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New-York tribune., 1905-06-04
PROVIDED FOR THE

Evelyn Saxton In a measure, the play deals
with phases Of college life and familiar scenes
of Boston and Harvard will be depicted. Mar
tin J. Dixon has gathered a competent COM
pany. strong plot is said to run through the
play, dealing with new phases of villainy and
the ultimate triumph Of good over evil
This week at the Colonial Theatre, heading
the BILL is Henry Miller. assisted by his COM
pany of players in the production of Frederic
Lemaitre." Another important selection and
an attraction entirely new to the varieties will
be that of Dockstader's tabloid mnstrels.
twenty-five of the leading members of Lew
Dockstaders Ministries taking part in spec
| tacular singing end dancing act. The rest OF
the performers include Cheridah Simpson, for
merly with the Savage opera company; Sher
man and De Forest, in the Fall of Port Ar
! thur; Callahan and Mack. comedians; Mayme
Remington and her Buster Brownies; the
Three Nevarros. European acrobats; Mr.. and
Mrs. Jimmie Barry, Paul Stephens and the
vitagraph-
The AIhambra Theatre announces its closing
week, starting with the matinee tomorrow.
When it reopens the latter part of August the
structure will be completed 1t is said that the
management will continue to provide the same
high quality of performers. The final weeks
bill includes Jacob P. Adler as the top line feat
ure. He offers the trial scene from the 'Mer-
chant of Venice" AS the extra attraction Mr.
and Mrs. Sidney Drew present their act
| play, When Two Hearts Are Won" The mys-
terious Zancigs give an exhibition of the trans
mission of thought; Cole and Johnson. the well
/; known song writer's and comedians. will offer
| a few new compositions: Melville and Stetson
introduce a new sketch; Gillette's dogs, troupe
| of clever CANNES. are to perform in speciality
| Walter c. Kelly should in dialect stories:
| Clement De Leon will mystify with billiard ball
! manpuations; the Mignani family entertain on
| strange instruments, and the vitagraph, Is
| the custom, closes the show with a series
| of views.
| June jokes bud and blossim into full blown
| laughs at Keith's. where George Evans, the
original and entertaining Honey Boy" heads
| a bill on which also Clayton White, Marie
| Stuart and company, IN their latest "Dickey"
| sketch: Arthur and Mildred Boylan, In Jack
| and Ji1T' Keno Welsh and Montrose, comedy
| acrobats introducing their latest novelty, the
| Revolving Arch; Louise Brehaney, Paulton and
New-York tribune., 1905-06-04

in "Fantana,' is able to think quickly. the audi
ence of last Tuesday night at the Lyric owes its
immunity from a shock that would have made
the worst work Of the third rail seem as moth
Ing. Jefferson De Angels is said to have re-
warded Miss Boutelle handsomely. and it is ru-
mored that Anthony Comstock Will ask Andrew
Carnegie to present her with a gold medal
In the first act Of "Fantana" chorus Of
maids and valets'' assists Mr.. De Angels in
singing a song, called Drop in Me at
Luncheon" in the course of which the process
of earning salary sentleman's gentleman
is carefully described. AS additional lesson
each of the maids pulls cord on the person OF
the valet nearest her, and that young woman's
livery drops off, disclosing an immaculate even
ing dress underneath At least this is what 1t Is
supposed to happen.
But last Tuesday new member of the COM
pany ignorant of the evening dress detail, put
only the suit of livery.
Fortunately the Fates sent it that Miss Bou-
telle was the person delegated to pull the cord
on this particular valet. Her quick eye de-
tected slinness in the new girl that seemed
inconsistent with the wearing of the gree-two
suits of clothes. 'S'or goodness sake, Mag,
she whispered, In chaste English where's them
spike tailed things?'
Them what?" inquired Mag.
The aWfulness of the imminent catastrophe
dawned on the mind OF Miss BouteIe at once.
Don't pull the cords she nurmured to her
Could Horatius or Marco Bozzaris have said
more under the circumstances? The cords were
not pulled and the threatening repetition of the
Phryne incident was averted.
After the performance some one inquired Of
Miss Boutelle what the new girl wore under the
livery.
what a question to ask a LADY, the
show girls only answer
New-York tribune., 1905-06-04
FAMILY TREE DE LUXE.
Illuminated and Decorated Genealo-
eies for the WeaItkg.

