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Herald and Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 16

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Decatur, Illinois
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JUL Sunday, Nov. 9, 1913. THE DECATUR DAILY HERALD. 16 T7.i.-i enheff hna tired of vaudeville school will meet six times during the vear in conference In the high school i. rr- ii studv of a profes HIS AUTHORITY.

Jim Jackson No( sah; yo' dor ketch dis coon wukkin' on a rainy ciy like dis. Square Hennery (astonished) Rainy? Jim Jackson Waal, HER WEDDING CAPITAL SOCIETY EVENT PLANS TO STUDY The Red Canary" Remarkable Play and she has made the announcement that at the end of her present she will return to light opera. She has made an offer of J10.000 to the composer who will write a musical vehicle that meets her annrovul. 1 sional book on teaching methods. Mr.

wot ue almanac says, an oat goon 'rtiff foh Puck. Engleman has chosen me Elementary Standards" as the book to be studied this year. The date of the first 'meeting tvill be announced soon. In his third bulletin to the teachers rartiriilarlv asked the Decatur Sees a Better Show Than Chicago, and Ahead of Gotham. HAIR CHARING teachers to look after the habits and CO-OPtRATION President Fellows, of MiUikin, to Meet University of Cincinnati Head.

GIRLS! BEAUTIFUL NO DANDRUFF 25 CENT DANDERINE Try Doubles beauty of hair With tempting- melody weaving Its way through: catching comedy, spritely dancing, and all that goes with the "real thing'' in musical comedy, Decatur audiences, such as they were, enjoyed what few would doubt was the best that has been in Decatur for years. "The Red Canary" conjures up in the minds of the one who took advan KNOWS KIM PERSONALLY in few moments, and stops it falling: out-r-Grows Hair. language of the children in schools. He says that the spgech and habits of a child rest more or less with the teacher and she must be careful. Two other paragraphs from his bulletin which are of interest are as follows Dental Inspection.

"The initial step toward dental inspection of our public schools has just been taken. The credit belongs to the dentists of the city. Through the president of their association they have recently informed the superintendent that thev are ready to give free dental treatment to any child recommended for treatment by. Miss Trumble. "Co-operation with the home and with private teachers is to be commended when children ask for the privilege of leaving school early to take piano, violin or other lessons.

Occasionally It may be necessary even to excuse a child from a regularlesson in school for such a private lesson." tage of the opportunity, a dream of hair of dust, dirt and excessive oil and In just a few moments you have doubled the beauty of your hair. Besides beautifying the hair at once. Danderine dissolves every particle of dandruff; cleanses, purifies and invig. orates the scalp, forever stopping itch, inir and falling hair. But what will please you most will be after a few weeks' use when you will actually see new hair fine and downy at first yes but really new hair prrowliur all over the scalp, if yoa "are for pretty, soft hair and lots o' it, surely fret a 25-cent bottle of Knowi-ton's ttenderine from any druggist or n- fwntpr.

PTrl trv it. Much-Discussed Idea For Decatur School Being: Investigated By New Head. Tour hair becomes light, wavy, fluf- f- aHiinrtnTit nnr7 nnripars ns soft, lus trous and beautiful as a young girl's after a "Danderine hair cleanse." Just try this moisten a cloth with a little Danderine and carefully draw it through your hair, taking one small ftoTi'i at timp This will cleanse the President G. E. Fellows of Millikin university left late Saturday night for Cincinnati on his.

w-ay to Washington, D. where he will attend a convention of the National Association of State 'Cniversities on Monday and Tuesday. President Fellows will pass the latter part of the week in Cincinnati with President Dabney of the University' of Cincinnati, and will acquaint himself with the system of that institution whereby it co-operates with the various industries of the city. Dr. Fellows has been personally acquainted with President Dabney for "a number of years and he hopes to get a thorough knowledge of the Cincinnati system with a view of possible duplication at Millikin.

Dr. Fellows expects to return the latter part of the week. Developing and Printing that Look Fine Bring your negatives to us and get back the best pictures we can possibly make from them. Our prices are fair. Our work it bettered by the use of Ansco Chemicals and Cyko Paper, the photo materials which always give best results.

