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dom becomes maudfin 20 far as his musical
tastes are concerned. but asks for some
thing fnvigorating like "Oh, Didn't He
Rampieg And the woman who asks regu-
iarty 1or Dixie has probably never been
further south than Asbury Park N J.
Among the tricks OF trade employed by
leaders of orchestras In the quieter cafes
where the musicians balcony is close to
the tables, is to study the programs car
ried by large theater parties. and then,
being sure Of the play they have seen. offer
Its most popular airs. This invariably wins
favor for the establishment.
Those there are who try the soul OF the
leader by insistentiy demanding music OF
the cheap, popular sort that has been worn
threadhare by street musicians. Others
especially in New York. where player folk
sup, spy comedian or tenor who has pop
nlarized song. and in conspicuous man
ner they request that his hit be played
ms shows the familiarity of the patron
with actors. but ii brings anguish to the
poor actor who is singing it with innumer-
able encores eight times week
can Afternoon With Wagner"
Inc leader Of three musicians, and who
himseif plays first violin. tells this very
excellent story on himself: He had Just
finished rendition of Nancy Brown" one
night when a strikingly gowned woman
sent him request for The Magic Flute"
entire. AS the demand came from a regl,-
iar patron OF the restaurant he crossed to
her table and explained that ii would be
impossible for him TO give even half a
dozen numbers from the opera let alone
the complete score at that time of the
night. Moreover. his two assistants were
not thoroughly familiar with the opera
however, If she was so fond of grand
opera, he would be glad to arrange for an
afternoon at her own home, for which he
would make her a reasonable rate and give
MS musicians the advantage of special re-
hearsafs The woman was delighted, and
tnen ana there made out a muscianly pro-
gram The rehearsais went on apace the
AFTERNOON came. the orchestra, small but
wen trained, gathered In the parior Of a
spacious apartment house. and so did the
weil-gowned women.
The program started off with fantasy
on Lucia oil Lammermoor." They had
Just started In upon the Tannhauser over
lure When a sweet young thing in blue
crepe rustled up to the leader and asked:
Excuse me, but don't you know Under
the Bamboo Tree?"
The leader looked helplessly from the
speaker to the hostess. The latter bit her
up ana her color rose, but she nodded her
mead The musician bowed gravely to the
young woman, gazing at him with expect
ant eyes:
Certainly: when we finish this Tam
ha user number"
And after the tale of love under a BAN
boo tree, came some rag-tme. and then
more rag-tfme. The hostess of IAN after
noon of opera looked slightly dazed, but
the program went on to a popular finish
ana the leader vows that when he IL
hired to give Wagner programs for after
noon teas he will carry rag-time scores in
stead NO more extra rehearsals for him.
A. S. RICHARDSON.
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DRAMA

of acrobatic bears as an added feature,
and these two conspicuous successes are re-
inforced by Yorke and Adams the McWat-
ters-1yson Company, Carroll Johnson, Paul
Barnes and company, the Broadway Trio
and the motion pictures, THE Vttagraph
be found to be much like the 'Florodora
sextet, although, of course, the music is
dissimilar. The octet more nearly resem-
bles scene from a Broadway musical
comedy transplanted in vaudeville. The
music for the dances and ensembles was
written by H. T. Mcconnell. the composer
OF much of the catchy music of THE Casino
OF Bohemia The octet comprises four
graceful girls, superbly costumed. and the
same number of youths in swell array.
Winschermann's acrobatic bears are dis
tfnct novelty, as nothing like their perform
ance has ever been witnessed here. These
big bruins, naturally acrobatc and agile.
have been trained to perform some remark
and tght-rope walking. tumbling Juggling
and cake walking, and numerous other
feats usually performed BY human actors.
Arthur j. McWatters and Grace Tyson in
troduce Scenes in a Dressing Room" 1t
presents transformations illusions and
sational spectacular feats, and concludes
with the extraordinary act created by Herr
mann the Great and given the name of "a
Turkish Elopement." Yorke and Adams
are impersonators of the Baxter street
type. Paul Barnes and company will pre-
sent the jocular little comedy, Wanted, an
Aunt which embodies songs. dances, i'm
presentations, eccentric cake walking and
Beau Brummel of minstrelsy, will submit
a fresh bouquet of songs, stories and an
ecdotes. THE Vitagraph In China" will
conclude the program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-29
Philadslphn orchestra.

