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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-29

at that time. 1t becomes evident from
the moment the curtain reveals the set
ting OF the first act that the scenic en-
r!ronmen and the atmosphere OF the
orient are 20 De presented with YER
similitude OF the most minute detail.
Ben Hur" has been given many nota-
Bile equipments since its premier at the
Broadway thcater, New York City. In
the autumn of 1892 but this seasons pro-
duct.on OF the Wallace play is without
doubt the croHnlng achievement Of its rs@
markable career. When II was arst de-
clded 10 put n dramatic version OF Wal
lace's masterwork upon the stage, the
. Infinite labor Of It's preparation vas be-.
gun. William Young was engaged 10 pre-,
pare the dramatic version Of the story.
and Messrs. Klaw s; Erlanger set their
forces TO work upon the scenic, meehan-
ical and costume details Of the produc
ton. Meanwhile Edgar SGllnlan Kelley.
oriental and ancient music, began the
work Of composing the symphonic musical
accompaniment, for the music OF Ben
uur" Is fully as important as its dra-
matte and SPECTACULAR features,
1t is within the bounds OF strict mod
Grafton and deserved credit TO say that
the result of these labors was triumph
unapproe ched in the history OF the Amer
lean stage. II presents wonderful SUP,
ject, handled with the utmost dignity and
solemnity, staged with usssiveness spd
historical accuracy. splend!dly acted. by
a company OF true excellence the whole
enwrapt in a wonderful veil Of artistic
harmony II many particulars the pres,
cntatioD OF Ben EUr' may oe regaTdea'
as an unusual performance Not hitch
mars the progress OF the drama. and the
interest OF Cle auditors is KEYED up 70
SO high a pitch that every one is COM
PEELED to remain spellbound until the ansl
curtain. enthralled by It's MOOD sngsesans
nower, dramatic scenes and exciting eli
MAKES, which Hit one temporarily out Of
the calm routine and prosaic entourage
0! everyday existence.
Ben Hur" Is booked fc- three even
ing performances and one naunee d. ..,s
salt Lake theater, December lO, II anu
y. Seats will be placed on sale Monday
morning, December 7,
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Ono of the young actresses
from Salt Lake, who is making
good. is Miss Hazel Josselyn. She
was with De Wolf Hopper IN
"Happyland" for two years. and
now she has the leading role in
"Wcsterp Life = big vaude.
vile production, in which she
portrays The character OF an In
dian princess The production is by
Gus Sohcke. who is responsible
for those three succ esscs, GA
Night for n Day. ''Tho Isle of
Spice and "Three Twins" "
"Western Life" is mclodra-
matte operetta, which typifies III
song and pantomime what was
once fhe wild and woolly, with its
cowboys, its cowgirls, It's Indians,
its bad men and all the rest. The
playler occupies thirty minutes }
time, and there arc twenty Peo.
pie in the cast, headed by Miss
Jossclyu and John Hendricks.
They are reinforced by some clov-
cr singers and dancers. The play
let is now running at the One
Hundred and Twcnty-fifth street
theater, New York.
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Girls" in which the famous Cahill
"long- -skirted - chorus is featured, IS
3 splendid number. and ''Gee. But You
Look Awfully Good to Ne as sung
by Edgar Achisor-Bly, is Broadway
song Of the quickest type.
Press agents for "The Devil" will
have much to answer for at the close
of the season. Down in Little Rock,
the other day, one of them had a man
90 out at night and paint the asphalt
streets crimson with the signs FGo to
the Devil tomorrow. - It set the town
to talking, and Guy Briggs little girl
that night, after saying her prayers,
aud while being tucked into bed, eX-
claimed Mamma, is the world com
ing 10 an end tomorrow "No. GER
taiuly not" answered Mrs. Briggs.
"Why do you ask such question:
"Well,' replied little Dorothy, 'tSally
(the cook) says everybody is going to
the Devil tomorrow.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-29

