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The Washington times., 1904-04-17

HEN Mrs. Osborn brought
WoI forth an affair at her play
Wv house. which. in her inmost
soul, she must have known 10
be all froth and frivol. she
TOOK the bull by the horns in the effort
70 disarm criticism and boldly dubbed
It Tommy Rot" But in her case both
the public and the critics agreed with
her and the change of name afterward
10 Fad and Folly did not save the
snow from its inevitable collapse.
MI F. C Whitney has gone even
further in the case of his musical
cocktail, put on at the Casino. Not
only does he call it 'Pif. Par. Poufr,
but his posters bear the image of an
individual spewing the thing out Of his
mouth IN the fashion suggested by the
monosyllables aforesaid
Yet apparently the outcome is tn he
Tar different from Mrs. Osborn's. The
ieFle"ers were not wholly unkind in
'heH remarks, and on the night of my
visit the Casino was filed in almost
every part. This. in spite of the fact
mat seldom have 1 seen an Offering that
hVed up so closely 10 the spirit of its
title Tedious 10 the bitter end is the
book. and even though the music no
by Jean Schwartz. who gave US the nm
dying 'BedeIia," most Of his numbers
are reminiscent without being catchy.
But the entertainment is Casino-v
WIN a vengeance. and, this being the
case viii undoubtedly collect much rev
enue at the box office window.
The Dazzling Radium Dance
Then there is the Radium Dance so
called, which lasts above five minutes
and which. so keen Is this public,s
thirst for novelty. will induce tbo,,ss7,,7s
70 submit TO being bored for three hoprs
Tor that Few moments glimpse thereof
And, frankly it is well worth seeing
Inc Pony Ballet girls who dance it are
verltable marvels with their skippinp
rope cvoiutions, and the effect against
the darkened stage. seen from the I'M
Hghted auditorium, is most striking
Pity so enjoyable a number could not
be placed in a worthier setting.
Eddie Foy is leading comedian. his
first appearance since his heroic con-
duct at the Iroquois fire, and the long
continued applause that marks his on
trance shows that the public have not
forgotten he is capable of other things
than merely amusing them. But IN
happily he has no worth while things
to do. IL is coming down to hard pan
indeed when man of Foy's capabiIi-
ties must fan back on repeated changes
or costume 70 draw laughs. But one
cannot make bricks without straw. even
In musical cocktail
I think II was his singing of ssI'n, Go
Tired in The Strollers' at the Knick-
erooclKer some three Summers ago that
first established Foy as a favorite with
New Workers. In Mr.. Blue Beard" he
was the Sister Anne
In the present show he is Peter Pouf-
he, Piffe is Templer Sake (the first lieu
tenant in The Sultan of Sulu"). while
the third contributor 10 this intellectual
title is John Hyams. who is known as
Macaroni Pafde.
The Washington times., 1904-04-17
Charles Hawtrey Starring IN
"3aucu Sally:

Quiet" Then. just two years ago, he
brought out Martha Morton's 1.-The Dip
lomat." in which two prominent men,
bers Of his present support were cast.
not counting his wife, Louise Allen. who
is always with him. These two were
Edward Abeles. who was a valet. just
as ne is in The Dictator and Nanette
Comstock. who, by the way. was the
first OF the succession of leading women
THE Virginian" has had
The Diplomat" proved halfway
hit. but Mr.. Collier himself had to work
so hard to make Ii even this, that
through sheer WEAKNESS he fell in
with Weber & Fields offer to appear in
their company. with his wife. for a
year. after which they agreed to star
him. And had he been fortunate enough
to get suitable play he would doubt
less have been under their management
still, which only goes to prove anew
what l always claim. viz. that the big
gest man in the theatrical business,
after all. in spite OF the smallness of the
type in which his name generally ap-
pears. is the dramatist.
Career of Edward Abeies.
Edward Abeles was last seen In town
as the floor walker in "Glad of II"
having passed 10 that from the scape-
grace brother which he acted so de-
IightfulIy in withdrawing Julia" He
first won recognition in New York as
leading Juvenile in the unexpected hit.
My Friend from India" in which farce
Collier himself afterward played, as
also in its successor. The Man from
Mexico" Abeles comes from st. Louis
and is another of that apparently limit
less army who start in to study law
and come out as actors. One of his
early engagements was with A. NJ. Pal
mer's stock and he was also Charley
in "Charley'S Aunt
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~ = was rlch. he mad always been
IN rich. but nc had never thought
w Of It as being any particular ad-
10 vantage. He awoke one day 70
the perception that In certain
weighty respect 1t was a disadvantage
It was the day after Sanderson's we'd
ding. Sanderson and Chidsey and Les
ter had all been married within four
months: and thoughts had arisen within
little TiHottsOn, tender thoughts, nat
ural and unavoidable thoughts He
had sat and watched Sanderson and his
bride at the bowery altar; he had
heard their vows. uttered low while the
organ breathed faint melody. and his
heart had swelled and emotions that
had hitherto lain timidly dormant burst
all bounds and rose boldly and possessed
him.
Yes. he wanted a home, and some
body 10 love. and somebody 10 love him.
He knew he did Smoking WITH Nc
MILAN that evening at a roof garden.
subdued and weakened by the sweet
force Of this new realization. between
puffs ne let 81 out.
''YOu2" said Mcmillan. with a snort
You? Why, you could marry anybody.
1 tell you-anybody! Don't you know
it?''
He stared 10 see Tllottson's face
stiffen. He was fond Of Tnlottson,
who had a heart Of gold and a habit
Of doing people good turns with a
shrinking sort Of quietness.
'Oh. lets get out Of this" said the
little millionaire gruHly.
Mcmillan looked down upon him IN
perplcxity as they walked away
Why" he insisted encouragingly,
you, with your tin? You could get
married three times a day"
The words sank 10 the farthest depth
of Tillottson's being and lay there. be-
cause they bore the stamp Of truth and
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Ndnefte CQmSprH
Leading u0n1dD
with Collier
Wanted: A New PLAY for Hawtrev

biOuSh ds the NOuld-ne anec6iOnate
mother-in-law.
Wanted: A New Play for Hawtrey.
A line on the programme announces
this as Mr.. Hawtrey's. third and last
American tour. He must, certainly STAY
away until he gets 2 new play. al
though I fear me that everything he
offers VIII be measured up ID the stand
ard of "A Message from Mars" In
which he was first seen here. He is
the son Of clergyman who was mas
ter at Elton and Charles made his first
strike in theatricals just twenty-one
years ago, when he appeared as Douglas
Catternole IN THE Private Secretary"
at the London Globe. His nexteb sue
cess. In 1857, was as Arthur Humming-
top. in THE Arabian Night" Later he
was Charles Shackleton in Jane" and
John Maxwell in THE Gray Mare" In
1895 he made another big strike with
Mrs. Ponderbury's Past which the
late Stuart Robson played over here,
and in which Hawtrey was Matthew
Ponderbury.
Fanny Brough, who made such an ir-
resistible hostess last Fall in THE Man
from Blankley's." first came 10 this
country in the Spring of 1900 with Sey-
mour Hicks and his Wife Ellaline Ter
Kiss, to do the mother-in-law In MY
Daughter-in-Law," put on for Spring
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LoulSe Allen whn plays the hPaUg part IN
The DiCtat0r.'
William Collier, Starring lntbe big Sufce55,
The Dictator

