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Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27
SOCIAL PROBLEM THEME
OF NEW NETHERSoLE PLAY

Olga Nethersole, who comes here
for the Christmas holidays, prior to
sailing for London last week, gave the
following interview through her man
ager, Wallace Munro:
Il am going home for a little quiet
holiday, to build up for my strenuous
transcontinental tour of America this
autumn. 1 will spend part of my time
at my country place at Biarritz, on the
Bay of Biscay, then go salmon fishing
with some friends to the north of
Scotland, and return here in time to
inaugurate my season around the first
of September
"The interest shown in The Writing
on the Wall has encouraged me to
offer next season another play by an
American author, dealing with another
vital social question, that is as bold
in exposition as the crusade for tene-
ment reform expounded in The
Writing on the WALL
"As the moving picture is the great
educator to those who cannot afford to
travel, so the disclosures upon the
stage of social conditions is the best
avenue of acquainting the public with
these problems. 1 feel the great drama
of the future will be woven around
sociological themes. The tear-be-
decked, villain-pursued heroine of the
past must give way to the woman of
brain and ideas, the creative and con-
trolling power for good in man. The
hero must be a man of thought, not a
mere masculine shell of mock heroics,
but the dominating influence of a future
generation. Such a man, woman and
theme, I have in my minds eye for the
coming season.
''In my repertoire I shall retain some
of nv former successes"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27
News from Vaudeville Land
bv TzVO of Us Good Citizens
BY JEN LATONA.
Billed at the Orpheum.

Billed at the Orpheum
ny HE Sunday vaudeville show is un-
known in Australia. There are but
II two matinees weekly. Acts are i'm
ported from all over the world by Harry
Richards, who controls the vaudeville
business throughout Australasia, A
good act in Australia remains from six
to twelve weeks in each town. Every
two or three weeks we have to change
our routine. and this demands a de7
gree of versatility seldom exacted in
America, I believe.
Sidney and Melbourne audiences are
cosmopolitan. One meets people from
all parts of the world 1t used to be a
common occurrence for us to receive
letters from people who had seen our
act In London, Paris, New York. Chi
cago, Berlin and from many Cali
fornians, who, we find, travel extern
sively.
Australian admission prices range
from one shilling to three (25 to 70
cents), with an extra shilling added for
booking" which you call reservation
There is also an "early door" system
which costs extra. You pay to avoid
the crowd
The performance starts at 1880 and
runs till Ills. Until $50 Australian
"home talent has the stage There is
a first part" prettily mounted and
gorgeously costumed, with twenty-five
girls, end men and specialties inter
spersed. After the intermission come
the imported acts Except in the gal
lery everyone in the audience wears
full evening dress, and to give due
credit an Australian audience is the
most up to date and appreciative in
the world. When an artist makes her
first appearance she is greeted with an
enthusiastic reception; headliner or in
termediate, all receive the same.
If the gallery disapproves of an act,
it has a system called counting 'em
out" Everybody counts, "One Two!
Three" and then all add, "Out!" in q
full chorus of disgust. No actor ever
succeeded in Kidding an Australian
audience.
New Zealand has no regular vaude-
vile houses. Yet 1t has four large
modern cities-Auckland, Wellington,
Christchurch and Dunedin. Mr. Rick
ards sends out company once or twice
a year to play the Legitimate" houses.
You can get some idea of the distances
down in the southern hemisphere when
I tell you it takes four days to reach
New Zealand from the nearest Aus
tralian port.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27
LILLIAN RUSSELL HAS FUN
WITH SAN LUIS OBISPO

Experiences" cried Miss Lillian
Russell upon returning from her tour
to the Pacific coast in "Wildfire"-why
I hardly know how to list even a few
of them, there We're so many. I guess,
however. that we will not forget that
in San Luis Obispo Cal. The town is
about as big as a New Jersey suburb
and the theater is digniied by the
name. 1t is more like an exhibition hall
at county fair. They did not have
regular seats and sold chairs in rows
at 81 each, and the only other admls-
sion was 81 for standing room. 1t was
just a big barn suddenly made over
into a hall
THE stage was not equipped with a
dressing room and the local manager
had fitted up the left-hand stage box
for the purpose. il was separated from
the rest of the hall only by a curtain,
and there l dressed for my various
scenes. l could hear the comment of
the audience, and it was deliciously
personal. My dressing table was a
rickety old bureau borrowed from the
county poorhouse, as l found afterward,
for the local manager was also superin-
tendent of the poor farm.
Shortly after the doors were opened
the agent came back to my dressing
room to ask me if / had any objection
to dogs. 1t seems the natives like them
so well they bring them to the theater.
For a time it seemed as if there would
be no performance, for without the
dogs the agent assured me the people
would be nervous. We compromised
on dogs that had promising aspect of
oountenance, and truth compels me to
admit that the dogs which passed the
managerial inquiry behaved beauti-
fully. y."-Cbicago Record-Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27
SHUBERT JOURNAL SAYS
FROHMAN is ON FENCE

