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The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-23

Bullion for Bank Of England.
London.-Bullion amounting to
R195, 900 was taken into the bank
of England on balance.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-23
Peruvian Speaker Dead

Lima, Peru.-Senor Chacaltana,
president of the chamber of dep
uties, died here.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-23
naniad NV the Vatican,

Rome.+The Vatican denies the re
port which predicts a rupture between
Spain and. the Holy See.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-23

The Jap certainly is sharper than
a serpent's tooth.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-23
Johnnie Wise.

"You are an advocate of reformed
spelling, | believer" said the shabby Wis.,
itor.
Il am" replied the prosperous citizen.
"Then tell what you think of this"
continued the visitor, holding out a slip
on which was written go. u. a ""
"Well," responded the prosperous citi-
zen, handing it back, "rm not a radical.
Pm a humble follower of Carnegie. Get
him to indorse it and it will be good at
this office"
The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-23

By II, e. BLAKEsLEE. Jackson.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-23

Park Tyrone, of Prentiss, JEFF Davis
county, reports the following as the re-
suit of intelligent farming: Il have
just finished gathering four bales of cot
ton averaging 4s2 pounds to the bale
from ~ acres, and lost by the storm
som 400 pounds of seed cotton. Is
that not pretty good for piney woods
land?. That record is good for any
kind of land and goes to show what our
great State will do for a man who uses
his brains as well as muscle in raising a
crop.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28
GuiIber and CheYaiier.

San Francfsco.s first really great
theatrical feast since April II will be
furnished by Tvette Guilbert and Arthur
ChevaIier, the famous European artists.
who are jointly touring the country,
playing one night only in each city
They are TO make their single appear
ance here early next month in the
ater yet to be chosen, and the prices OF
admission will necessarily be high
It Is a most remarkable trip these
people are making. New York City
was allotted but one day in the tour.
and this is the best that any munich
paIity can hope for The theatrical
term "oue-nfght stands Is sufficiently
well known to the lay public TO be un-
derstood, and when IL Is considered that
the enormous distances OF the West are
to be cut up into q series of these some
idea OF the magnitude OF the railway
arrangements may be gathered AS an
instance to show the speed at which
the tour is being carried forward. Nine
Guilbert and Mr.. Chevalier were in
Quebec, Canada, October 10 and nine
days later they reached New Orleans,
after playing In nine Of the largest
cities In the Union. The itinerary com
prises total railroad mileage OF over
80, ,0o0-
Chevalier will present his types OF
London character and Gui1bert viii
convey similar enlightenment as TO how
certain Frenchvomen look and act
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28
Farce Unkind TO Women.

Oh he's obedient enough" she IN
terrupted- and I an still in doubt ss
70 whether she wfIIfuliy meant 70 mis-
consrrue- ! have endeavored to bring
aim Up II the way father should 90
and he has not entirely disapuointed
ne But. as was saying about
Juliet
From your desire to play her. 7 in
fer that you don't like 10 play IN
fzrce2
No actress does-un1ess she's
character woman and has z good role
Other women don't like farce because
its male characters invariably are -hz
strongest, the authors having made
them so, suppose, IN accordance with
the prevalent delusion that women have
an inferior sense Of hunor. At anv
rate, you'll find that the men have the
telling lines and business, while about
all that we are allowed 10 do is TO
change our gowns and serve as feed
ers for the characters who provoke
the laughs. You have seen The Man
from Mexico and Lost Twenty-fol1r
Hours played IN this house. and Won
must acknowledge that the women in
both casts were Afforded little or no
chance 70 shine And Isn't IL z queer
thing that the humor OF most farces
is derived from the efforts OF a pre-
varicating husband TO hoodwiuk an
idiOticzlly trusting wife? As all the
female characters IN farce are either
fools or fIrts. IL IS not 40 our dfscredit
that we don't relish playinE-but I'd
better catch breath while you're catch
ing up"
Catch all the breath you require
I'll wait till you're ready TO resume
talking
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28
Clean Vaudeville Pays.

