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the wane and all the old favorites will
ere long be numbered as have beens."
Not much is known of Eugene Wal
ter author OF Sergeant James," ex-
cept that he is a newspaper man turned
dramatist. Kirke La Shelle, who has
produced the drama, claims it is des-
tined to be as big a money maker as
Arizona" 1t is described as perfect
avalanche of episodes and cIimaxes.
Walter is not the only newspaper man
that has abandoned that vocation in
favor of play writing. There are Har-
ry B. Smith, George AIDE, Sydney Ro-
senfeld, John ]. Mentally, H. ]. W..
Dam and Mr.. La Shelle himself.
The new play written for Blanche
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ital part for you. But before we go
into details as to that let me know
your salary" AS he said this he turned
TO his desk TO adjust some memoranda.
-Four hundred dollars" said his
caller.
Mansfield continued his work, with
his back turned. but replied. pleasantly,
You will please shut the door when
you go out, won't your
That William Collier was not wholly
at his ease Thursday evening last on
the occasion OF his debut with the
Weberfields was the opinion OF several
OF the reviewers, one of whom laid the
comedians nervousness TO an i'm
prOmptu remark of Lillian RusselPs.
In a seene-a-deux for her and Collier,
the latter unconseiously cleared his
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names Of only three foreign eompos-
ers. the greater part being devoted To
the works of such well known Amer
leans as Edward Mcdowell. the New
ms and A. NJ. Forester.
8 g @
The Anderson Lamson quartette has
reorganized at the Lamson trio.
g o q
There viii be co2cert given in the
Westminster Presbyterian church on
Thursday evening at s o'clock.
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as might actuate the deeply sensitive
OF any particular faith, and which has
been seen in this country and in France
with respect TO the Passion" play.
Miss Margaret May, the star OF
Winchester" Edward McWade's sue
cessful war drama, and a southern girl,
tells the following story of a negro
baptizing in Virginia. An old negro
preacher did the honors. and the can
dicate for baptism was a coal black
negro woman. The preacher led his
victim FAR out into the stream. where
she could be thoroughly immersed. and
at the suspicious moment he cried in
a loud voice: BE stiddy. %sister, be
stiddy. and you'll cum up whitah den
snow." ''oh. parson." she exclaimed.
~dat's askin' too much: cream col
ouhn do"
Directly he returned from Europe
last month. Richard Mansfield sent for
well known player TO consult about a
part in his production OF Julius Gaze
sar- The man happened TO be de-
cidedly self-appreciative.-
Good morning said Mansfield. as
his caller entered You know, I'm
preparing -Sxsiss ca4@sr.'- I've a CAP
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PRESS AGENTS PROMISE.

