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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-08-11

archistic and revolutionary literature
into Russia and said hat in one OF
twenty-five pamphlets which had been
given him for translation il said that
nothing could save Gar Nicholas II
from sharing the fate of his murdered
grandfather. Alexander II"
When questioned on the witness
stand by The attorney for the defense
the socialist, Liebknecht, ne could not
remember or point in which pam
phlet this sentence could be found. and
cut SO miserable a figure that Lieb-
knecht at last succeeded In proving
that in the translation words and SEN
fences had been added which were not
contained in the originals at all.
The judge finally had TO come 10 the
consul generals assistance and forbade
the attorney for the defense 10 ask any
moro questions.
A we'll known Berlin authority. Pro-
fessor Balliu, who had been expected
to strengthen the case of the prosecu-
ton, testified that the pamphlets were
absolutely harmless.
The affair viii undoubtedly he taken
up in the re!chstag by the socialists and
Is sure TO give the chancellor OF the
empire many unpleasant hours.
German Army Abuses Again.
The as against Corporal Pesche,,
who some time ago was found guilty
and sentenced 10 prison on SIS COM
plants Of abusing private soldiers. has
had an spilogue.
One Of the soldiers, a private named
Fuchs. who had been most brutaliy
treated by Peschel. was one Of the chief
| witnesses against the corporal.
On the advice OF his father Fuchs had
kept a complete diary Of ali that hap
pened in tha regiment. He had filed
FIVE volumes with the daily notes.
W. ~ 10 - -s---.
"AenHoirso Of d Private Artil!ertsL." When
his diary was seized by his superior
officers it Was the evident sincerity and
frankness Of these notes which more
than anything else seryed 10 convict the
corporal.
But the other day Fuchs himself ap-
peared as accused before a court
martial charged with having used dis
respectful language about his officers In
his diary.
With a courage that has won for
him the admiration OF every justice
loving man in Germany, he declared
that he needed no attorney. as he was
able to defend himself.
When he stood up 10 make his plea
to court and jury a scene followed
never before witnessed in a German
court.
In mastery speech which made a
strong impression ven upon the stern
Judge. ne SAID: 1noSe emOI which
you ave corfiscated l wrote for that
Very purpose, that they might put an
end 10 these abominable abuses which
/ have Witnessed and under which I
have suffered, that those who are called
TO serve under the colors after me
might not have TO suffer as / have
suffered. II this is a crime, then 1
am indeed guilty and ask you to con-
denim me"
The court martial did not dare to do
so and Fuchs was acquitted.
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CHAPTER XVII.
MAX IS MADE DESPERATE.

Max had been in town some weeks
and was feeling very much pleased
with himself. He had already met a
couple of old college friends, who In the
plentiful leisure allowed by their stud
les for the bar, were not averse to hands
at whist and inns OF poker, and he
had made himself pleasant to his fellow
students at the hospital in whose com
pany he enjoyed himself; SO that, he
was Tar from feeling lonely, or allowing
his thoughts to dwell persistently on
the inmates of knowiesworth hall.
He was particularly llght-hearted
and self-satished one afternoon when.
having left the hospital, ne crossed
westminster bridge and took his way
through ST. James's park with the in
tention of calling on a friend.
With the red light shining in his
eyes, Max scarcely recognized a fanit-
lar figure coming toward him, until 1t
was close at hand. Had there been any
means of escape he would have taken
It, but there was not, with great pres
ence OF mind he hurried forward with
outstretched hand 10 meet Lord Sur
reyrlore.
My dear chap" Max said with ex-
cessive friendlIness, II have been Won
dcring il you had come back 10 town,
or when should see you,a and here you
are. Funny isn't it?"
Il have been thinking of you" Sur
reyn1ore replied, with a GOODNESS that
sharply contrasted the others eTusive-
ness.
Il know I ought TO have written to
you long ago, but III tell you why
didn't" Max stated, with a plausible
and confidential air. 81 lost every pen
ny that had at that COMPOUNDED place,
and felt ashamed to let you know what
6 fool / was"
s~urreyrnore had expected TO receive
some excuse for not receiving the um
ne could badly afford to lend. which
was given under pressure and in a
weak moment that he had ever since
regretted.
i expected" he said. while his man
ner suffened. you would nave kent
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Continued Next Week.)
