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The Washington times., 1907-07-21
Scholarly Interpretation
OF IbSen Masterpiece
By Charlotte Walker

as others give her. She subordinates
herself to the whims of a father first
and then TO her husband. Her indi>
viduality Is swallowed UP in what she
believes 10 be the greater personalities
with which she comes in contact. She
Is a mental slave 70 the tradition of her
earliest childhood, that father and hus-
baro must dictate the thoughts and &C
lions Of daughter and wife.
Nora enjoys the society of the family
friend. DIT. Rank, not, as she says and
believes, merely because she likes TO
hear him talk and to talk to him. but
because she is a free being when away
from Helmer. Nora Is a victim OF self
hyDnotism-the conviction that Helmer
Is a great moral and mental force dOmi-
mating her life.
The Miracle Begins.
The spell begins to break the moment
Torvald Helmer declares that he can
not endure Krosstad because he pre-
sumes upon a college friendship an1
says "Torvald here, and Torvald there"
But, Torvald, that seems so petty, ="
! cries Nora
This is the first awakening OF the con-
seriousness that she has an independent
from that moment the great miracle
has begun to work. 1t is the unCOn-
scious growth and unfolding of Nora S
soul from this moment that makes "A
Dolls House" a masterpiece. The most
artistic feature OF Miss Walkers entire
/ Interpretation was the quiet. yet force
I rul and cnthrallinE moment when Nora
realizes for the first time where the
! real miracle has occurred II was q
moment Of great uneasiness for some
Of her auditors. for Il offered such a
/ dangerous opportunity 10 tear passion
/ 10 tatters Miss Walkers discretion in
| subordinating the actress personality
| TO that Of the dramatist's character was
4 noteworthy Another interesting phase
| of the Characterization was that in
/ which the horror of the dark lake. the
/ Icy waters, and the floating body is de-
picted. It was another occasion when a
superficial knowledge of the part would
have given license for Bernhardtesque
tragedy Of voice and gesture. But Nora
IS still child mentally. though her soul
has begun to awaken. and her horror Is
that OF a child. not Of a grown woman.
She has a mind and a will. but II Is
embryonic in that it has never been
| given play, and for this reason she
| shriuks from the thought Of self-Gc-
! struction not with lasting dread. but
as a child frightened for the moment
and then the thought passes away en-
tirely.
Miss Walkers conception Of the role Is
scholarly; her Interpretation thoroughly
artistic. r. u.
The Washington times., 1907-07-21

A n Ibsen play is an ambitious un-
~ dertaking for even an actress
IA of wide experience and many
years training For so young
an actress as Miss Charlotte Walker TO
essay the Interpretation Of a role such
as Nora in "A Dolls House" the I'M
dertaking was daring in the extreme.
Miss Walker has had not more than
three or four years training in leading
roles. and the public had only seen her
in sweet -girl-heroine and ingenue parts
until last Monday night, when there was
an awakening. such an awakening as
surprised every person IN the audience,
not so mucn on account of Miss
walkers artistic and interesting inter
probation, for we all knew that she
could act" in the restricted sense Of
mimicry. but IL was the first opportun-
fly she had ever had TO work out a
really great part. flesh and blood hu-
man being.
Miss Walkers Nora accomplished one
Of the cardinal purposes Of dramatic
art. Almost any actor or actress of
training and intelligence can entertain
an audience, not few can make US
feel. but II takes something more than
mere superficial art TO make one think.
think not only while he is in the theater,
but after he Is away from the glamour
of the footlights. after he has retired TO
his room, and when he awakes the next
morning. II is this power In the actor
or actress which makes the stage really
worth while, and which makes IL a vital
force In the moral and mental develop
ment of the age To entertain is one OF
the ephemeral uses Of the stage; 20
cause self-analysis with a resultant
breadth Of thought and development OF
altruism Is the primal function OF the
drama. He or she who can accomplish
this latter work is not only an artist
but a public benefactor.
Miss Walker makes one both feel and
think
Problem Not Hidden.
No one could be so rash as 10 say
that Miss Walker has attained the
ultneathule In her art, Certainly there
still remain in the character of Nora
shades Of feeling and psychic intri-
cacies which are to be worked out. but
her performances last week were an
earnest OF the actress power and in
heart and mind.
No key is necessary 10 understand
"A Dolls House" as IS the case in Ger,
tain other plays by Ibsen, notably Peer
Gynt" The thought which the dra
raatist wishes to convey TO his audienc'
is obvious. He presents a young woman
reared as a mental nCnentity, toy. Sh'
places the same valuation upon hersel
The Washington times., 1907-07-21
LUNA HAS A LOOP THE-LOoP"
AND GRENADIER GUARDS BAND

