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Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17

ing and won his reward. The wedding
Is to be on the stage of the Los Angeles
this week. The Episcopal service will be
used
The prevailing strngency in the money
market apparently has had little effect
upon the attendance at local theaters.
There were more paid admissions to Los
Angeles playhouses last week than for
any similar period this season, and that,
too, despite the fact that the Los An
geles was dark The Mason did banner
weeks business. with FRITZ Scheff as
the magnet. The Auditorium was sold
out for born matinee performances OF
Cleopatra and was well filled at each
of the night performances. The Belasco
had even better than its usual crowd to
witness "The Heart of Maryland" and
"Quo Vadis," at the Burbank, did the
expected big business. Moreover. the
Orpheum, Grand, Fischers and the
smaller vaudeville houses all report good
attendance. The week was the most brill
liant of the season to date, and the lib
eral patronage accorded goes to prove
that the Los Angeles public wants what
it wants when it wants it, and is both
willing and able to pay the price
War has been declared between the
Ferris and Burbank forces. The deciara-
ton emanated from the Main street play
house last week in the form of an an
pouncement that this week the Burbank
will present Camille" The Dumas play
had been announced previously by Mr..
Ferris for production later in the season,
and 1t is scarcely likely that the Bur-
bank essay will induce him to change
his mind.
OF course. Camille" is not a royalty
play. Anyone can produce 1t without
fear and without price. Should the Fer
ris company adhere to original plans
comparisc is must inevitably follow. Dick
says he does not fear them, and 1T -
evident that Ollie Morosco dos not from
his haste to stage the old favorite.
Among the various vicissitudes incident
to the vague and uncertain existence
known technically and professionally as
"circusingY the first encounters with
circus slang are most to be remembered.
Testimony in this matter is given with
some eloquence by one Ralph Waldo
Higgins of Boston, who is numbered
among the 'razorbacks" with the Gentry
Brothers shows, which open four days
engagement at Eleventh and Figueroa
streets Monday afternoon. ~
Mr.. Higgins was Coined out" only a
few days ago and has had a natural
difficulty in understanding the conversa-
ton going on about him. His plant is
voiced thusly
During my first days experience with
this educational institution heard one OF
the department managers, afterward de-
scribed to me as the canvas boss say;
say. YOU guys, better get your saps
ready for a elem tonight and tell the
lxinkers that they better get their mushes
out for a wet night and to pack the
keisters early. for this is one OF the
places where the blow-off comes
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17
OBSERVATIONS BY
A FIRST NIGHTER

HLYpE FITCH'S drama, ''The Woman
in the Case was re-enacted in real
~ life at Hoquiam, Wash, last week,
with a slight change of plot, to be sure,
but essentially as Fitch wrote it. More
over fact seems to be more highly dra-
matte than Fitch fiction. "rrhe Woman
in the Case" you will remember, was
presented here a few weeks ago by the
Burbank stock company. In it a wife
makes herself the boon companion of a
woman whose perjured testimony has
placed her husband in jeopardy Of the
law, and so gains her confidence that
the woman confesses TO her, the con-
fcsslon being overheard by an attorney
concealed for that purpose behind con-
venient door. At Hoquiam the wife per-
formed similar service, but instead of
entrapping a woman, entrapped Ralph
w. Steele her husbands murderer. She
compslled herself to listen to his protes-
tatitJls of love and granted him numer-
Gus interviews which he fatuously sup
posed to be clandestine. until finally,
with streaming eyes, he told her of the
crime in detail" The confession was
overheard by Chief of Police McKenny
and the murderers arrest followed.
Truly, fact is stranger than fiction and,
incidentally, more drama tic. The Wash
ington womans name is Mrs Frank IL.
Todd. Through the violation of every
wifely instinct she compelled herself re-
nugnant as the task must have been, to
rerform a duty to society and avenge
nor husbands DEATH Certainly hers is
heroism worthy of remembrance. Z
There is one little line in Mile.
Modiste.r presented at the Mason last
week by Nine, Fritz Scheff and her ex-
centionally capable company. that young
women in love would do well to heed.
Love does not always fatten upon what
il feeds Sometimes II suffers an attack
Of indigestion
There is young woman IN the opera
who is much IL love viii a certain lieu
tenant IN the phrase of the hotel piazza
cossjps she persists H. throwing hersell
at his head" constantly, and is warned
by her uncle against such a course
''He never will grow tlred OF me- she
retorts. 'I am his ideal.'
81 know, my dear, replies her mentor
"but take care that you do not become
his ordeal instead"
In tho Ferris company, so far as acting
is concerned. it seems to be case of
everybody works but father. This week
even walter Hoff Seeley will be i'm
nressed in to service. Now Seeley is at
tho head of the Ferris publicity de-
partment. He is the editor extraordinary
and booster plenipotentiary of the weekly
known as "The Ferris Habit. He IS
also tho young man with the well Tiled
evening clothes and smiling hair whom
you noticed at the door of the Auditorium
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17

