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Evening journal., 1909-12-30
DECLINED TIE HONOR.

At the Lambs club recently William
Collier. sauntering in. happened to ap-
proacn a group that at once grew orni-
nously silent A glance showed him
that It was party OF well known
drarnatists. Am / butting in?" he
asked.
"oh, no" said Augustus Thomas
doubtfully.
'sYou see" said William Gillette, 1--WE
we're talking over the organization OF
a dramatistS club. It's nothing pri-
vate." At this something told Mr.. Col
lier that he was being strung" and he
was on his guard. "Sit down." said q
third playwright icily. Il don't see why
you shouldn't belong. You've written
farces." Mr.. Golfers face became
grave with that inimitable solemnity
with which he endures his stage suf-
ferings.
"Oh, moi" he said hunbly. 'rm not
eligible. I'm not in you fellows class"
"But you're a dramatist," insisted tho
playwright, touched at the stars hu-
mility.
'sNot that" said Mr.. Collier hastily.
"Oh, not thati Remember 1 have new
er written q failurei" And without
looking back he walked away.
Evening journal., 1909-12-30

Phiup Aiurrow. the central figure. is
a candidate for the Office of governor
in a southern state His cousin. Cliff
ton Noyes, is his campaign manager
and also president Of a distillery bear
ing his own name Morrow Is In love
with a beautiful southern young wo-
man and expects to marry her at the
close Of the campaign Complications
begin at once. and Morrow is thrown
into a sea OF difficulties A negro en-
ployce of the candidate has committed
crime and he is pursued by a mob
of would be lynchers. who trace him
TO Morrows estate where he is con
oealod Here is a problem for the per-
picked candidate He realizes that II
Will never do 10 harbor an out and out
assassin, and he is also certain that to
turn the negro over to the mob would
mean his political undoing. He decides
to stine his political ambition. but
Noyes releases the negro TO the howl
ing mob Without further delay the
fugitive Is lynched
Morrow wins the election More
trouble follows a prohibition bill pass
es the legislature and il goes to the
new governor for his signature He
believes that the measure is a worthy
one and that II is necessary to the well
Evening journal., 1909-12-30

said Jeffries recently in New York
The announcement vas made by the
big champion after listening to an ar
gument between Berger. Bob Vernon
and Jack Gleason. the California fight
promoter as 10 whether the referee
should be in the ring with the fighters
or on the outside.
Il have always been a great admirer
of the English style Of having the ref
cree on the outside" said Jeffries. "A
fighter ia England knows that II he
holds on he is liable TO be disqualified
IN England the referee cautions the
men only once Fearing disqualified
tion. they do more real lighting than
holding really think they should
try the English style over here. for II
would result In faster and better
fights and would give the public bet
ter run for their money 7 hate to see
fighters hold on in clinches I. for one.
like to keep fighting all the time. and
If Johnson will do the same the battle
ought 10 be an easy one for the referee.
He won't have to break US often"
Evening journal., 1909-12-30

available for night rehearsals and only
having theaters available for day re-
hearsais when no matinees were being
played. The handicap from this has
been an inability to rehearse COM
panies consecutiveiy and to rehearse
the light effects Of a production on any
except a Sunday night
The new building. extending from 204
to 210 East Forty third street. will
contain a huge stage ind an auditori-
um. which is to serve as a great work
room as well. The structure will bear
very little external resemblance to a
theater The building will not. in fact.
be a theater for audiences. but for ac-
tors Its exclusive use will be for stage
productions and rehearsing companies
which cannot be accommodated at any
of the regular Frohman theaters.
The chief feature for the rehearsal
theater will be its admirably construct
ed stage The theater viii have a
working stage as large as any at
tached to a regular New York theater
This will be fully equipped with all
the modern devices for lighting and for
the manipulation Of scenery Above
its proscenium arch will be hung the
immense light bridge built by Charles
Frohman three years ago and the
Evening journal., 1909-12-30
eoTcH'S HANDS MAKE HIM.
Secret Of Champion WrestIer's Prowess
Lies In His Two Big Paws.

DO you know what makes Frank
Gotch the greatest wrestler In the
world?" inquired DR.. Roller the other
morning We'll" he continued. "it
isn't speed nor his wonderful strength
Now, will give you one guess"
The man addressed took ono guess.
Eyes, you're right" said the doctor
IT'S the hands-the viselilSe grip that
sends us fellows chasing second mon
ey When it comes TO work with his
hands Gotch is Ia a class by himself
A great many people think Gotch Is
much stronger than yours truly. but
such is not the case. In actual
strength there is very little choice be-
tween US. It's the hands. I haven't got
that powerful grip. No man has It like
Gotch.
Showing a piow when he was a boy
and continual training in that depart
ment have developed Gotch's hands
until they are like iron. Farmer Burns
is the only other wrestler that 1 know
of that comes any way near compar-
ing with the champion in the gripping
department This hand story. how
ever. Is not offered as an excuse. oven
with the same development Gotch
would probably beat me-"
Evening journal., 1909-12-30
MRS. EIskE,s VIEWS.

