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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-30
Motto. Of stockhylders' Meeting.

LAsvEeAs, N "a. d csmber l1th, 1897
NO ice Is be eby given that the reTuiaI
annual mee ting OF thu stockholders Of TIL
San Mic uaI National hank Of Las Vega
will b. held at iha ofice Of the b. NIX or
Tuesday, January 18th. 1898, at 10 o'cioci
a NJ.
&C. DIST w5t ID. T. HosKfNs, Cashier.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-30

j. Goss Peyton. The popular ~hookkeeper
at the Headquarters cafe. will shortly as.
sumo new role. He purchased a book
from the Nashville Students, last evening,
and will at cnce the study Of
their popular sones. -
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-30

Sol. Harmon, clerk for F. O. Blood, al
the conpany's store house, n member
OF the city school board, will lie I'VE for the
east. in the morning, his su ,cessor having
arrived to enter up n his duties.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-30

The grand turkey rafis, at the shooting
gallery. FOR the remeining three nights OF
This week i. attracting no little interest
anong those sportingly inclined. A good
supply of birds has been secured.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-30

The one who has made the rest SCORE,
this week, at the shooting gallery, VIII be-
come the pr I'D possess r OF q 80 wincbest-
Or. IS mo tel. The number OF contestants
In daily increasing.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-30

Master Arthur Hand will give the sub
scriberss tosthe band and orchestra fund .
cJncert, on January 10Th, at the Duncan
a.Dsted BY Miss Knickerbocker, p rofcssoi
7chee1e and orchestra.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-30
Notice q stockholdsrs' Meeting.

LAS VEGAS, N. NJ, Decembe, 18th. 1897
Notice Is her by given that the rep uleI
annual meeting of the stockholde rs Of ibs
Las Vegas Savings Bark will be held al
the o &c of tn bsnk on Tue sday, January
18th 1s9s, at 10 o'clock >. m.
36.d8t Wit d. 7. HosKINs. Treasurer.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-30

g.. I,ujan. the Bridge street Jsweler, ID
o ffering some rare novelties In hltgres
tyswslry ct unheard OF prices. Just the
thing for Uhri -tmas presents. He invites
FOUR inspection &4.tf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-30

Mrs. t. Sclllv, pfufessio 7al uurs /.
Chsrgos verV r~e4sonah'e. Rssf tence,
Gallinas ST., opposite y. A. Ciemeats, resi-
dence. 4t-os
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w. W. Prigmore has b-en loading a car
to-day, with his goods and household ef'
fscts. He will 90 to bis old hume, Alma
Missouri.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-30

A.. A Jones IL on be streets again, . tel
several DAYS OF conf cement to his home
with Ia grippe.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-30

Cooking stoves and all kin . OF heating
stoves are tept con -tantly on hand, a.
s~eas0nubIe price,, at s. Patty ., Bridge
street hardware store. So2-tr
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-30

The delicious spring westher still con.
tinues. LIS Vegas has the call. In the
matter OF weather, on all other p'acesSt 10
the Territtry.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-30

Miss Mossie York entertained some OF
her youthful companions during the CLOS
ang days of ca, istinas week.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-30

The La Lira society will give their usual
New Years grand ball and supper at the
Plaza hotel DINING hafl. to- morrow night
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-30

The electric plaut has treated itself to .
new storm porch hut where is che STORM
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Letter-heads, abatement, n ds, snvel.
opes, invitations. pnngr ms, g g.. etc.. In
abundance, at this office. Gail and get
prices. u
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-30

A furnished roo u for rant, across tns
street from The CPTIc Cffice. s A6-tf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-30

A. L Conrad, travelling auditor, came u
from points up the road.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-30

Cardies made every day at Las Vega
commission cumpany's. by w. ID. Evsas.
A-tf
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STREET TALK.

A little quiet in trade, after the Christ
mas rush.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-30

Holiday go d. at ,sss tnau cost At frig'
m~ore'rsBridge street. SA-ti
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4 Winter Of Roses:

And orange blossoms 10 dsfigbtful' south.
prn Caiifornia. Only 6fty four hours
away by the California Limitsd-Santa 70
QUITE *. N. 4 -
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CASH PRrcEs AT THE
LAS VEGAS co MNISSION co.
FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

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RVS 7uAcusaS TXLx.

