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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-20
Fell From n Balloon.

Wallace, Idaho, Mar. GOV. A..
Middlekarf was killed and l.. NJ.
Odell was injured internally by fall
ing 200 feet out of balloon while
giving double ascension yesterday.
Both men were seated in parachutes
and when they had assembled 200
feet the lower part of the balloon
tore. Middlekarf's bones were all
broken, while Odell suffered none
broken.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-20

crest is expected to pass before night.
Many miles above here on the Al
legheny are closed and hundreds of
people are idle.
The tracks of the Pittsburg and
Western and Buffalo, Rochester aud
Pittsbnrg are inundated, and both
are using the Baltimore 4 Ohio. into
here.
There is only slight rise In the
Monongahela.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-20
SECRETARY TAFT
Il Tipped As Secretary Of State
Hays Successor.

Washington. Mar. Secretary
of War Taft is tipped as Secretary of
State Hays successor, provided the
latter returns and his health is I'M
improved.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-20
MAY BE FRIDAY
Before the Holland Case Goes 10 the
Jury.

Judge Reed, who is Interested In
the Holland case. returned to Ben
ton this morning after spending Sun
day in Paducah and said the case
might be finished as far as the evil
deIce is concerned by Wednesday.
but he did not think the jury would
get II before Thursday or probably
Friday.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-20
Preliminary Hearing for Bail
Begun at Lexington Today.
A boy Killed n burglar IN Memphis
Beef Trust Inquiry Begins
ut Chicago.
L. G. OPERATOR FOUND DEAD

Lexington, KY, Mar. 20.-The
preliminary bail hearing of the Har-
gises and Sheriff Callahan. who are
held in connection with the James
Cockrill assassination at Jackson, be-
gan here today. The widow of Attor-
ney Marcum, who was also assas-
slnated at Jackson, is one of the wit
resses.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-20
Operator Dies From Spree,

Memphis, Tenn, Mar. 20.-W. II.
Wilson, an Illinois Central operator
who had been on a several weeks
spree, was found dead in the cupalo
IF the Poplar street tower or the I.
G. station here. He was about 50
years old, and seemed to diff about
tie country, having no home.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-20

St. Petersburg. March 20.-It is
stated on high authority that at Gen.
Linevitch's request the emperor has
appointed Gen. Kuropatkin COM
n,ander of the first army and that he
assumed command today.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-20
SECRETARY TAFT.
Is Tipped as the Next Republican
Nominee For President.

Washington, Mar. 20,-John II.
Thayer, democratic congressman of
Massachusetts, who has Just retired
predicts that Secretary Taft will be
the republican nominee for the pres
idency In 1908. He says the admin
istration Is pushing Taft.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-20
-FOUR KILLED.
Accident Was Caused by the Col
lapse Of the Gallery.

Santiago. Chile. Mar. 20.-The ac-
cident which occurred In the Lyric
theater here Saturday night was
caused by the collapse of the gal
lery. An anti-Catholic meeting was
being held at the time. Four persons
were killed and great number in
Jured.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-20

London, Mar. 20.-A Liverpool
dispatch states that the pope has
written the kaiser. King Edward and
dlgnitaries of the Greek Catholic
church, urging that European coun=
tries mediate between Russia and ia
pan.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-20

Deputy u, s. Marshall Geo. saun-
ders arrived from Mayfield at noon
with Pony Murrell. colored. charged
with Bootlegging, Murrell will be
given a hearing before Commission
er W. A. Gardner this afternoon.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-20
win Have Many Refineries.

Topeka. Kan. Mar. 20.-Kansas
will have a dozen important oil re-
ineries within year as a result of
legislation against the Standard oil
company,
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-20
synagogue Rc-opcncd.

Moscow, Mar. 20.-The Great syn
agogue forcibly closed by the late
Grand Duke Sergius fourteen years
ago was re-opened with a thanksgiv-
ing service.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-20
Postponcs Delivery of Food.

Birmingham, England, Mar go
The Post claims that Russia has
postponed the delivery of foodstuffs
by continental contractors.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-20
Cznr Suffers Nlnnin.

Berlin, Mar. 20.-Die Welt says
that the car is suffering from reli-
gious mania and prays two hours
6aily at the Palace Chapel.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-20
Pay Train Tomorrow A..

