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The herald., 1897-10-10

and aggressive, but its original and con-
slant humor and the fertility of inven-
ton of comic situations of it's author
condone that, and give a nights very
hearty laughter to everybody" Alice
Rlx in the Examiner describes the piece
as remarkable for yellow pajamas and
cheap gags" She says, "The characters
are the threadbare farce types, the bald,
plethoric papa, the giddy girls, the swift
youth the lascvious old parties and the
vulgar funny man. The play itself be-
longs under the sidewalk"
To any one who will take the trouble
to read between the lines it may not be
very difficult to reconcile the above ap-
parently conflicting notices after all.
La Giaconda," the opera with which
the Italian Opera company will open its
engagement at the Los Angeles theater
next Tuesday evening, is the work of
Amlcare Ponchielli, who is ranked by
his compatriots with the group of Ital-
ian composers intervening between Ros-
sni and the young school, Of which
Mascagni and Leoncavallo are repre-
sentatives. Ponchielli studied at the
conservatory of Milan, and his first
opera, founded on Manzoni's novel Il
Promessi Sposi," was a complete failure
on it's first production. 1t Is said that for
twenty years he remained in obscurity
but at last obtained the means to revive
his first opera, which he had been re-
vising in his spare moments. 1t was
produced in Milan and met with instan-
taneous success. Ponchielli was at once
ranked by the Italian public with Verdi.
A year later his La Giaconda" was pro-
duced and achieved an equal success
with his first work. His other operas do
not appear to have attracted any partic-
ular attention. The first American per-
formance of La Giaconda" was given at
the Metropolitan opera house in New
York under the direction of Signor
Vianesi, with Nilsson Scalchi Fursch-
Madi, Del Puente and Novara in the
cast. The story is tragic one, full of
color and dramatic situations, and the
music is said to be thoroughly in har-
mony with it.
+ +
Some of the patrons Of the Los An
geles theater appear to have the impress
sion that La Boheme" Is French for
1.-THE Bohemian Girl" 1t isn't
G. A. DICKINSON.
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iEnter Miss Irish in charming brown

(Enter Miss Irish in a charming brown
ensemble.)
MISS IRISH: Major, my intuition as
woman tells me that the villain and
the husky voiced man with the mus
tache have told you that you are ruined.
You ought to have known it before, but
the author couldn't permit it. Accept
my help"
MAJOR CRANE: "Never, madam; it
is only in Virginia that people refuse a
good thing. and we must have some
thing Virgnian right here. Therefore
farewell, likewise goodbye"
MISS IRISH: Major, you shall marry
me even if you go to the altar in that
misfit parlor suit you have on"
MAJOR: Madam, / look like guy,
but it is perfectly natural that charm
ing creature like yourself should love
me to desperation. l accept"
(Erter Tom as Captain Absolute.)
TOM: "Father, l will not marry the
woman you warst me to marry. Most
men would ask her name. But If did
we'd have no play"
! MIR. CRANE: I'm aware of that, my
boy, and paid too much money for this
| concoction to let it go so cheap. If you
Tom.)
(Enter Jack, the villain. a la Napo-
leon.)
JACK: "I'm going to marry Percy be-
cause she is necessary to my schemes
Her mother consents, ha! hal" (Exit
chuckling)
| UInter everybody
TOM: Sir Peter-I mean major-this
is my wife"
! MIR. CRANE: "I won't look at her; II
did the play would end right here, and
we must have another act"
| Curtain.
| Laps
SCENE-The lovers gate.
Enter Percy Haswell, saying: TITS
not necessary now that Tom and I are
married, but ! still expect him to COO
his heels here" ...,. ...
CEnter Jack, the vilain.)
| JACK: "I've been up all night and
won thousand pounds. Marry me-"
PERCY: Hence and avaunt! I am
already married woman, therefore you
carnot approach me-" --, D..
JACK: "At least l can kiss you
(Does so.)
! NLHlSI AOIl III a 6dlG, anu DlO w . y q n
over.)
TOM: ITS kisses you're after, is it
then kiss the dust. Bumps Jacks heaG
four times. Exit Jack, scowling)
(Enter Bob Acres as Mr.. Crane; alst
some immateral people.)
BOB: II would rather fight than ea:
/ have had pint Of whisky for break.
fast. Where is the villain. I'm Vir.
ginia gentleman, you bet, damme." (Be-
| comes furmy.
(Enter Madam Robert, lIrlandaise.
MISS IRISH: What, you won't f1gh;
me. Then marry me. No one knows why
I should marry such crank but the au
thor"
MAJOR: "Well, can afford to recog
nize my daughter-in-law because tht
curtain is coming down directly. made
my speech to the jays out there at the
end of the second act, so there won't bt
anything to bother me, except they cal
this play Mosaic; damme, it don't go ST
far back as that"
MISS IRISH: MY costume is agair
| charming. If the audience hasn't ur.
derstood the plot it has at least seen me.
Curtain.
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Dear Mother Earth
Old Mother Earth with passive, moveless

