Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 5

SUNDAY MORNING, W.IKLAND TRIBUNE. AUGUST 2, lS03. It AtTite 7D Tu) Do MOW With ust a Word or Two About 4 in the way of feminine attire than this seme garb of the Directorate period. But That is a mere matter Of opinion lacking general concurrence. It's my belief, too that the opposition camp is.

composed largely of fat women. Those laxy creatures who over-eat and over-feed aht being" too lasy to exercise, deYelophigh Stomachs, round back and corpulent I flon't the Cohen Brothers, 4 i By BETTY MARTIN If over from Lon8oh. Attired as knights of old, they render operatic selections and love songs in finished fashion. v- Set 4 I .1 1 $V--VV Troupe V''S I' of Famously TA Acrobats Playing; at The Bel! oax -yf i r. il ill HE Bell Theatet is pioneer vaudeville house of Oakland the pathfinder pointing the way Jor those which follow.

Pioneering as a general proposition Isn't easy-work. One of its requisite Is the ability to hustle. And it's my belief that all three 6f the Cohen brothers. (Gus, Abe and Julius) are hustl-ftrs. They've won out, too! No one ever catches a single member of the trio, sitting "-down napping.

They are wide awake native sons, from that' charming town of the mountains Marysville. XNOW A GOOD THING. A God-given gift is that of knowing a. good thing when one sees it. The Cohen's are npt lacking in this respect.

They conduct their place of amusement on strictly business principles, thejr motto being: "it's the best, and the best that is good enough for jur patrons." In addition, the claim is made that there has "never been la the history of vaudeville a house charging the Bell prices that has attempted to produce the class of shown this theater gives to lt3 patrons." "LONDON ACTORS. And today's performance Is a sample, from" which to Judge. The almost as varied as are the r.slfcs of the audience. For myself. 1 should pick out as a leader the "Fred-'ricka-Raymond Trio" lately come It III II Trio three young men.

who 'jfew years ago made their start In vaudeville at the They are all Oak- a THE FREDRICKA-RAYMOND TRIO FROM LONDON. how cemes all things in that line from Jackass brandy to the seductive dry martini cocktail or the soothing in love with one and the same girl, Irene Brooks, by name. The action of the play lies mainly between Jack Mackaye, a broker, and the other--Ned Goster, a gentleman in tho same calling. The two had been bosom friends until the love affair came between them, severing a lifelong" friendship. Then comes the determination to risk all.

One of the brokers works financial ruin upon the other. More, he slanders his good a circumstance which almost costs him his life. But just at the critical moment Irene appears. Thoughts of her prevent the murder. But the playlet ends as all good stories should, for after all, Irene gives herself to the Under Dog.

Georgie O'Ramey is a slim lady who did singing imitations. She can do Spanish dancing very cleverly, too. Also was there an attraction billed as a "Comedy Bicycle Novelty." Hill, Cherry and Hill, were the performers, all wonderfully proficient. For they do all sorts of unusual tricks upon wheels. SPLENDID ORCHESTRA.

The music at the Bell Theater is good, there being six men In the or chestra, with Professor B. Brlggs as leader. So much for the week ended. A spec ial attraction, beginning Monday will; the return appearance of The Bell I 4 II tv believe for one, minute that the male contingent of society could possibly harbor dislike to anything so modest an the long garment which has recently. beoR creating such a stir in social circles.

QUESTION OP TASTE. If men didn't like it would they be apt to join the chasers after the pretty yovng lady who finally, In self-defense was obliged to 'snatch the hose from a couple of firemen turning 'the Streaming water full upon the hurrying phalanx? THREE ACROBATS. The "Elton-Polo-Aldo Troupe" con-sifts of three acrobats. They are first-class in their line, too; fuli of Brace and' doing some startling mid- air feats. The "girl with the diamond dress-has been so much talked of already that I don't believe there's anything else left to say.

