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The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-19
WHO WROTE MNGOMAR.
THE BARBARIAN?

Who was the author of "Ingomar. the
Barbarian Who wrote the original
text Of the old play which has delight
ed thousands on two continents and
which once served as a stellar vehicle
for Mary Anderson, Julia MarlOwe and
Julia Arthur?
These questions We're propounded by
Frederic Thompson a few weeks ago.
when he conceived the idea Of a special
performance of "IngOmar," i'm which
Mabel Taliaferro was to essay the role
of Parthenia at the Liberty theatre.
New York in aid Of the Lincoln Memo
rial hall.
The English version of "Ingomar'
gives credit only to the translator. Ma
ria Lowell, and the play bureau where
copies Of the old classic are on sale
could shed no light on the seeming
mystery of the original authorship. Mr.
Thompson now announces the following
authentic solution of the problem.
The author was Engius Freisharr
Baron Won Muench- Bellingheusen).
born at Kraukad, Austrian Poland, in
1906. After his uniVsrsit' says he was
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current, and Mr.. Hammerstein smiled
again.
AS a matter of fact" he said, 4
should like to call your attention to
the true condition of affairs. / own
the Victoria theatre, the BelascO thea
ire and my Brooklyn property clear,
without a mortgage of any sort. There
is a mortgage Of 100000 on the Man
haitian Opera house, held by the Guar
dian Trust company. There is mort
gage on the Philadelphia Opera house,
held by Mr.. Stotesbury, o. $500 GOO.
Either of these properties is worth
81 $4,000 / could sell the Manhattan
Opera house for that amount today II
/ chose.
4 wouldn't sell it for s2.0O0.OOO. 1
consider Thirty fourth street the com
ing Broadway The new Pennsylvania
station viii make all the difference in
the world in the situation here. New
hotels viii spring up. The whole street
will be changed.
I have 100000 at different banks in
New York at present with no dis
counts. NV floating Indebtedness here
and ia Philadelphia amounts 10 about
$4,000 I should say that 1 was worth
at the present day between 81 100000
and 100000.
And I shall continue giving opera
at TIE old stand" he cOnunued.-New
York Times.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-19

THE minstrel joke has changed since
the night of the first minstrel show in
1873, said Lew DOckstader recently. Il
have made many attempts, but with
out success, to unearth the oldest min
strel joke, being especially anxious to
find it, as the jokes Of the first twenty
years Of minstrel show what was the
typical American humOr. In those days
the minstrel men. were practically the
only joke makers. There were no comic
papers and no newspaper humOrists.
The pun and conundrum were
mighty popular with our grandfathers.
They screamed over both. Unless a
pun today is an exceptionally clever
one. with some definite bearing on the
conversation. carrying with it some
point, an audience may groan. A lew
conundrums go a long way-sOme of
them have gone from the Mexican war
down to the Spanish war.
Minstrel men speak of old jokes as
''Old boys an exhibition of paternal
affection you may say. One of the old
est OF the old boys is. Why is q chick
Ell on a fence like a penny? Because
it's head on one side and tails on the
other Another joke of rare old age
that has made countless thousands
ldGsh Is. W nat makes more NOISE imam
a pig under a gate? Two pigs.
IN the first minstrel show the must
clans, vocalists and everybody else on
the stage in the first part Joined in the
jOkemaking. Ii was as common for
the cOrnet player or drummer to en-
gage in conversation with the middle
man as for the end man. One of their
jokes was; why am I like a young
widow? For fear the audience might
not understand, the middleman wOur re-
peat: Why are you like a young
widow? I am obliged TO confess I do
not know. Kindly tell US why YOU are
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-19

director of the library OF the imperial
court in Vienna, and later the director
Of the Imperial theatre at Vienna He
wrote under the nom &c plume OF
Friedrich Hahn. He was the author
Of fourteen plays, his most notable sue
cess being Der Sohn der Witness
C'The Son Of the WilGerness) writ
ten in 1912, known in its English trans
iatiCn as "IngOmar, the Barbarian"
Inc play was popular for ten years
on the German stages, and is still fire.
quentiy revived. The English-speak-
ing stage is indebted to Mrs. Lowell for
an excellent translation, which has as
sisted a number of prominent actors OF
both sexes to stellar hOnors. The las,
performance in New York was at the
Empire theatre about five years ago
with Julia MaTlOwe as Parthenia and
Tyrone Powers as IngOmar.
In Mr.. ThOmpsOn's production VIII
liam Farnum viii act IngOmar, and the
other characters viii be in the hands
Of a company including William B.
Mack, Joseph Brennan, James Wilson
Scott Cooper. Robert McWade, Samuel
Forrest, William Harrigan. Helen
LindToth and J. r. Williams The re-
vival viii take place Thursday after
noon, December 81
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-19
BEHIND THE CURTAIN.