Tuesday afternoon at Ais o'clock. at the
Columbia Theater. the Philadelphia orches-
ira Of seventy men. Under the leadership Of
Fritz Scheel, and the eminent Russian
pianist, Mark Hamburg, will appear In
concert. This will be the first appearance
here of the orchestra and will give the mu-
steal community an opportunity Of hearing
one of the really great symphony orches-
tras OF the country. At it's appearance last
Wednesday In New York it scored an en-
phatic success. The orchestra in itself
should draw very large attendance, and
the addition of one of the worlds greatest
pianists will no doubt completely fill the
house on Tuesday
Mark Hamburg has played in all the
leading cities of the old world. Last week
Hamburg received an ovation In New
York ON the occasion of his first appear
ance. He played the Tschaikowshy con-
certo in B fiat minor which is the same
work that he will play here. The program
is beautiful one and is as follows:
Overture, 'In Spring" Goldmark: Sym
phony No. 1, in c minor, OPP. 6S, ~ I'm POGO
sostenuto, 90 Andante sostenuto, CD I'm
POGO allegretto grazioso, "a Adagto. Al
legro ma non troppo. ma con brio; Tschai-
kowsky, concerto in B fiat minor, Mark
Hamburg; Tschaikowsky, from Suite. OPP.
43; (a Intermezzo; (b) Divertimento; List,
Hungarian Rhapsody. No. 2.
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Academy Of Music,

"A Kentucky Feud' will be seen at the
Academy next week. The great illegal
distillery scene and the blue grass band of
pickaninnies are expected to prove most
sensat ional and attractive features Of this
play. The scene of the play is laid in Clay
county, KY, the center of the feud district
and the scene of many unpublished murders
in the cause of honor. Life in the moon
shine district provides the story Of "A
Kentucky Feud." The love of jeff Wade, a
valorous and w-abidng mountaineer. for
Bess Buckner, the courageous daughter of
one Of the parties to the feud, the intrigue
carried on between Ashley Cole, the chief
of a gang of moonshiners, and Liz Sledge,
a vindictive representative OF the opposing
faction, who becomes the tool and agent of
her faith!ess lover in his wrongdoing, Is
the central theme. An elaborate scenic
equipment, painted from photographs OF
cars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-29
WHY COAL IS WASHED.
Harmful Impurities, and Others That
Are Merely in the Way.

From Mines and Minerals
The purpose Of washing coal is to free 1t
as nearly as possible Of all matter that re-
duces Its heating capacity or has a detri-
mental effect upon the metal produced with
such coal or with coke made from such
coal.
The impurities Of coal are Of two kinds,
such as are chemically passive. but which
do not produce heat, but. on the contrary,
CRATES by forming ashes and clinkers: they
must be repeatedly handled, shipped and
freight paid for them, and are burden all
around.
iron pyrftes, an ore composed Of iron and
sulphur, containing as much as SO per cent
OF the latter element. There occurs also
frequently some phosphorus, which remains
are both injurious to the quality Of iron
produced in blast furnace, and for this
reason 1t Is very important that coal or
coke for blast furnace use shall be as free
from these two elements as possible. The
phosphorus occurs in the ash-producing
matter, and remains there unless It is given
an opportunity to chemically combine with
Iron. lime or other matter for which 1t has
an affinity.
The value Of furnace coke is based, apart
from general chemical reason, upon its de-
gree Of purity from ashes, sulphur and
phosphorus.
make iron brittle. Iron cont aiming these
elements in excess of certain limits Is unfit
for all purposes in which strength Is an
important requirement.
There Is economy in purifying inferior
COAL even for ordinary heating purposes,
for not only are ashes an impediment to
the rational use Of fuel, but the sulphur of
the pyrftes emits fumes which eagerly COM
bine with what moisture there is in the
coal and form sulphurous acid, which
exerts destructive influence upon all iron,
as boiler shells, tubes, breechings and
slack. that it touches.
For blacksmith purposes, also, washed
coal Is far superior to coal in it's natural
state, because the tendency to form clink-
ers is very much reduced by the process of
washing.
Lump coal Is much purer than nut coal
and slack. Until about fifteen years ago
slack had barely any value in the Yeugh-
togheny region, on account Of its large pro-
portion Of impurities. Consumers did not
want it. and it could be shipped only by
rail- which was too expensive; it became a
burden at many Of the mines and anybody
could have had 1t who cared to take IT.
Yet that same slack, when properly washed,
produces coke equal to any of the Con-
nellsville region. At some of the Mononga-
hela mines slack was sold in large lots at
the tpple at ten cents per ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-29
Empire Theater.

