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NIRGINIA.-In the Clerks Office Of the
Corporation Court Of the city OF Alexan-
dris, on the 9th day of De- ember, 1909.
Edith NJ. (Collins) LeCoint
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Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-10
lHa (
MASON {
LINcoLNS FUNNIEST STORY
HAS TOUGH OF PATHos

"The funniest story I ever heard"
Abraham Lincoln.
"a group of his cronies were in his
Office swapping experiences, spinning
yarns and comparing notes on life as
they found it. They drifted to the sub
ject of romance and sentiment in life,
and the talk at last centered on the
bliss of love-making, of counting girls
and feeling that you made them fall
in love with you by your superior
charms. Finally some one of the party
asked Lincoln for his personal views
on the subject.
"Old Abe Strengthened out his lank
and ungainly frame and a quizzical
smile stole across his exceedingly
homely face.
Gentlemen, he drawled, I reckon
1 amt fully qualified to discuss that
point with any great authority In
fact gentlemen, it reminds me of the
story of the poor little countrywide
boy who saw another and more fortu-
nate boy eating a big piece of ginger
bread He begged and pleaded with
the other boy for at least one bite of
the gingerbread, but all in vain, and
at last was found sitting alone on a
dry goods box, following the departure
of the other boy and the gingerbread,
weeping bitterly.
"'"What's the matter sonny?" asked
the man who found him.
'Thereupon the crying boy told of
his melancholy experience in so vain
ly begging for just one bite of the
other boys gingerbread.
"''I reckon 1 like gingerbread bet
tern any other boy in all the world"
he sobbed in conclusion, "and it cer-
tainly do seem to me that l get less
of it than any other boy in all the
world!'
THAT, gentlemen said Abe Lin
coin, is about my position on this
question of the joys of courtin' a girl
and feeln' that you're so charmin
she just can't resist you. 1 love lit
better'n any of you, l reckon-and
get less of it!'
THAT story, to my mind said Dix
ey. touches the high-water mark Of
American humor and has fingered In
my memory as the funniest story
ever heard"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-10
BEAUTY GROUP ~ a r<NoHT FOR DAY ~
~ y MAJESTIC y EN s
AN ACTRESS GIVES
PLAYWRIGHTS ADVICE
By GRACE Filkins of "An. American widow

BY GRACE Filkins of "An American Widow"
There are so many vital things in
life of absorbing character-dramas
in themselVes-that the playwright is
| am going to suggest that they be
practically free to choose as a founda-
tion for his play such material as suits
his fancy without limitation.
The young playwright should not
take as the subject of his play story
of such improbability that even if the
audiences consisted of Munchausens.
after witnessing the performance they
would leave the theater "doubtlng
Thomases" He should avoid subjects
based on scientific research, for the
reason that those interested in science
are in the hopeless minority as the
atergoers. He should hesitate before
writing a play based on religious con-
troversy. Discussions in reference TO
the labor question should be consid-
cred carefully before utilizing 1t Tor
dramatic purposes.
There are two sides to every argu-
ment and two parties to every cause,
and it behooVes the playwright 10
neither espouse the one nor oppose the
other. Seek out such themes as are or
interest to the masses. The play that
conveys message should be a gem
eraI one. To endure, it must have a
wide scope and encompass such things
as arouse responsive chord in tne
great army that finds its expression
in the theater.
Above all things, the young play
wright should ret attempt to educate
the public. 1t doesn't want to be in
structed If it does, it wants it's edu-
cational pill cleVerly sugar-coated with
entertainment Theprimary object OF
man in attending the theater is to
seek out amusement, not instruction.
He does not care to listen to long
winded arguments on questions in
which his interest is possibly only
passing one.
The most successful plays are those
dealing with what might be called
"the common run of life" things
which one pays slight attention to;
yet when we see them on the stage,
displaying as they do the mirrored re-
fiections in our own lives, our con-
nection with the play is so indissoiu-
bly, linked that our shouts of approval
are heard by the public, and they inn
mediately flock to the theater and the
play is stamped a success"
Another theme, capable of gross MFG
treatment is the question of sex rela-
tions, and interesting though the subs
jec> IS, still its appeal is so limited
that the labor is hardly worth while.
The little things of life are more po-
tent, more interesting and more dyna-
mic than the greatest Utopian idea
ever conceived in the brain of man.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-10

