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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-30

practically given 1t up. But couldn't
convince him. He said that only act
ors who were "has beens" and failures
went into this work. and that the pub
lie in New York was sick of it, and
that it was merely question of weeks
before San Francisco would feel the
same. THE legitimate fad is on the
wane now in New York" continued
my companion; you mark me. that
when one of these broken down lead
ing men looks for a vaudeville job next
year the manager will ask him if he
can do a double back-action song and
dance. This legitimate fake is played
out. If the actors want to stay in
vaudeville with short hours and long
salaries they had better fall in and
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The moral of the play seeks to point out
the absolute necessity of thorough self
knowledge in each, and mutual conf
dence in each other, that to secure true
happiness there must be but one line OF
thought between husband and wife. each
bearing an equal important relation to
the other. In "a Dolls House" Nora, the
wife, worships Torvald, her husband as
superior and almost supreme being. To
save him from punishment for an excus-
able crime committed in his youth, she
commits forgery. Making this sacrifice
in his behalf she discovers that her idol
has been one of brass with feet of clay,
and that in truth she is the superior be-
ing, so much so that there can never
again be/any harmony between them, and
SO they part.
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New Comedu.

The Henderson company, an organiza-
ton that played a long season at the
Great Northern Theater in Chicago last
year, opens at the New Comedy, Mon
day night, in Sardou's well-known work,
"A Scrap of Paper continuing that play
until Thursday evening, when 1.-The
Crust of Society will go on and finish
out the week. Both plays have been seen
in San Francisco before, so it remains
only to give the list of players and which
are: Edward NJ. Bell, Russell Bassett,
Adelaide FirZalIen, Carrie. Clarke Warde,
Frankie M Raymond, Alma Smyrna,
Grace D. Pierce, Frank &. Thompson,
Harry F. Adams. Kingsley Benedict,
Charles Fleming. Frederick Tjader and
Jean de Lacy
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in making the character, probable. Peo-
pie delight in complicating Ibsen, who
writes practical plays for the practical
theater. ! hope that Miss Bates and
the company will realize that the wiz
ard Of the north is as simple as Sardou
or Shakespeare, and that of all IDsen's
pieces, "a Dolls House" comes the
nearest to being popular" There is
really no reason why we should follow
up the performance with a fight about
its meaning. Also I hope that Miss
Bates will not tire herself with the
tarantella in the second act. The dance
was her sad moment in THE Dancing
Girl" and if she all but cut this one
she will be merely following the pre-
cedent of nearly all the great European
actresses who have played Nora.
ASHTON STEVENS.
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Ibsen play in San Francisco Miss
Bates has done wonderful work this
season, especially in THE Dancing
Girl" where she revealed a new streak
of temperament and led me to hope
that some day she might play Car
men" Whether she can play Nora for
anything like what is in the part is a
more serious question; 1t Is easy-so
easy-to everyday, and to underplay 1t
brings about an even worse result. In
America particularly, the difficulty lies
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unconscious that she is speaking to the
author of her first great wrong, bursts up
on him in moment of wild emotion, with
q most fearful arraignment TO the Sterner
hood. The man, wounded by the truth
fulness of the charge, and writing in
the secret consciousness of his own guilt,
rallies from the staggering effects of the
assaults and rushes to a desperate de-
Tense. The. contest is on. the battle cry
is sex against sex" The cast includes
Howard Hall, w. H. turner, Thomas
David Julien Barton, A. D. Richardson,
William J. Cornell, r. A. Bennett, Walter
Matthews. Amelia Gardner, Janet Bar
rington Eugene Hayden, Ella Bailey
Robertson and others.
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uses commendable moderation, I think.
Mr.. Rice is really funny this time in
that timber, nasal way Of his. Mr..
Rice still writhes archly, but with
hardly as much insinuation as last
year; In fact condensing has greatly
improved his quality.
And still speaking of things con-
densed. they have q miniature version
of Anna Held at the Orpheum In the
person Of little Charlie Rossow, one of
the famous Inidgets of that name. He
is the tiniest, funniest and humanest
of all the female impersonators, and
later on in the show he displays his
masculinity in heart to heart boxing
match with his brother.
The wierd. the curious, the cog
nescenti. the Ibsenites, the critics and
the "purfesh" will turn in to the Bald
win in force next Friday afternoon to
see Blanche Bates and the Frawleys in
ga Dolls House" No matter what
happens 1t will be record event,
marking the first performance Of an
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-30
Morosco' S.