Charles Frohman is on record in a
letter addressed to a prominent mem
ber of the Western Theater Managers
association, as indorsing the recent ac-
ton of the association in declaring
itself unanimously in favor of the
open door policy.
1.-The open door policy is good
thing" he said, and the letter went on
to say that no matter what might be
the wish of Mr.. Erlanger, the Frohman
attractions would go through the
middle west whether they were booked
through the Office of Klaw & Erlanger
or not.
A similar assurance was given by
Henry b. Harris, and William A. Brady
has already taken the bull by the
horns and sent contracts for "A Cen
tleman from Mississippi" and "The
Man of the Hour" to managers in the
middle west who were active in the
recent annual meeting, and in the
meeting of the directors
1.-THE above is clipped from the
Open Door. a Shubert organ. 1t is
given here for what it may be worth
Ed,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27
Shees Half Price and Less

over two hundred big display bargain
tables are displaying snoes for men, women
and children on sale in many Instances for
half price and less Convince yourself and
come TO the
MAMMOTH SHOE HOUSE,
SO South Broadway.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27

BRIEF RESUME OF
SEASON IN EAST
From the Chicago Record Herald. ]

[From the Chicago Record Herald
The theaters are closing their doors
and the season is at an end. The dra-
matte critics are surveying the field
and commenting on the good and bad
features of the activities within it.
Some of them have little comfort for
the lovers of the serious and vital
drama, but others discern signs of
promise and progress.
The season has been characterized oy
a swelling tide of protest against filth
and immortality on the stage. Some
particularly nasty and vicious plays
were withdrawn ''under fire." but as
they were dull, crude and preposterous
as well the victory for artistic decency
in their case was not great. whether
the movement is strong enough to BAN
ish clever and interesting plays that
are Objectionable morally IL still con-
sidered an open question. The agita-
ton against decadence, hypocrisy ana
offensive "realism" must be continued.
No fewer than seventy-four new
plays were tried" in New York during
the season. Not more than half
dozen of them were really successful
or deserved to succeed. Twenty eight
failed mserably and speedily, and a
considerable number struggled along
for a time and died of inanition. Chi
cago has seen most of the good novel
ties, at the head of which, it hardly
needs saying, stands Barries trresisti-
bly, fantastic comedy, "What Every
Woman Knows" 1t has enjoyed "A
Man From Home" and given its en-
couragement to "The Battle" Mr. Mof-
fet's sociological comedy-drama II
has appreciated 1.-The World and His
1 ,ts,s, ii
merit III "a Gentleman From Missis-
sippi." Three or four of the seasons s
fit survivals it has yet to see, includ-
ing Mr.. Walters somewhat "unpleas-
ant" but admittedly significant and
honest drama, 1.-The Easiest Way"
Leading playwrights were content to
let the Theatrical year pass without
contributions from their pens. Perhaps
they have been working on things re-
quiring unusual care and thought; if
so, next seasons announcements
should be richer and moro alluring
than those of the average year. In any
case, the next dramatic season bids
fair to lay special claims to attention
and public interest. The theatrical
ferment here and in England should by
that time bring forth noteworthy re-
suits. The two projected repertory
theaters will be "functioning" in Lon
don and serving as models to other
progressive centers. New York will
have new so-called "millionaires
theater" that will be sure to challenge
notice. One manager talks of building
a. poor mems theater" for the produc
tion of fine plays at very low prices
and if he means business the idea is to
be welcomed, even if the name which
clothes it is unfortunate and unwise.
There is no such thing as stagnation
in this universe, and the theater is no
exception to the rule. There is either
retrogression or progress, and every
thing points to new and healthy de-
parture in stageland.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27

ing without You" There will be an
Illustrated song and moving pictures.
FISCHER 'S-Music features the COM
ing weeks bill. Annie Montgomery
has a soulful solo, with You in
Eternity" and a Iivelier number.
when the Band Plays at Night
in connection with the Roly Poly
girls. lie Chatter, lyric tenor, has
two musical efforts with the chorus.
The Moon song is said to be decided
sensation, while "A High Old Time in
Dixie" helps to center thought upon
the eight Rolypolians.
An act which is entirely a stranger
to this city is Tony Ryde and his troupe
of trained monkeys. The simians box
wrestle, dance and otherwise counter
felt humanity Ouda, gymast is the
athletic balancer of the bill.
Joe Goodwin. who is billed as polite
entertainer. has line of singing and
dancing monologue as well as speedy
patter. There are moving pictures
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27
BY CLAUDE GILLINGwATER.
Billed at the orpheum.


