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Show IN THE THEATRICAL WORLD Lillian Rutsell Thursday Evening. generally regarded the moat beautiful woman on the anAmerican stage, who recency front the nounced her retirement comic opera field, has made a great success in comedy in the principal roll new play. The cf Kclletl Chamber's Butterfly." Joseph Brooks, Miss Russells manager, has given the piece a very elaborate production and has surrounded Miss Russell with an exceptionally talented company. Including such well known New York favorites as Eugene Ormonde. John Flood, Free Charle? Grant M It j.' Tilden, lamb, Richard H. Hill, Rosalie dc RichVaux, Kate Griffith ards. The story of The Butterfly- i f LHUan Russell. flu-11- and-Isab- , el York or Newport, which keeps all the of the story in a whirl of eiinnt and to the very moimnt of the Anal fall of the r curtain, when V rs. Killigrtw that she does not want a cront after all, hut the love of a true American gentleman. Miss Russell and her company are making an extended tour of the wist and will present The Hutter-ly- " in this city Thursday evening, April 11th. chur-jcter- s cross-purpos- es disc-oxe- goul lucking fellow around when you "ril t her ihat her I " as not compatible with sacr,-,- ! nr. eic Mrs. Flnnerty You cant tell me thill frlie needn't come buck. anything too bad hut as liu, 1 long as don't kn-iabout it. I'm none Frank 1'ixley. author of nvii-- fam-- " the worse for it." musical comedies, the moxt popuan "Shes Mary ar.gel. she i. lar und successful of which, The Kill liublvil "Yes. and the catch I'rincc of Pilscii. ufter five years of . dex'ils both here and abroad, still Ainos "We don't know whether to prosperity holds its place in the favor of the use Mendelssohn' or Lohengrin's ' public, has Just returned wedding march." from Mexico, where he has lteen enMiss Lanni-"I'd advise you to use gaged in collecting material for a new the 'IVad March' from 'Saul.' " musical comedy with a Mtxlcan sci-tnSlary "Say. I'm going to get marMr. 1'ixley ha been an ay six ried myself." ueeks and is satisfied that Mexico Servant "If the only thing. If it's provides a fertile field for the libretgood it's great; but If It had. Its tist in search of material for brilliant, li 1." romantic and beautifully costumed Mar' "How shout you?" musical productions. Mr. 1'ixley hopes 1." Servant H to rival even The Prince of l'llsen" s. with his coming effort. Gustave Julius Casaar. now in Europe with Henry W. Mr. Charles It. Hanford will ap- Savage, will write the music, of pear at the Grand in the near future course. in Julius Ceasar. It has always been 51 r. Hanford's aim to give value Bonnard Show denies that iineived ; to avoid the suspicion !.eGeorge is writing a pl.ty with Washington his that is he Indulgamongst patrons i the central figure. He sarcastically ing in economies as to production and on i mutes that a man of Washington's ciist which might enable his season to 'huracter would not be understood represent a profit, even though his or appreciated nowadays. pretensions were so Inferior aa to command comparatively scant considers When people begin calling nnme It A Hanfonl production is one shows Hon. what they will think of the subof the kind that must have big busi- ject. Thus box office keeper are said ness In order to survive. The pat- to term free admission brods" ronage accorded from year to year fakes," slows." " snows," sculls." has been an evidence of abundant and passes." "purer," pairs," and also Increasing recognition of this fact. The "comps." receipts of one season have been turned over Into the production for the An advertisement from one of the next without hesitation, for Mr. Han- theatrical iatera: Wanted A large ford haa made his art the central and nne-mdonkey suit; also an elephant In career. absorbing purpose of his suit (one man), giraffe akin, monkey hlg personal tastes he le a man of re- suit and lion akin." fined and moderate ambitions, content with the best that comfort and culHand Mada Philosophy, ture may suggest, but free from deSolomon la all hla glory threw ap sires of extravagant luxuries or personal display. It has, his hands at such a task aa that. If this Injunction holda, and haa Ita therefore, been possible for him to effect, we foresee a bright future for expendimake, without tures which an actor who regards hie Judge Baxter. work merely as a means of moneyThe etata of California will write getting for selfish enjoyment would checks for large feea for injunctions have considered out of all reason. restraining the earth from quaking. The "Mrs. Wiggs of ths Cabbage Patch." form Judge might prepare a blank of Injunction restraining ths rain Among the more Important engage- from ments that have been scheduled for ess falling on church picnic aud drdays. thla season will be the well known, k He might even fix ap aa Injunction etage picture of optimism, Mr. Wiigs of the Cabbage Patch, which that will atop Mr. Baer and the other will make lte appearance here on May divine righters from sending up the Sth at the Grand Opera House. Messrs price erf coal nt least from telling the Yiebler A Co. have arranged that Miss consumer It Is done as a lesson to Blanche Chapmen will aseume the him. title role, which Is considered one There could also be an Injunction 3f the beat characters cm this stage restraining Mr. Carnegie from slamtoday. ming hla libraries