San Antonio Daily Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 57, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 17, 1907 Page: 21 of 24
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* MOMUS AND THE MUSES j *
Grand.
Today matinee and night "As Told
in the Hills.”
Thursday matinee Nat Goodwin in
The Gilded Fool.
Thursday night Nat Godwin hi "The
Genius."
Friday night Florence Robert/
Saturday Florence Roberts.
“As Told in the Hill*.”
Oue of the highest salaried compan-
ies uncaring in melodrama will be
seen in "As Toid in the Hills" at the
(•rand today matinee and night.
The play is one that depends on
the individual merits of the members
ui the cast rather than on scenic ef-
Burton & Brooks at the Majestic
f<>cts and situations that in real life
are improbable or impossible and
the excellent acting of the several
members of the company meets with
deserved appreciation.
Peck’s Bad Boy.
So far. the vcnlict seems Io be that
plays dramatized from the popular
novels of the day are rarely a suc-
cess. from either a literary or theat-
rical standpoint. To this general rule
however there is one notable excep-
tion. and that is to be found in the
farce comedy of "Peck’s Bad Boy”
booked for March 24 at the Grand
ased upon salient incidents in the
immensely popular story whose title
it bears and presented under the
sanction of ex-Governor George W.
Peck of Wisconsin the author of the
original and humorous story to which
it imparts the stage's mimic life it
at once made a most palpable hit
more than twenty years ago. has en-
joyed lucrative patronage ever since
and promises to long survive the
manv imitators that have failed to
successfully follow the sunlit path
1 lazed bv Feck’s genius into the very
heart of Funland. Thousands of
youngsters who have gleefully seen
themselves and their pranks merrily
mirrored therein have in turn tak-
en their own children to enjoy the
same soul-stirring mirth-provoking
delights of which the play has a
large additional quantity on tap this
season besides added special fea-
tures. calculated to amaze and amuse
all tastes and ages.
Buster Brown.
Buster Brown a musical comedy
tnat has withstood the test of repeat-
ed presentation throughout the coun-
try. will come to the grand soon. No
better known little chap than R. F.
Outcault’s Buster has ever been giv-
en the fun loving world. And yet all
of the boy’s popularity must not be
attributed to his own personality for
there is “Tlge” the sharer of Bus-
ter’s ioys and sorrows and as Blis-
ter has grown we have also "Mary
Jane." a trio that have never been
surpassed in the realms of the car-
toon. They are still in the limelight
of popularity in the play with the
delightful girl background This sea-
son all new costumes and scenery
have been provided together with the
latest and most popular songs and
new music. In fact it is a second
edition of Buster Brown revised en-
larged and brought up to the hour.
Master Rosen will be seen in the
character of "Buster.”
The Week at the Majestic.
Lucy and Lucier.
Lee Cooper and Company-
Burton and Brooks.
Violet Dale.
Sugimoto Japs.
C. Porter Norton.
Manager Mnllaly suggests ward-
ing the attractions that come to the
Majestic today matinee and continue
all the week that the bill is one that
would do justice to any of the big vau-
deville houses of New York or Chi-
cago. It is made up of actors and ac-
tresses who have appeared in all the
big houses of the east and have won
the admirationand praise of all the
critics. Lucy and Lucier compose a
team of jolly comedians who will pre-
sent their laughable comedy sketch "A.
Fool s Errand." Lee Cooper and com
vany will be seen in a pretty playlet
entitled "The Price of Power.” Bur-
ton and Brooks are a team of high
class parlor entertainers who have
many witty sayings. Miss Violet Dale
Is u character Impersonator and sweet
singer. C. Porter Norton is a magi-
cian of reputation. The acrobatic end
of the program is cared for by the
Sugimoto troup of Japanese. Nev’
pictures will be seen on the Majes-
tograpb.
Lucy and Lucier.
