THE COURIER.
Highest of ail in Leavening Power, Latest U. S. Gov't Report
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ABSOLUTELY PUBE
THE THEATRES.
It is early yet to form an adequate
idea of what the next season may bring
to the local theatres; but there has been
enough bookings at the Lansing and
Funko to indicate a better season than
we have had in several years. At the
Funke recent bookings include Roland
Reed, David Henderson's American
Extravaganza company, Nat Goodwin,
Pauline Hall and Hermann. The
Lansing has many dates filled. Con
tracts were recently made with Delia
Fox and Eddie Foy.
GHIMMIE FADDBN TALKS.
Llwyn A. Barron, for years the
dramatic critic for the Chicago Inter
Ocean and one of the ablest theatrical
writers in the country, has gone to
London as the special representative of
the Times-Herald.
By visiting the stage of the Lansing
theatre one may understand something
of the magnitude of Ed Church's under
taking in placing "Faust' on the road.
There is apparently enough Bcenery,
electrical apparatus and effects to fill a
couple of cars. There will be a big
addition to the properties of the com
pany when "The Merchant of Venice"
and "Richard III are included in the
reportory.
The following from the Des Moines
Record is apropos: "The best theatrical
critics of the west are said to be con
nected with the Lincoln, Neb., press.
But this class of critics has little to do
nowadays, it we are to judge from the
character of shows that visit Des
Moines, and the are doubtless as good
as travel. The average traveling stage
entertainment, with its high kicking,
its gymnastic comedians, its mummified
gags and its general air of levity is
several degrees below criticism, with the
word rot fairly applicable to most of
them. The tendency of the age i& to
Hamlet, with specialties of contortion,
topical songs, negro dialect and Bowery
girl gyrations. The occupation of critic
of dramatic work is gone for a while
at least"
Another Des Moines paper says:
"Criticism is being criticised. Some
journals have rushed , headlong into
periphrastic paragraphs on the subject.
One writer avers that as flowers bloomed
long before the existence of botanists,
so did the drama exist before the advent
of the critic. I maintain that this
theory is wrong. The comparison is
incongruous. Flowers are nature's
handiwork, while the drama is man's in
vention. From the very origin of the
drama the critic has been an essential
factor. Read the primitive histrionic
history of China, and see. The methods
of the early Oriental critic differed
widely from those of the Occidental
lineteenth century critic. Jn those
days, as is also the case yet in some
parts of China, this important post fell
to the governor of the district. A tap
of his stick upon the floor was the signal
for applause, or if he should be especially
pleased, he would order his attendant to
fling a handful of money upon the stage.
Such a monetary proceeding at this day
upon our own 6tage would cause a wild
stampede among actors who were clam
oring for two months' back salary. It
is true some actors care little or nothing
for criticism, but such actors are usually
to be found among the lesser satellites.
A good actor appreciates honest crit
icism is glad to have any imperfection
in his work pointed out. so that he may
study to remedy the defect. Hence, so
long as the tragedian continues to tread
the stage, the comedian to distort his
features and the soubrette to piroutte
before the footlights so long will the
critic be a fixture of the front row.
Btmorice Chautauqua Assoaa.ion
June 19th to July 4th The Burling
ton will sell round trip tickets to Beat
rice at one fare. Good to return until
until July 4th.
"Well, did you see what de papeisis
printm"boutde dudes' close? I mean
dose pieces what says what mug has de
dead cincb on bein' de dandiest dre6ser
on de avnoo?
"Say, what's de matter wid me in dat
game? I wears, when I conies t' town,
Mr. Paul's close, an" me and him is just
a fit, 'cept dat I has t' turn up his pants
bout a mile, and his sleeves comes over
me knuckles. Dat's right. He's de
longest slim-chim you ever see.
"He seed me de odder day when 1 was
all harnessed up in his close t' come in
t de Dog Show t' see could I get track
of a good bull pup what Mr. Paul wants
t' give t' Miss Fannie. Was I tellin you
'bout dat bull pup?
"Well, he sees me, and he looks at me
solem-like, and he says t' me. says he.
Chames,' he says, 'hold up do tails of
your overcoat."
" 'What for? says I; and he sajB, I
wants t' see how far your trousers is
turned up'; what is what he calls pants.
