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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-09
CARRIE CLARK WARD IS
TO RE-ENTER VAUDEVILLE
Popular Character Actress VIII Take
On Comedy sketch by WIN
NJ. Greasy.

Carrie Clark Ward is going to re-enter
vaudeville. She had an experience with
the two-a-day while on the Pacific coast
and liked It so well that she intends to go
back So she closed her engagement with
the Woodward players at the Boyd last
night and viii leave early in the week for
the east. she has contracted with VIII NJ.
Greasy for an Irish comedy sketch, or
rather for a sketch that will have I'm It an
Irish comedy part for her uses. Mr..
Greasy has outlined the scenario and has
promised TO deliver the sketch entire within
two weeks. Sedley Brown will stage IT,.
and it will be given a try-out in New
York very soon.
Miss Ward is a most capable character
actress and has shown more than common
ability in her work in Omaha. She made
many friends during the first stock season
at the BurwoOd and her return this season
was welcome news to the patrons Of the
Boyd, for they recalled the charm OF her
comedy and We're eager to see her again.
Her long experience on the stage has
made her very precise and exact I'm her
work, and her comedy is never dulled by
coarseness. But she is weary OF the
strenuous life Of the stock actor and will
seek in vaudeville a respite from the effort
that demands so much.
Sedley Brown leaves the Boyd company
also, his last work as director having been
the staging OF Classmates" which will be
presented this week. Mr.. Brown had an
offer from New York when he came here
at the beginning Of the season, which he
declined and which has now been renewed
in such form that he does not feel justified
in refusing it a second time. After he gets
Miss Wards sketch launched he will be
connected with the producing department
Of one Of the largest firms IN the METROPOLIS
Lloyd lngraham viii succeed MI Brown
as stage director at the Boyd Mr.. In
graham has both the taste and the ability
to properly direct a big production as he
has abundantly proven in the past some OF
tbs best Of the big productions at the Bur
wood two seasons ago having been under
his management
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-09
H4RGUERzTE CH4BANTY
Ar me GAYETY

Seley, was known as the lady trapper oe
the Minnesota" The Minnesota I'm those
days was a treacherous stream ploughinB
through the great plains country to tina
south Of Hutchinson. Sarah Seley came to
this county with her parents in the early
'7Os Both her father and mother died soon
after they settled in Albion township.
Miss Seley. left alone in the world, took
a government Homestead claim and earned
the money to make the necessary improve
ments by hunting and trapping along the
Ninnescah river. She had a complete
trapper's outfit of steel traps and dead
falls, and during the winter Of 1878 she
earned enough from the sale OF skins and
furs to pay for the improvements on her
little homestead claim.
The money thus earned by trapping and
hunting paid for breaking up fifteen acres
Of land on her claim the first year, enabled
her to have built sod house. in which she
lived for several years, and TO set out an
orchard, one Of the first to be planted in
that part Of the country
Every day Miss Seley would drive for
miles Viewing the traps and deadfalls sha
had set the day previous. She was always
armed with a hunting knife and a large
revolver. She killed and skinned the game
she caught. including wolves, coyotes,
mink and such other small game as in
habited the great prairie region Of the
southwest
When not engaged in trapping Miss Seley
earned considerable by teaming, driving
her own team and hauling freight a dis
! lance OF forty miles between the little
settlement near her sodhouse and Wichita.
Far and wide she was known as the lady
I trapper" and she was respected by all the
pioneers OF that time for her pluck and
heroic disposition.
or course romance had a part in this
little drama Of the plains. While trap
ping coyotes and wolves the prairie maiden
aho trapped the heart OF a young settler
on an adjoining claim. Warren Jewell had
taken the homestead next TO that Of Miss
seley. He had constructed a little dug
out on his claim, Just big enough for
two but was doing his own housekeep-
ing and living a. bachelors life.
1T was not a pleasant way TO live" he
told the little company OF old settlers who
a few days ago met at his home TO talk
over old days again. 4 needed another
jewell I'm that little duRout 70 make my
happiness complete, and it was the same
old story whether enacted on the bleak
prairies Of Kansas In the early '7Os or In
the palaces OF the, rich today.
Il fell in love with that plucky girl living
alone on the adjoining quarter section. We
were wed, Joined our fortunes, consolidated
our claims. and 1 am willing TO confess
that all the wealth 1 possess and all tho
happiness I enjoy are due TO the help, tho
assistance and love Of that little woman,
the lady uapper Of the Ninnescah'"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-09
Bessie
Clifford a
Clever Dancer

