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The Portland daily press., 1899-05-11

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luxurious Fumtng and bathing of the per-
spring body, While capillary absorption is most
expelled by these fumes. All in distress, with
OUT tinong relief or removing the cause, will re-
ceive estimates Of time and cost OF restoration,
without regard to names given the symptoms.
as pure blooded body by Anidrosis Is 10 place
for any such developments. Send 10: free
book. Reyare of Imttntors.
ANIDROSIS SANITARIUM,
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Call l6i Bracket ST.. Portland. apl29dtf
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-11

at Alfred. Owing to the recent death of
the brides father. Captain Melville H..
Walker, the wedding was a very quiet
one, only the immediate friends and rela-
tives being present.
NOTES.
The Hodgkins-Pollard wedding will
OCCUR in Brunswick May %.
Miss Jennie c. Bowers, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. William Bowers OF Roxbury,
Mass, and DR.. Edward p. Day Of Albion,
Ms, were united In marriage at the rec
tory of st. Jossph's church In Roxbury,
Monday by Rev. Garrett =. Barry. DR.
and Mrs. Day will make their home in
Albion, Me.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-11

A NYONE wishing quiet and restful vacation
n after a hard years work wi fnd there is
no better place 10 obtain 1t than in ana around
the Famous Wadsworth Hail." Reasonable
terms. For further information address the
proprietor, JOHN B. PIKE. Hiram, Me. ap254
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-11
DANGERS REAL AND FANCIED.

The average woman will scream with
terror at the sight of an innocent little
mouse, and then complacently sit down
and suffer in silence with diseases that are
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-11
WATCHES ON lNSTALLMENTS.

Waltham and Elgin Watches A large stock
OF new model Watches will be sold on easy pay
ments at reasonable prices. All styles. All
Pricea MCKINNEY, tho Jsweler, Monument
Square. marl9dn
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-11
PETITIONS IN BANKRUPTCY.

Petitions In bankruptcy have been filed
by:
George q. Nichols, Sidney.
Henry ". GrendelI, Chapman Planta-
tion.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-11

HcI youtl, hSi
beauty, her very life.
She will uncomplain-
ingly resign herself to
the woes and miseries of
female troubles, which
are to be dreaded a thou
sand times more than a
tiny mouse. 1t is graft
flying to know that untold
numbers Of women are
being restored to perfect
vigor and strength by DR..
Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription. 1t cures all
uterine disorders. The
exact name of the dis
ease doesn't amount to a
row of pins. If it is in
the womanly
-, organs, "Fa-
vorite Pre-
- scription" will
hunt it out and
cure it. 1t can
be a drain, a
- a,x =.
The times., 1899-11-05

tubs Of butter. and it was not until the
tale had been laughed at by the journals
of every city between New York and San
Francisco that folk were convinced of the
fact that cheapness of ink and not dear
ness of milk was responsible for Miss
Held's valuable notoriety.
Even after this hoax had been exp aimed,
one found that the fictions of the age ats
were accepted by men and women OF in
teiligence. A yarn regarding the manner
in which Harry B. Smith was supposed to
work himself into frenzy before attempting
the lyrics of his operas. was credited for
quite time. The litterateur responsible
for this bit of Smitho!ogy was no less q
celebrity than Cornelius Gardiner form erly
OF Washington and now travelling in ad-
vance of Frank Daniels. The first of
Kathryn Kidder's amateur Munchausens
coined story about a bet supposed to
have been made with Alan Dale, and two
months agO-more than four years after
the inception of the idea-Miss Kidder
confessed that she was still bothered by
people who were anxious to know if Mr..
Cohen had ever been so seriously mis-
taken A scribe of position in the world
of letters gravely informed the writer last
week that Wilton Lackaye came danger
Ously near going mad over the role of
Svengali, and the writer, after racking his
The times., 1899-11-05
FRIENDS OF LAST WEEK

