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Bischof's Concerts.

The usual series of Bischof concerts at
the Congregational Church will be given
this season on Tuesday eveninSs-January
10, February 10. March 10 and April 10. DR..
j. W. Bischoff. under whose personal d.
rection the concerts are given, has arranged
that the first concert shall consist OF Liza
Lehman's The Daisy CHAIN" twelve songs
of childhood and quartets by the Columbia
Quartet Club, with solo numbers by the
individual members of the club, Mrs. Elsie
Bond Bischoff, Mrs. NJ. Adelaide Hum
phrey, Mrs. Douglass q. Miller and Mr..
Herbert D. Lawson; also organ numbers by
Dr. Bischoff The second concert VIII be
song recital by Mrs II. Clay Browning and
Mr. J. Walter Humphrey, assisted by Miss
Louise Heinrichs, pianist The third cen
cert will consist or a song recital by Mrs.
Nellie Wilson Sfir-Clif, assisted by Mrs.
Ernest Lent, pianist; Mr.. Ernest Lent.
cello sololst. and MI. Anton Kaspar vio-
linist The fourth concert will be given by
the choir of the First Congregational
Church, solos quartet and chorus of sixty
voices.
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The Red Feather.

After ten weeks at the New York Lyric
Theater the magnifcently staged comic
opera, 1.-The Red Feather" with Its star.
Grace Van Studdiford, and the original
cast, will open at the Columbia Theater
for one week, following Francis Wilson.
Everybody who has seen it has grown elo-
quent over it's gorgeous stage settings.
Lovers of music have argued as TO It's
merits in comparison with the same com
pcser's score of Robin Hood" Those who
delight in an evenings musical entertain
ment have expressed themselves highly in
its praise. There is no doubt that +. Zieg-
field, jr., has once more undertaken to set
the pace in comic opera productions this
season. The military uniforms and the cos
tunes of the ballet are described as verit-
able revelations in their design and con-
trast. Miss Van Studdiford while with the
Bostonians proved her right to star. and
as the prima donna of the Metropolitan
English Grand Opera Company fascinated
the lovers of the higher order OF music.
Jas. 4. Sullivan, Louis Casavant and A. G.
Mccarthy will supply the comedy. Stanley
Hawkins, George l.. Tallman, the dainty
Partisan, Mile. Elise de We're; Helen Tracy
and twenty-five others participate in the
story. Charles Klein is responsible for the
libretto of The Red Feather and Charles
e. Cook supplied the lyrics. The music Is
by Reginald De Koven.
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Mime. Sembrich's Song E>ecital.

Mime. Sembrich. the prima donna soprano
of the Metropolitan Opera Company Will
make her appearance in song recital at the
National Theater next Thursday afternoon.
January Ia, at AIS. Great interest Is mani
tested by the music lovers of this city, as
a large part of the house and most OF the
boxes were sold before the public sale
opened Nine. Sembrich's ability TO sing
in English. German. French. Spanish. Rus
sian and Polish Is one of the many points
in which she excels all other recital artists.
Her program will cover almost every school,
and will include: Aria from La Serya
Padrona." Pergolese; Mon Petit Occur
Soupire," author unknown; The Lass With
Delicate Air" hi Arne; grand aria from
La Traviata." Verdi: "Ungeduld." Schu-
bert; 'Nussbaum and "Auftrage." Schu-
mann; 'Caecile." r. Strauss; ''Nol Chi
Sapeto.' Mozart; one Beethoven number,
group of songs by Brahms and 'Voce di
Primavera ValSe.'' John Strauss. Mr. Ru-
doph CAM of Chicago. pianist has been
specially engaged on the expressed desire
of Nine. Sembrich as accompsnst and as
sisting artist. His recent success with tho
Thomas orchestra has Enthusiastically
placed him among the great artists Of the
country.
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Mockridge-Fabian Recital.

