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terms comedy farce and farce comedy
as they are used in the profession.
"Of course he Gays. the comedy is a
straghtaway story with distinct plot and
climaxes and is practically unchanged no
matter how great a popularity IL may
enjoy The farce, on the contrary like
The Patriot, may have the thinnest
possible excuse for plot and construc-
tion and is never twice alike in its humor-
GUS appeal, The old term farce comedy
is sometimes heard but it has been super
seded by the term musical comedy, which
it resembles, having song numbers in
serted in it and being practically a
m6lange Of music jokes and clever bust
ness
Those old time farce comedies and
straight farces had the advantage Of their
modern successors owing TO the fact
that it was an easy matter then TO get a
theatre on a long lease here in New York
and to come in and build up ones business
slowly. grounding oneself by gradual
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stage and turned with a malignant lool;
toward the audience while it nonchalantIy
cold creamed its face with it's paw pad
Fortunately we we're in a miners cabin
and as luck would have il, while in that
awful state that comes at such a time |
was wondering how l could manage to
share honors with the cat, my eyes fell
OF the inevitable accoutrements. re-
leased Muriel from my fervid embrace,
stole TO the wall on tiptoe. snatched a
rife, and shooing the cat OF with its
working end exclaimed:
Hist! It's a wild cat, think.
Having disposed of my rival returned
TO Muriel. took her once more to my
throbbing heart and was allowed, through
the weakness Of the overlaughed audi
ence, to resume my interrupted part.
| don't believe any comedian in the world
could have got the laugh that cat did,
and yet il hadn't said a word.
The farce cast il properly trained never
lose countenance at any happening
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CURED, apologizing In the name Of tho
King and the royal family and Parlia
ment They actually thought wn
offended.
That is the single instance | dis.
covered OF denseness in tie English
point Of view. Outside of that they were
oharmingly receptive to our most local
gags and lines. They even applauded
gently when in one OF the farces the sol
diers are asked how much they get FOR
wages and they say Twenty cents a day.
That is my cue and l respond, IN give
you thirty-you look like IT,
IL knew in spite of the polite laugh
they didn't understand and changed IL
to Two and sixpence' the next night,
which is their corresponding joke. and
the change in the laugh was quite APP
parent. But es a general thing / found
no difference In this regard worth mention
irg between our audiences even in New
York, which are the quickest Of any, and
those played to in England"
Mr., Collier then seriously considers the
question OF the distinction between the
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stepsin the public's regard. None OF thai
to-day.
You get a theatre for two weeks. il
you are lucky, and il at the end of that two
weeks, the box Office receipts. the onl,
accurate criticism OF the play, show tina,
yor have made good, you stay on. II
they don't you move on.
You can't get your laughs unless the
. people associated with you are good
! The feeders as they are called. mus,
Know their business. They are really
/ accompanies. and false note struck
can put the whole song out Of tune.
here Is often a single word in a uucs.
| tlon or remark that must be dchcateIv
emphasized in order that the audience
may get the rctort The accent wrongly
placed, it falls perfectly fat A uoor
feeder Is as hopeless as poor interlocutor
In a minstrel show, and in my companies
they are paid good salaries, although
from the front their positions do not seem
important.
You remember in the first act OF The
Patriot when | say To !S,ere. I've kont
the men working for six weeks and he
responds Yes; for nothing. Then I
take il up and say, Well, anybody could
keep them working for wages There
the accent must be crisply put, and il
makes the whole dialogue pat.
Il have worked out my own ideas %
how a farce should be written and how
it should be staged ! may be wrong.
but at least / am not wrong and an imi-
tator too. | reached my conclusions
under the best management in the world
first with Augustin DAILY, and afterward
with Mr.. Frohman, the biggest men i'm
their profession.
IL commenced as a callboy al Dalv,s
after had run away from home. PLAYED
in 'Pinafore' and been returned TO the
prodigal sons lessons and punishmepts
1t was great company had to call
among them James Lewis, the very
prince OF comedians.
In those days used TO think IL could
only go on the stage how much better
could do, and I'd often hesitate 10 make NV
rounds and be responsible for playino
which didn't thoroughly approve. Imade
an exception of course OF John Drew
and Ada Rehan and George Clark. I've
learned since then to make an execution
OF most of the others.
"Those we're the days when man ha d
a repertoire of thirty or forty character
parts and could change the bill two or
three times a week, In fact think /
the big repertoire has usually been the
stock in trade OF the successful comedian.
with the single reception. recall, of
Jefferson, who did not apparently care
The sun., 1909-01-03
THEWHITE PLAQUES RATAGES.
4 surprise That Came 10 One VINO Was
FASTING on Red Cross stamps.

