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Show rrr V'.. e t wv vc'se 1 thf svnoay sT.wn.m: rII. onm: vrH4iri4irfS jtiivrH it THE SUCCESSFUL ?: SI NOW. f. ri .TAM - . r- . 1 007. UY '. CAREER OF ELEANOR ROBSON One of the Fezv Stars Whose Popularity Will Stand the Test of an Entire Season at One Playhouse ! tl.t!1 It S'c, 'i,,i 4 8 rf, '54''. :.? has best of all of Mr. Thomas ptaya, playand it wua while Arlxonu" ing iis Nett- York engagement at tha Herald Square theater that the opyoung artist portunity was given ihe than she had to rise lo greater heights contemplated nr hoped for so early in her career. George C. Tyler had to put on a single matinee of ning's In a Halcniiy" during Mrs. Sarah Cowell Le Moynes engagement ul tVallacka. and with Mrs. Las Moyne cusi us the (ueen anil Otto Skinner aa tlie part of Constance waa - c.m-clud- Ki-o- Nm-bcil- ed . to Miss Kotiuon. Mlaa Robsons talent waa now widely. Her Flossie William In "Iuleavened Bread." her Mile, de la Vice In "A Gentleman of France," her Juliet cliarniiiig work aa Audrey, ofher Romeo lu the all star production and Juliet" only added to her fame, and later In the title role In the Iarael Ziingwlll comedy. "Merely Mary Ann." she was received with evldeneee of eil - as public appreciation and favor such rhl, mi have fallen to an artist of her age. stamp This success bore the aa well aa that of New York city and practically tha entire fulled States, and no American artist who ever made English a professional visit to the capital can boast more enthusiastic Rob-so- n Miss printed commendations than months received during her three engagement at the Duka of Yorks theater. In the spring of 106 another artistic presentation was made for her, as haa been Ihe custom' each succeeding Mhe spring, of ths Goldsmith comedy, which Stoops to Conquer." with a cast James. included Kyrle Hellew. lamia Pod-eon, Frank Mills. Sidney Drew, J. E. Mrs. Charles Calvert of London- -, the Utter the most famous of all English Mrs. Hardcastlea for tha past quarter of a century, who came t America for that eeperUl engagement Isuhel Irving. Olivo Wyndham and others of prominence In tha dramatic . world. The latter part of the aeaaon of J0S waa tissued mainly In pivtia rations for tha following her New York appearance The full year llie season of 106-0season's time had been secured at tha Liberty theater. New York. Hera It was that Mr. Tyler undertook the novel enterprise of presenting Mlsa Roliaon In a succession of ton new and original plays, practically all of them especially for her and by the ftircnupt dramatic authors of Europe and America. , . Corre-- . Tram Our New York Dramatic iponrtcnt. ) of the leading features of A metropolitan theater In the engagement of Robaon at the Liberare that ty theater. Few "tars there stand have draft Inc powers auffleient to enthe teal of a oontlnuoua seasons In gagement tn a New York theater ONE legitimate drama. 4s, Mlaa Robson ia one Of tlWMIl. Eleanor Robaon. for whoae starring tour thla aeaaon jierhapa more extensive and expensive preparations were made Own for any ambttloua actreae of recent yeara, waa born tn Wigan. yeara Kncland. tweniy-thre- e In her 4f,k she haa the artistic blwid Celna. for not only la her mother, lira. Madae larr Cook, an actress, and an 7. .r'-jf-- Lan-:wshl- distinction. but her moth era mother and her mother'! grand-other aNo occupied conaplruoua portions on the English stage, and for many yeara. Mra. Cw. then hire. Rnlirnn, came Amerlra. following the death of her IniHbaad. and when Kleanor waa but 'a i tild, and iilai'lnc her daughter In a convent school on Htaten Ialand. N. Y., alir resumed her avocation. which aha lias since continuously followed, hire, fnok hu of late yeara been recognised ga one of the beat actresses In Amerl m In her I'urtlrular line of work. Dur Inc the past four yeara aha haa made I rrliapa the greatest