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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-11
JONES STILL LEADS
TWO.MEN CONTEST
BOWlerS Unable to Approach
Score Made by Champion
and Partner.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 10.-David
"A. Jones, the former national cham
pion, and his partner, Sterke, of Chi
cago, are still in the lead in the two
men contests, their score 1.172, not be-
ing approached by any of the two
men teams that have played today, the
best score today being 1852, made by
two-men teams; Fries and Ingraham,
Akron, Ohio, and Warner and Dunbar,
of Philadelphia. Fifth place is occu-
pied by Duddinger and Nichols, of Min
neapolis.
There were fifty scores of individual
games today, the best scores being:
A Aegms1 H Warner Pbiiadeiphia. So $50
Charles Hajek, Chicago ............ Ell
L. Gazzelo, Toledo. ................ $50
w r. Owen, Louisville .......... 622
The twomen team contests in the ma
tional bowling tournament We're continued
today. The results were as follows:
McCauley and Huglin, Des Moines 1,134
Schmidt and Pfeiffer, Chicago. 1,094
Gorge and Coster, Philadelphia. 800. 1,O72
Schaller and Mample, st. Paul.. 1,049
GOsewisch and Keller, st. Paul. 80. 1,047
Kendall and Laddener, Syracuse. =. 1,045
Makepeace and Borguesor K c.. 1,035
Heckisch and Williams, La Crosse. 1903
Dumas and Riddell, New York.. 1,026
Stivers and Fenton, DeS Moines.... 1924
CluSSpl6 anu GIdNeS, OOe huI 1,O1o
Doering and Leisy, Peoria 1900. 1,016
Theme and Knerr, Peoria. ....... 1908
Brownell and Tellett, Akron. zoos
Denny and Koran, Philadelphia -. 999
Blackwell and Zimmerman, Doe Run 993
Nichols and Ledlow, Kansas City. 961
Sloan and Matthews, Minneapolis. 95S
Cooper and Pfeffer, Cincinnati. 957
Reed and Ennis, Wheeling ~ 9O3
The first Of the three series of five
men teams rolled tonight shows the fol-
lowing grand totals:
Columbian Knights No. 1, Chicago. 1852
Tuxedos, Chicago ............... 2644
Floss Palace, Buffalo ..... 1851
Columbus club, Columbus, Ohio. 2,457
New Centers Cleveland $500. 2,452
Panerium, Cleveland ........... 2,450
KeystoneS, Pittsburg ............ 2404
Carroll No. l, Wheeling, w. Va. 1888
The Halls, Chicago ................ 1900
Has Beens, Wheeling .............. 2,130
The following are the grand totals
for the second series of five men teams:
CentraIs, Erie OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1922
Brilliants, Chicago ................. 1922
St Louis, ST. Louis ............... 1902
Capitol, st. Paul ............... 1888
Euclids, Cleveland ................. 1855
O'Learys. Chicago ............... 2,552
Times, Toledo NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2,475
Newports, Newport ................ 2,423
Democratic club, Denver. .......... 2,410
CentralS, Erie Observation-Disclosures. 2410
NJ. u. ", Cleveland ................ 2344
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-11
Willie honne Wins hal pa

PARIS, Feb. 10-Willie Hoppe, the
American boy billiardist, has won the
champion Des Junes Martyrs, beating
Sanchez in the final
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Woman suffraaiata Gather.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 1O.-The
National American Woman's Suffrage
association will begin it's thirty sixth
annual convention here tomorrow with
prospects for a large attendance. To-
night there was a meeting of the exec
utive committee at which the national
president, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait,
Of New York, presided.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-11

The Victorias will play their last
game before the clash with "all STAR
team Friday afternoon when they meet
the Nuskha team on the Virginia rink.
The teams will line up as follows:
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Y. M. c. A. Defeats EnnIneers.

= W. z. a. DEFEATS Engineers.
