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TIIE TOP-SKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL
FORTY-FIVE MINUTES
'JULIE BONBON,'
iFrom Our New York Dramatic Corre
spondent. eg t"-mkt oRTY-FIVE Minutes From
Broadway" is now at the
New Amsterdam theater aft
" er having done sensational
business in Chicago and elsewhere. The
play is a combination of musical com
edy and melodrama. The book and
ones nr by George M. Cohan, "the
Tankee Doodle comedian." "I was
born on the Fourth of July." Cohan
nee said, "and so I guess I am the real
yiofse."
"Forty-five Minutes From Broadway"
f in part like a dramatization of one
of George Ade's "Fables In plan."
Victor Moore of vaudeville fame is seen
In nut of the hading roles as Kid
Burns, an individual whose flow of
original and "ahead of date" language
is second only to that of Mr. Ade. The
Kid speaks of "grabbin' the next rat
tier" whpn he intends to catch a train,
a sample w hieh may convey an idea
f his brand of conversation.
Fay Templeton as a Housemaid.
Fay Templeton appears in the other
leading role as a housemaid, salary
twenty dollars a month "and," I pre
sume, "found." !u spite of her di
minutive wage, Miss Templeton. known
in. the play as Mary Jane Jenkins,
ferms to have lived well, for her meas
urements have not hesitated to in
crease, but she is the gay, nimble footed
Fay of days past, nevertheless, and her
Voice is as pleasing as ever. "Never the
les" is particularly apropos in Miss
Templeton's case. She is always the
more.
The play is typically Cohanish. The
comedian's method and style of ex
pression are stamped on it from start
to finish. New York likes Cohan, likes
his plays and is giving "Forty-five
Minutes From Broadway" generous
patronage. All indications point to the
play's ranking high among the big
money makers of the season. If two
suggestions were adopted it would
prove a still greater success. First,
Miss Templeton should have more songs
(she is heard in but two numbers):
second, the last act should be strength
ened, it is pre-eminently the weakest
spot of the production.
The Play's Story.
The play tells a story f an im
broglio arising . from the death of an
ftged millionaire, who is supposed to
have left a will. No will can he found,
aud the estate at New Roohe'Ie, N. Y.,
poes to a nephew. Tom Dennett, well
played by Donald Brian.
Mary Jane Jenkins, the faithful
housemaid, who had taken care of the
millionaire for fifteen years, thus re-
BY
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF BUSY WORLD
OF SPORT M
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WHITNEY AND
AMERICAN
pw -"buk next revival of the famous!
. ; Olympic games occurs April '
- -'1 to May 2 in Athens.
A Greece, and the American con
tingent is certain to be imposing and
thoroughly representative of this great
est of all athletic countries. That
American interests will be well looked
pftr is assured by the caliber of the
men at the had of the American com
mittee. Caspar AVhitney of New Y'ork,
editor of (luting, is president, and
James F. Suliivan, the ruling power in
tiie Amateur Athletic union, is secre
tary general. These men stand at the
head of American amateur athletics.
Julian Y'. Curtiss of Yale has been
eppoimed chairman of n finance com
mittee that will raise funds to defray
expenses of the American competitors.
That a large fund is sure to be col
lected goes without saying'. President
Joseph B. Maccabe of the Amateur
Athletic union has stated that the Ama
teur Athletic union will contribute, and
he will personally write to the secretary
of each association of the Amateur Ath
letic Fnion of the United States and
request that it lend its aid.
Contribution From Greece.
The authorities in Greece have been
very liberal, and Mr. Sullivan has re
ceived from D. N. Batassi, the Greek
consul general in New Y'ork, the fol
lowing letter:
."I have the pleasure to inform you
that the committee of the Olympic
games at Athens, taking into consider
ation the very heavy expense which will
be incurred by the athletes who pro
pose to take part in said games, has
decided to come partly to their assist
ance by apportioir'ng a certain amount
of money to each of the foreign com
mittees. To this effect I am instructed
to mform you that the Greek commit
tee places at the disposal of the Ameri
can committee the sum of 7,500 francs
(about $1,500).
