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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-22

V. This chair is NO, YOU ARE CLIO
the window am RIFIED."
Romeo-and remember what the stu
alton is. Juliet is in love-nay, more
she is loved, and she cannot bear TO be
parted from her lover-there must be
passion in every breath. Now, try
Wilt thou be gone.
Lilian-Wilt thou be gone? II is moi
vet near day?
II was the nightingale and not the lark
That pierced the fearful hollow OF
thine ear.
Nightly she sings in the pomegranat,
tree
Believe me, love, il was the nightin
gale
Perigal (starting with impatience)-
No-no-no, Thatll never do. III
rot at all like il. Juliet is in love-
Shall Inever make you understand whal
that means? Try s9ain. see IL YOU can
rot get little tremor OF emotion into
your speech
Gillian repeats first two lines again.
Perigal dumps about)-No - no
worse and worse. There's no love IN
webbing voice
Lillian (sits down IL despair)-I wish
there was no such thing as the love you
talk so much about in the world.
Ferigaj-Poor child-pocr child
forgive me for being inpatient After
sill. how should you know what the
voice of love means?
Lilia1-Well. daddy, its only too
clear that don't How am l 70 learn?
Perigal-How, indeed? How can
YOU be taught? Love. my dear. is ex-
iravagant in its words, just because
words are too poor 10 express its
spendthrift OF base coinage What can
| tell YOU of love? Love turns woman
into a go,idess-how remember 50 or,
by r lady. IS years ago. when love
turned a woman into a goddess for me
and the transportation has its ready
reason. Who would care Tor q mere
Nomsnwhen he can worship a goddess?
What a time IL was-when one was
young enough for the divine exalta-
zion of love, That IS it-only the
Young who stiIl feel IL can explain It.
There must be plenty OF young fel-
lows who would be glad TO expound
the mystery 70 yor- If one could but
find one OF the right stamp, II kind
" chance would but drop one from The
cIoJidsi
Lilian-Dear old daddy, You are act
ually crying for the moon.
James and ForrSter's voices heard
outside.l
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10 cut him out in little stars! Oh, dear,
what curious consultations he would
mallei He ought TO be down to his
breakfast by now, dear old daddy! I
suppose he was late last night. now
That he no longer acts himself there is
nothing he loves so much as seeing
Dther people act, which is the more Gu
rious, because he says that nobody can
act nowadays. i wish he had carried
bis theory into practice with regard TO
Juliet and poor me. But he wouldn't
he was as determined as be could
be. His old friend, Mr.. Conyers, the
manager of the Parnassus, wanted
Juliet, and that Juliet l was TO be.
my dear child" he said, you have
every qualification for the part" and
then he added rather in an Irish fash
ion, land those qualifications you have
pot got, my dear, L viii give you"
Well, if he can make me speak those
lines and not seem fool he viii do
wonders. Cooking at book AGAIN.
No, they puzzle me completely. Sup
pose ! look at the paper for change.
Hooking through paper) Last night
In parliamcnt-the Jericho mission
Theater Royal Parnassus. Oh, dear,
shall L never get away from that?
ron Wednesday, the 10th of June, this
tbeater VIII reopen with performance
Of Romeo and Juliet. The merits
Of Mr.. Godfrey's Romeo are already
known and are sure TO command at
traction. The interest of the occasion
will be enhanced by the appearance of
d new actress as Juliet. Miss Lillian
Travers is a pupil of Mr.. Paul Perigal,
who has been her guardian since the
death of her parents a few years ago.
We will hear great things OF the
debutante's powers Her masters
name alone viii insure for her an in
Hulgent audience" Indulgenti Yes,
| daresay especially if l stumble over
my train in the ballroom scene. |
wish ] could forget it. Let me look at
something else. The war in the Sou
dan. Why, that is where dear old
Claude has gone. When was it when
he came to say goodbye to me? Four
YEARS dSO III liilS very D1Ohtu u Wa
in the orchard OF my dear fathers par
sonage-the apple blossoms were out.
Four years ago. / was 1.-THE very
age OF Juliet-he had Just got his
commission, and his regiment was go
ing abroad. l wonder if he has re
membered mel wonder. Well, ii is
no use thinking or wondering about
the Old days. l have my way to make.
and my part to learn. Let me try If
i cannot please daddy this morning.
(Takes book and walks about, repeat
ing lines to herSef.)
(Perigal. retired actor, old-fash-
toned. courtly; got up with great wig
and dressing gown and juvenile air
but evidently an old man, etc, enters
as she reciteS.)
Good father, | beseech you on my
knees
Hear me with patience but to speak
word
(Seeing him.
l needn't go on my knees to you.
Daddy. need L, TO say good mornings
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Lilian-Then / hope, daddy, they'll
be kind to me. What did you do with
yourself yesterday?
Perigal-I attended two rehearsals
In the morning; assisted at matinee,
so called because it was given in the
afternoon; had my modest little dinner
at the club, and then, of course, went on
to the new play at the Haymarket.
Lilian-Was it good?
Perigal-Good? Yes; from some
points of view. The new school of act
