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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-17
4 n I ATLhNTIC.C0AST
Az Va IA LINE.
Schedule in Effect December Is, 1898.
TRAINS LEAVE ELC4MOND-UNION
DEPOT.
0:O5 A. NJ.

900 \. NJ, Dany. Arrives Petersburg
y:A A. M; Norfolk u:x a.
N. Stops only at Petersburg,
Maverly, and Suffolk We
o.OJ A. Nj, Daily. Arrives Petersburs
a. NJ, Fayetteville 4:l5 l
NJ, Charleston 1920 i. NJ.
Savannah 1850 y. NJ, Jack
sOnvllle 100 \. NJ, Port
Tampa $40 p. NJ Connects
at Wilson with No II, ar
rivlnS GOldsbOrO' $40 h. NJ,
Wilmington 5:lj Il. NJ. Pull
man sleeper New York to
Jacksonville.
IL 80 A. NJ Daily. except Sunday. Ar
rives Petersburg 1905 T.. VI.
stops Manchester. Drewrys
Ban, Centralia, and Chester
1888 NJ, Daily. Local Arrives Pc
tersburg AIS p. NJ. Makes
d 80 p. Nj, Daily. Arrives Petersburg
6:Zo +. NJ: Makes all local
stops Richmond and Peters
burg railroad.
1880 z. III, Daily. arrives Petersburg
9:Oi L. Nj, connects with
Norfolk and Western Tor
Norfolk and intermediate
points; EmDoria $40 CON
meets with \. and ID. for
stations between EmpOria
and Lawrenceviile). Weldon
s.iZ Il. M, Fayetteville l.07
a. NJ, Charleston cog a. NJ.
savannah 800 ~ NJ, Jack
son son'lIie ! ? NJ Port Tampa
New LINE TO MIDDLE
GEORGIA FONTS -Arriv-
,ng Aiken rs \. NJ. Augusta
$40 A. ~. Macon IL A. NJ.
Atlanta 1915 f. VI. Pullman
Sleepers New York 10 WI.
mington, Jacksonville, Port
Tampa, Aiken. Augusta. ana
Macon.
300 P NJ. Dlily. Arrives Petersburg
ySS L. NJ. Weldon lI:2O Il.
NJ Makes local stops be.
tween Petersburg and Wei
don. Arrives Lynchburg 2.l5
a. NJ. Roanoke. Va. 4.50 a.
Nj Bristol, Va. 1870 \. NJ
Pullman sleeper Richmond
TO Lynchburg.
900 p. NJ. DAILY. except Sunday. THE
NEW YORK AND FLORI-
DA SPECIAL. Arrives
Charles 7:i5 A. NJ, Sayan-
nah g:Ol A. NJ, Jacksonville
10 l.. N. ST. Augustine 22J
+ NJ, Tampa Sl5 L. NJ
IO:45 p. n, Daily. Arrives Petersburg
1870 4. NJ
TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND.
8 .23 a. ~, Dany, from Jacksonville.
Savannah, Charleston, AT.
lanta, Macon, AUGUSTA, ana
all points South.
s.15 A. NJ, Daily, except Sunday. At
lanta, Atnens. Raleigh. Hen
derson, Lyncnburs. and the
West.
S:35 A. M., Dally petersburg local.
500 A. NJ, sunday only, from Atlanta
t.thens, Raleigh. Henderson
Lynchburg, and the Vest
500 A NJ, Dally, except MONDAY
Tampa. St Augustine Jack
sonvillo, Savannah. Charles
ton.
II:O5 4. NJ, Daily. Norfolk, suffolb. and
Petersburg.
1875 =. NJ, Daily. except Sunday, from
Petersburg. Stops Chester
Centr9lia. Drewrys Blum,
and Manchester on SIGMA.
7:2O =. NJ, Daily. Jacksonville, Savan-
nah, Charleston, Whining.
tor, GOldsboro', and all
points South.
1865 p. NJ, Daily. Norfolk, Suffolk.
WaYerly, and Petersburg
S.W Z. NJ, Do ~ Ie'Crsburg, Lynch
ourg, and the ~ est.
]. II. KENLY, r ID EMERSON.
General Manager. Tra ~ Manager.
II. NJ. EMERSON.
General Passenger Agent.
e. Z. CAMPBELL.
ia Is Division Passenger Agent
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-17

