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The colored American., 1900-11-24
WHY WE SHOUD BE THANKFUL.

That there no more Southern States
Thst things are no worse than tn ~
are.
For four years more Of the plethoric
dinner pail.
That Ed. C.AlIen has only one set of
vocal organs.
That the National Colored Teachers's g
Bureau is fixture.
For such a promising impresario as
Mr.. Clarence White.
Because Mr.. Bundy is serving the
city we'll as school trustee.
That age only adds to the inimita BILE
and trenchant pen of Bruce Grit.
That Hon. Bill Pledger has new 'opes
of breaking into Uncle Sans polk bar
rel
That Col. Perry Carson is good for a
side OF bacon out of the political smoke
house.
That Tuskegee's endowment fund
continues to receive such substantial
accretiOns.
That Washington has the best COL
ored detective in the country, Mr..
Henry Lacey.
Because Mrs. John Il, Francis Is
making most enviable record as a
school trustee.
Because the 'possum crop is said to
be exceptionally good. (Bruce Grit
will please note)
That not only the race but the coun-
try has such gifted woman as Mrs.
Mary Church Terrell.
That the irrepressible coy and WIN
some Bill Houston is on the mend af.
ter prOtracted illness.
For the splendid management of |
superintendent Montgomery of the
Washington public schools.
Because times are so good that every
labOring man who wants to work can
now wear corns on his hands.
For the magnificent services of Hon.
Judson w. Lyons, Register of the
Treasury in the recent campaign.
That Mr.. Dug. McCary has go ably
demonstrated the Negro's unquestion
ed capacity in the financial arena.
That The Post has stopped tamper-
ing with our lesders?) by throwing
nOsegays at them
That Afro-American Council affairs
are 10 such able hands as the distin-
gulshed Bishop Walters.
For the clean record that Hon. 81.
r Cheathsm is giving this municipal,
lty as Recorder of Deeds.
That the Masonic fraternity is graced
with the presence of Wash1ugton's
most brilliant young men.
That Prince Hall Lodge had the hon
Ut OF being presided over during the
past year by the talented Dr. Cardozs.
That Texas has blessed us with such
sfOyal good fellow and sterling buei- {
ueSs representative as DR.. Leroy Harris.
That brand,new papas, like DR., John
outlaw for instance, can be coaxed in ,
!" entertaining the public on baby love. =
mat the Business League under Mr..
a. + Hilyer's unselfish leadership pro.
poses to move on the enemy's works.
The colored American., 1900-11-24

on the party keeping its repubiicsnisn
on straight as regards its treatment O
the black man.
That the government at Washingto,
still lives lives and continues to d.
business at the same old stand ever,
first and fifteenth.
That DR.. J. Julius Shilcoat IS al
ways found at the helm of every move
ment that has for its purpose the up
lifting of the race.
That the North Carolina red-shirt
did not make a colander out of Mr.
Charles Lanes anatomy when he wen
down there to vote.
That there are palpab,e evidence
that the recent batbarous savage Colo
RADIO holocaust has got few Of the 9th
er race to thinking.
That the tribe of sma't and ffensive
iy obnoxious young nigga who has
come up since de surrender is becom
ing beautifully less.
Because Negro business and profes.
sional men and women are at last be
ginning to realize that they must mer
Il patronage in order to obtain it.
For the irreproa chable conduct OF
Freedmen's Hospital under the peer
less administration of the races most
distinguished surgeon, DR., A. M. Cur
tbs.
Because it would be an honor to any
race, however advanced, to point with
pride to the 8 plendid professional schiev
ments OF su uch a man as DR.. John r
Francis.
AS member of the Board of Chari.
ties Prof. George Cook is putting the
race in debt to him by reason of bis
distinguished compartment as its repre-.
sentative.
That we have literary societies galore
where spawned politicians can bathe in
the llmpid watres of bomb bastic oratory
and find complete rehabilitation be
made whole.
For the iIlustrious example of a Bish
op Turner-a man who IS a profound
thinker, forceful writer and who DO
sesses the courage of his convictions.
To know that Howard Medical School
is fourishing like the proverbial green
bay tree under the direction of it's able
secretary-the aftsble, the genial, the
only DR.. F. ]. Shadd.
It's worth untold thanks to know
that Prof. r. 81. Terrell IS principal of
the Colored High School of this city is
ID aintaining such high standard of
in that instltut on.
That the new Dlrectress of Music.
Miss Hattie Gibbs, brings to the position
such musical talent and culture as must
sive a new impetus to that feature of
he public school curriculum.
Miss Eta Tolson OF 1928 G st., S. e,
las gone to spend the winter with rela
ives in New York.
There will be Thanksgiving services
It Shiloh Baptist church l. St., between
9Th and 18th streets, a sermon will be
preached by Rev. J. A. Tsy lor, D. D.
It II a. M, and Thanksgiving dim er
rom to II p. m, admis sion Is cents
Inner free.
Lawyer Giles B. Jackson, vice presi-
ant Of he National Nouro Qnoipoe, |
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NOTA En- 10 sucsivo ezpendrln iIts de ida
toos Josh rnsvaedes denr de-
daiemod allie onprndido
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-11-04
DID ACTORS DRESS THEIR
CHARACTERS IN SHAkESPEARE'S DAY ?
Research and Reference shakespearean Text Seem to
Prove That They Did.

