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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-06

| One night during the following winter
was coming home from the theater. 1t
was bitterly cold. l remember / had
bought two baked potatoes of a street
vender and put one in each pocket TO
warm my hands. After they had per-
formed this duty they were TO serve for
my supper As l approached certain
corner of the street I was attracted by
the figure of a man leaning against a
lamppOst 1t seemed familiar. Com
ing nearer. l recognized him as my
gerry toward him. hailing him by name
The figure against the lamppost raised
his head and gazed at me with detected
eyes.
Is this what they call realism?' he
asked and instantly vanished. Thun
derstruck. I leaned against the lamp
post in my turn. l was too dazed even
to mind the cold till a policeman order
ed me TO move on. All night / tried
vainly to solve the mystery.
While reading my paper next morn
ing my eye fell on a paragraph telling
of an accident in one of the local thea
tiers. Some stage properties had coll
lapsed. resulting in the instant death Of
one of the actors. The name of the vic
tim was that of my friend. I FASTENED
10 the theater in question and learned
that the poor fellow had died at the
very time that ! had seemed to see him
beneath the lamppost and heard him
ask. Is this what they call realism . -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-06

Pingpong is not the only new game
the Englishmen have invented during
the last year or two. Last summer they
discovered how to play Yankee jockeys
must 20. or now you see them. now
YOU don't" and recently the turf stew
ards added another branch to the game
and named it English jockeys aren'
such a much or. there are others" The
setting down of a trio of more or less
prominent native horse pilots has caus-
ed British turf followers 10 wonder
where the lightning viii strike next. 1t
does seem strange that English Jockeys
have been ruled off by English stew
ards. and the track followers of the
tight little isle are not alone in their
establishment
\ few days ago 7 was talking with a
prominent jockey who had in his early
DAYS been set down for a season. He
told me that he found il the hardest
kind of work to make a living "on the
ground, and that since that memorable
experience he has been very careful not
10 offend the judges. He said:
ssWhen / was laid off. / was of course
barred from every big track in the
country. so / found the only thing to do
was 10 go into the bushes in plain
English / had TO ride al the county
fairs IN obscure parts of the country.
I was in the saddle morning. noon and
night. for ! could not afford 10 spurn
the opportunity TO ride under the glare
Of electric lights.
For a winning mount al county
fair the Jockey is supposed 10 receive IS
and for losing mount the munificent
sum OF $3.50 That's what YOU are
promised. but I have received as low as
81 so one Objectionable feature OF
county fair riding is that in order TO
hold his own a man must be fighter
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-06

WorthinS has been with the Bingham
eomnany ever since It's organization
ana IN +rhe Climbers" PLAYED the role
OF despicable. vacillating fellow ex-
oeedinsly We'll But even al public per
Iofn21ces his voice was seldom audible
back Of the middle of the house. Ii
other manasers would take Mr. Bling
nam $ hint ana act upon il TO the extent
Of requiring their players 10 under
stand that The auditors in the back
rows Fay for admission and are entitled
70 be told the story of the PLAY. q long
step forward WIZ have been taken.
There are actors called Broadway
faVorlteS-who imagine that the more
The voice Is lowered the more artistic
the io"erer These people fondiy i'm
agine that they are following in the
footsteps OF Duse. Is hen the italian ac-
tress is really famous Tor The distinct
ness - her enunciation and the fact
that she never utters a word which can
not be clearly heard in the farthes,
corner Of the theater.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-06

