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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-26

These crispY mornings Mrs. Austin s
famous Pancake Flour taste delicious.
Ready In moment. Buy from your
grocer.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-26

10 cAAO ny 81 ooPPoAo VA onS Sioy'
William Jennings Bryan was forty
three years old Thursday. He is in
the prime Of life. enjoys superb
health, has already twice been candl-
date for the presidency, and his days
are almost sure to be long enough to
warrant him in believing he will be
eligible for at least six more nominal
tions by the unterrifed democracy.
Mrs. Roosevelt has politely but pos
itlvely refused to send handkerchief
to the bazaar which the women of the
Minnesota Territorial Pioneer Asso-
citation expect to give in April. lSince
the women Of Texas who begged a
handkerchief of her characterized her
gift as a "cheap cotton rag' she has
turued deaf ear to all similar patti
tions. 6l
The new labor organization, in
corporated in New York, is called the
Independent labor league Of America,
and appeals especially to non-unIon
men or those who prefer different
kind Of union from the present one.
4 Is main objects are the same as those
., existing labor organizations, except
that 1t will oppose strikes, lockouts,
boycotts and blackusts, and will de-
rnand the recognition Of individual
merit and rights.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-26

Culyer Herald-Grandpa L. T..
Vanschoiack. who passed his Goth
birthday recently, was in town Tues
day, and steps around as lively as lots
Of the so years old.
Mrs. Ben M. Lauer and children
left Friday for her home at Usage City.
Kansas, after a visit of ten days with
relatives in this city. Her mother,
Mrs. Gust Wolf, who has been spend
ing the winter here returned to Kan
sas few days ago.
Charles W. Miller, attorney general
made his first oral argument for the
state of Indiana Friday. He appeared
before the supreme court to argue the
validity OF the weekly payday law
which is being tested by the Republic
Iron and Steel company.
A Denver clergyman told bis hear
ers In recent sermon that Mormon
ism was perhaps. preferable from a
moral standpoint to divorce. s:As be-
tween a SYSTEM" he said, (which
allows man to have three or four ex
husbands and a system which allows a
man to haze his plural wives all at
once there is little to choose. lam
not sure that the odds are on the side
Of the Mormon
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-15
PRESS AGENTS PROMISE.

At the Salt Lake theatre all this
week theatregoers will have an oppor-
tunity to witness Kirke La Shelle's
beautiful production of Augustus
Thomas charming comedy drama,
Arizona" Since this play was pro-
duced four seasons ago. it has, with
out doubt, made one of the most pro-
neunced, artistic and financial sue
cesses of this decade. In the short
time which Arizona has been before
the public, it has played in more cit
les in the Union than any other play
upon the American stage. The author,
Mr.. Thomas, has given to the stage
many successful pieces, but he has ad-
n1itted himself that Arizona" is the
premier effort of his career. Arizona"
is a true story of American life, en-
bodying the characteristic phases of a
class Of people never before introduced
to the American public. It abounds
in thrilling situations, not of the melo-
dramatic type, but of the kind which
holds the audience spellbound. 1t is
full of pathetic love passages which
bring tears to the eyes of the most
hardened theatregoers. only to be re-
iieved next moment by the unctuous
humor supplied by Mr.. Thomas COM
edy efforts. which have been pro-
nounced by both press and public to
be unexcelled. The heart interest in
Arizona is of the highest order, deal
ing as it does with the love of stern
soldier for his wife, who is at least
twenty years younger than he. and on
whom an exciting existence does not
pail. II is practically the same COM
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-15
BOUT PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

