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count. The Gilman 10 marred by undue extern
sion. The man-of-forty's daughter has told
him that she loves and wishes to marry the
South African. and the tea room woman has
told him that the girl must not. a. the fellow
Is her viliainoua husband. Then our hero
sends for this scamp. who 10 twice his enemy.
the betrayer OF his sweetheart and the fortune
hununx wooer OF his daughter. In his anger
the Older man selzes the younger by the throat
and ~throttles him tll he drops 10 the floor dead
from heart failure. This episode IL intensified
when the daughter knocks at the door 10 pass
through tho room. Her father turns out the
hghts and stands In front Of the corpse. while
the woman witaess crouches In hiding BY her
dead husband. The girl speaks a few words
OF ner love for the man who. unknown To her.
has just bee, killed. Here would be Q thrilling
CLIMAX II the curtain were dropped on II. But
the murderer takes q lamp from q table, holds
It over the dead body and says under his breath
70 the frightened woman, He Il dead, q fact
that the audience already knows, MIR. Fnths
u~nsSilled sork IA 30 well treated by Daniel Froh-
mans actors. and the production 10 90 excellent
altogether, that some good entertainment u
made out of the faulty material.
Aside from the juggling by the Augusta
the most admirable Tea tuIe OF Star and Car
ter" TX lis bIiei burlesque OF David Harum
OTIS Harlan. Joseph Coyne and Marie Cahill
sing "Aiter tie show" and halt between
sianzas for the uayesities. Coyne initiates
A..am h, Crane without resort 10 very broad
methods Harlan suggests the victim OF one
OF Harum's horse traders by the methods
that prevail IN ninsue i end pie, es, tho.g h The
bright Speeches that Author McNally has pro-
natd and the actors stimulation oi high
spirits "eep the sbsurdities well within safe
bounds. Yet q fitting accessory TO HaIlans
iun. and Sill broader than it. IL joint spapks's
portrayal OF the horse that Is traded. With
a shut to Christmas time and to the o~ancclla-
ton OF the widows mortgage. Sparks with
dra vs. and Harlan become, the bankers clerk.
lie soon g,cs out. too. with the explanation
that he doesn't care 10 listen again TO that
old circus story Marie Cabin enters TO a
blast Oi Nind that II like a callioIe. and aper
snow fails on her by the handful after she has
crossed the threshold She il the peIsonifca-
ton of mcekn.ss and lorg suffering She e1-
presses her deep g'atituGe To Coyne for not
sending a horse Tor her. She doesn't see.
she explains in monotone. how q horse could
have lived through the two miles of drifts IN
which che has walked Throughout this
dialogue the contrast between her manner
and her words Is comical. The climax
comes wien Coyne declares abruptly that che
has assets without showing the slightest
trace OF resentment. she turns her big eyes
upon him ana srill IN her subdued tone riyes
him the lie direct.
The "a, "a ult upon Lord Quex" 10 not 40 bnsht
as the other. though Mr. Coyne in the utls
character and Miss Cahil a. the manicure
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young woman who uses her legs to display the
wares Of q hosiery merchant Is restored 70
what she probably was In the original French
play a brazen hussy. who does not wait Tor
business demand to raise her skirts. but does
1t sooner because she likes to. and extends II
far beyond the top reach Of her stockings
That Is highly reprehensiblA. Of course. but
Just what the case calls for. Similarly fuu
exploitation Is given to all the other characters.
and the upshot IL hi arious diversion.
There was the sams pride and shame for
Mr.. Belasco in the bill at the Grand Opera
House that there had been when Naughty
Anthony and Madame Butterfly were oou-
pied inoongruously at the Herald Square.
The manner In which he put Mr. Longs plain
tive japanese story on the stage was extremely
artful. He brought out the authors points
with combined delioacy and positvsness.
To a%ppreostvs people the hit Of the tragedy
and the miss Of the farce nearly squared the
account. The good Of the one almost atoned
for the bad Of the other. But the gallery at
the Grand 10 a. assertve as the parouet. and
while the lower part Of the house weeps over
poor little Madame Butterfly the upper part
laughs. The disagreement does not arise
from the infsriority OF the present actress 70
her predecessor. IL Il not because charming
naturalnsss has given way to obvious mimlcry
In tho representation Of the deserted young
mother that the louis fail TO resard her seriously.
She would bs still further OF from their COM
prehsnsion II she remained exactly as Mr..
Long created her. and as she appeared at nrst
In the play. The subtlety Of her love and
grief 10 not understood by them, Mr. Belasco
did more. In at least one particular. than merely
give an actable construction 10 the narrative.
TIE Suns review laid stress on the boldly
peculiar merit Of his condensation OF hours
Into minutes where the trustful Japanese girl
watched for her American lovers return. Tho
whole night Of her vigil at the window was
Indicated with perfect clearnsss by the twt-
light Of nightfall. the darkness of night. the
lamps that slowly burned out. and the dawn Of
morning. all without other sounds than an
accompaniment OF soft music. Nothing In
the play was more eloquent than that voice.
less portion. But it seems that the right kind
of people were requisite on the other side Of the
The parquet at the Grand was
alert to the significance Of the pantomine.
NJ the gallery. falling 70 see the meaning.
ma ie fun Of IL Thus the limitations and re-
imposed upon the playwright when
he writes for the general public were once more
illustrated.
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fornis of wounded and writhing wretches
appear In the gloom Of the background. and
make u ghostly spectacle a. they fling their
Arms and cry out. No such things are shown
A. The kniokerbocker The reason Tor their
OMISSION. OF course. Is that they would distract
attention from the lonely ngurs OF the boy
That Is what they surely do at the Garden
The people turn their eyes aside from even
the Incompatible bernhardt 10 watch the
inconseouen'ial spooks
Dahiel rrohman.s admirable company Is
ooihs a great zeal Tor the London comedy
WIN which the REGULAR season Al DAYS WAS
oeSuh last week Inc play IL an intelectusi
connpositoh. Win iauiu TOT us producer 10
'oh'eho WIN Evidently when waiter frith
SCI OUT 70 wrih Inc Alan OF Forty no mad
" surplus Of ss>d IDEAS and hKed them an
80 Wen that no weuld not disesId one IL ne
cn"seua sinslethemesnd SUCK toit hewouid
"a'' 'urneo ou' d oetter COMEDY ~ over.
""'"unhcc oi ma'~riM nurt 'ns suec' OF "ha'
wa sood, eKe'ch OF the hrstaco alone SHOWS
'"S isnl' cieaiiy Inc cur'aih H~s on Il
''" oe'"een q coming young man sho u
"o""" !ou'ha"s' ih'" conversation o'ihN~
~ - 'a'' '"n' NV man "'~' "''h' NV
"t' u INV suppoIuei o. d woman "n"'u
:. 'H'enus 10 marry ihat 'he cohins cnhp
nhS WIN ero'hcF' ms exact image VINO mas
So"c au''e 10 'he nao' Is also disclosed linen
"1'''"u '"''o we 'io' "h'o'us 'N"H
In n scene between the two-score-man and
the woman he loves II Is shown that he d--ires
10 marry her. but that she is doubtful whether
her husband Ia dead. He left her in South
Africa. and she came to london, where she
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-12-02
MANY ACTRESSES SUBPOENAED
In May Woods Suit Against We'll for Divorce
Public Trial Insisted On.


