AT THE THEATERS THIS WEEK

r( the Academy rridny ami Saturday, and Saturday Matinee.Famous California ItaaiHy <"fu>rus with Charlotte Greenwood, in "So lx>ng,

Bcc Miller, I'lilc Danscusr, with "Oh,Ruby!" .Strand. All \Vt*ck.

AlADIIMV 111'' Mistr..Mnndny, Turhilay, \\ rdiirKi!it> nn I

Urdumdny uintlnrt Al I'le.'d'f* tl tlt-n| rrls.

Tluir,»d.i}."Tlir Th Irlcr n t It Chulr."KrL'jiy :.nil Miturdi.r anil Sit l ind.iv

matinee.".«ii l.nni; l.rllj."

V(BAVI) THKATKH.-Uli. Unity! ..All \»«*«k. innI liir~

dnll>.i.\ hip TiiKA'ri;r..

All ihr nock, vvillt vim 11* \ 11 ** nt:dpictures.

MODHItN AM) IM IK NT« AIIHIIIIO \M» UAIIKAHi:

The world has learned more <>( war¬fare the past throe \ears than in .illthe wars 01 a hundred ye .-u s, and the,contrasts are not to the credit <«f cer¬tain countries that hav. made warfarea profession. We doubt if the 1 -boatand airship innovations introducedinto the- war i.ow rasinu h ,ve everbeen equaled in cruelty.

It is said Ihat Count Zeppelin re¬gretted at t lie a no oi .*<. .entv-t'l v .

nearing his end. that lie could not liveuntil his dea t h-<iea i iig device coul-i!>.? perfected, that they might dealdeath to .more women and children.

It is undeniable that war's later da*destructive devices have loobed U oflt> chivalry.Representations of ancieiU warfar¬

ins methods havekeen intenst ai thistime lioniaii warriors and the sul-dirrs of to-day are contrasted in a

stage picture produced I»\ AI. <i Field.The Roman stldie. with the shield,,broadsword and helmet i * contrasted!with the soldier < f the present. The.exercises with arms, the evolutions,the games and .halt U s of ancient timesare presented in sp rited scenes. The1ending. a battle picture, is a veryartistic grouping, le.jtiiiing the ser-,vices of many men. scvnrrj and new-anil novel electric,<1 effects.a produc¬tion entirely new to the stage. Theillusions and changes follow in rapidsuccession. 'I he Phantom Patrol..Father Time's Harvest, the battle and,tableaux aie most wonderful creations.Nothing like them have been witnessedin a stage offering heretoforeThe Al. <5. Field Greater Minstrels

are at the Academy to-morrow. Tues¬day and Wednesday and Wednesdavmatinee.

..SO 1.0\<; I.KTI'i "

KHIIM. TO TilK ACAIIK>I\Beginning Friday niglu and for two

nights ami Saturday matinee, OliverAlorosro will present at (he AcademyTheater charlotte Greenwood in thesensational muskv.l comedy "So l.ongLett.v." The plot is full of sparkle,novelty and laugh1-. It is writtenaround (wo abandoned street carsfitted up as beach houses on the shoreof a California town.The cars adjoin each other end to

end. Leity nd Tommy Robbinson in¬habit one and Grace and Fred Millerthe other. Lefty prefers dancing andthe gay life to keeping house, whiteTommy likes to trim the lawn and!yearns for a square meal at home.which he never gets Grace is a goodcook, and ?he first appears mixing,some kind of toothsome dough, while'bemoaning the absence of her harum-scarum Harry, who »*oesn"t }ipprei'iateiher homely qualities.

tench husband discovers the other1flirting \vith his wife. They take itas good friends, bewail their mismatedcondition and finally hit on a schemea.f trading spouses. ':The girls are horrified at (he sug-

gestion at first, but on Letty's adviceagree to try it for a week. Thisshocks the boys; but having made thebluff, they finally decide to see it,through. Then the real fun begins,!and there is plenty of it.

