THE SCI? ANTON TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 25, 1896.' 8 MANY CHANGES IN THE SENATE New Members Who Will Appear at the Next Session. TKS TERMS OF THIRTY WILL EXPIRE Fnmilinrt'nreaoi KtnU'smou Will lie MissedMessrs. Itl.irkbarii, Bricc, Inimron, Hill, Tnlmor nnd Your. hfVH Arc Villous Those Who Will Forxnko tho Worry of rntilic Life for tho Pence of Privtttc t ili7.cn lii.1lnny rrominrnt Ocmoi-mtic Member Will lie KrlircU. From the rittsbtiiR News. AVhilf tho Vnltetl States sennte Is Biiiii.lfil lv tho c-nnstitutifin against r.uvh mvocpinat chmiK'S as frpiintly occur in tin1 nimilH-rslilp 'f the huv, tho upmr branch f the national li-vi-laturo in tln next eon.eri'ss will see nn unusually hi ray number of its present me rubers vtiivil from nllicc nnil in w men scatnl in their jilaoes. Th- terms nf "1 senators expire on March 4 next. Ten of these, it is assured, will not re turn, and the ehamis are thai half n dozen more will be unable to hold on to lueir tosas. .Some of tho oldest, most tile turesiH' and nutable- 11k urea ill the senate will slop down upon the dawn of the Fifty-tilth congress, and there promises to !e another translusion of younger Mood into that slow and de liberate body. The senators whose terms expire are Messrs. Allison, of SENATOR WILM41I B. AU.1S0S. Iowa; lilai kburn. of Kentucky; lllaneh nrd, of Louisiana: 1 Slice, of Ohio; Jtrown, of 1'tah; Call, of Florida; Cam eron; Dubois, of Idaho; linlliiitrrr. of New Hampshire: Gibson, of -Maryland; Gordon, of Georuia; Hanshrouuh, of North Dakota: Hill, of New York; Irby, of South t'arolina: Jones, of Arkansas; Jones, of Nevada: Kyle, of South !a kiito; Jlitehell, of iireqon; Morrill, of Vermont; Palmer, of Illinois: I'efl'er. of Kansas; Perkins, of California; Piatt, of Connecticut; Pritchard, of North Carolina: J'uiih, of Alabama: Siiulre, of Washington: Te ll T, of Colorado; Vest, of Missouri; Vilas, of Wisconsin, and Voorhees, nf Indiana. These Ron llemen were c lassed in the last session of this congress as 14 Kepublicans, 14 Democrats, 1 Independent ami 1 Farm ers' Alliance. Senator Kyle is the In dependent, nnd Pel'fer the Alliance man, nllhoiiuli both of them invariably Voted with Allen, of Nebraska, tho out-and-out Populist. Several senators whose terms expire have nhvady been re-elected, or their successors chosen. The I Jepuldicans will pain Ronntnrs from tho state of New York. Maryland. Ohio, Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, and almost certainly from Kentucky. Senators who are cer tainly pot coming back are Hlackburn, Price, Cameron, Hill. Palmer. Voor hees. Vilas, Gordon, lrby and Ilrown. nator Gordon declined some time ntro to serve again, and Senator Irby'H successor has been clv'sen in the per son of Judge W, II. Knile. Other sena tors who may not be returned are Call, S(Ulre and Dubois. While the Florida I'lrislature Is Democratic!, there are others besides Mr. Cnll who want to be senator, and It Is said he has already fallen behind In the race. Sipiire and Dubois are in the same boat, lioth CALVIX 8. hRW.K. ere nepubllcans, and bolted tho ft. Louis platform. Dubois expected to organize n silver party in Idaho that would stand aloof from all the old parties in tho state and practically absorb all tho free silver votes, but the Democratic and Populist leaders In tho state did not like Sena tor Dubois, for past political reasons too numerous to mention, and brought about a fusion, which left out the sena tor and his followers altogether. Du bois appealed to the national commit tee of tho two parties to straighten out things for him, and did succeed in hav ing an agent sent out there to fix things up, but he accomplished very lit tle. The. answer of the fusionlsts was that they had fixed things un so that Hryan would certainly carry the state, nnd they had no time to look nut for bolting Republicans, with Tvhnm self Interest appeared to be paramount. He; has but a slim following in the newly (dorted legislature, and a fusionist will certainly be elected to succeed him. SQUIRE'S COLD COMFORT. Squire, of Washington, did not bolt tintil fusion between the Democrats nnd Topulists and free silver Repub licans In his state was practically as sured. Then he wrote a loner letter to one of their number, prominent in the SO-ITI M. TAIAIEU. Ilrown wns practically unknown to the nation at the time of the admission of I'tnh as a slate, hut he made some Speeches In the senate and one at the i 4 m4 St. Loula convention that won atten tion tor him. He la a lawyer and never before held public otllce. He and his colleague. Senator Cannon, one of the Republican bolters, wore elected by the same vote, and In drawing lots l'.rown cot the short term and Cannon the Ions one. The laiter's term expires in 1M. Voorhees and Blackburn have lonpt been familiar figures in Washington. The former tirst came to congress in lsf.l. remaining for live successive terms. His defeat in the race for the WitTrV H ill.. J1 a . . 