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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-04-15
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Berlin, April SAN Official Telegram
nom the German consul Al ApIa, Samoa
dated March "a. says minor collisions arr
daily occurring. and that the bombardmrni
continues The dispatch eddss
"Tanua yesterday was appointed king
at Mulinnu by the other consuls and com.
mandcrA nnslnCaa l. at q standstill. An
shops have been closed since March Is"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-04-15
kNatu WIN Keep II Up.

1t Is believed that Admiral Kautx, with
the cooperation Of the BEitkA. viii con
time his efforts to bring The rehelllous
natives to termA This is not expected 70
be an easy task ii view Of tAs somewhat
small force at his cOmmAni, but Il d said
the British government may accept the
proposition Of the authorities a New Zeal.
and and send regiment Of soldiers to
Samoa.
No protest thns far has bern lodged Il
the state department against Admiral
Kantx.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-04-15

Auckland, =. z, April l2,-Eieht hun
dred Of Mataafa's men ambascaded 100
Of the blue jackets. The fight was tesTiae,
the American and British taTs repeatedly
beating back their aasaiIanis. who sought
70 overwheim them BY force Of numbers.
Lieutenant Lansdale and Ensign Mon.
aghan Of the United States cruiser Phila-
deiphia and Lieutenant Freeman Of the
British gunbCat Tauranga were killed.
The times., 1899-12-17

While the sudden closing Of Thomas O.
SeabrOOke in who Killed Cock Robin o."
probably has not been relished greatly by
Luckett & Dwyer. whose house will be
claimed by darkness through the week en-
this account. the circumstance is likely
TO prove most agreeable 20 David BelascO
The author of "ZaZa" is more than partic-
uIar about the training his organizations
receive, and he is said to have been some
what put out that the company which
produces Naughty Anthony" on Christ
mas night at the Columbia could be al
lowed only single rehearsal on that
stage. Before Mrs Leslie Carter's vehicle
was given its premiere here the entire cast
had had a week in which TO familiarize
itself with the Lafayette. and to this fact
Mr.. Belasco laid much of the confidence
which its members felt on the initial even
ing The Cock Robin" affair will give
the Naughty Anthony" people the use OF
the Columbia for an equal length Of time
Mr.. BelasCO probably viii bring the troupe
to Washington from New York tomorrow
and work Will go on almost without inter
ruption.
Though this care might be necessary with
the ordinary combination, its exercise in
this instance argues chiefly the manager s
extreme anxiety that nothing which could
initiate toward the success of his Offering
the comedy are of an order Of merit rare
in interpretations of the sort William
Elton scored the solitary hit in the recent
presentation of "A Little Ray of sun
shine; w J. lie Moyne will be remem-
bered for notable poTtrayals in THE Moth
and the Flame" and Catherine" Frank
Worthing and Blanche Bates were seen re-
Gently in Children of the Ghetto" and
Maude Harrison has had much to do with
the success OF several famous attractions
Olive Redpath, who has been secured for
the iugenue role in Naughty Anthony
has been rated as the clevsrest of American
condolences. Certainly her methods are
as dainty and intelligent as her face ana
figure are striking Washiugtonians. TO ali
probability, will recollect Miss Redpalh
best for her impersOnation of Mile. Bon
Bon in The Girl from Paris Following
Clara Lipman and preceding Georgia Caine
in that part, she generally was voted supe-
rior to either. Anna Held, Idalene Cotton.
and Marguerite sylvia failed TO get as much
from the character of Suzanne. in "Thlt
French Maid" as did this winsOme actress
while her pOrtrayals in THAT Man and
other important productions stamped her
as woman OF ability. Her engaga ameHr
for Naughty Anthony may be accepted
as an indication Of the general worth OF
the company
The times., 1899-12-17
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

