Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 23, 1891, Page 10

% i Rochester Talisman, On the 014 gray terrace where we had parted, With vows and pledes, and many a sieh, Whelro(lho sunlight slept and the swallows darted, 1 met her, my Sweetheart, of days gone by. Twas the ghost of a curtsey, silken, statel ‘That she dropped as she passed, and turne from me T? the grand milord she has wedded lately, The gouty, tyrannical, rich marquis, But T smiled to myself in cynic fashion, As I watched the bloom on her proud face fade, And the stir of a long forgotten passion That fluttered her bodice of gold brocade, O, the fickie world! budded. There cre flocks of sails on the glanc sen, And 'my heart with an April joy is flooded, Though Dolly is married, and not to me! LOOKISG FOKW ARD. An Answer to Looking Backward. By Richard Michaclis, CHAPTER V. From a heaven of peace and joy, from an ideal state, inhabited by good people only, Forest had thrown me into a decp, dark sea of pity and doubt. Dr. Leete and his family noticed, of course, the disturbed state of my thoughts, and whoile the doctor was evidently waiting for me to bring about a discussion of the social problems, Edith was anxious to console me. She seemed to think that the strangenoss of my surroundings and of my present position was depressing me. 1 carefully avoided an explanation. I had resolved to continue the conversation with Mr. Forest, but to form a clear opinion of my own by examiniug into the actual state of things, and thus find if the real facts bore out the statements of Dr. Leete or those of Mr. rorest. Therefore, on my way toand from the collewe, I strolled along the streets and conversed with all the people I met. I noticed with some surprise that cverybody was reserved—yes, even shy--when 1 com menced to ask about the administration of public affawrs, about the principles underly- ing our form of government, about the be- havior of the officers, the management of the storenouses, and whether the people were satisfied and pleased, or not. Hardly ever dia [ meet au expression either of cheerful contentment or of decided dissatisfaction. Only a few radicals ex- presscd themselves in strong languag: against the present state of things and against the leaders of the country, and a few women said that they did not like the work in the factories at all. But, although people were very reserved in the expression of their feelings and thoughts, I became convinced that contentment is asrare a flower in the arden of communism as it was in the United States of 113 years ago. The abominable lan. guage used by the radicals against the high- est ofticers of the country could not, of course, convince me that the iatter were guilty of the charges preferred. But I could not elicit from auy other man or fromn any other woman of the rank and file of the wdustrial army a defense of the accusea men. They evidently did not care to antagonize anybody when they were not called upon by one of :‘halrmperlonw stand by the administra- on, Thus, I was forced to the conclusion that communistic rule did not create the univer- sal happiness I expected to find after my conversations with Dr. Leete. But I was in- clined to think that people lived well enough, without greav cares, neither on the one hand particularly content with their lot, nor on the other inclined 1o change their system of pro- duction, And it seemed to me that most of the people were rather dull and did not take much interest in anything. One day whon I reached the house of Dr. Leete after one of my promenades through the streets of Boston, as I entered the hull, I heard a very loud conversation in one of the rooms. The first words thut arrcsted my at- tention, spoken in a deep voice, trembling with emotion, were: “l\iisu Edith has en- couraged me to repeat my visits.” “We are always glad to see you here, Mr. Fest," Dr. Leeéte replied. We have all invited you." “Yes, you havs; but you understand very well wnat I mean,” thoe deep voice contin- ued. I have called here so frequently, und bave today asked Miss Edith to become my wife, because your daughter has encournged my hopes to win her love. And now I am cooly informed that I have made a great mis- take, and | see my suspicion contirmed, that this Bostonian of the nineteenth century,dug out by you from his grave in the garden, is the man whom Miss Edith prefers to all others, even the one she encouraged until a feww dilys ago.” “Mr. Fest, T wish you would represent the civilization of the twentieth century with more dignity when you are speaking of my daughter and of my guest,” said Dr. Leete ‘with some emotion in his voice. “Of course I must preserve my dignity when I have been l(mladp by @ base flirtation for over a year, and make the discovery that the girl I love is to marry a man 143 years old in preference to me,” Mr. Fest said in deep bitterness and somewhat sneeringly.” *‘How can you utter such cruel and untrue words,” exclaimed Edith with angry excite- ment.” Never has the thought entered my mind that yourfeclings toward me,your friend for over ten years,were auything but brotoer- 1y affection,” “It is time to end this conversation, in- posed Dr. Leete, “‘after the cxplanations given, Mr. Fest undoubtedly feels, that our relations can not be continuea.’” “'Of course, our relations can not be con- tinued,” cried Mr. Fest in arage. “I leave you now, and shall notenter your house again as a friend. “If T ever come again it will be ns an euemy to be avenged for the destruction of my hapniness and the peace of my heart. Beware of that day " The réckless manner in which this man ad- dressed Fdith und her father aroused my anger and entering the room I said: Pleaso save your cheap pathos for amatour theatri- cals and leave this room at ouce,” The man before me was about six feet three inches tall, with broad shoulders and two heavy fists, He looked down upon me with an ironical glance and said: 1 will spare you this time, 0ld man, but the next occasion tnat you indulgein impudent language, 1 will petvou in & bag and dump you iuto Massa. chusetts bay." Before I could answer this pleasing threat, Mr. fest had left the room and the Louso, “Whois that man!’ I asked. turning to Dr. Lecte, with no attemptto conceal my displeasure. He is a machinist, a very able man in his trade and a captain in the industrial army,” explained the doctor. “His pareuts lived next door und when he was u boy he used to play with Editn." If I were to judge the social manners of the oficers of the industrial army by the ex- rionce of this hour I should have to say hat civilization has moved very slowly and rather backward than ahead,” 1 remarked. “1 is an extraordinary case of atavism, said Dr, Leete. “'Such hotheadedness 1s very rare in our days.” 1 did not care to begin ju tion that might have a very unpleasant torm- ination. But 1 could not repress the thought that 113 years ago the manners and rals were such that lines wore drawn between the two sexes that were invisible but still rec pized by every one having a little sense of ropriety, and ‘that a man would hardly have relv. as if he had been encouraged if it were pot the case. 1 entertained not the slightest doubt that Edith bad behaved as well as auy irl of ber time. It was the consequence of [ tendency 1o equalizo everything that had, haps, effaced to a certain dogree the fine m\ s existing 113 years ago between good women and men. I r All the boughs are t now a conversa- membered my question ut to Dr. Leote: “Aud so the girls of the wentieth century tell their love!” and the doctor’s answer: ~ “If they ctioose. There 1s Bo more pretense of a concealment of feel- € on their part then on the part of their vu:.' Yes, if girly el their love just as aen do, then the flue lipes between the two BOXOS miust be ohlllun and a feeling Jl re- pulsion aud uneasinees possession of me. *Jtmay Lecome necessary to place Mr. OMAHA, SATURDAY months, under medi remarked Dr. Leete, thought- fully. ‘‘He is certainly in a high state of ex- citement. and it is not unlikely that he may commit a rash act which he would repent afierwards.” *'One hundred and thirteen years ago we cal treatment, would have placed such a man under bonds ring with od in an insaue asylum for uttering a few rash to keep th terror th peace,”" 1 said, consid idea, that & man_could be pla words, “‘And if, in violation of his bond, he com- mitted a breach of peace,” said the what did vou then do with such ar Ve punished him aceo coveriug the case, either by by a fine, or in cases of murder, the criminals to death. “We place a man_in whom atavism doctor, an 1" its appearance,in a hospital where competent con- physicians take care of him until sider nim sufficiently cured to be said Dr. Lecte, with an expression of gre satisfaction and kindn , as fresh Havana ciga “I think you risk, papa, "~ if to attend to tion,”” Edith remarked. pered and hot-beade come composed.” “Iam notso sure about that,” Dr. sald slowly. “I remember that he has alw shown decp strong feclings whenever b set his heart upon anything. may not calm down, It is dan, any chances with such a man. Conflicting sentiments and ideas f beart und heud the conversation it with Dr. Lee #age in auy discussion with him. So I cused myself on the plea of a bad h and left the house to take a walk. The experiouce of the last ho savor much of the millennium man bolding the rank of an officer of the in dustrial army, and roughly and rudely ac cusing Edithof tlirtation. His b tainly did not correspond with t praise Dr. Leste gave to the calture and ucation of the young people of the twi contury. At all events. this contest be Festand the family of Dr: strated that they sased,” are you the running 1o allow that duties of his 15 quick tel will soon be might r did ween munism, by securin clothing and a sufficient quantity food. Envy and jealousy threatened our and Mr. Fest scemed to-be just the kind of a man to make his displeasure felt. ‘Tne man- uer in which Dr. Leete prevent & rash act of the lover appeared to me even more disagree- able than the prospect of - a pe encounter with Mr, Fest, question arose before my mind wh Edith Bartlett, my fiancee of 1557, would ever have given a man an opportunity cuse her of flirtation or to assert t encouraged him to declare his lov When | met r. Forest after my next lec- “I understand the gl of the twentieth century are somewhat of the ture I remar ed style that we would have pated.” called emanci- With a short but sharp glance at my pale face which testified that I had sleepless night, Mr. Forest replicd: mad endeavor to equalize the vaviet pussed “The between women sud men. Both s long to the industrial army, both h own officers and judges, both receive the same pay. The queen of your old-fashioned household has been dethroned. We take our meals in great steam-feeding establishments, aud if our radicals, who are in fact the logi cal communists, aro victorious, we will all live together in lodging houses necommodat- ing thousands of people. Marriage will bo abolished, together with religion and all_per- sonal property; free love will be proclaimed and we will live together liko a flock of rab- bits. The natural sense of propriety which is a distinguished quality of the finer sex, fortunately prevents most of our women and girls becomiug victims of the low and de- grading theories of communism. But the real girl of our period is a very remark- able although by no means agreeablo specimen. Do you know Miss Cora Delong,a cousiu of Miss Bdith Leete " ‘I have not the pleasure.” **You will not escape her,” Mr. Forest pre- dicted with a smile of amusement. *Miss Cora is very enthusiastic over the absolute equality of \omen and men. And since some of our young men are courting their young lady friends, Miss Cora thinks it but fair and proper that she should court some of the young men. She does not hesitate to tell them that she admires their good looks, that she loves them; she asks then for kisses, in- xes. vites them to a drink—just as young men talk to young girls and just as they invite them to have a plate of ice cream. She smokes cigars and plays billiards with ber male friends, and is doing ull she 1 to “equalize” the sexs. And Miss Cora as well as tho other *girls of our period” com- plaius very loudly that she cannot abolish all the differences between woman and man.” “Lam not very anxious to make the ac- quaintauce of "Miss Cora Delong,” I con- fessed. “*Aud I agree with you from my ows personal cxpericnco that the old style of housekeeping is very agrecable. I would preferit. But do not the women of the twentieth century lead a more comfortanle life than even the wealthy ladies of my former days! And are you not getting more toil outof the women than we didf Dr. Leete says you are,’ “Dr. Leete 18 a sfm-t optimist when- ever communism {s discussed,” au- swered Mr., Forest. *[t is, of course, impossible to state with auy degree of cer- taiuty how much the girls and women of the year 1887 produced. ButI doubt very much the statement of your host that we are get- ting a great deal more toil out of our women than vou did.” *“The separate cooking, washing and fron- ing at the end of the nincteenth century must have caused a great deal more work than the present wuy of doing these things,” I re- marked. “And Dr. L2ete said: There is no housework to be done.”