Il have no leaning toward any par
ticular school of drama" said Mrs
Fislse recently in an interview. "T re.
spect a good play. whether It be trag.
edy, comedy. farce, romance or prob.
lem play. am interested in any sort
Of play that is good dramatic litera.
ture. y The term Is comprehensive. Il
should embrace every technical re-
duirement equally with every other re-
quirement An imitation play of any
sort is hardly creditabie 10 the pro-
ducer. Not long ago we were engaged
In the presentation of an imitation
psychological drama. The play sue
ceeded well enough but the experience
was completely depressing and tire
some"
what about the tired business
MANI" Mrs. Fislte was asked.
'''rhe theater may always be depend
ed upon 70 furnish food for every sort
Of theater going palate" she replied.
"The seriously inclined may find fire.
quent inspiration, and the complete
imbecile will always be able to dis
cover appropriate entertainment This
foolish, thoughtless talk with regard 70
the tired business man and the men
who seek after dinner distraction has
prevailed ever since the theater has
existed.
ct is Of no consequence. II the great
leaders Of the drama had ever listened
to il the stage would never have pos
sessed q carrick, or a Keane. or a
Kemble, or a Siddons. a Forrest, a
Booth, or a Duse. Nor would It ever
have possessed nobility Of any sort"
Evening journal., 1909-12-30
REVIVAL OF OPERA BOUFFE IN AMERICA

New York failure succeeding conspicu.
ously in London is Truth" one o
Clyde Fitch's latter plays, which wa
received with apathy in this country
vet which has had q wonderful run il
London. just what the philosophy
this state of facts is Mr.. F'rohman doei
not pretend 10 be able to state. but he
is so well assured that the facts do ex.
list that he is preparing to bring on
THE Toymaker Of Nuremberg" IN De
cember at the Playhouse in London
This is the play written by Austif
Strong. Robert Louis Stevenson's step.
grandson, which failed at the Carried
two years ago. Mr.. F'rohman recently
said in regard to the forthcoming pro.
duction: \ have the same faith il
The Toymaker Of Nuremberg now
that / had when it was first produced
at the Garrick theater. l shall pro.
duce the piece at the Playhouse pre-
cisely as it was done here in New York
with the possible exception Of engagins
a few English actors for some Of the
parts. shall send the American pro.
duction Of the play intact to London
So many plays that have failed in Lon.
don have succeeded over here that Is
would be interesting to see II the re.
verse can again happen. am especial.
" glad 20 undertake the experiment
for Austin Strong's sake. and. o.
course. glad that another American
play is to be given a hearing in Lon.
don"
Evening journal., 1909-12-30

ing bid upon past events 60 did every
other promoter and for a time good.
hard coin Of the realm was juggled
with a reckless abandon via mail, tele-
graph and actual handling Of the
greenbacks themselves
The lighters will share alike IN the
picture receipts. and the purse win be
split. 75 per cent TO the winner and %
per cent to the loser The amount Of
money each fighter will receive has
been figured Each will get SsS.333 ,3
on the basis OF the pictures drawing
S250.000. while the winner win get SIS.
$50 Of the purse and the loser S25,2b0
Thus the winners total share would be
Si59OS333. while the losers would be
St6S5SS83
The promoters have been doing a lit
tie figuring themselves They think
the gate receipts should be s125.O0O.
while privileges should bring in S25,-
O0- Out of this they must pay the
purse of Sl0l.000 and approximately
S25 900 10 advertise and properly pro-
mote the fight. This leaves them about
$4,000 profit before the fighters enter
Evening journal., 1909-12-30
Will the Promoters of
Jeffries-JOhnsOn Battle
Be Able to Make 1t Fay?

