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Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-24
Some Real ROmanCes
OF THE
Theatrical World.
They Supass the Sangeness Of Stage FiconAccidenta1
Hits of Actors Singers, Dancers Managers and
Mountaineering Gossip About Celeb
rites Who Rose From Obscuriy.

to go into the theatrical business?" says
he THAT depends" says Librarian Pal
mer. Come in, and Wen tax II over,
says Sheridan Shook; and when their con-
vcIsation had finishhed Albert NJ. Palmer
was a theatrical manager. Richard Mans
Held was a commercial traveller for Bos-
ton dry goods house, and in his long
Journeys through rural districts looking for
trade he whiied away the time by reciting
pieces of poetry. The young drummer was
so well pleased with his elocution in these
selections that he threw aside his sample
boxes and went on the stage. where he had
little success until one night at the Union
Square, when accident allowed him to play
the part of Baron Chevrial in "A Partisan
Romance" That made him famous, ana
Stree then he has lost $4,000 on Richard
and established his reputation as the most
eIratic, gifted actor of modern times.
EYette Guilbert, beginning life as shop
girl, used to amuse her companions at the
counter with funny stories. Her accom-
plishments in this way reached the ears
of manager, and from wages of 70 francs
Guilbert has now reached the salary OF
10000 francs a week. Before he was born,
CoUrtenay Thrope's mother went on a visit
70 Garricks villa on the Thames. The
memories of the great actor so impressed
Mrs. Thorpe that she marked the child.
and Courtenay no sooner came into the
world than he decided to be great actor,
too Prenatal influences often direct the
career of our performers. Before Loie Full
Ter saw light, her mother experienced re-
ligion, became an evangelist and preached
stage dancers in particular. Loie was born
with a pug nose and a natural perversity
OF disposition, so she went on the stage
and grew up to be the dancer of all
dancers.
Accidental Hits of Authors.
Authors, too, are accidental. Charles
Barnard was the scientific editor of the
Century Magazine when duty called him
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-24

the comedy. 1t was scarcely in rehearsal
before she was offered $4,000 for her bar
gain, but she wisely held on to the play,
which is now in its third year and still
prosperous. Paul Potter became emaciated
in his strenuous appeals to a. NJ. Palmer
to produce 'Trilby." After the third re-
hearSal the piece was about to be condemn
ed to the waste basket when Mr. Potter
made a last heroic stand in defense of his
play. and secured its trial before a rural
audience. Alabama was put on as
ing because its royalties were next door
to nothing and the manager was at his
wits end for play. The Amazons' lay
in Daniel Frohman's office gathering dust,
and was finally tried as light spring en-
tertainment. A. NJ. Palmer paid $500 to
David Belasco to get rid of the response
bility of producing THE Heart of Mary
land" Shenandoah" and Secret Service
We're fiat failures when first produced, but
revision changed them into prodigious sue
ceSseS.
Some Recent Examples.
It is the haphazard fortune of plays that
makes them continually interesting. Here,
for example. is "Heartsease, produced
with success at the Garden last week.
What curious history belongs to that
comedy! One of it's authors, j. l. c. Clarke,
for many years managing editor of the
Morning Journal, has been writing plays
during the last two decades without ar
riving at much prosperity. Mr.. Clarke is a
literary. not a practical. man. and finally
he went into partnership with Charles
Klein, an experienced dramatist. Together
they worked up a scenario which was sub
mitted to Henry Miller, who at that time
first heard the buZzing of the starring bee
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-24
.Editha.s Rurglar" Now. mark how manl

"Editha's Burglar" Now, mark how many
important matters proceeded from the ac
Cidental reading of Il magazine by clever
young transformer. 'Editha,s Burglar
aroused general applause at the Lyceum.
It's prosperity carried Edgar Smith to the
Casino, where he remained for several
years writing or rewriting comic opera IL
hrCttos 1t directed the attention of \. NJ.
ed him as reader for Palmcr's theater and
crabied him 10 produce Alabama one OF
the most successful of modern plays. 1t
tempted Mrs Burnett into the task of
dramatizing her own stories in future. and
induced her to write Little Lord Fauntle-
roy for the stage. That piece earned for
tunes for al concerned in II, established
the temporary prosperity of child actors
and introduced hathcryn kidder. who sub
sequcutly bought Mime. SaRs-Gene" and
earned for herself and Augustus Pitou
over 100000 out OF the play. Thus fixed
in fortune, Mr.. Pitou engaged the Grand
opera house and became one Of our most
prosperous managers. So out of the casual
reading Of Mrs. Burnett'S magazine story
came her dramatic reputation and fortune.
the reputation Of Augustus Thomas and
kathryn r. the child drama and the
present wealth of Augustus Pitou.
The Discovery of Shakespeare.
Accident rules the greatest as well as the
smallest people of the theater. Some CEN
turIes ago a raw country lad went up to
London. like Dick Wilmington. to make
his fortune. Finding no employment he
earned few pennies by holding the horses
of the Squires that attended the bear-bait-
ing and cock-fghiinE shows at the Globe
theater. This brought the young rustic
into acquaintance with the performers OF
the theater. and from the boy that held
horses at the door was developed the
greatest dramatist that the world has
known. to-wit. William Shakespeare, Oil
yer Goldsmith was fiddler at country
dances when he heard a joke played on
l.ondoner and that jest the fiddler and
poet elaborated into She Stoops to Con-
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-24
Accidental Hits of Authors.