During the heated term there are few
spots more cooling and restfui than
Luna Park. The musical attraction
which opens today and will continue
at the park for the next two weeks. is
the Greradier Guards Band, conducted
by ". Reginald Herbert Director Her
berts orchestra contains the regulation
number of men. fifty in all. many OF
whom are soloists OF distinction. The
C;renadier Guards Band has followed
Patrick Conways splendidly drilled or
ganization in several cities so FAR this
season. and. according to newspaper
comment. has made Impressions equal
TO that acquired BY the popular Conway
Band.
Mile. Loubet. who has q thrilling loop
The Washington times., 1907-07-21

Marion Armstrong has been engaged
for one Of the principal roles IN The
Merry Widow" The piece is a musical
comedy translated from the German
and. with Joseph Coyne. the American
comedian. in the leading role, has been
one OF the musical hits OF the London
season.
The Washington times., 1907-07-21
7 our of Mrs. FiSke
In Three Countries
Covers $4,000 Miles

old melodramas. Fancy people want
Ing TO see heavy meiodrama on a
sizzling night. but there are some who
do. and so hasten 10 couple Of sea
shore resorts which support stock com
panies and revel in good ok- blood
and tnun0er. and seem 10 enjcy them
selves. Well. New York is big place
and has all sorts % shows for all sorts
OF people and so as long as everyone
. is satisfied and can find plenty Of
their own particular Kind OF amuse-
ment. II doesn't matter
The Washington times., 1907-07-21
"The FolIies of 1907"

The Follies OF 1907, - which perehed on
the roofs of the New York and Criterion
Theaters a week ago, has caught on.
II IS an elaborate production. full of
music and comedy. and is filing the
roofs every night. There is something
doinS every minute IN this riot OF
mirth with fits rapid-hre songs. and
novelties. TO say nothing Of it's fifty
beautiful girls.
There is a satire on the subway
travcsties Of the stage hits Of last win
ter. and the ''Toboggan Girls with
lots of dances and specialties. It's g
great show 10 make one forget care
Worry. and his family in the country.
The Washington times., 1907-07-21
Dancers Must Be Clever.

DdnCtIS MUST be Clever.
Nine. Eugene FOugere tripped ashore
from big liner Sunday night, and
will at once proceed TO try 10 thrill
and shock this goodly town with her
kicks, grimaces. and wriggles. She had
better watch herself closely. however
New York now demands something
new. something clever. Managers who
last winter thought New York desired
vulgarity soon found out their mis-
take, so II the dainty lady from Paris
can furnish something bright. clever.
amusing, nice without being naughty.
she will be received with open arms,
and earn her salary. which we are in
I formed IS high.
The Washington times., 1907-07-21
Sightseeing AUTOMOBILES

Touring Arlington Cemetery. Fort Myez.
and Virginia Suburbs. Leaves daily. 10 en-
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Phone NJ 1oT5.
10 and II passenger automobiles for hire N
charter
The Washington times., 1907-07-21

