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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-21
The Shortest Interview Ever Held
with Charles Frohman.


Charles Frohman looked worried as
he sat in his stateroom on the Lu-
citania that recently brought him back
to America. Mr.. Frohman had been
told that he would have to leave
his stateroom before the boat docked,
present himself to the customs Of
iicers, and swear to the authenticity
Of his signature. The idea was new
and a troublesome one to the man
ager, always careful to avoid crowds
or in any way puhlically acknowl-
edge his identity, Every moment
brought the dreaded hour nearer.
NJ. Frohman puffed hard at a long
cigar, but an official rap at the state
room door put it beyond hope that
the dreaded taking of n public oath
could disappear in the smoke that
filled the CABIN.
Enter a long, lean, hungry-look-
ing official
'Is this Mr.. Frohman?"
Eyes" said the manager. "Won't
you sit down here, try one Of my
cigars"
you're Just back from London?'
asked the newcomer.
well, nearly So" said Mr.. Froh-
man.
"All right; near enough for my
purpose" went on the stranger The
| fact Is | am reporter on the New
York Daily Screech, Mr., Frohman
and I want to know what you car
tell me about Mr., and Mrs. Blanks
domestic affairs, / understand they
are both members of your Londor
company"
"They are members of one of m.
London companies" said Mr.. F'roh
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-21

Bobby Burnt to Tread the Boards.
Henry B. Harris. through con-
tract yesterday with George Ran
dolph Chester, secured the dramatic
rights to his THE Making of Bobby
Burnt" a story which ran as a
serial in the Saturday Evening Post.
Mr.. Harris also signed contracts with
Winchell Smith, who made a dra-
matte version of the book. II Is
the intention of Mr.. Harris to pro-
duce this play in November. and with
this aim in view, engaged Wallace
Eddington, who plays Howard JEFF
reis, Jr.. in THE Third Degree" for
the title role.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-21
Etiauette.

In our republican atmosphere old
fashioned etiquette has ceased to be
necessary. but the word etiquette Is
suggested whenever one hears the
phrase that's the ticket" for "eti'
quette" is French for ticket" and its
present English signltication sprang
from the old custom of distributing
tickets or etiquettes which contained
the ceremonies. etc. to be observed
at any formal event, exactly like our
word program"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-21

and under the efficient and ever
watChful eye of Mr.. James V, How
ell manager of the Columbus Col
oniel, and the resident manager, Mr..
Edwin BALI, to whom the show bus
mess is as A. Is, q. to a univer-
sity graduate, the importance of the
stage as a social mentor will reach
high tide and remain high tide.
When Mr.. Howell divulges his plans,
now nearing completion, for the
Grand show schedule, he will cause
tho skeptical to take another tack
and the optimist to simply radiate.
True, there have been times when
excuses for optimism over the local
show situation had to be mostly mat
ters of hope. but the old order
changeth and now the Shuberts have
seen fit to annex US, we must be
entertained whether we will or no.
Al. G. Fields will he the start.
The finish-but let's wait and see.
The big lights will be burning at
the Marion Family Theatre Monday
Tuseday and Wednesday evenings
where the Tally Ways break forth
into minstrelcy, That is, ALL the
big lights will glisten. Tho sort of
songs you want to whistle, the sort
of fun you laugh over a week after,
and the sort OF folks you are keen
about, in fact the signs are just
right for big night three nights,
1t goes something like this:
Grand opening overture Dixie
Dam" 'Twant some one to call mo
dearie;" II wonder who's kissing
her now;""How do you do, Miss Jo.
sephine," "Stingy Kid" Don't take
me home"
When things happen in punches:
please let me go home" by Walt
Eckfelt; when Love alone Is king"
| by III S. Martini Nobody knows
where John Brown went" by "Poicy"
| Waggoner;' "Any old port in a
Storm" by Harry Gillette; That's
why I'm a happy married man." by
Russie Elliott; "In the golden long
ago." by Ernst Carl. Finale by
quartette and chorus.
| Afterpiece (get out OF my way)
"The return of Uncle Mose," (from
the pen of Frank Garrison). Music
a la coon served by quartette COM
posed of Harry Gillette, John Sar-
gent, Ben Ross and Homer Wad-
del.
Uncle Nose. ...... Harry S. Elliott
(The Heavy
ole, Nanny Mo Sc Frank Stanley
(The Soubrettel
Chorus very much rowdy,
OLIO
Master Willard Osborn. the phe
] nomenal yiolinist, will render Sc
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-21
(By E. X. W.

