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The Washington times., 1904-01-17
An Unusual Compliment.
Washington Symphony 0rcheStTa With
"The Red Feather"

Members OF the washingtonN sym
phony Orchestra have arranged q gTace-
full compliment for their conductor,
Reginald De Koven. composer Of iThe
Red Feather" The entire orchestra Of
sixty men has volunteered 40 take BART
in the performance OF a special matinee
to be given on Thursday. January 4 at
2:I5. at the Columbia Theator. For the
first time in the history of Washingtp n.
in fact. for the first time in the history
OF the country. has an entire permanAnt
symphony orchestra arranged to take
part in Il performance OF this character
Il is Il remarkable compliment TO the
composer. and there is no doubt that ft
viii result in memorable performance
OF the opera This special rerformancS
will be conducted by Mr.. De Koven-
The Washington times., 1904-01-17
Taught bu Audiences.
Authors and Composers Learn From the
Public.

Reginald De Koven said to a recent
interviewer that he had written Red
Feather in order to lay Robin Hoods'
ghost.
Joe Jefferson told me once he
said that 7 would rue the day I nro-
duced Robin Hood that I would be
Robins slave forever; THAI no matter
what I might do hereafter the pubic
would say: Good. very good: perhaps,
but not so goo.s as Robin 1Ir. J..ffrr-
son said he had been cursed by Rip Van
Wrinkle in this way. He knew he had
done more artistic things than Rip Van
WiEkle.' but the public would rot ad-
NIT it. And his prediction about me has
come pretty nearly true. So Z have
written Red Feather to prove that
can do as well. or better. than did in
Robin Hood
Speaking Of Red Feather when It
was originally produced by the Van
Studdiford opera company. Mr.. De K0v-
en- said:
Neither Mr. Klein. Mr.. Cock. nor
myself did a thing 70 The opera for the
first three nights We simply sat in
front and watched. Tor one audience
teaches Us more shan five years OF dress
rehearsals.
I'VE noted tie applause-saw what
points told We noted what did not
seem to &C. jotted these things down
and proEted accordingly. The ideas
our audiences gave US We're legion.
An audience is study in itself. II
differs. not only in different cities. but
in the same cities on different nights 1t
depends largely on what It's had to eat
and the weather
For instance, an umbrella audience
is the very worst audience that ever
travelled by cab or trolley TO worry a
company of actors into fits Of nervous
ness. It's raining. you see. and every
one who comes has braved the elements
TO see a show. It's a wet and unCOn-
Portable audience. and it is in pad
humor. IL seems to think that having
come outdoors on beastly hight tire
amount of pleasure it gets from the
theaters should be in proportion to the
discomforts experienced in getting To
the playhouse
Consequently. it's a capsious audi
ence and hard 20 pull And being damp
and wet it's not only captious but bad
humored. And that's what makes an
umbrella audience the hardest under the
sun for the actor to entertain
The Washington times., 1904-01-17

From the time Miss Elliott first de-
cided to go upon the stage. she has had
people talk of her beauty. when she
wished TO discuss her art.
"Of course you will be a success on
the stage her friends told her. you
are so beautiful"
And while most women would have
accepted this rs a compliment, to Miss
Elliott the remark implied that even II
she had talent, she would have no need
for it,
But IL was her talent that finally won
recognition. even from the critics who
had formerly discussed only her beauty.
When she played with Edr. Goodwin.
the remark was frequently made:
She doesn't have to act; shes so
beautiful"
And all the time Miss Elliott was
studying and striving to advance and
The Washington times., 1904-01-17
.Modern Stage Methods.
Frederic Bonds Apt Comment on
Various New Conditions.

