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Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-26

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and better knit play than is THE
| Sorceress," the other Sardou Offering
Of this season, and has greater dram
attic power in its entirely, though per-
| haps lacking so strong a scene as is
that of the crucific in the latter Still
the act with Scarpia and Floria Tosca
has its full mead of intensity, and with
two such capable players as Miss
Stone and Robson doing it naturally it
raised the audience to a fine frensy.
| Miss Stone as Floria Tosca is admir-
able. She handles the lighter pas
sages with delicacy of touch that
accentuates decidedly the sterner
parts, and her art never Shone better
than it did in this role. Afttr it the
neretricious Magdalene in The Holy
| City seems almost farcical. 1t is in
such parts as this that she won fame
and became the legitimate successor
of Fanny Davenport, and it is a pity
that Los Angeles has not had oppor-
tunity to see her in these celebrated
roles oftener.
The one fault with Mr.. Robson as
Scarpia lies in his makeup. He puts
the wicked old baron on as a youngish
and rather attractive libertine, where
as the traditions of Coquelin make
him d bloated and rather repulsive old
roue, sort of masculine vulture. Mr..
/ 4NOD9oll ldS d Gel ldll 4lldllIllSH HdIlu-
| someness that he may not like to dis
| guise, but his art should rise superior
/ to this and lead him 20 be true to his
part even at personal sacrifice.
Mr. Van Meter as Mario is fine. He
has made a study of the role, and his
! Interpretation of it is mastery.
! The balance of the cast do we'll, and
| the scenery and accessories are fully
/ up to the Auditoriums fine standard
The waits last night We're interminable,
but this was doubtless due to unfamil-
/ iarity with the work thrown upon the
stage hands, and its magnitude.
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as Trampas, the desperadO, and in no
whit does he fall i'm his work below the
very high standard set him by his star.
These two, of the men, carry the bur-
den Of the night, and one cannot con-
ceive how they could be improved upon.
OF the other delightful characters one
best remembers is that of the preacher
drawn from life, the original being
Bishop Ethelbert Talbot, now Of Penn
sylvania but then of Wyoming and
Idaho. In looks, action and voice, c.
II. Robinson is n replica of Bishop Tai
bot, with whom the writer is ac-
quainted. The cowboys, too are fine
types, and the large company is pcrer-
ally accepted as fully up to all require
ments and even superior i'm many re-
spects to certain alleged "all-star" casts
foisted upon an unsuspcCting public.
Barring one woman, the feminine con-
tingent has little TO do i'm this drama,
for "The Nirginian" Is essentially q
mans play. Molly Wood, depicted by
Mabe Wright is the only strong role
entrusted to the gentler sex, and She
does that very Wcl, having much beau-
ty to add to her attr1ctiVeness.
In settings, costumes and mOuutiugs
the play is not only lavish but is accu-
rate almost to tho final detail The cu-
gagement is for the week.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-26
THE VIRGINIAN'
WELCOMED AGAIN
FINE PLAY GLADLY ACCLAIMED
ON ITS RETURN
Has the Atmosphere of the West Per-
feetly and Is Admirably Played
by Dustin Farnum and an
Excellent Company

