The evening world. Newspaper, December 3, 1912, Page 21

AHA! tHe TRouBLe MAHER FROM NEXT DOOR. WONDER | IF [COULDN'T START SOMETHING AND HAVE IT WIND UPINMY * SAME OLD CuT-UR Guess TLENEVER GET Over it, WATCH ME SURPRISE THAT YouNG ONB! % The Evening World Daily Magazine, Tuesday, December 3, 1912 “The Firefly,” With Trentini, a Flashing Success. BY CHARLES DARNTON. WTROWING Kisses with both hanis, in reckless contrast to her set emile, I little Emma Trentint dashed upon the stage of the Lyric Theatre last night and in accents sweet though by no means low reminded us that “Love Is Like a Firefly. No one disputed her; no one sang ‘So are you.” Even Oscar Hammerstein, ,for once in his life, was silent as he drew the curtains of his stage box about him and sat himself down to pleasant dreams undisturbed by reporters. But the ttle lady with the large voice seemed to know that we understood the connec- ton between her and the song. Wasn't the name of her so-called comedy opera “he Firefly.” and wasn't she IT? If we didn’t believe it she would sing the song over again—and she did! In tils way she enabled us, with a clap of the hands, to catch the title of the piece. It's very simple when you know how it's done. But it 1s only fair to the composer to say that his music tn itself made every song an encore, We heard of Rudolf Frim! for the first time only to be eager to hear more from him. His charming score contained, among other things, the waltz song of this walts-you-around- again year. There was no resisting its ewing. It had the rhythm that puts new soles on old shoes. As often happens, however, the freshness of the music was not carried to the book. If we did not know that Otto Hauerbach was not a stranger to Broadway we might imagine that the book had been made in Germany. It was as heavy in Its humor as the anchor that kept the frst | act at the foot of Twenty-third strect. As it went along, though, it took us to Bermuda, and that was something o be thankful for tn this season of colds in the head, With Bermuda painted on the backdrop {t was possible to forget the Hauerbach onton Thanks to Frim!—sounds ke a German cordial that hasn't been listed!—there Emma Trentini as Nina, Rideac Was always music to keep us on the rond to happiness, if not hev'th. One song| To see fat old Santa after another came as a glad surprise. Apparently this uncrowned king of | ~——— a a Broadway composers could do no wrong. He scored with every number and | u caused the emotional Itallan gentleman who conducted the orchestra to fling | his hair right and left. Meanwhile the strenvous Trentin! was whooping it up | to beat the band. In fact, the band didn't bother her in the least, She seemed Xo defy the horns in the orchestra, She sang always at the top of her lungs. ; But, aside trom noise that tested the eardrums, she eang well. She was little~ | but oh, my! She made up in volume , what she lacked in size. One of these days Oscar ought to talk to her like (@odfather and remind her that Amert- can theatres are not bullt on the plan of the Manhattan Opera House. But, Copyright, 1912, by 1 {o)} wo! upon @ n who w: ume spreading her feet apart and cocking a farette in her mouth when she tried to behiave like a boy. on a detective } would have penetrated her disguise be- fore she set foot aboard the yacht that {carried her to Bermuda, In short, to sult the word to the actions of this Uttle lady, she gave herself body and _.8oul.to exaggerations. In the end, how- sever, she probably realized her am- bition by appearing in beaded skirts as @ prima donna. And by this time she jad made “The Firefly” @ flashing suc- cess, "Others figured modestly in the suc- “cems that the composer made possibl “Craig Cainpbell, though a very bad tor, once again proved himeelf to be an exceptionally good singer. Roy Atwell made the best of a bad part by being really funny as @ sort of new Private “Gecretary. He was so good that he had no need to offer apologies to William Gillette. Miss Ruby Norton was a lively maid with rviceable voloe, Miss * Vera De Rosa gave @ melodious tone to “Sapphire Seas,” and Miss Audrey Maple, “plonde but businesslike, won something more than “Sympathy” in the aong she » shared with Melville Stewart. For his part, Mr. Stewart got his greatest response with “Call Me Uncle. Henry Vogel, with a votce as true