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The Washington times., 1905-07-23
George F. Fuller Dead.

George T. Fuller, one of Joseph JEFF
ferson's closest friends. described as
soldier. engineer, artist, theatrical
manager, author. and inventor" died at
the home Of his niece. Mrs. Ella Fuller
Dixon, MontvaIe y. J.. on July /, after
an Illness lasting more than four
months The body was cremated at
Fresh Pond crematory, and the ashes
viii be taken TO Boston. to be placed in
the grave OF his second vote.
Very few men could name among
their closest friends such famous peo-
pie as could Mr Fuller. For sfxty-five
years he and Joseph Jefferson were al
most as intimate as brothers. John
Matthews and Mr. Fuller we're insep-
arabic companions when their work
brought them into the same city.
Mary Anderson and Julia Marlowe
both owe much TO Mr.. Fuller for the
encoura cement he gave them. He often
said that he considered Julia Marlowe
the greatest actress after Ellen Tree,
whom he had seen in 1888. 1t was one
OF his ambitions to complete the work
on Journalism begun by w. F. G. Shanks
and left unfinished at the authors death
The Washington times., 1905-07-23
The Butcher, the Baker. Etc.

In order that this Denver censorship
may challenge the respect and attention
not only Of the citizens in whose behalf
it has been projected, but of the country
at large-which ought 10 regard the
scheme with concern-it might be we'll
for the press of Denver TO name the cen
sors, picture them and give in detail the
various qualifications for the task they
are about to undertake.
OF course those qualifications must be
various. No two men anywhere could be
expected to have exactly the same ideas
as 10 a variety of dramatic or amuse-
ment offerings nor could their knowledge
of an experience with the drama In its
various forms be on 4 par
Thus, for instance. an alderman,
supervisor. a city marshal. an officer Of
the fire department, a member Of the
police board, leading physician. q mer-
chant q prominent mechanic, a clergy
man of some denomination willing to
serve-and liberal enough to do exact
Justice according TO his Hghts-with per
haps an editor or two IL all or several
Of these be nominated in this censorship
proceedings in Denver, ought to furnish
matter of great interest in executive
session The possible upshot of the
! scheme may be that Denver will have no
amusement whatever as long as the cen
| sorship shall survive.
The Washington times., 1905-07-23
MONEY SUCCESS WAS
SPURNED LANCAST TER
Brilliant Dramatist Poet and Critic Who Died July no.
Consistently pscredted Box Office
View Of Plays.
View Of Plays.

WaIlack Among the plays of which he
was author or adapted may be men
toned The Vendetta, ." Forest Lovers. -
The Cup OF Trembling" Romeo i
First Love-" a Wise Child, THE For
eign Fetich," His Last Appearance -
The Birth of the Flag. His Honor
the Mayor" Daughters of Eve ''Twi-
light. The Pleaders,' and Anna Kar-
emma"
Mr. Lancaster was also a poet of
merit and a writer OF pleasing short
stories. For a number Of years he was
a frequent contributor to the Mirror and
several Of his poems appearing in that
paper have been widely quoted. Charles
Reade, with whom Mr.. Lancaster cor
responded. often advised him in regard
TO his writing
Mr.. Lancastcr's lack of commercial
success as a playwright was looked upon
by him as a matter or pride. He pre-
ferred writing as he felt. and not as
the managers or the public demanded.
He enjoyed a small private income
which allowed him to live comfortably.
Mr. Lancaster was one of the original
members of the Dramattsts' Club Of New
York He was never married.
The Washington times., 1905-07-23

Albert Edmund Lancaster, dramatist'
poet and critic, died on July 10 at the
home of Alfred +. Forstad, 60 Christie
pher street. Montclair, n. j., where he
had gone TO spend the summer. Nh
Lancaster had been i'll for five months,
He was born in Philadelphia IN 1871 AT
an early age he began TO write for
newspapers and finally attracted the at
tent!on of John Russell Young, who OBJ
tanned for him the post Of dramatic
critic on the Washington Chronicle.
In 1871 Mr.. Lancaster went to New
York and joined the editorial staff OF
the Herald In that position he fulfilled
the functions of dramatic. literary and
art critic and editorial writer. and was
later connected with various papers and
magazines. About fifteen years ago he
severed his connection with daily jour
nalism and became a free lance IN
literature.
Mr.. Lancaster took his position among
American pIaywrlghts in 1873, when his
drama Conscience" written in collabCr-
alton with Julian Magnus, was produced
at the Union Square Theater. A f1ve-act
comedy drama, entitled ''Estelle," was
produced few years later by Lester
The Washington times., 1905-07-23
Viola Aliens New Plau.

