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Th'o days when the '?shop was the lich??l" seem tn have sbout ? ended. Learning by experience seems to bo no longer the proper thing. Thero nre Indu? ing schools for almost every r-iilllng io day. The magazines are filled with their advertisement it. Many of them "teach by mull." The school of acting Is no new thing. I do not believe, however, any nf them claim to leach by mall. The school system In tho last few years, how? ever. hnR even extended It?? Arid In Ihe realm of tho Ihentre, until It has In? vaded the piny-writer's art. people nre now "taught" to write good piny*. Would thnt nomo of the writers of the drnmfl, Who hnve no dlfllculty In making ? living ut th"lr calling, would attend the school, If it en ? do what It claims. But that Is the very point. There are nome tliliiRs that cannot be taught. 1 bell?VO It would be Just ns easy to teach ?me to become a poet or a novelist as a piny writer. The drama, of course, re rpilreft |rv:|mlrnl knowledge, but evon possessing Ibis, you may never be able to write a piny. It Is almost absurd to nt.it?? that this technical knowledge can be taught by mall. It may be nequlred by watching tho piny Its.-'f. The crea? tion of a story Is something that can? not be tnught. All the schools In tho ?world would never tench ono to evolve ? plot. Yet you rany havo ? plot, and Ptlll not bo oble to put It In dramatic form. 1 do not bellore, however, thnt even this latter esrontlal can be taught. It Is something to be learned without ? tenohor. How many, do you suppone, of the successful play writers, wero ever "taught", th"lr art? It was something for which they may have had a natural talent, nnd which was p"rfe>~terl by their own unaided efforts and study. Their first works may have been rejected. This was Just so much experience. And ox peHence, after nil, in the best school. As I Minted, If such ? school could really In? made of. any velue, It is ? pity j thnt porno of the recognised play writers cannot be mad?? (o attend It. Mr. Hal. Rcld, as ? writer of melodrama. Is cer? tainly finite well known. Yet we know what sort of stuff he turns out. 'His Infest melodrama In entitled "A "Working Gill's Wrongs." It -was given Its first production on any Mage this month, being presented at the Thlrd-Avenuo Theatre,' New York. Her?? Is ? brief pynopsls of tho play, ns given In one of th? New York pfpen?: "It tells the story of an unprotected girl who Is enamoured by her employer, nnd -who endeavor!? to -wrong her as he hop done with other girls In his power. Finding thnt this girl. Mnmle Molloy, refuses to become his mistress, ho plots to win her by foul means. Ho employs a hanger-on about the factory, known ns Thomas Bates, to place pome money In the girl's Jacket, and then before all be. accuses her of stealing It from him. Jack Fnllon. the foreman of ? chair fnc. tory? close by, who Is in love with Mnml<\ Interferes and knocks down Whnrton. th?1 employer. Annie Lawrence, another victim of AVhnrton's. Informs Mamie of the kind of man Whnrton Is, nnd then demands Justice- for herself nnd child from Wharton. He. however, refuses, nnd then decoys her to a lonely bridge nt night, and, by tho nid of Bates, stabs her. fallen coming along, at the cries for help from Whnrton, stoops beside the fallen girl nnd picks up the bloody knife. Whnrton at once accuses lilm of the deed. He Is arrested, tried and con? victed, but nt the last moment Justice is meted out by the Governor of the Btntc." Now, Isn't thnt entertaining? We en ? nil Fee 1he hero picking up the bloody knife, and then nt once being nccused of the murder by the villain of the piece; That Is the way It always happens. How many plays hnve Just such a climax for one of Its nets?usually the first, Mr. Blair Meanles'. the genial treasurer of the PiJou ?Theatre; last week lost his Jlltle girl. Julia Blair, the death of the child being nulle piidden nnd unexpect? ed. Both he and his wife have tho sym? pathy of nil their friends in this be? reavement. Will M. Crespy, after quoting the fnvornble