The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-27

tanned by taking a dog just after the
risky days Of puppyhood are over. He
doesn't know much then, but he learns
quickly. In spite, however, of the prov
erb that you cannot teach an old dog new
tricks, dog that il almost gray-headed
can be made a very good trick dog. It
takes longer, and he doesn't acquire quite
the facility Of the youths. but he can
learn. IL handled right. The best way to
train animals Is by kindness. Some train
ers do it by whipping, as It is a quicker
way, but l prefer to treat them kindly.
The best way TO get the best results is to
make the animals think what they are
doing is fun. and If the trainer can keep
them thinking so, his success is assured"
MT ISIS MAY ELEANOR GATES, a
Wll member OF the junior class at the
University of California, has
made summer engagement with 5. H.
Friedlander. OF the California theater to
act as advance agent OF the Brownies in
Fairyland' Company. which Mr.. Fried
lander has organized for Pacific coast
tour.
This is the first time that a young lady
has undertaken work Of this kind on the
Pacific coast
Miss Gates has been a reporter. and she
is well acquainted with newspaper work.
so as press representative OF the Brownies
she IS not entering upon a new field. She
studied n year at Stanford university and
since she retired from local newspaper
occupation she has been a STUDENT at
Berkeley. Last year she won one of the
Phoebe Hearst scholarships. II Is her In
tention TO return TO college after compile
ton of the summer tour The tour will
take her to every city in California and
then through Nevada, oregon. Washing
and to Honolulu.
The Berkeley coed is to have entire
charge OF the company's advance work
She will travel ahead Of Miss Menden F.
Dreyfus, who is TO be the advance stage
director. j. Duke Murray, former man
ager OF the Grand Opera House, New
York, is general manager of the company
that Miss Gates is to represent and s. C.
Oppenheimer. OF Mr.. Friedlanders local
staff. is treasurer. The fun company that
played recently at the California theater
and the Grand Opera House will make
the tour.
m CRITIC in the San Francisco Music
~ and Drama pays his respects TO
Mrs. Potter in the following IAN
guage:
Mrs Cora Potter proposes to contest
her husbands suit for divorce because he
has aienated her daughters affection for
her. Fiji the child in question. was al
lowed TO remain with the father by mu-
tusl consent the only condition being
that she might visit her mother when OPP
portunity offered. Mrs. Potter. who has
certainly exhibited very peculiar taste in
roaming around the world far away from
her child. now complains that Fiji has
been taught to regard her as dead. She
therefore becomes revengeful and de-
a stepmother. since she does not love and
respect her mother. This is where the
sweet, maternal affection asserts itself
and she has cabled that Mr. Potter must
not get a divorce. What the courts will
have to say about II does not seem to in
terest the Potter woman
TN HE success Of Stuart Robson's new
II comedy. "Oliver Goldsmith" is
~ pleasant news TO the veteran come
dams thousands OF admirers Stuart
Robson is what Is known among theatrical
managers as good loser therefore. when
he makes a ten strike there is no one who
finds greater pleasure in 1t than the num-
erous following who have reveled in his
art for the past fifty years.
"Oliver Goldsmith" as all the actors
companions know has been Robsons ia
vorite author; he can quote from him at
VIII, anc KNOWS both or Goiusmlth's longer
poems. THE Deserted Village" and THE
Traveller" Three summers ago Mr.. Rob-
son took trip to Ireland for the purpose
OF hunting out the old Goldsmith mansion
in the west OF Ireland He located II A
few miles from the town OF Athlona. Mr.
Robson describes his journey to Gold
smiths birthplace in his own character
istic way.
'Athlona." said Mr. Robson, in telling
OF his experience to Augustus Thomas and
some newspaper friends, lis located in the
heart of Ireland, midway between Dublin
ana Galway. l have Travelled through Ire
land thoroughly and l know no more pic
turesque town OF its size. 1t is full Of
historic memorials, and one might say Of
this quaint old place. what MARROW said