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only one able 70 dodt He has seen the
present generation OF actors grow up
around him, and he is identified with the
start given some OF them 1t is interest
ing to hear how he found the original
tough girl, AdaILewis.
HarTigan Wasin San Francisco with one
of his farces, and it became necessary to
hire lot OF supernumeTaries at So
week. After lining up the lot something
likea a dozen of them, he read the riot act to
them after this fashion Now, girls,
don't put on your best clothes when you
come to rehearsal tomorrow. Wear the
worst you have. This is d slum scene.
and you must wear slum clothes" There
was one girl in the crowd who had sense.
She grasped the managers meaning, ana
when she went horne she eoaxed her brother
TO take her into Chinatown, where she
found a type of character to study.
Next morning at rehearsal Harrigan's $
quick eye picked out one supernumerary
from all the rest. Her face was dirty, her
hair was frowsy, her shoulders were round,
she chewed gum, she had peculiar gait,
she wore dilapidated costume, and she
was tough. Say. girl" he said. after
watching her tough rehearsal, Il don't re-
member seeing you yesterday We'll. /
was here" she replied, 'and you told me
to dress like the surns. and | did it,"
That's all right" said Harriga I'm give
|, you $40 week TO come to New York with
me. l don't want any of the rest OF EN-.
but I'll take you"
And SO Ada Lewis, one of the best char
acter actresses Of these times, gained her
start. Harngan signed a years Contract
with her at $l5 week. She made her
great hit as the though Girl in Refill y
and the 400,' and became the talk of the
town. Now She is playing seconds to May
Irwin.
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The Glee Banjo and Mandolin clubs of
Trinity College will give performance
at the Lafayette next Friday afternoon OF
their operatic burlesquc, Prince Nit z"
Trinity has long list of almunf in Wash
ington, and the list OF PATRONS includes
many society people, so that the founda-
ton for a large local interest is already
established. The Trinity men bring all
their scenery and costumes and effects,
and promise the best entertainment ever
given here by college company. AS the
promoters of the production have put out
in advance a large number of admission
tickets, and a fashionable society has be-
come interested in this performance by
Trinity students, the sale will probably
open with brisk demand for seats 1t
will be a unique production of comic opera,
as all the roles, both men and women,
will be played by the Trinity students.
There will be chorus of over forty, for
all of whom special costumes have been
provided.
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THE JONN|E JUNIORS TRIP
Going to New York as Guests Of
Charles Broadway ROusS.
HELPING THE BAND BOYS
Mr.. Rouss VIII Pay All Expenses
and the Juniors Take the Receipts.
Sketch of the Philanthropist Who
Was Confederate SoIdier-CoL
Dickinson an Earnest Worker.

The good fortune orrhe Johnnie Juniors
Washington's new musical organization. in
having their expenses guaranteed TO New
York brings TO mind one OF the greatest
philanthrOpists of the present day Mr..
chant OF New York, hearing OF the success
of the Washington boys. asked them 20
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Niagara I'm the shade.

A scotchman was taken By an American
friend TO visit Niagara Falls. Already his
feelings as patriot had been little FROST
ed by the persistent blowing OF his CON
ductor on the greatness Of things Amru-
can did you ever behold anything so
wonderful as that asked the guide
''Ay, man. at PEBBLES, 1 saw a peacock
Wi u wudden leg was the unexpected
reply Household Words.
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The big melodramatic festival, 'Cuba S
Vow will be seen at the Grand Opera
House this week This is the play that
made such furore when it was presented
at the Star Theatcr. The day after it was
produced numerous threats were made
against the management that, through
friends of Spain in New York, the play
would be stopped Nothing came of these
threats, and the friends of Cuba libre-
and they are Iegion--crowded the house to
its utmost capacity. The play is in three
acts and prologue. The scenery, by Har-
ley Merry, America s foremost artist n this
line. is unusually beautiful. aud the meChan-
Ism and settings OF the play at once new,
elaborate aud accurate In the company
are such sterling actors as Logan Paul,
ii. Coulter Brinker, J. W. Webber, w. l..
