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4 MODERN CHORUS.

Greece. It held its own against the best
poetry and the best music-poor as the
latter was-as today it holds its own
against the greatest writings Of all ages
and the greatest music the world has
ever heard. What was The sub
stance Of that early pantomime, except
that it had a satirtcaI tone. is now not
known. But when, with the other at
tributes Of Greek life, it crossed the
Ionian sea and dominated the life Of
Rome. records were made which convey
a very fair idea OF its nature.
Pantomirne IN Rome.
When pantomfmes made their first ap-
pearance in Rome cannot be ascertained.
Probably the histriones tdaneers)
brought from Etruria in the year 1854 3,
C., were pantomimes, OF actors OF panto-
mime. but the name does not once occur
in the literature Of the republic, al
though It is frequent from the very
dawn OF the empire. Augustus, Caesars
nephew showed great favor 10 this class
Of performers, and is consequently sup
posed By. some writer's to have invented
the art Of dumb acting; but he did not,
The most celebrated pantomimes Of
the Augustan age were PathyIIus "a
freedman Of Maecenas). PyIades and
HyIas, ali three being actors of a widely
different training from those who now
appear on the stage,
4 liking for this form Of entertainment
spread so rapidly over all Italy and the
Roman provinces and became so ingraft-
ed in all the Roman mobiles and knights.
who used to invite male and female per
formers to their houses tc entertain
their guests, that the Emperor Tiberius
reekoned it necessary to administer a
check to their vanity and issued decree
forbidding the aristocracy TO frequent
the houses Of the 9antomi.nes or to he
seen walking with the latter on the
streets
Under the dissolute Caligula panto-
mines in their least favorable form We're
established in high favor and Nero him
self acted in them. From ;hie period the
pantomime, degraded and hurtfuI, held
uninterrupted popularity as long as pa
ganism ruled the empire.
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A PRETTY GROUP.
A FLYING" BALLET.


