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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-17

applied myself the further away 1t seemed
l was from the Characterization / wanted.
Then one day 1 walked away up beyond
the Bronx. and on the edge of the road
side I spied a friendly blacksmith. Saliva
tion! AS l swung the hammer on the
anvil tired nerves gained repose, and with
in a few days / had grasped and created
my scsne as l wished to portray it."
Mrs. Madge Carr Cook has signed a con-
tract with George {. Tyler OF Liebler &
Co. to appear as Mrs. Wigs in the forth
coming production of that name. Tire
dramatization includes not only Mrs. Annie
Hogan Rice's story. Mrs. Wigs Of the
Cabbage Patch but also a portion of her
later story. "Lovey Mary" and for this
latter part Miss Mabel Talliaferro has beer
cast.
Mrs. Cook has been winning golden lau-
rels with Miss Amelia Bingham in The
Climbers" "a Modern Magdalen'' and 1.-THE
Frisky Mrs. Johnson" hut in her new part
she will be given an opportunity she has
never before enjoyed.
Louisville. where the scene of Mrs.
Wigs Is laid. will witness the initial pro-
duction of the play. the house being Mac
auley's Theater. and the date early in Oc-
tober.
There is little likelihood that Jean de
Reszke will soon visit America. He evil
IDENTIFY does not see any chance of coming.
his terms being practically prohibitive. as
he now asks 1900 a night. Herr Conried
says he would hesitate to give him half
that in opera and would want to hear him
first in any event. Drss's largest offer was
~ a night for concertA But Jean de
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-17

He was right in the spot light until We
grouped for the curtain and the waiter
came around with the check. Then he took
a pose to the side like as If mo6esty pre-
vented him from saying more.
If they assume that air of swee. forget
fulness when the waiter is counting up
the house you know that it's a case Of ar
tifcial respiration with them.
THE fleet had counted him out ard broke
away. leaving us coming out last. Amy
and her mother was with us. and the
whole party were going rouni to the fiat to
try over a lot of professional copies Of new
songs that a friend of Amy's had sert up
to her. l got the hard eye from Amy and
saw that all signals were set against the
pest and the word to me was Lose him.
Il said: I must send a telegram. but I'll
be around pretty soon,' and ducked into a
telegraph office with the pest pursuing. He
was giving me a scream about now my
face had haunted him since first we met. and
all that sort OF hot air. regardless Of the
price of coal.
Il wrote out a telegram to Louie Zins-
heimer to be sure to call up to see us to-
morrow evening and to bring along so to
lend me until our show got started. For
Louie IL just like a brother to me, and 1
don't mind giving him the touch.
''Of course, the pest was there with the
elastic neck and began to rave that he
wouldn't permit me to be assisted by any
body else in the world. and that l shouldn't
send the telegram. With that he dug
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-17

this experience. and at a dinner given in
the Mansfield car during a Chicago visit.
the actor introduced the young manager
with the following speech,
Gentlemen he said to the group. when
presenting Mr.. Dillingham;. then of his en-
tou,ase. / want you TO know him. He Is
the hottest man in the business. and before
he is through he will be at the head of 1t.
As you know, there Is no day without its
lie about me. But you will find 1 am not
a false prophet as to Dillingham;. Why. he
has performed the hitherto impossible feat
Of managing me-"
Mother Nature declares William Fa-
versham. "is the panacea for all Ill. Sail
your boat. ride your horse. walk into the
country ten miles. gather a cluster OF
wild flowers and by the time you get back
home you will have concluded that. per-
haps, your critic was without prejudice.
You will accept the judgment and have q
new try. or. II there has been no critical
and. II or but. but all fair sailing to sue
cess, 1t will help you to remove the ten
dency toward an enlargement of the hat
band.
From hoeing a patch of potatoes 1 have
often obtained the grit to face any new
venture with past glories or self-dissatis-
faction forgotten and alive only to the pos
sibilities Of the future.
One when l was rehearsing the role of
Sir Brice Skene in THE Masqueraders,'
nerves were much overwrou2ht. It
was q dificult part, with a drunken scene.
and, try as l would, 1 could not get 1t as
! wished.
II tortured myself. and no doubt, my
companions. Stun. the more earnestly I
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-17