of reactionary effects. IT wants to be
amused, but it doesn't want to feel that
anyone is suffering thereby
1t is this tendency of the public to give
its support to clean, sane and wholesome
entertainment that explains to large
extent the continued popularity of GEN
try Brothers famous show, united, which
exhibits in Los Angeles at Eleventh anu
Flower streets November Is to 2l
Starting some twenty years ago with
g. small dog and pony show the Gentrys
have continued in the field of trained
animal exhibitions almost exclusively
and have maintained a standard of per-
formance and il moral condition which
have brought them into an individual
class and have given them the reputa-
ton of being 'the Sunday school show"
During all the years of their success and
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17

the other evening. He's Los Angeles
man. and the directory gives his business
as real estate" OF course know there
are bad actors among the local real
|estate' tribe, but there may also be one
or two good ones You never can tell
what a man can do until he tries, and
it may be that Walter Hoff Seeley can
train down for the matinee idol class.
He's got TO take off considerable weight,
however.
Father Dick isn't in the cast nor did
he appear last week. Dick is that rara
avis, an actor who doesn't particularly
care about acting. He'd much rather
count money. clip coupons, build hotels
in Porto Rico, erect an occasional theater
on broadway, between Fifth and Sew
enth streets and pose as good fellow.
This good fellowship, however isn't real
ly a pose at all. It's the Ferris habit.
Florence Barker will return to the Au-
ditorium stage tomorrow night in the
role of maid. Never having seen THE
Marriage of William Ashe," | do not
know how important her part is, but the
designation on the program certainly does
not do Miss Barker's talents Justice. AS
you probably know she has been engaged
to play 'ingenues' with the Ferris COM
pany, and it is to be hoped that many
season ends, for as an ingenue Miss Bar
ker is one of the daintiest, most delight
full players / know. And this is meant
as no disparagement on her abilities
as a leading woman, either
In this connection I am reminded of a
| little bit of theatrical evolution to which
my attention was called several years
ago by Bronson Howard. Mr.. Howard
was talking of the stage changes he had
| LII nj q
wright. | mentioned the name of an in
genue, who was then playing in "Shen-
andoah.' and he replied:
I'VE didn't Use to have ingenues when
/ first began studying the stage. We had
| first and second chambermaids instead.
Then the designation came gradually, and
carry with 1t an idea of reproach, and
the soubrette made her appearance. The
soubrette, of course, we still have with
us. but she is now chiefly fluffy, bemil-
linered creature of the lighter musical
productions. while the old time soubrette
has blossomed forth as an ingenue. The
word has no proper place in the English
language, but / presume 1t will stick"
Therefore it seems that in playing a
maid. Miss Barker is barking back to
first principles in her craft.
Dan Cupid, who has busted himself
considerably of late with the Los Angeles
and Fischer's theaters, is up to his old
tricks again. This time his victims are
Arthur Brisbane, assistant stage director
OF "Strongheart," the current attraction
at the Los Angeles, and Miss Mignon
Philips, who has made a reputation for
herself as scenic artist. Miss Philips
painted the "Strongheart" scenery, and
she painted it under Mr.. Brisbanes di-
rection. His duties took him often to
theS'palnt bridge where Miss Philips
worked, and there he conducted his WOO
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17

