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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1903-04-25

CARSON and Virginia City are
both trying to get up grand
carnival for the Fourth of July.
The old. jealous feeling still crops
out. The two towns should com
bine their efforts to give good
program. Two shows will spoil
what might have been made one
good one.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1903-04-25

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST
Judicial District of the State of Nevada. Lyon
The Washington times., 1903-06-21
Famous Actors in Caste. "
Hare, Florence, Owens, Wallack, and
Raymond Seen in It.

A production of Caste never fails to
arouse in tbeatergoers who are acquaint-
ed with the stage, its people it's tradi-
tons. and its memories, pleasant
thoughts of the many great men and
women of the theater who have found in
this ever interesting old English comedy
an adequate vehicle for the expression Of
their art. The name is associated with
those OF such players as the eminent
English actor. John Hare, who was seen
in the original London production u
April. 1867, as Samuel Gerride. the gas
man. whose comedy tricks have caused
so many playgoers to laugh immodera1s-
ly; Billy" Florence. who created the
leading role of the Hon. George D'Alroy
in this country. soon after the London
premier; John E. Owens, Lester Wallack,
John T. Raymond, and many others.
Perhaps the most interesting person
age CT the stage today who was promi-
nently identified with the first prescn-
tation of the comedy in this country IS
Mrs. Gilbert. that muchly beloved and
admired gentlewoman. "the grand cd
lady OF the stage who has OF late
years been a member Of Annie RusselTs
company and has added so much 10
the enjoyments OF her plays. The Amer
lean premier Of Caste" was at the
Broadway Theater. New York. in Augusta
1851 W. J. Florence headed the con-
pany, and Mrs. Gilbert appeared as the
austere Marquise de St. Maur The part
is one OF rare opportunities for brilliant
character work. and it is needless to
say that Mrs. Gilbert was equal 10 them.
The play repeated the enormous success
It had made in London and since that
time has been regarded as one Of the
most worthy aud entertaining comedies
known 10 the American speaking stage.
The selection of Caste" as the offer
ing of the Columbia Theater Stock Com
pany the current week should prove
most successful
The Washington times., 1903-06-21
MUSICAL FEAST AT CABIN John.

To the lovers Of music a rare treat
is offered in the rendering by Haley's
Band Of the music of the best German
composers az Cabin John Bridge for the
week commencing tomorrow During
the rendition OF The Charge Of the
Uhlans." a descriptive selection, the
grounds Will be abIaze with fireworks
and red fire. The Palm Garden has new
attractive features for the present week
and the other attractive features still
remain. The management has made
preparations for the big crowd today
and the wants OF all will be satisfied
The following excellent program will
be presented: March, Prince Karl"
overture. Light Cavalry" waltz.
'Blsuen. Shoeuen. Douan;" trombone
solo. "Abendstern; fantasia. The
Germans Before Paris" intermezzo.
Elm Marehen;' excerpts, Onenbach-
lana; waltz. "Mein Traum;" descrip-
tive. Charge of the Uhlans;" march,
Double Eagle"
The Washington times., 1903-06-21
Miss Byrne's Work in New York.

Miss Mary Mackenzie Byrne, OF New
York city. formerly OF Washington, has
been engaged as soloist for the Wesleyan
bi-centennary celebration at Paterson,
y. j., this week. Miss Byrne has lately
been appointed assistant to Jenny Lind
Green. choirmaster OF Calvary Church
This church is conceded to have the
largest Protestant congregation in Man
haitian and boasts of a junior choir Of
100 voices. which Miss Byrne leads: an
adult choir OF twenty picked solo voices.
and solo quartet OF leading New York
artists. The combined choirs appear in
the regulation Wesleyan yestments Of
cap. gown and surplice. When appear
ing in church recital Mrs. Green and
Miss Byrne wear the vestments, and the
effect Is very harmonious and in keeping
with the religious order Of the works
presented.
Among other numbers. Miss Byrne will
sing the aria. Hear Ye. Israel from
Mendelssohn's Elijah" and with YER
dure Clad from Haydn's great oratorio.
The Creation"
The Washington times., 1903-06-21
HOW TO BE All ARTIST.

