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New-York tribune., 1908-08-28
AMERICAN THIEF CAUGHT IN PARIS.
Police Say Lupraska Has Stolen Gems Worth
More Than $4,000.

Paris. Aug. 21.-Tne police arrested here to-day
an American thief known Benedict Lupraska.
of San Francisco who they say. has for long
time been victmizing Paris jewellers. He was ar
rested after having attempted to carry a bold
robbery. He drove UP TO jewellers in auto
mobile with a woman accOmplice and asked to
Jewels of great value. The woman pretended to
faint and in the confusion the man pocketed
number of the jewels. He detected however
and caught. is estimat ID that his total recent
robberes foot up than $4,000
New-York tribune., 1908-08-28

Baltimore. Aug. 27-Charles B. Roberts is son
Nd. judge and former Attorney General, and
from old and distinguished Maryland
family. his ancestors having been among the hrst
settlers in Carroll County He is president and
treasurer OF the National Supply Company In
1S9i e married Miss Mary G. Sloan, youngest
daughter of the late James Sloan, jr, who Tor
years was the president of the Farmers and Mer-
chants National Bank and a director IN the BAL
timore & Ohio Railroad Company.
Mrs. Roberts, with her four children, is now in
New Hampshire one of Roberts Slsters-ln-ia"
is Mrs +. L. Chermont, wife of the secretary OF
the Brazilian embassy at Washington
Friends Of Mrs. W. S. q. Williams IN this CITY
say that in a telephone conversation with her she
stated that she not the Mrs. Nlilams re-
ported TO have been with Roberts at the time OF
the shooting.
Mrs Williams is the mother Of several chlluIeh
She is a daughter of the late Thomas DE fofd
one Of the wealthiest merchants in Baltimore f1er
husband is a of the late George Ha"hlnS
Williams well known lawyer
He expressed his horror and aStonlshnleh' 10
learn Of the shooting of Roberts. ana SAID ne
could not understand it. Roberts ne SAID, was MS
friend and he deeply regretted his misfortune ana
hcpei he would recover. Mr.. Williams said he had
no knowledge of his wife being in Atlantic CITY.
He thought in Boston
New-York tribune., 1908-08-28
KITE TIES UP A TROLLEY LINE.

Trolley traffic Avenue G. Bayonne. was tied up
for a time yesterday by peculiar accident. A
small hoy was flying a kite at 9th street, and
the string caught in the overhead trolley pole
wheel As the wheel revolved it acted reel.
and tightly wound up the string until the kite
struck the top OF the car The string short-circu-
ed the motor and the power shut of Before
the car could proceed the motorman had u unwind
the kite string
New-York tribune., 1908-08-28
ARREST AT HAVRE FOR MURDER.

Havre, Aug 21.-Caro Cioppi, who arrived here
on the steamer Lii Bretagne from New York. has
been arrested the request OF the Italian Charge
d 'Anaires Coppi who is charged with having
committed a murder in Naples. is in prison here
awaiting the completion OF eAtradition formahtIes
New-York tribune., 1908-08-28
KITCHEN GIRL A FAIR hEIRESS.
tBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Shenandoah Iowa. Aug. 2I.-AiiSs Lillian Smith a
kitchen girl d Il boarding house here, has fallen
heir to SCI coo OF the estate Cf the late Charles p
Fair of California. Her father. Frank Smith, of
Lamar No. inherits sl00,I00 from the estate. Mrs
Fair was an aunt OF the girl.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-28
GRAND JURORS DEFY
JERSEYS GOVERNOR
rHREAT TO SHUT ITL4N-
TIC CITY WITH TROOPS.
Fart May Gail Special Session of
Legislature to Declare Mar
tiGI Lac at Resort.
nv relerranh to The Trihune !

.+,entic CITY, Aug. 21.-Without the least
..,.aeion members of the Atlantic County
o-,,d JIry on which were enrolled state and
o,,,ntv oficeholders politicians and some of the
,,sgest hotel and business of the resort,
New-York tribune., 1908-08-28
BANKER STRANGELY SHOT
L. r. Roberts Pictim Of Mysterious
Assdlldnt at atlantic City.
! BY Telegram 10 The Trihune

