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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-04-07

James B. Angel. who died at Ann
Arbor, Mich, Saturday, was famous
as an educator, editor, diplomat and
authority on international law, but
was best known to his countrymen as
one Of the great university builders.
He ranks with Dr. Charles w. Eliot
of Harvard, DR.. Cyrus K. Northrop of
Minnesota and other great leaders who
devoted their lives to education and
saw great institutions rise under their
work and care.
DR.. Angel was minister to China in
1880-S1 and was minister to Turkey
in 1897.
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VIVA OGDEN'S MEMORIES.
h Acted with Many Great Ones
tn the Last.

OF the many tales exchanged in the
dressing rooms and behind the scenes
OF "Old Lady 81 at the Thirty-ninth
Street Theatre. "reminiscences OF Clara
Morris by Viva Ogden are among the
most interesting, Miss Ogden Is the
thin. bitter mouthed old maid, Nancy,
Of the play. first introduced to the
audience when she Is seen rocking
violently on the porch Of the old
ladies' home.
Miss Ogden Is the daughter of the
late John Ogden and her record as an
actress is linked with plays in which
Edwin Booth, John Mccullough and
many others OF the famous "old
school, were principals, Chief OF those
who figured in Miss Ogden's personal
history was Clara Morris.
CLARA Morris and my mother were
friends before | was born" said Miss
Ogden the other night ms she sat on
the back stairs waiting for "A cue she
! was very anxious that should he
named after her, but owing to the fact
that my mother had vowed in tho con
vent. that her first daughter should 10
named Genevisve 7 was baptized ac-
cordingiy and have never been called
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How I yer gained sclf-control to
speak at all remains a mystery. Some
how I managed to sob out tho
speeches and eliminated with a great
burst Of grief. She originated business
letting me cry As long as h wanted
me to. Then she leaned over me. face
stained with tears. anguish in every
line OF II. and whispered. Shut w
now. give mo a show
This continued, night after night
until the strain o on and I got - '
could pretend to cry and sob, instead
Of doing IL In reality. as ! had the first
night. She would let mc 60 on until
she felt We had gotten all tho effect {"
he produced. Then she would press
her fingers hu.l into my bac'S. ~
whisper. Turn IL on
81 had very long hair and IL was
allowed to hang loose IN this play
During my speech in n scene she
stood winding strands Of It around
her fingers. Then she would raise /;
beginning To snifY and I putting nv
best effort into being pathetic. she
would he lnterpolating. Whoa. now,
steady or Get up there. get a move
on
"She had a wonderful face and a
voice she could do anything with. She
could invent business to suit the situa-
tion or to meet an emergency on the
moment. In the mad scene in Article
A. she had to sit on a chair-aftcr
asking a auestion-and deliberately
placing her elbows on her knees. her
chin in her hand. ait staring straight
at the audience. This lasted about
twenty minutes. When she had fin
ished she had portrayed s~ordidness. re-
venge. hatred and cunning. and the
audience was like cold stone in the
seats. She had II good disposition. so
far as working with her was con
cerncd. That Is, she was not hasty
or nasty, AS stars sometimes have the
reputation Of being, But she was
very erratic where time was concerned
II was no uncommon thing to wait
forty-fve minutes for her between the
acts and she was often slow abou,
taking her cues and we would hav'
to invent business to make MP ,h'
gap"
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play from the idea with Mr.. Wilson's
opium den setting for one of his acts.
Success" Is a word that has been
abused 50 much in the theatrical world
that II often discounts itself, and a.
corilrgly il /. not sufficient 10 81;
that Tho Man Who Came Back" is
Of the seasons successes EIt his
fact Will definitely establish its status.
The drama ny Mr. Goodman Is now
playing t. he same business that
"l;ouSht and Paid For" drew NJ the
same theatre under the same COudi-
lions at III" same time IN It's run. and
Bought and Paid For" ran over 4oU
performances.
Then there Is Treasure Island"
This is n dramatization OF Stevcnson's
immortal story which Mr.. Goodman
dil with n thoroughgoing admiration
Of the great novelist, and he did such
a good lob in reproducing the splri, Of
the book that Treasure Island not
only pleased the exacting lovers OF
Stevenson but was a good play in the
bargain and a really popular entertain
mcnt. II ran all last season al the
Punch and Judy Theatre. and since re-
Stunning in October has swung Off now
into its second year.
The third of the trio which ran on
Broadway for a while was Object
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entitled in English opium Ashes, Will
show Mime. Bernhard in the character
of a tragical opium fend. A n act
drama by a French officer at the front
named From the Stage to the Field OF
Honor" will also be given. 1t Is in this
that Nine. Bernhard will impersonate
n diving soldier who has been an actor.
Out of respect for the desire OF Ameri-
cans to remain neutral. in this work
Nine. Bernhard will substitute Victor
Hugo we'll known "Patria" for a ter
rife and ironic poem known as "A
Prayer for Our Enemies" In addition
TO these novelties the B%ernhardt COM
many will interpret three comedies.
known respectively AZ "PeaceF at
Home" 1.-THE Husbands Luck and
"Rosalie."
Incidental music carefully chosen
ana no less carefully interpreted Will
enhance the effect OF the performances
at the Empire Theatre. Nine. BERN
| hurdt's leading mar this time Is Jean
Angelo, n young actor aid to have
great talent who came straight from
the trenches 10 support the famous
star.
A psv and halp1W eastuys Of sach
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THEATRES.

