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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-02-26

OIL the nerves
while the cause
of the nervous
ness remains un-
cured. A very
common cause
of nervousness
in women is a
diseased condi-
"a a.
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ton of the delicate
womanly organism.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription cur e s
womanly diseases and
the nervousness which
they cause. 1t changes
irregularity to regular
ity, dries the drains
which weaken women.
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Nasal


In all its stages
there should be clean
illness.
The Washington times., 1903-11-22
TWO MILES A MINUTE ON
A GERMAN ROAD

The fact that a speed of 1858 miles
an hour as been reached on the Eos
sen experimental road in Germany is
interesting but the engineers in charge
are in error If they think that this is
the highest speed ever attained. More
than twenty years ago steam engine
and car attached. both OF light con-
struction. were driven at over Zoe
miles an hour on a single rail saddle
back road built by CoFt J. V. Meigs
at Boston Ten years ago the Empire
State express ran a mile at the rate
of, I12.5 miles an hour Two years ago
train on the Plant System IN Florida
ran FIVE miles in two minutes and
thirty seconds, equivalent TO 30 miles
an hour.
Some experts think that while there
is no mechanical difficulty in the way
of running trains at the rate of lo5
miles an hour OF more. no engineer
will be able TO stand the strain OF such
a speed without a nervous breakdown
But with a thoroughly protected track.
free from grade crossings. with moth
ing TO disturb the mind and with vi
brations reduced to a minimum. 1t may
be found that a train can be run at
two miles a minute with less mental
tension than IS caused by half that
speed tOday-when a speck on the track
a mile away may Develop within sixty
seconds into q wagon-load Of people
Exchange.
The Washington times., 1903-11-22

trick and what he says goes" He
passes upon every new play 10 be pro-
duced and his permit is needed to bring
1T before the public
It is not pretended that the lord cham
berlain takes any active part in the Sc
lection or rejection of plays submitted
for his official stamp Of approval He
appoints q subordinate, known as the ex~
aminer Of alays. who. in addition to
salary Of $1,000 a year. gets a large In
come from fees which must be sent with
each manuscript submitted The read
ing fee for one or two-act play is one
guinea; for three or more acts two gum
cas-.
At least two weeks before the proposed
production OF play a typewritteu copy.
with the fees, must be sent to the lord
chamberlain Office. Then comes pc
Rod OF uwcertainty While there has
never been any suggestion that bribery
or undue influence sways his majestys
official, who. by the bye, when once ap-
pointed IS responsible to no one. not
even to parliament. the action Of exam
liners of plays has sometimes been so in,
comprehensible and erratic that until
the actual license Is forthcoming man.
ayers sit uDon a stool of uneasiness.
Thousands OF pounds have been lost.
hundreds Of actors and actresses thrown
out of employment and dozens Of thea
tiers kept closed during the height OF
TIE season by reason Of some unaccount~
albIe refusal 70 license a play at the last
moment, when a company has been en-
gagged and rehearsed. elaborate scenery
built and painted costly printing pre-
pared. and important time booked.
In such a case there is no redress.
There is no court Of appeal There Is
not even a possibility Of discovering
and expurging the Objectionable por-
tons. The arbitrary examiner never
condescends to state his reason for pro-
hiblting play.
Another more Objectionable phase OF
the censorship of stage plays. as exer-
cised in England, IS that little OF no
discrimination is shown in the selection
of officials in whom such powers
are vested. in whose hands practically
rests the fate of a dramatic author, and
who are able to infict crushinga pecun-
iary blows on all theatrical managers
1t has been shown taat the appoint
ment Of the lord C chamberlain rests
with the reigning monarch. and is usual
" controlled by purely social consider
alton. 1t would be thought that such
an official would select as his subor-
dinate an expert in catering for the
| public. an experienced playwriter. an
actor. OF at least one well versed IN
theatrical matters and 1miliar with the
stage and the age. Gut there Is no IN
stance on record of a man holding this
position who by any stretch Of the
fitness for the Office.
The Washington times., 1903-11-22
Maxine EIIiott's Children.