ors possess purpose, ambition, youth,
fire, talent-but-
Lilian-What does that ominous but
mean, daddy?
Perigal-It means, my dear, that they
are wanting in-they have not precise
ly caught-that they fail to acquire
that, in short, they are
Lillian - Not of the old school, eh,
daddy? Isn't that about it?
Perigal-Well, well, my dear-I dare
say you are right. Autre temps, autre
moers-I cannot forget their predeces-
sors. All there are a few of the vieille
garde left now. And if I were put up in
Richard Ill" tomorrow
Lilian-An the town would flock to
see you.
Perigal-No-child (Sorrowful-
Iy.) Once, perhaps, they might. Once
long ago. But it's no use dwelling Oh
old memories.
Lillian (half aside)-No, Daddy, it's
no use.
Perigal-We must deal with the
present-we must welcome genius and
talent, even if they take a shape new and
strange to us. And that, my child, is
what hope from you.
Lilian-Yes, am to blend the old and
the new, am not? To join your expert
ence to my inspiration. (Perigal
nods.) Only in this part, at least, L
don't see where to find the inspiration.
Perigal-Perhaps that will come
meanwhile let us have breakfast.
Perigal (takes poster off the chair and
holds it up)-What do you think of it,
fair Juliet?
Lilian-I hate it. Put it out of my
sight.
Gillian rings - servant brings in
!.
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DEAR OLD DADDY, tinues aside):
YOU'RE CRYING Poor child, poor
FOR THE NOON" child-what are we
to do! 1 am dreadfully afraid about
her success, and it means so much TO
herl Why didn't l bring her out in
comedy instead of Juliet? WellEbe-
cause she has everything that the part
wants except one little thing-the want
of which / did not foresee-passionl A
passionless Juliet One might as well
have a benevolent Mephistopheles-
perhaps the new school Will give us one
some day. Well, we must do what we
can. (Aloud) Now, Lillian, let US TO
business, and remember how much de-
ponds on the business. Fame, fortune,
boundless adulation will be yours if
you will only play this part as want
you to.
Lilian-I will do my very best indeed,
Daddy. / will try all L can to initiate
exactly what you show me how TO do
in the passages that puzzle me.
Perigal-Yes, that's just it, my dar,
ling. Imitation is not acting. Acting
must come from q blending of nature
and art.
Lilian-I am very sorry am so dull,
daddy.
Perigal-You are not dull, you are
cold. An actress must not be cold,
Think what it is to be an actress
Lilian-It is to have your name OIL
posters five feet long.
Perigal-That's nothing.
LiliaA-To have your photograph in
all the shop windows.
Perigal-Thst's nothing. I'll tell you
child, what an actress is. An actress
is woman who knows all the wakings
of the heart and can call them up at
will to delight, to dazzle, to enthrall, to
terrify the audience on whose Utmost
feelings she plays as a violinist plays
On his magic strings. She is lovely
picture, but a picture that is always
changing because there is no pause in
the tide of human passion. She is a
mirror in which her audience see their
own images or the images of what they
would like to be. She inspires men To
great deeds; she holds them back from
what is mean and vile. She makes them
weep and laugh at will; she is greater
than the greatest, because, while other.
may command mems actions, she alone
can sway their inmost thoughts and
emotions responsive to every tone OF
her voice. And do not you believe them,
child, when they tell you that the play
er's career is but brilliant bubble,
forgotten as soon as it's short time is
done. No, child, the great players
memory is imperishable - it is pre-:
served in material oere perennius-
more lasting than any metal-for it is
written in the human heart. And that,
Lillian, is what it is to be an actress.
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Lilian-No. dear. indeed. l only wish
il was further OF stiil-out of sight al
t. h~~
Perigal - Ny child, my child!--we
must not lose courage. Remember VIC
have our duties 10 Art-yes. and TO the
British public, too. We must do our
best 10 fulfill them.
Lilian-Yes. dear. and indeed | viii
do my best. though ! feel my duty 10
you much more than I do 10 Art and
the British public put together
Perigai-There are some who viii
eel you that the two are not always al
lied; but take an old actors word for
il that the Public is the best critic when
As done.
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more than you CON my days ons line
in the bill was enough-Shylock, by
Mr.. -Perigal-but we must move with
the times-we must move with the
times. And talking of moving, let us
see how we are getting on with our
steps for the ballroom scene. Now,
then. am Capulet-
you are welcome, gentlemen. Come,
musicians, play
"a hall! A hall! give room and foot
it, girls"
Gle takes a fiddle and goes through
q few steps with her. She dances cor
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Lillian-Oh, dad
dy, it frighteDs me
Il shall never be
able to do all that.
Perigal - n o n
sense, child, you
have it all in you, I
know. The diff
Guilty is to get at it,
and that is what l
have got TO do if i
can. Now let us
take Act IL, Scene
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The aaera Daily Eagle Sunday y1ornao geeebe e. 1885

