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ODETTF, TYLER-Odette Tyler, who Is 10
produce the Shakespearean innovation. at
Chases next week, is the daughter OF zen
Kirkland, one of Gen. Lees staff during the
civil war and one of the few living sur
vfvors of that immortal conflict. Like many
another southern girl who has gone torth
to high place in the social and artistic
world of this country and Europe, MISS
Tyler was educated at the Georgetown Con-
vent. in this city, destined for the social
life to which her familys wealth and prom
inence entitled her.
But like many eonvent-bred girls Miss
Tyler cherished the secret ambition for the
piaudit-bestrewn pathway of the stage. At
the convent, as at all similar institutions,
there was then an instructor in elocution
whose aim it was to impart to the young
ladies the projections of pronunciation and
cnunciation Miss Tyler won all the school
honors for her patness in this direction, but
she frankly confesses that in other
branches, as for instance mathematics, OF
which she yet does not know the difference
between the rule of three and the subtrac-
ton of fractons-she admits that she was
far behind other girls of her class. In the
end parental objection was overcome and,
after some preliminary dramatic school
training. Miss Tyler became a member OF
Charles Frohmans Empire Theater stock
company, in New York city, and her hrst
individual hit was made in the premier pro-
duction of Shenandoah" Then followed
another great hit, in The Girl l Left Be
hind Me-" About this time the papers
teemed with stories of her beauty, her
wealth her family, and finally they report
cd her engagement to Howard Could the
son of the great financier now the husband,
of Katherine Clemmons, also an actress, In
which respect he followed the example of
his brother George, who married Edith
Kingdom. out of the DAILY company, almost
a score of years ago. Next came scare
s-fn hon IN
cut Howard off with a shilling If he welded
Miss Tyler. Finally the lady herself was
compelled to publicly deny the soft i'm
parchment Then came several tours as
a star under the Frohman management, in
The Counsellor's Wife" and other pro-
auctions first made at the Empire Theater,
and afterward,: when VIM. Gillette produced
Secret Service" at his own expense and
risk in casting about for a typical south
ern actress for the part of the Dixie girl in
that play he secured Miss Tyler. and grace
fully complimented her by the act. After
this, aspiring still higher, Miss Tyler Joined
with Madame Modjeska, the distinguished
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Washington Symphony Orchestra.