Many witnesses have been summoned for ths
trial OF the cross actions for absolute divorce
OF May +. We'll and her husband, Henry Good
mar Well. a wealthy stock broker, which has
been set for trial next week before Justice
McAdam in the supreme Court. Mrs. We'll
said Yesterday that she had declined seye nj
oilers to have the c Use privately tried before a
referee an also a large sum Of money tendered.
The plaintiffs maiden name Is MAY +. Wood
and she comes from Richmond, Va. She was
In Charles Frohman's company when she
married We'll first in January, 1888, befor. a
Justice Of the Peace In Jerso, City. She
again married him in this CITY on NAV 10. Isoo
She i 20 ear Of, and We'll l. ten ears older
She 1, a Catholic ana Well J., u Jew, and she
stated that OWING 10 the difference in their
re!isioh both marriages were kept from his
rriauNcs lie maintained her ~ iS Nest
Fort sixth street. and he had bachelor ana,t-
Inehts on filth avenue. He has been pa, ing
her 300 a month alimony pending the suit.
cover "A fund 81 5000. which she "a ! he mt
IN trust FOR her loon after the marriage. and
from which she has drawn onl, two insLaIimcnts
Of intcf,~t.
Among those persons subponaed by Mrs.
VIE or DANIEL b. Iced. a wealthy nan Of Chi
cago, who 10 at the Hotel NetheIiand, where
Mrs. Reed was served. last week. Well has been
required TO prodI oe hi books In court at The
trial To sustain the plaintih's contention that
he has been spending large SUMS OF money
on actresses. Mrs. We'll will also cali Edna
benn, VINO several months ago had q uificulty,
In which a horsewhip vas used. with Augustus
Z. Meyers OF ASe Fifth avenue. Subpqnaa
cUscs his wife OF intimacy with Frsnk Il. Doans
Q visitor st their homA
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girl make the most Of the material provided
for them. Harlan as the Duchess wears q
teaGown. between the loose fronts Of which
his trousers show as he strides about exdtedly
moaning over bis endangered reputation.
In the duel Of "luchard Csrvel- Sparks 10
the cowardly swordsman. and In order 20 succor
his friend Joins In the fight after pushing his
head through q paper panel that he carries
In his hand. Then Harlan falls wnthing aero
baucally, but rises 70 sei,e a paint pot from
a table and daub his shirt front crimson. A
moment later he repeats this after q dehnitve
sword thrust has been given to him. As 10 the
star actors In this farce. the Agousts, Of all
the juggling that they do hut one item would
stnke frequent visitors to our continuous
shows As brand new. II should be noted, how.
ever. that no such partnership Of experts ex-
lists among our specialists, Indeed. 1t would
be dif1cult to md among the many jugglers
who perform slnGly four who would BE- the
equals Of the three men and the handsome
woman who bear the brunt Of the Aeousts'
exercises, Tho novel trick u with an egg.
II Ia taken from a stsamins vessel, and tho
MAJ indicates that II IL too hot for his fingers
So he puts II on the feor and grips II between
his heels. Once secure. he rises on his toes,
Hips his heels backward and throws the ecC
In the cir. Catching II In an egg cup. he serves
II 10 a guest and breaks II "a show that IL really
Is what vaudeville jokers describe as "a full
days work for a sturdy hen"
Arropos OF dramatic art, there were some
object Lessons last week AZ the Grand Crera
House. II will be recalled that Naughty
Anthony" had a sickly infancy In broadway,
and careful nurture barely carried II through
alive. The trouble with IL was that al, hough
born TO be q farce or nothing, II tried to he a
comedy. II almost died In the effort to change
is nature. But II became robust when the
mistaken treatment was abandoned, and his
week it Ia alive and kicking in Elgh, h avenue.
David Belasoo has never told where he got the
stuff 10 put into Naughty Anthony" and It's
seemingly foreign origin has no, been located
by any o~neeise. There are suggestions in II that
a French piece and a German we're blended.
Acertainty In the work done on II by Mr.. Belasco
Is that he meant TO make it, wickedness polite
In manner. and so raise ii In public esteem
above the low leve, where 1t belonged. He
endeavored TO render it's absurdities plausible.
and while he did the job With little Of the skill
commonly how by him In hindling other
mems writings. no stasecraft could have made
a elk purse out OF that eow's ear. There Was
no attempt ~ the Grand Opera House TO make
the pcrctns cutiole shine with the gloss Of
textile nneness. The piece Is nov given for
all the fun that 10 In II, and IL Ia an uproarious
success OF coarss merrtment. The change.
OF language are not material. The difference
Is In the action. Charles 4. Evans makes the
professor Of moral culture Al irrcslsibly
comic rogue Instead 81 . disgusting hypocrite.
and the sudieno likes him for the audacity
With which be ssts out Of his sGapes. The
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-12-02
THE SUITS AGAINST THE ARH0Uka.
Motion 10 Dismiss Them Made Before Jusuo
Hscock Unopposed BY This stass.