If your camera Is the superb Ansco and your film Ansco Film ENGLEMAN ISSUES TEACHERSBULLETIN Calls Attention to Bird Lectures By Prof. Oldys Next Monday Afternoon. Supreme Confidence in Kimball Pianos When a manufacturer marks his wares in plain figures which show just the price at which they can be had no more, no less then his confidence in the Merit of his goods is put to the SUPREME TEST It is a sign that he has tested their values at the hands of the buying public. Kimball Pianos have received the verdict of 258,000 purchasers, among whom are hundreds of the world's great lights and guides in all that pertains to music. Kimball Pianos Kimball Player Pianos Here you have the choicest of designs and a large and complete stock from which to select instruments to suit every one.

Also a new and very complete stock of Music Rolls for all 88-note player pianos. All are sold according to the best standards of merchandising. W. W. Kimball Co.

Established 1857 R. A. PEAKE, Mgr. 149 East Main St. MRS.

HERBERT S. WOODS, Formerly Miss EJiih English Buck, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Colburn Field Buck, whose to Herbert S. Woods Wednesday evening was one of the special society occasions in Springfield.

Mrs. Woods is one of the most prominent young women in social and artistic circles of the state and has an enviable reputation as an aesthetic dancer. Mr. and Mrs. Woods will return within a few days from a short wedding trip to reside in Springfield.

Mrs. Woods is well known in Decatur. much the safer. improving the show for the New Tork appearance are J. W.

Mackay. president of the corporation, J. C. Rigbv, general manaeer. Hniwlri nrih n.h has produced the catching- mo'lnriin H.

L. SCHALL 256 N. Main St. and Frank KmiThsnn hv -h if Superintendent J. O.

Engleman issued his third bulletin to the teachers of the public schools last week. This bulletin is periodic and will be issued throughout the school year by Mr. Engleman. Next Friday evening he will talk to the Parent-Teacher club of the Jackson street school on the "Instincts of the It is probable that the high school will be dismissed Friday. Nov.

21, on account of the conference in Champaign. Superintendent Engleman is of the opinion that enough of the teachers will want to attend the conference so that the closing of the high school on that day will be necessary. lie has not taken the matter before the board of education. To Stody McthodH. The teachers of the grade and high staged.

After a week in St. Louis, the scenery, thrilling costumes, the most extreme, but yet in taste with the rest, and voices that one feels fortunate in hearing even one at a time. Is Growing Better. Turn, for a moment from the glamour of the play, to the business end and anyone will admit that the appearance of "The Red Canary" here goes down in the history of the Powers as unique in more particulars than one. It is a credit to Manager Konan's efforts in booking.

Instead of "trying it on the dog" the show was taken directly Into Chicago, where it was put on at the Studebaker by the ilackay Production company. There it was received with open arms, but the producers realized that in th vernacular of the stage it was a little "light" for the more critical New York theater-goers. Leaving Chicago the last act, where it was believed the weak-Ttess lay, was made over at Blooming-tcn. Songs were introduced, especially "Champaign" which made it infinitely more the play. From there it came to Decatur.

Here it was evident that we had an offering which instead of being on the down-grade of the road show, with the big-city bookings behind, was working upward, improving, even in the fast-flying moments between a matinee and'riight. More Comedy Offered. The last act was strengthened fur- ther by the introduction of the "Panama Canal" business, in which T. Roy Barnes, a comer in the world "of the star comedians, sells the canal to his uncle for the price of a taxi-bill of 'some 480 francs. In.

the afternoon the chauffeur appears in a pirate's betyd. By evening, the. producers believe he will be improved by a more genteel appearance especially when in the dis- guise of a descendant of De Lesseps. -who sells the -canal, though unknown himself, for a taxi fare. Una Abarbanell, chic, bird-voiced, with quality written into every step o' her dancing, is a little French and German girl, we hazard a guess from Alsace, perhaps, who is a star in her own modest way, little given to adding worries to her manager's own troubles, and a winner in her part.