Shelley Sutton, and 1.-The Isle of Mira
Mar" by Walter H. Nichols. One may
profoundly disagree with the thesis
and ethical groundwork of the former
drama, while retaining a warm admi-
ration for the technical skill which
Mr. Sutton shows in its elucidation.
For a first play it is wonderfully well
written. THE Isle of Mira Mar has
a pleasant California flavor. 1t is
clean cut, realistic dialogue, for the
which to the writer's observation is
interest that there is hope of both of
these plays receiving a tryout by one
of the local stock companies before
many weeks.
Corinne returns-with a new vehicle.
"Mne. Mischief claims laurels as a
most too good to be true. It's produc-
ton at the Auditorium the coming
week will give us an opportunity to
appraise the critical judgment of San
Francisco, which acclaimed it one of
the most charming offerings of the
current season.
The Majestic is in the flood tide of
its musical comedy season, with La
Sale successes heading this way by
the dozen and with an equal number
of New York triumphs in their wake.
"A Knight for a Day" the current
offering, will be remembered as the
piece In which Mabel Hite and John
ME Slavin toured last season.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-10
HOW LOUIS MANN
THREW MONEY AWAY

'I was telling you last week. said
The Old Stager in the Philadelphia In
ouirer "of how Louis Mann told me,
back in 1891, when he was acting in In
cog as one of the men with the Whis-
kers, that he wanted some day to play
Shylock. He has not yet done so, and
it might be said of him by those who do
not know that he simply makes use OF
the Shylock stuff to get newspaper
space from time to time, for it is an un-
failing device to provoke comment. L
shudder when l think how many million
ems of newspaper and magazine type
were set up on the subject of Nat Good
wins Shylock long before the pink
haired comedian ever made up for the
part! But Louis has made his sacrifices
made then in terms of good, hard, nego-
table coin. 1t has cost Mann pile OF
money to carry out his ambition not
to play in musical comedy and eXtraVa-
ganza.
81 do not mean by this that he does
not make money in playing straight
roles, but [ mean that non-muslcal
plays are more uncertain propositions
than the musical ones, 1t Is not often
that a straight play can be whipped
into success if the first fight looks very
bad, but you can do almost anything
you want with the musical pieces.
case in point was The Telephone Girl,
one of the big Louis Mann hits. Now,
that piece was a first night failure OF
the worst kind. l saw Its premiere In
the New York Casino. The trouble was
that Charley Mcclellan, in adapting La
Damoselle du Telephone missed the
Partisan touch that had given the piece
its great value in the French capital,
while Gustave Kerker was out of ideas
when he undertook the score George
Lederer although not a gutter, was
appalled, by the opening performance,
and was for giving up the. ghost forth
with. But Louis Mann begged him to
hold on for a few weeks, and then went
to work on the libretto while his broth
er Nat took the score in hand. We all
know the result-'The Telephone Girl
the first of the really big musical COM
edies, ran for three years with Mann
as the Inspector and is still one of the
most popular pieces in the smaller cit
les. But Louis could not do like that
with The Red Kloof' Master and Pu-
pip and The Second Fiddle all nom
musical plays, with a strain of pathos
and sentiment, so that he had to pay
for the failure of plays in spite IF his
personal success in each.
'Flo Zeigfeld told me last season that
he offered Louis Mann $1,000 week for
two seasons of forty weeks each, with
special billing, if he would go into Miss
Innocence' last season with Anna Held,
and the contract was further to stipu-
late that Mann should be starred in
191O-1l-12-13 in a musical play to be
written for him, with music by Merry
Widow Lehar Now, $4,000 a year,
with the year only forty weeks long, is
very, very big money for an actor who
is not called upon to take the slightest
risk. and who at the same time has his
integrity as star preserved in the bill
ing and advertising. That is what I
mean when ! say that Louis ambition
has cost him big money"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-10
STOCK CHANGES SEEN IN
"SOClETY PILOT" CASTS

