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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-08-08

The Mcbride and Brown test in sec
ton 26-22-10 is drilling at LIPS feet,
as the sand ought to be found at l.
500 it will be readily seen they are
nearly due
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-08-08

At Mounds: The Mcbride test on
the Stella Stephens in section 1916
II is making 25 barrels an hour.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-08-08

The Quaker oil Co. No. 1 on the
Roach farm in section 4-20'13, is in
and good for 20 barrels.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-08-08

A sale Of more than usual import
ance Is that Just completed wherein
the Greenlees people have transferred
their entire holdings consisting Of 2gS
wells and about 5000 barrels per day
production, with pipe lines and the
Coffeyville refinery TO an English syn
dicate which will operate under the
name of the Kansas & oklahoma Oil
Co. The price reported was 2l5,OOO
pounds in cash and $1,000 pounds in
stock Of the company. 1t appears TO
be good sale and the purchasers viii
no doubt find it a growing concern.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-08-08

East Of the Glenn pool the Barry
q Crayer No. on the Crosby In Sec
tion 1s-i7-l3, win be shot and II IS
hoped viii make showing as a re-
suit. This companys No. / on the
Dolly Coleman In section 25-17-12, is
completed and dry at a total depth Of
1900 feet.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-08-08

Al Cushing: 1t was the test on the
Wacoche farm In the southeast of 29-
lg-7, which was shot this week. in
stead Of the Solole Jones as reported
IN the World yesterday. The wei
made 200 barrels the first twelve
hours. other wells nearing compile
ton are The II. E. Fuller fest In the
northeast Of S.17-7, which Is drilling
at 1000 feet, the Slick 4 Jones on
the Manuel IN section 29-lS-I and
the White a Sinclair test In 2s-l7-7,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-08-08

Al Cleveland. The Mlnnetonka on
Co. No. II on the Booher farm in
section l9-21-S is completed and is
good for 80 barrels an hour natural.
The Barney Rabinoyitz test on the
Moore Williams in section 26-21-S,
ard the Brown on co. test on tho
Fl-rer In section lS.2O-S, are due at
any time, as is also the Selby on the
John Q. Kelso farm In section 30-21-S.
At Sapulpa; The Creek County OIL
Co. is moving in n rig and win drill
on the ingalls, farm In the southeast
corner fthe southwest Of section 23-
1911.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-08-08

]. e. Head has returned from Tex
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-08-08

Another sale is where the Oktaha
OIL Fields, Limited, an English con-
Germ has taken over the Benson
Little property, consisting Of l4S acres
and three wells, located in the Elec-
ira, Texas, district, The price is not
given.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-08-08

Atpoteau; The Colonial Petroleum
Co. has completed 40, on the VIII
son Crockln farm east of town. 1t
Is good for two million feet of gas.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-08-08

In the Bird Creek district the T.. S.
on co, has completed No. on the
Rosa Young In 4-2O-lS, good for 10
barrels, and No. 10 on the Blossom in
section 5-2l-l3, good for twenty bar
rels
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-03

TYRTL SCOTT, figuring as the
~ star Of "The Fatted Calf, -
bounded blithely into the plot with
the opening Of the second act, and
reassured MS at q glance that n sea
son Of failures has still left his
checrfulnesS and Vivacity wholly
uuimpaire2. Then. too, he WAS
aware that he was acting iu an
Optimistic Comedy lie futteTGd
about in his well.known way. sing
INC comc-allye S with the maid ser
want and otherwise imprcsslng MS
with his geniality and social case.
OF course. nc had no doubt his SIS
ter was Of sound mind but was
pulled down bv the atmosphere Of
tho home His diagnosis was cor
rect. YOU sec. ms parents were the
same as hers The actor who
pIavcd the father forgot many of
his mos, important lines; which
mishap WAS. on second thought. mol
wholly TO be regretted. II some of
the other PLAYERS had been equally
At loss the unhappy evening
would have ended earlier.
II seems slpcrhuuus 10 add that.
with Cyril Scott running 1ovallN
about IN his most cyrilscottiSh man
nor and Robert Drouct heavily
among Ms TO dole out cheerful
thoughts on insanity. the young
vomau-admirahl and charming
" impersonatcd by Margaret
Greenc-hurricd TO her dressing
room before The last aci aud reap
pcared with all tnc -four washed
away from her face. Thus We all
went on to supper in the cheerful
knowledge that her health had been
restored. Next 10 jumping cut of
the window before the play began.
rcgaiuing her health before il end
ed was the happicst conclusion We
could look out for in an Optlmis-
tie Comedy
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-03

