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The Washington times., 1906-10-21


Proper Pause in the Music.
class, and the financial returns were
excellent"
ayes. but remember that the
other theaters were closed. A
sufficient number of amusement
seekers remained in the city to
make one house successful In the
winter season the novelties at the
other theaters might easily ruin the
business of house such as you
have in mind"
THAT doesn't speak well for
popular taste" | observed. "Per-
sonally, | would rather go to a good
play / had seen a number of times
than to some of the dreary affairs
we are getting in the name of
novelty"
at must be hard 10 60 night af-
ter night. It's no wonder the critics
become blase. It's an effort, |
suppose, to keep up your optimism,
and / shouldn't be surprised if ]
lost mine if / had TO go every night
TO see some one else act. But you
should try not to become hardened.
1t is not fair to yourself or TO those
you criticiSe. When you say of a
painting that it is very bad, the
painter can take the opinion phil
osophically, and 20 ahead on a new
painting. But when you pass judg-
ment on the performance of an
actor you are criticising the man
himself. He puts his whole person.
ality into the part. Think how he
feels when he sees in the paper next
morning an abusive notice-reads
such sentences as, What possible
excuse has Mr.. SO-and-So for pos
ing as an actor| If he's big enough,
and strong enough, and true
enough, he goes ahead and says
nothing. But you have hurt him,
and the result of what you have
said is reflected in his work for
weeks. Wouldn't it be sufficient to
say, We think Mr. SO-and-So is
not suited in the role, or Mr.. So
and-So's acting III the part does not
prove satisfactory; another actor
would have done more with it., or
something ike that? Why be un-
necessarily cruel?
"And again, why not take the
verdict of the audience into your
consideration? The critics are sup
posed 10 direct their judgment, but
frequently it happens that the
house apRIauds what the critic con-
demns. Why not say so in your
review? Point out your reasons for
not liking this and that in the play,
but if the audience did ike If, say
so. Tell them why they are wrong,
but let your readers know what the
audience liked"
And just then Joseph Sheehan,
tenor in the premiere of Madam
Butterfly" joined us,
"a listened to some flattering re-
marks on your singing last night"
| told him. People all over the
house were making the comment
that your work IS much improved
since your last visit to Washing
ton"
81 don't agree with Them" he
answered. Il am not yet altogether
satisfied with my performance" "
And there you are.
FRANK MORSE.
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him. But it is a mistake to say
that new playwright over here
cannot get a chance. The mana
gers do everything to encourage
playwriting here, and yo: may be
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dramatiStS. How many English
playwrights can YOU think Of Off
hand? Pinero ant Jones, of course,
and a few others.
''And yet the charge IS made
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sure that one really worth while
will find producer in time. The
Great Divide is William Vaughn
Moo6y's first play, yet he found no
difficulty in having If produced"
and yet the output Of our
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(kN HAT do you
~ want me to talk
" " about?" inquir-
ed Francis Viii

