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Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-18
New Playwrigf1fS Making Good
| LTHoUGH under the most favor,

A LTHOUGH under the most favor
u able circumstances 1t is no easy
task to get play produced. 1t is
a fact that the conditions obtaining in
the theatrical business at present favor
the playwright more than hitherto.
The plays that have won out lately
have some of then been from the hands
of untried dramatists, and all the man
ayers that produce plays are crying
that they cannot get enough good plays
to produce. Charles Frohman Is eX-
perimenting with new and untried
authors. Henry w. Savage has given
a production to Jesse Lynch Williams.
whose THE Stolen Story was his first
stage work, and to John Kendrick
Bangs, who, although he is a trained
writer. has not until now written for
the stage.
Klaw & Erlanger, the Schuberts. Har-
risan Grey Fiske, Walter Lawrence,
David Belasc0 and the rest of the pro-
ducing managers are calling for new
material.
So far this year the failure and the
half successes have been about equally
divided between the experienced play
wrights and the newcomers. This Is
an encouraging sign for the latter class
If with their small experience and little
prestige they can write the half sue
cesses, surely there is encouragement
for new writers who have not yet been
produced"
Paul Potter. who has had fine sue
cesses, came a company with Bar
bara's Millions" which he adapted from
the French for Lillian Russell yet with
the failure of this strong playwright
came the success of Clothes" written
by Avery Hopwood, an absolute
stranger to the stage. and Charming
Pollock. who previously had done only
dramatization of THE Pit" and an
original play "The Little Gray Lady. =
Stanley Park met blank failure in
Man and His Angel" and George M.
Cohan, who is an actor as we'll as so
many other things, fell down in Pom
ularity." in which Thomas w. Ross.
who had scored so hard in Henry NJ
Blossoms Checkers" failed to secure
public attention or cash.
Each of these failures leaves roono
for another play. Every time a PLAY
fails long line of bookings is disar-
ranged, and the wise manager iumps
right in with new play as a substi-
tute. Charles Frohman has taken dead
ones off less than a week after they
have been produced. Some lingel
longer.
The new dramatist can find encour.
agement this year in the success of the
Chorus Lady" in which Rose StahI &c
starring. II Is great hit in New York
where Its author was unknown as 3
playwright.
Two big saAcesses this year are those
of Arthur Wing Pinero and Hem,
Arthur Jones. The His House in Or
der of the former and "The Uvno.
critics" of the latter have scored hard
Mr.. Jones gave his play to New Yorl
before 1t was produced in London Thi,
is the first time an English dramatis
OF MS rank mas preferred New York tC
a q Ia
w. c. and Cecil De Mile. who Tvro+.
''The Genius" In which Nat Goodwi,
is making good again after a dIscour
aging series OF failures. are young men
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-18

