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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-21
METROPOLITAN
First Half Week-''The Free

Adl1SC.
y 81 Jerry and melodious in the
B~H extreme is said to be the
- new Sousa comic opera,
"The Free Lance which comes to
the Metropolitan for the half-week
opening tonight. Judging by all that
precedes it, seldom has an American
musical production been evolved by q
native composer and librettist that will
equal this output Of the American
"March King and Harry B. Smith of
"Robin Hood fame. It is said that
never has John Philip Sousa, since he
became a contributor to stage enter
tainments, made more thoroly. worthy
Offering from musical viewpoint than
"The Free Lance the 1helodious
measures of which frequently remind
one of some of Offenbach' s strains. Tho
the new comic opera naturally contains
O full quota of stirring quicksteps and
martial airs that set ones toes patter-
ing and fingers drumming, there are
many melodious numbers that are less
Sousaesque in tempo and voluminous
in theme, tho possessing an equal popu'
Harry B. Smith in his handling Of
the story is said to have come nearer
than ever before to the attainment OF
his ambition to write a real comic
opera, S1hce Ae pAoN1oeo A'o'AA
Hood.'
Joseph Cawthorn, a comedian who
will DE remembered for his quantity
humorous personality and effective
methods, when last seen here with
Alice, N ellison and "Mother Goose, -
has been given a character which gives
him full scope to show that he is a
comedian of the better class than he
has ever heretofore been seen in. The
company which Klaw & Erlanger have
gathered together for the presentation
contains a conspicuous aggregation of
singing talent and is said to be par
ticularly, noteworthy for its high class
chorus work, the ensemble numbers in
which three score voices are employed
being interpreted in real operate
manner. Nella Bergen has the prima
donna role, jeanette Lowrie the oppo
site character to Cawthorn, and the
principal factors in the comedy are
Albert Hart, the basso, and George
Tallman, the tenor. George Schiller
Stanley Murphy. Monte Elmo and ar
ensemble of at least hundred are IL
the organization. The scenic investlture
and costuming is as sumptuous and IL
as good taste as Klaw & Erlanger have
ever shown in any Of their big pro
auctions. which is saying great dea
as this firm has sent to this city some
of the most magnifcently staged shows
ever seen in this country. A complete
orchestra is carried by the company. =
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BIJOU-. S. 81.
*|:Young Buffalo, King Of the
Wild WeSf''r - '.5,E-~ y

Charles E. Blaney* will present an
other new production from his own pen
| at the Biiou this week Voting Buff.
! falo, King of the Wild West,' is the
title of, his latest effort s $500: z>s
The play has a realistic western at
mosphere, with genuine einlnns,'s COW
punchers, a deep-dyed villain,a heroic
that goes to- make up. the conventional
melodrama of the plains. ~
There is provided an almost contdnu-
GUS chain Of. incidents to thrill the
gallery gods. including a sdeep-laid plot,
murder, robbery and hair-raising res
cues by Young Buffalo. It is a play
calculated to please the usual Blaney
audience. -.
Lord Burlington, a prosecutor, tries
to defraud his partner, Randolph, Nor
ton, New York banker, Of the Golden
Nugget mine by declaring it worthless
and offering to purchase the claim for
paltry sum. When the banker APP
pears on the scene and discovers tho
real value of the mine and the viii
trouble, but is murdered by Yellow
Face, an Indian ally Of Lord Bluffing
ton. The responsibility for the crime
is placed upon the shoulders Of Jack
Morton, the bankers son, who had
quarreled with his father just before
the latter's death, but thanks to the
efforts of Young Buffalo, the sheriff Of
Angel Gulch, he is granted his freedom.
Later Lord Burlington tries to I'M
plicate the bankers son by robbing the
bank, of which the young man had
charge. But once more his plans are
frustrated this time by the timely ar
rival of Wild Nell, the sister of Young
Buffalo, - =. Cd. ...,Sszss.}. =
! !Thwarted at all ends, Burlington
kidnaps Kate Morton, the banker IS
. daughter and the young zplainsman s
sweetheart. The girl is carried tozss
railroad tower in Faro canon and there
Burlington threatens to do away with
her by. dynamiting the. place. Just be.
fore the structure takes fire. Y Dung
Buffalo arrives with aid. Two heroic
Cinnamon mount the telephone wires
. form a chain and the. curtain falls just
as the heroine is rescued. s <s:ss>s
, 81 Burlington IS villainy is brought tic
, light in the last act, when, after5ight
; ing a dI~ with Young Buffalo,, he il
: oyerpowered and captured, together
with his ally, Y elbow Face The In
dian confesses to Bluffington's vii
!, lainy, young Jack Morton is cleared o.
. the murder charge, the villain !.
handed over to the authorities ant
!, by being married to Kate Morton, hi
: eastern sweetheart
A general reception will be held b.
Young Buffalo and the band Of genuine
! Sioux Indians on the stage after boil
. the Wednesday and Saturday mat
= inees.
. Appropriate souvenirs will be dis
: tributed to the ladies', as usual, at tn
. Saturday matinee
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situations are tense and exciting and
the unraveling Of the plot never al
lows the interest to lag until the final
curtain. So : 80 -: :, K
: The cast Of tsThe Crisis will con.
tain some new people. The part Of
Stephen Brice, the hero, will be taken
in Mr.. Frawley's company, while Vir-
GINA Carvel will be played by Miss
Lillian Ethel Norris, a young actress
who has just joined the company and
who comes highly recommended. Fl
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LYCEUM-
's'The Crisis. ("