1 DAVID U. Ill LI. Forty-third congress was due, as he , himself attributes it. to the nomination of Horace Greelev lis tin- Democratic candidate for iivsiel.Mit. A vacancy being c aused In the senate by the ileal li of O. P. Mortan, the governor of lneli i.na nppoinled Vooiiicis. who took his seat Nov. 1-. IS77. Almost his first words In the senate were an earnest appeal in favor of the free coinage of silver and the preservation of the t-rcenhack currency us full legal tender money. On this issti tin; stat of In diana was carried by tho Democratic pariv the following year. Mr. Vour h.c es is a man of decidedly mutable opinions. His course' on the financial iiuestiou has been frequently changed. Three years ago he was an ardent ad vocate of sound money, and being c luiirmiin of the finance committee, led the light In the senate for the repeal 'of I lie silver purchasing clause of the Sherman act. He is now again for free silver. Senator Hlackburn began his con gressional career in the F .rly-foiirth congress. Alter serving ten years in tile lower house, he came to the senate in March, 1N.s". and w is re-elected in lMii). He is n native son of the state that honored him, and served in tho ConlVd-iato army throuhout the wm. His defeat for re-election last spring, and the active campaign for free silver BF.NT.r M. TICU.KIU which lie made this fall, are fresh In tho minds of everyone. Senators- Hill. Palmer. Rrlce. Vilas nnd Irby nre nil one-term men, but have left the Impress of their personal ity bl the senate. All have achieved fame In one way or another. Senator Hill, having been governor of New York nnd a candidate for the proslden fusion movement, statins that he; was Willi them until the last and would be at their Joint convention to help the good work along. Ho received but cold comfort from many nf the fusion ist lenders, nnd enmo away a month or more before tho campaign was over. The legislature just chosen in Wash ington hail a ve ry strong fusion ma jority, nnd there will bo candidates galore from tho three parlies. Squire's defeat will be received with but little regret hero by newspaper men and otheis who are forced to come in con tact with him. He Is personally one of the most unpopular men that ever serv ed in the senate, nnd unlike many others who will retire, his exit will be conspicuous by the absence of expres sions of sympathy nnd good cheer for his future political welfare. Two Plaits are likely to lie members of the next senate; he, of Cincinnati, j Is sure of re-election, and he, of New ! York. It is said, can be sent to succeed Hill If ho so desires. If not, it Is eonccilwd that he will name the mnn. These two Platts nre from the same family, being second cousins. of the ten senators who are certnln to stay at home, two only, Cameron, and Ilrown, of Utah, are Republicans. S'TOI VIIA8. tlnl nomination, wns yet a surprise to many people, w ho were prone to believe many of the malignant assertions of his ! enemies. Instead of being a mere poll- i lician it soon appeared that he was a r ndy debater, well supplied wiiti facts, with ready wit and keen satire, the sharp and unwelcome point of which has been fe lt by many an older states man. CAREER OF SENATOR VILAS. Senator Vilas, as a result of being chosen chairman of the Democratic national convention In ls.4. that first nominated Mr. Cleveland fur the pres idency, was made postmaster general, and afterward secretary of the Inter ior for the remainder of Mr. Cleve land's first term. The Democrats con trolling the Wisconsin legislature in 1Mb, he was sent to the senate as the successor of John C. Spooner. Senator Price was noted as n suc cessful camimign manager In Ohio some time before he became a sena tor. Helng a representative of tho state on the Democratic national com mittee, he was chosen chairman of the campaign committee In 1SS, and be came chairman of the national commit tee upon the cleath nf William H. llar num. This prominence resulted in his selection as senator in 1890 to succeed Henry D. Payne. Senator Palmer Is 79 years of age, I !' and probably would not have sought re-elect Inn even If Illinois had chosen a Democratic legislature. He has a long record of public service both In civil and military life, and closes his career with the honor of a nomination for the presidency from the sound money wing of the Democratic party. General Gordon does not return be cause he prefers the quiet life