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The Washington times., 1902-03-16
"Janice Meredith. +"

Mary Mannering viii begin weeks en-
gagement at the National morrow night.
This actress, who captiyated all behold
ers on the occasion of hrr first stellar
engagement in this city last season, is
becoming more popular with the theatre
going public each succeeding year. Al
though Miss Mannering is an English wo-
man by birth, unlike most of her follow
countrymen she has become thoroughly
American in manner and FEELING, has mar
ried az american, and has become loyal
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week, in conjunction with the Empire
stock burlesque company.
Miss Morton has Just concluded pro-
longed engagement in the principal role
with the New York 'F'loradora" company,
and Immediately after her local engage
ment will sail for Europe. where she Will
appear in the principal music halls OF
London and the Continent. For her en-
gagement with Hopkins Transoeeanics
Miss Morton will furnish identically the
same repertoire of songs that she will use
when she makes her advent as head
The Washington times., 1902-03-16

cii:3sn of the United States. Being al
has selected for the display of her his
trionic talents. unless something unfore-
seen occurs she is the logical successor
to Mary Anderson. Manager Frank Nc
Kee. who showed rare judgment in Sc
lec.ing this brilliant young woman to play
me title role in Ford's romantic story.
has displayed equal ability in the man.
incredibly short space OF time, he has es-
tablished her successfully as perma-
nent stellar attraction, and has invariably
employed legitimate methods of adver-
tisine.
Janice Meredith" as a play is said to
be of much stronger texture than is the
story in book form; the adapters have TAX
displaying the heroine Janice as fiekle,
childish, and rather silly girl, they have
made her a consistent, irlpulsive, and low
able woman, deeply in love with the hero
of the story, Charles Fownes, and not
afraid to prove her love, even at the risk
of her liberty,
Miss Mannerings supporting company
is, with few exceptions, the same as
appeared here last year. Robert Drouet
will again be seen as Charles Fownes, the
bondman, afterward Colonel Bereton, Of
Washington's staff. Mr.. Drouet has gain
red many friends for hls manly and faith
full portrayal of this character. Among
the other members of the company
are Mrs. E. A. Eberle, George
Backus, Amy Ricard, H. S. Northrup,
Theodore Marston, N D. Chalfin. R. r.
Neill, Aubrey Beattie. Carl Ahrendt Mar
tin L Cody and C. W Haskins
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The chronicler of theatrical affairs was
a busy person during the past week. Whas
with the usual quota of entertainments
at the theatres and the trief-aitogether
too brief-season OF French opera at
the Lafayette. the patrons of the play
houses had a great variety from which
to select.
Persons who like the Dan Daily style
of hunor found much in The New fs.K-
ers" which occupied the stage OF the
National Theatre, to amuse them, and
while the offering was the veriest sort of
a trifle and unworthy the efforts of the
really excellent players engaged in its
interpretation, DAILY and his unique meth
ods proved sufficiently popular to attract
large houses during the engagement
Kellar the ma agieian. never before had
so profitable Washington engagement as
last week. at the Columbia, and his au-
diences were invariably amused and high
" mystihed at his tricks. while thoss
knowing ones who profess to know 'how
he does it" could not but help admire
the cIeverness of the entertainer.
The first three nights CT the week at
the Lafayette were devoted to a revival
of Brother Officers" and the latter part
of the week the French opera company
from New Orleans presented repertoire
that showed the coyapany's principals to
splendid advantage. Washington is no
-toriously Indifferent to good opera, and
eren such an admirable collection OF
artists as this French company was not
accorded the patronage that the excel
lence of the performs noes warranted. The
rather exalted prices-three dollars-and
the knowledge that in Baltimore this
week the same repertoire is to be given
at exactly one-half the prices charged
here, may have been responsible to GER
tain extent for the local public remaining
away from the Lafayette, but the t.ree-
dollar tariff was not at all exorbitant-
Washington does not have the pleasure
of hearing NJ Due very often, and the
opportunity is easily worth the price
charged by Manager Berger.
The Academy, with The Man Who
Dared" prospered, and the Empire. with
a Trip to Buffalo, enjoyed ueek OF
crowded houses, while Kernan's, with
the Knickerbocker Burlesquers, also did
excefiently Manager Chase presented
his best vaudeville bill of the season, and
in consequence standing room was at
a premium every night during the week
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"Mne. Sans Gene, !"

