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The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-07-03

The adoption Of the nine-hurr system
by the lohdrll Car Wheel Company for
III their employees. is Il pleasing incident
in The history Of the local strike 1t
proves that where employers are Just and
reasonable, the wnrkngmcn are Just and
reasonable III return. In May when the
strike begun, Il committee Of working
men called on the managers Of the Lob
lrll Car Whrrl Company and with them
discussed the question of adopting the
Rtne- h0ur system and it was agreed be-
Tween thrln ia defer the matter until
July i. when the Company agreed tt
adopt the ncw system; that has been
done. There was 10 strike and there is
no in feeling between the men and theil
employers. Mr.. w. W. Lobdcll, it is re.
portrd. has even expressed himself in ia
Vor Of the right-hour working day
There is nothing surer than this, that
warkingmeu are responsive in an appre
ciativr way 10 Just and liberal treatment
II will eXtort from them willing service
| Ii will arouse in them Nc manly spirit
| AMI cause them TO emulate the Justice
;,ia generosity extended TO them. This
Il ii accord with the teaching Of Til,
highest wisdom, aud has been demon
strat,d by experience,
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-07-03

Harvard has beaten Yale at baseball.
80 Harvard man need now apply ror i
position with the Chicago National
League club
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-07-03

and GOODNESS. 1t is Of soft palm leaf
design in muslin in Oriental designs.
having line of heavy lace appliqued
down the front TO make finish when the
coat is thrown open
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-07-03

Count Boni dr castclanr is now buying
murmirs With Gould money. II this
doesn't make Jay turn over in his grave
nothing will.
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-12
A Pearl Famine in Paris.

Paris is suffering from pearl fam
inc; the pearl necklace has become 80
fashionable that pearls are fetching
enormous prices. In relation to this ia
mine, it would be interesting to know
what has become of Linnaeus recipe
for the manufacture of pearls. That
philosopher, in the year 1861, informed
the then King of Sweden that he had
discovered a method by which muSsels
might be made to produce pearls, and
offered to disclose it for the benefit of
the country. Bechman says he saw
some of the pearls produced. The offer
not being accepted, Linnaeus subse-
quently disposed of the secret for sum
of money to Bagge, of Gothenburg In
1850 the heirs to Linnaeus were desirous
of selling the sealed recipe to the high
est bidder, and it has been said that
the secret is in the possession of a Lon
don merchant.-LondonC Chronicle.
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-12
CHORUS GIRL TO PR1MA DONNA
The Bostonians to Have a New Star,
Grace Van Studdiford.

Miss Grace Van Studdiford, who a
few years ago was in the chorus of the
Bostonians, has just closed a contract
with that company to create the prima
donna role in the new DeKoven and
Smith opera, Maid Marian which the
Bostonians are to produce this season.
This enga cement has special interest,
as it recalls some very lively inter-
ests at the Columbia theater, Chicago,
a few seasons ago, where the Boston
ians were then rehearsing THE Sere-
nade.'
These incidents led to Mrs. Van Stud
diford, then Miss Gracia Quive, leaving
the company Several of the COM
pany's principals were concerned in the
affair. In fact certain jealousies
which had been held in check broke
out and a cyclone ragged around Mrs.
Jessie Bartlett Davis and Miss Quive
as a. center. 1t was a question of Mrs.
Davis or Miss Quive remaining in the
company and the latter received her
discharge.
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-12
NOT REGULAR THEATRE eoER
The Play the Same From Balcony or
Parouet

The Chicago Inter-Ocean is the au
which occurred during the recent visit
of Way Down East to that city:
He was an oldish man. and his ap-
pearance was such that a glance at
him gave the assurance that he was
not regular theater-goer. His cloth
ing had seen long service; his linen
was not of the freshest; his shoes were
guiltless of polish. The special police
Guilty in inducing him to take his place
in the line filing past the box office win
dow. When he did reach the opening
he braced himself to resist pressure and
prepared for a long stay.
How be ye2" he asked the treasurer
The official in question replied that
his health was excellent.
Air yew the young feller thet sells
tickets for tn show?''
This time nod was the only answer
vouchsafed.
The oldish man drew forth his wal
let tHow mucE?" he inquired.
"A dollar and a half downstairs; a
dollar upstairs"
What's goin' on?"
The line squirmed
Way Down East responded the
treasurer gently but firmly.
Downstairs? ?'
"A rural play-.Way Down East"
Gosh said the prospective patron.
whats goin on upstairs 2?
The treasurer assured him that the
difference in price was due to inferi-
ority of position, and not production.
The seats were purchased and the line
moved on.
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-12
IS VERY MUCH ALIVE.
Joseph Jefferson Dislikes Intimation
That His Career Nears Its End.