"Besides this, the Greek committee of
fers its brotherly hospitality to twenty
of the American athletes during their
stiy in Athens, and moreover, being
desirous to facilitate the athletes and
pLrO to encourage a greater number of
American athletes or visitors to attend
t' e frames, the committee offers to pro
vi -". bos ri and lodging to the American
";-i;virs v. ho may so desire at the rate
cr 7 francs and upward per diem, pro-
FROM BROADWAY'
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CLAR.A LIPMAN
ceived nothing, although the general
opinion had been that she was to be
the sole beneficiary.
Young Bennett, on coming into con
trol of the property, engaged Kid
Burns, an old time friend, to be his
secretary, at $10.U0O a year. Ore Dan
iel Oronin, a scoundrelly mining stock
promoter, at this time begins operations
to inveigle Bennett into speculation in
worthless securities. Oronin had made
SULLIVAN HEAD
COMMITTEE
vided due notice be
given to the com- j
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inittcc.
"In bringing to your attention the
above decisions of the Greek committee,
I beg you to communicate them to our
president, Mr. Caspar Whitney, and to
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love to Mary, because he believed her to
be the-inillionuire's future legatee.- The
absence of the will caused hi a "love" to
disappear. Burns takes a fancy to
Mary, vvhn sings for him a song that
completely wins his heart, and the love
making of the slang: expert becomes the
most interesting feature.
The impressionable heir-at-law frills
in love with a chorus lady and brings
her aud her mother to New Rochelle to
live. The wedding date is set, but the
mother-in-law-to-be displays a temper
and masterfulness that would have put
Katharine the Shrew to the blush.
Julia Ralph phiys the role of the moth
er, Mrs. David Dean, a woman with
several pasts, with conviction. Her
conviction would have followed sum-
, marily if she had not made a quick exit
from New Rochelle In an automobile.
Mrs. Dean and Oronin meet and reeog
j nize each other as old friends. They
conspire to mulct Bennett.
! In the meantime Mary has been fiirl
! ing with all tiie coquetry of the veteran
i housemaid with Kid Burns. The Kid
knows more about race horses than lie
docs about women, and the going is j daughter aud the, almost bride,
heavy. In an old coat Burns finds aja very pleasing appearance.
the other members of the American
committee, and to express the hope
that, having received such a. handsome
start from Athens, they will now pro
ceed vigorously to work and make the
American representation at the games
a brilliant success."
Collins Fishing For Waddell.
The Boston Americans tire endeavor
ing to bait a. hook that will draw a bite
from Rube Waddell, the great, but er
ratic, pitcher of the Philadelphia
Americans. Manager Jimmy Collins
has his nerve with him, there's no
doubt. The manager that would sign
the eccentric Rube should have a com
mission inquire as to his (the mana
ger's) sanity. Rube is a pitching phe
nomenon when in the proper mood, but
this mood is in the habit of taking long
vacations. '
. Rube doesn't take life, baseball or
finance seriously. If the championship
of the world depended on Rube's pitch-
j ing in a certain game he would pitch
' provided he did not want to go fishing
ITS.
PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY-GEMIHAL OF
will, giving all the dead man's property
to Mary.
After Oronin has made an attempt to
break., into a safe in the Bennett house
Mrs. and Miss Dean leave hurriedly, on
hearing of his capture and confession.
The Kid then gives Mary the will, and
it is supposed that they live happily,
so long as the million lasts.
Viitor Moore a Hit.
Victor Moore's work as Kid Burns is
of high merit. It is on this character
that tl "Access of the play depends,
and Mr. Moore rises to -every demand r
with an effectiveness rarely excelled. J
Lois Klwelt as Flora Dora Dean, the I
made i
1
or to stand on a street corner making
funny faces to amuse a crowd of news
boys. Roughness In Ice Hockey.
