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stock tricks and cant Of the ''purfesh. ="
In any event Lillian Burkhart comes to
us fresh from life" instead of stale
from the stage" with personality, elo-
quOtion and art that are entirely her
own.
Why Miss Burkhart still sticks to
vaudeville 7 viii not attempt to say.
Certainly she has reason to be CRATE
full to it. But until the one-act vaude-
vile play reaches the same dignity that
the short story has reached in litera-
ture there is no artistic reason why it
should monopolize the efforts Of an
actress whose youth and skill are
needed in the larger comedies that are
already written and languishing for
proper exploitation. And in the mean
time Miss Burkhart is missing expert
ence. She has run the gamut Of the
available half-hou sketch. but she has
vet TO try herself in the cumulative
craftsmanship that wins in the big
play. The actor can grow great at his
leisure; the actress must do it while
she is young. This present work is
pretty, delicately poised, full of humor,
womanliness and fragrance, but it is
essentially miniature, and l think that
Miss Burkhart could do the real life
size thing. She has the volce-a voice
clear, easy beautifully musical and yet
equal to the quickest colloquial
phrase-the fresh, companionable stage
presence that counts for SC much; the
expressive face and the little easy fig
ure; she wears her gowns like a gen
tlewoman; and best of all, she has the
quality which is the most desirable and
the seldomest found in the woman
player, and that is HUmor Woman
may be just as humorous an animal as
man, but she has a harder time con
vincing the world. On the stage she
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an. Julian Reed, L. P. Hicks and James

ian, Julian Reed, L. P. Hicks and James
Douglass.
The Wrong Mr.. Wright said to be a
most amusing work is from the pen Of
George w. Broadhurst, author of why
Smith Left Home" and What Happened
to Jones' The story is highly amusing
The principal players meet first a a hotel
in old Point Comfort. Sites. who halls
from San Francisco. is in pursuit of a
clerk who has robbed him by forgery of
so 900 and for whose arrest he has Of
fered reward of $1,000 In an economi-
cal effort to save the reward he has traV-
eled to Virginia. To hide his identity he
assumes the name of Mr.. Wright and the
first complication arises on his meeting
his nephew and niece. who are spending
a few weeks at the same place He takes
them into his confidence. A far more Sc
rious complication arises upon the arri-
val of Henrietta Oliver who has been en-
ployed by the detective agency to try to
capture the defaulter She has learned
that he has assumed the name of Mr..
Wright, and she Immediately picks Sites
out as the man for whom she is
In search; but Sites becomes enamored
of Henrietta; his whole manner changes.
From being mean and close he becomes
liberal almost to extravaganza. He sends
her flowers in abundance, but she never
forgets that he is the thief. Out of this
grow puzzles and situations. She finally
causes his arrest. but he proves that he
is Sites. He then chooses the fin de steele
detective for wife.
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The Orphoum.

The Orpheum has four new acts on this
weeks bill and several of the holdovers
Will appear in a change of programme.
The Dillon Bros. are parody singers and
dancers, and as such are said to be very
popular songs Of the day. The Rio Bros
are aerial acrobats, who are performers
on the high bars and swinging rings. They
are Europeans, brought over for the
the Jackley wonders, whose special fea-
ture is acrobatic feats, including some
sensational jumping from lofty heights,
striking on the stage on their hands
George w. Day, the monologist, has been
seen here before. He returns with a
budget of new material and up-to-date
songs Miss Lillian Burkhart and com
pany will appear in her favorite farce,
IA Passing Fancy" Other holdovers are
Clarice Vance in new songs. Ed NJ. Fa-
vor and Edith Sinclair in "A High Roller"
and AL and Mamie Anderson in coon songs
and dances.
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Ros sznthal's RecitaIs.

