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New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
A Change Is Coming

. ADlCAL measures IN the way OF retrench-
N nent or new alignments of activities may
be looked for next season. for Mr.. Hammer
stein IS not in the opera business for his health
and the group of millonaires back OF the Metro
poIitau are constitutionally averse to making
a habit out OF a two hundred and fifty thousand
dollar deficit.
With the inevitable reaction against prevail
ing operate extravaganza will come the first
raw OF hope for opera as a national INSTITUTION
in this country for while the elimination OF
the star singer Is neither probable nor desirable,
we shall have 10 follow the lead OF Europe IN
the practical abandonment OF the star system
Once the rival New York Impresarlos have
learned their lesson OF restraint. the market tor
good singers Will be open, and II VIII be possible
for anv American city around the halt million
mark III population to secure an excellent COM
panv and maintain its own season OF opera at a
cost within economic bounds.
The final blow to the prevailing star system
will fall when Americans will follow the lead OF
Italv. Russia France, and Germany and de-
rlaud that opera be sung IN the vernacular.
Whenever the question OF opera IN English IS
broached here, our foreign born lrnpresaTlos and
al their cohorts break out into violent abuse OF
our irartistic desires The music IS fitted to the
text and when the text IS altered the artistic
effect Is entirely lost, Is their stock form OF OBJ
lection Quite true. That Is admitted freely,
but if the Italians, the Germans, and the
French who are wont 10 regard Us as bar
bsri,rls IL matters of art, stand for that
artistic rerversion.-nay, insist upon II IN their
own opera hOuses,-we ought to be quite VIII
ing 10 put up with It
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20

Manhattan singers who are paid by the appear
ance.
The table shows that the twelve highest
priced stars at the Metropolitan are guaranteed
a minimum OF over SIX hundred thousand dol
lars IN salaries, while Mr.. Hamrlerstein's eight
big stars draw not less than three hundred and
fifty thousand dollars. And vet these stars are
only small proportion of the personnel OF
either company. In addition to the artists
named, the Metropolitan carries sixty-flve PriE1-
cipaIs on its PayrolIs, with salaries ranging
from one thousand TO fifteen thousand dollars
for the season. For principals alone, the
MetroPoitan, IS paying over a million dollars
annually. This IS the result of the star system
carried to foolish extreme.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
Before the Star System

IN Maurice Grau's dav, one million dollars
I covered every expense for the entire season,
and included the salaries Of such stars as the
De Reszles. Melba, Eames Sembrich, Scalchi,
Schumann-H eink, Maurel and PlanCOn. But
IN those days 1t was considered sufficient to
give four subscription performances IN New
York and one in Philadelphia, with a popular
priced Saturday night performance IN New
York city. To-day the Metropolitan gives an
average of twelve performances a week. Out
OF these twelve, it IS significant that the only
ones that yield a steady profit are the five sub
scription performances inherited from the
Grau regime.
What is the sense Of these seven extra per-
fOrmanCes, If they Weld no profit asks the SEN
sible reader Right here we get the proper IN
sight on the star system. To outdo Mr. Ham
nersteIn, the Metropolitan engaged more
singers than 1t had use for. To make work for
them and to preempt operate territory which
was open to invasion by HammcrsteIn, per
forrnances are given III Brooklyn and Baltimore
and at the New Theater. What IS the result
Doubling the orchestra, doubling the chorus
and ballet, doubling the Stagehands and doub-
ling the number OF rehearSalS. All OF this IS
exceedingly costly. Grau kept his orchestra
expense close to seventy-five thousand dollars
for the season. Two hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars VIII be the cost OF the Metropolitan
orchestra this year. The chorus and ballet VIII
cost another hundred thousand dollars. The
expense for costumes and wardrobe has Jumped
TO a hundred and fiftv thousand The army OF
stagehands. property men, and electricians will
eat up another hundred thousand dollars. In
every department the expense has been dOub-
led and trebled. And the result is that the
last year of Mr.. Conried's regime brought
two hundred thOusand-dollar deficit at the
Metropolitan, while his immediate successors
achieved = deficit of two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars in their first season. They
can hope for no better luck this year.
Meanwhile Mr.. Hammerstein has been
branching out, and his ventures in educational
opera and French opera comlque have proved
disastrous. The only thing accomplished so
far has been To surfeit New York with opera
beyond the point OF assimilation, and the
financial consequences are more than the IN
genuity OF Hammerstein or the vast resources
back Of the Metropolitan directors can cope
with.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
BRINGING HIM TO TINE

