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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-10-31
OWEN KILDARE'S
AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Occasionally an author will write of
his or her own personal experiences,
and many have written their own life
story in novel or play. Such is the
case with owen Kildare's play, 1.-THE
Regeneration" which will open at the
Belasco theater tomorrow night. 1t is
a dramatization of his novel. my
Mamie Rose" which is nothing less
than the story of the authors early
life, and has proved one of the best
of his works.
So close is the story to Kildare's life
that the author has given the charac
ter in the play his own surname of
owen. This character of owen Con-
way is a Bowery tough, thug and petty
larceny thief, who, kicked out of home
when but a youngster, has grown Kp
in the slums to become a man who
knows nothing of life as it should be,
his only teachings having been to steal
drink and live without working. Among
q party of sightseers who visit the den
of this gang, of which Conway is the
leader, is a young teacher, who is
working among the children of the
slums, and who sees and realizes that
Conway is what he is from lack Of
education and help. She gets him to
promise to come to her home and there
gives him his first lesson in better
things. Once started, Conway becomes
eager to get away from the old life,
and his prayer in the third act after
his first lesson is the ardent and crude
and vivid utterance of a struggling
soul trying with all his might and in
all sincerity to ASK God to help him.
Mr. Kildare has ended his play in
a way that has met with some criti-
cism, but which he defends as natural
and logical. 1t is since Mr.. Kildares
experiences, as he shows them in the
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-10-31
HOW A CURTAIN SPEECH
CAME TO SWIFT GRIEF

James Young, who comes to the Or
pheum this week, once came to grief
in a curtain speech. while barnstorm-
ing through the east and south 1t
was in his youthful days as an actor
and he was nervous. The play was
Hamlet and at the end of the first
act there came a burst of welcome APP
plause. In anticipation, the actor had
prepared the following ingenious adj
dress:
Ladies and Gentlemen: The pleas
ant relations which exist between us,
the players, and you, the patrons,
make a formal ladies and gentlemen
sound strange and cold. We are, be-
lieve, friends, and we on the stage
deeply appreciate"-and so forth
When he spoke, he spoke like this:
"I will not call you ladies and gem
tlemen,' there are so many of my
friends here"
And that was as far as he got. His
reputation as a humorist was estab-
lished and the vaudeville stage doomed
up just ahead. Alas, poor Yorick!
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-10-31
SOME TRICKS OF
VENTRILOOUISM
BY ED F. REWARD. orpheum


All perfect ventriloquial work causes
surprise, but sometimes disapproval by
the uninitiated. A person who is at
the butt end of joke is not expected
to see the point of it. Ventriloquism
itself, however is a curious illusion.
We have all watched 1t under the
workings of celebrated stage perform
erS. There are two erroneous popular
notions regarding it. One is that it is
a special gift unattainable by ordinary
mortals, and the other that the Ventril>
oquist produces the sounds he utters
from his stomach, as the word appears
to signify, and throws" them this way
and that as he pleases. AS to the
first point, anyone can learn to VEN
trilOquiZe who is willing to work at
it hard and long enough, and, regard
ing the second point, the fact is that
no man can produce vocal sounds 9TH
erwise than with his larynX. 1t is SIM
ply a matter of cheating the ear.
1 have read that Prof. Helmholz, to
whom modern ophthalmic science is
almost wholly due, often said that the
eye was an imperfect and rather poor
ly devised instrument; but many think
that the ear is much more Justly to be
complained of. And it is the defect of
the latter organ that makes Ventrilo-
quism possible. The auditor cannot at
little distance tell at all accurately
whence the words uttered come, and
the performer needs only a facility in
speaking without moving his lips, and
little skill in misdirectng the atten-
ton of the spectators, in order to sue
cessfully mislead.
The simplest ventriloquial trick for
the beginner to try is performed by
going to the door Of a rOomful of peo-
,,11 81 oil
conducting a conversation with an i'm
aginary person in the hallway. The
deception can be made effective If well
carried out.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-10-31
BALLADE OF THE PLAYERS

