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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-14
AFTER THE DOE KILLERS.

LOmmlssI0nef InOmNs N9tuFNe Efum
Southern Part of the state
Montpelier, Nov 13.--H q. Thomas,
fish aud game commissioner, Of Stowe, was
in town last night. Mr.. Thomas has just
returned from visit in the southern part
of the state where ne has been having the
deer law 10 relation to the killing of does
enforced At the town Of Cavendish he
found four does that had been killed,
dressed and the heads hung up In plain
sight Action win be taken ii Windsor
connty and Rutland county The record
Of the deer killed is not yet quite com.
plete.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-14

Montpelier Nov. l4.-In bankruptcy
court today the discharge meetings Of Jo-
seph Jacques and Even Mckenzie were
held and the men were discharged
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-14
oastle nanes This EsenInr.

Remember the Castle dauce at Miles
hall, this evening Prize will be given to
the best lady dancer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-14

wm Be Resumed ia Macedonia Next
spriag.
sofia, Nov IA Sarefoif, leader Of the
Macedonian insurgents, accompanied by q
band Of 30 Of bis followers, arrived here
today. The party was given grand oya.
ton In the course of att interview Saraf-
OF intimated that the insurrectEon is over
fer the winter, but 1t Will begin 10 the
spring and win be pushed harder than
ever
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-14
Lord Roberts is Better

London, Nov, Ia Lord Roberts condI
tion Is much improved today
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-14
GOOD FOOT BALL WEATHER.

Rain Fell This Morning 81 New Haven But
Cleared Up
New Haven, Nov. III Rain fen during
the forenoon, but good foot ball weather
prevails this afternoon, although the
grounds are sogey Il IS expected the
Yale-Prnceton game viii bs witnessed by
rec0Td-breaking crowd.
The Washington times., 1903-08-30

most torrid months Of summer-frst d.
recting the rehearsals of Eleanor Mon
tell in THE Girl and the Judge" and
after the last rehearsal of that produc-
ton proceeding to Washington to re-
hearse my own company in two such diff
ficult plays as ''Zaza" and ''Magda."
1t is hard work, but work which brings
its own reward in the knowledge OF
something accomplished in behalf of the
art have devoted my life to-the pro-
fession love.
So. would say to the woman who has
no need to go out and battle with the
world, having no interest beyond curl
osity, don't think Of stage career. To
the frivolous and vain, don't. To all
those not willing to undertake the hard
ships and make the sacrifices / have so
briefly outlined. and more-don't But 20
the woman who, with a knowledge of all
that lies before her, still finds the divine
spark of ambition burning brightly. who
for love of art is prepared to offer all
things, II neeessary-to such one, given
intelligence. perseverance, self-controi.
adaptability and innate talent. l would
say. God speed your We were all be-
ginners once, and your chances are as
good as the most celebrated OF past or
present players. What has been accom-
plished once can be accomplished again.
and will be, if the proper spirit and cour-
age underly the intention.
The Washington times., 1903-08-30
Wisdom From Willard.
A Few Observations on Modern Stage
Tendencies

Mr.. Willard, in a recent interview
with a reporter for the London Daily
News" on the stage in America. said
when asked for a comparison between
the theaters in England and America,
that both stages seemed to be in a
fairly fiourishing condition. America
was. however, more fortunate than Eng
land in having stock companies in
nearly every city Of the Union I'm
luckily. they had two performances
daily, which gave the actor no time to
study properly any part intrusted to
him.
In regard to number of performances.
he said:
Two performances on wednesday and Satur-
days are trying Keane and Macready rarely
played more than three four times week.
Nor did Salvini. Intervening nights were filled
up by his son, Alexander, who took his place.
| myself do not think il possible for a man
% act the same part well twice on the same
day. I prefer TO act one part At a matinee.
and a different part at night. In the first
play one enters into the part with spirit
and with natural feeling. But If the same
part has 20 be played again the same
day one feels it is not real, because one has
done il before without being refreshed by sleep
in the interval. That may be, however, a
popularity Of my own.
Asked as TO the probable permanence
or otherwise of musical comedy, Mr..
Willard replied that there would always
be room for that class Of entertainment
in some form or other 1t went back 10
recollections of "Bombastes Furloso, {"
Midas" and so on, and came UP TO the
time of Strand" and THE Gaiety.'
There happened TO be more of it at the
present time because there were more
theaters. AS TO serious plays, authors
would write them il they could get ac-
tors TO perform them and the public to
appreciate them, as they were again do
ing now. The public must be enter
tanned; they did not wish to be bored
either by serious or comic plays.
The Washington times., 1903-08-30
"MelO- arCe. :"
A London Product Which Is to Be
Brought Over"