ForressersvoIce outsfdeJSO course
you are quite right-always obey or
ders-rule of the service; but there
are exceptions-thisi is one-Mr. Peril
gal viii forgive you
Lilian-What is all this?
Jane (opening door)-f you please,
sir, the young gentleman-he would
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Tcctls, Uu1 "AeA
out animation.)
Perig al-Yes,
child, that viii do
very nicely-very
nicely. And now
just a moment take
a last look at the
book, and we viii
go on to the words
CAS- she sits down
and takes up book
again PeriOal con-
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out. We were be-
meath the great
tree IN the orchard
Your hair was fly
ing in the breeze.
Your eyes were soft
they were always
the softest. sweet
est eyes in Z n e
world. l kissed you
goodbye, and you
promised you would
not forgetme- Lily,
have YOU kept that
promise?
Lillian Yes.
-
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Claude. I have


Ciaude-And vowed-do you rencn-
Der, Lily. what vowed?
Lillian don't know. Claude.
Claude-Lily. you must remember ]
yowed-I vowed that ! should think o.
you ever and ave. whatever befel me
/ vowed that would come back 20 yoa
as soon as fate would Iet me, and that
hen came hack. should ask you II
YOU cared for ne still
I;lisu-Ah. I had forgotten
Clzude-Let ne bring II back 20 your
memory TOW. Lily. since then have
been IN many strange places ot The
world. seen many strange and beautiful
azd dreadful sighfs-bern many time
a. close touch with death But II al
hat xir>. not g. 6sx las -~-<a4A thAt
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Perigal kissing
herr No, no-my
dear-no. Hard at
work already. l see
good child-good
child. Wen have
our little rehearsal
directly If. NV
dear, You are equal
TO the eNertion. Ii
is but three weeks
now to the eventful
highland that is
not a bit too mach.
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Cd fallssn--Ysh4fl Tos visa -
rzz-ry rs 14sEAt<Fz gEs - nssa
szASoigasl yet
ssstur-1ss. ~. I cane szziy q
svosd 10 rs2a>--S. i. .s<xly.
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Papa. ooa't .hsy ssy tha. 'zsssek~t
sx~ rnz1s IL Esasxz. ?
~Tes. ny soa-"
"Bus What j. THE rrasor. wh~r "a
hrfnssfone ard su5pAzF are in sbs otAef
pl.os Y~--.Jsdgr
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Lilian-Oh! dad
dy, / was nearly for
getting. What do
you think Jane tells
me? A young gen
tleman called this
morning soon after
nine, and asked to
see me, and when
he was toldIwas en-
gagged, he said h e
would come back,
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TrssSd-Wksn az y0a Fosng e
rsarrr ssd settle c0azT
VIE oatss-fsy C-oTZe. I've goi % "a
IL pretty sooa IL order 70 setfi. sFi-
C1sc@x1 TrsbaEe-
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IDEAS yos tAisk. 6e&r. -. 1srAs
scord ors - tAs kors~a@sG carriages =
We ns1gA; ;ske ~ korseiezs .aSs
ro- ard szls fer foTfzzs - b. ~ a
e. r.t.~-Ju4re.
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come IN
Perigal drumming
20 door)-He shall
come through my
body, then. Ny
sword, Lilian-or
the poker.
Claude (entering)
forgive this
intrusion, sir; i am
sure you will when
Liliani
Lillian (seeing
him)-Claude, You
dear old boy!
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(crRTAINl
,rs rcrr-nr--Inrn nn rorI va,