The basketball team of the Y. M c. A.
defeated the team from the engineers
corps at the association gymnasium last
night, by the score 81 to 16
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-21

q peep OF Little Eva with her long
golden hair
The rest Of the cast had IN it
Greene c. Germon, who acted Uncle
Tom. George l.. Fox. who afterwaTd
became the famous pantomimist
Humpty Dumpty, played Phineas
Fletcher; his brother. Charles x. Fox.
took the part Of that dron Individual.
Gumption Cute. George Harris was
played by Samuel II. Siple, and Eliza
Dy Mrs. ". O. Jones. n =. Clark
was simon Legree. W j. lie MOyne,
who was with the Howard family
when they first produced the play at
Troy, created and acted the part of
Deacon Perry. When I was with the
Towards. George L. Fox doubled and
took this part and also the part OF
Phineas Fletcher. Sometimes when
George L. Aiken. the author of the
version. was with the company he
would play either George Harris or
George shelby
some Of those old-tine players are
still living. Cordeiia Howard is now
residing in Cambridge. Mass. Mrs.
Howard, her mother, is still alive and
q hearty old lady Mrs. w. c.. Jones,
though upward Of so years old. is ssil
on the boards today. and playing
with Charles Fr0hman's Empire The
atre company. W J. Lemoyne is
still acting All the other members
Of the old company are dead. but
fank Pa4Jneiee is SsiiI Hving.ADr.
Judd iu tie Theatre Magazine.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-21
THE PIONEER UNCLE TONERS.

Undoubtedly the most successful
and popular American play which
has yet been written IS "Uncle Toms
Cabin. the dramatization of Harriet
Beecher Stoves famous story. It
has been played uninterruDtedIy ever
since il was first produced. fifty years
ago There are actors today who. for
the last twenty-five or more years,
have played nothing else Acting in
this play has with many actors be-
come an industry and quite ceased to
De an art. In the single summer Of
is0e, there were sixteen. companies in
this country playing the piece under
canvas. I was asked a short time
ago how much longer the play would
be pOpulaE I answered that it would
continue 40 be popular long after the
death Of the last man who ever saw
s. slave.
The original cast was az follows.
Efcie Tom, O. g. Germon; st.
Claire. G. q. Howard: Gumption
cute, e. X. Fox; Eva. little CordeHa
Howard; Bopsy, Mrs. q. g. Howard:
Fletcher. G. ". I. Fox: Harris. Sir.
SiDIa Legroe. n =. Clarke: Eliza.
Mrs w q. Jones; Classy, Mrs. Ban
mister Ophelia. Mrs. Z. Fox. Emme-
line. Aiiss Barber Marie, Miss LAM
aers. Wilson. Mr. Toulmin: Perry,
~. J. Lemoyues
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book by George l. Aiken. They
opened with it in Troy, " Y. where
10 had q run of over three months.
From there they took it TO the Ma
tionai theatre in New York. where
they gave their first performance on
July is, 1888. After the New York
run, they took the play on tour 7
Joined the company as advance agent
in 1853, replacing Hank Parmelee-
the first agent that went out with an
Uncle Toms Cabin c0mpany-Who
was on TIE sick list.
George G.. Howard acted St, Clair
and he made an ideal southern plant
er On and off the stage he invari-
ably wore a black brOadcIoth frock
coat with brass buttons, and he al
ways had on lavender trousers. So.
when he was around the hotels and
on the streets OF the towns where we
were playing. people who had seen
him at the theatre would recognize
him at once and would say: There
goes Eva's father Mrs. Howard
was T0psy. and there has never been
any one yet to equal her in the char
acter. Little Cordelia, her daughter.
was a born actress. ] have never
seen anything more natural and
beautiful than the way IN which she
played Little Eva. She required no
training for it: il came natural to her.
