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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-12
rHREsHERMEN IN SESSION.
Two Thousand Delegates Expected "a
Attend Oes Moines Convention.

Des Moines, March 1.-THE annual
convention of the Iowa State Trcshere
mems Association will convene here
today and continue two days. Moro
than 1000 delegates are expected to
attend. The evening will be devoted to
short talks by the members OF the az.
sociation and the first business session
will be held tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01

my PLAYER friends any harder work than
pla ylnC in slang You not only have 10
play your part. but YOU have To writ" IT.
and what is oven more difficult. keen u
constantly fr,.h. You must rcwrtc your
lines every month or two. for the SLANG
that is fresh when YOU open rs stale by
the time that YOU have been running IT
II few weeks Tho street picks il up. and
IL loses its novelty. Vi ls mp To YOU l."
coin new phrases just as witty and
Just a. expressive. You never know,
either, when your own slang Is going to
strike back During nay vaudeville tour
stopped at Western hotel and had
occasion to use tho telephone. tired
yanly 10 get q number Of central After
several calls lost my temper and, with
some heat, j snapped at the operator.
Say. isn't it possible to get that number
down there" quick as a fash came back
the answer. on. YOU kid, up there, get
the brass ring and ride ON There were
two Of my productions nunG back at inc
over the wire
You have Ia guard your slang like
gold. even In rohearsals. When was
rehearsing for FLUFFY Rufiles' with Miss
Hattie Williams / had invented the line
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01
Keith's Union Square.

Kathryn Kidder, remembered for ne"
performance Of the title part in Nine
Sans Gene" Sardou's comedy. Will MAX
her return TO the stage at Keith's Union
Square Theatre tomorrow. when she VIII
he seen i'm a playlet based on her famous
characterization. "Thc Washerwoman
Duchess is the title chosen the sketch
being presented by Julius Steger. II -
said to contain the charm Of the entire
play. as presented by Miss Kidder and
her company, which includes Walter
Wilson. Frank Wolfe and Mitchell llar-
ris. Cliff Gordon, with his monoloeue,
"'Thc German Orator" Will also be seen
Linden Beckwith vocalist, will sing seV
eral numbers. and for the rest of the BIZ
the following have been secured: Jim DIP
mond and Sibyl Brennan. in Nifty N'n-
sense: the Apollo Trio. in plastic poses
Stepp. Altman and King in come ~
plsylet. THE Phony Photograph Ruth
Raynor and her company, in farce,
What Happened I'm Room a.; the Gene
Muller Trio. i'm hoop juggling. and Ade-
line Francis. in The Graphophone Girl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01
GEORGE GIDDENS'S COMEDY
Career Of the Most Famous Tony Lumpkin Of the Eng
lish Stage To-day-Played at Old
Union Square

company. although he played previously
i'm New York with +. l.. Davenports com
pany, doing both character and juvenile
parts He speaks with loving and almost
reverentia memory of that sweet gen
tleman, Edgar Davenport" and Of that
great artist Wyndham, from whom h.
learned so much. Two seasons were spent
with Hooley's company, the Augustin Daly
of Chicago.
When Giddens returned to London he
joined Wyndham's company again, but
this time Sir Charles was the artistic lion
Of the British metropolis. His first ap-
pearance i'm America was with Wynd
hams company, which he later rejoined in
London at its most successful period.
Later at the Vaudeville, Mr.. Giddens
made revivals on his own account Of old
farces. like "A Night out" The Elixir
Of Youth" and Never Again II was in
that theatre that he first met Oswald
Yorke, Miss Russells husband. who is re-
hearsing his wifes company In the pres
ent revivals. He has also had successful
starring tours in South Africa, New Yea
land and Australia in a series OF fsrces
including Are You a Mason" "A Night
OUT and Husbands and Wives"
Mr. Giddens was seen in America re
Gently In the quaint comedy, "Pomander
Walk"
This distinguished English actor is NOT
bewailing the condition OF the American
stage" and "the low taste OF our audi
ences," and he really sees 4 gleam Of
hope that the theatre in America will en-
dure and improve. Indeed so much cor
fidence has he that the American stage
will not collapse Immediately that he con-
templates making his home here and
making his living upon the very platform
which some believe 10 De tottering and
about 10 fall
lie believes that in English companies
the esprit de corps is due to the English
stage director whereas the majority o.
American producers do not work for this
spirit. The English director allows more
expression OF individuality and insp.rs0
finer working spirit among his actors,
who consequently find more Toy in theiI
work, are more loyal 10 their director and
contribute 10 finer ensemble acting.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01