Ice hockey seems to be becoming as
rough as football. In a recent Canadian
game five mca were ent to a hospital
painfully injured. New York and
Pittsburg players have recently been
victims of severe injuries. In Canada
the professional clement, so prevalent,
is largely responsible for roughness.
When a man is paid to pla;-, whether
in football or hockey, inducements to
slug multiply, for the more effective his
playing the larger will be his salary.
The hockey player has a decided ad
vantage over the fooi.baliist, because the
former has a nice, big club to aid in his
execution. The poor, neglected foot
ball slugger has to depend entirely on
fists and feet.
Corbett Now a Real Actor.
Jim Corbett recently made his debut
in legitimate drama, a real first class
play, "Cashel Byron's Profession,"
written by the Rube Waddell of the
dramatic world, George Bernard Shaw.
Jim "made good," according to some of
the critics. "The first time I saw Cor
bett fight," says Jim Jeffries, "I knew
JA.MKS E. SULLIVAN
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AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR OLYMPIC GAMES
It is needless to say that New Ro
chelle would not take kindly to the pic
tures Mr. Cohan has drawn of its na
tives, i'sst of them are shown as
cripples or hopeless invalids. Marion
Singer, as Mrs. Furdy, a resident, ought
to be suppressed. Two minutes of this
most distasteful rolo of the weeping
and wailing brand is sufficient. She
should not be allowed to break into
every act.
"Julie Bonbon."
"Julie Bonbon" at the Lew Fields
thes-ier brings Clara Lipinan before tbe
purine as a playwright. She has writ
ten a splendid character role for her
husband, Louis Mann, which, combined
with her own diverting personality and
methods, gives the play an opportunity
to win success.
The construction could be improved
on. There is not always shown strict
regard for the finer points of the drama
builder's art. Bettor stage management
would probably remedy the defects, for
Miss Lipman in many respects has
shown unexpected merit as a play
wright. For instance, in an otherwise
good scene in a Hungarian restaurant
in New York too much noise and con
fusion obtain at intervals, and the
climaxes of two of the four acts are, in
a measure, robbed of the effect which
the well developed situations suggest.
Less precipitancy of action at the close
of the first and second acts would be
an improvement.
Louis Mann's Role.
Mr. Mann is seen as Jean Poujoul, a
bibulous old Frenchman wdiose daugh
ter Julie (Miss Lipman) has established
a fashionable milliner's shop in New
York. Julie goes abroad to study
Parisian fashions and on the steamer
meets John Van Brunt (dbly played by
James Durkin). son of a society woman
of great wealth. They fall in love.
They meet in New Y'ork later, but Mrs.
he was an actor." Is there a double
meaning in this remark?
Jeff will probably play "Hamlet"
soon to outdo Corbett. Abe Attell says
clever pugilists are artists, so a shift
to another form of art should not prove
difficult for Jeff. All the champion
would have to do would be to substi
tute boxing gloves or brass knuckles
for the Hamletian sword and continue
the killing bee.
Cans't imagine Jeffries saying: .
"To swat or not to swat.
That is the question.
Whether 'tis better but to lead him on
And punch his plexus in the eighteenth
round
Or bust his glimmers in the eighth or
ninth
Before the gong doth sound.
Tom Sharkey's ghost, pray spak to me
And tell me. what shouldst be."
Fin Keel Boat For $100.
A new class of small racing yachts
has been developed by George A. Corry
of New Y'ork, former owner of the Ari
zona, a knockabout that won scores of
races in eastern waters. Ten boats of
the type (approved by William Gard
ner, designer Of the famous schooner
yacht Atlantic, winner of the Kaiser's
cup) have been ordered, .md they will
be known as the Manhansett bay
OF T1IH A. A. U.
Schuyler Van Brunt, the mother, ' tries
to break off the attachment of her son.