To the man who pIumes himself upon
being just trife more erudite and sharp
sighted than the average individual, there
is something bit humiIiadng in an even
ing with KeIIar. The knowledge that one
has watched the trickster before him most
carefully and yet has not bsen able to dis
cover the concealmeut of such little OBJ
jects as rose bushes and cups of hot coffee
is certainly incompatible with conceit. And
yet there seems TO be absolutely no way OF
catching KeIlar. Apparently the wise
looking persons who went to the Columbia
last week and who glared at the magician
through half-clCsed eyes learned not many
why's and wherefOres. Decidedly the gen
tlemen-and one can never get away from
these gsntlemen-Wh0 coufidentially in
formed their lady companions that that
came out of his sleeve ard that fellow Is
a confederate" were nowhere near the root
of the matter. The best possible T5thOd
Of taking Kellar is in taking him for grant
ed and enjoying the results.
The writer was at the Luekett & Dwyer
house twice during the recent engage
ment Of the prestiCigiJatCr. He made sew
eral supreme efforts at mentally unmaskine
the feats accomplished He even permitted
himself to be inveiglcd into stepping Oh
the stage and there examining-as a iaymah
suddenly called to confront much amused
audience can eXamire-the properties and
effects used. And he is not ashamed to
acknowledge that he is still ignorant of the
most petty details in the Kelar perform
ance
As matter of fact, the hirsuteless
globe-trotter is alb olutely without an equal
in his particular line Neither of the two
HerTmanns who practiced for the benefit
of this generation ever showed any degree
Of KeIlar's cleverness. Frederick Bancroft
and ''Adcnis" DiXey were mere children in
comparison. Leon Hermann. perhaps, is
q better palmer but in common with the
rest he lacks that absolute ease and self
confidence that extended experience has
given the older man. Mr.. DiXey delivered
wittily a quantity of bright dia Osue writ
ten for him. il is said, by Glen Macbon-
Ough. But the present vaudeville star was
commonplace. KeIlar's mechanical lu-
sions are the most perfect that have ever
been shown in this city. Invariably they
are pretty and graceful. though always
unfa, ,homable. Briefly Kellar is a wonder.
He is probably the siug.e magician known
to Washingtonians who really satisfied
everyone who witnessed his work salts
fed because all alike left unsatisfed And
this comment was not psnned By the kelIIr
uracc agent either
The times., 1899-11-05
THE PASSING SHOW

Three very trihing incidents at as many
local theatres last week forcibly called to
mind little adage of the late p T. Bar
mum, while suggesting train of thought
that prompts the following article. None
of these episodes was really OF the slight
est importance. but all together compelled
the knowledge that the day in which 'the
public likes to be fooled has not quite
gone by. At the National on Monday night
the second act of Chris and the Wonderful
Lamp" ended with the rendering of Sou
sa's new march, The Man Behind the
Gun" The selection was encored some
what indifferently, and then might have
been forgotten in the rush for the buffet
had not the drop been raised and the audi
ence confronted with a picture that was
not STRUCK" until a hearty round of ap-
pause had necessitated a repetition of the
melody. on the following evening a sim
liar ruse gave Bert COote and his com
pany a curtain call at the Lafayette, while
James Morton gained permission to pro-
long his specially every afternoon at Ker-
mans merely by keeping the stage in read
mess for such a continuation after he had
left IT, And there is not the slightest
tAbAbL AiHL iEt dS@tllIL6E tlIl All Oh ineSa
cases left their seats confident that they
had commended only those things which
merited commeudation and had ignored
the rest.
There are tricks in every trade" and
the professions can hardly be supposed
to be without them, but, nevertheless. one
often wonders that play-seers at large do
not come to understand the fashion in
&hich they are swayed by clever devices.
So many actors and actresses wholly lack
ing in worth constantly are being forced
into temporary prominence by adroit ma
nipulation Of their clients; so many actors
and actresses. of distinction and unques-
tiOn9ble ability choose these methods in
order to provoke the interest that other
wise might not be excited. Ingenious press
agents inventive managers. and irascible
stars contrive to make themselves talked
about and lauded in such fashion that bill
boards and newspapers become needless in
their efforts TO draw houses. A bIindfolded
public. secure in the idea that its con
verse is wisdom and it's praise voluntary.
worships as did the Indians, at the shrines
Of the tricksters. The fact is bit humili-
ating. but it is a fact
When all is said and done perhaps the
most potent aid TO this condition is the
afore- mentioned press agent, who is break
ing into print more rarely but whose
eruptions gain in force through the new
narrowness OF their channels. great
deal Of matter that oozes from the pens
Of these personages is absolutely absurd
on its face-or any other portion OF its
anatomy. But strange as this may seem,
capable representative with a reasonably
accurate stenographer and a reasonably
fat advertising account generally can Win
his way into the cash and confidence Of
readers. Thus. oddly enough for several
years the majority of theatregoers were
secure in the belief that Anna Held s
cleanliness depended altogether upon the
industry of the countrys dairymen Fair
young misses, with desires to. be still more
fair, actually made attempts to churn
The times., 1899-11-05
CHATS WITH THE PLAYER

