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CHARLES FROHMAN, THE \

vaMon. No phase Of his career re-
f1ects 30 much Of the genius Of the
man. or reveals 40 many OF his finer
qualities, as his costly attempt to COR
ner the British stage. Here, as In no
other work. he showed himself In
really Napoleonic proportions.
Behind Charles tremendous opera
tions In London were three definite
motives. First Of all. he really loved
England. He felt that the theatre
there had a dignity and a distinction
far removed from theatrical produc-
ton In America. There was no sheer
Of "commercia.ism" about IL. To be
Identified with the stage In England
was something to he proud OF. He
often said that he would rather make
fifteen pounds in London than SIS. 900
in America 1t summed up his whole
attitude toward the theatre in Great
Britain.
In the second place, ne knew tina,
q strong footing in England was alb
solutcly necessary to a mastery Of
tho situation in America. Just as
important as any Of his other reasons
was tho conviction in his own mind
that to produce the best English
speaking plays In the United States
he must know English playwriehts
and English authors on their own
ground. and to produce, II possible,
their own works on their home tages
This latter desire led him to the
long and brilliant series Of productions
that he made in London. and which
amounted TO what later became an
! almost complete monopoly on British
dramatic output for the United states.
III net result was that he became
a sort Of Colossus of the English
speaking theatre. Figuratively. he
stood astride the sea in which he wa
to meet his death with one foot
planted securely III England and the
other In New York.
Charles Frohman and George Ed
wardes were the joint producers OF the
French farce "a Night ont" and II
prought TO Charles his first taste OF
london success. This was the ONLY
play In London In which he ever sold
his interest. out OF this sale grew a
curious example OF Frohman's disre-
gard or money. For his share he re-
cetved a check OF four figures. He
carried II around in his pocket for
weeks. After II had become all crum-
pied up Lestocq persuaded him to de-
post 1t In the bank. Only when the
check was almost reduced to shreds
did he consent to open An accoun,
with II.
But II remained for an American
play. presenting IN American star, T.
give Charles his flrt triumph in Lon
don. With the production OF "Secre,
Service" In 1897. at the Adclph.
Theatre he became the real envoy from
the New World OF plays to the Old.
Frohman was immensely Interested
In the English production Of "Secre,
Service" Gillette himself headed the
company. Both he and Frohman were
in a great state Of expectancy. The play
hung fre until the third act. When
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man." And as we went home to
Ouchy he told me the secret desire OF
his heart.
He wanted TO write a play.
Isn't II enough 4 be n theatrical
manager" asked.
mo" said he. "a theatrical manager
Is a joke. The public thinks he spends
his days In writing checks and his
nights in counting the receipts. Why,
when l wanted to become a depositor
at the Union Bank In london the
cashier asked me my profession. The
atrical MANAGER | replied. 'Hunph.'
said the cashier. taken aback. We'll,
never mind. Mr.. Frohman, we'll put
you down as "a gentleman"
But is n playwright | asked. more
highly reputed than a theatrical man
ager?"
Not in America" said Frohman
Most Americans think that the nc
tors and actresses write their "
parts. I was on the Long Branch boat
the other day and met n we'll known
Empire first nighter. What are you
going to give US next season. Froh-
mani he said.
II open with a little thing by sar.
dou,' I replied.
"~'sardou.' he cried. Who in thun'
Ger Is Sardou"
IAN the same" Frohman continued
II mean to be a playwright. Didn't
Lester wallack write 'Rosedale' and
The Veteran? Didn't Augustin Daily
make splendid adaptations OF German
f~arces? Doesn't Belasco turn out hrs,
class dramas? Then why not I?
mean TO learn the game. Don't give
me away. but watch my progress ir
play making as We jog along through
life
He got his first tip from P!nero
"When | have SketcEcd out a play
Observed the author OF The SeconC
Mrs. Tanqueray." Il go and live among
the CharaCtcrs.'
Frohman had no characters Of hl'
own. but he held In his brain {
fabulous store Of other peoples plays
Ana whenever they had n historical
or a literary origin he ran these origins
to their lair. At Ferney. on the Lake
OF Geneva, he cared nothing about
Nultlire; he wanted to see the plac,
whore the frcethinkers gathered II
\. NJ. palner's production of "Dan.e
Rochat." At Geneva he was not con
cerned with Calvin, but with memorici
of a Union Square mclodrama, The
Geneva Cross" At Lyons he expected
the ghosts Of claude MClnottc anC
Pauline to meet him at the station. II
Paris he allowed Napoleon to slumhe'
unnoticcd in the lnvalidcs while h
hunted tho Eaulourp Slint-\ntOin
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4 my Judgment. I no