, J. c. Miron. who was PerIeles the
| bandit. last Winter In "Winsome Win
ME" rejoices in the name of August
Melon, with four daughters known re-
speetively as Nora. Cora, Encora and
Rose And the man responsible for this
nomenclature-the man behind the
book. in fact-is Stanislaus STANCE. who
wrote the mos popular OF the Ono
Nadis' dramatizations. the one done
at the New York.
Alice Fischer in Musical Comedy
The woman who has most to do I'm the
cast is the widow to whom Melon is
paying attention. The>role was first as
signed TO May Robson. who threw If
M almost at the eleventh hour. 1t was
then given 10 Alice Fischer. who thus
makes her first appearance in musical
comedy. and seems to enjoy it as a
great lark. The fact that she has prac-
| tically no singing voice is Of course
no bar TO her making good in offer
ings Of the Casino type.
Graceful and attractive, Amelia Stone
as Ro4 Melon has altogether too little
to do. She made a nit at this same
theater as the prima donna in "A Chin
csc Honeymoon" and was seen tbere
last Summer IN The Runaways." She
is a New York girl who went to Lon
don as Hattie in Hoyt's - Stranger in
New York" and remained on that side
Of the Atlantic for four Yeas.
Grace Cameron. who SIM Is Justify as
Cora Melon. was Yvonne with the Bos-
tOnians in The Serenade," and has also
been with the Castle Square troupe as
airline in The Bohemian Girl and Mar
guerite in Faust"
BY an odd coincidence Alice Fischer
was the Queen Poppaea. and a very ex-
cellent one. in Stanislaus STANCES Ono
Vadis. ?" Last year she made a great
hit starring in Mrs. Jack" and last
Fall a failure n What's the Matter
with Susan?"
"Saucy Sally" Lacks "Raison d'Etre. /"
If there was everything conceivable
from dramatic standpoint the mat
ter with Susal- 'Saucy Sally" in
which Charles HaW trey has elected to
return to New York. is also in sore
need 81 attention. The posters tell as
that 1t had a run of 80 nights at the
Comedy Theater. London, but when
this took place is a mystery 20 me.
Certainly not within the past few
years. since Hawtrey's hit with "A
Message from Mars" whose run began
in 1899. and which he followed with
THE Man from Blankley's" and There
and Back" The latter farce, written
by George Arliss (the War Minister of
THE Darling Of the Gods") and OF
which Mr.. Hawtrey evidently thought
so little that he assigned the American
rights to Charles E. Evans. is far and
away better than "Saucy Sally" which
It somewhat resembles in plot
"Saucy Sally" is thoroughly anti
quated. redolent Of the office Of the
London Punch. through whose editor
hands Il passed from its French origin.
Its sole excuse for being are some good
acting moments ii affords Mr.. Hawtrey
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run at the old Lyceum. She comes. OF a
family Of clever players and began act
ing in her teens as-save the mark
the heroine in Sardou's Fernando. I"
Her name. 1t may he useful to know, is
pronounced Bruff.
Willie Wins Out at Last.
Willie Collier certainly deserved such
winner as The Dictator" If repeated
disappointment and hope deferred count
for virtues IA the summing up process.
The look back upon his experiences last
Fall must seem like a CHASTITY night
mare 10 him, when Personal" Are
You My Father?"- and "A Fool and His
Money failed on his hands in rapid
succession. He finally retired from the
boards altogether, and not until Charles
Frohman sought him out with this
farce, which had been written espe-
cially for him by Richard Harding
Davis. did he gain the courage to try
it again.
Frankly, I do not recall when / have
seen laughing play that pleased me as
greatly as did The Dictator" 1t opens
with action. and keeps 1t up right
along, the dialogue fairly bristl!ng with
up-to-date witdcisms, such as 81 know
where TO find the third rail without
stepping on it," and the denouement is
of that commendable variety that seems
impossible Of arranging until you see it
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Quick Arrival of John Barrymore

Certainly blood counts in this pro-
fession. Until he went on as the press
agent in Glad OF 1t" around Christ
mas time John Barrymore was an
artist Now he can almost afford to be
a dictator on his own account as TO the
parts managers give him. For ne has
most certainly arrived. In ease of man
ner and naturalness of speech he pos
sesses golden gifts.
Almost every one now remembers
that Collier was once call boy at Days.
but perhaps not so many recollect that
his first real impression on Broadway
was made not longer ago than the Fail
of 1889. when ne appeared in a comedy
Of his own writing. "Mr. Smooth" at
the Manhattan Theater.
1t was following this that ne made his
strike with Augustus Thomas ION the
The Washington times., 1904-04-17
Anehu Stnne .ub0 is Rose neI0b
n 'piff, p5ff. pUuF.'