Clyde Fitch sailed for America yester-
day. bringing with him the completed
manuscripts OF several new plays. among
which is a drama intended for Viola AL
len. Its title is The Career of Betty
Singleton" which was originally written
some time ago. Mr. Fitch has been
devoting a portion of his summer abroad
70 giving 1t ideas that have come since
the manuscript was originally planned.
The Betty Singleton Of the play is an
actress Of the eighteenth century, and
the pot is woven about her love affairs
In addition 70 the manuscript of Miss
Aliens play. Mr. Fitch IS also bringing
those of Her Great Match" Maxine
EllIott's play, and "'Wolfviile," the
dramatizatIon Of Alfred Henry Lewis
story.
The Washington times., 1905-07-23
Faeetious and Caustic.

In an editorial or the matter the Den
yer Times assumes an air of pleasau-
try-saye for a caustic suggestion that
wicked persons declare that the ordi-
nance is what is known in political par
lance as a graft measure"-and says:
Down with the noxious drama, declare
our official protectors of virtue and
suppressors of vice. The stage must be
oleansed, and the city hall OF Denver is
the municipal laundry where 1t shall be
washed as white as snow and the
stains of the tainted play removed.
What effort could be more noble than
that2
Why should the apostles OF propriety
be naligned and charged with Interior
motiyes2
Rather. they should be honored of
men and crowned with laurels,
Let US all join with the upright Mr..
Stoddard. author Of the righteous meas
ure, and his noble colleagues Of the city
council, who have dared to be Daniels,
and lend them our earnest support in
their endeavor to fumlgate the stage
and prevent the spread of contagion
Just as the State guarantees against
infectious diseases that threaten the
health OF man and beast. so should We
bar the doors of our city against the
entrance of the yellow fever play and
the smallpox vaudeville act, TO say
nothing OF the NANCY performances ot
one kind and another.
Denver has set an example for the ma,
ton. We have led in reform. We viii
show the country that at least this
beauty spot is no longer Of the old wild
and woolIy West, where the lid Is OF
and everything goes.
The Washington times., 1905-07-23
IAPAN,s CHEZ SCOUT.

The chief scout in the NIikado's
army in Manchuria is a Canadian.
Lieut.. Thomas Casey Callaghan, who
won his military title in the Boer war.
Previous to that time he had roughed
It on Northwestern ranches, becoming
an expert hoTseman, rife shot, and
hunter Of big game. On one occasion
in South Africa he was shot through
the body and was given up for dead
At the outbreak of hostiIittes between
Japan and Russia he enlisted as a
scout in the intelligence department Of
the Japanese army, where he rose rap
idly in his difficult and dangerous work,
The Washington times., 1905-07-23

actors in America He predominated IN
the all-star production of she Gtoop3 to
Conquer last spring aad Tor years has
divided with Mr. Warde the post Of be-
ing the most talented and accomplished
exponent OF the what is now known as
the old school"
The three plays chosen by Mr.. James
offer young GIr- Hackett admirable roles
Under the tutelage of the star he will
doubtless develop representations of
them which will sustain abundantIy the
confidence OF his present admirers.
There is a particular local interest in
this engagement in that Mir. Hackett Is
regularly entertained on his visits to
Washington by his brothers or the Theta
Delta Chi Greek letter fraternity.
The Washington times., 1905-07-23

