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The Washington times., 1906-02-22
VIII Please Johnson.

Having asked for an extensics7 of time
when his sentence was imposed bv
Judge HeudTickson. there Is little doubt
that the condemned man viii be pleased
by his good luck. although he has re-
peatediy stated that II was his wish
that there should be no posxponement.
Johnson is reported TO be walking
about his cell like an animal trying 10
find some avenue Of escape He is shak-
en- and starts AT every noise, indicating
that MS former braVad0 has received a
shock
The Washington times., 1906-02-22
YOUTH STRUCK BY TRAIN

Raymond Gibson. colored eighteen
years old. arrived at the Baltimore and
Ohio station this morning from Paw
Paw, w. Va. suffering from injuries
about the body and limbs He was con
Eeyed 70 Casualty Hospital He is said
TO have been struck by a train while
working on the railroad track yestec-
day afternoon.
The Washington times., 1906-02-22

| indicating q disposi ton of the legislative
power to add something to the cOnEtitu-
tiouaI jurisdiction Of the court in such
The Washington times., 1906-02-22
THE FRENCH NAY SHOOT IT.

" write with hat in hand to salus {,
the American people" says president
castro It has bee-s known that Cas- -ru
talks through his hat but this Is sht
nfst Lotlmaticn that he does his writ
3nE i.ne same way---Chicag Journal
The Washington times., 1906-02-22

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Women S 50 grade
stylish patent kid
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The Washington times., 1906-02-22
Prisoner Not Notified.

II was placed in the hands Of Sheriff
Norcross, who gave strict onders that
no one should inform Johnson of his new
lease Of life.
The sheriff left town at 10 O'Clock and
before starting said he would visit John
son upon his return and break The
news to Lhe man abols O'Clock
The Washington times., 1906-02-22
OLD SAYING.

You NAV choose 10 play your part
wei or badly. but you do not choose
your part. The choice IS made for yezI
by the author OF the play.--EpictetHs-
The Washington times., 1906-02-22

AttorneyGeneral Takes Tn
accustomed Holiday.

Attorney General Moody made a real
holiday out Of George Washington
Birthday
With the exception OF Il few minutes
he spent with the President early this
morning. Mr. Moody actually turned his
back upon official duties Attired in a
neat riding suit. booted and spurred. he
left the White House about 10 o clock.
mounted his horse and rode out into the
country BY way Of the Rock Creek
Park road It was NOT until late this
afternoon that he returned 10 the city.
Made it Real Holiday.
This is the first tine that I have
made a real holiday out of legal hoIi-
day since L have been in the Cabinet"
said Mr. Mood. As a usual thing
Cabinet officials put in a hard days
work on holidays. because they have
few visitors and can devote their time
exclusively to official business
The Attorney General is very fond Of
horseback riding He can frequently be
seen riding In Rock Creek Park and
elsewhere. Secretary Taft and Secre-
tarv Root are also good horsemen. and
ride a great deal. Mr. Taft rides not
only because he delights in the exercise.
but because it tends TO reduce his
weight
For some time Secretary Taft has beeD
psrsistentiy pursuing a course Of phv-
slcai culture for taking OF a few Of the
extra pounds NJ flesh which ne feels he
does not need
President a Devotee.
President Roosevelt rides a great deal
during the winter months in order 10
prevent the accumulation OF suDerfuous
weight. IN the summer time he plavs
tennis. goes fishing and rowing with his
sons AT oyster BAY, and thus keeps him
self in excellent physical condition
throughout the year.
The President other Cabinet officers
seldom take any more strenuous axer-
else than walking Messrs. Shaw, Bona
pfrte, wilson Hitchcock. C0rteIyou. and
Metcalf spend their spare time al home
or out carriage riding with their fauiI-
les, Secretary Bonaparte owns some
very me teams. and delights in a swift
drive behind his favorite horses
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-22

