davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-11-27

We understand the South Penn
Oil Company is purchasing all the
oil and gas royalty they can get hold
of in the Laurel creek country. We
think it is very foolish in man sell
ing his royalty. 1t doesn't cost one
anything to hold il, and it may in
the near future be worth a fortune
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-11-27

4 Lincoln Kinks lecture at the
Court House Monday night Of last
week, mas all right. His impersona.
ton Of the Widow Btdotte WAS very
good, and Of Pagan was better, but
iha Of Rip Van Wrinkle was excel.
ent. He Was greeted by a small
house Of something less than a hun.
dred, the gate receipts being less than
S25 Those who failed to attend.
missed literary treat that it is not
often our fortune here to have.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-11-27

A marriage license has been issued
10 Rev. Whit Stump, a popular
young minister ofSteer creek, and
Miss Ina Bennett, The handsome
young daughter of n NJ. Bennett,
deceased, and doubtless before this
hey have been made one. The
Chronicle extends congratulations
aud wishes lhem.a long, happy and
prosperous future.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-11-27

/ always like to see a girl and her
father good friends, and by that
mean chummy, advisory friends, who
talk like equals about anything that
comes up. in the family life or out Of
it. Such girl is likely 70 be level
headed She is apt 10 make up her
mInd more slowly, and to keep it
made up when she has once done en-,
after she has observed the cautious
and judicial way in which her fathers
mind sets to work Helen WauersDn
Moody in the December Ladies Home
journal.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-11-27

Give rs trial order Tor bwork.
We can plea you.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-11-27

Dept Sheriff, A Hardman, was
here Saturday.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-11-27

1t is told Of a pretty school ma'am
ofan adjoining county, that in order
to secure carly attendance she prom.
ised to kiss The first one al schooI
overy morning and il is said that the
big boys in that locality have taken
10 roosling On the school house door
steps every night. The farmers have
requested that sheswithdraw her re.
ware cl.til after ''hog feeding" time
is over or The porkers will never be
reoay for early winter market.-Ex.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-11-27

re the lat.
enting an
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-11-27

we have
tools and
q road are
to begin
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-11-27

hing the
bark, in
Satur-
wing
with
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-11-27

"a citizens
pecting in
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-11-27

ller, of
act OF
or the
10 to
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-11-27

en- down
Willard.
town,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-11-27

(; mill is
lese days.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-11-27

,atjon of
We want n
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-11-27

tel Viii.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-11-27

lite Pine,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-11-27

ed hands
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-11-27
ossings.

wealth
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-11-27

Ounty Of
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-25

! turns TO her Cat. takes a BATH IN -epu
water and IS thoroughly rubbed with aloo-
E0l. She rests for an hour ard then eats
her lunch which Is very light. but nourish-
ing.
At go O'Clock every af-ternoon-eycept On
Sine does no training w"rk-Iiss Hopper
goes To the athletic studio Of Professor
ALTA OF broadway, where she Is receiving
Instruction n drmh-h,!i exercises under his
direction, and in hag-runch:ng. boxing and
throwing the medicine bail from Jaok
Cooper. the famous boxer.
She spends about twenty minutes punch
ing the bag. which she considers "tust q
perfect spree" and IS more fascinated with
it than any other exercise she is taking.
and strengthens and develops The muse -
NJ the back. shoulders. arms and flnbs
After punching the bag. with occasional
rests Of a moment or two for (. ''breathins
SPELL Professor Ati.'a puts her through "A
course in dunb-hciI exercises. using every
liSht woights-'wo ppund--adaited to her
physique.
Then follows 2 short rest and "a three
round GO with Jlck Cooper with the
gloves. Although short OF stature and Of
light physique. Miss Hopper is very strong
and shifty on her feet, AID strikes with
force and remarkable precision, both in
boxing and punching the bag. She Is thor
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-25

