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Lima, Peru, April II, 1898

Lima, Peru, April II, 1895
Take walk with me this morning
through the quaintest city of this hem
igphere. We are in Lima, the capital
OF Peru. The streets on which we stand
were laid out more than three hundred
years ago. Lima was city wheh
Boston was in its swaddling clothes'
when Philadelphia was baby, ana All
of the west and south of 1t an I'M
broken wilderness. 1 can show you
houses here which are two hundred
years older than Chicago or cihcin>
natl, and can even introduce you 10
one of the oldest citizens, the iouhder
OF the town, who, dried and plckieu ny
this pure Peruvian air. has Tor over
three centuries stayed here with ms
property. l refer to the Spanish Tree
booter Indian robber and butcher flz-
AFRO. who laid out Lima in 1885. He
was assassinated on the spot where the
president of Peru now lives, and his
skeleton and his brains corked up In
bottle are kept in glass case in the
cathedral across the way. The skin is
dried and II sticks to the bones, but
with the exception OF patch Whleh
has been cut off here and there for
relic hunters the hide is intact, though
decidedly leathery and worse for the
wear.
A CITY OF MUD.
Everything but money lasts long in
Lima Where else in the world Will
you find a city built of mud three hun
bred years old? Lima has more than
one hundren thousand people, and 1T is
built of mud. 1t is about six miles
around II and two miles from one side
to the other. 1t has network of mar
row streets, which cross one another at
right angles, with space clipped out
here and there for parks or plans. The
houses are all of one or two stores,
flush with the sidewalks, and in the
business sections cage-like balconies
hang out from the second stories, so
that you are shielded from the sun as
you pass through the city Lima looks
wonderfully substantial, and you would
imagine Il to be made of massive stone.
which here and there is wonderfully
carved. Some OF the walls look like
marble Others initiate granite. and the
houses of all the colors of the RAIN
bow line the streets like substantial
walls. About the chief square there
are enclosed balconies from the second
story walled with glass, and under
these are what look like massive stone
pillars forming an arcade or closter
around two sides of the square in front
of the stores. These pillars of mud the
polished walls of the houses are made
of sun dried brick coated with plaster
of paris, and the second stories are
combination of mud and bamboo cane.
Think of n great city built of mud and
fishing polesl That is Lima There are
come OF the finest churches here on
the continent made Of mud The great
cathedral OF Lima, which cost millions,
is mud structure, and could you take
n sharpened ran and shove It against
one of its massive towers II would go
through the wall like bird cage.
LIMA FROM THE HoUSEToPS.
But let us get up on the roof of our
hotel and take a birds eye view of the
city before we begin to explore it. We
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Lima on horseback is quite as inter-
esting as Lima on foot. There Nrc
few private carriages here, and I am
told that there Is not livery stable
in the whole city The streets are
paved with cobble stones and the cabs
Jolt your bones, so that most people
prefer to ride in the street cais or ON
horses. The horses here have the cas-
lest gate of any | have ever ridden. II
is one peculiar to Chile and Peru,
sort of a cross between pace and the
action of n housekeeping hackney,
jolting than that of II rubber tired
carriage. The horses are amai out
~ . sp't' 49,, IL ,i6er is In fuIi rid
,n,, onstn,,o n,d he wn,,ld NOT he out
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~ IL sI,,a,. ,n,,rs on both nf his
hnots Notice Inv nnrnifcentiv the
bo,so ,s a,,rnr,iid I,be birdie lis trimmed
with silver and The stirrups arc plated
,,.ith tbo i.,',c ebintnp whit metal He
bas n beavv odaia blonket Of fur and
tbc VOWS have a long braided strnp at
tncbcd 10 theu, which no ,ises now and
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as no tIcl,iae b,r, With tho snt,r,, and
how thn demure maidens Who PASS
.,anl eiv ,,ioncns M hin, out of tho tnils
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and 1iacoi,nted ge is stoopinfr nj the
borsnIs front foo, sno'- lie ia huclt-
! Inv a shout strnn about them inst
| nve,. the ankles tbus hobblinr the
| bnr,e He icayos him inns without
tv,nf, and s,oes on into The store Thls
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WoMEN WIN hiLh 40 ll'lDi2'
Much Of the peddling of Lima is done
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Miss Hattie King, Of "a Humboldt Street,
Ithaca, n. y, who was recently so Ill that
little hope was entertained of her recovery,
has entirely regaincd her health. Her case
is one OF unusual interest. Following is sub
stantially the language of her stepiather,
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The Capital Of Peru.