New Msxico'l Educational Convention Cons
vsnss here Next Year, For ths Third Time :
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-30

THURSDAY EVENING DEC. 80, 1901
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-30

W. H Rapp left for Santa Fe, last even
ing. Hs says that any nnmbsr Of persons
could be employed TO suprly the place o,
the striking penitentiary. guards, but that
the ma agement does MT desire to renew
work till the days get 10, ger.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-30
SPECIAL NOTICES.

lHOR RENr-An unfurDished Don En-
4, q Al, Q OF the Las Vegas telephone Q m
l., lS-tt
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England, andI must confess the further my
inquiries have gone the more / am con-
vinced that the whole thing is fraudulent.
lone Of my most diverting experiences
was in Boston, where sat with a lady
medium, whose fame extends over con-
siderable portion of the country, anu
she gave me some particularly interesting
communications from person who never
existed. ] mentioned to her the name of a
character in one Of my plays, and she inn
mediately called up this spirit and told
me much that was curious enough, con-
sidering that the individual never cx-
listed outside the imagination of the author
of the piece. OF course, / helped on the
performance by some judicious acting on
my part. No, Prothero is an imposter,
and so are they all; at le asst, / never met
one who was not The makeup of Pro-
thero is derived from combining the pc
culiarities cf these various charlatans.
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suite numbered 49, Doesn't he know bet
ter?"
The boy smiled in a siCkly way.
why, sir" said he, ''all the best ac-
tors have stopped in these rooms"
Then, in an effort to impress upon the
actor the fact that he was in favored quar-
tiers, he proudly cried:
why, SIR. John T. Raymond died in that
bed thereT'
Crane was livid with rage, and in half
an hour he was moved, bag and baggag ge,
down to aprivate car ratthe railroad, where
he slept that night,
The morning after Crane presented ~The
Governor of Kentucky in New York
last year he arose rather early
in order to see what the crit
les thought OF the work The morning
papers were placed by his bedside, and on
top of them was Il copy of the theater pro-
gram, the first, by the way, that came
from the press, the actor having a cOllec-
tion of such bills. He idly turned the bill
over, and from state eofliStlessnesS chang
ed to a state OF eXcitability.
Ella, Ella he called to his wife, what
do you think? There are thirteen charac-
ters in the playi''
Breakfast, and the papers We're quickly
! forgotten, and in a few minutes the actor
was on his way to find the author. In a
state OF great alarm he explained the
| trouble and said that another character
must be added to the play at once. This
| was not difficult matter. There was a
| Mr.. Leonard spoken of in the play, but
| he was never seen. With little effort the
author introduced him in the last act. The
| second night of the play the actor was
| happy.
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will like ''The Sign of the Cross New
York did not

