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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-01
Workshop For Cripples.

A manufacturing company created
and supported solely for the employ
ment Of cripples was recently lncor-
porated In Columbus, O., with $4,000
capital, by five Cleveland men, head
ed by II. w. Cormier. 1t will carry on
work begun by Cormier on a small
scale, says Cleveland (O.) dispatch.
Cormler two years ago created a stir
by declaring that business men and
manufacturers were making criminals
Of cripples by refusing to give them
employment and started shop for
them.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-01
Japanese Strikers Riosous.

Toxic, May 1.-Serious disorders
have broken out at the coal mines
near Horanai, In the Hokkaido ad-
ministrative district, where 1000 min
ers have struck work. The strikers
burned the Office buildings and a num-
occurred between the strikers and po-
ice and numbers on both sides we're
uoupJnI
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-01

Pierre dispatch, 80: The iirst move
to start farmers' institute work in the
new coun'rf west OF the Missouri was
made today when Profs. Cole and
Wheaton left here for Hayes and Mid
land, whore they will lecture. While
ont they will also look over the coun-
try with view Of locating on the ex
pertinent farms provided for by the last
legislative session.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-01

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Plans are now about to be realized
for the erection at the old town Of Bon

Fidua dIo now dDOuL 10 Do reailZed
for the erection at the old town Of Bon
homme, situated in Bonhomme coun-
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first monument ever erected anywhere
on Dakota soil to commemorate any
important historical event in the trans
formation of the Dakota wilderness in
to two prosperous and growing states.
The monument will be erected In honor
of the FIRST school building erected in
Dakota Territory. The first school
house ereceted in either of the Dakotas
was constructed at the old town of
Bonhomme in 1850. The proposed
monument will be erected on the site
OF the old building. The movement to
erect the monument with funds secured
By popular subscription was inaugu-
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alton Of Bonhomme County.
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-01
Ninth Ballot Shows No chanoo.

Madison, Wis. May 1.-The ninth
ballot for United States senator, taken
In joint assembly, resulted In no
choice and no change from previous
votes. or the leading Republican can
didates Lenroot, Esch and Stephenson
each received 10 votes. while Cooper
and Hatten received 1S and 16 respeo.
lively.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-01

Reason for King LeopoId's Visit K
Paris.

Brussels, May liking Leopold S
visit to Paris In the midst Of the cab
met crisis is creating much specula-
tion here. Many persons believe that
the kings purpose Is to make ar
rangements for the conversion of the
Congo bonds.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-01

The Pacific coast extension of the
Milwaukee railway from Glenha,n, s.
D., to Seattle, WASH, will cover l,5G4
miles.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-01

Paris, May 1.-The governments s
absolute refusal to give any intima-
tion of the subject Of King Leopold s
Premier Clemenceau and Foreign Min
lister Pichon strengthens the opinion
that they will have an important bear
ing on the fate of the Congo Independ-
ent State. The general impression is
that King Leopold believes he can
effect compromise with the Belgian
parliament through Interior Minister
de Troos and that he desires to secure
Frances influence In order to prevent
Great Britain from objecting and call
ing a conference of the powers.
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The Washington herald., 1907-12-15
Carp and Criticism.