"The Virginians," one of the best and
most delightfully."- remembered plays of
last season, returned TO the Mason last
night for a weeks run, and lovers of q
true drama, artistically done, are re-
joicing accordingly, For THE Virgin
ian" is one of the best examples of
American playwrighting Of this genera
tion. It has absolutely the atmosphere
of its locale; its character types are
marked by striking fidelity to nature;
its plot is absorbing yet honest, and its
movement is sure, virle and vcracious.
without noticeable flaws, IL holds the
interest from the first curtain to the
finale it's humor is so bright yet free
from guile, and its tragedy is so grim
and relentless, yet SO just that one
feels it's grip tightening as the action
goes forward to a legitimate climax,
with thrill, yet never is houndering I'm
the hopeless bog of inconceivable melo-
drama. So clean cut and strong, yet
so human a drama, is all too seldom
offered on the stage.
There is little need here of recapit-
ulation of "The Virginian" as to plot,
for all who saw 1t will wildly remcm-
Der it. Nor need it's conspicuous points
be here emphasized; they are we'll
known. 1t is particularly fine in its
character drawings and in its atmos-
phere of the real-not the flctionists-
west. The characters are all of the
life, and are studies, every one of them.
The feeling that one is seeing real per-
sons doing actual things in q living hu-
man environment never leaves one, and
the falsity of the ordinary stage prescn-
tation, in both personnel and surround
ings, is utterly absent. These men and
women live and breathe, and the audi
ence knows it; they have stepped on the
stage right out of life, and are merely
rehearsing here the things that they
would-nay, must-do were they re-
turned to the sphere of their everyday
existence. And that is the highest
praise that can be accorded.
In large measure, the same company
is offered this year that has made "The
Virginian" conspicuous since its first
presentation. Dustin Farnum still plays
the Nirginian who has no other name,
no past history. He is ideal in the role.
and has made it classic of the modern
drama. Frank Campeau is again seen
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a rare streak of honor, appears in a role
which Stone has a decided liking TO-.
His duel with Richard Vivian in the
first act is the only real piece of any
thing like real sword play that local
theater has presented.
Harry Glazicr achieves n triumph AS
Cardinal Richelieu, and his makeup
goes Ear i'm convincing the audience that
real life is being acted.
Miss Florence Smythe, the new menu
Der OF the company. is as charming and
beautiful as @ picture and a very ami
mated one. She is not only an object OF
exquisite delight to the eye but her
every motion is carefully rendered and
her voice is unusually sweet and toned.
Miss Smythc won many friends here by
her first performance last night,
As Renee de COChcforct, Miss Albert
sen is i'm her element and her work is
decidedly pleasing, Every play of dir-
t,rnut character presented by the COM
uauy impresses more thoroughly Miss
AlberJscns worth for stock work.
As Clon the mute servant, Howard
Scott creates a role so thoroughly hor-
rib.e i'm its reality that it would cause
ono to have bad dreams. Scott is an
artist as character work and his inter-
pratation in the performance is a mas
tewiece,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-26
JAPANESE HIDES LOTTERY TICKETS
UNDER HIS BIG POROUS PLASTER

when we mentioned lottery, but several
began to move toward the door. 1t was
an awfully impolite thing to do. but
we had to stop them and compel them
to submit to being searched for lottery
tickets.
"They would have made troupe of
sleight-of-hand performers look like
small change. The first man apparent
ly had absolutely nothing on him. His
pockets were empty the lining of his
clothes was empty and we were about
to pass him along when happened to
feel of his collar. l felt a wad of
something, and taking the collar off,
found a neat little cache on the inside,
with three tickets in it, He seemed
surprised to see them and apparently
wondered how they had got there.
The next up looked hopeless and
yielded nothing in the way of the wick
ed little slips until l felt of his hair.
He had a heavy roll, reached back
across his forehead. and it made a
great place to hide tickets. The next
man had a hollow in a big tin sus
pender buckle. but the fourth victim
was the prize of the lot.
Found Under Plaster
"I guess he's all right l said to
Beaumont, after we had searched him
a dozen times and found nothing. To
make sure l thought | would run over
him again. l felt something in the
small of his back and made him take
off his shirt. A great patch of court
plaster was stuck squarely between
his shoulder blades. 1t bulged open at
the top and made a great receptacle
for anything sliding down the back of
his neck. And this was where the
tickets had slid We found four of
them. Several of the other hiding
places were almost as ingenious"
The Japs We're fined from SIS to $50
each by Justice Rose. Lee Sing was
given a long lecture on the evils of
gambling and was fined 800 and costs.
He paid the fine
Lee Sing, the Chinese, is said by the
police to have used his seven children
to sell lottery tickets and in this way
20 have become extremely wealthy
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-26
GEORGE BARNUM PROBABLY
WILL JOIN DICK FERRIS
COMPANY AT AUDITORIUM