laid in the San Gabriel mission in 1S47.
1S47.
BURBANK-Versat in an indi-
Vldual member of stock organization
has frequently been the subject Of
much talk and wonder, but there are
few play patrons who take into con-
sideration the versatility of an entire
company of players. One week stock
company may be seen in a production
of THE Three Musketeers," a drama
of eight heavy acts, and the next week
tnds 1t casting aside the bucklers and
sword and plunging gayly into a latter
! day comedy such as Nance & Co."
This week, beginning with a matinee
this afternoon, Augustin Daly's fas-
cinating comedy success that won such
favor in Los Angeles three years ago,
Nancy e. Co." will be revived with
all the Burbank players in the cast
ORPHEllM-Vasco known as 'the
, mad musician" I'll make his initial
bow in this city tomorrow night at the
Orpheum. During the twenty-five
minutes that he is on the stage he plays
twenty seven different Instruments.
Mile. Alexandra and Mons. BERTHE have
also just arrived from q tour round the
world They will give a refined slack
wire and balancing act ith dramatic
story intermingled with their aerobatic
work Their act is entitled After the
Ball." Wilson brothers were 4ormerly
Of the Wilson trio, and under that
name have been SEN here before They
have a new act and some more of the
German dances and funny talk The
Empire City quartet was due here a
week ago. but popularity in Frisco led
the management there to hold them for
three weeks. Augusta Close, the dainty
Coincidence; Collins and Hart, "bunko''
acrobats, and Max MILAN. violinlst, are
held over for another week.
HOTC HKISS "Other Peoples
Money" which the Hamilton Howard
company puts on at the Hotchkiss, be-
ginning this afternoon, carries these
capable players back into the field of
comedy again from which they have
been astray for couple Of weeks. 1t
Is a lively coh " this, In which George
Howard. as wealthy bro ';er, helps his
stenographe with his own daughter,
when that 7 the last thing N the world
that he desires. Howard. as the broker,
made a great lit in the cast Miss
Dorset will appear as the daughter,
while Eti Murphy will depict the stenog-
rapher-lover Betty .onson will act the
German adventures. making compiled
tions ia the plot with the aid Of Guy
Hitner as a German hog dealer, and
Arthur Mackley as a rival broker. The
rest OF the cast are promised excellent
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-18
Coming Attractions

MASON-One of the announcements
for the Mason opera house that will at
tract general interest among theater-
goers in this city and vicinity is the
engagement of the musical play. peg
gy from Paris" which will be here all
Of this week with a Saturday matinee.
The book and lyrics are the product of
George Ade, than whom no American
humorist has been more widely read
or more thoroughly enjoyed; and this
play is one of his brightest and clever
est works. It ran four months at Wal
lacks theater in New York, five months
at the fremont theater in Boston and
three months in the Studebake. theater
IN Chicago. Hence the play spent one
entire year In three cities and was
pronounced triumph in each.
BELASCO-The Belasco bill for this
week Will be "The Pit" played In this
city last year by Wilt-a Lackaye. This
weeks performances at the Belasco
" be the first presentations of the
play that have ever been given by a
stock company anywhere. and Is
further evidence Of the alertness of the
Belaseo management to secure the big
things of the native stage. In addition
TO the regular forces OF the Belasco
there will be introduced In "The PITT
over sixty actors and actresses who will
al. have speaking parts. In the famous
scene in the wheat pit In the Chicago
board OF trade over 200 people will be
used to represent the traders and the
spectators H. the galleries Lewis s.
Stone will have Llckaye's original role
OF Curtis Jadwin, and amelia Gardner
Will be the Mrs. ,adwin Of the per-
formance Following THE PITT the
Belasco company will give for the first
time on any stage the new romantic
play OF Southern California, Captain
Courtesy The scenes Of the play are
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-18
Mummers, Maxin1s
1T is better to have starred and
failed than never to have
starred at all.

3TN is better 10 nave starred and
failed than never to have
starred at all
An ounce of pull is worth a pound
of talent.
All that glitters Is not a star.
There's many a slip 'twixt first
night and a seasons run.
Every star has a silver backing.
A contract i'm the hand is worth two
in talk.
once a chorus girl always a chorus
girl.
A strolling player gathers no "cush,"
The paths of glory lead but to mat
rimony.
A little understudy is a dangerous
thing.
An actor and his money are not soon
parted
Press agents rush in where angels
fear to tread
How sharper than a serpent's tooth
II Is to have a thankless part.
Many are "called," but few answer
back-at rehearsals.
It's wise playwright that knows
his own play-when the star and the
manager get through with II.
Beauty Is only "make-up' deep.
A salary saved is an automobile, an
ermine coat. a diamond tiara, etc,
earned.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-18
Some Suggestions for Nan,es

