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The Washington times., 1903-04-12
From Choir Loft to Stage.
How a Clergyman Thrust Alice Fischer
On The Staee.

How a Clergyman Thrust Alice Fischer
On the Stage
Alice Fischer, who was made star in
a single night last September. by one
appearance as Mrs. Jack" IN which
part she comes 10 the Columbia tomor-
row night. was thrust into the dramatic
profession by a clergyman, Who brought
her TO New York from her home in Terre
Hzute. Ind. 10 satisfy himself and his
congregation that she vas properly
started in a dramatic school
In every town. says Miss Fischer.s
press agent. or rather in every church
circle n every town. there is always
one young woman who is known as the
moving spirit She is usually president
OF the Y. P. 5 c. E; she teaches a class
in Sunday school. the most TufHanly
BUNCH Of from ten TO fourteen-y ear-oId
boys. as a rule; she supeyfntends all the
Cbndren's Day exercises. teaching the
precocious members Of the infant class
little pieces, thereby doing great work
toward developing early vanity. She al
ways recftes, sings, and plays the sun
The Washington times., 1903-04-12


generation ago that the thirty-oad
Young yvomeH8n the company wear. That
Is the cause or all the trouble Not Only
do the girls themselves find hard work
in manipulating their voIuminous skirts.
but stage Director HolbrOok has been al
his wits end 10 find places for them dur
ing the times they are not on the stage.
Ordinarily half dozen girls can get
behind one fat, but it is different with
girl inside OF crinoline. She takes
as much room as half a dozen girls
would in scantier costumes or tights
The girls are always in the way al
most as much in their own way as they
are in eyerybody's else. Not more than
TWO or three Of them can get into a7y
one dressing room at time so the ap-
parently simple method OF RELOCATING
The Washington times., 1903-04-12
Reviving an Dc Acconplishment.


AT last he found q way of shifting
the frames so that we might sit down
decorously and we're all told to take
our hoopskirts home and rehearse
with them until we could handle them
as gracefully as we would a bathing
suit
When it came to Monday night-tbat
opening that We had all been dreaming
about-ve we're afraid that we might
forget the trick and Eve minutes before
the curtain went up, the audience might
have seen some thirty young women.
could they but have been behind the
scenes, jumping around, swinging. sit
ting down. Waiting and acting IN a
perfectly delirious manner. They we're
just taking the finishing touches OF their
hoopsklrt training
Frightened? Of course. we we're
frightened When it comes 70 a first
night, professionals. TO matter how
long they have been on the stage. are
as nervous as the most hysterIeal ANA
teur- There are so many things TO 90
wrong and it takes so few things 10 50
wrong TO bring disaster. But with hoop
skirts. You may be sure we we're
frightened
The Washington times., 1903-04-12

the ensemble OF the play presented IT
is said that in the dramatizati6n SIR.
Haekett urged Mr. Churchill not TO at
tempt to make the part Of Stephen Brice
assume more prominence than II had en-
joyed in the original story. but to pre-
serve all the characters with the same
relative prominence as in the book
The result Of this seems TO have been
something superior to the ordinary
book-play. and incidentally 30 have
placed Mr.. Hackett in a position 20
show his ability for quiet. intense. but
self-restrained acting, which none other
OF his previous roles allowed. As the
cool headed Northerner. Stephen Brice
opposed TO the impetuous, fiery Southern
people. whom he loved. but not their
opinion. he Is credited with a dignity
and repose which years Of prisoner Of
Zenda. " Rupert of Hentzau. and Don
Caesar de Bean" would not suggest. In
Philadelphia. New York. Buffalo, BCs-
ton, and Chicago he was given great
praise for this phase of his work. aad
the play was spoken of as a good piece
OF dramatic writing.
The consensus OF opinion has been
that 10 better dramatic form OF pub
/ Hshed novel has ever been placed upon
I the stage, and that no star of modern
days. at least. has shown himself sc
willing to partially subordinate MS own
character in the play for the purpose Of
I giving.
/ The mountings and stage investitu-e
carried by Mr.. Hackett for his produc-
ton OF The Crisis" have been uuiyer-
sally commended.
Mr.. Hackett's enga cement is for the
| six nights commencing Monday, April
/ Is. with matinees on Wednesday and
Saturday only The reservation Of seats
/ is already quite large. and pTesages an
ovation for the distinguished player
The Washington times., 1903-04-12

