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New-York tribune., 1896-10-25

THE NEW ITALIAN OPERA COMfANi
.,o,rr THE Ar.rHoR OF SECRET sERvICE"-MR
corurpx.s LEADING woMAN-A BEAUTY WI"

,porr THE AUTHOR OF SECRET sERVicE-"h
sorurpx.s LEADING wOMAN-A BEAUTY WI"
suoors-pIAY, FOR THE WEEK.
The gods will indeed come back to olympus ''',s
- ,rbev will allght AZ the Academy OF M"',
~ o,rou night Think OF the Academy OF MUSIC
all ahaze with lights and jewels and mowers anu
t,, nd such things. Think of Irving Place piocke"
Win carriages: of a :ow OF boxes clear arou',u '
house inside filled with richly dressed peop'.' VI
Colonel Mapeson. with the same ola shih"s '" .
uobt,pc I'm the lobby among the floral tributes vi
q big orchestra adding and putting and pounu'hs
., some one on the stage singing I'D t!ue''a III"
perhaps II will prove to be bright Vs,o"' ar"
rerhaps IL will be real But part or IL WI" surely
n, re,I Tn. Ions; Of boxes will be there anu
co w,p the orchestra and the Colonel, ana some
ho,y will really sing "Di Quella Pira. IL VIII not
he Sung tomorrow night. but those VINO are pa
tient will hear 1t before many nights
There were those who were 20 weak as 10 peco"'
reminiscent over the little ason OF opera 'hat was
given at the Academy last season. But tha' was
onlv a German affair 1t pardered TO new tangled
taste that Colonel Mapleson Is resolute IN opposis'
This will be Italian opera. and the Coiohei VIII We
bv 10 see that all goes rightly An offciai confu"
cation saws that 'the veteran director general Oh
the new Imperial Opera Company admits MS uh-
willingness TO waste the energies OF his arsts upon
the production OF ephomeral noVelti's'
II "a more than suspected that the words ephe-
moral novelties" refer 10 the works OF one Richard
Wagner to which some attention has been given
New-York tribune., 1896-10-25
HOW GILLETTE GOT oN.

HIS rr.>ywRirING CAREER FROM THE PRO
FEssOR" To SECRET SERVICE"
Certain Americans who have written stage pieces
which found their way to the stage have bitterly
complainod because The public did not support their
.oor,s The reason given why the public should
sumner, them was that the authors wor" Amcri-
cans f. would be- ~ doplorahie rs II would be
astonishing If the public should suddenly take TO
New-York tribune., 1896-10-25
MISS MARY HAMPTON
THE NEW LEADING woM>N OF z. II. soTHER

COMPANY.
The announcement has Just been made that MISS
Mary Hampton Is to be the leading woman OF t'' H.
Sothorr's company Miss Hampton l. htiie known
I'm Ncw-York She has played here from time TO
time. but the parts IN which she mas a''ra''en "
considerable degree Of attention have been pre-
s.,r,d almost altogether elsewhere. She went on
tho stage when Sho va~ seventeen years Ola. he-
ing engaged in ono oi NJ Fnlm"rs companfS'
She Was I'm the cast OF Miss Martha Morton : play
THE Merchant" when II was produced al ths
Madison S,uare Theatre in the summer OF 1871
sbo appeared AZ special matinee OF The Ious'-
anian'' at the same theatre. The play did ho' sF'
further than the special matinee stage. AT least III
Sew-York Miss Hampton then became mem
ber Of Harry Iacy's company, and appeared IN
New-York tribune., 1896-10-25

handed and elaborated till 1t became d luii-si1eu
play II was produced at inc n'au.so" ~ 49, 49,
Thso,ra o,d had long run While 1.-THE Profess
sor., na. ON the stage at the Madison Square. Mr..
Gillette and Mrs Burnett wrote "Esmeralda.
which had another long run at the same mouse
1t was also played in other rS cities p ana Mr. ILL
When Mr. Gillette prepared an adaptation from
German farce and called 1t The Private secrs- ,r
nj IN course OF construction for the Madison
S@uare Theatre Mr. Ciillettes verson was to be
yed at the unhappy mouse Which, ""' ''N@ '@'i'
New-York tribune., 1896-10-25

Viola Allen. At the beginning OF this season Miss
Hampton acted the part of Jane Learoyd In scenes
from "'rhe Long Strike" with J. H. Stoddart, AT
ltoyts Theatre. These scenes had the misfortune
to be the prelude to an unsuccessful farce, and the
engagement Since then Miss
Hampton has been playing in THE Two Little
Vagabonds' in Boston.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-25
NOTES or THE STAGE.

