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The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16
Frawleys in Shaw Satire

Bernard Shaw's comedy, You Never
Can Tell will be presented for the
first time in San Francisco this after
noon by the Frawley company in the
Novelty theater.
This clever satire was one of the
sensations of last season In London
and New York. being played at the lat
ter place by Arnold Daily. who intro
duced Shaw's Candida" to US at the
Columbia theater. It's epigrammat.c
into story of great interest. which
Shaw has furnished In more than ais
usually unique style The story CEN
ters around lady of literary ten
dencies. who has been separated from
her more material and money making
husband for a great many years and her
children have been brought up in a
state OF ignorance as regards their pa
ternity. Through a singular schain OF
circumstances the entire family Is
thrown together in the ONCE OF an i'm
pecunious but proud dentist, and the
complications that snsue are such as
can only be conceived by the mind OF
a Bernard Shaw.
The characters are all finely drawn
and should receive splendid portrayal
at the hands of the clever players
whom Mr. Frawley has brought to this
city Elaborate staging is promised.
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A Countess in Vaudeville

Headliners at the Orpheum for this
week will be the Russian Countess
Olga Rossi and Monsieur PauIo In theis
musical conceit. During the Perform
ance-" The act has received favorabl,
mention from the eastern press. which
euiogized it not only for its musical
merit, but also fer it's daintiness.
Other new people are the st. onge
brothers, presenting the greatesx COM
edy cycling novelty in vaudeville:
Ferry. the human frog and the
worlds greatest contortionist, and the
three Abdellahs. recent arrivals in this
country. who have the reputation of
exceling everything in the acrobatic
line in Europe.
The holdovers are Hayes and john
SON.. Frederick Hawley and company.
the Bootblack quartet and Arthur
Dunn and Marie Glazier.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16
BY James Crawford

"That Is real netsRa." ;HfeFHssd
Naha's inse#saF.
"But il isn't as difficult ss se=se
other things ] do which ia yasi may
appear easier" he said. 'When | Be
gan playing Mana her mouth was
worked by a string, but she had to
pick up so many things, mostly while
on the move, that the string wouldn't
work satisfactorily So ! made an in
vention that I'd been studying up for
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some time Now Nana's mouth is
worked by my own mouth, and ! can
stick out my tongue and it looks Just
like Nana's- Ny worst trouble is see
ing when the mask is on. have TO
do about twenty things with Mana s
mouth and can't see what | am doing
Picking up the paiamas. for instance.
is usually several misses preceding the
hit. never can tell whether I've
got them until | pull my head away.
Then I'm always afraid that I'll drop
them inside the fender instead of
upon II.
His initial assumed character was
that Of young bear, he said. The
circus with which he ran away taugF
him tunbling and contortion feats and
bareback riding, and his first hit was
made as an equestrian bruin. A the
atrical manager saw him perform and
engaged him to appear as cow in
Jack and the Beanstalk
That was how | broke into the
legitimate" he explained.
Wanting better part than COW
he began to study animals and soon
became the cat in THE Show Girl
Made a Hit as a Feline
That was the latest part I ever
had he said Il opened the play by
creeping along fence. and after do
ing a cat speciality up there | jumped
of as if somebody had thrown brick
at me. and then turned two fipfaps,
landing on all fours. / had a string
attachment that enabled me to stick
up my fur and make bat of my tail
when ] pretended to see a dog. Next
| rubbed up against the. scenery as a
cat does and finished with an act with
rat"
~You must have had . great deal
of rehearsal to do all those things
well.~
~Rehearssls Why, studied cats
three months before ! even tried to
rehearse that part | followed cats
around all day just to see how they
did things. 1t was the only way TO
get the part right
In their manner of walking cats
and dogs differ. he explained A cat
puts both feet on one side forward
and then both on the other, while a
dogs hind foot on each side goes into
the place that the forefoot has just
left. That explains the gentle, easy
stride OF the feline and the jerky
gait of the dog.
Its easier to be cat" he averred,
because when I'm cat I've got
my entire palms TO support me, while
the weight is all on my knuckles when
I'm playing dog"
He showed me palms as smooth
and white and soft as those of bank
president, and then exhibited knuckles
covered with sheath of hard skin.
Hind Legs Are Bother
And the legs must be used differ
entity. too" he resumed. AS a cat
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American Theater Prospers

