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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-11
MODERN METHODS
ENTIRELY WRONG
Theatrical Manager William A. Brady Deplores the
System That Tends to Crush Out Individuality
and Originality and Harks Back to the Good Old
Days When Every Man Had His Chance and
Many, Like Himself, Made Good

william A. Brady. the well-known thea
ty1cal manager. was In town today. hav-
ting come on from New York 70 see his
star, Miss Grace George, in her new
play, THE Marriage OF William Ashe."
Mr.. Brady talked with a News report
sr very interestingly on theatrical mat
tors, and during delightful little chat
said
There Is such a lack OF initiative and
originality among American managers.
that one can tell each year, by consulting
the autumnal theatrical productions. who
are the successful playwrights-the DRAM
atists OF reputation. whose plays are being
produced on the strength of their past
successes. Wait until spring. and what
happens? You will discover the new
drama tists--the dark horses who now
have an opportunity because the favorites
have failed 10 make good.
The fact Is sharp criticism OF pres
ent-day theatrical methods. which have
got into a rut One man produces a sue
cessfui 'Happyland,' and forthwith two
others change the names OF plays an
nounced under other titles TO Tomorrow
Land and Wonderland The managers
are simply sheep, jumping one after the
other.
''But there is a more serious trouble
than lack OF originality. The entire man
agerial tactics seem TO be wrong The
great Industrial system OF Capitalization
in all other lines OF enterprise has got into
the theatre, and now certain set is seek
ing TO control all the theatres and supply
all the attractions. The new system does
away with the old idea of wholesome COM
petition; and as a result we have a pauc-
ity OF plays and productions.
II such system had been In vogue
when the present controllers of the play
output first came to New York. they
would never have had a chance 10 get In
here. Why. ] remember the old Bald
wins theatre In San Francisco when
David Belasco was stage manager at s25
per week' with Al Hayman as treasurer
and the same munificent salary ana
Charles Frohman as advance agent for an
even smaller salary. ! sold opera glasses
at the same place.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-11

phic turn OF mind to sit through such
production as Man and Superinan" an IL
was originally printed.
That people who knew Mr.. Shaw were
intensely Interested In the production OF
his book--it would be the extreme OF
hurnor TO say that II was a play-goes
without saying There Is always a witty
line. there is always a biting satire, there
Is always the whimsical turn, but there
Is very seldom a desirable sincerity The
real merit OF Man and Superman" is the
fact that 1t is rather clever popular
ization OF the theories OF schopenhauer
and Nietzsche. Mr.. Shaw pretends TO be
leader; as a matter OF fact, ne is simply
the cleverect follower of our day. He has
never said anything-and have read
nearly all that he has written, even his
Fabian tracts and speeches--he has never
said anything that has not been said ten
years ago.
GEORGE HENRY PRINCE.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-11
RECRUDESCENCE
OF SHAW CULTS
SEASON 5 FEATURE

New York. May 1.-THE recrudescence
OF the Shaw cult was one OF the features
OF the dramatic season. II one had said
several years ago that such a book as
Man and Superman" could be put on
the stage with any success. he would
have been voted a candidate for first
honors in a sanatorium of some alienist.
Mr.. Shaw's boast that he writes his
plays for an audience OF philosophers,
at least has the virtue m IL that a per-
son would have TO be OF very philopo-
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MRS. wIESLOw'S SOOTHING SYRUP
has been used for over % years by mil
lions OF mothers for their children while
teething. with perfect success II soothes
the child, softens the gums. aliays aIl
pain: cures wind collie, and Is the best
remedy for Diarrhoea. IL will relieve the
poor little sufferer Immediately. Sold by
Druggists In every part OF the world.
twenty-five cents a bottle BE sure and
Ask for Mrs winslow's Soothing Syrup"
and take no other kind.
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nay Of NAPLEs INN.

The loveiiest inland resort in Main.
thirty miles from Portland and the
coast. reached via the famous "Songo
River Route" The Inn Is modern In
every respect. including electricity and
elevator Unsurpassed salmon and
trout fishing, all the land and water
sports and recreations. Twenty miles
OF water for the motor boat. Bring
yours) Golf links, livery. garage. hno
roads. Hawthorn Spring water. Guests
at the Inn interchange delightful visits
with those at Poland springs, nfteen
Send for illustrated booklet.
GEO, III. DAVIS, Naples, Me.
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The CENTRAL HOUSE. HoIdernes..N.H.
Situated at base OF Fayall Peak; 80
rods from Squam lakes Nice, airy
rooms; sanitary plumbing: all outdoor
sports: livery connected. For booklets
address, ]. s. DAWSON.
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THE RoCKLAND, OEunauit Beach, Me.
sonable: fne table; bath. open plumb
ing. Booklet. Address GEO. A. LIT
TLEFIELD, Propr, ogunquit. Me.
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HOTEL RoCKAwAY,

Open June goth. Grandest ocean and
country views on the Maine coast. Best
OF surf bathing. First class table.
Bright airy rooms. Address II. A.
MITCHELL, Proprietor.
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CLIFF HOUSE. oxuuouit, Me.

