The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 18, 1900, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1900. 9 gnnunnnnnnnnunnnnnmannnnnauunnufinnnnnunnunnnnnnnnunnuannnnnnfinunnnnnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnunnnn . o 4 @OXINOAOHOAPIXIX XX OO g : Alameda v mono. OAKLAND i, oavewi Berkeley & of the Bay Cities $ + of the Bay Cities $ . ErKeley 3 B Oerexexsrooxererexexe® @O O%IXOKIOxSA X OROX OO g 010100 0 0 00 000 106 06 6 00 500 500 O 0 0 0 0 0 6 500 00 0 06 00 100 0 00 306 06 20K 30K X006 0 06 2 0% 30 6 300 30 6 306 30 06 30 35 ¥ 10 O 40 ¥ 10k 30 3 XX 30 308 08 336 08 30K 106 08 10 10 JOF 06 X0 X X 1 300 O DX M X M I X A X MRS, HEARST IS WELCOMED BY THE STUDENTS Creat Demonstration | in Her Honor. ————— THE UNIVERSITY’S NEW ERA e A Promise Extended That the New Buildings Will Be Begun This Year and Speedily Brought to Completion. w E dent esses and tion tc Hall to- order dem- earst sias centered to whom and whi “new for Mrs, he nt of ients and ed with the lings, wanted he woman who Wl =0 the wel- e in the form nd the stu- and over- up ten ut an eader idents, skey wow- way the when died a x s80- ek department of the happy dif- e present outloc and rad- are united un- ymmands confidence ce of the kindliness actress whom = also as a friend. was followed Glee Club, ncored, render- lowed 1 R. Miller, Ral; and Ezra de C: to, h pians, giving and ‘growth he first said, “that res al competition was given mselves. The specta- € »yal sons of Cali- e pick and shovel ep toward the beau- s moved the friends here to plan for the w ersity 1 of 2 v been im- gs, but with with her gener- i untfl a differ- d pr il. When had matu morable lett vement into def! ble the acquisi- nt splendid set of de- t to Berkele: will be These wiil regents and returned to of October the com- 1 be in the hands of the 1st who are disposed ay in_putting the the first of these before the end entire scheme . and that soon disproportionate to g carried on ‘begur ar. The expe f the t in those walls. announcement of the plans of Mrs. was greeted with generous ap- President Benjamin Ide Wheeler fol- Jowed and said in part: TBerkeley is delighted. We wanted Mrs. Hearst to come and 1 We needed this building sther generous _projects which Mrs. uniike those who can merel stand at & distance and contemplate, wa : able to grandly accomplish. It is a thing ent in the Uni- »f California. Be proud of her. for her. Live for her.” Hearst did not make any address, quietiy received the congratulations 4 welcomes of those who met her. adent_committee of arrangements f Miss Gertrude Jewett, M Wilder, Miss Eva Powell, Fred G W. A Shuey and Eccleston B. ve with us here. We needed the reception committee consisted of E Wenzelburger, Miss Zena st, Miss Mary Powell’ Miss L. L Dozier, Miss E. McKinne, Miss Annie Mc- Cleave, Mis Davis, Miss Matilda rds, M Macauley, Miss Ruth er, Miss Fern West, Miss M. G. Wilt- Miss Edna Owen, Miss Isabel Godin, fiss Eva Powell, Miss Bess Graham, Miss Grace r, Miss Muriel Eastman, Reno Hutchinson, H. 8. Robinson, Harold Bradley, R. Haseitine, C. E. Miller. E. W. de Coto, J. B Moulthrop, C. W. Peck, L. L. Greene, J. B. Southard E. A. Dickson, B W_ Tully, A. B. Rhuart, G. L. Allen, J L. A. de Coto, J. M. Eshel- ay Smith, J. J. Earle and Ralph GRAPE-NUTS. A BRAWNY SCOT. Eggs and Grape-Nuts. “I would like to give you my expe- | jence since using Grape-Nuts ten ecks. 1 began welghing 176 pounds | with a big stomach owing to improper | digestion. | “1 now weligh 199 pounds, and the | flesh is on the right places—i. e., the | entire muscular anatomy. “Before trying Grape-Nuts I looked upon the food as a Yankee dodge to fleece the public. (I am Scoteh). I am | glad to admit my mistake. I stir two‘ raw eggs in one-half cup Grape-Nuts, sugar to taste, beat all together twol minutes, add boiling water one-half cup; let stand two minutes, and you have a dish that would satisfy the Prince of Wales for once in his life anyhow. I have a delicate sister in Edinburgh, Scotland, who wants Grape-Nuts. Can she get them there?” John W. Hunter, Cal. -0000000‘30’0“?00‘0000?0@‘@ > o | as the only solution for the criminal e Widow Spiars Sued for Alienating the Love and Affection of Mrs. Lane’s Hus- band. LRI SEL QOO SO e 00204040000 s ° | | F\/. SPIARS.. ® L e it I ST SO Y Oakland Office S8an Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, Jan. 17. RS. SDWARD LANE of Fruit- vale stirred the caldron of fate to the bottom and there arose therefrom a suit for $25,000 dam- ages agalnst Mrs. F. W. Spiars, | a widow, for the alienation of the affec- | tions of her h sband. And thus it is that all those who know the parties are won- dering what kind of a broth this same caldron is brewing for those concerned, they are known to nearly everybody pon this side of the bay. As the cal- dron bubbles and bubbles it produces troubles and troubles and family quar- rels that are most complex in their ram- ifications. Mrs. F. W. Spiars is the widow of one of the best known restaurant men in Oakland. He