davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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the face in handfuls into the ears and
even up into the hair. 1T gives n won
derful Senegambian coloring, but IL is
almost impossible TO remove. The
early minstrels when on tour never
did regain their natural compilations
during the season and both Mcintyre
and Heath remember a period when
they wore burnt cork both on and on.
On the other hand. the German car
bon preparation Is rubbed on the face
like cold cream and can be shaded
by fine lines drawn with "A pencil thus
indicating facial expressions-some-
thing which could not be done with
the old burnt cork. Heath says that
he can wash up in four minutes, but
the best Mcintyre claims is five min
utes for complete removal OF the
darky makeup. 1t will be seen that
no one. not even the careless singers
OF the plantation songs, Is immune
from the terrors Of the great war.
James Mcintyre yesterday told THE
SITS reporter several Interesting facts
in connection with his long partnership
with Tom Heath. He said:
Tom Heath and ! Joined forces in
ls74-just forty-two years ago-and
We have worked together ever since.
This. think. is record in the thea
! trical world. People now say MIR.
Heath and myself earn our money
easily. but once We had to work over
time for II. with a few hours thrown
in. In the old days we did not figure
The length OF our working time on
the stage by minutes. as is the GUS
tom to-day. We we're with a minstrel
show and the things We had To do
would make an actor of this genera
ton faint away. We appeared as
end men in the first part and con-
| trlbuted few dances. Then Mr..
| Heath would do Dutch turn, after
which we presented negro act.
something like the one We will do at
| the Palace next week. Next we APP
| peared in white face as a song and
dance team. and finished up by taking
parts IL a little drama. Whenever We
got chance We appeared at private
| entertainments. for which we received
| the magnificent reward OF 81. our
| ioint weekly salary at that time was
| 500. We made our first important
| hit in Chicago, where We introduced
| buck and wing dancing. Nothing was
l.nown then of genuine negro dancing.
We were a long time in the South
and We made real study of the dance
steps of the Southern negro. After
we introduced them for the first time
| In Chicago they struck the public
fancy and We sprang into favor and
our salary we1lt up from $40 To 500 n
| week In 1876 We introduced our
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buck and wing dancing in New York
at Tony Pastors our dance was a
novelty and change from the jigs,
clogs and reels Of the old minstrels.
men such as Bridge, Wambold, Bar
nard and Backus. Then We grad
ually dropped dancing and took up
the comedy side of the stage. our
success in negro character imper-
sonation is undoubtedly due to the
fact that We used the pure Southern
dialect. We had years of schooling
In the South before We ever thought
of going on the stage Every day we
came in contact with the Southern
darkey and used to enjoy .;todying
his characteristics, manners and
dialect We have a dozen coon dia-
lects all entirely different. as any one
who is familiar with Southern negroes
knows, SO you sec IL is not difficult
to figure out why We last longer than
the average blackface actor, who may
have no more knowledge Of the negro
and his ways than he has learned
from the comic papers. Our old act,
The Georgia Mlnstrcls,' which we
will revive at the Palace. has un-
doubtedly survived hundreds of other
negro turns because Of the fact Of our
fidelity to the real negro type
Maetcrlinck has devout follower
In the person OF Orrin Johnson. who
probably was in pursuit of happiness
when he deserted the flesh and blood
stage for the screen drama. The in
tervlewer who seeks out this Triangle
star will have an easy assignment un-
less he has some pronounced ideas in
advance az to the nature OF the COM
peted interview.
"Do you know what is the most
splendid thing in the world" John
son is likely 10 say before the other
fellow can get in word. And then.
with scarcely any hesitation. the re-
ply: II will tell YOU what is the great
est thing in the world. II is just hap
pincss.
Isn't it funny how all men know
that this is all there IL to seek. vet
how few find il? Why. am fasci-
mated with this idea OF acting in pic
lures because the photo plays give so
much happiness to so many people.
I never try to explain pictures or
apologize for them. They are too
we'll established as one OF our great
est modern industries. But do like
TO find the deeper reason for their
being. and I think II lies in the hap
piness men seek and in the fact that
pictures seem to help them on their
way. You have only 10 turn asiie
from the work world into any little
theatre and watch the bright story
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THE ACTOR MEN, MAY THEY NOT BE FEARD?

