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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-10

species of fish to make their way each
year TO the headwaters of streams, and
there deposit their masses of eggs, the
herring and shad face the current of
But few can climb the rapids at the
Chain Bridge and there by thousands
they are captured for the markets. The
best known example of this spring
run" of fish is that of the salmon of the
Columbia River, where the fish pack the
upper course of the river in such myr-
lads that they are taken with shovels
or pitchforks by the wagon load.
damned at the Rapids.
The quantity of fish damned before
the Potomac rapids when the run is
at its height is hardly less remarkable
in proportion to the size OF the two
streams. So thickly are the fish crowded
together that hooks and lines, or even
nets, are inadequate.
The fsher-let US hope he does it for
business and not for sport
on the rocks and jerks the swarming
fish out with a hook fastened TO he end
Of a pole. This method is called 'snag-
ging," and can be employed only when
the stream is choked with fish. The shad
and herring run" occurs with unfail-
ing regularity during the last two or
three weeks of April and the lcst week
of May each year. While it continues
thousands Of these fish are caught and
sold in local and Northern markets
II is a most enjoyable way of spend
ing a day in the country to take a car
out TO the Chain Bridge and cast your
line for shad and herring. or even mere
1y TO watch other people fishing
there. The road to the bridge stretches
its yellow length along the sleepy canal
in constant sight of the flying river, AMI
past green fields and pleasant places.
The Maryland hills lie blue to the
northwest, and on the Virginia side the
cllHS rise hlsE ana steep, ana the trees
On their rocky sides are just breaking
into dozen shades of green, with here
and there a patch of white, where the
pale coverings of the dogwood have
burst into bloom. One green field is
studded with blue: a square of golden
wild mustard" is in another. IN scme
places the bank falls away precipitately
from the edge of the road. and the tiny
waiting houses with the stunted green
black frs rising beside them remind
one of Swiss mountain chalets; which
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THE GRAND.

Beginning with a performance to-
night, lyon Yonson" will open a week s
engagement at the Grand opera house.
Yon Yonson is a young fellow of whom
one never tires. He is modest, always
In good humor and always succeeds
in doing the right thing at the right
time, although he is a greenhorn, who
has just arrived from Sweden. The
public, however, must be very fond of
this original and kind-hearted youth,
as the comedy has been seen on the
American stage now for more than
ten years.
1t is, of course, remembered from
previous visits here that lyon Yon-
SON. tells story of a young Swede
who encounters a number of mishaps
on his arrival in this country, but he
finally gets through all, owing to his
rigid honesty and bland-like innocence,
which win him many friends.
A new effect has been created this
year for the log jam which is shown
at the end of the third act. Yon Yon-
son himself is new this year, the role
being intrusted to Nels Erickson,
American actor New mount
ings and scenic effects have been pro-
Vided for this years production. and
competent company, so 1t is said, has
been engaged, including Harry Bond
Harry B. Roche, Louise Jefferies, Pat
II Rosa, Florence Gear and Belle Do
Ian.
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TO A kNuckLE OF HAM.

love thee, friend, albeit but a bone.
with fragrance CLUSTERING round thy
thickest part;
love thee for the days now past and
gone,
When we did tryst together, heart to
heart
And l. all eager for the juicy mes
Packed neatly 'twixt thin slices of old
Cut by the good Wife. square and neat.
spread,
Did place my lips in most ecstatic kiss
Against the sandwich perfumed with
thy breath;
Then opening wide the cavern. hit or miss.
Sent the delicious morsel to its DEATH
All, me! those days are vanished. to re.
turn
No more. fear. until the ghost doth
walk,
MY butcher says he has run out Of
I wish, dear knuckle. thou were not so
So highly polished by my knife and
In vain 1 seek for succulence. the grim,
Bare bones mock at me where they lie
beneath.
The ash man calls beneath my window
pane
And bids me cast thee out for his rude
But nay! my knuckle. 1 will try again
To make thee play for me the lovers
I'll boil thee once again in my old pot.
Methinks when coming back, all sweet and
hot.
I'll find ambrosial flavor In thy ghost.
New York Herald.
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7 Eneatre
5O-PEOPLE so

