NO. 1.
DALLAS,OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY fi, 1 8 & 3
YOL. XIX.
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P R O F E S S IO N A L
J. M. KKKNK.¡n. O. S.
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CARDS.
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H. T. (SMITH, l). Ü 8
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Is Life
Worth Living?
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DENTISTS,
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OREGON.
Stoves, Tinware, and House Furnishing Goods,
O lile« in Old W h ite C orn er bu ild in g.
— AND ARE NOW —
H. B. STANLEY, M. D.
5 c llin £ -
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
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T O R E T I R E FROIVI B U S I N E S S ,
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L. N. WOODS, M. D.
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D allas, O regon.
B
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M«•CALLON, M. D .
Physician and Surgeon,
D A L L A S .
D O ,
The new addition to Dallas, lies four blocks southwest of
the court house, commanding a view o f the whole town and
surrounding country. Shade trees are set out along^all the
streets, which are graded and 80 feet wide. Size of lots—
00x144, with allleys through the blocKs.
ÆgrOttiou over Brown & Son’« store.
J. K. S iblsy ,
MO. J. D alt ,
PRICE $65 AND $95 PER LOT.
H. C, B akin .
DALY, SIBLEY & EAKIN,
These lots are sold on the installment plan— $10 cash,
balance on three, six, nine and twelve months’ time without
W e have the only set o f abstract b«K>ks i;i Polk
This is by long odds the prettiest and best addi­
co u n ty
Reliable abstracts funtished, and m oney t<* j interest.
oan. No com m ission charged on loans. Room s 2 i
and J W ilson's b lock , Dallas.
tion to Dallas.
A t t o r n e y s - n t - I ^si -\v.
Wni. P. VYRiGHT, Agent.
J. L. COLLINS.
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
S olicitor in t'lmiiccry.
Has been in practice o f Ids profession in this place
or abou t thirty years, and will .a t-
to all busin-sH
entrusted t«» Itis care. Utfl«:e, cornet '* -m ami C ourt
ts. Dallas, Polk C o, Or
N .L . B u tle r ,
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J. H . T o w n s e n d ,
BU TLER & TOW N SEN D,
m v E L ¡‘w Yovk.
cur?
Price r>0ct»J
A T T O R N E Y S -A T -L A W .
Otlice upstairs ill Odd
b lo ck .
F ellow s’ new
G L iN Q E R &
T . L. B U T L E R ,
COUNTY SURVEYOR
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Progressive.
— S u ccessors to J. A. R ota n —
Popular.
We carry a full line from the cheapest to the finest
M M Fire ni Miriae
IN S U R A N C E
H e a d
C O U R T S T R E E T , O P P O S IT E T H E O P E R A H O U S E .
C O .
CLOSING
O ffic e :
33 WASHINGTON STREET, PORTLAND, OR.
w. . . . . . 8FE0ULTY or
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Oharhes and Par,onages,
Dwellings and Household Hoods
Schools and other Publio Buildings,
Farm Buildings and Farm Property.
—D1RECRORS:—
J McCllAKKN, F. K. ARNOLD, D. D. OLIPHANT
H. L. P1TTOCK, J. K. ÜII.I.. J. LOEWENBEHO,
F EOOERT,
F. M. WARREN,
J. 8- COOPER,
8. E. YOUNG, E. P. McCORNACK.
H. M. GRANT,
J. LOWENBERG,
Sécrétai y and Manauer
President.
ALL VERY CHEAP FOR EITHER CASH OR PRODUCE.
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FOR 30 DAYS!
D A I . r .A S ,
$% $£$
FOR 30 DAYS!
For the month of December we will make sweeping reduc­
tions in our large and well selected stock of fine millinery.
D a lla s : O r e g o n
A fair »bare o l p atron ag e solicited
and all orders p ro m p tly tilled.
P A
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Grand Millinery Sale!
D. B. MCDONALD,
TRUCKM AN,
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OUT SALE!
F u ll L in e of (groceries,
Shoes, Lam p s, C r °cbe r ^j QvJ?ensWary,
Fin? ^hris'fcrnats Qoods,
The Leading Home Company,
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R iq D O jM ,
SALEM UNDERTAKERS
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A ll kinks o f work in Hie line o f m r-
v e y in g p ro m p tly (.lone. A ddress, Dal­
las.