A string tied, to the pardon of Cole
Younger, the celebrated bandit, was d
severe blow to the hopes of former
salt Lake newspaper man-Ben H. At
Well--who was employed on The Herald
up to last year. Mr.. AtweIl is now in
Chicago, having gone there after re-
signing as business manager of the
Wllbur-kerwin Opera company. In col
liberation with Ernest Stout, he wrote
a stirring melodrama entitled THE
Younger Brothers, Bank Robbers" and
Cole Younger was to be the star.
With this in view. r. L. Crescy, a
wealthy Chicago real estate man who
owns the plays "A Gamblers Daugh-
ter and "a Ruined Life" used every
influence and spent large amount of
money to get Younger pardoned, and
was finally successful. But the board
of pardOns imposed the condition that
Younger should not publicly exhibit
himself.
When, several months ago, James
Younger committed suicide because the
parole under which he was granted re-
stricted liberty made his status nom
existent and prevented him frcm mar
rying the woman of his choice because
he was legally dead, Crescy saw an OPP
portunity to make a fortune. Interest
ing a number of business colleagues, he
secured an arrangement through which
ne expected TO OBTAIN Cole Younger S
services in event of his being par
doned.
A systematic campaign for his release
followed. Crescy was formerly a real
estate and insurance man at St. Paul.
Associated with him was a former
newspaper man of WinOna, Mimi, the
home of Governor Van SAINT. Both
went to Minnesota and established a
propaganda to create sympathy in
YoungeT's behalf. a secret meeting was
held at the Hotel Ryan, St. Paul, where
susceptible people of influence from all
over the state gathered.
Cole Younger. was asked to sign a
contract at that time. This fOrmality
was eVaded on the ground that any
thing he might sign would be void. as
he had been deprived of his civil rights.
Secrecy was observed, for if the facts
became public it was feared they might
prove prejudicial to his prospects for
freedom. At this time assurances were
given by Younger's most intimate
| friends that the combination would be
given his services in, event Of his liber-
alton.
While agents canvassed Minnesota
working in behalf of Cole Younger and
! asking clemency as an act of humanity
| the scene shifted to Chicago and New
York. In Chicago a theatrical produc-
ton was started and colOred posters
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were ordered in which Cole Your ger
held the center of the stage as the hero
of play that was to have been known
as THE Younger Brothers, Bank Rob-
bers."
Mr.. Crescy went to New York, where
he remained until last week arranging
for a tour that was to have opened in
Chicago, all contracts being subject to
a guarantee that Cole Younger was to
appear at each performance. Every
thing was in readiness for the expected
pardon and a dramatic instructor had
been engaged to put the former bandit
throu%< a hurry-up process of prepar-
alton to shine in a stellar role.
Then came the awful crash--there
was condition attached to the par
don rendering vain all the efforts of the
playwrights and making worthless be-
tween $4,000 and IS 600 worth of litho-
graphic stones and paper. 1t is under
stood. however, that there is still a
chance to evade this provision and that
the production may yet take the road.
George AIDE went to New York re-
Gently TO hear his own jokes. AIDE has
been working very hard recently on
Peggy From Paris his new musical
comedy. recently produced by Henry
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-15

Thursday, Friday and Saturday viii
be q novelty in the shape OF q new
romantic Irish drama, entitled The
Gamekeeper," in which the title role
is taken by NJ. Thomas j. Smith, who
will be remembered as the star in those
pretty plays The Ivy Leaf" The
Fairies Well etc. The Gamekeep-
or" tells a story. OF Irish life. in which
Mr.. Smith figures as the hero He is
jolly. delightful chap. full of mother
wit. with a heart as big as that OF the
proverbiai OK, and honest as the day
is long; without fear and without Ia
vor. ready at all times to assist his
friends and protect the downtrodden.
A charming love story is interviewer
through the play, in which our Game
keeper, of course. takes the principal
role. His enemies set SHARES for him,
and try to overthrow him. even accus-
ms him of murder, but he outwits them
ali. and in the. last act achieves the
happiness he so we'll deserves. An in
teresting feature of the performance
are Mr.. Smiths songs. which he knows
so We'll how 10 sing, and which are
inteTsperSed through the different acts
The scenery used in the production is
all carried by the company and the illu-
minated chapel seen in the last act, is
said TO be one of the most beautiful
stage pictures ever presented
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-15
A MopFRN PETITION