NNE OF the show girls of one OF the
current attractions is named Ida
Clare! But this is nothing COM
pared 10 the chorus Of a musical com
,edy touring the northwest vrjtas,
Frank Wilstack:
A disagreeable girl-Annie Mostly
A sweet girl-Carrle Mel.
A very pleasant girl-Jenny Rosity.
A smooth girl-Amelia Ration
A clear case of girl--E. Lucy date
geometrical girl-Polly Con
Not orthodox-Hettie Rodoxy'
One of the best girls-Ella Cant
A flower girl-Rhoda Dendron.
A musical girl-Sarah Made.
A profound girl-Mettie Physics
A clinging girl-Jessie Mine.
A nervous girl-Hester Ical
A muscular girl-Callie Sthenics
A lively girl-Annie Nation.
An uncertain girl-EVa Nescent
A big glrl-Ellie Phant.
A warlike girl-Millie Tary.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-18

The Weeks BHIs

AuDITORIUM-"Car III Trova-
tore" Faust"
MAsON-'PeEgy from Paris"
BELAsCO-"The Pit"
TOTCHKISS - "Other Peoples
Money"
BURBANK Nancy & Co"
GRAND-"Uncle Josh Perkins"
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
F1sCHER's- Musical comedy.
GATETY-B Burlesque.
CHUTES-Outdoor amusements
THE syndicate has one ON Los
Angeles just now.
a II isn't pleasant to admit 1t. but
pity 'tis tits true.
We have been anathematizing the
New York bunch of play purveyors for
weeks because of the wretched line
Of attractions 1t has foisted upon us.
Perhaps the wall was heard, more
likely It never reached the syndicate's
ears. But nevertheless, last week 1t
did send us Il most excellent produc-
tion, one in lifetime, such an one as
is rarely seen anywhere-Louis James
and his superb company in 'rhe Merry
Wives of Windsor"
And what dld we DO WITH II!
We stayed at home. most of us.
There is no excuse of lack of info~-
nation of it, no play was ever more
thoroughly or artistically announced
beforehand. There Is no excuse that
1t wasn't praised in the criticisms; 1t
was almost slobbered over. There Is
still no excuse that we were all at he
opera We were not; the emptiness
there at times was ghastly. We sim
ply didn't go.
Was it because we nave been so
steadily bunkoed this season by the
syndicate, as was the case last season,
that we couldn't trust it? Perhaps.
Do we mistrust all announcements that
emanate from syndicate sources? Like
ly. Or is Shakespeare dead? Never.
Be all this as 1t may. Louis James
should have packed the Mason from
pit to dome. Los Angeles should have
gone If for no other reason than to
''show the syndicate" to convince it
that we know good and bad attrac-
tions and will attend the good while
we throw down the bad. The play
goers should have been wise to the
occasion. They were not; they over
looked a bet and now when We clomor
for good attractions who can blame
the syndicate if it says, in effect:
go to- You had Louis James. the
best that we can offer; you refused
sending others to meet the same fate?
Take the tank chasers and be happy
with you'll"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-18

Don't ask Rice and Cady how they
ike San Francisco. They don't. And
Il saves sulphurous language.
Amador ledger., 1906-02-02
Another Pioneer Gone.

We are called upon this week to
chronicle the death OF another pioneer
of Amador county, in the person OF
Daniel BEEN, of New York Ranch at
the ripe old age of 85 years. He died
on the 28th of January, from the
breaking down of his vital froces in
cident to age. The funeral took place
Tuesday last, services being conduct
ed in the M. E. church by r. G. E.
Winning at two O'Clock, after which
the body was laid in the Protestant
cemetery by the side of his wife, who
left this life three years ago last Nov
ember. A large number of old
settlers, and the neighboIs generally,
Joined in the procession to the grave.
Deceased was a native of Ohio. He
came to California in 1852, and for a
period of 81 years lived on the farm
and wayside place, at New York
Ranch. Three daughters survive him,
Mrs Wheeler, Mrs Emmons, and Mrs
Hanley.
Amador ledger., 1906-02-02
Fine Lemons.