opinions of ? number of, cri? tics In regard to his sketch, "A Village Liawyer." gives that of ono who didn't ngree with the olhers. and then pays: "Gee, but somebody Is a rotten critic." Critics sometimes corno in for their nharo of criticism. BRUCE CHESTEPMAN. With tho flnnl performance of "Friends" last night |-e new Glffen Com? pany completed the |?oond week of the summer Fonson. Ths?. it has firmly es? tablished Itself through the production of the fiTst two plays goes withoiit sav? ing, for everywhere the most enthusiastic comments havo been passed upon the tn? dfH/ldual personnel of the organization nnd the collectlvo quality of Its work. . The new members -who made their first npponranco In "Friends"?Mr. Greonlnaf and Miss Hall?have won their pinces In public favor at once nnd hoth should be strong factors In the future popularity of Ihe company. ^ Realizing tho great popularity of the tUaiUM^J??E?TOM?^ Go- Carts Go-Carts that are easy, to buy and easy to roll, Late shipment of the best selling Go-Carts marked way- down. $7.63 Buys a Nice Re? clining Cart Complete^ Others as High as $40. Refrigerators every style. Gas Ranges, and Oil Stoves of the best makes, Mattings, Oil Cloth, Etc. TERMS TO SUIT AT CASH PRICE. Ryan, Smith & Taiman9 ^iwt em? i ?JJ-I.-E*rj/i\*JLAvA?.'*?,L I ?l?MaBKSSMH??wui^^ R. B. KEGERREIS (GLPFEN CO). romantic drama In the South, and wish- | Ing to offer for th? third week of the season a play differing In every possible respect from tho ones already produced, j Mahager Glffen turns to tho romantic field nnd selects "Under the Red Robe," ? play which stands in tho very front rank of such dramatic compositions. Its strength and .attractiveness are al? ready well known In Richmond, and >i ; piny that would moro thoroughly estab llrh the calibre of tho present season ! -would bo almost Impossible to find. As is perhaps well Known, the piny Is a dramatization'of Stanley Weyman'e" G???' mous romance, tho stago' version being from the pen of Edward Pose, who alFO made the stage adaptation of the "?p.?-, oner of Zenda." It might bo well to slate thnt the Edward Pose in question Is the English, not tlio American Edward Rose, who has ho many dramatic sins tn answer for. The "Prisoner of Zonda" and "Under the Red Pol.e" have stood Oi-et since they were written as tho two best plays that have been made from book?? rlnce that method or producing stage ma? terial became so extensive. 'Under the Red Rob?-" |B n strong. Interest compel Ing story nnd the piny partaken of the most interesting features of the book with the added iittractlveneF.s of presenting the familiar figures almost, as It wero, in life. The story Is perhaps too well known to make it necessary to recount. It her'?, except to say that it Is one of the strong est love Ptorles that tho stage has se?>n for many a day. It Is a highly colored chronicle of the complet?! metamorphosis produced In a roysterlng but nt tho same time highly chivalrous French follower of the great Cardinal Richelieu, by the Influence of the ono gr"at passion. Tin story of Gil do Perault nnd Rene tie Cochoferet Is ona ol" the strongest that the stage ha? known In recent years, nnd It Is at the samo time absorbingly Inter? esting .and thoroughly; wholesome. The piny abound1! In ?ulrrlng situations that are logically conceived nnd splendidly carried out by the dramatist, ono of whose most commendable characteristics is the unfailing excellence of his d lot Ion. It contains several Incidents, Including the spirited f.?st act duel, which make one's pulses tingle. An Gil do Beraul, Mr. Howard will ho splendidly east nnd will have ample op? portunities to stMnp himself still moro firmly In popular favor. The part will call for all tho art of which Mr. Howard is capable. Miss Hall, In tho opposite rolo of Ren?, will be called upon to test her powers much more extensively than she wns In "Friends," but If her work In that splen? did play can bo tnken as a criterion, hor I?ene will prove most gratifying and sat? is? factory. Miss Tapley will acrain be enabled to look pretty, nnd Miss AVood has quite a good character pnrt as Madam Zeton, the proprietress of th?