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The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14
Why the Artist ChuckIed.

Mr.. Maude received US most cordially
at Ye Liberty Theater. and in a cool
corridor Of the playhouse he and I
chatted while Thompson lurked aloof
and awaited the inspiring face
play He was soon rewarded, for Mr..
Mauae's luminous eyes and flexible
forehead were expressive as his voice.
which even in careless utterance was
richly reflective of evolutionary train
ing
What is it you wish to awsk2" he
politely inquired. and the superhuous
W. provoked a triumphant chuckle
from Thompson. which the actor, for
tunateEy. was too profoundly interested
in my answer to overhear-
why doesn't your star. Mrs. Con-
stance Crawley, attract larger audi
ences in San Francisco?" I pumped
With a shrug eloquent of perplexity
he replied: We're awsking ourselves
that question. and we cawn't awnswer
it. Gavin your"
I ventured the opinion that the pop
ular mind is too heavily freighted with
actual problems to find either room or
time TO spare for the harboring of ar
tifciaI ones. In other words" I ex-
pounded. THE vexatious cares involved
by the task of reconstructing the city
and individual fortunes do not conduce
TO the popularity of stage offerings that
savor OF the melancholic. II the people
turn to the playhouse at all it is with
desire TO find something that promises
TO lift them out Of seriousness. as wit
ness the remunerative patronage be-
slowed on the theaters that are pre-
senting farce. musical and otherwise" :"
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14

Oaklawnd. and I'm afraid the same
declination will meet any demawnd for
it in Sawn Frawncisco."
With a glow of pride-which Thomp-
son failed to catch-he said that his
dramatic tutor was Martin Harvey, the
famous London promoter of legitimate
acting, and from discussion of English
histrionic methods and English play
going taste we drifted into exchange
of reminiscence chiefly relating to al
fresco performances of Shakespeare /
4old him of how Nance O'Neil and
James j. Corbett, as Rosalind and
Charles the Wrestler, respectively. once
played in the Sutro Gardens before
large and fashionable audience that
could hear their words, but were pre-
vented seeing them by thick fog that
rolled in from the ocean ere the first
act was fairly under way. and he told
me that outdoor Shakespeare was. quite
popular in the tight little island.
Shakespeare in the Wet.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14

dread the term" he resumed. while
we were arranging the cawst of Pei
leas and Melisawnde,' lady, who was
not an actress. kept bothering me with
questions as to the symbolism of each
part. My dear creature I told her,
the symbolism" is giving me very lit
tie concern just now. We are trying
to find conception of each character
in accordance with the authors ideal.
If we succeed in doing that, whatever
symbolism it may contain will take
care of itself"
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14
Stanford Demanded "Hedda. "

Then he told me that Mrs. Crawley
had been invited to play at Stanford
University last Wednesday. And
what play do you think the faculty
selected for young people? Hedda
Gabler.' Isn't that amusing? But
there is no accounting for the tastes
or presumption of the young person in
this country. Only the other day 1
was discussing the cawst of a Dan
nunzio drawma with a critic when a
chit of a girl informed me, with great
positiveness, that did not under
stawnd the symbolism of the part 1
hawd played in 1t. What do you think
of that?"
I thought enough OF it to smile
There is so. much talk about sym
bolism. especially by women, that 1
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14
His Idea Was Different.

He did not entirely agree with that
theory. Himself blind worshiper at
the shrine of what has profanely been
termed the anaemic drama" he evil
IDENTIFY could not comprehend how any
claimant of ordinary intellectually
could either escape harboring similar
idolatry or permit any prosaic pursuit
to weaken it, He would rather believe
that since the city's countenance un-
derwent a change for the worse the re-
spective clienteles of the several kinds
or drama have been unable to get
themselves together. If that were not
the case, he argued, why do not the
folk who focked to applaud Mrs. Craw-
ley several years ago when she led the
Ben Greet coterie of players rally to
her now? The favoritism formerly be-
slowed upon her in Pacific Coast places
unshattered by quake and unswept by
flame. notably Los Angeles. was unim-
paired by her absence, and even in
Oakland she has been most Hospitality
treated
Might not San Francisco's lack of
facilities for adequate production of the
crawley repertoire have also had some
thing TO do with it7" I asked.
He readily acquiesced- We played
in tents" he said deprecatingly. "and
- ,,,,s s,,,,oaesl,ra 70 stage our dra x,r,, a G
in appropriate style, even If We hawd
not depended upon the theaters to fur
nish ordinary scenery. We shall do
better awfter this week, however. The
Colonial Theater is perfectly equipped
TO produce the atmosphere we desire"
Then you intend to keep at it in
san Francisco?"
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14