considers his ability to ncoloGizc as A
serious profession
# is no easy thing 10 profess slams
Tho whole success OF this language on
the stage consists i'm its novelty. Th'
moment slang expression comes INTO
common use II loses its attractivcncss.
practically all Of Gun slang ori1inat's
on the stage" says Mr.. Leslie, and 81
is sheer invention. An audience takes
ND an expression, and in a few days II
is on the lips OF every newsboy in the
CITY. Have YOU ever known a neNsboy
whom YOU haven't heard say iu dis
gust at some companions stupidity.
Sand your track; you're slipping. Wei
.sprang' that phrase first ia cleveland
The next week a friend Of mine sent
me a. letter saying. Here is "a fresh bit
Of slang which you might work into your
mart II was the same expression.
Won cannot keep up with the demand
for slang. People yearn ror ne" Wy
Of expressing an old thought and il YOU
can give it A funny yet easily Intellisi-
bic twist they pick it M immediately.
"of course. all actors are accustomed TO
think that their line Of work Is the most
difficult on the stage. But l cannot wish
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01
NEWMAN LECTURE TONIGHT

"Syyitzcrland" will he the subject oil h.
". Newman's travel talk AT OarUese
Hall tonight This lecture Is tie result "
another trip which MIR. Newman tooN
through tho Swiss Alps last summer Nh'h
he secured the material which ne mas
made into this "Europes Playground
The latest motion and colored pictures
which tine lecturer has secured are IN
tended to show not only the scenic
grandeur Of the country and charmnSiy
situated resorts scattered through II, nut
also. overv phase Of life among the hardy
d,.ollors i'm the huts Oh the mountainsdes,
AS well as life in such cities as berhe'
Iucerne ans Zurich.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01
PLAYREADING
As Diverting as Novel Reading
Why Isn't More of 1t Done?
By Julie Opp.

one Of my fondest diversions II 10 rcad
plays. new, old. classic, cssual-lt mat
tors not. find them a dozen times more
interesting than novels, and they form
very large proportion of all my reading
one great argument i'm favor OF play
reading is the comparative brey.ty OF ora
matte writings The longest play can Or
read in 4 couple Of hours. AND II the WORK
proves disappointing not much time mas
been wasted on the other hand, II takes
many. many hours TO peruse the averaSc
novel. and often one feels that scores 81
pages are written simply as padding. lh
reading a play one becomes scquainted
with the characters and follows out the
plot i'm tersc. straightforward tsshlon
there is little beating around the bush.
Yet AZ the same time there are technicsl
and literary delights to he got out oI
plav reading. as there arc from novel
reading.
| think il is A pity that the habit oil
play reading is not just Is universal a.
that of novel reading. Particularly "ouId
recommend the cultivation OF nAeo
habit of reading the plays OF shshe-
speare. For number OF years haNe
made it an invariable rule TO read ons
Shakespea rian play week. ana each re-
reading unfolds new delights. Not Tor
ANYTHING would I forego this privilege OF
intimate association with the "orks ol
The master dramatist. Nor can | suggest
any better plan than to read Shakes
peare's plays, especially Jullus O3sal
Tho Merchant OF Venice to chill
dren. Thereby their minds are stirred
their imaginations cultivated. and fond
nes, for the best literature Is indeiib'Y
I have Just finished fourth
reading of Julius Cesar to my own two
bows ana they never tire OF 1t.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01
THE FREEZING LIMIT.