Prompt.
W . T . R IO D O N .
A . O L IN O E R .
OiREGhOISr.
TDA. X .X ..A .S .
$1.50
WORLD BEATERS!
$1.50.
M A H T IIM ,
A pretty line of ladies and misses new and stylish trim­
med felt hats, all in late designs of this season.
I N T E K ,
et.-,
$ 1
.50!
H o u se , sign an d o rn a m e n ta l, grain- i C p
Send in your order for one of these hats and we will for-
! ward it to you.
in g , k alsom in g an d paper h a n g in g .
O regon
D allas ,
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$ 1
-50!
Do not Delay-First Order—First Choice.
CO .,
MRS. S C
Druggists ! iftûstiriK.
nzzo,
205 C om m ercia l street, S alem , O reg on .
n „ . , , r Í» drug», ohwmte I» and iwrfnmerj I
CLOSING OUT!
— To retire from business.—
FO R
m e d ic in e s
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Clothing, Boots and Shoes,
__GO TO T H E —
And a large stock of general merchandise
McCoy Drug Store
M cC O Y . O R E G O N ,
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Denier in d n ig * , gi U,
pninte,
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At - Cost for - Cash!
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The crowds that throng the store even- day prove that it
is a genuine bargain sale. Come at once* while the stock is
B . F O R S T M E 1 ? & C O . ,
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297 Commerci»! «treet, Salem, Oregon.
fEMCRIPTIOWS CAREFULLY FILLIO, j
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That depends upon the
Liver. I f the Liver is
inactive the whole sys­
tem is out of order— the
breath is had, digestion
poor, head dull or aching,
energy and hopefulness
gone, the spirit is de­
pressed, a heavy weight
exists after eating, with
general despondency and
the blues. The Liver is
the housekeeper o f the
health; and a harmless,
simple remedy that acts
like Nature, does not
constipate afterwards or
require constant taking,
does not interfere with
business or pleasure dur­
ing its use, makes Sim­
mons Liver Regulator a
medical perfection.
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
TIMELY HINTS ON THE MAKING OF
DAINTY HEADGEAR.
M a t e L e r o y D is c o u r s e s on t h e C o n s t r u c ­
tion o f B o n n e ts an d on S ty le s fo r C h il­
d r e n ’ s C o s tu m e s — W e a lt h y W o m e n W h o
K n it S o c k s fo r T h e i r
L it t l e O n e s .
^Copyright, 1892, by American Press Associa­
tion.]
We are told by many fashion writers
that large hats and bonnets, with startling
ornaments, are the style, and while that is
true it is none the less true that there are
dozens of genteel and becoming hats and
bonnets of modest proportions eminently
suitable for all occasions, most particular
I h ave tested its virtu es p erson a lly , and
k n ow that f o r D yspepsia, Biliousness and
T h rob b in g H eadache, it is th e best medi­
cin e the w orld e v e r saw. H ave tried fo rty
o th e r rem edies b e fo r e Sim m ons Liver
R eim lator, and n on e o f them gave m ore
than tem porary re lie f, bu t the R egulator
n ot o n ly relieved b u t cu red.
H . H . J o n e s , M acon, Ga,
In the “ E ditor’s T able” department of
T he N ew England M agazine for Septem­
ber there was an able article on H om e­
stead, especially dealing with the em ­
ploym ent o f an armed force to intim idate
the locked out men. T he article is too
good to cut, but its length makes it neces­
sary to lim it its use here to the follow in g
excerpts:
MODEL TOQUES AND BONNETS,
ly for evening wear, when a very large hat
or bonnet is so apt to interfere with others'
comfort or pleasure. Ladies of genuine
taste will not offend by wearing an exag
gerated headdress to church, concert or
theater.
It takes but little material and a few
moments’ work to evolve a dainty little
toque or lace bonnet, which is quite as
pretty as anything one can buy, and the
true lady will always endeavor to have
her costume adapted to its use.
The turban shape with several variations
will be considerably worn this fall. It is
almost universally becoming, and it is
most often made of the same material as
the dress, and requires very little trim­
ming. A narrow band of fur is a popular
feature in garniture.