, forces. not be led by his men.
The a-ctur-maracoT system OF England
initiates sadly against proper rehearsal.
for the very good reason that the scthr-
manager. vino has the hest part. Is on IN.
stage attending to his business as an actor.
whereas ne should he In tha stalls. COM
handing the scene arf the picture. and
moving his puppets with authority. Tho
consequence IS that r.he rsals In nine cases
out Of ten are mere waste Of time and tenn
per. The hrs; rehearsal Is devoted to what
is called company parts" and after that
farce has been gone through. which would
be unnecessary IL a printed book were
handed to everybody. there follows a daily
scene Of disaord and confusion. There may
be here and there exceptions 20 this rule,
but they are fen an! far between.
Every one is fun Of suggestions and no
one seems 10 arrive at a conclusion. "pon't
you think | ought 10 cross heTer' Don't
you think 1t would be- better IL I sat or
stood there Haven't l been up IN this
corner too lunr OF" and 50 on. The poor al-
thor is IN a wa'rl. h. does not understand
what IS going on in the least. What with
the conflicts Of opinion, the artful way with
which. every one concerned works for in
d.viGual Interests, the tricks and d'f-es
to get the center Of the stage. the absence,
Of all authority and system, the wretched
playwright begins to despair and be coz
WINGED that n. has not prepared for him
self a bed OF roses'
Then. poor fellow. he has to encounter
for the first time the actor or actress who
steadily and obStinately refuses TO act at
rehearsal. nay. who objects to giving the
slightest idea OF what Is to be- done with
the character at night. Such sO-called
artists as these gahble through their words.
which are never studied until the last min
ute. and suggest business which no human
being can understand. How con sc.ues he
timed. how can the ensemble be perfected.
how can any human being judge the effect
Of a pl1y while this cabling system IS
allowed and study is postponed until the
last Instant such people are not actors
or actresses. They are amateurs. They do
not understand their business. and they
have mistaken their vocation. II IS Tot
necessary tc throw out your whole acting
powers at every rehearsal In fact. IL
would be injuaicIous to do So 1t would be
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-25

na'.r- b. sf1ir- out the aoor into Seventh
aysnua turning into Flfty-nlnth street. and
mGktnD for the bride path IN the park at q
sn'1r Sa!iop. followed by Il master who
hastily mounted his horse AMI followed 10
see that m accident n-f.' her. Iiu- such
"A precau;ion vas not necessary. Miss Hon
yer Eallnrci over 'He l-j..c path and re-
turned to the schnO, after i]ur.':u@ not a
little interest among the elU.~rri1r- in r'e
park. who wondered ~Go the pretty boy
could be who wCr" such 2 fashionable rid
Ing suit ana manGed "his' mount 8,
superhlv.
Miss Hopper has venturo' into the park
but two or three times. usually combining
herself to riding IN the school between l.
and l o'clock. when # 70 clear cE the lady
patrons of the establishment. who .ck -
the oli-fashiOued side saddle. and who
would profess to be shocked at Tic Stint
Of a woman riding as,riia, although many
authorities claim T. 10 be the only sensible
eud rational way To ride a horse. Mis-, Hop
r"r's seat In the saddle and her perfect
the contention made 10y many Ministers that
a woman's limbs rye not long enough to in
sure her a secure seat. and. therefore. ran-
der her peculiarly liable 20 Toe thrown when
riding cross saddle. Her experiences show
that II the horse is suited in size to the
rider. this objection cannot hold.
After her walk or ride. Miss Hopper re-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-25

overtaxirg strength and wasting tissue 10
no pGrTUS..
But it is quite essential ard absolutely
necessary at the outset to give IN idea 10
all who surround you what You intend to
do at night, or your companions NAV he
VaTaIyzcd and thrown off their guard. The
phrase "Dh' il viii be al right at night" "a
one az the herssies ~ the sta-e- Il IS usual
Is all wrong ut night. and when IT IS
WRONG. a. IL deserves to b.. all this care
lcssncss and slipshod method and irdif-
ference or conCeit are flung AT the head of
the critic. who sees a first night per
Torrance which g nothing more or less
than an indifferent dress rehearsal. and IS
viiified because. I'm the interests Of the
public. who pay thoir money. he tells the
truth.
Then f. Is that the actor-maraEer. who -
mainly responsible for this sloveuly prepIr-
"'icn, the actur-manaser. who in these
modern days IS allowed to cncrca newSpa-
per PROJECTORS. ia write silly letters to the
papers and 10 vow vengeance generally
through lis influence with society. and
hacksta:rs "backshcesh." wakes wroth with
journalists who dare 70 advocate hrst-night
criticisms. He pipes his managerial eye
and saws Il il SO unfair to The poor actor
and actress. tina; they are not ready yet 20
be criticised. that hey have been taken
off ;hcir guard. that they did not know
their parts last night but that they will
know them next week. and that the expect
ant world Is TO wait for news" n new
plays are to he considered news. until Mr..
Dash has recovered from the WEAKNESS
caused by Lady Tarrad!ddls's rOut. or Miss
Margaret Minccm, who dresses SO well and
wears such cape Jewels. has taken the
trouble to commit the authors lines to
memory. Half the failures or Moderate
successes IN the stage are due to these
Inefficient and W-organiZed reheaTsa's. and
the deliberate misd,cds If the artists are
fastened ON TO the shoulders Of those who
are appointed to Judge a finished work. but
as a rule ind IL a daub at the best.
I must give the American stage at least
the credit for this fact, that ] have never
vet seen an actor or actress take such a
liberty with an audience as to be imperfect
when the play is actually produced. Nerv-
Gus they must be-that Is human nature
but they are aware Of the responsibility Of
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-25

