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18 THE SAN FRANCISCO, CALL, SUNDAY, MAY 5, 1901. — KATHLEEN PAR Creates a Sensation at the Concert of BRITISH BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. BY BLANCHE LOW, MUSICIAN, PARTINGTON. ey — ITHOUT blare of trumpets or beat of drums or any of the usual advertising truck that ac- companies the appearance of & child wonder, & 10-year-old vio- linist, Kathleen Pariow, created a genu- | ine sensation by her extraordinary play- ing et the British Benevolent Society’s concert, given on Tuesday evening last at Sherman-Clay Hall. The little violinist is en altogether happy example of the nor- | mally trained, normally lived, normally exhibited chiid musician, and in all prob- ability, by reason of these things, will be- come in due time an even great artist. Not as & wonder child, but as a stu-| dent, the little girl came before her audl enoc on Tuesday evening end astonished | it by her musical prowess. She played the brilliant “Scend de Ballet” of De | Beriot and the Wieniawski *Legende,” | end her renderings made it quite evident | that there is lacking nothing in the men- | tal and emotional equipment of the little | player thet goes to*make the musician. | Her ear is perfect, she has both a strong @nd delicate tone, phrasing and shading | are allke excellent, end her bowing and | fingering leave absolutely nothing to be | desired at this stage of her on-going. Lit- tle Miss Parlow has also a very pleasing | platform ‘manner, and from the charming | neturalness of her performance it ml‘ pleasantly inferred that mnervousness is only & name to her. Curious to learn who has so effectively &irected the child’s studies, I inquired and | found that to Henry Holmes the credit of | the last year's work is due, and that her former teacher, Mr. Conrad. still takes a | sufficient interest in the small violinist's | career to attend all her lessons at Mr. | Holmes' house and supervise her practice during the week. It is not easy to im- sgine & wiser regime than that under which Kathleen Parlow is growing up. She studies the ordinary school ourricu- Jum with her mother, practices from three to four hours s day and spends all the | rest of her time in the beautiful San Ra- fael sunshine. Mens sana in.corpore is the one rigid ideal adhered to, and how well it has succeeded the audience of the other evening will bear willing witness. 1 understand, too, that the numbers given the other night by little Kathleen were in very deed and truth “child’s play” to her, and that among other big things her repertoire includes the Max Bruch G minor concerto, the ninth concerto of Spohr and the Bach E minor sonata. > e ‘e As for the rest of the ballad concert, it was competently directed by Wallace A. Sabin, who must be congratulated on the very good programme, that included songs by the well-known musicians, Mrs. J. E. Birmingham, Mrs. Carrie Brown Dexter, J. Van Linghem, Alger- non Aspland and Robert Blair. Arthur Fickensher contributed three good piano solos, and Mr. Sabin accompanied. AR TS Quite too good a story to be lost to sight is that one dear to memory of how the poptlar tenor, Donald de V. Graham, | recently missed a pupil in the gentle art of making madrigals. It came about this way. C. D. Robin- son, artist, and good fellow generally, last week invited Charles Rollo Peters, the Monterey moonlighter, to assist him in making up his mind as to-the wisdom of a painting trip to the Yosemite Valley this summer. Mr. Peters made haste to assure his fellow craftsman of his full approval in the following fashion: “A paipting trip to the Yosenute? Why, of course, C. D., it would pay up to t but it has to be done. up in style. sw how those fellows up there things, don’t you? Tom Hill and Jorgensen? No? Well, I'll let you in on it; you're a friend of mine. It is simple enough, but remarkably effective e picturesquely inclined Easterner. n Jorgensen went up there he imself a handsome log cabin siudio, and then set to work and painted e filled the place with pictures. at it was easy. Every night he great fire In his studio, sets the docr wide open, and then, to ths tum- tum of a banjo warbles such meilting | melodies that the tourists flock in to his parior as thick as mosquitoes on & Jer- sey swamp—end there you are!” “l dom’t exactly see—" hesitated the Englishman. “Why, of course Jorgensen locks the door and won’t let the crowd out until they buy a picture,” Peters gravely ex- plained. “But I can’t sing!” the other painter objected. Mr. Peters