sGreeably. if considerably more alb
ruptly, aud have merited applause
for putting audience and actress
ont Of their suffering with a single
blow Bnt he had only Just begun.
The highly nervous girl had be-
come possessed of the belief that
tho household was in danger of be.
ing poisoned: refused 10 eat; and
so worried her parents as TO have
worked them practically into III
health, also 4 doctor. who dared
to say the girl Was moi Ill but only
ultra nervous, was Immediately dis
missed. The mother and father,
fearing their daughter contemplat.
Cd suicidc. kept all doors and win
dows of their sixth floor apartment
closed and locked; ! am sorry to
have to admit that the girl did not
even try to jump out. This retic-
epce in the matter of learinC out
Of bad play into any unknown
was, however. explained IN part
when broad French windows. open
ing on a balcony. were thrown
apart and quite the worst "back
drop seen IN several wears was
revealed Evcn Mr. Hopkins : Plsv
would not drive one into diving
into such world rs that picture Of
New York streets.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-03
DRAMATIC NEWS
AND COMMENT

Marguerite Clark. Who isn't very tall.
wanted - use the theater telephone one
! day oh. dear she complained. II
wish this telephone were 4 little lower"
pcWolf Hopper was standing near. TRY
raising your voice" he suggested.
She SMILES through The hard road
tour
Size seems TO overlook Tho car dust.
the bum grub. the hsrdshps and the
long jumps,
She has a dollar bin tucked away al
ways 10 help the pro1igate member or
The company.
because she feels that Is wha. the man
ager is paving nor FOR
size l7diates good nature and sunshine
aud il beloved hy The entire company.
Shc iS Miss Anable.
The following letter WAS received from
The THn1ger ~ small opry house In
koEi-Io n Was written TO a New York
producing firm. and is a glowing trihui-
20 conditions prevalent IN outlying sec
tious
Dear Mn. Y: 7 know ! ought not
TO say IT, but wisht YOU could send NJ
better PLAYS. Last wcel. We had The
Black Flag aud IL sure Was Urotten one
of ihc won in tho cOuipanN pedled LII
Insurance all through tnc day and wor-
ricd cur citizens nearly 80 death. BE
Sidcr he had a uti on the corner by the .
p.Stoficc and Tcstcred our horse SWop-
PIN convention most consiisbc. The
sho was very pore. The comedian came
IN fuil. which WAS had to bcS.u with and
rnd his Ines lrom book. can't YOU
like The streets Of New York OF tho
'Stil Alam?
'HEN1iN K. T.AIER"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-03

lormances. Then II will be remembered
that the locsl opera company has given
nothing that can be compared with its
production OF Robin Hood"
Many OF the hundreds Of the Company's
admirers who applsudcd its members ei-
forts in the production of robin Hood -
FIVE years ago have been thc first to come
forward TO secure scat reservations for
tie coming production.
The curtain Will rise promptly al :
clock on the opening night. Former
Governor Hcbcr NJ Wells Will deliver n
short address, and several of the surviv-
ing members Of the old cast, orchestra
and stage force will be introduced 10 the
public from the stage
The opera Will he produced under tho
direction Of John j. Mcclellan. with Ed
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-03

ward r. Kimball as his assistant. VIII
liam Bernard OF the Garrick theater Will
have charge OF the Stage direction. in con-
junction with John H.. spencer The terp-
sichorean numbers are being arranged by
NciU Pratt The cast follows:
Lady Marian Fltzwaltcr (Maid
Marlan) Mrs. Hazel TAYLOR Peery
Dame Durdcn.........- Miss Mabel Cooper
Sheriff Of Nottingham. ...Johu u. Spencer
Sir Guy of Fisborne. ...... Fred . Graham
Alan Dale. .......... Mrs. Harold Scgel
Little ejohu..............H Hugh ". DouEall
VIII Scarlet. William :. Bassett
Friar Tuck .............. Horace <. Ensign
Robert Of Huntington (Robin Hood.
.s.....,.-... ......... George u. Pyper
Herald .................A Alvin kcddington
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-03

