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Show TI1E SUNDAY STANDARD: OGDEN, I T. VII, SlNDAY, JANUARY 13, 190T. World Lina Abarbanell, Latest Grand Opera Singer to Appear In Comic Opera, The Student King ' ' 0 HI DrWMtte Corra- - of senators by tha people, regulation of Atories" a aeries of circus life reminislife Insurance, abolition of race suicide, cences, wa. a derided success, and now spondsnLl Moonshine Strategy." a collection of the euppreeidon of grafting office holder the uplifting of tne masses, the stories originally printed In prominent le ov puncturing of trusts yes, more than magaainee and newspapers, la gaining .ted into the all these, do the people need n college wide circulation. for the training at librettists and playThis latter book takes Its name from the first story, a striking one, telling ( in yet Pb-M- rt wright Lina AbarbaneU's performance is di- life among the moonshiners In the th; 1, now ppenrl1 of the south. A. Mr. Hawks m The Student Kins. verting. and her singing is always mountain, wordn and pleasing, and, aided also by Hie dainty la a southerner ha ha had considers hie DeKoven. jtMinnld them the mountains Bnnknn Mid Stasis- - work of a pretty little doll girl." Fva experience among 0ur Sew To I"- 0- GDhr H Fallon, and by the three comedian 'ht Uu. 8tnne. th. rank. headed by Alexander Clark, The Stu- to imagine. y'l Lrettletn IT is difficult tor no little money beworne p,rbn ? give him th. piny. hnn been Identified wKtnn. ths tf chnninutty John. ndu King" t. W. CaMld lee. lyrtu tscuM thfr 1 and know, what he 1. writing about Tit. remaining narrative, go to prove that led to tha temple in the hills The .hone throi.su the aich.ty uf tree, and the great clusters nf , hrya- entheinuni. that hung mcr iIt. hank. The evening breese swayed them gently, and the petals fell upon tne bosom of tlte languid stream as it flowed like a rainbow of velvet t the sen." There are pathos sti-- true understanding of human nature in Marse Arthur, a rharaotci sketch of an old southern military otlicei- - and hw on his denuded plants t lor. it was the first i " Christmas after the life that shims the joys snd the Sortile uiivu-ttes- . (he doubts, the struggVs and the !iaiinese of cim ridicule the various European drama ttc , cer.soi-swhose judgment a to what a doe or what does not ptui "er" play i not invariahly infallible. Hu in the fat's uf one or two recent sutge event In this country It would spiieur that a stage censor could well lie appointed by the various state authorities For Instance, take the classic drama entitled A Millionaire's Revenge" that is now parading the enlightening the populace as to tiie most udvanceil mode of Indulging in This play describee gilded vlciousnes row Wo-in:- it is said that Miss Wuls'i Iium been given a rhartu-te- r that will lie u distinct type, that will lie easily recognised and hi the same lime will give full ecoie for emotional acting. J fA 2 Latest Religious Dram Another religious drama lias appeared. and It is only justi.-- to slate that It hue nmre mm l than most of the ambitious piodu. tiotis of tliis nature seen e quote an actual extract from gramme: Act 1 The gay studio; the girl model makes bar appoarauo from a hug pie, a bacchanalian rewl. Act J Keene 1, Thaw's vow of vengeance. Horn L Kidnaping vt a young girl in a real autumobUr. . Act gerna 1. Exterior of lfadleoa Square Garden, goene 2, The roof gar-tha e hooting ; the wages nf bid is death." Art 4 goene 1. Ft island: a mother's love. Borne 1 The prlomi: the line of defense. Berne A Prison eomdur. Beane 4 Murderers' row: a mother's faHh. This la a great country, and almoet everything goes In the wny of sordid sensationalism. Then wa wonder why the stage sometimes falls Into n: nd, "!Sr b..N fl rft,SSf,Sr ,ra The throughout Alexander JISS. leading comedy role in bSfcnblon. An Rudolph. Unc of anemic, con- eoin-toWP- handnonicly equipped. OME MONEY MAKERS. "Good old Hip Van Winkle, " said !j JUfiTt deal"of fun. SSShe rn.be. a grrat of Clark', lei alonylde 1. mon.trou.ly obee nC.hu. -n-ary bltd'a body ken of man to determine. the beyond I, time King Rudolph make. !utak move or Jump, about thorn In the hold their breath, audience Instinctively for the apprehensively aaitlng break that they are sura will happen to the monarch', plainly noticeable Ruddy I. Itnrppan And when King by Ldy ruthlessly thrown to the floor noblewomAnn an amaaonlc Tyrolean an who would do well In the price rtng, Jn . , the suspense 1. appclllng. The mualc. of The Student King" I. attractive, although not all of It amacka uf originality. Owe