kept his gravity long enoagh to explain that Chris Jorgensen (whose wvocal reputation is a Peters myth) could not sing either, until he had studied for the piracy in the high trees with Donald de V. Graham before going Yosemite- ward. The other painter's half-fledged inquiry as to terms is still in the air, ® v ' The fi::t public appearance of Miss Frances H. Werthelmer, planist, since her return from a long period of European study was the signal for much friendly siasm on Thursday evening last at | belle, ist; Oscar Frank, barytone; Sigismundo Martinez, accompanist. Following is the programme: Sonata, Op. §, F major.. ‘Miss Werthelmer an Song, “'Still Wie die Nacht" Oscar Fran Concertstueck, Op. 32, G major......Sch Miss Frances H. Wertheimer. Second suite, Op. 27. Johi Song, i (@) Fantaste, Op. , F sharp minor........ B Mendelssohn As a planistic 'offering Miss Werthelm- er's programme was hardly a success from the standpoint of interest and va- riety, and her numbers I judge hardly to have been the happlest mediums for the exercise of the young lady’s faculty. The Concertstueck was ruined in the accom- paniment, which overbalanced the solo piano with disastrous effect, but yet left evident the fact that Miss Wertheimer 1is | a planist of unusual attalnments and of even more remarkable promise. She is young, and her attitude toward her art is that of a student rather than a mas- ter; but she has a delightful touch ana tone, a musicianly spirit, a clean tech- nique, forceful and sufficient, and is alto- gether a welcome addition to the ranks of our musiclans. The only discernible lack in her equipment is a somewhat ae- ficlent rhythmic sense. John R. Lewis is a pupil of Henry Hey- man, and is a decidedly gifted boy. He has a charmingly sympathetic tone, a broad and -artistic conception, and s | studying hard to add to his already con- siderable technical skill. Mr. Lewis’ ren- dering of the Ries “Romanze” was par- ticularly enjoyed. Oscar Frank improves steadily; he has a very good mezzo voce,, ° @ 8 One good result of the Henschel Influ- ence was apparent at the recital of mod- ern classics given the other evening at Sherman & Clay Hall by Miss Grace Bar- ker Marsha!l and Bert Georges. It is the admirable Henschel custom to print (and translate) the words of all their songs for their recital programmes, thus adding sensibly to the pleasure of the perform- ance, and this was done the other evening with pleasing result. The modern song classics given by Mr. Georges included three very plcturesque and dramatic songs by Francis Korbay, “There Was None to Match Kerekes,™ “Mourning in. the Village Dwells” and “Shepherd, See Thy Horse’s Foaming Mane”; a Loewe number, also both dra- matic and passionate, “Edward,” writ- ten about one of the oid Percy's Reliques; “Light” and “Life and Death,” by Neld- linger; the “Song of Sir Giles,” Wilby; “Old Winter Comes.” by Woodman, and a White song, ‘“Marching Along.” Mr. Georges is at his best in the robust and dramatic element, and his work shows distinct progress since his appear- ance last vear. It yet lacks smoothnes: and depth, sentiment, but Mr. Georges' | volce is valuable and the things needful are all his with study and time. Miss Marshall's contributions were the Rachmaninoff *“Prelude,” the *“Spinning ‘Wheel” ‘of Pachulski and three move- ments from a new Foote suite on qua- trains from the Rubaiyat; 2ll very inter- esting numbers, but the young pianist's interpretations were immature, superficial in conception, blurred in outline and with- out technical clarity. Her accompani- ments to Mr. Georges’ songs were much better and it is quite possible that ner- vousness may have been largely respon- sible for the indifferent quality of the solo work. 3L dSa An organ recital will be given at St. John’s Church, Stockton, by Lewis Thweites, organist of the church, on Tuesday evening next, May 7. The in- teresting programme will include the D minor Toccata and Fugue by J. 8. Bach; . " Dubois; “Entre du Co: “Elevation,” Saint-Saens; F. de la Tom- Lemmens ‘“Pontifical tege,” “Pastorale’ and March.” A All the way from Toronto comes the fol- lowing programme, which, though it has no local value, I print because of its high worth as a programme of the organ re- cital at its best. It was recently given by William C. Carl, the well-known organist, at the Toronto Conscrvatory of Music and included the following numbers: Karl Ludwig Thiele..Concert—Sats in C minor. (a) Jean Philippe Rameau. Musette en Rondeau (5) Maurice Lee..Menuet dans