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A Tragic Exit.
rom the London Express.

From the London Express.
Emil Hasda, the leading comedian in a
company playing Fuldas Twin Sisters"
at the Municipal Theater at Nimptsch,
Silesia, this evening committed suicide In
full view of the audience.
The company was on tour from Berlin,
under the management of Herr Rudolph
Mohr, and was making great success. OF
all the players, Hasda was the public
favorite.
All through the first act the interpreta-
ton he gave of the extremely funny part
he played had kept the audience in roars
of laughter, and a storm of applause caused
the curtain to be raised several times at its
close
When ii rose for the sixth time. Hasda
who had been bowling his acknowledge
ments in the usual way, suddenly drew a
revolver from his pocket and blew out
his brains In full view of the spectators.
Hasda fell dead in front of the foot
lights, and the other actors and actresses
on the stage fled panie-stricken. The cur
tain came down with crash, hiding the
blood-staIned stage from the public gaze
and the performance Immediately came to
an end
1t is stated that Hasda committed sui
eide because one of the actresses of the
company rejected his suit.
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Long Runs Of Plays in London.
st. James Gazette

rom Inc 81 James GaZette.
Tonight "a Chinese Honeymoon reaches
its 1000th performance at the Strand. the
longest run in London of any musical play.
the previous best being the run of Dor
othy,' which was performed 931 times. In
Guiding the provinces, however. the
Honeymoon" has a long journey to go
before it catches up to another musical
play that is still on the road-Mr. Van
Biene's "A Broken Melody" of which the
3,OJ5th performance will be reached on Fri
day. Probably the Van Biene play holds
the worlds long-run record for any theatre
cal production. After "a Broken Melody"
taking stage works generally. comes
"Charley's Aunt" 1t is impossible to tell
how many times this piece has been played
ccnsecutively by single company. both in
and out of London. but 1t must run INTO
several thousands. and into many thou
sands including the performances of the
numerous companies WHICH have played 1t
contemporaneously abroad and at home.
From this point of view "Charleys Aunt
holds a worlds record of its own.
Only four plays have run in London for
a thousand performances and over-viz.:
'Charley's Aunt" ,468; "Our Boys" / 362:
1.-The Private Secretary" over 1000; "A
Chinese Honeymoon" 1000: the runners-up
being Dorothy" 931; "San Toy" over 500:
LIZ Poupee," 7IS; 1.-THE Geisha," go. and
"A country Girl, sweet Lavender and
Patience" each about 100.
.'Charley's Aunt's' record London run
commenced at the Royalty on December
81. 1892. and ended at the Globe on Feb
ruary "a. 1897. "Our Boys" started at the
Vaudeville on January 20. 1875 and ran
there increasingly for more than four years
until April IS. 1870 "A Chinese Honey
moon" has held the Strand Theater boards
since October 4. 1901.
In our MISREPRESENTATION days a
run of thirty-five nghts-such that
achieved. for example, by Addisons Cato"
al Drury Lane in 1713-was regarded with
establishment. while the sixty-two perfor-
mances of THE Beggar's Opera" in 1727
was theatrical nine days wonder.
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Amherst College Glee Club.

