davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09
BIN GREET H4a]62s,uja g MPS. .P1lPP8- -0pdm&

strand there were loud cries for the
author after the first act He finally
appeared on the stage while the ap-
pIause continued. But up in the gall
Iery a sibilant hiss was heard. 1t
was good hiss and fun on feeling
1t was continuous and obstinate. The
shouting and the tumult" subsided.
all but this hiss. while Shaw waited
for silence. Finally he said; AS that
gentleman up in the gallery and
are plainly of the same opinion regard
ing this play. what more can I say?'
And he bowed himself of the stage.
Robinson claims the distinction OF
staging and producing. for the first
time outside Of London. Candida"
other Island" In the latter piece Rob
inson played the role of the drunkard.
He had some difficulty in pronouneing
the word hundred to please Shaw.
How much do you want?'' was the
query put to Robinson In the role.
He was supposed to reply to his would
be creditor. "One hundred pounds" but
he was TO pronounce 1T "hunderd. He
couldn't get the right accent to save
his neck. and finally Shaw said: We'll.
let's make it 'ffty.'" and so the line
stood. He is a great man for adapt
ing himself to circumstances. says
Robinson.
7 went TO him once" Robinson con-
tinued. referring 10 Shaw. "and asked
him to give me the reading of a GER
tain line in You Never Can Tell II
was ambiguous and susceptible OF
subtle alteration by a mere infection
or gesture. 1t might mean many
things. I wanted to know what it
really meant. So I asked Shaw He
| looked at me in amazement, regarded
me pitifully and then declared that he
didn't know himself. How do know
what I write? he asked"
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09

IT is the old. old contest between the
glitter which pleases and the Sc
rious demands of intellectual ap-
peal. tt is an epitome just now OF
the struggle which is going on be-
tween vaudeville and the legitimate
stage: struggle. by the way. which
has only just commenced, but which
Tins far has been 2 vaudeville victory
While expensive productions upon
which eastern managers have expended
fortunes have played TO a sickly ana
quick finish: while excellent actors and
actresses fnd themselves without au-
diences. the vaudeville stage has been
fronted nightly by throngs Of pleasure
seekers choosing the certainty Of hi
larjo1s entertainment 70 the doubtful
onerings Of serious drama.
Thus says Ben Greet. I have
never in my life played to such small
audiences as I have encountered herein
,bis CITY and elsewhere along my tour.
They believe in Everyman' and like
A Midsummer Nights Dream They
sote on As You Like It and say The
Tempest is great fantasy-but they
do not go 10 see these plays AS
some one Of the wits has said of the
Classics they are the books that
everybody admires but nobody reads
Admiration which forgets TO buy
ticket is but faint announcement to
-ho rrodrcer. I can tell YOU
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09

class presentation OF Classic
dramas are no longer on init
mate terms with the people who pay
% see the play
Ben Greet is rather inclined TO take
that dark view Of affairs. His Every
man this tour and his other offerings
by. way of shakespearean plays are
not getting the money-to put the mat
ter bluntly-and Greet isn't happy
over the situation.
Mrs. Horton F. Phipps OTHERWISE
and from now on to be known to fame
-as La Valera. takes different view.
Rat then she is d dancer and is in
vaudeville. while Greet, gray haired
and reaching into years. is the most
legitimate Of actors. He spurns noto-
riety as an epicure avoids corned beef
and cabbage. and sensationalism is a
stranger 10 this English actor Of
-Everyman."
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09