Seat Sale for Al q. Fields MIN
strels opens Tuesday morning at the
Grand box Office.
Seat Sale for Tally Wag MinstreIs
opens Monday morning at y o'clock
at the Family Theatre box Office.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-21
An Aljbj,

Examlner-Wha is an alibi2 Can
didate For the Bar-AD alibi Is COM
uniting a crime in one place when you
are in another place. IL you can be In
two other places, the alibi is all the
stronger In law.-Puck.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-21
Marriaaa.

marriage is a lottery" quoted the
wise guy.
"oh. that's an antiquated idea" OBJ
served the simple mug. Nowadays
it's game OF sklll."-Philadelphia
Record
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-21

The fellow who doesn't allow an
alarm clock to interfere with his morn
ing nap illustrates the triumph Of mind
over natter Philadelphia Record.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-21

why suffer with headache, consti-
patton, stomach, kidney and liver
troubles when you can be relieved
with HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea.
No money unless benefited, 35 cents,
Tea or Tabets--Chas, Schmidt & Co.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-21

All tickets for the Tally Wag Min
strel Show must be exchanged at
the box Office at the Family Theatre
10c extra for reserved seats--the
first 16 rows. 8-l9-3t
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-21

Charlese Frohman has engaged
Edwin Arden, who has benn playing
whit Miss Marie Doro's company for
a prominent part in Israel" the new
Bernstein play that is TO have Its first
production at the Gaity Theatre.
New York, and the cast of which Will
include Constance Collier. who. since
here appearance here in Samson,
has been acting with Sir Beerbohm
Tree at His Majesty's Theatre. Lon
don.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-21

Looking over the prospectus of ths
AL G. Field Greater Minstrels, II is
rather hard TO believe that so much
can be crowded into an evenings
performance. The 1eld Show this
season is most promising.
In numbers 1t is greater than
ever, comprising "A force of so of
the best known artists in the world OF.
minstrclsy; artists who can sing aud
dance. The entire entertainment is
designed for laughing purposes. An
olio of unique vaudeville numbers,
and an even greater production than
was offered last year. Several tab
leuX, some of them startling to
degree, make for the general success
of the performance, the minstrel pro-
moter having gone on the theory
that the more bewilderlng the scenry
the better pleased his patrons will
be.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-21
CULINARY CUT-OUTS.

Harriet Davis. who will play an
important part in Kellett Chambers
"All right: near enough for my
new play "An American Widow"
this coming season, submits the fol-
lowing recipe:
Queen Cake.
Two cups butter, 1-2 cups sugar.
/ 1-2 pints -four. eggs, 1-2 tea
spoon baking powder, one wine glass
each wine, brandy and cream, 1-2
teaspoon each extract nutmeg, rose
and lemon, 1 cup dried currants.
washed and picked, / cup raisins
stoned and cut in two. ! cup citron,
cut i'm small thin slices. Rub the
butter and sugar to a very light
cream; add the eggs 2 at a time.
beating five minutes after each ad-
dition; add the -four sifted whit
the powder. the raisins, current wine,
brandy, cream, citron and extracts.
mix into batter and bake care
fully in n papered cake tin in
moderately steady oven, 1-2 hours.
Raymond Hitchcock thinks his
new Cohan play The Man From
Broadway strikes the chords of his
particular genius better than any he
has yet essayed. Raymond Hitch
cock any funnier than he was while
singing or rather whining "Aint It
Funny What a Difference Just a Few
Hours Make" would be a calamity.
one of the properties, or rather
one of the cast in Eugene Prcsbrcy's
Circus Man" in which Maclyn Ar
buckle will star this season is "Imo-
gene" a soubrette elephant. "Imo-
gene" and Mr., Arbunkle hold daily
rchearsals and the soubrette takes
her cues like a veteran Of many sea-
sons.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-21

"Arneo Lupin,'' the paly now
ing into the score OF "The Gay Hus-
the feature play Charles Froh-
man will produce simultaneously
in London and New York, is a detect
i've story, and more than that, 1t is
a detective story of French con-
ception which argues some In favor
of its being sufficiently vivid. A
famous thief of valuable canvases Is
the complicating force and there
Is picturesque background OF
French Chateaus and other
settings of plutocracy A mysterious
and altogether fascinating bit of fem
ininity of Russian extraction Is an
other rift in the Lutte of those who
would capture the evanescent "Ar-
aeno Lupin." 1t is the most extern
sively rehearsed play Mr.. Frohman
had produced up to now.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-09-17
SPECIAL TERM CIRCUIT COURT
Progress in the Bank Cases Very
Slow. One Conviction.

