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The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-01-17

oil what the metropolitan reviewers
mad called the Long Waited Great
American Play" After many special
performances had been arranged for,
only 10 be given up at the last moment
Mr.. Miller decided if the mountain
wouldn't come TO Mohammed. Moham-
med would 90 to the mountain" So,
despite the fact that all OF the seats
for the Princess theater-where The
Great Divide" had been playing for al
most two years-had been sold for the
performance on Friday, January z.
1907. Miller at the suggestion Of Baron
Won Sternberg, assisted by Miss Ang-
I'm and his company, presented THE
Great Divide" on the stage of the
Cochrane galleries in Washington, on
that night. refunding TO the New York
theater-goerS more than 81 500 What
the press OF the country said OF this
special performance would fill a book.
and Miller was accused OF advertising
the play at the expense of the different
dilomatic corps. OF course this accu.
sation was easily disproyed by his
most recent acts, such as stopping the
run OF one Of his plays at the Powers
theatcr. Chicago. so that perform.
ance Of 1t could be given for the spe-
cial ediiication OF the faculty of the
University OF Michigan at Ann Arbor.
This sort OF thing is common with
Miller, His instructions to his many
business representatives. arc such that
special performances of the Great
Divide and all other plays under his
management may be given free OF any
Nph OLE t,, T..
lish literature. In any and all parts os
American.
Casting His Production.
I'm this way" says Mr. Miller. "I
hope To gain serious consideration for
the theater in this country. In casting
ny productions / have always held
that II is essential that an actor be
thoroughly familiar with the kings
English, as IL Is called, and that to be
a good actor. speaking hlstrionlcally,
is infinitely easier than to be a bad
one This Is a proposition that may
sound strange to many critics and re-
viewers who find nothing but fault.
ness in the methods used and the re.
suits obtained bv the majority of
players, They may be right In tn
contentious. probably they are. but
that does not prove the untenableness
OF the foregoing. The assertion
make is not that all actors arc highly
successful in the practice OF their art.
but they should he so. One of the
great pitieS OF life is that most folk
insist upon doing things the hardest
way, and. therefore, the wrong way.
1T is much easier 10 do Il thing
right than wrong. wether it be a sim
plo daily duty. momentous business
tran action. or the dclineations of a
character Ia a play. Although this
truth IS obvious, 1t is amazing how
r,lny persons fail TO see It, Actors
are particularly prone to overlook this
natural law. Year OF observation have
Taught me that very few exponcnts of
dramatic portrayal concern them.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-01-17

er player whose name is a familiar
one in theatrical cities in San Fran
cisco. Spokane. Tacoma, where nc
was prominent in stock companies
After the earthquake he came east
and has since been with when
Knlghthood Was In Flower" and with
Adelaide Keims company in New
York
Master Russell Pincus is talented
youngster who appears as the unhap-
ny fat boy" who gets in everybody s
way.
Master Percy Helton is said to have
made big hit on the coast as Bus
ter Brown He is q born and bred
child of the stage. having appeared
since he was little kiddie. The sea
son before last. he played with Louis
Mann and Clara Lipman in Julie
Bon-Bon," but at the close of this
season stern parental authority Will
place Master Percy In military school
until he receives a good education.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-01-17