atlantic City. Aug 27.-Mystery surrounds the
d''eHipted assassination the Boardwalk late
1aSt hlght Of Charles B. Roberts, president OF
'he Baltimore Supply Company, who is lying in
serious condition at the City Hospital with
puIIet IN his liver The police here scout the
story that a masked robber fired the shot.
FNcoerts left the Hotel Shelburne grill early in
''e evening in a rolling chair. accompanied by
woman said TO be Mrs. William c. Williams. OF
Fast Madison street. Baltimore patron of the
MOTEL Brighton. When nearing Rhode Island
avenue. an isolated portion of the Boardwalk the
negro chair pusher, Jesse jackson, under ar
rest says that white man. heavily masked, crept
up behind the chair and fired two shots. One
went wide. but the other struck Mr. Roberts IN
the right side ani lodged In the liver The assail-
ant ran away upon the arrival OF Patrolman Butler
The woman called automobile and rushed 10
the hospital with her unconscious companion Rob
erts, in the City Hospital is said to have related
the robbery story the police, and declared that
he believed somebody knew he carried large roll
Of money.
Patrolman Butler says that not a soul was IN
sight of the rolling chair the two occupants
and the pusher when the shot fired At the
hospital said that little hope was entertained
of Roberts's recovery.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-28
ASK HUGHES TO RAcEFRAcK DINNER

Governor Hughes has been invited to attend ths
dinner of the recent Kings County Grand J~ry.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-28

GREAT BEAR SPRING WATER.
Its purity has made II famouS."-Adyt
New-York tribune., 1908-08-28

Spartanburg s. c., Aug 21-The damage in
Spartanburg County from high water has fallen
heaviest on the railroadS-the Southern and the
Charleston & Western Carolina-whose lines have
been cut in every direction. Twenty-Five bridges
in the county have been washed away and all
bottom land crops are completely wiped out The
loss in the county will reach 100000
New-York tribune., 1908-08-28

Continued ON third page
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
A summer 80. comna..

Plans for a summer stock companv ar
the Columbia Theater with Mr. Guv
Standing as the star, have just been an
Hounced by Mr.. William A. Page. who
managed the stock company al the Be
lasco last summer. This coming summer
according TO this announcement. Mr.. Pare
viii have the stock company at the CO.
lumbia. beginning the first week in June.
when the house passes unde: the manage
ment of Mr. Fred G. Berger. as the rep
resentative of the Metzerott estate. own
ers OF the Columbia. Mr.. Standings re-
turn viii no doubt be the occasion for
much felicitation among his local admir-
ers, for his tremendously successful sea
son Of two years ago at the same tbester
Is well remembered Mr. Standing W-iU
open his engagement with ''The Mummy
and the HUmmjng Bird" and other PLAYS
which ne viii present viii he His House
in Order, "A Message from Mars "A
Marriage Of Convenience. - Mrs. Letting
wells Boots "Imprudence' THE Man
from Blankley's," and Are You a Ma
SON. Mr. Standing leading woman viii
be Miss Dorothy Hammond. who aD-
peared as leading woman Of the stock
company at the Columbia two years ago.
Other members of the stock company win
be Miss Jeffreys Lewis. Miss Angela Nc
Caull. Miss Jane Cowl. Miss Rosetta
Brice, Mr. Martin Sabine. Mr.. George
Castor. Mr. Alfred Hudson, ir., Mr.. Mich
olas Judels. Mr. Samuel Klawans. and
Mr. H T Parker.
Admirers Of Miss Charlotte Walker will
be pleased to learn that following Mr.
standings appearance as the star of the
Columbia stock company, Mr. Page has
arranged for a special starring engage
ment Of Miss Walker, who Will appear
for three weeks only by permission Of Mr..
BelasCo.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09

