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Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-14
NOTES BY THE
MATINEE MAN

I LILLIAN ALBERTSON, the Belas-
co.'s talented leading woman, is a
- fine artist. I am not referring
now to her histrionic ability, though
goodness knows she's an artist in that
line, as we all know. But 1 mean with
the brush, pencil and chalk l learned
this fact from seeing a divine portrait
of her in impressionistic pastel, which
stands in Jack Blackwood's office.
There is little story goes with it.
In "Zlra," recently produced there, a
picture of her was needed She was
called upon for a large photograph.
Goodness, 1 haven't any" she re-
piled.
"Get one" said Jack; 1--WE must have
1t for prop"
"rll draw you a picture of me-" said
the fair Lillian. And she did. Barring
a rather elongated neck, as II she wore
rubter,ng at some one, it is a fine piece
of work; the color effects and soft tones
and shadings are beautiful.
Speaking Of Lillian reminds me OF
that other Lillian who win Russell
DON'T throwl) in here this week. The
last time l saw the airy fairy Lillian
was when she was with the Weber
lie dams, about three years ago. Tdere-
to1Ore 1 had not seen her for some
years. 1 went back and renewed ac-
quaintance.
my dear" said 1. "do tell me how
you retain your youth so marVelously ?"
Retain it," answered she; why
shouldn't I? Am not youthful? What
do you think am, an old granny?"
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now, and 1 warn all against further
imposition on him.
Murphy wanted a steed to ride as
soon as he came here. He heard of a
fine one through the Courtesy of a
real estate dealer out at the park be-
fore Ascot's breakaway. He went out,
and on the word of the real estate
man-"how should I guess that they
stood in?"-he bought the beast. The
first days riding showed that the $125
paid was just about $1OO too much.
Then Murphy quietly hiked about till
he found another easy mark and un-
loaded for an even $780, The $25 he
charged to experience.
And do you know, never thought
that real estate man would graft
in a horse trader" said Murphy. me
for the David Harum act next time"
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prevent an imaginative person from
finding in it depths unfathomable?
True, the playwright may never have
conceived of the possibility of any such
profundity; doubtless Bernard Shaw
was only amused when people began
using the plummet on Candida" But
1t can be done; you can do it with
tom" show if you like Because Shaw
put no story back of candida" does
not prevent anyone else from doing 1t.
That Shaw wrote Candida" with
anything but an idea of making bril-
liant play, the writer cannot believe;
and the oftener the play is seen and
the more Shaw, it and the subsequent
course of events are studied, the plain
er this becomes to him. But that Shaw
should have accepted the public Ver-
dict that he was the English Suder-
mann or Ibsen, the more likely 1t
seemS, as one the better knows the
man. Undoubtedly many sardonic
grin has besmeared his bewhiskered
face since the public made so much
more of his pen work than he did; but
who can blame him for profiting there
by?
Go ahead and read meanings into
Candida" If you desire; 1t won't hurt
you If yoG take the lessons therein per-
ceived by your heart and act on them
They are good lessons, anyhow. But
do not credit the man Shaw with be-
ing superhuman just because you see
in his skit things that his brilliancy
utterly found unable to interpolate
there.
But. meaning or no meaning, the play
has aroused discussion such as none
other has here The brilliant way In
which 1t was given has brought new
laurels to the Belasco company, and
regardless of one's views of the play
per Sc, has afforded Los Angeles the
OF recent years and has given them the
highest class bit of dramatic work in
the history of stock companies here.
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on John Considine. It's a wise man
who knows when to quit, and Ullman
never was candidate for the foolish
factory.
Little Florence Barker will make the
plunge as leading woman today at the
Grand, and you bet 1 am going over
to see her win out. Oh, she'll do it.
Florence is very young yet; not 1s;
but she has will and determination,
grit and beauty, and if only her
strength will oermit the heavy work
that melodrama entails 1 have no fears
for her. She is a sweet little girl is
Florence, and the way she has taken
ner triumph-fOr even such an offer is
little less than that-makes her all the
more likable.
Susie Forester Cawthorn at the
Mason last week gave all you fat folks
good lesson in tn virtue of making
| light of your affliction. S~sie is plain
ly and undeniably fat-no "portly,"
"heshy" or "embonpoint" goes; it's
plain fat. But does she sit around and
moan about it? Not much. She dikes
out and goes ahead making fun for the
thin part of humanity, and is by far
the most laughable part of the show.
good for you, Susie.
The harmony that prevails about the
Burbank is broken. 1t used TO be a
close corporation affair between Ollie
Morosco and Joe Montrose, the former
doing the words and the latter the
music. But now Charley Eyton has
broken the trust and is writing songs
too. The next thing will be a midnight
serenade by Maquita in the roof gar
den.
It's a horse on John DAILY Murphy,
and it cost him just $25-for experience.
He was a tenderfoot; he's initiated
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. . - RUSSELL -