a duh boy came 20 the Adelphi Art
School in Brooklyn. His train of thought
was so peculiar that Prof. John Whit
taker. who for more than quarter of
a century has been engaged In develop
ing Brooklynites to be artistic, gave up
all hope with that boy.
Did you ever see mans foot with
six toes ?" said Prof Whitaker, irri-
tably CHANGING at the drawing board on
which thc young man had been trying TO
dIa a foot.
Don't know as 7 did" drawled the
Toy.
''Thcn why do you draw that foot with
six toesy' said the professor. more irrI-
tGbly than ever.
Because your old cast of foot has
six toes said the boy. An examination
proved this to be fact.
That boy is n successful artist now. q"
said Prof. Whitaker, and his success
IN life came from drawing JUST what he
saw. II l could get boys who would
draw six toes on a foot II six toes
showed on the cast, l would turn out
more artists. New York Times.
The Washington times., 1903-06-21
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
WASHINGTON MUSIC LOVERS

solo. "Chanson Polonaise" CWeinowsk)
Jessica Cowling: piano solo. Sorrento
(Kitterer), Matilda Vogt: plano solo,
BY the B-ookside" (Tours). Marie
Little; COrnet duet, "Miserere" from
''Trovatore," n. c. Wooden and W. p.
Mundelle; piano trio. "Rakozy March. .
tBerloiz). Misses Pattee. Brice, Mrs.
j. A. sedgwick; selection. The Guard
Mount" (Eilenberg). orchestra and Miss
Birkner; piano solo. polonaise. op. 80
tChopin). Clara Birkner; vocal solo,
Because I Love You. Dear" CHawIey),
Lucia Nola; plano duet. Spanish waltz.
tSchmilling), Kathleen Phillips and
Emma Streeks; violin solo. Romance"
(Galterman), Jessica Cowling: piano
solo. Mountain Stream" (Smith), Anna
Connors; recitation. Peter and the
Trolley Car" Bertha Wetzel; piano
duet. Tannhauser march Wagner
Bertha and Marie WetzeI; piano solo.
Song of the Robin" (Warran). Kath-
leen Phillips; plano solo, silver
Spring" (Mason). Ethel Pattee
The Washington times., 1903-06-21
Wallace Worseley to Play Here

Wallace Worsley. who is well known
TO all Washington theatergoers as an
exceptionally clever player. and who
has been identified with the companies
of Daniel Frohman. has joined the Co
lumbia stock company. being espe-
cially engaged 10 enact the role OF Can
tain Hawtree In this weeks produc-
ton OF Caste Mr. Worsley was a dis
tinct favorite in this city last season
while member of the Edwin Arden
stock company then playing at the Co
lumbia Theater.
Mr.. Worsley came over the past week
from Baltimore. where he spent a late
spring season with the George Faw-
cett company. headed by Percy Has
well. His work is always characterized
by intelligent study and careful atten-
ton 10 those telling little details which
add so much to a character deIinea-
ton. Mr.. Worsley will remain with the
The Washington times., 1903-06-21
A Dearth of PlauS.
Paris Suffers From Plethora of Drama
Already Familiar.