"The Fool's Errand" is the title of
a screaming farce io be presented by
this team of comedians. In the role
of a messenger boy. Lucier will appear
to his best advantage In impersonating
the lazy cotne-day-go-day habite of the
A. D. T. boy. The story hinges upon
his delay in transmitting a message
to Miss Lucy who loses a theatrical
engagement. She is a handsome coma
dlenne and knows how to sing.
• * *
Leo Cooper & Co.
"The Price of Power” the feature
act to be presented by Mr. Cooper and
company has a standard of excellence
away above the usual run of one-act
sketches. The presentation of tho
piece as well as the enterprise of Mr.
Cooper in elaborately staging it it
highly commended. Mr. Cooper who
is an experienced actor gives a refined
characterization of a governor who.
in punishment for past sins is com-
pelled by a woman to sign a reprieve
of a death warrant in order that hl.i
family may be saved from disgrace.
) .
There are sorry? amusing situations to
offset the pathetic side of the play.
• • *
Burton and Brooks.
Burton and brooks will present a
laughable sketch which they term
"The Limit.” This team appear at-
tired in the up-to-date garb of the
Fifth avenue swell and have a bun-
dle of jokes that never fall to take
the audience by storm. They have
been top liners all over the country
and were secured at a big salary to
make the southern trip. They are
original and many of the witticisms o(
SAN ANTONIO DAILY LIGHT SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS SUNDAY MARCH 17 1907.
the day have emanated from the fer-
tile brains of these two entertainers
who have frequently been referred to
as 'capital jokesters" by the critics.
• • •
Mis* Violet Dale.
Miss Dale will be seen in gorgeous
costumes and will impersonate foreign
vaudeville stars such as Yvette Gull
bert and Vesta Victoria. One of her
greatest imitations is the rendition M
"Waiting at the Church." whiclWook
New York by storm as rendered by
Miss Victoria the English favorite
She will also imitate Fay Templeton.
In her part from "Forty Fire Minutes
From Broadway.”
• • •
Sugimoto Troupe.
Five Japs just back from the realm
of the Mikado will be seen In aero
batic work. This team conies highly
recommended after a successful en-
gagement of a year In Europe before
returning to their native country at
the close of the conflict with tho Rus-
sians. Sensations in this department
of vaudeville acts arc assured.
• • •
C. Porter Norton.
Mr. Norton the artistic thumatur-
gist will show something new in the
mystic art. He has many delusions
which he originated and is said to be
equal to the best magicians now on
the boards.
STORIES FROM THE STARS.
J. Hayden-Clarendon who plays
Artie In “The Prince of Pilsen" Is
thoroughly English and Jess Dandy
lakes pride in impressing upon him
the wonderful resources and magni-
tude of the country. Daring a trip
of the company across North Dakota
recently Dandy called Clarendon’s at
tentlon to the great Dalrymple farm
and. by the way of ilustrating Its
Immense acreage remarked that a
farm hand would start out In the
spring and plough a straight furrow
till fall and then turn around and har-
vest the erop on his way back.
"Mv word!" gasped Clarendon.
“And there are farms in this state."
said Dandy “where it's the usual
thing to send young married couples
out to milk the cows; and their chil-
dren bring home the milk.”
"Astounding?” said Clarendon.
"Some two years ago” continued
Dandy. “I visited the family of a far-
mer up here. Coming to breakfast
one morning I found everything In
commotion. The farmer's wife was
weeping. The children were crying
and the farmer himself could not
keep back h'-s tears as he embraced
them and said good-bye.”
"Where was he going?” said Clar-
endon.
“He was going halt-way across the
farm to feed the pigs." Dandy replied.
“Did he ever get back’" Clarendon
inquired.
"It isn't time for him to return
yet" Dandy replied gazing stolidly
out of the window.
Ravmond Hitchcock the story of
Henrv W. Savage's "A Yankee Tour-
ist" company was in New Orleans
not manv months ago and took the
opportunity of going to the races.
