THE SCBANTON TBIBTJNE-S ATUBDAY MOBNDTG, . NOVEMBER 9, 1895.
11,
Of and Aboiirt? the
Makers , of Books. , ' ; :
Notices of Recent Interesting Volumes and
Chats Concerning Literary Men and Women
THE 3IAGAZINES.
The Pocket Maguslne. edited by Irv
ing llacheller and published by the
Frederick A. Stnkes company. New
York, makes its initial bow this month,
and Justifies the nice things said in an
ticipation of its coming-. The lending
feature Is a story by Doylo, entitled
"The Castle of Gloom," being one of
the BrlRadler Gerard series, and one
of the best, too. In addition, Kipling
has a characteristic barracx ballad,
"That Day:" Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
Ward, a "drama of the street" called
"The Vatarun;" James L. Ford a capi
tal burlesque on Conan Doyle's Sher
lock Holmes detective stories entitled
"The Story of Bishop Johnson;" Ik
Marvel, a "Roverie of Colletre Days"
and Sarah Ormc Jewett a characteris
tic short story called "Little French
Mary." The magazine is about the
Chap-Book's size, save that It Is thrice
as thick, and has a stiff cover adorned
with a neat design In green and red.
At ten cents a number, or $1.00 a year,
the experiment ought to command a
large circulation. The chief story in
the December number is to be by Mary
E. Wllkins.
With its November issue, the Century
Magazine enters its fifty-first volume
and celebrates Its twenty-fifth anniver
sary. The two articles In this number
which will command the most attention
are Theodore Roosevelt's statement of
"The Issues of 1896" from the Repub
lican sYndpoint, and Hon. William K.
Russell statement of them from the
Democratic point of view. Professor
James Bryce has a thoughtful paper
on "The Armenian Question" which
will repay perusal and Mrs. Schuylor
Van Rensselaer's study of Robert Louis
Btevenson and his writing will Interest
many. Wo must not forget to mention
among the chief attractions ' that
charming poem by Whltcomb Riley
Which is hidden back on the last page,
"His Dancln" Days." Mr. Riley has
rarely vquullcd the command of the
Hoosler dialect and the mastery over
the human emotions revealed in this
little poem. Two short stories which
will find favor are respectively con
tributed by Bret Harte and Bride Nelll
Taylor. '
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It will probably bo the unanimous
verdict of the readers of the Novem
ber Cosmopolitan that that number is
one of the best ones issued this year.
The contents are well varied, and they
have intrinsic merit. An eye witness
tells "The Story of the Bamoan Dis
aster," and a most thrilling narrative
it is, too. Theodore Rooseveit explains
the "Taking of the New ork Police out
of Politics" and Incidentally announces
his determination to keep right on
along the same line just as If there had
been no election last Tuesday. An ar
ticle by the editor of the Cosmopolitan,
James Brisben Walker, concerning the
horseless cartage unfolds in an interest
ing and perhaps novel manner some of
the social changes which are likely to
follow the banishment of the horse.
One of these changes, In his judgment,
will be the reversal of the present tend
ency toward city life and the conse
quent solution of most of the perplex
ing problems which have to do with
the evils arising from the massing of
human beings In an unwholesome ur
ban environment. Zang will, In this
number, contribute a new story of the
Jews in Rome, and Poultney Blgelow
eulogizes the forbearing spirit of Ger
many 's young war-lord. .
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The opening chapters of the new life
of Abraham Lincoln appear in lie
Clure's for November, together with
forty pictures, many entirely new. Of
the latter the most notable Is the front
ispiece, which represents Lincoln at the
age of 35 years or thereabouts, and
which Is said to be the earliest portrait
of him extant. It is reproduced from a
daguerreotype owned by Robert T. Lin
coln. The province of this Life, it
should be explained to those who fancy
that the subject has already been ex
hausted, is not Lincoln the statesman
so much as, Lincoln the man. Other
lives have dealt mainly with Lincoln's
public career, with those acts and
thoughts of his which today are his
tory. The purpose of the compiler of
the life which Is to run as a serial In
McClure's for the next year will be to
give greatest heed to the personality
and early influences of this unique pro
duct of Occidental institutions. While
the magazine's other features will not
be slighted this serial life will be em
phasized as the leading feature, and it
certainly deserves that rank.
