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The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23

Usually about twice as many giris
are selected on the frst day as can be
used IN the chorus, for II is estimated
that a fair percentage Will not report,
stage fright or other causes keeping
them away.
With his trial chorus on hand the
musical director gives them the words
and music of the songs they will sing.
They are allowed to take them home
and memorize the words.
Then the musical director goes back
to his task. and trains them In the
music to make sure that the singing
and expression are correct
Then the stage manager gets them
back again He must show them all
the business OF the part. and, assisted
by the master OF the dancing, teach
them all the steps they are to execute
In the performance. This Is perhaps
the most heartbreaking OF all features
of the training. The whole chorus can
only proceed as fast as the most stupid
girl of them all can learn. ana how
stupid some chorus girls can be Is tes-
titled by men like E. e. Rice, George
Cohan, George Lederer, Kiralfy and
others who have spent their lives IN
this kind Of work.
Many a girl who has gone through
all the rest, who has had the heart
burnings Of being candidate, who has
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1erpinning Of the ladies who cavort In
the front and other rows.
When the first call is sounded the
future star must report in a large.
bare rehearsal hall. where the musical
director and stage manager are wait
ing to try the voices of the candidates,
of whom there are anywhere from 80
TO 200.
The young lady Is called to the plano
and told to sing q scale. Usually she
is nervous, but no attention is paid to
this, and she must either pull together
and do her work quickly and well. or
else give place to some other girl who
has herself under better control.
The voice that used to thrill Podunk
Corners. anc lead to prophecies that it's
owner had great future on the grand
opera stage. often sounds pitifully thin
and shaky when introduced In this big
hall. before the critical musical direc-
tor and stage manager and a hundred
or more rivals who are aspirants for
the same chance.
But the girl gets fair show There
are not enough good chorus girls to go
around. for the vogue of the musical
burlesque has increased the demand
enormously. and the musical director
tries to avoid the mistake of passing
over a future star, whom nervous
ness prevents from showing her best
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perverse kindling catch, and when the
blaze has finally assumed proportions
that insure enough heat for cooking a
modest little breakfast of eggs and
bacon is prepared, the. same song ac-.
companying the progress of every step.
The list OF breakfast menus has not
been confined to one. The little mothers
have been taught the Importance of the
first meal of the day. one that in Amer
lean domestic economy is not always
given its Importance as the meal on
which man must do the greater part
OF his days work, since the pernieious
custom Of grabbing only a quick lunch
In the middle OF the day has now been
followed so steadily that 1t has become
an institution
While breakfast is appetizingly cook
ing the table is prepared. This is a very
exact art Every item Of table use has
a place in the plans OF Miss Eastman, a
fixed place. Knives forks spoons, ETC..
have certain relation to each other
and should be placed with regard TO
convenience and comfort in eating The
knife must be on the right the fork on
the lef.. the butter dish at the tip of
the fork. the salt cellar at the tip OF
the knife Nothing is left to chance
This is an exact science
For breakfast all the dishes from
which the feast VIII be served are or
dered to be placed in front OF mother.
for in this meal there is no carving to
be done. Moreover, II is a fact that in
the hurry of the morning meal father
is apt to have little time for his own
meal. and virtually none to give to the
help OF the ether members of the fam
ily
This school Of domestic science is
meant. above all things, to be practical
Miss Eastman might cay that father
has no business 20 be enE2ossed in his
own affairs In the morning, that IT is
q crime for him 20 scnn his paper to
see what the market did or how busi-
ness is. but the teacher does not at
tempt the gigantic task OF trying to
alter the habits OF that great bear, the
man In the house.
Perhaps she knows the futflfty of
such an effort. Instead she assumes
that the great father, brother or hus-
band bear is likely to remain pretty
much the same through succeeding gen.
erations, and directs her attention to
training his women folks to introduce
into the home Its affection, its cheer
fulness and Difference to the polite
usages.
Breakfast over. the children assail
the task of washing and driving the
dishes. This, the least liked phase Of
all household work in the minds OF
many women, seems no hardship In the
merry way the class does it, with song
as an accompaniment.
