davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-11
VAUDEVILLE ACTORS UPTOWN.
.ACTOR-NANAGE HAVE THE
BEST LICK IN CHOOSING.
Conan. weber and Fields Have Been Sue
cessfuI WIN Variety Teams - Froh-
mans Failures and kIaw a. Erlanger's
Successes - MOnt gOmery and stone.

mans Failures II Nav IL ErIanSers
Successes Montgomery n stone.
II has often been said that the actor
manager is the salvation OF the stage.
In London the actor-manag ger is a much
more usual institution than he is with us
The highest type OF the actor-manager in
our day was Henry Irving. Before that
time, however, he was historic in the
English theatre. and he ia represented to-
day by Charles Wyndham, Beerbohm Tree
Arthur Bourchier, George Alexander, Cyril
Meude and any other popular London
actor who can find q hacker with confidence
in his play or his ability.
Actor-mnnagers are rare here. Richard
Mansfield is one of the few. Occasionally a
manager who is also an actor and is able
TO do what he wants TO himself without
the dict ton of any superior overload
selects his own plays and actors. 1t Is in
the selection of new talent overlooked by
the commercial managers, TO use a term
that describes them in opposition to the
actor-managers, that the latter are sup
POSED to show their special services to the
stage.
"Some Of the best entertainers that have
come to Broadway for several seasons
past, <Hiu All dCNOI IN 10 NASPObCN W y
iieve in the actors greater ability TO pick
out talent, were brought there by actor
mana gers who had known Of them for years
but had never been able 10 persuade
managers that they were any good. George
Cohan when he was in a position TO engage
the peorle for his shows went down to the
vaudeville houses, where no knew there
we're two OF the funniest men or tho stage.
He had seen them often o. Lewis and Ryan,
the variety team. Those two when they
got on Broadway were a revolution 20 the
public, which could not laugh at them
enough. Do you SUPPOSE. however, thstLny
M ns ger would have thought OF engaging
th.t team II IL had been suggestedp
Take up a pair OF pikers from the
Bowery.' he would have exclaimed, to
give n Broadway audienceH What would
my public think II | should put such actors
before thsm?'
Then he would import a couple OF heavy
footed london comedians TO take their
place ARD wonder why In the world the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-11

' question that is put to artists daily. Pos
sibly it may be that IN artist does need
a model and if he likes the looks of the
girl he engages her or else he puts her
name down and sends for her later.
That is her opportunity and IL she makes
good her success il pretty we'll assured"
What are the requirements demanded
by artists besides beauty"
"A general air of refinement. is, l think
the great test. No matter low much
beauty a girl may possess, unless she carries
about with her an air of refinement IN
creates an ins ant impression Of good breed
ing she falls short of his ideals.
1T is not the chorus girl type that he is
looking for; quite the contrary. The first
impression is the main test hat decides
her fate. The artist takes in the girls
general appearance at a glance and decides
quickly whether she will do nor not.
IF the applicant is ~slovenly in her dref :
and untidy in general appearance that
counts against her. 1t is, in short, tho>a
indefinable qualities Of chic and charm that
are desired
"In whct light is a model usually regarded
by nm a~rtist?"
AS a critic and adviser. That is in the
case Of a good model, for to be that one
must have the real artistic sense. enter into
the spirit Of the work and watch the Develop
ment of the picture from the standpoint
Of the artist himself.
Such a person is by no means a poor
critic; in fact she is often able through her
woman's as well as her art sense to make
suggestions that will be valuable to the
a~rtist-such, for instance, as creating COS
tunes to suit the character TO be depicted;
doing her hair in different ways that sug-
gest to her the idea to be conveved, helping
out the meaning Of the picture in a thousand
different was.
1T has been my good fortune to be Of
some help to the artists for whom I pose.
and do not taae any special credit to myself
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-11

a place in the Broadway theatres, nor could
May howard, even after George Lederer
put her uptown. John Henshaw, another
old time variety actor that came up with
Lederer, did moi satisly well enough to stay
in the best theatres.
-Klaw 4 Erlanger, with Mcintyre and
Heath and the Rogers Brothers, are as ex-
ceptional az the case of Montgomery and
Stone. Selecting variety show actors and
putting them in the best theatres is an easy
thing tor any manager TO do. But to Sc
lect the kind that are going to please and
be permanently liked is another matter.
In that particular the men who have been
actors and become managers know best
who is going 10 make good
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-11
THE WASHINGTON LOBBY MYTH
TALES THAT ARE INSTRUCTED
YEAR AFTER YEAR.
Ten Thousand Dollar Bills Appear IN One
Nariety-One Type Peculiar 10 10
Old Washington People who'd Like
TO See Woman Lobbyist OF Tradition.

