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Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-02

been produced, say, in Los Angeles.
ana which has made good. Perhaps
STOCK presentations of the piece also
nave been made in other cities. Au-
diences have been enthusiastic The
newspapers have praised the play. In
such a case the experimental phase
of the first big production has been
passed. Audiences are pretty much
the same the country over, and thus
The monetary risk to the producing
manager has been reduced to a mini
mum. is it not reasonable to suppose
the manager will appreciate this fact
and will more readily accept a play
which comes to him with such augury
of success?
1t is, OF course, no easy thing to pre-
dict correctly what will and what will
not Ego" upon the stage. In proof
of this it need only be said that
Charles t'rohman, within recent years,
has had offered TO him and has turned
down such big successes as 1.-THE
Witching Hour" THE Earl of Paw
tucket," Arizona" THE Lion and the
Mouse and THE Merry Widow" Re-
garding THE Witching Hour" Daniel
Frohman wrote Augustus Thomas:
THE man who wrote this play is
crazy, and 1 don't think you are"
Crazy Mans Play
Yet this crazy mans play has been
the greatest success of the current
New York season.
Charles Frohman, within the past
five years, has produced one play by
an unknown playwright. That was
1.-THE Toymaker of Nuremburg," a fan
tastical comedy which ran in New
York for one week, and then was with
drawn, the failure, of course, costing
him q pretty penny.
Now, as to the position in which the
American Play company finds itselr
at the present time. The company al
ready has gained the moral support of
the theatrical syndicate and other
leading managers. Among those for
whom it will act as leasing agents for
stock are Klaw & Erlanger, Daniel
Frohman, the Shubert Theatrical Co.,
William A. Brady, Charles b. Dtlling-
ham, Conan & Harris, Henry w. Saw
age, Walter N. Lawrence, Wagenhals
& Kemper. Frederick Thompson,
Henry Miller, Henry B. Harris and the
Richard Mansfield estate.
Greatest Authors Enrolled
The number of authors already en-
rolled on the companys books runs in
10 the hundreds. They include Clyde
Fitch. Augustus Thomas, Charles
Klein. William Gillette, Edwin Milton
Royle. William Vaughan Moody, Paul
Kester. Leo Deitrichstein, Mrs. Frances
Hodgson Burnett, Miss Margaret Mayo
Miss Rachel Crothers, Il. Marion 4 'aw-
ford, Miss Grace Livingstone Furness,
Miss Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland
Miss Beulah NJ. Dix, Eugene Presby,
Winchell Smith. Austen Strong. Ed
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COMING ATTRACTIONS

AUDITORIUH-Dick Ferris is going
to act at the Auditorium this week He
will play a dual role; part that re-
quires him to appear as twin brothers
and calls for some of the quickest
changes on record, one in four seconds
from regimentals to cowboy chaps
Also, he is going to appear in his own
play, "Way out West" written by
himself and Ferdinand Grahame, and
which has made a hit wherever pre-
scented. The play is full of life and
action and is alive with incidents. No
fewer than four love stories run
through it. In his dual role Mr.. Ferris
is on the stage almost constantly, ex-
cept when he is changing from one
character to the other In fact, one
change comes on the stage itself.
Florence Stone plays a young girl.
part entirely different from any she
has essayed locally heretofore. Follow
ing Way Out West" Dick Ferris will
put on an elaborate production of I'm
der the Polar Star"
BELASCO-Margaret Mayos adapta-
ton of Little Dorrit," made from the
German of Franz Won Schoenthau, will
be given it's first American production
at the Belasco theater tomorrow night.
The play is based upon Charles Dick
ems novel of the lame name, though
1t cannot justly be termed a dramatiza-
ton of the Dickens story. In Germany
Little Dorrit" has been played sue
cessfully for the past three years. Its
author, Won Schoenthau, wrote the
comedies from which the late Augustin
DAILY adapted "A Night Off," 1.-THE
Lottery of Love" and "7-20-S. Little
Dorrit' will be the second of the five
new plays to be presented at this
house. Next week 1.-THE Energetic Mr..
West" by Edgar Selwyn, will be given
| it's first production on any stage.
BURBANK-"Are You A Mason"
Leo Ditrichstein's clever adaptation
from the German, farce that de-
| lighted large audiences at the Burbank
all last week, will be continued this
week, Manager Morosco having yielded
to numerous requests from theater-
goers who were unable to secure seats
for an earlier performance. The Bur-
bank company has seldom been seen
to better advantage than in this fun
show. Miss Hall, Miss Esmond, Miss
Gilbert, Miss Royce, William Desmond
Henry Stockbridge, A. Byron Beasley,
John Burton, Harry Mestayer and H.
J. CHM are in the cast.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE-"A Girl of
| the Streets" Lillian Mortimers latest
is booked for this afternoon and week,
J This is the first real melodrana the
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 3NH19~N@N@
WATCHING