Fourth was celebrated by a banquet.
A concert by the castles orchestra fol-
lowed under his direction, and pro
gram of American compositions was
Delightfully."- rendered.
Directors of the theater Of La Scala
have signed a contract with Signor
Franchetti, a. composer. and Signor
Gabrielle d AnnunzIo for the production
next year of an opera, La Figiia di
Jorio." based on the latter's novel
William H Crane, who arrived on the
Deutschland July IS, IS going TO open
his country place in Cohasset for the
first time in three years and take two
months to rest up. He has a new play
by Broadhurzt and Darcy, entitled The
American Lord"
Margaret Wycheriey has been engaged
by W. n. Lawrence, of the Madison
Square Theater, TO play the leading part
In Mrs. Temples Telegram" Miss
Wycherley win go TO Chicago this week,
where the farce is now playing, return
Ing to New York in the fall to originate
leading part at the Madison Square.
Frank Daniels arrived in England last
cablegram from Frank Curzon was later
received by Charles Dillingham; suggest
| ing that Mr.. Daniels appear for one per
| formance on Saturday with the Ser
geant Bruce" company. playing then at
the Theater Royal Birmingham. Mr.
| Dillingham; cabled his sanction.
The Heir 10 the HooTah' had it's last
| performance this season at the Hudson
| Theater, New York. on Saturday. The
! comedy will open again in four weeks
at the Hollis Street Theater, Boston.
'Fantana" is to stay at the Lyric
Tkeater instead Of gong on tour, a:
/ the management announced The tfm'
booked for 'Fantana" on the road viii
be filled by De Wolf Hopper. il
| "EIysta' which VIII therefore not b.
seen in New York until November.
George NJ Cohan will take fort,
| Western chorus girls with him TO New
York when Little Johnny Jones" con
c!udes its Chicago engagement. The!
| will be assigned to the different Cohal
and Harris musical attractions.
! Sergeant Jordan, Of the theater squad
in London, asked for six men from tn
West Thirtieth Street police station tn
night Of July y to help him preserV
order in the Herald Square. in view o
the presence of 400 college men who ha
bought seats for The Rolncking Girl
The students We're deleeates to tn
Beta Theta PM convention. and beyon
singing college SONGS between the act
and applauding every good thing in tn
show they made no trouble. There Wer
The Washington times., 1905-07-23
Where Denver Leads
Provides CensoTing Com
mission Dramatic Mirror
Upset bu Project Body
Should Be Large.

The supervisors of the county in
which Denver. Col. Is situated some
time ago passed an ordinance providing
for censorship in that place Of all
plays and performances sought TO be
given before its Inhabitants. and the
aldermen of the city. whose action was
necessary TO make the ordinance valid,
have affirmed the measure
II is not clear at this writing Just how
this plan of censorship is to be carried
out but from what can be learned, au-
thority IS 10 be vested in body of citi-
zens, of whom it is reasonable to as
sumo at least one member will be Sc
lected from each OF the boards that
have passed the law. to be appointed by
the mayor, as he would name any other
bcdy to perform local duties.
The Washington times., 1905-07-23
ToLa.4lEen -KHo PITS D0wu Shakespeare
lori Season OFClTde EEch

from year to year-does not employ a
billboard propaganda that local officials
could object to on any ground, however,
it is difficult TO see just how this Den
Yer censorship is to act in the matter
of the regular succession OF plays Of
the better class. It cannot be expected
that managers of plays shall either give
ont for reading copies of their offer
ings TO this board Of censors in advance
of representation or that they can at
ford 10 give advance rehearsals of the
plays for the benefit of the board III
order that the censors may determine
whether they are proper entertainment
for the Denver public.
The Washington times., 1905-07-23
Notes Of the Stage.

Nine. Bernhardt's American engage
ment 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 Il trip
to the Pacific Coast and Mexico. She
will present Hugo's Angelo" Sardou's
La Tosca" and The Sorceress," Du-
mas Camille" and her own version of
'.Adrienne-''
Nine Bertha Kalich has gone to the
Catski1ls. where she Will remain during
the summer resting and in study of
''Monna Wanna" in which she will
make her first appearance at the Man
haitian rheater in the autumn under
direction Of Harrison Grey Fiske.
Charles Hawtrey. now playing an en-
gagement at the Avenue Theater Lon
don, will begin his fourth season here
II. "A Message from Mars" IN October.
The tour will extend to the Pacific
Coast
Olga NethersoIe, who is to return 10
this country next season. has selected
az the title of her new play The Laby-
rinth." being the literal translation of
LIE Dedaie, the original title of the
plav as produced IN Paris. w. l..
Courtenay has made the English adap-
ia tion.
Ada Rehan has almost recovered
from her recent attack of appendicitis
and Will sail for New York in Septem,
/ ber Miss Rehan is very fond Of heI
country home in Wales, and remains
there every summer until within Z
/ fortnight Of the time appointed for the
first assemblage Of her company.
! The jury OF fine arts appointed Il
make a selection for the designs fol
the monument to Verdi in Milan, II
accordance with the subscription
raised has reported that none OF the
models are worthy of execution, anC
proposes that five sculptors who's,
work has been considered best shal
take part in the new competition.
At Luccrne. Switzerland, at th
large annual banquet given by Ameri
cans on the Fourth OF July at the Ma
tional Hotel to celebrate the anniver
sary Of the independence Of the Untte'
States. the American consul. Mr.. Nor
gan invited Louis Lombard. of Tire
vano Castle and New York city, so re
ply TO the toast. "Ou- Rulers-the Peo
pie" Later IL the afternoon Nj
Lombard left for his castle of Trevanc
where, as usual, the evening OF tn
The Washington times., 1905-07-23
TALKING GOOD FOR TEETH.

