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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-01
A Poets PerpIexity.

(The final word in each line has no rhyme)
OF all the year. this is the sweetest month:
Its rare delights, II rhymes were not so scarce,
1 now would sing in ballads: but l have
No books of ready rhymes that Will oblige
My wants. and SO there is a yearning gulf
Between desire and just one single fugue,
And though with winning touch / don my Golf.
No breath Of song, TO stir the lightest culm,
Is heard TO sigh: and tits well known that "silver
And gold haye / none" and that my chimney
Is falling; people passing see my window
CFor long years broken) stuffed with a red scarf:
And deeper than its dye my cheeks then crimson;
Defenseless l can only stand and mouth.
Waldron. Ind. -Alonzo Rice.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-01
The

Harry Bryant's Burlesque Company, an
organization that has in other seasons sup
piled local burlesque-goers with good enter
tainment, will be the weeks attraction at
the Empire, opening with the regular Mon
day matinee. There are few burlesque
comedians better known than Harry Bryant,
and he is always. a welcome visitor TO the
Empire. His company includes this season
a number of favorite vaudeville performers,
as well as a large chorus of pretty girls.
The organization is well supplied with spec
ial scenery and electrical effects. The pro-
gramme opens with a new travesty in which
the Irish comedian, Matt Kennedy, appears
in the leading part. The action of this skit
is said to be rapid and several tuneful must
cal numbers are promised. The vaudeville
olio includes the Imperial Japanese Troupe
in a daring acrobatic exhibition: the Rack
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-01

The Unique reports an excellent attend
ance during its third wreck. The little en-
tertainments given at this theater-one each
afternoon and three each e~vening-last but
one hour and are made up OF vaudeville acts
and an exhibition of interesting moving
pictures. An entire change Of programme
will be made this week. The Empire Trio
will head the bill with a comedy sketch;
Cook and Howard will give a new musical
act entitled kidding the Professor n
several other performers will fill out the
programme. A dozen new animated pic
lures will be shown.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-01

meeting new audiences in different parts of
the country. He will take "Old Heidelberg"
on tour at once. He has no supernumer-
aries with him this year, but will carry the
largest organization of his career, for there
are to be with him throughout the season
the seventy-two singers who appear as jol-
ly Heidelberg students.
Some of the songs In THE Babes In Toy
land" the new extravaganza by Glen Mac
Donough and Victor Herbert, now running
In New York. remind one of the delightful
nonsense in "Alice's Adventures in Won
derland.' Here is a verse of one of the
dittics:
IF a steamship weighed ten thousand tons,
And sailed five thousand miles,
With a cargo large of overshoes,
OF carving knives and files;
II the mates were almost six feet high,
And the bo's'n near the same.
Would you subtract or multiply
to find the Captains manner
Xxx
Mrs. c.. III. Gilbert, OF Annie Russelrs
company. and a great favorite with In
dianapolis play-goers, celebrated her
eighty-third birthday last week, and re-
1tifNN III l1N bbNGot5No 4AOAh liOA
and women prominent in the dramatic pro-
fession from all over the country. To be
playing an important part, as Mrs. Gilbert
is now doing in Mice and Men," at the
age OF ~eighty-three, is unprecedented in
American theatrical life. John Glendinning
dedicates the following verses to tho be-
loved old actress in the current number Of
the Dramatic Mirror:
Whom the gods love die young it's said:
Not always can this be.
A. Ath she s0d sppl sase for v oar igrap nrnysd loved.
And she Is eighty-three!
Whom tho gods love are ever young
Thus rune to-day our song.
And that is why az eighty-three
She treads the stage so gracefully
And may she grace IL long!
Clara Blandick. the new leading woman
with Kyrle Bellew iii The Amateur
Cr~acksnan.' has had a most unusual ca
reer. She is the daughter of a Massachu-
sets sailing master and was born on her
fathers bark. about twenty-three years
ago. when the vessel lay in the harbor
of Hong-Kong. China. She did not set foot
on the land OF her parents until she was
four years old, and In the interim her
fathers ship circled the globe. She became
Sldse-StIuCh dDDut SIN years ago ana was
given a small part I'm one of Frohman's
companies. She has been understudy for
IDA Conquest, Cecilia LOTUS and several
other prominent actresses. but never had
a real chance TO show what she could do
until last season, when, as Glory Quayle
in THE Christian" she scored a pro-
nounced success. Her work In THE ANA
teur Craftsman is attracting much atten-
ton.
Ever since Mrs. Leslie Carter started on
tour with "Du Barry" she has been dress
ing In a box. but this box is very COM
modious and possesses every imaginable
convenience. The dressing room Is a porta-
BILE affair and is a of canvas stretched
on frames. Mrs. Carter objects 10 the
dressing rooms TO be found in the ordinary
theater and decided TO carry her own dress
ing room along with her on her travels.
The stage carpenter at the Beiasco Theater,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-01

