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The San Francisco call., 1909-02-13
MARDI GRAS FETE
AT GREfNWAY BALL
Car of Carnival Commands Re-
vivaI of Ancient Form of
Festivity

The spirit of mardi gras is abroad.
Under the seal of Edward M. Greenway
comes the command from the czar of
the realm that the spirit of carnival
must be revived. The fact that the his
toric artists festival has been aban-
doned since April, 1906 is deplored in
an appeal to the imaginative public.
and it is invoked that nowhere should
the carnival spirit be more predomi-
nant than in San Francisco, the Paris
of this continent. 1t has therefore
been decided that the last 'of the Green
way assemblies, on Friday evening.
February 1g, shall be bal masque,
with all the gayety of fancy dress that
accompanies the celebration of maTdi
gras.
While the allurement of mystery and
the charm of disguise Will be charac-
teristic of the occasion, a few rules
have been laid down with emphasis by
those responsible for the propriety of
the party The matter of identification
will be settled at the door, where spe-
cial tickets must be presented by every
guest en- masque, with the magic pass
word that will be communicated to
those who are invited. The magic
word of welcome will be returned only
when the ineXorable door keeper has
been satisfied that the privilege of adj
mission has been carefully arranged be-
forehand. Invitations must be secured
not later than the Wednesday before
the dance and the amount of subscrip-
tion must accompany the applications.
The manager begs for consideration
and hopes that no unnecessary cor
respondence will be required upon the
subject while he is busy preparing the
program of fun and frolic for the gala
night. The spirit of gayety is to be
localized, as it We're, since no outsider
can hope to attend even with the heav-
lest disguise.
The original admission cards will not
be used on that eventful evening, but
every one must show interest in a writ
ten request and, as was limited before,
in the Indispensable subscription price
The officers of the army and navy will
appear in uniform, but the merry rule
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-13

and the result is OF lasting good to
the house, while the other result is
merely passing. People attend only
out of sheer curiosity TO see the evil
In 1t. With clean play we draw a
patronage that will remain with us.
The production of risque play is
like borrowing from pawn broker;
it's easy money for the time being
but 1t has to be paid back with ex-
eessive interest. From a purely busi-
ness standpoint don't believe 1t pays
TO cater to the morbid or baser in
stincts of man, and it has been
proved that the clean play can be a
big success. The College Widow"
brought 1000 people into the Valen-
ella during its run who had never
been here before
Z. WILLIAM xOLB of KoIb and Dill
at the Princess theater-Mustcal
comedy, like any other play, can be
clean and still be successful. An
entertainer who has to depend on an
indecent joke, an indecent story or
suggestive situation to get his
laughs is no entertainer And
don't care what they may say about
the morals of San Francisco. but
know by experience that an i'm
moral show can't succeed here, and
that some things that will go all
right in New York will never do
here Every show that we get has
to be blue penciled before we can
put 1t on here. and our cleanest fun
is the best. We want our laughs
from the children as well as from
their elders, and it is only the elders
who can see joke in the suggestive.
real entertainer doesn't have to
descend to the indecent perform
ance to succeed, but some actors can
only succeed in that kind Anna
Held couldn't succeed in anything
but the class of shows she always
produces, but that is because she is
not an actres; she has to depend on
the other thing At the same time
there is much that is declared inde-
cent on the stage that is tolerated
in books and slowed safely away on
library shelves. IL it is permitted
In books, why not on the stage? Is
1T worse to look at a girl posing on
the stage in tights than to send
your sons and daughters to a so
called art school to view models alb
solutely nude?
BY JANE kELTON, leading woman In
''The Light Eternal Mt the American
Theater: Authors used to write to
the hearts of their audiences; now
they seem inclined to write to the
minds of shallow people, appealing to
the light and frothy taste Play
goers, on the other hand, don't attend
theaters to improve their own lives
and find something for thohght but
seek to find a spicy play that will
pass an evening away. 1 deplore the
fact that we are drifting away from
the old standards. Give me the old
sweet plays-the kind which can
even give children something about
tol, TIL
who see them to better effort in their
own lives. When play in such
piece it goes to my heart and soul
and 1 play 1t with my heart, but give
me part like Zira or Iris and I feel
it no deeper than my neck. Such
parts-ugh! l hate them!
Even the problem play does not
need to touch on immortality "The
Light Eternal is problem play, and
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-13