Many a time / have seen a big crowd
following her when she was out on
the streets or at the stores shopping
with her mother. They wanted to get
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ried. The critics speak in warm
praises Of the supporting company and
its achievements.
Gus Sun, the wei known minstrel
magnet and his superb company Of
burnt cork artists are scheduled to APP
pear at the Grand theatre Monday.
tuesday and Wednesday Matinee
Monday at p. m. and matinee We'd
nesday at p. III. The company this
season is without question the finest
organization of it's kind in the minstrel
world. There is nothing with the show
that is old except the name. Every
feature, song, act or dance is new and
ahead OF the times. The programme
Is the most complete and superb ever
offered by a minstrel company. Among
q few of the prominent features we
mention Fred p. Russell, the man who
talks and sings, two years with 81 G.
Fields and three years feature of
DumOnt's minStTels, permanently lOca-
ted in Philadelphia. Especial mention
should be made Of the eccentric dane
ing of Eddie Koran. who showed the
patrons Of shows what was needed to-
COnYulse an audience with Iausbte r.
Without a doubt Connors & Montrose's
trick tumblng and barrel jumping. per-
formance, defying the laws of gravila-
ton. are really marvellous: John
Goss. champion trick bone soloist of
the world: the singing contingent: Will
son y. Miller, bassO; James Barardi.
rCbusto tenor; Clarence Stonaker bari
tone: and an exceptionally strong
chorus. The scenery is a new depar-
ture entitled - Dream of Mars" re-
splendent with electrical and mechani-
cal effects.
Next Thursday evening at the Grand
Opera house In Ogden the play-going
public VIII have an opportunity of en-
JoyinS an exceptionally elaborate re-
vival Of Julius Caesar" which. though
always regarded as one of the most
popular classics, is more or less a
novelty in this section.
Managers Wagenhals and Kemper.
who have staged the play. have been
accorded the most enthusiastic praise.
putting this, their latest effort entirely
on par with the best achievements
in stagecraft of Sir Henry Irving or
Richard Mansfield.
SO much has been heard in this direc- /
ton that almost as much pleasure viii /
be anticipated in the gorgeous produc- |
ton as in the performance of the dis |
tinguished players, Louis James and /
Frederick Warde who will be seen in /
the famous role of Brutus and Mare
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American: The other talked with a de-
ciced German accent.
The acoustics of this house whis-
Tered the American. ARE very bad"
The German was heard 20 sniff au-
dibiy once or twice.
'Not makes you say dot?" be asked
of his American companion, Il don't
smell anyt'ing.
Among The friends who welcomed
Nine. Calve 20 New York a few days
who is her particular pei.
He is as fuli Of funny-what & zat
YOU cali eet2-chaG-as 20 nut IS full
of ze meat. BE say to me. What -
chair cost for q Verrry leetie boy TO
hear you sing
I say Eat leetle children come in FOR
half ze price
IL Eat so2' says he zen my
grandmuzzer. must she pay doublee' 50
Anecdotes of Augustin Daily are sure
10 be rife wherever his favOrite ac-
tfess, Ada Behsu. is TO play aa en-
arian behind the scenes Of his theatre.
and woe betide any actor who dared
break any one OF the many rules that
governed conduct on his stage. Even
Ada Hehan, after she had become the
star" of the company was not exempt
from fine. as she found upon occa-
sion. 1t was one of Daly's rules that
the members Of the company should
assemble in the green room" before
each performance and there answer
the roll cali. George Clarke, who is
now playing with Miss Rehan and Mr..
Skinner. was then the stage man
ager and kept the register. On the
evening in question Clarke was merry
Gus. for some reason OF other, and
when he came 20 his own name on the
list he blurted il ont lust as he had the
rest. There was no reply, and Clarke,
absent-mindedly fined himself 81 f0r
being late. When Miss Rehan'S name
was called she answered present
but in very low voice. Mr. Clarke
exclaimed. What's thatt"
Just fine her 50 cents, and Miss Re
han viii speak up next time" came a
sepulchral voice from the darkness of
the doorway. It was Daily himself,
who had been standing apart-un-
noticed-quietly surveying the scene.
you remember" said Thomas ".