in awhile we hear bare that meke ua wonder where it o'Wa w heard them before. . Twenty-twmusical numbers are given during the three act i I The Old, Old Story.' As for the atory of A The Student King." well. It le no old that It narrowA princess ly escapes seeming new. (11m of Tyrol, Lina Abarbanell) herself as a peasant girl and appears in Prague, Bohemia. She mistakes a student. Francis (played by Henry Coote). for the king of Bohemia. Tha time worn, travel .talned, moth eaten complications follow, along with the ancient scheme of discovering a flaw In the actual ruling king's title to the throne via the transplanted royal baby route. Mr. fltange'. fine Italian hand seemingly la thua again made evident. More then the Panama canal, election es W aporta-mansh- SCENE IN dent King" will not prove a flat fallur But there will be no overpowering rush to the box office In spite of the favor-abl- e performance, of the player, mentioned. THE RED MILL THE that th. author's knowledge 1. uy no moan, limited. Some treat uf the Inald. working, of newspaper office other, of society Ilf the stage and tha military. A highly entertaining story 1. The Orange Obi," which ha. a cosmopolitan flavor of the Richard Harding Davl. brand..' j At the clone of The Orange Obi" is a paragraph that will boar repetition here as an evident-- , of the descriptive powers of Mr. Hawka and of his effectiveness when writing In a romantic Dram.tie Managers New Book. Once again has Well. Hawks of tha Frohman managerial staff gone and done It. Hawks is one nf New York's leading Baltimorean. Unnbla to live down the fact that he was once newspaper writer, he ha. capitulated, and hi. second book nf short stories t. now vein: on the market. Hi. first, Red Wagon They were standing on the bridge . The World th University of Michigan making efforts to secure reinstatement In the Intercollegiate Athletic association and the announcement that Pennsylvania will play football with both Michigan and the University of Chicago next fall. Indications point to e closer welding of the east and middle west In the near future, eo far a. athletics are concerned. Of course tha Intercollegiate Athletic association is the ruling body in the eastern world, taking th place of tha Intercollegiate conference In the waet and middle west. Michigan ha. not sent track and field entrant, to th. annual championship meet of th Intercollegiate association for several year not since 1W0, If memory serve, me faithfully. Now, a. the association rule, provide that a college to keep In good standing must send competitor, and pay It due. at least every two year and a. Michigan ha. not don. so, it I. easy to see that the eastern dlri.ior. ran bar th. Wolverine, from the meet If they so desire without resorting to mere technicalities. But In the interests of true of course the Michiganders should be allowed to place their men In the event The Intercollegiate colons could waive their right to bar Michigan without hurling themselves In the leant end at the seme time confer a graceful fevor on their doughty rivals. Hera Is chance for the Intercollegiate ins-rlatlo- n official to show that they are sportsmen and not athletic politician of Sport plug" of that clan, are taking fame and fortune awey. Tarry a moment with m alre. If thou wouldeet liellevest me. Glance over tha llet of favorites for the seven race, on th. card of a recent day at New a card pirkrd at random: First race, Goldproof; second race, Bonart; third roc Jack Dolan; fourth race, Tudor; fifth race. Royal Breese; sixth race. Lady Ellison; seventh race, Excum Me. You, to will uy "Excuse Me, I Or-le- an lp Sad News For Quaker Athlete The University of Pennsylvania has mode swimming a compulsory feature of Its academic course. , I. this a graceful way of letting students know that they must take baths once In awhile? If so, the Quakers have New York skinned to death" on flnesra. for in the latter r mud burg at Christmas a teacher In an east side public school gsve each of her pupil, a cake of Map and a wash rag (not a currycomb). Thera sure" wa something brutal about that. . BEN TAVIS. at New Orlean the thoroughbred racing at New Orleans does not appear to be up to its one time pitch, in the near Past the annual winter programme at the Crescent City always attracted wide attention. lowers of horse racing ventured there from all parte of the country mere spectators ax well as horse owner. Put this season only the profemlonal horseman 1 conspicuous at New and this 1. not a healthful sign, for the truck sport cannot flourish hon-Hy unless the