of a plain citizen to the cares of a public func tionary. An honorable record In the fact that he was wounded In eight confederate service is attested by the battles. He tlrst caKie to the I'niled States senate In IS72. serving two terms. He then served as governor of Georgia for four years, at the expiration of which time he was again sent to the senate for the term now drawing to a close. He Is C4 years of age. He has gained considerable fame from his lec ture, "The Last Days of the Confed eracy," which has heard in Pittsburg on Monday night. Senator Irby is the owner of a large plantation near Laurens, South Caro lina, which demands a great deal of his personal attention. He will devote himself to that upon his retirement from the senate. Senator Allison, of Iowa, has already been elected to succeed himself, as has Senator Morrill, of Vermont: J. H. For nker, of Ohio, has already been chosen as Senator Prices successor. Mary land has selected George L. Welling ton to succeed Senator Gibson, and Louisiana has chosen ex-Governor Me Kne iy in place of Senator Ulanc hard. Senators Gallingcr.Haushrciugli. Mitch ell. Perkins and Piatt, all Republicans, and Jones, of Arkansas; Jones, of Ne vada; Vest, Piigh. Teller, PclTor nnd Kyle. Democrats and Populists, are al most certain to succeed themselves. I'efl'er will hi'Ve to overthrow live oth er good Populists In Kansas, who are anxious t' have a taste of Washing tor, otlicial life, which is supposed to ii .chide marble bath tubs, ,-i ented soap end free shampoos, all at government expense. Senator Pugh will probably have to opposition in Alabama. THE PARIS CLAQUE. Something Adorn the French Methods of "Approval" Systematizing the Claquers. An action for breach of contract, brought by one of the leaders of the Paris eiaipie ugalnst the director of the thtater with which he was connected, has ended In a manner which will prob ably cause some little consternation among the class whom It chiefly con cerns. Tho contract was pronounced void and tho plaintiff nonsuited, on the ground that hired applause Is con trary to public order and good man ners, hinders the expression of unbl aseil opinion and destroys the liberty of the paying public. This seems to be excellent common sense, nnd might well be taken for nn Kngllsh judicial utterance. Uut they order theatrical matters so differently In France that the' decision of the civil tribune has all tic charm of the unexpected. The Paris claque is much more than a re cognized institution; It Is not merely tolerated, says tho Pnll Mall Gazette. For three-quarters of a century It has been a completely organized system, regarded as unassailable within the boundaries of law and order. More over, the judgment Is in curious con trast with one given In Vienna on a cognate question not so long since. Here tho fiscal authorities imposed a new and burdensome! tax on the chef do claque of the Court Opera house. That functionary appealed to the ,egal tribunal, hut the decision was against him. on the ground that "hired ap plause, being a marketable commodity, wus le gally subject to taxation." It was In that tho Paris claquers first became ainenuble to anything like a general control. In that year a cer tain M. Santon set up a bureau for the purpose of systematizing tho loose methods by which paid professional ap plause had hitherto been provided by unil for the Paris theaters. That shrewd entrepreneur not only raised ri'cruits for the service, but trained them for the several branches of the profession for which they were des tined. The manager of a theater de voted to comedy, farce or vaudeville had but to notify his requirements to the central otllce, when he was duly supplied with n suitable contingent of rieurs. Tragedy and melodrama re quired support of a different charac ter, and accordingly, skilled pleureus chiefly women were at hnnd ready to take their seats among the paying public and to bestow the tribute of their mercenary tears upon the wrongs and sufferings of the stage heroine. His seurs, the autocrats of the encore, were held In r. serve for operas and concerts, while to the conitnissnires and chatou Illers was intrusted a larger discretion ary power In the way of lending ap plause according to the particular cir cumstances of time and occasion. The latter were also charged with the un enviable duty of endeavoring to sup press any manifestations of discontent among an audience, and to stem the rising -tiile of disapproval, a task call ing for no Fmall amount of tact and experience, and not always slice ssful ly accomplished even by their aid. During the seventy-five years which have since elapsed, the claque system has undergone many modifications, and