Louis Hallet- who IS now IN the
West playing vaudeville. has the fol-
lowing TO say regarding the manage
menr OF vzudevt11s houses and the
tastes and demands OF vaudeville audi
e1ces.
Many managers. especially among
those OF The cheaper vaudeville houses.
seem 70 arrive at their conclusions OF
what their patrons want ry the acclaim
given this or that kind of an act N
this they are very liable 70 err Any
thing approaching . coarse o. vulgar
line suggestive situation or . slap
stick piece of business win Invariably
bring forth greater response than
equally amusing lines. situations and
business embracing refinement and Is-
gItimats acting The greater portion
OF the average vaudeville sudIencs fs
ever ready 70 respond 20 the coarse.
while the better class - equally slow
In manifssting It's approval % that
which fs good and which plsasss them
However, as has aptly been said. We
laugh st monkeys but we DO not ap-
plzud them We laugh when We are
amused but we applaud when we are
entertained. There are also Instances
ard situations where audiences mani
fest their appreciation and approval
through extreme sIIsnce-whEch Is
often more forceful than applause
while Il Il true that vaudeville audi
s1ces must be amused n this sense.
ret at the same time It Is equally tn
portaut that they be entertained be-
yond mere amusement TIE manager
seeking TO build Up q clientele by bid
ding for the patronage OF dramatic
houses. catering 70 the gentle folk and
better classes as well as the cheaper.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28
UnseIfish Consideration.

Thank you. but I'm always ready to
resume talking II was consideration
Of your convenience that prompted me
70 pause"
@oh. don't mind me; go right ahead
as II You were talking TO the folk at
home
Ny fund OF interesting information
IS about exhausted No. I don't sing
and I don't play any musical fnstru-
ment well enough 70 prevent people
running away when I attempt II Ny
fad is horseback riding. I have ridden
q hundred miles IN two days-ffty GO
ing and fifty returninE-aud felt bet
How long do You intend 10 tre-
main
Here at the Colonial? Until the
season ends Then I may either sign
for another season or 90 back among
the coast defenders
The whatT'
fornIa actors are termed In the East
am always assured Of an engagement
IN Springfield and
Pardon the interruption, but what is
the California term for Eastern ac-
tors7"
Those who make good are Just al
Iudsd TO as Eastern actors those who
don't are usually called gold bricks
But what do you think OF the CoI9niaTs )
tnnovztfons-an act drop that doesn' I
advertise anything or anybody and
ushers In antique uniforms%
The uncommercfaI act drop Is an
eye feast. and the colonial days cos
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28
Juliet the Sentimental.

! suppose So It's funny. too. when
you think Of Juliet being a part that
almost every actress strives 20 reach.
Tor Juliet was such q IackzdafsicaI
enaracter-such q fool. too 70 poison
herself for love The weII-bred girl
OF today no matter how deepIy sr1ft-
ten she nay be, doesn't do that sort
OF thing"
Not even the matinee grip
On she merely chocolates herself
But there is giamor about Juliet
that none OF Us can resist IN dying
70 play her 10 q good Romeo
Maybe your father would"
Play Romeo2 Goodness gracious,
What an idea
No; provide you with opportunity
70 play Juliet
I suppose it's one o. the penalties
OF having father in the profession TO
ind him constantly suggested as an
aid. she said. with some severity.
Nothing makes ne so mad as 70 have
people think that I cannot get alouv
without fathers influence If you ask
him. he'll tell you that with no other
intent than 20 remove that Impression
have refused 70 play desirable PARTS
that he wanted ne 70 play"
such dfScbe5ier-e-w
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28
As an Infant Phenomenon