That James o. Barrows, the local stock
fayorite who is 10 headline this weeks bill
al the Grand, has made hit with in
his sketch Tactics, was proven not long
ago i'm R0stOn. where the critics divided
their honors between that comedian and
E-ssie Lotus. the impersonator. The
Herald for example. treated the work
In the following words:
Preceding The queen q uliInics'' Ia tie after
noon show Eas one O. the best comedy sketches
eter offered IN the vaudeville il this city whore
Tie best las always been considered none TOO
good lts title was Tactics, and, though de-
signed particularly 10 exploit the cleyeIHess of
laEaes -. b6uows, an excellent and weil-EuuUn
a-r oi character parts, all the players were good,
somewhat unusual occurrence, but one which
helped along the star past immensely. In
saet- it is a half hour play that viii become town
talk before The week is out regardless of the TACT
tfst it exploits q bitterness between Northern
and southern officers q tie civil war that
probably never existed, or. if 50, not 10 the Cx-
fHut portrayed here Tie story FgvOlges around
tar love affair Of young cadet from West Point,
NH3se father IS Union army veteran, and
EIIl from Texas, whose father fought pitll the
tsute1erstes. The cadet invites the lIft a.,G her
father 90 visit his home IN New York, and as
-3gE - tie old chaps come face Do iacc they
begin 70 renew ho-tilities. with fierce aud ANUS
ing dialogue and laughsble situations Tac young
folks FIX UP a scheme whereby each a. the old
enemies ITusEines that II his child fnarries the
other that others heart viii be broken but
eventually they are brought together tborlgE the
children and the curtain falls On . reconci IL ti0n
and hsHdshakiHg.
such praise from such paper should
serve TO show local theatregoers. precisely
what they may expect OF the former mirth-
maker OF the Columbia Stock Company.
In addition 10 Mr.. Barrows. the current
bill az the Grand viii include a number of
notable people Among these are Imo-
gene Conner, the balladlsti Garfield and
Carleton, who present what is said 10 be a
mos laughable act. Farnum and Seymour
The Shadow and the Colonel" Trask and
GLADDEN., dancers; Mr. and Mrs Stuart
Darr0v. whose smoke pictures and finger
silholettes viii be remembered here, and
thinner. the droll and adept iuggler. The
Biograph which has been retained, viii
throw number Of interesting ara amusing
pictures on a screen. There Will be daily
matiueES as usual
The times., 1899-12-17

'Taa- tfr week before Christmas and all over
town
Receipts and tho mercury kept going down
lra and aHow there was none, though, as Sou
There were cold feet for managers ..igs-t- Tor
tHe 'sHuws;
And Ire stars Who looked out at this prospect so
sIluuared. Thanks be to heaven-ju-t once in
year.
There is more slang than rythm in this
paraphase and more reason than Thmye.
PTOyerbially, the week before Christmas
IS a melancholy one for theatrical folk
The shops mOnOpolize the money and al
tenron of men and women who. at other
periods are wrapped up in the play house.
There are trees TO be trimmed and stock
ings 10 be filed and stories about Santa
Claus 10 be coined. Resultantly. ticket
sellers are given ample time in which TO
brood over their misfoTtunes. and actors
have even more trouble than usual. Count
less road companies lay on regularly
during this space and, doubtless, make as
ntUch in their idleness as they could were
The routes without break
Some hing OF this kind is responsible for
the fact that the Lafayette Square viii be
without an attraction from now until De
cember -. The sudden failure Of Thomas
q. Seabro0ke, who was to have presented
Who Killed Cock Robin?" here has
relegsted the Columbia to darkness until
The date set aside for Naughty Anthony"
These two inactivities possibly may i'm
prove business elsewhere, especially since
1he performances promised are Of a diver
sifed nature. James X Hackett comes 10
the National again with Rupert OF Hent-
Zau. and the Grand offers a vaudeville
bill headed by James o. Barrows and Imo-
gene Conner. Then. J0hnstoue Bennett and
Willis Swestman head the cast to be seen
at the Academy in Charles Blaney's a
Female Drummer" and Hurtig and Sea
mons "A Social Maid" is scheduled at
kerSaa's. There viii be a Paderewski re-
citai on Tuesday afternoon at the Colum-
bia with the usual number OF smaller
musical events.
The business Of last week was surpris-
iugly good IA 9 few cases and notably Door
in one. Roland Reed exhibited His
Fathers Boy 10 large and appreciative
audiences at the Columbia. while as
usual, the Empire Theatre Stock Company
played principally 10 downstairs gather
ings az the National, WHERE Lord ard Lady
Algy' was offered The Open Door did
Wretchedly ar the Lafayette and the Acad-
envy. with an excellent attraction IN
Through the Breakers" hardly came up
10 expectations. Lillian Burkhart, a strong
local fay0rite, and Madame Hermann did
not succeed in filing the Grand as fl is
usually filed. James Jeffries and Rice and
Barton. s extravaganza company KEEP ker-
nan packed 10 the doors.
The Christmas week bills here WiI. in
ciude Sir Henry Irving at the National:
David Belasco's Naughty Anthony al the
Columbia. Robert Mantell at the Lafayette,
Rose Melville az the Academy, and vaude-
vile al the Grand. Greetinel
The times., 1899-12-17
THE TINES WASHINGTON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER H. 1899

