Show M i MM t M 4 M M MM M M 4 t t t M t MM t t M t 9 M 44 4 M It MM t I THIS AMERICAN GIRL i SPURNED THE SHAH j jt t M t t. t M f M t M t. M M 4 M t M 4 M M M 4 M M 4 M 4 f H 4 f M f M t M M M k M t M t t Emily B Barnab Barnaby a Cincinnati guI gIrl has just arrived here from Per Per- sia ala after a most extraordinary adventure She was among a lot of beauties f 1 sel selected ted here two yea yeats s 's ago by the Shah for various offices at his court and andI sent ahe ahead d to Teheran under escort to await tait his hs pleasure says a Paris dIspatch dispatch dis dIs- dis- dis I 0 patch I Miss Mis Bar Barnaby 1 br at that time was was a destitute student of ot music and and had applied applied applied ap ap- ap- ap plied to the recruiting Persian Minister upon the advice of a friend also an ah American who v had already aheady ac accepted an engagement She was v duly I r presented to the the- Shah who gave a short unintelligible order to his Minister and the latter told her she was engaged She left Paris three days later with nine other girls mostly French in charge of or two old English women omen who had bad been long attached to th the Shahs Shah's household She remained at at Teheran four months months' before before before be be- fore she he saw the sovereign Then t the e two wo American girls were unexpectedly s at j midnight and asked If they could entertain the Shah who was 11 troubled with sleeplessness The The potentate was found in his bed surrounded by a crowd of attendants among Whom hom was v a physician who spoke English Miss lIs Barnaby Barnab s 's s friend played the piano while Miss Barnaby sa sat sang and nd danced The Shah at first languid soon became interested The next next day day Miss Bar Bar- alone was summoned Before being introduced she was dressed in gauzes by th the same two English women women who complimented her heron on the fact that the Shah had taken a great fancy to herAt her At the second Interview the Shah tried to express hi hl fondness too warmly and Miss Barnaby vigorously objected When she finally broke down and cried the Shahs Shah's anger was mollified and he ordered that she be taken to her hei apartment afterward sending her a considerate message accompanied with v valuable presents Thereafter she saw the Shah almost daily dally being his favorite entertainer entertain err She he says sas s she learned to like the Shah well vell except when when a tend tender r fit seized him After fter nearly a year the Shah grew ugly ugly the girls girl's steadfast refusal refusal re re- re- re fusai to become a member of the royal goyal harem and she following the advice of ofa ofa a French physician ran away from the palace She hid hid in Teh Teheran r n three days and then the physicians physician's servant took hei hez her disguised as asan- asan an Oriental woman to where she lived secretly with w some kind French nans s Four Foul months ago she married a a. a wealthy Parisian mer ant young handsome handsome handsome hand hand- some and a Catholic convert But the Shahs Shah's emissaries Anally locating Ing her her I she he escaped finding the country uns unsafe fe The young pl joined a Russian caravan cara reached the Black sea and sailed from for l Marseilles s aboard a a. Greek vesse vessel which stopped at J jj 84 There h r husband band went ashore saying he would would take e J ju i a short stroll He ne er never returned and his wife does coes not know whether he was murdered murder d or deserted her Being afraid risk herself alone in a strange city she continued her Y voyage age and finally reached Paris i 1 She says she has most of her husbands husband's wealth jewels quite a cargo of precious rugs and more than 1000 in money She left for Berlin to join some American relatives Sea Are Buried Deep was sung in an excellent style by Frank L L. Mulch The Illustrated songs by Charles E E. E Witt were pathetic and d much enjoyed Weaver and Donna particularly the latter gave an exhibition of character work that would be be- difficult to excel did some unique trick Jumping As the dragon the novelty gymnast gave an entirely original creation His other w work rk was also of a high class especially In comedy pathetic in which he be was exceptional ex ex- The exhibition given by Russell with hoops hoos and clubs will compare favorably wi with th any ever seen here hete before The rest of ot the specialties of oC which there are many were far from the ordinary nary I The orchestra under the direction of Robert A A. Rea Rca comes up to every re reqUirement requirement requirement re- re o of the performance The engagement will ill fill out the remainder remainder re re- re- re of the week with Saturday matinee mati nati- ne nee flee |