Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-03
able theatrical properties known to

abIe tneaCrlcal properties known to
this country.
The success of this play was pro
nOunced. For two seasons it filled
I the big Star Theater, in New York,
and in every large city this wonder.
full career was duplicated.
! This encouraged me to think that my
| jugdmenS was not in error. and made
me want more American plays. l
helped lnv authors busily at work
upon IDEAS to produce them.
Every season l have from three to
six authors under contract preparing
scenarios for submission to me, and
Che retainers OF the men engaged in
this experimental work have involved
the expenditure of not less than$lc..
900 each season.
II out Of one of the scenarios thus
evolved q good play is Ultimately de-
veloped, l feel myself fully repaid for
the outlay 1t is one of the greatest
pleasures OF my life to appear in Il
new character that pleases the public
and to discover some new success
The people have assisted ME in
gratif, ing this hobby of mine, and I
feel over. 10Y ed that they have. for the
fostering OF American pla tends to
the growth of the American drama.
American literature and the Ameri.
can actor
We have lately seen something
that was once thought impossible:
that is American plays sold and pro.
duced In England.
have not the slightest doubt that
In rev years foreign managers will
each season visit America to look
over the theatrical market for matter
TO be produced on Their return home.
just as our American managers do
now on the other side.
Almost Tragedy.
Old Robinson had returned from
the club the other evening, saws
Truth. when as he hung up his over
coat on the hail hatrack and pre-
pared to 20 upstairs. he heard such
strangely excited voices in the parlor
that he paused to listen. A voice.
which he recOgni ed at once as be-
longing to that Young Prettyman he
he had warned Maud to be careful
about, said contemptuously:
"Peace, woman, and weary me no
longer with your reprOaches tell
YOU the day OF my wedding with
Mabel Rockerbilt is fixed, and moth.
ing shall prevent our union"
Could these words be addressed to
his own daughter: Yes, it was in.
deed Maud's sOb-chocked tones that
replied:
''This then, is the reward for nv
sacrifice, my devotion. FOrsaken.
you taunt me with your latest
wealthy conquest. Monster! Cow
ard!"
1t required only second for Rob-
inson to rush upstairs and get a re-
volver out OF the closet. The next
minute he burst into the parlor with
blazing eyes, and, hurting the black.
hearted jilt to the floor, he placed
the muzzle of the weapon to his tenn.
pie, kissing:
Will marry this poor. dupped angel,
or l Will strew the floor with your
brains"
''Hooray" shouted young Pretty.
man, sitting up and clapping his
hands. "Magnif1cent! Splendid"
beautiful, papa! Encore. Bravo."
added Maud, delightfully."- II never
saw anything better"
''Eh? What? I-er-er'-stammere
The bewildeied parent
"We were afraid you might object
to my taking part in the private the.
atricals Ma said you'd never listen
TO it. But you act better than any of |
he, Jack?"
''Ile does, replied Jack fervently.
you must have been an amateur
once, sir"
Then Robinson coughed and wiped
Ills forehead, mumbling something
bout having seen good deal of that
ort of thing when he was young.
The COnnubial Calculus,
Cora Tanner is still Mrs. Sim.
'uch is the decree and, until that il
lI'set, 1t Is the fact. Mrs. Sim was
Mrs Farlin, but she had
livorced him, and Mr.. Farlin had
previously been divorced from another
'lie. This sounds simple enough,
ut 1t has been sufficient to keep
reat legal minds battling for months,
nd the end is not yet, for Col. Sim
probably to appeal the case and
attic further. We have said this Is
simple case because there are only
hree marriages and two divorces In
!, and it is not hard to follow, but
4 the celebrated Illinois case, where
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