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Academy of Music.

Beginning with the performance Monday
Hanlon Brothers will present to patrons of
the Academy the latest development of
their ever-pcpular pantomlme "Superba."
Each season this big spectacular enter
tainment is built anew. Not only has the
book of the play been rewritten but in adj
dition the plan of the pantomime has been
materially altered and the show brought
up to date. New dances by the Hanlons'
own ballet, engaged in this country and
rehearsed by Ballet Master Alviene; new
specialties and vaudeville features. and a
new scenic production filling two OF the
largest baggage cars. are among the prom
ises In the new edition the comedy roles
have been frightened and b. ought up to
date. Pierrot continues chief fun-maker,
and is assisted by Carl. the comic Dutch
man. and his siste- Gretchen. Many of
the scenes are lad in Superbas own land.
where romance ard mystery are everyday
affairs. One scene in the japanese village
at the worlds fair is particularly bright
and novel, Beautiful transformations are
always features of "Supe-ba' and this year
two of these are THE Battle of the Sea-
SON. and 1.-The Land of Lovers Dreams"
The Rainbow ballet has typical special
numbers, which include "The Reves of
the Poodles In Shadowland." the dance of
the artists models. the Dutch maidens and
the Parsians Two big specialties form
novel features-Redford and Winchester,
with their comedy Juggling. and AL. Waltz,
wizard of skates. The acting company is
all new and besides George Hanlon and
the four younger Hanlons includes John
II. Haslam, William ZineIi Pearl Ford
Elsie Baird. Belle Gold. Adelaide French
and Marie Best. The company carries its
own operating force of mechanics and
electricians and requires large force of
scenic and electrical effects. The engage
ment is for one week
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UCarnen -

The favorite opera, Carmen" has been
chosen by the management of the bureau
of artists, the Washington College of Music.
for the initial performance of the operatio
class.
Bizets opera will be given in it's en-
trety at the Columbia Theater on the aft
ernoon of December 2. with complete seem
cry. careful costuming and with every at
tention to detail.
The Washington Symphony Orchestra Will
assist. The production will be personally
directed by Mr. Thomas Evans Greene. late
or the Savage Opera Company, now head OF
the operate department of the Washington
College of Music
Miss May Buckler will sing the leading
role. She Is young singer of brilliant
promise coming from talented profession
al FAMILY. and possessed of a beautiful
mezzo voice. Mr.. NJ. Harry Stevens will ap-
pear as Don Jose. Mr.. Stevens has sung
with success in concert and is now pre-
pairing for professional appearance in grand
opera Miss ArtZ will appear as Michalea
ana Mr. Shafer as the toreador, while the
chorus Will number seventy-fve
Seats for Carmen may be secured now
at I. Arthur Smiths.
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of the latter she studied with the COM
pCsers. Mrs. Rorden-Low has the exclu-
sive use of the unpublished orchestrations
of Mr.. Widors latest work. '-Chansons de
Mer,' several of them orchestrated espe-
cially for her
Mrs. Borden-Low is the sister of Messrs
T. ]. and ]. NICK. Borden, formerly of
Washington and now of New York.
FIRST APPEARANCE SENSATIONS
The following is an excerpt from letter
written by Grace Van Studdiford to one of
her friends regarding her first appearance
In Chicago as a star:
SO want to write you about the
first night of Red Feather In Chicago.
Was I nervous? Oh, my!
I'VE had all been travelling for twenty
six hours in a special train from New Or
leans and were so tired. The train was
delayed through snow storm and every
thing WIS late-but this was my city. 1t
was in Just such storm / had entered
Chicago as a little girl looking for an en-
gagement. SO knowing how had succeed
ed then said, will succeed tonight,
Before l enter / sing at the wings. My
voice sounded strangely to me, and my
knees-how they wanted to wobble Just
the same feeling / had when applied for
my first engagement here / looked toward
the stage door and wanted to turn and run.
but before l could make up my mind the
bat ] was in had reached the center Of
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Creatore.

