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then small town Of Chicago, the ilght
hearted little baud VI players turned
southwark, giving popular PERFORM
ancca IN Dubuque. dalenp. Memphis and
other towns along the way. These per-
formancca were Indeed the vcrleHt
"barnatormlngs' the plays being pre-
snntcd In the eating rooms ~ hotels. In
barns IN ouihuuHca, Ia fact In any con-
Vrnicnt building that offered and In
which u stage could be put up Some
times the house" was n LOSING one and
sometimes not For time though. tho
elder Jefferson was forced 10 hrinE out
hts painthruHheH o. turn few dollars
painting aIguH and decorating ceilings.
HI; before long a shadow fell on that
happy uu lucky. hnr1Wurking family.
in the city Of Mobile tho genial, loynhle
ma philusophic actor and painter feli a
Victim 10 the yellow fever. then rnging
IN the south. and died In few daya.
Little Joo'H courageous mother, nothing
inunted. opened boarding house In
Mobile for time o. tide thom over a
temporary embarrassment, aud then
once aTaln went ON the road. making
her way down the Mississippi and
thence into Texas ana Mexico.
Al this time mo young actor hai been
earning hy hard work ana rough knocks
thlt dramatic ana theatrical experience
which he Nna 20 turn q such good ac.
count IN later years, ile hal already
come 10 contact with MhoreadS the
elder Booth and James Wnllack.
From mat time The rise ~ the Young
comedian was rapid. In a few years BIZ
appeared ia Philadelphia undor the
management OF Burton and aftcrward
conducted the dramatic Performance
of the peals museum IN the Quaker
! city, After a season of this work he
started out ON his nrEt star engage
, ment. In New York he met md mn
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''Rlva.s" and pr. ollapod In THE Poor
Gentleman" The continued careful ex-
ccllrnce with which Mr.. Jefferson did
his work In these different parts not
only gave him his well earned repu,a-
ilon, but nodded the very character Of
his dramatic work.
In 1860 he visited California. and the
following year sailed from Han Fran
cisco o. Australia. ~ sydney. Mel
bourne, nallarat, Adelaide and Hobart
Town his success was unconditional. II
was not until May. 1895. that Mr jelicr-
son sailed from Melbourne for England.
after an Australuslan tour that brought
him both gold ana glory.
II was while In London that he met
Dion houclcault, o. whom no suggested
his pet idea Tor some adequate dramatic
zation OF the story ~ Hip Van Wrinkle
This story n Is true. had already been
dtamatlzei several times and Mr.. JEFF
ieraon had produced "A composite pro-
ductIon hy plecinE together portions OF
these different dramatlzatlona This
production took place In Washington
ana was attended hy but Indifferent
success, Years before this the actor had
come upon tho Life and Letters OF
Washington Irving" IN an old Dutch
farmhouse In Pennsylvania. and the
pregnant hint for mp Van Wrinkle
drama was the result Boucioault took
up this hint and dld his work, The
play was put on In London aud ran 10
nights az the Adelphl. after which II
toured the provinces.
lts unqualified success IN America II
well known. Equally well known Is SIR.
Je1erson's career since that success,
Today he Is reported 20 be "A millionaire,
has estates In Louisiana and IN New
Jersey, and Is the most venerable ana
deeply loved figure On the American
stage. ARTHUR J. STHlNGER.
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that the scorers are In Learn. 49,.
them ana are not chalklng up tho i,s'
as rapidly as they reel them on. a.
the monotony OF the riding viii bs
lievcd by one OF the riders sud,,'s'
starting out ut a merry clip in ma ~.
deavor TO cut down the lead ~ ~. sn'
rival. Inspired by his effort, ths r ,s
OF the band and the cheers OF m. 80
tators others win sprint along b,.,s'
him, and for some time they viii -
OF miles az though they were irwin. ~
the hour record instead Of nhs.,.t
away In a six day affair.
Now and again the attendant. -,
give hot drinks or fruit or othor -,
to their men. who eat Il going -,
and round on their wheels. Al ~, ~,
OF the Garden n number OF small 49,.
are set up In which are small col. -,
stoves and all sorts OF dlshss a.,
comcstibles. bicycles and tools =.
mcnding and ntting them, beside, =.
crythlng else that can possibly he -
ed. Here the riders come during ~,
short absences from the track Ia ~.
snatchcs OF rest or be massared !,
have their limbs bound up after M,
The last night n always one OF r,,,
excitement. and the vast building M.
thousands OF electric lights. hayy ~
the smoke from many cigars. patk,s !,
the caves with a shouting and Wsv,,,
crowd OF 5000 TO 10000 people lnelo,,,
n strange and stirring spectacle. n,
riders. excited by the cries Of the th,o,,
and the encouraging shouts Of ~,
personal friends and adheren,s 81
ginddenci by the thought that M,
grucling Ia nearly over. make All ,sr,,
OF sprintE and indulge In rcpartes Mi.
the onlookers and their fellows On n,
track. A band cnilvens the seen, viis
music whenever the din IL hushsi ~.
folcntly for a note 90 be heard al
short races are held between efs.k
short distance riders for special rfirsi
Some good races have been afrahfl
20 take place every afternoon and svts.
In. during the coming contest. IN uhi,A
well known amateur and profeulo.a
riders will take part. More than ia
will be offered In prizea during u,
week.
a six day contest Il necessarily
terribly hard undertaking. but u,
prlAss won by the leaders are sufteiss,
TO induce them TO Try for them MT
last year In winning the race eafril
after deductinR his expenses. a no,
more than 81 for each mile he travels,
not taking Into account an afrangsnsai
he made with the management on q,
last nlght for share Of the gate mst.
cy. lie won the flrst prize. u.i'a. AL
an additional $500 for breaking the M.
ord. From manufacturers Of ufss
wheels. saddles and handle bars h ".
ceived bonuses amounting 20 ti.ti1 ~
he appeared Mt prominent yau!fus
thcnter for some days, getting rsHff
20 doing. Ills total gains thus a-ss,i.
ed 20 1850. OF which about 80 u,ss
In training and racing expenses, ANT.
~ good showing for one week eve, 4
such hard labor.
CHARLES y. EDwARDEs
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ing been taken on In arms na n proper
~ child In groups Of happy pcaHantry.
Naturally. therefore. I was rtarcntruck
nt an early age. and as I had a thcntcr
stocked with scenery and properties I
could indulge my passion at n small eS-
pcnrs. especially no my stock company
were volunteer, consisting ~ two little
boys and their sister. who used to play
with me on Saturdays. OF course
was stage manager by the rlEht Of