as his German acoent, brought ‘The Beautiful Ship from Toyland” safely over the footlights. So far as the singing went {t was simply one good thing after another, And what 1 mean to say is this: If you have an ear for musio take tt to the Lyrio, fell" Now they her. ZATION of it, That is to say, terest thing. | cue, or rather HE took his cue. the the old, old story. met ANOTHDR admirer. interested, the various stages of interest others had done, Ghe recognized and STAGE of interest as it came along. him down easy? presumable BUSINESS trip. Betty Vincent's Advice to Lovers Would it be all right to suggest that we have a picture taken together?” It would be very bad taste, If you on the telephone and sald: about it, The Proper Proposal. “WR. writes Will you please ine always the best. “B, K." writes; “I cannot marry a| The shock may be imagined, area certain girl for three years, and she T am told that a+4eclines a long engagement, although “A. 8." writes tain girl only twice, but we have ex- changed many ietters. Would it be proper for me to ask her parents to allow me to give her a ring?’ 1 Not unless you mean it as an engage- : basrryt ment ring, and I don't think you're ‘“L. W." writes: “A man frend asl enough acquainted with the girl to” go asked for my picture several times. that far, —acenee —cemerncrnre ~nmgermen sencS '"D. Nu" writes: “After the theatre !s it proper to take @ girl to supper?” Certainly. ) she could not hav with She reflection and pain, uttered, horse to Banbury Oross Fables of Everyday Folks By Sophie Irene Loeb | When Cupid Turns the Tables. there was a what they term all advice aside, Miss Trentin! has a an ‘attractive’ ent ee ; Yolce that makes her the foremost magnesia . prima donna of the nic opera stage. Geter tha aeens © What she lacks Is charm, She acts Ike Feet Ob Ne aie a jumpin, and talks like a parrot. cace AD ONO ine Last night she went to extremes In terested, and later a@ little more so, Bhe had a cei tain charm. And, in the vernacular, this would have been all very well if she | had not come to a) complete REALI- she could tell the various stages of the in- But as each sultor came her way he was loved while the game was new. e Roy Atwell as Jenkins, And when it was played she took her And ‘aister” game was hie lot, as ts In the everyday course of events she He became In truth, he went through as the tabulated each To make @ long fable short, it came down to the point of “How can I let He 1s so dear, but"— About this time It came to pass that the man went away for a brief visit—a) After a few weeks he called her up “I want to invite you to dinner to t my flancee. I am sure you will be ad to be one of the firat to know You see, she 18 a dear eweet girl that I have known for @ long time! and we renewed our old time comrade- | form me as to what Js the best way| want his picture, tell him you will ex-|ship on this last trip. I do want you! to ask w girl if she will marry me? | change with him. to know her as I told her what a dear| The simplest and sincerest proposal 1s — good ‘sister’ you had been to me." It had never happened to the lady BEFORE, | ‘And Nemesis confronted her with the|wnen the flash has gone off. She now realized she WANTED what ‘The very {dea that | you people, will you, to make up for the — No. 2— [Christmas Nursery Rhymes {equftisee=s} ctl a Start out on his course! Over the roof tops, Down chimneys tall, To leave pretty playthings Sie became more considerate, MORAL: if YOU CONTINUALLY PLAY WITH CUPID, CUPID WILL TURN THE TABLES, Copyright. 1012, by The Press ‘The dining.room of Wart's flat, chalr)—Now's the time for me to eet that photograph, Mrs. W. (dismayed)—Oh, Henry, you're not really going to take that photograph, are yout I thought you were only fooling. Mr. W. (ternly)~Fooling? Didn't I have the camera and the plate-holders and tripod and flasnpan and everything brought up from the office especially? Of course, I'm not fooling. It's very important thet I get this picture to ‘use in our Christmas booklet on real estate, I'm going to call it “A Jolly Christmas on Long Island.” Of course {t's not Christmas, but nobody’ll know the difference, in the picture, as long as there's @ turkey. I want to take it Just as Bridget comes through the door, with the platter raised high. Mrs, A. (gig@ling)—-Oh, won't tt be fun to have @ picture taken at the dinner Mr. W.