Occupation, actress In ny fourth
year Z first appeared on the stage. as
Little Ned in The Black Flag. and
toured the coast. father managing the
enterprise and mother playing the SOU
brecte part Leading womau's sudden
illness shifted mother into her place
and ne into mothers. and when We
concluded the season they sent ne 70
school and kept ne there until I was
Is, and thea-you mustn't hesitate 70
check ne Il I speak TOO rapidly
Your method OF utterance IS DELHI
erateness itself I CALAMITY prevari-
Gated after your stage experience
the scho0Ir0om must have seemed
Pokey2 Z should say 50 But they
wouldn't listen 20 NY appeals for re-
LIEF. and now I forgive them. for Of
course had % Be educated before
could act, although I didn't think 50
then Bur the educational grind
couIdu-t crush out ny love for the
taeater-that was inherent I sup
pose-and I never neglected oppor-
tuultv to SIT outside the curtain line
and yearn for tie tine 10 come when
7 could be on the inside And an
other part OF M recreation vas 70
poster managers % engage ne, which
none Of them did. because they knew I
was my fathers daughter. and they
you're sure In talking slowly
enough2~
Almost drawing You say the man
81 pz~S ~eF--eF-~
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28
SfoHy-Heafed Managers.

TO engage me- Yes those whom
interviewed merely laughed Al ne
Blk there were others whom 7 was
Just dying 70 interview and couldn't
muster Up courage 20 tackle I had
heard OF read somewhere that the best
way 10 tavorabIy impress a manager
was q show him that the applicant
vas ssIf-coufdeut and III never for
get the result OF my trial OF that plan
You see, I said. IN lofty tone, 70 the
manager. Tn AZ liberty 70 accept an
engagement. but It's useless for you
% think Of oEering ne the pftrance that
other girls would work for. because
I've had experience and besides, I
must be permitted 70 play parts Of ny
own selection and % play them in my
own way Tn sorry. ny dear, he
said. quite grzvely. that just now Tn
not in need OF any one'to run this the
zter, but you might leave your name
and address That crushed ne and
for AZ least q week nsv-if you cant
keep I'd with what In saying you
nay whistle e signal 70 slow down
Ny only trouble IS 70 keep from
running ahead OF you" I reassUred
You said there were managers whom
you couldn't muster ID courage to"
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28

knew. also. that his habits were not
OF the best but that didn't make the
least difference IN our IOng-range ador-
alton. funny phase OF which was that
we didn't attempt 70 conceal our feel
ings. were not bit Jealous OF
each other and had no desire TO see
our common hero OF the stage. Father
laughed when I told him OF my en-
sIavement and mother said I'd soon get
over IL She was RI
on you told your parAnts-"
or course I dfd-toId every one 1
knew Even now I cannot account for
the charm Of 1Ir. 1Iorgan-any more
than you are able 70 apprect
ate the heart feelings Of
matinee girl Since NY release
from that thrzlIdou I have seen
the same kind OF thing ever so many
times when I was on the stage-sfLiy
school girls chewing candy. shedding z
tears and fondlT imagining they were in
extriczbly infatuated with some oriin-
ary-Iookfug leading man or juvenile
man whom they had never beheId- and
had no desire 70 behold. IN other than
assumed chzracter-hoE far an I ahead
o1 you
I could give you i've minutes start
and catch up in less than ten You
returned 70 the stare
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28
Becomes a Real Ingenue.

When vas 10 and with my parents
consent They allowed ne 10 play the
ingenus IN Barbara FreItchie' when
James NeIFs company did the piece at
the California Theater- Then I spent
Two years on the road with my father
IN The HIS OF California my part be-
Ing 4 mixture OF fngeaUe and s0ubretre
it never was definitely pIaced-iu
which I wore q gtRghzm gown and 4
big straw hat and was IN love with
my sisters Teller After that I went
East and was engaged as fngenue OF q
stock company at Sprtn greId. Mass. OF
which Robert DroUet was the Ieadfuz
man and Naude FeaIy the leading wo-
man We had played six consecutive
months there when a change in the
house management dissolved the or
ganization and last January found ne
on the family ranch. where I stayed
until after the earthquake when I
came 70 the city and helped 10 open
the Central Theater, and then reJoined
father here at the Colonial, aud-but
I'd better stop till you get all that
5Otted down
It's totted- So your matinee ido1atry
IS ended
oh. no II isn't I'm still worshfuer
but no longer OF masculine idols.
Now I'm prone at the feet OF several
women players. Julia Marlowe holding
highest place in my admiration with
ny 1ve-teet-nothing it's presunptuous
% say so. but I would dearly love 70
play juliet
lust as al players OF the supplanted
sex Tearu 10 try HamletTf
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28
Manners Oufraqe Attire.

