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New-York tribune., 1911-03-05

The New York. WestchesJer & Boston
Railway Company which IS building a
rapid transit line from Mount Vernon 10
White Plains. is still condsmninc land for
its right OF way where the property own
ers asked more than the company thought
advisable to offer The latest commission
has been appointed by Supreme Court JUS
tice Isaac - Mills. Of Mount Vernon and
the land to be condemned is owned by the
Prandcs brothers, Of White Plains. The
commissioners are Joseph Bitz. of Port
Chester: Louis Elrodt aud Frederick W.
Clark Of Mount Vernon.
Justice Morschauser las confirmed the
report Of the commissioners who con-
demned land owned by ROLAND 3. Archer
and others in the town ~ East Chester.
The award amounted to >3}.,2
The rcuort Of the commissioners who
made an award Of $4,000 in favor OF Henry
A. sietrocht. Emma s. Siehrecht and
others. Of New Rochelle. for land required
by the New York, Westchester q Boston
Railway Company under p Cecsion filed ar
White Plains 10y Justice Milk was RENTED
10 them. and they we're directed to fle a
supplemental report showing how they
reached their decision. The corporation
opposed the confirmation OF the report Oh
the ground that the amount was eXccs-
slve
William G.. Clark the Westchcster Cour-
ty Transfer Tax Appraiser las just fled
in the Westchestcr Surrogate's Office at
White Plains reports i'm fifteen estates as-
gregating in value S7sS,Osj. rel resenting tho
work OF bis Office for the last half Of tho
month Of February. The total number OF
reports fled by Appraiser Clark during
the month was forty-fiye. tOtdlling the sum
OF S1.ll5g22. The number OF reports filed
during February exceeded the number
filed during any month by Mr.. clark dur
inc the last two years. rhc estates and
the amounts Of same filed arc as follows:
Es'ate Of Lyman 3. Crow. Of Green
burgh. s3l.2;s Ebert O.. Roosevelt. Of Pei
ham. Sl7,O3s: Annie a. COLGATE, Of Bedford,
SiJ4 ss7: Allan Anderson. Of Peekskill, t9,-
is: Margaret II. Hutchins, Of New Ro-
chelle. $3.50: Mary r. Morgans. Of East
Chester. sl3,5ji: Matthew Clune. Of Cort-
landt, 6.s53; William y. Reid Of Yonkers,
g 032: Louisa A. Black OF New Rochelle
s7lNI: James n. Studey Of Mount Yer
non. S23.s7e. OrIin J. Lode~. OF Pcekslin
1864: Louisa NJ MacNamara, Of Rye
S34.2l5. Josephine PurG% of Cortiandt. &3.-
$50: George r. Bliss. Of Rye. sl9l73 and the
estate OF Josephine b. Wansian, Of New
Rochelle NG459.
The Westchester Board Of supervisors
has passed resolution ,n which, II ap-
proves The report Of the legislative com
Ini,toe Of the board in relation 20 adopting
a bill amending the special acts ~ the
Legislature hAlnG The official notices to be
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05

Atlantic CITY. March i.-Enrico Caruso,
who is spending some time in Atlantic
CITY. started out with some Cronics for a
fishing trip Monday, and IN order to be a
real" fisherman "pinchcd" some oysters
from the bottom Of the bay. The party
headed its boat up the Great Egg Harbor
River. where some stray fishermen were
electrified by an impromptu free concert By
tho singer.
city Controller Heston has given out that
the wealth Of Atlantic city in real estate
~ s63.G'0s,0. and as there are only $3.50
persons living here. consequently the per
capita wealth (on paper is $l.3'9
Entries for the Atlantic City Horse Show
Associations thirteenth annual exhibit To
be held On April 49, 20. p and -, VIII close
on April s. Tho prize list about 10 be is-
sued will include eighty classes. and VIII
embrace every department In jumping.
riding and driving ho-sos with special
events included.
Atlantic city. % is said. viii nave another
modern tncatIc. Armand r. Nlchola has Just
purchased the Doyle propert! just below
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
A BOX FULL OF GOLD LACE