selves with the self-evident. They go
cut OF their way 10 do the unnatural
! and the STACY thing. | think some
explanation of this lies in the common
designation of their calling. Being
called actors, they think it incumbent
upon themselves TO act, and many
OF them do it with energy persis-
tence and conscientlousness worthy Of
better cause. That the art has
been known as acting has done 1t
harm from which 1t may never re.
cover. When a man or a woman stud
les part, the sole idea should be the
natural and therefore proper portrayal
OF the character, the comportlng of
sell In the manner that common sense
onG intelligence would dictate. with
cut absurd posturing and grimacing
or self-consciousness and awkward
concern.
The Main Requirement.
The main requirement for those
who would be good actors Is that they
do on the stage what they would do
In ordinary life under the same cir
cumstances This applies TO .charac-
ter as well as straight work. This
ooes not mean that an actors per-
iormance should be without variety.
The rule would not restrict one to
his own possibly commonplace daily
routine and gesture. 1t is merely that.
after studying the character inteln-
gently and understanding its intrica-
cies and attributes. he should speak
It's lines and assume its attitudes in
a manner entirely natural 10 himself
AS to Subtety In Acting.
We often hear of subtlety in act
ilG, and of inspiration. In the last
analysis, II is the bad actors who are
Subtle and inspired. for only by some
curious psychological process could
some OF them arrive at the amazingly
unhuman and uniatellieent conclu-
sions they present What is commonly
called subtlety' is nothing more than
well directed and properly directed
intelligence, which studies a charac.
ter and situation closely, arriving at
conclusion by process OF mind, and
expressing thoughts and emotions un-
der rational mental direction. The
subtle actor Is simply one who knows
what TO do and has sufficient self.he.
slraint to do IL in perfectly natural
way l hold that the bad actor does
not know whnt to do, or. If he has
some slight inkling of the how to
do It, he leaves his Intelligence at
Eome. walks all around the right way
ol doing 1t, aud thus, as a natural
consequences, produces results that
We're never conceived by the play
wright or dreamed OF In the philosophy
OF tho Dlaygocr. 1t takes genuine
'sGbtlety' TO attain some of the re-
markable efforts produced by some
who regard Themselves as finished ac-
tors.
Some persons may take exceptions
to the foresoing hypothesis and con
clusion by aging that many PLAYERS
1 who mpGt lhn 1h1Ma roa,tf,o,.-,,t.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-01-17
! and South. in the most notable drama
OF the past half century.
FEBRUARY 10.

Several writer's on subjects of the
Stage are doing Florence Roberts hon.
or by paralleling her career with that
of the diva, Tetrazinni, who, under
the management of the busy Hammer
stein, made her bow to New York
last season. Gotham hailed the sing
er as the wonderful artist that she Is
and worshipped With undiminished
ardor at her shrine. even when cha
Srined at the intelligence that Tetra-
Zlnni had sung several seasons at the
TiVoli theater, San Francisco. and at
various other points on the Pacific
coast, Still New York has properly
and gamely stood staunchly by its
first and correct Judgment oil the art
ist and has cheerfully continued to
pay three and iour times the price to
hear her that the music lovers of the
west paid. But il was something OF a
joke on old Father Knickerbocker.
And as il was with Tetrazinni, so 1t
was with Florence Roberts, Miss Rob-
crts for years has been prime favor
ite in the far west, in fact so great
a fayorite that she made the record OF
1our distinct tours over the same ter
ritory in the same season. She has
been the source of chagrIn to several
prominent and talented stars through
the cooperative comments of the
western press. 1t is matter of the
,t, hot pnh
draws any woman star in America in
that territory. She has played re-
markable range OF roles and always
with a high degree of merited credit
from the critics. Yet when Miss Rob-
erts undertook her initial Broadway
engagement three years ago, the Me
lropols knew her not. The press an.
nounced her as an unknown. while the
box office at the opening of the sale
showed no signs of congestion But
IN the morning following her first
night, Miss Roberts awoke possessed
OF the high distinction. never before
won 1t is said. OF having received the
absolutely unanimous endorsement OF
the newspapers. Most OF the critics
were positively cytravagant in praise
OF her art and the receipts scared
ocmmensurately It was n great tr-
umph Tor this splendid western ac-
tress. but she has remained faithful
TO the west, her tour TO the coest and
return being the feature OF her season
that takes most Of her time each year.
She makes her annual New York ap-
pearance but always In the spring, af'
ter her faithful west has passed upon
her latest play The House of Bond
age" Miss Roberts will offer to New
York in April but the western cities
will all see it prior to that time Miss
Roberts regards "The House Of Bond
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-01-17

