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HORSES AND CARRIAGES.

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Lap Busters. rs cents: coolers, i.8S
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booklet on all lameness and letters TROY CHEN
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Other Baschall Games.
New York State League

Al Enrabe,h-Elirabeth Stars. 3: Railway T. C
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The course is 8.75s yards in length the
hogey Ia 80 and par golf 10. The club will
hold It's annual invitation tournament Aug. y,
o5 and 20. and this new amateur record will
as the tournaments at Deal are always la n gely
attended by the leading amateur golfers.
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Time, NW I .,
Good start: driving; Cnchona. b. c. O. by-
His H,9hnesS- Caoltchouc. owned by n. Gideon:
trained by T, Murphy.
SECOND RACE.
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EASTERN LEAGUE.

STANDING OF THE cLuBs
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Good start, won easily, Elwood, b. c. T. By Free
| Knight--Peit'coat; owned by Mrs. c. r. Durnel,
| trained BY r, F. Durnell.
The Washington times., 1905-05-21

rvs. Only those who have at one time
or another been IN Madame Modjeska' S
companies will be guests. The number
has grown to quite formidable proper
tions
DR.. Richard Strauss, who returned to
Beriin recently after The performance
of his Domestic symphony at Queens
Hall, is probably the richest composer I'm
Europe. SAYS the Lendon Chronicle He
sold the publishing .ghts OF this work
Ter s1.150 and eveEy time it is perform
ed ne receives royalty of fifty shilsings
But when he conducts a concert of his
own compositions he generously fore
goes the royalties Cue. and accepts In
stead an honor.tTium of f100. the largest
fee yet. paid TO a composer for directing
the rendering of mis- own works.
Nixen & Zimmerman and Charles W.
Allen announce that they will star
James Young next season In a modern
comedy by Rida Louise Johnson. MI.
Young is now appearing as Prince Flor
izel in Viola Aliens production of "a
Winters Tale"
A repertoire manager in the West,
with a view TO exciting public interest
/ IN his announcements, promises that
the stage will be set and the entire
company viii make up In full view of
the audience
Beerbohm Tree viii shortly produce
Business Is Business in London.
playing the role created here by W. II.
Crane.
Kyrle Bellew will not appear in Han
Gaines THE Prodigal Son." as ne is to
make another tour In Rallies next
season.
The French government has conferred
upon Patti the Cross of the Legion of
Honor, which action has caused much
adverse comment. French actresses and
singers, even Bernhardt. have inva-
fiably failed to secure the coveted deco
ration.
The management of the Royal Opera
CoVent Garden are using the cables
daily to try and induce Charles B. Dill
bingham TO allow his star, FRITZ Scheff.
to appear with the Grand Opera Com
pany in May, but as get Mr.. Dillingham;
has not yielded.
Lew Fields has a young relative who
is very clever in his line and VINO few
days ago received telegram asking if
ne would play weeks engagement in
a certain city in Nebraska
'I want 800 for the week" promptly
wired Mr. Fields young relative.
Twelve hours later this answer came
back:
Stop kidding. I can get the governor
of Nebraska to play week for $500
The Washington times., 1905-05-21
Domrcsch S D scoVeru.
Famous Conductor Thought He Had
Found New Soprano.

Walter Damrosch has discovered a
new prtma donna. AS he sat in his
rooms in the Auditorium Hotel In Chi
cago the other day he fell under the
Charm OF her voice and immedia tel5y
decided that he had found somebody who
would astonish the musical world Mr.
Damrosch was going over a music pro
gram when the first note of ''Das Echo
came floating in through the open tran
gom. His managers. who were with
him, continued TO speak Of seating ca
paclty. box office receipts and other
things. but the conductor raised mis-
hand for silence.
Good hcavens.'' exclaimed Damrosch.
Are YOU men deaf? Don't you hear
that? A-e you stone? Don't you know
music?" And he ran across the room
and pressed the button. sAh. listen, +"
and he closed his eyes and opened the
door that ne might catch more of the
song. His reverie was interrupted by
the bell boy. who also had no soul for
music and knocked abruptly.
Quick. You hear that voice?' de-
snandsd Damrosch. She is near the
final bar. Hurry and find out who is
singing. Get her name-find out all
YOU can. al about her. everything. =
Just then the bell boy came back.
You have found her? You know her
rame? You think l can sec her?" be-
gan Danrosch.
The bellboy nodded and held out u
card. Damroseh glanced at the bit of
pastebaard 1t read
Mime Schumann- -Hetnk in Loves
LOTTERY Season l904-5'
The Washington times., 1905-05-21
Elsie De Wolfe Retires.
Forsakes the Stage and Will Now
Decorate Interiors.

