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The Washington herald., 1909-05-02
THIS WEEKS PLAYBILLS
BeIasco-LuIu CHASER in 1'NIIe. Mis-
ehief.u

/ Announcement IS made OF the engage
ment OF Miss Lulu GIaser. who viii be the
attraction az the Belasco Theater. this
week, in her success, Mile. Mischief
For twenty weeks Miss Glaser presented
this delightful operetta in New York. and
she has just completed a season Of six
weeks IN Chicago. Both these cities
/. hailed Mile Mischief" as the best mt
sical play Of the year. and the best part
( ever given TO Miss Glaser. Nile Mis-
chief originally was first produced in
/ Vienna II is in three acts, and for its
I American production Il was literally
adapted by Sydney Rosenfeld from the
! German book. which is by Krantz and
+ Won Sterk. The music. all Of which has
/ been retained, is by Carl NJ. Zeihrer. one
( Of the most popular Of Austrian. com
+ posers
! The fun OF the play revolves around an
artists model Rosette by name. the
+ Mile Mischief Of the story, and the role
I played 10y Miss Glaser- She is IN love
with young artist. Andre Claire. and
/ she has made a wager that she can spend
/ twenty-four hours in the military bar
racks al Fremstadt. She visits Claire
studio and there developments begin. To
+ escape the fussy old aunt Of the artist.
/ Rosette hides in an adjoining room and
there changes from the garb Of her sex 10
the attire OF 4 fashionable youth To
+ help matters along she fnds the wallet
+ OF a young swell. Freddie Meline 4 re-
+ crUiting sergeant now happens on the
scene in search Of Freddie, who has been
drafted for service, and almost before
+ she knows IT Rosette is headed for the
/ barracks. ROSette in her citizens clothes
{ is speedily seized upon by the colonel in
/ charge and the men OF the regiment as
q possible victim: cadet who must be
( hardened TO Ill the duties ahead. He
must have baths, hot baths and cold
baths. Plenty Of baths and plenty Of
( scrUbbing IS the rule at this garrison
/ for new recruits Il would be hard
enough under these conditions If Rosette
were a man. as the treatment accorded
70 Claire. who comes 10 the barracks in
search OF his sweetheart. later proves.
Rosette Is in q dilemma. but she is hap
PLY saved from impending complications
when she reveals her sex to good look
ing Lieutenant 70 whom she tells plausi-
bic story, that she Is the wealthy Meline's
daughter, bot that her sex had to remain
a secret to save her fathers fortune.
In the cast supporting Miss Glaser, which
/ IS the entire original New York company.
are such well-known players as Alexander
Clarke. William Roseli, Robert Broder-
lex, ". P. Carleton, Roy Atwell. Frank
Harrington, Josie Intropodi, Gertrude
Darrell Ada Henry. and Ethel Intropodi,
supplemented by a large chorus OF unusu-
qflv T,roffv vourZ Tr0v7sou
The Washington herald., 1909-05-02
~GrauS4arE.n

"Graustsrk," by George Barr NcCutch-
con, viii be seen at the Academy OF Nu-
sic the week commencing May 10 Dram
atized from the novel that made this pop
ular author famous. It embraces sil the
thrilling scenes and sensational incidents
OF the book. depicting the adventures OF q
Washington gentleman Of leisure al homs
and abroad
The play is IN. five acts and IS mounted
with an equipment OF massive and intrl-
cate scenic effects. picturesque costumes
and electrical innovations.
Prominent in the cast wiz be Miss Ger
trUde Perry. formerly OF The Thief-
company: Mr. Alfred Brstton. OF The
Great Divide" Mr.. Harry Q. Tsylor, Of
the Francis Wilson Company, and Mr..
Frank Howson. OF the Eleanor Robson
Company This attraction has created a
sensation IN Chicago. St Louis. Pittsburg.
and other cities. and patrons OF the Acad-
emy should be congratulated on having
a play OF this caliber at their popular
thesteT.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-02
MEMBERS OF THE COMPANY.