TO See woman Lobbyist Of Tradition.
WASHINGTON. Nov. IO.-The advance
guard Of the Peoples Lobby has already
arrived in Washington. Its members are
familiarizing themselves with the looks Of
the Capitol. the Washington monument,
the Smithsonian Institution and the Bo-
tanical Gardens. Then when Congress
meets they will be in a position to carry
out the purpose Of the organization, which
to prop Congress.
The Peoples Lobby is based in part
upon a belief that is firmly fixed and wide
spread among a certain class OF people
throughout the United States. namely. that
Washington is Uttered and cluttered with
lobbyists for big interests" while Congress
. IN session. This belief is a curious in
stance Of how tenacious Of old stories a
certain element Of the American popula-
ton IL.
Belief in the perennial existence Of a big
Washington lobby Is a sort Of tradition.
a great many years ago. and especially
during the period Immediately following
me civil war. there we're a few well J nown
nigh liNers in Washington who had the
name, whether rightly or not, Of being
pretty strong at the Capitol.
These men were all in their graves long
before the beginning OF the ninth decade
o. the nineteenth century. They all died
o o~bscurity and as a rule in poverty.
whatever pull they had ever enjoyed and
used had been taken away from them.
Around these few men clustered the vast
ouneh Of bribery stories that have been
handed down through the years. Most Of
mise yarns are simply incredible. The
Ate John Chamberlain. than whom no man
o. hls day knew more OF the inside doings
v Washington, used to lie back in his big
cnalr and laugh until his sides ached when
'nese narratives were repeated to him.
FOR example, there is the old. old story
o' the poor but stubborn Representative
w Congress whose vote was badly needed
IA certain Pacific Railroad legislation. He
vook dinner with the so-c-lled Pacific
railroad lobbyist one evening. The lobby
~ helped him on with his overcoat when
De took his departure.
o"' !" the street tn, Door but stubborn
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-11

legislators. They don't stick $40, 900 yellow
backs in oy ercoat pockets. They don't
pay of the mortgage on the old farm.
They don't bet a johngates, or a million
dollars, on an eight high hand, a-purpose
TO lose.
But It appears that some supporters Of
the peoples lobby thinl that thew do all Of
these things, and the peoples lobby has
come here to sidetrack or backcap or lust
foil EN-. Washingtonians are imp1tiently
awaiting the time when the chips'll begin
to fly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-29
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

Jersey City Journal:
Senator Wakelee has impressed his
individuality on legislation in a
marked degree this year, not only by
marked efficiency in committee and
on the floor, but by notably popular
and novel bills. 1t va his trolley
freight bill, introduced for Bergen
county, that stirred the rural sections
from Cape May to Sussex. 1t was his
bill to provide a district circuit court
that made other counties jealous, and
now he has passed a bill to allow
boroughs TO build trolley lines.
This latest movement grew out Of
the needs of Hasbrouck Heights.
There the trolley and the steam rail-
roads are parallel and there is a
sharp incilen from one to the other.
The people wanted a connecting troll
ley line, but the trolley company did
not see travel eenough 10 warrant an
extension at that point.
The people decided that # would
be a good thing to build their own
trolley. and this required legislation
and an appeal 10 Senator Wakelee.
The bill he drew provided that the
borough government cannot lake the
initiative until a petition signed by
fifty per cent. of the property owners
asked for action. Then 10 must be
submitted to a referendum and it
must receive the affirmative vote OF
fifty per cent. of the voters in the
borough before contracts ran be
awarded.
Yesterday the senate passed this
bill and it will probably pass the
house. thus providing the first munic-
ipal trolley road in this state.
Jersey City Journal:
A few days ago the Evening Jour
nal directed attention to the dam bill
introduced by Senator Minturn and
TO the provision that ii authorized a
private corporation TO condemn prop
erty for its "
Yesterday the New York "Tri-
bune," in commenting on this bill,
tried TO make a mystery Of 1t. when
there is no mystery either about the
inception or the drafting of the bill.
mere are capitalists WIZ are Will
ing to utilize a water power of about
200 horse power at Toms River.
They want more law than the exist
ing statutes provide, and their law
yers have drawn a bill that will meet
the demands of the capitalists who
are willing to take the bonds which
will be issued to float the company,
if the law is changed to make the in
vestment.
The bill they have drawn is toe
liberal in its provisions. In its pres
ent form it would not be a good Law
to have on the statute books.
There is a great deal of horse
power in this state that is going &c
waste and it would be a good thing
if it were utilized. but it would be
paying too dear for tfe whistle ia
create a new class " corporations
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-29

