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J1ow Miss kdder and the ReSamezed Warde and James
IRE uarizing the Classics
BY Asbtop Stevens.

term of reproach. The youngsters have
done little or nothing in the legitimate:
and the survivors of the palny days
are not and never have been acknowl-
edged artists. There is no profile, no i'm
mense originality in their work. They
have clung to the old fake stride and
gesture and have pitched their voices SO
deep in the bowels that children cried
at them. They have lacked humanness.
Instead of coming fresh from life. .
they have come stale from the stage.
For this reason most Shakespearean
performances have seemed TO me and
to many others as unrealistic as an
old-fashioned Italian opera. The best
I could do was to give up all idea of
dramatic illusion and center my pleas
ure in the strength and melody of the
lines So it was with something
stronger than impersOnal delight that
l acknowledged throughout the past
week the bits of life-lille acting that IL
Illuminated the James Kidder- Warde
performances. Nj. James especially is
TO be congratulated. Last year his
work was grossly exaggerated, and
now by a generous moderation Of him
self he is able to present a vigorous
even thrilling Othe!lo and a Charles
Surface of irresistible dash and humor
ASHTON STEVENS.
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ing had been transacted the. silver cup
presented by J. Hunter Harrison 70 tne
California Cricket Association, ana; W eo6
was presented to Robert B. Hogue. Inc
Alameda Club possesses no clubhouse IN
which trophies won can be safely kept
and exhibited, and having presented the
cup given by W. Greer Harrison to Ed
ward Brown, president of the CLUB,
thought it could not do better than give
Hogue, who has rendered eminent serv-
ices to cricket in San Francisco; Though
r. b. Hogue did not win the first BuTnell
batting average (tbis being carried of by
j. J. Moriarty with an average OF S5.64
in all matches sanctioned by the Callfor-
MIA Cricket Association, he made the
highest average in the five two-day
matches for the Hunter Harrison cup;
viz, the very creditable average OF 45;4z
for seven innings. All Californian erick-
eters will feel that the cup was we'll: be-
slowed
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The Orpheum.

The Orpheum promises a great bill for
this week There are Conroy and Nc
Donald, known to the vaudeville world
as the kings of Irish comedy; De Haven
and MAZE, the youngest sketch team in
America; P. c. Shorts, the musical
monologist, and Lang and Keller, vocal
lists and comedians. Conroy and McDon-
aid are said to be the best in their line
Carter de Haven has been seen here be-
fore. He is now assisted by Bonnie MAZE,
as clever as her leading man. From
last week there remain Professor Macart
and his troupe of dogs and monkeys,
Milton and Dollie Mobiles in new COM
edy sketch entitled "Bilgeville Junction -
Schrode brothers, comedy acrobats, and
Slime and Evans, the singing comedians
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The TiVoli.

After much careful preparation the
Tivoli Opera House will present on Mon
day night for the first time in this city a
new opera which was most successful
throughout the East, Madeleine, or the
Magic Kiss" 1t is the work of Stanis-
laus STANCE and Julian Edwards, the au-
thors and composers of the Wedding
Day" and Brian Boru.' 1t is founded
upon a legend concerning the house of
De Grimm, which prophesies that any
baron of that line who remains a bache-
lor and reaches the age of 100 years may,
on attaining his hundredth birthday, have
seventy live years taken off his age, pro-
viding he is kissed before noon Of that
day BY a maiden who has attained her
majority without ever having been kissed
by man or boy. Miss Anna LIGHTER will
will be seen as Mary Doodle, the sextet
widow; Bernice Holmes and Ida Wyatt.
as Dr. Gourmets daughters, Vivette and
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repeated on Saturday evening. For the
balance of the engagement the repertoire
will be as follows: Tuesday and Sunday
evenings, 1.-THE School for Scandal;
WednffdaX eyenIng and sStqTdsy mat
BETH and Friday evening, "Othello."
The bill for this evening is "Othello.''
: 1.-The Sign of the Cross" Wilson Bar
rett,s religious drama, is the attraction
to follow the James-K idder-Warde COM
bination at the Columbia Theater on
Monday, February 20. The play depicts
the struggle between Christianity and a
corrupt pagan nation. The leading roles
will be played by Charles Dalton, Irene
Rookie, W. E. Bonney and Maude Warri
the most eIaborateiy staged AFFAIRS seen in
this country in many years.
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Carreno's Concerts.