1t is provided by law that the name Of
no candidate who has not paid his assess
ment before IL o'clock noon OF March 22d
shall be allowed to so on the ballot.
Mr.. Hardin T. Burnley is treasurer Of
the County Committee. and can be found
at the Citizens Exchange Bank. Cham
Der Of Commerce where he will receive
assessments until the 22d.
The candidates are as follows.
Clerk County Court S. +. WaddilL-no
opposition.
Clerk Circuit Court, ]. Il. Broaddus--no
opposition.
County Treasurer. w. II. Brauer and V.
Heckler. Jr.
shcriH-Sim solomon. w w. Tiller,
A c. Quarles.
Conmonwealth's Attorney A. II.
Sands. j. T. I,awless. {. w Throckmor-
Ton. and w. II. Bcveridge.
Commissioner Of the Revenue, Upper
District-Caskie Smith. c. w. Childrey,
and H. Taliaferro.
Commissioner Of the Revenue Lower
District-H. d. Smith and l.. II. Kemp.
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TRAILS ARRIVE IN RICHMOND.
Y0RK-RIYER LINE VIA WEST POINT.
THE FAvoRITE ROUTE NORTH.
LEAVE RICHMOND,

4:3o L. NJ. NO. 40, iJa......C.c Limited,
daily, except Sundays, for West
Point ana lnterme late stations,
making close Connection at West
Point on Mondays, Wednesdays,
and Fridays with steamer for Bal
timorei also, with stage at Lester
Manor for Walkerton and Tappa-
hammock on Tuesdays, Thursdays,
and Saturdays.
$50 Z. NJ. No. TO- local express, Mon
days, Wednesdays, and Fridays
Tor West Point ana intermediate
Lester Manor for Walkerton and
Tappahannock; also. at West Point
with steamer for Baltimore Stops
at all stations.
800 4. NJ, No. 46. local mixed. Leaves
daily except Sunday from Virginia
street Station for West Point and
intermediate stations, connecting
with stage at Lester Manor for
WalkertOn a~1 'r~n~ohannnor
TTAin, ARRIVE AT RICHMOND.
9:i1 a. NJ. daily.
1910 =. NJ. Wednesdays and Fridays
only.
$40 r. NJ. daily except Sunday from
West Point and intermediate sta
tons.
Steamers leave West Point at p. NJ.
Mondays. Wednesdays. and Fridays and
Baltimore at > Il. NJ Tuesdays Thurs
days. and Saturdays.
Ticket Office at station, foot Of Viz
gina street. open from 81 A. NJ 10 q Z.
NJ, and from $50 z. NJ. TO IL a. NJ. City
ticket office. 903 east Main street
C. w. WESTBURY. Trav Pass. Agent,
800 ea~t Mail street,. Richmond; Va.
Trafiic Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent.
r. s. CANNON. Third Vice-President and
General Manager, Washington, d. {.
a..
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CANDIDATES MUST PAY UP.
The County Committee Has Assessed
Various Offices 10 Pay for Primary.

The Democratic primary election in
Henrico county takes place April 9th. At
a recent meeting the County Democratic
Committee assessed the various Offices as
follows to pay the expense of the election,
the amount against each Office to be d
ytded equally between the candidates:
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Orders fo- printing sent TO the Dis
patch Company Will be given prompt at
tention. and the style OF work and prices
will be sure 10 please you.
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RAILROAD LINES.
Schedule Effective March IL, 1899
= TRAINS LEAVE RJCHMOND,vA.

TRAINS LEAVE RJCHMOND,vA.
IL 100 T.. NJ. No. IL. Southern Express.
daily for Atlanta, Augusta, and
points South. Sleeper for Danville,
Greensboro, Salisbury. and Char
lotte open at Richmond $50 r. NJ.
Stops for passengers al local sta
tons.
Connects at DanviIle and Char
lotte with New York and Florida
Express (No. 80, carrying through
sieepers between New York ana
Aiken and New York and Tampa,
with connections for all FLORIDA
points Also, connects at Danyille
and Charlotte with Washington
and Southwestern Limited (No. 30.
carrying through seepers between
New York and Nashville; New
York and Memphis and New York
and New Orleans with connections
for ali points in Texas, Mexico, ana
California.
Charlotte. y. c. Com cts at Nose
ley with Farmville and POwhatan
railroad. AT Keysvile for Clarks-
VIE. Oxford. Henderson, and Dur
ham. and at Greensboro for Dur
ham. Raleigh and Winston-Salem;
at Danvile with No 80. United
States fast mail solid train. daily
for New Orleans and points South,
which carries sleepers New York
TO New Orleans. and New York 20
Jacksonville and Miami for Nassau
and Habana. Through sleeper Sa-
lisbury 10 Memphis: also, Pullman
tourist sleeper every Wednesday
and Saturday Washington 10 San
Francisco. without change.
600 Z. NJ, No. II. local. daily except
Sunday. for Keysyille and inter-
n ate points.
TRAILS ARRIVE IN RICHMOND.
600 A. NJ
80 r. NJ From Atlanta, Augusta,
Asheville.
$40 A. NJ, from Kevsville and local
stations
LOCAL FREIGHT TRAITS.
Nos. 81 and 81. between Manchester and
Neapols.
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d@oD SaldqbauM
%IzIl,zIa;1s EsJyZnYzwf