A Magnificent City Containing 100000 People. Made of
Mud and Fishing Poles

Are but n
Something
o II Great Cuou
The woman's women VII
AroP
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MISS HATTIE KING.
Hattie is now seventeen years old. A
year ngo last August she began 10 complain
of dizziness, which became gradually worse.
She suffered excessive nausea and attacks of
vomiting. There were days when she conld
keep little or nothing on her stomach. She
also was troubled with kidney disease. Her
blood was SO thin that the drop or two druwn
by the prick OF needle was almost as color
heart and often iainted from the slightest
exertion, as upon rising from bed, or from
o chair.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-13
kernnn's-John L. SmlIiynn

Patrons Of Kernan's Lyceum Thcater
viii be given a treat next week when
John l.. Sullivans Comedy and Vaude-
willie Company give their entertainment.
The ex-champion viii present among
other acts a training scene In which he
viii Introduce the various methods of eX-
ercise previous to a match. He viii also
give a sparring and boxing exhibition
with his partner, Ed. White in which
his admirers will have an opportunity to
judge Of his condition. The company
which the eX-champion brings is said to
he one of the strongest vaudeville organ
iZatiOns that has ever played at popular
prices. A merry comedy, entitled "A
Trip on the Ocean" serves to introduce
the entire company. in dances ana must
cal numbers. In the olo Will appear such
specialists as Emma Carus; Deity and
Murray pretty dancers and singers; the
Golden trio, in their sketch "Only a
Joke" Darmody, club swinger; the
Bronings comedy sketch team Fetching
Brothers, musical artists, and Begley and
Lee, pair of versatile entertainers.
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from Monday. All reports that have
reached US Of this work have been en-
thusiastic in praise of its qualities, and
pregnant with assurances that it will
succeed with our theatergOers. Certain
", the success of Eel Captain gives rea-
son 10 expect that THE Bride Elect will
be worthy Of the name of the march
king and the fact that Sousa has writ
ten the libretto. as well as the score, will
prove of additional interest in considering
the new work.
Such selections from the opera as have
been heard here have been received with
distinct favor. and already the principal
march number has become popular, I'M
der the appelation OF the The Bride
p Elect" We are told that the intrigue
Of the opera was conceived by Mr.. Sou
sa, while spending a vacation in the ISL
and of Capri. in the bay OF Naples. The
topography of the islands is said 10 have
suggested 10 him possibilities for comic
romance which have been utilized in his
argument He has divided the island in
TO a couple Of kingdoms, and placed them
at war each with the other. a princess
Of one is made the legally-afiianced bride
Of king of the other; the bride is made
10 rebel and. rebclling determines upon
success for plans that shall make her the
wife Of one whom she truly loves. The
-
into use and the king has some unhappy
moments before he finally sees the wis
dom Of surrender to the theories of his
bride-that-was-to-ha ve-been.
The opera has been divided into three
acts. The first is made to pass in a
street in Capri; the second, in the retreat
of the brigands, and the third, in the
courtyard Of a prison. The settings have
been painted by Ernest eros. who is
credited with having made the muCh-ad-
mired scenes for 'El Captain" His work
in the new opera is said to be the best in
his career We are told that over 400
costumes are utilized, and that they have
been made from designs by +. Richard
Anderson. In fact. il would appear that
the producers, Klaw and Erlanger and b.
y. Stevens. gave carte blanche TO scene
artists, costumers, and all craftsmen nee
essary to the staging Of the opera in
magnificent style, and it is reported that
nearly $4,000 have been expended upon
the piece. The company includes Nella
Bergen. who won her laurels with the
Hopper company in "El Captain" Albert
Hart, Christie Macdonald, Frank Pol
lock, Melville Stewart. Harry Luckstone,
Charles Drew and Lillian Carlsmith. The
stage is under the direction of Ben Teal,
and the orchestra is conducted by Paul
Steindorff.