A year brings many changes in even
a veteran stock company and for this
reason a comparison Of the two casts
of "a Society Pilot should prove in
teresting. This play, polite comedy
by Oliver Morosco and DIR. c. William
Bachman, both of Los Angeles, was
produced for the first time on any
stage at the Burbank theater June 21,
1908. II will be revived at the same
house this week. The casts follow:
Ned singleton-19Os, william Desmond 1909
A. Byron Beasley
Baron Carl Frederick Won Faldner-190s
Harry Mestayer; 1909. Harry Mestayer.
William Mason-190s, John w. Burton; 1909
John w. Burton.
John Brundage-190S H. s. Duhield; 1909
II S. Dufheld.
Colonel the Hon George Winstanley-1sOs
Byron Beaseyi 1909. David M. Hartford
Harry Somers-190S, Henry Stockbridge; 1909
Weston-lsOS, II. j. CHM; 1909, William Yer
ance.
James-l9Os. Willis Marks; 1909. Willis
Marks.
draham-lsOs, Gavin Young; 1909. wayland
Trnsk.
saunders-1sOs. David Edwin; 1909. Frederick
Gilbert.
Margaret Mason-19Os, Louise Royce; 1909
Louise Royce
Eleanor Mason-l0Os, Blanche Hall; 1909
Lillian Burkhart.
Phoebe Brundage-19OS, Maude Gilbert 1909
Lowell Alice Taylor.
Estelle singieton-l9Os, Elsie Esmond; 1909
Margo buffet.
Mrs Eileen wrmot-19OS, Florence oberle
1903 Florence Oberle.
Nora Moreli-l9Os. Marso Duhet 1909. Marie
Dunkle .0H
Kate-l9OS, Inez Ragan; 1903, Maud Hanna
ford
Ruth-iooS. Fanchon Lewis; 1909. Claire
Woodbury..
clara-isoS, Evelyn Hall; 1909 Margaret
Braun.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-10
REALISTIC WAR MACHINES
A FEATURE OF HNVASION"

In Invasion" which will be pro-
duced for the first time on any stage
at the Burbank theater later in the
month, Julian Johnson has written an
unusual play on a subject Of vital In
terest. The play attempts to show
what. might happen should foreign
power elect to dispatch an army of in
vasion against the unprotected west
ern coast, with Los Angeles as its OBJ
jective, the idea being to seize the
three transcontinental lines which
have their natural terminus in this
city and to establish a new military
base-in the words of the play "a
new Gibraltar''-on the Great Divide.
Throughout his play Mr.. Johnson
has aimed to depict what might rea-
sonably happen in such contingency.
He has anticipated events, but he has
not anticipa ted human ingenuity. The
conflict he presents is one of science
a war fought with noiseless guns,
smokeless powder, wireless telegraphy
in fact, with all the latest engines of
destructive might. New explosives,
utilized against the invading fleet and
in that fleets behalf mines of incal-
culable power, the fearful Dread
naughts of the sea and the flying
death of the big American war aero
plane, are alike visualized the cli-
max of the drama actually depicting
with realism the final struggle of the
short-lived war-a titanic struggle be-
tween the greatest fleet of war ves-
sells ever assembled and an aerial de-
fender carrying the Stars and Stripes,
the hopes of a people, one man and
one woman.
The hero of Invasion" is Fulton
Lane, a visonary-which is to say, a
man of keen foresight, joined to the
will and the ability to do. The hero
inc is a young Los Angeles girl who
in the end plays an important part in
the rescue of the city from sack and
rapine Through it all there moves
Kaneko, the genius of the invasion. a
notable figure.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-10
PLAY SWAYED VOTES ON
DEATH PENALTY BILL

A striking complime t was paid to
"Circumstantial Evidence" the vaude-
Vile playlet which comes to the Or
pheum tomorrow, on its presentation
at Keiths theater in Boston. The
theme of the play-that of capital pun
ishment-was under discussion in the
Massachusetts, legislature, bill to
abolish the death penalty having been
introduced. The senator Tho fathered
the measure visited Keith's and saw
"Circumstantial Evidence" He was
much taken with it's realism, and as
an argument in favor of his bill, ar
ranged for it's presentation March 2,
1909, at 10 a. M, for the benefit of
members of the legislature, the Bos-
ton bar and delegation of law stu
dents. Harrison Armstrong, the au-
thor of the sketch, was present at the
unique spectacle, which undoubtedly
influenced many votes on the then
pending measure.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-10
JAPANESE ACTOR TO GIVE
PLAYS IN ENGLISH

r. Tamamoto, who plays the Japan
ese servant in AN American Widow"
now running at the Hudson theater.
New York, has for long time nurtured
a desire-combining acting with man
agement. With that aim in view, he Is
preparing for a series of matinees at
the Hudson theater eight Japanese
plays which he has translated INTO
English. Performances VIII be given
in English by a Japanese company.
Among the plays that will be produced
is THE Toy Court which had It's
first production in India 5000 years ago.
Mr.. Tamamoto has so far progressed
with his plans that he is daily re-
hearsing his actors.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-10
MARSHALL DARRAcH TO
GIVE SHAKESPEARE RECITAL

