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Coming Attractions.
Belasco Theater.

Tomorrow night Nine. Bernhard sup
ported by her own company of players
from the Theater Sarah Bernhard in Paris.
will tread the stage OF the Belasco Thea
ter and again reveal to Washingtonians-
and for the last time-the many evidences
of her unrivaled art as an actress.
BY that token which never fails to record
the extent OF interest in the coming of a
theatrical celebrity-the box office-it APP
pears that Nine. Bernhardt's engagement
in this city Will be a remarkable one from
a financial standpoint. That It will be an
equally remarkable one from the artistic
side there Is no question Since undertake
ing the present and farewell American tour
Nine. Bernhardt has demonstrated that her
magnetism is as potent. her tragedy as
thrilling, her smiles seductive as of yore.
Nine. Bernhardfs greatness is not In the
minute psychology, the familiar naturalism,
nor the domestic atmosphere of the modern
democratic drama. Her great achievements
are bound up with those of a dying school.
After her there will probably be none to
make of La ToSca" or Fedora" the great
things that we for two generations have be-
lieved them TO be and they will pass along
with most OF the works In which Edwin
Booth and Macready wr1ing the hearts of
their contemporaries. into the vast limbo
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Ben Greet PLAYERS.

Ben Greet's English players will be seen
IN a. week of Shakespearean plays at the
Belasco Theater, beginning Monday, Jan
uary 10. The series will consist of Mac
beth" which will be given Monday evening
and Wednesday afternoon; Much Ado
About Nothing" Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings: The Merchant of Venice" Thurs
day and Friday evenings, and Julius
caesar, Saturday afternoon and evening
Special Inducements will be offered TO sea
son subscribers for the four plays, a pan
which Mr. Greet has successfully employed
recently at New York, Chicago and Boston
bethan manner, the only elaboration beng
in the costumes, Mr. Greet having recently
imported a number of magnificent costumes
All the music has been arranged from the
original airs by Arnold Dometsch who has
won fame as musical antiquarian, and Is
an especial authority on Shakespearean
music.
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Yale Glee Club.