general public patron-j- c it heavily that 1 admitting that ore racing can be conducted honestly. - Horsee of Peer Rank Very Rtfhki of horses engaged at New ,J"h' Wean is away below par. Most of be horses are of the. sort that made the word skate" prominent in our wring vocabulary. Hera, after all. Is n r1" f the apparent wane of racing at the famous sporting city on tha MBAT 'twer NELSON, lov-wo- n't rrd WHO HAS GONE TO EUROPE SIGHTS. SEE THE TO . r w . Battling Nelson, the great lightweight fighter, ha. made a fortune In th. ring and recently went abroad In an effort to reduce his Income. The English, French and Italian tip grabber, will help him reduce It all right. Rat will learn some new stunt. In th. graft line when he strikes those European hotels and He will visit Denmark, where his parruie were' born. He baggage mangier rays th Danes think he le mayor of the United (States and that he won th office by defeating Rooeevelt in twenty round ' One of these, A Fair Rebel," written Maude Adams' play. The new art has three years ago, la still on tiur. proved a valuable addition to the fairy Hnwsrfl Gould has replaced J. H. Oil. Jeetlc theater. New York, was Mr "Th Cow Punrher," by Hal Reid, romance by J. X Barrie. ,n th f"1 lachlmo In Viola Flske'a first leading, man, appearing tell a story of life In Arison and It The ladles of The College Widow" of Liars" in la said that with Its excellent company company have formed a sewing guild. jjrn.'.wr,v' nf Shakespeare's Cym- - with her In "The Queen . ISM. and complete scenic production bids Th product f their Industry will be "A Sudden Peggy" Henrtet- . There la a physician In Binghamton. fair to score a' big hit. contributed to the annual charity rman I. said to have th brat N. Y, named Dr. John Killem. He la In Rida Johnson-Young- , whd wrote the to be held IB Madison Square Gar""ratiy that surrounds any star. h' the right business, but he should have great success. Brown of Harvard," Is den, New York, next spring. Pittsburg and Washington been a crttle. the author of Mary Mannering. new Berths Ksllh has recovered from ,h pI,y lmort Edward ft. Mawson, who pltys a Boer play. Glorious Betsy." her recent illness and has resumed her farmer In 'The Bhulamlte." la the auPeter Pan goes above the untour In The Krriitaer Bona t a. 'h" ithl'srsonatea Behaa-,- B thor of one or two plars that have been der the earth and through theearth, Frank 1 inane, who made such a suc-I- n T,'f Light Eternal," at the Ma- - successful In the popular priced house quest of adventures,' as nowwaters in uen In the original production of THEATRICAL NEWS. . jl -- ar Phll-h.v,;- "" a fair ehanc pointing to tha ragged material afforded tha grads" this year and last Just why Illinois has had such poor material la a question that la being asked. Borne assert that half tha available men do not come out for tha team and that faculty member mafca it hard for football players to para their atudle Illinois expects to have practically tho rams ached ula next foil aa played last aeeaon. with Michigan, Chlcag Wisconsin and Purdue aa rival FOOTBALL INJURIES AND DEATHS , Football statist Ice for the season of offer convincing evidence that the aa remodeled, college gridiron gam haa been shorn of many dangers wherever th sport la surrounded with ordinary precautions and when anything Ilk a sportsmanlike aptrlt la Jhown by tha competitor Thera haa ban but ona death from tbs effects of a col leg game of football under ccdltqr rule Lewis a. O filler, a member of th Ohio Wesleyan eleven, dropped deed during a college, game, bat It wga from heart disease and not from the effect of any Injury received. Two members nf the Toronto university team were killed, both In practice game but the Torontnans were not playing the American college game. The University of Chicago team went through the entire season, playing all of Ita game without having one man taken out of any game as the result of Injurle There la no doubt the agitation against brutality and unnecessary roughness, which waa expressed In th rules themselves In the form of a clause against roughing." helped make the games at the Midway safe. Thera contests at Marshall field showed conclusively that football maid be played men ran do anything aa desperately without serious riak. an long aa tha players taking part confined their efforts to playing the game Instead of do II tiers tel y trying to Injure their This baa been tha contention rival of supporters of .college football that It waa violation of the rules that resulted In fatalities and bad hurt exin the case of those