Olu MOtueT AdTlll, Will pdSslNc, llONeltsf
head,
Each shining rock lies idly in the sun.
The work of demolition long begun.
Here, where the footpath, winding, leads
the tread
To the steep height. the crumbling mass
is bed
For the fine ferns, for trailing vines that
In lacey patterns fairer than is done
In sanity cloisters 10 the Virgin wed
Dear Mother Earth. upon thy kindly
breast
Hold thy frail children. That deep lore
of thine
They need it not, but only know that rest
And peace do come, while air like new
made wine
Breathes all around, above, below that
crest
Of snowy mount which guards the valley :
SYLVIA LAWSON COVEY.
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Took a Mean Advantage

Pease: Il had an awful time at the
DENTISTS Hubbard Worse than
you expected?' Pease: Il should
say so. He put some of his confounded
Instruments in my mouth, so that
couldn't talk back, and then he told, me
his wheel was better than mine-Puck
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Some Of the patrons Of the Los An
geles theater appear to have the impress
sion that La Bohene" Is French for
1.-The Bohemian Girl" 1t isn't.
G. A. DICKINSON.
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Offered a Polite Suggestion

"How shall we check the Sunday b-
cycle?" demanded the president of the
Christian Citizer.s' Reform league
Same as trunks" courteously suggest
ed the commercial tourist who had wan
dered in merely because he saw crowd
Detroit News.
The herald., 1897-10-10

