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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-08-04
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Rev. DIR. ID. A. Plat, Superintendent
of this district of the NJ. E. church, was
badly injured Saturday night by falling
off a street car from Monarch Park near
the corner of Liberty and Sth streets,
Franklin, says the News of Monday. He
sustained a broken shoulder bone and two
bad bumps On the head, which will inca
pacitate him for work for a month or six
weeks. DR.. Plat is not able to tell very
much about the accident, which occurred
about 1890 O'Clock. He had expected the
car to stop at Sth street and when it did
not do 20 he got on his feet. He says he
does not recall ust what happened, but
be thinks he must have stepped off the
car onto the street. He was thrown vio-
lently to the pavement and was uncon-
scious when picked up a moment later.
He was removed to his home, sos Elk
street, where IL was found that his shoul-
der bone had been broken at the jointand
that his head was cut in two places. He
did not rest we'll Saturday night, but got
a good sleep Sunday night and was feel
ing much better Monday. During DR..
Platt's enforced vacation he will fill his
work by using some of the brethren of
the district, possibly available Superin-
tendent timber, we presume, of which
there is aplenty.
Humphrey Driscoll, aged rs years, a
former resident of West Hickory, died at
the home of his son, James Driscoll, on
Seneca street, Oil City, at $3.50 o'clock
Tuesday morning July q, of brights
disease. Mr.. Driscoll was born in Coun-
ty Cork, Ireland, and emigrated to Amer
lea 20 years ago, and later settled at West
Hickory, where he resided up until eight
months ago, when he went to Oil City to
live with his children. He is survived
by a daughter, Mrs. Nellie Spence, and q
son, James Driscoll, both of Oil City, and
Mrs. Mary o'Shea, a ~stepdaughter, of Ii
tusville. The body was taken to Tidioute
for burial, where the funeral services
day.
james McManus shot an oil well at
Bradford last February and the oil and
mud spattered over the home OF o. ID.
Straola. Claiming that the paint was
ruined, action was brought for $50 dam
ages and judgment by default was rem
dered by a justice of the peace Friday.
The case will be appealed.
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Dunkle- Wolfe Nuptials.

A very pretty marriage was solemnized
at 300 p. m, Wednesday, July 2Sth, 1909,
when Miss Clara Elizabeth, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Wolfe, of Wolfe's
Corners, Pa, and Mr.. George NJ. Dunkle,
Of Darlington, Pa, were Joined in we'd
lock, Rev. W. o. Calhoun, of Tionesta,
officiating. The happy event took place
at the home of the bride. The house was
beautifully decorated, the color scheme
being pink and white. Roses, carnations,
and sweet peas were the flowers used.
The bride was beautiful in a gown of
white Persian lawn and princess lace.
Miss Erdie, a sister of the bride, was
bridesmaid and looked very pretty in her
gown of silk null. Mr.. George Sig
worth, of Strattan vile, Pa, was best
man. Following the ceremony congrat-
ulations and best wishes we're offered,
after which a bounteous wedding dinner
was served in courses. The brides table
looked beautiful, covers being laid for
ten. The gifts were numerous and very
handsome, consisting of china, silver,
linen, cut glass, etc. In the evening the
bride and groom left in a carriage, amid
showers of rice and old shoes, for Tio-
nesta, where the train was taken for an
extended trip to P%ittsburg, Washington,
d. c., Baltimore, and Richmond, Va.
They will be at home after August 18th al
Rocky Mount, North Carolina, where the
roo is the purchasing agent for the
Nicola Lumber Co., of Pittsburg, Pa,
Both the bride and groom have many
friends in this vicinity who join in wish
ing them a long, happy and prosperous
journey through life.
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GrnnnIn,ed Sore Eve. Cured.

"For twenty years l suffered from a
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since.' This salye is for sale by Dunn IL
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his daughter, Mrs. G. T. Anderson, at 1000 O'Clock, Wednesday morning, July %,
1909. Rev. w o. Calhoun OBLIGATED and spoke feeingly OF the kindhearted and
generous impulses of The deceased, extoning his character husband, father, and
citizen. He vas assisted by Revs. II. A. Bailey, b. f. Felt aud E L. Monroe, and a
choir composed of Mrs. SUE M. Sharpe, Mrs n. T. Shriver, DR.. F. J. Bovard and
Mr. Sas Shriver rendered several favorite hymns of the deceased. The palLbearers
weres six Comrades, as follows: G. w. Robinson, J. A. Small, WIN. Lawrence, p.
s. Linde, f. Y. Krenler and d. w. Clark. Stow Post, of which the deceased was
al honored member attended n "a body as an escort Tokens OF esteem IN the form
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Special NOtice.--Annual Niagara Falls
Excursion, August 10, via Nickel
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Leaving Erie 1906 a. M, will be good IL
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The San Francisco call., 1909-04-18

to my kind of work. I wondered
whether the fire had burned UP your
enthusiastic goodness. or whether the
earthquake had shattered your cordial
ity and generosity. The first night at
the Van Ness answered those doubt
ing questions emphatically, and you
can not know the Joy we all had in
working for you that night
You found every laughable line and
situation in the play. and some that no
other audience found besides. We would
have been bundle of sticks IL we
had not appreciated the reception and
enjoyed It,
THE only circumstance to mar the
memory of this visit to San Francisco
In the death of Nine. Modjeska, the
sad news of which reached me here.
