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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-21
Chase's-POIife Vaudeville.

According to the assertion of Manager
Chase,s press agent, vaudeville history
in Washington will be revolutionized by
the bill that the Grand will present this
week. In point of size. cost, and attrac-
tiveress, it is said TO be more than dou-
Bile the usual generous programme at
Chase's. The Pageant OF the Nations"
will be the principal feature, with the
Strakosch Opera Company as an extra
ordinary attraction, together with num-
Der of other acts. b. F. Keith. called
the dean of vaudeville" and the pro-
prletor of the chain of vaudeville thea
tres bearing his name, frs; presented
The Pagent of the Nations this season
at his Boston playhouse. Its brilliant
spectacular character marked II as the
most elaborate and attractive novelty
ever devised for vaudeville, and ii ran
Tor IGN consecutive performances. THE
Pageant Is given in three parts. with
other acts between them. The first is
the Pageant proper the principal scene
in which is the respondent parade of the
standards Of all nations. The second is
called the Gypsy Scarf Dance" and the
third the Red Hussar Drill" In each
of these forty young ladies are employed
In brilliant military formations. pictur-
esque tableauX. fascinating dances. and
artistic groupings, for each Of which diff
ferent costumes are used. And. too, it is
claimed that there are wonderful scenic
and electrical effects.
The Strakosch Opera Company has but
recently entered vaudeville. giving grand
opera condensed, and it has had. as was
TO be expected, phenomenal success. II
is made uD of Nine. Avery Strakosch
soprano; Miss Amelia Fields. contraIto;
Mr.. Payne Clarke. tenor, and Mr. Daniel
Camtori, baritone. and Mr. Alexandra
HaiS, musical director. Supplementing
these two features will be Croius and st
Alya, comedy team presenting THE
Silent woman the Irene Mackey Trio.
singing and dancing condolences: Willis
7. Sweatman, ranking as one of the best
of minstrel monoiogists, and the biograph
motion pictures of the following subjects:
Annual parade of New York police lead
by Chief Devery, in the review before
Mayor Van Wyck; the evidence was
against him: Sampson, champion high
stopper. exhibited at New York horse
show: the August Family. famous Euro
pean jugglers; launching of battleship
Illinois: cremating a pretty girl and
bringing her back to real life by the ma
eician's wand: the little foster mother:
panoramic view on the U. p Railway:
the tough kids Waterloo: United States
Army OUTPOST rapid-fire charge: Lieuten-
ant Howelfs Light Battery d. Sixth Ar
tillery going into action in northern Luz
zon; the Rock OF Ages.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-21
The Bijou-"Queen of the orient.~

Commencing tomorrow, the queen Of
the Orient will hold forth in a series of
surprises from burlesque point of view
at the Bijou. The Queen OF the Orient"
is put together for laughing purposes. and
the principal ingredients are comedians
graceful dancers, scenery, music, Oriental
costumes, ballets Oriental dances, anc
marches.
Two satires "A Midnight Jamboree"
and Oriental Pastimes." are scintiIlating
with wit and humor, song and story, and
are made doubly joyous by the introduce
ton Of rich olio Of novelties by score
OF recognized vaudeville stars, including
Hardie and Mature. comedy sketch ar
fists; Ashley and Woolcy. in up-to-datc
Hebrew and German sayings: Annie
Lloyd, the charming vital spark" Man
ley and Rose, the count and the little SOU
hrette. in comedy sketch: Burdock sis
tiers, singing and dancing, and acrobatic
feats, and 'Kalmo" in characteristic
changes and dances
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-21
The Acndemy-.Humnn Hearts,

Human Hearts will be seen at the
Academy of Music this week. The scenes
are laid chiefly among the hills of Arkan-
sas. The details of the drama are true to
nature and to art. Everything has its
purpose and furthers the main intention
of an aIl-absorbing story of love, hate, in
justice, and retribution.
The play engages sympathies for the
sufferings visited on a family of plain,
honest people through the unfortunate
marriage of a village blacksmith with
New York adventures. who thought to
reform but failed. the temptation of the
old life being too strong for her. Not
only these two but all associated with
them suffer by their mistake. The dark
side of this powerful story is well bal
anced by humor, adroitly introduced and
made necessary element of the action.
To detail the plot would rob the reader of
the pleasure of its surprises.
The usual Tuesday. Thursday, and
Saturday matinees will be given
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-21
The Nationni-The Bostonians.