>v;ambllng room. Miss Iiarron"s role will not be very significant, hut her personality will mako itself felt even In a minor character." Mr. Greenlcaf. who is a strong favorite, made so beyond any question by his work in last week's play, will be seen as Cap? tain Larolle. the part created In New York by Robert Kdeson, who Is now star? ring In ?'The Hnlrllcrs-cf Fortune." Both Mr. Or?enles f snd Mr. Howard should be ?T-nsf picturesque In their becoming cos? tumo?. Mr. ??p?. who lost week had tho very difficult task of "making good" In what is technically known as the "heavy part," will this week portray a character of an altogether rilfferent def?r?ription. one with a strong sentimental Interest, but one of ??Teat Importance Iti the development of the storv. Mr. Kegerls will be more ELLA HUGH WOOD (GIFFEX CO). In evidence, than ho wns In "Friends," and Air. 11. T. James will appear for the first timo as the lieutenant. Mr. James is an actor of long nnrl ripo experlenen. He was the original servant lu "Secret Service," and ho has held Important ?n gii(-;ements with. the best managers for several years, He ??/as last ln Richmond with David Warfleld In "The Auctioneer," playing the coachman. Mr. Joseph Woodhurn, who has made such a favorable IrnprcHfiton here during the past week In his magnificent repre? sentation of Hans Otto, will bo seen this Week In the role of Richelieu, ono of the most important In. the play. Tho production Is a luavy one scenl chlly, nnd the costuming: should provo very attractive, us tlio time of the piny |S lu Id lii a must picturesque period. Performance of "Under the Red Robo" ?vili lio giyoii every night during the week, ?villi matinees on AYcrtnesday and Satur? day. " Littl.i Minister" at tlio Bijou. To-morrow night bringe "The Little MIiiImUt" and the George Fawcelt Com? pany back, in the nijou for a week's en? gagement. This play la unquestionably jtlie jiwa(?,jp.o,pu.la.?, ??? ftU tue .^lu-ya-.pre,?, ?tinted by the George Faweett forcon this Benson or inst, und Ite revival now, with a selected company, will bo nn event of tinusunl Interest here. This, too, will be the last appearance of A? George Faweett company here this eenron. No piny ever placed on tho stage has ?be purity, th* delicacy, the beauty of this masterpiece from the pen of J. M. Hnrrle. Th* love ?nteres:, complicated ?moiigh to hold the attention steadily. Is beautifully lnnrtled, nnd In the flnnt Aceites, whore the Little Minister discov? er? Mi?? identity of Lady Babble, tha supposed gypsy, there Is a refined humor ?ino sentiment ru rely seen on the stage. Ro great was the piucoes? of this play thai Miss M?ildO A'lnm ha? never since been nble to get away from It entirely. Beginning will) hist pea-?in. Mr, Faweett nectirort this play for his companies, nnd lylnce ?tint time It has been played many ive?ks In Baltimore, and over the South - <-rn circuii. Always It has played to capftclty. nnd tho demand for sents would Indicate that this would h? the ense hero next wetk. Wallace Worslcy will piny the title part; Julia Marie Taylor, Lady Babble, while Lucille En Verne, nlwnys popular here, will nlso he in the cast, others In the company will he L, B. C?fleton, Frank Crnven. Edmund Liston. Alfred Hudson, Jr.. George nurllngnme, Edwyn Evans, Charle., Kinsley, Frank Johnston. Molly Brady. Marlon Ten Eyck. The usual mntlftces will he given during the week, NOTTOWAY POLITICS Nearly Every Position Has Opposing Candidatis. (Special to The Tlmes-DIspatch.) BLACKSTONE, VA.. May 30.