was duly squashed, of course. Then
she proceeded to inform me that she
was we'll on the sunny side of 80 God
save the mark" AS l had first seen
Lillian on any stage some twenty years
before that, and as she was then at the
top of her fame and abilities, you may
believe that 1 no longer wondered at
Joshua who stood the sun still for
twenty-four hours for she had held up
El Sol for pretty near that many years.
But whether Lillian be 25 or So, she
is marvel of beauty. Some one called
her in my presence once "Our best
preserved American antique" but /
don't believe that,
Lewis Stone spent his layoff last
week trailing about with the newspaper
boys getting on to the kinks of being
a half-soused reporter. AS there is no
such thing in Los Angeles he had to
imagine half of this. He takes the role
of a newsgatherer this week, and l
am wondering what sort he will make
Pretty yellow, l should say judging
from the company he has been keeping.
The "Zaza" company, with which
Blanche Hall has been playing leads,
has closed. and 1 expect she will be
back in Los Angeles any day now.
Here's tho glad hand for her from one
matinee admirer.
Talking of fat people reminds me
that Harry eastman doesn't like to be
called human joke. Harry, like most
comedians, takes himself seriously, and
looks forward to the cay when he Will
play Hamlet" better than Booth did.
My apologies to Harry-but think the
name is more fitting than ever
--
Our musical friends, the San Carlos,
are limping back east, and about now
/ reckon . oe Ullman is powerful glad
he went bstty(O here and unloaded
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Dramatic Notes

Rose Stahl, the star in the Chorus
Lady" has written a play which she
has entitled 1.-THE Answer"
Mrs. Patrick Campbell is playing
"Hedda Gabler'' with considerable
success in London.
Thomas Q. Seabrooke has replaced
Henry E. .Dlxey in the cast Of "The
Man on the Box"
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but the discussion OF it has
~ only fairly begun. And every
one seems to have as many opinions
and as divergent as there are persons
to talk about it. Probably never in
the history of the drama in Los Ange-
les has argument run so complicated
course.
Is it a symbol play, or was it writ
ten purely as a drama? Has the SYM
bolism been read into 1t. and If so, by
whom, and what is the true interpreta-
ton? Who has the right to say what
is or what isn't, so long as Shaw
doesn't? And what's the use, anyhow?
AS a matter of fact, when one comes
right down to it, there can be put into
almost any serious play an understrat-
um of symbolism, just as there can be
into any act of life. No one human
being can read the soul of any other
one human being. Really, man can't
read his own soul accurately. Oliver
Wendell Holmes, wasn't 1t, who said
every person had six separate and dis
tinct entities? If this be the case. how
is 1t possible for person to spell out
the meaning, intentional or otherwise,
in the brain child OF another Whom lhe
first has never even seenY
The most casual act of the most ir-
responsible person is In effect as cap
able of Interpretation, and therefrom
may be drawn meanings which that
person never hinted at or dreamed or.
The saying OF a fool may easily be
considered gramatlc-indeed, in
the days when royalty employed pro-
fessional fools this was the case. Them
when one comes across a play-admit-
tedly the most subtle creation Of "a
brain-written by a master craftsman
in his most telling style, what Is to
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The Weeks Bills