Anna Held will reopen her season In
New York iE The Partisan Model on
September / She IS now IN Paris.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-27

dollars. Yet not single inventor comes for
ward. Why is this, 1t Is certain that the
General Stats Of the leading nations have
already secured liens on the various inventions
have subsidized the earnest men at work upon
them; and are actually building flying machines
on a large scale from proved models
And so II seems that at last man 5 ancient
admiration OF winged things has eliminated
In his meeting them III their own element on
terms of equality Who would have thought
few Years ago that the ancient Greek myth
of ICarus and D4dalus would he carried INTO
practical effect by scientific warriors OF to-day.
studying birds even rs the heroes studied
them, only to fail IN solving the mystery OF
their fight, The two heroes named made
and IcaruS flew near t. the sun that hls
wings melted and he fell INTO the
Gradually the world war Offices are ,ban-
loning the balloon, which has already proved
its utility on the field Of battle kind Of
irnpregnable view tower from which all the
enemy's movements were visible. As an o.
fensive weapon, the balloon, for obvious rea-
sons. is impossible. The dlriglbe airShlp
however IS a vastly different institution, as
the nation will speedily find which PLAYS sec
ond fiddle in the matter Of securing the sue
CeSSful model.
At present it would seem as # this honor
fell to America and 1t is difficult to convey
in an article like this the far reaching mpor-
lance Of such an event, If it Is true that the
first practical conquest OF the air should be
made bv an American, than surely our country
will have the benefit of it just II a time when
she Is recognized a. q world Power. and when
her empire in the words of Attorney General
Bonaparte Stretches from sea to sea on this
continent, and has spread to the Antilles and
the lsthmus, the Jungles Of ASA : islands, and
the SHOWS Of Alaska
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-23
John R. HEGEMAN IN COURT
Life Insurance President Pleads Not
Guilty.

New York, May 23.-John r. Hege-
nan, president Of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance company. appeared be-
fore Justice Greenbaum in the GRIM
inal branch of the supreme court and
pleaded not guilty to the ten indict-
ments returned against him Tuesday
charging perjury and forgery. Bail
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-23

The zenith Of luxury has almost been
reached In automobiles. Tho newest
OF oil In the auto line In which luxury
crowds luxury Is an attachment to a
MAGNIFICENT limousine car which prom
inent society belle received as we'd
ding present from her father, says the
Philadelphia Press. Apartment would
be a moro appropriate word than at
tnchment, for the novelty Is O tiny
boudoir, a boudoirette, as the makers
call II, built into the body Of tho car.
The little apartment is really dress
Ing room. 1t can be shut of from the
rest Of tho tonneau by sliding panels.
and 1t has barely space for the fair
owner and her maid to squeeze inside.
Small as the room Is wonders can be
accomplished therein. The owner when
touring can be greatly refreshed from
the effects Of long spin by retiring
to her boudoirette and submitting her
self to the skillful hands Of her maid
A flne dressing case swings from the
wall, a miniature lavatory occupies n
corner, mirrors line the whole interior
and the boudoirette is lighted with
softly shaded incandescent bulbs. The
auto has all the other conveniences
known to the widest flight Of the
gasoline wagonmaker's art-a buffet, a
kitchenette and even a smoking room.
What pity they can't put shower
bath in On auto and bowling alleys on
the ocean greyhounds!
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-23
SAW NEGROES SHOOTING.
Brownsville Clerk Before Senate In
vestigating Committee.

Washington, May 23.-Herbert FL
kins of Brownsville, Tex, q clerk In a
confectionery store there, testified be-
fore the senate committee on military
affairs, which Is investigating the
shooting affray In the Texas town.
From room In the Leahy hotel he
saw two negro soldiers come up the
alley from tho garrison and fire two
or three shots each into the Cowan
House. A group OF about eight men
followed and from that party he saw
the flashes and heard the reports OF
two or three additional shots. AS the
men passed up the alley he said he
saw shooting from the garrison and
that 1t appeared to come from the
balcony Of Company B barracks. He
claimed to have distinctly seen the
flashes OF the guns After the bugle
call had sounded at the fort he saw a
group Of five or six soldiers returning
down the alley to the garrison. The
witness told also of seeing company
of soldiers patrol the town after the
shooting and as they were halted In
front Of the Leahy hotel he heard one
OF the negroes at the foot Of the COM
pany remark that they would come out
the next night and finish the town.
He said Mrs. Leahy also heard the
remark. On several important points
Elkins corroborated the testimony
given by other witnesses.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-23