Shakespeare's wonderful power az sz-
preston.
D. 5. LAWRENCE, Leading man In @rhe
Light EterRal7 at the American
theater; I have noticed that nearly
every play that has been produced
In New York and that has proved q
big success has had at least q tfnge
Of immortality. Even in The Three
Of Us" there is a touch OF suggest
iveness. for the turning OF the plot
hinges upon the visit OF the girl TO
the cabin OF a man. There are a few
exceptions, like The Prince Chap
but plays such as The Light Eter-
mar and The Sign OF the Cross
were not great successes in New
York. The latter was wonderfully
successful in London and the PROV
inces. but it was nearly failure in
New York. A play may introduce a
terrible situation. but il the news
papers call il vulgar it packs the
theaters, and the, trouble is that in
this country the people follow the
New York successes. 1t is difficult
TO draw the line sometimes. for the
author always tries 70 draw a lesson
and always has that as an excuse. but
If the authors will write only clean
plays the clean plays will be the
ones 10 succeed. IL is the author who
is the molder of public opinion and
the author is responsible for the situ-
alton that now exists in the theatri-
cal business 1t has been pretty gen
eral, too. Bernstein. David BelascO
and Clyde Fitch-they all share in
the responsibility for the present de-
generacy.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-13
Few Rays of Sol to
Pierce Showers
Forecaster Begs to State
Rain Source Is Not
Yet Depleted

\YTHEN Local Weather Fore
w caster McAdie studied the
barometer on the roof of the
Merchants Exchange building
last evening everything pointed
to beautiful day for Febru-
airy 13.
Suddenly his face changed. His
eyes closed for moment, then
opened to see that he had read
the barometer a few minutes too
early.
The outlook for sunshine has
not been better for more than a
week" he said. but quickly add
ed, However. there will be
showers" So we are to have
rain for SO hours at least. Be
tween showers there is pos
sibility of a few rays OF sunshine
spreading over the city. but they
VIII not be for long.
Thursdays storm covered the
entire state with rain. Los An
geles and the Sacramento valley
received the heaviest portion.
The wind has been high, espe-
cially on the southern coast,
reaching velocity of rs miles an
hour at San Diego. The warn
ings that have been sent out to
the people along the Sacramento
and San Joaquin rivers are not.
according to McAdie. of an i'm
pending storm. but of the water
that will rush down from the
mountains in the next SO hours.
The rainfall in San Francisco
for the last "A hours was .92 of
an inch. 80 in Sacramento and
.S4 in Los Angeles. The total
rainfall for the season amounts
TO 20.29 inches. being inches
above the normal. There have
been rainier seasons in Cali
fornia, the season of 1852
bringing 49 inches. January.
1909, however. has broken the
record for rainy days, it having
rained 26 out of 81 days.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-13
Personal Mention

]. white of Boston is at the Dor
chester.
A. c. Bassett of Menlo Park is at the
Granada.
L. E. Tells of New York is at the
Baltimore.
o. j. Woodward. banker of Fresno.
is at the st. Francis.
]. T. staff sugar planter of Homo
lulu, is at the Stewart.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lands of Chi
cago are at the Fairmont
Mr. and Mrs. ]. Philips of Fresno
are registered at the Manx.
H. henderson of Los Angeles is reg
istered at the Union Square.
L. Lowell of Bakersfield and L. Lyon
of New York are at the Holland.
Herbert Kullman. tanner of Re-
nicia, is registered at the Fairmont
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Watkinson
Of Napa are staying at the Stewart.
Adjutant General J. B. Lauck of Sac
ramento is guest at the Fairmont
w. Penn Evans. a manufactures Of
Portland, is staying at the ST. Francis
Win J. Morgan, a mining operator
of Nevada, is at the st. Francis, reg
istered from Milwaukee.
f. G. Sanford wife and daughter Of
Salt Lake City, and G. F. Murphy and
wife of Spokane, Wash, are at the
Argonaut.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-13