9 [Said to Frank Keenan,, now one of Z
g the finest actors of the American stage, {
@ by Joseph Proctor many years ago.1
g 1 see you are always standing In the (
o wings watching the other fellows act. (
@ young man. 1t makes you a nuisance 4
8 now, but It will make you better ac-
. tor. know young, awkward Eng
@ lish chap who was always getting in {
o the way, like you. He had long legs {
o that the other actors stumbled over Z
8 and swore about He was always Z
3 sorry. and apologized, but he stuck to (
8 the wings just the same. He watched
o the good actors and the bad actors, 4
o the big scenes and the little And (
3 sometimes he relieved the prompter as 4
3 an excuse for bestowing his gaunt (
3 length in the front entrance. He was
8 snubbed and cursed. but still he stood (
5 about and watched. And. after a &
8 while, sir. that troublesome youngster Z
5 got on His name was Henry Irving. (
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signed peace pact and that for the
future, each house would have its own
line of plays and would not seek to
encroach upon the rights of another
The part the New York manehad in
this arrangement, however, was not
mentioned.
The Unknown Playwright
Perhaps the most important feature
of the new organization will be the
aid it purposes to give to unknown or
obscure playwrights. The company, ac-
eording to Mr.. 3elwyn. aims to give
every man and woman who think they
can write a play an opportunity to
prove it. Far from neglecting to read
manuscripts submitted, this company
purposes to solicit plays. An expert
corps of readers, already organized,
will read everything sent in and where
a play is deemed worthy of produc-
ton it will be tried out in some one of
the stock houses. This. can be done at
comparatively small expense. If the
play goes in stock 1t Will then be with
drawn temporarily and offered to who
ever of the bis producing managers
happens to be in the market for
piece of the kind at the time. The
first of these experimental tryouts was
made at the Belasco last week, and
the next four weeks will be devoted TO
still others
Reading No Test Of Merit
Unfortunately no one has yet been
found who can tell whether a play will
succeed or fail merely by reading it.
Charles Frohman can't do it, as the
current season has demonstrated.
Neither can anyone else. To these big
managers, then, comes the American
Play company with play which has
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NAV annear in New York in the Bern
stein play. Samson.
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"PLAY TRUST" WILL
HAVE GREAT POWER

A N organization was formed in
n New York earlier in the month
IA which will have a potent effect
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Never Ask For Their Fee.

A Japanese doctor never thinks OF
asking a poor patient for a fee. There
is proverb among the medical fra
ternity of Japan: when the twin
enemies, poverty and disease, invade
a home then he who takes aught from
that home. even though it be given
him, Is a robber."
"Often." says DR.. tDatsumoto, "a
doctor will not only give his time
and his medicine freely to the suffer-
er, but he will also give him money
to tide him over his dire necessities.
Every physician has his own dispen-
sary and there are very few chemists
shops in the empire. When rich
man calls in physician he does not
expect to be presented with a bill for
his medical services. In fact, no such
thing as a doctors bill is known in
Japan, although nearly all the other
modern appliances are in vogue there.
The doctor never asks for his fee. The
strict honesty of the people makes
this unnt cesscry. When he has fin
ished with a patient, a present is
made to him of whatever sum the pa
tient or his friends may deem to be
just compensation. The, doctor Is sup
posed to smile, take the fee, bow,
and thank his patron - I ."
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A, Washington View,

We have heard for months the it.
Grafton and reiteration in South
Carolina OF this forceful argument:
"We oppose Bryan's nomination be-
cause he can not. be elected" !"
They do not tell us why he can not
be elected or what other Democrat
is so strong. Let us now turn to
opinions that should count; opinions
Of men that are in direct touch with
the voters in the doubtful States.
We quote the following from the
Washington Herald, independent:
It's not the Democrats who are
saying that Ohio can not be carried
by Taft; nor the Democrats who are
giving Indianna to Bryan as against
Taft; nor the Democrats who are
talking about Illinois and Wisconsin
being doubtful; not the Democrats
who scent political danger in Massa-
chusetts, but Republicans---Republi-
cans of prominence who are oppos-
ing Taft and who predict almost op-
enly that if Taft is nominated Bryan
will defeat him.
In commenting on the above The
State says ''the reader will observe
that not Johnson or Gray, but Bry-
an. is the Democrat the Republicans
who are shrewd politicians and
we'll informed; credit with
strength to carry Ohio, make llli-
nois and Wisconsin doubtful, and
defeat Taft. We fear the South
Carolina prophets that detract from
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there, to her dismay the girl saw her
mother lying on a sofa, attended by
Ernestine, the French maid.
Virginia's heart sank. She had sup
posed the grand duchess to be in the
white rawing room with the baroness
and the other guests Of the house.
Now there was no hope that she might
be left alone and unquestioned. And
the girl had longed to be alone.
"At lastr exclaimed faint voice
from the sofa. II thought you would
never come"
The princess stared, half daZed un-
able to tear her mind from her private
grefs. "Are you i'll, mother:" she
stammercd Had you sent for me?'
II care very near faintng in the
drawing roon," the grand duchess an
swered. "Ernestine, you may leave US
now"
The Frenchwoman went out noise
lessly.
Still Virginia did not speak. Gould
it be that there had been another spy
besides Egon Won Breitsten and that
her mother already knew how the cas-
tie of cards had fallen? Was 1t the
news Of defeat whicb had prostrated
herr
"Have .you--dId any one tell you?
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Lady MowDray would reconsider; that
she would wire to England instead Of
going, or. at all events, that she would
wait for one day more until Leopold's
visit to Schloss Lyndalberg should be
over.
In her anxiety she even failed in tact
when she found arguments useless.
"put. tho rmperor?" she objected. "If
yol so OIL early in the morning before
he or any one comes down, what will
he think? What will he say at being
cheated out Of his au revoir?"
The grand duchess hesitated. But
Virginia answered firmly: 81 said good
by to him tonight. The emperor-win
understand"
ITO Re Continued !
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ResoL,rrcGfuI For crippIes,