le Style Anclen Johann Sebastian Bach......Fugue in D major Jacques N the c! ‘nd = Jrgan concerto in Genzas by Alexander Guilmant), adagio, allezro, aria, finale. xandre Guilmant Felix Ale: f Allegro col ......Largo £ ew World Symphony Baron F. Toccata in E minor Gustay Merkel th variati Joseph Callaer Intermezzo masterpieces for organ. Arthur B. Plant. Clement Loret pan & Clay Hall. Assisting Miss ‘Wertheimer were John R. Lewis, violin- D e e e e 2 e i ] PERSONAL MENTION. B. F. Brooks, an extensive oil man of Bakersfield, is at the Palace. F. H. Metcaft, & prominent dentist of Bacramepto, is a guest at the Palace. Bradner W. Lee, a prominent attorney ©of Los Angeles, is staying at the Palace. Dr. W. H. Greenberg, a physician of Sacramento, is spending a few days at the Grand. Colonel A. G. Gassen of San Diego is in the city. He registered at the Palace yesterday. A. B. Lemmon, & prominent business man of Banta Rosa, registered at the Grand yesterday. J. H. Wright, a dry goods merchant of Portland, Or., is here on business and is staying at the Palace. H. H. Francisco, commercial agent of the Santa Fe system, with headquarters in this city, left yesterday for an Eastern trip. W. B. Hinchman, chief clerk, will assume charge during his absence. ———— CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, May 4—The following Californians are in New York: From San Franciseo—W. W. Funger is at the Hoff- man, H. B. Robie is at the Westminster, J. R. Selfridge is at the Park Avenus, J. Donald and Mrs. S. Knight are at the Holland, A. C. McMillan is at the Hoff- man, F. S. Miner is at the Imperial, R. A. Perry 1s at the Hoffman, -J. Rodda and wife are at the St. Denis and 8. M. E. Enges is at the Cadillac. —_——————— CALIFORNIANS IN WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, May 4.—The following Californians have arrived at the hotels: Raleigh—C. H. Hilbert, W. 8. Barnes, William H. Daly, San Francisco. Gordon —Mrs, Granville MacGowan, Los Angeles. Alleluta! ( Thirty Pos! gan,” edited by Mr. Carl). l ANSWERS TO QUERIES FRUIT TRADE JOURNAL-E. W. B, Sacramento, Cal. The Fruit Trade Jour- nal is published in the city of New York. MINERAIA——J. M. C., City. For the in- formation desired about “minerals in the rough,” make application to the State Mining Bureau in the union depot build- ing at the foot of Market streef BPONGE—Constant Reader, Oakland. The sponge is the skeleton of simply or- ganized animals. This department has not een able to discover any account of man- ufactured sponge. The sponge is a prod- uct of the sea. CANADA—E. W. B, Sacramento, Cal. This department is ready and willing to answer questions to which answers can be obtained, but as it is not a guess- ing bureau it will not undertake to answer qguestions that are not plainly stated, as, for instance, your question, ‘“Will you please state when the result of the f)o- minion of Canada will be made known?” MINERALS—E. D. B, Kelseyville, Cal. The office of the State Mineralogist s in the ferry bullding at the, foot of Market sireet, 8an Francisco. y epecimen of rock sent to him for examination will be tested, free of , and a certificate forwarded to the sender, in which there will be given a report of the character of the rock and what it contains, but the per- g‘?ntage of metal, if any, will not be ven. MOLD—R. H. W., Caspar, Cal. Mold is a’ contributory parliamentary borough, parish and market place in the county of Flint, Wales, eleven miles west by south of Chester, on the L. and N. W. Rallroad. In the neighborhood are extensive col- lieries, lead mines, limestone quarries and otteries. There are two market days— Wednesday and Saturday. e acreage of the parish is 12,839 and the poj 11:700.” Fhe Dlace 15 also known for toiok esting relics of antiquity, namely, D; circles, Roman roads and enca{x’npn:::&lf £t. James—N. Muller, S8an Francisco. Na- tional—8, G. Marshute, Los Angeles. —_—— e ———— Friend—The only thing they seem to want is technique, Art Patron (amateurish, but rich)—In that case I'll have to order a lot from the dealer right away.