Maxine Elliott loves children. There
are four in Her Own Way. at the
Garrick Theater, where c. B. Dflling-
ham is presenting her in Clyde Fitchs
latest and best comedy. Like most
stage children they have, perhaps, Al
exalted idea Of their Importance. They
have been spoiled
Now, these youngsters are not a bit
f,srrot-like in their talk That's why
they were engaged. They speak their
lines like real Riddles in real life. but
don't think for one moment that they
believe they are children - not at all
They are professionals players all
Miss ElliOtt's lovely self had been so
far away from thoughts Of youngsters
as actors that absent-mindedly the
other day she remarked to Donald
Gallagher, aged eight. as she gazed at a
big hobby-hoTse which the youngster
Donald. II yOu1l be a good boy and
play your part truly. / viii give you a
horse like this. all for your very own. -
Pardon me. Miss Elliott, returned
Imagination might be conceded special
the youthful Thesp.an. but you know
I only ride IL because it's part Of the
stage business. Ny part calls for it
1t Is not from choice I assure YOU.
Then Miss Elliott nodded gravely, and
said, thoughtfully, with great presence
Pardon. me- I didn't think. I'm so
sorry I hurt your feelings.
BORT let IL worry you, said young
Mr. Gallagher. Il understand.
The Washington times., 1903-11-22
Merely Mary Ann.
Eleanor Robson's New Play by Israel
Zangwill.

Eleanor Robson, whose charmingly
girlish Juliet last spring Is well remem-
bered. comes TO the National Theater
Christmas week as a star in a new play
by Israel Zangwin entitled Merely
Mary Ann"
1t was at her Svn suggestion Mr..
ZangWin dramatized his pathetic little
story of Merely Mary Ann" for her
The heroine OF the piece is the slavey
in a cheap South London lodging
house-a pretty little girl from the
country One OF the dodgers is writer
OF music. handsome. and a genius. The
ineongruous couple fan in love with one
another but when the slavey becomes
an heiress the pOverty-stricken com
poser refuses to have anything more TO
do with her. How she regains him is
told in the final act.
The role Of the slavey calls for that
appealing naivete which is Mss Rob
sons mos striking characteristic. and
with so clever sn actor as Edwin Ar
den TO support her in the part Of the
composer. the performance ought to be
delightfully."- artistic.
The performance of Monday. Deem
Der q, has already been sold to IN,
Washington Asylum for Foundlings.
The Washington times., 1903-11-22

sehoolma'ams, has completed book Of
poems to be published by a New York
firm during the holidays.
Perhaps one Of the reasons that Rich
ard Mansfield has been so successful IN
reproducing the Bohemian atmosphere
of German university life in 'Old Held
elberg'' is that he was for some time 2
student st Jena
r S. Willard has put Stephen Phillips
new play, Miriam. or whatever it is
to be called. into rehearsal in London.
but it is not likely 10 be produced for
some time to come. as The Cardinal
is still very popular
Charles B. Hanford has realized an
ambition which he has long cherished.
and made a production Of Richard III
IN accordance with his own ideas. not
only as to the portrayal of the title role.
but as to scenery, costumes. and cast
Mr. Hanfords facilities for making a
thorough study of this play have been
exceptional. associated as he was with
two OF its most famous American iTlter-
prefers. Edwin Booth and Thoma5 "
Keene. The first presentation o. The
Hanford production Of Richard III
was made at Decatur. H., October 2s-
Hiss Louise Truax. the young Amer
lean society girl who intends 70 ms Ike
whistling her profession. is TO whistle
for the King and Queen at Buclling-
ham Palace soon after they are again
in their London home. Miss Truax has
no intention of going into what may be
called public work. for the present. She
is having such rush of engagements
in private houses that concert posi-
bilities do not tempt her. Just now she
( is with her mother in France, but they
/ expect to return to London in "A few
weeks. Miss Truax was lucky in being
| introduced to the London smart set by
Mrs Arthur Paget. who knew the fam
( iIy in the United States. 1t was at Mrs
Paget's dinner that King Edward heard
the pretty brunette go through her rep
ertoire. and ASKED that she be intro
duced TO him. Thus she became the
vogue Among the places at which she
has since appeared is KensingtOn Pal
ace, where she dined with and after
The Washington times., 1903-11-22
coontlnued from Page Three.l