Il made her father toe the mark"
Said Percy His fair daughter
Should never have beau, he said;
But still fondlv sought her
And last night III the dewy dusk
He found me wooing. Mercy!
That's when l made him toe the mark
! was the mark " sighed Percy.
-Nir0n " dlerp1an
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-26

never played suggestive scene nor
uttered an indecent line in my career
as a Frohman star IL 1 can't get
clean laugh I'll go without. In "A
Lucky Star there is not word or
look thai could offend the most par
ticular. And ! believe that within
these limits a comedian can be real
~ funnier than outside of them. In
fact / am a believer from a stage
point of view in narrow farce rather
than Broad"
This is a testimonial not only of
William Collier, but refutation Of
the charge often heard in pulpit
that there are no clean plays. 1t
happens that Mr.. Collier and Francis
Wilson, the two greatest fun makers
in the world, are both playing i'm
New York---Mr. Collier at the Hud-
son Theatre in Forty-fourth street,
in "A Lucky star" and Mr. Wilson
in "The Bachelors Baby" at the
Criterion Theatre next door--in plays
from which the most prudish censor
| could not excise a word.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-26
ADVICE TO UNDERsTUDTEs

Most actors get their first chance
to distinguish themselves by being
thrust into n part which some other
actors illness has made It necessary
to fill at short notice. To make
good under such trying conditions
Is the test of young actors quality
But no matter how talented he may
be he cannot expect to do his best
with a long and difficult role with
but twenty-four hours study on IT,
William Courtenay. the clever play
er who assumes the title role in
"Arsene Lupin." the thrilling detec-
tive thief play, has some advice for
understudies under such circumstance
es that is extremely intelligent and
helpful 81 recall occasions" he said,
when / have been asked to play
long parts on but a few hours notice.
Knowing that could never hope to
fill the entire role with properly
studied portrayal of the character,
| picked out a few scenes of pass
ages which to offer special op-
portunity and have put my whole
time on them merely memorizing
the rest of the lines and trusting 10
my stage sense to carry the acting
OF them off as best / could. The re-
| suit has always been unexpectIy
good, as in the studied scenes 1 have
been able to show what / could
nave done thoroughout If had
ample time, and In the rest of the
part l have been desirably incon-
spicuous."
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-26

apply not only to New York but TO
Boston, Chicago. Philadelphia and
London. Il
Playgoers are just beginning no
realize that real high grade stock
company is presenting repertoire
of strong plays at the Grand this
week. There was a goodly assemb-
lage to see the Culhane Comedians
version of the favorite "Du Barry"
last evening Considerabl doubt ex-
isetd as to the conviction a stock
company might inject into such
considerabl production, but with the
ability and magnificent costumes ac-
corded II by the manager, the play
far excelled many of the higher class
productions seen here this season.
Miss Marjorie Southwel was the
daring little French Milliner Jeanne
DuBarry" who won a king of France
for her lover. This clever actress
has some splendid qualities in favor
of a notab career, musical voice,
resourcefulness and a certain dainti-
ness and sincerity that win her
however are some very fragrant man.
nerisms that should be eliminated,
rs for instance constant little gig
gle which grows very wearisome
and a tendency to everde a certain
little soy biting of the finger popu-
larly supposed to typify unsophis-
tlcation or something of the sort.
! Miss Southwell is too good an actress
to resort to thess amateur means
equal to her emotional parts in "Du
Barry in comendable fashion.
Mr. Harry Warren gave his usual
finished performance. His final
scene was one of certain power ant
he imbues his roles with picture
saueness born of smoth and well
shaded lines and magnetic stage
presence. His long experience in
stock has had n tendency to cause
reason that the demands of stocl
give no time for study of detail. Mr.
Warren should concentrat on on,
character for n times The resul
would be sure to please him ant
would be sure o surprise both hin
and those who are watching hi
climb.
This afternoon Tempest ant
Sunshine" will be the bill and thi
evening "The Drift Of New York
will be presentsd. The diampnt
ring is to find an owner after tn
third act this evening.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-26
President Helps Orphans.