Two years ago Creatore and his Italian
Band hrst came to this city with sem
sational reputation achieved In New York.
Washington music lovers were at first loath
to accept him or his band, but his concerts
nave now become one of the established
features of the musical season in this city
each one being attended by an ever in
creasing audience, until simple announce
ment of Creatore's coming is sufficient tn
NIL the theater. The whole being of ths
man is engrossed in his work, and he suc-
ceeds in compelling his men to play ex-
actly as he wishes
Inc boX Office of the Columbia Theater
VIII remain open tomorrow Sunday from
IL o'clock until the hour of the concert
at SIS.
Program: March. "Tannhauser." Wag-
ner; overture. "Mignon," Thomas: Hun
garian Dance No. 3. Brahms; Scenes
Picturesque. Msssenet; (a) Marche. tbl
Air de Ballet, (c) Angelus Id Fete Holeme:
largo, Handel; soprano solo, Angels
Serenade' (Braga), M:Ge. Barii; grand Sc
lection. Carmen. Bizet; solos by Signorf
Tommasino -Groce and Oriunno
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he stage and found myself bowling to the

the stage and found myself bowling to the
audience.
'It seemed an hour probably 1t was less
than a minute, before the applause ceased
but In that time everything seemed to
come to my mind. 1 pictured myself land
ing in Chicago. 1 remembered my tramp
through the streets looking for an engage
ment. My throat got dry; it did the same
when l sang my trial solo.
How many of the audience remembered
me in those days? saw sea of faces
and tried to distinguish some one knew.
Yes, there was one. The one to whom l
owe my success. 1t was to him 1 sang first
in Chicago when 1 was called little Grace
Quive. 1t was Will j. Davis who gave me
my first engagement, and 1t was in his the
alter I was making my first appearance as
a star, and l sang my first number in Red
Feather to him with the same feeling or
nervousness that l sang my trial solo nine
years ago. 1 saw him applaud me as he
did then-tEen 1 grew Drawer and the au-
diepce appeared to like me very much.
Outside there was a blizzard. and the
81 CIV was swirling around the theater. but
side it was altogether different"
AN HEREDITARY PIERRoT.-Young
Fred Hanlon, who plays the clown Pier
rot in this seasons edition of "Superba,
represents the third generation of this IA
nous family to he seen in this line of parts.
William and Edward Hanon, who own and
operate the pantomime and George Hanlon,
who continues to play in it, will be remem-
bered by many pIaygssrs as most success
full portrayers of these Of silent acting
and mimicry. Tisr Gathers before them
was equally succesafgIin England and now
comes the third apdsSycungest generation.
the only family of players of pantomime who
have worked exclusively in this line of act
ing. Fred Hanlon BIAS been playing this i'm
portant role for twe{seasons-
The coming of Hahlen Bros "Superba"
To hn Aaa dan MI xxan H.
nous family and its close association with
an interesting branch of the drama that is
seldom exploited except by themselves.
Much interest ATTACHES to this family,
which has been ia nous both as players of
pantomime and later as a producer OF it.
Older playgoers will recall their former Of
fering 'Fantasma. with its spectacular
scenes. and lie Voyage en- Suisse" with its
three acts of mirth.3 during the whole of
which period not a single word was spoken.
In their youth the brothers-fve in num-
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New National Theatsr.

James X Hackett is this season contin-
u1ng in the field of romantic acting. Mr..
Jackets new play, The Fortunes of the
King which he will present at the New
National Theater on Monday night, is of
exactly the sort in which this star should
shine at his greatest brilliancy. The hero,
Charles the Second of England, was in his
younger years the dashing Iight-hearted,
witty gallant that Mr.. Hackett delights to
represent. History has some unkind facts
to disclose of the latter years of King
Charles, but in his youth he was, indeed,
an ideal hero.
Charles was sent into exile in France at
the age of fifteen and remained there I'M
til he was twenty-one. At that point in
his checkered career he was proclaimed
king by the Scottish parliament. An in
king of his madcap character may be
gained from the fact that the canny Scots
put him on his good behavior and required
him to sign articles of repentance before
they pledged themselves to his support
These conditions lay heavily upon the gay
spirited youth, and it is not unlikely that
he many a time wished himself well out of
the bargain. If such was the case Crom-
well cut the Gordian knot for him by rout-
ing his supporting army in the battle of
Worcester.
The action of the play occurs at just this
time, when the defeated Charles found
himself free to love and fight and go wher-
ever fancy led him-outSide of England
Upon the death of Cromwell Charles re-
turned to his own, and for twenty-five
years ruled with unlimited power, and, his
tory says, over-merrily. OF this period of
his career, however, the play has naught to
do.
Mr.. Hacketts earlier portrayals of ro-
mantle characters are well remembered in
Washington, and he has here as elsewhere
a very large following of admirers. His
present Characterization will be especially
interesting because for the first time he ap-
pears as historic personageAand a most
interesting
The new play is the joint work of Mrs
Charles A Doremus, the author of several
successful dramatic compositions. and Lee
onidas Westervelt, whose name is familiar
to many readers of present-day fiction.
They have woven into actual history suff1-
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Grand Opera Quartet.