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From among a number of crisp and
readable articles In the November
-Bookman, the American who Is Inter
ested In newspapers will be apt to se
lect for earliest perusal Professor
Peck's paper on Charles A. Dana. That
Eaper Is ostensibly a review of Mr.
lana'B lectures on journalism, but In
reality it Is an estlmte, and a strikingly
fair one, At that, of the personality and
the methods of the man who stands in
his generation head and shoulders
above all others who have to do with
the making of newspapers. There are
plenty of other things In this magazine
. which are good enough to be nnoken of;
but we pass them all by in orCjr to rec
ommend that those -who haven't read
the estimate of Dana do so without de
lay. . i
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Bright pictures and plenty of them
well written' departments, short
stories that carry the reader's interest
along from beginning to end, and one
or two special features of exceptional
Interest this is what you will get this
month for 10 cents when you buy Mun
sey's Magazine. It Is a good bargain,
and unless Mr. Munsey exaggerates the
people are steadily learning to take ad
vantage of it
Two admirable stories appear In the
current Chap-Book. One, "Boss," is in
the characteristic vein-of Maria Louise
Pool; and the other, "Of a Meeting at
Fulham," by Marlott Watson, is as true
ft bit of rollicking romance as was ever
penned by Doyle, Wayman or Hope. In
this number, Chap-Book disports Itself
In a new cover design, drawn in black,
plug. It represents an imbecile wo
man standing in an Impossible attitude
to what purpose the artist himself only,
knows. ,
Our good little friend, the Philistine,
Dobs up for Its November sally and dis
ports itself -with divers digs at Tom.
t a-muii, stim n hitv nr rnn wn m nf iars
This sort of diversion Is enjoyable while
the novelty lasts-but will it wear?
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Chips last week began its career as
ft weekly "Journal of affectation" at 5
cents a copy. It presents the occasion
for am interesting conjecture as to
What tt to here for. ' - -.
"m Kvery Mo'n-lih fa the name of a ne-w 11.
tuetnated magazine of popuhvr musks,
the dramndllteTaturegtand1nsxne
urtiere between Truth and Town Topics.
It confUta each month two or three
pieces of new muslo, for the instru
ment or 4he voice, ogeher with por
trait and skrtehes ot stage folk and
ctat about things fct connection with
the papular arts. It la published hy
Rowley 'tvlland ft Co., 4 East Twen
tieth ajf.w:, New fork, who tiavd our
thanks for tfat November, number. ,.:
The. Author' Journal, published.' 4
Ko. 1, William street, New York, Is a
well-conducted monthly publication dp
vi4 to the interest of writers. For
J r - "o ia Is.lnife-vture is a pa-
1 :..jb W. Tourgte oo "J..
Practical in Literary Life," which ends
thus: "We hoar a good deal In these
days about literature as a profession.
It may tie a good one, but you had
better have another to fall back upon.
By all means learn to use tk typewrit
er and send In your copy as 'clean as
yon can make it. (Put it on email
pages of good Daper. Learn 'to para
graph; learn 'to punctuate not out of
'books, but by studying expression ana
its relation to recognized symbols. Read
your iproof-shwts aloud to yourself,
not to others. Keep your temper, pre
serve your digestion, and do not ex
pect success without deserving it. If
you win, be graterul itnat you still
live; if you fail, thank God that you
are not as dead as the hope you fondly
perhaps foolishly cherished."
LITER A RY GOSSIP
Authors, quite as much as anybody else,
are interested In the adoption of an Inter
national postage Btamp. Several of the
grout powers are considering the expedi
ency of having such a stamp, and the
project may bo realised. At present It Is
Inconvenient for authors to forward
munuscrlpts to publications outside of
their own country because of the dllllculty
of securing sumps for return postage.
