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The Washington times., 1906-06-03
Stage Gossip From Gotham
By JAMES GRANT THURsroN.

NEW YORK. June with this week
the regular theatrical season of 1866
comes TO an end. but those who wish TO
20 10 the play will have plenty 70 chose
from Tor a while, In fact there is never
time when there are not plenty Of good
SHOWS along the Great White Way.
With the close OF the season these
plays end their runs David Warfield In
The Music Master" The Vanderbilt
Cup The Hippodrome." ''Happyland,"
and the William ]. Kelley stock COM
pany- Peter Pan" viii end the season
next Saturday night.
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Would Rather Be an Ingenue
Than Play Leading Roles

Miss Inez Plummer, the dainty little
ingenue Of the Odette Tyler company.
has always lived in the atmosphere OF
the stage for from the time she was
born her father owned a first-cIass thea
ter in Syracuse. y. Y. which property
is still under his control She Is one
notable exception of a girl whose par
ents were not bitterly opposed 10 the
adoption Of a theatrical profession Mrs.
PlGmmer has beeen fond of the sheaJer
all her life, and when Incz was an in
fant in arms only able 20 gaze around
in wonder her mother took her 10 the
theater. where the actors and actresses
made great fuss over the managers
pretty baby
II was at the age of two years that
Inez Plummer made her nrst stage en-
trance. The play was that famous old
one. May Blossoms which was one
OF the first 10 bring its writer. David
Belasco. into prominence. Little Inez
had no lines 10 speak. Her only duty
was 10 walk and stand a few moments
carrying a bird cage and a bunch OF
flowers. She promptly proceeded 10 pin
the blossoms on herself and placed the
cage just where IT pleased her fancy
Then occurred the weIl-known incident
with the late Sam Shubert. who instead
OF bringing on the usual property cat
with which he had been rehearsing car
ried a live animal in his arms and an
nounced that he intended 10 hang the
cat. At this crucial juncture little Inez
exclaimed, Sammy Shubert II you hang
that kitty I'll tell my mans. on you"
Needless to say the impronotu speech
scored the biggest hit OF the evening
and made little Miss Plummer's debut
something TO remember
The May Blossom debut was more
of an accommodation TO the manager Of
the company than anything else. for he
was IN despair at not being able to Sc
cure q suitable child. and the tiny
actress had no thought of the future.
She little suspected that later on she
would become a real actress and make
her first important success in another
I play by the same author
When little Inez grew bigger she was
sent 10 the finest boarding school in
/ Syracuse. and then TO New YORK 70 a
finishing institution. She never thought
/ OF becoming an actress until she made
| the acquaintance Of a fellOw-student who
/ intended going on the stage 5Iiss Plum
mer made up her mind quickly that she
wanted to act, and three months after
she received her diploma she had Sc
cured a position as Tabitha Drinke-
with the road company OF Janice Meri-
dith." Her first experience was a long
one. for the play remained out during
nine months. In that time all the i'm
| portant cities of the country were Wis
ited, and the little girl from Syracuse
had her first glimpse of the outside
world. She played ingenUe roles with
the Shubert stock company in Syracuse
for three summers. when such plays as
| Under Two Flags The Christian .
TIE Wife and The Charity BALI
were produced.
| Having gained so much by experience.
| she did not hesitate 10 accept Grace
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OFFERINGS AND STAGE CHAT