Il never actually realized the extent
of the white plague, said one who has
been buying and using the Red Cross
Christmas stamps. till l came to do
up my Christmas packages.
"Then it struck me all at once that
mustn't put the stamps on bundles sent
to anybody suffering from this malady
or into any family with a member thus
afflicted or that perhaps had lost one.
And do you know tLat when. | came to
think | was surprised at the number
of those l could recall from right among
my own close acquaintances and friends
to whom these stamps would be a far
from pleasant reminder
so / withheld stamps from some
packages. but | put double stamps on
all the rest and am going TO buy more
stamps to give what help l can to the
eight against this dread disease"
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70 play anything but Rip although h
was his own manager, like the rest o
US, and could have immortalized othe
parts as well as that and Bob Acres, whicl
he would give occasionally.
Versatility in this line OF work mus
be had even at the expense Of sterne'
qualities, and one can have versatility
only by extending ones character worl
continually. You interview any OF tn,
big European actors and you will find tina
they have an enormous number Of parts
that they can play sixty. seventy anC
even more In which they are letter per.
feet. lrecall distinctly that james Lewis
mad thirty to forty. any one of which he
could go on with at short notice.
When you realize that all those
DAILY players who are now living are stars
just as the old Lyceum company, another
we'll trained lot, are stars also and making
good, the advantage OF that sort of work
is seen at once"
MIR. Collier says in conclusion that
he has only two hard and fast rules in
regard to his work.
The first is.' he says, that refuse to
enter over the mountains or through
the door of miners hut to slow music.
1t sounds well. but what does 1t mean?
"Dd you ever hear slow, sweet Lohen7
grin or 'Trovatore' melodies in the heart
of the Rockies or even In the Catskills? ?
Do cowboys move about to unseen strains
| never knew them to. and the idea of it
always amuses me so that have to cut
it out or I'd go back on my own training
and laugh right in the beginning Of ono
Of my own plays
When you have a fiddle on the sage
and one OF the boys Is playing It, or making
believe, then it's all right to have music
but no hero arias for me!
Il have another fad. you may call
it, | have never played in n farce that
wasn't perfectly clean and Wholesome.
have never spoken an unclean word or
had an obscene jest in any OF my plays.
l never intend to.
1T isn't necessary. There is no appeal
to the gallery as some contend. The
gallery is just as delighted with the right
sort Of stuff as tie boxes are and the sue
cess | have had proves that salaciousness
is not part OF the American humor.
Il never jest about infirmities.
There are many amusing Jokes that one
picks up here and there; a lot are told me:
some are written me TO use IL like hem,
but | never do.
1T is quite true that such joke with
It's bit Of pantomime might please 900 Of
the audience, but how about the one poor
devil who brings his crippled shape to
the theatre for few hours amusement.
to forget his life's tragedy To me the
laughter os the whole house wouldn't
for his hurt feelings and
don't ever intend to wound them il !
Snow it
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/ There is always the subconscious knowl-
edge that the unexpected may occur and
they are prepared to be as quick in wi,
as In action. While we were on tour
with this play in the West one of the
ladies' made her entrance on her face,
having stumbled on a rough edge of the
ground cloth. ] said
did you enjoy your trip and the
audience howled and believed absolutely
that she intended to come in that way.
AT a rehearsal one time somebody fell
down a steep fight Of stairs and was quite
badly hurt. One Of the company stand
ing near said with that banal and impul-
sive ejaculation that we all use at such
moments
-'Did you fall?'
sThe man was perfectly furious and
said 'FallP No. indeed ! always come
down that way. We used that aiterward
with less good effect
when We took out farces 10 London
I discovered that had been very extern
sively advertised over there as being the
quickest comedian on record. knowing
the reputation the English have for need
ing plenty Of time between their laughs,
doubted very much whether my method
was going to take and approached Mr..
Frohman with my misgvings.
"Mr. Frohman is a man who makes few
mistakes, and when he told me TO play
exactly as played over here and not slow
down one bit on the action felt that he
knew the English people better by expert
ence than did by reputation. The very
first night as | made my entrance in The
Dictator a man in the audience sneezed
very loud-unnecessarily loud / think
anybody would admit who heard it. i
leaned over the footlights and said. God
bless OUT in most sympathetic way, and
the next morning had more press COM
ments and laudation for that bit of inter-
polated business than for all the rest of
my work, and they liked it. too, for we went
10 stay four weeks and remained nine
months.
"On the last night they insisted on a
speech. | had evaded the call before, |
but Mr.. Frohman said that must at least
go on and thank them. was screwing
my courage up, and just as got hold OF
myself and came out somebody in the |
gallery demonstrated with his companion |
oy saying very distinctly Shut up!' / |
ooked around. said mildly Certainly
bowed and walked of.
81 was delighted. for it got me out Of
hat awful fix pretty neatly. ] thought.
They yelled for me TO come back but
iidn't 60, and the next day received a
lnndred letters at least explaining at
,reat length how the thing had oc-
The sun., 1909-01-03
COLLEGES HUNTING IDEAS.
Chicago Wants q Motto and Cornell I.
After q New Seal.