Authors, too are accidental. Charles
Barnard was the scientific editor of the
Century Magazine when duty called him
TO examine the phenomenon of a revolving
nlatform invented by Neil Burgess. In
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-24

insisted on. The stands are to be for the
most part covered, and architects have
submitted competitive designs of construc-
ton for the approval of the committees.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-13
CALLED A DRAW.
But Hall ana Dunkh0rsi We're Kissed for
Poor Showing.

The bouts before the Syracuse Athletic
Association last evening were something
OF n Disappointment The preliminary
bout was between Paddy Slavin and
George Robinson Of BlnghalntOn, n
colored man. Robinson was so poor that
be was laid out easily i'm the third round.
Slayin announced rs he was leaving the
ring that he was looking for Cyclone"
Smith and would be glad To make u
match with him.
Tho star bout was between Ed Dunkhorst
of Syyracusc, "A protege of Tommy Ryan's,
and Jim Hall of Australia. Dunkhorst
weighed in at 205 pounds, about 30 pounds
less than he normally weighs. lie lost the
80 by hard training for n month. Han
said he weighed 1915, but he looked To be
out OF training. His flesh was white and
muscles soft
At first the crowd thought Hall was
playing waiting game, trying To tire
Dunkhorst but as round after round was
left behind, and Hall did iittlc and Dunk
horst almost always hit with the INT OF
his hand there were hisscs and cries in
plenty for the men TO fight This did
little good and the battle closed with no
damage done and both mon ON their feet
Referee Hughes called the bout draw.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-13
NEEL RETIRES.

At last the misfortune that has been
threatening western lawn tennis IN the
retirement from the courts of Champion
Carr Necl has happened. As was an-
nounced some time ago, be has had the
step in contemplation, but his many
admirers have never given up hope of
inducing the first player in the West To
defend his titles during the coming sea-
son. Delegations of tennis fanclerS have
been To see him repeatedly III the last
three weeks ana have laOored with him
To represent Chicago again this season.
But last night the matter was put beyond
argument. Mr. Neel's resignation from
the kcnwood Country Club was handed
To Secretary Sherman. lt took effect ut
once and expressed the champions fixed
determination 20 retire from tennis. For
the last few years Mr.. Ncel and his
brother Sam X. Neel have been the hope OF
the West in the annual struggle for the
national lawn tennis honors at Newport.
Dnring that time the two brothers have
represented their section of the country
and the double championship matches
against the best Eastern experts have
succeeded in putting the West on an
equal footing in play with the East.
They were beaten by u small score the
first three years but the last season by
the best double play ever seen at New
port, Eiey captured the first United States
tennis championship ever brought to
Chicago. The last two years he has
reached the semi-flnal round in the New
port championship tournament, being
beaten each time by the man who after
ward won the championship. His sensa-
tional finish last summer against national
champion II. ID. Wrenn, when he was
several times within point of winning
the match, is still fresh in the minds of
Chicago players. This year in case he
played the tennis judges predicted
national championship honors for him in
singles, as well as for himself and brother
In doubles.
MIR. Neel gives, as the reason for his
retirement from the game, the summer
course of study he is about to "a 10 in the
school of mines at HOughton, Mich. He
says he hope 10 he in the city during the
Western tournament and thinks If he
finds it possible TO do SO he will perhaps
defend his title of Western champion,
although this will he the only playing he
will do.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-13
YALE CREW CHANGED.