The musical clubs of Yale will give a con-
cert In the New Willard Hotel on the night
of January 80. The New Haven clubs have
been thoroughly drilled, and in their long
trip to the west during the holidays, which
extended as far as Minneapolis, have be-
come veterans in concert pla aging.
1t is the custom at Yale to make much of
the musical clubs and membership on one
of them is one of the honors most coveted
by the undergraduates. The competition
for places. therefore, is as keen as it is for
places on the various athletic teams. Con-
sequently the standard of playing is high
and the clubs are carefully drilled. This
must necessarily be true when it is remem-
bered that the faculty of the university IS
willing to permit the clubs to travel thou
sands of miles through the country as
representative organization. This year the
clubs are especially good, and the songs are
bright and many OF them new
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approached him with an air of assurance.
Your name is Sarah?" he said.
Yes, sir" was the reply.
She has said her fable of the Two Pig
cons very WELL" said Auber. ''She must
be admitted"
Thus Sarah Bernhard entered the Con-
Servatoire. She was born in Paris in 1S41.
Her father placed her In a convent; but
she had already secretly determined to be
come an actress. In her course of study
at the Conserva toire she so distinguished
herself that she received a prize which en-
titled her to a debut at the Theatre Fran
caise. She selected the part of Iphigenie,
in which the appeared on the 18th of Au-
gust. 1862 and at least one newspaper drew
special attention to her performance. de-
scribIng her as pretty and elegant and
particularly praising her perfect pronun-
citation. She afterward played other parts
at the Theatre Franchise, but soon trans
ferred herself from that house to the Gym
nase, though not until she had made her
self notorious by having, as was alleged,
slapped the face of sister actress in fit
of temper.
The director of the Gymnase did not take
too serious view of his new actress, who
turned up late at rehearsals, and some
times did not turn UP at all Nor did her
acting make any great impression at The
Gymnase, where, it is true, she was only
permitted to appear on Sundays. AT this
theater she lost no time in exhibiting that
independence and caprice TO which. as we'll
as to her talent, she owes some celebrity.
The day after the first presentation of q
piece by Labche I'm Mari qui lance sa
femme" in which she had undertaken Sn
important part, she stealthiiy quilted
Paris, addressing to the author a letter,
in which she begged him to forgive her.
After a tour in Spain Sarah returned to
Paris and appeared at the Odeon Here
she created a certain number of characters
in such plays as Les Arrets," lie Drame
de la Rue de la Paix' and LIE Batard,"
but chiefly distinguished herself in 'Ruy
Bias and in a translation of King Lear
DIV CHI bod ,~iNr tod hn at+
the public and the press, who saw that a
brilliant future lay before her.
At the end of 1872 she appeared at the
Coincide Francois and with such distInc-
ton that she was retained, first as Il pen
sionnaire at a salary of 6,000 frans and
afterward as a societaire. Her successes
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one scene alone requires the services of at
least twenty competent and skilled stage
mechanics. So elaborate are some of the
stage effects that the bare material can
hardly be transported in two baggage cars
of the largest design.
This drama has it's locale in the most
picturesque part of Montana, where "Old
Pard Nine is situated. The animated race
through the Bad Lands of a train of cars
and an automobile is the most sensational
and realistic scene of the piece. In this
scene every inch of scenery is on the move.
In the background the locomotive and cars
rush along at full speed. In the foreground
an automobile containing two passengers
is seen running at furious rate, doing its
utmost to reach Plain City prior to the
train. The winning of this race is William
Bedford's only hope of saving 'Old Pard
Nine" In this cyclorama effect it would
take at least forty minutes before the same
picture would be presented to the specta-
tor The whole is worked by a ten-horse-
power dynamo, and there is no noise, such
as grinding of cogs and the thrashing of
treads. The whole country in this effect
appears to be moving at the rate of thirty
five miles an hour. "Bedford's Hope will
open a weeks engagement with New
Year matinee Miss Bordine has one of the
most responsible parts of the play.
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was rewarded with a most distinguished
metropolitan success, for the play enjoyed
run OF over six months. The following
year he presented You Never Can Tell
at the Garrlck Theater, New York, and
again achieved triumph, the play run
ming for over one hundred and fifty nights.
The success of star and author was equal.
The former established himself as one of
the leading American actors and the fitness
of the Shaw comedies for stage representa-
ton was demonstrated.
There is some idea that an acquaintance
with Shaw's books Is necessary for the en-
joyment of the stage presentation of his
plays, but this is not the case. You Never
Can TelP' is comedy dealing with lively
social topic whose interesting story is de-
Veloped through series of amusing incl
dents and humorous complications. The
dialogue sparkles with wit, satire and cpl
grammatic expression.
The story deals with the domestic af-
fairs of a mother and her three children
two daughters and a son. Eighteen years
previous to the action of the play the wife
and husband separated owing to an incom-
patibilty of ideas and temperament. The
| mother and the children have just returned
to England after a residence at Madeira
where she brought them up. according to
twentieth century notions of intellectual
superiority. In which sentiment and love are
subordinated. They visit seashore resort
on the English coast, where the husband Is
living. BY a very natural series of cir
cumstances the family Is brought together
and they are eventually reconciled. To tell
how this happens in advance would be like
spelling a good story by telling the last
chapter first
Mr.. Days company includes Katherine
Gray as leading woman, Isabelle .Urquhart
| John Findlay, Mr. George Farren, Mr.
Dodson Mitchell, Mr.. Fred Tyler. Miss
Hungerford. Miss Bruna and Mr.. Joseph
Maddern You Never Can Tell win be
presented at the New Year day and Sat
urday matinees and on Monday. Tuesday
Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday nights
| Candida" will be presented by request al
the Thursday matinee and on Friday night
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Hippodrome.