John Drew and Rosemary" will stay at the
Empire Theatre for about two and half months
longer Charles Frohman has decided TO make this
further extension of their time at this theatre ON
account of the steadness with which the star ana
the pay have maintained their popularity since
the openirg night The stock company will In the
mean while fll the ou,-of-town dates which Mr.
Drew was TO play
The reception which has been accorded 10 Brian
Roru' at the Broadway Theatre seems to be I'm.
eouivocaI The Broadway is a hard house to All
and many a comic opera has come to grief there, but
.Rrian Boru'' has filled II at every performance
since the first night IL offers wholesome and
welcome relief from the common run OF operetta.
"ros, StrayeG or Stolen" has prospect o. long
Continuance at the Fifth Avenue Theatre. special
matinee Is announced for Election Day.
The pretty pictures of THE Geisha" will be kept
on the stage OF Daly's Theatre for another month
The piece will then be taken on Its tour 10 crafty
the ong-expectant curiosity Of the theatre-goers Of
other cities.
Miss Georgia Cayvan and her company Will b.
gin their last week At Pamer's Theatre to-morroV
night and will continue to play Squire kats'
New-York tribune., 1896-10-25

>,,,,orous changes have been made In the pAl
inon 1, uas scen al the Tyceum Theatre IN the line
Of the correction Of defects which were then pointed
out
New-York tribune., 1896-10-25

The Lilpuians will end their engagement ~ :"
Star Theatre this week Their production OF Merry
NE, bas heen moro successful than anything
oiss ,hev have ever done here. The mouse ~
b.cn constantly crowded. and no doupt !, VIII con-
,inue TO he so for the remaining eight performances
New-York tribune., 1896-10-25

newest way of all. but II Is also more expensive
This is to have p separate cashier for ea'h
counter and a place for the wrapping "f par
GELS Then the purchaser does not nave !" ""''
at all Ii is practically a return I" the s'InP'''
old-fashoned method Of having the clerk TAX"
the money and give you what you buy, d'f'ctN'
without the various ceremonies which nave To-
Gently mad, shopping a nuisance. the ia''
that it requires b large extra force OF enlpi"y's
in order 10 have many cashiers ana wrap
pers will probably prevent the adoption oi the
plan in any but the most prosperous establish
men,s.
one of the busiest places In big department
store is its delivery-room. or. rather. rooms
which are In the basement. Here are sem III
great quantities the articles which customers
have preferred not 10 carry with thcrr ana 'ha'
catalogue includes n present almost everNthihS
which is bought From a spool OF thread TO a
suit of furniture. everything Is deposited III thc
rooms beOW dulN tickctcd with tn name anu
address TO which il Is to be sent common
nrrangernent is to have series OF imnl"iE 2
bns each marked with a number or lrtlt't
Each hin has its separatc delivery wagon. pea %
inr a corresponding sign. and the drive: OF thl'
takes only the goods which he finds III MS par 20
ticuIar compartmcnt II requires a cOnsluelaDi'
force of shipping clerks to manage the denver :
work. and 10 see that the various wagons TO- an
rarts of the city. and even for other cti's s'ar-
and arrive time.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-25
her OF Harry

his pay. Jack Royal, OF the ed. She was hsNt
1nr short time under the management OF Charles
rrohn,n and then went 10 the Boston Museum
company. She soon returned 10 MI. ftohintn
comnoni.s and played several leading parts with
tho ORGANIZATIONS which went on the road VITA the
ScU-York srccssscs. She appeared aS \rslnld
stockton i'm "Aristocracy." and attracted much "a,
vorahlo notice In her part in Sowing the WIND
which was played AT the Empire Theatre by MISS
New-York tribune., 1896-10-25

"Ualf n King has been do'ng veii AZ the hn'cke''
booker Theatre. but In two weeks fraicls "h'on
and his company must begin their an'lua' 'Vu,
"'' -, ,a.ro c,,ies ON November they will bs
succeeded by Sanger and Frohman productlon oI
Wilson Rarrett's play. The sign OF the vrosS 4
special Election Day matinee OF 'ia'' "'s "'
be given.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-25
AN IMPOSSIBLE CONTINGENCY.