into the midst of communities that are already no far and "Good News For Gertie Quinlan back on their public Improvement bllla the Undertaker. they never will pay out Gertrude Quinlan had her first After though, the women heavexperience in three yean en bless all, em will not be likely to boof one week with the past luring The College Widow" companies. som angry at Judge Baxter unless ho They reached a email town In Western haa tbo temerity to issue an injuncPennsylvania and found every hotel tion forbidding the men to listen crowded with delegates to a conven- while they are talking. W. D. N. In tion. Not n room was to be had and Chicago Tribune. The College Widow" girls did the next best thing and went In search of "Guide Branches Out After a fruitless n boarding houses. H. J. Williams, an old and quest Miss Quinlan sadly returned to whose headquarters guide, city the lee ding hotel" and once more ap- are1 around tha White House, some proached the desk. time ago cam to the conclusion that Mis news for you, Oh, I have good word the manguide was too common and Quinlan," announced the rotund The party in parlor B will be vulgar, and now he weare a badge ager. moved shortly and you may have that bearing tha Inscription, City Delinearoom." tor, Na 1. All the other guides nr Thank goodness, exclaimed the ac- green with envy, while Mr. Williams tress. la having hla hands full of business. No, thank Heaven," returned the I have been asked time and again The party died last night whether delineator la a manager. good word aa be will Informed the body and I am said Deto business, my applying o'clock." xent to the undertaker at ten lineator Williams, and I have answered that it Is better than any other The Treasurer Had to Pay. word that can be used. The dictionthe of While Treasurer Glendennlng New York Theater was busily engaged ary gives the word delineator aa mean- a a plo-turselling aisle seats for a recent per- ing to describe so as to present to aet forth la to the Jr," mind; of lively formance "George Washington, at the New York Theater, a Chanaman manner. That la what we try to do. and his wife-- appeared at the window Besides, them are no many man who and after purchasing two orchestra wear badges bearing the word guide In less than it that it has gotten to be common, and seats, went inside. young man. I dont like It taken to tell It a wild-eye- d who bore all the outward appearance White House end other guides of of being a Columbia student dashed ara not required to wear Washington out of the auditorium and planting official badges, and are really nader no dehimself In front of the manded to know why the two Celes- restrictions as to their manner of doing business. tials had been placed next to him. 1 I lose," said Glendennlng, loae." Cockrell In III Health. I bet Ram Harris the Chink would Francis Marlon Cockrell, formerly be the first out United States senator from Missouri and now a member of the interstate Another Ons. commerce commission. Is la a someA couple of coons of the darkest hue strayed in to the Broadway what precarious condition, aot having Theater, Brooklyn, one night while reoovered na rapidly from hla partial Forty-fiv- e Minutes from Broadway" breakdown of n month ago. He la was being presented, and purchasing compelled to remain closely In hla two balcony seats, went to occupy Washington residence and at the rethem. In less than It takes to tell It cent election, for the first time In SO a son of old Erin, who towered six feet years, was unable to cast hla vote. and something In the atmosphere, came For more than SO years he probably tumbling donw the balcony stairs and baa been the hardest worker la pubwindow Wood's to ticket up rushing Phwat the devil dos yes lic Ufa Several yeara ago hla physhouted: mean by puttin' thim naggers fomlst sicians warned him to perform leea labor, but he disregarded thla admome? soothed the red -- heeded nition, and even now hla family has Sh Not so loud, old pat Cant n hard time to keep him from overWood. you get somebody to change seats with working himself. He has not gone to the offices of the interstate comyou?" merce commission for n month, but NOTES. insists upon doing n certain amount of official work at hla residence every Peanuts caused Lillian Russell, who Including Sunday. Is now appearing in n new comedy by Kellett Chambers, to lose her first Job. She was employed to sing in SL Bags of Banana Leaves. Johns Church, Chicago, choir. While The natives of Klslba carry coffee the tenor was singing n sola she munched goobers. The powers sent henna lu bags of dried banana leaves. cant see him I p.