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The Washington times., 1902-12-28
Extravaganza at the Lyceum.

The attraction for the coming week at
the Lyceum Theater viii be Rice & Bar
tons Big Gaiety Spectacular Extrava-
ganza," augmented by a sprinkIing Of
vaudeville features. Rice & Barton. both
we'll known to theatergoers, participate
in every performance. The curtain raiser
is musical burletta In three scenes. en-
titled Brown Among the Daisies" Fol-
lowing this is the olio. in which will ap-
pear Miss Idylla Vyner, J. QuigIey. the
versatile humorist; the Bell Trio. Eek
hon and Gordon, musical laugh makers:
Esher Sisters. buck dancers: Ola Hood
and company singers; Mitchell and
Marion, minstrel boys. After the clio
Rice and Barton present "Raiding the
Tenderloin. the entire company az
pearing. A chorus Of girls and corps de
ballet. which will include those novel
dancers, Linta, Little Africa, and Mile.
Mazn, are introduced
The Washington times., 1902-12-28
"The Chaperons" at the Lafayette.

The new year at the Lafayette OPERA
House viii be begun by the presenta-
tion Of THE Chaperons." which was
heard in Washington last season at
another theater and at much higher
prices. The engagement will begin to-
morrow night, and there will be matt
nees on Wednesday. Thursday CNew
Year Day. and Saturday. THE Cbaper-
ons' OF this season is said to be the
largest and most expensive organization
playing at what are known as popular
prices. The company numbers over
sixty people. and the cast. without hardly
an exception, is the same as that which
appeared in the travesty during It's two
months run on Broadway last summer
when the prices we're 81 q seat Man
ager Frank l. Perley, who directs the
fortunes OF The Chaperons." and who
Is celebrated as the former manager
of The Bostonians," the Alice Nielsen
Opera Company, and other great oper-
attic organizations. has made an effort
in the present case to keep in touch
with the demand Of the times and TO
furnish maximum OF entertainment for
a minimum price. These. he considers.
are the days of bargains" and il all
is true that is claimed for this sea
sons presentment OF The CGaperons
it is the most alluring Offering on the
amusement bargain counter.
The cast Of the play is headed. as il
was last year, by Walter Jones, Edd
Redway Eva Tanguay. aud Trixie
Friganza Mr.. Jones. who Is celebrated
as the funny tramp" Of "ll92." still
appears as the humorous old freshman
who. having taken contract 20 build
the New York subway from the Battery
10 the Dewey Arch. becomes bankrupt
because somebody moved the arch. Ed
Redway Is the same curions German
billposter. vino has turned detective and
assistS that nervous, magnetic SOU
The Washington times., 1902-12-28
"Sky Farm" at the Columbia.

~ A-AA a. AAG kDluulUlG-
SKY Farm" which is the attraction
at the Columbia Theater this week was
first presented at the Boston Museum
last winter. and ran there for consider
ably over three months. 1t was removed
only because OF prior contracts for the
play in certain New England cities and
at the Garrick Theater. New York. at
which latter place it scored a run OF
nearly $50 nights. SKY Farm" is a
story Of American life In the country
and is given a finished production. The
scenic outfit is regarded as the most
realistic yet bestowed by any manager
on rural work. The production is said
to show what life in the country actually
is with more fidelity and spirit than has
been manifested in country offerings
az other hands. The author OF SKY
Farm is Edward E. Kidder. whose long
record as the late Sol Smith RusseITs
playwright is an Assurance OF the en-
pertaining qualities Of the new niece
Among Mr.. Kidder's other successful
plays are those Of Peaceful Valley"
and "A Poor Relation" The cast of
players will include William H. Tooker
Scott Cooper. Tully Marshall. Claire Nc
Dowell, Rose Flynn. Fay Courtenay.
Sarah McVicker, Francis Byrne. Frank
Monroe Charles Crosby. Ralph Dean
Harry j.. West, David Christie. Maud
Hosford. Daisy Graham. and others
There viii be matinees on Thursday and
Saturday. and the usual scale Of prices
viii prevail.
The Washington times., 1902-12-28

ordinate feature OF the exhibition Is
Moung Toms foot-iuggling with hol-
low glass balls. He sends these fra
gile spheres over his neck, down his
back. around and around his shoulders,
darting TO and fro. with the smooth.
1.-THE grace OF quicksilver. They de-
scribe every imaginable kind Of curve.
dropping at unexpected moments only
to be caught by Moung Toon's expressive
feet. These Burmese also present a pic
turesque sight, clad in breech clouts.
turbans, and richly tattooed in india
Ink.
The Washington times., 1902-12-28
How | Became an Actress.
By ANNIE RUSSELL

