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Show Tin-- mmy : i i n. Nu kmiii The House of Mirth Falls to Fitch-Wharto- 1 M Alien Earth-Vi- ola Dramatization cf Popular n & n. 1: Does 2 Novel Is a Failure, but Fay Davis 2 2 Allen's Hit In Cvinbeline Miss Well Tle-- mk vour iiy "Tin. her ana deiv u Jlt.;; to i't! tm-e.-- its du n .1 in;;. of Mlr.ll,' nf i v'hurlc '!).. I Util, an UISO liiN'H ('I.: rti s laiiW ail i iiiic nlivfr aii id c. IiimS Dorset. The climax of the play Aft III. mi IhmiiI the Kubr-iui- . iwh the In Dor-M- -l' ChIu Hlli'holed lilt MulilC Itllit, Cbar-...iirisi- ic Eelirn ilk a lid liiii'.-i- 'i i: .111 Soma Bright Lines. rasioiial i mes found sp nvrln: Inr lli in 3 Mrs. iHir--- i iv ,nc uuuicticr. hi. vs m a companion: 'till, ynu nr itki aggravating. lu abaurdi You talk like a liusKind. Tim young inun raphe pitaousljr, Th. Imvv tun )ou b an cruel!" Mrs. a wxleiy duL.dor. mil alio la valiantly seeking to lui annum gain a fiHiilmld oi any cost w'lihln thn chosen i in le. 'Yes. a you are nt In society as yd you have t tio i fry iKiniiular ala ml our guests." h i V ! FAY WHO DAVIS, SCORES ;i'rom Our New Turk I SUCCESS IN rxi-t-llr- THE HOUSE OF MIRTH. . . PERSONAL Viola Allan In Cymbalina." vinlii Allen la now playing Hie lnle of Imogen iu h revival nf "t 'y mbcllne ut the new A si nr i heater. Tina hlrlnrlrul romanca of tiliukeajieare haa always Iiut lllm Allen's proved uiiw of Ilia royal stepdaughter, vtrliin of a eomipltacy to mine lurr half liroilmr. tTolen. to the tiiroue, waa bvaunful throughout. Her lull, rich vole had Infinite paHina In It, and aha found no difticutly In nlinicimc thn aymimihle nf Imr henrer. Fuller Mrlllsh as PI "a, do and Kidney llcrla rl ua iTuten wens the member nf Ilia supporting iMniimny Hint appeared ulila to Mias Allen. Mr. fm Mrllhh played Impnrliint rule whli Mr. Muiialiclil throughout hla Millie season a year uk. a play, provided there is sufP action. Moreover, this uction should promote materially the develop- iromat ic right den HOIKE OK MJHTII." the . Kavny tlioater, la n play with good- sit uh linns, de.but wit h' velopment. Mrs. Edith Wharton's well knows novel' In its- stage form begins like a presidential campaign snd ends wiih the feeble ataxia nf a water soaked a In -- I ment of tiie plot. The action of The House of Mirih" Units daily at times under Hie sheer weight of wordy words. poor-dramati- MARGARET DALE, NOW PLAYING IN SHE STOOPS TO ON TOUR. QUER sand-l-ugg- SUCCESS. Nov. :a, INS, wlicii the first tisik plaea performance uf Heu-llat the llriHidwny thealor in Nevr York, BEN-HUR'- S Kim-- nr Too Much Lika tha Book. Again, the two playsiniths, Mr. Fitch and Mrs. Wharton, held too closely to firecracker. tile story of the novel. In order to end Hiw a n experienced playwright like His play as the story ends Huy delibt'lyde Kllch could stand half sponsor erately thrust gslde opportunity f ir a I do not splendid climax and a successful tlnale. fur Hu; piny as It VIOLA ALLEN AS IMOGEN IN CYMBEUNE know. Kcrhups Mrs. Wharton What may be highly attractive In a novel very frequently is unsuitable fur him with the old and overworked "author's privilege" speech. The tits atuge. In Its original form at least, score nf other successful hook pluys can suiierhuinan effort lamml rescue the liook over the Hat of successful book be named and each diverges widely play from IPs Immaturity and Inherent cutlgood snd the bad In dramatic ' weakness. et melton are hojielessly mingled in plays and I defy any one to tint! a from the original , work In vital reMiss Davis, nf coins t. plays the leadThe House nf Mirth.' Had Mr. KlU'h hit" that held strictly to the leller of spects. Imtii given free rein In the atnglng of the original text, or even apiivoxliiiufe-l- y ing role m Idly Hall, whose tenure In Good Work of Fay Davis. 