"You are the most interesting man
ever met" quoth the interviewer upon
leaving KeIIar on Wednesday afternoon
at the Raleigh
The statement was entirely justified
Bent over, as in his pictured conversations
with the devil, the magician had talked
for some thirty minutes on a most alb
sorbing variety Of topics. He had furnish
ed a short but amusing biography Of him
self. an account of the difficulties with
which he had met in using his inventions,
series of professional anecdotes. and q
description OF his travels so rounded and
complete that il might have been placed
between two covers and labeled Across
the Globe in Half an Hour" All this had
,aen delivered To a re4uo 3. el IN duLg c I
voice. the accompanying lisp being rather
pleasing than otherwise The reporter
was telling truth. Kellar had proven the
ost inte5e ting OF t1e many iuteres ling
men he had met.
rs il a fact" he had asked that The
Ievitation of Princess Karnac' cost you a
lump sum of $10.0002"
And Kellar had replied, Even more than
hat. You see, when an ordinary me-
manic accompIishes anything he imme-
lately begins trying TO make public his
Ieas He writes papers. files patents, and
otherwise arranEes matters so that his
uccessOr who may wish 10 climb a step
CHER. has a foundation on which 10 build.
This is not true in my business. The
The times., 1899-11-05
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS y

Il is notable fact that no move ist of
The decade has produced work so easily
adaptable TO stage use as IS thai OF An
thony Hope The Prisoner Of Zenda"
made one Of the best plays o. its season.
and Rupert Of Hentzau." while a tr.Ce
aftermathy. was a.so interesting in its
subsequent version. So "Fhr0so viii b
viii be seen for the first tine in this city
tomorrow night al the National. is said
10 possess even more charm than did the
story from which IL was dramat d. The
tale Of the turbulent Constantine OF Lis
feud against the English Lord WheatIey.
and Of Lord Wheatleys love for the Island
girl. Phsoso. Tor whose heart three men
are battling, is stirringly active enough
as a romance IL is mentioned as being
irresistibly absorbing in its new form.
The characters introduced are described
as retaining all the affection or hatred
that may have been conceived for them
by the reader, while apparently the vari-
Gus episodes Of the narrative are even
strengthened in the theatric arrangement
"Phroso" was FIRST adapted for MaIae
ADAMS, and was to have been the initial
presentation Of her starring tour The
success Of The Little Minister" however.
altered Manager FrohmaH's ans and C 4
the piece for the Empire Stock Company.
Jessie MHlward. VINO last visited Washing
ton with The ConQuerors." " was the origi-
nal Phroso and she made a hit IN the
part This success is averrei TO have teen
more than duplicated by ode 4 Tyler. its
present assumer who seems TO be wei
suited temperamentally and olheruiss for
the role Miss Tyler EiII be re-a led here
Tor her portrayal of Miss Milford in Secret
Service" and for her recent debut in
bhakespearian plays. She will b. support
ed al the National by an organization
The times., 1899-11-05
Grand-YnudeviHe.

circular bearing extracts from news
paper clippings printed in London, Berlin,
Vienna. johannesburg Cape Town, Sidney.
Melbourne. Paris. Hamburg, Prague, New
York Philadelphia, Washington, Chicago,
and San Francisco. brings the information
that Clivette, the juggler, necromancer
eGuilibrist and silhouettist. who was seen
season ago at Glen Echo will be the
headlineT of this weeks bin at the Grand
This statement viii doubtless excite con-
siderable interest among those who are
familiar with the work Of the performer.
who really created quite a small sensation
m the capital two summers back. Ciiyette
clearly demonstrates that q man may be
jack Of all trades" without deserving
TO be called master Of none" and his con
tributoHs TO the entertainment at the
Burke & Chase house should prove most
enioya bic
The programme arranged for the Grand
also bears the names Of Conditt and Morey.
who promise a charmingIy quaint little
sketch in their The Ties That Bind a."
Dixon, Bowers and Dixon. who are uniyer-
sally billed as The Three Rubes" also
have had Place assigned to them. while
much is expected Of Lew Hawkins and his
nonologue. Those who should know pro-
claim that Mr.. Hawkins who calls himself
The Chesterfield Of Minstrelsy," is the
Deer of George Wilson. Lew Dockstader.
and Arthur Rigby. Turner's Pickaninnies
and Pauline Moran. who are advertised, are
supposed recently to have completed a
profitable engagement at the famous Folies
BergsTes. in Paris. Finally Rosaire the
Tire-walker is described as being Q Won
der in his line. and c. ". Littlefelds im-
Dersonations have evoked much favorable
comment. The bill, taken as a whole. will
probably prove interesting, and should
draw as few Of those exploited this season
have drawn
The times., 1899-11-05