The adoption of an International stamp
would greatly enlarge the manuscript
markot for all writers, besides being a
convenience and a help to business every
where. Colonel Will It. Fischer, the western
humorist, enjoys his reputation for home
liness. Speaking of hla yearnings for
comeliness, the humorist said: "When I
married and had a little daughter, I had
some one who really admired me. To
her I was an Apollo. One day Bill Nye
wna In my oflre with me and my little
girl came in and began making love to me,
as was her way, calling me all sorts of
sweet names. 'Nice papa,' said she;
pretty papa.' Nyo turned around and
said In his peculiar drawl: "Viseher, are
you trying to make a humorist out ot that
child?' "
The report that tho appointment of poet
laureate has been offered to Alfred Aus
tin Is something which the Philadelphia
'times finds hard to believe, unless it be
supposed that Lord Salisbury wishes to
emphasize tho lack of a great poet by
giving the office to one who Is scarcely to
be ranked as a poet at all. , "Such an ap
pointment, Indeed, would not," says the
Times, "be entirely without precedent, if
we go back to the dull Georgian days,
when the laureate wus simply a court
poet, commissioned to write to drder per
functory oUeson public occasions, In which
poetical inspiration was not essential pro
vided the politics were all right. This
kind of work Mr. Austin should do well
enough, lie Is an experienced journalist,
accustomed to write at short notice on
any subject and in any required form or
stylo. Ho has been war correspondent,
political correspondent and leader writer
for that respectable Tory organ, the
Standard, for a quarter of a century at
least. He has written novels, dramas, es
says, and no less than six volumes of
verse, which are said to have had readers
and are not known to have brought the
blush of shame to the cheek of innocence.
Ho could write a paean of victory, a
birthday ode, an eplthalamium, whatever
might be required at court, on the short
est notice and in the most approved stylo.
This Is really more than could bo expect
ed of Swinburne or Morris, or even of
Watson or some of the yunger men." But
upon the whole our contemporary plainly
Intimates that It is not a sufflolcnt quuliit
cation for the successor of Lord Tenny
son; and we suspect It Is right.
In his charming "Love Affairs of a
Bibliomaniac," which huu been appearing
from day to day in the Chicago Kocord
and which Is to be published next year by
the Scrlbnera In book form, Eugene Field
recently hud this to suy concerning the
Napoleonic mania: "If any one question
the greatness of this man let him expluln
If he can why civilisation's Interest In
Napoleon Increases as time rolls on. Why
Is it that we are curious to know all about
him that wo have gratification In hear
lug tell of his minutest habits, his moods,
his whims, his practices, his prejudices?
Why Is it that even those who hated him
and who dun led his genius have felt
culled upon to record In ponderous tones
their reminiscences of him and his deeds?
Princes, generals, lords, courtiers, poets,
painters, priests, plebeians all have vied
with one another in answering humanity's
demand for more and mora and ever more
about Napoleon Bonaparte. I think that
the supply will, like the demand, never be
exhausted,
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"To the human eye there appears In
space a luminous sphere that In Its ap
pointed path goes on unceasingly. The
wise men are not agreed whether this
apparition is merely of gaseous composi
tion or is a solid body supplied extrune
ously with heat and luminosity, inexhaus
tibly; somo argue that its existence will
bo limited to the period of 1,000, or 000,000,
or I.UOO.000 years; others declare that It
will roll on until the end of time. Pehaps
the nature of that luminous sphere will
never be truly known to mankind; yet
with calm dignity it moves In its appoint
ed path among the planets and the .stars
of, the universe, its fires unabated. Its
luminosity undlmcned. Even so the great
Corslcan. scrutinized of all human eyes,
passes along the aisle of Time enveloped
in the Impenetrable mystery ot enthusi
asm, genius and splendor."