Banum, who left the Belasco theater
last Saturday night, will join the Dick
Ferris company at the Auditorium
Negotiations to that effect are now
on, Mr. Ferris and Mr.. Barnum have
had one conference and will have an
other today. Both wish the deal to go
through, aud it is expected that it viii
be closed
IN case he joins the Ferris company
AIR Rarnum win be seen in a series OF
character parts, and will not attempt
the direction of the stage which is now
I'm the hands OF Sedley Brown
u was said at the BelascO last night
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-26
FERRi6 COMPANY PRESENTS
THE SECOND sARDOU PLAY,
GA TOSCA," THIS WEEK

ola Tosca," the second Of the Sardou
plays to be given by the Dick Ferris
company iu the Auditorium, he-an it's
weeks rum last night, and even with
the delays and limitations imposed by
a first performance ana the obsession
of Il louethy season of religious drama,
it can plainly be said that it Is likely
30 afford Auditorium .LCicnces a
dramatic treat The work Of Miss
stone alone would De sufficient to carry
the play heavy as il is, put beyond
hat ii is supplemented by excellent
acting ON the part of Andrew Robson
as Soarpia and of Harry you Meter
as Mario, the only other two characters
of commanding Importance. SO that
with the trio doing fine work am ad-
mirabIy balanced performance is as
sured.
LA Toaca' is no stranger TO Los
Angeles audiences, and its Llot and
motif are Wcu known. 1t is a stronger
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-26
"UNDER THE RED ROBE"
TAKES ONE BACK TO
THE DAYS OF ROMANCE r

Teeming with the love, the chlvauy
and the romance Of a bygone day when
a mans or a Woman's honor dominated
commereialism, the production Of
"Under the Red Robe by the Belasco
company last night takes one back over
the barrier of cold. hard matter of fact
existence into the very pages of the
novel.
If last nights production both for
stage perfection and for the even bal
ance of the company is AN example OF
what Hobart BosWorth, the new sta rn
manager at the I}elasco, can do theU
Here's How" to Hobart, for the play is
not only one Of the best pieces Of work
of its kind this house has turned out
for a long time, but II is far superior to
many of the productions which eastern
companies have attempted to stage
here.
Lewis Stone, as Gil de Bcrault the
swashbuckling card sharp, who shows
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Good Sketches at Unique

The return of Bobby Boyle and Widow
Davis with the Goglliger Girls was
much appreciated by the Unique pat
rons yesterday. This high class act IS
worthy of a theater of higher price
Pollard performs several new feats in
eccentric juggling. Mr.. and Mrs. John
T. Chick. in a comedy sketch, "Matri-
monial Mishap," are welcome additions
to the bill. The program concludes with
fun-producing farce comedy in one
act, The Wrong Doctor" by James p
Lee. Mr.. Lees playlettes are much APP
preciated by the patrons of the Unique
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-26
POLICE SEARCH REWARDED BY
DISCOVERY
Little Brown Men Display Great Guile
in Concealing discriminating Slips
Covered with Oriental
Duck Tracks

The story of the artful artlessness of
nine little brown men caught playing
lottery Sunday night was told in
Police Justice Roses court yesterday
afternoon If anyone watching the
Japs lined up before the magistrate
had an idea that they were as naive
and child-like as their bland faces in
dicated, he had several more guesses
coming And he would have taken
them all after hearing the recital of
the two detectives who brought them
in.
The men were arrested in a raid on
the shop of Lee Sing, a wealthy
Chinese, at 131 East Third street Lee
Sing, a Chinese, the proprietor, is ac
cused by the police of having operated
a lottery seven years with the aid of
his seven children. He escaped at the
time, but was arrested early yesterday
morning and arraigned with the others.
Quiet as Deacons
The men were brought in by Detec-
tives Ingram and Beaumont of the
gambling detail. and the catch is re-
garded as one of the most creditable
of the season. The story of the Japs'
clever attempts to hide the tickets and
to escape arrest was told by Detective
Ingram.
when we entered the place" he said,
although we broke in on them without
warning, things were as quiet and
composed as a meeting of church war
dens. 1t might have been gathering
of the japanese Civic Improvement
league. All were inexpressibly shocked
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-26
Empires Entertaining Bill

Kaufman sisters. singing and dancing
soubrettes in their own original toe
dance, are the headliner at the Empire
this week Farmer Jones and his
trained pigs are amusing. He has sue
ceeded in teaching his swine some new
and novel tricks. Al Franks sings
"Only a Message from Home, Sweet
Home" illustrated. Sadie RozensWeig,
solo violinist, is entertaining. Flood and
Hayes, in their triple barrel jumping
act, do some novel feats which are new
to the Empire audiences. The stock
company produces funmaking farce
in one act. The program concludes with
moving pictureS
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-26
Home from Lambardi Season

