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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-31
Famous Entertainers MI.
Short Has Known.

To recount the names OF the noted men
ard women Of the profession with whom
Mr.. Short boosted a personal acquaintance
would be like reading a list of the celia
brities Of the stage who fourished within
the last half century. Among those whom
he recalls offhand, many Of whom have
since quilted the worlds stage, are Jenny
Lind, the Swedish Nightingale; Clara
Louise Kellogg, the concert singer; AIDE
laide Nelson. the actress who planted the
slip of mulberry from Shakespeare's tomb
IN Tower Grove Park; Charlotte Cushman.
Christine Nelson, the Divine Patti the
Adorable ~Langtry." the incompatible
Bernhardt," the elder Sothern and III.
elder salvini. Maggie Mitchell, the
cricket. Lolita. Mr.. John Drew. Dion
Boucicault. Toole. the English comedian:
Forrest. Booth. Barrett, Mccullough. John
T. Raymond. ". j.. Florence, Charlie,
Wyndham. the English COMEDIAN; Robson
and Crane, Joe Jefferson. Fanny Daven-
port, Clara Morris, John E. Owens. KIN
Chanfrau. Jack Haverly, Sol Smith Rus
sell. j. X. Emmett. William Seaman. Be
sides these old-timers, some Of whom trod
the boards in the period reaching back to
the Civil War, there arc hosts of the latter
day theatrical celebrities OF the Old and
New Worlds who are fast friends of the
genial manager of the Olympic, with a few
of whom he expects to clasp hands this
season.
or nearly all the stars with whom ne
has come in contact Mr.. Short retains de-
lightful impressions of their vagaries in
public and private life, which he occasion
ally relates when in a reminiscent mood.
The co~in-fipping mania Of John T. Ray
mond. the storytelling propensities Of
Billy Florence. the generosity and devo-
ton to his family of Joe Jefferson, the
Mont Peleelike eruptions of temper Of
Forrest, the ~tragedian. and Richard Mans
field; these and countless other anecdotes
Of srratic actors while away many q
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Pat Shorts grandson. who Is mascot az the
Olympic Theater.

bruised their hands and legs.
To conclude an article about Mr.. Short
without mention Of his mascot would lie
regarded as an objectionable error by not
only the manager bat his entire official
s;af. down TO the scene-shifrer. David
Dudley Short, aged : years and 10 months,
IS the O.ymp.c's Official as well as Mr..
Shorts private mascot. David Dudley Is
Mr.. Shorts grandson. His grandpa declares
that Dd.id Dudley is really responsible for
The success which has crownsi his man
aCeriaI and private enterprises, and the en-
tire staff svvears by MIN. II by any mis-
chance while DavIed Dudley is In town he
fails TO visit grandpa's den at least once
a week. everything that goes wrong is at
trIbuted to the 'mascOtS' absence. and
nothing short of a visit by him TO the
theater Will set things In the smooth groove
again.
Dav:ed Dudley IS a handsome. sturdy 1T
tie fellow, unusually bright. with a faculty
for instantly making friends. which he In
herits from his grandpa. He Is the son OF
Mr.. Shorts daughter. He has just returned
with his mother and grandmother from At
lantic City, where they spent the summer.
MIR. Short says that with his mascot in the
box Office on the opening n!g5t he Is as
sured OF one OF the most prosperous sea-
sons In the history OF the house. Last sea-
son was the best ever known from a fnan-
cial standpoint since Mr.. Shorts connec-
ton with the Olympic. and he expects the
coming season TO excel it.
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Assumed Charge of spalding
interests in Memphis.