Of somebody's happiness unfold before
your eyes. Pictures will never stop
so long as they bring joy"
Johnson said this and more just
after he had completed the film ver-
sion Of the Dumas classic. THE Three
Musketeers," which will he shown at
the knickerbocker Theatre as OAR
tagnan." Thomas II. 1nce, one Of the
Triangle directors, believes that the
time is ripe for revival Of the swash-
buckling tales which were so popular
not 80 very long ago. Orrin John
son thinks D'ArtdOJian the finest char
ac.er Of them all. because he had tho
courage. the invention and the free.
dom OF gladness.
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descended to the stage | realized tha.
Mr. Murphy was giving "A great per-
formance: hung on his words spell
bound: was stirred as | had not
been in year. Then followed Black
Do0. LircScD and Squire TrcloUney.
Blind PER- and the pirates in a series
of spieGdd!y moving scenes.
But good "a all this fret act was.
still remembered my friends letter
with dread had 30 entirely made up
my mind to failure that ] could no.
all at once readjust myself to any
thing else.
Again the curtain rose. and again
the'page, of the book seemed to open
a. JohH Slrcr aimh.y hobbied out.
Tho bland. delightful sIoundren The
sm 9th. persuasive. irresistible villain,
Here was another creation as fine as
Mr. Murphy's and as extraordinarily
picturesque and Selling. had no
more mlsgivinEs now no more fore.
bod.ngs or fears: the incredible had
happened and Treasure Island was
an artistic and scenic triumph"
The war has desolated the hearts
and couNtcnances Of those sturdy and
time honored eXponents of blackface
comedy. Mcintyre and Heath. by shut
ting OF the supply from Germany Of
the carbon burnt cork" which can be
removed in few moments. whereas
the autoChthonous preparation giving
the similitude of the Ethiopian com
pleyion Is long and lingering once II
has been rubbed upon the eD.derm!s,
Mcintyre and Heath. who have been
together for some forty years. are not
as young as they once were. and hav-
ing been booked as hcadliners at the
Palace Theatre next week in a re-
vival OF The Georgia Minstrcls,' they
view with alarm" the prospect of
spending an hour or more after each
performance eliminating the sooty
pigment which is their chief factor
in fun making.
In the Palace business office ycster-
day Heath almost shed tears over the
fact that unless IA supply of German
carbon was orthComing he would have
to go back to first principles next
week and securing "a supply of corks,
soak them in kerosene and then slowly
char them in candle flame: as the
cork becomes powder 1t IL rubbed on
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THE BROOKLYN PLAYS.

A popular musical comedy
which ran for an entire season in
New York will be at the Majestic
Theatre this week. This is 1.-THE
Only Girl" which Henry Blossom
made from Ludwig Fulda's jug
cndfreunde." Victor Herbert
composed for this piece one Of
his most popular scores. In the
company which will introduce
this charming play to Brooklyn
are Wilda Bennett, who made
such "a success at the Lyric Thea
tre: Vivian VESSEL, Thurston
Hall, Ernest Terrence and John
Findlay of the original cast.
Jeanne Eagcls. who has taken
the place Of Elsie Ferguson in
"Outcast," will be seen at the
Montauk Theatre. Miss Eagels
has made a great success in this
part and has Harold West with
her. Others to be seen in Hubert
Henry Davies's play are Mildred
Cottcll. May Ediss, Stanley Har-
rison, Vernon Kelso, c. A. Rolfe
and others.
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VARIETY IN BROOKLYN