man made saving in the salary he
plunged heavily in advertising special
ties while the expense of transporting the
apparatus necessary to the proper defy
ing of death was q tremendous item
among his daily bills. The result was
that the show which did the cheapening
had to pay the piper and pay him royalty
Death defying is now history in the
legitimate circus business, and old show
men are calling attention to the fact
that none of the circuses which have
featured these neck -risking acts have
been able TO turn respectable profit.
In apte of the temporary fascination at
tendant upon seeing fellow being gam
BILE with death the amusement loving
public or at least that part of 1t which
represents the circus clientele, seeks
clean, high class entertainment devoid
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17

ton and a company i'll which appeared
Howard Kyle. who is being touted as
the successor of the late Edward J. Nor
gan as player of ecclesiastical roles
of the John Storm type. Lulu Glaser
has in lola from Berlin a piece that
falls far short of the merits possessed
by some of the musical plays In which
she has appeared. Indeed, the Ightnins
of success has so far struck in few
places. ,.
James X Hackett has had his man
agerial failures In Public Opinion, IN
which lie offered Dallas Wexford, and In
one ether piece.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17

among circus managers, and while the
loss of life was comparatively small con-
sidaring the number of misguided In
dividuats who followed the business of
dods5ing death at so much per dodge,
there were occasional instances where
the performer was literally butcllered to
make an American holiday and passed
to his or her reward. leaving others to
leap into the place thus vacated.
Although the public was not acquainted
with the facts, tho cheapest part of a
showman's whoh Investment In the
death defying' features was the salary
of the person starred, and it developed
during one such case that the performer
was getting $40 per week for rsking his
life twice each day and hadn't been able
to collect his money except through ap-
peal to the courts. But while the show
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17

HIIiE elimination of the sensational and
an emphasis upon the saner forms
"A of attracting attention and holding
The public interest are two of the most
propeunced tendencies OF latter day show
manship. The days of the death defer
and the thriller are practically passed
so far as legitimate tented amusement
institutions are concerned.
For the past decade and up to within
two seasons showmen in the circus field
spent fortunes in featuring the extra
hazardous. Beginning with the loop
tho loop the public was treated to a
series of erve-wrackers, including the
"ny-the-hume, 'leap-the-gap," fire
slide" "autobolide" and finally the SOM
erslultiug automobile. Anything that put
human life in jeopardy was at premium
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17
REST

All dav in the wind and sun watching the sea-
one wonders IL e'er sweeter living could be;
The far white sails poised on the rim Of the
world,
swirled
The purple of waves under sky dim blue,
The long low log whence the pelican lazily
flew,
The silver fash of nsh that leap near the
shore
They fiji and they rest the eye, and it asks
To look K and to love is dear content to the
brain
That has worked too long 10 care for castles
In SPAIN Army and Navy Lfo.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17
ZION YOUNG PEOPLE WILL
GIVE "THE CHEERFUL LIAR"

Members of the Young Peoples Zionist
asesociation will present THE Cheerful
Liar, at the Gamut club, playhouse to-
night. the entertainment being for the
benefit of the building fund. The comedy
is in three acts, and smooth per-
formance is promised. Specialties be-
tween the acts will be provided by Ethel
Cummins, Miss e. Mainlow and William
Schoen. Music will be furnished. by the
Home quartet. The cast of characters
follows.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17
"MoTHERp

I'm Rittin' old-I know
1t seems SO long ago.
So lonC sence John was herel
He went so young i-our Jim
s. as old now most as him.
Close on to thirty year
know I'm gittin' old
know 1t by the cold.
From time 'st first frost flies
Seems lilSe--sence John was here
Winters is more severe;
And winter | de-spise!
And yet, It seems, Some days.
Johns here with his odd ways
Come soon-like from the corn
Field, CALM Mother" at
Me--like no called me that
Even fore Jim was born
When Jim csme-Ual how good
Was all the neighborhood--
And Doctori- when ] heerd
Him Joke John, kind o. low,
And say: Yes. folks could CO.
Pa needn't be afeardD
When Jim come,--John says-'e-
A-bendin' over me
And baby in the bed
And Jes us threc.-says e,
"Our little fumilyI
And that was all he said.
And cried jes like childl--
Kissed me again. and smiled,
Cause / was cryin', too.
(And here l am again
A-cryin, same as then
Yet happy through and through.)
The old home 8 most in mind
The Joys long left behindl
Jinis little h'istin' crawl
Acrost the floor to where
John set a-rockin' there,
u'm glttin' old, that's aliD
I'm gittin old--no Doubt
CHealthy as all git-outD
But. strangest thing l do.-
/ cry 30 easy now
! cry jes anyhow
The fool tenrs wants me to
But Jim he won't be told
AT Mother gittin oldl
Rugged me, he did, and smiled
This morning. and Dragged shore
He loved me even more
Than when he was child!
That's his way; but ef John
Was here now, lookin' on,
He'd shorely know and see;
Blu Mother. - spect he'd say
"'Spose you air gcttin' gray,
You're younger yet than me-"
I'm Kittin' old-because
Our young days. like they was
Keep comm back---so clear,
AT little Jim. once more,
Comes histin' 'crost the floor
Fer Johns old rockin'-cheer!
Oh, beautifull-to be
A-gittin' old, like mel
Hey, Jiml Como In row, Jiml
Your supports ready dearl
GLOW more, every year.
He looks and acts like hind
James Whitcomb Riley in Century
---o~e-en----r-
unny about fishermen, isn't itg"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17