A Useful Ladder.

YOUTHS Companions: Among the no.
cqliar "~geniuses' of Byfeld Mas :,
pace TO be remembered, and WORM ), e
inc book which j. L. Ewell has wr;t,on
aoout IT, was a man in the north nt
Ihe parish who was asked by a lsddor
'snqer II he would like to buy,
aoW much are the ladders a foot n
Twelve cents was the answer
foot" IL TAX a
ladder vender jumped dow,
from his load, pulled down a laddar AVA "
sawed Off a foot. aueE 10
me purchaser TOOK it. paid the price
and remarked quietly: p'tee
mats lust what I've been wanting
20 pick ~huckleberries with"
The modern locomotives 800
SIS. 600 to s1s mn SoSSs TOM
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-08-11
Puttfno on styye In Arizona.

Tombstone Prospector: Every SYM
tom points to a tendency to spread Oh
style in Tombstone. Among other ms,
tincts In this direction, the boys bouga'
q pair of beautiful barber pole su5pena.
ers ana presented chem TO the arnlap'
dispenser who ghoves the amber eA'
tract Of c-heerfulness over the nahoS.
any of the parlor saloon. He promptly
donned the innovation, but claimed Una,
he felt like he had a rail fence on cay
shoulder. Then, when they becaih'
overburdensome he would unDutt9l
them and permit them 10 dangle y
front, but he finally got them doMI
line enough to go to church in. Severe
old timers, conspicuously court e. e.
tendants from the other end OF ~
country, have fallen into the habit 2,
wearing boiled shirts, and 1t looks az =
sky-blue overalls might be discalus'
as q ~fuil-dress costume. Getting ~"
trful tony" in toxin nowadays.
Appendicitis has caused the. DEAN :.
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me Professor-You know, corne,,
IitTsity possesses the heart of
1he sport-My, it's no wonder thoss
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-08-11

Weary-Yes. indeed, in London I was
presented at court.
Wraggles-What did they charge you
with?
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Appendicitis has caused the DEAN
= climpanZee al the Fasteur lnsu.s
n Paris. says the F'etit Journal
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aces BY amateur casts made up Of inn
mediate members Of the royal family
previous to 1901, but I'M that year the
company of the Theatre Alexandra was
given permission 20 present Ivan the
Terrible It achieved an instant sue
cess, as popular as it was artistic. and
thereafter was played continuously for
three years.
Ivan tho Terrible" is the first Of an
historical tri0lOgy by Count TOlst0i. and
its success encouraged The production
Of the second o.. the three. -The Tar
FeOdOT." These two ran cOncurrently
for a long period I'm ST. Petersburg.
The Literary and Dramatic society o.
that capital, devoted to the uncommer-
cSal development Of the stage, there
upon presented the third. ''The Tar
Boris" The character OF Boris Guda-
NOT is most conspicuous in Ivan the
Terrible"
Ivan, suFnamed "Tde Terrible" was
the fourth OF his name and the first
OF all Russian rulers to assume the IL
tie Of Tar. He was a contemporary
of Queen EiiZab beth, whom, unseen, he
sought in marriage after a uuptial ca
reer embracing seven wives, which as
tablishes him a successful rival Of his
English cousin, Henry VII. During
the early days Of his life he was much
beloved, but nature suspicious al
most to the point Of Insanity, an I'm
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by Bell, was the familiar legend. Fact
is stranger than fiction and when
ever / read that line / am reminded
Of an unusual incident that happened
in that very theatre. and that conf
cally verified the truth of The painted
inscription overhead.
In those days as in these days,
theatres were sometimes used for
church services on Sunday nights. and
AIcVickeT's was then being employed
Sabbath evenings by sect that be
iieved in the burning pit and Che i'm
pending destruction of the world for
its over accumulation Of sins.
AT the same time a summer opera
company to which L belonged was fill
ing the theatre on the other six nights
of the week Every woment we could
spare away from performances was
devoted TO Tehearsals, and the church
services every Sunday night were in
terruDtfOzs.
"One Sunday night there had been
a lengthy service for the sinners, and
hardly We're the people out of the front
door before we began the rehearsal of
The SOTcerer. The only light we had
was d bunch light ia the center of
the stage, casting its ftfuL garish
beams across the dark auditorium, and
setting of with supernatural erect the
faces of the chorus and principals.