—Say, Amerson, you .won't mind not being in it, will you? I want you to help me. I'm going to try @ new stunt—a aide flash, instead of head on, Do you know anything about a camera? Mr. A, (bridling)—Do 1? Well, I guess yes. There wasn't @ photograph supply shop that didn't know me a few years portant. Just change chairs @ minute, he had been in her hands, to have and to hol, when she did not care, and that | self? pulled the Yee were now turned, brought blank apaces left by Anderson and my- confusion as the chair chang | y, SN cd eh, 60 gayty)—Come on} Bridget, bring in the turk! Wid thot burd? 1 guess not. Mr. W. (severely)—-Now, Bridget, don't | a ready. Hold the turkey up properly. Go on and take it and take it! to take this plotu: Understand? And there's no use trying | 19 40 lght in weight that st will not trrt- to crows me Bridget, hold that turkey up! things visible.) please, Everything’ll be burned on the stove. —T don't care if the whole dinner 41 going to be done. Household Electrics By Stephen L. Coies Copyright, 1912, by The Press Publisuiog Uo, (The New York Evening World), Electrifying Farm Crops. UMEROUS experiments have been made from time to time during the past twenty years to in- Publishivg Co, (The New York Evening World) Bridget (fercely)—Me in thot picture? jay this, It's taken long enough al- W. (ecenting trouble)—Oh, Henry, | the difference how she holds it? Mr. W. (enraged)—I will NOT go on Now, see here, I'm going the way I want it./ (Bridget lifte the platter, but turns her head arply to one aide, eo that a portion of her ear | and @ couple of ssgying bairpine are the only | continuous heat and will not cool off. It \can be regulated to give three degreas Mr, W. (at white heat)—Bridi look this way! Bridget (between closed teeth)—Dhere's | not @ burd or beast in this land, thot'll | table! make me turn the head avy me ways 1| don't want to turn it! | Mra, W. (beseeching)—Oh, Henry, PLEASE go on and take It. Mr. W. (almost speechless with rage) care what burns! I don’t spoiled! It's Now every one Bee? "Certain gir! does not care about me at|#he admits she loves me. She wishes |taea that ‘two can play at the same} Mr, A, (scornfully)—Gure! Basy! the bind, “ying jn, eectione on the dining room ai but only goes with me for the good Y8 simply to be good friends, Am I! game,” Mrs. W. (patiently>—1 wiah you'd | filticg,) unset BY BE wae ori ay al times I-can give her. How shall I find|Tsht tn following her w Ls It was certainly a hurt to her pride,| hurry Henry. Bverything’ll get oold out} Mr, W. (undisturbed)—Well, 1 got the! tically tndestructible. put whether or not this {s true?’ I don't see what else you can do, un-/fAret, And now that that whioh she had in the kitchen. picture just the same! (examines the 4 The obvious way {s not to spend eo| less you wish to give her up altogether. !been about to relinquish was taken| Mr, W, (firmly)—Now, don't try to! camera) Anderson! You ——~ much money on “good times,” and then! ,, . rn away from her, it seemed more DE- hurry me, Alice, I simply won't have thia|fool! I thought you said you knew all see if your company 1s equally welcome.|, "A: R." writes: “I have seon @ cem|arranLE in her eyes. negative spoiled, because it's very Im-| about photography! Mr. A, (very indignantly)—And I do! What's the matter with you? Mr. W. ide out of the plate hol: ou boob! All that gone for nothing! ts provided t of all batts 7 ter Sra niece, Gama |B pewvicet © wey en ery | down 10 ! The Electrotherm. (furtously)—You never even | service, whi By Charlies A BYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS, Kent Hollie, « Vent Dry Hottom to tak . paper and the iy defied by the 4 by a bully ved fonulting At a nearby ranch with her mubject to fite of in. raney, the law's only co ‘againt the cor. ° paver, ymow pote te found on whe wal Hollis, to. wt, o Bite, one of ts cher office to mu beating fm uw to the Haaleton oabi onset dronith Streams save one that ei taken ‘4 CHAPTER XIV. (Continued.) Tne Coalition. e'VE come to see what you've @ot to say about water,” he waid. Daya before Norton had told Hollis that these men who were now herding at the Rabbit-Der were the small ranchers who had re- fused to aid the elder Hollis in his fight against Dunlavey some years before. Therefore Hollis id not anewer