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The San Francisco call., 1910-12-18

In the east only proves Miss Ida ST.
Icons talent, for she makes the little
circus rider vital figure Similarly
Miss DunIap's success in the role of
Jacqueline in Madame X" makes one
question how Dorothy Donnelly could
possibly have improved the part.
NET there is unique agreement in
the careers of Miss Ida St. Leon of
Polly Of the Circus" and Miss Ade-
line Dunlap. star of Madame *"
Neither started out to be what she
now is Miss St Leon was a circus
rider until two years ago and Miss
Dunlap was comedienne. The form
er got her chance by understanding
Mabel Taliaferro, who played the role
of Polly in Polly of the Circus when
Frederic Thompson produced the COM
edy in the east, and the latter got her
chance when she played the part of
the athletic girl in Henry w savages
production of George AIDES comedy.
The College Widow"
Just how Miss Dunlap has arrived
at the head Of a great play and in an
emotional role that would have taxed
the ability of Clara Morris, she,
mean Miss Dunlap, doesn't exactly
know.
of course she said. Il have played
in stock and 1 have done vaudeville
stunts. came west once as vaude-
vile performer. In my relations to
stock performances I found that I
liked the deeply tragic" This she said
with a smile. But nobody under
stood my nature and that's how I came
to play the athletic girl in Savage's
production of The College Widow. II
1 didn't come west in that play it was
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-18

THE rivalry of opposite thea
trical forces as expressed in the
fight between the syndicate"
and the independents" has had
no greater exhibition Of differ
enoes than that exposed in the contrast
Of the roles OF the stars Of Polly Of the
circus" at the Columbia and Madame
y AZ the Savoy. The contrast extends
further than the psychology of the
two roles. Miss St. Leon is a blonde
and Miss Dunlap is titan The latter
looks like Mrs. Leslie Carter. but acts
direrentlv. Miss St. Leon acts like
Mabel Taliaferro. who was the origi-
nal Polly in the circus, but looks diff
ferentlv. The deviation from their
models is advantageous to both, for
Miss St. Leon is said by the critics
who live in the critical centers to be
better and a prettier Polly than ever
Mabel was, and Miss Dunlap is declared
"a he finer Madame X than ever
Doroshy Donnelly dared to be. There
Is no chance Of getting western testi-
y,onv on this point. for neither Mabel
Talisferro nor Dorothy DonneIly ever
came over the Rockies to show them
selves in their respective roles of
polly in Polly OF the Circus" or
1scouelfne in Madame X" However
If is hard to believe that Dorothy Don
nelly who was the heroine in The
r.i,, and the Mouse" or Mabel Talia-
~ a. who was Polly and who is now
Re,eeca in Kate Douglass Virgins
staged story, "Rebecca of sunnybrook
Farm could better the performances
Of Miss Dunlap or Miss st. Leon.
The fact that Mabel Taliaferro was
such a great hit in the role. Of Polly
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not because I didn't want to, but be-
cause the east was a-calling. Mr.. Saw
age was good enough to think that he
heard the tragic note in my voice and
picked me for this part when Dorothy
Donnelly was not available for the
continuance of the continental tour
Can you imagine me reciting KipIing's
'Gunga Din? Well 1 did. That was
one of the specialties l slipped over to
the unsuspecting public which patron
ICES vaudeville. Mr.. Savage heard me
do that bit of makebelieve, and wheth-
er he thought that 1 swore well or
that 1 might make good ether eater
don't know, but 1 assure you, with
out fear of successful contradiction,
that he engaged me to play the role
of Jacqueline in Madame X and had
a wonderful nerve to do it. 1 never
intended to be a tragedienne or an
emotionalist. but here 1 am"
Miss Dunlap discussed the exigencies
of the stage with me at the St Francis
where she stays. but Miss ST Leon
talked about her career In an automo-
bile, while we were going out to the
children's hospital, where she and her
mother and two sisters and brother
were going to put on the circus scene
from Polly of the Circus"
Il should like to do something like
that said Miss Dunlap referring to the
episode which / had witnessed at the
hospital in the afternoon when the in
curable babies were made happy by the
visitation of the st. Icons. You do not
understand in the west what the con-
gestion of New York, for instance,
means. | have seen some OF the mis-
cry there" The speakers blue eyes
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-18

