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Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-30

Ranken's new opera, "Elysia," in which
De Wolf Hopper Is to appear in Sep
tember, is now being rehearsed in New
York. The piece is in two acts, the
first showing the courtyard OF the I'M
perial palace of Elysia and the second
revealing the Elysian fields. There will
be twenty-four musical numbers in the
work, many of them unusually pre-
tentious for an offering of that class.
Mr.. Hopper will be seen as Ecstaticus.
king of Elysia, and Marguerite Clarke
as his daughter, Sylvia. The production
Is to be elaborate and the performance
will enlist the services of complete
symphony orchestra.
Charles Eugene Banks and Charles
Ulich are collaborating on a musical
comedy which is scheduled for produc-
tion at the LaSalle theater, Chicago,
early next season. The scene of the
forthcoming comedy is laid in Hawaii.
The plot revolves around poker-play-
Ing king who impoverishes himself and
to look for rich bride. The law of the
country forbids him marrying any one
not of his own blood, and it is this cir
cumstance which brings about many
amusing complications. The music VIII
be written by well known composer.
Emmet Corrigan will appear next sea-
son at a dramatic sketch of the war
written by Charles Ulrich, a Chicago
newspaper man, author of 1.-THE Man
from Nevada" and other plays which
made good in Chicago last season.
Madame Bernhardt's American en-
gagement will begin early in November
at the Grand opera house, Chicago.
The tour not only will include the
eastern states and an engagement at
the Lyric theater in New York, but
also a trip to the Pacific coast and
Mexico. She will present Hugos "An-
gelo," sardov's La 1osca," and "The
Sorceress," Dumas Camille and her
own version of "Adrienne'
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-30
Coming Attractions

BELASCO-"Niobe." which win be
presented at the Belasco theater this
week, is not so classical as the name
sounds but is farce of considerable
fame and based as most farces are on
mistaken identity 1t win require the
entire cast of the Belasco theater and
ought to prove funny enough to be a
box ONCE winner Miss Evesson takes
the role OF Niobe the statue who coraes
to life. and George Barnum takes the
leading mans part Of the play. His
ability in the farce is recognized.
Matinees Thursday and Saturday.
BURBANK THEATER-For the wees
beginning this afternoon the Burbank
stock company viii offer "At Piley
Ridge" a story of the Tennessee noun
tains. The play is In four acts. desplcts
typical southern scenery and was Writ
ten by David Higgins, II was Manager
Moroscos intention to present ia Sight
of ST. Pauls' for the coming weexs at
traction but owing to the fasf that
contracts called foR an earlier produc-
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-30
The Drama at Venice

The Venice Dramatic company,
which has been putting on better and
better plays ever since the Venice
assembly began. produced its most
difficult and successful play last ev-
ening when Garnet Holme staged
Pinero's "The Weaker Sex"
The well known story of the play
deals with a woman's wrongs and the
added burden of trying to better her
condition by means of the womans
rights platform.
The real interest last night however,
was not in the play but was in the
fact that Mrs. G. Harry Wright, had
returned to the stage after an absence
of some years. Since leaving the Joe
Jefferson company, Mrs. Wright has
been in retirement at Portland. and
until the present pleasure trip south
has steadily refused to appear even
In amateur theatricals. In the per-
formance last evening Mrs. Wright
gave ample proof of her early training
and threw herself into her part in a
way which merited far better sup
porting company.
The rest of the company. however. is
good. Little Ethel Taylor played an
exceptional daughter Of the household
and was both domestic and winsome
in her scenes with the mother (Adrs
Wright).
Among the subsidiary parts that OF
the reformer. Mrs. Boyle Chewton.
stands first and Katherine Page played
the part we'll There was none of the
farcical element in her Interpretation
OF the president Of the Reform league
and she avoided the lifelessness of the
average amateur.
Garnet Holme took his old part.
brother to Mrs. chewton. It is not a
part which stands out from the other
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-30
Mrs. Hske's Vacation

Mrs. Fiske closed her remarkably
long season and her western tour with
the Manhattan company at Winnipeg.
Manitoba, on July 10, having played
continuously for forty-three weeks. The
Manhattan company has returned to
New York.
Mrs. Fiske will return to California
for few weeks. She has never visited
this country except in the course of
her tours, which so involved her time
that she had no opportunity for desired
leisure, and her brief sojourn is for q
rest and sightseeing that she long has
looked forward to. She will spend at
least a month in a delightful retreat,
devoting some time to study Of the new
parts in which she will be seen at the
Manhattan theater next season. She
will spend a brief time in Los Angeles.
Returning east she will spend a week
/ in the Arizona canyon and neighboring
places, and when she reaches New York
she will go at once to her favorite
camp in the Adirondacks remote and
quiet place, where she will continue to
study until the beginning of rehearsals
for her season, which will open early
In October.
Mrs. Fiske and the Manhattan COM
pany will devote a part of the early
seasons in Leah Kleschna" to cities In
which that play has not been seen be-
fore, opening her engagement at the
Manhattan theater, where they will re.
main indefinitely, or during the rest OF
the theatrical year. The first produc-
tion in which Mrs. Fiske and the Man
haitian company will be seen at the
Manhattan will be that of Rupert
Hughes new comedy, what Will
People Say?"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-30