the borough would sink out of sight
completely.
II is just such n feeling as this that
has kept the two Amboys apart for
a long time and it is this spirit hat
the rest of the county, particularly
New Brunswick, is trying to keep
alive. With one-third the popula-
ton Perth and South Amboy, united,
| could be of enormous benefit to each
other. We fail 10 see how South Am
boy would lose any more by casting
her lot with this city than by hanging
in with the rest of the county. The
borough would have stood a great
deal better chance of getting one of
her citizens in the assembly if she
stood with Perth Amboy than she
does now. being included with all OF
the county south # the Raritan river.
excepting New Brunswick.
There is a disposition on the part
of the people in the two Amboys to
be friendly and this should be foster
ed. Perth Amboy extends the glad
hand to the borough over the river
and glories in her progress. The
two places are located side by side nj
the mouth of the Raritan and they
are intended to be friendly. Perth
Amboy does not want all the pudding, .
but she does want a square deal and
she is determined TO have it. A close
friendly relation with South Amboy
means that this city will also join the
borough in insisting on a square deal
for that place. South Amboy has
everything to gain by standing in
Perth. Alone, the borough is but
5000 people; not a big percentage Of
81. 900. Standing in league with this
| city she becomes $4,000. Just one
| third of the county. In which in
| stance is she likely to have the most
influence? There is no doubt but
that a joint committee of the two
| places could always arrange affairs
10 the mutual advantage and pros
perity of both places. The Amboys
, are naturally one place, they should
at least be the best of friends, max
ing each others fight their own. The
Amboys should stand together.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-29
THURSDAY, MARCH 30.
BISHOPS BILLS AMENDED.

While the bishops bills, as they
Npehed in the senate yesterday az
fernoon, differ somewhat from the
original bills as drawn by the cler-
gymen, if they are passed as they
have been reported, no n should
complain. It would be a long step in
The right direction.
The saloons are allowed 10 keep
their screens before their windows
during business hours. which was
one of the principal features they
fought for. But n of the bills pro-
yides that all screens must be remoy-
ed during the hours when the selling
Of LIQUOR is prohibited. This is a
decided gain for the people back OF
the bishops bills, although il Is not
all they asked for. II means that at
all times after midnight, all day sun
day and election days. the barrooms
must be open to the full gaze from
the street. The saloonkeepers should
O object TO that, for they pride
themselves for beine law-abiding cit
izens doing a legitimate business
therefore when it is Illegal to sell Ii
auor they should not object whether
neonle see inside the saloons or not.
The bills also provide that the Ii
cense limit should b. $500. This is
low enough. II means a $50 increase
In this city. But the law will, if
passed, limit the number Of saloons
to one to every 200 inhabitants,
which means the number in this city
must be cut down, thereby making
the privilege 10 those licensed stilI
more valuable. In this case the city
lis justified in increasing the license
bee TO $500. as other cities are do
In Ohio a law has Just been
sed by the Legislature, making the
mum license $1,000, while in
kork a local option bill has been
Considering all this, New
lieuor dealers can consider
elves fortunate if the bishops
tass as they have been introduce
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-29
FIRE A X

z3-Raritan Copper Works.
xe-High and Lewis streets.
57--Madison avenue and Paterson street
2S-Market and First streets.
z5-Smith and High streets.
a2-State and Smith streets.
43-Buckingham ave. and Hartford ST.
45-Commerce and Front streets.
47-High and Washington streets.
Estate st. and Buckingham ave.
L6--Hall avenue and Charles street.
s5-State and Wayne streets.
e2-Washington and First streets.
e3-New Brunswick ave. and Elm st.
e4-Smlth street and Watson avenue.
eh-Commerce and State streets.
72--Eront and Smith streets.
13-Water and Gordon streets.
74=Kearny avenue and Gordon street.
s2-Smith and Herbert streets.
H3-Woodbridge road and washington ST.
t4--Lehigh avenue and, stanford street.
To send in an alarm open the door or
the box and pull dow the lever ana let
10. ace only. Stay at box until hremen
hrrive.
gPECIAL CALLS.
! tap-Breap in circuit. = taps-DrilIl
and fire alarm test. 3 taps-Fire out. .
taps-Police call. 12-Call for Lincoln
Engine Company. 13-Call for Washing
ton Hose. f4-Cal for Mcclellan Engine
Company. 15-Cal1 for Protection HOOK
md Ladder. 16-Call for Eagle Hose
company.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-29
NEW YORK HERALD WEATHER
FORECAST.