Abe Erlanger of the firm of Klaw &
Granger is an athlete. Oh, yes, he goes
to the gymnasium regularly. Listen to
this tribute to the Irish race: We owe
a lot to Ireland. The little island has
sent US soldiers, actors, statesmen mo
tice he puts actors before statesmen,
lawyers, orators. poets and boxers. but
in my opinion Ireland never sent US
much better than the game of hand
ball 1t is the finest sport for indoor
practice that was ever devised. The
irish invented the game and we ought
TO thank them" Erlsnger is some
handbaH player himself. In gymna-
SUM suit he shows physical develop
ment which one would not give him
credit for. He has strength and speed
and he uses science when playing the
game just as he does in managing the
theatrical world.
X x
Robert NJ. Baker of Boston, who
dramatized George Barr McCutcheon's
novel Beverly" has completed the
scenario of THE Trail of the Lonesome
Pine" by John Fox jr., and expects to
have the dramatizatiOn completed be-
fore the holidays Delamater and Nor
ris viii give the play a Broadway open
ing. Beverly" by the way, is not a
dFamatization of the summer capital of
President Taft, but one of the Graus-
tauk novels Of McCutcheon.
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coy den gives the appearance of a de-
hghtful garden of roses. Through the
room, however. is waited the fragrance
of gardenias and orchids from a delicate
little bouquet always nesting at the
foot Of the conventional palm. A quaint
mahogany buffet suggests a friendly
cup Of tea and here again the love OF
detail in the aCtress-manager asserts
itself, for the china boasts also the red
rose design. On the walls are hung
scenes from 1.-THE Chaperon," the play
with which Miss Elliott opened her new
season, ard which has proved success
ful
A chintz curtain separates the recep-
ton room from the dressing room. The
most important feature of the latter is.
naturally, the dressing table, with the
latest and most improved lighting ef-
fects. Beyond is the bathroom, the
greatest luxury OF them ali and found
only in this theatre.
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Maxine Elliott, Builder

Miss Maxine Elliott, actress of note
and beauty OF renOwn, became famous
in a new field of endeavOr last season,
when she assisted with the architects
plans and was present at the building
Of her own playhouse in New York City.
Miss Elliott did not allow the CONNER
cial instinct to eliminate all sense of
comfort Her own dressing apartments
approximate the grandeur Of royalty. In
the palatial suite there are three rooms
the size of the modern apartment house.
The walls of the den, with their paper
of pale rose tint, almost white, and
hair-lined with green, are surmOunted
with a frieze Of glorious big red roses.
over the big armchairs-the luxurious
couch, at the window and every other
appropriate spot, is English chintz, in
which are effectively reproduced the
sharp, quaint cOlOrings of long ago. The
chintz carries out to a nicely the floral
design of the frieze until Miss ElfOtt's
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-19
EARLY-DAY BOAT THEATRES

Acting is the last resource of river
CRATER. There We're a gambler, a med
icine man, a river fiddler a house
painter and his wife in three shanty
boats at the mouth of st. Francis river
one time a few years ago, says Har-
per's Weekly. There was not a dol
lar in the pockets of them all They tried
selling medicines, picking cotton, drift
ing for logs, fishing, trapping and
Junking without success. They dis
cussed the acute question of something
TO eat and decided upon a show.
The gambler knew some card tricks
and had been second fiddle in an In
dian territory opera troupe. the medi-
cine man could play a banjo, the woman
could sing, the fiddler was an artist
of his kind and the painter could sell
tickets and maintain order. They had
q rehearsal in the morning, i'm the aft
ernOon two of the men went up the
bank TO advertise and that night they
played to a ten-dOllar house. The troupe
broke up at Helena a week later with
pocket money earned by the show
Many a river man, bounded by bad
luck and down to the point of killing
other mems hogs, has recOuped his for
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-19