an all summer attraction at the Herald
Square theater, New York, will cele-
brate his one hundredth performance
of the musical play on Monday. Aug
ust Z.
Augustus Thomas has arrived in
New York from Paris and is now at
East Hampton. L. l., completing the
new comedy in which Charles Frohman
win present John Drew. Mr.. Drew's
season opens at the Empire theater.
New York, early in September.
MRS. Leff1ngwell's Boots" Augustus
Thomas great comedy, which ran
nearly all last season in New York,
will open the season at the Lyceum,
New York, with the original cast. The
engagement is for two weeks only,
after which the company goes on a
tour
N. c.. Goodwin opens his New York
season at the Lyceum theater in Sep
tember in 1.-THE Beauty and the Barge y
in which he will play the part of a
merry, whole-souled old captain of a
Thames barge. The play is by w. w.
Jacobs and Louis N. Parker.
Edna May has returned to this coun-
try from London and will spend the
month Of July at Fairhaven on Lake
Ontario. Her season opens at Daly's
theater New York. in September. when
she will be seen IN the English musical
comedy, THE Catch Of the Season, :
The play will be staged by Ben Teal.
In connection with his many depart
ments In the Empire theater building,
New York. Charles Frohmap has just
established a play bureau for the leas-
ing Of plays. Having an extensive list
of popular successes Mr.. Frohman's
plays are always in great demand by
the stock organizations throughout the
country All OF the business pertaining
to these leases Is conducted through
this bureau. which Is in charge OF Ed
ward v, Rose. who Is well known as .
dramatist.
Reginald de Koven and Frederick
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-30
0reenroon1 GOSSIP

Marie Doro viii be in William Gil
lette's company next season. she is
now playing with William Collier in
London.
So successful has William Collier $
engagement in London proved that
Charles Frohmap will keep him
at the Comedy theater all the summer.
He is still appearing in Richard Hard
ing Davis amusing farce. "The Dicta-
tor" in which he triumphed in this
country last season.
Charles Frohman will inaugurate the
season at his Criterion theater. New
York, with the appearance Of Maxine
Elliott In q new comedy by Clyde
Fitch.
sam Bernard. whose great success
in 'sThe Rollicking Girr' has made It
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-30