G. !. Barnard. the scholarly Paris cor
respondent OF the New York Tribune. -
has prepared the following review Of the
theatrical season In France;
Half a dozen new operas and operettas
have been produced during the season
now drawing TO a close. but the only one
that has caught the ear Of the public is
an extremely light and frOthy opera
bouffe In three acts called lie Sire de
Vergy.' written by De Caillavet and
Robert de Flers 20 the music Of Claude
Terrasse. LIE Sire de Vergy" contains
some captivating songs and waltzes. anG
is having fairly good run at the Thea
ire Varieties
The dearth Of originality Of the theat-
rical season is apparent in the street
posters.
We find the Theatre Sarah Bernhard
failing back upon 'L'AigIon"-an appro-
pirate revival because IT comedies with
Edmond Rostand's formal reception
among the immortals Of the French
Academy
Constant Coquelin. following Sarah
Bernbardts example as actor manager.
has selected "Cyrano de Bergerac" to
close the season at the Theatre de Ia
Porte Saint Martin
The Theatre de la Gsieto has fallen
back upon the music OF Charles Lecoco.
and has reproduced the "Girofe- Girofla 9"
The Opera Comique can find nothing
better than Bizets Carmen" and Gus
tave Carpenters Louise"
The Renaissance Theatre has revived
La Princess Georges" by Alexandra
Dumas, fls, for the favorite Partisan ac-
tress, Mile. Martha Brandes
The Chatelet Theatre has trotted out
the Old-fashioned burlesque OF Robert
Macaire. " written some thirty years ago
by Philippe Cille and William Busnach.
The Vaudeville Theatre has revived
"fvette." adapted from Guy de Maupas-
SAINTS novel by Pierre Berton.
The Palais Royal Theatre is reduced
The Washington times., 1903-06-21
HANNA'S COOK TOASTED.

At the Hanna wedding breakfast in
Cleveland there was a pleasing little in
cident which was not on the program.
II was after breakfast was over.
among the dishes of wrfch appeared the
far famed Hanna hash. Toasts were be-
ing proposed to the bride and groom. to
the President, the Senator and others
present.
II was then that Adjutant General
Corbin arose. Ladies and gentlemen. -
he said. Il have been only too glad 20
join In the response TO the toasts so far
proposed. but now I wish TO propose one
of my own Here, then" he continued.
lis TO the best OF them ALTO Mary. the
cook"
The generals toast met with a hearty
response The guests arose to their
feet. first among them the President
and they all Joined with a right good
Will in the health OF Mary. the cook the
concocter of the far famed breakfast
hash.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Washington times., 1903-06-21

Mary of Magdala will consent to fly with
Fi6vius. the nephew of Pontius PLATE
he viii secure the freedom and enlarge
ment of Jesus, This is monstrous and
shocking. as well as unnecessary. Bet
ter dramatic scene and motive could be
devised. and higher dramatic art de-
mands II.
Aside from these elements in the play
there is much to he approved. This. in
spite of the fact that Mary of Magdala
was a woman with a past. as is we'll
known, and with a large part OF the ac-
ton OF the play consisting of the efforts
CT the young Roman, Flavius, 10 gain her
affections without thought of marriage
Clergymen and others are urging their
people to see this play. which on the
whole. think will be helpful 10 them
Yet. certainly. calling attention TO these
two points may not be amiss.
"The Drama at Its Best"
Now, in this discussion we have con-
sidered the drama at its best in this
country. Eight out of twenty-one we're
entirely unobjectionable. eleven in whole
or in part were thoroughly objectiona-
bic, two stand in a class by themselves,
yet with Objectionable features Bll
these are preaching sermons, except
seven of them, which are so dull as 10
proclaim nothing except the desirabiIity
Of going home to bed. OF the Other
fourteen. about half may be called anus
ing, although some OF the amusement
covers a multitude of sins. OF the other
half. only a few are uplifting and in
spring. The remainder are absolutely
harmful. This analysis takes no ac-
count of the dozens of low theaters for
which nothing whatever can be said.
Even the very cheapness with which en-
trance may be procured, as noted from
the advertisements, being an added dis
ability. And l take it these theaters
are largely in the majority
Being without a parish. / have had
the privilege which few clergymen may
enjoy, of going to church during the
past year and hearing sermons other
than my own. / should like deliberately
to contrast the teachings of the church
with those OF the theater. but it will
suffice in view of the exploitation 1 haze
made Of one side to say that the church
is thoroughly capable of holding her
own, and has as yet nothing TO tear
from the sermons which are preached
from the otlightSe-Harper's Bazaar
The Washington times., 1903-06-21
Columbia Conservatory Commencement.