Charles Prelle's performing dogs, which
will be the leading feature of the high-class
vaudeville bill at the Grand this week, are
described as the most perfectly trained ca
mines ever seen on the stage. There are
twenty Of the smart little animals and
Mr.. Prelle has taught them to do every
thing that all other performing dogs do, and
a great many things that no other educated
animals have ever attempted. The little
four-footed actors wear maks and other
DISCUSSES that transform them into human
beings, tigers. ponies and wee baby ele-
plants and go through a most astonish-
ing series of funny scenes. Mr.. Prelle is al
ways improving the act which he presents
from season to season, and the present per-
Torrance is understood to be one of the
most entertaining in vaudeville. James j.
Morton, who is billed as "the fellow OF in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-01

Next week will be one Of the busiest of
the entire season at English's. Four attrac-
tons will be offered for the entertainment
of local theater-goers and three of them
are brand-new to Indianapolis. THE Ten
derfoot." Richard Carries new comic opera.
which was the hit of the summer season
in Chicago. will come for one performance
a week from tomorrow night. That ex-
cellent old actor. Mr.. Stoddard. will play
an engagement OF two Enthusiastically and
Wednesday, in his delightful play, 9TH
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-01

finite jest" returns this week to the Grand
with his latest batch Of stories, jokes and
comic songs. He scored a hit when seen In
Indianapolis last season and promises a lot
Of new witticisms upon this appearance.
La Carmontelli is named on the bills as
the third feature act this week. Although
well known in Indianapolis as the wife OF
Louis w. Buckley, of the Grand's staff. La
CarmOntelli has never been seen in this
city in her wonderful contortion speciality.
Her new act, THE Witch of the Moon" is
unlike any other contortion act now before
the public and should prove very attractive
and interesting. Carl w. Sanderson is a Dan
ish pianist who is new to this country. He
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-01

etts in a novel musical act. introducing the
little dancer, Clara Douglass Racket; Cam
eron and Kennedy in a repertoire of new ball
lads; Cassamore and Florence in a Dutch
comedy sketch, and Darmody. a gun and
club jugsler. The closing burlescue is a
satire on modern city fire departments, with
Harry Bryant as the bright particular star.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-15

Most stars require arrangements for their
personal comfort, such as the reservation
OF drawing-room or stateroom. and certain
berths held for certain members of the
company.
Each railroad company has It's own rules
ABOUT movements of theatrical companies.
A.; a general rule. twenty-five fares entitle
a company to one free baggage car Some
roads require only eighteen fares to cover
'he free movement of the baggage car.
II a special private car is used, IL re-
quireS eighteen full fares to cover the move
ment OF the car, no matter IL only one per-
son uses the ear. A private car is a cum
person thing to handle. Richard Mansfield
uses one. but the cost and bother in his
case Is inconsiderable. as he carries such
a large company and so many baggage
cars that his train is usually run as a spe-
ciai train. Mrs. LangtTy once used a rri-
vate car. So did Anna Held. So did Her
mann. the Great. But each gave up the
private car after n season or two.
One of the ladies' in Henry MiIler's COM
pany. playing a minor role. created a SEN
satlon several weeks ago by travelling In
a private car while the company used the
day coach. The lady in question was able
to afford the luxury. but after trying the
private car for one week she sent Ii back
to New York. The trouble of shifting IL
from one depot to another was too nerve
trying.
1t often becomes necessary to hire a
special train on account of, a difficult rail-
road movement. where the ordinary train
service is not adequate. A special train of
one day coach and one baggage car can
usually be had for fifty first-class tickets.
but each railroad has its own rules upon
the matter.
As soon as he arrives in a city the ad-
vance agent calls on the transfer company
and arranges to have the scenery and bag
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-15
gage hauled to the theater Immediately

