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The Washington times., 1904-06-19
Cahill on Hits.

Marie Cahin opines that a hit is a
natter of geography. When / com
mence playing" she said recently, i
was delighted II 1 could provoke a
smile from the stage manager or some
member of the company Of easy risi-
bIes. 1 expected my success 70 be
bounded by the footlights and had only
one ambition. That was. not to be dis
charged, because I needed the money.
But some time toward the end Of my
third season I noticed a rubicund. fool
ish looking old gentleman in the nrst
row of the orchestra.
IF he's as silly as he looks anyone
can make him laugh I thought. and
ambition to perform the feat hred my
breast. A shrug of the shoulders and a
wink-and I succeeded. That was the
beginning of my career. I had gotten
past the.footlights that L thought inn
passable. The next season worked for
The Washington times., 1904-06-19
Japanese Realism
Scene in a Play Popular With MikadOs
People.

NORAN.
The last example of realism is a scene
in a japanese drama now presented at
the Shintomiza Theater in Tokyo, which
holds the audience spellbound for many
minutes at a time. native and foreigner
alike; and yet most of the time no one
is visible on the stage, and there is no
change Of setting.
The scene is that Of a swamp. In the
foreground is a small. tumble-down hut.
marked by evidences Of recent human
presence bucket of water. a dipper,
kettle hanging over dead embers. The
rest Of the stage is filed to its full
depth with the real rushes found in
native swamps, set upright. and re-
enforced by real reeds, trees. grass and
stones.
For two or three minutes perfect ST.
lence prevails. Then a frog croaks in
the distance and another from
another place in the marsh. This Is
repeated several times with a wonderful
imitation of reality. The leaves OF the
trees on the horizon rustic as IL shaker
by the wind. The nearer rushes sway
before it. Afar of Is heard the cry of
the bird whose note betokens rain. Near
and nearer m the sound. The birds,
flying swiftly, cross the stage like a
lash-low, almost among the reeds. A
slow darkening. a few puffs of wind. a
rustic OF the reeds and leaves. and pat
pat-pat come the raindrops, pouring
and splashing over the whole marsh.
A woman enters with dripping UNI
The Washington times., 1904-06-19

brella n high-tucked kimono. An in
terval of beating rain. Then a man fol-
lows with a drawn knife. There is an
attack, a struggle. and both disappear
IN the swamp. Down among the rushes.
their position indicated only by the
swaying stalks and the occasional sight
OF the mans yellow hat. the awful death
hunt Of the two takes. piace-a fight
for life hidden from the audience in
every way save for the thud OF a blow,
the terrible gurgles of death. the splash.
splash of an artery as IT GIBBS way life.
One who has seen it says the scene
is "awful-awful."
The Washington times., 1904-06-19
Strict New York.
Elsie Janis Experience With the Blue
Laws.

New England is not the only place in
the United States hat is blessed with
blue LAWS" although this is the general
supposition.' Swift old New York can
boast of "A few OF these relics OF the
past. which when literally applied, be-
come a serious nuisance to innocent par
ties. II you dom believe II. ask Little
Elsie-or (excuse our f-orgetfulness) Miss
Elsie Janis. as she now calls herself
who is appearing in 1.-The Belle Of New
York" this week at the Lafayette Opera
House.
There is a highly honored and emf
nently respectable organization in New
York which is enabled by a rather am
biguous piece of legislation to prevent
children under sixteen years OF age from
earning their living by appearing on the
stage. ParadoxicaI as IL may seem, this
solicitous society does not prevent chill
dren of all condition and ages from
drudgery I'm factories and department
stores for a mere %pittance.
The little cash girl works from eight
10 twelve hours a day, constantly on
her feet. for So or 81 a week. The turn
The Washington times., 1904-06-19
Miss NerdstTCm.
Washington Girls Ambitions and
S-ccnecpG