guises-as a hiehwayrnan. as IN old woman.
as Usrne the hunter, and. finally 'as the
clothes going to the laundry There are
further instances for the inquirer in liam
let" Juliet" Macbeth and The Tenn
pest" Nrily, would it not be Impossible to
rlay Shakespeare nationally without appro-
PIRATE costumes?
As for the utility Of properties which go
hand in hand with costumes. Shakespeare
denotes their use in almost every act Of
every play. There are Ophelia's flowers.
ouncan'. ring sent to Lady Macbeth. the
caskets in the Merchant" Anthony's pro-
ducton OF Caesars cloak. the tennis balls
in Henry W the feather Lear lays to Cor
nelia's lips. and 50 OF I'd in!iTitum.
What results III realistic costume Shake
speare was actually: able TO secure in his
day is not SO clear as what he would have
wished and aimed at III every play. Clement
Scott inclines to the belief that the ward
robes of the tileattrs We're a first but scan
tiiy furnished. though the presentations at
court were splendid affairs. Indeed. a pro
duction of King Henry W. was given at
court in 1905. when an allowance of H.C1l
was made for the expense Of mounting The
dresses used at court Were the earliest heri-
tage of the poor players wardrobe. 4 man
uscript found at Dulwich College and dated
about the time Of the first presentation OF
King Henry V" says that among the
tT'Ssti OK t1S l.or1 AufnlTAiS servants
there We're an orange ;awny satin doubiet
with gold lace. Il blue taffeta suit, a pair OF
carnation satin Eenetians laid with gold
lace Harry the Fifth's velvet gown. an
ash-colored SATIN doublet. ETC.
Indeed. one of the notable occasions of
dramatic history was the presentation at
the Dukes theater of Lord Orrery's version
Of Henry " when the actors wore the
original and actual dresses Of tha Charac-
tiers whom they portrayed. But this ap-
parent regard for the appropriateness of
costume slipped away at the end of III.
Seventeenth Century, for many are the
strange tales of stage dressing thereafter.
III Carrick's time. for instance. Macbeth
Wore d suit of black silk, with silk stock
inss and shoes. buckles at the knees and
feet. 4 fUlt-bOttumed wig ana 4 sword. Ben
iarlir West asked Garrick why he made TO
changes, and the great actor replied: .'rhe
audience would not stand il. They would
throw bottle at my head if | attempted
any alterations" But tn. changes did come
in favor of consistency and realism, and
there were no bottles. John Philip Kemb.c
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-11-04