Miss Millie James. The Little Princess
who is to remain at the Olympic Theat.r
another week. holds some serious opinions
in regard to stage life. as does her leading
man. Donald Gailaher. I years old.
Reports of a romantic nature, by. the way.
have been circulated about the Little
Princess" and Master Gallaher. Some of
the little fellows Juvenile associates believe
that he Is really in love. with the star. and
are Jealous.
Ever since Miss James and Master Gala
her were seen dining together at the Audi
tor!um Hotel in Chicago. the juvenile fam
lily included in the Little. Princess" COM
pany. have lent a willing ear to the whis-
pered story that the Little Princess" was
in love with her leading. man.
Master Gallaher maintains a dignifcd po-
sition relative to the strange reports. and
refuses to talk.
He Is the most important member of the
Little. Princess company, with the posi-
bic exception Of Miss Rena Graw.
Miss Gtaw is the s~eif-styled understudy
to Miss James. The child has memorlzed
every line of the Little Princess
A dozen youngsters. eleven girls and one
boy. are included in the mimic court over
which The Little Princess reigns. The
reported extreme friendliness of the star
and the leading man is only one of several
Incidents that have arisen to disturb the
minds of the youthful players.
The children in THE Little Princess are
like other children in many respects. in
that they can ask all manner of questions.
Ihey arc like CID and experienced actors
In other respects. For instance. there
Isn't a child in the company who doesn't
scan the newspapers every morning to see
II his or her name has beer mentioned in
the dramatic reviews.
Rena Graw, S years old. approached the
manager one -fnOruin0 luSt u,cal- snof.,,..
showed in her, countenance and it was very
evident that a subject of serious Importance
was on her mind.
mfr. Waite" said the little actress. II
am playing a leading part with this show; l
am understudy. to MilIie James and 1 train
the extra girls at all rehearsals."
We'll, what's the natter" asked Mi.
Waite. Haven't you enough work to per-
FORM"
That is not my complaint" snapped Mis-,
Graw. Il am not getting any notices in
the newspapers. How are we ever going to
get up in the world If we don't get
notices2.
You need a press agent suggested the
manager.
And as soon as I get my salary raised
said Miss Graw, Il am going to get one."
AND Miss Graw then walked down stage
and proceeded to read the lines of TT
Little Princess" Empty chairs constituted
the audience"
She does that every day" said the man,
ager. "and she knows every. line in. the
piece. as well as every position and every
gesture"
Master Donald Gallaher is the assistant
stag manager. although the programme
contains no announcement to that effect.
He confded to Miss James once that he
would like to be an inventor.
Not that he doesn't like the stage. but
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/ If Roland Reed had, not espied Miss Jane.
in a box at the Broadway Theater one uft
erRoon.. or If Clyde Fitch had not written
Lovers Lane" the young woman might
have gone through life. as one. of thoseiper.
sons TO fortune and to fame unkro1tn"
Miss James Is a daughter of 49, les
a veteran actor.
1t was in New York that she received he,
tfrst offer of a theatrical engagement. Hel
father had never given her any encourage
ment relative to a stage career.
She was with a party, of. school chums on
Broadway one day and they decided to ut
tend a matinee in the Broadway Theater.
Roland Reed. who was then starring in Il
play called THE Club Fellow" was the at
traction. and Miss Games. being the daugh-
ter of an actor. sent Mr.. Reed q note, ask
ing him for a box.
:. The request was readily granted and dur
Ing the performance Mr.. Reed sent n mes
sage to Miss James. saying that he would
like to see her after the play
Miss James repaired to Mi. Reeds dress
lngssroom after the performance and the
Iactor asked her II she wanted to SO on the
stage.
Il suppose 1 do" sid Miss James. but
! have never sought a POSITION"
"A vacancy is to be made in my COM
pany." said Mr.. Reed. and l can give you
q part within the next three weeks"
I'll take it said M::s James. without a
moments consideration,
~ suppose you would Ike to know what
