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The fool-killer., 1912-09-01
Lacey, Wash.

Did you ever notice how quick
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dies? Talk about "dyin' a pau
peril I'd like for somebody to tell
me of any one who did not die a
pauper.
The fool-killer., 1912-09-01

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So many folks there doin' nothin'
that they just got to steal or per-
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was with farce entitled "Who' Is Baby
Are You?' after which she was put un-
der contract by Ezra Kendall for the
t Vinegar Buyer" Her success with
Kendall was pronounced and her salary
went soaring.
Three years ago A. II. Woods and
Julian Eltinge decided Miss Mathis was
Just the girl TO play the part of Tessie
in ''The Fascinating Widow On the
programme Tessie is described as a
romp and June was so convinciugly
rompish that Mr.. Eltinge suggested
that Manager Woods place Miss Mathis
under II five years contract to appear
In the same role as long as ''The Fas-
-cinating Widow was kept before the
public. This was sufficient proof Of
the Salt Lake girls abilities, for it
meant that Mr.. Gltinge was satisfied
that June's Tessie could not be i'm
proved upon.
The present season is Miss Mathis e
third year in the role she created. and
her excellent portrayal is one Of the
bright features of the entertainment
There are few actresses who possess g
personality so winSome as that of Miss
Mathis. The audience likes her the mo-
ment she appears, and before the play
has progressed far she has won warm
place in the affections of her specta.
tors. She is young and beautiful and
has promising career before her.
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TUNE MATHIS is Salt Lake girl.
She is Julian Eltinge's leading
81 lady with 1.-The Fascinating
Widow - When Julian Eltinge,
the famous star of "The Fascinating
Widow company comes to The Salt
Lake theater tomorrow night theater-
goers of this city will have an oppor.
tuuity of judging Of the development of
Miss June Mathis as an actress since
that Salt Lake City girl left to try her
fortunes before the footlights.
Not so many years have passed since
Miss Mathis attended The Whittier
school here, and her numerous friends
Will be glad to know that in that time
she has attained to the position of lead
ing lady with one Of the greatest stars
now before the public. II was three
years ago that she was last applauded
by her own townspeople, at which time
she was cordially welcomed home in the
role OF Peggy In Brewster e Millions -
at the same theater in which she is TO
appear with julian Eltinge.
Miss Mathis first claimed attention
by her clever performances in amateur
theatrlcals, and the encouragement
which she received from the public and
the press led TO her seeking q career on
the professional stage. Her first part
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THE Grst act OF "Roly Poly"
and ovations: the second was n bur
lesque OF Within the Law" Ed
gar Smith. whose ceaseless flow of
timely Wit was an invaluable Gle
ment in the happy days OF the little
music hail at Twenty street
and Broadway. is the author of both
pieces, with songs by Il. Ray Goetz
and A. Baldwin Sloane. Everything
is larger and more numerous and
Shower than In the old days. with an
attendant loss OF that genial init
macy which was the making OF the
old resort Not that anything can
be done about the matter Even
could the management assemble such
a company as came to, he the Weber
hcldlan custom in the years from
1898 TO 1904, their salaries could not
possibly be paid IN n thcater of the
same capacity. SO with the problem
OF filling the great spaces OF the com
modious new house. the actor man
ager could not have proceeded moro
wisely than by engaging Miss Marie
DrcsSlcr She'd fiji anything. In
deed, her buxom joility was the NE
OF the entertainment, especially when
themselves Then. too. Miss Dresslcr
was in her element IN a song in
which she mt off the Ihsurdities OF
grand opera prima donnas. True,
u'IlerS even man Joe Weber and Lew
Fields sometimes crowded on the ton
acre stage in spite of Marie Dressler
There were many more girls than In
the old days. for example. and their
attire was more gorgeous. Nothing
could excel In dazzling spendor the
effect made by 81 ballet in which one
third of the girls were IN glistenIng
white, another third in green and the
rest in 0aming scarlet. while blind
ing light beat down on them. Miss
Bessie Clayton. as tho solo dancer.
led these girls through bcwiIdering
muZes.
Joe Weber and Low Fields appeared.
in their old time Guiscs and in much
tho same prcdica mcn,S as of yovc.
They arc travelling I'M Europe and,
having come 10 Raatcnhad 10 take the
waters. arc brought TO odds with each
other through the little fellows pro-
posal OF marriage 10 BijouG FitZ-
simmons (Miss Dresser)- OF course.