The Illinois Central pay train will
arrive tomorrow and pay off all en-
ployes.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-20

Mr., Walter Clark is out today after
a several days Illness of tonsilitis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01
Orpheun1-Modern Vaudeville

), Thrills will again be in order at
the Orpheum this week as the feature
will be a sensation greater than the
shooting by Bordeverry, 'sthe Gre
alton Of a woman out Of nothing or
any of the sensational features seen
at the Orpheum.
The 'sloop-the-loop'' and "leap-the-
into insignifcance beside this latest
Of death-defying cycle exhibitions. Ar
thur Stone, or Wizard" Stone, as
he is called, is a young man who risks
his life at every performance while
whirling around the interior Of a
great globe Of steel bands. His wife
as Also does some on ,hairraising riding Ga
promises to be the talk of the town
before the week is well under way.
Another big feature will be the first
appearance here and the second in
America Of Signorina Verera, known as
the I" Italian Nightingale, who is a
graduate Of the Royal Academy Of Mu-
sic, St: Cecilia, Rome, sings in clear
full voice up to A above high G, and is
regarded as one of the. best importa-
tions of the Orpheum circuit.
The Queen Fam" dainty con-
dde en w A Be scented BY o1kf a.
ellie Georgi. The little plot tells about
remarkable fan, given his queen by
Louis XIV, on the silk Of which were
painted two fair ladies and a gallant
page. Once year these figures come
to life and indulge in song and quaint
dance until the hour Of 10 restores them
to the fan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Esmonde will
present Klondike sketch called fan
other Cucumber y by e. Z. Snader. Mr..
Esmonde is Of the Frohman school, and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01

ment company, to rest on its laure1s.
The same spirit of progress which has
in seasons past prompted them to de-
viate from the beaten paths of bur-
lesque and vaudeville and present
performance that savored of ordinary
burlesque only in title, will be found
in the present seasons offering. AS
will be seen next week, when this pop
ular show will appear at the Dewey
theater, commencing Sunday matinee,
Oct. l, the company boasts of corps
Of funmakers such as is seldom gath:
cred in one combination with
pleasing voices, graceful dancers.
smart vaudeville turns and a chorus
of beautiful girls. The superiority of
"The Tiger Lilies''. will be found not
only in the artists composing the COM
pany, but in the beauty and lavishness
of the production. Two musical ira
vesties and an olio of vaudeville acta
compose the bill. The opening numbeS
is entitled GA Temporary Husband.v
It is am Americanized adaptation Of
the comedy of that name which created
a Juror in Paris last season. It Is in
the closing burlesque, however, "The
King of the Coffee Fields,' that the
full strength of the company will be
apparent Cross and La Veen, Josette
Webb, Will J. Cooke, jeanette Sher-
wood, Cunningham and Lord. and the
"Tigerscope'' are also on the bill.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01

robe department a score or moro Of
dressmakers with paper patterns and
thimble and thread fit in and out
among long rows of lockers and tables.
putting a stitch in here and a hem
there, repairing, remodeling and making
new.
"Tinsel and cheap stage fnery do not
20 any more,o said the property man.
The public do not want it. Our stage
costumes are selected with fine care
for detail, and many Of the simple look
ing gowns worn by chorus girl In an
elaborate chorus cost as much as $3.50
each. The evening gowns now worn by
our stars are such that even leaders o.
smart society might envy.
!! !. !.
"Papier mache food won't be seen
on the stage this season. Everything
chickens, chops, outlets, loaves-will be
real, he continued. have had to
do away with. my papier maehe food
department., discharging two men and
an apprentice. For even the 10, 20 and
3O-cent shows won't carry fake viands
now.
"And consider its expense. I know
Of one comedy, with banquet scene in
the second act, where bottle of real
champagne and real lobster salad are
used every night. This comedy has been
played 1000 times in the last three
years. There is expense for you-an ex-
pense of $4,000 for food alone. Well,
one papier mache champagne bottle and
one papier mache salad-worth about
$2-Would have saved all that moneys
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01
Biiou-feHis Last DolLar'