An American and a Scotsman we're dis
Guessing the extent of frost experienced IN
the North of Scotland
"Why. its nothing at all compared 10
the cold We have in the States said me
American II recollect one winter "heh
"A sheep jumping from n hiilock III he'd
became suddenly frozen on the way anu
stuck I'm the air like a lump OF zee.
But. man. explained the Scotsman
the law Of gravity wouldn't allow that.
'T know that" said the American put
the law of gravity was frozen too! III
Bits.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01

Roll away and make a noise like a
hoop \ couple of nights later | heard
the Inc. to my 1mazement, in piece
which opened before ours.
Here arc some of his quips: Get under
the sink with the rest of the pipes.
sand your track; you're slipping. add
up your talk. You've got three figures
missing and no fountain pen to meet
them" Take two trips on a merry-so-
round and get the brass ring, and ride on,
ride on, ride on" Back to the noun
tains you're wild" Shine up; you're
rusty" Let me sic a supper on you.
Whistle. you're at a crossing Put
ON your slippers. you're in for the night
step high. step high; you're near
puddle" You're there with the bells.
You've pigeons i'm your belfry.'
AIr Leslie believes that hc has original
ed over four hundred new slang phrases
of which fully half have some time
or other passed into street verbiage.
Mr. Leslie WAS reporter on the Chl-
cago Daily News at a time when the
,ato Eugene Field. George AIDE, Ben King
and Victor Lawson were grinding out
comments on passing events.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01
AN ARTIST IN SLANG
Bert Leslie, VaudeviIIian. Has
"Sprung' Many of Re-
cent IdiOmS.

1t is difficult for even his intimatcs
to associate the sangy American Of the
Hogan" series with the Bert Leslie off
the stage. Behind the footlights. where
he will be seen at the Fifth Avenue
Theatre this week he is the reckless
butcher Of the English language. I'm pri-
vate life he IL studious American who
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01
proctor's Fifth Avenue.

Nmc. >. the mysterious masked So
nrsno who was the central feature OF last
weeks hill at the Fifth Avenue. has been
retained for another week. following her
success. The secret Of her identity is sti'l
maintained ny the theatres management
For the coming week she will sing new
repertory Of songs. The remainder OF
the programme VIII be made up OF Eert
I,oslie, the king of American slang in
oIIogan. the Painter; Pat Rooney and
Marion Bent. in AT the News Stand;
Van and Schenck.- singers; Porter j.
White and company. in the dramatic cpl
sode. Scandal: Swor and Mack, in
,Dotty Dongs Down in Dixie: the Fer
rens. musical entertainers; Lozano troupe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01

What does that young nan do for
living. ray dear" asked the girls r'oiher.
II don't know. mother. I'm only err
yaged to him. detroit Free Press.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01
Alhambrs.

ABB Keith's Alhambrs Theatre Ad&
Reeve. the London comedian star uo,"
~ musical comedy and vaudeville VIII ne
the central attraction. Che will present a
,,r.rtor, Of songs Vat are said TO be DIS
uncuy different fr the average seiec-
ton Of English sint FRS. Florence hooef Is 3
T., her nlavlet. The Woman Interyenes'
tv / Hartley Manners, will be another OF
me important numbers on the Din ro,
tr, remainder Of the acts ia "Eh" anu
Edmund Russon will appear in JOY anu
Gloom" and with them the Three hea-
tons. acrobats; HAIRY Fox and the Miiicr-
ship sisters. in songs and dances; Blanche
Sloan. in flying ring act; Beth stone ana
company, in a playlet: Gordon ana MarA'
the Two Jolly Germans, and Lough'ih
Dogs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01
At THE VARIETIES
Stars Appear ON Vaudeville ana
BurIeSque Bills.

VAUDEVILLE IL always certain OF lne w
rort Of its devotees. and with the oiIlS d.
ranged by local managers for the coming
week it Is one Of the theatrical certain
los that the city's various vaudeville ana
hrrIesoue houses will play an important
factor in theatricals as usual. A plentiful
,nrinkling Of stage stars is announced AT
the theatres. together with a suostahtla'
.ypport OF other generally good acts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01
Colonial.