n We were belnS transported
across the bay Thompson blunt
n ly requested me to describe as
much as had observed of the
man we were en- route to waylay.
I find it useful" he elacidated. ito
know something in advance about the
physical characteristics of the subject
I'm assigned to caricature. In the
haste OF sketching from life. you un-
derstand 1 might miss some heeting
facial expression that would do more
than anything else to inspire the
touch necessary to make the picture
illuminative"
In this case you must depend solely
upon your own power Of observation"
I responded. for I have seen Mr. Ar
thur Maude only once. and then he was
made UP for part in 'Everyman-' I
am no more advised concerning his
personality than you are"
."Oh, with you it's different" was the
rueful rejoinder. You have only to
listen to him talk and jot down what
he says. AS he is an Englishman.
you're prepared to hear him drop in
itial his from where they properly be-
long and stick them up against the
front OF words that they spoil. You
have a cinch."
Mr. Msude is an educated English
man." witheringly retorted. and
takes no undue liberties with the con-
sonant you allude to-"
Doesn't he? Well. no matter how
we'll he's educated. TIL bet the cigars
he says 'hawr and 'cawn't and 1awst'
and claws and
It was the humping of the boat
against the Oakland ferry slip that in
4e-~-,-+ed hin,
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14
May Produce Wilde Plays.

We would like to stick to Mawter-
linck and d'Annunzio and Shakespeare,
but while here we may do oscar wilde's
Duchess Of Padua and Mr.. and Mrs.
Daventry. Ibsen's Rosmersholme we
have respectfully declined to do in
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14

will enter it's third week tomorrow
night.
'T o U" is retained at the Central
Theater.
Constance crawley and her people
are to play "Everyman" next Tuesday
afternoon at the Colonial Theater.
A elarionette quintet by Mozart, the
clarionette part being played by A
Spadina, will be an interesting feature
of the fifth recital in the Greek Theater
by the Minetti string quartet an
nounced by the University of Califor-
MIA for next Thursday afternoon. The
programme will include also varia-
tions from Quartet in A, Op. is. No. s..
by Beethoven; and the Quartet in d.
Op. Al, No. g. by Schumann
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14
By James Crawford.

terminedly. with her it's sentiment;
with me its-well. call it obstinacy if
you like. She Gavin do much better in
a pecuniary way by going elsewhere,
but for a year prior to the earthquake
she lived in pleasurable anticipation
of renewing the friendships she made
here, and after she came and saw the
terrible condition of the town she made
up her mind to stay. To appreciate
the woman's feeling on the subject you
must rememember that she is an art
ist. I am here for the first time. and
in my capacity as mawnager I have
met so many obstacles that whatever
fighting blood there is in me haws been
aroused. AS I've told you. we could
make more money by returning East.
but here Wen remain-and eventually
conquer"
His face flashed a touch" that
Thompson did not miss.
so you find the managerial life
somewhat strenuous?" 1 said. while
thinking up something else to say.
"Beastly So" he replied. You see,
1 act as well as mawnage, and it's not
easy to be a business mawn and lead
ing mawn at the same time"
NO." 1 agreed "the artistic temper
ament and commercial acumen are
rarely found in equal quota in an in
dividual. But there have been such
combinations. The late Sir Henry
Irving and our own Mr.. Mansfield. for
example"
They never hawd their dual ability
confronted by conditions such as I
am contending with he declared.
But the experience is good for me-if
ii does not impair my acting"
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14

for the purpose of insuring against
loss from play postponements and the
losses Incident to the failures Of plays
The company proposes to cover actors
and authors as well as the managers.
and. incidentally. it proposes to pro-
tect the public also. It will be called
the Actors Liability Company. II
sounds intricate While the ability to
insure against the failure of play
would be very likely to invite a larger
amount of capital from the outside for
Investment in theatrical enterprises. IL
would place something OF a limit on
the production of new plays Since
such men as the Frohmans. the Lieb-
lers. Klaw & Erlanger. James K.
Hackett. Frank Mckee and others who
know the theatrical business from
Shakespeare to Shaw cannot tell
successful play until the New York au-
diences have seen IT. by what process
of elimination is this new Actors La
biIity Company going TO decide upon
the plays they can insure?
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14
New Form of Insurance.

