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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-21

praetised here, Mr. Biddeil saws that
= surfhoard would be useless along the
teaches of New South Wales. Some
times the breakers come In so large
and SO furiously that it would be alb
solutely impossible for any man in the
world to launch a surfboard. 1t would
SIMPLY be picked up and thrown back
on the beach. Furthermore. its use
would not be allowed on account of the
great crowds of bathers. 4 few wears
ago the trick was used of riding the
waves with the aid of small boards a
foot or two long which were held in
front as eutwater. But this was
stopped on account of the danger to-
the other bathers. many of whom had
been struck and injured by the boards.
surfboard would be useless in life
saving there. both because of the diff
Guilty of launching it and because of
the time required to get it and put it
IN water. What the life-saver needs is
the ability to swim straight out to n
person IN trouble and hold him up until
more assistance can reach him or else
swim alone with him if no assistance
is available
Getting back to Honolulu again, Mr..
Biddell stated that he had been ap-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-21

with the same object, and had made
arrangements 10 give a series of de-
monstrallons. DIR. Hand has taken up
the plan. and a series of demonstrations
will be given in the near future, con-
Sisting of explanations in the Y. M. C.
a. building and in the water, using the
harhor or the beach as may seem best
fer the men interested, in the judgment
of Mr.. Biddell. A number of the physi-
clans OF Honolulu are taking n great
deal of interest in the matter, as Mr..
Biddell states in the following letter
TO The Advertiser:
In Re Iife-saving Association.
1916 Thurstop Ave, Nov. II, 1909.
Editor Advertiser:--After leaving
your office this afternoon ! called at the
Y. NJ. G. 4. and herewith enclose par
ticulars so far as have been arranged.
In this instance, as well as that of tho
Healani Boat Club s, the medical profess
sion are taking the lead aud are
earnestly interested. And | shall take
pleasure in doing what / can TO prove
the advantages and desirahility of forn,-
ing a life.saving society in Honolulu
or Hawaii, and am prepared to give
sufficient instruction to squad or class
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there is more bathing, there will be
more accidents. And, anyway, it is a
good thing to know how to rescue a
drowning person and how to resuseitate
a person who is apparently drowned but
who still has the spark of life in him.
On account of the larger population
and the more extensive beach, Mr.. Bid
dell says, there is much more bathing
at Sydney and in the vicinity Of that
place than there is in Honolulu. But
the bathing is much more dangerous.
Here we have a barrier reef which pre-
vents the big seas from rolling into the
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CREW AT OF AN ACTUAL

them to be seized by the back wash
of a great roller and carried out be-
vond their depth. The reason that there
is not a considerable loss of life along
those beaches is on account of the fact
that surfswimming and life-savIng as
sociations have been formed and that
there are always some members of these
associations on hand ready TO go to the
rescue of a drowning person. 81 have
known as many as seven drowning per-
sons to be rescued from the water with
in one hour says Mr.. Biddell. 1t is
not at all rare for from seven to nine
rescues to take place in one afternoon
on one beach alone.
tTwO seasons ago I stood on the
beach with a large number of other
persons and watched a man die who had
been carried out from one of the
beaches, in a heavy breaker sea,
and of course none of US could
do anything to help him. We could
see him swimming slower and slower
all the time. Whenever a big breaker
rolled over him, we expected that he
would not come up again, but he did,
time and again At last his head fell
forward and his arms ceased to move.
He was dead. He was taken out of
the water an hour afterward. and we
discovered that he had not drowned,
for there was no water in the body.
He had died from heart failure due to
over exerti0n.
"That was practically the inception
of the life-saving association of New
South Wales, but the Royal Life-Saving
Society was organized on its present
basis about fifteen years ago. Now there
are life-saving brigades and clubs and
branches of them all over Australia.
and not only in Australia but in Eng
land. The Royal LifeSaving Society
was founded in 1891 under the patronage
of the King, the president being the
Prince of Wales. 1t is for the purnose
of minimizing the great loss of life
from drowning and to teach those pos
sessed of ordinary human pluck the
best me hods of rescue. and the resusci-
tation of the apparently drowned.
''The police of the city of London
have to pass the Royal Life-Saving So
ciety examination before they are al
lowed to go on duty In Sydney the
police are also now being taught life
saving and those who are sent out to
the country districts have to pass a
life saving examination before they are
allowed to go. The city police have
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81 can t understand" said Mr.. Bid
dell in the Office of The Advertiser last
week, "why it is that you don It have
such an association here, with the beach
You have and all the bathing and swim
ming that goes on. OF course, you
don I have the sea here that we have
in New South Wales; it is not nearly
so dangerous But there is danger, just
the same, and as the population in
creases and more tourists come and
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is little or no danger. Ordinarily it is
only those who can not swim and who
venture beyond their depth whose
lives are endangered.
But along the coast of New South
Wales there is no such barrier reef, and
often the seas that roll in are of huge
size. Thousands of people go in swim
ming there, especially on holidays, and
it is not at all uncommon for some of
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GIRLS BEING TAUGHT A DROWNING
aRAPPLE WITH A REscuER

