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The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-12

where 1 get a little bet down. I like
Jhat boy whole lot and he sure is a
marvellous tosser when he is right, but
I m not going to let mere liking inter
fere with my getting hold of an easy
piece of change. That pitching boy
has had fifteen beers. Probably he'll
drop in somewhere and take two or
three more before he glides into his
uniform. Now, it doesn't seem reason
able 10 me that any boy, no matter how
clever and husky, can pitch any kind
Of game of ball when he has fifteen
or twenty malts under his surcinEle.
II can't be did. Me to go after some
body easy and plant a little bet with
him on the other team
Lew Finds Easy Mark.
$50 I Immediately got busy hunting
up a mark I found one without the
least trouble, right Ia the cafe. He
laid me $3.50 TO 500 against the other
team. And I couldn't help but feel like
a mean dos to take advantage that
way.
"'who's going to lob for ChieagoY
he asked me, and I named the pitcher
I'd seen beering up only u little while
makes it poor for me- FOR ne knew
what a swell pitcher that man was
who'd done the mailing. Then again
I felt ike someone gouging q mark by
means Of q trick, but I argued Il out
with myself that everything Is fair
I'm baseball and politics. I was in fear
that the manager OF his club might dis
cover that he'd been sudsing up before
the game and keep him out Of the box
but no, when I got 20 the park, there
ne was warming Up hard for his 60
But be looked mighty red in the face
and 1 felt confident he'd get pounded
of the mound IN the first inning. Well
thatu be about sufhcieney
THE team I bet Oh got Just three
gummy hits of him, and his control
was absolutely perfect. He shut out
the team / bet on with perfect ease.
That's what ] get for trying to beat
somebody to 1t. l always was a joke
rambler ANYHOW
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Frank Daniels unbOsOmed himself 70
a reporter of the New York Herald the
other day, while dressing for the per-
Torrance, and this is what he said:
You've been raising laughs for few
years nOw?"
some" answered Mr.. Daniels, with
wink toward his dresser.
Where did you make your first ap-
pearance?"
My very first appearance was made
in Dayton, OhOhO. CThat's the way he
pronounced it,. 1 was supported by my
father and mother for several seasons
after that, and, as they say on Broad
way. I was a scream. Strange as it
may seem, 1 had crying parts then.
have a distinct recollection of several
hundred assorted relatives taking turns
tickling the soles of my feet. I believe
il was at that time that 1 acquired the
nucleus of the fine collection Of CORFU
cations I am now featuring.
you come from the same place as the
Wright brothers?'
yes. but / flew before they did,
Il suppose they declare it a legal holi-
day when you play there?"
II wouldn't put it as strong as that.
can't recall any bIOckades in the vicin-
ity of the theatre"
Did they ever hand you monu-
ment?"
Not even the freedom of the city"
Are you sure that they know you
were born there?"
''They know it all right, but after see
ing me act they can't believe it. They
seem to regard it as a doubtful distinc-
ton. At any rate, they are not brag-
ging about it,"
And when did you start to elevate
the stage?"
Il must refuse to answer on the
ground that it might incriminate me.
Remember, you promised to stay inside
the foul line"
'IIl withdraw that question. When
did you start elevating your eyebrows? %
breads the Eyebrow Question.
Just for that now I'm going to take
my dishes and go home. I've been dread
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-12
A TALK ON BLACK CORK.