An actor Of pronounced ability, looking
for character TO exploit could explore no
more fertile field than the works of Bal
zac. "the French Dickens" and certainly
Otis Skinner could hardly find such a
combination Of character portraying pos
sibilities and romantic interest so suited
TO his temperament and experience as Is
contained in the makeup OF PHILIPPE
Bridau. as presented by the great Gallo
master Of character study, 1t is true that
the romance is historical in that il per-
tains 10 an epoch. or rather TO the at
taehment formed by his followers for the
leading personage OF a great epoch, and
is not the common form accruing from
affairs of the heart II is true romanti-
cism. however. ami might perhaps be con
sTdered the highest form of that dramatic
element The love affairs OF the Paladins
Of ChaTlemagne. the marshals OF Ma
poleon, and their kind, have long since
been obscured by the veil of time. but
the glamour Of their great deeds and IN
swerving allegiance is still bright. and
will remain brilliant so long as history
preserves their story.
In his portrayal Mr. Skinner effectively
preserves the dual idea Of the author. ex-
plotting on the one hand the braggart who
is able to justify his demeanor, a man
who by success and the consciousness Of
hls power is perhaps led to overstep the
bounds of decent personal behavior. but
is nevertheless able to triumph by the
use OF his talents at the crucial moment;
and or the other hand shows the mind
and personality of the subaltern as tenn
pered by the influence of the master, for
as Napoleon regulated the politics of Eu-
rope by mis- knowledge Of men, consum-
mate planning, and iron will. so Col.
Brldau. by the exercise OF the same tai
ents. settled the affairs Of an obscure
household. As We have often remarked.
there is much rich meat discovered in the
cracking of these old nuts. while in many
modern Instances the fracture OF the
horny development discloses "A shriveled
interior.
Mr.. SINNERS success in Shakespearean
roles. in the lighter forms Of romantic
comedy, in the dramatic discussion Of
moral problems and lately in the art OF
character portrayal gives striking evi-
dence OF versatility and scholarly intelli-
Eence. and the only fault 70 be found
with his acting is "a certain set form OF
vocal expression and "a similarity of ges-
tura. derived no doubt from constant as
sociati0n with romantic roles a fault
which he shares with most of the leading
actors of the period His worS. however,
attaius a high degree Of artistic merit,
accompanied with great spectacular in
terest and in the present instance it is
Iegrettable that his production is not.
augmented by more vivid representations
OF some OF the other strong characters In
the play 3liss Haswcll escaping criticism
in this regard, her impersonatiOn Of Flora
standing quite equal with that of the
principal.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09

Cyril Scott. the star in Edward Peple's
comedy success, THE Prince Chap is
not only an excellent actor. but one of
the cleverest bowlers in the United States.
In London, England, where he spent his
boyhood. ne acquired his taste for ath-
letics in every form, but 1t was not until
ne had become a full-fedged actor in the
United States that ne became interested
in bowling and achieved such supremacy
that the best bowlers in New York feared
TO meet him in match games German
friends of Scott. who dearly love the
game that Hendrix Hudson could play so
well, have endeavored to prove the star
a German, saying that he could not bowl
so well if he We're an Englishman, and
in writing to him. in their humorous way,
they address him as "Mr Cyril Skat."
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
Miss Fernandez in Arden Play.

Bijou Fernandez has secured from Ed
matte playlet. Captain Velvet" in which
she supported him during a very short
vaudeville tour a few months ago. The
part of the Spanish girl fits Miss Fernan-
Gez to a nicely, and she could not have
secured a better vehicle. Her tour will
begin next week at the Grand Opera
House. Pittsburg. and she viii be sup
ported by w L. Abingdon
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
aThe Boy and the GirI.n

Richard Carries new play. called "The
Boy and the Girl" is 10 have trial in
Boston next week at the Hollis Street
Theater by the Banl. Officers Associa-
ton, which every year brings out a new
play. II the piece succeeds, Mr.. Carle
may use it for himself. when .The Spring
Chicken wears out its welcome.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
Faversham to BE His Own Manager.

William Faversham will sever his con-
nection with Ljebler & Co. at the end Of
the season. he has contracted for three
new plays TO be produced under his own
management. following the lines of James
X Hackett One of them is called The
Explorers. written by Langdon Mitchell
dealing with army life in India. Another
is drama on New York society life, the
work OF Martha Morton. He will also use
The World and His Wife, written by
Charles +. Nirdlinger.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09