The Actors Earthly Paradise"
That is Fred Bonds description OF po-
lite vaudeville. and he processes TO be
a competent judge. Few of the younger
comedians have had more arduous or
more successful career than Mr.. Bond.
heo ding the Chase Dill this week.
Il do not wish il TO be thought" con-
tinued Mr.. Bond, that 1 am either idle
or unambitious. when / make this ap-
parently extravagant estimate of the
place OF polite vaudeville in the actors
scheme Of life. In undergoing the pro-
cess Of self-analysis ant reelection
ind, perhaps, that 1 am Inclined TO be
pessimistic about the drama and the
actor OF today. as compared with con-
ditions as they were when ! was bat
Ting most strenuOusly for success as a
Legitimate comedian.
But please don't consider me a has
Ibeen.' as they say not by long odds.
for / feel even more capa BILE than ever
Ibf genuine acting. Tho fact is, how
lever. that actors. like phy5icians and
bother professional mon. are becoming
specialists Indeed. they are forced into
H. The public demand for amusement.
3or plays and players, is so great. the
theaters are so many. and the geniuses
DIRE 50 few, that actors and actresses by
t(he score are being thrust forward TO
on the breach and 10 induce the public
1nto paying the high prices charged by
fhe regular thcaters.
failors-NOt Playwrights.
As a consequence Of this playwrights
pave become literary tailers and SINH
tariy they cut and 1T their products TO
the limited capabilities Of stellar aspi-
rants and claimants. The result is what
factors call 'onc-part plays, wherein all
the subordinate characters arc simply
feeders. to use the tcchaical term. but
which might better be called satellites.
made TO revoive perfo-ce around the
artificial central lumiaary
a manager nowadays. after he has
obtained play that suits his star. pro-
eeeds to select the supporting company
solely and simply so 1T the other parts.
The clothes are there and the actor
must wear them. Tho consequence is
that the moJern actor h.lds himself hard
The Washington times., 1904-01-17
Tonight's Symphony.
Miss Nichols as Soioist and = Good
Program.

The second popular concert Of the
Washir gton Symphony Orchestra. which
L kes place at the Columbia Theater
this evening. will be marked BY the de-
but in America Of perhaps the most emf
nent and successful Of the younger v.o-
liaists Of today-Marie Nichols. who mas
just landed in this country on her re-
turn from Europe. There. after com
pleting her studies with Ysaye. Hair.
and Joachim, she made a triumphant
COZ cert tour. winning generous applause
In Paris, Berlin, Vienna. Edinbcro. and
London. She is said to have brilliant
and yet deliciously sensuous tone, and
to have completely mastered all the
technical difficulties OF her instrument:
AMI last. but not least. to be reTnarka bic
for youth. grace, and beauty. Her two
numbers viii be played with the Orches-
ira, and will be a Serenade for violin
and orchestra, by Max Bruch- and
Caprice, by Guiraud-
The orchestral selections are calcu-
lated TO display the Symphony Orches-
ira at its nest. They comprise a Sc
lection from ,Bizet's Carmen Mar
cissus." by NeSin: a Sclerzo. by Gold
mark: overture 10 Poet and Peasant"
by Won Suppe; a Selection from aIr. De
Koven's new opera. ASRed Feather the
celebrated Largo for Atrings. by Handel.
and finally. the beautiful waltz, by
Strauss called '-MorgenOSatter-"
The Washington times., 1904-01-17
Had GabTiel's Toe.

Gabriel. the little comedian who plays
the title role in Buster Brown Gre
ated some excitement at Ocean View.
Va. last summer. He weighs only thir-
ty-eight pounds. but nevertheless thinks
himself an expert swimmer
The surf around Ocean View abounds
in crabs, and one morning Gabriel had
scarcely donned his baby's size bathing
suit before shrek echoed along the
beach that startled the hotel guests from
their reveries-
Gabriel had emitted the shrek. ami
his partner Lamar. who Plays the juvf
nile role in the attraction narted. think
ing he must have run afouI OF a shark
The Washington times., 1904-01-17
At the Theaters.
National-Marie Tempest.

N2tlolal-Marie Tempest.
Marie Tempest will reappear in Wash
ingtcn at the National Theater tomor-
row night after an absence OF several
years This actress was last seen here
in comic opera. but several years ago
entered the field of legitimate con =
dy. During the past three years news
of her success In more legitimate CON-
edy has frequently reached this city.
Her play, THE Marriage OF Kitty"
which she will present here, ran for
some $50 nights lust season IN London.
and last night ended its long and sue
cessful engagement at the Hudson Tho
alter. New York, In this season. where
so many failures have been recorded In
the metropolis. The Marriage of Kitty
has been one OF the bright spots in the
dun horizon.
Miss Tempest is reliably said to have
developed into a most finished and ar
tistic actress. and there Is scarcely room
TO doubt that her London and New York
success will be duplicated here. She
brings the entire production and the
London cast. which includes Leonard
Boyne, Gilbert Hare and Ada Ferrar.
all Of whom are well known and highly
esteemed here.
Gordon-Lennox, Miss Tempest's hUs-
band, of La Pasarelle." by Fred Gresae
and F. de Croisset. which was acted
with great success in Paris by Rejane
In the course Of the action MISS Tenn
pest sings French song. Tout
Passe," which will serve 20 show that
she still retains her former skill in
vocalization. Her costumes are said TO
be unusually rich and beautiful, al
though in one scene <he is required to
make herself as unattractiye looking
as Possible-a task en- which Miss Tenn
pest enters with true artistic fervor.
The story OF the play concerns the
performing OF a legal marriage csre-
mony between Kitty and Sir Reginald
Belsize to fulfill the conditions OF a
will under which he has to be married
in order to inherit a large fortune. II
is understood that the married couple
are to part Immediately after the cere-
mony, and that a divorce Is to follow
or course. this does not turn out as in
tended, and after many complications
Of any extremely amusing character
the married couple duly fall in love
with each other. Mr.. Boyne plays
Belsize and Mr.. Hare the knowing
lawyer who puts IN the job"
The Washington times., 1904-01-17
coiumbia-"The Red Feather"