Some one asserted recently that the
anthers and “ feelers” so often seen this
season were “ out,” hut a visit to a large
importing house showed that almost every
new bonnet or hat had them on. They
are so pert and give a sort of lightness and
finish to an otherwise plain bonnet that I
think they will remain “ in” at least all
winter.
Even mourning bonnets have
them.
I have gathered a few of the model
toques and bonnets for evening wear, and
would suggest that ladies try their hands
at reproducing them in materials or colors
to match costumes. There is no article of
a lady’s attire so costly as a bonnet, except
jewels, and the price set upon the former is
extravagant when one takes the quantity
of material employed into account. Every
lady who can decorate a peach basket to
make it a dainty receptacle, or do a pretty
pincushion, can make a hat or bouuet if
she will but try
The upper bonnet in th e cu tisa crape one
for a widow, and crape requires special han
dling, so 1 would not advise a beginner to
try this. But the little scrap of gathered
black lace, surmounted by a prince’s tuft
of feathers is not difficult. Nor is the
T h e Fort F rick and P inkerton exhibition
w h ich w e havy ju st been w itnessing at H om e­
stead show s that w e are not in ad va n ce o f tlie
nations o f western Europe, but in im portan t
respects behind them , in the securities for
liberty, equ a lity and real d em ocra cy. It is an
exh ibition befitting on ly the feudal m iddle
age, w hen every little baron on the Rhine
from M ayence to C ologne had his ow n battle-
m ented castle and his ow n gang o f archers and
spearm en, and robbed and w arred at his ow n
w ill. It Is insufferable and a thing not to be
endu red in a dem ocra cy , that an y m en or any
com panies o f m en, for w h atever purposes in­
corporated, should have the pow er o f organ ­
izing and arm in g m ilita ry and p olice forces o f
th eir ow n to aet in the settlem eu t o f affairs
in w hich they are them selves Interested
parties, and to shoot m en w hen and how they
m ay d irect. A state in wdiich such things are
possible or are a pologized fo r is, w o say, but
the parody o f a d e m ocra cy , an d if the savage
m assacre and rout o f the unfortunate Pinkerton
m en at H om estead is the m eans o f w aking the
cou n try up to the seriousness and true sig­
nificance o f this w hole question the violen ce
and the bloodshed w ill not have been in vain.
It is foolish and feeble business to discuss
the deta ils o f the horror; to ask w hat sort of
bru tality th is one sh ow ed, or that, w hen the
bail blood w as on ce up, or to ask whet her this
side o r that fired first. It m atters very little
w ho fires first in an irrepressible conflict.
T h a t the con flict occu rred w hen and w here it
d id , a t the riv er bank, and not after the force
had in tren ch ed itself behind the portholes, is
the c h ie f tilin g fo r the hum an itarian to rejoice
at, fo r had it been so d eferred it can n ot be
doubted that the results w ould h ave been vast­
ly g raver than they w ere. It w as a case of
law lessness m eetin g lawlessness, w here c o n ­
vention censed and there was a return to the
first prin ciples o f the struggle fo r ju stice, and
each in cid en t fo llo w in g the first, collision is to
lie ju d g ed not as an in cid en t In a generally
legal status, but ns an inciden t In the strife o f
tribes w h o are yet in the ignom inies o f faust
rech t. T o in d ict the w ork in gm en for m urder
and d o n oth in g to stam p the crim e o f the other
side as vastly the greater, is to bring ou r m a­
c h in e ry o f Justice in to con tem pt, and this can
sa fely be left to the com m on s e n s e o f the co u n ­
try.
