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New-York tribune., 1905-06-04
SUNDAY MAGAZINE for JUNE a, 1905

years of the travelling companies that presented
vaudeville. These companies, presenting some
nine or ten acts, travelled about the country
filling engagements just the regular dramatic
companies do to-day, and they were successful.
Then came the manager who looked at the case
from a different standpoint. He realized that a
vaudeville bill that would suit New-YOrk was to
the last degree unsuitable for Cleveland, and was
not even passable for Chicago or Milwaukee What
New-Oreans liked and paid for, the good people
of Philadelphia would not have
That was the practical end of the travelling COM
panv. The manager began to book his own bill
In other words, he engaged his own acts independ-
entity and gathered them up when and where ne
could in this manner Welding together bill that
was suited to the needs of his peculiar audience
To secure the best acts it became necessary to ind
some means of holding out inducement to cause
them travel long distances, and thus was formed
the circuit Several managers banded them
selves together and agreed to play acts from one to
another in this way securing mutual advantage
The artists would accept slightly less salary in
order to obtain the several consecutive weeks OF
work.
Then in the natural course of events, came the
big booking agency, the headquarters where tlf-
teen or twenty managers could congregate and talk
New-York tribune., 1905-06-04
B y s. z, Xxi S e T.

They call this busy age the young mans age.
The world pays tribute and salaamS to Youth,
Whose name is large upon the printed page,
Whose manner is compelling, if uncouth.
Tie Youth that builds domeS and makes our laws
Youth claims our notice and wins applause;
But vainer glories Age may we'll resign
For that sweet triumph which is his who saws
The sWirng water with his singing line.
The world has only pity for Three-ScOre-
Old Gray-Beard is compelled to stand aside;
His counsel is ignored, he leads no more
For him lethean drafts they would provide;
New-York tribune., 1905-06-04

shoals. William H. Macdonald went at once into
vaudeville and was followed by his partner Henry
CLAW Barnabee. Some years previously their best
prima DONNA Miss Jessie Bartlett Davis, had en-
tered vaudeville. and still continues in 1t Re
Gently Thomas Q. Seabroo6e, a star in innumerable
companies. adopted vaudeville for time at least
Eugene Mantelli, an artist of reputation at the
Metropolitan Opera-House, has been singing IN
vaudeville for three years. Pauline Hall has
drawn a pretty penny from the same source, and
Herbert Kelcey and Ehie Shannon likewise are
reaping its rewards. Charles Hawtrey was not
verse to mending his broken fortunes in vaudeville
with a little sketch called Time Is Money and
Charles Warner, who appeared last season under
the direction of Charles Frohnan, will be seen in
vaudeville shortly.
Among others who are doing we'll in this so-called
cheap entertainment" Eddie FOy, who for
many years has been of our first comedians;
Joseph Hart, who only recently turned back again
to musical comedy; Frederick Halen, Hart's former
partner; George Primrose, the veteran minstrel +;
the late Dan DAILY; Toby Claude, the di1ninutive
Engishwoman; May Robson, Proteg%e of Augustin
DAILY and later of Charles FrOhman Cecilia Lotus;
Fay Templeton; Virginia Earle, a well-known light
opera star; Albert Chevaier, the premier character
artist of England, who was brought over here by
New-York tribune., 1905-06-04

over the situation and select from the req e-a-
acts most suited to their houses 1t becau.
sib1e for the actor then to sign himself for l.-
twenty weeks at once, which was decided
taqe both to him. and to the manager who
manner could make up his bills just that
ahead.
All this of course was of Comparatively
progress. but to-day the system IS well-mgH Z
and bookings are made year or more a
Some PLAYERS have all the next season erg
which guarantees them forty or forty-hve
work without any appreciable breaks And Thus
manager the public and the player all reap
benefit of modern business methods apple 10
artistic effort =.
The word vaudeville" IS accepted genera.
having been of Norman origin. and dates back 10
the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, when o.--r
Bassein fuller who lived in the VALLEY %. he
River Wire. composed and sang certain sIr-- y
songs which in time came to achieve reput.
throughout the country and inspired Others tu .-E
their prentce-hands. Gradually these came % le
classed under the generic name of 'FaL-ds-s-T..
and as their fame Travelled to Paris the word be-
came altered slightly until it was known as " AK
de-aire" about the time of Louis XVI As time
went the popular ballads or topical songs that
New-York tribune., 1905-06-04

