The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-22

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selfish speckilaters hadn't put the price
up on me so like fun"
joe Hawortb ns John storm. p
Joseph Taworth made his first appear
anco as John Storm I'm Tho Christian
the Same night that deaths sudden sum-
mons closed Ethel Marlowe's stage career.
liaworths friends, who are many and
sincere hope he will make full use OF tho
opportunity now within his grasp to ro-
habilitate himself In the eyes OF the pub
lie Haworth really just misses being
one OF the thoaters great lights, and out
in Crestline, o., typical railroad town
because of the injunction there Of TWO
great trunk lines the folk believe that he
will yet succeed i'm making the most OF
himself They delight TO tell In Crcstlino
how whom nc was a kid he used To get up
On one of the dining room tables Of the lit
tie towns CHIEF hotel and do songs and
dances and other juvenile acts for the do
lectation of the townsfolk and the tarrying
travelling men, and whenever he goes
there, which is frequently, he Is received
with the warmest sort Of welcome.
Haworth is not a native OF Crestline,
but he worked In the old Continental
there as bellboy in the days before the
advent of the dining car, when most OF the
through trains on Two railroads waited
daily half AN hour for dinner and as long
for supper. His boyish cleyerness won
high place for him in the regard of the
residents, and this place ho still holds
Truth to tell, Haworth feels as cordial
toward his old time neighbors and friends
as they feel toward him and never hesi-
tates to entertain them, not only with
various examples Of his art, but with
stories galore from the wonderful stock
which he has been able 20 gather in the
years since he started out in the great
world for himself
Joe has two brothers, one Of whom writes
plays, as most of my readers know, The
other cmulates MIR Riley, " famed in tho
old song, who kopt hotel. There may be
other Haworth brothers, too, somewhere,
and, unless death has claimed her, there
is also in Cleveland n mother Haworth
whose pride in her Joe and faith in his
ability are altogether beyond the power of
words TO describe
An Advance In Art.
Talking with the writer this morning n
travelling salesman f0r one of the biggest
dealers in imported reproductions of ia
nous works OF art poured out his soul in
"A heartfelt complaint
"Unless something as done, said the
salesman, Il fear our business will go To
the dogs. Not that Americans are not
ready TO buy lrst class photographers and
other reproductions. Far from 1t.
but our trouble arises from the fact
that Americans are making as well as
buying high class reproductions Of the
best works, and favored 10y the tariff,
they are selling them so much cheaper
than we possibly can that we are really in
danger OF losing the bulk Of our trade.
Think OF print of THE Angelus, for in
stance being offered at 81, while the low
est price we can possibly accept and live
is 81!
The buyer doesn't know the difference
between an imported photogravure and
one that is not imported. He doesn't care.
There's no reason why he should care, TO
be frank about ityTUr thg American article
is as good as ours. Our only salvation
now is that the American publishers are
not reproducing the new subjects except
in rare instances When they begin to do
that, shall be obliged to seek new oc-
cupation or engage my services TO firm
of American publishers
81 must say however" he concluded,
"that the people are buying more good
pictures this year than they have for
long time, and that shows, as few things
could, that there is money a-plenty in the
country" DEXTER MARSHALL.