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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-11
MR.. RILEY KNEW HIM.
Miss Marlowe's Severest Critic
Brother-in-Law of the Poet.


Julia Marlowe is not a woman given to
making faux pas, her taStefulnesS both
on and off the stage. being her notable at
tribute. But she confeSSeS that she re-
Gently made the prize contretempS of her
life while visiting with the poet, James
WEitcomb Riley.
1t was at a dinner party of Miss Mar
loves friends, among whom the gen
tleman from Indiana. The conversation
turned the, relations existing between
players and dramatic critics. The actress
said that the only unpleasant experience
she ever had with one of the critical
guild resulted in a suit for libel
per in a large western city. A few sea-
sons ago, when was at the head of the
most expensive company of players I had
ever employed, he declared that / was
defrauding the public by surrounding my
self with cheap and inexperienced actors.
He carried his assertions to such an ex-
IRENE that in justice to myself 1 was
Turning directly to Mr.. Riley, who had
listened with evident interest, she said:
HE was really an impossible sort of
man, Mr.. Riley-I wonder if you knew
him?' Thereupon she mentioned his
mo. don't know him myself" an
swered the poet in his characteristic
drawl. ''but my sister knows him we'll"
Indeed said Miss MarIowe.
Yes" answered Riley, looking stead
lastly at the ceiling. fshe knows him well
she married him.
Whereupon a deep silence settled upon
poet and player--to be broken a few sec
onds later by Riley, who added comfort
ingly. Well. you know, Miss Marlowe,
a point where he looks up to his brother
in-law.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-11

first stage appearances, in Shenandoah,
at a Bowery theater, New York, several
years ago and their advance has been
rapid.
The amusement Alexanders are always
on the lookout for new worlds to conquer
Weber and Fields are thinking OF taking
their vaudeville company to Mexico next
spring.
George limerick, known as the writer of
many Irish vaudeville sketches, died in
New York hospital last week a result
of a fractured skull received in falling
from a street car
Arthur Forrest has retired from the
Daniel F'rohman stock company and Eu>
gene Ormonde has been given the part
assigned to him in the forthcoming pro-
duction of t'Frocks and Frills"
Della Fox will make her first try at
straight comedy in a few weeks, appear
ing in a piece called Ia Petite Mademoi-
selle'' by an unknown author There are
but ten speaking parts.
David Belasco was presented with
massive looking cup by the Du Barry
company just as the new year broke over
the New York theater. Speeches and re-
freshments followed the presentation
Sydney Ayres, leading man of a Phila-
delphia stock company, viii be starred by
the Shipman Bros. in Heart and Sword.
Walker WhiteSide is the author of the
piece and played in it last winter.
According to several of the leading man
ayers of the country there is no longer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-11
THE FLoRoDoRA FEVER.
A Wild Extravaganza That Exceeds
Wilson and Hopper Idiocy.

Montgomery Phister takes a slap at
''F1orodora" in the Cincinnati Com
mercial Tribune as follows:
Why all this fuss about "F'lorodora'
this ruff1ing of feathers and wrapping
in furs; this crowding of theaters and
whistling of tunes? And why this ask
ing of the maiden" to encore demands
with answers, applauded, in tinkling
rimes?
The riddle of the Sphinx was not
more obscure. and neither echo nor
Thespian oracle has, as yet. supplied
a key to the query a period to the
plays present mad popularity.
A wild extravaganza, exceeding all
Hopper or Wilson idiocy; a burlesque
of nothing, a farce in all things, its
musical embellishments and gauzy
swing of skirts may account for
placid acceptance, but not for the fren-
zied demand for secured places, or
boxes, at premiums that declare grand
opera seasonable, sensible and eco
nomical allurement. one of wisdom's
exactions, and not fad of the fashion,
ableS.
It is a 'Florodora" sever of Garrick
ntensity-curiosity run riot in the ex-
element of popular acclaim. eyes color
blinded by the glare of gaudy playbills,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-11
MRS. cAMPBELL's SUCCESS.
British Actress Makes Her Bow to
| America at Chicago.