Prefaced by sale of seats which indi-
Gates the great local popularity of The
Bostonians, this organization opens at
the National tomorrow night for their an
nual engagement, presenting not only the
old favorites. who have endeared them-
selves 10 music lovers. but group OF
younger artists that promise most agree
able ensemble. This season the roster OF
the company includes the genial and vet
eran. Henry Clay Barnabee, whose volatile
wit and juvescent spirit is ever green; the
stalwart and popular baritone, w. II
Macdonald. George rockingham, Jose
phine Bartlett. w H. Fitzgerald. Charles
r. Hawley. and others who nave been
heard here time and time again. This sea-
son the feminine contingent mas been
greatly changed, and an interest centres IN
the appearance here Of Estelle Wentworth,
q young Washington singer. VINO mas re-
placed Hilda Clark as principal soprano.
Miss Wentworth il said to possess liquid
soprano and a most agreeable personality
Adele Rafter. the new contralto. Is also
another addition 10 the ranks, while Mabel
Person a soprano. has been equally
praised for her work. The tenOrs this sea-
son are Albert Parr and Vernon stiles, ana
John Dunsmure. the handsome young
basso. has prominent roles. while j. }:
Martin and Mildred Rogers are also noted
among the new names
ranged as follows: On Monday, Tuesday.
and Wednesday nights The Serenade'
will be sung; on Wednesday matinee,
Thursday, and Saturday night, Robin
Hood is announced, with The Viceroy''
for Friday night.
The "Serenade" is so well known that 1t
is almost unnecessary to say IT is so full
of melody and amusing dramatic features
that a volume would be required to dilate
fully on the work.
THE Vfceroy" Herberts latest work,
has been heard here but once, and since
its first production has been condensed and
changed until its laughable story and
melodies are usually received with enthu-
siasrn Briefly outlined. IL tells Of the
whimsical mishaps which befall usurp-
ing Viceroy who having driven out the
rightful heir, attempts to regulate the king
dom, and incidentally do little love-nlak-
ing on the side. In order to outwit his
chief Of police, who has sworn that
if he ever marries he will abduct
his bride he has a mock marriage
performed with "A homely virago, Ortensia-
By this means he hopes 10 allay the sus-
picions Of the policeman so that he may
pay his addresses TO Beatrice, a beautiful
young woman Of mis- court. The latter is
betrothed to Tivolini and secretly meets
him Tivolini, however, who has become
leader Of a band Of pirates, comes ashore
and is captured. but manages TO escape
during the carnival. and turns the tables
upon the Niceroy by carrying MIN away to
the cave of the pirates on an adjacent
island Here after many tribulations he is
forced 10 abdicate and all ends most hap
uily in true comic opera style.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-21
Reconnaissance London Bellies,

The Nelson Sisters. whose tour of this
country has proved them justly entitled
TO the European reputation with which
they were introduced. and who constitute
quartette Of acrobats with whom few
can be compared, should be an attrac-
tive feature OF Rose Sydells London
Bellies, the attraction ut KernaE's this
week, commencing tomorrow matinee
Their connection with buriesque organi-
cation seems 10 be In harmony with its
characteristic features and in this at
traction, especially. they could have met
with no better surroundings
The ups and downs of theatrical life af-
ford food for much amusement la the
first part, transforming, which is
farcical absurdity said to be well inter
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-21
The Lnfnyette-"undcr Two Flngs.v


The Lafayette Square Stock Company
will this week present a dramatization of
Ouida's Under Two Flags" one of the
most popular stories by that popular
writer Another dramatization of the
same story, made by Paul NJ. Potter. has
proved one of the biggest successes of the
current dramatic season in New York.
The version to be done by the Lafayette
company is not the Potter version, but it
is said to present Ouida's original story in
an attractive and highly dramatic form.
The story as most readers of Ouida
know, treats of the tragic love of Cigar
cite for the attractive young officer of the
guards. BERTHE Cecil The great scenes of
the play show Cigarettes escape from the
Arab camp; her ride across the African
desert to save her lover, who is under sem
tence of death: the sandstone in the des-
ert, and poor Cigarettes arrival in camp
lust in time TO throw herself before the
guns of the soldiers and receive the bullets
intended Cor her lover. The tale is tragic
in theme. but intensely interesting. In the
role of Cigarette, one of the most faScinat-
ing in modern fiction, Miss Percy Has
well should have one of her greatest OPP
portunities of the season. The play is al
most entirely the story of Cigarette and
her hopeless love: though the character of
BERTHE Cecil stands ont prominently.
Eugene Ormonde will be seen as BERTHE
Cecil and the other members of the La
fayette organization viii have suitable
roles. Miss Effie Darling, an actress al
ready well known in Washington, has been
engaged for this week only to play the
role of Princess Venetia. This will be the
last production at the Lafayette staged by
Mr.. Walter c. Bellows. 1t will also be Mr..
Ormonde's last appearance as leading
man. Several members of the company
will remain for the summer, and number
of new players will be engaged.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-21

