The evening world. Newspaper, October 29, 1901, Page 9

THE WORLD: TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 29, 1901. there was “‘Iiterary talent’ in the family, We knew that her moth- er, @ young woman and before the cares of a houschohi absorbed her at- tention, had contributed to Godey’s Lady Book. As additional support to her as- eertion that our ¢: was gifted, mother, half proud, half ashamed and blushing Itke a girl, once showed to mo a packet of verses, yellowed and ink- faded, “Your father wrote them," she wh'r- pered. Then she reverently tled them up again and lald them back beside an- other packet, which I guessed was com- posed of some treasured “before we were marrict Dear moth- er, what a sacred drawer that was! With such genius apparent on both aides of the family, beyond doubt a spark thereof must atill be slumbering some- where ready to burst Into flame. When, on a Monday morning in the spring vacation, Beatrice, after hover- ing irresolutely about mo for a short PRE eb iebi-tei=! plelebieicielelelerieieieivieleiviefnisiefetelers etters dating asserted mother. 1 see that no one goea upstairs this morning.” And forthwith she established herself, with her sewing, where sho could com- ‘mand an unobstructed view of the statr- case, She stayed there most of the time until inner, so that by noon the members of the household, one by one, had bren instructed and warned, and were In full possession of the facts—with a certain adinixture of fiction—for mother's pride slightly prejudiced her. When Beatrice appeared at dinner, ene was received with that scepectful defer- | ence which naturally is accorded an au- thor, No one spoke directly regarding her work, but the atmogphere was full of thoughts on the subject, And when Beatrice asked for coffee—of which whe was very fond—mother poured for her from a round ‘ittle earthenware pot, “What's Uint?" demanded Beatrice, surprised. ‘It's breakfast food, dear,” exclaimed mother, rather apologetically. “It 1s bet- s “BEE OUGHT NOT TO BE DISTURBED. Iebieeieeielefeieieieieieieleieieiebb eevee riebeicb nineteen peer rrr time, asked me ‘to lend’ her my pearl-| ter for you now, tan't it. It's recom handled penholder and my gold pen, fol- lowing this with the announcement that she was xolng to write a story, I was Uttle surprised. Tt seemed most natural that the torch should be confined to Reatrice, for she was the youngest of tho circle, and withal a dreamy, romantic, but tmpet- uous school gitL 1 gave her the pen, and also the ure of my desk and all the “foolscap” paper she could find, She shut herself in her room and T went down stulrs all aglow with elation and new-found knowledge, It ts no slight honor to have an author in one's family. “Where is Beatrice? {nquired mother, “1 want her to go over to Mrs, Jack son's for me.” I'll go, mother,” I replied, quickly. “1 think Bee ought not to be disturbed, She's writing a stor; The Information bad due effect. Mother's eyes sparkled and she caught hold of my arm. “Well, I am glad,” she exclaimed, ‘ou know I've always said it was a pity somebody in the famlly didn't try it ‘Then, in a myatertous whisper: “What is it about don't know—she didn't tell me? 1 responded. “Anyway, she musn't be bothered whe ough} had spread abroad. to story wax publivhed, A few persons tet mended as a brain food, you know.” Beatrice accepted the cup and gingerly sipped its contents, How many times ad she voiced her ust for what she characterized "dlsh- r' drinks! But for the present she submitted, und the rest of the family looked on In solemn approval. Beatrice remained in her room all the afternoon, while I did errands which to have done. Mother varied divers fittings to nelgh- By night Beatrice's fame fother had engaged