the lesson It teaches is beautiful.
The Prince Chap" is a problem play.
and how sweet it Isl The Girl OF
the Golden West appeals to me. for
IT is play OF sweet innocence. And
the clean play can. succeed better
than the unclean. for one that appeals
through immortality can not hold.
The trouble is that the immoral plays
have been big financial successes.
That can be remedied IL the authors
refuse to write them and the man
ayers to accept them. Then the others
will take their place. And. yes. 1
believe they are right about the
women. 1t is the women more than
the men who are responsible for the
growth of the immoral tendency.
BY MACE GREENLEAF, leading
man In s0rhe Prince Chap at
the Valencia tbeater: 1t has been my
experience as an actor that a great
many plays are counted big successes
that owe their money getting power
solely TO their appeal to the baser
human thoughts. 1 always play the
parts in which l am cast with all
my might. If the management
chooses to put over a play which rev.
els in immortality, my duty as an
actor compels me to play the part to
the best of my ability, but there is
so much that is wholesome and good
in real life and in the dramatic life
that / always feel sorry when these
things are put on. 1t therefore
pleases me immensely to see a ten
dency on the part of theatrical pro-
ducers TO eliminate from their roper
toire plays which have no other ex-
cuse for existence than their immOr-
ality. 1t occurs TO me that the man
drawing the line, but if they confine
themselves TO the best there is, feel
certain the theatrical business will
not suffer. They can afford to err on
the right side. If an actor is con-
scientious he must regard himself in
sense as an educator and there is
no pleasure in educating the boys and
girls-and some OF the grown up
boys and girls-in the audience in
things which are immoral
By BERTRAM LYTELL, leading man In
the AIcaEar stock eOmpanys The i'm
moral play that teaches a good moral
lesson is all right. but the crudeIy
immoral play can not succeed. 1t is
the public's fault and the demands of
commercialism if an immoral tend
ency is growing. for If the public
didn't patrOnize immoral plays they
would not be put on. To my mind
there is no more indecency about the
problem play than about the ordinary
dramatic production. 1 agree with
Metcalf of Life that critics should
say in writing of play whether it
is one for grOwnups or children.
Pinero wrote problem plays. and they
can not be called immoral. Even The
Second Mrs. Tanqueray" taught a
wholesome lesson.
Many Of the big plays OF two years
ago. when was last in New York, were
of the problem class. However, the
clean plays can make just as big sue
cesses as any others. Just compare
any of the latter with Maude Adams
biggest successes, The Little Minis
ter" and Peter Pan" But these are
somewhat the exceptions, and we
surely are drifting, if not to i'm
morality, at least to a Shakespearean
frankness without the clothing of
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-13
REGIMES From Over the Seas

KeclpeS fTOHl OfCi tnC oNno
FOR THE CALLS FOREIGN READERS
By A. C. Jochmus, 11S Eighteenth street,
Pacific Grove CAL
Goldfish Agrodolice Utalian recipe)-
Four ounces of melted butter, one
dessertspoonful of finely chopped rose,
mary two well scalded mushrooms and
two shallots chopped finely; fry for s1N
or eight minutes. add about one and q
half pounds of Goldfish, parboiled IN
saIted water and cut into small
sauares. fry until a light brown on
both sides, pour over the fish one gill
Of red vinegar with two tablespoonfuls
of tomato juice dissolved In II. ana nali
a pint of warm water with iouI taole-
over slow fire until the liquor IS con-
densed Take the fish carefully out
of the pan; heap neatly on a hot dish
and pour the liquor over 1t.
Tebeureks Greek recipe)-Mix four
and a half ounces of butter with an
equal amount of sugar, add five eggs
well beaten, one cupful of n4ilk two
ounces of yeast and ten ounces of flour
form into the shape of large feuI
de lis or three pointed flower to repre-
sent the Trinity; ice with sugar and
bake one hour These Greek Easter
cakes are sold in the street during
Passion and Holy weeks
Yam Pudding (west Indian recipe)77
Boil one large slice of white yam
Mash it with one tablespoonful of spice
a few drops of rosewater. and sugar &c
taste. Beat up two eggs with little
milk. Mix all together and bake in q
we'll buttered pudding dish
Brnised Goose (French recipe)-As a
variation upon ordinary methods try
roast goose as cooked in southern
France. Singe, clean and truss a
young fat goose. Stuff 1t with -four
onions, parboiled, four ounces of bread
soaked In milk. three tablespoonfuls OF
butter. one tablespoonful OF chopped
parsley, a little grated nutmeg and four
ounces of chestnuts which have beer
cooked and blanched. chopped fine and
we'll mixed; add salt and pepper. Put
the goose in saucepan with one car
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-13
MRS. FRANCES A. IRVINE
is LAID TO LAST REST
Simple Services Held for Woman
of MANY Activities