! 1t is noteworthy hat OF the five pro-
auctions put forward in Easter week.
four exploited d rlale star. and only
one, The Dictator" struck the bulls
eye square in the center.
! Poor Reeves-SmIzht He Is an exceed
ingly clever ACTOR. who furnishes ad-
ditionai evidence to the truth Of my as
sertion, few paragraphs b@ck. that tho
playwright - aIl-powerful Coming
over here from England half a dozen
years ago with the farce "A Brace OF
| Partridges." ne has been kept pretty
busy ever since doing good wo-E II
plays that have failed. as that did and
as The African Millionaire. has prac.
tically done.
And yet at home nc has been cor
nected with successes almost uniformly.
He was in "Clsarley's Aunt FOR the four
years of its run. in Our Boys" for &C
nights, and in Sweet Lavender Tor
7sl. The past Winter he played a lead
ing role with Robert billiard in "That
Man and /, the play with the power
ful situations. whose season closed in
March Some three years ago he had
one success over here-that of the mas
ter Of the ballet in Captain links" In
1902 he returned to England and cre-
aztec the Earl OF Amesbury in the Drury
Lane meIodrama THE Best of Friends
But he was not in it when the piece
failed to win out at the Academy OF
Music last Fall
Hard Luck Of Reeves-Smith.
I can easily understand why he was
/ tempted by The African Millionaire
II offers him a magnificent opportunity
10 display versatility, for he appears
| first as clergymen, then as Il private
detective, next as a Mexican fortune
teller. and finally as a French commits
sary of police. He does it all capitaIly,
I too, but what does all his good actins
amount to if the play itself fails TO take
hold Of one2 The first act has abso-
lutely nothing to it except the situation
az the end, and the second is wholly te-
dious.
Minnie Dupree played such a close
second to Reeves-Smtth as his LEADING
woman that for some time I failed to
recognize her disguised as the French
maid in the second act. Miss Dupree,
who was the lively youngest daughter
Clara Hunter, in 1.-THE Climbers" made
her first metropolitan impression as thu
fran waif, Claudinet, in the Academy
of Music melodrama Two Little Va
grants" This was back IN 1896. Sh,
comes from San Francisco. and in 'ss
appeared in the London production OF
THE Heart Of Maryland" in the in
genue role. Last season she essayed To
star in "a Rose o. Plymouth Town"
but the company closed soon in New
York, although it was reorganized for
Boston. Meantime. Miss Dupree had
done Kathie with Aubrey Boucicault's
Inflated presentation OF "Old Heidel,
berg" Last Autumn she was announced
10 star in Tangled Up in Beulal
Land" but changed her mind.
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John Barrymore ,mitb Collier in
The pictdtOr."

done and then appears SO obvious that
you wonder why you did not think it
up yourself.
Mr.. Collier has been on the road with
the farce since shortly after New Years.
It will probably run at the Criterion
into the hot weather. and ought to be
good for fully as long service as ION
the Quiet" Indeed its down 10 to-
day" qualities should insure its remain
Ing fresh for longer period thar plays
usually DC nowadays. with the modern
ciamOr for novelty.
Wireless biography is vital compo-
nent of the plot. And the wireless tele-
graph operator gives the youngest
member Of the Barrymore family an
admirable opportunity to show that the
family talents have not been wholly abb
sorbed by Ethel and Lionel In fact
John Barrymore ranks right up with
Edward Abeles and Collier himself in
the quality of his work.
The Washington times., 1904-04-17

b 4 = G. !: :: 8: :: ;:. ,s :::: e.
% vantage He awoke one day TO
the perception that In a certain
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"A Physician Healed.

Or. Geo. Ewing, practicing physician
OF smith Grove, Ky, for over thirty
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he profession without relief, until |
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Dubois Circuit Court

State vs. Eugene Hoffman, EN-.
bezzlement, cont.
State vs.. Kate Huebner, attemp,
to provoke, cont.
Stale vs.. Vim. Fenneman ct al
obstructing public highway, cont.
State We. Jacob Mittelbuehler, A
& b, with int Mt Affidavit of Ferd
Schneider filed and Bench warrant
isued, deft enters continuing bond
sum OF $500, with Martin Miller ar
surety for appearance next term and
cause continued.
State VS.. William +. Rust, Jqcob
Schmeltekcp, Henry Eggers, Dan
Eggers, John BIesch, Trespass,
Aft lsvit Of Peter Schnell filed
bench warrant issued, defts. enter
continuing bond $50 each With Fred
Wellman surety and cause cont.
State vs, Joe Foster and Geo
Workman, Grand Larceny, Trial by
court finding guilty sent to tate
prison for a term Of , To IA years.
CIVIL ACTIONS
Sophia +. Strohmeyey vs.. f. r
Strohmeyer divorce, cont.
Peter Grant vs.. Sarah J. Grant
divorce cont.
Estella Crook VS.. VIM. Crook,
divorce cont.
Kingman ST Louis Implement
Co. VS. John w Kuebler aud John NJ
Schmidt on account, judgement for
Plff. sum Of 1888 80.
Dubois Co, State Bank W. VIM
Cooper ct III, on note, judgment for
Plff, sl77.S0.
Farmers and Merchants Bank
vs.. Chas. Rose on note, judgement
for Plff. $50 50.
Farmers and Merchants Bank
vs. Charles NJ Rose, on note, judg-
e ment for Plff. $50 %
w. Kendall VS.. Sarah K Kendall,
petition to sell real estate, dis
missed bv piff
Peter VonderheiIe w. Elizabeth
Schmidt, Trial by court finding that
delft. is a person Of unsound mind
Ruth Masteison VS.. Southern
K. X. Co. TO damages, trial by jury
for plff. sum Of $500.
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WELCOME HOMIi