Moritz Rosenthal needs no introduction
to the concertgoers of San Francisco.
They have heard him and accepted him
as the technical wonder of the pianistic
world. Under Mr.. Friedlander's direction
he will give two recitals in the Grand
Opera-house on Tuesday and Wednesday
afternoons at extremely popular prices.
The following is the programme for Tues
days concert:
Sonata, F minor Op. 81 (Beethoven); "Ro-
NAME" "Vogel al Prophet" (Schuman); so
nata. Op. So, B fat CLudwig Schytte); Der
ceuse' valse c sharp minor, valse. d fat
major (Chopin) "Scherzos' B fiat minor AT
the Fountain" CDavidoff- -RosenthaD; ''Etude
a la Tarantella" (Gruenfeld); 'Papilions" (Ro-
senthaD Vienna Carnival" on themes by
Johann Strauss (RosenthaD.
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usually overdoes it. Half the time she
is obviously subtle or else archly
bumptious. l have seen Ada Rehan,
whom We all admire, resort to tricks
that would be absurd, even in vaude-
vile. Maude Adams is sympathetically
humorous; Julia Marlowe has a lovely
sense of fun; Helen Modjeska is the
very mistress of humor; May Irwin is
the embodiment Of colloqu1al mirth-
and there are others, of course, but the
list is short. Miss Burkhart possesses
this rare quality in a fair measure of
development. She knows when to
speak the word, when to say 1t in a
gesture or a fash Of the eye; she knows
the delicate shades of suggestion. She
is, in a word, q remarkable little
woman, self -Belascoed, and she de-
serves a lot of credit ana applause.
But her real work has not yet com
menced.
Mr. Gerald Gerome, the tenor gentle
man whose singing has done consider
able damage to the popularity of the
Tivoli, has at last made a hit with the
patrons of the house. Mr.. Gerome has
resigned. The story is funny 1t seems
that in last weeks production of The
Little Trooper" the tenor part obliged
Mr.. Gerome to participate in a duel
with Miss Annie Meyers. Part of Miss
Meyers stage business, according to
the instructions of the author, obliged
her to swat Mr.. Gerome with the fiat
Of her sword in that region where
mothers smite their young Mr.. Ge-
rome objected to the assault saying
that to share in such conduct would be
beneath his artistic dignity And so
he sang an informal resignation and
left. He will be replaced by Frank Cof-
fin, local tenor of reputation, who,
while new to the operatic stage, has
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the Tivoli company this week in the part
of Captain Katana in 1.-The Geisha." This
charming musical comedy is one of the
greatest musical successes ever presented
at this house, where it ran in one season
seventy-seven nights. The cast includes
Anna LIGHTER as o Mimosa San. Annie
Myers as Mollie Seamore. George Cooper
as Juliette Diamant. Tillie Salinger as
Lady Constance Wynne. William Pruette
as Reginald Fairfax. Phil BransOn as
Dick Cunningham, William Schuster as
Takemine, Charles w. Swain as Wun-Hi
"a role he played successfully for two
Jack Robertson as Tommy Stanley and
Edwin Stevens in his creation of the
MARQUIS Imari.
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The Columbia.

A popular star. a successful play
and a strong cast in support will be the
mediums by which it is hoped goodly au-
6iences will be attracted to the Columbia
Theater during the next two weeks. The
star is Roland Reed, the play THE
Wrong Mr.. Wright" and among those
supporting Mr.. Reed in his production
are Isadore Rush one of the beauties of
the stage; Lottie Alter, Althea Luce,
Mary Myers, Charles s. Able, Sheridan
Tupper. Charles Wyngate, Charles 10th
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lar sympathy and will doubtless do well
again. 1t deals with one Captain Swift,
who, after leading a life of outlawry in
Australia, returns to London to become
the guest of a Mr.. Seabrook Mrs Sea-
brook at once recognizes in him her ille-
gitmate son. Swift while at the house
wins favor with Seabrooh's ward and Gre
ates the enmity of the son. who was like
wise s1nitten with the girl. Events develop
which bring peace officers to the home
with warrants to arrest Swift for his
early transgressiOns, and to avoid capture
he kills himself
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The California.

The Rays continue another week in
their wild farce comedy. "A Hot Old
Time" which did big business all the
past week at the California and greatly
pleased the patrons of the house. It is a
rough and tumble show, but very funny.
Johnnie Ray is certainly the lowest of low
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Battle of Manila.

This faithful and artistic reproduction
of the great sea fight is one that appeals
to all Americans The Olympia, with Ad-
miral Dewey on the bridge, is the central
figure, and but a short distance away can
be seen the burning ships of the Spanish
navy, giving silent evidence of the deadly
aim of the American gunner. The artists
who were sent to Manila have certainly
done their work in a satisfactory manner,
for the great stretch of canvas stands
the test of the strongest opera-glass and
reveals points of interest and beauty not
visible to the unaided eye.
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themselves for the first time on any San
serio;-comic, will be new, and Way and
Maitland will present a new turn. The
remains Of Sally .embalmed, will be
gazed at in mournful contemplation by
Joe Storms Jr" and Congo and Major
Gantz, styled the Merry Midget" will
be seen in the zoo.
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The Chutes.