died some years ago and left all his property, which is supposed to be quite large, to his widow. Since that time she has been living in Fruit- vale very quietly until this suit was filed. Mre. Charlotte Lane is the wife of Ed- ward Lane, the roadmaster of Fruitvale road district. This section being as densely populated as a city, his is no mean position. He is a brother of Wil- lizm Lane, formerly jailer under Sheriffs McKillican and White, and this brother, he says, is the cause of the trouble. [ =1 J OLICE SECURE WARRANTS FOR THREE CHINESE Stabbed a Suey Sing Highbinder. Yo murder marked the passing of ve terday in Chinatown. There were hired murderers, nevertheless, prowling about in search of their victims, but before three of them could earn the heathen's reward for the taking of life they were taken by the police and lodged behind tt bars. Chinatown was in a state of unrest such as has never been experienced befo! and it is admitted by leading Chinese au- thorities that the merchants have under- taken too great a task in attempting to prevent further hostilities. admission was made to the acting chief of police last night that all of the men killed thus faf in the trouble have been Hop Sing men and that the Suey Sings have scarcely suffered in return. The only man of the latter tong who has been injured was Lee Wong, who was cut in the hand by place. Last night the police secured war- rants for the three Hop Sing men who did the_cutting. Quong Hing and Ah Jew. All have been located, and their arrests will follow oo A special reward of $30 for each man ha: been offered by the merchants. The Hop Bing Tong has positively re- fused to abandon the struggle. At the meetings called for the purpose of adjust- ing a peaceful settlement they have re- fused to attend or to consent to even an- other truce. into submission remains in the prospec- tive, but the chances are that they can- not untl they have taken as many of thelr rivals’ lives as have been sacrificed from their own ranks. Last night acting Chief of Police Biggy | was Invited to attend a meeting of the Six Companies. He had refused on other oc- casions to be present until the Chinese should grant him certain concessions, and it was only upon the promise that his re- quests would be granted that he listened to any of their propositions last night. Another meeting has been arranged for to-day, and the acting Chief stated that if things materialize as he expects them to the war will be declared off before 12 o'clock Friday mnight. that the Six Companfes have agreed to appoint six Chinese detectives to gather and furnish evidence against the murder- ers and to turn them over to the law. The detectives will be pald by the companles and will receive $35 per month. An effort will also be made 1o capture the presi- dents of the leading tongs. There are but twenty men in this city who have been committing any crime. Some of them are now serving terms for carrying concealed weapons, and if the | merchants keep their faith with the police and turn the others over to the law trouble may be quelled. This is regarded rob- lem, and the influence of the merchants will have but little weight with the en- raged Hop Bings. Last ntrm squads of officers under act- ing Chief Biggy and Captain Wittman visited the highbinder resorts and arrest- ed a number of Chinamen who could pro- duce no certificate provided for by the exclusion act. In this matter the lice have the assistance of the Federl?ol thorities and if the highbinder war co tinues about one-fourth of the inhabitants of Chinatown will be deported. The women who were arrested in houses of ill-repute were allowed to return to their resorts as they have no other home, but they were required to keep their doors open and no other persons were allowed admittance. Detective George McMahon and Officer Burke were detailed by the acting Chief to watch for highbinders, who now come from the suburbs of the town to commit their crimes. They succeeded in captur- ing two as they were entering Chinatown from Sacramento street. The police had © 9080008000059 0000080000000 09 The startling | three men Sunday night on Waverly | They are Yee Me, Yee | Whether they can be forced | It is understood ! 4 )¢ 1 ® 4 e 34 ® The Defendant and Mr. Lane Claim That It Is a Case of Blackmail—Damages of $25,000 Sued For. —_— Now comes all the complications, which hinge upon the money which the Widow piars i supposed Lo have hiad, and which e says she has not got.. But whether she had or had not the money, the sus- picion that she had seems to have caused all kinds of trouble. Mrs. Lane says that her husband has deserted her for the wealth of Mrs. Spiars, and she wants some of Mrs. PF' ' wealth §n_ return | for damaged affections. Edward Lane, | the husband, says that it was because | his brother, Willlam Lane, wanted to get Mrs. Splars’ wealth that all this hap- | pened, and Mrs. Spiars says that it is an effort’ upon the part of Willlam Lane and Mrs. Edward Lane to get some of the wealth that she has not got. Then she charges blackmail. his is nothing but a blackmailing suit,” said Mrs. Spiars. - “They . think that 1 have some money, when 1 have not, and they are trying to get it. I am old'and alone, and they think I am an easy prey. Some time ago Mrs. Lane, who i now suing me, asked me to loan her $400, which I did. 