over the footlights crescent fame
They body the shapes of glee and fear,
Gentle folk villain and ancient dame,
Rosallnd, Falstah and reeling Lear;
Gnomes of elfland they, who peer
From out the wings where the shadows
cover,
Yielding their mites of valiant cheer
To grace the flight of an idle hour.
For bitter bread and a truant fame
They barter the joys that men hold
dear;
For each mimic mood of mirth or shame
IT'S theirs to conjure cavalier,
The hollow laugh the practiced tear
Pale petals of some fading flower
That bloomed in the dawn of dying
year
To grace the fight of an idle hour.
servitors Of the worlds acclaim,
Who still a stubborn dream revere,
Ever your guerdon shall be the same:
The smile OF praise, the covert sheer,
Love that is wine and griefs that
scar
Flattery, envy and passing power
But a dauntless heart and a vision
clear
To grace the flight of an idle hour
ENVOY
Prince. tits for us they bravely rear
This fabric Of joy and its shining
tower,
To bid our faint hopes persevere
And grace the flight Of an idle hour.
w. II. b.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-10-31

the New York Sun, "Heredity would
lose half its potency for evil if nobody
knew such thing existed" The New
York Tribune declares the drama is
finer and more powerful than 1.-THE
Witching Hour"
James Bernard Pagan, the brilliant
young Irishman whose Gloria" was
used by Julia MarloWe as a starring
vehicle two years ago, has come to
America to direct rehearsals of his
latest play, 1.-THE Earth" in which Ed
mund Breese is to star under the man
agement of Henry B. Harris. The
principal character in THE Earth" Is a
newspaper owner who gains control of
a syndicate of powerful journals which
he Yields for his own INSCRIPTIONS
purposes. 1.-THE Earth" will open at
the Olympic, Chicago, in November.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-10-31
THE ACTORS, SHARE

A musical comedy or comic opera of
the first class averages a cast of about
seventy-five people, while 1 suppose
about seventeen is the average num-
Der for a dramatic company. A prima
donna, who is not star, gets from
$1O0 to $3.50 a week, the principal come
dian from $3.50 to $500 a week. the tenor
from SIS to $500, the bass about the
same. The minor characters rangs
from forty to a hundred dollars
week, while show girls get twenty-five
and thirty dollars, and chorus people
from fifteen to twenty-five dollars, the
average salary being about eighteen
dollars.-Hartley Davis in the Novem-
her FVerybody's.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-10-31
ALP 10 MR. YOuNG

AS John E. Young and the seventy
odd people who support him in the o.
Henry, Adams and Sloane musical
comedy, "Lo," which comes to the
Mason soon, were travelling on a weary
and discouraged railroad the ether day
he called the porter and asked him the
time.
Il don't know, sir" replied the porter
Don't know" asked Mr.. Young
How is it that railroad man like
you doesn't carry a watch?"
"You don't want no watch on this
road" responded The other. What
you need is a calendar"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-10-31
BRADY HIS OWN READER

William A. Brady and Joseph r.
Grismer, who bring George Broad
bursts 1.-THE Man of the Hour" to the
Mason opera house the week of No
vember Is, are among the few produc
ing managers who do not employ
professional play reader Both have
been actors. Each is a skillful stage
manager; every production they make
bears the stamp of their individuality.
Messrs. Brady and Grismer's cast
which will be seen here includes Ar
thur Maitland Felix Haney, John
Moore, Paul Byron, T. S. Guise, M. j.
MacQuarrie, William Lloyd, William
Cullington, f. e. Warner, George A.
Cameron, H. j. Hewitt Edward Dewey.
Madeline Winthrop, Anna Reader and
Florence Mack
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-10-31
CONAN. The AMAZING

George M. Conan, who is TO present
his musical comedy, THE Yankee
Prince" at the Mason for one week,
beginning Monday, November %, has
written and composed more than 900
popular songs, fifteen successful music
al plays and vaudeville sketches ga
lore. He will not be 80 years of age
until next July 4, and by that time will
have three more plays to his credit
one for himself, one for Miss Edna
Wallace Hopper and a new play for
Victor Moore, now On tour in Mr.. Co
hans "The Talk of New York"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-10-31

compliment. Yet fear they would find
in some subtle way that their own
work lacked conviction" They would
inevitably be criticising the audience,
for habit is strong, strong thing, and
they would clean forget to say The
carriage waits" or Copy, sir"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-10-31
CLARA LIPMAN TO RETURN

Miss Clara Lyman Is to return to the
stage soon in a comedy called THE Hills OF
Troy" 1t Is from the French of Alexandra
Bison and George Thurner and had the
brilliant JEANNE Graner as Its Partisan star.
Miss Lipman has not acted since the close
Of her brilliant London engagement In her
own comedy Of guile Bonbon." IN 1907.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-10-31

play, that he has become famous as
a writer, and both his novel, my
Mamie Rose,' and the play are, in
many respects beautiful tributes to
the woman teacher whom he made his
wife. j. B.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-10-31
SAGE Is HIGHEST AcroR