During the nfternoon the comedian
cashed several tickets the result of
good guesses on which horse would
win. He was feeling hapy after the
last race and started for the automo-
bile which was to convey him back
to hi* hotel. As he was about to eSmb
into the machine he felt a "hand on
his arm and a man shouted in his
car:
"Hello. Hitchcock how are you?
Hear you put a crimp in the bookies
tedav.”
Hitchcock blushed and shook hnnds
sheepishly not recognizing the man
and not wishing to show it.
"Sav I want tq speak with you
confidentially’' said the stranger.
S—SUGIMOTA JAP TROUPE AT THE MAJESTIC
“All right what is it?” asked the
comedian.
“Well. I am up against some hard
luck today. They cleaned me and I
want to get home. Now. don't let
anv one of these people see you but
‘slip me" enough for car fare will
vou?”
“Sure.” said Hitchcock placing his I
hand in his pocket. Then he paused '
and queried: "Where do you live?"
"Vancouver." was the answer.
Hitchcock took a flying leap tor
his machine and unless the visitors
at New Orleans are more gullible
the Impecunious one is still looking
for car fare.
"What’s the name of this hotel?"
asked pretty Flora Znbelle (of Ray-
mond Hitchcock’s “Yankee Tourist”
company) as she and Helen Hale pau-
sed at the desk to register in an lowa
town the other day.
The clerk was a nice-looking young
man with a cute curl in the middle
<4 his forehead and wanted to be
frlendlv.
"Z’cll. It used to be called the
Grand Central" he replied “but some
theatrical folks here last week told
me it was ’The Limit.' You can call
It what you like.”
Raich Edmunds formerly with Mau-
rice Grau and now manager for the
Savage Grand Opera company sing-
ing "Madam Butterfly” In the West
v ritea that his position this year
Is one of the easiest and most agree-
able he has ever held. Among the
vnrioui reason* assigned for this un-
usually optimistic communication
Manager Edmunds says: "Marvelous
to relate we have been on the road
two months and the singers are still
an speaking terms with one another
which is not at all in accordance
with operatic etiquette.”
"BUB HICKS" BURTON STORIES.
Frederick Burton the original Bub
Hicks in “The College Widow" hails
from Gossport Ind. a village that
George Ade has drawn on for some
of his Hoosier characters. Burton got
his start on the stage after making a
hit in a Knights of Pythias benefit in
Gossport. After three years' absence
from home his company played in
Terre Haute and Burton Invited his
father to come over and see him act.
The old man took In the show and
) after the last curtain went back on
the stage to see his son. Presently ■
the treasurer appeared at the dress- |
ing-room door and handed Burton his
weekly pay envelope. Burton Sr. saw
; the figures on the outside and his eyes
i sparkled.
“You don't tell me you get that
1 much a week do you?" exclaimed the
old gentleman.
“That's right” replied Burton Mod-
estly. T
Miss Edna Goodrich Nat C. Goodstm's leading actress Is a
Hoosier girl having been born in Longansport Ind. She was edu
cated in Chicago where her father was a prominent coffee mer-
chant. She made her first appearance on the stage at the Casino
New York. In “Floradora." She was one of the sextette but not one
of the famous originals. Wheu the "Floradora" fever was over Miss
Goodrich went with Anna Held and played Madame Recamier in
"M..e. Napoleon" When Mr. Goodwon purchased "The Genius" he
engaged Miss Goodrich to play the leading role. She has scored a
signal success in this play and also as Phyllis tn "When We Were
Twenty-One."
“Well what other chores do you
have to do besides actin'?" the old
man asked.
Here is another one of Burton’s sin-
gular anecdoes:
I've only been in’jail once since be-
coming an actor. It happened in a
small town In Illinois. Things don't
often happen there; but this did. I
was playing the Rube town marshal
with a Rube show. However I would
have you know that It wasn’t my per-
formance of the character nor the
character of my performance that sent
me to jail but rather because we were
unfortunate in reaching town when
the hotel and all boarding houses
were crowded.