The stage curtain rose. and there wa
the big familiar picture frame OF the afie''
noon. but the programme said. "Por'fa''
Of Shakespeare's Famous Women ana
sure enough. when the draperles before tne
frame parted, there was Desdemona, anu
later there were Rosalind and Viola ah'
Cleopatra and all the rest. Somehow
few strangers slipped In. but they cou"
cnly have been invited as an atterthousn.
for Marie Antoinette had only tho front u
2 dress TO pose I'm. not having had uh'''
probably. 10 make enough to go all arcuho.
She looked very pretty from the front, s"'
from the back she was stunning.
When the monoloeuos Mere quite nni'"'.
the Gypsy Dance" OF the afternoon W."
repeated, and then James Breese ~
pcared and cloGgcd il in a Mexican ',-
tune. After that Howard :. Borden VI"
Was billed for his musical eccentriciues y
the afternoon. surprised every one oy 'o'"
inc out on his roller skates and tearins ~
strips of paper and, when you na'ws
expected 10 see them iutter to tne w.,
rolled them between his hands ana p'S
made them whole again. -.
Then he played a tiny iife. but soon go
nm irving To drown the clatter OF the ds
the walters were placing on long tao'' ),
the side OF the cafe FOR dinner give"
Mrs. Parker u. Handy and Mrs Neiso" n.
Henry. president and vice-pres.dent OF ,,,. m
New York Woman's Aid in honor OF
Dix and the Governor. who was no. w .ss
The clatter OF those dishes signaile' ,ts
Anai curtain OF the performance bu'
,ud.ence didn't so then. not by any nv.
'~ ALFRED JACkSoS'
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
SCENES AT THE BENEFIT PERFORMANCE ARRANGED eY tn

might say for the benefit of the Interested
mothers and fathers that each one was
cutter than every other one. But the ones
that made the hit-the ones whose presence
got over the footlights and brought forth
more applause tnan Ellen Terry or Geral-
dine Farrar was the wavering little line
Of seven-year-olds. They went through
some little \ = { evolutions and made their
exits to applause that shook the raftcrs-
If the Metropolitan happens to have such
inartistic things as rafters.
In the wings the stars who were to MI
out the rest Of the bill were waiting TO
embrace and fondle the tiniest ones.
What followed was a sort Of vaudeville
clcrifed The managers OF the benefit
went down Broadway and secured its en-
virons for names that would make the
posters alluring Some Of those who prom
ised their services didn't appear-but there
were extras to make up for it. 4 round Of
disappointed "Ah-h-hs.' greeted the an
nouncement that Caruso wouldn't be there
on account Of his 81 100000 cold but oh
HIS" of pleasure met the statement that
Ellen Terry had postponed sailing for Eng
land in order TO take part
She came down the stage. adjusted her
eyeglasses and read indignant words from
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05

volunteer hremen are planning to enter
tain hundreds of visiting hremen.
The WestchcSter County Board Of super
visors has adopted a resolution levying
s2.c0 for the benefit OF the Westchester
County School and Teachers Retirement
Fund for 1911. The board Of trustees OF the
school teachers pension fund for the
county is made mp OF Supreme Court Jus
tice Martin J. Keogh president: Charles
II. Cheney. secretary; Hobart ]. Park; Dr.
A. H. Dunbar, superintendent: =. G.. Liant
man and George T. BurlinS. County
Treasurer. The committee which recon-
mcnded the appropriation was made up Of
Supervisors Charles -. Miilard. Frederick
L. Marritt. John }. Stahl Benjamin J..
Taylor and John j. SinnOtt.
Steps are under way for the organization
Of a Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus
Chapter FOR Westchester County. James
j. Shaw. worthy grand knight, ~ White
Plains. has been chosen chairman Of tho
temporary organization and Daniel j.
Hickey OF OssninG, is secretary The next
meeting will he held on March at Ossin-
ing for the purpose OF forming perma-
nent chapter.
Conie i. Pellen. Of New Rochelle; r. \.
McManus. of Manhattan. and william "a.
Ca,lin. of Rye. as commissioners in the
proceedings brought by the
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05