possessed other virtues, has gone to the
wall Art is life edited" Interesting
things take place daily in this humid
world and may be recorded truthfuliy and
interestingly. \ debate on the justice of
a meat bill would be truthful but it would
not be interesting. Mr.. Zangwill, with all
his undoubted genius and with an ability
for Misunderstanding that has not been
equaled since the death of Charles Dick
ems, did not appreciate this fact. He was
not restricted in his methods and Chill
dren of the Ghetto" resulted.
The Mantle Of Elijah" may be the
greatest OF great successes. His egotism
smOthered, Israel ZangwiH may profit by
the recent experience and produce story
uninterrupted by the constant introduc-
ton Of needless types A play, like a tub,
must stand on its own bottom. A little
less Jew and a little more plot; little
less dialogue and a little more action
would permit fidelity to nature as close as
The times., 1899-12-17
CHATS WITH THE PLAYERS.

Roland Reed must be a sort Of travelling
boon to the critics. After a season Of praise
from those whom one praises and of con-
demnaIion from those whom one condemns.
there is a deal Of qualification in feeling he
hearty grasp Of the comedian and in hear
ing his cheerful Hello The Times man,
who saw Mr.. Reed for few moments after
Monday nights performance at the Colum-
bia, felt quite conscience stricken that the
play had proven mediocre and that he mus.
say so. Fully cognizaut of the actors many
attempts at securing suitable material for
himself and his company, the reviewer
deemed it almost unjust 10 iniure the star
for what assuredly was not his fault. How
ever Mr.. Reeds remarks on the subiect
were SO convincing and even explanatory
that the listener resolved to salt them in
his memory and use them on the following
Sunday
The procuring of a ereditable Offering"
said Mr. Reed, seems to be as much a
matter of luck as OF anything else Ger
tainly, clever writer's do not invariably
turn out clever works and stupid writers
often produce brilliant ones. Up TO the time
The times., 1899-12-17

still was busy. Now comes the announce
ment that Henry Greenwau, who conducts
a famWS Texas circuit. has declared thar
Mr.. Davis The Hustler" was the final
straw. and that he would rather have mca-
sles than another OF that exploiter's com
panies. Gradually. every resort I'm the
country is being shut against Mr. Davis
Some day a suffering citizen viii leave
Have You Seen SMITH or Brother for
Brother IN order to have the promoter ar
rested, and with that arrest viii come the
end OF Mr.. Davis career. This end cannot
come too soon for the amusement loving
public
The times., 1899-12-17
Academy-4A Female Drummer"

Two years ago. al one Of the uptown
aouses. Charles Z. Blaney, who. by some
admirers. has been rated with Charles
l5ovt as satirist. produced a new farce,
entitled "A Female Drummer" The piece.
which had been commended heartily ia
three other cities. received its need a
praise here. There were grieyous faults IN
the construction. however, and this. with
the fact that the effort seemed better
ad.-Dted 10 pODular-prieed theatres. caused
Dir. Bianey TO withdraw the presentation
The times., 1899-12-17
FRIENDS OF LAST WEEK.

On all stages, and particularly on the
vaudeville stage, one continually see per
formers who excite interest only in that
the spectator wonders what qualification
or influence ever drove them into the the
atre. These people invariably copy the
work of more talented rivals. and never
repeat that work even tOlerably well. Cor
don II. Eldrid, who was billed as an en-
terJainer" last week at the Grand. and
who came as near that mark as might a
hired pallbearer, is shining example OF
this point Evidently Iaboring under the
impression that Washington was in the
torrid zone. Mr.. EIdrid made his initial
appearance with flannel trousers and a
light coat In these and a voice OF me-
diocre quality he rendered a sentimental
ditty. Then followed a series Of fmita-
ticns like, and yet unlike. those with
which Ray L. Royce made a hit here a
year ago. The portrayals in question re-
sembled each other and nothing else
They were neither representations nor ca
ricatures. The speeches read lacked wit
and the gestures distinction. The single
clever feature of the act was Mr.. Eldrid's
Polka Song, which really showed some
signs of humor. Just why the monOlOefst
ever should have adopted his present line
as a means Of livelihood is as uncertain as
is the reason for his coming TO the Grand
The audiences at that house seemed mild
ly amused at his efforts. but in the streets
and lobbies, where opinions pass current.
he was the single person on the bill who
found no advocate. Mr.. Eldrid might 90
into the legitimate and play juvenile
roles; certainly he has no place in his old
field
The times., 1899-12-17
NatIonaI-"Rupert Of Hentznu.v