Julia Dean vas leading LADY fo- KRIS BeIIev
ard Csaries FTohInzh companies and with st0Ck
conTsu.es in Ckicsso. San Frsncisc1s SAT- Lake
CITY. Hartford. aud Bostou- Dgrrg the past SEA
son with Pad in FulI" al the As-or Theatsr. New
the sife
Ruth H. Blake has besn identified With the Z
H. SothsTu comTzuv. David Belsscos Daring q
TIE Gods cosnTsry. ard has had s-ock e1pe1snce
IN Kansas City. Chiczzo. ard New Xg-k-
Ethel WT7gat jumped INTO Prominence n tbs CITY
durilg the Tsst winter bT rason of her IrTesis-iby
v5rsosne TeniItion q the iugeuue pa-t IN Wire-
less.
Clara sidney s,aufd three years 81 England ard
IN this cglutT IS VTl tu0Tu fo- her excellent u1Tk
win Richard Mansfield ard the Be-asco artrzctonz
0-ms Caliara cones from the Charles Frohu-za
forces where be vas a uTumIusE- EGmher q the
Ner YoTk c1mpauy. Daring the IEst seasu he
rss vith The Round Up"
The Washington herald., 1909-05-02
e.Tne LitfIe ,ffnfster.y

For the second offering Of the Columbia
Players Manager Fred C. Berger has Sc
lecte5 The Little Minister" that quaint
and beautiful conception which was the
medium through which Maud Adams
blossOmed into st6rdOm- The Columbia
Theater forces havs been lard al work
preparing q suitable mounting for the
play, which VIII afford unusual oppor-
tunitieS 10 several of the members OF the
Columbia organization Miss Dean VIII.
Of course. be cast for the part originally
played by Miss Adams. Il IS q part that
IS admirably suited 10 her and one in
which she is sure 10 greatly enlarge her
circle OF admirers,
The Washington herald., 1909-05-02

OF ali opera stories. and in itself would
have made one OF the distinct hits OF the
dramatic stage
As previously announced in The Her
aid. the scale OF prices az the New Na-
tiOnal wiz be materially changed for :he
summer opera AL of the reserved seats
for evening performances viii be > cents,
80 cents, and = cents. ard az the Saturday y
matinees = cents and % cents Patrons
desiring the same seats Tor each week
throughout the entire summer season viii
be accommodated by leaving their names
a. the bcx Office OF the thester. BY this
system the Inconvenience caused by wait
ing in the line prior TO the orening of
each sale VIII be entirely elinina led Sub
Scription blanks are 70 be obtained az
the Offices of the theate- During the
summer season the evening performances
viii begin promptly at S-30. and the mat
inees at 80. The sale Of tickets for each
week VIII begin or the preceding Mon
day morning at 9 O'Clock
The Washington herald., 1909-05-02
The Garetr-RHrIe.nne-

Tie Rose Hill Folly Company. under
the direction OF Rice & Barton. VIII be
this weeks attraction at the Gayety
Theater. A three-act musical comedy en-
tilted The Knights OF the Red Carter
viii be presented, the cast being headed
by George W. Rice and 7. 2. Thomas.
During the action Of the comedy the
following vaudeville acts VIII be intro
duced: TIE -Four Londons. gymnasts:
John E Cain and company, in a slzit;
Blanche Newcomb, as Buster Brown:
Idyila Vyner, Henrietta Wheeler. Nile.
Beatrice. the York Sisters. and James
Bogard and Happy Golden. Great at
tention has been paid TO the chorus,
which, It Is said, contains a score OF hand
some young ladies.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-02
The Observation-Disclosures.

IN me Grand Salon Of the Harem" IS
the title OF the burletta that VIII be used
by the Star Show Girls in their visit TO
the Ly~eum Theater this week. The IN
PRODUCTION Of the famous dancers OF
Morocco VIII be an interestinr feature.
while the postal card number. riginated
by this company, viii be shown with
startling and novel effect. This show
is said TO be in keeping with the present.
day burlesque show. no expense having
been spared in making it excel in every
department. As a special feature with
this attraction Manager Herman has en-
gagged Nile. De Leon. the Girl n Blue"
The Washington herald., 1909-05-02
Chase,s-yauJeviIIe

Chase's this week win present powerful
attractions. including Irene Franklin.
Queen OF Vaudeville" Bert Coote and
company. the Scotch Sutcliffs troupe,
Raymond and Caveriy. Harry Linton and
Anita Laurance, While Weston, Ruby
Raymond and company. and Two China
men in Paris by the American vitagraph.
Irene Franklin critics have Hkened her TO
Rejane, TO Guilbert, TO irwin, to others.
and then confessed that she is really sui
generis. with personality hardly 10 be
defined as rejecting the characteristics
OF others, and with ar art so broad that
no flaw Of imitation can be discovered.
Whatever may be the charm which binds
her audience 20 her. It sufiees to say
that nothing short Of genius could accom-
The Washington herald., 1909-05-02
ADMIRAL Sirshee 20 Lectyre.