possession ana had a. compile nll ~ the
plays. The plots were very simple and
made 30 conform with what oct pieces
we could got at. or what properties We
could secure ana hide during the abb
ucncc Of the property man"
In such manner were spent the early
days of Joseph jefferson, Whenever a
child was wanted ON the stage little
Joe naturally was appropriately dress
cd aud decorated and brought forth
His first active appearance on the
boards, however. was with that once
Industrious knight OF thc burnt cork. r.
ID. Rice, who delighted our r. ~
theirs with his then famous jim Crow
sketches and dances. The little Joe
had boheld these wonderful dances and
learned TO Initiate them. one day the
comedian himself caught the ohild at
his mlmctlc performance and straight.
way Insisted On his appearance In
public. The child was Put In a big bag
ana carried ON the stage by Jim Grow.
whore. durlng one ~ the comedians
! 1lRH, he was dumped out head first be.
/ fore tho eycs OF tho natonlfhrd house.
Then the little child Of years. dress.
ed ana disguised exactly n- the BIG
comedian. danced and sang In turn with
| his large confrers. The experiment
I WINS great HucccsH Pennies, slanences
nud shillinga Hhowerrl down on the
stage. and little Joe secured some ssi,
] \ short time aftcrWarl tho tiny actor
was taken 10 New York. where be- np.
I prnrcd IN % most wonderful combat
scene. This scene represented an Amer.
lean sailor nH vnnqulshinR and pitnt-
ing hla victorious foot on Grrek
pirate, at tho same time oxuiungly
waving a star Hpangled banner above
his own head,
lrelhnd's Records ~ the New Yorl.
stage" contains the following notice o.
this dramatic performance, which no.
tice, by the way. must have been the
nrHt press criticism lavished upon the
nsplrInr young comedian,
'Maatcr Titus. whose songs and
dances were much npplaudod. took q
benefit ON the aoth. when he appeared
with Master Joseph Jefferson In cello,
brated combat. It being this lads drsi
appearance out o. the Juvenile super.
numorary ranks, This little fellow wa,
the rrandson OF the great comedian OF
the Same name. ana IL the third JOSEPH
Jefferson known TO our stage. lie wa.
born at Philadelphia Feb 20. 1890"
In 1855, IA few years after his Now
York debut" little joe. with his father
and his mother, who was likewise dis,
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hooks among those strange piles OF the
utrioal properties" which occupy tho
back Of almost oyery stage. Il IL little
wonder that he himself should take
kindly 10 tho bunhin and the mask.
Such indeed was tho childhood life Of
Joseph Jefferson. tho uncrowned king
OF new world comedians. or. 20 use the
moro familiar phrase. "the venerable
dean OF the American stage"
For four generations back hts forcfn-
ehsrH had been actors. His grcat-Erand-
father was an eminent English plaS or
hnd manager. Ills grandfather. who
was born In plymouth IN i7'i. came 10
the new world and when but % years old
made his appearance In New York on
the stage OF The old John street thea
Ter.
In tho same way tho father Of thla
man who has immortallKcd GRIP Van
Wrinkle" was born In Philadelphia In
1904. and In his time also was esteemed
u very excellent actor. especially IN
'old man" parts. In addition to his
hiHtrionlc ability Joseph Jefferson. Rr..
Possessed n great deal OF artistic talent.
being a pklllful scene painter. OFTEN In
tho early days when business was bad
tho actor would WELD tho brush as a
painter OF signs and thereby rrplenish
the exhausted family Golfers. This ar
tintic ability WIS inherited by hts son,
who has found time 10 produce a NUM-
Der OF paintings FAR above mediocrity.
The younger Jefforson-our own JEFF
fernon OF the genial heart and the mcf'
~ Noice-haa given some chnrmlngly
Ingenious glimpseH Of that early the
1tricnl life. with It's mingled viclssi-
tudes, disasters and pleasures.
Speaking OF his childhood memories
MT jefferson In his autobiography
whlmsically says OF the thentor under
whose shadow he passed his iirat years
ut was a rickoty, cid. frame building
with n broad gable. facing on wide
avenue ana situated In the city oI
Washington. The door from our haci
entry opened upon the stage. and na
toddllnR little chap In short frock
was allowed full run OF the place. +,
behind the scenes was my nrat play
house. Aud what a playhouse II was
nllod with all sorts Of material for IN,
exercise Of my youthful imagnatlonl"
The great actor thus humorcusiy re-
veala those early influences which dccid
ed what should be his future NE work
In that rlokety. old Washington the
alter the youthful Jefferson played I'M
childish games among gaudily paint
ed scenes Of the bay OF Naples. nnd
Roman palace. and the dismal tomb o.
the Capulets ana the robbers cav int
which old Al Bahia used 20 lug IN,
bags OF gold he had stolen from tn
Forty Thieves. Here. too, he remsm
beers seeing Fanny Kemble and Tyronl
ana Power the Irish comedian, an,
many other great actors OF the time.
These" says Mr.. jefferson. speaking
OF the stage properties amid which h
played, were the kind of objects mn
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ciplc Of Thcspls. started out from Alba
ny for theatrical tour of the west
Tho family was In niraltoned circum-
stances. and In those days u journey
from the east 10 CHICAGO was no inaig-
nincant venture. During their ndven-
trruuu trip 10 the west they led the life
Of the Old fashioned Engiiah stroliing
players. Swing performances In the ar
fcfont towns ns thcy went through the
country. sometimes with success and
sometimes with dismal failure. ~ Buf.
falp the party embarked Tor Chlcaro.
passage being paid IN part by dramatic
performances given In the cabin u the
little steamer.
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cans are mercllessly lampooned In the
piece.
Property men have their trials and
fluctuations. but the one that looks ntt-
&c that end OF the performance OF the
new Englah comedy, His Better
Half" thinka his troubles are the unit
aa he has 20 secure three live babies ~
each town for use on the stnge.
Creston Clarke viii shortly produce
a new comedy. entltied THE Ragsea
Cavalier" the scenes OF which are iaiu
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"A Sensational Miss" and John Kernel
IN revival OF "McFadden's Eiope.
ment."
New York lately entertained some
sensations In the minor melodramatlc
way, such as burned Alive" ana
Mustang Kate"
Victorlen snrGou's play. Uncle Sam. Sc
whleh ooenSioned great alarm 90 the
government censor In Paris at the time
~ Thitn was president. has recently
been plaved asain in Brussela. Amerl.
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PROMINENT SIX DAY PLODDERS