Joseph Jefferson, according to the Chi
cago Tribune. made a characteristic
curtain speech during his first night in
that city.
During his speech the veteran actor
said:
from a cab at the hotel last evening a
couple of enterprising interviewers ar
rested me, or rather accompanied me
into the entrance, inquiring if / had
anything of Importance to say / told
them could think of nothing. Replying
to a question as to my health 1 said
I was quite well, but somewhat tired
from my journey. One of them then
asked me where / had played the night
before AS we had visited six cities
during as many nights / hesitated a
minute to think where our last stand
had been.
THE napse came to me and I repeated
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-12
A REAL WIZARD.
The Fun Frank Daniels Has With
His Plate Glass Hat.

Frank Daniels recently discovered
that he was being accredited by the
members of his company with the pow
ers of a sure enough wiz He describes
the incident thus:
AT the rehearsal of Miss Simplicity
one morning 1 heard one of our new
beauties say to a chorus man: Why
Mr.. Daniels must have invisible eyes in
the back of his head. You can't do or
say anything without his knowing about
it And her impression was not alto
gether unreasOnab BILE, continued Mr..
Daniels THE little miss directly
back of me, making a close inspection.
/ turned quickly on my heel and in
formed her that / hope my face was
better looking. She ran away like q
frightened deer. I noted her awe-Strick-
met for several days after that with a
vague sort Of regret, and finally con-
cluded that if her companions were go
ing to be sufficiently mean not to unde-
ceive her would undertake the mission
myself / played something of a unique
combination of game OF tag and
'hide-and-Seek' with her about the hall
where we were rehearsing during
short period when neither of US were on
duty and then decided that although it
was such small matter, the poor girl
must not look upon me a terrible
necromancer any longer. / sent the as
sistant stage manager after her, and
when she appeared before me with the
reluctance of a timid child called up for
a spanking 1 showed her "a face in the
mirror. For 1 had my mirrOr-lined hat
with me and the face she saw was her
own. Whenever I lift my hat / can see
all that goes on behind me. That ex-
planned all, and now L suppose 1 am
again a mere ordinary human being in
her inQuiSitive eyes,
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-12
Field,s Tribute to Haverlv

The passing of J. H. Haverly, perhaps
the greatest minstrel promoter America
will ever know, recalls to mind the
pretty poem Eugene Field once wrote
concerning that worthy, and which is
here reproduced:
Jack Haverly, Jack Haverly, ]
wonder where you are.
Are your fortunes cast with Sirius, or
meath some kindlier star?
How happens it we never see your
wondrous minstrel show
With its apt alliterations, as we used
to, years ago2
All the ebon aggregations that aff1ict
these modern tines
Are equally unworthy of our prose and
of our rhymes.
And l vainly pine and banker for the
joys that used to come
With the trumptes' ump- ta-ra-ra and
the big bass drum
Jack" Haverly, here's hoping that
some bright propitious star
Beams kindly down upon you, where
so'er your interests are,
For my heart is warm toward you for
the joy you gave me when
I was a little wambling tyke; and I
were glad again
To see you marching up the street with
your dusky knights of song
By George, I'd head the gang of boys
that whooped your way along;
And I'd stake that all our plaudits and
acclaims would overcome
The trumpet ump- -ta-ra-ra and the big
bass drum
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-12

rifles were polished, and it was indeed
a picturesque company that formed
into line for the "trainin'." The cap
tain was expected to treat. and there
was much baking and brewing prior to
the gala day. The story of the play
THE Village Postmaster opens on
that day, with faithful representation
of the drill, which is brought to a sud
den end by fall of rain and the acci-
dental discharge of Ebenezer Todd s
gun Rain-the real article-falls in
torrents on the stage.
The story of For Hearth and
Home the new dramatic offering
that will be seen at the Crawford
Wednesday, matinee and night, is too
true to life to be new Its early scenes
are laid in the tenement district of New
York city. where to keep the wolf from
the door and give life to dying mother
Millie Dryden, a pretty shop girl, Sc
cretly barters her soul to her wealthy
employer. Basil Rhodes, who, tiring OF
his plaything, brands her as a lost
woman, and throws her on the world,
where after much privation she at last
causes his destruction and is herself
rescued by Dave Watson, her girlhood
sweetheart. Many true characters of
New York life are portrayed in the
piece, notably Chop Morgan
Bowery tough, open for anything. but
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-12