preached by members of the Healani
Boat Club, who desire to arrange for a
public demonstration of his methods of
saving and the resuscitation of the
apparently drowned. 1t has been arrang-
ed, he said, that such demonstration,
or perhaps two, should be given shortly
Later Mr.. Biddell stated that he had
been approached by the Y NJ. G. A.
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of good or fair swimmers, while am
here to make efficient instructors of at
least some of them.i may mention that
military men Of fair swimmers) make
tie best instructors, and / think it
might advance the cause if the above
few lines were published through your
columns. Yours faithfully.
WALTER II BIDDELL.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-10-08
NAV Comes in Buuches

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,,sod Electric Bitters. Twelve
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Y blood and nerves SOC, at Fort
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Insurance Agent

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Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-10-08
Observation-Disclosures o%e4o*04e4o4o4o4os.A.A.A.
he Conquest of the Pole
By DR.. FREDERICK A. COOK

CoPyrisht, 1909, by the New York
Herald Company, Registered In
Canada In Accordance With Copy.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-09

Thomas Seabrooke's leading woman in
THE Billionaire" and a member of
Henry w. Savage's first prince of Pill
SEN" is also a native of New York city.
When one witnesses a performance by
Mr.. Abramson's company it will hardly
be necessary to give more than one
guess at the nationality of the chorus,
which speaks for itself.
''The Servant in the House."
When 1.-THE Servant in the House,
is presented at the Grand Thursday
playgoers of this city will see COM
pany of seven actors which includes
four former stars. Yet no one is fea-
tured in this cast, which is simply
known as Henry Miller's special com
pany of associate players. The role
of Manson is played by Creston
Clarke, n recognized star in the east
and south. Clay Clement, who plays
the scaYenger, has toured for years
at the head of his own companies. He
was last seen as the German baron
in THE New Dominion" Geo. w.
Wilson, who plays the bishop, was CO.
star with James T. Powers in Hoyt's
first success "a Tin Soldier For
many seasons he starred at the head
of the George w. Wilson company.
Lizzie Hudson Collier, who appears as
the wears wife, has twice appeared
as the star of permanent companies
in the big cities of the east. She has
been seen in the west as leading
woman for VIM H. Crane in the first
production of THE Senator" and as
leading woman with Otis Skinner in
1.-The Harvester" A fifth member of
the company is Stanley Drowitt, a
well known English leading man.
The ingenue role is played by Winona
Shannon, a sister of Effie Shannon.
The part of the cockney page boy is
played by Henry Dornton, a nephew
of Tom Robertson author of David
Garrick,' Caste" Society" and
other well known comedies. Henry
Miller is more interested in securing
we'll balanced companies than adver-
Using the stars under his direction
hence the associate players
CLANS and Nix"
The smart musical gayety Hans
and Nix will be offered to local
theatergoers at the Grand Friday.
This popular omedy-opera, the mas
terpiece of Kerker Morton has been
pronounced by critics everywhere, as
a distinct hit.
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The Wolf.

