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Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-03
STRANGE THINGS AN
AUDIENCE LAUGHS AT

A monocle.
The word damn"
ANY one who falls down.
A man dressed IN skirts.
Al old woman in pantalets.
Anybody from the country.
The old slanGer as TO lawyers.
Anybody hitting anybody else hard
The imitation OF q helpless drunken
man.
a superlative chump who turns out
10 De nero.
Any reference 10 the wife or the or
chesrra leader.
The imbecile bufoon who pretends to
discover the foot. ghts.
Any assertion tending TO substan1tate
the popular fallacy as TO mothers-ln-
law
The extraordinary individual who
says 10 his friend, That's no lady;
that's my wife"
The Teutonic Terror who spends his
stage days in a frenzied barbecue of
the English language.
The affectionaue tomato can which
clings to the moist locks Of the tramp
alighting from his private car.
The vaudeville comedian who ac-
cents his jests by swatting his partner
about the brows with an evening paper.
The eVer-welcome quip about our de-
spised municipal understudy. 1t varies
with the geography. In New York 1t
is Brooklyn; in Chicago, Milwaukee;
in St. Louis, East st. Louis; in San
Francisco, Oakland; in Minneapolis, st.
Paul: in Detroit, Windsor. Los An
geles has a host of such loathed satel-
lites, but the one best bet is good old
San Diego, with all due honor to
Watts.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-03
MoNRoVIA cLUBWOMEN TO
MAKE STUDY OF DRAMA

The Woman's club of Monrovia has
arranged an attractive study section
for a brief review of the modern drama.
The opening lecture will be given Oc-
tober 16 by Walter H. Nichols under
the title, 1.-The Appreciation of the
Drama" This will be followed by
papers by club members on the subse-
quent section meetings, according to
the following program:
Henrik Ibsen. (a) "The Signifi-
canoe of His Work" (b) THE Women
of His Plays, Nora 'Hedda, Hilda.' "
II-Arthur Wing Pinero. (a) His So
Called Problem Plays" % ''His Come
dies and Farces."
III-Henry Arthur Jones, George
Bernard Shaw.
IV-Pioneer American Dramatists.
William Gillette and James A. Herne,
Clyde Fitch and Augustus Thomas.
V-Recent American and English
plays. The theatrical outlook.
More work may be undertaken an
other year if justified by results.
Among the club women who will pre-
pare papers are Mrs DIR. B. C. Davies,
president of the club; Mrs. Eugene
Northrup, Mrs. Thomas Neville, al
ready known for her excellent literary
work in the magazines; Mrs. J. H.
Bartle, Mrs. Cross and Mrs. Scott
Boyd.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-03
CARVING KNOTS IN
KINGS ENGLISH"