According to a London exchange. Cecil
Raleigh has announced some OF the par
ticulars of his "melo-farce,' which will
be produced at the Drury Lane Theater
this fall He says that the name "melo-
farce" has brought to him many inquir-
ers. who feared that he was wholly de-
parting from his former line OF meIo-
drama, but he has assured them that.
although the farcical element will be
more pronounced than formerly. there
will nevertheless be ample scope for the
great scenic effects with which his work
has invariably been associated.
The announcement that a railway sta
ton was to be represented on the stage
has given rise TO an erroneous conclu-
sion that this was to be the great scene
of the play but as matter of fact il
only forms part of rather novel idea,
which is that the play shall open with
the saloon OF a hOmeward bound steam
er. bringing the chief characters back
from America, and that the final curtain
shall descend upon their departure by
train from the railway station.
There viii be a considerable amount
The Washington times., 1903-08-30

! different to the advent of strangers
really meant that they do not care TO
alter their time-worn customs to suit the
methods of younger generation.
The Berliner is a wide-awake, up-to-
date fellow. The Vienna man likes his
comfort, hates to be hurried, and would
not forego his afternoon coffee for any
municipal prestige. He knows that he
enjoys the best coffee and pastry in
Europe. and that his cooking is as far
superior TO Berlin's as Berlin's is to
London's- In the matter of wines, the
Austrian red and white wines-Hungar-
ian included-top the best vintages of
France; while for the coarser palate of
the beer-drinker Budweis is not far
away and Pilsen is within wiring dis
lance. This recalls Mr.. Howells' BARLEY
Hubbard in "A Modern Instance" the
farther south one goes the blonder the
beer.
Contented, then, with his earthly
abode. with his cuisine. his theaters,
opera. concerts, picture galleries there
are thirteen specimens of Velasquez in
two small cabinets of the Imperial Mu-
scum. the citizen of Vienna smiles If
you urge upon him the necessity of
changing his ways. You argue thus:
Why is it that with such a glorious
city; with palaces. parks. churches. ca
thedrals, monuments. public and private
picture galleries, sculpture-the "Thes-
Gus" Of Canova. with its bastard classic
ism, is in the museum gardens-'Venice
in Vienna" recalls an ideal Coney
Island-Schonbrunn palace within rid
ing distance; the Prater; the Rotunda.
where the running and trotting races are
OF the best-in a word, joyous. cosmo-
politan city, esthetic, pleasure loving,
shrewdIy commercial. is allowed TO play
second fiddle TO Berlin, to Paris, to Lon
don. when it has better natural advan-
tages than all of circumstances Huneker,
in the New York Sun.
The Washington times., 1903-08-30
At the TheaterS.
Lafayette-Eugenie Blair in "Zaza" and
"Magda"

Lafayette-Eugenie Blair in "Zaza" and
"Magda"
Manager Henri Gressitt will present
Eugene Blair in "Zaza' and "Magda"
at the Lafayette Opera House this week
"ZaZa" will be given Monday. Tues
day, and Wednesday nights and Wednes-
day matinee, and the English version
of sudermann's celebrated play, Mag
da." Will be given on Thursday. Friday.
and Saturday nights and Saturday mat
inee. srIe scenery and accessories for
the latter production Will be the same
as those utilized by Mrs. Patrick Camp
bell
Miss Blair will be seen as Magda. a
role which few actresses undertake,
owing TO the tremendous emotional
powers necessary for a proper portrayal.
"Magda" abounds in scenes of great in
tensity. and ii is believed Miss Blair
will do justice to Sudermann's crea-
ton.
Miss Blair's company this season in
cludes Maurice Wilkinson, Harriet Ross,
Katherine De Barry, Harry c. Browne.
Frederick Ellis Duff, Leopold Lane,
Lucia F. Huxford, Eleanor Scott LES
telle, Anna Garland. Edith Clinton. Ger
trude Stanley. little Annie Gee. Fairfax
Clifford, and Steve Logan.
The Washington times., 1903-08-30
Lyceum-Cherry Blossom Burlesque
Company.