pectancy was contagious. and pretty
soon nearly everyone among the nTsl
cabin passengers was aware or what
was gong To happso-
Then it happened. The purser came
toward Morton while he and his charm
ing vis-a-vis We're the center Of l1ugh-
ing group. he bore a narrow tissue
strip in his hand Morton, with the
courtesy of a modern Raleigh, indicated
that the purser let his charming ac-
quaintance be the first 10 read the
message. She took it with an arch glance
OF appreciation ara, read it. Then she
blushed violently. then she looked ama1-
ed, Their. indignant and finally amused
Then she handed il to others near her
and at once Morton became the reclpl-
ent of congratulations
News, News, News!
The situation perplexed Morton Fin
aIlv the tissue fell into his hands. 1t
read:
James J. Morton. Aboard the Cam
You family increased by two. Mother
doing well DIR GRAPEWIN-
Morton soon realized that no time,
no place. nothing could prevent Grape
the charming young lady had disap-
peared. Explanations were useless, he
knew. He tore himself away from the
others and thereafter he haunted the
lower decks where there were cards and
gamesters and other things thu make
men forget But he promises that il
ever Grapewin goes abroad he viii make
the passengers think he is a Mormon
missionary with a compound plurality
of wives.
Miss Wakeman's Fine Acting.
Miss Emily Wakeman's Performance
of Repa in Marta of the Lowlands' a
the Lafayette last week was an example
of what intelligence and technical skill
can do toward bringing a part int
prominence Miss Wakemaus acting
was admirable and her personality CAV
added distinction to the role.
The Washington times., 1903-11-22
An Unwilling Disciple.
Carleton Did Not Take the Kneipp Cure
by Choice.

by Choice.
Cleveland. Ohio. is parting Of the
ways for many OF the through trains
that run from New York 10 Cleveland
solid and there are cut in two. The
Chicago cars keep on due West. while
the cars for Cincinnati St Louis, and
other Southern points. are there picked
up and carried South.
William T. Carleton, the veteran bari
tone. when he went to Chicago to join
When Johnny Comes Marching Home, -
earlier in the fail, happened TO be on a
train that reached Cleveland about /
O'Clock in the morning The porter of
the Chicago car was making his drst
trip on this run, and being Of a gregari-
Gus disposition. when it came time 10
polishing the boots of the passengers.
he took twenty-odd pains back into the
Cincinnati sleeper, which was just be-
hind the Chicago car, so that he might
have company while at his work.
When the train stopped at Cleveland
both the coons were deep in the mys-
teries Of a new Jig" that had just come
10 light and failed TO notice that the
ear had been detached from the Lake
Shore train and hooked onto the Big
Four until It was about twenty miles
south of Cleveland
II was too late then TO do anything
except notify the conductor. but as his
was a mail train he refused to stop,
and the porter and the Chicago passen-
gers footwear were carried through Il
Columbus.
Carleton and the passengers of the
Chicago sleeper. sublimely unconscious
Of their predicament, slept calmly
through the night. and il was not until
| late in the morning. VIXEN they began
TO think about breakfast. that they dis
I covered that they had no shoes Mr.
1 Carleton was more fortunate than the
rest for he happened TO have pair OF
/ slippers in his satchel. the solitary sci
/ Of foot covering on the car. and these
he CALAMITY turned over for the use Of
an elderly lady, who occupied the draw
| ing room
BY special arrangement. the passen-
/ gers on the Chicago sleeper got their
/ breakfast served to them in their car
and they took the matter quite as a
! joke, not realizing how serious 1T was
until they reached Chicago. There tbs
I problem of getting out confronted than
The women-there were six or eight in
/ the car-as well as the men. had II
/ make their way along the platform and
through the station as best they might
/ in their stocllinged feet II was rare
/ assortment Of silk, wooden and cottor
| hosiery that was on exhibition II had
/ been "A long time since any Of then
/ had gone barefoot. and what, viii
stubbed toes and numerous sDlinters, Il
was a sorry party and a mad one thai
I finally got into the station
The supply Of cabs not equaling tn
demand that morning. it was quite ar
/ hour before the shoeless party had be
/ come accommodated.
The occasion may have had it's hu
morous side" said Mr.. Carleton. II
/ speaking of II afterward, but ] an
sure none Of as noticed it until som'
| TING Iater.n
The Washington times., 1903-11-22
HaWtreg on Several Stars.
Genial But Spiced Comment on Some
of Our Actors.