In the Middle States and New Eng
land today fair to partly overcast
weather will prevail. with slight tenn
perature changes and fresh. variable
winds, mostly from northwest TO
northeast, followed by rain in the
southern parts of this section. On
Friday partly overcast weather and
fresh, variable winds will prevail,
with slowly rising temperature. pre-
ceded by rain in the southern coast
districts, and on Saturday partly
cloudy to fair weather, with nearly
stationary temperature.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-29
synonymous.

Cross EXaminer-And what did you
say the defendant said when he learned
that his friend had betrayed him?
Witness-He said: wouldn't that
make your carbuncle?"
Cross EXaminer-But ! thought You
said he said: Wouldn't that make
yOur blood boil?"
Witness-Well, isn't a carbuncle a
bloOd-boil?-Judge
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-29

with dangerous powers to secure the
use If the water power now going to
waste.
1t certainly would be a good thing
for the people of Toms River 10 have
the water power in use, but they
should raise the money in some other
way. The bill that has gone through
the senate should be stopped in the
assembly.
Jersey City Journal:
Assemblyman Hines of Essex has
introduced a bill providing that the
board having charge of the finances
in Newark or Jersey City may APP
point five official newspapers and in
designating such newspapers to select
a German or an Italian newspaper or
both.
There is no need for five official
newspapers in Jersey City and the
courts have held that legal advertise
ments must be published in English;
therefore it seems unwise to desig-
nate newspapers published in foreign
languages.
The policy of this state since 1894
has been that all official proceedings
should be published in the English
languages, and the decisions have
been uniformly on that basis.
Trenton Times:
The Hudson Observer suggests as
a solution of the problem of how to
drive out the dives and saloon back
rooms. that the licensing authorities
be made responsible, and that the
members of any excise board which
shall license immoral resorts or fail
TO revoke their licenses shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor. There is more
merit and fairness in the suggestion
than there is in the proposition to
hold a property owner responsible
for the illegal acts of his enant. The
dives and back rooms should be abol-
ished and the sale of intoxicating Ii
quors TO Minis prohibited. Then, If
the judges will follow Judge Reeds
example, and serve notice on the po-
lice departments that they must aid
in suppressing Illegal traffic, there
should be little cause for complaint
in the future.
Bridgeton Evening News:
The oyster tongers of South Jer-
sey, who number upward of l,oOO,
are generally pleased with the pass
age through the senate last week or
the bill introduced by Senator Minch,
which provides that oysters from
creeks and tributaries of rivers in
Salem, Cape May and Cumberland
counties shall not be caught, except
by hand.
Every tonger must pay a license
fee of IS per year, and must have the
number of his license painted on his
boat. oysters smaller than one and
one-half inches shall not be caught,
and no licensed tonger shall purchase
seed from an unlicensed longer.
All the tOngers' operations are to
be under the direction of the Oyster
Commission, and the state provides
for the expenses Of this branch by an
appropriation OF $4,000 per year. The
commission IS to plant seed oysters
and cove" .le Goounls with shells.
This bill has passed the senate,
and will one before the house of
assembly the coming week. It's pass
age is assured.
For violation of the act a fine OF
500 and Imprisonment for one year
may be imposed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-29
SUNNY SIDE OF LIFE.
Paw Dirt,

Enquirer-So you've returned from
the Wild Dog diggings, have you? Is
the ground particularly auriferous
round there?
Digger-Auriferous amt no word
for it, pard. My fust deal when | went
out there was to buy the old door-mat
at the saloon for half a dollar. | tuck
it home. boiled it down. and got ten
ounces of gold dust outer it. It's a
fact.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-29
The Criminal Failure
OF the Capitalist Class
BY JACK LONDON. Novelist and Socialist

T T is time to take THE S~TUPENDOUS REVOLUTION now
upon us into consideration. The greatest count in the indct-
ment against the capitalist class is that of its Encouragement of
society. IT'S FAILURE is HORRIBLE Its management is IN
SANE, 1DIOTIC AND CRIMINAL The primitive cave man did
not have to live in such squaler as do the modern workingnen.
In the United States there are TEN MILLION PEOPLE
WHO CONSTANTLY LIVE IN POVERTY. BY poverty I mean
that condition in which the mean standard of life cannot be main
tanned. This is CHRONIC STARVATION and means the intel
lectual and physical DETERIORATION of a large percentage of
our population.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-29
aMB0YS STAND TOGETHER.