1i the result might have been better. the House of Mirth (which title-- Is supso. t f course I except books written Much credit ghould lie given lu Kay posed to represent mi to dale society The faults that hove been seen In as plays, like vurious of H. H. Hhnw's Davis In "The House of Mirih. Hit llfel is short and ni sweet. Miss almost every dramatised novel exist works and others. ''Kliei-liH'Davis slums with unerring accmitcy Sweet Killy work Is of Him highest degree of exIn "The House of Mirth."' Hirst, there Holmes," Ik too niurh commonplace conversation. liellairs." "Horothy Vernon of H adil mi cellence. Flu has never done better the case with which a young Wouiiiti Hallies and a work, in some respects, but even her niTUMiimiil to weniili ran slip Inin brand la all HnH," "llecky Sharp, Now, conversation uara CON- lint result suddenly, as a rule. It la brought alioul step by step, each a Iritis lower Ilian the ttrsl. the downward progress being scarcely evident at find. When I lie honest woman uf a credulous nature, like I.lly Hurt, fluidly discoviis tluil she has made a wo- fateful error In attempting In slay the tide of seeming adversity. Thai u craving for luxury and her effort to keep alee with her ri vula tend to lead her to ndnpl riteieiuli- la well hroiiglit out. Then, ton. Is shown how men of weniili are some-timwilling In mmc as the friends of women, Isilli imilTied and single, wlm lire overly nnxiuua in Hilvauce In llie sisial gsmi1 or o hold fust to a tlircul-eiie- d ihisIiIoii. i'a e ed man's greatest mistake she usually also Hull It Is too late to Ini'll liack, uiilesa she wishes lu all Hie e male rial ndtantiigeH which are so dear lo llie fcmlnliir liearl. Many women do mil turn back, lint Lily Hurt did. Khe Character of Lily Bart. made llie sarritlee. alihougli, aa she I.lly Hurt Is a Woman who makes Hie says, "llie wages of vlrtun are so in the end she illi-- s miserably rivHl mistake of overliaikina the ThcI. Miinli. that iii'tual liinuoi'iillly Is, among wo- In the Kick room of a inilllnei's simp, where mtnly she hud tried to eke out men nr In r lolly clans, largely a mai11 dors made her. n liure livelihood, ler of gradual dcieriiiruilnit. Kis-lel- of-th- is (lerforiusncca of this play have l.K been presented and witnessed by more Ilian I.OUii.unn people. ..Mon people I bun consl huted have seen Jlen-llur" the enllra HipulMtlon of the thirteen of tha original slalea nt Hie outbreak "Hen-JlnWar of Him Devolution. was also presented ItS Hines at Hi Drury I vine theater In London. After two weeks In Kl. Isiuls ami one week this In Indianapolis. wits put on for a lung run at Him Auditorium In Clileugo. Monk, tha famous thoroughbred lace horse that lias al- u ways run hm thn down stage liorsw-n's clmriol, Im the ouly niember uf tha original cast ol Hen Hu r. r" Hen-Hu- r" lien-Hur- -- Timely Warnings and Advice New Importance of Interference In Football I to the changed .cundl- - eoulil nut see many of llie offenses comof fiHifball in this "the mitted. Hut tlila year this exiuse Is of llie great revolution," not ieaible. as the number of officials been Increased, mid they have been .us, future fiail ball hKlorlana bus to rnfuive the rules lo tha will descrHie lkuO. the subject of Inter-- fi warned letter. should receive much increased iiitenHon from 'team deyelopiers. A Warning. runAs the rules tend to favor'-enDrill well into your mind, Mr. Flayer, ning anil outside of tackle" plays and that when your team has the liall none as the best of Interference Is always of your Interferers Is allowed to use lepuired to make these plays auiVesM-fi- d his hands In warding off or blocking Hie point hmught-nut,,ih opponents except the man actuully tairugraph la rlearly understood carrying the bull, who Is allowed thn well informed gridiron followers. by protective use of his free hand and nn, if suc-- he has. Some runners Mare Important Than Ever. Use loth antis