been booked to fill certain amount of
time and makes his exit before he Las
filled that time, an encore must follow.
The scene is net STRUCK" until the gath
ering has decided that. after all. the
turn" was excellent. and has taken TO
applauding Justify If the gathering does
not take to applauding Justify, the enter
tainer comes back and chides 1t. Though
this barefaced method doas not quite OBJ
tain in other theatres, that in vogue is no
less adequate. The writer was behind the
scenes at the National one night when q
certain romantic hero was cheered after
the second act of his play. The crowd
really wanted to see him again
breathless stage manager came to the
dressing-room door. They're raising the
dickens he said Il know" replied the
star. Shall 1 ring up again." IF you
do you'll spoil my speech at the end OF
the next scene" The Times man laughed
and turned to the Thespian. Quoth he:
Suppose they do not call for speech
later?" They Will. returned the gem
tleman addressed.
And they did. When the curtain fell.
after the following act, there was hardly
a sound from 'in front" The matinee
hero walked TO the centre of the enclosure
and put his hand in his coat. The
drop was raised and lowered. Then it was
The times., 1899-11-05
CoIumbia-..The Rounders.,,

When. early in August, Manager George
Lederer. OF the Casino determined to
throw open the doors Of that house in
competition with the towns roof gardens
and suburban resorts his advisers shook
their heads. Those who did not indulge
ia thar physical operation were loud in
their protests. Indoor entertainment in
such weather they said. meant ruin Blu.
1Ir- Lederer had just had adapted from the
French The R0unders," a new musical
comedy and he was iusistent Resultant
lg the piece was staged and for over three
months j. packed the commodious home
of light opera 10 the doors. The fact in
itself VIII snow just what grade Of per
lormance viii be offered this week al the
columbia where play and players are next
booked
The Founders" was the hit Of last
season in Paris, where IT was produced Un-
der the title Of Les Fetards" Harry B.
smith and Ludwig Eng.auder were respou-
sible for its translation. v-h ch was accom-
pllshed with the fun permission OF NM
Mars and HcuIlQuIn, It's authors. The
work is said 10 b. CEcrUciatngly funny and
delightfully."- musical many of its numbers
having been extensively wh stled after its
first night IN Gotham. The fullest praise
is also given the scenery and costumes
shown, while the chorus is mentioned as
being characteristically Casinoish The
cast speaks for itself It includes Dan
DAILY, who is well known for his efforts in
The Belle OF New York The WhirI OF
the Town and Tho Lady Slavey:'
Richard Carroll. the cue-while feature Of
Ernine' and The Three Dragons: -
Harry Davenport. Phyllis Rankin. Mabel
Gilman, Edward j. Tyler ID. L. Dom. and
catherine Linyard-iu brief. the best com
Pany that has come from the Casino since
Abe initial year Of the aforementioned
"The Belle Of New York b" The founders
was seen in Philadelphia last week and
scored heavily.
The times., 1899-11-05