—Philadelphia Times. Saxon_earthworks, an = emine: Bryn Belli, once surmounted by a ec‘a.lzla;l and a castellated building known as the Tower of Rheinalt ab Gruffydd, the last two mentioned having been sites of local conventions between the English and the x?g}mmb%g%ml}‘iea have mansions , whose pleas: |- ety of scenery renders it t.ng‘acfi\?: o THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL JOHN D. SPRECKELS, Proprietor. Address Communications to W. S. LEAKE, Manager SUNDAY . ‘MAY 5, 1001 Publication Offics.....v.veseessenssessesssesseerses, SGQEEIEEIBD ..o\ vepeerseersensasseenses. Market and Thid, S, F. THE PRESIDENT AND THE SOUTH. HE tour of the President through the South marks the passing of the old political and sec- tional order. From the time of the vindication by John Quincy Adams of the right of petition, and Calhoun’s system of politics based on the institution of slavery, the two sections began grow- ing apart. In their systems of education, their social views, methods of business and all, the dis- tance between them began to widen until in the gulf between there was room for the great trag- edy of the Civil War. When their railway systems began to develop, every Southern road was built of a different gauge from the Northern roads,so that all trains had to stop at the border. This proved for a long time a substantial means of Southern defense in the war, as troop trains could not be run across the line until the gauge was ehanged. Now the President’s train starts at Washington city, runs on the tracks through Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Missis- sippi, Louisiana and Texas, passes into New Mexico and Arizona and enters California, to begin an equal run through the old North, finding every road of the same gauge, tunnels of the same capacity, bridges of the same safety, and every facility exactly the same as if the road were all in one State and under one ownership. But this change is not all that marks the difference between the old and the new, the past and the present. The people are no longer of a different gauge in respect to their national sentiment. A President from Ohio, from the State of personal liberty bills, by which the fugitive slave law was nullified, the State of Giddings, Chase and Ben Wade, is hailed at Vicksburg, New Orleans and Houston with a fervor of patriotism that cannot be excelled on the Western Reserve. The reason need not be sought far. President McKinley has been distinctly non-sectional in all his actions. In the beginning of his first term he had every excuse for retaliation against sec- tional and partisan attack. Indeed, Since Lincoln’s day, there was hardly a more pronounced re- crudescence of sectional feeling against a President. The South was to an extent indoctrinated with financial theories in opposition to all that the President stood for. The South was pinched and far behind the rest of the country in progress and prosperity. The South needed, more than the North, a fixed and determined adherence, by the National Government, to the principles of sound money. She needed extension of trade, a restoration of the consuming power of the people. She needed that prosperity which is the first step to aroused enterprise and progress. When the President put his hand to the policies that would restore the energies of the country and the profits of trade, the South expected death, but got life instead. She expected ruin, but received regeneration. She expected poverty, but was soon clad in the raiment of prosperity. The President is a statesman and philosopher. He foresaw ffom ‘the beginning that end which must come from the inflexible support of such public policies as must be the necessary foundation of general prosperity. He addressed himself immediately to those policies, and stopped neither to reward nor punish, nor-in any way rgsent nor notice an opposition that had its origin in a mis- taken sentiment, and a wrong view of economics and finance. What his mind’s eye fashioned as thé future, dimly seen by others five years ago, is the present—seen, felt and enjoyed by all men, and by none more thoroughly than by the people of the South. They have not been won over to national feeling and approbation by preaching, but by practice—not by theories, but by results. s Therefore it is that praise has taken the place of blame, approval that of criticism, confi- dence that of fear throughout the South, and the President represents to the people the measures that have taken them out of their unprosperous and prejudiced past, and have planted their feet beside ours in the common path that leads out of the past, by the pleasant places of the present, and onward to a future that shines with the light of a still greater day. His tour, undertaken no doubt with great fatigue, is wholly patriotic. He has reached the summit of possibilities in this republic. There is no height left to scale. He cannot make votes nor gather influence for his personal aggrandizement. No selfish motive