Elsie de Wolfe has retired from the
stage and has become an interior decor
ator. On Saturday she will sail for Eu-
rope, commissioned by the women's new
club. the Colony, to be erected at Thir-
tieth street and Madison avenue, to
spend 100000 in purchasing works of art
for the home for clubwomen.
Miss de Wolfe's name was associated
with amateur acting for several years
before she adopted the stage as a ca
reer She also went into literature to
some extent. She was forced to the
stage by reverses of fortune. Miss de
Wolfe made her first professional ap-
pearance in London, and then came to
New York, in THE Loan of a Lover"
Next she was seen in ''Fete de la ST
Martin" and "A Cup of Tea
From the first her stage success was
assured, but it is now said that no the
ater applause ever satisfied her desire ot
become an interior decorator.
The decorating Of Miss de Wolfes
home in the old Washington Irving man
sicn in East Seventeenth street is
sample of her taste. No bachelor girls
quarters in this country can compare
with it.
Miss de Wolfe began studying TO be-
come a professional actress In 1890. but
it was nearly two years later before
she made her professional appearance.
The Washington times., 1905-05-21

The season was a most satisfactory one
in every way. l have refrained from
giving out figures concerning receipts,
etc, but now as the tour is ended 1 will
state that before the curtain rose on the
production We spent more theQ 800, 900
The tour embraced forty-four cities, and
225 performances were given In twenty
seven weeks The record receipts for
week occurred in st. Louis, where we
were compelled to givz an extra matt
nee to accommodate the crowds. The
weeks business was a trifIe over $4,000
In xDes Moines, Iowa, where we played
one night, he house totaled $4,000
Il will make four new productions in
the early fall My first will be the
opera which Messrs. Bangs and Klein
have written Then early in The sea-
son I will produce Il new comedy by
George Ade called The Second Time on
Earth and will also offer a dramatic
production by Jesse Ls2.ch Williams
called The Stolen Story. :"
The Washington times., 1905-05-21
Y VaudeVilIians and Camera.
Professions of Them Going to the
Photographer On Sunday.

On Sunday mornings along the Rialto
one is apt to run across small groups
Of men and women who. from the va
rietv of bundles they carry leave be-
hind them The Impression that they
nave had 10 move in a hurry He is
ant TO see n Hastily dressed woman
walking quickly along the street and
lacking self-eonseious and worried over
the preserce of the maid who trails
along behind her carrEing a heap Of
fi,.sv gowns and couple Of pink or
nlue hats over her arm. And then he
NAV see z quartet of men and women.
none TOO prosperous In appearance, who
are laden down with cardboard hat
i.oxes and the ends of musical instru-
nofnts sticking out Of clunsily wrapped
paper parcels.
These people are not moving. They
are simply vaudeville actors and ac-
tresses who are goirg to the photogra-
uher.s IN have their pictures taken in
costume for professional use. Sunday
---.-.,ing is the great day among these
The Washington times., 1905-05-21

and host OF other dramas. always at
tracted great attention
For some years the club has omitted
its customary yearly appearance, but on
Frsday, May Is, at the Lafayette The
ater, with the old members returned.
and with new acquisitions, the club will
attempt the most ambitious production
in its history.
F. j. Walsh, the leading man of the
old club, appears as Captain Thorne,
the star OF the Forthcoming production
Miss Catherine Eoughran, a new.
conner, but one who gives promise of
a bright dramatic future, assumes the
leading female role, that of Edith Var
neY.
Mrs. Bette Florence Leach. mother
OF Percy Leach, the popular young
Washington actor, plays Mrs varney,
while the role OF Wilfred Varney is in
the. capable hands of P. w Evans
Mrs. Nora Coker Bagnam, whose
sprishtly performances with the old club
are recalled with pleasure is Caroline
Milford, and James O'Shea. whose work
with the Georgetown University Dra-
matte Club, Won him merited praise. gives
strong Interpretation of the difficult
role of Lieutenant Arrelsford. of the
William S. Mccarthy, president of the
club, will play Henry Dumont, and Lieu
tenant Forey, OF the Confederate ~acret
Service. To Mr.. Mccarthy is due great
credit for the revival of interest in dra-
maties at the institute,
John j. Nolan. one OF the veterans
OF the old club. returns to familiar
fields in the role ef General Randolph,
c. s. A, and brings to the part the
naturalness characteristic of his former
delineation
Others in the cast are Miss Sue II.
Murray, Miss Annie Lepley. Lemuel
Basnam. Mfr Bean. Francis j. P. Cieary.
Ignatius ]. J. Costigan, James B. Horri-
gan, Leo p Harlow. joseph Sheridan
Knight. Mr.. Mahornev George E. Sui
hvan, Joseph D. Sullivan, W. c. sulli-
van. and John H. Fable.
The production is under the direction
OF Robert Hickman. long identified with
the Frohman forces. and who staged
the original production
The Washington times., 1905-05-21
laWranee D'O-s7u US Trouble
Elaborate Instructors About Oyster
Stew Upset by IEish Waiter.

