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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-10-11
MELRosE.

Melrose, Oct. 9.-Misses Lena Jones.
May Conway and Winnie Grogan spent
Sunday with Misses Margaret and Ag-
mes O'Connor
Mrs. Tom Murray returned homeI
Sunday from Osceola, where she was
visiting her daughter. Mrs. Day.
Mayrne Ford and sister, Alice, were
in Abba on business Saturday.
James Feehan. wife and children Of
Burlington spent Sunday with Mrs.
Feehans parents. Mr.. and Mrs. James
O'Connor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Carrnody spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. John Fee
han Of Tyrone.
James Dinneen Of Burlington SPENT
Miss Frances Grogan has gone tol
Cleveland to visit her friend, Helen
Miller.
Dannie Hurley and Hugh Fritzpat-
rick of Georgetown attended the BALL
Friday evening.
John Haslach spent Sunday with
| friends in Ottumwa.
Workmen on the c., B. & q. are
building an addition to the depot.
Two railroad carpenters fell from
scaffold while working at the de-,
pot Saturday and were severely injur-
ed.
Edward Herrick of ottumwa spent
Saturday and Sunday with his brother,
| DR.. William Herrick.
| Maggie Murray went to Osceola Sat
urday to visit her sister, Mrs. Ray
Day. IA
| James Curran and family are con-
| templating moving into the Providence
| hotel, north of the depot.
Charlton carpenters and plasterers
are remodeling tlsa two. hotels north
| OF the DEPOT
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Railroad Opposition.

81 am opposed now, as was in the
preliminary campaign, not only by the
democratic candidate for governor, but
by every political railroad in the state
of Iowa | make no statement that |
cannot confirm. That opposition is now
conducting a bureau in Des Moines in
aid of the democratic campaign. | do
not say that this aid is sought by the
democratic candidate for governor.
have known Mr.. Porter for many years
and have always believed him to be
| a sincere and upright man. And yet
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nOIoS the sovereignty VI luC OullSu
States in those far off lands.
Difficult to Govern.
"Ours is the greatest country, but
it is also the most difficult to govern
All republics are great and ours sur
passes all others simply in magni-
tude. In this great growth we have
discovered new factor-the corpo-
ration. 1t is natural part OF the
country's growth-associated effort.
Gradually the corporations have grown
until now they have drawn into their
scope and power all the transporta-
ton business of the United States
and now there has arisen the neces-
sity for regulation. 1t is the first duty
of every civilized government to see
that justice is done as between man
and man, and when the corporations
become so great the government in
teryened to limit their powers and
to protect the defenceless man against
their avarice and greed.
"The people have the right to de.
mand two things Of the railways. The
first is that they carry passengers
and freight for reasonable compen.
sation. The second is that they car.
ry freight for all men for like com.
pensation under similar conditions.
Now here the government of the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-10

TO marry another than the duke, and
the prime minister summons the cabi-
net and after long speech on the in
adequacy OF the present political ma
chinery TO popular needs tells them
that he resigas. The cabinet look
mildly interested the premier walks
cut, and the curtain comes down Tho
audience looks on It's program to see
IL the next act does not promise some
striking outcome and gradually dis
covers TO It's amazement that the play
is over At the first performance at
the Comedy theater on wednesday
night most of the audience sat still for
"A minute or two after the final cur
tain, quite unaware that the play was
over
one can only suppose that the play
was sold to Charles Frohman after
that usually astute manager had seen
only the first act
Nat Goodwin stood before the cur
tain at the Shaftesbury, last night, and
bowed and bowed again in acknowl-
cdgment Of the hearty applause that
rewarded his acting IN IAN American
Citizen" Then he made a little speech
In which he said that he was sorry
Londoners had not liked his first Of
fering, "The Gllded Fool" but that he
judged from their expressions OF APP
proval that he had now pleased them
and hoped for a successful season in
England
II Is likely that Mr.. Goodwins hopes
will be realized, too, for there was no
doubt that his audience was thoroughly
amused last night But. of course,
"An American Citizen" Ii not new to
London, for Goodwin has used IL here
In an emergency once before at the
Duke Of York's, four years ago, when
as dire a fate overlook Clyde Fit, rs
COWBOY and the Lady" as that which
recently befell Goodwins old stand
by across the water. The Gilded
Fool" London found that play hope
lcssly old-fashioned and STACEY, just
as IT probably would be voted In Amer
lea If produced as something new In
stead o. as an old fayorite, and turn
ed II down" so dccisyely that Mr..