-The cam? paign for county ofllcer? Is beginning to Kct Interesting In this. Nottoway, county already, Tho rumors of combinations aro beginning to circulate, causing differ? ent candidates to publish cards denying the'truth of such reports. Should the next few weeks Increase the Interest In proportion to what has been done In the past few, it would become extremely Interesting, For sheriff, E. XL? Jones, the present incumbent, is being opposed by DeWitt Maxey, town sergeant of this place. For treasurer, Mr. J". L. Powell, the pres? ent Incumbent. Is being opposed by Mr. 13. F. Crowe, the depot agent of the Nor? folk und Western nt this place, and Mr. A. L. Woody, cashier of the new Citizens Bank .at Crowe, For Commonwealth's attorney, Hon. XV. A. Watson, tho pres? ent Incumbent, has thus far no avowed opposition. It is reported, however, that he mnv he opposed later on by Judge C. F. Goodwyn, the present county Judge of Nottoway. For commissioner of the rev? enue in District No. 2, Mr. J. XV. Jones, the present incumbent, will bo opposed by Mr. J. A. Walker. In District No. 1, Mr. J. H. T'instali, the present Incum? bent, appears thus far to have no avowed opponent. In the minor offices, magis? trates and constables, there seems very little Interest taken thus far. In thla district, however, Mr. C XV. Breedlove Is opposing Mr. James F. Jones, the pres? ent constable, for that office. The body of the unknown negro found In the river at Petersburg on Sunday morning proved to be Mlford Pettue, a well known young colored man of thl* place. His family here made an effort to get his body exhumed In Petersburg, ?where It hnd been Interred by the au? thorities, and removed to this place, but the officers there refused to permit the removal. The Identification wos made from his cloth's, watch, books and pa? pers which the Petersburg authorities had removed from the.body before the burial. ; ?, r Tho commencement exercises of Hogo Academy will begin here to-morrow and conclude on Tuesday. A full programme was published In The Tlmes-DIspatch last Sunday. It Is reported that the friends ot My. W-J3. Booth, o? Amelia county, are urging him to announce himself a candidate for the Legislature to fill the..unexplped term of Hon. R. Gi'Southall.. Hon. H-. E. Lee. of Crowe, Is a candidate for both the un explred and full term. There may be others to announce themselves later. invitations have been issued by Mr. and Mrs. John B. Joncs, of Liinenburg county, to the marriage, of their daugh ter, Miss Helena Watklns, to Mr, Ma? son Kniest Maddux, which interesting event will take placo ut Jonesboro Bap? tist Church on Wednesday, Juno 10th, at 4 o'clock. ???? Both young people are well known nnd have a host of friends who will wish for them great happiness la their united life. There have been two trades in reni estate of intorest during the past weefc, Mr. A. Bishop has sold his home to Mr. T. M. Wilson nnd bought that of Mr. f). S. Baker. The latter will proceed to build another In the near future. The Blackstone Graded School closed Its session yesterday with recitations by the pupils, followed by a p?enlo to-day, MAN WITH TIRED BACK Remarkable Deposits of Stone in North Carolina. (Special to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.) ' ???????, V.V, May 80;--Thfl farmers ? nil -through this section are exceedingly busy transplanting the "weed," and.wh-ml is 9 Special Chartered Trains Leaving Southern Rail* way Depot, Fourteenth Street. . , . ? .. ?,?? ?., DAILY TRAINS EXCEPT 5UNDAY. Leave Richmond 5:30 P. M. Returning leave West Point 10:30 ;P. M. SUNDAY TRAINS. Leave Richmond 9:30 A. M. and 4P. M. Leave West Pointjat 8 P. M. and 10:30 P. M. Electrical Engineers for an economical drive of Pumps, Blowers: Hoists, Printing Presses, Machine Tools,*etc. Washington Office: 516 Bond Building. Offi?s and Works, AMPERE, N. J. ? there's many a tired back In old Rock lngham nnd other tobacco counties. The work of setting out the young plants is not fo hard, but the "bending over" Is severe, indeed, on the back. That picture we see bo often In the papers, -where a fellow has Just gotten out of bed In the morning,, with both hands pressed to his back. Is doubtless a good photograph of tho average tobacco planter these damp days. Not far from this place there lies burled beneath the surface of mother earth one of the largest deposits of "shale," used In the manufacture of terra-cotta piping, tiling, &c, of the finest quality to be found In this country. , The Van J'"-dly Company, at Pomona, N.C, own sorna few