II the song is good. why find fault with the Tce-
mde?-Recent play
The province OF the dramatic critic lies
not in seeking to demolish a serious effort
by scathing sarcasm or glittering gener-
alities, nor yet in seeking 70 enrich his
own reputation as a purveyor of brilliant
phrases, or a dispenser OF scintllating
w.t. at the expense Of one who has prob
ably given days OF study and nights Of
thought TO the creation of a work which
he hopes may be of value in crystallizing
thought upon some vital topic in awak-
ening dormant sentiment. or perhaps sim
ply in Offering some form Of wholesome
amusement
The true aim Of the self-respecting
helmsman OF public opinion, shousd be
TO point the way, by "a dispassionate sur
vey Of the good and evil in a production.
to something better. and mere disparage-
ment viii not suffice. For every critical
conclusion reason must be given, either
literally or fguratively, based on the
best traditions Of the recognized masters.
and above all, no factor Of personal taste
should enter into the problem. II should
vergence in the popular taste as regards
the character Of entertainment and
tragedy romantic drama, comedy. farce
musical comedy, and fantasy all have
their adherents. Everything should be
judged in its class by being paraIleIed
with the best examples of its own kind
No one understood this fact better than
the great master. as exemplihed In his
veering from profound tragedy to blythe
comedy and fantastic nightmare. II is a
wide stretch from Hamlet to Mid
summer Nights Dream"
An artfully baited trap for the critic
is the pitfall OF social connections. The
advance agent may be a congenIal and
anable gentleman, but the show 10 fol-
low may be unequivocaIly bad. We know
an English actor who, in private life. is
an insufferable bore and borrower. but
who, in his professional capacity Is a
character actor whose attachments al
most reach the outer limits OF greatness.
There are any number Of charming la
dies who are execrable actresses.
The daily walk Of the critic should be
somewhat removed from the haunts OF
the thing he criticizes. as it is the easiest
thing in the world 10 confound the duties
OF press agent and critic. Amicable rela-
tons with managers and actors are best
maintained by honest criticism. and all
previous relations being thus eliminated
the only question remaining is: How
does the performance look from the
front?' The mere I'll will Of any par
tcipant does not count. for every Byron
must have his Scotch Review r.
In the theatrical sphere the only posi-
ton that can be fearlessly Joined with that
Of critic is that Of a writer Of PLAYS
and then someone else must do the re-
viewing. In all other matters the critic
had best not be connected professionally
with the stage. but should rather be a
member of the dilletanti.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-15
victor Moore a star.

When Victor Moore was called upon
for a speech at the KnickerbOcker,
Of New York, last Tuesday night.
he related a little incident which
demonstrates that all things come
70 him who waits. Twelve years
ago Mr. Moore appeared upon the same
stage 10 rehearse IN Jack and the Bean
stalk" Down in front sat Messrs. Klaw
and Erlanger. They were not satisfied
with his work. so he was invited 10 step
Up 10 the Office, where he received his
two weeks salary and his dismissal. Mr..
Moore emphazied the fact that he got
his salary, and said Mr.. Erlanger. cues
toned his rights 20 pose as an actor.
Here am tonight by your kind per
mission as a star. and Mr. Erlanger was
The first 10 say that I deserved the dis
unetion, said Mr.. Moore, and the audi
ence howled- II was surely an old coin
cidence
The Washington herald., 1907-12-15