Nine. Carreno's opening piano recital is
noticed in another column. She will play
again in the Metropolitan Temple to-mor-
row night and Tuesday afternoon. Fol
lowing is Monday nights programme:
Fantasia and Fugue, C minor (Bach-LiszD
Sonata Op o. No. l (Beethoven); Nocturne
OPP. 81. Barcarolle Waltz fiat. OPP; ~ Bal
lade. OPP. AZ Chopin; Romanzs, nat, Bar
carolle G major Valse Caprice (Rubinsteinli
Impromptu, OPP. 60 No. 2 tSchubertl; Etude dc
Concert CMacDowelD; Marche Militaire (Schu'
bert-Tausig).
And this is the menu for Tuesday after
Moons farewell:
Sonata Appassionata, allegro andante cor
moto allegro non troppo, Presto CBeethoven)
Nocturne in minor, Etude in fiat. Waltz
in sharp, Ballade in minor lCnopln)
Etudes Symphoniques (Schumann) 81 Olseat
j. Etais,'' Etude {Henselt); Romanza (Tschai'
kowsky); Polonaise in E major tLiszD.
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gagement at the same theater last sea-

gagement at the same theater last sea-
son, the performance and the company
giving unusual satisfaction to the pa
trens. Encouraged by the popular sue
cess of last year the troubadours come to
the Pacific Coast with an improved COM
pany a new repertoire and a record of
overland triumphs.
Sissieretta Jones dhe Black Patti, Err
nest Hogan, the unbleached American;
Matte Phillips, 1.-The real thing; Gus
Hail. Anthony Byrd, w. C. Frazier and
that trio of pretty creole soubrettes, Alice
Mackey and the Merideth Sisters, are
among last seasons favorites who are re-
tanned Among the newcomers are George
Holt. tenor; James Lightfoot. basso; Mu-
riel Ringgold a pickaninny dancing Won
der; James Bland, the elongated come
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Tie Alcazar.

Peaceful Valley will be given its last
performance at the Alcazar this evening.
For the new week Nat c. Goodwin's old
success. "a Gold Nine will be the Of
fering. The play was first produced by
Mr.. Goodwin in the season of 1888 at the
Fifth Avenue Theater. New York, and
later at the Gaiety Theater, London. The
Frawley company gave it here a couple
of seasons ago, with William Lackaye in
the leading part.
The story is of California mine pro-
moter who goes to London and financially
sacrifices himself instead of the usual vic
Tins, thereby winning a charming wife
and helping along several other matri-
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In the Cape Town police force there are
now on the roll thirty-eight constables OF
six feet high and over. The "top-notcher"
is Police Constable Andrews, who takes
the standard with six feet eight and a
half inches, probably the tallest police
constable in South Africa. Police Consta-
bic Lang figures next, with feet Az
inches. There are five men ranging from
feet 3 inches to 6 feet 4 inches: three
men between feet inches and feet 8
inches; twelve from feet inch to feet
inches, and seventeen between feet
and feet and ! inch.
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cRIcKETERs HONOR A coMRADE
Alameda Club Presents the Hunter
Harrison Gun to r. B. Hogue.

OF the local cricket clubs the Alameda
has been the first to hold its annual meet
ing and election of officers. The following
were chosen to serve the club during the
season of 1899: President, Edward Brown;
vice presidents, Robert B. Hogue and
Henry Ward; secretary and treasurer,
Henry Ward; members of executive com
mittee-Henry Ward, J. J. Moriarty and
J. H. Saunders; members of ground COM
mittee-J. H. Saunders, W. G. Fortman
and B. Bird; delegates to the California
Cricket Association-Henry Ward and j.
j. Moriarty
Edward Brown, who is also president
Of the California Cricket Association, will
be absent from the State during great
part of the year on a visit to England,
and it is not unlikely that Robert B.
Hogue will return to New South Wales,
thus leaving Henry Ward, who is already
Lord High Everything Else of the Ala
media Club. the absolute Pooh Bah of the
organization.
The club has experienced some difficult
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The GolumblA.