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The situation ID local theatrlcalS Tor the
past week has been not unlike that of
the FusIfsbnan who described the plains
,..,-,7-;,,.. .l,.+ +4,..,- moro -, r1.,,a
mere iitsi' = iio'liliiS Oh any Si'S % S'u
and every way You turn Non see H.
From one end of the city TO anotherNthere
has I,aa,r --..il,irr l,r-r ,-a7ldeKfIle y3ude-
.,- - ~ -, ,,f,-,,
VINO Nauue'i lle- li''i 'l.'9 -'' ms
class vaudeville ana low class ana JUST
plain vaudeville. and there has been va
,-ia+,- and l,urlesgr5a with plenty Of farce
- =r, a. ia tn, ,,,,I,- ,D--
~"
cepll'h@ 10 me rune nave peeH al '''e
Grand Opera House and the Lafayette
SQUARE. i'm both Of which places drama.
NOV, ~ l-s v,,e1Io,,- has baan the draw
4-7 '-'- l-i''''l pea o7' "a '-'e -'''
variety mere or on account OF Lent buSi-
ness has been. on the whole very bad.
MAY Irwin and The Swell Miss F'itz-
well did the business of the town at
the National, and the other sister. Flo
Irwin. did quite as well in proportion.
with THE Widow Jones" at the Acad-
ems.
Neither had any difficulty holding the
crowds in check. though both played 10
houses considerably above the average.
The Grand KEPT well down To that aver
age with "TeuneSSee's ParGner, while
both the Bijou and kernau's LYceum felt
the bad effects of increased competition
and had plenty OF empty seats at every
performance. The worst sufferers, how
ever were the Columbia and the Lafay-
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-13
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Jananschek.

The auagenent- of the Columbia take
pleasure in announcing the engagement,
for the week of March l4th, Of Madame
Jauauschek and a company of unusual
strength in a new play. entitled What
Dreams May Come The fact that
Madame Janauschek is one Of the great
est living actresses upon the stage today
and of a type that marks the highest and
most noble manifestation Of the players
genius renders her appearance of
unusual interest 10 all lovers Of great
art.
What Dreams May Come" is said to
afford the star an opportunity To appear
in singular and striking character, that
Of the Countess Demetri. a Russian wo-
man who meets her son in London under
circumstances which afford many power
fuI situations. The play is spoken Of as
being an absolute novelty and. while
Madame Janauschek has not for years
had a role of greater strength. the story
moves forward in an atmosphere Of
youth sentiment and quiet comedy that
brings all to a happy end. II is the work
Of Paul Kester, who is himself no Stran-
ger 10 Washington, and was with Alex
ander S3lvini as his guest on the coca
sion Of that talented actors last visit TO
this city. He also collaborated with Mrs
Fiske on her play, The Countess Rou-
dine" which was produced in New York
some six years ago by Madame Modjeska-
The supporting company engaged for the
new production includes such well-known
people as Maud Banks, Miss Washburn
/ Miss De Wolf Edmund Collier, John
| Blair Joseph Whiting, John A. Holland
Frank Lyman, Myron Calico and John
| Hepworth.
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feminine titles. for its tells a thorough
ly consistent and very pretty love story
which WeaVes q web Of grOtesqueiy hui
rnVrUus complications around its priuci-
pal characters. Moreover, as in the case
Of all Rce's productions, II is said 10 be
provided with q pleutitudc Of gorgeous
costumes, picturesque scenery. dTOH dit
ties and appealing ballads, as well as
some very spirited dancing.
Tn its present American FORM THE Bal
Jet Girl Laws claim 70 be the most thor
Oughiy Hp-to-date production Of its kind.
u is iu TWO acts every scene and situa-
1i0n u which should bring out before the
audience some Of the brightest jolliest.
most fascinating and most scintillant bits
Of hiiafiIy ever presented IN the realm Of
musical comedy.