II 1874 Richard Brinsley Sheridan
wrote ''The Rivals which was first
produced ut the Covent Garden theater,
in London, on January II. l715. II
was Il most pronounced failure, due
mostly 70 the wrc.chcd performance
given by the actor cast for the role
of Sir Lucius. The play was such a
distinct fasco that Sheridan compelled
its withdrawal on the following night.
Then he began making 81 few minor
changes IA his manuscript, and IN less
than a week the comedy was again put
into rehearsal, this time with another
actor in the role of Sir LUcius On
the occasion Of it's second premier,
which was about the first Of February
IN tue same year, the play proved
tremendous success. thereby proving
that The original frigid reception was
caused exclusively by the rank iacom"
petencr of the original Sir Lucius. The
play Sprang into instant popularity,
and from that time up 10 the present
year nor one solitary theatrical season
has passed but what Tho Rivals
has been produced somewhere On the
English-speaklng stage. No possible
reason can be found for the tremendous
and continued success of this play, GOV
eTlng as il does a period or l35 con
secutive wears. except the brilliancy OF
The wit, the sancness os its story. the
lopIcality Of Its situations, and its dig
Uificl and mastery construction. In
lDatic classic. It's place in literature
VIII be as secure countless centuries
from now rs it has been since ITS orig.
inai success. II l. so Ear superior 20
the large majority Of its contemporaries
especially the alleged high.class com
cdies of the present day-that TO con-
pare ii with most dramatic offerings
of today is positive unEinducss 10 the
modern author. No little share of the
success OF 1.-The Rivals" is directly
traeeable to the handling OF its char
aeters by the actors engaged in its
presentation. The proof Of this asser-
ton lies III the fact of It's first failure
because of being poorly acted, and its
subsequent success when 10 competent
bapds, The comedy has been singular
~ fortunate in being usually presented
ly artists, who alone can extract the
dainties IN the book and make them
mental nourishmept. 4 great share of
IT'S success can be traced to the Jeifer-
son family OF thespians, five genera
tons Of whom have successively ap-
pcared in the play. The late Joseph
jefferson was probably more closely as
sociated with ''The Rivals than any
other actor It was his favorite COM
edy for nearly sixty years. How high
u he regarded it can be realized in
The knowledge that of ali the enormous
fortune he left his sons, Joseph and
William W. Jefferson, nothing stood so
highly in his estimation and nothing is
priced more thoroughly by his sons
than the honor in the legacy of being
his successors in continuing the play,
10 the honor and glory Of the name and
fame Of the Jefferson family, and to
the edifeatioqq Of the theater going
fcrson, supported by particularly
capable company, will present :" The
Rivals with Ill the artistic thorough,
ness evolved by the Eve generations of
Jsfersops, at the Salt Lake theater,
Monday, Tuesday aud "Wednesday
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nights this week, with Wednesday
matinee.
"Fautsua. which will be the offer
ing at the Colonial theater this week,
beginning tonight in point of staging,
chorus, comedy and tunefulness, has the
majority of road shows looking like
amateur night in a ten-cent house,
Teddy Webb Is in the spotlight as the
chief fun producer, and he is a whole
bouquet, though be only claims to be
"the lily of the valet AS Hawkins,
he is the funniest that he has ever
been, notwithstanding his decided hit
in "Thc Alaskan" last season. His
song, THAT IS Art with burlesques
on passing fads. especially the illus
trated song, which pathetically tells
the story of the daughter Of a lion"
tanner pleading with her mother ''not
TO go IN the cage tonight has every
audience as nearly in convulsions with
laughter as any bit of comedy ever
produced. Amy Leicester, as Jessie.
the maid, IS close secoud to Webb in
the sprint for first place in the comedy
honors. Mabel Day, as Fantana, who
appears to good advantage, has a
splendid voice which is well displayed
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BEN HUR

In the galleries OF memory among the
impressions OF dramas seen here and
there one viii stand out Clear-cut, while
others are dim and uncertain. like the
phantoms OF imagination. T<e impress
sion that General Lew Wallace's Zen
Hur' makes on It's auditors is cemeolike
in its clarity. and the two "blg scenes
the play, the chariot race at the circus
OF Antioch and the miracle scene on the
Mount Of Olives, once seen, are never
effaced from the memory.
Zen Hur' is an we-inspirlug play Of
the Holy Land during the l!fe of Christ
given an oriental setting OF tremendous
scope and peopled with a vast collection
OF picturesque inha abltants-Jcws. Ro-
mans. Egyptians and Greeks-who made
up the heterogeneous population OF Judea
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ATTRACTIONS FOR WEEK.