Commencing tomorrow evening the Sec
ond and last week of the triple-star en-
gagement will be inaugurated with pre-
sentation of Julius Caesar in which
Mr.. James Will be seen as the philosoph-
ical Brutus, Mr.. Warde as Mare Antony
and Miss I<idder as Portia The part of
Cassius will be III the hands of Barry
Johnson, and the veteran, Harry Lang
don, will be the Casca- Caesar" will be
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The Chutes.

New at the Chutes this week are Kohl,
a European 'phantasmagorialist," and
Ida Howell, "the queen of serio-comics I"
Pianka and her lions and the animate.
are still strong features. Vosmer will
make balloon ascension this afternoon.
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this is the menu for Tuesday after.
T. M. A. Benefit.

The seventh annual benefit of the The
atrical Mechanical Associa ton will take
place at the Alcazar next Sunday after.
noon. The Frederick Warde company and
the best performers at the Orpheum
Tivoli California, Comedy, Chutes, Olym-
pia and Oberon will participate. The
First Born" with a juvenile cast, Will
open the programme.
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dian; Judson Hicks and w. C. Cook, two
clever coon comedians and crackajack
cake-walkers. While the stage perform
ance follows the same lines as that Of
fered last season, it has been further en-
bellished by new specialties, the latest
rag-time ballads, the newest cake-walks
and an entirely new operate Kaleidoscope.
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The hard "

The hard work involved in playing "Cy-
rano de Bergerac' has made Richard
Mansfield a positive slave to routine. HIS
physician allows him to see no one during
the day, as a measure of rest and as a
preventive against talking, for Mr.. Mans
field has to give his throat continued rest
in order to preserve the energy for the
five acts of Cyrano. He not only speaks
continually through the play, but each
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New Gomedu.

The Spider and Fly" extravaganza at
the Comedy is now in better order than
it was at last, Sunday nights opening,
and will continue another week. Miss
Post is quite recovered from her recent
indisposition, and appears at every per-
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The Olympia.

Ethel Lynwood, European contortion-
list, is the special feature of the new bill
at the Olympia There are ten other
speciality people In the programme.
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Torrance as the queen of the mermaids.
Some fifty people are employed in the
production. John L. Sullivans vaudeville
and athletic show follows.
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The California