The Cherry Blossom burlesque com
pany" will be the next attraction at the
Lyceum Theater, commencing tomorrow
matinee. The company includes. be-
sides the chorus. twenty-five members.
among whom are Orleta. Hurd and Orleta,
opera bouffe singers; Spencer and Held.
Irish comedians; the famous Gotham
comedy four; Lang. Harris, Taylor, and
Herbert, the four eccentrics; Williamson
and Gilbert, sketch artists. and Johu
Perry, the Celtic bard. The costumes
are especially designed for the company
by Mile. Carlyle. the famous English
costumer. The scenery and mechanical
The Washington times., 1903-08-30
What About "ParsifaI2"
Light From Wagner's Letters on His
Later Purposes.

Seventy letters of Richard Wagner
are printed for the first time in the cur
rent number of the 4Bayreuther Blas-
ter" They are all addressed to Fried
rich Feustel. the well-known Bavarian
politician. whose active aid and counsel
helped a great deal toward making the
first Bayreuth festival possible. and who
said on the day of wagner's funeral:
Coming generations will find Il al
most incomprehensible that Wagner's
contemporaries should have made it so
difficult for him to reach his goal''
Wagner and Money.
The letters TO Feustel furnish some
more illustrations of one OF Wagasr's
oldest OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES contempt for
money. and yet his constant need OF
money-vast sums OF it.
On April u. 1872. he wrote:
Singers and players receive from me COM
pensation. but no pay" Those who do not
come to me from a sense OF honor and en-
thusiasm leave where they are Never
would such persons be able 10 satisfy my az
tistic demands
When the first festival resulted in a
deficit of $40. 600. he gave some concerts
in London to help cover it: and when
these also disappointed him, he con-
ceived a plan OF making concert tour
in America
His Plans for "Parsifal."
In 1880 he wrote to Feustel:
.'ParsifaT' 1 reserve solely and exclusively
for BayTeuth; even the King EenOunces it for
Munich.
He adds that "Parsifal' is to be given
every summer. and that the profits from
it are to be set aside for a fund to be
used in gradually staging all his operas
at Bayreuth.
Consequently, / have TO forego all receipts.
as have decided not to publish the score
OF ''Parsifal." Provision for myself must
therefore be made in other WAYS, FIVE months
in America September. 1881, 10 April, lSS2) are
TO assure mean independent fortune
A Change of Heart
The one argument advanced against
the production OF 'Parsifal'' in America
Is that Wagner desired it to be reserved
for Bayreuth. So he did, as the fore
going shows. But he also. as We see,
intended not to publish the score yet
he did publish it and was indignant with
Schott for not offering him more for
work which was to be reserved for Bay
reuthl
He changed his mind also about King
Ludwig II and Munich. That monarch
had special performances Of 'Parsifar'
given in his capital after the second
Bayreuth festival GsS2). which he did
not attend.
Wagner would change his mind also
about the present Bayreuth monopoly OF
''Parsifal" were he still living. His
avowed object was to create a dramatic
school at Bayreuth for the proper in
depreciation OF his works. That would
The Washington times., 1903-08-30
Reiane and the School.
The French Actress Contends for
Academies of Acting.


Mime Rejane, in an article on The
Dramatic Art in the National Review, >
of London. tells of the general advan-
tages OF a school OF acting and the par
ticular defects of the school as it exists
IN France" says the London Daily
News"
After an almost excessive insistence
on the affectionate relations existing
between herself and the English public
and an almost too ready assumption
that in every department OF dramatic
art France, first, and the rest no.
where. is universally admitted as the
verdict. Nine. ReJane goes on to advo-
cate the establishment of school of
acting, to raise the general leveI-that
is. the level of the smaller parts-among
our players.
ITO the existence OF the conserva-
toire she attributes the alI-round excel
lence of French companies. Doubtless
this is partly true, but 1t must be re-
membered that this all-round excellence
is observable in little companies. no
single member of which has passed
through the conservatoire. There is
something more than teaching in the
matter. The Frenchman is a born ac-
tor. the Englishman is not-that is the
root of 1t. Another objection to the es-
tablishment of an official or semi-of-
fetal school OF acting in England is that
we have not here what Nine. Rejane re-
minds us they have in Franco definite
tradition OF comedy and of classic trag-
edy, which the conservatoire serves TO
keep alive and untainted, as well as
finding here a standard for It's teaching
BY all means let acting be taught
great deal more than 1t is now. There
is very much of the art of acting that
can be taught, although, of course. no
greater actor will be made from teach
ing alone. But let the teaching be in
The Washington times., 1903-08-30