cept, of tours trying to play the game who were physically unfit for It. Eight men who died from football Injurle and a great majority of those who were Injured sufficiently to get Into the football ' statistics, were either members of were or or teams school high academy playing In games where there waa no over the conduct of the playauthority er and probably no supervision over the physical condition of the man and boys who went Into the game. Whether high school bya should be allowed to play the game la a question. Whether Independent team should be allowed to play It la not a question. They should be prohibited from it. It Is a college gam and the colleges appear to have shown that they can control It properly. JM FENCING AS TYROLEAN WRESTLER IN CHICAGO. Charlie Deliruk. champion wrestler of Austria and winner last year of th Canadian championship,- arrived In Chicago recently In quest of additional Charlie," or Kart von Dellvuk title aa he la known In his fatherland, at traded no little attention about tha downtown district Clad in the typical Tyrolean costume, consisting of leather knee breeches, green golf stockings and Alpine hat, and with his flowing mustache agitated by the lake wind, the huge wrestler was a picturesque figure as he talked along the alreet Dellvuk claim a long list nf victories in Germany, Austria Hungary. Canada and the United States. At the Montreal tournament last winter he wrestled one hour and twenty niln utes with Frink Gotch, and neither Sfr It baa not had think, after perusing this classic list. rrod Just below th elbow and that he Yet this la the sort of hone flesh that executes the various billiard shot. a. is being fed to the spectators at New well aa an ordinary player." You see, a well meaning eastern Orlean and this I th cream skimmed from the top of mis days product. scribe applied the foregoing phrases' to Button, evidently, cpnfusing him with A Surprise For Champ Sutton. some one els It is only rharitable to George Button, the great billiard ray. Tha writer, however, did better player, who recently defeated Willie than some other we know, for such a Hoppe, the American champion, for the person as George Button actually ex. ll.I till will bo surprised to learn ist that ha I. a marvelous handles, Seme Old Timers Out Siler Left liird player," and with botl arm. sevGeorge Bller, famous as a prise ring referee, who now conduct, the sporting department of a Chicago paper, recently wrote a serin, of article, on Old Tim. PriM Fighters." He tell, a lot about Yankee Sullivan, John L. Sullivan, Tom Hyer, John C. Heenan, John Morrissey, Jake Kllratn, etc., hut he doe. not say a word about such shining examples .of old timers as Corbett, Young Philadelphia Jock OBrien, Arthur (Jack) Johnson, tha negro that wants to meet Jeffries; Jack Munroe, who hopeg to live some day; Jlminy Britt the referee's pet; Aurello Herrera, the Mexican near tamale; Mexican Pete Everett, who once knocked nut a Greek peanut vendor, and not forgetting but why run the riak nf getting writers cramp? How about II, George? Are you going to add a chapter on has been" or are you afraid of the cramp too? In Mississippi. Your true florae turn over In bed to roe Mgs we Belle Btrome and James Reddick wpture leading features. He went, u wtn Horn or McChceney eorne- ?n th time during jw wsek. "Big Mar"wim brought fame and 0rte"M' OoM Coin, hI:U"V'K II, Doubt, Tlchimlngd and frg the Turf, Ring Talk, Billiards --Ath- letics, Raeing Interest a stage manager, holds th record as money maker among modern play 'Kip has earned down to date something more than IS.000,000. When 'Emirate' was first produced in London it was a total failure. But Rudolph Aronson aaw the possibilities of the pretty and graceful opera. He secured tli American right he engaged Francis Wilson, Marie Jansen and Pauline Hall for the leading role and he produced Ertnlule auirbly. The result waa that this opera, which had been pronounced worthies was acted LIM tlmea and earned 11,000.000. Kate flaxton played The Two Orphans' 1.500 time making 11,000,000 out of tha play. Denman Thom peon.' whan he wrote The Old Homestead, little thought that hie wholesome drama would earn $4.- 000.- 000 In twelve year , Yet those are the authenticated figure Tie Koven'a Robin Hood' nnd Janes Hilver King have each earned f 1,000, -000 and still bring royalties to their happy author Among recent successes the greatest LEADING MUSICAL COMEDY SUCCESS OF THE NEW YORK SEASON.