Mike has to undergo lot OF chok-
ing by Meyer before he sees the wis
dom OF rcpudlating his proposal 20
the steam roller comedienne. who is
a great trial to her father. This
parent is played by Frank Daniels.
and what would Frank Daniels he
without worry? He also has two
characteristic songs, telling us that
he cannot drink the old drinks
and that work is the curse OF the
drinking classes" For the rest, Miss
Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth are
on hand 10 close harmonizo ON n
moonlight river; and Willie Golfers
very funny sister. Mrs, Helena Col
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Kit writes: 81 am FAR below norma
, weight. | suffer with headaches ana an
nervous To the point % exhaustion. II
you can tell me something TO help me l
shall be very grateful.
Answer: | can prescribe nothing 90 a.
tectve 3s thorough course OF three
grain hypo- -nuclane tablets. These tab-
! lets viii aid In extracting the nutrition
| from the food which VIII Increase the
red blood supply overcome nervousness
and you VIII become plump and heal thy
several months, ~ 3. takes time 70
change the tissues ana cells Of the body.
Sarah" says: "Cun anything he done
II So please reply
Answer; You can ne entirely cured Of
| your rheumatism II you take the follow
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| wort, or; syrup sars1parilia comp. .
| ozs.; wine of colchicum. one-haif Oh: So
| lution sa!icylate. drains: iodide OF potas
stun. ? drains.
Ray" writes. Can sufferer from
bronchial trouble be relieved? Doctors
90 not seem To help me: what would
/ you suggest
Answer. TO cure chronic cold. sore
use OF concentrated essence nentho-!ax-
! enc. Purchase This AT any drug store In
! . or packages and mix according 10 di-
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"Hulda" says: II cannot eat without
great distress after eating. | am sleep-
less and restless. nervous and irritable.
Can you tell me anything that would cure
me2'
Answer: Your trouble is all due 10 your
stomach. which causes the nervous, rest
less feeling. Take tablets triopeptIne and
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These are packed In sealed cartons and
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blue after supper. IL this is continued
the curative agencies will soon restore
natural digestion.
Miss NJ" writes: II suffer greatly
with my nerves, am almost on the point
OF nervous prostration. | cannot sleep
and am hystercal at times. Can you
help me?'
Answer: Many women, old and young
who have suffered as you do, have been
advert
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Dainty and elusive as vatican

y dainty and elusive as a Vatican
Picture is THE Paper Chase"
~ Introduces the Interesting Mad
Slmone for tho first time In
as comedlenue. II is an
olal comedy OF intrigue. arranged
<ouis Napoleon Parker from Henri
4nt}oys novel of THE Minister OF
oame Simone appears as an Aus
~ baroness who has attached her
70 Marie Antoinette I'm the friyoy-
11d false French court. intant
a offending her from It's subtle
nmediately sine traces and secures
pamphlef containing scandalous
[Es5 against the queen. which the
|<eo Due do Richelieu purposes nut
INTO circula ton. Tliereupon The
~ Tor The paper begins. The bar
~ never denies possessing Il. IN
~. she tells tho searchers for II
e ~ Us concealed. or course, re-
-ne 10 believe In such frankness
"a look for IL in every other pIaes'
q X the Marquis de BelnnGe 1Ju.
IstranGej. or a lesser person.
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cured by using The following tonic resior-
1Jlve treatment. Get from your druggist
. ~ tncture cadome,le (not carda NOM
ma ozs. syrup OF hypophosphites comp,
mix ana take a te1spoonful before each
meal Always shake we'll before taking.
MARY writes: In the last year I
lave been gaining weight rapidly that
! am uDcowlortaDie and frequently en-
carrassed by sighting remarks Diet
Goes no good whatever. What shall 1
Answer: You can very easily reduce
your we!sat by using the following: Aro-
Eia'ic ei>ir.o ozs.. slycol arbolene. / OF.
MiN, snake well and take q tee spoonful
after meals for three days. then doubts
tie dOse and take for several weeks. This
n harmless and ] have had many people
write that they lost q pound day after
The first week Or SO.
CARPENTER writes: My liver and Kid
ncys are - . bad condition. have dizzy
spells and dark spots before my eyes.
ALSO nave twlnges OF rheumatism. Can
oc helpod?"
Answer: To cure kidney and liver trou-
bic use three grain sulpherb tablets (not
sulphur These are packed In sealed
tubes with full directions for taking. They
act pleasantly ami tone up the bowels
and liver and purify the blood. They are
convenient. effective and highly curative
"Phoebe"-The following win cure your
children % bedwettIng: Get drains OF
Ancture rhGs- aromatic; ! dram tincture
cuoebs and / or. comp. fluid baluwori
Mix. and give the child from 10 10 Is
drops Ia water about one hour before
each meal.