The Very Rev. Bernard Heicbel
bech, o. ). b., project of the Jasper
College, returned Monday after a
TWO months vacation at ST. Louis
where he wa under the treatment
"i specialist, from the eff, cts of
typhoid fever from which he had
been suffering previous to bis de-
parure
Ills return was an event of great
rejoicing among the students.
hey' Chrspstom, pr.i-cI pro tenn,
had arralgned surprise for Rev.
Bernard; on Tuesday evening
The star Orchestra furnished music
and the college choir, under the
"adership OF Rev. Philip. enllvened
~ 'ccasion by rendering some an.
proprlate songs. Mr. Ralph Oliver
who IL recognized as the leader il
oratory at the college, delivered AN
address 10 which be voiced the sem
um'rt OF all the students when be
said that I'VE are all glad TO see
you with Us again, and as a mark
y their great love and respect. pre-.
sented the Rev. project With a silver
shaving outfit. Father Bernard II
pressed his thanks for the gilt and
assured the students that the same
Sas greatly appreciated.
Father Chrisostom was also pre-
"a ed to quench the thirst Of all pres
'n'anf nv the kindness us M. Her.
man Castrup. Agt for Cooks
bre"ing Co, who had presented a
case Of Cooks famous GoldBlume
f'r he occasion, the friends Of ia
Iher Bernard drank the same all
fishing him good health and hap
Din' -
1t was an occasion that will not
son b forgotten by al pres Of and
ne Courier joins with the many
friends OF Father Bernard in wei
coming him home and are glad to
see his health restored. They all
mad pleasant evening.
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Mothers Praise it.

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ute Cough Cure for the sufferings il has
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Group and whoopin cough. A. l.. Spaf,
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PortersvilIe Points.

Trustee Christ Hoffman had a
fence put around the school ground
Monday, which is great improve
ment TO the sch DOL house.
Miss Emma Afford and Leila
Gray were the guests OF Mrs. Ida
Gray Sunday.
Jack Johnson and wife, Mr.. Mum
kle and wife, Mr.. I. Hays and wife
g. w. Cox and wife, Ed Rudolph
wife and sons. Walter and Lawrence
attended the installation sermon at
Lemmon's Sur day.
Bro. Bonita Of Dale, preached to
a large and attentive audience Sun
day night.
Bro. Bouher's sister and husband
from Paoli, visited him Saturday
and Sunday
Mrs. Chas Munkle, Lawrence
and water Rudolph, Misses Jessie
and villa Cox, Lottie and Clara Ru.
dolph, Efie Krodel and Mrs. Flor
ence Mccormick attended the W.
T. U. Contest, at Alfordsville and
report good time, Miss Coda Nc
Cord receiving the medal.
Married at the residence OF the
brides parents, Mr. Adam Schnarr
Sunday evening by Bro. Bouher
Mr. Ell Padgeti and Miss Julia
Schnarr. Their many friends ~ish
them Joy and happiness, through
their welded life.
Mrs. Florencs Mccormick LETT
Monday to take position in the
Matron's Home at Evansville
Mrs. Martha and Julia Cox visited
relatives at Birdseye last week.
YOUR HoSEysUcKLE.
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Archbishop Elder Dead.

Archbishop Elder, of Cincinnati,
died Oct. 81 at his residence. He
was the second archbishop OF Gin
cinnati having succeeded the late
archbishop Purcell.
Elder will be succeed d by Most
Rev. Hany Moeller, ID. D., until
the death Of Elder the coadjutor and
and titular arcbbi hop of Areopolis.
The new Archbishop is native
born and raised Cincinnattiau. He
is regar led as a brilliant ex cutive
and a profound thinker.
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Disastrous Wrecks.

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making human wrecks Of sufferers from
throat and Lung troubles. But since
the advent OF DR.. Kings New Discovery
Tor consumption coughs and colds, even
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Thanksgiving bay Is New. "A,

WASHINGTON, d. c NOV. 1.-The
president today issued the Thanks
giving day proclamation, setting
aside Thursday, Nov. "a, to be OBJ
served as a day Of festival and
thanksgiving by all the people OF
the United States at home and
abroad.