And from that time on it is I'D TO him
70 study his part for next weeks plav.
With such a Gaily schedule, he NAV Law
claim. honestly enough, to a medal Tor
hard work.
When one considers that the stock
actor must memCTize each week from
100 to 200 closely written "sidas1
(sheets) of typewriter matter. and at
the same time remember a like amo1nit
Of words and directions for the pIav
that is current, and while he is doing
this that he must "unlearn' a Ifk5
amount of matter from last weeks
character, and give a sane interpreta-
ton Of each role that is allotted TO
him, one stands back awestrfcken at
the work accomplished every week fn
this city by the stock company actor.
Marie Nelson Of the College theatre
company has not missed a performance
nor taken a vacation in the twelve long
years Of just such routine. MaUde
Leone of the Peoples company has had
but four months vacation in the seven
years that she has been on the STAGE.
and Louise Randolph has played con-
secUtively every summer and winter.
without a rest, for the past i've years.
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tunes by a mUnOlOgue or lightning
change entertainment. Especially have
gamblers been facile in imprOmptu
shows. Plantation daTkeys are not
critical and show boats of the lowest
type depend on them for audiences.
Many a shOw-bOat exchanges tickets
for eggs. corn, flour and other proven
der. One man with a photograph
worked his way from the upper Mis-
sissippi to New Orleans, charging ad-
mission TO hear the talking machine.
A medicine boat gives shows to ex-
plot a cure-aI. A lecturer and music
is all most of them have. The boat
drops from landing to landing, adver-
Using a free show and selling medicine
to the audience. Some medicine shows
are more elaborate. One medicine man
for years gave a play showing a wOm-
an seeking health as the heroine. She
went from place to place and doctor
to doctor seeking a cure. The villain
led her. obviously, away from the cure,
but at last the hero rescued her from
the villain, gave her the magic medi-
cine, taking which she was marvel
ous1y cured and became marvelously
beautiful.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-19
SLAVES OF THE STOCK
COMPANIES.

When does the stock actor eat and
sleep2 1t is a known fact that he
works twenty-five hours every day ia
the week. If that is so, when does he
get his Test2
At O'Clock every morning he reports
at the theatre for rehearsal. which
lasts until I O'Clock. At lis ne reports
at the theatre for Il matinee perform
nance. This usually lasts until in
the afternoon. At $50 he must be ar
his costumer's or tailOr's, which win
take him at least an hour. At 7:15 he
reports back at the theatre for the per-
Torrance, which lasts until II at night.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-19
"a GIRL AT THE HELM"
COMING TO COLONIAL

H. II. Frazee continues in rapid sue
cession his productions of the latest
musical comedy successes, among the
most alluring being "A Girl at the
Helm" which will be seen at the Co
1Onial the week of January >. The
Girl at the Helm is one of those
popular musical successes of the La
Sale theatre, which o. has produced,
among others, THE Time, the Place
and the Girl THE Girl Question and
cinderella The cast is exception
ally strong. and is headed by Billy
Clifford, who is assisted by sixty as
ISOLATED players most girls, big and
little. The story of "A Girl at the
Helm centers around Dorothy Hig-
ginson and her love for college stu
dent, Fred Stanhope. The father. Col
onei Higginson, fearing his daughter
may become ensnared in Cupid's trap,
decided to take her abroad, where he
remains for three years. During this
time StanhOpe, who has finished his
classes. has started in the automobile
business. When the play opens he is
proprietor of a garage at LarchmoDt,
on Long Island SOUtnd, where the two
scenes of the play are laid. A motor
boat race has induced the colonel to
return, and he is accompanied by not
only his daughter. but a young Ger
man, Carl Wallenstein, also an en-
thusiastic sportsman. who is looked
upon kindly as a sutton for DOrOthy's
hand. Arriving at LaTchmOnt, the
colonel stores his motor car and boat
in StanhOpe's garage, ObliviOus of the
fact that this young man was his
daughters early admirer. Dorothy,
while riding horseback, meets with an
accident and is brought into the gar
age In this way the young people
meet again
The colonel finds his most fornid-
able competitor In the race TO be an
Old-time sporting rival, Countess Won
Hertz, the One-time sweetheart of the
young German, Wallenstein, whom she
engages to pilot her boat En- the race
The colonel who has expected to Sc
cure this young mans services, fear
ing defeat, attempts to Withdraw from
the competition. He is persuaded
however. TO find another man to race
for him. StanhOpe is then suggested.
and before he accepts he makes known
to the colonel his love for Dorothy.
and demands that his attentions to her
be permitted. The colonel consents
but stipulates that, while the youth
may marry his daughter if he wins
the race, he must promise never to see
her again if he loses. The race is run
and won Ivy StanhOpe. who declares
that il was not the excellence of the
boat or his superior handling of it,
but a Cir at the Helm" who piloted
him to victory.
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Maud Adams is To play I'm London. Ii
is a remarkable thing that although
Maud Adams has been giving Barrie
plays for many years, having made her
first great success in THE Little Min
ster," she has never played in the
nome of the playwright, Miss Adams
will Omen at the Duke of Yorks theatre
in a new play by Mr. Barrie. The play
is being written especially for Miss Ad-
ans, and should give her an exception
a chance to win the British public She
viii also appear in Rostand's "L'Aig-
lon in London.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-19