thing that is bound to catch the vaude-
william eye and the managers are bound
to tumble over each other to get.
Winfred Goff. baritone and technical
director of the Henry w Savage Eng
lish Grand Opera Company, has sailed
for London and Paris to look after
some details for the production of Puc-
cints Madame Butterfly" in America
next season.
Seth Cabell Halsey. the young Wash
ingtonian on the stage. who plaved the
part Of the Congressman in the "Educa-
ton OF Mr.. Pipp' so successfully last
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The new plays which have come TO
town this week are:
New York Theater-Miss Blanche Ring
In His Honor the Mayor" summer
time entertainment" book by Messrs
c. E Campbell and r. NJ. Skinner, music
by Messrs. Julian Edwards and Alfred
E. Aarons.
Academy of Music-E. II. Sothern and
Miss Julia Marlowe in Shakespeare's
Romeo and Juliet"
Lyric Theater-Henry E. Dixey In a
revival or The Man on the Box" a
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she was five years old When the mara
came on the stage with her new orna-
ment. she created sensation and seem
ed 10 enjoy IT,
1t is gratifying TO know that the s,dz
den illness Of Ada Rehan. which inter
rupted her trip to Europe. is not serious
She soon viii be well again and viii 20
abroad
The Governors Son." George n
Cohan's summer song show. viii ouen
on the Aerial Roof Garden. atom tba
New Amsterdam Theater, on Mondav
June 4. where it Is booked for a sumner
run
Joseph Cawthorn and his wife wiz re-
main at their home at Asbury Park. m
I'll It is time TO sail for London with
sousa's opera, The Free Lance"
Grand opera by negroes is something
unique. The Theodore Drury grand opera
company gave a really creditable per
formance this week at the Fourteenth
Street Theater. Aida" was given for
the premiere. EsteIla CIoush was the
prima donna, while James II. worshan
essayed as Radames. On Tuesday night
''Carmep" was given with Miss Mary
Terrell IN the litle role and Franklin
Brown as Don Jose These two bills
alternated during the week
Herr Direktor conTied does not p-o-
pose to be caught mapping by the chorus
next season. He has established a school
for choristers and proposes by the tine
for grand Opera, again 20 have a CORDS
OF musical strike breakers which viii
make him secure
Dr. Hans Richter. who directs the
Wagner performances at Covent Gar
den Opera House. London. has just con-
Quoted his 4.O0Oth public performance.
which was Die WaIkure.' His records
irclude some 1900 full rehearsaIs and
5000 TO $3.50 piano rehearsals- During
his winter season. the famous conductor
appears at the Halle Concerto in Man
chester DR.. Richter, who is sixty-three,
came 10 England first twenty-seYen
years ago.
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season, has been re-engaged for the part
by Digby Bell for the coming season.
The Shuberts will bring over next sea-
son Miss Lena Ashwell. one of the most
highly thought of actresses on the other
side She has been leading lady with Sic
Charles Wyndham and has played many
important roles.
tuJi-ko. the japanese actress. will
present In London this season A one-act
dream play. The Love OF Geisha.'' in
which is embodied the idea of a doctrine
or Nlrvana, reduced TO popular form.
she may come to tais country later.
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pire Theater McUde Adams will 20 70
her country place in the mountains.
John Drew has gone abroad William
Gillette IS also abroad. but will return
shortly FOR the annual cruise In his
hOusebOat.
T. II Sothern has a country place in
Jersey and Miss Marlove one IN the
Catskills- However. they may 20 abroad
Edna May hasi made a big success IN
The Belle OF Mayfair IN London. Mr.
Crane is IN London. but Will later Join
Mrs Crane in Germany.
Sam EerDard IS at Mt Clemens. Later
he Will go 70 TIE AdirOndacks with his
family. Francis Wilson has completed a
new home in the mountains OTIS Skin
ner has gone 10 Bryn Mawr. Pa. where
he mas country estate. Joseph Wheel
Ock, IL, having recovered from an oper-
alton. will 90 West William Collier ard
his company win play in Australia. and
so II goes
Adele Richie has set q new fashion
which IS hardly likely 70 become popU-
lar She presented her made Gloria
which she uses in her play. The Social
IVhfrl z e 500 diamond brarera- r-bar,
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With the close Of the season the play
ers are making arrangements for their
vacations Ethel Barrymore has taken
a house IN Maine. On the conclusion OF
hsr long run in Peter Pan at the En-
The Washington times., 1906-06-03

The engagement OF z. II Sothern and
Julia Marlowe at the Academy OF Music
VIII last for three weeks longer Next
week they play Much ADO About Moth
ing" The week after. Tanning Of the
Shrew'' and Merchant OF Venice while
the concluding week Will be devoted TO
Twelfth Night and Hamlet"
The Washington times., 1906-06-03