The management of the American
theater Seems to have struck a good
lead with the theatergoing public. for
-The Girl from Paris" is playing to
good houses at every performance. The
piece contains all the elements or
successful musical comedy and the
company is capable. Dick Jose's bal
lad singing 10 another itsm that adds
greatly 70 the, wsFth os ths shsv,
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"Well, that cat in The Show Girl
was big hit, but | like Mana better
You see, Mana amt low class dog.
There's no mongrel or cur about her.
She's house dog, with lots of. sense
and dignity, and cuts an important
figure in the play. She's right in the
plot, instead of merely doing a spe-
cialty. as most imitation animals do
las the ostrich does. for example
And it took deal of studying to get
Mana just right. Everything else /
ever did was mere comedy or vaude-
vile. Mana is real dramatic role"
DO you feel the parts'
@No part can be properly played
unless the actor feels it.
Now if Mana were a mean dog?
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be followed by Mrs. LefingweIFs
Boots"
Julia Arthur's great success. "A
Lady of Quality will follow -You
Never Can Tell- at the Novelty
Ezra Kendall is to open his next
season in this city. playing his latest
comedy, Swell Elegant Jones'
Maude Adams appears only at Los
Angeles and San lose in her produc-
tion of Peter Pan" after leaving the
Van Ness theater.
Ethel Barrymore comes to the van
Ness theater. following the engage
ment of Maude Adams.
Following The Jewess. for the
sixth and last week of her engagement
at the Liberty. Nance o'NeiI will pre-
sent The Fires OF St John
The Highwayman is In active
preparation at Idora park
Miss Ethel Clayton. one OF FrawIey's
beauties. will make her initial appear
anee here as Dolly. an fncorrfgible
daughter In You Never Can Tell
ThurIow Bergen has been engaged az
iea ing man for Florence Roberts In
"Zira" next season. Mss Pobsrts will
rlsy the territory west of the Missouri
river.
Now thar Elaw ErIanger have
opened VAUDEVILLE houses in Phi1adel-
phia- Rochester and Pit-sburg. they are
nIan-I,Ts rr9r--- n C1ev,Ia-d to-
morrow. with Bufra.o. Chicago and
other openings 70 follow at intervals.
an 1-ss E-aa--. way -2y are forging
.nts. ~ ss.i o. 20 eontia1cus houses De
tween New or& snd San Francisco.
David Base and William Gillett.
have turned their attention to the pos
sieiiiGies oe ne vaDderilse theater
Klaw & Erianger have offered prizes
for the best dramatic sketches adapted
for vaudeville use. Actors and actresses
are Sesas from the legitimate TO vaude-
vile, and are there takir< &c place OF
some OF The fallen starr who got along
pretty well IL vardevssie oeeause there
was no competition worthy OF the name
Befors his rctc~n q NV York from
Europe, CScar Eaurle-zt>in expects to
eoncirde EeSctir Ions w1eceby he wilr
be enabled to Use tie story Of J. NJ
Barrie's play. Peter Pen IN which
Miss Marde Adams has played so sue
cesstully Tor two seasons. for a new
opera The new work probably win
have its FIRST American production in
the Manhattan before the clese Of next
season The composer no doubt viii be
Victor Herbert. TIE latter has agreed
TO write for Mr. Hammers-eln an 4Nner-
lean opera. and the manager has been
on hunt for a suitable story for sew
eraf months. He alreary has in view
several singers for the new work.
Mary Garden who comes 70 the Mar
haitian next season to make her Arneri-
can debut, after attaining success in
the Opera Conique IN Paris. IL being
eonsi6sred. arnons eEhsrs, fpF tas TILE
rola
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16
Announced by the Managers

At the AIcazar S'-oId Heidelberg. viii
be followed by Mrs. LefHngweHs
Boots
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Julia Arthur's great success "A
Lady of Quality" will follow You
Never Can Tell- at the Novelty
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Oakland's Best Attractions

