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his umbrella on the bundle and his hat
on the umbrella and continued:
There was another boarding house
in Seventh avenue where | waited for
something to turn up. 1t was the home
OF several actors who were playing at
Wallack's. and one OF them knew a
Lord Somebody-orO Other at the old
Hoffman House. where champagne IL
hations gave him a perspective that
made the rest OF us-poor souls that we
were!-open our eyes. He would come
home In the early hours OF the
morning singing What Is Home With
out n Syphon?' and although we did
not rise as one man to the question
his interest in the subject survived our
cold indifference to II. His ardor wa
not dampened until one night when he
went to sleep in the bathtub and lost
his voice.
HIS FIRST PROFESSIONAL AP.
PEARANCE.
II your mind Is still fixed on the bar
room floor. have patience. Mr.. Maude
was coming to that
an opportunity to get away from that
Seventh avenue home without syphon-
but with poker game. First l must
tell you about that poker game. II only
IN warning. There was one actor who
played 1t for all We were wo-th. The
cruel part of 1t was that one night M.
wife came out of her room and called
Gregory, come up here; ! know you're
losing all your money. Ooediently.
Gregory went up with all our money
And now that the board ~ cleared III
make a clean start Daniel Bandmann
took me to Denver. where ] played
nearly all the small parts in Hamlet
That was my first appearance on the
professional stage, so you see am
first of all. a Colorado actor. | played
almost everything from the Second
Gravedigger up, and though vas very
anxious to see the star the dressing
room kept calling me so perssten,ly
that l had to tear myself away. II /
achieved any reputation during thai
engagement 1t must have been as a
quick change artist. The tour that fol.
lowed was not without its hardships
I've slept on harroom floors In towns
without hotels where trains had to be
caught on tAe ly. But when one is
twenty-one bed Is small matter
In the course OF my wander!ngs at that
time met Edward H. Sothern W..
Nere boys together always hoping for
the best and SELLING ham sandwich
where We could find it,"
PLAYED IN "sHORE ACRES" IN
A CORNISH DIALECT.
And there you are. You are not a
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pianist. and does a. much work a
either OF them. He insists upon al, th(
comedy business and willingly bear
nAnd to show just how he thinks q
certain passsGe should b phrssed aai
seted. And when Gorits and Nine
oosr laugh At him. IT'S with merry an.
probation. Tho room in which nv
s.eersai takes place 10 small enc
oot ono does rot realize quite Asv
smail II Is until Goritz releases one a
MS thundarous notes. Il fairly sets ~
plano tinglins.
MUSIC evERvWHeRe. EVEN W
ON THE ROOF.
NOW the path leads upward 70 IN.
stage on the roof. where tho orchsst,i
or ninety pieces. under the lesAershis =,
uhorsio Polscco. 10 working through IN,
many pages Of "Manon" the "NasleS
BAH and the Red Cavalier" Heai
"''er hour the music goes on, passage
arc played smd rsplayed until the N
tent OF the composer 10 Carried one n
tue best OF an orchestra's ability.
no there 10 music wherever thsrs'a
not mechanical activity. One Gamma
got away from tho sound Of Il. eyen 4
one penetrates to tho precincts Of N.
wardrobe stan. This important deparS
ment Of IN. .rea, u.or,. Se
somewhere un.,a,,. ~. -,.,S
clear To mi, adventure, w
so many corridors to negotiate Thar
IL one omen tho aoo, .o,,,,,
A atari ~ ns.a,sv.. 80. s ~
and velvet ana .uk nh. -. s". :.
tho room savs tina, q, ~.
chimes IL IN. ,ord 80.
green parrot, rs..n,,~, - as y
.io, ~. ,,.,io ."y .""~
on on. of m. 80 ...,.
siancex mr. IN n ho,.r -. -. ..,
again 10 .ls.n "
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ro, ,hs ~ "s" VI franz
fore. ". "a A., '"sps."une
In. c..,I.. a.. s. 80 ooSS eS"d'
A" '0A sA". aus ana woeoe
au e,'y sauA'ss win the aid OF brusAss
a'ppeu IN twice as many colors ~ the
spectrum. It's something to be at thu
head Of u detachment that can tos. "A
million dollar castle. from ,urr., =.
foundation stone. in A ~ssk or ,u.
rue ,,rr,. ,a
IN" NooM The PLAN
Frs LIKE BEST.
From the heixhtx ons ds.c.r1. Al.
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in the wings with wet blankets when
went on in Joseph Entang!ed,' trying
10 look merry and bright and uncon-
cerned. Oh. the -manayer in Lon
don has his trOubies The now role he
70 to play Is by no means the only thing
no has on his MIND. He must know
whether tho leading iady's dress Is cut
to suit her taste. whethor tho curtain ID
on it, good behavior. and among q hun
dred and one other things whether the
critics are In the seats they like best
and the people next them are conxenial.
Think OF the danger an actor-manAser
would run II he placed . divorced critic
next to his recent mother,in-law!"
Mr.. Mauds laughed at the idea. yet
the horror OF It fingered In his eyes.
FIRST NIGHT AUDIENCES IN
LONDON AND NEW YORK.
"And. OF course" he added. there 10
that unknown Quantity-the audience
generally. One never knows whether
It IL going to boo or cheer. In London
when an actor comes from q frst night
the first thing another actor asks him
In. Was there any booingr a boo
here and there is taken for granted. but
II tho booing becomes violent the actor
manager might Just as well shut UP
shop. A London hrst night Is an ordeal.
though ! must say you know at once
whether tho audience likes you or not.
1t 10 a very expressive audience. Con-
tinental In It's attitude, particularly
when 1t doesn't care . continental TO.
the play. A New York frst night audi
encs. 1t strikes me. differs from the
London variety by not letting you know
what II thinks while the play 10 In
progress. In the middle OF the first act
on the opening night here said TO my
daughter: It's no use. They don't like
us; they don't want us When the cur
tain fell the applause astonishsd me. ]
couldn't believe my ears. The unex-
pected response made me very happy
Perhaps they do like us. after all
said to my daughter: perhaps they do
want us I've never experienced any
thing so exhilarating as that applause"
A New York hrst-night audience
bottles itself up. then pulls the cork
tnats Cyril Maude's idea as ! caught II,
And that sort of thing does buck
one up. doesn't it?' he xlowsd. ITS
like a friendly slap on the back"
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search for mo nightly in the Avenue
Madeleine and slip me a franc, II hus.-
ness was bad, so that I would be sure
OF something to eat the next day. !
never forgot him and never 20 10
Paris without looking him up For he
10 poor now, ana / find pleasure In
helping him - he helped me"
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/ PAY STRICT ATTENTION TO
THEIR OWN AFFAIRS.