1.-THE Indian" comparatively new
play, by Lewis Morrison, will be seen
here for the first time at Morosco's to-
morrow night. 1t is a spectacular melo-
drama of Washington and the Western
frontier. and the story is said to be based
on facts. 1t throws the warm light of
melodrama on thievery at the Indian
agencies and warfare as practiced by the
Sioux. Mr.. Brophy will impersonate the
two Indian heroes, Blue Feather and Red
Feather and Miss Atwood will be the
American girl. Two newcomers are in
the cast, Henry Napier, late with Mod
teska, and Miss Isis MAYNARD.
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The California.

The yellow kid will be introduced to
the local stage at the California tonight
In the farce comedy "Hogan's Alley"
The yellow kid pictures are hardly as
we'll known here as in New York. but
still they are familiar, and doubtless
many persons will be interested to see
how Micky Dugan fares as the central
figure in a farce comedy.
In addition to the latest songs, ballads
and rag-time ditties, several new fea-
lures have been given the road produc-
ton, including Hogans Alley and Cycle
Club and Illuminated roof garden.
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The TVoIi.

One of Offenbach's delightful comic
operas, THE Grand Duchess" will be
the bill this week at the TivoH. Anna
LIGHTER will have the title part, and the
new soubrette, Anna Meyers, will sing
Wanda. ElYia Crox will be the Prince
Paul; Edwin Stevens, the Baron Puck,
and Phil Branson. the Fritz. William
Pruett appears the comic General and
w. H. West. as the Baron. With the
excellent company now at the Tivoli these
revivals of classic comic opera are more
than entertaining-they are educational.
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Chutes

Lillian F. Smith and her shooting sis
ter and father are giving exhibitions Of
craftsmanship at the Chutes Free Thea
ter. They will be retained next week.
with Mcbride and James, Irish conedt-
ans, and Eusapia, in her political trans
formal ton dance" The LIE RoyS, triple
ring athletes, and Arturo Salvini, tenor,
-rri1 No
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who. In his efforts to pass bill that
will free Cuba engages the enmity OF me
er's accomplices. Temptation is strong,
but duty conquers. Ernest Hastings,
George Osbourne, Gretchen Lyons ana
many others of the Alcazar company are
in the cast
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Tho Baldwin.

The final performance Of 1.-THE Prisoner
of Zenda" by the Frawley company will
be given at the Baldwin Theater &C.
night. Tomorrow night the company
will enter upon the last week of its
stay in this city, and as these will be the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-30
The Afcazar.

The Alcazar will help along the cleo
ton fever this week with Henry Guy
Cartoons political drama, Ambition"
which was written for and played by
Nat Goodwin. The hero of the play is
an honest Senator, Obediah Beck by name,
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The Voorsanoer Concert.