An unusually high average in visiting at
fractions notwithstanding, business at the
local theatres took a pronounced fall last
week, this being especially true at the
high-priced houses The bad weather Of
Monday. Tuesday. and Friday. Of
course. had a decided effect. while
the competition Of the popular
rate places Of amusement was
felt strongly. Vaudeville bills of the order
of that shown at the Grand and plays Of
the Shore Acres type draw most from the
very class Of people on whom the National.
the Columbia. and the Lafayette depend
most for patronge. The result Of all these
things was not empty seats, but half
empty rows
Perhaps the most fortunate Of the COM
binations was that which appeared on the
stage Of the National in Glen Marlborough
and John Philip Sousa's Chris and the
Wonderful Lamp The piece did not quite
come up to expectations. however, and the
biggest audience noted during the engage
lnent was that OF Monday night. FeIIar
did exceedingly we'll at the Columbia-bet-
ter than has any other magtcian-but "A
Bs1tle-Scarred Hero" did not find many
Eero-wo1shipers at the Lafayette. Even
the Grand with a really creditable en-
rertairment. succeeded IN eu5angering none
Ct lis this years records. Shore Acres,
lt The Academy, literally upset matters in
re auditorium Of that resort the ordi-
E8ry gallery crowds giving way to the big
gst 0TchEstra-chair business Manager
Rapley has done there since the advent Of
Thomas Z. Shea. An excellent show,
furnished by the "B0wery" Burlesguers,
packed Herman s TO the doors twice daily.
Several interesting attractions are prom
ised for this week. Dan DAILY. the funereal.
Richard Carroll Marie George. Mabel
Gilman and an exceptional organization
viii be seen at the Columbia in The
EOunders. - a recent Casino hit. Odette Ty-
Ter and r. D. Mclean bring a dramatiZs-
zion OF Anthony Hopes ~Phroso' TO the
National and Belle Archer. the successor
10 Caroline Aiskel Hoyt is 70 offer \
COnrented Woman" at the Lafayette. Then
Clivette. who made an excellent impress
sion a season ago at Glen Echo, headlines
the Grands vaudeville bill; William West
Minstreis ars promised at the Academy
and the "BchemiaH" Burlesquers are an
HouHced at kernan's. AS Nancy Sykes
ssys. That's all"
The times., 1899-11-05
Aeaae.ny-Mese,s ,IinstreIs.

The critics OF the country devote a deal
Of theirattention to describ- ne the chanr es
that few years have brought in dIa-
matte construction, musical accompani-
ments and stage lighting, but very little
j.. ever said regarding the new min tire 'sy.
And yet it is true that the standard OF
perfection in the semi-circ.e has been al
tered perceptibly even in the asst decade.
Since the days in which the Virginia
organization was considered 10 be withog t
equal, sEd Jim Grow" Rice was a singer
Of renown, the requirements in that cl5s
Of entertainment have become greater and
greater, until now only the best o. tour
ing combinations can keep up vita the
competition.
The times., 1899-11-05
Notes.

Local lovers of music are promised a
treat on November 10 at the Columbia
Theatre. when the well-known Banda
Rosa will give a single concert. This or
ganization has not been heard in Washing
ton for over two years. though its last ap-
pearance created a miniature sensation.
Quite as carefully drilled as Dan Godfrey S
men and as musicianly as Sousa's. the
combination is really remarkable. 1t will
probably draw big houses here.
De Pachman. the noted pianist is sched-
uled for a recital on the afternoon of No
yember %, at Lnckett & Bwyer's house.
The man is too well known in this city fer
his coming to require especial comment.
It is sufficient to say that, with the possi-
BILE exception of Paderawski, no living mu-
sician is more perfect in technique and
spirit. The sale OF seats for ,his Washing
ton concert Yill be announced later.
Luckett & Dwyer wish TO state that their
subscription sale for the local appearance
of Madame Nevada, the piima donna. has
been so successful that they car positive
IL announce her coming. The precise date
being Wednesday afternoon, November %.
Orders for seats are being taken at the box
Office Of the Columbia.
The times., 1899-11-05
c0nlpetIti0I

An example Of this is given In the West
Minstrels, which are to be the attraction
during the coming week at the Academy.
Twelve years ago Billy West boasted
that his company included four end-men
and as many olioists. And yet, at present.
besides the proprietor, the first part is
ayerred to introduce no fewer than nine
comedians we'll known 10 theatregoers.
among these being Carroll johnson. The
speciality portion OF the bill viii bring out
Tom Lewis, monologisti Howard ami Ma k.
sidewalk conyersationalists; Sharp and
Flat, musicians; the three Lukens. trapeze
performers; Eddie Horan, dancer; John
ME Whalen and James Devlin, baton Jug
glers, and Lew Tracey and Thomas Carey.
vocalists. The West MiHslTels also mum
Der such singers as Richard J. Jose, Ar
thur Ansdeil Joseph Garland, J. P. Rod
geers, 7. II. p. Harle and George p. Mar
shall with an accompanying orchestra Of
twenty scloists. The difference will be
noted at once and estimated. Seats have
been selling at the Academy since Thurs
day.