* *“This ic one of the man of Dr. Leots wild statements " Mr. Forest answered. *Who is sweeping the rooms, making the beds, cleaning the windows, dusting the furniture, scrubbing the floorst I have no doubt that Dr. Leete's family is an women of the industrial army doa great deal, i not all this work in the house of the leade: of the administration party. Have vou ever seen Mrs, Lecte or Miss [2dith doing any of the housework | have mentioned " 1 had to confess that [ never had, and, deed, Miss except to were 8 mewmber must be i very little work to do. “She had never men- tioned that she had duties to perform, and I remember that Dr. in- rrange a bunch of flowers. of the industrial army it thus indi time, “In th > houses ccupied by the rank and file of our industrial army the women have 1o help trom other members of the auxiliury corps (the wowen of the industrial army.) Thnese women have to doall the work I have weutioned, and for them the cooking in the public eating bouses is not such a great help as Dr. Leete seems to believe,” began Mr. Forest, dresses three times a day, for they appear at the table in the wrapper they wear while working at home, and they have to wasiiand dress their cbildren, if have any. by having the cooking done in cating houses, n great deal of squandered that would be house, have to prepare a large is, s & watter of course, great deal over that can not be used afterwards fore, tho women who are membes industrial army find actually ve t0 do any work besides the labor connected with bousekeeping, and the majority of them would rather do the cooking at home. They could do it while busy with their housework, without losing re ti aud undressing for broakfast, supper consume, And the frequently been mado they the There- dinner and complaint if the cookiug were doue at home. there is sickness in 10 be obliged to go to the eatin procure proper food for the invaild, A Mrs, Hosmer sal ling to the laws imprisonment or by putting t he lighted a great man posi- Leete vs has He may and he ous to take d my I feit thatif I continued end in a conflict e, and [ was in no mood to en- ox- adache, t Here was a havior cer- e high ed- itieth Leete demon- coutenitment is not secured to humanity by the simple introduction of com- s foreverybody lodging, of good love, prcposed to enraged sonal And again the her to ac- at she had . estab- lished by natuve, has not spared the relations be- ve their ot exception, because ith had never done anything 1f she u capacity where there 15 but. Leete had onco spoken of his daughter as an indefatigable shopper,** ating that she had much spare Theso women have to chauge their annot And I am inclined to believe that public material is aved ina private Besides, the public cooking houses of fare, and there left rs of the y little time e than the dressing bas that families witi many children would fare much better, and toe mothers of such famlilles save much time When the family, it s very aunoylug to the healthy ~membdrs houses to 1o me the other day she and her seven children had often missed a meal because she could uot wash ail ber little ones | and dress herself ana the children in time.” “How do you employ the married women | T asked. “This s a very weak point In our soclal system,” Mr. Forest replicd. “Most of the married women do not at all relish doing outside work, and they make all kinds of ex- cuses to avoid it. Trouble with their chil- dren and personal indisposition are fre- quently used as excuses for the absence of married women from their positions in the industrial army.” “I suppose it is very difficult, cven for the physicians, to ascertain whether such state- ments are well founded or not,”’ I remarked. “Of course, in the majority of cases, it 1s impossible to make the charge of shamming and prove It,” Mr. Forest continued. *It is this trouble with the married women, and their excuses that their small children pro- vent them doing any duty in the Industrial army, that the radical communists are using in support of their demand for the aboiition of private housekecping. The radicals claim that their system would be more prosperous than ours, ~ It would be much cheaper to lodge hundreds or thousands under one roof than to have houses for one, two or three families, They further- more claim that if marriages were abolished and free love introduced as the principle governing the relations of the two sexes, the passiag alllances of men and women would produce better children than the offspring of the present marriages. These children would be kept and nursed, after they had passod their first year, in large nurseries, 80 that the mothers would have uothing to do with them and could attend all day to their work as members of the ipdus- trial army." “How beastly are these theories! T ex- claimed. “To ‘establish all human institu- tions, the relations of the sexes, simply on a basis of calculation, and to separate the mothers from their children because it is chicaper to raise two hundred mammifers by the bulk even if the mortality should be 10 and 20 per cent greatol 3ut the radicals aro the logical commun- 7 Mr. Forest said. 1o fundamental principle of commumism is equality. You can vase the aemand for the equal division of the ducts of labor on that principle of equality ouly, and if we aro all equal, then there is no reason why we should live in houses of dif- ferent architecture, why we should wear dif- ferent clothing, why we should have a iety of meals, why one man should not Just as good a right to the love of a cer. hay tain girl as any and all other men, and why one girl should not have just as fair a claim to the love of any man she may select as any other girl has. Aud there is no reason why one baby should have more care than “another aud why one mother should spend more time on her child than another, thus perkaps losing time that would have cnabled her to make herself useful by peeling a plate of potatoes. Tne radicals are the only communists.” “But every girl cannot love all the men, aud every man cannot very well love all the Kirts," 1 ovject somewhat amused by the grim humor displayed by Mr., Forest,althouzh my deep disgust for the abomnable orutality preached by the radicals, prevented real merriment. *'Our radical reformers have never been able to explain to my entire satisfaction how the principle of free love should be regulated, if regulated at all,”” Mr. Forest answered. *'Some of them seem disposed to grant per- mission to live together, so long as both par- ties like each ober. But the more radical and logical communists object to the stability of an institution as incongruous with the spirit of institutions based on the principle of absolute equality. Perhaps they favor the choosing of a new partuer every day, and 1n order to place both scxes on an equal footing they would give the right of choice to the women on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri- duys, and to the men on the other three week aays, leaving the Sundays in addition to the ladies. And to avold strife, when a number of reformers de- mand the love of the same girl, or when more girls than one fall in love with the same man, they could draw lots or could raf- fle for the first chance, thus doing justice to all.”