Situated ON a high cliff, every room
afrording an ocean View, Excellent
table. Vegetables, milk and eggs sup
piled daily from the hotel farm. Ad-
dress +. T. WEARE. Proprietor.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-11

WCn0l makes belts grip the pulleys,
VOUUl protects them from steam and
water and prevents glazing. For sale by
BROWN BROS. CO.
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HOTEL PARK FIELD,

Finest position on the harbor. with
$500 feet OF piazzas fronting the ocean
Bathing. boating, fishing Grand old
shade trees. Rooms large and airy.
Excellent table. Address
r. NJ. FRISBIE, Mgr.
million
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HOTEL TAMwoRTH,

Open June 18th to Oct. 1st. Most de-
sirable location in the mountains, near
the big lakes. Excellent table and
service. Booklets.
j. H. MARTIN. Prop.
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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-11

North Woodstock, n. III.

Opsn June 18th. Located on the
highest elevation. Healthiest of loca-
tions JAS. II. BATCHELDER,
Proprietor.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-11
THE ONTO, ogunquit, Me,

THE ONTO, OKunquit, Me.
High elevation; fishing, boating.
games. etc. Private suites and baths
Booklets. KNIGHT & MERRILL.
Proprietors
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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-11
ARLINGTON

On high ground fne ocean views:
large rooms, hot and cold water: fish
ing, bathing. Booklets.
LIZZIE 8. CLEAvEs, Prop.
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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-11

HOUSE, wetrs, n. H.
outlet, 200 feet of plazzas; excellent
table and service. Boating, fishing.
bathing. W. /. STEVENS, Prop.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-11

THE wINNECOETTE, Wefrs, n. Fl.
Situated on a high elevation over
looking Lake Winnipesaukee, and the
great mountain region. Good table and
service. ]. w. w. KENNON, Prop.
mil lOf
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-11
TIRE AsQUAM. HoIderncss, \

TIRE AsQUAM. HoIdcrncss, N. n.
Overlooking the beautiful Asquam
Lake. First class Cuisine unex-
celled. Boating, bathing. nshing Book
let's. Address II. +. DORR, Proprietor:
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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-11
THE BLYNMAN,
MAGNOLIA, MASS.
On famous North Shore.

On famous North Shore.
ENLARGED TO DOUBLE FORMER
ments, including fine passenger eleva-
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ocean views, PICTURESQUE scenery. At
weIl-furnished rooms, Private baths,
Orchestra; 21-acrs farm connected:
supplies superior vegetables, etc. Near
links Booklets at News Resort Bu-
WARREN F. KNowLToN. Prop.
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THE DELPHINE.

Situated on high ground overlooking
Gloucester Harbor. Quiet and homelike.
Terms s12 to SIS Open June 1 to Oct. 1.
SIMPSON LYLE.
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SUMMER RESORTS.

MT. PLEASANT HOUSE,
jefferson, Mass.
1000 feet above sea level, in town OF
Holden, nine minutes from Worcester;
charming scenery. drives. boating and
fishing. First-class orchestra all the
eson. Best Providence references. Ad-
dress WIN. J. PRENDERGASr. Prop.
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THE COLUMBIA,
Kenue uebuukport. Maine.

ENLARGED and remodeled: fne ocean
view; perfect plumbing and drainage;
baths; deep sea nshing, etc. Booklets
GEO. III. STEVENS. Prop.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-13

trine of believing a man innocent until he
is proved guilty. 1t savors rather OF the
policy of wholesale condemnation.
1t must be remembered that the dishon-
orable discharge of these soldiers carries
with 1t a substantial punishment which VIII
bear heavily upon many of them Ihey
cannot now enter the Soldiers Home in
this city, to the support of which they
have been contributing for years. They
are sent forth with a stigma upon them.
Some have carried guns In the ranks SO
long that they are unfit for civilian duties,
and will have difficulty in maintaining
themselves. 1t Is positively known that the
great ma jority are innocent, and yet these
innocent men are turned out In shame
to suffer suspicion and perhaps to endure
severe privations, when they have earned
instead the concentrations and the con-
siderate attention OF the United States In
their declining years.
However. the thing is done. 1t stands as
an accomplished fact. The President is on
the seas. and 1t is altogether unlikely that
he will rescind his action on his return 1t
would later be difficult to do 50 effectively,
when these men have dispersed, even II the
executive experienced a change OF heaft
and decided that justice has been more Of
Tended than served his summary action
1t is a melancholy spectacle. which will be
sincerely deplored by all lovers of fair play.
and all sincere admirers of the President
who view the case in a clear light
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-13
The Dismissed Battalion.