DramatiS Personae--Mr. Crane and Miss
Irish, assisted by one villain, one cyclonic
lover, his beloved, and several utility peo-
pie.
LAP1
A Fox Hun. in Virginia
(EEter Miss Irish in a green plush
skirt,sen train, very long, just the thing
for hunting purposes
MISS IRISH: THE brush is mine. 1
am head of a banking firm of immense
wealth, but that is another story. l al
ways hunt in impossible clothes, but the
audience knows no BETTER
Music by the orchestra and enter Mr..
Crane as Major Fairfax)
MIR. CRANE: "Ha! Ha! Delighted,
you know, Pm devilish sly. I'm north
ern man in disguise. Nothing Virsinian
you bet. Pretend like pistols for two
rather than eat; you can see I'm pre-
tender. I like pretty woman better
than anything else
Chorus of dear creatures, including
Prue, in red jockey caps and skirts of
all conditions: I'VE congratulate our
leading lady, for she's jolly good fell
low, etc."
MISS HASWELL: "Here is where my
Lady Gay Spanker act comes in. It's a
good one with nothing Mosaic about it,"
proceeds to picture the chase.)
MISS IRISH: Nov, girls, get on your
nice Clothes" (They do so while the
gentlemen imbibe al the sideboard. Ther
all exit to breakfast)
(Enter Captain Tom, meeting Prue,
who was not hungry)
TOM: Darling, kiss me, quick; if the
door opens we are discovered. 1 have to
act eptitiously, the author alone
knows why"
PERCY HASWELL: II am not man,
as my name might suggest. The other
Percy is Sam. love you like fool, even
if you have a hundred other wome n. i"
(Rahat Lakoum ensues-after which,
eXeuntD
(Ener Jack Neville.)
JACK: "Ha! Hal Ha! Ha! NM
laugh, for that of villain, is infectious
1 ought to be playing straight part.
But what if am the adopted son of the
major, will undermine Tom. the lawful
heir. The major is old, at least SO, and
acts like rs. He shall change his will"
(Enter the Overseer)
OVERSEER: II am an overseer and
my name is De Veres therefore wear q
mustache. You cannot. Let us plot
the ruin of Major Fairfax. (They plot
accordingly
(Enter everybody. having had break
fast in five mirMtes)
MISS IRISH Gn pale blue silk, with
sapphires and passemerterie ornaments
at SIS yard): II am Irresistible. Tha
chase is over. Let us close the act with
| chaste imitation of Virginia reel.
We must have something about Virginia
in this play" (All dance)
Curtain.
LAP2
SCENE-Fairfax, home of the major.
(Enter the major in gorgeous array.)
| MAJOR: II am suited in full dress
suit of the Sir Peter Teazle vintage. I
dodder around this stage like real old
man. but the author says I'm only so. I
would rather shoot man than eat, but
make an ass of myself to raise laugh.
| work for the laugh Hal Hal"
The herald., 1897-10-10
Killed the Wrong Man

A fool and gun got together agair
yesterday-at Visalia this time. OF
course the gun went off, but unfortu
nately it was the FOOLS brother who wa
killed.-Pasadena Star.
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Coming Attractions

LOS ANGELES THEATER. = (Ad-
vance Announcement The Italian
Opera company. which was to have
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Personal

Frederick Bancroft, the magician, died
! September 26 of typhoid fever.
| Otis Skinner has scored a hit in his
new romantic play, prince Rudolph.
Henry E. Dixey intends to return mex
season to the fold of the Legitimate
| drama, and to star in new comedy.
| Adele Ritchie has been highly praised
by the London critics for her impersona-
tion of Cleopatra in 1.-THE Wizard of the
Nile"
Sir Henry Irving began his regular pro-
vincial tour with Ellen Terry and the
Lyceum company, at Birmingham, Sep
| tember 81
| William Winter has been on driving
tour in England with Ellen Terry. They
visited Stratford- -on-Avon and other in
teresting places.
| Frank c. Bangs has announced his in :
tention to retire permanently from the
stage at the conclusion of his engage
ment with "A Southern Romance"
Mrs. Kendall, who is now on her usual
autumn tour, will devote three or four
| weeks in December and January to
| Shakespearean and miscellan.eou Gus re-
citals.
| Madame Antonio de Navarro MARY
Anderson) sang al village charity con-
| cert at Broadway, Worcestershire,
England, last week. Whether this news
was cabled does not appear.
Charles Coghlan has been engaged by
F. c. Whitney to play the leading role
in Theodore Kremer's new comedy
drama, which will be known as "In Old
| Pol ofT
Irene Rookie, who plays the part of
Merca in the English Sign of the Cross
company, was chosen for the part by Mr.
Barrett after he had. seen her as Perdita
in Ben Gree't's production of winters
Tale" She has been with Ben Greet fol
five years, and was only lent" to his
brother, William Greet, for the Ameri-
can tour of THE Sign Of the Cross"
Green Room Gossip
Camille D'Arvile and her company are
rehearsing Peg Wellington"
New York d.ispat tches say that Francis
Powers play. THE First Born" ha;
scored decided hit in that metropolis.
The w. 7. Carleton Opera company
under the personal supervision of w. T
| SdTlelUI, l-OW III Ie tOi }
Of comic and standard works.
Augustin Daily is busy with prepara
tion of his next Shakespearea produc.
ton. 1t will be The Merchant ol
Venice" with Ada Rehan in the role Of
Portia.
The business of "a Milk White Flag g.
has been SO large that Manager Thomas
w. Ryley has decided to take the play
for another season, and is now booking
next year.
Gertrude Fort and her husband, James
Fort, are forming a company to go to tht
Klondike next spring. 1t will consist o.
eight people The capital is SAID to bt
$4,000. 1t will all be needed
Henry Miller opened his season sue
cessfully in "Heartsease" under the di
recton of Charles Frohman, at Spring
field. Mass, last week. During his visi
to Europe last summer, Mr.. Mille1
bought new costumes and stage furnish
ings, modelled after the fashion of tht
last century The company include:
Arthur Elliot. Charles Harbury. Lesl.:
Allen, Prince Lloyd T. A Hall. Margare'
Dale, Maud Hosford, Josephine Lovett
and Laura Clement.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-25
BALLoONING TO POLE.