PROVINCIAL and a suburban play
house.
There is just a possibility, however.
that Tommy" may make a hit In the
United States, and that London man
ayers may eventually be camoring for
the piece OF which they apparently
Fought shy to begin with. For, despite
the many denunciations TO which the
play has been subjected, reviewers
have not been wanting to describe Il
as a strong, and even an extraordinary
piece. "A profound and painful prob
lem, set out honestly. fearlessly and
with full knowledge of the fierce criti-
clsm that II will certainly incur
thus AYERS w. l.. Courtney, and al
though these are strong words, they
are agreed with by many who have
seen this piece--an especially remark
able one TO have been written by the
author of Miss Hobbs"
What then, Is tho story, which has
so upset the majority OF London critics
and which Americans are soon 10 have
submitted for their approval or con-
demnation? IL Is, OF course, TO n great
extent that OF Jeromes appealing, II
rather Unbalanced novel-although II
anything the episodes which proved
most effective In the story are seen
to least advantage on the stage. The
hrst act, I'm fact, which passes IN the
ONCE OF Good Humor." the moribund
comic weekly Of which Miss Tommy"
Is assistant editor. shows a. painful
tendency 20 drag. but after this we get
action In plenty and the author has no
dinlculty In carrying the audience
with him.
Jerome gives US heroine who elects
to live with the man she loves In spite
OF the fact that he Is married and
has for years been drunkard--once
she has discovered that they have
been parted by treschery. The story
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DEsERET EVENING NEWS SATURDAY DECEMBER % 1906

begins In the offices OF Good Humor''
whose stan has been joined by Dick
Danvers, smart young writer, in or
der To be near Its fair girl editor. And
Tommy" loves Dick and would marry
him did not another woman appear
and claim him as tho father " her
child. As for the man, Il mistaken
chivalry leads him TO marry "Tom-
iny's' rival-although he Is not re-
sponsible for her downfall, and forth
With he enters on life Of misery
which soon leads him TO the bottle.
Years pass and the smart young
newspaper man IL broken down,
drunkard, miserable hack, who
Is hving alone save for the
woman's child, whom he has nam
ed Honor" His wife has long
since disappeared, and unknown 10
Danyers, Tommy" who Is now a sue
cessful authoress has befriended both
him and his little daughter" One
night she comes when Dick Is drunk
and suddenly encounters the other
woman, now an out-and-tAIt adventure
ess whom curiosity has led To visit her
husband and child. In an attempt TO
crow over Tommy" she Inadvertently
reveals that she won Danvers by lie
and when upbraided by her rival, illngs
out Of the room With threat OF mis-
chief.
The end comes with an effective
scene. Tommy remains behind I'm
the dark, meaning to tell Danvers OF
his wife's intentions. lie returns, Just
enough flushed with drink to make him
hesitate 10 go and bid his child good
night. Reaching for the bottle, he tells
himself that he must drink again.
Tommy he says, never comes bacS
into the room and talks to him tin he
has drunk more than Que glass If only
she would come with the first glass
there would be no further drink or
drunkenness for him. Touched TO tho
heart, Tommy comes forward IN flesh
and blood, conventional morality Is
thrown 10 the winds, and the curtain
falls upon the lovers IN each others
arms.
II was this tloutirg OF the conventions
for loves sake, that worried 80 many
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IN LONDON 7HEA7ERS.

