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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-03
M%ETHoDIsTs TO CONVENE!
Missionary Convention to Be Held il
Paterson Friday.

PATERSON, Dec. 3.-The plans Of
the Methodists for a great missionary
convention, to be held in the Market
Street M. r. Church. in this city, on
Friday of this week, are finally consume
mated. Eminent speakers, specialists
in missionary work, have been secured,
among them Bishop Henry ~Spellmeyers
of the Newark conference; the Rev.
DR.. Boswell. secretary of the Home
Missionary Society, and the Rev. Dr.
Stuntz, secretary of the Methodist For
eign Missionary Society.
The convention will convene at IL
a. M, and will be in session all day,
promising to be the greatest Methodist
gathering since the annual conference
met in his city in 1900. Similar gath'l
-erings will be held this week in WASH
ington, today; Newton, tomorrow;
Dover, on Thursday.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-03

worth the price of admission, while
the show itself is bubbling over with
fun and ludicrous situations.
.rhe Mikado's Harem" is the title
of the first half of the burlesque, intro
ducing the Emperor of Japan and his
forty-seven wives" The tailend of
the performance Is a mixture of ION
sense, "All in One Night. or a Terrible
Mix-Up." The olio includes pictures
of McGovern and Young Corbett and
scenes in the training quarters before
their second fight at San Francisco:
Barry Thompson and Anna Carter in
q skit, MY Wife's Brother Willie:''
Dick Brown and John Braggs, sidewalk
comedians; n Chandler, in imita-
tions of Ethel Levey, Fay Templeton
and Anna Held, and the FIVE S~alvagges,
Partisan whirlwind dancers.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-03
shcpard,s Motion Pictures.

The day is past wherein the moving pic
ture audience can be satisfactorily enter
tanned with just flasbes-an engine chasing
to a fire, a base runner sliding home, a
charge of cavalry, etc. Now, n story of
consistent dramatic interest must be given
a story with plenty of action. The differ
ent programs each week at Shepard's Ar
cade always feature two or more playettes
upon these lines. in conjunction with a
variety Of eccentric photography, comedy
sketches, scenes of travel and illustrated
songs of recent publishing. Tonight at 8
O'Clock n photograph of the entire audi
ence will be taken, and afterwards re-
produced life size at each performance
Friday night. Wednesday evenings IN
tertainment will close with the usual ANA
teur contest among aspiring local vaude-
Y%illeans.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-03
GUILTY OF RECEIVING.
Morris Baer Was Charged with Accept
ing stolen Property.

A verdict of guilty as charged" to
which was attached a recommendation for
mercy, was, returned by the jury in the
Court of Quarter Sessions last night
which had heard the case of Morris Baer,
charged with receiving stolen goods. He
is In business at 1870 Belmont avenue, and
Max and Abraham Greenstein, who turned
States evidence, testified against him.
The Greensteins formerly worked for ting
United States Express Company. which
was systematically robbed some time ago,
and the taking Of goods. consisting OF
trousers and cigars, was traced TO them.
They pointed ont Baer as the receiver.
h jury was out more than three hours.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-03

matinee and night performances, stand
ing room even being &c a premium.
Seldom has there been a greater de-
mand for seats. Even tickets for Sat
urday night were said to be scarce yes
terday.
for this great box office rush. The ap-
pearance of McGovern and Young Cor
bett, two of the greatest little fighters
that ever stepped into a ring, alone is
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-03
SEATS FOR BOSTON SYMPHONY.

The public sale of tickets for the Boston
symphony Orchestra concert opens at
IAuter's. 657 Broad street, tomorrow morn
ing. A large house Is already assured on
account OF orders for seats by mail being
unusually heavy. There are stll quite a
few good seats to be had.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-03

ton OF Father Benedict. was admirable.
Miss Marion schramm made an attractive
Portia.
The members of the cast we're as follows:
Shylock. x c. Vollmer; Duke of Venice,
+. c. Mindnich: Antonio. f. G.. Schaeffer,
B~assanio, j. l. Schaeffer; Satanic, J. r.
Caffrey; Salarino. Oscar Pfefferle; Grati-
ano, e. ]. Birs; Lorenzo, A. Morgan (;
Tubal. j. Oberle; Launcelot Gobbo, L.
Schubert: Old Gobbo, o. Pfefferle; Tailor,
]. Miller; Leonardo, ]. Coyle; Balthazar.
A. w. jacob; Gentlewoman, with song,
q. Mindnich; Nerissa. A. zekus; J~essica,
X. Keuffner; Portla. NJ. schramm.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-03
co,,mbin-.The street Singer"