Mime. Sans Gene" which is to be the
offering Of the Bellows stock company
this week, is the work of victorien sar-
dou. AS play it ranks easily first OF
all the Napoleonic dramas, and has more
than once served as successful vehicle
for starring tours.
Sardou presents in this drama a truth
full and coherent picture Of Napoleonic
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Mrs. CarnpbeII's s Repertoire.

Mrs. Patrick Campbell will inaugurate
her Washington engagement at the Co
lum-r a week from tomorrow night
with Sudermanns 'Magda." She will not
play on Good Friday night. but will give
a trio of matinees-Wednesday. Thursday.
and Saturday.
The arrangement of plays for the en-
gage rent is: Monday night and Wednes-
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Dangerous Women" :"

For many years the name OF F. A.
Scudamore has been synonymous with
much that has been of absorbing interest
dramatically, and his latest production,
Dangerous Women" is said to be no
exception to his previous successful eff
forts In this new drama the author has
drawn his characters from all classes OF
the inhabitants Of the large cities. All
are essential to fhe completeness of the
drama. They Include the man Of money.
the man of lag. the soldier. the parson.
and doctor. iesides the beetle browed
burglar, the .lynx-eyed detective. the
sleek gentleman s. gentleman, the stolid
policeman, the smus waiter. and the pre-
cocious newsboy.
The action OF the play takes place in
ard near great metropolis. and the
scenes shown. s4fom the parlors of
a city club to the lowly garrct Of
the street newsboy are supposed to be
true to life. .pangerras Women" should
plesbe the masses, and the manager and
author wto can accomplish this in these
days of great demand is indeed fortu-
nate The story is intricate. but is read
lily followed. and unwincs itself in an
easy and natural way. The opportunities
fer thrilling dramatic situations are not
lost by the thor. il is claimed. the
climaxes being particularly strong. The
piece has potent moral tone. even II
there is vicious streak of yillainy run
ming through the entire play. Virtue
finally overcomes all obstacles. and low
eIs are united family ties are again
bound, poverty v2risiIes. vice is subdued.
and all cnes happily for the deserving
cne5 as it always should co in a dra-
matte crer.ng of this kind.
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Dorothy Morton at the E Enrire,

The widely known comic opera star,
Dorothy Morton. will head the list o:
vaudeville stars that comprise Hopkins
Transcceanics. which will provide the
entertainment at the Empire Theatre this
The Washington times., 1902-03-16

talented, viii be seen IN king Kidder." I"
travesty that abounds with humor.
There will be daily matinees.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-16
Novelty Of the Season.

The dress of two linens, a plaided
and a plain one, is a novelty of the
season. A blue plaid or sprigged
flower pattern with plain cream
flounces, collar and turned up ruffs
showing soft lawn one beneath, or a
coral scheme with paler pink embel-
iishments are attractive models.
With these colored linens the en-
broidery on the white or creamy col
lars is in a contrasting shade of the
color of the gown, or of the same
tone as the collar. A white linen dress,
with collar, cuffs and belt of cream
color, embroidered in the same creamy
tint, is exceedingly cool and pretty.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-16

the way of singing and dancing. The
younger girl especially proved to be
extremely clever, and Mr.. Engel was
glad to give them both an engagement.
The little girl soon became gem
eral fayorite with everybody connect
ed with the theater. Not only was she
quick to learn and good singer, but
she went out of her way to do kind
things for other stage people who got
into trouble.
Mr.. Engel was especially attracted
by the child-she was not yet 18-
and he tried to find out as much as
he could of her past life, with the idea
of writing to her people and suggest
ing that they take their daughter off
the stage. But in spite of his con-
tinued efforts he found out little-only
that the girl came from Milwaukee.
Nellie Sc said to her one even
ing, where do your parents live? In
Milwaukee,"
Father and mother are both dead
long ago." said Nellie with look in
her innocent blue eyes that went
straight to the heart even of bur-
lesque manager. 81 haven't relative
living"
In the course of two months the
pretty young girl had been promoted
to principal part in the burlesque of
Beauty and the Beast" She was the
sleeping beauty, and it was her duty
to lie apparently asleep in soft, white
robes on couch of gold, until she was
awakened by the coming of the prince.
Then she sprang up with cry of joy
and ran into his arms. She made a
dainty little princess and her scene
with the prince was always hit with
the house.
One morning big, fair-haired young
man called on Manager Engel He
was accompanied by an elderly woman
dressed In black. He introduced him
self as q wholesale sausage manufac.
turer of Milwaukee. The elderly wom-
an whom he was escorting was the
mother of Mr.. Engel's fairy princess.
According to the story told him by the
pair the girl had graduated from the
high school the previous June. She
had been engaged to marry the big,
yellow-haired maker of sausages. Sud
denly one day she disappeared, leav-
ing behind her two letters, one for her
mother and the other for the man she
was to marry. To her mother she
wrote that she was going away to
make a name for herself on the stage
and that she would keep her where
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-16
On Reading Newspapers.