The Columbia Conservatory of Music
held its annual commencement last
Tuesday evening in Carroll Institute
Hall. The pupils were assisted by Jes-
sica Cowling. violinist; Bertha Wetzel,
elocutionist; Lucia Nola, soprano; ".
B. Mundell, H. c. Wooden, and The Co
lumbia Orchestra.
number OF interesting selections
comprised the program, which, though
long. proved highly entertaining and
added new lauFels TO the school and It's
students. Those who participated and
the selections given were as follows:
Overture, The Bridal Rose" laval
lee), orchestra; piano duet. THE Lion
Chase (Kolling). Maggie Dunn and
Blanche O'Connell; recitation, How
Salvador Won" Bertha Wetzel, accom-
panied by Miss Townsend; piano solo.
etude in minor Chopin. Ethel Pat
tee; vocal solo, For All Eternity
(MascheronD. Lucia Nola. violin obli-
cato by Miss Cowling piano solo,
"Titania" CWely). Rosetta Brice; violin
The Washington times., 1903-06-21
Recital by Lawrence Pupils.

The thirteenth annual recital by the
pupils Of George Lawrence will be given
at the Church of Our Father. Thirteenth
and l. Streets northwest. on Thursday
evening, June %. at o'clock
Mr.. Lawrence has secured the services
of Frederick H. Weber, a leading tenor
OF Baltimore; Anita Cluss. harpist; Wal
ter Holt. the Holt Mandolin Club. and
the Universalist Church choir. Cards Of
admission, which may be obtained free
Of charge. have been placed at the music
stores.
The Washington times., 1903-06-21

ceremony was performed last Thursday
in Miss CahIll's apartments. and the
happy couple are now on their honey
moon. Miss Cahill has scored a distinct
hit in Nancy Brown" under Mr.. Ar
thurs management. and will continue
in the piece next season.
Maxine Elliott Will next season be-
come a star all by heEself She will be
under the management of Charles Froh-
man, who Will present her in a play by
Clyde Fitch, entitled Her Own Way"
Marie Tempest may come to America
next season under the management OF
Charles Frohman. That manager is ne
gotiating with her now for a season
here. and desires that she will play
The Marriage OF Kitty" in which she
scored so great a success In London.
George Drew Mendum. niece Of John
Drew. was married last week 10 George
w. Parsons. Miss Mendum played last
season in Mr.. Drew's production OF
The Mummy and the Humming Bird"
and before that supported Joseph JEFF
ferson, in his spring tour with rip Van
Wrinkle"
Adelaide Manola. daughter OF Marion
Manola. has been engaged by Liebler
g. Co. for an important role In Under
Cover" in which Edward Harrigan will
star.
The Middleman" will be presented
next season without Edward s. Willard.
who made the play and its chief char
acter famous Before leaving this cOun-
try Mr.. Willard gave the American
rights to his former manager. Charles
A. Moore. who will next season send
the piece on tour with Horace Lewis
in the role of Cyrus Blenkarn
Florence Worden one OF the widows in
The Runaways," has been engaged by
Daniel Frohman for a part in the new
Justin Huntley Mccarthy play which E.
II. Sothern will present next season.
Miss Worden will have 10 do a song and
dance. The music for the speciality is
row being written by Manuel Klein.
Bob" Fitzsimmons. the noted pugilist.
iG said TO be matrimonially engaged. Pop
ular opinion seems 10 be that the bride
be is Julia Clifford. a show girl. Fitz-
simmons wife, Rose Julian. Of the we'll
known Julian family OF acrobats. died
recently and the announcement OF the
pugilist's intentions TO take another
wife comes as a sad blow to those who
Ea6 believed Bob" would never, never
love again.
Laura Thompson, late Of the Stuart
Robson company. is the guest of her
nCther, Mrs. Charles Thompson Miss
Thompson was with Mr.. Robson's com
pGny for two years and closed with the
company in New York just short time
before his death. She Will be remember
ed as the Phyrne in the production OF
COMEDY of Errors" which Mr.. Robson
gave in Washington at the Columbia
Theater several months ago. Miss
The Washington times., 1903-06-21
Miss CowlinQ's Concert.

