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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-04
VAUDEVILLE
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as the fame of his vaudeville entertain
ment grew he expanded his ideas.
1t was on July 6, 1885, that the present
continuous form of vaudeville entertain
ment had its birth. 1t proved popular
inmediately-so much so that to-day
there is hardly city of consequence
that does not boast of at least one
continuous house. By "contin-
uous" is meant an entertainment
which, starting at noon, continues with
out cessation until ten or eleven o'clock
at night.
1t is to the brain of Mr.. Keith that we
must look for the inception of modern
American vaudeville and the enormous
results that have accrued to capital in
vested in it. From mere show"
with no standing whatever, it has been
developed into an entertainment that
holds all that is best in the world of
dramatic art And it is growing with
such giant strides that the Legitimate"
theater manager has cast many an
anxious glance at its progress.
Such is vaudeville, and such its growth
from the humble beginning of the country
boy Cater to the women and children,
and the men will follow them Cater to
the men alone, and you at once intro
duce a doubtful moral value that will
inevitably damage both house and artist,
and incidentally the managerial pocket.
And following out this policy, the vaude-
vile theater must of necessity grow rap
idly
However, within the last five years
great change has come over this class of
entertainment 1t always has been usual
for the theater to furnish such scenic
effects as might have been needed, and
these as a rule have been exceedingly
simple. Now, however, the artist is be-
coming more ambitious, and is having
built and is carrying with him at his own
expense magnificent scenic equipment and
electrical effects that hitherto have been
considered the exclusive province of the
regular theater At one time from two
to three persons were all that were re-
quired to constitute an act. Now it is
no uncommon thing to find ten, or even
twelve, players upon the vaudeville stage
engaged in a twenty-nlnute turn. In
one recent production in New York city
over thirty were employed in a thirty
minute sketch which required four
changes of scene to tell dramatic story.
When one can go to the theater and see
the best of dramatic, operate, farce
comedy and comic or music-farce, and
even grand opera in tabloid form, in one
bill, the acme of variegated theatrical
entertainment appears to have been
reached.
There is time for all this in vaudeville,
and also time for an aria from opera; a
scene that embodies all the salient
features of a frst-class musical-comedy;
half an hour with a clever entertainer
who could win a national reputation as
an after-dinner speaker; the latest Pa
risian fre-dance; the newest thing in hair
raising physical feats; the latest hurnor,
as exemplifed in quick and spasmodic
farce; the heaviest tragedy given by the
best actors of the day; and few minutes
with the cleverest musician with classic
compositions If in addition one cares
to see the latest scientific paradox or
freak, he need not leave his seat, for it
6 oJ-, Co. hot
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18
VENICE ASSEMBLY

Among the noted personages to be at
famous poet of the Sierras, Cincinnatus
Heine Miller, commonly called in the
world of letters Joaquin Miller. During
his stay Mr.. Miller will speak on the
subjects nearest to his heart, the
Divinity of Labor" and 1.-THE Brother.
hood of Man" He will exploit tha
werk, 1.-THE Building of the City Beau
tiful"
Among the noted women who will
speak at the congress are Miss Susan
b. Anthony, Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait, Rev. Anna Shaw. and Mrs. Char
lotte Perkins Gilman, the apostle of
woman's work.
On the dates of July IL, IL and 13 the
club women of Los Angeles and vicin-
ity will have the assembly program in
charge.
The school of music will be under
the management of the Well known
prima donna. Madame Genevra John
stone-B Bishop. and sydney Lloyd
Wrightson. president and director of
the College OF Music, Washington, ID.
C. Several concerts, oratorios and
evenings of grand opera will be given
by famous artists in conjunction with
Madame Bishop and President Wright
son. A patriotic concert will take
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. i Sst ..s.t3'
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18
UNCHANGING CIRCUS RINGS
Diameters Never Increase Though the
Shows Improve

Amid great hubbub the old circus
man sat on the grass in the sunlight
smoking pipe and directing the maxi
ing of the rings.
"Circuses." he said, have developed,
evolved and changed. From the one
ring of the past they have grown to
three rings, plus an elevated stage, and
there are many other improvements.
But in one particular there has been no
change since time began, and that is
in the dimensions of the ring A circus
ring is always the same size-forty-two
feet nine inches in diameter. Go where
you will, you will never find circus
ring with different dimensions from
that.
"a bareback rider can ride best in a
ring Of this size. All riders train In
such ring and all horses are trained
in such a ring. There would be trouble
for horses and men if the size of the
ring should be changed. 1t would be
like changing the size of the baseball.
diamond, only worse"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18
SUMMER READTNG
FOR IDLE FOLK