Polite vaudeville preparations for Chase's
week after next include the presentation of
the Metropolitan Grand Opera Quartet, by
arrangement with Director Conreid of the
Metropolitan Grand Opera Company of
New York city; Ed Girard of Natural
Cas- fame. and Jessie Gardner, in 'Doley
and the Diamond" Dan Sherman and Ma
bel De Forest, in an eccentric military bur-
lesque. The Storming of Port Arthur"
Chris Bruno and Mable Russell. late of
Henry w. Savage's 'Sho-Gun" company, in
a musical speciality; Mile. Chester's statue
dog: Adamini and Taylor, the wandering
minstrels; Wood brothers. the suspended
ring artists. and motion pictures of the
great Luna Park spectacle, Fire and
Flames" round out the bill.
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YSaye.

1t has been said that if jury of twelve
intelligent musicians were impaneled and
required to name the three greatest violin
lists who ever lived, this verdict would be
quickly rendered-Paganini. Wieniawski and
fsaye. In his day Paganini far outstrip-
pea MS contemporaries. A quarter OF a
century ago Wfeniawski was without a
peer In this year of 1904 precedence Is
Claimed for Eugene Ysaye. Ysaye is an
nounced to appear at the Columbia Theater
wednesday afternoon. December 7. and no
ooupt VIII be given a reception in keeping
with the reports of crowded houses accord
ed to this great virtuoso elsewhere Seat
sale now open at T. Arthur Smiths. 1927
Z street
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Lafayette Theater.

Joe Welch will be seen at the Lafayette
next week in an entirely new and orig nal
comedy-drama in three acts and four
scenes. written by Lee Arthur and staged
by Frank Hatch. entitled ''Cohen's Luck.
The story centers about Abe Cohen. the
proprietor of a restaurant on the East
Side of New York who is also the presi-
dent of the Buttonhole Makers Union.
When the play opens Cohen is in trouble.
His help has struck and his wife is in the
hospital undergoing treatment for the res
toration of her eyesight. In trying to make
both ends meet Cohen has gone out on the
street selling badges. 1t is st. Patrick's
day. In this act he hears that he has won
a capital prize in a lottery and gives away
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Promenade Concert.

The first promenade concert by the Wash
ington Symphony Orchestra, at which an
Informal social tea will be a unique and at
tractive feature will occur It the Columbia
Theater next Wednesday afternoon at 40
o'clock. This unusual and interesting musi-
cal function grows out of Mr. de Koven's
trip abroad this summer where he found
that in Paris and Berlin such promenade
concerts, supplemented by social teas. are
all the vogue at present. This ingenious
provision for musical entertainment is de-
signed to attract the ladies and gentlemen
down town in the afternoon, with an bour
or SO to spare and an inclination to drop in.
meet their friends. and partake of the
double repast offered by the concert man
agement. Mr. de Koven's program will he
varied, and will link together the melodious
and mastery compositions of the most
noted composers
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cient fiction to make THE Fortunes of the
King spirited, picturesque drama of the
romantic sort.
In the play Charles is shown at the pc
Rod of his career. when, having been de-
feated by Cromwell he was forced to es-
cape from England by perilous paths and
through many adventures. He encounter
ed Jane Lane, according to the dramatists,
and after saving her life fell complete cap
tive to her charms. She. being unaware of
his exalted station. returned his love with
the utmost tenderness and honesty, and
from this circumstance grow the many
sentimental scenes which are to be found
in the play.
When Charles is upon the point of being
captured by his pursuers-Cromwelfs men
Jane Lane has an opportunity to save in
turn, the life of her lover by an adroit de-
vice. The role of Jane Lane will be played
by Miss Charlotte Walker, who has for
several seasons been Mr.. Haeketts leading
woman Other well-known players in the
cast are James L. Seeley. Peter Lang, Sam
nel Hardy. Frederick Webber. George Dick
son. George Schaeffer. Thomas A. Hail.
Robert Holmes. Charles Chappelie. e. T.
Duane. Flora Juliet Bowley and Eleanor
Sheldon. The music for the production has
been written expressly by Theo. Bendix.
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Symphony Orchestra Sunday Concert