Hoods Pills cure liver us the nonirritatlng and
4 only cathartlc TO take with Hoods sarsaparillA.
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RAILROAD LINES,
q IL @E 5# ;Emg
R r q p Richmond, PrsIs.
H., 1. " 1 .ncksburs & Potomac

R., +. 4 7. t sIi1"''1 |, g, II,1,,
| schedule fn Eject january ~. IS,.,
LEAVE DYRD-sTHEET sTATIOy
3.J3 A. NJ, Daily, for Nashinctoo 49,.
points North. Stops Orly aug
Milford ana fredcrickst gr.
Pullman SIeepers 10 No%
$50 A. NJ, Sunday only. for Washing.
ton and points North So,
at Eiba, Glen Allen 40
Iand, TaylOrsville. DOsUe'
Ruther Glen, Penoa. MI,
ford, WOOdslane, C,rire'
u m m l. fredericksUur,'
Brooke. ana Widewaf.e
Pullman car.
e:4o A. NJ. Daily. except Sunday. %.
Washington and polrt,
North. Stops az Elba A.f'
and, Taylorsyille. D0swaI
Ruther Glen, Penola. lG,
ord, WOOdslane, GuInl6
. m m l. Frederick tgry'
Brooke. and Widcwater''
Pullman car.
0O3 A. NJ, Daily, except Monday New
York ana Florida Special
Solid vestibuled train com.
posed exclusively q Pau.
man cars. for Washirgi8,
Baltimore. Philadelpha sri
New York No local st6rs
IL 90 NJ, Daily. except SUNDAY "a.
Washington and 6oir,,
North. stops az Elba ca
Allen, Ashland Daerl1
MILFORD, frederlckst.-,
Brooke, and Widewa-.,
Parlor car Also. conra...
with Congressional L.mrsf
at Washington.
7:4OP. NJ, Daily. for Washington s-,
points North. Stops af F.s'
ghland boswell NfHf.-sf
Fredericksburg. BROOKE. ,-s
whitewater. and Other s.,
lions Sundays. Siccper Pes.
mond 10 New York g'a.-..
Washington 70 phladr'rf,
ARRIVE DYRD-sTREET STATION
$40 4. NJ, PAM. $40 al Nll.a4t.-
BROOKE, rreleucks ..I
ford, boswell, ASHLAND .r,
Elba, and other .f'..-
Sundays. Sleeper Nee ~
TO Richmond.
y.3O p. NJ. Daily, except Sunday s.,-,
at " 1 q e a tier lrc..
Fredericksburg. SammIf
Guinea, WOOdslaEo lfIfr-f
penOla, Ruther Glen I..,
well. Ashland. Glen AHr
and Elba. Parl0r car f-~
7noP. NJ, Daiiy. Stops .orly az Frst..
ricksburg, DCsWCu 4s-.
land, and Elba. Pullman
s.sO p NJ, Daily. stops az Wldewafs-
BROOKE. tredericksrurf
summit. Guinea. N0oce..r.
Milford. PonOla. Rn-.a.
Glen. boswell. Taylorsyis
Ashland. Glen Allen. ar
Ella Sleeping oar
D.oO T. NJ, Daily except Sunday Nv
York and Florida Sno.r
Solid vestihuled train con.
posed exclusively ~ PG''m,7
cars from New York Stops
only NJ principal cities
FnEDERIcKsB'G ACCOMMODATES
DAILY except Sunday)
400 p. NJ, Leaves Byrd-Sirect Staten
S.25 A. NJ, Arrives Bvrd-Stroet Station
ASHLAND TRAINS.
DAILY except Sunday)
q AZ A. M, Leaves ElOa.
q 20 Z. NJ, Leaves E.ba.
q 40 A. NJ. Arrives Elba.
6:O5 +. NJ, Arrives Elba.
W. L. TAYLOR. Traffic Manager
r. T. -. Myers. President ia IS
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2:15 p. NJ
$40 p. NJ
1890 p 81.
TRAINS LEAVE EIGHTH-sTREEr
STkTIOE