TEN mas killed my judgment. ! No
longer know a good play from a bad,
The sooner they scrap me the better,
"You and l." he continued. "AIye
seen our period out. What comes mex:
on the American stage? Cheap prices.
I suppose. Best seats everywhere fHr
cal shows alone excepted. Authors
royalties cut 70 ribbons actors sHlaroy
pared to nothing. Popular drama,
bloody, murderous, oustins DRAWING
ooiny comedy. Crook pays. snu2-Irl
plays, slangy American f@nrrc5. nude
women invading the auditorium "a IN
Paris.
And them" asked /
Chaos said he "ru-tIu.'s.s 'u.
and | won't live to sc" H.. rt.u oH .'
photograph and Jet Al yau..Is },
time Band cheer MS up
In his cabin On the 'rsI'ar.H '
showed me a mass of yellow ".. .
script scrubbed over with h.,..s..
In blue pencil.
That's my play h. sad wy
ply.
shall take 1t home and g,.'
I asked.
NO. he replied. ~ w 'r.
Barrie and bring II ..o,
shape"
So nc shook hands AM 49,
his cherished drama v' % t..,
day not on the summit u. N'.f'
hut AZ the bottom 4 the Irish s
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these expeditions Sir Herhert Tree
had staged colonel Newcome." Froh-
man and / had ourselves plotted a
dramatization OF '~Pendennis,' Mrs.
Fiske had given Vanity Fair; so on
We went down the Boulevard Saint
GERMAN, searching for the place. duly
placarded. where Thackeray lunched
In the days Of the paris Skctchbook"
and the ballad OF Bouillabaisse."
In the towns OF Kent we got on the
trail OF Dickens with the enthusiasm
OF a Hopkinson Smith; in London. be-
tween Drury Lane and Wardour
street. We hunted for the Old Curiosity
Shop: in Yarmouth We discovered the
place where ~Peggotty's boat hut might
have lain on the sands. With William
Seymour, who knew every street from
his study OF The Rivals we listened
to the abbey bells OF Bath. And when
Romeo and Juliet" was to be revived
with Sothern n Marlowe. Frohman
even proposed that We should visit
Verona.
For a long time he put aside all
thought OF the drama whose name
was to he stencilled on the summit of
Mont Blanc. Yet, nevertheless. he
applied himself assiduously to learning
the principles on which the theatre
was based.
Another winter had passed before
We sat side by side on tho terrace Of
the Cafe Napol!tain in Paris.
II have asked Henry Pettitt. the
, London melodramatist." Frohman said.
TO write me a play. \ warn you,
Frohman.' he replied, that I have only
M theme--the prosecuted woman.
Dion IIo~ucicault, who was present,
said, Add the prosecuted girl Joseph
Jefferson was with us. and Jefferson
remarked. Add the prosecuted man
So was Henry Irving. who said: Pity
is the trump card; but be Aristotelian.
my boy; throw In a little terror; with
pity / can generally 60 through a
season. as with Charles the First" or
olivia: with terror and pity COM
bined / am liable TO have something
that will outlast by LIE And Irving
mentioned The Bells" and The Lyons
Mail"
but who will write you your terror
and Pity" I asked Frohman.
III terror means thrill said Froh-
man. II can count on Belasco and
Gillette. II pity means sympathy tho
Englishmen do II pretty well. So does
Fitch. So do the French. who used TO
be masters Of the game.
you don't expect" | said "to pick
up another Two Orphans n second
Ticket Of Leave Man."
I'm not such a fool said Froh-
man. But I've got hold Of something
now that Will help me to feed my stock
company In New York" And OF We
went with Dillingham; 10 see The Girl
from MaXim's" at the Nouveautes.
When We got home TO h Ritz
Frohman discussed the play after his
manner: do you know" he said. IL
find the element OF pity quite as
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the big scene came British reserve
melted and there was Il great ovation.
1t was an immediate success and had
a long run.
Frohman regarded the success OF
Secret Service" as the cornerstone
OF his achievements In England. Once
he said:
you know what tickles me II the
fact that II was left for England 10
discover that Gillette is a great actor.
It's one on America"
A few years later Frohman made
his first Paris production. The mas
terful little man always regarded the
world as his field hence the annexa-
ton OF Paris. He had a version Of
Secret Service" made by Pierre De-
courcelle and the play was put on n,
the Renaissance Theatre. Guitry. the
French actor. played Gillette's part
A brilliant audience saw the opening
performance. but the French did no,
get the atmosphere OF the play. They
could not determine whether II Wa
serious or comic.
Dillingham;. who had charge Of the
production In Paris, realizing on the
.rening night that the result was
doubtful and knowing that he had to
send Frohman some sort Of q tele-
gram. cabled the following:
The tomb of Napoleon looks beauti-
full In the moonlight"
Charles Frohman had his r%eticences
| related n Of his secrets In this
book OF Marcasson and Daniel Froh-
man.
We were in Switzerland. he and I
We had hired q rickety cab at the
Place Saint Francois In Lausanne an
had driven along the Lake OF Geneva
TO Morges. where, sitting on the ter
race Of the Hotel du Mont Blanc. ",
were watching the shore OF Savoy
across the lake and the graS old vii
lagos Of Thonon and Ev!au and tn,
mountains. rising ridge upon ridge, be-
hind them. And Frohman. being IL
lyric mood. fell 10 quoting The Rlu'
Hills Far Away" for owen Meredith.
song was one Of the few bits OF vers,
that chung to his memory.
"Odd," said he. relapsing into prose
that a chap should climb hill after
hill. thinking he had reached his goal
and should forever find the blue hill!
lar lIfE upi tuItHtI AWAY
While he was Illuminating the cloud.
lifted, and there, In a gap OF the hills
was the crest OF Mont Blanc. with II,
image Of Napoleon lying asleep in thu
snow.
have seen F'rohman In most OF tn,
critical moments Of his life. but
never saw him utterly awestricken I'll
then.
Gee" said he at length. what
mountain 10 climb"
ut Is sixty miles away" | venturet
to suggest.
Well" he remarked, I'm climb 1
some day. As John Russell plastere,
the Rocky Mountains with The CIT,
Directory so III hang a shlngle from
the top Of Mont Blanc: Ambition: ;
Comedy in Four Acts. by Charles Froh
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THE NEW QUEEN OF SflE~A