The special term of circuit court
which convened in this city last week,
mention of which was made in The
News, is still in session. Very little
has been accomplished and apparently
the cases for which the session was
called to try will not be heard-ouly
three having been disposed OF up to
yesterday.
Last week as we went to press testi'
mony was being heard 10 the case OF
the State VS.. VIM. H. Tompkins, CASH
Ter OF the late Planters Security Bank,
who was charged with obtaining money
nnder false preteuses On Saturday
the evidence was completed and the
court ordered the jury to bring in a
verdict Of not guilty, without retiring
Saturday jury was secured in the
case OF the state We. WIN. Il. Tompklns
charged with fraudulent overdraft, the
Indictment containing three counts.
Court was adjourned Saturday after
noon till Tuesday morning, at the re-
quest Of Attorney Geo. w. Worley.
Tuesday morning testimony was
heard and arguments made to the jury
during the afternoon and night session
by Attorneys Price and Jones for the
prosecution and Worley for the defense
The jury failed to agree on verdic
and were discharged. They stood fou
for conviction and two for acquittal.
The case of the State VS.. VIM. d
Tompkins and w. G. Read, charged
with misrepresentation and abstraction
was called. A severance was granted
and Tompkins put on trial Wednesda,
morning. The following Jury was Sc
lected to try the case g. A. Braddock
s. A. Park, Cleveland Kitching, U. d
Sembler, Q. v. Smith and I. ]. Conner
Evidence was completed and argumen
made Wednesday night. The cour
charged the Jury, and, after about q
hours elaboration, returned verde
of guilty as charged.
The case OF the State VS.. Harry leI
nings, president Of the defunct banl
charged with embezzlement, was Gale
and is now being tried.
Although there are about six NOR
Of these bank cases the special term wi
be adjourned Saturday and the regult
term will convene next Tuesday NOR
in,r
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-09-17
LAYING OF THE CORNER STONE
Masons VIII Put il in Place Next
Wednesday Afternoon.

Next Wednesday afternoon, Septem-
Der Y, 81 200 O'Clock, she CORNER stone
Of the St. Lucie county court house will
be laid by the Fort Pierce Masonic
Lodge.
The Grand Master being unable TO
be present for that purpose the duty
has been delegated to the local lodge
and the impressive ceremony Will be IN
charge of Worshipful Master John d.
Wynn, who will be assisted by inc om-
GERS and members OF the lodge An In
vitation has been extended to the Mel
bourne and Jensen lodges to also be on
hand.
The ceremony will practically be the
same as if the Grand Master were mere
and the beautiful ceremony OF the an
cient order will be thoroughly rem
dered. The Fort Pierce Band Will tur-
n;sh music for the occasion and head
the line of march from the Masonic
Hall to the court house. :,
States Attorney John G. Jones VIII
make an address at the close OF the
Masonic service, and other features OF
the occasion will be interesting.
The public generally is invited 70 DC
present on the occasion and 1t Is nopeo
that the county citizenship will De wei
represented. ,o.,o.
Several small articles will be depos'
tied in the corner stone before IL Il
sealed by the Master, among them 90
ing copies Of the local newspapers
lodge documents, county commission
ers' documents and other things
supt. Jones, in charge OF the cour
house construction, is busily engages
preparing platform and other necessary
arrangements for the occasion
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-09-17
Baseball Today