None OF my family ever had anything
TO do with the stage. II never entered
my head as a girl that l could ever be
an actress 1 am quite sure that II had
given expression 20 such a thought 1
would have been rebuked by my mother
who at that time had the almost uni
yersaI prejudice against the theater as
did the country people OF her generation.
Indeed. il would have been an absolute
matter Of surprise, and she really might
have tainted. II anyone had told her
that not only her two prim little daugh-
ters. but also Baby Tommie-afterward
one Of the best known OF the Little Lord
Fauntleroys-would in after years be
stage folk.
Really my first ambition was to be an
author. Quite we'll do / remember my
first short story. how carefully I penned
It and with what great hopes I sent il
away TO the publisher Of a magazine
But a cruel editor returned my first
manuscript and with that little slim Of
paper which stated I'VE cannot useu
came the deathblow to my literary as
plrations.
My first professional appearance was
made at the tender age Of ten. Miss Rose
Etyinge was coming to Montreal TO pIav
Miss Mutton. As she carried only one
child to play the boy she wrote TO The
manager Of the Opera House REQUESTING
him 10 engage a girl for the part of
Jeanne and to have her perfect by the
time of the stars arrival. Ia response
to the managers advertisement nv
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Announcements,
Formal and Informal

Mr.. Sothern viii dedicate at the Lyceum
Theater, New York, next October. THE
Proud Prince" by Justin Huntley Nc
Carthy. miracle play OF the eleventh
century. A Biblical drama In verse,
based on the story OF David and Goliath.
is now being written for him by Mr.
Gale Young Rice, Of Louisville. and a
comedy with Chatterton as its central
figure is in course Of construction by
Mr.. Ernest Lacy, OF Philadelphia. Be
sides these Slr. Sothern viii revive at
least one Shakespearean play each year.
In the coming summer ne viii appear in
San Francisco in Romeo and Juliet
with with Cecilia Lotus as Juliet The
year following he viii revive Much Ado
About Nothing"
The Washington times., 1902-12-28
"At Cripple Creek" at the Academy.

AT Cripple Creek" at the Academy.
Hal Reds story Of Western life, at
Cripple Greek" will be exploited at the
Academy of Music for one week, Deem
Der %. Everywhere it was produced it
is said to have received the approval
Of the newspaper critics, whose opin-
ions were indorsed by the crowds that
focked to see this sterling drama. The
play deals with life in the Rocky Noun
tains, and the characters include miners.
Indians, half-breeds, and hardy West
erners. with novelty In the way Of a
girl from the New England States. The
villain. Martin Mason. is a typical bad
man Of the West, who, BY false state
ments, lures the heroine to his den at
Cripple Creek. He Is thwarted in his
various schemes OF villRiny By Joe May
field, big. rough, honest-hearted miner.
Mason then endeavored to ruin MayfeId
in his mining ventures. but. OF course.
Mayfield trlumphs IN the end. Mason
is aided by Alvarez, murderous Next
can. but the latter is outclassed in dar-
ing and cunning by Waketah, an Indian.
who gives Mayfield assistance at criti-
cal stages. The first act takes place
in the saloon OF Martin Mason. called
the Temple Of David" Act second
shows Mayheld's cabin at Rift Canyon
In act third Is given a graphic view
OF the interior OF Mayheld's mine. THE
Last Dollar" Here occurs one OF the
most novel and effective scenes of the
play The bad men enter with the in
tent to food the mine. and. surprising
Mayfeld's friends. take them captive.
They are about to blow them into eter-
nifty when Waketah, who has secretly
cut his bonds by rolling on a fallen
sheath-knife. makes a sensational res
cue. The final act shows the wedding OF
Joe aud Belle. the heroine: the murder
Of Dynamite Ann by Mason and Alvarez.
and the lynching Of the bad men bv
the miners. AT Cripple Creek" is be-
ing presented this season by a company
said to be even stronger in individual
merit than was that Of last season.
The Washington times., 1902-12-28

brelte Eva Tanguay in her efforts to
find her pet seal Trixie Friganza is
said TO be as statuesque and beautiful
as ever in the character Of the profess
sional chaperon- Other members of the
New Yorl, company are Robert Iceland.
George X. Henery. and Albert Earring
ton, and the Misses May Boley. May
Stebbins, Kathryn Pearl-Redway, Jes-
sica Duncan. Ethel Morton. Elsie Baird.
Bessie Friganza. Sybil Clifton, Auna
Belle Gordon, and nina King A now
The Washington times., 1902-12-28
Vaudeville at Chase's.