II u ordinary human memory be-
IL" ing much like a sieve, little will
remain in Il after a time with
regard to most theatrical per-
|sWSNl1S fOrmances or productions save
ts-zSeSs perhaps one or two particular
features One of such is the dancing Of
Bessie clifford in "The Three Twins" For
Miss CIlffords grace and suppleness. her
little agility, coupled with so much phys
ical charm and intelligence, make a total
which deserves the use Of the abused and
misused word unique.
1t is likely that dancers far inferior to
Miss Clifford or to Miss Bessie Mccoy
would get away pretty well with such op-
portuntics as the Yama-Yama and hyp-
motto dances afford, and when really gifted
girls have the chance their faTne is as
sured.
Miss Mccoy was the original Molly SOM
mers of "The Three Twins" and first
played and danced 1t at the Whitney thea
ter in Chicago in the fall and winter Of
1907. She gained considerable Of a Chicago
reputation, but did not become illustrious
until The Three Twins" went to New
York. Here her renown became consld-
cradle, IL being unquestionably partly due
to the feryor with which a famous novelist
threw himself publicly at her feet in an
article published i'm a paper Of national
circulation, II is not the purpose of this
department to detract one whit from the
estimate Of Miss McCoy's dancing. In one
! respect she eclipses any dancer one has
seen. She suggests youthful abandon and
girlish verve and elan in a greater degree
than any dancer seen on the stage in the
last decade. such enthusiasm, such grace
full romping is mighty charming and goes
across the footlights to make enthusiastic
a whole audience.
Miss Clifford on the other hand has a
more diverse appeal. Her stepping in the
Yama- Y anna dance Is Of infinite variety,
and on the least analysis shows itself to
be complex proposition, evidently the re-
I suit OF thought and study. This brought
to bear on natural grace in the highest
| degree, on wonderful suppleness and agil-
/ ity, is what makes Miss Clifford so en-
| tranclng a dancer. In the hypnotic dance
| Miss Clifford shines beyond all others be-
cause here her grace Is under the direction
/ OF ability TO conceive and execute the sup
| posed mental state. Her face and car
| riage as we'll as her movements suggest
| that she really is in a state Of complete
subsection to the other dancer. Dwelling
/ on this aspect alone, and ignoring the truly
/ great charm of her bending and swaying
and one almost feels that a human will
/ has been submerged. In other words, here
| Miss Clifford Is so good an actress as well
as dancer that she completely convinces.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-09
TRIALS OF A WOMAN TRAPPER
How She Made Living tn the
Pioneer Days OF Southern
Kansas.

Near tho little town OF Haven, fifteen
miles south Of Hutchinson, Kan. a few
days ago there was a neighborhood gath
ing OF pioneers which recalled the life and
activities Of a Kansas woman I'm the early
days in which human interest, romance
and adventure played important parts, re-
lates the Topeka Capital
Mrs. Warren Jewell, the wife Of an early
settler on the plains. was easily the center
OF Interest in the little group Of Reno
county pioneers who gathered 70 talk over
the old times Of thirty-eight years ago.
In 1872 Mrs. Jewell, then Miss garah
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-09

Many pretentious ami some really good
plays have had their genesis in the one
act vaudeville sketch. The Moth and
the Flame" was once a one-act play con-
sisting OF the first act Of what Clyde Fitch
sent out afterwards as a three-act com
edy drama; I'm fact that was a notable
characteristic Of the Fitch drama. Each
act was sufficient unto Itself, and the per-
Torrance could be stopped on the going
down Of almost any curtain, and the play
would be complete. One stage director
once remarked that the Fitch plays had
distinct advantage, for Il made little diff
ference which act was first put on. or IN
what order the others followed This Pc
culiarity Is not so noticeable in his later
works, but II was strong IN his earlier
plays. Edward Milton ROyle wrote
The Squaw Man" as a slSt for a Lamh's
"gambol," and afterwards drew IL out to
the tune Of four acts, and later put on an
addition of equal size in the shape OF
These Are My People" showing that
while the original sketch was complete. II
carried in Il the germ not only of a play
OF orthodox length. but Of several. So
Edmond Day prepared THE Sheriff for
his own uses in vaudeville. and was gem
orally acclaimed a success in Il; II Is
doubtful II a more genuine bit OF comedy
is known than the appearance OF Slim
Hoover on the barrel at the station, smok-
ing his cigarette in utter detection, and de-
livering himself OF the oracular eiacula-
ton, "Oh. h, nobody loves a fat mani"
Nor did MaclSlyn Arbuckle ever get into
Il the JUNCTION with which Day gave that
single line. Yet The Sheriff has been
swallowed up in the dust Or THE Round
Up" which grew out Of the little bit Of
clever comedy. These incidents may be
multiplied many times, but serve to illus
trato the point. Cressy has not as vet eX-
banded any Of hts little plays into the
more pretentious comedies but he easily
4 might for he has wrapped up many a
{ three or four-act comedy In small pack
/ age and delivered Il in twenty minutes,
with plenty Of time for laughs, and he
/ never misses fire.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-09