The announced appearance of Mr.. Whit
ney Mockridgc, the lyric tenor, In con-
cert at the Columbia Theater the after
noon of Wednesday, January 49, is attract
ing much attention III musical circles. Mr..
Woodbridge will be assisted by Mr. s. Mon
roe Fabian, the well-known pianist Tho
recent tour of Mr. Mockridge through En-
gland is said to have been a series of tri-
umphs His oratorio and concert singing
has been much praised by the critics. and
his services have been in constant demand
at many. of the great English festivals.
During one season he appeared on tour
through England with Adelina Patti Mr.
Woodbridge returns to America after an abb
sence of twenty years. The seat sale Is
now
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The Strength Of Gun Steel.
Scientific American

From the Scieutfnc American
There is going on at the present time a
steady advance in the strength of the
metal used in guns. The elastic strength
of metal now commonly used in larger guns
is about $1,000 pounds per square inch. and
in the smaller guns 1t runs as high as
1900 pounds per square inch. This, how
ever. is used only as an additional margin
of safety, largely because the recoil of
guns when fired is so great now. and the
reaction thereby set up in the carriage is
so severe that nothing would be gained by
tightening the gun. Tightening the gun
would only mean putting additional weight,
and perhaps weight greater than that
saved, in the gun-carriage and foundation.
Many are of the opinion that the advance
in the strength of gun steel should be
pushed further, but it would be hard to do
this without lowering to some extent the
elongation asked for in the metal at rup-
ture. This now runs in the neighborhood
of Is to % per cent, and 1t could wisely
be lowered for the sake of gaining harder
and stronger metal because the entire op-
GRAFTON of the gun Is within its elastic limit
When 1t moves outside of this and becomes
permanently enlarged, a comparatively
slight enlargement would give warming and
the gun would be laid aside and not used
any more
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SOLDIER OF LUXURY.
A Colombian General Who Would Not
Fight Without Milk in His Coffee.

From the Worlds Work
The Colombian revolution, although so
terrible in it's results, was not without its
humorous features. One of the funniest of
these was the incident of the general who
would not fight without his milk. Gen.
Perez was in command of the government
troops at Call. One day news arrived that
the liberals had captured a neighboring
town. Perez was ordered to start with his
army at o'clock next morning to attack
them. He went to the barracks, made a
patriotic speech to the soldiers, and told
them to parade at the appointed hour. Then
he sauntered into the Hotel America, Cali s
finest restaurant. and ordered coffee for
$50 in the morning.
The troops We're line1 up that hour outside
the hotel, and the general strutted to and
fro. waiting for his coffee and telling every
body what terrible things he was going
to do to the enemy. But complication
arose. Perez had not been general long,
but he wanted milk in his coffee, whereas
nine Colombians out of ten are content
with black coffee. There was no milk. The
cows are kept three or four hours journey
out of town, and, of course. milk cannot be
kept over night in that tropical climate
The hotel folk figured that the milk could
not arrive before II o'clock.
The general fumed and fretted. Some OF
his officers suggested that he had better
start without the milk, or the enemy would
escape out ne Sald II was Impossible TO
fight on black coffee. He sent a soldier post
haste to fetch the milk, and then another
after him to hurry him up. Meanwhile the
army stood in the broiling sun for hours
awaiting the order TO march. 1t was nearly
noon when the messengers returned.
NO milk" they reported.
"Caramba! Then l won't march till to-
morrow"
And the general dismissed his men and
would not go until next morning. after his
cafe lait. OF course, when he reached
his destination the liberals had flown, and
he was deprived of his glorious victory by
a miserable spoonful of milk
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Second Symphony Concert.

TIE forthcoming concert of the Symphony
Orchestra. which will be the second In the
series, will take place at the Lafayette
Opera House on Friday, January 10, at 4;l5
pm. The soloist will be the leading
mezzo-soprano of Conlied's Metropolitan
Opera Company Nine Louise Homer. This
lady is an American by birth. who has had
the advantage of foreign study under great
masters of dramatic musical singing. The
symphony for this occasion will be Mozarts
celebrated Symphony in G. minor. The con-
cert will begin with Mendelssohns beauti-
full overture. known "Fingafs Cave OF
the Hebrides. The concluding number Of
the program will be the fascinating series
of orchestral paintings by Massenet, called
"Scenes PittoreSnues.''
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with orchestra accompaniment: (a) Inter.
mezzo from "Cayalleria Rusticana," Mas
cagni: tb) "Serenade,' Pierne: (c) Two Hun
garian dances. Brahms. orchestra; chorus.
Fair Ellen" (by requesD. Bruch; soprano.
Mrs. Caroline Mir Hardy: barytone. Mr..
John Humbird Duffey: harp, Miss Anita
Cluss: Saengerbund and orchestra: So
prano solos. (a) Love Me IL / Live" Foote.
OBJ Violet" Helen Hood, tc) Spring
Song" Well Mrs Caroline Mir Hardy:
violin obligato. MIR. Sol Minister barytone
solos. (s) Am Nicer Schubert (b) 20
Let Night Speak of Me-" Chadwick. (c)
'Fruhlingsl:ed." Won Fielitz, Mr.. John
Humbird Duffey: chorus. AN die Kunst."
Wagner first time in Washington. Saen-
gerbund and orchestra. TIE doors will be
opened at pm.
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Academy of Music.