Cecilia LOTUS. the mimic with repu-
,at.on ON both hemispheres. heads the new
bin at y. +. Keith's Colonial Theatre
where size will present number Oh ner
lat.st appropriations. Her featured o''
Of mimicrv is Maud Allen, the dancer
While others will include Nine. NazimoNa
Elsie Janis. Florence Nash. Jane Co"|
Mrs Patrick Campbell Sarah Bernhardt
and julia MarloWe. William ROCK ana
Maudt Fulton opponents OF singing ana
dancing turlesque and pantomime' VIII
also appear in what is announced A. their
last appearance together. Dorothy breh-
nor and Joseph Ratclih will Offer nc"
comedy sketch. at the Flower Stand,
while tho balance OF the bin Will include
Homer Z Mason and Marguerite keeler'
IN their plsylet, In and Out; Pima
Co. IN songs and dances. Fred Dupre@'
monologist; Lydia and Alono. european
gymnssts; Wartenburg Brothers ioot
iiggers. and Klutings Entertainers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01
Columbia.

The Trocadero Burlesquers. with Frank
finney, Minnie Burke and Sem j. Adams
At the head OF cast of comedians ano
singers, will appear At the Columbia Tne-
stre this week. presenting A new Two
&C, burlesque, called The Three DUKES
an elaborate setting and costume equip
inent Is said 10 have been provided ana
The electrical effects are described as IN
Keeping with the standard set in the pre-
'sntious productions OF musical comedy
The Three Dukes Was written By Frank
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01
Hammerstein's.

Two novelties are among the announce
ments for Hammerstein's Victoria for the
week. These are a discovery OF the man
arement's billed as The Guy That Put
the Tone in Barytone' and Tine seal
with the Human Brain" The former Is
reputed 10 be a man with remarkable
voice. who was discovered in black
smith shop. while the latter is perform
ing seal. advertised 10 show intelligence
in aquatic feats Other numbers on the
bill are Lillian Shaw, with several new
character songs; Joe WEIGH, monologist;
Lydia Barry. comedienne; Gertrude Van
derbilt and George Moore, in songs and
dances: Brown. Harris and Brown, en-
tcrtainers: Conlin. steele and Carr, in "A
sketch; Charles Fake Semon. humorist;
the Australian Whip Crackers; Big jim
"the bear with the wiggle': Al Fields
and Jack Lewis. comedians; Adele
Reeves vocalist; Les Salyaggis and Louis
(v.no.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01

Finney. the principal comedian Of the
company and is said 20 possess many
original and amusing complications
Others in the cast are Murray Simons'
George Brennan, John p. Griffith, Harry
Nantell. Norine Holmes, Edith Shaw'
Elsie Leslie. Camille FalardeauA ana
Corinne Ford.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01
Eden Musee.

Al the Eden Musee for the coming week
a number of new figures have been intro
duced 10 add TO the usual attraction.
which include daily AMI Sunday conccrf'
and other features.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01

of Mexican tight wire artists and Ia Toy
Brothers, in evolutions on the flying
trapeze.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-11-23