A newly married westerner was confronted
in street Of New York late at night by a
ruftIan with leveled revolver, who made the
stcreotyped demand: "Give me your money OF
III blow your brains out"
siBlow away" said the wesierner. You can
live In New York without brains. but you
can't without money. ."-Exchange,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17

Funny about fishermen, isn't itg''
what is7''
THAT in talking about their catches they
never know when to draw the line. Baits-
more American.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-12-12
ODD POSTOFFICE NAMES
ON DEPARTMENT RECORDS

Some poetic fancy not long ago substi-
tuted the harmonious name of Bell.
view for the old-fashioned and pio-
neer name of Sallie.
California comes bravely to the res
cue of modern language by the estab-
lishment of the post Offices Of Crack
erjack and Skidoo. 1t also shows its
aversion to unpleasant refreshments
by abolishing the Office of Bitter.
water.
Florida has caught the habit and
has cut Cat Creek off her visiting list
while Idaho has disguised her desire.
spelling her new town according to
the phonetic system, Buhl. Indiana
has cut out Gent and Wishtown.
Louisiana, preparing for the future.
has established the town Of Brim.
stone, while Maine, suddenly unfriend.
ly, has throttled Dutch Neck. Missis.
sippi, in remembrance of certain well.
known insects, perhaps, has chris.
tened new town Crawley, but has
relegated to the past the burgs Of
Dido, Mike and Shute. Missouri, utili.
tartan In her endeavors, has created
the village of Useful, but now that
the war Is at last thing of history
has abolished Arnica.
Montana, not yet weaned from her
other days, has dubbed a new place
Hellgate, while just to the opposite
North Carolina has put Outlaws
Bridge In the catalogue of the past
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-12-12

nut of the mist of bank failures,
~ frenzied finance, horse shows and
the like, Douglas county rises to sub
lime heights of esthetic devotion, re-
viving the Bull Run controversy and
changes the name of the classic town
OF Starvout to the more tragic name
of Booth. Time was perhaps when
Starvout was a euphonious and appro-
pirate cognomen for the little cluster
of saloons and other more or Less
ornamental and necessary structures
which kept back the sage-brush from
the bosom of Douglas county, but that
day has passed, and now it is Booth
on the records of the post Office de.
partment.
But Douglas county does not seem
to be the only one, nor does the great
and important question of whether the
name Bull Run communicates the
water Portland drinks seem to affect
all parts Of the country alike. The
post Office records show that many
different municipal christenings have
been celebrated throughout the coun-
try in the immediate past. New baby
cities have been entered upon the
rofl and, sad thought, some have had
their names changed or lost in the
darkness Of the records of other
years.
Alabama has started things going In
good shape by creating a town bear
ing the energetic name of "Getup."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-12-12
Defenders Of Switzerland.

