The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-05
Exolution in Names


\ reporter who studies hotel registers.
writes the following treatise; II has been
the practice OF actors. from the times
possibly OF the early The<psans. 70 assume
a STAGE name when becoming 4 player.
The reason for TINS has never been fully
discovered unless II may be for the sake
OF euQhony.
Jake Onderdonk was good brainy boy:
went 70 eaocution schools and spoke
speeches; later on he took lessons in Del
sarte and became the star pupil q
dramatic school. whence ne graduated
TO the foouights- Up 70 this time he
was the hope OF Onderdonk pere. who
hoped 70 see his name psrpetuatsd. and
enshrined II the glory which attaches 10
genius by man or Jakes imperial tai
ent-snd that IS where Silas Onderdonk
fell down fat As soon as Jake got an en-
gagenent 10 do a speaking turn with a
company that played Hearts are
Trumps. You Lose" he sat Up al one
night giving himself name tina; would
look well on the bills and sound swelling
when spoken. Finally he evolved some
thing like st. Elmo De We're" which
strung across a sixteenth dodger Ike
comets tail across the blue. blue sky.
The name Of Jake Onderdonk would have
appeared as a sneary blur on such
piece OF paper
Jake Onderdoak viii always be with Us.
He. his brethren. and his sisters. were in
Wichita recently. when a comedy com
Iany made q one night stand last week.
The actors and actresses were long on
names but somewhat short on comedy.
Che OF the performers. possibly the star.
signed Up on the hotel register as Fran
cisco PompeJi-whateysr that is. While
II is believed that his real name is jim
Duffy. Herbert Santoso, possibly Buck
jenkins, was there. as was Malcolm Mon
tressor, formerly key Dinkeispiel. The
ladies We're represented by Miss Louise
Faye. nee Maggie Fogarty. Eiulu Whit
ing ar one time Susan Scruggs. and Miss
Migaon Wyuton. at birth and school Mar
IN Muggins. This is not strictly evolution.
it is lightning change. and the inspira-
ton TO make the change came from read
ing such soul sounding. heart searching
works as Why Didn't he Marry Her
He Had a Ctnch gertrude. the Girl
Genius OF Guatemala !" and Beautiful
Eeatrice's Last lance for IL Is an in
controvertible fact that that ceases II
liters ture does not contain one hearty
wholesome Henry Jones or Mar Smith.
The uioukeyirg with family names BY
stage people IS not confined 20 the ham
fat class by any means. Irving. Barrett,
Parrymore and others OF the upper strata
were not born with the names they used
in this world and probably never did any
thing TO wish 70 hide their identity. but
the change goes" for the only possible
reason imaginable and that Is. that il
is wrong for a man or woman with a
rame that sounds Ike something between
a shrek and a curse 70 slam the appel
ladoa az the public from a newspaper or
billboard every time he wants 70 do bust
ness.
The evolution system in nomenclature
however. Is shown IN It's interesting form
when woman begins 70 change The let
ters IN her Christian. as well az in her
family name. and stin hopes 70 preserve
her Identity ne feminine article starts
II the world branded Mary. straight
siuiple. strong At the school age she BE-
comes Mamie. and when she gets the
'.honinE~ for society that comes 20 most
young LlllIeS 81 A-r sex anu t4l-l4Nf sue
fairly drawls when she sees herself print
ed n the columns Of social slush "a
Mayne So likewise does Kate. Or Caro-
lire. when she reminds TIE world that
she spells herself Kayte or Carolyn
Sarah Is affected IN TIRE same way She
IS row called Sayde and don't you forget
II
The Jones believe that II has christ
ened ore of its daughters Susan. bat II
didnt FOR her cards read Miss suzanne
Joyres. and 50 on % the end, when the
fool killer viii wax impatient and set
busy
The body q = young woman dead. %
coursel was found under circumstances
that pointed 20 suicide There wee 10
marks q violence on her persSn, nor was
robson found IL her stomach Jet her
face wore that pinched look ard strained
expression that can come Only vifh men
tai strife 4 careful examination how
ever az the sntioedeats revealed the fact
that she was possessed u a name which
she couldn't jusgle. and that The realm
tion Of that unalferahie condition had f
harruwe6 the life out q her and seat z