One Of the seasons most important at
fractions at the Empire comes next week,
when Williams and Walkers musical COM
edy, Sons of Ham," will hold the boards
at that playhouse 1t Is devised with spe-
cial fitness to satisfy the devotees of high
grade entertainment. Sweetness Of melo-
dy, characteristic dancing. fetching femi-
nine grace and agility, and uproarious COM
edy are embodied in the attraction, which,
for feature. presents Avery and Hart, in
their side-splitting comedy The show is
deliberately staged and costumed the de-
tails of the production having been looked
after with care, and should prove to be one
of the Empires strongest attractions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-29
LAFAYETTE Opera House.

Hanlon's "Superba" which Is to be at the
Lafayette Opera House the week COM
mencing Monday. December l, Is generally
regarded as purely spectacular panto-
mime But it is more than that. Its story
is pretty romance, and in reality it Is two
plays in one. The book. or rather the story,
is an entirely new one, and was written
during the summer by Herbert Hall Wins
low, from suggestions made by the Han
Ions. At the same time they were employ
ed in their big workshop at Cohasset in
perfecting the new inventions to which the
new situations gave place. The romance is
that of two lovers. who are searching for
lasting and undreamed-of happiness. They
are assisted by the good Queen ''Superba."
.Pltted against her Is the queen of evil Wal
lalia, and through her all sorts of trying
situations are brought about to make the
lives Of the lovers miserable. The good
queen, of course, prevails. The story is d.
vided into three acts, each one concluding
with a brilliant and puzzling trarsforma-
ton. In the course of the new story the
audience Is taken across the ocean to wit
ness the coronation.
One of the scenic effects represents mas
sive locomotives in all their mechanical
splendor they dash along the rails carry
ing hundreds OF passengers at furious rate
of speed to their destination. Then comes
the quick change to the wreck of these
monsters. Then are heard the crashing and
grinding, the breaking and tearing asunder
of this work of human ingenuity and the
explosion of the overspent boilers.
The third act is replete with vaudeville
specialties and beautiful transformations.
This production Is the only one under the
immediate direction of the Hanlon Brothers
Two of the young boys of this remarkable
family Introduce an astonishing bit of illu-
sion and pantomime In the magic mirror
speciality. Among the others are the NIL
burn Beaux-Belles, a dancing contingent of
bright and pretty girls who fill in many
scenes with their welcome presence, while
Carrie Behr entertains with new songs and
bits of comedy utterances. The three Or
lofts. Russian aerlalists, will make their
first appearance with the Superba Company.
The regular Wednesday and Saturday mat
inees will be given.
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Mrs. Patrick Campbell,

Mrs. Patrick Campbell. under the direc-
ton of Charles Frohman, will play weeks
engagement at the Columbia Theater, be-
ginning a week from Monday night She
will open her engagement with presenta-
ton of Hermann Sudermann's great play.
''Es Lebe das Leben." which has been re-
named 'The Joy Of Living by Edith
Wharton, the translator of the great Ger
mans most recent work. 1t will be repeated
on Tuesday. Wednesday and Saturday
nights. On Thursday Aunt JEANNE" a
new comedy by e. F. Benson. author of
"Dodo. will be given On Friday "The Sec
ond Mrs. Tanqueray" will be the program
and for the Saturday matinee Sudermann's
"Magda' will be given
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Kernan's Lyceum.

The High Rollers Extravaganza Company
Is billed to appear at the Lyceum Theater,
commencing Monday matinee next week.
The opening number on the program repre-
sents the High Rollers on a trip to Paris.
The specialties and novelties which are in
troduced in that part of the bill called the
olio are high-class and new. The burlesaue
is entitled THE Heart of New York" Re
productions of McGovern VS.. Young Cor
bett and Fftzsimmons VS.. Jefries battles
viii be given al every performance by
Misses Eva Mitchell and Violet Duseth, the
champion female boxers of the world
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ttGhosts."