The Maine Monument Association VIII
be the beneficiary from lecture 10 be
given at the New National Theater Sun
day evening, May Is. Rear Admiral
Charles D. Sigsbee viii give an Illus
trated talk on The Sinking OF he
Maine" President TAFT, Secretary OF the
Navy Meyer. Secretary OF War Dickinson
and Assistant Secretary OF the Navy
Winthrop have sigpifed their intention
20 be present
The Washington herald., 1909-05-02
Shaw rs. KlsW.

The erratic George Bernard Shaw. while
dramatic critic OF the London Saturday
Review. once said. in the course Of a
characteristic condemnation OF a bad
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-16
afARsHArLrowN, IOWA, AUGUST 49,

or against the saloons. Every woman
is vitality and individually concerned;
why should she be refused to enter
protest or approval. None is likely to
deny her immediate interest in a ques-
ton that so intimately attaches itself
to herself and her home. Why shouldn't
she be given the right to effectually
voice her desires?
The saloon question belongs more to
general citizenship than to the voting
population. 1t is at present peculiarly
a local question under present laws. Ut
belongs outside of plain politics as
much as questions concerning schools
and religious worship. 1t is in politics
with an impure purpose and is politi-
cally advantageous only to the poiiti-
cally impure. Essentially is it plainly a
moral question that should be settled
by citizens rather than by voters. Why
not let every citizen in on it?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-16
THE LODGES.
MASONIC NorlcEs,

X MASONIC NOTICES.
Xvisitors always welcome.
VNHall over 1oB-7 West Main.
MARSHALL LODGE 1os A. r. & ~
M, dinner at the Masonic Temple wed
nesday noon. Laying the corner stone
after dinner and work on the Third
Degree in the evening.
g. Hoeck, w. ~.
H. $. Lawrence. sec'y.
sIGNET CHAPTER No. IS, r. A. N.
Stated convocation Monday, Aug. is,
q. II. Boggie, n. p.
I. s. Willard. secy.
KING SOLOMON COUNCIL R. q ..
M.-Stated assembly Monday, Aug. 1e,
p. M.
A. D. Aesksr. T. I u
l. r. Forbes. Rec.
ST. ALDEMAR COMSfANDERY NO.
30 K. T.-sir knights meet at the
asylum at IL o'clock noon, Wednesday,
Aug. 10, 1909, for lunch and escort to
Grand Lodge. Full Templar uniform.
F. NJ Wilbur. &c.
Fred Wallace. Rec.
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. 81. o. o,
s.-Regular meeting Wednesday, Sept.
Is, at p. m.
Mrs. Geo. Downiag. ". u
Edna G. Fularton. aacy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-16
A CITIZENS QUESTION:.

The supreme court Is soon to pass
upon the ottumwa saloon closing pe-
tition which lower court declared
void because the percentage necessary
to close the saloons contained ITO
names OF legal voters who had failed
to vote at the last general election.
Casting out these names cut the num-
Der of names on the petition below the
required majority The temperance
people who have carried the case up
are arguing that since it is admitted
that these no were voters had they
chosen to exercise their right, the
names should have been retained on
the petition.
How the supreme court will "guess"
on the point is to be awaited. However
it would seem that the contention of
the temperance people is just and in
line with the intent of good govern
ment and just law. It is supposed that
the majority OF voters shall rule UNI
der the American system. The voter
who by reason OF circumstance or
neglect fails to vote at one election is
not to be DISTINGUISHED at another. It
is hard to see why men who are above
voting age should tbe denied the privi-
lege of entering approval or protest on
the question Of the saloons existence.
Going farther 1t is hard to see why,
any resident who has reached legal
age and attained citizenship should pc
denied the right to sign petitions for
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-16
THE eRAfrlApY AND OTHERS.