Tomorrow night at Chase's the Washing
ton symphony Orchestra will begin it's Sc
ries OF thirteen popular" concerts, at the
regular Chase scale of % and 50 cents for
all the reserved seats. 1t should be under
stood in the beginning that these "popu-
lar" concerts. at this low tariff of admis-
sion, are entirely distinct from the Sunday
night symphony" concerts. the first of
which was held last Sunday night at
Chase's. and the other four of the series
being arranged for once a month. These
latter in future at Chases will be at the
same scale of prices will obtain at the
Friday afternoon symphony" concerts at
the Lafayette Theater. The cut in the
popular concert prices for tomorrow
night carries the admission scale below
even that of last year, and 1T is designed In
order to bring these Sunday night pro-
grams within the means of every music
lover in Washington. Another distinctive
feature of this series, and one which will.
be inaugurated again tomorrow night, is
the cash prize offered for the best popular
program of the many submitted. the lner-
it's to be determined by judges properly APP
pointed. Mr.. de Koyen will invite efforts
tomorrow night, and at the subsequent
popular concerts the successful COMPETE
tor will be awarded the cash consideration,
and. also, the prize program will be rem
dered by the orchestra The distinguished,
soprano. Nine. Borden-Low, will be the So
ioist tomorrow night. The program in full
is follows:
Overture "Merielle' ...........G ounod
Waltz Red Feather ..........-De Koven
Solo, La Petite Coulenore Bleue .Widor
Nine. Borden-Low.
a. Serenata,
b Intermezzo, "Cavalleria Rusticana."
Mascag ni
Selection, Aida" .................V Verdi
Overture "Orpheus aux Enters" .offenbach
ssI,ost Chord" Observation-Disclosures. Sullivan
Solo, Prayer from ''rosca"-. Puccini
Mime. Borden-Bow.
Elegie, String Orchestra" Carl Busch
waltz Strauss
March washington PoSt'..... SouSa
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ber-were acrobats and gymnasts, touring
this country with circuses and known as the
most daring of performers, their work on
the flying trapeze and aerial bars being one
without net or pro n;s device; Finally
features at the famous old Folies Marigny.
appearing in acrobatic and gymnastic work.
Eventually this work developed into panto-
mime until the little farcical bits, with their
acrobatic side, made the name of the young
brothers famous throughout Europe. Nat
urally the brothers had acquired an ac-
quaintance in the French capital Painters
found them congenial, authors and musi-
clans saw in them possibilities and eventu-
ally their attractive personality won them
and art This friendship was the means of
bringing the Hanlons to fortune. Such
writer's as Jules Verne, whose stories
were then at the top of success. saw oppor-
tunities and fitted the brothers with half
an hour pantomime sketches. Edward Han
Ion recalled the fact not long since that one
of the first of these sketches was tried In
the studio of some great painter of the day
as a contribution to a night of entertain
ment, in which everybody present did some
thing. Dumas also had a hand in the pan
and gave assistanees Apdrian wrote music.
also Offenbach; HalEeY made several YER
sions; Bloom and 1oDeue finally evolved
a sketch, and this last N the course of evo-
luton became later lie Voyage en- Suisse"
or the story of a trip to Switzerland. Four
years of Paris convinced the brothers that
they had found what they needed-a vehicle.
Into st. Petersburg. Vienna, Madrid and
many other cities of the continent they took
lie Voyage" and here and there an au-
thor or musician contributed something
Then the Hanlons found that they, too,
could conceive panRmime situations and
lie Voyage becan4e famous. For many
years lie Voyage en- Suisse" toured Europe
and this country. aI2i in the meantime the
Hanlons built a new pantomime-.'Fantas-
ma'-rehearsing 1t in an orchard at Cohas-
set, where now they have plant for build
ing anew each version of their attractions.
In "Fantasma'' th9tIhnlons worked out
new ideas, the book k1efeg written by them,
while the only two speaking parts of the
piece was written by the late Charles Hoyt.
This was followed by Shperba,.' their pres
ent production
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Faculty Concerts.