The students Of both Cornell and
Chicago are struggling now with prob
lens very much the same. At Chica Il
the senior council is trying TO get a MOTIF
for the university. Not only have the
present students submitted suggestions
but graduates are taking part in the
competition.
At Cornell the faculty wants 10 get a
new emblem. TO be used for letterheads,
programmes, embroideries, pins, stained
not TO replace the present as an Official
seal. The design is TO leave out the
portrait Of Ezra Cornell and the long
motto. leaving only Cornell
The sun., 1909-01-03
Reducti ton In Taxes for Large Families

We joke in this country over the aues-
tion OF imposing a tax on bachelors, but in
Germany they have taken the matter Sc
5iously, At least that is what new scasms
being introduced next year will really come
to. At present in Germany the tax on an
income OF G325 is about ais.
Next year this sum VII be reduced in the
case OF the Ia Npayer who has two children
with further reductions for larger families
Relatives for whose support taxpayer is
legally responsible will be considered as
"Chiliren.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-01-27
Mining, Shelters and Stocks
SUPERIOR AND GLOBE
 PEOPLE VISIT CAMP
Are Well Pleased With Condi- tons They Found al the
 Property.
(Globe Belt,

Messrs. J. M. Selden and Charles ! Chynoweth, treasurer and secretary respectively. of the Superior & Globe Copper company, after a visit here oi nearly week. during which time they inspected the company's mining prop erty, left for the east Friday morning IL was Ar. Selden's first visit to Globe and before leaving Ee expressed him. self as not only fayorably impressed with the camp. but highly pleased with the company's property. as well Both Mir. Chynoweth and he are satis. fled that the company has secured ground ofs great prospective value and are confident that with intelli. gent and systematic development aiI important copper mine will be opened | up, and in this opinion several local mining men Of standing concur.
 Henry V. Shell, who was appointed general manager for the Superior 6 Globe company, is now in Michigan conterring with other directors of the company in regard to the develop ment work about, to be undertaken, and upon his return to Globe the work , will be promptly started and pushed with vigor. 1t has practically been decided to sink a three-compartment shaft to depth of 1000 feet and open levels every one. hundred or two hun. dred feet below 900 feet. Other work of an explanatory character will also be carried on. At the present time the claims are being surveyed for the purpose of locating the outcrops and obtaining the necessary data to make application for patent.
 
 well situated. adjoimg the Yuma claim of the Old Dominion company. and the Mineral Farm. on the northeast. and immediately north of the holdings of the Arizona Michigan Mining conn pany. The Rig Johnny-O'Doughetry Yuma fault runs through the Superior & Globe for length of three claims. or 4500 feet. and is strong and per sistent. and is richly imprognated with iron. This fault where prospected on the Superior & Globe ground, shows silver values and small percentage of copper. On the Old Dominion prop erty this vein has proven very pro ductiye of copper down to water level the limit of development in depth, and the ore taken out has been for the most part high grade. We under stand that the old Dominion manage ment holds high opinion of the val ne of the company's locations on this fault and in all probability win dur ing the current year install a power plant with pumps and hoisting ma- chinery of adequate capacity for the development of the rroperty at a con siderable depth.
 The Superior & Globe board of di- rectors is composed of men who are prominent in the mining and financial affairs of the Lake district. Michigan. and with ample funds at their dis posal for the development of the com pany's property here. the outlook for the success of the enterprise is very encouraging.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-01-27