Her name is Kmily Ward she appear In dance act with Charles DHL Incidentally, g- at least the program- announced, they do some "refined tinting." TKEY CAN DANCE. But he can dance, my! So can Mies Ward. They are a well-mtched pair when It comes to the light fantastic business. Good to look at, also. When the pair first came before the foot lights, Emily wears a stunning dress of red.

In all honesty a beautiful thing. When next she comes out in rerponse to vociferous handclapplng, it Is In the famous affair of diamonds The garments is a sort of modified edition of the latest French model in corsets, only it Is worn outside the gown instead of beneath. It reaches, so far as waist is concerned, high up under the arms, with, if memory serves me, little straps going over the shoulders. In a downward direction it comes just above the knees, fitting tightly, as needs must. From beneath the edg billowy pink ruffles In a most distract ing fashion.

The mesh of this garment Is pink In coloring, but at every point It aetntilates until there i a blse of light not steady glare hnt thousands iinon thousands of tiny spark dasxling the beholder. GEM OF A SMILE. Not brighter, however, are they than the light In MIse Ward's eyes, nor the amile upon her- face as she blows kisses to the audience. I couldn't imagine "what "The' Under Dog' was like until I'd teen it played. Now I know it takes three people to present this playlet.

A woman and two men. It is a foregone conclusion that both of the men are WOMEN RACETRACK VISITORS NOT HURT BY BETTING WAR Since the anti-betting crusade was begun the attendance of women at the eastern race tracks has fallen off In proportion to the decrease among the men, as far as the grand stand is concerned. There are as many women In the clubhouse every day however, as before. Of course, many hundreds of women still to the races and sit in the public seats, but the grand stand Is not altogether as bright with colors as it was. Whether this means the number of women who like to make bets against the bookmakers is large enough to have a noticeable effect on the general attendance, or.

merely that fewer women go because there are fewer men to take them, is an open question. But the uphold in the clubhouse attendance certainly shows either that the more exclusive women, if they made wagers with the professional layers of odds, did so In a desultory, way and don't care now. that they are debarred from that kind of betting, or else that they always have limited their bets, to one another and therefore are not In aiy affected by the war on the books. IN HEW YORK STREETS IN BATHING SOIT lOCW YORK. It was not because she was afraid to go home In the dark, but because she feared go home In the light that Margaret Cornell did not reach her home in Avenue Bayonne, until nearly midnight of Tuesday, aad yesterday she still was bemoaning the loss of various garments she had worn on the day before.

"-V The young woman left her home on Tuesday afternoon to go bathing in Newark Bay. There was a large crowd at the beach, aad being unable to get a bathroom. Miss Cornell disrobed in the-bushes on the shore. When she was la bathing somebody walked eft with her clothe. The yaung woman vainly searched the shore of the bay for a Quarter of a tail.

She was afraid to show herself in the streets clad only la a scant be thing suit, so she hid In the bashes nnta dark. Twice after twilight she started for home, but each time there were so many persons hi the stteet she hid herself in the bushes, Meantime members of her family were searching for her. Thinking she had been drowned they went along the bay shore, but the young woman did not see tltetn. She- waited until after midnight before' she ventured home in her bathing t. Which is the better is a matter of taste, and, possibly, education.

But IItc "blere which' won more ettcores than All the others put together had a re frain something like this: "Don't you mind It, honey, If the world goes wrons, I love Don't you mind it, honey, If the dayis long, 5 I you, I love It is fetching this air, the words, and obove the appearance and manner of the singers. The three voices, soprano, tenor and baritone, blend charmingly together, carrying thin heart appeal to the listening audi ence. MESSAGE OF CHEER. Who can tell, since it Is love which maMf th the world go round, how many poiile have gone away from the Bell Theater this week made braver by thjs vf.ry message, carrying hope and cheer to the down-hearted? Music indeed, "hiith charms." A popular man is William Tompkins, who calls himself "The Topical Talklst, the Sense of -There was a considerable arrtount of good horse in the nonsense he ladled out, and as -a talkist he's all right. Among nrn rr tary of agriculture during the first term of the late President rover Cleveland, and his conformation was so perfect that he seemed eminently fitted for the show ring.