was presumably given a role common
surate with his ability and his position.
All went we'll until Mrs Bingham s
husband al rehearsal intimated to Mr.
Worthing that his delivery was poor
and his speeches could not be heard in
the back rows Mr. Worthing is report
ed to have responded with that veteran
statement that he would be all right
when the play was produced and that
he was merely running through the
part in order TO familiarize himself with
II. This did not please Mr.. Bingham.
who at oDce expressed his decided pref
erence for being let into the secret of
Inc actors intentions with regard TO
the role Mr. Worthing. once more .ao-
cording 10 rumor. remarked that mas
much as his work did not appear TO sat
isfy the management il would he best
Tor him 70 quit, which he did The al
ialr was later patched up. bur the next
day Mr. Worthmg was handed his two
weeks notice.
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suspension was due 20 bis engaging in
a rough and tumble fight in Boston OF
the close Of the six day race in which De
participated.
Harry Fixes has gone 20 Europe 10
camp on the trail or william stnaon.
Stinson VIII probably coax Jimmy Mi-
chsel 10 break away from the ponies
long enough to ride few races s-nhecl
and EIkes is determined that his rivals
shall not have everything IA them
selves. Fixes has been taxing good
care Of himself and many people are %
the opinion that he VIII again succeed
In defeating Michael and etinson Ac-
cordinE 10 Cesar Simar. the French cy-
ciist now in America under the manage
ment Of Dutch" Waller Stlnaou l8
having considerable trouble abroad
Stinsou went 70 Paris under contract o.
ride Tor Victor Brewer ~ f4e Fcia ca
rev track which was 20 have been bunt
ID fhc metropolis. slmaf. who iefi
France short fime ago. states that
the track has not been pat gp ~ get
and that stinson is compelled 20 train
on roads which are none TOO good
FREDERICK r TO0Mne.
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Jcnrie. Is confident.

Jim Jeffries has no doubts as 70 the
outcome Of his fight with Fitzsimmons.
and he says he is training with a light
heart. Il was never more pleased. "
says Jim, than when 7 clinched this
match with Fitz. I felt so glad about
il that l decided TO start training opera
lions at once. And right here I want 20
say something about Bobs pun h.
People say that he can hit me hard
enough 10 send me down and out. That
may be true. but I have my doubts.
can do a trifie in that line myself No
man that has ever fought me is nursing
the belief that I cannot land a hard one
when 1 get the chance.
"Fitz can't hurt with his jab. His
shift is the strongest attack in his list
He never hurt me when he jabbed with
either his left or his right
when Bob fought Corbett. he landed
on his (CorbetO jaw about fifteen times
and did not send him out The battle
was long because Corbett was so quick
that Fitz could not perform his shift
rapidly enough TO get in on Corbett.
Finally Fitz managed TO work the shift
in time, and everything was of with
Mr. Gentleman Jim.
1t is my honest opinion that Rubin
can heat FitZ. He had him gong badly
when lob put him out. Rubin was all
right. although Fitz was continually
sending in his jabs. At last Gus be
came bit careless and walked right
into Bobs shift. and then it was all OF
with Mr.. Akron Giant
L want TO put Fitz out fair and
square. He has long been yelling about
having been doped when we first
fought. and l intend 70 show him that
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-06
Golf :. The Turf
Pugilisnl :. Cycling
TIMELY
COMMENT
ON

- Offers have finished most OF
the preliminary routine bust
/ r ness of the year and viii speed
NJ lily get down 10 the real object
OF their existence. the playing
of The game There is no question that
western golfers have before them the
busiest season since the introduction OF
the pastime. The decision of the United
States Golf association 10 hold the open
championship meet on the Glen View
lCaicago) links has been p wonderful
stimulus. and the results viii be OF last
ing benefit. The west has long desired
. national championship tournament.
but until this year opposition has been
TOO strong, and the large meetings have
invariably gone 20 eastern clubs
Chicago and vicinity have produced
some splendid golfers during the last
year or two and il is noticeable that
many of them have been comparatively
young. For instance, take William
Holabird Of Glen View. who last season
lowered club records and Won cups from
seasoned veterans. Waiter Egan is an
other young man. VINO. like Lochinvar.
came out of the west" Egan's work
in the amateur Championship tourney
last year at Atlantic City, y j., was
sensational He tied for the play off
with Walter J. Travis. Although Egan
was unable to defeat, Travis. who. by
the way, is the ablest golfer America
has ever produced, he deserved unlim-
ted credit
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-06