And tho amazing feature Of this I'M
dertak!nE, one that 10 instantly appar-
ent to any one adventur4ng through IN,
new building and behind the scenes. (.
the complete detachT ent OF each depart
ment OF the work. While all are really
working together 10 one end. this de
partment does not pay the least atten-
ton to that one nor that one to an
other. Stage hands. machinists, chorus
people, ballet dancers. the stars OF opera
all these elements are busy with the,
own particular AFFAIRS and one neye!
turns a head TO note the other passing
A ballet girl. all white and nufry. pad
ding along a red carpetsI corridor hum
ming to herself and carrying IN her
hand most matter-of-fact aud anoma.
lous black handbag. would seem to be
something TO see but no one ever looks
The place OF mysteries IN great
opera house IL popularity held to no be
hind tho scenes" that wonderful space
behind the curtain. But Just now /, is
devoid Of anything but the merest sug-
geS.un VI It's glamour and romance. SIX
vage hands IN overalls aided by a
electric winch down right. are engaged
In sending up INTO the n!es the new
scenery. the wide. deep drops" painted
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His Aim.

tXV/HAT'S the matter with that fellow over
w there on corner who (, purple n
the face and 10 waving his arms Ike
Q windmill"
"Oh, that's B!obbins in an argument re.
evidently trying to make somebody ts.. Jv,a,
h. eonsldsD the common ssnss 'iss Of 4 ,i.u.
sssa,'
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one going I'D now il n brilliant PIANO.
rama of Montmartre, with It's shops and
lights and gay coloring. As It unfolds
from the stage and rides upward upon
It's alender steel cables. showing Itself
a. It wore life-hke. ono can almost
neglect the stage hands. oblltsrats them.
and sec" the happy. quiet. regardless
crowd OF Parislans disporting them
se'Ves win voice ana 'eet AFTER the
r.n,atc, ma, o ms n,u o,mo., a%,,,.r. =,
tho stage hands. almost hut not quite.
because one of them a. the urest OK
"a nss OF paInted canva, ascend. look,
10. puckerx his mouth md ~hi.,,.. a
staye or two n, NANNY I,nnv,. Juta.
lee" Crash, and vou.r. out n, p.,,.
and back In Now york IN, IN. .,.v.
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biz Of oman wood n .or, -, .v,v.r All,
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whistler does no,h,nv n 1I,.nch.r, .on
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shat'er" all the atmosphere with: Ease
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Julien" from Gernan to French with
a quick shift and tho aingers ~ It.
hammer and tongs.
eTToRE cOPPiNi. THE BUSY
BALLET MASTER.
On the floor above. In the big recsp-
ton room adjoining tho restaurant.
forty ballet girls tgirls. yes. young
ones--this is not the Paris opera bal
!ep are tripping. swaying. weaving.
pirouetting and lifting over the shiny
hoor under the critical eye OF Ettors
Coppini. the master OF the ballet. The
young girls are In their voluminous
practice skirts and pink tights and low
cut upper arrangements, but Mr.. Cop
pini gyrates and Eestioulstes In 4 sack
suit. But that does not hamper him
one little bit. iie can do = toe-spin in
trousers that is the despair OF the bal
let. And he keeps the girls busy every
minute Of their session. The young man
at tho pianO-these seems TO DO a plano
There's even u horse plano" on the
scene painting gallery and It's used to
augment the chimes In "Parslfar'-but
to return. The young man at the piano
may weary OF his job. but not 30 Mr..
coppini It's ping. ping. ping on the
keys and trip. trip. trip ON the floor
until the hsures are learned. Then It's