aThe street Singer" a musical melo-
drama by Hal Reid. was presented last
night to the patrons of the Columola
with success. Miss Florence Bindley
nlaved the leading role, and reinforced
the pleasant impressions of her acting
and singing made during previous
visits to Newark. h sang many
songs with the aid of -four young wom-
en- as a chorus. In playing the role oil
Violet Vodray she won the sympathy
of her hearers. Poor Violet had 10
marry an octogenarian when she was
i'm love with his son in order to save
her old father from going to prison
and by so doing precipitated many
Amusing and pathetic events.
John Vodray is a confidential book
keeper of Morgan Van Wort, who ac-
cuses him OF stealing a large sum OF
money. Van WORT, however, is will
ing to forget the incident providing
Violet is in love with Van Voort's son
william, but, after Violet and william
consult each other Violet decides to
marry old Morgan.
A little family row occurred during the
next act. and Violet runs away from
home. She becomes a street singer.
In the following act, during a contro-
versy between william Van WORT and
his father. Lawrence Winfield steps In
from behind and kills old Morgan. OF
curse William is accused of the deed,
but he escapes to become a street organ
grinder with Violet, his sweetheart.
In the last act Winfield's accomplish
turns States evidence and d~iscloses
the murderer's identity. Morgan Van
WORT dies. leaving a will in favor of
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-03
wnlamnnn,s-A Double pnI.

phil s~heridan's city Sports" bur-
lesoue show, augmented by Terry Nc
Govern and Young corbett, who APP
pear In a three-round sparring act,
struck waldmann's Theatre yesterday.
and it's a TO 3 shot hat the show will
be a hox-oHce winner. The old theatre
was packed to its doors at both the
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-03
AN AMATEUR SHYL0CK.
A. c. vollmer Plays the Jew in St
Mary's Production.

A performance of 1.-The Merchant of
Venice was given by the st. Mary's Play
ers last night in st. Mary's Hall, William
and High streets. A. c. Vollmer played
Shyloek and a friendly audience applauded
his efforts. The entire production was
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-03
Prnctor,s-VaudeyilIe.

The bill at Proctor's Theatre this week
is fair. 1t suffers from the fact that one
of the headliners is amateurish and from
a dull act or two, with a few OF the songs
not quite up to the desirable tone of "re-
fined'' vaudeville. But the good offerings
are worth seeing, particularly h Arab
acfobatie troupe, Lamberti's impersona-
lions of five famous composers and the EN-
pire City Quartet. with its concluding
song. bye, Bye, Dearie," in which the
audience joined.
The offending card, judged from the usual
Proctor standard, was Fred Corner & Co,
in what the program termed their sue
cessful dramatic sketch" "a warning by
wireless" 1t was painful. So evident was
it that at least two of the company were
mere tyros in the business of acting that
the audience laughed at the exhibition,
while at the same time it applauded out
of sympathy. The sketch was n bit Of
melodrama, depicting the robbery of a
small telegraph office In the West.
In distinct contrast to this was the sue
cessful act of LAMBERT. who, by quick
changes at a dressing table at the back
Of the stage, while the lights were lowered,
donned the necessary wigs, etc, to turn
himself into a semblanee of LisZt, Holl-
man, Paderewski, Gounod and Sarasate.
He showed himself to be a musician above
the vaudeville average, especially when
playing Nevin's my Rosary on the cello
as Holman and Mendelssohn's Spring
Song on the violin as Sa~rasate. As
Gounod he led The orchestra while 1t
played the Soldiers Chorus" from
Faust He made a burlesque out of
P~aderewsld, with ridiculous affectations
which that great pianist does not have.
Lewis and Green did n good talking and
singing act, in which they caught the
fancy of the crowd in their final rhymes,
picking out persons in the audience as the
butt of their jokes. Joe Flynn, t man
behind the book. was good in a rafting
monologue and singing stunt. Elsie Boeh1h,
a girl from Vienna with a ts@- voice,
enabling her to sing a good, strong BARI
tone, was applauded for her abnormal
ability. The Barlows appeared in a pass
able aerial-ladder act. There, were the
usual moving pictures.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-03