Everybody knows of the American
actor who got TO London last summer
and in his bewilderment at the way
he heard English proper names pro-
nounced on all sides-'Maudlin" for
''aLagdelIne." "Sinjun" for st. John"
and the like-at last sat down in de-
spair TO avail himself Of every con-
stant readers privilege and wrote the
London Times a test question.
DO you" he asked the editor. pro
/ uounce .Pepys," the famous diarist's
name. "Pepees," "Peps," 'Pips' or
. "CholmeleY?"
The complications that arise at the
rehearsals Of plays from the diner
ence in speech between the two coun-
tries are very amusing. For example,
it took Charles Frohman an entire
week and no END of Interruptions dur
ing the rehearsals of The Dollar Pr!n~
cess" to teach Miss Valli Valli, in her
character of an American girl, to hire
Donald Brian as a clerk not as
clark" At each correction the little
actress would say $50 sorry!" ana
then, woman like, say clark the next
minute.
William Seymour and F. Pope
! Stamper had it out in good style at one
! ItIlCdlSdl Ol llC GOlAstL A4AAN~''''
Mr.. Stamper would say exquisite, with
the accent on the second syllable, but
! Mr.. Seymour insisted II eXquisite-ac-
cent on the first syllable.
But it doesn't mean as much your
way" the actor complained.
1T isn't my way" said Mr.. Sey-
mour. 1T is Webster's way"
"Who?" came the quick query
Mr.. Noah Webster
] EfNaya1. heard him - said thh de-
| liciously naive Britisher; but, right
you are; l shall say it that way"
Where dictionaries disagree, the last
court of appeal among the Frohman
forces is John Drew, who by associa-
ton and from a personal fondness for
| things genuinely correct, is very re-
| liable in pronunciation. But last sea-
son even John Drew was curiously
| trapped into an error of speech that
he unwillingly retained the entire sea-
son. 1t was the word Speciality
the obsolete form of specially"
It seems to be a mannerism with
! w. Somerset Vaughan, who uses the
word in both Of his best known plays,
Lady Frederick and Jack Straw"
At the first rehearsal of Jack Straw"
Mr.. Drew baked at this word and
tried to substitute specially" But
he was stopped by the prompter with
the warning that the word was not
| speciality" but speciality"
."Well it's an error, am sure" said
the actor.
But the authors original manuscript
was consulted and there it Was-"spe-
ciality." Moreover, some one soon
found the same spelling in Lady
Frederick"
"All right" said Mr.. Drew, $50 be it
speciality,
But towards the end Of the season,
when Jack Straw" had about run its
course, a learned academic friend of
Mr.. Drews after hearing him in the
play, came back after the perform
ance with the startling inquiry:
"Why, in the name of all that's
grammatical, do you say speciality?' "
"Why?" sharply answered Mr.. Drew,
.'because it's the authors language"
"Yes. 1 dare say it is, but he is
wrong-that spelling and pronuncia-
tion went out of use twenty years ago"
bright author!" answered Mr.. Drew.
His speciality hereafter had better be
the speciality of thumbing diction-
! ary.''
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-03
LATE NEWS OF THE
ENGLISH DRAMA

Sir Herbert Tree, Mrs. Patrick Camp
bell and the company at His Majesty $
theater, London, recently produced
"False Gods" an adaptation of Brieux' S
LA Fol" The theme is that of faith
versus reason, and the scene is ancient
Egypt. The English version is by
James Bernard Fagan, the young Irish
playwright whose GLORIA" Miss Mar
lowe recently produced in America.
F. Ansteys "The Brass Bottle' has
been done into a farce and is being pre-
sented in London.
Charles Frohman is presenting "Ar-
sene Lupin" at the Duke of York S
theater. American producer, French
play, English p1ayhouse-here is cosmo-
politanism!
1.-THE Woman in the Case" by the late
Clyde Fitch, is continuing its victorl-
Gus European career.
Londoners seem to consider Lieuten-
ant Shackleton the hero of the pole
controversy. From Pole to Pole" a
cinematographic record of "Shackle-
toms Triumph" is on view at the AL
hambra.
Adeline Boyer, a California woman, is
dancing after the Ruth st. Denis fash
ion at the Aldwych theater, London.
In an interview with the London
Daily Express while on his recent visit
to the English capital, David Wartield
expressed his expectation of playing in
London before many years.
1.-THE Merry Peasant" is the tentative
title of a new London music comedy by
Victor Leon, the librettist of "The Mer-
ry Widow" The composer is Leo Fall,
who wrote the score for 1.-The Dollar
Princess" The premiere will be Octo-
ber 9 at the new Strand. Realism is the
special boast of the production. Real
cows, real ducks and real stage coach
are promised.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-03
A FEW WORDS WITH
GREAT JOHN CANTON