your salary will be-" said Mr.. Reed.
We'll. that Is important, isn't ft?" com
mented the new actress. How much will 1
receiver ~ 8
Thirty dollars a week and your Pullman
tickets. e
Good said Miss James.
And within two weeks she was a member
OF the company.
She played other ENGAGEMENTS later and
had varied experiences. She was the abused
heroine in a melodrama and under William
A. Brady played with James j. Corbett
when that pusilist was the champion of the
world.
1t was while Miss James was stiH under
Brady's management that Clyde Fitch
wrote Lovers Lane" He submitted the
play to Corbetts manager. and Mr.. Brady
submitted it to Miss James.
The play was accepted and the child part
Of Simplicity johnson was given to Millie
James. 1t brought Miss James Into more
prominence than she had ever known and
resulted in her selection to create the role,
OF Sarah Crewe. which Charles B. Dilhns.
ham had purchased from Mrs. Frances
Hodgson Burnett
Mile James says she isn't going to spend
her declining years on the stage and she
isn't going to marry an actor.
Who she will marry is yet a matter OF
cheerfully confesses that none Of her
friends has ever yet made bold TO propose.
Not a lew ietetrs have come to her
through the mail from men Of none and
means. who sought a meeting with the little
girl Of the play. limiting matrimony ~ q
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1t was on one of these occasions when
the star and the leading man were par
taking of dinner IN a private din,ng-room.
Master Gallaher was in 4 itaKative mood.
do you think you will remain on the
stage and be a great actor, Donald?" asked
Miss James.
Il think not" said Donald. e..of course.
IL l remain on the stage I am bound to be
r great star. but in trave.ing around the
rountry l have observed that the werld
needs many. things. -. .
81 think l can supply some of those things
and / have just about decided to cave the
stage within a few years and become m
inventor. I think 1 could invent two or
three things which would he of great service
to the world"
!. Miss James was d~umfounded to hear
/ such a speech from such a youngster. She
could hardly suppress a laugh.
| Master -Gallaher was still serious ana
after q minutes 1u.l.in the conversation he
lonked at Mss James and asked:
Miss James, do you ever have any day
drpams?"
This was too much. and The Little Prin-
cess" gave vent to her feelings and laughed.
/ Leila Frost, 8 years old. is the smallest
member CT the company and one of the
most ambitious ones. Like the others, she
has day dreams.
Leila crawled into the lap of a newspaper
man. put her arms around him. and then
said:
IF you'll give me a good notice I'll b-
your sweetheart"
Il would like ito be a STAR said Leila.
because them I'd get~big notices In the
papers. and plenty of curtain calls
Franlkness of expression is. one OF the
sterling qualities of the members Of THE
Little Princess Company and good no.
tices' arc tie paramount Issue.
Miss James is the most precocious
child in Mr.. Dillingham's assortment of
youthful players.
Meet Miss James at the Planters Hotel
and you will see an experienced young wom-
an. 26. years old. ~
She will have her light hair cropped
closely. she will wear a black dress. which
becomes her very much. and makes her look
her age: she will have on high-heeied shoes.
which give her height. and she will talk
as one who has seen a good deal of the
World.
Over at the Olympic Theater during 4
performance of The Little Princess It Is
different. Miss James will have on a dress
that reaches to her knees. the yellow hair
Will be streaming over her shoulders. the
high-heeled boots have been put aside for
slippers that have no. heels. Just to give
Miss James the effect of being a little girl.
while grease : paint and rouge on Miss
James's experienced face have reduced the
expression from one Of Is years to q schools
girl Of 12.
t)ne who knows the Miss Millie James in
real life has a difficult time in finding her
when she is dressed for The Little
Princess"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-17
She Says the Youth Who Pretend
" ed to Be Her Friend Assumed,an
Air of Forgetfulness Wien the
Waiter Came Around With Il
Check.
Copyright. 1908. by Roy L. Mccsrdell.