people Innumerable know when the her vh bors’ hi the opinion that Beatrice was a hook time Beatrice descended rather Mother observing thie condl- on, her lovingly and smoothed her ‘hair, attentions which hud the alg- nificance of the “rubbing down" by which athletes are fitted for their tasks, We others gazed sympathetically, We realized Unat It must be a great strain AGa author. In addition to her breakfast food. Beatrice’s exclusive dishes for tea in- cluded a.nicely-browned square of fish: Fish, of course, It 1s understood, ia rich in phosphorus. Beatrice. who dialiker fish, protested feebly; mother Iinstated gently but firmly. Beatrice ylelded to the fnevitable, and mother was happy aaa child. ‘That evening, according to mother's Instructions, the couch was left vacant for Beatrice; and here the young lady reposed in ‘state, pillows solicttously arranged by mother, and the remalnde of the family grouped around at a re- ppectful distances : We sat by the light of a grate fire for the evening War wnusnally chilly, We sat in all or chatted aimlessly, but all were surcharged with eagerness to be informed on a in burning question. Our thoughts must ha reached Beatrice. for suddenly she in, desperation: WIUy nearly: done. “It' could only have one meaning. There wasn rustle of interest . “Dear girl,” murmered mother, strok- ing her hand “What's ft about?” hazarde: boldly taking the decisive step “Oh,” replied Beatrice, “It's—it'a about @ man who's tn love with—with a wom- an. Yes, yes." cooed mother, furriedly, ae if fearful lest her protege should over-exert hergel?, ida very. cool subject, too. The dear «itl. I think she OUEHE to 0 to bed now. Tt han been a Jong. hard day for her. vorewpon she bundled Beatrice, willy- ills. off to, bed For breakfast our “writer” wan giv: en, under mother's direction, a heaping raucer of a certain cereal food widely advertised for brain workers, and as a remedy for nervous prostration. [never had Known Heatrice to eat any such ther, preparation, but what she had been tak- seemed to have robbed her of her spirit. At any rate, she sullenly drank and ate, as prescribed, and fled to her room. ain was limited to the “training table,” as we began to term it. TL never had seen mother so tickled. I belleve she was axsured that already Beatrice’s brain had bly enlarged. All day tt was: “Charles. don't go upstaire! You will disturb Beutrice.” “Helen, be quiet. Don't you know Beatrice ts writing?” “Til” get your Jacket for you, WIN, You might anno Bentrice.”” “Even the doorbell was muf- ed ‘At tea Beatrice briefly announced: TH read it to vou to-night. It'n done, then?" Inquired mother, In an awe-stricken voice, Beatrice nocded She Aid read it to u taining we found {t. had explained it, with man who was “in love with a woman,” and the har- rowing things they: endured before they finally were unite: What a world of tenderness and pride was in in that kiss with which mother commended the author, at the end. The reading was follow by a db cussion as to the tlodical to be fa- vored with this production. At length the lucky publisher was se- lected, and in the morning, early, the story ‘was mailed. "I wonder if they'll tllustrate it? T remarked. “Of course!’ said mother, quick as a flarh, witheringly. Now ensted a timo of suspense. We figured that It would take two days for the manuscript to reach its destination, and that we ought to hi from it In about a week. Possibly a few dave more than thi would be necessary, in order to give the editors plenty of time for deciding on the proper. remuneration. On the ird day the tension In the house Nad become almost endurable. Even father was fidgety. Outwardly, at east, Beatrice was the calmest of all. I caught mother poring over an old copy of the — ~ magazine; she shame- facedly explained that she wanted to see “what other people’ wrote for it, ‘The next morning when I was in my room mother entered, and with great care to close the door tight. stood look- ing at me, sorrowfully. Her right hand was behind her, She was «0 white that she frightened me. “What's the matter?” I demanded, starting forward, “Hush!" she cautioned. motioning towanl Beatrice’s room, whence Issued Beatrice's voice, merrily ainging: “On, dear! What shall we do! Poor Bee! “You don't mean——7v" I stammered, the shook ne. import of her worda rus Ing uy on me. 1 do, [ dot she cried, wall. “It'a—It's been sent she held toward me a bulky ¢ lope. Her lower lip curved out lic grieved child—so pitlable when contraet- with her wrinkled, old faci “Hut Bee doesn't neem to mind. monsatrated, comfortingly, still the blithe singing. oN. ne sald she was tired of being an author, and not allowed to eat and drink Ike other confessed mother, But—vut f na nice story and quite enter- ling, Just as she Mrtle eu and I don't belleve they even read It. And here, with a sob, mother actually threw herselt on my bed and wept bit: terly, I gently patted her gray hair, and tried to soothe Really, you aee, tt wan not Beatrice's story after all, even though it was she who penned {t.—What to Kat, - ATTRACTIONS AT OTHER THEATRES. John Drew In “The Second In sand: ig still the attraction at the 5 pire. Willam Faversham continues his su cess in “A Royal Tetvatt’ at the € Crowded houses nt overy eeremanes show the: publica approval of Churl ilawtrey in. "A Message from Mars,’ at the Garrick, New York Theatre. Stoddart. In "The Bonnie, Brier 4a great favorite at the Thea- tro Republic. ARIZONA'S LONG RUN. “Arizona” is drawing near the end its long run at the Academy of Music. The contihnous performance at Tony “The Liberty Belles" still runs pros-| pastor's thia week Is an excellent bill. perously at the Madison Square, Garden 7 atre, Sandow “andy are the attractions at Proctor's Twenty. third Street Theatre. at Proctor's Fifth Avenue house. The Hanlons in pantomime and vaud: ville please crowds at Proctor's, Fifty: | eighth street house. “My Friend 3 One Hundred enty house fs a roaring comedy. ‘is the! last week of the Russell ctor’s fth street Brath rain e Next week Elsle De Wolfe. “Miranda ef the Balcony" {s atill the bil ut Mrs, Kke's Manhattan Theatre, David Warfield in ‘The Auctioneer” keeps ‘Bijou, right on breaking records at the rendition of “If I Were- is with great favor at they i comedy | ts the comedy at the Vic- Masco! dain to-third waek at the “Holty Tolty might go on forever. at Weber & Field: ‘8 Music Hall. James K. Hackett tn Return" stil) crowds V [tre President McKinley lying. In state is | shown in wax at the Eden Musee, Helena Mora and. Bugene O'Rourke & Co, head a good bill at Hurd. & Scamon's Music Mall, Dan Daly and ‘The New Yorkers" have a firm hold on the public at the Herald Square. Anna Held. as the Little Duchess, 1s vantly successful ut the Casino. “New England Folks’' at the Four- leenth Street: Theatre has made a great Nts Mme. Meyers, the bearded tady, and the educated horse, are at Huber’s Musedm. Daniel E. Bandmann ang the, Dennel Macs Company. a f-in "Otro." j Murray Hill this week. The Knickerbocker Burlesquera in vaudeville are at the Dewey Theatre. “ FOREST LOVERS!" LAST WEEK. Bertha Galland has entered upon her last week ae tne Lyceum In The Forest Lovers. James T. Powers is an funny ae ever at Daly's in "Phe Messenger Hoy.” Cinquevall! has The popular jusel cing Ap je patrons of Keith’ returned to please t ‘Theatre, “The Lights o' London" was success. Cully revived last nisht at the American Australia ix this week's perform- tat the Metropolis ‘Theatre, an Louls