The Memphis house had been operated its
first season at a heavy financial loss. I'm
der MT. Shorts management the season Of
1S69-1Sfo showed a gratifying result on the
right side Of the ledger. The confidence of
Mr.. Bpalding in the ability of his new
young manager was firmly established by
this showing. Mr.. Shorts career as a the
atrical manager was fairly begun. In
the two following seasons Mr.. Spal-
ding placed the entire control Of the
Memphis house in Mr.. Shorts hands. in
structing the young manager to take charge
of his financial interests as well. So well
did he render an account OF his steward
ship that in 1873 he was transferred TO the
New Orleans house, which required the ser
vices of a careful and efficient manager to
save it from financial disaster. He restored
this house also to a safe and profitable ba-
sis. In 1875 he was recalled to st. Louis
TO manage the Olympic and assume charge
OF Mr.. Spalding's financial interests. He
has remained here ever since, and his bus
mess record. which may be said to date
from that year. is q part OF the history of
the city.
When the interests OF the Olympic and
the Grand-the latter owned at that time
by the Chouteaus-weFe pooled in 1879. Mr..
Spalding siGnifed the extent of his conf
dence in Mr.. Short by making him his
financial representative. Mr.. Short looked
after the bookings and management of the
w.
Grand. but the finances of the pooled inter-
ests were left in Mr.. Shorts care. Mr..
S~palding maintains 6 handsome summer
residence in Saugerties n. Y, on the Hud-
son River. and a winter residence in Wash
ington, ID. c.. and rarely comes West to
look after his interests personally, intrust-
ing the entire management OF his theater
and his real estate holdings in this CITY,
estimate at more than 100000, to Mr..
Short To illustrate the absolute confidence
a-@-- II - NJ CL--ar
integrity. Mr.. Spalding has never asked Mr..
Short to furnish him a dollar OF security
from the day he employed him. In the
years he has acted as Mr.. ~Spalding's rep
iesentative Mr.. Short has handled many
millions Of dollars of his money. and has
transacted negotiations in real estate and
other properties amounting TO hundreds of
thousands of dollars more without the
scratch of a pen to indicate the relations
OF trust existing between them.
IN addition to his multifarious duties az
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him-the keynote Of his earthly existence.
Ever did he seek the harmonious echo
from our discordant life" And not always
in vain. for his productions owed their pop
uIarity to the very fact that the echo was
invariably true to that phase OF human love,
satire, joy or sadness which was its theme.
Sir Arthur Sullivan's music bore his indi-
viduality always and is to-day distinct. 1t
is indelibly stamped with the mark or MS
strength and genius. be its measure grave or
gay. ~
angel to speak" again in the chord that nad
come and fingered 50 fttingly, Sir Arthur
sullivan was engaged upon a work which
he was destined never to hear produced
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Anu ~ was win n rul realization that he
might never even finish It that he entered
upon it, probably-who shall say?-with the
idea of making It his masterpiece. It was
a score of that happy, swinging, catchy
rhythm, such az ne wove SO cunningly in
and through 'PInafore," Patience" The
Mikado' and other OF his charming comic
operas that held even the unlearned in
music within their spell.
The master was summoned to hear the
grand amen while one-third OF his score
was still uncompleted. It was finished by
Edward German. an English composer, at
the order of the management of the Savoy
Theater, in London, where 1t was produced.
The opera viii be heard at the Herald
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pleasant hour for Mr.. Shorts intimate
friends.
An incident which he and Maurice Graa,
the impressario. never failed to relate with
great gusto whenever they met in later
years related to an episode in which he and
the impressario figured when Mr.. Grau was
touring Clara Louise Kellogg In concerts.
The singer was billed for a concert in the
Memphis theater which Nr. Short was
managing IN 1872. and. as luck would have
II. the plano which was to be used in the
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concert that night arrived al tho thester
late in the afternoon when most OF the
help had departed. There was no time to
be lost in getting the plano back on the
stage. and the help ut hand was insufficient
TO the task. MIR. Crau and Mr.. Short, who
were in the box Office at tho time. grasped
the situation instantly. and. casting aside
dignity and their coats and vests. they laid
hold OF the piano. and. with tho help at
hard. succeeded In placing It in position
after an hours hard work in which each
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warrHsyu s III. su,vpxr REPUBLIC.

