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The herald., 1897-12-12

e!ons In that direction, Is yet Of a dis
tinctly superior order to the vocal por
tion Of a vaudeville entertainment as or
dinarily given. Every one OF these de-
scriptive songs has a moral tendency
that is the opposite of the degradation
In which the comic singer usually revels.
Drunkenness and it's attendant evils are
not paraded for the purposes of exciting
libidinous laughter. On the contrary,
the story told in these descriptive songs
Is usually of home life in some of it's
phases, oftentimes tragic, but made in
teresting. according to the cleverness
and intensity Of purpose shown by the
singer.
Imogene Conner was the first singer of
note to make audiences here acquainted
with these songs and was highly sue
cessful in her art. Miss Hull adopts
much the same methods and sings some
Of the songs which Miss Conner made so
familiar to- local audiences.
Miss Hull has established herself as a
warm favorite with the audiences at the
Orpheum. She has magnetic person.
allty and abundant self-confidence; a
fine figure. handsome countenance
neaming with intelligence, and she has
a naturally excellent mezzo- soprano
voice which she is undertaking to ruin
by performing with 1t in different keys
and attempting the range from that of
"femalc barytone" to that of a high
soprano. The public appears to like this
exhibition Of so-called "triple-voice,"
but 1t is fad that has nothing to do
with Miss Hull's abilities as a dramatic
Interpreter Of descriptive songs in which
role she appears to the best advantage.
Ncr enuncintion is excellent, and she
brings out the point OF the story with
vivid c!earness. showing that she pos
tesscs an alert comprehension of the re-
anircmcnts Of an average vaudeville
auditor. Miss Hull has yet a good deal
N learn OF the art of gesture. The
movement Of her arms is sometimes sin
Eulnrly Inappropriate and more charac-
teri.cd by energy than good Judgment.
Iawsvsr. her syrn rathy and warm feel
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The massing. of seventy or more persons
on the stage In the finales and ensembles
gives an idea OF the numerical strength
of the company. The scenery and equip
ment are in every detail exactly the
same that marked the original produc-
ton at the Casino, and the piece is, in
brief. bright, lively and diverting en-
tertainment calculated to please and de-
light every class of theater-goers. A
bargain matinee will be given Wednes-
day afternoon.
"Ole Olsen" opens at this house next
Sunday night. The comedy is interpreted
by a company of unusual excellence and
one that surpasses any former produc-
ton of the piece, embracing Ben Hen
bricks, the rgeatest "Ole" living; Miss
st. George Hussey, the Celtic idealist,
and other well-known favorite players.
The speciality and musical features are
studded properly through the play and
consist of only the latest and best nov
elites and melodies. John Lawson, the
bicycle rider, gives sensational exhi-
bition performance in the course Of the
play
BURBANK THEATER.-(Advan
Announcement Across the Potomac u
a stirring war drama in five acts from
the pens Of Augustus Pitou and Edward
M. Alfriend, will be the bill for next week
at the Burbank. 1t is a strong play of
unusual merit, and 1t narrates with
great fidelity the story of the late war
The opening scene finds the principal
characters in Northampton, Mass. War
has just been declared. Edith Garland
a daughter of Virginia, is betrothed tn
Captain Ralph Baker of tho northern
army. They both prove true to- their
beliefs. Edith returns to her southern
home and the captain joins his COM
mand. BY turn in the fortune of war
he finds himself leading an attack
against his sweetheart's home. He is
captured by the confederates and cast
into prison. He escapes bearing papers
with him that are entrusted to his care
by one Of his companions, Madge, a fe-