James j Corbett is the burglar In THE
Burglar and the Lady which held the
stage ut Bianey's Theatre for two or three
entertaining hours yesterday afternoon
and evening.
AIR. Corbctt is not the first ex-expert
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-03

and he went at the weed much in the
same manner as he did against Nc
Govern six years ago last Thursday
night when he dethroned the Brook
Ignite. Gentleman "Jeems'' showed the
class of the lot, for he was still hand
ing out his gabfest, making lunges at
the English language and smiling
serenely at the fair ones whom he had
c~aptivated during the evening. The
ball was a great pugilistic event-the
more remarkable when it is understood
thai not a blow was struck.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-03

in the gentle art Of pugiIism to turn his
talent stageward. 'John l." und others
who could mako first-rate jelly out OF
almost any mans nose have broken into
the Land of Make-Bclieve. Yet none OF
them has remained long. They had no
ta~lent-nothing but a name. But 1t Will
probably be many a long day before Jim
Corbett makes his first farewell tour. He
has talent of the real sort. His recent
vaudeville excursions proved that, and In
the Burglar and the Lady he has a
vehicle tina will add not a little to his
reputation, if the applause that punetuated
the former champions work last night IS
any indication OF success
To the play itself the management has
something a little out of the ordinary. 1t
is midnight when the action begins. me
Lady" Norma Grey, is alone and I'M
protected in her uncle's house. She Is
frightened by a noise at h window. Cor
bctt. otherwise Ned Danvers, enters, flash
ing a dark lantern in her face. Ned proves
to be quite the gentleman, though, and re-
lleves her agitation at once with q nice
little fairy tale, in which he represents
himself us Sherlock Holmes. Content with
his assurance that he has entered the
house for the sole purpose of nabblng a
notorious craftsman who is supposed TO
be about due there, she proceeds to make
her handsome visitor comfortably at home,
and, incidentally. falls in love. While she
is falling. however, he manages to dis
cover several Jewels and s%ecretes them
about his person. Still he Is a manly
fellow. this burglar. and capable OF better
things, as he later proves. Unfortunately,
just as he is beginning TO feel the lady's
gentle Influence and fall n little himself
cruel fate %intervenes In the person OF her
uncle, who arrives home with the rest OF
the family and the real Sherlock Holmes.
They have never met, but Sherlock has a
head full of shrewd suspicious that rapidly
assume the shape of evidence enough TO
hang an ordinary man.
Ned disappoints Sherlock and shows that
he is far from being an ordinary man. He
robs the bank. The detective gives chase,
and Ned takes refuge in the bedroom OF
the lady. She hides him away nicely. FOR
a moment it looks as if he wore safe.
Suddenly a lou rap at the door disturDs
his peace, IL not his conscience. The dis
turber is the Rev. Mr.. Banfield. himseir
deeply in love with fair Norma. Ned Is
EXPOSED and it is shown that he and the
clergyman are brothers. Aided by Norma,
he makes good his escape under sherlock s
verv eyes. In the last act the burglar ana
the lady have agreed to go into life part
nership. conscience and love having hit the
male member of the firm a genuine knock
out whack.
Mr. corbett PLAYED his role with intelli-
genca and strength. When he speaks II is
in a pleasantly modulated, gentlemanly
voice. and his refined name and com
narativelv quiet way of carrying the part
20 far TO make IL convincing. He IS as
sisted by a company of able players, and
in several respects the engagement OF 'ihe
burglar and the Lady" at Blaney's Thea
fro is a triumph for the management.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-03

years to study foreign medical methods in
the hospitals for the insane, and then
come Jack to this city and establish a pri,
waite sanitorium.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-03