4 have no ambition to be more than
comedian" said Charles Hawtrey. re-
Gently ITO be a tragediani Oh, no; l
think not. I much prefer TO be an ac-
tor
Mr.. Nat Goodwin has, believe,
reached the same idea. He prefers be
ing an actor to being a tragedian. His
talents are such that he can pick and
choose, but whatever he does he does
we'll
Z have never had the pleasure Of see
ing Mr.. Mansfield act Mr.. Sothern and
Mr. Hackett are conscientious actors,
hear. I should imagine that John Drew
was much more the typical Englishnian
in every way.
Mr. Drew seems 20 be the subdued
brand of Engiishman. To be subdued,
believe. is mark of good taste. Mr..
Dreg has the reputation Of being al
ways subdued.
"D'Orsay is a charming fellow. I am
very fond of him. l don't happen to
know of any English nobleman who has
modelled his maners and speech from the
kind Mr.. D'Orsay shows US. They may
exist Quite likely II a nobleman should
chance to see him in the part he would
copy it, You never can tell what man
win do. understand many Americans
are doing ridiculous things just now to
pay election bets. An Englishman
might take pattern from Mr.. D'Orsay' 5
/ Earl. but ] hope not.
THAT particular style Of stage Eng
/ iishman never did exist TO my knowl-
/ edge except on the American boards.
where it seems TO be very popular.
/ D'Orsay knows much better himself. but
! he is clever enough to give the Ameri-
] can people the kind of lord they want.
THE machinery Of life would groan
/ hideously were it not for humor TO oil
the wheels and wit to light flame 10
/ show where they are to run. OF course
everyone cannot laugh easily. That 5
! their misfortune. You can't blame them
for II, any more than you can blame a
mud turtle because it does not laugh
! like a hyena-"
The Washington times., 1903-11-22

her Of his assumed offense. Thereupon
the older woman bitterly approaches her
daughter for being so hard and merci>
less. 1t is only the inhdelity of wife.
she declares. that is absolutely unpar-
donable and irreparable Thus, un-
knowingly. she sets the final seal upon
the husbands sentence, and the man
goes out as the curtain falls. The Eng
Hsh and American rights of this play
have been secured by z. S. Willard.
who sees a good part for himself in the
character of the wronged husband,
man Of studioas and artistic bent
The Washington times., 1903-11-22
A New Paris Play.
It Contains a Problem, But Not of the
Stereotyped Order.