Buchanan, HamiltO Harris, ]. W. Rowland,
V. N. de Silke, Frank L. Brownlee, George
Henery. Taylor Grenvillc. ". B. LanRs-
ton, Henry NJ. Truman, w. Fl. Govey, III. f.
Davey, Miss Adelaide Cushman, Miss Etelka
Wardell, Miss Georgie Brier and Miss Rose
Evans. Cuba Vow tells a story OF
keen cOntempoTaneous interest, and tells
IL n thrilling and romantic manner. No
melodrama of the present season has so
much OF interest, none better mounted, and
none Interpreted as spiendidly as '-CGbas
VOW
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Columhia-Lyceum Stock, in Mrs. Bur
nets First Gentleman of Europe" To-
night Bronislaw Huberman.
National -'Pudd nhead Wilson"
Lafayette" Queens Lace Handker-
Chief
Grand-"Cuba's Vow"
Academy Trip to Chinatown"
Bijou- Chicago All-Star Vaudeville Conn
pany-
Lyceum Black Crook Company.
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Johann Strauss delightful opera, "Queen's
Lace Handkerchief" will he the second
opera to he produced here by the Castle
Square Opera Company, with the usual
matinee. Strauss is the composer of many
other beautiful operas, but none perhaps
has merited the popularity received SO
justly as this opera, which needs no de-
scription, as Washington music lovers
are well acquainted with the story. Moth
ing but praise has been heard for the COM
pany since the opening night, when this
splendid organization astonished the audi
ence, who expressed their approval of the
tout ensemble by furores of delight. This
organization is head and shoulders over
any summer opera company Washington
has ever supported, and the business is
proving that the daring enterprise Of the
management in bringing this costly COM
pany to this cityis being well appreciated
The prices are 20, 90, and 10 cents at the
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We are to have Calye after all She will
not only appear in concert, bat she will make
q feature of her concert an entire act OF
Thomas 'Haulet,' with scenery and COS
tunes With the great dramatic soprano
comes Mex Kiuley, the tenor; Campanari, the
baritone, and the Boston Festival Or
chestra of fifty 'instrumentalists This
promises to be the greatest musical occa-
sion of the season. 1t viii take place at
the Columbia, on Wednesday, May .. The
sale of seats begins next Thursday at 9
o'clock.
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Patrons of the Academy will recognize
a welcome visitor this week in the coming
of Laura Biggar in Charles Hoyt's farce
comedy. "a Trip to Chinatown" The en-
gagement will be noticeable for more than
one reason. The play holds the record of
having longer run in the metropolis
than any other production, no matter how
elaborate, that has ever been seen in
the city OF New York. The presentation
to be seen at the Academy is Identical
with that given at Hoyt's Theater, New
York. Not only win Laura Biggar play
the gay widow and Burt Haverly assume
the role of Welland Strong, but the play
will be in the hands of the best COM
pany yet seen in the piece Among the
musical numbers may be mentioned The
Widow" Racket" Crisp Young Chape-
rome" "a Bird and a EottIe," Reuben
and Cynthia" Put Me Off at Buffalo"
and a coster duet, entitled "a La Cheva-
ler," by Miss Biggar and Mr.. HaverIy.
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During the week just passed the attend
ance at the biograph at Willard Hall has
been larger than ever before. The addition
of new views weekly has proven to be
most popular feature, and during the re-
manning stay of the biograph it will be the
constant aim of the management TO con-
tinue this Innovation About twelve or
fifteen new ones will be added to the al
ready superb program. Some of the views
which We're placed ON exhibition last week
will. of course, be beTetained. and illcontinIe
to occupy a place on the program More
church benefits We're given last week than
ever before, and all were signally success
ful The attendance at each Of them was
unusually large, and from the patronage
extended it would appear that there were
u great many persons who have failed to
witness an exhibition of the wonderful
motion views o ( the biograph. The new ones
which will be added have all been carefully
selected, and will be up to the usual high
standard of biogTaph views. Performances
will continue as usual at go, 4:30, and
SIS p IN. daily, with a special exhibition
toni ght at S:10.