Goodwin withdrew It at the end Of the
first week. Previous to It's produce
ton here the piece had been AN
which one thinks was a mis-
take Rrltlshers like an American fla
yor when a piece is entertaining, other
wise. as the success Of The Dictator"
The Belle Of New York. Arizona"
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YANKEE PLAYWRIGHT AND A
DWARF SCORE HUGELY IN LONDON

topic of the moment f. how Garrett was
discovered" by Michael Morton. II
seems that II was after a lengthy and
ra Their hopeless search. The American
dramatist wrote THE Little stranger
two years or more ago and Immediately
began casting about FOR a d'Narf 20 play
the name part. Finally he found Gar
rett. who had appeared In chlld's part
In Madame Butterfly at Covent Gar
den, and at once realized that ne had
discovered what he wanted. The dim'-
nutive youth needed training however.
and SO I'm order to make an actor OF
him. the playwright carried him OFT to
hts house in the country and kept him
there for over three months while de-
veloplng the latent talent that he be-
lleved was in him, Finally was or
ganizcd a company 10 support the
dwarf in "The Little Stranger and the
niece was sent on tour I'm the provinces,
where II took so hugely that It's SUGGEST
in London was undoubted. And judg-
ing from the enthusiasm of the frst
night at the Criterion. the warmth or
most Of the notices, and the sensation
that Edward Garrett has made the ca
reer OF 1.-THE Little Stranger VIII be
long and prosperous.
Tn other words, IL Is pleasing most
theater goers here, and probably VIII
please most play goers In America, I'M
mensey. But TO some people the spec
tacle which 1.-THE Little Stranger ana
lts dwarf comedian affords has proved
extremely unpleasant, and protests
have not been wanting here against
such exploitation Of a physical afiilo-
ton. One OF them came from the Times
critic who. IN n scathing notice de-
scribed the whole exhibition MS simply
lamentab BILE" But as wds remarked At
the beginning, Mr., Morton and Mr.. Nor
toms dwarf are IN a position to laugh
nt the Times and all the rest Of US, for
they are "it" and are going to be, in
all probability. for several months 10
come.
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fession. The fun Will be supplied
principally by George Primrose. Vic
Richards. Eddie Mailer. Emile Subers.
Al ellison and James Conner. The
closing number of the production Is
spectacular transformation entitled
The Evolution of the Negro" dating
back to his ancestors in the interior
Of Africa, through slavery, the old
kentucky home, his emancipation and
finally his Advancement to the present
day.
Salt Lakers will have another taste
Of comic opera on March 20 and 81.
when Pauline Hall and her company
come TO the Theater with "Dorcas'
on March % Preston Clark comes
to the Salt Lake Theater In the title
role of Monsieur Beaucaire.' This
play. 1t will be recalled. Is one In
which Richard Mansfield starred for
an indefinite period.
The Orpheum will present a decided
~ variegated program next week, be-
ginning on Monday night. The chief
attraction has just finished a two
weeks run Ut llle Los Angeles mouse
In a sketch said to be OF high merit
and hilarious to marked degree, en-
titled THE Club Man and the Dancing
Girls It's principal characters are j
Francis Dooley, Dorothy Bremen and
Ethel Rose. Catchy music and first
class dancing ARE features Of the act
throughout Mildred Flora who Is
heralded as an eccentric Coincidence.
Is said to be an entertaining artist.
THE Wonderful Busch Family" ex-
perts In gymnastics and comedy, are
also on tho bill. The company con-
slsts OF father and juvenile son and
daughter. The De Graw trio will have
fun With the Sunday humor pages OF
the big newspapers. including a bur
lesque OF Foxy Grandpa and his tricky
little descendants. Another trio IL the
ORourke- Burnett aggregation. father
mother and son. who appear In THE
Tryout' The kinodrome and Prof
Weihe and his orchestra are addition
al and always pleasing features.