WRITES HUR THB SCEpAr
Refund, Jelly Patrick eno~t. manager Of
tbs Olympic T~hs1ter-knewn familiarly to
ha inttmates and the theatrical profession
generally AZ PAT Shorts q striking eI-
ample Of thS successful theatrical manager
evolved through . happy combination OF the
qualities which constitute a good fellow"
and the qualifications Of a shrewd business
man.
Possessing ne r1rs faculty Of making
friends quickly and keeping them, he IS also
endowed with q keen business instinct and
a judgment Of men and affairs, which has
contributed TO the financial success attend
ing his ventures. In business affairs. he is
known SIS q man of integrity and sound
Judgment In social life, he IS q capital en-
tertsiner. The combination has established
for him an enviable reputation IN theatrical
circles for more than a quarter Of q
century.
Aside from being one OF the Oldest man
ayers in the country, Mr.. Shorts record
demonstrates that he IS one OF the most
successful as well, q result due as much to
his untiring activity and energy in superin-
tending the details of the business as to
his thorough knowledge of the requirements
able public. F~1guretively speaking. he has
the pulse OF the thsater-going public con-
Dtantly under hts professional finger tips.
He is never at a loss to determine the
proper prescription
Unlike many successful manaEers, Mr..
Short was not born in the business" to
use q favorite expression. He did not serve
an apprenticeship from usher, OF stage as
distant. az many OF his colleagues have
Gone.
Mr.. ShoTtHp Theatrical career, which. he
acknowledges, was the career furthest from
his mind when he started out to carve his
fortune. began in this city thirty-three years
ago when he became assistant treasurer of
the old Olympic Theater. This playhouse
then occupied a portion Of the site of the
present structure The Olympic, in 1869. was
under the management of Messrs. Spalding
aad Bidwer. who opened a chain OF houses
In st Louis, Memphis, Mobile and New Or
leans, Mr.. Spalding has retained his in
terest IN the Olympic ever since. From the
hrst day Mr.. Short manifested such a re-
markable aptitude for the business that
Mr.. Spaldings attention was attracted to
him., and he took q deep interest in his
welfare. When, about six weeks later. in
the latter part OF October, 1869, the theater
IN Memphis was ready for the opening,
young Short was sent there as the represen-
tative Of Mr. Spalding to look after its
interest.
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Purchased Site of Havlin's
Theater Twelve Years Ago.

1nedter Twelve I ears Ago.
Twelve years ago. with an eye to the
interests of Mr.. Spalding. Mr.. short pur-
| chased the site of HavIIn.s Theater, on the
streets. from the Virgins estate. The les
sees OF the theater have a thirty-year Lease
on the building. at the expiration Of which
time the building Will revert to the pu--
chaser. About the same time Mr.. Short
purchased the ST. James Hotel. on the
southwest corner of Broadway and Walnut.
adjoining the Olympic Theater. The hotel,
for a quarter OF a century. was much in
vogue as a stopping place for show peo-
pie OF second-class attractions. OF late
| years It has deteriorated in service and ac-
commodations and the theatrical profession
sought other quarters.
In 1882 the Olympic Theater was enlarged
and remodeled. On April 3 OF that year
Robson. and Cane gave the farewell per-
formance in the old building. which was
then turned over TO the contractors. Ad-
ditional space TO the south was secured. and
on September "A. 1882, when ]. x. Emmett
opened the new house. the ST. Louis theater-
going public assembled TO laugh ard cry in
sympathy with the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
favorite. Fritz" in one Of the best appoint
ed playhouses in the country.
The pooling arrangement between the
Olympic and Grand was dissolved in 1890.
Since then Mr.. Short has devoted his entire
time to the management. of the Olympic and
Mr.. Spalding's private interests. For sew
eral years Mr.. Short has realized hat the
St. James Hotel was not as profitable an
investment as it could be made, and early
this year he had plans drawn to remodel
and renovate the building. The work began
with the closing OF the theatrical season,
and when the season again opens the re.
modelled hotel will be thrown open to the
public. When completed the hotel viii be
equipped with all modern conveniencea
In the third Of a century he has Seer
identified with the stage. Mr.. Short has
come In personal contact with all the stage
celebrities Of both continents whose quest
for fame and fortune led them TO VISIT the
West. Stars Of the historic. operatio and
concert stage. whose names. now but a dim
"reminiscences TO the present generation 1t
theater gners. thrilled the hearts Of the play
going public Of the Cos and 70s. were per
sonal and fast friends of Mr.. Short in their
hey-day Of glory. He had many excellent
opportunities Of meeting them in a social
way. aside from the purely business rela-
lions he maintained with them. IT is to the
delightful friendship formed through these
social relations that he retains many Of the
h~appiest and pleasantest memories Of the
notable artists.
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I shall hear that grand amen.
Perhaps in that other realm. where life
is music and eternity a song, Sir Arthur
Sullivan has found again that CHORD Of
music like the sound of a great amen"
Perhaps the master that gave to US through
his rare and versatile genius SO much that
is by turns solemn. dignifed. light. pleas
ant and melodiously joyous as the ripping
OF a mountain brookiet-perhaps his inspi-
ration is now attuned to a grander theme
than his mortal intellect could interpret.
Yet he lives among US and shall 1--we for
ages as a master of melody that shall stand
as the voice Of an emotion that controlled
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the manager OF one Of the leading theaters
Of the country, providing the best attrac-
tons In the theatrical world. Mr.. Short has
found time to indulge in real estate spec
ulation as a sort OF relaxation. His invest
ments nave almost invariably turned out
proftably.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-02
EXPECT TO MAKE CLEAN SWEEP
Republican In the LeEis-
Iature. D.