aggregated more than S3.OOOoOo and
came from nearly twoscore Of clubs in
various parts of the world
The holding of a fight of such vast
importance isn't simply a matter OF Of
fering a big purse Experienced men
are needed TO run the big show men
who can be depended on to bring the
nattle to a successful termination
To these men tho fabulous bids
many Of them made solely for adver
Using purposes read like fairy tales
While they are forced TO admit thai
the Johnson -Jeffries 1ght is without 81
precedent. they know there never waa
prizefight any place In the world. if
the Burns-J ohnson fight In Australia
can be excepted, that drew a $4,000
gate Records OF fights in this country
show that the limit was reached when
Nelson and Cans fought at GOldheld
The gate was S69.7i5
The nearest 20 this was the SCI 600
receipts at Coney Island the night that
Jeffries beat SharlSey In Jens bout
with Corbett I'm Frisco S62.34O was
taken in at the gate
The Corbett- Mccoy fight in New
York looked like a record breaker IA
point OF q crowd that night, but when
the house was counted UP the total
reachef only $4,000.
OF course the picture taking privi-
leges OF the Jeffries-J johnson fight must
be taken into consideration The pic
lures viii be great money makers II
the fight ends satisfactorily. with
victory for the white man. but there
is a chance that II will not This fact
thus makes this end OF the fight a
gamble. and gambling propositions
aren't always profitable.
Considerable expense must OF neces-
sity be incurred In holding this big
fight
If the fight pictures turn out well
Jeffries and johnson win split up at
least S235000 This is conservative
estimate. The Corbett- -Fitzsimmons
pictures earned over 100000 This
fight has created greater interest all
over the world The Corbett- -Fitzsim-
mons pictures, being the first ever TAX
en- of a big fight were poor Today
the moving picture machines are near
ly perfect. Moreover. there will not be
another world stirring heavyweight
championship fight for years. and the
pictures can have a long run II
wouldn't be surprising n they earned
IN the course of time nearly half q
million dollars
Tex Rickard and Jack Gleason. tho
successful bidders for the Jeffries-
johnson hght, based their record break
Evening journal., 1909-12-30

fare Of the colored population OF the
state He makes up his mind to sign
1t, but just then Noyes-the distiller
and his cousin and promoter-protests
Reused by the impending peril OF his
business interests. Noyes declares that
the governor has negro blood in his
veins and threatens him with instant
exposure IL he signs the bill Despite
this disagreeable alternative the gov
ernor signs the measure True TO his
word the infuriated distiller makes
public the blot on Morrow's escutcheon
The governors iancee is offered her
freedom and accepts It. At the last
Morrow resigns the governorship and
resumes once more his work for the
betterment Of the negro race.
Evening journal., 1909-12-30
SUCCESS ANp EAILuRE.

Charles Frohman has begun seriously
to believe that a play that succeeds in
New York, il it has succeeded con-
spicuously enough, is bound TO fail in
London; conversely, that a play that
has failed in London, # it has failed
disastrously, Is likely to succeed in
New York Bother Officers" in which
John Drew scored one Of his greatest
successes in America. failed so badly
in London that the author refused a
contract for the United States on the
basis of royalties. electing instead a
fixed sum down, by which it turned out
that he was the loser Of some $4,000.
A recent example Of a conspicuous
Evening journal., 1909-12-30
ey roMMY cLARk.

n n OW that Jim Jeffries and Jack
johnson have attached their
signatures 70 the final articles
n Of agreement for their battle
for the worlds championship the pu-
gilistic gabfest society viii hold nightly
meetings Tor the next seven months to
discuss the ring merits Of the white
and the black man. and when Inde
pendence day arrives the weakness Of
each viii be shown 10 the jury.
There IS no doubt that July 4, 1910
win be the biggest IN the history OF
pugilism. When JEFF and johnson step
into the ring and the announcer says
"Jehries in this corner and Johnson
IN this" and the bell clangs for the
big fellows to go at Il they will be
walloping each other for a victory
which win mean 20 the winner nearly
half million dollars. so IL Is very like
~ that there will be little bit OF that
nervous feeling
While the purse Of Sl0t. 600 and Sc 2-3
per cent OF the moving picture profits
was not the largest offered, Il suited
the principals and was accepted be-
cause OF many reasons Although Tex
Riclxard and Jack Gleason are named
as the successful promoters. the real
power behind the throne in the coming
fght Is Jim Coffroth. Ever see Jim
He Is q REQ headed chap who knows
how to gauge his eye to look around
corner. He has the control OF the
Colma Athletic club. and the big place
holds about $4,000 persons.
Cohfroth never attended a single
meeting OF the promoters. He didn't
even bother about IT, He put IN a light
bid under hts own name and let Il go
at that The night before the bids
were accepted Jim wired to Frisco,
saying that Tex Riclxard was a winner
and declared he WASH bit put out
OF course Rickard and Gleason got
the bout. but how was Rickard 10 get
into California? Where did Gleason
grab the roll TO post such forfeits as
he and Rickard promised2 Coffroth
denies that he's in for a bean OF the
show Rickard said his reason for taxi
ing Gleason as a partner was that he
liked him the first time he saw him.
Tom McCarey Of the Pacific A c. of
Los Angeles outbid all his rivals at the
recent meeting in Hokoben. N j., By
offering $4,000 and so per cent OF
the picture privileges But Of course
Thomas. not being I member OF the
select circle Of promoters, could not
have the scrap
No match IN the history OF pugiiism
has ever attracted as much attention
Evening journal., 1909-12-30