* * *
W h e th e r the wrages o f the strik in g m en were
proper wages, as m easured by the w ages o f
sim ila r w orkm en in sim ilar m ills, or by the
p articu lar con dition o f the Iron industry at
ti ls tim e, is a question so com p lex that we
should deem its discussion by any one but an
expert w ith fu ll k n ow ledge o f details an Im­
propriety. W e on ly wish to em phasize the
fa c t that these strikers w ere not m en on
“ starvation w ages,“ but quite the con trary,
fo r the sake o f elim in a tin g from the main
question the issue abou t protection , w hich
the politicia n s have thrust in to it. T h ere Is
an issue abou t protection , and we h ave our
ow n opin ion about it; but w e d o not w ish to see
the A m erican people let th eir attention be be­
guiled by flint for a m om ent now from the
m uch m ore serious question a t H om estead
T h e collision at Hom»*.tead w ould have o c ­
c u rre d just the sam e had the m aterial in the
w o rk m e n 's h an ds not been “ p rotected ” m ate­
rial. Let “ p rotection ” and every oth er a c c i­
den t be put out. o f m ind« w hile the A m erican
people fix their attention upon the sole tw o
THE LITTLE ONES.
questions o f m om ent In the case, until they
turban opposite. The ribbon bow could be
evolv e som e w isdom to serve them In the
purchased ready made if desired. The
fn tu re: T he question (11 w hether m oneyed cor­
porations m ay declin e to arbitra te w ith organ ­ turban in the middle has a band of
ized la b o r ,o r take arrogant and arbitra ry atti­ astrakhan fur, a velvet top and a scarlet
tudes w ith a view to break in g the organiza­
wing at the right side held by a jet buckle.
tions and com p ellin g w orkm en to deal with
The toque at the right side is of drab
them in d iv id u a lly - w hether, in a w ord. Amal­ cloth, with three stiff loops of ribbon the
ga m a ted iron shall not have the sam e rights same shade. The little theater bonnet on
in c o u r t as am algam ated gold ; and the ques­
the left consists o f a couple of black and
tion (21 w hether, if collision com es and nolriiers
bronze wings, with anthers of peacock
are necessary, they shall be m arshaled by the
plumes set on a tiny flat boonet of lace.
co rp o ra tio n , by its hirelings, and get out their
guns nt Its d iscretion , or l»e m anaged by an im ­ These jet feather ornaments can be found
p ortan t th ird party ca lled the state. • * *
reaily to put on. A little practice would
I»et every one o f us kn ow that if m elioration
enable every lady to have several attractive
does not proceed from the concession o f the
bonnets in a season at a nominal cost.
rich , then it surely w ill proceed from the ,
The little l» r d Fauntleroy has disap
grasping o f the poor. I»et none o f us need any
peared, and in his place we And the young
second prom ptin g to declare that if any m an is
Russian
and little Rob Roy MacGregors.
indeed piling tip m illion s ou t o f the lal>or o f
d iscon ten ted m en w ith w hom be has driven j These are quite as picturesque as the Faun*
sharp bargains about wages, and out o f the tleroys, though I fancy scarcely as free and
profits is buildin g sch ools or libraries or hos­
untrarntneled in their movements. The
pitals or ch u rch es, the title o f “ Christian
young Dimitri wears a white serge or vel­
ph ilan th ropist,” w hich it tickles him this week
vet felt tunic elaborately braided and
to w ear, shall not outlast the week, but shall
corded with a leather belt, and a fur lined
•ive place to the plain and h om ely label, stuck
or trimnutl overcoat and fur liordered hat.
atally upon his foreh ead by the lightning o f
Or. if he has pawed the age for tunics, he
C o d - an unjust man.
I»et every one of us hold to strictest account
the rich and privileged man; let every one of
us make every excuse and demand the most
generous forbearance for the rude and strug­
gling man. Noblesse oblige! Each serious
man among us will take anew to heart the
warning word of Emerson, “ It Is better to
work on Institutions by the sun than by the
wind.” And as for this sad scene nt Home­
stead, where now are twenty dead men in
graves instead of twenty live nun in homes,
the man who knows history, surveying it, will
ask few questions concerning the little legal­
ities. but many concerning the great equities.
He will hear the voice which trumpets across
the tumults of the centuries the stern re­
minder that when, in the throes of the Old
World’s new births, the yet unstatuted justice
speaks, the interfering law. eh* adamant,
must take its place among the cobwebs.