male spy In disguise. He Is recaptured
and the papers found upon him. They
condemn him as a spy and he Is SEN
fenced to be shot. A courier arrives with
the news that Lee has surrendered, the
cruel war Is over and the hero's life Is
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story and contains more excitement in
its short fifty minutes than is to be found
in even the most bloodthirsty brand OF
melOdramaS, and Notwithstanding 1t Is
acted by a cast which David Belasco had
trained to the highest point Of excel
lence, The First Born as q money
maker. has failed almost as completely
here as it did in London.
"Mr. Howells, they say, went to see the
play the other night, and two or three
months hence. In one of the monthlies,
he Is going to write an article praising
it-just as he discovered Harrigan some
five or six years ago, when Harrigan's 3
fortunes We're beginning to crumble
Frohman and Belasco have made the
most artistic of American productions,
and they have paid such a price for it
that no one except those persons who
are forever talking of the degeneracy of
the stage can blame them, il they don't
do it again."
Actors methods Of studying the lines
of part vary. Some memorize quickly
After few rehearsals with the book in
hand they know the lines, and no further
>AAOie 40 ShttI uiACCtIOL Is UeC6SSdry
Others burn much midnight oil in ac-
quiring the authors words. Some never
learn them. Others pace up and down
the stage. repeating the words monot.
onously and a few go through every
action of the play while studying. Each
gesture and movement suggests line
After few rehearsals the stage man.
ager notifies the actors that they must
be rough perfect by the next time.
The actors respond by knowing about
one line out Of five. They walk around,
holding the books behind them, like bad
boys at school. When the stage man.
ayers back Is turned they take a peep.
In this manner they get through the or
deal. Sometimes the stage manager
discovers the deception. He Is wrothy,
but the actors take the matter good
naturedly. When the actor is playing
at the same time that new part is to be
learned, rehearsed and costumed, he has
little time to spare.
Learning part Is harder for woman
than for a man, says writer In the
Musical Courier. The actress returns
from the theater about midnight. She
sits up late studying the lines; and in the
morning she goes to rehearsal. In the
early stages Of preparation Of play the,
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Ing In the work she Is doing admits Of no
doubt, and she may be classed among
the best Of the vaudeville entertainers.
And so "The First Born" the truly
original Chinese drama about which as
n California production so much eulogy
has been spent, is at last confessed
failure. Its brief popularity was fan
ned by most persistent press work.
while similar piece under the title Of
the "Cat and the Cherub" was hurriedly
brought out at Hammerstein's 8 and much
indignation wasted in accusations Of
piracy and other literary crimes. Then
the rival managers started to race
across the ocean to see which should
be first to bring out his novel drama o:
San Francisco Chinese life In the great
English metropolis. When they got
there the reception Of public that knew
nothing and cared less about the high
binder and his feuds. was quite chilling.
Retaining to New York THE First
Born" was slain. The Sun says:
The First Born Chinese, who play
such an important part In that play. will
return to their homes in the Chinese
quarter of San Francisco. The actors in
tho company will seek other engage
ments, and ell Managers Frohman and
Belasco will have to remind them Of their
first venture into Chinese drama will be
figures on the wrong side Of their balance
sheets.
Although unquestionably the most
artistic production OF it's kind that has
ever been made by American managers,
although 1t tells thrilling and pathetic
The herald., 1897-12-12