it That was the extent of the inter-
view, but what did that young man do
this morning but record that owing to
my great age my memory had gone and
that was failing rapidly. He also said
L was carried up to my room. Well,
Was-in the elevator Many healthy peo-
pie are taken upstairs in elevators these
days
This article was, to be fair, most
sympathetic 1t was no doubt written
in the kindliest of spirit In fact the
sympathetic strain in it moved me
greatly, for I remembered Chicago be-
fore the father of the writer was born.
The article also contained one of
those pleasant sentiments: See him now
before it is too late,' for he will soon
pass away I felt like the Irishman
reading his own obituary and being sur
prised that he was such a foine mon.'
l thank you for your courtesy and hope
to come again; that this will not be my
last visit despite the fateful fears of my
young and sympathetic friends
Laughter and applause punctuated
the speech throughout The spirit of the
veteran and his fine sarcasm at an at
tempt to retire him before his time were
fully appreciated.
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-12

Alice of Old vincennes'' made for the
starring tour of Virginia Harmed did not
novel
conrfE,, Ths Night Of the Fourth is being re-
was booked for London. gave up the trip
ns Tor a ,I part IN the piece. 50 that she can be
of the stars in the company.
A new play, .Pettieoats and Bayonets. .
last Monday. Arthur Byron, for many
years John Drew'S leading man. made
his first appearance a star, as did also
Miss Jane Oaker.
Archie Boyd. who was seen here two
appeared at the Lyceum theater. New
LONDON, Monday night in Charles Bar
life, Vermont ? which had its first per-
formance on any stage.
eau Pauline Hall is singing with the Wilbur
opera company which is just now tour
ing the west, and which is booked for
OF OF the Fra Diavolo,' type are being pro
duced and vaudeville specialties are in
troduced between the acts.
In India Hamlet is played under the
title, .'Khoone-Na-Hak. which means
"Murderers Without Reason" Owing to
a literal translation being too heavy for
natives, a vein of light comedy has been
SiI.ee, woven INTO the ed drama, and Ophella is
and dances - - -''----N - se''e7
Lulu Glsser slipped and. sprained her
Montreal last week. The company was
about to close until Miss CHASER recovered,
when Ada Palmer Walker assumed the
role and saved the engag cement Miss
Walker, who was seen here two seasons
ago With the Arnold Opera company, had
only four hours time to prepare.
Clyde Fitch is out with a denial that he
have fifteen companies playing his pieces
this season. but several of the plays are
from one to eight years old His great
success led to his resurrecting several of
his early efforts. He says he will not Go
a stroke of work for one year. Lovers
Lane" which will be here, was written
eight years ago.
Lloyd Bingham, husband of Amelia
Bingham. has secured newspaper man
of New York to read over plays offered
to him for production. The agreement is
that every play selected being strong
enough for presentation the literary man
is to receive 81 900. Mr.. Bingham says he
was on the verge of nervous prostration
to select suitable plays from the hun
dredS offered.
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-12
A WEEK OF OPERAS.
Pauline Hall and the Wilbur Opera
Company Coming to the Crawford.

The Wilbur Opera company with Pau
line Hall as the star will fill a weeks
engagement at the Crawford beginning
November at popular prices.
The Wilbur Opera company with
star of the magnitude of Miss Hall is
a far more pretentious aggregation
than has played so long an engagement
in Topeka for a good many years. The
organization is separate and distinct
from the Wilbur-Kirwin company
which played here week last season.
The company sings Fra Diavolo,"
"Girafle-Girafia,'' 1.-The Mascot ''The
Chin es of Normandy ''Erminie,'' "Bo-
femian Girl and many other well
known operas.
A new comic opera by St. Louis au-
thors is to be tried out by the Wilbur
company. The opera has been named
"A Welsh Rarebit'' The music is by
Prof Charles Kunkel, whose piano
compositions have worldwide reputa-
ton. The hbretto is by Hiram w.
Hayes, newspaper man.
The Wilbur company is a large or
ganization and claims to carry 40 peo-
pie.
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-12
TO VISIT AMERICA.
Author of Cyrano de Bergerac Will
Lecture

NJ. Rostand, the author of "Cyrano
de Bergerac' and .'L'Aiglon," is to
visit the United States in the near
future, and he will spend some time
in Chicago. Announcement to this
effect was made by Prof Maxine In
gress, of the University of Chicago, who
is a personal friend of NJ Rostand.
Prof. Ingres stated that the French
playwright would come to Chicago as
the guest of the Alliance Franchise,
under the auspices of which he will de-
liver several addresses.
M. Rostand it is stated, will spend
the holidays in Washington with his
sister, who is the wife of the first secre-
tary of the French embassy. He is ex-
pected to visit Chicago in January
Friends of M. Rostand say his trip to
America has absolutely no connection
with the suit fled against him by Sam
uel E. Gross.
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-12
Theatrical Notes i.