¥) ‘It is inconceivable,” I said, *‘tbat men, proudly considering themselves the crown of creation, or if they ~ do not believe in God, at least considering them inteiligent free-think- ers, can breed in their brains such horrid theories. 1 should deplore the fate of woman- hood if theso theories should ever become victorous, if free love in this damnable form should ever be procluimed; or if the nursing and education of children should be taken away from the mothers and entrusted to ors. *I should consider it the most terrible blow ever mmed at humanity 1f the nursing and the first education of young children be trausferred from the mothers to other per- sons. No women or men, however good and uoble they may be, can feel the love and pa- tience for & child that fills a mother's heart. The tie that bind women and mea together, marriage and the family are instutions which even our communistic solons have so far re- spected. Humanity is doomed o barbarism on the day family life is broken up, when mothers are separated from themr * The well known naturalist. Prof. Kurl Vogt In Germany, famous by his nickname “Monkey-Vout," is a radical philosopher, who gined by sobriquet s an advocate of the theory of evolution. claiming monkeys to have the same progenitors as man, But even Vogt's radicalism revolted against the doc- trines st forth by Russiun, French and Ger- mun uihilists and anarchists: during a *eon ntion” held in Switzeriand, Kurl Vogt dic- tated the following lines to them: “V/ir wollen in der Sonn’ spazieren, Wir wollen uns mit Fett beschmieren children, when men are alienated from the constantly elevating influence of good women, when the relations of men and women are stripped of that sublimity conferred upon matrimonial life by the permanent exchange of feelings and thoughts, when these rela- tions are degraded to nothing but sexual in- tercourse. Nearly all our good qualities can be traced back to the influence the unfathom- able love and patience of. the mother, in her efforts to make her beloved child good and true, have exercised upon our minds ana bearts. Nearly all great men haa good mothers. There is nothing on earth that could compensate a child for the loss of its mother, or that could indemnify humanity for the loss of the beneficial influence mothers have on the growing generation.” *Do you suppose that your radicals will ever have power enough to dethrone the mothers and to abohish matrimonial life" I asked, with great curiosity. s Forest’s reply to this question sounded cheerful and confident, more $o than Ling ho bad thus far uttered in my presence. Und auszeloescht sef Mein und Dein, Wir wal Leruuschen, Wir wol or Lauschen, Wir wollen freie Manner sein A free translation of whicii reads: Wo will walk In the sun, boys, with e We will cover our bodfes with grease, For poverty there is no need. We'tl all got as drunk as We'll swap our wives every nos And thus be true frecmen Indeed *“I'hie radicals may rise and overthrow the present government, they may change many | things,"” he said, “‘and they may not meet with much resistance, because the great mass of the people simply tolerate the present rule, have no love for it, and will not rally to its defense. But tho experience of our rudi- cals will be very unpleasant, if they attempt to separate man and wife, mother and ohild. Almost every mother will fight like @ lioness before she will give up her children, and 1 know one man who does not care a straw for the overthrow of tho present goverument, but who would fight to his death before he would yield to a separation from bis spouse. For a #ood and loving wife always has been, is, and always will be, the greatest blessing of God, and no man of honor and courage will permit anybouy to rob him af her! {To be Continued. AT THE EAKLY COMMUNIO. Churchman, I cannot understand dear Lord, how T, Kneeling at dawn with only two or three In the dark church,can draw so near to Thee, When often in the throng, Thou art nigh, Yot here I feel, the while I scarce 1o why, Thy blessed presence at my side to be! Have I not said —To each who loveth Me Aud passeth not My mild commaunaments by, 1 manifest myselfi” Apart, alone, ' Some clasp Me closest: others in the pres: of turonged aitars, touch my seamidss dross Butstill in breaking bread am I made known To the five thousand or the two or three, and they io me) And lol 1 dwel ia tham LAmflm theatrical { THE PROSCENIUM AND FOYER, ) Wilson Barrett Abolishes/the Fee System at Hig Theater, WHO Actors and Actresses Who Will Star Next Season—'‘Mangaret Fleming" a Frost in Bostan—RRhea's New Jewisti Play. ) —ted ABOUT THOSE AMUSE U3, An extraordinary ineident disturbed tho prozress of a recent fivst nightat Wiison Barrett's London theatér, the Princess's. It play- never could happen in any American house because, X:“r(unuuy. no_cause for it exists. But it was significant in London as illustrating the growth of independence and boldness in the British playgoer. Barrett had “put up” the oid melodrama *“Belphe- gor” under the fresh titla of “The Acrobat.” As the curtain fell on the first act a gang of youthful spectators displayed over the gal- lery rail astreamer, upbn_which was printed in very largeletters: ‘ALL FEES SHOULD BE ABOLISHED." As Barrett *ook his eall he looked up and shw the streamer, and indicated to the gods that he understood their request. Ho thon retired, and amid consideravle noiso of laugh- ter and hooting, hundreds of handbills were thrown from the galleky. Thess, says a writer in the Stage, descénded like a snow storm upon the heads of.the devoted pitites and stallites. This is huw they read: TO PLAYGOERS, DOWN with THE FEE BYSTEM. Has [t ever struck you that when you pay for i prozrammie you endourage an impadent extortion? Why showld minagers charge (whether it be 4 penny or « shiiling) for an aavertsenent sheet ubon which tney have secreted the cast of the play being performed, eh? Will you please do'll in your power squelch the fee system by refusing to puy fo programmes and by visiting the “no fee theaters under the following munagem ents? (Heaven bless ‘em.) Henry Trving (Lyecum). Jolin Hare (Garrick), rbohm Tree (Haymarket). orge