The Frawleys will play Winston
Churchill's play, "The Crisis at the
Lyceum this week This is in keeping
with Mr.. Frawley's decision to put on
a class Of high-grade plays, a decision
which seems to be meeting with pop
sular approval. -
Among the stage successes Of recent
years, there is none which has met with
more cordial approval than The Cri-
sis. It is more than a popular play,
and carries with it an atmosphere of
historical verify which gives it an I'M
iportance rarely found in modern play.
It is especially fortunate in its name,
the plot: being laid in those stirring
days which preceded the civil war. The
love story, which in itself is a charm.
ing idyl, APPLY brings forth the power.
full emotions of the time.
Prudent Tirnoln does not appear in
the play, yet the hold which the mar.
tyr PRESIDENT had upon the imagination
Of, his time, is shown by deft sugges:
ton.
The scene is laid in ST. Louis. which
is feverishly preparing for hostilities
and the story is continued until the
city becomes an armed camp and the
fortunes OF war have their influence
upon the lives Of. the characters of the
drama.
It is the old story of the love of 5
southern girl for a northern man, but
I it lis told with "a novel charm which ever
Thomas Nelson Page might envy. Tht
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Last Half Week. Dorothy
. Vernon
Vernon

There is great treat in store for
lovers of the romantic dramas when
tDorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall, is
the attraction at the Metropolitan for
the half week opening Thursday even
ing, Oct. 25 Miss Alberta Gallatin is
beng IN ffe ana
with all, fascinating heroine, she has
added another triumph to her career.
Set in the delightful atmosphere of
the days of "Good Queen Bess," with
historic Haddon. Hall as background,
the play is clean, wholesome love
story, enlivened by several strong dra-
and wonderfully good one too, Of
Charles Majors romantic novel,
- Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall. =
Unlike so many of the ssbook plays
nowadays, this one adheres very closely
to the original story.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-21
OLD HOME WEEK IN CAROLINA

8 Columbia, s. c., Oct. 20.-Former res
idents Of the old palmetto state and
there are hundreds of them scattered
all over the union--ar returning in
large number For the tshome coming
celebration next week. Tho this city,
where the state fair will be in prog
ress, will be the mecca for the greater
number, other cities and towns thruout
the state are preparing for celebra-
tons and reunions in honor of South
Cardinals sons and daughters who
have found homessin other states. s
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ORPHEUM-
Modern Vaudevilfe

For the second time the OrpheumE
theater will celebrate this week the an
niversary of its formal opening. It
has been just two years lacking two
days since the Orpheum gave the pub.
lie of the northwest the first taste sof
modern vaudeville, and the fact that
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singers and dancers; Reid and: Gilbert,
Young Buffalo, assisted by Mile. Mari
eta, in thrilling and unique sharp
shooting act; the Century Comedy Four,
singing quartet of more than ordinary
excellence, and last, but not least,
Andy Mcleod, musical artist and come
dian, who knows his business to the
very letter. IL. .--%,r...
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Bijou-.