Business at the seven local theatres
during last week was uniformly good, de-
spite the fact that one of the principal
attractions, John Drew in a dramatic
version of Richard Carvel." proved to
be a great disappointment to his many
Washington friends. He was, neverthe-
less, greeted by n series of well-filled
houses. the success being due, no doubt,
TO theebersonal popularity Of the player.
At the Columbia The Princess Chic re-
turned in altered shape and with a
charming new prima donna, Marguerite
Sylvia, at the head of a very competent
organization. The music of Julian Ed
wards proved to be a magnet that at
tracted large audiences during the en-
gagement and Miss sylvia in one week
established herself as a strong local IA
vorite. At the Lafayette the stock COM
pany presented revival Of Bronson How
ards THE Bankers Daughter" with ex-
cellent results, while at the Academy of
Music the members of the FitZsimmons
family displayed what little histrionic
abilities they possess in melodrama en-
titled The Honest Blacksmith" Man
ager Chase presented a good bill of po-
lite vaudeville, which was headed by Fan
ny Rice. AT Kernan's THE Big Sensa
ton show enjoyed prosperous engage
ment and the Bijou, with The Gay Girls
Of Gotham" as the bill, profted by the
appearance of the Hurtig & Seamons'
company.
The present week does not hold out
much promise OF novelty, although such
popular favorites as Henry Clay Barna-
bee and W. H Macdonald will be seen
with the Bostonians in The Serenade,"
The Viceroy," and Robin Hood" Tim
Murphy will make his second visit to the
Columbia with Opie Read and Frank Pix
ley's The Carpetbagger. which proved
to be a good political comedy when seen
here two years ago Mr.. Chase announces
the most pretentious Offering of his ca
reer as a director of vaudeville entertain
nent in the Pageant of the Nations,
which comes to Washington direct from
successful engagements at the Keith
houses in Boston and New York. The
Academy will have Human Hearts,
romance of the Arkansas Hills, while at
the Bijou The Queen of the Orient VIII
preside over the burlesquers, and at Ker-
mans The London Bellies, under the di-
rection of Rose Sydell, will appear
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-21

to a very remunerative office. Messrs.
Read and PiXley, the creators of the play,
have taken such clever adventurer for
their leading type; INSCRIPTIONS, mirth-
ful. gifted with ready tongue. and ut
the same time a man with the ability to
command and mold others to his own self
ish ends. They have undertaken to show
how such a man was changed in heart
by the sympathy of woman, gave up
all his i'll g0;:S:. ..,ins. introduced reforms
and let wealth and opportunity slip from
him, all for conscience sake. The char
acter is well suited to MIR. Murphy's
quaint style of acting, and undoubtedly
offers him the opportunity of his profess
sional career. He has surrounded him
self with what is reputed to be an ua-
usually strong supporting company, in
Guiding Miss Dorothy Sherrod Herbert
Foster, Aubrey Powell, Mathlde Weffing.
James Marley. ]. II. Armstrong Nellie
Yale Nelson, and Others
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-21