New Year week will be noted at
Chase's by the presentation Of eight
distinguished polite vaudeville novel
ties, which are expected TO eclipse in
popular estimation the program Of last
week. One number alone Of the forth
coming bill serves to distinguish IT,.
This is an Oriental novelty. presenting
Moung ToOn and Moung Chef. the Bur
mese football players, who have At
tanned extraordinary skill in a strange
game which has unsurmountabIe dim-
culues for any but those who have de-
voted their lives to it. framework
for this rare attraction will be provided
by Bert Howard and Leona Bland. Gil
lette's musical dogs, the famous Ros-
SOW Midgcts. Frank Gardiner and Iot-
tie Vincent, little Charlie Rossow. Rae
and Brosche. and another series OF in
terestlng motion pictures showing tho
scenes in the nursery tale OF Little Rcd
Riding Hood" Many strange and aImost
incomprehensible things. particularly IN
the amusement line. come nat Of the
Orient from time to time. and over hero
excite unbou1ded wonder and admiration.
but probably the most remarkable OF All
is the game Of "chinlone." as pIavsl
this week az Chase s by Moung Toon and
Moung Chef Burmah's most expert ball
players and jUgglers. In the first place
the use OF the hands and arms is bar
red. and catching and putting of the
wicker balls has to be done with other
parts Of the body. This exemption Of
the hands has naturally occasioned 4
wonderful pedal dexterity, the feet OF
these two Burmese possessing pretty
nearly the powers Of the hands. A sub-
The Washington times., 1902-12-28

companion. and perhaps in due time a
nurse He now wants 70 marry her be
cause she has found her way to his
heart. In the end the self-sacrifcing
old bachelor keonly as he feels the shat
tering Of his great scheme. and the loss
Of the woman he loves, stands aside and
gives her to Lowell.
The supporting company in this play
is the strongest Mr. Frohman has given
Miss Russell in the five years she has
starred under his management. Il in
The Washington times., 1902-12-28
Mme. Mantelli Coming to chase,s.

Nine. Eugenia MantelH. one Of the
leading singers Of the great Metropoli-
tan opera Company, surrounded by po-
lite vaudeville Iuminaries worthy to
shine in the same bill with the distin-
guished songsress. viii appear at
Chase's next week beginning January
o. The other features Of the program
are Valerie Bergere, the eminent ac-
tress. and her own company, the Quig-
ley brothers, Les DeIhosqs. .he great
Stuber, Stuart Barnes. the Four Hunt
ings. and the new motion pictures. pre-
senting "Scrooge, or Marley's Ghost
scenes from Dickens famous novel.
The engagement or Nine. EugenIa
Mantelii tor a brief polite vaudeville
season is an important and triumphant
stroke Of policy by the Vaudeville Man
ayers. Association. Of which 8Ir. Chase
is president. She is the greatest artistic
so far obtained for this circuit. but her
success in her new field has far exceed
ed expectations. She is now at the ze-
NTH of her powers and personal charms.
Valerie Bergere in any other bill
would be important enough to be the
central attraction. She created the title
role in Belasco's Madame Butterfly"
the dainty Japanese 0Hc-act play thar
was the foreruuner Of The Darling OF
the Gods. Miss Bergere viii present
here "Billic's First Love" a sketch az
New York and Paris stage life writer
by Grace GriswOld.
The Washington times., 1902-12-28

conner is Miss Genevieve Day. who is
now playing the role Of Violet Smilax.
the pupil in the conservatory Of chap
erons whose love story forms the basis
Of what little plot belongs to the
travesty. All the popular musical hits
Of last year are retained, and many new
numbers have been added since last
year; among them a new solo and
chorus for Miss Friganza. entitled THE
Modern Chaperon," a duet for the tenor
and baritone, Love in Palace" and
a musical oddity which has been as
signed to Miss Tanguay and with which
she is said to have made a great hit,
called There Amt No Use OF Talking.
Billie's Very Good to Ne"
The Washington times., 1902-12-28