The stage OF the National Theatre will be
held through the coming week by James X
Haclsett whose production OF Anthony
Hopes Rupert Of Hentzau" VIII be re-
called by local playgoers. As usual, Dir
Hackeg viii be seen ia the double role Of
the ErgIishman and the King The sup
porting company is said TO be unusually
good and there is probability that the
star VIII 90 an excellent business Seats
have been selling since last Thursday.
The times., 1899-12-17

Japan Revisited" Round About Paris, 4"
The Grand Canyon, and Barbaric Ari
zona. The sale Of seats opens tomorrow.
The times., 1899-12-17
I<crnan's-"A socinI Maid

Within the past few years Hurtig and
Seamon. who formerly had been known
only as booking agents of prominence, have
come TO the fore in the line of amusement
catering. Their ~Bowery" BurIesquers
have appeared in Washington twice during
that time and, on each occasion. have done
an exceptional business. Next week at
Kernan's these enterprisiug managers are
to introduce their newest combination,
which is touring under the name derived
from the title OF its after part. "A Social
Maid. " The troupe is said to be an eX-
cellent one in every particular, this state
ment being borne out by the announce
ment of the roster. The aforesaid roster
provides for an olio in which are presented
such well-liked people as The Worlds
Trio" an organization that long has been
in high favor here; Johnston, Davenport.
and LCrella, acrobats; The Bison City
Qusrtette,' vocalists and comedians;
George F. Beban, monologist, and William
and Edith Browning, who offer their most
recent sketch. The Hotel Clerk" The
entertainments are brought to a close with
the rendering of the One-act trayesty al
ready mentioned. g a Social Maid is sup
posed 10 be as laughable and generally en-
joyable as anything Of the sort ever done
in this city. Il is produced with splendid
scenery, elaborate costumes. and q large
chorus. Press Agent Al Stern, who repre-
sents the attraction. claims that there is
not an unprepossessing woman in this en-
semble. which is ayerred to have been
formed with considerable difficulty and at
considerable expense. As usual daily mat
inees Will be given throughout the engage
ment.
The times., 1899-12-17

Zoroastcr and Zendavesta played the same
Sketch for Seventeen Years and made only Two
Important Changes in all that Time During the
Seventh Season Zoroaster changed his Whisksrs
from Green to Blue. At the beginning OF the
Fourteenth Year Of the Act they bought a new
Slap-Stjck and put a Card in the Clipper warn
ing the Public 10 beware of Imit5tors.
All during the Seventeen Years Zoroaster and
Zendayesta continued TO walk CheStv and tell Pe0-
pie how Good they were They never could un-
derstand why the Public stood for Mansfield when
IL could get Zorosster and Zendayesta. The
The times., 1899-12-17

shortly after 1t had terminated a prosper
Gus run at the New York Manhattan,
where 'Papa's Wife now is the bill A
Female Drummer was almost entirely 1e-
written and so improved thai its tour this
year is said TO have brought forth little
but critical commendaton. The lines are
described as being witty the situations as
having abundant humor. and the music as
being spirited and graceful
When the offering which viii be- intro
duccd again tomorrow night at the Acade-
my Of Music. began the present season. but
one or two changes were made in the eN-
peusive cast which originally had been seen
ia the vehicle JohustOne Bennett the for
mer star of All the Comforts OF Home
and Jane" still is featured in her role
the position Of honor being shared with her
by Willie p Sweatnam. whose work in The
Garrick Theatre burlesque on "Trilby' can
not have been forgotten here Nellie
O'Neiu, the dancer. also has been retained
as have oscar Figman and Tony Williams
The organization is said TO include no few
er than twenty-five pretty girls who ap-
pear in fesshing costumes A Female
Drummer viii remain here for an en-
gagement Of the usual duration with the
usual matinces.
The times., 1899-12-17

Act on Earth to begin with. Lillian Russell was
jealous OF them and they used 20 know Francis
Wilson when he done a song and dance
They had a Scrap Book with 4 clipping from a
Psducah Paper which said that they were better
than Nat Goodwin. When some Critic who had
been bought mp by Rival Artists wrote that Zorro
aster and Zendavcsta ought TO be an Ice Wagon
instead OF on the Stage they would get out the
Scrap Book and read that PlduClh Notice and be
Thankful that all Critics Wasn't Cheap Knockers
and that there was one Paper Guy in the United
States that reckanized a Neat Turn when he seen
The times., 1899-12-17