The concert of the WASHINGTON SYMPHONY
Orchestra yesterday afternoon in the
LAFAYETTE Square Theater was well at
tended, and the audience gave every mark
of appreciation of the program, both as to
the work of the orchestra and of the Sc
lections of the soloist, Mr. David Bispham,
the well-known baritone, who was in ex-
cellent voice and sang with his usual ar
tistic effect. The orchestra numbers were
four movements, of Godmark's County
Wedding Symphony Dvorak's Carnival
Overture" and Thschaikowsky's march.
Mr. Bispham sang Mozart's Non Plus
Andrai,' the prologue to In Paigiacci."
and the balled Drink TO Me Only with
Thine Eyes
Last evening Mr.. Bispham was enter
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peared in that part In Washington last
season. Ms Turner succeeded Mr.. Crane
in the part of the. "hoss trading banker.
and has interpreted the character for the
three past seasons The story Is divided
into three acts, and all of the scenes are
laid in bonneville y. Y. Mr.. Turner has
been under Mr. Cahns management fer
the last fifteen years. and has appeared
here many times. Among the roles IN
which he has been seen In Washington are
Mr.. Austine. in The Fatal Card; Mar
shall. I'm Captain Swift" Black Michael,
in THE Prisoner of Zenda;' Rufus In
Held by the Enemy" DIR. Pet;pont. In
THE Girl from MaXiTns;" John WethertF,
in " Because She Loved Him So and Mr..
Watkins, in Sowing the Wind
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pie, vigorous yet finished, decorative and at
the same time personal and appealing. An
other IS genre-"The Return of High
land Warrior" by Sir David Wilkie. A
Scotch Highlander, in his plaid and tartan,
Is pictured in the living room of his hum
BILE cottage. His wife is holding the baby
toward him with outstretched hands. by
the inner door stands little girl, ana on
the floor at his feet lie his two faitslful
dogs. A pitcher and glass some cooking
utensils and other objects In the rofe-
ground are painted with the utmost real
ism, while the more distant portions of the
room have been pictured with great
breadth. In sentiment and handling there
Is a suggestion of the modern Dutch pant
ers, in technique and finish of the early
Flemish In color it IS rich and resonant,
and in composition more than pleasing.
x x
The Water Color Clubs ninth annual eX-
hbition closes this evening. 1t has scored
an unusual success. The attendance has
been good throughout the entire four
weeks, and the sales have been uncommon
ly numerous This is perhaps one Of the
mosr encouraging features of the exhibit
ton. for though it is not necessarily Il
tribute to worth, it is a substantial form OF
appreciation which is very gratifying. inc
purchases have been made in every case
by persons unknown to the, painters ana
have shown nice discrimination: This puts
a better face on tire future, and goes 10
prove that the public is not altogether un-
conscious of the value of local work
4 j
Mr.. Edgar Nye, who has been in New
York for some months, has returned to
this city and taken studio In the Federal
building He has there quite number
of Interesting recent sketches on view and
several old ones which exhibit much prom
Use An excellent little picture OF ROCK
creek painted by Mr.. Nye is on exhibition
in the Veerhoff gallery.
The Copley Society of Boston, which has
become famous for its notable loan exhibit
tons. is arranging to show this year a
comprehensive collection of Monet, the
great French impressionist's, works.
Among the foreign celebrities who re-
Gently arrived in New York We're NJ. Theo-
bald Chartran and Raimundo d Madraso,
both of whom have taken studios in that
city for the winter.
Edeuard Steicheu, whose portraits of
Rodin. Chdrtran. Mr. Morgan and others
were shown in this city last year in the
Photo Secessionists' exhibition, has been
awarded the gold medal in the Interna-
tionaI Photograp piers exhibition held at
The Hague.
News has been received from Paris that
the famous Ridgeway collection sold at
auction last Saturday Melted nearly $780,
600. The four Boucher panels painted for
Nine. POmpadour were purchased by Mr..
Eugene FisChOf for SS0,000. They will. it is
said, probably be brought to this country.
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Academy.

Thomas f. Shea will be seen at the
Academy next week In several of his most
successful plays including DR. Jekyh ana
Mr. Hyde. showing him in dual roles
of DR.. Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde
THE Bells" Cardinal Richel.eu." "Othel-
10" and "Banished by the King" a romaa-
tic play of the Three Guardsmen" type.
The plays next week will be presented in
the following order: Monday evening and
Tuesday and Saturday matinee. "Banish"d
by the King" Tuesday and Saturday even
ings, "Dr. Jekyl1 and Mr.. Hyde" Wednes.
day end Friday evenings The Bells
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gagged thus he meets a true Irish lasse
and love follows as the supreme motif of
the comedy. There is heroic rescue from
a runaway; a strong acting scene in which
a silly wife Is brought to her senses on the
eve of an elopement with blackguard a
pot in which the hero's life is attempted,
and finally rescue of the estate, defeat of
the lawyer and true Irish love match.
The reputation he secured as a singer of
sweet Irish ballads seemed to obscure for a
long time any talents Mr.. Olcott may have
possessed actor, but the time has
come when he must be reckoned as an actor
of graceful personality and intelligent skill.
OF course. he still sings the songs of Ire
land, but he also gives character and effect
iveness to the portrayal of Irish roles.
Mr.. Olcott has written and composed a
number OF new songs for the piece. The
production is under the personal supervi-
sion of Augustus Pitou
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news item in Kentucky paper states
that the drought has closed the distilleries
in some sections of the state, and the peo-
pie are praying for rain. Providence is on
the right track toward bringing hehtucR-
ians to their knees.--Nashxille News.
The GOODNESS between Japan and Richard
Harding Davis is fundamental. Japan still
contends that the sword is mightier than
the pen.-Kansas City Times.
Being due to nothing worse than lack of
water, the drought in Kentucky has not
caused serious uneasine ss-Detroit News
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held stellar positions in various Shakes
pearean productions.
ORGANIZING A SPECTACLE 1t is
no small task to organize a company
like that of Mother Goose" which
will be seen III this city at the National
Theater next Monday night, where the
Chorus alone numbers more young women
than could be easily counted, and the drill
ing of such body involves much hard
work in the way of laying out or thinking
out the production. First of all, the com
pany IS recruited up to the number required
by the stage manager. or producer as he
is known, to present the different scenes
and musical numbers properly in order to
obtain costume, vocal and business eff
fects or striking originality. Each men,
Der of the chorus is obliged to undergo a
voice trial in order to be classified at the
very first soprano, contralto tenor or
bass after which the height, weight bust
and waist measurement of each individual
is taken, when they are divided according to
height and appearance. Then the girls are
divided into two classes-vocalists. speciality
girls and ballet girls. The duties of the
yocalists are to sing and look well, while
the speciality girls have to bear the brunt
of the performance, singing, dancing and
looking to the best of their abilities. All
that the ballet girls have to do is to dance
posing. Most of them are recruited from
the English style of dancers, but~the So
called speciality girl is distinctly the typical
American chorus girl. These young ladies
are in constant demand and are better paid
than the ordinary vocalist or ballet dan
GERS.
The discipline of the Mother Goose
company is as rigid as that of army.
Each member of the company, including
even little children. Is numbered, beginning
with one and running as high as 356. SO
as to keep record of attendance. Each
person is required to be in the dressing
room by 7:15 at night and lis on matinee
days, and upon entering at the stage door
the number has to be given, so as to be
credited by the secretary and sent to the
director of the company. There is regular
| system of penalties which are imposed for
| any neglect of the various rules duties.
| For instance, no one is allowed to utter a
| word above whisper after leaving { dress
| ing room, except when required by the ac-
| ton of the play AS result there Is no
| more confusion behind the scenes than Is
| seen from the front in the handling of a
| great army of people in the limited space
| of forty by sixty feet. All the groupings,
! movements business and action are PLAN
4 ned TO fit the music. bar by bar. or to suit
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The Kneisel Quartet.