STANDARD - 1.-THE Flame"
Richard Walton Tully's drama
which has been running at the
Lyric and Forty-fourth Street
theatres, will be the attraction at
the Standard for the week. The
same cast, including Violet Hem
ming, Peggy O'Neil, Robert Pay
ton Gibbs, Richard Gordon.
james Seely and others will be
e
IRVING PLACE--"The Liv-
ing Corpse" the Tolstoy drama,
with Rudolph Christians in the
leading role, will be given on
Monday and Tuesday evenings.
"Die Goldne Eva" by Schoen-
thai and Koppel-Ellfeld, will be
produced on Wednesday evening
by Gustav Won Seyffertitz, for
merly with Charles Frohman.
MAJESTIC (Brooklyn)--
"Rich Man, Poor Man." comedy
drama by George Broadhurst,
which ran at the Forty-eighth
street Theatre this fall, returns
to Brooklyn for another engage
ment. The cast. which is still in
tact, includes Marie Wainwright.
William B. Back, Regina Wal
lace, John Bowers, Brandon
Hurst and others.
MONTAUK (Brooklyn)-Mrs.
Fiske and her company in "Erst-
while Susan" which ran for six
months last season at the Gaiety
Theatre. will he the attraction
this week at the Montauk Thea
tire. The comedy vas written by
Marian dc Forest from Helen r.
Martins novel. "Barnabetta."
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NEW PLAYS OF THE WEEK