After Barton and Eckhon and Nelson
and Hickey had finished doing the turns"
which they nave been doing for seasons.
last week at Kernau's, Toughy and Mack
who certainly were not progressing. actu-
ally introduced a novelty. In variety thea
tres, novelty is sufficiently rare to be much
esteemed and consequently. the enterpris-
ing duo proved successful. Ire team ex-
tracted most Of its fun from a property
automobile, the ignorance displayed 10 its
locomotion while a bit rough, being really
amusing II seemed singular then that
during the three years in which boIseless
carriages have been usual. no pair Of
comedians ever should have thought Of
such device. Doubtless there Will be
any number TO steal the idea now that
others have published It,. BY The tine
that The theft has become general the act
the chief value Of which lies in its differ
ence from the work of like performers,
will be worthless. Queer how little origi-
nality there is on the stage! Despite the
proyerb. there are countless new things
under the sun. One would imagine that
they would be found easily in so promi-
nent a position.
Ii there is any word that delights the av-
erage press agent more than does the noun
artist" that word is the adjective IA
nous" To these knights of the pen the
ability to aim straight with a seltzer bot
tie constitutes art; d months advertising
in the Mirror" means fame. On the pro
grammes issued last week a the Lafay-
cite. the quartette OF Revolutionary sol
diers that sang Nah Hannah Lady was
billed as The Famous Trans Oceanic
Quartette." There is not The slightest
probability that anyone in Washington
ever heard of the organization before and
there is still less likelihood that the men
ever were nearer Europe than the Lloyd
docks at Hobolleu. Benjamin Fanklin said
that the making of "a claim is simple
The making of such a claim is more than
simple-it is foolish
The times., 1899-12-17

was that shown in Children of the Ghet-
to-" If the Lieblers see to this they should
not find it difficult to retrieve with the sec
ond offering their losses from the first.
Above all things. when The Mantle is
produced, George Tyler would do well to
keep Israel Zapgwill out Of the country
An exhibition of!author is not half SO de-
sirable as an exhibition of that authors
Cleyerness.
The times., 1899-12-17

Arrayed in a becoming street dress.
Madame Hermann was passing through
the corridor OF the Regent on Wednesday
when she vas hailed by q Times man, who
Immediately engaged her in conversation
With a query as to her reason for dropping
her dancing. The new magician is about
the only serious rival that La LOie Ful e.
ever had in this country. and, to the VIII
tor, it appeared odd that she had not ear
ried that specially into vaudeville with
her Madame Hermann said,
You are wrong in supposing that I
have given up my old work for this. I
nave spent too many years in devisiug
light effects and other novelties connected
with the art of TerpsichOre 10 throw away
all my experience in that line. I was a
dancer. you know. when ] met and mar
ried Alexander Hermann. After that
event NJ Hermann never paid aEy atJen-
lion 10 .he latter portion OF his pro-
grammes. devOting himself TO sleigbt-Of-
hand and leaving the illusions and spscJac-
ularities 10 me. I did my turn always
with my husbands company and made 10 a
feature. / should be foolish to surrender
It now. Manager Chase. of the Grand. has
made me a handsome offer for date two
months from the present time. and II
accept you viii have an opportunity OF
seeing me in the dances, and the dances
alone"
why do you not double the two acts
in one?' asked the interviewer.
For manifold reasons. vas the reply.
In the first place, the paraphernalia for
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-28

In the Senate last evening a bill was
passed providing a clerk and deputy to
the Board of Freeholders in counties
of less than 70, 900 population, at a cost
not to exceed 5000.
Senator Francis introduced a bill max
ing the penalty for disturbing the public
peace by a drunken person, not less than
one dollar or more than ten dollars fine
or Imprisonment for so days. Does not
apply to tramps.
Mr.. Francis also introduced a bill pro-
viding for the payment by township com
mittees for damage done by hares or rab-
bits to fruit trees and garden or field
crops.
Senator Van Cleef introduced a bill Civ
ing to Chosen Freeholders in counties of
less than go, 900 inhabitants, and where
the Freeholders do not receive annual
salaries, the sum of five cents per mile for
every mile travelled in going to and re-
turning from, by the nearest route, the
committee meetings of the Board.
The House passed the bill giving pros
ecutors of the pleas and chiefs of police
power to examine kilograms on file in the
offices of telegraph companies where there
is any suspicion that the message refers to
green goods" or other illegal business.
Assemblyman Mckee introduced a bill
allowing township collectors to receive q
fee of eight cents for each name on the
duplicate Of assessment, and one and one
half per cent. on the amount of taxes col
lected except when reaching over $40, 900,
when they shall receive one and one-halt
per cent. on the first $40, 900 and three
fourths per cent. on all over.