Capus' new play. "L'Adversaire, in
which NJ Guitry and Mile, Bradnes have
made a great hit IN Paris. differs from
many others of its type In that II does
not condone marital infdelity, and also
In having a strong and logical ending.
or course. il deals with the everlasting
menage a trois, but not in the stereo-
typed way.
The wronged husband a barrister.
having his slow suspicious suddenly
aroused. questions his wife closely and
more closely until he involves her in a
web OF contradiction and finally EFFORTS
from her "A full confession Then he
INDUCES In no Mysteries or heroics, but.
while admitting that ne still loves her,
DEGREES that they must part and finally.
But he does not wish TO be revengful
or 10 ruin her. and therefore viii as
sumo the blame himself.
Acting upon this resolution. he sum
mons his wifes mother and informs
The Washington times., 1903-11-22

received very coldly at both Norfolk
and Richmond
AT no place did they think there was
any attempt at an ostentatious glorifca-
ton Of the victorious over the vanqush-
ed. The whole weight OF disapproval
wherever it was feiC was aimed at the
complacency with which Southern girls
were made 20 acceTt the attentions Of
Yankee soldiers.
The Washington times., 1903-11-22
" johnny in the South.
Bellies of Dixey Resent His Easy
Love Making.

Il think / know more about the feel
ing that exists in the Southern States in
regard to the North aed Yankees than a
good many other people. said r. G.
Whitney. at the Raleigh recently. Mr.
Whitney was here arranging for a return
engagement of the Whitney Opera Com
Dany presenting the military comic
opera. When Johnny Comes Marching
Home" at the Columbia Theater this
week
THE company has just completed q
tour OF most Of the larger cities Of the
South. and while business has been uni
formly larCe. and from a financial view
point. the triD has been eminentIy sat
isfactory TO me. yet the reception OF the
piece ia many parts Of the South has
given me much food forrehectfon. think
the young men Of the South are rather
inclined TO like the North. At least they
are 50 busy trying 10 make money and
install Northern methods of business
that they have no time 20 nurse antago-
nisIic feelings. were il not for the youne
women. These latter have plenty Of
time for that sort of thing, however. and
as they All belong to the Daughters Of
the COnfederacy, and attend all the local
meetings Of their command. they get
plenty Of inspiration from older ladies
who are all still very bitter.
Two Grounds Of Disapprov&L
..That they are just and pre-eminently
fair. and at the same time that their
feeling against the North IS largely a
matter of sentiment is evidenced by
two facts First. they attended I'm large
numbers the theaters wherever I played,
this. too. when the title of the piece
Invariably brought up unpleasant mem
Dries. Second. they did nOt Xix. the
idea OF the Southern girls falling in
love with the Yankee officers SO readily
This feeling was expressed in several
ways. RETAINING from applause and
sitting through the performance as II
II were q sermon or getting up and
leaving the theatar at such critica
periods as where the young officers and
their fair partners join in waltz; bu
more frequently and TO very much more
purpose. by influencing the newspaper
criticisms on the day following th'
performance.
A Varied Reception
For instance. the first Southern town
the company played was Louisville
Henry Watterson. the grand old man OF
Kentucky. had seen the piece In New
York. and ] was told had expressed
himself as AhAti8 IT fNl4 AAAti4- 4 -l bi4t
big first night audience sat through the
performance quiet. dignided, yet in op
pressive silence. They did not Ike Il
there. The papers did, however, and
business was very large
AT Nashville we were even more
colby received. while at Memphis there
was positive enthusiasm and business
was so great that the company had 90
play an extra matinee on a Tuesday
there The SINE may be said Of VicSs-
burg. Natchez. New Orleans and NO
bile and just two other cities in the
south. Atlanta and Birmingham.
There was almost open hostility az
Montgomery. while AZ Jacksonville Sa-
vannah. Augusta. Charleston, Column
bia. and Charlotte there was remaril-
able unEnimity Of adverse opinion. Viz
ginia was almost as bad ana We were
The Washington times., 1903-11-22
Across the Duck Pond.
Notes on the Stage in England and on
the Continent

A. O'O. BathoIeyn has writ. a trag-
edy on the subject of Dean Swift, which
is to be presented in London with J. D.
Beveddge in the title part. The role OF
The Washington times., 1903-11-22
Great BTitain's Censor.
Plays Arbitrarily Rejected or Altered
by the Lord Chamberlain.

A censor of plays in free old England
is an anachronism. of course, and yet a
fact. The lord chamberlain does the