Suddenly i'm the midst of our work We
heard a yOWling out i'm the dark audi
forum, as if a madman was running
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-08
JOSEPH JEFFERSON DISCUSSES
MODERN STAGE. CONDITIONS

1 aires to speak Of-playhouses in two
or three towns at best. It is Paris or
nothing. An actor succeeds III get
ting into tl3e Coincide FHaneaise. II
is an honor, but he can progress no
further. If ne keeps out of 1t. there
are many theatres of England and
SOC i'm this country to visit in for glory
aud riches. Is il not better for ar
lists like BePnhaFdt. Coquelia ana
Rejane to choose these many thea
tres rather than enc their days in
the Coincide FFancaise2"
"A suggestion has been made re-
marked the interviewer. 'that each
city bnild and endow q theatre. and
allow the citizens to select the plays
they want 90 have performed In It.
is such a plan practicable ?"
Such Institutions could be estab-
lished," Mr.. Jefferson replied, ''but
where many people have a voice in
the policy OF d playhouse, there would
probably be q deal Of dissensi0n and
many differences OF opinion to neu-
traliZe good results
with the wonderful possibilities
for the drama an this country, must
not high ideals be insisted upon"
eyes, bur do not forget the pur-
poses OF the drama" ATs. Jefferson
replied. 'gThe primary object Of the
theatre IS 70 entertain, That must
always be borne IN mind. The ether
Important object IS TO educate. The
stage is mot q. place for sermonizing
If people want to preach. let them
do 50 in the church. or the home. The
lessons of the theatre. on the other
hand, are taught by suggestions. the
deEneation OF character and more or
less unconscious example, all in the
guise OF entertainment.
There must be as many kinds of
plays as there are kinds OF people.
The Rivals for instance, does not
sppeal at an 20 people for whom a
m0re. eXciting, primitive play becomes
living force. Other theatres oeTs
like The Rivals and while smiling
at the simpler play, too often forget
the good purpose served by its per-
Torrance. Each class. however.
SHOULD have plays raised to some de-
gree above its capacity for apprecia-
ton. Thus the public taste is slowly,
but surely, raised and educated"
Has the art Of acting deteriorated
under existing conditions was the
next question.
acting differs from other arts"
replied Mr.. Jefferson. "a painter OF
a sculptor has his Work-a picture or
statue-Which may be judged on
its merits. quite aside from the per
s0nality of the creator. In the same
way the author has his printed pages.
The actor must convey Impressions
through himself. His is the power Of
personality, always present before his
auditors and impressing or repeIling
by his voice, face, gestures, manner
or the very subtle elements Of his in
dividuality. Thus it happens that the
world Is. astOnished now and again by
the appearance or -histTioniC genius
q man or woman combining dramatic
power and a strong personality. You
remenl Der how Master Betty amazed
theatre goers in. the old days, and
how Garrick trudged TO London, a
boy. unknown and inexperienced, and
startled his generation with his gen
ius. Even now they are telling Of a
girl in Germany, the veriest child,
who has not only written a great
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-08

OSEPH JET PERSON chatted in an
entertaining ana instructive way
during his visit to Philadelphia
last week regarding existing eondi-
tions in the American theatre, Nu-
merous Twins topics were discussed
endowed and national playhouses
and the reasons why. they are not
practicable; the possibilities for dra-
ma In this country. its sphere and
purpose. the art of acting. the refa-
lions of the players to the public aud
The deaFth OF good dramas ana dra-
matists.
The question of an endowed or ma
tional theatre, which has received so
much attention Of late, was the hFst
topic preached,
II do not see how such a. plan can
be made practicable said Mr.. 5ef-
fersOn- "A very grave difficulty
would be the exaCtiOus Of the people
who put their money into such an in
stitution. They would naturally re-
uuire something tangible In the way
of results to show for their invest
ment The plays and performances
would needs he of the best. not
merely up to the average, or I'm some
one Of the grades Of Uedi0erity. IT.
is not easy on the other hand, TO give
performances of such superlative eX-
cellence. Why?
This brings us to the second OBJ
lection to the plau-the question Of
players. A good actor usually has
the money ne needs to make artistic
productions. He has desire, nat
ural enough and very human, Of be-
ing at the head of the enterprise.