TVERYIHING in stageland is
II, coming to the tabloid form. Time
II flies on rapid wings in America in
the twentieth century, and the busy
man and woman of affairs hasn't the
time or the inclination to listen to long
stories with snaillike anagnorisis.
They want brief stories, quickly told,
and without plot or complications that
are not easy to understand.
The one-act play pleases more people
than the three-act play, and that is
why you see the vaudeville theaters
crowded and the so-called legitimate
theaters half filed. OF course, there
are exceptions to this, as to every rule,
but 1 am speaking largely of present
day conditions.
Variety is the spice of life; variety
is the thing we most crave; variety in
our mental food, as well. as in our
physical exercises and material pleas
ures. believe that the man who starts
a theater for the production of one
act plays and runs. say, three plays
night, changing the bill every week,
will make a fortune, and will start a
form of entertainment that will prove
as popular as the old stock system has
been.
Managers possibly will say to you
that they cannot get enough short
plays to assure the permanency of
such a venture. This is all bosh; they
will create a demand for short plays,
and the best writers win turn their
energies and their mental powers, to
the field which offers the surest and
quickest remuneration.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27

A LOS ANGELES girl who is to
n open New York city engagement
"A next autumn is Miss Elizabeth
johann of 1878 West Second street, who
scored her first stage triumph in 1904,
when she danced her way into the
hearts of an audience at McVicker's s
theater, Chicago. The following season
she was engaged by Tony Pastor and
appeared at his theater under his man
agement in The "Wild Irish Reel" the
most popular of her repertoire of
trips. In New York she will fill a
fourteen weeks vaudeville engagement
in a sketch entitled 'Katerina and Her
Letters from Hiney,"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27

UNIQUE-Continuin the combina-
ton bill plan, the Monday matinee will
disclose a headline attraction in the
Zamloch company, who dub their nov
city magic act "Spiritua Mistegoria."
They do not however, compel you to
pronounce or define it. Buchanan and
Russell offer a comedy sketch and Dale
and Dale are singers and dancers.
"Casey's Courtship" is a comedy offer
ing. James 7. Kelly, the author, has
the role of Michael Casey, remorse-
full rich man, who seeks his old sweet
heart to make amends for a jealous
slight He finds her both a widow and
a boarding house keeper. Val Blatz,
saloonkeeper, he discovers as a rival,
lin the person of Jack Martin)
is him a fistic duel. Casey wins
and widow. Miss Massey is the
w and Miss Parker, "a friend of
family" Among the songs are
ID Night and I'm Tired of Liv-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27
MAY BAR ANY PLAYeoER

man who bought seats from a spec
ulator, and he sued. The court of ap-
peals made it clear that the proprietor
of theater had legal right to refuse
admission to any person he desired
without giving reason or cause for
such action.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27
RRAnY RuILps THEATER

The New Netherlahd is to be the
name of a theater in New York city to
be built and operated by William A.
Brady. He plans to open it January 8
with Louis Mann in new play.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27

Parker is the musical director. Miss
Josephine Williams stage manager,
Clarence V. Knoth orchestral director
and Harry Nichols electrician. Mrs.
Jennie V Neves and Josephine Will
Iiams designed the costumes M. Neves
Is accom- MIST
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-13

while . whl,e-osppsd nurse came
out and told hir, that eertle was
doing we'll They couldn't find the
bullet, but they were sure she
wouldn't die.
Il was late yesterday when Ger,
tie, n pretty ib.year.old girl. went
to the roof Of her home, No. 200
Hull street. Brooklyn. TO make doll
dresses for tho younger children on
the block. The Rileya lived naxt
door at No. 2O2. and vinccnt, who
had been shooting at a target In tho
lot near by Joined the children on
the roof with his companions The
lads rigeed up target on the chin
ney. and while shooting At II with
a 22.calibfe rifle Gertle was shot
in the breast
Vincent spent last nlght In the
chlldreng society rooms In scher.
merhorn street, and In The. chill.
dren's court today he vas released
on $500 bail Then he borrowed a
nickel and hurried to the hospital
to SEQ Gertle,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-13
RUMOR STARTS
WHEN WEDDING
IS POSTPONED
Son Of a Millionaire May
Not Wed a Frisco Girl,
and the Gossips at Once
&c. Real, Real Busy.