Special Correspondence.
4 ONDON, Dec, 12.--"such bold
challenge TO the convention has
hardly ever before been placed
upon an English stage" SO wrote
w. L. Courtney the other day, of
"Tommy"--the new play by Jerome
X. Jerome which is soon to be taken
to the United states-and 1t may be
added that this verdict by the critic
or the Telegraph Is generally endorsed
by his fellow reviewers. some of
whom. "a a matter Of fact, have gone
further and condemned Jerome's lat
est work as an offence against good
taste and good morals alike.
SO curiosity Is keen To see what will
be thought OF Tommy in the United
states, when Annie Hughes takes IL
across the water. next month. After
a trial week In Manchester. where II
seems to have made small sensa-
ton, the piece was put on at leading
suburban theater last Monday-and
the Immediate result was such vo-
rent disagreement between the nes-
tors OF tho London press as had not
been seen for many n long day.
Unpleasant and unconvincing" arc
terms which several prominent re-
viewers use In describing Tommy"
while moro than one dramatic writer
has been 80 disturbed by the unusual
trend OF Jerome's plot as TO decline
TO narrate II for the edifcation Of his
readers. so no doubt It was because
OF this unconventionality that the new
play-which Ia. OF course, d dramatic
ed version Of Jerome's recent book,
Tommy q Co."--was not put on
originally IN the fashionable West End
of London. instead OF being sent to
America after a two weeks run at
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ances were unknown at such prominent
playhouses al Laura Keene's, Wallacks
and the Winter Garden.
Dion Boucicault was the inventor
OF the matinee" according To John
Jack, one of the oldest actors of our
stage. and according to all theatrical
tradition, It was he who gave such
presentations French term. Long be-
fore his time. Saturday afternoon per-
formances' were given at irregular IN
teryals, but he was the first manager TO
make them regular feature OF the
weeks program. Before the introduce
ton Of the matinee the responsible man
ayers could be counted on the fingers
or one hand The matinee added a
liked income 20 the treasures and
served In degree TO insure the nav
ment OF salaries. But the greater i'm
portance OF the matinee was its in
fuence In abolishing the old prejudice
against theatrical entertalnments-a
prejudice that was stlll very strong in
the days when | was u Juvenile actor.
The younger people who were not al
lowed by their parents 10 attend even.
ing performances, We're nevertheless
permitted 20 go To the theater after
Moons as II the influence might be Less
baneful than In the night time. The re-
sun OF this was that the younger eener-
auon got the theater-going habit at an
impressionable age And when these
younger people grew up them were
more liberal with their own children"
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extended 70 our British cousins, al
though as a matter of fact their claim
upon the air for A national hymn Is
no stronger than ours and materially
weaker than that OF others. 1t was
composed by the Frenchman Lully In
the seventeenth century, was adapted
to the House OF Hanover by Holland
and promptly taken over by Swltzer-
land I - "Rufst du meln Vaterland."
although the Hanoverans never aban-
doned IL, Hell dir i'm Siegerkranz" not
Die Wacht am Rhein," being to this
day the national hymn OF Germany.
Consequently the eve-song OF British,
Swiss, German and American soldiers
about to go into battle would consist
of the same music and a tumble OF
words by Carey, Harries. Rev Samuel
r. Smith and whoever wrote the Swiss
words. For dOuble-Quick marching
Yankee Doodle" continues to be sat-
isfactory and Hall Columbia" is not
without merit; but America" is OF too
common use among the nations and
THE Star-Spangled Banner too
Understanding so again we ask, VIII
not some one kindly present rs with
new dlstlnctlvely American national
hymn ?-George Harvey in North
American Review.
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How Stoddard Started
Goodwin and Mansfield
Towards Fame