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sept Is. Il. j..
PhiladeIphia-At Cleveland. June Il. =.
IS i; Aug 6 :. s; sept ) 8. :. At Chr
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. 3 : At Washington. April 3 -. y
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Baltimore. April = - = =; June -. .
3: Sept -, II. * Al Boston. Nay Is. l..
Re. -. July : : .. Sept. Z. Is T.
Bcston.-At Cleveland. June ;. & ;. 8.
June Is; Ang. I. >, Aus. 81. sept. - -
Chicago. June II. =. n. "a. Aug. 2, 70 II
Sept. ,. 3 !. At s.. I.ou.s. June :. s 2. iat
Aug. s. :. 8 Sept 5. s. . At Detroit June
~, - y. -. Aug. 8 4 5. Aug. =. - 3. A.
Washington. April . =. =. =. June =. -
IS; Sept. .. 81 - At Baltimore. April y
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At Philadelphia. May L. is. il. Is. July II.
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-06
MANSFIELD TELLS STORY
ABOUT STAGE REALISM

When caHed before The curtain. by an
enthusiastic audience one nights Rich
ard Mansfield told a strange story Of
the early part of his career.
1t vas when I was poor and m
known, struggling along in minor
parts he said. "One winter shared
a small room in a poor quarter OF Lon
don with fellow actor who was al odd
sort Of chap. At that time realism was
first coming into vogue upon the stage.
Nothing was 50 much talked Of in the
theatrical world as realism. Often as
we sat cooking a meager supper ever
the little fire in our room or shivering
in our quarters for want OF any fire at
all this friend would turn 10 me and ask
bitterly:
Is this what they call realism?
After that ne and I joined different
companies and lost sight of each other
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-06
CRITICAL
REVIEWS
OF

49, Ol~DJERS OF FORTUNE IS
decentralization of the novel of
that name by Richard Hard
ing Davis. The stage version
was made by Augustus Thorn
* and the star of the piece at the New
Savoy th=ater is Robert Edeson. When
e-e review all this II is not hard to re
,lize that such a combination Of author
alev,vright ana actor readily caJoies
he dollars from the pockets OF the New
York public. It is a pleasure 10 ada
hat patrons are amply repaid FOR tneir
attendance. as the play is entertaining
and the star success.
Robert Edeson is a faVorite. ana
many friends would attend from inter
ISL IN him Richard Harding Davis
eae many admirers. and Augustus
TfAaas has so many successful plays
- is credit that a large following
,Auld he MS. Therefore large audi
~ have seen Robert Edeson as Rob
srt Clay in Soldiers of Fortune. The
character. peculiarly suits the star, and
ne has only to be natural. Mr.. Edeson
oas marked personality on the stage.
and his modest and unassuming air
stands him in good stead in the part he
Is now playing.
Robert Clay, the superintendent Of
the lnines owned by Mr.. Langham Of
New York, is visited in Olanchia by the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-06
WIG1I

owner and his two daughters, and he
naturally fails in love with one of the
latter. This is the younger. quite a
"chfld' in the opinion Of her sister, and
consequently also OF her father. The
indictments organize a revolution while
the visitors are there Don't ask me
where" 7 don't know, nor do ] be-
lieye any one in the audience does I'M
less Mr. Davis has told them privately.
1t is all very mixed. and I can't make
II clear TO myself SO l Shan't try 10 eX-
plain it. Suffice it to say that the hero
Robert Clay CRobert EdesOn) does his
duty nObly. shields his employers fam
lily. conquers the insurgents and makes
love 10 Hope while absent from a bail
In the discharge of duty. She has been
LETT at home because too young" to at
tend balls and improves the moments
BY winning the hero and proving that
she is a real woman.
1t IS ali very pretty. and if a little
hay it may be excused. as there have
been others this season 10 keep it com
pany. The star is well supported. and
excellent work was done by Gretchen
Lyons as Hope 5.ansham. by Harry
Harwood as MacWniams. by Marie
Berickson as Alice Langham and bv
Mccoy Harlan as Reginald King. Can
tain stuart and Nine. Alvarez. PLAYED
respectively by Guy Bates Post and
Dorothy Donnelly Were rather disap-
pointing. Either the roles We're beyond
the players or they have not crashed
their proper significance The others
Of the cast did good work and helped TO
make most agreeable whole.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-06