..THK THIItTKKXTII CI!A III"IIKit 10 THURSDAY MtiHT

One of the motft eminent dramaticcritics of the country, after witness¬ing a performance of Hayard Veiller's"The Thirteenth Chair," which Wil¬liam Harris. Jr., will .present at theAcademy Thursday night, described Mr.Velller as the "Sardou of the American,drama." And the appellation was most;deserved.Mr. Velller won -fame for himself

first as the author or "Within the Law."a play that not only established seem-fInRly unbreakable records for longand continued 'engagements, but whichearned for Ita producers fabulous*sums. When "The Thirteenth Chair"

r-

Al. Kh'ld. Acadcmy To-Morrow,'I jsps ay and Wednesday, Wed¬

nesday Matinee;.>'. - >>d<. <..!. drumuti- critics jravc iti- tlii;«r op:r.:o:i lh.it Mr \ . iller had

ceded .11 outdoing h.s own efforts..Vs week after week wont by and theplay t ont i n tied its rccord-breakinR pace

.1 popular r.ttraetion. tr.e judgmentof the critics was just ill d unques-t ionably.As was. tin* case in "Within the

Inw," Mr. Veiljer hi his newest playhas shown himself to be a masterhand at dramatic construction and aperfect wizard .n devising scenes inwhich the suspense the audience isheld as by .. hair until lho moment.-.rrivrs in wliirh he i* .villing to orawaside t he i ° ... <1 '(¦ \ a 1 the solu

Scene In "The Thirteenth Chair," at the Academy Thursday Night, Sep¬tember !!(>.

Stewart Sisters Three, at fhe Lyric This Week.tion to his own cleverly constructedplot.

_ |I'HBTTV IIAI1II0S IX "OH, IIAHV!"

AT STltAM) AM. W'KIOKThe Ktern?.l Bve has been raisinghob with men'# affections since tn«.

rattier started in the fruit business Inthe Garden ef Kden. One of the fairsex is generally sufficient to make mostany mere male sit u|> ami take notice.When thirty or forty of them, blessV i romp out before the optics, whatwill happen'.' This query is suggcMeiiby the ailvent of the Marcus i.iusn alcomedy company in "Oh. U«iby!" at theStrand ail this week.There ar* nearly a double score <>f

ravishim? beauties with tins organiza¬tion. A It. Marcus hat spared neithertin*1, pains or money in assembling a.-..'dr re:-'»" of y.iunk women who arenot only skilled in the s.rt of Terpsi¬chore. but whose personal pulcht itudecannot but assail the eye with smash¬ing force.Youth in all >ts arace is' typified by'the Marcus -;irl:. !. < \« o( tliem have

at'ained their n.ajcrity Many areatil. of s 'huol ate 'I o provide fo»'tin ir edu.atirvi ai I i'.i r« two tutors

ard throe ch.ipcrt-R^. under whose su.5>e-v«i<ir. they ait; i 01 m an t ly. are per¬manent members of the Marcus staff.As interesting as are the fair

lassies themselves 10 those of the mas-culine gender. are the hundreds ofgorgeous gowns, frocks, costumes anddrtss.es they we:;r to women. "U,llaby!" is truly a great fashion bazaarshowing on the most personable ofliving models the latest creations ofParisian mii<I New York master moil-ist<-s«* Many a feminine will turnirreen at this seemingly never-endingpageant of diverse displays.A litY, KAIIIV YA1 11KVII.I.K

KltOI.M S AT 'I'lIK liVtlIUKarh of the two big vaudeville

slows Manager Charles \V. Hex isbringing to the Lyric this weekbristles with smart musical comedyfeatures, in most instances transferredto the variet.v stage this season fromthe big metropolitan productions. Hutthere is variety and novelty in abun¬dance to relieve any suggestion ofmonotony in each of the shows.The Three Misses Stewart, dainty

aiii! artistic dancers, featured in sev¬eral Hroadwa" productions as the

NOTICE!FOREST HILL AMISEMENT PARKCloses Next Saturday, September 2Sth.

RE SI RE AM) COME 01 T

DancLigMONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS.

C/Cries Many a Woman Whose Weak¬ened, Run-Down Condition MakesHer Cross, Irritable, Wrinkled ^and Old Before Her Time ^

Most Women Who Tire Eas-ily, Have Kits of the "Blues" or /Look Pale, Haggard and Worn,Need More Iron In Their Blood toStrengthen Their Nerves and Put Color in TheirCheeks, Says Dr. Kenneth K. MacAlpine, ProminentNew York Surgeon and Former Adjunct ProfessorNew York Post Graduate Medical School and Hospital.