gage hauled to the theater Immediately
| after the company's arrival.
Sometimes the scenery and baggage reach
the city ahead of the company. the
special baggage car being brought by a
night train. The stage carpenter and his
assistants always travel with the car. This
is to guard against any possible side-track-
ing of the scenery.
The advance agent makes hotel orange
ments for the members of his company. re-
serving rooms for the important players
and the star. He also orders carriages to
meet the star at the depot. In some cases
he arranges for Il piano to be placed in
the suite Of apartments ordered.
There are many small details to be at
tended to 1T each theater. The schedule
of prices must be satisfactorily adjusted.
Thu number of calciums required ascer-
tanned and ordered.
Certain sets of ropes at certain distances
from the curtain line must be arranged. so
that when the scenery arrives it will be
hcisted easily into the proper places. q,
There are many plots to a production 'l,r-
side the plot of the play. TIL scene plot
tells the manage of the theater wha:
scenery IL required by the visiting COM
pany- The lire plot tell, what ropes are
needed. The light plot gives explicit in
structions to the electrician about the light
ing of the stage. and tells him when to
change the range sunset glow into the pale
hue and purple. which Indicate twilight,
and then to the green, which indicates
moonlight. The property plot tells the prop
erty man what props are required-wnat
chairs. tables and crockery, must be fur
nished. The theater agrees to furnish only
imperishable properties. such as can be Sc
cured without expense.
The company furnishes and pays for
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-15
perishable properties. such as cabbages
lnt,nnc nnioInc and no0c


lemons. onions and eggs.
! OVERSEES THE BILL. POSTING.
The advance agent also has to oversee IN
| a general way the bill posting of the paper
! for his attraction. The different Autograph
ing and printing companies send the print
ed sheets to each city by express. and the
agent opens the bundles and lays out" the
| paper.
He explains to the bill poster just how it
can he arranged to'the best advantage. Then
the bill poster usually wink' hi, eye and
asks for a pass or two. The agent gives it
To him.. and the paper Is upon the dead
walls the next day.
If certain hotels have a prejudice against
pet pocdles. and certain stars carry logs.
the advance agent must reconcile the Two
opposing forces in some way. II he cannot
bring about a reconciliation. then he must
promote a conf1ic:.
Their arc tive 'ndignities which the adj
vance man cannot forgive. The first IS 10
be taken for a commercial drummer, and
the second is to hear the company Of ar
fists he represents referred to rs i
troupe
In spite of his association with the thea
ter. the advance mar leads the most melan-
choly' existence ina inable. He gets sick
Ncf the heater He has heard all the jokes
they tell there. He has seen most OF he
plays. He may have a few friends In every
city, either forrer newspaper friends or
theatrical acquaintances. bu, the chances
are th7r they will have their time occupied
with their own duties.
If he were back with the company mis-
wot.id he n more enjoyable lot. Each com
pany on the road organizes itself into a jolly
club. The stars usually entertain the play
ers. Maude Adams was noted for the
pleasant surprises she gave her company in
the way of suppers, sleighing parties and
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-15
UNIQUE DUTIES OF
STAGE BUSINESS MEN,
Although Never Seen by the Public, They Help Notable Theatrical
Productions Successwards-IIow Changing Conditions Have
Developed New Types-Pleasures and Hardships
OF the Work.

WRITTEN o THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Thu theatrical advance agent is a much
maligned and little-understood person. In
the eyes of joke writers and the public he
is an INSCRIPTIONS prevaricator who perpe-
trates unheard of flake" stories about the
attraction or star he represents. Every
theatrical company has an advance agent.
but few persons know just why an advance
man is employed. and what he has to do
TO earn the salary, often quite respectable,
which is paid him. The advance man Is
never seen by the public.
He Is usually well on the way to some
other city by the time his company reaches
the town where he has spent a week.
The advance man of a theatrical company
is his own boss at all times. He can do
his work when he pleases. and how he
pleases. but 1t behooves him to attend to
business and to follow his route according
to schedule.
TIL theatrical advance man Of to-day is
a new character. developed entirely by the
mo1ern newspaper.
II is the duty of an advance man to keep
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-15
Julia Marlowe is fond of