The second concert of the season by the
Kneisel Quartet will be given on Friday
next at the Hotel Raleigh. This is the
thirteenth year of this quartet I'm WASH
ington and the sixtieth concert given by
them here. Hardly anything more need
be said to show what a hold they have
upon the affections of those in Washington
who love the best music.
They are to play at the next concert a
quartet by Schumann and one by Haydn.
Mr. Kneisel is also to play the celebrated
work is only played by violinists of great
interpretative powers. and is one of the
very notable works for this solo instru-
ment
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The Population of India.

Prom EnglnttfIhR
In 1881 the territories of India under di-
rect British control. or under British infiu-
enee. had 253. SOC, $50 inhabitants; in 1891 the
aggregate had risen to 2S7.314671. and in
1901 IL had been carried to 29i,361 ,056 There
was. accordingly. an increase of 4O,464, 726 In
1 he two decades.
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Kernan's.

1.-THE Gay Masqueraders'' will appear at
the Lyceum Theater for the week COM
mencing Monday. December II The com
pany presents two bills. the burlesaue of
Count of No Account and the musical
absurdity, "A Trip to Concy Island, to-
gether with an olio at each performance.
Including such entertainers as the Yankee
Four and the Brownings.
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WUSIC

F The local theatrical offerings did not ex-
eel in interest this week. Mr.. Pinero took
the audiences on a tour of social inspec-
ton. which had ,neither the human interest
which attaches to stunning nor the fasci-
nation of high society. Mr. Pinero Is max
ing a speciality of types which lack potn
dignity and sentiment, and he appeals only
to tastes that have reached either the ex-
IRENE of cynicism of indiscriminate SYM
pathy. The Prince of Pilsen proved a
merry melange as before, though with peo-
pie in the cast new to Washington, and the
other attractions were in line with the
usual policies pursued by the various thea
tiers, with generous patronage the rule.
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ART No TES