fTOtloI JIM
Observation-Disclosures B~urIesguers."
That the Empire Theatre, formerly the
Shubert. has already established itself In
the local burlesque field was plainly evil
denced by the large and enthusiastic
throng at the playhouse last night to SEQ
Tom Miners Bohemian B~urlesquers." 1t
was an suspicious first night, both for
the company and the threatre manage
ment, and all were highly gratifed with
the success achieved, from a financial as
well as a histrionic standpoint.
Tom Miner himself is w~ell-known in
this city, having been connected for many
years in u responsible capacity with the
Newark Theatre. He was given a hearty
reception when he stepped before the cur
tain and thanked the audience for Its good
will. He was introduced by Manager
Harry M. Hymes. who was likewise well
received.
As for the Bohemians, they were de-
cidedly Bohemian, and for two hours and
a half brought forth applause and laugh
ter from all sections of the house.
Barney Gerard presented what was
styled on the program "a hip, hip, hurrah
show in two acts" entitled The Sum-
mer Time" But it was all right in the
winter time, for. there was no chilling or
whiting atmosphere about II.
AuuX GdIuutf WIN was d I6Nl5tu GalSY
Boliver, put much vim and naturalness
into his role. and while some of the jokes,
as we'll as members of the chorus, were of
full age, there was enough vivacity in the
latter and newness In the former to carry
the show through with a hip, hip hurrah.
Among those who were heard as well as
seen in the first act and who helped
chiefly in bringing forth the laughter were
Andy Gardner, Joe Barton and Billy
Spencer, the two latter in the respective
roles of Sillie Mart, the country gawk,
and Grogan, the Celtic boniface.
Gertie Hayes as Ida Know evidently
knew the answer. She seemed to carry
Off tile greater part of the applause given
to the feminine members Of the company.
These were ably assisted by a capable
chorus of singers and dancers who didn't
seem to be rheumatic.
The first act depicted principally lu-
dicrous happenings. The second act
hinged about a theatrical troupe which
hit the rustic section with a bang.
Interspersed between the acts were up
to-date specialties. Among these was a
Western novelty, entitled The Mad Siam
pede" In this Mabel Carew and Gertie
HAYES proved that they had declamatory
ability of high order. The Three Musical
Stewards and the Barton Brothers, trick
cyclists, contributed to the gaiety ano
entertainment. Revere, Lawton and 1orh
did some excellent dancing ana singing
and were encored.
"Amateur Night will be introduced OF
FRIDAY. Mr. Miner said last night thai
he had made elaborate plans for the oc.
casion and expected TO make me amateur
features as pleasing and successful as M
has done In his New York theatres.
CHERRY Blossoms will bloom at th'
Empire next week.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-03
richard Golden at proctor,s.

Manager Stewart, of Proctor's Theatre,
announces that beginning today and for
the rest of this week there will be an
added attraction of Importance on his pro-
gram. This will be the well-known come
dian, Richard Golden, one of the strong
est headliners in vaudeville and an actor
OF consequence. in a comedy sketch called,
"A Case Of Divorce Mr.. Golden will be
supported by a company of three. The
act should lend no little strength to the
Proctor bill.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1907-08-30
MCCIuen Fun
eraI Tomorrow

Wm. McCluen arrived in this city
from the east this morning bringing
the remains of his son Frank Nc
Cluen who was killed IN railroad
accident at Cedar Rapids, iowa, on
the 18th, OF this month. Mr.. Nc
Cuen was met at Reno by his vile
and son James, they accompanying
him to this city Elmer the other
brother OF the deceased is in the
United States Navy and is at present
stationed at the Philippines.
The funeral will be held from the
residence OF John Wood tomorrow
afternoon at , O'Clock and the Rev
MI McCreery will ofiiciate.
Frank McCluen was native OF this
city and spent his boyhood here
For the past few years he has been
employed as a lineman on the tele
phone and telegraph lines in differen
parts of the coast. He went to Gold
field in April Of this year but owing
! to the strike there decided he woult
take trip east. 1t was on this trll
that he met his death in railroad
accident in Iowa. He was twenty
! two years and six months of age a
4 the time of his death.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1907-08-30
Terror RGignS
at HaZen

The humboldt Star has the follow
ing concerning the finding OF the
body OF the dead man at Hazen, an
account OF which appeared in yesler
days Appeal:
The body OF an unknown man, his
head battered in, evidently from the
blows of some heavy iron instrument,
and with other indications that he
was a victim of foul play, was found
Sunday in an empty cabOose at Haz-
en-. The caboOse was one of a num-
Der of new ones for the Tonopah &
GOldfield railroad which had been
standing an siding at Hazen. Sun
day afternoon the cars were being
switched onto southbOund train ana
a brakeman who was going through
the train made the discovery OF the
mans dead body, which was found
lying behind the stove in one OF ne
cabooses the wounds about the
mans head were such that it is a
| clear case of murder but there is no
clue as to the perpetrators. The
man was a stranger in Hazen who
had been seen around town early Sun
day morning. Whether the murder
was commiJe- in the cars or whether
the body had been carried there fol
temporary concealment is one of tbs
mysteries which surrounds the ira
gedy.
A veritable reign of terror is said
to exist in HaZen, this murder being
one of numerous crimes which have
been committed there recently. The
place is said to be overrun with hare
characters of the class which commit
ted many murders along the railroad
several years ago, the carnival O
crime having been brought to term
inatiOn at that time the arrest an(
subsequent hanging of the Williams
Sevner gang for the murder of Jacl
Welsh.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1907-08-30
Reno Offers the
Strenuous Life to All