- 1. Pinero's House in Order. This play was put on at the 8t. James theater in th. murder of th. celebrated archi- London last February and ran steadily Appomattox had not been forgotten In the last few years. The Light Eterand desolation still hung over the south nal" la tha play, and It uiened at the tect, Stanford White.11 by Harry K. through the summer. It earned at the Ilk. a great black shadow." . James 11,100.000, and Its Thaw, th. young Pittsburg millionMajestic theater. provincial "The Light Eternal tells an Inter- aire." and American runs are still to be beard Of course every on. know, that such from." New Clyde Fitch Play. esting story of early Kom In which Louise Cloaser, Charles Halloa end the ever recurring emotion termed love a murder actually took place In New COHANS LATEST. Dorothy Dorr lutvf been especially enplay, a leading rule. Melodrama rises York city last spring. Tlte promoters of the plsy do nd hesitate to use th M. Cohan seems to have hit gaged to support planch. Walsh when to tha fur at times, na would be supor In eventful the real on name, th. he produce, the latest Clyde Fitch posed, coiutldering the leading figure. another success In his new play, epoch Eternal" waa "Tits unsavory tragedy. Light play, Th. Straight Road," at tha Astor represented. "Popularity." which was Introduced In theater. staged by Henry Miller. Rochester, N. Y- - with Thomaa W. Rom aa the star. Th story la a rather The new play tells the story of the reUplifting and Inspiring, This. A synopsis of the play show, to what D. W Need Slags Center T demption of a woman. It I. not tha stereotyped on of a society girt falling Time and lime ngxin we hear blatant further extreme, these caterer, to a In love with an artor who has become story of a lost woman, but Just a girl of the .luma a pis la talc of New York opinion distributor, deride, abuse and depraved public, taste have gone. I quit a matinee Idol. A WOMAN'S FOILS AT START OF wrestler waa able to win a falL At the liver camp at Cobalt, Ontario, recently draw with Jock Dellvuk wrestled Munroe, the heavyweight pugilist. The Tyrolean's best style of wrestling la Greco-RomaBefore leaving Chicago lie hopes fur a mat engagement with n. 0t:h THE SPORT or Roortey. ILLINI WORRIED OVER COACH. Following two unsuccessful fwiltiall seasons, the University of Illinois la in the throes of a discussion and agitation which may Involve the abandonment of the graduate coaching system. sentiment favoring an Considerable outside cnarh of unquestionable ability The lllinl liaw been made apparent. have loyally supported the team but th rooters and enthusiasts declare "Woodland." appearing as the rooster, la one of the clever coterie of comedians in the play. "Coming Thro the A TENDER OF THE CONTEST. restore the fortunes of the orange and blue. There la a wide advocacy of professional roach. Walter MrCornack'a speedy statement that he was out of football for good took the old Dartmouth roach out of the way, but Dan McQugln, coach of Vanderbilt, has been suggested. Many old timers advocate the return of Edgar Holt of Princeton, head roach In 1501 and In itOZ, credited with being the beat football tutor Illinois ever had. Prank Cayou, once with the Carlisle Indians and later with Illinois, now coaching Wabash, has been mentioned, hut there it no chance the piece will be offered something must be done to him. Many bate to eee the graduate eye-teknocked ao hard, aa they believe m tation of the star of the Barrie play la true to life." Arnold Daly has signed a five years contract with Charles Dillingham and next February will appear under the latter's management In a new play, "The Boys of Company B"' The Tourists" has now as Its leading feminine attraction the dainty and artistic comedienne. Miss Madge Crich- Rye. Norman Lee Swartout. the author of The Arrival of Kitty. has written a haa great number of college plays end use. turned out several for iirofesslonel Three companies are now playing this successful comedy. - El. le Janl Is an enthusiastic rdmlrer ton. The action of Cousin K;:te" covers of Maude Adams. Hhe studied her work as Peter Pan and hnd dinner with her. a period of only five hours, thus contrasting It strongly with the average ho It goes without saying that her Imi play, which carries Its spectators over day week months and sometimes even year Lena Ashwell wss born on a British battleship, of which her father. Commander Porock, was chief officer. Evelyn Grcenleaf Sutherland and Beulah M. Dlx's plsy, "The Read to sucYesterday. has enjoyed very great cess in the leading cities of the west. When a play closes It opens new opLong runs portunities for the actor So say are. of course, pernicious. broad foreheud |