/ risen TO no great fame and give no
promise of stepping into the ranks of
the immortais, The subject In hand
Is good acting. not genius. We are
considering the man or woman who
plays the ordinary part, not the trag-
edy king or Qucen-the second old
man, the leading juvenile. the woman
who takes a character hit Ii is IN
this rank and file where this fine in
Iclligence or the lack OF IL is more
noticed, Genius is a matter of per-
sonality and temperament as we'll as
OF intellect and training. Two actors
might play the same part in exactly
the same way. identical in gesture,
infection, In movement, and in bus
mess, and one might awake the au-
dience to clamorous enthusiasm, while
the other would leave it cold and un-
responsive. The first has within him
that Illuminating spirit that laws bare
the soul of the character Intelligence
and common sense are but a part of
his equipment. Behind them are the
qualities that mark the man of deS.
tiny. Yet the mind and discretion of
the other. when placed outside the
shadow east by genius, might render
him conspicuous and place him in
reVered position
Frequently the critics say, He gave
an intellectual performance. but his
work was not convincing. That man
probably suffered limitations of tenn
perament through which, he was un-
suited to the role In hand. Some very
Sood actors. more's the pity. are un-
fortunate in their personality 10 this
extent. When one fails 10 make a
good impression for this reason, ii is
hard for him that critics and specta-
tors do not give him his due for tech
meal merit. 1t is remarkable how
few persons are able To Judge an ac-
tors work strictly on its worth as
representing that which it is expected
TO reproduce.
The majority Of those who attend
the theaters are open to Impressions
only ii the general effect of pay
er's work Is pleasing. they praise.
What may be It's value technically
they neither know nor care. If he is
'unsuited to the role he gets no credit
and scant sympathy. Therefore after
all is said, 1t would seem that person.
slity is the great force in acting. lust
as it is in the pulpit, the senate or
the counting house
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-01-17
TONIGHT

isis Hopkins" that delightfully."- frag-
rant play of country life in the Hoosier
state. wnich IS now on its tenth tour
has been booked for an engagement at
the Grand tonight. Miss Rose Mel
lille, the originator of the peculiarly
fascinating type of stage character
represented by Sis Hopkins" IS play
Ing the title role again and is support
ed by a company. the equal of any she
has had yet.
OBADIAH, the undertaken IS one Of
ne quaint character bits Of the play.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-01-17
HOW HENRY MILLER CASTS HIS PRODUCTIONS
an Thoroughly m English Cool m Easier m Be Rpd M

Henry Miller, though one Of Ameri-
cas- best known and capable actors,
for more than a quarter OF century.
has Won new fame as producing man
ager Though his highly successful pro
ductlons. The Servant in the House.
THE Comet" THE Winter Feast
THE Bewltching of Helen" and last,
but what Is considered most important
Of all, THE Great Divide which is TO
be the attraction at the Grand Opera
House for two night beginning Friday.
Henry Miller has without a doubt built
up reputation as producer that is
second to none in this country, in view
of the fact that he has such stars as
Margaret Anglin, Madame Mazimoya.
Isabelle Irving and Tyrone Power un-
der his managerial wing. Mr. Miller
in years gone by has visited Ogden
presenting plays like Captain Darcy
of the Guards" "Heartsease," and
only last season-in the latter part OF
June-hc presented The Great Dl-
vide to Ogdcnites and since then any
thing bearing the trade mark OF Ameri-
cas- most famous actor manager is
sure Of a cordial welcome. Only q
week or two mas passed since Miller
has made production that will go
down In the annals of the theater as
one Of the most daring plays ever pre-
sented to an American audience THE
Winter Feast" is what 1t was called,
written, too. by the author of the
Servant In the House" which Is now
In its third year at the Savoy theatcr,
in New York city.
The First Play.
For nine months tnc manuscript OF
the first named play on Mr.. Miller's
desk. and though often requested by
Charles Ram Kennedy (thc nu:hor)
to destroy it, Miller awaited what he
Thought was his chance TO see il acted
on a stage. The chance presented II.
self a week ago last Monday when the
actor manager was not playing. On
that day he called the associate play-
ers together and Told them of mis- plan
to present the new play for ono night
only at the Savoy theater. where THE
Servant in the House" was meeting
with unprecedented success These
famous actors. including Edith Wynne
Matthison, Tyrone Power, Walter
Hampden. Arthur Lewis, Charles Dal.
t"n anu pluSIS Oh eVudl prominence,
fell in with the scheme, and last Fri
day Miller announced his production
ready for the public TO see II, but for
one performance only. What the press
of the metropolis said OF the play is
now ancient history. and sufficient TO
say that one performance of THE
Winter Feast was enough TO convince
Miller that the American play lover
does not want tragedy clothed, as IT
were. In modern dress.
His Other Side.
NOW Tor the other side OF this Pc
cuIlar man. When The Great Divide"
was FIRST put on in New York. Miller
was more than anxious that his friend.
Baron Won Stcrnbcrg. the German am.
Ddssador' see the play; and he sag
fested that the German minister come
10 New York TO witness a Derfornancc
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-01-17

Some persons may take exceptions
to the FOREGOING hypothesis and con
clus sion by saying that many players
who meet the above requirements have
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-01-17
His Other Side.