Wilfred Lucas, who is supporting
Rose Stahl ia James Forbes comedy,
The Chorus Lady" viii retire from the
dramatic stage at the end Of the sea-
son again to resume his career as a con-
cert singer.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-19

Anne. Steese Richardson, one Of the
authors of "A Mans d Man, in which
Robert Edeson viii star, came to New
York eight years ago an unknown wri-
ter with s45 in her purse. She is said
to make $4,000 yearly now by her pen.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-19

James Bernard Pagan, author Of "The
Earth" was for four years an actor
two years under the management Of +.
R. Benton, England's greatest Shakes
pearean star and two years with Beer
bOhm Tree. While with the latter he
was the understudy Of Louis Waller.
Mr.. Trees leading man.
The Washington bee., 1909-08-07
GOOD SAMARITANS

The National Colored Personal
Liberty League will run special car
TO Atlantic City, August 24, 25, 20,
p and % over the Pennsylvania
road. They will be joined by the
Grand Lodge of Good Samaritans,
who meet at Atlantic City on the
above named dates. They have made
arrangements with the Pennsylvania
road for a special car that will leave
the Union Station at ia P. m. on
August "a, and it is expected that
over one hundred Good Samaritans
and members of the National Colored
Personal Liberty League will go aon
that special car.
For further information, write or
call on Charles c. Curtis, 1871 K
street, northwest, or to Mr.. Newbold,
of the Pennsylvania road.
The Washington bee., 1909-08-07
A SPECIAL MEETING.

Washington, D. c., August I, 1909.
To the officers and members of the
National Committee of the National
Colored Personal Liberty League:
You are hereby notified to attend
2 special called meeting of the Ma
tional Committee of the above named
League, to meet in Atlantic City,
August "a, 25 and 26, 1909, for the
purpose of transacting such business
as may come before the committee,
as it is a well known fact that since
the meeting of the committee in
Chicago, June 10, 1908, there have
occurred several vacancies LIN our
National Committee, and as there are
several important state and municipal
elections to be held this fall in the
several states, we deem it advisable
to call the National Committee to-
gether in order that we may exchange
views and ideas in regard to several
important issues that may be sub
mitted to the approval of the voters
of the country this fall. And we do
most earnestly request the attendance
of every member of the committee,
either in person or by proxy. Those
who cannot attend in person are re-
quested to send their proxy to the
Secretary of the League, 1871 K St,
northwest, on or before August IS,
1909.
Signed by order of the League.
L. A. Wiles.
President.
J. H. Jones.
Secretary.
c. c. Curtis.
National Organizer.
The Washington bee., 1909-08-07

''.t .-.I 49, al ~
mans Aid Siciety, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, North; Professor
S. @. Atkins, secretary OF education
African Methodist Episcopal Zion
Church; DR.. Thomas O. Fuller, pres
ident Howe Institute, Memphis, Ten
.nessee; Colonel James H. Young, Rf
Raleigh; DR.. John c. Dancy, Wash
irgton, District of Columbia; DR.. NJ.
". Gilbert, New York City; DR.. c.
H. Shepard, Durham; Professor W.
c.. Pearson, Durham; Professor C.G.
OKelly, Winston; Mr.. c. c. Spauld-
ing, Durham; DR.. c. L. Fisher, Bir-
mingham, Alabama, and others.
In teaching the people of the Ne
gro race that religion and work go
hand in hand, the efficacy of reli-
gion of good will, service and friend
ly feeling for their neighbors, we be
lieve that the greatest service is rem
dered to the country at large, and the
South in particular, and that an en-
terprise of this kind has the right to
expect the cooperation of all good
citizens.
The hearty support received in
the beginning, especially from South
ern white people, it is believed and
confidently hoped that the success of
the institution is assured from the
start
The Washington bee., 1909-08-07