tho ring-if the calculations are COR
rect
The fighters and promoters think the
pictures should draw S250.000. because
the Corbett- t-Fitzsimmons pictures drew
S200,000 But It's only conjecture at
best If the day should be dark and
gloomy the gate receipts would fall or
and moving pictures could not be
taken. cutting down everybody's share
The unsuccessful bidders for the bat
tie should console themselves There's
no use in being sorry now It's a long
chance the promoters are taking They
may make a fortune. and then they
may not.
Evening journal., 1909-12-30

largest OF its kind in existence. Tbs
stage viii be fianlzed on both sides by
four tiers Of dressing rooms. affordins
space enough to accommodate prac-
tically 200 people. The auditorium OF
the theater, used by day as. work.
room. for scene scaffolding and build
ing. will be without seats except for
the few occupied by those conducting
rehearsals.
According to the plans. the rehearsal
theater will be ready for use on May 1.
Evening journal., 1909-12-30

Hamburg Belle is dead there is no
horse in sight that can make a race
for the black son of Bingen, 2:06A
1t is to be hoped that Mr.. Billings
will have Uhlan tuned up 70 beat the
worlds record Of 2:01. held by his own
mare. Lou Dillon. When the gelding
finished second TO Hamburg Belle, in
2:01A, in their first race at Cleveland,
after having trotted on the outside all
the way and gained almost a length,
he placed 70 his credit the best per-
formance he ever made by a trotting
horse for a single mile and demon
strated pretty clearly that With all
conditions favorable he can set the
record right az the two minute mark
Evening journal., 1909-12-30
A NOVEL THrATER.

Preliminary plans Of a theater de-
signed for tn exclusive use Of rehears-
ing companies. attached to which shall
be a completely equipped carpentry
and property construction department
were recently submitted to Charles
Frohman by the architects For years
Mr. F'rohman and other large produc-
ing managers have labored under the
difficulty Of never having a thoater
Evening journal., 1909-12-30
"Dlvoros' at The lyric Theatsr.

When Paul Bourgeois "Un Divorce"
appeared In book form II made great
stir In the literary world and speedily
became a popular success. II was
written from the church's viewpoint
and received the appreciation OF the
highest ecclesiastical authorities Later
Bourget made play Of It, and Il went
amazingly II was a French version.
of course. and II was acclaimed as a
masterpiece.
Now an English version made by
Stanislaus STANCE has been given a
series Of matinee trials at the Lyric
theater under the auspices Of II c.
Whitney whose remarkable success
with "The Chocolate Soldier" has made
him ambitious OF further metropolitan
distinction Although Il is recognized
as a work OF unusual merit. the play
In its present form has not made a
profound impression.
Evening journal., 1909-12-30
UHLAN HAS CLEAR FIELD.
Death Of Hamburg Belle Removes His
Only Contender.

The untimely death Of Hamburg
Belle. 2:o1N, win DO a blow to c
X G. Billings and H. NJ Hanna.
owners Of the greatest trottinE horses
AIr Billings paid $4,000 for Uhlan.
2;O2ii. TO drive against Mr. Hanna's
$4,000 trotter in amateur races at
Cleveland next summer. and now that
Evening journal., 1909-12-30

era comique at the New theater This
season the revival is not to be local
MT Hammerstein's excellent company
OF French artists will appear In several
American and Canadian cities. making
tour Of at least six weeks
Evening journal., 1909-12-30

as the Jeffries-Johnson bout and no
such purse was ever offered for a
prize ring contest. The bids recorded
Evening journal., 1909-12-30
aThe NIaaerv al the New Theater.

"The Nigser" at the New Theater.
In fulhllment OF It's announced pur-
pose a. present frequent changes Of
bill and 20 give meritorious new plays
a hearing, the New theater has already
revived Antony and Cleopatra" In the
most sumptuous fashion. brought out
Galsworthy's strife" for the first time
in this country and produced two origi-
nal plays. "The Cottage In the Air
and "The Niger" The latter is
three act drama by Edward Sheldon.
author Of salvation Neil" The in
terest OF the work centers I'm the social
political and economic conditions Of
the freed negro and offers among it's
incidents q lynching. a ace riot and
teupestuous political campaign.
Evening journal., 1909-12-30
JEFF LIKES ENGLISH STYLE.
Big Fighter Favors British Method Of
Eefereeing Bouts.

have the man who Is selected TO ref
cree my championship fight with Jack
johnson judge the battle from outside
the ring. just like they do in England"
Evening journal., 1909-12-30

The promoters in the east are plan
ming r renewal Of Marathon running.
In fact. three big long distance runs
are scheduled for the near future. and
several NOR are to come. Nearly all
OF the foreign Marathon runners are
to compete in these events Pietri Do
rando. the great Italian. recently ar
rived IN this country and once more
viii try to make things hum Tor his
rivals
Evening journal., 1909-12-30

n Y OW that Jim Jeffries and Jack
MI Johnson have attached their
signatures 70 the final articles
OF agreement for their battle
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