C. Russell Sage, who plays the nve-minute
role of the suicide in "a Fool There Was"
is. it is averred, the richest actor upon the
stage He inherited s1,O00,000 from his
uncle, and has never touched dollar of the
principal or interest.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-10-31
WAR OVER IN MEMPHIS

The Memphis News-Scimitar reports
the vaudeville war over in that city.
William Morris is said to have notified
the Memphis manager of his house that
the supply of Morris acts will cease.
The Orphetm circuit is now master Of
the vaudeville situation in that city.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-10-31
Aid I
Z IPla4-Goer.Gl

DRAMA
AUDITORIUM-"The Ringmaster,"
drama of American finance, by Olive
Porter. First time here Monday night.
BELASCO-"The Regeneration" by
Owen Kildare, a play which reveals
the terrific struggle toward noble
things ever raging in the souls of the
men and women the world calls out
casts First time here Monday might.
BURBANK-"Brown of Harvard"
romantic play of merry things and
serious which are sometimes doing in
a college town. Rida johnson Young
wrote 1t. Opening this matinee.
MUSICAL PLAYS
NAJEsTIC-"Fifty Miles from Boston,"
q musical comedy which exults in the
mighty name of Cohan Opening to-
night.
MAsON-"when the Gringo Came" the
annual show of the local bankers. will
be presehted three successive nights,
beginning next Thursday.
GRAND-"The Blue Moon" a musical
comedy, presented by Ferris Hartman
musical company. Opening this natl
nee.
FIsCHEE'S-Musical burlesque by the
Alphin company.
WALKER-Musical comedy by the Cur
It's company.
VAUDEVILLE
ORPHEUM-Four new acts open the
new week Monday afternoon. -Four
acts hold over and there are new mo-
tion pictures.
LOS ANGELES-New variety bill opens
Monday afternoon.
UNIQUE-Vaudeville and a comedietta
by the stock company.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-10-31

Miss Louise Dresser is appearing in
the east in 1.-THE Golden Widow" a
new musical play by Joseph Herbert
and Glen McDonough.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-05-27
c 0 R n c ULT U RI
Some Practical Suggestions Made to
Farmers by a Man Who Knows
What He's Talking About
(By c. p. Bully

Soil: 1t is useless to expect large
crop of corn if you do not provide
rich, warm, thoroly drained soil. =
Fall Flowing: Generally, fall plow-
ed land is preferable, but fall plowing
is not absolutely necessary. Harrow
the fall plowed land as early as it is
possible to get on the field in the
spring. This warns the soil, saves
moisture and causes weed seeds to
germinate. Ii you have disc, disc
and harrow thoroly just before plant
ing. If you have no disc, harrow
several times, enough to make nice
fine seed bed. An ordinary corn cul-
tivator is a good tool for stirring up
the soil in making the seed bed.
Spring Flowing: If the land is to
be spring plowed, it should be done
early and each days plowing harrow
ed as soon as it is plowed. This helps
to firm the seed bed and hold mois-
ture. Harrow again just before plant
ing, even though no weeds are showing,
as it helps to make a fine, warm seed
bed. A disc is good tool to use on
spring plowing as it aids i'm reestblish-
ing the capillarity between the fur
row slice and the subsoil, which is
absolutely necessary to a successful
crop.
All this work on the soil is for the
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-05-27

We wish to announce to the people
of Sauk Centre and Vicinity that we
have renewed our agency with the
Metropolitan Music Co., of Minneop-
lis, to handle their pianos and organs
and other musical instruments, and
will act as their sole agents in this
immediate territory. All business
will be done on a fair and honest bas-
is and we respectfully solicit your
patronage.
MARSHALL & LYMAN.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-05-27

purpose of warming up the soil, max
ing a fine, firm seed bed, killing weeds
and conserving moisture. 1t pays.
No amount of work on the soil or in
culture will make good crop of corn
unless the seed is good. Enough has
been a d about the value of
testing seed corn but.not on grading
it. One can well afford to hand pick
his seed corn if he has not access to a
grader. Grading seed corn will sepa-
rate out all small and irregular kern
els, which makes it possible for a
planter to drop evenly, thus securing
a better stand, a more even crop and
more bushels per acre than can be
obtained without it.
Planting: Should be done as early
as possible after the soil is warm and
danger from frost is past. 1t is gen.
orally best to plant in check rows,
making the rows the usual distance
q feet to 3 feet inches) apart. For
extreme northern ATTITUDES 3 feet is
ample width for the rows. Plant 3
or kernels per hill i'm check rows,
or if planted in drills, have seeds
dropped about every Is inches apart
in the row. Do not plant more than
two inches deep.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-05-27

All those having regular with u.s. will allow
discount of cent during this week for settlement
Arizona republican., 1909-06-05
THE TEMPE ATTITUDE
 AGAIN CRITICIZED
A Southsider Ventures Predic-
 ton.