A man who is in perfect health, so he
can do honest days work when necessary
has much for which he should be thank,
full. Mr.. l.. &. Rodgers, Branchton, Pa,
writes that he wac not only unble to work
but he couldn't stoop over to tie his own
shoes. Six bottles of Foleys Kidney
Cure made new man OF him. He says,
Success to Foley Kidney Cure" Holli
day l. Porter
w. K. Ward, Of Dyersburg Tenn,
writes: This is to certify that have
used Orina Laxative Fruit Syrup for
chronic constipation, and it has proven,
without doubt, to be thorough prac-
tical remdey for this trouble, and it is
with pleasure offer my conscientius ref
erence." Holiday & Porter.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-23
Notice of Chattel Mortgage Sale.

Whereas, one Hans Mathison of Lake
county, state of South Dakota, mort
gagor, did. ON the 13tn day of August
A. d. 1903, make his certain chattel
mortgage to Buffalo Pitts Co. of Erie
county, New York. dated August 13,
1908, to secure the following indebted
ness to-wit: Twenty-four hundred
sixty nine and eighteen one hundredths
dollars (s2, 46o. lS).
And whereas, default has been made
in the conditions contained in said mort
gage, and which default consists in fail
nre to pay the notes as they matured.
And whereas, there is now due on
said mortgage the sum of thirteen hun
dred sixty eight and sixty one hun
dredths dollars. for principal and in
terest:
Now, Therefore, notice is hereby
given, that, by virtue of said mort
gage. and by order Of said Buffalo Pitts
Co. the present owner thereof, will
sell at public auction the following de-
scribed chattels, described In said
mortgage, in front OF Willard's livery
barn in Madison. Lake county, South
Dakota, at the hour of one O. clock D.
m, on Saturday, the 1st day of June.
A. D. 1907 to-wit: One 36x6O Mag
ara Separator, complete, No. 2Os93; one
1S horse power straw burning traction
engine No. 4722 one Russell wind
stacker; one Perfection weigher one
water tank and wagon under same
one pump and hose, and one main
drive belt
Dated at Madison, South Dakota.
May al, 1907.
Buffalo Pitts Co.,
Mortgagee.
Frank 8. Randall,
Attorney for Mortgage.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-23
DEPTH OF DEATH VALLEY.
Measurement Shows Il TO Be Shallower
Than Reported.

Measurement Shows Il to Be shallower
Than Reported.
The United States geological survey
has Just completed a line Of spirit lev
els through Death valley, California,
and much to the surprise Of every one
familiar with tho region has ascertain
ed that the depth Of that area Is not so
great as was supposed. The final COM
putations Of the results have not yet
been made, but the preliminary figures
give for the lowest point depth OF
276 feet below sea level. Benefits
we'll, which is near this point, is 260
feet below sea level. These figures
may be altered by two or three feet
when the final computations are made,
but they are probably not more than
three feet In error. The geological sur
vey now has elevation marks on the
highest and lowest points Of dry land
In the United States.
It is a strange coincidence that these
two extremes are both In southern Cal
ifornia and only seventy-fve miles
apart. Mount Whitney Is foot or two
over 14,5OO feet above sea level, while
Death valley, as above stated, Is 27o
feet below. Before the Salton sink.
also In southern California, was flood
ed by the Colorado river 1t contained
the lowest point Of dry land In the
United States, spot 2s7 feet below
sea level.
Previous estimates Of the depth OF
Death valley, based on barometer read
ings, gave for the lowest point figures
varying from 25O to 45O feet below sea
level. The level line Of the geological
survey is believed to be the first accu-
rate determination Of elevations In that
locality that has ever been made.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-23
OPPOSING FORCES CLASH.
Strikers and Negro Strikebreakers In
Battle,