1t seems that the idea of exploring the
North Pole by means of balloons is by no
means new, and that there were two Amer
leans who promoted similar expeditions many
years ago says the Philadelphia Record.
The idea was first mentioned in the first half
of this century and in 1871 the plan Of
approaching the North Pole by balloon was
suggested by an American of the name OF
Cheyen. He proposed that a ship should
travel as far north as possible. 1t should
carry balloons able to carry weight of about
1900 pounds the gas to be taken along COM
pressed in cylinders. At the proper point
three balloons were to be filled with the gas
and fastened together by poles 60 feet long
to form a triangle, which would furnish
combined lifting power of 1900 pounds SO
that seighs provisions and could easily
be carried The explorers, it was proposed,
should travel in the cars suspended from the
balloons.
Another American, Captain Tyson, who was
en- board the -Polaris which drifted on an
ice foe for a considerable time, proposed
similar plan. Balloons should be made which,
instead of the ordinary cars should carry
light boats not weighing more than 900 pounds
and containing room for eight people, six
months provisions and the necessary instru-
ments. Such balloons to be started
simultaneously by several expeditions from
ships at various points as far north as could
tained in "a hours. Small balloons sent in
advance would to establish the exact
direction of the wind. Neither of these pro-
positions was ever seriously considered by
the scientific world, AndPee being the first
who succeeded in interesting such bodies
the academy of science, of Sweden, and
other eminent scientists.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-25
OFFICIAL RECEIPT RATE.
yexed Question Taken Up by the
Odd Fellows.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Sept. 24.-The
sovereign grand lodge of ODD Fellows
held three sessions today to clear up
the work before adjournment tomof-
row. A resolution was passed after
strong fight, as follows:
After JAN l. 1898, no grand or supreme
hodv shall receive any credit for old rituals
DESTROYED or returned but shall pay full price
for all rituals furnished.
During the afternoon the body con-
sidered the famous official receipt OF
certificate A number OF amendments
we're offered, and pending discussion
the lodge adjourned for supper, after
which a secret session was held. The
official receipt question is the most I'M
portant to be considered at this ses-
sion. At present the price of the re
ceipt is SO per one hundred, and 1t is
nroposed to lower it to so cents Since
the. last session a year ago there has
been so much dissatisfaction among
the lodges that many have not COM
nIied with the law regarding the Of
fetal receipt. There Is little doubt that
t;he Rebekah ritual will be revised as
there has been much dissatisfaction
over it.
The Odd Fellows International Press
association met today in annual ses-
sion. and elected the following officers:
Fl G. Stevens, Topeka, Kan, presl-
dent: 3. H. Shanks, Winnipeg, Can,
vice president, and ]. W. Bouriet, Sec
retary and treasurer.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-25
BUFFALO BOY THE HERO OF THE
MEET AT INTERNATIONAL
PARK.
TRACK IN POOR CONDITION.
SOGGY GOING AND A HEAVY WIND
PREVENTED ANY FAST
TIME.
MERTENs AMONG THE LEADERS
Two Thirds and q Fourth Landed
by the ST. Paul Rider-0ne
Serious Spill.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-Two thou
sand persons attended the l.. A. w. BIZ
cycle meet at International Athletic
park today. The weather was col and
bracing, but the races generally were
slow and uninteresting because of the
unsatisfactory condition of the track.
Yesterdays rain left it heavy and sog-
gy, which, with strong wind, precluded
the possibility of fast time. There were
several spills, only one Of which was
serious in it's consequences, p. Won
Breckman breaking his shoulder blade
in an upset in the f1ve-nile amateur
event. The majority of the contestants
were from this city, the outside profess
sionals being represented by Mertens.
of St. Paul; Gardiner of Chicago; e.
c.. Bald, of Buffalo, and Tom Cooper.
The chief interest centered in the three
professional events, Eddie Bald Win
ming two of them, defeating Tom
Cooper and other we'll known riders in
the tWo-thirds mile open and one mile
open. The surprise of the day was the
easy victory of George S. Rail, in the
two-mile handicap professional. He had
a lead of 200 yards over the scratch,
and, with w. F. Throop, of Washing
ton, with handicap of 1S0 yards. led
the way all through the race and was
never approached. Fred Schade and
A. c. Moran defeated B. T. Wrenn and
H. z. Greer in a one-mile tandem anna
teur, but the judges withheld the
award of the prizes because of the ap-
parent Indifference of the losing team
in the race. Summary:
won L. Danemiller second. A. c. Moran
third. Time 2:56 4-5.
Second race. two-thirds of mile. open.
professionally. c. Bald won Arthur Gar
diner second. A. c. Mertens third. Time.
1853 As
Third race, two-thirds of mile, handicap,
amateur-C. j. Mueller (S5 yards won L..
Counselman (S5 yardsl second. William
Brearley go yards) third. Time, 1872 3-5:
Fourth race, mile. open. professionaEE.
C. Bald won, Fred Sims second A. C. Mer-
Mile, tandem amateur-Fred Schade and
A. c. Moran won, B. T. Wrenn and H. 2.
held pending decision by board.
Sixth race exhibition mile by Arthur Zim-
norman, paced by triplet. Time, 2:10.
Seventh race, fve-mile, handicap. amateur
Fred Schade (scratch) won. E. L. Wilson
go YARDS second. E. L. Todd (4O0 yards)
third. L. Counselman GOO YARDS fourth, E.
Eighth race, two-mile. handicap, profess
sional-George S. Ball GOO yardsl won, w.
r. Throop Qso YARDS second, E. C. Bald
scratch third. A. C. Mertens (25 yards)
fourth and William Simms Q25 YARDS fifth.
Time, sos 4-5.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-25
INDIANAPOLIS MAY DROP OUT.
National League Likely to Draft All
the Best Players.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. 24.-The
chances are that the Indianapolis will not
be represented in the Western league base
ball circuit next season. The team won the
pennant this year and the city suppertea
handsomely what is far away the best team
that hes ever been. seem on the circuit, 5s.l5
Mr.. Brush and his associates fear the fate
of the Minneapolis team after it won the
pennant in 1896. The players who had made
it a success were all drafted, and the best
the management could do was to pull to,
gether a team that barely escaped tail-end
honors. and base ball in MINNEAPOLIS this
wear was a disastrous financial frost.
fApplications from National league man
ayers are already In for Goar, Phillips and
Foreman, all the pitching talent the cub
has; for Mcfarland and Mccarthy, C1 the
outheId; for Stewart, the second baseman :
GRAY. the third baseman, and Wood one of
the catchers. Inasmueh as Motz, at hrst
Hogrleyer in right and Flynn, at short, are
also stars it seems likely that they also
will be gathered in, leaving the club with
out man to start on.
While the management could hustle about
and get together a pretty fair team, it IS
doubtful whether the Indianapolis publfe
which is accustomed to these players and
likes them, would support practically new
team next season. and 1t is difficult to see
anything but financial loss ahead:
1t is not likely that the unfr1endly attitude
always held toward Indianapolis will have
any weight In determining the acton OF the
owners of the club. They have stood this
ever since the circuit was organized. ana II
other conditicIs were right, 1t probably
would not bother them.
The option of the team and franchise pur-
chased about the middle of the season by
Messrs Dickson and Talbot was never taken
up. and it is understood that negotiations IN
that direction have been dropped.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-25
SENSATIONAL CRICKET.
-FOUR of the Enslishmen Retire
without 81 Run.