rsnean countries. the pantomime and its
new form-the battlefield sway with
changing fortunes until about 300 years
ago Since about 1860 it has had to COM
bat the influence of dramas. like the
writings Of Beaumont, Fletcher. Mar
lowe. Tasso, and Shakespeare, and Of
musical plays, like the opera of the early
Italian and French schools.
AS has already been said the English
product Iates only from the beginning
Of the eighteenth century. The arrival
in London in 1717 of troupe OF French
pantomimists with performing dogs ap-
parently gave this institution marked
impetus. In 1905 this position was fur
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AS all actors wore masks in these early
days no facial mimiory was possible
Everything depended on the movements
.of the body. It was the hands and fingers
that spoke To such perfection was this
art carried that it is said the pantomImes
could give a finer and more precise ex-
preston to passion and action than the
poets themselves
The subjects thus represented ia dumb
show were always NEUROLOGICAL and were
consequently known to the spectators.
With the influence Of CaUguIa and Nero,
however, they took on a less worthy
character and presented so much of
human life which is here uncomfortable
that they fell into the, lowest disfavor
Finally the early Christian writer's, even
pagan moraIists like JuvenaI, denounc-
ed them roundly.
Development of the Ballet
Between this age and the introduction
OF the Christmas pantomfme into Eng
/! land. this kind of play underwent curious
alterations. The effect Of these changes
was the development of the modern bal
let. wherein dancers supposedly define
ate incidents and express emotion by
movements of the body in time 10 music.
This phase Of the ballet is not now gen
orally understood, but it domino ed the
great composers in writing the most ex-
ceIlent ballet music and it I'D even to
the enactment of Goethe's Faust" as e
ballet IN FIVE acts. Wherever lightness of
spirit prevailed. as in Italy during the
| middle ages and in ali the Mediter-
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Their clinched by the arrival of the IA
nous ''Grimaldi family, whose head was
a posture master and dentist Under
the leadership OF this family the art Of
pantomime was much cultivated and the
entertainment greatly advanced. Joseph
Grimaldi was particularly clever at de-
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r VERY Christmas season sees Amer
lea flooded with the art issues
OF notable English magazines
These papers presumably portray every
phase of the English Christmas festfvi-
tiea-tbe mere mention Of them calls to
the mind pictures of waits singing out
side Gothic houses or old cathedraIs:
stage coaches wrecked on country roads;
buffers bearing huge plum puddings. or
parlours" hung with holly and mistIe-
tee
Yet there is one phase of the English
Christmas on which these magazines
have barely touched. and of which the
American is practically ignorant This
is the English Dantomine. or harlequin
ade. The Yuletide without its panto-
mime in London would be worse than
Hamlet with the Prince OF Denmark
left out. Every family in the great city Of
the Thames attends Every child dreams
OF Harlequin and Pantomime for months
before Christmas. Every English nov
eIist who has written inteTigentIy of the
Iatter-day Observation-Disclosures. Thack-
cray TroHope, Macdonald. Barrie and
stevenson-has touched on it. The
Christmas pantomime is truly one Of the
characteristic features Of the Brfton's
Christmas.
Born in the Eighteenth Century.
With an entire nation depending on 1t.
The pantomime has naturally followed the
law Of supply and demand until it has
grown beyond all apparent possibility.
It dates only from 1902, when a dancing
master Of Shrewsbury named Weaver
introduced it IN the form of play
called "The Loves Of Mars and Venus
IN those early times it was merely
crude enactment of broad sympathies.
conduct. and impulse. But today every
extravaganza applied to the modern
''stage spectacle" falls short Of the real
itg Consumers devote the entire year
to preparing for it. Vast stages are
constructed in the largest theaters.
chiefly in the famous Drury Lane. for
the sole purpose of presenting it. Queen
Victoria attended year after year and
had a special box built for her use.
Fashion followed suit and has sweIled
the number Of children and their guar
dams TO the entire seating capacity Of
the playhousos. Various estimates of
the sums spent on the festival place the
figures too high for credence. It viii
serve. however. to say that the director
Of the spectacIes in one theater alone
receives an annual salary greater than
that paid the President Of the United
states.
The Original Pantomime.
Originally "panto1nIrne" meant the de-
lineation Of emotion without spoken
words. The term is Of Greek origin-pan-
los OF all, uairnos, an imltator-aud the
earliest definitions Of such performances
describe them as theatrical entertain
menrs in which the tale or plot is either
chiefly or wholly developed in mute ac-
ton, accompanied with music; popular
theatrical exhibition in which are intro
duced mimieries or satirieaI representa-
rions of the leading characters and ad-
vents Of the daY.''
Pantomime. as its Greek origin sug-
gests. was an accompaniment to tie
phiIosephie and satirieaI writings Of
Aeschylus and Euripides- II thrived and
expanded in the days Of Hellenic splendor
and the classic literature Of ancient
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A Form Of Entertainment the
Origin of Which is Lost In
Remote Ages-Pantomime
Brought to Rome From
Etruria in 364 B. C. Be
came So Popular That the
Emperor Tiberius Issued a
Decree Against It = The
Twentieth Century Spec
tac1e.
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In the Early Days.


