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J. TT V DELIGHTFULLY DIFFERENT, "FLORA BELLA" IS BIG HIT By Far Best Musical Comedy Which Has Appeared Here This Season? Florence Webber Has Wonderful Personality. Delightfully different and distinctive among the many other musical comedies which have appeared in '",1 l AA- ?????? woo fllO HPT unanoue mis scaouu, n?a vuv r?. formance of "Flora Bella," at the Academy of Music, matinee and night, Saturday. Miss Florence Webber, late star in "Naughty Marietta" * completely captivated her audiences and succeeded in making the show the best which has come South this year. Possessing a beautiful voice and a personality, which fairly seemed to create her part, Miss Webber displayed talent where dramatic acting was called for and fully measured up to the standards set for her by advance notices. John R. Phillips, co-star with Miss Webber, failed to approach the pace set by other members of the company, but doubtless that fact was due to the unusual brilliancy of his opposite. Mildred Shelley, as LaRene, dancer at the Golden Calf Restaurant, was a wonder. Robert Buchanan, Miss Shelley's dancing partner was also good, but the grace and vivacity of Miss Shelley brought rounds of applause from the audience and they were forced to respond to encore after encore. The comedy role was ably and humorously handled by John L. Kearney, who took the part of Count Sergley Weronzeff. Mr. Kearney succeeded in more than supplying the necessary amount of fun to make "Flora Bella" a success. Russell Lennon, as Baron Tigo I Oblonsky; Rhoda Nichols, as Countess Olga Drubestkey, and Daniel Blast jorCha ^3^ V'r^rinKATBBTSrMMIOiiffl xii5Hffu7S~wilW^K^BBM3HB3BE #g3yf*, - 38v^JBWi Anni jvpci Young, as Kosonoff were all goc and took care of their parts in sue a manner that it would have bee 1 ~ * -? ?*1~1? +V%Am 4-A KA in almost lmpussiuie iui wcui w ? proved upon. The play begins in the counti home of Prince Nicholas Demidoi The prince has grown tired of h domestic, pious little wife and lonj for excitement and things away froi the hum drum, everyday existent of married life. He finally decides to leave hon for several weeks and seek a danct who had become noted throughoi Russia through her performance i a certain restaurant known as tt "Sign of the Golden Calf." Before leaving hoine, Manja Den idoff (Florence Webber) who is Prii cess Demidoff, but formerly wj Flora Bella, is sought out by her o) manager and begged to return him 1 a place in the world, lost through h< disappearance 12 months prior 1 that time. The Princess decided to return 1 the old life for one night only an gives Kosonoff, the manager, he consent to appear at the "Sign c the Golden Calf" the next night. When Kosonoff leaves he forgel to take with him a picture of Floi Bella, in tights. Prince Demidoff comes into th rcom, and finds the picture, seesthi it is his wife and begin to reproac her, when her father, John 1 Kearney, in the role of Count Serj ley Weronzeff, comes to the resui and explains that the picture is c Manja's twin sister, a disgracefi woman, who is a famous dancer. The prince sets out to find th dancer and his wife slips away t the same time to assume the roll which she once played in the restai rant. They meet, but through her ur usual vivacity and daring, so unlik Princess Demidoff, she succeeds i fooling the prince and makes hii a Ho inStlic D< n ranc id believe that she is the twin sister, h The nrinne errows tired of the firay jj1 life and returns to his country home, resolved, however, to tell his .y wife farewell and to take her sister f. in her place. is By just being a plain, true, wo^ man, and showing him that she loved ? !j ;e him better than anything else in the world, Manja revives the love for her in Demidoff's heart and he casts aside all fascination which the 'I dancer had for him. The curtain rings down on the filp nal scene as Manja sings one of Flora Bella's love songs, and the prince wakes to the realization that Flora Bella and his wife are one and 1_ the same persons, and that his wife is not the cold, uninteresting domesd tic that he thought her.?W. L. R., ' *> in The Charlotte, (N. C.,) Observer iT of Sunday, Jan. 28, 1917. ;o RALLY IS CALLED * IN CAPITAL CITY id ______ ;r ^ Columbia, Jan. 27.?Citizens from various sections of the state who ts are interested in the. enactment of a an "ironclad" prohibition law will hold a conference in Columbia Tuesie day night, at a place to be later desit sicnated. The call for the meetinsr :h was issued by the Prohibition Enj. forcement league of Richland couny ty, at the suggestion of correspon e dents in Newberry, Spartanburg, >f Greenwood and other county seats, ll "Prohibitionits in all the counties are urged to hold citizens' meetle ings," said the secretary of the it league, the Rev. James M. Mitchell, ?, last night. Mr. Mitchell said he was i- informed the farmers of Newberry county were especially anxious to see i- prohibition made absolute. Marlboro :e has already named a delegation. Ashn er P. Browne is president of the n Richland league. uselV ^ulutds! the Kn.es, jrotecU nuf the udvtnce if ^ the troops f*r she si xtftee these th usenJa Pj&gC fjrinf u> fr?m ^tfW *fte> /field?mslcs u^ort mile* ?j (iff ntex^?vae them charge undei (ftf . U( screaming hail { their cwr \ shell*?SEE THIS HUMAN TIDA1 r WAVE BREAK OVER.THZ ENEM TRENCHES. WITH ITS GUTTERIXC CREST OF BAYONETS SWEEPINC )RWARD. FORWARD. FORWARD. UK All OPg,OSlTlQi!