pacily OF $50. has been refurnishcd and
brought up To date The hotel has been
under the same ownership and manage
ment Bryan & Williams, for twenty-five
years.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. B. Haviland. with their
daughter, Miss Pauline, are al the Hotel
Seaside
The Rev. and Mrs. John krantz. OF New
York. are at the Hotel Albcmarle
Thomas =. Wiltshire, Of New York, is at
the Hotel Chalfontc.
Dr. and Mrs. A. H. Morrison, OF New
York. are at the Hotel Windsor.
Mr.. and Mrs f. Sterner. Of New York.
are AT the Hotel Shelburnc
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bell OF New York,
are at the Hotel Strand.
John II. Davis, Of New York, is at the
Hotel Dennis
Nj. ana Mrs r.. q. Green. of New York.
are AT The Grand Atlantic Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs NJ. Hahn and their daueh-
ter Miss Lousc \. Hahn, Of New York.
are at the Royal Palace Hotel
Mr. and Mrs. Henry T.. Bell and then
daughter Miss Virginia Bell. OF New York
are at the Hotel Jackson.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05

g
The Cafe Chantant Was Civ.
to Assist the Ceors.
Juniorites to Maintain
Their Republic.

~ He cafe chantsnt. faithfully ,r,..
planted from Paris. shone si,h :.
IL it's foreign splendor in the g..
ball room of the Hotel Astor On Mo,~.a
afternoon and evening. al the en,s-,,'.
ment given by the New York Woman, -,
to benefit the George Junior Republic
There were two performances 8, a..
Cafe Chantant. matinee and an e,s.,,.
show, just like really, truly ,h...,'
The matinee was for the children. ANA !.
was the little men and women thems.y..
who walked the stage and gave the ysvs.
vile. too
There was series of tableaus from "Iu..
In Wonderland" with the Fairies tns o,.
King, Little Bridget, Humpty Dumas
and all And VIXEN the curtains drew h,,.
from The big picture frame, behind the foo,
lights, the little actors and actresses po.A,
like veterans. They had been told 70 a,
very still. Miss Elizabeth Fisher had ,..
sisted on that. and when someone ohueLl..
in delight at the quaint way Gsyer Dem.
mick. who was one OF the fairies. held N,
foot up. his brother Theodore, thinking n.
wasn't keeping still, poked his finger /,
Gayors ribs admonishingly, and Gay,r
Just had to snicker and the audience WITH
him.
After the last picture Rag Trio tIckl.d
the piano, xylophone and snare drum "a
enticingly you couldn't make your fee, b.
have. \ gypsy dance with many well
known society girls in costume followed
THEN soprano solo by Master Byro,
Mitchell. of Grace Church choir, was very
much liked
All this time the host Of pretty wait.
resses. dressed in the costumes OF all M.
tions. were eagerly taking orders from the
big and little men and women seated at the
tables, and pointing unbushingly 10 lI,,l.
sign at each table that read "All tips 70
to the Junior Republic" OF course. ia.
Mattresses didn't serve the drinks and sand.
witches. they just took the order and hur.
ried UP the regular waiter end then stood
around waiting for that tip.
Just like real vaudeville show ther.
was a dramatic playlet on the BILL 'Ho.
onel Carteret. V c." written by Seth Con.
stock. The characters were played by Jacob
Wendell. jr., Of the New Theatre Company
Everett Jansen Wendell, ". Herbert Adams
and John r. Conover.
Was there ever a vaudeville bill without
an impersonator? There was one here. TOO
Stewart Baird. OF The New Theatre, i'm.
almost every one up and down
Broadway. and then gave place TO Mrs l.
Hinman Bird. who danced the Sprint
Song" Of Mendelssohn and the valse Of
Chopin. The Spring Song" dance vas very
pretty. and Mrs Bird danced delightfully
among the flowers she strewed about the
stage. but you felt that it was winter su4
because, unlike the usual spring dancer,
she still wore stockings and shoes.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
AN EXPENSIVE PROGRAMME.