in a picturesque period OF f'
tory. 49,, re-engag, :
to appear in comic opera ~
the spring. s,ar next sel'
son I'm the snrdou plays thA'
the estate OF Mics Davenport, the ehlsi
Margaret Fuller, nleee o. "o,syins
,,s,Ins ~ The United s,aies, ~ me q
Princess Fiayla In i"s NJ
Zenda."
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Il Is that It's story Is samuel Richard
sons "clarissa. or, The History Of a
Young Lady"
'Charlcy's Aunt has been translated
for The benefit 0f tho Athenian public.
which II setting little tired Of PRO
mrtheua Hound" and "Antigone" In the
original creek.
The now opera house % 81. Peters
hnrg viii cost slO0O,OO0 II will have a
sunkcn stage and "A concealed o,chestra.
An idea OF thc alze OF the stage may be
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next spring. We ARE to have the most
elaborate production this play has ever
had IN This country"
the next comedy production by
charles II, Iloyt viii probably be -
DOB IN me Manager" a piece written foi
tho late Mrs, Hoyt
There Is a new French opera called
"Invaians." Toe nolnt OF Interest nbout
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gathered from the fact that the pro-
seenium arch VIII be 40 feet high.
while In Kansas city, the manage.
ment Of The Great Train Robbery"
made an offer 20 Jesse James, Jr.. son
OF the famous outlaw, OF 500 a week 10
take prominent part. lie declined on
the ground that he did not care Tor the.
atrlcal life.
There are Chinese, Hebrew and Ger.
man playhouses In New York.
Lotto ellison will star next season In
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THE VENERABLE DEAN
OF THE
AMERICAN STAGE.
OF THE