Over at Boone, a town on the C. &
N. w. a few miles east of Odgen,
credulous and superstitious people
have lost a fortune teller. The lady
soothsayer promised all kinds of per-
sons all kinds of things, according to
what they wanted. Most of them
wanted to inherit money or get it
somehow or other without sweat. So
did the fortune teller. The latter was
the only successful one; she got hers,
in advance. The rest are waiting
Waiting for what? Why, for some
other graft-lady or graft-gentleman to
come along and take 1t away from
them. Boone is busy town. Money
is made there. 1t ought to be ripe for
another fortune teller soon.
But Boone is only the horrible exam
pie and the graft-lady only an incident.
The get-rich-quick sucker is widely
distributed. Sometimes it is a the man
whose inside information enables him
to pick all the winners at the race
track who gets their money; sometimes
it's the fellow who is willing to let
loose Of g. few shares of mining stock
that will be above par next year.
Growing big trees in California, ex-
tracing gold from sea water, all these
get the money. The local tinhorn and
the graft-lady are small fry They
don't get much and the little the fort
une teller or the dirty little gang Of
cheap poker and crap players manage
to "frislz" away from fools is never
much, comparatively. tho it seems to
call for the loudest "holler."
The astonishing thing about 1t all is
that nothing new is required to get the
money. The fortune teller, the green
goods man, the fake wire Taper. all the
ancient and moth eaten methods Of
dead and gone crooks work as we'll on
this generation as they did in 1860. It
appears that while we have been tar-
Messing lightning and conquering the
air that human nature remains I'M
changed. A fool and his money are
hard to keep together. 1t is the secret
of the success alike of Mr.. Hartman
and the fortune telling graft-lady. In
one case it sends a woman hurrying
to avoid arrest; in the other 1t puts a
man in a poSition TO oi1pect 10 atlt,liIIt :
ments on the Interstate commerce
commission: but in each case it gets
the money. "a fool and his money are
soon parted"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-16
THE VAIN MAN IN OFFICE,

AT least two members of the Des
Moines commission government should
get out of the way of the success of
the Plan" of that city. 1T they have
done anything but fight and follow
personal grievances against each other
the average reader of the Des Moines
newspapers is not at all certain of it,
For months the tom cat battle has
ragged. 1t would appear from the latest
interviews and assertions coming from
between them that the Kilkenny bus
mess is to be carried on whether the
commission plan and the city is dis
credited or not
The trouble is that both these men
and Des Moines city take these men too
seriously. The latest assertion by one
of them that he has but one object, that
of celebrating the other should mark
him for the political dump. When an
official lives officially only for revenge
on those who oppose him and his pol
icies 1t would appear that the interests
of all the people call for his retirement.
OF course this doesn't let the other out.
Des Moines should do that
1t sometimes occurs that a man
elected to office of one kind or another
goes mad with vanity. Very common
men lacking official capacity of mind
and in most ways lacking high quail
ifications for public service are not
seldom elected to important positions.
1t is the one weakness OF our Amer
lean system of manhood suffrage that
weak and even crooked men sometimes
attain high office. The weak man is
often the more dangerous of the two.
The man consumed with vanity, willing
TO trade usefulness for notoriety and
the calculated adulation Of the vicious
and designing, is, beyond his lack OF
usefulness TO his constituency, extreme
~ dangerous from his weaknesses upon
"Tliic!? good men refuse to play and
which bad men never fail to use for
their own purposes.
The official who lives only to get
even with his rivals, with the citizens
and voters who opposed or oppose him
is scarcely valuable or efficient ,f-
ficer wherever he may be and what
ever position he may fill. The use of
official opportunity to further private
| y-ny i. y1,o
souls Official position turned to pri-
waite advantage is usually plain graft
When men grow obsessed with their
own personal Importance they grow
4 proportionately unimpressed with the
Importance of the public. They turn
| the spy glass wrong end to and look
at the public as a. long way off. 1t
isn't however. 1t is close up and watch
full when it is aroused. 1t sees and
understands. 1t becomes a disguised
and suspicious public.
Vanity" said the preacher, "all is
vanity He was not referring to the
weakness of officials but his words APP
ply to those who forget their duty and
responsibilities toward the public and
see nothing on earth but themselves,
and worst and most pitiable of all see
themselves under the lenses of con-
ceit and unjustifed vanity. Such man
are either worthless or dangerous. Of
ten they are both. The belong on the
dump.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-16
Iona Newspapers
THE HAND OUT MEN.
IBelle Plaine Union.l