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Philadelphia is TO have Shakespearean
festival this week and the program is
modestly attractive. 1t will be held
in the Academy OF Music, and viii be
opened tomorrow night with an address
by the mayor OF Philadelphia and pro-
duction of Hamlet" by Creston Clarke
On Tuesday night King Lear Will be
given by Frederick Warde and his com
pany. On Wednesday "Othcllo'' Will be
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The Chicago Vaudeville Company is the
attraction named this week at the BiOu,
and the list Of names sent on ahead guar
ant>@s a thoroughly enjoyable production
to all who attend. The combination is
well known OH the Western circuit, and has
been doing much in this part OF the country
toward building up the same excellent rep
utation. Popular priced vaudeville for
ladies' and children, as well as gentlemen.
is a comparatively new departure, and
promises 60 he decidedly successful one
A feature Of the entertainment is the care
that has been taken in making up pro-
gram with enough and moi too rnu chofeach
act. The company includes the Marsh
Trio, society sketch artists; johnson and
Roberts. comedians; Martin and KnOwIs,
singing and dancing comedians; Prof
Coogan, the wire walker, Roberts, the
doubled-voiced vocalist; Viva Woods, male
iupersonator; Master Paul Brady, the toy
soprano; Dim Slichter, who performs on
eighteen instruments, and cast of select
players in the farce, Man AMI Woman"
There VIII be matinees on Monday, Tues
day, Friday and Saturday.
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We will mail on application, free inform
alton how TO grow hair upon q bald head,
stop falling hair and remove scalp diseases
Address Altenheim Medical Dispensary,
Dept Q. d, Box 779, Cincinnati. Ohio.
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any of these is good enough and desirable
enough to Justify his coming.
Fanny Davenport has been away for an
equal period She S past the prime of her
best dramatic possibilities, but we all re-
tain our pleasure in looking at pictures,
and she makes the most beautiful and
ornate stage pictures of her production
of any of the stars. During the past year
she has been giving a farewell season or
Sardou.
Perhaps she means IL and perhaps we
shall again see those beautiful scenes in
"Gismonda, Cleopatra Fedora" and
LA Tosca." She announces a new Amer
lean play for her compan next year
Years ago there was a sunny-hairch.
DIeasant-faced little woman, who used TO
act for us and delight us with her pathos
and her comedy. Her name was Minnie
Madden But she married Mr.. Fiske and re-
tired. The old longing was too strong,
however, for woman of her position and
active genius, and it brought her rack
to the stage three years ago us MIS-
Fiskc.
With the new name she began to enact
a new line of parts She discarded the
'sweetly simple" aud she now plays the
more moving and intellectual type Her
recent production of Tess of the D'Urber-
villes" is one of the most striking hits or
the season and it will remain in New York
till warm weather. Perhaps we VIII have
il next year
Frederick Wardc has played in other
parts of the country his new production
of King Lear But lie has avoided
WASHINGTON James O'Neil and Louis
james have both remained steadfastly by
the classic drama, and have with equal
perseverance avoided this city. Roland
Reed was to have given his Wrong MIR.
Wright at the Columbia last week. but
that is now one of the successes of this
season to which we may look forward.
Rhea has not been here for year; per
haps il is Just as well. for next year she
will appear under more auspicious cir
cumstances than SIZE has at any time since
she first came TO this country.
Other plays and players which other
cities have enjoyed, but which are still
untasted sweets to us, are William Gillette,
his war drama, secret Service" Burr
Mcintosh, in ''At Piney Ridge" Channccy
Olcott, who has been playing Sweet In
nescara" in New York for nearly four
months: the WhytaIs who made such
favorable impression here last year in
"For Fair Virginia" the Bostonians, in
'The Serenade," which may duplicate
robin Hoods" run, and The Girl from
Paris" now five months old in New York.
These things, with the other prospective
spring productions, the new things of
the early fall and the repetition of the
best plays Of this season, Will furnish us
entertainment next year.