-HF conplainings Of Greet were
nne contrast 10 La valera's rejoic-
fng. and it struck ne that com
bination Of these two in a page Of
chatter would not be entirely without
interest.
Mrs. Phipps is in the first flush Of
the success that youth and beauty
achieve without effort. The beautiful
woman or the handsome man has peo-
ple prejudiced in advance favorably-
Looks count for much, youth is quite
priceless and grace is a gift. Mrs
pnfpps possesses this trinity Of endow-
ments and she is fortunate
she rushed breathlessly from the Or
pheum stage. She wanted to know how
her act had gone. She wanted fiat
terry. as ali artists do. and she beamed
beautifully when she was assured that
she had made a hit again.
Then, accompanied by Mr.. Phipps,
Patsey. the bull terrier. and myself,
she led the way to her dressing room
II was crammed with flowers and redo
lent with the mixture of their perfume
and the paints and cosmetics which
are part OF a dancers hxings. On the
walls were all OF her press notices.
She had them pasted near her mirror.
or read them" she said. while I'm
taking up" She prattled along at a
lively gait. This life was wonderful;
the theater was glorious. the public
individually and collectively superb
and she was success. She said she
thought it would be funny to take
the money when payday came around.
IT'S like stealing it," she said. I've
been having such a good time I think
I should pay for the fun Of il all She
said she didn't realize that she had
made good" on the opening night,
when she made her first appearance
as a really and truly professional 4
heard some indistinct noices from the
audience and then ] heard a shrill
whistle Mr.. Harry Orndorf told me
TO go out and make a bow. Ny knees
shook together. but went forth and
nearly fell fiat. they were applauding
me so. Then went out and bowed
again. and then ] danced my encore
dance. which ] dared not think would
Je demanded. It was spIendid,"
Z O there you are. gentle reader A
girl Of years accomplishes in a
- single performance what gray
haired players with life of study be-
hind them do not get-success.
II is enough to make Greet angry
and he is
He was brought out here quite by
accident four years ago. That is to say
he was here on pleasure tour and
gave "Everyman~ at Stanford He had
wired TO Al Hayman in London for his
company OF "a players and they made
the long journey and epened at Lyric
hall That was about four years ago.
Then the play. with all its age. was
new: II was novel znd Greet says It
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09
Bv WALTER ANTHONY

gave US newspapermen something to
write about.
. such publicity I got them" he
mourned. Il got so much that didn't
know what to make of it and had diff
iculty in keeping the personalities of
my players in the background. as is
my custom. We had three great
weeks here and 'Everyman' became a
fad But San Francisco audiences,
1 say. are tickle. Now they do not
like me any more. even when 1 bring
along the Russian symphony orches-
ira to back up with superb music the
presentation of classic and morality
plays. Perhaps its the moving pic
lures or the cheap vaudeville houses
that are doing the damage, but legiti-
mate theaters are suffering an over
this country, though from my point
of view San Francisco and California
generally is in the worst way. You
have Mrs. Evans here. for instance.
Now in England that would not be al
lowed. No person can put on an act
which would gain notoriety or fame
from the fact that one of the partici-
pants was a former member of either
branch of the service. Here you make
capital out OF scandal and people flock
to see the woman or the man who was
mixed up in scandalous rumor.
Whereas we of the Greet company did
not take in enough money to pay gas
bills last night"
You should have been to see the
excellent program at the Orpheum,' 1
suggested.
Greet only glared his reply.
"A RS. PHIPPS could not avoid sue
Nt cess, it seems. After the kirmess
dance, she told me- her friends
kept after her to go on the stage. She
had taken part in a thousand charity
entertainments, but she did not dream
she could get away with a profess
sional appearance. Somebody intro
duced her to Mr.. Meyerfeld. president
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09

SdAiSntO AJO sO0 AAi3Ah lN 10 PiCoSCh.
Sure" said I, thinking of Greet and
his classics.
= RECT was enc of the discoveries of
Madame Nazimova. 1t was while
- the little Russian company was
playing on the east side. Accompan-
led by members of the cast. Greet used
to go into the strange playhouse in
Fourth street in the Bowery every
week on his Sunday off. They were
wonderful band of players. he says,
and ne declares that all his efforts to
interest New York managers in them
were futile Even Charles Frohman
turned them down. The company
played "Zaza," "A Dolls House" Mas
ter Builder" and many other similarly
modern pieces. Yet" he said, Ma
dame Nazimova was only one of the
company. She is splendid and gifted
with genius but there were others in
the cast as good as she. That will give
you an idea how wonderful the com
pany was. Why, Olendorf. the leader.
was even a greater player. He went
back to Russia, though He would not
take the pains to learn English, and,
as you know, when he got back home
he became involved in some sort of
fight with the police, and now I'm told
he's maimed for life. He will never
play again
You see how cheerful this interview
is getting
- r. GREET will take his company
Az I'D through oregon, where he says
~ they are not surfeited with hiiari-
Gus entertainment and are in quieter
frame of mind. suitable for the intro
spection which his performances en-
courage
1T seems strange to me-" he con-
tinued, that while .Everyman' was
practically doomed and made by news
paper advertising and stories and es-
says. there is not more interest being
paid in it now. The managers are not
to mold public taste. That is the duty
Of the papers II should be the work
Of journalism to frown upon the bad
and meretricious and the duty of the
managers to provide. then. what an en-
nghtened community demands in the
way OF clean performances and uplift-
ing dramas"
The paper is not special maya
zine" replied, and critics are not
teachers. That is no portion of their
work They. do not pretend to instruct
the public in the technics of the art of
dramaturgy-the paper is printed for
the public. 1t is not an organ devoted
to the peculiar interests of theaters
Its appeal must be plain, colloquial and
untechnicaI. Hence
Hence whatg' he ssked. and thai
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09