She was as a mother 10 me. Her help
when was her leading man has never
been forgotten; her encouragement.
precepts and example, her superb
womauliness and her splendid art could
not fail to inspire any one who came
in daily contact with her. There was
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and whispered hoarsely: guess this
must be the Worm that turns
do think about San
w Francisco audiences? They're
birds. That's always a danger
ous thing for an actor to say, be-
cause the F'renchman's definition Of
gratitude Is always suggested-a live
ly expectation of favors to come. am
sincere though when declare that
nowhere else that I know of do I find
audiences that are as willing to become
part of the performance, to help it
along, encourage the players, and en-
joy the result OF the concerted work
of actors and auditors, as find here
in San Francisco. It has been two
years, or nearly two years. since L
was here, in The Duel, and have not
forgotten how well I was treated then,
though I'll admit that the play pre-
sented was not one altogether suited
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New York. / was invited to a banquet
of the Friars. which, as you know, is
an organization OF press agents and
others connected with the business of
the theater Worm is a high Friar,
and. of course. he had to make speech
I should say that ], too, am member
of the Friars, at least I get bills and
letters and papers from them, but can
not attend many meetings, because
they don't have any outside of New
York Well, anyway. I was at the
banquet. Gus Thomas sat on one side
of Mr.. Worm and 1 sat on the other.
He arose to speak. His. dress suit was
without a wrinkle and his great ex-
panse of white shirt front Ioomed up
with appropriate illuminations. AS he
wound his way along his speech he
turned from side to side. Thomas and
sat beneath the protuberance, which
turned and ducked at proper intervals
as he pivoted our way. His speech
was not a short one and Thomas grew
Impatient finally. he leaned farsover me
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Recollections OF Old Days

1t is now 20 years. almost to a day.
since John Morrisey. house manager
of the Orpheum. came to San Francisco
and became manager OF the baby
which now has become the grown up
Orpheum. The place was just a con-
cert hall then and was devoted mainly
to music which was played by a band
of clever instrumentaiists over whom
hung the caption in electric lighted
letters. ~Rosner's Hungarian orches-
ira
Naturally. at this time. Morrisey has
memories. Memories OF the old days
when vaudeville" was varieties" and
when. In pinch. he used to climb on
the stage and do a song and dance 10
Iengthen out the program probably to
all concerned.
at was manager for Gustav walter
said he, "for just a year and then
went back to Chicago and took charge
OF the Grotto on the lake front re-
member we were then featuring Sam
son against Sandow as the strongest
OF strong men. I stayed In Chicago
until 1 got a wire from Gustav 10
come back to San Francisco and re-
sumo the house management. arrived
here just as the Midwinter fair was
closing and I've been here ever since.
Walter was putting on farce COM
edies then. He was daiiying with tho
forerunners OF musical comedy. over
the Garden. Wall was one OF the plays
and George Wood was the principal
comedian; Freddie Stockmeyer, who az
terward became Mrs. George Wood.
was the soubretts. Those were The
days when, IL our acts didn't come or
If we were shy on numbers I'd double
with Wood and we'd do a song and
dance turn. I'd do the singing ane the
dancing and Wood would MI IN with
comedy stunts.
Next came the opera career OF the
Orpheum. Walter got the opera craze.
We had the Hess opera company with
us. as many old timers viii remember
But speaking OF. the orchestra. I
mustn't forget to say that in that
original Hungarian orchestra were
Rosner, who is still with US IN his
original capacity OF director; Jaulus.
Stark and Romandy. The latter three
were our first violinists.
Eat the conclusion OF the engagement
Of the Hess opera company. Walter
still retained his devotion to the muse
OF melody and thus the Orpheum be-
came a family place OF amusement
where beer was served at the tables
to papa and mamma and the whole
family, who listened while they slipped
beer to excellent music.
But we needed more show material
and so we wired to Mexico for an op-
era company which was playing
through that country. 1t was headed
| by Allemany. who was the prima
donna. Hers Is the only name in that
cast that I can now remember That
was about 13 years ago. you ace.
shall never forget the amazerent that
we all experienced when the goods OF
that opera aggregation reached San
Francisco. Everything was in bales.