can be imputed to him by the hypercritical. He is abroad to benefit his country by proving the substantial unity and nationalism of his countrymen, and it is a dull spirit that does not thrill with the sentiment of his purpose, STOCKMEN’S LINE OF BATTLE. E have already noted the preparation for war on the public range. The line of battle is extendipg. A dispatch from Cheyenne says that the cattle men of Sweetwater County, ‘Wyoming, have also established a dead line and warned sheep men not to cross it. Up to date none have attempted it, though several large bands are being driven toward it, and their drivers say they intend to cross and enter the forbidden pasture. One of these sheep men has been warned in writing to turn back. The Carbon County sheep men have offered agreward of $250 for each man convicted of attacking sheep. : . In Tdaho there is a stubborn fight in the courts to hang a man who took part in the range war of two years ago, and all'along the frontier means lawful and unlawful are in use in the battle for the free range that belongs to one as much as to another. The property of the whole pecple in these range lands on the public domain is the only property in the Union that is not under pro- tection of the law. It enriches those who use it, and those who own it get no pay for its use. If it were leased, as the Indian reservations are, its use would be paid for, its forage would be pre- served and its proceeds, devoted to irrigation, would aid materially in the development of the West without further burdening the taxpayers by irrigation appropriations in the river and harbor bill. It is to be hoped that the Secretaries of the Interior and of Agriculture, as they pass through the region where this war exists, will observe the conditicns and see the necessity for doing something to extend law and order in place of lawlessness and disorder. A CHICAGO DISCUSSION. ROM Chicago come reports of a new discussion in sociology, strange in its nature, but not surprising in its results. It appears that for some time past the male wage-earners have been troubled by the competition of women; and out of their discussions on the subject there arose a suggestion that the best remedy for the evil would be to marry off the competing girls. The plan found so much favor that according to one report it has been proposed that every labor union have an “official match-maker,” whose duty it will be to eliminate competition in the trade by getting some young man to marry any girl who enters it. Upon that proposition the debate is now going on. As might have been expected, such a proposal from the men has been met with some coy- ness by the ladies. In fact the ladies believe the plan to be an inadequate remedy for the evil. The Chicago Tribune quotes an officer of a woman’s union as saying: “I have known of several cases of marriage between co-workers, and the unwillingness of the bride to quit her remunerative em- ployment usually did not meet with the strenuous opposition of the gallant husband. The usual result was that either both remained in their former positions or that the husband quit and let the woman earn .thc salary. A woman is more eager to work than a man, and when you find a married woman drawing a large salary as schoolteacher, stenographer, or in any other position, generally you will discover a husband attached who is engaged in speculation, playing the races, or other occtipa- tion where the greater part of his labor is disposing of his wife’s salary.” Lest she might be suspected of opposing matrimony itself, or of taking unjust views of hus- bands, the lady went on to say: “Marriage between employes of the same firm, engaged in differ- ent occupations, are common and usually happy, and I understand that the same can be said of those between competing employes in the great textile mills of the Eastern and Southern States but I don’t commend this idea of commercial matrimony.” ¥ ; That is the woman’s side ofit. The men say they have known'a good many women to be re- tired from the army of workers by marriage, and they insist the scheme is excellent. It is to be hoped the experiment will be given a fair trial. Chicago has furnished the country with so many problems that she owes it to herself to solve one or two, and this is a good one to begin with. The Jacksonville fire appears to have been as great a disaster as the Galveston storm, and of course the people of the United States will meet it in the same way, In emergencies of this kind Americans always know how to