ed Francis VIII
son, as we stakeds0ut a claim on
one of the leather-bound setteeS in
the Raleigh lobby the other after
noon.
Anything you like" ! said, po-
lltely. Preferably yourself, of
course. How do you like your new
field of endeavor?" (He has been
asked that identical question by all
but seven of the intervieWerS since
he made the change. The seven
didn't ask him because they didn't
interview him. till, one must
show some respect for tradition.)
Straight comedy of course, is
more satisfactory to the actor than
comic opera," he said cone doesn't
have to depend, during a dialogue,
on a baritone who is thinking more
of the next note he has TO sing
than what he is saying at the mo-
ment. 1t goes without saying that
opera in any form handicaps the
purely dramatic abilities of an ac-
tor. Even a grand opera, he it ever
so tragic, depends for its effect on
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SoC1 SIiiSHiS FOiNCi - All CANCPlIOli-
ally good farce comedian"
"And the next step'" inquired,
for it is morally certain that Francis
Wilson will eventually try a less
frothy play than "The Mountain
Climber" "Do you think the evo-
luton into a more serious comedy
a very long leap2"
"Not at all. A more serious
comedy offers contrasts that mate
rally assist the comedian. Take a
picture that is all high lights. The
lack Of contrasts mars its reproduc-
ton. A really good comedy re-
quire5 touches of pathoS 10 accen-
tuate the humor, The serious bits
Of the play are the shadows that
present a proper contrast for the
high lights Of comedy. The Music
Master is an ideal comedy. The
tears are there, but what a hearty
laugh it is when it comes. And
Warfield, you must remember, in
answer to your question, went d.
rectly from 4 burlesque variety
house to a Serious comedy He
was fortunate in being fitted with
the proper play. He was fortunate
in getting The Auctioneer;' he was
still more fortunate in getting The
Music Master"
'But that's the rub, is it notl II
seems 10 be the universal cry. Do
you agree with the popular theory
that a hopeless scarcity of play
wTights exists in Amehca?"
Don't let anyone nun away with
you on the argument that We have
few American playwrights," said
Francis Wilson, leaning toward me
and tapping my knee in emphasis
Of his words. THAT is a common
mistake and an unwarranted belief.
We have our own school Of play
wrights, and ii is getting bigger and
better every year. Count them for
yourself-Bronson Howard, Au-
gustus Thomas. William Gillette,
Clyde Fitch, and David Belasco.
And there's-oh, who was #
wrote The Squaw Man""
"Royle."
'Yes-Edwin Milton Royle.
And Peple, the man who wrote the
the"
"'The Love Route and The
Prince Chap, ," / finished for him.
"And Shipman and Hartley Man
ners."
There you are. We have named
nine or ten successful American
playwrightS otf-hand-"
and forgotten Charles Klein"
reminded him.
"Klein, of course. An English
man by birth, but he came here
when a mere youngSter. And
George Cohan. You must count
him among The successful American
jramatiSts."
That's where you and the dean
of American dramatic critics differ.
He says Cohan's productions are
not worth serious consideration"
eyes, but you must remember
that MIR. Winter possesses not only
the recollections but the preiudices
OF a past generation. He's wrong.
Cohan'S plays are entirely worthy
of serious consideration. They serve
TO entertain a large percentage of
theatergeerS-a much larger per-
centage than many of the higher
class entertainments TO which Mr..
Winter gives his attention. And
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tune. | think il is being done Sue
cessfully at the Castle Square The
ater in Boston. But il might not
take in Washington or another
city"
1t did last summer at the Co
lumbia. The company was first
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-13
BERGER AGREES
To BOX O. 'BR|EN
Heavy-Weights to Be Signed
Just as Soon as Trust
Is Ready to Do Business
WILL MEET NEXT MONTH
Jack Cribbins Wires Phila-
delphian to Be Prepared
to Start West at Once

1t was officially announced last night
that Sam Berger and Philadelphia Jack
O'Brfen had been matched to box In this
city next month. Berger assured Jack
Cribbins. O'Brien's manager. that he Is
ready to take a chance at the phenom
from the Quaker City and as soon as the
members of the trust are on speaking
terms again the men will be formally
signed up. Berger's friends figure him
to have chance and they see big
house in sight
Berger Is out of town at present, doing
little rusticating with Jimmy Britt at
Bartlett Springs. For several months he
could not make up his mind about taking
on OBrien. Cribbins announced last
night that he had received Berger's con-
sent to the match and had wired to
OBrien to get ready for a trip to Cali
fornia at any minute. Regarding the
match Cribbins said:
The fight is a certainty now. All we
want are the contracts from the trust.
Berger has assured me he will fight in May
and | have wired O'Brien. Jack will
come out as soon as the details are ar
ranged. We can do nothing more till
the trust Is ready to give us hearing.
We will not talk finances till that time.
am sure there will be no further bitches
between the principals. Let the pro-
moters get together now and we will talk
business with them"
Fred Cooley, the Chicago heavyweight
who Is matched to box Al Kaufman at
Colma on May II. arrived in town early
yesterday morning. Cooley is a likely
looking man. He is credited with having
put Jack O'Brien down for eight seconds
once. He will start training at Crolps
gardens, Alameda, at once.
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STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