has been re-established on an en tirely different footing. The gradual overlapping of the various forms of dramntic entertainment, and especially the increase in the number of the Pnris theaters, made the old methods cum bersome nnd finally unworkable. For fioine years past tho handling of the whole machinery of the cinque has Iihii Intrusted to a few well known leaders, each of whom Is responsible' to a ccrt:'ln number of theaters for the supply of the necessary hired applause. There are thus some half doz n groups of theaters, the director ')f each house belonging to one group severally con tracting with tho same chef do cinque. The busiiii ss Is not un unprofitable one. though all engaged In it ure not, of course, equally successful. One of the most remunerative leaderships was held by the lit" M. FourniiT. who died five y-ars nt". h aving a nle-e little for tune of a million francs. This g-ntlo-miin l ad supplied and controlled np P'ause as a "niarketabl.; commodity" forth" Opera, odenn. Hoiiffi'o. Amblgu. Folios. Dramatiniiis and Menus fini sh's perhaps one of the most Impor tant eoinblnatinns existing for this pur pose. As might, perhaps, be expected from Its position nnd traditions, the Theater Franenise holds aloof from these ar rangements. Not that its director ig nores the power of the claque, but chnesi s to keep it entirely within his personal control. As a consequence the system finds its expression In this house in its least nggreslve form. The salary attache el to the post of c hef de claque at the Frnncalse is a small one. having been some time ngo reduced from about ii:;i per annum to naif that figure. The leader receives, however, for his free disposal, twenty free seats every night, which amounts to considerable aug mentation of his salary. He attends the final rehearsals of new plays, and makes notes of the speeches anil situa tions which the authors nnd stage man agers wish to be applauded. Hut his functions are limited to "lending" the public Instead of coercing them. At the Theater Francalse also recalls ore left entirely in the hand of the public, though the claques are expected to sup port them when made. If the ttnby Is Cutting Teeth. Mrs. Window's Soothing Syrup has been used for over fifty years by mil lions of mothers for their children while teething, with perfect success. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays nil pain, cures wind colic and is the best remedy for diarrhoea. Sold by druggists In every part of the world. He sure and call for "M.- WlnsUiw's Soothing Syrup," and take no other kind. Twenty-five cents a bottle. SENATORIAL FIGHTS OF OTHER PERIODS Belnre and After the Rise of the Cam eroo Dyoasty. HOW JOHN FORNEY WAS BETRAYED Manner in Which Cameron Won His First Election to the Seunte-Thc Subsequent Unities That liuvc Periodically Agitated the Ordi narily Calm Surface at Hiirrisburg. "Pc nn." In Philadelphia Bulletin. Tho light for tho succession to Cam eron's seat In the senate is the tlrst occasion in sixteen vears since there has been anything like u general bat tle In the open for the Pennsylvania Bcnatorship. The four terms that have been filled In the interval have not caused any serious trouble after the choice of the legislatures which were called upon to name the senators. If Senator Cameron shall hold good to his repented assurances that he would not again seek re-election It will be the first time In lit" tv years when a Cameron has not been either in the Semite or a candidate be-fore a Republi can or n Democratic senatorial caucus. Simon Cameron made his first appear ance in the I'liltcd states senate In 1N45, as the result of the peculiar deul which ho entered into with a combination of Whlirs and Democratic bolters on tho tariff question, defeating that em inent jurist, George W. Woodward, sec ond f no member of his party In either character or Intellectual force, and taking the place of James liuchan iin, who had been called into the cab inet of Polk as secretary of state. With the exception of the intervals between his retirement to make way for Rich ard Hrondhead and his resignation to enter Lincoln's cabinet as secretary of war and his re-election in lSli" the Cam eron line of father and son has been continuous in the senate, covering al together a period of thirty-eight years. No other Pennsylvania senator has anywhere approached the record of either of the Camerons in length of service, with the exception of Quay (at the close of his present term), Daniel Sturgeon and James ltuchan an, and none nf them has more than a dozen years to his credit. Cameron will have sat in the senate continu ously for almost twenty years; while his father Is tho only senator who en