Revel German, an obscure actor in
Chicago vaudeville stock company, has
dug up this interesting information about
the introduction of the handkerchief to the
stage:
Before the reign of the Empress
Josephine of France, a handkerchief was
thought TO be q shocking object. An actor
who would have displayed one on the stage,
evenin the fearful parts of the play, would
have been numerically hiSsed, and 1t was
only at the beginning OF the present century
that a celebrated actress, Mile du Ches-
noise, dared to appear with one in her
hand A few years later Alfred de Vigny
played in a translation OF one OF snake
peare's plays, and used the word handker-
Chief for the first time on the stage, amid
cries of Indignation from the audience.
1t is doubtful if French elegants would
carry handkerchiefS to-day if the Empress
Josephine had not set the fashion. She
had very ugly teeth, and in order TO CON
ceal them she adopted the habit of carry
ing a small handkerchief of costly lace,
which she raised to her lips when speak
ing "
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five years ago he was playing the Leading
role in Across the Potomac" and, though
he may have forgotten 1T now, when ne
reads this, he will recall the folio wing
amusing experience.
The company was playing at Racine,
Wis, on Friday night, and the next even
ing they were to play in Lafayette, Ind.
The company were divided among several
hotels in Racine, and at Mr.. Putnam's hotel
were Arthur Hoops, the Beau Brummel OF
Nat Goodwins company, and Fred Lee
The company was to leave Racine at u
O'Clock in the morning and arrive in La
fa yette at noon Mr.. Putnam and his two
companions left call at the office for
5:15, and went to their rooms in blissful
security that all was right. The rest of
the company trudged through the snow
and darkness to the depot-it was winter
and when the train arrived and noses were
counted, il was found that Putnam, Hoops
and Lee We're not present. 1t was too late
to send for them-the conductor wouldn't
hold the train. Meantime the call had not
been given the three Thespians, and they
woke of their own accord when the clock
had struck O. 1t was a serious situation.
They flew by the first train to Chicago, and
was no train that could reach Lafayette, they
were told, until midnight.
What wasthenearest point? ltwas noon,
and a train was leaving on the Monon road
for Cincinnati in half an hour That passed
through Monon, about thirty miles north
of Lafayette They took the train, with
out the faintest notion how they were to
reach the desired city. At 3 O'Clock they
reached MCnun, which is little more than
a junction. No hope was extended to them
here, not evenan engine could be chartered,
and it was worth a weeks salary TO the
actors not to miss the evening perform
ance. Finally, they put their departing
heads together. When they separated, as
they did a moment later, each countenance
bore joyous comedy smile A few min
utes after, the manager of the company at
Lafayette received telegram which gave
him restful feeling, At $50 a handful of
Thespians walked up the track of the
Monon road at Lafayette, and this is what
they soon saw:
Boyd Putnam in silk hat and newmarket
coat, Arthur Hoops in frock suit and walk
ing gloves and little Fred Lee pumping a
handcar down the track as hard as their
weary arms would permit.
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Mr.. E. s Willard is gracious and
charming talker. He was asked one even
ing last week about his bogus clairvoyant
in the Jones play he produced in the early
half of the week
'It is not study of one particular
person. he said, but a sort of composite
picture. l have been an investigator of
the occult for many years-not particularly
on account Of the character am at present
impersonating, but from a natural taste for
the mysterious and strange. | have met
all the noted palm-readers and other dely-
ers into the future, and have sat with the
principal mediums of this country and
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Sing hey, the merry May, and her ambi-
tions! May Irwin i S going to manage her
own theater. Bless her dear heart, ii is
to be hoped that she hasn't dipped for q
bigger grab than her little hand can hold.
The woman manager is scarce heing,
but there are examples OF this genus. The
Academy of Music, in Jersey City, is man
aged by Mrs Effie Henderson: Mrs
John Drew made a success of her Arch
Street Theater, in Philadelphia; Laura
Keene and Mrs. John Wood managed New
Y York theaters in their day; Montreal thea
ter has, OF had for years, woman for its
manager: Mrs Kimball made Corinne
money winner, and Fanny Davenport has
united art and business to her substantial
profit. SO while Miss Irwin's undertaking
is unconventional. she has some precedents
on her side and the best wishes OF a whole
army of admirers, who would like to see
her expand, that is, in her enterprises.
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respondents take four to six pages IN order
to explain how they have ionged To pos
sess," etc, and they really sometimes be-
gin their appeal in such an unsual way That
am deluded into reading the whole epistle
before | discover what is Required
Others, again, evidently think that nave
plenty OF time on my hands, aud that writ
ing is my favorite pastme, and not only
ask for my signature and quotation from
nv favorite character, but entirely neglect
to inclose either stamp, directed envelope
or card, thinking that 2cent stamp stuck
on the corner of their letters is all the
courtesy that is necessary. Those stamps
I regret to confess, never return TO their
former owners, bat are annexed by the Mt
erary department Of my organization.
All other appeals are promptly attended TO.
The ideal autograph hunter wrote me the
last time I was in Washington, and who
inclosed a stamp, directed envelope and
card in d sheet OF note paper, on which
was written the one word Please
wish all my correspondents were as brief. y
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is a vcritable home run, if we may employ
a baseball metaphor while the ice is on the
home plate. Yvctte Guilbert is the lady
in the case. Yvettc pronounced E-vetl
win give up the naughty songs and sug-
geStive intervcrsical innuendos, and next
year, as She announces now, she is going
10 play Camille and other plays Just
now la Velle rarisienne is busy mastering
our irregular past participlcs from
Murray grammar, and after her Partisan
engagement she will appear in London
and America speaking the Englishlanguage.
You recollect she memorialized some Eng
IiSh TO show us the French conception OF
Her golden hair was hanging down
her back
Vive Yvette, bas vaudeville.
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ence: he has noted the too little which the
critics may have offered of intelligent sug
gestion, and he begins alterations, rehears-
ais, efforts for betternent. In that way he
has robbed many plays Of the defeat that
had claimed them for its own. Perhaps
he will do it for Mrs. Burnetts play. Let's
hope so. Depend upon it, his emory wheel
is polishing the edges, his delicate tacks are
bracing weak points and his strings are pull
ing the puppets into new positions. Doubt
less tomorrow night, if the critics had their
appreciation to write over again, it would
be decisively ycommendatory
The morning times., 1897-01-31