When the fans saw Busher Shea, the
Goat Island Chucker, take his station
in the first inning at Recreation Park
yesterday. they began to think the Seals
would about get theirs, for oscar Jones
was named to shoot against the busher
and Oscar was also due to bring home
the candy. Mr. Shea can waliop the ball
just as cleverly as he can twist it, so
with his aid the Seals made it six with
out a miss. Score: San Francisco, 2;
Seattle. l.
Some were prophesying ten and f1f-
teen rounds when San Francisco came
up in the seventh. The score was then
one all, with everyone on his toes and
the fans crying for fireworks For
starter. Street met one on the nose and
away ii bounded out TO left field. Goch-
nauer died, short to first, but advanced
Street a peg. Then came Shea, without
saying a word. He laid up against two
fouls, saw one that was likely looking
and grabbed 1t. Street came home and
the busher was sitting on third base
when the umpire called him out for
not touching second. Hard luck; but
he won the game, anyhow.
Shea wings with his off-side mitt,
and he can put EN- over the pan and
bend 'em up just like a star who gets
lots of easy money in the big league.
The youngster showed a big variety
yesterday, having everything, tnclud-
ing a lot of assurance and a smile. The
Siwashes got four hits, and were lucky
TO negotiate a run at that
Johnny Gochnauer saved them from
meeting their first humiliation in the
eighth. There were two in the cellar
and a full house when Rusty Hall start
ed one for left field that looked right
for two runs anyhow. But the little
shortstop was right in front of the ball
in a twinkling, winging it over to
Mohler at second and cutting off Streib
by making the most marvellous play the
fans Will see for some time
Heine Heitmuller is still singing the
ball. He got two doubles yesterday,
scoring the lone Seattle tally in the
sixth with a wallop against the left
field fence, bringing in Kane from sec
ond. The crowd was larger than on
Wednesday and there was lots of en-
thusiasm. The score:
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SCHAEFER AND SLOSSON
WIN TOURNAMENT MATCHES
First Named Defeats Cutler, While the
other Expert Leads Out
nfOrufuxsfar.

NEW YORK, April 12.-Jacob Schaefer
Of Chicago gave a fine exhibition of bill
lia-ds tonight, defeating Albert G. Cutler
Of Boston by a score OF 500 to 366 in the
seventh game Of the worlds champion
ship lS.2 tournament. in Madison Square
Garden concert hall He ran out the
game in sixteen innings with the high
average Of 81 4-1e, his most fruitful inning
being the fourteenth, IN which he made
8 run Of 12z. Cutters average was a 6-15,
high run 81.
In the slowest game so far in the tour
nament George Slosson defeated Orc
Morningstar this afternoon by a score Of
800 10 3SS. Morningstar played excel
.leEtly during the early innings. Slosson
playing poorly up to the fifteenth inning,
when he made is. his first double figures.
Al the end Of that inning Morningstar
led by q score of PA to 5S. Slosson made
a splendid squirt in the twenty ninth
inning with a run of 153. the highest run
OF the tournament up to date, and fol-
lowed up with JOS in the thirtieth inning.
The game was won by Slosson with an
unfinished run Of % in the thirty-second
Inning. Slosson's average was Is 20-32
high run l53. Morningstar's average was
Il I6-3l, high run co.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-13
MAY ABANDON
AMATEUR BOXING
Officials Concede They
Have Lost Control of
the Fighting Situation
PROFESSIONAL BOU'
Supervisors Should Sanction
a Stated Number of
Four Round Exhibitions