There will be another exciting base
ball game this afternoon friday on
the local grounds between the Hastings
and the Fort Pierce teams.
The Hastings club is making a tour
of the East Coast and playing all teams
as far as Miami. They are lively
bunch aud have been putting up good
games all this week, therefore good
contest is confidently expected.
The local lineup will be practically
the same as on Monday and the home
team will play the same kind OF base
ball, which ought to win as 1t has here
tofore.
A good crowd should be out and give
support to the game, and the home
players. Admission will be the same
as usual.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-09-17

house contractors that the expense of
placing a bell and clock In court house
after completion of building will be
considerably more than $3.50, the price
given in bid; and
Whereas, Many citizens of Fort
Pierce are urging the Board to have
said clock and bell installed
BE it resolved, That this Board will
appropriate the SUN of $500 If the city
of Fort Pierce will appropriate, or SUBJ
scribe and pay in the balance, $3.50,
within ten days from this date.
Twenty-Five per cent. of the work Of
completion of the court house having
been performed, on motion, the clerk
OF the board was instructed to return
to the Mutual Construction Company
the certified check for $4,000 filed, as
per contract.
On motion, board adjourned to meet
in regular session October 4, 1909.
The list of warrants, examined and
approved, will be found on page 3.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-09-17
SCHOOL OPENS NEXT MONDAY
Efficient Corps of Teaches Will
be in Charge. >

After four months vacation the
school bell will again ring out next
Monday morning announcing the open
ing Of the term for l909-10. Then 1t
is that the three hundred school chill
dIen of Fopt Pierce will gather in the
school rooms to take up the studies
left off in the early summer.
The school heretofore known as the
Fort Pierce Graded and High School,
will from now on be the St. Lucie
County High School. Heretofore it has
been only junior high school, carry
ing only ten grades. AT the last meet
ing Of the school board 1t was advanced
to senior high school with twelve
grades, thus giving the four years of
high school work, preparatory to col
lege work. This in itself is significant
movement and one which the school
deserves.
The school will be under the direction
of Prof. M. j. Okerlund, of Tampa,
who has for years been in the high school
work and comes here highly recon-
mended as an educator Of much ability.
He will be ably assisted in the various
departments by the following teachers,
who have be assigned their various
grades; Miss Emma b. Akard, of Mad
ision, Mrs. Eugenia Fair, of Port
Orange, Miss Ianthe Bond, Of Daytona,
Miss Emma Bradley. of Kissimmee,
Miss Georgia Slater, of Pinetta, Miss
Bernice Thayer, of Fort Pierce, Misses
Ula and Elma Geiger, of Lotus.
OF the above teachers, the Misses
Geiger and Miss Bond have taught here
before and are we'll known to our people
socially aud in school work. Miss
Thayer IL also we'll known, having been
resident Of Fort Pierce for about q
year. Mrs. Fair has taught two terms
at Quay and other schools of the county
and is we'll liked socially and as an In
etructors Misses Akaaa ltadley and
! Slater are strangers to Fort Pierce,
but are also highly recommended and
will be valuable members of the faculty
The school will open with nine teach
ers and it is very probable that 9 tenth
one will be added as soon as the schoo
' work has begun.
! The school house has been alterd Il
, make more room, but is feared thai
even now the rooms will be too crowd
{ ed, but every effort will be made TO-
the comfort of the pupils as we'll a
the faculty.
Professor Okerlund desires that al
4 patrons who can, will be on hand at tn
!. opening on Monday morning at $3.50
d There will be no prgramIof exercise
v but the faculty will Immediately ge
!. down to business and the routine wor
:. started as soon as possible.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-09-17

left Morton hit safe, advancing Allen
to third. Morton stole second. Allen
made an attempt to score when pitched
ball got away from Evernden and was
caught between bases, but managed TO
get back to third by being hit with the
ball. Meantime Morton had run off of
second and after the scramble around
third to catch Allen a throw was made
to second but was low and hit the run
ner' Allen then dashed to the plate
and scored. Burrell, at the bat, fouled
out to first base.
The following is the box score and
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-09-17
Tho Way to Be /. GOOD Citizen.