New York has just had another foreign
importation launched upon it's theatrical
waters. This time 1t comes from Poland
and Is known as Nine. Viarda. She ap-
peared In German drama and spoke
German, while the remainder Of the COM
pany read their lines in English. Ac-
cording to the press. she was not the un-
bounded success that was anticipated
having had apparently little experience.
The New York World says: Mime. War
da is tall woman with a somewhat in
expressive face. Her features are dis
tinctly plain. Her hair Is auburn, her
teeth obtrusive and her manner awk-
ward. Her voice is low. Those six rows
from the front had difficulty in hearing
her. She spoke in German and gave evil
dence of somewhat perfunctory
schooling in the technique of the Teu-
tonic stage"
Caroline Hull, who is now singing at
the Orpheum, Is one Of the very few COM
petent interpreters of class Of dra-
matte entertainment that is admirably
fitted for vaudeville purposes. 1t con-
sists Of the singing of descriptive songs
In which the greatest pains are spent In
the telling OF a story, most frequently Of
pathetic interest. and It's elucidation by
dramatic gestures and tones, and even
the introduction OF some stage access
sories. to give greater air of realism to
the song and to its story.
The work done, while 1t Is not by any
means high art. and makes no preten-
The herald., 1897-12-12
Among the Dramatists

Clyde Fitch has completed new play
for early production.
Blanche Marsden has written sequel
to "The Kerry Cow" in which Eugene
O'Rourke will star next season.
Fannie Aymar Mathews two-act
play. After Long Years." will be pre-
sented this season by Adeline Stanhope-
Wheatcroft's pupils.
Mrs. Margaret w. Ravenhill has writ
ten an emotional play In four acts, Jus
tine" which she expects to produce soon
in New York.
James Macarthur and Thomas Win
throp Hall have dramatized several
stories by Ian Maclaren for production
by Frank L. Perley and Fred M. Rankin.
]. H. Stoddart will have leading role.
Col. p. M. Alfriend contemplates q
European voyage, to place his play, 1.-THE
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spared. The National Guard of Cali
fornia will take part and will assist very
materially in giving truly military tone
to the play.
Monday and Tuesday evening will be
ladies' nights; that is, each lady having
lady's free ticket, which can be OBJ
tained by clipping it from the theatrical
advertisement in this paper, will be ad-
| mitted free when accompanied by gen
tleman; that is. but one lady will be ad-
mitted free with each gentleman.
Katie Pearson will make her reappear-
ance In this piece, and will portray. the
part of Edith Garland. Mr.. Charles
Hallock will be seen as Captain Ralph
Baker. U. S. A.; Guy Bates Post as Cap
tain Noah Walker, c. S. A.; Mr.. Harry
F. Adams as Old Ephram, an aged
negro; Mr.. Clarence Arper, a new acqui-
sition to the company, has been specially
| engaged for this piece, and will play the
part of Jack Hanford alias Sergeant
| Avis. U. S. A; Miss Sarah Truax will
| portray the part of Madge Hanford, q
union spy. The piece will run the en-
tire week, with the usual matinee on
Saturday.
| ORPHEUM.-(A advance Announce
ment) One Of the leading new features
! for the week is the musical comedy duo
| Harry G. Stanley and Addie Jackson
who Will introduce their laughabie mu-
steal comedy entitled Before the Ball."
Another interesting and refined mu-
| steal number will be given by the Clem-
ence trio, Don, Rose and Mabelle Glenn
! ence, who render operatic, serio- comic
and ballad selections in trios, duets and
| solos.
| There is also comedy juggler-well
| known in vaudeville circles-in the ap-
| pearance of O. X. Sato.
| One Of the most interesting numbers
will be Harry Edison and his wonder
| fully trained dog, Doc. This act Is said
| to be one of the very best exhibitions of
canine intelligence ever shown upon any
| stage.
No bill seems quite complete without
| negro comedian, and the management
have provided for this by introducing
MI. Fred Brown, styled America S great
est coon singer and rag time dancer
Only three of the very best Of last
weeks bill are retained. Miss Caroline
Hull, the charming triple-voced vocal
list, will be heard in complete change
Of ballads; Mr.. Fordyce and his musical
mechanical orchestra will render new
selections and that famous animated
picture machine, the Biograph, will in
troduce a series of views among which
will be 1.-THE Empire State Express"
"Dress Parade, U. S. a., pilot Boat in
The herald., 1897-12-12

Chambers Journal: The Retort.-Here 10
a retort which dull student once made:
Professor-You seem to be very dull.
When Alexander the Great was your aae
he had already conquered the world.
student-Well, you see. he had Aristotle
for teacher.
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Detroit Free Press: She-There certainly
must be some misunderstanding that you
should insist upon breaking our engage
ment so shortly before the date fixed for
our marriage.
He-There is. understand that your
father was wealthy. q
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Washington Star: Uncle Eben.-"Not
KNOWN no better makes a heap O. trouble
in dis worp," said Uncle Eben when ee
man loses money at de race track de oniy
pahty dat kin rely furnish good excuse
Is de hoss"
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New York Evening Journal: Thanks
giving at Klondike.-Chilkoot Charlie
What'll we do fer Thanksgiving dinner,
Jack? We've only got thousand dollars
Juneau Jack-We can't git no turkey fer
that, but I'll tell yer what we'll do. I'll
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Cleveland Plain Dealer: The Household
Boss.-"Let's see, you married Darling.
tons widow. didn't you?"
yep"
"But you always said you'd never marry
a ready-made wife,"
well, I found out afterward that this
one was made to order"
The herald., 1897-12-12

Boston Harbor," mckinley at Home"
and others.
The regular Wednesday, Saturday and
Sunday matinees will be given.
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Coming Attractions

Magdalene," on the other side.-Dra
matte Mirror
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RHOADES & REED, Aucfioneers

go down to the store an git a dozen Gran.
berries, an we kin imagine the rest.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-08-08
SERPENT POISON.
The Venom of the Cobra Is Deadly AL.
most Beyond Belief.