Julie's broken Knglish Is most cap
tivating, and it is no wonder tfjt Van
Brunt finds bi3 love growing more ar
dent each day. But he has a bard
struggle to consider Julie's father as a
future member of bis family. Ke visits
the Van Brunt home and, after drink
ing all the wine he can hold, fills a
flask of his own, pockets a half box of
cigars conveniently near and confiscates
an imported fan. Later he endeSTOrs,
for money, to have Julie form an al
liance with a wealthy old bachelor.
Julie, in digust, orders her father to
leave her, but he makes a successful
appeal to remain, saying:
"You remember one day 'fore we lef
Paris. We walk down street, an' you
cry all time for dolly. You cry hard.
I had only one centime in my pocket,
only one centime in the whole world,
but I spend it to buy you a dolly, an'
all time I want a drink so bad."
The conclusion of this speech of the
old toper brings forth a merry laugh
from the audience.
Of course in the end young Van
Brunt and Julie surmount all obstruc
tions and marry.
Great Piece of Character Work.
Mr. Mann's rendition of the dodder
ing old drunkard is one of the best
character sketches seen in New Yqrk
in a long time. I doubt if any other
actor could surpass it.
Miss Lipman's playing of Julie is re
freshing, sincere and withal artistical
ly accurate.
Maggie Fielding scores as Mrs. Dan
Laverty, as also does Anthony Asher
as Max Schwartz, proprietor of the
Hungarian restaurant.
"Julie Bonbon" is w ell worth seeing.
MICHIGAN ATHLETICS.
It is likely that Norcross, Longman
and Tom, Hammond of the L'niversity
of Michigan, who have played their 'last
college football, will receive good offers
for coaching for next season. Yost's
proteges have been successful, and
there is a demand for Michigan's style
of play. It is said that Notre Dame is
considering a selection between Nor
cross of Michigan, Catlin of Chicago
and Vanderboom of Wisconsin.
Longman has a good offer to coach in
football and track, while an all around
man like Tom Hammond will not have
to worry but that offers will come to
him if he wishes to coach.
A report from Columbus states that
Willie Heston and "Babe" Carter are
applicants for the position of coach for
Ohio State next fall, as Coach Sweet
land has resigned. Carter denies his
part of it.
It is not likely that Heston will con
tinue at Drake next year, as it is a
well known fact that everything has
not been harmonious in Des Moines
since Monilaw was deposed as coach
and Heston put in his place, while
Monilaw was retained as manager.
A new record has just been brought
out for Johnny Garrels, Michigan's
great all around athlete. During the
football season he played in every game
from start to finish, and not a second s
time had to be taken out for any in
jury to him.
This record is probably unequaled by
any member of the big teams in the
HIM
NORA M'KINNEY, 2:12U, PROMISING TROTTER OF THE
PIRE CITY FARMS, CUBA, N. Y.
(N. Y.) bug class. The boats can be
built for $100 a piece, and small clubs
would do well to imitate Captain Oor
ry's design. He says be will not ob
ject. The "bug" has a fin kerl, and its di
mensions are as follows:
Over all 19 feet, 15 "eet water line,
4 feet 9 inches beam and about 5 feet
draft, wi: . a bulb fin f cast iron
weighing 1S6 pounds. The boats will
carry "00 square feet of canvas; they
will have a cockpit two feet wide; they
will be built of cedar and white wood,
with canvas decks, and each will carry
four persons comfortably.
BEN TAVIS.
BEST FIRST BASEMAN.
The question of the best first base
man that ever played was brought up
at one of the many "fanning bees" dur
ing the recent American league meet
ing. The opinion was pretty nearly
unanimous that Charles Comiskey was
the greatest ever. He it was who first
combined the duties of the first sacker
and right fielder. Commy played a
deeper field than any man who went
before him, and no more recent player
has exceeded him in this respect. He
was death on Texas leaguers to right
field and covered a world of ground
around his territory.