But though he may not help to shape affairs,
And though no honor lies in whitened hairs
'Tis still his privilege to whip the stream,
To lure its daring tenants from their larS,
And thrill his crOnieS with lasting theme.
| see him smiling as he turns away
From where perSpiring. eager Youth contends,
And as he passes | can hear him say
COntentment still is where ambition ends;
Let them whose blood leaps hot within their veins
Wear out their vigor and possess the gains
If l. where glintS of sunlight Dot the brook
May hear the woodland sOngSterS' sweet refrainS
And feel the thrilling stroke upon my hook
New-York tribune., 1905-06-04

the IlIIAc vi 1OL1S y ' L
pular ballads or topical songs that
came to be sung about the streets
were known by the same title and
when the aristocrats began 70 give
entertainments at their county
seats, the whole affair was known
as "Uaur-de-1iLLe," the last syllable
being changed from that OF the
river to that of the small town.
Gradually the Y was dropped, and
the word remained as it Is known
now. As the form of entertair-
ment advanced, the title was ez-
panded in meaning, until 1t took
in a collection of songs, with some
acrObatic feats or other exhibitions
that had no dramatic sequence
whatever.
The first appearance OF vaude-
vile in this country was shortly
prior to the Civil War, and the
word was at once Americana
and adopted without formality is
something applicable to the cor
ditions of that time. In Engla-.-
and other English-speaking cou--
tries the term has little or no sig
nifcance in the form used here,
and it is only in the Ameri,s1
dictionaries that it IS defined as -
the foregoing.
In 1881, a boy from the farm
ing district of New-England wan
dered into Boston, and, his rua--
nation having been fired by U..-
he had seen of the theatrical pro-
fession. he hunted for a mean .-
entering it. At that time va-
vile. or as it was known ~.-
generally. variety, was at the
est moral ebb, and its Pat--
was confined exclusively G. -r
of a low order of morals
bov set himself to furnlsr
entertainment, for he IT,, -.-
early that to appeal to the -.
the dramatic perforrnance
appeal to the largest leisure .....
the women and children
With this idea in mind
B. F. Keith, at present the
known and most powerful
vile magnate in the United
rented a room on Washiu-
which was thirty-five feet long
fourteen feet wide at one
tapering to six feet at IT.
theSt end. In this room
established a small stage
on this stage was shown
lection of curioSitieS a-.
which was a two-hcadc-
and a fat woman. He
fully eliminated vuisa-.
when later he put a-
comedian and a serio-l..-
singer. and in year found
ine necessary to move To r..
pretentiouS quarters -".
months later he moved a
MS to still larger premise. AMI
Continued on f4ge is}
New-York tribune., 1905-06-04


Englishwoman; May Robson, prot
DAILY and later of Charles FrOhmal
Fay Templeton; Virginia Earle, a '
opera star; Albert Chevalier, the T
artist of England, who was broug
Percy Williams for limited engage
ment at a salary of eighteen hun
dred dollars a week; August Van
Biene, the famous German 'Cellist;
and so on down a long list of prom
inent names.
The vaudeville has improved
morally as well as artistically. 1t
has become a rule that must never
be broken that suggestive or in
delicate subjects must not be
touched upon by the players.
For violations of this rule there
are heavy punishments, such as
cancellation of contracts and heavy
monetary fines. 1t is understood
that profanity may never be used,
and subjects of more or less doubt
full value are never permitted upon
a first-class vaudeville stage. At
each performance on Monday af-
ternoons the stage-manager sits IN
the wings and watches carefully
for doubtful words or situations,
and where these have crept in
in spite of the warnings they are
at once cut out, and should the
player offend again, the fine or
cancellation is inforced.
Some of the vaudeville theaters
in point of cost are far ahead of
anything the regular stage has to
offer. | doubt if there are to-day
more than three theaters in
America devoted to the 'legiti-
mate" drama that can compare
even in point of cost with Keith's
Chestnut Street Theater in Phila-
delphia, or his similar establishment
in Boston. And there are many
others that will compare favor
ably with the best houses devoted
to any class of drama. 1t has
been acknowledged that for a
million dollars one can erect a
PLAYHOUSE that leaves little in
comfort or beauty to the imagi-
nation, and it is considered an ex-
pensive theater in the smaller
cities that costs seventy-five thou
sand; yet there is twenty-five
million dollars invested in less
than three hundred vaudeville the
aters, and by far the largest pro-
portion of these in cities of fifty
thousand inhabitants and under.
Still, with all this we are
far behind the London music tt
halls in point of popularity.
In that city there are about v
tifty-three theaters and forty
seven other establishments Y
that operate under music-hall Y
licenses. In Greater New
Work are cavar1tV-f1va the =
New-York tribune., 1905-06-04