Empress Ta.tu, rs shc i.I ...
come. was subjected 40 s..H
ment hy her savage hu,' .'a .
death at the Sturmius Dt 'Ut
of Magdala ny Gen. Lord NN...
his British army some m H...
came to her IN the ,.sht .t t..
ance from uHtuli misery. al
quickly consolcd herself ~ c.'
her heart and hand upon Cd G..
the nam" Of Ras Gabriel pu his
ing killed N battle a year '.',r
anne the vie OF Gcu, Gh.1r-
nlander in chief of Tn" arm. o., ..e
Kim of Tigrc. Dissatisfied ". Go
union, she soon obtained a a'.. e
from him and then married ~" G,v-
ernor OF f.siou. but had not i.N,I So
him for more thar three mHu'.r e.
fore Emperor John caused nm 60 20
thrown into prison and executed 0. o
charge OF cons piracy.
Rendered desperate by her mN'r..
monial m~isadventurcs. she sought 0t-
uge In "A owen OF Dohra-N Me. and
became a nun. II d!d no, tat" ""s
however, TO convince her tHg' ,0. ras
not made for convent l.fc Hnl accord.
!ngly she obtained = di,pcr>a'i.n o. no
her vows from the pr.uat' ? ',
OF Ahysslnia, and married m. ?
Greek origin Of the nam. a' 'r "a.
~r"sagio~, who IL used hor n u ...rI"-
ful manner. being accustomed p. p p
her numerically M.k'up u
old fashioned plea thai she
ious to pay a Wit 'u mot
managed To get away from 20 " .'
fntA go H..rA 10
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-14
YOUTH GROWLS LIKE A DOG
Unusual AffIiction Of Young Man in
Indiana Is Puzzle to Local
Doctors.

Lafayette, Ind.-Local physicians
are confronted with one of the most
puzzling cases that has ever devel-
oped in Tippecanoe county. Alfred
Noble. age twenty-five, two weeks ago
seemingly lost all human sense, and
instead developed the instinct Of a
mad dog.
He fell to his hands and knees and
growled and barked like a dog, and
bit everything that he came in con-
tact with.
He bit on the legs of tables, tore
up paper with his teeth and did many
other strange things.
After a battle the police succeeded
in overpowering him and he is O in
a strait-jacket at the county Jail. Ten
physicians have examined him, but
none would say he was afflicted with
hydrophobia. He has rational moments
and talks.
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concluded to furnish a home for them.
selves before running away and get.
ting married. They took their land
lord into their confidence, also mer-
chants of whom they bought house
hold furnishings, and the villagers
Don began to ask each other who was
to occupy the newly furnished Thi-
bault house, on the bank of the Farm
ington river.
Early in the week Miss briggs, who
is t~wenty-three years old, wen to
Unionville to visit relatives. De Mar
tin met her by appointment with an
automobile at Burlington when she
was ostensibly returning to her home
and together they motored to New
Haven, where he had made all plans
for the marriage.
Following the ceremony they tele
phoned the news to their respective
homes and the New Hartford public
oon learned who was to occupy thu
newly furnished Thibault house.
Mr.. De Martin is about t~wenty-eigh'
years old.
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the Lions
Bv II. M. EGBERT