Harry Clay Blaney will again present his
successful melodrama. Across the Pa
ciflc," at the Academy on next Monday. with
matinees Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday.
Mr. Blaney's talent is directed toward OBJ
serving the popular taste. Mr.. Blaney's
plays are noted for their scenic effects. and
this is no exception to the rule. The Mon
tana mining country. the Chinese section
of San Francisco. the scenes in the Phil
dock scene at San Francisco, with the
transport swinging from the dock on its
way to Manila, and the fight at the block
house No. Z are all strongly interesting.
A rapid-firing gun that was used San
Juan hill Is introduced The play is not
lacking in mirth-p provoking situations. Harry
Clay Blaney plays Willie Live, a news
paper correspondent. with unusual talents
in the way of singing and dancing. The
company numbers about sixty people and
includes many well-known players.
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Frederick Bond and Co.

Chase's polite vaudcviile program for week
after next includes Frederick Bond and
company in his new vaudeville version OF
My Awful Dad" the famous farce in
which he was most successful in summer
stock companies here several years ago:
Poettingers Swedish ladies' quintette; Ed
win I4atell. the blackface banjoist; the
Fred GiIet trio OF European acrobatio
comiques: Frank Gardiner and Lottie Vim
cent. I'm AN Idyl Of the Links" c. w
LittIefield, the mimetic comedian; the dane
ing Passports, and the vftagraph views.
illustrating q recent great train robbery.
The advance sale of reserved seats opens
Monday next.
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Saengerbund Concert.