entertainments. Julia Marlowe is fond of
doing the same.
Ethel Barrymore likes to take half a
dozen of her players for q horseback ride
into the country.
Henry Miller's hobby Is taking his entire
company out sleighing whenever possible.
and rounding up the evening with q jolly
supper at a country inn. He has also been
known to take his company to a dog show
on two separate occasions. for he is very
fond of dogs. Nearly every star takes
pleasure in treating the players to some lit
tie surprise.
But the advance man travels seven days
ahead of the comanpy. He hears of these
pleasant little parties, but to him they are
forbidden
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-15

in touch with the newspapers of the differ
ent cities he visits.
Some of the best-known theatrical mana
gers were former newspaper men. Daniel
Frohman was a critic on the New York
Tribune. Kirk La Shelle worked on the
Chicago Inter-Ocean. George c. Tyler. the
executive head of Liebler & Co, was a
printer and then a reporter in Washington.
Charles h. Dillingham;. manager of Julia
Marlowe and Henry Miller. was a star re-
porter on the old Chicago Times. Bruce
Edwards was a newspaper man from Hart
ford. There are dozens of others who might
be mentioned.
RAILROAD ARRANGEMENTS.
The advance agent travels from seven to
ten days ahead of the star he represents.
going over the same route which the COM
pany will follow. His first duty is to make
the railroad arrangements.
He sees the passenger agents of the differ
ert railroads whose routes include the ter
ritory he will traverse. Then he selects the
best route. the best train, and makes a
contract for the movement Of his company.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-15
SENATOR oUAY'S new MOVE.
Offers Resolution to Fix Time for
Vote Oh Statehood Bill.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

Washington. Feb. H. Senator Quay
served notice in the Senate to-day that
hereafter daily during this session he would
ask consideration Of the omnibus statehood
bill Immediately after routine business. He
offered the following resolution, which went
over under the rules:
Whereas. House bill 1888, to enable the
people of Oklahoma. Arizona and New Mex
leo to form constitutions and State govern
ments and be admitted into the Union on
equal footing with the original States, has
been under discussion In tine Senate since
the tenth day Of December last. and must
fail unless voted upon at an early date.
Resolved. That 1t is the sense of the SEN
ate that a date and hour prior to the I'd Of
. March next should be fixed for a final vote
upon the bill and all amendments that are
pending or may be offered thereto"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-15
GIRL SMAsHEs SALOON FRONTS
Miss Boise Uses AK in Emulation
of Mrs. Nation,

Topeka, Kas., Feb. H.-Plate-glass win
dow fronts OF four of the finest Kansas
avenue saloons and two drug stores were
smashed in bits at an early hour this
morning with an AK in the hands of Miss
Blanch Boise. a disciple OF Mrs. Nation.
The smashing was done from the sidewalk
Thu damage will amount to hundreds Of
dollars.
Miss Boise achieved notoriety some
months ago by horsewhipping Mayor
Parker and was in several raiGs in times
mast with Mrs Nation. She gives as her
excuse for her hatred of saloons that liquor
ruined a ~favorite brother. She was ar
rested and placed I'm jail.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-15
MARDI GRAS.
February 1924.

Low round-trip rates via Mobile and Ohio
Railroad from st. Louis and all other sta
f,ons to New Orleans and Mobile. Tickets
on sale February IL to q, inclusive. at No.
6S Olive street and Union Station. Liberal
limits. stop-overs, dining cars an6 through
sleepers.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-15

MY good man." said the prim individual.
why do you idle your time away? To-day
is ours, but remember tomorrow may be
others"
&C. wan!' responded Flooding Pete, de-
risively. "Ain't tomorrow hours, too?"-
Philadelphia Record.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-15
Tfcchmann to TAX on Pure MIX.

At the monthly meeting of the Tenth
Ward Improvement Association at Chip
peTa Hall, Oregon avenue and Chippewa
street. this afternoon. City Chemist Teich-
mann will deliver an address on Pure Milk
and Clean Water" Henry Fairback will
also address the meeting. Officers will DO
nominated.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-15
81. Malachy's Annual Dance.

ST. Malachy's Council. No. 6, K. OF F. M.
viii give their annual complimentary dane
ing party next Tuesday evening at st.
Malachy.s Hall, No. 2912 Clark avenue.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-15
B.-L. NJ. Co.
LACES.