Alexander (St. Junies). Arthur Chudleigh and Mes. John Wood(Court). D'Oyly Cursé Suvoy). George Eawurdes (Galety), Noruian Forbes (Globe), D'Oyly Carte( Engiteh Opera House), The following are the extortionists: Augustus Hurrls (Drury Lane). Edward Terry (Terry's Thomas Thorne (Yaudey e s Horace Sedger (Prince of Wales und Lyric). Mrs, Lungtry (Prinoess), Wilson Burrott (Olymplc,) George Edwardes (Opera Conilque) Willie Edouin (Strand). Mrs. Gatti (Adeiphi). Charles Hawtrey (Comedy) Clarles Wyndham (Criterion). Heory Lea (Avenue). Mr. Irving especlally deserves tho gratitude Be of pl. . sinze he not only distributes his prog free’ and froely, but dates them also. Mr. Harris, who does everything on a grand scale, not only harges for programuu es, but in the pantominie season mdulges in the rly door dodg Sending round to the gods, Barrott in- formed them that he had; seen their request and that their object ‘was attained. No further disturbance took place. The start- ling streamer was rolled: up for a future oc- casion, and the play proceeded quietly. At the final fall of the curtaln Barrett smilingly addressed the audience, He praised the originator of the scheme which had been cleverly placed before them, and explained his own position n the mwatter. For years— all the time he was at the, Princess’-—he had abolished fees. He had ~the public to assist him:in the matter ¥y posting bills over bis theatres, in which it-Was stated that any servant of the mana t receiving a foo would be subject to il v dismissal. “ever generous publie however, = kopt up the practice and Barrett. qvas, he said, con- stantly compelled in uence to change bis servants. As regasd the Olympic, the fee system should be abolfshed in accordance with'the wish, so cleverly made public, of his friends. Then, with arepetition of ‘he tag, Barrett rotired, followed by hearty ap- plause, I met Courtenay 'I'norpe, the actor, in the Tmperial hotel yesterday and had a little chat with him, says'a writer in the Now York Tolegram. Of course T poke about his play, the dramatization of Kipling's “Light that Failed.” I have just baen reading the no- tices of it," ne said, “‘andiuaturally they in- terest me, Some of the pevers spoke of my rendoring of the part of Dick as being vory different” from Kipling's delineation of the character. Certaiuly it Is differeat; I meant that it should be, Kipling made Dick a kind of rowdy, now I cannot possibly play the part of a rowdy, for there is absolutely noth- [og rowdyish 1h my mAke-up. . As’ it1s a juvenile character I had to play it with my own personality. It is €asy enough to make up soas to disguise yourself utterly for the part of an ola man, but. it s impossivle to transform youg iudividuality when playing a juvenile role. If [ attempted to make mysclf coarse oreature in the part of Dick, the pub- fio wouldn't like ma, Bo i invested bick with my own personality, for this was the only thing to do. Y “Do I feel that the play was & success? I certainly do. 1 succeeded in making the audience laugh aud cry—even the men cried --and what more can an getor ask for than this{" Mr. Thorpe always at he appears in public, forhis face is a_siugu- larly handsome and strfking one. On the street, he has a curious, ldylike walk, which makes people turn around to look at him a second time, Tt is a curious thing that since Mosenthal's “Leah, the forsaken,” ne. play embodying a serious story of Hebrew life has been written, There may have been. atlempts by tyros but they have sunk out of existence and memory both. It is true tuat stuff like “Sam'lof Posen” has been writte in ridicule of the race and it has proved smusing, but Mme, Rhea has just purchased yplay of Jewish lifo that is expected to prove an equal to the once famous “Lean.” Shehsd a notion that a piece of this sort would meet a want just now, aud she applied to; Rabbi Schindler of Boston, just after a lesthire of his which sug- gested o her a dramagie idea. He intro- duced to her a young man of literary ability called Sigmund B. Alexander. He “followed her 1dea closely with the” result of writing what the well known acress conceives to be a play of the first order, ' It will be producad next season. Mme. Rhea has never had so successful a season as the one just passed, and it is due largely to the fact that she has a good munufier. For the first time in her career here this may be gaid truthfully. Mr, Wood D. Loudoun is tha man, and he does what all managers should do, take all the work appertaining to te business on their shoulders and leave to the star the artistio +part of the profession pud never interfere with it. 4 attention when The steamsLip Iberla of the Pacific ‘Steam Navigation company safled from Liverpool on \\'l‘unosdui‘ with the Qleary London opera company ou the most extraordinary tour re- corded in stage annals. Last year the same company visited the eastefn coast of South America, arriving iu Bugdos Ayres the day after the revolution \wady ended and played their for eight weeks, and afterward in Rio Janerio. This year the jcompany is booked for 65,000 miles” on the ast and west coasts, playing in Pernambuco,fio Janerio, Monte: video, Buenos Ay Vialparaiso, Santiago, Calloa, Lima and @her smaller places for terms varying from one night to four weeks The season will last six months and the com- pauy, which numbers sixty people, will sing only in English. The repertoire includes fif- teen operas, mostly Gilbertand Sullivan and recent London successes. ‘The star of the Cleary compauy is Lenoga Brabam, late of Savoy theatre, and Haery Hillard of New York, 1s tho first tenor, while David G. Long- worth of Chicago, is the leading comedian, and Barter Johns the masieal director. An- other Chicageon on the §beria is Heury Ros- enfeld, who broke off hig fourth tour around the world at London in eeder v go with the Cleary company for fan. Edwin clur{. who takes the company out, is well known in traveled havin f0c » 1oog tine with the Booth aud Lederer will try @ nove Mojeska | who arravged deuces, told funny companies soveral years ago. The firet per- formauce 1n South” America will be in Per- uambuco on June 8. . The opening attraction for Boyd's theater is still undecided, T. F. Boyd will go to New York next month to complete his bookiugs for the new house, N Clara Morris is one of u writing for a magazine, Clara! Leslic Carter's press agent keeps busy, The last from him L that he has secured one of the principal successes of the Paris sea son. “‘Alabama,"” Gus Thomas' successful drama, will ‘probably open one of Palmer's theaters next fall in New York, and run the season, . . "'The Envoy,” James O'Neill's new play, is nota great success, although O'Neill