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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-14
Third Part.
JOE ARTHUR.
An Interesting Chat About the
Author of ssBlue Jeans.''

Joseph Arthur, whose play "Blue
Jeans" has brought him deserved fame
and fortune, is at the Ryan hotel. Mr..
Arthur. like all successful men, has had
a varied experience. The son of min
lister, he early in life became connected
with Journalism in indianapolis, his
native city. From this he graduated
into the amusement business. Said
gentleman who has known Mr.. Arthur
for years. both in adversely and pros
perity: "Joe-is the same Jolly. hard
working. genial fellow before and since
successful Blue Jeans brought him
fame and fortune that he was in the old
days when he chased the fleeing items
for an Indianapolis newspaper and was
making his maiden effort at playWrlt-
ing"
I'VE well remember Joe's first play.
1t was a blood and thunder border
drama OF the most crimson persua-
sion."
ut was produced at an indianapolis
theater about twenty years ago, with a
cast composed of such professionals as
the town could muster in the summer
season, assisted by aspiring amateurs.
The CORY story was called Colorado
and was supposed to depict life in tine
mining camps OF the young Silver
State as it existed at an early day. The
curtain rose at Sis p. III. The killing
began at $50 p. III. and continued I'M
til the last armed scout, cowboy, In
dian, bull-Whacker, road ageut and
honest miner expired.
The principal item of expense in
this grand realistic production was
perlShable props i'll the way of blank
cartridges.
"Mr. Arthur had the same mania for
realistic production that has since
brought him favor with a fire engine
in Still! Alarm and saw-mill in Blue
jeans
'7"As years grew apace and silver be-
gan to lntrude among the gold of JOe'S
sunny hair, and both cOlorS had evacu-
ated the crown, after he had created
border characters and high kicking agile
farce comedy characters with but in
different success, he hit the capricious
public hard with strong melOdrama.
A real fire engine in full flight going to
a fire-a familiar scene in large cities,
with its never-tailing eXcitement-WaS
put upon the stage for the first time,
and was instantly successful, so much
so that at once the horde of hungry UNI
scrupulouS, piratical imitatOrS. who hang
like barnacleS to the theatrical profess
sion, copied this fire engine scene, and
now half dozen bad plays are depend
ing OH this successful feature Mir. Ar
thur introduced into the Still Alarm
and by its help are managing to keep
before the public.
But it was when Arthur's fertile
brain and graphic pen placed behind the
footlights the people he had known in
his boyhood days that great success
came to him. The homely. innocent,
honest characters were placed i'll the
glare of the footlightS, amid canvas
corn fields and wheat patches. For
three years the constant crop of dollars
of the public into the box Office of every
frst-claSs theater in America has attest
ed the appreciation of Mr.. Arthur's old
neighbors, as he has introduced them in
"Blue Jeans"
Mr.. Arthur is happy. prosperous
man. and will be SO long as lie can pro-
duce such care dispensers IS "Blue
Jeans"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-14

his glasses levelled at the approaching
horses.
Yes. that's you on the outside" was
the reply. adding a moment later, with
the directneSs of speech peculiar to the
race track:
You've gone to the whip; you amt
in it,"
Whipping, and the race hardly begun,
Pills hands were shaking so that he
could hardly put his glasses up. How
could anybody tell what was going Oh
twisting and rolling Oh, a black heart in
the white dust cloud behind? At last
the glasses were properly adjusted, and
Phil'cried:
why, that's not me on the outside;
Pm in there near the rail.'' His tone
was full of exultatlon. A moment later
he shouted:
Look at that bay! He's pocketed.n
Then he added with almost groan:
''He never can get through"
No one was listening to him. Each
his own particular horse. In another
moment PhiPs friend yelled out JOY
Ously:
LEV Wier walks in; they amt moth
Ing in it but Lew Weir"
the outside" cried Phil. "Now he's
pulling out. That right. He's clear of
'em. Come on, come On!'
Phil's tone was quick and eager. His
body was moving in jerks. He was rid
Ing his horse just as much as the jock
ey out there on the track. And now
the field had left the Futurity course
and was laundering by not hundred
feet away. A flash of colors, Nirl of
rushing horses. whlrlwind of dust and
they had passed. Lew Weir was out in
front; two or three were at his heels,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-14
"BLUE JEANS"
Will Open the Regular Season at