fhls rsze - Hi1 aupear FL q pisy eaIsea
"A .s~ersk1rr Prom pe3a TIE rse
ln iis present state - REGARDED ~ 81
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Soldiers of Fortune
The Diplomat

signed for the abandonment of Hearts
Ahame' was that the author, Mrs. Rob-
ert T. Haines, refused 10 make altera-
tons looking 70 the betterment of the
role allotted to Mr.. Worthing, then
leading man Of the Bingham company.
incidentally, it may be mentioned that
Mrs. Haines denies the accuracy of this
story. but the facts are not necessary
TO my present purpose.
The New Magdalen." the American
rights of which had been secured by
Mrs. Bingham, was put into rehearsal.
and Mr.. Worthing. as the leading man,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-06
The ACTORS FORUM.

il seems that the Sarah Rernbar8f
and Maude Adams Romeo ana juliet
scheme is 10 be persisted in. ana there
IS unfortunately very litsle doubt thar
Il VIII be profitable According 10 pres
ent arrangements loo performances are
10 be given in France 100 in America
and twenty in Tendon
Miss Daisy Green. one Of the original
members OF the sex1et in -F-loredora p
has been engaged by George w. Lederer
for The Wild Rose
y. c smyth announces another new
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-06

by and by Americans as well, Just how
Francesca should be played. Bern
hardts version has been made by F.
Marion Crawford. who has hitherto fig
ured triumphantIy only as a novelist
his playwriJing efforts having bean at
tended with a very slight mOdicum OF
success. But with such an interpreter
as Nine. Bernhard it is possible that
MI Crawford viii be able to emerge
from the maiden class among drama
lists. GRACE ". ELTON.
New York
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-06
cycle Racing.

The gentle harbingers Of spring have
been whispering INTO the ears OF tho
racing cyclists. and all alons the lire
the speed merchants are liInbering up
their muscles and Keeling of mile after
mile OF practice spinning. Bobby Wal
thour. Nat Butler. Archie McEachern
and little joey Nelson are working the
rust out of their hinges. and an early
start in the coming seasons operations
is anticipated by the entire bunch
The suspension OF Floyd Mcfarland
vili keep the lanky. elongated Caufor
Man out of racing for about FIVE
months. but nevertheless he SIS busy
training. being determined 20 enter the
field in tiptop shape when his pvoha-
tionary period is ended. McFariand's
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-06

considered 90 De one ~ The quickest
Nltted and best ua:ured fellows on the
stage. He Is q busy man and employs
MS time out 81 the theater in writing
)oses songs and skits He IS now har5
q work on play which VIII probanly
na produced next season Everything
Ar- Eert sees or hears suggests an idea
% nm Tor song ~ play and Is
promptly jortei down - See made use ~
later
- J. Williams has replaced wln.assa
r. owen IN tha cast o. -Noere Dane
u Is officially announced tlat SigRora
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-06

star for next season IN the person Of
Miss Minnie bupree who has APP
peGred thToughout the country. Ire
play she = 10 be- seen IN Is bv Nrs. Eve
lyn Grceniear Sutherland. wao drama
t'zed Monsieur eeau-aire ard Is en-
ut'ed y Rose ef Plymouth Town
Pc fesuiar Dramatic season q Days
t.cater. New York has ended. Daniel
F'roh1lan VIII shortly begin the usual
spring season 81 musical comedy san
Toy VIII be prodpcei again.
sec bart who DiaT> Foxy Graadpa. IS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-06

he has barked up the wrong tree. !
want 10 finish him off when he is in his
best possible form.
Jedries is training with his brother
Jack and Bob Armstrong az sparring
partners. and he says he is at the very
top notch Of his career.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-06