characters, but is rather one around
which they revolve.
Incidental music was furnished by
Arend's band and with the careful
staging and costuming Of the piece
the performance was an artistic and
dramatic success.
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are bright and shining at all hours, and
show how much labor is expended upon
them.
1t is In the kitchen where the "trusties'
are assigned to work, for although those
employed there are under the constant SUI
pervision of the cook, there are many OPP
portunities afforded for escape.
In the large adjoining rooms. though in
no way connected with the kitchen, are sit
uated the large baking rooms. presided
over by Baker Geiger. The baker is assisted
by two workhouse inmates, who do ali the
heavy work about the ovens. One wonders
how three men can manage to prepare dough
enough to bake the bread which must feed
the 800 prisoners of the workhouse. those
In the almshouse and the various officers
and attaches who are employed about the
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jobs about the house. The food is broua ht
direct from the kitchen In small tin recep-
tacles, eight inches long, six inches wide
and four inches deep. In these tin vessels
portion of meat. bread and other veGe-
tables is placed, and when soup is served
with the meal 1t is brought to the cells in
large tin cans holding about twenty gal
Ions. There 1t is decanted into small cups
holding about one quart each. Water is
also given in tin cups, and the prisoners,
while eating, always sit on the edge of
their cots or stand upright looking through
the bars of the iron door.
There Is rarely any questioning of the
fare. and the prisoners all seem to enjoy
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wild dem, many a night. I doan bile none
OBJ dem myself; I'm 'fraid OBJ dem big buggy
things crawlin outen de pot. an my white
people buys DER crabs ready cooked. I'd
be 'fraid DER goses would come after me
if l billed dem"
Grabs doan hab no goses, woman"
We'll. | amt a-blin' none myself. But
l does like a devled crab White people
calls dem deviled crabs, an not devilish
crabs.
Well" said the crab man, as he counted
out her share 'dey is good to put youh
tooth into, whateveh you calls dem
In co'se; in co'se; nObodys denyin' OBJ
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it. There is reason they should not.
The vegetables and meats are prepared
by experienced cooks, and any reasonable
remonstrance would be needed by the Of
ficials in charge. for In no place In the
country do the prisoners receive better care
than In the workhouse of the District OF
Columbia. The prisoners are also given
small quantities of plug tobacco. and when
a visitor is being conducted down the long
corridors of the cell houses under many of
the cots can be seen small piece of paper
upon which the tobacco has been spread
after having been pulled apart. This
prisoners SO that they may have small
quantity for smoking, the authorities do
not furnish smoking tobacco for the pris-
oners
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| things always to be found on their mothers
sideboard when young gentlemen of his size
cal upon them, and he makes them fire.
quent visits.
He was telling one of them recently about
the queer and remarkable doings of some
dogs of his acquaintance.
Dogs" he said. dig holes in the ground
and put their bones. not their own bones.
but eatin' bones, down in them. and go and
dig them out again when they get hungry
and want to eat them
rs that so?" exclaimed his friend with
great surprise, evidently remembering Tai
leyrand's famous maxim that to be agree
able in society we must consent to be
taught many things we already know. rs
that so. really?"
Yes; that's so. When they have more
bones than they can eat, they put them in
the holes and go get them when they are
hungry
That's very handy refrigerator said
the girl, wanting to entertain her young
caller according to his light, and forgetting
that boy can ask more questions and
think more thinks in five minutes than
a woman can answer in five hours. Why
don't you do that with your cakes and
peaches, Georgie?'
But 1 couldn't" said George.
why not? When you have more cakes
and peaches than you can eat l should
think 1t would be very convenient to dig
holes to put them away in, and go and get
them when you want them, instead of CIV
ing them away to other little boys
why, don't you know l couldn't do it,
ne answered. somewhat peTpIoXeu at her
want of reason.
But why not?' she asked again, smiling
into the earnest little face. IF the dogs
can do 1t, why can't you? | am sure
you are smarter than the dogs
Huh he said, with tie contempt of
his sex's intelligence for her sexs want
of intelligence, because I haven't got any
scratchers on my feet like the dogs have
Out toward Cowtown, where the crab
man ffourishes like green bay tree.
plump Whitehead coored man who pur-
veys the toothsome crustacean to his
fellow-ctizens of all coors and all creeds
calling his wares one night last week
Grab mani Crab man, Here he comes
Won't come this way noah tonight
Come an bite EN- whilv dey is hot wild
f1ah-dey is always hot wild peppah Crab
man; Here's youh deviliSh crabs. Sweet
an juicy, wild plenty oh crab meat an
pawsy. Here dey is, hot an hot. Devilish
crabs! Devilsh crabst'
An old colored woman, fat and good
natured, stopped him to purchase and like
wise to parley
"Sho, niggah," she said. "doan you know
dat amt de right way to call dem crabs?
I doan talk much dictionary myself, but /
knows bettah dan dat. l works in white
peoples ktchen-quality white folks-an
dey doan call dem devilish crabs. Dey
calls dem deviled crabs l knows I'm
right, cause | heahs my white people say
so. My white young gemman, he fotches
me dem deviled crabs, an bean to drink
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buildings But each day of the year Baker
Geiger and his assistants prepare Loco
pounds OF bread. Each loaf weighs four
pounds and measures about fourteen by
seventeen inches. When they are about
to be served to the prisoners these large
leaves are divided into seven equal por-
lions. each Weighing about half pound
when the meal time arrives those who
are working in the field near the building
come to their various cells. and there the
meals are served. There are several
TRUSTEES assigned to duty at the various
cell houses. and after serving meals to
their fellow-p prisoners they do various other
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nshermen say they have seen few that
tipped the beam at sixty pounds.
Salmon fishing is much of a business
in the Columbia valley that almost no at
tention is given to it as sport A few men,
however go to the headwaters of the
streams and there hook the chinook during
the few weeks of the spring and fall runs
The fish are in such numbers that they are
easily caught, but not easily landed. 1t
is in the struggle to bring in a big speci-
men that the enjoyment of catching salmon
consists
salmon were in such numbers in the river
that they actually crowded one another
from the water in the shallow places and
near the shore. That day, however, is long
past, the nroads of the devices made to de-
plete the ranks of the salmon long ago
began to tell upon the supply. until the
great industry itself was thre ltened
Finally resort was had to artificial propaga-
ton, and now millions of young fry are
turned loose every spring in the Columbia
to re-stock it's waters and to supply the
catch three or four years hence.
What become of the young fish after leav-
ing the river is a mystery no man can eX-
plain. Whether they journey around the
world or spend their time coasting asong
the shores Is a question no being can an
Swer. But like the Shad and the herring of
the Atlantic rivers, the salmon Matched by
government aid and placed in the head
waters of the Columbia returns after three
or four years with unerring instinct to the
spawning grounds where it was born. Eve
years seems to be the extreme limit of de-
velopment of the salmon. Then they come
in from the sea fat sleek, strong. ener-
getic and ready for the supreme effort of
their existence. They have before them
the long swim of a thousand miles. the
battle with the falls and RAPIDS the evad
ing of a thousand pitfalls laid by the hand
of man. When finally they reach the
spawning grounds change is already COM
ing over the once silvery. trim and power
full fish. They lay the spawn, and from
that moment go into a swift decline. The
snout becomes hooked beak, their round
ed sides shrink, the strong fins grow flabby,
and the old fish dies, having fulfilled it's
mission and having passed its duties on to
posterity.
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Crimsonbeak-"Have you noticed those
axes they have in glass cases on the rail-
road trains?"
Yeast-"Oh, yes"
wei. I've noticed that they never have
them where they are needed most"
How is that2'
why. you never saw one in a dining car,
! did you?"-Yonkcrs Statesman
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Then said the Tilted lover, lam I to
understand that L longer sway your
hearth
That's whatr replied the summer girl;
for a while, at least my heart will be
controlled by a syndicat e."-Philadelp
Press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-06