The report of the party who went
from this country to study the mill
tary system of Switzerland will doubt.
less be unanimous on one point-that
we have much to learn from the little
republic, says the London Court Jour
nal. From the age of ten all boys &c
through compulsory physical and
gymnastic course until they are 16
and after this age for four years they
have to take up rife shooting in ad
dition to gymnastic training. Every
Swiss from his Goth year to his 44th
year is liable to military training
Very useful work is accomplished in
Switzerland by rife clubs, which are
encouraged by the state for the pur.
pose of improving craftsmanship. The
population is under three and half
million, yet there are $500 such as,
sociations, with over 100000 members.
On this basis we should have over
100000 members Of rifle clubs in.
stead of only 10000.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-12-12

| Office by aplC4--..--~.A, ~ agree, IL pos
sible, upon distribution, but whel
they confronted the president they
found themselves just as tar apart as
they have been in his absence. The
president saw the difficulty, and pro
posed that they draw lots. The sen
ators agreed, and the position OF ma
tlonal bank examiner being the place
for immediate dispute, the president
tossed up a coin, saying that heads
meant Kittredge should win and
tails Senator Gamble should name the
man.
The piece of money fell heads up.
and the nomination was then awarded
to Mr.. Kittredge. :
The twirling of the coin by the
president also determined the appoint
ment of land agents, Indian agents, q
United States district attorney, a col
lector of internal revenue, an assayer
of the mint and an auditor of the
treasury department.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-12-12

g CORES of Washington sightseers 60
y to the executive Offices every day
under the belief that all they have to
do Is to ask TO see the presider. and
the thiag is done. They are sorely
disappointed lot when they find that
they can't get in. They go away muir
muring at times, and occasionally say
tEg things above murmur about arts
tocratic government and head-in-the
air presidents.
II Mr.. Roosevelt saw every person
who wanted to see him there wouldn't
be any messages written and there
wouldn't be any policies outlined fol-
the progress of the greatest democ
racy on earth.
When a stranger comes to Washing
ton bent on seeing the president he
or she should call on the representa-
tive in congress from the home dis
trict. The representative, 80 times in
100, won't be a bit pleased at being
called on, but he will take good care
not to let his constituents know it. II
he can't find an excuse that Is ample
and that won't give offense, he will
take his callers to the executive man
sion, where they will have chance
to shake the presidential hand.
Mr.. Roosevelt will say that he is
very glad to see each one of them, and
he will tell the callers something
tabout their home town which they
NEW before. but which they will be
Ivsry much surprised to know that the
president knows Mr.. Roosevelt APP
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-12-12
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w.. MlMI

cialized workers have been working
overtime, some of them IA and 16
hours day. They have succeeded
only in giving each city less than half
what was requested.
Peremptory demands have been made
for an unlimited amount of dimes,
quarters, half-dollars and dollars.
Within the last two weeks $4,000, 900
in gold has been coined. Every de-
partment has been ordered to get
busy.
About $4O,0OO,0OO in bullion is al
ready within the vaults. More Is COM
ing. 1t is all to be coined without de
lay. Massive new machinery has been
added lately and Is now being tried
for the first time, very satisfactorily.
The mint officials are confident they
can complete the task on time.
The new issue of gold eagles will
have 46 stars around the edge instead
of 45, as heretofore, Oklahoma hav ng
become a state.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-12-12
Charm cheapIy Broken.

The bride was showing off the con
tents of her china closet when little
dish slipped through her fingers ane
smashed on the floor. "Oh, dear,
she sighed, there goes three of my
nice new things"
"Three!" exclaimed her friend
How Is that?"
"Whs, don't you know you always
break three, just as big fires come
in threes? l never knew 1t to fai
yet"
She looked ruefully at her pretty
dishes and glassware. A few minutes
later she was called to the kitchen
and while there the visitor heard two
more smashes. The bride came bach
radiant.
What luck!" she exclaimed. g
broke a milk bottle and kitchen
plate. Ny other things are safe rev
for a while"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-12-12
"Made In America,

In Cologne, a few blocks from the
great cathedral, there is little shop
where one may buy old books, prints
and curios of all kinds. An American
tourist and his daughter bought some
trinkets there few months ago, and
were leaving the place when little.
apparently antique, crucifix attracted
the attention of the girl. She exam
ined 1t, found that it was bronze, some
what corroded, and was told that it
was every old" The emblem was
purchased and brought home with
other souvenirs of the voyage, and re
Gently the evidences of antiquity We're
removed Sslen the bronze was pol
ished. TIE owners were surprised to
find on the reverse side. scratched
with sharp point, IS. -" and parts
of another letter. and uItsr these the
words: New York"