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The times., 1898-10-30

star, but includes three very pretty wo-
men, Agnes Knight, who plays the part
of the heiress; Jessie Bateman the land
lords daughter. and Mabel Lane, who i'm
personates Arthur's stepmother. The
piece will be seen here this week
The times., 1898-10-30

clever German team. and the Bljou Bur-
lesque Company. which will be aug
mented byl the addition of Bobby Bryant
and Rose Carlin. vivacous serio comic.
furnish the remainder of what should be
an entertaining performance
The times., 1898-10-30

Griffin. Ralph Thomas, Jerry ]. Snyder.
Charles Corbin. Robert Gage, Eleanor
Merron, Helen Corlette and Aubrey
Powell. The scenic equipment for ''The
Carpetbagger" is supposed to be a per-
feet representation OF the gubernatorial
mansion at Jackson, Miss, where the
piece is located, in the year 1867. The sets
were painted by Young, Of New York.
To those who went through the stirring
The times., 1898-10-30

Margaret Fuller owes her present post
tion on the stage to fortunate misfor-
tune. While attending college at Ithica
her eyes weakened and she was compeH-
ed to forego the pleasures of her chosen
profession, taking up the study of dra-
matte art. She possesses unique ideas re-
garding the uses of critiCisn-or at least
they are unique among members Of the
profession. Said she. with few excep-
tions l believe that the reviewers aim &c
accomplish good by their work and art
inspired by the best of motives The re-
suits OF their labors are certainly exceI-
lent II l am bad il does me no gooS
10 have the papers praise my work or
the contrary, l am injured. fer the i'm.
petus TO further labor is rer-oved. Any
actor or actress can profit by calm, care
full, dispassiOnate criticism. of course
You cause US many heartaChes but
with lauSh-'I suppose re cause you
many also. So were even"
The times., 1898-10-30

I'm much obliged for your offer to wet
my throat" said a Times man a few
evenings ago to one of the gentlemen
connected with the Columbia Theater.
but l should like 70 have a brief inter-
view first with one OF the Byrne Broth
ers-" Accordingly, the manager and the
critic drifted back of the proscenium.
each too busily engaged with other mat
ters 10 remember the fact that the latter
had not praised Going to the Races" on
Tuesday morning. A knock at the dress
ing room door and a glance at the man
who opened it, however. soon brought
back that recollection. a Times man?''
remarked one of the Byrue family hotly
as he saw his visitors. We'll / like your
damned nerve. First you roast our show
and then come back for an interview.
No, sir. it's not a professional matter by
a great deal In the thirty years we've
been in the business we've never been
treated so before. You've done us all the
harm you can dol have nothing to say
TO you"
''Old chap" said the Times man to his
escort, Il think I'll take that drink with
you now-we both need it,
The times., 1898-10-30

DO you Know began Comedian Bar
ton last night, though with nothing in his
air to remind one of The Private Secre-
tary'' or anyone else, that there is moth
ing in the world so inspiring as laughter?
l am not one of those fellows whose great
ambition lies in playing Hamlet BY a
great deal. On the contrary, l take a
mighty Jolly view of life and am quite
certain that any tendency to deep feeling
in an audience would drive me into fits OF
merriment. My style OF work may not
be very high art. but people like to laugh.
and I'll wager l have more friends than
many better man Looking over the
footlights every evening / catch the con-
tagion of mirth and appear to better ad-
vantage for it. Life is a great deal of
Joke for me- with 1t is to laugh for
motto and Marshall P wilder's Yours.
merrily for benediction. That's the
way To exist-don't you think SOP And
the big rib ticker walked past the wings
and once more took up his pleasing vo-
cation.
The times., 1898-10-30

The Byrne Brothers are acrobats OF the
first order of excellence, and every year
they come 10 Washington there is some
thing new in their repertoire of feats TO
call forth admiration ana wonder Many
of the things the boys accomplish seem
almost incredible. while their work as a
whole is marked with grace. daring and
ability. One could not but feel sorry last
week that their cleverness should lave
been wasted on SO poor show as was
their Going 10 the Races"
The times., 1898-10-30