BUSHWICK THEATRE-Elsie
Janis continues her vaudeville
tour here this week in imper-
sonations of well known stage
folk. Others will be Ruby
Norton and Sammy Lee,
Charles Mack and company,
the Werner Amoros Troupe,
Maurice and Burkhardt. Lew
Madden and Gene Ford and
company in Monday Morn
ing," Soretty and Antoinette.
Mortimer, Tyrell and Holt and
the Oxford Trio.
ORPHEUM THEATRE - Marie
Tempest with Melville Ellis at
the piano is the particular at
traction of the week. Others
on the programme include
George MacFarlane, Sam and
Kitty Morton. Milo, Harrison
Brockbank and company,
Claire Vincent and company,
Wright and Dietrich and the
Schmettans.
PROSPECT THEATRE-Cressy
and Dayne. Dorothy Toye,
Gruber and Adelina's Eques-
trian Review, Gallagher and
Martin, Julia Blanc and COM
pany, Palfrey, Hall and Brown,
Romer and Mitchell. White
and Clayton and William
Ferry.
STAR THEATRE-"The Tango
Queens" is the name of the
burlesque organization which
comes to the Star this week,
presenting a two act burlesque
which is said to be of much
merit. Harry Harvey and Tom
Coyne are the principals in the
company.
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Charles Hopkins. producer of
Treasure island" received the fol-
lo".0S nteresting letter from Lloyd
'sbournc. for whose plea ure the
t'o'f Was written by Robert Louis
Stevenson:
Now that Treasure Island is an
established success I can venture to
TEL YOU for tho first time Of the heart
shh'ns misg.vinGs with which | at
"1d"d the premiere or the play. |
wen 10 tho little Punch ana Judy
'"'t'f mucn in the pirit ot a guest
S'hs sing who has been invited tO
-" death house to witness an elec-
Uocu'on. | must explain that a
,''hl a.; m.ur, for whose Judgment I
h'' Wp'"und respect. had s~Cn the
I''' 'H 'h" road and had written me
N'"l'ns eight page letter IN regard
' =" wDrds we're drastic enough
' 'APirsS his dislike. his sCorn, his
'HS s"nSe OF outrage al this
l4l'A'ry uf the book
NV first shock was the sight Of
''' fopkins as Jim she seemed
',n ~ my prejudiccd eyes exceed
''9'l W'i'y and most charm.ngly
'', :. ooyIsh and engaging; my sec
'.I was the startling appar.tion o..
H'i Ho""s at the head OF the stairs.
''' iH tIl have .t-ppcd right az of
'p"n. watched him In sh.vsr
." ur'n'ln" 10y: ul rolirgc he mupt
very bad my friend had not
Jared "G}hody ~ The cast--put the
Pln'cs makeup was ter:a Ny
marvellous By the tino he had
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Tive beauties
ara
ALONE
AT
LAS T.

n OY ATWEI.L. who never fails
~ to send the audience Of the
Y Shuhert Theatre into roars Of
laughter when in Alone AZ
Last" he sings his Some Little Bug
WI Get You Some Day" tells ~
whore he got the idea for his lugu-
brous dtty.
The idea OF ridicullng the germ and
hscill theory in ditty' says Mr..
Aiwe!l. was not because ! thought
the theory ridiculous. hut because ]
was acquainted with man VINO car
red il 20 the extreme. He was a
very old friend of my family and was
frequently al my home In Syracuse for
meals He seemed TO he obsessed with
the idea that germs had picked him
out as their special victim. However,
whether they knew it or not, they GER
tainly made life miserable for him.
He would continually carry aoout with
him glass of water, for he believed
that the germs would settle in the
water instead Of seeking his anatomy.
NJ meal time he would come to the
table prepared with small glass re-
tortS, tubes and even a small scale to
ee!gh proper proportions of food. In
'acl he was sort of perlphtctic
laboratory. There he would sit at the
table. m.uuteiy examining every NOR
SCI Of food before he would put il In
his mouth. Of course this only az
'orded the greatest amusement to my
sef and my family. Two years ago
"Ncn | Vas in Cuba ! wrote a musical
comedy with Cuba for the locale, and
suddenly while thinking OF a light
topical song ] happened to remember
our eccentric family friend. In fact
the night before | had been telling
group OF doctors at the hotel of the
o'd gentleman and his fear Of the
bugs At that time ! only wrote two
verses. Although the musical comedy
was accepted by a prominent produc-
'NG hrm, Vet it was never produced.
winch uf course gave me the oppor-
ttunIt' Of singing the song in alone at
Last"
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-08-09
FIND JOKER IN NEW
 ARIZONA GAME LAW

PHOENIX, August D. Charging that the new game law proposed by State Game Warden Willard, and which will be put up to the voters of the State at the Fall elections, carries joker" in it, which will allow hunt CTS to hunt on private lands without a license, and will require license on "the public domain" or in other words all State lands, negative argument against the bill has been filed by the Arizona Sportsmen's Association, H. P. DeMund president.
 The new bill drawn up by MT. Will lard proposes to license all hunters who hunt on the public domain The public domain" according to the associations lawyers, applies to gov ernment lands alone, and in a stretch might be applied to State lands. It is thus claimed that hunting on pri- vatc lands may be indulged in with out the necessity Of purchasing a li- cense. All that would be necessary
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-08-09
REAPER CLAIMS
 AN ESTIMABLE WOMAN
(From Wednesdays Daily )

