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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-04
LIKES AMERICAN INVASION.
The Theater Going Public of Great
Britain Not ResentfuL

The invasion Of London by Kirke La
Shelle with Arizona is the subject of
much gossip among play mongers. The
generality of sentiment is to the effect
that Mr.. Thomas fine play will make
a conspicuous success on the other side,
but an occasional cynic reverts darkly
to the English resentment of American
play offerings.
On this subject, one of London's most
prominent players, now appearing in
this country with tremendous success,
said: THE idea that the English public
has any feeling in the matter is abso-
lutte rot. Perhaps a few actors resent
American successes in London because
their pockets are affected; and a few
newspapers may oppose what they term
the American invasion, for the pal
pable reason that they seek to gain pop
ularity by this patriotic dodge; but the
public cares nothing whatever about it.
The public wants good plays, and
whether they come from America or
Timbuctoo makes no difference. They
will go to see what pleaSeS them, and
they will stay away from what doesn't
please them, and their choice is based
on purely selfish grounds. At the pres
ent time VIM. Gillette and Are You q
Mason are two of the biggest successes
in London, and both are American.
Furthermore, it is not forgotten in Lon
don that America has been one of the
best. customers that English playwrights
and actors have ever known, and even
the temporarily aggrieved ones would
hesitate to bring about strained reIa-
lions with such liberal buyers of their
export goods -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-04
A STORY ON ARTHUR BYRON.
Had to Have Time to Swallow in Say
ing His Prayers.

Arthur Byron, the young star, may
not remember this little episode, but
his father. Oliver Dcud Byron does,
says the New York Clipper.
1t happened that when young Arthur
was four or five years old, the elder
Byron was playing in a stock company
in another city far enough from home
to make his arrival very late that
Christmas eve.
The boy Arthur awoIze and of course,
being Christmas time, and not having
seen his father for some weeks there
was little sleep left in his eyes. He
showed his fond paternal relative the
two stockings he had hung up, then
sudden though entering his clever young
mind, he hastily left the room, returning
a few minutes later with three more
long stockings. On being questioned as
to their ownership he Informed those
present that "one was Aunt Ada's and
one was Aunt Hattie'S and the other
was mammals" Mrs. Byron being a sis
ter of Ada Rehan and Hattie Russell.
These having been hung beside the
two which fitted his own sturdy little
legs, he insisted on spending the rest
of the night in his fathers bed-a fa-
vor which was accorded him. Byron
was very tired and wished to go to sleep
as he was to leave home early the FOL
lowing morning, but Arthur, wide
awake with Christmas excitement, was
laxative keeping his father from much
in firm tone:
Here nGw-stop talking, say your
prayers and go to Sleep
At this command he began:
Nov l lay me- repeating as far as
IF 1 should die" then there was a mo-
ment's hesitation.
Go on said Byron, finish your
prayer"
ooh, cheese it, Pop-can't you give
fellow time to swallow" exclaimed the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-04
Theatrical Notes.


sothern may do Ernest Lacy's Chat
Sydney Ayres is to star in Heart and
| Sword"
In England Cissie Fitzgerald scarcely is
heard of any more
| Little Lord Fauntleroy" is to be re-
| Vived in London
Leo Ditrichson may star in his own new
play. "A Dangerous Mission"
Eugene Cowles lately in vaudeville, is
going to England to sing in opera
Boston may have a hippodrome built
and conducted on the plan of that in Lon
Cecilia Lotus, because of illness, re-
tired temporarily from E. H. Sotherns
company.
sherlock Holiness and William Gillette
will not be seen in this country till next
November
termination to make no more before-the-
curtain speeches.
in a decentralization of Mrs. Humphrey
Wards Eleanor"
Marie Jansen is going into vaudeville
Sketch. assisted by earle Stowe
The Marquis of Anglesey will built a
free free Of Lord Chamberiafn's Supervision.
Minnie Seligman is the start of a Frisco
t Stock e9mgaay she e1 has IN The
Henrietta Crossman does her new play,
Joan o the Shoals" early in February
IN New YORK New England IN the lat
ter part of the sixteenth century is the
scene.
The month or two that 1.-THE Helmet of
Navarro and The Forest Lovers were
on the stage is said to have caused their
respective hackers a loss of about $4,000
each.
Rose Coghlan finds that "a Woman of
No Importance is construed literally by
the theater-goers, and has put on For
get-AIe-Not instead.
Mary Johnston's romance Audrey is
being dramatized by Ernest F. Bedding
ton for Liebler & Co., who have secured
the stage rights of this as yet unpub-
lished novel
became a member of her fathers
pany last week. playing the role origi-
mated by Caroline Keller in THE Second
in Command
tiles. Way Down East has been over
three years before the public, and in that
time there have been but three changes in
the cast
ton of the Lord Mayor of Confession Eng
land read TennySon'S wild Bells to the
accompa niment of chimes in that city
New Years eve
A prize of $4,000 has been offered in
Rome by Signor Sanzogno for the best
one-act opera in any language. A pre-
vious prize offered by Signor SanZOgno
was won by Mascagni with ''Cavalleria
prize will be produced in 1904 at the in
ternationa1 exhibition in Milan.
There was a report last week that
I1iebler & Co., who last spring managed
Skinner and Eleanor Robson, in I'm a
Balcony" would make in the coming
spring another big production with a still
greater combination of stars. According
Patrick Campbell, Viola Allen. KyrIe Bel
lew, James ONeil and Otis Skinner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-04