SYRACUSE. Dec. IA motion was made
before Justice Hiscock this morning In Special
Term for an order dismissins the two actions
brought by the State Of New York, one against
Philip d. Armour and others individually and
the other against the Armour Packing Com
pany Of Chicago, for lack Of prosecution By the
stats. The, actions were. brought to RECOVER
niu ons Of dollars worth Of penalties for ALLEGED
Violations II tn. Law Of tbs State In selling
onleomarcarine Frank II. Plat. son Of senator
Thomas & Plat, appeared for the motion.
At,orney-G General Davies and + {. sohraub.
t,rmsr Commissioner Of Agriculture, appeared.
but did not oppose the granting Of the motion.
Attorney-General Davies, who appeared for
the people. said that he inherited the actions
Us a Legacy when he assumed once. Neither
Gov. Roosevelt nor Attorney-G General Davies
fclt Wiling % either drop the cl.e or take any.
thing That was offered In settlement. Attor.
ney,General Davies. had reported the status
Of the case TO the Legislature. a. he did not
want To incur any further expense. which
now amounted to $4,000. The Court tool
the papers. saying that from the REMARKS
of counsel only one disposition could be made
OF the motion. and that was 70 grant L.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-12-02
RUSSIAN HORG6R CAU0HT.
saiman Hankin Held to Avail Examination In
ExtraditiOn Proceedings.