The family tree de luxc is the latest development
IN the ever increasing interest which rich New
Yorkers taking In their ancestors. A few years
ago society content to talk about their notable
forebears, to assert that they could trace their
family back to such and such year. to this
duke that lord Mere assertion longer suflces-
Any one could assert that they from such end
such stock. but not every one could prove it.
The demand now is for absolute and undouot-
ed record, without any missing threads. and writ
ten down in such form that there can be no doubt
about Il. An artistic woman Of Baltimore. who Is
an officer IN number of Maryland historical So
cIeties and the author of book Maryland his
tory conceived the idea of working out the family
histories the families Of that State after
the style of the old illuminated missas in the Brit
ish Museum and the Vatican.
Her first effort IS to work out the family histort
from the old records of the South. and to follow
them back to their English or French origin This
is a work OF several months for each family Some
times one puzzling ancestor VIII require weeks oil
searching before his place and position can be
fully established Again the thread which she fol-
lows backward will snap. perhaps because some
county courthouse was burned years ago t ana tIIe
of Maryland counties This means more trouDle.
Once the record is complete the task or putting
ten by hand on sheets of vellum. hand SO perfect
that ii reads like engraving The paragraphs also
water color Illustrations also, showing the OLD
houses that figure in the family history
Such book only the rich may hope TO possess
The afternoon caller glancing through its pages
cannot fail be impressed and as II IS a WoFk OF
art there is more of an excuse for showing II nan nan
some of the printed volumes which have beeh'
issued in such numbers .o,o,;..>
to come to New-York Is the properly OK NJ NJ +;
Francis I,emone LorinS, of No III oth-aVe. II Is
q manuscript record of the HoIianu Iailly i @
Maryland ard England of which Mrs Lorlng Is
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finer instinct asserts itself and he leaves tht
child in the street, where it will be found

sner instinct asserts itself and he leaves the
child in the street. where it will be found.
THE Animal Avalanche" is the name given
TO q new and thrilling trick that is being per-
formed for the first time by the intelligent
noIar bears of the Mile. Aurora group at Bos-'
tock's wild animal show, Coney Island. Not
satisfied with the former act, this energetic
young animal trainer has worked with her bears
until they are perfect in the new performance.
which was put on for the first time last Sun
day and has gone with smoothness ever since.
The bears slide down a long incline with
Willingness showing careful schooling. This is
only the climax to an exhibition which is unique
as an example of how far animals may be taken
in a course OF training. The polar bear is a
stubborn animal and requires all sorts of pa
tience but he has his lesson learned ne
does it carefully. The bears of Mile. Aurora's 8
long slide calmly and without fear. All go
down fiat on their stomachs with legs stretched
out except Bob He insists on standing up
and succeeds in reaching the bottom without
getting off his feet. Mile. Aurora says that they
really seem to enjoy the new trick, as she has
Ieadway for the start. Mile. Aurora is one or
the youngest women in the animal training busi-
ness but seems to have peculiar control over
animals. Although polar bears are known TO
be extremely treacherous, she has never suf-
fered injury from any that she has ever han
died.
The Grand Opera House will close for the
season next Saturday night, after a prosperous
Way comedy drama Of New-England life by
New-York tribune., 1905-06-04
E,sHERmEWs CLOCKS ALWAYS FAST.

The commissioners who are holding the Board
of Trade inquiry at Hull have peen lnuch ptA|@iso
- oar+at, tbe exact Greenwich time of the hap
naDines on the Dogger Bank. The fishermen who
have been called have confusingly spoken OF the
time. and "the right time" The explanation Is
p peculiar one. The clocks on the fishing tra"Iers
ora timed one hour in advance OF Greenwich, and
the reason for this is that the traWlers may al
wavs take their catch OF fish in good time TO me
"r133rlrH boat so that the carriers which ply De,
tween the mark boat Cor receiving boat &69ao & ana
nun i iy dractor of the GamecOck feet was ques-
toned about it. Surely, he was asked II the
&C. notbing gained by the practice Nj Beechlns
renIied that 1t was old custom, and only nose %
- f,,IIv understood the fishermen could unuer-
etnTd fts iufluence-(W Westminster Gazette
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Of the Russian ships strike sunken mines ano
destroyed. The shore guns are silenced one
by one; the remaining vessels become more ana
more demoralized. At last one shell from a Jap
aneSe cruiser penetrates to. the boilers Oh d
battleship, there is explosion. the ship bursts
into flames and quickly disappears below the
waters surface. The batteries are silenced ana
the surrender Of the city follows
The finale is called Greek Fire FOUNTAIN
Mr.. Goldstein says that he is in possession of the
formula used by the Greeks three thousand
years ago by which they set fire to a great sur
doomed to destruction by the flames. At every
performance the entire surface of the lake bursts
into leaping flames and presents fine spectacle
A Japanese theatre has been opened at Dream
land. The performers introduce several forms
of Japanese entertainment. Jiu jtsu is prob
ably the most interesting feature of the pro-
gramme. K. Higashi. assisted by Y. Yoshi-
mura, gives an exciting fifteen minute perform
ance. Mr. Kawasak, acknowledged an expert
with the swords, who defeated the best
fencers in the New-York Athletic Club and
the Fencers Club, and who is declared by his
manager to be the champion fencer in this coun-
try, assisted by Mr.. Mnam affords admirers
of fencing much that interests them. An inter
esting part of the performance is the acting of
Nine. Suchi Soga, Mr.. Hesanaga and Mr.. Coda.
They present what is called the "Sumuri, or
Spirit Dance" One little act in this connection
is full of sentiment and has pathetic touch.
1t tells the story of a warrior with a baby, with
must go to war. If he dies in battle there will
be nobody to care for his child He hesitates
between killing the child and leaving 1t in the
street for some good Samaritan to pick up. His
New-York tribune., 1905-06-04