To the Editor of The Republican, Sir:
 In all the heterogeneous argument for and against the bridge projects have never yet seen printed the one which l am about to offer-an argu- ment that seems to me about as COR elusive as anything could very well be.
 According to the proportionate tax levy. which can be verified by. con sulting the records of the county su- pervisors. if a S5O.O0O bridge is built at Tempe the citizens of Phoenix and its immediate suburbs will contribute about S35. 900.
 If a $100,000 bridge is built at Cen ter street, at cost of s5O,OOO to the county. Tempe's proportion of the cost will be s1020.
 In addition to the fact that Phoenix will pay the greater proportion of the cost of the Center street bridge and has contributed heavily to the $50 OOO bonus and has at all times been ready and willing to support two bridges TEMPE ABSOLUTELY REFUSES TO PERMIT PHOENIX TO BUILD A BRIDGE AT CENTER STREET.
 Until the Tempe attitude" became an important factor in the bridge ques- tion Phoenix was always ready to stand for two bridges, although the taxpayers of Phoenix would have to pay seven-tenths of the cost of a $5O,- 900 bridge at Tempe, while Tempe would have to pay but one -fiftieth of the cost to the county of a $1OO,OOO bridge at Center street.
 With less of the dog in the manager spirit on the part of Tempe there would be two bridges over the Salt within a year. I would like to predict that there will be but one and that at Center street. 1 wish to add that the Center street site will win at the elec- ton of June 10, solely on account of the Tempe attitude" which is un- American, and contrary to the first principles under which life is made tolerable on this planet.
 Respectfully yours,
 SOUTHSIDER.
Arizona republican., 1909-06-05
A FRIDAY DIVORCE
 AS GOOD AS ANY
But It Took Good Deal of Argument
 to Make Mrs. Bowman Believe 1t.

The hopper of justice in district court came awfully near running dry yesterday morning. The only case that had been set for hearing was that of Ida Bowman against Ulysses S. Bowman, both colored. This was an action for divorce based on desertion. The parties were married at Albu- querque seven years ago While liv- ing at the Grand Canyon the defend ant disappeared and had since not been heard of
 Attorney Lysander Cassidy was at tOrney for the plaintiff and on Thurs day morning he called to say that un- less he could break down the barrier of superstititiOn which surrounded his client he would be unable to get her into court on Friday He had notified her that her case had been set for trial but she swore that she would not leave the house on Friday It was her rule on that unlucky day to sit with her hands folded for fear some thing would happen to her. She did not want any divorce granted on Fri day she did not believe she could get one if she should venture into court on that day. Like as not the court would give the divorce to her worth less Husband and stick her for ali mony. No Friday divorce for her.
 But the case was ser and had to be tried. Clerk Dunlevy gave the attor- ney line of argument to follow that he thought would overcome Mrs. Bow mans superstitious fears.
 The lawyer went back with a certi- fled opinion of the clerk on the sub ject of divorce. It was that while Fri day was not a good da:' for a we'd ding it was 9 most appropriate day for a divorce. A divorce granted on that day word be. if possible. more binding than if issued on any other day. In high life Friday divorces were preferable to any other. The divorce courts of South Dakota did their big gest business on that day
 Besides the opinion went on, Friday was not such bad day after all Col umbus set out on Friday to find Amer ica and it was on Fridav that he caught his first glimpse of the western world. Man- of the most notable events had occurred on Friday Half the assassinations Of rulers had taken place on that day. and in so high re- pute was the da- that most of the hangings occurred on Friday.
 Furthermore, in the opinion of Mir Dunlevy it would be very unlucky for Mrs. Bowman to try to get a divorce on any other day. now that the case had been set for Friday.
 On these representations Mrs. Bow man came tremblingly into court and got her divorce. She is still not sure that something will not happen to it.
Arizona republican., 1909-06-05
ENGINEERS OPINION
 OF CENTER ST. BR|OG
Mir. Mcclure Denies That He Has Ap- proved or Thoroughly Examined the Plans.
Tempe. Ariz., June 4. 1909.