Ghosts" a drama, of inherited vice and
hopeless rebellion against the laws Of ma
ture. by Hendrix Tbsen, will be presented
for the first and only time in Washington
at a special matinee at the Columbia Thea
ter. Tuesday, December 9, by the George
Fawcett Company, with Mary Shaw. Mr.
Fawcett has arranged with Manager Luck
EFT for series of artistic matinees OF mod
ern masterpieces during the season, and
the first of these is Ghosts" The George
Faw cett Company, headed by Miss Shaw. is
permanently located at the Baltimore thea
ter managed by Mr.. P. B. Chase of this
city. 1t recently gave a performance OF
Ghosts" which caused so much comment
and discussion in Baltimore that Mr.. Faw-
cett has now planned a special tour OF the
company for week of matinees to be given
in this city, Philadelphia, New York and
Boston. Ghosts" is described as a play
for thinking people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-29
Lafayette Sunday Concert.

Tomorrow night at the Lafayette Opera
House the Great Lafayette and his COM
pany will tender farewell concert. and
diversified program Of unusual merit will
be offered to the music lovers Of Washing
ton. The management promises a per-
Torrance entirely different from that given
during the week. consisting Of an effective
speciality by THE Great Lafayette" replete
with novelties particularly arranged for
concerts of this nature. He will also intro
duce his concert band in twenty minutes
with the noted composers, producing trav-
estes on musical directors Of renown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-29
Sherlock Holmes. -

William Gillette will reappear in WASH
ington after an absence of two years at the
New National Theater on Monday night,
December 8. in Sherlock Holmes" It ia
also announced that this will be Mr. Gil
lette's last appearance in Washington in
this character, which will always be So
closely associated with his name as other
plans made for him two years ago must he
carried out next season.
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"Across the Pacific.n

Blaney's melodrama, Across the Pa
cific." will again be seen at the Academy of
Music during the week of December 8.
Harry Clay Blaney win again assume the
part OF willie Live."ia war correspondent.
The production. it is said, will have an en-
tire new outfit Of scenery and effects.
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One Better.

Mrs. Witherby-We must give some sort
of affair, dear. If only to maintain our POSI-
ton.
Witherby-I suppose you want it to cost
as much as possible.
''Oh more than thatr'
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piefon next season In the piece written BY
Clyde Fitch for Anna Held. Reginald lie
Koven II TO write the music. Tho piece
VIII be q musical comedy. and 1t il ex-
pected that Edgar Smith win help out with
dialogue.
Bijou Fernandez is the star of the stock
company at the Circle Theater, New York,
the season opening last Wednesday night
with Bronson Howard's ''Aristocracy
Miss Fernandez was a favorite In Wash
such as to be gratifying to her admirers
and friends.
Plans for the starring of Grace Kimball,
formerly leading lady with e. H. Sothern
ana Henry Miller. are progressing at such
rate that the initial presentation of Miss
kimbalPs new play will probably be made
IN Chicago next spring. 1t Is probable that
Miss kimbaHs leading man will be Hol-
brook Blinn.
Stuart Robson won his case against the
Southern railway being allowed 500 dam
ages. The road agreed to land Mr.. Robson
and his company in Richmond in time for
the evening performance, going from
charleston. The train was late, no per-
formance was given and Mr.. Robson sued
for damages and got them.
The novelty of having the No Chinese
honeymoon" company play the piece for
the first time at home occurred last Satur-
day In New York. The players of the orig
mai company sat In front with the matinee
people and applauded as heartily as the au-
dience proper. Toby Claude played her
part on original lines and there was no
chance to compare her work with that of
Katie Barry.
David Belasco has secured new play for
Mrs. Leslie Carter, which is due to the col
IaDorafion Of Eugene Morand, Vance
Thompson and Marcel Schwob. NJ Morand
wrote Izeyr' for Sarah Bernhardt, and.
In collaboration with Marcel Schwob, the
Hamlet in which Nine. Bernhardt ap-
peared during her last visit to the United
States The new play which Mr.. Belasco
mas secured was written especially for Mrs.
Carter. The production is set for next sea-
son.
The Yale students made it somewhat
New Haven last Saturday night. The per-
formance was Interrupted about every five
minutes and Marie Cahill made the mis-
take OF coming on the stage wearing the
colors OF Yale. In a second the house WIS
on Its feet, and when Miss Cahill sang
Nancy Brown she was assisted by a
chorus that fairly shook the house. After
the performance the police had hard work
protecting the chorus girls from the rowdy
element Of the crowd.
Negotiations looking to the starring of
Lillian Russell by David BeIasco have come
to an end and she will probably play under
some other manager. Mr.. Belasco did not
ofer enough money. She will leave the
Weber & Fields company at the end of the
season and wants to star in comic opera.
Nine. Sans Gene" was the opera originally
intended for Miss Russell, but a prohibit
tive price was put on the piece by it's au-
thors and the negotiations fell through
Now 1t Is reported In New York that Alice
Nielsen will appear next season in Nine.
Sans Gene"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-29