In announcing that the musical
farce, "Alphonse and CASTOR" viii be
played at the Salt Lake theatre all
this week. the public knows beforehand
that ii will see something that is or
should be funny. for Alphonse and Gas
ton have been put before the people
every week for nearly two years past
as the big comic feature in the Sunday
edition OF one of the largest New York
newspapers, and is now current In that
newspaper.
All Of the best incidents-the most
humorous ones-haVe been incorpor-
ated in the new musical farce. and
Aiphonse and CASTOR viii be seen at
their worst so far as they are con-
cerned and at their best from the
point of view of the public. II AL
phonse and CASTOR IN print have made
people laugh. they should make people
shout when invested with the rich
humor, the JUNCTION and comic abilities
of two competent comedians, when
they are thrown together in the center
OF story which has all the brightest
cieverness. lively dialogue and wit of
the best farce writer's.
IL is said that Frank Tannehill. who
has written many successful plays, has
evolved humorous plot from the pic
ture story Of 'Alphonse and CASTOR"
and in interest his play has been great
ly enhanced by the introduction of
much music. good ensemble numbers.
solos and chOruses. composed by the
well known song writer's, Ben NJ. Je-
rome and Harry Won Tilzer.
The company which will appear in
"Alphonse and CASTOR" numbers forty
ten principals and thirty in the cho-
rus. All OF the principals have been
Identified with farce comedy and mu-
steal comedy and are in touch with the
quick, vivacious and rapid action nee
essary TO make play OF this kind a
success. Some of them have excellent
voices. so that the musical numbers
viii be well rendered. This new mu-
steal farce-which is not TO be con-
founded with the average farce COM
edy, where noise is interpreted for
humor-is a high class production and
may be compared with the best farces
and musical comedies that have been
produced within the past few years.
II is bright and humorous play. with
catchy music. handsomely costumed
and interpreted by a first-elass COM
pany of comedians.
A roxy tramp Is the Ouereng al
the Grand theatre for the first three
nights of this week The new stage
hero given US in Nelson Lewis play
forms the basis OF the comedy drama
From all accounts he offers a new and
sterling character 10 the stage and
has proven the truth OF the old adage
that clothes do not make the man.
Its success is not a fad that viii PASS
away, but. judging from the business
of the organization since its opening,
nothing is liable to cut away its sup
ports or rend il asunder. The piece
is described as a comedy drama. al
though the comedy al times is softened
by pathos and there is a vein OF heart
interest that carries with il an affec-
ton born only OF kindness There are
many pretty episodes that viii appeal
strongly TO parents and teach a lesson
10 boys inclined to be bad Don- miss
"A Foxy Tramp when il comes 20 the
Grand theatre School matinee We'd
n~sdav az M
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throat while she was speaking. She
stopped, looked squarely at him, and
said: Mr.. Collier, if you must cough,
please do so in your own lines" The
rebuke. although quite in keeping with
the general manner of the Weber &
Fields drollery, is said to have upset
the debutant for the balance of the
performance.
During the recent engagement of Mr..
and Mrs Edwin Milton Royle in ST.
Louis there was a most unexpected in
terruption TO the play of Captain I'M
pudence-" Lover" says Lucretia Bugg
in the play. Ugh. What is loVe?"
Royle had just repeated the question
What is lover" when a lusty infant in
the balcony let out a strenuous yawp
that scraped bits of the fresco of the
ceiling. With the instinct of self-pre-
servation, the actor raised his hand to-
ward the baby and said THAT'S love,
let IL go at that" The audience
laughed until they cried.
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~ HE FIELD of legerdemain has
just about been harvested in
II this country. probably for the
very worthy reason that in
ventive genius has conceived and put
into execution every possible Illusion
that can be worked before an audience
of American people on the stage OF an
ordinary American theatre. No mat
ter how clever the performer, he has
to depend upon those old-time tricks
with the rabbits. the dollars, the rings
and silk hats. So il was with Herr
mann's performances at the Salt Lake
theatre yesterday. This man can never
be as great as was his uncle father.
namesake, grandfather or whatever the
original Hermann was to him. HeWent
over the same old lot of mysterious
passes and performed the same tricks
we saw fifteen years ago But, at the
same time, he does about as well as any
OF the present day magicians. There
Is scarcely one who could give a more
satisfying entertainment in this line.
The only trouble is that it's much like
a 6ircus-see one, you've seen them all.
Hermann has one great illusion on
Ills RAOhA1AllAilE- mat Is the one In
which he suspends the body of a wo-
man, apparently, In mid-air. passing a
hoop completely around the body TO
prove the absence of wires and sup
ports.
AS relief to the black art part of
the show, there is a musical team
which does splendid work.
There was fair turnout at the mat
mee yesterday and larger house last
night.
The New York Telegraph some DAYS
ago had the following:
II Orestes U. Bean gets HIS way
Broadway is soon TO have the treat of
q genuine Mormon drama, one uphold
ing the Brigham Young doctrines,
staged with the approval of the Utah
elders and backed by Salt Lake City
capital.
AS a theatrical magnate, or in any
other capaeity. Mr.. Bean has been
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George II. Primrose win have an all
star minstrel organization next year.
playing the high grade theatres, and
has secured James H. Decker as his
general manager,
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The tour Of Herbert Kelcey and Eftie
shannon in Sherlock Holmes" under
the direction of David V. Arthur, has
thus far proved the most successful
since their first appearance as joint
stars. The role OF the great detective
of fiction is said by critics to be the
best suited to Mr.. Kelley of any he has
ever DlaYed.
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Captain Molly" is q frost" At the
New York Manhattan theatre, and so
il is declared null and void. giving way
10 Minnie Dupree in "a Rose o. Ply
mouth Town" at that house.
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Lulu CHASER opened her second star
ring tour under Fred C. Whitney's
at the Victoria theatre,
New York. on Sept. %. She sang the
title role in STANCE & Edwardes' Dolly
Warden" which ran ali last winter at
the Herald Square
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Judged By the Sample.
Stories concerning the rivalry between
Chicago and ST. Louis evidently viii
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The Never Treat club has been Or
ganized among the people playing
"Under Southern Skies" Is this a
fresh attempt to elevate the stage?
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A new musical comedy with the title.
The Girl Trust" will be presented for
the first time in New York in Novem-
Der. The piece was written by ID.
O'Brien and F. X. Hennessey of Chi
cago. E. z. Rice will stage il.
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New York managers are predicting
that the musical comedy is sadly on
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Walsh by StanislaHs STANCE has at last
been named. IL will be called THE
Daughter OF Hamilcar." Although
based on Flaubert's Salammbo. Mr..
STANCE has practically evolved an orig
inal play, having introduced several
characters which do not appear in the
French classic and made many and
radical departures from its story.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-05
SMALL TALK.