performance will he the appearance OF
the young American actress Miss Mar
garet Mower. who in the character Of
the Spirit ~ the Play tor Prologue)
will explain the plot OF tho more i'm
portant works in English.
Arnold DAILY comes to tho Fulton
Theatre on Tuesday in THE Master" "A
drama OF present day conditions writ
ten 10y Hermann Bahr. the noted Ger
man philosopher. and adapted from
the German by Benjamin T.. Giazer.
Supporting Mr.. Daily is "a powerful east
headed by Edward Abclcs. Others in
the company include Edyth Latimer.
Ramsey Wallace. George CASTOR. Carl
Eckstrom. Edna May Oliver. Florence
Oakley. Philip Weed. William Frederic.
Royal Byron. Charles IIalton and
Philip Wood.
The Shuberts will produce at the
Aston Theatre on Wednesday Her
Soldier Boy" by Eric Kalman. who is
represented now as tho composer Of
several current musical plays. The
principal parts will he sung ny Clifton
Crawford and Adele Rowland.
At the Princess Theatre tomorrow
night John Cort will present "Margery
Daw," a new play in four acts by
George ID. Parker. with Kathlcnc Mac
Donell in the title role. Miss MacDon-
ell made a conspicuous personal sue
cess here last season I'm 'Thc Pride OF
Race" a daring drama In which Rob
ert Hilliard starred. She also won
commentator for her work in Just
outside the Door" Jules I;ckert Good
mans mclodrama which Henry Miller
produced. Previous to her perform
ance In tho aforementioned plays Miss
MacDonell created for herself consid-
crablc OF a reputation in the leading
role OF Eugene Walters successful
drama Bought and Paid For.' Mar
gerry Daw,' which is the first work OF
n newcomer in the play writing field
Is a story Of the trials, temptations
and ultimate triumph Of n sorely beset
but brave and lovable Young woman
whose life has been made to bear IN,
brunt of an error of her parents.
The cast surrounding Miss MacDon.
ell will include Frederick Perry, Geors.
Probert. Forrest Robinson, JACQUES
Martin, Maude Eburne, Sarah Nc.
Wicker, Louise Mcintosh and Caroline
, Lee. Max Figman is responsible fol-
the staging OF the production.
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Wife," Harris. ~"Pollyanna." Hudson:
"The Music Master" Knickerbocker:
"Pierrot the Prodigal." Lite: Fixing
Sister" Maxine Elliott: Great Cath
crime" Neighborhood; "Old Lady 81"
Thirty-ninth street; The Portman-
teau. Thirty ninth Street: Theatre
Francois. Garrick: Minute
Kendall" Lyceum; The Century Girl"
Century: Flora Bella Forty-fourth
Street: The Big Show" Hippodi ONE:
Miss Springtime," New Amsterdam:
so Long Lefty Shubert: The show
Of Wonders Winter Garden: Fol
low Me-" Casino: THE Thirteenth
Chair" Forty-eighth Street: ben
Hur." Manhattan opera House; The
Mar Who Came Back Playhouse:
Treasure Island" Punch and Judy:
Seven Chances Belasco: captain
Kidd. Jr.." Conan 4 Harris: "Cheating
Cheaters." E.tingc: Nothing But the
Truth" Longacre: Good Gracious
Annahelle." Republic; "War Brides"
broadway: Intolerance Liberty:
"a Daughter Of the Gods Lyric.
The sun., 1916-12-03