cludes Orrin Johnson. who continues as
her leading man. and plays the part Of
Captain Lowell: John Mason. who was
especially engaged for this production
TO create the part Of Emburyj John
Glendin!ng. Charles Butler. z. a. Eberle.
Frank Goldsmith T. c. Valentine. Mrs.
GIendining. May Galyer. and Mrs. G. H.
Gilbert. who will have one Of those
roles best suited TO her delightful work.
There viii be two matinees during the
engagement in Washington-New Year
Day. and Saturday.
The Washington times., 1902-12-28
Mary Johnston's Audrey" in Wash
ington.

AuELDu-
Mary Johnston's Audrey" made into
dramatic form by Harriet Ford and E.
Z. Boddington, viii be presented at the
Columbia Theater during the week Of
February .. From all accounts II seems
Miss Johnston's great story has lent it,
self readily TO the requirements OF fhe
stage. In any event Harriet Ford and
z. F. Boddington appear to have pro
dueed a drama Of much human interest
and dramatic power. Li55ier & Co, who
never do anything by halves. have
brought together a company OF the very
first quality. Miss Eleanor Robson. one
Of the most charming actresses on the
stage today. impersonates the title role.
When Audrey was presented at the
Madison Square Theater. New York.
Miss Robson for the sixth time within
two years enjoyed marked personal tri-
umph, the others being in Arizona" in
Robert Browning's ON Balcony, with
Mrs. LeMoyue and Otis skinner; in IN
leavened Bread. in "A Gentleman OF
France" and as Juliet. Other players in
the company are Forrest Robinson. Ada
Dwyer. Frederic Perry, Selene Johnson,
George Woodward. James O'Neiu. jr.,
Anne Caverly. and Frank Lamb
The Washington times., 1902-12-28
Hagenbeck Follows aThe Chaps7ons.D


Arrangements were completed yester-
day for the appearance Of the Carl
Hagenbeck Trained Animal Company of
Hamburg. Germany. at the Lafayette
Opera House after The Chaperone.~
The show comes intact from a long tour
OF the Continent, and was first exhibited
in this country for ten weeks at the
New York Thoater. New York city. II
is in many respects similar to Tie Wild
animal congress seen on the midway
at the Chicago Worlds Falr. and after
wards taken 20 the larger cities OF The
country. Carl Hagenbeck has given has
personal attention 20 the formation OF
this show as wcll His most daring
trainers appear i'm the ring and use up-
ward Of one hundred and fifty animals
in The various acts. The show uses three
large baggage cars and carries an inn
mense amount OF paraphernalia.
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of work performed per operative, in
each country. A simple calculation
made from these statistics showed that
per unit of work performed, the Ameri-
can laborer received the lowest wages
of all three, English labOrers the high
est and German labOrers came in be.
tween. The disclosure was unfortu-
nate. A kindly disposed young man
in Col. Wright's department lost his
official head and the rosy deductions
made by the Colonel were lost to the
republican editors. Truly, Figures
do not lie, but liars figure.
The present stringency in the New
York money market is certain to have
its effect in the increased pressure
which will be brought to bear on Con-
gress to pass the Fowler currency bill
during the short session. For all the
repeated assertions of the republicans
that all the friends of silver are to- be
found in the democratic ranks, it was
deemed inadvisable to pass this meas
ure before the fall elections, but when
the elections are over there will be no
occasion to put the same restraint on
the friends of the bankers and it is pre-
dicted that the bill will 90 through
with rush. The attitude of Secre-
tary Shaw, Notwithstanding the fact
that he has already increased slightly
the government deposits in the New
York banks, is highly offensive to the
bankers and to the Wall Street con
tingent. They have never before been
told by republican Secretary of the
Treasury to help themselves and they
are not slow to express their displeas
ure.
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AFTER THE 1900"