soul For herself she has come 10 care
nothing, All Of her heart and mind and
soul are wrapped up in John Rosmer-at
hrst through pure intellect, afterward-
there was passion; but that. too. passed,
and intellect triumphed. You remember
what she says:
When ! found myself sharing yoW life here-in
quiet--in solifUde-Wh,3 yOu showed all yolr
thoughts without reserTc eTeC tender and delicate
. feeling. just as t came 10 y0u-then the great
change came over me Little hy Httle sou under
stand. Almost mpereeptiblg-bHt al last With such
Overwhelming foree thai Z reached TO the depths
~ my soul.
Rosner-Ob, is this trla Iabeocag
Rebeoa-Au the resl-fhe horrible sense. iu1Ui-
Ca,0d dcsiTe-TaaCd far far away trom me. All the
uhirilrg passions settled doa1l into quiet and
lence- Rest descended ou my soOl-ss stiffness on
one of eur northern bind cliffs under tho midnight
sln
Rosme-rei me more Of this. Ten me all you
can.
Re5eeca- -TheFs Is not much mora dear. Ouly this.
II was love that was BON in me- The grat self
deuyi1s love thet IS content With lie as we two
have lived it together.
Thus do the two souls. through perfect
frapkness, get at the truth Thus.
through truth. is the way opened. They
have reached heights of the soul from
which II we're Unworthy to descend--even
to "a great material love-a master pas
sioni And because love is there and. In
life, is rot 20 be denied, 70 is reubrseiessly
inevitable thai the end should be what il
is-clean death for expiation-a wedding
for eternity
have tried at this length 10 show
aE-H -H--. ..f---
play of Ibson's may mean 20 81 man who
IS eager 10 understand There Is one
other phase Of it that must be considered.
That IS the fact that IN Mrs. Fiske Amer
lea has an actress who IS brave enough
not 10 let the question OF profits stand in
her way; who IS not content with any
thing but the best. and who has the
genius and The art TO bring this stimulat-
ing message-that men must work out
their own salvati0n-home 10 American
.audlencest
Always she has been content with moth
ing but the best On the matter Of a sup
porting company and IN the present IN
stance her company Is Of the very high
est class As for herself-thoush she IS
always willing 20 efface herself for the
good OF the pl3y-she dominates the pres
entation OF 'Rosmersholm' ay the sheer
force Of the genius that is I'm her. Her
methods are distinctively her own and
the art by which she makes tie soul
struggle of Rebecca West. her terrible
confession. her pathetic aspiration. her
fear of defeat. her triumph over the
world bite home is wonderful Not for
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
The Right of Wav."

The interest which is from time 10 time
excited IN the public mind in behalf of
the dramatizati0n of the popular novel
has probably as yet in no instance been
wholly justified. At the Columbia Thea
ter during the past week we were shown
another example Of the imp9ssibility
Of trying 10 put the thoughts of a novel;
lst before q theater audience Mr.. Pres
hrey. who wrote The Right of Way
for the stage. Ike the rest Of his kind.
simply gave up the struggle without a
protest and wrote a play. using the same
names Of characters and localities as Sir
Gilbert Parker used in his book. but the
situations and denous sments were his own
always granting, of course, that the
suggestions therefor were derived from
the original.
The number Of times this thing has
been tried and failed in are practically
countless. and it has got to be fact
that no one nowadays expects anything
OF dramatic version Of one of the six
Best Sellers except the husk and that
used as wrapping for something far
different The reason for this. as pointed
out by The Herald on last Tuesday
morning, is that the vitality Of book
like The Right Of Way" lies in its vivid
descriptions Of character and the intro
spective moments Of people. who. on the
printed page, think and act naturally and
logically Upon the stage. even though
acted in mastery fashion. the salient
features cannot be plausibly led up to
features cannot be plausibly led I'D TO.
The dramatization Of a novel is usual
iy, we believe. financial or theatrical
success Partly this is attributable to
the standing Of the book and partly TO
the fact that back of the play is a funda-
mental ready-made idea, CT germ of In
tercst, which only needs adaptation 10
make an appeal TO the public. The term
adaptation" permits of much license.
and is excuse for the most ruthless cut
ting and slashing of even the best book
ever written. 1t has become necessary
not only TO interpolate situations and ac-
eelerate action, but the whole psyche
logical fabric of a brilliant story has ap-
parently got to be altered TO suit the fancy
va t4lc dtapttI. Inc NHQlng or Ibe Right
of Way. as seen last week. was un-
doubtedly artistic and fun Of sentiment.
but the Obvious expedients resorted to
by Mr. Presbrey to gain his own coneIu-
sions are not such as Sir Gilberts re-
markable tale could ever merit.
The success of "The Right of Way" It
is safe TO say, will rest upon the mag
nificent acting of the whole company pre-
senting it. Mr.. Standing-granted that
he does not satisfy the eye as Beauty
Steele-has. in spite of the crippled con-
ditiOn Of the part, preserved a great deal
that Is gratifying to those who made
Steele's acquaintance at Sir Gilbert Par
ker's hands. At times he was mastery
in his suggestions OF the workings of the
mind of a character which above every
thing else is complex. and, without
previous knowledge, impossible to un-
deTstand Yet TO the readers of the
book, out of what one saw and what
was recalled the whole structure was
built
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09

Hampden. at present acting in Irene
WycherIey" He is one of Mr., F. r.
Reuson's men.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09

1t is good news to hear that Edith
Wynne Matthison will be acting in this
country again before long. She is TO star
in her husbands CMr. Ram Kennedy
new play, THE Servant IN the House."
and she wiz be supported BIZ Mr.. Walter
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09