Frank NJ. Eldredge is business man
ager for Effie Ellsler this season.
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THIS WEEK AT
THE THEATRES

= SALT LAKE THEATRE
= "Alphonse and Gaston,v all 1
Z week. 1
y GRAND THEATRE. - Mon I
= day, Tuesday, Wednesday and 4
= matinee, "a Foxy Tramp" I
= Thursday, Friday, Saturday and 1
y matinee, 1.-THE Tide of Life"
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The new play written for Blanche
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to give the play New York hearing.
The metropolitan public up to the time
Of going to press had failed to clamor
for the offering, and. so far as could
be learned. the western man did not
conclude arrangements with any local
manager for looking after the business
end of the play.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-04
PRINCE HENRY OF PRUSSIA.

large number of journalists at a
dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria. At
it's conclusion he crossed to Jersey
City and boarded his special train,
which left Immediately for Washing
ton, where he will attend the Nc
Kinley memorial service.
x A Busy Day.
Washington, Feb. 2S.-Prince Henry
and his suite arrived in the capital
from New York at nine o'clock yes
terday morning. At noon he attend
ed the Mckinley memorial services
in the hall of representatives, and at
their conclusion made hurried trip
to Mount Vernon, where he laid two
wreaths upon the tomb of Washing
ton on behalf of the emperor of Ger
many and planted a linden tree. In
the evening he was the guest of
President Roosevelt at a dinner in
the white house.
Left for the West.
Washington, March Prince Hen
ry left Washington last night for his
western trip after visiting the naval
academy at Annapolis, taking live
ly horseback ride with President
Roosevelt and dining in state at the
German embassy.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-04
TAKEN PRISONER.
Gen. Lucbnn, a Filipino Chieftnin.
Captured by Scouts on the
Island of Samnr.

Washington, Feb. 27.-Gen. Chaffee
Wednesday notified the war depart
ment that Lieut.. Stribler, of the Phil
ippine scouts, captured Gen. Lucban
on the 22d inst. The prisoner is con-
fined at Laguna.
The officials of the war depart
ment regard the capture of Lucban
as the most important military event
since Aguinaldo's capture. He was
run down on the island of Samar.
The place of his confinement is tiny
island in a bay on the north coast
of Samar.
Manila, Feb. 27.-Gen. Chaffee has
received orders from Washington to
arrange to send home all regiments
under his command sent to the Phil
ippines in 1899. About $4,000 troops
are affected.
Manila, March 1.-Two hundred
uniformed bolomen in the island OF
Samar attacked scouting party OF
friendly natives and detachment OF
the First infantry, and So of the
bolomen We're killed.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-04
TURKEY MUST PAY.
of Money Paid for Rnnsoming
of Miss Stone.