The annual violin recital by the pupils
of Miss Jessica Cowling will be held ut
the Washington Club on Monday even
ing. June p. Miss Cowling will be as
sisted by Miss Lucia Nola. soprano. and
Miss Alice B. Harvey and Miss Bridge.
pianists. The violin obligato of Miss
Nola's songs will be played by Miss
Cowling.
The Washington times., 1903-06-21
Kernan's Lyceum-"Fads and FoIIy.n

week commencing tomorrow matinee
will be "Fads and Folly a high-class
vaudeville and burlesque company. 1t
is said to contain many new features
and embraces clever comedians and
bevy of pretty girls. There will be the
customary opening and closing bur
lesques, called. respectively. "A Trip to
Mars" and "A Lunatic Asylum" In the
olio will be found Barrett Trio, in
comedy sketch entitled "Rehearsing
Husband" Sam Green, monologist; Will
liam Beaber, the sweet singer; Hart and
Vernon. in a bit of travesty and Dunn
and Williams, blackface comedians.
There will be matinees daily, as usual.
The Washington times., 1903-06-21

TO the expedient Of reviving La Gag
notte." the delightful little comedy
written by Eugene Labiche for that
merry Rabelaisian playhouse as long
ago as 1864. and the Ambigu is giving the
famous old-fashioned play Les Deux
Crphelines." by Adolphe d'Ennery and
Ccrmon. first produced at the Porte
Saint Martin Theatre in February. 1874.
and which has been performed more fire.
quently in France than any other melo-
drama, and is now, on the occasion of
at the Ambigu Comique.
Revivals Beyond Limit.
In the face OF all these revivals one
may well ask, What is the tendency Of
the French stage? Have matters come to
a standstill? Is there no progress or
new developments?
II observation is confined to the larger
theaters. one is inclined to answer these
questions afflrmatively. The Gymnase
Theatre. in search OF novelty. induced
Maurice Maeterlinck, the Belgian
Shakespeare. to write love story in
Merlin. the seer, brings his son Lanceor
and a fair damsel. Joyzelle. to an en-
cbanted island. and virginia. love is
tested by trials contriyed by the astute
magician.
In the end Love triumphs over Fate,
just as in Norma Wanna" Maeterlinck
depicted Destiny as conquering all else.
10 IN ~ oil Il
erary qualities, did not succeed, be-
cause it lacked dramatic action and
theatrical movement. The bona fide
paying public voted IT tedious.
The managers feel dismal because
they find so few plays written by French
men that draw good houses. and when
they appeal to foreigners the result is
still more discouraging What is to be
done? remedy is suggested by the
success in the smaller theaters OF the
one-act play. Single-act plays have al
ways been favorites with the Partisan
public. One-act plays Of the classic
periodic cite, for instance, Les Pre-
cieuses Ridicules," or La Comtesse
d'Escsrbagnas, written in the seven
teenth century-were as popular as the
up-tc-date one-act plays, such as 'Hu
Telephone "Son Poteaux,' lie Client
Serieux," "Anglais tel que ION Parle. q"
lie Systemic du Professor Plume ct du
Docteur Goudron," "Cloridon," lie Pre-
aux Clercs." or any of the clever little
solitaire pieces produced at the Thcater
Antoine, the Theater du Grand Guinol,
or the Theater des Capucines.
Several managers have taken up the
matter seriously. To the delight OF the
young dramatists. such as Courteline,
Tristan Bernard, Andre de Lorde. Tar
ride and Girette. there is for the coming
season an unprecedented demand for
one-act plays. Antoine was the frst TO
give prominence TO the modern ono-act
play, and his example is now being gen
orally followed, even at the Theatre
Francois.
Some of the reviews" performed
with music and song accomplishments
at the concert halls and open air the
aters in the Champs Elysees have prov
ed successful. Take, for instance. the
risky little review" at the Folies Ma
rigny. in which one finds novelties such
as waterfalls composed of dancing girls
and clever Ap-tO-date songs, twitting
the prominent men and women OF the
hour
The Washington times., 1903-06-21
ENGINEER BAND CONCERT.

