The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-27

engaged by John Mccullough, and al
though only sixteen, she scored nit
in such difficult roles as Desdenona
in "Othello,' Parthenia in ''Ingonar,
and Virginia in s'Virginius-''t She, was
next engaged by Tonrnaso Salvini, the
great italian actor, with whom she ap-
peared in Shakespearean and other
classic plays She then played with
Lawrence Barrett and later with Jo-
seph Jefferson Twenty years ago she
became leading lady with the Empire
Theatre Company of New York. IN
1898 she starred in Hall Gaines THE
Christian and later In t'In the Pal
ace of the King and The Eternal
city, For several years she devoted
her talents to Shakespeare REVEALS
Last season she scored a great success
as THE Daughter of Heaven" IN the
spectacular play of that name by Hall
Caine and Judith Gautier. Through
out her long career Miss Allen has
lived up to the best traditions Of her
profession and has been a credit to the
American stage.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt will cele-
brate his hfty-hfth birthday in South.
America, today marking the anniver-
sary of the ex-President's arrival on
this mundane sphere. The Colonel has
been enthusiastically welcomed by the
OLheF Americans, ana Ills stay Ol SAA
months in the southern continent
promises to be sufficiently repIete with
incident and novelty to satisfy even
the foremost disciple of ,Strenuosity.
Within recent years the South Amer
leans have welcomed many distin-
guished visitors, including the Rt. Hon.
James Bryce, NJ. Georges ClemenceaLu
. of France and the Hon. Elihu Root,
and the first two named have written
interesting volumes about the Latin
republics and their people, Industries
and possibilities. When MI. Root Wis
tied South America the rival munich
palities of Rio de Janeiro and Buenos
Ayres WED with each other in the law
ishness of their welcome Docks were
rebuilt, block after block of unsightly
buildings were RACED, and new avenues
were opened in honor of ''Senor Root"
Since then the South Americans have
become more accustomed to the visits
OF North Americans and European
notables, and more jealous of the
United States Fear of the YANKEES
lis daily becoming more pronounced,
and it is safe to say that the CONNER
ciaI representative of other nations
are not unduly exerting themselves to
alIay such fears. Many South Ameri-
cans attribute to Col. Roosevelt the re-
sponsibiHty for what they call "the
loot of Panama. and one Buenos
Ayres newspaper has even suggested
that the CoIonel's tour is to enable him
to look over the ground, with a view
to establishing himself as dictator over
all South America!
Features of Col. Roosevelt's tour will
be trip into Patagonia and a jour-
ney into the interior of Brazil with a
party of naturaliste. Patagonia is no
longer a wild and all but Inhabited
country. The wide expanSe of pam
pas is now dotted with haciondas and
has become a grazing ground for mil
lions Of cattle. In the interior of Bra
iii, however, Col. Roosevelt will find a
country wilder than any he traversed
in Africa. The hinterland of Brazil IS
the worlds latest terra incognita. and
part of it is inhabited only by wild
and savage natives of cannabi1istic
propensities, who have the pleasant
habit of welcoming white invaders
with poisoned arrows.
The South American newspapers
have devoted much space to Col.
Roosevelt ever since he announced his
purpose of visiting the southern con-
tinent. One of the most interesting
discussions has ragged over the sort of
liquid refreshments TO be served at the
banquets given in the Colonel'6 honor
Some of the papers have advocated
unfermented grape juice the proper
beverage, apparently confusing the
'Co1onePs views on the liquor question