10 80 a. ~, Daily. for Lyuchblrg, Ler'
inKton, Va. ana cir o
Forge. Connects. eXcegt
Sunday with bucNrEh =
ard Alberine branches lri
NJ clifton Forge H.th 81.
for Cincinnati
500 p. NJ. Except SUNDAY. for Co'er.
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IL 80 A. A..

3.33 L NJ
$50 Z. Nj,
T.30 L. II.
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TRAINS ARRIVE At RICHMoNp-
BRoAD-sTREET STATION.

$40 4. NJ, Exc spt sunday from CO.
lumbia.
O:sO p. N. Daily. from Clifton Fore
Lexington. Va. and u. Do
burg, and. excep, Sa..y'
from New Castle ali -
ney. JOHN ID. POTTS
Assistant General Passenger A~-.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-06

Every article ~ instruction for mend
ing puncturcd tire begins with "flfst
ind your puncture." but this. while II
sounds simple enough. ~ often the most
difficult part of the job. The puncturcs
of size manifest themselves ~ soon NJ a
tire II inflated. but there are mean little
plnhoio punctures which sometimes put
riders TO complete confusion by dcfylnE
detection and leaving the victim In
doubt whether n punctufc really exists
or whether the valve II leaking. Such
punctures compel walking At times. and
Il Ia well Co have some way Of locating
thcm.
Putting the tire In water and watch
inE Tor bubbles II the time honorrd for
mula for such thlnFE, but this IL not
the suroHt way VI locating tiny holes.
The bubbles cannot always be- detected
In such q test. Passing the tire along
the face IL better. perhaps, Best OF all,
however. II the USE " chalk NJ meal or
any Kind Of me white powder. The
chalk n distributed over the suspected
tube. ana by proceeding slowly with one
section after another the powder can
be- seen 60 blow away.
In England they are ahead ~ Amerl-
can Inventors. for there they have
''puncturc iocators" on the market. one
Of the simplest and best IN n device such
ms any one could make for his or her
personal use. II IN a wire sieve having
very line mesh. II IL about two 10y one
and half inches In size. brass bound
on the edges and rounded 10 the shape
81 the tiro. with some powdered chalk
upon II all that IL necessary 90 de- 10
discover a punoturc n 10 pass the little
sieve along The surface u the tire, and
N, force ~ the escaping mir from the
puncturc, no matter how minute II IL.
win blow the chalk away from some
partition ~ the sieve.
\ piece Of hne wire gauze with pin
box full OF chalk could be- carried rcadi-
~ In a tool baE and together they are a
combination TO beat ''plnholo' pune
lures.
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a various lot 81 meiodramaa In being
used In different parts Of England.
They all have their special thrillers Of
one kind or another. one. The Hind
witness" has for It's heroine zifl who
gnes blind, 10 that the complications
may progress unseen by her. but she re-
gains her sight when things must be
CLEARED up. The scene u this plays
thriller IL on rocky coast, with
smugriers' cave Just around the corner.
The blind Girl wandcrs out ON the rocks
- that she may he caught there when
the tide rises. She IL followed by the
good soubre,tc. who fnda that their on
~ way 20 safety II 10 climb an impoHsi.
bic cilf.
This Impossible cllr being impossible
% really strange thlnT for mel0dramaD.
the girls scream In chorus for help. This
villain IL on the ciin above. In npnHm
Of goodness he decides to 20 Ia their aid.
lie lowers tho HmugEleru' holsting
tackle and pulls them M. The Nouhre'ie
he discovers 90 be the witness 10 vnfi-
Gus crimes OF his. lie promptly brains
her.
At this critical moment a stroke of
lightning restores the herolner sight.
with the aid of this physical Improve.
ment she discovers that her rcscucf Ia
the long lost murderer OF her long lost
father. on crying out To this effect. the
Villains kindly spasm comes 20 an abb
rupt termination. and he decides 20 XIII
her. tie IL interrupted by the opportune
arrival N the good funny man. who In
jscta q bullet into hlA Uranium.
Another meioirama, brave Hearts"
riorle. In a series % thrillerH. when the
time comes for the main one. the hero
and heroine are slightly the worse for
wear. having just escaped In damp
condition nom n water tank. They ate
therefore easily overcome by the villain.
hut only NJ firrt. mind you. only Mt fifst.
Tho hero II thrown aside Unconscious.
The heroine II tied 10 a tree with dy-
Mantle cartridge lust under her toes. 4
lighted fuse IL attached. Of course. and
also. ~ course. the hero returns 10 con-
sci0uHnesa In the nick of time. A fiercc
nght with knives ensues Al this time
the bomb IL close a. the exploding point
and ~ IL the gallery. The hero seems
10 be- getting the best ~ n. when the
assistant had man shoots him from the
rear. Just at this moment q rescue par.
~ arrives. loorenn the heroine from her
perlioua position and. wonder upon
wonder. extinRuishea the bomb by
jumping upon II.
Cynical people may smile AZ all this.
hut nevertheless when known TO the
! Police" a melodrama produced reeent-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-06