Joyed the distinction of going out of the senate, not only once, but twice, and then going back again each time, finally to hand the seat over In his old age to Don as he would an heir loom of the household, tin the 4th of March next the memorable history of tho Caineronlan dynasty in the mu tations of timo will have closed its flnul chapter, after n career which can not be matched in American politics for audacity, tenncity, Intrigue, chi canery and personal success, IN EARLY DAYS. In the early days of the Reqiubllcan party in Pennsylvania the senatorshlps were generally bones of fierce conten tion, or, at least, until the elder Cam eron, after the war, succeeded In plac ing himself In the saddle. The begin ning of his historic quarrel with An drew G. Curtin may be said to date buck to their wrangling for the nomi nation In lsf)i. Two years later came the celebrated delivery to Cameron of the thru; Democratic votes of Maneer. I.ebo and Wagenseller In betrayal of John W. Forney. The whole power of the Democratic machine In Pennsylva nia under the orders of Buchanan, as president-elect, had been employed to make Forney, who was chairman of the state committee, the candidate of the caucus. The Democrats had only a bare majority on joint ballot, and, al though Forney had made some enemies among the ambitious members of his party who had been rejected in the ef fort to whip into line a majority for Huchannn's young champion, it was expected that he would carry the clay. Cameron who had entered the Republi can party only the year before, had pressed his claims without receiving an altogether cordial recognition, but he caused a hint to be conveyed to the Republican caucus through Pen rose, kinsman of the present senator, that he could control the votes of sev eral Democrats, that no other Republi can could control any, and that, there fore, he was the only Republican who could possibly be elected. The caucus, through a committee, made a quiet Investigation, verified substantially the correctness of Camer on's assertions, and, therefore, agreed to give him the solid vote of tho party In order that the deserters might have the required opportunity to carry out their end of the bargain. It was ful filled amidst a howl of Democratic dis may, nnd was followed by an outburst of indignation throughout the state. I believe that all three of the traitors were never again heard of In public affairs. They went into private life pursued by a storm of wrath anil rxe ciation. So bitter wns this detesta tion that some of the hot-Is In Harris burg afterwaid refused them bed and board. DAVID WILMOT. The next Republican who entered the Kenate from Pennsylvania was David Wilmot, who in his Democratic clays had won fame as the author of the celebrated anti-slavery "proviso" which bears his name, and who remained there, for only two years, to fill the unexpired term of Cameron, after his e ntrance Into the cabinet, Edgar Cow an, who went thither as Wllmot's col league ut the same time as successor to ex-Governor P.igler bili-il a not in conspicuous place In the senate In the next six years. Thus" who may look over his speeches in the Congressional Recoid in the early reconstruction period will find them marked by much logical acumen, apt citations ami his toric learning. Sir. Itlaine makes a re mark of him in his "Twenty Years In Congress" that his ability was far greater than either his ambitions or his Industry. As it was. despite his In firmities, he was often an effec tive de bater; but he early took his place with the extreme conservative Republicans in the senate, became; "a Johnson man." was foremost in the diie-i iion of th? fa mous "Ann-ln-Arm Convention" which met at Nineteenth street and Girarel avenue, and virtually drifted Into the Democratic party. THE ELDER CAMERON. Simon Cameron, after coming home from his service In the Russian mission, again appeared on the scene In an other dash for a se;at in the senate. In the general reaction against the Re publicans throughout the north, the state In 18B2 had given thein a majority of one In the legislature at Harrlslitirg. Cameron again boldly assured the Re publicans that he could secure the vote that was needed nnd attempted to make good his word. The Curtin wing of the party, however, was not disposed to help him in his plans, and the. Dem ocratic lenders were determined that the party should not be betrayed ami cheated the second time. The caucus nomination was given to Charles R. Ituckalew and the prevailing sentiment among Democrats was that If any member of the party should sell out to Cameron, he deserved to pay the penal ty with his life. When the time came for balloting the old-time rounders of the Bill