Nance O'Neii is continuing to draw
large audiences at the Liberty play
house. Oakland. where she has lust
completed her fourth week
For the week commencing tomorrow
evening she will present her great
play. The Jewess.'' which was adapted
especially for her by Mckee Rankin
from the German of DIR. T. H Mosen-
thai, and which has never been played
by any other English speaking actress.
Miss O'Neu has. on several occa-
sions. presented The Jewess'' IN San
Francisco. and local theater goers are
familiar with it's dramatic qualities
and the wonderful opportunities II
affords Miss O'Nefi The famous
curse scene" in the fourth act. where
Leah, the Jewess. discovers that her
Christian lover believes her false and
has married another. Is one or the
most dramatic scenes to be found in
any play and is given with wonderful
force by Miss o'Nen.
The principal supporting roles will be
intrusted TO Landers Stevens. Henry
Shumer. George Friend. George Web
ster, Virginia Thcrnton. Mabel Blake
and Georgia Cooper
Monday evening the Jolly comic
opera, The Ameer," will be presented
by the opera company at rdora park
The music is by Victor Herbert. whose
name is sufficient guarantee for me-
lodious and catchy airs. This work
was originally written for Frank Dan
iels and is on the same order as The
Idols Eye" and The Wizard of the
Nile" The cast will include Ferris
Hartman. Walter de Leon. Tom Persse.
Joseph Fogarty. Edith Mason. Hope
Mayne. Bernice holmes and other
favorites. The chorus will be enlarged
and the orchestra. under Paul Stein
dorff. Is always a treat.
The Wedding Day will be sung
for the last time this afternoon and
evening and grand open air concert
will be given at Z o'clock by the COM
bined Idora military band and Idora
opera orchestra.
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Last Week Of Peter Pan :

There will be eight performances Of
Peter PAN at tne Van Ness theater
this week. IN addition - being given
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ing the period of the San Francisco
engagement
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16

Ezra Kendall is to open his next
season in this city. playing his latest
comedy, Swell Elegant Jones"
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16

which. taken all In all. Is the best yet
given at she American theater.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16

Maude Adams appears only at Los
Angeles and San lose in her produc-
tion of Peter Pan" after leaving the
Van Ness theater.
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Mana S Funniest Tricks

Mana approaches the bowl with the
bound of dog that is hungry She
dips her nose into II with her head on
one side. and then turns about
and bends an almost human look of
reproach on father and backs into her
kennel with the air of dog with
feelings hurt and loss OF faith IN hu-
mznity. There she lies and licks her
paws to get the taste out of her
mouth
Even funnier than that is when she
doesn't want TO be put out into the
yard, and funniest of all is when she
Is scolded. Here she droops her head
and ears and looks ashamed all over.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16

Ethel Barrymore comes TO the van
Ness theater. following the engage
ment of Maude Adams.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16

Following The Jewess" for the
sixth and last week of her engagement
at the Liberty. Nance O'NeiI will pre-
sent The Fires of St John"
The Alaska prospector., 1907-07-11

San Francisco, July ii - The hearing on the appeal from sen- tence given Mayor Schmitz will be postponed again for week.
 New York, July Il Admir- Evans met Baron Yamamoto, the Japanese minister of marine, on his arrival here yesterday after noon and the two posed for a pho- tograph. It is said that this friendliness of naval officials looks like peace.
 San Francisco, July ii - Jose Gandara arrived in this city this morning from Mexico. He is a representative of the liberal party Tn that country and says that with ln three months there will be revolution there for the purpose of overthrowing Diaz. He states that 25,0CO men are ready to take the field tO start the revolution, on ac- count of the unjust tIeatment of the masses by the party in power.
 Seattle, July I1-Secretary Gar field has concluded his invest ga- ton of the coal situation in Wash lngton, and says the supply IS in sufficient to meet the demand be- cause the transportation companies dominate the coal fields, He says if there is shortage this winter the administration has sufficient facts regarding conditions here to provide a suitable remedy.
 Port Townsend, July f1-At one o'clock this morning the troops at Fort FlagleF repulsed the fleet in a mimic attack.
 San Francisco, July 1O-Wren, the Australian packer of squires, wires that he will give Burns $2,5O0 and all of the gate receipts If he will take on another fight with Squires.
 Live ChiX at Valdez Market.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-07-11

Live ChiX at Valdez Market.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-07-11
Population.