The attraction at the Biiou for the
week following the engagement Tof
- Young Buffalo, King Of the Wild
West, =, will, be- edmund Days latest
success, Behind the Mask cap
toned play of the golden west, and
dealing with life in, Colorado, from the
early mining-camp days to the present
,s soma direction n St e E. s. b. Stair and and
George q, NICOLA, which assures an
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-21

Only one new character has been in
troduced into the piece, that of the
dwarf iester,a Perkin ,E$*a,s devoted slaye Of
dainty DorothY.5 The Scenes age laid in
Derbyshire, Eng.,e@during the leigh OF
Elizabeth, and the plot hinges on the
bitter feud between the Earl Of Rutland
and Sir George Vernon. ss- ->'sz,:.s, $685..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-21
COMING ATTRACTIONS
Metropolitan

- -. o.
p. Playgoers, young and old, will well
come the return of ttThe Wizard of
o." to the Metropolitan for an en-.
gagement. of half week., starting Sun
day evening, Oct. 20: A new edition
Scafecrow and the Tin Woodman will,
of course, figure as conspicuously as
before, but there will be a myriad of
novel features and surprises.
One of the most interesting an
nouncements of the. current theatrical
season is the date for the appearance
here of Miss Maxine Elliott, the tai.
star is serving more emphatically to
American stage. She will. appear in
Clyde Fitch fine comedy, Her
Great Match" at the Metropolitan fol
three nights and Saturday matinee,
opening Thursday evening, Nov. i
Miss Elliott is particularly. happy il
the portrayal of a pleasing type OF
the American woman, and Mr.. Fitch
has supplied her an exceptionally con.
genial role in this play.
Digby Bell, in "The Education Of
Mr.. Pipp, !" will be the attraction al
the Metropolitan for the half week
commencing Sunday evening, Nov. 4
The Vanderbilt Cup, the musica
play with the big automobile feature
which scored such a triumph in New
York city last season, is booked for ap
(! pearance at the Metropolitan for hall
a week beginning Thursday, Nov. 8.
Other November bookings at tn,
Metropolitan include such attraction
as 8 :. The Rogers Brothers In Ireland
lssThe Gingerbread Man, Wake
connfy Fair ss Ros sdtgeI Knott in be
new play, nThe Duchess of Devon
SHIRE and Paula Edwards in f4gTh
Princess Beggar.o
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Orpheur112

= l. u Z !
With determination to make each
succeeding offering Of modern vaude-
vile better than the one that went be-
fore, the Orpheum theater will present
for the week of Oct. % a bill at whose
head will be the distinguished actress,
Margaret Wycherly, and her company
in Bayard Veillei's one-act protean
drama, Gin Self Defense During the
action of this piece, Miss Wycherly
will play. six Of the nine characters,
making complete changes of costume
in few seconds Of time, each.
Motoring an English comedy nov
elty, brought to this country by the
Orpheum Circuit company, will be the
second feature. Among other attrac-
tions for the week will be Helena
Frederick, the ,prima donna soprano;
the Five Salvaggis, European whirl-
wind dancers, and Brothers Kochly,
European acrobatic hand balancers;
the Hates Brothers, grotesque gym.
nasts, and Ferry in Ferryland, weird
contortional novelty which has already
won the approval Of Orpheum patrons
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-21

"sunday," pronounced by experts to
be one of the most powerful Of modern
plays, achieving a continuous run Of
200 nights at the Hudson theater, New
York city, adding new laurels to Miss
Ethel Barrymore, who created its titu-
lar role, is among the Bijou bookings.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-21

Other Bijou bookings include
m !. lie Kellar, the magician, and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-21
DEWEY-ETTA REID GILBERT
WITH" KENTUCKY BELLES
exceptional cast and elaborate produc-

Miss Rose Melville's private railroad
car, in which she is making her eighth
annual tour as the Posey county girl, is
called the "Sis Hopkins and is in
reality fully equipped fve-room fiat
with all the necessary fxings. It is
lighted by electricity and has Ftdark
room,o where Miss Melville rides her
hobby of amateur photography when
travelling between cities. Miss Mel
vile will make her annual appearance
at the Bijou soon.
Charles T. Aldrich, the actor-magic-
ian, starring in A. H. Woods latest
melodramatic offering, "Secret Service
Sam, lis underlined for appearance at
the Bijou. .,..
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Week-Souas 'The Free
opens nights Wednesday matinee Sec
Gaatin Thursday for three
of Haddon Hail.
''Young Buffalo,
weeks Mat
Wednesday and Saturday.
VaudevieNw bill at todays matinee
sketch the underlined attraction
Matinee and evening performance daily. $3.50.
Stock at todays matinee The
Thursday
UN1QUE-Polte opening with Mondays matinee
Groy Haynes and Montgomery in
bill by the Kentucky Bellies at to-
matinee Two performances daily
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-08-09
Engineer Operates Switch.