We we're shown last week a fine
sample of Amador county lemons,
demonstrating the fitness of portions
of this county for the growth of
citrus fruits. Mrs S. Angove sent
east for the tree. She cultivated it
for year or two in Jackson, and
when it grew to a size beyond her
care, she sent it to Orrie w. Jones of
the Mocking Bird ranch below
Mountain Spring, where it has
thrived amazingly, and has commenc-
ed to bear fruit. The specimen shown
is one of the largest lemons we have
seen, would make nearly two of the
ordinary lemons, and is as juicy as
the best southern product. The warm
belt in the neighborhood of Mt.
Spring is particularly adapted for
all kinds of citrus fruits. And there
are other sections of Anador equally
we'll suited for oranges, lemons and
olives.
Amador ledger., 1906-02-02
A JackSonite Married.

Miss Minnie Nobel. youngest daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs Rudolph Nobel,
and Henry N. Barton, both of this
city, were quietly married on We'd
nesday afternoon at the home of the
bride. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Charles Oehler of the German
Lutheran Church, the only witnesses
being the BRIDES parents and the
attendants, Mr. and Mrs r. W. Mans
field. The bride was given away by
her father. Mr. and Mrs Barton left
for San Francisco on the afternoon
train to spend their honeymoon.
They will make their future home in
this city at 706 Fourteenth street.
The gloom is clerk in the Southern
Pacific Railroad office, and the bride
is native daughter of Sacramento. o.
Sacramento Union, Jan. %.
The groom is a son of Mrs. and
Mrs. j. Barton of Jackson.
Amador ledger., 1906-02-02
JACOB VAN METER.
CaIifornia's Oldest Resident.

jackson has the proud distinction
OF being the home of the Oldest citizen
IN the state. His name is Jacob
Van Natter. and he lacks less than a
month of being 102 years OF age. He
was born in Louisville; Lewis county.
New York, on February 5, 1904. He
came to California in 1868, crossing
the plains, and has since made two
trips across the continent to visit his
native state, the last trip being in
1893, when he was SO years of age.
The Sacramento Union of Tuesday
last contains sketch of this centen-
arlan accompanied with a portrait
taken when 100 years of age. He
lives with his daughter, Mrs G. RIcht-
myer. Three other children are also
living, Mrs G. M. Blair also of Jack
son, Mrs Ii. NJ Manion of San HFran-
cisco, and James G. Van Natter of
Wisconsin.
The hand of time has naturally left
It's impress upon his frame; plough
ing the burrows upon his features,
and sapping the suppIeness of bygone
days from his now totter1ng limbs.
He is still able to get around the
house with the aid of a walking stick,
and up to within three months ago,
when he sustained nasty fall, which
shook him up severely. was able to
get around freely without any aid
whatever.
The most remarkable fact about
this ''grand old man." is that his
mind is clear, his memory reaching
back to scenes of childhood days as
correctly almost as to happenings of
yesterday.
Amador ledger., 1906-02-02
g q. 81 ~ % II IA.
Bears the # Ths Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature af N4Zzzszmc
Where Babies Swim.

81 spend my winters in Samoa" said
a traveller "It is always summer
there. There the babies swim. Can
you imagine Il quainter, more charm
ing sight than a host of babies, none
over two years old, laughing and
growing and swimming like fish in
pools of clear sea water? You will see
this sight in Samoa. Samoan women
believe sea baths benefit babies, and
in that equable climate they bathe their
little ones daily the year around. The
youngsters soon learn to swim. They
can swim before they can walk. And
to see these pretty brown babies swim
ming in the sea is well worth a 5000
mile trip to Samoa. ."-Philadelphia Bull
letin.
Amador ledger., 1906-02-02
Insane.