Now for the other side OF this Pc
cuIlar man When The Great Divide"
was tirst put on in New York. Miller
was more than anxious that his friend
'aron Won Stcrnberg. the German am.
DdsSdaor' see the play; and he sag-
sesSed tnst the German minister come
70 new York TO witness performance
The Washington bee., 1909-06-19
Fires Started by Moths.

Moths and flames are universally
connected, yet few people suspect
that danger could arise therefrom.
The insects are of such frail struc-
ture that generally they get Destroy
ed before it is possible for them
to inf1ict injury, and it is hardly
creditable that the wings would ig-
mite and retain the flames long
enough to enable the moth to fly to
It's surroundings.
That. however, has occurred. The
moth was a very large one and its
wings must have been very dry, so
that when it f1oundered through the
flame it set fire to one wing and
darted out to a curtain nearby which
at once fared up. It is possible that
many summer evening fires in the
country could be attributed to q
source of this kind. It is notorious
that mysterious fires often arise at
sunset in the hot months.-StF&29
Magazine.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-19
WORTH ADVERTISING FOR

There 5,499 Negroes empoyed here Washington by the
Government aone and these 5499 Negroes draw salaries
So444o4 These than millions of dollars spent
here Washington but scattered among the hundreds of adme
Is this of money worth bidding certainly
not the largest stores this city would refuse get the BIZ
end of did they but realize how Negroes
ly spending.
Now The Bee is the only Negro publication this city 1t stand
without rival competitor andovers the field like blanket II
few the merchants this city will paronze the advertising col
of The Bee presenting the attractive bargains they have
these Negroes these 99 Negroes who draw annually from the
Government millions of collars will that b.
ronzng publication edited operated by of their that
such desire deserve their patronage And such firms will
receive bulk of these hre millions of dollars received an
spent by the Negroes of Washington
What clothing stores furniture what dry goods stores
and what other lines will now make effort to divert
themselves these over three dollars spent by Washington
Negroes by advertising in The Bee!
Place YOUR advertising The Bee and watch these 59 apPreca
tive Nepoes spend their over millions of dollars with you
Now the time to advertise The Bee, the that
- ~ naor home in Wahin gton. Remember, merchants OF
11obiroton its what advertising not what it costs
The Washington bee., 1909-06-19
Names that Don't Mans.

Many chemical names convey no
exact idea of the things they stand
for. OH ef Vitriol is no oil. neither
are oils of turpentine and kerosene.
Copperas Is an iron compound and
contains no copper. Salts Of lemon
Is the extremely poisonous oxalic
acid. Carbolic acid is not an acid
but an alcohol. Cobalt contains
none Of that metal but arcensic. Soda
water has no trace of soda, and SUI
gar of lead has no sugar; cream OF
tartar has nothing OF cream. nor milk
Of lime any milk. German silver
has no silver and bIacklead no lead.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-19
Everxone Of Them q Bird.

A current newspaper item is as
follows: "The wife of 9 %1vnodist
minister in West Virginia. has been
married three times. Her maiden
name was Partridge; her first hus-
band was named Robin; her second
husband. Sparrow; and the present
ones name is Quayle. There are
now two young Robins, one Sparrow,
and thres little Quayles In the family.
One grandfather was q Swan. and
another was a Jay; but he's dead
and now a bird Of Paradise.
They live on Hawk-ave., Eagle
Vile. Canary Islands. and the fellow
who wrote this article Is Tyre bird
ana an interesting relative OF the
family"
The Washington bee., 1909-06-19
TUsRs--.S ELRPHANTe.
Ceylon the Only Part Of the World
Where They Exist.

What 3 sight for Ceylon elephant
hunter would be the first view Of 8
herd Of African elephants-all tus-
kersl It il singular thing that
CeylOR Is the only part of the world
where the male elephants have no
tusks; they have miserable little
grubbsrz projecting two or three
inches from the upper jaw and h-
olining downward.
Nothing produces either ivory or
horn In fine specimens througout
CeyiOa. Although some OF the buff
faloss have tolerably fine heads, they
will not bear q comparison with
those Of ether countries. The horns
Of the native cattle are not above
four inches IN length.
The elk and the spotted deers ant
lers are small compared with deer
Of their sies In India. This is more
singular. &c Il Is evident fEom the
geological formation that at some re-
mote period Ceyion was not an is
had. bat formed a portion OF the
main land. II Is thought there must
be elements wanting In the Ceylon
pasturage for the formation Of
ivory.-Ceylon Manual.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-19
Arctic Dog Life.