"Den 1 hoists me overcoat like I was
a lady crossin de streets in de mud, and
Mr. Paul looks at me pants, what was
turned up back so dat de bottoms was
near me knees, dey being his pants, like'
I was tellin' you what he givet' me, and
he looks at dem a while, smokin' his
cigar like he was tinken, and den he
says, says he, Chames,' he says, 'if de
little boys in de club windows ever seen
you in dose trousers widout de overcoat
hidin de roll up, you'd break dere
hearts,' he 6ays, 4cause den dey'd know
dat none of dem wasn't no longer in de
race t be king of de dudes.'
"Say, I taut he was ju6t stringin' me,
and I only touches me hat and says dat
I'd keep mo coat on to's J wouldn't
break dere hearts wid mo pants, and den
I forgot 'bout it and come down t' de
Dog Show wid de Duchess, what had
Borne errants t' do for Miss Fannie.
"What do you tink happens den? Say,
dis is straight. De Duchess and tne
was skatin round de show, and I was
near dead wid de heat, bo I took off me
overcoat and carried it on me arm. De
first ting I knowd everywhere de
Duchess and me stopped t look at a
dog dere was always a lot of dose little
Willie boys. Dey would come and
stand round wid dere sticks in dere
mouts and dere eyes open like dolls.
Pretty soon I says t' de Duchess, -What
t'ell!' I says. "Does dese kids tink we
is farmers, or what fell?' says I.
"Den de Duchess looks at de little
dudes, den the looks at me, and when
she seen me pants what went all de way
down to me heels and back again t me
knees, she give me de wink t' look at de
Willie-boys.
"Say, I taut I'd have a fit. Sure.
Everyone of dose muglets had turned
up his pants as far as mine, and dat left
all dere stockings on show. Dey was
all lookin' as puzzled as it some one had
'suddent asked em what day it was, or
someting hard, like dat, and after a
while one of em comes up t' me, and he
6ays, 'Beg pahdon,' he Bays, like de way
dey talk, you know, 'beg pahdon,' says
he, 'but would you mind telling me how
you do it?
" 'How I does what, Willie?' I 6ays.
Den he says: 'Beg pahdon, my name's
not Willie; it's Chawley. How do you
turn your trousers up t' your knees and
keep em down t your 6hoes at de same
time?' he says.
-All the other little dudes crotvded
round t hear how I done it, and dey
near made me crazy wid de way dey
didn't wink, never.
"Den I says: 'Children,' I Bays, solemn
as de Judge in de Tombs, says I, 'Chil
dren, I has me pants made a extra foot
long on purpose, and dats de way I does
if
"Dey all taut a while, and den Chan ley
says to me, he says: 'Beg pahdon, but
what do you do when it doesn't rain in
London, and you don't turn up your
trousers?'
"Say, I taut for a 6econd iat de dude
had trun me down, but I happens to
tink 'bout de way dat I was a lord chap
in Chicago dat time wid Mr. Paul, and
1 says: 'Dere is no use in tellin' you un
less you is Scotch,' 6ays I. 'I'm Scotch
on me modder's side, she bein' Lady
McFadden-Fadden of Gabberdow, so
when it doesn't rain in London I don't
wear no pants, I wears a kilt."
."Say, 1 was stuck on meeelf fortinkin'
of dat", for it made every little Willie
blink. If dey had kept dere eyes starin'
much longer I'd had t' tump some of em
just to get a blink out Jf em, or else I'd
gone clean dafft.
"Den de DucheFS and uie chases our
selves out of de Garden wid all de little
muglets trottin' after us till de Duchess
made me put on me overcoat, for fear
6ome of em might folley u& clean home,
when Mr. Paul would tink I'd brought
home more puppies dan he wanted."
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Will M. Maupin, formerly engaged
in newspaper work in this city, is
trying bis hand at maclune poetry.
Concerning some of his recent efforts
the World Herald says: The poet
lariat of the Fremont Herald is doing
good work these days. He is not
wasting his sweetness on the desert
air in sentimemental verse, but in
pleasani jingle ho is directing atten
tion to Nebraska's growing crop. Mr.
Maupin may at this time be said to be
"the people's poet" for he is doing good
service to Nebraska. His "Ho6annas to
Nebraska" was mighty interesting
reading and the "Best on Earth" repro
duced in today's World Herald, is in
keeping with his former effort. There
may be faults in the Maupin style of
verse, but that criticism will be left to
those who don't know poetry when they
Bee it. The Maupin style is the kind
that takes with the people just now,
and his subject is one that is nearest the,
popular heart.
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