Sarah Bernhard will begin her en-
gagement at the Empire Theatre on
Monday. The familiar works in Nine.
Bernhardt's first weeks repertory are
THE Trial Of Joan OF Arc" Of which
she will show two scenes dncluding the
lnquisition episodc). and Camille tin
the French la Dame u Camelias").
In Camille she will play the closing
act. Tho new works will include a
classic play by Maurice Bernhardt and
Rene Clearance entitled "Hecuba." An
other play Is 'Vitrail" C"The Stained
Glass Window. by Rene Fauchois. A
third novelty will he THE Holocaust"
specially arranged for production by
Nine. Bernhard. \ fourth novelty.
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Its nero was not . thief, but his as
soc'stes were and are reformed only
when there II no opportnnity-in the
c~ountry-for them to do anything else.
Then the whole basis Of their pros
perity Is the theft Of SIPS. All these
plays OF strictly American life are
hopelessly without moral standards.
Take for instance Get Rich Quick
Wallingford." There never could have
been a more defenceless material sue
cess than that which the men in that
play achieved. not because they
wanted to act in accordance with the
law but because they could not helm
1t, since things came their way with
such completeness hat they could not
dodge honest Nosperity. 1t was the
same In 1T Pays to Advertise" There
Was no suspicion of honesty in the
dealings Of those two young scamps
with their fathers. But the ultimate
victory which crowned their labors
cleansed them Of all evil.
so the American who would laugh
at all this national exhibition OF BUSH
ness immortality would be shocked a;
the suggestion that he witness a Palais
Royal farce or what used to be known
by that name. The farce Of this kind
may be devoted to matrimonial adj
ventures and the philandering hus-
bands may enjoy themselves for a
while. But as sure as fate there
a day OF reckoning. Nemesis in the
person Of wife or mother-in-law over
takes him. From this kind OF punish
ment there Is no escape. He pays the
penalty of his extravagant and erring
pleasures.
But such Is not the fate Of the
crook in the American comedy. usually
Of rural life. He Is ultimately glorl-
fed whatever his past may have been.
1t Is usually an aggravation Of his
lack Of moral fbre that he is last
seen in the odor Of sanctity through
no fault Of his own. He Just had luck
enough to be made honest in spite Of
himself.
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G%enevieve since. AS Aunt cara was,
a Protestant and We were Catholics
she could not stand as my godmothcr
without violating the laws Of tho
church. But she performed all the
duties Of the office nevertheless and
was always very good to me. When
my second sister came she was hap
tized Clara Morris ogden. and from
the first time the aunt looked into the
eyes of her namesake the two ~ them
apparently ooh a violent dislike to
each other.
The baby made n face at Aun Clara
and Aunt Clara returned the comp.i-
ment and the infant was borne on
bowling. This breach WAS healed later
on. | remember once Aunt tlara's
giving our little Clara "A beautiful doll.
Uncle John ilarriott supplied the dolls
furniture and a kitchen and a laundry
set. one day a playmate and ! put
Clara Morris. h doll. to sleep in all
her Partisan hnery in the little blue
bcdstead. She had to sleep on the
! Stats because We didn't have a mattress
for her. Unfortunately We were play
ing house behind the stove. We
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is'e Vi >'ai" "otr1s. NJ" " oieaH
nv "."s I" "r So"'hi", i"o'"e. W.
were in n quandary to know. Sud
u'hIy pr'sn' iuea pen''ra'eu my
lu'ehi'e brow Hnha'ipoN was rasihs
AT 'he ''ihe, anu we "ou'u 'eii her
4, mat inc 'lLIu hau peen taken win
'he oiseHsc' rms we uld'
mohcn'ariIy TOT the enect' IL was
more IMAM we could nave desired
Little cara heid OUT her arms t,r her
'hlid' Tome 10 your mo'her' darint'
shc Said' MY poor little bapy mas the
smallpox!
Aunt Clara's emotional power as
nm actress Is OF course well known.
But with that power ] saw any
player exhibit greater s~elf-control. !
have seen whole houses swayed and
moved to the breaking point. and the
members Of the cast all but breaking,
when. with tears streaming down her
face, she would turn up stage and
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horse shows, and now he states that
he has only 70 ride before the motion
picture camera to complete his record.
II began to ride horseback when I
Was 5 years old" he said the other
night in that fascinating l~ackadaisical
manner which makes you wish ne
could devote more time to o and
less to the duties OF delivering Mr..
owens speeches. you see. I was be-
ing prepared for a diplomatic career,
and suppose 1t delighted my childish
fancy Ia picture myself riding along
the streets Of some European capital
on n magnificent horse. And so my
father. catching my enthusiasm,
bough, me n horse. Though I did not
become a diplomat. preferr!ng to he
IN actor. | have never been without
u horse since.
II really don't believe there is any
sport in the world comparable to riding
70 hounds. So much color. you know
So much excitement in h chase and
the desire TO be the first In Mt the
death. 4 party OF thirty or forty men
and women will assemble at daybreak,
dressed in the traditional red coats. all
eager and thrilled. bat | dare say none
AS eager or excited as the horses and
dogs that are ncryously standing near,
Then with q blast OF the trumpet we're
on into the brakes and q and
fields. So fascinating Is the sport that
I've been accustomed to participate IN
it even while playing engagements In
London. Mr.. Sothern explained the
difference between "A cup hunt and a
fox hunt"
THE former he said. lis merely q
training process. We train our dogs
and scatter the foxes In all directions
III that when the big hunt takes place
later there will be present a greater
element of chase. \ III is given tt
whoever i most efficient in training
dogs.
Have Sou ever experienced any
serious falls was asked,
Several" he replied, probably The
rastlest one was when | was playing in
London in n revival Of The Liars
left town early in the morning, joine,
in the foN hunt. and was going alonl
very well until about ; o'clock in III,
afternoon. when. In clearing a hedge
nv horse stumbled and fell, THROWING
me under him. suffered a conclusion
os the brain. but. az is customary viii
that kind II accident, was able Il
perform certain routine duties. such N
' acting my part in The Liars ant
eating and going to bed, When thu
conclusion was relieved entirely a few
DAYS later. | was unable to remember
any of the period when my brain wa
affected. Another time | had my jaw
fractured when I was thrown owe
the head of my horse. and broken ARM
have been very frequent, I'm a goo
mender. however, according to m!
physician. and consequently hav'
never been laid up for long
The actor spoke OF the service q
breaking in horses during tn" Doe
wal and the early part OF the Euro
pean war,
When the Boer war broke out
enlisted and was assigned to the re
mount department because Of m
knowledge OF horses. 1t was my spo
cial assignment to train the horses "a
the cavalry officers, When the pres
ent war began again offered my SET
vices to the rcmount department., br
sides donating all of my string c
saddle horses. served for some tin,
!, and then obtained a furiouGh to appea
, here in "A Pair OF silk Stockings
81 intend to purchase some moi
horses when the war is over. but 70
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The Elmendorf Lecture.