n Population.
 f the company
 E coal fields on
 rts that Homer
 lation of forty.
 lave gone there
 fn the spring.
 ben and several
 |he has his own
 Eged principally
 4termins where
 begin mining.
 o mine first as
 frst-class coal
 his preliminary
 of bunkers will
 when the regu-
 The coal shows
 in quality with a Mir McAlpine ady been ascer-
 ontains as good nd anywhere.
 candies at the h yaesterdry with EeH for Valdez. [e; Mrs M Com- 1 M Powell, c c R T Mills, Mrs p Gavigan, J M Tt, C A Riggin, Echer. Miss Hau- l. Pedrotti, J. Emma Bergstrom, k Holly, NJ Stein Bennett, J Nipora, S, S Mccullough. Roach, J Rock, J Miller, A Mc- y 10--The Ser ] number of boil: arships in course Is received a re- gton to rush the Id Aeli7er at the Oment. 1 : Mover will be l this afternoon ! te to testify that ctured most ltrOduCed so far 0 The federal | ued a number of st officers of the ] granting rebates
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-12-19
At frst thought some uns Asd fsiies

At first I thought some ems hEd fsiies
into the river. But the shout had not
come from below. could be sure Of
this, because on the opposite side Of
the Aare was a narrow esplanade.
Benches were placed at intervals. and
there were beds OF flowers to break
the monotony OF the gra<,l walk. The
esplanade was deserted but for one per
son. a woman. and she was seated her
parasol shielding her fTcn the sun
and bum my view.
Again : heard the shout. and stiIl
again | listened. breathless But the
mysterious cry was no longer 10
peated.
Puzzled. stood st the window. lean.
ing far out, but | could discover sign
OF no person at such OF the windows
as / could command. My glance fell
idly to she woman summing herself on
the opposite bank And as looked. q
tiny shaft Of light arrested my atten.
ton.
II was scarcely larger than my hand
but II seemed endowed with elfish in.
telhgence. For II moved. it danced
And always in the direction of the
woman with the parasoi.
Now Il crawled slowly along the
graveled walk in a direct line from
the river bank toward her. Now IL
burned. a shining mark. motionless.
Then Il darted about in circles. and
always close to the woman as II 10 en-
gage her attention. a minute. i've
minutes passed. while watched tire
eccentric gyrations OF this extraordi.
narily intelligent shaft OF light. over
and over its antics were repeated.
The woman's parasol was tilted care
lessly back for moment. The mar
row beam OF light seized It's oppor.
tunity. II played Enthusiastically on the
dress Of the woman. Now al last she
had seen a. II flashed upward toward
her face. She looked about vaguely.
then toward the chateau walls. Now
had seen her face.
Il was Helena Brett.
struck my forehead. impatient NJ
my stupidity. II was Captain Forbes
who had shouted. He had seen ielens
Brett; he had vainly attempted 20
make her hear But the roarinS river
had drowned his cry. That had
heard Il, proved that he was nearer 10
me than 20 her. Yes; in this chateau.
and a prisoner.
He was signaling that fact - her.
Every schoolboy knows the trick. Tho
reflection OF the suns rays on q mir.
ror will carry a tolerablo distances.
But now that he had attracted her
attention. would she look up and see
him? II by chance that were possible.
would she understand
Fascinated. I saw the little beam Of
light tell it's story eloquentiy and m
geniously.
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rious adventures. He came to my
hotel TO warn me against her; had
received his warnings lightly enough.
That very evening l dined with the
woman; took the boat for Vitznau. II
not in her company, in the company
of DR.. Starva, whom he must have
often seen with her at Lucerene. The
knowledge of these facts would bring
him TO the scene at Vitznau.
And then? The most startling dis
coveries might be his.
Say that he had actually traced me
as far as Vitznau. He would have
made inquiries yesterday for Ernest
Haddon. From whom else could he
make these inquiries but the con
cierge? And he would learn-what?
The mysterious secret that it was not
really Ernest Haddon who had come
to the hotel, but Sir Mortimer Brett.
passing under the name of Ernest
Haddon. Yes; the concierge would
tell him the truth, according TO HIS
lights. An old newspaper man like
Locke would be satisfied with no
vague evasions.
II Locke. then, had made certain
that I had entered the hotel the even
ing before. that | had occupied the
suite Of Sir Mortimer Brett, the truth
would flash on him. He would then
be forced to one or two conclusions:
either that l was a great fool TO be so