The Venom of the Cobra Is Deadly AL
most Beyond Belief.
1t was in the autumn of 1891 that
Calmette, while acting as director of
the archaeological institute of Saigon,
Cochin China, first commenced his ex-
periments on the naturalization of ser
pent venom in the animal system. He
had exceptional opportunities in the
matter of serpent venom wherewith to
carry out his Investigations, inasmuch
as band of cobras had recently attacked
village in the vicinity of Bao- Lieu,
and by order of the governor of the dis
trict no fewer than 80 specimens of the
terrible Naja tripudians, or cobra de ca
pello, were forwarded in barrel to the
institute.
Forty of these reptiles arrived alive,
and several were at once sacrificed to
secure their venom glands. Each gland,
resembling both in size and shape a
shelled almond, contains about 80 drops
of venom, and in this transparent limp
id liquid is embodied toxine of extraor-
binary strength. AS is we'll known, this
cobra is the most dreaded of all serpents,
and it is widely distributed over India,
Burma, Sumatra, Java, Malacoa and
Cochin China. Until Calmette, however,
set to work to systematically study the
nature of this reptiles venom, but little
precise or reliable information had been
obtained as to its character. 1t was, of
course, necessary in the first instance to
ascertain, within as narrow a limit as
possible, the exact degree Of toxic power
inherent in the venom, and to deter
mine, if possible, the precise dose lethal
in respect of each variety of animal ex-
perimented upon.
A correct calculation of the quantity
Of venom required in every case was,
however, found to be quite impossible,
for SO virulent is the poison that sin
gle drop Of an emulsion produced by
pounding up s glands in 800 grams
of distilled water is sufficient, when in
troduced into the vein of rabbits ear,
to kill it in five minutes. All the mann
mails to which Calmette administered
this cobra venom, such as monkeys,
dogs rabbits, guinea pigs, rats, sue
cumbed more or less quickly, according
to the size of the dose. -Longman IS
Magazine.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-08-08
DOGS In War.
How the st. Bernard Ministers to the
Wounded Russian Soldier.

How the st. Bernard Ministers to the
Wounded Russian Soldier.
In the present day the British army
seems the only one in which dogs are
not trained either as spies, messengers
or to help the wounded. The Germans,
French, AuStrians, Russians and Ital-
ians have all found them to be worth
the trouble. The Germans have devoted
themselves chiefly to the training of
dogs for carrying messages to and from
outposts and pickets and the main bodies
of troops. For this purpose they find
pointers are the best, but Scotch sheep
dogs and short haired sporting dogs are
much liked, as are also the clever little
Pomeranians, which learn very quickly
and are very strong and swift. In the
German army the best trainers are the
men of the JAEGER regiments, and spe-
cial officer and special body of men
are told off to look after the dogs. They
are taught to march without frisking
about, to avoid barking, but, with their
wonderfully quick ear to warn if stran-
gers are near, by pointing or by low
growl. They are trained to carry mes
sages up to ~ miles by known roads,
and beyond that distance to find their
own way across country. To men in the
same uniform they are taught to be
obedient.
In the Russian army kind of big st.
Bernard mastiff is used; also wolf and
sheep dogs. These, equipped with a
flask containing brandy or soup and a
packet of bandages hung round their
neckS, are taught to find out the wound
ed lying among bushes or uneven ground
and to offer them restoratives, standing
meanwhile with their forefeet planted
and barking to attract attention. They
are even harnessed to little handcarts,
such as we see them use in Belgian
and German towns, and can drag two
wounded men. The French, in their
wars in Tunis and Algiers, have used
dogs; also the Russians in their last
Turkish war. In Austria they have been
employed to discover ambuscades. The
Dutch in Acheen found them most use
full in preventing solitary sentries in
thick jungle outposts being surprised by
stealthy natives. The Italian sentries in
the Alps are always accompanied by
dogs. United Service Magazine.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-08-08
THE SACRIFICE,
1t Made Mamma Sad, but the Baby GIoated
and Was Glad.