McMullen-Hob Lister Smith Jimmy Haggarty stamp went to Har rlsburg and stationed themselves about the windows and doors of the house on Capitol Hill with a tacit understanding to "pick off" any Democrat who might desert Iluckalew, but they all came up for Huekalew to a man under the knowledge of the cheerful array of Derringers and Colts that were hidden In the clothes of the toughs like a masked battery. Cameron's tactics, however, were not effective with the Republicans either, and he failed to re- celve their full support. It was In 1867, when the desperate contest for the legislature between Cameron and Curtin was fought, and when the downfall of Custin was her alded by the defeat of Quay for speak er, that Cameron scored probablv his greatest triumph, converting Quay and other promising youngsters of the time to the dynasty and giving It a suprem acy which no opposition within the party was able to shake In the next fourteen years, or until Cameron was on the verge of four score and had ab negated his honors to the heir apparent. HIS RESIGNATION. Elected to the senate In the wake of the great victory for Grant for pres ident and Hartranft for governor, the old chieftain would have remained there longer If it had not been for his desire to "vindicate" Don. w hen Hayes in 1877 declined after great pressure to keeD him in office as secretary of war. Cameron then wrote his reslirna tlon; there was a hubbub all over the state; for the moment there was a rush of innocents to the front; it was soon given out that the "orders" were for Cameron Ills; there was a grumble: but the. machine worked with beauti ful precision. Two years later, when Cameron cuiiio ui for his Hist election to u full term by the legislature which was floated in with the victory of Henry M. Hoyt for governor, there was a little handful of recalcitrants, led by Charles S. VS'olf nnd George K. Maples, but the machine rode over them with hardly a Jar. On the night of the elec tion. General Cameron, In his old stone house on the bank of the Susquehanna, received his retainers like some old feudal bnron, and told them that now he would die happy, that he had seen Ills greatness descend to his beloved lad. In the meantime, John Scott, a cor poration lawyer of little popularity, and never widely known even in the state, although of good standing In his pro-l.-sslon, had been selected by Cumel'on as his colleague. When his term ex pired In ISTfi the unexpectedly tremend ous Democratic tidal wave of 1S74 hud swept a Democratic legislature into power and William A. Wallace;, then In control of the Democratic muchine, nnd with the assistance of the Penn sylvania rullroad. speedily disposed of Lewis C. Cassldy, Richard Vaux, Hen drlck Ii. Wright, Helster Clymer, Dan iel Dougherty and a lot of other Dern. ocrats who were in tralnln? for the seat In the senate. The contest for the choice of a succes sor to Wallace shook the Republican party in the winter of 1881 from center to circumference and lasted several weeks. The Hlalne inlluence In the Garfield administration, then being or ganized, was exerted against the Cam erons, who had picked out Henry W. Oliver, of Pittsburg, as Don's colleague. "Harry" Oliver was well known In the Iron manufacturing industry as one of Its magnates; but In public affairs out slele of his own city, his name was un known to the public except as a gener ous contributor to campaign funds anil one of the ardent "business men" who were always faithful to the organiza tion. It was evident that there would be a general protest; but It wns deter mined that ho should be crammed down the party throat willy-nilly. Tne anti-Cameron men appealed to the his toric sentiment and traditions of the party by rallying around tialushn A. Grow.also taking up Thomas M. Hayno, who was then cutting his short-lived swath In politics, and the dendlock con tinued until late In the session. Tho outcome was the compromise on John I. Mitchell, of Tioga, who had fairly reached his level In the house at Wash ington, and who for tho next six years was painfully overweighted with a sense of his responsibility. In late years he has nestled In the snug repose of the bench of the common ple;as court nt home, more nearly forgotten than nny other Pennsylvanian who has sat In the senate in the past forty years. Since that time Cameron and Quay have held both scats as a sort of a joint stock possession. THE RIGHT OF PRIVACY. Some of the More or Less Great Au thors and Actresses Who Resolute ly Reluse to Be Interviewed. It may be that after a while popular novelists will have their press agents Just as distinguished theatrical -tars do now. In point of fact, It Is stated that Mnrle Corelll Is