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Two other old-timers succumbed to the
inevitable last week One OF them was
Billy Birch, Il black-faced comedian, who
had been identified with nearly every
minstrel organization of prominence for
forty years. The other was Mines Levick
His is one of the really historic names IN
American theatrical annals. Levick came
from England. and soon after his arrival
he became leading man for Barnum's S Mu-
scum Stock Company and then for Laura
Keene
He afterwards appeared in support of
Booth. Barrett, Cushman, Jefferson, Mary
Anderson, Genevieve Ward, Fcchter, ,Janaus-
chek, O. w. Couldock, Rossi. Marlowe,
and Mather He was member of the
company at Macauey's Theater, Louisville,
in 1873, when Mary Anderson first ap-
peared there as Juliet, he playing Mercutio,
and the actress in her book, "A Few
Memories" has this to say of him, and of
others in the cast They Were with three
exceptions, the most dogged, coldly I'M
interested set of people | have ever met,
Sneerng at my every movement or sug-
geStion. II was a relief to turn from
them to that excellent artist and true gen.
tleman, Mines Levick, and to watch the
earnest care with W hich he rehearsed every
line Most playgoers in America know
how full of charm and originality is his
reading Of this difficult character His in
terest in my work and his almost fatherly
kindness 1 shall never forget. From that
day we became warm friends, and he has
no warmer admirer OF his sterling qualities
as man and actor than the unknown Juliet
of that November morning
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leading. not subjective, TO the orchestra,
and you have the boy Huberman.

leading, not subjective, TO the orchestra,
and you have the boy Huberman.
The Columbia has reserved for the close
OF the season one OF the best attractions
OF its list. Tomorrow night Daniel Froh-
mans Lyceum Theater Stock Company
begins weeks engagement II the parlor
home OF comedy in Mrs. Frances Hodgson
BuIncJ's delightful play, The First tien-
tlemal Of Europe Ills was the nit of he
LyCeum season in New York city. 1t is a
romantic comedy OF the Georgian period.
and tells the love story OF one of the
Georges in his rakish younger days. The
company Is unusually strong this year
James X. Hackett is the leading man He
has all New York girldom in alteration
OF his manly charms, and the critics second
the girls . declaring him a finished actor
Of the first class. In Mary ManneIing
Mr. Fronman believes he has the finest
leading woman he has ever had. Felix
Morris, one of the choicest of living char
acter actors, Is also a member of this
company. Besides these there are Edward
Morgan, Joseph Wheelock, Thomas Whiffen,
Charles Wolcott, Marie ShOtwell, Mrs VOL
Cott, Mrs. Whiffen, Grace Root and others
THE Mayflower" will be given at the
Thursday matinee.
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During his recent engagement In Wash
inGton Henry Miller received at his hotel
one afternoon the manuscript OF three-act
comedy, accompanied by small parcel and
a note from the author, in which the usual
favor of reading the play was asked. On
opening the parcel Mr.. Miller was amused
to find three large. robust cigars, which. he
has no doubt, were intended as persuaders
to Influence him in granting favorable
verdict. Unfortunately, he was too much
occupied to peruse the manuscript, but his
friends, to whom he gave the cigars, tell
hun they enjoyedth smoke immensely. 1t
was evidently the intention OF the afnbi-
tious author that Mr.. Miller should smoke
one of the cigars after reading each act, but.
unfortunately, the plan miscarried still.
the Idea isa goodone ndis earnestly recon-
niended to young playwrights.
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evening, and % and so cents for the NATL
nees. and all reserved at that. In fact,
every performance is d bargain per
formance-
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Charles B. Hanford had a funny expert
ence during the western tour OF Thomas
w. Keene. Soon after the arrival of the
company boy stepped UP to Mr.. Hanford
and offered to carry all the water the
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show wanted" Ii he were allowed ito lead
the lions The play for the evening. by
the way, was "The Lady Of Lyons" The
boy was great disappointed when he was
informed that the SHOW was not In need
of water, aud went off to inform his COM
panions that he didn't believe there was
no animals with the show
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The attraction at Kernan's this week
will be Jermons Black Crook BurIesque
Company. An original burIetta, Palace
in the Moon" opens the bill. An excep-
tionally good oIio follows, which includes
Gibson and Donnelly, in their own con-
CeptiOn entitled The JollieTs;'' Emerson
and omega, the comedy sketch artists;
Miss Dolly Davenport, singer Of catchy
songs; MoTcland Thompson, and Roberts,
the elite trio Of entertainers; Eulale, the
sensational da-cing favOrite and the Judge
aud the senator in very humorous bit OF
repartee The closing feature of the
program viii he an elaborate specta cular
burlesque, entitled The Yellow Kid OF
Hogans Alley at Yassar College" At this
stage the fun becomes furious and continues
until the final drop of the curtain, ana a
score OF pretty, shapely girls attired in
uatty costumes tend to complete fitting
finale AS a special attraction Manager
Jermon Will introduce his original version
of the now famous Seely dinner, which
recently created marked sensational criti-
CIsms in New York. There will be matinees
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.