MASON-Lillian Russell in "The But.
terfiy."
BELASCO-"The Undertow."
BURBANK Fadden."
AUDITORIUM-"The Holy City"
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
GRANDPA Marked Woman"
FISCHER'S-Burlesq
PEOPLESEVaudeVi
UNIQUE-Vaudevil
EMPIRE-VaudeVil
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given the town a practical administra-
ton, having been defeated by only ten
votes at the last election. He asked for
the support of Palisadians in the coming
election and promised to do anything he
could for Palisade if elected. His
speech elected much applause He was
followed by Mr.. Hester and Mr. Mac
kay, both of whom made able talks
Mr. Mannix made a humorous speech
in appealing for support, as Justice of
Goebel also spoke. For Palisade,
Councilman Carson, Mr.. Paul T. Brady
and Mr.. Elmer E. Dwiggins made brief
addresses; Mr.. Dwiggins making
timely appeal for the establishment of
a High School in Fort Lee, so that
those living in Palisade and those de-
string to live there might have a school
of advanced grade, to which to send
their children. Mr. Samuel J. Corker,
president of the Fort Lee Republican
Club, Mr.. Peter Celia, Dr. Max Weyler.
Alfred Mazzoretti, Mr. Morrow and
Councilman Arthur Kerwien, of Fort
Lee, were other speakers and all
pledged the Republican administration
to give Palisade its share of public i'm
provementS.
Chairman Logan made brief speech
in closing, in which he referred to the
history of Palisade during the past
year, and all that it meant for the
borough of Fort Lee Mr. Fred Bull
made some timely inquiries as to the
tax rate and was told that taxes would
be much more equitably distributed this
wear The meeting was a most
enthusiastic one.
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Palisades First Political Rally.

Palisade had its first political rally
on Monday evening, October Fl, and
it was a rousing one. The occasion was
the visit of former Mayor John c.
Abbott, of Fort Lee, now candidate on
the Republican ticket for the office of
Mayor of that municipality; J. H Man
nix, assessor of the borough and candi-
date for the office of Justice of the
Peace; William E. Wood, candidate for
councilman; Councilman Charles F.
Goebel, now candidate for reelection;
Assistant Prosecutor Mackay, of Bergen
county and Mr.. Hester, candidate for
Surrogate.
With them came two score or more
Republicans from Fort Lee and repair
ing to House No I in Palisade avenue,
the windows of which had been decorat-
ed with posters and transparencies.
They were met by a committee of Pali-
sadians, headed by Charles t. Logan
who opened the meeting with a speech
of welcome. The Fort Lee side of
Palisade turned out almost to a man
and the audience was an enthusiastic
one.
Former Mayor Abbott was the first
speaker and made an entertaining talk.
He referred to the fact that he had
been brought up in Fort Lee and had
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Taxpayers Association Meeting.
Continued from bage +.

At this Mr.. Brady again said he had
no object except in the interest of
harmony, and hoped the gentleman
would withdraw his motion Mr.. Sagur
then proceeded to talk, and explained
that he had read many things in THE
.PALISADIAN that were not true, and
he thought it was time to give the
editor jolt in order to make him
know his place. He thought bump
was the correct thing for the editor
and that he ought to have it. His re-
marks were so witty (and they were
funny y that no one cracked a smile
that could be heard. Mr.. Sagur at last
took compassion upon the editor and sat
down with the remark that he reserved
the right to reintroduce his motion if
occasion demanded In the meantime
the editor, who was there, might have
burned white, but nobody saw it. and he
never said word in rebuttal 1t is said
that it was all Mr. Leonard Wheeler
could do to keep the editor in his seat
81 he editor tried in vain to get Mr..
Wheeler to let him talk, but in the
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corner of Anderson avenue and Central
boulevard. Mr. Brady stated that the
committee had accepted these splendid
donations, and that the deeds of trust
would be Immediately issued to the
proper parties, citizens of Palisade.
I he committee appointed to see about
what it would cost to remove the cellar
now building next to the w. H. Jack
son residence in Anderson avenue, re-
ported through Chairman Logan that
little progress had been made, owing to
the fact that Mr. Tallman, the owner,
could not be located. The committee
was continued, the said president direct
ing that the said chairman write the
said Tallman letter seeking the desired
information.
The committee appointed to raise
funds for the new Town Hall reported
through Chairman Logan that approx
that the committee thought there was
at least $4,000 in sight. Upon the ques-
ton being asked about the plan adopted
by the committee, it was stated by the
said Chairman Logan that the details
of the financial plan had not yet been
worked out, and that the committee had
merely made a canvass in order to see
what could be safely expected. The
said president then stated that the com
mittee had not understood its duties !;
that it was instructed to formulate a
plan first and then seek the money.
Mr.. r. r. Brown of the committee said
they had intended merely to make pre-
linlinary survey, SO to speak, and that
they would arrange the plan by the next
meeting and report
Mr.. Brown of the Postofice Com
nnittee read letter from the Postofice
Department at Washington, stating that
the application of postoffice for Pals
ade had been duly received and was now
going through the various ramifcations
of the department, and that the COM
mission of Postmaster Stabel should be
ready by the end of the week.
There were several other things said
and done, but space forbids further
mention. Altogether, aside from the
silent snowstorm of minutes under
which the editor was buried, there was
nothing doing and the meeting ad-
journed in good order Mr. Logan
went home sadder and a wiser man,
satisfied that it is unwise to monkey
with the buzz saw. He muttered several
things under his frozen breath, but they
stopped right where they began But
he was thinking things. All in ALL the
meeting was memorable one, in that
fellow member had been given to un-
derstand his place and was eating hum
bic pie, not to say crow.
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The ScorCher.