The olio offered last week at Kernan's
contained many things of unusual clev-
erness but none better qualified to enter
tain than was the musical act of Barton
and Eckhoff. This team has been work
ing together for many years and has
gathered new matter every season,
though always without forsaking the
old. The result Is that its act is a con-
glomeration of turns that have been seen
before but that are. nevertheless. enjoy
able to the last degree. The comedy ele-
ment introduced is especially good. W lie
the selections rendered deserve couside-
able praise. In every respect the work
of the couple is most enjoyable and can
be mentioned as one of the most com
mendable things in a show fuIl Of suca.
The times., 1898-10-30

company this year should convince the
most skeptical of the quality of enter
tainment TO be given. In the first place
comes Ezra Kendall, the most able mo-
noogue artist in America. Carroll john
son is another star whose ability as an
end man and comedian is Worldwide.
Lewis and Ernest. the premiers of burnt
cork comedy, and the great Trovollo
cannot be excelled. Mcmahon and King.
the plantation sketch team, present
negro turn rivaling that OF Delehanty
and Hengler. The Freeze Brothers are
the champion tambourine spinners of the
world.
Then comes the vocal department,
headed by Richard ]. Jose, whose reputa-
tion is too well known to need comment.
This department has been carefully re-
cruited by Mr.. West, who is said to have
gone to considerable expense in securing
the best that money could produce. His
latest Introduction into the ranks Of
minstrelsy is England's renowned tenor.
Clement Stewart. whose fame as a soloist
is as well known as that of Sims Reeves.
Other well known singers engaged are IL.
W. FriIlman, basso profundo; Edward
German, Joseph Garland and Char es
Kent The minstrels are accompanied by
an orchestra of sixteen pieces, which Il
under the direction of Robert L. Car
michael.
The times., 1898-10-30

How do l like going over the same
ground that Mr.. Sothern covered with
'Zenda?' you ask" Howard Gould re-
marked to a Times man one night last
week in his dressing room at the Acade-
my of Music. why. to tell the truth. I
was very nervous at first This Is my
third season with the piece, but 1 had
played the dual role several months be-
fore l struck one Of Mr.. SothernS
stands St Louis. On my first night in
that city / was terribly wrought up.
Don't for moment believe that I can do
the part better than my predecessor. He
has been very kind to me, and has helped
me more than 1 can tell Therefore. 1t is
easy to see why 1 felt as l did in that
first performance in st. Louis. I was
somewhat reassured the next morning
by the flattering notices / received in the
newspapers. and have not been so per-
turbed since. This is the second time we
The times., 1898-10-30

Persons critically inclined are quite
pronounced in their praise OF the work
of Margaret Fuller. last weeks Princess
Flavia in The Prisoner of Zenda." The
young woman can be disnified without
appearing stilted, emotional without gasp
ing and pathetic without winning. IN
many respects she is the best F'lavia To-
calities have ever seen. With the grace
ful, queeniy carriage OF Miss hrnball
and the sweetness OF Miss Irving. she
more nearly approaches the woman de-
scribed by Anthony Hope than dii either
of her predecessors. In addition to her
physical qualifications. Miss Fuller uses
her voice as does Julia Marlowe, getting
the most out of every line and syllab e.
Certainly she is among the most pro1is-
ing of the new comers to the stage. Be
sides her histrionic merits the lady de-
serves unlimited credit for one of her
virtues of omission. Though niece OF
Chief Justice Fuller. she has steadfastly
declined to use the family name for the
purpose of personal aggrandizement
Few, indeed, would have been SO consid-
crate and conscientious.
The times., 1898-10-30

Lnfnyette-s.A Bruce of PnrtridGes."
Charles Frohman, having introduced
several American companies to London
with much success, last summer deter
mined to see how a purely and typical
London company would go in this coun-
The times., 1898-10-30

Forester and Floyd. team of consid-
cradle excellence. attracted a great deal
of attention last week at the Bijou, where
they were appearing for the second time
this season. Not only have the two a
sketch of merit but they play 1t well and
manage to interpolate a number OF spe-
cialties of the first order. The best of
these is Mr.. Forrester's delightful coster
song. the music of which is by himself,
and the singing did not fail in securing a
double encore on the quaint ballad every
night. Miss Floyd is an agile dancer, too,
and the pair work in several bits that
show them to be comedians of the first
order. Good sketches are few and far
between and Manager Grieves should
keep the duo in his minds eye.
The times., 1898-10-30