SAN FRANCISCO. AUG IA
The rosiponrnent Of the wedding
OF Miss Nora Brewer 10 Edward
cudAhy sou % the millionaire
Omaha packer. which vas 10 BE- a
brilliant affair At tho Catholic
church in San Matoo tomorrow 10
giving rise "a riui0ra that tho
match has bees btokea Oft On.
lircly.
Tho reason given for the post.
nonsmeai Of the wedding vas that
cudahy wAs suffering from severe
attack Of grip
r e Van Ness. a near relative
70 Miss tifcwcf. today declared all
rumofs TO The affect that the unp.
tiaia would never be held 20 BE-
absolutely iaise
The Wedding vas postponed on
account Of CudahY'n attack o. Erip.
said Van Moss. and nos We can
not aet any date for the reason that
tho YOUNG mar ls tuifrrinG from
The aftermath of the illnraa
The snmgcmsnt. however. Is not
broken.
4 am under the Impression that
cudahy ia visiting with friends near
San Jose
He did not leave for Chicago
but merely vas thinking Of taking
the trip until he found that the ply
slclAn he wanted 10 sec vas no,
there"
Notwithstanding the assurances
from the relatives Of Miss Brewer.
the rumorN continue pertiatcutly.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-13
WOMAN TIED
IN A CELLAR
MAN s SLAVE
Kept in Captivity, Police
Find Woman Bound
Hand and Foot, Who
Has Been Held for Is
Months


SAN FRANCISCO. Aug IS.
Guided BY a letter written to her
daughter the police rescued Mrs
Maria Jose Rhnoadaro from Clues
eppe Cleo today after thoy had
broken down the door Of the home Of
the Italian and struggled with knives
aud clubs with the onfaged Cleo
who fought desperately until be- was
finally aubduod aud taken TO the
city prison.
With the Italian hnndcuffed, the
officers searched the house and
found MIS- Raneadaro tied hand and
foot Ia the basement She was unl
conscious from heating she had
received earlier In the day.
For 70 months she alleges she has
been the slave Of the man. When
taken 10 the hospital for treatment
the woman told a story Of suffering
heginuing with the departure Of her
husband over q year ago for the
East 10 procure work.
Before leaving BE- entrusted Mrs
Rahcadano and HE four ehlldren 10
Cleo, who promised TO see that they
wanted for nothing AZ soon a. the
husband left she Inserted Cleo
compelled her 10 leave her children
IN tho charge Of a family IN San
Jose and BEGIN life with him IN a
hofel on Prcciia av.
There he kept her prisoner. she
said She escaped three times and
each time vas caught and taken
back 70 her HE Of slavery. Then
the woman attempted eommnnica.
ton with her children By means Of
letters but Cleo intercepted all the
misalvea except ono. which reached
the ia.yearold daughter a. San
Jose and the police we're notified
when they approached the door.
way and demanded entrance Cleo
waited inside with a siilleiio. When
the authorities smashed the door
open he spfnnr satHEely AZ them.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-13
THIS POOR OLD MAN
WANTS TO CO HOME
HIS HOME IS IN MINNEAPOLIS
But NE CAN'T REmEM.
Der MUCH MORE.

Seventy six years old. hls mind
wandering and his pockets empty.
Edward Olson ionKed fof home this
morning
M-i-n-n-s-a-p-o-l-i-n spells home
to Olson and. with a little lunch
basket IN one hand and a few pen-
Mics tied In a handkerchief, ho went
to tho Union depot and asked for
ticket 4 want to go home, he
said
nut I can't sell you a ticket to
Minneapolis for a few cents" an
sWnfed the agent.
@Bnt I want to no home. repeated
Olson.
lie was taken In charge by the
station policeman and will be- held
nt Tie police station for investlga-
fion into his sanity Ito could not
tell whrrc he lived In Minneapolis
Or whore his Seattle home was
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-13
'E|0.' JUDGE WILL
TALK TO THE KIDS"
At A.-Y.-P. {. SUNDAY
EVERY -REwsY- IN The CITY
ADMITTED TO FAIR FREE
or CHARGE.

The exploitation department Of
The A-N.p Viii take every news
boy ~ Seattle who wishes It into
the exposition grounds free Of
charge next Sunday. Ia order 10 en-
able all Of The boys 10 hear Judge
uen y Lindsey. the famous judge
n the Denver juvenile court. talk
on hiH work among the children Of
that city Al newsboya who show
~ a. The Administration building
Sunday afternoon will be taken IN
aHd glyen Food seats IN the Audi.
tofiam. where the judge will speak
The lecture will take place At
O'Clock. under the auspices Of the
exposition management and the
Washington Equal Suffrage aaso.
citation Admission IL free Of
CHARGE The kid Judge will talk
on hls work and viii also toll how
be was recently reelected over the
fesular party candidates who op.
poacd him
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-13
IRRIGATION CONGRESS
OFFICIALS ELECTED
BY SAMUEL N. EVANS,
(Staf correspondent.)