of the Orpheum company, and that was
all there was to il.
Why" said she. I didn't even have
a dress rehearsal. I sent my music
around TO Mr.. Rosner and practiced
my steps at home. Mr.. Meyerfeld said
he had seen me at the kirmess, and
that if 1 would do as well at the Or
pheum for pay as 1 did at the society
benefit for nothing he'd be perfectly
satisfied Do you think he is pleased?"
Sure" said I, thinking of Greet and
his classics.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09
Some Bernard Shaw
Eccenfricities

EGAI ROBINSON, who is one of the
| Ben Greet players and was asso-
L ciated with George Bernard Shaw
in the production of the latter's plays
in the English provinces. has some
new stories about the witty Irishman.
On the occasion of the first produc-
tions o You Never Can Tell at the
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09

began the argument and ended the in
terview
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09

ERHAPS the world is turning
\ back. and perhaps it isn't Pos
sibly genius in players and high
class presentation of classic
The Detroit times., 1909-04-16
CHAMPION BILL
IS MUTILATEO
Solons Make Attack On Railroad
Commission Measure, Which Is
Passed BY House,
(From a STAFF Correspondent


LANSING, Mich. April i6.-Th,
which Rep Champion Of Lapeer,- is
the author. was under fire In the house
yesterday afternoon under special or
der and little else was done. AS an
ticipated. the bill was pretty well chop
ped up and now is disappointment
10 its sponsor
The first attack was made by Baker
OF Cheboygan, who proposed reducing
the salary OF each commissioner from
/ $4,000 as provided in the bill 10 $3.-
600 the same as under the present
law. Champion contended for tho
higher salary, saying II was none too
much. Guy Miller. OF Detroit, sug'
sested that the governor wanted econ
! omy and opposed the $1,000 figure
| The Wayne delegation was divided.
however, Flowers standing for the
higher salary. The amendment was
adopted by a vote OF "a yeas, this be-
ing a majority and the negative was
not put. II is said that Champion ex-
DC cts 10 be appointed railroad COM
missioner :,
Then Miller moved to cut out all
that part OF the bill giving free rail-
road transportation 20 the commission
ers and all employees OF that depart
ment. as he considered this bad pub
lie policy. Champion then declared
that Miller, while he wanted expenses
cut down, at the same time wouio
have the state pay thousands OF doi-
lars for transportation. The amend
ment finally carried and this portion
was struck out,
Dusenberry then offered an amend
ment TO limit the number OF clerks 10
Ave and other employees to the cctual
reeds. This brought Newk:rk. OF
IWasatenaw. to his feet. asking Cramp'
ton what he meant by Offering such 6
Ibul. Dusenberry said II was to create
an army OF employees for political
machine. This amendment carried
too.
The measure also specified that the
commission could have Offices In Lans
ling or Detroit. but after some discus
sion Detroit was struck out. As the
hill stands, all the commissioner
shall devote their entire time 20 the
duties OF the Office. AS amended the
bill was agreed TO by a vote or o.
TO q.
The senate turned out little WORK
OF importance yesterday. Morlarty. OF
Crystal Falls, introduced bill estab
fishing uniform rates TO be charged
by fire insurance companies 10 pro
hibit rebates. also one making IL ne
cessary for five judges at least TO be
present during every session or inc
supreme court
Collins, OF Bay, also put in two bills.
,legalizing the use OF voting machines
At primary elections and 10 grant the
power TO city treasurers to hold their
returns to the county treasurers until
April !.
There was a squabble over the bill
by Rep Sanders, Of lngham, compel.
ling each member OF institution boards
to sign itemized vouchers. futile. OF
Leslie. called attention TO the fact that
Warden Russell buys strawberries at
high prices and thought this measure
would stop the practice. Fowle moved
to kin the bill but was defeated and
n went through to third reading
The Detroit times., 1909-04-16
To SEARCH IN FAR
NORTH FOR DIR. COOK
Relief Expedition Will Soon Start
in Effort To Find Famous Ex-
plorer, Missing Over Year.
AMERICA