sucreas" of her Career In her excellent Impersonation bf the phllnaophlc and opt Imlallc Mra. It'lggs In Mra. Anne Crawford Mealier dramatlaatlon of Mra. Annie tlifNn-KIcecharming stories, - Mra. and tt'igg of the Cabliage PatchLnvey Mary," which part ahe created nd haa been unable to discontinue of the aucceaa of the play. lu 1S97. while Mra. Cook waa playing with the I'aniel Frawley .company in fen Francisco, a promise long before 4'. V,' nr s p, t 'a se Her Kepertery For Thla dsaaon, So far this season there, have , been Zang-wIl- L presented Ihe new play by Israel JVJLIET Nurse MarJorle; the Kugctia Fresbrey dramatlaatlon of Jsronie un-K. Jerome's story of "The Dovecot as In Search of a them or a character sufficient lo turn der the title of SuNsn one act play Husband;" the thrilling anything but a well balanced head. "A Tenement Mlie went to Milwaukee, where ahe by riot tide Graves, and the new play by Clyde speedily liecame a greal favorite, the Tragedy," "The Girl Who Has Everything." public manifesting an attachment that Fitch. California play written by Paul fervid. waa aa It durable as proved author of The Heir to Two aeusona with the Milwaukee Armstrong, thewill probably coma next, stork company ended In her transfer tha Hoorah, play by Edmund Rosto Denver, where she played a sea min and an idealistic tand will taa put on In February. FUyn with the stock roinimny at Elilch' Ward. Robert cut and York by Mrs. Humphry New whither and others Imt all were gratified tha following other mles and achieved more than Wardens, Pltrlrhsleln Xo Drowning, from and followed her, berago managers in them, without . come Uler. will to morning to see that the Interpretation ordinary success summoned wua ahe iHwIilon which In had attracted the attention of the ing slated as having made a failure No one will predict to what heights western r reale the part of Konlla In Augustus critics, some of whom had already ven- any. the attention of other artist may yet attain, for ahe haa this lie to about lhen "Arlsona." alert Thomas' tured upon predictions as to Miss Rob- stuck managers always keenly llltle 'more than fairly entered hut House, Grand atOpera prialuced at the son's future, provided the budding for new discoveries" begiin to be womanhood, and lier flrat failure Usin but a Chicago. to be recorded. talent" received proper nurture and tracted. It was therefore really lias success of yet the knows All the world girl FREDERICK TREOELLES., cultivation. This feeling grew apace, brief tlmi before the convent bred In that, permet with Hobson of Mlaa some receive in propositions, and as the young girl waa assigned to began v lirTACENTLE $0 avamSancei rv m made to Mlaa Eleanor waa fulfilled, and tha daughter went to Friaco to vlalt the mother and obtain her flrat glimpse of stage life. It did not need the actual contact of the stage to awake the glrla ambition to become an actress, for It waa in the blood. Hhe had really come In Frisco for the purpose of iiereuadlng her mother to consent to her making the effort and testing her capabilities before the public. The mother at flrat peremptorily refused, picturing to her daughter the difficulties to he encountered, the hardships to be endured, the uncertainty, the pangs and humiliation of jKHmible failure. The girl pleaded for one opportunity, and to her plea AS bmita imT ARIZONA Mr. Frawlep added hia own, and so It happened that thera soon came a night when Men and Women" wua made the bill, and Eleanor Robaon waa cast as , Margery Knox. There waa little pr no advance comment permitted, for neither manager, mother nor daughter knew how the attempted Impersonation would result. Breezy Talk on Sporting Topics prTTOX, the noted sharp, GIviRGK manyrecently experts had to consider ' the he defeated the American ehnnipinn. Willie Hoppe, the aenaa-tlnn- sl Ury wonder. George Sutton haa been In the front rank of