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9 Vm& jfcpj river Since lueairuu iiiuuagui, it..
M. Palmer, announced the proposed
dramatization of Du Maimer's
popular story, "Trilby"' there has
been a wild discussion as to who
could play it best. Some wag got
a story that Fanny Davenport had
offered herself. Most people would smile at Fanny Davenport's
being "Trilby," even if they did not know that she was making a
fortune out of "Gismonda." Nearly every tall, lithe, good-looking
woman in the profession with an ability to act has been named.
The fact is that Mr. Palmer is going to have trouble with his prin
ciple figure, although it is said that ho has engaged Virginia Harned.
Miss Harned is a clever and a handsome woman, but it is to bo
doubted if sho will realizo the women all women have fallen in Iovo
with. The actress play tho role best of all would be Mrs. Potter.
She has not only tho litho, graceful figure, but sho has tho bohem
ienne nature, refined by her social experience, and there is in her a
vein of fascinating insouciance which is distinctly her own. But
Mrs. Potter is starring at tho head of her own company, and sho
would not feel it any honor to create "Trilby" unless at some con
siderable enumeration. One thing is certain, however, Mr. Palmer
must have somebody who will bring out in tho acting all that makes
Trilby charming in tho book or the play will not only fail, but it may
kill the popularity of tho book. For "Trilby" is a risky story, with
out tho imaginative element of the character.
There are people who think lhat a base ball player is never up to
the whims and frills of fashion. They don't know anything about
it. No ono ever thought ' Trilby" would achieve fame on tho base
ball diamond this season but there are nine players who hope to
get there "all together" under that name when national game begins.
Even the latest literary freak is apt to hit a homo run on tho dia
mond. Then, again, tho Trilbyites may prove to bo a model team.
Thoy should, if tho name goes for anything. It is also to bo hoped
that no tricks in the lino of hypnotism will be tried by tho pitcher.
Ho is in a trying position. Only artistic curves will bo allowed. Tho
team should do some tall playing but how this can be accomplished
if tho Trilbys give themselves up to posing is a conundrum. Tho
manager of tho organization is D. W. Lillis, and tho captain, David
Stewart. It is said that tho uniforms for tho players will bo order
ed from Boston. This will probably insure a Trilbyesquo cut to
them. The members of this nine are strong in their intention to
make the season's play a success. The fact that that Trilby was not
a ball tosser don't rattle them a little bit.
Tho Trilby mania has reached tho shops. The Trilby hat is now
the correct thing, according to a New Vork milliner. Trilby taffy is
a Chicago luxury. A Trilby handkerchief is on sale in Philadelphia,
and a Boston man advertises a "Trilby shoo to fit a Trilby foot."
Poor Trilby had a better quality of feet than snnse, and the Boston
man shrewdly argues that a good many women have tho same
peculiarity.
The consumer of smoking tobacco is the person who realizes how
the hard times affect tho manufacturers. The ten cent package of
tobacco is composed largely of wrapper and sack; then there is an
ounce of tin foil, and two or three handfuls of coupons, entitling
him to a briar pipe if he saves up a millian of them; after sorting all
of these things out he eventually discovers about a pipe full of smok
ing tobacco, mixed with Russian thistle seed and pine lumber. The
most that he gets for his money is the cancelled revenue stamp on
the outside of the package.
Mr. Bryan's theatrical remark that he would gladly die "if by
dying ho could prevent the passage of this bill" the issue of three
per cent gold bonds suggests tho unhappy fact that tho failuro of
tho necessary number of domocrats to dio Iuib thus far successfully
retarded all manner of legislation. Tho country refuses to bo stirred
by Mr. Bryan's heroics and is reasonably rojoiced that in a few
days ho will bo in a position whero all necessity of dying for his
country will bo removed.
An English playwright writes to Truth that tho author who
responds to a call from tho audienco is a fool, for thero seems to bo
some unwritten law followed by play -goers to this effect, namely,
that a successful author deserves the reward of applause, and that
an unsuccessful author must and shall take the punishment of pub
lic execration. Tho author is expected to appear whothor the play
is a hit or a failuro in order that ho may bo the butt of tho audienco.
Ho believes that if self respecting authors will refuse to appear at
any time this brutal custom will quickly lio out.
A young man in Chicago writes to tho press that ho is a bachelor
in spito of tho fact that ho believes that tho wedded state is tho
happiest condition of man. Ho does not marry because ho believes
marriage is too nearly irrevocable. That is to say, whilo thoro is
everywhere ono good causo for divorce, it is too serious a causo to
permit people to avail themselves of it. "I ro-allirm," ho declares,
"that tho irrovocablness of the marriage ceromony deters me."
Coming from Chicago, this opinion will bo received with tho most
serious consideration.
Ho was an innocent follow from tho country in tho city for a holi
day, and ho had such a glorious good timo that tho police had pick
ed him up and laid him on their little btation houso shelf until
morning. It was his very first appearance in the polico court room,
and when ho appeared boforo tho judgo ho looked about himself
more in curiosity than anything olso. He seemed to think that
that part of it went with the good timo ho had had, and thoro was
no sense of violated ordinances.
"Well, said the judge, as he Btood before him, "you are charged
with being drunk. Are you guilty or not guilty?"
"I had a fine time, judge," ho replied with a smile.
"Do you know that the officer picked you out of the gutter?"
"No, sir. If he says he did, I s'poso he did."
"Is this tho first time you were ever in court?"
"Yes, sir."
"As it 3 your first offense, and you ought to be taught a lesson,
I'll be easy with you and give you your choice. You can either
have ten dollars or ten days."
"Thank you, sir," responded the prisoner, smiling all over. "I
guess I'll tako the 810. I don't want to stay hero any longer, any
how, and I haven't a cont left to git home on. I'll be very much
obliged and I'll send it back to you as soon as I git homo. I tell
you, judge, this is tho finest town I ever seen, and I've had a bally
time."
Max O'Rell evidently understands that by Mattering tho Ameri
can woman ho makes himself eternally solid with the American
man. Some American women are anxious to marry foreigners, but
American men are loyal to the girls of their native land.
A DANGER FORESEEN.
Maude What ought I do when one of those horrid men, I've been
been flirting with tries to kiss me?
Nellie Tell him to stop, of course.
Maude (with alarm) But suppose he should obey me?
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