sQueerest thing. you know, old chap"
said Lawrance D'Orsay. of THE Earl
Of Pawtucket" company, recently, ''the
way our English and Irish waitahs lose
their form and go 10 the bad aftah
they have been in America little while
At home ycu know they are almost SER
vile in their attentiveness and anxiety
10 please. but as soon as they have been
On this side awhile and hear some of
your American ideas about all men be-
ing born free and equal there's no doing
anything with them. positively, old chap,
and the way they can ruin a good din
nah Is a-ah-a caution, as you call II.
Last week, for instance / vert into
rretentious looking restaurant In Min
TeaDolts. and. seeing oystahs on the
b:n of fare. / inquired of the waitah,
anything with them positively. old chap,
the Irish are fine waitahs as ruie-if
lse thought he could get me decent
oystah stew. don't YOU know He grin
ned and said, I guess so Very well,
ny good man.. l said, I want an oystah
stew and I want it prepahed precisely
in this mannah: Have the cream in the
pan boiling; then put in a spoonful of
salt, cash Of Rose paprika, Il lump
of fresh buttah the size of A pigeons
egg. and lastly dozen Lynnhaven Bay
oystal1s. Be sure to leave on the fire
till the oystahs are well done, me lad.
Do you understand? Bowing his ac-
auiesence he waitah retired TO the reah
OF the room. and 1 heard him bawl to
the chief at the top Of his voice, Wan
stew
Il assure YOU. deah old boy it upset
me for the entiah meal
The Washington times., 1905-05-21
PaTsifal in England.
Not to Be Presented There Till 1906.
SAYS Savage,


Henry w. Savage returned from a
brief European trip Mr.. Savage went
abroad five weeks ago to sec several
productions in London and Paris and
to confer with George Edwardes con-
corning the plan to produce "Parsifar'
in English in the British metropolis
'On this trip / combined business with
pleasure, said Mr.. Savage. Il spent
most of the time automooiling in
France and England. / saw ali the
principal productions. and am perfectly
satisfied to take chances on plays for
the American public written by Ameri-
cans"
What was the result of your con-
ference with Mr.. Edwardes concerning
the proposed production Of ParsifaT
in English?" AIR. Savage was asked.
I'VE found that on account of pre-
vious bookings 1t would be imnos-
sible to secure time in but few theaters
in England large enough for 'Parsifal'
next season, and for this reason we de-
cided to postpone the production one
year. Nearly all the time over there is
booked TWO seasons in advance Mr.
Edwardes and / have decided ia wait
until 1905 before we offer 'ParsifaP In
English abroad. The American tour of
the English Parsifal' company closed
Wednesday night in Portland, Maine.
The Washington times., 1905-05-21
Why Barrymore Cried.
Forgot His Lines and Couldn't Do
Anything Else.

Guy Standing, leading man at the
Columbia. relates this one on the late
Maurice Barrymore:
Poor old Maurice Barrymore. once
broke uD u performance for us some
years ago. Mrs. Bernard Beere. with
whom | came to this country in 1892.
was playing 'Ariane.' Barrymore mind
was even then giving away and he
found 1t almost impossible to learn his
lines. He plugged and plugged at them
without success.
I'm 'Ariane' Barrymore had the part
of the di&solute husband. His wife de-
serts him and takes the child, a little
girl. The husband follows them to
country villa and has great scene with
the child in the garden. He has a long
speech there in which he aba ses him
self, winds up by begging the little
child to intercede for him to her mother
and ends by bursting into tears t was
a very strong scene. and as he cries.
the little girl lays her hands on his
kree and says Why do you cry. papa
The climax is reached in Barrymore S
answer, delivered between his sobs.
''One night Barrymore came on as
usual in this scene, but he was plainly
all at sea. He started his long speech,
dried up in his lines and took the first
way out by bursting into tears two
minutes too soon.
THE child stood there, first on one
foot and then on the other. very angry
at being thrown out of her best scene.
A stage child is very easily offended.
you should know. At last she put her
hand on Barrymore's knee and asked,
Why do You cry papa 1t was all she
could do and she wanted To save the
scene if she could
Barrymore raised his head and shak-
ing with sobs. blurted out. Why do [
cry? bc0 hoo | cry because-boo hoo
because I've forgotten my lines!'
THE rest of US sneaked of the stage
as best we could" said Mr.. Standing
and the house simply roared 1t was
a cruel thing for Barrymore to do, but
l suppose he couldn't resist the tenpta-
ton to gag that line. The child wouldn't
speak 10 him for weeks"
The Washington times., 1905-05-21
PadereWski' s MIEuet.
Famous Polish Pianist in It Initiates
Meats STYLE.