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Nate Sahbury, the actor, has a griev
ance, which he thus airs in the Washing
ton Post: "I picked up. a western news
paper the other day and found it padded
with a pamphlet with bold-faced type
reading, Qrlfllth Gaunt, Charles. Reade'a
complete novel, free with this copy.' I
had read this masterpiece of the great
English novelist years ago, and started
In to read the newspaper edition of It. To
my surprise and sorrow I found that the
story had been deprived of Its beautiful
description of scenery and masterly
touches of sollliquy. The novel was emas
culated almost beyond recognition, and
the blundering editor who was guilty of
this sacrilegious piece of Iconoclastic work
did his labor wretchedly, for It lacked
continuity, and was so horribly disjoint
ed that the most acute mind could form
no Intelligent estimate of the plot. There
Is a grim, unconscious humor about such
an enterprising stroke. of newspaper work
that illustrates the desperate pass to
which some journals are brought In order
to give their papers circulation. The very
thought, of an overworked editor, -with,
perhaps, no literary acumort, sitting down
In cold blood and with blue lead pencil
destroying the pearls of thought of a
great writer in order t6' economise; on
space, paper, and type! It Is as Inde
corously absurd as a stone cutter breaking
Into the Vatican and defiling the statue of
the Venus of Medici." . .
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AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS: '
Charles Dudley Warner Is in Kngland.
"The Two Pages" Is the title of a new
historical story by Stanley Weyman.
Florence Rockwell, of James O'Neill's
company, Is the youngett leading lady in
America. -
Walter H. Page, formerly editor of the
Forum, la now assistant editor ot the At
lantic Monthly.
. A novelette entitled "Tom Sawyer, De
tective." has been written for Haroer's
Magasine by Mark Twain.
There is a rumor that Colonel John
Hay Is the author of he Joan of Arc nar
rative now running in Harper's.
William Watson Is shout to bring out a
new volume of verse, and baa concluded to
call it "The Father of the Forest, and
Other Poems."
Richard Harding Davis leads In the mat
ter of portraits. More than 12,000 of him
were printed In various periodicals during
the first half of 185.
Three hundred and forty-eight plays
were read by the management of the Burr
theater, In Vienna, the past year. Of
these, five were aocepted.
Joseph Brooks -says that W. H.1 Crane
has been offered. $30,fl0 for twenty per
formances at the, Kaffir theater, Cape
Town, with expenses of his company to
and from that remote point,
Edwin Booth's nephews, Sydney and
Junius Brutus Booth, have been engaged
for John Stetson's 'forthcoming produc
tion of ''The Bachelor's Baby," with Mr,
and Mrs. Sidney Drew's company.
New Tors, is to have fc rival to the Tel
lpw Book of London in Sxnew periodical to
be called the Black Book. Its projectors
promise that tt shall be a magasine of the
highest character both In text and In illus
trations. George W, Cable ran Into team while
btcyoling Sept. U at Northampton, to try
ing to tun out Ut ftftothtr bicycle, aad
was thrown to tho ground with cbnalder
able force, but fortunately escaped seri
ous Injury.
Stuart Robson's contribution to the At
lanta exposition will be a special perform
ance during his engagement la that city
for the benefit of -the Confederate Sol
diers' home. An adequate production of
Sheridan's comedy. "The Rivals," will be
given with Mr..Robson as Bob Acres...
The new theatrical syndicate, composed
of Henry C. Miner, Joseph H. Brooks and
J. H. McVlcker, contemplates a gorgeous
production of James A. Heme's latest
play, "An Un-offlclal Patriot." It is a
war play, but is said to be written on en
tirely original lines. Its scenes are laid
In Virginia, and one of Its leading charac
ters is a clergyman.
Anthony Hope's theory about novels, we
are told, is that they should have enter
tainment for their primary object, and
should show things as they are, rabher
than Inculcate what they ought to be.
The novel with a purpose, therefore, he
doesn't care for. Though he writes dia
logue, as a distinct form of literary pro
News and-Qossip of Players,
The Ban Francisco Bulletin given the
following highly Interesting account of
.the professional career ot Wilton Lack
aye, an actor whose excellent work has
often pleased the theater-goers of
Scranton: "Some years ago those who
attended the performance of 'She' at
Niblo's Garden, New York, saw a fine
looking young fellow playing the part
of Leo. He had but very little to do, but
everybody remarked his grace and ex
tremely handsome figure. He was set
down on the bills as Wilton Lackaye,
but very tew people in New York had
even heard ot the young actor. A short
time after that, as the New York sea
son was closing. Admiral Porter's 'Al
lan Dare' was brought forward at the
Fifth Avenue theater, and, on its first
performance, Wilton Lackaye, as Rob
ert Le Dlable, made a prominent hit.