At the Chutes Free Theater the Salvini
family of acrobats will make their first
appearance in this country this week.
Antonio Vargas, the barytone, will sing
here for the first time, and the Hartwell
sisters, singers and dancers will disport
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X D. 1
to-day that may he taken seri-
ousIy is Lillian Burkhart, and
she. rs YOU know, is appearing
IN vaudeville show at the
orrhaum With comic opera and in
fammatgry farce comedy at every
other hand such is the theatrical for
tune of the town. We are under many
obligations TO the Orpheum, but under
roue greater than this one. The alb
s-u,a of any legitimate counter attrac-
zion has served 70 attract attention to
Miss Burkhart, and attention is all that
this clever young woman needs. I don t
want % pose as a discoVerer and
prophet and all that sort of thing where
doubtless there have been scores Of
knowing ones ahead of me, but at the
same time I should like to go on record
as one of the pioneer appreciators of
Miss Burkh2rt's original and fascinat-
ing art. She is sure to do something
big and brilliant one of these nights in
"a bigger field and when she does 1
want to be able to chorus with the rest
of the I-told-you-sos. For you see Miss
Burkharts case is quite different from
that of the other legitimate actresses
whom We have seen in vaudeville They
have come into the business through
disappointment in more serious acting.
ur through love Of short toll and long
leisure or-to get down to the most
popular reason-through a yearning for
the queeuly salary of the elevator of
the variety stage. They all have
brought with them experience, reputa-
tion and a proper disesteem for the
performance of any more work than
the contract calls for. Vaudeville Of
fered them no new honors, no occasion
for ambition-nothing in fact, but the
maximum of salary for the minimum Of
work. With Miss Burkhart it was diff
ferent She has to her credit just one
season of legitimate playacting-tha
was with her husband, Charles Dick
son, in "Incog." When a season or two
ago she Crept into vaudeville at a salary
that even a newspaper man would
scorn, she was little better than an
amateur. She carried with her no
reputation at all and a wealth Of in
experience. But she had the talent and
the grit and she knew what she wanted
to do and finally she did it, and to-day
she is the cleverest actress on the va
riety stage. Maybe this mode Of de-
veloping genius is hardly model. The
environment Of coon songs, acrobatics
and trained animals does not seem cal
culated to nourish the instinct for
clean, graceful comedy acting. But on
the other hand there is perhaps an ad-
vantage in not being hampered by the
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Jh2 Olympia.

The Olympia has Ed Dolan an Irish
comedian; Dollie Mitchell, chic dancer;
Agnes Castro, the popular soprano; Quer-
ita Vincent in new songs and dances, and
some ten or more other acts.
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Irish comedians He is idiotically anus
ing where other actors would be merely
idiotic; and Mrs. Ray, with her prodig-
ious physique and long-distance voice,
is fortunate in reopening the California
with this attraction.
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The Alcazar.

Captain Swift is not new play to
this city, it having been produced here
several times, once at the Alcazar some
time ago. But it is play of great popu-
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THE GREAT HISTORICAL PANORAMA,
BATTLE OF
MANILA BAY
street, near Eighth

OfEN bA1L1 rItOh > d III. " ~ p liz
ADMISSION, soc: Children, 25c.
This panorama is a correct representation OF
the great fight The landscape. bay and ships
have been painted by artists purposely sent to
Manila and returning naval officers and others
have assisted by furnishing correct data, thus
enabling the management to reproduce the
battle it fought by Admiral Dewey
historically and absolutely correct in every de-
tail. Same general style as Waterloo and
Gettysburg, but SURPRISING them in artistic
merit and interest. showing not only the bat
tie but the beautiful blue Bay of Manila
with Its villages and cities along the shores.
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rzErBoPoLIraN rEMPLE.

REDUCED prices OF ADMISSION, % cents:
children 10 cents MARVELLOUS MOVING
PICTURES; POPE LEO XIII; return OF
heroes OF the late war; and forty other
moving views vocal and instrumental music.
Afternoons, o'clock; evenings, Sis o'clock
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The TiVoli.