An account Of travel through
a country rarely visited by the
tourist will make up the last chap
ter in Dwight Elmendorf's series
Of travel talks. In his lecture,
THE Sahara Desert" 1.-THE Garden
OF Allah), to be presented at Car
negle Hall tonight and to-mor-
row afternoon, Mr.. ,Elmendorf
will illustrate a record of expert.
ences which (outside of the des-
ert) would pass the bounds of
comprehension. In this travel
talk the lecturer will tell Of his
experiences while captaining q
caravan of camels and donkeys in
a seven weeks journey across the
great Desert of Sahara, from
Susa on hte coast Of Tunisia to
che famous Oasis of Biskra, in the
heart of what the Arabs call the
Garden Of Allah. The illustra-
lions, which are in color, are
from the travellers original pho
tographs.
On the following Sunday even
ing Mr.. Elmendorf will offer as
an extra topic his new travel talk
! on Egypt.
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Man Who stood Still" Mr.. Goodman's
first play to get a hearing. and 1t was
he who put on Mother" the first
popular that bore the name OF
Jules Eckert Goodman as author. Also
MIR. Brady put on two Of the three
plays just mentioned. Object atrl-
mony' and The Man who came
Back"
He does this not at all in the sense
" hacker on account OF the associa-
ton and friendship extending over
years hut rather as a matter OF cool
judgment-he believes that Jules Eek
crt Goodman knows how to write plays,
and that Is the most satisfactory re-
lationship for all concerned.
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MR.. soTHERN ON HORSEBACK.
The Hero Of ..such IL Life" seemed
Horse ma

So:hern. who Is appearing In Harold
Owens Such Is Life" at the Princess
Theatre. under the direction OF the
Shuberts. Is one Of the most skilled
horscmen in England. But such is
the truth. Probably. II the actor were
to sit down and attempt to compute
the time devoted to his various ac-
tirities he would And that more hours
had been spent in the saddle than
anywhere else. including the theatre.
He has ridden to hounds so many
times that he has lost track; he has
broken in and trained horses for the
British cavalry: he has exhibited
large strings Of horses in the London
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WHERE TO DANCE.