Constantinople, Feb. est is I'M
derstood that the United States will
soon take steps to obtain reim-
bursement of the sum ($72,50O) paid
to brigands as ransom for Miss
Ellen NJ. Stone and Nine. TsilEa,
holding Turkey responsible, mas
much as the capture of the mission
aries was effected on Turkish soil.
This question of responsibility may
have serious developments, since Tur-
key .emphatically disclaims response
bility and lays the blame on Bull
garia.
salonica, Roumelia, Feb. 2s.-Miss
Stone, in company with NJ. Gargiulo,
the .dragoman of the American en-
bassy at Constantinople, left here
Thursday for Constantinople. She in
tends to remain several weeks in
Turkey and will then proceed to the
United States to visit her mother.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-04
TRAGEDY IN ILLINOIS.
Miss Eva Wiscman, Schoo1-Tencher
Shot Dead In Presence of Her
Pupils by Jealous Lover.

Decatur, ILL.,, Feb. 26.-Fletcher Bar
nett, school-teacher, Tuesday en-
tered school house one mile from
Camargo, and without warning shot
and instantly killed Miss Eva Wiseman,
the teacher in charge. He then shot
at Bert Hopewell, pupil who attempt
ed to interfere, but missed him. Bar
nett then shot himself, but apparently
without serious injury. He rushed out
of the building, and shot himself again,
but still not fatally. He then jumped
into well and was drowned. Bar
nett had been a sutton for the girls
hand. All were highly connected.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-04
DUE TO JEALOUSY.
Himself mt Woodstock, ILL., Boy
Plays Spy on His Mother.

Woodstock, ILL.,, March Murder
GUS jealousy filled the heart of Benja-
min f. Ellsworth, of this place, Friday
morning, and, after Staying his wife
and Amos w. Anderson with revolver,
he turned the weapon upon himself
and ended his own life. His son, Earl
A. Ellsworth, was witness of the
tragedy and is a prisoner in the Nc
Henry county Jail. The triple tragedy
was brought about, apparently, by
prearranged plan formed between the
father, now dead, and the son, now
prisoner. The son set himself to watch
the suspected actions of his own moth
er, and at certain moment ran
stealthily to window, whence he sig
nailed with a gesture to his father
across the street. The father came
and the killing followed. A coroner's
jury returned verdict recommending
that the young man be held to the
grand jury as an accessory before the
fact, and agreeing that the three dead
persons "came to their death as re-
suit of bullet wounds"
Ellsworth was As years old and a
prosperous mechanic, who conducted
general repair shop near his resi-
dence. His wife, Alice, was 42 years
old and prepossessing in appearance.
Mr.. Anderson was n years old, of
fine physique for one of his years,
and for nearly four years had made
his home with the Ellsworths. He
was a retired farmer, owning proper
ty estimated to be worth over $4,000.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-04
WELCOMED TO AMERICA.
Prince Henry of Prussia Cordially
Greeted on His Arrival in
the United States.
BIG GUNS FROM FORTS ROAR A SALUTE
Lands in New York and Receives
Callers md Repays Visits-Then
Goes to Washington, Where the
President Gives Him n Hearty
Greeting-LOolxs In Upon Congress-.

New York, Feb. 24.-The thunder
Gus roar of cannon greeted Prince
Henry of Prussia as the Kronprinz
Wilhelm bearing the brother and spe-
cial representative of Emperor Will
liam of Germany steamed into the
harbor of New York yesterday morn
ing. Forts Wadsworth and Hamilton
gave tremendous welcome to the in
coming German rear admiral with 21
guns each.
The Prince Lands.
Events followed swiftly once the
steamer bringing Prince Henry hove
in sight. In due time Rear Admiral
Evans, the special representative of
President Roosevelt, boarded the
Kronprinz Wilhelm and offered the
nations welcome. Then the navy,
army and city of New York repre-
sentatives did likewise for their re-
spective constituents. Prince Henry
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-04
The Southern Eloods.

Atlanta, Ga, March Mot in
many years have the southeastern
gulf states experienced damage so
widespread by a storm as that which
has visited Georgia, Alabama, Ten
nessee, Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina and Florida. AS far
as known seven lives were lost and
several persons injured. The dam
age is enormous, the railroads being
particularly heavy sufferers.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-04
VIII Cause Much Damage.

ST. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 2s.-A special
to the Pioneer Press from Duluth,
Mimi, says that the early break up
causes much danger at their busiest
time. Millions of feet of timber cut
and ready for hauling will now have
to be abandoned until next season. 1t
is estimated that the loss to the log
ging and numbering industry will not
be less than $1O,oOO,0oO, and many of
the smaller loggers will be bankrupt.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-04
Island Schools.