The following program will be given
by the United States Engineer Band at
Washington Barracks at p. m today.
under the leadership Of Chief Musician
Julius KamUer:
The Washington times., 1903-06-21
Chase's-"The Singing Girl"

Alice Nielsen's operate success. THE
Singing Girl" with Edna Bronson and
the identical cast. composed OF Robert
Lett, May Boley. e. S. Metcalf, Herman
Hirschberg. and the others. who pre-
scented The Fortune Teller" at Chase's
week before last in such a fine manner
as TO pack the theater throughout the
week. Will be presented during the last
week OF the Chase summer season, com
mencing at the Monday matinee, June 30
1t Is promised that the forthcoming
presentation OF The Singing Girl" will
be far more picturesque and spectacular
in a scenic sense. and much more salts
factory from an artistic standpoint than
was The Fortune Teller" The advance
sale Of reserved seats opens tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1903-06-21
Brieflu.Told.

Sadie Martinez Will next season star
in 4 dramatization of one of Tolstoy's
novels. The name of the story has not
been announced. but the stage version
is TO be made by A. E. Lancaster.
The Washington times., 1903-06-21

Melba recently sang the role of Mimi
in Ia 3oheme" at Covent Garden be-
fore the King and Queen of England.
The prima donna received an ovation
The Washington times., 1903-06-21
Where Americans Ell.

American theatrical managers. as a
rule, make a great mistake in blindly
buying right and left all the forthcom-
ing plays of known damatists. In
many instances $1,000 down is paid on
account before the play is written. Nine
out OF ten of these plays turn out TO
be failures. 1t is very seldom that an
American manager applies directly TO
.the French author for a play to be
market. Almost Invariably the Ameri-
can managers buy plays written by the
French author. not for the American
but for the French public.
La Sociere." the weird tragic drama
that Sardou is now writing for Sarah
Bernhard, has already been secured for
the United States. So also has a play
not yet completed by Pierre Decour-
celles, adapted from the novel by Pierre
CCulevin entitled Eve Victorieusee, -
which embodies the love adventures Of a
New York society woman. This story.
wien put into dramatic shape, will be
called La Meilleure Part" and Nine.
RI Jane will play the leading character.
New York manager has also applied
TO Henri Bataille for a four-act play
concerning Nine. de la Valiiere and
Louis XIV. which is written expressly
for the American public. and will not be
produced in Paris until it has first been
given IN New York. Henri BataIlle is
also writing a four-act comedy for Nine.
Reiane.
Among other dramatists who are now
hard at work on plays for next season
are Maurice Donnay. Alfred Capus.
George Feydeau. Alexandra Bison.
Pierre Lott. Abel Hermant. and Henri
Bernstein.
The season just ending has certainly
not been characterized by good plays.
although the theatrical receipts have
held their own. the official figures for
the year 1902 being for the twelve lead
ing theaters S7.25S. 234 francs. as against
80, 949, 536 francs the year previous. Close
upon $S.000.0C0 in gross receipts for a
year under such circumstances is not a
bad showing. The theatrical outlook
however, for the next season is much
brighter.
The Washington times., 1903-06-21

Olga Nethersole will not come to this
country next season under the manage
ment OF Weber and Fields. These
managers state that any announcement
that the actress would be under their
control was not authorized by them.
They declare they will not direct Miss
Nethersole's tour unless she is provided
with a new play.
The Washington times., 1903-06-21

company during its season, and should
prove a valuable addition to the already
capable list of principals.
The Washington times., 1903-06-21

Marie Cahill and her manager. Daniel
V. Arthur, were married in New York
last week. For months rumors of the
engagement OF Miss CahilI and Mr.. Ar
thur have been circulated. but no con
firmation could be obtained However, the
The Washington times., 1903-06-21

Dorothy -Donnelly has been engaged
for an important role in Nat Goodwin's
production of "A Midsummer Nights
Dream"