already Introduc ing the custom. Everyone knows how Duse piques curiosity by never permit ting lierseif to be Interviewed. What one knows about her Is simply what one gathers from her public performances. There are no visits to her room in the hotel or to her home In Italy, with de scriptions of her paintings, brlc-a-brae and books; no accounts of her favorite dishes, perfumes and the like, says the New York Journal. There is only the Duse of the footlights, with her slender figure and pained face. Hut how much nil this reserve arouses Interest In her! Why Is she so secluded? What hidden giie f, what sorrow In the past, what poignant wrongs lie at the bottom of this mystery? One can only speculate nnd to see her over and over again. So it is with Marie Corelll, who is a great favorite with Queen Victoria and the royal family. Is this her real name? Is she Italian, French or what? Why will t-he not let peopl? know about her household, her personal tastes, habits and caprice's? The re Is just one glimpse of her private llf' which is going the rounds in n paragraph, and Is as fol lows: "There Is a touching Incident to relate, which Is not only Interesting In itself, but Is highly Indicative oi the dee p feeling of reverence; with which Marl- Corelll approached the task of writing 'Harabbas; a Dream of the Wot Id's Tragedy." Her desk was placed opposite a picture after Guido's 'Ecoin 'Homo.' under which a reel lamp burned continuously. A friend pre senteil to her a gold penholder, s; t with a single pearl at the top. With this pen aione, consecrated to the work, Minle Corelll wrote, from the first word to the Inst, the book which is now so famous." Some public persons like to be In terviewed for the press, and some do not. With actresses the older they get the more gracious they become In this respect; and one Is reminded of the shrewd observation of Rose Coghlan to a young actress whose name was very much In the papers. She said to Miss Coghlan in genuine agitation: "It is so rl-cadful to be written about by the reporters in this way." "My dear, don't mind that," said Miss Coghlan, calm ly. "It Is only dreaiiful w hen they be gin to stop writing about you." When Julia Marlowe first went out as a star she would never be Interviewed. Her mamger kept strict guard. Now she is her own mistress, except so far as Mr. Tabor is concerned, and Is very gracious to the writers for the press. Miss Ada Rehan has never given any Interview to a newspaper man not through her own choice, perhaps, but Mr. Daly obects. He conceives, and very rightly It may be. that it de grades the mystery of the slage to al low the performers to be seen In dressing-gown and slippers and by daylight. He has Charles Lamb's feeling that actors and actresses Inhabit a world f their own, and should be visible to the public only In their paint and pow der, swords and doublets and hoops and wigs. Romance has too far de parted, and men nowadays are not heroes to the general public any more than to their valets. Mr. Daly would continue to preserve as far as possible some part of the old seclusion and sen timent that clung to the regions he hind the curtain; and accordingly dur ing his administration of the theater to which his name is attached he will hardly ever allow his players to walk in Rroadway. An interview appears to his mind an abomination. Miss M. E. liraddon Is one of those persons who maintain firm ideas about the right of public characters to their private lives. It is said that she has never been photographed, and certainly no newspaper portrait of her has ever appeared. A picture of this popular novelist would, be Impossible to obtain. Recently she was offered $100 cash to allow herself to' be photogruphud and a royalty on all pictures of her that might be sold; but she declined. She has no abhorrence of figuring in this way, although he has several times allowed herself and her beautiful Eng lish home to be written up. George Kliot had the same rooted objection to thiv camera, although theie are several portraits of her in existence taken, from drawings. She was very plain; everyone who reads the periodicals knows that long, narrow face, without a gleam of beauty or genius anywhere In its features. .Miss V.raddon or Mrs. Maxwell, as tihe really l.i Is also plain and quite a large woman, 'with a ruddy English countenance, beautiful only In Its kindness and good nature the real beauty after all. How far back It seems, although it Is really not so far, since Miss liraddon began to write those wonderful s liga tion novels which set the whole read ing world In a flutter. "Lady Audley's Secret" was the tlrst. Then this sort of novel was something new and unique, and Lady Audley. with