PIERRE. S. D.. Sept. 1.-(special.)-while
there is practically no organized opposi-
ton to republication In South Dakota, with
the opening Of the campaign. September Is.
the work will be pushed as vigorously as II
a hot campaign we're on. A strong effort
Will be made to secure o majority Of 20, 1000
or more, and the only thing which can pos
sibly cause failure in this Is the fact that
republican voters will feet that 1t is not
necessary for them to get out on account
Of the large majority expected, and will al
low the vote to be light by neglect. The
work OF the campaign managers will be d.
rected oward securing as heavy a vote as
possible, and with II the large majority
desired.
The last legislature did not contain
enough OF the opposition to republicans to
even make political matters interesting. and
the coming session promises to nave even
fewer Of the opposition, as indications are
in favor Of carrying every county in the
state this year. Codington county may be
an exception, as a so-called non-partisan
legislative ticket has been put in the field
in that county by a few republicans, and
in case they succeed In defeating the reg
ular nominees. that county will probably
have the only anti republican delegation in
the session, and be the only break in the
solid line.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-02
UNION LABOR is ON PARADE
Business Generally Suspended In
Sioux Falls I'm Honor of
the Day.
SIOUX FALLS.

SIOUX FALLS, s. D., Sept. I.-(speciaI)
Business was generally suspended here
today to give the labor organizations and
people Of Sioux Falls and opportunity to
observe Labor day in a hitting manner.
One Of the features Of the day was a parade,
made up OF about a score Of labor organi-
%zations, and headed by Mayor Burnside and
members Of the city ouncil Each OF the
organizations was accompanied by a float
representative of the trade or profession
Of the members. The procession passed In
review in front Of the Cataract hotel. A
Purse OF $40 was awarded as q prize for
the best float, and a prize Of $3.50 was
awarded for the most novel or best appear
ing union, numbers not being taken into
consideration No representatives OF unor-
ganized labor were permitted to participate
In the parade, 1t being composed entirely OF
unions recognized by the American Fedora
tion OF Labor.
LEAD. s.. D., Sept. L-(SpeeiaI.)-Today
is Labor day. and the city is practically
deserted. all OF the mines and mills having
shut down In order to allow their employees
to attend the picnic given by the miners
union and other labor organizations. which
is being held at spearhsh. Every labor
organization in the Hills is represented al
the picnic, and the day is being observed
as a holiday by every city and camp.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-02

people who grow beets in Nebraska. In
all the controversy nothing has been said
more shameiessly unfair and ungenerous
than the charge 80 often made BY the Ont
cago Tribune, that traitor to western asrl-
culture. that the small bulk Of beet sugar
does not entitle II 70 recognition.
We are not beet sugar alone, but cane
In The south and beet IN tho north, ana
the aggregate OF sugar Of our brothers
in louisiana and Texas with beet sugar
from California to New York IL even now
a total by no means negligible or con-
temptible. The statement by Senator
Plat and others and go often repeated
that Cuban reciprocity will not injure
sugar production IL simply preposterous'
Cuban reciprocity means practically the
extinction Of all sugar production In this
country, whether Of cane or beet. The
sugar consumed In all the world can be
produced on 10000, 900 acres OF land, and
no staple commodity may be so easily
raised in excess Of the worlds wants
The welfare Of this state and this coun-
try is the important thing; and our abil-
ity to support In comfort In the future
great numbers Of families on small farms
is OF such tr~anscendent value that this
hitch over the manner in which We shall
help the people OF Cuba seems like the
perplexity Of children in a game Of puEzle.
As to the opinion Of The senator or the
executive on the point Of injury to our
sugar production in the future. 1 beg leave
to hold my own views. They are. after all.
.but men. and they may make a mistake.
Now is the time for The Bee to illuminate
our minds by an exhaustive treatment Of
this beclouded matter. piercing through the
mists Of political fancy work to the clear
sky Of pure reason. r. NJ. ALLEN.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-02