Encourage every home and enter
prise, take an interest Ia every indus
try, invest literally in the stock OF
faith aud good will and distribute 1t all
over your city--in every factory, In
every Workshop, every business house.
It will pay you large dividends and VIII
cost very little. It can never depEeci-
ate in value. It will always be above
par. Buy homemade goods Ask your
merchant for them. Wear homemade
garments, eat homemade articles OF
food. sleep on homemade beds, read
homemade newspapers. In this way the
money you spend is only loaned ltwill
come back to you again with interest
Praise up your city; don't run it down
Stand by your merchants and msnufact,
urers; they are the bone and sinew o.
your municipal structure. stand DS
your churches and your schools; thel
are the hopes Of your future Stand
by your press; IL Is the tiFeless cen tine
that guards your interests Exchang'
ATT 1901
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-09-17

responsibility for the wind-jamming
done by the bellicose newspaper fra
ternity of Fort Pierce" l see that your
manager took advantage of a letter in
which we tried to place the ball club in
the right light before your club, but
evidently your manager, Mr.. Q. b.
Kingman by name, does not know what
that means, or Is not interested in that
phase of the question, and does little
windjamming to your paper on his
own account
Once more, here's hoping that Fort
Pierce will not "fall" to the class Tt
tusville is in, as we have not seen
where they have won from any real
baseball team, except Cocoa. When
you can say that you have played West
Palm Beach, Cocoa, Eau Gallie, st.
Augustine, Miami and Stuart and lost
only one out Of nine, then you might
"wind-jam" with something back OF It,
Will you call the bluff" as YOU
term 1t
W. f.. VANLANDINGHAM,
Manager Fort Pierce Ball CLUB.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-09-17
Put up or Shut up.
Fort Pierce, Sept. Is, 1909

East Coast Advocate, Titusville J :.
Gentlemeu-I note by your ISSUE u
10Th inst, that you say our papers nave
cooled COO down since you told US ITO put
m or shut up" Well, newspaper talk
Is not always baseball talk. AS TITUS
vile and the manager OF her ball team
have reputation for evading the cues ques.
ton win get to the facts. Mr. A,ng.
man mar offered us Que (Only) date and on
,ho. date we had agreed 70 play at 'en,
s s therefore did not accept sno
"therety hangs the tsle." !,
Further. we are tired OF talk' ano y
vo,, win name day for . game 70 o
nlsvad in Titusville within the mex
two two weeks we will show you whether
or not we have the goods, WIN yo'
nm 10, Or viii YOU shut up
Aud now for the 'disclsl~lns q sn'
asv asssgs sasx
f&t.f "sd -
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-09-17

Also certificate OF The cashier Of the
Nnk Of Fort Pierce showing balances
correct as claimed.
sport Of f. L. Hemmlngs, county
''ge, and Justice HELLER received and
|ei.
"a motion, proposition from A. K.
npson 70 furnish sand from his lot
~ q court house for grading court
Pc lot for the privilege Of connect
with jail sewer, is granted.
" motion, the sheriff was instructed
Pse eonvicts for grading court house
under supervision Of b. /. Klopp.
"a notion, clerk was instructed to
.sttlsefor bids 70 furninh court house.
Y protest having been died, the
Z " county road recommended by T.
PilhAFd, J. NJ. Swain and J. &. An
eFs y declared public county road
ordered opened.
motlOn, the sherih 10 tnstructeu
y0gk the county conyicts On the
'nge avenue new road after compiet-
the court house grade.
ea petition OF E. D. McIAugh-
W Swain, ct al. received pray
lot . public county road beginninO
AeIaughlin's and run north
'eF'y course, connecting with the
soed At j. T. PAogett's place, road
s. 80 feet wide. J. q PadRett, Jno
ash|'p and lewis McT.apghllg
q. n.at : e3mNll,6s d rup,mstA
/, u .HiFey said road and report to the
oso Y " next regular meeting. !,
SWISS The Board q County Com
are .slalH y ~ sPp''
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-09-17
Park Attractions.

Editor Fort Pierce News;
Since the matter Of park improve
ments has been widely discussed, and
is an important movement just now, We
should also be on the lookout for addi-
tlonsl attractions for the park. 20
Mr.. L. L. Carlton, who is himself a
recognized and enthusiastic Booster,
haslrecently captured trio OF hand
some deer which he would n6 doubt
gladly donate for the above purpose II
others could be found who would erect
a suitable enclosure for their safe keep
ing-something better than was erected
for the gator. -
who will fulfil TIE conditions Atd
secure the deer for the park
|. a,..w Very tgslEb Rr q HAFNoF'
epsls 50 sAps tt q -
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