New York, May 23.-One hundred
negroes who were engaged to take the
places made vacant by striking long
shoremen at the Atlantic docks In
Brooklyn we're attacked by about an
equal number OF strikers or strike
sympathizers, including number OF
Italians, when the strikebreakers re-
ported for work in q body. The
strikers at first attempted to persuade
the negroes to keep off the docks, but
In the argument that ensued some or
the members OF the opposing forces
became involved In fight which
quickly included the whole number
OF both sides. During the fist fighting
which followed one Of the negroes
fred his revolver without injury to the
strikers. The police dispersed the
rioters and arrested the negro who
did the shooting.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-23

Rapid City dispatch, &c. The grad
ing along the line of the Milwaukee OK
tension from chamberlain to this city
will be completed sometime this week,
and, as the graders will tnen be out of
the way, steel can soon be laid between
Far1ningdale and Kadoka. Just now
the tracklaying gang is laying steel
west Of Kadoka, and it will be but a
short time until steel has been laid
from the east to the Cheyenne river.
TIE foreman of the gang that is to lay
track from Farmingdale to the Chey-
enne, Is in the city organizing his
gang, and will commence laying steel
on this end, before the end of this
week. Work will be rushed to reach
the river as soon as possibl SO that the
bridge timbers can be delivered on the
ground by rail.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-23
YOUNG MEN FOR CONGRESS.
Aged Senator Pettus Gays Youthful
Statesmen Are Best.

Edmund w. Pettus Of Alabama, the
oldest man In the United States senate.
thinks that only young men should be
sent to congress. In few months
Mr.. Pettus will be eighty-six years old.
While he doesn't assent to the doctrine
that an old man Is worth nothing any
where, he says that he feels convinced
that the senate or the house Of repre-
sentatives Is not the place for man
who Is In the declining years Of his
life
Il don't think we ought to have boys
Tn our legislative bodies," he said to o
New York Evening Post writer, "but II
isn't a good business policy to send to
congress men who are over ffty-fve or
sixty years Of age. I was seventy-six
when I entered upon my duties as
then. and haven't grown any younger
in the ten years I've been here. But
I'm here, and I guess I'll stay. My
notion is that men from forty to fifty
years old-the average man Is In the
prime of his mental vigor at that age
ought to be elected as senators, and
then kept here as long as they are able
to do the required work"
Tho aged Alabamian served as 4
lieutenant In the Mexican war and as
q brigadier general In the civil war
and takes great interest In all matters
relating to the military department of
the government He has not missed
O meeting since the committee on mill
tary affairs began its investigation OF
the shooting up" Of Brownsville. He
astonished his colleagues by coming to
the committee recently with patent
ear trumpet device, which he placed
on his head In order that he might
not miss anything said by the wit
nesses. This apparatus gave him the
appearance Of diver ready to proceed
to the bottom of the sea. One Of the
colored soldiers was SO awed by the
apparatus Of the venerable senator
that he could scarcely raise his voice
above whisper until the chairman OF
the committee had explained the pur-
pose Of the headgear.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-23

During the late meeting of the hoard
OF regents at Vermillion, several stu
dent Of the university told the mem
bers of the board that they were great
ly dissatisfied with the way in which
the university was being conducted and
they were told that 1t was their duty
to obey. The response of the students
(some of them) was the removal of the
furniture from the PRESIDENTS Office in
the darkness of the night and for this
they were rebuked by Regents EIick-
son and Burtt and told that they ought
to have more respect for law and order
and for the institution.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-23

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was fixed at $4,000 on one of the In.
dictments for perjury. 1t was fur
nished
Mr. Hcgeman's plea was made with
the reservation that he may withdraw
1t by June and make such other
motions as his counsel would then see
fit. His counsel. Delaney Nicoll, then
applied for permission to inspect the
minutes of the grand jury which re-
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as either consenting to or denying
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