Country Club Of Philadelphia. Automo-
bile girls. eclf maids, and sailor lassies.
with chic French maids. viii carol the
bright and merry choruses, and corps
de ballet Of siIk-tighted chorus girls"
zciuUllates and sparkIes in spite Of
tenor, baritone. and bass voices. Among
the new musical numbers are many nov
elites. ) burlesque upon Belasco's 'Du
Barry" together with a new coon song
and chorus. Ma Merry Maisie," and a
travesty on the Cafe Chantant dance
from The Silver slipper" are novel
features.
The performance is 10 be benefit for
the Washington Diet Kitchen, a worthy
local charity.
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In a Moving Prison Cell.

In a Moving Prison Cell.
The sight of half a dozen Of them
backed up against the wall With their
skirts Gattened ont at the back and ali
beloved out at the front as principal
hurries by TO make an entrance is anus
ing and at times grotesqge. Another odd
sight is to see one Of the girls trying %
fasten her shoe ribbons or trying TO get
close enough TO another to lace the back
eff her waist.
The first day that we had 70 put on
those hoops at rehearsal, said one Of
the young women after the first re-
hears4l. we struggled and tried ali
sorts Of exDedients. and stood around
as II We were dressed in elder barrels.
After about an hour OF praeticiug With
them, We got so discouraged that rs
were on the verge Of tears. Every tius
one OF Us would move. we'd bump Into
another hoopskirt. until 1t seemed that
the very air must simply be filled with
whfrling, balIooning hoopskiTts.
when my cue came to sit down. I
found that I just couldn't do It, that
was all there was about it. The stage
manager tried to show me how. Then hs
went and got 2 hoopskirt himself and
experimental. When he sat down the
thing few up over his head and We had
to rush TO his rescue or he would have
been smothered TO death, I really be-
lieve.
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GOSSIP OF THE DRAMA FROM MANY POINTS OF VIEW 80

harp solo. selected. Mr.. Aptommas; (a)
.Marche Espagnole." De Koven. tb1
"KeunsterIeben Waller, Strauss. Tor
eador's Song" Carmen Mr. Wiley:
la) ballet music, Tschaikowsky; lb)
"1Lohengrin, prelude TO act 3, Nag
uer
The Washington times., 1903-04-12
Lafayette-James K. Hackett in "The
Crisis"

In The presentation Of Winston
ChurchHI-g play The Crisis. at the
Lafayette Square Opera House. tomor-
row night. James K Hackett will offer
shat has been spoken Of elsewhere as
the most attractive program of his
stellar career. The play is said TO be a
good illustration Of his endeavors as a
manager, in so far as it is proof that
he IS willing to sink all desire for stellar
briuianey when il seems to endanger
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One Girl IN Space for -Four.

This is not because of the number Of
people employed. although there are al
most 300. including the soldiers used in
this opera. but it is the costumes, the
old-fashioned hoopsktrt crinolines Of a
The Washington times., 1903-04-12
Columbia-Alice Figcher in LIE. Iack. :,

Mrs. Jack" the comedy by Grace
Livingston Furniss, will be seen for the
first time in this city at the Columbia
Theater tomorrow night, with Alice
Fischer in the title role. This new
star has met with unusual success and
comes here with the prestige of run
OF leo nights at Wallack's and the Vie
toria Thesters in New York
In the title role of Mrs. Jack, Miss
Fischer has a congenial vehicle for the
The Washington times., 1903-04-12
NationaI-"When Johnny Comes March
ing Home"


opera. When johnny Comes Marching
Home" described as being neither Eng
lish. German. nor French. but real
American. in theme, workmanship. and
atmosphere, viii begin weeks en-
gagement at the National Theater to-
morrow night
The opera is by Stanislaas STANCE and
Julian Edwards. authors of Dolly Var
den. when johnny Comes Marching
Home has been described 81 the HEs.
and only true American comic opera
ever produced.
Among other numbers in the opera
that have become enormously popular
ere. Just Marry the Man and Be
Merry" "Good-By. Yankee. My
HoneysuckIe Girl" and Years Touch
Not the Heart The gem Of the opera.
however. is said to be Katie, Ny
Southern Rose" The opera is repujsd
70 have more action, more popular songs
and more picturesque misen-5ceRe fhaa
any musical piece that has been pro
duced in years. The story possessea a
most interesting military dash. but its
main interests are humorous. with an
attractive sentimental vein in three
| spIendidly developed love stories be
tween q Northern general and South
ern widow, and two Union officers aud
a Northern and a Southern girl. The
company includes Homer Lind. Lucille
Saunders. Maurice Darcy, Julia Clifford,
and Zettie Kennedy. and other talented
people.
The Washington times., 1903-04-12
Academy of Acting.
James K. Tiackett Presents
His View of the Proposed
Subsidized National
TheateT.
S an incident TO- The agitation ROW