For ;he first half Of the coming
week Human Hearts will be given
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and other pieces has amply nro,.,
Meanwhile Nat Goodwin taiis ,'ou'
no ~ determined TO have n RIM ~ 'n4'
money IN London this time on,.,,. uls
IN other words he means to stav way
no scores real success, und 'HI
inuications to the contrary nnl, a.
standlng--"An America Clfj,er5. MN
10 draw he means To produc, ills
other piece from hia rcperioiro suns
50 al inhnltllm, or until he sucn.l. aNu
nnding winner And oyoryor, y, y,
wish him luck. Of which he bss WIZ
hsd a supcrilulty IN London. Tr,, "ot
mas peTh partially matter OF mliF.r
snt !lays--~fhe cowboy ana Tia
Luuy Tor example being a poor th'"o
enough-but It has never boon ing
clear why When We Wore M. Pult9
one failed 10 please here. N''''
II IL looking rather lam,
ahead, but the plaSgoers I'm AS,o may
VINO nave enjoyed "Veroniuue !" ,.' 1aed
duchess Of DantZic" ana the o,t.a
European opcrettas which have N
Englished' at the bohest of ,i,..,u
Edwardes, may BE- Interested tn lsg
ing mat there Is an especially fo,,i a''
one from tho German coming ling
This is The Merry Widow" vhic'''YH',,5'
Edwardes recently Travelled to Wa. NY
entirely for the purpose of hea,tt.'~'
and VII ich, on his return he drsrr,tnsP'
az the best musical piece he had soc,'
on the continent for years. Nor.
Mr.. Edwurdes opines that "Dir 'ITt'r
tige Wltwe' viii achieve as much no,,
ularity IN It's English form as il 5ees
done IN the original one, and I'm IKE
belief he has secured both the FneI.n'
ana the American rights. Afeon,9IIl
the Austrian critics are pralsinv tSe
operetta lavlshly describing The InSi",
oies as uncommonly tuneful and tbe
plot as interesting throughout.
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O'Nells agreement becomes void BY
a decision OF the superior court, the
estate pa sses into the possession of j.
F.ed Haseltine Of San Francisco by mis-
purchase OF foreclosure sale under a
mortgage for $1,000 upon the property
held by John b, Pllling OF Lowell. The
matter has been in litigation as the
result of suit brought by the COM
pany, which now loses the property.
The estate comprises li6 acres, valued
at $4,000.
THE Crossing" IS q decentralization
OF Winston Churchilfs book OF that
name. Its failure was so swift and
sure that II received its motive OF evic-
ton from Days theater before the first
performance was over, II IL a hopeless
waste OF conyentionallty made more
hopeless by the ridiculous posing and
mcuthing OF the actor who played the
lover-the John Blair who not long ago.
IN the New York Evening Post, referred
10 Mr. Mansfield as a mOuntebank. EY-
cry probability Of romance is strained
IN the telling. It IS an Illogical, I'M
convincing mess of clrcum ances,
meaning nothing but a tedious evening
for its unfortunate adlence. James X.
Hackctt conte mplated the production or
the play a season or two ago.
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BiJou Fernandez and band OF Brule
Indians.
John Barrymore Is TO accompany
William Collier on his Australian tour,
playing the telegraph operator IN THE
Dictator" and the duke in ION the
Quiet"
Miss Viola Allen, whose secret mar
rlage to Peter Duryea, the Kentucky
turfman, was recently announced. will
quit the stage after her next seasons
Shakespearean reviyals.