The officials Of the Pacific Athletic AS
sociation have had a number OF confer
ences since the recent championship box
ing tournament. Unless there is de-
cided change in sentiment the association
will drop boxing from its list of sports
a its meeting in May. They concede
that recent developments show they have
lost all control of the fight situation.
The game is SO profitable to the pro-
moters who are coming money out of
the efforts Of mere boys that 1t will be
difficult to put a stop to the farce. The
hands of the politicians are also deep in
the affair and it is question what action
they will take if the association officials
wash their hands of the game.
If men of high principles like the Olym-
pic Club officials cannot keep 1t clean,
there is no hope for 1t. If a new asso-
citation assumes control 1t will throw
everything wide open.
De Witt Van Court the Olympic Club
boxing instructor, who has given the
seems to meet the requirements of the
occasion. He would have the Supervisors
sanction three clubs giving four round
professional fights each month in addi
ton to one of twenty rounds.
He would then divide the small boxers
into three classes, making the prize in
the first class 500 or more; second class $75
three bouts he could be moved up a class
until he reached the best paid division.
Eddie Smith of the Reliance Club Of
Oakland has much simpler plan. He
cut out the amateurs some time since.
When he wants to make up a card he
selects his men and offers them a suit
able purse. 1t is a business proposition
and works we'll.
Eight years ago John Elliott who has
done so much for amateur athletics on
this coast. acting in conjunction with
Messrs Humphries and Berry, at that
time officials of the Pacific Athletic As
soclation, professionalism 2SS boxers at
a meeting of the association. The pres
ent officials could cover themselves with
glory. by es, blishing a new record for
this kind OF a performance
The recent tournament is said to have
been rich in professional ringers One
boxer was recognized by army officers
as man who has fought twenty-round
bouts in the Philippines. Several have
fought under other names. The amateur
officials claim they cannot run down the
past ring career of every boxer.
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JEFF WILL NOT FIGHT SOON.
VIII BE Too Busy With His Crops
This Summer.


LOS ANGELES, April 12.-Champion
Jim Jeffries will come out or retire
ment and enter the ring again IL q
suitable opponent bobs up who wouio
make a good drawing card.
He practically admitted as much To-
day and limited that there is no one Tor
him to fight. Jeffries was visited at
his ranch near Burbank by Jerome Bas-
sity, John Crowley and Mark Shaugh-
messy Of San francisco. The VISIT was
purely personal and had nothing to do
with Coffroths offer to give Jenries
purse of $4,000 to take on Jack
OBrfen and several other heavies.
"Will you ever fight again. was
asked.
Hard to tell" came the answer.
.How about the offers from Tom
ORourke and San Francisco to give
YOU a purse of 100000 for series of
fights?'
Sometimes these offers are not gem
uine," said Jeff.
well, il you were shown that they
were genuine. would you consider it?"
well. that depends. 1t costs a lot
of money to get into shape. I made
nothing out of the Munroe fight; pos
sibly $4,000 1 always pay my men well
for working with me and 1t is not worth
the trodble to get into shape. / am
nretty busy with my crops here and
exnect to make enough to pay for the
ranch this year. I will not have time
this summer to do any fighting.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-13
MCLAUGHLIN AND STRACHAN
EASILY REACH THE FINALS

The handicap doubles tennis tourna-
ment being played by the juvenile
cracks was completed TO the finals yes
terday on the Golden Gate Park courts.
Maurice Mclaughlin and Robert
Strachan, the most heavily handicapped
team in the tournament, and B. Batkin
and B. Brough, playing from 15 behind
scratch, Were the successful teams.
They viii meet tomorrow morning in
the finals. Mclaughlin and Strachan
are on the owe 40 mark.
A handicap mixed doubles tournament
viii be played on the public courts to-
day and tomorrow. The drawing fol-
lows
First round-Mrs. Neimeyer and Brough
(scrstch) We. Miss Cook ana Axelrod (15 40;
Miss Greenberg and Batlkin (seratch) vs. Miss
'Mesrns and Marcus (scratch); Miss Myer and
-Getz (oWe 10 40 vs.. Miss Vodden and Guerin
lowe Id; Nuss Gully and Patterson go VS..
Miss Cr0cker and Mclaughlin lowe 15).
The results Of yesterdays matches follow:
Handicap doubles-Smith and Ffnlay Q5)
best-Axelrod and Bernstein C3-6), rs, 6-3.
Semi mi-flnals-McLoughlin and Strchan lowe
90 beat Smith and Finlay Q5) los. e-3; Bat
kin and Brough towe 80 beat Sonntsg and
Maggs I5). rs. SO. rs.
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Araho Finishe. Eir.t