Sopranos- MISSES Esther DAVIS. Mar-
garet Summorhays. Susansh Steadmsn.
Ivy Evans. Louise Miilcrcn, &iiguou ucu-
halter. Cccu Burns. Mrs u. : Ensign.
Altos Misses Mae Aidey. Lislc Bradford.
Aura Rogers, Kate Gabbptt. Maymc sum
merhays Edna CrOwther. Tepors-J ~.
Nelson; william Cock. irwin i'snl, Claude
Cornwall. Milton Thomas William r..
Preston. n. j. Christensen. Rose Seatie.
Eassos-J. - owen Daniel spencer. r.
w. James. Rayner Ness. Alvin kcdding
ton. Horace Bowen, ~. Y HiN John *.
KeJdngton.
After the final presentation OF the Pre-"
ductiou i'm Salt Lake tho company will
Provo and Logan.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-03

TIL. auditorium was thrown
u INTO complete, impenetrable
darkness. Presently fow grim
naked notes--a Debussy theme,
tbinb-souuded through the black
ness. Then the curtains parted and
revealed a cell in Reading Goal
A single shaft Of golden light
struck right across it 10 the
cropped head Of the prisoner, bowed
IN dull despair. Finally he raised
his gray face, turned his vacant
eyes on MS as Oh a pitIlcss wall OF
stone. and thought aloud:
He did not wear his scarlet coat.
For blood and vino are red.
And blood and wine were on his
When they found him with the
The poor dead woman whom he loved.
Aud murdered In her bed,
The abridged poem carried on the
prison story Of the Sometime
trooper of The Royal Horse
Guards, who was hung in Read
ing Gaol on July Z, 1896. making
us relive its yigrant terror as only
a super.sensitive soul could have
understood and suffered it,. and cul-
minatino in the invisible and fan
tastlc horrors Of the last night.
With tho dawn, the Ross arrange
mept ends.
Mr. DAILY read the lines with less
regard for their music than for
their meaning, handling them as
.6a at of thnnnhfIn1
miserable man. But that treatment
seems TO me a point ot-vlew, ratb-
or than fault; though the former
sinks perilously uear to the latter
when the great and Greek-hke
Poem of Fate is brought down, by
Mr.. DAILY, TO little better than
plea for sympathy and sentimental
tears He does not put enough
trust in the author, in the need of
more and more simplicity with the
great and greater grandeur In the
poem, for he is least impressive at
the points when Oscar Wilde IS
most 40, notably in the sublime re
iteration:
never saw sad men who looked
With such a wistful owe
Upon that little tent OF blue
we prisoners CdheO ING ohS'
At every careless cloud thai passed
In happy freedom by.
However. fashionable diversions
have been by no means limited,
these February days, to thoughts Of
the gallows and scenes Of English
prison life. The very next after.
noon Paul ~ Orleneff gathered
distinguished audience to aee him
and his Russian company IN lh,
sens "Ghosts, which study IN
hereditary parcsis may be said to
have enjoyed complete success
inasmuch as one auditor tainted IN
her chair and another had to be
carried from the theater shrieklng
in hysteria.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-03

ing the stainless ones in an insignifi-
cant minority.
1t was a daring declaration TO make,
| aud the authors Of the play had much
kindly advice given them IN regard To
it.. After while they decided 10 see
what tho. country. as whole thought
abou, the matter so. taking their pens
in hand. they wrote 10 newspapers all
over the land requesting culightep-
mcut
Thev said. which was fair PROPOSE
ton. that if the majority of the cdi-
tors did not back NJ their statement. +.
they would change II. They had said
what they thought right but 10 err IS
human. as has before this been pointed
out
Tho result of this voluminous CORE
spondence is most interesting. 1t is
more than that it is important espe-
cially taken in connection with In.
spector McCluskey's : recent declaration
that two.thirJs of New York 's police
men arc honest For the most part the
presa OF the country seems 10 agree that
the Inspector Is night. and hat the po-
lice average well, in spite Of reports 10
the contrary.
Taking UP pile Of letters sent in
answer 10 "The Deep Purple inquiry,
II is possible 10 sec what Is thought
by prominent people IN other sections
Of the country From all sections ID
looks as though "'T'ho Deep Purple" es-
Inmates Of the police was Of too snis
ter hue
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-03