I she lived near the family residence
and was visited daily by Hugo and his
sons
| During all this, a period of thirty
| five years, Madame Hugo was cognz-
ant of Madame Drouet's relations with
her husband but she was able to pre-
serve an attitude of indulgent indiffer-
ence to the sentimental proclivities Of
the genius to whom she was married.
Madame Hugo died in 1868 and Madame
! Drouet, then a woman of sixty-two,
became the poets companion
with as natural transition as he
bad become enmeshed by her in
finite charm in 1888" Madame Drouet
died three years before Hugo's life
ended.
The letters which are published In
this new book are not of any literary
value. They are love letters that re-
veal little Of the character of the wo-
man who must have had much intel
lectual breadth in order to hold her
sway over the greatest poet of France.
In the reading of the letters, which
are for the most part sentimental
drivel, the wonder Is that a literary
giant could take time or pleasure in
their perusal.
THE ROMANCE OF VICTOR HUI
GO AND JULIETTE DRoUET. By
Henry wellington wack. New York
and London: G. p. Putnam's Sons.
For sale by c. C. Parker.
Charles the Chauffeur" by Samuel
Ellsworth Kiser has for some time
been a familiar character to readers
OF newspapers, and now he tells of his
romances in a little yellow book, the
rare quality of the authors humor can
be better appreciated. Samuel Ellis
worth Kiser first became famous by
his Love Sonnets of an Office Boy''
Charles the Chauffeur" was published
originally as serial in the Sunday
! magazine supplement of the New York
Tribune, Chicago Record-Herald, Phil
adelphia Press, and other papers,
where it attracted unusual attention
and favorable comment.
The book is a. characteristic exam-
pie of Mr.. Kiser's good natured humor
that has won him so many friends
through his prolific newspaper con-
tributions. 1t is a pleasing story of
ar ignorant, intrepid chauffeur, naive
ly told in his own words How he
prospered In his attachment for the
beautiful, rich, young widow, of whom
he is the pride and pet, their hair rails
ing adventures and his final downfall,
are enthusiastically and amusingly
set forth
The book abounds in original sltua-
tions, is deliciously favored with
clever satire, and is one that will be
enjoyed by motorist and victim alike.
The illustrations, in black and whites
are spirited and interesting.
CHARLES THE CHAUFFEUR. Be
S. E. Kiser. New York: Frederick ID
Stokes Company. T.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18

~ NE of the latest additions to the
~ literature of great mems love
letters is "The Romance of Vic
tor Hugo and Jullette Drouet," told
by Henry Wellington Wack and by
some Of the affectionate misslves sent
to the French poet and novelist more
than half a century ago. In many ways
the introduction by Francois Coppee
is the most interesting part Of the at
tractive volume, which is from the
press of G.. p. Putnam's Sons.
In his foreword Mr.. wack touches
on the peculiarities of genius. He says
that Victor Hugo "did not starve virtue
nor feed vice so much as he vivified
both in utter disregard Of creeds and
conventionalities." Mrs. Grundy had
no dominion over his transcendental
genius and when it is remembered that
Jullette Drouet, who gave UP her own
ambitions, suffered agonies because of
frequent successors to herself in the
heart of the man she adored for fifty
years, It must be conceded that all
conventional laws were disregafded.
1t was i'm January, 1888, that Victor
Hugo first met Juliette Drouet. He
was at that time 81 years old and had
been married eleven years. He had
begun to be famous and had been pen
stoned by the king. His play, "Lu-
cretia Borgia," was to be staged and
one day a beautiful woman called at
his home to request that she be given
part in that cast This Juliette
Drouet was but an Indifferent actress,
but she had rare beauty and was a
public favorite. She was assigned to
minor role and in a month the author
had declared his undying love. From
1888 until 1888. when she died, Madame
Drouet continued to be the friend of
the poet. During all the half century
she devoted her whole life to her
dream of love and often wrote to Hugo
two or three times a day even though
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18