vancing this speciality iateiy were un-
 willing to buy any more stocks. Pitts
 burg was again 8 seller of North Butte putting out 10000 shares between 7S14 and 79. Butte Coalition was weak. all the stock sold being taken from New York on scale down. After
 midday a little demand sprang up all through the list ard prices hardened, but showed no activity. Traders are waiting for the news of some large sales of copper and were disposed 10 buy even fl these sales are made al from the present quoted prices. We hayJ steadily advised sales of stocks since they were o points higher and We do not yet think they should be bought until they have, a material break rom the present prices.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-01-27
THIS WILL BE
 THE GREATEST
 SHOOTING YEAR
Rifle Matches, Local, National and international, Will Marx 1909 As Unusual In Anna;S Good MarsSnaanShip.

WASHINGTON. D. C. Jan. s6.- In tao report of Lieut.. Col Robert K. icvzsSs. of tho Army General Staff. Elk ecuttse officer. Of the National Rifle Matches of 1908. there is much. Of in- tefost to all concerned in this Nation al spcsV Col. Evans has for two years been in charge of these great events and will probably be selected as tae executive officer for 1909. which prom iss-1 to be tse greatest shooting year this cotsatry -ilas ever seen. His oh- s7ervations and recommendations are therefore worthy of tha weighty con sidtersltion which they Will receive al the hands of the War Department. the National Board for Promotion of Ri Ilo Practice. and the National Rifle Association. all Of which are so deeply concerned with the success of the Iific-saoting movement
 Co{. Evans makes a most careful resume Of the rules as they exist and gives his recommendations for changes therein. w hich are mostly too technical in ClaraetCr to be of geli- CreI interest His observations con corning the National Matches as a rSlicle. 2oH=eyer. are of great import iRcs because Of his experience. the fIc'fitfts te has had for discussion with rifiemen or all classes and tbe manifest care and Jloroughness which hc has devoted 10 the report.
 Prominent among his recommenda- tiog.s is one for the acquiring of a Ma rfonai Rife range. This country k one cf thu feW. perhaps inc only one. usiDE high power rifles a. means O. defense and offense. whicl does not lnoSS1 ss what might be termed in t.le truo sense o[ the word. a NaJionai Hifle Range The army. it Is true. has several Hore or less adequate. but nanc cf them can touch in extent Of equipment tls great navy range at Gra-ltanamo Several of the States have ranges worthy of the name. as That Cf New Jersey at Sea Girt and that of Ohio at Camp Perry. But whaa the United States Government holds its annual matches fer the Army. Navy. Marine Corps and Ma tioaal Guard. the only sporting con lest under the auspices of the GOverT- mcuJ and the greatest interstate sport ing vvent of the year, it is compelled to borrow the use of a rifle range from one of the States Col Evans recon mellds that National Range be ac- uuired Immediately and suggests the purchase of the Camp Perry range, for the reason that it is believed not 10 be fn keeping with the dignity or the United States to be under obliga- tiOns to a state for the loan of range for d great national event under the management of the general govern marrt.'' Col. Evans points out that The maximum number of teams which
Bisbee daily review., 1909-01-27
DICK BROS LETTER.

Special Wire to l.. ]. Oyerlock.b
 NEW YORK. Jan. 26.-There was an unSeiiling decline in the market due tC a sharp break in Consolidated Gas The Consolidated Gas statement showed on so cent gas they earned a iriile over 4 per cent According to the Supreme Court decision. that 80 cent gas IS too low as their night 10 earn { Ter cent is considered. It would appear that based OF this. high CT rates are likely. why is this not a bull point? May it noi be r.Io vacil- itating market for the last three weeks has changed the appearance Of the Wall street operators and they are oow hunting troubles. One thing sure. the market now mas a short interest and t.-J names of the sold out bulls gre legion. We look for higher prices anl feel confident they will come.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-01-27
PAINE WEBER COPPER LETTER

Special Wire to L. J. OvcrIock)
 BOSTON.Jan. 26.-It was apparen; son after the opening this morning that the smoke decision is Washoc Smelter case was not going to have any favorable effect on the market apG the floor traders immediatels commenced to sell stocks. Less fay- crable reports from the mill run at tle SuPcTior misc brought in some liqui- daiion cf speculative stock anl the people who have been so active in ad-
Bisbee daily review., 1909-01-27
COPPER WAS
 SLIGHTLY OFF
 IN THE MARKET
Shattuck In Good Demand At S20- Old Dominion and Other Globe Stocks Continue To Hold Up We'll.
By Prank J. Graf)