ISNEESI ton / can generally think Of
SS@sA some answer that some other
fellow gave TO some other question, about
some other matter, that seems to fit the
occasion a great deal better than my own
answer would.
Bill F1fied was working for my grand
father; at dinner grandmother had a pud-
ding-it was sort OF Payne-Aldrich pud-
ding-it did not suit anybody Bill got the
last helping and to his hungry eyes his
helping looked pretty small. GRANDMOTHER
asked him how Il was?
"Oh, II is all right" replied Bill. what
there is of it," Then, as he got his first
taste Of it, added, "and there is enough OF
it, such as II is"
don't think there is anyone who admires
and respects these absolutely serious play
let's and their players any more than 1 do 1
believe I'm them absolutely and thoroughly
1 believe in their uplift and influence for
good, and / am always delighted to see
such artists as William II. Thompson, Rob
, ert billiard and George Beban, and the
style OF plays they present in our vaude-
Vile houses.
But with Bill Fiheld, l believe. there
is enough Of it. such as it is"
don't believe that the serious playlet
no matter how we'll 1t is written or pre-
scented, really belongs in vaudeville thea
ter. nor do 1 think that its influence is
Cor the ultimate benefit Of the vaudeville
business. '
A vaudeville audience is one OF the most
| peculiar gatherings OF humanity in the
/ world IL is not an analytical reasoning
/ body; Il does not ask why do I feel glad
sorry, depressed or exhileratedg 1t simply
feels. 1t laughs al the trained monldes one
minute, appauds the wonderful feats OF
the acrobat the next minute laughs at the
| funny man the following minute and
promptly forgets the whole business next
minute
/ II does not go TO a vaudeville theater tc
| be instructed. educated. reformed OF i'm
proved. II a man wants 10 hear grand
opera he goes to see grand opera at an
/ opera house II he wants 70 see serious
plays and acting he goes 20 a dramatic
house. When he goes 10 a vaudeville the
/ alter he does so to enjoy himself-to see
variety-to forget his troubles.
A man who likes beefsteak does not or
der hash just because there Is a piece OF
steak In that hash; and the man who doe,
IKE hash. and buys hash. does not want
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-09

.ADERS OF The Bee were given
recently an argument by George
Beban in support OF the serious
short play on the vaudeville
stage; this week they have the
views Of VIII M. Cressey to the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-09
CreSSy
On Serious
One-Act Plays

Hat is my opinion Of the strictly
serious one-act play in vaude-
Vile? tits a pecuriarity OF mine,
that when / am asked q ques-
ton / can generally think Of
some answer that some other
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-09
A Burning shame

is not to have Bucklen's Arnlca salve 20
cure burns, sores. piles, cuts wounds ana
ulcers. 25c. For sale by Beaton Drug CO.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-09
LEILA MELNTERE n
IN TIE GIRL or M y
RREAkcS ar I'VE BRAN

most ptiful. Mr.. Irving showed great abil-
ity, and from a purely artistic standpoint,
the act was a delight; but 1t was impa
tiently listened to, night after night. by the
smoke il you like" crowd. who mostly
liked to, and who we're eager for the mum
mers to get off so that the dogs could
come on and show how much more clever
they were. Art has its uses, but they do
not belong on the vaudeville stage
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-09

While in the city, Mr.. Cressy delivered
himself OF a new theory OF life. with some
philosophy In H. II was apropos Of what
Is known among the guild Of actor folk
as ''the death watch" or those who witness
the first performance
"A man should start life az the age Of
50. with plenty OF money and wife" says
Cressy, and then grow younger instead
OF older. Al 50 wife nor money matter
little 20 him; az 70 he would be IN about
the same fix. but by the time he grew
backwards 70 90 he would begin 10 take
notice. His money would look pretty good
10 him. and he would be able 20 get some
pleasure out OF life By the time he
reached g ~ would begin to take notice
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-09

Persistent advertising In The Bee Is the
road 70 Big Returns
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-09