Nowhere In the world has the dog
such unrestricted right of way as ia
our most northeriy possession
Alaska. In winter, when the more
than $4,000 square miles of territory
are sealed up in solid Ice, dogs are
almost the sole means of getting
from place to place-in fact, they
seem necessary 10 life itself.
The aristocrats OF Arctic dog NE
are the mail teams In the service Of
the United States Government They
are to-day a superior breed to the
dogs employed some half dozen
years ago before great gold discoY-
cries demanded increased mail ser
vice.-St. Nicholas.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-19
EecfrocuttnR Animals.

Ths slaughter Of animals for tooS
By slectrocution is being experiment.
ed by DR.. Lsduc, a French scie ltist,
who has been conducting his inVesh-
cations In the French abbattoirs He
has been using the intermittent low
tension currents and says that ne is
satisfied that the system is paiT esq,
the central functions of perceI tiOA
being hrst destroyed and then tnoss
Of circulation and respiration So
hat there is neither suffering no re-
Ection IN the animals thu killed. The
doeter is sndeavoring to devise :omS
piece Of apparatus by which the tli-
ing Of cattle may be accomplists sy
electricity with economy and csls tty.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-19
Valuable East African Forest.

The Colonial ONCE recently sent
eat an expert to report on the Ken
IA forest, In the East Africa protec-
torats. He ands the forest extends
as7 miles long by eight miles broad,
and comprises 100000 acres OF
timber. Taking the average value
Of the 2Md. per cubic foot, this
works cut to R23 per acre, or total
value for the whole forest OF E2S.-
eoe e.e0o.-I,ondon Tit-Bits.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-19
Bronze Statue of Schiller.

The bronze statue of Schiller by
Hermann Matzen, which is to be
erected In Cleveland by German citi-
zens, has been completed in Berlin.
The poet is seated in an arm chair. A
Berlin paper Is quoted as remarking
apropos that "the German who goes
to America becomes an American in
all that the word implies, but even
unto the third generation be is 10y
al to German poetry AMI German
song"
The Washington bee., 1909-06-19
srRATEGroAL USES OF t. Is.
The Clever IAttIe Weasel and His
Means OF Defense.

Take another of our animals, 3
fierce little weasel, clad IN summer
in coat OF brown, in winter turn
ing white, but always with Jet black
tip to the tail. The ermine. as It IL
Incorrectly called In its winter coat,
has an easy time Of it, sneaking upon
the mice and birds upon which it
preys, bat when a hawk takes after
it in an open field in the sunlight or
al owl in the moonlight, 1t would
have but short shrift with all its
sinuous leaping, were it not that the
black tail tip is so conspicuous that
IT constantly attracts the eye and al
lows the pure white Of the body to
be confused with the snow. Even
when we place a dead weasel on the
snow and look at It from a distance
We realize how true this is, and how
valuable must be the pencil tufts of
black hairs to this little Vermin
who spends his life in hunting or
being hunted.-The Outing MagS-
sine.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-19
Three Men to Move Book.

There lies in the British Muieun
the largest book yet printed, CO.
icsssd atlas of engraved ancient
Dutch maps. It takes three men to
move it from the giant book case
in which it Is stored in the library OF
musebm. It is bound IN leather,
magnifcently decorated, and is fas-
tsAsd with clasps Of solid silver,
richly gilt It is nearly seven feet
high and weighs 500 pounds and was
presented to King Charles II. before
he left Holland in the year 1860.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-19
snskeIess Coal.

A LOad0n inventor claims to hHys
discovered = process for producing
nmokeleEs coal, apparently by distil-
l&tion Of coal at q low temperature.
This, after distlllation, is said to de-
posit 3 very brilliant substance, the
heating properties of which are far
greater than those of the original
coal. and which is absolutely free
from smoke and dirt. The inventor
contends that efforts to overcome the
smoke plague have hitherto been un-
successful because they have been
made In the wrong direction. and
that by the extraction of the smoke
producing material In coal before be-
ing burned. he has been successful
in producing 3 smokelesa coal.