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The morning times., 1896-09-27
COMING TO THE ThEATERS.

Sussessful plays are built rather tiIan
written. as the work OF rehearsing play
shows the part that needs Strengthening
By the time an efficient 'stager has
worked a play into shape the building up
process may have brought more interesting
material into the structure than the original
writer ever dreamed OF.
The men who can stage play are scarce.
and Ma ggie Cline ana her companyhave been
very fortunate in the complete staging
given ..On Broadway by Ben Teal, who is
one of the best in that lille in America.
He often collaborates with Clay NJ. Greene
and in this case they have TURNED out a
strong, popular play that promises To he
one of the best OF the season.
1t will be produced at the Lafayette
Square Opera House Tor one week, be
ginning Monday, September IS, with the
usual matinees on Wednesday and Sat
urday.
"Ou Broadway" deals with life In New
York city, and the title originates from the
fact that most OF the sccpes are laid in
and about Broadway. Miss Clinc's role in
the play is that OF a business woman, not
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! A EssRs NIXON & ZIMMERMAN,
vi who control the grand circuit CT
metropolitan theaters with which
the Lafayette Square Opera House
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VI small bottle, the latter rescryed.
Wtlf tile usual perversity Ut the sex, she
is cruel to the one she loves most and
Paul is in high feather until he proposes
and Is rejected. Chimmie sees Miss Fannie
loves Burton, and determines that she
shall have him: no he tells him that Paul
is turned down." and that be is the man.
Burton Is doubtful, but enters into an ami
able conspiracy with Chimmie, who agrees
To learn from 1.-The Duchess" the truth,
and, " Miss Fannie loves Burton, to sing
ITO Thee Alone under his window.
During the singing Of this song Moxie and
Larrie enter the house as burglars. are
intercepted by Chinimie, when Moxie
knocks down, and the thieves escape.
chimmie is found In the room by an officer.
and a chisel bearing the name Of James
Fadden is also found, which casts sus-
piciOp on Chinimie, who, to save Larne,
refuses to give any explanation. A de-
tcctive arrives and proceeds to question
every one, without result, until Mrs. Fad
den makes q slip which involves Larrie.
Chinimie's innocence is further established
by the explanation OF Burton, who relates
the little conspiracy that he Rad whereby
ChinImie's serenade was to be a signal
to him as to whether or not Miss Fannie
preferred him To Mr.. Paul. This cleans
the matter up. Fannie forgivesBurton for
getting Chimmie To assist him In his
suit for her hand, and accepts him. while
Paul consoles himself with a Email bottle.
'tOn Broadway" interpreted by Maggie
Cline, John &. Sparks, and other old favor
ties, will tie the attraction at the Lafayette
Square Opera House this week. For the
last few years many wellknown actors
and actresses have taken to the vaudeville
stage, and Maggie Cline is simply revers-
ing the proposition, and as there are ns
more worlds TO conquer in vau,ieS lille, she
has finally entered into the life OF leg;i-
mate character pOrtrayer.
Everything that she does is the per-
'ectiOn Of vigorous character. and her role
In this new play gives her splendid chance
TO show fully she understands the express
sion Of human emotions. There is always
room for a good thing. this truth was never
more fee.ingiy demonstrated than in the
phenomenal success OF Maggie Cline in
"ou Broadway'
The cast is one Of prominence and in
cludes the following names in the principal
support: Mr.. Ben T. RinGgold. q. W.
Howard, Fred. W. Peters. John 7. Burke,
L. $. Metc;lf, J. A. Leabey, Harry b. Brad
ley, Jerry Hart, Miss Beatrice Morgan,
Isabel Waidron, Alice Thil, Fanny Wilson.
and little Helene Tbill. No pains has been
spared TO make the accessories absolutely
perfect
The morning times., 1896-09-27

\ A ANAGER WHITSELL, of the Bjou
vi Theater, when asked yesterday how
he managed to make popular prices
] pay, explained thusly: 1T is
The morning times., 1896-09-27
IN GREENR00M AND FOYER
Gossip Of Washingt0n's Six
Busy Theaters.
AS TO A RECENT COMEDY
What Nat Goodwin Should Put
Into His Proposed
Biography.