W. A. Jordan, who plays the cOmical
Uncle Nelse in 1.-THE Clansman,' said
the other day;
"Darky impersonation is a speciality,
and few Of those who essay it achieve
complete success. 1t is easy enough to
put on the makeup and initiate in a
general way the darby talk and sham
bling gait. It is in the peculiar intona-
tions Of the voice that most performers
fall down. Whatever success I have
had may be attributed to the fact that
1 was raised in the south and have been
a close observer of the actions and
speech Of negroes. The distinction be-
tween the old house servants and the
plantation or cotton field negroes is
most important In The Ciansman'
NeIse is supposed to have lived with
whites all his life and to have absorbed
their ideas to a large extent. A1eck, on
the other hand, is a cotton field negro,
suddenly raised to the dizzy height Of
high sheriff by the changes Of recon-
structiOn politics.
81 enjoy playing the part of Nelse be-
cause the audience is always thoroughly
in sympathy with the old fellow who
Tubs his OF Massa and fit all through
the war with him.
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in small parts with the Frawley stock
company in san Francisco, later playing
for a season in Arizona" Her big hit
was made in a special matinee perfOr-
nance of BrOwning's In a Balcony"
She is now one of the brightest stars.
Olga NethersOle's experience was like that
Of Mrs. Campbell. She was merely a
novice when she appeared one night in
THE TransgressOr' and awOke the next
morning to find herself famous. Ethel
Barrymore and Blanche Bates could not
boast of extensive experience. Mary Man
nering's rise was rapid, although Virginia
Harmed rose more slowly.
The men of the stage find it harder to
succeed than do the women. L. H. SOthe-
ern served a longer apprenticeship in
youth and early manhood than anybody
suspects playing at the old Boston mu-
scum under an assumed name. James X.
Hackett was drilled in various stock com
panles and starred in TepOrtOry before he
became a leading man at the LyCeum the
atre in New York Frank WOrthing
started in England years ago at the mod
est salary Of s. per week and it was long
before his talents obtained recognition.
Otis Skinner and Henry Miller were vet
Grams of the stage before they became
stars, while Robert EdesOn served in a
theatre box office before going upon the
stage. Mr.. EdesOn had long apprentice
ship with the old Empire Theatre stock
company before he was made the star of
Soldiers Of Fortune" Since then his rise
has been steady.
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MISSION THEATRE.
Continued from Page -Four.

Continued from Page Four.
house will be packed the rest Of the
week. Next Wednesday will see a COM
plete change of bill, and from the out
ward appearance, the coming bill is the
equal of this weeks excellent Offering.
First, there is Edith Haney, "the pocket
edition coincidence" Miss Haney is a
thoroughly accomplished actress, and
gets her applause and laughter in entire
" original manner. One Of the features
Of her act is that she completely changes
her wardrobe for every performance in
the week Will ROssiter's Bunch of
Kids" present "A "Reminiscences Of
Childhood Days" There are nine of the
kids" and all are good singers and
dancers. Many new and catchy songs
are sung by these clever youngsters,
and miniature musical comedy, for that
Is what it is, goes off with a dash and a
vim that is lacking in so many acts of
this style. KilliOn and Moore are sing
ing and talking comediens of the "dif-
ferent" sort, who are sure TO win their
share of applause. Howard Missimer
and company present the fantastic play
let entitled Mister Stranger" This
little bit should be one of the great hits
upon the program, for it is one of the
best playlets on tour this season. With
Mr.. hissimer is three actors who give
excellent support to the sketch. Barney
Williams is noted as a mOnolOgist and
sleight-Of-hand performer with an ex-
cellent reputation as a mystifier. In ad-
dition, there will be the Mission pic
turegraph, with the famous picture
Nero, or the Burning of Rome" The
Mission orchestra win complete the bill.
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CHRISTMAS WITH THE CHILDREN OF THE STAGE