" G-AAAh+gA Wis 49,
Successes.
Among the cardinal virtues Of man
kind. that Of ambition is one Of the
most distinctive-that IS. ambition In its
lofty sense. not the SNOWY. shallow
sort that begets vanity. etc. And It is
this attribute IN the aforementioned
sense that the friencs Of Miss Frances
Nordstrom. OF the Academy stock com
pany. ascrlbe 10 her desires and pur-
poses for her career on the stage. Miss
Nordstrom Is a Washingtonian. at pres
ent engaged as leading heavy" In the
stock organization at the Academy.
where so far plays presented nave offer
cd but limited scope for Il demonstra-
ton Of her histriOnic powers However,
next week Miss Nordstrom will be seen
IN n role that should try her mettle
not a little. that Of Kate Burke In "A
Mar of Mystery
While Miss Nordstrom Is a Washing
tonian. h public generally here has
had little opportunity TO judge Of her
work. for Immediately on taking up
stage work Miss Nordstrom left Wash
ington, and his is her first appearance
since that time.
To begin with. she Is an army girl.
neF parents ana ancestors LOT genera
tions back having been identified
with the military OF this and other
countries. Her father was one of the
most distinguished cavalry officers in
the United States army. Capt. Charles
Edwin Nordstrom. and when Miss Nord-
strom was born. twenty years ago. was
engaged in the Indian campaign at
Santa Fee. y. NJ. where Geronimo and
his redskin warriors were carrying on
bitter warfare against the Government.
Ever so early in Hfe Miss Nordstrom's
career was picturesque.
Following the Indian campaign Cap
tain EordstrOm was detailed TO Fort
Davis. Tex. and after lengthy service
in that and other forts Of the West.
six years ago the family move 10
this city, where they still reside. On
coming TO this city Miss Nordstrom
was entered at a local convent, where
she received a thorough education, COM
plotting her studi>s in a course Of iitera-
ture and music.
Strange enough none Of her relatives
before her have had a taste for BAR
ticipating in theatricals. nor had Miss
Nordstrom until two years ago. when
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in The Merry Wives of Windsor and
this wHhou doubt is the best OF his
Shakesoearean Representations and in
Miss Terry as the vulgar. mischievous
Mrs. Page there is a revel OF the comic
spirit.
Miss Marion Terry has been the Lady
E~lessington of Gore House in The Last
OF the Dandies.9 n she has played the
part with brilliant distinction.
The Washington times., 1904-06-19
Trees Versatility.
Shown at the Close of His London
Season


Beerbohm Tree has been closing his
regular London season with REVEALS or
plays I'm which he is seen TO The best
advantage. Cldye Fitch's Last of the
Dandies'' may not be a well constructed
play, but IL contains a most effective
part for the actor-manager.
Mr.. Trees best talent is ingenious
byplay. and his Count D'Orsay is en-
riched with it. There are countless little
touches n mannerisms which make
up with cumulative effect a remarka-
bly, vivid and brilliant i-mpersonation.
often this painstaking actor carries
byplay too far. There are so many
small effects that there is no masterful
reserve of force for the great moments.
In Mr.. Fitch's play the byplay Is essen
tiaI to the character study, and it is
not o~verdone.
in Mr.. Kinsey Peile's dramatic YER
sion Of Mr.. Kipling's The Man Who
Was Mr.. Tree finds one OF his best
character parts. IL is not so effective a
play as Waterloo" for Tho part of Cor
poral Brewster has humor and pathos,
and the spectators are laughing one
moment and weeping the next; but the
demented convict from Siberia has a
grip upon the audience from the mo-
ment that he tumbles into the mess
room in his rags and tatters.
Mr.. Tree is most subtle in indicating
the return of memory and the lighting
up of reason In this wrecked o~utcast.
and the audience is thrilled when the
regimental flags are recognized. the
Queens health Is drunk and the battle
charge Is acted out.
While 70 is melodrama. the little play
IS full of power and Imagination. and
the spectators are profoundly moved by
IT.
Mr. Tree Is also appearing as FalstaG
The Washington times., 1904-06-19
Close of the Season
Local Theatrical Season Will
Come to a Standstill at
End Of This Week.