Jr II not generally known that j. II.
Stoddart, the grand old man OF the
stage, was the indirect cause OF the
lirst great hits made by Richard
Mansfield and Nat Goodwin, hut that is
a fact. Stoddart was offee ed the part
OF Baron Chevrial In "a Partisan Ro-
nance" ana he rejected IL as unworthy
OF AN actor OF his standing. Richard
Mansfield asked for the pant and 1t was
given him. He made a terrific hit, "a
great name and fortune In IL.
II was about 80 years ago when Stod-
dart made Goodwin. Stoddart was at
that time scoring his great success at
the old Union Square theater New
York, as Pierre Michel In the memoir
able production of Rose Michel"
Goodwin had an engagement at va
riety theaier doing limitations OF Lead
ing actors. He had not yet become
famous. Stoddart's work as the old
murderer In Rose Michel" made that
piece the talk Of the town, Goodwin
knew that ii he could only succeed In
reproducing one Of Stoddart's tremen-
dous scenes In the famous French play
he would own New York one night
Goodwin happened 10 run across Fred
Bryton, well-known character actor
who was then starring In piece called
"Jack o. Diamonds" which he after
wards changed to Forgiven" Bryton
had with him his valet "a peculiar sort
OF a fellow, who was more than clever
at initiating actors Of celebrity. At
Bryton's suggestion the valet gave n
specimen OF Stoddarts peculiar style
aud amazed Goodwin with his clever
ness. Goodwin saw his opportunity,
and at a favorable opportunity got the
valet into a corner and had him go over
the thing half a dozen times The next
morning at the breakfast table Good
win said TO his wife, Eliza Wethersby,
Liz. | have IT,"
Have what2" she asked looking mp
from the paper she had been reading.
why, the imitation OF old man Stod-
dart" replied Goodwin, 81 got II from
n fellow last night"
At his wifes request Goodwin at
tempted the imitation.
Rose, Rose, ] have been a bad man
TO you; | have thieved and murdered;
] have"
mot bit like It, Nat" said Mrs.
Goodwin. interrupting. mot a bit like
IT,"
But Goodwin kept at II, hit the fancy
Of the audience, and in a week was the
rage OF New York.
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OF the London critics. aud las one gath
ers, the London managers before them.
what American playgocrs will think o..
II remains TO be seen. IL may be said
however that Annie Hughes who has
already been seen In the United states,
gives really fine performances OF
Tommy and that the rest OF the
company presenting Jerome's new piece
Is more than commonly adequate.
Never, perhaps, In the history Of the
modern stage has any actress brought
down upon herself such general execra-
tlon as that which Is now being dis
played against Sari Fedak. one OF the
best known and most beautiful women
on the Hungarian stage.
Mdlle. Fedak has Just fed from
Budapesth in terror OF her life angry
crowds having stormed her house and
threatened her with death IL she fell
into their hands. The cause Of this
Feeling against the actress Is the recent
suicide OF Paul Widor, a widely known
and popular Hungarian dramatlst, who
recently engaged Mdlle Fedak TO APP
pear In new piece OF his at the lm-
perial theater, Budapesth The play did
not attract, largely, II IL said, on ac-
count OF the poor performance OF Sarl
Fedak I'm the principal role. but IN spite
OF this the actress Insisted on her con-
tract being carried out to the letter
This action on Mdle. Fedaks part
plunged Widor into serious financial
difficulties. He could not pay the rent
of the theater due at the beginning OF
this month and feeling unable to face
the situation he shot himself. Since
Widor's death IT has leaked out that he
a IN, o., "a .l,l Il IL
she not only refused, but made prepar-
atoms To take over the theater herself
when the crash came. The feeling
among Budapesth people Is almost in
descrlhable. Not only was the actress
life In positive danger so long as she
remained IN Budapesth, but an the
managers have taken a similar step.
Accordingly Sari Fedak has felt COM
PEELED to announce that she has closed
her career as professional actress.
CURTIS BROWN.
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ORIGIN OF THE MATINEE.

IT. HE Origin of the Matinee--'The
truth Of the matter seems to be
that the matinee as IL Is known
today in America does not ante
date the Civil war. 1t is thoroughly
modern institution invented, says the
New York Times, to meet the require
ments OF modern public. or the var
lous theories Of It's origin the one most
10 be commended for Its ingenuity and
also for a certain plausibility relates
to an old New England law forbIddinp
theatrical performances on Saturday
nights. According to the old Puritan
IDEA the Sabbath began at shutdown
on saturday, and this tradition was le
gally sustained until as late as tho
season OF lS55"6. Consequently. many
years before the Introduction of the
matinee as regular institution and
as an extra performance, Saturday af-
ternoon performances, advertised nm
der that name. had been the custom i'm
Boston The same writer who puts for
Ward this explanation of the origin Of
tne matinee calls attention 10 the fart
that Dion Bouclcault, who is ordinarily
created with having invented tho mat
NEE, was In England I'm 1860 ana for
some ~ years thereafter. When he
returned to this country the matinee
mad already Travelled from Boston ana
taken root In New York. One thing 10
certain. Until 1860 matinee nerforr,9
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Wanted-A New National Hvmn