Happy the nation where discredited and
threadbare law does not have to slink away,
but retires with dignity and with a how before
the Justice that is becoming law. Happy this
nation of ours if it* people are so timely wise
that the historian, looking bark from the fu­
ture to today, have no prompting to remem her
Homestead, nor to trace analogies between
that sad summer day and the April time when
a royal and most legal force marched stealth­
ily out of Boston among the Massachusetts vil­
lages and farms- and marched back again.
wears a pair of trousers, and al>ove them a
blouse, fur bordered, belted and quite c ov ­
ered In front with military braldiug. He
may have top ix*)ts too!
Young Scotsman wears his tartan kilt,
his “ plaidie” over the shoulder, bis velvet
jacket and jaunty cap, but, owing to bis
admixture of blond, lie does not go bare
kneed. He wears instead a pair of sub­
stantial stockings ami warm little trouser«
and stout shoe*.
It makes no difference whether the little
girl is sister to the Russian or canny Scots­
man, she wears her cozy little Greenaway
coat of dark red eider down flannel, and her
close bonnet of red velvet with a full lace
I »order —that ia, 1/ she is in fashion. The
coats are very short of waist and long of
skirt, and have double shoulder capea.
Some are of dark green cloth or velvet or
corded velutina. or of brown or blue thick
soft wools Comfort and quaintnesa are
aimed at ami obtained in the dr**sa of our
children It may lie said that ourchildren
are «i reused in American fashion
The
French styles for little children are in the
highest degree inartistic, silly and un-
beaJtbfui
The English styles have never
obtained recognition here, and the honor
that is dainty, picturesque, simple j and
healthful rests with American mothers.
Few mothers employ silks, satins or vel­
vets for children’s garments in this coun­
try. In summer ginghams and white goods
are worn. In fall and winter light wools
that are warm without being cumbersome
are the favorites. There is a beautiful
soft material called eider down flannel,
which makes up the most useful ami com­
fortable gowns. Cheviots, mixtures, cam­
el’s hair and plaids are all suitable and du­
rable, and the simpler the style of making
the more childlike it is. Serge—red, blue
Hid brown—also make useful little gowns,
as do also the flannel goods, both stamped
and plain.
The wealthiest women in America dress
their childreu in plain, comfortable gar
ments, with the least possible amount of
trimmiug. The little girls in the Vander­
bilt, Sloane, Shepard and Astor families
wear neat little dresses of homespun, shep
herd’s plaid, serge and flannel, with woolen
stockings and spring heel shoes, and, what
would surprise many, these ladies often
knit all the stockings their children wear.
It is a pleasant sight to see these moth­
ers with their knitting in their hands and
watch the soft wool taking form and shape
for restless little feet. Drab, slate and
black are the colors used, and the little ba­
bies have the daintiest white lamb’s wool.
Some ladies who have no babies knit for
their friends. It is an exquisitely woman­
ly accomplishment, this knitting of soft
little stockings.
It has always hurt me to hear all worn
en whose husbands are wealthy spoken of
as “ butterflies” and soulless creat ures, who
do nothing but -pend money for selfish
pleasures, because it is not. true once in ten
times, if so often. It is no longer a fash
Ion to be frivolous or selfish, and if the
veil could be lifted and show them as they
really are there would be less envy. They
work. They look well to the ways of their
households. They sew, they knit, they
watch over their children’s health, educa­
tion and morals, and it is quite out of style
to neglect one’s own. If they meet in social
gatherings, go to balls, dress well and ride
in their carriages, they also go tochurches,
aud only one knows the number of noble
and unselfish deeds they do in private nor
of the charities they sustain. It is the
MRS. DEPEW’R GOWN.
fashion for rich women to be good, pure
and worthy; gossip and scandal are almost
forgotten among them. Life means some­
thing larger and wider and deeper every
year, and they are not ashamed to ask God
to make them better women, wives and
mothers.
There is Mrs. Chauncey M. Depew.
What a woman can be is exemplified in
her. A helpmeet beyond all price to her
husband; a wise instructor to her young
son and her sweet little orphan nieces; a
model housekeeper and an adept at needle­
work—with al! these things she is an orna­
ment to society, a profound student, and
above A ll so modest and retiring that she
would almost be called bashful. She is
never idle. She knows how to dress well,
and does so. Here ske is in a new corded
velvet reception gown of lilac and prune,
being still iu half mourning. Around the
bottom of the deinitrain Is a puff of the
same. The corsage is garnished with
point de Venice lace. A sash girdle of
prune velvet ties in the back in a,Japanese
bow and falls to the bottom of the dress.