IN those early days there were usu-
ally four Characters tyrant and his
assistant. and two lovers. and at a Ger
tain stage of The plot fairy was en-
pIoyed to transform the two frst-named
into Clown and ''Pantaloon.' and the
lovers into Harlequin and "CoIum-
bine" The motley quartet was then
sent away on tour or chase which
terminated at the viii of the fairy.
During this chase the object of the
Clown Is TO capture CoIumbine, but Har-
Iequin. no is provided by the fairy
with a magic sword. is usually able to
protect his mistress. a symbolieaI
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Director Receives a Larger
Salary Than the President
of the United States.
meaning doubtless underIay this story
in the beginning. but it has row disap-
peared As to the characters. they date
back to the first rustic dramas Of
Rome. AS civilization advanced, the
characters gradually became more re-
fined; they were confined to the ballet,
and then disappeared from the regular
stage. But these characters in panto-
mime comprised the first entertainment
designed exclusively for purposes Of
amusement
Set London Wild
In English pantomimes the Clown is
the prime mover in the comedy. and is
often assisted by a "tumbling clown
Pantaloon is usually represented by a
seniIe old man, the butt Of the clown,
and the latter's chief aid in yIIIainy
and mischief. This parsonage is so gen
orally knocked about and beaten that
he wears a stuffed dress to protect him
self. Columbine has nothing to do but
dress well, lock her best, and dance.
and the character is usually assigned
accordingly TO a eomelx danseuse. Har-
Iequin wears a tight suit, sewn ali over
with spangles.
Trained From Infancy.
The persons Who take these parts must
be trained for them from infancy. To
make a good clown or harlequin. in the
continental and original sense Of the
word requires genius, and though tbs
roles may seem the lowest in dramatic
art. lasting European regulations have
been obtained in them. Grimaldi. the
great English clown, and Carlin. great
French harlequin. are as firmly estab-
Hshed in the history OF those two
countries as all but one or two Of their
poets.
Brought to the United States.
These Observations have a particular
significance at this period For the first
time since the day of Weaver and Grim
adj an English pantomime has been ex-
ported to another country. 'The Sleep
ing Beauty and the Beast" the panto-
mime of last Christmas. has been
brought to the United States intact, al
together as presented at the Drury Lane
Theater. It is at present in PhiladeI-
phia- Next week it comes to Washing
ton. When its American tour has ended
it will have been seen only in the sew
eraI largest eittes-New York. PhiladeI-
phfa. Chicago, Washington. Cincinnati.
and St Louis.
The Clown and His Assistant.
The pantomime. which is to be shown
at the National Theater a week from to-
morrow night thus promises to be a
ASfSAdLtOlt Cs3SC-IdA0eQEQ IS LuUGpu IS
to this form Of entertainment. this par
ticuiar pantomime set that city Wild.
It's title. The Sleeping Beauty and the
Beast. indicates the two delightful fairy
tales which have been welded TO provide
the plot. No man need hesitate to see
q pantomiIne because he is unable to dis
euss the unity of the drama with his
neighbor. Nc time is wasted there on
unity. It is all fun and extravaganza
and spectacle. There is a plot. bat st
knows its place. There is only one line
OF action and that is Kept in fun view.
It is the conflict between the powers Of
evil and the Powers of virtue. Virtue
wears the brightest spangles and never
fails to conquer. Evil also wears COR
Eeors clothes, and usually dances beau
tifully, but in the end It fails.
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Extravaganza Applied
to the Modern stage Spec
tacle"-Vast Stages Con
structed for Their Special
Use = Costuners Devote
Day and Night Preparing
for the Productions-One
Director Receives a Larger
Salary Than the President
of the United States.
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vising machinery and inventing tricks.
It was he who developed Mother Goose
into one of the greatest pantomimes in
history
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-07

I O TELL THE TRUTH, we have
L never entertained a very high opin-
ion of the mental calibre Of Governor
Richard Yates of Illinois. That opinion
is not improved by a letter from the
governor which is being sent broad
cast, in fac simile, by an enterprising
firm of book agents. Governor Yates
degenerates into a booster" pure and
simple. for this particular work. And,
we may add. it is d work that is OF
little intrinsic merit.
OF it he says it is a blaze of in
tellectual glory, lighting up the ave-
nues Of thought 1t contains the
three elements essential to a perfect
aud enduring work-entertainment, ed
uoation, and inspiration. To do justice
to it's promulgators and publishers IS
to examine it; to examine it is to pur-
chase it. and to purchase is to derive
complete and enduring satisfaction
from your Investment"
II is difficult to refrain from trying
To estimate the amount OF Governor
Yates compensation for this high
flown recommendation. He could
hardly say more about the works IF
Shakespeare or Milton or Homer or
any of the other great writer's. ancient
or modern. The great old state Of
Illinois was sorely pressed for talent
when it put Yates into the executive
chair. A man who lends his name to
furthering a book agents scheme has
no business in any place of honor or
trust.
still, nothing better could have been
reasonably expected off the Illinois
executive He was nominated largely
because he was his fathers son and
he has kept everybody around him In
hot water ever since. AS a matter OF
fact. though, Illinois has had no gov
ernor worthy Of the name since John
p Altgeld's time. There was a man
who made mistakes, sometimes, but
none questioned his ability, his in
tegrity or his power
Mr. Altgeld was a Democrat, by the
way coincidence that suggests that
Illinois had better elect another Demo-
! cratic governor if she wants a man Of
whom she can justly be proud.
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terry than Hanna. Foraker was the
a.. todian. self-constituted. of the
Roosevelt interest in the Ohio state
convention before Hanna withdrew his
opposition to a Roosevelt Endorsements
Since that time Foraker has been al
most snubbed on at least one occasion
by the president. That was when he
refused to accede to Foraker's request
Is attend a banquet in Cincinnati, al
though ne had gone all the way from
Washington 10 Cleveland TO attend the
wedding Of Hanna's daughter. SO Sen
ator Hanna stands very well with the
president. Although, of course, Mr..
Roosevelt according TO his sycophants,
Is not a politician. ne likes the support
Of politicians.
Already ne has rallied around him
Hanna and Quay and ne will doubtless
land the other member of the big
three" Senator Plat of New York, be
tween now and the assembling of the
convention.
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HANNA WILL BE PERSUADED.