With the divortv> eourtn showingan ever increasing number of homosbroken up often through woman'shighly nervous state.with thousandsof women leaving their business posi¬tions or unable to attend to theirhousehold 1

duties because of theirweakened run-down conditions, and{.till others whose constant complain¬ing make l'fe a burden to themselvesand to their families, it should be es¬

pecially interesting to the public gen¬

erally to read the opinion of such a

medical authority as Dr. Kenneth K.

Mae.Mpine. a prominent New York sur¬

geon. member of the New York State

Medical Society and for lf> 'years Ad¬

junct Professor of the New York PostGraduate Medical School and Hospital,who tells below how by increasing the

supply of iron in the blood, women

may become stronger, healthier andmore successful in the home, socialand business life.

|ir. MacAlplne says: "In my opinionpractically nine nut of every ten women whosuffer from "Nerves", can Improve theirhealth, strength, vitality and general ap¬pearance by gelling more iron In theirblood You can tell I he women whoiie bloodis rich in strength-giving Iron, they are thebeautiful, healthy, rosy-cheeked ones, radl-nt with life, vim and energy.envied and

nought after everywhere they go. Yet de¬spite all thai h:is been said and written byphysicians about the alarming iron defici¬ency In the blonil of the average Americanw.man of to-day, there are silll thousandswho neeil something to Increase their redhlood corpuscles and build up their strengthand endurance anil are either careless (fttheir condition or ilo nol know what to take.In my Opinion there Is nothing better thanorganic iron-.Mux*ted l»on -to help maVehealthy, full-hlooded, beautiful women. Hyenriching the blood and Increasing Its oxy¬gen carrying power, Nuxatod Iron will oftentransform the flabby flesh, toneless tissues,and pallid checks of nervous, run-down wo¬men Into a glow of health and make thv>>look years younger within a surprising*short time.

"If people would only realizethat iron is just as indispen¬sable to ihe blood ;is is air tothe lungs aixl be just as par¬ticular about kerpinc up asufficient supply at nil timesthere would. in my opin¬ion. he far loss r)is*as» /.resulting from anaemic,weakened conditions.For years it wasproblem with phy-sielans how to a.l- / / /minister Iron in aform that couldbe taken up /by the system '

and 'increasethe red blood /,c o r p u s c les '

without uji-«t t I n r thu» I n m « r li,t> I n c k e ninKthe teelth or

p r o d u c i ncother disorders al¬most as serious as

the lack of iron it¬self. nut the In¬troduction of Nux-atod Iron has doneaway with all theobjectionable fea¬tures of the oldmineral sails ofIron and Rives toevery c a r o f u I,thinking physician a tried and valuable pre¬scription which he can recommend nearlyevery day with benefit to°hls weakened andrun-down patients. In my opinion. Nux.ttedIron Is the most valuable tonic, strength andhlood-builder any physician can prescribe."

In commenting upon Dr. Mat-Alpine'sarticle on "Nerves." fir. Ferdinand King,a New York f'hyaician and Medical Author,says: "Such words coming from so higha medical authority as I>r. MacAlptne mustcarry great weight -with every thinkingperson. I regard l)r. MacAlpinn as «ine ofthe moat careful ami conservative of phy¬sicians and If 1 had an operation n> be per¬formed on-myaelf I know of no other sur¬geon whom I would rather ha\'e. perform It.1 fully agree with nr. MacAlpinc that there'can be no healthy, rosy-cheekiMl womanWithout Iron; I havo strongly emphasizedthe fact that doctors should prescribe mofuorganic Iron.Nuxated Iron.for their nerv-ou». run-dawn, weak, hugfrard lookingwomen patients. Anaemia.ij-on deficiency.!. the prettiest - curnc to the health,

Physician saysAnaemia. Lackof Iron in theBlood . is the

. Greatest CurselUo the Health,s Strength,Vital-* ity and Beauty

of the Mod-< ern Ameri-// can Woman/1

Ailmlnlsfrntlon ofSimple \u\ntnlIron Will OflonI n r r e a « r < hcStrength nnil I0n-iliirnni'i* of Wrnk,

Norvoux, Cnrr-mirn Women InTwo W r p k h'Tlinf mid MnUp

t Tlirm I. o o kV i" * n

\ounftor

strength, vitality and beauty ot the modernAmerican woman. Ii#ck of Iron In theMootl may often transform a beautiful,sweet-tempered woman Into one who Ikertta, ncrvoiiH and irritable. When the Irongoes from the blood of women, the roaes g<,from their ..hock*."

