas Bridges behind you—but the Real One is the Man who Crosses the Stream without any Bridge! ioe? . OM Das, don't. ot Go anki, patie tho are “It just breaks my Whenever our Argufying Friend ‘here, both of you—yen, all of you,’ reaches the Point where he Tells us| the young woman, looking around eym- to Put Something in our Pipe and patheticatty, Then she took from under Smoke it, WE'VE reached tho Point BES Orne: bes coe . ones where we're Thinking about Something | ew ine table PPh ey Seype pet. td ing wreck of the pumpkin. pile. ve brousht you a few clears and things to A Good Many of us Unquestionably! cheer you wp. Wasn't I thoughtful? Carry About a Good Deal of Excess| An inarticulate murmur of thankful- Mental Baggage—but NO Man Ever Yet ye wem up from the whole group waa Born with Too Much Enthustaem! men. faa Born with Too Much Enthusisam! |°' ‘Por my part.” aia Oept. Cox, “1 The Pitcher that Went Too Often to|°#n truly say at thie moment that I'm [$b Wott has been Mended time and| i atnewine, 3, ahaels ‘Bless your pretty face and gentle heart, Mien,” Deacon Hart sald fer- The Man who !s Born Self-Contained |vently. “What a pity you're Secesh i never knows what a Berserker Fight “Well, seems to lean toward the the Man who ISN'T Born that way has|Union side anyway,” whiepered Col. to Put Up to Conquer Himself! Coggswell, ag Capt. Cox and the feir | viet od in low, earnest tones, Many « Brave Spirit has been Brought Back to Big Things by Refusing to Acknowledge to Himself that fe had | Reached the End of hig Rope! Gropped behind the screen of a wood- en partition at the far end of the room, while Capt. Wi and the other Confederate oMocer stood just outside the door, “Why, they have all gone,” said the young woman, blushing slightly. ‘You, we do that when any one hae a visitor, Marte, we are alone for a moment. She buried her face in her handker- chief and hewan to weep. think we should meet again like When we Imagine we've Attained a Int this “You didnt come here just to say that, Marte. You are fickle, but not deliberately cruel.” “Tt 1s you who are oruel, when you talk ike that. Oh, Tom! You know T love you.” ‘Do tT? How?” “I have come here to save you.” “To save me?” “Yea—or to tell you how you can I think, Gen, Winder 1s | Anerfly, “you needn't bother youmelf, This te fourth husband I've buried, and I know all pilar Magasine, hie ed The Infant’s Might. “S A elephas sensation!” mate yp ike o baby, put © siz, To “Yeu, poor Ralph, too, That's what I told Gen. Winder. He shook bis head and looked very serioys; but I know ‘and the cloner |», ~~ Jot 8 make relieve laby did Chat, you my? “Come down (0 out baie some night and 1 the Provost-Marshal wil stow you how @ real baby ean put all ehe}of Richmond? You say he ts coming ueenbers of © big family through thelr paces." | here to Libby Prison Youngnown Telegraph, “You, right now—thMa evening, 1 ——— - — coaxed him to get me permission for ‘ this little vistt, first. You know The Point of View. te an old friend of father's, and he PROPS of the dictum of « certain eotrems, | wouldn't refuse me anything.” A et New York men are worthles, an ect} ‘phen, there's something im the ont wind?” "It's al tn the point of view, you know, ‘It's an exchange of prisoners, I actreme in quertion te going to mary © Weet | think. Anyway, I heard some talk about erner, Now, if ebe were going to marry « New cting six officers from your room, Terten Tt "aust de for exchange. You “Yeo, W's all in the potnt of view, A etrt ” 4814 to @ bachelor “Women ts indee} Hh the try oa vender ruin, The more dilepideted you become, the women clings to 700," the bachelor sveered, @ you the more * ston Star, ' “Good for you, Marte! What can 3 say to you,.nowt?" . ot South—xhat you against our own - you keep for me tho life T'am trying help you to save.” The officer. paced once room, excitedly, “No, Marte. stay where me. Why, 3 fi t weeping again. T no claim on you: waid. “Yes, dear child,” he respond an impulse of tenderness, ‘1 strong claim, second to none that of patrictiem, of I flo love you—dearer t! dlood is the smile y given me to-day, and the pi that little hand. ‘And yet, Te! those can never he mine’ unt! thie war is over, and the eaved, Nelped by every energy that fate may leave me 40 flats $ i if God bless “Oh, dear! Geod-bye, Tom. Good-bye, Ralph. Gentlemen, good-bye. all of you. T’m 00 sorry! But you'll try and make the beet of #, won't you?” “Of course we well, bless your kind Witie heart,” responded Col. coming forward jain. “And let me tell you, Mademoiselle, you've com- pleted the Rebels’ work—by capturing our hearts,” = “Three cheers pe Amertcan str, anyhow!" proposed rt. ‘They were given with a will; end Marie Mason, going out with honors, wae rejoined by Capt, Edward Thorn- ton of the Confederate Secret Serv'ee, who had watched the scene with a pe- cullarly cynttal smile. Gen. Winder, Provost Marshal of Richmond in full uniform and aecom- Danied by @ staff officer, entered and stood at the head of the rough taBle. Gen, Winder then briefly anneunesd the intelligence that a Con! orulser having fallen into the of the Federal authorities, the latter pro- Posed putting the officers and crew on trial for piracy, threatening them with summary execution. “Under these otrcumstances,” ued the General, “the re sectans b Ad Government has felt constrained notice that we will of Union correab men of hosen from among the prisenere present in our hands here im Riehe mand, as hostages, to be dealt the same manner as Mr. Léncoin decide to deal with those of our esm- patriots now in his power.” A moment of site: ensued, followed Dy excited. whiepertng ameng @ prisoners, for whom Capt. Com eet: EPS 5 ." said he, “T think the situation and beg + ay that we are at your service.” “My requisition calls for six offers, out of perhaps four times that number, from thie division. Are there six ameng you who, knowing the gravity ef the situation—and I do not deceive, yeu as Union man jn the room stepped forward, including" Mralph Hunt, whe arose feebly from his couch. General Winder was visthly affected at the manifestation, but he pretended to be only perplexed and annoyed, Pepi tery) H of yout But I wr aix. I see that geome definite eclection will have to ba followed, “Wen shan draw lots.” ‘He took out hie note book, tore seme “ips of paper from it, and directed Capt. Warner to pass them around end have each man write hie name on one, The slips were then all placed tn @ hat, from which Capt. Cox was unanimously chosen to draw out six names. He did 80, one at a time, th: Capt ‘Warner read the General repeated them after him, at the same time writing them down im his notebook. They were os follows: 4 Paul Revere, %th Massachu- 2 ‘ol. Alfred Wood, lith New York.’* “Lieutenant Frank Bedloe, — syWania.” th New “Col. Michael York." “Capt. Alfred Ely, s7th New Yort,” “Capt. Ralph Hunt, 10th Kentucky.” Instantly upon the completion of this Mat, Capt. Cox spoke up and sald: “General, the last name I have! érewn, by an unhappy fatally, te that of old friend and comrade, Capt. pan4 r Corcoran, Hunt. He js 9 sick man, and met in condition to » hostage. With permission, eral, I will go in tae Place.’ ‘While Gen. Winder was eotsite. tan. Gears. 008 tS to eh + a