and hands In carrying In idiniv luterferenea Is much more 'the ball, a grievous fault, liy the way. Do nol use your hands or even your iniporlaiil now than ever before. Vp 1" nid even during last season the'num eJliow-M- , Mr. Flayer, on the man you are in 1111115 Interference for the man trying to block. Home men disobey this i are inlying the hall were frequently In rule successfully when theInplayer l ojk-i- i play l.li'viirlulily seen to umi tll'flr hands inure 'or less mossed, bul in i, riling off opiMadng players. In the prHctlce Is surr to lie fatal, as one "I'l s cl i Immplonship games Inter-- ! nf the officials at least will lie certain - i s Imve been, seen to use their (o detect It. to such an extent that they prac-t- o - Instead of using the hnnila of eourae .illy tackled their opponents -- on the block your tiiau with (he shoulder. In plle of the prnhlhltory Don't Imagine for a moment that tills ribwas that officials maneuver 'Is a weak substitute for line iii'ii' more lenient In the Kist, allowing holding. When dme skillfully a shoulici fault of on learn to be balanced by der block will be doubly as effective 'i foul) on the part of Ihe as. an actual hold. In the first place, iilcr eleven, a aluntsighteil and eulpa- -l you will Jar your opponent no subAgain; officlnls ofien stantially as to werken him oftentimes d n much work to do that they for the rest of the game Instead of OWIXli fnre-xolii- K r- o- - - i merely keeifng him out of a single play. 'a received the In the chest or alslouien. liv following my foregoing advice the sit him loll will be iweiweiL would Is- - tackhT lilisk tlm t s. low down, Ism't butt Into him wiili your In ml, kind friend, for you may need a sky piece" at tha on. when the junior promenade In-Inter pretty Indies will - roumLaboiit, An experienced tackier can bring I. Is kune up very rffrcilvcly to tneet a lo bent head. Keep our face protected. In a miiisare. with one forearm o.' hand anil let your slmuldcr do the woik. ing. He pmtaihty shoulder Another Advantage. Hecondly, you can, after bhakltig with the shoulder und thrusting an opponent liable, keep on your feet, free yourself from him and cunltnue lo ward off still another player, tin thn contrary, when in interference you deliberately hold u man you invariably fall to Ilia ground with him or else both come to a full stop. From the moiiienl yuu meet him you are out of Ihe play, and thus the Interference Is weakenedJust that much. True, ninny coaches say to Interferers: Krep one imin away from the man carrying ball. Kill him off, anil you lieve done you" ' duly." Hut 1 hold the cunirary belief ilmL tha inlerferer who cun put one mun out nf thu way, hM to his feet and ward off another, and maybe still another, la by fur the umie valuable man. nps-neiit- dfr-c- l y Minid-hip- Don't Forget This. i tli.ii a mun on Ihe rbl not having the lull may, under the rules, use his hands In breaking up lice, so l.e lias a decided advantage In lids respect. Always go ut a man hurd when bul not so hard os to throw yourself off your Imlunee should ynu miss eontuel. 1hi1 is vital. If you go An Impsrtant Point. at him hard lx- will lie less able to Thirdly, blacking with ihe shoulder, thrust you out of ihu way. If the blocker is heavier or is going Distance Star. Frd Roger, Esstarn faster titan (he man Interfered with, A remsikiihlc - v.uuple of perseveraffects the bhakcr much less than it 111 the does the hitter uud Jelniil tlm Mocker ance In ulliletii s much less than does grasping Hie rjiifor of l''red IP qer. the ern- - k New outright. Many a time I have York Athh'tie Dili mile runner. seen all Inlerferer laid ul for minI'roin tim inm.