The color and material as well as the style
are all suited to her personality. It is rich
and not somber, and has grace without
straining for effect.
T w o beautiful carriage cloaks for two
other ladies known for their gentle good­
ness as well as for their husband’s great
wealth were just received from abroad.
One is of terra cotta felt cloth, fine as vel
vet, and has three rows of sable around the
shoulders and r e on the bottom. The
gown to go with this is of black biarritz
cloth, and the hat of black velvet and bow
of terra cotta red velvet. In the back is a
Watteau fold.
The other is a long cloak of black ben
galiue, bordered with black marten. The
yoke top to the sleeves and cuffs is of
black velvet, with a rich beading in dull
jet. The frost is particularly graceful, be-
DREW AND DALY APART
How Each Seems to Get Along
W ithout the Other.
MR. DREW HAS THE BETTER OF IT.
C r itic is m
of
“ T lie
M ask ed
Ball**
and
“ L it t le M iss M illio n ’ ’ in N e w Y o r k C ity .
A
C h a r m in g
L it tle
C u r ta in
R a is e r by
M rs. F r a n c e s Ilo d g s o n B u r n e t t .
OHN D R E W Is
unquest i o n a b 1 y
the greatest far­
ceur on the Amer­
ican stage. This
statement
m ay
seem superfluous,
for the reason that
most persons have
so regarded him
for many years.
But there was also
a much larger con­
tingent which in­
sisted that John
Drew’s accurate work and pleasing results
were due in a greater measure to the m ag­
nificent setting he received as a member
of Daly’s company than to any transcend­
ent ability of his own. Therefore when
he branched out as the principal attrac­
tion in a company organized by Charles
Frohman t housands o f Mr. Drew’s friends
bad serious misgivings as to the outcome
of the experiment.
The vehicle selected for the exploitation
of Mr. Drew’s remarkable abilities was
“ The Masked Ball,” a farce with a mo­
tif as light as down and a plot as volatile
as ether. The play was adapted by Clyde
Fitch, author of “ Beau Brum mell” and
“ Frederick Le Maitre,” from the French
of Bisson and Carre, who seem just now to
be the only authors from whose works Mr.
Charles Frohman cares to have drawn the
airy nothings like “ Settled Out of Court,”
“ The Family Circle” and others o f that
ilk with which he is in my opinion surfeit­
ing the public.
But “ The Masked Ball,” as presented by
.John Drew and company at Palmer’s
theater, New York, recently, was a suc­
cess. The play is light—“ feathery” in fact
—but it amuses without too -seriously vio­
lating the proprieties, except in the last
act, where a scene participated in by the
entire company—except Mr. Drew fortu­
nately—was about on a par with the lowest
order of modern so called “ farce comedy.”
Imagine a number of excellent actors, each
armed with a tin pan and large spoon,
pounding noisily for the purpose of swarm­
ing bees which have escaped, and you will
have a pretty good idea o f this remarkable
and, to me, inexplicable horseplay, which
unquestionably marred what would other­
wise have been an unqualified dramatic
success.
I have heard the hope freely expressed
that Mr. Frohman may soon supply Mr.
Drew with a play in which he will have
greater opportunity to display his un-
douted versatility than in “ The Masked
Ball.” A s a farceur, pure and simple, Mr.
Drew does lead, but Mr. Joseph Holland is
so nearly his equal that it requires an ex­
perienced ju dge to decide between them.
But test these two excellent actors in a
dozen characters, embodying every line of
dramatic work, and Mr. Holland will sink
into Lilliputian nothingness beside the
Brobdingnagian immensity o f John Drew.