Hundreds OF orphans have been
helped by the President of the Indus
trial and Orphans Home at Macon,
Ga, who writes: 1--WE have used
Electric Bitters in this Institution for
nine years. 1t has proved most ex-
cellent medicine for Stomach, Liver
and Kidney troubles. We regard II
as one of the best family medicines
on earth" 1t invigorates ALI vital
organs. purifies the blood. aids di-
gestion, creates appetite. 10 strength
EN- and build up pale, thin, weak
children or rundown people it has no
equal. Best for female complaints.
Only soc at Tschanen Bros.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-26

ThedferS.
u s N f. s1 II T. II II y N N t " .y t u v ~ 4.

The Marion herd of Elks are to
hold high carnival at the Grand OPP
era House next Tuesday and Wednes-
day. When rehearsals for the big
gest and best" minstrel in the history
of local theatrlcals began, II was
deemed best to put limit on the fun
stun to be handed out across the
lights. But the supply came in such
punches that all barriers were swept
away, and the resurt Is a collection
of humor and song to make George
Cohan pale with envy and hunt a new
profession. 1t Is a laugh for every
second, ond for some of the seconds
two laughs. No intermissions are al
lowed. Patrons are advised to come
prepared to gain several pounds aver
dupois and to bring a basket to help
carry away the sunshine.
The fun goes something like this;
First Part.
Opening Overture-Medley of Pop
ular Airs.
II. G. Sweney-Baton Swinging.
do Your Duty Doctor"-Fred
scherff.
Garden of Dreams"-Howard
Wetmore
Baby Lamb"--Harry waggoner.
I'D Live Or Would Die For You
Walter s. Moore.
What's the Matter With Father
Nick Her.
ITO the End of the World With
You"-Edmond BALI.
H1nnannh That
Way"-Ned Burke Patriotic Finale.
MY Old Daddy Was a Grand Old
Man-Carmi F. Church.
OliO.
Elks Quartet in Medley of Popu-
lar Airs--Walter S. Moore. J. Howard
Wetmore, Carmi f. Church and Ed
mond BALI
w. w. Durbln OF Kenton lodge
Magician.
Ned Observation-Disclosures.
Nick Iler and Edmond Balz-Ger-
man Comedians.
Wooley and Piere-Acrobats (late
of Ringing Circus).
II that isn't enough to set the big
lights burning and the loud pedal 60
ing, II will be because the laugh wells
of the audience are entirely dry. The
Elks believe they have the best show
barring none, of this season or any
other season, and that the public
share in the belief is evident from the
whirlwind seat sale that almost swept
clean the boards at the Grand few
moments after 1t opened. This al.
most" Is for the benefit of the late
comers who may want to get in on G
good thing. Not to go to the Elks
minstrels Is to argue oneself un
known. A guarantee for a dozer
great big hearty laughs goes with
each ticket, to be redeemed at the bo,
Office II the goods are not delivered
Tuesday and Wednesday, March
and 2 are the dates.
The bill to be offered at the Orphe
um for the early week is sufficient.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-26

"Baccarat" is the name of the new
est Bernstein play to have its pre
miere American performance in Provi-
dence, r. l., Monday evening. This
shuberts will present Nine. Oily, IL
talented foreign actresses as the
star of the capable cast. Four Of tha
bernstein plays, "The Thief" Sam
son. Israel" and "Baccarat" will be
enjoying present popularity on the
the American stage with the intro
duction of "Baccarat".
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-26
rARCEs. BROAD AND MARROW