barrett was surprised to find at
least a dozen other men waiting for
the position. OF course a man out
of a position is not over-particular
what work he tackles, but it was GER
tainly surprising that so many others
were willing to tackle that especial
job.
barrett would have hated to have
had Lorna know what he was plan
ming to do. They had been engaged
for a year, and we're to be married q
year later. The young man had a
good position, but he found himself
On the eve of his vacation with exact
ly twenty-five dollars too little. He
wanted to spend W. glorious weeks
at Lorna's home town. With his pres
ent capital he could spend but one.
He felt willing to do almost any
thing for twenty-five dollars. Conse'
quently, when he saw in an advertise
ment that a strong young man. not
afraid of lionst was wanted at the
menagerie Immediately, he hurried
away as fast as he could go. He had
an idea that he could raise that TWEEN
ty-five dollars within the first week
of his three. leaving him two with
Lorna.
AS he waited outside the tent the
manager, a heavy man with an I'm
shaven jowl and black mustache
came out and stood surveying the as
semblage with a sneering glare. Their
his eyes fell upon barrett, and hi
smiled.
I'll take you, young %feller." he said
Beat it., the rest of youse."
Slowly and without spirit the hag
gard-eyed ones dispersed. The man
ager called barrett inside the tent
where a Notwithstanding individ
ual stood with downcast eyes.
"You amt afraid to tackle tn
lions. hey?" he asked.
No" said barrett.
Then this here is the game" sal
the manager. Il wanted a strong
healthy young man that wasn't afrait
to marry a lady in the lions cage
You fill the bill. Hey. what's the ma
ter?"
Il guess I've got cold feet" sal
barrett. Il didn't know" &c
See here, young Teller. You'v
got me wrong. You don't really ma
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tBy DR.. r. II. WILLIAMS. Animal Illus
bardman. University Of Arizona Agricul-
tural Experiment Station.)
A very common inquiry from farm
ers is in regard to inoculating hogs
as protection against cholera.
Hog cholera has been a great men
ace to the hog industry. This disease
may not be dreaded If care is taken to
keep out infection as we'll as possible
and then use hog cholera serum as
soon as the disease gets within two
miles of the place where hogs are
maintained. There are two methods
of applying the serum. the one being
called the simultaneous method and
the other the preventive. The stimuli
taneous method should never be used
where there is some doubt of the ex-
istence Of hog cholera in the district.
1t consists of injecting preventive
serum as well as the living virus OF
the hog cholera and rapidly overlook
ing it with the %antitoxin. Often hogs
are thought to be infected with chol
era when some other disease Is pres
ent. In such cases the simultaneous
treatment Is extremely dangerous be
cause it introduces the disease to
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-14
Excellent Dairy Specimens.

farm butter from the anne farmer, al
two cents above retail market price,
every month in the year and glad %
get it.
Never attempt to keep summer
butter for early fall prices. because
it will not keep.
All milk should be separated as SOC
as taken from the COW. This can be
lone by passing it through the separa-
tor. but 1t is 2Ct as good as a device
which divides the milk into many fine
streams and then allows it to flow
over a wide surface in thin sheets
with plenty Of ice to keep the surface
cool.
If nothing better can be had, milk
may be aerated by placing the cans in
a trough of cold water and dipping
the milk with a long-handled dipper
and pouring 1t back into the can until
it is thoroughly cool.
Never cover milk while warm, in
the cans. as 1t will produce a musty
odor.
The mixer who will thump a COW
| for squirming under the attack OF
flies. ought to be hoisted out Of the
barn on the toe of the dairyman's
boots.
In some states. the law is that all
milk after July l must be p~asteurized
before leaving the creamery. In Den
mark milk is pasteurized at. all times
Need no expect cows to keep VI
the milk flow during the tail-end o.
summer, unless o have plenty o,
soiling crops to feed. Dead grass
does not produce milk.
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district and other hogs that are not
treated may become infected. In such
cases it is probable the man introduce
ing the hog cholera by means OF the
simultaneous treatment would be ia
BILE for damages if he cannot locallZe
the disease to his own place. Inc
simultaneous treatment costs only a
few cents more than the other n
renders grown pigs immune from choi-
era during a considerable length OF
time, possibly for life.
Where it is not certain that hos
cholera is actually in the district but
where it is suspected that the disease
has become established With a few
miles Of the hog farm the single
| treatment is recommended. This con-
| sists Of injecting a sufficient quantity
of antitoxin into the blood of the pigs
and thus rendering them immune to
| any attacks of cholera. This work
should be done by a trained ~veterinari-
an and the serum will cost about forty
cents for an average size pig. The
serum will render the pig immune
from cholera for two to three months
and must be repeated at the end OF
that time.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-14
NEEDLE BOTHERED HER SOME
Enters Palm Of Woman's Hand and
Works Way to Shoulder in
Two Years.