played the part of Little Lord Fauntle-
roy, while Mrs. Burnett, Mr.. and Mrs.
Tony Pastor, and Mrs. Fernandez, god
hosts. Miss Anne Russell, her mother
and two sisters and her brother,
former Fauntelroy, were present, and
so were Miss Bijou Fernandez and
Miss Gertie Romans, the latter bring
ing with her her little daughter, max
ing, so Mrs Fernandez said, two gen.
erations Of Fauntelroys.
The stage child is certainly father
to the stage grown up. Little Harry
Wright was a prominent figure in all
parts of the theater. What did he think
of Master Donald Gallaher's work In
the play? Ho, Gallaher amt much.
you see," he explained, they offered
me that part, but I wouldn't take It,
There amt no lines in 1t. Any kid
could play it!"@
A younger sister Of Miss Mabel Tall
iaferro, who was billed for the part Of
Lottie and was prevented from playing
1t by the Gerry society, thought Miss
James played very well, and the rest
were good, too-most of them. Who
wasn't good? Oh well, Lottie isn't
played so awful well. I'm fact, Miss
Morse merely screams her lines" said
siX-year-o Miss Taliaferro. Six
year-old Miss Morse would probably
reply in the same coin.
However, 1t might be noted that most
of the stage children, whether they
sat in the seats of the scornful or not,
got out their little "hankies" before the
DlaV was over
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GRAND OPERA IN ENGLISH.

Music lovers are looking forward to
the coming engagement of the famous
Castle Square Opera company, which
Is to open at the Metropolitan March %.
In the history of music in this coun-
try there is not the slightest doubt
about the value of this organization.
1t is the only company that has ever
been successful in singing the grand
operas in English and it is regarded
today as the best singing operate or
ganization in this country. The mem
bers of the organization are artists of
superior ability, If the opinions of the
Eastern critics are to be relied upon.
But in the Castle Square forces there
are no stars, and the result is a salts
flying ensemble.
The Castle Square Opera company is
made up, 1t is said, Of young and en-
thusiastic women and men, who have
put their whole heart in what they are
doing. Most of them have studied for
years and are bringing to the per-
formances not only control of the voice,
but the ginger and push of the native
born. The repertory for the engage
ment includes the best examples of
Verdi, Balfe, Flotow, Bizet, Wagner
and Gounod.
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THE METROPOLITAN.

Denman Thompson and George w.
Ryder's latest rural drama, Our New
Minister" which is now in it's second
year, comes to the Metropolitan to-
night for its first local presentation.
our New Minister" is q play which
touches q sympathetic chord in the
heart Of the average individual. 1t is
a play that can be seen and thoroughly
enjoyed by the gentler sex, and all
with clean hearts. The engagement Is
for the first four nights of the week.
Our New Minister" while it has
some pathetic periods, has, so 1t is al
legged, number of strongly drawn
rural characters, rough, perhaps, in the
exterior, but as delightful when tap
ped as pure maple syrup. The play
is in three acts and tells the story of
life in small New England village,
called Hardscrabble. where it takes
such lot of hard scratchin' to get a
llvin'."
Naturally, the minister of such
place is man of great Importance,
around whom revolve the main inter
ests of the village. The coming to this
place of Thaddeus Strong a young
minister, liberal minded, far seeing.
everyone's friend, completely upsets
long established customs.
Just at this time Lem Ransom, an
unfortunate Individual, whose youth
was clouded with poverty, hardshipS
and disgrace, returns to his native
village, after having done time" in
states prison, and tries to lead an
honest and upright life. Harassed and
Inundated at every turn by some of
the uncharitable members of the COM
munity, he finds a refuge and an ally
in the new minister, who falls in love
with the reformed convicts daugh-
ter, thereby winning for himself the
hatred of an old hypocrite and vine
gar-hearted farmer. The minister
turns the torments of the Pharisees
upon themselves, and in time makes
Justice and brotherly love triumphant.
The play abounds in country store
characters" whose quips and jabs at
one another are said to be both realis-
tic and humorous. Theater- goers are
not yet over their relish for these fine
old rural plays. The cast includes John
Terriss, Charles Stedman, John Bar
ker, Henry r. Scott, Joseph Conyers,
John B. Drawn, w. c. Tanner. Grant
Foreman, Louis Pierce Ethel Brooke
Ferguson, Phila May and Clara Rain
fard.
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THE STAR.