The story deals with the pursuit Of an
American heiress by an iupecunious old
earl and, incidentally there are intro
duc-d several other prOmineu; characters.
includiug n poor artist the hcircss her
self o theatrical manager and the ballet
girl. One Of the choice complications Of
the production is furnished IN the blum
der u the old earl. who mistakes the bal
let girl for the American. Ia the end all
hands are made happy. and the curtain
falls on a merry, hilarious scene.
u Is said that Mr. Rice has never Of
fered z more Dithes0mc damsel 10 the
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-13

The famous Brothers Byrne. the quar-
tet Of fun-makers, who have amused SO
many people by their grotesque acrobat
ic speciaties viii appear at the Grand
Opera House next week in the nautical
pauromimic comedy. Eight Bells" Al
most from the time the curtain rises on
the first act untl it falls after the last
one. the audience is said TO be looking
and laughing al the Byrne Brothers. On
~ one OF them has anything in particu-
lar 10 say. The others carry their parts
in pantomme. The scenery Of Eight
Bells" is constructed especially for this
quartet, and they 20 sailing through the
windows, jumping headlOng through the
sides Of the houses and tumbling through
trick coaches in the most reckless and
startling manner The best scene Of the
piece Is in the second act, when the in
terror Of adjoining staterOoms on an
ocean steamer are shown 10 the audience.
The Sc are occupied by the brothers, and
while the ship is rolling in the waves,
they introduce some Of their best aero
battle turns. This act ends with ter
rLle storm at sea. which rocks the ship
50 much, that she finally turns com
pletely over, and the inhabitants of the
two statcr0oms are whirled about in 4
way that is claimed to be most aston
ishing There is a large cast of charac-
ters in the production of new Eight
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-13
BiIOu-Vaudpyillp

The Biiou presents FOR the coming week
n goodIy array of clever speciality ar
lists. Truly Shattuck the California
comic vocalist. direct from the San Fran
cisco music halls. will head the program
This clever lady is said TO have created a
furore in every theater in which she has
appeared, her beauty vivacious manner
and captivating costumes all contributing
to her success. Her song selections are
Of the kind that appeal to all classes. a
strong second will be the Olympia Quar-
tette, one Of the most famous in the yau-
dcville world. These artists founded their
alliance in 1877 and are therefore, in their
twenty-iirst year Of continuous success.
They win present their well-known spe-
cialty, "Indcpendent Colored Cadets" in
which they appeared for seven consccu-
tive years with Evans ana Hoey in the
everlasting "A Parlor Match" Clever
Carrie Fredercks, most pleasing little
soubrette. will be on hand direct from a
successful engagement al Roster and
Balls, and the Chappelle sisters are to be
features of the bill. The ST. Belmos, a
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have been added a speciment of the sto-
ries that make critics die young and
which. though no more gushing or enthu-
siastic than is usual has an element of
piety In it that Is rather extraordinary
The only painful thing about such no
tice is the knowledge that the agent loses
all his devotion every time he loses his
job. The effusion in question follows:
Notwithstanding an erratic report that was
circulated some months ago. TO the effect that
Mr. had retired from active service IN
his play, , that grand old actor. viii be with
us again next week at the opera House.
And what, indeed. would this great old play
BE- without ITS incompatible founder, creator and
delineat"rt No, happily Divine hand has spared
MS one who can truly portray tor Us the character
ut . There Is only one such actor, and there
can be- no other when lac comics oar way, which
is, indeed too seldom. Can be blamed r
thanking tod tiJt Ue are allowed To- see him2
Can We be chIded tor the prufHse glJdness that
fills heart and gives vent Go such eucDmiufus
thisy Tins year Ee brings t0 MS several ueN ied-
lures double quartet, % beautiful added scene
two nom Nature domain. all Of which Is high
~ welcome, and pleasant tn know, bus wc are
quite willing 10 iorrpo even some OF these in
the knowledge that We have with us the hero
himself
" hat this man needs Is police protec-
ton not press agent.
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THE PASSING SHOW.

49,
''s'' psoi''' - -,
..