Willis =. SWeatnam gave monoiogue
ard was followed by Nora Bayes, who,
supported by chorus of stage children
sang her Melting Pot" song. Then she
and ner husband. Jack Norworth, auc-
toned off a programme that had been au-
tographed by every actor and actress who
took part. Mabel Hite boosted. the price
of the precious pamphlet to $500, but Mrs.
Nathan Straus bid $500, and Miss Hite let
il 90 for that.
The bill ended with The Thirty-three
and a Third Degree. A satire on the
Third Degree" written for the occasion
by Charles +. Ross. Helen Ware led the
cast and was supported by Mr.. Ross. Law
renee Wheat. James Lackaye, Lawrance
D'Orsay and Alice Fisher. The perform
ance ran all the way from o'clock TO
% Of the afternoon
As TO the children:
Having done their parts they were delv-
cred TO Mrs. Agnes J. Kelly. who chap
eroned them over 10 the Manhattan The
atre. They marched an an irregular ana
noisv body. and all the way anxious moth
ers and elder sisters lowered about them.
Seats had been reserved Al the theatre
and they viewed with professional appre-
citation all of the bill that was left.
In a word-the stage is up I'm arms ana
will save its "che-ild." The child is will
ing The benefit netted about s9,cO-per-
fectly good dollars II does look as II that
ought to save a few f. :. TISDALE.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
AT the Metropolitan Hundreds
of Tiny Actors Helped Raise
Funds To Be Used in
protecting" Them.

~ HE stage Of the Metropolitan Opera
House Monday afternoon looked as If
II kindergarten and a couple Of ward
schools had been turned upside down and
their contents shaken out upon it. rive
hundred boys and girls overran the stage
while struggling surplus filed the dress
ing rooms and got in the way Of the grin
ming staee hands. The occasion was the
benefit performance arranged by the Ma
tional Alliance for the Protection of Stage
Children. and the crowd-well. they were
some of the stage children who were going
TO nc protected.
As the big auditorium began to fill under
the guidance Of footed ushers the
crowd behind the curtain increased almost
as rapidly They were all children Of ac-
tors. little actors themselves, or who hoped
20 be some day. They ranged i'm age nom
the milk bottle and pacider STAGE 10 SIX
teen-year olds I'm small fur overcoats and
miniature hobble skirts Those under seven
years OF age couldn't go out before the
foorisbts and only came along with moth
ers that had older sons or daughters who
we've to take part.
Noise? Wen. not as much as there would
have be n il FIVE hundred boys and girls Of
any other profession were to get together.
or course. every now and then, some en-
bryo David Warfed would forget himself
and laugh few keys too loud. Al which
one of the directors would arise in his
wrath and hiss:
"Sh-h-h-h, Less noise there. YOU kids.
They'll hear YOU out front D'you want EN-
TO think that you're holding hurry-up re-
hearsal OF some mob scene?'
There would be momentary lull after
this For a stage manager Is very ter
ii5le person. and las word must be re-
spected.
Back in the corners. however whore piled
scenery deadened the sounds. ltte artists
forcgathered ih groups and discussed
things Of interest-for instance, the drama
serious comic and meo
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
MISS TERRY'S WARNING.

you can't have grown actors without
children actors she declared "lf YOU
stihe the dramatic genius in the boys and
girls OF to-day there is going to be a famine
Of good actors 10 entertain your children.
Foster and encourage the art"
The programme furnished queer MKT
IRE Of talent-there was slapstick comedv,
followed by solos of world famous artists.
The grecn-covered pool tables used by
Weber & Fields in their act gave way 20
the grand piano on which Geraldine Fafrar
played the accompaniment to ner own
songs Nine Gadsk sang accompanied by
Alexander Lambery; Marshall i. Wilder
told some funny stories-new ones that
were funny. Ethel Barrymore and her
company gave an act from the Twelve
Pound Look" and. by the way, the pounds
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
APPROVES NEW YORK LAW.