Mrs. IerCer-Iommy, 90 you want
nome nice jam?
Tommy-Yes, ma
81 was going 70 give you some to put
on your bread, but I've lost the key o.
the pantry"
you don't need any Key, ma can
reach down through the transon and
open the door from the inside"
That's what I wanted 20 know. Now
Just wait until your father comes
home--Texas Siftings.
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Paul Perigal, Lillian Travers, Claude
Forester, Jane (servant). Table with
breakfast, newspapers, playbills; over
4 chair hangs a great poster with red
letters. etc. Lillian discovered with q
book While she speaks she walks about
the room-sits down-walks about
pgain-always studying the words OF
the book between the utterances-
LilianI cannot get the words. They
dance before my eyes. l ought to have
been word-perfect long ago, too. And
Il / do get them, some of them seem
such nonsense to me. Why. oh why,
did the professor choose such part
ps juliet for my first appearance? (Re-
peating woodenly)
give me my Romeo, and, when he shall
die,
Take him and cut him out in little stars,
And he shall make the face of
heaven so fine
That all the world will be in love with
night,
And pay no worship to the garish sun"
Now how is a poor girl to say those
words seriously? The professor is al
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ways telling me
that it's the voice
of love. If it is, the
voice of love says
very odd things.
Remember, child"
dear old daddy con-
tinuaHy tells me,
remember, do re-
member, that you
are Juliet, and that
you love Romeo"
Well. what of that?
i love the profess
sor, but goodness
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Conyict. and Good Roads

Convict. and Good Roads
The way os transgressorz - hard"
AZ they stumble along meath their losfs:
And they ought 20 unite and al work with
their might
And help Is n getting good roads.
Il A ". BuIlet.n--
The herald., 1895-08-04
ADMIRAL MEADE'S GREATNESS

''For rear admiral who has been rear
admiral only year, and has commanded
squadron only few mohths, l think
Admiral Dick Meade has kicked up more
devils delight on the forecastle than any
naval officer since-well, it's hard to tell
since when."
The gentleman who uttered this is him
self naval officer of high rank, an old
ship and messmate of Admiral Meade
and the last to do an old associate injus-
tice.
~ am a little out of patience with
Dick" he said. First PLACE, what fool
he was to resign his command, ask to be
retired four years ahead of mis- tive, and
then 60 off and talk about the president
and secretary OF the navy in q way that
compelled action and rebuke. But let us
soc what Dick has done in other ways to
maks himself famous as an admiral
January, ,1S94-Suggestion of prom otion.
Gladly received. Broke up house in Wash
ington.
March, 1894 Promotion.
August-Command of North Atlantic
fleet.
Flag ship New York cruise to West In.
dies.
First row-Quarrel with pilot off Hamp-
ton roads. Pilot threatened to bruise
nose, and Admiral Dick said Come on. ="
Matter arranged by Captain Evans.
Second row-Fishing schooner off Fer
nandina light. Skipper, in reply to rapid
tre battery OF Admiral Meade, tells the
The herald., 1895-08-04

e eat interest in its welfare. Then. as
n ow, the uniform was of white. but in
he battle of Hoben-Friedberg it was
clothed in light blue. In 1919. two years
before the celebration of its Tooth ami
versary. the regiment was changed from
dragoon to cIirassier.
At all Of the great military celebrations
the empress appears on her military
horse. clad in the uniform of the Pom
eranians. These appearances always
create the most extraordinary enthusiasm
among the people. The soldiers feel that
they have a personal interest in the well
fare of the queen.
From the ranks of the Pomeranians,
the queens guards, which are always
near her, are chosen. This guard is com
manded by an officer OF the regiment, and
he is held responsible for the safety of
the royal lady. The guard has quarters
near the imperial palace, and is on an
equal footing with the gardo du corps.
which LOOKS out for the safety OF the
emperor.
In all the great wars that Germany has
had in the last century and halt the
Pomeranians have taken a prominent
part. There is nothing feminine about
the lighting abilities of the regiment, not
withstanding that its colonel is woman.
1t was regarded as the best regiment OF
all the German forces in the Franco
Trussian war. and the old Emperor Will
lam IN the heat of battle often called out,
"Where are the Hohen-F n-Fredbergers?'
The Pommeranians has its own band,
the musicians being mounted upon fine
horses. 1t is the ambition of the lite
Princess Victoria Louise, the only daugh
ter of the empress, to be the colonel OF
regiment. She regards her mother as the
finest soldier in the land when the en-
press is gowned in her uniform.
The herald., 1895-08-04
TIME is WORTH
500 A SECOND
The Queer Time-Saving
ContrivanCes in the
Z Rival Yachts
DEFENDERS STEERING GEAR
The valkyrie III. Has Fine Block Ar.
rangement on Her Main Boom.
T Her Quartette of
Owners
DEFENDERS STEERING GEAR