Frank Coffin, tenor we'll and favor
ably known to local concertgoers, joins
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served his time in choir and concert
and will not be too sensitive
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Ell CAMPO

THE POPULAR BAY RESORT.
Now open every Sunday during the season
Music. Dancing, Bowling, Boating, Fishing
and other amusements.
Refreshments at city prices. Fare round
trip. 25c Children. 15c; including admission
70 grounds.
THE STEAMER UKIAH-
win leave Tiburon Ferry at 1880 a m, 1910,
2 and .. m. Returning. leave El Campo at
HE d. m. /. and .. M
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-12-23
CHAPTER VII,

There was gay assemblage ut Mrs.
81. Glars. The parl0rs were crowded to
excess. for her circle Of acquaintance was
extensive. and she was one who feared
not to infringe those rules Of exclusion
% rigidly adhered to by many whose
claims to aristOcratic distinctions were
far less powerful. Her personal beauty.
varied accomplishments and immense
wealth entitled her to more than ordinary
consideration In the ranks Of society, and
combining as she did both wit and lowell.
ness, none could dispute her right to Sc
lect about her whOmsocver she pleased.
"A mob. by all that Is immaculate"
exclaimed Fitzbooby, gazing with au as.
Constituent he intended for observation:
"eh. Minton?"
The second elegant looked about for n
moment, but made no reply; he wasted
but few words upon Fitz, whose society
he tolerated for two reas0ns--FitxbOoby
was rich, aud Fltxb0oby thought Minton
the most elegant fellow that he had ever
seen.
"Now II there u any one situation that
displeases me more than another. II IL he
Ing coerced into an asscmblage Of this
kind. A gentleman may be dancing In
the same set with his own tailor or shoe
maker. How dye do. Stanhope? Been
wellY'
"Bad cold, not very; who Is that sylph-
like creature dancing vis-a.vis with Saw
mynOshoff?"
"ThatY oh, that's Miss Hamilton"
Miss Hamilton! 50 It Is; didn't ecOg-
nixe her at first; charming wench that
Miss Hanhltou--resembles O cousin Of
mine very much-Lady Mary Howard,
lovely woman, eight OF the most illus
trious young noblemen Of Great Britain
died broken-hearted on her account-so
extremely beautiful that her father In
sisted on her using close carriage In
order b prevent every body from falling
In love with her."
slow ] should have liked to sec her!
Is she still unmarriedY"
mo; Duchess OF Tremalne now-gave
her away myself; splendid affair that
wedding; nutmegs expended on the occa-
sion came to exactly one thousand pounds
sterling"
"How much regret, that our acquatnt.
e9cs oso never commenced e1rlieyg'
Ane words were addrssssA - CAPITALS
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-12-23
CHATTER VIII.

Miss Hamilton was alone in her cham
Der when the servant informed her that
Montgomery was in waiting below. The
intimatiOn was received with blush:
but subdung at the instant everything
like excitement, she descended to receive
him.
After what has transpircd between
u.s. said he, when the compliments of
meeting had been intcrchangcd, "this
visit cannot. on my part. be but unwel.
come. l should have spared IL you. and
would have done so, but that I am the
most abjcct slave of passion that yet
believe utterly hopeless"
"Nay. Mr.. Montgomery. you do me In.
finite injustice in surprising that your
visits are disagrccablc. shall always
be very happy to sec you; and when I
tell you so. 1t Is not In the language of
hollow courtesy. to my society you will
be- ever most welcome"
"Thank you, Miss Hamilton, thank you
a thousand times! expected this from
your goodness-but oh! I cannot, dare
not remain with you day longer. In
justice to yourself, I must say, Miss
Hamilton, that there has been nothing
In our Intercourse that could have led
inc to presume that I was for moment
beloved by you: this Is the conclusion I
have obtained after cool and dispa ss.on-
ate reelection. We have known each
other long and well; VIC have grown up
In years together, and We have been
friends. and are. and will be always; and
| mistook that friendship for another
feeling, but the dclusion exists no longer;
It IL over now, and the truth Is painful
upon inc. Calm your grief, lady, for I
would rather die than dim your eye with
| n tear. But have been cruc,--too cruel!
| I will ccase. will 20 no further! Eorc.
well! live and be hnppyv And with a
hcart breaking with anguish. he arose.
opened tho door. took one last look. and
loft the oportmcpt.
| Never before had Anna Hamilton RI.
proachc,l herself as being the cause Of
wo. 70 another: and though innocent as
an angel In the present case, she could
mo-, bring her conscience TO her acouittal
willis, "a II every tcar sprunu from tho
convi,,ion OF somc decp ain unon her
souI
| Whiie shc wns Ioborinp under this nj, ,e
| n, s.,,iny Sutherland hnd called hnt
sbc could not see him. nor did she or.
c,,sc hcrse,f un,ier the plca OF indisposi.
tion. She had mover deceived anyone
nv avon TINT nattv or,i6cc mud she
tIa,uht thar nor iovrr knew her well
snonvh IN mako bcr excuse In his bosom .
hut h. hal scen MONTGOMERY onit Tho
bousc aud hcinv ,vnornnt ~ whit hod
trnnsn,raI ottribn,cI bcr retiracv 70 nm.
o,ho. char H. tr,o cnuso n yos oro,.n
bn was iroious' and resolvc.i M oncs 10
fory,s hsr In rho soc,e,v of Mrs. Trevor.
| ,,,., -,
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An Unpleasant Rrminder.