The present week bids fair to be
memorable one at the Star theater.
Rice & Barton's "Gaiety Extravagan-
"a" opens there this afternoon. From
curtain rise until lights are out, fun
and merriment will reign. The pretty
girls in handsome costumes, the sweet
music and dances furnish a feast to
delight the eye and ear of ALL The
whole is sterling performance, bub-
bling over with wit, humor, song and
artistic speciality, and the mirth- pro-
Voking situations in which the leading
characters participate drive dull care
away.
Designers, scenic artists, costumers,
papier-mache workers, property and
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UnlucIky Friday.

Because they were married on Friday
II was an unlucky day, Mr. and Mrs.
David d. Riley. OF Newburg. w. Va, con-
cluded to be welded anew. Riley. who
the sole mistake OF his life to be his
marriage to Miss Mary Pratt In 1868 on
Friday. He convinced his wife OF the III
luck theory. and they went to Kindwood,
the county seat OF Preston. and secured a
license. Riley gave his wife's name as
Mary Pratt, and the clerk supposed that
he was issuing a license to q widower
and an elderly unmarried woman. The
couple went to the home OF Rev G. II.
Howard. who married them in due form.
not knowing that they were already man
and wife.-New York Sun
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Importance VIII lend their aid, and 1t is
not atsall unlikely that the outside con-
tributions will swell the gross receipts
toeat least $780, 000:a
Marie Dressler, popular comedi-
enne, who recently recovered from a
long and serious illness, will return
to vaudeville next week, beginning
with an engagement at Orpheum" thea
ter. Brooklyn, Monday night. 1t was
while appearing at this theater last
fall that Miss DRESSER was taken ILL.,
For weeks her life was despaired Of.
AS soon as Percy Williams learned
that Miss Dressler had entirely re-
covered he Offered her an engagement
at the Orpheum at a salary of $1,000
a, week. The offer was promptly &C
cepted, and as soon as her engagement
in Brooklyn ends she will commence
an engagement of fourteen weeks in
vaudeville, which has been booked for
her by the Vaudeville association at
a salary of $1,000 week, the same
as she will receive from Mr.. Williams.
When Amelia Bingham produced
THE Climbers" two years ago., it was
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IN THE MIMIC WORLD

armor makers, and host of others
have been employed and given carte
blanche to carry out the authors de-
signs. Nature and art have been
drawn upon and have responded liber-
ally. 1t Is a question to all who have
witnessed performance of Rice &
Barton's big Gaiety" whether art has
not excelled nature in this extravagan-
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The season of grand opera will open
at the Metropolitan Opera house, Min
neapolis, Monday, March Is. For the
first half of the week the Castle Square
Opera company Will present I'll Tro-
vatore," and during the latter half of
the week "Tannhauser." The company
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With Big Goiety Company at the Star.

the novelty of her bric-a- brac and the
point of view presented at the dinner
scene and the discussion of the funeral
which aroused interest. After she
came to Broadway with "A Modern
Magda1en," and her work, in this play
demonstrated her worth as an emo
tional actress stronger than ever. Now
with 1.-The Frisky Mrs Johnson" run
nlng TO crowded. houses att the Princess
theater, she appears as brewers
widow from Cincinnati, and the breezy
touches with which this character is
invested, the magnificent, gowns dis
played by her have caught the fancy
OF the smart set who are amused beg
yond measure at the satire waited
across the footlights at their heads.
one amusing feature in this latest ere
alton OF Clyde Fitch is the attempt Of
an English lady, a member of the
British nobility, to properly pronounce
the word Ohio" which she renders
"Ohyo." No play produced in recent
years has been invested with such an
amount of magnificent scenic invest
ure. In all probability Amelia Bing-
nam viii be on Broadway for some time
to come, and this success is a matter
of congratulation to her many friends
IN her native state, Ohio.-Cincinnati
Enquirer. 90 81 go
Charles Frohman was busy all last
week perfecting negotiations for new
plays for the United States and ar
ranging details for the American tour
OF Sir Henry Irving, Ellen Terry, Edna
May and other stars. Mr.. Frohman
said:
II confer with Sir Gilbert Parker to-
morrow TO discuss the dramatizattop
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Al G. Fields minstrel organization
comes to the Metropolitan Opera house
for an engagement of three nights
and Saturday matinee, beginning
Thursday, March IL.
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COMING ATTRACTIONS.