The Friday Morning club house will
be the scene of two Shakespeare recit-
ais by Marshall Darrach, the New York
interpreter of the plays and their au-
thor, Monday and Thursday mornings
of next week. October Is and II. Mr..
barracks method is to recite the prin-
cipal parts of the drama chosen, imper-
sonating the various characters by
changes of voice, facial expression, at
titude, gait and gesture. His repertoire
consists of nine plays which he reeites
from memory.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-10

DRAMA
MAsON-'The Third Degree" a new
play OF powerful theme, by Charles
Klein, exposing the hollow and brutal
claims of the police sweating system.
First time here Monday night.
BELAsCO-"Old Heidelberg" a comedy
of German student life, revided by the
stock company. Opening performance
Monday evening.
BURBANK-"A Society Plot" polite
melo-comedy, by Oliver Morosco and
DIR. C. william Bachman, offered in
elaborate revival this matinee.
GRAND-"What Women Will Do" a
melodrama of American life. Open
ing this afternoon.
MUSICAL PLAYS
AUDITORIUM-Corin comes in Mile.
Mischief" a Viennese operetta. Monday
night. The plot appears diverting.
MAJESTIC-"A Knight for Day"
aptly defined a musical coneoc-
tion" in the advance literature. Robert
B. Smith wrote 1t, and it has had
remarkable popular success in the east.
Opens tonight.
WALKER-"A Jolly Widow" musical
buretta by the Allen Curtis company.
FIsCHERs-"OT to the North Pole"
musical burletta, by the Alphln com
pany.
VAUDEVILLE
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Evidence"
Harrison Armstrong; unusual play1et.
is the new headliner; Wynn and Lee
offer "The Billiken Freshman; Charles
Montell juggles, and Crouch and WEIGH
do a little Of several lively things. New
bill opens Monday matinee. (Four acts
hold Over).
Los ANGELES-The three Roehrs. cy-
clsts; La Maze brothers. tumblers;
Vera de Bassinl, violinist; Mitchell and
Cain in "Fhe Frenchman and the Other
Fellow; Tom Bateman dancer; Emily
and Jessie Dood. in 'Dutton's Claim"
New bill Monday matinee.
UNIQUE--Norwood trio. song and dance;
Jack Harrington, cartoonist; ''Who Is
Who" act comedy by stock COM
pany.
LEWIS CAFE
Rigo and his orchestra.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-10
KENNEpY,s NEW pLAY

Charles Ram Kennedy's THE Rib OF the
Man." will deal with the ethical conflict be-
tween the orient and the occident. 1t will
have but one scene-a desert, in the fore
ground OF which are pitched the tents of
the people who figure in the story. Fer al
Iegorical purposes the desert background of
the stage setting Will stand for the east.
while the audience across the footlights will
typify the west
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-10
coRINNE's TRAVEL RECORD

Corinne, who comes to the Auditorium
tomorrow night in mile. Mischief has
been at the head of her own company
since she was a small child, when she
was seen in "Pinafore" and "Cinder-
ella" Her extensive travels have made
her one of the most widely known
condolences on the American stage.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-10
kENDALs NOT TO TOUR

Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall send the following
letter to London newspaper We do not
intend to tour or appear in London this year
and It is very improbable that we shall do
so next year. ever again. We had GER
tainly contemplated a farewell tour in the
autumn of 1910, but are strongly disposed
to abandon it."
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-10

During the last few weeks I have
had the pleasure Of reading two inter-
esting plays by Los Angeles authors
''The Fugitives," a tragedy by T.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-10
HONOR no CALIFORNIA GIRL

Izetta Jewell, a California girl, has
been engaged as leading woman for
Otis Skinner IN Your Humble Ser
want"
The newspaper., 1909-03-05

We overheard a gentleman say
that little work on the part of
our people would result in a
market for considerable portion
of our peach crop which at the
present time goes to waste. He
suggests that it would be well to
pack the fruit which is generally
considered too ripe and ship to
nearby towns. One firm he men,
toned located in Cripple Creek
would take several hundred
boxes day of such fruit as it is
really in more demand than the
ordinary pack which is not in
perfect condition for several days
after it has been packed. 1t would
seem that this is good sug-
gestion and one which would re-
suit in considerable good to our
growers. The most of our fruit
is packed too early for the con-
sumption of the local towns
throughout the state.
The newspaper., 1909-03-05
Machine Shop Work.

