Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-12


actors.
1t is these unexpected happenings which
call upon the mental alacrity of the eX-
perienced actor to hide a blunder from the
audience, and that quality was not lacking
in this instance. Quickly Mr.. Miller said
The old clock gives ye the lie, colonel"
Its rebel clock, Jack, and unworthy
of credence.' rejoined the colonel. and then
shall win tonight
Its a rebel clock as We say, colonel"
answered Mr.. Miller, so may be it's omen
is against u.s.
Don't croak, Jack" chimed in the doc
tor. 'All 1rishmen are superstitious.
That's the only thing l have against them"
Sure, you're not Irish DOCTOR" replied
Mr.. Miller, "or you treat the ancient Ban
shee with grave respect
And after this light badinage, which the
audience never suspected was not a part of
the story the play proceeded, as usual.
When In Buffalo, the last week of the ex-
position, one of the Arabs in Lost in the
Desert created much excitement in the
dressing rooms of the Lyceum Theater
there. Mohammed could hardly have ere
ated more excitement than did this one of
his religious followers and namesakes who
however, eventually landed in police station
No. 3 charged with disorderly conduct. A
policeman was called into the theater about
o'clock. He was led behind the scenes and
thence downstairs to the dressing rooms.
There he found nearly the entire Lost in
the Desert" company attempting to pacify
the big Arab, who. in flowing robes and
complete native costume, was denouncing
everything Christian. but more particularly
the feminine members of the company.
An explanation of the trouble was given
after the performance by ST Hassen Ben
All. who said that his Arab troupe of aero
bats comprised some small boys in addi-
elder he
Of the company took quite an interest in the
Arab children, which made the large and
handsome Arab extremely jealous. The
ladies having taken the children to the
exposition and purchased some small SOU
venirs for them, incensed him from a re-
ligious as well as a Jealous standpoint.
These Arab acrobats are all religious fanat-
les, and the AygaS thought when the fair
ones of Lost in the Desert company gave
presents to the children, it was time to stop
their association with Christians. The Arab
patrol box. He drew a big crowd, and
when the wagon finally appeared and took
him away, the crowd cheered Aygas
bowed stiff1y. waved a farewell and went
had secured his release he promised to be
good. and since then has indignantly ignored
every one who processes christianity.
Advance couriers of the Adam Forepaugh
and Sells Brothers united circuses are in
gaudy bills announcing the coming Of the
big show on April 30 for two days visit
The circus is now exhibiting at Madison
Square Garden. New York city. Tents will
be pitched at 18th and - streets northeast,
and the management announces a number
of new features never before seen here.
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The six seals and sea lions that Capt
Woodward employs in his .'circus of the
sea" at Chase's next week have upset many
popular notions regarding the intelligence
of these clumsy brutes of the briny. Capt.
Woodward is almost much deniZen of
the ocean depths the creatures he has
taught. he has spent his life in marine
pursuits. which led him to make use of
his special knowledge of seals and sea lions
while in trade in the Alaskan waters.
In speaking of his work Capt. Woodward
states: Il for many years seafaring
man, particularly along the Pacific coast,
and made many a cruise into Alaskan
waters after sealskins. There 1 learned
from close observation the domestic habits
of these sleek creatures, and as the years
passed became convinced that they pos
sessed a high order of animal intelligence.
Often while ashore l had seen exhibitions
of trained animals. and finally, being you
might say, of an original bent of mind, it
occurred To me to utilize my knowledge of
the StdlS DN cdlclllIS d NUMBER ana train
ing them in the performance of tricks. AT
the beginning l had not the slightest con-
ception of being able TO accomplish what /
have since IN the way of tricks and other
featS that now delight many thousands of
people annually. OF course, it is considered
unprofessional for a trainer to detail the
secret of his mastery of the animals he
employs, but l can say that with seals as
with other animals, 1t is a matter of train
ing or forming habit, all depending upon
the industry and patience of the trainer.
OF course, rewards and punishments, too,
are the first essentials to success. More i'm
portant than anything else. naturally, is a
complete knowledge of the intellectual
limitations of the animals to be trained.
and | hope l am not egotistic in saying
that / know seals better than any other
man living. You must consider, too, that
as their work is all done outside of their
natural element water, what they accom-
plish should be regarded all the more
remarkable The act is still in the infancy
of it's development, although this Is appar-
ent, of course, more to my own view than
to that of any other person. The sextet 1
have now have been taught to play mt
steal instruments, to cry at command, to'
toss ball from one to the other without
allowing it to touch the stage. to toss aloft
large batonS and catch them in their
descent and to finish with ball game in
which am caught out by one of my pets
They are very gentle, except at certain sea-
sons. when the males are inclined to be
obstreperous, and all that l have be-
is live fish, and at the conclusion of nv
performance l reward them by a basketful
Of them 1t is hard work. though, because
they are not long-lived In captivity, and 1
have difficulty in transporting and training
them
Through the courtesy of Mr. Chase, his
press representative, Whitman Osgood. has
been permitted to manage the Coliseum
cycle track this summer In conjunction
with his duties at Chase's. Mr. Osgood
will conduct the Coliseum with view to
making II the resort for the best element
OF patronage only. and since he has taken
hold OF the Coliseum he has infused new
life and interest in bicycling and its more
dangerous and thrilling cousin sport mo-
tor cycle and motor paced races.
The F1orodora company can boast of
having in its ranks more young ladies OF
high social standing and financial means
than any other similar organizatio ever
organized in this country. Theatrical peo-
pie as rule are noted for. their extrava-
gance, and when money Is coming easy It
generally goes that way. and the conse-
quence Is that they seldom have q dollar
ahead. and in most cases the treasurer of
g company Is besieged by the middle of