He was now for the first time seriously
considered by the New York critics a
most Interesting thing for him. He
would either make himself by it or
break himself by it. Young Lackaye'a
Buccess In this was only cut short, how
ever, by the brief run of the play. Of
course, tt must not be understood that
Lackaye was merely an amateur at this
time, for he had the best sort ot train
ing in this connection with several
traveling companies. To be sure, he be
gan as an amateur when he was a mem
ber of the Lawrence Barrett club, ot
Washington, and 'his first opportunity
came then, for tho patron saint of the
club engaged him, and he did good and
hard work with Mr Barrett during the
season of 1883. The summer following
he went to Dayton, where he played
about twenty parts in the stock com
pany. The following season he Joined
the Carrie Swain company, and subse
quently appeared in "May Blossom."
During the season of 1886-87 he had
valuable experience with Fanpy Dav
enport '
lackaye's next Important character
In New York after 'his debut In "Allan
Dare" waa as Gouroo In Steele Mack
aye's play of ''Paul Kauvar." He acted
this role wltfh great power. It was not
the eveiry-day heavy villain of the
stage. He put into It many original
touches, and gave great satisfaction
to the author, although the startling
reality of his portrayal prevented him
from having any sympathy from the
audience. AnalheT distinct hit was
made at the 8tar bheater, Jn New York,
when Lackaye appeared for a couple
of weeks as S avian I In "Jooelyn," with
Itose Cogthlan. This was really the
"talk of the town" among those who
were watching th advance made by
this young actor; 'but, afterwards,
when he opened witlh "Featherbrain"
at tine Madison-square theater, his Don
Stfpto&no was a now revelation of his
ability. It -was remarkably well drawn
and It was by this portraiture that he
attracted more special attention among
managers. (Presumably, It was because
of this piece of acting that Mr. Daly
engaged ihim if or 'his stock company.
Then he played In Uootle's Baby,"
and his Gilchrist was a piece ot nicely
drawn subtlety. Lackaye's association
with Mr. Daly did not result with gen
eral satisfaction. A disagreement be
tween the astute manager and the am
bitious actor caused a rupture after a
f'W weeks. In that time, however, Mr,
Lackaye m'ade a great Jilt as De Nolr
vlll In "Roger La IMonte," at Niblo's,
under Mr. Daly's management. He
was withdrawn from that however,
and given the part of O'Donncll Don
at Mr. Daly's theater In "The Great
Unknown," At the close of this run
Lackaye's association with the com
pany was at an end. Since this he has
played In "Money Mad," "The .Dead
Heart," "The Pembertons," "My Jack,"
"The Skirmish Llrve," "Featherbrain,"
"Shenandoah," "Colonel Tom," "The
Power of the Press'
Mr. tjftokftyo went to England and
became a member. of the St. James
Theater company and appeared in "The
Idler." His stay was very limited, for
several cif the managers on this side
were continuously demanding; his ser
vices for the creation of the leading
roles In the new prays that were to
be produced. In this regard he has
been the original leading character de
lineator in more 'presen tat ions tihan any
actor In New York. After his return
from Englamd he appeared In up to the
present time for Charles Frohman,
"Pompadour," "Mr. Wilkinson's Wid
ows," "Aristocracy," and others. Dur
ing 'his stay with A. 'M. Palmer he has
enacted (the leading roles In "Lady
Wtnde,mere's Fan," "Dancing Olrl,"
"Saints and Sinners," "Alabama," "A
Woman's Kevemge," "The American
Heiress," "Blue Blood," "The District
Attorney," "The Now Woman," "Jim
the Penman," and many other. His
present role of Svengall in the play of
"TrUby" Is played by him In a man
ner that calls for the greatest praise.
Ha created .the role in the original pro
duction, and 'the many who have bid-
peared In it since In the various com
panion prcenun)r "Trilby" are but
faint reflections of his masterly work.
His portrayal of Itae hypnotising vll
lla.n rhows careful study not only In
rega.rds .to his acting, but as to his
make-up - as well, which Is without
doubt one ot the- cleverest we have
seen in many days.