comedy by Grace Livingston Furniss.
from the book by Harold McGrath.
Fourteenth Street Theater-The Theo-
dore Drury Grand Opera Company in
Aida" Tuesday, Carmen"
Plays that still have the boards are:
The Girl Of the Golden West" al Bel
asco's, Brown OF Harvard" at the
Princess; The Social Whirl." at the
Casino; The Lion and the Mouse" at
the LyceUm; The Girl Patsy" at the
SavOy; 'Twiddle-Twaddle" and bur
lesque, az Weber's Music Han. and The
Embarrassment of Riches" az Wal
lacks.
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pire Theater McUde Adams will 20 n
her country place in the mountains.
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she was FIVE years old. When the unare
came on the stage with her new orna-
ment. she created-a a sensation and seem
ed 10 enjoy IT,
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1t is gratifying TO know that the sud-
den Illness Of Ada Rehan. which inter
rupted her trip 70 Europe. is not serious
She soon will be well again and viii 20
abroad
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1t must be nice 10 have so many
talents you don't know which to de-
Nclop. Lionel Barrymore is reported
as about TO quit the stage and devote
himself 20 art. CNo sarcasm intended).
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Speaking of new plays James J. Corbett
IS to have one-a new phase OF the
detective play-by Langdon Mccormick.
author Of How Hearts Are Broken
when the World Sleeps and others
of that ilk Thrills? Well. guess.
The Washington times., 1906-06-03

Ber Greet is decidedly interested in
reading about the marriage of King Al
fonso and, Princess Ena, as he is to
appear before them at the open air the
atricals to be given at Carlsbrooke
Castle, Isle of Wight following the
COwes regatta At the celebration Of
the 1,OOGth anniversary of Ely Cathe-
DIAL he is going to present one of the
old morality plays
The Washington times., 1906-06-03

Few people knew that when Joseph
Wheeiock, II, closed his season in
Washington a couple of months ago.
he closed it because he had reached the
end Of his physical tether And Wash
ington is ford enough of him to be glad
to hear that ke has entirely recovered
from the operation which was then
necessary, and which was performed at
Roosevelt Hospital, New York. He will
spend the summer in the West and re-
appear in Just Out of College" next
tall.
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Joseph Cawthorn and his wife viii re-
main at their home at Asbury Park. IN
I'll II is time 10 sail for London with
Sousa's opera, The Free Lance"
The Washington times., 1906-06-03

Emma Eames Story and Julian Story
have gone abroad for their vacation.
Italy for theirs.
The Washington times., 1906-06-03

Nance O'Neill took the poor debtors
oath at the Pemberton Square Court. IN
Boston, on May p. She lost heavily In
the San Francisco fire, nearly every
thing she owned in scenery. costumes
and stage effects being destroyed. Her
step was unavoidable. she says. She
has postponed the production of her
new play, The Story OF the Golden
Fleece" until next season. The piece
is by Henry Kirk, a young Californian,
and is based upon the romance OF Me-
dea and Jason
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Marie Cahil will open her season in
a new musical play at Days Theater
on August q. IT will be her first appear
ance at this theater since she played
soubrette roles in the Augustin Daily
musical PLAYS
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Mr.. and Mrs. Z. NJ. Holland have
gone abroad for a vacation.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-29
cloasns prices.

The following are the closing prices reported by Prince & Whttelc Bankers and Brokers. 9S Broadway, New York. ard 1b Center street. New Haven:
 Bid Asked.
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AsGsceIIaneous stOcka
 Fax. Bid. Asked
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Chicago Market.
Boston stock 0uotatlonn.

Reported over private wires Of Horn blower & Weeks. members of New York and Boston Stock Exchanges. New Haven office. s7 Center street.
 High Tow. Bid, Asked
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son, St. Paul and Amalgamated Copper. Atchison advanced to a new high rec ord, The movement in Sugar, one of yesterdays features, fiattened out even before 1t became known that only the regular dividends had been declared Early in the afternoon, when the mar ket was exhibiting its strongest tone heavy selling of Reading and Union Pacific started downward movement which soon took in the entire list. The cause of the selling was considerable of mystery until 1t became known that Philadelphia trust company was in difficulties. Reports as to the magni- tude of the institutions liabilities and Its attendant effect were of a character to excite great alarm, and the occasion was utilized to advantage by the shorts Prices declined from 1 to 31-2 points. With only partial recoveries in most is- sues. Principal net losses were: Penn sylyania, points; Reading, 17-S; Union Pacific, 2; Southern Pacific, 11-2; St. Paul, l 1-2; Louisville and Nashville S-S; Northern Pacific, 2; Great North ern, 5 l-2; Colorado Fuel, 23-S; Amalga- mated Copper, l 1-2, and Anaeonda, 4 points.
 London's participation in this market was a feature. Americans, the Harri- man issues excepted closed strong at that center, and buying of our stocks, chiefly Atchison and Canadian Pacific, was later resumed here. Purchases for that account were probably 10000 shares on balance.
 value, $3,170,00O.
 United States bonds were unchanged on call.
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Prices Develop n Reactionary Policy.