performance OF Nero we read more OF
the fringe Of beard which he wore, al
though perhaps historically correct, than
about his Interpretation. and the cobbier
OF Nuremberg was reverently referred
70. the other day, as Hans Won Sachs by
one OF the learned fraternity whose faeile
pens regulate our theatrical affairs.
Robert T. Haines, who until recently
played the hero in The Rose Of the
Rancho" Is about TO devote himself 10
active managerial work. and win act only
as inclination seizes him. The Robert
T. Haines Amusement Company is the
title OF the new concern recently incor-
porated under the laws OF this State with
Western capital. which will undertake the
production OF new plays. in a systematic
manner, at a theater To be devoted 10
that purpose. This is 70 form the nucleus
OF a chain Of similar theaters in various
portions OF the country. Mrs. Genevieve
Haines, wife Of the actor. herself q play
wright and the author OF Hearts
Afame," goes 20 Chicago this week to
supivise the plans now in hand, which
contemplate the leasing OF a suitable
playhouse in that city.
Clara BlOOdgOOd had committed suicide
in Baltimore. a thousand theories were
advanced to account for her act. and. OF
course. every imaginable cause was as
signed but the right one. The simple
truth Is that the actress for years was
afflicted with suicidal mania, and IL Is an
open secret among her intimate friends
that as long ago as The Climbers" she
talked of taking her own life ANY one
who remembers her half querulous voice
In exciting scenes will credit the state
ment that she was a woman OF hysterical
temperament. who could be thrown into
fits OF passion directed chiefly against
hersel) by the slightest incident Once
her dress caught IN an elevator door and
it required the combined efforts OF sew
eral Of her lady friends 70 calm her. After
such incidents she would speak OF her
unwOrthiness 70 live and declare that she
would kin herself some day
There was no mystery whatever in
her determination 70 die. 1t was as de-
liberate as her plans for a carriage
ride. An hour before her death she
wrote pass for the proprietor OF the
hotel at which she stopped in Baltimore
manager TO place a chair in the wings
for woman friend who was 20 watch
her performance that night On Mon
day preceding the day OF her suicide
she attempted 10 kill herself. and the
pistol was taken from her by a Balti-
more society woman She bought an
other the next day at the same place
where she had bought the first.
Clyde Fitch. when he wrote The
Girl with the Green Eyes" for her. hesi-
tated long over the question whether 70
introduce the attempted suicide scene
in the play knowing Miss Bloodgood's
mania, and in The Truth" she had a
line which referred 70 her going 70
Baltimore and committing suicide. In
spite OF this gloomy Obsession. she was
a woman Of great personal charm and
popularity. and her intermittent fits
OF hysterla were unable 10 estrange
from her the many friends she made.
Those who knew of her weakness
pitied her. FRED. F SCHRADER.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-15
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

The tour of Harry Conor in 'Mary's
Lamb" has come TO an end.
James J. Morton says that in another
year he will be a Broadway star.
Lillian Shaw has been engaged by
Florenz Ziegfeld for hts new review.
May Bouton. Adelaide Manola. and An
ME Yeamans are to be in Dennis O'SuI-
livan's company.
R. c. Herr Will not be in webers bur
lesque on The Merry Widow" for he has
signed with F'lorenz Ziegfeld.
Maeteriincks miracle play. Sister Bea-
trice," was brought out at the AdeIphi
Theater. in Philadelphia last Tuesday and
Wednesday afternoon
Maxine Elliott will make her first New
York appearance in Under the Green
wood Tree at the Garrick Theater on
December 22
Julia Sanderson CNirs. TOD" Sloan is
i'll Of typhoid fever At the Hotel Belle
claire. She is said t. be on the road to
recovery now
Eunice Gilman, n sister of Mabelle Gil
man-Corey, made her Eastern debut last
week at the Franklin Square Theater.
Worcester, Mass.
Paul Armstrong says his new play, so
ciety and the Bull Dog" which had a
trial production in Baltimore. is to be
sent on tour next season.
n. c. Goodwin Will produce George
Broadhurst's new play. The Fastener"
shortly after the holidays, with the inten-
ton of making 1t the feature Of his New
York engagement.
Olga Nethersole's first play during her
forthcoming season at the Astor Theater.
beginning in February. will be The
Awakening" adapted from Paul Her
vieu's lie Reveil."
Beverly Sitgreaves and Minna Adelman
are to assist Robert Edeson at his special
matinee performance Of "Tne Sinner
which is to be made in Philadelphia In
the course of a few weeks
Elsie Janis, Joseph Cawthorn, and sew
eral prominent members of THE Hoyden"
company are to appear at a special ben
eft for the 'Bide-a-Wee" Home for Ami
mails. The programme has not been an
nounced.
William Gillette's new play, which Win
chen Smith is TO stage. has been named
The Little Affair at Boyd's" II is TO
be produced in January by Charles Frob-
man. who has selected Doris Keane for
the stellar role.
A special school-children's matinee will
be given at the New National Theater
ChristTfss Day. Special seats are To he
put aside for the youngsters and William
Faversham has promised TO give a short
talk TO them from the stage.
Ihe opening performance of "The Rog-
ers Brothers in Panama" at the National
tomorrow night. will be for the benefit
OF the House Of Mercy worthy charita-
bic institution maintained by the Epis-
copal churches of Washington,
The Washington herald., 1907-12-15