IF the ushers would only live up TO
their garb all would be I-vely." she
said. and I knew something more on
that subject was coming without my
solicitation. It's so queer, you know,
to have a young man in white wig and
stockings and other insignia OF courtIy
politeness rush up the aisle while
call and chuck a floral Offering at you
that IL you don't duck your head sharp
ly you'H catch it in your face"
You don't mean 70 say that you had
such an experience as thatz
oh, yes, do Investigation OF the
youths conduct led to the disclosure
that he had dored his uniform and was
about to start for home when tie flow
ers arrived, and he had TO don ( again
to approach the stage. so his temper
was soured, I suppose Then another
night e bewfgged youth stood in one
OF the boxes and signaIed TO Miss Jew
ell that he had a bouquet for her, and
when Mr.. Rogers stepped down stage
with intent TO take the tribute and
transfer It the usher hzughtiIy COM
manded him TO stand aside "Tain't
fer you he said loud enough for the
audience to hear. It's fer tn LADY
Wasn't that mortffyfng7
As the artist and me were bidding
adIeu 10 Miss Bacon she opined that
an ordinary edition Of this newspaper
would not be sufficiently volumfnous
to contain all she had said But of
course IL was impossible for you to
lot down ons-thfrd Of IT,. she declared.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28
Noise Not a Criterion.

An act Or 50 that viii remain IN
the thoughts Of the auditor after he
has lsrr the rh=ar=T-=Oneta.7s that
has appealed % his brain and reached
his heart. and not merely pleased his
eye and satisfied hts none1cartIy HI
Iarious frame ot mind an act IN
which good English - spoken. leg1rI-
mate acting employed correct cos
tuning and the actors possessi1E the
stamp or rs6zs-e1=a1 act or rwc'
OF this kind On each bill VIII tend 20
make the occasional patron a regular
one. bring % the thearer new ones and
az the same time please that portion or'
the audience looking merely co- aruse-
ne-E
While Il - rr-s rhac there has been
more need Tor reform II vzudevills
than IN drama. yet the vaudeville has
made greater strides n this direction
than the drama. and To-Day is cleaner
But the manager 3 not 70 be credited
50 much as Ehe demand on the part or
the public Voctterous acclaim givsr
a certain style OF acts - not = critic
rior 70 90 cy. much less q basis FOR
policy 20 follow 70 build ID a patron
age for q vaudeville thearer any more
than It Is fOr a dramatic house The
manager should gasp this idea and set
q certain standard and not wait Tor
the public 70 compel him A kn0wl-
edge OF this tact = what often leadS
10 the success o. one house where an
other fails With the change vauds-
Vile IS undsrgoing-ard especially "a
this true OF the cheaper houses-t1s
management must eater 70 ladies' a1c
children. and 20 do this bills musr Be
arranged with some legitimate vaude-
/ vile acts as conrrzifsrin guisled frOr
music hall turns and cheap -variec1
stunts" even though the latter sIicil
more noise from an audiencs-
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28
Expensive Testimonials.

The paid Endorsement feature OF the
piano business Is occupying consider
able attention in the musical world az
present Following the published state
ment that Paderewski. Rosenthal and
other European pianists are TO be paid
small fortunes for playing particular
makes OF pianos. The Musical Age has
started . symposium upon the subject
Out OF 3oe piano dealers interviewed
ass voted for the abandonment OF the
paid artists testimonial
The competition between the manu-
facturers who desire TO obtain the
services Of the great piauists 10 advsr-
tfse their instruments has grown 70
such an extent In recent Tears that
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28
Terrible 7. D. FraWleY.