Tomorrow night at Sherman & Clay's
Hall Miss Charlotte o. Voorsanger will
give a concert which will contain many
excellent features. Miss Voorsanger will
he assisted by Chevalier Maurice de
Vries, Signor NJ. Martinez, Mrs. c.. Roper
and others.
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arm the business in the good old
ay."
But these bodeful remarks didn't spoil
my fun in the least. Nothing could be
quicker. cleaner and more complete
than Mr.. and Mrs. RoyIe and their
ompany of two in Captain Impu-
dence." I saw the piece in it's premiere
and in its entirety some three years
back at the California There were at
least sixty seven seperate plays in it
then, ranging from melodramas to
comic operas. The mills grind slowly,
but 1 am glad to see that at last Mr..
Royle has parted company with the
unworthy sixty-six.
A somewhat legitimate and quite
humorous turn entitled Our Honey
moon is contributed by John c. Rice
and Sally Cohen. Mr.. Rice you will
remember as the happy person who
was kissed one whole season by May
Irwin and another by Marie Dressler
in "Courted Into Court" Miss Cohen
was in the company, but her oscula-
tory chances with Mr.. Rice were few.
Now she has him all to herself and
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final appearances for nearly a dozen
months, local theater-goers will no DOUBT
turn out In force. The bill for the hrst
six nights and the Saturday matinee Is
Augustin Days latest comedy Ihe
Transit of Leo" a work from the Ger
man. The piece is highly spoken OF ana
is said to contain all the best elements OF
that class of comedy with which we have
become SO we'll acquainted. There are
some, excellent character bits In the piece
and the comedy element is offset by a
pretty love story. THE Transit OF Leo
viii be preceded each evening by new
one-act play from the pen OF u. roster
Platt called "a Backwoods Betrotnal,
which tells a story of life in the heaIl VI
The Frawley season at the BaldW YIN VIII
close on Sunday night, the 9Th OF NoV9ni-
Der. with request performance OF An
Enemy to the King. e.,ov,oa of
Here is the cast for the performance ~
AZ Dolls House." which will be gwen III
the Raldwin on Friday afternoon:
rrorveId Eelmer ........-.... Iheodore Jot
Nora his wife -. 1Sox,ra
Doctor Rank .........-.'''--'. :. - va-ne
Mrs. Linden ..............-.-..I 4ucllle la -
Nils Krogstad ...........---...-'.Sa sam Ii.,as
The HeImers' three children. by theLiS N
Anna their nurse .-....'.-.... t 1I y,,niso1
A maid servant .............--.'.hSna1 S,nnIve y
And here is a press account OF the pay a
IT Is an Ibsenian treatise upon Ihe eA-
listing conditions in matrimonial diiiaii0e''
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The Olympia.

Irene Franklin begins the last week Of
her engagement at the Olympia with
new programme.
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= GO to the Orpheum nowadays
about once in a fortnight, partly to
see the show, and partly to bask in
the sunshine of prosperity and
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-09-14
HAS ADOPTED THE PROTOCOL.
Spanish Senate Agrees to Terms OF
the Americans.

Madrid, Sept. l2.-The senate has
adopted the Hispano-American protocol
by sitting and standing vote on Sat.
urday.
The position of the ministry has been
greatly shaken by the charges made Fri.
day against the government, collectively
and Individually, by Senior Canalejas, ed
itor of FL Heraldo, and now n recognized
lieutenant in the newly organized party
headed by General Polavieja. 1t is be.
lieved that Senor Canalejas has docu.
ment to support his accusations of in.
capacity against General Correa, minis.
ter of marine. A majority of the cabinet
listened to this speech. and the silence
of the ministerial deputies was most sig.
nifcant.
A minister. in reply to question rs
to whether a ministerial crisis is immi.
nent, said it was idle to attempt to con.
ceal the fact that crisis was inevitable,
and would come next week after the
chambers had adopted the government 8
bill authorizing the alternating of nation.
al territory as n condition of peace. The
queen, it is understood. informed Sa.
gasta yesterday that she would continue
to bestow her confidence upon him for
some days yet. Several prominent depu
ties are in favor of joining General Pol.
avieja's party.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-09-14

London, Sept. l2-The experiments in
wireless telegaphy, which are being con
Quoted ?. Osborne. continue to attract
the wide attention in scientific circles
and many Of the foremost scientists OF
Europe have come to England to per-
sonally watch the tests. Until her de-
parture last week for Balmoral the queen
took the liyeiiest interest in the expert
ments, and 1t is stated that many mes
sages passed between Osborne house and
the royal yacht having on board the
prince Of Wales.
Mr.. Marconi, the young inventor OF the
system, had charge Of tile tests. During
a period Of 10 days bulletin was sent
each morning by wireless telegraphy CIV
ing the queen information concerning the
condition of the, prince. Messages also
passed freely between the duke and duch-
ess of York. The yacht was anchored
at a distance Of two miles from Osborne
house, the two positions not being in
sight Of one another. as they were inter-
cepted by hill.
Messages were received on board the
Yacht when under steam, one from the
duke Of Connaught. and the reply was
successfully dispatched. no hitch occur
ring from the first W the last.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-09-14
ANOTHER BLOW 70 SPAIN
sAvAGEs TAKE THE cARoLINEs
II Is Reported That the Natives
Have Arisen Against the spanish
Garrison and Captured the ISL
ands for Themselves.