'This is the reward I get. Willlam Lane tried to rent a room | in my house some time ago, and I_re- | to let him. Then he put up Mrs. | | Edward Lane against me. he wants to get my money. Some few weeks ago Edward Lane came to my | They his Mrs. were very crowded at his house, mother being sick. Since that time Lane has quarreled with me, and advantage was taken of that to get her | to_ bring this suit.” “I am_sorry to say that I belleve that | my brother is at the bottom of this,” said | Edward Lane. ““Some time ago our house | became crowded because my mother was received information that a shooting had lh”“ booked to take place at the efi“fi ot | place where the men were taken. high- carried large revolvers. Another binder was discovered by Officer Gill, | turning into Commercial street from Kearny. Before he could be captured he the weapon away and It was not re- l covered by the police. ANOTHER VERSION OF “DON CASAR’ ON CAESAR OF IRUN" suffers in D comparison with that good old tuney | household opera, “Maritana,” which it resembles as much as a twenty- | five-cent piece resembles a shilling. The story is the same and the dialogue so like that were it not for the musical interrup- B e O o i i e i o ) (R e e e e i s e e i o ) I believe that | house and rented a room for a short time. | | | TWO WOMEN, TWO MEN, MONEY, SUIT. D e S R e PP I R R I O e JRdhdhed 400 G0t 8 [ e e ) brought_there sick, and I rented a room in Mrs. Spiars’ houSe because it was near. My brother trled to get a room there, but I had heard him say that he would like to marry the Widow for her money, and advise her to have n e othing to do _ Edward Lane tells a different in support of her suit. Iy husband has left me and his fam- and {s now living at the home of Mrs. Spiar: said Mrs. Lane. ‘‘There is plenty of room at home, and vet he prefers to sta T There is no reason why he sheuld his family, unless his affections been won by the woman I have sued. have been basely deserted, and think tha I am justified in the course I have taken." Nonie of the parties to the case are of the spring chicken age. Mrs. Splars is a _widow of 65 years, with no children. Edward Lane {s'a man of 50 with a wife and efght children, his wife, the plain- tiff in this case, being a few years his stor: away in her company. eave have T junior. “It is an outrage that T should be dragged into this case and that my broth- ers should have treated his wife as he did,” said Willlam Lane. “The statement that I wanted to marry the widow = ab- golutely false. 1 never met her more than two or three times. My brother left his family for her. and I feel sorry for his wife, but as to my having had any other connection with the case, it is absolutely alse. tions one might think that one were hear- | It is the music ing Wallace's composition. that ppointing. Dellinger does not display a melodic in- vention that grabs the fancy, and in spite of some well-made ensembles the opera is musically monotonou: 1t is not to be wondered that with such uninspiring ma. terial the chorus at the Grand is at a disadvantage and sings with a raggedness that Is as painful as it is unusual. Persse as Don Caesar is quite at home, | though as spiritless as ever. There is lit- | tle to say of the other principals, except that Wollf is glven another chance to take himself seriously in the part of Don Fer nandez, which Is a condition of things | that is always fatal to opportunity for | important. | "T'here is a crying need of new principals | at the Grand Opera-house. Not a whoie- sale change, but at least the introduction of one new face. Some one who can take a leading part, some one who can attract and please. This would mean a -much him, unless tne | erious work be positively | | | needed rest for some one, too, and there | is not a singer in the bunch that woula | not profit by it. Stage Managbr Jones has been indus- | triousiy praised for his work with South- well and Morosco, and he is undoubtedly | clever within the scope of his ideals, but | verily he should give us pause in the mat- ter of marches and the like. He carries to excess and his girls are lorever going through intricate evolutions and marking time with their graceful extremities. This ample, when “Don Caesar” sings a fare- well to his sword, which by the way is a poor substitute for “‘Farewell, My Gallant Captain” of “Maritana,” and is encom- | passed on all sides by a marching mass of | misses brilliantly bedight. Mr. Jones also | revels in impossible tableaux. It Is a pity his talent should be so perverted. ., PORTER GARNETT. In “A Close Shave,’ presented yester- day afternoon at the Orpheum for the first time on any stage, the patrons of | that popular playhouse had the pleasure vaudeville sKetches that has ever come this way. That it made a decided hit was evidenced by the applause that was not satisfled until the players had responded 1o two curtain calls. A curtain call for actors in any sketch is rare enough to be a novelty, but two of them at a matinee simply breaks the record. Mr. J. Frazer Crosby Jr. and Miss Inez Forman, as- sisted by Mr. Joseph Mullen, produced the Sketch by invitation of théir friends in the profession, previous to opening the Orpheum circuit in it and another play- le_lrh(wg weeéuhhencre‘, . 