This will be the last week of the La
fayette stock company under the manage
ment of Walter Clark Bellows and Thorn
as d. Long until next season. Contracts
were signed last week whereby these eff
ficient managers will have control of the
Lafayette stock company next year, and
the announcement comes as a welcome
one TO the people of Washington.
Too much cannot be said in praise of
the company's efforts during the season
which is now about to close. Mr.. Long
is a manager who knows his business
thoroughly. as has been demonstrated
since he assumed control Of the front"
of the house. Mr. Bellows has wide
and enviable reputation a stage man.
ager, having been connected with num-
Der of the best known organizations in
the country. He was for years the stage
director of Daniel Frohman's stock com
pany and has also produced many of the
most notable successes of recent years.
He is untiring in his efforts and his policy
is to give only the best and the result
has been, as far as Washington is con-
cerned, the most delightful season of
stock ever known in local theatrical his
tory.
John DAILY Murphy will say ''au revoir''
next Saturday night and there will be
weeping and wailing in the matinee ranks.
Each of these players has carved his
own little niche i'll public esteem and
all Washington will be sorry to see them
90. Mr.. Ormonde has made a host OF
friends. He has played many parts and
has usually played them well. OCCASION
ally he has failed to score in role
suited to him, but that is one of the
chances an actor courts when he goes into
stock work. Mr.. Ormonde will go to Sy-
racuse. n. Y. where he is a great favor
lite, to head a stock company for the sum-
mer Charles Wyngates departure Will
be matter of some regret, for he is very
popular. both in and away from the thea
tire. Mr.. Wyngate will be a member of
the Bellows-Long company in Denver
when its season opens in June, and in the
meantime viii! visit in Boston, New York
and Portland. 1t would be impossible to
name ~all of Mr.. Wyngate's clever por-
trayals during the winter but nothing
more amusing and enjoyable can be re-
called than his Dave In In Mizzoura"
Alec in THE Charity Ball" and Tom
Bean in Held by the Enemy John
DAILY Murphy. who scored an instanta-
neous hit last week as G. Washington
Phipps In The Bankers Daughter" will
also go to the Denver stock company. He
has done splendid work this winter and
will be missed.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-21

THE Runaway Girl" undoubtedly the
most popular musical comedy that ever
came to this country from London, will
be the first Offering of the musical stock
company that will occupy the Columbia
Theatre this spring. commencing May g.
Manager Luckett is in New York City
looking after the details of the engage
ment and supervising the selection OF
the company, and in a communication
to The Times ventures the assertion that
the organization will be one of the very
best that has ever appeared in this city.
II will contain many names that are Ia
miliar to local theatre patrons by reason
of former appearances in the Capital.
while the productions will be most elabo-
rate for a stock organization.
Two of the st-known theatrical mana
gers of this country were in Washington
during the week. Kirk LaShelle, former
Chicago newspaper man, who abandoned
Il city editors desk for the more remuner-
alive duties of a theatrical director, was
here looking after the Marguerite sylvia
opera company and renewing former ac-
uuaintances. while Mare Klaw, of the firm
Of klaw & Erlanger. spent some days in
the Capital on his way to New York from
Old Point Comfort. where he had been
for the past few weeks trying to recover
his health Mr.. klaw Is one of the most
prominent members of the widely-adVer-
tised theatrical syndicate, ana as a part
uer in the booking firm of law * Erlan-
ger occupies position of eminence in the
realm of the footlights. For some months
he has been suffering from the eff
fects of an attack of the grip and was
in Florida during the winter ana at Old
Point Comfort during the past few weeks
with the result that he has almost recov-
cred his wonted good health.
Miss Elizabeth Marbury, who occupies
the unique position of being the only sue
cessful play broker in the United States.
takes an optimistic view OF the dramatic
ed novel question and recently said.
among other things:
The book dramatization is going mer-
rily on. It's a good thing if the work is
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-21

The average auditor of comic opera is
not inquisitive concerning the deuX ex
machina, for if the ensemble is agreeable.
the measures in tune and the tempo cor
rect he doesn't analyze, and is content to
believe the singers are chic the chorus
spirited or jaded as the case may be. and
the opera either good or bad. He never
realizes how much depends on the musical
director
Columns have been written concerning
the achievements of stage managers, who
are pictured tearing their hair and delv-
ing in dark corners for ideas. while the
musical director has been overlooked. II
is well 20 say that this position is impor-
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-05-09
Nlenna's Club of the Divorced.

vienna has a new society which
should u some American cities to
noble emulation. No woman not di-
Vorced is eligible to membership. but
there is nothing frivolous about the or
ganization. 1t is to be called the HUI
mainly club, and its badge is a silver
ring, engraved with that word. and
worn on the wedding ring finger. The
appropriateness of the name seems a
trihe occult; but, presumably, a divorc-
ed woman has more troubles of her
own, In Austria, than here and needs
moral support. The idea of a band of
divorced women meeting weekly ''for
mutual entertainment and support
VIII probably strike the average Am
erican citizen as distinctly humorous;
but it is a serious matter in Vienna,
and the club proposes building for
itself a permanent home.-New York
Sun.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-05-09
CHAPTER Xxx.