to teach reading. writing and arithme-.
tic to the youngsters in the tent busi-
ness. This is true Of all of the big cir
cuses and the children who travel in
cars, sleep in tents and the babies
whose first cradle is often the tray of
trunk are we'll cared for morally as
well as mentally. Margaret Mayo had
to readjust many of her ideas about cir
Gus life. put her plot back about Is
years and make her characters talk,
slang and irregular English. which. for
the most part. circus folk are not
guilty of.
Personally 1 have never seen IN cir
Gus life a character just like Polly. No
doubt there were girls like her Is years
ago in the circus business. but I never
met them. The hazard OF their work is
liable to make circus people supersti-
tious. but they are by no means egotis-
tical as actors frequently are. nor igno-
rant. as they are usually pictured as
being.
Speaking of superstition makes me
think of mother. She is terribly su-
perstitious. We were playing for Slr.
Thompson at Luna park before he
staged Polly Of the Circus and we had
a little dog called Mascot. Mamma in
sisted that the dog should always be on
hand when our act went on. The ring
on which we rode was Just over the
chute and sometimes our horses were
bewildered by the rushing noise made
when the boats swished down TO the
lake. George. my brother, does
'fiphop' as the horse runs around the
ring. but at that time he had Just mas
tered the trick and was trying it out
for the first time. When we started for
the park I discovered that Mascot had
been left at home. Mother had pre-
ceded US and 1 told George that we'd
certainly have to go back and get the
dog II we don't said. mamma vii.
be scared to death 1t was already
late. but we went back and took Mascot
along with US In Difference to mothers
superstition. That night. just as George
started to do his difficult stunt, boat
rumbled beneath.
George rode an Arabian horse, whose
desert bred nature was offended by the
noise of boats The horse swerved a
little and George landed in heap on
the sawdust covered ring. When they
picked him up the bones of his right
arm were shattered and he didn't ride
again for many months.
Didn't you lose your nerve after
that?" 1 asked.
Not at all" said George without af-
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half closed retrospectively, and I
caught the suggestion that perhaps
this woman had experienced some of
the sadness she spoke Of and that,
perhaps. her gift for tragedy. which
gift lay dormant under the smile of
the comedienne for so long, was part
intuition and part memory.
Where were you born?' l asked
i don't really know" said she. The
information I have on the subject is
mere hearsay.''
Miss Dunlap's moods are spry. She
refuses 20 stay put and any effort.
off stage. to maintain "hignbrow"
and pleasant disposition which re-
fuses to take itself too seriously. Miss
Dunlap does not "emote" except for her
Savage salary. Off the stage she trips
up serious conversation, impishly
Some furs belonging to her were left
in the possession of safe deposit.
They were forgotten until the town
had been left far behind in the itin-
erdry of Madame X" She wanted
these furs, first because they belonged
to her and besides furs, I'm told, cost
much money. So she proceeded to wire
a night MESA ge to the firm. She used
up all but three words in the tele-
graphic letter. You have three more
words" said the philanthropic clerk
Have l." said Miss Dunlap. Dear
me, what shall I say? She thought a
few minutes and added to this formal
message to a dignified banking insti-
tuition, Love and kisses"
This much Miss Dunlap and l agreed
upon. One must have perspective to
realize a role, and the further ones
nature Is from that of the person i'm
personated the better. as long as ma
tive gifts of understanding and SYM
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-18