Bob Cook, who has been constantly with
the Yale crew for three weeks, today made
"a shift i'm the makeup of the varsity boat
He took Payne Whitney, son of ex-Scc-
retary of the Navy W. &. Whitney, from
Not, ana in his place put Frederick Win
throp Allen, youngster who has not be-
fore had at in the varsity shell.
Allen halls from Walpolc, Mass, and Is
the first athlete from the vicinity OF Bos-
ton who has been in the Yale boat for
many years He is in 1900, and prepared
for college at Andover Academy. He Is
the first freshman to make "A seat in the
varsity. He Is likely To be "A fixture.
Paul Miles, the Philadclphian who rowed
last year at No ?, was taken from that
position today. He was retired from the
boat, and in his place was seated Payne
Whitney.
The crew rowed a mile on time today,
finishing i'm the fast time Of D minutes
30 seconds, which Is excellent for this sea-
son of the year.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-13
PLIMNIER'S FOLLY.

Billy plimmer must feel happy that he
has beaten Jcm Carney out OF the $500
which the latter had u friond put up as a
stake for Plimmer when he fought Cor
field year ago. Several months ago Car
ney sued plimmer for the money and got
Judgment for the full amount against
Piimmcr plimmcr appealed 10 "a higher
court, setting up the defense that under
the gaming law Carney could not collect
the money The two lord Justices though
thoy allowed Plimmer's IS appeal. said, ON
account Of his mean and dGstnrdiy defense.
thcy would not allow him clsts Ina that
and the court beluw Plinlmcr has killed
himself i'm the sporting world and never
can get any one, either I'm this country
or England, 40 put up a cent for him.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-13
Westminster Theater.

The performances of Fred Riders Moulin
Rouge Extravaganza Company at theWestmin-
ster Theater yesterday afternoon and even
ing were literally patronized. The perform
ance begins with burlesque satire, "A Pack
Of Cards, " which is full of mirth and music
and is presented in two acts IL was con
structed by Lew NJ. Carroll, the wei known
comedian. Miss May Adams. the burlesque
actress, takes the part of Dinlxo boo, king Of
hearts, and the other members of the COM
pany represent other cards. Lew Carroll and
Sam Collins, the comedians. furnish the fun.
During the action of the buresque John Fitz-
gerald and Charles p. Kelly appear in refined
Irish songs and dances, and conclude their
portion Of the performance with a lively set.
10 with gloves. May Adams sings sentimental
songs and negro refrains, the latter being
particularly well rendered. Next on the pro-
gram is Iiylla Vyner. a sensational dancer,
who is followed by Lew Carroll In comic
sleighto hand performance Sam Collins,
the well known Dutch comedian. takes pos
session of the stage and makes "A barrel of
fun. The girls OF the company appcar the
Broadway chappies in stunning costumes, led
by Miss Adams snd besides singing n mum
ber OF catchy songs make many pretty evolu-
tions. The whole concludes with this Moulin
Rouge Bal Champetre, in which every mem
Der OF the company takes part. The same
program will be presented every afternoon
G-d evening during the week.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-13
FOR HARVARD TRACK GAMES.

There arc l65 entries for tho Harvard
varsity track games which are 10 take
place on the Holmes Field track Thursday
afternoon.
The list is usually large this year, and
all the hest athletes Throughout the uni
Nersity are entered.
The men are for the most part I'm strict
training now. and ~ tho day is fair and
warm il il very probable that some Hnr-
ward records viii 90. Grant Is running
pretty close 90 the record I'm the mile.
Holiistcr il running both the quarter
and hnlf.mile this year. The bicycle races
will he run ON the Charles River Park
trnck
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-13
TURNED TO PROFIT.
Apparently Worthless Refuse Gath
cred by School Children.
An Interesting System That Is In
Vogue In Some European Cities.

Washington, April 13 Consul German
in report TO the state department. from
Zurich iH regard to u plan recently intro
duced in the public schools of several
European cities says: In Brussels the
children attending public schools were re-
Quested by their teachers 70 gather upon
their way TO aud from the school all such
apparently valueless objects as old metal
lie bottle capsules, tin foil, tin cans,
paint tubes, refuse nietal, etc, and deliver
their collection daily To their respective
teachers. In the period from January
t. October |, 1895, and within eight
months, the following amounts were col
lccted Tin foil, 1925 pounds; old paint
tubes, go pounds bottle capsules, II, 4i5
pounds; scraps of metal, l22l pounds;
total, ~, 1Sl pounds. This apparent rub.
bish was disposed of and the proceeds
applied SO as To completely clothe and send
B little ones To the country for recupcra-
tion aud there still remains quite a bal
anoe TO be distributed among poor fami-
lies
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-13
FAMILIAR NAMES
Sometimes are Worth Many Thousands
OF Dollars.