with the exception Of the Academy.
where the stock company presenting
melodrama appears TO be sOlidly Gu
sconced. the local dramatic season will
come to end Saturday night. when the
Lafayette will follow the a OF the Co
lumbia and Chase's and put Up the shut
ters.
The early summe- season has. as a
whole. been successful, though the Co
lumhia Theater stock company suffered
sOmew hat from none too judicious seiec-
tion Of plays. II is well to keep a stock
company up-to-date. but experienced
managers Of stock companies have found
Il more profitable 10 keep the acting Of
that quality than the plays.
There are plenty of o,d-time melo-
dramas. such as The Silver King" and
The Ticket-of-Leave Man. with which
toe public Of today is favorable only
as names. n for which patrons are
reasonably Ger. air II the acting is ali
right. Royalties on plays Of that sor-
are low.
On the other hand. when modern plays
are produced, large royalties usually
have TO be paid. and moreover, the
stock compan comes IN direct comparl-
son with the select company which mada
the original production. and 1t Is MOI
strange that the stock company suffers
The production of an original play Is
also always a good advertising method
with a stock company. and such a
drama Fan very often be obtained tor
no cost except that of production from
ambitious and unknown playwrights
only too anxious for a chance to see II
their work has any merit, and glad, il
it proves good for anything. Of the OPP
~portunity the production affords to bring
the play to the attention Of producing
managers.
After a company becomes a little
known in a community, the presentation
OF a shakespearian play means plenty
Of newspaper notices and may be relied
upon TO attract a clientage not obtained
by a stock company regularly More
over. the average stock company viii
give very fair performances of the more
familiar shakespearian plays. for tbs
actors themselves are anxious to declare
their worth in the works OF the maste,
dramatist.
We are setting up as a theatrical man
ager. but we doubt not IL some of thess
points had been observed the Column
bia season might have been made ever
more successful than Il was.
The light opera productions at the La.
fayette have been largely patronized or
their merits. The system OF swapping
companies employed by the Aborns en-
abled them to give far better perform.
ances with a medium grade of singer
han can possibly be secured by a resi-
DENT company Of ~high-grade maxim.
weekly changes IN y Also there Il
variety OF faces to go with the VARIETY
OF operas. in itself a factor i. increaz
frn IIrnfnrre-
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Around Washington

in the famous Auto Coach "9o9"
Seeing everything worth seeing III fhe
city.
Three tours daily. rain OF shine-I0
a m. ? p m, 4 p. m. Round trip
only 800.
Leaving No. 537 Fifteenth Street north
west and New Willard Hotel.
General Office phone Main Z26l. II
The Washington times., 1904-06-19

uplifting charm of good men and virtu-
Gus women. Unknown 10 his intimates.
Richard Glenwood has mastered the art
Of hypnotism. and il is through these
occult powers that he gratihes an in
herently vicious nature for robbery n
evil doing. His deeds are appalling. yet
so artful!y has he performed them that
detection seems impossible. Thus his
vicious criminal becomes known TO a
great metropolis as The Shadow"
Cunning sleuths have sought this spirit
like thief without avail.
II is about the end of the first act
of this play. however, that the auditor
Of "A Man Of Mystery is introduced
to a character known as Lucifer, who
has been searching for his Shadow"
In the guise OF a secretary. he takes
service with DR.. Leslie. uncle and guar
dian OF Richard Glenwood. and here the
theme is taken up with much gusto and
carried 70 a climax in the last act.
where The Shadow" comes to an TN
timely end. and Ned Keane Gscifer.
the detective) concludes his chase.
richer in police prestige aud with n
promised bride as wei. The romance
between the detective and Florence
Glenwood. sister of THE shadow Is
claimed to be a novel and pretty one.
h cast is as follows: Richard Glen
wood Hal Clarendon; Ned Keane. Ben
r. Wilson: DR.. Herbert Leslie. Edward
n. curtis; Noah Lott. Harold Kennedy:
BIZ Burke, Henry Buckler; tommy
George S. Leonard; officer O,Brien.
David Swim; Florence GIenwood. Carol
Arden; Kate Burke. Frances Nord-
strom; Milly Myrton. Laura Oakman.
Meg Burke. Argyle Gilbert: Molly.
Katherine Hayes.
The Washington times., 1904-06-19
Aesdemy-aA Man Of Mysterr.g