Having leased the Reliance
Machine work of V. P. Rawalt l
am ready at the old Stand to do
all kinds of repair work such as
repairing Autos, Bicycles and
Guns. Electric wiring, Saws filed
Keys made. Give me trial. all
work warranted satisfactory.
G. L. BAINBRIpGE, Prop.
The newspaper., 1909-03-05

Anyone wishing the latest
things in mice exterminators will
do we'll to cali on John Bruce
Mr.. Bruce fixed up scheme for
US whereby he guaranteed to. rid
the building of mice. He used a
hard boiled egg. piece of roasted
steak and corn meal. This he
put in a pan and set in the middle
of another pan the bottom OF
which was covered with a lye
paste. The theory is that the
mice will get into the lye while
trying after the table d'hote and
become so disgusted with the
duplicity of man that they will
leave the building. However
when Mr.. Bruce had gone we in
spected the trap and the meal he
had prepared looked SO tempting
we ate it ourselves. And that's a
good joke on the mice.
The newspaper., 1909-03-05

Word received from the hospi-
tai at which Roy Rigney is con-
fined is to the effect that the ply
sicians hold out great hopes of a
complete recovery. This will be
good news to his many friends at
Lake City and to those in Paonia
who have done SO much for him.
The newspaper., 1909-03-05
Do You Want q Homer

Then see l. d. McFadden at
once and buy one of those choice
fruit farms with plenty of water
which he is selling to good work.
ers who have nothing but their
labor to invest. Low prices. easy
terms and no cash required at
time of purchase.
The newspaper., 1909-03-05

Orville Taylor moved his house.
hold goods to Cedaredge last
Tuesday, his family taking the
train for that place the following
morning. They will reside on q
ranch near Mrs. Taylor's parents
These estimable people have
made their home among US for :
number of years and we are sorry
to lose them from our midst.
The newspaper., 1909-03-05

Mrs. Walter Thomas and twin
boys. of Hotchkiss, were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Patterson a
couple of days this week. Hunley
and Hubert. the twins, are the
pride of our sister town and GER
tainly are intelligent and sweet
little fellows.
The newspaper., 1909-03-05
Obituary.

William Warren Allis was born
in Conway, Franklin county.
Mass, Oct. %. 1928. In early
manhood he moved with his
fathers family to Beloit, Wiscon-
sin, where he entered the dry
goods business. He was married
to Miss Charlotte A. Jackson. of
the same town Sept. IL. 1S49. In
1852 he went to California, his
wife joining him there in 1856 and
returning with him to Beloit in
1858. Later they moved to Sparta.
Wisconsin, where Mr.. Allis again
becam dry goods merchant. The
firm was known as Allis Jackson
& Co. Both he and his wife soon
joined the First Baptist church. of
Sparta. Mr.. Allis was made
a Deacon and was always active
in church and Sunday school
work. During the civil war he
helped in providing for the many
needy ones of that trying time.
Mr.. Allis was also interested in
the grain and produce business
operating a large elevator and
Touring mill.
He was always a loyal citizen
and ever ready to help in public
matters for the benefit of the
community in which he lived. He
was a Royal Arch Mason also an
Odd Fellow.
After some years he with his
family moved to the mountains of
Colorado and engaged in silver
mining. His health failing he
moved to Delta and in 1905 the
family came to Paonia where
they have since made their home.
For more than two years his
health has been failing but up to
within few weeks of his death
he continued to take a great in.
terest in public affairs always
reading his daily paper. He was
especially interested in the fruit
industry and was pleased to tell
that last year he and his wife
picked over two hundred pounds
of cherries from one four-year
old tree in the home yard. He
was always a kind and loving
husband and father and the va
cant chair is ever a reminder Of
the happy days spent in his cheer
full presence. He was confined
to his room and bed tor three
weeks and passed into the
Great Beyond February 28. 1909
at the ripe old age of eighty-hve
years and four months. He leaves
a wife and daughter. Mrs. i. d.
McFadden. also one sister. Mrs.
A. ID. Douns. of Kansas City.
Kansas. who is the last survivor
of family of twelve children.
The interment was in the Paonia
cemetery Tuesday. March I'd.
Many friends we're in attendance,
several coming from Delta. The
pail bearers were chosen from
his brother Masons.