was; tho pioneer of this movement Of which
nos. enjoy the fruitful development. And
he began the crusade only a little over 1G0
years ago. How curious to read in Leigh
Hunt of the realism of the kembles and
their practice Of sitting at Il real table, in
q real chair" rs examples of theatrical in
novation and the artifces of a new school.
Percy Fitzgerald. lamenting the extreme
to which Charles kean carried pictorial
accuracy and elaboration, declared: There
are certain conventional types of costume
and Illustration to which an audience Is ac-
customed and which indicate sufficiently
tlc era to which the piece belongs: and
this is all that is required. all that will
barmonze with the grand object of interest,
the progress of character. and the action
OF the drama. 80 beyond this ard we shall
have TO employ an army of builders. car
penters. furniture-rnakers and upholsterers.
and who will have almost to work at their
trades between the acts. The realism OF
scenery. departing from the natural princi-
pie of Indication has led to an eXtrava-
gance that will be content with nothing
less than literal reproduction of the OBJ
iect itself. If crowd or an army is to be
introduced. nothing Will suffice but sword
or an army almost as vast as a real one
That precisely describes the present con-
dition. Such are the circumstances which
Shakespeare to the public. That seems TO
be the rational mode Of procedure. There
is 10 reason to believe that II VIII Shakes
peare were the modern players partner
the draUat;st would not concur and
rejoice admiringly TO see the studlous ex-
travagance lavished By actor on his
great dramas
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-11-04

stars bG; number Of new principals have
been secured who will lend an added In
tcrest to the operas. Another feature Is the
higher development Of the chorus, which
viii contain this yea: io5 trained voices
This system has been adopted in preference
to the plan of employing a smaller number
of trained voices and making up the number
from supernumsraries.
The leading names will be readily recog-
nized b. all music lovers OF the city. Among
the principals and leading singers Will be
Joseph Sheehan. Barron Berthali, Miro
Delamot;a. William Wasercr. Reginald
Roberts, Adelaide Norwood, josephine Lud-
wig, Maude lillian Berri Gertrude Kenny
son. harie MaUrer, Frances Graham Ger
trUde e.:uinlan. MauGe Lambert. Blanche
Chapman. MlrSuefit. sylvia. Homer Lind.
W. II. ClarSc. William Prue:te William
Atertens. Harry LuckStopa Frank Moulan,
Arthur Wopey, William Iiiusi.aw. Z. j.
Boyle Ninfred Coli. Edward Clark and
Clarence Rogers
The musical directors OF the season will
- Adolph LiesegInS, who Will supervise
the orchestra which has been organized by
Director Seymour. Maurice HaSeman will
act ~ stage manager and viii have charge
of what will be The Tuc.st elaborate scenery
for operate productions yet seen here.
Great attention has been paid 70 the staging
effects Will be secured than was the case
last year.
The season will open with a production of
Meyerbeef'S opera The Prophet" The en-
tir. chorus of lJo voices viii appear in this
production. In addition there Will be the
novel feature OF q complete surplicad choir
under the direction of Fl. II. Darby. The
latter mas secured some OF the best boy
voices In the city COR the occasion.
The cast OF The Prophet" VII include
Josephine Ludwig, Gertrude Rennysnn,
Frances Graham Marie Maurer, Barron
Bertha!d, William WeSeucr. Miro Dcll-
rnotta, W. II. Clarke. Clarence Rogers and
Harry buckStone.
The second week will he a pro iuction of
Martha" Miss Maude Lillian Berri will
have the leading part in this production.
The ensuing week viii have production Of
Tel Captain this being the first time the
Castle Square Company has pre-; entcd the
opera i'll this city.
The fourth week will see Il pro Iuction of
Romeo and Juliet" The exact order il
which the succeeding operas will 'oliOw one
though for the first few weeks the schedule
has practically been decided upon. In re-
gard to the rotation Of the operas Maudg ser
ScL1hweu statad The following:
''rhe approximate order in whi ii the uI,-
eras will be run will be one light opera
to three grand operas. This sch duie may
not be adhered TO exactly. hut the lverd.s.
will be in THAI nrigi,burilood. The COM
p&nies in Chicago and ST. Louis NiIi be in
ierChangeci on the occasion Of tht changing
OF operas. and chance VIII thus be afforded
she patrons to hear the singers of each
city,
Of course all the popular operas. which
have long occupied posts Of flvorites here.
viii be produced. The weli-lnown "Eo-
hemaE Girl which has been such a con-
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-11-04
BILLS IN PROSPECT.