class dismissed and the ballet girls
catch up their black bass-every one
has a bag-and skip on to the dsessn g
rooms 10 make ready for exit to the
~, Ippil.nt. Al
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ACTOR MANAGER TROUBLES
CAUSE PLENTY OF WORRY.

That falling roof reminded me OF .
play that falls down In . night. Ten
years ago London manager with q
fairly good play was almost sure Of get.
ting his money back. But now II IL all
over in a night " the play Is at all
weak. Then. too. there II always the
possibility OF accident. OF something 60
ing wrong, For example, on the night
| opened the old Haymarket q fire was
smou,dering under the stage. Men stood
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FeUerish Activity EUery-
where in the Metropoi.
tan Opera House, from,
the S u bterranean
"Traps" to the Roof II.
self, Where the Orches-
ira Of Ninety Pieces Is
at Work.
Roavs Of Harmony and
Bursts OF Melody Every.
wheve-Forty Ballet
Girls Pivouette in Big
Reception Room, and
Chorus of $50 Hold
Forth in the Foyers.

Out OF q vast. ceaseless chorus OF in
dustry. the crash of hammers. the whirr
Of sewing machines. tho swish of NOV
ing scenery. the whine OF vlolins and
their kindred. the patter OF ballet feet
upon . polished floor. tho rising aud
falling Of choral voices and the ring
Ing. stirring notes OF distinguished sing
ers-out Of this medley 10 slowly being
resolved the harmony. both musical and
mechanical. which In to mark tho OPEN
Ing OF the Metropolitan Opera House
on tho night Of Nov. II. Nearly three
hundred persons are at work upon II
and II goes round and round the clock
without . pause.
The Opera House Is . huge Workshop,
with every department working to tho
limit Of Its efficiency. from tho subter-
ranean spaces whore they arc testing
and adjusting the trap mechanisms to
the scene painters on the gallery forty
feet above the stage. Wherever one
goes there In always the sound and move
ment Of q great activity. whether It be
that Of machinist at his lathe or q
ballet girl fiuttering down a stairway.
This year tho preparations for the
opening arc q bit moro arduous than
usual. for the reason that u shipload
Of now scenery has arrived from
France, Germany and Italy and nve
new operas are to be produced. They
are Victor Herbert's Madeleine" Char
pentier's CULLEN" a sequel to Louise,
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no may seem stranger TO you. lts
30 easy to be mistaken. Eight or nine
years ago. when l saw him playing
Nathaniel Berry In "shore Acres in
London. I'd have bet my steamer ticket
he had never set eyes upon a light
house on these shores. For one thing.
the dialect he employed was Cornish
he explained yesterday. Can you imaE-
Inc James A. Herne with q Cornish
dialect?
1T was through the shuberts that
got into Shore Acres.'" Mr. Maude
explained. They had tho Waldorf
Theatre at that time. you may remem-
Der. For the last eight years I've had
the Playhouse-the old Avenue Theatre,
you know. I had remodellcd It, and
my hopes were high when. one event
full day. the roof Of the Charing Cross
station gave way and smashed my
theatre. To put It mildly, was aston
ished, for Char!ng Cre6 had always
seemed so reliable. B<nard Shaw. who
lives near by In Adelphi Terrace. must
have been even more amazed, for he
told me afterward that he happened 20
be standing At his window when the
thing came down. He must have
thought he had 'em. don't you think?
I didn't know what to think. ! should
have been ruined man IL the railway
company hadn't finally settled the dam
age.
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By Charles DarntOn.