The latter half Of the week at the
Metropolitan will be devoted to the
Elks' annual show, a description of
which is published elsewhere in this
issue.
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Wilson's sallies of wit, that she was
unable to proceed with her lines. She
turned her back to the audience and
endeaYored to regain her composure,
but the effort was in vain. She was so
Shaken by mirth that she was unable
to proceed, and had to rush off into
the wings. The members of the au-
dience who had not been quite so con-
vulsed at the comedians little joke,
were nevertheless moved to fresh
outburst of amused laughter by the
spectacle Of the lady's seemingly spon-
taneous mirthfulness. "See," they said,
tolerantly, he is so funny that the
others cannot help laughing at him"
Those who attended the performance
more than once, however, noticed that
Miss Cecil was attacked by the mirth
microbe at exactly the same point in
the opera each evening, and 1t began
to dawn upon them that, perhaps, the
apparently irrepressible machination
had after all been a carefully rehearsed
portion Of the programme. This week
in The Burgomaster" very much the
same thing has occurred, Miss Ruth
White retiring up stage and struggling
with the laughter which Mr.. Vein
burg's jests arouse within her. It's a
good game, but it should be used SPAR
ingly, as it will become monotonous
If seen too often.
Yesterday afternoon more than 200
little stage children piled into the gall
leries of the Criterion theater to see
Miss Mile James and her company
of children and adults play THE Lit
tie Princess, says the New York
Tribune. In the boxes were several
actresses and one actor who formerly
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Will come to st. Paul for the second
week of the season, appearing in
'Lohengrin" Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, March 49, "a and 25, and
in Bohemian Girl Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, March 26, 81 and 28
Then they return to Minneapolis for
the week Of March 30, when they will
present Carmen and Faust" The
opera season will close in st. Paul the
week of April 6, when the Castle
Square Opera company will present
Aida" and Martha"
These operas will be sung entirely
in English. The opera season will be
played on a popular scale of prices.
which will be announced during the
coming week. The advance sale Of
seats will open in each city four days
in advance of the first performance.
The personnel Of the company and the
cast will be announced within a short
time.
THE Tempest" which will be seen
next week at the Metropolitan, with
Louis James and Frederick Warde and
company of forty-seyen players, in
Guiding ballet and chorus. is a per-
feet specimen of the purely romantic
drama in which the interest is not
historical nor dependent upon a logical
connection of events. 1t is the birth
of the imagination and a species of
drama which owes no allegiance to
time or space. The engagement is
for four nights and Wednesday matt
nee, beginning Sunday, March 8.
Anna Held in "The Little Duchess"
is underlined at the Metropolitan Opera
house for one week, beginning Monday
evening, March 16. In this very modern
| musical production Miss Held has scor-
ed the success of her career. The adj
vance sale of seats for Miss Held's en-
gagement will open Thursday morning,
March II, at o'clock.
Lovers Lane" presented by William
A. Brady's company, will be the Offering
at the Grand following the engagement
Of lyon Yonson." 1t is a clean, whole
some play, with delightful sentiment
and merry humor. in which Clyde Fitch
reveals the same brilliant touches of
satire that are characteristic Of his
society comedies. Quaint types of New
England character are made vital in
the story of a stalwart young country
clergyman's struggles against the puri-
tantcal prejudices of the narrow mind
ed in his congregation. The purity
crusaders whom he satirizes are to be
found In every community. The cast
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Among the March bookings at the
Grand is included "a Ragged Hero
Maurice j. Fielding's melodrama which
was SO we'll received in this city last
season. The play is said to be present
ed by very capable company this year
and adequately staged and costumed.
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Wilson. of Philadelphia and Mr.. Wal
ter Damrosch.
z The contract is sfve-year one.
Nine. Eugenia MahtAn soon will in
troduce something fiew In vaudeville.
The famous contralto has accepted
from Sig. Arturo Buzzi-Peccia. well
known Italian comuoe4r, his recent,,;y-
completed one-act opera comiaue, PA
.quita." In this little work she will
push FregoE for quick change honors.