-
d""ul I'lele "ci'iS tlolii''S nv" "ii''i ''''
sun and the consequent pleasure with
which a novelty should be greeted, the
average theatergoer must acquire a taste
fo, o,,,.,ti,,s, ,,,,il,,,a &c ,, would fo, o1
ives anu not ihlIequelOS 'Ha' Sc'iooiii's
takes 50 long that the plot or situation
has grown into the sere and yellow before
il finds admirers This is nor only the
,,, NTH .ba Iro,,,a I,,,t ca ,,,,,. ~ a,.,.,.
o'iiei art 'iidI diiiio9' i''' al 'aDiS I"e
er has grown weary OF the struggle Tor
supremacy and left the tools Of his craft
fo his successors before the world bepins
tn annraciata what no has 6ora for i
Last "e1N iiSi Oei ifs''sE an" h-'ile
Shannon presented a the Lafayette
Square Opera House a new play by clyde
Fitch. who has the reputation of having
,,.,;.,l.,, .,or,,, 30 ~, t,l+ nc, ,,.l,, 49,. 80,
OF wv vi INC "oiH'' "''IiIdS ever pun On
the American stage. This latest result of
his efforts was entitled The Moth and
Ia
-. i,,,,,,,l -. ~. IN M.
- va ''"''S
oI'S VI IL4e iio9l VI i5iIldI 'i'lilS9 ever seen
IN the city OF Washington. The play was
presented in New York some time ago in
the form of a one-act sketch. evolution
having accomplished the greater part of
the difference between that production
and this. In its primary state it was
known as 'Haryest" and lacking though
II yt.g.g in, Of
made it noteworthy here, by the mere
suggestion of latent novelty it succeeded
in provoking no end of talk in Gotham
Now that it has been broadened and the
suggestion becomes reality, there is a con-
siderable amount Of doubt as to what its
fate will be-simply because it has the
paramount virtue of being unique
Of course even to the public at large
and a great portion that should not be
at large-noveIty is pleasing but it is al
so far too stupendous a thing to be talk
en- without great care. To be successful.
a play must be trifle out of the ordi-
nary, but not much People will relish
extreme novelty only in very small doses
and then the pill must be well coated
with sugar and carefully disguised Aft
er il has gotten into the stomach they do
not mind it permeating the system but
they dare not know of its presence be
fore swallowing the dose. The stage has
taken > 900 years to advance to its pres
ent status and it may be as long again
before it is perfected. Changes will only
be allowed gradually and the most re
freshing part of a play. its difference
from others of Tits class, NAV seriously
initiate against it.
The step from cheap melodrama and
the most absurd kind of farce has been
a long one and taken very slowly. Shore
Acres was not the first play OF its class.
"OId lavender and The Old Home
stead having assisted in paving the way
for it. and vet it was only against great
opposition that ii was ever recognized
Duse had TO fight and struggle before
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and cutting the lightest and brightest OF
repartee. To make a success Of them they
must be spoken with life and spirit The
woman playing the part must be- a female
edition of John G. Rice. prepared to make
up for a deficit in the action of the role.
Whatever she may be in other work. Miss
Waters was a distinct failure In this
When she spoke her lines they We're dead
as a glass of stale champague-Oue could
almost fancy he heard the whir of the
crank that must have supplied her with
motive power. She seemed dull and stu
pid and the best of her work failed tn
win a laugh. Every word she spoke seem
81 hard labor. and she appeared quite as
relieved when 10 was over as did her au-
dienCe.
What an excellent thing it would be Il
some kind, Industrious pagan god. who
had been laid OFF work with the decline
OF his religion. could get up energy
enough 10 turn Herbert KeiCey into
stone as Venus, as some one else is re-
puted 20 have done with NfObe. In that
state MIR. Kelley would just b. too nice
for anything. He could be. as charming
as ere- 10 the matinee girl without
troubling any one else with his usual
experiments in acting. The value II
Herbert Kelley in marble, or even pIas-
ter of paris. could not be overestimated.
Exhibited at stated hours in a glass
case. with mis- cute little mustache well
sandpapered and blacked for the occa-
sion. he would be the fortune of his
lucky owner. Nor would that proprie-
tor be forced into any feeling OF re-
morse at having deprived the stage Of
such a man. The public would make
a great effort e. get along without
him. If there We're any trouble about
that photographic cylinder might De
retained, with the inilex of his voice upon
it. This could be fitted to any lines.
and the same result attained as IL the
actor had continued to act. Kelley
never differs. and a weIl-preserved sam
pie Of his voice should TT any part from
Othello to that of DeadwoOd Dick, De-
tective.