and made up to resemble Mabel Talia-
ferro exactly, When Mabel. as Polly,
was supposed to leap on the horse and
ride, Ida was substituted and rode.
Then when the accident happens and
the crowd rushes about. the PROSTATE
form of the little rider, Mabel resumed
her role and was carried off by the
parson. while Ida, hidden by the stage
mob, disappeared in the wings.
1.-The substitution, said Miss Ida,
didn't work, and the audience was al
ways on"
How did they catch the difference ?"
I asked, knowing the skill that rests
in a skillfully handled makeup out
fit
Miss Ida smiled and blushed
Subsequently at the Childrens hos
pital whittier we were then bound I
remembered what I had heard of Ma
bel and her slender, fragile form. Miss
Ida in her circus clothes (working
clothes they called them) disclosed an
athletic form and sturdy. limbs against
which no charge of slenderness could
reasonably be urged.
But" continued Miss Ida, after the
audience in a dozen theaters had gig
gled over the substitution, Mr.. Thomp-
son decided not to continue it, and so
Mabel tainted before she had to get on
the horse. Meantime we did our cir
Gus stunts as before, and studied Ma
bel Taliaferro's lines from the wings
until knew them ALL
Perhaps Miss Ida has another dis
tinotion than that which she wins as
Polly She is, quite likely, the only star
of the stage who never saw manu-
script-or at least who never read one.
She picked the lines up from hearing
them spoken every night and twice a
week in the afternoons When she was
given a chance to show whether she
had within her the stuff of which act
resses are made, she was letter perfect
in the lines and so she says. with prop
er pride, Il have never seen the man.
uscript of Polly of the Circus
LII cannot have another role next
~ season." said Miss Ida. II am
going back to the circus
She's anxious interposed her
mother. "to find out whether she can
play another role
Yes, am picked up Miss st. Leon,
with earnestness. IT want to discovei
whether my Polly is just an accident
and played well because 1t is rols
have lived. or whether I am really
and truly an actress. 1 want to enact
role that has nothing to do with
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pathy are possessed by the player.
Mr. Savage" said Miss Dunlap. "sug-
gested one difficulty in the way of as
suming the role OF Madame x. He said
1t would be hard for me to play the
part of married woman, seeing that !,
had never been married"
Madame X, you know, is the wife of
Louis Floriot in the play. In the last
act she dies pitifully. The question was,
how could Miss Dunlap play the role of
the married woman, she naver having
been burdcned with the cares of a hus-
band?
That's nothing said she. .I never
have died eitherr
IA ISS ST. Icons departure from
,V what was expected to be her
permanent sphere of activity
the circus-was scarcely less to be
anticipated than Miss Dunlap's. Polly
in Polly of the Circus" was a good
deal of an accident.
1T is now about two years since I
spoke my first line on the stage" Miss
st. Leon said, though / have been in
Polly of the Circus since 1907
At the time of which she was speak
ing the st. Leon family of acrobats-
Mrs ST. Leon Elsie, the eldest. George.
Ida and Vera. the youngest-had been
taken by Frederick Thompson from
Ringling's circus and featured at Luna
park in equestrian acts. When Thomp-
son staged Polly of the Circus" he
wanted to make the circus scene real
istic and so engaged the family to
travel with his wife. Mabel Taliaferro.
who was the original and I'm sure de-
lightful Polly. Ida was to do the rid
ing in the tent scene Of the third act
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-18

"A ARGARET MAYO. who wrote the
M play. Polly of the Circus" trav-
eled with Ringlings for several
months in order to get local color" 1t
was at that time that she met the st.
Leon family.
She used to sit on a trunk in
Tessing tent and talk to us" said Ida,
3ut her great difficulty arose when she
anted to get material to fit the scheme
the play she had in mind. You see
circus folks are not gypsies any more.
Ringlings carry a school master along
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the circus. want a part which will
carry me out of the environment Of
canvas. Perhaps 1 should fail but
I'm bound to try. Either I am going
to be a real actress or a real eques-
trienne. and I have firmly made up
my mind not to play in Polly Of the
Circus another year.
THAT would be great pity" said L
But think what it is to a circus rider
to find herself popular star of the
theater all in twinkling of an eye:
to leave the sawdust ring for the
brightly lighted stage and become a
dramatic success over night. so to say.
No one will blame Miss Ida for her
ambition to attempt other roles than
that of Polly, and I. for one. have i'm
measurable confidence that she will
succeed.
Anyhow" says she. this is my last
season in Polly of the Circus Either
a new play next year or back to the
sawdust."
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aRAINrREE