When the last dish has been put In
the closet the class turns its attention
to tidying the house.
To the bedroom they troop. The COW
ers are hung from the windows to air.
the room is thrown open on all sides
so as TO assure all possible ventilation
Making the bed is an advanced per-
formance. The clothes must come in a
certain order, with counterpane and pill
low shams last.
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A CHORUS REHEARSAL ,
MANY SUCH A9E NOW II
FULL SWING.

survived the test OF voice. who has
mastered all the words OF her part
falls down when II comes to the ardu-
Gus routine imposed by mastering the
vitality important features OF tho =sage
dancing. Many a clever performer has
been kept of the stage either by ina
bility to dance well. by physical xeari-
ness engendered by the many hours
spent In doing the steps. or oy the
harshness OF the stage manager. who.
driven frantic by the stupidity Of bis
chorus, has sometimes neglected 70
temper his remarks with the kindness
that q sensitive woman looks for. sver
on the stage.
II usually takee from ak weeks to
two months to properly develop a cho-
rus, though. OF course. under pressure II
has been accomplished In less time.
The list OF chorus girls who have sur
vlved the early stages and have achieved
faeoe, riches and titled husbands Ia a
Yard long.
Marie George. once an American girl.
ise0day a London fsvortte. commanding
an Ei1el tower salary. Every member
OF the sure enough famous original
F1orodora sextet-Susie Drake. Minnie
Edwards, Edna Goodrich, Kathertna
Sears, Daisy Green and Frances Bel.
mont-made astonishing advances from
q low1x position to the summit OF tho
Eda May made her debut In ths oho-
rus and she Is now the wife OF the
wealthy Oscar Lewfsohn; Paula Chase
has advanced from her ranking as the
pejams girl to become one OF the reign
ing f9vorttes OF London theaterdom;
Camille Clifford. whose delightful i'm
pudenoe and piquanoy helped to the
fame OF the familiar stage stride now
known as the Gibson walk" married
into the nobility OF England. and Is IN
direct line to be Lady Aberdare: Alice
Nielsen was only q chorus girl, but she
had a good voice, and was willing
to study, so that after advancing 70
place of honor as one OF the prfma
donnas OF the Bostonians, IN the hey
day OF that famous organization. she
was able TO go abroad and get accept
ance In foremost opera houses OF the
continent; Hattie Williams went from
the chorus to the place OF q musical
star. and Lady Ashburton attained that
place via a Harlem nat and the Fioro-
dora sextet-
Many q future queen OF grand or
comic opera, many a titled lady, may
be In embryo among this years crop OF
chorus girls now sweltering through
rehearsals in Broadway.
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r HE complaining housewife, sneer
OF the humorists and bane of
many married mans life, will
be fewer in the next generation
II the plans of tho Presbyterian settle
ment house in Philadelphia are put into
practice throughout the rest OF the
country, as they promise speedily to be.
II is the purpose of this excellent
organization 10 take the future mothers
while they are still IN their tender
years, and teach them that house keep-
ing, far from being the drudgery II is
represented to be. can really be con-
verted into g pleasure BY q cheerful
mind.
The system is a sort OF playing make
believe house keeping" that game
which has ever been popular with little
girls, the only difference being that in
stead OF following their own whims
the youngsters are taught how to do
things properly.
Thus while getting just rs much
pleasure out OF the diversion they are
imbibing valuable information as TO
the way the cares OF the household
should be discharged.
Miss Leila Eastman is the teacher Of
this novel class. The conditions to ioin
are by no means onerous There IS no
preparatory course or examination. All
that the candidates must do is present
themselves with nicely combed hair
and washed hands and faces
After that the little mothers are mt
through class in house keeping, but
with system so well devised that the
newcomer would hardly suspect that IL
was lesson at all 1t all seems ike
Play, purely and simply, when the lit
tie ones are going through their PAGES.
This lesson. in putting poetry into
the work that falls to the lot of everv
woman. rich or poor. in some degree
and for some part of her life begins
wiCh the start OF the day.
Figuratively each of the little ones
has just arisen and faces days round
OF homework.