One has to be a humbug on these oc-
casions.
Even the playwrights yearn for emo
ton" said Mr. Collier Gus Thomas
was not at all anxious for me to pro-
duce On the Quiet He had just done
Arizona and he was very fond of it
and DESTROYS of continuing in the emo
tional line. I reasoned with him. 1
said, You charge me just the same roy
alties for ON the Quiet as you get for
Arizona I don't see what you have
got to worry about And now he has
written another serious play called Col
orado,' and 1 suppose 1 shall have to
wait until he has run out of states for
another farce from his pen. By the by,
On the Quiet was originally written
for Nat Goodwin, and he paid money
on it. But he doesn't want any more
farces, and if the public accepts him as
Shylock 1 don't think he Will ever be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-04
THEATRICAL NEWS
Another Solid Week of Attrac-
tions at the Crawford.
Two Nights Devoted to Minstre l
Melody and Jokes.
WILLIE COLLIER
In Augustus Thomas "On the
Quiet" Thursday.
Walter Perkins i'm "The Man
From Mexico" Wednesday.
Other News of the GreenrOOm
and Foyer.
WILLIE COLLIER
AT THE CRAWFORD.


lyon Yonson' tonight
Papa's Baby Monday.
Richard & Pringle's Ministries Tues
day.
THE Man from Mexico" Wednesday.
"On the Quiet" Thursday.
Haverly's Minstrels Friday
"A Homespun Heart Saturday.
Next week at the Crawford will be
almost a Willie Collier week. Two
farces of Collier fame will be at the
Crawford. 1.-The Man from Mexico" and
''On the Quiet"
Collier is playing the star part in ION
the Quiet" He made decided success
of The Man from Mexico which he
played here two seasons ago. Walter
YER" in My Friend from India" is now
playing Golfers part in THE Man from
Mexico" Collier will be at the CraW-
ford Thursday and Perkins will be
there Wednesday. Both are funny men,
Decidedly so. Mr.. Perkins fame as the
original "A. Keene Shaver in MY
Friend from India" has been fairly
equaled by his more recent hit in the
title role of The Man from Mexico
His tours in these successful farces
have eclipsed in prosperity his earlier
hits in various and differing roles, and
his special starring engagements with
representative stock companies have
ranked among the most notable of the
day. Mr.. Perkins has played Char
leyS Aunt ana me new boy aS wen
in the aforementioned roles He viii
before long produce dramatiZation OF
Mary E wilkins popular novel, "Jer-
ONE, a Poor Man. in which the quaint
principal character will, almost assur-
eddy, warrant a successful tour.
Alan Dale, the dean of theatrical crit
les, had s chat with Collier. While he
chatted Homer Davenport cartooned
him. The result of the Dale-Davenport
VISIT to Collier appeared as follows in
the Chicago American:
See here said Davenport, as he toy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-04