had brought lunches and we devoured
them like hungry wolves.
In the afternoon something else hap
pened to delay our train, and we
stopped at a lonely place away out III
the woods. When we finally got under
way again it became certain that we
could reach the end of our journey
barely in time to rush to the theatre for
the evening performance.
Strange Christmas Dinner.
So thoughts of our dinner went glim-
mering. 1t was out of the question to
have the train stop at any wayside town
long enough for US to get a lunch. Then
some one discovered that there was a
combination buffet car attached to the
train. In one end of this part of our
trunks and other baggage was being
carried, and there had been no thought
of OR eating on it. But we had the
porter and the conductor search the
pantry for something to eat, and what
do you suppose they found?
Beansl
There were a dozen cans of baked
| beans, and nothing else
Now. how would you like Christmas
dinner of beans and nothing else. We
did. We had the porter light a fire in
the buffet range and warm the beans.
/ Then we fitted up a staterOOm as din
ing room and set a mock table.
Bring on the turkey" we called to
the porter, and he came marching in
with big platter of steaming beans.
Do you remember how you used to
think you would feel if you ever ac-
tualiy should see Santa Claus and his
great pack of toys and other Christmas
/ presents? Well, that's the way we felt
about that porter and those beans. And
such a feast as we starved girls had.
Pass me the turkey" one girl would
/ say. And we handed her the whole
platter.
Carve me a piece of white meat and
give me part of a wing" another would
| say. Then we'd dish her a heaping
/ plate full of beans.
"A little more dressing and another
spoonful of cauliflOwer," another diner
would break in. And we gave her
! beans.
I'll have another piece of mince pie, -
was the request of a third, and in re-
turn she got beans.
please may 1 have another oliver
| asked Sadie Harris, who was one Of the
/ girls.
And Nellie Follis, who also was Of the
/ party, gave her a single bean, with a
/ good deal of ceremony.
/ Now, that may sound like an enjoy
| able lark, but really it shows the dis
/ advantages under which we people on
/ the stage try to enjoy the Christmas
/ holiday, which, in fact, is no holiday
/ at ALL because generally they have to
/ play two performances, one in the aft
! eTnoOn and the other in the evening.
/ But there is one thing that the adult
/ player folk always do. and that is to
make a great deal of the day for any
/ children who happen to be playing in a
/ company with them. People all become
I children at Christmas time. 1 think, and
actors and actresses, eating at restau-
rants, try to drown some of the lOneli-
ness which they feel by showering JOY
on the little folks.
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John Drsw's Youth.

One evidently near enough TO john
Drew-and yet anOnymOus-has Writ-
ten about that actors personal side
pleasingly, and touches thus upon Hr.
Drew's perennial juvenility, from Ar.
Drew himself.
"A recipe for keeping young? All
rot! There can be no such recipe. Take
this case: I have a friend, now a great
hulk of a being who was Qnce well set
up-lOOked like a center rush Of foot
bail team. He sits around and sits
arOund-cigar, highban, another highs
ball. one more cigar-get up. walks 70
another easy chafr-mOre highballss
more cigars. Comes to me one day crys
ing out: Why, here, you! You have
your cigar and your highbal, why
don't you look like me-fat as a pig.
no energy, no breath, no life2 Wei.
I tell him. George (everybody's name
is George in Mr.. DreWs stOries) lit ia
written that's all-the thing is written.
My people way back were that way
hair all right, figures pretty we'll pre-
served past the allotted time loved exc
ercise-nOt for the sake of keeping
young, but cut Of a sheer love for ext
ercise itself Same with me-picEed
my ancestors carefully, that's all"
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Bets On Dead Sure Thing

Lew Dockstader, the minstrel man,
who has been a thirty-tEird degree
baseball fan for a good many years and
who is on chummy terms with a good
many OF the players tells this one on
himself;
ANY time I try to give myself any
the best Of 1T the skids are put under
me right away while I'm standing up,
and when it's all over I'm holding a
bag with a rent in the bottom OF it as
big as q Leghorn hat.
while i'm Chicago the other day I
met up with one of the pitchers Of the
pitcher or the club for reasons that viii
appear We did not act and L asked
him how he found himself going this
year.
Well, say, I've got to be a rank in
and outer, he replied with the man
ner some ball players of assured posi-
ton have of abusing themselves in pri-
Vate conversation. Get everything one
day, and the next day l pitch 1 can't
get EN- over with the aid of a tube
4 told him TO quit his kidding, but 1
remembered all the time that he had
really pitched some wonderfully diff
ferent games for his club since the be-
ginning or the season. As we strOlIed
along, tanning, How about it% said my
pitcher friend, jerking his thumb in the
direction of a hotel cafe, and in we
went / figured that his would be a
little mineral water or something soft,
as mine was, but ne said beer HIM,
beer for this pitching boy, hey% said
] to myself and right then it occurred
to me that the beer thing might ac-
count for his occasional punk games.
We had a drink however, and then I
suggested another, and that was all
right with him, and he had another
beer.
Pitcher Suds Up.
Who's going to work on the mound
for your team today / asked as he
put away the second beer.
guess / am was his reply. It's
the trick
We'll that struck me funny -
pitcher beering Up along toward 1
o'clock on the day ne knew he was
going TO pitch.
Tastes pretty good to muh. this
malt he said after tapping up the sec
ond beer. Feel like I could lick up
several scuttles of this kind, and he
ordered another beer.
I'VE carried our glasses over TO
table IN cool dlCOVe of the cafe where
there was an electric fan, anu unen ne
began putting away q lot more beers
After that had been happening Tor
some time I remembered that ] was out
for some luncheon and he said that he
too. felt a bit bitey, so we each had a
large platetul of frankfurters and
sauerkraut, he taking more beer with
his. After disDOsing of the food part
Of it, we just sat there for about an
other half hour. he taking beer right
along.
when we separated about half-past
one / had counted up to fifteen beers
that my pitching friend had put under
his weskit Here said / to myself, Is
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Just Our American Ways