An opportunity to revel in bargains.
VaIenclennes Lace IL yards to the bolt;
B.-L. NJ. Co. wholesale price 10c per
bolt-our price, w
B.-L. NJ. Co. wholesale price 15c per Ia
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B.-L- NJ. Co. wholesale price &c and
35c per bolt-our price. bolt-........lCC
Fancy LaceS-An immense lot of all
kinds of fancy Lace-Normandy, Vals..
Point de Paris. Torchon-in linens and
cotton-and Cotton Medicis- at the follow
ing marvelously low prices:
Lot 40. I-B.-L. NJ. Co. wholesale price IL
a0c dozen yards-our price. yard. 80. ~
Lot No. NJ. Co. wholesale price. D.
sGc dozen yards-our price. yard -. -. &C
Lot No. 3-B.-L. NJ. Co. wholesale price d
SOC and Sc dozen yards-our price, yd..OV
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Lot No. 5-B.-L. NJ. Co, wholesale price e.
s1.O0 dozen yards-our price. yard....-OC
All-Over LaceS Fancy cotton and
Valenciennes Lace all oversin white and
cream-B.-L. NJ. Co. wholesale 9A
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-16
ESTATE SHRINKS
TO 1859 900
Property Left by G. D. Gil
fillan Is Less Than Was
Expected.


The will of the late G. D. Gilfllan,
which was filed for probate yesterday,
shows that the value of the estate, in
stead of being worth from $1,000,000 to
100000 as had been estimated, is
worth but $369,900. The property con-
sists of bank stock valued at $4,000;
Saltwater Water company stock, $4,000;
Pacific Coast Land company, $3.50, 100;
Redwood county land and personal
property, $4,000, and realty worth
$151, 500.
BY the terms Of the will the revenue
from the estate, with the exception Of
the personal property and Redwood
county lands, is divided between the
widow, Fanny S. Gilf1lan, two daugh-
tiers, Emma K. Gilfllan and Fanny w.
Kingsland Smith, and two sons, G. O..
and Fred ]. Gilfllan. A trust is created
which hold the estate for the benefit of
the grandchildren.
The will was made Nov. IS, 1897, at
which time the wife waived her right
to a widows one-third of the proper
ty. In accordance with codicil drawn
Aug. 8, 1902, C. o. Gilf1llan E. H. Bailey
and John Caulfield were named as
trustees of the estate, which trust had
previously been vested in the ST. Paul
Trust company.
1t is probable that the trust will be
attacked by the heirs.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-16
PORCH CLIMBERS ARE
SENTENCED TO PRISON
Banks and Clark Women Get Terms in
Duress.

The cases against a quartette of
porch climbers was finally disposed Of
yesterday, at which time Kelly sem
fenced three of them, and allowed the
fourth, Irwin Brown, to go free. James
Scott was sentenced to four and half
years In the Saltwater prison, having
pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the
second degree. The two women in the
case, who also pleaded guilty to grand
larceny in the second degree, were
given much shorter sentences. Lulu
Banks was sent to the workhouse for
five and a half months, and May Clark
will spend the next seven months in
the county Jail. Assistant County At
torney O'NeilI told the court that the
only case in which Scott could be con-
nected with the others was that Of the
De Wilde indictment, where a room
was robbed in the Windsor hotel, and
he did not think there was evidence
sufficient to secure a conviction, and
moved that the indictments be nolled.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-16

ston; W. G. Sawyer, Partridge; ]. G.
-Curryer, Mankato.
Repres entative John Rosenwald, of
Lac qui Parle, in endeavoring to secure
for his county place on the board of
managers of the society, caused rip
pie of excitement to disturb the ses-
s1on's calm. He denounced the official
management Of the state fair as a
patent leather" bunch and invited
them to prove their right to run the
affairs of the state. Mr.. Rosenwald
protested that the affairs of the agri-
cultural society were controlled by one
spot on the map and declared that as a
representative of the farmers of West
ern Minnesota he entered a protest
He nominated P. J. Jacobson for a
place on the board after L. D. Baird, of
Austin, had been nominated for the
same place. Mr.. Baird was elected.
The convention passed a resolution
urging the legislature to make a law
levying tax of one-third of a mill on
the property of the state for period of
four years to supply funds by which
the necessary buildings may be erected
on the university farm. Other resolu-
tons Endorsed the action of the state
fair committee in excluding from the
grounds all Objectionable featur :, and
the good roads movement.