Why should he surrender this priv
OIL In
work to go with a mum Der of others
into a general group of players2
ct would also be difficult for an
actor. who has dominated his own
entertainments, 90 subject himself TO
the rule of another stage director.
Then. too. he would spend most Of the
time in one place, playing to a single
city, and you know an actor finds
satisfaction and pleasure in going
from place to place, meeting many
people and hearing the applause Of
audiences in different parts Of the
country.
Neither do I see how we can have
a theatre under government control.
With every change of administration
we would be likely to see a different
policy. During four years Democrat
ic comedians might be I'm the ascend
ancy, and the next term find Repubfi-
can leading men in the center of the
stage
Where would you build national
or endowed theatre? We have no
American city which IS to this nation
what London is 20 England Paris to
France. Berlin TO Germany or ST.
Petersburg to Russia We are too
big for that. The more you travel
the more you are astOnished by the
mum beTs and beauty Of American
playhoUses. There are at least 800
splendid theatres in America. Think
OF it, Why should an actor restrict
his labOrs to oue2
a great deal has been said Of the
Coincide Franchise as a model for
an endowed theatre. T. saw some
very bad acting there. by the bye.
while I'm Paris recently. What is the
attitude Of the French actor toward
it, France has no provincial the
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play. but is considered one Of the
finest actresses Of her day,
But what of the skill OF the ac-
tor2 was asked. Take those with
experience like youT oHn for in-
stance, i'm the old stock companies,
playing many parts iu many places
Did not such a training make better
actors than the modern system, under
which an actor may perform a single
role for two or three years
The people with experience such
as that given in the cid stock days,
replied AF. Jefferson. know better
how to act. but success still remains
a matter of peE0naiity
Then you think that talent and
personality VIII outweigh deficiencies
IN technical knowledge
Il think so, TO a certain extent
The personal quality iu am actors
work. on the other hand. alters the
attitude Of the public toward aim.
The acquaintance which theatre
goers have with him seems 20 be
actual and palpabie. This results not
infTequently i'm placing the player at
disadvantage, He is praised more
highly for success, he is blamed more
reientlessly for his mistakes, than
men in other walks OF life should a
lawyer, preacher or business man
commit an indiscretiou. and the fact
is published i'm the uewspap ers, the
people read. and, not knowing the
man, pay little heed. With an actor
this impersonal attitude is changed to
a personal one The actors reputa-
ton suffers i'm proportion"
There have been many complaints
of late that our PLAYS are bad or
mediocre remarked the interviewer.
IF such is the case. how can the
shortcomings OF the Dlaywrights be
explained Pc
The drama. is always in a state OF
transition" Mr. Jefferson replied 1T
moves from good 20 bad and back TO
good again. Under existing circum-
stances the theatrical managers are
doing the best they can. A manager
does not want TO produce anything
but the best plays He is getting all
Of them that are available. He places
on the sta6e works Of competent
American pIsyWTights. He goes 10
Europe and obtains the best that for
eign theatres afford, provided he
thinks they viii suit our play -gOers.
ct is q fact, then, that the thea
tres of tAis country and their de-
mauds have grown faster than the
number Of available dranatists2''
THAT Is the logical. conclusion. The
gift Of plaVWTiting is an exceedingly
rare one. Senator HOaT spoke TO me
some time ago Of this apparent
dearth Of dramatistss ] replied that
it was unreasonable to expect that
Americans Of today should produce
in & comparatively short time plays
which would compare with the great
dramas Of literature. Look at the
growth Of the old English drama
from Shakespeare, through such men
as Beaumont and Fletcher. COngreve
and Wycherly, down to the more re-
cent authors. like Sheridan, Bulwer
and Knowles This drama took 300
years to build. Tt has been acted and
commented upon so often that we see
1t from every possible viewpoint Is
It fair or right to expect a modern
dramatist in a comparatively short
space Of time TO produce works equal
10 theirs?'
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into taking bright view Of the pros
pect BY telling me I have lots of
friends i'm London who viii be out in
front to help me on to success.