Will Open the Regular Season at
the Metropolitan Tonight.
Tonight the Metropolitan patrons will
have an opportunity of witnessing one
of the greatest dramatic successes that
the American stage has ever known. Ia
"Blue Jeans" Joseph Arthur wrote a
great play, and from the time the cur
tain went up on. the first act on the
opening night it has been amply demon
strated by the crowds that have wit
messed it everywhere. "Blue Jeans" is
an absorbing reflex of life in the Hoosier
state. The play possesses q world of
realism, one feature of which, the saw
mill episode, is the most strikingly sem
sational bit of realistic innovation be-
slowed on a stage production. Perry
Bascom, the hero OF the play, has
been struck senseless by vindictive
rival III the formers saw mill i'll Rising
Sun, Ind: His body is placed upon a
plank that is being fed to trio of huge,
revolving steel saws. The long teeth of
metal hew their way through the wood,
the sawdust is thrown up in showers,
and every breath draws Bascom nearer
and nearer horrible destruction. OF
course he is rescued at the last instant,
but the sensation of danger is not less
ened 1.-THE. 1t is great materialistic
stage achievement. but. despite it's real
ism, it is Il question whether it is essen
tial to the plays success. "Blue jeans
need not, however, depend upon any
mechanism for public favor. The COM
pany is large one for dramatic Or
ganiZation, containing twenty-eight
people, but Messrs. Rosenquest and
Arthur never do anything by halves.
for besides the regular acting company,
the carpenters, machinsts and engin-
GERS, there is quaint country band and
sweet-voiced quartette, which prove
very strong features and add greatly to
the evenings amusement.
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apparently side bya side, their necks
stretched out. the jockeys whipping and
driving and squirting. And there in the
very center of the struggling, fighting
mass was Pittsburg PhiPs >horse, his
head rising and falling with the others.
And so they passed the judges stand,
and the Lew Weir man turned to Pitts
burg Phil and remarked that it looked
like Lew Weir. Some one else said it
was Galindo, and third man thought
it was Silver Fox.
Phll's face was as white as his shirt
front. and there was a tremOr in his
voice as he said:
u think Pm one, two, sure.''
wouldn't the judges ever put the
numbers up? The horses were coming
back to the stand: the jockeys were
holding up their hands to get permits
sion to diSmount. Still no numbers
went up. Phil was looking at the board
through his field glasses, his lips twtch-
ing.
AT last the boy at the board bent down
to pick up the number of the winning
horse. How slow he was? At last the
numbers go slipping up the little
groove, some people in the grandstand
cheer, and the Lew Weir man, in a dis
gusted way, said:
"They give it to Cadmus."
Then he turned 10 Phil, who was
neryously jamming his glasses back into
their box. his face beaded with nervous
sweat
IBID you win to the race?'
YES" replied Phil. thrill of exulta-
ton in his tone. "Yes, l burnt the
ring up"
And he did burn the ring up. After
ne had paid all the expenses of the race,
including handsome present to TaraI,
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His Name was All Right.