without Il hun
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept. 24.-The final
Sfteen minutes play today in the interna-
tional cricket match between the Philadelphia
ard English teams was sensational in the ex-
treme, four batsmen for the Englishmen be-
ing retired without scoring a run. This is
the first of two three-day matches to be play
ed between a picked team OF Philadephlans
and Capt. Warmers team of English amateurs.
Nearly all the men on the local team were
members of the Philadelphia team which made
a cricket tour through England this summer.
Play begun at noon today. Philadelphia went
first to bat and in the inning scored 242
runs The English team then started their
inning and four of their wickets were lost
in fifteen minutes without obtaining single
tally. Capt Warner then made the point that
it was too dark to continue play and the UNI
pire ordered stumps to be drawn. The loss
of four wickets for no runs is probably with
out precedent in match between high class
teams.
attenda nee about $50 persons. The local bats
men made an excellent stand aginst the fast
finland bowling Of Stocks, the big breaking
of Bull and the slow straight ones OF Jessop
The fielding of the visitors was also good,
although Longe made a wretched muH OF
little raised ball off Cregor's bau The bat
ting of Lester was especially hne, he playing
a careful steady inning for 73 without giving
chance His inning included nine boundary
hits for four each and nine doubles.
The Englishmen were in for their innings
at 4.4O D. m. and Chimney was caught in
the first over at short slip by E. w. Clark
off King moment later Warner lost his
wicket in precisely the same manner, except
ing that the positions of fielder and bowler
were reversed King, who achieved consider
able fame during the tour through England,
then clean bowled both Marriott and Stocks
in one over Marriott on the second ball and
Stocks on the fourth ball. Stumps were then
drawn Play will be resumed tomorrow morn
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-25
INQUEST CLOSED.
A Verdict VIII be Returned Toany
at HazIeton.