Salman Hankin. a Russian bank clerk. was
held by United States Commissions Shields
yester day TO await examination In eX tr tradition
PROCEEDINGS. brought IN secure his return TO
Russia where he ls wanted for having secured
5000 rubles by forgery in September, 1850.
Hankln was employed by J. Epstein, a banker
at kiev. Russia. and Oh sept. 2, 1899. he forged
a letter TO which he sisned tho name Of his EN-
ployer. The letter was addressed Ia the In
dustrial Banh Of South Russia al kiey and d.
from the running account Of the COMPANY
OF the Romanoy Refineries. Hankin CON
verted 5000 rubles OF the amount into cash
and with the rest In drafte succeeded in gettins
out Of Russia with his wife and children, He
was arr ested In Philadelphia.
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IN THE OUTPUT OF PLAYS.
ROsTANDS SCENE or WAGRAM FIELD
~ FRENCH AND ENGLISH.
TIE Ghosts That Are Seen In One Performances
Only Heard In the Other A Comedy From
London and some Buriesaucs In . Farce
illustration Of Beiasco Stagecraft.

Ouly uHthTu III wv oHfNny bp'
London and some Buriesaucs In . Farce
illustration of Beiasco Stagecraft.
The production here OF Edmond Ro.tard's
sL'Aiglon" In French. With Sarah Bernhard
as tho Bonaparte boy. made the fact clear
that Louis n Parker In the English trans-
lating and Maude Adams in the acting had
changed some Of the dramas purrort. Probably
the bcldness Of the alteration had beer Charles
Frohman's. and elch observer OF the W per-
formanoe, Ia quite free to hold . personal
opinion About It. But tho object OF the as'ute
American manager Is plain. lie desired that
hi, actress should have a sympathetic role.
The departureS which he very likely ordered
from, the Rostand text and the Bernhard in
tsrpretauon are all in that direction, In the
French icpiction of TIE Eayid he Is WIN IN
diaposition, ~assertive 10 ambition. and In
dspondsnt In action In the English variant
he Is Of a gentler nature. the creature "f err
oumstanccs. and at nearly ali times submissive
TO them. In the one case his appeal l. TO the
brains OF the audience only. and In the other
70 the hearts As well This avoidance OF mita-
ton bv Miss Adams saves her from the ordeal
Of comparison with Miss Bcrnhlrdt. and enables
her to give a dedication winsomely peculiar
10 herself. Who knows but II Is also one which
would command the entire approval OF the
0uthOrV HIS language j. not perNeIlSu, NV
most OF the liberties taken with II are In uie
way OF excision. The most noteworthy change
II for the better In the scene on the Warranl
battlefield The youth A. the Garden Theatre.
being frustrated In his political plot by the
Austrian police. shocked nv the suicide OF his
only remaining comrade and scared by the
imartnary phantoins OF soldiers who have
died there. IL relieved 81 the terror of his de-
luAlon at once when he hears the approach Of
an Austrian regiment in which he Is an officer.
and calmly takes hs place with the stan Eut
At the Knickerbocker. his frenzy does not
abate 90 readily lnamad impulse OF courage
he draws his sword. faces them defantly. and
only upon coming IN sane consciousness COM
prehends that they are his army comrades This
Is surely the more drtmn'ic climax, and docs
no harm TO the composition.
That weird Wagram scene is more 'heatric
inthe French performance than IN the Englisr,
however. IN IN" way of visible spectres In
pom representation alike, the soughing II
the VIII becomes human voices 10 the dis
trn'ted youth, and he 'hlnL. be- hears the mr.
euished walls of'hc men Who lied in al, fathers
warfare These noises are heard by TIE au-
diences at both theatre,\ Mr.. Eosrand's d.
rection 10 that the apra itMs shall be visible,
no 10 oheyed at the GMden. where the
"N>!
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60J Fulton street, brooklyn
COUSINS & URNER,

AO6 Fsito- St. Rrookivn.
Agencies throughout the un'ted States
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-12-02
VIII Discuss DCivie Rishtss.asss.

A public meeting for men win b held % shs
Pro-Cathedrsl In Stanton street nsxt wsdpss-
day evening at 9 O'Clock at which the following
persons VIII speak on Civic RlRhteousnos;'
lngton. rector Of Grace Church, q. Fulton Gut
tlpe and the Rev, Robert 1. PADDOCK. pAstoe
Comfort Tiffany. A~rohdsaooa q GcvA
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Cop, Of tn. Pope. Ency el,c.i Re.eh.. Herr.

A copy Of the Pope's encyclical on Jesus
Christ the Redeemer" has Just been received
here from Rome The encyclical Is intended
Is an notwithstanding address by him 10 the
Catholic faithful and viii be read to he peoIle
from the pulpits Of Catholic churches through
out tie world.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-05-02
BEAR AND
Loving Couple Adopted q Pretty
Motto, But II Was RudeIy shat
tered In q Few Minutes.