place on the Fourth of July, in which
$50 child voices will be heard.
William E. Smythe of San Diego, the
famous advocate of the irriga ton ques-
ton, will speak at Venice on "A Square
Deal for Every Man" Rev. Dr. Will
liam RAIDER of San Francisco, the
tainted money" preacher, will talk on
economic subjects. Francis II. Mon
nett, the fighter of the Standard Oi!
combine and other trusts, will give
some of his most famous antitrust
lectures. Clarence Darrow, the Chi
cago attorney and champion of the
labor cause, will talk on lines of ad-
vancement from his point of view. Mr..
Darrow will hold a debate on the labor
question with Attorney Earl Rogers of
this city.
DR.. Josiah Strong of New York,
founder of the American Institute of
Social Science" will speak before the
Venice audiences on subjects of vital
interest to every student of advanced
thought Dr. James II. Hyslop, presi-
dent of the American Institute of
Psychic Research" will give a number
of dscourses on spiritualism and other
psychic phenomena. Baba Bharati, the
celebrated Hindoo philosopher and
teacher, viii bring before the assembly
his peculiar philosophy and the beliefs
and teachings of the Hindoo priests.
Rev. Henry Frank of New York city,
author of '"rhe Shrine of Silence" and
1.-THE Doom Of Dogma" will speak ON
the Science of Life and Advanced
Thought"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18
PERGOLA OF BLOSSOMS

bushes on the fair grounds, in plats
and scattered about the walks and
driveways, and these are all blossom
ing with prodigality of bloom that is
characteristic of Portland. There is a
Boutonniere club in Portland composed
of men and women who agree to wear
a rose every day in the year, and ev-
cry one who visits the fair may be a
member of the club during his stay
IN the city, for in the forestry building
thousands of roses are given away ev-
cry day.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18

Evans, soprano, and Mr.. Henry Cliff
ford Lott, baritone. In addition the
sextet from the Church of the Angels
choir will be heard in several numbers.
The Mendelssohn Chamber Concert
club will furnish the instrumental num-
bers of the program. The reserve seat
sale will open on tomorrow at the
Union Pacific ticket office. At the same
time the associate and active members
cards may be exchanged for cores
ponding seats reserved.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18
The CHORAL SOCIETY

The Los Angeles Choral association
will give its closing concert of the sea-
son under the direction of julius Al
bert Jahn in Simpson auditorium FRI
day evening, June 2S. The work done
by this. the representative choral as
sociation Of the city, for the last year,
is well known to our public and this
event promises to be a success. The
soloists selected are Mrs. Mary Linck
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18

denis pictorial "Hiawatha," if it comes
to the coast, will be one of the features.
and there is a possibility of the West
minister Abbey choir and the Watkin
Mills English Quartet company being
part of the Philharmonic course
One of the features most admired by
the patrons of the Philharmonic course
is that the season subscribers are al
lowed to select their seats at the be-
ginning of the year and retain the same
ones throughout the season, thus doing
away with any confusion concerning
reserved seats at each event and at the
same time giving to such subscribers
the best selections.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18
IMPORTANT EVENTS FOR SQNlNNER MUSICAL SEASON

THE first public performance by the
Los Angeles Operatic club, organ
lied last March for the study of
opera, will take place Wednesday and
Thursday evenings, June 81 and %, at
Dobinson hall, when the opera Pirates
of Penzance" will be produced. The cast
is made up of professional singers,
most of whom have also had stage ex-
perience. Mrs. Robert Smith will take
the principal soprano role, that of Ma
bel. Mrs. Smith was favorably known
before her marriage as Ethel Fults, So
loist with the Euterpean quartet for
two seasons. Miss Mabel Tresslar has
the leading contralto role. She has been
known as one of Los Angeles favorite
singers, having sung in some of the
leading churches and in a number of
concerts. The tenor role of Frederick
will be taken by Roland Paul, a well
known tenor, who has wide experience
in operatic roles. The bass role of the
pirate king will be given to Claude R.
Reed, a professional operatic singer.
The baritone part of the sergeant is to
be sung by w. ]. Lambert. E. Ellis
worth Salyer and Warde L. Heller take
the comedy parts Of the major general
and Samuel. Elaborate costumes have
been prepared and the club has been
In constant rehearsal under the direc-
tion of j. p. Dupuy.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18
BOOK NOTES

Eight large editions of "Tillie: y
Mennonite Maid" have been necessary
to supply the demand. The book, III
publishers report, though issued over A
year ago, is a good steady seller mon y
in and month out. as
Friday, March 81, was just half ns
century since the death of Charlotis
,Bronte-who had nine months earliSf
become Mrs. Nichols. In speaking
this anniversary the London Acaden
says: 1.-The passing of fifty yea
seems to have produced something "
cumulative interest in the Hawori1
household, justifying a remark of Mrs,
Gaskell's in an unpublished letter
written when she was engaged upor
her biography; 1 am sure the more
fully she, Charlotte Bronte, the friend
the daughter, the sister, the wife, is
known-and known where need be. ir
her own words-the more highly will
she be appreciated"
Personal memories of "the last great
salon" of France are contributed tc
the July Century by Nine. Blanc 9th
Bentzon') a friend of the late Prin'
cess Mathilde and frequent guest ir
her drawing room. 1.-THE queen of the
last Paris salon." Nine. Blanc calls the
Princess Mathilde; and these memorie;
picture "the queen" a woman of rare
beauty, charm and power.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18
NEXT PHILHARMoNlc couRsE