To the Editor of The Republican:
 Sir:-J. c. Mcclure. engineer of maintenance of way of the Randolph lines, is in the city today. MT. Me Clure is the engineer who is quoted in the Center street prospectus as "Construction engineer of the Southern Pacific" He authorizes the Tempe committee to deny that he has approv- ed of the plans for the Center street bridge. MT. Mcclure stated further that he had said that bridge COULD be built at Center street, adding, Tn fact a bridge can be built anywhere if you have mOne.- enough" MT. Me Cure denies that he made a thorough examination of the proposed site. We have stated from the first that the plans of which MT. Mcclure approved were of a steel bridge with cylinder piers the same as the railroad bridge at Tempe, and are more than glad to have MT Mcclure make a statement at this time that we may show the taxpayers that as usual we were right in our statements about the proposed Center street bridge. We want to re- iterate, There is not an engineer in Arizona who will approve of the pro- posed Center street plans"
 TEMPE BRIDGE COMMITTEE.
Arizona republican., 1909-06-05
THE POSTCARD STOCK
 IS NOW COMPLETE
Last of 100000 Received at BaIke's Big Curio Store.

The last of several shipments of
 post cards from Germany has been received at Balke's Big CuriO Store. The stock now exceeds 2.OOO,OOO cards and includes 235 views of Phoenix and vicinity. There is a picture of almost everything worth seeing, so that a col lection of these cards would amount to a complete panorama of the city and vicinity.
 These are the best and most artistic cards that money can buy. It may be added that it takes a great deal of money to buy them as the proprietor of the Big Curio Store knows, because he bought them. That is, they cost a great deal in the aggregate. but they ,dO not cost the customer much, a penny apiece, with but two restrictions purchases must be made Of not less than five, and, more than 100 will not be sold to the same customer
 Two million cards are more than the Big Curio would ordinarily need to keep on hand, and far more than it would now have on hand but for one thing, and that is the tariff. The pend- ing tariff bill contains a greatly ad vanced rate on foreign post cards. It was known months ago that there would be strong advance. for Ameri can manufacturers were clamoring for protection against the foreign prOduc- CTS, whose work was so far superior that it occupied the American field. In view of what was coming to pass, the Big Curio Store determined to lay in a stock that would last until the American producers might be able to bring the post card business to a de- gree of excellence as that which has been attained by the post card print CTS of LeiDsig.
Arizona republican., 1909-06-05
ATTENTION. BREMEN.

All members of the Phoenix Fire Department are requested to assemble in Firemen's hall at s D. m., Friday, for a special meeting to act on reports of oorn~littees on cemetery and con- stitution and bylaws.
 PAUL R. KRUGER, President.
 J. NJ. SHOTT, Secretary.
Arizona republican., 1909-06-05
A VOTE OF THANKS.
Phoenix. Ariz.. June 2.

Phoenix, Ariz., June 2, 1909. At the regular meeting of J. w. owen Post No. 5, G. A. R., held today in Veterans hall, it was moved and seconded that vote of thanks be ten dered to Rev. R c. Douglass of the NJ. E church. South, for the excellent memorial sermon preached by him on Sunday evening.
 J. NJ FIKE,
 Post Adjutant.
Arizona republican., 1909-06-05
Home Tonic for Old People

Wonderful results, eventually restor ing full physical vigor are obtained from the following: To one-haf pint good whiskey, add one ounce syrup sarsaparilla and one odnce Torls com pound, which can be procured from any druggist. Take in teaspoonful doses before each meal and before re- tiring.
Arizona republican., 1909-06-05
AN AFRICAN MISSION
Yesterday Entertained a Distinguish
 ed Guest

Kijabe, British East Africa, June 4. Col Roosevelt inspected the mis- sion here today and afterward had luncheon with forty missionaries and their wives. Rev. Dr. Hurlburt vel comed MT. Roosevelt
 In repiy.n- tle former president expressed pleasure at being able to see an Africa inland mission
Arizona republican., 1909-06-05
VOTE FOR THE CENTER

Street Soda Fountain and a greater Postoffice News Store. Polls open from : a. m. to D. m. today, at 136 N. Center Ice cream for sale Come in and get your thirst taken care of.