SPOKANE, Aug. is.-B, a. Fow-
Ter, Of Arizona, was elected prcsl-
dent Of the National Irrigation con
gross today The city OF Pueblo,
Colo, was chosen by tho delegates
for the next meeting place OF the
organization. The following Off
GERS also were elected
Ralph E, Twltcholl, Now Mexico
first vioo president. W. Young
Utah. second vice president; l.
Newman, Montana, third vice prcsl-
dent A.. W. Fleming, Missouri
fourth vice president f. Watson,
South Carolina. flfth vice president.
and Arthur H. Hooker, spokane,
secretary
The elections were made without
opposition. Resolutions were adopt
ed recommending a ti0,0O00o0 five
year water bond reclamation fund,
endorsing the forest and reelama-
ilon services az honest and earnest
In the interest Of the small settler.
and denying the right to grant water
franchises In perpotulty.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-13
MAN With BIG PULL
WILL WIN DESPITE
The CIVIL SERVICE

Picked members Of the police Dc.
paftment are getting IN shape for
the tug q var against a team from
the fire department which is billed
TO be pulled off al the exposition
grounds on Scotch day. Aug II.
Patrolman Dan Hart will be the
anchor for the blue coats Patrol.
men Miles. Follrich. poolman. Ian
dis and Doom are candidates for the
team. together with City Detective
William Peterson and Police Chauf
feur Dan Keane.
For the firemen. George watlinE
will be the anchor. Other members
on the hemp will be Firemen
Thompson. Miller, salllyan. kumpf.
sandsfrlp and valhonsch.
The policemen intend to whip a
team into shape for the tug Of war
tourney which Will be held at the
exposition later.
A prize OF ti.t00 will go to the
best team 10 the Northwest
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-13
CURE IS NOW FOUND
FOB SPEED MAN|ACs

GUY taHfd ffr@at
Los ANGELES. Aug. ia
Jvdss Wilbur. Of the ius.niis
court. claims al last 10 have
found = way 10 stop inaiserim.
insss motor eyels speeding
within the limits o. the city.
When A. N. Hsss ard porsld
whissll. t.so is.yesf.eld boys,
were brought before Judge VII.
bur Yesterday. The Iadss rsssd
evt punishment that 10 Likely 10
exercise . restraining influences
on ether speed msnises. The
lsds we're ssntsnesd 10 give up
their reters for . year. Until
tina, time hiss sispssd. they may
not throw . clutch nor open .
Throttle on their machines.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-13
E[l[R ESCAPES,
||IPs FROM TRAIN

Aut. 10 Search is
- Today for Scott John.
as Old. charged with mnr.
-aped from the rear plat.
Weeping car on a North
I'm : fss miles south II
nads bis escape yester.
\. leans man was being re.
y ~. eseil county, Maryland.
~, n.,l having been appre
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-13
HERE'S A LITTLE HARD LUCK STORY THAT
is WORTHY OF SOME ONES ATTENTION

A hard luck story Yes there
arc many. and this ~ the latest
one that has been called to tho at.
tenlion Of The Star
You happy mothers. think what
II would mean to yeu II the wage
Garner OF your family should sud
douly be anaiched from you, leav-
Ing you with three small mouths
10 feed and ihre small bodies TO
clothe and heep warm, and no pro
vision for the futnrei
This IL shat happened TO Mrs.
Reuben Hicks. whose husband was
drowned in Lake Union abou, a
month ago.
An Unequal Struggle.
Husband and father eouc, she has
been forced 10 10 out into the
world In an unequal struggle to
support herself and three ANAL
children. two little glrls, 10 and 8
respectively. and baby boy Of
less than 2 years Mrs Hicks man
aged 10 get work IN dosn town
restaurant at $40 per mouth. She
Ia obliged to pay 80 OF this amount
10 the Ryther home. on Denny way.
for the board Of the three little
ones
Think Of g. SO a month to pay
for all the necessities Of life for
herself and TO eiotho her little
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-13
MOTHER AND BABY
DASHED TO DEATH.

NEW YORK, Aug. ts.-Pan.
le stricken by q small fire in
the tenement where she lived,
Mrs. Esther sehwenser elasped
her 4-year-old child 10 her
breast and Jumped from the
fourth story window early to.
day. She struck the street be-
low head first and mother and
child were both Killed.