Philadelphia.-After working its way
along the arm Of Mrs. A. Greenfield,
a needle, which entered the palm OF
her hand two years ago, was extract
ed from her shoulder recently in the
Children's Homeopathic hospital.
In August, 1913, Mrs. Greenfield
was working her sewing machine,
when the needle was thrust into her
hand, becoming embedded in the
flesh.
At the time her doctor advised her
to have an X-ray used. 80 as to pre-
vent the needle from working its
way to her heart. She neglected 1t,
however. and did not feel any pain
until a few days ago.. when her shout
der became sore. She went to the
hospital and the doctors found the
needle several inches under her skin
close to the shoulder joint.
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COUPLE FURNISH
HOME, THEN EL0PE
Miss briggs and Frederick W. De
Martin Defeat Parental OPP
position to Marriage.

Winsted, Conn.-Unknown to her
parents Miss Edna B.. briggs, daughter
of MI. and Mrs. Frank briggs, highly
respected citizens of New Hartford.
and Frederick w. De Martin, a drug
clerk. also of New Hartford, furnished
a coy home in that village before
they eloped by automobile to New Ha-
ven, where they we're married by Rev.
w. T. Hill, Methodist clergyman. Hav-
ing returned from their wedding trip
they are comfortably settled in their
own home, although both have been
forgiven by the brides parents.
Because of family objections to the
union the couple had promised to de
fer their marriage n month. At the
end Of that time the objections were
seemingly as strong as ever, SO they
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-14
su,ohue In New Zealand.

Sulphur deposits r found on White
island, in the Bay OF Plenty. on the
coast of North island of New Zealand.
about 80 miles from the mainland.
This island, which covers about 500
acres, attains a height Of 900 feet on
one side and opens to the sea onethe
other. It's topography indicates an old
crater, and the boiling lake on the is
land, which is one of the awe-inspiring
sights OF New Zealand, is a further
evidence of volcanism. After the New
Zealand Sulphur company had spent
100000 in preparation for mining sui
phur in this locality. q volcanic dis
turbance wrecked the camp and killed
ten men.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-14

A poor mixer W gets the best
results from a cow. A nervous ami
NAL resents the bungling touch of a
rough or inexperienced hand.
Why not encourage the little Pc
culiarities of the well-bred dairy COW.
She is simply a big milk machine and
If her whims will produce more milk
let her have them.
If we were going to select a bull we
would select the one with the worst
temper, all other things being equal.
Because temper and vigor show male
characteristics which should not be
ignored.
A gentle sleepy bull that can be
managed without a nose-ring does not
as a rule produce the best calves.
It is downright cruelty to keep a
hill in a small Enclosure in the sum-
mer. a victim to heat and f1ies-but
MANY men who claim to be good
dairymen, do this very thing.
How could we expect a COW to keep
in good health and give pure milk
when she is confined in foul and Ill
ventilated quarters. winter or summer
A pair Of horse-clippers can be
bought for $3.50 and the use of these
once a month on tn. cows TANKS and
udder will make it an easy matter tc
keep them clean.
How many cows on the average
farm give milk containing more thar
twenty per cent of butterfat? Per
hans not more than one out OF every
100.
The separator should never be al
lowed in the barn or near it.
A half dozen wiz dow sash. glazed
will make a dustp.oof box in which
the fairy vessels can be summed ane
kept absolutely clean.
ANY enterprising farmer living neal
a town Of 5000 or more can sell ever,
connd of his butter at full retail
nrices or little above. the year round
For several Jears we have ooush