Chicago, Feb. 2s.-In an address be-
fore the National Educational assoc
ciation's superintendent departs
ment in session here DR.. NJ. G. Boom
baugh, commissioner of education for
Porto Rico. said that S35 new school
houses have been erected in Porto
Rico since the United States assumed
control of the island and 10000 chill
dren are attending school daily, while
hundreds of thousands are demand
ing admission.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-04
Floods in the East.

Philadelphia, March 1.-Heavy, con-
tinuous rains and melting SHOWS
have resulted in serious floods.
Many points in Pennsylvania report
the worst situation in many years.
Rivers and small streams are out of
their banks and transformed into
raging torrents, sweeping away
bridges, railroad tracks, telegraph
and telephone lines, numbering and
manufacturing plants, docks and
warehouses. Three persons were
drowned at Wilkesbarre.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-04
buried Under snow.

Telluride, Col, March Seventeen
dead, as many injured and score or
more missing is the result, SO far as
known, of series of snowslides
which occurred Friday in the imme-
date vicinity of the Liberty Bell mine
on smuggler mountain, 3h miles
north of Telluride. The roads be-
tween here and Liberty Bell are al
most impossible, and details are hard
to obtain
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-04
Pioneer Journalist Dead.

Deadwood,S. d., Feb. 27.-Albert w.
Herrick, who published the first
newspaper printed in the Black hills
and southern Dakota, died Wednes-
day of pneumonia. He was 60 years
old and veteran of the civil war.
He started the Deadwood Pioneer in
1876, when there was no other paper
published within 100 miles,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-04
To FIJI Vacancy,

Rockford, ILL.,, Feb. 26.-Arthur II.
Frost, of Rockford, was on Tuesday
elected judge of the Seventeenth jul
dicial circuit to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of John C.
Carver. A light vote was polled,
Frost having no opposition.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-04
Sale Is Blocked.

Paris, March 1.-The Panama Canal
company has voted to postpone nego-5
tiations for the sale Of the canal to
the United States. Colombia, through
it's consul general here, served notice
on the company that the canal conces-
sion cannot be transferred to America
without certain notifications. This
move blocks temporarily at least the
sale to the United States.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-04
SHIN in His sleep.

Jacksonville, ILL.,, Feb. 27.-Wood-
ford Hughes, who was recently ac-
quilted of the charge of shooting
James Sweeney from ambush last
August, was shot and killed by a
masked assassin while asleep in bed
at Mud Prairie, near Nortonville,
early Wednesday morning. The muir
derer is believed to be friend of
Sweeney'S.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-04

Washington, Feb. 26.-The United
States supreme court has decided the
famous shy levce bond case in favor
of the defendants. Nearly 1000
farmers in Calhoun, Adams and Pike
counties, Illinois, thus save their
property. The case has been fought
for 25 years.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-04

waters of the Kill-von-Kull. After
the launching the president, with
Mrs. and Miss Roosevelt, was the
guest of the prince on board the
royal yacht Hohenzollern, the presi-
dent and his wife leaving for Wash
lngton in the afternoon. Miss Alice
Roosevelt remained in New York
with friends.
Freedom of the City.
The feature of the afternoon was
the presentation of the freedom of
the city of Greater New York to
Prince Henry. The ceremony, which
took place in the city hall, was
short, and the prince, in response to
the mayors brief address, gave a
pleasant expression to the desire for
continued and increasing friendship
between the two countries, while he
made grateful Acknowledgements of
the unusual welcome accorded him.
In the evening Prince Henry, his
suite and the presidential delegates
were the guests of the mayor of New
York at dinner at the Manhattan
club.
Entertain the Prince.
New York, Feb. 27.-Prince Henry
met the captains of American indus
try at luncheon yesterday and en-
joyed himself so we'll that he can
celed the afternoon programme of
sightseeing in order to remain in in
formal conversation with the men of
business and finance. In the evening
the prince reviewed a torchlight pro-
cession of German societies and lis
tened to singing by chorus of 100
voices.
Later in the evening the prince was
the guest of the Stats Zeitung and