at once. When he did his voice was dry and cold. He too had heard of Duniavey's ultimatum concerning the water, “Before I say anything on that eub- Ject I should like to know to whom I am talking,” he said. ‘Train swept ponderous hand toward Rass low visitors, pointing them out in ‘There's Truxton of the Diamond Dot; Haloomb, of For dear kiddies all. —Eleanor Schorer. correct," affirmed Holts, Hi ‘ollie emiied grimiy; he had caught a ‘Delligerent note in Norton's voioe Plain- ly, if the range boss allowed a votce in the mi these visitors would have now received as Uttle encourage- ment as they had received from Dun- lavey. But Hollis's smile showed that he held different views. Norton, Grease the yield or hasten the growth of farm crops by the use of electricity. ‘The current has been applied in several waye—sometimes in the form of light to stimulate @rawth during the dark hours; and again directly to the ground were not exactly for ite effect upon the roots of the returned Hollis, plants, eral hi bobbed aMrmattvely, others sat grimly silent. Hollis smiled, “How many of you offered to help my fatter when he came to you asking for assistance in his fight against Dun- A German eolentist has just published some figures of cost on his method which consists of covering the area to be treated with a network of tinned steel wires about one-thirty-second of an inch !n diameter suspended sixteen “I reckon there wasn’t much chance"— (Bridget Mushed and disgruntled appears in the Rowne: The diain PU png CR ey nypceecrmgs [feet above the ground and thirty-three /he Dewan, and then hesitated, looking (The Wanls are giving @ dinner party. Tie) Mr, W, (enthuslasitcally)—Now! That's | feet apart. This network te connected | “Fo4t M SRHORE, ue rit Ore nee Te emaaiion tt prottes esd | just right, Brid That's fine! Now, |to the positive pole of the current sup- rE ee: Sites fluffy.) Just hold that position, Bridget, while I, ply and the negative to the earth, wasn't much chance fo: a wi Mr. W. (epringing lightly from bi®/taxe this. Smile, Bridget! Tho voltage used ta 000 and ebout| then. And you had to take a vie tek one watt per acre of current 1# required. The cost for electrifying 100 acres for three months {9 given as $0. This would not he prohibitive if the desired Temilts of electrification are assured, to help my father. But he had to take 4 digger risk to fight alon And you have come to Jim to help you. Do you think he ought? The men eat sdent; the epokesinan was Without word ‘How many men can the eix of you muster—in case Dunlavey should try to carry out his decision to drive your has been largely superseded by the electrotherm or heating pad. Tho hot water bag ts hoavy, often leaky and cools off quickly, The electrotherm T old-fashioned hot water bag them?’ “Wighteen, I reckon,” returned Train, looking at the others, who nodded af- firmatively to his question. Hollis turned to Norton. men does Dunlavey employ’ tloned, tate the most sensitive flewh. It is soft and flextble and can be used in any posl- tion or applied to any part of the body, Tt gives a gentle, soothing, even and | of heat and costs about one-half a cent an hour to operate, There are several varieties on the market, permitting one a wide range of choice to else and texture. Bell Batteries Going. ANY a man has been grested at home after a hard business day| with “the batteries are out of | gurro | order and none of the electric bells will ring. Please see If you can't fix them,’ | Tt 1s now peaible to avoid all battery | trouble in the household or anywhere smiled Hollis, “Why should I volunteer to help you fight Dunlavey? My cattle are certain of getting enough water, Why should I not be selfs, as you men were when my father went to you for Hollis in the semi-darkness wed plainly that their owners had given up thoughts of asaistance, Grim, hard came into them; two or Of qurse they would ready! Here goe! i 0 alterna been reproduced all over the country. | dense smoke aid the tirieka of women.) One of the large manufacturing com-)) "ona gee their cattle elain—Duniavey Mr. W. (cordially)—That’a fine. Any-/ Mra, W. (screaming through the Panies has perfected @ transformer) -) 11 not drive them from water, they how, all you got to do ts open the lens! clouds)—Bridget! Bridget! What hap-| which may be attached to the itehting| would