1T BEGINS TO LOOK as II Senator
4 Hanna might be persuaded to re-
1nain at the head of the Republican ma
tional committee after all. Yesterday
Senator Lodge was quoted as saying
fhat Senator Hanna would conduct the
rampaign Of 1904 for the Republicans.
which means for President Roosevelt
Confirmation Of this statement may be
found in a dispatch from Cleveland
which says that Senator Hanna has re-
lieved himself Of nearly al his business
responsibilities in order to devote his
entire time to politics.
Some weeks ago it was given out that
President Roosevelt. feeling sure Of his
nomination next year. had asked SEN
ator Hanna to retain his hold on the
campaign reins. At that time the reply
from Senator Hanna was in the neg
atiFe He had had enough of political
management. ne thought and ne be-
Neved somebody else should assume the
responsibility and the burden. A change
has apparently come over the spirit. OF
his dreams.
Instead of being spectator the
chances are that ne win again be in
the thick of the lighting. Senator Han
ma has doubtless come TO realize that
Roosevelt viii almost surely be the
nominee of his party He knows that
II he is 10 share in the loayes and
fshes-and Senator Hanna is extreme
~ fond Of political loaves and fishes
it viii be necessary for him to exert his
utmost efforts toward the election of
bIr. Roosevelt.
Another factor that may have con-
tributed to his an but declared inten-
tion TO manage the campaign, is pos
sibiy Senator Foraker, Hanna's unes-
teemed colleague Foraker has the
reputation OF standing very close to the
president Time was when he was sup
posed to stand much nearer the sane
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THE CASE OF DoUeAL.

Z MOTIONAL PEOPLE in London are
II working themselves into nervous
prostration over the fact that a man
who was convicted Of a sensational
murder on purely circumstantial evil
dence is shortly to be hanged. The case
has attained fame under the name Of
the Moat House murder. The criminal
is Samuel Herbert DougaL
Dougal met and pretended, although
married man, to love Miss Camille
Holland. He induced her to go with
him to an estate in Essex. bought with
her money. and live with him there
One day Dougal gave it out that Miss
Holland had gone to the continent for
a protracted visit. She was last seen
alive driving away from the house with
Holland and she remarked to a serv-
ant on this occasion that she would re-
turn shortly
DOugal. after she had been absent
for some time, began drawing checks
in her name. These checks turned out
to be forgeries and the police took pos
session of the farm. After a brief in
vestigation the body of Miss Holland
was found in a ditch not far from the
house. A bullet had been fired into her
head at close range. At the trial IL
was SHOWN that the relations between
/ Dougal and Miss Holland had become
strained
1t developed, further that he was ex-
pecting his wife. who arrived not long
after Miss Hollands disappearance.
The wOrkmen who were engaged in fill
ing up the ditch where the body was
found were under his personal super
vision all the time. With his own hand
he planted saplings over the body. He
lied about ner movements and took
| possession of her estate with the air of
man who was sure he would never
be disturbed.
Numerous other discriminating details,
uuimportant in themselves but damn
ing when taken in connection with the
other evidence. were brought out.
Nevertheless there is a feeling. more or
less widespread. in England that Dou-
gals sentence should be committed.
Nobody but Dougal could have profted
by the murder; the chain Of circum-
stantiat evidence against him was alb
solutely perfect. II he escapes the
death penalty it viii hereafter be i'm
( possible to send any man to the gall
/ lows unless somebody sees him COM
nit the deed
/ The Dougal case is not unlike one we
have had in Utah, one in which the
condemned is now awaiting execution.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-07
ECZEMA
The Worlds Greatest
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Many Infants are Born
with Eczema
lis the Only Thing Some Folks
Have Left When They Die
THE ONLY INFALLIBLE
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It is in the treatment OF this most dis
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know that this win be considered strong
language By those acquainted with the
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under consideration, but it is justified
by innumeTable successes where al the
remedies and methods in vogue have
failed to cure, and, in many cases, to
relieve. even.
The first step in the treatment of the
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-07
The Mean Lean Man.