-a- 7 t souit-iiiiit'S- r Blanch Walsh in Ths ftri'jht Road." Aa Blanche already announced, Walsh, under t:: management of Wagerhrl A Kemper, will bo seen at the Grand Opera House on Monday evening. April 15th, In Clyde Fitch's g. Lu-der- an self-deni- al, well-know- rail-gua- TWO PHOTOGRAPHS OF LILLIAN RUSSELL AT THE GRAND THURSDAY EVENING IN THE BUTTERFLY." dioriginal. Miss Russell plays the doy. The Straight Road." coming Part of Mrs. Elisabeth Kllllgrew, the rect from the Astor Theater. New Young widow of an old banker who has York. Here are some characteristic accumulated a great many millions lines from the play: I wan't to see by stealing railroads and investing Miss Thompson thousands in salvation by supporting your better self." church. He leaves a very peculiar Mery OHara "Sand your shoes, "HI which he designs to protect his Mias, you're slipping You don't underwidow against Douglass Alnes foreign He decrees that should she mar stand." I understand more rY a second time the man must be a Mrs. Flnnerty native-bor- n American cltlscn. Should thsn Eve did when she bit a hole In he not marry an American, then the fortune should pars to a nephew of mpson -- What sort erf a bis own blood. widow The young he All right; Alnes !eks the coronet of the Earl of Des id cocktail." minster, and in order to avoid the Provisions of the will, she launches hrof in one of the most estraordl-nflr- y (JTT.P." What for . matrimonial and complicated Dregless Alnes ventures that ever convulsed New i rn ry What's the use of having a vry fortune-hunte- r- Congressman Joseph Howell, a if Utah, was tirn In Box Elder county, 17, 1857. He wax educated at the common schools of hla Utah, native county and graduated at 1tali university. Mr. Howell married Mlaa Mary Maughan on October 24. 187. Ill find employment was In a mercantile houne at Wellavlll. Utah. He liu nerved a term as mayor of Wells-vll- le and was a member of the board of regents of Utah university. llowell lias had three terms In the territorial legislature and one term In tha Utah state eenute. He lia been a member of onngreas since ions. He Is a Republican In politics and resides at Lognn, Utah. Urp-rmentu-tlve LOUISIANA TEACHERS. SHREVEPORT, La, April I. With the attendance Increased by a number of late arrival, the second day of the Louisians State Teachers' convention began this morning with departmental meetings. These ect1oniil conferences, at each of which an Intereating program, was carried out were devoted to the reading of papers and the discussion of topics of particular interest to those engaged in kindergarten work, to principals teacher of music and drawing and to teachers In the primary, grammar and high schools. At the general seas Ion thin afternoon then wen addresses by President W. ft Thom peon of Ohio Rtsle university, Dr. Morton A. Aldrich of Tulane university and Col. J. W. Nicholson of Louisiana State university. The chief speakers at tonight's session an to be State Superintendent James B. A swell and David Eelmly, president of the Illinois State Normal school. A brief business session will be held tomorrow morning for the election and installation of new officers. , RAILROAD TO BE EXTENDED. .DRESDEN, Tenn, April I. Notwithstanding the fact that many of the big lines are cancelling thir orders for extensions and Improvements on account of the difficulty of procuring money on easy terms, the Mobile, Jackson It Kansas City railroad will extend Ita line from Middleton, Tenn.. to the Ohio river, and form a Junction with the eastern Illinois branch of the Rock Inland and 'Frisco ytem at either Paducah, Ky or Joppa, III. The extension to Paducsh will be 145 mile, and to Joppa 150 miles, and would parallel the Illinois Central railroad. Whether thla new road touches Joppa Ilia, or Paducsh, Ky It will touch Mayfield, Ky, and la almost sure to touch Dresden, the survey having been made through Dresden. thence to Jackson, going by the little village of lllnda, south of here. APRIL CARNIVAL AT PLAINWELL FLA1NWELL, Mich., April For the purpose of advertising Plain well, a spring la being held today, and will be continued tomorrow. It is one of the most unique events In the business line ever given In tbs state. Uniformed guides are provided, who are conducting vlsltora to various points of Interest and through ths Visitors are manufacturing plants. seeing paper made In the new ISM.M mill of tho Michigan Paper oompaajr. shoes mnde in the recently opened plnnt of the Plalnwell Rhoe oompaajr. and n model electrie plant la that of the Ecaley Light and Power company. Besides these, hundreds of dollars worth of valuable prises, Including buggies, harness, plows, cultivators, merchandise of various kinds, ara given away by the merchants. Various d. amusement attractions are alnu om-nlng- " pro-tide- PROPOSALS FOR STATE BONDB. ALBANY, N. Y, April I Proposals for 15,000,000 bonds of the state of New York, at I per cent, for the canal, have been received today by 8tale Comptroller F. Glynn. No bids were accepted for leas than par. It ta expected that there will be amide bide for the placing of the bonds, but if not they will be taken over for tha canal and good roads sinking funds. DISAGREES WITH ROOSEVELT. NEW YORK. April (.President Butler of Columbia college has returned from tho Pacific coast He says that he disagrees with President Roosevelt on the Japanese question, and that he believes the Ban Franctnco people are fully Justified in excluding tha Japanese from tha schools rd J. ClarenceD. Clark. Hon. Clarence Don Clark, United- - States senator from Wyoming, was born at Bandy Creek, Oswego county, N. T, on April It, 1851, and received hia first training In the county schools He afterward attended the Iowa State university, and after studying law was admitted to the bar In 1874. Senator Clark remained in Iowa practicing hla profession until 1881. when he removed to Evanston, Wyo where he speedily built up a lucrative law practice and was the prosecuting attorney for Uinta county for four years When Wyoming was admitted to statehood he was sent to congress in 1890. Senator Clark was given Lb prebent high position In 1895. He Is a member of the dominant party In congress |