L. e. Behymer, manager OF the Phil
harmonic course, is preparing for next
seasons events. In the list of artists
are Madame Emma Eames, Johanna
GadslSi and David Bispham; Fraulein
Stole the great German authority on
art, who will present series of illus
trated lectures on the picture galleries
OF Europe; Harold Bauer. the pianist;
Rosenthal, the pianist; Hugo Heer-
mann. violinist; the Leonore Jackson
Concert company and Bohumir Kryl
Musical company are also on the list.
The absence of Burton Holmes in the
orient, where he Is securing material
for another series of lectures. will make
1t impossible for him to hll his usual
January dates. Katherine Ertz Bow
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18

Water freezes every night throughout
the wear at Alto Crucero in Bolivia,
While at MONDAY the sun is hot enough
TO cause actual suffering.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-11
Western League.
Omaha 80, Pueblo IL.
Sysonby a Great Winner.

New York, Sept. 11.-Amid the rous-
ing cheers of $4,000 persons, James B.
Keene's champion 2-year-old colt, Sy-
sonby, easily captured the annual
Champion stake of $4,000 at Sleeps
head Bay Saturday. Sysonby was held
at to and galloped his field into the
ground in the first mile and a quarter.
His time for the distance, two and one
quarter miles, was 1854 fiat, which as
but stwo-fiftfls of second slower than
the track record made by Igniter in
1908.
BY the victory of Sysonby the win
nings this year of the James r. Keene
stable amount to a little over $211 ,000
a figure which has seldom been reachv
ed by any one stable in one year of
racing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-11
LIST OF KANSAS FAIRS

Following is a list of fairs to be held In
n s to the board
Of agriculture and compiled oy Secretary
ST. Marvs. First Annual Race Meeting
IPottawatonie county)-Frank A. Moss,
secretary, st. Marys. September 27-23.
Teadway. secretary. lola September
Baich. secretary. FL Dorado October
Hexins Park and Fair Association echau-
ScsSarAv H4en octeber il-is. $50 ~ :.
clay County Ear Alssoea.sf asss t
cloud Ssr aOS County Fair Association-w. q.
corey ofnsy County Ayricuiturai Fair Associa-
tion-Henry Jacbsons secretary. Rurlins-
Eastern Cowley county Fair Association
(Cowley county)..J. NJ. Henderson. sec
9stsEy Urnsg z sRiIlRsr and Live
Stock Associstio,S7,a,M: . Wilson. secrs-
cfsEford County Agricultural Fair Asso-
eiation.eFrank Ec KY secretary. Pitts
r,s nul Fo,,ntv Aericulturai Fair Association
e. B. Place. secretary Grenola. Sep
The Ssn Psnnev County Agricultural society
he hold their fair September. n. IS ana it b.
Io1S A. H. Warner, secretary.
H aTtsi. secretary. Newton. ssptsn6sr e Is
Miller, secretary. Marysvfile. aepfense.
Mani County Agricultural ana NFech.~,g
cal Fair Association-W. q. BrsdbT1rryv-
secretary, Paola- September q "a %
Mitchell county Agricultural Association-
p q. Chubbic. secretary, Reioaf
coffeyviile Fair and Park Associat,oo
(Montgomery county)-R- 2. Kenns tEc
Norris County Exposition Company-M
F. Amrines secretary. Council Grove
NrseSbo County Fair As.ocss.,--
Lodge. secretary, Erie. September as-s5af
county5-A. I. SponsIer, secrs SEQ
Hutchinson. September 1S- "a -s'
Saline County Agricultural, HorfsauIturs,
and Mechanical Association-H. n Wal
lace. secretary, Salina. Septembef fs-5z
Rocks County Fair Association-E. S. WIZ
uams, secretary, Stockton.
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DROP TWO MORE.
White Sox Pushed Farther Into
Cellar by Wichita.
Never a Chance to Win in Either
Game.
SOME HEAVY HITTING.
Both Teams Played Loosely Be.
hind the Pitchers.
Abbott's Batting Was
Feature.