In spite of the extremely stormy weather
There was "a goodly gathering of students
AMI others in the lower hemicycle of the
Cnr,1ran Gallery on Monday afternoon
when Mir. Mcsscr the director d. of the
seE"r'. delivered the second in this sea-
sons course of "a.t talks The subject,
posted for the past fortnight on the bulle-
tin rnard. was Art and the Realities. and
mauy ,puiecturcs Lad been made as to it's
proitb,, purport. At the outset, however,
the lecturer made 81 plain that the question
under consideration was literally the real
i'm the ideal-the realists versus the ideal
lists II was difficult he said. to define
either. To discover the point at which the
painter of fact became the painter of fancy.
Indeed srrutinizing both closely, it was al
most impossible no del cFmincu wAiCh was
which As an example he cited the Greeks
tho greatest artists the world--has ever
known Were their sculptures real or
ideal he asked Did they copy facts or
improve upon them?" Both. he thought.
They built on fact, and through sympathy
with their Creator reached out and endeav-
orpd To- complete nature Intention. They
collected here and there perfect bits or her
handiy,ork and welded them into a perfect
whole. Grasping the realities. they at
tanned ;'le ideal.
Turning 10 consideration OF painting it
pointed Iirst To HOlheln-a unmistakaDie
I,AliSt Nct Il pJinter OF uHquesttohed great
NJ - aud no little charm. His, he declared,
W. hai Inc rank realism of the man VINO
painted to trick the eye. but rather that
~ the truth seeker. The men VINO spent
their time painting rabbits ~violins, sheets
OF u,NS plPcrs and the like 50 perfectly
tlst tl,y seemed real, he dubbed actual
lSts" and declared little worthy of consid-
Grafton. bul the m5n like Holbein and his
school. who. while bent upon literal rendi-
tIon. saW deep into their subject and
painted with profound conviction, deserved.
u, insisted. the most sincere respect 1t is
10 the lack of this reality-the absence of
thi, p-uroundity-thlt Mr.. Messcr aScriDes
the decrease in-pr sent day appreciation foT
the works Of Raphael.
CarIicre lie cited as an..eXample of the
eNtrcmo opposing school. He, knowing his
fnahliiA to arrive al perfection, stepped
back intg indistinctness. He and Whistler
dropped between the observer and their sub
iectr wells which ideIlized, but did not OBJ
Iit,ralc reinty. Thus, he said while the
realists beginning with fact related their
STORY To- is end the ldcalists likewise By
ginning with fact unfoded but half of
tl,,r us-sage is then the ldealist less
real than the realist?" he concluded. rs
il not TIE idcalism Of the realist and real
Ism of ,iie idealists which makes each great
and tmpr, ssivC?'
1t was Il desultory talk beginning without
a definite starting point ending by the
limit of time: interrupted occasionally by
question asked or aquery made, delight
fully informal, suggestive and thought pro-
vokuE.
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Thursday evening. "Othelo;' Thursday
matinee Cardinal Richelieu." Mr.. Shea is
an actor of recognized ability and has a
following that assures an extensive and APP
preciative patronage.
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Lafayette Theater.

Julius Calm will present David Harum"
at the Lafayette Square Opera House next
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Mr. v G. Fischer has made some valu-
able additions to the collection of old PANT
ings in his gallery. One is winsome pov-
trait of little maid painted by Henri
-. IRE Ian!ouX. 1t is high-keyed and SIM
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matinees during the engagement. and the
curtain will rise upon evening performinC
at o'clock promptly and at the matinecs
at 2
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: DRAMA