The greatest achievement Of the
administration of Sir William Ireloar
who lately; retired from the Lord
Mayoralty Of London, was the raising
by him of $500, 900, with which toes
tablish home and a school for young
cripples. To secure money for the
fund, he sometimes employed very un-
conventional methods He once at
tended a prize fight. wearing his robes
of Office, and solicited donations from
the crowd:
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-04-21

ONE Bryan man was elected, as g
delegate at large to the Denver con
vention from. New: York, but his
hands were tied by the adoption
of the unit rule. We have no kick.
If the Democrats ef:New York pre-
fer some other than Bryan they did
right to fix their delegation SO as it
will express their wishes.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-04-21

The opponents Of Bryan are try
ing to secure one-third Of the dele
gates to the Democratic National
Convention so as they can prevent
his nomination and deadlock the
convention. By this means they
hope to force weak candidate on
the party 50 as hs will be beaten at
the coils. - ~.
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She was little girl and very
polite. Twas the first time she had
been on a visit alone, and she had
been told how to behave.
"Now, Ethel, should they ask you
to stay and dine, you must say, No,
thank you, l have already dined."
It turned out just as papa had
anticipated.
Come along, Ethel" said the host,
you must have a bite with us.
mo, thank you," said the dignifled
little girl. II have already bitten"
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AS TO LETTER " RiTlNG.
Post Gard Extent of. Our Attention to
Relatives.

Post Gard Extent Of Our Attention to
Relatives.
1t is a well-known fact that mo-
body writes letters nowadays. 1t Is
true we spend vast deal Of time at
our writing table,, that we consume
untold quantities Of ink and niDs,
while our stationery bill is by no
means the most modern item of our
ever-increasing expenditures.
But we neither write nor receive
letters. The utmost we 90 Is to dash
off notes. in answer to invitations, TO
"scribble few lines" of consratula-
ton or sympathy, as the case may De,
with a friend; to express briefly but
forcibly our dissatisfaction with our
dressmaker. Or our surprise OF our
milliners account.
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1 announce myself candidate for
Supervisor. Having had much exper-
ience in road building and county af-
fairs generally, many voters realize
that | am thoroughly competent. l
am respectfully, T. M. HALL.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-04-21

THAT Major j. C.. Hemphill, Of the
News and Courier, can be his genial
self with two such hopeless PROPOSE
tions on hand as the johnson boom
and the Charleston base ball team is
proof positive that he has more than
his share of the milk of human
kindness in his make up. We hope
his base ball troubles will materially
iranrnye
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I hereby announce myself as a
candidate for County Superintendent
of Education subject to ratification
by the approaching Democratic Prim-
arv. D. H. MARCHANT,, Jr
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I hereby announce myself candi-
date for the Office OF Superintendent
of Education of Orangeburg County,
subject to the result of the Democrat
ic Primary. l.. w. LIVINGSTON.
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We have received two reminders
IN three days that Gov. johnson is
willing to be the candidate Of the
Democrats for President if they
want him. This is going it some
for man who is not seeking the
nomination.
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as much

IF after being promised a good
fat office if you would hustle for a
new county, you brought up the tail
end of the ticket on election day,
wouldn't it jar you.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-04-21

The Presidents activity about the
s.Jirn Grow" law is just to conclhate
the negroes, who are somewhat OF
color in their devotion to the Repub-
Iican party these days.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-04-21

THE House Committee on Post
Offices and Post Roads has pigeon
holed the ship subsidy bill. Seven
Democrats and three Republicans
voted against reporting it.
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CANDIDATE CARDS.
FOR SHERIFF