Nothing could be farther wrong, however
than the conclusion that drama has nc
chance with the vaudeville audience; on
the contrary, some really powerful dramas
have been splendidly successful In the
variety and music halls, while the comedies
that are offered have always won favor.
But II takes both skill and understanding
to, construct play that will begin, develop
and end in twenty minutes. Very few men
have this skill. At present two stand out
pre-eminent as possessing It, WIN NJ
Cressy and Edmond Day! These men seem
TO have an inspiration for this sort OF
work. Their sense of perspective and pro-
portion is 50 accurate that they are able
TO compress the action of a complete drama
within the time limit set and yet it lacks
nothing of the elements required by the
canons. Their plays have both beginning
and ending they move naturally, and with
the essential directness, and present a Sc.
quential flow OF incident, without tie cpl
sodic quality that stamps most Of them
This is because neither Of these writer's
undertakes to pack too much into this
play; each realizes the value of the word
the situation, as related TO the whole, and
each works deftly 10 achieve the effect OF
a four-act comedy in the time that may
be devoted to each separate part of a bill
Of eight numbers without keeping the folks
at the theater till after the cars have
stopped running on the suburban lines.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-07-30
Succession of Sophie Steiner-No
1926.
18th Judicial District Court, St
Tammany Parish, La.

By virtue of a decree of Court
granted in the matter of the above
entitled and numbered Succession
dated July 2, 1910, I will proceed
to sell at the front door of the
Courthouse, in the town Of Coving-
ton, La, to the last and highest
bidder, on Saturday, August 13,
1910. the following described prop
erty, to-wit:
/. A certain lot or parcel of land,
being Lot II of Square No. II of the
Division of St. John, Town of Gov
ington, La, together with the
buildings and improvements there
on. Being property acquired by the
deceased under last will and tesla
ment of her mother, Wilhemina
Reiling, said will being duly pro-
bated by judgment of the District
Court of st. Tammany Parish, La,
dated May 2, 1907, and duly regis
tered in Book of Wills &C." page H.,
of the Recorder of said Parish.
2. A certain lot or parcel of land
situated in the Parish of St. Tam
many, State of Louisiana, in the
Town of Mailleville, and designated
as Square No. AZ, bounded by Zulu,
Edna, Sd and 4th Streets, as per
plan on file in the Clerks Office of
the Parish of st. Tammany, La, in
Sec. AZ, TIP. S. R. IL East, with all
the buildings and Improvements
thereon situated.
Terms of sale, Cash-to pay
IT r. RREMSTER Shar;ff
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-07-30
AN ORDINANCE.

An ordinance granting to N. J. Cat
alonatto, w. E. Parker, and Joe
PLATA, the right to operate, conduct
and carry on the business of saloon
keeping in the Town of Covington,
La, and the selling of malt, vinous,
and spirituous liquors in retail only:
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Town Council of the Town of Coving-
ton La, in regular session convened,
that the following named parties, res
idents of the Town of Covington, La,
are hereby given and granted the
right.-tp operate saloon within the
limits of the Town of Covington, La,
at the different places named in their
respective petitions, and to sell at re-
tail malt, vinous, and spurious liz
uors, as published in the St. Tam
many Farmer.
1t was moved, seconded, and car
ried that meeting adjourn subject to
call. F. G.. MARRERO, Mayor.
N. M. HEBERT, JR., Secretary.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-07-30

will be at the following places
for the purpose of registering voters
on the dates mentioned below, from
8 to II and from 1 to 4
First Ward, Madisonville, at Town
Hall, July 30th, 1910; Second Ward,
First Precinct, at Salmen's Mill, July
18th, 1910; Second Ward, Second
Precinct, Folsom, Fendlason, and
Vergie Store, July Goth, 1910; Abita
Springs Town Hall, July 81, 1910;
Vaudeville, Town Hall, July %,
1910; Fifth Ward, Bush, A. P. Dick
ey's Store, July %, 1910; Sixth
Ward, Thomas & Parker, July 25,
1910; Seventh Ward, at J. J. Cou-
sachs Store, July 26, 1910; Eighth
Ward, at Pearl River, G. S. Seals
Store, July 27, 1910; Ninth Ward, at
Town Hall, Slidell, July %, 1910.
w. e. BLOSSMAN,
Register of Voters.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-07-30
F. c. Loret VS. Joseph NJ. ReiIing. No. 1425.
Twenty-Sixth judicial District Court Parish of
st. Tammany, Louisiana.

fWCHty-SlAtil JuufClat DlStTlCt SOurI, PARISH OF
st. Tammany, Louisiana.
By virtue of an order of seizure and sale from
the honorable aforesaid court and to me di
rected bearing date May 20, 1910. will proceed
to sell at public auction, to he last and highest
bidder, at the front door of the Courthouse,
in the town of Covington, La, on Saturday,
July 80, 1910, the following described property
to-wit:
Square Is and lots Nos ?. g. 6 and 7, in square
No. 3, town of MaiIleviIle, section ~, township
Z, south of range II east st. Tammany Parish,
La.
praisement
T. E. BREWSTER, Sheriff.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-07-30
c. V. Guzman VS.. St. Tammany Dairy
Co.---No. 145O.
State of Louisiana, Parish of st. Tam
many, 26th Judicial District Court.