Maud" writes "G have suffered p
great deal with catarh. 1t gives me
headaches. affects my eyes and my breath
Is awful. Can you prescribe something
20 cure It. Only my nostrils and throat
are affected"
Answer: | have prescribed antlseptic
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hundreds indicate that II Is speedily cura
tive. but must be used occasionally 20
prevent recurrence Get a two ounce
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From the I'm OF the hand SNUFF the
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Mix level teaspoonful Of viiIne powder
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"Onda' writes. II am troubled with
itching scalp. dandrulf and my haIr IL
failing out il is harsh and brittle"
Answer: Plain Yellow Minyol is the
pest remedy for itching scalp, falling hair
and dandruff that | know of II can
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and bring back the intense natural color.
scmenO
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n NE way to draw an overnowlng
~ measure ol pleasureahle excite
ment from THE Whip" is TO pretend
YOU are wIdc-ered gallery god, and
let Yourself go. Believe IL all: and
before many of the thirteen scenes
have been enacted. YOU will find your
self standing up and cheering.
CccN Raleigh and Henry Hamilton
who have written many previous mel
Cdramas for pYury Lane. do not take
long to label plainly the good people
and the villains the sob -lnducers and
tho comedy relief so that we are
always ready With an understanding
OF their motives. For instance. Tom
Lambert. the low comedy racing man.
immediately shows his great worth BY
his faithful affection for The Whip,
the mare that viii run the race in
the last act and save the old mar
quiS's ancestral hall, Tom also loves
the Honorable Mrs. Beamish, a turf
loving matron. WHO Is uniustly jealous
OF a Younger woman: and lest she
find him talking with the girl Ia
the cha Tber OF horrors" Al Madame
Tussaud's $ Wax works. Tom takos the
place Of the figure or famous mur-
dorer which has been removed for
repairs.
This gives The foxy Mrs. Beamish
a chaEce 10 splutter cutting things
about Tom under the pretense OF hay-
ins been taken In by the trick; and.
later IL enables Tora 10 overhe3r
plot against The Why. planned by the
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AS FOR Broadway to Paris" IL
lives its life at such a mad pace
Of champagne. girls and saiety that
II might be called more aptly Broad
way TO Paresis.'' But perhaps ] am
full fun out OF these Winter gar
den entertainments, with ths glare
OF light and clash OF slap dash mu-
sic and multitude OF girls. None OF
the predecessors has been more opu-
lent OF scene and dress.
George Howard. who fiE-
ures as the author Of the two acts
and twelve scenes OF broadway 10
Paris" is one or the Wittiesf
boulevardiers known 10 the actual
Broadway and Paris; though it would
be unfair TO judge his capabilities
by this example. The entertainment
pretends to be no more than vaude-
vile show on a. big and dazzling
scale I feel that the costumes must
have been made from designs by the
Queen OF Sheba: and that the Well
known Herod planned the scenery
just after the night that. on the
assurance OF Stephen Phillips. he
dreamed "of a dome OF beaten gold.
that should be a counter glory to the
sun Who paid for it all is quite
beyond me.
After the play, meeting George
Beaubrummell-Howar6. J eongrstu-
he modestly replied:
I'm glad if you liked my little
vaudeville show
As such II naturally rose and fell
with the quality of its individual
performers, The most conspicuously
advertised was Miss Gertrude Hoft-
man. who rides n bicycle at profes-
sional speed; falls out OF a comedy
tiacre with the agility OF trained
acrobat: leads ballet OF girls
througt, a pink spring S.chard: and
with an Aubrey Beardsle1 aspect of
heavy eyes, uDnaturallv white cheeks
and suggestively red lips. beneath
fantastic mass OF flaming hair.
In spite OF which the sense OF sin
is conveyed more utterly by the fa-
miliar smile of Maurice, who. with
Florence Walton. repeats several Of
the dances Of the period which made
them leaders in the cabaret craze.
Irene Rordoni, who cannot help be-
ing beautiful, apparently for the
tight cap-like little wig with which
she covers her lovely hair would
make anyone else hideous, sings
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Madame Simone Is Commedienne
ABUSED AGAIN
S Parker's Version of Mountjoy's Novel In
moduces Clever French Actress Much
Ado About Nothing" Spoiled
Weber-Field's Opening
By Vanderheyden FyLes

or the Due de Richeiieu (l;dsar Keno.
docs follow her suggestion, lie finds
himself deluded by false bottom to
the chest. or js pricked by the needles
sue has Spvinklcd among the rose
P"N'IS IN the vase or carries on the
document In triumph. only Il, lind II
rs a mockinS substitute. lampoon
on his stupidity.
one Of RiChelieu'S spies IS the Inn
pressiOnable Marquis de Rclongc. who
straightway becomes so fascinated by
the lady he Is sent TO snare that he
becomes her easiest piavtllnc. But
the romance ends happily. rs such
Things should on a Watteau fan or
IN bit OF tapestry, or on the corner
ol a willow pattern plate.