and Louis James are credited with doing excel- lent wor Dunlop's Stage News is responsible for the statement that ninety-two new_farce-com- cdies are to be put on the road. It does not, }m\\'u\'ur, quote the number that will come n The theatrical exodus to Europe 1s begin ning in earnest. The City of New York, whicn leaves May 27, will carry Mr. Frank W. Sanger, Mr. Marcus K. Mayer, Agues Huntington, Mr. Canby and many others. Charles Frohman has departed from his previously formed resolution never to star any body for this coming season. Johnstone Benuett is the star of his ‘Jane” company, and the following year Mr. Johu Drew will be similarly featured. Miss Agnes Huntington will not England until the 27th inst. It is quite likely that she will play a ten weeks' engagement in this country in the early part of next sea son while the finishing touches are being put ou her new theater in London. Mr. Ed Harrigan 1s said to have completed the firstact of anew local comedy with which he will probably open 1n next season. “Reilly and the 400" has already passed its 150th pe formance and will not be taken off uutil the advent of very warm weather, Miss De Lussan's “Carmen” is creating quite a sensation at Covont Garden. The Loudon Standard says of her: +The portrait is instinet with true Spanish vitality and color. No effort is spared by her to prosent her conception of the character w complete aud vivid form, The excellence of her vocal- ization was freely and frequently acknowl- edged by the audience.” Marcus Mayer and She is now Welcome, dear sail for orze Westinghouse experiment with their Dickson comedy company next scason. Their principal play of the evening will be “Incog,” but they will do a curtain-raiser in German, Ellen imrg‘ lately of Amberg's; Dickson himself and Clara Lipman wil ap- pear in these curtain-raisers,and immediate afterwards play the principal piece of the evening in English, All of them are curious- ly enough Americans. “‘Apollo; or the Oracle of Delphi,” the Casino's burlesque operatta, has the pictu- resque and melodic elements requisite for a summer success, and it will probably hold the Casino's stage until harvest time. Lillian Russell’s worshippers have no fault to find with her in this new work. Sho is as ad- mirably conspicuous as the most loyal of her friends could wish, and she is stiil artistic, painstaking, and sincere in her imperson- ation ; nevertheloss she is ouly one figure in a resplendent array, says the New York Sun, The “Tar and the Tartar,” a new comic opera, made its New York appearance last week and its recention was not wholly de cisive. There 1s nothing new in the plot, but the lines themselves are original to nicrlnm-n. the librettist, Mr. Smith, having snapved his fineers at everything conventional and con- servative. He has borrowed ideas from such rot even as “The Irish Arab,” but iu putting those ideas into words his personality is as dL\LlneHVM{ unique as Walt Whitman's, Adam _Itzel. jr., wrote tho music, which is passable. The piece is presented at Palmer’s. Jim Hearne, be of “*Hearts of Oak' fame, has written a play called “‘Margaret Flem- ing,” which deals with a subject tabooed in our parlors, although Howells says it rivals toe bestof Tbsen’s plays. No manager of a theatre could be induced to rent his house for its production, and then Hearne engaged Chickering hall in Boston to launch his bark, Since its production the audiences have been very small, notwithstanding that M: Louise Chandler Moulton, the Rev. Minot Say- age, Rabui Schindler, T. S. Perry, ani other writers of prominence, have found some- thing to commend in its truth to nature Jimmy has been oute to invoke the aid of W D. Howells, but the play is a Hash in the pan. Mrs Alfred Bishop Mason, a New York society woman has hala play accepted by Mr. and Mrs. Kendal entitled “Captain and Mate.” Mrs. Mason is an intimate friend of Mrs, Burton Harrison. Mrs. Van Rensselaer Cruger and Mrs. Williaw Whitney. She has been a contributor to Scribner's and St. Nicholas and has written several very clever mounologues for Sarah Cowell Le Moyne, Personally she is & very attractive womai, with dark hair and lovely blue eyes. She is popular, a brilliant conversationalist and the cleverest amateur palmist in America. Her paln-resding became quite the fad at New- port Jast summer. Mrs, Mason was born 1n New Haven, Conn. She married & Chicagoan, and lived in that city & number of years. She and ner husband are now residents of New York. e — WITH THE KIDS, Mussentouchit, There was one word the little girl heard many times a day, says the Union (Pa.) Signal. The word was Mussentouchit. Baby wondered who Mussentouchit could be. The strange thing lived in the bureau drawers, It lived in the sewing-machine, It lived in the tall jar taat 8t00d on the lit- tle round table, It certaiuly lived in the glass globe where the gold fishes swam, ‘This went on till baby was two years old. Ihere was no word she heard so ofien as the loug. queer word, Mussentouchi Mussentouchit was everywhere--in shining books on the parlor table; in the flower-beds; among the roses; even in mam- ma's work-basket the straoge thwg lved; and if baby took up a reel of silk or cotton, there was Mussentouchit, One day baoy found herself by the glass globe all alone. The family were very busy, and for a few minutes forgot the little, pry- ing, restless darling. This was her chance, Up went the chubby legs into the chair that stood near the gold-fish globe. Poised on the rounding cushion, baby reached far over to touch the gold fish. In’ reaching she lost her balance and foll, draggiug the globe to the floor, There was o crash, & scream, a rush, and mammu was on the spot. Baby was picked up, kissed and scolded, *1I dess I tilled old Musscatouchit ’s time " sho said, shaking herselt and walking off, Why Jim Was Puzzled. We have an incubator, also a small colored boy to run errands, wash dishes, etc., writes a lady in the Philadeldhia Record. On the arcival of the former the little darky was very curious to kuow all abouf it. He éxawined tho article thoroughly, then asked, “Say, Miss Julie, what fur dat 'ar the ting 7 \ “I'hat's for hatehing chickens, James," I explained. “Fur to hetch chickeus! Whar you put de eggs? “Inside,” T answer, *and the lamp under- ueath and tho water make tne uecessary heat and moistu He looked quizzically at it for an instant, then asked, **Miss Julie, whar you put de hen 1" Stifling Childhood, A child's party is no longer a simple Joyous occasion for romping aud laughter, declares the New York Sun. In a not dis- inctly fashionable up-town neighborhood cards were out the other day for a child's party from 5 o'clock untik 9 o'clock