Wanted Young lady or gentleman to
work in studio to learn the photograph
business, also young folks for outside
view work during the coming summer.
Apply to s. A. Smiths studio. Randolph.
Almon Pratt is somewhat better.
Mrs. Elmer Wilson is gaining slowly.
Mrs. Asa Wilson has gone to Randolph
nursing.
Van Clark has begun work for Fred
Packard.
Fred Thresher has gone to Boston to
get work.
Emeline Luce has finished work for
Mrs. Cahee.
Mrs. Frank Thresher has gone to work
for John Hutchinson.
GaIen Carey of Chelsea is staying with
Charles Luce for the present.
Maxim Hudon has gone back to work
in the lumber camp for Whitney.
Miss Olive Gushea is in town visiting
her sisters, Mrs. Peacor and Mrs. Kay
mond.
Rev. A. C. Gilmore will hold service
at Braintree next Sunday afternoon at
O'Clock.
Mrs. Ida Carey and daughter, Tessa, of
Chelsea visited her mother and sisters at
Mrs. L. NJ. Batchellor's and Charles
Luce's last week.
Mrs. Paul Wagner has moved back to
her old home in Braintree. which she left
ten years ago. Her niece" Miss Maggis
Abbott, is to live with her. Silas
Thresher boards with Mrs. Wagner and
does chores.
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We, the undersigned, do hereby agrei
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GRANVILLE

Mrs. May Boutelle of Rochester is visit
ing her sister at the Central House.
AFRO Ford is sick with indigestion at
the home OF his sister, Mrs. George vii
son.
e. L. Jewett is quite i'll with grip.
Mrs. Je~et is also poorly with the pre-
vailing distemper.
Misses Bessie and Mamie Hubbard oil
Hancock we're at Harvey Hubbard's re-
Gently to eat warm sugar.
Mrs. Harriet Babcock, who has been
stopping at E. l.. Martins, has gone h
Rochester TO visit her brother, Gardner
Richardson, and family.
Miss Mary Child, Mrs. Angie Lamb,
Miss Ethel Brooks, Mrs. n. ID. Rice, Mrs.
II. L. Hubbard, Elmer and Elwin Shirley
have been quite III with grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex of Leadville, COL,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Barry, Mr.. and
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Rochester visited at s. p. Hubbard's re-
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ESTATE OF JOHN R. BATES.

state OF Vermont District OF Randolph, IS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the District
aforesaid:
To all persons interested in the estate Q
John r. Bates, late OF Randolph, IN said District
deceased, Greeting; -
whereas, said Court has assigned the 18Th
day OF April next for examining ana allow
the estate of said deceased, aud for decree q
~ the residue Of said estate to the lawfu
claimants Of the same. and ordered that public
notice thereof be given to all persons interested
in said estate by publishing this order three
weeks successfully previous 20 the day assigned
in the Herald and News, newspaper published
at Randolph, In said District
Therefore, you are hereby notified to appear
trict. On the day assigned, then and there stc
contest the allowance OF said account II you {
cause and to establish your rights as heirs, leg
atees and lawful claimants TO said residue.
Given unuer my hand, this % day Of March
1910. ls92 -,
GEORGE l.. STOW Judge.
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Notice of settlement.
ESTATE OF SARAH D. MoULToN.

y p q y y 7. NJ
State OF Vermont, District OF Randolph IS.
aforesaid
To al persons interested In the estate o
Sarah f. Moulton, late Of Chelsea, in SAID
District, deceased. Greeting:
Whereas, said Court has assigned the 25th day 81
March next for examining and allowing the
account Of Clark s. Hail. administrator OF the
estate Of said deceased, and for a decree OF the
residue Of said estate 10 the lawful claim
ants Of the same, and ordered that public no
tice thereof be given to all persons interested ia
said estate by publishing this order three weeks
successfully previous to the day assigned, IN the
Herald and News, newspaper published al
Randolph In said District
Therefore, you are hereby notified to appear al
the Probate Office in Chelsea, In said District, on
the day assigned. then and there TO contest the
allowance Of said account if you see cause, and
"a establish your right heirs, legatees and law
full claimants 60 said residue.
Given under my hand this 18th day Of March
1910. 1909
GEORGE L, STOW Judge
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RoxsuRY