- - of lie third raters utes In an attempt to block by hold to Hio toil of Ha- - heap as national Iliniciiiln-- Inler-ferln- g. - iit UNDER NEW FOOTBALL RULES-SHOW- Is a long and hard climb, and tisik Itogeni several years to turn Hie trltk.' Not so long ago lie was Inin presented with fin and Pin yards as Harvey handicap over such nu-t'olin and Jim Kulllvan of th Allilelie club of New York In the mile. He now runs these sterling athletes off their j at lln-l- r dlstniiee. lingers ruii a very "leady race, folof lowing the jMM'e for II the disianee; then, lushing past the lead" plirrnink'-r- . lie winds up with s whirl In a sprtiit over the tape. Ills stride is a long awlcwutd lope, lull lie gut there Just the same. A! Copeland, trainer of the Princeton university and N. Y. A. i. track teams. Is of thn opinion tlml Hogeis will crack Tom Conni-fffigures of 4:1& 5 for the mile tsdor he leaves the track, but that Is n prcliy Kimng assertion. Four ndniites and twenty secomis will s iVoKlhly Is' lli hits' limit. Tli.it is Inner than any American bom runmr lias Mt gone the distance. 1JHX TAVJS. NEW ,AUT0 RECORD. S ('arils, when I,. L. tVhiiiiian and tin y arrived at I in- - Astor lloii. New nn a in Yolk, nl ll:-'night In a tldi'iy-Mivlindei hoiscpewcr six niaclnne. estrihl!sh d a new ' l oss auloiii"iHI: ns oid of 15 days, 1 . o'cI-M'- k s KICK-OF- F AT START . OF RECENT OF MICHIGAN - UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS WHICH MICHIGAN WON, 28 TO 9. UNIVERSITY : theatrical gossip. Vrs. Lsl;e ('al ter will make her on the sing jOmrtly In a w rPaina of uuslcnt Ilf-- ,by M 'i on lloyle entitled 'Vleo." Miss Helen Ware, who recently up- -: eii with suii-es- s with Mis Hlanolie 'A';:ih In The Kreutxer Konirta." haa oein ri, gaged- by Messrs. Khulioi't P i one nf the Important roles In A new production on tilled A Midmiin-!.- -! ' lire. I'arnill tiiylliii Dare li.i wuc-eede- in ceeoi.-i- l Kd"a :i''.i. who Mi'.v in tlm Loud on production of Tue lii-enii- of Mayfair." over which there has lately been so much managerial conIV'llti fusion. redone! Mapleson acquired the lcane: of Henry Irving's famous Lyceum In Imndon. have theater Negotiation been opened with the directors of the the Theatre Francals and Opera fur companies to perform season. each at the Lyceum ' It la said that Phoebe lavi may take over the Blanche Walsh production of "The Finn la." MD DncP learn I i a test from Anna lu 'Wr. hs t'o-mt'i- Down East, which she lias played tinually for ten years. GAME con- MICH. ARBOR, X nl tour lids seii-.wl.il M ll"M;md i busy mill oilier fJerinany Is work and ous emi'ily ieii:ol"liil l.a by Slid rinaiiii anil Huiipimr.nu, lleluiuoi by M icterMnek, paly by Irimssie Loioladi"" for luleiin'!' HobD'Anmmi io. Knuluud by Hliakeseai'e. son. and the ITiitiil Hl.ile of Anid'lcu hy Id,. I'olKIII'-srPrt IIIof The .Tlliige M.iouils. a Fell y Macka'.e. S"n of Mockaye. Mild Tl.c .Tory" i. and H W. I : 'vuion. tbi editor (if the waif of iiic v. ii.oii n lido .iidnciive womarli'ssl. Atlantic M.in'nl new Edmond II"'1 uni's (ieri'lldi Ib ii'ii - "ii. i'riin:i donna the liny, 'fiinlitci ler, v. id. It I said, nut he Ian three - a.'"n-- i with the Hnvage sisg"d at lb I'.i'is i.ale.e tl.is setonm. (ijiei'u eoiiii'iuiy. bus loinei the Fails Jn ((let. II is n.iii' ( (1 that ll will never C'.louy of foiuei English grand ojieru b pr'shiis'd tit id1. All th clmiuelor StiMS. or Ihe piece a i iu. . a s'j.i of nffnlis y going to Ii'jim Jean Eiiil" fur Miin- '' o dl CUIM1-- oud d . ' v.lli'dl !l 'he lu ( JiL 1:1 l;.v ne 1(.'iu.1 s I. ler; Ularl.y of ii. m s lj '.i-- t Hp-r-l- i- n. ' Mar-tinet- . iil-.- ANN eoti-lir'-- ('oniplctlrg the cast for the American production of "The Belle of Mayfair," Thomas W. Kyley ha engaged Miss for the n in rhriMle MiicD-malrole of Julia, which Ml Edna .Alny jilayeil In London. Others In the cast are ('lay-tothe Misses Irene Hentley. Valeska Kuratt mid the Messrs. li t'lin Rensselaer Wheeler. Ignacio and llichnrd F. (.'amill. H. Hot hern and Julia M.irhnve announced a repertory of twelve most "f theiu' nw. lo nil of olii. w tin) tv! II ire r'cii during ih'--d d AT re-e- dra-I..nii- tc j I !'