I liad imagined that Mr. Drew’s acting,
now that he is free from the leading strings
of that able manager, but ridiculous mar­
tinet, Augustin Daly, would have taken on
added dash and vigor, but this has not
beeu the case. The same impression of re­
serve force and quiet dignity under the
most hilariously trying circumstances still
characterizes Mr. Drew’s work. Another
point and a most important one in favor of
the probability o f success o f the latest
stellar addition to the dramatic firmament
is that despite the ovations which he has
up to this time received at every perform­
ance at Palm er’s theater he has not ap­
peared to have acquired what is known in
the vernacular as "b ig head.” He is as
thoroughly natural as ever. lie plays for
the audience, not to it. And for this com­
mendable but unusual practice Mr. Drew
is entitled to the fullest measure o f credit.
From John Drew to Daly’s company, just
across the street, is but a step, and after
the brilliant success o f the one I was pre­
pared for a dazzling hit on the part o f the
other.
To say that/1 was disappointed, however,
but mildly expresses it. “ Little Miss Mil
lion” was the play on the opeuiug night. It
| is one of Mr. Daly’s numerous adaptations
I from the German, and perhaps his worst.
i The first act is tame, talky and totally ttre-
j
scene from “ the masked ball .”
some. The second a ct is mildly sedative.
The third act suggests fun, and the fourth
act furnishes It—in limited quantity. The
plot is as nearly as possible nothing. It
Ijegins very close to nowhere, aud traveling
aimlessly about on a tortuous course lands
at the starting point. An appropriate title
for the play, if it were not for the obstacle
Interposed by the copyright law, would l»e
“ Nobody, of Nowhere.”
“ Little Miss Million” would probably en
joy a run of about “ oneconsecutive” night
if «lone at any other theater but Daly’ s
and by a less competent company. With
all of its present gilt edge surrounding*
even, my Judgment is very much at fault
if this In test specimen o f strained effort to
W it A Pa FOR LATE F A L L AND W INTER,
convince people that they ought to laugh
shall
have more than an ephemeral career
ing draped across. This cloak has already
been copied In camel’a hair and velvet. It in New York, where the Daly-olafcer* are
Is lined throughout. The hat is of black moat numerous.
Of the company little need I k * said. Mr.
plush felt, with plumes and a cut steel
buckle. All in all two handsomer models James l^ewi* doe* a breeiy and improvi­
dent
man of the world with his accustomed
have not been presented this season.
fetching non« balance, and with Mis« Ade­
M ate L ero t .
laide Prince as a truly good but worldly
wise widow divided the honore of the
T o R e S t a r t e d fr o m M a d r id .
evening.
Miss Prince has shown marked
A German paper says that the Marquis
Improvement, and in “ Little Miss Million”
de Vernjrua, descending from Columbus,
and too old to go to Chicago, will open the si) completely eclipsed Miss Ada Rehan a*
exposition on May 1 from Madrid by press­ to make that lady appear almost ridicu­
ing a button, which will transmit by cable lous. Miss Rehan enacted th« part of a
the power which will set iu motion the en hoydenish schoolgtrL Her height—she
towered almost a full hood above bar papa
giues at the W orld’s (alt la Chicago.
(Mr. Lewis»—and her avoirdupois are loan*
perable barriers in the way of the successful
accomplishment of the task imposed apoi
her by Mr. Daly.
B ut what made the occasion, as far at
Miss Re baa was concerned, inexpressibly
sail were her stupid and abortive effort!
to be kittenish. Miss Rehan looked a!
though she might easily be the mother oi
the character which she attempted to por
tray, and in the relentless desire to appeal
ingenuous and “ soubrettish” she makes bet
first entrance, having just come from col­
lege, after a long ride on the railway train,
in a white satin affair so draped as to con*
ceal as much as possible the always io
evidence amplitude of figure. “ Little Mis»
M illion” was disappointing. Miss Ada
Rehan as a wild young schoolgirl, who is
addressed as “ little” (!!) by her aunt, is de­
pressing in the extreme. There was many
a sigh o f regret that this sterling actress,
whose abilities are as undisputed as the
brightness of the sun, should have been
deluded or forced into accepting a part
more suited to a fifty dollar a week in­
genue.