ed with his sketch-book in the sancturn
of the Grand opera house, this is a
very curious picture. drew it in Rome
Tt represents the she wolf that gave
ncurishment to Romulus and Remus
You remember, of course, how Rhea
Sylvia
Myes- Quite So" retorted. And
now, dear boy, if you behave yourself
neatly, you shall sketch something Just
as curious right here beside u.s. You
won't have the terrible nuisance of toll
ing to Rome The she wolf won't be in
it with the he comedian-the only one
Ieft-the sole, surviving legitimate
laughter producer of this nascent TWEEN
tieth century" q thought "nascent''
rather good. 1t foored Davenport. He
put the she wolf away.
The he comedian, Mr.. William-that
ts 20 say Willie-Collier, who had lust
@@Rn@ 5ns looked vexed when he had to
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Evarrthlng arst-elass-

parison of several English and Ameri-
can railroading terms, some of which
are as follows:
What we call a truck il known in
England as a boyle; freight trains are
called goods trains in England:
freight car is called a wagon by the
English, and a coach a carriage; their
yardmen are called shunters; their con-
ductors are called guards; engineers
are drivers; :iuperintendents of motive
power are locomotive superintendent
and master car builders are carriage
and wagon superintendents
Britons always speak of a depot as
a station, which is probably better
term than depot; but for the ticket
offices they use the old stage coach
name, booking Offices They call rails
metals and the tracks permanent ways.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-04
NEW OPERA By NEW AUTHORS
George AIDE, of Fable Fame, Breaks
Into Librettists' Ranks.

George AIDE and Alfred G. Watha1l, Of
Chicago, have achieved the glory of
forcibly breaking into the ranks of
comic opera composers. Henry w. Saw
satire in three acts entitled "Ki-Ran,
or 1.-THE Sultan of Sulu,' which is I'M
derlined for early presentation by the
Castle Square opera company.
Mr.. AIDE has gone to the Philippines
for the scene of his libretto. The Chi
cago humorist first conceived the idea
OF writing a musical play around the
Sultan of Sulu when in Manila in
March, 1900 A party of war CORE
spondents and artists including John
7. McCutcheon, of Chicago, who had
just returned from a tour of the SOUTH
ern islands of the Philippine group,
were telling strange tales of ''Ki-Ranl,"
his eight wives, his household of slaves
and other picturesque members of d
half-barharous court 1t occurred to
Mr.. AIDE that a farcical play dealing
with the Introduction of American civil
5lization, with it's accompaniment of di-
Vorce laws, alimony, etc, into this ORR
entail paradise would afford ample OPP
portunity for bubbles of genuine Satir-
ical comedy. Alfred G. Wathall, a pro-
fessor in the Northwest University
School of Music, has composed some
charming and characteristic musical
numbers. Walter Burridge who has
been in possession for some months of
Mr. AIDES scene plot, and a series of
sketches made on the spot by Mr.. AIDE,
Mr. McCutcheon and others, has con-
structed plans for charming and pic
turesque scenic investiture of the new
piece, and already has completed several
of the more important scenes, which are
rich and beautiful, gorgeously tropical
and absolutely correct. 1.-The Sultan of
Sulu" is now in the hands of Stage Di-
rector E. P. Temple, who has under
lined it for early rehearSals and an
elaborate production at the Studebaker
theater, Chicago. on the evening of
March 10,
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Hardly anything about a railroad has
the same name in these two countries,
though they are supposed to speas
the same language. Even the parts OF
a locomotive have different names
such as the smokestack being called in
England the chimney, and when they
speak of operating anything from the
cab they say from the foot plate.
A railroad man going from one OF
these countries to the other would have
about the same trouble to learn the
railroad terms of the other as he
would were he to go to a country
speaking an entirely different languages
from that of his mother country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-04
ENGLISH RAILWAY TERMS.
Dialect of Railroad Men Very Differ
emit From American.

An Englishn1an employed in the c.
H. yards was heard to say something
about ..shunting'' car, says the FL
Paso Herald. When asked what he
meant he said that was the word used
in England for what we call switching.
This explanation he followed by a com
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-04
away to read the classics and improve
our minds.