Ross the star of Checkers in Broad
way last evening, you remember how
Balzac once began q story with: The
reader of this story VIII experience a
new sensation Well. listen to this and
you'll experience a shUd8er. a man
had died and the undertaken was lay
ing him out when a chap entered with
a bottle Of glue, which he handed TO
the undertaken.
What's this for7' said he.
To glue on his toupee with
Don't need it, said he. I just
fixed it with . couple of tacks.'
Wallace Munro, theatrical manager, /
tells of an experience he had in
country boarding house not many miles
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from the borough Of Manhattan Il
appears that one of the dodgers was
rather mystery and nobody seemed
u know much about him One day the
landlady said TO Mr.. Munro:
Il don't believe that new b0arder is
a Bachelor I'm sure ne must De either
q married man or a widoNer.s
Why. how OF earth can ,you, tells''
asked AIR. Munro.
Easily enough replied the veteran
boarding house keeper; because when
ever ne pays his board he always turns
his back to me when he takes out his
money"
Richard Mansfield Is tryingSfo secure
e fortnight's time at some New. York
theatre, beginning the latter part of
February, IN order 10 produce his new
play. Ivan the Terrible" there before
his long western tour to the Pacific
coast begins The production IS ia
readiness, and an Mr.. Mansfield needs
now is Il theatre in which to give the
play proper hearing. In case he can
make the production. and il proves a
go. he VIII add it 10 his repertoire with
a view of giving some special perform
anees on his coming tour 10 san Fran
cisco.
Robert Hilliard has thrown his hat
into the ring for bout with the cham
pion stars Of the drama. and il looks
as if he viii win out Pray excuse that
confusion Of terms in acting and box
ing. but HilliaFd was leading man in
"A Brooklyn amateur athletic club be-
fore he went on the stage. Broadway
knows him Familiarity for his Drawn as
well as mis- brain, and has just been re-
minded OF both He travelled a season
ia q company which contained that
other quick-tsmpered and ready-fsted
actor. Lloyd Bingham. and it was in
evitable that they should come TO
blows. That was years ago. Bob is
proud Of his histrionic reputation and
ambitious TO increase it and acutely
sensitive to anything that might lessen
il ever so little. one of the published
accounts OF LlOyd's assault on Acton
Davies, the dramatic critic. said that
Lloyd had once punished Bob for an in
suit TO Mrs. Bingham. And this Ia the
very week before Bob would come out
in 'That Man and t. a play by the
eminent Mrs. Burnett, with all that the
event portended in art and literature.
The scandalOus. Infamous injurious lie
must be nailed quick and nailed hard
1T was / licked Bingham. HilEard
teiegraphed from Buffalo. 'and If he
has forgotten the fact / would be
pleased to pound it into him again.
=
It is reported that Lueien Prad and
Henri de Der, members of Nine,
Wiehe's French vaudeville company
were engaged in a translation Of the So
liloauy Of Hamlet.
One hogan: ITO was or is to am
The other: "TO have or not to were |
That is the asking
y
Mr. Sanford Dodge, an actor who /
halls from Minneapolis, has adopted a /
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novel method Of attracting the atten-
ton Of the public. and one which COM
bines moral instruction with practical
Information.
On q handful announcing his pre-
sentation Of the we'll known and popu-
lar play 81 Hamlet" IN one of the
smaller cities Of the state. Mr. Dodge
tnapsesses these important points on
his audience.
"Nots-As Hamlet is literary and
dramatic study. and not intended for
light entertainment il is requested
that parents do not bring small chill
dreu. and especially babies i'm arms
Men under influence Of liquor should
not attend this play, as they viii not
enjoy it.