hliiturdists for many years. He Inis played In tourneys and exhibition! In moat of the big cities, notably In a. CIiIchrii. Huston. New York and Many times has the boy lioppe handed the big, stolid German I lie soiir lemon of defeat. To Button, Hoppe was a luscious persimmon g front. But George kept hacking nay nt the boy and haa finally managed to "get to him." Phtla-delpnl- be-fo- re For 18.2 Title. Tpe defeat of Hoppe occurred In a n.iti h In New York for the 18.1 balk-lin- " vh.'iinnl'inshlp. which title was laid In Sutton's strong box and whlch ll'ipji,. ji'Hlously coveted. H 'lpc. it Is only fair to say. had I robnMy the worst luck of his career in the maii'h. For Instance, he waa f,,-to imke seven very difficult i'iikw vhoiK, while Hutton's luck came I buin he- -. Finally by a mugntfloent inn i.r 107 points Hutton put himself "it "f Hopiie's reach and won the ni ii' h by the unexpected and " " r .mu to 25. This Is the worst f thni ui-- 'i Hojipe has sustained during In" i one-ald- f-- entire l'l IJIT. Th:,i the hoy wonder Is now sharpening Ids Keih nnd filing, the jiolnta of tn- '..iws so as to tackle Hutton once i ' uv is a foregone conclusion. You beat Hoppe, but you can't make I i' May i Mora beaten. Fight Talk. point to a really truly Jim JeTrles, him of tha and bullet head, and the crafty artist, "LIT Arthur 1:i Ui'iiil.in 'vi't ms fist I J''luisiiig." I; - Mild that Jeff has reconsidered di'i'iaion not to fight the negro. Johnson In the greatest of the col-- ,! "cmp.ers. and while he would. p"U1.itii--give Jeff a rough go" there ! Ray May Rida For Edward VII. Nat Ray. the Canadian cross country rider who hns done no much to place the horses of Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., In th front rank of steeplechase estab- President's Salary For Purse. Tex Rickard, the boss of Goldfield, Nev who personally conducted the mill, offered Jeff a purse fr the past lishments In America four years, arrived In England recently. and It la asserted on good authority that during the wilder monthn heEd-is more than likely to fide for King ward. who Invariably has In training fur Ihe Liverpool Grand National handicap a candidut of prominence. The so called "Illegitimate season" ' begins in England with the close of the flat raring season there, which la usually about Nov. 35. They do. of course, have sleeplorhaslng In England other limes than during the win ter months, but It Is between November and March, particularly the latter month, that the height of Ihe seas-iin cross country racing In reached. Gana-Nela- of 850,000 to meet Johnson, and latest reports say that the greatest of all ring champions has decided to come out of the woods and hook up with the dusky slugger. In spite of Jeffs well known aversion to fighting a black man. But $50,000 la 850,000 "for a' that. Johnson's Ring Career, Arthur (or Jack) Johnson's record, a long one, 1s as follows: Born March heavyweight. 31, 1(78, Galveston, Tex.; 10 Horace Miles. K. $ rounds; John Lee. W, 15 rounds: Charley Brooks. W. 1 rounds; Jack McCormick, IV, 7 rounds n Jack McCormick. W. 7 rounds; George Lawler, W, 10 rounds; Klondyke, D, 3 rounds. 1WB Jan. 17, Frank Childs, D. Chicago, I rounds; Dan Murphy. K. 10 rounds; Ed Johnson. K. 4 rounds; March 7. Joe Kennedy. K. Oakland. 4 rounds; March 18. Jos Kennedy, K, Ban Francisco. 4 rounds; Bob White, W. It rounds; Jim Bcanlsn. W, 17 rounds; May 14, Jack Jeffries, K, Los Angeles, 6 rounds; Klondyks. K. 11 rounds; Billy Btlft D, 10 rounds: June Hank Grlffen, I), Ixa Angeles, m rounds; Hank Grlffen. D. lais Angeles. 15 rounds; Pete Everett. W, K rounds; Oct. 31. Frank Childs, W, Los Angeles, 18 rounds; Oct. n. George Gnrdlner. W. Kan Fran rtsro. 2n mundS; Dec. 4. Fred Russell, W. Los Angeles. 4 rounds. 1(08 Feb. 5. Denver E. Martin. W. Los Angrles, SB rounds; Feh. 37. Bam McVey, W. Loa Angeles. IB rounds; April 14. Kandy Ferguson. W, Boston, 10 rounds; May 11. Joe Butler, K. Philadelphia, I rounds; July n. B. Ferguson, no derision, Phila37. 