The Washington Saengerbund announce
their first grand public concert for tomor-
row night at the New National Theater at
8 o'clock.
The bund will be assisted in this concert
by Mrs Caroline Mir Hardy the distin-
guished soprano of New York: Mr.. John
Humbird Duffey. barytone, Of New York,
and an orchestra of forty musicians with
Mr.. Henry Xander as musical director.
program OF more than ordinary interest
has been arranged for this concert.
Program: Overture. Don Juan" Mozart,
orchestra; choruses. (a) "Fruhling am
Rhein," Bren; Cd ''Old Black joe" Wander
Stucken, Saengerbund: barytone solo, 20 du
mein holder Abenstern'' from 'Tannhaus-
err" Wagner. Mr.. John Humbird Duffey
with orchestra accompaniment; soprano
solo, "Dich theure Halle" from sTannhaus-
err" Wagner Mrs. Caroline Mir Hardy
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r1fa have bepn Started all over Rus
STA. over fifty towns and cities have been
lighted by electricity: the currency has
been Established on a gold basis and the
equilibrium of the budgets restored after
MANY wears of disastrous finance These
are only a few features of the Immense in
dustrial and commercial DEVELOPMENT of
Russia in recent years
M. Witte has known defeat and disap-
nointmant in sorne ~ bfs great schemes
buf the Russians admire him because he
has never desnaired of the destiny of the
a,antre W % N
Not Afraid
NoI 1iiaio'
When the public debt was over 4ooOooUo
sterling and the finances were none too
nrosnerops be did not fear TO add e2-O.-
- - =, ~, 1900. :,
ooo'oo 10 that oept LOT the purchase VI
existing railways and the puiioing OF new
roads
one e Ike xin IN sauxinea him that
"the German was plunging the country
into hopeless bankruptcy. Russia Is good
for ten times the amoun., was M Nv ne = p
hiS 90 ha ,,snaiTv doee sooner or
later.
The military party, headed by Gen. kuro-
patkln, M. Wltte greatest pontical enemy 10y
objected strenuousiy TO so much money pe
ing spent Tor raliWays.. ihey ""h'eo -
spent for more soldiers a,
But what Is the good or having sololeis,
M Witte argued, II you cahho. i my
them! by giving you TaifWaSS h'"'opiS
each one Of your soldiers by ten
They saw this patent fact at last ana en-
Enthusiastically aided his plans. Iooay tneIe
is no man more popular with the war party
than M. White, because he has linked the
far east with European RUSSIA ana maue
II possible TO pour troops Iii.o mane ~ &c 10
Yet 1t is quite certain that MS inn9ehce
has always been exerted on tne sue ~
peace, and 1t Is known tnat ne snareo VIII
NJ. Bloch the responsibility ioi 'he eAai
peace rescrlpt.
M Witte mas never Poseu as a po ~ 10.
re1ormer, connhins nihssII 81 ~ "a
own WORK OF rahMa aoiiltl ,,tt 49, ha 10
hnance, pul eusiS - % 80 1;hor.1 yoyorn
strongly IN Iavor 0L more inus.a -, ,,.rt a.
ment 1or RUSSIA. ne mas .aNIn 49, ho haan
the rep[essise Iliea1u 60 $500 e,aors eainst
SO s.elnny eliho i 80 AZ 49, Tayys the non
Ine No.h,ns Cases Sc ,ihii1stic Students
eoiiioi 1918 anu .Ae ''i'
A Daring Step.
T., co,+o,,,,.r. 1000 he took a daring step
IN I....I z,r,r.-
whlch pialniy sho"eo MS iiOe =.
thfes. He appointed NUMBER oI coHiiii'
tees to investigate the acute agricultural
and Industrial depression of Russia. The
.,..u of th.sa co,,n,ttees were men
-. ;a,,o,ooa and
whom ne mao lraiheu anu IN, a., ~ a Ii,t ~
unoer ms sunoa aa .n .,S;ch theV held to be
hulureus .! az ,n,I'hainu IF Russia
Heeesa' roro~nas n,ight have been
tai1a,, direct from the program Of the nj
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A LADY STAGE MANAGER.-'T was
stage manager at Hammerstein's all last
summer" said Miss Gertrude Hoffman, who
appears al Chases next week. recounting
her experiences. II liked 1t immensely, but
l had some funny experiences. You know,
in vaudeville the stage manager gets all
the abuse no one else will take. Usually
he's a large, husky man. who is able to
take care of himself 1 remember one time
assigning a monolcgist to an undesirable
place on the bill. He had the reputation Of
being a bully, and the stage hands shook
their heads when they heard what 1 had
done. But 1 persisted. That afternoon
1 was in my den. back of the stage. when
the bully arrived There was an outburst
of language not common in polite society
and | heard:
Where's that stage manager? Just
show me the color of his hair. I'm going
to Wallop him until he isn't able to stand
Somebody pointed out my den and he
rushed in like mad bull. believing: See
here. you lob-I beg pardon, miss; where
is the stage manager"
% I'm it, replied, in my most business
death. Did you have something to say"
oh. no.. he ibbed cheerfully; just
wanted to pay my respects.
You have no complaint to make?'
None at ALL
g Pleased with your place on the bill?
Tfckled to death. Wouldn't change
with the headliner.'
Want to see the color of my hair%
Color? Ha, ha, Color of your hair!
Pom my word that's good joke Think
I'll use it in my act -"
FRANCIS WILSON'S FAREWELL-The
forthcoming engagement of Francis Wilson
in this city will be especially interesting be-
cause the present is declared to be Mr.. Will
sons farewell season. Mr.. Wilson, of
course, has too keen a sense of humor to
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The Marriage of Kitty.

Miss Marie Tempest, who has made
marked success in New York this season.
will be the attraction at the National dur
ing the week of January lS Her play, The
Marriage of Kitty received enthusiastic
praise in the metropolis. 1t is said TO be
the brightest and most amusing comedy
seen In many years, and to be triumph
of natural acting by Miss Tempest and her
principal associates. Leonard Boyne. Gill
bert Hare and Ada Ferrar. Some attrac-
tive scenic settings are promised. and Miss
Tempest's gowns are said to be marvels.
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LAFAYETTE Theater.

For the first time in Washington kelar,
the magician. will be seen at popular prices
at the Lafayette Opera House, and the en-
gagement will be greeted with pleasure by
the patrons and playgoers generally, for no
entertainer in his field is more popular
For many years Kellar has been exploiting
the mystifying achievements Of famed Hin
doc necromancers. and in the series OF
oriental Illusions presented when he was
here last season he advanced farther into
the realm of occultsm than any other man
has ever done in America. Since his last
VISIT he has performed new illusions In
which he fairly outdoss his former efforts,
il published reports from other cities be
true He has sought to throw off the last
vestige of a suspicion or clue upon which
spectator might build a theory of ex-
PLANTATION, believing that IL lie can simply
command the seemingly impossible TO trans
pire that his word is obeyed, the effect viii
be all the greater upon his audience. In
this line of work he is now successful. All
such aids as curtains, screens, cones. COW
erings of any sort, etc. etc, have been dis
carded and he works upon fully lighted
stage all the time. He still retains the
wonderful blue room but simply as one
number on his program. All its mysteries
this year are new, and in his reincarna ton
Of a Hindoo princess. following the letter
of a weird Indian legend. he fairly outdoes
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Empire Theater.