SALT LAKE THEATER-"The
Rivals" by Joseph and William
Jefferson, first hall Of week.
beginning Monday night, with
Wednesday matinee.
COLONIAL THEATER - Fan
tana," all the week beginning
this. Sunday, night, with We'd
nesday and Saturday m2tinees,
ORPHEUM THEATEE-Advanc
vaudeville all the week, begin
ming tonight. Matinees daily,
except Sunday.
LYRIC TfIEATER-Camer aphone;
moving and talking pictures; all
the week. Matiuecs daily.
SALT LAKE SYMPHONY OR
CHESTRA-.At the Colonial this.
Sunday, afternoon. aJ o'clock.
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With the Gibson Girls as headliner,
the Camcraphone at the new Lyric this
week presents programme upon which
there is not a single song that has
ever been heard III public In Salt Lake
before. Every feature, too, is as new
as the songs themselves, The Gibson
Girls sing selections from 1.-The Fol
lies of 1905 aud from The Belle of
Mayfair. The feature IS . novelty
with a capital en- "Saint Peter"
is clever sketch, i'll which large
company participates. and il is fol-
lowed by II waltz speciality by Baker
and Nelson, who present something new
in their line. Cameron aud Gordon
sing Que or two very catchy songs and
Daley and Fisher dc Z character sketch
that will be claSsed as one of the best
numbers on the programme. \ Texture
this week Is the first appearance of
James !. Morton in his clever mono-
loguc. He has j line of brand new
stun and his songs, with his own al
compartment. arc genuinely hum o.ous.
Added tc the regular Cameraphone pro
cr2mme is list OF silent picture mum.
bers, no one Of which has ever been
seen before in Salt Lake. As mat-
ter of fact, the whole bill at the new
Lyric is good
Marie Cahill and 1.-The Boys aud
Betty are smashing all attendance
records at Wallack 5 theater, New York
city. for the charming ccmedienne
has scored . most emphatic hit. The
success stands alone for this season. for
while hits of other years may have
equalled that Of Miss Cahill :. there
has been nothing within bailing dis
tance OF her during the present season.
"rhe Arab Love Song Is again prov
ing that Miss Cahill's personality is
most effective in the establishing of a
popular song. No less than half dozen
songs have been heard in the past ten
years which deal with the Bedouin s
love. but this is the first to score
heavily. The song will. according to
indications, beat the popularity of the
Congo" and the Bamboo Tree. =
Miss Cahill has two other songs which
are running we'll up with this one in
popularity. One is .'Take Plenty of
Shoes. the other - Little Farther. ("
If it were not for the overwhelming
success of "The Arab Love Song
either of the songs mentioned above
would be sensation '.Auf Wieder.
scheun is another OF Miss Cahill;s
songs which has caught the public
fancy, 1t is a plaintive little love
song. very appealing and sympathetic
Eugene Cowles 5 song, ''Grils, Girls,
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II George VI. Conan had never writ
ten anything but "The Honeymoon
ers'' his name would have been high
ly honored and his fame would have
been national as a composer and as a
humorist. LII this delightfully."- Cohan,
esgue production, which comes TO the
Salt Lake theater Tuesday week for
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-12-17
CUR sAvIoR's sIRTHDAY

Thuou. what is known Christian world will on next
Friday celebrating the birthday Of Lord In thousands OF
believers will knr and thanks for the coming
Of the The greatest blessing the world ever
the day has been thru the song OF the angels
good will Aud there will be lev who do
way another have little extra good will for some OF
their day little gift dear at least
unusually cheerful smile will mark the occasion with all who are
really human
all, what small thing this little, faint imitation OF
and reaches only few eet how
being worthy the God who bis life for mankind is
celebration Of the persoul How little real love-
good mankind there the hearts most Of u.s.
Aud particularly said Of Who this day OF al
the drink that steals their souls
60 full every spirit that Christ fight and subdue
causing desoaon and death place OF the good Will aud
blessing the Surely condemnation be too deep
Chss day violates the whole spirit of His lie
rather this year. mark for the observance the
absanng from the things which often disgrace H.
living closer the real spirit Of Him whose birth we celebrate
calls the of Christ to that on HIS
hs message ~ and good will to at
II they do shall have such Christmas real
Christmas, has never been known here before
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-12-17
GU WILLFlRD FRIENDSfE DEREA

Young people Who az studying
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-12-17
Washington, d. C.

