Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-08-24

Trunks alter ne ndu declared everything
dutiable in his possession. He paid S33
duty ON 500 worth Of articles. which ne
Thought somewhat excessive. The Off
Gals, he said. -swere courteous and he
had ne fault TO find with them. but he
could not help remarking that in all the
ports he had been in en- his trip through
Russia and eastern Germany his bag
gage never was examined He said the
feeling of upper and middle class Rus
slams was distinctly favorable to the
United States.
The vaudeville stage lost one OF :ts
brightest lights IN the death OF Arthur
Sidman, which occurred very suddenly
al Higgins Beach Theatrical people
were shocked. a. y was not known that
he had been even indisDOsed. Sdman
who was assisted on the stage by his
wife, literally forced himself 10 the front
When ne first came to New York ne was
laughed at, bu; he persevered, and after
two years made not only the public but
the managers admit that he was one OF
the qualntest artists before the puUllc
He was tc have starred this season in an
elaboration Of his sketch entitled YORK
State Folks" The company had been en-
gagged and rehearsals were 10 have start
ed in a few days.
As a new form OF the familiar maze
10 be found al most popular resorts
Rockaway has a many-roomed nous.
with multitudinous blind and confusing
doors. which is known as The House o.
| Too Much Trouble 1t is easy 10 enter.
if one has the price of admission. hut
difficult TO get out. William Webster OF
Brooklyn and Robert Arnold of Manhat
tan went inside and became separated
| They could hear each others voices in ad
! joining rooms. out found it impossible 10
meet each other. Al hrSt tneS laughed.
then they became prOfane, and Iinai.y be.
gan to batter at the fiimsy walls until
they knocked them down, thereby Caus
ing a wild panic among the other occU-
pants of the queer house. Before Il wa>
entirely demolished they were arrested
and fined.
James J. Corbett. once a disciple of
Thesps. returned from Europe recently
on the Oceanic, accompanied by his wife.
The man who whipped John l.. Sullivan
looked in excellent condition. Indeed. one
might suspect that he had in mind Il re-
turn to the irena in which .Ieffries is
now the chief gladiator. But when this
was suggested to Corbett he smiled and
shook his ntad.
No. my plans preclude that possihili-
ty," he said. Il will remain in New
York about month and then start on
a thirty-wceks' tour with a high-class
vaudeville company. | will give my
monologue which. of course, will he
greatly freshened up. After that? Well
| shall probably embark in the hotel
| business. An immense hotel will be
built for me at Longacre square"
An entire novelty to the New York
stage will be the production in Septem-
Der at the Theater Republic of Beside
the Bonnie Brier Bush" dramatizatiOn
Of the story by Ian Maclaren Or John
Watsonl, In this new drama ]. II. Stod-
dart will undertake the first stellar tour
Of his life under the direction of Kirke
La Shelle. The Bonnie Brer Bush
company has been rehearsing for a week
past at the Theater Republic under the
direction of John Stapleton. The COM
pany includes. besides Mr.. Stoddart. who
will create the role Of Lachlan Campbell
Reuben Fax as Posty, John Jennings as
DIR. Mcclure. Charles Hutchinson as
Lord Kilspindie, Miss Irma La Pierre as
Flora Campbell. Miss Bessie Baldwin as
Annie. Miss Jessie Dodd as Margot and
Miss Gertrude Bennett as Kate Carne-
gle.
A gold neck chain belonging TO Mrs.
w. r. ID. Stokes is in the possession
of Collector Bidwell at the custom house
The chain was taken from Mrs Stokes
by Special Treasury Agent Theobald
when she landed from the Oceanic Mrs.
Stokes said the chain had been given
to her by her husband, w. e. ID. Stokes,
from whom she is now divorced and she
was unable to swear that it had been
bought in the United States. Under the
law the article had to be seized. and Col
lcctor Bidwell must hold it until proof of
its purchase is forthcoming. Mrs.
Stokes declared she had purchased jew
eIry worth $3.50 while abroad. and that
in her handbag she had $4,000 worth of
jewelry which she had taken with her
from this side of the ocean. The neck
chain for which Mrs. Stokes was unable
to satisfactorily account was among the
jewels in the handbag. Mrs. Stokes paid
nearly $4,000 duty.
Newport has in reserve an entertain
mcnt which will be of special interest
both to those taking part and to the au-
dicnce which such an event will he sure
10 bring together Ii is proposed to have
before the season closes an out-of-dOor
dramatic representation. in which prom
lnent society women will take part Ii
is 10 be on an elaborate plan and 10
he artiStically executed in all details.
The affair is to be conducted by Mrs
Helen Hosmer Macdonald. daughter Of
the late Margaret HoSmer. the writer.
and the niece of Harriet Hosmer, the
ScuiptreSS, who has reputation for
original work IN such lines. There are
many beautiful lawns in Newport where
an nj freSco dramatic production would
nave perfect setting, and IN the young
est society set there is much talent. The
novelty of the plan. too. will insure sue
cess. There is ample time for prepare
!'on. as the date is not set, but it IS to
he late season affair.
After a careful search Of the records.
the local customs officials have been I'M
able to ascertain whether or rot the jew
eled chain possessed by Mrs. w. +. y.
Stokes when she returned from abroad
on the Oceanic recently ever paid duty
in this country. As a result, Mrs Stokes
probably will avail herself Of a clause in
the law which will allow her to send the
chain back to Europe, there to be dis
mounted by the maker The chain then
will be reimpOrted and in the dismount-
ed state will pay duty at 10 per cent. on
the diamonds, 20 per cent. on the pearls
and 60 per cent. on the setting. Intact
the chain would call for an even duty CT
GO per cent. on each Of the items men
toned The foreign value of the chain
is about S3400. Mrs Stokes is acqnit-
ted Of any attempt to defraud the au-