The President of the United States is
commander-in-ch.ef of the army and
navy of the United States. Within the linn
It's prescribed by the constitution he has
to speak. the power of life and death
over all members of those forces. He has
just exercised that power in a case which
has attracted national attention and
aroused much criticism. An entire bat
talon OF the 25th United States Infantry
has been dishonorabiy discharged from the
service for the refusal, or inability of the
men to disclose the identity of the Of
tenders in recent riot in a southern city.
In the course of which the soldiers killed
a number of citizens. The formality of
taking the guns from these men was OBJ
served yesterday. and the dispatches de-
scribe the scene painful and affecting
Some of the men had been in the service
Of the United States for twenty years and
more. Some of them had been named for
gallantry In action. Practically all of them
bore honorable records. Many of them
wept as they yielded their guns to the Of
ficers in charge of the disarmament
The fact that these men are colored has
nothing to do with the right or the wrong
OF the case. II must be judged calmly on
Its merits, regardless of race questions
This must be. even though race prejudice
Is believed to have caused the rioting In the
beginning. The question before the coun-
try Is whether the resident acted proper
ly or wisely or fairly in discharging all
these men. innocent and guilty alike. be-
cause they would not or could not tell
which of their number participated in the
riot.
Nor has the fact that never before has
this thing happened any direct bearing on
the case. Presidents must be made some
time. The issue is whether there was war
rant for creating this precedent.
II will be difficult In these circumstances
to persuade the majority of people that the
wholesale dismissal of the soldiers was
justified. 1t does not smack of the square,
deal principle. 1t does not suggest the doc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-13

captains have gone to his head in an ag-
gravated form.
Still these beasfings of Mr.. Hearst are not
without value in the contest for the re-
forms the people need and are demanding.
If they betray his vanity they likewise re-
cali how many votes even SO vain man
may command on the subject of corporation
abuses. He lost his battle entirely because
of his personality. The people would not
commit to his hands task of such i'm
portance and magnitude. They did not be-
leve In the man. The other man. as they
thought, was the better disposed and the
better prepared to carry out their wishes Ia
an intelligent and statesmanlike spirit.
So We have. Mr.. Hughes for governor of
New York, and along with him the warning
that the Hughes standard must be main
tanned In Office. state and national, until
these questions Of the curbing Of corpora
tons are disposed of. The republicans
should give heed. They have to consider
that If Mr.. Hearst can 50 rally the voters
with that cry. a stronger and a better man
raising It against record of shufiiing or
incapacity would sweep all before him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-13
South Africa.

The news from South Africa will cause
no great alarm. Doubtless there are tur-
bulent spirits in the country who would be
glad TO unsettle things and set UP for them
selves, but Great Britain is not to be caught
a second time mapping. She is on the
ground In force with full authority, and
Tor that matter has the good will of many
oil the Beers who figured against her in the
great struggle of a few years ago. Still
her problem there is, and for some time
will remain. a most difficult one..~ 1t may
tax her even more severely than our prob
lem In the Philippines, in that she is deal
ing In the main with people who once en-
joyed government in their own name and
under their own leaders. Once however,
the tangles are well Strengthened out there,
the people should by their very native
strength prove of great aid. in the advance
ment of the country under the union jack
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-13
The Board of Trade.