"Do you die after the last act?"
sympathetically inquired of the great
John Canton when l had tracked him
to his Auditorium lair while the or
chestra played the first interlude.
1t was George Fawcett. and not the
great John, who laughed.
Il have the inner feeling that l do,
he replied, but 1 refuse to commit
myself The uncertainty lends tang
to Mr.. Manners play which 1 should
not care to blunt. AS a matter of fact,
1 never positively settled the point.
leave it to the audience"
That was diplomatic and considerate
of the great John Ganton's feelings
a thing somewhat rare in the view
point of a star toward his play. But
George Fawcett is a character actor
one of the best of the present day
and some tenderness toward his alter
ego was to be expected. And this sug-
gested the subject of character acting
as contrasted with straight" work.
What Is it's future? Constant or
waning? Has the star system ban
ished the character actor as our
grandfathers knew him? Or has 1T
evolved a new type? Mr.. FaWcett
was emphatic in his reply.
I'VE are getting out from under the
domination of the matinee girl, he
said. and 1 trembled at his audacity
"The character actor will come-ls
coming-iuto his own. Behind every
genuine stage character there IS
Thought. The straight parts play
themselves, given the physique and
presence. For the character roles we
cudgel our brains. And it is good
sometimes for the actor to thus ply
the whip There are three requisites
for successful character acting: Vi
tality, comedy and sympathy. Few
PLAYERS have them all. Vitality is IN
dispensable. Many a character actor
has won his laurels relying upon
strength alone or relieved only by
light vein of comedy. None can live
without vitality.
"In creating a character part nom
estly try to make it distinct thlns'
apart from any previous role nave
played. Such was my Big Bill IN Ihe
Sauaw Man'-'The White Man, they
called it on our very pleasant Lonoon
tour. And such I am trying to make
John Canton. If he grips you, If you
feel that you have known his sort Oh
man as l have, then 1 have succeeded.
"The star system 1 believe natural
DEVELOPMENT. 1t has been unnaturaily
warped to fit commercial eXigencles,
and we see young stars pressed INTO
the limelight before they are ntted Ior
it. The stock companies are proving
a safety valve, and the New theater
will become an anchor to the American
drama. It is bound to succeed, despite
the sneers of it's enemies. And ltS
influence will be incalculable."
Mr.. Fawcett does not believe that
we have seen the end of the play OF
business life. He is enthusiastic over
his present vehicle. He seemed for a
moment to be touching that fascinat-
ing subject of an actors dual identity
when he remarked that 1t was the
rare charm of a players life that ne
couId staye off the years with smile
and a new role. The business man Is
past his zenith at As; the actor In the
heyday of his strength, was his IDEA.
Such is the power of enthusiasm lor
ones life work. -
And here | am sure the great John
Canton agreed with George FaWcett'
w. II. B.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-03
FATHER OF DRAMA
ON GERMAN SOIL

The stage in Germany is as much
indebted to Hans Sachs as the Eng
lish stage is to Shakespeare. This
immortal was born in the year 14O4;
of lowly parentage being the son OF
a tailor and apprenticed to a shoe-
maker On his journeys through the
country he combined with cobbllng tne
art of song, which was cultivated by
the itinerant artisans Returning TO
Nuremberg, he threw himself heart
and soul into the art of song, poetry
and dramatic production, but at the
same time continued at his trade.
When, at the age of %, he settled
down in Nuremberg, he was able 10
stand up as the reformer of the Ger
man drama Sachs life covered Pc
rod of 50 years. 1t is said that there
were years when he wrote as many
as eighteen plays. In fact, in 1896 ne
wrote eight tragedies AS a heritage
to posterity he left 1913 dramatic works,
fifty-nine tragedies, sixty-fve com
edies, sixty-five ShroVe-tide plays ana
ten dramatic works, which the author
termed plays. Four thousand master
songs were composed by him, besides
an immense number of fables and
epoch poems.
Sachs got his subjects everywhere.
The Biblical motives furnished him
with such plays as "The Passion,
"The Sacrifice of Isaac "The Chill
dren of Noses" etc. The legends of
the middle ages furnished him with
Tristan and Isolde, "Siegfried"
"Oliver and Artus and others. He
also introduced a large number Of
classical subjects, including "Clytem-
nestra," "Alcestis," THE Destruction
of Troy" Ulysses" "Perseus," AN
dromeda" and many others. Sachs
particularly excelled with his Shrove-
tide plays, the best known of which
were 1.-The Exorcist" and THE Wan
dering Scholar"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-03
"THE ALASKAN" IN TEXAS

Harry Girard's alaskan" plays
at the Grand, San Antonio, October 3
and 4.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-03
coRINNE IN OPERETTA