NEW NATIONAL THEATER-Chas.
Ii. Hopper In "Chimmie Fadden,"
adramatizatiOnby A augustus hOmas
FROM the novel of that name by Ed
ward w. TOwns+nd.
tAYAFETTE SQUARE OPERA
HOUSE-MaggIe Cline In Tn he comedy
drama, "On broadway" by Clay
NJ. Greene.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE-TOmpkIn's
romantic spect acle, 1.-The Black
Crook
ACADEMY OF MUSIC-Andrew
Mack I'm his romantic Irish comedy,
''Myles ArOOn.'
BIJOU FAMILY THEATER-A COM
edy drama, THE Summer Girl,'
and the Edison VitascOpe.
ERNAN'S LYCEUM THEATER-
Flynn and Sheridan's Specially Com
pany.
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s:: e q: ;;:.: 4: s::s s:. :: :: :$ ;:s;:
of Chicago, 1t has been reported that
Nat Goodwin is to follow the exam
pie of Joe Jefferson and write book. OF
this report Mr.. Glover has this to say:
at is understood that Nat Goodwin, en-
ulating the example OF Joseph jefferson.
Is about to write book. The intfmations
extend even beyond ttis possibility and sug-
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it out. The average theater gives seven
performances a week; with our system of
daily matiDccs we give twelve, or nearly
twice as many. Accordingly, it stands to
rcasoD that, If W c can fill the house twice
day at half prices, We will take in a much
in the long run as the theater which gives
only evening performances at regular rates,
aud can thus pay as large dividends to
both actors and managers, while the public
The morning times., 1896-09-27
-HE theaters this week offer comedy a,

E theaters this week offer comedy at
fractions in every instance. Though
''situations" strike in at intervals,
the plays opening tomorrow night
depend for their popularity ON the
laughs they can provoke. Maggie Cline
uptown and Andrew Mack downtown will
furnish Celtic fun with vocal trimmings.
Andy claims TO sing sweetly. Maggie
makes 10 claims at all, but it is promised
for her that her long suit is the character
istic vignr she can put into n vocal expert
nIent. y the Grand there will be charms
for every eye in the scnsuous delights of
the ballets, chorus, marches and scenic
specta cies of the perennial 'Elack Crook. ="
The National will entertain its patrons with
Mr.. Chimmic Fadden'' and his friends
de Duchess, Small Bottles His Whiskers,
de Barkcep and Mrs Murphy. Mr.. Fadden,
WHO'S referred to 10y his modest press agent
as the national hero" came into the
drama 10y way Of literature and he comes
Ia Washington by way of a change. having
spent all last winter in New York city.
AT the Bjou seaside story is told in
The Summer Girl and new views will
he displayed in Edison's Vitascope. The
faithful patrons of Kernan's Theater will
know exactly what 10 expect with the an
nuuncement Of Flynn and Sheridan's Com
pany.
Las tweek did not break any box office
records Manager Whitescll wears Il broad
smile, for he knows he has a gold mine in
the Vitascopc. IL will be many days before
those who witnessed the wonderful mind
reading fcats Of Mrs baldwin will cease
speculating on how she did IL. If Mr.. Bald
win would cut out his alleged humorous in
Temptations he would vastly improve the
chara cter Of his erformance.
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to be ti:cir guests tomorrow evening. A
special train on the Pennsy lvania Will
carry the party over. After the perform
apce there is to be a supper with the COM
paDy, and the return will be made some
time Tuesday. The Washington correspond
epts Of the New York dailies will also be
OF the party going over from this city
hcjOurualistsofPhi fPhiladelphiaaBd New York
city will join the party at Baltimore. The
eutcrprising anc. courteous hosts are pro-
viding handsome hospitality to their friends.
The Times extends its thanks for courtesies
received at this office, and takes this op-
portuDity OF wishing the gentlemen sue
cess in their extensive enterprises.
~ lengthy interview with F. F. Mackay.
when in Washington last spring, he de-
tailed in these columns the prospects
and workings OF the Actors Society.
The society is now in working order
with an extensive membership
Their first practical effect is now, acord-
ing To the Mirror. being felt by the firm Of
Miner, winslow & Wilson. These men en-
gagged a company Of actors To produces THE
Great Northwest Not cent OF backing
did they have. The actors gave three weeks
OF their time to rebearsals, bought ward
robes and pla yed two weeks with scarcely
any pay. The company naturally disband-
ed. The managers now find tnat they will
not be able To engage single actor who
is a member OF the Actors Society until
they pay in full the ladies and gentlemen
whom they are owing for Great North
west salaries. AS the society has a mem
bership which embraces all the hest ele-
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with Fists, Not Jaws.
Corbett and FitZ
Will no longer chaw
Each other To bits
By virtue Of Jaw;
But Corbctt aud FitZ
Are going 10 slug,
And prove by hits
Who's champion pug.
New York World.
The morning times., 1896-09-27