The concert to be given at the New Will
lard this evening by the Amherst College
Glee, Banjo and Mandolin Clubs, promises
to be a success, both musically and So
cially Many prominent citizens have taken
an interest and will attend with their fam
iii g and friends. These will include Judge
Ashley NJ Gould, Representative E. W. Bas-
sett F. H. Giliet and G. P. Lawrence; Revs
r. Cotton Smith, We De keimer, Asa
Fiske and Geo. o. Little; Drs C. l.. Bliss,
A H. Kimball, Whitman Cross, G. S. Ely;
Professors Allen, John Hird and w. d.
Bigelow and Surgeon General Walter Wy
man Mr. Rudolph Kaufman, Mr.. Barry
Buckley, Mr.. H. G. Kimball, Mr. Evans
Brown, Mr. E. G. Draper, G. H. Grosvenor,
esq. Judge L. R. Smith and others.
Amherst was a pioneer in college glee club
work regular concerts having been given
every year since 1868. The Amherst asso-
Citations have always enjoyed an excellent
reputation, and have been of such merit as
to enable them to give series of concerts
in England during the summer f 1894. An
nual trips are taken throughout the country
The association for 1S03-1904 consists of
the three clubs which, with the aid of a
reader and soloists enable them to render
a program of variety seldom found in coll
lege clubs.
The men are thoroughly trained by g.
special instructor before appearing in public,
and special care is taken to choose a pro-
gram that is essentially college-like.a
The clubs are onithsir Easter vacation trip
and have given concerts at several Connec-
ticut points, Lakewood, Asbury Park, n. j.,
Brooklyn N. ", sand after the concert here
give a big affair in the Astor gallery of
the Waldorf-Astoria.
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followed each of US throughout our theatre
cal careers, and the peculiar part is 1t is
always accidental We never suspect that
our old friend thirteen is going to meet US,
and then when it does we always look for
good luck. had arranged to open here on
Monday, the 18th. but two entertainments
being given on the nth and 10Th placed my
attraction by accident on the 18th. Through
out my first season with Miss Blair, which
was seven or eight years ago, con-
stantly bought thirteen tickets for the COM
pany each time we changed cities. There
are thirteen letters in my name. We began
rehearSals for ''Zaza" on the 18th, and you
know how successful Miss Blair has been
in this role. We gave our last performance
of last season on the 18th of June, and my
contract with Stair and Havlin was made
on the 18TH just by accident. On the last
day of December last year. at midnight. I
stood on track thirteen, waiting for train.
l came back the same day on the same
track, and l took this for an omen for the,
new year that l should stick by thirteen,
as formerly"
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Mask and Wig Club.

Next Monday evening the Lafayette
Square Opera House will be turned over to
the Mask and Wig Club of the University of
Pennsylvania. and Washington society will
be given an opportunity to witness this lat
est Of the mask and wig productions, 'sAlice
in Anotherland." AS usual the proceeds will
go to charity. the Washington Diet Kitchen
being the beneficiary this year. Mask and
Wig chorus girls are boys. They are tight
ly laced. to be sure. but they are all stout
fellows who go in for athletics and who
only lace once year for few hours at
time They don't care much how they look
and they pay strict attention to business
In characteristic mask and wig fashion
the author succeeds in mixing up his char
acters to such an extent that In act two ne
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There were no striking novelties among
the theatrical offerings of the current week.
1.-The Second in Command is a familiar
play and time has not added to the unc-
ton or sp-ightliness of John Drew inter-
pretation Mr. Drew is emphasizing the
mannerisns which at first made his style
aereeably distinctive to degree Which
threatens to become somewhat oppressive.
He is pushing his interpretations or the
highly bred young Englishman to point
which verges dangerously upon the comic
representations of Mr.. Huntey. Mr.. JOS
eph Coyne Percy +. Ames and others VINO
have made especial studies OF the BRUSH
social environment that induces aphasia
md locomoter ataxia Mr. Drew mas al
WAYS been SO agreeable an Interpreter of
certain phases of character that it is not
pleasant to contemplate even trans
lent relapse on his part into purely mechan-
zeal grooves of comedy characterization.
Miss Margaret Dale proved to be one OIL
the most graceful and accomplished play
ers seen here in a considerable period. Her
talents unquestionably merit better oppor-
tunities than those offered by subordl-
nate position in the cast of minor comedy
like THE Second in Command"
x =
Jefferson DeAngclis had only his own
whimsical personality to offer at the CO.
lumbia Theater, the company and chorus
affording him but moderate assistance.
sThe Toreador' is hardly suitable for the
exploitation of a star, belonging as it does
TO the school of musical comedy, which
makes feminine finery quite as important
consideration as either tunefulness or tai
ents.
IT has been impossible to feel the en-
ttusiasm which ordinarily attaches to the
reception of old favorites in connection
with a number of plays that have been
produced toward the latter portion of the
season The output of the current year has
been conspicuously inferior. If failure OF
popular approval be accepted as criterion.
Lord and Lady Algy' was FaVersham
last resort after trying two plays. VIII
liam II. Crane found The Spenders' prac-
teal for road purposes, but Immediately on
his return to New York revived David
Harum." 1.-The Dictator" was plainly only a
choice of the least of evils after a number
of unsatisfactory efforts to fit Willie COL
lier with a play. "Old Heidelberg. charm
ing as it was, was speedily shelVed ana
John Drew puts on 1.-The Second III Com
mand only because Captain Dieppe dld
not fulfill requirements. Musical attrac-
lions have not Jared very much better,
revival of ''Erminie being the best that
Francis Wilson could offer. while Jeffer-
son DeAngeis is forced to be content with
Mr.. Wilson's old part in THE Toreador
De Wolf Hopper is announced for revival
of Wang" All together the situation looks
as if the worst fears of bad season Tor
presidential year would be realized III the
case of the male stars unless the produc-
Ing managers find unexpected sources OF
supply.
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THE ACTRESS WHO PLAYS EVERY
MAN."-It was eight years ago that the
talents of Edith Wynne Matthison were hrst
discovered by Ben Greet, who was then. as
now. the manager of almost score of the
atrical companies touring the provinces or
England Miss Natthison's promise as an
actress was called to MIR. Greets attention
by his London manager Bannister Howard
She was at that time a school teacher in
one OF the provinces. and had already at
tanned some fame as d remarkably conVinc-
ing reader Even without seeing her in
trial performance Mr.. Greet brought Miss
Matthison to London and put her in the
part of Miladi in The Three Musketeers.
IL, a role rather Unsuited to her talents Miss
Matthison proved somewhat of a failure in
her initial appearance; but Mr.. Greet saw
ir her work a great deal more than the
public seemed 10 appreciate and without
getting discouraged entered her in his Lon
don school of acting, where for several sea-
sons she was tutored in variety of comedy
roles.
Ben Greet's school of acting is distinctive
In the sense that it has been the means of
starting similar schools not only in Eng
land but in America well. Beerbohm
Trees recent decision to set up similar
School in conjunction with his London thea
ter is an instance of the growth of the idea
which Ben Greet started twenty-five years
ago. as well as an example of the closeness
methods. II is this school OF actng-limited
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&c some thirty pupils switch has been the
means of furnishing the London stage with
many OF its best leading men and particu-
l&rly with its finest leading actresses.
, After a season in this, school Miss Matthi-
son was taken on tour by Mr.. Greet in
Shakespearean repertoire. II has been Ben
Grcet's custom COR the last fifteen years to
tour the universities and principal schools
OF England with Shakspearean productions,
generally given IN private gardens or upon
an academic campus For this purpose his
companies must necessarily have an extern
s!ve repertoire. At present no less than
twenty-five different plays are at their COM
mand. In such tours Miss Matthison ran
pretty much the gamut of all Shakespear-
can comedies. IS well as the early eigh-
tenth century comedy OF manners.
. But her great opportunity came In 1881,
when. under the direction of the Eliza
bethan Stage Society of London the first
performance OF the morality play Every
man was given at the old Charterhouse in
London. Miss Reynolds. who had been en-
gagged to play the part. had been taken ill.
and Miss Matthison was suddenly called In
20 assume the title role. At the time she
was playing In a Shakespearean comedy.
just outside OF London. and IL became nee
sssary for her to give her evening perform
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Choral Society.