5 e first of the series of symphony con- certs will take place at the Grz’nd 3per;. house this afternoon. The programme will include Tschaikowsky's ‘‘Pathetique’” symphony. Mile. Trebelll's song recital will take lzce at Sherman & Clay’s Hall on next onday evening; again on the following Thursday and Saturday matinee. Mme. Bmma Nevada will be heard in a farewell concert at the California Theater next Monday night. The programme is entirely new and interesting. Constantinople Minstrels will be the fea- ture of the amateur performance at the Chutes to-night. ————— Attempted Burglary. Three young men were detected by Pa- trolman Heins at twenty minutes before 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon in attempt- ing to break into the Lamar lodging- house on Bush street. The officer suc- ceeded In capturing one of the men, who e the name of Edward Reniger, a ksmith, aged 18 years. of wiinessing one of the most pleasing | | | 000U @C0C0000000090e00 THE HARRIS-AMES LITIGATION NOT ENDED BY DEATH Will of Rich Widow Is a Revelation. Oakland Office San Franclsco Call, %8 Broadway, Jan. 17. The bitter litigation between the late Mrs. Ann Harrls and her brother, Josiah P. Ames, involving the recovery of $150,000 In bonds and securities she intrusted to his management, has not been terminated by the death of plaintiff, which occurred i s hi Mrs. Harris' olographic will, dated A 14, 1898, was flied for probate this al&rr‘} noon by E. Wilder Churchill, a nephew, who applies for letters. The will had been left in the possession of E. S. Churchill of Napa, and by its terms the brother liti- gant,'Joslah P. Ames, Is cut off with $ and his five children are wholly ignored, while the children of another brother, the late John Ames, including John P., W, C., George, Chester §. Ames and M. Alice “hurchill, are left the residue of the es- tate, which is supposed to be worth about u?fl,bw Following are the terms of the L 1 giv devise and bequeath to my brother, | Jostah Parker Ames, the sum of §5. I give, devise and bequeath to the children of my deceased brother, John Ames, all the rest and residue of my property, both real and per- sonal, of which I may die possessed, share and share altke. To the children of my deceased brother, John Ames, 1 also give, devise and bequeath any and all properties recovered from J. P, Ames as a result of any judgment that may be ren- dered by the court in the litigation between said J. P. Ames and myself in my favor; said | 5 N : . the American Idea of drilling the chorus | oy berwenn ‘aaih children eovepy t0,be divid. ed between said children equally, 5”[‘" Priory oq y, share and nominate and appoint to act as my execu- tor of this my last will and testament B, Wilaer sort of thing becomes ridiculous, for ex- | Churchill of Napa City, Napa County, State of California, no bond to be required. I v of kis failure or inability l?) serve lr.: ‘:‘\:Cfi‘::f ecutor I nominate and appoint Willlam . Ames of Oakland, Alameda County, Cal, no bond to be required. & Mrs. Harris recently obtained udgment against Josiah P. Ames f another suit s A still pe $75.000 more. pending inyolving MARRIED A CIRCUS ACROBAT. Judge Fritz Dismisses a Charge of Vagrancy Against Birdie G. Clawson. Mrs. John Henry Boyn, who until Tues- day last was known as Birdie G. Claw- son, was before Judge Fritz yesterday on a charge of vagrancy. When the Judge learned that she had been married in Oak- land on Tuesday to a circus acrobat he dismissed the case. Birdie was arrested last Friday by Sec- g(’lcle(y on the retary Kane of 'the Pacific Coast ht’rh en S(uppnnlon of Vice stred of an anonymous lett the fiyor by a discarded mvee‘;- s:{“fl'lz acrobat, which was handed to Kane. She is only 17 years of age and was under the care of tlm-hrnnrrlecl \Sister, Mrs. Steila rogast, who gave her con: marriage with Boyn. SRR a0 ———— San Jose Thief Caught. Denis Collins, well known to the police of San Jose, was arrested last night by Policeman Ed. Gould on a warrant from that place charging him with grand lar- ceny. About the middie of December Col- lins and two accomplices broke into Zico- vich’s winery and carted off valuable copperware used in distilling wine. Police. man Gould, who was formerly an officer in San Jose, knew Collins and he was de- tailed on the case. Last night he saw hig man at the corner of Turk and Webster streets and promptly placed him under ar- rest. —— . Luck is blamed with a lot of misfo tunes of which it is ignorant. 