true and loyal Republican and friend
to the colored race.
We first wis hto present to YOU
the Honorable ]. w. Good, from the
Fifth District, who was elected to
succeed the Honorable r. G. Cous-
ins, who was known as the silver
tongued orator of the House. Mr..
Good is one of the leading lawyers
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and served
as city attorney for two years and
filed the office with credit and dig
nifty. He was nominated for Con
greSs under the new primary election
law of Iowa and received a large ma
iority. Mr.. Good since coming to
Congress has made a great many
friends both among the Democrats
and Republicans on account Of his
kind and business disposition, and
we feel safe in saying that if he
stays in Congress half as long as his
predecessor he will make a record
that every voter in the Fifth District
will be proud of. And it is to be
hoped that he will be returned to the
62nd Congress by an overwhelming
majority.
The next is the Honorable n. E.
Kendall, OF the Sixth District, known
as the black belt of Iowa. Mr.. Ken
dali has served in the Legislature a
number of years and was Speaker of
the House and made a great record
as a presiding officer. He is a true
and loyal Republican and a friend
to the colored race and believes in
square deal for all men. regardless
of creed and color, and we feel safe
in saying that the Sixth District has
never had a more able Representa-
tive than Mr.. Kendall. He is a polish
ed orator and ever since he came to
Congress has paid strict attention to
all the proceedings of the House,
and is doing all in his power to look
after the interests of his colored con-
stituents.
The next is the Honorable Frank |
P. Woods, of the Tenth District, who
was elected to succeed the Honor
The Washington bee., 1909-08-07

The white people OF Durham have
responded literally. The coIored peo-
pie have sought to help themselves,
and at present have subscribed over
So, 900.
The advisory board consists OF
some of the strongest men in the
country, headed by Mr.. \. D. TOmP-
kins, Charlotte; Judge J. c. Pritch-
ard, Asheville; Senator Lee
man. Washington, District of Colum-
bia; Rabbi Abram Simon, Washing
ton, District of Columbia; General
Julian S. Carr Durham; Mr.. n. B.
Broughton, Raleigh; Dr. Charles H.
Parkhurstl New York City; DR.. F.
A. Tompkins, Philadelphia, Penn
sylvania. Mr.. John L. Williams
Richmond, Virginia; Dr.H. NJ. Ham
i'll. Nashville, Tennessee; DR.. John
A. Earle, Chicago, Illinois; General
B. w. Green, Little Rock, Arkansas
DR.. M. c. B. Mason, Cincinnati, DR.
J. B. Dudley, Greensboro; Mr.. John
Merrick, Durham; DR.. A. M. Moore
Durham; Rev. Thomas B. Shannon
Newark, New Jersey; DR.. James H
billiard, New Orleans, Louisiana
DR.. James E. Shepard, Durham, and
Professor S. G, Atkins, Winston.
This board is to be increased tc
rtwenty-four and its powers are de
fined in the charter which provides
that this board shall approve the
general policy of the schol.
General Julian S, Carr, president
of the First National Bank, of Dur
ham. has been elected treasurer and
has accepted. DR.. J. B. Dudley, OF
the A. and NJ. College. has been
elected chairman of the trustee
board. Mr.. John Merrick, president
Of the largest Negro insurance COM
pany in the state. vice chairman OF
the trustee board, and DR.. A. NJ
Moore, Durham, secretary.
The colored members of the board
of trustees are among the most prom
inent and conservative Negroes OF
the country. Among the are: DR.. NJ
&c. B. Mason, secretary of the Freed
The Washington bee., 1909-08-07
OUR NEW CONGRESSMEN
FROM IOWA

We take great pleasure in present
ing to the colored voters of Iowa,
and the readers OF the Washington
Bee, our new Congressman from
Iowa, who are now serving their
first term in the House of Represen-
tativeS. And we feel safe in saving
that Iowa never had such an able
representation at one time in Con-
gress as she has at the present time.
All of the new Republican members
are men who have made a record in
the great State of Iowa, known as
the banner Republican state OF the
Union, and each and every one of
them was elected to Congress as a