an especial interest i should be said
that Nr. Hacke1t has long considered This
praiecf and that this statement of his
views Is made IefsuraIv. and designed
particularly for publication in The
Times. The article follows.
In exnressing my views regarding the
proposed Academy of Dramatic Ara. I
freely admit have long cherished a
snacia1 fondnesz for This. commendabIe
rroiec+ ana share in the general inter
est aroused bv so progressive a move
r7en+ in the direction of higher edu-
cation in all that pertains to dramatic
art and The. establishment Of that call
ing which means 50 much in the future
DEVELOPMENT of tbe. American stage
Fo7. vos~s have heeD an earnest a7-
vo.ara or The needs of % university whose
c,,,ric,,lr,ro ar,5,-are- . tbororpb course
- 5rar,sff- cl,,cs+;o, and lie fsition in
o,.orv 7brass for tic davaIonmanf in
r.referaoc. - .bs azfsbI;sbrnaDf n an
cr5oveoa tbesta~ i, srob % ,,nfyersft,,
,ro,ld he Isid The basic prfncfpIe from
which IN the course Of natural evolr,tior
No,ll7 no rrodnre5 the ideal thea+er of
the nation.
ACf0Tc Need Intellectual CrTnn0TT
''iil' e-',' 7'l.'''E, "a.
80. l''-i nae MINUS
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Yet. in his lsssf-ufe he has lei this di
vine art 20 begging for scholastic and
idesItstfc training. while all Else Of the
sister arts haze their endowed schools
and co1servatorIas tor the higher edu-
cation OF their votaries.
ps,r5-.-,e-,ts ~ r,~s-s+i. F5r..+5a-
ne -llfelStts O. e''iese d ul'-i''4' &c
The Washington times., 1903-04-12
Mask and Wig Club in "Sir Robinson
Crusoe"


The initial performance % the season
by the Mask and Wig Club Of The Uu3-
veTsiry CT Pennsylvania. which comes 70
Washington on Monday, April 20. at the
Lafsyerle Square Opera House. .ooeurred
yesterday afternoon and evening in At
iantic City For many years This or
ganizat.on has furnished on Easter sat
urday the society event Of the gay sea
son at the Jersey resort. at which dme
The ,fazhioaabIes OF New York. PElladel-
phia Baltimore. and Washington are
enjoying the delightful spring days
along the famous boardwalk.
This week The "Nisgers" will present
Sir Robinson Crusoe' az Nixon d Zim-
mermaH'a Chestnut street Opera House
in Philadelphia.
Those who enact the principal roles ia
the production are nearly All neu mem
hers this year 1t is aa iurarIable rule
Of the organization that none but strict
IS bona fde undergraduates Of The uni
yersisy may participate IN ;ha anaual
productions. and for that reason she
graduation Of several "stsrs" last season
LEFT many vacancies 10 na filled
Tho new musical traresty is in two
acts. the first upon he Long Green
private yacht. and the (second at The
The Washington times., 1903-04-12
oTpheum Show at Chase's.

VI bilCNA-A sG4Df dt NlAetSG
The Orpbeum Show VIII entertain at
Chase's all TINS week with one Of the
finest assembIages Of polite vaudeville
novelties ever witnessed in this city.
Mcintyre and Heath in The Georgia
NnstreIs." head The Dill The second
feature will be Nat NJ Wills. the come
dian with a prediction for nomads,
which he has gratided with his latest
speciality The Son of Rest" a Bit Of
nonsense fnterspersed with Characters
tic song satires. Nick Long and Idalene
Cotton. formerly Of the Augustin Daily
Musical Comedy company. viii play
The Critic and the Lady in which Miss
/ Cotton viii introduce her limitations Of
Mrs. Carter and Mrs Fiske, and also
her burlesque of Camille" in Italian.
/ She viii also reproduce the intensely
dramatic climax of Hearts Adame. the
/ rights 10 which she has secured from the
author. Mrs. Hatnes. Rawson and June.
/ Australian boomerang throwers, viii pre-
/ sent novelty The MeIani trio of Par
isian street singers and Observation-Disclosures
INignonette Kokln. chanteuse and dan
seuse. Galetus Monkey comedians and
/ Albert KartelH the noted foreign gym
mast. complete the list Of offerings.
The Washington times., 1903-04-12