The first of a series of six faculty con-
certs to be given by the Washington College
OF Music, Sydney Lloyd Wrightson director,
VIII be given a week from next Tuesday.
December 6, in the Willard banquet hall
On this evening two artists, who have been
recently brought to the city by the Wash
ington College of Music and the Wa sbinptop
symphony Orchestra, will make their pro-
IesslonaI debut. They are Mime. Geneva
johnston Bishop. prima donna soprano and
Arthur Metzdorn, cellist. For the first
time LOT some years Mr.. John Porter Law
renee VIII appear as piano soloist.
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CorIINGATTRACTIoNS
columb ia Thester.

Grace Van Studdiford. who made HE
here in De Koven's latest opera, Red
Feather" will again be seen at the Column
bia Theater next Monday night Red
Feather" was a refreshing change from
the long lines Of musical comedies that
have been offered in late years under the
name of opera. The equipment of the
opera win aga'n present a wealth OF seem
cry and handsome costumes and uniforms
which offer dazzling array of shining
brass and polished leather.
The scene OF the opera Is laid in Roman
ella. one of those mysterious principaiities
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Mother Goose.

In Mother Goose" Klaw & changers
mighty beautiful spectacle. which will be
seen in this city at the National Theater
Monday. December u. there are two great
ballots and beautiful transformation. The
ballet at the finale OF the irst act Is called
"L'Art Nouveau." and represents In
choruses and professions products Of art
in manufacture. displaying carved ivory.
wrought bronze and iron. mosaics. rides
cent glasses. earthenware. Limoges enam-
els. goldwori< transparent enamsls jswslry
and the diamond. Over $50 people appear
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Rice and Barton's Extravaganza

Rice e Barton's big extravaganza COM
pany pay their annual visit to the Lyceum
Theater, opening on Monday next. Charles
Barton offers a melange OF humor, and
Bert Baker, recently starring in lyon Yon-
son." also appears
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Bispham to Sing Here

The second concert of the Sunday night
symphony series, as distinguished from
the popular program. by the Washington
symphony Orchestra. with David Bispham.
the eminent baritone, as the soloist of the
occasion, will occur at Chase's Theater Sum
day night December IL. and for that oc-
casfo1 the prices will range from 50 to 10
cents.
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How Not to Catch Cold.
ON the Journal OF Health.

People are moro likely to catch cold in
the back than they are generally aware Of
and II neglected may prove a serious mat
ter The back. especially between the
shoulders. should always be kept well COW
cred and never lean with your back against
anything that Is cold. Never sit with the
back in a direct draught and when warm
ing 1t by the fire do not continue to keep
the back exposed to the heat after It has
become comfortably warm. To do so is
facilitating.
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saengerbund Concert.

The first public concert of the Washing
ton Saengerbund will be given tomorrow
night at the National Theater, at O'Clock
sharp. when they will have the assistance
OF the following artists: Mme- Marie Rap
p0ld. the distinguished soprano of New
York: Mr.. Leo Schultz. the eminent vio-
loncello virtuoso of New York, accompa-
MED by an orchestra OF forty musicians of
the United States Marine Band. and Miss
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Marguerite O'Toole. harpist. under the d.
ductor of the Saengerbund. Following Is
the program:
Overture-"Egmont' ....... Beethoven
Orchestra.
Chorus" Seeranberlied" ............ Bruch
Saengerbund and Orchestra
Cello solos
q. Auag1o .......'.....s.'s... barBiei
b. "SpunislIed" .............Po Pepper
Mr.. Leo Schultz.
Soprano solo-Scene and aria from
Der Freischutz' .......-.......W Weber
Madame Marie Rappold Orchestral accom-
.s paniment) ,
a. oeTenaue ........s-..... LII
D. Panamericana' ...........-....H Herbert
Orchestra.
Choruses-
a. Die Stille wasserrose". ..... .Abt
b. Nellie Was a Lady. Foster
Saengerbund
Cello solos
q. Cantilene" ........... .Qoltermann
Mr.. Leo Schultz.
Soprano solos
a. "Fruhlingsnacht' Van der Stucken
o. Chanson Proyencale". Dell 'AcQua
Madame Marie Rappold.
Chorus-"Secks Altniederlaudische
+ Volkslieder'' .,...... Kremser
Saengerbund and Orchestra
Reclamation. Mr.. Frank Claudy
Ienor solo, ......... Mr.. Herndon Morsell
Barytone solo. .......,. Mr.. Frank Rebstock
Harp. Miss Marguerite OToole
organ .....................M Mr.. Erich Rath