We arrived from Chicago late in the
afternoon very tired and hungry and
found the entire police force at the
station to meet us. Wc knew it was
the police force because he showed us
bis badge.
"The town's chuck full and I guess
you uns'll find no place to put up”
said the police force.
Notwlthsftindlng this discouraging
information we proceeded to the
Royal Palace Hotel and after much
persuasive talk and the presentation
of a few passes to the theater our
manager succeeded in having cots
placed In the parlor for the ladies. Be-
ing unable to secure accommodations
for the men we went to the op'ry
house that evening not knowing where
we would make our bed. .
After the performance the police
force suggested that we sleep in the
calaboose. We accepted his kind in-
vitation. The ladies went to their
cots and tho actors went to jail.
Here's another that Burton tells on
himself:
At the opening performance of our
return engagement in Boston this sea-
son I received the following doubtful
1 compliment:
While I was "on” in the first act I
' noticed one of the extra ladies just
off stage right attentively watching
i my performance.
On my exit she came to me and said
1 “Were you not with the company last
season?”
When I answered “Yes” she said.
"I thought so. I was. too. I was one
of the town girls; but I think you have
EDNA GOODRICH
Improved since then."
“Thank you” said I. "I am pleased
to know that you think so.”
“Yes" she said “I think you're
heavier than you used to be.”
The train was bringing "The Prince
of Pilsen" company east from its trip
to the coast recently and was held at
Yuma for orders. Yuma is the one
place on this continent that has Hades
backed off the board for heat. In the
smoking room of the Pullman an Eng-
lishman told of the terrific heat he had
experienced in India. A Spaniard from
South America watched the English-
man's stories with others quite incred-
ible. Jess Dandy listened and the
stories only made the heat of the
Yuma desert more intense. Finally he
told this story:
"A friend of mine came out here to
Yuma from New Jersey for his
health" said Dandy. "By keeping a
wet towel around his head and bath-
ing every hour he managed to pull
through the first three months in this
sun-blistered place. After that he got
accustomed to the heat —turned sala-
mander—and actually liked it.
“In July a few years ago business
cailed him east. He got as far as Chi-
cago where he was taken down with
pneumonia and to be brief he died
within two days. His friends decided
to cremate the body took it to a local
crematory and sadly consigned it to
the white heat of the great oven.
• Then they waited in the antecham-
ber. When the usual time had elapsed
they gathered around to receive the
ashes of their friend.
"An attendant opened the great oven
door and. to the surprise of all the
man from Yuma sat up in his white
sheet shivered and excalimed:
" 'Shut that door! The draught is
awful!' ”
"My word!” ejaculated the English-
man and Dandy gazed serenely out
into the heat-quivering atmosphere.
THE HUMAN COMEDY AT SEA.
In one sense of course the ttjP
across the Atlantic is hardly more out
of the way than the journeys down-
town in New York or from Bayswater
to the city in London. Everybody
takes it nowadays; it is as hackneyed
as any route on earth or the waters
about the earth. And yet the pleas-
ure of it is one that never stales. You
know in a general way just wbat
to expect from it just as in
a general way you know what
to expect when your favorite
symphony appears on the program.
But the execution varies and in the
variations is your delight. The wel-
come that Paris extends to her wor-
shipers has this same enchanting
quality of familiar freshness. Even at
the seventy-and-seventh repetition the
moment of reentry is charged with
exhilaration and surprises. Just so it
Is between Liverpool and New York.