On Monday night the farce, ''Papa's
Baby will be at the Crawford. Tues
day night Richard and PringIe's colored
MINISTRIES and on Friday night Haver-
ly's minstrels. Richard and Pringle's
negro singers have been heard in To-
peka often but Haverly's troup has not
been here for several years. On Satur-
day, matinee and night, the romantic
comedy drama "A Hon espun Heart
will be the attraction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-04

Cures Group, sore throat pulmonary
t1-oubles-Monarch over pain of every
sort DR.. Thomas Eclectric Oil
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-04

boy, who then went on and finished
with the regulation Amen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-09
Murphy e so.,s Grain Letter,

Chicago, September S.--The selling of September wheat opened by Armour en- couraged local bears sufficiently to in- duce general selling of other months and there was considerable weakness. Sep tember declined to 70% or Hc under the last close. December and May suffered, but not so much as September, and as a general thing the late buying of Decem- Der was almost as good as the selling and about all the loss was recovered. September reacted also, closing about 1bc lower Late strength on big exports and weak cables, good weather and a large worlds shipment were influences against the market There was considerable talk of increased movement in the northwest, but Minneapolis advices say that the TO- 900, 0O0-b bushel elevator capacity there and at Duluth is empty. The Washington pre- diction for frost tomorrow was given but little attention.
 September cornsdeveioped considerable weakness, selling off 112c, but recovering a portion of the loss by buying by local brokers supposed to be acting for the Cudahys. There was better support to other months early on a fair amount of offerings and they declined but held steady. and later advanced closing a lit- tie higher. Provisions ruled about steady with prices a little lower with the hog market. There was some commission house selling of products bought last week. and little offering of September and October ribs caused a decline. Trade was very light The feature in oats was the selling of December by Councilman. Trade was not large and the market was little lower in sympathy with other grains and on large receipts and esti- mates for tomorrow. The buying was scattered, and aside from Counselmans s selling the market was uninteresting, closing a little higher for September and unchanged to little lower for the other months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-09
New Yerk coIlon Futurea.
The Metal Market.

New York September s.-The feature of today's metal market was the in- provement in the demand for copper and the. consequent sharp advance in that metal There were sales of 600.O0O pounds reported, including 100000 for October denvery and 25O, 600 for November deliv- cry the former at 11.75 and the latter at 11.s0. Also 250.000 pounds for October delivery at 11.s0. The market here closed firm with standard spot at Il .50a11 75
 lake 12.00d12 021z; electrolic 1.75a11 S5 and casting at 11.75611.s5. London was higher, spot advancing 17s Cd to e53 5s
 futures the same at G53 1-s Cd. Tin was easy and dull. locally at 27.OOa27. coz
 While in London was 5s lower for spot at e123 2s Cd and los lower for futures at el17 15s. Lead was quiet and un- changed at London and New York Spot lead here was quoted at 412lk and in London at e1Os Sd. Spelter higher but without change from $50. The London price also was unchanged at e197 6d Iron at Glasgow closed at 57s Sd and at Mid dlesboro at 53s S1sd. The new York iron market was steady and unchanged. War rants continue nominal. No foundry 2S.o0q25 %; No foundry northern and No. foundry southern soft at 22 .00q23. .0O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-09
Treasury statement.

Washington. September s.-The sum of gold now in the treasury exceeds that of any previous time in the history of the country, and with one possible exception 1t exceeds that of any country at any time in the history of the world. The single reported exception is that of Rus sia about eight years ago, when that country was preparing to resume gold payments. Last Saturday the vaults of the United States treasury contained $573. .936194, an increase since July 1, 1901, of $790S7, ,S97. This stock of gold Is now being added to at the rate of from s20o, 900 to ,000 a day, with no immediate prospect of a cessation in the rate of de- posits. This condition of things is eminent ly satisfactory to the treasury officials. who regard it as the best possible evi- dence of prosperity and Of confidence in the financial stability of the country. The gold now coming in is being replaced by gold certificates, United States notes and silver certificates, the former being sup piled where the denominations wanted arc $20 and over; the United States notes for 10's, and silver certificates for 5s, 2's and Is.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-09
.SCALPING ELEMENT
 WORKS ON COTTON By Persistent Hammering Jan- uary Reaches as Low as 8.26 CLOSE i9 PTS. OFF OPENING Few Bulls Tried to Stem Tide, But Without Avall--sPeoulatIon Was
 spasmodie-south Sold
 on Late Break.