On Monday night the Black Patti Trou-
badours begin a two weeks engagement
at the California Theater. This attraction
played very successful three weeks en-
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monial and pecuniary problems. Mr..
Hastings will play the Goodwin part and
George Osbourne the English broker. All
the AlcaZar fayorites are in the cast. A
revival of 1.-The Girl 1 Left Behind Me-
fOl1oWS
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ty in retaining it's Webster street grounds
for the coming season, the rental obtaina-
able as Chinese vegetable gardens consid-
erably exceeding that exacted from the
cricketers. Arrangements will, however,
probably be made whereby the Alameda
and Pacific Cricket Club may share the
ground.
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A kind of paper is made from seaweed
which is 50 transparent that 1t may be
used instead of glass for windows
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| Margot. Phil Branson will portray the
role of Baron de Grimm; Edwin Stevens
will be his physician, DR.. Gourmet; VIM.
H. West, his scribe, Jules LIE Meagre; and
Arthur Boyce, his steward Francois.
William Pruette will be the Alsatian art
ist, Auguste Deutch and William Schus-
ter, the barons majordomo, Emile.
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Charles H. Hoyt, the playwright and
in health HIS new farce "a Df Dog in no the
Manger,' was produced in Washington
last Monday night. It failed utterly, and
the company will be disbanded at the end
of the week. The piece was not of itself
up to Mr.. Hoyt's average, and, still more
detrimental, its performance lacked the
personal direction of the author. 1t will
be laid aside to await his recovery of
health which he hopes will come of long
rest and diverting travel.
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New Orleans is likely to enjoy a legal
Miss Julia Arthur and Miss Eugenia Blair
have announced their intention of doing
the play there. Miss Arthur says she has
the prior right but Miss Blair says she
has the permission of Mrs. Frances Hodg-
SON Burnett, the author.
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the rebellion He served in the North At
iantic squadron on board the United States
gunboat Chickopee and was one of the
men that volunteered TO go with Lieut..
Gushing, when he blew up the rebel ram,
Albenarle, at Plymouth N. c., October 81.
1864. Since the close of the war he has
mined In Colorado, New Mexico and
Washington, and served in the United
States mall service and Is United States
inspector Of customs in the Puget sound
district He served on the staff OF Com
modore Cosgroye. department commander,
@, A. r., Washington and Alaska. He was
an aide-de-camp on the stan of Gen. Rus
cell A. Alger, communicative Of the
q. A. r. He was also chief mastering Of
ncer Of the department OF Washington and
Alaska In 1898 he was member OF the
council OF administration In 1894 he was
delegate from Washington and Alaska to
the twenty fourth national encampment At
Boston. In 1880 he was inspector Of the de-
partment and Is now chief mastering Of
dcer.
A MONG the interesting figures In the
\ encampmert Is Thomas IL. Bradley,
mayor OF Port Angeles and A. ID. c. on
the national staff of the G.. A. r. Capt.
Bradley passed through large range Of
active service not only during the civil
war but during the Indian fights OF more
recent years. He was on the staff Of Gen.
Burnside, organizing Tennessee troops in
the field in 1868 and on Gen, ketchums
staff In Washington City fran 1853 to 1870.
He commanded the reconnaissance In the
Olympic mountains in lss2; commanded the
reserve battery Of the Twenty first In
fantry in establishing Fort Du Chesne.
Utah 1855. He has = fong and honorable
record OF service in the field. and was
breveted captain for meritorious service
during the war which he had entered as
private.
Capt Bradley ia a son OF Joshua r. Brad
ley. lawyer. who was private In Company
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going aboard the transport Vanderbilt and
encountering the fierce storm ia which
several vessels were lost In the follow
Ing year 1859 he was in the army OF the
Patomac with the Ninth army corps, I'M
der Burnside He took part In the battles
second Bull Run. Antietam, Falmouth.
fredericksburg. Gettysburg and other
hard fought fields,
At Gettysburg he was hit by shell and
for moment thought he had been fatal
~ wounded He still bears the marks OF
this wound. and 1t injured his spine per
nfanentiy.
THE hardest fighting witnessed per-
sonaliy during the war" said Mr. Spen-
Ger yesterday at the Dillsr. was at the
battle of Antietam- | acted as color
bearer. Three men before me had lust
been shot down when picked up tho col
ors. We were on the extreme left. and
We had To cross the bridge over Antietsm
creek. I, WAS In crossing this bridge and
in ascending the rise beyond IL that the
hottest fighting l ever saw occurred. You
may Judge something 81 the results when
i tell you that the command 30 which
belonged went into the fight with 80 men
and cana out OF IL with eleven,
''our regiment. the Eighth Michigan.
had singular experience there. For the