I will defy the most hardened trans-
atlantican to treat the voyage as
something that does not stand out in
the humdrum routine. To the last he
will feel a sort .of thrill when he steps
on board when the good smell of the
ship Is in his nostrils again when
captain purser and doctor greet bfm
as an honored because a familiar
guest; when he finds an old friend in
his stateroom steward; and when the
lovable orderly bustle of a vessel
leaving port crowds In upon him once
more. There Is something about the
mere "feel" of a ship that shuts the
doer oh the irritations of life. With
Ilie first turn of the propeller the mind
Biliks into a pleasant uninquiring fal-
lowness. There is languor but no
monotony; a diffused liatlessness. but
no boredom; vacancy but with abso-
lute acquiescence. Business becomes
not merel ya form of asceticism but '
instantly curiously delightfully Im- j
possible. The world drops out; and
even the Incursions of Marconi only
serve to heighten and Intensify the
spacious sense of remoteness and free-
dom. There is a great companionable-
ness about the sea. It is more satis-
fying even than Ix>ndon In its respon-
siveness to all moods and all desires:
and personally I have no higher am-
bition on board ship than to be w-ap-
ped up on the hurricane deck and
guess lazily at an insoluble riddle.
Civilization is making it harder and
harder for a man to do nothing not
merely with pleasure but even with a
clear conscience. At sea alone may
one surrender oneself whole-heartedly
and without reproach to the mere e»-
quisitlvenes* of being alive. With •
book on one's knees that one te alto4|
gether too lazy to read connectedlyJ
and a stock of cigars and tobacco than
it needs almost a dose of the strenud
ous life to -be at the trouble of con»|
Burning existence just glides along.
Ships change but those who travel!
by them keep the same. On they
transatlantic route the passengers’
list is a company of stock
There is always—at least I have ne re 4
crossed without encountering them— J
a pair of close-cropped exuberaa®
British Twins going to or
from their far-western ranch ruddyJ
colossal walkers colossal eaters greats
man at the sbuffleboard and quoits
and vigorously disdainful of over*
coats. There Is always the common
property girl who Is disregarded it
she Is seen walking with the same
man twice. There Is always the typ-
ically British ass. who is the center
and the cause of weighty internation-
al wrangling. When I came over the
other day he was a colonel quite good
humored and quite humoness of ma-
jestic voice and toplofty acxent. and
almost inconceivably given to de-
mandin gof hlg American companions
at dinner why they had no justice in
their country why they were all cor-
rupt and why they spoke through the
nose. He Is capital form at each
meal —Anglo-American in Harper's
Weekly.
ROOSEVELT ON COWBOY LIFE.
Among the points of high value as
well as interest in Theodore Roose
velt’s Good Hunting (Harpers)—a
book made up of descriptive articles
written bv him some years ago for
one of the Harper periodicals—4s his
advice to those who would like to b®
ranchmen or "cowboys.”
• The first thing to be remembered.'
he writes "by any boy or young man
who wishes to go w - est and start lifo
on a cattle ranch horse ranch'or
sheen ranch is that he must know th®
business thoroughly before he can.
earn any salary to speak of still les®
start out on his own accord.
"A great many young fellows ap.
patently think that a cowboy is born
and not made and that in order to be-
come one all they have to do is to
wish verv hard to be one. Now. as n
matter of fact a young fellow trained
as a bookkeeper would take quite as
long to learn the trade of a cowboy
as the average cowboy would take
to learn the trade of bookkeeper.
"The first thing that the beginnes
anywhere in the wilder parts of the
west has to learn is the capacity to
siand monotony fatigue and hard
ship; the next thing is to learn the
nature of the country.
"A young fellow from the east who
has been brought up on a farm or
who has done hard manual labor as
a machinist need not go through e
novitiate of manual labor in order to
set accustomed to the roughness that
such labor implies; but a boy just out
of a high school or a young clerk
will have to go through just such a
novitiate before he will be able to
command a dollar’s pay.
"Asain. the beginner must remem.
ber that though there are occasional
excitement and danger in a ranch-
man’s life it is only occasional while
•he monotony of hard and regiflar toil
is not often broken. E'xcept in tho
matter of fresh air and freedom from
ciowding. a small ranchman often
leads a life of as grinding hardness
as the average dweller in a New York
tenement house.”
SORT OF A TRUST.
! "She was in very poor circun»«
I stances.’’ .
"So was the man she married.
"That made a bad combination ot
circumstances." —Houston Post.
The celebrated “CITY" Bock beef
on tap at all saloons today! Nothing
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