San Francisco. sept. l2.--Private ad
vices have been received to the effect
that the Caroline group of islands, which
this country contemplated seizing, had
the war with Spain been prolonged, are
by this time in the control of the ma.
tives.
Two native kings of the group, who
had long been ut war with each other
some months ago declared truce, com
bined their forces and began war against
the Spanish authorities. who sent in
vain to Guam for aid. after concentrat.
ing their forces at Ponape. The Span
iards were poorly supplied with ammi-
milton and in no position to resist a
prolonged attack.
The supposition is that the place was
captured and the Spanish garrison wiped
out. This would virtually mean the
capture OF the entire group of islands.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-09-14
FUSION WAS ACCOMPLISHED.
The Three Conventions mt Eilens-
burg Nominate a Ticket.

Ellensburg, Wash, Sept. l2.-The tick.
ct nominated on Saturday by the three
conventions, democratic, populist and
silver republican, is as follows:
For congressman at large-James Ham
ilton Lewis, democrat, of Seattle. Will
lam C. Jones, silver republican, of Spo-
kane.
For supreme court judges-Benjamin
+. Houston, populist, Of Tacoma. Nc
Twin NJ. Goldman, democrat, of Dayton.
Fusion has been effected and what the
state leaders declare is the strongest
ticket ever put forward in the state has
been nominated. On the ticket chosen
each of the three large centers Of pOpu.
lation is represented and in addition the
agricultural counties have been given rec
ognition in the selection of Judge NJ. NJ.
Goldman of Columbia county, as one Of
the supreme court judges.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-09-14
NEW WESTMINSTER BURNE
The business Part Destroyed, WI
Two and Half Millions Loss.

Vancouver, b. c., Sept. 1.-THE b,
iness portion Of New Westminster W
totally destroyed by fire this morning.
II is impossible TO estimate the proper
loss at this writing but II will run In
the hundreds Of thousands. Despair n
suffering are the lot OF hundreds
homeless people. Food, clothing and
Of all kinds Is being hurriedly dispatch
from Vancouver TO the ill-fated "roys
city.
II is not known how many people Il
their lives, but il Is feared several ha
been burned to death.
Campbell, fireman, fell of the 70
Of burning building and was killed.
A woman dropped dead from frigl
One woman, who had been confined t,
weeks ago, died while they were movil
her from burning house, while anoth
suffering from typhoid fever. who bi
been twice removed from residenc
which were in the burning zone. did
survive the shock.
So extremely fierce were the flames tn
apples on the trees on the side Of Il
street opposite the burning houses we
roasted.
Three river steamers were destroyed
the Edgar, Gladys and Bonaccord.
Every industry save the big Royal Cii
planning mills and Cleve Canning Cor
pany has been wiped out. The Canadii
Pacific railroad station and bridge aero
Fraser river we're burned.
The fire started about midnight on II
river front and was caused by a spar
from n steamer.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-09-14
ALGER MAKES A STATEMEl
Says He Courts the Fullest Inves
cation of Conduct of the War.

Detroit, Mich, Sept. 10. - SecretA
Alger arrived this morning. Being ask
to make statement for publication
latiye to the charges against his adm
istration of the war department, the 8
retary replied:
"Now, what do you want me to d
Get down in the sewer with the SEN
tional peoplei They are not worryi
me. There is nothing to the charges
eepting somebody's desire to make pol
ical capital.
'The work the department has h
to do in SO short time has been q We
great task. The commissary and quart
masters departments have had the d
tribution of more than 300 tons OF pi
visions, rations and forage daily. Ps
Of this has involved transportation md
than half way round the world. 1t
not surprising that some few slips ha
been made.
81 have asked the president to appoi
the strongest commission possible TO ct
duct an investigation into the condt
Of the war. 1t will be made up Of Sol
of the ablest army officers and its wo
will be Of the greatest Importance as
piled to the past and as affecting
future. Its greatest value will be in p
fecting the entire organization Of
army and applying the lessons Of
past"
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-09-14
FATAL AND COSTLY Fl
JEROME, ARIZONA, DESTROY
The Famous Mining Town Is vii
Out by the R1ames-The Los
Amount to a Million Dolla,