SEATTLE, Wash, April 16.-Has
DR.. Frederick A. Cook, intrepid ex
plorer. lost his life in his latest at
tempt TO reach the north pole?
DR.. Cooks expedition left In May
1907. to make the dash to the goal
that has spelled an untiniely death
for so many brave men, and no word
has been heard from him or OF him
since March. 1908
II was expected that the explorer
would return by September. 1908, at
the latest, and the entire absence OF
any advices as to his party has led To
the gravest fears regarding his 'afety
Friends have appealed to the gov
eminent TO aid in a rescue expedition
which may or may not reach COOK
IN time TO save him from the jeath
laden breath OF the far arctic.
A scientist, writer and explorer. Is
now here, and has promised 10 lead
relief expedition and either bring
back the explorer or stay In the north
until he gets in touch with him In
some way or learn his fate.
II was the purpose Of DIR. Cook on
this expedition to travel with al
speed during the long arctic night
SO that he would be in the best pos
sible position to make the run across
to the pole. When he wrote TO his
wife In Brooklyn. ~ Y, Aug. %. 1907
he was camped at Annoatok. Green
land 20 miles above Etah. his base Of
supplies.
The last word received from him
was dated March II, 1908. 40 miles
above Cape Thomas Hubbard. Jr.
the highest point of land in the NORTH
Polar sea. Twilight was just Their
beginning. and he expected 70 reach
the pole and return TO Etah In the
following September.
DR.. Cook is a man OF iron constitu
ton and indomitablc courage who
recognizes no obstacle. and, barring
accident. his friends believe he ID
alive and has been able TO make the
daylight dash across 10 the pole, but
has miscalculated the time OF mis- re
turn and is getting short OF provi
sions.
DR.. Cook is 43 years OF age. and a
The Detroit times., 1909-04-16
BA 81 '; ;,';
| GAME SATURDAY
| Detroit W.
Cleveland
GAME CALLED 500 r. NJ.
deserved Seats and Boxes at
Il Harris Cigar store.
IIs woodward.
DIR. FLETCHER ENJOINED
IN SANITARIUM DEAL
Ten Grand Rapids Citizens Begin Suit
for Receiver for National San
itarium Co.

ttartum Co.
KALAMAZOO, Mich, April 49,
Suit has been entered In the circui,
court here for a receiver for the Ma
tional Sanitarium Co., Of Kalamazoo
by the Grand Rapids citizens. The7
are Charles W. Garfield, Alexander
Bayne, Daniel w. Tower, Frank r
Watson, Marcus A. Frost, Emma Bene
dict, Lulu B. Berkey, l.. 8. Cloyes, F.
G.. Gregor and L. B. Hogadone.
II Is charged in the complaint that
DR.. Charles A. Fletcher organized the
company in August, 1906, for the pur'
pose OF establishing a great sanitar'
ium near this city with a farm OF sew
eral thousand acres; that after the
company was organized, DR.. Fletcher
named himself president and selected
his own officers and directors, and
further that there has never been a
meeting OF those Interested in the
proposition or of the directors.
II Is alleged that Fletcher had mort.
gage bonds printed. and these have
been sold 10 people in all parts OF
Michigan to the sum OF 100000. which
money. II Is charged, was not used
for the benefit OF the sanitarium, but
went TO DR.. Fletcher personally. The
Grand Rapids people invested $11,250
in the proposition according TO their
statements. There is further charge
that Dr. Fletcher had the bonds guar
anteed by the Michigan industrial
company OF which Fletcher is alleged
by the Grand Rapids people to have
no corporate existence. II is assert
ed that Fletcher had John Crosse act
as secretary in order to sign the bonds
for which Crosse was TO receive 500 a
year. Crosse left no books, and after
a time refused to permit the use OF
his name any longer. l.. ~ Burke
an attorney, was then asked TO act
He had no clerical duties and soon
quit.
Judge Knappen granted injunctions
today 10 prevent DR.. Fletcher from
operating under the name designated
in the complaint and from selling the
property.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-16
HELD FOR MURDER.
Charles Charlwood Must Answer for
John Smiths Death.

