Calumet Weekly Criterion (Calumet, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 16, 1911 Page: 4 of 8
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77*-"
AT HIE PLAYHOUSES
SEVEN DAYS
At The Overholser.
Alter running for two solid y.irt
in New York this company is coming
here for two performances, matinee
an<l night. Thursday. This is the • >in
gest comedy success in ten years thin
has been produced in this eountry
When a production can run lor Mm
length of time this one did 'hat lint
bed of competition in tin* theatrical
field. New York, it must ! ■ good. Tin
press of the different cities where this
company litis played give it a VOTJ
complimentary notice.
If you are a lover of gu"il clean com
edy a good tip to accept is ' "Sevet
Days • March IT and is. The companj
goes from here to St. Louis lor an ex
tended engagement.
THE SINS OF THE FATHER
At The Overholser
Those who have seen Mr. Dixon's
performance of his own work say it
is a case of ti southern play t>> ;t man
who thoroughly knows his subject.
Seeing a ridiculous travestj "I a pla>
on the race question moved Mr. Dixon
to write this, the strongest play ot its
kind ever written. The author plays
the leading role tind hits made a pro-
nounced lilt in llie part. He is capa
bly supported hy a east ol well known
people.
The story deals with a phase of the
negro question in the south. The lath-
er, son and young innocent girl are in
volved in the tragic .outcome, but in
the end a way out is found, honor is
saved and the happiness of the famllj
restored.
Two performances will be played
here, Friday and Saturday. March 17
and IX. The company goes from here-
to St. Louis for an extended engage
metit.
THE FLIRTING PRINCESS
At The Overholser.
A musical comedy long anticipated
by theatre goers here will pla> at this
theatre on Sunday and Monday nights
of next week. Mori II Singer, of Chi
eago, who hits produced the "I'ritice ol
Tonight", the "tloddess of Liberty,"
and "Miss Nobody from Starland.
now offers his latest: Harry Bulger in
"The Flirting Princess.' The first
three have appeared here this season
8/ \;i hy V/ILB'JRD NEP5ITI
Scrips
KY'r"
■&S
Principles of the "Apache" dance in
"The Flirting Princess."
and have led (lie patrons of this house
to expect the best when a performance1
comes under his management
With Harry Bulger are Kulalie .Ian-
sen, ('has. Morgan, Maude Kmery. Dale
Fuller and a large east of equally well
known principals. Hacked by a chorus
such as we never before have seen, so
the agent says, this is a musical com-1
edy well worth seeing. Two of the'
special features are the "Vampln
and "Apache" dances.
I cannot sing • new nongn,
I cannot nitir the old
The latter are railed chestnut*
And are no longer sold.
The now one* noil by thousands.
For they aro all the rujfH
Policeman have to censor
Those gongA upon the Mtnga
I ■ annnt *lni? the new nong-*
I do not act a part.
I do not daily jc;tmb< l
In histrionic an
And so I cannot *ln* them
He« uuso It would be found
Thev must be expurgated
With children all around
1 cannot sing th* new song*
I cannot even name
The wondrous ragtime lyrics
That have their meed of fame
The double inaanlng titles
Are by all odds too tough,
For me to even hint them
You'd nay was quite enough
1 cannot sing the new Honga
of men that are wild flirts.
Nor can I warble sweetly
About a "bunch of skirts
1 rather like the old songn
Where women all were pure
Oh. It would have been better
]f they might but endure.
\ 1 cannot sing the new songs.
| And no one sings the old
| The new ones are well, mildly,
A little more than bold.
j Were 1 to sing the new songs
( You'd order me to hush
; Vici ask tf I'd forgotten
The things that make us blush.
Healthy Town.
"Pilueyville, ().?" asks the man with
/he sober clothes "I should say I
have heard of that place. 1 was In
business or tried to be In business
there for a year. That town Is the
healthiest place I ever knew."
"Is that so?" we ask. with interest.
"Yes. I'm an undertaker, you see
I went there and opened an establish
inent on learning that there was no
undertaker In the town I didn't get
a bit of btislnss, and along in the sum
mer 1 started out to pick blackberries
for a living. They made me quit.
They wouldn't even permit any black
berrying."
We smile wanly
"And that wasn't the strangest part
1 didn't move out until after a man
who had tried to operate a cleaning
and coloring shop closed his doors
and failed."
"What bad that to do with
"Was there any chance for an un
dertaker In * town where there could
be no dying ot any kind?"
METROPOLITAN.
"What Happened to Jones" at the
Metropolitan Theatre is a scream from
first to last. It is the funniest play
ever put on by the North Brothers
Stock company. Every member of the
company is well cast, and Jack Hose
leigh as Jones, manifested beyond all
question of dispute that he is perfectly
at home in a light comedy role. Miss
Enid May Jackson was delightful in !
the role of Prof. Goodly's ward, while!