TO the Olympic Theater next Monday eTentns
VIII come Mile. Anna Held frenchwoman. She
will be seen in Smith and pe kovon's comedy,
with music "papas Wife" Nr. Charles a.
Rrclow and thu original cast are In support one
of Mile ii4ld's interpretations Is called The
Automobile Song" which IS said To be rendered
in a novel manner. She carries the solo part
while the refrain IS shared by two dozen dan
cling chorus girls.
Primrose and Dockstader at the Century to-
night VIII have an opportunity To- make merry
with political matters in their moments Of con-
fiience with the audience, but after Tuesday
some new jokes will he in order. Primrose ha.
4 now act, entitled '''I'h. Sunny Sunny South"
which requires three Casefully arranged scsue.
in its production. Mr.. Dogkstader Will 5Iuper-
senate Bryan. Mckinley. Hanna and Roosevelt.
aai other good folks III the cnmpany viii furnish
entertainment; in diverse forms. kcll4r comes 10
the Century next week.
Under Two Flags Is an old book but a
fayorite tried by time It's dramatiGatiou Will
doubtless be Interesting the story itself 1t
will he presented at the Imperial this week be
ginning with the matinee today and with a
special matina" on Tuesday. The election re-
turns viii he announced between the acts of the
play Tuesday night and tne th...t-r kent open
beginning with tomorrow afternoon tile Coiuni-
bi., will have as principal feature !. k Emmett
and Iso;tie ellison In singing sketch entitled
"Casaya !IitterS." Tha programs" ARRANGED
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-11-04

was telling you was going to bnild:''
Wei. :t's 4 dream
You must really put something aside for
rainy day
'I have
What 5 it,
"An umbrella
What was there in 'front.'
Two coal oil lamps-ind they went on;
before had finished my part.
There is one sure way of telling bad
well. if you are determined to tell it.
bteak 1t gently
NJ put on my stockings wrong side out
Turned ihe hose on yourself. you might
say
b fore marriage, you men swear on your
And afterwards we just swear"
Customer at cigar counter buying a weed;
This is too dark
Here is II ci"ar-lighter."
What ..W, will you hays to drink
I'VE haven't any OF that
There is a, terrible cla,ter from above
Maid rushes in.
"Oh sir a lady has fallen downstairs and
we can't get her back up.''
We'll. see il you can get any other part
of her up"
Miss Passe is talking:
Il get new dress every birthday"
"W hat lot of dresses you must have on
hand.'
a fearful jarson Is being pronounced
by Isy:
Where dill you get that talk?'
Il made that talk myself And when Il
man makes his own talk he doesn't have to
he careful about it.
Attendant turns in a fire alarm. Fireman
rusheS on the stage.
Are You fireman.
yes"
"WelI. brins a bucket of coal'
az want Manhattan cocktail"
"The other man has gone with the hat .
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-11-04
WRITTEN roE THE SUNDAY REprrL1c.