Paul Bourget the novelist, had his first
play produced in Paris on January p at
the Vaudeville Theater. It is based on his
novel. "Un Divorce"
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09

Vera MicheleDa viii socn make her re-
appearance iu vaudeville in a one-act
opera by Reginald de Koven and Willis
Steell It is called "OlalIa." and is under
the management OF Clinton B. Fisk.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09

Charles Frohman has accepted designs.
executed personally by Ethel Barrymore,
for the costumes she and the other prin-
cipals will wear in "As You Like It
Miss Barrymore viii play a season of
twenty weeks in ''As You Like 1t, begin
ming next September. The balance of the
present season will be devoted to a spe-
oal tour Of the principal cities in Her
Sister" a comedy by Clyde Fitch.
Each of the fifty or more young men
and women who make up the chorus of
THE Gay White Way is working hard
TO win the prize offered by the Messrs.
Shubert for the best makeup of any
prominent man or woman, either on the
stage or in public life. Visitors to the
BelascO Theater this week. if they are
sufficiently in the limelight. may see
themselves as others see them.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09

Victor Herbert composer Of FRITZ
Scheff's opera, Mile Modiste," and Of
''The Red Mil" has taken further steps
to protect himself against those who are
using his music without his authority
Some Of his songs were being used by
one of Henry B. Harris attractions, and
Herbert sent his attorney, Nathan Bor-
kan, to notify the manager that they
must be withdrawn
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09

One Of the significant signs of the times
is the spirit Of revolt which has arisen
in dramatic circles against the ruthless
and destructive system of criticism that
for years has been the vogue among New
York dramatic writer's. The Evening
Telegram. an edition ofa the Herald. re-
Gently abandoned its dramatic depart
ment. The New York Journal editorialIy
condemns the personal critic. 1T is our
notion" It declares. q" that the critic who
spends his time showing of at the ex-
pense of hard-wOrking actors, singers.
or writer's is rather a foolish
person and a nuisance" These two pa
pers bear hard testimony to the peculiar
method of judging plays through per
sonal glasses which has cTept into being.
If actors, playwrights, and managers are
to be believed. Zone has got to be imper-
sOnal in this matter) The Dramatic
Mirror editorially supports the position OF
the Journal Bronson Howard. the dean
of American playwrights. now retired
from active work in connection with the
stage. delivered an address to the Asso-
citation Of American PlaygOers last sun
day night, in which he expressed himself
in anything but admiring terms of the
metropolitan critics. and in
timated that they did not realize the lin
itations of the stage and inspired play
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09

Nearly Hero" a musical comedy by
Reginald de K6yen and George Grant. in
which Sam Bernard is being starred. sup
ported by a strong company headed by
Ethel Levy. will follow The Top of the
World at the Casino after that musical
extravaganza, which has celebrated the
two hundredth performance. is sent on
tour. Nearly Hero" was tried out in
Philadelphia last Monday and apparently
has passed muster.
The Shuberts announce that they will
star viii N. Cressy and Blanche Dane
in a rural comedy. "A Village LAWYER
The date of the first performance of
The Travelling Salesman" by James
Forbes. In which Thomas w. Ross is TO
be starred will take place in Washington
March H. Rose Stahl is to appear an
other year in The Chorus Lady"
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09

AS TO the character Of Rebecca West.
il portrays in a most striking way the
struggle in the soul Of woman for good
ness. Rebecca is not moral creature
according to the accepted code, but she
too, has chosen to live life in her own
way and according TO her own lights The
dreadful mystery about DR. West and
herself IS left largely TO inference, but
it IS plain enough to show unmistakably
that it has left its tooth-marks on her
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09

Virgilio Arriaza. who arranged the
Spanish dances in Belasco's ''The Rose
of the Rancho" Is very well known IN
Europe. and 1t is claimed that he has ar
ranged dances for the courts OF Spain and
Russia.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09

James Sleyin. author Of James ONelTs
last seasons play. The Voice of the
Mighty" has completed a new comedy.
the name of which has not yet been de-
termined. Gladys Grey. popular roper
toire star. has been chosen for the prin-
cipal role, The production will be under
the management Of SWeely-Shipman Com
pany AMI will have an early spring hear
ing
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09

William Pruette. one of the principals
in the support Of Nine. FRITZ Schen in
Mile. MOdiste." is native Washing
tonian- He studied vocal music here and
abroad and has appeared in some Of the
best opera companies Of to-day His
powerful and expressive basso voice has
enabled him t. secure some splendid en-
gagements. Prior 10 leaving Washington
Mr. PTuette resided with his parents in r
street northwest