8 Sam Oct. McVey, rounds; delphia, W, Loa Angeles. 3 rounds; Dec. 11. B. Ferguson. W, Cnlma. IS rounds. no decision. 1SS4 Feb. IS, Black Bill, Philadelphia, 8 rounds; April 22. Sam K. Ban Francisco, 30 rounds; June X Frank Childs. W. Chicago. rounds; Oct. U. Ed Martin. K, Loa Angeles. 1 rounds. March 28. M. Hart. L. Ban Francisco, SO rounds; April 3, Jim Jeffords, K, II Ray's Opportunity. Ray trill therefore have all the ridproviding hla ing he wanLs In Knaland.care of a horse style la equal to taking for ten minutes at a time, which la sometimes the duration of tha Grand National. Whether Ray trill be able to hold hla own against the best English and Irish amateurs end professionals remains tn he seen. There are men In this rnuntry n ho say thst Ray's r.hnrt stirrups will not do In English steeplechasing, and that Owen Is better nulled to that country than Ray. Whether It In a fact that Rny will really be offered mounts by Edward Marsh, who trains for King Edward. In not known, but news has reached horsemen In Toronto. Canada, that such ia the rase. 1. Mr-Ve- y. 4 1 Dolly Varden." "Love's Lot"Madeline; or. The Magic K- Ald-wy- fr - Ed-tb- vi-in w i dominant feeling of jealousy which tha English feel for the Yankee professional horseman would not In thla Instance have any. or llltle, grounds. There Is one thing about Ray that will take well with Richard Marsh, the apking's "dandified" trainer. He will la A preciate to the full fact that Ray reliable man, always fit." do" " dlssliiate, and each morning Is In the habit of doing f'iur or five miles as a sort of preliminary to the real business of the day. Pittsburg Good Enough For Wagner, A needy Chicago . since writer recently wrote a dream lo the effect that Hans Wagner was to leave the PittsChi-caburg Nationals and play with the Nationals next season. The only thing wrong with Ihe story Is that Wagner hasn't heard anything about such a change, never thought of on doing. doesn't want to leave Pittsburg, wouldn't play with another team and doesn't allow other people to make up his mind for him. A better yarn for the writer In queatlon to preatldlgltate ' would be an announcement that John L. Bullivan and President Roosevelt have signed articles for a leenty round bout before the Tonopah (Nev.) Athletic club, proceeds to be given to the Home For Destitute Millionaires. HARRY GRANT. ko COACH WARNER'S NEW 8CHEME. Warner of the Cornell football lenin recently said he was In favor of having twelve men comprise the football team. He said he had found It difficult under the new rulea last season to formulate plays with eleven men and that he waa convinced that a belter game could be played with twelve men. ch lie illustrated his remark with a diagram showing how on the offense the drawing back of a lineman for a WEST plunge revealed the purpose and weakACADEMY, MILITARY m the defense he showTHE STRONG ICE HOCKEY TEAM OF THE UNITED STATES ened the line. Ray a Britisher. ed how easy It was to draw off tha would he no occasion for EngThera Y. N. POINT, j lish Jot key to feel at all slighted If meager secondary- defense by a fake were to be given the king's royal play. An extra man In Hie rear, he Ray Keren-MU- I 18. 1 rounds: July Black Bill. adelphia. I rounds; June 3R. Jack Munrne, rhllsde'phls. jacket to don during a steeple- contended, would balance the defense Philadelphia, 4 rounds: Msy tVF, Chelwii. rounds: July 24. Joe purple Inasmuch as Kay Is a British and make the game more a match on W, Philadelphia. 4 rounds; May . J. no decision. Philudelphla. 4 rounds: July1 OHm. no decision. Phllsdelphis. rounds; chase, and hence the more or less even term. Jeannette, no decision, Philadelphia. 