The Narsha!ltown Times-Republi-
can contained an editorial one day last
week denouncing what it calls adver-
Using tramps. The editorial was a
timely one and ought to he framed and
hung up in every newspaper office.
Thousands of outfits all over the coun-
try, that never spend a dollar for ad-
vertising are constantly flooding the
newspapers with dead head advertis-
ing. Usually it goes into the waste
basket where it belongs but it is sur
prising the number of papers that bite
on the stuff. One of the best illustta-
tions is automobile manufacturers who
had machines in the Glidden tour.
Those which made the race in good
shape have sent columns OF stuff to
every country paper in Iowa with the
suggestion that it be run as news. 1t
is advertising pure and simple upon
which the automobile concerns expect
to draw handsome dividends without
paying for 1t. So far as we know, not
one of these concerns ever spent a
dollar for advertising in the country
papers. When they come begging at
the back door they should be given
| the same treatment as any other
tramp In fact they are worse than a
tramp. for the tramp, for the time be-
ing at least, is broke and hungry while
the automobile beggar has his pocket
full Of money. Newspaper men have
been easy marks in this respect but
most of them are getting wiser. II all
of them would keep well seasoned
water elm club handy for use on the
advertising tramp he would mighty
soon drop his disguise and come
around to the front door clothed in the
same garb in which he approaches his
banker.
Neal Dow in War Times.
Federal and confederate forces were
preparing for battle. The federal
commander and his staff. seated upon
their horses, wer. consulting near the
right of the line, drawn up in the edge
of the woods General Neal Dow was
standing in front OF his command. a
very small one, with tremendous big
hat on his head and an enormous big
sword dangling on the ground at his
side, picture such as one seldom sees
outside the comic papers. An aid told
General Dow (perhaps he was only Col
| onel Dow them that the commander
wished to see him. General Dow strobe
down the line, the soldiers laughing at
the sight.
General Dow" said the commander
you will march out to that opening
yonder, taking position on that knoll
and hold it till further orders" OF
something to that effect.
In sight of the entire right wing OF
!. the army General Dow went marching
| into the opening, his long, heavy sword
clanking on the ground behind him, his
big hat making him look like grass
hopper under a toadstool. The COM
mander heard the army laughing and
| looked for the cause.
| "Who is that walking across the
| opening?" he asked.
"That is General Dow said every
body.
| An aid was sent to fetch him back.
General Dow" said the commander
why did you go out there alone? Why
did you not take your command with
you?"
Dear me, general" said Dow, 81
beg a thousand pardons. didn't know
you meant me to take anybody with
rue. You didn't say so, you know
Rochester Herald.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-16
What is Best for INDIGESTION?

Mr.. A. Robinson. of Drumquin. On
tario, has been troubled for years with
indigestion, and recommends Chamber
lains Stomach and Liver Tablets as
1.-The best medicine I ever used" If
troubled with indigestion or constipa-
ton give them a trial. They are GER
tain to prove beneficial They are easy
to take and pleasant in effect. Price,
20 cents. Samples free at all druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-16

how crowded 1t was and what'crowded'
really means, three days, out from New
York . chap walked UP to the old man
and said.
Captain you really must find me a
place to Sleep
where in thunder have you been
sleeping until now?" asked the old
man.
well says the fellow. you see
it's this way. i've been sleeping on a
sick man, but he's getting better now
and won't stand for it much longer"
San Francisco Call
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-16
Topics of the Times

Announcement of coal prices doesn't
tirely able to believe that he will ever
again need fire.
The Iowa man who is anxious to
Iowa could find no more appropriate
place to settle than in the Flathead
reservation.
Fred Grants prophecy that the next
war will be decided by airships isn't
entirely hot air.
A Washington paper says that Iowa
republicans by their reception to Sen
ator Cummins have nailed the insur-
gent flag to the mast" 1ncidentlly they
have nailed a lot of Washington liars
who have been asserting that Cummins
misrepresented Iowa republican senti-
ment
The quicksilver in the thermometer
Is the Aldrich of temperature revision.
President Taft is going over on the
east coast to meet 400 fat men who
have formed a club. It might be a
good scheme to run Joe Cannon over
to the west side as sort of a bal
ance to keep the continent from tip
ping.
Really whatever President Taft may
say on his tour of sight seeing and
speech making those who hear him will
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-16

wonder how much Of It. he actually
means and whether, as Aldrich ex-
presses 1t he knowns what he is talking
about. Speculation is likely to be less
as to what he says he will do than what
he is able or willing to do. The west
has been stung and the spot still
smarts and develops Inflammation.
sas
A woman physician 80 years old has
just died in Philadelphia. 1t would be
interesting to know how old she was
at 81.
1t seems pity to waste time and
electricity on some of the faces one
sees in the barber shops undergoing
electric massage. What they ought to
ask for is a mask.
He feels it when he Graves the most.
He holds It true whate'er befall;
A common census takers job
Is better than no job at all.
The penny cup for drinking water on
trains doesn't seem to commend itself
to the travelling public. Most people
seem to prefer to drink out Of the COM
mon cup and taste the reminiscent
lingering flavor left by the bibulous
passenger who mixes his drinks at the
water cooler.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-16
Hard On His Hearers.

Did you find yourself embarrassed
while in Europe by your lack of ac-
quaintance with the French language"
NO." answered Mr.. Cumrox. II
think I suffered less embarrassment
than the other folks. couldn't tell half
the time what they were blushing
about. "-Washington Star.