Interview Yes; Nr- FraEIey was
one OF then I started out 70 beard
him in his den OF perish in the at
tempt-and I perished As I rode 10
the Grand Opera-house. where his
company was playing. my courage
gradually evaporated. and when I ar
rived at the stage door I could do
rorhtuz but stand there and zpprehen-
sively shiver Until approaching foot
stems scared ne away Even now l
rsn't understand why I ran for every
one had told ne that Nr- FraEley was
4 very courteous gentleman, and when
I attended his uati1eeS-clo hear you
WHISTLE
Who accused you Of oral heetness don
know what rapid-fre m0nolOgy means
- vou attended the Frawley matt
nees-
.-Fverv saturday afternoon there you
could have found ne, a box OF choco-
Iates in my lap and my soul hlled with
zee7est admiration OF M Morgan
@llr. Morgan
= ] srorxan. the leading man After
those lovely Saturdays came and went
- married. and died But don't think
I was the only young girl VINO Wor-
ehfped AZ that shrine cant remern-
her how many OF Us were IN the tolls
when he was On the stage, but could
ssertifv scores OF sizter-Victins al
sround ne He mostly had tender, SUI
fering roles. you know, Snd when he
snote his lines as II he were IN pain
the syupathetic bevy either wepf
quietly q sobbsd outright Many 3
box q candy have 7 seen made soggy
with tears evoked By the acting o1
1rr. Morgan. OF all matinee lools ne
vas the most Irresistible
..Alr Morgan. As I remember nln. W1.
- erc~nrsouzIly blessed with physical
z-zces" I disparzEsd
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28

enormous sums have been expended IN
this particular phase OF publicity The
dealers claim that this additional ex-
pense is necessarily paid By the public.
and that the expensive advertising does
not increase the bulk demand for pt-
amos Many Of the dealers interviewed.
while acknowledging the good results
from this class OF advertising IN the
past, expressed themselves as believing
that the public is more thoroughly In
formed as 70 the reasons why the pi-
anists give such glowing testimonials
70 the different Instruments and hence
the result Is not 50 favorable today.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28
By James Crawford.

"HEE say I'm an awful chat
- terbox." said little Miss Ba-
cen daughter OF Frank
= That gtaddens me I re-
sDouded
I'm sorry you're glad she declared
Why I inquired
Because men don't Ike gabby won
en- she replied
And women Ike mems admirationz--
7 ventured-
Certainly she admitted
Then you may md solace By reject
ing that the object OF ny visit here is
20 listen while vou talk and that the
more you talk the better III ike you
Ike II. I mean
That amendment saves the s.tua-
ton she laughed But unless you're
an expert stenogrspher. Tn afraid
yo1u have trouble. for creased light
ming IS nothing 70 ny tongue when II
gets fairly started a-waggtng-ar least.
they say so.
Then as Thomson sketched and 7
scrfbbled. she proceeded 10 make good
what they ey~-subsequentIy Identified
as her parental relztives-had said
sneut her volubiutv
Height i've feet less q fraction Of
Al inch, she began; weight. rs
pounds; sg@I freely confess It-20
years. minus 4 few weeks. complexion.
speaks tor Itself temperament. ditto;
native state, California, occupa-6ut
an I not going too fast for y0ug
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28
His IndeffnabIe Charm.

That Was the most extrsorolnary
nart OF the wasn't hsndsone, she
coucurred- and we girls knew ne
wasn't an Adonis, but stu We went
and wo-shiped and wept and werenL Z
Eit ASHAMED 70 be seen ool1k So Ne
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28
Bills for Current Week.