in the evening, All the little girls wore low- necked dresses with short sleeves, and long Kloves to match. Their shoes and stockinys also harmonized with their little gowns. The£ were amused by & master of ceremonles, tories, sud performed some sleight-of-hand tricks. After supper every little girl got a great basket of bonbous, and every boy roceived a toy silk hat of man's size and filled with confoc- tionery. He's a Shaver, Sure. Thero is an infant near St. Joseph, Mo, that has beeu shaved as often as his “dad.” The child was born with & growth uf hair on his face which grew so rapidly that at the ago of three months it was eighteen incties in length. This so distressed the mother that it was decided to haye the hair removel, which v7as done by g barber at St. Joseph Tho baby stood the ordeal surprisinely well, and may claim the championship in the line of early shaving. Raising “Poppy" Dogs. I have a young dog which has not named, but which we call *‘the puppy.” suys a writer in the Housekeepers' weekiy, One of my little neighbors, u boy of five summers, aiways speaks of him as “‘the poppy dog. The other duy, while I was planting poppy seeds in my flower-bed, this youngster came behiud me'with the question: *What are you dofug, Miss Julie!" “Planting poppys, dear,” answered | ‘Oh! Mis< Julie, what lots of little poppy dogs you'll have, won't you'! vot been Way of The World, old Edith went to bed one night with a good-by kiss for papa, who was to go away early next morning on a long business trip. The next day ber mamma said: “We must pray for papa while be is gove, aud ask Gud to take cure of nlm." “So the train won't off and kil bim " askea Idith. “*Yes," replied mamma; “what would we do if pay should get killed “We'd cry, that's what,” said the jittle maiden, “‘and then we'd ot mar ain and havo another papa. Five-yea The Young Man's Position. Goods News, Who is that voung ¢ 0 much to see Claral His namo is Sparkler. In businass! Really 1 do not know. Don’t you know what his posi- Father comes he Mother Fathor Moth Father. tion ist Mother—1 have not learned, Little Bobby—1 know. 1 pocked through the keyhole, fellow who cet, Anyhow. irl came to us one day, is the ‘hangup;’ I want Phonetically Cory A little neighbor and said, *Wher " . “What do you mean?” we inquired, puz- 2led to understand ner, “1 waut the ‘hung up' to swing in,” said she. Then we understood that she wanted the bammock, Prattie. Charlie W., aged 4, had two pets—a canary, which was a fine singer, and a Oune unlucky day the door of the bird was left open, and the cat was caught in the actof swallowing the last morsel of poor birde. Little Charlie gazod at the cat a few moments in sorrowful meditation, then sud- denly queried: “Mamma, will Kitty sing now " Little Harry went out to see the old hen aud little chicks. The mother hen resented his iuterference, and flew at him in defense of ber brood, when he ran 1uto the house ex- claiming: “Mamma, mamma, the old hen turned up her clothes at me," Little Nellie climbed into Uncle Ned's lap and began to search his poclet for a penny. Finding a silver quarter she called out: *Oh, mamma! Uucle Ned bas gota penny with a hen on it!" Teacher ~Tommy, can you give me a sen- tauce in which but {s a conjunction? Toramy --Sec the goat butt the boy. Butt is a con- Junction, and connects the boy with the goat. "This four-year-old was the son of & butcher according to the Lewiston Journhal. The father one day wus passing a house that was closed and the son asked: *‘Where's the woman that used to live in this house!’ 'She is dead, my son.” “Well, what deaded her” “Oh, 'she was very sick and couldn't get well.” The lad remained in a brown study for a few minutes and then broe out: *‘Say, pa, what'd they do with her skin ' A bright ten-year-old girl, whose fathor is addicted to amateur photography, attended u trial at court the other day for the first time. ‘This was her account of the judge’s charg *The judge made a long speech to the jury of twelve men, and then sent them off into a little dark room to develop.” —-— AND wIsDpoM, age wir Then and Now. Upon her dress each year sne spent Just $1500. And now she sits in calico And hums while baby hollers, Explanation of a Mystery. Jewelers'” Weekly., Mr. Newwed: “Why is it that a woman's watch never keeps good time (" Mrs. Newwe: ‘'l guess it's because if a good time's to bo had the woman dou't give the watch a chance.” Hoist By His Own Petard, Jewelers' Weekly. Gillygall: “Now, Miss Gwace, if you de- siawed to cut & diamond, what would you use!” Miss Keene: *‘The heart of any man that can regularly visit a girl two years without offering her a ring.” Staving Her OfF. Cloak Review, Desperate Customer-~What shail T do, face my wife without matching this cloth ¢ Clerk- -1 am very sorry, sir, but we sold the last remnant yvesterday, Customer—Then there 1s but one thing to do—invite afriend home to dinuver with me, Both Agreed. Cloak Review, Wife—Did you change the dress pattern and blow the man up for the mistake! Husband—I had it changed, but the clerk aeclared that he knew you were wrong, Wife —~Well, what did you do about itt Husband— (grimly)--I' shook hands wih bim. Too Great a Risk, Cloak Revlew. Passenger —Conductor, one of the buttons on the dress of thatlady in front of me has fallen off. Here it is, and I think you had better tell her about it Conductor (grufily)~Why dou't you tell her yourselft Passenger Not much. I'm her husband. The Last Resort, Cloak Review. . Wickstaff—My dear, this ribbon you brought home for Iido is a shade too lignt. Wickstaff—All right. Mrs. Wickstaff (the next day) I'm sorry, but the ribbon you have brought home today is a shade oo dark. Tl try it over, My, dear, Wickstaff (wearily)—Then wait until to morrow, and I'll change the aog. Briggs hat was a terrible thing about Wangle, wasu't it! - While his wife was ta ing to the dressmaker he committed s in the next room, ide Griggs—Phew! Have they found out the cause ! Briggs—It is supposea that he heard what the dressmakar said A Day O, New York Weekly, Mrs. Out-of-Town (to near neighbor) Such trouble as I've had today! I'm nearly dead. Neighbor--Mercy! What's happened,” “My husband's watch stopped last night ¢ I don't see why that——' No, neither cauld we. It never stopped before, and we didu't know it was stopped this moruing, because it stopped last evening and 50 1 set the clock by it, and that was wrong and my husband ‘missed the traiu to the city and the children were late toschool.” *!Not pleasant, of course; but——' “O!but I haven't told 'you. You see, my husband, after missing b cegular traun, con- cluded to take & day off asd mend all the fur- uiture UMBER BASE BALL SMALL