Why is it that tenors and baritones al
ways look and act like idiots? Every
time one sees a sample Of either variety
he is tempted to wish that the scores of
all operas might be so arranged that the
services of neither class might be need
ed. The worst part of the affair is that
the pretty blonde heroine of the piece
is always in love with one of the two
a proceeding that decreases ones respect
for the said heroine considerably. Hugh
Chilvers, who was here at the National
with Della Fox, has q fine voice which
he uses to advantage. but he is so bad
an actor that one can hardly urge that
fact in extenuation. Mr.. Chilvers is
rather a good-looking chap. and he knows
it so well that his every move has be-
come a part of a series of poses. Would
it not be possible. the writer begs leave
to wonder. for the young fellow to sing
from behind the scenes in THE Little
Host" while some actor made his gest-
ures In front?
The times., 1898-10-30
TINY TALKS.

There was rehearsal going on at tbs
Lafayette last Tuesday morning when a
Times man dropped around to the the
ater's stage door and asked for Jefferson
de Angels. The comedian looking very
practical and commonplace in a business
suit of mixed brown. with leather-coIored
vest and black derby, sauntered across
the inclosure to where his wouId-be in
terviewer was waiting. How are you?'
he remarked. Il suppose you want to
know whether or not l am satisfied with
my new venture-everyone does. Candid
ly. | believe this time that l have a good
opera. and both my company and myself
are doing all we can to improve the op-
portunities it gives US. Things are run
hlnS smoothly now. and there will be no
changes made prior to Cur opening at the
Broadway Theater. Indeed, 1 cannot see
that we have left much to be done. The
production is all right our ubretto seems
to please the people, many of the operas
airs are charming and the lyrics-I noticed
that you did not like the lyrics L am
afraid you expected too much There
never was but one Gilbert, and he isn't
too ingenious and too complicated TO catch
the public ear. and so they never were
really popular. Harry b. Smith comes
near to being our best versifer but even
he often misses the mark. After all, the
words of song are not important. The
music is what is wanted. and above that
the libretto. A good book will carry a
bad score when good score won't carry
a bad book That was what was the
matter with The Caliph' But l expect
no end of success in this latest effort,
and don't think l shall be disappointed
There's my
Remember. now, she is our wifer"
1T Is remarkable just how few notable
single turns there are in vaudeville this
year" quoth Al. Wilson few days ago.
in the lobby of an uptown hotel. a
manager in search of good people can
lind trios and even duos galore, but men
who can hold the stage for fifteen or
| twenty minutes without assistance ara
rare. and, when found. are worth big
money. The scarcity is all the more pro-
nounced at present because of the fact
that most Of our best monOloguists are
on the legitimate stage. Billy Emerson
IS out with Cleveland and Wilson: Lew
| Docks;ader must be addressed en- route
with Primrose and Dockstader; Ezra
Kendall and Carroll Johnson are with
Billy West; Old Man Rice is appear
ing with Haverly. and many OF the bes;
irish and German comedians extant are
starring IN farce comedies The rsuIt is
that the meritorious single entertainers
are fewer and farther between than dan
delon pompoms in the wake of a cyclone
Nhich is why I'm going to get out OF
straight work pretty soon, and climb
back into my little place before a shut
in l.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-12
ELECTED OFFICERS.
Annual Meeting of the Narrsgansett
Boat Club.
Work OF Year Not UP 10 That For 1876,
Capt. K:lly Reported.