The final rehearsals of the Choral So
ciety for Elijah are promising an unusu-
ally interesting concert The members of
the society who are also members of
choirs, having finished their Easter music,
are now able to devote their time unin-
terruptedly to rehearsals. The local quar-
tet which will assist in the rendition has
been carefully selected from welI-known
singers of Washington. Mrs. William T.
Reed, the contralto singer in the New
Foundry Church choir. will have the Inn
portant contralto part; Miss st. John Ell
lott IL to have the soprano part and will
sing with the two ladies' Of the first quar-
tet in the angels trio, Miss Elliott and
Mr.. Hensey of st. Patrick's choir. who
will take the tenor part Of the quiet.
are members OF the socfety's chorus. Mr..
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find them all on a roof garden where show
man is about to introduce Alice Ben Bolt as
Mile. Alicia the greatest actress the
world has ever seen. The second act is
crowded with speciality and pictorial feat
ures There is song of Alice and Chappies
with typical business there is spectacu-
lar Opera cloak march and chorus. and
the new Indian song big Indian Chief,
written especially for "Alice in Another
land by Cole & Johnson. and which the
Mask and Wig Club will present with very
elaborate setting and side play" In the
second act also. will be introduced the new
descriptive feature. School original with
the Mask and Wiggers. and which is ex-
pected to surpass the famous Champagne
Dance" in sensational effect
Alice in Anotherland' is announced as
the most elaborate production ever attempt
ed by the Mask and Wig Club. Every stitch
of canvas and costuming has been made
new. The new play has had the benefit of
the combined and harmonious efforts of the
most experienced stars Of other mask
and wig days-men who having had to do
with the club since its foundation have ac-
sauired knowledge and skill in stage produc-
ton. -
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Empire Theater.