Somebody has advanced a new theory
to account for the rapid decay Of the
teeth of human kind. II is due, this
wiseacre says. TO the decline Of con-
versationaI powers Talk exercises the
jaws. and jaw exercise is beneficial to
the teeth. The more talk the mere
benefit. Our ancestors were forced to
talk because there we've few amuse-
ments to silence them Their teeth
we're more shapely and stronger and
they endured. Nowadays cheap enter
tainments of many kinds entice the
teeth owners and cheap literature OF an
engrossing character draws them from
the natural exercise that their molars
and incisors so sorely need-Boston
Transcript.
The Washington times., 1905-07-23
New Leading Nan

Norman Hackctt, well known among
patrons of ShakespeaTean productions in
America as competent and experienced
supporting actor, has been engaged by
Louis James as his leading man for the
next two years. That star plans 10 pro-
duce ''Nirginius' +'Ingomar." and
"RicheIieu." =" and present all three plays
In cities which have not seen him lately.
The season is TO open on Labor Day in
Baltimore. 1t VIII bring the company
10 Washington the following week.
Mr.. James is easily one Of the foremost
The Washington times., 1905-07-23
Text or Billboards?

1t would be interesting to learn just
how this censorship in Denver is TO
proceed. suggests the Dramatic Mirror.
As 10 some examples of melodrama
that recent seasons have developed un-
der commercial rule of the theater the
printing might be a guide as to action
by this Denver board, in view OF the
fact that such printing has been ia
booed by city authorities in several
Eastern places.
As the drama Of the better class-plays
that set standards as to the theater
The Washington times., 1905-07-23

fraternity yells and college calls. which
reached a climax when Hattie Williams
sang a verse Of Friends" written for
the occasion and filled with illusions to
the fraternity
Miss Sharpsteen, of Beacon street,
Boston. heiress to several millions. and
daughter of the late Clark L. Sharp
steen, has announced ner engagement
To Enroll Dunbar. No date has been
set for the wedding. but it will be be
fore August 26. when Mr.. Dunbar starts
on a tour as leading man in a 'Sher-
lock Holmes" company.
a new play called DIR Wakes Pa
tent" by W. G. Mackay and Robert
Ord, was given its first production at
the Standard Theater, Johannesburg,
South Africa. on June 8. The play was
to have been done in London in May,
but the production was postponed and
the Sass-Nelson company had the first
chance at it. According TO reports the
play met with a fiattering reception. in
spite of the fact that it came with no
London Endorsement.
EstelIe Wentworth. who has been
studying for the past season with Signor
La Marca. has just completed arrange
ments with the Shubert Brothers to play
| the Princess Donna role with De Wolf
Hopper in his new piece.
Ralph Edmunds. of Henry " Saw
| ages business staff. is expected in New
| York shortly from a tour of the foreign
musical centers. Mr.. Edmunds went
abroad with the view of engaging solo
lists for the Savage English Grand opera
! company. He has visited London. Paris,
/ Milan. and Berlin.
/ Edna Aug's starring tour in "A Four
Leaf Glover" a musical comedy by
/ Martha Morton and A. Baldwin Sloan,
/ VIII begin in October and after few
/ weeks the production will be brought
to a Broadway theater. Maude Granger
/ has been engaged for the supporting
company by the MittenthaI Brothers,
| managers.
Jules Murry will present Paul Gil
more as a star this season in the title
role of Captain Debonnaire." a play
from William Farquar Payson's book.
Henry b. Harris. manager OF the Hud-
| son Thcater is arranging d benefit for
the Hebrew Infant Asylum. OF New
York. to be given at the Aryerne Pier
Theater on the evening Of July q,
Among the entertainers viii be Louis
Mann. De Wolf Hopper, Nella Bergen
Guy Bates Post, Sarah TruaX, and VIII
fred Lucas
/ Babes in the Wood" the newest
British pantomime, which will be pro
duced by the shubertS absp4 Eristma-
The Washington times., 1905-07-23

until he is now commander-in-chief Of
a regiment of 200 scouts. the flower OF
the Japanese intelligence department
Lieutenant CaIagRan has with him al
ways maps OF the theater Of war and
an interpreter to convey his orders to
the regiment.
The Washington times., 1905-07-23