The alliance also hopes to prevent the
enactment Of laws that would tend 10
smother dramatic genius in children and
prevent the free development of their tai
ents The alliance approves Of the law
nov. in force In the state Of New York.
There Is no reason why the stage child
should be placed in the same category with
factory children. The stage child goes to
its duties happily and willingly. II it does
not 1t should not be on tho stage. IL is
exactly the opposite with the child OF the
factory. This alone should be sufficient
grounds for legislation 20 dihorentiate be-
tween the factory and the stage child"
II wasn't on the programme, but Judge
Ben Lindsey. who became famous as a
Judge of the Juvenile court in Denver. was
introduced by Nj. Thomas. and made a
short talk, in which he pleaded for intelli-
gent lsws for actor children Some boy
behind the stage could hea: what the judge
was saying and began to applaud The
Others knew that -~ha; had been said was
in their favor and wave OF handclapping
followed that rivalled tnat from the audi
tor!Jm.
When that lad all died away the chill
dren's number came.
II va called "The Old Woman Who
Lived in a Shoe" and Miss Edith Taia-
ferro handled the title part. The stage was
dressed as an old Dutch village. one Of the
house being in the form of the shce itself.
After short Introduction the door OF the
saoe opened and the hye hundred children
gtod ont re stage
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05

Orville Harold. Lawrence Rea. 6. Morton
Horne Joseph CaWthorn and Robert War
wick one couldn't expect much team
work from chorus with so much individ-
uality-and there wasn't any to speak Oh
They romped through the piece about as
trey pleased TO the delight Of the audi
ence. Joseph Cawthorn. for instance. re-
fused to join the others in kneeling to his
companion. at which some one with cane
in the wings yelled loud enough to be
heard all over the house.
Down
Cawthorn made up for it later by doing
2 Lot Of ah lib stems and antics.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
ABLE CRITICS ALREADY.

There were many among them who. even
at their early age. had developed enough
Of the professional esotism TO think them
selves capable Of giving Maude Adams
pointers. or showing Willie Collier how lie
could improve his acting.
Such remarks as these were Tie regular
order:
well. that may 90 all right in comic
opera. but they won't stand for It in leSit.
Now. when | was with Ben Greet last sea
son
Il don't ike 10 talk about her. but
must admit that. although she is az leas'
fourteen years old. her enunciation is very
poor. and her Characterization ouehn't TO
get by in an amateur rehearsal.
"Oh. is he with Janis this year? We
were on the road together last season with
Lew Fields Went out West ana played a
lot Of tanks and. say
she only gets thirty-hve week!
What do YOU think Of these states where
they are passing laws TO keep us from
growing up 20 he great actors"
The ideas OF many, Of them were vague
ss TO the wherefore OF the oeneht. said
one small miss in pink silk stockings and
slippers Of the same color:
Certainly | know what it's all for It's
to raise money to buy off bad laws and
rsy TO have good new ones passed that will
rroiect us. Why. ] have heard-i don
know CT my own experience. you under
stand-but / have heard that in Massa-
chusetts or some OF those states up there
they have laws that a child can't take part
IN a sure-enough theatrical performance.
And they send YOU to prison, too
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
Some News Notes Gathered from Westchester County