The board OF public safety Of Louis
VILE issued an order last Tuesday clos
ing all theaters and skating Kinks on
Sunday. The board IS OF the opinion
that Sunday theatergolng Is demoraliz-
Ing
Admiral Coghlan explained how 10
tell a successful play at "a banquet OF
theatrical managers IN New York last
week. III you eat the thing and die"
he said, ITS toadstool; II you live,
it's a mushroom"
George Bernard Shaw has had the ak
out again. When the Society Of Arts
In London lately discussed THE Irish
Dramatists' In debating he made sew
eral saplent comments on the work
done by the Irish for the stage. In
conclusion he said that all the irish
dramatists were dead, adding as he sat
down, And ID good job, too
Long Beach, In southern California. Is
TO have a theater. This fact has been
assured by the formation of q stock
company. with a capital Of $50. eco, more
than onc-haIf Of which has already
been pledged The men back of the
movement are Harry Palmer Bert
Coughran and j. u Neach. "A theatrical
manager. The building win be leased
by Veach and Palmer NJ managers.
Last Saturday Blanche Walsh closed
her fifth engagement with THE Wo-
man In the Case IN New York making
the twenty-hfth week that the play
has been presented there. on Mondav
Miss Walsh VIII start on her western
tour which VIII include this city. She
win present the play here With tho
complete New York production and the
original cast which includes Dorothy
Dorr, Frank sheridan. william Rogers
Martin Alsop and Eleanor Carey.
Charles A. Taylor. the author and
manager, Is 10 launch Walter Scott. the
Death valley miner. as dramatic star.
This great American character viii
make his initial appearance at Seattle
the week Of March II. In new play
by Mr. Taylor, entitled "Scotty. King
Of the Desert Niue This ncE asrir-
ant for histrionIc fame viii De support
ed by Laurette Taylor ana the TAYLOR
company a complete route has hee1
booked including san Francisco, Port
land Denver Kansas City and all the
large intermediate cities.
Mr. A. f, W Mason. an English
dramatlst. 10 now an VI. L. \ new
play from his pen. "Marjory Strobe"
viii soon he seen in London. and later
IN this country. II Is assigned TO Nano.
leonlc times when Brltons were IN daily
ana nightly fear Of invasion, and watch
was kept increasingly along the south.
eastern coasts, The hero Is a French.
man who Is taken prisoner and falls in
love with the daughter Of his TALLER and
finally IS exposed 10 the usual test OF
a struggle between love and honor Miss
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at the Grand. II Is OF the melodra-
matte type and well known To salt
Lake audience. II has It's hero ana
heroine, It's wonderful exhibition OF ma
ternal love and loyalty, rs thrilling ex-
periences, written IN lurid color, It's
conviction Of the accused. It's pardon
and ultimate triumph at the ring
down OF the final curtain.
For the last half of the week, COM
mencing Thursday night, the thrilling
western mclodrama entitled Jesse
James Will be presented at the Grand
The play is intensely dramatic. but
vein OF comedy runs through the en-
tire production The story Is one that
perhaps Will ever appeal to a certain
class OF theater-goers,
At the Lyric this afternoon COM
menced the weeks attraction furnish
cd By THE Baltimore Beauties IN a
two act musical farce by Edward Bal
y. with the suggestive title of a
Scotch Highball."
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Barrymore Is mentioned as the future
heroine.
Viola Allen has acquired . house az
No, ~ west Forty-sixth street New
York city, II Is said. as slil from
her husband. The house Is now being
entirely remOdelei and converted INTO
an English basement dwelling Paul
Alien q brother Of the actress, VINO Is
an prch'iect has made the designs for
tie ncW house. and Is IN charge or the
work. Miss Alien hopes to move from
her present home, 81 west Ninety-third
street, about APRIL I. Her mother ana
family VIII 1--we with her IN her new
home as they DO at present.
Miss Hone Booth Is TO return TO the
stage early next month. after q retire
ment OF several years In one-act
vaudeville comedy written especially
for by VIII NJ. Grassy the author OF
several successful one-act plays and
vaudeville sketches. The comedy Is one
OF newspaper ne and is called " Her
Only Way" and the scenes are lais
In the editorial rooms Of big morn-
ing metropolitan newspaper Office NJ
midnight on the night OF the horse
show, Miss Both VIII play the role or
Nhc oVNiNAy iNl'tA'l VI Wv l"EN''
The new ploy which STR Arthur Conan
Doyle has written for Mr. L'Sis Waller
on the subject Of his well known hero,
the Brigadier Gerard. 70 in four acts.