Ester Adaberto, leading soprano. and
her sister Blanca NuneZ, of the Lam
bardi Opera company, which closed its
season in San Francisco last Saturday,
were at the Auditorium last night. Both
sisters are on their way home, and
stopped off in Los Angeles for a rest.
o. Lombard Of the same company will
come here to sing in "The Californians, -
which company Manager Berry is or
ganizing to sing at the Auditorium
later on.
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"Yankee in London" at Mission

Evan Badwin's company presented
The Yankee in London" to two good
houses at the Mission yesterday. The
play is on the light comedy order con-
tanning a good plot, abounding in
ludricious situations and good climaXes.
The piece was handsomely staged, well
costumed and presented in a capable
manner Evan Baldwin introduced
some pleasing singing specialties be-
tween the acts that won him unstinted
applause. He has d splendid voice.
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Tracey McDermott as the real nephew
was adequate and sang in good voice.
Nick Cogley gave another of his good
presentations of an old man. Miss Dol
lie Graham as the devotee of music sang
and acted with much spirit. Miss Grace
Morrison, the new soubrette, was girl
sh and made a good impression with
her song
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-26
Rehymer Leaves the Mason

Len e. Behymer for many years press
agent for H. c, Wyatt first at the Los
Angeles theater and later at the Mason,
resigned that position yesterday to de-
vote all his time to his musical and
lyceum attractions. Harry Bell takes
his place as Mason press agent.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-26
"erowne,s Nephew at Eischer,s

Last night Fischers theater pre-
sentci Fred l.. Griffiths musical farce
comedy, Brownies Nephew" The piece
has a plot and is full OF laughter-pro-
voking situations. Billy Onslow as the
music teacher was ludicrous, and his
song, "Our Back Yard" was well liked
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-26

that final reply to the proposition that
Mr. Barnum remain with that company
as an actor only had never been re-
ceived. But Mr.. Barnum has asserted
otside the theater that he had left the
Belasco for good and all and his ne
gotiations with Mr. Ferris bear out
his assertion
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How the Proposal
Question Was Solved

wNHE diffident young man wanted to
propose to his girl, but for the life
of him he didn't know how to go
about it,
He read books on the subject and
sought information from men who had
experience, and, while the theories
were admirable, in every instance he
found that the practice thereof was a
different thing.
He was walking with her one even
ing, thinking over these things, when
her shoe became united.
She stuck out her pretty little foot
with smile and looked down at it.
He fell on his knees and tied the
lace. Then he walked on with her.
The shoe became united again.
The third time it happened-he was
ready as before.
"See if you can't tie a knot that
won't come undone," she said as be
worked away at it.
eff l can't l know a man who can,
| he said.
"Do you want him to tie itf' she
| asked coquettishly.
YES" he replied.
| She jerked her foot away.
| He smiled to- himself.
| Its the parson," he said.
| And he rose to his feet and finished
| the proposal-San Francisco Star.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-11
Shoe Co.
THE DEVlLFlSH.
It's Ability to Change Its Own and
the Waters Color.
new year