y Lord come to thee in prayer once
But pardon that / do not kneeI before
my gracious presence, for my knees are
With 50 much walking. In my chair. in
III sit at ease and humbIy bow my head.
I've iabored in thy vineyard. thou dost
I've sold ten tickets to the minstrel show
I've called on fifteen strangers in oui
Their, contributions to our church put
down;
I've baked, a pot of beans for wednes-
An old-tine supper it is going to be;
I've dressed three dolls. too, Tor our an
And made cake. which we must rattle
there
Now with thy boundiess wisdom, 50 sub
Thou .knowest that these duties all take
I have no time to fight my spirits foes;
have no time to- mend my husbands
Ny children roam the streets from morn
have no time to teach them to do right:
But thou, o Lord. considering my cares.
VIII count them righteousness and heed
my prayers
Bless the bean supper and the minstrel
And put it in the hearts of all to go,
Induce all visitors to patronize
The men who in our programme adver-
tiSe,
Because I've chased those merchants TIL
they hid,
Whene' er they. saw me coming-yes, they
did.
Increase the contributions to our fair,
And bless the people who assemble there.
Bless thou the grab-bag and the gypsy
tent.
The flower table and the cake that's sent.
May our whist club be to thy service
blest,
The dancing party. gayer than the rest;
And when thou hast bestowed these
bleSsingS-then
We pray that thou wilt bless our souls.
Amen
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viii find a way" All the wiies and
cunning of the bad gambler in the
play and mis- unworthy and desperate
associates. male and female, to prevent
the marriage Of the daughter with the
man she loves are unavailing, and after
many thrilling experiences and adyen-
lures the hero and heroine are finally
triumphant.
The chief interest of the piece is CEN
tered in the fortunes of Kate MerrISlS,
the young, beautiful and talented
daughter Of a Chicago board of trade
man, who unknown to his social ard
business friends, is also the proprietor
OF a swell Michigan avenue gambling
house, patronized by the rich and fast
set of the western metropolis. The
part of Kate" is played by Miss Lii
liam Hayward, the gifted leading wom-
an who has won her way into the
graces of the amusement loving public
in number of other high-class plays
and melodramas.
The attraction at the Grand theatre
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quickly on that line" and he instanced
one of Bob Acres best moments.
Jefferson's face fell That's so.
Billy, that's so. 1 spoiled that line.
1 was thinking how well I was play
ing. too, and 1 forgot my look before
1 spoke"
Florence became quite cheerful again.
Hes been giving me fits said he,
for the last ten minutes. He wasn't
so devilish good himself tonight"
To see those two veterans polishing
their work. to find them in their hour
of recreation gliding refined gold, was
an object lesson of some value.
Blanche Walsh closed her season in
THE Daughter of Hamilear" tempo
rarily in St. Louis last week and is
now rehearsfng for the much-taIked-o of
production Of Resurrection at the
Victoria theatre, New York, Feb. 16
The story of how Mrs. Langtry was
discovered is an interesting one. Some
young Oxford students were on their
vacation and while on a fishing ex-
cursion were treated very Hospitality
by a young woman On the Isle Of
Jersey. On returning to London one
of them, in gratitude. suggested to his
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-15

pany as played at the Salt Lake the
atre last year.
The new melodrama, "a Gamblers
Daughter" which viii be seen in this
city Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
at the Grand theatre, comes here fresh,
strong and healthy from phenomen-
ally successful run in Chicago, where
it received recently its first production
on any stage, and at once became the
decided and emphatic hit of the early
theatrical season in the western me-
tropolis. The company which will pro-
duce the piece in this city viii be iden-
tlcaIly the same in personnel and elab-
crate equipment as in the original COM
pany.
"A Gamblers. Daughter is a piece
that requires no wherefore as to its
existence. It serves a distinct and
highly commendable purpose, for it
teaches in the cleYerest and most en-
tertainable way imaginable and in a
thoroughly up-to-date manner the
truth of the old saying that Love
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-15

= Twenty years ago this week the
= Holland Comedy company APP
= peared at the Salt Lake theatre
= in repertoire. Our American
= Cousins Ten Nights in a Bar
= ROOM ''Phe Specter Bridge
= groom" and Robert Macaire''
= were the plays presented. Not
= one is being produced on any
= stage today. The Rentz- Santley
= Buriesque Opera company, an or
= ganization that long since went
= the way of all flesh, theatrical and
= otherwise, closed the week.
+ ~
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-15

Ernest Reyer's Statue viii be per-
formed at the Paris opera in March.
My work. he writes, has never been
represented in the form in which it was
conceived 1t is a musical feerie and
ought to be mounted as SUCH
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-15

with the company now. He says Mr..
Farnham is still with the company and
plays the part of Lieutenant Denton.
Frank Campeau is still playing Tony.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-15
THIS WEEK AT
THE THEATRES