have to be shot, when I eay “ready” and close it aeain| pened to the turkey? { ctreutt and connected with the bell wir-| | They had reckoned on.securing help (There te no anamer, Bridget has flown, And! ing. It supplies current at the proper|from Hollis; he held one alde of the Rabbit were unple ‘ar and with hia support they 1 & position to m. want for any of Duni voltage, 18 very light In welght, compact in mize, absolutely fireproof and pra Possossing thes ho naght, from the opposite side of valuable characteriatios, tt may belt ry pM ane mounted in any out of the w. But 1: requlres no attention wha after |it# instalation, and should last an in-|them, Dunlavey'a men could swarm both sides of the river and the destruc- 1 the electric thts are in| tion of their cattle would be certain, An Whe a Sie) Cecile Catia ‘All of the men knew this. Yet they ivy i 4id not answer Hollos's question. They former may be depended to keep the) naa not come to plead with him; they ells supplied with current. Here, then, | i new the situation had narrowed point where they could de- heir owe resources, They | definitely long time. The Coming of the Law| ‘is similarity of their own in the long ago, to cattle from the Rabbit-Ker—or shoot ¢ Iden Seltzer ‘Ditter amntles on several of their taced, There were no threats; perhaps Mnille had succeeded in showing them the when hi» father had gone to them aasivtance. At least this was ‘what be had tried to show them. Hollis had not moved. “Wait, ‘Train’ he satd, ‘The visitors hatted and faced him, “Men,” he said quietly, “you have mot answered my question. I am going to repeat it: Why should I not be selfish, @@ you men were when my father went to you for assistance?” ‘Lemuel Train smiled tronteally. “Why, I reckon it’s your trick, mister man,” he sald, “you've got all the cards.” “Come back here, men,” said Hollis, "Bince none of you care to answer my question I will answer it myself.” He stood silent while the men fied back lamp and (ts weak, fickering Taye straggied out into the darkness and upon Hollis’s face and the faces of the men who sat on the edge of the gallery. Hollie know thag he come melodramatic in in Me salutatory in the Kicker, months Ddefore, had been an honest declaration of the principles in which he believed, ‘This was America, he repeated; they were all Americans; they were all en- titled to that freedom of thought, speech, and movement for which their for fathers had fought. For one, he pur- Seana Nght, If necessary, to retain his a I ¥, eoucht thelr horees, mount- ed, and rode slowly away into the darkness, When they had gone Hofils turned to resume his chair, but found Nerton standing near him, looking at him with @ curious emile, “Shak anid the latter, “I mowed that wayl"* CHAPTER XV. you'd To Support the Law. qj JOLLIS alone of all the V4 ry i } Whose cattle grased Lemuel @trong in hia belief would got hesitate to shoot whatever cattle infringed on what he consid- Train was particularly that Dunlavey were his rights. “I know the he declared heatedly to Hollie a day or two after the conversation on the porch at the Girele Bar. ‘He'll do it.” All the pleasure had been drawn from Hol rides Decause of the dryness and heat. On « mornt Bottom, Nort n mpanted him, ine tending to make some purchased in town, They rode the ten miles without incident, and Holle jeft Norton at the door of the Kicker office, after telling the range boss to come back to the oMce when he had made big purchases, an he intended returning to the Circle Bar before noon. found Potter ingide, The latter busy at a type case when his |. Hollls did not remain He looked over ad placed on the omer long in same letters that Potter hia desk, placed one in @ pocket and rose, telling Potter that he would be back and instructing him to tell Norton to await his coming should the latter return before him, to the court house, He (ound the door of Judge Graney's courtre! ntly ajar and without Knucking he pushed tt open and entered. On the threshold he halted and drew Then he went down @ deep breath J fe 6 Qraney was peated at the big table, and directly op- posite him, leaning heavily on his el- dows, his face inflamed with anger, sat Duntavey. Near a window at the aide of the room stood a grave faced man of metium height, slender and muscular, who Was watqping the Judge and Dum-