Some of the leading managers and
others connected with the production
of theatrical entertainments. as well as
the building of the theaters. etc. have
decided to form an insurance company
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14
What Managers Announce.

Junie McCree and his company, pre-
topline attraction at the Orpheum this
week. The piece is described as a
slang classic in three scenes" and the
star plays the part of a dope fend."
The waterbury Brothers and Tenny.
great favorites here, are to give US a
musical skit entitled Harmony
ISLAND; Raffayette's dogs are to make
their first appearance here, and Fred
Watson and the Morrisey sisters, re-
fined singers and dancers. are also
new. Among the holdovers are Bre-
sina, the chanteuse; James Thornton.
monologist; Willie Eckstein, the boy
pianist; the acrobatic Bards and the
moving pictures.
Lost, Twenty-four Hours" is to
succeed 'The Man from Mexico" at the
Colonial, commencing tomorrow even
ing. The piece derives its title from
the mental obfuscation of Richard
Swift Crank Bacon), who. after being
"out for a time," sleeps a day and
night and awakens to find himself in
volved in complications that are both
consistent and tremendously funny
The cast includes Mr.. Bacon, Mr.. wes-
ner, Miss Jewell, Miss Bacon. Mr.. Rog-
ers, Mr. Humphreys, Miss Mcclure. Mr..
Pollard. Mr.. Mobiles, Miss Oldcastle and
Miss Pierce, and special scenery has
been provided.
At the Davis Theater the double bill.
-..ponssa "a fan and ..,XNax LIN E,a ST >,
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14
He win Stay and Fight.

Mrs Crawley wouldn't quit even if
! were willing to do sO,' he replied de-
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14

At the Davis Theater the double bill.
.Pousse Cafe" and Way Up East"
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14
Shakespeare in the Wet.

..The favorite plays" he said, are
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14

A we were being transported
~ across the bay Thompson blunt
n ly requested me to describe as
rrn,,ch IS la nhser,,aa Of the
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14

1t is said that Phoebe Davis may
take over the Blanche Walsh produc-
ton of The Kreutzer Sonata" Miss
Davis yearns for rest from Anna II
Way Down East" which she ha;
played continually for ten years.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-05-24

An exchange say the fact that
you can read the proof of a news
paper article three OF four times and
repeatedly pass over the same error
without seeing it. All newspaper
men will tell you so. But just as
soon as the press is started, and the
paper is printed IN it's complete
shape, there stands the error in
front of you so big that you can't
see anything else. 1t is Il strange
fact and is probably the reason why
it is so easy to edit newspaper af-
ter it is printed.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-05-24

Depredations were committed in
this town Saturday night that puts
the climax on the opposition against
the efforts of the Village Improve
ment Society. There has been des-
perate resistance forced against those
who have enlisted in the work of
beautifying the town, and the crimi-
nal conduct of the element was more
openly displayed Saturday night
when some miserable WI. lcii pul.cd
up the ferns that had bc II j.. tu,,d
in the rockery in the center Ut the
park, and also gird.ed the shade
trees recently planted alonS the
streets including the severu fine
nursery trees placed in front If the
Court House, by the County Com
missioners. Having resort. i To- thi-
method of showing their disapproval
of what has been accomplished by
the V. |, s., there is good prospects
of some one getting all the trouble
they are evidently Itching for.
For the information of those who
do not deserve to he informed IA
well as those who do we print be-
low the law covering such vandal-
ism.
ANY person who shall willfully
iniure or destroy any fruit or orna.
mental trees, shrub plant or grape
vine, growing or cultivated In any
orchard, garden, or cio-c or upon
any public street or square In thi'
commonwealth shall hc lined one
hundred dollars and undergo I'm i'm
prisonment i,r six months. "
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-05-24

The movement among Grand Ar
my veterans to change Memorial
day from May 80 to the last Sunday
in May is said to be gaining strength
throughout the country. There is a
general feeling, it is declared, that
the day as now observed, does not
belong to the old soldiers, as it
should; that in the popular devotion
to sports of all kinds its special sig
nifigance is forgotten and the lessons
of patriotism formerly associated
with the day, and by which young
people and children might profit,
are untaught. Here is much reason
in the contention, and the adoption
of a Sunday for the combined mem
orial service and patriotic observance
would obviate the secular features
which are now inseparable from
Memorial day. 1t is not to be ex-
pected that young people will refrain
from outdoor recreations of all kinds
on secular holiday and there is no
desire to find fault with them for
their characteristic manner of OBJ
serving the Both of May, but the old
soldiers are entitled to their day.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-05-24