The Hippodrome, or indoor circus. at
Convention Hall proved a satisfactory at
traction to the crowds that attended the
performances last week, and has been en-
gagged for one more week with a matinee
on New Year day. The management de-
clares leach act is headliner. and one
surprise follows another" Gertrude Breton
Is the feature of the show At the top of
a steep incline she mounts a bicycle and
at the word go she dashes down at light
ming speed and leaps a chasm of thirty
feet. Miss Breton is the only woman per-
forming this feat Jack Cousins and Lottie
Aymar give an equestrian exhibition with
their full-blood Arabian horses. They have
been featured with the Barnum and Bailey
show for the past nine seasons The bill
includes the Orloof troupe of acrobats.
the Maginleys, trapeze performers, the
Carrays, in trick house and panto-
mime; Mdse. Ray, slack wire artist and
the funny clowns TO amuse the little ones.
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Irish Ladies' Choir.

The Irish Ladies Choir of Dublin, Ire
lands greatest singing club, of twentysix
members. will make its only appearance in
the national capital at the National Thea
ter today at and pm. The choir Is the
same as when it toured through France and
the united kingdom, winning the first prize
at the Dublin "Feis Ceoil," with the excep-
ton of Miss Madge Murphy, the pupil OF
Sevick. the teacher of Kubelik, who was re-
Gently added to the soloists. At the after
noon concert the choir will render the fol-
lowing airs: 1.-THE Harp That Once" 'The
Shamrock" "Rockabye,' "Husheen," THE
Donovans,' "A Lament "O'Donnall
Aboo," Let Erin Remember and MY
Land together with the following instru-
mental and vocal numbers: Violin solo,
Faust Fantaisse;' piano solo, "Etude in
D MAJOR" harp solo, airs" soprano solos,
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New National Theater.

Lew Fields, who is to be seen here this
week, at the New National Theater. needs
but little introduction to the public. As
partner in the famous firm of Weber and
Fields his abilities were we'll established
and well recognized. In this city he has
been seen in various burlesques and there
viii unquestionably be much popular inter-
est in his appearance. For year and a
half Mr.. Fields played at the Lew Fields
Theater. on AID street, New York-a play
house built and named for him in l904-in
the musical comedy which he presents here.
The house was built for him by Oscar Ham
merstein, the play was made for him by
Victor Herbert and Glen McDonough, and
staged for him by his old friend of the
Weber and Fields music hall days. Julian
Mitchell Mr.. Fields manager, William
Raymond Sill. extends his own critical as
surance that sit Happened in Nordland'.
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The Majestic.

Me Him and T. Hurtig & Seamon' s
spectacular musical comedy. opens at the
Majestic tomorrow afternoon. Special at
tention has been given to stage pictures,
The most comical and perhaps the most
sensational addition is a travestry, in
which James Francis Sullivan, the imper-
senator of the eccentric Italian leader, will
be supported by the Me, Him and r.
bandSfof twenty pieces. The piece has been
mounted in a most elaborate manner, some
Of the costuming being artistic and ex-
pensive. Especial care has been taken In
the preseGtation of the musical numbers,
which abound in the extravaganza.
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morning, II want you to give me sentence
in which the word foregoing may be prop
erly used.
Joseph thought moment and then said:
Last Saturday afternoon L went to the
Grand Opera House, where papa was play
ing. My Uncle Charlie was standing at the
door at the time Three newspaper men
spoke TO him for "a little while, and pretty
soon 1 saw the four going into the cafe
across the street"
Mr.. Fields youngest son, Herbert, said
to his mother last Sunday afternoon:
Mamma, Is it true that every day Is Sun
day In heaven and that nobody in heaven
has any work to do or lessons to learn2"
yes, darling, every day is Sunday In
heaven" she answered.
Then, mamma, | want to go to heaven
quick so that l can see the funny colored
supplements every morning when l wake
up"
A "NORDLAND" SCENE.-An amusing
scene In ct Happened in Nordland" occurs
when Lew Fields, as Hubert, and Irene
Bentley, as his long-lost sister, are endeav-
oring to recall each to the other the child
hood Miss Bentley asks Mr. Fields if he
| remembers their home in New York, and
ne replies Yes whereupon she says,
Wasn't it a long stretch of darkness with
a pane of glass at each end and he re-
plies, Yes, just like telescope with all
the numbering improvements. 1t was a
fat"
This scene between Mr.. Fields and Miss
Bentley is of the purely burlesque type and
| is not dissimilar TO many of the scenes
had together in the days of Weber and
Fields
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Mrs. Leslie Carter.