1 IX Morris Harris. K. Philadelphia. Kov 25, J. Jeannette. LF. Philadelphia, 3 subject, rounds; May X Walter Johnson. K, Phil round; July 13. Black Bill, no decision. "I an actor of the clean cut and will star In the play for a limited Belle of New York." In which Edna Journal. tbe province is decidedly pleasing In tha and Ovsryssel. ; Her real at the French capital. Her manager new flrat The hit. made her productype does not suggest that Miss Adams will number of matinee performances." la the sain name la Cornelia Dykstra. Robert role." Hans is Nell" and used called la tion oar "Nelly by A real Irish Jaunting this seaCheckers' clever. Virginia Draw Trescott la said to do the Australian one night stands. the Interesting at "A new for threatened In his production play, Barney Ollmora Valerie Hergere I the proud possesDaily have made a distinct hit In The Love Ihe Minneapolis son" says theater. Road to Dublin. Letter," Virginia .Hamed'a new play. sor of a fox terrier which has the Rocky Theodora MocLean, a i imminent News. a Hnmervllle H. Edwin Clayton, of having After appearing In It for the balance rather unusuHl distinction Gertrude Quinlan of "The College in vaudeville memlier of Mary Mannering's comboy. Is appe-irlnof the season she will head her own traveled continuously for more than (Mass.)Oracle Mra. pany. la a brother of R. D. MacLean. Widow" company will probably be playing Emmett, with company nexf year. eight years. Bully Boy accompanies who starred with lime. Modjeska sev- starred next season In a new play. Murphy'a Hccond Husband." Gabrieli d'Annunslo'a latest play. hla mlatrass on all her tours. "Sag IlarhoF' had Its first stock proeral seasons ago. Mr. MacLean la the wrote who Young Howard, Bronson Pin cha I'Amore." proven a failure Hale Xitrrm". who plays Irrsbee, duction In Boston at the Castle Square brother-in-lareof Odette Tyler. be will longest Mra. Wlnthrop." when recently, presented In' Rome be- - the coach. In The College Widow." la membered theater during a recent week. Friend of Hans Roberts, n Washingfor hi line play, The I a graduate of Harvard college fore a brilliant audience, Edward Feple. author of "The Prince Is he that be to hear will ton glad boy. Banker's Daughter." The latest thrast tn plunge Into Charles Frohman plana tn produce road as the Chap" and The Iove Route." has on a the hit for big vehicle new dnzxling making Edna Mays hicb hs conus from Tna Ahchnnell. "Peter Pan" la Parts and Australia. "TTans Just completed a new plaj . Tt Is by star in a revlvnl of "Checkers." lias been ' He expects to star Maude iAdams In prime donna of HavagWa "The Student London Broken "Tlir. Uoaary call the wrote Roberts." Ogdefi "The (C tub) sals who S. McLellan. ihe Barrie play during the engagement King." Hhe hs" picked "A Wild Duck" tl. M. K- - 05 FUCKERS. lately wmiam H. Crane haa not cesses are -n inoculated with th Ibsen tery" and H is making a financial as irell Kiss. ' Dec. I. Young Petsr Jsr kson. D. Baltimore. 13 rounds; Dee. 3. J. no derision, Phllndelphlu, 8 rouiula. rounds; nn artistic success wlth.cRhe Stoops Denman Thompson does not conduct Comiuer. In which revlvnl he Is hla splendidly equipped farm at Swan-le- y, N, H- profit alone. Many a j,,in"y with Ellis Jeffreys. , Simms Is appearing In hla poor family In the surrounding country . " :N''l ' r :: h. Minders' Furnished Flat," ran vouch for L'nde Josh's" gener-pall- y in when they receive, as they do it islaur ' n Plunge and 'Julian during the winter, barrels of apples, authors of The Belle of potatoes and other products of the "Old I Too-n.have colaborated on Homstead" farm. ,r" ,h- - n fourteen musical comedies Cnmlll" DWrvllle Is a native of Holiiii.i o.nic niei-H- . Their biggest suc land. She waa bom In Oldmark. in K Billiards, Fighting and the Turf la little room for argument aa to the probable outcome of the fight. However, aa the sporty cltliens want to see Jeff in action they would patronise such a match most liberally. STAGE ix- - seli-ct-d- |