Some fifteen years ago series of bright
ly humorous sketches by Geo. W. Peck of
Wisconsin appearing in the leading news
papers of America attracted widespread at
tention. and SO popular did they become
that the sketches were first published In
book form and finally were dramafized un-
der the title ."Peck's Bad Boy The sue
cess Of this roaring little comedy has been
phenomenal Year after year it has toured
America and each succeeding season has
filled theaters with audiences convuIsed
with laughter over the antics of the boy"
the fluctuations of Schultz, the grocer. and
his friend. the Irish policeman. with the
boys s.pa' Intellectually trying to curb his
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vESTA TIILEY.

making her Chase engagement bring her
$500. Max Walden is another notable for
eign novelty, and were Miss Tilley out of
the bill he would be billed as the leading
number. He is Europes most famous char
acter dancer. Nora Bayes, the singing
coincidence, sang "Wurzburger" into fame,
and next week she will make that popular
ditty a part of her repertoire Jack Nor
worth has forsaken black-face, and his
mirthful chat is said to win more laughs
than ever. The O'Rourke-Burnett trio, with
buck dancing in wooden shoes, will offer
lively feature. Rosaire, the aerial equi-
florist, will do his remarkable slack wire
balancing. The motion pictures of cowboy
life are said to be very interesting. Tomor-
row night the last Choral Society concert
of the season.
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Last Symphony Concert.

The feature of the last symphony concert
of the present season at the Lafayette
Opera House on Friday afternoon April 10,
at 4:15, by The Washington Symphony Or
chestra, und er Mr.. Reginald de Koyen, will
be the wonderful Fifth Symphony of
Tschaikowsky. 1t Is many years since this
symphony was played in Washington, and
it's performance is looked forward to with
eagerness by all music lovers. Miss Shanna
Cumming, whose admirable soprano voice
is well known in Washington, will be the
soloist, and the entire program is as fol-
lows: Overture Leonore, No. 3, Beethoven;
aria. 'Dich. theure Halle Tannhauser,
Wagner (Mss Cumming); symphony No Q,
Tschaikowsky; (a) War iGh ni e. EN-
Miss Cumming; Symphonic Poem, Les
PreludeS, List.
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New National Theater.

Julia Marlowe will appear at the New Ma
tional Theater Monday evening in one of the
most brilliant OF her long list of triumphS
Mary Tudor the heroine of When Knight
hood Was in Flower a play which has
probably brought her :. greater personal tri-
umph than anything which she has pre-
scented in recent years She is to devote
Monday, Tuesday, We inesday and Thurs
day evenings to this piece, and on Friday
and Saturday evenings and al the Saturday
matinee she is to revive "Ingomar," in
which she won her first honors. And then
Miss Marlowe is to lay aside these pieces
for good and all. In other words these will
be her final appearances in two of her most
attractive roles, for thu reason that during
the coming three years she and Mr.. E. HI.
Sothern are to lie starred together by Mr..
Frohman in a number of Shakespearean
productions.
AS to the availability of Paul Kester's
oramatization of Mr.. Major'S romance for
Miss Marlowe's purpose. there has been
only one opinion. 1t gives her renewed op-
portunities to run the gamut of dramatic
expression, from tn, lightest comedy
touches to deep, poignant tragedy. The orig
ipal scenic investiture of when Knight
hood Was In Flower which attracted I'M
usual attention by it's magnificence on the
plays former production, will be used by
Miss Marlowe for the present engagement.
''Ingomar," to have its first presentation
on Friday night, provides Miss Marlowe
with Parthenia, most winSomely attract
i've role, which has always appealed as for
chilly to her as it did to Mary Anderson, who
retained 1t in her repertoire during her en-
tire stage career. Mr.. Frohman has given
the play most elaborate equipment in the
way of scenery and costumes, in anticipa-
ton of its New York production with Miss
Marlowe in May. Ingomar,' it need
scarcely be said, is Maria Lovell's adapta-
ton of Friedrich Halm's Der Sohn der
WiIdniss." Originally 1t was in five acts,
but Miss Marlowe has condensed it to four,
through the judicious elimination of unnec-
essary dialogue. Miss Marlowe's support
ing company has Tyrone Power for leading
man.
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Academy of Music.