One of the evils of the theatrical pro
fession Is the bad practice Known as
"knocking." To "knock" means to run
another player down, and it is a verb
which Is prominent in the vocabulary
of a good many players, more the pity.
Here is an Instance, which we take
from the Buffalo Neys: When May
Irwin and Pete Dalley were acting to
gether in "The Country Sport," they
always gave the audience tbs Impres
sion that they were the very best of
friends. In point of fact, they never
got on at all. When Miss Irwin left
Dalley to start out as ft star on her own
hook, the entire Dalley company Jour
neyed to Lynn, Mass., to see her per
formance. Dalley bought up alt the
boxes and distributed hi company In
them with implicit Instruction to -look
serious:. Mr. Dalley seated himself in
a stage box, with his back towards the
stage. The play began; Miss Irwin
made her entrance. But not ft hand of
applause did she receive from . ., the
boxes.. i .
"I always knew that Dalley had ft
large back." said May, In telling . the
story afterwards, "but that night It
seemed to me that the whole theater
was Dalley reversed. . I could see noth-r
ing else. Hysterics Is a feminine lux
ury, which I don't, often indulge In; but
I did have ft Jolly good cry between the
acts that night It was without any
exception the most unprofessional ex
hibition I ever. saw. I would rather
have died than let - Dalley know I
noticed It, though. Afterwards hs
came behind the scenes. Mis Lewis.
Mr. Sparks and the other members ef
his old company Ignored utterly.
And all he said to me was: " t oat was
the matter with you, anywayT teemed
to m you were all broke up.' M -
Messrs. Abbey and Oraa, two aooord
tAg to frmtat iadtofttlou, to hv ft ri
duction, will not hold' an Important place
in literature..
Thackeray when In Glasgow one day
told o Dr. Donald Macleod a story which
the latter recently repeated. It was to the
effect that Carlyle and Thackeray were
sitting together, the former hot upon a
philosophical argument, when a pheasant
began screeching near them. Thackeray
remarked on the extraordinary noise the
bird was making. "Oh," said Carlyle,
"something's troubling its stomach, and
it's taking that method of uttering itself
to the universe."
It is said that the late Profesor Blackle
had a quaint ceremonious little way of
expressing his reverence for the Wizard
of the North. Whenever, through his
long life, he passed Walter Scott's house
in Edinburgh, he would stand still, and,
leaning on his stick, remain for a mo
ment in silent meditation. Strangers, it
Is added, were often puzzled when they
saw the venerable figure of Professor
Blackle. standing motionless In Castle
street, his plaid blown by the wind, and
his face wearing a look of dreamy abstraction.
val In the operatic field next season,
and this country Is to enjoy the excite
ment of a real operatic war the first In
seven or eight years. Marcus It. Mayer
has received information that the Im
perial Opera company (Limited), of
London, of whtcu he Is the general
manager, has been fully organized, and
had made all tho necessary arrange
ments for the production of Italian
opera both In London and In America
next year. This company has been In
the process taf formation for the last
two years. Lord Kllmorey, K. C. B.,
the Marquis of Conyngham and Herbert
P. Okenden are trusted and prominent
members of the board of directors. The
capital Is 340,000, a.i of which, as
Mayer says, Is pal- up. Colonel J. H.
Mapleson, the veteran operatic lm
lmpresario, who has Introduced many
of the 'greatest singers the .world has
known to England and this country. Is
the operatlcal director. It is the in
tention ot the company to begin at
once the erection of a new opera house
In London on the site of Her Mejesty's
Theater, the lease of which has been In
the market for some time and has only
been definitely secured within the last
few days. The architect of the new
playhouse, which will rival any struc
ture of the kind In the world, Is Walter
F.mden, a member of the London
County council, and the builders will be
Percy A Co., who erected the national
gallery and the new court building In
Chancery lane, London. "It Is our
plan at present," says Mr. Mayer 'to
open our first season In the new house
on May 24 next. Our London season
will last .through June, July and Aug
ust, and the company will be brought
to New York the latter part of Septem
ber to open a season In October,, later
going to Chicago."