time. is to have a cast composed both
of English and Americans. Fred Wal
ton. a London comedian. has been en-
gagged for the stellar role, while Lillian
Graham may be principal boy" The
piece is said to be exceptionally funny,
and VIII need very little tirkering with
before it opens in New York.
De Wolf Hopper was so successful
with Wang" that the Morse-GoodWin
opera will be kept on the road this
year, though without Hopper.
Iyron B. Rice has secured the
"Scarecrow" and Tin Woodman" for
make an extended tour of the smaller
cities These characters will be por-
trayed by George =. Stone and Fred J.
Nice, respectively. Stone was former
ly a member of the vaudeville team Of
Castor and Stone. Last season he was
a member Of the Babes in Toyland
company. Nice also has been in vau-
devilIe as one of the Nice family
The Geezer Of Geek" a new musi-
cal comedy which will be produced
July "a in Boston, will be a winter at
traction at the Casino Theater in New
York, opening there not later than De-
cember l. Dave Lewis will play the
principal comedy role.
Joe Weber and Gus Rogers returned
from Europe on the Deutschland with
their wives. Mr. Weber says he has a
number of new plays which he viii
produce next winter. At the end of
the season he intends to go on the
road. He will then go to London
where he viii manage his own produc-
tions. Mr.. Rogers has been in Ireland
getting ready for his new play for next
season. The Rogers Brothers in Ire
land"
Walter y. Lawrence, manager of the
Madison Square Fheater, has engaged
| Cyril Scott for next season. He will
appear early in September in The
Prince Chap. a play by Edward Peple.
and later in a dramatization of Harold
MacGrath's The Man on the Box" by
Grace Livingston Furniss. and "A Di-
vcrce Colony" by Ethel Watts Mum
ford.
The appeal by George Edwardes in
The CingaIee" case in which Captain
Fraser, the author of the piece. OBJ
tanned a verdict of $15,0G0 damages for
| the appropriation Of his ideas, Will not
| be heard The case has been compro-
missed for $4,000.
The Washington times., 1905-07-23

Estelle Wentworth who has been
studying for the past season with Signor
La Marca. has just completed arrange
ments with the Shubert Brothers to play
the Princess Donna role with De Wolf
Hopper in his new piece.
The Washington times., 1905-07-23

fraternity yells and college calls. which
reached a climax when Hattie Williams
sang a verse of Friends" written for
the occasion and filled with illusions to
the fraternity.
The Washington times., 1905-07-23

De Wolf Hopper was so successful
with Wang that the Morse Goodwin
opera will be kept on the road this
year, though without Hopper
The Washington times., 1905-07-23

Babes in the Wood" the newest
British pantomime, which will be pro-
duced by the ShubertS abaEas EAristmao
The Washington times., 1905-07-23

Jules Murry will present Paul Gil
more as a star this season in the title
role of Captain Debonnaire. a play
from William Farquar Payson's book.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-27
TELEPHONES THE ISSUE.
Hot Fight at Council Bluffs Over In
dependent Telephone Franchise.

Hot Fight at Council Bluffs Over In
dependent Telephone Franchise.
Special to Times-Republican.
Council Bluffs, March 81. = hot
contest has been waged at the polls
ing a franchise to an independent tele-
phone company and the indications are
that the proposition has carried.
The representatives of the Bell Tele-
phone Company, who control the local
field. have been open and active in
opposition to the measure and equally
energetic labor on the affirmative side
has been put forth by the company of
local capitalists who are asking for
the franchise.
The independent telephone lines
contiguous to the Bluffs have been
clamoring for connections for several
years, but the Bell interests have man
aged to smother the cry until few
months ago Then the local company
was organized and after much effort
succeeded in getting an ordinance
passed which submitted the question
to a vote.
Council Bluffs has had a series OF
unfortunate experiences in franchise
matters, which helped materially in
marshalllng opposition to the present
measure In times past franchises
granted to local parties for heat, water
lighting and street railways have been
pedtlled to outside corporations, with
very unsatisfactory results.
Newspaper advertising has been ex-
tensively used in the present fight. as
we'll as large numbers of unsigned
communications, supposed to emar1ate
from disin'terested parties but very
likely paid for at space rates.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-27
FOUGHT IN Black Hawk War.

Council Bluffs, March 27.-John
Busha, residing at Twenty fifth street
and Avenue in this city, has given
his age to the census taker as 112.
His wife, Mary Busha, is rs years old.
Bush asserts that he took part in the
Black Hawk Indian war in 1882, being
then a man of middle age. He was
born in Tennessee when that state was
wilderness, but has been a resident
of Iowa for twenty-six years. He has
nearly 100 descendants, running to the
fifth generation. He has been blind
for twelve years, but still retains some
measure Of vigor. One Of his accom-
plishments and chief pastime, is play
ing violin, which he can do in a man
ner lively enough to warm UP the heart
of any old timer.