According to critics elsewhere, Il is
apparent from a survey Of The Red
Feather" the opera in which Grace Van
Studdiford opens at the Columbia Thea
ter for one week beginning Monday
evening that Messrs De Koven Klein
and Cooke have boldly disregarded all
the recent developments OF ragtime and
two-step and irrelevant varieties. ana
have gone back TO opera the honest
form of romantic opera. as known I'm
the days of Goree and Milloclxer. OF
Audran and Suppe. Red Feather has
a subject and plot.
That the lovely Countess Draga should
be also the bandit Red Feather appears
at n casual reading to supply excellent
material COR the purpose OF opera. and
IL furnishes a relation between the hero.
an officer ordered and determined to
capture the bandit. and the lady OF his
love. who is actually the object OF his
search-that gives a sentimental motive
to the romance. The intrigue is simple
and vet not too obvious, and II moves.
as opera plots sometimes do not, and
reaches a conclusion through n logical
series of situations which are capable
Of musical expression or establishment
Some years have passed since we have
had a new work OF such earnest intent
ana Sucn well considered presentation.
The music, we are told. has the char
acteristic charm OF ROBIN Hood" and
the fresh beauty OF "Th, Fencing Mas
ter; 1T Is real music. fitted to its place
and written with understanding as well
as with sentiment 1t is, from all ac-
counts, admirably sung. and the whole
production OF RED Feather" we are
sure. is rich and sumptuous beyond any
thing just now In mind,
Miss Van Studdiford followed her fine
performance of 'Maid Marian" by a
score from the same composer Mr.. De
Koven is said to Ia e given her some
splendid solos I'm The Red Feather"
and r. ziegfeld. jr.. has surrounded her
with a company that is worthy OF the
star and the proc pction. including
The Washington times., 1904-01-17
HamDered blu Her Beauty.
Maxine Elliott Finally Wins Recog-
milton for Her Work.

Can beauty aid an actress in her pro-
fession. or is il n theatrical crime 90
be too beautiful?
Singular as IL may seem, this ques-
ton is apparently answered negatively
so far rs beauty is concerned. by the
experience of Maxine Elliott in her ef-
fort TO win recognition as an actress.
At last. however, success has come 10
her, but il has been in spite. of her
beauty, and not because OF it, that she
is nov a star in Her Own Way"
The Washington times., 1904-01-17

vived in London, and is still in Jeffer-
sons repertoire here: Mrs. Lirriper's
Lodgings" was done as Uncle Dicks
Darling" by ToOlc; 1.-THE Message from
Mars" appears to have been inspired by
The Christmas CAROL; Little Nell
was a great success with your Lolita.
and there were several others
Thaclleray's books are even less fitted
for dramatic treatment. with the excep-
ton before mentioned OF Vanity Fair"
The Washington times., 1904-01-17
Empire-"on the Stroke Of Twelve

Twelve" begins n weeks engagement at
the Empire Theater tomorrow afternoon.
The management of this ENTERPRISE
promises a well written drama, quick
I'm action and relieved by great variety
OF telling incidents. The cast this sea-
son has been selected with care and
with a new scenic equipment The
comedy incidents have not been slight
ed. but on the contrary form the greater
portion OF the action. A novel Hebrew
character. negro servant and an Irish
hostler are the leading comedy parts,
and their lines are spirited and full of
quick humor
The Washington times., 1904-01-17
GOSSIP OF THE DRAMA FROM MANY POINTS OF VIEW

rushed into the water. clothes and all. to
his rescue a moment later he emerged
bearing Gabriel on his back. @ whose
toes hung huge crab. The young man
now wears rubber boots when dlsport-
ing himself In the surf.
The Washington times., 1904-01-17
Lsfayette-"Buster Brown"