Meats, milk, butter, eggs and
vegetables are higher in price than
for twenty two ears, according To
statement just is sued by Dun's
agency. Bread and breadstuffs ,.re
a little lower than they were a gear
ago. Clothing and everything that
the people use, including all the in
dustrial metals, are at the top price
since 1884. This means that the
cost of living is greater now than
for nearly a generation past. The
high price of food articles makes it
necessary to raise the price of all
other manufactured articles. Why
food prices should be prohibitorily
high in land which produces such
large amounts seems strange, un-
less they are concerned by trusts.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-05-24

The coal operators assert that one
reason why the miners are not
prosperous lie because they drink to
much intoxicating stuff. 1t is
pointed ont that in Shenandoah
there is a saloon to every sixteen
voters, in Mahanoy City one to
fifteen voters. Instances like this
could be multiplied all over the
coal field, and in the town OF New
Philadelphia there, is saloon to
every six voters. Five hundred
thousand barrels of beer were
brewed iu Luzerne county last year
and enough imported to make up
for Inc exports so that the entire
half million barrels were consumed
at home. These are figures that
can't be got away from.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-05-24

Judge Charles A. Mayer, of Lock
Haven, died at the Germantown
hospital Friday. He was operated
upon couple weeks ago and for a
t.me seemed to improve but for the
last several days he had been sink
ing.
Judge Mayer, who WAS a anative
of York county, was 10 years old
aud was serving hi, fourth term a.
president judge of the Cameron
Elk and Clinton county district
having first been elected in 1865.
jurist.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-05-24

Judge Mcclure, Of Lcwisburg, in
holding court al Ridgway last week
sentenced George NJ. Sanders tn the
pcnilentiary for period of seven
years for barn burning. The barn
he burnt was not another man :
but his own, when he cremated for
the purpose of getting the Insurance.
on ID. The fire extended to iva
other building and destroyed them
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-05-24

III the Supreme Court at Phila-
delphia Chief Justice Mitchell
handed down an opinion in which
he affirmed the decree of the Frank
lin county court which declared the
compulsory vaccination act con-
stitutional. Edward Stull, OF
Wayneaboros it will be remembered
brought suit against Prof. j. IL. Re-
Der to restrain him from denying
his daughter admission to the
schools because she had not been
vaccinated. Judge Rowe decided
the law to be sound; that the school
superintendent had the right to eX-
clude the Stull girl from school be-
cause she had not complied with
the law.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-05-24

Mrs. William Bay of Hemlock
Grove, died last Saturday after an
illness of several months. She was
taken to the Williamsport hospital
several weeks ago where an operation
was performed in the hopes of bene-
fitting her health, but in her weak
ened condition she failed to improve
and gradually grew worse until she
passed away. Mrs. Bay, who was
about forty years of age, is survived
by husband and family of children
who have the deepest sympathy of
many friends i'm the loss of a uevot
Ell wife and mother.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-05-24

The hign prices for last
month, in consequence of a sus-
pensian of mining, will bring an in
crease of wages to the miners.
The popularity of the result appears
in the fact that while they were
resting they were earning money.
No one will begrudgs the hard
working mine workers the gain they
made in the transaction.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-05-24

Ii i now a.nr'st certainty that
the proposed orl',anase of the =. q.
:. of a. will be located at Berwick
At the convention the matter of this
institution was lei in The hands of Il
committee appointed hv the State
president. This committee made
arrangements with is.wick camp
Ia secure IL possible i"ration In
that vicinity. The cauni, has work
eel successfully To this euI .,.l with
thu result that at least four sailable
sites have been offered, practically
without cost. The orphanlsr cpm-
nitiec will now take the matter up
an,l l; l. expected that In short
time one of the sites will be selected.
The orphanage at present will be- -
state institution, but later on II will
i,n dnuht be turned lnto "A national
r. q. :. of \. orphanage. About III
a.te- of ground will be required ana
lh. hIiIsiiug will he huilt ~ ~ Ia
a,seiunialate three hundred persons,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-05-24
NIuncy Valley