New York, September s.-The cotton market was quiet with prices 2Q5 points higher on furry of covering and some light investment buying, based largely on firnnness in the Liverpool market. where prices were down 191h points, only as compared with s@S16 points due on the close here last Saturday. The weather and private crop news, however. was fa- vorable to the shorts, and as the bull leaders appeared to be In no mood for further aggressive operators. the scalping element were soon attacking the fall and winter months enthusiastically.
 Prices gave way before this pressure until January had reached s.26 Liverpool changing front and following the weak ness here. Large receipts were given at practically all points, and the estimates for tomorrow's movement were startling on account of their unusual size. After an attempt on the part of several local bulls to create prejudice in favor of the market and to start another general buy ing movement, the whole list sagged off. became weak and the market broke bad ly, September and October options lead ing the downward movement In spas modic way speculation was quite active, with aJnunry the popular month through out the session Freer offerings of spot cotton i'll the south and in local circles, with favorable weather odrTooK helped to undermine bull confidence. The mar ket was finally barely steady and net Il to 19 points lower. Total sales were es~ timated at 350.o00 bales. The south and Europa seld here on the late break; room traders bought to secure profits. Wall street appeared to be selling January and taking in March shorts.
 New York, September s.-Cotton quiet; middlng 8h, gross receipts CHA, sales 534, stock G,sl1 exports to Great Britain 693S, to the continent 7402, to France 250.
 Total today: Receipts 22,44D exports to Great Britain 9172, to France 250, to the continent 1924, stock 193.97s.
 Consolidated net receipts 40,131, exports to Great Britain 5.125. to France 595O to the continent 2S,215
 Total since September 1. Net receipts 130,579, exports to Great Britain S2, ,765 to France 5550. to the continent 4, ,94S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-09
POPS First Avenue
Financial,
BANKERS AND RRoKERs

New York. September s.-The Conner eial-Advertiser's London financial cable grams says:
 With the beginning of the settlements here today stocks were quiet and irreg- ular. Home securities continued unsteady while Americans. after being duIl under the influence of Saturdays bank returns in New York, hardened later. especially when American support was for Reading and Union Pacific issues. The other shares in this department were compara- lively listless. In the street the Reading shares spurted and the market closed with cheerful tone.
 Copper was up M to 55zss tintos ad- vanced as much, to 451f The metal mar ket now takes bullish view of the cop per outlook, believing that American stocks are small
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-09
Chicago Change.

Chicago September S.-Several bearish factors combined today to press prices lower with the result that the near futures declined to some extent. Specu- lators in general, however, were inclined to the belief that the far deliveries were in strong position and in consequence in those months the bulls had a little the better of the argument. September wheat closed shade lower, December wheat half down; September down A lower; December corn hdA higher; De- cember oats AQss lower and September oats ls higher. January provisions closed 21a0D716 lower.
 The leading futures ranged as follows
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-09
NOTICE.

The directors of the First National bank of Birmingham. Ala, have called a spe- cial meeting of the stockholders of the bank to assemble at It's banking rooms in the city of Birmingham, Ala, on Tues day, September 9, 1902, for the purpose of voting on a proposition to increase the capital stock of the bank in the sum of fifty thousand dollars.
 W. w. CRAWFORD. S-2-9-3O-9-9 Cashier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-09

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Steady.
 Wheat-No. spring, 67c; No. B. 6s@ 7l1hc; No. ? red, 71%@72%. Corn-No. ? yellow, 60Q6ohc. Oats-No. ?, 2Slkc; No. white, 2S1k No 8 white, 51c
 Rye-No. ?, 50663c
 Barley-Good feeding. $1s5; fair to choice mailing, $1.39.
 Flax seed-No. l. s4.5O; No. 1 northwest ern. $16SO@16.s5.
 Timothy Seed-Prime, s10.60. Mess Pork-Per barrel. s10. 40Q10.50. Lard-Per 100 pounds, ss.73. Short Ribs Sides-Loose, ss.7S. Dry Salted houlders-Boxed. s1.32. Clover-Contract grade, $8.55GS.26 Butter-Firm; creamery 151kG2Oc; dairy 141R@15c.
 Cheese-Steady, 10A@10%c Eggs-Fresh; steady. 1Sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-09
Southern Railway. Co. The Great Highway of Travel North,
 East, South and West.
 Schedule in Effect January 6. 1sos.
EASTBOUND.

No. 3S, Washington and Southwestern Limited" olid~vestibuled train. Atlanta 10 Washington Pullman sleeping car, Birmingham to New York: also Pullman library observation car. Atlanta to New York; dining car east of Atlanta.
 No. 36. ''U. s. Fast Mall" carries Pull man sleeping cars Birmingham to Rich mond. Va. via Atlanta sleeper Atlanta to New York; sleeper Birmingham to Jacksonville, Fla: cafe car Birmingham to Atlanta. regular.
 Dining car east of Atlanta