Dec. IA, 1905.
One single woHk of session by Con-
gress has brought the anbwer to a
majority of the questions which have
been foremost in the minds OF states
men and politicians recently. The way
in which the Presidents annual mes
sage was received by Congress together
with the way Congress has received
the pleas of the various conventions
which met here this week, has shown
clearly what win not be done. Stated
briefly. the first facts appear about
as follows:
Congress viii not pass any Of the
general legislation that President
Roosevelt asks for IN his message.
Congress win not vote any money
for the different plans for improve
meat for our national resources
money which is asked by the National
Conservation Commission, etc.
Congress viii pass such approprla-
ton bills as are absolutely needed.
and win devote the rest OF its time
to preparing for legislation Of all kind
in the spring under the Taft regime;
thus giving business conditions IN
America chance to settle.
President Roosevelt has undertaken
to drive" Congress- thing which
no President since Andrew jackson
has done The only way a President
can do'this is by stirring up the pub
Scontinursi ON fifth ragel
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-12-17

Earn before you spend.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-12-17
POWERS AS DICTATOR

papers aud Of the mountains have been
trying elections shows that
Caleb Powers political dictator for the mountains
that show that they know nothing
people political evil less likely to
"bos Powers loved and respected by
thousands asks Office he will meet with tire
response people have and will
tolerate undertakes exploit them Powers attack
expected aud Godeu defeat does not
district only that who attacked
him punished has much wisdom to attempt the
impossible especially after the example OF Bradley who lost
heavily trying throw his strength to No
worry Powers benga boss unless he
out OF this part Of the country.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-12-17
BEREA COLLEGE
FIND OUT ABOUT BEREA

The name Of Berea is known every
where, but wherever we send a cata-
log or show picture Of our buildings
aud teachers, people exclaim with
surprise, I'VE did not suppose IL was
so great an institution
The fact Is that Berea is not one
school but a group of schools. We
show in this number Of The Citizen
a picture of the teachers Of the Model
Schools. There are three other groups
of teachers: one for the College, one
for the Academy and another for the
great Normal Department which
trains young people for the work Of
teaching. And besides this there is
fifth group of instructors, twelve
men and seven women who give in
structions in various industries.
The advantages OF Q large school
like this are many and great To be-
gin with, everything can We made
cheaper where there are a great many
students so that We have $3.50 10
$500 per week board. better than can
be furnished at other schools at
twice that amount. But the great
thing is that where there are SO many
students. each one can besplaced with
a group OF others IKE himself where
he viii be most oontented and make
the most rapid progress.
Just take the time to read and
study the College AdvertisAassnt on
the Inside OF this paper and see which
department you or your children wish
10 attend tie coming winter.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-12-17

because they dread u go among
strangers. lei Us tell you o little
about how things are in Berea.
In the first place. Berea has stu
dents from every county IN eastern
Kentucky. and a great many from
Tennessee, North Carolina. and the
Virginias. You car be almost certain
Continual on Fourth Pagel
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-12-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Farm Wealth Wonderful Foraker
Hthar by President in Brownsville
Fight-venezueiean Boats Seized
No More Japanese to Come.


GREAT FARMING PROGRESS
Secretary Wilson OF the Agricultural
Department In his last report. made
public last week. shows what an i'm
mense gain has been made in farm
ing Ia the last twelve years. As a
result Of new methods. land has been
made TO produce from IL to 20 per
cent more than il used TO with the
same amount OF work. and wages OF
farm labor and profits to farm own
ers. have increased greatly, so that
now farmers are more prosperous
than any other class OF people. All
this comes from learning how 70 do
things the best way. Il is farming
education working out--and It pays
mighty well.
BROWNSVILLE UP AGAIN;-Sen.
Foraker has made another attempt 20
make trouble for the President over
tho Brownsville affair. when some
colored soldiers we're dismissed from
the army without honor because part
OF the command was suspected Of
having shot up the town. and all re-
fused 10 testify about II. AS & result
Mr.. Foraker has got from the Presld-
dent evidence which not only proves
(continucd on last pagc)
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-12-17

DO all the good yoa can,
In all the ways you can.
At all the times you can,
To everybody you can.
Never speak an unkind, a false. an
impure OF profaEs word.
Economy is of itself a great reven-
ne.
Earn before you spend.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-12-17
IN WASHINGTON

Congress flashing Work Before Va
cation Cannon Wins Fight and Will
Keep Power Tariff Revision Along
Best Lines Certain Panama Row
Again.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-12-17
THINGS TO THINK OF

II Wisdom's ways you wisely seek
Five things observe with care;-
OF whom you speak, to whom you
Gpeah,
And how, and when. and wherel
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Nothing is cheap that you do not
want e.
The bee., 1908-06-18