The Goth annual meeting of the Narragan-
sett Boat Club was held last night at the
Providencs Athletic Association.
There was a large attendance. many men,
bers coming because they.were not satisfied
with the nomination. SO compromise
ticket was put through. .Capt, g. &. Kelly In
his report said that while tie work Of '0' was
not equal to that of '96 1t compared we'll with
other years. Most of the rowing was done by
new members.
The principal event of the season was the
showing made by.Edward L. Scholzs at Bos-
ton and philadelphia, where he won both the
intern edate and senior single scull races OF
the New England Amateur Rowing Associa'
tion, establishing record for the Charles
river. But for an accident he would have
won the ermediate single scuil event OF the
National Association OF Amateur -Oarsinen at
Philadelphia.
Seymore and Barnes also made good show
ing in the race for Boyle medal last Septem'
ber Two new row boats Nave been sd ted 10
the navy during the year AT cost of si0O and
two row boats and two canoes have been DIS
posed Of. Nearly all the club boats are In
coed condition. The report Of Lieut.. Il. X.
Kalloch showed that the total mileage made
10y the members OF the club during the year
wa- about 2UN, the rtcoru not lncluulnR lns
figures Of Scholze, the club champion. which,
II included, would make the total much
higher. This s. fLr below the record Of former
years. but tho Lieutenant expressed hope
that il would be increased for this year. Sec.
retary Edward :. White made his report
which proved interesting, and the report OF
Treasurer Frederick A. Barnes showed the A.
nancisl condition OF the club to bo good.
W. J. Msndel was elected member OF the
club. Several designations were accepted.
The club will offer special advantages TO
wheelmen TO make the club house resting
place.
Edward :. Scholze, the club champion, will
enter two regattas OF the New England ANA.
teur Rowing Association, also the National
Association, this coming season.
The following officers We're elected: Prssi'
dent. George +. Hall vice president, Frank
Bowen secretary, Edward :. White: treas
urer. Frederick A. Barnes; captain, Lewis II.
Kalluck: Lieutenant. Bradbury l.. Barnes /;
board % governors, Albert J. Bunum, Joseph
d. Furlong George c. Kelly; auditor, John
r. Furlong.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-12
TURNED A SOMERSAULT.
Horse Attached to a Mail Wagon Gave
r markabl: PR Ormance.


Any one near Benefit and wickenden
streets, about o'clock last night. would
have seen "a mixed-up mass on the street.
but 1t would have taken an expert puzzle
solver to pick out the component parts
ana tell which was horse, cart. man or
mail, FOR such they proved to be.
The horse slipped ut the corner and
turning u beautiful souersault landed on
its back. The mall cart followed suit and
took trick making parabolic or
hypsrbolic ourvo with suoh mathematical
precision that IL would have made some of
the geometricIans at Brown green with
envy had they seen It,
In tho process OF its revolutions the
various letters and parcels fell ont OF the
mailbag and obecient 10 the law of gray-
itation started toward the eartb. In their
downward course many Of them came In
contact with the horses feet, which were
poiEted skyward. But they were not
stationery. They seemed to be moving
in all directions at once, and the feats
that that horse did then and there per-
form will form a topic OF conversation
among horses in this city for many o
month to ooiDc.
1t is 10 easy matter to balance such a
nuttering thing as n letter, Tut this zero
bntic horse would have couple OF letters
going on one foot and few packages on
another. Ihere wns a matter OF ~ or 80
letters of all kinds going mp and down
all the time, but never missing To land
on ono of the four noofs. They would
pass around from one to another in q
regular PROCESSION. Driver McCovsrn
couldnt see the fun for be was pinned
down by the shafts. and In getting out
the cutanoous membrane over the shin
bone was Iacerat5d This was plss.ereu
up ana things boing set TO rights, all
went on their way serenely.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-12
LANGLEY WHARF CASE.
Appellate Court Handed Down Its Decision
On Tax Matter.

On Tax Matter.
The opinion of this Appellate Court In
the case OF Samuel McAdam, collector.
vs. Samuel x. Honey et al, was handed
down yesterday. The opinion which was
written by Chief justice Matteson is as
follows The questions submitted assume
thar the assessment was made on May III.
1897, on which day the assessors signed
the assessment Ioll and deposited lt with
the city clerk. We think, however, that
the assessment must be deemed to have
been made on Feb %. 1897, the day fol-
lowing the last day in which the tax
payers were notified 10 bring in an ac-
count of their ratatle estate. Inc prop
erty of a taxpayer and his financial con-
dition are liable TO change from day tc
day
For this reason IL NAV well DO doubted
whether notice TO taxpayers to bring In
their accounts in February would give
validity to an assessment made so long
aftsrwarL as May 10. MoTwiggan VS..
Hunter IS H. L.. 777. Moreover TO re.
quire the assessor To follow all changes
that might take place In the holdings o1
property while the preparation OF the AS
sessment roll was In progress would De
exceedingly .inconvenient II not imprac-
ticable.
The assessment in legal contemplation
having been made as OF February "a,
1897. the subsequent conveyances re-
ferred to in the statement are subject to IL.
IL the whole tax covering the several
parcels taxed to the devisee OF John ,.
Langley is paid by holder of one of the
parcels, To prevent the sale of his parcel,
We think he would be entitled To recover
from those who have acquired the other
parcels the proportions OF the tax which
equitably should be paid on account OF
those parcels.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-12

