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Show i i - r .- : r 1. 1 U.e.i- ' 1 r i i :.rcr.,2 r.- f : t a c ' t - i ; ; ' j r ' - ! ii' In , v " i: .evi.I: ;i - a;, . i(f La:,- u. a r c ,.-,1 Antho.-y :: . , " cf "Tl.e 1'rSoner of il..r Is." ' C. wf-.t before a rod-s'.zed au- t - f i t r.: -ht. End v. ..I be rre-F rre-F '. ' I'.n I ;;r iy aiternocn. "ZT.9 Ur.wtlcon-.e ITrs. Hatch" is the bill for tomorrow nl-t. : . Lincoln J. Carter's "The Darkest llour" will be presented for the tast lime at the Grand theater tonight. The I-roductlon is a thrilling melodrama of the type that or.ly Carter writes, and It Las Carter's usual mechanical wonders. "What will probably be the last Sunday Sun-day r.irht concert this season will be riven by the First Regiment band next burvlay. The concert will be given In honor of the National Guard. No better evidence -of the prosperity of George Ade's "Sultan of Sulu," now t'ing on Its third month at Wal-layi's Wal-layi's theater. New York, can be cited th am is furnished by . an Incident In w-Mirh the author ' figured" during tils v It to New York last week. Mr. Ado ho4 Invited a party of friends to witness wit-ness VThe Sultan of Sulu," but neglected neglect-ed to engage seat in advance. On the night he arrived at the theater all tick-eta tick-eta were sold and he was compelled to fcpplj to the enterprising "speculators' on the sidewalk. Excusing, himself to fe..3 friends for a moment, he stepped to 'the door and beckoned to one of the "pirates." . . , 1 "What have you gotT" asked the author au-thor in good Western Idiom. - "flow many!" demanded the sidewalk side-walk broker. ' . 'Four," replied the author, digging up a roll of bills. "How much r asked Mr. Ade. "That's right $20-45 each." replied the ticjeet merchant, passing over the coupons and snatching a gold-backed bill from the author's hand before he could protest. Mr. Ade stood speechless for a moment as the "pirate" darted off to another customer and then went ln-elda ln-elda looking like a man after losing- his overcoat In a barber shop. . Later, be hunted up the manager at Wallack's and aarted to tell his troubles, but was stopped by the manager exclaiming; "See here, didn't you see that sign, ' Tickets purchased on the sidewalk will i be refused at the door?" If you bought your seats of speculators you'll have to go out." "Bought nothing. declared the author, au-thor, dryly. "I didn't say I bought anything. I came In here to report that I was held up and robbed right In front - of your door." Marie Dressier bas resumed her work la vaudeville. ... . Wank Norrls story, "The Pit." Is to 4 dramatised and Margaret Mayo has bf:n engaged to do. the work. "Florodora," they say, has hit the .popular fancy a lasting whack In Paris. The-Parisians simply revel in the cake-walk. cake-walk. . The art treasures of Augustln Daly have been on exhibition for the past three days and are to be sold at auction this week, beginning tomorrow. ' CHILD PIANIST SCOBXS; ' PLEASES A LALQE AUDIXNCI, The First Congregational church was filled to the doors last evening with a music-loving audience that tendered an enthusiastic reception to Miss Bue-. Bue-. lab Behle, the child pianist. Each num- ber of the classic programme was well , rendered, and the audience encored ' again and again. Miss Judith Evans and Miss Flanders played - selections on the piano. ' Miss Edna Duncan favored the audience with two vocal selections and Mr. Skelton Skel-ton played several violin solos. |