he Diplomat is the vehicle chosen
Tor the exploitation of William Collier
Rfter the long run of ON the Quiet "
II IS the work OF Martha Morton and is
now at The Madison Square theater.
Miss Morton has written some excellent
plays but she has missed the mark in
this effort. THE Diplomat" is too
short. not interesting and lacking in
iucidity- There are some humorous
lines and as delivered by William Col
Tier they go very weil. but thar is nor
enough to make a good play Tho
mounting is beautiful. The FIRST act Is
located on Riverside drive. New Yorl,
The second act is in bachelor anart-
ment IN The city. and the revealed SIM
per table when the portieres are drawn
IS tasteful and realistic. Rut where i
me 9usliAcailon FOR the appearance of
Daisy Darling az thar supper to ,anse
ScaAuatouS Scene2 Certainly il IS NOT
clearly shown The retouching of the
whole might vastly improve it, but the
SCISSORS are nor necessary Il rather
needs niiing in The star was uerfa..+
There was not moment when he was
not at his best William Collier is al
ways funny and his serious face ana
quaint manner provoke cood bumor
and appreciation from his audience.
his Nick sportvick was so good thar
The play was made 10 seem worse .per-
haps than il really is.
Edward Aheles as Edwards. the valet
showed as finished a piece of acting as
have ever had the good fortune 10
witness m this class OF work ana his
performance as the servant only en-
HANGED the artistic efforts ri the mas
ter Dir. Abelee was. In my opinion. The
eeusi of The star in The Diplomat
Euenne Girardat was NOT satisfactory
and 1 say this With regret. as / think
him an excellent actor. The horors
among the women went TO Louise Alien
as Daisy Darline the Florodora" girl
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-06
ElTcH.s ROUTE TO FAME.

CLYDE Fitch was recently approached
by a young man who. ambitious to be
come a playwright asked him what he
considered to be in pIaywriting the best
line to success.
The playwright thought for a moment
and then answered:
We'll. as for myself, I have found the
Clyde line the best
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-06

Jim Jeffries says Bob Fitzsimmons
can't hit. Jim Corbett beEs 10 diaeT
or blow Ghan any other man in the bust
ness. Well. since Corbett has been hit
few times By both men. We should con-
slider his words -exnert testimony.
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DOCS SPLENDID REcoRp.

James L. Little BrookIine. Mass. has
imported the Scottish terrier BaIms
cron Charlie. winner ar Rutherglen.
Glasgow. Birmingham Darlington Cal
ashieis and Edinburgh. The purchase
was made from !. D Brown Edin-
burgh
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-06

The American Peril which caused =
few European nations TO have several
different kinds Of hts has been sue
ceeded by the French peril NJ. Four
nieT the peerless chauffeur. is director
general OF this new source Of fear. and
il Is described as being about ninety
horsepower"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-06

The American league is no longer an
infant industry II VIII cost 80 cents
TO watch Ban Johnson's fans" cavoTt
on the greensward next season.
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as well as a rider. There are many
jockeys on the smaller tracks that
would pat a fellow ont Of business for
a I've dollar bin. Then, again. there
are some good boys that ride on them
through necessity
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-06
&c ..E-rnnce.cn- crnrc-

We have had -The 8usketeer~ craze
ana The plain Don Cesar craze. and
ne" ne have the Francesca ia Ri
'f'ni craze When Lawrence Barrett
was a pillar 81 The American stage
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-06

The Observation-Disclosures Breach.
Amelia BinSEam's sacrhc for Frank
WorihinS. u IL were really sacrifice.
did NOT avail after all The reason as
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-01
ALLISON ON CUBAN BILL.
Senate viii Not Accept the House
Amendment.

Chicago, April S.-"Reciprocity in
some form will be- granted to Cuba
was the statement made by Senator
Allison. who stopped in Chicago few
hours and left the city for Washington.
He was in doubt as to the exact form
which Legislation for the island viii
assume.
Senator Allison said: Some form OF
reciprocity will undoubtedly be grant
ed the island people at this session of
congress. but what that form will be
no man knows at this juncture. /
should not care to forecast
do you think ii will take the recent
form of the house amendment"
mo"
"Will the beet sugar interests Of
the west be. looked after at all?"
The amendment as passed by the
house will not be repeated by the sen
ate. That does not mean, however,
that the beet sugar interests viii not
be cared for"
will the army reorganization bill
be disposed Of at this session of con
gress?"
mo. can state positively that 1t
will not be acted upon at this SEES
sion"
rs that because the session is to be
cut short?"
NO. Congress will not adjourn I'M
til the last of June. do not care to
say why the bill will not be taken up