Copyright. 1903. by Roy L. Mccsrdel.
There's a pest camping on my trail if
there ever was one" said the chorus girl.
land I'll tell you how 1t was. l wac out
with the fleet and We had all gone into dry
dock at Hector's and he butted in. He
. was My fathers Son. and the boy with the
deceptive chest. He backed me of the rush
line and was giving me the story that the
lily told the dew. You know them fellows
that try to be a friendly Indian so hard that
1t Is painful to witness. Well. that was
Willie.
The feet was somewhat naughty, but.
thinking he was one of my raves. they
pulled the ,beil twice and let the car go on.
Now. I never like to say unkind words TO
anybody. but he was the prize pest for sure.
I'd only been introduced to him by a friend
when ! was singing at the beach. but you'd
have thought that 1t was the Little Church
Around the Corner tor US the way he acted.
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that he feels that he, can do the world
more good in the other pursuit.
1t was on one of these occasions when
the star and the leading man were par
taking of dinner IN a private din,ng-room.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-17

A fair estimate of the situation VIII result
in the concession that the designations are
justified and that the management of the
Boston Symphony Orchestra itself should
take pride In the artistic necessity which
brought them about. The Kneisel Quartet
! has. reached that point in it, history where
an exclusive devotion TO quartet work Is de-
raanded. e
This demand is contained in the fact that
the organization Is recognized in this 'coun
try and Europe as one OF the best. IL not
the best. of its kind. The development. Of
its art has been accomplished under the en-
couragement and protection of the Boston
symphony Orchestra. which may. therefore.
take a large share Of credit for one of the
most notable achievements in American
musical history. The loss of such players
is. Of course. n heavy loss. but the same
development may safely be counted upon
to develop worthy successors.
Grace Van Studdiford has taken up the
argument that New York Is rather an
ordinary sort Of place. theatrically. II be-
lieve.' said she the other day. that the
future Of the comic opera. as We have
chiefly known 1t for the last few years, will
he brief. / believe that a better day is COM
Ing, a day that will see the public dissatis-
fled with comic opera that is not musical.
that Is not we'll sung. that is nothing but a
string of variety acts. = "
Right in New York YOU probably cannot
see THE land Miss Van Studdiford's listeners
admitted woetully tina, they could nup. but
through the country one can. IN Broad
way a second, or even Il third, rae singer
can now make a hit III comic opera. II she
will lcok demure and get of some gags on
local managers and events around the Ten
deriein which no one but Tenderloin fire.
quenters ever heard of. And there are
enough of these frequenters in New York
to keep opera after opera successful on
Broadway. ~
broadway to-day is the easiest place in
America to, gain a reputation in comic
opera. But out through the country the
people who go to light opera are not of this
class. They are more. critical. they like
good music well sung. and are getting tired
of sextets and Stiffness.
Charles Dillingham; is the manager Of
Julia Marlowe and several other stars at
the present writing. but years ago he was
quite proud to be the manager Of Richard
Msnsield alone. And 1t Is told that during
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-06
DAFFIN NAMED AGAIN.
Chairman of Park and Tree Commits
sion Unanimously Reelected.

Chairman of Park and Tree Commits
sion Unanimously Reelected.
At the annual meeting of the Park
and Tree Commission yesterday after
noon Mr.. P. d. DafTin was unanimously
reelected as chairman. Mr.. Charles S.
Ellis was made vice chairman and Mr..
1. A. Solomons was named as secre-
tary.
The meeting was a harmonious one
and did not last a great while. The
members of the commission realized
that Mr.. Daffin has devoted much at
tention to the workings of the body
and has given up much of his valuable
time in identifying the city. AS an
acknowledgement of his worth to the
body and his faithfulness and value to
the city the members of the board
voted to man to keep him in har-
ness.
The Office is an unremunerative one
and no more available man could be
found than Mr.. Daffin. After the cleo
ton of officers ]. B. Wise was elected
foreman to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Granville Beville. After
the meeting Chairman Daffin stated
that the same policy will be persued
by the commission and that as much
work as possible will be done with
the money appropriated by Council.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-06
NO FIELD EXERCISES
FOR GUARDS.