The Wolf which opened at the
Grand last night and which played TO
a full house this afternoon, will re-
peat again tonight. The seat sale has
been good for tonight
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proved. Miss Irwin says she will prob
ably remain at Hot Springs until the
first of the year.
Helen Lackaye, sister of Wilton
Lackaye, is a member of San Fran
cisco stock company.
Tames O'Neill, jr., son of the distin-
guished American actor, James O'Neil1.
so closely identified with Monte
CriSto," will play the part of Ted
Watts in the touring company of THE
Travelling Salesman"
Richard earle is making plans for an
all-sum1ner engagement in Chicago,
presenting his various successes.
A report comes from New York to the
effect that Charles Frohman has Sc
cured Eva Tanguay for the principal
role in a new musical comedy which he
is to present early in the new year.
Edwin Booths makeup box, his to-
bacco jar, the jeweled mace he used as
Richard, the scales and knife of Shy
lock- and the cloak of Don Caesar de
Bazan were sold for mere song at an
auction sale recently. David Belasco,
who was lucky enough to secure most
of these relics. declared that he was
positively ashamed to obtain them as
cheaply as he did.
Julia Marlowe has emphaticaliy de-
MED published reports that She has
been engaged for the company at the
New Theater. New York. Lee Shubert
has made like denial in behalf OF
E H. Sothern who was also mentioned
as a member of the company.
julia Mariowe will open in her new
play in Boston Shortly. 1t is THE
Goddess of Reason" a blank verse play
of the French revolution by Mary
Johnson the Virginia author. The part
to be taken by Miss Marlowe is that OF
young peasant girl, sort of Joan OF
Arc, who leads the peasants in their
rebellion.
David Higgins, dramatist, actor and
stage director, has been very fortunate
in striking the public fancy in all Of his
latest plays. From the days of AT
Piney RIDGE some seven or eight
years ago. he has had nothing but sue
cess, and in his new play, Captain
Clay of Missouri" in which he will be
seen at the Grand opera house during
the week Of January Is, he has again
made a hit.
Adeline Genee. the dancer. is q years
of age and was born in Jutland-
aarhus. Denmark, where she remained
until she was years Of age. She left
her parents and went to Copenhagen to
live with her aunt, Mile. Zimmerman,
noted. dancer. and her uncle, Alexander
Genee. also a celebrated dancer and in
structor. who Immediately set about
the work OF teaching her his art. She
remained under his tutorage for four
years and then made her debut as
From there she went to the Royal
opera house in Berlin, and thence 10
the Munich opera house, where she
danced one year. She next 5ourneyed
to London for six weeks stay at the
Empire theater. On the opening night
she created a furore and later became
the idol of the English capital. She re-
manned at the one playhouse ten con-
secutive years.
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Topeka who would like to see them
stay longer.
At the Novelty.
Next week promises to be the greatest
week in the history of the Novelty the
alter, judging from the bill provided by
the management. The principal feature
will be George Hillman and his Red
paths Napanees, presenting the minia-
ture musical comedy. Fun in a School
Room" This act is one of the highest
priced acts in vaudeville today and
heretofore only the higher priced thea
tiers have been able to secure it for an
engagement. There are nine people in
the company and they offer 80 minutes
of the best singing, dancing and comedy
now before the public. Everywhere Hill
man and his Napanees have appeared
they have made terrific hit and I'M
doubtedly this big act will pack the
Novelty to the doors at every perform
ance. In addition to this big headliner
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is bright and the comedy extremely
funny. There is no doubt that they will
be presented in a pleasing manner as
the previous record of the Boston
Ideals will testify. The cast for "Mika-
do shows the principals to good adj
vantage. Laura Moore as Yum Yum,
Lillian Shattuck as Katisha, Efie
George as Peep Bo, Minnie futile as
Pitt Sing, Ed L. Weston as Nanli Poo,
F. o. Burgess as KoKo, J. Byron Bronti
as Poo Bah, w. H. Burgess as Pish
Tush, NJ. J. Rayfield as the Mikado,
Harry Duncan as Ne Ban. A full set
of special scenery and beautiful cos
tunes are carried for this opera as it
was used last season as d one night
stand bill with this company. The Bos-
ton Ideals have made many friends in
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Isenger" Kinker, the celebrated contor-
zionist, who was featured with several
of the largest circuses. will be on the
bill, and Fritz Houston, the droll car
toonist will contribute Is minutes of
delightful entertainment. Julian &
Dyer, comedy ring experts, will offer
their acrobatic comedy act, stunts
and Bumps" and Karl Hummen will
sing 1.-THE Boys in Brown" illustrated
with picture slides. The viascope will
show a new series of moving pictures.
This is declared to be the biggest bill
ever offered to the Novelty's patrons
and a real treat is in store for them
next week.
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work. While a member of Mrs. James
Brown Potter's company in a noted re-
viyal of "She Stops to Conquer, Miss
Golfers clever acting attracted the
attention of the elder Coquelin, and the
great French actor requested an intro
duction. He told the. young leading
woman that she should make comedy
her forte, as she evidently had great
talents for that field of the drama.
Miss Collier will be seen here at the
Grand on next Thursday as the wears
wife in 1.-The Servant in the House"
AT the Majestic.
The Boston Ideal Opera company will
close their present engagement at this
popular play house next week, present.
ing Gilbert & Sullivan's famous Japa-
nese opera, 'Adikado'' the first half of
the week, changing Thursday to "Oh-
vette." These two operas should prove
good drawing cards, as they both con-
tain many familiar numbers, the music
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"Hans and Nix"
"a Girl at the Heinz

A new musical comedy. "A Girl at
the Helm" which Mort H. Singer will
bring to the Grand Saturday is said to
be the most pretentiouS production
and the company the strongest that
has ever been sent out of the La Sale
theater, Chicago, when lit is now in
its sixth successful month. Several
well known names are noticed in the
cast. which besides Billy Clifford,
Maude Lambert, and Olga Won HAITI
field who will appear in the leading
roles. are Harry Brown, Florence
Martin, Edward Beck, Bernhard
Niemeyer and Alfred Pitkin together
with it's famous singing and dancing
beauty chorus.
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italian Grand Opera.