MelOdrama in a highly animated form
Will be the Offering Of the stock COM
pany az the Academy Of Music next
week, when "A Man Of Mystery" a
melodrama in four acts. will be seen.
This play. which is by Mark f. Swan.
has never been acted in this city. On
account Of its dramatic action the play
has been compared by many to Tril-
by" Both have for their themes the
manifestations Of hypnotism.
% central character is Richard Glen
wood. a character Of seemingly gentle
nature and impulses: a man Of wealth
and position and surrounded by all the
The Washington times., 1904-06-19
Marshall Hall.

Str. Charles Manchester leaves at 10
a. m and $50 p m Indian Head trips
every Thursday, Friday. and Saturday.
at $50 pm. except Friday. July 1. sun
days, II am. 2:30 and $50 pm.
FARE, ROUND TRlP.--...-...25 cents.
The Washington times., 1904-06-19
Lafayette-Jack and the Beanstalk."

Lafayette-"Jack and the Bea-stalk."
h seventh week Of the successful
season of musical offerings at the La
fayette Opera House. beginning next
Monday matinee. viii see a splendid re-
vival OF the charming fairy e~xtrava-
ganza. Jack and the Bcanstalk." which
was without doubt the most successful
OF all the productions OF this class. Like
the other Aborn offerings. IL viii b. in
vested with all the elaborate scenery
and beautiful costumes used in the origh
nal production. and the piece has been
staged with minute details carefully
looked after.
All OF the favorites OF The Belle of
New York" cast VIII be retained another
week. together with the entire chorus,
with the addition OF several artists spe-
ciaily engaged for certain roles. Harry
Short, the clever comedian who has
made such a hit in the Dan DAILY role
in THE Belle OF New York" Will have
the ridiculousiy funny role Of the Fairy
Queen. Il requires no large amount OF
Imagination to conceive how funny this
comedian will look. with his long legs
in pink feshings. dressed In a fuzzy
skirt, and his comical visage topped OF
with a brilliant blonde wig.
Miss Elsie Janis. whose rendition OF
LNI lDAt - AnE NAhailUuS rim IN the
Belle and her clever limitations this
week. have won for her the warm
friendship and admiration Of the big
Lafayette audiences. will be appropriate
" cast for the part Of the Little Miss
Mufit, who has nothing TO do but ST,
on a tufit all day and hin Of cute
little things TO soy.
Winsome Beatrice Mckenzie. who so
admirably fills the part OF the demure
Salvation Army iassie this week, Will
have a part of quite a different order.
but just as well-htted TO her capabiIi-
ties. in the title role OF JACK. Siudbad
the Sailor. Jacks inseparabIe eompan-
ion. viii be played by funny J. Francis
Sullivan Other popular members OF
this weeks organization Will appear 10
I'D advantage. including Al n Weston,
r. A. Laidlaw. Hughey Flahery. Cor
don Hamilton. Hugh Hickman. and
others.
Sabery D'Orsell. whose beautiful voice
and charming manner won many friends
in Wang" last summer. will come %
the cast for Jack and the BeanstaIk''
next week. being specially engaged for
the prima donna role Of Princess Mary,
better known as Mary. quite contrary,
and Hattie Arnold. another newcomer.
viii appear in the comedy character OF
Old Mother Hubbard.
Jack and the Beanstalk7 is the com
bined work Of r. A. Barnet and A.
Baldwin Sloane. the former being the
nbrettist. and the latter the composer
of the music. Il is the most successful
work ever put forth by either Of these
writers. and IN fact has had a longer
than any other Offering OF It's
kind ever put on. 1t has Deen further
improved by the Interpolation Of a mum
Der Of later musical numbers, and
many new speciaities.
The Washington times., 1904-06-19
Lyceum-The Innocent Beauties