"How much business do you suppose you
would do if you stopped advertising altogether!
was asked Of the manager Of this branch "f a
denartment stores affairs He opened his eyes
vary wide at such "A possibility, and then
laughed.
why. advertising is the life Of the trade the
amount which this store spends for II far eX-
Goods the outlay Of money In any other direc-
,ion and II is a good investment too. eSt-
MAZE that when | have paid. say Sl,ooo Tor
one day's advertising in the daily papers. the
;,crease In business due To that advertising -
n,orth between 50 900 and S",WD TO the store.
or course. the weather affects II: II II should
nm ont stormy on thu day SET for bie SAFE.
a @ ioaa a large part of the value Of the adVeT-
New-York tribune., 1896-10-25

Tomorrow evening the Boston'ahs "s" 'a'
second and last week OF their ensae'"en ~ "'e
new Murray Hill Theatre ana tn'y nave u.'"e" "
present The Bohemian Girl winch "'s
,oI -, ,,uosdav and Saturday nights and at the
Soturdav matinee IN Wednesday ana friday even. ven
rgs Prince Ananias will b. presented CO. me T,wr. vus
,T,sormanc. of "In Mexico will be given lnu,s. =
tav evening TOO Much Johnson" Is TO foiio" 'hs
Bostonians at the Murray Hill
New-York tribune., 1896-10-25

Large audiences are still amused al the DT0'
Theatre by My Friend from India. kecen. @ a.
rangements have been made TO take the ia''
England.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-25

The l5iSlst performance of "Evansehne VIII
celebrated at the Garden Theatre to-morro" eve.
ing BY the introduction OF water-h' '"p'. """..
,.,r,,ro,, ac, bv Henry f.. Dixey and a ne,
dret sung by Miss Theresa Vaughn ana M, NJ
Cherdah Simpson. After "EvanseIhf ~ ~ ns,
Twenfy-four Hours," and THE Mummy
New-York tribune., 1896-10-25

A, ,mnresson prevails tha, good singers ana se'v
"a hari n find The fallacy OF this is shown " ~,
following letter. which Mr.. Hammersten ree. me-.
OLYMPIA last week: Dear Sir: Father Is e''0. ony
mother says am gnerunt and sister says y.ps AZ Mas
u, NJ '1,onds saw have luvey vols and havs ha, Lad
hair II YOU would call up here would oe t~sss
,%s foliage s loosning themselves from 'hs NV"
New-York tribune., 1896-10-25

The attendance on the performances " r,s
Cherry Pickers." at the Fourteenth s'ree'
ire continues to be satisfactory 10 tne .scf a lon
and they declare that they conhdeh'S '~'
run for the play
New-York tribune., 1896-10-25

AT the Grand Opera House this week the a."s,'
ton will be Rice's BurlesGue Company VI ....
sior. r." as seen last season at Hain"ie's''"'
OLYMPIA Theatre. 1t will be mounted II Inc n%nr saT
manner The company includes Arthur pyu. Sai.,
..In.'' OFT Seymour Hess. Miss Marie canilI "t. ~
Yvette violette, Miss Carrie Behr Deyoi n MI'e Don
Fossez David Abrahams. Henry l'eoni - 1890 ~ N r
Harry Earle W Wallace Black ana "eo'ee
l'lmnhell.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-25

George Thatcher will come before the auu ~ =. as.
Roster & Biars tomorrow night. lie WI" ,oriar
sisted by I'D Marble. not, OF course !" Nsr he
before the audience. but I'm what he DOES =. ,heir
gets there Sphinx and Sphinx will appea' his
specially Sparrow. the jugser VIII sisI asI audieact
arst a, pearance before "A Roster q paI the frs.
and Williams and Walker will appear i9s at weeks
time i'm Il vaudeville programme inc ,hs Phote'
are announced OF the FLYING Joruans sistsfS coe'
and Griffin and Dubois. The Barrlso" ''
H.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-22
Came to Scott and We're Converted.

All the West needs in order to deal
with reputation as the East will deal
With it is to thoroughly understand
the situation. This fact was well illus
trated in the course of the recent
speech of Bourke Cochran in Omaha.
1t was understood that Il large party
attended the immense mass meeting
with the purpose of creating disturb
ance. Lloyd S. Bryce. who was pres
ent. has told of the wonderful effect of
Mr.. Cockran's words upon that audi
ence, which created such tumult that
the presiding officer. Sterling Morton,
could not be heard. Mr.. Cockrans per
sonality had profound effect from the
moment he began to speak and
as he proceeded Mr.. Bryce went
around to that part of the hall where
the disorderly element was the better
to study the effect He heard one sui
len fellow say of the speaker, He
makes me sick" but as Cochran pro-
ceeded was actually compelled to APP
plaud and when the meeting ended that
same individual was standing on a
chair shouting himself hoarse for Mr.
Cochran. Mr.. Bryce says:
Very likely the meeting was packed.
and a deliberate attempt to break ii
up was made. and yet there was some
thing pathetic in the faces of these
very people, who had come to scoff and
who had remained to pray AS the
speech went on, a new light seemed
breaking upon them. A point of view
that had never been presented to them
before was presented now. and the
pathos came in here, that you realized
at last this question meant so much to
these people. to themselves, to their
children and their families
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-22