The first thing TO do is naturally to
build a fire that feature of domestic
economy upon which depends the morn
ing meal OF the master of the house
as well as a warm place in which he
can dress and have his morning crouch
soothed.
Every woman knows the vital i'm
portance Of this incident, and the whole
process of starting a blaze by punching
up newspaper, laying the sticks of
wood across it. putting on a little small
coal and then when the blaze has
caught working up to the big coal that
insures heat and permanency for the
IRE. has been carefully explained to the
little ones, with final and most serious
Injunction:
Never, either now or in the future,
coax along a slow fire with the addition
of coal OIL"
During the making of the fire the lit
tie ones sing song whose CHEEKY meas
ures are calculated to make the most
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CURED 10 little planning and fore
sight.
There is no attempt made to turn the
youngsters into accomplished cooks:
their years are still too tender for that.
What little things they prepare are the
simplest of viands. The desire is less
to teach them the preparation of food
than the science of running a home
cneerfully. Any grownup mothers will
say that they developed their hatred of
mousse keeping by the enforced helping
they had to do as little girls. when the
time they gave was taken from their
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When girl gets The dramatic bee
buzzing in her bonnet, she usually goes
either to the office of the big theatrical
manager or to the agent, who for a
commission makes it his business to
get engagements for the aspiring.
Contrary to the idea that many per-
sons have, 1t is not hard for young
and pretty girl to ger hearing, par
ticularly If she has the proper amount
of shapeliness.
This latter is essential. for the sue
cess of the modern musical show is
built largely on the well modelled un-
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future, and when they do come, it is
by no means assured that the chorus
girl will most of all prefer to share
them with the helpmeet of humber
days.
Some of the girls set financial assist
anee from folks at home, but most of
those who are now besieging the the
atrical managers are entirely depend
ent for their livelihood on what they
can make out of the stage.
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and vegetables to cook Is set down on
printed cards. and the future mothers
are required to learn this schedule
thoroughly.
Then is explained to them the su-
perior wisdom of looking ahead. They
are told that some things that cook
slowly, as for instance boiled ham
or pudding. or anything that accord
ing TO the cook book ought to be al
lowed to simmer. can be cooking while
the other work of the day, the house
cleanng and marketing, for instance,
Is being performed. All that is re-
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pleasures.
Miss Eastman wants to naka tha
children feel that house keeping Is real
ly part of their fun, and by startfn :
early to fnstill this idea to keep them
from ever getting a dislike for IL.
Moreover, it is a lesson In good man
ners. In the serving of a dinner. vari-
Gus roles are assigned. One of the girls
impersonates father. another is mother.
a third is the waitress. and the Others
assume the roles of brothers. sister
etc. =
Now the platter containing the roast
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Then come scrubbing and sweeping.
Not a spot OF dust is allowed to sur
vive this onslaught Of the cleaning
brigade. Knowing that the keen eyes
OF the teacher will peer into the oor-
ners to discover possible survival Of
dust, or mayhap some soap suds that
have not been properly rinsed out, the
little ones make the most determined
efforts to assure absolute cleanliness,
and meantime goes on their little song.
This is one lesson. Another has to
DO with the preparation of dinner The
length Of time It takes various meats
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peer or the turkey. or the chicken. goes
IA 'front.' OF father. for his is the task OF
cutting II. How to hold the knife and
Iork' the obligation OF passing plates
and aiding the others to get their quo
ia, the crime OF making an unnecessary
noise. especially in the transferring of
soup into the digestive mechanism. are
All points that are driven home by the
Some mere men in a decade or so
VIII pront by the excellent work OF
common sense and affection now being
performed in this little settlement
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when her chance comes to wear it she
often shows an astonishing instinc-
tive knowledge of the way to carry it
TO best advantage
Though the country girl be equally
pretty. often her good figure and high
complexion make her more so. she has
frequently an awkwardness that is IA
tai.
Some of the young chorus girls now
breaking into the game are married,
many of them having actually cajoIed
their husbands into giving them money
to support them in the earlier stages
of their dramatic careers with the
promise that when success comes the
profits will be shared.