Of both city and racing interest, al
though no race Is actually run upon the
stage.
Additions to the cast are being made
daily. and besides Mrs. Beerbohm Tree,
Miss Margaret Halstan. and others who
have been already mentioned, parts have
been allotted TO ]. H. Barnes and Lord
Rosslyn.
The American rights of the new play
have been obtained by Charles Frohman.
who is also producing in America dur
ing October. The Best of Friends" with
Miss Agnes Booth in the part originally
played by Mrs. John Wood
The Washington times., 1903-08-30
Empire-"A Romance of Coon Hollow.

" Romance of Coon Hollow will be
seen at the Empire Theater next week,
beginning tomorrow afternoon. The sue
cess OF the play. now in it's tenth season,
lies in its construction and a rich
humor, natural and infectious. The
story finds it's origin in a romantic glen
in East Tennessee known as Coon Hol-
low" Among the pleasing scenic ef-
fleets is q steamboat race. The company
is headed by Ruby Erwood. The new
family policy of the Empire is rapidly
meeting with popular favor and more
than half the attendance last week was
made up of women and children.
The Washington times., 1903-08-30
Advice to Stage Aspirants.
By EUGENE BLAIR.

In asking me If ! would advise women
TO entor the theatrical profession. one
asks a difficult question to answer
concisely and conscientiously To give
practical advice of any use to women
collectively is almost impossible; to give
individual advice. one must first know
something OF the circumstances, aspira
tions. ambitions, histrionic possibili
ties, and temperament of the individual
applicant for dramatic fame. Every sea-
son am called upon, at the theateT or
hotel. by women who want advice or in
formation in reference TO a stage career.
A large portion of my mail comes from
a similar source, and with the same
motive. Many display an ignorance of
the subject absolutely startling; some
are irritating; some amusing; a few pa
thetic. When particularly interested, I
try to discover what prompted the desire
TO enter the theatrical profession. II
find, as is usually the case. that my
questioner has been attracted by the ia
tai glamour of the footlights. as they
appear from the 'front.'" moved solely
by the glitter of tinsel. spangles. gor-
geous dresses. and picturesque cos
tunes as worn by the actress:
imagining that the two hours and
half appearance each night be-
fore an admiring and applauding audi
ence constitutes the sole work OF an act
ress, then my course is plain and gensr-
ally effective.
A Discouraging View.
brief synopsis OF what lies behind
all that is seen from the 'front"-the
hardships. the work of constant re-
hearsals, continued study mot only for
the moment. but with a view TO further
advancemenD. the travelling. the absence
of home and home life, the discipline.
the giving up of all that most women
hold most dear-then II is that the gen.
eral expressions of dismay. disgust, and
bewilderment following my little dis
closure, separate the frivolous from the
earnest applicant. II my questioner is
still undisEayed. believes she has the
dramatic talents OF successful actress.
is determined to follow the profession
from love of it's art. what then, you ask
me, should she do? Try and interest
some manager TO give her a trial, il
only as a walking lady" for let me
tell you. that TO just walk on the stage
easily and naturally may take you months
TO accomplish correctly. Better still,
try and get with some good stock com
pany for a season. The weekly change
of play, with the continual rehearslng
study, and the experience In new roles.
trinsic value no words can describe.
do not favor schools of acting 1t is
the practical experience which counts.
At various times 1 have had pupils from
these schools. and l Invariably have TO
The Washington times., 1903-08-30

dividuaI and unofficial. For in the alb
sence of a great tradition of acting.
there is no argument for stereotyping
its forms-and this is what an official
school of acting would do
The Washington times., 1903-08-30
Academy-"when Women Love-"

w HCH LONc.
When Women Love" Is play in four
acts and tells the old story. always new.
or woman's love and devotion, with an
entirely new equipment of elaborate
scenery and electrical effects. designed
TO make this seasons production the
most complete yet given. and SURPRISING
any previous presentation OF this drama.
1t is said to be thrilling play. to
abound in surprisingly novel climaxes
and vivid situations of intense dramatic
power.
When Women Love" will be present.
ed at the Academy. opening Monday.
with matinees on Tuesday, Thursday.
and Saturday
The Washington times., 1903-08-30
Hard Work, But Fine Work.