have another one If you like, but if you
don't like it, just beat it and give the
others a chance
again Tom NcNaughtOn came to my
rescue and carried me away. We were
stroIling down the street and I had to-
baccO. but no matches. I went into a
tObacconists and threw down d twenty
ffve-cent piece and said;
Il would like some matches, please
He gave me box, looked at my money
and then at me. Thinking that matches
must be very costly on this side, I saids
Il beg your pardon. Didn't / give you
enoughg
Give me euOughr says he. we don't
charge for matches. We give them aWays
smoke.
'Tt is a remarkable country. To this
day I am not sure whether 1 am going to
get something for netting or not
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Ralph c. Herr is an Englishman, ana q
very English one at that, but Hls present
state is mild compared with WnaI ne Mas
when he first came TO this country as we
leading man in the support Of Mrs. 'Pat
Campbell, In recalling those times MT
Herr said to an interviewer; Il was sup
piled with American money before 1 laho-
ed but until / reached here II never
occurred to me that l ought TO IanluaIl15
myself with the value OF the various coins
and bills. I made up my mind tnat j
would not let anyone know OF my lsno-
rance Of these values, When leLl Lne
boat 1 concluded to buy q paper. 1 dion
know what the price Of the paper would
be- so instead Of offering any particular
coin and finding myself wrong 1 gave the
newsboy a dollar bill. He looked me over
as he made his change, winked at me and
commented:
" Just made It. ehY
Now, it seems that what he meant
was that / had just landed, but not re-
alizing that ne could discover this tact
from my appearance. I thought he meant
that I had just earned that particular
dollar. Therefore 1 responded;
oh, no 1 have plenty of them
81 don't remember what change ne gave
me after my reply. About the middle of
the day I met Percy g. Williams IN COM
pany with Tom McNaughtou. The first
time 1 made a friendly purchase I began
looking at the money, only with a view
of studying values. but Tom logged my
elbow and said:
You must not do that. You take so
long counting your change the cashier
will be offended. Add It uD quickly in
your mind and walk away
Il walked away, but have not been able
to add it up yet In the same place 1
saw a magnificent haunch Of beef, from
which a chap with a long knife. was cary
ing luscious slices. I felt a bit peckish,
took my place in the line and received a
sandwich myself. 1t was good, too, and
when had eaten it asked the chap to
Let me have my check, please Instead
Of giving me a check, he brandished that
long knife and sneeringly replied:
"'Oh, get out Of herer
&" But I insisted, I have had a slice
Of beef here
"TO this he answered;
THAT Is all right, nay laddle buck. and
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Z TITLE people Of the stage enjoy
IL their Christmas under ciroum
stances little suited to holiday cheer.
Santa Claus has u hard time trying To
fnd a chimney in a hotel or theatre.
and it is difficult for the children to
discover Just the best place 10 hang
their stockings. But Santa. Claus is a
pretty wise old man, and he doesn't
neglect any little boy OF girl who
thinks enough about him 10 prepare for
his coming.
A little girl that 1 know about-she
was 10 years old-hung her stocking
Christmas eve near a fireplace that was
used as part of the scenery in the pro-
duction in which she was playing. Aft
er the performance she found the fire
place away off IN a dusty corner of the
stage. She was sure Santa Claus
would find it there, and sure enough he
did.
The leading man of the company
spied the stocking while on his way
from his dressing room, and when he
was told about the happy child who
had hung it there. he evolved a great
scheme for a big Christmas party the
next day. Calling the other members
of the company together, ne told them
of his scheme, which was-well. let's
see what il was.
Finds Santa in Theatre.
Christmas morning the little girl
could hardly wait till breakfast was
over so that she could go to the theatre
with her mother to see what Santa had
lef her. When she opened the stage
door she was surprised to find the stage
very, very dark. At the far end of the
stage she could see q re light She
went toward it, and soon she could
place, with a fire burning in the CRATE
And there. hanging before it, was her
stocking. padded to overlooking with
goodies and presents. And all around
on the floor she could make out toys
and other nice things that Santa Claus
had left her.
All of a sudden the jingle Of sleigh
bells could be heard. Mamma" said
the child, that's Santa Claus. He's
just going away
Then quickly the stage became very
light. And there was a great laugh
from every corner of the house From
all sides the Christmas child was
bounced upon by members of the COM
pany, who had reached the theatre be-
fore her, and hidden themselves to see
what she would do when she discovered
the bounty Of Santa Claus. They had a
great Christmas party 1 can tell you
mere Was Dig tree, all decorated.
Presents were given all around ana the
leading man played Sana Claus. Stories
were told.
Feast on the Stage.
At noon a table was set in the middle
of the stage and from a nearby hotel
turkey and ali sorts of other food was
brought and served, and it was nearly
time for the matinee performance be
fore the festivities ended. That after
noon everybody in the audience Won
dered why the players were so happy.
II was the little Christmas child.
This was a typical stage party. II
would not have occurred unless that Iit-
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10 per cent Of discomfort in a
furnished room is too much--fOr
you can find one that's at least
80 per cent comfortable" by
answering some ads.
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Harry Lauder was IN Glen Larchie.
North ScOtlend, this summer. The AUD
Scots" Of Glen Larchie still look for the
restoration Of the Stuarts, and Lauder
could not convince them to the contrary.
One Killed Ga patriarch said TO him, in
dignantly: Mon, mon, ye are preju-
diced. It Gamma be lang moo before the
king shall come to his ain, and a. true
Highlenders shall sing doom WI the
Sassenech. And then, mon, they wha hae
been loyal and true e ell COON to guild
reward, and they wha haze been treetors
a these years shall ken the vengeance O.
CullOden."
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As gift buying days grow
fewer, ad. reading should be in
creasingly helpful to you.
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LIFTS or THE GALLERY GOD.
Dlrge of the slx-Shooter.