One of the seasons best offerings will be
"At the Old Cross Roads" which Will be
presented at the Academy next Monday
night. Mr.. Aston. who wrote Friends"
and .aTennessee's Partner" Is the author of
this play The cast. which is headed by
Estha Williams and the well-known ro-
mantle actor James NJ Brophy, Will also
include Julia Blanc. Louise Valentine. Ger
trude O'Malley, Mildred Hyland, Ella Peyer
Harry L. Dunkenson, William BromweIi'
Herbit Noble. Owen Mccormack. Harry L..
Wilson and Bert McEwen. The American
Four Quartet has been engaged as an ex-
ira feature.
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Sousa's Band.


After an absence of a year from the
American concert field John Philip Sousa
returns to his work at home with another
remarkable record of successes won on his
third European tour with the famous band
bearing his name. The American composer
and his forces left New York on Christmas
eve Of 1902 on the American liner st. Louis,
but did not reach England until Friday,
January 2, 1903, the date announced for his
opening concert in London. The tour COW
cred thirt! weeks, with a total of 362 con-
certs in 1913 different towns and in thirteen
were given in Great Britain and Ireland
and in 112 different towns. In London alone
Mr.. Sousa gave fifty-two concerts in five
months.
On January 81 Sousa appeared for the
second time before the king and queen of
England and the other members of the
royal family. This concert took place at
! the noble Waterloo chamber at Windsor
Castle and was attended by a notable COM
pany Of guests, and at it's conclusion Mr..
Sousa received the personal thanks and
compliments of King Edward. Three nights
later Mr.. Sousa gave another similar con-
cert before the Viceroy of Ireland in the
historic ST. Patrick. Hall in Dublin Castle.
was the guest~of- a civic luncheon given in
his honor by the-lord mayor of Liverpool at
the Town Han &
Sousa will be heard here for the first time
in more tharsa year at the New Nationaf
Theater next Friday afternoon at 2:15 with
Estelle Lieblng. Jessie Straus, Herbert l..
Clarke and J. HI. b. Moerernans as soloiSts.
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Chase's Theater.

Miss vesta TilIey makes extraordinarily
conspicuous the Chase bill next week, and
other notable artists offered will be Max
Walden the five Noses, Nora Bayes, Jack
Norworth. the O'Rourke-Burnett trio, Ro-
saire, and cowboy life will be shown by
the motion pictures.
Miss Vesta Tilley is said to be the epitome
and ideal of the London music hall artistic
In her male characterizations she initiates
London manners and reproduces the Eng
lish idiosynerasies. Her vaudeville tour of
this country, lasting but twenty weeks, has
been wonderfully successful. Miss Tilley
receives S1,750 for seven performances a
week, and S125 for every extra matinee,
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LAFAYETTE Theater.

Eugene Blair and her company Will come
to the Lafayette Theater for an engagement
of several weeks duration, the first perform
ance of which will take place Wednesday
matinee, April ID, and the bill throughout
the week will be Camille
Owing to the shortcomings of so many Of
the recent offerings from the pens of mod
ern dramatists, theatrical managers
throughout the country have been return
ing to older plays, the drawing power of
which has been tested. Several of the most
prominent actresses on the American stage
contemplate REVEALS of Dumas famous
old play, which for so many years was
considered about the best vehicle with
which an actress could establish her claim
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4. ". Porter of st. Aloysius Church win

A. w. Porter Of st. Aloysius Church will
be the bass.
Miles. the bass, are from New York and
are experienced concert singers. Mrs.
Child from Boston and Mr.. Quincy from
Philadelphia have made excellent tm-
pressions everywhere and are very Ia
miliar with this work.
The arrangement of the orchestra will
be again changed at this concert, so as to
place the orchestra in the best possible
way to give full effect to the orchestral
colorfng without sacrificing the volume
of the sound of the chorus.
The full Washington Symphony Orches-
ira, fifty-seyen in number, will accom-
pany.
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mischievous propensities. For the first
time In many years Washington theater-
goers will, next week, have an opportunity
to renew acquaintance with these wen.
known characters, when "Peck's Bad Boy
appears at the Empire Theater. The pro
duction is said to be well up to date, with
several innovations in the way Of modern
specialties and musical numbers. Among
the specialties announced are the famous
sextet in travesty of "F'lorodora the
Grierson sisters. in novel singing and
dancing speciality a laughable roller skat-
ing novelty. 1.-THE Spirit of 70 stirring
patriotic ensemble, and other musical num-
bers.