Opie Reed is writing a play called 1.-THE
Starbucks." for Clay Clement.
1t is said in London that Corinne will
use her full name hereafter. Corinne De
Briou.
'.Eben Holden had it's first dramatic
production at Bridgeport, Conn, last
Monday night
Charles Henry Metzler has had offer
of a London production of his new play,
'Manon Lescaut.'
Kathleen Chambers of Washington has
been ASSIGNEE. to part IN Riehard Mans
Maude Lillian. Berri. last season the
prima donna of the Castle Square Opera
company, has gone into vaudeville.
Ethel Barrymore closed her New York
engagement in Captain Jinks'' last week
after appearing 225 times in the piece
Sweet and Twenty, will celebrate it's
this month. 1t has scored a big success
Are You a Mason?" has caught the
fancy of the LondonerS and now seats
have to be purchased two weeks ahead.
Helena Modjeska and Louis James open
ed their season in Henry the Eighth at
. TOPEKA
Miss Sadie Martinot':s. Lady 6 Garnbg in
''Ihe Marriage Came is said TO pe a
isian type
Herbert Hall winslow and Charles
"Colby's Contest" 1t will be given an
early presentation
The Milwaukee managers have shut
down Autographs and its thousands OF
free passes and will increase their adver-
tisements in the papers,
1.-Two Little Migrants" Edward G.
Whites scenic drama is now in ITS hfth
season. 1t begins it's first tour of the
southern cities in November.
Miss Grace Myers of the Frank Daniels
company is a Baltimorean by birth, and
the daughter of Annie Myers, who was
prominent member of the McCaun Opera
company
Walter Bentley. the English and Austria
liam actor, is starring in the English proV,, peo,,
inces in a spectacular production, Rob
Roy Mr.. Bentley will make an Amer1-
can tour next season
1.-THE House of Bondage" is the title Of
William j. McKiernan's s latest play 1t is
a nelodrarna in four acts and five scenes.
1t will be produced at one OF the Newark
theaterS this season
Lille Thur1ow, selected for the new pro-
duction of THE White Slave this season,
is an English woman, who has done noth-
ing here except Mercia in Wilson Bar
rett's Sign of the Cross
tends to go to London at the close OF MS
present season. He will take with him
"a Royal Rogue ''The jolly Musketeer'
and 1.-The Wedding Day
Fred c. Whitney desires to be placed on
record as saying that Lulu Chaser in
Dolly Warden is the most successful
production he has ever made Mr. WHIT
ney has figured in several successes
Charles Dickson will play a starring
tour through the south, appearing in
Richmond next month IN a play called
The Girl We Love" Mr.. Dickson is a
favorite in the south and southwest
Christie Mcdonald has resigned from
the Peter Daley company on account of
not being featured in the newspaper adj
vertising- She was featured on the pro-
gramme, but this was not satisfactory.
1t is said that the dramatization of
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-12
THEATRICAL NEWS
ga Runaway Girl'' Coming to
the Crawford.
Celeste Wynn as "Winnifred
Grey" the Orphan.
DUNN AS "FLIPPER.' .
Pauline Hall For a Week in
Light Operas.
Other News of the Plays and
Players.
DUNN AS "FLIPPER. -