How she reached her room. how the
long night wore away, Beatrice never
knew. She lay, fully dressed, upon her
bed, in a sort of stupor, from which the
daylight, stealing through the blinds,
aroused her.
Her eyes had never closed. All
through the night they had stared into
the darkness. until this first faint sun
| shine blinded them. All, what had she
and sunlight in common! No wonder
that she shrank from its brilliance and
its glare. Yet, all unconsciously to her
self. 1t found its way into her soul, ana
revived the crushed plant of courage
and bruised flower of hope.
The sense of impotence which had as
sailed her in the presence of her enemy
grew less. Her strong viii asserted il,
self. 1t could not be possible that, in
this house, filed with people, among
whom she was free to ove as she
pleased, into whose ears, too, unforbid-
den, she might pour the story of her
wrongs. that this monstrous injustice
could be perpetrated.
She had heard of some people being
shut mp I'm Warehouses;; but that was
different They could find no one to
listen to the truth. Grey Oaks was not
a mad-house. Why, the very servant
would rise up to bring her help and de-
liverance,
She rose and bathed, and freshly
dressed herself. Finding in her bon
all her old belongings, she chose a dress
of white flannel for her morning cos
tune. She met no n as h came
down the stairs.
Going into the conservatory. she
broke Off two or three creamy roses and
fastened them at her neck.
Never, thought Allen Layton, had he
seen so exquisite a picture as she made
when entering the dining room. where
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-05-09
Sewed Up for the Winter

This Is a true story, and it was told
to the reporter by a prominent worker
in one Of the east side settlements. The
other day a woman living in Rivington
street brought her little boy to the set.
tlement house and expressed a desire
to have him enter the Kindergarten
The child had a bright face. but i,
was woefully dirty, and one of the set
Element rules is that all pupils must
present at least a clean exterior. So
the teacher looked at the little bow and
said: why certainly he can come r.
the kindergarten, but we want all this
children to be clean. Give him a good
bath tonight and send him to us in tbs
morning" Bath" gasped the mother
How AN | battle him? I've sewed
him up for the winter."-New York
Mail and Express.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-05-09
MILLIONS OF RUBBER BANDS.
Immense Industry I'm Furnishing Little
elastic for Commercial Trade.

Immense Industry IN rurhisAhS 1'sNo
elastic for Commercial Trade.
.sThe little elastic rubber band that
Ia nowadays used in various businesses
in Mace of Irvine seems a simple sort
If thing, but there are few, If any, OF
the multitude Of small articles made
ont of rubber for which there is such
an enormous demand, especially in the
United States" remarked a wholesale
dealer in rubber bands in New York
the other day. I'm this country the
number of rubber bands sold In one
wear amounts to about 100000 gross,
or 81. 600, 900 single bands. At least 6o
per cent of the goods are made IN New
York and the rest are produced in fac
tories located in New Jersey and New
England. In New York there are a half
dozen factories devoted partly or ex-
clusively to the manufacture OF rub
Der bands. The process by which the
bands are made is simple. The rubber
in a LIQUID state Is nodded into tubing
of sizes suitable for forming the small
and medium varieties Of bands. Wnen
the IuDlDS is ltduy ioi 80 ~ -
into a rapid-running machine having
knives which cut or slice the rubbe
into bands. The larger bands are cut
by machinery from fiat sheets of rub
Der and Joined together with the aid
of heat and a pressing machine. Rub
Der bands are made in only two colors,
black and brown. They range in size
from ~one-quarter Of an inch to SIX
inches in length. The smallest bands
are o~ne-sixteenth of an inch wide and
the largest are one and one-half inches
wide. The smallest bands are worth
"a cents per gross, while the medium
sized ones sell at from As to So cents
per gross. The greatest consumers OF
rubber bands are druggists and grocers.
They use the smallest and medium
sized bands in place of twine for put
ting up small packages. The large Hat
and expensive bands are used by court
officers, lawyers, bankers and mer-
chants for filing documents and papers.
No rubber bands are imported into this
country. but a few American rubber
bands are exported TO the West Indies
and South American countries"