T. Roy Barnes, 'kidnaped from vandeville causes the current issue of "Variety" to remark that "Mr. Barnes blossomed out as a full-fledged comedian and will have to be reckoned with in the future." An Accomplished Musician. Mana Zucca. who, by the way.

carries her own name, though it is stagey enough, to be sure, la a fascinating little salesgirl, later rival for the baron's hand with the star, and withal a remarkable actress. Playing the part of Lois, principal saleslady, she is in the leading list of singers, -and is credited with being a remarkable pianist, with some gifts as, a com- poser, though this is an accompMsh- ment she does not use in the play. Dancer Wealthy St. Louisan. A startling feature of the second act is the dance by a St.

Louis girl, who in private life is the wife of her part- Mr. Beck, and is known on the stage as Miss Francis. The dance if remarkable or its daring, grace and beauty, and she has before her an ovation when she reaches her home city She is said to be the daughter of a very well-to-do St. Louis, doctor. Gustave Donnet.

scarf merchant in Paris, John Hendricks' role, is a part which is carried remarkably with his magnificent tenor captivating the house. A half dozen other principals are hard to overlook in passing the compliments. A well-defined plot runs through the action, starting at the Donnet scarf shop, the first scene in which Jane. American buyer, has just met by chance in a taxi. Hunter Upjohn, an American mixer.

She is being urged to marry the baron. The proprietor of the Garden of Birds brings to Donnet a blue bird which causes his patrons to tall in love, spoiling his business. It solves the problem In colors which Donnet has" long puzzled over. But in a. moment of anger over the spell it cast over her, Jane dyes it red, "The Red Canary." In the second act Jane tests the baron's pledge to.

renounce his gay life by appearing in the Garden of Birds. She finds him continuing his parties. She appears as a cabaret Einger and when he makes love to her, reveals her identity, and turns to her American of the taxf. Dazzling Effects. The second scene, in which the Garden of Birds is portrayed, is wealthy in scenery.

The lighting effects are dazzling, especially the opening when blue-tinted birds fly over the screen of the Garden and the joy-seekers dance In the pale blue of the night. With the company and assisting in iive persons and runs 25 minutes. It is said that the members of the "Children of Today" company, in which Louis Mann is starring, received two weeks notice in Cincinnati last week, and the show will close on account ot poor business. Kitty Gordon's show "The Enchantress" has closed, while playing on the Pacifie coast. It is said Miss Gordon will return to vaudeville.

Florence Holbrook lias secured an interlocutory degree of divorce Jrom her husband. Cecil Lean. They wer married in VJi'l. iuulb lies east inrougn lxiuisville. Columbus, Buffalo, Toronto.

Montreal, Boston and Xmv Vori-' hence it will appear in New York. Photographic Supplies Expert Camera Repairing Ansco Cameras and Films THEATRICAL NOTES. Dr. Cook, north pole locator, has gone into vaudeville and is now appearing in Brooklyn. His act carries I I 1 HI 11 'Tie lost Awe Inspiring and Impres sive Photo Drama Ever Produced 99 66prni aslt Days IPtrropeii i V3 Produced under the direction of Mr.

Geor-e Klein from the world's famous novel of Lord Bulwer Lytton in authentic locations in Pompeii, Italy and picturing the Immortal story vivid realism. In Three Acts of T6o Parts Each Educational Historical Every man, woman and school child should see this wonderful Photo Drama sometime during; the four days it will be shown in Decatur. The final episode showing the awful catastrophe yf the eruption of the mifihtv volcano Vesuvius, completely destroying the ceautiful bity of Pompeii is the most spectacular and awe inspiring production ever offered by any producer "TTiAf ii if IHlSillm at 2:30 and Can Seats 2Cc gfSs 8:30 P. M. Make No Mistake when you purchase Jewelry, Watches or Diamonds from us.

If you want a square deal be sure to go to Decatur Jewelry Co. Jewelers and Opticians 159 Water St. Four Days Commencing Sunday latinee row 1L 1.

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