third ,ifne during the war came face
to face with the Fifteenth Georgia The
frat time they met AS they whipped as
The second time IL WAS practically e dra ".
The third time We captured them. and
they did the honor to ask shat The
Eighth Michigan be assigned To guard
them"
A MpNCi the features 81 the gathering at
II she Hotel Dllier was I'll real live roos.-
or. p4rched above the doorway rot like
Poe's n-omans; raven. Eut like token Of
good cheer ana kindly "reminiscences His
piusgssga WAS white snow anf his comb
- red as hl9aSl, and II he could have rad
issxt a few ssiWe feathers ta his tai ne
would have been a national bird sare
enough. The lack % these WAS casgspsn<ss-
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nag means se an old veteran. When We
were dawn In Louisiana. Approaching
town about which We were uncertain We
used TO scan the horizon anxiousiy- IL We
caught sight Of the Union dag We felt safe.
It's stars and stripes are endeared TO US
by a thousand tender memories. Let the
people of Seattle put more fiass and bunt-
ing on the streets. This may be only .
sentiment, but IL Is one We chsrish very
highly"
Al the reporter stepped out from the
hotel and glanced up and down First ave-
nue. he found that Mr.. Lanes statement
was almost literally true. The only nag
within sight was the one waving above the
store Of the MacDougali -South~ick Com
pany.
~ y. SPENCER, chaplain Of the de-
~. partmenf. In man who looks every
inch the old solder that he Is. He took
part in many hard campaigns during the
civil war. and did net enter the ministry
of the gospel Of peace until long after the
last gun had sounded.
His parents moved In 1884 from Nova
Scotia to Michigan. and in that state he
was born October 3, 1885 At the age OF
e he enlisted in the Eighth Michigan In
fantry, Company T.. being transferred
afterward to the regulars. Company A.
u. q. engineers
He took part In the first expedition to
the South. directed against Port Royal,
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erson had done Lincoln promptly sent
for Dsckersou, and in the kindly tone TOT
which he was noted said:
That was a desperate deed How did
you come to do II
s.Mr. President" replied Dfckerson. Il
did Il because loved that Gag better than
loved my hfe'
You shall, be rewarded" said the presa-
dent.
II am already rewarded replied Dick
erson. II have the dag and nay life also :
Nevertheless. Lincoln kept his word He
promoted pickerson to a captatncy, ana
was ever sfterward his personal friend
THERE il an interesting fact about an
organization well known among the
veterans OF the civil war as the Army Of
the Tennessee. II was formed before the
close Of the war, all officers Of the Army
Of the Tennessee being eligible TO member
ship. 1t now has membership Of about
500 1t ID little strange that only four
of its members reside in the state Of Wash
ington. and stil stranger thai all four OF
thsm live in Seattle They are Capt. n. L.
Gray. Capt. John Ramsey, Capt. Joseph
Dsckerson and Gen. Lyman Banks
A LREADY <he names Of candidates for
"A the various department Offices are be-
ginning to be discussed with lively inter-
est. Prominent among those who are men
toned in connection with the office Of de-
partment commander are George B. Lane,
Of Olympia; Fred T. Taylor, of Tacoma; g.
n Alexander OF Sidney; Maj. Cole, Of
New Whatcom and last but by no means
least, Judge ]. w. Langley, of Seattle.
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- Tar oy streanners Of red. white and haue
ribbons tied around hts mech. and these be
wore with becoming dignity.
All during the afternoon the bird perch
ed there. Al arst he dsd MOI fully take IN
rae situation He seemed 70 think that
sosnesody had pat him 10 roost premature
iy and he rather resented the infringement
OF his rights But az the day wnre on and
GrosSss OK atniring veterans came about
the doorway and glanced up ~ him. he
became impressed With q sense Of his posi-
ton. Iuss while the r9sunda Was crowded.
he reared himself to his fullest height
tapped his wings Justify ard gave crow
that might have served In lieu OF . re-
sstiie.
.'C6mrade,+ said ore veteran. nudging
another. how long do yoa TANK be would
have erowed like that IL ne had been near
the picket nne thirty-aye years agoe
TIE eascken and his quaint deEneanor
brought forth no end 81 stories about
chicken stealing and ularauding when pro-
visions we're scarce IN camp or on the
march, and when the universal code OF
martial Law. In its practical aspects. recog-
nized sacfl thing as tustitaeie larceny
DUD0LPH SCOTT, chief mastering Of
aeey Of the department for Washing
ton and Alaska. Is one Of the interesting
men attending Gie national eaeampment-
Mr.. Scott is an American Of African. IN
dian and Scotch extraction. He WAS born
in New Haven, Conn. and comes Of New
England fightiag stock. His grandfather,
on his mothers side, was Peqaof Indian
chief. who married a Scotch woman. and
fought through the war OF the revolution
His grandfather. on his fathers side, was
q West Indian African. q the Toussaint
l. Overture stock, and the son OF .
Barbados planter, sent TO New Haven.
Conn, to be educated al Yale college Mt.
Scott and a brother fought In the war Of