FROLIC-Jack Norworth has
been engaged for one week to
head the list of Midnight Frolic
stars prior to his sailing again for
England. Others in the after
theatre review are Rock and
White, Bird Millman, Sybil Car
men, Claudius and Scarlet, Ade-
laiGe Bell, Olive Thomas, Law
renee Haynes, Genevieve Santi.
Mabel Ferry and a few mort.
MONTMARTRE--The Mont
martre Carrot. with DoraSdina
and her Hawaiians, continues to
be one of the show places of the
town after midnight.
REISENWEBER'S-''A Night
in Araby" in the Arabian room Of
the Columbus Circle restaurant il
one Of the most picturesque Of
the midnight entertainments.
HEALY'S--The Golden Glades
Ice Palace and Theatre of Varie-
ties is the newest Of the resorts
'or late entertainment.
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MR.. G0ODMAN'S THREE PLAYS.
Nat Al of Them Are Vow actually
On NlcM.

wv NtfWs
\ week ago Object M~atrimony"
passed ON TO the great beyond, but tina
fact remains that for weeks there were
three plays an broadway to which the
name OF Jules Eckert Goodman was
attached as author. And two of them
are still here--"The Man who Came
Back" which enters this week upon
its fourth month AT the Playhouse, and
"Treasure Island which IL now In its
second season at-the Punch and Judy
Theatre.
All Of which j. evidence that II you
keep on trying ana learn how to write
plays while you are trying, in time you
will have "A play ON Broadway, You
may have wo-or three. For Jules
Eckert Goodman did that very thing.
He came on from Oregon, went to
Harvard. where he took the regular
college course without any drama in
cluded. and then settled in New York
To write and write and keep on writ
ing plays until he sold one. lie earned
his board hill by assisting in editorial
work on one Of the magazines. draw.
ing the large salary of So Il week for
a time, and never higher than $2I.
But he did learn how to write plays
The first one he sold was 1.-THE Man
! Who Stood Still' to William \. Brady.
And since then he has been selling
other plays, OF which several have
been great successes. notably
mother" Treasure Island" and THE
Man Who Came Back"
The last is Of course founded on the
story Of the same name by John Elem
ing Wilson, published "A while ago in
the American Mdgnsinc, Hut that was
Just a short story, and Mr.. Goodman
used that only W. q basis and built his
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the present" he added wistfully. "I
must be content with an old cocker
spaniel and a bullfinch. They are all
! have home now. And the bullhnch
In an enemy alien. Yes" he laughed.
came u Of Germany. So you sec
I'm placed in the paradoxical position
Of being a member Of the British army
and at the same time a harborer Of the
enemy. However. we've stopped the
bird from singing Die Wacht am
Rhine and that's some consolation"
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R PRODUCTIONS
The Plays That Last and where 20
Find Them.

His Majesty Bunker Bean" Aston:
Getting Married. Booth: Keeping
Up Appearances Bramhall; Come
Out Of the Kitchen" Conan; WASH
ington Square Players. Comedy; Up
stairs and Down. Cort; THE Yellow
Jacket" Cort: Major Pendennis,"
Criterion: Arms and the Girl" Full
ton: Turn to the Right" Gaiety:
Harp Of Life Globe: Our Little
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THE PLAYS OF THE WEEK.

MONDAY-THE EMPIRE THEATRE-Sarsh Bernhard begins .
three weeks engagement in one-act plays and scenes from her
famous successes.
THE PRINCESS THEATRE-"Margery Daw," by George D.
TUEspHYwTHE, FULTON THEATRE-Arnod DAILY in Herman
Bahr's 1.-The Master"
wEDNESDAY-THE ,AsToR THEATRE-The shuberts produce
Her Soldier Boy by Emerich Kslman, with Clifton Crawford
and Adele Rowland in the leading roles.