There is q tradition that q farce
to be funny must be broad" In
plain English this means coarse.
This was the plan of the Eliza bethan
farces. This was the plan of the So
called Comedies of Wycherly and
Congreve. This is the plan of the
model French fatces with which our
American stage has been flooded.
English farces are sometimes clean
but they depend for their humor up
OH the old man funning into the
waiter and breaking the dishes. The
French farces are often funny but
oftner indecent and yet they were
the type of farce that we might ex-
pect to encounter until William Col
lier came along and invented the
funny "clean farce" 1T is my boast"
he said the other day, F" that ] have
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-26

The lighthouse of Helgoland has q
light of 10000, 600 -candlepower. A.
Nuremberg a lamp 10 times as power
ful has been made.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-26

The natural gas product of this
country ranges in valuation from SIS
cents thousand cubic feet in Kan
sas to SIS cents in California.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-26

William II. Crane in "Father and
theboys" has now reached the home
country OF George AIDE, author of the
inimitable play, and of the scenes
which 1t portrays. Mr. Crane and mis-
company are receiving the warm well
come which the Middle West gives to
It's own people.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-26

something for everybody. and some
thing for the somebodies too.
Johnny Bush contracts to do sing
ing, talking and character change and
do thern all well. Rentfram and jan
son are comedy acrobats with plenty
of vigor. and Schady and Schady sing
with a German accent on both their
fun and words. Frank Sayre Is q
high class violinist with a wonderful
control of the master instrument.
Later in the week Pauline Field
ing and company will present a beau
tiful dramatic playlet with heart
interest theme entitled THE Rose of
Virginia" Hussey and Lorain will do
comedy sketch which is a straight
appeal to the disabilities and Thomas
Potter Dunn will just be funny in n
new and original way. Allen Ben
nett, billed as the American Boy
Blue, will offer something not in the
least shopworn, but decidedly unique.
1t all listens good.
Dignifed in conception and execu-
tion and of the compelling interest
Henry Bernstein's masterpiece,
'Israer' which will be seen at the
Southern Theatre Tuesday, March 2n1
is one of the most powerful dramas
the stage has been in recent years
The background of the play is anti
semitian as seen through French eyes
and the tremendous story Is graphi-
cally and intensely told with master
cunning by this celebrated French
author. American theatregoers who
are already familiar with two of his
plays, "The Thief" and Samson"
have right to expect something big
in Israel, but this right is more
than gratified for IN breadth and
depth II is doubtful If the American
stage has ever seen a play OF greater
interest or an audience sat through
a more absorbing one. The three big
parts in Israel could hardly be
placed in better hands, for they are
interpreted by Constance Collior, the
best known of the English leading
Browne.
"Just A woman's Way" which ap-
pears at the Grand on Saturday
March is everywhere acknowledged
Jas a play that Is sane and logic in
conception and production. While It
furnishes a large share of the thrills
that one expects from this class OF
play, these blood stirring instances
and startling clmaxes are not so
numerous as to interfere seriously
with the logical working out of the
plot. Certainly Sidney w. Pascoe Is
to be congratulated upon having giver
the theatergoers a play that is bound
to please them, excite. amuse and
thrill them without raising them
quite off their seats.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-26

Robert Hilliard in "A Fool Ther'
Was will be the attraction at the
Southern Theatre, Columbus, Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, March 3rd
4-5th The play is the work OF Por
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-26

"A Lucky Star" is more than the
name of William Golfers plan in
which he Is making his great hit at
the Hudson Theatre It really appears
twinkling out of the stage sky in the
last act.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-26

1t Is estimated that If n tax of ten
cents were levied on all the theatre
dead heads" In the United States
there would be an incline OF $3.50 900
year for the Actors Fund. And It
would come from those who would
never feel ii.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-26

Marie Tempest writes to New York
ashing what Is the matter with
rlttsburg?' She is playing Penelope
there and wants to know why ther.
are so many jokes at the smoky city's
expense. Miss Tempest says she likes
It. Well Pittsburg seems to like her
TO be loved is always the beginning Z
of loving.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-26

Arnold Daily, recently in the brig
constellation of Shubert stars n
been acquired by the firm of CoBl
and Harris and will appear in a nd
called "The Fruit of Divorce" said{
to be rather unusual in it's handlil
of a current evil.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-26