1T is especially requested that peo-
pie Of the audience abstain from any
noise that viii in any way detract from
the enjoyment OF the play By others.
"Crumpling programmes, mUnching
peanuts or popcorn. coughing or talk
ing while the play is. in progress is pro
hibited.
Please do not start TO so out before
the curtain falls on the last act, as il
is considered impOlite to - So
On the occasion Of Mrs. Gilberts
eighty-third birthday she was in re-
ceipt Of many letters and kilograms
of congratulations. The newspapers
devoted much space to praise of the
actress. and everyone united in trying
70 make it q joyous occasion. Mrs.
Gilbert undertook to thank all for their
many expressions Of kindness Here
is . copy OF a letter sent to one Of the
neWSpa pers, which is characteristic Of
the oldest actress on the American
stage:
A note from Airs. Gilbert.
Nv EeAsr- AIr- Editor
Thank you for your kindly reference
TO my eight-third birthday in this
mornings paper. It was well meant.
but the figures are not quite right. 1t
" as true that I was seventy-fve years
old eight years ago, but at that time
I began 60 grow younger every day.
50 really YOU should subtract the
elapsed years from the total instead of
adding them. That makes me only
sixty, don't you sea?
Cordially yours.
MRS. G. IT. GILBERT.
Z. :. Can't you put In something nice
like the following:
We gladly make the correction and
are surprised at our own error. for we
had observed the fact Of Mrs Giibert-s
growing youth ourselves. Our chief
surprise is to find that it was ONLY
seven years ago that she began a new
scheme. She had seemed to US to be
growing younger every year for the
last twenty"
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The early performers in the play
were not called Uncle Toners as they
are today That name was given 10
them in later years when the coun-
try became flooded with companies
playing this piece, and advertisements
ln the dramatic papers read Uncle
Toners Wanted
An advertisement in the New York
Herald in 1853 announced:
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{ the place Is q wild spot in wyoming
y party Of cattle TUstleTs have hidden
/ in the depths of wood from party
which has been on their trail for days.
The pursuing posse breaks in on the
camp of the fUgitives suddenly, with
pistols drawn and the terse command.
Hands up" The Virginian is one of
the pursuers. He finds in the cattle
thieves party his dearest friend, Steve
In few moments preparations for the
iynchipg, which all know to be newt
able. are completed, and Steve, with
one of his companions, is led away to
be hanged. The painful intensity Of
this whole act is indescribable. 1t is
only when the curtain has fallen. and
The pent-up excitement OF the audience
finds relief in long-cOntinued applause,
that it occurs to one that there were
no women in the act. This part of
The Yirginian" wiii be handed down
tcS generations Of theatre-goers as "a
nravel of narrative, conception and
skiiltul dramatic construction.
since Heinrich COnried has come into
prominence as an impressario he has
been granted considera bic space in the
newspapers OF the country. And out
Of the inquiry there have come several
anecdotes of more or less interest.
It is told that al dress rehearsal Of
'Parsifal' a book reviewer said OF
him
Il know rich stockbroker who
thinks be can write verse This man
had ConTied TO dinner one night. and
after dinner he was 50 inhOspitabIe as
u read aloud TO his guest a long poem
called Alcohol Conried listened ST
leEtfy,s and he continued silent after
the reading was done.
WeU,' said the stockbroker Wen?
Pretty good, eh?'
- Pretty good, the other murmured
in cold voice.
Ia like 20 print this with my name
signed To it,. the stockbroker went on.
but the trouble is. / don't want it
known among my business friends that
I am "a poet.
is that any reason said AR. Con-
rie5, why you should hesitate about
signing the thins?'
The director was standing in the
back Of the Metropolitan opera house
a few nights ago during the perform
2nce ola German opera As he leaned
on the rail behind the back row of
seats he heard the whispers of two
men sitting almost in reach of his
hand.
One Of them was apparently a native
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Cordially yours
Horse and Horse.