The funeral of Mrs Frances Anita
dence, 2421 Pierce street. yesterday
afternoon. Only intimate friends and
members of the family were present at
the simple services, held in Mrs Ir-
vines late home, and the interment
was in Cypress Lawn cemetery.
Three children, James H., Katherine
II. and Myford p. Irvine, three sisters,
Mesdames Jeanette NJ. Knoph c. f.
Krauss and Mary c. Kiel. and one
brother, Charles M. Plum, survive Mrs.
Irvine.
Mrs. Irvine was the daughter of the
late GharIes N. Plum, founder OF the
name, and in the early nineties married
James Irvine, the wedding being a
noted social event of the year Mrs.
Irvine was a member of many char
liable organizations and took a leading
part in the social activities of the city.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-13
A FEW WORDS WITH tie
LADY 0P tie HOUSE

Gather up the fragments that moth
ing be lost"
q q q 3
The Dinner Menu
BREAKFAST
Cereal, Cream
Creamed Chicken on Toast
Stewed Tomatoes
Fried Mush
Coffee
DINNER
Round Steak en- Casserole
Canned Stringless Beans
SUPPER
Salt Fish Balls
Cabbage Salad
Buttered Toast
Cookies
Tea
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-13

See the Page for the Modern
House Keeper" which appears
regularly in the magazine of The
Sunday Call. Cash prizes are given
each week for best household ideas
and kitchen recipes. Send in your
choicest ones to Modern House
Keeper Page" the San Francisco
Sunday Call.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-13
The California Promotion Committee

CThe State Central Organization Organised in
1902-An association Tor rhe commercial and
Industrial development OF California.
PROMOTION: The act OF promotion, advance
TDent announcement. Century Dictionary
The committee has for its object the PRO-
NOTING .of California's interests. II has moth
ing TO sell. Ii fosters all things tending TO the
ADVANCEMENT ef California. II is an author
fty on all matters relating to California lt EN-
COURA6ES the establishment OF new industries
and fosters those already established. lt invites
desirable Immigration II presents the Oppor-
trnitieS and needs OF an fields Of business and
professional activity. lt IS supported By popular
subscription and makes charge FOR any
ite rendered Il has affiliated with II 200 COM
mercial organizations ef the state. with
bined membership OF more than $4,000 Meetings
~ representatives OF these organizations are
held semiann1ally IN different parts OF the state.
where matters OF California interest are dis
eussed. Headquarters OF the committees are
maintained in California building. Union square.
San Francisco. CORRESPONDENCE INVITED.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-13

rot, few sticks of celery. one onion
all cut up, some chopped parsley, sweet
maarloram and Glove. Take it out.
mix 1t with half pint tomato Juice.
Heat the sauce again and pour il
around the goose and serve.
VenisOn Roumanian recipe)-Lard
about four pounds of venisOn from the
leg and brown it in butter or drfpping
on both sides. Add half a pint OF
stick of cinnamon. one teaspoonful Of
sugar, salt, pepper and chopped pars-
icy. When cooked one hour add two
dozen large prunes which have been
soaked all night and drained. then
cook for two hours longer, closely COW
cred; strain the sauce, arrange the
prunes as border, and pour the sauce
over all.
Clear Game Soup (Polish reeipe)-Cut
up a calf.s foot, add the bones and
scraps and gravy of any cold game.
duck or rabbit, two ounces of chopped
ham, one onion, two carrots. parsley.
thyme. bay leaf. a piece Of mace and
q stalk of celery Cook If with fUo
quarts of water for three hours. strain
and clarity it with white Of egg: add
salt, pepper, a glassful of sherry. one
hard boiled egg and one lemon. sliced.
Butterkuchen (Westphalian recipel-
Sift three pounds of -four into a basin
which has been slightly warmed: make
well in the middle and put in two
cupfuls OF sugar, seven eggs. the grated
rind of one lemon, and half a pint of
milk in which two ounces of Yeast
have been dissolved. Warm a pound
and half of butter and add il gradu-
ally to the other ingredfents; then
beat all together briskly. Butter thfnlv.
baking sheet, spread the paste on II
TO the thickness of three quarters of
an inch and set in warm place to
rise. Butter the upper surface of the
cake; sprinkle it with coarsely pound
ed sugar and bake quickly. 1t can be
varied after the dough has risen by
sprinkling IT with mixture OF half a
pound OF coarsely pounded sugar, three
ounces of chopped almonds and some
powdered cinnamon; and put small
Jumps of butter all over at regular
intervals. Prick it well to avoid bIis-
ters rising When taken from the
rosewater 1t should be eaten fresh
and is generally cut into pieces two
inches broad and FIVE long.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-13