One thing Is to 'L'e said of Eugene
Field; he was loyal to his friends. He
did not believe thnt Bill Nye was drunk
at Patterson, and he was not at all shy
about saying so. In the Chicago
Record he wrote Just a day or two be
fore his death: "A somewhat Intimate
acquaintance with Nye for the period
of fifteen years enables me to testify
that If there Is one temperate man on
our platform today, that man Is Bill
Nye. From one quarter it has been
suggested that sickness may have been
responsible for some apparent Indiscre
tion which served to excite the indigna
tion of the Paterson audience. Ten
years ago Nye was In shocking bad
health, and at one time there were
fears that he would be an invalid for
the rest ot his life. His malady at that
time was meningitis; never since his
two years' affliction with that Insidious
and destructive disease has Nye been a
robust man. Only the utmost caution
and the most scrupulous observance ot
the rules laid down by his physician
have enabled Nye to go ahead with
his work. This work in Itself has been
arduous; If there is anything more
vexatious or more wearing than travel
ing about the country in all kinds of
weather, and at the merry of railway
trains and lecture bureaus and hotel
keepers, I do not know It. I am ready
to believe that overwork has Induced
a return of Nye's old trouble and that
Nye Is a sick man. But I do not believe,
and shall not believe upon the testi
mony so far presented, that Nye had
been guilty of any irregularity war
ranting a diminution ot public confi
dence in 'him, and, least of all, Justify
ing the unseemly outrage committed at
Paterson."
One of the events of the season will
be the appearance here of Minnie Mad
dern Fluke, whose return to tho stage
has been marked by a success far great
er than the warmest of her
friends had anticipated. Mrs. Flake
Is fortunate In the principal play
of her repertoire, "The Queen of Liars,"
a work of Alphonse Daudet and Leon
Hennlque, cleverly Englished by Har
rison Grey FIske. From criticisms of
this new drama It appears to be a re
markable stage story, at once notable
for Its human and dramatic quality and
Its strength and variety of characters,
as well as for Its psychologic Interest
and its most original and novel dealing
with "a woman with a past." Mrs.
Flake varies this performance with "A
Doll's House" and In some cities with
a triple bill, In which are two of her own
strong and artistic one-act plays, and
she Is assisted by one of the most effi
cient and symmetrical companies ever
organised to support a star in this
country.
According to Nat Goodwin, a "foot
light favorite, man or woman, works
harder than any merchant and almost
as hard as any newspaper man. He
studies constantly new renditions of
parts, continually thinks of new Ideas
and Improvements, mechanical or the
oretical, artt a pcrhaipsi rehearsing an
other play or opera at the same time."
If It hadn't been for Mite, Janaus
ehek It would have been necessary to
call In the fire department at the Amer
ican theater, New York, ft few days
ago. In the sub-caller scene In "The
Great Diamond Robbery" Katherlne
Grey appears as the wronged heroine,
with her golden hair that is to say,
her ebon hair hanging down her back,
according to the style traditional with
wronged heroines. On, this particular
night, however, Miss Grey's locks got
In contact with a lighted candle in
Mother Rosenbaum's den. She scream
ed even more naturally than was
necessary and Janauschck gently drew
her shawl over the leading woman's
hair. Her hair was Just singeing.
It Is as ft spectacular production that
"Slaves of Gold" . stands unrivalled
among the creations of its class. . Mori
people are employed In putting it upon
the stage than any other show of the
kind, and months of labor and skill
were consumed In bringing the marvel
ous triumph of scenic art to Its present
state of perfection. Only those who
have seen "The Slaves of Gold" can
have any adequate conception of Its
beauty and realism. Each of the four
scenes are complete and admirable.
The first act discloses the interior of ft
shipping office at Hull, Kngland, snd in
per spectlve can be seen many ships,
that gives one an Idea of the busy arts
of ocean commerce. The strength ot
the play is exhibited in the absolute
correspondence between the story and
the stage representation. In the sec
ond act is seen the interior of the Bart
ley mines and the superintendent's
office, and the Interest of the spectator
is Increased by the regard for detail
that characterizes every scene In the
play, At the Academy, of Music Wed
nesday evening.