Hostlar-T let Mir Jones take the gray
cob on trial sir
LiVeryman-Huh. That's the last
We'll see of Jones.
HossleT-Oh, know 0Ir. Jones vera
well. sir.
Liveryman-Yes. ana / know that
gray cob very well sir,
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tAIE are rather glad we are doing
wv dramatic work in salt Lake in
stead OF IN Paris The critics
over there do not have the rosiest kind
OF times, Nor do we mean that they
sleep CT roses without thO1ns in this
country, either. We couldn't say that
much because Te can't help remem-
bering that Lloyd Bingham. husband
Of Amelial Is on the Warpath seeking
what critics he may devouc-if he can
attack them from behind. But to our
lamb. An exchange says;
Trust Paris 10 do something out of
the usual order at any time. It's latest
effort in the way of novelty is "a con-
dition Of l0ggerhesds between the 10
cal playwrights and the critics. A
mere difference Of opinion. with more
or less antagOnism. has often existed
But in the case on hand challenges
passed, and ii Was only by an adroit
use of the code Of honor that the in
furlated parties were saved from cary
ing or shooting each other. The orig
iual trouble grew out ~ writer for
the press speaking Unkindly of a new
production. The author of the play
afterwards snubbed the offending
scribe. Similar treatment of another
drama by the same unfortunate re-
viewer brought "a request from the
uramatst 60 choose his weapon. a re-
quest at once complied with. Had il
not been that better coUnseIs prevailed
the terrOrs of the French duel would
nave had further Illustration. Mean
while furious debate is on as 10 what
are the critics rights
Thinking OF having 10 tight duels
over dramatic criticisms, Isn't the
thought appalling? However. the
French duel isn't considered at all
deadly Really IL we had 10 make a.
selection between a French duel and
an assault-from the rear-we'd choose
the duel every time.
The many friends of Nance O'NefH in
salt Lake viii be interested in this
from the Chicago Tribune:
Nance O'NeiI appears to have
caught the fancy of Bostoniau DIav-
scers- She has been giving Camille
there before sold out houses, and her
performances OF "AIagda" and other
roles IN her reperJory have been most
enthusiastically received. She has lust
produced Peg Wofip sJon, or Masks
and Faces" She is stiu associated
with Mckee Rankin and T. J. Rat
cliitc as her leading support"
This promises 10 be q busy week at
the salt Lake theatre. III VIII be omen
for eight performance, five oil THE
Chinese Honeymoon" and four of Flor
ence Roberts. Miss Roberts. who has
won a home for herself here. as the
saying spes. viii present ''Thc Flisky
Mrs. Johnson on Thursday and Fri
day evenings. ''Zaza" viii be her bill
FOR the Saturday matinee and Saturday
evening. Gus sun 8 Ministries come to /
yhe Grand tomorrow for the first half 1
OF the week. including q special Wash
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NATIONAL THEATRE-TO
COLORED PEOPLE.
-- NOTICE-On and after Mon
day Aug. i, a meet and COM
Portable parquette viii be pre-
pared in the lower part of the
theatre for the accommn 1atIon
OF
RESPECTABLE COLORED
PERSONS
DESTROYS or witnessing the great
drama Of
UNCLE TOMS CABIN,
The front seats of which will be
reserved for females accOmpa-
MED by males. and no female
admitted unless with company.
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THIS WEEK At
THE THEATRES

> SALT LAKE THEATRE
= Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
= day evenings and Monday and
? Wednesday matinees, "a Chi
= nese Honeymoon; Thursday
= and Friday evenings. Florence
= Roberts in "The Frisky Mrs.
= Johnson; Saturday matinee
y and evening, Florence Roberts
= in ''Zaza."
= GRAND.-Tonigbt. concert;
> Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
? day evenings and Monday and
= Wednesday matinees. Gus Suns
, Ministries; Thursday, Friday and
? Saturday evenings, dark.