and the Bronx were "deeply
moved.
The principal items had been
seen before: Madame Pillar. NORM
in 81 'Enfaut Prodigue'; Miss
Sitereaves in limitations of Sarah
Rerphardt and EIeanora Duse; and
Francois Coppea S little love story
In ono act. ''Le Passsnt This
was presented in French, probably
because Miss Sitgreaves, who
PLAYED the amorous countess,
speaks better English than almost
any actress on the contemporary
stage. Her embodiment Of Duse
did not. at any point, seem to re
construct that actress with that
quick. gripping sense Of rccogni-
tiop which is the power and the
excuse of limitations; but. as I can
not follow Italian speech. | should
prefer to give Miss SitgrcaveE the
benefit Of the doubt. Her Sarah
Berph9rdt catches the more typical
msnnerisms and infections Of that
actress, but then. most mlmlcs can
give lis some sort Of "a recognizable
Sarah Rcrnhardr. Miss SItgreaNes's IS
sketch is not so good as Cecilia
Lotus :. vet is. on the other hand,
much better than Jimmy Russell s.
The question of the Sitgrcaves
matinee really resolves itself 10
whether the attending members Of
the Morgan. Gould and HagGin
families cnioyed themselves; for,
when the afternoon was over, Har-
lem and the Bronx hurried 10 the
subway happy in the memory Of
their prolonged view OF the several
high life patrouesses.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-03

Would the Prodigal Son ever have
come home if be had known what
an unpalatable dish WAS waiting
for him? For it may be said i'm.
mediately that this Fatted Calf
proved TO be good for nothing more
agreeable than the slaughter house.
need hardly add that, as tho ma
iority of New York critics ENJOY
nothing quite so much as butcher
ing a new author. the play was
duly hacked TO pieces. Indeed,
when | came 10 take my pen IN
haud-or should | say my meat
cboppcr?-I find such mntilated
carcass that [ hardly have the
heart to do more than bury it with
an Il. T. T..
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-03

NGOST students Of acting have
lF1 seen 0rleueft's Oswald Al.
wing. or have road Of it: so there
seems 10 be no reason for detailed
praise az this time. IT IS a master
full pcrformauce-unQ QuestloDablY
superior 10 any of this role Amer
lea has seen. Unfair objection has
been made to the actor s acceDtua-
tion Of the physical side of the
character. rather than OF the spir-
itual and mental; but If such critics
would take the trouble TO under
stand the drama they would at once
realize that II practically all tran.
spires Iu the heart and mind Of
Mrs. Alvin9, not in her son s. at
aiI-this his position in the vital
purpose and arena of the play is
no, so greatly more important than
that of Pastor Mandcrs and Re.
gina.
The actor Of Oswald should bear
down upon the physical decomposi-
tion Of the doomed boy. for it Is
through his mothers anguish in
helpless observation Of this tragedy
that the Ihsep message is conveyed
IL Oswald S disease were the sole
or even dominant-suhjcct OF
.sGhosts. the dctractors Of the
drama would not be so absurdly in
tho wrong. Orlcueff,s s trouble lies
simply in the fact that his study
in morbidity and disease is so mas
terful that no actress IN his com
pany is capable of meeting it with
enough spiritual understanding,
coupled with technical dcEteritv,
for Mrs. Alviue TO lift her to and
hold her in her right place in the pic
ture. the situation practically cor
responds to such an unhcard of case
as the OphelIa Of great trageji-
eune placed in company with
mediocre Hamlet-or, 10 quote an
actual instance. the distorted as.
pect Of "The Merchant Of Venice -
when Ada Rohau was tho Portia
with no one moro talented or au-
thorilativc than Sidney Herbert Tor
tho Shvlocl.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-03