Donning boys clothes in order to
determine whether she could remain
twenty-four hours in military bar
racks without detection, and, after
being admitted discovering that she
must take frequent baths in the pres
ence of a commanding officer, is the
beginning of most of the trouble of
Rosette, the artists model in Mile
Mischief" as well as of all her friends.
This is the part which Corinne plays
in the operetta which comes to the
Auditorium on Monday week for a two
weeks engagement. The original pro-
duction and the English pony ballet
are promised. Tickets will be on sale
Thursday morning.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-03
POE TALE pRAMATIzEp

"The Telltale Heart" one of Edgar
Allan Poes most consummate achieve
ments in the tragically grewsome, has
been made into a play by Robert B.
Kegerreis and produced with some
success in New York city. The play
wisely begins a moment after the muir
der is committed, and depicts the re-
morse and terror of the murderer
with extraordinary vividness, it is
said. If its presentation induces few
more persons to read the works of the
foremost and most widely neglected
American genius it may be hailed as a
gain to literature, as well as to the
drama.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-03
"THE THIRD DEGREE" DUE
AT THE MASON OCTOBER Il

Among the notable attractions to
come to the Mason opera house this
season is Henry b. Harris production
of Charles Klein's play, "The Third
Degree" fresh from a run of seven
months mt the Hudson theater, New
York Mr.. Klein essays to bring to
the notice of the public certain brutal
conditions in the treatment of sus-
poets by the police of our large cities.
The play centers around the ''sweat-
ing" of a man accused of murder, who
is ultimately saved by the wit of his
wife. The company includes Paul
Everton, Fernando Eliscu, Malcolm
Duncan. T. L. Coleman, A. H. Sym
mons. Irene Oshier, Francis Bonn, e.
A. Eberle, Alfred Moore, H. Fl. Forse-
man and Ralph Ramsay.
"The Third Degree" comes to the
Mason the week of October IL.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-03
CAPTAINS oE INDUSTRY

Augustus Thomas is credited with
being worth 100000; George Broadhurst
is rated at $225, 900; Eugene Walter
boasts an income of $4,000 week;
Charles Klein, the author of "The
Third Degree" derived from "The Lion
AMI the Mouse" one season alone,
$150,O00 as his share of royalty. This
play has netted him nearly a half mil
lion dollars.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-03
sruNa2 WELL, sLIeHTLY!

The young man with talent for
flirting in "The Time, the Place and
the Girl" is trying to make an inn
prossion on pretty nurse who knows
men as well as she does patience.
"When | die I'm going to leave my
brains to the doctors for scientific pur-
poses" he says.
"StinE~ thing" she retorts,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-03
eY WIRELESS FROM MARTIN

Martin Beck. chieftain of all the
clans of the Orpheum circuit, has i
new idea. He calls it the Newest
theater." It would combine the func-
tions of playhouse and office building,
it would have an elaborate stage and
many actors, but no parquet or bal
cony; i'm fact, no audiences. The stage
win be used as a tryout setting for
new acts, if the scheme is adopted.
There. will be an amateur night once
a week.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-03
Aid 4
QlPlal-Goer!GI z
DRAMA