her lovely fair hair and baby blue eyes and pink and white complexion, was the first of a long line of wicked heroines. What mystery and caveplness there was In the book 1'iom the discovery of the In fant's shoes In the chapter, through nil the stages of her ladyship's dreael te cret and George Talboy's disappear ance, to the horror at the end! All this seems eouimoiinlace enough now. for Miss Hrudilon has had a thousand Imi tators, and beautiful adventuresses with green eyes and golden hair have passed across the stage In cohorts'. Hut i lioooeiy even yet has been able to do them, as well as she did. Then came "Aurora Floyd," the beautiful horse woman, with her secret, and then "John Marchmont's Legacy and 1 ne Doctor's Wife" and others, and finally that truly splendid story, "Henry Dun bar," or, as It was first called. "The Outcasts." This Is one of the best sen sation novels ever written; ami from It Tom Taylor made nn intensely Interest ing play In w hic h in this country James W, Wrillack was accustomed to appear. Henry Irving could handle the charac ter of Dunbar a remarkable psysoho loglcal study but hardly anybody else; unless, perhaps, Mr. Wlllnrd. Hut no performance could surpass that of Wal lack. Miss Praddon Is still writing; but her readers do not seem to be as many as they once were. DRAMATIC GOSSIP. Odell Williams will star. Mrs. Laniitry Is a bicyclist. Washington has seven theaters. New York has a Chinese theater. Adelaide Hanelnll Is In vaudeville. W. S. Gilbert has Just finished play. Lydla Thompson Is acting in London. Liliiun Russell's father was an editor. Anna Held will head a vaudeville com pany. I'nrinne will be seen shortly In a new opera. Cissy Fitzgerald will star In "The Foiinilllng." Will T. Rising is starring in "Leaves of Shamrock." Julia M.irlowe-Tubor will shortly act "For Scotland." "She" nail the "Clemcnceau Case" have be n resurrected. Mclntyre and Heath's "Dixie Land" has given up the ghost. I.yella Ycamnns Titus will hereafter bo known as Lydla Titus. A Spanish bullfighter's fee for a special performance Is about $S,(Jtil. Donnelly, of Donnelly and Qlrard, once played only legitimate roles. The ISostonlans will probably produce "The Ouecn of the Buccaneers." "Veronica" Is the title of a play for Hernhanlt hv Canala's poet Iniirenti'. "The Electrician," by Charles K. Rla ney, will soon have Its initial production. A school for opera has been established at tho New England Conservatory of Mu sic. Inez Hprugiie, wife of cx-Governor Sprague. nmilo her debut on the concert stagu last week. Marie Dressier, recently divorced from her millionaire hubby, declares she'll never wed ami In. An actreps 111 Now York Is about to have the null on her left forefinger beau tilled by a diamond. William II. Crane presented Martha Morton's new play, "A Fool of Fortune," at I.o'.isvllle last week. Nat Goodwin has dropped proceedings for divorce against his wife. Goodwin will prolMtbly appear In London this season. After an absence of two seasons E. 8. VVIIIard Inaugurated his American tour tit Knston Monday night. In "The Rogue's Comedy." CliHiniccy Depew and Mayor Strong are among those who have tendered a benefit to Hose Coghlan, shortly to bo given In New York. It has been discovered in London that thp great effect ill David Helaseo's drama. "The Heart of .Maryland," has be;cn used In an older play. The fcene of "Saturnalia," a new eoinlo opera, Is laid in New Orleans during the Mardl Urns. The authors are two Provi dence young men. A nero bought a ticket for a scat In a Chicago theater, but was ejected on ac count of his color. He has gained a ver dict of $l,Siic against the manager. James O'Neill is perfecting plans to cel ebrate the two thousandth performance of "Monte Christo" on a. great scale. The play will be given with an nil-star cast. A new play by I lent Ik lb?en, said to be a continuation of "The Doll's House," showing the life of Nora afteT she leaves her husband, will shortly be acted In Frankfort. The ne w play which John Hnre Is to produce 111 till.' country will probably be called "Ilio, Master." It Is a thri;e-act modern drama written by Ogilvie, author of "llyimtla." Contracts were signed last week where by Caniille D'Arvllio will sing the leading role In Richard Carroll's resurrected "Kis met." The company will soon be nrgien-ize-il and the opening Is set for Philadel phia, Jan. 4. The Hostonlnns will produce a new op era by Herbert and Smith ut Washington next month. If It doesn't make a hit the company will produce "II Travatore," "Carmen," "linhemian Olrl" anil "Uobln Hood" the rest of the season. Inlininiiinlory Rheumatism Cured iu Morton L. 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