With the copper metal opening of in London. copper stocks soon felt the ehects, and all copper stocks closed a about the low mark for tho day. shattuck Arizona is being very well supported. sales being made at $20. Superior X PIttsburg is inclined to be iractionally of toward the close. The Gi"be stocks are strong. in spite of the properties being closed down and goes to show that traders are in no mood to sell Old Dominion and other copper stocks that are located at t,lcee. North Butte sold of during the diy, closing at tke low mark for tke d&'. Tle market as a whole Is yer- ,Ilet.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-01-27
LOGAN 6 BRYAN STOCK REPORT

Especial Wire to l.. J. Oyerlock.)
 NEW YORK. Jan. 26.-The severe decline in Consolidated Gas today pre- cipitated selling in other quarters and in the early hours the list presented an unsettled appearance. Good sup port. however. vas teHdereL on the de cline and Tecoyeries were sharp. par ticulariy in the last half hour, wnich forced advances in many cases to above last nights close. The report of December earnings issued by Atch- ison showing an increase in net or oyer Sg1G.000 was fayUrably received and caused a good demand for that issue. Foreign markets were some what unsettled on unfayorable reports in regard to the political situation in the Balkans and Paris was reported as again bidding for gold. The state ment issued by Consolidated Gas indi- eating earnings of less than per cent earnings were only fair as il the main Co be construed as a bullish argument as under the conditions it's hardly to De expect that tIe eighty cent rate in New York should remain. From the action Of the market today We are inclined to look for higher prices to- morrow and if tde steel Is favorable as expected. shOuLl nave good effect
Bisbee daily review., 1909-01-27

Recently the public parks of Port land and Tacoma. and the residents of Seattle donated 25.000 geranium plants to be used in beautifying the grounds of the Alaska Yukon Pacific Expost ton in 1909
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-04
TALK OF THE TOWN.

Neckwear sale Saturday at vaughan's.
Special sale Of waists at Perry's on
saturday.
Sc the blue batiste dresses, SOS, at
Vaughan's.
Extra nice ripe strawberries, two bas-
kets ior rs cents, at "Tony's.'
Fresh strawberries to-day at the Unit
ed Fruit Store, two baskets for Is cents.
Get your turkey dinner Sunday at
Hawes restaurant, served from 1880 70
2 o'clock.
Auction sale Of household goods TO-
day and tomorrow; sale at 3 p N. on
the lawn at French estate.
Order your teams for Saturday and
Sunday now at Arkley's livery stable,
corner Summer and Merchant streets.
Tel 100.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-04
TALK OF THE TOWN


New idea in muslin underwear at Alb
bolts.
See the white dresses, SOS, at Tho
Vaughan Store.
New linen colored jumper suits az
Veale 4 Knights
An opportunity 10 save money At
Perry's on Saturday.
Mrs. Wallaces celery and tomato
plants on sale at Smith 4 Cummings.
Trunks bags and suit cases from the
Frank MeWhorter Co., a complete line
and low prices.
What time viii the clock stop AZ S. J.
Segel a. Co.'s storeY Sec their window
and get full particulars A $500 prize
70 the right person.
At "Tony'se fruit store you win see
to-day fresh cantaloupes, pineapples,
oranges, bananas, cherries, etc They are
all Of the very choicest quality, and
priced moderately Be sure TO see his
splendid array.
Time TO preserve Strawberries Sell
ing to-day u cents basket We receive
them fresh every morning and night,
Best pineapples for eating or preserving,
II cents each In quantities cheaper
New England Fruit Store
s. J. Segel q company offer for sale
tomorrow several cases of mems bal.
briggan underwear in black, blue. pink
and cream color at 10, Is, IS, 30, AS, and
50 cents. Now is the time to buy your
summer underwear supply and save
money.
We handle all kinds Of fresh and nice
seasonable fruits. Get them here this
week at lowest prices. Oranges, IA for
rs cents and mp. Bananas. rs and 20
cents dozen; extra size, 25 cents dozen.
Give us a trial Saturday and be satisfied.
United Fruit Store, rs North Main street.