AUDITORIUM-"The Great John Can
ton," an effective realistic study of love
as a mysterious by-product of the
packing industry. George Fawcett is a
bluff and virile money king Second
week opens Monday night
BURBANK-'When We Were Twenty
one" Henry " Esmond's well known
comedy of youth and its discipline in
the school Of experience. Opening this
matinee.
BELAsCO-second week of a spectacular
revival of 'Du Barry" in which the
acting is conscientious and the staging
superlatlve.
GRAND-"The Day of Judgment" a
melodrama which threatens to revive
the late safely immured Harry Thaw
and that tissue of absurdlties known
humorousy as the "unwritten law"
Opening this afternoon.
MUSICAL PLAYS
MASON-"Honeymoon Trail" an Adams
Hough- Howard musical comedy which
has had a popular career since its pro-
duction at the La Sale theater, Chi
cago. The scene is Lower California
which is appropriately torrid for
"broilers." Opening Monday night.
MAJESTIC-"The Time, the Place and
the Girl" another from the same pro-
life Chicago factory, which usually
turns out a clean and shapely product
Opening tonight
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Alphin and com
pany in THE King of Patagonia" a
musical show of which Mr.. Alphin 81
the author.
WALKER-Reopening by the Allen Cur
tis company in "Jakey, Mikey and
key" a comic skit, with musical in
terpolations.
VAUDEVILLE
ORPHEUM-"At the Country Club"
big "grl' act by George Sphinx, is the
headliner. The Arlington quartet and
Sig. Lucca will sing. Gardner and
Revere appear in a variety act There
are four interesting holdovers Bill
changes Monday matinee.
Los ANGELES-Edwin Carew and COM
pany present pals" tabloided from
the Corbett play Jere Sanford whis-
ties. sings and yodels; Las Ploetz Lo-
relas are women contortionists; Clar-
ence sisters sing and dance; also two
piaylets The Prodigal Girl" and
"The Actress and the Dude" New bill
Monday
UNIQUE at Empire theater)-The
three divers and Jack Harrington,
cartoonist: one-act comedy by Al
Franks THE Derby"
LEWIS CAFE
Janczy Rigo and his zingara orchestra
remain another fortnight.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-06-25


Sc encuentra enfermo dcSde aver,
en- su residencia de San Juan, el
director de sanidad del departa-
mcnto consolidate, DR.. Tomas Naz-
qucz. Que mejorc.
Sc comenta On los circulos po-
liticos de la ciudad, Ia noticia reel
bida de que, en- una larga conicren-
cia celcbrada entire cl prcsidcntc
Taft Y cl gobernador Post, aqucl
inst6 al gobcrnador para que con
tinuara al frcntc del gobiemo dc
Ia isla durante el periodo todo
dc su nombramiento 0 por 10 me-
nos mientras no qucdaran arrcgla-
das todas las dificultadcs de la ac-
tUal situacion
El dia 2S dc los corricntcs d las
Q de la manana Sc llcvari i cfccto
en- cl Consolidate, un arrcgIo pa
ra el suministro dc lcgumbres V
frutos de hortaIizas, i los estate
cimicntos penalcS de Ia ciudad
Ha tcrminado sus cstudios dc
octava grado. obtcniendo atlas
notas, Ia cstudiOsa sclorita Acosta.
hija dc nucstro cstimablc compatrio-
Ia Sr. Mariana Ac0sta. sargento
dc armas de la c3mara dc dclcgados
Nucstra fclicitaci6n j Ia bella { in
tcligcnto sehorita y ) sus familia-
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-06-25
. Rombramicnto De hOV.

Confecha. de hoy ha sido nombra
doSaaed dico Bacteriologico Ayudante
del; DTfeeter del servicio dc enfer-
medades. Tropicales y Transmisibles
el DR.. Tsaac Gonzalez Martinez,
actual Inspector de Sanidad de Ma
yagueSs Dicha plaza esta dotada con
un haber annual de 1000. Ell distin-
distnguldo eompatriota que ha, sido
deslgnado para el expresado cargo
es persona de reconocida ilustra-
ci6n y cultura. Su nombramiento
ha sido bien recibido y es muy acer-
tado.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-06-25