IL was noted in these columns some
weeks ago that a spirited aerial war
fare has been in progress in Chicago.
] From their altitusiinous ramparts the
roof garden mana gers were calling
names and battling with claims OF superior
ity. Nowthe fighting ha come downto the
ground level and it has brcadeucd. Wherca =
in the aerial war there were but two pa
ties, ROW the various tribes OF "l0-20-:tt :
cent vaudevillaiDs are all III the melee and
the air in various parts Of the Windy City
is blue as the swearing room in Que If
HOyt's comedies-it's awkward tu-forCc,
which one when the reference is SO pat;
The latest coup in this war OF theatcrs il
the invasion of the Schiller Thcater upon
the ranks OF the vaudevillains. 1t comes
armed with roster of celebrities fit 10
put Oscar Hammerstein 10 blush. At first
the enemyretired in confusion, like tine tenor
military chorus in tile second act of the
comic opera transcribed from the German.
But their absence from the scene aud Their
silence were ominous.. The wrctclies suOn
showed their batteries, no wevcr. and it was
a formidable. united breastwork. They all
rallied under one flag, Six dctachmcnts in
all and issued proclamation, such as the
second comedian reads in falsetto, or the
car publishes as a ukase which would lie
a delicious name for cheese. The import
of tile ukase, or proclamation, was that ali
the managers to the combine will refuse 10
play the performers who appear under thr
Schiller, Wonderful business methods
There is more of the live than the let live
about this attempt at unworthy coercion.
But there the matter stands Meantime thc
Schiller fires its bombs into the cneiny's
camp. Three particularly explosive and
damaging ones were fired last week-thc
CInematographe, Bessie BonehiIf and the
Hengler sisters. Let the enemy, unworthy
though they be, seat themselves in patienop.
remembering that Albert Bial said, when
invited to open in Chicago companion 10
his New York house: at would cost too
much to educate the people of Chicago to pay
more than 80 cents fer variety perform
ance."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-18
He Has Signed Contracts For a
Series of Lectures.
VIII Make More Money Than If
President.
BEGINS IN ATLANTA.
He Will Travel West and Then
Back East.
Lectures Are to Be NOn-Parti'
san on Social Topics.

Lincoln, Neb-, Nov. 18.-It has been
arranged that Mr.. Bryan is to take the
lecture platform, and his first address
win be delivered at Atlanta, Ga, early
in Decem Der. His route as far as it
has at present been arranged viii be.
after leaving Atlanta, Jacksonville,
Savannah, Charleston, Augusta, Biz
mingham, and New Orleans. After
leaving the latter city, Mr.. Bryan viii
go through Texas, then on to CalifOr-
mia and Oregon and viii not reach the
cities of the east before the latter part
Of February, 1897
The man behind the enterprise is V.
e. McBee, of Norfolk, Va, the super
intendent of the SeabOard Air line On
election night he wired to this city Of
fering Mr.. Bryan a very large amount
for a series of lectures in case the
election should turn against him No
attention was paid to the matter at
that time by Mr.. Bryan, but after the
defeat Of the Democratic ticket had
been formally acknowledged by the
Democratic leaders, Mr.. McBee once
more renewed his offers, negotiations
were begun and the result has been
that Mr.. Bryan has signed contracts
for a series Of lectures under the man
agement of Alexander COmstOck, who
is the representative and associate OF
Mr.. McBee in the enterprise
The terms of the agreement from
financial standpoint have not been
made public. but it is reliably under
stood that the remuneration Wnlch MI
Bryan is to receive will exceed the sal
ary he would have received as presl-
dent Of the United States in the event
of his election to that office.
Arrangements are already under way
to have the delivery of Mr. Bryan
first lecture in Atlanta made the coca
sion of a great demonstration, which
viii be in the nature of a monster re
ception The lectures to be delivered
by Mr. Bryan viii be non partisan in
their character and will for the most
mart be uDon governmental and social
topics. as it is expressly stipulated in
the contract that the tour shall have
no political aspect or colOring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-18
CONFERENCE OF POPULIsTs
VIII Meet Here Monday to Witness
Official Canvass and Confer.

