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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1910
Page
11
The third floor Rug Carpet and Drapery department features new Fall footwear arrivals after the buyer returned from Eastern markets. See exclusive designs in French and Royal Wilton Rugs and visit tomorrow for selections.
A fragmented ad lists 15¢ dull jet buttons for tomorrow and 5¢ per dozen wash belt ing worth 25 2 yard tomorrow 15¢. The readable text piles together loose pricing for small hardware items.
Sidney Drew and the original New York company bring Billy, a football mishap comedy, to the Grand Opera House for two nights with matinée Thursday. The show features an acclaimed lineup including Leonora Dagkford, Blanche Moulton, Inez Palmer, Elizabeth Arigan, Caroline Harris, and Sidney Drew Jr, with elaborate stage settings designed to attract broad audience laughter.
The Emma Bunting Stock Company enters the last week of its Lyric Theater run with Moths a dramatic version of Ouida novel. The extended engagement began late May and has drawn large audiences, making Miss Bunting and her company audience favorites in Atlanta.
Miss Bunting charms Atlanta audiences as the Indies of Atlanta adore her, in a dramatized version of Quida's novela titled Moths. The company presents the show from a new viewpoint, with strong parts for all, especially Miss Bunting. After Atlanta, she rests briefly, then opens in Jacksonville at the Orpheus Theater for an extended run, possibly returning to Atlanta later.
Forsyth Theater begins its season Monday afternoon with a strong vaudeville bill. The program features Eva Fay, Gordon Eldrich and Compan y, Jorge and Hamilton, the Gartelle Brothers, Nex and Starr, and Rice Sully and Scott, plus a Thaumaturgy demonstration and other acts as Keith interests expand the southern circuit. The Lyric debuts Wildfire, a racing comedy, with Luelle More and Gus Alexander in a large cast, opening Labor Day matinee. At the Bijou Pete Baker headlines with dialect stories and yodels, alongside LeFevre and St Joan, Frank and Kate Carston, Chivo, Marty Greene, and new features with daily matinees at 2 and night shows at 7:30.
State School Commissioner Brittain thanks supporters across Georgia for strong primary showing. He distanced rivals in races for state house, securing nearly all 441 of 148 precincts, and notes Atlanta neighbors gave him a record majority of over 7,000 votes. He expresses sincere appreciation for public kindness on August 23.
Clark university agriculture department outlines a series of farmers institutes for Negro farmers at Hartville Georgia on September 2 at Hoisey industrial school. Rev C L Bonner, Elberton district presiding elder, supports the school and hopes it becomes a center to improve local farming methods.
Perry Georgia August 27 Special The chairman Horace P Duncan selects delegates to the state convention in Atlanta September 7. Appointees include A R N Holtzelaw H A Mathews B Wellborn Pearce with alternates B A Heard C Z McArthur W H Telton and W H E Roberts. He also names delegates to the third district congressional contest at Cordele September J P Duncan J H Hodges P A Bkelile W C Lewis with alternates J W Mathews R M Davis R E Brown L Marshall.
Special from Terrell County reports Hon. John F Irwin withdrew a contest to Hon. B. F Melton’s primary nomination. Irwin argued Melton won by plurality with three candidates, not a majority, but the contest was dropped and Melton is declared the nominee representing Terrell County in the next general assembly.
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