TALK, Personal Notes Gathered From Many Busy Fields, LEAGUE AND ASSOCIATION NOTES, What the Stars Are Doing and Try ing to Do-Great Expl of the Youug Bloods, Young Eagan is now playing a fine secon{ base gamo for St. Louis. He is improving right along. Loutsville took o beautiful Killars expect to soon climb Kentuckians, orge Wood is captain of the Athlotie club by virtue of being u stockholder in the old corporation drop. Kelly's abead of the I'lie Athletics drew a fine crowd last Sab urday with Columbus, The turnstile count Wi Over 4,500, In cignt games Haddock never base on balls, This be the four-ball vule, Ihe Louisvilles are gotting roastod af home. ‘The Falls City papers want Chupman to strengthen up. gave @ ts tho record under The Athletics are br: ‘g up in grea shape, They put up a very strong gamq agaiust Bultimore. Sharsi is in hara luck. Things migh have becu different had the Athletics secure Bierbauer and Stovey. “Shorty" Fuller is in the old rut a made his usual th errors on his pearance in Baltimore, Columbus lost her first xame to Boston through an unfortunate error of Crooks. The misplay cost five ruus. Comiskey's festered finger still bothers bim greatly. He may have to lay oft if if coutinues to bother him McQuery niay be uwkward, but he plays in, He tirst ap. first base for all there is init. He also hits the ball hard and often. Cocoran is the best leader in the Athletia club and he w by ex-Muanage s the man selected for captain Sharsig. “Sloppy* Robinson surprised himself by makiug a home run in Boston. *Robbie' formerly resided in the Hub, Good uatured chafog betwoen *‘King" Kelly aud the bleachers is adway of a game with Cincinnati Kerins is beginning to show his authority, Kramer's proclamation has stiffened up tha much-abused umpire's back.| Keiley's toam drew poor week day crowds to the Pendleton grounds. Cincinnati wants but one representative team. Lohman, the new Senator from California, has caught on in Washington by his timely hitting and brilliant fielding. There are people in Philadelpht; sist that Corkhill occasionall, temptation to field for a record, Louisville is dropping steadily sinco leay ing howe. Somebody will have to pay for this when the Colonéls get back. Hoy is one of the most conscientious play- ery in the country. He is a hare worker and watcoes every point of the game, “‘Leggy" Lehane is nlaying a fine game at. the imtial bag—No. 1. He is also way ahead of his last season’s batting record. Keily's mournful ery: **We can’t beat the Cuban” Giants,” was unauimously indorsed by the Washingtons after Tuesday's gawme. Cincnnati is not stuck on Kilroy. His come panions say his only good point is the clever- ness with which be gets away with his bal. Billy Barnie is just now sleeping on a bed of ro: If the Orioles take a big drop, how Billy will pull out the few bairs on his upper lip! Kuehue has caught on with the Columbus crowd. He used to play the samo position for Columbus in 1835, when Horace Phillips was manager Chamberiain isn't doing anything like the work he should do. Ho is not in prime cons dition and he doesn’t seem to be iu a hurry to get that way. Tne Philadelphia newspapers are now manugiug the Athletic club, and in return for this privilege they are helping Wagner throw down Sharsig. Morgan Murphy catches right along and Farrell has shown up as an excellont oute fielder. Richardson’s injury brought these changes about. Louisville's salary list is £10,000 ahead of last year's figures, and unless tho team ciimbs up pretty soon there will bo a big falling off in home audiences, Miilizan is not playing his game and Wage ner may release him' if his work do.sn’t 1my prove. He is as Yig as a Dutch alderman and too luzy to practice. Van Haltren is a fine general player, Vam is a fine piteher and would be of great aid ta@ the overworked McMahon if Barnie could se- cure a good short stop, Werden continues playing errovless games, Tne caucer on his lip, caused by excessiv smoking,has disappeared and he i3 now play- ing as he never played before, Cincinnati ought to win many games whe Radbourn gets in trim. The *‘o1d hoss" hu\g Pittsburg down to two hits, and the men from Sootville are rattling good butsmen. Gus Wehing is the best pitcher in the Athletic team. Callihan's work has been ragged. and Chamberlain has not been any too successful against hard hitting teams. Tommy Dowd is no longer considered a wonder. s fielding of late has becn very ercatic and he has also taken a big tumble in vatting. He is a corking rnaner, though, Jim Davis’ third base playing did not sult manager Suyder and Davis was relensed, lio Smith, who has succeedoa Davis, is batting well, but Lis fielding has beow yery Syaller.” The Clevelund cranks are, as usyal, ua« asonable. In spite of the fuct thnt the club has veen up among the first four all the senson a regulur row is wuged at the toss of u wame, Pittsburg has more than her share of good pitchers, but can ouly boust of oue reliablg catcher—Mack, It will go hard with the Smoketown aggregation 1t Mack meets with an injury. McAleer continues his good work. felding, batting and_runaing could s bo improved upon, He should be very e ful of that leg, though—the one that was broken. Haddock has made a remarkable record in the association, He has not been hit for double figures in any gume. In the game the Bostons lost to Baltimore the latter only made four bits, ‘Tom Brown is playing magniticently in all gamo, Inst of trying a feature who in- yields to the His departments of th to bunt the ball, be is slugging it with wons dorful success and leads the association g three-base hits, The Nationais musv take a big brace or ga under. The home wds are pgrowing smaller every day, and the tewmn won't draw sparrows awiy from home if it is not greatly strengthened up. ‘Phe stewarts in castorn hotels are gotting ready for “Chicken” Wolf. The Louisville man’s record has preceded him, bis gastrono mical feats having already mado hlin ter ror to hotel men, George Gore is the best man in the coum try to lead off the butting list. He 1s o great waiter and always plays hard to reach first pase in his first turn ac the bat. iyau is als¢ a good man to lead off. Chris Von dor Ahe: “Vhen ahe Araorican association loses Sharley Snyd hov loses der best vompire vho! dhcy nevor have, Chris made this break io Washington, and the wine went round King Kelly's killers woro slaughiterod fa their first bout with the Nationals. The king was tired the Boston festivitios and re- tired after the second inning, Hucley saking his place behiud the bat. Baltimore turns out excellent crowds right along, - The finacal results aie highly satise factory, aud the club will do its best-ous.