Acting each individual part as your
more mature experience has taught you
they should be acted. giving your ideal
conceptions of the atoms. which under
your care will become a harmonious
whole. For example, though my public
season only commences at one of your
theaters here on Monday night. l have
been rehearsing from six TO ten hours
a day for nearly eight weeks through the
The Washington times., 1903-08-30

unlearn them all they have learned be-
fore they can be of any practical use
to me- None of the worlds famous ac-
tors of past days attended schools of
acting. and IL is a rather significant fac
that few. If any, of the prominent actors
and stars of today were ever members
of these schools. 1 am not prejudiced-
rience.
The Washington times., 1903-08-30

effects are said to be marvels of perfec-
tion, making a stage picture worthy of
consideration
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-25

investlgatisn In psssnastsr.os-.v.,
Payne's Here CITY.
MILWAUKEE. WIS.,. April A.-The Pot
Once Department scandal has resulted IN
an Investigation at the Mlwaukee most
ofiicc. where large amount Of canceilins
and other post-office machinery is said to
be secreted.
To-day Postmaster Stillman received q
letter from the Department headquarters.
asking him to give all the information in
his possession regarding these machines.
and also regarding the letting Of contracts
Tor painting-mailboxes. which arc alleged
to have been secured by a ring at a large
profit.
Postmaster Stillman said to-day that he
had at once made a reply TO Washin gton,
saying that the post once contained no
such machines as were described and that
the mailbox painting contract was let to
the lowest bidder. as provided by the In.
structions sent from Washington. -.
1t Is said that the local post Office inspect
ors have been ordered TO investigate
conditions here, independently Of the In.
structions sent to Mr.. Stillman, but this
Inspector Bird denies.
The suggestion OF a scandal In connec-
ton with the Milwaukee Office. Mr.. Payne's
home city. caused a sensation. but II is
not believed here that any guilt attaches
to the local officials. That a thorough
Investigation will be made. however, Is
certain.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-25
PARKS BABY HIPPO SOLD.
mt There's Anothcr One Coming--Yeung
Elephant Q New Attraction.


nut Ibere's Another One Conins Yeuns
Elephant . New Attraction.
Lotus, the baby hippopotamus in the
Central Park menagerie. was boxed up and
sent to Wisconsin yesterday to join circus.
She had been In a tank ~ herself without
food since Wednesday In the hope that
hunger would induce her to leave her tank
and follow q trail of vegetables into the
travelling cage.
She evidently suspected that some
thing unpleasant was planned and refused
to leave the water. Tho keepers coaxed
her for more than an hour, but could not
get her out. Director John W. Smith then
ordered the water drawn on, and when this
was done Keeper Snyder prodded her with
. pole, but she refused to go up the stone
steps.
Miss Murphy, her mother. discovered
a .Hoofi hooYi' W6 VII Ss lotus sc SCI m.
bled up the steps and passed out the open
door into the box. The box was closed upon
her before she could get out. and she was
put on a heavy truck and taken to the rail-
road station. A keeper will travel with
her to play the hose on her occasionally,
for 1t Is necessary that hippos skin be
the Hamburg animal dealer. for a young
female elephant, a full-grown tgress, an
Indian antelope and a pair Of condors.
The elephant is four years old and OF the
Indian species. 1t will arrive here shortly
and Keeper Billy Snyder will start in to
teach it to perform tricks for the children
It will be the first baby elephant the park
has had, and the yard back Of the elephant
house Is to be fitted up, in which 1t is to
perform.
Miss Murphy was moved into the tank
vacated by her daughter. and old Caliph
will keep bachelor quarters for the summer,
as his spouse does not want him around
when the baby. soon to come. arrives.