A fool there was and he bought 4
machine
Even as you and l.
An cyl, 40 H. P, gasolene-
with a fearsome noise and smell
like sin,
But the TOOL said he liked both the
odor and din
Even as you and ~
oh the days we tried and the ways we
tried
And the many schemes we planned
To escape from that noise and that
awful smell
(Which must have come from the
depths of-wellD
OF course you understand.
The fool one day went out all alone
Even as you and y
We never quite knew just how it was
done
(They called an ambulance over the
'phone)
And when he recovered he said it was
Gwen as you and -
His tires were burst and he was curst
And the troubles he had with his
Were the same old troubles that al
ways occur
When a man tries to be his own
chauffeur
And thinks he's an avatar.
The fool, OF course, was arrested and
fined
Even as you and -
Which he might have foreseen if he
hadn't been blind
(For he tried to leave all other
autos behind)
But the fool pretended that he didn't
mind
Gwen as you and -
Oh it isn't the blame and it isn't the
shame
Or being caught trying to race.
It's the deep disgrace OF having to
stop
For spindle-shanked bicycle cop
With scornful smile on his face.
l. S. w.
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Miss Blanche Baer will spend the
,,nter with Mrs. j. w. Levy in FL
Paso, Texas.
Misses Myrtle Shwitzer, Irene Gold
man. Marion Kohn, Stella Gold, Helen
Iacobv. and MARCEL Green were guests
of Miss Sylvia Frey Oct. IS.
If won ask the Freys what made
their St. Bernard pups grow SO, why,
Pratts Pup Cakes did it."
Mr. and Mrs Borg, OF New York;
Miss Stella Schoenfeld, of New York;
and Mr.. Klughers, Paterson, were
guests of the treys Oct. IS.
Mrs. Martin, OF Prattsburg, N. J.,
visited the Bradys Oct. 7.
Misses Regina Cusiok and Daisy
MacGrath were guests OF the Bradys
Oct. 10.
The Bud1ongs have put up garage
on the back of their lot for their new
automobile.
DR.. Opitz in a meeting of the tax
PAYERS some time ago urged the mem
bers to disinfect their cellars to prevent
the breeding of mosquitoes. Residents
have been heard to remark that they
have found large numbers of these pesky
creatures even as late in the fall as this.
Get busy with your cellars.
Miss Emily Snabel of Clifton Park
was a guest of the Foeppels Oct. 20.
Mr.. Gustave Foeppel spent from Oct.
I8 to Fl in Long Branch.
The Foeppels went out on Oct. 20 and
forgot the door key. Result: Mr..
Foeppel had to climb in second-story
window with the assistance of a step
ladder.
Have you ever heard some of Mr..
Browns childrens tales? No? Well, he
has a new one. He says his children pes
at home to tell them stories. His stock
has long since run out so he picks up
any little suggestion now for theme.
Lately he was very hard pressed by his
children, so he took two mosquitoes on
the wall as his subject.
The annual meeting of the Palisade
Union Church will be held at House
No. I, Oct. 10Th, at 800 p m All
residents of Palisade are invited to be
present
Get together now and form a revolver
club is urged by Mr.. Page. Practice on
the bluff
The Lemons have a new dog and
his name is Duke" He is brindle
|bull-terrier
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a.arm and the battle cooled down
The aforesaid minutes of several
meetings were so long that THE PAIL
SADIAN would not hold them, and
therefore no attempt will be made to
even tell the half they contained The
August 81 minutes, however, held the
centre of the stage, and Charles T,
Logan was mostly in the limelight. Of
course, there were lesser luminaries in
the minutes, but they only shone by a
borrowed light. They were mere moons
satellites, if you will. Logan got it
all. What they didn't do to Logan was
caution. They literally took him by
the collar and wiped up the earth with
HIM. They floored him, but they never
bored him. There has seldom been any
thing known like the licking he got. He
stood it like a chump and never muir
INJURED. Even Mr.. Leonard Wheeler
never had to pull his coat tails any
more.
They thumped him, they bumped him,
they left him in the road;
They laid him out with such hard blows
he couldn't stand the load;
They hit him in the left eye, they landed
OIl TIC IlSHt,
They pumped him in the solar plexus
which completely closed his sight.
They didn't do thing to him the whole
live long night
They slapped him, they banged him, and
shut him Tip SO tight
That the woods of Palisade were ringing
with his groans,
And he didn't have enough life left 10
even mutter means.
moment of the vote upon the minutes
as read" and there was not dissenting
voice, except the one Logan muttered
to himself, II didn't go to do it."
There was no mention made in the
August 81 minutes of the fact that
after the association upon the motion or
suggestion of Mr.. George Roedeles to
continue the Committee of Seventeen
with power to act, which was carried
that Paul T. Brady arose and said in
effect: "Mr Chairman, if you will
have our committee undertake this
work again, | am going to ask every
man here to tell us what he wants.
am unwilling to go at this thing again
unless we know exactly what is going
to satisfy this association. 1t was here
that the said president arose and left
the meeting, calling upon Mr.. Logan to
take the chair He says he was not in
a bluff, and THE PALISADIAN has
apologized, and this settles it. Nor was
it stated in the Oct. 81 minutes that
after the said president left the meet
ing, that Mr.. Holt explained the fact
that the Committee OF Seventeen had
gone fully into the demands of the
situation, had told the company what it
had to expect in the way of demands
from the committee, and that upon these
statements being made, Mr.. Brady said
he was satisfied and the meeting adj
journed.
The rest of the meeting of Oct. II was
taken up for the most part by cheering
reports of committees. The SUBJ Com
mittee of Three, appointed by the Com
mittee of Seventeen, stated through
Mr. Brady that the committee had met
Messrs. Hunter and Driscoll of the
Hudson River Realty Co. that after
noon, and the matter of lots for public
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DspartamsRtO del interior.