Naturally Mr. Arthur Bourchier, who is
to take Mr. John Drew’s place, as nearly
as any one can do that, was closely watched.
lle appears to be an actor of considerable
force and more than ordinary ability. He
is conscientious and natural to a degree,
and in personal appearance, barring a some­
what blase look, is all that can be desired,
being tall and rather handsome, with ex­
pressive eyes and mobile features. But as
John Drew’s successor and measured by
that standard, he is as Mercury to the sun,
as a tallow dip to a 1,500-candle power elec­
tric light. There are lots of good actors in
the world and many who would be thor­
oughly at home on the classic boards of
Daly’s theater, hut there are few—very
few—who possess the spontaneity, personal
magnetism, naturalness and versatility of
John Drew. Mr. Daly, I think, realizes
this to a greater extent just now than any
man in the world. Koko’s song in “ The
Mikado” will not apply in the case o f John
Drew, for he is not on the (Daly) list, and
he always will be missed.
A t the Amphion theater in Brooklyn a
few nights ago “ Love’s Young Dream”
was produced as a curtain raiser to “ The
Family Circle.” “ Love’s Young Dream”
is a dramatization of Charles Dickens’
“ Boots at Holly Tree Inn.”
This production was of interest because
it tended to settle the question of Mrs.
Frances Hodgson Burnett’s ability as &
dramatist, as “ Love’s Young Dream” ia
wiaFi
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ARTHUR BOURCHIER.
from her pen. When that talented lady
wrote the play "Little Lord Fauntleroy,”
which was «me of the most valuable pieces
of dramatic property ever seen in America,
there were so many glaring defects of con­
st ruction and such unmistakable evidences
of t lie novice that most of the critics at­
tributed the play’s wonderful success to
the accident of having catered to a popular
I dramatic appetite which demanded a cer­
tain thing without caring whether it was
skillfully produced or not.
It was freely predicted that Mrs. Burnett
would never write another "money win­
ner.”
When nonsuccess attended her
next effort in London the opinion of the
croakers seimed to lie confirmed. But
“ Love’s Y oung Dream” has overruled the
former v«*r«lict,, for it is one of the most
delicately constructed curtain raisers in
existence. The atmosphere of purity and
innocence which pervades it makes it a
rare dramatic gem, and the deftness with
which the subject is handled and the
quiet, refine«! situations are developed
stamps Mrs. Burnett as a playwright of a
high order of merit. It Is rumored that
she will soon present a serious four act
comedy, and its appearance will be looked
forward to with great interest by lovers of
the drama.
In “ I»ove’H Young Dream” Wallie Ed-
inger, one o f the best o f the child actors, re­
peated his triumph in “ The Soudan,” and
Ethel Black, a charming little tot of less
than six summers, gave evidence o f areally
high order o f dramatic ability. Her in-
I tonation would be creditable in an expert-
I enced player, and her self possession is little
short o f marvelous.
At the Star theater the “ king of coni-
edy,” Joseph Jefferson, has revived Dion
I Boucicault’s version o f “ Rip Van Win-
1 kle,” the play which first made him really
j famous. It is unnecessary to add that the
revival was a marked success, an« 1 as the
season will be a comparatively brief one,
owing to the later I »cokings at the Star,
the advance sale o f seats has been enor-
I moils. It really does seem as though the
late lamented W. J. Florence must have
been inspire«! when he sai«l ten years ago,
“ Joe Jefferson will never get old.”
O ct a w s C ore *.
A F e m a le P la y w r ig h t.
A great many persons have seen Charles
Dickson's remarkably successful farce,
"In o g j,” but perhaps very few o f them
k n o w that the author, Mrs. Rointialdo
Par In ch«), when her first play was pro­
duced years ago,
was the wife of
the governor of
California.
She
m a d e her first
great h i t as a
dramatic author
with "Incog,” and
her work has since
Is-en in great de-
man«!. A farcical
comedy, "Nothing
but Money,” was
recently produced
in Detroit, and
w as
eminently
successful. It will
I k * toured this sea­
MRS. FACHECRa
son. “ Incog” will
he played by four companies, two in Amer­
ica an«l two in Eoglaod. Mrs. Pachecho
Is a remarkably rapid writer. 8he wrote
“ Incog” in three sittings—an act at each—
and "Nothing but Money” occupied but
t h r e e weeks of her time. She Is a bright,
persevering woman, who richly deservsa
all of the success which has coma to her
afier long years of upa and downe ae a
writer of plays,
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