Prices Develop Reactionary Policy.
 New York, Aug. 2S.-For the first time since the Pacific dividends became a matter of public knowledge the stock market to-day began business in an orderly and rational manner, but prices soon developed reactionarY tendency. This seeming change of sentiment was ascribed to a variety of causes, chief among them being the money situation, disappointment at the absence of gold from Europe and increasing distrust at the failure of the many reported deals" to materialize. Local monetary condi- tions showed no improvement, the banks thus far showing loss to the sub-treasury of over $2,OOO.000. Call money opened at per cent, while time rates held at practically per cent. for all periods, with the supply diminish- ing. Exchange weakened further to 4.S4.10 early In the day.
 The market bore strong evidence of pressure in many quarters, among the early weak issues being United States Steel, Smelling and Reading. On the other hand Canadian Pacific was pro- 1louncedly strong, advancing over four points in the first hour. During the greater part of this period the market sagged, but toward noon trading in creased under the active lead of Atchi-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-29
NEIv T0RK SToCK MARKET

On the Nav York stock Exchange reported by Prince 6 Whitely, Bank srs and Brokers, 52 Broadway. New Iork' ' and l6 Center street, New Haven.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-29
Cotton Market,

Reported by Dick Bros, & Co, mem. bers of New York Stock and Cotton Ex- changes. Branch office. No. SS Center street.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-29
United States Government Bonds.

LOCAL STOCK QUOTATXOMa. Furnished by Kimberly, Root & Day. Bankers and Brokers. Ses Orange Street,
 flank Stocks.
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Par. Bia. Asked.
Railroad Stocks.


 Par. Bid Asked. Boston & Albany. .,. 100 247h 248A N. Y & B. A L. pf... 100 115 Conn. Ky. & Light. 100 - 4i Dahbury & Bethel. 25 1914 H. & Conn, West .... 100 50 51 N. London Northern. 100 sls N. Y., N. H. & H...... 100 1852 197h West Shore ....,. 25 3S
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] Ls AADAI'5 MOCK MANK 1T.

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-10
CONFERENCE ON ELECTORAL LAWS.
To Discuss Reform of Statutes Relating to
Primaries, Ballots and Corrupt Practices

James B. Reynolds, chairman Of the committee
on arrangements of the second National Confer
for the Reform of the Primary and Election
Laws. announced yesterday that the conference
will be held in this city from March to Z. The
subjects for discussion will be primary laws, cleo
ton laws with special reference TO the form OF the
ballot and corrupt practices acts as pow in force
in the various States together with proposed modi-
fcations.
Invitations being sent 70 regular and indie
pendent political and civic organizations through
out the United States Members of Congress and
Mayors of large cities invited to be present or
to send representatives. The letter of invitation
states:
The great interest manifested in the first national
conference the extensive Of It's deliberations IN
shaping legislation in different States and the
widespread agitation for changes in existing laws
make the present appropriate time for this gain
ering The discussion Of these topics by men
versed in public affairs and of varied experience
will not only broaden individual views and tenc to
the correction of Ill considered opinions. but VIII
obtain for public service in compact FORM material
Of value in the solution of electoral problems
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-10
DARK WAYS ALMOST YIN.
Hungry Official Bites Into Chinese
Line of Communication.
TFrom The Tribune Bureau