Few of the countless thousands of
young women who play Paderewski' S
familiar 'Minuet" know the story of
its making. AS 4 matter of fact the
distinguished pianist has never taken
this charming little piece seriously. for
il was not written with serious intent,
but rather az joke and ii is doubt
less for this reason that he has long
since banished 1t from his repertory.
Paderewski Is a profound student of
classical music. and while he holds the
old masters in reverent esteem, he does
not hesitate to say that all OF them. like
Homer, sometimes nod. At dinner at
which. he was present IN Dresden sew
erai years ago tbs re WIS distinguished
musician who made the statement that
il was absolutely impossible for modern
composers to so initiate the classical
masters that he could not detect the
fraud. Paderewsl1i said that he did not
agree with him; that while Mozart, for
example, was one of the greatest
geniuses of all times, 1t was none the
less possible to initiate him so that one
which was the fraud The discussion
waXed hot and heavy. but after dinner
it passed away, ana no one thought
more of it apparently
Two weeks later Paderewski, return
ing to Dresden. gave dinner party, one
OF his guests being this same musician.
Ir the course of the dinner Paderewskf
remarked that he had picked up in
Vienna an old manuscript of an ex-
ceedingly attractive minuet. The manu-
script was unsigned. and he would like
his guest, the distinguished musician.
to try to identify 1t. Everybody was
interested a once. and the guest asked
Paderewslxi to play it for him.
Going to the piano. Paderewski played
the familiar minuet He played 1t once
twice. and three times, and finally the
savant said: There is no question
about II, whatever; il is Mozart, in his
early period" Ihereupon a number of
the guests who were in the secret burst
out laughing and Paderewski confessed
and gave proofs that he had written the
minuet since the former dinner in Dres-|
den.
For a time the learned man was very
indignant. and then his sense of h1imor
came to his rescue. and the next night
there was another dinner, this time at
the professors expense.
The Washington times., 1905-05-21
In THE WRONG HOUSE.

Ben Greet and his ''Everyman'' play
ers received shock one day-in literary
Boston at that-cf which he tells as
follows.
. 'Everyman' was playing in Boston.
The house was full and the play lust
begun. Eyeryman in his somberness
and Death in his ghostliness were on
the stage, when a lady sitting in the
stage box suddenly remarked TO her
companion in a voice perfectly audible
&c the actors: And which do you sup
pose Is Foxy?'
Needless to say we were naystified
until we remembered that Foxy Grand
pa was playing in the theater mex,
door. The lady on her way to see it had
mistaken The house and entered the
wrong one"
The Washington times., 1905-05-21
Shaw on Shakespeare.
George Barnard's Modest Comparison
With The Bard

Georges Bernard Shaw delivered a lee
tlre on Shakespeare in London the other
day. and compared himself with the poet
more than once, somewhat to Shake
spearess disadvantage.
With that subtle simplicity which is
Mr.. Shaw's chief charm. he described
the dement's of the poet. There were
many of them, according TO Mr.. Shaw
Here are a few which he dealt with at
length:
shakespeare's ignorance of Iovemak-
ing.
His pess!mism-
His hasty' habit of writing easy blank
verse.
His narrowness of vision.
His trite philosophy.
Here are some extracts from Mr.
Shaw's address:
Shakespeare was not q vulgar and IL
literate man who began life by holding
horses heads. Shakespeare was a gen
tleman, and always regarded himself as
such You will understand his respect
able standing when I tell you his father
was a bankrupt People whose fathers
have been bankrupt don't hold horses
heads for a living.
He regarded himself as a gentleman.
do with it. My father was very poor,
but I always consider myself a gentle
man. People sometimes insult me by
calling me a member of the middle
class"
Mr.. Shaw described Loves Labour
Lost as "a very Bedford Park kind of
play" and said that there was reason
for believing that Shakespeare had never
been In love Mr.. Shaw shook his head
II. disgust over the way that young wo-
MAJ Juliet talked to Romeo" and de-
scribed effectively how Hamlet, having
made a powerful scene over Ophelia s
grave, went or 20 a fencing match
Shakespeare. said MIR. Shaw serious
IL. was an extremely able and clever
man in his way" He went on to tell
how he had to subordinate his great
ability TO popular work in order TO earn
money so that he might become coun-
try gentleman.
1.-The public of the time would not
have Shakespeare serious plays, so he
washed his hands like PLATE and wrote
for the popular taste. He wrote them a
The Washington times., 1905-05-21
Should Audience Applaud?
Viola Allen Declares Such Demonstra-
tion Essential to Success.