g. A. Tilden was in Montpelier Mon
day.
Miss Mona York is working at Mr..
Eddy's.
Thsd Markham visited at n. d. Rice's
recently.
Miss Nellie Williams is working at a.
L. Wheeler's.
Mrs. A. L. Wheeler and Mr. Eddy are
on the sick list.
DIR. Angel Of Randolph was called at
Mr.. Eddy's Friday.
Mrs. Nancy smaIley of Mortified is
visiting at n. ID. Rice's.
Mrs. Dan Worcester died at eight
O'Clock last Friday evening. es =.
w. II. Cady is in Montpelier as petit
Juror at the March term of court.
w. j. Douglass has gone to Granville,
where he is to work in d. y. Rice's mill
as engineer.
Judge q. 8. Stanton left Monday for
Burlington, v here be enters upon his du-
ties as Judge in court.
Mrs. Flora Hutchinson OF Montpelier
was called here Friday by the sickness Of
her sister-in-law, Mrs. Dan Worcester.
One OF James Pierce's large white
horses dropped dead near the Warren
crossing, while drawing a load Of milk.
Summit grange are planning for hos
social and donkey party following The
next regular meeting, March 10. The
public is cordially invited.
AS Fred Jacobs was returning from
Braintree with double team, the road
eaved in where a stream of water wat
running underneath at the place below
the fish hatchery where the high watel
was last week. Mr.. Jacobs and the team
were both precipitated into tbs brook
Two Others happened along and helped
him out of his rather uncomfortable posi-
ton.
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South RoyaIton Notes,
NJ. J. SARGENT. Local Editor

A daughter, Marjorie Addie, was born
March to Mfr. and Mrs. NJ. A. Daniels
Of Scobey, Montana. Mrs. Daniels Is
spending the winter with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. 8. Brooks.
The highway on both sides OF White
River from South Royalton to Sharon has
been closed for few days hy reason OF a
heavy body of ice covering it a consideFa-
BILE distance mile this side Of Sharon vii
lage.
Fred Cowboys daughter, who is at
tending school at Salem. Mass, visited
her aunt, Mrs. James Bingham, and fami-
ly last week. Her niece, Miss Cassie
Bingham, teacher at Salem, accompanied
her to visit her parents, returning Sun
day.
A stock book kept by Paul Revere, re-
Gently discovered, shows that in the year
1926 be cast bell which was sold 10 the
town Of Royalton, Vermont, and re-
quest has been made on the town treasur.
err to ascertain If said bell Is still in Use,
or il destroyed.
George Haekest, s. NJ. Snow, Charles
/ Sleeper, b. f. Bowman and M. J. sar
gent, members Of Bixby post, q. A. r..
at south Royalton. attended the campfire
at Bethel last Friday evening. They hat
the opportunity to listen to an interesting
talk on the occasion, by the next gov
ernor OF the state, assuming that one o
me two candidates most mentioned Il
elected, as both Lieutenant-Governo
Mead and Hon. f. q. Fleetwood wer'
present.
Town affairs-The following arrange
ments have been made: William Skin
ner, town clerk, v i'll cash town ORDER
and receive taxes at his Office in Royaltor
village, when requested, for the accom-
mediation OF persons residing in the norti
part OF the town, and A. @. Whitman
town treasurer, has been appointed deputy
town clerk at South Royalton, with au
tbority to receive and file deeds, mort
cages and other papers for record. for Tho
accommodation OF residents of the soutt
part of the town.
Miss Cordelia whitney, residing IL
South Royalton, died suddenly March
Of general debility, resulting from heart
failure, at the age OF 70 years. She wa'
found dead in the morning by the family
OF James Bingham, where she has had
rooms the past two years. She was horn
in Royaton, a daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Zatina Whitney, a prominent family, de'
ceased. She had made her, home in
South Royalton several years and had
been in declining health the past fouI
years. She was very highly respected by
the townspeople.
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Commissioners Notice.
EsTArF oF LESTER WATSON

The undersigned, having been appointed b,
the Hon Probate Court for the District OF Ran
dolph, commissioners, to receive examine ana al
lust the claims and demands OF all persons
against the estate Of Lester Watson. late OF Ran
dolph, In said district deceased, and all claims
exhibited in Offset thereto, hereby give notice
Thai We viii meet Tor the purpose aforesaid n the
store OF John D. Mitchell, ia the village d
Randolph. 10 said District on the 25th day q
Iufy next from / O'Clock D. m. until O'Clock
q M on said day and that six months from
the 18th day OF February, A. D. 1910 Is the time
limited BY said Court for said creditors 70 pre-
sent their claims to US for examination and al
Dated at Randolph VT this 2Sd day n Febru-
airy, A. d. 1910. tSol
A. H. BEEDBE,
Stella c. Watson Mitchell, EXecutrix.