(. ' 1- a', "e. i ll-- CAN HOW PLAYERS ING AFTER BALL IS SNAPPED hour und MASS MAKE FORMATIONS BACK. Ilian is the coinliif; I'lnniiplon nf th lliei-also world, anil I isn't another man in the I me I ness v. Im will class liiaile. Mr Wlillman cairh-a leller from with him nfier another year or two. "Don't think when I say I have thn Mayor Schmitz of San Francisco lo boat of the Ini llial 1 liman I bellevn Mayor Mcllcllau of New Yolk, expressing San Flanclseo's thanks for Kaufnnin Is Invlm ilile fislay. Khould lie ls ilefealed during flu: next year Ihe assistance rendered by the It wouldn't change my lielief at 11. for of New Yolk In the reeont caliiuiity. The trip was a iriunrkahir one in all I know Al has i huiiipl'iiishlp stuff in respects and wns accomplished only him, and I know llml once - lie gel his development lie will Is- Invincible. afpr enduring lenlhlc hardships in full etossing iiionidaiiiH and deserts mid 1 believe Ilia I Kaufman cull t to.lny Tln-took liny of Hie nil'll who ilalin llm rlteis swollen by alllioiigl) I dniil lielievn llml the I'niun I'm die route, leading through a. be yet Is gins to 1; blit llie mountain passes of the Sierra w'h rl and in n year or two lie will Is- ull that Ihiimgli fian miles of the moiiiiiiiliions country In Wyoming. Jeff l ie.' bas Is'cu, or 1 mis my guess They were liurb-- l In nulekMind 111 the by a long way." rteserl. neatly drownetl In fording swollen river and traveled fur ANNA HELD, 2:12!. of milts Mumigli aiounlry where Anna Held. 'J:!!'1. the daughter o a. a not was of road. there sign During Ialinn. that has las n in rciireinen the K.fiofi mile i ii- an averagi of 210 several seasons on uci uum nf lieir.g was made. il.i.v a tulles lui-lo McKinney. 2:11',. and Kidney Ddloii - und. by flu May. mitm lunateiv iiinila losing her colls by both hot , BOOMS KAUFMAN. The f.niioiis pugilistic trainer Hilly her tint aprf ariinee in a in!, ut Mlill-xihid., ii'eenily and won. v says: Afler e"ni1'i;ib!y ni"ie il'.m u 5' 2 hn miiiiiles. The former and 25 lioUis, they rec-Ol- d, du) d Is-n- eha'.n-ploiilii- p, Ne-md- - ile-e- ln:n-di-e- f-- - e. ' Sen1 c of yea:- exISTlenee I'm still ill the cam'-- , m d ill Al Kuiifiuiiii J lion-esM- y I have the Is-s- ' yoiing : HARRY WOLVERTON. js stated Hint linn y WoIviS'lor will manage nhiw' ti ton the Widli(in-pn- tla.i rt Al Is "Illy a old nos. and i.cxt sci is. m as Jimmy .ir of grins- - I:. is explicit Scoring's and lu: must rcMnit to the .National league. (limn for sl.igi ."iI.'I'IhIIoii ,iic livirs Now." "Wlii'U Hi" (Mice but Hiii'ioii'i V liv n I. " Love ( ir, w le'tily ll other .Miiid ll S' io.s folly clioi' e piislijci ioic. of li'-- r genius. Mcss-sDoiig1;i l.iwecT: ('llli-ier.'lirlNink- - ll S'lll ..I'.e lieiri ingiigi'd by VI i;i" A. Hrudy l,,r ro.-.if tieorge in his pro biciion Hr.iudliiirsl's in u pin'. 1 h M.m or of the old H.irrig.m days, nru in vi'iidcvillc In a new iiprs-iifur Ihcip siiclcb i.nii is being prcpm'i-Hubcrl Henry D:n ics. iiUlllor of i'oiisiii K.iio." has o!.ple('d h coniedy f..r Kir I'loir'.i-Wyndiiym and $iary ( mined "Tio yp.Miisc." K. Millei li'iit wil loor ihu popular p( succession prir-- d clri nn In "K:iffli-s.lo Kyrie U'lii ( . I 'cl.isci i u a- stall'd, haw Mrs. Leslie I'iirl'r w i:li iia s. inery and costumes of "Da Kiriy." -. !: li'-p.ii'' uf Kjl.ii':- .n Kinlermiinn's i he i: p'- -'t " Jii'Ih l My "t ",i c. is iu!.'. uimi I.- Ilavy lighter " them all. hid lb's t (vi uiy yim-t, mu's finiiii Isn't prnw rly set un'll lie's past tw - n' v i. o. 1 lM"li"VC Kuuf- - a I . 11 I i the Hour." The long promised pi idnciii.,: i f 'Tl.c Kecret iirclaud" will be imide bv ihe HhuTai'ts sbio'liv. u'l-- . i:ra',,ii.L:i,,,,u Is iv 'hnnnlng i"1' Aiinic end J. ..: hpitI.s . a. n io r - s Joo. I - ! k n- - luivi- - pi"S-lilt-- Mc.i-lo- |