Mann and Clara Lipman tn “The Red Kloop" are at the Harlem Operi- House this wees. Jin the Land of the Fi and “Das Ueberbrett'l arc atiil given at Pnilipp's Germania Theatre. “A Romance in Ireland! ix given at i atre this week, H, Sothern will give a special matt. “Richard Lovelace’ to-day ,at Fayed LYN THEATRES. Clyde Fitch's sue- cessful comedy, was witnessed by a e audience at the Montauk Theatre *Mecoklyn last -nizht. Amelia Ding- And] “EBEN HOLDEN,” DRAMATIZED, GETS A HEARTY RECEPTION. ,Bacheller's Presented on the Sa- voy Stage Furnishes a Wholesome Enjoy-. oYers @rerer OCOOOOO! OOOOETE “Eben Holden, first timo as a play at C man's new Savoy Theatre | all right. Irving Bac well as those who have, can get equal and full enjoyment out of it. It i a wholesome and happy footlightization of the novel, with several of the more charming jacidents of the book utilized fn {ts construction and mont of its quaint and interesting character presented for the last night liked !t {mmensely, and tn- sisted on calling Eben, Hope Brower, Tip Taylor and the other personages of | the story before the curtain over a half dozen times after cach act, Ihdeed, tt may be set down emphatically that “Eben Holden” in tts play form was) given a right hearty reception and that It positively looks Ike a gosht'l'mighty Did nucens. Jt sould crowd the Savoy for months as “David Harum’ did the Several hundred ideal Napoleons went up the spout at the Knickerbocker The- atre last ni) Sir Henry Irving took Littie ¢ Madame enmy martial 5 world power sickened and Sir Henry {6 not by 1 short and pudgy. Rather could be be called tal; and skinny either haw he the nose of a nor the oye of an le, as the washerwoman before her Duchess dayx painted apoleon in the prologue. — But Henry has ambition and stage with which to back St, and so with Untekly padded breeches swelling to some whith his underpinning, & paunch of feathi shoulders bullt high to hide his elongated r the stage last nigh gold and white of the form Th too, were the Napoleonic locks “FATAL WEDDING” aah el = GRAND. whole show,’ it of the Phat lithe watd one ma ing th Fatal Wedding. tle Cora Quinten, rt a Jesele, “Ube ttle mother,” a new character to the stage, was the subject. of his eulogy, and well abe might is en though ste ayia f ors with) Gertrud tr Celemtial, leh § 5 pretty a’chureh plot r nue hat seen for many at For Infants and Childrens! sThe Kind You Have Always Bought), AVegetable Preparation for As- imilating the Food andR lung the Stomachs and Bowe sof CHILDRENS INFANIS¥ Promotes Digestion.Cheerful- ness and Rest-Contain Opium. Morphine nor Mineral. Nor NARCOTIC. cl Remedy for. Tion, Sour Stomach, Dishes Worms Convulsions, Feverish- ness and LOSS OF SLEEP. Vac Simile Signature of 7 of heart interest. NEW ENGLAND FOLKS. “ONE OF THOSE GENUINE. PLATS AND HOLD THB HEART." Bae ef “This is the thing we want.” Tae) y for Zlection Daz, Matinee & Ni ELECTION | NUOUT—Neturne ‘reed fre cere seats well to aGvanct "RNED AWAY LAST WEEK| ==>" —O—=E ne ANDOW. GREAT. UNK } | ati iE AND oy A iW REND BEST SEWING MACHINE, $20.00. Mold eleawaere at $45. Earl jyde' ao ' Hope Brower ition ber fbidern Before 2. vgure other ar ‘Set S busy Youd Clock- Send for, Furniture and, Garpot Catalogue (in colors)—malied fra: KELLY’S, 263 Sixth Avenue, near 17th St. Brooklyn Store, 470 Fulton St. better Win HAMMERSTEIN'S| VICTORIA) EVE. Seats on Sale| THE WA Wa VOR TH with ELSIE DE os Bios, SWEET eA MARIE. ' TECACOCOQSS! rly 6s are faithfully reproduced. and there are a dozen examples of the many-flounced gowns and #k: that period, whic! Frohman haw given 4h Year H.¥.Deant iy Steck Oa ‘harles Froh- | delight ful | von, who plays Tope, ta w hue al the time with his. odd ways | moe ctiract! 