In city of The Northwest. Wallace
Munro, the manager of Louis James. and
himself man Of no inconsiderable per
sonalty. issued a unique challenge. He
dared clergyman 10 step out of the pu!-
pit which protected him. and upon the
worldly tiles Of hotel lobby and prom
ised him there a whipping All day and
until the final fragment of the last min
ute that he could remain away from the
theater Mr.. Munro paced the circuit OF
that hotel lobby. He had his breakfast
and luncheon and dinner served on an
arm chair, that the shadow of the min
ister falling across the outermost edge
Of the lobby might not escape his hawk
sharp eye. But the minister came not.
and when, for a brief time next day.
Mr.. Munro forsook the hotel lobby 70
pass the ministers house, watchers assert
that shade in the house was drawn
hurriedly down.
The clergyman had exhumed that DOR
ton OF Clement Scott's utterances which
were the swan song of the critics career.
and based a sermon upon those utterances
instead Of the source of texts The next
Mr. Munro issued his defiance.
IL he Will repeat his statements about
women Of the stage in this hotel lobby"
said Mr.. Monro, Il will give him his
choice between taking them back or tax
Ing a thrasbing- Please convey TO him
my assurance that he is an ass, and add
that last year Henry E. Dixey gave con-
siderable time to ascertaining that there
are in the penitentiaries Of this country
more clergymen than actors.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-15

knowledge of stage technique wonderful
self-repression, and much courage TO play
And yet this actor, whose intelligence is
so highly marked in his serious plays,
whose intellectual qualities have such an
appeal, seemed in the character of the
fop. Lord Dundreary, to have left il all
behind him. and the man who had ut
tered the fine defances OF Rodion: the
tender ballad. Il Am Woman Old and
Gray" in IF l Were King" and whose
heart seemed TO overflow with anguish.
as, in Hamlet he cried
l hags that within which passeth show;
Ihese' but the tnppings and the suits and woe
was the same man who, with fishy.
lack-luster eye and vacuous expression,
played like child with his fingers, and
who kept an audience in roars of laugh
ter by his utter absurdity and the lack
of consequence in his dialogue.
His production of Hamlet on Satur-
day night was marvelously beautiful;
finely human Hamlet, whose moods and
frets We're to be understood by all who
heard. In this play, more than in any
other, the marked beauty of Mr.. Sothern's
speaking voice was in evidence. over the
poetic lines he fingered caressingly and
lovingly, and the famous soliloquy, instead
of being an acted thing, was simply a
privilege accorded the audience of hear
ing a man, overwrought by emotion. vote
ing the thoughts OF his inmost soul.
This, then. was Mr. Sothern's Offering
for the week, and. looking back on II.
noting the excellent company that sun
ported him, the finely artistic way in
which the productions were staged. and.
above all, on his own work as a PLAYER.
one cannot help but seeing that in Mr..
Sothern we have the leader OF American
players to-day. He is a man of high
ideals. and. for his art. intense ambition.
lie has the courage of his convictions.
and the money TO put them 10 the test.
He is an encourager of the American
playwright. Always, he aims to give the
public of his best. and there Is no plaver
on the stage who works harder than
himself. He is comparatively a young
man; he has accomplished much, and has
won an assured position; but. beyond
doubt, there remains much for him 10
do. 1t Is on such man as this that
the future Of the best traditions or the
American stage rests Its hopes. and
all good be with him in his laudable en-
deavors.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-15
Christmas Dinner Tips.