Henry Kreth was adjudged insane
on Tuesday after an examination by
Drs. Kellogg and Rantz in the
superior court. lie is past eighty
years of age and. was in the hospital
for few days, but his mind was
affected to such an extent that he
could not be cont1 oiled or taken care
of at that place, so it was necessary
to place him in an asylum. MI
Kreth's home is at Michigan Bar.
He is an uncle of Gus Kreth, who
formerly lived near Falrplay. The
latter has been employed at Nash,
Vile mine and took care of his uncle
for while, finally arranging to pay
$40 per month into the hospital tol
his support when he could no longer
take care of the old man at home. -
PlacerviIle Repu ublican.
The afflicted one is we'll known in
the northwestern part of Amador,
in which neighborhood he lived fol-
many years.
Amador ledger., 1906-02-02
Strange Attempt at Robbery.

A curious experience happened to
Del Norte Winning, son of Rev. G. B.
Winning on Saturday afternoon. He
was out delivering Saturday Evening
Posts. When crossing the main bridge
at the north end of Main street a
man ran up to him, slipped the bag
in which he carried the papers off his
neck, and reached for his pocket.
The boy, frightened by the sudden
assault, jumped aside, and thereby
avoided the loss of the few bits IN
his pocket. The assallant however,
ran off with the bag of papers, and
escaped. So far no trace of bag or rob-
Der has been discovered.
Amador ledger., 1906-02-02
Obituary.

Mrs Anna Koch died in San Fran
cisco on January %, native of Ire
land, aged 40 years II N onths and 26
days. She was the beloved wife of
Emil Koch, formerly of Jackson.
They were married in Amador City
some 20 years ago, and thereafter
moved to San Francisco. Besides her
mourning husband, deceased leaves
two children, both girls, also sister
Mrs j. r. Dunlap of Amador City.
The remains were forwarded to ANA
dor City on Tuesday, and we're buried
in the cemetery at Sutter Creek on
Wednesday last.
Amador ledger., 1906-02-02

John Mazzera, one of the oldest
residents of Volcano, died in that
town last Friday, and was buried in
the local cemetery OH Sunday. 1t will
be remembered that his daughter, who
lives in Oakland. made a record
breaking trip in an automobile,
specially hired for the porpose. to
reach the bedside of her aged parent,
who was then believed to be dying.
He had been failing for many years,
and his demise was not unexpected.
The Rev. Father Dermody Of Sutter
Greek conducted the funeral obse-
quies, assisted by choir from our
sister town consisting, of Miss Ida
Herman, Miss Brynole and Mrs A.
Nixon. Besides the married daughter
in Alameda conutY, deceased leaves
large number of mourning relatives.
Amador ledger., 1906-02-02
The saturnalia.

The saturnalia was a midwinter
feast of the Romans in honor of Sat
urn, beginning on Dec. II. On this oc-
casion great license was given to every
one to do what he pleased, and even
the slaves were permitted much liberty
OF speech and action. All work was
suspended, the houses and temples
were decorated, congratulations were
exchanged and presents sent as with
us at Christmas.
Amador ledger., 1906-02-02
Extravacant Shoes.

During the reigns of William Rufus,
Henry 1. and Stephen all sorts of eX-
travagant shoes were worn. The toes
were sometimes long and pointed and
sometimes made to curl like a rams
horn. Occasionally they were twisted
in different directions, as though the
feet were deformed. The clergy pro-
tested and threatened, but the fashion
continued in spite of the maledictions.
Several persons were accommodated
for wearing pointed shoes, but they
took the risk
Amador ledger., 1906-02-02
Biographical.
(Communicated.) J