Arecibo nuestro estimabie cornpa-
triota ell DR.. Luis Case Soto, que
estuvo en- San Juan, con objeto
de concurrir al entierro del que fue
don Felipe Toste.
/ Algunos vecinos de la calie del
Parque en- Santurce, han lIamado
la atencion del concejal Sr. Faid,
respecto del estado del bache que
Sc ha tornado a la entrada Sur de
Ia expresada via Con Ell estable-
cimiento de lijeros desagues Sc OBJ
viaria aquelia dificuitad.
Sc estan iievando d efecto ira
baios de medici6n en- ell trozo de
carretera de P. de terra a Santur-
ce. Ei ingenlero Sr. Skeret, del de
partamento del Interior, estuv,
aver ocupado de esa labor.
Ha regresado de Fajardo eI S.
Luis N. Cintron, que. estuvo ALI en-
asuntos de negocios. 4 80
Hemos recibido Ell numero 4 de
la Revista iiustrada america"
que Sc edita en- New York Y viene
con interesante texto magnifi-
COS grabados.
Ha regresado aver a San Juan,
de Arecibo, el Lido. Luis Campillo,
que actua de fiscal especial en- los
asuntos del "caho de Tiburones >
Sc encuentra en- San Juan, en-
uso de licencia, ell fiscal. de la cor
te de Guayama Lido. Mestre,
Esta mejor de la dolencia que lie
aquejara durante '-algunos dias el
Sr. Eugenio r. Iglesias, empleado
del departamento de caridad, sa-
nidad Y prisiones.
II dia 2S de los corrientes lleva-
"a d efecto una junta general Ia
sociedad de socorros muuos, "Ami-
Cos del bien p1blco.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-06-25
NICOLAS i
4 FRANC|A,
T allieres recibira al
Gar en- Cherbourg.
Paris prepare grandes fes-
tejos en- honor del reglo
huesped.
La huida de Reyes, proyOcara la
PeyoIaCi0H en- Colombia.

New York, JUNO IS. dncia-
Sc la proxima vista del empera-
dor de Russia a Francia Fl gobier-
no de Paris hace preparativos sun
tuosos para recibir al regio hu6sped
Ell presidente Faliiers, acompana-
do del consejo de ministro marcha-
ra manana para Cherbourg. men
cuyo puerto una division de Ia es-
cuadra francesa le hara al monarca
moscovita los honores de orde-
nanza.
Ell yacht imperial "Standart"
viene escoitado por un escuadr0n
Gle cruceros rusos de Ia fIotiiia de-
Baltico.
Sc atribuye mucha importan-
cia a esta entrevista del soberano
russo y el presidente Falliers en- los
actuales momentos en- que Ia po-
Utica europea sufre continues per-
turbacioneS por ia rivalidad de Ale
mania G Inglaterra Y la inquie-
tante situaci6n de la politica turco-
griega.
New York, JUNO 25. -Telegra-
mas de Colombia dan cuenta del
estado de inquietud que reina en-
Ia repGbiica por consecuencia de
la marcha del presidente Reyes.
Fl antique partido liberal, a cuya
cabeza Sc encuentra el ilustre doctor
Uribe Tribe Sc muestra muy acti
vo.
Cr6ese que pronto estaliara una
revoiuci6n.
Teiegramas posteriores dicen
que en- Bucaramanga ha habido
I'm encuentro entire las tropas del
gobieno y una partida de revolucio-
narios.
Noticias semiGiciales dicen que
en- las inmediaciones de Medeilfn,
merodea una fuerte partida revo-
lucionaria.
New York, JUNO 25.-Un telegra-
ma de Constantinopia da cuenta
de la resolucion de Francia, Italia |
y Russia de evacuar la isia de Gre
ia conforme 4 los tratados eXisten-
tes, el y de julio pr6ximo.
Turqufa ha dirigido una nota a las
autoridades de esta Isla, participant
dolas que Creta volvera al control /
turco, pcro esos islenos Sc aprestan
para luchar 81 clio Ilegare j consul
marSe.
Continuan los trabaio7 de orga- /
nizaci6n en- ei estado management
del ejercito turco.
La situaci6n entire Turqufa y
Grecia inspira en- las canclllerias
scrIas inQuiculGos.
La ola de calor que pasa sohre !
esta ciudad, es asfixiantc. Todas
las famiiias acomodadas huyen i
ias playas. de Long island Y Oyster
az. Aver Sc registraron nueve
Y A postrados. Fl ter
m6metro marco 81 grades (F).
Tn teegrama de Tanger dice,
que eI sultan de Marruecos Muiey
Aid, derroto las kablias que Sc
encontraban atrincheradas en- Fez,
completamente.
Con este acto ha quedado dcs-
toda idea de intervention .
de las potencias. conforme al tra-
tado de AlgecireS.