Life — October 12, 1905 — page 17: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

MAKGUERITE CLARK IN “* MAPPYLAND,”” makes the entertainm the publ n Boston are taking an interest and lending the support of their presence, Boston has a fashion of going ahead and doing what it wants to do whether any one else likes it or not, In these present mat- ters it deserves a word of outside commenda- Lion, even if it is superfluous from the Boston point of view, ‘open to all classes Even the fashionable persons HE dissatisfaction with things connected with the theatre in Chicago is admira- bly voiced in an excellent article on the pres- ent state of the drama appearing in The Dial dated October first. Among other things That the case is for our own country bad one, speaking, of course, nd for England akes no expert diagnosis to dis iment is chronic, and the conditions thus far are substantially those of last year, and of many years preceding. The theatrical menus vary in appearance, but their offerings are of the same pastry and. syll ndigestion and We have in prospect the same succession rick dramas, and tailor-made dramas, of dramas made to fit the mannerisms of particular dramas—Heaven save the mark! — se most noteworthy feature is that they are t any possible pretension to be reckoned as products of dramatic art, Pus ca change, plus nely accept what our lords of the Syndicate deign to give us, and offer no word of effective protest. The word of protest has been uttered in these columns for a long time and to the point of wearying the readers of Lire, but our friend in Chicago should take notice thst at last it shows signs of becoming effective. ub which spell ® . ° HE pink Telegram prints an article * on he Problem That Confronts 1 the Manager,” by Daniel Frohman, ee in which that cultured geatleman The difficulty which managers have to cope with is the lack of suitable dramatic mate- rial Anyone wao knows anything about the gang ‘LEP E= of managers of which Daniel Frohman is a leading member, would say : ‘The worst difficulty with which suitable dra- ic material has to cope is the stupid, unedu- cated and conceited manager. out-of-town reader of LiFe writes : It may comfort you to know that some- where there is one who is doing what he may to not support the Trust. And, it may be, that [am not the only one. I have learned that in a Klaw and Erlanger production all is not gold that glitters. Last year I saw ‘Mother Goose,” and I thought Iwas the goose. This year I saw “The Ham Tree,” and surely I was the h ‘That chorus hadn't even the agility of a flock of saus plumpness Soe et tuum ! T is rumored on the Rialto that Mr, Charles Dillingham, who manages several attrac- tions in which the Trust is interested, is to be compelled to change his name to Dillingheim Some of his business associates object to the ham. Metcalfe. R. AND MRS. SMITH were sit- ting in the front row in the gal lery of a church stairs was carried out in a next Sunday they were in their accus tomed seats when the man walked up the middle aisle. Mr. Smith whispered to his wife: he survival of the fittist!” same 437 Sage Russell’s Age. se = RUSSELL’S AG nine, is eighty- A victim of much levity! He still can speculate and dine And boast of his longevi He doesn’t waste his hard-earned wealth On libraries and colleges ; He takes good care to keep his health, And offers no apologies. He's in his office every day, Avoids undue publicity, In business makes no display, And dresses with simplicity ; At noon he seeks more frugal fare Than any Wall Street dweller has; He has less money but more hair ‘Than John D, Rockefeller has He shaves himself, and notes he shaves With singular celerity ; The fractions of the cents he saves And adds them with dexterity ; He seems to have a lucky star, And if he don’t let go of i Sage Russell’s age will be at Par Before Time's brokers know of it. Felix Carmen. Chronological. “DAPA, please, please buy me a pony . “Johnni ing for ponies.” hen, papa, please buy me a horse.” you're too old to be teas- AGREEK FREEZE. (STAGE-DONIC ARCHITECTURE.) comicbooks.com