Charles Frohman has cabled from
London to thke managers of the Ac-
tors Fund Fair and after March 1st
he will levy a tax of ten cents on
every, dead head" receiving COM
plimentary tickets to his theatres the
proceeds to go to the newly started
100000 building fund. This order will
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-26

ter Emerson Browne. 1t deals with
two women and man, and the
metal and moral destruction which a
thoroughly bad womn can work Re I.
Gently there was presented in New
New York play of tremendous
force and great technical efficiency
wherein a similar idea was presented,
but worked out between two men
and woman. In this play the effect
ofimmorality was centered in the wo.
man. This play has also been n great
success and is presented under the
direction of Frederic Thompson. In "a
Fool There Was" the brunt of the
wrongdoing is borne by the man, and
in this respect the eternal triangle
is reversed.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-26

w. Somerset Vaughan, the Englisl
playwright who recalls the wizar,
ways of Clyde Fitch without reaching
the depth of things as did that master
play writer, has new stage story h,
calls "The Tenth Man"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-26

Charles Klein is to bring Palm Bead
TO Broadway in play depicting tn
steep steps Travelled by u socia
climber.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-26

Neptune Is no friend of Artt His
gale that met the outgoing Maure-
tania carrying Charles Frohmban and
the Climax company tossed Miss
Marie Doro 50 roughly that she was
unable to appear In the advertised
performance of 1.-THE Climax" in the
main saloon and money for the tickets
sold for the benefit of the Seaman's
fund was returned. The first per-
formance of the play was in London
February 23rd, at the Globe Theatre.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-26

The latest Dillingham; announcement
is 'The Best Girly".
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-26

The bill to be offered at the Orphe-
um for the early week is sufficiently
varied for amusement. There Is
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-26

Elsie Ferguson, before she became
stage favorire was an artists model
Miss Ferguson has combined two
OF the most discussed and supposedly
Bohemian arts in her few years Of
life, and Is withal the NOSE charming
and wholesome woman in public life
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-26

Capacity house are greeting Manag-
er Bassett who assumed the manage
ment of the Orpheum this week. The
outlook Is a good one for Mr.. Bassett
who Is new to the managerial busi-
ness but old to the show business. IRE
fined Amusement" is the slogan of the
manager who is insulting n rigid sys-
tenn of discipline among attaches of
the theatre to bring about the desired
results. II all the bills were of the
high grade of the present one, there
would be little difficulty in making the
Orpheum the most popular place of
entertainment in Marion.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-26

A word much needed to describe
the attitude of certain jealous con-
servatives has been contributed to
the language by Hubert Henry Davies.
In his comedy, "The Mollusc,' now
being played in America (by Sir
Charles wyndham and Miss Mary
Moore) the central figure Is a plump
and attractive wife whose ruling pas
sion is to live placidly. with less AMI
less effort, never doing anything new
Her hold on the people around her Is
her prettinese and charm. The play
write characterizes this sort of ex-
istence as "moluskry. A mollusk is
not simply a person who drifts with
the tide, but one who will expend any
effort necessary to resist the current
and stand still.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-26

James Forbes who wrote the con
vulsing lines of "The Travelling Sales
man" and made the knight of the
grip wholesome and lovable charact-
er rather than the deep-dyed one
popularity assigned him is the author
of a new play called "The Com,
muters" to be given an Easter Mon
day premiere,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-26

apply not only to New York but TO
Boston,, Chicago. Philadelphia and
London.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-09-20
A Way Man Has.

A man who will sit up all night and display marvellous agility of the fin gers in operating pack of cards finds tpat he has hands Ike an elephants Net when ha is asked to hook up or button up his wife's gown This fact is observed time and again and is one of the popular bits of philosophy 10 be served in connection with a dressmak- ers' convention desiring public atten- ton. That 1t is a more difficult under taking 10 shuttle the deck and deal a poker hand-mereiy as a test of digital cleverness without taking into consid- eration the more important item of dealing a satisfactory hand-than to hook up a gown even when the eyes are hidden iD the lace must be admit ted That q man will undertake the one cheerfully and the other churlish- iy must be ascribed to the survival of the Old Nick in most male humans.- Chicago Tribune.