OSculASS-
IN Innocent Beauties" will be the
ourlesque attraction at che Lyceum
commencing Monday matinee. June %.
Ihis aggregation OF pretty girls and
wei known vaudeville favorites ought
to insure 10 the patrons of his popular
home Of buriesqUc a show worth see
ing a budget OF new songs. comedy
situations, breezy musical numbers.
dazzling marches, gorgeous costumes.
fantastic scenic and electrical effects
are only a few of the features that
make this a good show.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-18
wARsHiP STOPPED IT.
Uncle Sans Prompt Action Nips An
other Panama Revolution IN
the Bud.
by the Ascsociatcd Press.

by the Associated Press.
Panama, Nov 1.-THE treaty he
tween the United States ana Panama
has prevented one more revolution on
the islhmus. The rumOrcd coup
d'otat by military elements, IL seems.
was more serious than at first
thought Minister Barrett. after a
consultation with the Panama govern
ment and General Davis. commander
in the canal zone. asked Admiral
Goodrich to leave one of the rarships
Of the Pacific squadron here to pre-.
vent a possible disturbanc-. This
morning two hundred maris from
the Empire camp arrived herr Gen
oral Hucrtas. minister Of war. has an
nounced his intention to resign.
which will clear the political atmos-
phere. Though disturbance are not
feared. under present circumstances
Panama is greatly excited.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-18
INSIST ON THE
PRESENT RATES
RAILROAD MEN TELL INTER.
STATE COMMISSION WAY
LIVE STOCK is HEAVILY
CHARGED FOR.
3y the Associated Press.

3y the Associated Press.
Chicago Nov 17.-Many reasons
rere offered by railroad official at
1Gay's hearing Of the interstate .m-
nercc commission "a cattle rates,
,hy present rates On live stock shogid
ie maintained.
H. H. Embry. general freight agent
T Tho Chiclso, Rock Island and Pa
fic. in his testimony gave the f3l oT
ng summary OF reasons furnished by
'ailroal men for maintaining present
rates:
Requirements Of shippers. such "a
rrbitrsry loading of cars at arbitrary
hours. end arbitrary unload
ing AMI re.urn OF same cars,
liability to claims which materially
cJucc gross earnings on this cla-s Of
reight DELAY to otler trafIlc c1u-c1
stock trains which is muci greater
r than that caused by am other
dnI of freight. free transportation
,iven parties accompanying stock and
heir rc.urn: enforced returning Of
.mpty cars. greatly increasing empty
Mileage on stock cars. and extraordi.
nary cxpcnee for equipment and
required by this traffic.
Embry estimated the value Of free
furnished caslemcn
at year at sG6S.00o
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-18
WANTS BLACK IN
/. HIS NEW CABINET
President Roosevelt Offers the
Attorney GereraIship
TO FORMER GOVERNOR
OF NEW YORK STATE, SAYS NEW
YORK WORLD euT HE WON'T
ACCEPT - WANTS TO BE
SENATOR.
by the Associated Press.