AS Bloomly sat at the breakfast
table toying with his coffee spoon, he
slowly gave vent to his thoughts.
ave have only been married six
months, Birdie, yet / notice a growing
tendency on u part to indulge in
petty disputes. l fear, too, that we
are not always as thoughtful for each
other as we might be. I'm in favor
of turning over a new leaf. What do
you say, little wife,"
THAT you're right, as you always
are. You know that mother used to
say there should be two bears in
every family-bear and forbear."
"And here there was danger of you
and ! monopolizing the bear business,
But now we will be more considerate
in speech and act"
And | will follow your noble ex-
ample. I'm sure we can always be
happy even If we are not rich. Now,
dear, If you'll excuse me I'll run and
get some kindling from the she'd"
mo, no, pet. I'll attend to all that
now. It's part of the reform move
ment, you know. Sit right where you
are. l can attend to your chores in
a twinkling. Those little hands were
not meant for rough work."
"But you have cares enough as it is.
I'll get the kindling and look after
the furnace"
II must insist, Birdie. It's a mans
place to perform these heaYier house
hold duties. Hereafter you must leave
il all TO me-"
81 can't consent, dearest. / would
not feel as though | were doing my
part in making our way"
You must not forget your solemn
promise to obey as well as to love-"
Don't be masterful, Mr.. Bloomly.
| made a mental reservation in that
part of the ceremony, and did not
vow away my freedom"
you didn't, hey? Well, I rather
think that I'm the head OF this house
hold. just bear in mind, madam, that
the furnace and the range will be my
special duty hereafter"
I'll do nothing of the kind. I'm
the domestic member of this firm. and
I'll run my end of the business. Now
I'll go for the kindling."
mo, you'll not"
We'll see" and she snatehed a bas-
ket rs she ran.
go on he shouted. "Have your
W stubborn, ~stiff-necked way. Re
ject my loving overtures. Keep Up
your reputation for %aggravating ron
trariness! Make a fool OF yourself
and drive me to desperation! You can
run the COMPOUNDED shebang. but I'll
only call when | feel like it, and no
oftener, either!"
AS he banged the door he shut of
the maddening sound of ripping
laughter.-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-05-02
Fancy Stationery.


We have Just received at this Office,
from the leading fancy stationery
house In the west, samples of their
line of programs, menus, invitations,
announcements, wedding and society
stationery and fancy lines Of all ma
lures and for all purposes which we
Will be pleased to take orders for, the
printing being done here according to
latest styles and the wishes OF the
buyer. The line is without question
the handsomest ever issued from "A
stationery house, and those who
have looked upon the beauties of
style and colorlng marvel that such
delicacy and attraction has been con-
trived. Included In the line il n
full list OF programs and similar
stationery for the different lodges
and orders. Prices are extreme y
reasonable, but time mus beallowed
for ordering the design desired. DO
not forget to look over these samples
when In need OF anything Of that
nature.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-05-02
New Cures for Lunncy.

"The cures which we have to resort to
are in many eases said the head physi-
clan Of one Of the largest Scottish luna
tic asylums. las curious as our patients
whims. 0ne patient had for six years
been under the delusion that his head
was turned the wrong way physically.
We put him = a chair, tied him secure
", and then. having blindfolded him,
gave him an electric shock. He got up
crying with delight, and after that mo-
ment he was as sane as you or ]. An
other declared he was top-heavy. We
weighted his feet with two three-stone
weights and left him for a day. Whetb-
er the extra weight effected the cure
or not / don't know, but he to-day holds
n very responsible position under the
government, and Is one OF the clearest-
headed men | know. Another thought
that II he went TO sleep the world
would stop moving. We dosed him with
chloroform. When he woke ~ hours
later and found everything all right he
wept with joy, then turned over and
went to sleep again, waking six hours
later sane."-N. Y. Journal.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-05-02
through Trsiis to st. Louis.

April Goth the Burlington and Northern
Pacific railroads inaugurate through train
service from Portland, SEATTLE, Tacoma,
Spokane and Helena to Kansas City and
st. Louis by way OF Billings, Mont.
Trains run daily and are composed of
sleeping, dininr, tourist and reclining chair
cars. The schedule is FAST, the service sx-
%cellent, and the route is hundreds OF miles
shorter and many hours quicker than any
other line from Puget Sound and Montana
to the south and southeast.
II you want to save time, see to it that
your tickets read via Billings and the Bur.
%lington Route.