editor rather than dramatic.
critic: but somebody should praise
Charles. so | am willing volun-
teer. This point in the programme
having been reached somehow or
other, the raison 4 'entre OF the
morning appeared in a recitation of
THE Ballad of Reading Goa" F."
Everybody likes to recite the mas
terpjeces Of Oscar Wildc's poetic
genius; but, fortunately, every
body does not get tho chance. And
snch as do, generally have as au-
dIence q patient and bewildered
2reat-aunt or a IisapproviDg uncle
and as auditorium q maroon-plush
back parlor, instead of keeuly in.
terested Understandings and the
ballroom Of the Plaza hotel.
The poem bad been sympathet
ally. judiciouslv and skillfully re.
arranged bv Robert Ross. Wilde e
literary executor. who had reduced
its length aud reformed IL into
concise and complete narrative by
means Of the excisior Of all purely
ethical and philosophicsl vereee
and OF such as wanted into collat.
cral paths; but who had been care
fnl not TO tamper with any verse
internally. The result was n Who'll
" admirable compression Of q great
work into the right form for the
theater. I should have preferred
70 hear Mr.. DAILY read the poem
from a platform; but ! must say--T
am glad to have the chance to say
his treatment was electrical in
effect. ] have rarely seen an intel.
iigent audience more wholly carried
off their feet by the presentation
of a great work without the least
recourse to trickery or the BIZ
yDrre
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-03

CTlLL another "hieh art t. mat
- luce was organized by Beverly
Slitgreaves. an artrcss Of rare
abilities AMI - fihish. VINO has
bad few worthy opportunities 10
exploit her better qualities. Rut,
Judging by the mistaken selections
she made tor herself, on this occa.
siou. she had better trust her flu
ture to professional management
at least friendly management, If
necessary. ! should say the pro
gramme had been arranged to show
US what she couldn \ do. were not
more superior purpose evident.
Through process of making every
thing on the stage as hard 10 uu-
dprstaud as ginning
with French. hurrying on 10 Italian,
and lingering on pantomime-au
effect Of great art WAS Impressed
on many. Unouestionablv Harlem
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-03
A RrHUR HOPKINS. who has

A RTIIUR HOPKINS. who has
N turned out numerous success
ful vaudeville sketches. including
an amusing triAe called Holding
Her band, > recently introduced
by Mrs. Louis James, makes his
full-length debut with "The Fal-
ted Calf. lie calls it an 'optI-
mistic comedy Inasmuch as it
concerns itself with insanity, slom-
ach trouble and ougcpicS. one
stands agbsst at Mr. Hopkins IS
conception Of pcssimistic play.
The fact is, it is not comedy at
all, but a farce, or, in any case. it
should have been played as such,
for its most hopeful moments rose
from its lapses into eXtravagsnt
fooliug. The Fattcd Calf the young
American prodiCal finds on his rc
turn from Paris is sister under
treatment for insanity. II Mr..
Hopkins had adhered TO the Bible
parable little further and imme-
diatcly killed the r'attcd Calf he
would have ended his evening more
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-03

UNUSUAL interest has been created
among local thcatcrzoers in the
announcement that tho salt Lake
~ Opera company Will produce thc
ever popular Robin Hood" at the
Salt Lake thcatcr next Thursday. Friday
and Saturday. with a final presentation on
Monday night of tho following week. in
commemora ton or the nfticth anntyer-
sarv OF the famous old playhouse
Tho occasion will be auspcious: first.
because IL will be just nifty years ago
next Friday that the Salt Lake theater
was formally opened 20 the public. Also
the four surviving members of tn" orig
inal dramatic company which helped dcdi-
cate the old playhouse half a century ago
will be present at the celcbratvc per-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-03

THE revelation of the new farce
u of "Thc Fattcd Calf Sug.
tions. not the least of which rs.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-03

" HRlFr and spotlcssuess Of char.
acter won for Esther the crown
of fame. This j. the theme Of
the playlct 'The Crown Of
Fame. which the children of Congre-
CATION Montefiorc viii present al the
Garrick thcatcr this afternoon.
Immortal Fame, the muse of history.
calls upon thr Jewish women 10 com
pete for y prize which he will bestow
upoa tho one whose record shows her 90
bc the most worthy. Sarah. Rebccca.
Miriam. Deborah. Ruth and Jcphtah :
daughter tell what they have accom-
plisbrd Each in turn applies for the
crown OF fame. the prize.
Esther remains in the background.
but her kinsman. Mordica. comes for
ward 20 plead in her behalf lie pas
Sionatelv relates the story Of Esther
AS given IN thc Bible. Fame. persuaded
by the eloquent plea. awards The prize
70 the modest queen who saved her pco.
pie from dire distress