Broadhurst e. Curries new musical
extravaganza. Buster Brow.i,' win be
presented at the Lafayette Theater the
ensuing week. The work has been ac-
corded an ovation wherever 1t has ap-
peared. and is accredited with being one
of the seasons biggest most elaborate
and finished successes during the initial
appearance in New York. At the end
OF the first act there were fourteen cur
tain calls. Buster Brown" as Out
cault cartoons him, is a pleasing. mis-
chievous fellow. but as Gabriel, late OF
the Nat. Wills forces. impersonates him,
he becomes clever. provoking. mischiev-
Gus. and funny. and Tige, the dog. in
the hands of George Ali. the English
animal impersonator. is a correspond
ing hit. The many pranks and attend
ant troubles the artist incorporates In
his newspaper illustra tions are said TO
be brought out in ii happy, bright
langh-provoking manner by Gabriel and
All. There Is an asscmblage OF nifty
show girls; new asd elaborate scenery;
music mostly original. and a cast which
includes Jack Taylor. Rosa Barnet,
Mamie Dodson. Luella Drew. AL Lamar
Knox Wilson, Mamie Goodrich. and
Charles S.-ain
The Washington times., 1904-01-17
chass's-Fredsric Bond and Vaudeville


Chase's-Frederic Bond and Vaudeville.
Chase's will marshal this week for
the delectation of lovers OF polite vaude-
Vile Frederic Bond and company, Poet
fingers Swedish Ladies Qintet, Ed
win LateIl, the Fred Gillet Trio. Frank
Gardner and Lottie Vincent c. w Lit
tleiield. the Dancing Passparts. and the
American Vitagraph motion pictures. de-
plotting the sensational incidents in a
train robbery.
Frederic Bond will emphasize his en-
gagement by appearing in a condensa-
tion OF My Awful Dad"
Poettingers Swedish Ladies Quintet 10
formed of fair Swedish singers, whose
act is said to be the height of pic
turesqueness.
Edwin Latell is the black-face bar
joist and comedian who in the past has
had the happy faculty of extorting more
laughter from the Chase audiences than
can be credited to any other comedian
of like character. The Fred Gillet Trio
are European acrobatic comiques Of
great foreign repute Frank Gardner
and Lottie Vincent will submit a comic
satire on goifing entitled AN Idyl OF
the Linlxs." c. w. Littleheid is the
mIrnetic comedian The dancing Pass
parts. Offering novel parodistic dances.
are another foreign Offering of recent
Importation.
The Washington times., 1904-01-17
Aaademy-@McFadden's Row of Flats. =

"McFadden's Row of Flats popular
farce comedy. Will be the attraction at
the Academy this week, opening to-
morrow night. The production this
season Is said to be an entirely new one.
and In this edition of ''McFadden's Row
OF Flats the latest and most popular
music OF the day will be heard The
company includes the Exposition -Four.
Gertie DeMilt. ada Boshell. Joe Will
lard, Prett Reed. Jerry Sullivan, Walter
Bramblette. Teddy Simmonds. the yell
low Kids, May Baker, and Libby Hart.
The Washington times., 1904-01-17

farce. and burlesque complete ne
weeks bill
Such are the ups and downs of the
theatrical season.
The Washington times., 1904-01-17
Ladies and Gents, Your Kind Ap-
plause.~


In one respect every audience is easily
fooled IL there are any exceptions to
this rule they have not yet been re-
corded. Any actor or singer can get all
the applause he desires simply by mani
Testing more and more pretense and os-
tentation as he reaches the close Of his
turn" From grand opera down to
cheap circuses the performer has only
to put on more airs. woggle his shout
ders. and make a great effort as he
concludes In order to obtain a whirl-
wind OF handclapping. This is well
known to actors themselves. and how
ever much they may take advantage of
IL they describe the whole proceeding in
this terse phrase: Ladies and gents.
your kind applause"
You would think a seIf-respectfng
Washington audience would be ashamed
TO shower approval on a dancer merely
because with great effort she managed
TO kick straight up in the air: but e
never is. You would think IL would be
ashamed to applaud a much-heralded
tenor merely because at the close of a
fine solo he struck a high note in thin
faisetto; but IL never is. You would
think IL would be ashamed 10 shout wild
roars of laughter at the tenth fake
attempt of a cheap comedian to reach a
high note; but IL never is. You would
think IL would be ashamed not TO know
that thrills and cadenzas are not fine
singing. that Kisses and rolling eyes and
fine sentiments shouted at the top OF
the voice are not fine acting; that div
ing through pianos and brandishing
siap-st'cks are not pure humor: but IL
never Is and apparently # never will be.
Determined to Applaud
Now and then the applause is genuine
and Is entirely merited, but still is out
OF place.
Witness the conduct Of our own Wash
ington audience at the Sembrich recital
last Thursday. In the course OF the
''rrayiata" aria the singer was inter-
rupted no less than four times. No one
contends that the composition is worth
The Washington times., 1904-01-17