OF offended dignity. Why. dear Mr.. Scott,
You must h" joking. | have a certain no
sltion in this thc1tor."
And SO they an sink away Ike discou-
tented ghosts and leave YOU alone in your
misery. You Cr"1e your way back through
The dark passages into the streets and try
10 drown yu,r first care at the club.
The young agihor who is enthusiastic
may have heard something about the Sar-
d"u. Gilbert and Bancroft plan Of rehsars-
ing a play. He may have pictured n mod
- stage mauagcr AT home with his dolls or
models. planning beforehand on a toy
stage every exit and entrance. every cross.
every group, every tahlcau. 50 that there
shall he no delay when a play Is being pre-
pared. He has perhaps heard that the col
ors Of the ladies dresses have been chosen
and arranged for In advance. 50 that ;hey
may not CLASH together on the scene or
with the color Of Tire background in prep
a-atipn. II Is probable that the young au-
thor may he convinced that il is absolutely
impossible To TcheaISe properly until at
leISt the skeleton scene Is set. the plan
pr pared and the actual chairs and stools
Hud sofas placed on the stage which will
he used at night. II he thirks anything
of the kind he Will soun be uudsceiyed.
Two-thirds. ut least. 81 the rehearsal- ut
a London thedtcr take place with bare
walls. with a scene never CLOSED In and
with substitute furniture. the conSe-
qgCnCe being that when the real scenery
and the proper furniture do come. usual
~ a day or two before the performance.
every movement has to he altered and
every step reconsilcred. Thus II will be
found that the majority OF the rehearsals
are more waste Of time
The stage managers OF the Sardou pat
tern are IN a conspicuous minority in Eng
land. \ man who has made up his mind
beforehand az to what he wishes 10 DO
done. who will not allow any Gictation or
interference from any one. who Is deter
mined to be monarch Of all he surveys. who
will never allow tse scene In rehearsal to
be interrupted and whose word is law. IS
regarded by the actor and actress as 4
brute. a bully or g martinez.
He need not necessarily be one or tho
other. lie can Ire courteous. but firm. and
he must know his own mind. lie must be
master or nothing. lie must the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-25

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC
BY CLEMENT SCOTT.

ny CLEMENT SCOTT.
you- rIay e. arcapt-F by a -azuons'nl,
a.s- r.-s -,.,.o-
n"'"~S' "a 100 -.
toi' "''""'s '"H $780, III - " "
occasion. A'u snake hh'ls WIN yo'fS''l
end dream = fame and fortune You may
have hung about stage d17-s-mHst UlSeU-
ohIe Of oc--.ratgo-s-vau may have fire.
o,.r,a5 ac.,rsr 1-e.s4-r--oqrns soon them
=. r- - -o- ,trb.
"N0 ~' go -
(" lHsIT elel"al s''P u "'J
bored your friends 20 Obstruction with IA
y. rite quotations. from your sacred manu-
prrfpt. cursed she CLIQUE that kept you out
fr,-, the ..rsB,s. Of dramatic authorship.
- - MD
Ia " 80
. 10 c0 oos'
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-25