wv ILL not someone kindly COM
wv pose a new national hymn?
W We should dislike to lose
THE Star-Spangled BAN
ner" chiefly because OF its patriotlc
origin on board an American frigate
during the British bombardment. and
we love to recall such incidents as
that In Castle Garden, when Daniel
Webster, to the distress OF his wife.
and the delight of the audience. set
the example of rising, which has since
become common. and. by main strength
and with mighty voice, Joining In the
chorus with Jenny Lind. But, after
all, only the words are American. the
atroclous music being that OF Ana
creon in Heaven" composed by an
Englishman. II is therefore distinct
lively national only in part and after
nearly a century OF trying service
might well be laid upon the shelf. A
yet more efficient reason for seeking
substitute Is found in the fact that
the American people have been trying
IN vain for nearly century to sing
H. Despite the general cultivation Of
voices, e endeavor OF nm audiences
to-day to respond to the demand upon
their patriotic spirit continues 10 be
as pathetic as II has ever been despe-
rate. Even our loyal navy takes
America In place OF The STAR
spangied Banner" at evening colors.
From time to time the suggestion Is
made that this substitution be gener-
ally made. but here again objection
arises from the fact that only the
words OF America" too, are Ameri-
can. on British ocean steamships a
prior right Is facility accorded TO the
british, and God Save the King" Is
sung While we persist IN adherence
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sCHUMANN.HEINK

seyenty-fourth St. Cecilia festival Of
the Church Music union. A motette,
Locus lste,' by Bruckner. formed tho
onertory. The performance was un-
der the leadership OF DR.. k,lgen KOr-
row. This was only the nineteenth
time that this mass has been heard
in connection with the church liturgy
The first performance OF this sort was
IN 1885. For almost so years the mass
was then heard only In the concert
rooms. Since 1891 special services
like that mentioned above have been
held almost yearly by the Church
Music union.
one of the largest audiences ever
crowded into the Broadway heater,
New York. attended the testimonial
performances given last week under the
auspices of the Lambs club for Henry
| Clay Barnabee and Mrs. William II.
Macdonald Marie StOne), former
members Of the Bostonians, The to-
tai receipts wore more than S22.000
which did not include the cancellation
of notes given by Mr.. Barnabee to
friends for 10000, which were de-
stroyed I'm favor OF the actor when II
became known that he was in financial
difficulties. One of these notes was
A.
ma, and when he died 1t was left TO
his widow. When Mrs. Hanna learned
that Mr.. Barnabee was going 10 have
benefit she sent word to the men In
charage or the testimonial that she
had destroyed the note Of the actor,
as did two other persons who held Mr.,
Barnabee's notes for $4,000 These
notes were secured by life insurance
held by the aged actor, and by their
holders giving them up they as much
as presented Mr.. Barnabee with $10,-
600.
A new romantic opera. 1.-THE Vicar OF
Wakefield" was given its first London
production at the Prince of Wales thea
ter two weeks ago, with David Bispham
as the good old parson immortalized
by Oliver Goldsmith. A large and
fashionable audience acclaimed the
tuneful music, the dramatic situations
and charming pastoral scenes which are
the principal features of the produce
ton.
The opera follows In the main the
lines OF Goldsmith's theme, preserving
It's pathetic notes ana thus affording
Mr.. Bishpam an opportunity to dis
play his talents both as an actor and
a singer The concensus Of critical
opinion on the production IL that II Is
something more than the ordinary light
opera owing 10 Its strong dramatic as
pect. Mr.. Bspams delneatlon of the
vicar was received with applause and
promises TO be a lasting creation. Miss
Isabel JAY as Olivia, the wears way
ward daughter, also scored marked
success.
The audience showed Its enthusiasm
after each act, and there was a remark.
able demonstration at the close of the
play when Mr.. Bishpam and Nine Liza
Lehman, the composer, received an
ovation which lasted Is minutes.