The heap looked like the portable
product of a cotton field. But when
we began to unpaek the stun. We
found wardrobe which was wonder.
The best we'd ever. seen.
'sWhen the opera season was over
and it was profitable engagement
the orpheum started on its vaudeville
line. We called it variety then.
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and with his pockets lined with his
sncie's money he squanders his time
and strength and money in lengthy
orgy with her"
.lDo you know ! ventured, that
thJt you have done a remarkable feat
in having succeeded in covering the
!. fundamental brutality Of the play? A
play which is based on vicious
vomsn's influence over senile wretch
like Roueet, to which ugly theme is
added the presence OF this big animal
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Guilty. / used that word in similar
connection when complaining that he
wasn't talking for publication. "Au
right" said he. -Pll behave, and that
word worm you just used is my cue
for serious discussion.
Perhaps you never saw A. Toxin
Worm. He is great press agent.
When I say great I mean it. He is
great physically and at his job At
present / believe he is head of the pub
Iicity department for the Shuberts in
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. oDoNEL Philippe BR1DAU is

GaTic character AngIicized.
- The Balzac bully and brute has
been Engnshed, according to
( Otis skinner. and that is why the play
The Honor OF the Family has been
( one OF the great successes OF this
stage period. Out OF the Coincide
HUMANE" via Emile Fabre. per Paul
n Potter, plus Otis Skinner, is the pres
rent Philippe. who stands scarcely more
like Bslzac's original painting OF the
fcolODei than a character drawing from
: Tennyson might be.
Balzac wrote the book lie Menage
De Garcon," out OF which-beginntng
~ the enc OF the story-Emile Fabre
took his play Paul NJ Potter, who did
TriibyT from book form TO the stage
adapted Fabre's adaptation and handed
The result along 10 Skinner. whose
me rich hunor breathed life and a
Kind Of rough goodness into the soul
-Of the dissipated. diseased, selfish and
hare Philippe until now he is a person
zone might love and certainly a person
tremendously interesting and compel
sIinE.
Colonel Rridan is cosmopolitan He
IS the product Of many minds and is
French in figure snd subtlety, but An
gio-Ssxon in his roaring sense Of
humor. He would be ike Petruchio IL
his brutality was not inherent; he
would be like D-Artagnsn II his love
or lighting were not less than his love
Tor intrigue and cunning; he would be
= Robert Macaire but for the touches
that the AnglO-Ssxon adapter and
actor have put on the picture. and be
r-ould be like Cyrano de Bergerac IL
he were only good As it is. he is Colo
uel Philippe plus Otis Skinner.
NETRUCHIO carried a whip, Bridau
carries cane. but that is not the
only difference between them,
fhe actor was saying The bard's hero
- ssumed lis brufaliJy-he put If on like
- cloak and for moral reasons Kath-
srine, though 3 vixen. was high minded
land noble; only her point OF view was
= n wrong PetruchiO had TO cure her,
and be did II with a whip. When his
task was done he was tender and gall
flsnL But Bridsu is brutal By instinct
Ie is a bully; he is an egotist for the
sgrs1ifcatioD OF whose desires the world
.reTolveS- Il is night because he wants
10 revel; The world turns TO day so that
he may sleep he wants his uncle's
money IN the book he wants IT for
himself In the play be wants if for
biulself and for his mother The drama
says that be vii see she is provided for.
Iu the book be is viIling.fo turn her out
or the house and IS capable OF that
.n1eanness; but IN the play he is pre-
scented By Yours Humbly with some Of
the attributes OF son. and he viii care
Tor his mother In the play he says to
Flora Brazier- after be has wrought her
downfall IN the house OF Jean jacques
tRouget, the ancient libertine: Wen
fyneet in Parisr Go not doubt that
after the play he does meet her in Paris,
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<<taY AUDIENCES have given me
~ Philippe" continued Skinner. L
did not realize the role was so full of
comedy until my hearers showed me.
Balzac is grim, not humorous. The
tinge of native grimness remains. as
when Bridau practices publicly with
pistols in order to deceive his rival for
the miser's money into the belief that
pistols are Bridau's forte. Hence. when
Commandant Max chooses swords he
really commits suicide, for swords are
Bridau's weapons, and not pistols. It
roars at the thought of if. At first 1
did not see where 1t was going to be
funny. but it is.
I suppose it is instinct with the race
to shout at another's discontinue and
to rejoice loudly when disaster over
takes another. A man falls 1udicrously
when slab Of banana skin slips under
his foot We laugh and think it most
funny; and we say to him I'm awfully
sorry, but 1 would have had to laugh
il you'd killed yourself The ambu-
lance is driven Up and they take him
OF to mend his broken leg. It's really
about as funny as a funeral, but we
laugh at IL.