Still, with all this we are
far behind the London music
halls in point of popularity.
In that city there are about
fifty-three theaters and forty
seven other establishments
that operate under music-hall
licenses. In Greater New
York are seventy-fve the
aters of all classes, and of
that number only ten are de-
voted to vaudeville.
X
The years gone by, say
twelve or fourteen, were the
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-05-04
A Happy Marriage.

A happy marriage occurred at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. &. Tor
bert, East Masonic street. Wednesday
afternoon 90 O'Clock, when their
charming niece, Miss Bessie Ramage,
was united in the bonds Of matrimony
TO NJ. T. Hartman.
The ceremony was performed at 4
o'clock by Rev, S. b. Rogers OF the
First Baptist Church,
The wedding was quiet affair, only
the immediate family and relatives
Of the bride being present.
The bride IL one OF GGineSville's most
popular young ladies, while the groom
IL we'll and favorSbly known here, h6v-
ing for the past few yeArs been one OF
the efficient employees AZ Baird's mill,
where he holds lucrative position.
To the happy couple The sun, with
other friends, extends sincere con-
CALCULATIONS.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-05-04
Terrific Race With Death.

Death was fast approaching" writes
Ralph +. Fernandez OF Tampa, Fla,
describing his fearful race with death
las q result of liver trouble and heart
disease, which had robbed me OF sleep
end Of all interest in life. ] had tried
many different doctors and several med
icines, but got no benefit, until / began
to use Electric Btters. So wonder
ful was their effect that in three days
| felt like q new man, and today am
cured of all my troubles" Guaran.
teed AZ all drug stores price Soc.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-05-04
Had to Ward OF Old Age.

The most successful way Of warding
OF the approsch Of old age 10 to main
tain = vigorous digestion. This can be
done by eating only food suited to your
age and occupation, and when any dis
order Of the stomach appears take q
dose OF Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets TO correct it. II you have
q weak stomach or are troubled with
indigestion. you will find these tablets
TO be just what you need. For sale by
ell druggists.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-05-04

Dupont, Duval, DyaI, Fillingim, Floyd,
Girardeau. Hall, Hsrvell, jewell, John
Ston, Julian. Kilgore, King, knight,
Knowles, McCallum, Matthews, Mel.
ton, Oven. Paul, Peaden, Persons, Pr
rong, Rawls, Roberts, RosboTough, Sis
trunk, sledge, Smith Of VolOsis, Spark
man, Taylor, Wsrtmann, Watson,
Wells, Wilson OF Hornando, Wilson OF
Lee.
NayS-MessrS. Baker, BlantOn OF
Madison. Blanton OF Tay Tor, Bradshaw,
Brown, Crawford, HerndOn. kirkland,
LegRett, Smith Of Hamilton, and Ste
phens.
On O motion OF Mr.. Watson, the ac-
ton Of the House was ordered imme-
diately certified to the Senate.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-05-04
MELRosE NEWS.

Death Of Mrs. p. n, wss,gssrd In the
horth-Local Happenings.
MslroSe, May 2.-The good example
set by Col. Tolles, who had the street
fronting his property on BellHmy ave.
nue. laid with clay, has created de.
sire to continue the process, several Of
the citizens and outsiders promising
70 help u q united effort 10 made. A
meeting will probably be held, or a
subscription passed round TO see what
eau be done Ia the matter
Paul Lee had the misfortune TO lose
= good horse from loekjaW. caused by
the horse renning q piece Of oak in itI
forehead.
Mesars. YearWoOd and Mcdonald
have returned from q business trip to
Georgia.
Mr., J. Moore and daughter have
rented the Mccullough house and
moved TO town.
Mr. aud Mrt. N. Phifer OF High
Springs are the guests Of Mrs. Cor.
pew.
A much needed rain fell Monday
which was much appreciated by the
farmer, but much more 10 needed 70
help the crops.
News was received recently OF the
4
death Of Mrs. p. II. westgaArd on the
roth ult, At her Northern home Mu.
WesIRaard was a former resident OF
Melrose, and left many friends who
will regret her demise.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-05-04
A World VIC. Reputation.