Robert Gilliland Calvin, who died
at the county infrmary on the Doth
of this month, was one of the early
pioneers of this State. He was born
in the state of New York on March
%, 1929, being 76 years, 9 months
and % days old at the time of his
death.
When gold was first discovered here,
and the mad rush began, he was work
ing at his trade in South Bend,
Indiana. At that time be and Chas.
Crocker, later the railroad million
alre, were in the employ of the same
firm. He, like others who had
ambition to become rich, was seized
with the gold fever. In the winter
or early spring of 1849 he left South
Bend for New York, intending to
come by water to the land of gold.
Took a boat and landed on the
lsthmus, after a rough voyage of
about two months. Hundreds of
people we're congregated on the
Pacific slope of Panama, and were not
able to secure transportation to Cali
fornia, owing to the scarcity at that
time of vessels. After remaining
there over three months, he and about
zoo others. at cost OF $3.50 each,
chartered schooner, and arrived in
San Francisco Nov. 30, 1849. From
there he went to Coloma, and after
accommodating several thousand dol.
lars, went to Michigan Bar, Sacra-
mento county, and embarked with a
man named Valentine in the general
merchandise business, in which he
was very successful. But like all
other early pioneers, he continued
mining.
Whoever came along and wanted
grub stake went to "Bob," as he was
called in those days, and was never
refused. He also invested in several
gravel propositions, which we're
money losing propositions, with the
result that in few years he had lost
all he had gained. From Michigan
Bar he came to Amador county, re-
mained here until 1871 when he took
his family to Sacramento, and after
losing his wife there, moved to Wood
land, Yolo county, and from there he
went to PlacervIlle, where he con-
Quoted tin shop for a number of
years. Having become too aged and
feeble to longer work, he came back
to Amador about six years ago, and
since that time up to a few months
before his death made his home with
his sons, George and Harvey. In the
death of "Bob" Calvin, the mining
region of California has lost one of
its oldest pioneers. He was a man
of many friends and few enemies,
and never knowingly wronged any
one. He never had but one physical
encounter after he arrived to man.
hood. One day in Coioma, a gang of
claim jumpers attempted to run him
off of his claim. He very seldom
carried weapons, but in lieu thereof
he seized a cobbIe stone from the
tailings pile, and knocked one of his
assailants down, while the others ran
for the hills. He never was bothered
after that. He leaves three sons,
one daughter, one brother and two
sisters to mourn his death.
Amador ledger., 1906-02-02
Early Morning Wedding.

John Rule and Miss Celia Bastian
we're joined in wedlock at the M. E.
church on Tuesday morning at G
O'Clock, the Rev. G.. e. Winning
officiating. The affair was qniet
one, only the relatives of the CON
tracting parties, and few invited
friends being present. Nelson Bastian,
brother of the bride, acted as best
man, and Mrs. May Gesicke, sister
of the bride, as bridesmaid. After
the ceremony all present repaired to
the homo of the BRIDES parents, Mr.
and Mrs j. Bastian near the school
house, where a sumptuous wedding
breakfast was spread, and partaken of
with zest. The newly married pair
we're then driven to Martells, where
they took the train bound for trip
to San Francisco, to be away about
week. They carry with them the
wishes of host of friends for their
future welfare and happiness.
The bride looked very charming
attired in white alpaca dress made
in the prettiest style of the dress
makers art. Both the church and the
home were tastfully decorated in blue
and white for the occasion.
Upon their homecoming from
the bridal tour royal reception will
be given them. The groom is EN-
ployed at the Kennedy mine and is
we'll known in them mining circles
here, as a steady industrious and
worthy young man.
Amador ledger., 1906-02-02
Kodol Digests What You Eat.

Just little KodoI after meals will
relieve that fulness, belching, gas on
the stomach, and all other symptoms
of indigestion. Kodol digests what
you eat, and enables the stomach and
digestive organs to perform their
functions naturally. KodoI is a thor
ough digestant and will afford relief
from any disorder due to imperfect
digestion or NAL assimilation. Sold
by +. W. Ruhser.
Amador ledger., 1906-02-02
Retter BE CarefnI

A sporting paper recommends a GER
tain way OF avoiding the bites of a
dog, however savage. All one has to
do is to stand perfectly still and hold
ones hand out. The dog, says the
writer, will take the hand into his
mouth, but will not bite it. But what
guarantee have we that the dog knows
this ?-London Globe.