Detroit Free Press.
A young fellow six feet tall and
weighing 200 pounds not long ago ap-
piled to De troit merchant for a posi-
ton in his store.
whats your name"' inquired the
merchant.
Little Dickey Robinson" replied the
young man promptly.
"What?" exclaimed the merchant in
astonishment as he surveyed. his pro-
portions.
Little Dickey Robinson" was the
reply, this time several tones louder.
1t made the merchant half angry.
"What in thunder does a great big
fellow like you mean by giving such a
name as that?'' he asked Indignantly.
"Havn't you cot loose from your moth
ers apron string yet?"
The young fellows temper was ad-
mirable, and he was after a job, be-
sides.
Il give such a name as that" he said,
"because that is my name, and if you've
got man in this house that thinks he
can lick me, or dares to make fun of
that name. trot him out"
The merchant began to smooth him
down and asked for an explanation.
ITS this way" he said. quite good
naturally. "my mothers maiden name
was Little, my father name was Robin
son and and his mothers maiden name
was Dickey. They wanted me to have
the family names, and so Pm Little
Dickey Robinson"
The explanation was eminently salts
factory; so was the young man, and he's
going to work soon.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-14
The Regular Season at the
Metropolitan Opens To-
day.
"Blue Jeans" Will Be Given a
First-Class Representa-
ton.
Manager Bixby's Ben eft I'M
depscOred for Tomorrow
Night at the Grand.
A Retrospective View Of Play
erS Within the Past
Century.

The summer season at the Metropolitan
and Grand close with yesterday. The
Winston Opera company, from an arts
tic point of view, has been a decided
success, but financially, the least said
the better. The organization was sadly
let down by the male members, who, to
put it mildly, were not in it. 1t would
be difficult to imagine what sort of
performance the company would have
given but for the effective work Of Miss
Winston and Miss johnson. The pat
ronage extended the company was, I'M
dOubtedly, due to these artists, and the
feature of each opera produced was
their singing. Both made decided hit.
The chorus Of the company was fairly
strong, but the experience of
the Winston company has demon
strated that, even with cheap
prices, the theater-going public
do not care to be tortured ont of their
seats by few would-be witty men.
whose attempts to render popular songs
were dismal, fiat failures. The Winston
company goes from here to Denver,
where they fill SIX weeks engage
ment. The stock company at the Grand
was more successful. the management
hitting the popular taste by the produc-
ton of old, standard plays. The COM
pany, dramatically, was exceptionally
strong, and the successful production
of two new plays. "a Nutmeg Match'
and I'm Old Kentucky" was one of the
strong features of the season. The
a,oI l,-
that Mr.. Lift proposes to have the sum-
mer season next year extended by two
or three weeks. and, in all probability,
the company will be seen at the Grand
every week, instead of each alternate
week.
The regular season of 1928 will be
opened this evening at the Metropoli
tan. The Grand will remain closed
until next Sunday evening.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-14
IN WORLDS FAIR YEAR.
a Retrospective View of the Con-
ditiOn OF the American Stage.

Retrospective View or the Con-
dition OF the American Stage.
This is Worlds Fair year, and we are
recollecting all the extraordinary things
that have happened in all branches of
science, art and commercial pursuits
since Oct. IL, 1892. when Columbus
landed on San Salvador. Four hundred
years ago Wednesday, Aug. 8, 1892.
Columbus and his expedition set sail
from Palos, going west to find India,
that treasures might be secured to equip
another crusade against the Moslem.
While every one is pointing glasses and
telescopes towards lazy, sunny old
Spain with the hope of discovering
something new regarding Christopher
Columbus and his exploits, let
those who can be Interested in
watching the huctuating condition
of the theater alsu turn their glasses
back and follow OH the chart of say only
the past 100 years,in America alone, the
course of public opinion regarding plays
and players. Eperging by slow and
gradual steps from the darkest cayerns
of bigotry. the stage of today eXampli-
fies in our worlds fair year its influence
over the public mind perhaps more
than any other one institution, unless,
perhaps, 1T be the newspaper. What
an astounding thing it would appear to
our good old Revolutionary fathers to
pick up paper of today and read an
account of Joseph Jefferson and Grover
Cleveland out fishing together at BuZ-
Yards Bay. They would hold up their
hands in horror and bemoan the de-
plorable condition of things when an
actor, common player, performer
behind the footlights, could be allowed
to even 81 In the presence ofian ex-presi-
dent of these glorious United States that
they fought so hard. and sacrificed so
much for, just little over a hundred
years ago. About the time that the Eng
lish stage was at the height of its glory,
about the time that Garrick was anaz-
ing the public with his genius, Charles
Mackin was creating the part of Shy
lock as it is played today, FOote was
cOnvulsing audiences With his mimicry
and Peg Waffington's sun was begin
ming 10 cast its evening shadows across
the English stage that it had once illu-
minated so brightly. bigotry against the
stage and its play ers in America was
pronounced. About this time an actor
named Thomas Keene, assisted by an
other named Murray and some anna
teurS, gave a performance of Otway'S
'Orphans" in coffee house in Boston.
This shocking exhibition of giving a
play on stage right out in public led
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-14
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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-14