If you are not strong or well you owe Itto yourself to innl<*< I ho following tent:See how long >ou can work .without becom¬ing tired. Next take 2 live-grain tablets ofordinary Nuxnted Iron 3 times per day aftermo.tls for weeks. Then test your strengthagain and see how much you have gained.MANUFACTURERS' NOTB: Nuxated Iron

w..leh Is ores :rlbed and recommended above. y physlela .is :.> not a s<-eret rem/ay. bui

'one whit h l«> well known lo druggists every¬where. Unlike the older Inorganic Iron pro¬ducts it Is easily assimilated, does not inture' the teeth, make Miem black, nor upset'thexlomauh. The manufacturers guaranteesuccessful and entirely satisfactory results trVory purchaser or they will refund >. uimoney. It Is .lliue i .d In this city by Tragi*Drug Co. Polk Miller Drug Htores, Chll Irey>ruir Co. and all other druggists..Adv.Ii' '.

Stewart tJIrls and Kscortx. have on-tered vajtlevllle fcaving the escortsbehind them. "Why the escorts'.'" had....en c.sked sy often that the girls tie-,elded to eliminate the raut^s of thequestion. They are presentinsr »i gor¬geously stiiKcrt dance carnival and ex¬hibiting a wealth of* rich, colorful cos-t tunes.John Burke, former character comedy

star, will be seer in his greatestlaughing hit. "A 1 agtime Soldier."Uurke is one of the most widely popu¬lar of the youriRt-r comedians of the1American stage, and th<->re is probablyno comedian who can do >o man> dif-iferent amusing things and do them allwell lie has crowded as much as pos-Islble i»f his laUKhter-:>rovoklng ma¬terial Inio "A Itagliine Soldier." whichhe describes simply as "a bit of droi-I'Tv and'musl«V"

t'lurke and fludd. musical farce fa-vorites. have a riotou.-ly funny whirlof nonsensical fun. melody and .lane-jing. They are variety entertainers ofthe liew school of nonsense. In render¬ing as well as in ilie materlil the.v use,'t'larke and Rudd are refreshingly,oriental and unconventional.

Further widening the range ofamusement provided in this bill willcome Menry's Pets, an animal act out. >f the beaten path of r.cts of thischaracter. Featured in the act is a:troupe of dogs. There are dog actors,and actresses. dog acrobats and dog'dancers. The canines give an exhibi¬tion that is both laughable, and amais-ing. tne animals often exhibiting a do-:gree of intelligence that is bewilder-ing to the spectators. Henry's dogs'seem to do most everything excepttalk.Another iV'tractive list is scheduled

for the latter half of the week Mile.Hessie Kosa and the Six Virginia Step¬pers. a feature that scored heavily inthe metropolitan circles the past .-rum¬mer. will have a prominent place 011the new hill. The program of the SixVirpiui;- Steppers provides for a seriesof new terpsichorean creations, someof which are presented with vocal andinstrumental musical accompaniment.The dances are lavishly staged andsmartly executed.Frank Orumit, the "One-Man Hand."

is another interesting'feature. He Is acapital comedian, who can sing, dance,play instruments and tell a good story.I'rumit w.'.s graduated from the Unt-versity of Ohio onl> a few years ago.Mason and tjwynne, musical comedy

duo. have a clever character comedyact. They are both good impersonators,and have a lot of original fun ma-t eria 1.Then there is artistic Catherine

I'owell. interpretive dancer, who withher aids is presenting a series of beau-tifnl picture and costume dances. Miss:I'owell is the composer of most of thedance creations in her repertoire.Supplementing each of the \aude-jvillo shows there will be the usual

high-grade motion picture displays, in-cluding the latest releases of theHearst-f'athe war tilnV series.

LAWRENCEVILLEv

I.AWHK.VCBVILLR, VA. September21..Mr. mid Mrs. OhivrloH Hall Sebrell*pcnt the week cnil with Mr. and Mrs.John Sehrell. in Norfolk, Va.

Mis3 l.ueille Harris, who has been

ACADEMYTo-Mor., Tues. and Wed.