billiard committee Of the 4. a. u. dccld.
ed altar the close u the national handi.
cap tournament played ut the knlcker-
booker Athletic club In May. isps. TO d.
vide the amateurs into classes A and
" and 10 play each class separately for
national championship honora without
handicapr. This subdivision seemed
imperative at the time. because three
players In America had attained such
proficiency In the game na practically
10 be In class by themselves.
on Dec. 3. 1895. the nrrt A. A. n. ma
tionai championship tourney tclaHs ~
was held In the iheater ~ the Knicker-
booker Athletic club. Sevcn players
took part. The winner was Mr.. J. u.
stark. who won all his six games and
made a grand average u ia. This per-
Torrance put him practically into class
A. his average being almost. u not
quite. tie with that OF e. y. Ellison.
made In iSss,
The players who now comprise class
A In amateur billiards are Martin Nut
len Of Cleveland. William T.. Fors Of
Havctstraw. n. v. and wnyman g. Me.
creery of ~. Louis. They are known
by an hlllinrdistn throughout the coun-
Try for their remarkable skin with the
cue and are close M In speed with the
~ called "Hhortatop' professionals at
the ~ or ~ Inch baik line game. Last
February a class A tournament was
held In the Knlckerbockcr Athletic club
thcater In which Mecrccry. Floss and
Mullen took part. the latter being the
winner. These tournamenin among the
amateurs all help 10 Increase the Inter
est Ia the great game.
Ever since the completion OF arrange
mcnta for the coming contests ! have
been practiclng daily, nc as To be In
good shape, have had a table special
" ntted up and have heen playing
against good men IN the metropolis.
have also been careful ar regards my
diet. but In other ways I do not train
FOR o match In the commonly accepted
meaning u the term. I do not smoke
much and am not "a drinking man. "a
DO not need TO change my habits In
those respects,
As regards my coming matches with
schaefef, / can only say that | hope We
shall be In the finest condition possible,
aud may the best man win.
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London. April si-That the old adare
which sets forth that II Ia always dark
est Just before dawn IL not without
force IL cxemplincd by the recent expe-
flences OF slr Henry Irving. the great
English actor. A few months ago he
was broken III health. broken In spirit
and. according 10 common report. also
broken In purse. lie had gone through
the awful trial u series Of failures. a
failure to the ordinary producer means
much. hut TO sir Henry irving II means
much more. Tor he IL one Of the few
producers In the world who absolutely
eliminate the question Of money when
about 10 make a new offering. when the
announcement of his ~ health was ca
bied 10 America. his many admirers In
that country seemed ready to believe
the accompanying story 20 the eject
that he had finally succumbcd 10 the
terrific strain and that he would never
again appear upon the stage. Fortu-
nately the rumor had no foundation In
fact. and tho great actor went ahead
with his pfeparations for tho produc.
ton " ''itobesplerfe." for which he had
previously entered into n contract with
Nictorien Sardou, the famous French
dramatist. Meanwhile the Lyceum thea
ter practically passed from the hands
II Sir Henry 10 stock company. In
which he N said 10 he interested. The
new management inauEurated ita r..
sime by making Wholesale discharges u
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managers ~ the old days, many ~
whom have taken up the marnstes'
troubles In big minor organizations.
Among the latter none stands stronger
with the public than Charley Corniskey
Of st. Paul. Jim Manning Of Kansas
city. Connie Mack Of Milwaukee. Van
der Beck Of Detroit. Marston Of
Worcester and Murray Of Providence. In
this latter class there are several who,
by their superiative administration Of
minor league affairs. have shown that
they are Ms fully capable OF building up
teams rs any Of the champion handlers
In the major league.
Arthur Irwin OF the Waahlnrton
club comes back TO the greatest league
In the business this season after "a long
absence In minor leagues. He has shown
capabilities In the past that should have
made him a successful manager. II the
players had delivered the goods
Developing winning teams Il n
lengthy. laborlous task. Ned linnlon.
now ~ the Brookiyns. IL the hest In
point ~ excellence Of anybody. Pat To-
beau. who n In 81. Louis under the
terms ~ the Clevelnnd-st Louis ANAL
gamation. In next TO Hanlon In ability
10 manage teams Of hall players. Han.
Ions methods are distinct and separate
from Tcbeau's. The latter II u work.
man today. IIanlon has long since quit
playing stunts. Hanion IL close Go the
magnnte In GOODNESS and handles his
players the way they must he treated
as spoiled chiidren-when they become
obtusc. Tehcau yniiica' along the lndl-
viduai. and. by impressinR him with
the necessity ~ doing ne he does gets
the best results Iianlon IL isnlent with
his men on salary questions and always
lot. " possible.
'Tcbcau gains the same result. bu,
without anywhere near the money out
lay ~ IIanlon. by his Irish vii and
knowledge " the players wants.
through long connection with the boys
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Ao.o7 @He4s,4