wealth and Poverty" a new up-to-date
melodrama. from the pen of Lawrence In
derwood. will be the attraction at the EN-
pire Theater next week. beginning Monday
afternoon. Mr.. Underwood. in the construc-
ton and development of his plot claims to
have hit upon an original theme, and to
have written his story in a vivid and ex-
hilarating style. that is refreshing after a
surfeit of conventional melodramas.
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Where the Cigars Were.

From the Philadelphia Press.
Mrs. Cheapley-"Johnny's clothes look
as IL he had been in the ashbin, and he's
strangely sick-iooking, too"
Mr.. Cheapley-''M Maybe he got hold of
those cigars you gave me for Christmas"
Mrs. Cheapley-"Why, how could he2"
Mr. Cheapley-"Didn't you say his clothes
looked as II he had been in the ashbin?"
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Kernan's Lyceum.

Abe Leavitt's famous Rentz-Santley Com
pany Is announced as next weeks attrac-
ton at the Lyceum Theater. The form Of
entertainment furnished is of the kaleido-
scopic order. consisting of songs dances and
comedy. 1.-THE Califf of Zuzu" is the finale,
In which the entire company takes part.
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and the vitagraph views Of the story of
william Tell La Belle SeTica's lions
are expected to afford sensation long de-
sired by the Chase patrons. Adgie's lions,
a few seasons ago. made a profound inn
preston upon the vaudeville patrons. ana
only now is Mr.. Chase able to offer an act
Of the same character. but. 1t Is claimed,
greatly superior. There are but few women
lion tanners. and La Belle Seiica. a daring
French woman. is regarded as the leader OF
them all. There are five Of these great
kings of the forest. and they are among the
finest specimens ever secured in Africa.
While the exhibition abounds in thrills, 1t
has 50 far been attended without any par
ticular peril Charles Dickson the we'll
known comedian recently OF "lncog ana
Mistakes Wallpaper" fame, presents
himself. together with Miss Pauline Bill
lings and company, in Brandon Hurst $
latest comedietta, "A Pressing Matter.
The sketch is said to present Mr.. Dickson
at his best, and is considered one of the
most amusing recent contributions to vau-
deville. Dan Sherman and Mabel De For
rest, recent recruits from farce comedy
stardom will present a comicality con-
trived for their own peculiar and particular
purpose, entitled I'm the Battle or SAN
dago." said to be satire. pure and simple,
with attractive embellishments. Ford and
Wilson are the popular black-face come
olans and grotesque dancers. Ada Arnold
son Is called the Swedish nightingale Her
songs are said to be more than ordinarily
captivating Gertrude Hoffman and Eta
Pierce will contribute a dancing novelty
Prelle's talking dogs will be especially
amusing to the little folk. The vitagraph
views of William Telf' conclude the bill.
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"On the Stroke of Twelve

ION the Stroke of Twelve" a sensational
comedy drama. which for several seasons
has been strong favorite with all classes
of theater-goers. will be the attraction at
the Empire week of January IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-09

Miss Isabelle Underwood joined the King
Dodo'' company In Kansas City last Mon
day night to play the part of the queen
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1.-TWO men held me up coming home, my
DEAR" ventured the tardy husband.
80 you admit you had to be carried do
you, you brute7" returned the irate wife
Princeton Tiger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-09

Margaret Anglin last Tuesday In New
York signed fve-years' contract to appear
under the management OF Weber e. Fields
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Chase's Theater.

Chase's attractive array Of polite vaude-
Vile features for next week runs the
gamut of novelty. from lion tanning to
fancy dancing. and the numbers comprise
La Belle SeIica's l:ons.s Charles Dickson.
Dan Sherman and Mabel De Forrest. Ford
and Wilson. Prelle's talking dogs. Ada Ar
noldson. Gertrude Hoffman. Eta Pierce
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himself. Mrs. Kellar appears with her
husband occasionally. and will join him in
Washington for the weeks engagement at
the Lafayette. Matinees will be given
Wednesday and Saturday.