While apparently recovering from an operation performed a few weeks ago for removal of a tumor, Mrs Clarence C. Jackson passed away yes terday morning at Mercy hospital, announcement of her death occasion ing not only surprise but the deepest of sorrow. So hopeful were relatives and friends of her restoration to health, that 1t was contemplated to remove he'd home in few days, when the inevitable followed. This young woman was held in very high esteem by all in this county, and her loss is felt as keenly by acquaintances as those so near and dear.
 Kindly in disposition, she also was graced with beautiful personality, which made her endeared to all. She was a daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Thomas D. Sanders, respected pioneer residents, was born in this city, and during the many years in which she had resided in this community she de- served the tribute which her memory will cherish as being pure, faithful and with a character without a blem- ish. The deep bereavement borne by relatives is shared alike by countless friends in this community. A hus- Land and son are among the ones who are left to mourn the loss of a faith full wife and loving mother, and with her parents are sisters and other near relatives. The body is at Ruffncr's and the funeral will be announced later
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-08-09

bunal, with the above judgment being given in favor of his client This action is somewhat interesting, as well does ii border on the fringes of being rather exceptional if not sensa- tional Miss Day was resisted in her efforts to own the desirable property when A. H. Powers instituted an ac- ton in the Phoenix land office about three years ago, to dispossess her. He won in the lower court, but lost out in the final hearing at Washington.
 At that time Attorney O'Sullivan her, and in the last action held tight to the legal reins and wins ont for the second and last time, against Dr. Wilson, who is located on an adjoining tract No further legal obstacles can now intervene to dispossess Miss Day in her equity in the property, and she can now go ahead and secure patent thereto at will. She has compiled with every little detail to secure title, and the gate is closed toward further embar- rassment in her having a happy home all to herself
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-08-09
MINING MAN BIG
 LOSER BY CLOUDBURST
(From Fridays Daily.)

Albert Paxton lost his horse Tues day night in cloudburst south of Minnehaha Flat He also reports d very narrow escape to himself as the high waters came rolling into his camp, sweeping away everything.
 In addition to the horse and con siderable personal property, Paxton was divorced from pair of pants in which was a pocketbook containing over SIPS. His attention was attract ed to the fact that something unusual was happening by the horse neighing. when he started to the place where he had picketed the animal. A wall of water of over five feet struck the ami maj, and carried it for a distance of about l50 yards down ravine. Its death probably occurred from brok en neck, as it was thrown against the boulders.
 Paxton is a member of the firm of Miller, Paxton & Lynch, of Pueblo, Colo, who are carrying on a large line of mineral investigations in Southern Yavapai, with tungsten as an objective metal.
 MT. Paxton also states that South crn Yavapai at many points has been deluged by cloudbursts. and lightning has been particularly severe. He heard that a farmer of Salt River val ley who was going into the noun tains near Hooper for tine Summer, lost two horses and d colt, which were struck.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-08-09
NEW SCHOOL HOUSE
 FOR MILLER VALLEY
(From Friday's Dsily.l

Construction of Miller Valleys new school house has started, William Herter having the contract, and FL mer Brannen being the superintend- cnt The building is to be of con crete and brick, 3S by 70 feet, and a l2-foot story. An annex of 10 by F feet is also to be added. The main building will be divided into two rooms, for two teachers, with accom- modations for 60 pupils. The old location at the crossroads has been chosen for the new structure, the cost of which will be S5,300. Bonds were voted by the district a short time ago. Miller valley enjoys the distinction of maintaining one of the first public schools established in Arizona, dating back to 1865.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-08-09
LITTLE GIRL IS RUN
 OVER BY AN AUTO
(From Fridays Daily.l

While Edwina McRoy, seven years of age, in company with several oth- CT children were crossing Cortez street between the Biles-Lockhart and Prescott National Bank corners, a large red automobile struck the child, the rear wheel passing over her body. The driver of the car did not stop to investigate the accident, 1t is said
 She was picked up by a driver of Bennett's auto stage and rushed to her home. Dr. Southworth, who made an examination, declared there were no bones broken but said the heavy machine had evidently passed over her chest.
 Although the little girl is able to be about, her father James McRoy, a Santa Fe employe, is making a thor ough investigation of the accident and endeavoring to find out who the driver odf the car was.
 It is said by witnesses that the driver went right on and paid no at tention to running over the child. McRoy states that he will prosecute the driver for disregard of human life if he can be located.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-08-09
LIGHTNING JARS
 TOURISTS IN TWO AUTOS
(From Thursdays Da;ly.)