Mntinrr U rilnradny

QC * THIRD/OF A CENTURY IAIOOD. .- TO ITS CREDIT. liflOB STILL GOING STRONG

mm mm GREATERIVI I N ST R ELSA Magnificent Minstrel

ProductionTHE FIRST PART

War and PeaceIn and Out of the Tranchesfour Beaulilui TraniftrmitUn Scenea,

SPRING, SUMMER. AUTUMNand THE HARVEST

THE JOYS OF CHILDHOODOr. SCHOOL DAYS

The Bcj'f Alishtt. The Maftc WellThi Oil Oiktn BusfctL Devil's Glen.Jaclc O'Lentern Dancttd the Bteenlei.

ASAXOPHONE SERENADEOi. THE BARBER SHOP REHEARSAL

A Soutnern IdyiON THE MISSISSIPPIThe Levee at New Orleans

Steamtailint Before the WarA Realistic Reproduction of

the Mississippi River

65 MERRY MINSTREL MEN 65BILLY 6EAR0BILLY CLARKJOHN CARTMELLROOY JORDANJACK RICHARDSHARRY fRILLMANARTHUR YUIELOYD 6ILBERTBONI MACK

LASSES WHiTfcJOHNNY HEALYKEN METCALFHENRI HILL

CHAS. REINHARTCLAUDE KAY

At J. PALMERB. HOOVER

H. M. FREEMAN'INNING S SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

WALTERS GOLDEN BANO-I'ltlLKH.Mntlnrr,

Mcht, .Vic to SI.50.

OLDESJ.THEATRICALORGANIZATION

IN THEWORLD

; the:.SHOW;V. ofWHICHALL \

AMERICANEVER

*t.oo.

spending the summer with her auntstn Pittsylvania County, .Mrs. H. L.Mnseley and Mrs. 0. W. Dawson, hasreturned to her home in Meredithvllle.Miss Gertrude Turnbull returned last

Tuesday from "a visit of se\eral daysto friends in Richmond.

Professor C. KUlott, former prin¬cipal of (he Hijrh School at this place.)now doin>c V. M. <'. A. work n» Cantpl.ee. was visiting friends in town thisweek.

B. B. Hawks. Sr.. returned home this!week after a visit of a month to rela¬tives in Richmond and Petersburg. Va.F M. N'ewson, of Brodnax. was in

town Wednesday.Mrs. S. H. Short anil daughter, Miss

Ophelia, spent several days in Rich¬mond last week with relatives.

Mrs. .1. I*\ Clary left. Tuesday forUichntonil, to enter a hospital fortreatment. *

T. M. lilmore. Jr.. left this week' to.¦nter Randolph-Macon Academy, atliorlforfl City, VaMrs. Joseph D. Carpenter, of Fortress

Monroe, is viting relatives in and nearliHwrnnccvllle.

J. I, Patterson, of Richmond. spenta day or two at the home of Charles;May. returning to Richniond on Frl-day. last, accompanied by his wife.who has been sounding sometime withMrs. Charles B. May.

Mrs. T. M. Klmore has returned homeafter a visit to relatives in Blackstone,Va.

Mirk Bessie Hammack left this weekto enter th« Blackstone Female Insti-tijto, a» Blackstone. ^'a.Mesdames O. IC. Short. T. K. Spatlg.

Kfli»» Short and Mrs. E V Kleld lofton Friday for a visit to Mrsi. T. J.Stevens. Seaboard. N. t".

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V

NIGHT ONLYWILLIAM HARRIS, Jr., Presents

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A NEWTHRILLEVERYOTHER HMINUTE

SuSS&Jtf By BAYARD VEILLERDIRECT FROM ONE YEAR'S RUN AT THE4Sth STREET THEATRE, NEW YORK.

Prices, 25c to $1.50.SEAT SALE TO-MORROW i«

1 ACADEMY-Fri.- Sat., Sept. 27-2S |^ Saturday Matinee - .-¦>»

CHARLOTTE GREENWOOD

TRICKS.Matinee, 23c to $1.30; Nights, 25c to $2.00. ^cossoeccoscGeoooeoocodsososeooeeososcosososeooscocoob

Daily Matinees, 2:.'10.

Kvcry Xjp;lit, 8:20. TRAND Matinees, Hue nnd 30c.

^Tights, 25e, JJ5c, 50c, 73c,