The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-09-13
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the honor of solving the perplexing prob
lgeport, Conn.,, has invented an airship
tor is negotiating with w. D. Custed of w
ole country is greatly stirred by America
changed in a dozen places in "San An
tone" and considered New York Il cheap
place.
an adjunct to a Coney Island dance and
all-around amusement hall. With press
! agent at her heels she started early Mon
day forenoon and did a good freak ad-
vertising business up to the time Of her
arrival in the Afternoon at the Coney is
land show, where she was billed to ap-
pear. By. previous arrangement one Of
the Manhattan drinking places per
mitted her to smash a bottle or two of
water on the premises, but with this
exception all her other liquor store dem
onstrations were entirely harmless: 1t
Coney Island, and, as comparatively few
! had escaped hearing her already, there
seemed to be a general disposition to
| regard the short time that her language
| was confined to a hired hall as sort of
public boon. There were just two peo-
pie in the hall at 4:30 and they were
deadheads.
An interesting marriage, which has just
| become known, was performed at the Lit
tie Church Around the Corner last
| Wednesday evening: 1t was that Of Mrs
Edith Baldwin, widow of the late VII
lest men Of Cleveland, to William A.
Weed. Mr.. Weed is president of the
Tide Water Steel company of Chester.
Pa. He controls the New York Silicate
company and is man of large business
interests. Mr.. Weed is about so years
old, while his wife is about 30. Mr.. Bald
fortune. While here Mrs. Baldwin usu-
ally stayed at the Hotel Grenoble, where
| Mr. Weed also lived. Last Wednesday
Mr.. Weed preached the subject of an I'M
mediate marriage to Mrs. Baldwin, who
fell in with the idea: They sent word to
at 8 o'clock: The ceremony was per-
formed by the rector Rev. DR.. Hough-
ton. They pledged their friends to Sc
crecy regarding their marriage, but the
news came out.
Paul NJ. Potter, playwright. arrived in
His new play, "The Red Kloof." IS a
as a groundwork. Mr.. Potter has been
travelling in Holland getting local color
for the play, WHICH will be produced by
Louis Mann and Clara Lipman. II was
5 With nt B"ers t. s %tt* r F foE aea alma
since then several Boer plays have been
announced The subject is a hard one
| to handle. as at present it is delicate
one. The Red Kloof,' however, will not
give offense, as it is story of Boer
life, an impartial story giving no side
on melodrama Of American civil and
military life in China On the Cham
payne also was Bolossy Kiralfy, who
comes over to procure American attrac-
tons and to look after his spectacle,
"Constantinople," now being produced at
French opera company. which will open
the season in New Orleans on October
| 1C, was also on the steamer
The College of Heraldry in America,
! with principal offices in New York city,
has been incorporated at Albany. with a
capital of $4,000. to conduct genealogical
researches for members and clients of
the society. for the purpose of establish
ing rights to coats of arms and crests.
Founded upon what is believed to be !,
great demand by American persons for
genealogies, coats of arms. and book
plates. the College of Heraldry in Ameri-
ca hopes for much patronage, according
to it's sponsors. Mr.. Reuwee. one of this
directors, said: Our organization is to
operate MUCH as does the well-known
Heralds College of London, except that
we will go much farther. The English
institution will only verify records and
family history. We propose to dig out
these records and genealogical tables for
moters Of the plan say that they have
seen it stated in English magazines de-
voted to genealogies that there are prob.
aDly more persons Of noble lineage in the
United States than there are in England.
1t Is OF interest and of importance to
some Of these people to know exactly
what their lineage is. The society in
tends to keep record of all applicants
| who come to it.
The Empires opening Monday night
lnaugurated the last season of Manager
Charles t'rohman's control of the theater
under the terms Of his original lease.
continue under the lease for new tern,
OF years: the arrival of the tenth year
was made the cause for a celebration.
Inc Empires foyer was prettily dec
GRATED with flags. bunting and the por-
TRAITS OF Its stars, and William Furst
Gomposed a new march, entitled, "The
curtain rose. Charles Frohman's longest
STRIDES as manager have been made
during his control of the theater. The
policy he formulated before the house
vas opened has been vigorously followed.
h 1t was eb built: first Of ALL as permanent
dedicated to the service Of the legitimate
drama. When John Drew was FIRST en-
gagged from Days theater Mr., Froh.
man stock company was playing at the
Iwenty-third street theater. In its ranks
was young ingenue, whom Mr.. Froh-
man singled out for promotion, and the
promotion came when the John Drew
company was formed. Maude Adams