Most of the newly elected state Off
GERS. congressman and perhaps some of
the national electors will probably be
in the city on next Monday to witness
the official canvass of the vote by the
state board Of canvassers. Since the
election there has been no meeting Of
the successful candidates and no plan
Of concerted action in regard to ap-
pOintments and distribution of patron
age has been agreed upon.
1t is rUmOred that when all these off
GERS come together at this time that a
meeting viii probably be held and the
state officers will try TO arrange mat
tiers so that each part of the state
shall be represented in the giving out
of offices Whether any such meeting is
held or not the officers will be interest
ed in the canvass of the votes and in
the case of two of the electors some
question has come UP as to their quail
ificatiOns to act. The charge against
George T. Pitts is that he has been ap-
pointed receiver by the federal court
in some mortgage foreclosure cases
and that he also holds the position of
agent for the stockholders of ma
tional bank that has failed. In the
other case, that of w H. Linton. it is
charged that he is an Indian trader
in the Usage country and has gov
eminent license as such. None of the
leading POpulists or Democrats con-
slider that either of these charges, if
true, viii in anyway disqualify the
persons
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-18
SETTLE WITH A. r. L. MEN.
Chicago, milwaukee & St Paul Pays
Damages to Arrested Men

Milwaukee. Wis, Nov. 1S.-The Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway
company has settled the damage suits
brought against the company, and E.
w. McKenna, its former assistant gen
eraI superintendent, by John O'Rourke
and Robert Blair. by paying the plain
lifts a sum in release of all claims men
toned in the complaint.
O'Rourke and Blair were among the
members of the A r. L. who were ar
rested in July, 1894, upon warrants is
sued by Court Commissioner BloOdgood
charging them with Obstructing the
United States mails and with conspira-
cy to defeat the ends of the interstate
commerce laws
Upon the preliminary examination
there was no evidence to show that
either O. ROurke or Blair had anything
to do with the affair of the mail train
or that they were even prominent in A.
r. IT, circles, and after long cOnsidera-
ton they were discharged by the com
missioner. The men who were bound
over were indicted by the grand jury
but their cases were nOllied by the Uni
ted States district attorney about a year
ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-18
BAR AMERICAN INSURANCE
Austrian Government Takes Unfavor-
able Action Regarding U. s. Com
panies.

to the Times predicts the failure of the
mission of the delegate from the Amer
lean Insurance companies who has ar
rived there.
The government department concern
ed with these matters refuses to make
any exception in favor of American
companies.
1t is probable. therefore, says the dis
patch the two remaining companies
operating in Australia viii follow the
example of the New York Life in re-
fusing to issue fresh policies The Eng
lish companies do not intend to quit
Austria. SO far Hungary has not fol-
lowed in the wake of Austria. There
fore American companies are not able
to operate there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-18
WIZARDESS OF THE DANCE
Loie Fuller Reaches Frisco En- Route
for China.

San Francisco Nov. 1S.-Loie Fuller
the girl magician of the dance. the tawny
haired wizardess of motion, is now on her
way to Whirl her clouds of drapery In
far Cathay This blue-eyed little Chi
cago woman. with red, round cheeks and
turn-up nose, that danced herself into the
lively heart of western civilizat ton, viii
now skip into the dead and solemn courts
of the east
La Loie-that's what they call her-but
after one talks to her for a moment
Sissy seems about the most apprOpri-
good natured is she La Lole, who ar
rived in this city yesterday, is bound for
CHINA under special engagement 10
dance before the great N1eeroy and a few
of the most lofty gOld-buttOned man
darins of Mongolia
When the marvellous, nimble-heeled
Miss Fuller first heaVes her pillows of
skirt in the royal palace at Picking she
viii have audience of one. and that
danced before. It will be no less than
the DOwager Empress of China. and this
real ruler OF the Flowery Kingdom viii
then pass upon the mystic movements
that have set the world to Whirling with
them.
When Ii Hung Chang was in New York
a few months ago he met Miss Fuller
and he went down at her sprightly feet,
yellow Jacket. three-eyed peacock fea-
theirs and all, and the result was in
vitation couched in Lis solemn French
dictum to put China on her list-
Her manager. Edward A Stevens ac-
cOmpanied the vicerOy to China and made
all arrangements for the few perform
ances to be given in Picking, which will
be exclusively before the celestial nabobs
in their palaces Nothing lower than a
yellow jacket will view this incarnation
of Terpsichore in her fantastic concep-
lions of dance.
"Oh, you want to hear about my start
in life. do you?" said she. We'll I be-
gan little red-headed tot in Chicago
was born in Chicago and am a typical
danced my way along. have been kind
" dealt with and car. only say good
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-18
WHITE HOUSE MISTRESS.
Hrs. Mckinley Will be Assisted Much
by Four Bright Nieces