Washington. Jan. 9.-The immigration au-
thorities are discovering the truth OF Bret
Harte's conclusions regarding the Chinese. IN
seeking "for ways that are dark ana lricAS
that are VAIN" the Celestials have recently
taken to cranberry tarts and peanuts II Is
feared they have managed to score more than
one beat the officials
Both kinds of edibles were used as vehicles
for Slipping information to Chinese at San
Francisco who were awaiting examination III
each case the inspectors of the Immigration
Bureau discovered the papers by the merest &C
cident In the one where the peanut shell was
used the shaking OF the other peanuts in the
bag against the one containing the incrim-
mating evidence Jared the little receptacle open
In the case Of the cranberry tart, the hunger of
one Of the inspectors brought about the reveia-
tion.
Gee but those tarts look good" exclaimed
the inspector with the appetite, and forthwith he
bit into one Of the most tempting Of the half
dozen or more that had been sent in to the Chi
nese immigrant by some friend" Then he
proceeded TO draw from his mouth about two
feet of closely written Chinese manuscript
When examined the paper found to give
comprehensive and explicit instructions to the
detained immigrants as to what to reply at l1e
examination. The Celestials later failed 70 pass
The immigration authorities report that an
unusually large number of Chinese are now
leaving the country. Many have an intention
to return. and others declare they are not COM
ing back
!'The Chinese seem to think that under the
Presidents orders for the lenient administration
of the exclusion laws they will be able 10 come
back whenever they please" said one OF the llnml-
grafton oficials TN this they are likely to be
mistaken for the bureau does not intend to let
down the bars by any means. All the Chinese
who are legally in this country now may, upon
leaving for their native land. obtain papers that
will enable them to come back here when they
get ready. If they neglect to go through the
3roner form of registry however. before sail
ing as many of them doing now. they VIII
have whole lot of trouble in getting through
the gates at any American port again
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-10
FEWER RAILROAD VICTIMS
Statistics Shoe Decrease an Fatal
accidents and Injuries.

Albany, Jan. 9-The total number OF persons
killed on steam surface railroads in this State
eos and the total number injured 1851 during
the year ended June 90 1906. compared with 952
killed and Ass injured the year before. decrease
of 20 number killed and Of 43s in the number
injured These figures are given in the annual
report of the State Railroad Commission. made
pubic tonight These totals include persons not
passengers employees well as passengers and
employees
Fifteen passengers were killed and 2S5 injured In
1906 compared with u killed and 44s injured in 1904
The average for the last five is 20 passengers
killed and 3es injured yearly. The number OF pas
sengers. carried in the State of New-York by steam
surface railroads during the year ended June 30
1903, was s7.060.27s; one passenger killed for
each e47oes5 carried and injured for each
Sss2 65 carried In 1901 passenger was killed for
each 7876.s73 carried, and injured for each
81 s3z carried In 1916 1856 employees killed and
1874 injured; in 1900, 329 were killed and 1857 In
5ured.
During the year ended June 80. 1906 the number
of persons killed street surface railroads was
30 and the number injured Was s9, an increase in
both over 1e0s when 196 persons were killed and s7S
injured
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-10
MIR. MORGAN DISCUSSES HIS BILL.
Saws Common Law Methods Are Best for
Dealing with Rate Questions.

washington. Jan. s-In the Senate to-day the
bill presented yesterday by Mr.. Morgan providing
for the regulation of railroad rates was called up
nv that senator for the purpose of making
speech on IT. He expressed the opinion that his
bill was all that was necessary to correct the
abuses in the railroad business Of the country. He
said that it must be accepted by all that none OF
the questions involved could be finally settled u-
til they had been passed upon by the supreme
Court and that it only question Of route to
be taken 70 reach that tribunal. His bill took the
disputed railroad questions through the lower
courts and he advocated that the best course
He deprecated the idea OF departing from com
mon law methods in dealing with railroad ques-
tons and said that effort TO deal with such
matters by means of code must inevitably lead
TO endless confusion He could not bring himself
TO assent TO any other method for the settlement
of these questions than the jury system. Of which
he declared himself to be devotee. His bill would
leave the Initiation Of complaints in the hands Of
the people, not in those Of governmental Off
ciais and he contended that such plan had many
obvious advantages.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-10
COMMANDER YOUNG REPRIMANDED.
Sentence of Bennington Court Martial Car.
ried Out

washington. Jan Before his departure for
Charleston Secretary Bonaparte wrote letter OF
reprimand to Commander Lucien Young. in execu-
ton of the sentence OF the court martial which
found that officer guilty Of remssness of duty in
connection with the boiler explosion the gun
boat Bennington The reprimand is not what is
known in the navy public reprimand' the
nature of which requires that it shall be admins
tered in a public manner.
In view of the peculiar circumstances Of the case
Assistant Secretary Newberry has decided that the
letter shall not be made public by the Navy De-
pa1tment, and that its publication shall be left to
the discretion of the recipient. The reprimand is
somewhat mild in tone. and the letter is not alto
eether uncomplineutary TO Commander Young It
is therefore not at all unlikely that Commander
Young will himself consent to its publication.