guileless a victim. or that I was a
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much more cunning rogue than he had
thought.
But the note l had found so strange
ly on my pillow had given no mixing
Of his suspicious. If he had any. That
was to be expected. II Sir Mortimer,
or rather myself. failed to keep the
appointment. he would draw his own
conclusions. And having drawn them,
what would be his course OF action?
He would storm the chateau for the
truth II, as seemed most likely. he
had Joined forces with Captain Forbes,
he would realize the need Of immedi-
ate action.
What with interviews between my
self and Madame de WARMER. Locke.
and Forbes, the Gay promised to be
exciting. There might. thought with
infinite dread, be yet another inter
view. For II Forbes and Locke had
succeeded In tracing us to Alterhoffen
why .. ould not Helena Brett and her
mother?
looked at my watch. had slept
soundly, lulled to sleep by the temptu-
Gus little stream below. IL was now
ten o'clock. The sun was shining
brightly into my room. / could see
the mountains rosy-hued In the morn
ing light.
My door was raped gently, then
pushed open. The servant who had
ushered me to my chamber entered
with coffee. There was none SO likely
to have brought the NOTE as he. was
tempted to test the suspicion. 1t might
be convenient TO avail myself Of his
services, If my suspicion were true.
But 1 decided to make no allusion to
1t. For the present had no need of
the man, and II he were ignorant Of
the existence of the note | should risk
much by making him the wiser.
Il am anxious to see Madame de
WARMER" l said. raising myself on my
elbow to pour ont my coffee. rs she
up YETI"
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salary had been increased because be
had mastered two OF the most difficult
languages in the world. That fact also
proved that he owed his promotion not
so much to influence at Court as TO
his own determination. He was a
student as well as a diplomatist. II
gave me distinct shock that such a
man should be so weak as TO succumb
to the beauty OF clever adventures.
Again read at random:
The flag to be used by His Maj
esty's Diplomatic Servants, whether
on shore or embarked on boats OF
other vessels. is the Union, with the
Royal Arms In the center thereof. sur
rounded by a green garland"
My eyes skipped down the page.
The uniform of the consul general was
fully described. The cooked hat was
10 be without binding--the fan OF
back part eleven inches. the cockade
plain bullion-gold tassels. edging Of
black ostrich feather-I skipped that,
too. was not interested In millinery
But presently my eye wandered to this
paragraph. I began to read II not
without uneasiness:
"Oficial Act of Parliament to pre-
vent a Disclosure OF Documents and
Information: Any person found guilty
of breach of Official trust; OF pur-
Joining or obtaining under false pre-
lenses papers Of State, and found
guilty of the same. shall be convicted
OF high treason. Any person interior
ing with His Majesty's Diplomatic
Servants in their Official business,
either by the giving OF false informa-
ton. the assuming of any OF their pre-
negatives or rights"
l have never learned the awful fate
OF a person guilty of these misdemean-
ors. The book slipped from my hand.
Above the clamor of the stream be-
low had heard a faint shout.
Twice It was repeated. Alarmed. /
went to the window and looked down.
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CHAPTER XVII.
The Mysterious Signal

So Locke, as well as Forbes. had
traced us TO Alterhoffen! Was their
arrival here. so soon after ourselves.
merely coincidence? Or could they
have Travelled together? Locke had
certainly given me to understand that
he had never seen Sir Mortimer or his
mother and sister. Nor had reason
TO suppose that he knew the kings
messenger-at least two days ago.
II 1t were true that he had met none
Of these people previous to my leaving
Lucerne. IL II were true that he did
not know them even now-what could
have brought Locke hither?
One of three things might have hap
pened:
, Locke may have been keeping a Wig
liant watch ~ the movements of the
Countess Sarahoff.
Captain Forbes might have traced
US here yesterday and have joined
forces with Locke.
/ Or Locke may have been watching
me. rather than Madame de WARMER.
and have posted after me, rather than
after herself and her companion.
II required little Imagination to rea-
con out the affair.
Two days ago he had seen me con
sersing on apparently intimate terms
Nth the Ce,istsss sarahon. q noto-