Mr.. Henry Watterson in the Louis
vile Courier ournal has been flaying
the 400. His words have not been
relished, and there are various ways
suggested of stopping him. One fellow
has suggested that somebody thresh
him. Of course everybody wants
somebody else to do the threshing. The
following is a sample of bis words
about them.
"As the poor are always with US, so
are the vulgarians, who, given money
enough, set up voluptOus principal
ty, call it the -Four Hundred, and,
having made sure of it's boundaries
and their isolation, proceed to make
their own moral code, hardly designing
even to ask the rest of the community
|'What are you going to do about it z
1.-The sea.going palace, the modern
automobile, the struggle for equivocal
notoriety, the strife for titles, the eat
ing from the tree of forbidden knOwl.
edge, the aping of the manners of the
foreign swell and the tancied great,
the marriage as an experiment and the
marriage of convenience. the pursuit
of pleasure at home and abroad-in
short, the constant striving after the
ostentatous displays of wealth inevi.
table to the sun worship of money
these are among the features that dis.
tinguish the Four Hundred from other
rich people, who do not need to affect
anything, who heartily despise such
proceedings, who, with fortunes secure
and social positions fixed, live without
scandal and travel without adventure
but whom the wantons of the smart
set describe as the 'bourgeoisie.
"In separating the sheep from the
goats, and properly ticketing the goats
shall one be accused of blasphemy ?"
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-09-19

There is sprig of nobility who goes
by the name of Prince Boris now in
this country, who has been lionized
about Newport and other fashionable
resorts. A few days ago he was invit-
en- to a luncheon or dinner where there
were ladies. The waiter handed soup
to the ladies before handing any to the
prince, whereupon he with some snobs
who were with him got up and walked
out of the house. In this country wO-
men far outrank princes generally land
of the Boris stripe especially, and such
conduct should brand him as brute,
and he should never again be allowed
to see the inside of decent man 3
house. We known some houses from
which he would not have walked, but
from which he would have been kicked
just as any other cur.
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Preparation For The Great Bible Confer
ence At Salem, virginia.

Salem is taking great interest in the
extensive arrangements for the coming
Bible Conference to be held here Sep
has grown from year to year and it is
feared now that the large new Audi.
forum will not seat the people. The
Secretary, Mr.. J. r. G. Brown, is bust
ly engaged securing homes and &C
comodations for the many preachers
and other Christian workers who are
writing him. The Hotels are engaged
to take the visitors at one dollar day
and private homes at five dollars for
the 10 days.
The program announced for the Con-
ference is very strong, introducing
men of national reputation. Among
whom are President A. p. Fit of the
Moody Institute, Chicago, son in law
of the late D. L. Moody. Prof. Fit is
said to be great Bible teacher. Rev.
DR.. Gross Alexander of Vanderbilt
University will lecture On Romans;
DIR. and Mrs. F. Howard Taylor, of
London will speak on the Holy Spirit
and Missions.
DR.. E. l. D. Pepper. Editor of the
Christian Standard, Philadelphia will
give Bible Readings every day. DR..
Len G. Broughton, the celebrated
Baptist preacher of Atlanta, Georgia
will give series Of addresses. Rev.
Harry G. Morrison of Kentucky, said
to be one of Americas pulpit orators,
will preach every day. DR.. Clarence
B. Strouse, who has recently so sue
cessfully conducted the evening SER
vices at the great Ocean Grove meet
ing will have direction of the entire
meeting and Is expected to speak.
A large choir orchestra will lead the
singing and Mrs. j. G.. Wilson, of
Philadelphia, noted vocalist will be
the sOloist. Over two hundred and
fifty pastors and Christian workers
attended from distance last year and
twice that number are expected this
year.
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Paul Gilmore To Present The Tyranny or
Tears.

Paul Gilmore, the clever young so
ciety actor will appear here in Haddon
Chambers famous comedy of tempera-
ment at the Opera House on Tuesday,
Sept. 80. There are few actors better
qualified by nature to enact roles re-
curing the display of the gentler and
nobler phases of the human mind and
heart. In such manly characters as
William Prescott in "Men and Wo-
men," the husband in 1.-The Wife, y
John Van Buren,, in THE Charity
Ball'' and as the dashing heroes of
1.-The Mus keteers" and Under The
Red Robe" Paul Gilmore has made a
name for himself. The character of
Clement Parbury In Haddon Chamb-
ers delightful comedy enables him to
appear to the best advantage and the
supporting company is an unusually
strong one.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-09-19

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