HUI SNdy D-1lE.D
 Mir. and Mrs. Vclox Hayward and MT. and Mrs Thomas F. Smythe, auto tourists from Redlands, Cal, who ar rived yesterday afternoon via Wick onburg, reported a thrilling expert cnce with lightning in which all had a narrow escape from being hit One bolt struck within 100 feet of the car occupied by the Haywards and Mrs. Hayward tainted. All were compelled . few minutes aftcrward to suspend travelling, owing to the density of the rain making the view of the grade impossible.
 All being strangers they concluded that safety first" was wise under the circumstances. The visitors are en route to the Grand Canyon country, where Mir. Smythe has copper mining interests, which he is preparing to operate. He Is a former resident of Navajo county.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-08-09
MOUNTAIN LION
 COMBAT WAS LIVELY
(From Thursdays Dailv.)

Two mountain lions in the Thomp- son Valley country that had been de- stroying range cattle for several weeks, aggregating in value several hundred dollars were run down and killed few days ago by J. R. Patter- son and L. D. Bennett, in an exciting encounter. The belts of both beasts have been brought to the supervisors cffice in this city Tor bounty payment, one measuring more than nine feet from tip to tip, and the other of five feet.
 The chase started in the forenoon and did not end until late in the night the larger lion being located in the rocks, wounded, by means of fash light. The boldness of the beasts in entering a corral and killing two calves of H. J. Miller caused the own CT to secure the services of the above hunters, and the killing is causing much rejoicing among cattlemen of the country who had been losing so heavily.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-08-09
WOMAN KILLED BY LIGHTNING
 IN FARMYARD
SECOND DEATH IN WEEK
 FROM SEVERE ELEC- TRICAL STORMS; FOUR GIRLS ARE MOTHERLESS
(From Fridays DaiiY.)

Struck by bolt of lightning while closing the farmyard gate, Mrs. Frank NJ. Lane, of Skull valley was in stantly killed Wednesday night short ly after dusk. Mrs. Lane had left her four daughters, ranging in age from two to l6 years, in the house while she went out into the yard to attend 10 the evening chores during a severe electrical storm.
 All through the night the children did not know where their mother was and yesterday morning when the eld- est daughter started in search, she found her dead at the gate about 200 feet from the house. The girl then ran to Skull valley station more than a mile away and notified the authori- ties there, who in turn notified Chas. H. McLane, coroner.
 Coroner McLane and jury left for the scene of the fatality shortly after eight o'clock yesterday morning. In its investigation, the jury found that Mrs. Lane was not seriously burned but that the bolt had struck the back of her head and continued down the body, ripping off the left shoe. Her back and dress were burned in sev, eral places. Mrs. Lane was 39 year. old and leaves a husband and four daughters. The family was living on a Skull valley dry farm.
 When Frank Lane, the husband, who is employed at Humboldt, was notified, he immediately came to Prescott, arriving here yesterday af- ternoon. The children of the family have been cared for by neighbors.
 The body is at Ruffner's mortuary and funeral services will be held at 5 o'clock this afternoon.
 The death of Mrs. Lane is the sec ond in a week resulting from severe lightning storms. A Mexican team stcr was killed at Puntenney the last of last week while loading wood on wagon. Three horses were killed at the same time.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-08-09
OCTOBER 1921 ARE
 NORTHERN FAIR DATES
(From Fridays Daily.)

 Frank C. Whisman was elected president of the Northern Arizona Fair Association last night to succeed R. \. Fredericks, who declined nom ination for reelection for a fourth term. Other officers elected are: H. D. Aitken, vice-president; J. H. Rob inson, secretary; Frank c. Brown, treasurer; Grace M. Sparkes, assistant secretary. and Hugh Campbell. of Co., conino county: Ed. Sawyer, of Nava- jo, and Fred Coulter, of Apache, vice presidents.
 October 19, 20 and 21 were selected as the dates. for the three-day fair this year. The associations meeting im- mediately followed the regular Cham Der of Commerce session. In the re- port by the past president, R. N Fredericks, he said that he believed the fair would be self-supporting in a very few years.
 Mir. Fredericks recommended that money should be borrowed and final payment of $500 made on the fair grounds. He also thought that S2,500 should be spent in new exhibit build ings. The present improvements at the fair grounds, he estimated to be worth 5000.
 In the treasurer's report it is noted that there is a balance of S41557 from the 1915 fair. With the support given the fair by the State, the northern counties, and the city, the fourth an- nual program is expected to be most successful.
 Another meeting of the fair asso- citation is scheduled for next Thurs day night at which time officials will be appointed and formal plans devel- oped for the conduct of this years event.