OMDHOW or other you cant
help having q soft spot in
your heart for a man who
has silent on barrOOm
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GOING At THE OPERAS HAMMER
AND TCkES.

Outside in the corridor thp women Of
the chorus are awaiting their turn,
some sitting on he stairway talkins
clothes and others watching the men
through the glass doors, When the
men have been drilled the women are
sAus4 ". ~. SSH ALAad4px u Tie d09r-
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London Playgoers More
Expressive from, the
Start, but When They
"Boo" the Act0r-Man.
ager Faces an Ordeal
-Vsiting English Star
Who Began His Career
a. a "COlOradO Actor"
Goes Back to His Board
ing House Days in
NghthStreet Where the
Lassdlady Scored a Hit
With a Brickbat Every
Saturday Night.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-23
LOGAN AND BERG
BOX To A DRAW
Main Eventers at Pavilion
Do Not Come Up to
the Mark

The main event performers, Frank
Logan and Otto Berg, did not deliver
the regular headline bout at the Pa
vilion rink last evening.
Referee Jim Griffin called it draw,
and the fans were of the opinion that
his judgment was about right, for
there was nothing to choose between
them.
Neither man fought lick for the
first two rounds, and the gallery boys
vented their soreness by hooting and
Kissing Their tactics had some effect,
for Logan started out in the third with
many a Iunge and many swing, and
eventually he made Berg open UP and
The last round was devoted to In
fighting, holding on and clinching.
Neither man appeared willing to
take a chance. They held a couple Of
slugging tests in the four corners of
the ring, but no serious damage was
done. so Referee Jim Griffin decided to
call it a draw, and nobody kicked.
Young Abe Atten and Kid Exposito
also finished honors even, but they
were stepping every inch of the way.
The fans s st0oa rP and for rof5ed fbe rVa
lightweights were at it hot and heavy
ali the time.
but everything bordering on this
punch was delivered. The fact of the
matter is that they tired each other
trying to get in the blow that was not
there.
Willie Capelli brought plenty of
strength and vigor back with him from
Los Angeles, so he proved strong and
rugged enough to get away with Dick
Kendall. the Butchertown lad, who was
picked to beat him in a couple of
rounds. Kendall was all right for the
first two periods, and then he weak
ened and the southern lad landed enough
punches 70 win.
Tom Nickole so far outclassed Kid
Williams, the new Denver middle weight
that Referee Bert Mccullough called
the bout off in the third round and
gave 1t to the former. Williams had no
defense and only an awkward style, and
ii looked as though he might be the VIC
tim of an accident.
Tom Stevens so called new light
weight, with the head of Joe Cans,
jabbed Charley Burns all around the
ring for two rounds and then out
slugged him and got the decision. Stew
ems looms up like a man who knows his
business and should be heard from
shortly.
The other bouts resulted as follows:
Eddie Miller outpointed Mike Kutchos
in four rounds, Kid Romeo got four
round decision over Joe Reilly; George
Eng1e won four round verdict over
Brown Buck"
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-23
CHAMP ION SHOWS
RARE MASTERY Of
TENNIS TECHNIQUE
Mclaughlin of Today Dis
plays Influence and Ben
eft of Play on For
eign Courts