their caliag. In ENGLAND. on the othes
hand. tH'r" ar" scores Of actors and &C.
'!"sssS VIII" are hahituslly imperfect In
their words. who net only stick" them
selves. hut cause others who are letter
perfect TO stick also; who ;u.n the scenes
IN which hoy are engaged and ieopard.zs
IN" prospects 90 the wgc,cir.I author. Some
years az. II t..gli~l, audience would have
called sI,N III. a,i'rS 10 account pretty
SHARPLY. tut toe! y the public IS ms dumb
and patient - tn" critics themselves. who
are rot allowed shat iud.r,ndcuca which
has done so much good for the welfare Of
III" stage and the advance It dramatic art.
] conclude that r, heaT~als IN America are
conducted on "a different principle from ours.
l do uot iUdgiu" that II would b- possible
for any one To stroll about tIe stage and
YdJ, Look here. what shall We 90 with
this sccne2" and waste an hours time In
making vague ard shadowy suggestions I
conceive that 1t all American rrhearsals
there Is in the stalls or somewhere there
ahoU;s a mast'. mind and : dominant au-
thority. one who VIII not lie answered or
dictated TO 10y any body, one who is mar
tiuct. Il You Ike. while work is going on,
but ~ perfectly free 20 accept suggestions
or hints or corrections at tn. proper time.
SI'h TeneJTSdis, If CONDUCTED on this prin-
CIpis. are of the greatest possible value.
They make the rough smooth. and the
crooked straight: they give every ono q
chance of success, be IL actor. actress, au-
thor or manager When all concerned OBJ
vivusly do their best. and to the best OF
their ability, when those on the stage re-
spect the audience in front of them, when
they know their proper position. and do not
take liberties, there is no need for 'bOohs,'
or Kisses or laments or appointments or
charges and couutcrcharSeS between ar
lists. authors and critics. They have al
done their level best. and they can do 10
mSrs-and the pebble knows Il.
Such splendid iirSt-uiSht performances IN
regard To symmetry. order. srnoothness and
system AS those OF the EprCeous Spectacular,
and overwhelming Ben Hur" and tho DELI
CaTely arranged hat eXquisitely prepared
and reh,trs.I Nv heels Within Wheels"
would = almost impossible On a first night
in London ro-d1y- And why? Because In
America you never produce a play before n
Is ready. Unfortunately. we do.
CLEMENT SCOTIA
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-25
PREPARING A PLAY IN ENGLAND AND AMERICA: BY CLEMENT SCOTT.

ont Of the daylight and are compelled 10
Erous about .nk-dark passages like n de-
iuGnl bat. There "a no one 10 help or
guide you. or to tell you how many steps
goa must ascend or descend before you ar
rive on the ghrstly and CHASTITY stage,
Giuiv illuminated with what they call a
IT" light. II you do not sprain an ankle
YOU are pretty certain to tumble over q
pail Of water left hy a careless -charyor3sn
IN order to bark your shins. In the dark
cued corners Of the gloomy stage some OF
tho first arFivals-minor members 81 the
C~omranv-are already whispering mysteri-
ous'y. with their heads close together. II
may Ee about the play-it "a more probably
about themselves and their more frivolous
engagements.
You enter N. room appointed for th-
''regdlne'' with yoUr best property smile
On your counteuauCe. prepared TO be hall
fellow we'll met with everybody concerned.
Won eNTect courtesy. sympathy. ccriali.v.
%.t a hit 0f il, There Is an implied crlov-
auce I'm advance of YOU. II Is yoIr fault:
i- is TO- ycur convenience. TO air your van
Itv. that these actors and actresses have
.rrt their happy homes and trUdECi n
town this damp and foEgy morning. 4 negY
play means more work. a Jew hours study,
fresh rei-1rSIls. Nobody wants one or the
other. Ard you. the author fend. have done
an this FOR your own personal s~elf-aggran-
element.
\ sulkier. more voebegone or NOR. de-
pressing audience never took the heart out
.f = mans body. \ seat IS appointed FOR
you. and a glass Of water. For goodness
sake. don't touch IL. I distrust water con
jur"d from behind The stage by f call-boy.
4 glance around shows distrust a Id appre-
heus!on on every single face. The are one
and all prepared 70 be sighted Or disap-
pointed or injured in some way y other.
The very worst offender is the PRINCIPAL
low comedian. for whom YOU have PIE
pared your wi:tiest lines. II lie Wee a mule
n a funeral he could not more effectUally
deaGon the depressing scene to the point
Ct despair.
Before the reading begins IN. actor-man-
a-er. particularly Il he has a good part in
store for him. inplores the company to pre-
serve strict secrecy on tie subject Of this
authors plot II anything leaks out there
Is an imminent danger Of tie play being
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-25
She IS In Training Under Skilled Instructors. in
Boxing, Riding and Fencing-Her
Plans and Schedule.