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The famous old buricsque, Evangeline."
has turned out many a famous actor. 1t
was the piece which brought impressario
Ed Rice first into prominence. and it was
likewise Checver wang Guodwin's first
big hit The piece was first played over
twenty-two years ago. Last week two of
the earliest players in the extravaganza
were in Washington, aud week ago yes
terday, in Baltimore. the originator, but not
the original OF the Lone Fisherman, james
Maffit, died.
In 1873 Ghecver Goodwin, then stu
dent in Harvard College. came to him, in
company with Ed. Rice, and asked him 10
suggest a good pautomimic part for a
burlesdue on which the two We're at work
Air Maffit was then pla wing the part of
Nicodemus in a ballet pantomime, and
replied that he thought d solitary fisher
man would be good pantomiinic charac-
ter Both author and composer liked the
suggestion, and when Evan geline" was
produced. in 1S7374, Jacob Thoman ap-
peared in i t as the Lone Fisherman, play
ing the part without any action, and in
the last act explaining in few lines who
he was.
a wear or two later 'Evangeline" was
performed again, with Harry Beckett as
lie Blanc, Laura Joyce-last week here
with her husband, Dighy Bell-in the title
role, and Mr. Maffit as the Lone Fisherman,
which hcplayed in his own ay, and not as
his predecessor had played it, and for this
reason always claimed TO have been the
creator of the part.
In SS7 Harry Hunter was engaged for
IT, role, which was also played i'll subse-
cent years by both Willie Ed0uin and
Harry Dixie Mr Maffit had intended to
play his farewell engagement in the part
when the piece was revived at the Garden
Theater, New York, last season, but was
prevented by Illness.
George Fortescue, atthe Grand lastwee
was for years identified with the char
acter of Catharine. In this role he stood
as the pioneer of artistic female imperson-
ators w H. Crane made one OF his first
hits as LIE Blanc
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A promin entsfeatTe of the Grand Opera
House, Philadelphia, will be introduced
here at the Lafayette Square Opera House
in the Wednesday fose matinee. In other
words, each lady. Fho attends the after
noon performance On that day will receive
a beautiful and fragrant rose. The idea
is original with Manager southwell, and
is quite pretty, milking the theater rich
with the perfume of hundreds of flowers
and pleasing all admirers Of choice exotics.
1t will be novelty here. and one that will
be appreciated by the recipients Of the
fayors In making this departure from
the beaten path the management wishes
to assure the patrons that it is but one
of the many really pleasant little sur
prises in store for Washingtonians who
give their patronage and interest TO the
.'Castle Square Opera Company and opera
in English, at prices that are within the
reach of ALL" There can be no doubt that
the "rose matinee" will be as popular
Wednesday fad here as it has proven to
be in the Quaker City.
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iu the entire fourth act OF A mbru uise 7 homas'
"Hamlet." This act includes the famous
mad scene. The company and concert are
projected on many times larger scaie
even than the en- njoyable Nordica Concert
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Nathaniel Hartwig, the subject of the
illustration this morning, is the hand
some young leading man Of O1Ga Neither
sole's company. 1t is printed that our
readers may see the picture of the actor
they admired SO much week before last,
and that the worsiipful young women who
did not arrive at the picture sellers be-
fore their worshipful sisters had exhausted
the stock of Mr. Hartwig's pictures may
cut this out and putt in their mirror
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Few men have a richer store of ex-
periences eshan Ned Harrigan. 1t is not
uncommon now for popular actor to re-
main in New York the season through, but
twenty years ago Ned Harrigan was the