= SALT LAKE THEATRE
= ARIZONA" all week. Matinees
= Wednesday and Saturday.
y GRAND THEATRE. - Mon
= day, Tuesday, Wednesday and
y Wednesday matinee, ga Gamb-
= ler's Daughter; Thursday, Fri
y day, Saturday and Saturday
y matinee, 1.-THE Gamekeeper."
= Tonight, Military band concert.
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w. Savage. To get a respite he went
east 10 see The Sultan of Sulu.' Mr..
AIDE has a theory that when one is
ragged out there is nothing so exhiI-
lrating as ones own Jokes.
Mr. AIDE is preparing to go to woxlx
upon new play. This time he is not
to write libretto. He feels that there
is sterner stuff within him.
ITS straight comedy that 1 will
do this time" said Mr.. AIDE, as the
bubbles arose from the depths of his
glass after the play. 81 feel the burn
ing of real genius within me and I
must let off some of the fire 1 found
the material for this play in southern
Indiana. They have a queer lot of
politicians down there who are simply
waiting tc be put on the stage
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-15

Thomas Jefferson tells a story of a
hen whose loud cackling attracted the
attention of passer- by. He asked the
farmer what was the cause of the un-
usually naughty mien and strut of the
hen. In response the farmer said: ''You
see that hole over there? Well, we
are going to build a schoolhouse there
think the hen got the idea that she
laid the cornerstone
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-15

Joseph Haworth's presence of mind
and bravery probably saved the life of
j. d. Peters, fyman in Hammer
stems Victoria theatre, New York,
some days ago.
The rehearsal of Tolstois 'Resurrec-
tom had proceeded as far as the
prison scene, almost every one in the
cast was on the stage. Miss Blanche
Walsh, as Muslova, was approaching
the climax of her denunciation of the
prince, Mr.. Haworth, when fright
full Shrek sounded through the the
atre.
Peters. far above the stage, had been
arranging the ropes and pulleys of the
scenery in 1.-THE Eternal City" He
shouted in terror, as, missing his foot
ing, he fell
CHANGING up. Mr.. Haworth saw
Peters body swiftly descending. The
actor did not shrink from personal
danger, but. extending his arms, tried
to catch Peters and succeeded in
breaking his fall. The shock knocked
the breath out of Mr. Haworth and
felled him; Peters lay senseless.
Miss Walsh raised Mr.. Haworth's
head; Miss Beverly Sitgreave went
TO Peters aid; Hugo Toland hurried
for a doctor Mr. Haworth soon re
vived, and, thanks to him, a painful
laceration of the scalp was the worst
that Peters suffered.
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mother that she invite this refined
young member of a very respectable
family to London for visit She did
so. This young lady was not only re-
spectacle, but poor. During her visit
a reception was given by her host
ess- The young lady had but one dress
gown, and it was black and high
necked- Not to be too conspicuous,
she sacrificed the high neck with the
scissors. 1t left exposed her white
neck and shoulders. which caught the
eye of the artist Sir John Millais. 1t
was Greek to the tip of her shoulders
and was fully appreciated by the IA
nous artist He inquired of the host
ess who it was that poised the perfect
head, neck and shoulders. When she
told him. he exclaimed: '.Ah. madam
you have "a goddess among your
guests" That settled it, His word
was law and Mrs. Langtry's beauty
was Immediately recognized.
The English actress confesses that
ii was necessity that caused her to go
on the stage. Il like bread and but
ter she declares very frankly, and
7 had not the money TO get it. When
Mrs. Labouchere, the wife OF the ed
itor of the London Truth, came to me
and suggested that I should make my
first venture in amateur theatricals for
the benefit of charity, 1 was just max
/ ing up my mind to start a market
| garden"
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De Wolf Hopper believed until a re-
cent experience in Philadelphia that he
was not only a wise man but that he
was quite well known over the land.
Pride goeth before a tumble, however,
and when the tall one entered the hotel
barrooom with friend and was refused
a drink, because it was after hours,
he began to puff out his chest Turn
ing to his companion he declared:
My boy, I'll show you the efficacy
of a name" and then to the waiter
he exclaimed: You go back and tell
that bartender that those cocktails are
for De Wolf Hopper.
Almost instantly the waiter returned
with the cocktails. and while the
comedian was expatiating on the value
of his name in particular and all great
names in general the bartender came
out, and. sratching the drinks off the
table, reprimanded the waiter for
serving drinks after hours.
who did you say those drinks were
for?" asked the barkeeper.
Why said the Inundated waiter,
81 said they were for De Wolf Hop
per-
'Well,' he replied, ''he can't have
them. I thought you said they were
for Wolf. the copper"
And, tbs believed, De Wolf Hopper
went to bed thirstier but wiser
man.
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Acting" says Ellen Terry. 'is not
like drawing a picture. If the latter
is wrong you may rub it out at once
and make another. With acting that
is impossible-no change whatever can
be made-the act must stand as it is.
have often felt as if / must cry out
TO my audience: oh, that was wrong
not as 1 meant it to be; let me act
that part or give that sentence over
again
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-15

