The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
CALIFORNIAN'S PLAY
SCORES A SUCCESS
The Conflict" by Playwright
Seamuels, Is Produced at
Garden Theater
Hartman TO Devote His Leisure
Time to Breeding TrOt-
ting Horses
By c. c. Carlton
Especial Dispatoh to The CoIl

NEW YORK. April 3.-A great num-
ber OF californians resident in New
York were at the Garden theater Mon
day evening, when The Conflict was
presented for the first time. Maurice
Y. Samuels, formerly Of San Francisco.
is the author and Robert Drouet the
star. The Californians who saw the
performance were enthusiastic in its
praise.
The play IS based upon a tale by
Bslzae. called Ia Peau de Chagrin"-
The Wild ASS Skin" But # IS said
the dramatist has departed freely from
the Balzac story. Here is a brief out
Inc ot the plot:
A young Partisan. Raphael, IS at the
end Of his tether He comes Of good
family and has been reared in luxury,
but fate seems against him. His money
IS gone and he has unsuccessfully
courted fame as writer. His love for
Fedora remains unanswered. So
what IS there left but suicide, This
he decides upon and determines that
The river Seine is to be the bed in
which he shall lie that night.
While willing away time until
nightfal he Wanders into the shop OF
an entiQuary, the father OF Fedora.
The old collector, Resapha, offers the
young man a piece Of shagreen, which,
tn Arabic, bears the inscription: Pos
sessing me, thou shalt possess all
things but thy life Wish, and thy
wish shall be fulfilled"
This piece of skin Raphael accepts,
but is skeptical of its powers. How
ever. every wish is fulfilled. and the
has been uttered by the possessor
Then the fear begins TO haunt Raphael
that with the final shrinking OF the
skin there viii come death.
II follows now that Fedora begins
10 love him-she who is called the
woman without a soul" and then there
enters into the plot a girl. Bernice,
who sets out 10 free Raphael from the
pow er Of the shagreen. The conflict,
limited at in the title. is the struggle
between Fedora and Bernice for the
life OF Raphael
Besides the tragic there was fine
vein OF comedy in the play. Drouet
PLAYED the role Of Raphael while Miss
Helen Robertson was Fedora and Miss
Florence Lester was Berrniee-
When z. II. Hartman has returned
from his travels he intends 10 devote
Orange county farm.
Trotting horsemen Of New York were
quite interested during the last Old
Glory sale at Madison Square garden,
when a number Of high class trotters
were purchased by agents Of Harri-
man.
It is quite well known fact that
the breeding, racing and driving OF
high class harness horses has had
great fascination for the railroad mag
nate who, like many other wealthy and
busy Americans. has never lost inter-
est in trOtters. He IS one OF the best
posted men in the country on trotting
pedigrees and blood lines Of the best
speed producing sires and dams.
Throughout mis- busy career in other
directions. Hartman has always been
a breeder Of trotters and PAGERS on a
small but select scale, and now that
he has decided to retire from active
work he VIII take further interest in
his hobby
Already a new amateur driving club
has been organized IN Orange county,
and one Of the first TO attach his name
TO the list Of membership was Harri-
man.
4 new play entitled THE Family
by Robert II. Davis. a former San
Franciscan. now editor OF Munsey's,
was given its premiere at the Willis
Wood theater, Kansas City, this week,
under the direction Of Henry Miller.
u was wen received. The play is a
comedy in four acts.
Nance o'Nenl in 81. 900 Reward, =
Keith & Proctor's One Hundred and
Twenty street theater. made so
assured bookings for nearly year to
come.
Homer Davenport delivered lee
ture on the Arab horse at Durland's
riding academy on Friday evening,
April g. following the annual spring
horse show. II was an invitation af-
fair. and 10 illustrate it Davenport in
troduced some Of the horses which he
obtained few years ago in Arabia
and which were exhibited at the show.
Mrs. ogden Mills and her mother,
Ms Natutin Livingston, sailed for
Europe last week and viii not return
until next July, when they come back
for the Newport season. Mrs. Mills
intends passing the fashionable season
Granard. Lord and Lady Granard have
planned to leave England shortly be-
fore the Easter holidays for Castle
Forbes in Newtownforbes. County
I.angford, Ireland, magnificent es-
tate OF more than 10000 acres.
Among the Californians registered
al the eastern bureau of the California
Promotion committee during the last
week were the following:
From San FranciscO-Bee A Alexander Nj
chael s. Alexander. George W. Hess. H. Fred
ricks. Hannah Clarke, Mr. Marks, J. J. Gottlob.
Alfonso r. Carasi, Mrs. NJ. Martin. Creed II.
Brown. Pred II. Willis A. Nassau, J. j. Flem-
Jug A. Roy Edward Finn, Charles II. Brown,
II A. Swertz and Henry GlassOn-
From Los Angeles-r. r. Waters, Miss Har-
riet West and Charles Carter.
Prom Oakiand-A. l. Williams, A. Barron and
John a.. Cobrun-
Prom VsIejO-Alfonse A. Tredigoe.
From Santa R0sa-B. Levy and Charles B.
Dana.
From Fresno-M. Nutting.
HIGH GRADE PHOSPHATE