The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-10
CEDRIC CAME FULL OF TALENT
SIMEON FORUS FLYING LEAP
BETWEEN ELEVATED TRAINS.
III. III. yreeland Has Been Telling tho
British About street Cars--FOxhAll
Keene Says Polo and Horse Racing
Are Not In u with AutomObiling.

The White Star steamship Cedric, giantesS
Of liners, in from Liverpool and Queens
town, was crowded with histrionic, sport
ing. musical, political and other talent
when she locked yesterday. Simeon FORD
the after-dinner orator. who ate eight din
ners aboard, contrary TO his habit, didn't
make single speech all tho way across
All his tests were conceived and delivered
In private conversation, chiefly with Her.
bert II, Vreeland, president Of the Inter-
urban Street Railway Company, and John
Philip Sousa, the bandmaster.
Mr.. Ford said it was false that he had
taken up literature for living; he had
not even made any contributions to the
Atlantic" on the voyage; he left that to
fatter men, such as his friend Mr.. Vree-
land. 1t was true he had been playing golf
ut St. Andrews links in Scotland with Mr..
Vreeland.
"Golf," said Mr.. Ford. "is my favorlte
pastlme. / always go to Scotland to play
the game. Imake pilgrimage every year
had hoped to meet Mr.. Carnegie, but he
was SO busy giving away money that he
couldn't see me. / doubt whether he
could see me anyhow without binoculars,
because OF my attenuated, perpendicular
style Of construction That's copyrighted,
The newspapers tell me that am going to
write story about golf I don't want to
contradict EN-, so I suppose Ill have to
make good-just to please EN-.
MY elevated train Is waiting, gentlemen,
so I'll have to say good-day. Sorry that
have to interrupt my elevated train OF
thoughts to catch the other one. Come up
to my hotel. I'll charge on only the regular
rates, notwithstanding your profession.
Mr.. Ford took out a toothpick and van
ished behind 1t In the direction OF Rye
IN. W, and the reporters turned their at
tention to other celebrities.
Mr.. Vreeland said that he had gone
abroad to see what Europe was like and to
get rest. Incidentally, he had observed
the transportation facilities of London. A
Parliamentary committee had asked ham to
appear before it and give his views as an
expert on rapid transit. He didn't appear,
but he saw the members of the committee
individually and, at their request, gave
them information about New York's way
of carrying folks to and from business In
Manhattan. They said they would send
a subcommittee to America to see how
passengers were handled here.
The transportation facilities In London
proper said Mr.. vreeland. ARE about
the same as they were in New York In the
time of the old horse cars. There is no
rapid transit above ground. Still traffic
is not congested, as the system prevents it.
When policeman holds up his hand he can
stop long line Of vehicles. If there ia
driver one foot out Of line the policeman
takes his number and the driver is summoned
before Magistrate and fined. The police
man sees 10 it that there are no blocks
Bahdmaster Sousa. who brings sixty
eight musicians with him, gave a concert
on Friday night, at which j III. Cultivate,
former Congressman from Ohio, presto nd.
and America $500. Mr.. Sousa said he had
played in fourteen European countries
and had been successful beyond his expecta-
tons In st. Petersburg the band was
compelled to play the Russian national
anthem four times before the audience
peared to like The Star-Spangled Banner
as much as they did their own hymn, greet
ing it with delirious shouts. After touring
the United States Sousa will go back to
Europe next year.
Mr.. Cultivate has been away for recrea-
ton. He said he believed that Tom John
son, II he we're nominated for Governor
Of Ohio, wouldn't have ghost Of chance
to win.
The Hon. W. w. Vivian and the Hon.
Charles Russell, friends OF Sir Thomas
Upton, are on their way to Canada. Mr..
Russell will, on his return to New York,
be the guest of Sir Thomas aboard the
Erin during the yacht races.
Foxhall keene said he had enjoyed HIM
self automobiling, particularly in the races
in France and Ireland. "Automobiling,"
he said. beats horse racing, and polo is not
in it with the horseless sport
Mr.. Keene confessed to having lost
5000, OO0-the amount OF his interest as
special partner-by the Taylor failure in
Wall Street, but he looked jolly about it.
He has ten two-year-olds in his stable on
the other side, from which he says he ex-
poets fine results.
James K. Hackett and his wife, Mary Man.
nering, came on the Cedric. During his
stay OF six weeks at London and Paris,
Mr. Hackett completed arrangements for
spectacular presentation of Victor Mapess
drama Alexander the Great" in which he
is to take the title part
He said yesterday that he had engaged
two prominent actors especially for this
play, but he was not yet at liberty TO mem
ton their names. He has contracted with
Nathan Of London for the Persian costumes
to be used in the play, and the armor will
be manufactured at Birmingham. The
Greek costumes will be made and the seen
cry will be painted here.
While in London Mr.. Racket gave copy
right performances Of Alexander and
John Ermine Of the Yellowstone with
which he IL to open his season on Sept
at the New Globe Theatre, Boston The
latter play Is written by Louis Evan Ship
man and founded on Frederic Remington's
novel. Mr. Hackett is to play the scout
hero.
Il have contracted with Pierre Wolff,
the French playwright who sprang into
European fame through his 10 Secret de
Polichinelle, for new play In which Isabel
Irving Is to star the season after next
said Mr. Hackett yesterday. The Secret
Of Punchinello' also has been acquired by
me and will be presented here after the
holidays by William II. Thompson, who is
now playing with success In London in
THE Bishops Move Miss Irving will con-
tinue to play The Crisis this season. and
will tour the country az far as the Pacific
with it.
Another novelty have just provided
for is a dramatization of Winston Churchill's
first successful book, The Celebrity by
NJ Feydeau, the author of n number Of
popular French farces, and Miss Mildred
Aldrich."
Eleanor Robson and Mrs Madge Carr
Cook were also passengers on the Cedric,
Miss Robson had with her the manuscript
of the dramatized Merely Mary Ann" which