NEWPORT, r. T. Aug 22.-Showing
mastery of tennis technique such as
he has not heretofore exhibited on the
Casino courts. Maurice e. Mclaughlin
defeated william j. Clothier here to-
day in straight sets at 6-3. rs. Cd.
This victory of the present champion
in the sixth round of the thirty third
annual tournament of the United States
National Lawn Tennis association elm
mated one of McLoughlins most for
midable opponents. and virtually as
sures him. place in the final and
championship round next Tuesday.
The Mclaughlin of today showed the
influence and benefit of his play on
foreign courts. There was missing the
dash and snap which marked his tennis
when he first swept out of the west.
the court sensation of the decade In
its place, however, there was the calm
ness and mastery Of racquet and stroke
distinctive Of a champion who has
gained his laurels only after years of
hard play.
CALM AND INvINCIBLE
Before the attack of Clothier he was
calm and invincible, always ready with
smash and pass when opportunity pre-
sented itself.
The game Clothier uncovered would
have defeated almost any other player
IN the present contest
FMcLoughlin'S defeat of C1othier was
lar more decisive and impressive than
that of last year. when he required
four sets in which to eliminate the
former Harvard athlete, yet it was the
concensus of opinion among the tennis
experts that Clothier's game was fully
Is per cent stronger than in 1912.
On the same basis of reckoning Nc
Loughlin was rated third stronger
than IL months ago.
All told, Mclaughlin earned 81 points
to Clothier's Al, while his unearned
points totaled 50 to Clothier's 81.
OTHER GAMES ON
While the MeLough ghlin-Clothier match
was on, six other players we're battling
for the right to enter the closing
rounds
Nat Niles earned a place in the semi
finals by defeating Leonard Beekman
in straight sets.
r. Norris Williams II won from B. c.
Law in similar manner.
In the lower half j. r. Strachan elm
mated E. H. Whitney. The young
Californian has been allotted the grand
stand court tomorrow with Wallace
Z. Johnson of Philadelphia. The win
ner of this match will meet McLough-
lin, Monday, while Williams and w. NJ
Washburn will cross racquets for the
right to face Niles in the other semi
final.
The second championship of the
present tournament was won today.
when G.. C. Gamer captured the United
States interscho1astic title by defeating
Jerry Fl. Weber in the final round of
the schoolboy play.
Gamer, who won the Harvard tour
nament. easily defeated Weber who
represented the University of Chicago.
60, 6--1, 6-1.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-23
Preparing Programs for
Athletic Events

BERLIN, Aug. 22-The International Athletic
federation was engaged today with the most
dificult part OF It's task, that Of formulating
a program for international contests notably
the Olympic games, as the delegates OF various
nations foresee special advantages In the jnclu-
sion or exclusion Of specific events
The committee this morning agreed on q ten
tatfve schedule eliminating the standing high
and standing broad jumps, limiting shot putting
and jayelin and discus throwing to the heSt
hand only, inserting the SO pound weight and
the 400 meter hurdles, and retaining the walk IA,
events. but the struggle will be resumed at the
general meeting.
The United States Jared well In the commit
tee report because that country is no longer
supreme in standing jumps, to which the Swedes
circus stunts" and the Americans have by
far the best chances in the hurdles and the
weight throwing.
The Scandinayians are insistent In demand
ing the retention OF ambidextrous shot putting,
jayelin and discus throwing, In which events
adopted similar attitude In their request that
walking events be included In the program.
The committee the definition of an amateur
today drafted rules making athlete who ac-
cepts pecuniary reward in any branch OF sport
professional in all its branches, but allowing
except in track and field sports. amateurs and
professionals to compete together for nonmoney
prizes If the rules of the country In which the
meet is held permit.
The federation today elected an executive
the Swedish Olympic committee, as president
and Kristian Hellstroem secretary Of the
Swedish Olympic committee ms secretary. James
f. sullivan. secretary Of the Amateur Athletic
OF the German Amateur Athletic union: M Stan
kovttz. representing Hungary; NJ. Roy, repre-
senting France. and Mr.. Fisher. representing
England. were chosen members OF the council.