New York. Nov. 17.-The World
says Former Governor Black has been
rendered an offer of the attorney gen
eralship In President Rooseyelt's
next cabinet
While President Roosevelt has not
formally invited Black To become
member of his official family the
World says. the tender OF the at.or-
ney generalship has been In way
that carries with II the assurance OF
the president that he would like TO
have New York's former governor In
his cabinet Of younger men which
Roosevelt is understood to want as his
associates during the ne# admins
tration"
The World says II Is the view Of
Blacks friends that he will not accept,
but would prefer the senatorship as he
could then retain his law practice.
which it is said nets him nearly $780,
600 year. According to the World
Moody accepted the attorney general
ship On condition thai II would ter
inmate March next. but II is be-
lieved he will be invited to remain In
the cabinet In some other capacity.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-18
PRIEST CHARGED
WITH FORGERY
FATHER ScHELL, A CATHOLIC OF
OMAHA. PLACED UNDER AR
REST ON AN UGLY CHARGE
HIS EXPLANATION OF Vt.
by the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Omaha, Ncb.. Nov l7.-Father
schell. a Catholic priest. who has
some into considerable prominence
through his connection with the gov
eminent investigation into affairs at
Winnebago. reservation. and who was
later removed from his parish by
Bishop Scannell. was tonight arrest
ed or a warrant charging him with
forging the name of Mrs. Little Walk
er TO a certificate Of deposit drawn by
the bank OF Homer.
Schell explains thc forgery charge
by saying that Mrs. Walker aud ber
husband sought his advice about
transferring s200o 10 another bank.
According to his story. he signed the
certificate and the woman. who could
not write. made her mark in the pres
ence Of witnesses. one Of whom cor
robOrates the priests story.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-18
NEW YORK HORSE
SHOW ACCIDENT.
JOHN. G. HECXScHER, SECRETARY
or NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
RUN DOWN AND TRAMPLEp
BY SPIRITED TEAM.
by the Associated Press.

by inc ASSOclaIeH Pfess.
New York, NOV. 17A Spectators
were thrown into intense excitement
tonlshEat the Horse Show when
John 6. Heclischer. secretary Of the
National Horse Snow association. was
run down and Iramplod upon by a
pair Of horses on exhibition in the
rins. Women screamed and men
crowded toward the ring. Before the
excitement passed, several women
tainted. Many believed he had been
killed, as half conscious he was drag
ged from under the hoofs of the
horses.
In Judging the pairs Of horses Heck
scher attempted to cross in front of
the team driven by Mrs. Edward X.
had pulled the team up from rather
rapid gait, and a. Heckscher attempt.
ed to pass one of the horses lunged
forward and struck him. In an in.
stant H2ckschcr was down and the
animal tramping on him. His head
and shoulders were struck several
times by the horses hoofs. When
help reached him be was almost un-
conscious, his face cut in several
places and he was bleeding profusely.
He was removed 10 his home where
fear was expressed that he may have
of tie brain or possible
fracture of the skull.
Heckschar is the father-in law #
Mayor Mcclellan.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-18
FACT REGARDED
AS SIGNIFICANT.
Torpedo Boat Destroyer Rasto-
ropny Leff' Port Arthur
AFTER GEN. STOESSEl
SENT HIS CHEERING MESSAGE
ST. PETERSBURG, HOWEVER,
REJOICING OVER sToEsS-
ELS TELEGRAM.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
London, Nov 1.-THE fact that
the Russian torpedo boat destroyer
Rasteropny (Which arrived at Chefoo
Wednesday, lef. Port Arthur much
later than the date of Stoessel's pub
lished report. which relates nothing
later than Nov. 3, is regarded as sig.
nificant. Apparently, however, Toxic
has not yet received as late news as |.
contained in the report of American
Consul General Fowler at Chefoo
transmitted to the state department al
Washington Wednesday.
Special dispatches from Tion Tsin
report heavy bombardment of Por'
Arthur as late as Nov. 12 and night,
ly sorties by small parties of Russians
who lose heavily by bayonet fight
These reports give no reliable De
tails, bur concur in the statements
that guns are wearing out ami Russi.
an ammunition is becoming scarce
The Telegraph's Tien Tsin cores
pondent says he has received a report
that the Japanese have suddenly ad
yanced in the direction of Mukden
from which place they are only l.
miles distant.