He Is a' big. up- WILLIAMS. the United States. He played an en gagement at the San Francisco Alcazar with James Neil, and was also leading man with that popular matinee Idol, White Whittlesly. Other notable engagements were with Phoe-be Davis in "Way Down East," Henry I- Dixie In "The Man on the Box," Mary Mannerlng in ''Glorias Betsy." "Williams was last in stock, at the Salt Lake Orpheum theater.

He has a large circle of friends in Oakland, who are endeavoring their best to give him a good time during his stay la this city- 4 'TJtiE BELL TRIO" FARNSWORTHOCHE AND LEAHY. Reliable Mercantile Guide nrnni a LEGS AND ON FOUR (Continued From Page 1.) track. He was bred' by "Norman J. Coleman of St. Louis who was secre worth, Roche and Leahy.

The three have toured the world together, i and their appearance, in Oakland is awaited with interest by patrons of the Mr. Gus Cohen has personal supervision of the Oakland house, and! can take credit for starting many performers new to the circuit. It was due to him that Grace Car roll made her debut. And that prime favorite, Frank Bacon, also made his first appearance in vaudeville at the Bell, which has never missed giving performances, night or day. since its inception.

i This theater 'had its origin in a wooden structure diagonally, across from the present site on fian Pablo avenue. But soon the old quarters became too crowded, and the move had to be made. This involved I the expenditure of many thousands of dollars for nothing was spared in the effort to make the new theater attractive And the rewards have been proportionately large. Mr. Cohen acknowledges that he has in view; the erection of a new playhouse in Oak-.

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TRIBUNE WANT ADS BRING RESULTS i. ACTOR TO PASS VACATION XWITH HIS RELATIVES HERE the tcwn topics of Interest was a stray shot at the old city hall, and a sly hit at Mayor Mott, whom he advised should be entrapped into marriage by some enterprising young lady of Oakland, when her day's work would be done. WHAT'S THE IATTER WITH MOTT? What grudge, in heaven's name, can Mr. Tompkins possibly harbor against Mayor Mott? Another bit of wisdom did this same homilist throw out to attentive ears. "If a woman loves a horse," declared he, "she'll love a man.

She can drive a horse to water, but she can't drive a man to water. She can drive, him to drink." That's all right, Mr. Tompkins! If you knew your Blerce you'd renember that he has told us that water isn't the natural drink of man anyway. In proof of which assertion he points to the fact that man spends any amount of his spare time concocting strange beverages to tickle his palate and arouse his fancies. That's standing bay, 13 years old, 18 hands high and 1,200 pounds- in weight.

As a type of carriage' or coach horse, he would be almost impossible to beat. He has a -finely chiseled head, a beautifully arched neck, clean cut but powerful limbs and full, well-rounded quarters the latter In decided contrast to the lanky shanks of so many horses of trotting ancestry. as a carriage horse, the Amer lean trotting horse has of late years been coming into his own. There has never been any doubt as to his stamina. Still, he has hitherto lacked "type." He has been the product of many dif ferent lines.

And, until late years, he was often crossed with thoroughbreds, from whom he acquired his great stay lng powers. In this crossing and reerossing, speed was the only quality bred for. Appear ance counted for little. If a horse could hold his own on the track, he was of comparatively little value. Now all this 18 changing.

Horse shows are In vogue as never before. Appearance Is being taken into ac count as well as speed by men who take pride in their turnouts. A great many hackneys have been Imported from England by those who did not care for speeding but were keen for style. Yet, In spite of the great vogue of the hackney, particularly along the Atlantic coast, the trotter, when chos en for conformation as well as speed, has held hie own more than fairly well in the show ring-. Newsboy, the wonderful little runabout horse, who holds all records for ribbon winning in America, and at the age of 13 years took down blue after blue ribbon at the recent international horse show at London, is of trotting ancestry.