This Salt Lake Fourth of July story
has to do with the fat man and his
friend, the lean man. The lean man, ow-
ing to a late start, superior carrying ca
pacity or something, only had about
one-third of a jag while the fat man
was so far gone that if some one had
tied a string to his foot and told him
he was a balloon he would have be-
leved il. The lean man took the fat
one to his hotel and placed him ten
derby in bed. The lean man awakened
comparatively early the following
morning and bethought himself that
golden opportunity to cure the fat man
Of his habits was presented Both
men owned black suits Of similar ma
terial The lean man put on light
suit the morning of the 9Th and, TAX
ing the fat mans black suit, placed 1t
in his trunk and took the trunk away,
leaving beside the fat mans bed the
suit belonging TO the thin man. To
help the thing out, he took his fat
friends glasses-eye glasses-to an op-
tician's and had powerful magnifying
lenses placed in the frame. In the
course of time the fat man awoke. He
was stiu far from clear as to his in
tellect, but started to dress unassisted.
To his establishment he found that the
suit by his bed was not suited to him.
He tried in vain to get into 1t, but dis
covered that he could not start. Think
ing to make an examination he put
on his glasses and the effect bewildered
him still more. He had long enter
tanned a suspicion that he was getting
dangerously fat and was now con-
WINGED that he had swelled beyond the
limits of safety. Everything in the
room looked several sizes too large,
except that suit, and he figured that
ne was in a bad way. In a cold sweat
he staggered to the bell and got boy,
who was instructed to find the lean
man and convoy him to his fat friends
quarters at once. The thin man came,
and by adroit expressions of astonish-
ment at his friends alleged change in
appearance. persuaded the fat one that
his hour was nigh and got him to
swear off drinking, which was cruel, be
cause the fat man needed a drink that
morning as never before. After the
fat man had taken the oath the lean
one brought his friends proper cloth
ing and relieved the tension. It must
be said. however, that the relations OF
the two are now conducted on a strict
diplomatic basis. give and take moth
ing
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-07

Midgley. J. A. Murray, Mr.. and Mrs
Bodet, II. 3. Windsor. NJ. Neuberger,
Russell Schulder. Miss 1. Z. Dickson,
VIII McCune. Q. c. Beebe. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Griffin are staying at
the hotel for a week. George J.
Cannon. wife and child. with party OF
young ladies. are located at the Dewey
camp for the season.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-07
WHY HE ADMIRED ROOSEVELT

IllI- OIIdIUI.I
Shortly before his death Thomas B.
Reed was the center of a group al the
Century club. in New York. The talk gog
around to Roosevelt. .'Y-a-a-s. I admire
Roosevelt very much drawled Mr.. Reed:
Il admire him very much, indeed. What
I admire most about him is his enthu-
siasm over his discovery of the Ten Com
mandments."
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The grand jury examined former
Chief of Police Paul yesterday, ae-
cording to d headline. If it learned
anything from him IL is entitled to
hearty congratulations. Also the ex-
chief is entitled to a division of the in
formation.