"Of modern first basemen," said one
of the magnates, "I think Harry Davis
of the Athletics Is as fast and heady a
man as can be pointed out. Never shall
I forget the play I saw him make in a
game with Detroit last season, when
he stole second twice and first base
once.
"Never before heard of a man steal
ing first base? Well, he did it, and it
won the game. The score was a tie
in the ninth inning, when Hartsel came
to bat. with one out, and drew a base
on balls. The next man was the second
KATHERIVH FLORENCE ! V "BEFORE
AU AFfER."
Katherine Florence is playing the
leading feminine role in Leo Ditrich
stein's farce, "Before and After," aftho
Manhattan theater, New York. She is
a beautiful woman and adds much to
the play by reason of her talented per
formance of the role of Mrs. Page.
country. Yost started Garrels in the
very first game of the season and kept
him at it until he developed into thf.
biggest surprise on the Michigan squa-J
in the Thanksgiving day game.
There is a strong competion for places
on Michigan's gymnasium team for tha
four vacant places. In the prelimi
naries the following were left in th9
finals, to take place in February.
Horizontal Bar. R. H. Atkinson, W.
O. Buhner and B. A. Baker.
Parallel Bars. R. H. Atkinson, W. O.
Cochrane and B. A. Baker.
Side Horse. W. F. Haas, YV. G. Ge
mandt and R. II. Atkinson.
Bulmer, Haas and Gemandt are
freshmen.
Michigan will suffer a severe loss in
"Carrie" Oarrothers, the star right
fielder of the baseball team. He has
decided to leave college.
The lad's father has engaged in the
oil business in Indian Territory, and
Oarrothers will go there to enter tli-i
same field. This will make the posi
tions as center, short and right field
surely open to lively competition.
Michigan will not enter any basket
ball team in the Conference league.
There are 1,800 men using the gymna
sium reguarly, and there is no space in
which to afford practice. Michigan's
sports seem destined to be limited to
football, baseball and track.
ROBERT B. SMITH.
One of the authors of "Fantana,'
Robert B. Smith, is a brother of Harry
B. Smith, the librettist. The younger
Smith has done a great deal of anony
mous libretto writing in the last six
years, and his work in "Fantana" shows
both literary and dramatic skill. He is
the author of "Mexicana," which the
Shubcrts are soon to produce.
'4'4
out. but Davis singled, putting Topsy
on third. Lave Cross, the next batter
hadn't been hitting Muliin at all, and
it was Davis' play to go down to sec
ond and draw a throw, giving Topsv a
chance to score. Davis caught Muiiia
off his guard and ran down' w hile' tii
pitcher held the ball, hoping he would
throw to second. Muliin didn't throw
though, and on the next ball pitched"
Davis dashed back to first, which he
reached in safety. There was some
question about his right to do this, but
the play was allowed by Silk O'Laugh
lin. On the next ball Davis stole sec
ond again, drawing a throw, on which
Hartsel scored from third, winning the
game. The scorers gave Harry thre
stolen bases."
TOM OROURKE ON COLOR LINE
Recently tiiat veteran pugilistic im
presario, Tom O'Rourke, delivered him
self as follows: "It makes me t.v,,i
t-
hear these fighters and their t,! '
j talking about the color line. There's
no such thing in pugilism. a ,Ll!
a fighter, no matter what is the shade
of his hide. There's no sentiment in
the business. It's been my expert-nee
when I hear a boxer say he won't fight
uv-o.i'j-j.j uecause ne s colored
the white man is afraid the cooia'
give him a beating."
that
will
MURRAY HOWE.
Murray Howe, sccretarv of tn
Mem-
phis trotting -.rack and one of .vT '
practical and entertaining turf writers
resigned as secretary of the famous
J-.'"""-;.": "mse ana accepted a posi-
t,o nfeui aim coke comna
of Chicago, the president of which
C. K. G. Hillings. There v,in
more trotting meetings at the Mm
track unless the nres.-nt i,... , ' ".
t lis
nessee in regard to racing are reVru'eJ
and that may not be for several years.
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