as she must changeyher costumes five
times in three quarters Of an hour,
twice appearing as a boy. The music
of "Paquita" Is said to be catchy, but
of decidedly higher character than Is
common in continuous houses. The
opera will be staged in the spring.
Julian Mitchell and Fred r. Hamlin
are trying to arrange for the produc-
ton of 1.-The Wizard of Or in Paris.
Mr.. Mitchell is also negotiating with
Arthur Collins for a London produc
ton of the same play.
Before sailing away to London,
Charles Frohman sent his check for
$1,000 to the committee having in
charge the testimonial to be rendered
A NJ. Palmer later in the spring Rich
ard Mansfield contributed the same
amount. This event promises to be
quite the biggest thing of the kind ever
recorded in America, not excepting the
benefits given for Henry E. Abbey and
Lested Wallack. Daniel Frohman Is
in charge of the preliminary arrange
ments, but several other managers of
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in their comedy, 1.-The Major and the
Judge" and Not Guilty" are sched--
uled for appearance at the Grand in
April
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James A. Hernes success as a play
wright was due in a great measure
to the attention he gave to the or
binary details of life, which the famous
author and actor succeeded In placing
upon the stage for the amusement of
millions of playgoers. Hearts of Oak
will be presented at the Grand shortly.
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embraces thirty well-defned charac-
tiers, the apple orchards are marvels
OF scenic realism and in the school
scene are introduced romping children,
the phlegmatic fat boy. the strenuous
fighting lads and no end of quaint and
amusing types.
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"At Cripple Creek" which, as its
title would indicate, recites stirring
story of Western life, Is underlined
for appearance at the Grand in March.
Al II. Wilson, in his new play, "a
Prince of Tatters;" Lewis and Ryan,
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During the past week two noted
comedians have died, one ALI Whelan,
who had been playing Tweedlepunch
in 'Florodora," and Thomas Evans,
who was earlier in the present season
with Alice Fischer in Mrs. Jack"
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On March three companies appear
Ing In Way Down East" will reach
the five thousandth representation of
that famous play in this country. Man
ayers Brady and Grismer are getting
the event.
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The destruction of the famous old
Lyceum theater, in London, which was
ordered by the municipal authorities,
has awakened so many memories of
that famous house that Sir Henry IT.
wing has been prevailed upon to write
history of it. The famous player
is now at work on the book, which will
be published both in this country and
In England as soon as 1t is completed.
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Miss Maude Adams will not act this
year, but will open her season next
year at the KuickerDocker theater
New York. Edgar Selwyn has been
engaged as her leading man.
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Marie CahilPs success in Nancy
Brown has been so pronounced that
TINS early in the game there is talk of
taking the show over to London when
he summer season sets in.
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The New Majestic theater, under the
controi or Stair Il Wilbur, was opened
In Boston last week, the premier at.
traction being 1.-THE Storks,' which ran
all last summer at the Dearborn thea
ter, Chicago. The new theater is said
to be the handsomest structure of the
kind in New England
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-01

Miss Marie Tempest will open at the
Hudson theater, New York, in Novem-
Der, with her full London company, in
Guiding Mr.. Gilbert Hare. in The Mar
riage of Kitty"
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FlorenZ Ziegfeld Jr. Is to have a sec
ond opera company out next season. 1t
will be headed by George Castleman,
the Dresden tenor, and Miss Grace Van
Studdiford The piece will be by Reg
inald de Koven and Charles Klein, and
of somewhat better quality than the
average comic opera.
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When Amelia Bingham produce
THE Climbers two years ago. it wa
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and production of his story, The
Right of Way Parker's work has
been delayed because of his parlia-
mentary duties. If proper arrange
ments can be made, 1 hope to produce
the Right of Way in New York next
season, with Faversham as Charley
Steele. Irving viii clay only Dante
in his American tour"