;. .. Harsnaa. y 2. liable households
medicine in catarrhal conditions
fpugh4 colds and sFip, and many 9th
IL aaments to which the family II
subject. But since the change ID the.
formula Of Peruna I do not flnd 70,
quite a. useful to myself. My bowels
are naturally very active / cannot
take cathartic Of any sort. It does
me injury to do 80. The old Peruna
contained no cathartic Ingredient
and was therefore a very useful medI-
cine to me. But I notice that the
new Peruna has slight laxative 40
ton, which almost makes 1t pro-
hibitory for me to use / was WON
dering II there was not some way IN
which could obtain the old Peruno.
as you used to make It."
To this letter l made the following
reply: Yes, the new Peruna does
contain a laxative element. Yoo
should therefore take the old Perun8
(Ka-tarno) which has no laxative
quality. While prescribing the old
Peruna found 1t quite necessary fre-
Quently to prescribe the laxative Man
alin in connection with it. Therefore
Manalin was combined with Peruna,
In order to meet those cases that re-
quire a laxative. But In case no.
laxative is required the objection to
the new Peruna you speak Of arises
Many of the people who used to take
the old Peruna found difficulty in TAX
ing the new Peruna. To meet those
cases I am having manufactured the
old Peruna under the name of Kstaz>
no, and IL you are anxious to get tho
old Peruna exactly as 1t used to b.
made you can do so."
Pe-ru-na, Man-a-lin and La-cu-pfa.
manufactured by the Pe-ru-na COM
pany, Columbus, Ohio. Sold at am
drug stores.
SPECIAL NOTlCE-Many persons inquire
for The old-time Peruna. They want thf
Peruna that their Fathers and Mothers use6
to take. The old PerunA Is now called Ksh
tarno. II your druggist or dealer does MOI
keep It for sale write the KAtarno Company
Columbus, Ohio, and they will tell you AN
about 1t.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-11-23
LOUISIANA W.2ELa
Only One Killed In Second Accident
During One Week.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Alexandria, freight engine draw.
ing a caboose ploughed into the rear
of a Texas and Pacific north-bound
passenger train near Rosedale, La.
The smoking compartment of the rear
Pullman car was splintered, but not
a single passenger was seriously in.
jured. Fireman Aquillar OF the freiga:
engine was killed.
The awakened passengers In the
Pullman peered out Of their berths to
see the headlight Of the freight en-.
gine glaring down the aisle. The in.
juries Of the passengers were minor,
due to the shal1ing up ssss
There was q dense fog, ana the
passenger train stopped when a ter
pedo gave warning Of a train ahead.
Just as the passenger train came to
a stop the freight engine crashed into
the rear sleeper.
A negro porter, who was sleeping in
the smoking compartment, jumped
through window and saved his life.
The freight engineer remained at
his post. He applied the emergency
brakes and was literally covered with
coal as result of the sudden stop
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-11-23
TEIBoDAUx LOUISIANA sArlEVAY, NOVEMBER 1912. :
Big Lumber Co. Closed Down.

Merryville.-The large plant of the
American Lumber Company here, en-
ploying 1900 men, was closed We'd
nesday as result of friction With
the Brotherhood of Timber Workers.
The company declined work to sew
eral employees who were connected
with the Grabow labor riot case. 1t
was announced that an effort would
be made to reopen within a few weeks
with nonunion labor.
The American Lumber Company
was the only company which has en-
ployed union labor exclusively.
The closing of this plant means
that the Brotherhood of Timber Work.
ers n practically shut out from the
big lumber plants of sou ,tlhWe est Louis
lam
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-11-23
Lockport Welcomed Farmers.

Lockport.-It was a tired and. hun
cry bunch of farmers who stepped
off the farmers special Wednesday.
The farmers were met at the depot
by number Of the business men of
the town and escorted to a barge, on
which they were carried up the COM
pany canal to the Smithport planta-
ton, where a dinner of barbecued
meats and homemade bread was
waiting them. The dinner was served
in regular picnic fashion by a number
of the married ladies OF the town and
the guests did full justice to the re-
past. After dinner was finished the
farmers were served with oranges
grown in this section.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-11-23
Natchitochea Has Fire

Natchitoches.-This city was visit
ed by serious fire last week. Sew
eral houses and buildings were de-
stroyed, causing loss of about $751;
900, covered with only about $4,000 in
surance. The fire originated in the
kitchen Of James J. Johnson from an
unknown cause. High winds prevail
Ing endangered large residential sec
tion, which was saved by the heroic
work Of the volunteer fire fighters,
which included every man, white and
black, in the town, aided by many
women and an efficient waterworks
system.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-11-23
Isl NEWS OF ALL II
N LOUISIANA III
Stop Oil and Gas Waste.

New Orleans.-The Louisiana con-
servation commission is determined to
stop the tremendous waste OF gas and
OIL in the Caddo, field near Shreve-
port. The matter was brought forci-
bly, to the attention OF the commits
sion at its meeting by M. Alex
aAder. president who has lust rsturln-
Cd from an inspection of the Caddo
field. His report was one that stirred
the entire commission to. realization
OF the enormous waste of the states
resources, a waste that is greatly in
terfering with the Investment of for
eign capital in this territory, the fear
being expressed by investors that
with such exhaustion constantly 60
ing on the future supply of the field
is endangered.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-11-23
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