Heading the new bill at the Orpheum
TO be launched this afternoon is the
Empire City vocal quartet. said to be
an exceptionally well-balanced organ
ization, and the other newcomers are
Sim Collins and Lew Hart. comedy
strong men; Augusta Close. singer and
pianist, and Max MilIfan, violin vfrtu-
oso. Among the retained are the six
GIfnserettiss acrobatss Hanson and Nell
son. singers and dancers; Burton and
Brookes, conversationists, and Rafay-
ette's educated dogs.
Another screaming comedy. NV
Friend from India." is the weeks OFFER
ing at the Colonial. commencing to-
morrow evening. Judging from the
wav in which "The Man from Msxico''
was acted By the Colonial players NY
Friend from India" by the same author.
should receive good treatment Frank
Bacon will have a role that will give
full play TO his peculiar droilery.
This is said 10 be the last week Of
burIesque at the Davis Tneatsr. where
Barbara Fidgetys is retained. Rumor
has 1t that q dramatic season viii fol-
low
II O. U" enters its fourth week at
the Central Theater .tcmorrow evening
and to date its successor has not been
formally announced
.4The DUCHESS Of Padua," an Oscar
Wilde play that has never been prs-
sented in San Francisco. will b Con-
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28

tunes are appropriate to the title Of
the theater7
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28

and the declaration seemed to give her
comfort
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28
BESSIE RA(ONy volOF11rnT 81 IET1e44n@rs, KAAaS

should see thar he has one OF more acts
on each bin or real Intrinsic uertr and
dramatic worth
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28

Herman Sudsrnznn,s IatsSt pfa.
Die Bluns1ooot- which was urc
duced IN London last week. has he
almost unanimously condemned by 4
critics a. disgusrt1gly immoral
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28

The Duchess Of Padua,H an Oscar
Wilde play that has never been pre-
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28

Mrs Warren's Profession, ~ Bsr
nard Shaw. vas produced az sA8 IA
mund Theatsr. Vienna, On Cctoosr ]
for ths nrst time IN Austria The pfa
Is said 70 have met with the approxs
o. the critics
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28

Annie Russell las addressed % var
ous New York newspapers q Isctsr 3
which she protests against the method
OF press agents
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28

Louis James celebrated his sixty
fourth birthday az Bozsnan. Mont. D
October = The members cf his con
pany observed the occasion by dscoras
ing his dresstng-roou With hags an
flowers and presented the actor wfth
handsome silver loving cup
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28

Tvstra Gufloerr and Albert ChsvalIs
AFTER their present SIX weeks tour
ended. viii appear jointly IN 4 us-
play. called Les Autrss youra~ Z
Paul Hsrvtsu- who has taken tha las
OF ths plot from one or Berznxer
poems An English version has 6ss
prepared by Louis " Parker. ana M.
the stars play IN EngI1sh-speasir
countries they VIII use this versf.,s
while IN Ftancs they wiz Do q N III
original Frerch
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28

stance CrawIey's offering at the Colo
NAL Theater next Tuesday afternoon
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28

When Mrs Langrry arrived IN Ne
York and saw hsrseIs billed as --1rr
Lily Lanztry.- she wzxsa fndfznan
and within q Few hours bIIIposra-
were busy oblirerating the LILY VII
strips OF white paper II = said the
for her vaudeville Appearances al N
Keich-Proct0r houses Mrs. Lanxt-x I
receiving s3008 Per week. and that IN
transportation expenses OF herself an
her company are paid 81 ths manage
msrt
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28

One oc the biggest successes score
BY James Setll On this coast vas --rh
Light Eternal" This piece = nov
rehearsal and viii shortly go On eou
Mr. Neiu VIII OF course play the lead
ing part. and his wife. Edyths Chaa
mar viii leave Annie RusselFs ccr3
panT 70 be the leading woman
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28

Nance OrNeiI has bean rshea-sfu
The Sorceress~ and her tour ts abou
10 begin Virginia Drew Trsscorr -
recent engagement for the courany.