Successful baseball managcrr,' says
nm old timer. ARE made ana not born,
How strange that some who pose Ms
successful handlers " men have made
their regulations more through good
fortune than anything clsel But the dla-
mnnd art h peculiar game, A man II
a winner today and tomorrow IN u
dead one Among those who today
can be- termed ms good managers Han
lon OF brooklyn, Tebeau Of 81 Louis,
selee of iloaton and Burns Of Chicago
take the hlgheat rank,
There IL ldng list Of successful
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villain. Naturally the FIRST thing to
suggest itself was a woman. especially
since history II authority for the state
ment that Robespierre once loved hts
landlords daughter N. sardou makes
him ask her father for her hand. He IL
rejected because he IN poor and I'M
known, and he seeks revenge for the
Insult Later he IL the father OF the
young women's child. and he then eS-
plains TO her why he hates the nristoc-
racy. Again he has scene with THIS
son, whom he has condemned TO death,
and II Il one Of the many strong bits In
the play.
sardou was evidently determined frst
of all that he would write n play which
would he successful. no matter what
charges II lack NJ originality might
he brought AGAINST Il. Therefore In
"Robesplerre" he follows shakerpeare's
plan. when In doubt. Use ghosts" He
permits the Hpccters representing the
victims ~ the sea green monster" TO
pass In review before him. while wall
inr cries come from out the darkness;
"Your time ~ neat athnnd, Robespierre'
Your time will comet" The eject IL In.
descfibably weird. and Irvings acting
In this scene IL as good as amy that he
does In the play.
The main fault. and almost the only
fault. In "itobsaplcrrc" II one that IL
common 10 nearly all Of sardou'a dra-
mas. lie occupies too much time In get
ting 90 the nien, 81 the story. Hut once
h. has reached q he grips II with a
firm hand. aud his touch IA never for
n moment uncertain. This fault VIII
doubtless be rcmcdled by judcloua
pruning of the dialogue In the earlier
scenes. and ''tobcapierrc" will then be
a. nearly ~ possible a perfect specimen
~ dramatic writing. n has proved the
salvation Of Irving and will also In all
probability renew the vogue Of sardou.
which had begun to wanc somewhat In
this country ELMER wOODsON.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-06

visitor at the dime museum. addressing
"a man who was slttlng behind railing
near The entrance and appeared TO be
doing some figuring. ~ you had hap
pcned In a little sooner" replied the
man you might have seen me In my
great weekly act OF paying on the other
freaks. I'm the proprietor"
A curious feature Of the theatrical
bills ~ the big Theaiorium Of the Paris
exposition In 1900. II Il said. win be
Comedian Louis MAINS presentation OF
Hans Nix IN THE Telephone Girl."