3 WOULD END HER MISERY ‘NEATH SALTY WATERS Mrs. Mary Schutter Was Despondent. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, %8 Broadway, Jan. 17. While in a fit of despondency Mrs. Mary Schutter, aged 38 years and of respectable appearance, attempted to jump off the ferry boat Berkeley on its last trip from San Francisco last night, but her attempt at suicide was frustrated by the deck- hands. She was given into the custody of the Oakland police and was detainea all day at the City Prison in the hope that som friend or relative could be located. Hospital. She will be examined for in- sanity to-morrow. To the police Mrs. Schutter stated that she was confined in Agnews Insane Asy- lum about a year ago and wishes to be sent back there. She complains that her head troubles her a great deal; that she end her misery by jumping off opposite Goat Island. Mrs. Schutier admittea that she once before, prior to her commitment to Agnews, made an attempt to end her lite, The prison officials at first were doubt- ful as to her dementia and suggested that it she so desired she could leave the prison. The woman, however, broke down in tears, declaring that she did not know where to go if released;: but she was will- ing to be recommitted to Agnews, where sho would resume work in the laundry of the hospital for the insane. The woman's husband is said to be a barber in San Francisco, but she claims she was compelled to leave him beeause he refused to contribute to her support. MUST PAY ALIMONY TO THE WIFE HE FOOLED traveling salesman, one day informed his wife that his business would call him to Australia. She made no objections and he packed his clothes and left. Shortly afterwagd Mrs. Foye learned to her aston- ishment that the husband had not left the city, but had taken up a residence with his sister. When Mrs. Foye wrote him demanding an explanation she received the curt reply that she could sue for a divorce on any old grounds. She prompt- ly chose desertion as her grievance, and there was no contest offered. Judge Eils- worth, who granted the decree, has or- dered Foye to pay $35 monthly alimony. Ora Briggs to-day filed suit for divorce from George Briggs on the ground of cruelty and desertion. The parties were married in 1884, and the husband, who is a raflroad man, Is at present residing somewhere in the East. Nellie Gray Duckworth has also brought sult for a divorce from Robert Rupert Duckworth, brother of 8. J. Duckworth, formerly chief clerk of the Assembly of the State Legislature. The wife alleges failure to_provide and desertion as her rounds. The husband is at present resid- ng In British Columbia. ——ee——— ORDINANCE AGAINST TURNTABLES SIGNED Mayor Phelan vesterday signed the or- der prohibiting the use of turntables at crossings, and in order to appease the ‘wrath of the Market Street Rallway Com- pany, which is directly interested in the matter, sent a'long letter of explanation to that corporation. In It he stated that he had carefully considered the objections made to the adoption of the order. He said that turntables were confessedly a nuisance and a danger. attention to the Geary street turntable and answered the railway's plea that to change the construction of its roadbed would be an additional expense, which it did not wish to incur at this time, as its franchise would fall due in two and a half years, by saying he had come to the con- clusion that the people who use the streets, whose number at the junction of Market and Geary streets is immeasur- ably greater than those that use the cars, should first be considered. In conclusion he said: “In consultation with the City Engineer I find what is possibly a temporary rem- edy in turning the cars at the Y track at Grant avenue and Geary street. Or perhaps your engineer's department can find some way of shifting the grip so that it will fit on the return trip and then adopt the means employed by the Sutter street and California sireet companies to meet the difficulties arising out of the po- sition of the slot. For the mere conven- fence of the operation of the road econ- ornlcall{ I do not desire to take the re- sponsibility of standing in the way of so important a public improvement as is in- volved In the removal of the objection- able turntables.’ Hurt by a Gas Explosion. Joseph Kahn, who resides at 28 Landers street and is employed by the Independ- ent Electric Light Company, was severe- ly burned about the face last night by an explosion of gas. He was in the act of lifting the cover off a manhole at the corner of Sacramento and Montgomery streets, when the gas which had gener- from the lantern he carried, and a ter- rific explosion resulted. The unfortunate man: was knocked off his feet by the shock. He was taken to a near-by drug store, where his Injuries were treated. He then 'left for his home GRAND HOTEL. Dr W G Downing, Cal G Moore & w. Omaha 7'B Richurdson, Cal |G F Cralg, Chicago Maj E E Long, Suisun Mrs T A Smith, Cal - W Anderson, Sufsun |Miss Smith, Cai J P Maleville, Cal |C E_Falk, Eureka A M _Allen, Chicago |W W Colline, Napa Mrs S Greaves & d,(W A Steohen, Chico San_Lorenzo |D M Moseley, Calgary ¥ A Short, Los Angeles J H Ellls, Calkary 7 M Donnell, Menlo | Mrs W T Biddle. 