CATTLE-There was quite a decrease to-
day in cattle receipts, as compared with the
last two weeks. but stu there Is an increase
eral opinion was that shippers were rather
afraid OF a Labor day market and as a re.
suit many kept away that otherwise would
As has been the case for some time past
there were not enough cornfed steers IN the
yards to tell anything about the market and
as a result the only thing to be said Is that
prices are practically unchanged. Packers,
though, all claim they want more cornfeds
10 60 with their westerns and that they Will
pay strong prices Tor desirable gfaaes. 49,.
morning and anything desirable was strong
to a dime higher than at the close OF last
week. Good heshy heavy cows seem to be
selling tc the best advantage, but still even
the medi I'm grades and Gamers brought a
little better prices than they did last week.
Bulls. veal calves and stays were July
steady today and anything desirable met
with ready sale.
The demand for stockers and feeders was
fully as active today as It was a week ago
prices hrmed up. The better grades were
about a dime higher than on Friday OF last
week and even the commoner grades were
fully steady and In some cases a little
Packers took hold Of the western beef
steers in good shape this morning and the
desirable offerings sold strong TO a dime
higher than the close OF last week. There
did not seem to be any more than enough
to meet the local demand Common grades
did not show so much Improvement. Choice
western dehorned feeders were also about
a dime higher, while the common and eape-
ciaily the common horned cattle were not
much more than steady and somewhat
neglected. the same as they have been rtghi
them were in active demand and sold strong
TO 10c higher. The medium grades anc
Gamers also brought fully a. good prices
as they did last week. Representative
saleas
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-02
ALLEN ON CUBAN RECIPROCITY
Question of Sugar TariR as Viewed
By the Nebraska Beet Sugar
People.

AMEs, Neb., Aug. 80. 1902.-To the Ed
itor Of The Bee: With references to your
editorial on Cuba in Thursdays Bee. will
you not treat the matter analytically and
candldly? l have read Senator Platt's
statement in the North American and fairly
we'll kept the run OF the general argument
over the country. but there is always
something omitted. No one recalls that
beet sugar people have always offered to
give the desired aid to Cuba in the form Of
a rebate which would not so conspicuously
hand over to the Sugar trust the control Of
the distribution Of sugar in this country.
People forget that the reciprocity bill
could haye passed with the amendment
abolishing the dlnerential duty on refined
sugar-that is. on condition OF clipping the
claws of the trust. When an envoy. min
lister of executive with limited power nego-
tiates a treaty which must be ratified,
should he charge the legislature with moral
obliquity II Il chooses not to ratify? / can
and do see good reason and good morals In
sustaining the executive in financial help
TO Cuba until It's industries are duly de-
yeloped and diversified and able to sustain
its peopls. / do not care how the help
shall be given provided II is not SO de-
signed as to build up In Cuba the sugar in
dustry OF some American citizens while II
pulls down sugar production Of other Amer
lean citizens In the United States.
The argument OF our gain in Cuban com
merce is a feeble one; people who grow
cane in Cuba are not nearly as valuable
CONSUMERS Of manufactured commodities al
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-02

SWEEPSTAKES were not as many sheep
on sale today as have arrived on Monday
for the last several weeks. but as COM
pared with the corresponding day of last
year there is a good Increase. The quality
of the offerings was not very good and In
fact the bulk Of the receipts consisted Of
feeders.
Packers took hold fairly well ~ the fat
stun and anything desirable sold at about
steady prices. The scarcity of good stun,
however. made the market appear rather
dull. Packers, though, claimed that they
wanted good killers and that II anything
choice was offered they would pay fully
steady prices.
the market this morning and besides hat
there were a good many standing orders
in the hands OF commission men. so that
the desirable punches met with ready sale
at steady prices. The common kinds,
though, were neglected, the same as was
the case with the fat sheep and lambs.
choice yearlngs. S.S5d4l5; fair 70 good.
So 6Od3 90: good to choice wethers. 2.40da60;
fair to good wethers. S.29s.4O; choice
ewes, S3OOq325i fair to good ewes, S2504
80; good 10 choice lambs. S.OO05.25; fair
10 good lambs, A.60d4.90; feeder wethers.
So 75d3.40; feeder yeaTlings, 2.3q36O; feeder
lambs. tl75945Oi Gull lambs. ts,OOqs,5O;
feeder ewes. n-25q2.5o. Representative
sales;