NEW ORLEANS, April 12.-Fair Grounds
racing results:
First race, four furlongs-Charles 1. Lee
won Sainsella second Gotholine third Time
:49 4-5
Second race. six furlongs-Arabo won. Felix
Mozzes second, Glen Gallant third. Time
1:15 As.
Third race, one and sixteenth miles
Mamie Algol won Water Pansy second The
Southerner third Time, 80.
Fourth race, handicap, one mile-Gold
Enamel won, lnvincible second, Kenton third
Time, 1:42.
Fifth race, five and half furlongsAPride
OF woodstock won. Merry Belle second. Pin
sticker third. Time 1:10.
Sixth race one and sixteenth miles-Light
Opera won, Rhyl second, Plautus third. Time
40 2-5
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Bohemia 1. second to pater.

results:
First race, handicap. five and half fur
longs, Columbia course-Pater won Bohemia
second. Race King third. Time 1:1O
Second race, two-year- r-olds, four and a half
furlongs. old course-Orphan Lad won, Black
Knight second, Bette Landon third Time.
foulinK.
Third race. six furlongs. Columbia course
Iackey won. Tickle second, Waddell II third
Time, :15.
Fourth race. steeplechase about two miles
Yama Christy won, Fergus second. Harry Tay-
lor third. Time 5:23 2-5.
Fifth race, seven furlongs. Columbia course
Lotowanna won. High Brush second, Adonis
third. Time. 1872
Sixth race. mile and seventy wards
Columbia courSe-Yorkshire Lad won T. s.
Martin secod Merlingo third. Time. al 40.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-13
TALE OF A DEAD HORSE
TOLD IN CUST0M-HOUSE
Conner Davis, Rncing Man From Call
snry, Forced to Pay $500 ON
His Eyuorf Houd.

Conner Davis. horse racer from CAL
gary British Columbia, has been very
unfortunate in his latest venture on
the turf. About three months ago he
imported to this city five running horses
and gave bond for s300--double the
amount of the duty-that he would
export them at the end Of three
months. The skates ALSO ram in a
few races. Then they all took sick.
missing the crispy frostiness of the
Canadian winters, and one died. The
others had just conyalesced when the
three months expired. and Mr. Davis
was called upon to pay the amount
OF his bond to the Customs Collector
at Seattle. Davis offered to pay the
duty upon the four live horses and the
dead skate" which amounted to $3.50,
but the Collector demanded his pound
of flesh. or the 5000, and got it.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-13
PORTLAND PITCHERS SUFFER-.
Fishers Ra1SIn Eaters Slam the Ball
All Over Lot.

FRESNO. April 12.-Fresno batted
French and Merkle out of the box to-
day and Bert Jones had one bad inning
French was easy from the start, five
hits being CLEANED by the Raisin Eaters
in the first inning. With two men on
bases, Eagan hit the ball to the left
field fence for three sacks, scoring on
an error Cartwright, the Fresno boy
who is holding down first for the Fish
critics, was the star with the stick,
singing five times. Lemke was hit
freely. but got himself out OF every
hole nicely. The score:
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-13
Owe RAIL- MAKES
A POOR START
Big California Pitcher Is
Accorded Bad Support in
First Game at Cincinnati
BUNTS HELP
Both He and Sheehan Figure
Prominently in Helping
Pirates Down Cardinals
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