act. —_—— Grant and Hayes visited Mare Island Navy-yard, and McKinley should be given an op- _ portunity to follow their example. It wasa good one. T e Con e T R e e R IR PN e I S S L S REFLECTIONS ON SHORT PLAYS Which Are Fitted for Presentation by YOUNG AND CULTURED AMATEURS. BY L. DU PONT SYLE. CARCELY a week passes but T re- ceive requests from amateurs to recommend them short plays suit- able for a drawing-room Or & small hall. It s useless to refer the inquirers to French’s catalogue, for this publication gives only the number of male or female characters, with no in- dication of the nature of the play. Most of Mr. Pinero’s plays can be procured by amateurs by addressing his American agents, W. H. Baker & Co., Boston. The royalty is orly $10 for each performance. This fact is little known, I think, or we should less seldom see amateur dramatic socleties delving in the dustheap of old- fashioned melodramas or stupid farces. The descriptions of the Pinero plays’ in Baker’s catalogue can be relied upon ex- cept that which recommends “The Ama- zons” *“to young ladies’ schools and col- leges.” The three girls in this play have to appear 4n men’s clothes and that would not be edifying, I think, for young ladies in school or college. Other \ catalogues there are which describe plays, but all that I am acquainted with are as unrelia- ble as patent medicine advertisements. In one of these now before me, for instance, that inane farce, “London Assurance.’ is spoken of as follows: “Its types of character are marvels of skill, it is per- vaded with a never-failing vein of humor and it fairly sparkles with wit on every page.” To pack more lies than that into one sentence would be difficult. Some time ago I had the pleasure of speaking favorably of Mrs. Sutherland’s “In Far Bohemia” with the result that this capital little play was capitally put upon the stage by one of our local dramat- ic socleties. To-day I propose to describe briefly the eight plays for amateurs con- tained in a book by Besant & Pollock entitled “The Charm and Other Drawing- room Plays.” (Stokes, New York.) “THE CHARM"—This, the longest and most difficult play in the book, would re- quire about an hour to act. It is high comedy, in the Moliere style, of the most refined type—quiet, subtle and a little arti- ficlal. Unless the principal performers are more than ordinarily intelligent and un- less they are prepared to take time for not less than fifteen or twenty rehearsals, they will get only tame effects out of this charming little work. Many an amateur play will please if only the ladles who participate are young and beautiful and will learn to speak their parts well; this play calls for more than that, since both the girls in it are required to appear, in one scene, as old women. There are two principal parts for men—more difficult even than the two ladles’ parts, since they call for characteristics whereln men are naturally inferfor to women—grace of manner and delicacy of sentiment. There are three or four little parts that can be filled in without difficulty and that will afford excellent practice for beginners. “THE VOICE OF LOVE"—This is a better play than its somewhat common- place title would seem to indicate. It con- tains a star role for a young girl and its success or its fallure would depend abso- Tutely upon her, the two men’s parts be- ing very subordinate. The basal idea of the play is a pretty and sympathetic one— that of a girl left poor to the guardian- skLip of an old actor, who thinks that be- cause she is beautiful and inteiligent he cen make an actress out of her. He finds she lacks one essential—passion or feel- ing. How to remedy this? Ah, yes: the man she has dreamed of in childhood re- turns to her; this is her Romeo; after he has spoken she can act Juliet. But having heard the voice of real love, she no longer cares to hear the voice of theatric love. Art is nothing, life is everything; the old man leses his pupil, the stage an orna- ment, but Romeo gains his Jullet. “PEER AND HEIRESS"—This calls for two young men who do not need to be much more than good looking and two young girls who must have a decided aroma of Americanism about them, which distills itself through an atmesphere of good clothes, wit and pedagogy. They must be fascinating enough to make you belleve that two young Englishmen would ccme three thousand miles to look for them, yet not too clever to make you feel that they might have done better than be sdtisfied with the aforesaid Britishers. The best thing about this