~HdTItb OHdTIWOOu Wutl FHsWVI TOT
John Smiths Death.
BUCHANAN, Mich, April 10
Charles Charlwood has been held for
trial at the April term Of court by
Justice Bachelor Ia connection with
the death OF John Smith. ;ieorge
Smith. the dead mats brother, testi.
fed that he saw Charlwood strike his
brother in the neck. knocking him
down. II was found that the dead
rams neck was broken. George Smith
had been held for completely IA tho
crime, but has been released, he testi
lying for the state
The Detroit times., 1909-04-16

native OF New York. He has made
numerous trips on arctic exploration.
is vice president OF the Arctic Club
OF America, and prominently identi-
fed with the exploration and geo.
graphical societies of the country.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-16
MOUNT ETNA IS ACTIVE;
PEOPLE WARNED TO FLEE


Around Famous Volcano is Threat
ened-Anxiety for Scientists.
PALERMO. April 1.-the complete
destruction OF the country around
Mount Etna is threatened today as a
result OF the increased activity OF the
volcano. Inhabitants In the neighbor'
hood have been warned 10 fee for
their lives.
Mount Etna showed renewed activ'
ity early in the week and then subsid.
ed. II Is now violent, however. AMI
showers OF cinders are falling for
miles around.
The is much uneasiness regarding
the safety OF several parties OF scien'
lists who have been exploring both
mounts Etna and Stromboli. the latter
also being active again.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-16
ANUS EN- ENTS.
TONIGHT! a ATM 1Ds

Seats selling at GrinneITs. DHEs-
DEN ORCHESTRA and JOMELLI.
Saturday. ciI5-THE ORCHESTRA,
sCHNITZER, LANGENDORFF, MA
CONDA. Saturday. S:15-NORDICA.
sPALDING AND TINE ORCHESTRA.
Prices 75c. 81 81 SO 81 and $3.50.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-16

II have been using Cascarets for In.
somnia. with which have been afflicted
for twenty years. and can say that Cas-
earets have given me more relief than any
other remedy l have ever tried Il shall
certainly recommend them to my friends
ss being all that they are represented.
Thos. Gillard, Elgin. Ill.
Pleasant. Palataole. Potent. Taste Good
DO Good. Never Sicken. Weaken or orjpe.
i0c. 2Sc. SOC. Never sold In bulk. The gen
uinu tablet stamped CGC. GuAfAnleeI to
cure or your money back. 80
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-04
HIGH TEMPERATURE
IN JANUARY


The most remarkable feature q
The weather In Sow N 1ico durinl
the month 81 January VS. the higi
mean temperature according to th'
report Ton that month just issued D,
the section director of the weathel
hnrcau ia santa Te. The report says
n narts
During the last fourteen YEARS there
has been three ~JanuHries that wert
unusually warm. or had notable warm
periods. but tho highest January
mean temperature shown hy the re-
cords tgS.a IN 1900 was lower
taun Tor the mean January 1903 1hp
precipitation Was deficient but Jan.
uury. 1908 ana 1904. both had leas.
Thc month opened warm and the
temperature rose gradualls from day
to day until the sth, when the maxi
mum for the month WAS registered
az most stations the 9Th and 10Th
Maro also warm, but on the lith the
tnmpprHture began 40 fan rapidly.
nnd the night Of the tith-t2th was
cold throughout the territory TO the
east az the Rio Grandc II WAS colder
Than during any other part Of the
month ON the l9fh the weather grew
warmer, and on the l4tll the temper
ninrc rose rapidly this warm weather
prevailed until the 9th when the
second cold pcriod began, and CON
tinncd nntil the end of the month on
the 2sth and s9th the greater portion
~ the country 60 the west Of the RIO
Grandc had Tho lowest temperature
or the month. The moan temperature
was above the nprnial at an stations
The least departure a al Chamu'
and WAS plus 06 the greatest was
plus 104 AT Socorro.
The precipitation was light and
much below the normal, except IN the
country extending from western COL
fax ana Mora counties 20 tho Arizona
line. whore il NHH very heavy over
me higher mountains. and somewhat
heavier thun usual In the valleys end
on the mesas II WAS unusually light
ovor tho eastern and southern borders
OF thu territory
SNOW fall ln the Mountains.
January Was unusually mild aud
very little snow FEN except ia the
mountains or the north portion Of the
territory The liRht SHOWS ana rains
OF the other districts we're confined
principally 10 the higher mountains
10 the upper Rio Grande and the san
Juan watersheds there was . material
Increase IN the reported depth and an
abundant supply Of water for these
drainage basins during the coming
seaHon seems assured. az the SNOW b.
ia deep drifts, wen packed. and, In