CINCINNATI, April 1.-THE baseball
season Of 1906 was opened here this
afternoon IN the presence of 1924 spec
tators and with perfect weather. The
visitors played a perfect game, but the
support accorded Overall was bad at
times. The score:
Cincinnati ..r,..... .-'-.'.'..s''
safe satteries:overali and schiei; Iungren and
king Umpire-Johnstone Attendance, lt,24l.
BROOKLYN, April 1.-THE baseball
season was opened here today. The
visitors won by a score Of TO 0. There
was big attendance. fully 10000 per-
sons being present. Cy Young pitched
one OF his best games and the home
team got only one hit of him. The
score:
Brooklyn ..---.-.. ..---.....-.-.-
Bstteries-Mcintyre ana Bergen: Young and
Needham. Umpires-Enslie and Conway At
tendance. 1900.
PHILADELPHIA. April 12.-The Ma
tional League season was opened here
today with delightful weather and an
attendance of II. .71O. The local club had
for its opponents the New York worlds
champion team. The members Of the
clubs, preceded by a band, marched
across the field and all Joined in pull
ing the ropes which raised the Stars
and Stripes to the top of the fagpole-
New York outplayed the local team,
both al the bat and in the field. The
score:
r. H E
New York ...-............-'-....
Philadelphia 1890 --.-.-----.--.
Batteries-Ames and Bresnahan: Lush and
Donovan. Umpire-O'Da
ST. LOUIS, April 12.-Pittsburg in
augurated the local National League
championship season today by winning
an exciting thirteen-inning contest by
a score Of . to /. Both TAYLOR for St.
Louis and Willis for Pfttsburg were
pitching in midseason form. and not a
run was scored until the last inning.
Pittsburg's runs came after Clymer and
Wagner had singled. Nealon, the Cali
fornian, sacrificed, and Sheehan, also
from California. laid down a bunt,
which Beckley threw wide to Grady and
two runs were scored Attendance
$500. Score;
RH.. E
81 LOUIS -.-------l
PlttsburE -----i------
Eatteries-Tsylor and Grady: Willis and
- Gin
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-13
MISS IVES WINS CONTEST
FOR CHESEBROUGH TROPHY
Defeats Mrs. Clark I'm Final Round ON
San Francisco Golf and Coun-
try Club Links

Miss Ives Of the San Francisco Golf and
Country Club beat Mrs. J. r. Clark of the
same club in the final round over eighteen
holes. match play, Of the second competition
for the Chesebrough cup the Inglesde links
Wednesday. Both ladies played a good game
J. R. C1arks l01
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-13
Britt Posts His Forfeit.

LOS ANGELES. April 12.-willus
Britt, representing his brother Jimmie
Britt, and kid" Herman met today and
arranged $1,000 forfeit for making the
weight for the Britt-Herman fight in
this city May 7. Britt left tonight for
San Francisco with the announcement
that he will return to this city within a
week with his brother, who will begin
his training probably at Santa Monica.
Herman will train at East Lake Park.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-13
Hueston Retains His title.

Thomas Hueston, the champion pool
player OF the world. last night defeated
James Carney, the coast expert. in the
nnal game for the championship The
nnal score OF the tournament was Hues-
ton 500. Carney $40. Last night the
score was 195 to 120. in favor of Hues-
ton. who outclassed Carney at every
stage or the game.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-13
SUMMARY

Hits-On Blexrud o, off Smith 1, off Gray o.
Two-base hits-van Haltren Bliss Brashear.
Dillon. First base errors-Los Angeles 2
Left on bases-Lsos Angeles @. Oakland g.
Eases on balls-Om Blexrud 2 Struck out
BY Gray 2 by Smith /. Double plays-Smith
to Bliss to Markley; Atz to Brashear to Dill
lon. Hit by pitched ball-Devereaux. Time
hour and 55 minutes. Umpire-KneU