A Verdict VIII be Returned Today
at HazIeton.
HAZLETON, Pa, Sept. 24.-The coro..
ner's Jury, investigating the death OF
the Lattimer victims, met again TO-DAY
and heard additional testimony. Moth
ing new has adduced with the eXeep-
ton of the statement made by 9Danlei
Ferry that. after the first Volley,
Deputy Wrought shot at man on the
railroad tracks. After half dozen
witnesses had been examined, coroner
Mckee closed the inquest and the jury
men retired They will meet tomorrow
evening to deliberate and decide upon
a verdict.
The Lehigh Valley Coal eompany.s $
men at Jeanesville held meeting TINS
afternoon, and unanimously agreed TO
return to work next Tuesday. me
couDany has made no concessions ana
the resumption at Jeanesville now puts
an end to the strike. 1t was the 1nten-
ton of Gen. Goblin today, to order the
withdrawal of part of the militia, but
the rain interfered. Battery c, OF the
artillery. broke camp today ana re-
turned to Phoenixville, and tomorrow,
weather permitting, the twelfth ana
Thirteenth regiments will leave. The
governors troop toured the region TO-
day. The city troop of Phlladelphla,
will return home next week Lieut..
Powell. of the Ninth regiment, was ac-
eidentaIIy shot in the thigh last nlgnt'
while handling a revolver. All was
quiet in the region today.