There were twelve of them altogether
and they were ali so we'll matched and
SO evenly backed that the speculation in
the ring had been more than unusually
lively. While the betting was at its
height, pale-faced, boyiSh-looking
young man slipped along from book
maker to bookmaker, wriggling through
the crowd. creeping out the little alley
ways between the stands, and making
detOur where he could not pass through
the masses of excited betters, but never
missing single boOkmaker and never
failing to repeat to each one the same
question:
How much do you want on King
Cadmus?'
The young man carried a little note
book in his hand and lOtted down their
replies i'll il. Some of them would take
$780, some 5000 and some as high as
$500. King CadmuS was Qouted at IL to
from box to box more than one book
maker looked after him and laughed. 1t
was ''only Pittsburg Phil backing that
dog of his"
Even the little bookmaker, 'the pam
fish" of the rirg, to whom an offer of a
$50 bet on II to shot would ordinarily
cause sudden and violent death, grabbed
at his hundreds voraciouSly.
For hadn't King Cadmus run four
times before with Phil backing him
every time. and had he ever won? The
parrish chuckled gleefully.
The horses had already reached the
starter and had made several false
breaks when Phil came out of the ring
and stood beside the steps that lead up
to the top of the long, fiat shed-like
structure at the end of the betting ring
at Sheepshead bay.
He was talking in quiet. easy way to
an acquaintance; and but for a certain
whiteness around the lips and little
tremor of the hands as he took his field
glasses from their case, dozen men
around him appeared more interested
and excited than he.
Before he could properly adjust his
glasses, the little red flag. far away up
between the green wall of trees,
twinkled down, and the thousands in
the grand stand were crying: They're
off ~ they're off,''
Can you see meg" Phil asked of a
man who was on the step above him,
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granule

country, ana from
all quarters offers were sent from friends
who were DESTROYS of taking part in the
testimonial benefit. 1t may be truly
said of Mr.. Bixby that one is better off
for having met him. for he combines the
courtesy of a Chesterfield and the good
fellowship of Brummel, and has the
happy manner of making friends every
where. For these traits of character
and for the unSelfSh manner in which
he has given his services for the bene-
fit entertainments OF various associa-
tons in the city, the benefit is rendered
him, and that it will be an artistic and
financial success is foregone conclu-
sion. The use of the theater has been
given by Manager Lift. and the en-
ployes of the house have also donated
their services as mark of their re-
spect for the manager. The Twin
City lodges of the order of Elks will
send all of their members to be present
at the benefit and do honor to their es-
teemed brother. The press club viii
also send delegation of members in
recognition of the valuable services
rendered the club by the manager AFT
the annual benefit given in its behalf.
The members of the Lift stock company
Rave remained over specially to take
part in the entertainment. and MANY OF
VIC al IiS 10 lidNS COulc 1fOtn CTllcapO ana
New York just 10 give the affair a .sgood
send off," The following is a full list
of the attractions to be presented at the
benefit.
First Part
BY the Minstrel club of ST. Paul:
Bones-Eugene Melady, Franklyn ". Lee
John Stark.
Tambos-Al Flournoy, Harry O'Gorman,
John P. Moore.
Conversationalist-M J. Donnely.
Gentlemen of Coior-F. @. Swasey, A. P
4uesneI, George Collins, George Freeman.
Lou Lelaney, Thomas Connors, George Shee-
han, George Fetsch, Adolph Giesen. j. Kemp.
Joe Prendergast A. j. Schmitz. Martin
Giesen, w. Allen, James Grathwol. j. ".
Silk
Assisted by the Twin City Banjo, Mandolin
and Guitar club-F. Swanson. d. Brose. G..
Robinson, W. Isbel. z. Reilly, A. Robinson,
E. Henry, S. Lachapelle, Y. Snyder, H. Aid
rich, r. Hairy. c. HAIRY, G. Roberts.
THE GARDEN PARTY
Introduchon-.'Hear Dem Bells. Company
Arrival of the Testers,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-14
WILL MISS BLAIKIE.
Musical Circles Regret His De-
parture to MINNEAPOLIS.