childish eyes were wont 10 look upon.
aud In this huge and DUSTY ;oyfhop.
made FOR children Of large growth.
got my firHt experience.
II had seen many rchcarfala and
sometimes got peep ut the play. hav-
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TOPICS OF THE STAGE.

Mrs. Flske has In view big produce
ton OF the drumatlzatlon OF Thnckor-
avs Vanity Fair" now being prepared
Tor her by Langdon Mitchell, who. by
the way. Is the son of Or. <. Weir
Mitchell OF Philadelphia.
william Faversham ~ quoted as say
ng; MIR Frohmnn Ii golnK 10 star Miss
Adams ahd me Ia Romeo ana InliaT
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03
WARREN.
MEsr couNTY TOWNS.

w
Those in a position to know say that
there is no prospect for the starting up of
the cotton mills at West Warren until the
situation is Strengthened out at Fall River
and Lowell.
The present stockholders in the Warren
Steam Pump Company will have the first
opportunity to buy the additional stock
that has been issued. 1t is understood
that enough Of the new stock has been
purchased to keep controlling interest in
the business IN Warren The plant of the
company is being run to its present full
capacity.
The new machinery of the Warren Nov
city Company IS all in place in the Rams
dell block in the rear of the town house,
and the engine and shafting has been run
the past week to timber up the shafting
and find out if there are any defects in
Clara Barton Post s., G. A. R.. will
move it's headquarters into the town house
block the first Of this week. The installa-
ton will take place in the new quarters
Wednesday evening. The installing Of
ficer will be Comrade j. G. Warren Of
West Brookfield.
The roof of the town house has been re-
paired and the carpenters are at work in
the interior. The floor of the west sec
four feet, and the stage Will be brought
out into the hall six feet further than the
old one Several dressing rooms will be
arranged under the stage, and the ante
rooms viii be entered from the stage
without having TO go up or down stairs
All Of the plastering will have to be pulled
off the walls,
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03
UxBRlDGE.
UNION DEFENDERS.

The committee of A. A. Sherman
Camp to arrange for Union Defenders
have decided to nave the exercises pub
lie, and they will probably be held in
the town hall, on Feb. u.
The committee have been very for
tunate in securing the Hon. S. Cushman
of New Bedford to deliver the address
of the evening.
Mai. Cushman was the first COM
mander Of the Massachusetts G. A. R.,
and is a well-known speaker He is
well known by some Of the older resi-
dents of Uxbridge.
The grammar and high schools have
been invited to attend in body. The
committee win endeavor to arrange a
very interesting program for the eve
ming.
Miss Annie Cyr of Northbridge was
sentenced to the house of correction for
three months, in the district court, Sat
urday, on the charge of larceny of cot
ton cloth from the Rockdale mills
The court gave the decision in the
case of Bishop VS. Roch, which was
tried two weeks ago. A judgment of
SO 70 was awarded to the plaintiff. The
sum was about half the amount sued
for. The defendant appealed
Edwin F. futile will install the Off
GERS of William Francis Barry Camp,
No. 10, Sons of Veterans of Melrose,
Monday evening. The installation will
be held with that of tire Ladies' Aid So
cietv. and after the ceremonies Mr.. Tut
tie win deliver an address on "Our loyal
women"
The democratic town committee have
organized with Arthur z. Seagrave,
chairman; Eugene Houlihan. secretary
and Leander S Aldrich, treasurer.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03
JUDGE E. H. BENNETT.
Death Of the Dean of Boston University
Law School.