Any plaSsoer who has passed
through the latest week OF premieres
and found nothing TO divert him might
as well ioresweaV the thcaier for all
been catered TO. Native comedy is
represented in its satric and it's SEN
tllEeptal moods, respectively by
Mere Man by Augustus Thomas.
ana by Mrs. Christmas Angel" by
Laurence Eyre. while one would find
II difficult TO imagine greater his
lr!onic contrast than that OF Mrs
fIske dcucately refined art in the
Sheldon play, or Madame SiInonc In "A
drama written FOR her and ultimately
Annie Russell in A Shakespearean role
she had not Ventured with before. on
the one hand. 10 the three great spec
tacles designed TO stir the senses, on
the other
or these. the burlesque built to ded-
lcate the new Weber & Fields music
nall could not possibly have failed
with its first audience: Bachelors
and Ben edicts" Itself would have been
accepted by that great asseInblage OF
demonstrativc well -wishcrs
The opening Of the latest house Of
mirth was a great occasion 10 the
world that laughs at life along the
Great White Way
IAN New York was there with bells
on, from William Trovers Jerome TO
Diamond jim" Brady. and from Miss
Emma Carus, wearing a white seal
coat on one arm and Morgan Conan
on the other. TO Miss GertIe Wander
Dit. who. however is not so rich as
her name suggests. Indeed. Il NAV
be said that glittering as was this
audience which had paid $4,000 for
the privilege of being among those
present" the effect on the Diamond
Horseshoe at the opera was not no.
ticeable
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iicr Garrick. is rather wasted. though
she has a better opportunity in the
burlcsque OF within the Law" At
Ter the performance a band OF ac-
rors, led by Willie Collier. drew up
in 'front.' of the Music ball in Il Sec
ing New York car and sercnaded the
actor managers.
TT was a pleasure TO celebrate the
auspicious manner i'm which. with
She Stoops TO Conquer" Miss Annie
Russell iuduguraLcd her Interesting,
praiscworthy. semi educational sea-
son OF Old English Comedy; and 81
is possible that drastic measures
could convert her revival of "MuCh
Ado About Nothing into a worthy
second OF the series. Her own
Beatrice is the work OF an artist so
thoroughly experienced in her busl-
ness IA TO escape failure even In
role for which she possesses no natu-
raj fitness whatsoever. Her portrayal
OF tho roIlicking Jade ef1ervoSccs and
sparkles.
Frank Reicher's Benedick is The
best New York has seen since Sir
Henry IryinE's: which is not such
high praise as ii sounds, for In tnat
time the part has had no better
treatment than the capable. unip-
spired handling f.. n. Sothern gives
IT, But the rest OF Miss Russells
assoc;ates-with a brilliant exception
in George Giddens, whose Dogberry
is delightful, and in an adequate
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minor player, here and there-are in
eXcusably bad. Not only have we
Hero who Us as Stalwart and ag-
Sresslve as q militant suffragette and
who rolls her r's like a drummer
boy on parade; a Don Pedro with the
manners OF a corner grocer; and a
Claudio who looks like a squat old
lady and whose voice is as flat as
q cold pancake. These important
roles. on which the success OF the
play depends as absolutely as on
Benedick and Beatrice, are acted with
no apparent comprehension OF their
meaning and With total lack OF the
sense OF Romance.
But had the performance been 90
per cent better, its effect would have
been nullilied by as silly, meaningless
and !mpracticabl bic an affsctation In
scenic arrangement as II has ever
been Shakespeare misfortune to
sutherland he has suffered much.
comedy is presented in tire Eliza
hethau manner. which is almost ut
terly untrue. Tapestries hang at
both sides OF the stage and at the
stage is approached by three or four
steps and curtatncd off at will Back
there the drop" is changed from
time to time; the pictures having
about the artistic and suggestive
value of Kate Greenaway illustre
tions. In order to set these piffiing
effects" the back curtain Is run
across. on noisy pulleys at the most
unlikely moments. breaking up scenes.
dlstracting the attention from the
comedy and playing havoc with what
ever sense OF continuity and Illusion
Shakespeare's words have contrived
20 create. The attompt 10 give one
OF the airiest, freest, most exuber-
ant comedies I'm literature in q crowd
ed. stuuy and depressing box is as
sensciess as undertaking Ben Hur''
in the kitchen OF a Harlem fat.
IL is Go be hoped Miss Russell will
rescue her commendnble venture from
had acting aud the baleCul topch OF
the faddist before Il Is too late. Her
purpg Is too worthy and her be-
ginning was too promising, and she
has bad tho cordial support OF the
matte art.