Enpire-' Solthe-n Enchantment."
southern EDchautment,' a comedy in
three acts. sill be the bin this week at
the Empire Theater- The presenting
company is known as The Smart Set
and includes q large chorus and a group
af comedians including Ernest Hogan.
Billy McClain, Henry Jackson Norris
&me CoraeIia. Margaret Jordea and
Marion Henry
The comedy is said 10 be unusually
bright and IS Eult OF popular and attrac-
ave musical compositions.
The Washington times., 1903-04-12
Washi5gton Symphony

night.
The washington symphony concert
this evening 81 the NatioEaI TheatsT
Al SIS O'Clock. promises TO bring oct
one Of the largest audiences K atten-
dance 81. concerts Of this excellent local
organization
Prices viii Zee within the reach Of ali,
and the program TO be given is Of an
unusually attractive character. Mr. De
Eoveu has exe~ted himself in the selec-
ion of the various numbers TO ind
music which VIII elevate the taste and
g. the same time be pleasing. This
haDDy combination has resulted in a
euceessCui evenings entertainment
which cannot fail. The public likes
good music. Heavy music is not neees-
sarlly meant. bur music can be pleas
iag to the popular taste and be light
and meritorious simultaneously.
Washington should be proud of the
/ Washington Symphony Orchestra. for il
+ aas persevered amid many difficulties.
! The financial affairs have Improved with
each concert ana it is TO be hoped thai
+ tEr. De Kovcn VIII continue his earnest
+ efforts nc~t season.
The program will be as follows;
Overture. Merry wives Of Windsor. 81
EleolaI. prologue u PaEilscci," Leon
eayaiIo; Peer Gynt Suite, op- 46, Gries
The Washington times., 1903-04-12
Acadeny-@A Desperate Chance"

Academy-"A Desperate Chance"
"A Desperate Chance" will be the at
Theodore Kremer. the author, has taken
for the foundation OF the play the life.
trial aud escape OF the famous Biddle
brothers. and the result is said to be a
play fuu OF thrilling situations. excit-
/ ing climaxes and with a love story that
appeals to all.
The play is said 10 abound ia thrilling
+, situations and exciting climaxes. It's
/ intense plot does not serve. however, 10
eliminate comedy and there is much 10
aHause in the text. capable company
/ has been secured and the Washington
engagement Of the piece promises TO be
I successful
The Washington times., 1903-04-12

them to the rooms in order TO relieve ths
congested state of affairs is Impossible.
The Washington times., 1903-04-12
Creation From when Johnny Comes Marching Home"

display of her whole-souIed personal
ity aud unique qualifications as fuH
maker.
Miss Furniss' comedy is brighug
written. the dialogue being so snaDpy
and smart as 10 win much applause.
Miss Fischer makes OF Mrs. lack a fas
ciaadng comic figure. She carries eli
the part with q wealth Of vitality ana
dash OF humor that holds br
audiences fast. Miss Fischer has been
surrounded with q capable company ot
comedians, including LoUa Liathicum
Jacques Kruger, Alice Leigh. James
Carew Myrtle FiRaon Frank Mayue.
Beatrice Bonner. prank Mathiea
Charles NJ. Collins. Edith FinkIe, George
schae6er. Mary E. Post. George Fox.
and Z L. Clark
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-07-08
PASSED OVER II HER BODY.
Winifred Gates Fell Under a Wagon
Wheel and is Injured.