Every man should read one gooi
newspaper each day. l do not mean,
Of course, that he should read every
thing in it; but he should go over
the entire contents, carefully making
his selections and reading attentively
the articles which give promise of
being helpful or instructive. The
weekly, and, more particularly, the
monthly reviews, are also of great
value, from the fact that they famil-
iarize their readers with current his
tory-which, after all, is the most
important history-while at the same
time possessing some advantages
over the daily newspapers, because
the editors are not compelled to ac-
cept first reports, and also have CD.
portunity to correct any inaccuracies
which may creep into hurriedly pre-
pared discussions of subjects. New
ertheless, these reviews must ever
but supplement the daily newspaper.
for we are not content in this age.
to wait until the end of the month
for our news.-Secretary Moody, in
Success.
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a star. This was the plan finally
agreed upon:
In her scene with the prince the
fairy princess came on the stage all
alone and lay down to sleep on the
couch in the center. Then, while her
eyes were shut, the prince came on
and Weakened her by singing. She
aroused herself, and, making out the
prince standing by the far side of
her couch, flew into his wide opened
arms.
The actor who played the prince was
called into the conference, and among
the three men plot was carefully ar
ranged. 1t was agreed that the man
from Milwaukee should be smuggled
down into the dressing room of the
real prince, who was TO play his own
part right through the play until it
came to the scene with the princess.
At that point the man from Milwau-
kee was to put on the gorgeous robes
of the prince and go on to the stage
after the princess had gone to sleep on
the couch. The actor who played the
prince agreed to help out the lover in
his impromptu role by standing in the
wings and singing the tenor solo by
the sound of which the princess was
awakened. Then, when the princess
awoke and sat up to greet her prince,
she would see for the first time the
face of her faithful lover from Mil
waukee and would be in duty bound
to rush into his open arms. That sort
of thing, it was figured, would certain.
ly realize the most romantic dreams
of the runaway high school girl.
The scheme was carried out, and it
worked perfectly. The girls mother
sat in a box, where she could see
without being seen. The lover from
Milwaukee slipped down into the
princes dressing room without being
seen or recognized. The house was
crowded. Finally it came time for
the awakening of the sleeping beauty.
The pretty little princess went on
and lay down on the gorgeous couch.
Her eyes were closed and her regular
breathing closely initiated the evi.
dences of sleep. On then came the
bogus prince-the man from Milwau-
kee. So far as looks go Mr.. Engel
declares that he had the regular
prince beaten to a finish. He was
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-16

stitching done with Cortlcelll silica.
ing silk, a coarse silk generally used
by the best dressmaKers for this
purpose. Overlaid upon this were
applique flowers. cut from white
broadeloth, stitched in heavy black
silk, which is also used for the outline
stitch, and French knots which com.
pose the center ara stamens of the
flower and are worked with Corticelli
embroidery silk. The belted blouse
with basque shows the same flower,
below which the white silk vest is
bordered by scallops outlined by bias
straps of the white cloth.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-16
plugged Teeth With Brass.