Among manufacturers, tho value OF
trade mark for their products Is coming TO
be well understood. When people got IN tic
way of using am article which proves merito'
rious and which thoy buy and buy again,
they soon come to know that article by some
distinct name or in connection with some
catchy line
Some boys stood watching "A painter pencil
Ing with his brush on "A grocor's plate glass
window the word Postum, " then was quick
ly painted the round rcd disk, and one Of the
boys said 10 tho other, 1T makes red blood,
that is the hsnlth coffee that boys can drink y
There was no question about Postum and
its trade mark being familiar to him. When
an article has become so popular that It's
n imo is truly household word and becomes
"A part OF every ones vocabulary, even 10 that
OF the children. the trade mark or name has
become a valuable franchise, which is usually
protected from confscation by being registered
In the Patent office, and some Of these trade
marks are valued at hundreds of thousands
OF dollars, As they protect large business IN
tcrests from unscrupulOus persons on hrms
who would pirate the nano II not restrained
by the strong arm Of the law.
A reliabls grocer will never offer n cheap or
weak imitation of genuine original article
because he happens TO make little oxtra
profit. But II * well 90 observe that whom
genuine Postum Cereal coffee ~ ordered that
you get Postum, and not spurious imitation
offered as Just AS good.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-13
CoRBETT SPEAKS.

Jack Daily of Wilmington and Jack
Eycrhardt OF NewOrleans fought last night
at the Quaker City Athletic Club The
six rounds were in favor of DAILY, and the
fight was his, out no decision was given.
Before the fight James j. Corhett
stepped into the arena. The crowd checred
wildly, and there were loud cries for n
speech. At the conclusion of the sixth
round, Corbett climbed into the ring and
said
"Gentlemen thank you kindly for this
reception. i want Co say Co you all that L
was whipped honestly and fairly by Mr..
Fltzsimmons | don't intend 10 go and
drink myself 10 death worrying over my
defeat Ii was the first setback of my
life. I'm young yet, and | hope within
the next year or so TO prove TO You that |
am still the champion of the world.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-13
GENERAL SPORTING NOTES.

GENEhAL SfOhllN0 NOlES.
Oscar Gardner and Austin Rice are
matched to box mt New York April ~.
The Olympic Club of Frisco has offered
a 5000 purse for Tommy West and George
Green.
".Joe" Hornung, the old Boston left
fielder, Is umpiring the New York Clubs
bali games.
"Jim' Mutrie will get about 5000
from the benefit rendered him In New
York on Sunday.
The Australian baseball team will play
its first game in this country next Sunday
at san Francisco.
Ed Geers, the famous reinsman, had his
arm broken last Saturday nc selma, Ala.
The horse he was driving began 10 kick,
and threw him out of the sulky.
Harlan & Hollingsworth of Whining
| ton, Del. have orders 10 build a schooDcf-
! yacht 1875 feet over all, which will mai o
the biggest Schooner yacht ever built.
Larry Burns the Cohocs boxer who
went to England with sammy Kelley, has
been matched Co box Harry Greenfield nc
the Olympic Club Birmingham, England,
May 3.
President Byrne says that Hanlon has
set very high price on Jack" Doyle's
release, and as the Brooklyns will not e.x
change Lachance, Griffin or Jones, Tho
deal is probably of.
In the lawn tennis cover courts cham
pionship contest in London yesterday,
W. " Eaves defeated r. ID. Lewis, the
holder Of the championship by to o. In
doubles, Nisbett and Grevillo beat Eaves
and Martin, 3-2.
Tom Eek, who will manage johnson
! during the coming season, expresses the
| opinion that the latter's illness, instead Of
setting him back will be good for him
ana that few weeks spent at the hot
| springs will round him in shape.
1t is reported that Becker, the popula-
| California rider, will soon go TO Denver TO
make an attack upon all the unpaced
records, and will ride an unpaced 25-mile
/ match race with Hackenberger. After
| that race Becker may come east.
/ The other evening i'm the Coates house
at Kansas City, Dahlen. Langc, Griffith
and several other players were talking
with Capt. Anson. During the converse
| tion Dahlen took out OF his pocket pack
age OF cigarettes, selected one. lighted it
| and. began TO smoke. The captain looked
| mt him an instant and said ''Dahlen, I'll
[ give you 800 II you stop smoking those }"
| But Dahlen said he didn't want the 500.
Bierbauer, the second baseman trans.
| fcrrcd from Pittsburg TO St Louis, au-
| thoriZ,s the announcement that he has
| retired. He was not favorable to the
! transfer and has determined To quit ball
| playing. Bierbauer has become the
| owner of saloon in Erie, Pa. His
| injured ankle which caused his lay off
| last season, is entirely well. Bierbauer
signed St Louis contract several weeks
| ago
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-13