But one can't depend on ones
friends for success ora the stage, especi-
ally ia London. You cant dll a the
atre with your friends for one night
let alone for several And ] frankly
confess I am afraid to face for the
first time q pit which may boob and
a gallery which may hiss Oh, how
they do boob sometimes"
Miss Barrymore put her hands to her
ears. then nervously clasDed them GA
her Lao
suu. you have played there be-
fo~a."
Yes, but the parts 7 had in Sir Hen
rvs company were so small that no
one. outside my little circle of friends.
wiz remember me. It VIII be like yen-
turing on thin ice. waiting 30 hear"
second aeti'
Il was the voice Of the maid, who
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governable temper and 2 capacity for
immeasuTabie and unbelievable cruel
~ established him before his death as
the most cruel monarch who ever sat
upon a throne Tho sincerity of his
purpose, however, his self-complacent
belief ia the divinity Of his mission.
his abortiVe transitions from rage so
piety, from humility 10 inordinats
pride, the vast scale OF his opera tions,
coupled with the occasional dnesse Of
his method. are characteristics of
career fascinating as it is unique. He
died as he lived. in the midst OF
sycophants, battling with a supersti-
ton, overwhelmed nnally by the very
rage which had colored all his life.
The tragedy is in FIVE acts and eight
scenes. The cast is long, and the to-
tai number ~ people appearing is los
Pictorially it rejects the barbaric pro-
digality of medieval Russia. redned
by Characteristic national taste. The
scenes and costumes are all nodded
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dear old New York and many of the
dear old New Workers, including her
two big brothers, Lionel and Jack, both
Of whom are Gotham hits these days.
But the prayers
''They, Of course, are offered to the
great god, or goddess, Success. par
tiCulaTly declared. Ethel
would a London success mean more
10 YOU than d New York success2'
NO I don't think TT would. Tt isn't
that London is the shining goal It's
because London is so different. as one
might say. I am 60 play in Cynthia
at the Duke of TOrk's theatre, and
I shall play Cynthia quite different
than Ellis Jefreys did. The question,
therefore, Is, VIII London like me? I'm
hoping ana praying for the best.
Friends here have tried to cheer me
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Eueford company in salt Lake for the
present season.
When Richard Mansfield comes %
the salt Lake theatre Oh Saturday
evening next ne win be seen in Ivan
the Terrible"
Mausfelds creation of the Tzar
ivan the Terrible is already celebrated.
III is a Kaleidoscope reflection of the
most singular despot I'm history. The
celebrated play is an historical trag-
edy Of medieval Russia and Is the
work OF Count Alexis TOlstOi, a Tela-
tive OF Count Ly0f Tolstoi. For q
long time, indeed, until the accession
~ She present liberal minded Tar
Nicholas. no representation of the
person OF the emperor Of Russia was
permitted on the stage Nicholas re-
Taxed the censorship in many direc-
tions. and in this enc I'm order that
Gwen he Terrible mignt be seen by
BIS people. Private representations had
repeatedly been given at the royal PAL
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on plates loaned AIr. Mansfield by the
directors Of the Imperial theatre fla ST.
Petersburg. The translation was made
by Madame Sophie De blessner. the
American wife CT a Russian diplomat.
Count Tolstoi died nearly thirty
years ago. He wrote an historical
novel, THE Prince SorebFyani, +" which
IN DR.. Curtains admirable translation
is not unkouFn to American readers.
IVAN he Terrible" is a conspicuous
figure in this story. He has also writ
ten, in addition 10 his three great
tragedies. a quantity Of poetry. he
ranks well up among the first newell
lists, dramatists and poets of Russia,
though his fame extends little beyond
his fatherlaud.
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amuck. and the noise of falling seats
added to the scare. AS soon as we
recovered from the first shock a num-
Der Of the men ran out, and there they
found that the huboub proceeded from
a man who had gone to sleep during
the church service, and had been left
unnoiced and alone IN the theatre
when the audience went out Imagine
his feelings as he came TO himself,
half awake in the darkeued theatre,
confronted by the weird scene OF the
Incarnation in the Sullivan opera. He
confessed that he first thought he had
passed from this mortal sphere ard
had gotten into the very place ne had
been so iBdustriously trying to keep
out Of"
Ethel Barrymore has gone away from
here London being her destination, and
she packed +paugs ana prayers" in
her trunks along with the other things
50 she told Cherries Darpton The pangs
were caused by her regret at leaving