little play is the easy, natural manner in which the com- plication is brought about; in other words, the fable is better than the characteriza- tion. The reverse is true of “The Charm.” “LOVED I NOT HONOR MORE"—This is a beart-breaking little play, with a happy coneclusion illogically tacked on. It calls for one man who can do serious, pa- thetic work: the lady’s part and that of the two subordinate men present no difi- culties. To get the maximum effect out of this play—which is really a little trag- edy—the happy conclusion should be cut out and the logical, tragical conclusion written in. If your object be merely to amuse your friends, this is a good play to avoid. “THE SHRINKING SHOE"—This is a feeble attempt to tell, in terms of evening dress and 5 o'clock tea, a story that seems a combination of Cinderella and Ulysses on the island of Circe. But the sentiment is so bald and the construction 8o obti- ous that the result is simply fatuous. “Oh, that mine enemy would write a book!” cried the criticized poet. ‘“Oh, that he would play Geoffrey Armiger in ‘The Shrinking Shoe!’ " say I, and thatI might be there to take notes. “THE GLOVE"—This is a capital play it you like the ‘“More Than Queen” style— clothes and little more. It is set In cav- aller times, thereby giving the lady a chance for a stunning gown and the gen- tleman—there are only two prominent parts—an opportunity for black velvet, lzce and ruffles. Many pecple like this kind of thing and many a play has hob- bled to success on the crutches of cos- tume and scenery. The sentiment of the plece turns on loyalty to that good-for- nothing rake Charles IT, and ‘twould, therefore, be hard to make it go down with an American audience, I think, un- less that audience happened to be com- ADVERTISEMENTS. Dr. Humphreys’ Specific System covers as wide a range of disease as it is safe for a layman to treat. A few of the most used cures are: Grip and Colds—The uSe of “T7" starts the blood coursing through the veins un- til it reaches the extremities, when the feet warm up and the Cold is broken. 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It calls for a chorus of flve or six men and a young lady armed with two qualifica- tions rare In an amateur—a good soprano voice and capability of shooting -off a pis- tol without hitting the leader of the or- chestra. Any gentle maiden who is sure that, by diligent practice, she can acquire these qualifications may éssay this play witMassurarce of success. ‘ “THE WIFE'S CONFESSION"—This, it seems to me, is the best play in the book. It turns upon a probable ineident of every- day life—a girl's forgetting to destroy somo of her love letters—and is worked out with considerable dramatic ingenulty. The lady's part is one of pure sentiment. Of the two men one must be able to por- tray a cool-headed man of the world who is first and last a gentléman; the other must also be a gentleman, but very youth- ful and impulsive. With the exception of “The Charm” I consider this the most dif- ficult play in the book, but the most ef- fective if well dome. CHANCE TO SMILE. “I think I'll have some of those crull- ers,” sald Jones at the lunch counter. “Don’t you want some?” 2 “No,” replied Smith, “they don’t agree with me?” “That so?" “Yes; I couldn’t even eat the hole in one glthm‘x’t getting dyspepsia.”’—Philadelphis ecord. Bill-While in New York I wanted s policeman and I looked in every direc- tion, but could not see one. As I leaving one suddenly n%mnd behind ‘Where do you suppose he came from? Crimsonbeak—Why, I guess it's a safe bet that he came from Ireland.—Yonkers Statesman. Nell—So she’s twenty-seven, eh? How did you find out? Belle—I asked her. “You don’t mean to say she told you?" was me. “Yes; I asked hor at what age she thought n:ffll should marry.”—Philad phia Record. s Once on a time two Bullheaded Asses met on a narrow Plank that Bridged a Yawning Chasm. “Back out, Daffy,” said the first Ass, “and et me pass.” “Nay,” sald the second Ass, “we will play a game of euchre to decide who has the Right of Way.” So the cards were dealt. ““What do you do?" asked the first A: ;!.s hs turned a Trump and looked at his and. ‘“Why, T pass, of course,” answered the second Ass, throwing down his cards and pushing the Other to the Rocks Below. Moral: Never go against Another Man's Game.—Indianapolis Sun. Mrs. Clubleigh—But, Harry Jdear, in this photograph you have but one button on your coat. Mr. Clubleigh—Thank heaven, you've noticed it at last! 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