At the Belasco Theater for the week of
January David Belasco will present
Mrs. Leslie Carter in two of her most
successful plays. Few stars are so well
come TO Washington as Mrs. Carter. whose
appearance this season viii be under more
favorable conditions than circumstances
permitted last year. The play for the first
half of the week will be "Adiea," by David
Belasco and John Luther Long. which was
given Its premiere IN this city last Decem-
Der. For the second half or the engage
nent Mrs. Carter will appear in revival
of David Beiasco's ''Zaza," play In which
she achieved her first great sticcess. This
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Chase's Theater.

Houdini, THE Handcuff King" will be
at Chases next week. Houdini claims that
no prison shackles or cell can hold him,
and he possesses official documents to show
that sixty-one European and American
prisons have failed to detain him. The bill
also includes Carroll Johnson. 1.-THE Beau
Brummel of Minstrelsy;" the Mosher.
Houghton trio of cyclists; LaValle trio of
vocalists and instrumentalists Joe Reich
ems acrobatic dogs; JAS r. Macdonald
singing comedian; the brothers Durant, in
a laughable airship novelty, and the motion
pictures; Chase's usual prices will pre-
vail at the New Year matinee tomorrow
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Columbia Theater.

An attraction which will be welcome to
Washington theatergoers is the Arnold
Daily company in two of George Bernard
Shaws brightest comedies at the Columbia
Theater this week, beginning with New
Year matinee. Both actor and author
have occupied unusual public attention dur
ing the past two seasons. Mr.. Daily, who
makes his first appearance in Washington
as star had the keen foresight and sound
judgment to see the stage possibilities of
the brilliant English writer's comedies when
other managers and actors timidly held
aloof He had the courage of his convic-
lions and, overcoming many obstacles, pro-
duced Candida" three seasons ago. He
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Marine Band Concert.

Tonight the Marine Band will give it's
nrst concert OF the second series at the
CoIumoia Theater, under the direction of
Lieutenant Santelmann, who has decided
10 give a program of compositions requested
py the patrons of the concerts. Among the
numbers requested are the overture '.Wn-
liam Tell ''Trovatore'' Blue Danube
Naltzes, Album Leaf" by Wagner. and
melodious caprice Hearts Message"
MeSSrs. Van Poucke, Seel, Patschke and
Wacker VIII play quartet entitled ''Vier
Gesprach. The well-known clarinet solo,
lst Mr.. jacques Van Poucke, will perform
a difficult solo.
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Shepard's Moving Pictures.

among the leading textures of Archie L.
oHepara exhibition of moving pictures at
me Academy tonight Will be The White
Caps The Modern Rrigand." ..Adven-
turous Automobile Chase" wanted n
Dog. The Postman's Chr,stn,as t{ox
Inc Strike" and "A Good Old Trolley
rae, beside many shor e. subjcc:s Mile.
pima S Norman, mezzo soprano, will make
her nrst appearance in Washington
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Boston Symphony Concert

Inc third Boston symphony concert will
De gwen in the New National Theater on
1uesday afternoon. January o, at 400
O'Clock The soloist VIII be Prof. Willy
Hess who will play Busch's G-minor con-
certo for the violin. The orchestral num-
pers VIII be schumann's Symphony. No,
l, IN B-fiat major; the Pastoral from
bach Christmas Oratorio" and LISTS
umph."
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SARAH BERNHARDT.-A little girl. as
Sarcey relates, once presented herself at
the Paris Conservatoire in order to pass
the examination for admission. All she
knew was the fable of the TWO Pigeons. -
but she had no sooner recited the lines
'Deux pigeons salmaient d'amour tendre
Lun d'eux, s'ennuyant au logfs-"
than Auber stopped her with a gesture.
Enough he said. Come here, my
child"
The little girl, who was pale and thin,
but whose eyes cleaned with intelligence.
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z, S. Willard.