It's Ability to Change Its Own and
the Waters Color.
Il was lying on a rock watching the
movements of some land crabs which
kept retreating from the water as the
tide rose, when suddenly crab dashed
frantcaIly from the water. and out
after it galloped there is no other
word for tia devilfish nearly two feet
across" writes an observer from Ava
ion, Cal. The animal continued the
chase n short distance lifting its ten
tacles in the air in Il sort of overhead
motion; then, finding pursuit hopeless
1t withdrew with peculiarly unpleas-
ant, writhing. gliding motion charac-
teristic of these animals. Upon reach
ing the water it stationed itself just at
the edge, so mimicking the color Of the
bottom that when l glanced away and
looked suddenly back | could not at
once distinguish it. This devilish had
the appearance Of cat watching for
mice. and when a crab was seen it
would shoot out a long. attenuated
tentacle and attempt to seize it. BY
carefully insinuating my way TO the
waters edge / quickly grasped the
specimen and after a short struggle
tore it from the rocks and secured it.
"At various times | had from three
to five devilfshes in an Enclosure
where l could watch them change color
and test their strength. In cOnfine-
ment. if the tank bottom was dark,
they assumed various tints, generally
dark reddish brown, but the largest
one was a tigerlike creature, about
three feet across. with a ground of
livid white covered with black or dark
gray bIotches, giving it a truly fiendish
appearance. especially as the eyes
were conspicuous and appeared to emit
Iambent CLEANS. The change of color
was marvellous in it's rapidity. In
special tank in which two of these
prisoners were confined they occupied
the corners, facing outward, with arms
either coiled under or above them. AT
any offensive movement on my part,
presenting my hand under water, the
color scheme would change. blush
appeared to pass over the entlfe sur
face, and in large squid can only
compare it to heat lightning-a rapid
and continued series of flushing and
paling, from deep brick red to gray.
1T was very evident that the ami
mails differed much in pugnacity.
| Some did not resent my touching them;
| others merely threw tentacle in my
direction. while one never touched me,
but directed its siphon at my hand
under water and sent a violent current
in that direction, apparently endeavor-
ing to blow my hand away. 1t was
fascinating to observe the range this
water gun had and how by seeming
intuition the devilish could direct it
at my hand as slowly moved it about
while attempting to attract the ami
MAILS attention in an opposite direc-
tion."
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On the First Trip.

Among the passengers on an Allan
tic liner when she left New York re-
Gently was a charming young woman
from ST. LOUIS who was making her
first trip abroad. The vessel had not
proceeded far when the fair passen-
ger approached the captain and said:
1.-THE ship appears to be stopping,
captain. Why should we stop here?
1--WE stop here to let the pilot off, /"
was the reply.
ITO let the pilot OFF," exclaimed the
young woman in a tone Of polite incre-
dulity. "Do you mean to say that the
pilot doesn't mean to cross the ocean
with us and direct the course?
Il mean just that" answered the
captain.
The fair passenger pondered for a
bit Then, smiling as IL a bright idea
had occurred to her. she added, ooh, /
suppose after he has set the rudder
pointing in the right direction that
there's nothing left for him to do, so
he goes" Philadelphia LedgaR
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PERSONAL NOTES or lNTEsE -
People Who Came and Went Here
Yesterday.

Eton- Hurlbut's hot pressed velIum
at Bells, the jeweler, is the propei
writing paper
Max Banner, smiles, samples and all,
dee-lighted his Americas friends yes
terday.
Mr.. w. D. Wells came up from Smith
vile yesterday, having business in
Americas.
Mr. F. L. Clements came with others
from Buena Vista yesterday, spending
the day here
Mrs. Zimmerman and Miss Hitler OF
Plains were among other visitors in the
city Yesterday
n Miss Lurline HOLMAN OF Buena
Vista, en- route to Miami, was visitor
Here yesterday.
Mr.. L. A Reab of Augusta was among
other business visitors in the city yes
terday morning.
Mr.. w. c. Reddick of Bessemer, Ala,
was in the city yesterday, stopping at
the Allen House.
Mr.. +. F. White registered among
other Maconians stopping at the Hotel
Windsor yesterday.
F. McWilliams was among those
coming from Savannah to Americas
yesterday morning.
Mr.. James Galloway, still talking
telegraph, circulated Yesterday among
his subscribers here.
Mrs. r. E. McNulty returned home
yesterday from pleasant visit of sew
eral days in Dawson. ~
Mr.. j. T. Ferguson came up from
De Soto Yesterday morning, having
BUSINESS in the city.
Mr.. Thomas Bender of Selma was
registered yesterday among the guests
of The Hotel Windsor.
Mr.. Howard S. Irvine of Augusta
was among the many visitors in Amer
icus Yesterday morning,
Mrs. CharlesWorth Hunter returned
to Savannah yesterday, after visit of
some length i'll Americas.
Mr.. C. G. Wardlaw of Little Rock
was registered yesterday among the
guests of the Allen House.
Mr.. H. w. Wallace, general manager
of the Georgia Chemical Works, of
Augusta, was in Americas yesterday
upon business.