1 hereby announce myself as a
candidate in the coming primary for
reelection to the Office of Sheriff Of
Orangeburg County, subject to the
rules Of the Democratic party.
Respectfully;
JOHN II. DUKES.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-04-21

TIE Democrats in Congress cam
not pass reform legislation without
Republican votes, but they are
plainly showing the country the
hypocrisy Of the Republicans in pre-
tending to be for reform.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-04-21

SECRETARY Taft returned to Wash
ington last Saturday after weeks
campaigning in the Middle West.
Who pays his salary while ne is en-
Gagged in working for himself?
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-04-21

THE Democratic national conven-
tion will be able to point with
pride to the way the Democratic
members of Congress forced the
Republicans to enact all the reform
lepislstion accomplished.
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l hereby announce myself q can
didate for the Office of County Super
intendent of Education of Orangebnrg
County, subject to the result OF the
Democratic Primary.
EDGAR L. CUTLER.
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WONDER if something can't be
done to suppress Lilly? He seems
TO be harmless, but we are tired OF
his annual rawlings about abolishing
the Charleston Navy Yard. About
the best thing to abolish is Lilly
himself.
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Superintendent of Education.

1 hereby announce myself as
candidate for County Superintendent
of Education subject to ratification
by the Democratic Primary this
Summer. E. H. HOUSER.
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Good. Bad and Very Bad.

What kind of eggs have you?"
lsked the man entering the store.
I'VE have fresh eggs, stored eggs,
md theatrical eggs" replied the deal
,r, looking over his spectacles.
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FOR SUPERVISOR.

l hereby announce myself as a
candidate for Supervisor, subject to
endorsement of the Democratic prim-
airy. D. N. WESTBERRY.
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For the Season.

My Jack will be at Bolen's Oil
Mill on Thursday, April 80 Then
every two weeks for the balance OF
tba season. J. S. Livingston.
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A good cause make stout heart
and strong arm.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-04-21

PRESIDENT Roosevelt, it is said,
takes kindly to the Fairbanks plan
of a special session for revision of
the tariff Immediately after the elec-
Ecu--that is, by the present Con-
gress instead of leaving the matter
to the Congress that will come into
power after March 4. What is the
good of these tariff-fakirs telling Of
the great things they will do latter
election" when nothing is attempt
ed before election.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-04-21

The News and Courier says:
''The voice of the State press is
not for Bryan. The Columbia State,
the Charleston Post and the Orange
burg Times and Democrat favor the
Nebraskan." There are many others
that favor Bryan. But it makes
very little difference where the
press stands, the people are for him
almost unanimously.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-04-21

It's poor tool that can't be work
ed both ways.
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Worry for worry's sake seems to
be the working motto of many peo-
ple.
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WALL Street wants Taft, says
the New York Sun. We expected
as much.
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Bryan's popularity, are only COM
forting their own desires"
WHY He Was Elected.

Johnson says The News and
Courier, would carry Minnesota" ;"
How do you know that? D. L. Sav.
age, of Minneapolis, Bryan Demo-
Icrat, Who claims to know something
of political conditions in his State,
| in a letter opposing the nomination
lof Johnson, says: "John A. John
son was elected Governor of Mime
sofa because of a fight in the Repub-
lican party four years ago, and not
on his own strength, but by the
weakness of his opponent. Two
years ago the lumber barons nolnl-
mated Cole, a man very unpopular
with the people of the northern
part of the State, and disliked by the
commercial travellers, who fought
i'm necessarily and defeated him,
not because they liked johnson but
because they determined to defeat
Cole and the lumber ,barons. The
Republican party in Minnesota is
thoroughly united this year and will
carry the State by 10000 majority
next fall. johnson can not carry
the State for Governor or Presi-
dent The Charleston Post says
because he carried Minnesota for
Governor is no sign that johnson
can carry it for President. W. l..
Douglas swept Massachusetts, for
Governor in the same year that
Roosevelt rolled. out tremendous
majority in the State for President.
Is there any likelihood that Douglas
could get the vote of Massachusetts,
for President?
The Johnson, Pa, Democrat says
''the one thing that animates the
newspapers and the politicians who
are opposing the well-known and the
notorious desire Of an overwhelming
majority of the democratic voters Of
the country for Mr.. Bryan's nomina-
ton, is desire to defeat that nomi-
nation. They do not want him nom
mated because they fear, indeed,
they know, that he will be elected.
And with soft words and fine prom
| ises they are saying that they ad-
mire him greatly, but that he should
step aside and turn over his strength
to some other candidate.
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I}r1 ::
3 CHAPTER TWELVE
cla Z :.

T was for refuge that the
princess fed to- her own
room.
A boudoir shared by
the grand duchess ad-
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(To Be Continued.)