E. H. Sothern has written an article
concerning his regard for Joseph JEFF
ferson, the elder, for Leslie's Weekly,
and among the anecdotes is found the
following:
One night, some years ago. as
entered DorlOn's oyster house. on West
Twenty-third street, I saw Joseph JEFF
ferson and w. J. Florence sitting at
a table near the door. jefferson was
talking earnestly to Florence. who was
looking very much ashamed of HIM
self, with eyes cast down and fiddling
with his oyster fork. CHANGING up, he
saw me, and, as if glad to escape from
a scOlding, he cried, Come over here
and sit down with u.s.
How do you do" said Jefferson.
Pardon me a moment. l am telling
Billy about a point he spoiled this
evening" They were playing ''The Ri
vals' at the Garden theatre.
"WeIl, / was thinking of something
else" said Florence
"Ah, that's it," said Jefferson, "but
you missed the point, and let me tell
you that you would have got a round
of applause theTe"-naming some other
portion of the scene-'if you had made
the pause in the right place"
Look here" said Florence, suddenly,
losing his remorsefuI expression, you
killed your own effect by speaking too
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-15

Last week Friends" Edwin Milton
Royle's popular play, was acted by half
dozen stock companies in different
parts of the country. Mr.. Royle re-
ceived upwards of $1,000 for the use
of his play for the week In April
Friends" will be produced in London.
Mr. and Mrs. Royle have received a
handsome offer to play their original
parts when the piece is presented in the
English metropolis.
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ssBut the doorkeeper gets even some
times" said an old-timer recently. III
tell you about 1t: Last season there
was a good looking man who came
to the door every Friday night just
when I was busiest, and asked for a
programme. For awhile l accommo-
dated him and was as nice as cake
But one night 1 kept him waiting and
he kicked. That made me sore He
came again and / made him wait until
/ got through with my line. Well, he
had the nerve to stand up and, roast
me. / told him the programmes was for
the. house patrons, and ne, without
even hesitating, told me to go to -.
Well, il amt on Broadway the place
he said. So 1 makes up my mind TO
get even.
.'The house detective gets wise and
looks him UP. We find out that every
Friday evening this foxy Mr.. Man
leaves wife and wife's mother at home
and says he's going to the theatre.
1 Well, he amt going to the theatre no
more'n a goat-itS a little poker game.
But he has to make good to the home
1 folk go he gets a theatre programme,
takes it to the fat for flash and 1t
! squares him.
| Just laid for Mr. Gent The detective
! and me gets a programme five years
old-one that was of a show that had
| been forgotten and had the names of
actors on it who had quit and were in
| the players rest. Friday evening Mr..
Man comes up. 1 breaks my line,
hands him the programme all rolled
up, says it's a nice evening and pledge
you my word he hands me a cigar.
l could hardly keep from laughing.
''Well, we all wondered what would
happen when he pulled that bill of the
/ play. We waited and wondered. Next
| Friday comes and in walks Mr.. Man,
and to my establishment he has wife
and lady who looks like wife's moth
! er, and he walks right in with three
| that cost him two apiece. He gives
me look that means something you
won't print, and when he comes out
between the second and third acts he
| remarks;
Pretty smart, amt your
Il never said a word
| Guess we cured him..
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Manager Piper of the Salt Lake the
atre has been overwhelmed with in
quiries from the matinee girls as TO
whether Dustin Farnham, who played
the lover in Arizona last season, is
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-15

The attraction at the Grand theatre