Army came along and they all fell
in line and accompanied them to
their hall where all that was possible
crowded into the place of worship.
The people of Reno are to be given
a chance to express their personal
likes or dislikes of the ordinance and
word from there this afternoon is to
the effect that a petition is being
circulated demanding a referendum
vote on the question of free speech.
Mayor Kirman has sanctioned this
method of solving the matter but
others of the council have expressed
their determination to fight this act
on the grounds that it will cost the
city of Reno $1,000. and forther more
state openly that they will use their
best efforts to make the ordinance
stand.
The ministers of the several
churches are now calling the atten-
ton of the people to the fact that in
tnelf oHOrt TO enforce lnlS laSC Orul-
nance the officers are forgetting
others that carry much more weight
and are more necessary to enforce
ment than the one which is causing
all the excitement. The officers are
mum on the question and the Chief
OF Police notified the people of Reno
through the columns OF the journal
this morning that he considered the
enforcing OF the laws as his own per
sonal affair and none of the peoples
business. He and mis- force will con
tinue to run that part of the affairs
Of the riverside town.
These are only few OF the many
happenings THAI are chronicled in
Reno nightly on this affair alone.
Ii you are looking for the siren
uOus, go to Reno.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1907-08-30
Reno City Government
Will be Investigated

but my personal beliefs will have
| intend to see that the affairs OF his
office are investigated, and Will con
duct a thorough inestigation.''
Foreman Hodgkinson did not state
that anyone had been enlloyed to
work on this case, but it is believed
that there are detectives looking up
evidence at the present time
There is an ordinance Oh the city
which provides that all women of the
tenderloin district shall be arrested
brought into court and charged with
running houses Of ill-fame if there is
any evidence to show that they are
They must be fined from So to $1O0
Or may be both fined and imprisoned
on conviction, but during Judge Rich
ardsOn's term of office no women
have been arrested. The women each
week send to Judge Richardson by
small messenger boys, FOUNDERS and
Cinnamon. the sum of So, and this is
considered by the Judge a sufficient
fine. He gives the women a receipt
He does not make the women appear
personally and plead to a charge and
does not even make out complaint
as is required by law. The City
Court records do not show the
amount of money collected and do
not show from what women fines are
collected. 1t is also alleged that the
Grand jury will investigate other de-
partmentS.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1907-08-30
Losses Money;
Seeks Death

After having gambled the last cent
of a small fortune he had accumulat-
ed by years Of labor and which he
intended to invest in a business en-
terprise at Winnemucca, c. II. Poul-
son secured d rope, fastened it about
his neck, climbed tree and after
tying the other end Of the rope to
a limb leaped to. his death. The body
was found the following morning bya
residents OF Lovelocll and the Wood
men of the World of which lodge de-
ceased was member have taken
charge of the remains. The dead
man leaves wife and three children
in destitute circumstances and the
people of Lovelock have subscribed
enough money to return the family TO
Hillyard, Washington. the former
home OF the widow.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1907-08-30
Diamonds
In Bathroom

ELY, August l9.-RoSe Hall and a
male companion giving his name as
George Carter have been arrested
here on a charge OF larceny. They
are accused OF stealing diamonds val
ued at more than $500 from Mrs. 5.
ID. Crump, wife OF prominent law
yer OF this city.
Mrs. Crump claims that she visited
the bath room OF the Richmar Hotel
and hung her rings on a nail in the
bathroom. She then left the room
and LETT the rings there. She soon
missed them, and on visiting the
room found. that some one had taken
them.
On Investigation it was learned that
George Carter and Rose Hall, who
claims to be his wife, had visited the
bathroom after Mrs. Crump had LEFT
il. They deny they took the rings