William H. Cranes friends tell several
very good stories regarding his belief in
hoodOos. A little over year ago the actor
visited Evansville, Ind Some days previ-
ously the agent OF the company had gone
TO the st. George Hotel and had the best
.'uite of rooms in the house enga ged for the
tar. The comedian had hardly reached the
suite reserved for him when he discovered
that it was numbered 13. There was a
feverish ringing of the bell. The boy who
answered it found the actor almo-t speech
less.
"T-t-tell the clerk to come here at once.
Ask him why he dares to place me in
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rehearsal OF Friday would be looked at
with amazement, and if he sent his COM
pany on tour OF Friday he would cause
people to ask if there were not marbles
in the poor ones garret." There is hardly
man or woman in the profession who s
not superstitious, and many OF them VIII
frankly admit that there are certain things
they could not be paid to do. They have
always believed in ghosts, at least one
ghost; but this particular ghost brings Joy
to them instead of terror. This ghost is
the manager on salary day, and he has
this popularity; he walks only when
business is very good. From reports which
have come in from the country the ghost
has done very little walking this season,
so little in fact that there are some people
in the profession who think that he is
taking Rip Van Wrinkle sleep.
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Reginald De X oven announces that he and
Harry B. Smith are at work on a new opera
which will be the finest they have yet pro-
duced. Mr.. De Koven does not care to
divulge the operas natne at present, but
he says that it will deal with events in
history which are well known and will
bring out certain interesting facts which
have been neglected by the historians. The
scene will be laid in Scotland and Robert
Bruce will be one of the characters.
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StGtllu
happy.