Mrs Patrick Campbell has made her
American debut. The Chicago Chronicle
says of her appearance in Chicago:
Mrs. Campbells Chicago audiences
have not been slow to recognize that
she is a woman of strong, even if not
magnetic, personality-a woman of
brilliant talent, though wanting that
crowning magic of genius which seems
to be born only two or three times in
a century. That she is an actress of
many graces and accomplishments and
no small share of what one may con-
cede to be commanding power, though
not reaching to that point of command
which always dominates the stage,
whether active or in repose. 1t is dim
ly recalled that someone in London has
said of her that she is relatively great
in these days of artistic littleneSS." 1t
is a disturbing saying, for greatness
would seem to be practicable of some
individuals of-the race of n en- and wo-
men, and not, in any true sense, of any
particular generation of them Roscius
and Garrick and Salvini and Booth
were not great merely in their several
generations. They were great artists
absolutely. Neither can it be unre-
servedly conceded that this age is one
of artistic littleness. In some of its
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-11

any great anxiety to secure plays from
books. Only a few of those built on this
plan have been substantial successes.
Uric B. Collins did so well in Boston in
the part of Squire Bartlett in travesty
on 'Way Down East that William A
Brady engaged him for that part in the
original production of the play.
Haddon Chambers has Cancelled his trip
to this country and will go to Egypt in
stead. The postponement of the presen-
tation of 1.-The Honorable Herbert" in
New York caused the change of plans.
More American plays were brought out
by Charles Frohman this season than
ever before and the great manager &C
knowIedges that his earnings are consid-
erabIy in excess of all previous records
The following plays were recently copy
righted when the Sun Goes Down..
Sins of the Father" Daughters of the
Anarchist 1.-THE Woman Who Does Not
Come and Celestial. a Birthday Pres
ent -
Charles Frohman has Cancelled the out
of town dates of Charles HaWtry in A
Message from Mars and he will remain
in New York all the season. Mr. HaWtry
has been a big success and he VIII make
tour next year.
When 1.-THE Climbers resumes its road
tour January q Cora Tanner will have
Amelia Bingham's role. Werner Clsarges
will have the old mans part. Miss Bing-
ham opens in New York in Lady Mar
garet'' on that date.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-11

Will Play to $50 Audiences Before
Returning to New York.

Innes and his band are under way on
one of the most extensive tours they
have undertaken. Though starting so
late in the season they will play $50 con-
certs or so before April. A matinee in
one city and night performances in the
next is the rule for nearly every day
of the tour. AS the grand opera con-
tingent which Innes carries will appear
at every concert the work of the sing
ers as well as the players will be con-
siderable.
Innes and his band travel this year
in two special coaches. One is for the
bandmaster and his soloists and the
other for the men. Half the time they
will travel by special train, and will
come to Topeka in that way. A mat
inee at Atchison makes it impossible to
reach Topeka by regular train in time
for the night performance. The 1nneS
special will leave the Atchison depot at
4:3O p. n. and will reach this city at
$50 the evening of the concert in the
Auditorium, February 4.
Saturday, January 4, the band left
New York and opened the tour that day
with two concerts in Baltimore In
just two months and eleven days it will
be back in New York after having
played to over $50 audiences. YeSter-
day it began a four days engagement
at the Charleston Exposition and has
been specially engaged for a month at
the Exposition following the completion
of the present tour.
It is no ineonsiderable amount of
labor to make the transportation ar
rangements for a tour of this kind and
for this business lines has a special
man, Will S. Albert He has dealt with
some 40 different roads and the time of
leaving and arriving is given for every
town in a railroad schedule issued for
the trip. In one instance Mr.. Albert has
arranged to have a train held for the
convenience of the band and this is ex-
planned in the proper place thus:
Holding train 80 n inutes.''
The generous act of the bandmaster
in giving a Conn gold cornet to be voted
at the Midwinter Exposition to the most
popular cornetist in Kansas has
aroused interest among musicians all
over the state. It is more than likely
that it will rebound to the good of his
engagement here, besides drawing many
persons to the Exposition, as the voting
is to be free.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-11

Walker. one of the best known coIored
men that ever lived in the university
town. -"Old Mash,'' as the old man was
known,was porter at the Eldridge house
for ten years Georges full name is
George William Walker but he early
became known to the people of Law
renee as Young Mash" and this was
what everybody called him when, two
years ago, he returned with his
company to give a minstrel perform
ance
Williams and Walker are now recog-
nlzed as the greatest living negro Co
medians- Last week they received an
offer of $500 per week to go npon the
vaudeville stage and do together a
nightly stunt of 20 minutes. This state
ment viii open wide the eyes of some
of the older men of Lawrence, and some
OF the middle aged men who were stud
ents at the university Is or 20 years ago.
for Young Mash" used to be regarded
as one of the most worthless and pes
tiferous little 'niggers" that ever lived
in Lawrence.
Walker formed the acquaintance of
an oldnegro named Doc" Warwick. who
1t is believed, is the only negro who
ever turned a successful fakfr
George was bright boy who had
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-11