We have just completed careful read
ing of the autobiography of the State of
Maine" from the earliest period to 1891.
by Hon. Joseph Williamson of Belfast.
This work fills two large volumes and
one has but to peruse it to appreciate
something of the immense amount of la
Dor and painstaking research involved in
it's preparation. The compilation was
done under the auspices of the Maine
Historical Society. With some few ex-
ceptions its purpose is to give the full
title of every book, pamphlet and re-
putable magazine article at any time
published in or having reference to
Maine. and also all of which the authors
were. at the time of writing or publish
ing. residents within the State.
This work has been grandly carried
through by Mr.. Williamson and consti-
tutes a most convenient and a most val
liable contribution to the literature of
our State. 1t is book that should be in
every home in the State and it's great
reference value, makes it a specially nee
essary work for libraries and colleges.
The work was neatly printed. by The
Thurston Print of Portland, upon fine
quality of paper and is substantially
bound in cloth. 1t merits and should re-
ceiVe q large sale
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-22

John Boyd Thacher the Democratic
issued a statement that he has not
changed his views respecting the cur
rency. But he does not say in this letter
what he thinks of the other revolution
airy features of that Chicago platform.
which the New York convention has
endorsed in every detail. Accordingly
1t is but fair to assume that he an
proves of the condemnation of Presi-
dent Clevelands course in protecting
mail trains against rioters and he
lieves the supreme court should he
made subservient to every in-coming
administration. Moreover it is evident
of course, to Mr.. Thatcher that howeve,
much he may be opposed to free silver
ana all the disaster that would go with
1t. he must, unless he refuses that
nomination, aid in furthering thai
cause. He does not refuse and evident
~ ooea not intend to nor expect to be
asked to. for he endeavors at length f.
argue that the fight in New York
should he made on local issues opf
ieaNes the inference that he consider.
hihseh good enough candidate for tn,
democratic party to run IN ,er r,,o,
c"h"itlons. Verify the huno~ of tbi,
campaign is Irresistible.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-22

is not poisonous To some persons
There are individuals who are mad.
very sick by eating or even by touch.
ing Strawberries. one OF their symptom.
being the breaking out Of a BURNING
rash. On the other hand, there are few
plants which are poisonous to all per
sons. Poison ivy. for instance, does
not affect some people.
The experts have already found j
sure antidote for poison ivy 1t is 8
mixture Of lead-water and alcohol
However. ii is not effective unless ap-
piled within = hours after contact.
After the appearance of the eruption
nothing is so good rs mixture of salt
and water. used as hot as il can be
borne. \ fluid extract of the poison
Ivy has been employed with good re-
suits as an antidote for its poison. II
IS found that the leaves and stems of
he plant contain an oil, the active
principle of which is a peculiar acid
| is the irritation caused by this acid
which produces the characteristic Bills
ters filled with yelloWiSh serum the
swelling. and the unbearable itching
Folsom ivy owes its distribution chiefly
o crows, which are very fond of the
berries. In open ground the plant
axes the form of bush three or four
feet high. The poison oak is more
dangerous than the ivy: its green
caves turn brilliant crimson in the fall
nd are often gathered on account of
lteir beauty.
The woods, the meadows and even
he gardens are full of poisonous
plants which people generally have no
suspicion of. Il was never imagined
that the common elder was dangerous
until two years ago, when five boys
near Tarrytown. y. Y. mistook some
IF the rootiets for sassafras and
gnawed the bark. They were all dead
within a few hours. An investigation
Of this case made by the government
botanical sharps was the first step
taken in the plan of research which has
since been organized. 1t is considered
very desirable that information should
he communicated to the people aboC,
these matters. in order that the death
rate from such causes may be reduced
How many persons. for example, are
aware that buttercups are poisonous?
Yet it is a fact that these blossoms are
very dangerous. No COW will eat them
and hence the old notion that the color
81 butter was produced by huttercups
must fall to the ground. Cows do not
hesitate to eat hay that contains dried
buttercups. because in that condition
the flowers are harmless: the poisonous
principle, being volatile. has disap-
Feared. a species of buttercup is used
ny besgars in parts of Europe to pro
lIlrp a nd 1tlpprc h.;
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-22