Wichita, Kas., Sept. 1.-The To-
.peka White Sox did everything in
their power on Sunday afternoon to.
help the Wichita Jobbers to the top
of the pennant pole.
Two in one afternoon is what the
White Legs passed out to their Windy
City hosts. Both sections of the
double-header were garnered by Kim
mePs Hopes. The first was by a score
of to 0, and was real demonstra-
ton of the national game. But the
chaser was tragedy. The score was
8 to I. -.s.. s..f .... 80.
In the first game Hughes and Gehr-
ing were pitted against each other.
The two star twirlers of the associa-
ton had a regal battle. but "Heine"
got the best of the argument. For
roster and Willett were the oppon-
epts in the second one, and they were
both hit hard, the only difference be-
ing that the Jobbers got around the
circuit with greater ease.
The hitting of Abbott and the SEN
sational field work of the Wichita
team were the features. Four thou
sand people saw the games.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-11

nose and starts blood again, Nelson
hanging on. Britt hooks left to Mel
sons nose starting blood Britt upper
cutting Nelson's face at bell Nelson
weak.
Round 17.-Both miss lefts for face.
Nelson PUSHES Britt to ropes. Nelson
tries to get to close quarters and al
most, slipped to his knees Britt sends
several right and left jahs to face. Mel
son comes in and is stopped by two left
hooks and stiff right to the face. Nell
son, hooks left to BIRTHS jaw sending
his head back. Nelson butts and is
warned by referee. Britt sends right
and left to jaw. Bell. 1t was Britt
round. although Nelson was coming
strong just before the gong sounded.
Round 1s.-Britt landed LETT on
jaw. Britt sends right and left to race
and right to jaw. Nelson lands two
lefts on body Britt hooks right and
left to jaw and stiff left to stomach.
Nelson lands. and knocks Britt out.
Britt had just landed on Nelson's jaw
when Nelson shot left and right to
Britt'S jaw. Britt went down with
blood coming from his mouth and nose
and was counted out
The result of the Britt-Nelson fight
was received in the State Journal at
sos over the Associated Press wire and
5;56 over the Western Union, both wires
having been used by the State Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-11
Races closed at hartford.

Hartford, Sept. 1.-The Grand cir
cult races closed on Charter Oak track
Saturday afternoon with what was ex-
pected to be the best event of the
week on the card. the 2:06 pace and the
free-for-all, but each of these proved
a disappointment. Three horses only
faced the starter in each event. The
fayorite in the free-for-all Sweet Marie,
won with comparative ease over McKin-
lev and George G. In the pace, The
Friend. another favorite, after taking
two heats in a jogging finish broke
badly in the next three heats and King
Direct took these heats and the race
with little exertion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-11
7I,icapo Is. Detroit So.

Chicago, Sept. 11.-Chicago broke
even with Detroit Sunday. Detroit win
ming the first game to and Chicago
zane beine called at the end OF the
seventh inning on account of darkness.
Attendance, 1890.
Score by innings: h;dE -;
Detroit .......2 0 0e-2 6 o
Batteries-Smith and Mcfarland;
Wigs and Warner. Umpires-Connolly
and Conner.
Second game-scere by innings: R: HE:
Detroit 49,. ..............0 o 2 o o o. .
Batteries-White and Sullivan; Mullin
and DrDill. Umpires-Connor and Con-
molly.
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JOPLIN.
Totals -.
4one out when winning run was made.

Oklahoma City 30 o o o 1 o 1 Is
Joplin $500 .-......1i o.
The summary: Two-base hits
Genins, Wilson Three-base hit-Genins.
Home run-Genins. Double play-Olson
to Gray. Sacrifice hits-Milsap, Zeigle,
Nelson, Gray, Baerwald. Bases on balls
Off Wilkinson z. Struck out-By Nell
son 4, by Wilkinson 4. Stolen bases
Risley, HurIburt. Earned runs-OkFa-
homa City 2, Joplin 1. Time-1:5o. UNI
pire-Reagan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-11
Southern Railway.

Many miles the shortest and best
road between st. Louis and Louisville
Lexington and all central Kentucky
points. Reaches every comm ercisI
central of the great Southeast. New
free reclining chair cars. Cafe Parlor
cars on through day trains. Only line
Land of the Sky and "Sapphire
Country. Write for free Literature
G. B. Allen. Assistant General Passen-
ger agent. NO 7os Chemical Bldg, st
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-11

Leavenworth, Kan, Sept. Heaven
worth took both games Of double
header from Sedalia Sunday. The first
by score of to 0 and the second to
0. In the second inning of the second
game Umpire Malay and Captain Arm
strong came to blows. The crowd II
the bleachers surged upon the field. but
the police prevented trouble. The UNI
pire left the field without FORGETTING the
game and the owners of the teams de-
cided to play the game out
SEDAI,IA.