Year after year items included in the pro-
gram of the Washington Board OF Trade
for accomplishment in the interest of the
capital have been checked off as secured.
The list of it's achievements is long and
steadily growing. 1t warrants the public
expectation that the program of things for
which the board proposes to work In the
future contains prospective successes. Thus.
the organization that has been largely in
strumental in securing from Congress a
code of laws for the District, a public Ii
brary establishment. the abolition of grade
crossings. the burial of electric wires, the
Introduction of the conduit system of cleo
trio propulsion, and many other advances
toward the ideal Washington. may reason
ably be expected to continue to be inf'uen-
tial in obtaining additional advances to-
ward the goal of municipal perfection.
At last nights meeting of the Board of
Trade President Wilson presented in the
course of his annual report. list of four
projects for which he recommended that
the organization work with especial vigor
during the coming session OF Congress.
These are. in brief. more water for the city.
more water in the Potomac for the ship
ping. the reclamation of the Anacostia
flats and the extension of the system of
with the past activities and successes of
the Board of Trade, and are calculated if
gained. to improve the local conditions in
material degree.
During the past six months the Board of
Trade has been at work in cooperation
with the forces that have been set in mo-
tion to promote the commercial welfare of
the District. That is part of the boards
function. Its membership includes many
representatives of mercantile Washington,
and some of It's committees have been in
strumental in fostering this present move
ment for the development of the industrial
and commercial possibilities of the capital.
There is every reason to expect that in the
future the Board of Trade will serve the
local interests effectively by further work
along this line. meanwhile continuing its
efforts to secure the necessary municipal
equipment which assures the community's
health and the city's residential attractive
ness and general prosperity.
The annual election of directors to fill va
cancies was marked this year by a whole
some degree of competition and resulted in
manner doubtless to strengthen the ties
between the organization and the commun-
ity, and to enhance its usefulness as repre-
sentative of all classes of citizens. Such in
N"oh'o Iii TIC Ale oI cltiZenS organlZa-
ton are healthful and stimulative of active
participation. The tally sheets, showing
a total of over 800 votes cast. afford testi-
mony to the lively interest which the man
agement OF the boards affairs arouses and
Indicate an active and successful campaign
during the coming year in behalf of the
Greater Washington, along all the lines
which have governed the work of the Board
of Trade during the seventeen years of its
existence.
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Compulsory Voting in Canada.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
The Canadian parliament will probably
pass a law at the coming session provid-
ing for compulsory voting. 1t is proposed
to make Acknowledgement for a term OF
years the penalty for absenteeism at the
polls unless the defaulting citizen can show
a sufficient excuse, as set forth in the
statute. 1t is said that the leaders and a
large number of the best elements in the
leading parties of the dominion are ia
vorably disposed to this species of legis-
1ation. The danger to public safety aris-
ing from absenteeism at the polls is great
ly exaggerated in many minds. Political
activity and interest cannot be kept always
at white heat, but when the issue is i'm
portant the great majority of the citizens
vote. country Is safe in trusting to the
spontaneous loyalty of its citizens. In fact,
there Is no real loyalty which is not free
and spontaneous. The assertion that COM
pulsory voting is necessary to maintain a
democratic government is a confession that
the country is in peril.
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Hearst to His Friends.

Responding to the greetings of friends
at dinner in his honor in New York last
night. Mr.. Hearst said:
"Our demands are simply that the prin-
ciples of the Declaration of Independence
and OF the Constitution shall be taken
seriously and upheld literally.
Our demands are simply that the trusts
shall not break the laws and buy I'M
munity; that the legitimate development
of organization and combination shall re-
dound to the benefit of the people and not
to their injury through trust extortion and
trust oppression. I know that when these
Ideas are thoroughly understood they will
meet with complete approval and will not
but will be recognized as just and patri-
otto"
Here Is another instance of the ruling
passion strong in death. The impression
conveyed is that the whole reform propa-
ganda was originated by Mr.. Hearst and
his friends, has been pushed along alone
by them, and depends upon them for final
success. To them belongs the entire credit.
On the one side are the Hearstites battling
for the Constitution and the rights of the
people, and on the other the plutocrats and
their minions bent on gobbling up all that
so far may have escaped their clutches.
This is simply a New York American
editorial turned into an after-dinner speech.
Mr.. Hearst has put the same sentiment
into type so often he falls naturally into
an expression of It, Doubtless he believes
what he says, although others are able to
see how he has appropriated to himself
many of the ideas. and much of the work
of others. He was not the discoverer OF the
dangers of trusts. nor yet the first public
man to move against them. He has done
some service in the cause. and for that has
deserved and received praise. That he
should have come to regard himself as the
whole anti-trust shooting match but tes-
titles to the fact that the tumuit Of the re-
cent campaign and the shouting Of his
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The Senatorial B-Colony.
From the Providence Journal.

Gov. Beckham Of Kentucky. whose cleo
ton to the United States Senate is now as
sured, will be the youngest member of that
body, though Just how old he is remains
an open question Who's Who does not
tell, but the omission cannot be due to the
conventional unwillingness of people in
general to confess their age Perhaps he Is
sensitive instead on the score of his youth.
However, he Is not now thirty years
Old as the dispatches in yesterdays pa
pers affirm. One authority gives his birth
day as August 8, 1869, in which case he
must now be in his thirty eighth year, but
even so he Is considerably younger than
Senator Burkett, who was born thirty nine
years ago. Senators Beckham, Burkett,
Brandegee and Beverage will constitute
a remarkably alliterative and youthful
quartet in the upper chamber at Wash
ington.