"kil len tots THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC
SONIC speculation ana considerable discus
Sloi. mas oeen ehsehoered by Eichari Mans
helu extensively ana realistically elao-
ui"'t" ptviu'tioh "i fisniE mere Is
III sunni auti'ttS St"cious DISPOSITION 10
ASK "hc'h"r All TINS sp!ehuof OF costume
anu P'''"ie ~ me sai Spii iit oi INV 9hdhe-
sPeai sd'i n!'.iii' N"'iu Si':heSt""ts Sdht-
uo' IL blu ne ihHorSe II pS usage "hs'i
ne HFst produced MIG iehrf JUST 80
Years ago thiS year al ihe historic N'iooe
lnc'i'T
i"'' - "o 'eN"iU WI NJ" tie "t'''S W.,
u. .eS9ei "Vp year "sH. iii 'He s'D'e'iSc 81
'liat iec"F"' tutiIl!Is uilt|'i! " "i'aheHPS'iie
there Is e'iuehoe OF MS he'' on COSTUMES
OF riSht conclusive nature. l'ete az
wanting deductions atout scenery No
doubt shahespeare "o"ld rejoice II! the per-
!ectioh OF ihech'L'"cs ana the advance III
architecture whlch makes possipie 'he pres
eh'ation OIL MS pidSS on siahs'iei,aidh
scale ne iouhd sohui'iolS inherent i"e
stage hihits were sihdIi. f'a!S were sNe"
III the cas- ti'ie anu oy "aShsi,' Two "o-
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-11-04

AN we can't fill the ORDER
Il wish you would pay a little attention
to me-.
II am-iust as little as possible"
4 mock melodrama is being given. Lucy
oh. 1t is time that Joe were here, He
said he would come ut l.. ;Clocl1 strikes 49,
He is an hour late
Same scene later:
on how / loved Joe. It was in those
oolG days that lie gave me this rins-under
the eye"
Same scene later. Joe has arrived:
And you say that your second husband
is dead
him.
Same scene later. Eurt Haverly is doing
"heHvv'
''Eack-hacls to the coal minesr' he thun-
ders. "Trere shall he no strike ts-niSht~'
Joe: "Oh. t.anl, you. Mark HanT!a.''
ffhis never fails to bring down the house)
housel
Irate husband is leaving home. fearful
wife attempts to stop him.
Don't touch mei'
oh. must. i must"' she cried. "The
ice man will be here to-rnorrow,"
i!f 'TftN VIA mas DP'n 'HtSnt at some
nf his tricks by his wfe's Maid
q. q. f.: "You have entirely too good Il
memory for trifes. Here (hands her a bilD
take this; it will help you to forget"
Mock Villain starts looks off into the
wings shades his eyes.
"Havk,' he cries.
He siides away to the other side Of the
stage.
.'I see morning wrapper approaching' -
Stage whisper becomes a hiss: he con-
tinues Ia creep.
And my inner consciousness tells me that
there is a woman within it,
Same scene later:
MY enemy approaches. + will drop a
nickel in the slot and steal a-weighr'
Recreant husband is explaining to his
wife:
II missed the last train
Why didn't you take IL street carp
ut vas too heavy
Family history is being discussed:
Your mother was an industrious woman
and a cleaniy one
Indeed she was
'i'hat was what caused her death"
How
She scrubbed the floor until the boards
We're worn thin, and when she tried 10
scrub them again they broke and dropped
her into the basement"
Same scene later:
Your brother is not working as a
plumber any morer'
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-11-04

YES. -
md ..} then ask her to marry me-"
,r,.',29 IND then suppose. after | had cleaned
a game is soins on, aud betting has be-
IT behooves me- to bet 81.
IT oehangs me to bot E1o."
Money talks
yes; but it doesn't -ay anything"
Pack IN, Back UNI
show"
u want Dice Of ribbon"
-. How is this" CHands her piece of red
,,Uh, ! am afrald that would run"
blue. That VIII never run
~ friend of mine has a terrible case of
,,How did he contract tho d'sease?'
He was Speaking through key hole"
Isy's face is under discussion:
Pe"cy: That isn't your facel''
1sy: Yes. il IS
Not your real flcc,'
Yes. and took il to photographer''
We'll. then fe kept your face. and just
lnanea l.':.i yon that one until he got through
with the real on".
piece of paper.
We'll. III bet if he did he had to use fly
paper.
Same discussion. later:
Il could almost laugh in his face. al
though | should hate to laugh in a face
like that
Another skin. game is in progress:
lsy: And all that money on the table is
mine
Yes"
And If win l get half Of it,
'pid You hear Of poor Pat McGinniss?"
Mo-
Wei, he is dead. You know. he was
ditch digger"
"Yes."
Aud he made living with his pick
When Mike OFlaherty heard of his death
he thought ne would do the right thing
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-11-04
THE IMPERIAL SPORTSMAN.