Prescott, Ariz.. Sept. 1.-THE to
OF Jerome was completely wiped out
morning by fire, entailing q loss of
$l,OOO,O0O in property. Eleven bodies h.
so far been recovered, while a score
more are said to be in the ruins or IN
ing. The fire originated from a gasol
stove. in a cabin and spread SO rapi
and fiercely that it was impossible
save even clothing. The fire was
fined exclusively to the business port
of the town and the open ground int
vening between it and the mamm,
works of the United Verde Compa
saved the latters plant, otherwise
loss and suffering would have been
rible. Many people from Jerome are
irving here on special trains, while th,
remaining are being carded for by (
company.
Where the fire originated was the SC,
of drunken carousal last night, q
while no demonstrations are being ms
against the men who are responsible
it when the horrors of the deed W,
away from the victims. attention
be given to the men who are accus
They are said to be Italians.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-09-14
A LIVELY Election,

New Orleans. Sept. l2.-The steam
Olympia, which has arrived here fro
Porto Cortes, brings news OF serious rio
ing in Guatemala, during the recent ele
tions. in which ii is said 300 were kills
and wounded. The story Of the riotin
was brought from Porto Barios to Port
Cortes by a trading steamer, whose ca
tain says the facts were kept of the wir'
by the government censors.
Although Prospero Morales had die
after his capture by the governmeI
forces, his followers were ill-content
submit TO the election Of President 4
trada, and although In no shape TO NAL
strong fight In the balloting, gathere
in forces at the polls and considerab
disorder followed heated personal di
putes.
Troops had been posted near all Il
polls and when disorders became extei
sive, the order TO fire was given. Detail
are lacking, but according to the steam
er captain $50 were killed or fatal
wounded.
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IDAHO.

Heavy forest fires have been raging in
Custer county and have done a great
amount Of damage. 1t is said most OF
them were caused by the Indians, who
are quite numerous in the mountains
hunting deer.
In the land contest case of Law VS..
We'll, involving so acres adjoining Sand.
point, which has been pending for nearly
four years before the land department,
a decision has been rendered by the Sec
retary Of the interior, reversing all pre-
vious decisions and ruling in favor of the
contestant.
From now on the prune industry must
assume greater proportions year by year,
as there are within radius of seven
miles from Kendrick 1000 acres of prunes.
Next week will find number engaged
in packing prunes for eastern orders, and
by the 25th inst, the drying season will
commence.
Thousands OF sheep are ranging in the
vicinity Of Bear creek and Pollock noun.
tain in Washington county this season,
and the sheep men report that bear seem
10 be more numerous than usual, several
lambs having been stolen from the vari.
Gus flocks.
Parties coming from the Nez Perce res
ervation report an excellent crop being
harvested in that section. and that all
are hopeful and buoyant over the ideal
weather, which is exceedingly favorable
to harvesting. The crop is taken as
strongly Indicative Of the possibilities Of
that section when once the land Is more
generally titled and developed.
The annual session OF the Idaho State
Medical society closed at Moscow with a
banquet to the visitors. The principal
business Of the day was the selection Of
Lewiston as the place for holding the
next meeting and the election of the fol.
lowing officers: President. DIR. q. w.
Shaft, Lewiston; vice president, DIR. Guy.
son, Montpelier, and DR.. Ed Il. Maxey
of Caldwell was continued US secretary
and treasurer.
Ii Is definitely announced that the
work of construction on the Snake river
bridge at Lewiston will begin October J..
The specifications call for q bridge 1886
feet long, SO feet above high water mark
over the navigable channel. This channel
will be crossed by cantileyer span 374
feet in the clear. There will be IL spans.
The estimated cost Of the bridge is $780,.
600. The site Of the bridge is on Snake
River avenue. 200 feet north of Main
street.
Cyrus E. Babb Of the photographic d.
vision OF the United States geological
survey, states that measurement OF the
Boise river on August 8 showed flow
Of $40 cubic feet per second. On August
"a the flow was 608 feet. In ordinary
years the river at extreme low water has
flowed from $50 to 300 cubic feet per
second. The various canals taken from
the stream have total capacity Of 1000
feet per second. 1t is therefore possible, In
the event Of their being kept running full,
to divert practically all of the water.