I'm New York shots can not now be
fired on the stage without a police per
NIT and the limit is 10 per perform
ance)
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DeafD y. Cannot Be Cured

bylocal applications as theycannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. here is only one
way to cure deafness. and that is by consti-
tutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an
lnflamed condition Of the mucous lining of
the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is in
damed you have rumbling sound or imper-
feet hearing. and when it is entirely closed
Deafness is the result and unless the nfiam-
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to its normal condition, lie airing will
be destroyed forever. Nine cases out Of ten
are caused bycatarrh. which is nothingbutan
inf1amed condition Of the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case ofDeafn-ss(caused bycatarrh )that can
not be cured by Hail 'sCatarrh Cure. send for
circulars free. FL. HENEY Il Co. Toledo,O.
Sold by Druggists. 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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The Hoop Snake.

The universe is eager to hear whal
President Roosevelt has to say on
any and all subjects. But Is he real
" up on snakes? By nature he IS
down on them. What does he know
Of the hoop snake Of the South
Thousands of men could be presented
TO him who would swear to the exist
ence Of such a creature. It forms it.
self into a hoop. when offended, by
taking its tail into its mouth, and
chases its enemy by rolling along the
highway at terrific speed II the
enemy hides behind tree this won
aerful serpent, going too fast to turn
aside, strikes the trunk with such
force as to bury its spiked tail in
the bark. This anchorage renders il
helpless and the enemy either escapes
or kills Mr.. Hoople.-New York
Press
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Breaks a Cold Promptly.

The following formula is new,
falling remedy for colds:
One ounce Of compound syrup :
Sarsaparilla, one ounce Toris COZ
pound and half pint of good whiske,
mix and shake thoroughly each tin
and use in doses of tablespoonf'
every four hours.
This will frequently cure an acu'
cold in twenty-four hours. The il
gradients can be gotten at any dru
store. vi