The Progressive Stage Society promises a per-
formance of the Sanscrit play. 'Sakuntala"
(Which was played at Smith College not long ago.
If memory serves) at the Madison Square Car
den concert hall Sunday afternoon. June 1S.
Edmund Russell whose melancholy Dane
whose very melancholy Dane!-was once shown
New-York tribune., 1905-06-04

"Fantana" has reached the stage of its en-
gagement at the Lyric Theatre at which the
management feels justified in announcing
souvenirs on the occasion Of the two hundredth
performance Friday evening, July Z. The Lyric
is one Of the coolest theatres in town, having
entrances both on 42d-st. and on 43d-st., and
the size of the audiences increases rather than
decreases as the summer progresses.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-04

At the Hudson 'The Heir to the Foorah" now
has the distinction of being the only drama left
on Broadway.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-04

At the Fourteenth Street Theatre, beginning
Monday, revival of standard melodrama is
promised by the Charles A Goettler stock COM
pany, presenting "The Ticket-of-Leave Man
The play has not been produced In New ork
for q score Of years, but the characters OF Hawk-
shaw the Detective Bob Briefly, Jim Dalton
(the Tiger and May Edwards are still remem-
bered by the old theatregoers
New-York tribune., 1905-06-04

(
The popularity of the Hippodrome grows no
less with the summer season here. Crowded
houses twice q day still prevail. and the ad-
vance sale of seats assures no wane Of interest.
| General Nelson A Niles witnessed the show last
week, and his tribute to the last scene Of The
Raiders'' was: THE most realistic stage battle
scene ever witnessed in this any other coun-
try" "a Yankee Circus on Mars" keeps in high
favor and yields new charm each week. Its In
! cidental circus and speciality performances vary
| with Thompson & Dundy's purpose Of improve
1 rnent and change The Tooth performance Of the
! Hippodrome will occur on Monday evening.
| June II BY that time more than half million
persons will have viewed the show. Sousa and
his band will begin Sunday night enter
/ tainmentS on June IL. 1fegul3r Hlppourofne
prices will prevail
THE Fall Of Port Arthur which had its for
] nal opening al Luna Park lasf night. is a most
complete naval spectacle. Although the first
performance was to have been on Memorial
Day. many OF the minor details were lacking
until last night when six hundred newspaper
men witnessed the first production of the spec
tacle Sixty warships, perfect models. thirty
feet long combined in 4 mimic naval engage
ment Each boat is run by two men, who sit
inside. one controlling the electric motor and
the other the steering gear All the Russian
and japanese ships which have been in the Far
! East since the outbreak of the war engage in
a
SQUADRON includes twelve additional men-of-
| war Port Arthur Harbor, represented by an
artificial lake covering eight acres, is set in a
| basin surrounded by overtowering mountains"
ninety feet high. The spectacle is divided into
two parts the first designated Peace and the
second War" The American squadron engages
in target practice using real projectiles and the
| regulation United States floating target. The
| Russian torpedo feet fires torpedoes at sunken
targets and limbers up in preparation for the
battle which is 10 come.
/ The submarine boats travels Oh top Of the
| merged and finally makes the entire circuit of
the harbor with only her Two poles showing
above the water.
After an interInission of three minutes the
second part of the programme begins. The
| Japanese cruisers are blockading the port. An
occasional sweep OF searchlight from one Of the
mountain batteries reveals dark gray, rakish
looking boats steaming slowly about. Except
for this all is darkness.
| a mercFantman loaded with arms and aI;lmu-
nftIon attempts to the blockade. The Jap
. | anese cruisers detect her presence and immedi-
ate!y start In pursuit, advancing in the face OF
| a deadly fire from the heights above, and finally
succeed In blowing up the big sailing vessel
| Nex- comes q sortie by the Russians. Thoy
| remain close to shore, under the protection OF
| .ba batteries at first. Japanese torpedo boats
| ADVANCE to the attack. A few shots fired
| 70 ascertain the range. Instantly all the ships
and land fortifications in action. A powder
| macazine on shore is hit and explodes. Two
New-York tribune., 1905-06-04