excite prejudice upon which he relies
for success When he attempted to be
argumentative and statesmanlike in
his address in New York he failed mis-
erably. In the first place his cause
does not appear in its strongest light
when presented in that manner, neither
does the candidate attract the atten-
ton he Graves in that kind of public
speaking. His eagerness for notoriety
and thirst for sensationalism are seen
in his headstrong refusal to be guided
by the older and wiser heads of the
party, who deprecate his hippodroming
and attitudinizing at every crossroads
where there is a possibility of assem-
bling crowd to listen to him. Having
read one of his addresses one has about
all that any of them contain. except in
the matter of statements, which vary
according to whether the speaker is in
the 'enemy's country" or in the West
or South. His utterances have fur
nished more campaign material to the
opposition than would at first have
been thought possible. Instead of max
ing himself the candidate of the COM
mon country he has endeavored to
make himself the candidate of classes
which his imagination has pictured
With all desire to be fair toward him
for with the rapid waning of his cause
there is no temptation to be otherwise
reckless of results having in view the
sole purpose of aggrandiZing himself
but with very poor judgment as to the
method of doing so.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-22

The report of the fourth assistant
postmaster general shows that in
creased appropriation for putting a
stop to the postofIice robberies, which
became so numerous three years ago as
to alarm the department has proved
effectual. There was a decrease from
1921 burglaries in 1894 to 1474 in 1896
with more apprehensions of the
burglars. Much good has been done in
preventing the circulation of obscene
matter through the mails and much re-
mains to be done The department is
making an aggressive fight against the
circulation of green goods" circulars.
The department calls for more frequent
inspection Of the offices and severer
punishment for the wrong doors June
30, there were 70.360 postohces in the
country. OF these 66725 were fourth
class, $685. presidential. During the
year 2046 postoniccs were established
and 1850 were discontinued The
greatest gain in any state was in
Mississippi where SO were established
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-22

The strain of touring upon Mr..
Bryan's nervous system is making it
self manifest in his more outspoken
incendiary speech. At Richmond, Va.
Friday evening, he declared this to be
a struggle between Democracy and
plutOcracy. What rot and worse from
the lips of a presidential candidate,
He also on this occasion threatened the
boilers that they never would be per-
mitted toreturn but would be branded
traitors. On Sept. of this month, this
same man Bryan admitted at Lincoln
that he had declared that he would
vote for no man nominated by the
Democrats on gold standard plat
form. A prettyywhipperin of boilers
he is.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-22
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The guns are popping and game is
dropping-once in while
Shortly the curious will be through
this season, with looking for the ee-
Z hant in the stock exhibits at the fairs
The silver craze doesn't stand a ghost
of a chance in Foxcroft, where they
think they have discovered gold
mine.
Prof Bateman wouldn't so across
the road to hear Bryan. We'd all go
across the road to see Bateman make
Bryan's dome of thought and hear hrs,
tell what he found there
( Now a government boat the John
Rodgers, which brought Secretary
Carlisle to Ear Harbor, has been put
to the base use of taking out fishing
parties while there This is in keeping
with the policy inaugurated by no less
a person than President Cleveland
One can find varying opinions re-
speeding almost any law on the statutes
and it appears the law in this State,
which compels the nearest town to
hire men to fight fire in the woods. is
not exempt from complaint. Steuben's
town treasurer tells the Lewiston
Journal that to his knowledge many
c in a.,fS
Steuben in order that jobs might be
secured by idle men. He says that
there were more fires than ever last
year and that they We're disastrous
ones, too. Some Indians, he says. who
had worked several days fighting fire
at so much per day, were detected
sneaking around and setting other
fires when the original one had been
killed down. County Attorney Camp
bell when asked in regard to the opera
ton of the law, said that in his opin-
ION IT was good one and was accom-
rllshing only the results claimed for it
pv ITS advocates. Il don't believe that
IL 5 developing race of fire bugs in
washington county," says he. Il don't
Know how it is in Steuben but in this
section we find it hard work to induce
men to go into the woods and fight
ilres. The pay is scarcely any induce
ment for of all tough jobs. fighting
forest fires is the worst OF course
'here are here and there cheap fellows
who will set fires but that is all the
more reason why we should have a law
that provides for the prompt assem-
bling of fire fighters
Hotel Thatcher of Biddeford did not
come INTO existence under peaceful
ana humdrum star nor is it destined to