Beerbohm Tree returns TO England this
week to prepare his new theater for open
ing early in March; also to stop his losses,
which have been considerable since he
has been IN America. Mr.. Tree has not
been success in this country; he is a great
favorite in England. This is very hard to
understand, especially the English part.
He is a delightful gentleman, but for
lorn hope as an actor. He will probably
never come back. His friends will miss a
charming fellow, but the stage will not be
poorer.
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sa tisfied Gus Hill has a following in MS
line as strong as Crane or Drew or Willard
in theirs. or course, il is a very different
line. But the faithful of this popular
trademark would miss a meal before
they would miss the show. Be it
known that the Lyceum patrons have the
same fervent belief in their fayorites that
the Wagnerites have in the pre-eminence
of German opera q us Hills New YORK
Stars have a good list Of performers
to sustain the established trademark.
Manager Whitescll has the railroad play
side Tracked for Bijou audiences. 1t
is to be given by A. Y. Scammon' scompany,
which name bears with decided prestige
Although there is a pathetic interest in
this play, the situations are IN the main
on the farcical order.
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From a friend OF Mrs Leslie Carter, in
this city, comes a story OF her recent stay
in Boston, where The Heart OF Maryland
drew large crowds. Before Mrs Carter
wenton the stage-and by the way. it must
he a hard grind on Mr.. Leslie Carter TO see
that name on the biH-bOardS-She had i ser
want who was much attached to her. This
maid had drifted from Chicago TO Boston,
and seeing Mrs. Carter's name on the
boards, Immediately hunted her up. Mrs
Carter was glad to see her, asked her all
about herself, and gave her tickets for the
play. The maid went She was melted
to tears. She had even deeper adora-
ton for Mrs. Carter after seeing her act.
And, oh, ma a'an,'' said she, lit Is
Shame that We have to Come in by the back
dureI''
During the interTniSsion, as usual, there
was talking, and the couple who sat in front
of Mrs. Carter's former maid were Skepti-
cal as To the genuineness OF the hair worn
by Maryland Calvert. 1t was SO long and
so thick, and altogether so unusual that
they concluded it must be a wig, and sock
pressed theInseiv es. On their way out
they were accoSted by the maid, who had
listened to their words with burning inaig-
nation.
IF you please, sir" said she, Il know
that Mrs. Carter hair is not wig have
brushed it out myself hundreds of times.
Every spear of it grew on Mrs Carter's
head then, and it grows there now and
it's a wicked shame to say it's wig.
Mrs. Garter is not the kind of a lady VINO
would wear a wig
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Ibsen's new drama is called 'Borkmann." :"
Borkmann, bank director, had been
condemned for fraud. He has, however,
finished his term in prison, and is living
alone, despised by all-even by his own
family. Nothing daunted, be resolves to
begin life again-an TO win. In word,
he believes in himself, and he already
dreams of victory over his enemies
Eye for eye he says, and tooth for
toothi"
There is something in this character
that reflects the proverb of another of
Ibsen'S men:
''He stands strongest who stands most
alone"
The morning times., 1897-01-31

Mrs Burnett's new play, ''The First
Gentleman of Europe as produced at the
New York Lyceum Theater last Monday
night, was not the instantaneous success
which had been hoped for by friends, ac
quaintances, and all who rejoice in the
birth of new and fine dramatic work.
The critics did all but damn 1T with faint
praise. Perhaps they did not mean it that
way, but they did not write imIressively
to any other end. There was no unanimity.
There was no sure cry of success. The
scenery was praised, the selection of the
period and people was commended for its
opportunity, the costumer had several lines
OF puff, the actors were complimented, but
the Endorsement given to the play was
feeble; it lacked heaftiness, and it meant
that though the piece had points, which
sustained it above failure it did not have
the strength of absolute conquest
1t is to be hoped that the weak points Of
the play will be propped. Daniel Frohman
is the man to do it. He is the only pro-
ducing manager WHO can. There are no
other producing managers in New York
(saving Mr. Daly9 WHO have the knowledge
of dramatic construction, the appreciation
OF esthetics and the artistic conception and
creative faculty TO distinguish the posi-
biIities of a. all-but success. But even Mr.
Daily. though he possesses all these attributes
Of the scholar and the artist, has not the
disposition of Mr.. Daniel Frohman. Angus
tin Daily spends fortune on production.
He eXpends almost infinite pains on the re-
hearsals Everything on the first night is
as correct as a studios artist can make it
before the value Of the play is seen in the
mirror of the audience. A DAILY first night
is more perfect than one atany other theater
in New York. Then, If the piece is sue
cess, well and good; but if it is not sue
cess, nothings done to redeemit. He feels
it is hopeless; perhaps he resents the ap-
parent inapprecativcness Of his audience
and dcritics; perhaps he is disappointed OF his
own error OF Judgment However that may
be, it must stand or fall by its merits on the
first night
With Mr.. Daniel Frohman it is quite the
contrary. His work is only begun when the
first night is over. He has observed the
play in its entirety; lie has studied his audi
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The legitimate has been scored against
heavily by the vaudeville, but now tally
one for the straight dramatic. AT last
the old tune of "gOne to the continuous
has changed, and we read of some one
going Into acting'' And the first tally