The offering at the New National Theater
for the week of January will be the cell
ebrated English actor, E. s. Willard, who
will present repertory of his most popu-
lar plays as follows: Monday and matinee
Wednesday, THE Man Who Was" and
David Garrick;" Tuesday. THE Eco S
Revenge" Wednesday. THE Professors
Love Story" Thursday, 1.-The Middleman;"
Friday and matinee Saturday, "A Pair or
Spectacles' and THE Man Who Was"
Saturday, Tom Pinch"
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majestic Sunday Concert.

At the concert to be given tonight at the
Majestic Theater the moving pictures Will
introduce the latest foreign subjects. In
addition to the pictures, vocal selections
will be an attraction.
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Carmen in Vaudeville.

The bill announced for next week at
Chase's includes among its features Valerie
Bergere and company in her own produce
ton OF Carmen Burke and LaRue. in
singing and dancing and eccentric comedy,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31

well-known burlesquers, among whom are
Andy Lewis g. Co., in 1.-The Queen of Ba-
varia," the Schrodes, acrobatic comedians
and the .Bijou Comedy Four.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31

me again, but gay nevaire see me to be one
daisy Monsieur lie Colonel knows one day
when he see me and call me one daisy"
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Kernan,s Lyceuln.

Sam Deyere's Own Company will be at
the Lyceum Theater, commencing tomorrow
matinee. This company includes many
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revival is made because of constant ro-
quests Tor II, accommodating from the time
Mrs; carter laid the play aside for other
productions. Mr. Belasco promises an en-
tlreiy new scenic Investment, in many ways
SUPERIOR to the ORIGINAL production.
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"Melisade in the Woods and IT Wish 1
Were Yonder HiII;" contralto solo,
Lorraine, Lorraine, Loriee,' and trio,
entitled Rest Thee, On This Messy Pill
low" A program similar In character, but
containing different selections, will be rem
dered in the evening.
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Academy of Music.

Among the latest American scenic plays
of the western country is ''Bedford's Hope"
The extraordinary mechanical setting of
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AN ACTORS REPLY TO A CRITIC.-It
is declared by a number of newspapers that
the most difficult individuals in this world
to please with theatrical entertainment are
the San Francisco critics. Arnold Daily had
to submit to their displeasure as Mansfield
recently did and just as Crane, Drew and
other well-kn6wn actors have on various
occasions. One critic, the dean of the
tribe, was unable to find any merit in DAILY 8
acting until he appeared as Napoleon In
Shaw's play, THE Man of Destiny" He
discounted his praise, however by finding
fault with the young actors makeup"
A few days after the article appeared
Daily was a guest at dinner at the Bohe-
mian Club. of which the critic Is promd-
nent member. During the evening Mr.. DAILY
was called upon for a speech, and in the
course of his remarks said: zone critic
whom you all know very well singularly
enough praised my performance of Napo-
leon, but censured my makeup as being
too homely. He said 1t was absurd when
one remembered Napoleon's physical beauty.
AS regards this l wish to say that my
makeup was copied from a painting of
Napoleon by Guerin, when the famous sol
der was a young man of twenty-sx or
seven. He was then pale and emaciated
and his face was long and haggard. Napo-
leon did not cultivate that picturesque and
impressive Hyperion lock that curled over
his forehead until he was forty-five. Upon
carefully considering the matter l have
come to the conclusion that the distin-
guished critic has COMPOUNDED Napoleon
with Madame Recamier."
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are two little stories which Mr.. Lew Fields
manager brings over from New York. Both
are infantile and the first concerns Mr..
Fields oldest son, Joseph, a boy of twelve
years;
Joseph" said his school teacher one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31

1t IS said that the heirs of Sir Henry I
wing will receive very little of his estat
after the debts are paid, although the 81
OF his effects realized nearly 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31

Lee Harrison recently signed L contract
70 JOIN the Joe Weber company in New
York the 10th of next month
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It is understood that Messrs. Nixon and
Zimmerman are negotiating with clyde
Fitch for new play for Thomas E. Shea
for next season.