Frank Daniels and Sam Bernard continue or
their merry ways at the Knickerbocker ano
Herald Square theatres.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-04

at WalIack's Theatre. is to play the leading
part There is much talk of well known"
women, in much Jewelry, appearing on the stage.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-04
THE WEEKS PLAY BILL.
-Hamnaersteiss's Roof OpenS-Nsss
Keim as Hamlet.


MORROW night with the opening Of Hammer
steir's roof garden and the roof garden above
the New Amsterdam. Another occurrence Of
interest-interest OF a sort, at any rate-is the
appearance at the Harlem Opera House or fa1ss
Keim, Hamlet The d1Vlne Safan shou4u
look 10 her laurels; MISS helm Is On Inc "aF-
path.
Hararnerstein's Paradise Roof Garden. above
the Victoria Theatre, viii open for the season
tomorrow Matinee performances will take
mace in the theatre auditorium as usual while
the night performances will be given in the
warm weather in the roof garden. Mr.. Ham
rnerstein has gone to exceptional expense this
year to make his opening programme big and
Is attractive as possible Straight vaudeville
with as many feature acts" as can be obtained
IN Europe and America, viii be the policy pur-
sued for the summer entertainment, ana there
will be an entire weekly change Of programme
The first Of the big European novelties VIII Dc
shown ct the head of the bill tomorrow. This
is Toto the Musical Mystery, an automaton
which has just arrived from Paris after a long
run there and in other cities or the continent
Among the other specialties Of the opening pro-
sramme are the Patty Brothers, two young Ger
man equiliDriStS one Of whom performs lhe re-
1narkable feat OF actually walking upon his head
without aiding his balance With his hands; MISS
Tol1ise Cunning late OF the Schumann- -Heink
opera company, who VIII be heard in Scotch
airs: Stuart ne male Patti; Spessardy's bears
md ponies - N exhibition Of animal training;
Katie Rooney ana her elghC 1dnAee Doou.e
fir.s in 4 singing and dancing act; Gillettfs
troupe of pantonninIL monkeys in a one-act play
entitled 1T Happened in Monkeyville"; the
Three Yoscarrys comedy acrobats; the Four
Avoos xyIophcne experts; Bud Snyder, VINO
plays the piano with bicycle; Ye Colonial Sep
tette IN a novelty instrumental act; Cooper and
Robinson. Mile. Martha. European trapeze artist,
and the Taylor Twin Sisters Australian skate
rtal" experts The bill lasts from Sis in the
evening until midnight Matinee performances
downstairs, in the theatre, will begin at the
usual time The Paradise Roof Garden has been
entirely renovated, the seating capacity en-
Iarged, the arrangement being such that 1t can
be entirely enclosed in case of sudden storm, so
that the comfort OF patrons is assured.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-04