-JS^jDVE& MBDJIJJ - v > f5-r pat, Pi P.t,im Lpproval and S fBODY SH0U1 in't Fnfffpf v * v' &"' mselV IF BACK HURTS USE SALTS FOR KIDNEYS Eat Less Meat if Kidneys Feel Like Lead or Bladder Bothers. Most folks forget that the kidneys, like the bowels, get sluggish and clogged and need a flushing occasionally. else we have backache and dull misery in the kidney region, severe headaches, rheumatic twinges, torpid liver, acid stomach, sleeplessness and all sorts of bladder disorders. You simply must keep your kidneys active and clean, and the moment you feel an ache or pain in the kidney region, get about four ounces of Jad Salts, from any good drug store here, take a tablespoonful in .1 glass of water before breakfast for and is harmless to flush clogged kida few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with lithia, neys and stimulate them to norma] activity. It also neutralizes the acidt in the urine so it no longer irritates, thus ending bladder disorders. Jad Salts is harmless; inexpensive; makes a delightful effervescent lithia-water drink which everybody should take now and then to keep Iri'/lnova nlaart +Vmc ovniHino serious complications. A well-known local druggist says he sells lots of Jad Salts to folks who believe in overcoming kidney trouble while it is only trouble.?Adv. If you want a purebred bull and do not feel able to invest a sufficient amount to buy a good one write to the Extension Division Clemson College, S. C., and get information relative to the organization of Bull Association. Pay all accounts by check and save the vouchers for receipts. m "ON T1 I WITH The Only Authentic ^ Advance of the Tei 8500 Feet of THE PI \ "ON THE FIRI r ; Photographed 1 Shown foi Alom I 3 of the Terrib lanction of th LP SEE THl the Place, lond; MAKING WAT< :i: If that old watch of yours h jj! factory suppose you leave it w Is; me show you what the watch t . i| making you believe you have g :|: instead of the old piece of junl ;jand surprise you in the way of : | W. E. JC 1 :j; Your t i ^VVVVVVVVVVVVVV ! V V LONG CANE V 1 vvvvvvvvvvvvvvv 5 Long Cane, Jan. 29.?The roads in this community are in the worst ; condition they have heen in in some time. Mrs. L. F. Finley and children, , spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Beauford. i Mrs. W. D. Beauford and daugh, ter, Miss Linnie, spent Friday in the . city with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Evans Hunt were shopping in the city Thursday. Misses Aliie and Viola and lone ; Beauford spent the week?end with Miss Eva Finley. ' We are sorry to report that Mr. ' Willie Stevenson is sick with meas. les at this writing. We hope foi him an early recovery. Miss Nina Beauford wag a visitoi [ to the city Saturday and dined witl her brother, Mr. W. H. Beauford. lyFel HE F1RIN< THE GER1 and Authorized Picture iton Hordes Into the Cou Thrills Nine Under Direction of *ESS & B ING LINE with th by Wilbur H. Durb r One Day, Matinee day K< le European G e German Gc S GREAT P Day and E ivFpI V - ~r CHESOFJUNK. | ' | as been anything else bat satis- :j; ith me for a few days and let jjj , ipecialist can do in the way of !j; ' 'c otten hold of a brand new watch jj; k that you have been carrying, j|> moderate charges. ;j; ?- _ .. _ !( i ; )HNSON, im . ;: :8 Jeweler. i: * : ,^a =========== Mr. Joe Wright of near Lown. desville, spent the week-end with * , Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ellis. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Cochran , spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Will Milford. 1 Mr. and Mrs. T. W. King attended ; the funeral services of Mr.1 Jim Strawhorn. The bereaved familyhave the sympathy of this entire I , community. On account of the weather being ' t so bad, there hasn't been very much . visiting in this community this week, i * THE WORLD'S LARGEST BELL No sound has ever rung out from ! t the world's largest bell. The big; bell i was caught in a fire in 1737, shortly , after it had been cast, and broken before it was ever hung. It is called by the Russians, "The Czar of ' wells," i'ne broken old bell rests in the Kremlin, an old fort at Moscow. > It measures 19 feet high and 66 t feet in circumference and weighs nearly 200 tons.?American Boy. ====?==s?e > - % U2l ! 8 Q LINE I MANS" I i Ever Made of the I ntry of the Enemy. I Trilling Reels I ANNER I e GERMANS" ' : - >; torough, will be and Night Jb. 12 onflict Bears ivernment > ICTURE! I late! I EH!