The make up or personnel of a grand
opera organization as regards nation
atty, is always a subject of much in
terest to music lovers and the Abram-
son Grand Opera company. which comes
to the Grand next Monday night, is no
exception to the rule. Although Italian
in name it has the usual characteristics
IN that male portion of the party is al
h1ost entirely of the Italian nationality.
although Mr. Abramson himself is a
Russian. The conductors. Mr.. Merola
and Mr. Forari, as well as both tenors,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-09
THEATRICAL NOTES.

May Irwin, who recently was COM
PEELED to close her tour in st. Louis anu
who. upon the advice of her physicians.
went to Hot Springs. Ark, for her
health, is still there, but greatly I'M
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force of the third. However, Mr. Wal
ter's fourth act does not mar his play
in any way; if anything, it adds in ac-
centuating the strength of the one
which preceded it,
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the bill will include, Searles & George,
a team of clever comedians, presenting
the amusing sketch. THE Cheekie Mes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-09
.Paid in Full

Eugene walters popular play, paid
in Full" which met with a cordial re-
ception from the local theatrical pa
irons, early in the present season, has
been engaged by Manager Roy Craw-
ford to play a return date at the Grand
in the near future. Regarding this
play which has made such a hit Har-
per's weekly says: THE third act of
the American play, Paid in FULL
which Is presented at the Aston the
alter, is one for which the author, Mr..
Eugene Walter, deserves much COM
mendation. The play, from beginning
to end, is extremely well done both by.
playwright and company, and with i'm
terest' might well be added to the title
as an expression of what the audience
derives from it.
1.-THE play deals with humble per-
sons; humble, in comparison with the
high society folk one is accustomed
to see strutting through the measures
of social drama. The reason for call
ing attention to Mr.. Walters third act
is, that he has made it just what it
should be: quick, alert, full of inter-
est, and a striking climax of the play.
After seeing it there was reasonable
suspicion that a fourth act might spoil
the drama, at least might destroy the
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cupid and the Dollar.

To every person at all conversant
with things theatrical" the name of
Tim Murphy stands prominently forth.
Every season this enjoyable comedian
visits US and has never failed to bring
US something pleasing and highly en-
PERTAINING. This season he comes with
another brand new article as far as
the stage presentation goes, for he is
"Cupid and the Dollar In 'Cupid and
the Dollar Mr.. Murphy offers what is
possibly the most pretentious under
taking he has yet had for it has GER
tainly so far been his greatest success,
and while powerful dramatic story
there has not been omitted the neces-
sary comedy so requisite to player
of his style. Mr.. Murphy will be at
the Grand soon presenting cupid and
the Dollar with the assistance of a
remarkably excellent supporting COM
pany, principal among whom will be
Dorothy Sherrod.
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''Under Southern Skies

ssUnder Southern Skies"
Under Southern Skies" is one of
the most complete productions that
travels. Every scene and property
used in the presentation is carried, as
is also an electric outfit for the proper
lighting of the scenes. This will be at
the Grand soon.
Miss Lizzie Hudson Collier.
Although Lizzie Hudson Collier has
done some of her best work in serious
roles, she first won fame in comedy
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The Jenersons.

1.-THE Rivals was written almost
$50 years ago by Richard Brinsley
Sheridan and still stands as the pre-
mfer of comedies, the purest and most
delicious of all mirth-provOking plays
that have been produced on the Eng
disappearing stage. The late Mr.. Jo-
seph Jefferson retained it as one or
his greatest drawing cards and ms
performance of Fighting Bob Acres"
is a classic. His worthy sons Joseph
and William w. jefferson have sue
ceeded him. This being the fifth sea-
son of the boys in this play, every
where the press and public have pro-
nounced their performances as more
than satisfactory and fully worthy of
the best efforts so closely affiliated
with the glory and fame of the name
of Jefferson The boys are supported
by a company of histrionic excellence
and the elite of this city will probably
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COMING ATTRACTIONS.

At the Grand.
Tonight-The Wolf.
Monday-Italian Opera Company.
Tuesday-Joseph and William JeI-
eerson.
Thursday@The Servant in the
House.
v Friday-Hans and Nix.
baSaturday-The Girl at the Helm.
At the Majestic.
Boston Ideal Co. in 1.-THE Mikado."
At the Novelty.
Vaudeville.
At the Aurora.
Synchroscope and Moving Pictures