James e. Sullivan. Elsie De We're, Lii
Han Seton. Cora Tracy. F'loye Red
ledge, Louise HOLSTER, Dean B. Du-
lany, Esther Brunette. Daisy r. Fuguet.
Helen Wheaton. Evelyn Ormsby. Dor
othy Maynard, George l.. Tallman, and
eighty-five others, ballet, chorus, show
girls etc.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-31
NEWS IN BRIEF

General Oyama reports that the
total number of Russian dead discov-
cred IS 1888.
Lady Dixie, wife of Sir Charles
Wentworth Dixie, died suddenly from
the bursting Of blood vessel.
At Minneapolis Charles Brown, aged
40, fatally shot Mrs. Pauline Weiselle,
aged SO, and then killed himself, be
cause the woman refused to marry
him.
Frank Gustafson, convicted wife
murderer who had been sentenced to-
death, committed suicide by hanging
himself with his leather belt in his
cell in New York.
George w. Blunt, the negro proprie'
tor of an oyster shop at Berkeley, Va,
was taken from the police station by
mob of so masked men and lynched.
Blount had been arrested for striking
Berkley policeman in the face with
lighted lamp, badly burning him.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-31

London, Oct. 25-Thc~e has been
no resumption of fighting of a general
character on the Shakhe river. Both
the Russians and Japanese are en-
trenching their positions. The out
posts are within 700 yards Of each
other and less than four miles sepa,
rates the main armies. The scarcity
of fuel is causing the soldiers to suf-
fer greatly since the cold weather set
in. st. Petersburg has information
that the Japanese army confronting
General Kuropatkin is receiving heavy
achievements from the Port Arthur
army and direct from Japan.
Both Sides Entrenching.
st. Petersburg, Oct. 25.-There is
no news of immediate Importance from
the far east, The indications are that
both sides are heavily entrenching,
though it is believed General Kuropat-
kin will be ready for forward move
at an early moment unless heavy
Japanese reinforcements compel him
to remain on the defensive. Reports
that Japanese reinforcements are ar.
irving, taken in connection with the
enforced inactivity of the Russian
forces on account of the weather, are
felt to be a grave factor in the situa
ton.
Japs Fortify Lamuting.
Hardin, Oct 25.-A number of Jap
anese prisoners have been brought to
this place. The Japanese are heavily
fortifying the village of Lamuting. II
is reported the Russians have buried
700 Japanese who were killed defend
ing Lone Tree hill.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-31
MAKE It HARD
FOR DIVORCE
TO REMARRY

Boston, Oct. 25.-An agreement on
the divorce question was reached yes
terday by the bishops and deputies OF
the Episcopal general convention after
many days of discussion. That sec
ton of the canon bearing directly on
the remarriage of divorced persons
which was amended by the bishops
Saturday, was assented to by the depu,
ties yesterday and becomes effective
at once. It is as follows:
"No minister: knowingly, after due
inquiry, shall solemnize the marriage
of any person, who has been or is the
husband or wife of any other person
then living, from whom he or she has
been divorced for any cause arising
after marriage. But this canon shall
not be held to apply to the innocent
party in divorce for infidelity; pro-
vided, that before the application for
such remarriage period Of not less
than one year shall have elapsed after
the granting of such divorce, and that
satisfactory evidence touching the
facts in the case, including copy OF
the courts decree and the record il
practicable, with such proof that the
defendant was personally served or
appeared in the action, be laid before
the ecclesiastical authority, and such
ecclesiastical authority, having taken
legal advice thereon, shall have de.
clared in writing that in his Judgment
the case of the applicant confirms to
the requirements of this canon and
provided further, that 1t shall be with
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-31
HOUSER CHANGES
OFFICIAL BALLOT
: Madison, Oct. Is.

Madison, Oct Is.
Secretary of State Houser has made
a change in the form Of the official
ballot, according to which the candf'
dates for president and vice president
representing the peoples party AMI
the socialistic labor party will not ap-
pear on the ticket. These nomina-
tions are certified as. Individual NOM
nations and in the, columns in which
they appear there WillSbe no circle at
the. top, as in the other columns, for
voters to mark when they want to
vote "a straight ticket. In making
up the ballot, it was discovered in a
careful reading of the statute that in
columns for individual nominations
the circle and the names of the candl-
dates for president and vice president
should not appear. An opinion was
sought from the attorney general and
he construed the law to make no pro-
vision for the names and circles in
these columns. &me