By virtue of an order of seizure and
sale from the honorable aforesaid court
and to me directed, bearing date July
8, 1910, | will proceed to sell at public
auction to the last and highest bidder,
on Saturday, August Is, 1910, at the
front door of the Courthouse, in Cow
lngton, La, the following described
property to-wit:
l. Ten acres of land situated in the
Parish of st. Tammany, this state, in
Section "A, Township 8, South Range
IA East, ST. Helena Meridian, ad-
Joining the right of way of the New
Orleans and Northeastern Railroad
commencing at post near the en-
trance to GuZman's pasture on the
West side of said Railway, opposite
Guzman's switch, going north 27 de-
grees, east eight chains; thence going
West GO degrees, west fourteen chans
to post; thence going South SO de-
grees, east fourteen chains to the
place Of beginning.
2. Twenty-Five and 65-100 acres
of land lying and being situated in
the Parish of St. Tammany, in this
state, in the central part of Section
"A, T. 8. S. R. IA E., St. Helena Me-
ridian, and adjoining the right of
way by measure of 4 chains and
IA links, between the property of
Mrs. Jennie Marguad, and that of Ar
mand Mandon, by a depth of four
teen chains, and measures on the
real line 5 chains and 43 links, to the
other portion of land adjoining the
property also of Armand Mandon,
on the North side, and adjoins the
right of way of the New Orleans and
Northeastern Railway on the West
side by a measure Of Is chains and
20 links, by the inward depth, il
IA chains between parallel lines,
containing twenty-five and 3-1OO
acres, being the same property &C
puired by Chas. V. Guzman by pur-
chase from Mr.. and Mrs. Armand
Mandon, as per act of sale passed
before Henry Forcelle, Jr., Notary
Public, in and for the Parish of New
Orleans, on the 18th day of May,
1908, and registered in the Convey
ance Book A, page 437, for the
Parish of St. Tammany.
3. All that certain lot or parcel
of land situated in the Parish of
St. Tammany, State of Louisiana,
toWit: Beginning at a post on the
South side of Bayou Bonfouca, in
the center of lot six, thence South
27 chains and so links to a post on
Section line, 80 chains West of the
Southwest corner of Section 16 of
Government old survey, thence,
South 81 degrees, West So chains
to a post on the South Inc of the
Guzman tract, thence along the line
Of Section "A North, four chains West
to post on the bank Of Bayou Bon
fouca; thence along the bank of the
Bayou to the point of beginning.
Containing $50 acres, more or less,
lying and situated in Section A, T.
9. S. R. IA East, bounded North
and West by Bayou Bonfouca, Easr
by lands of ]. E. Guzman, and South
by lands of Armand Cousin, being
the same property acquired by
Chas. V. Guzman by purchase from
J. E. Guzman, by act under private
dated the oath day of
March, 1905, and registered in
Conveyance Book No. Al, pages 190-
191, for the Parish of St. Tammany,
Terms Of sale-Cash, with benefit of
T. E. BREWSTER, Sheriff.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-07-30
NOTICE.

We, the undersigned, forbid all
hunting, trapping and trespassing on
our lands. Any one caught SO doing
will be punished to the full extent of
the law. H. A. DUTSCH.
L. L. DUTSCH,
C. r. SCHULTZ,
G.. H. DUTSCH,
J. E. CLELAND,
A. LAND,
L. TALLEY,
ROBT. H. VOSS,
C. F. DUTSCH,
F. MATHIES.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-07-30
No Trespasslng

All persons are hereby warned and
prohibited from cutting, burning dead
ening, carrying or floating away or
otherwise injuring or destroying any
trees, timber or wood growing or 1y-
ing upon the lands of the undersigned.
They are also prohibited from fishing,
hunting or trapping with dog, gun
or torch or tresspassing in any way
on lands belonging to the undersigned.
E. P. ROBERT.
H, H. MAYFIELD.
H. J. MAYFIELD.
r. A. ORR,
JAS. PROVOST.
no21-tf. GEO. II. CAUSE.