nance and the turf, HHis Last Dollar, -
with David Higgins and Eleanor Mon
tell at it's head, will be seen at the
Bijou this week, commencing with a
matinee today.
This is the third season of this beau
tiful and romantic southern play, which
has won it's way into the hearts Of thea
ter goers. It is from the pen Of David
Higgins and Baldwin G.. Cooke and con-
Germs young Kentuckian, Joe Brax-
ton, who, left alone while mere lad,
starts in life as a jockey for Colonel
Downs. Not finding this life to his
liking, the ambitious lad goes west, be-
comes a cowboy and finally a ranch
owner. He then decides to enter Wall
street, but thru the efforts Of some con-
signing Of woman, his downfall seems
unavoidable. At the last moment there
comes young southern girl, Eleanor
Downs, the daughter Of his old employ
err. She has brought her horse, Mon
grel, to race in the Great Futurity at
Sheepshead Bay, and succeeds in get
ting Joe to bet his few remaining dol
lars. At the last moment he throws
aside his coat, dons the Jockeys colors
and rushes forward to the post at her
entreaty, her jockey having been dis
abled BY malicious schemers, and rides
for fortune, love and revenge.
For this exciting scene genuine race
horses are carried, and the reproduction
Of the paddock at Sheepshead Bay is
claimed to be one of the most beauti-
full and realistic ever shown.
The company is a strong one and
numbers among it's members W. Burt
Cartwright, Thomas Reynolds, Charles
Z. Crane, Charles Fleming, Allen Bailey,
William p. Gladstone, O. Frank, Guy
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01
4g What's Doing IN Stagelands Realm
e the Mimic World Gets Those Things

battle scenes where two nations strug-
gled for conquest; graveyard scenes
where Hamlet's ghost and other spirits
walked; panorama Of bits Of the
worlds history, in sunshine and
shadow, in love and hate, intrigue and
war. Each large canvas represents
some period of life or history, yet
among this big collection, sufficient to
furnish nearly one hundred plays, there
is not just the right one to fit new
production Of the season. Is it possible
there is something new under the SUM-
"The dreamer lives forever, and the
worker dies in day." and the ever
active imagination Of the stage man
ager delves into the eternal and brings
forth new and wonderful creations.
Nothing in the past fits it, last years
scenery is aged, that Of five years ago
ancient; the flowers, because of scien-
tifc raising grow larger; the sunbonnet
girl, who was the idol of the stage in
times gone by, has dropped her Maud
Muller smile and discarded her sun
bonnet for embroidered hats; the
farmer who spat tobacco from the top
Of cracker box at the corner grocery
is not so much in evidence in the theat-
rical world; the villain who died from
a pistol shot or sword in the play
world must now be up to date and ex-
pire under the wheels Of an automobile.
Truly the stage manager must be up to
date, too, and not only must he keep
up with the times and the little human
interest fads that put his plays into
sympathetic touch with the audience,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01
!; Which Make It Appear Real

and furnishings from the handsome gold
and silver Louis XIV. furniture and
solid mahogany to a Christmas tree.
The modelling department, where stat
ues, and animals that come to life and
die at will, is presided over by theat-
rical sculptor. He is past master in
this art, and why not7 Has he not been
fourteen years turning out, while you
wait, dreadful looking dragons, fierce
looking beasts of every description, and
then sending them up to the electrical
department to have the spark of light
put into their already life-like bodies7
His latest invention is a giant croco;
adorn Miss Adams new play. By touch
ing spring it's immense jaws separate,
it's body wriggles and its eyes flash.
On another table is a proud ostrich,
waiting another coat Of paint. This
small menagerie Of papier mache ami
mails grows in numbers as geological
collection, for every new play which de-
sires them adds few to the number.
!. i. +
In the property department can be
found almost every article of utility
from Noah's ark to a corkscrew
wonderful old brasses and coppers that
adorn some Of Shakspere IS plays, com
plets sets of fine old china, imposing
bookcases filed with handsomely en-
graved backs Of books made of papie1
mache; the real and the artificial, the
same as the characters and lives OF
people whom the actors themselves por
tray in this mimic world. In the ward
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01
C0JTE D/A Ms