The announcement, made in the
GLOBE week ago, that James d.
Blake had accepted call to Geth-
semane church, Minneapolis. has caused
widespread regret in local:musical cir
cles. For upwards of five years Mr..
Blake has labored in this city to en-
courage popular taste for high-cfass
music, and he has been the prime mover
in introducing vested chosrs into our
Episcopal churches. His choir at
Christ church is, undoubtedly, the finest
in the Northwest, and there are only a
few il. the Eastern cities that can COM
pare with it. The vacancy In our midst
is not easily filed, as Mr.. Blaikie is not
onlYa talented and thorough musical
artist, but his manners are pleasing and
gentlemanly, securing him wide circle
of friends and making him popular
and useful citizen.
J. Lewis Browne, the well known Or
ganiSt, has been requested to fill Mr..
Blaikie's position at Christ church.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-14

and well back in the ruck was King
Cadmus.
Phil had dropped his glasses to see
them go by. and yhen he looked again
he yelled out eXultantly.
'GadmuS is catching iemr'
You won't be one, two, five!" yelled
the Lew Weir man.
They were away down past the grand
stand now. All that could be seen look.
Ing after them was bunch of horses,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-14
She Waits for Her Daughter.

New York Commercial Advertiser.
"How late do you stay out?" asked a
reporter of an old and crippled woman
who grinds small and wheezy hand
organ nightly Oh Third avenue, some
times on one corner and sometimes Oh
another, above Fifty-ninth street.
About an hour longer" she replied
in voice even more wheezy than the
organ. 1t was after midnight then;
the moon shOne brightly and the air
was close after the heat of the day.
$50 home now and Phi give you
quarter" urged the reporter.
II can't-Pm lame" she replied, "and
must wait for my daughter"
1t was evident that the poor creature
was only too willing to start homeward,
so the reporter and companion picked
the organ up and supported the old
woman home. On the doorstep lay the
figure of woman. She was the daugh-
ter and intoxicated.
ooh, sometimes she forgets me-" ex-
planned the old woman, "and Pm out
all night, but it does not happen very
often"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-14
A New Kind OF Diamond.

James S. Kirk & Co., of Chicago, have
put upon the market lately, as a result
of their half-century's experience, their
Dusky Diamond Soap, soap adapted
to all household uses. BY happy but
peculiar combination they are enabled
to use tar in this soap, and there is no
one that needs to be told that tar is rec
ogniZed as the greatest Of the healing
agents. 1t also is recognized for its
softening qualities, and any one troubled
with hard hands. cracked hands. sore
hands, will become enthusiastic over
the ''Dusky Diamond" Soap after once
using it. Your grocer keeps it.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-14
some TURF PlUNGERS
x
Men Who Wager Fortunes
on the Speed Of a
Horse.
How Pittsburg Phil Burnt Up
the Ring" on King
Cadmus.
In Sixty-Nine Seconds He
Won Seventy-Nine Thou
sand Dollars.
Something About Michael
Dryer, Bob Aiken and
Other Big Bettors.

1t was down at Sheepshead Bay one
brilliant afternoon last September, says
writer in the New York World. The
Sapphire stakes, the second race on the
programme. was about to be run, and
the horses were galloping up the track
10 where the starter stood waiting for
them, Ill the PARKWAY gap in the woods
at the end of the Futurity course. They
came slngly and in groups of twos and
threes, putting little clouds of dust from
beneath their feet like smoke from in
Vulnerable rifles.