PASSES BOGUS COINS-Asman emploved AZ
odd times in a fruit store at Fillmore street anil
Golden Gate avenue called at Freeman's cigar
stand. lOlS Fillmore street. Thursday and asked
him 10 give 81 gold piece for So I'm silver
Freeman gave him the gold piece. In few
minutes the man returned. saying that the piece
was bogus, and Freeman gave him another The
same trick was played another cigar dealer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-05
MESSAGE FROM TAFT.
Accompanies NIagoon's Report on
Cuban .Pacification.

Washington, June president Taft to-
day transmitted to congress with spe-
cal message, the report OF Charies T.
Magoon, who served as provisional gov
ernor of Cuba during the last American
occupation. The president takes occasion
to warmly congratulate Governor Magoon
and gives high praise to Major General
Ihomas Barry, who was IN command or
the United States forces. The message
II have the honor to transmit herewith
a communication from the acting secre-
t sa,Ey OF war under date OF May g.
ing exhibits of Charles E. Magoon, pro-
y1sional governor of Cuba, for the period
from December l, 1908, to January Is, 1903
when the provisional government was
terminated and the island again turned
over to the Cubans. I recommend In ac-
cordance with the suggestion of the act
ing secretary of war that this report ano
the exhibits be printed.
portunity to say that the administrator
by Governor Magoon of the government
of Cuba from 1908 to 1909, involved the dis
position and settlement of many very off.
ficult questions and required on his part
the exercise of ability and tact of the
highest order. It gives me much pleasure
to note the credit due to Governor Ma
COON for his distinguished service. The
army of Cuba pacification under Major
General Barry was of the utmost assist
ance. in the preservation of the peace OF
the island and the maintenance of law
and order, without the slightest friction
with the inhabitants, although the army
was widely distributed through the six
provinces and came into close contact
with the people.
1.-THE administration of Governor Ma
COON and the laws recommended by the
advisory commission with Colonel Crowd
er of the judge advocate generals corps
at its head and put into force by the gov
ernor, have greatly facilitated the pro-
gress of good government in Cuba. At
a fair election held under the advisory
commissions new election law, General
Gomez was chosen president and he has
begun his administration under good au-
spices. l am glad to express. the hope
that the new government will grow in
strength and self sustaining capacity I'M
der the provision of the Cuban constitu-
tiOn.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-05
COOLEY In WICHITA.
Says That He Will Be All Right in
Two Weeks.

Dick Cooley will be able to play
again in two weeks. This informa-
ton was received by the State Jour
nal this afternoon in a conference
with Cooley at Wichita over the long
distance. MY ankle was merely
sprained," said Dick. ''It hurts me
a lot, and 1 can't stand on it now. 1
am walking with one crutch, but I
don't think it is a very bad sprain.
Those things in the ankle always hurt
like everything even though they are
minor injuries"
Cooley says he will have no new
players on the inffeld before the team
returns home. This afternoon, Kun
KEEL will play first and Geier, who is a
pretty fair inf1elder will work at third.
If this combination doesn't work,
Cooley says he can play McManus at
first and leave the rest of the in
fielders in their regular positions and
allow Geier to retain his place in
right.
Starr was released in Denver. HE
wouldn't stay sober, and insisted on
boozing after 1 had given him plenty
of warning, so 1 left him behind, for
1 have no place for boozers on my
club" said Cooley in explanation of
the release.