With the new theaters added to the
great chain of vaudeville houses con-
trolled by the International Theatrical
company, of which the Lyceum is a
link, superior list Of bookings will be-
come apparent. Long contracts and
reliable engagements will enable the
Lyceum to secure the very best acts in
America and Europe available for a
popular priced house, and the Cline"
which Manager Ely wishes to become
associated with the theater is tthe big
gest show for the least money! This
will be the boast Of the Lyceum, and
with the fine list of attractions recently
secured, he is confident that it will be
made good.
Commencing Monday afternoon, a
complete change Of bill will be pre-
sented, altho Miss Tenie Murphy, who
sings illustrated songs, will be retained.
Among the new acts are Mr.. and Mrs.
Robyns in one-act play worthy Of a
place in any theater in the land; La
mont IS dog, cat and monkey circus, a
$4,000 act; Fay, Cooley & Fay, in a
laughable minstrel show burlesque; The
Pierces in refined musical act: Jack
son & Sparks in comedy sketch, and
the Kings in high-class wire-walking
novelty.
The motion pictures will be particu.
larly interesting, as they will reproduce
the high. iinks Of a party Of boarding.
school girls enjoying their vacation at
gay Coney island.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01
Metropolitan
'tMrs. Leffingwelz's Boots"


T HE presentation Of a new play, es-
pecially by a manager Of Charles
4 With more than ordinn;ary interest
! in dramatic circles, and doubly so
when the play emanates from 50 popu-
/ lar a pen as that of Augustus Thomas,
who has already given to the stage such
succession of clever compositions.
Tonight, at the Metropolitan, we are
promised the latest of Mr.. Thomas
works, the comedy, Mrs. Leffn1gwell s
3tige Of the long and popular run at the
Lyceum and Savoy theaters in New
Y DIRK city last season.
Tho Mr.. Thomas has comedy sue:
cesses to boast of-such as "The Earl
3of Pawtucket,' "The Other Girl,'
etc, his reputation is more intimately
! associated with the serious work that
first established, his fame as a writer.
His comedies have probably earned him
more money than his dramas, yet his
earlier distinction has adhered. to him
4 the closest, and perhaps always will
unless he keeps away from serious writ
ing for the rest of his life.
His new play, MRS. Leffingwell q
Boots" is adjudged by competent crit
6ics masterpiece OF natural, plausible
& comedy. It's action is pronounced, de-
lighting and amusing, and it's lines bril-
{ liantly witty.
The main incidents in the play
{ are the mischievous placing OF lady s
d boots. the jealousy stirred by the act,
Z a banquet minus guests, and a blizzard.
. The resultant complications keep the
characters in the play in turmoil OF
misery and the audience in laughter.
3 The comedy is booked for four nights
only, with no matinees.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01
New York, Sept. 81.

NEW YORK, SePt. ~.
- ITH the opening of the play sea-
WAf son and the productions more
WV stupendous in nature than ever
w before, the wonder is from
where did they spring into be-
ing almost simultaneously. This Won
der ceases, and yet begins again in an
other vein, when one visits the theatre
cal storehouse-the largest in the world
near Forty-third street and Third
avenue. First glance at the storehousee,
you cry rubbish but this storage"
to the Snowman is as the pick to the
miner. Everywhere is rush and hustle.
On every one Of the four immense floors
little army of workmen is busy as
bees, sewing. hammering, modelling,
saving and filing. In every one of the
departments the work huns along like
a top. The property department, with
its scenery and curtains; the wardrobe
department., with it's hundreds of cos
tunes and other stage flnery; the cleo
trical department, where transforms
and lightning are made to order, where
the moon is made to rise at will and
the sun to set. In that vast area of
the first floor there is scenery and cur
tains, nothing but scenery and curtains.
Thousands of dollars worth of scenery,
all good in it's way, but not just the
sort to fit new play.
Rose gardens and Venetian balconies,
romantic spots where Romeo and Juliet
walked; winter scenes in New England
where the Pilgrim Fathers wrote their
chapter in history and then passed on;
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01
In Minneapolis Theaters

still fingers in the memory Of the older
inhabitants thruout the entire southern
half Of New England. r.
It was his custom to stroll into
town orvillage two or three days before
the contemplated performance, and en-
ter into the serious undertakings Of the
moment or the sports Of the residents
precisely as tho he was one of them, and
he invariably proved welcome aid, for
ne was bright, rescurceful and well-in-
formed on all subjects.
He was born in Leicester, Mass, and
from just after the close Of the civil
war up well into the eighties he fol-
lowed the rowing life above described.
He passed away when he was about IS,
practically as poor in pocket as whe'r he
started, altho he had made a great deal
of money, but he had also been gener-
Gus in good works, and altho his pecu-
mary Accommodations were non est, yet
the sweet New England air was filled
with the odor Of his kindly acts, his
hopeful deeds.
This is the sort Of a character Sgd
ney Rosenfeld has woven into the plot
of his "The transformer which he
has written for Ezra Kendall.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01
Metropolitan
S'The transformer