AZ h"uo mdhlhA SAD nut the Baby G1Oated
and Was Glad.
She was a sweet little woman, with
big brown eyes and pretty air of de-
termination and hardly summoned for.
tltude, as she led 4.year-old boy into
an up town barber shop. She took off
his hat and dallied lovingly for Il mo-
ment with his long yellow curls. Then
she spoke to the man in the first chair,
but her voice faltered and fell, and no
one else could hear what she said.
In minute the little chap was perched
atop of hassock placed III the chair, a
big apron was around his neck and the
barber with comb and shears in hand
was preparing to begin his work.
The little woman seated herself reso-
lutely with her face to the street and
gazed straight out at the stream of
teams and bicycles that fills Woodward
avenue just before noon, but she didn t
seem to see anything Of the long process
sion.
'Snip, snip, snip" went the shears,
and still she looked straight ahead be.
fore her. Then her head began to turn
slowly, but before the fatal chair came
i'll view she had recovered her nerve and
Strengthened herself with a little SILVER,
fixing her gaze once more on the oppo-
site side of the street
But that couldn't last long. Her
hands were beating nervously on the
arms of the chair, and the toe of a
dainty boot made a rata tat tat on the
thing. She shifted uneasily in her seat,
and pretty soon her head turned again,
very slowly this time, until she could
see the devastation the shears had
wrought
One side of the little chaps head was
already shorn of its long locks, and the
unfeeling tonsorial artist held another
curl at full length. Snip went the
shears. The little woman gasped, and a
big tear rolled down her cheek She
fiicked it off, but another followed it.
She didn't look away again, but the
barber's task was nearly finished before
she trusted herself to speak
Then she swallowed hard, tried to
smile and said in strained, wabbly
voice:
''They're almost gone now, baby"
eyes, " responded the youngster, with
In approving glance at his reflection in
she mirror 81 guess Dick won't call
me little girl any more. detroit
News.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-08-08
CUNNING OF THE LEFT HAM
Some of the Advantages That Are Pos
sessed by the Anbide Xtrons.

Some of the Advantages That Are Pos
sessed by the Ambidextrous.
Ambidextrous men and women, or
those who can use either right or left
hand with equal facility, are not near
ly so frequently met with as might at
first be supposed-in fact, they are quite
rare. This double faculty is, however,
much more frequently met with among
butchers and sailors than i'll any other
walks of life. Left handed butchers are
numerous, as a walk through any of
our large market houses will quickly
demonstrate, but it is Il very interest
ing study to watch one Of them who
will cut, chop, saw and handle his
meat without once changing it from
one side to the other ON the block OF
changing his own position.
In view of the many advantages de-
rived from the ability to use both hands
equally well many people have often
expressed surprise at the action of edu-
cational authorities in insisting ON the
use of only the right hand instead of
trying to develop All equal skill in the
other. They all stick to the right hand
ed idea, however, and an old resident
of Frankfort, noted for his ambidex-
trousness, is still mourning the loss of
a prize at school through the use of his
left hand in writing, although he was
equally skillful as penman with his
right
The benefits derived from the use OF
both hands were excellently illustrated
in the experience of two carpenters who
lived in frankfort some years ago.
Their names were Cross and Walton,
and the former was right handed, the
latter left handed. AS ONT was also
very tall and the other very short, they
made curious couple, but they always
worked together laying floors and put
ting up joiners' work in buildings.
They could take jobs of this charac-
ter cheaper than any other, because
they could work from either end toward
each other so handily. Cross would
square a floor board at one end and
Walton would "scribe" and cut it off
to fit at the other end and then nail
down, working together from opposite
ends.
Left handed machinists are always
at a disadvantage, as machinery is in
variably adapted to people who work
right handed, but the ambidextrous
man or woman is always at home in
whatever work is undertaken. -Phila-
delphia Record.
According to the computation of the
Russian chronologists the creation took
place 3, @, 550S,