8 Jose E Whipple, Decoto |F P Burnham, Folsom F C Thompson, Ind _|N Carmichael, Cal H F_ Winnes, Reedley W A Newton. Chicago 7 C Paine, Fowler | W Wright, Tuttleton 1, ¥ Puter, Eureka |H E Ford, Porterville B H Vincent, Cal _ |T Duff, Victoria P H Morrissey, Ohlo |H C Mevers, Stockton rs O B Spencer, Colo|G W Crystal, Vacaville rs G H Adams, Colo/Dan Pattern, Napa lss Dexter, Denver |(Mrs C P Lewls, Cal 7 Evans, Napa Mrs Atwood, Sacto A Spitzer, San Jose|T W Bullock, Woodlnd Golden, Dawson . |W D Bickley, Stktn H Sheehy, Nevada ' |W C Evans, Bear Val O Dunbar, Sta Rosa|J J Burkalt, Stktn A Paine & w, Or | F Ahl, Visalia 7 Morey, Watsonville Mrs Redding, Antioch Barr, Marysville |F Kraemer, N Y Smith, Alaska Shorey. Seattle Kerr & w, Chicago/DP J W Stitt, Visalla PALACE HOTEL. |B F Rogers, B C Hauser. Ohlo = R < te, Orexon 13 Andeison, U 8 N | | = Mrs A L Carney, Mass Mrs H M Walker, Pa Miss Walker, Pa o O'A” Agler, Chgo W R Webb, Chgo Preston, Portola mEEO™ mddpg Mrs Meacham, Seattle Major R J Fletcher, Va May B Fenton, Wash |Mrs M S Harris, Chgo 3 W Fenton, Alaska | 1T Smith, Paris R E Jack, St Louls |C E Potter, L Angeles A Chalmers. Stockton | Mrs F Milton, N Mex FH dreau, Cal | J Faris Jr, Sacto C King. Stanford Mrs Farls, Steramento P H Abbott. Stanford | M Hentzelman, N Y E Block, New York Mrs Hentzelman, N Y E R Rowles, New York T Flint Jr, San Juan R M Doble, Visalla Mrs E C Danforth,SJse Dr G D San Mrs J L Ray, San Jose Jose A Kavanaugh, U S N and that she had therefore concluded to | OAKLAND, Jan. 17.—As an ‘“out-all- nighter,” George I. Foye, whose wife, | Ada Foye, has just been granted a di- vorce, outclasses any and all defendant husbands in divorce suits. The couple were married in 1894 and lived happlly until 1898, when the husband, who is a ated within the enclosure became ignited | | | | night she was removed to the Receiving | Poet. the author of | | had become too weak to work any longer | MOSt vogue upon the | | | tors, swordbearers, | He called special | STAGE HISTORY OF CORIOLANUS. Copyright, 1900, by Seymour Eaton. POPULAR STUDIES Contributors to this course: Dr. Edward Dowden, Dr. Wiillam J. Rolfe, IN SHAKESPEARE. Dr. Hamilton W. Mabie, Dr. Albert §. Cook, Dr. Hiram Corson, Dr. Isaac N. Demmon, Dr. Vida D. Scud- der and cthers. X. CORIOLANTUS. The Play as an Acting Drama. The play of “Coriolanus™ is never acted | as Shakespeare wrote it. To begin with, it is much too long for the exigencies of the modern stage. At least two-fifths must be omitted in any modern repre- sentation of the play. Again, for nearly 150 years theatrical managers did not have | confidence in Shakespeare's work in “Cor- iolanus” and conjoined with his work the work of other playwrights. During the whole period, say from the time of the reformation (1689, and, for all we know, even from Shakespeare's own time) down to the year 1820, “Coriolanus” was not brought out once even nominally, as Shakespeare's play. In 1749 a play on the same subject was produced in Covent Garden, written by James Thomson, the “The Seasons” and “The Castle of Indolence.” It Is a sort of combination of Shakespeare's play and Thomson's play, corgpiled in the main by Thomas Sheridan (the father of Sheridan the dramatist), and improved and amend- ed by John Phillp Kemble, that has had stage. s likewise too complex in too indirect in fts dra- matic_movement, to be a very effective play for acting, except under conditions that admit of great spectacular and scenic display. As an fllustration of this it may be mentioned that when Kemble produced it he introduced a procession not defi- | ““Coriolanus’ its construction, in his repertoire in his last year upon the stage (1517), when, however, the part of Volumnia (Mrs. Siddons having retired from the stage) was taken by Mrs. Fau- cit, the mother of Helen Faueit. Also it was the play he chose for his farewell appearance in Edinburgh, where he was a great favorite. Finally, it was the play he chose for his last appearance in Cov Garden, in his “ever-memorable farewell to the stage,” June 23, I817. Of that last appearance John Howard Payne, the dramatist and player (autho of “Home, Sweet Home'), wrote 1 can never forget Kemble's Coriol entree was the most brilllant I ever witn: H person derived a maljesty from a scar! robe, which ne managed with inim The Roman enerxy of his deport; raphic grace of hia gesture and ¢ of his perfect self-possesaon great mind, daring to co ing to solicit, admiration His f > perhaps tw In every part of t rose, wa additional elévation his sandals audience Haazlitt, the critic, giv account of that memorable ev Mr. Kemble took his leave age on Monday nigh the foianus, his firrt coming nce his | farewell he was ke thunder. Om his r the applause was long before away t as if numberiess me we saw Mr. rget the last. C Kemble, nor slanus, the not_the shall we easi THEATER