' the "Crlnskeen Lawn," ban McCar
thy's new play., will .be presented
at Davis' Theater on Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday, November 11. IS and 13,
with matinees dally. The rolo Mr. Mc
Carthy assumes gives him elegant op
portunities to display his abilities as
an actor of merit The company se
lected by Mr. MoCftrthy for his support
was ssvMted persoftsily by him ftnd It
thoroughly competent Specialities are
introduced throughout tho play which
has a tendency to brighten. It Is an
entertainment worth the price of ad
mission. -:!ls-
THE CHEAPER PLAN:
Henry Irving says that "the ouly reme
dy for bad acting In this country Is an
endowed theater supported by the state."
A cheaper and quicker method has been
tried sometimes on bad actors, and found
to work well. It is a simple application
ofl uncooked egg and raw tomatoes.
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THEATRICAL MISCELLANY:
"A Naval Cadet," the new play hi which
James J. CorbeM will be seen this sea
son, will be elaborately staged. One of the
scenes Is a reproduction of the ball room
sit the Naval academy at Annapolis.
Walter E. Perkins, who made a hit In
"All the Comforts of Home," when under
the management of Charles Frohman, la
a member of the company which will pre
sent this comedy at the Lyceum soon.
Marie Burroughs will not play for some
time, as she Is to make a winter trip to
Bermuda with her cousin. She Is In Bos
ton reading a new play by Clinton Stew
art. She has declined a number of offers.
The play now called "A Bachelor's
Baby" that McKee Rankin has obtained
possession of Is no other tKan Kate Clax
ton's piece. "Booties' Baby," dramatized
from John Strange Winter's once popular
novel of English garrison life.
Rev. J. Vila Blake, of Chicago, recom
mended James A. Heme's play, "Shorn
Acres," to the members of his church and
advised them to go and see It. This play
was also honored with the first clergy
men's theater party ever made up In
America.
In "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" one man
Is in reality two. In the latest addition
to James O'Neill's repertory, "The. Les
urques Case," two men are really one
that is to say, their likeness to each other
Is so remarkable that on 3 is constantly
mistaken for the other.
Minnie Palmer begins her American
tour Dec. 22 In New York, appearing in a
new musical comedy called "The School
Girl." The piece Is In three Sets. George
Manchester Is the author of the words
and lyrics and Albert Maurice has writ
ten the music.
It was the famous American novelist,
William Der.n Ho we I Is, who first predicted
the great success of "Shore Anr.i." Mr.
Howells read the play before It was pro
duced and wrote his opinion of It to R. M.
Field, the manager of -the Boston musum.
where tho play scored a run of 114 nlihts.
The new musical comedy, "The Merry
Countess," which Marie Jansen wlH pro
duce at the Qarrlck theater, New York,
on Nov. 18. Is said to be a faithful picture
of life In Paris. The play from which the
American version has been taken had a
run of over' 600 nights at one of the
boulevard theaters.
William A. Brady has traveled over 4,000
miles since Sept. 1, visiting almost every
city esst of Chicago. Brady produces his
own plays and rehearses his own compa
nies. Mr. Brady exDects to clear JSO.OOO
from his "Trilby" companies this season. !
C. B. Jefferson and Josewh Brooks closed .
a contract last night wlht Francis Wilson
for the spring tour of "The Rivals," nndor
their management. The cast will lncltido
Joseph Jefferson, WHllam H. Crane, N.it
C. Oooilwln, Francis Wilson and Mrs.
John Drew.
There Is very little uncertainty In the
verdict which William Winter passes on
the "Juliet" of Mrs. Patrick Campbell,
which, just now, Is the dominant fad of
London town. Says he: "She revealed
sensibility and personal charm, during tho
first half of the performance, and although
she was obviously mature and of a con
ventional drawing-room order of mind and
manner, she Invested the balcony scene
with girl-like grace, sweet artlessnoss, va
riety, and freedom. As soon, however, as
It became necessary for her to strike a
tragic note she was limp and powerless,
and, from the vial scene, with tho frlar,
onward to the close.her acting had neither
purpose, form, continuity, coherenco, vis
ible passion, Impresslvenoss, nor dramatln
effect. The potion scene was feeble and
chaotic, and the manner of the death was
ludicrous."
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Eve You can't send ime back to my
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