AT the Crawford
The Village Postmaster" Tuesday
For Hearth and Home Wednesday
"a Runaway Grip Saturday.
The roliicIxing "Flipper," the jockey in
"a Runaway Girl will be at the Craw-
ford for the second time next Saturday
In the hands of the diminutive comed-
ian, Arthur Dunn, who stands at the
top OF the list of musical comedy funny
men,
Arthur Dunn. who is small enough to
be the star of Lilliputian aggregation,
has become famous in the part of the
English jockey. Jimmy" Powers was
the first ''F1ipper'' and he scored a tri-
uTnph but the handy legged. Mr. Dunn
stepped into the vacancy as if he were
Powers himself and always had been
the boy of the race track Dunn was
seen here last season and has not been
forgot =
AS TIE jockey who fmpersonates the
tourists guide and who advises the
travellers ito follow the man from Cooks,
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-12


with the aid of mysterious compound,
known only to himself, produced as re-
suit of the years he has spent in search
ing for this precious life-giving boon, to
cure any and every disease that is known
to the human body. There is doubt of
the doctors earnestness in making his
claim and the remarkable cures that he
is daily effecting seems to bear him out
very strongly. His theory which he adj
vances is of reason and based
sound experience in medical practice of
many years. 1t costs nothing to try Eis
remarkable Elixir of Life" he calls
it, for he sends it free, to anyone who is
a sufferer, in sufficient quantities to con-
vince of it's ability to cure, so there is
absolutely no risk to run Some of the
cures cited very remarkable. and but
for reliable witnesses would hardly be
credited. The lame have thrown away
crutches and walked about after two or
three trials of the remedy. The sick,
given up by home doctors, have been re-
stored to their families and friends in per-
feet health rheumatism, neuralgia.
stomach, heart, liver, kidney, blood and
skin diseases and bladder troubles disap-
pear by magic Headaches. backaches,
nervousness. fevers, consumption. coughs.
colds asthma, catarrh, bronchitis and all
affections of the throat, lungs or any vi
tai organs are easily overcome in a space
of time that Is simply marvellous.
Partial paralysis, locomotor ataxia,
dropsy, gout. scrofula and piles ara
quickly and permanently removed. 1t
purifies the entire system blood and tis-
sues, restores normal nerve power, circu-
lation and a state of perfect health is
produced at once. To the doctor all
systems are alike and equally affected
by this great Elixir of Life" Send for
the remedy today. 1t Is free to every
sufferer. State what you want TO be cured
of and the remedy for it VIII be sent
you free by return mail.
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-12

.~rhe Village Postmaster which was
seen here two seasons ago. viii be at
the Crawford Tuesday.
The carpet knight of today, with
his spick and span uniform and fine
armory in which to. drill did not exist
in the first nalf of the last century,
and there are many now who will re-
member how every able bodied man
had to turn out twice a. year and drill
in all the towns and hamlets of the
United States. The '-giniral trainin' "
was a great day in New England. On
that occasion old uniforms of all shapes
and colors were brought forth from the
cedar chests Flint-locks, swords and
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-12
..rHE K1Lr1Es" ARE COMING.
Be Here Under the Auspices OF
Marshal's Band.

Marshall's band has made arrange
m ents to bring the big Canadian band
known as ''The Kilties" to the Auditor
ium for a concert December Ia.
The band is made up of English and
Scotch players and the uniform is the
picturesque Highlander costume that
goes with bag pipes and "hoot mon-'
The concert will be given for the benefit
of MarshalPs band. The kilties is one
of the largest bands travelling.
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-12

Dunn is funny. The last song in the
piece, '.The Goblins,' by Mr.. Dunn and
Miss Wynn. will be a fitting climax.
A Runaway Girl has been a great
success for three seasons. One of the
surest evidences of the success and
demand made by the audience for the
repetition of more or less of the musical
numbers that are introduced or that
form necessary part of the play This
fact has been and is nightly Illustrated
by the demand made by the large
audiences attending the production of
this international musical comedy sue
cess. From two to six encores are ex-
acted of the artists singing the catchy
airs of THE Sly Cigarette Follow the
Man From Cooks The Boy Guessed
Right" High Society," Not the Kind
of Girl 1 Care About" Soldiers in the
Park" or as more popularity known,
dity, The Goblins." These musical
gems and several others are nightly
sung in this production, and in con-
junction with many graceful dances per-
formed by both principals and chorus.
and the bright wit and sparkling humor
tablish "A Runaway Girl as a clean
ana merry musical comedy.
The following is the cast that will be
seen in "A Runaway Girl
Ripper. Jockey; Mr. Arthur Dunn
Guy Stanley, Lord Goodies nephew.
Lord Coodie. a Cooks tourist - In
--..-....-...-----...-.N Mr.. Maurice Abbey
of st Pierre Mr.. H. w. Ire Denicl<
Signor Polonf. Consul at Corsica. -.
---..---.----s--. ;.------M Mr. George Miller
Mr.. Creel. an entomologiSt and disciple
Of Walton ........Mr- Harry Dickson