Massillon. O.. Nov. 1S.-While the poll
ticians are devoting themselves to dis
cussion Of the probable composition OF
the next cabinet, their wives are specu-
laung with equal interest on the subject
Of the social and domestic administration
on account Of Mrs. McKinley's invalid
ism it has been thought likely by many
that she might be averse to undefta.k-
ing the personal discharge of her duties
as the presidents wife. and might can
to her assistance some friend or relative
Those who anticipate anything of the
sort do not know Mrs. Mckinley, whose
indOmitable will tact and capacity en-
able her to rise superior to the physical
weakness to which she is subject.
AT the White House receptions Mrs.
Mckinley win be obliged to sit in a chair,
but aside from this she VIII conduct the
affairs of that institution with the same
administration of the smaller affairs in
her present home.
Mrs Mckinley is fortunate in having
the cOmpanionship of Mrs Heistand, the
wife OF Captain H. o. s Heistand, who
continental capacity during the lasl leN
months. The Heistands are regular army
people who met the McKinleys in Column
bus nXe years ago captain f1els 5lu
was then the Inspecting officer of the
Ohio national guard When Major Nc
kinley retired from office captain fei-
stand secured leave of absence and came
to Canton, where he has remained ever
since His wife has renewed mrs Nc
Kinley somewhat OF the labors imposed
upon her by the constant presence OF
1t is shrewdly suspected that after the
Inauguration the Heistands viii be 10
Gated in Washington and viii be much at
the White House The captain is an
agreeable man of the world and his wife
a talented and attractive woman;
The executive mansion will be bright
ened during the next four wears by the
frequent presence of the Mckinley nieces.
four young and charming girls just ready
to make their entree into society. These
nieces are Miss Mary Barber. an uneOm-
monty pretty girl who lives in Canton
and is a niece of Mrs Mckinley; Miss
Grace Mckinley. who is the ward of her
uncle a fine looking young woman with
her guardians cast of countenance. Miss
Mabel Mckinley. who lives in New York
and is the daughter of the majors bro
Their, Abner. and Miss Duncan of Cleve-
land, who occasionally visits her Canton
IsistlHSst ne W 1i f ~ I'm 10
brilliant, and the young people viii find
it especially SO. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Kinley are extremely fond of young peo-
pie, and know how to entertain them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-18
Kansas Editors Now Hurriedly
Gather About the Standard
OF Their Home State to Defend
Her Name
Against the Filings and Insults
of Eastern Papers.
INDIGNANT MANHOOD
Resents and losses Back Mali
ciOus Taunts
Of an Ignorant, BigOted and
Stupid Press.

The tide has turned in Kansas The
editors of this state won't endure any
more abuse of the state from the east
ern newspaper press. Mistakes may
have been made at home, and there
may have been too much self revile-
ment, but that is past. Abuse of Kan
sas by the outside public viii no longer
be listened to without reply and spir-
tied reply at that Manhood and pa
triotism could not long brook the in
suits hurled at Kansas and it speaks
we'll for Kansas editors that they are
rallying around the states standard in
defence of her name against eastern
aspersions.
The Hutchinson Daily News says;
GIVE Us "A REST.
There is a disposition among what
are known as metropolitan papers to
make Kansas the butt of ridicule and
the object OF sc0rn because she voted
Populist at the election. We suppose
we viii have to stand it, especially as
we admit Kansas did make q fool of
herself. But we object to being singled
out as the one and only plague spot,
as the solitary exception to the rule of
good sense and sound politics. Kansas
did 80 wrong But so did Ne
braslSa- Give Kansas rest and
jump onto Nebraska a little bit. Let
the state Of Senator Thurston and Gen
eral Henderson receive a little gentle
roast instead of turning Kansas around
and around on the spit
Then there is Kansas City. No, which
elected a free silver congressman, and
the county of Jackson of which it is
the greater part, which went for Bryan
and elected the silver ticket from AL
pha to Omega Go for Kansas City
with its big banks, its business houses,
its large number of salaried citizens
whose earnings would be cut in two by
free silver. They didn't do any better
with its big population, to Hutchinson,
or Jackson county. Missouri. to Reno
county. Kansas. and see if Kansas
didn't do better than live, up-to-date
Kansas City
Then there is California which only
gave Mckinley about $500 majority
California can't crow very much over
us
And the state of washington. which
went for Bryan Why don't these crit
les reviie Washington. and not talk as
If Kansas was the only fool in the fam
lily?