Fragile is the prospect of a husband
who invests his cash in this way. Big
profits are only a hazy dream of the
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HIS season marks the genesis OF
the chorus girl.
She who will in the fall burst
forth in all her glory as the but
terny Of Broadway is now in the ugly
tadpole, the chrysalis stage.
In midsummer. while the stars of
the profession are enjoying the de-
lights Of the watering places, of Eu-
rope and of their country homes, the
poor chorus girl. fired with stories of
the wealth and fame that have come to
girls who started theatrical careers in
this humblest of stage stations, makes
her way to New York, and puts in her
application with every manager of
every show that by any chance will
need long line of girls to look pret-
", sing badly and dance worse.
1t is not the present that attracts
these girls and makes them so tamely
stand all the hardships that beset the
life. The pay Is poor, the work is
hard and engagements are uncertain.
It is the alluring chance of prizes to
be won. prizes rare and difficult of
achievement, but far beyond the hopes
of girl in any other walk in life. that
acts as the spur.
If a typical chorus girl were put the
question: Why have you become a Choir
US girl2" il would be found that the
stage struck maiden far outnumbers
all the rest. The lure of the footlights
viii ever be irresistible to many a girl
who has a good appearance and fair
voice. or thinks she has.
The chorus girl that now descends
on New York in an avalanche comes
from all over the country. The big
cities send out a huge quota, but an
equally large number comes from the
smaller towns and hamlets
The chorus aspirant from the coun-
try usually has harder time to catch
on than her rival from the city. For
one thing she is lacking in style The
girl from the city may have lived in
the midst of humble surroundings her
self, but she has seen good dress, and
The Falls City tribune., 1908-10-23
Gard OF Thanks

| have this day received from
the M. w. A. the sum of $4,000
in full payment of the certifi.
cate for the death OF my hus-
band, James M. Whitaker. |
thank the society for their
prompt payment and recon-
mend the M. w. A. for their
kindness and promptness in
paying claims.
MARGARET WHITAKER.
The Falls City tribune., 1908-10-23
Flaw In Sound Advice.

It has been said that we make .
mistake in prescribing special hours
for going to bed and getting up, and
II would be a better way to follow the
example of the dog and take an occa-
sional nap when we have nothing bet
ter to do. Lovely. But how about
'the eternal buttoning and unbutton-
Ing" and the making of toilets, from
which his dogship is immune, save In
high-bred circles?
The Falls City tribune., 1908-10-23
DR.. Tefft, Dentist, Maddox block.
opposite court house.

Id w SdHuNs
DR.. Tefft, Dentist. Maddox block.
opposite court house.
Cold weather is coming. Get
your Coal of c. A. Heck.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Syster of Reserve,
Kas., were shopping in this city
Monday.
Mrs. Frank Smith and Miss
Aggie McKeiver went to Nebras-
ka City, Monday, to attend the
stock show and visit friends.
Al Doerner this last week
purchased the interest OF his part
ner John Benschoter, in the
Star livery barn and hereafter
will be the sole proprietor.
John Buchholz was seen on the
streets again Saturday, having
almost recovered from his recent
injuries received by falling from
a disc a couple of weeks ago.
]. B. Davis, captain of the west
end democratic forces, came down
on the Bryan special Thursday
and mingled with the crowd in
this city. He accompanied the
peerless as far as Stella.
Mrs. Tom Sare is in the city
the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
Grant Sperry. Mrs. Sare is on
her way to her home in Maitland.
Mo-, after an extended stay in
Colorado.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oswald Wirth
and son and daughter Robert and
Louise, spent a few DAYS the
latter part of the week guests of
Frank Smith and wife. They
were on their way home to To-
peka from Nebraska City making
the trip in their elegant Buick
car.
Chas. Zoeller and family left
Saturday for their new home in
Happy, Texas. Charley has been
a resident of this county since
boyhood, and numbered among
our best citizens, is one we can i'll
afford to lose. We wish them
abundant success, however, in
their new home. and that all their
hopes may be realized.
Chas. A. Calnan, managing
editor of the Kansas Democrat,
was among the many Kansas
people in the city last Thursday.