Winifred Gates, who resides with
her grandmother, Mrs Horton on
West Adams street Corvallis was
run over by a wagon Friday, and
is under the care of surgeon at
Sodaville. The accident happened
in the vicinity of Lebanon. Henry
Rose and Addie Horton, Miss Gates
and Others were en- route to Soda
vile for weeks outing and Incl
dentally to attend grange picnic
there. They were travelling in a
wagon driven by Charles johnson,
who farmerly delivered slab wood
about town When a traction en-
glne appeared in the road, the
horses SHE'D and Miss Gates was
either thrown out, or in an attemp-
ting to jump out fell under the
wheel, and the wagon with its
load of passengers passed over her
body in the region of the abdomen
The injured girl was carried into
farm house near, and Lebanon
physician summoned The first
reports were that she was injured
internally but later word came that
this is not true. Sunday she was
removed to Sodavil1e, where it is
supposed she is progressing toward
recovery.
Miss Gates is about II years of
age, and is an accomplished violin
ist. A badly bruised shoulder is
one. of the injuries with which she
suffers.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-07-08
Dissolution Of Partnership.

The partnership heretofore existing
between R. H Huston and William
,Bogue in the general hardware and inn
plement business is this day mutually
dissolved. Mr.. Bogue, on account of
the i'll health of his son, retiring from
the firm, Mr.. Huston continuing the
business in his own name at the same
place.
They join in thanking the public for
the liberal trade ard patronage received
at their hands, and express the confident
hope that the business will continue to
prosper in the future as it has in the
past.
Dated, Corvallis, Ore, july Ist, 1903.
r. H. Huston,
William Bogue.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-07-08
For Sale.

In the land of sunshine, $50 acres
seeded, 4So school land; all fenced:
crops fenced;'4o acres wheat goes with
place; house, barn; ~ miles living
water; cash price, $4,000. Will trade
for city property at its actual cost value.
VIM. Lee,
Apachie, Okla.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-07-08
Attention W. o. ".

Every member of Mary's Peak camp
No I26 should be present at our next
meeting, Friday June 10th, as there is
business ofimportance to come before
the meeting.
], L. Underwood.
Clerk.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-07-08
Notice to Contra ctors.

Bids will be received until 7 O'Clock
p, m. July 18th, for the construction of
lateral sewers through blocks S, Is, r.
12, 4, 2S, 20, 80 and I, according to the
plans and specifications now on file in
the office of the chief of police
The right to reject any Or all bids is
hereby reserved.
w. Crees, ,
R. H. Colbert.
J. M. Cameron,
Sewer Committee.
For the hest CO flee in Corvallis, call
P. M. Zierolf.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-07-08
Wood Saw.

wallis and ready for business June 27th
Rates are as follows: fir, As cents per
cord and oak so cents per cord.
Phone 2I3, M. Bertho1d,
Manager.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-07-08

Remember that Nolan q Callahan's
Great Midsummer Reduction Sale
will begin Monday July 9th. Bar
gains will greet you in all depart
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-07-08
Do You Want a

Carpet, mating. linoleum or any floor
covering this spring? If so, don't fail to
gets prices of Oliver Blackledge, the
carpet man at Mann & Co.'S store.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-07-08
For Sale,

One Morris chair, writing desk, 1ady's
wheel, two-seated hack and heavy single
harness.
B. j. Evers.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-07-08

Best grade of gasoline 80 cents a gal
lon at Berry's,
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-07-08
LOCAL LORE. TX,

Advertisements in this column charged for
Rt the rate of15 cents per line.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-07-08

before in the logging camps in Kings
Valley. L. G. Price has eight to ten
men at WORK in a camp that he is op-
Grating Individually as private en-
rerprise. He has a contract with
Spauldiog Brothers to put 100000
feet Of logs into the Luckiamute. Fl
Simpson works 25 men in the same
vicinity aud his contract, is for four
million feet. Art @. Miller works 30
men on contract that is understood
to be a large one. Spauldiug Broth
ere themselves operate camp at
which so to 60 men are employed.
The output goes to sawmills along the
lower Willamette and to the pulp
mills at Oregon City.
Robert Smith, pioneer steam
boat man Of the Willamette; passed
through Corvallis this week with his
family on his way to the Coast. He
will remain for some time at Yaauina,
pending the selection OF stock ranch
on which he expects to locate perma-
nentlys Mr.. Smith navigated the Will
lamette to Corvallis on the old Isabel
during the sixties In earlier life he
was plainsman and scout on the
prairies of the Great West. At one
time he was partner Of the original
Wild Bill, whose real name was James
B. Hickock. During his career on the
plains, Mr.. Smith was wounded no
less than seven times with bullets, one
shot OF which carried away a finger on
the right hand. One wound from
which he Jared badly was a lance
thrust, Inflicted by hostile Indian.
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