ROYAL, DRURY LANE. provided for by Shakespeare in | ) people took part as vestals, lic- standard-bearers, ‘ete., besides the regular dramatis personae of thirty-five members, and besides als crowds to represent citizens, spectators, ete. It is evident, then ure of enjoyment w fords as a p from sceing it acted. olan be spared, and vet, as we have seen, two= fifths of it at least has to be cut out in acting. On the other hand, the greatness nitely which 2 that the full mea ich “Coriolanus™ al 1 rarely be obtaine In reading ‘‘Cori- of the two principal_characters of the play, Corfolanus and Volumnia, can only be guessed at by a reader who has never ated by geniu n them impe The honors of ‘Coriolanus” Y ing play belong to John Philip Kemble and his sister, the great Mrs. Siddons. It is doubtful if ‘ever an actor has appeared upon the stage whose impersonation of the Roman character has been So co plete as were the Roman impersonatio of John Kemble. And of all of Kemble's Roman c A Brutus, Cato, Corio- yriolanus was ¢ indeed Kemble's : His tall and imposing fig countenance, noble and dignified; sy grandest part. ure, his his ‘solemn and grave demeanor vet commanding gestures, his stat impressive elocution,. were the ¢ realization of all the external of the part. But, in addition, he by his development of the all-absor passion dominant in_Corfolanus’ charac ter, such energy and force as made his tmpersonation irresistible. Mrs. Siddons’ Volumnia was second only to her Constance and her Lady Macbeth. The great tragedienne was notably strong | in pantomime, and the part of Volumnia, especially as John Kemble provided for it in his version of ‘“‘Coriolanus” allowed | the display of very considerable panto- mimic power. Let us listen for a mo- ment to what an eyewitness, the trage- | dian, Charles Mayne Young, wrote of her | as she appeared in the triumphal proces- Ston in “Coriolanus’” above referred to: 1 remember her coming down the stage, in the triumphal entry of her son, Corlo- in 9, lants, when her dumb show drew plaudits that shook the building (Drury Lane). She came alone, marching and beating time to the ‘music, rolling (if that be not too strong a term to de- soribe her motion) from side to side, swelling | With the triumph of her son. Such was the | intoxication of joy which flashed from her eyes and lit up her whole face that the effect was {rresistible. She seemed to me to reap ail the glory of that procession to herself. I could not | take my eyes from her. Cortolanus, banner and pageant, all went for nothing after she had walked to her place. The following is another account of the same event: Now, in this procession, and one of the cen- tral figures in it, Mrs. Siddons had to walk. Had she been content to follow in the beaten track of those who had gone before her she | Would have marched across the stage, from right to left, with the solemn, stately, almost | funereal step conventional. But at the “me'i;-‘ She | she often did, rhe forgot her own identity. Was no longer Sarah Siddons, tied down to the directions of the prompter's book. She broke | through all traditions. She recollected that, for the nonce, she was Volumnia, the proud mother of & proud and conquering hero. So that, when it was time for her to come on, Instead of drop- | ping each foot at equi-distance in its place, with mechanical exactitude and in cadence sub- servient to the orchestra, deaf to the guidance of her woman's ear, but sensitive to the throb- bings of her haughty mother's heart, with flashing eye and proudest smile, and head erect and hands pressed firmly on her bosom, as if to repress by manual force its triumphant swellings—she towered above all around, and rolled, and almost reeled, across the stage, her very soul, as it were, dilating and rioting in its exultation, until her action lost all grace, and Yot became so true to nature, 5o picturesque and so descriptive that pit and gallery sprang to their feet, electrified by the transcendent execution of the conception. The above descriptions refer to a time when Mrs. Siddons was only 35 years old, and her brother (who took the part of Co- | riolanus) 33. Some critics thought that | the Volumnia of the occasion looked more | like the sister than the mother of Co- riolanus. But this fault was easily over- | looked in the excellence of the impersona- | tion as a whole. 