Two young men, giving the names
of Drs. George N Wyman and A. /
McGluply, opened dentists Office
here six weeks ago. They advertised
to do work cheaper than the local
dentists, and did lucrative business.
Yesterday they disappeared, leaving
numerous unpaid bills. They sent to
the Central Hotel for their trunks
but the proprietor insisted on col.
lecting before releasing the baggage.
All day yesterday and to-day people
whom they did work for have been
looking for them, some with fire in
their eyes. The filings in their teeth
were brass and were falling out
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-16

South Pacific ocean, concluded to
visit these, and did so, spending seven
of the most delightful months OF my
life. l was lettering one evening at
sunset on the sands of Savaii when |
saw approaching the shore, guided by
a native fisherman, strange little
craft, at the helm of which was flying
a flag that brought back to me those
stirring days of the sixties when the
grand old Seventh Ohio was having
periodic jousts with Morgan's, Dukes
and Pegram's merry men.
The boatman allowed me to exam
inc the colors, which he said an Am
erican friend had given him and which
l found to be conventional regimental
of fine bunting, the hues of which
were miraculously preserved, although
for more than a quarter of a century
the flag has been almost constantly
exposed to the weather. doubt not if
those bronzed old war dogs of the
Fourth Kentucky could behold their
historic colors on it's embellished staff
that they would at least find no cause
to desplse it's method of uplifting. l
was surprised and pleased the fol-
lowing morning to be invited to enter
his boat for the four-mile trip, which,
he said, it would require to reach his
island home. Strange, thought, that
the time has come when l would fol-
low the rebel flag instead of the union
standard.
About midafternoon my host pointed
out little speck in the waters as our
destination. Passing splendid reefs of
coral, shady bays and crystal shadows
we made our way to the shore through
pictureque groves of cocoanuts, tama.
rands and lines, to his small hut,
which, like all those of that section,
was open on all sides, covered by a
matched roof. He removed the flag
from the staff clutch in the boat and
carried it with him to the hut.
"The day after my arrival my host
laid in my hand little diary, saying:
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-16

ing: Besides this my friend, who
here, left nothing but picture, show
ing an age-dimmed ambrotype of a
little girl, probably 5 years of age. On
the reverse side was written Leila
Giltner, Daughter of the Regiment,
Carrollton, KY 1t was difficult to de-
cipher the handwriting of the book,
Us it had evidently been water-soaked,
but by means of magnifying glass l
was able to read disconnected parts,
which served to increase my desire
to learn the whole story it had to tell.
The diary was owned and kept by
Henry Clay Renfrew of Midway, KY,
probably member of the Fourth Ken
lucky cavalry. The writer, indeed,
seems to have been a member of sew
eral regiments as he refers to My
Colonel, Basil Duke, and Capt. ]. B.
Castleman.' He mentions Col Giltner
as his commanding officer and Capt.
Bart Jenkins the captain of his COM
pany. Ana he refers to Adjutant Gen.
eral e. o. Guerrant and Lieut.. Free
man. He also records incidents con-
cern'ng Brainard d. Bayless of Gov
ington, KY, and George Musgrove of
Carrollton. He tells in vivid language
OF agonizing marches made by the hun
cry, half-naked remnant of the regi-
ment through the Carolinas and Geor-
gia. He said that the brigade was
then commanded by Gen. Duke and
that 1t was the last organized body of
men who had the honor of escorting
President Davis through the South. He
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-16
A Land Speculation.

John Jacob Aston, son of William
H., married Miss Gibbs, while the
other son, William, married Miss
Schermerhorn, member of an old
and opulent New York family who
brought him fortune. These two
brothers built adjacent houses in
Fifth avenue, which they occupied til
death, when the buildings were de.
molished and the lots-each 100 fee,
front-were occupied by the Waldorf
Astoria. The combined property be.
fore the hotel was erected was worth
$l,5O0,O0O, and yet it cost old John
Jacob less than Rochester Dem.
ocrat and Chronicle.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-16
Emblem of the War

said that when Gen. Duke at last made
known the fact that the hour hac come
10 surrender to the foe that he, the
writer, took the flag from its star ana
concealed it under his coat, intending
to burn it before allowed it to bn cap
tured. But, he added, / kept 1t with
me instead wien / left America, in
tending never to return The last
line reads This Is my last hour IN
the service of the Confedercy.
From what the fisherman told me
judged that the soldier Gale to the
island about the year 1875. So pleased
he said, was the stranger by the gra'
ciousness OF its climate and wild free
mountain life that he had no desire
to seek further for a congenial home.
"'When dying, the old boatman
said, he made me promise never TIC
part with the flag, the diary or the
picture. | told the boatman that
had some knowledge of the people
mentioned in the book and that knew
that it would give great pleaseur If he
would present the same to the Con
federate Association of Kentucky. Sc
great was my anxiety to be the means
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-16