100 per cent was the highest per-
cen age attsinsbie in points on whis-
kics exhibited at the Worlds Column
bisu Exposition.
Chester n. Graves & Sons OF Boston
indirectly exhibited cuckenhcirer
Pure Rye Wl1iskey, distilled May. $50.
This brand WAS awarded first prize
over all competitors.
a few dozen bottles OF this whiskey
arc sti owned by the Messrs. Graves
Sons, and the attention Of News
readers is.eal!ed to the fact that once
scld no more can be obtained
"Thc responsibility and reliability
OF the rep csc 7tationS made bye. n.
Graves & Sons, whose address is Box
r63o, Boston, Is urques,ioncd. "
you want fine Whiskey, write them"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-12

m an III. Isham; committee on Renealog l.
cal RESEARCH. .Jonp q. Austin, George Il.
Hart ana Frederick A. Arnold; commit
tee on neurology, wilfred IA. Munro.
Amos Perry and Robert Grieve; finance
comm mittee, II. IA. i. Goddard, Charles IL.
Smith and Richmond i. Everett; alter
nate, III. II. Chacs; auditing committee
Lewis j. Chace. James Burdick and Fer
dinand A. Lincoln.
The salary of the librarian during the
years 1894 TO 1867 inclusive was fixed ut
$1,000.
1he salary OF the s;retary was fixed at
$1,000.
The treasurer, X. u. Everett. reported
expenses S460l. 80; receipts, 1880. 2s.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-12


The Appellate Court has refused new
trial in tho case Of the Rhode Island
Savings Bank VS.. Catherine Calvin.
This was Newport case and the plain
tiff sued for balance due on proinis-
sorry note given to 1t 10y Patrick III. hor-
gan, Charles q. Pierce and Daniel Gal
vim August s, 1892, Tor the sum OF Sl0,-
600. secured y mortgage on real estate
in Newport. Daniel Calvin died Aug
gust 8, 1894, and afterward his real estate
was sold for the sum of $4,000. Patrick
Horgan was made party TO the suit on
petition OF Catherine Calvin, executrix
ON tho estate OF Daniel Calvin, and
Pierce, the other maker of the note was
without the jurisdiction OF the court.
At the trial Of the case tie plaintiff
produced the note, proved the amount due
upon it. Catherine Calvin then asked
the court to rule that sho was entitled TO
q verdict because the plaintiff had not
pursued the surviving debtors to Judg'
ment and execution which request was
denied. An appeal WINS taken on this re-
fusal, but the Appellate Court holds
there was no error in IL.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-12

The Rhode Island Veteran Citizens
Historical Association will hold n regular
meeting In the NJ. H. church on Mathew
son street tomorrow at 2:31 y. IN. An adj
dress will be given by DIR. Reuben \.
Guild on "A Chaplain OF the Revolution,
or the Diary and Addresses of ,he Rev.
Dr. Hezekinh smith Relating to Bunker
HILL saratoga aud Benedict Arnold.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-12
Locomotive Off the Track.

A big eiaht.wheeled locomotive, whiis
shifting from the main tracks to go to
the engine house, left the rails near Orms
street at IL 80 O'CLOCK yesterday and traf-
iic was DELAYED for about all hour.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-12
Sues For $4,000 Damages.

James Shea has begun suit against the
American screw Company. lie was en-
ploy,d Ivy the company ut one OF its mills
ard fell through trap doc, that had
been carel ,sly left open. lie was badly
In jurrd and seeks To recover $4,000.
Franklin II oven Is his attorney.