That is where the laughs in The
Honor of the Family come in La
at the coloners command. He would
not hesitate to hit her with his heavy
cane. She knows 1T and is frightened
into numbness. We laugh at her ter
TOR and think it tremendously funny
is it? And poor, old Borniche, who is
quite inoTensive and entirely servile!
II IS very funny when the colonel
literally throws him out Of the door.
The action is that of a bully and a
brute and the inonensive Borniche has
done nothing TO merit the treatment
He. too, is frightened within an inch
Of his life at the great Bridau, where
upon the audience laughs once more.
So again. when in reply to Orsanto's
complaints. the colonel replies Of
fensively and Bow WOW. good dog.
That gets another laugh. Somebody
is being abused.
We forgive Bridau his brutality be-
cause I have tried to add touch OF
tenderness here and there, and have
made him good naturedIy condescend-
ing, but more than that he is bril-
liant. and we always like to see brains
and bravery win
NToU must not think that Otis Skin
ner talks of nothing but abstrac-
tions or that his mind is always
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but one Modjeska; there Will not De
another.
q KINNER is a peculiarly interesting
illustration of the value Of hered-
ity. and of the effect of influences
on childhood preceding birth. He
comes from long line OF clergymen.
I'VE have them on almost every limb
of our family tree ne said. Yet of
the three sons which were born to my
father and mother none is a clergy
my brothers was a writer of note In
New York; another brother Is an ar
tist. and I. as you know, am called
an actor. Preceding my elder broth
er's birth my father was busy with
his sermons. In those days he used
to write them, and in this service
my mother frequently helped They
were I believe, of more than usual
literary merit My brothers reputa-
ton as a writer is not confined to
New York. Some years later my peo-
pie moved to Boston, where my father
laQ cHLIG6 l1LO TIC GdIucu tncdLcl. nc
and my mother went there frequently.
and saw the best dramas that were
then being presented. 1t was a new
world to them. They had never been
much addicted to the theater going
habit The salary OF a Universalist
clergyman would hardly permit such
extravagance- But with the privilege
of attending the Garden as often as
they liked there grew a great love
for the drama-the good drama. 1
mean. During this period I was well
coined, yelling. into the world. Later
we moved out OF Boston into a small
town. and my mother began to develop
her talent as painter. She was real
Iy gifted. and her pictures no one
need blush for. They were artistic,
full of feeling and won her local fame.
My younger brother, born at this time,
became an artist of some distinction,
as you know"
<tH ONT let US talk any more about
Bridau or Skinner" said the
latter. "I've another story about
Wilson Barrett and Sir Henry Irving
which really you must hear. But II
you insist on more interview first I'll
/ quote what Paine says of him in an
essay on Balzac.
Philippe Bridau, says ne. is one
of the most detested and complete mon-
sters of the human comedy. 1 do not
hesitate to compare him with the great
est OF Shakespeare,s monomaniacs'
But that isn't my Bridau, is it?
'Baizac built his puppet during a
time Of greatest encouragement. He
didn't know whether to kill himself
or escape from his debts by running
away to South America. He was penni-
less and i'll. haunted by creditors and
by the memory of his love for Nine
Hanska. who had repulsed him. He
said of himself that he was a stag a,
bay Besides being Ill with a terrible
nervous malady, his magazine enter.
prise went up in bankruptcy; he hac
been refused membership in the French
academy because. as Sainte Beuve saie
] appropriately. he was too big for theil
armchairs.' Then in the midst of thi,
turmoil, Philippe Bridau was born. i
q you believe in prenatal influences 1
will not seem strange that the Off
spring of Balzac's brain-the child O
his imagination-should be monster
And that is why Issay that there i
almost as much OF Otis Skinner in tn,
stage Bridau as there is of Balzac. Fo
q Skinner's colonel Is nkable chan
There IL Don Caesar in him as well a
/ lD'Artagnan and Petruchio. and he i
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NToU must not think that Otis Skin
ner talks of nothing but abstrac-
tions or that his mind is always
busy with problems Of the cosmos and
such things. In fact there is less of
the actor about him off~stage than al
most any player it has been my good
fortune to meet. Skinner insists on
telling stories. He waves Interviews
away with a discouraging persistency
that defes opposition. He will not
sit on a pedestal and pose. An inter
view must be wormed out with diff
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COLONEL Pf1ILIPPEl 1BRIDAU ~ (3MS, SKIhhER


the colonel, can not be easy to present
agreeably."
Thanks, said he.
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tender and sympathetic. clustering and
good natured.