The engineer has a new duty. a.
new type of switch has been devised
which puts Its control in the hands OF
the engineer. In this switch the point
pieces move in a vertical direction in
stead OF horizontally. This lneans
that bolts, nuts, coal, cinders, and
other materials cannot drop to OBJ
struct the operation or proper closing
Of the switch points, as sometimes &C
c1dentally happens to ordinary point
rails. The wheel fianges automatically
operate the switch, regardless of the
engineer, when trains are passing over
It, trailing on either the main line or
side track, but when coming from the
opposite direction, or facing the switch,
tho engineer controls It's action, there
being incline plane trips in advance of
the switch on the, outside of either
rail where the f1ange does not come in
contact. To operate these outside NOV
able hanges attached to the front
wheels Of the engine truck are con-
nected by lever with the engine cab.
where the engineer or fireman can con-
troll the switch at will, as in emery
ency.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-08-09
Rubber Made in France.

India rubber that is not India
rubber is being made in France.
Henri Jumelle has perfected a
process of extracting rubber and
gutta percha from bark. Differ.
ent methods are used. The Deiss
process consists of grinding UP
the bark and pounding it in a
mortar and leaving it for seven
days to the action of sulphurio
acid. A black mass is formed:
this is washed and the rubber is
separated from it by passing the
mass between wood rollers, a
stream of hot water playing
upon it the while. A better meth.
cd is to pound up the acid paste
SO as to obtain the rubber more
quickly, washing the paste then
in a continuous stream Of cold
water. The rubber which is set
free is pressed together in the
roller. machine and left in the air
for "a hours. In this way about
100 grains of rubber are obtained
from every pound of bark.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-08-09
NO POCKETS FoR GIRLS.
Department Store Clerks Who Are
Forbidden to Wear Dresses
with Them.

The proprietor Of a Peoria de.
partment store has issued an or.
der that hereafter the young
women employed by him shall
wear dresses without pockets.
He has experienced certain
losses from peculation, and while
he does not say that the girls
have carried off any of his prop.
erty, he considers that it is best
to make some rules with refer.
ence to the matters, says the
louisville Courier-Journal.
1t has generally been recog.
aized that a mere man is not a
competent judge of what women
shall or shall not wear, and that
any effort of his in such a direo.
ton is an impertinence. Accord.
ingly, we are told that at noon Of
the day that the order was issued
20 of the girls gave up their
places on the ground that they
did not propose to have such ip.
situations made in regard to
their honesty.
We suppose it is possible for
men at the head of great ipstitA
tions to find employees who Will
agree to be bound by the rules Of
the establishment. But how is
such a rule to be enforced? How
will the proprietor know whether
the girls have pockets in their
dresses or not? The average man
certainly does not know whethsf
a woman has or has not pockets.
The woman herself is often at a
loss to find the pocket which she
knows exists. The proprietor Of
the store must accept the state.
ment of an employe whether
there is a pocket in her dress. No
doubt this statement will ordi.
narily be correct, but only in the
case of those who will not make
improper use of a pocket. The
employe who desires to use a
pocket to conceal stolen goods
will, of course, say she has none.
and how will the proprietor know
whether she is telling the truth
or not? He is likely to realize
that he has attempted the impos.
sible.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-08-09
An Arab Dainty.

"a jag from a dish of liver was
once my portion" said an orien.
talist. 1t happened in the sa.
hara. I was spending the winter
in FL Kantara. II February I,
made a caravan trip over the
desert along the great caravan.
route that runs from Biskra to
Timbuctoo. The third day out:
we reached an oasis of date
palms. We got coffee at the
baked-mud cafe. An Ouled Nail.
or dancing girl, danced the hand.
dance for us. We dined on red
fish and gazelle steak, and for an
entree was served this Internal.
liver. 1t was liver, powdered
with kiff. Kif is hasheesh. 1t is
made of hemp and it makes you
drunk. The Arabs mix it with
their tobacco, and they bread
liver with it and they drop it in
coffee. Thus they eat, drink and
smoke their booze. I ate their
booze and imagined my arm to
be a mile long. I thought my foot
was as big as a mountain. My
voice, when I spoke, sounded to
my ears like the roar of a thou.
sand thunders. In a word, I was
kif drunk, and it was two days
before I was fit to resume my
journey across the gold-colored
sands"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-08-09
Mineral Wealth in Pechora.