Howard Chase upheld the part « 1 the j
real bishop in a thoroughly entertain- j
ing manner. Miss Rose Windiestei
was good as a Sweedish servant, while
Russell Snoad was splendid as Prof. |
f oodly.
Next week this <<>inpan> will pro
duce "Paid in Fuil. The management
announce seats are on sale seven days
in advance.
CURE SORE EVES.
Against the Rules
She—My maid is suffering from in
flam mat! on of the right eye. What's
the best thing to do?
He—Plug up all your keyholes, my
dear.
"Why didn't you put on the porous
plaster I sent you?"
"Plasther? Docthor, I'm a mlmber
av th' hod carriers' union and it's
fernist th' rules for ni« to do annv
plastherin"
What It Lacked.
They listen to the phonographic re^
production of the voice of the great
prima donna in the marvelous aria
Vom the grand opera.
"Is it not perfect?" asks one
'lt'B good." responds another
"One could not find any fault with
that, certainly."
"Still, there seems to be something
lacking "
"What is it?"
"1 hardly know O, I've got It You
-an't hear the chatter in the boxes "
Essential.
"Yes. sir," said the dealer, "when
sell you an automobile we Include
every necessary feature that should
accompany it
"Does that mean." asked the pros
nectlve purchaser, "that you tell me
the correct method of pronouncing
c h a u-f f-e u r?"
WITNESS HAD SAID ENOUGH
Noted Lawyer Proved in Unusual Way
That His Client Had No Money
— Had Been Robbed.
A noted la*>er bad a case in which
among other things, he wished to
prove that his client had no money
and to that end he cross questioned
one of the opponent's witnesses as fol-
lows :
"You asked my client for money, did
you not ?"
"Well—yes. sir."
' Answer promptl}. sir' Let us have
no hesitation You asked him for
money. Now. what was his answer?"
I don't know as I can tell."
Hut surely you remember?"
"Yes, sir."
"Then out with it! What was his
answer?"
"I'd rather not tell."
"Ho, ho! You are on that tack, are
you? You won't tell?"
"I would rather not, sir."
"But you must; and If you do no.
answer my question promptly and
truthfully I shall call upon the court,
to commit you for contempt."
"Well, sir. If I must tell tales out oi
school, here you have it I asked him I
yesterday If he could lend me half aj
crown, and he told me he couldn't."
"And you believed hlru, did you'
not ?"
Yes, sir. for he said you had rob
bed him of every penny of his ready
money, and if he didn't get out of your
hands pretty soon his wife and little
ones would soon come to—"
That will do sir. You can stand
'ow II."
In Proof of Patience.
Pish Commissioner (ieorge M. How
ers ba.s succeeded in planting the
Chinook salmon in Lake Sunapee,
New Hampshire, and visitors to the
Hen Mere now catch four and five
pound Chinooks at the Hedgehog.
It took 4(1 years to plant Pacific
salmon in the East- a work of pa
tience.
"Yes, It has been a work of pa
tience," saitl Commissioner Mowers in
nn interview in Washington "Such
patient work makes me think of the
ticket agent in the railway station.
"A woman said to the ticket agent
angrily
'Look here, sir, I've been standing
before this window 25 minutes!'
"The agent, a gray, withered little I
man, answered gently:
" 'Ah, madam, I've been standing
behind it "T> years.' " Boston Herald.
A Flash of Genius.
"Eureka!" cries the modiste. "My
fortune Is made."
"Good! How?" exclaims her as
distant.
"I've originated a new costume."
"Auto? Walking? Party?"
"No. None of those old things I've
just thought of the best ever. I'm go-
ing to turn out a special cut and style
of dress to be worn only when going
to see the milliner or modiste."
Realizing that every woman In the
country will want to wear such a cos-
tume all the time, whether she Is go-
ing for hats or dresses or not, because
she will w ant ^her sisters to envy her.
the assistant clasps her hands and |
falls to dreaming of the Goleonda the
modiste has stumbled into.
LATEST MARKETS
Prices current on day of publication ,
I (Thursday) at Oklahoma City.
Hay and Grain.
| Quoted by J. E. Lucas.
The dealer quoted is paying the fol-1
lowing prices:
! Corn, No. 2, per bu '•
(>;i 1 s. per bU '32 I
Wheat, per bu
St raw, per ton, & 00 |
Hay, baled, per ton . 10.to 12. j
Alfalfa, per ton 14.tolf>.
Fruits and Vegetables.
(Quoted by A. Morrison.)
These prices to dealers only.
Potatoes, per bu $ .8u
Celery, per dozen 7T I
Cabbage (new Texas) per loo lbs 1.no'
Apples, new, per box 2.751
Lemons, per box 4.00
Oranges, per box 2.50
Bananas, per bunch 3.00 to 3.50
Eggs. Butter, Chickens. Etc.