The south Amboy Citizen became
very much exercised last week over
he suggestion that the two Amboys
Ebe made into the one assembly dis
krict. The Citizen feels that this city
auid be the whole show and that
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-29
Thought He Killed ,Em.

"Pop."
Eyes. my SON.
What is a t%ragedian?"
"Why a tragedian is an actor who
is supposed TO kill people"
Well, that actor who lives on the
next block is a tragedian. then. isn't
he?"
mo, my boy; he's a comedian"
Well, he's got an automobile!"--
Yonkers Statesman.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-29
10 the Point.

Pretty Daughter-Mamma, did you
hear what George said TO me tonight?
Anxious Mother-No, dear; but |
hope # vas apropos.
Pretty Daughter-It was more than
that. 1t was a-propn .sal.-Chicago
Daily News.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-29
Exchange of Confidence.

Mr.. Jinks--I don't know how you
will feel about it, sir. but the fact is
that my wife, your daughter, is a
dreadfully hard woman to live with.
Mr.. Blinks-I can sympathize with
you, sir. married her mother.-N. Y.
Weekly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-29
Not Quite the Same.

Does your latest novel enjoy a large
sale?" he inquired.
Il don't know whether the novel en-
Joys it or not replied the author, but
i do."-Royal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-29
Jewel Trade.

lmportations OF precious stones At
New York in the month of February
were appraised at 81, OCT .036, compared
with 81, 407 .0SS in February, 1905.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-29
Inferred.

Mr.. Cooper like to see a man act
naturally.
Mrs. Cooper-Well, I don't. | hate
to see a mar make a fool of himself
CaSsells Journal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-29
Mummy,

There was a fair maid who because
Oh a swelling she had in her jsuse
Couldn't sing; not at all.
In fact, every squan
Sounded like someone sbarpeninp sauss
Houston Post.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-29
A Glad Occasian.

Subbnbs-Your cooks silver ami
versary, you say?
Lonelyville-Yes; she's been with
US - hours.-N. y. Sun.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-29
A Peace Offering.

"Oh, mamma, won't you buy a new
dress for my doll?'
But why, child?'
Yesterday | quarreled with her, and
to-day we've made it up, and now |
must give her a new dress,"-RovaI.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-29
A Hint.

Steward, what makes this ship tip
so much
81 do not know, sir. Maybe she is
setting an example to the passengers"
Cleveland Leader.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-29

A hero in his way was he.
His memory fOndly thrives.
From ice he kept his sidewalk free,
And thus saved many lives.
Washington Star.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-29

She is wealthy in houses and lands. 1t Is
known.
She has a. that she wants, IN engage.
But there's one thing she doesn't, and
never viii, own
Her age,
cleveland Leader.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-29
ThIl

Does skating tire you?"
No; it's the sitting down 50 often
that tires me ."--Houstun Post.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-05-10
HE is FROM MISSOURI

1885 heat units come? It surely did
not come from the small per cent of lin
seed oil used to make the Ignite stick
together. 1t is of course expected that
the Independent will make this point
clear.
Also, your statement implies that after
burning the briquette showed more than
one half less residum-ash-than in
hard COAL This claim certainly borders
on the miraculous, as ordinary hard coal
contains about per cent ash, whereas
an average Ignite contains about eight
per cent.
1t seems from your article, that in
pressing the Ignite into a briquette,
three fourths of the ash disappears and
the order of the ash percentages of the
two Goals are reversed. What becomes
of this ash that so mysteriously disap-
pears? 1t certainly did not burn up, as
we have never seen any ash that did.
From the statement made in the ar
ticle referred to we are of the opinion
that someone has gone Devine P row :
dence one better, in creating something
out of nothing, and then creating some
thing back to nothing.
We anxiously away an explanation Of
the phenomena. j. S. WALLACE.