2 As to Kemble's Coriolanus, the testi- mony as to its greatness is equally strong. Macready, who saw it many times, speaks of it in his “Reminiscences” as “‘peerless.” Genest, the well-known historian of the British' stage, calls it “‘his greatest part.” | Sir Walter Scott, who was not only an admirer of Kemble's but also an intimate | friend of his, spoke of his Brutus, his Cato and his Coriclanus as being “his | best parts,” but placed his Coriolanus first. ‘‘You know what a complete model | of the Roman he is,” he wrote to a friend | on the occasion of Kemble's retirement. The Kembles—John, Charles and Mrs. Siddons—were - frequently called “The Three Graces.” Both the brothers pos- sessed much of the classical beauty of their greater sister. When John Kemble first n‘)penred on the London stage the general remark was, “How-very like his sister!” But Charles Kemble was hand- somer even ihan his brother. Leigh Hunt Said of him tnat “his face and figure were ideal” and that “‘he was the nearest ap- roach to Shakespeare’s gentlemen and gemes of romance” he had ever seen. The three constituted a trio such as no other family has ever given to the stlga | “Coriolanus” was first brought out b, John Kemble in Drury Lane in 1789 Tt | was again brought out by him in Covent Garden in 1806. It was also the great play * scarcely a line seems possible lo1 | the most honorable and suce | | lanus since John Kemble there as an act- | character I which he took stage, was one of the f ber to have seen him, an ave of the h we remem one it was in_which we were sorry to part with wished to see him appear Hie b last. Nor was he wanting to h ccasion. He played the part ever did—with as much fresi There was no abatement none of grace end digs They could » y ever were. John Kemble was then in his sixty t year. His career, taken all in all (with the possible exception of Macre v'S), Wa in the history of the British stage Of great players in the part a number, though not many. & the part in 1820, on the occasi time the text of Shake: much | For it was Brutus. es. than his meritorious thing, Kean's inferfor figure was not = ed to the part. Macready al Corfolanus, and played it w Cornwall, the poet, declared ing Shakespeare: “This is Roman of them all’” Macre played it in an_elaborate revival play in Drury Lane in 1838, when much attention was given to the scene and staging. The first night of thi vival was the great dramafic event c time. Dickens and Bulwer Lytton, warm friends of Macready's, both of thern. wera present. Samuel Phelps also presented the play in Sadler's Wells in 1845, as one of his serfes of revivals of Shakespearean plays, he himself taking the part of Corlolanus. Charles Kemble, then a vet- eran of 73, was present on the first night of this revival, and several times during the play pronounced Phelps’ acting “very fine.” In America the great performers of Co- riolanus have been Edwin Forrest, Ed- win Booth, John McCullough and Law- rence Barrett. With Booth, McCullough playe | and Barrett the part was not of primary importance; but with Forrest Coriolanus was one of his best roles. ‘‘Lear, Othello and_ Corlolan says Lawrence Barrett in his biographical sketch of Forrest, ‘“were Forrest's greatest Shakespearean parts.” But while other Lears and other Othellos have arisen, “Corfolanus.™ Mr, Barrett goes on to say, “died with him, the last of all the Romans.” Questions for Research and Review. 11. What is probably contained in the citizens as a political class? What is their importance as compared with the same class in “Julius Caesar”? 2. What great political problem does the play present? What evidences of Shakes- Peare's political wisdom and knowledge | of political motives? 3. Do we get our knowledge of Corio- lanus, early in the play, mainly from what he says and does or from what others say_of him? 4. Does Menenius (In act i, scene 1) underestimate the power of the tribunes to intrigue and bring things to pass? What is their character? 5. What is foreshadowed in the words | of ‘Coriolanus (act iii, scene 1), “T wish I had a cause to seek him there” ? 6. What_must have taken place at the home of Coriolanus between scenes 1 and 2, act i1? 7 Does Corlolanus understand the peo- ple as weil as Volumnia does in aet iil, scene 2?7 Is her reasoning sound? S, How 1s our judgment held in suspense between policy and integrity throughout the play? 9. es Menenius at any point In act vi, scene 6, lose In your esteem? What is his most characteristic speech In act v, scene 10. Why does Shakespeare cause us to lose some of our respect for Aufidius in act lv, scene 7? 11.What is probably contained in the Jetter which Coriolanus gives to Menenius in act v, scene 27 Does Menenius (In act v, scené 4) fulfill former conceptions of his character? 1% Which character seems of superior strength in act v, scene 3—Corfolanus or Volumnia? As a man would Volumnia have proved greater than Corfolanus? Does she win him to her will by present- ing the same kind of motive as in aect iil, scene 27 14. What previous contrasting does act v, scene 5, recall? 15. Is the death of Corlolanus necessary to the play? As necessary as the death of Lear or Othello? 16. What impression as to strength of character does Virgilla produce? What kind _of husband must Corfolanus have been? 17. “Think’st thou it honorable for & noble man still to remember Wrongs?'— is this the meaning of the play? Ohio State Universit: Sunday School Entertainment. The entertainmient for the benefit of St. Francis Sunday-school will take place this evening in St. Francis Hall, Vallejo street. The programme will consist of musical selections, followed by a drama under the direction of the organist, Mrs. A. B. Collins. scene