So, also, la Dr. Selwonk. Reginald Vander-bilt's great gig horse, who has taken championships Into camp at all the leading horse show's for years. Another magnificent trotting bred stallion who can go into the show ring and win from the hackneys in the heavy harness classes, is Nala, cam paigned for a number of seasons by J. W.

Harrlman. In fact, the list might be almost indefinitely extended. But enough examples have been given to show that when "hackneyised" that is to say, docked put througbT the high-stepping; paces the well-formed troti ter can hold his own in the heavy harness classes as well as on the track. For judging at fairs and horse shows the following classification as to type has been adopted- by the government: Not under 15 hands for mature horses; smooth, compact and symmetrical conformation; neck of good length, inclined, naturally to arch; sloping shoulders; well set legs of medium length, sloping posterns and good feet; strong- well mint julep. MOTION PICTURES.

Another thing. Patrons of the Bell are always sure that any motion pictures they may see there will be good. ThiF week they are funny. On the piogram they are divided off much after, the fashion of a piece of music; that and Is labeled "Stung, or What Can It Bee?" and represents a busy kid of ten or ther- about with a bottle -Of bee, some of v.i.'Lch he deposits where they can best get in their work. In a man's shoes, where a couple are courting, at the meeting house, whence the congregation speedily departs.

In fact, the boy makes things lively all around. After all, however, entertaining as this may be, it falls short beside the companion picture, DIRECTOIRK GOWN. Here one sees a maiden In a dlrec-tclre gown. Personally, I think there never was anything- more fascinating sprung ribs well ribbed up to coupling; smooth loins; full flanks; straight croup with well set tail; fu)L round quarter. To entered In the government classes, both stallions and mares must be registered in the American Trotting Register, in the American Morgan Register or in the' American Saddle Horse Register, thus insuring that these classes shall be open only to horses of pure American blood.

Specifications as to the manner of showing and the percentage upon which horses are to be judged have also been issued by the Department of Agriculture and these have already been adopted in practice by the state fairs of Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, Michi gan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Kansas, Ten nessee Illinois, Tri-state( held in Ten nessee, Missouri and Kentucky). With twelve states already working in co-operation with the government. it can be appreciated what great strides have already been made in the standardizing of the American carriage horse. And in" a few years it is expected that every stock-producing state in the Union will be thoroughly in accord with the movement. Kentucky and Iowa, of their own volition, led the van in acting in harmony with the government, and since then many other states have become interested.

And not only will the movement insure a distinctively American carriage horse of great beauty and stamina. but it will save many animals for the stud which are now wasted, for breed ing purposes. Every year thousands of magnificently-formed trotters, which, however, do not hold-out hopes of reproducing' great' speed, are altered for road use. But by. bringing the mat ter home to horsemen the Depart rffent of Agriculture hopes to see these stallions left entire and put to breed ing carriage horses; which are always sure of a ready sale at good prices, even if they do not hold out the promise of the great returns which make the track trotter such an enticing "gamble." It is also hoped that a great, foreign market will be developed for these standardised animals.

At present the American trotter Is not wanted in Europe, except for the track. For their carriage or coach horses the Europeans demand a symmetrical which has heretofore been lacking in the trotter. Among other recent coaching enterprise of Alfred Gwynne Vaxfterbiit in England is expected to attract a great deal of attention to the value of the American horse for carriage- and i coach-, work, and in a few years' an" export trade of great 'magnitude Is likely to develop, not only toGreat Britain, but to Russia, France, Germany, Austria." and other continental, countries. 71 OPTICIAN For good no' stylish Glasses end optical repairing SEE MILLER, Optician (2nd floor), 1219 Broadway, nfext door to Bowman's Drug Store, between 14 th and 15 th sts. Will please you, or refund your money.

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Si "Earle Williams, the actor, is at I present spending a two-weeks vacation with' nis Oakland relatives. Later he will return to New York Joining Rose Stahl In the "Chorus Lady." I Williams is a native of Oakland. He received his education here, and here also, began his dramatic career, about ten years ago, when he made his first appearance at the Dewey Theater in a email part. -Since then ie has taken in many produc-' 4ons and traveled practically all over.