tanned at supper by Mr.. De Koven, and
number of musicians were asked to meet
him. 1t was an informal but enjoyable
occasion.
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The Corcoran School and Gallery, found
ed and endowed by the generosity of one
large-minded citizen, have been potent FAC
tors in the development of art in Washing
ton Now. however. scarcely bigger than
tiny cloud on the horizon. comes a promise
of greater. more Influential institution,
which will tend toward making this city
center of artistic activity. This is none
other than a National Gallery of Art the
establishment of which is briefly recon-
mended i'm the Presidents recent messd ge.
In a mca sure 1t will be small beginning
a division of the Smithsonian Institute.
scum. No magnificent building, no great
exhibition hall, no appropriation for the
purchase of works of art. instead merely
the authority to accept gifts. And yet this
is a step in the right direction. For lack
OF such an institution and right, the gov
erTment, or in other words the American
people. have lost or will lose the privilege
of possessing the late Mrs. Harriet Lane
Johnston 5 collection of paintings and his
toric documents, and for want of such
UOnal repository many other valuable private
collections are being dispersed. America
has developed an art which is distinctive
in this In other lines She has a great
future before her. TO disregard ii or dis
believe II would be worse than folly, and
TO acknowledge il will be to encourage it.
il Is, therefore reasonable to suppose that
In course of time, from sheer necessity and
this meager beginning, will come a national
gallery worthy of the nation. 1t may not
come for some years, but it will come
eventually, and its present recommendation
by the chief executive is the first move to-
ward its inception.
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Great excitement has been created in art
circles throughout the country by the report
that the portrait by Velasquez recently
acquired by the Boston Museum of Fine
Arts is not genuine. 1t is q ufe-s size por-
trait of Philip " Of Spain. purchased in
Madrid last September by Denman w Ross
from Prince Francisco de Bourbon Duke of
Anjou. for about $1,000. 1t is said to have
been In the possession of the princes family
since its execution, and documentary evil
dence of this fact is supposed to have
been given: but the report impunging its
worth has gathered such weight that it has
apparently well nigh convinced the authori-
ties at the museum. and the director has
authorized an investigation. The weight
OF evidence against the work Is the state
ment of a New York Paris dealer that it
was offered TO him in Madrid last summer
by two different persons in two different
places, and each time rejected as spurious
and the belief that ii is lot described in
any catalogue of the painters canvases.
The first premise hangs upon the dealers
personal Judgment. and looks. perhaps
badly for the work; the second Is alto
gether incorrect. The portrait or a re-
plea of ii, in a well-known Spanish col
lection, is accurately described in Curtis
''VclasqueZ and Murillo." published in 1898
Not the one in the Prado, which Ii strongly
resembles, but one painted as a companion
to a portrait of the Duke d'Olivares. In
this the Museum Bulletin was itself SEEM
ingly In error. The result of the inquiry is
awaited with much interest.
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Polish actress and r. d. Mclean, who had
been associated with Marie Prescott in
Shakespearean plays. Since then she has
held stellar positions in various Shakes
pearean productions.
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Rembrandt Peale's famous equestrian
portrait Of Washington, which for some
years has hung in the banquet hall at Mt
Vernon. has been loaned by the regents
to tie Corcoran Gallery. where it was
PLACED on exhibition this week 1t is an
immense canvas pIcturing not only General
Washington on his celebrated charger but
also Hamilton. Lafayette, Knox, Lincoln
ana Rochambeau. The scene is supposedly
before Yorktown and the moment one of
supreme Significance. The work of fortiG-
cation and preparation had progressed
more slowly than the commander-in-chief
had deemed reasonable and he had found
occasion, therefore, 10 sharply reprove the
officer IN charge. 1t was painted originally
for the rotunda of the Capitol A resoIu-
ton 10 purchase it for 1850 was passed
at one time unanimously by the Senate
but being the last day of a session failed
to reach the House. Better than the ma
JCrity of the paintings of its time it,
strangely enough, received much adverse
criticism and finally in 1873 was presented
by the artists heirs TO the ladies of the
Nj Vernon Association. 1t is hard and
panty IN places. but certain passages are
not unworthily rendered. OF It Chief JUS
tee Marshall w ote as follows: Il have
never seen a portrait of that great man
tNashlnGt'm which exhibited so perfect a
resemblance of him. The likeness in fea-
NNi'' - SNiihlliS anu the character or the
whole lace Is preserved and exhibited with
Wonderfui accuracy. 1t IS more Washington
hl!"Sei IRAN any portrait j have ever
Seen Peale belonged To great family Of
painters At the same time that he made
his study for this picture his father.
bTothe. End uncle also made portrait
sketches 1t was then that Washington
was said to have made one of his rare
JestS, eNclaiming as he paused to rest be-
tween poses. why. gentlemen It seems to
me that | am being pcaled ali around"
The frame in which this historic picture is
set is the original one made of black wal
nut. grown upon the farm of William
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The Copley Society of Boston, which has
become famous for its notable loan eXhlpi-
tons. is arranging to show this year a
comprehensive collection of Monet, the
great French impressionist's works
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Among the foreign celebrities who re-
Gently arrived in New York were NJ. Theo-
bald Chartran and Raimundo di Madraso,
both of whom have taken studios in that
city for the winter.