From tbe New York Telegram
1t is our altruis &c intention TO herewith
give our worthy contemporaries a timely
tip on their ola reliable seasonable story.
which is always good for a colunn or so
about this time yearly. to-wit. Where
the Frohman Stars VIII Eat Their Christ
mas Dinners" Here goes: Maude Adams.
New York; John Drew, Philadelphia:
William Gillette. Tryon. y. G; Ethel Bar
rymore. New York; Hattie Williams,
Brooklyn; Huntley Wright. Newark; Ma
rie Doro, New York; Otis Skinner. St
Paul; Sam Bernard. New York; W. II.
Crane, Milwaukee, Francis Wilson. Chi
cago; William Collier. Omaha: Richard
Bennett and Jessie Mlllward. Boston;
Maxine Elliott New York. Edna May.
Switzerland; Margaret Ellington. New
York, and Dustin Farnum. resting
The Washington herald., 1907-12-15
THE POWER OF THE STAGE.
By W. q. RIGGS.

Il Is my sincere belief that the theater should Z
made part Of the scloo. systcn.-1iark Twain.
We an may read till we 20 blind.
May con and cogitate;
Through musty tones make weary grind
TIL reason be distrait.
And all the reading al the thought.
One gathers from each sage.
VIII not leave imprint finely wrought
Like picture on The stage.
There Egypt's Queen doth calmly sail
Adown the sunny Nile
There b1sks a knight with glistening mai
In Scottish Mary's smile.
PeIchance some Inca rules q king
Amid a golden age.
Old heroes Of whom poets sing
Al meet upon The Stage.
We walk with Hamlet IN the grove.
We IanSo the GTCcan plain.
The whole vide world is ours 20 rove.
The lofty heights attain.
The noble deeds of mighty past
From History vibrant rage
Fixed are in mind soclre and fast
By lesson Of The Stage
It's kindergarten for mankind.
school for old and young:
Where honor, duty, glory find
uniICrSal tongue
lis cducRfion's suTest aid,
Twill ignorance sSsaage.
Soul gamers strength. the heart is swaved
b power Of The Stage
The Washington herald., 1907-12-15
who Wrote shakespeare.

Although devOut admirer Of Shake
speare as literary personality. Charles
B. Hanford always avoids any discussion
Of the Baeonian theory. a lady who lis
tened TO one Of the lectures which MI
Eanford occasionally delivers before edu-
cational institutions. approached him with
the query: Don't you think that Bacon
may have had just little 20 do with the
writing of Shakespeare's plays2"
Madam, responded the tragedian. 1t
is no longer a question of the writing Of
Shakespeare plays. That has been abb
attended 70. What concerns the public
now is their adequate representation.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-15
"House of n thousand Candles,

Nearly everybody who follows con-
temporaneous literature has read Mere
dith Nicholson's novel. The House Of a
Thousand Candles" In its dramatized
form it will be presented for the first time
at the Belasco Theater at an early date
splendidly staged by Mr.. Hackett. with
that well-known actor. E. N. Holland. in
the leading role
The play OF The House of a Thousand
Candles" was dramaUized from the book
story by George Middleton Il is pre-
sented in four acts. and. following the
plot Of the novel, all its scenes take place
in Indiana
The Washington herald., 1907-12-15

and-best Of all-weep with her. It IS
not too much 10 say that in the scene
at the ending Of the third act. where,
with rare courage, she puts aside the life
she has learned TO love so well. and
which has done so much for her, a scene
in which she laughs with breaking
heart, and with oh. such n pathetic sob
in the throat, she reaches the height of
true genius and wears the guinea stamp
OF great actress.
Polly of the Circus" goes on TO New
York for the verdict OF the metropolis.
There can be little doubt that verdict
viii indorse with enthusiasm the hearty
welcome with which the play was re-
ceived in Washington. and which Wash
ington is willing TO extend again when
ever Polly chooses to return.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-15

George Broadhurst has just begun a
new play Of Washington life for William
A. Brady and Joseph r. Grismer II
must be completed by February l. The
theme is OF national interest
The Washington herald., 1907-12-15

partnership has been formed by
George Hazleton and Wilfred North 10
exploit Henry Ludlowe in Shakespearean
repertoire, using the Richard Mansfield
scenery.