II win take the place Of The Harlequin
King" at the London Imperial. The au-
thor has not drawn upon any OF bis
short stories already published, but has
Invented on entirely new plot. in which
the hrigadler plays the leading part.
The action takes place Immediately be-
fore the departure 10 Eliza OF the flrst
Napoleon 'yho also figures prominently
I'm the piece. At the period chosen Ger
ard Is supposed to be In the fun bloom
OF youth.
II IL an interesting hit 81 news that
John Drew next season Is 10 kick up his
heels In n comedy that has several
strong meodramafic situations. The
drift toward melodrama has been
marked recently but one would have
thought Drew would be the last one to
be caught IN the Hide. He Is to appear
In Q play by II. "A. Davies, author OF
Cousin Kate" and "Mrs. Gorlnge's
Necklace" Sir Charles Wyndham has
been received enthusiastically in the
play In London. the Daily Chronicle GO
lnS so laI us 10 express tne opinion tldt
only Henry A. Jones could equal the
work.
Evidently London Is going 20 be
strong IN theatrical attractions this
year. Nat &. Goodwin writes that ne
Is not coming back 70 America until he
has captured London, and has already
made arrangements 20 produce Mr.. Do
Miles comedy, THE Genius and the
Model there with Miss Edna Good
rich IN the leading wOman's role. Miss
Henrietta Crosman announces that she
will play AS You Like IT. there this
spring, with Harry Woodruff as her
Orlando. and with the Sothern- Mar
lowe season at the Waldorf a feature
of the early autumn. American artists
will be we'll 90 the fore,
The summer home at Tyngshor0.
which she had agreed to buy from the
New York company controlling It when
the company had obtained n clear title, |
has passed into other hands. ana Miss |
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enoclal Corresnondenee.

ONDoN. March Capt. Robert
Marshlll's plays, as for example,
1.-THE Duke OF Killlcrankie' and
His Excellency the Governor"
are so successful in the United States
that anything new from his pen is OF
almost as much interest as II he were
American bred and born. Tie Is usu-
oily so light-hearted and friendly that
every theatcr-eoer wishes him success.
and will be grieved to hear that IN the
preoccupation OF writing his latest play
ne apparently slipped and fell against
some hard substance just a9 he was
concluding the first act, and the re-
suting conclusion led 10 such a con-
fusion Of ideas that the play which had
begun so brightly at once lapsed into
a rather Eighty tract on socialism.
The play Il called "The Alabaster
Staircase" and starts out TO tell the
story Of British prime minister Of tho
present day. The premier is cruslcd
old Tory who looks out for the inter-
ests OF his class, and thinksthe suffer-
lngs Of the poor necessary evil lie
IL rich. and his browning luxury has
been to put into his mansion a S6O.O1O
alabaster staircase, despite the urg-
ings OF his phianthropic daughter that
the money would have been better
spent In improving the cottages II his
tenants. He Is delighted when his
daughter is at last urged and pushed
and cajoled Into consentlng TO marry
the bralnless Duke of Ranelagh, who
doesn't want her. and does want n
certain music hall heroine, Well, the
prime minister being John Hare, one
of the most finished and satisfying ac-
tors Of our generation, and the char
acters being fairly well drawn and en-
tertaining. and the dialogue being full
OF brightness, the audience sits Mp,
comfortably expectant Then the play
wright. dramatizlng what we are sup
posing must have happened to HIM
self, causes the premier TO slip while
descending that precious alabaster
staircase OF HIS, and have conclusion
OF the brain, When ne RECEIVERS. he
finds himself In sympathy with the
poor, convinced that government by
parties Is an abomiration, that wealth
ought to be moro evenly distributed
and all that sort Of thing. No one
would object TO It n 4, resulted In
dramatic action and conflict, but IL re-
suits only In talk. and not an OF Il
bright The daughters thin little love
story is hurried 10 q happy decision
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THEATRE GOSSIP

Another play dead before II reaches
the metropolis. THE transact Trail
the western drama In which Henry
Jewett has been starring.
william A. Brady will cast his all
Indian play with Tyrone Power, Ed
win Arden. Miss Kntherine Grey. Miss