acres, and ship large? ly to' their plant' every 'day; The vein runs north nnd south, and can be seen upon the surface, but is found also at a considerable depth beneath. The "shale" 1b of very fine texture, en? tirely free from grit, and there Is appar? ently an Inexhaustible supply. The Van Llndly people spend not less than $5,000 every season In labor and freight, nnd it is surprising that they or some other concern of th'e kind don't establish a plant near the deposit. The vein runs through the outskirts of the town of Madison, N. C. and Is wlthtn sight of two railroads, branch lines of the Southern and Norfolk and Western. Tho section west of here, around Dan bury, the county seat of Stokes, Is rich In minerals, nnd the forests abound in the finest of timber. One of the curiosi? ties of thnt section is the "limber gTlt," or flexible stone. Natives go to the quarry, saw or cut the stone Into pieces from twelve to twenty-four inches long, by one to two inches in breadth, nnd pell them to visi? tors at Piedmont, Moores and Vade Me cum ?prlngs. These. pieccB are very flexible, and can be bent at will. So far, this stone has never been put to any prac? tical use, but it must be "good for some? thing," and will one day find its proper pince- In the world. PROF. KAHN'S CLASS. A Notable Occasion of tho Y. M. C. A. Last Tuesday Evening. It is an unusual event that the Youn?? Men's Christian Association Hall Is crowded, not only the lower floor, but also the gallery. Such, however, was the eneo on Tuesday night last, when the muatc class of Professor Sigmund Kahn gave their first public recital before a lnrge and appreciative audience. The programmo for the occasion was partlc ulnrly well chosou and scholarly, includ? ing in its numbers nil of tho classic com? posera. It is safe to say that, notwith? standing tho difficult and exacting task thus Imposed upon the performers, not one of them was found dlscjunlled, but on the contrary the programme was ren? dered with the most delightful smooth? ness, Interrupted only by rhe many out? bursts of applauso which tho excellent efforts evoked. The entire recital wns particularized by the keenness of expr?s slon nnd the precision of technique. This was especially marked In tho perform? ances of those nf the graduating class. Tho graduating oloes consisted of Misses Sutherland, fhnltli, Harvey nnd Delaruo. Of tho minor pupils who participated In the programme It remains but to ho snld that thoy rendered tholr portion with the utmost ease, nnd, like the moro advanced oneB, proved themselves Indubitably equal to tho test assigned them. Besides the plano recital thero were two vocal solos by pupils of Professor Kahn's, vocal class. The first was sung by Mr. Boyd, tho second by Miss Cnron, both of whom were encored. In conclusion oc? casion is taken to say something of Pro? fessor Kahn, through whope careful train? ing belongs tho credit for the laudable efforts of his pupils. Professor Kahn is a graduate from tlio Conservatory of Mu? sic at Stuttgart, Germany, at which In? stitution he filled a Bhort but satisfactory professorship, resigning to como to this country. In 1S90 he located In Chicago, where he was Immediately recognized- as ?? pianist and vocalist of high order. The severity of tho climate, however, corn rolled him to make a chnnge. Bo after visiting several cities ho selected this one ns nis futuro home. Profossor Kahn has been here not quite three years, but dur? ing that bhewt length of time ho hns mado signally rapid progress, and has been rec? ognized as a careful and thorough Instruc? tor ond o. musician of rare nttolnments. The diplomas were presented by R#v, W. R. L. Smith, D. L>.. \vho delivered a very pleuelng nnd appropriate address, in which he highly complimented Professor Kahn and his pupils. The Confederate Museum, TWELFTH AND. CLAY STREETS. ! Open? dally from ? A. M. to 6 P. M. j .Adtnl?flloji? 2S cents. Free or. ?atur.dav?yj[ MAYING- Bigned agreements * of partnership with < JOHN MURPHY. Formerly of E. P. 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