/. Sydney Rosenfeld has just completed
new play for Ezra Kendall, which has
]. been accepted by Mr.. Kendall and his
managers, Liebler & Co., and will be
presented at the Metropolitan for the
half week beginning Thursday. It
promises better results than any vehicle
with which the comedian has ever be-
fore been supplied. The new play is
entitled HThe Transformer and the
title role is based upon well-remem-
bered character familiar to the smaller
towns in Massachusetts and Connect
cut twenty years, ago, a strolling actor
and monologist bearing the sobriquet
of g Comical Brown. !" Brown combined
many social virtues and much goodness
of heart with no inconsiderable talent
as recitationist and mimic. Accom-
panying him was one Dunbar, a very
good ballad singer, and between
Brown 3 monologs and Dunbar's songs,
the audience was kept in a roar.
Brown was quite a vocalist, and his
quaint rendering Of Chilly Barlow
and That's No Business Of Nine
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01
Il ~ 80 81 g.

a society skit. Ed B. and Rolla White
introduce a boxing stunt in a farce
sketch and the Warnings have an Irish
sketch they call Troublesome Ser
vants.'
A novelty equilibrist, the great De
Coe, who does things on tables and
chairs, is featured as the headliner,
and is announced to be wonder. Har-
old Beckro and Herman La Fleur, the
latter the latest candidate for favor to
come up from the Unique's amateur
class, are to sing an illustrated ballad.
The boys sing nicely together and their
singing of "I've Saved 1T All for
YOU" with tho assistance Of "Littlo
JIMMY in the chorus last week, proved
one Of the big song hits of the season.
There will be motion pictures, as u.s.
ual. The change Of bill occurs Mon
day, and the clever entertainers of this
week hold over today. The Unique is
being redecorated turnout and the
work is being conducted without inter-
fering with the performance.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01
Bills at the Local Houses This Week


Kendall 1.-THE Transformer comedy Oct and Saturday
an
with ymatne
Friday.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01
Unique
Continuous Vaudeville

The Unique theater has rather pre-
tentious bill for the coming week. There
are no less than four comedy sketches
booked, and there will probably be con-
the most laughs. ttThe All-Star Trio, -
as Levigne, Riley and Levigne style
themselves, are to present a comedy
playlet. Gibson, Nash & Co, appear in
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01

but he must be able to discount the
future with twirl Of his prophetic
wand, to please even the most blase
member of his audience.
Using last years scenery Is like a
newspaper printing last years news;
it does not reflect the times, and the
times "do' move. Then there are
the stage furnishings. "You cannot
fool the people now,'' said the know
ing property man. s'You can't fake.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01

certain piece Of furniture or drap-
cry. We just must have it, and some
times this particular thing we desire
so much comes in the very best quail
ity; perhaps an imported article Of
considerable expense, but that does
not stand in the way of our getting
it. We simply get it,
In the upholstery department Of this
big storehouse there is stored every
thing in the line of beautiful furniture
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01

I mean the people want the real thing.
For Fifth avenue parlor you cannot
spread down a piece Of green felt
velvet rug; they want to see the
velvet rug. Everything has to be
real or as real as it is possible to
make it. It costs a great deal Of
money, Of course. Details, too, cost
money. Sometimes. we must have a
certain vase, a particular chair, or
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01
Coming Attractions

'The Peddler' will afford local play.
goers an opportunity of seeing the
popular delineator of Hebrew charac-
ter roles, Joe Welch, in his most suc-
cessful role.
"Texas,' a drama Of western life,
written by J. Maulding Feigl, comes
soon.
Astounding in pretty songs and
catchy music. "The Show Girl' will
be one of the early attractions.
Hap Ward, as clone starr in "The
Grafter,' comedy Of the ''Charley g
Aunt order, comes to the Biiou this
fall
Kellar, the magician, and "Sis Hop
kins' are underlined.