Boston, Jan. 2.--Judge Edmund H.
Bennett, the venerable dean of the Bos-
ton University Law School, died this
morning at the Hotel Yendone, after
an illness of few weeks. He had
been suffering for some time, but was
not confined to his bed until Monday Of
last week. gThe end was as calm as If
he was dropping into quiet sleep. The
funeral will take place Wednesday
morning at the Emmanuel Church. The
body will be taken to Taunton.
Judge Bennett was born in Manehes-
ter, VT, April 8, 1924. He was gradu-
ated from the University Of Vermont in
1913; was admitted to the Vermont bar
in 1S47, and later came to Boston and
was admitted to the Suffolk bar. He
established his home in Taunton, Mass
In 1858 he was appointed judge of pro-
bate and insolvency for Bristol county
which office he held until 1883.
From 1865 to 1867 Judge Bennett was
mayor of Taunton, and he has been
identified with the citys affairs in va
rious ways From 1865 to 1871 he was
lecturer at the Harvard Law School
and has been professor and dean of the
Boston University Law School since the
latter date.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03
A CONGRESS OF NATIONS.
Poker Rapidly Becoming an Intema
tional Game in Worcester.

EOktF .Rdpluiy Becoming all lHleiIld-
tional Game in Worcester.
The police are skeptical in regard to
poker being an exclusively American
game. Yesterday afternoon a party OF
five devotees Of the pasteboards were
found engaged in little game at 10
Winter street, in the tenement occupied
by Ernest Abels. Officers March and
Laviolette were armed with warrant
and entered in season to open a jack
pot with the warrant. A small amount
of money was on the table, but was
scooped in by the officers, as none OF
the players cared to call them. The FIVE
men were placed under arrest and the
patrol wagon called, and, upon its ar
rival all were bundled in. On the way
to Station l, a negro was picked up,
much under the influence Of liquor. At
the station, the five card players and
the DRUNK were booked by Sergt. HILL
and, when he had finished, the register
looked as though a congress of nations
were guests of the police. The card
players and nationality are: Ernest
Abels, German; Joseph Pokosafsky,
Russian: James Kiley, IRISH David
Esenberg, English; Eli Belanger, Cana
dian. These five names were followed
by that of the drunk, whose nationality
was down as African.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03
LEICESTER.
COMMUNION SUNDAY.

Sunday was communion day at the
First Congregational Church, and three
new members were received by letter,
Mrs. Melville w. Smith and Misses
Bertha c. and Abbie G. Smith were adj
mitted by letter from the First Congre-
gational Church of Spencer, Rev. SHEER
man w. Brown, pastor. AT the evening
service Rev. D. c. Reid spoke on Mar
riage: When and what for%' The sub
ject Of the Monday evening meeting is
Husband and wife" Only married
people invited.
MINOR NEWS NOTES.
The Y. P. S. C. E. will hold a business
meeting at 7.45 this evening at the
church vestry. The annual meeting of
the parish has been postponed.
The Excelsior Club viii meet at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Marsh on
Tuesday evening.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Hospital Branch win be held with Mrs.
Arthur Smith Wednesday at 3 p. m,
Miss Lucetta Clifford of Maine, form
erly Of Leicester is visiting friends in
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred B. Young of Law
renee are the guests of Frank P. Young
of Pine street.
J. Higgins Of Worcester is breaking as
motorman on the Worcester and Subur-
ban.
During the cold weather the new cleo
trio heaters in the cars of the Worces-
ter and Suburban do not heat the cars
as well as was expected. In some cars
the heat is felt and they are fairly COM
Portable, but in some OF the old cars
the cold comes in at the cracks and
makes very chilly seat for an hours
ride.
The primary Sunday school scholars
of the First Congregational Church We're
presented copies of celebrated paintings
by Principal G. +. Palmer Sunday.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03
SHREWSBURY,
BoRnnR roMN MOVIES.

Sunday was communion Sunday at the
Congregational Church, and the following
were admitted on profession of faith: Mrs.
E. Howe Edith Howe. Mrs. David Rice,
Florence Cutler, Helen Harlow.
Passengers on the Marlboro road cars
Friday evening were delayed many hours
on account of the storm. Several had to
walk part OF the way to reach their des-
tination. Nothing like schedule time was
asumed until Sunday.
MIR. Yamogochi, a Japanese student at
lark University. Worcester addressed a
trge congregation at the NJ +. Church,
tlilday He spoke of the customs of his
eople and the work of the American mis-
onaries. -
Rev. j. r.. Waterhouse will speak at
lake View Tuesday evening.
The Epworth League connected with the
Ing and supper Tuesday evening. .