Earned runs--liillSgrovs ,, Nun
cy Valley |. Left on bases-Hills-
grove >, Muncy Valley 3 First
Base on error IlillSgiove ., Nun
cy Valley /. Two base hits Iills-
grove, Rinker, Mervine. Strnc6
out, by Chapman >, by Ro,bdch 3,
by Fenstemaker 3. Base ON balls,
by Chapman /, by Rosbach 3, by
i'enstemaker /. Hit by pitcher,
Mervine, j, Morris, Hopper ,. NJ
Swank. Double plays, Chapman To
ltinker to Rosback, Mervine to Sall-
ivan. Time of game hours 10
minutes. Umpire j. HI. Bachle.
For the first time ia its history,
the Reading Coal company engaged
IN AN auction sale at louisville Fri
day, aud supplies intended for its
recent strike deputies We're sold at
unheard of low prices. In order To-
be prepared for the strike the com
lany's officials hal purchased thous-
ands uf dollars worth of fminers' hoot~
aud shoes, stocking-. working shirts
loakiug glasses, boNing gloves, can
sass fnr tents, oilrloth for tables.
cooking ulenslls-in fact everything
io give comfort and amusement Ia
tile neu b,'hind the sioekmie which
W.. disposed Of by the aeetioneer.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-05-24
Muslin Underwear Department.

neci sksol al rae Muslin aud C.rc garments,
ii looking lintk trimmed will
ina min we cor .ctib u q whole page.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-05-24
lERNICE ITEMS.

George Schaad of Wilkes Barre was
visiting his mother, Mrs. John
Schaad of Mildred.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. +. Jackson and
DR.. Brennon were Elmira visitors
Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. John Cook of Mildred is
visiting her sister, Mrs. James Ross
Of PunXsutawney, Pa.
Mrs. James j. Connors was Du-
shoe visitor on Friday.
Miss Blanch Brown visited friends
at New Albany last week.
of Dushore were calling on friends
at this place Sunday.
If it costs 3,3S4,9S to pay the
running expenses of y schools for
seven months in year, what would
it cost to have nine months school?
Thomas Gallagher of Cherry Mills
was calling on friends at this place
Monday.
Robert Ramsey was to Williams
port Monday and brought his wife
home from the hospital where she
underwent an'operation five weeks
ago.
George and Frank Schaad along
with Rex Titus were trout fishing
recently. If the trout were as large
as their stories it did not take many
to fiji their baskets.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Spence, Sr.
and Mr.. and Mrs. David Spence
spent Sunday at Lopez.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. IL. Scbaad spent
Sunday with friends at Cherry Mills.
We have got the right man in the
right place now, J. j. Cohnor, as road
inspector on the new road.
In Belgium, when a person gets
drudk, the hotel-keepar where man
gets his last drink, has to hir1 rig
to take him home and foots the b. Ii.
In this country the squire can get
person drunk and then if you get in
to trouble you can 90 to him and he
VIII fine you or bind you over to
Court. He will get you drunk and
than you can pay him for it.
The base ball season was opened
last Saturday at Hillsgrove ny
game between the HillSgrovc and
Muncy Valley mines. Hill~grove
veteran champions easily defeated
the youthful Muncy Valley nine by
the score of Is to I. The game was
poorly played and after the first few
ihnings unintcresting. The visitors
marred their playing by numerous
errors and by their incessant kicking
on the unpire's decisions. The same
teams play at Muncy Valley next
Saturday.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-05-24

.sa1 iehasso se.i ssd =. s.s tsas ..ss ss-s.
- aGlt tniarea enslls and lafever, hc mag
nstla. fpll of liiu urrTu anf aoF, take Mole
iins. tHr .sasnasr saTNeF. that ntasss Neah inca
atruna a,h dfuasists. slic uF q, Cure Fuaran
1rsa uoaslct aa4 asHI.e tres, Adafess
sLss .as en,s1i 60, Cllgase q. Sss NaE.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-05-24
Administrators Notice.

Estate OF Sarah Whitmire, late of pa,
idson Township, sullivan county, Ia.
decd
Notice i hereby given that letters OF
administration =. :. "A. ulou the estate OF
said iecedenl have been granted to the
undersigned, ALI persons Indebted to
said estate are requested Ia make pay
meul, and those having claims or lie
n,auds against the ,aHr sili make them
know without DELAY.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-05-24
Wash Cotton Dress Fabrics.
What Dainty Summer Dresses They'll Max

There eole, ,aie efueN leses both printed patterns
You will tui here qatli. wau~l