The First Battalion of heavy artil-
lery, G. S. T., Savannah Volunteer
Guards, will not celebrate Washing
toms birthday this year with field ex-
ercises. On that day the battalion will
hold its annual target practice on
Avondale range, as it has for many
years in the past.
This was decided last night at a
meeting of the commissioned officers
Of the battalion, held after drill. The
conference of the officers began at 10
O'Clock and lasted until shortly after
midnight. The question of what kind
OF exercises the commands would par
ticipate in on Feb. 20 was discussed at
length, and it was almost the unani-
nous opinion of all of the officers pres
ent that it would be impracticablc to
hold the field exercises, concerning
which there has been some little talk
recently.
1t was found that it would be a diff
cult matter for the officers and men to
get off for the entire day. since the day
before being Sunday, they would not
wish to be absent from their work for
two entire days. And again, 1t was
thought that the tedious exercises in
the field would be rather trying on the
men. Unless a full attendance of the
battalion could be secured the officers
thought 1t not wise to have the exer-
ciSeS.
programme will be arranged
shortly for the target practice on
Feb. %. 1t is the intention of the
officers to make the meet an ever
greater success than the one held on
Thanksgiving Day. At that time
nearly thirty medals and prizes were
offered. The attendance was some
what smaller than usual, however, and
many of the best shots were not in at
tendance. owing to the absence of a
team at the Charleston shoot.
The officers came to no conclusion
relative to the exercises for Lees
Birthday. 1t is probable that a joint
parade of the military will be held
Maj. Williamson was appointed to
confer with the other officers in Savan-
nah, and if il is their desire to hold
the joint parade, as usual, this course
will be- pursued by the Guards. The
matter will probably be definitely de-.
cided during the present week.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-06
AUTO AND HACK MIXED UP.
Lively for a Time but Auto Won
Out.

Lively for a Time but Auto Won
Out.
A rubber-tir hack and a rubber
tired bubble" tried to do the impossi-
Bile thing of occupying the same space
at the same time yesterday morning
on the east side of Johnson Square at
the intersection of Bull and Bryan
streets with the usual result-an up
set.
The automobile displaced the horse
this time. and did it in a neat manner,
the horses feet being knocked from I'M
der him, and the horse landing broad
side on the pavement. He was not
hurt, nor the machine damaged, but
the shaft of the hack suffered a frac-
ture.
The hack was standing on Bryan
street behind the Southern Bank when
some one in the direction of the Screw
en- House. whistled for a hack. The
hackman, as hackmen do, gathered his
reins and drove headlong out of Bryan
into Bull street. The automobile han
died by Mr.. r. V. Connerat, was 60
ing north, at a moderate speed, but the
rapidity with which the hack came out
of Bryan street made it impossible for
the machine to be stopped. The horse
was frightened after the fall, but re-
gained his composure with his feet, and
the automobile did not seem to mind it
at all.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-06
ADMINISTRATOR SEEKS LIGHT.
Wants to Know Who Really Arc the
Heirs of George Gibbons Estate.

Wants to Know Who Really Are the
Heirs of George Gibbons Estate.
Jordan F. Brooks, administrator of
tho estate of George Gibbons. has ap-
piled to the Court of Ordinary for its
assistance in determining the real heirs.
The estate is a valuable one. and many
parties represent themselves to be the
children Of the testator. some of which
the administrator thinks are not enti-
tied to share in the distribution.
George Gibbons died in 1887. leaving
his wife the sole heir to large estate
and directing in his will that on her
death the property be divided among
his nieces and nephews, the children
Of his sister, Mrs. Lucy Kelly of Burke
county. The life tenant died on Dec
l, 1902. and there is considerabl BILE es-
tate awaiting distribution, all debts of
the estate having been paid some time
ago.
Judge McA1pin ordered that all per-
sons, claiming under the will, appear
before him on the first Monday in Feb
ruary, at which time the real heirs Of
the estate will be determined, and a
settlement and distribution ordered.
The application of the administrator
was filed in the office of the Ordinary
yesterday morning by Messrs Lawton
d Cunningham, attorneys for the ad-
ministrator
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-06
RnIIY to lie short.

The rally at the Theater tomorrow
night. when the Citizens Club will
meet and endorse the ticket to be
named by the Nominating Committee.
VIII be short. Unless something ex-
citing turns up it will not last as long
as the parade of the Fourth District
Administration and South Side Admin
istration Clubs. President Mcbride of
the Fourth and President Glatigney of
the South Side, have made arrange
ments for big turnout,and the two big
organizations will parade with full
ranks. 1t is the plan at present to
ratify the ticket and have not more
than two short addresses.
special meeting of the South Side
Independent Club has been called for
Dorsey's Hall by President Moore for
the purpose of arranging to attend the
ratification meeting. The members of
the club may determine to march in
body with torches and colored lights.