Annie Ward Tiffany was granted a d.
vorce from c. H. Greene. manager Of Are
You Mason?" company, in New York last
week by Judge Truax
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"Robert Emmett"

Brandon Tynan's romance, Robert EN-
met, the Days of 1903" is booked to appear
at the Lafayette Opera House the week
of December 8. Mr.. lyman, the author of
the play. will appear in the role Of Robert
Emmett.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-29

Otis Harlan, who was at the Lafayette
last week, was a persistent visitor at Ben
ming and enjoyed the novelty Of quitting
the week ahead of the bookmakers.
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Chase'S Theater.

Music, farce, monologue. acrobatics and
novelty features will alternate in Chase's
polite vaudeville program next week. At
the head of the array Is the Beaux and
Bellies Octette. and Winschermann's troupe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-29

LIE Roy and Minnie woodford, and inter.
esting vitagraph pictures Of scenes aboard
an ocean liner crossing the Atlantic from
London to New T0rk. Miss Summerville,
as handsome and charming as ever, viii
appear in society, satire. entitled IAN
Afternoon Tea" Jafhes K. Murray and
Clara Lane will offer their condensed pop
vaudeville
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Summerville in Vaudeville.

Chase's polite vaudeville bill for week
after next. beginning December 8, Will pre-
sent Amelia Summerville, J. X. Murray and
Clara Lane. Eugene o'Rourke and COM
pany. Leo Dervalto. Lemar and Gabriel, ex-
Queen LIS Hawaiian Troubadours, Nat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-29

Quality Street was played before the
royal family at Windsor Castle last week
by special request and the work Of the
children interested the queen very much.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-29

John H. Mech. one Of the best known
theatrical managers III this country, died
in Buffalo. N. Y. last Saturday after an
illness Of two weeks of pneumonia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-29

Eleanor Robson made splendid start In
New York last Monday night with "Au-
drey'
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AIDE

Ellie Fay reached New York from Loa-
don last Saturday. Miss Fay has grown
fat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-29

George Fuller Golden, once the president
of the White Rats, has been forgiven by
the vaudeville syndicate and opens in one
of the organizations houses in Brooklyn
Monday night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-29

Nellie Hawthorne Is the latest actress tc
sign a starring contract. She is to be star.
red next season under the management OF
Hurtig and Seaman The play has not vet
been selected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-29

Plans for the starring of Grace Kimball,
formerly leading lady with E. H. Sothern
and Henry Miller. are progressing at such
rate that the initial presentat ton of Miss
kimbalPs new play will probably be made
In Chicago next spring. 1t Is probable that
Miss kimbal's leading man will be Hol-
brook BMnn
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Northerners Call for Dixie.

Experienced leaders say that thert seems
to exist little or no connection and SYM
pathy between requests and their senders.
A Jew will ask feelingly for Killarney"
and a sharp-featured bachelor maid will
demand Sweet Sixteen" The man who
has been having the time Of his life sell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-29

1.-The New Clown" with Dan DAILY in the
star role, opened Its season in Rocheste,
last Thursday night and the presentation
cess.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-29

Bijou Fernandez is the star of the stock
company at the Circle Theater, New York.
the season opening last Wednesday night
with Bronson Howard's "Aristocracy"
Miss Fernandez was favorite In Wash
lngton. and her success on the opening was
such as to be gratifying to her admirers
and friends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-29

1t has become settled that the Messrs.
Shubert of New York will star Fay Tenn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-29

pieton next season In the piece written BY
Kovsn II TO write the music. The place
VIII be q musical comedy, and 1t Is ex-
pected that Edgar Smith win help out with
dialogue