It is generally supposed that the sue
cess of 4 performance depends upon
the actor. author. and manager. This
statement is true in measure, yet one
of the most important considerations
has been overlooked-an appreciative
and generous audience.
The truth of this assertion Will be
readily understood by those who have
attended a rehearsal, when there is
naught save empty seats confronting
the players. It matters not how en-
trancing. stirring and captivating a
play may be. at rehearsal it ever ap-
pears dull and spiritless. But fill the
seats with kindly auditors who cor
daily participate in the actors efforts.
and metamorphosis occurs which may
be Iikened to the call of spring to
buried flowers. Interest and animation
fill the scene, and the performers are
thrilled With energy and exhiiaration.
That which II rehearsal was a spirit
less, dumb show ali at once bursts into
life and activity.
Appreciati tiolz is the parent OF achieve
ment. Those audiences see the best
acting which encourage the actor by
hearty. genial and merited appreciation.
The effect Is magical. On the other
hand, a cold house cilills the current of
the actors art, duiis achievement, and
causes it to sink into a fatness when
1t would otherwise appear spontaneous
and electrical. Charles Matthews was
once so disconnected with a melancholy
face In the audience that he was
obliged TO advance ana address the
gentleman, at The same time giving him
one of his most comical looks: "I beg
your pardon, sir, but if you don't laugh
1 can't go on" This sally was received
by the audience with such roars that
the uncoasciously offending auditor
throughout the evening laughed louder
than anyone else.
The Washington times., 1905-05-21
Jefferson S Estate.
Probably Not as Large as Generally
Expected.

It is said by personal friends of the
dead actor that the estate of Joseph
Jefferson, to be divided among his chill
Gren. will not be of such large value as
generally supposed, for he was account
ed one of the wealthy men of the stage
The reason for this is found In the fact
that the veteran actor invested his in
come in the qualification OF his artistic
and rather 1uxuriant tastes in beautify-
ing country places wherein to spend his
hours of recreation.
The earning powers OF Joseph Jeffer-
son in his annual tours of the country
would have made him a very wealthy
man If he had cared to direct his atten-
tion to profitable investments, but prob
ably twenty weeks of work in a year
which easily brought him an income of
100000 contented him in the latter years
of his life, and the greater part of that
income was spent on the country places
that he established for his comfort
Mr.. Jefferson was the originator of
the combination of stars in tour The
combination of Jefferson, Mrs. John
Drew. and William J. Florence, which
he took out to play 1.-THE Rivals was
a wonderful money-maker, and Mr.. JEFF
ferson received 90 per cent of the gross
Theater. Chicago. and the Boston Thea
ter, Boston. tne gross receipts topped
$4,000.
These figures were unusual, but Mr.
Jefferson's share OF the profits avera ged
from 5000 to 5000 a. week, and he US
ually made a ten weeks tour in the
spring and another tour Of ten weeks in
the fall.
The greater part OF Mr.. Jefferson s
estate will be found in the country
places he owned. At Hohokus. N j.
several years ago, he built up a great
country estate. The Saddle River flow
ed through his grounds. Fish and game
preserves were established and magniff-
cent drives and walks were laid out II
is not thought that this place, under a
forced sale, would realize one-tenth of
the money, Mr.. Jefferson invested in it,
A plantation near New Iberia, La, was
also built up at q large cost by Mr. JEFF
ferson, and a conservative estimate
places the value of this place at about
one-fifth the amount he spent on it. He
also had fine place in Florida and one
al Buzzard's Bay, the latter his real
home It is believed the Buzzard's Bay
home is the most profitable OF Mr.. JEFF
ferson'S investments