There are many curious little things
about the yachts Defender and Vakyrie
III which have been lost sight of during
the ceaseless discussion as to which will
capture the much coveted Americas
cup. Yet these little things, every one
of them the result OF long study and ex-
perienc, will play All important part when
the real battle begins. They may be
only worth the fraction OF second in
time, but to the ardent ya5htsman Q
second represents lot of money ir the
coming international race.
II has been estimated that over the dis
tance the two yachts will sail in the race
the Defender could beat the Vigilant
eight minutes. This is 4s0 seconds. The
building and handling of the Defender
will represent when the season is over an
outlay of about $3O0.000. Thus each Sec
ond OF time that the Defender can beat
the Vigilant has been paid for at the
rate OF $500. Truly, time is getting TO be
exceedingly valuable. After the inte ma
tonal races If Defender were put upon the
market she might bring $4,000. If she
should lose the great race she wouldn't
bring half that sum. But yachting is a
glorious sport, and kings and princes of
the universe have never yet been able to
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Iation Of the rules of the department in
such cases.
Sixth row-When Meade was down at
Colon he and Assistant Secretary of the
Navy McAdoo, then in junket with his
friend. Captain Sumner of the Colum bIa.
crossed the isthmus to Panama. There
Gncy found the Alert, Commander Ide.
Captain Ide gave the assistant secretary
seventeen guns. but he did not salute Ad :.
miral Meade. Captain Ide's explanation
was that Meade was there only on visit ;
he had no official place. He Ude) was
under command of Admiral Bearuslee,
and Meades flag was across lots thirty
miles away This was correct officially.
and nothing could come of il, but few
hours later the two distinguished officers
met in the streets OF Panama. and the
admiral opened up his volcano. Com
mander Ide turned loose his lingual
Hotchkiss.
lde is big fellow and hates Meade.
and he poured in expletives at the rate of
thirty shots a minute. 1t is doubtful if
Dick Meade ever heard himself so un-
charmingly described or saw himself SO
sulphurously portrayed. Both were in
citizens clothes and therefore not con-
spicnous, but Ide claims that it was only
his consciousness of strength that made
him resist the temptation to throw the
admiral into the Panama canal. The ad
miral of course has reported the COM
mander. and the latter is now coming
home for court martial.
Seventh row-This was between the i'll
fated admiral and the president of the
United States. The admiral seemed to
have couple of bases on balls at first
and the favor of several self-appointed
umpires. but when the president finally
got after him with his bat he was retired
from the game.
Altogether no naval officer has kick ed
up so much bobbery. caused so many
heart-aches, given so much trouble to
officers and their families. raised so much
fuss all around. as has Admiral Meade.
No other naval officer since Paul Jones
ever received rebuKe from the presi-
dent Paul Jones lives in history. Chi
cago Tribune.
The herald., 1895-08-04
vALKYRIE

admiral to go-on his cruise. Admiral
reports schooner and skipper to treasury
department..
Third row-United States consul at
Greytown. Government fires perhaps a
gun less than due an admiral. Fiery col
loquy between local government and the
admiral. Consul held to blame by the
admiral and reported to state department..
Latter upholds consul and navy depart
ment administers rebuke.
Fourth row-The famous ministerial
Itch OF Venezuela. United States min
lister reported for drunkenness and re-
called in consequences. the admiral com.
planned that he had not been received and
treated with proper respect by the United
Stat 's minister.
Fifth row--The famous Kersbner court
martial, Medicai Inspector Kershner Of
the New York com planned of Admiral
Meade on technical charges. Navy de,
partment upheld KershneT and rebuked
Meade. This order Kershner was foolish
enough to send to the newspapers, where
upon be Was tried and dismisHsd for vio