Little Charlie Taft probably is
the most travelled boy of his age
in the world. He has accom-
panied his father on two jour
neys of tremendous distances
and made the recent trip with
the secretary around the world.
The boy is the special chum of
bis father on the globe trotting
journeys. If the father is too
busy with social or official busl-
ness to attend to the demands Of
the small boy for company in his
play, then the mother is ais
partner. And she has learned
to catch ball with unusual skill
after Charities repeated lessons
and sharp comments.
Trav cling so far and so long,
it has been done without person
al servants or even a maid for
Mrs. Taft. Mr.. Taft has always
assisted in her domestic needs.
They are chums, this Taft fami-
ly, and the interests of one are
the interests of all.
If Mrs. Taft shall be mistress
of the White house the environ
ment will not have been new to
her these many years. Presi-
dent Hayes once was her faith
er's law partner and closest
friend, and one of her most vivid
| girlhood Impressions is of the
time when she was entertained
there, calling the president
"uncle" and his wife "Aunt
Lucy"
The one Daughter of the
White House" will be Helen
Taft, now at Bryan Mawr andia
candidate for the White house
debutante in 1910.
This is brief picture of Will
liam II. Taft and of the Taft
family. 1t suggests a family,
daes it not?--"Bill" Taft's fam
lily.
AS supplement to this issue
The Sunday Tribune presents its
readers with a photo gravure Of
Mr.. chip Taft.
The bee., 1908-06-18
HOPKINS MAN
RECOGNIZED.
DR.. 7. ". Gardner, Appointed
Superintendent Of Western
Kentucky Asylum.
HELD SANE POSITION
FROM 1897 TO 1900.

DR.. 7. w. Gardiner, of Mad
isonville. received notice last
Sunday from the State Board of
Control of his appointment to
the position of Superintendent of
the Western Kentucky Asylum
to succeed DIR. j. w. Stevens, of
Todd county. The Appointment
was a surprise to DIR. Gardiner
and friends, as he had made no
effort to secure the position.
He was Superintendent of the
Western Kentucky Asylum for
three years from 1897, being ap-
pointed by Gov. Bradley, and
was connected with the Lakeland
Asylum earlier in life. He is a
leading Republican of Hopkins
county, and one of the best
known physicians of Western
Kentucky, and well deserves the
honor shown him.
The bee., 1908-06-18

laughed. "
With Judgment, and sanity,
and honesty directing and tenn :
pering the laugh of big man,
what characteristic could be
more reassuring? Studious pos
turing in man may cover tenn
porarily a multitude of weak
ness. A scowl may pass for wis
dom in such degree that it is
burdensome. But to laugh,
openly and frankly, with both
hands deep in a pair of trousers
pockets-where is the impostor
who would risk it?
One may find light on this
characteristic of William II.
Taft by looking in on-men who
know him best in Taft's home
town of Cincinnati. He is
Spill" Taft down there. He
was "Bill" Taft when he occu-
pied the bench of the Superior
court of Cincinnati; he was
"Bin" while he occupied the
position of solicitor general un-
der President Harrison, and
when he vacated the bench of
the United States circuit court
in 1900 to become governor of
the Philippines host of Oinein-
natl friends went down to the
statlon 10 see "Billn Taft off on
his far away mission.
History will record the diff
culties Of this mission. 1t may
overlook the fact that when in
1907 Taft went back TO the
islands to a cool reception on
that ofhcial visit. he, departed
hotne after q farewell reception
'ench as never before had stirTed
The bee., 1908-06-18
MANNER OMAN
BIG bill" TAFT is
Name Rhymes With Laughed.
Which Word Describes His
Sunny Temperament.
SERIOUS MINUS FROwNS
JUST PLAIN BILL
Has No ScOwIs to Pass OF as Wisdom
And Is a Devoted Family Man and
a Friend TO all.
Chicago Tribune

Some one in a happy vein
carrying conviction recently
spoke of William Ii. Taft the
man, as he appears to those who
have opportunity to observe him
IN public relations with men.
Sand Taft?" be asked, as if
the situation in particular were
under discussion at second hand.
"Taft? o. Taft just laughed
Couple this characteristic OF
the possible next president OF
the United States with the large
frame of the man weighing 300
pounds and recall the fact that
this infection of the laugh comes
from a man trained to the law
experienced of the bench, school
cd in diplomacy, ripened b.
travel, and above all bulwarke6
by commen sense and unim
peachable honesty-and yos
have Taft-Taft, who Jos