reason swayed from meditative mood
and soberness nirnbled by fear of defeat
house bauble the only prize.
Many seasons have rolled round
great stars have come and gone, plays
pastoral plays of tragedy, comedy, his
tory, pastoral-comical, historical-pas-
toraI ira gical- historical, tragica1-com-
l-historical-pas as Polonius
would say, scene undividable or poem
unlimited all have had their day, but
not a ''F1orodora" day, and many may
still come and go, or not come at all,
as the wise Ben Hur seems to have
elected, and find no such joyous atmos-
phere of welcome or wild f1inging of
gold into their Golfers, as this same
tamely melodious inanity has exper-
fenced.
Time flies, but Folly outwings him
when there is any nonsense afoot in the
playhouse.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-11
A WILDE PLAY REVIVED.
"The Importance of Being in Earnest"
Given in Londo on Playhouse.

An Associated Press dispatch from
London says:
1.-The Importance of being in earn
est by the author of Lady Winde
mere's Fan" as the programme read,
was revived Tuesday by George Alex
ander at the St James theater.
This is the first time that one of
Oscar Wildes plays has been produced
in London since his celebrated trial.
The play was received with great en-
thusiasm by a packed house. Among
the audience We're Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
dali, Sir George Lewis, Mrs Beerbohm
Tree, Anthony Hope, many fashionable
personageS and we'll known artists.
Frequent recalls marked the perform
ance and, unlike most of the recent first
nights in London, not a hiss was heard.
The interesting statement was made by
the manage of the theater that it was
Oscar Wilde's dying request that his
plays be produced in the future under
the authorship title used in tonight's
programme.
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Hill lIhVnA W. W.
Williams and Walker at the
Crawford Monday.
Will White Prefers Them to
Irving and Terry.
WALKER A KANSAN.
"RudoIph and Adolph" on Tues
day Night.
"Way Down East" For Two
Days Engagement.
Other News of the Plays and
Players.
AT THE CRAWFORD
Williams & Walker Monday.
Mason & Mason Tuesday
The RoWery After Dark Wednes-

Mason & Mason Tuesday
The Rowery After Dark Wednes-
day
The Lions Heart" Thursday.
Way Down East" Friday and Satur-
day.
There will be another solid week at
the Crawford commencing Monday
with the colored comedians, Williams
and Walker in THE Sons of Ham" and
closing with a two nights engagement
of Way Down East"
George Walker. the negro comedian,
who is playing at the Grand theater in
Kansas City this week, is a Kansas
product. He was born in Lawrence,
and when a youngster sold papers and
BACKED boots upon the streets of that
town. His father was Jerry Mashful
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-11
SECRETS OF PERSONAL.
MAGNETISM LAID BARE
Thousands of Dollars Worth of Books Persona
Magnetism and Hypnotism to Be Given Away
by Noted Philadelphia College.

Kenney, of Pennsylvania, Charm
Committee on Distribution.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-12-23
$25,coO REWARD.

We hereby agree to pay $4,000 in
In order that none of our customers
may he rcisIod by INSCRIPTIONS and
misleading statements to the effect
that our garments are not ali made
strictly to order, we take pleasure in
giving this liberal reward for anyone
proving the contrary.
We make all garments to order and
positively carry no readymade stock
81 I'll. The clotn is thoroughly shrunk
before garments are cut, and the goods
cut and made for each individual or
der
CIV hereby agree to pay $4,000 in
Gold t. anyone proviug that We do not
l4ake garments especially for indlvld-
nal orders. Cur agent F. ". Day,
ta..es an exceptionally good measure.
See our samples at his store and place
E,tu3 CIDER at once, for the best suit
yau ever had.
The International Tailoring Co.,
Chicago and New York.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-12-23