OfcSmG del Superintendente de Obras PG-
blGc0S.
San Juan, P. R, JUNO II de 1907.
Proposicionea en- pliegos cerrados para sl
BuminiHtrO de todo el trabajo msterial
neceaarios para La construction de Ia Es
Guela de Correction an Punta Guanajibo,
CerCa de Mayagisz,ss admitirSn en- esta of
Gina hsBta las 10 de la mafana del 25 de
Junio de 1907.
Ell preBupuesto de, las obrsa Rsieuds 4
$35, ,84482.
En- ssta ofcina Be facilitsran ell pliego
de condolences, las formas en- blanco TO-
dos los datos neceBarios los licitadores.
Les pianos completes para 81 edif 10 e.
tan de manifesto en- ests ofcina 90 faci-
litRr6n los solicitantea azulea de los mis-
mos mediante Ell pagO, como dsp6sito, de
veinte y cinco dollars ($25) cuya can't
dad SO devolVer6 cuando 10 deVuelvan los
pianos
La administration SO reserva Ell derecho
de reChazaE Cualesquiera todsn las pro.
posicioneB
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I'm buen pOeta dOminiCanO.

De nuaatro Colega Listin DiariO de sto,
Domingo, que dirigs 81 sefior Pellerano
Alfau, antique amigo de uno de nuestrOs
compa fsroB do Eedacci6n, extractam0B IaG
niguientes lfnesR:
LAS CRIOLLAS DE BYRON.-En
estoa dies cpmenzar6 & editaEse en- los IA.
Heres del lIstIn IN tomo de las CrIOllaS del
genial poeta Pellerano Castro, quien, ce.
disndo & instanci4s y los ruegos de Bus
incontablcs admiradores, ae decide cor
flo! tener pu ibro, libro suyo, como
sayo bueno. Va 10 anticip6 Am6rico
Lugo cuando dijo que eS ia nota criolls
y americana que hay en- 80 lira, 10 mas
nacional y popular de cuant1s vibran an
manos de poetss dominicauos"
"a este ibro de Byron Beguira otEo
luego, y mas luego otro.
"SQui6a como 6l para reunir hojaB dis
peTBas, cada una de las cusle3 guaEda una
figrana, para haoer obra de srta, de
arte expont6neo = sincere, 81 CO que tales
t6rminos valer?"
Pellerano Castro es raalmente uu poeta
genial. Sus producCiones, Icomo las del
gran Psrsda, tienen sismpre el s0bOr de Ia
terra, aIgo del espl6ndidO Rmbiente poe
tico en- gus alienta el intsIigsntfsimo bo
hemio de Sto. Domingo de Guzm&n.