The Russians will soon come
home with their pockets full of
money. 1t has long been known
that the Province of Pechora is
rich in mineral treasures. Quite
recently a party of engineers
from Belgium and Prussia exam.
ined the basin of the Ussa and
made rich finds of naphtha and
copper ores. 1t is said that The
quantity of naphtha to be OBJ.
tanned from surface deposits in
the Pechora district exceeds that
present in the Caucasus and is of
a better quality, whilst the ton
mage of easily workable copper
ores is given as many millions.
But for the working of these
treasure fields a large sum of
money will be required, mas
much as even the most primitive
roads and methods of communi.
cation are practically unknown;
also the population and hence
the supply of labor is extremely
small. However, it is reported
from st. Petersburg that ener
getio efforts are being made to
get the necessary capital.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-08-09
Price Of a Wife in Natal.

4 curious story comes from
Natal. One Indian sued another
for $S5, the amount of a promis.
sorry note alleged to be due in re.
payment of a loan. In the evi.
dence it came out that the 1856
was the price of a wife whom the
plaintiff had sold to the defend.
ant. The defendant got out OF
work and could not use the note,
and the plaintiff offered him a
job, the price of the wife to be
paid in installments of five dol.
lars per month. The defendant
declined, and the plaintiff
promptly seized the lady and
sold her to another customer fol-
$50. The second sale, in the
opinion of the defendant, re
lieved him of the liability for the
$85, and he refused to pay. The
magistrate adjourned the case
London Tribune.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-08-09
SUBSTITUTE FOR ouINlNE.
Experiments of Russian Physician
Result in Valuable Dis
covery.

A Spanish professor has dis.
severed that the sunfower, which
originated in America; yields a
splendid febrifuge that can be
advantageously used as a substi.
tute for quinine.
There had been previous ex.
periments in France by the the.
capeutical society of Paris,
which showed that the plant not
only had a great fever-dispelling
effect, but that it also yielded a
product of great advantage in
malarial fever.
! The Russian peasantry have
long been convinced of the med.
ical properties of the sunfower,
and fever patients sleep upon a
bed made of the leaves, and use a
covering of the same.
This use led a Russian physi.
clan to make some recent expert.
ments with a coloring matter
prepared from sunfower leaves,
with good results in malaria]
fever, 100 children from one
month to IL years old having
been as successfully treated as
with qHinine.
1t is also declared that the
plant, while growing, diffuses an
antifebrile influence.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-08-09
Dangerous Feat.

For a feat of d~exterity and
nerve it would be difficult to sur.
pass that of the Bosjesman of
South Africa, who walks quietly
up to a puff-adder and deliberate.
ly sets his bare foot on it's neck.
In it's struggles to escape and at.
tempts to bite it's assailant, the
poison-gland %secretes a large
amount of the venom. This is
just what the Bosjesman wants.
Killing the snake, he eats the
body and uses the poison for his
arrows.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-08-09
Sense of Smell in snails

1t is considered certain that
snails smell by means of their
skin. The mere vicinity of a per.
fume, without contact, causes no
indentation in the skin of a snail.
1t is believed, however, that
about a foot and a half is the
greatest distance at which the
animal can smell anything.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-08-09
Same Old Gag.

"Now, this girl that Juggins is
going to marry" said the society
editor. 1--WE don't seem to be
able to learn anything about her
personal characteristics"
"Then just state that she can
do wonders with a chafng-dish,"
responded the managing editor,
"and let it 60 at that."-Louis.
vile Courier-Journal.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-08-09
At Close Rance.

II never go to a burlesque show
that l don't liken myself to the prodi-
gal son."
'The %prodigal SOM"
Eyes. and his fondness for the fat
ted calf"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-08-09
Big Difference.

Many q fellow has discovered
the difference between loving a
girl extravagantly and loving an
extrayagant girl.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-08-09

You can't miss it by buying a
good big piece of Canadian land.
It's the finest on earth. See
Loney and let him show you the
bargains which he is offering,