James doesn't 30 to church often, but
his mamma took him there last Sun
day. Now she wishes she hadn't.
He sat demurely enough until the
tenor. who INDUCES In dreadfully In.
excusable tremolO, had finished his
solo. Then he spoke up.
Mamma" he asked In shrill whis.
per, "what makes the mans voice
shake SOP
"Hush. dear" said mamma. II don't
Know"
But. mamma" the little scamp per-
sisted In a still louder whisper, you
know when papa's voice shook the 9TH
or night you said II was beer!
And that's why Jamlc's church priv
ileges have been SO rudely cut Off.--san
Francisco Examiner.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-12-23
Aluminium Horse shoes.

Tests have been made In Finland
to decide the comparative value Of
iron and aluminium as material for
horseshOes. After six weeks use by
the cavalry. the aluminium shoes were
In all cases proved to be In better con.
ditlOn than the others.
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Money to Burn.

The Bank Of England destroys about
$4,000 Of Its notes every week. to re-.
place them with freshly printed ones.
One evening In each week Ia set apart
for the making Of this expensive bon.
IRE.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-12-23

You can't fool your employer - cas-
ily 40 you can fool your neighbosa and
no one ever fooled bis nsighbeIs.
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land, that ~ stsUasest fears surround
our briehtest hspss. hut sit you Aswn;
I have much to cay to you, and old Time,
when feel sratiaed, iilchcs from M half
my true allotment Of moments"
And then the lady assumed that conf.
dental and affectionate manner that, In
pretty woman, never fails to enslaye.
Her voice grew low, soft, and thrilling;
her smile sweet and dazzling; her eyes
sparkled with love; and her sigh seemed
but the breathing of happiness. That
visit was protracted far beyond the time
sanctioned by CUSTOM; and when Suther-
land took his leave, his ideas were oil
bewildered. his sense intoxicated, and
his mind infatuated. by the blandisi,.
ments of that too lovely Gree. One
thought, one unbiddcn thought of anoth.
err, crossed him as he left the threshold
and pang OF reproach he had never
known before darted through his bosom
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The growing Cook County city Of
BLUE ISLAND, ILLINOIS,


emphasized
municipality
tracto
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-25
III 8 DORIS
GGaEB@EN @ z Eaz szas EIiU

There were seven limitations and three
members reIusJated at the meeting of the
ironmoidels union at Assembly halls Sat
urday evening. Ten applications were
handed in and referred to the proper
committee for investigation. "A commit
tee of I'VE was appointed to so to Min
ueapolis Monday evening to meet NJ. j.
Keough. second vice president of the in
teruationaI union. Mr.. Ke0ugh is In the
Twin Cities at the invitation of No. I'0
of MINNEAPOLIS. and will assist the union
in Increasing its membership. commit
tee was appointed to visit the different
shops of the city TO see that all mem
bers of the local union get a copy OF the
Union Advocate. The official proceedings
of the interna iopal- convention held at
INDIANAPOLIS were received. James Buck
lev Of the Minneapolis union, was pres
ent and made a few appropriate remai KS
A committee of -fNe-Was- appointed by the
chair to secure tin pans, etc, for the pur-
pose OF charivaIing D. Murphy and bride.
MI Murphy was appointed on five differ
eut cemni tees at the meeting held Sat
urGay, the chair contendins that he would
have more time to attend to committee
work hereafter than when he lived in a
state o. stng-e blessedness. Receipts,
S59.C0: no expenses.