of returning the flag to the survivors
of the gallant Fourth that l offered
substantial sum of money for it, But
he seemed so grieved at the sugges-
ton that it was not repeated. At sun
set he led me down the slope to
where, beneath great cocoanut tree,
his friend was laid to rest. On a rude
board at his head was cut in letters
the inscription: "A Confederate Sol
der; a Kentuckian.' He said that the
soldier had chosen this for his cpl
taph."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-16
Pensions for Old Folks.

In the current issue of the Lend 8
Hand Record Edward Everett Hale
has an article advocating old age
pensions. He believes that such pen
sions should be limited in any state
to three conditions: First, to persons
who have never permanently aban-
doned their native state; second, to
those who have paid taxes since
reaching manhood; third, to persons
so or So years old. DR.. Hale thinks
$500 year would keep old folks from
the poorhouse.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-16
French Soldier and wrl...

Hilaire Belloc, whose peculiarly
vivid method of presenting history
has made his "Robespierre" SO tal,red
about this spring, was once a French
artilleryman. He belonged to fine
Eighth regiment, and his post of duty
was the drivers seat of gun car.
riage, where he is said to have han.
died the reins with conspicuous anil.
ity. What this means in point of
nerve and skill will be apparent 70
everyone who has seen rapid artillsrv
maneuvers.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-16
Some Little Tins.

Brick red is a smart color for linen
dresses.
Tassels are. of course, an accom-
paniment.
Separate undersleeves are called
'sleevelets."
Silk pendants are either bell or
sachet-shaped.
Five-inch white silk fringe adorns
one lovely cream dress.
Ruffles cut to simulate petals, four
or five deep, form pretty foot finish.
Black-dotted white dresses are a
fad. The smaller the dots the better.
Lace cuffs are lovely finish. Lace
stocks are even more effective, but
not as new.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-16
prexfus still Unpopular.

Ex-Captain Dreyfus is still having
great trouble to get fiat in Paris.
Recently he succeeded in obtaining
the lease of a place in the Boulevard
Malesherbes. but the outgoing tenant,
having discovered who was his sue
cessor, refused to allow him to enter
or to give the necessary instructions
to the upholsterers and decorators.
The Paris courts have now ordered
the tenant to admit M. Dreyfus once
week for two hours until the ex-
piration of the lease.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-16

fy runs riot on the gowns for summer
wear, and a very dainty finish it Is
when properly executed with CorticelB
EE twisted embroidery silk. A charm.
ing frock worn at recent girl school
graduation showed this pretty stitch
ing wherever an insertion was to be
let into the crepe de chine of which
the frock was composed. This design
is not very ornate, but of an elegant
simplicity. The skirt has the preva.
lent panel effect, the latter being en-
tirely untrimmed. The fullness is
lightly gathered at the belt and the
edge bordered by three rows of Valen-
ciennes inserting, mounted with briar
stitching in pale blue Corticelli en-
broidery silk. The blouse shows a
vast effect, the continuation of the
skirt panel The sailor collar was
composed of Valenciennes inserting,
and bias folds of pale blue taffeta,
joined by fagotting in blue silk. The
hat which completed this costume was
of pale blue chiffon with ostrich tips
of the same shade.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-16
Painting of Fort Sumter,

A painting of FIT. Sumter In war
time, made in 1863 by Lieut. John x.
Key, nephew of Francis Scott Key,
author of 1.-THE Star Spangled Ban.
ner." is on exhibition in Charleston.
1t was shipped through the blockade
to England, where it remained until
it was returned to Charleston a few
DAYS ago
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-16
Professor ResIans Hla g..

The resignation of Prof. Charles
w. Horswell of the chair of Hebrew
language and literature at the Garrett
Biblical Institute, Chicago has haan
accepted. 1t was rendered because
OF mis- extreme conclusions in higher
criticism. He had held the place for
thirteen years, and the trustees give
professor Horswell the highest praise
as ripe scholar and insnirinp
teacher" ~ llle