NIIlASTRELLS
TIE BIG SHOW TO PLAY IN
THIS CITY
Many New Features Have Been
Added

Americas largest, newest and great
est minstrel attraction, Haverly's Min
strels, comes to Carson On the 9th
and everything this season is entirely
new Director General Vaudeville
has equipped the company in most
gorgeous manner. The beautiful see
merry, lighting effects and prettily de-
signed costumes will please the eye
immensely, while the tuneful music
rendered By Frank NaDDeinse's care
fully selected orchestra, and the IA
nous vocal cc:ette and the lively coon
songs by the funny comedians, are
e'easant to the car, Haverly's MAJ
++-,ion MtnstIels IS supreme ii ne
! burnt ccriz field, and the famous CO
rle1ian. George wilson, also the great
European feature, the Carl Dalnmann
trcur Of $ mnasts and marvellous aero
bats. and q huge bunch Of other ccpa-
bic ones. One can safely expect moth
! ing hut genuine, whole some fun will
j result
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-12-23
NEWS FROM
TONOPAH
ITEMS PICKED FROM THE
MINER
A Number &. ...ssw Strikes in
the Camp

J. Z. Butler while enroute to his
home in Monitor valley last week, was
taken i'll at Belmont and forced to re
main there for several days. His con
dition is now reported to be improved.
Five prospect shafts are being sunk
on the MCGEE group Of mines in Silver
King, the new mining district in Lin
coin county, where the gold values are
said to show an average Of from SIS TO
Si5o per ton.
George Sa1ton, Of Stoddard & sax
ton, civil engineers, has been appoint
ed a deputy U: S. mineral surveyor.
The firm now occupies the rooms
made vacant recently by the removal
Of Verhlilyea & Bartlett, in the old
Butler building.
On Sunday last, while excavating a.
/ Butler wells. four miles north west of
! town, fer the site on which he intends
to erect his mill, Walter Osborn open
! ed up two foot ledge of yUartz, en-
/ cased IMP retty solid walls. Assays CT
| the rock showed values running from
! $3.50 TO SO in silver and gold The
ground is >-.e property Of Messrs. But
| ieI, en,ins and Lynch, and has been
leased TO Mr.. Osborn for mill and wa
ter purpises.
Pat OBrien returned Sunday from
the Pactolus country. where he and
W. J Sinclair, F. H. Stewart and Al
Lee own group of promising claims
LeGges pass through all the claims
and On one Of them a vein averag gin g
six feet in width, and assaying from
SIS 20 S163 in gold, outcrops along the
. surface for a distance of 700 feet. The
claims lie about eight miles north OF
Pactolus, and in a section where wood
and water are plentiful.
\ man named Emory. wanted il
, Utah for horse stealing, was arres
ted in Tonopah Wednesday night b,
, Sheriff Logan On the telegraphic I'D
, vice Of Sheriff Fillmore Of White Pine
: county. Emory was placed in jai
] where he will remain till Sheriff FL
. mere arrives.
On Saturday last T. j. Lamoureau,
; Uf Oakland, Cal. closed deal b.
r which the Aspen, Black Diamond an;
r San Sabe claims, located about {
0 mile northwest Of town, and presunl
/ ably on the s-riKe OF the big Lodges
h passed into the hands Of a Phiade
/, phia company. The consideration wa
l. $4,000. The new owners will con
2 -Hence prospecting the ground at one
n by means Of surface crosscuts, ard O
r a favorable showing will begin a dol
bic compartment shaft. The claim
Q We're formerly the property Of Nessr:
r HasbrCuck, Everett and finney an
0 we're sold to MIR LamoureauX last SUI
- mpr Miner
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-12-23
LOST A BARN.
Thee Winters Suffers Quite a Loss
From Fire SUNDAY.

Sunday the home ranch Ct 'iheo
Winters, in Washoe Valley. was visi-
ted by fire that for time threatened
to do great deal of destruction. In
some unacccuntable manner the
string CT stables to the south Of the
residence caught fire and were totally
destroyed. AS near as can be ascer-
tanned, no animals, were lost, but q
lot Of hay and grain was destroyed.
For time it was feared that the
fire would get beyond the control of
the men On the ranch, and it was only
by hard fight that it was prevented
from spreading to the ether build
ings The wind fortunately was blew
ing from the north. and thus carried
the flames away from the residence.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-12-23
SENSATIONAL
STRIKE.
A HUMBOLDT MINE THAT is
COMING CUT
Loyelock Tribune Tells ct a
Rich Find