chops or n steak. eggs. some stale bread
ard coffee uo, over strong. She is especially
restricted against evercatiug. as. perhaps.
most people .lt too much.
An hour IS sTc1: ia reading her NAH
and ElaD"'rg over the daily Or Illustrated
papers. A. about Z O'Clock, dressed n
heavy woolan Uni,rgarmeuts, a thick
wooden gown, heavy shoes and a common
sense hat, Miss Hopper, rain or shine. goes
ont FIR a hye-miie walk. She lives in her
Own fiat IN FOr.y-g"venth street. She co.s
over to Fifth aroric and turns uptown 20
the park. striking o.t at a brisk Face in
a square E~eel-au--'po walk. and keeps this
up III! she gets back to h5r lat. her flce
t~--ht with color and every nerve ting!iug
with the excitement Of perfect health.
She walks on Mondays. Wednesdays and
Fridays. Tuesdays and Thursday she alter
mates walking exercise with a ride on horse
back at the Central Park Riding Academy.
wh-re she keeps a superb saddle horse,
which she purchased Immediately on her
return 20 New York. When she first went
% the school the hostlcrs sent her mount
into the ring equipped with f side saddle.
she noticed this from the ladies' balcony.
and sent down word 10 have q mans sad
die substituted. Every one about the
SCHOOL expected IN see a beautiful young
woman mount the new horse. but. instead.
a very handsome young boy, dressed In an
exact duplicate Of the riding clothes Miss
Hopper wears In tho first act Of Chris
vuu,ted into the saddle and g~alloped about
the ring at a breai-neck pace. making
quick turns and swerves Ike a broad
ewoTdsman in a mounted combat.
Her exhibition Of rough riding was a sur
prise TO the masters. who did not know. OF
course, that the vivaciOus little comic opera
coue6ieune was born and raised in Call
ro-uia, where women ride Ike Comancha
Indians. both side and cross saddle, and
excite no comment.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-25

p!rated abroad, and X the newspapers ge'
hold OF the story all Interest Will 10 dis
counted The manager might fIst as well
talk TO the walls. All are bound To secrecy.
and a few days afterwards A mysterious
Paragraph appears giving N" whole show
away. In fact. such Is the danger Of com
Hun!cation between the stage and the ac-
tive paracraph.st that the author IS IN
able TO give To each member O: the cast
a printed copy Of his work from which TO
study. and by which alone he or She can
understand the material hearing Of the
characters one toward the other, and tho
"quid pro quo Is nowadays SO iirrlly eS-
tab!ished between actors. actresses and
journalists that many authors refuse 10
read their plays at all. The artists have
10 STUDY from "cues and TO pick up tho
story by fits and starts a: rehearsal. In
fact. | have known cases where on The first
production those iHtrUsted with leading
parts dad not know any more of what The
play was about than ;he man IN the moon.
rs you read and read on the attention
partially stimulated at the outset sinks to
zero. Each scene Cdnnot materially affect
everybody. You soon see thar nobody taxes
the talnt-st interest in what does not con-
Germ the individual artist.
/ remember on one occasion when 7 had
written what thought was a very funny
part for a very popular low comedian and
WAS reading /; at him all the time that he
got up after his very best scene and sad
on going out of the room, kindly send for
me, OLD fellow, when you come to my
part" These are among the amenities Of
stage life.
As the interest vanes your voice ge,s
fainter and fainter and becomes mono;-
onous and hollow as a ghosts. Nobody Is
looking at You or paying the slightest con-
sequence to what you are saying. They are
al staring up at the ceiling or out ~ the
window. At last. with the cold beads Of
pe.sfiration on your brow. you close the
book and mop your forehead with q sickly
smile upon your counteuaocc.
The first thiuG the leading lady does is
to come up to you with "A forced grin upon
her face and to depusi; at your side the
typed-out copy Of The part you intended for
her bound in brown paper.
Il don't suppose that you want ms to
play that creature" she says with an air