1 dolng things, Manhattan Cheated MRS FIS Miranda of the Balcony, Ev. PASTOR’S%= PERFORMANCE ALL DAY LONGS ERNOL: CHAS. ALDRICH Mat.T’m’w, 2 BANE Fatal \ ACADENY OF MUSIC, 1 ARIZON. Mate, Wod.& eat eer SIs ~ MATINEE TO-DAY, KNICKERBOCKER BURLESQUERS, TRLESQUES. VAUDEVILLE. “E1i, BERTHA GALLAND. “THE FOREST LOVERS: A Royal Family." a distinct « Tr. Harris as the lover was manty and £ as Tip Tay- the harelipped cholr singer, had the se in roars all the while he was on u ‘This is the greatest picce of character work seen on the wince the great chords and holds the: 30. aK Bat.) to fee him tn in- Krotesque hits. o} troduced. The audience at the Savoy | : ‘ound the love story est grade ci by dealers an a , natural and’ almost un- exaggerated picture of the valn ty ‘and there {# not a moment view that rich fun ts not laughter | followed ory tm cold In the er barn, at the the famous fehing tnetder ed out by Mr. Holland takes place, aud int Tn this last ge | through the Brower | enormoun hit. WH returns | TORN-UP STREETS. The subway digging ts playing havoc with New York, and the population ta subjected to the nolmome gases a: from tho varlous openin Jemnith ag (he ier and Lao Hard. the | man ax Deacon Hoxper, were “kiben Holden" card at the Bavo: should prove It ts Nnely staged Hover tho city. wonderful comtumes worn want to miss It, ————_-+-___—_- IRVING AND TERRY IN “SANS GENE — the atoop and but what history all thix was not the . and It behooves every one to ainat malaria, which is lable to be- Dr, Decker's Shake No More two or three times a day, and you ed not dread malaria. LYCEUM. MAT THUR. & BAT, DALY'S" Memhs .| WEBER & FIELOS' HOITY-TOITY. elf is a crime—it's Mty agninst the demigod who HARMLESS HEADAOHE POWDERS. contain no enorphtn chloral of other dangero ever laugh at anything carriage the wounded on the battlefield amiles on thelr faces bones of lis soldiers lying “ted out with Vive I Eimpereu ant mmashed ideas hear to muking a monkey of Napoleon, and to the writer this ds unpardonable. Never, mind the nrt of the tmperonation been broken, At He came prectoun never mind the An idol has doin wre scarce, MAL IMD. Tues & Sat, TLOMNCY. Te br) Therdert fires, “CRITERION: Matinees Weduestay & saturda WH. FAVERSHAM | A ROYAL RIVAL. | didn't have tt eull a Digger man than Croker madame was, through the years from the w she but kept t join the way had him do nem last nig Sardou maket “LIGHTS 0” LONDON, , White 2 Sout for this she may be co ntering of a pli [a idésSick rh MARS MADISON 8Q_ THEATIOE The ces Belles | a for pardon. vided, to the —_——_—_—+- ant : IF 1 WERK KING. NEW Savoy “EEN HOLDEN. | aia inn, BRRMANTA, THEA, 7 Hehe rd Uitte Henry Irving, Mise Filea Ter DAVID UELASCO Preseats Minden ear ham made a hit} “My Partner? was the plat lumbia ‘Theatre, [tt Saunders, Willig Chinaman, and Mins Vale Mary Brandon, divided th he scenen af which ndacks, wun pre- mphion. The w forge, We Munzoe, as the good-na- tured Irish washerwoman in Mra i O'Shaughnessy ta good-nized audi- ence laughing at the Grand Gpera- House. “Hoine, Sweet Home’ was the bill at the Bi It was interpreted by a good company, and appliiuse wast towed, upon @veral of the leading playset ‘GIRL BOLDLY CARRIED OFF.|* | NEW YORK. INCINNATI FLORODORA)e P ELECTION DAY, CASINO ANNA HELO ENTRA MATINEE ‘t LECTION DAY._ THEATRE REPUBLIC, 4, ty Stoddart in ‘The Bonnie Brier Batt vais | They galt they did not seem to . & Etvction Duy, rights asad was sis also ath ate individua@g commun fon’ cups in ¢! ws Ww, 25. BOG 5, 50c. ae a THE MESSENGER BOY. with JAMES T, POWERS, Behera 7 ‘The New Yorkarm lara Lipman} "wit oh Suara 4 Das Usderbret'h, Nov.2. Eler. Sourentien. Mata! EVE: 2” |* ROMANGE x IRELAND: Brooklyn Amusemants. BINGHAMI COMPA ae ALY nagar HOR, Sat