Mr.. Calnan made this Office a
pleasant call. He is a staunch
democrat and tried to convince
the Tribune that Bryan will be
our next president, but we
couldn't see things that way.
One OF the latest aud best cam
paign postal cards we have een
was handed us by a friend during
the week. 1t is a Nebraska cue
koo clock with the face of the
peerless" on the dial, and below
is this inscription, will run
every four years if properly
wound,' and eff the alarm does
not work this time look out for
1Q12.v
The Falls City tribune., 1908-10-23


attending school at Mexico, Mo,
came home last week. George
has been feeling badly for some
time. and steadily grew worse.
until he finally made up his mind
to come home, and we are sorry
to state that he is now confined
to his bed with typhoid fever.
While moving some crates in
the Fred Schmidt grocery store
Wednesday, Cass Mead struck
his hand on a nail which was
protruding, causing a painful IN
jury. The hand was lacerated
quite badly and CaSs will be
somewhat handicapped in his
work for a time.
DR.. Griffith and family of Yer
don, moved to this city Monday.
having decided to locate here.
They are living in the house
lately vacated by DR.. Greene and
family, in the north part of town.
The special song and praise
service which was to be held two
weeks ago at the Baptist church
will take place Sunday night.
Don't miss it. Everyone is well
come.
Hal Sowles and wife we're in
the city the latter part of the
week for a short visit with their
parents and friends. They left
Saturday for their home in St.
Joe.
Jane Eyre at the Ceiling
Friday evening drew a fair sized
crowd. The show was good and
presented by a good company, and
everyone was pleased.
Miss Morsman arrived IN the
city Thursday night from Oska-
loosa, Iowa, and will spend the
winter with her parents, DR.. and
Mrs. Morsman.
Mrs. J. r. White was called
to Kansas City Tuesday, by the
illness of her son, ]. NJ. Schoen-
heit. who is suffering with rheu-
matism.
Mrs. VIM. Walker and daugh-
ter Helen, of Colorado Springs,
were guests of Mrs. Katherine
Rieger the latter part of the
week.
There were twenty-six auto
mobiles in the perade on Bryan
day. A pretty good showing to
be made by the calamity howlers.
Mrs. DIR. Fast, Mrs. Charles
Hargrave and Mrs. Joe Warner
spent Tuesday in the country,
guests of Mrs. George Prichard.
The Misses Meyer of Hiawatha
were among the Kansas crowd in
the city Thursday. They were
the guests of Miss Oddie Lapp.
The rains the first of the week
were a great relief after the aw-
full seige of wind and dust we
have experienced.
Elmer Hoselton of Preston was
in the city Saturday arranging
for his big stock sale to take place
today, Friday.
Ed Poteet returned Monday
from Guthie, Okla, where he
had been visiting relatives for
several weeks.
Ed Burris of Peru was in the
city the first of the week looking
after business and visiting his
many friends.
H. E. Boyd was down from
Humboldt Saturday evening,
mingling with his many old
friends.
Chas. Sloan and Mr.. Towle of
Norcatur, Kans., were in the city
Sunday visiting friends and rela-
tives.
Mrs. Rev. G. F. Reichel is viss
iting her home in Kansas City.
The Falls City tribune., 1908-10-23

Rey. c.. +. Reicnel returned
Saturday from his visit to Peoria,
ILL.,, and Kansas City. The sick
IN his home are recovering.
Miss Grace Smith of Omaha is
visiting her aunt Mrs. John A.
Shields.
Mrs. J.. M. Whitaker returned
Wednesday from Lincoln.
The Falls City tribune., 1908-10-23
TWO MORE
Missouri Pacific Freight Wrecked
and Passenger DeraiIed

The Missouri Pacific suffered
its usual quota of wrecks on
Tuesday of this week. The first
was a freight, the trouble hap
pening about SIS a. m. at the
bridge about two miles south of
town when five cars went into
the ditch, smashing them up
badly.
AT Nebraska City passenger
1O4 was derailed, causing con-
siderable delay. No n was in
jured in either case, but the
trains from each direction were
several hours late, getting here
late in the evening. The only
cause that can be assigned is d
poor road bed.