White Cream VeVmifnEe has Aehiev-
ID n world vide reputation ~ being
the best Of ell worm dsstFoyers, aud
for lie tonic influences on weak and un-
thrifty children, a. q BeutFaliSes the
acidlty or sournees Of the stomach,
improves their digestion, and ass,mi-
lAllOn Of food strengthens their nerv-
Gus system aud restoEss them 90 the
health. vigor and elasticity Of spirits
natural 20 childhood. Sold bJ W. NJ.
johnson, Gaiur.vills, Fla, and J. &.
Bishop, Alachaa, Fla.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-05-04
MRS. TOWNSHIPS
NARROW ESCAPE
Came Near Meeting Death b.
Burning atIHsr Rex Home.
HUSBAND ExTINoUIsHED FIRE

And Was Severely Burned About the
Hsnds-oanghter Also Assisted and
Was eurned-Patient IN Painful Com
ditlon, But Win Recover.
Mrs. Townsend OF Rex IL confined to
her bed In . critical condition, the re-
suit Of burns recently received.
On Friday OF she past week Mr.. and
Mrs. Townsend were engaged in clean
ing and burning a small garden plat at
their home. In some way spark got
caught 10 the lady'S clothing, and ig-
nited her skirt, which was ablase all
most before she was aware. She made
q frantic effort to extinguish the
flames, but having failed, she ran, the
fiames becoming more intense.
Mr.. Townsend. realizing the danger,
rushed TO the assistance OF his wife
and managed to smother the flames,
but not until he had been severely
burned about the hands. A daughter
who endeavored to assist was also
burned.
The patient was taken to her room
and q physician summoned. but the
buFns are very painful. and IL will be
several days before she will recover.
While friends are grateful that Il 10
no worse, they extend sympathy at
Mrs. Townsend's misfortune.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-05-04
Lite In California.

Not only does California; beauty
aud climate add 10 the pleasure Of life
'hsrr but living is cheap also Fruit
and vegetables IN abundance. Low
rates wa Rock Island system March 1
to May 10. A quicker "trip In tourist
sleeper than 10y sny other line. Cost
~ low ~ the loWsst--ssFviee the best.
TOURIST folder, with complete infotma-
ton from John sebastian, passenger
'raihe manager, RoOk Island Systsm,
Chicago
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-05-04
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BE sur" and use that old aud WE'LL
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sOothes the child. softsns the gums,
allsys all pain, eures wind collie and 10
che beet remedy Tor diArThoeA. TSen-
:y.hve cents = bottle.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-05-04
Blo onv.n,IOn for AshsvIIIs.

Asheville. n. c.. May S.-Tte third
annual convention Of the Young PEG
Plies missionary movement win be
held In Asheville from June - to July
g. Charles l. vicksry, OF New York,
has completed the arrangements with
the hotel authorities In this city foi
the entertainment Of about 800 dele
gates Speakers Of national prOmi
hence win address the convention each
aAy.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-05-04
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-02

There never wasa handsomer maya
zine published than the Christmas
number of The Burr Mcintosh Month
~. From the beautiful color piece on
the front cover to the last page it is
arranged with a delicate regard for
artistic effect.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-02