HIRTY days" is an expression
hAT used many times during a week
by the judge of the District
branch of the Police Court, and
the report of the case in the
daily paper usually states that the pris-
oner sentenced went down to the farm
for a month Many of the residents of
Washington when they read the story Won
der what kind of fare is served the pris-
oners when they arrive at the place desig-
mated as the farm" which means the
workhouse maintained by the District gov
eminent for the retention of those who
have committed misdemeanors but not fell
onies.
When the prisoners arrive at the work
house in the van used for their transporta7,
ton from the Police Court they are imme-
diately assigned to cells, where the meals
are served to them morning, noon and even
ing. In this respect the workhouse diff
fers from the Jail inasmuch the pris-
oners of the United States receive but two
meals a day, late breakfast and an early
meal in the evening. This is explained by
the fact that the prisoners in the Jail do
no work, while those in the workhouse
have all sorts of tasks assigned to them.
Some of the men work in gangs upon the
streets of the city and the outlying roads
throughout the District of Columbia, while
many others are engaged in the cultiva-
ton of the farm from the broad acres of
which the vegetables for the almshouse
and workhouse inmates are gathered
1t is while blowing over the fifty broad
acres of the farm that the prisoner lives up
to the full meaning of the term of the Po-
lice Court reporter when he says "the pr.s-
oner went down to the farm for thirty
days" When the potatoes, tomatoes, corn
and other vegetables are gathered from
the fields they are taken directly to the
kitchens of the almshouse, where all the
food for the two institutions is prepared
by an experienced cook, who has several
of the male prisoners at the workhouse as
helpers.
These helpers do all of the rough work,
such as securing the different tins and pots
after the cooking is over. 1t is in the
kitchens where the finest system of cleanli-
ness is shown. When the visitor goes
through the Kitchens after a meal they
are model of neatness. The chairs and
tables used during the preparation of the
food are scrubbed until they are surgical
ly clean" The great brass kettles. where
the soup is prepared and the water heated.
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HIS is the season when sun-browned
~ Washngtonans returning FIR o m
q their summer vacations in the north
tell thrilling stories of lake trout
fishing These stories come from
the silvery lakes in the Empire state, from
Maine Canada and points where fishing is
good along the great lakes. Trout which
inhabit these waters captured mostly
by trolling with long lines. and the sport
requires much skill and that special virtue
of the fisherman. patience. man may
row his boat slowly for miles up and down
the lake without a bite, while at other
times the catch is better and much sport
attends few hours fishing Of morning.
A clerk in the pension office who has just
returned from months stay on the shore
of Canandaigua lake. in New York, had
good luck with his trolling lines on that
beautiful sheet Of water. He reports that
his attendant and himself kept three lines
out between Bare Hin and the upper end
of the lake. and had good catches every
day they went out. The trout of Canaan
daigua lake weigh about six pounds, and
are strong and hard TO land. The fisher
men there use hy with u lgnt slnker,
which holds the line about twenty feet
down in the water. About seventy-iiVe
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rOwed gently along just fast enough to
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shore, the landing is made in shallow water
from Il convenient beach or rock where the
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dat But mind. man. dey is deviled crabs,
an not devilish cra5s-Geeminy criminy
if | doan sometimes think de people what
biles dem is devilish, an not de crabs
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which Rudyard Kipling angled and de-
scrbed so eloquently in one Of his books.
The salmon is called the Chinook in the
Columbia region. 1t is admitted to be the
finest fish of his kind that swims in the
waters of the Pacific. The average weight
is between ten and fifteen pounds, but speci-
mems are caught every year weighing as
high as thirty or forty pounds. and old
fishermen say they have seen a few that
tipped the beam at sixty pounds.