FROM AinSleeS Magazine.
Among the royal sportsmen of to-day the
Emperor of Austria stands out Il pictur-
esgue figure. He goes far afieId to look for
his game, his favorite sport being channels
shooting in the mountains of Tyrol. near
isch: His dress is entirely unpretentious,
being little different from that of d peasant
of the same locality. and IL is very evident
that he loves sport for its own sake. No
man takes less heed of ceremony in tho
field. lie is of;en alone. and. with an alpen-
stock in his hand ard his rifle slung over his
shoulders the Emperor makes an early
start, often as early 4 o'clock in tha
morning.
He is a frst-rate shot. and the game he Is
after is very difficult Of approach. III fact
his reading of the word sport does not
exclude its difficulties. for to shoot cham
ois one has to work for it. The mountain
ways are bleak. Steep and dangerous. the
cover IS not always favorable for stalking
and the animals are among the shyest ii,
the world. Yet the Emperor's gamebook
shows list that would compare favorabiy
with that CT any hunter who has followed
the same quarry.
Sometimes the Emperor entertains his fell
low-sovereitsp. the German Emperor. In the
preserves of karapancsa and in the woods
which surround the hunting lodge of kOri-
serdo he holds great drives. The Emperor
and hia guests part in the morning and go
to their respective posts toward which the
deer are driven. During his last visit te
li!-' E!liteIOE tIdNt.> Joseph tne halSer
killed three splendid stays in three hours.
The heads We're especially fine At dinner
the Emperor again meets his guests. who
usually remain ut TIL" hunting lodge for d
period of three or four days.
At other times shooting parties are
ranged for official and diplomatic person
ages. but mt these the Emperor does not
himself attend the grand huntsman presid-
ing in his name Recently on the Cooling
estates, not far from Vienna, the guests.
sixteen In number. killed in a single after.
noon 1.fGO pheasants and nearly a thousand
iires
Il IS unqusstionable that the Emperor
Francis Joseph is one of the keenest Of
sportSren. ON one occasion at the end of a
shoot got nj in his honor at Compieene af-
ter having fred 1.ago cartridges. he is cred
tied with saying that Ii. regretted he had
not a second shoulder as well as second
gun.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-11-04

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPCBLIc.
Fun ruled the boards at the local theaters
last week. Ward and Vokes kent r,eople
laughing at the Century; Frank Keenan,
presented the Sol Smith Russell style cr
humor at the Grand; the bin at the Column
bia was rich with new fun-ma:linG features,
and jokes and at all the other houses there
was plenty Of fun. Some of the bes. jokes
OF the week are herewith given
Percy Ward has just come on the stag,
in the company of Harold Nokes and =:
gorgeous red coat Percy" invites pretty
girl 10 kiss him.
Not muchi" she ret0rJs.
No. not much; just little bit" he pleads
coaXinSy.
"A terrible thing happened 10 Haroll." de-
clares Percy.
What was it?"
'They tied him TO Il stake
How was he rescued?
Il ate the steak
Percy approaches a fair young miss who
has dainty tnrquoise-sheIi watch.
May l set your watch by mine?' he
asks.
why, certainly" She smilingly answers.
THANK you" says Percy, as he places
the tiny turquoise watch in his pocket.
A gushing young woman comes into tn,
Office
''oh. may borrow your Typewriter for Il
minute?" she bess.
Certainly" is the gracious response. He
is out Just now, but he will he back in a
few minutes; just haze a seat"
How much are your eggs?"
Ten cents each"
"Why. can buy them for . centsw
Il don't see how in the world the hens
can afford it!''
The scene Is laid AT soda fountain. Girls
cries:
My cocoa is colf:''
Put your hat on; then maybe you can
keep your ko-ko warm
customer approaches the counter and
asks for a drink.
Hey" asks the deaf attendant.
"S-s-sh!' warns the customer Don't