field naturalists do. to habits of close
and accurate observation! It is fairly
astonishing to see how often the pro
fessional hunter-nOt only the white
man, but the indians either ignor-
ant or utterly misintormed as to all the
naDAtS OF the game except those which
he must know in order to xiii it. This
was eminently true of the sport-loving
MOBILES of the middle ages. They con-
sLantly repeated the same baseless ia
Dies ABOUT the very animals which they
spent the+r lives in hunting. Thus, for
instance, Castor Phoebus writes much
lnat IS sheer nonsense about the wolf;
ms account of the wolf does not BEGIN
70 compare in interest and value with
mat of modern French hunter and
close observer, LIE Couteuix
Il wish, for example that could
get trustworthy information of any
instance in which the male wolf or coy
ote mas remained with his mate and
joined in the care of the cubs In the
cases of breeding wolves which have
come to my personal knowledge, the
mother has been alone, and no male
mas had anything to do with the care
OF the family. Some nature writer's,
whose writings are mere agreeable fic-
uon, describe the father and mother
WOANeS as ilNlng together and caring
Jointly for the family; but they also de-
scribe this arrangement as existing
among cougars, with which animal. as
L know, it does not obtain at ALL the
male having no share whatever in car
ing for the young, and not assOciating
with the female while she is herself
caring for the litter. Ny own obser-
vations tend to show that the same is
true Of wolves. but these observations
are not numerous enough for me to
be sure on this point
All through the book there is some
thing more than the animal life pic
tured: it is the life of the hunter and
pioneer OF the west, narrated with cor
dial appreciation by the author Of the
men who have lived the life vigorously
and have pushed the borders of the
United States through wild regions
1t is this wonderful capacity to appre-
ciate what is best in all kinds of men,
to give them, in his descriptions of
personality that writer's of fiction might
envy, that gives this volume a great
deal Of its charm. You enjoy the
humors Of the camp. the delights Of a
day in the open, the attra elton, even Of
its hardships to a healthful, vigorous
nature No young man can read the
book without some sense Of the exhil-
ful normal way of life in which the
prizes are not all to be secured by
material prosperity. It is a vitality
American book, typical of the energy
and optimism which make the country
great
The volume contains forty eight IL
Illustrations. and a photogravure from
tispiece showing Mr.. Roosevelt in his
riding costume. Every illustration is
Intimately connected with the text: and
they form together a unique record OF
the life in the open as it was actually
lived by the author and his friends.
The book is made to sell for So net.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-02

prOngbuck, the mountain sheep, white
tail and blacktail deer and elk, have
been carefully revised and added to
and supplemented with the chapter
which he wrote in 1903 for Mr.. Cas-
par Whitney's volume on the Deer
Family.
The final chapter of the book is an
interesting account of the home pets
al Sycamore Hill and the White House.
The animal friends Of the boys are in
troduced, guinea pigs, ponies, dogs, and
especially Josiah. the badger. In a
chapter on evidences Reserves" the
president paints a full-length portrait
of John Burroughs as a seeker after
knowledge and the friend of nature.
Another chapter on Books on Big
Game" discIoses the presidents large
fund of information regarding the lit
erature of hunting. He is a vorac ious
reader of all books but he seems to
linger with special fondness over works
on outdoor life. In an appendix are
given some letters that have passed
between Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr. Bos-
took, the animal trainer. and his liter
airy secretary, regarding the relative
fighting spirit or courage of the puma
OF. cougar and the leopard or old world
panther and the jaguar. The reply to
the presidents inquiry on the subject
was to the effect that the puma is a
cowardly creature. In his comment
on this matter Mr.. Roosevelt says:
"HOW fortunate we should be if only
a sufficient number of big-gane hunt
ers would train themselves, as the best
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-02

The book to which more interest at
Saches than any other this season is a
volume by President Roosevelt, just
published by the Scribners.
The fact that it is written by the
president Of the United States is
enough to make it the central inquire
ln the book stores, but this interest IS
heightened because it is on a subject
which is President ROosevelts great
est hobby. The hunting of big game.
Outdoor Pastimes of an American
Hunter is the subject and it is made
up of personal "reminiscences OF the
most thrilling kind.
Mr. Roosevelt dedicates the volume
TO John Burroughs whom he adj
dresses as Dear Dom John" In the
letter of dedication he expresses his
appreciation of the warfare Mr. Bur
roughs has waged against the sham
nature Writers-those whom you nave
called the yellow journalists of the
woods MT Roosevelt agrees that 1t
SIS objectionable to write fiction and
publish it as truth.
There is a wholesome outdoor at
quality of hard riding, keen enjoyment,
sharp appetites, sturdy endurance. The
book indeed presents the thinking man
fn his most enjoyable recreation, deriv-
ing pleasure from the physical eXer-
else, from the sport and from the COM
muniOn with nature. The author dis
plays a wide acquaintance with the
denizens of the woods telling of their