who killed all their finds but the win In
each case blew ere out of bonnds The
now champion is AZ years old and weighs
100 pounds He WAS n member of the IL
linois legislature from 1889 TO 1891, and has
been mayor of his native town for lo years.
This is his first appearance I'm the Ameri-
can handicap. He has, among other shoot
hg contests, been I'm three matches against
DIR. Carvcr--at Hot Springs, where he
killed Goa 60 Carver's 90; at Oskaloosa.
Ia, were he again lost by 92 10 %, and at
Galcsburg Ills, where he won by score
Of ~ to AZ in 90 bird match Mr.. Mar
shall was member OF tho Illinois team at
the recent interstate shoot Of five men each,
when his state and Iowa tied, with %
kills out of possble 100.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-13
Free Baptists Dine.

There was meeting of the Rhode
Island Free Baptist Social Union at the
Roger Williams Free Baptist Church last
evening.
President III. II. Farnum introduced as
the first speaker after the supper Rev.
Wesley G.. Haskell who advocated less hurry
i'm the life of the American people. There
were also remarks by Rev. {. Il. Cate,
Rev. Arthur Given and Rev. John NAL
ycrn.
There was music by Mrs. NJ NJ. Humes
Miss NJ. Il. Walker, Miss Clara Willard
and Mr.. W. II. Spaulding.
The following young ladies waited on
the tables: Mrs Arthur Holgate, Mrs
Charles Gilbert, Mrs. Clarence Soabury,
Mrs Fred Brown, Minnie kelton, Della
Nelson, Rose Munroe. Alice Beveridge
Maud Bcveridgo, Addie Alowry Mamie
Barnes, Louise Baker and Nellie Field.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-13
College Cyelists.

Leading colleges will this year promote
bicycle races Strong additions have been
made to the cycle ranks at Harvard, Yale,
Columbia and Princeton. A. B. Rich will
train the Harvartls again this year, and
william L. Murphy, a we'll known profes
sional, will look after the Pi1ncetonians.
Tho University Of Pennsylvania Is also
working upa strons team, and hopes tc
be crcdltably represented In some OF the
intercollegiate contests Of the season.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-13
CYCLING MATTERS.

Some sort of good roads legislation Is
states
The directors Of the national cycle board
of trade are generally In favor of exhibi.
tions in November and December.
There is in Paris an international band
OF bicycle thieves who have warehouses for
the storage and sale Of bicycles in all the
large towns II Europe bicycle stolen
IN one place is sent 10 another and 10 IL
impossible for the owner 90 get on the
track of 10 unless thc police are sharp
enough 10 catch the thieves before they
get away with their booty.
A good way 10 mark q wheel 80 that II
may be identified readily Is 10 scrape of
small portion Of the enamel and thorough
ly clean the tube. Cover the spot with
paraflin and let 10 harden. Take sharp
pointed iron instrument and scratch the
name, initials or mark on the spot. Then
pour carbolic acid on the mark, and ID
will otch 10 on the frame, the paraf1in pre-.
venting the acid from eating anything
but the marks 10 bc etched stronger acids
will do the work more quickly, hut car.
bolic acid is best.
An English wheclmnn, while on his III.
cycle, met with an accident and was killed.
He held AN accident policy that stipulated
that II he was injured or killed while rid.
Ing on passenger train, passenger steam
CT, omnibus. tram car, dogcart. coach, car
riage or other passenger vehicle, lie on
his boirs should receive a certain amount
OF money. The insuring company refused
TO pay. the case was taken to court, and
the judge decided that no Wild claim foi
Insurance existed any more than N the
man had been killcd ION skates.
Women who object 40 consult for nainful
irregularities, cramps and headaches peculiar
GO the sex. relieved At once without danger
hy Apioline- Chapoteaut send sl.0o r. o
pox 4Nl New York.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-13
Died OF Her Injuries.

Boston. April l3. Mary Folan, who
was accidentally burned severely at the
residence Of Philip Dexter In this city,
last night died at the hospital Inter from
her injuries. She was a native of Ireland
where her mother still lives. she has a
brother i'm this city and - sister In Lynn