I ymen and clergymen VIII attend meet
| ing of the Westchester Local Assembly OF
the Brotherhood OF 81. Andrew, TO be held
at Trinity Church Mount Vernon, on Sun
day March ). At 3:iJ in the afternoon
there will lee a business session presided
over by V NJ Griswold. president OF ST.
Peters Chapter. OF Peckskil At AIS there
will be senior and junior conferences, the
former led by T. G. Freeman. of ossining,
and the latter by F. H. Phipps. At s
o'clock there will be service. at winch
the Rev. wilbur l.. Cassel curate Of st.
Thomas's Church. New York, will preside.
The Mount Vernon Lodge Of Elks will
hold smoker i'm tho clubhouse on the
evening of March #. on March % there
will be a dance and entertainment.
Mrs. Nathaniel {. Reynal has been giving
several house parties lately at her home
near White Plains.
Mr. and Mrs. Archibald Forrest. who
have been spending the winter months In
Manhattan. have reopcned their country
house on the Post road at Rye
erning boards Of the White Plains Hos
pital Association for this year are Board
OF managers. Mrs Alexander Milne. Mrs
Cornelius Bennett Mrs Wilson Brown, it.
Mrs. Henry r. Stewart. Mrs T.. H. Sey-
mour. Mrs Frank c. Schiimer. Mrs. $.
Lyon. Mrs. John Il. Schoan. Mrs. c. II.
Chambers. Mrs. W $. Verplanck. Mrs.
John j. Brown. Mrs. w. 4. Bramey:
Board Of governors. George r. Burling,
William Muldoon. Thomas simpson. T.. II.
y. Squire, Daniel G. Sands and Howard T..
Foster.
+. II. Collins and +. C. Griffin, of Larch-
mont. report that there is an unusual
activity i'm real estate rentals and sales
Of property in that summer resort and Il
is expected that tho coming season Will be
tho best that Larchmont has seen In years
4 number OF new villas and cottages have
been built or are under way. and there IL
a report that n new summer hotel may be
built in Lafchmont by a syndicate OF New
York capitalists.
Tho members OF the Larchmont Manor
School VIII have charge OF the .ihird Of a
series OF entertainments which Will be
given In ST. Johns parish house. at Larch-
mont. on the evening OF March s. $. t.
Mitchell professor OF astronomy at Colrm-
bla University. will lecture on The sun
and His Family"
Charles j. +. Decker. who is clerk OF
Part of The Supreme Court at White
Plains. celebrated the fifteenth anniversary
Of his appointment as clerk last week. Mr..
Decker had party of friends al Dime
IN celebration Ot the event.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
USED POTENT SILENCER.

The noise that the five hundred made
grew to such a pitch finally that Hughey
Ford. the boss stage manager, invented and
put into operation slencer that was
almost effective.
You've got TO he quiet he called.
Don't you hear the orchestra tuning up?
Why. they can hear you up in the family
circle ,and you know where the family cir
Gle is-next the roof.
"Now." he continued. and he shook a
finger that was heavy with threat, the
rext one that speaks whisper won't be
allowed 20 20 on. The very next one And
with that he lowered the formidable finger
to use the same in tickling a nearby baby
under the chin
The threat al least kept down the pitch Of
succeeding discussions that followed, If Il
didn't stop IL entirely.
As he said. they were Juning mp out
front. The next minute Max Schmidt the
conductor, and his orchestra began the
Light Cavalry" overture. There were few
vacant seats i'm the house. There were alb
solutely no vacant seats behind the scenes.
The five hundred examples Of what was 20
be protected covered trunks and pieces OF
proDerty or stood in the wings where they
could get q glimpse Of the house. They
weren't 10 go on for little While, and they
were determined TO see and hear whatever
preceded them.
Augustus Thomas opened the bin with an
explanation OF what It was al about
"The object Of this performance" he
said, rs 10 raise funds 20 secure proper
legislation for the stage childen in states
where there IS no such law. There should
he statutes to protect our young actors and
actresses from working I'm immoral sur
roUndings. and 70 prevent their taking part
in acrobatic performances or acts where
they a-e liable 20 be hurt and crippled.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05

lier and William. jr.. brought over fra=-
ment OF the farce. I'm BE Hanged II
Do" Blanche Bates came in about here
and read William Winters Forbid Them
Not'-a poem written for the benefit.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
CHORUS OF ASSORTED SIZES.

Tnerc was no attempt al costumins, hence
the entire effect was somewhat startling.
This remarkable chorus Logan with the six
teen -yesr-olds and shaded On down 10 those
WHO had seen about seven summers.
Tney were all cue, VI course. In tact We