Eggs, per ease $3.85
Butter, pr lb 12
Hens, over 3 lbs 10
Hens, under 15 lbs <>7
I Springs, over 2 lbs 11
Springs, under 2 lbs .15
BRITISH WOOLEN MILLS
WORLD'S LARGEST TAILORS
Don't Wear Poor Fitting Ready Made Clothes When
We Will Make to YOUR MEASURE at This Price
All Wool Suits
Made to Measure
$15.00
We Can Fit You
We always carry 1 OOO swell
patterns to select from
Fit and Workmanship
GUARANTEED
We Make Pants Too
$2.25
A LEG
SEATS FREE
We are the
People That
Satisfy
British Woolen Mills
3 North Broadway, Oklahoma City
77 Stores
in the
United States
AMUSEMENTS
THE OVERHOLSER
I'lione 2093.
Today Matinee and Night
The Greatest Comedy in Twenty
Years.
7 Days
Prices: .Mat, 50c to $1; Kvening,
25c to $1.50.
Friday and Saturday Nights
Saturday Matinee
THOS. DIXON
in
The Sins
of the
Father
Prices: Mat., 50c to $1.; Kven-
ing, 50c to $1.50.
j
Sunday and Monday Nights
HARRY BULGER
in
The
Flirting
Princess
Prices: 5c to $1.50.
WANTED--Boys and Girls
Attorney-at'Law, Oklahoma City ] tO Send US yOUl* photoj^l'cipll *A7ld
„ , .. . . . , , . , 35c and we will send you 1 doz.
«ssnsstr,3 s«■«««• «* ••
Your picture returned.
Phones: Office 1778 Rose's Electric Studio,
! 118 1-2 N. Broadway, Oklahoma City
S. A. HORTCN
Residence Main-124
NEW STATE CANDY CO, Inc.
JOBBERS
"Home Of Fresh Candy Service"
314 %V. First Street Oklahoma City, Okla
J. T. Spivey & Sons
Cor. Harvey California
We Save You Money on
Rugs
Stoves
Mattings
Hardware
Furniture
Refrigerators
We Buy and Sell Everything in New and
Second Hand Furniture
Seed Potatoes
We have to offer n few hundred
bushels of the celebrated Irish Cobbler
second crop seed potatoes, at $ 1.7r> per
bushel. K. O. li. Oklahoma City. This j
Is not only the best eating potato
Brown, but will make potatoes as soon '
as the Triumph and yield twice as
much as any other potato grown in
the south.
A. Morrison
Oklahoma City.
Seed Potatoes
We have on hand 800 bushels
of seed potatoes. Sweet potatoes,
Irish Cobbler and Triumph.
Can quote very lowest prices.
J. E. Lucas,
16 W. California Ave.,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
THE MET
North Bros. Stock Co.
This Week
A Real Comedy
What Happened
to Jones
Prices 15c and 25c. Matinees
Wednesday, Saturday and Sun.
MOBHBHHIinHB
EUCLID
HALL
One Block Weat of
Terminal Build inn
on Grand Ave.
Dancing every night. ,
(.'lass and private lea- ,
son*. i
Best And largest hall
in the southwest.
Cain & Buttrick, Tfacheri of Dancing
Train Yourself For Business
If you wish to get along in business life, train yourself
for the higher positions. 1 have one for you just as soon as
you can take it. A good solid commercial education is
worth more to you than a bank account. If you do not want
to drift into the ranks of the great innefficient, take a course
with us and vou will make a success.
NOTICE
Send us the names of some of your friends who are
going to a business college and iccieve a half dozen cards
written by the best penman in the Southwest.
WRITF. TODAY for catalogue and special rates.
KILL'S BUSINESS COLLEGE
"UP TO THE MINUTE"
OKLAHOMA CITY, U. S. A.
HEADQUARTERS FOR
POULTRY SUPPLIES
STATE AGENTS FOR
CYPHERS
INCUBATORS AND BROODERS
MANUFACTURERS and DISTRIBUTORS of
BARTELDES
Celebrated 0. K. Scratching Food
and Chicken Food
INDORSED BY OKLAHOMA POULTRY ASSN
WE ALSO CARRY A FULL LINK OF
DRINKING FOUNTAINS, EXHIBITION COOPS, SHIPPING COOPS,
TRAP NESTS, NEST EGGS, LEG BANDS, GROUND BONE,
BEEF SCRAPS, DRIED BLOOD, CHARCOAL, OYS
TER SHELL, MICA GRIT, ETC.
Write for Catalogue and Price List.
BARTELDES SEED CO.,
Oklahoma Seed House.
Poultry Supply Dept.
Oklahoma City.
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