Timmy McGinty. Master Mike MuTPny lt
Mickey Flynn. MasteF
EnpIoye at Fieldss Theatre. Edwin Wilson
common People Master Abrahanls
Theatre TruEt N,S'e ran onss
Tom Lawson '.ieilTy 800
Trusts. inc la 1e p.rosav
Miss Keim's fling at Hamlet" Will begin to-
morrow night at the Harlem Opera House. Miss
Keim has played Ophea to Mr. Sothern's Ham
let: why not have Mr. Sothern now play Ophelia
to her Hamlet? Georgia Welles, however, VIII
King, Mr. Swickard will play the Ghost, ana
Giles Shine viii play PoioniUs, the role Whlcn
he played recently in Forbes Robertsons pro-
duction of the tragedy
F. c. Whitney has arranged for brief en-
gagement of Nine. Schumann-Heink in Loves
Lottery" at the Academy of Music. beginning
with the performance tomorrow evening. For
the Academy engagement Mr.. Whitney will have
the same players who were at the Broadway
Theatre for seven weeks earlier in the season
John slavin is still the principal comedian;
members of this company. SO, also, are MISS
Delight Barsch, Miss Ivy Clyde, Miss Margaret
Crawford Miss Tekla Farm, Miss Grace
DAubigne Miss Elona Leonard, Lionel ROD
sarte Walter Paschal, William Meyer and VIII
fred Thompson. Two newcomers with this Or
Karl Stall and George w. Head. who are play
ing respectively, Sergeant Bob Trivet and Pom
sonby Damocles Twiller. For this engagement
at the Academy there will be an orchestra OF
thirty musicians. The only matinee will be on
Saturday afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-04

The summer season at the New Amsterdam
Theatre begins tomorrow evening, when the
Aerial Theatre and Gardens will be thrown open
TO the public. The success of the Ofenbach re-
view last summer has warranted similar Of
fering this year OF a review of the most popu-
lar Of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas, arranged
by Frederick Solomon. This review will present
the most popular characters and numbers from
pirates of Penzance" Patience" "Afikado,
-Iolanthe" and '.Pinafore." The review, which
viii run for about forty minutes, viii be followed
by John J. AIcNally's latest musical sklt Lift
ing the Lid AS its mama indicates, 1t IS q local
trayestv on men and things in politics and IN So
cjaI end theatrical life in New York. The lyrics
and music are by William Jerome and Jean
Schwartz All the scenes represent well known
places-Tinles Square, showing the Astor Hotel
New-York and Criterion Theatres and view OF
Broadway looking south; Columbus Circle, with
Central Park In the background; the interior OF
Fields Theatre and dinner hall at Snerry s.
The meeting of Mr.. jerome with Oscar liam
rnerstein on the stage of F'ieids's Theatre VIII
furnish one OF The comic incidents in the skill
Nli1s Tannen will play William T G. Rome
snd Louis Harrison. oscar Hammersteln.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-04

To the fact that Trixio sout.l,e. show sirl-
New-York tribune., 1905-06-04

Tony Pastor promises a show for the week
that is calculated to entertain. The headline act
is one that has never been seen here. Ihe per
formers are entitled "The -Four Thoroughoreds'
and are composed of Coyne. Arde1e, Lawrence
and Edwards. Adamini and Taylor' VINO are are
I-e11 known at this house will be here with new
songs. and Mr. and Mrs. Browning Will return
with lots of new Jokes and parodies
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-05-29
THE hEATHEN ESKIMO.

He 10 Good HUNDRED With HIS Queer
Customs and Beliefs.
Professor Mylius Eriksen, writing Of
the heather Eskimo In northern Green.
land, says: HE lacks imagination, but
his powers Of observation are very
acute. In spite Of the fact that bis life
is an uninterrupted struggle for exist
ence the Greenlander is always In q
good humor, and his boisterous laugh
can be heard sounding far over ice and
snow fields. His way Of telling stories
1s short and abrupt, but comical fea-
lures are strongly emphasized. His sto-
ries consist generally Of his own ad-
ventures, old legends about fights with
neighbors and wild animals, about &C.
we're winters and great famines, about
the creation Of the world and about
supernatural beings. It Is considered
highly creditable to be able to tell sto-
ries 50 long that the audience Is lulled
to sleep. An orator Who achieves this
feat Is solemnly welcomed on the next
morning, and every one thanks him
profusely for the pleasure which he &C.
corded the night before.
ideas Of beauty are peculiarly devel-
oped in the heather Eskimo. He re-
CARDS beauty solely from the stand
point Of utility. For instance, a rock
projecting out of water only appears
beautiful to him when it Is visited In
summer by water birds which breed
there. A foaming torrent Is only beau
tiful If it contains many salmon
Clothes are not put together with any
idea of regularity Of color, only their
practical utility being considered. Huts
are made of snow and stones, with
domed tops, but without any architec-
tural design.
"Only the spirit conjurers (angakoks)
occupy an exalted position, being re-
garded as priests and doctors. Their
task Is to establish a connection be-
tween the visible world and the hidden
spirits, and in this way they obtain a
certain influence over their neighbors.
The ang1kok asks his spirit for adj
vice and then informs the invalid that
his illness has been sent by the spirits
as punishment for certain Deeds"