A great strike has been made in the
California Mining COMPANY. 1t is pro-
badly the most remarkable discovery
ever made in the State. 1t brings
back the bonanza days OF the Com
stock, and there is nothing to equal it
even in TonOpah. The Victor is
marked to be one Of the greatest
mines in the world.
The wonderful part is tie manner in
which the discovery was made. They
were expecting to strike the main
dyke at 900 feet. Last week it was
$40 feet It has been advancing at
the rate OF seven feet a day and is
now about SO feet.
But the tunnel has been running
nearly all the way through an ere
body. The volcanic ash carries from
S. to 81 in gold. This fact was well
known all along. But is was net
known that the tunnel through over
a body Of high grade horn silver ore.
The tunnel foor has followed vein
clay when in about fifty feet and this
had continued for more than 200 feet.
The water that had flowed in the tun-
mel gave out and it was thought by
sinking to find it again. At a point
go feet from the mouth side drift
was run a few feet to give room to
sink
The miners had not gone q foot il
the clay before they struck into be-
dy Of horn silver ore They went
down seven feet in this ore with nc
Indication of n footwall. The clay ir
the tunnel was prCspected for 200 feet
and the body of ore was found fol
that distance. 1t means a body of ore
at least 200 feet wide and Of unknown
depth. The ere is the same charac
ter Of that found in the upper work
ings Of the Victor which ran into tn;
thousands
The ore was first struck last Sunaa.
The tunnel continues to be pushe'
ahead and will cut into the porphyr
dyke very soon. The developments thi
week have been phenomenal. Wha
may we expect when the main dyE
is penetrated?
The Tribune first heard Of thi
strike only yesterday. The manage
ment was endeavoring to keep /
quiet. The strike is genuine, but it
assays are not known. 1t means
boom for LovelCck and a thousand pc
pie in Arabia before spring.-Loveloc
Tribune.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-12-23
A Chance for the Darce Lovers to
Enjoy the Evening.

terday arranging for a dance Chr. t
mas night. He looked over the fed
and found that Carson had no attrac-
ton to offer her people on the cay of
all days and so gathered I'D his mu-
sicians, and ordered the f1or polished
for the big dance and good time Xmas
night Jim always cones to the res
cue when Carson is say on entertain
ments and this occasion is to be made
one that tne people will not forget in
a hurry. Make your arrangements
f. big time and be on hand.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-12-23
FOND CT BIRDS.

George Uhl stole some chickens in
fonoPah last week and was run out Of
! h2t town. He came to Hawthorne
md Tuesday night he annexed seven
nick ) from the Nucleus hotel barn
sell the birds Next morn
iD% h : was forced to pay fifty cents
&c for them, after which Sheriff
gall escorted him down the track
and init :: = with this injunction, Go,
and Ia II 49, and BE sure you
never reJl.-
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-12-23
TIE ICE EaRVES.
Work en- the Frozen Material in Pre-
aress in Tr.:ckee.

These are busy days fer the ice
men. Harvesting L : progress at Be
ca. Proseo~ - ~ /, On the noun
tain ,..4us at Leland. f. Henry
startc : crew to work cutting ice
this morning. The Bonner Ice com
Dany is waiting for thicker ice. They
1ave nine or ten inches now. ID. NJ.
Dysacrt will not start quitting up at Pc
.aris for few days. He started on
the ponds at Iceland yesterday, where
ne has between twelve and -vurteen
inches of ice.
The weather moderated some last
night though nearly all of the week
lhe thermometer ranged around zero
each night and it was ideal weather
Tor ice
It is still early in the season and
IN abundance Of time yet for another
crop On ponds that are being harves-
ed ROW. There is no doubt but
that q large crop will be harvested
his season and with little trouble
Republican.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-12-23

Word was received at the Journal
cffce last night that another rich
strike had been made in te Colehan
struck at depth of 100 feet and
goes $3.50 per ton and gives every in
dication Of increasing in value as
depth is attained. TIE COlehan pro-
perties are among the most promising
in TOnopah and new and important
strikes are being maize dai!y--Jour-
nal.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-12-23

Lemons. oranges, candies and nuts
prices low. keliys. Arlington block.
H. F. Springmeyer, Of Carson Val
ley spent yesterday il this city.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-12-23
NOTICE. DEGREE OF HONOR.

There will be regular meeting Of
the Degree OF Honor Wednesday even
ing at D. m All members are re-
Iuested to be present
Henry Deitereich is putting III his
spare time at the Recorders office
where he is learning the ropes
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-12-23
DEATH OF MRS. PINE.

Word ives received in this yester-
day stating that Mrs. D. H. Pine had
died at Seattle, Sunday evening. Mrs
Pine was for many years a resident
of this city, Were the many friends OF
the family wiz regret to learn Of her
death Deceased was about Is years
of age