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The Washington times., 1905-08-06
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seat at the matlnees. and % and so
cents for all the reserved chairs at
night. Chase's original, popular, and
long-established policy Of never increas-
ing prices al holiday uatinees will be
maintained.
Heading the first Chase bill will be
Charles Guyer and Nellie O'Nenl. who
Will be remembered as the chief hit of
Rabies in Toyland' recently. They have
improvised a cyelonic. comedy feature
for vaudeville and they have won a
degree of success that has surpassed
the expectation of the managers re
sponsible for their departure from the
field OF extravaganza. The place of
extraordinary attraction Will be assign
ed to the Colby family. an aggregation
of talent possessing all the character
istics of the famous Berger family of
several generations ago. They are
comedians as well as musicians and
their latest act was the hit of the New
York roof gardens this summer Young
Colby has inserted in his interlude
laughter and applause-eompelling imita-
ton of the erratic musical genius
CreatoTe.
Third in the order OF worth win be
Miss Zelma Rawlstou, a noted I'M
personator of masculine types Nine,
Therese Dorgeval a piquante singer long
attached 10 the Theater des Varieties de
Paris, will make her first bow to Amer
lean audiences. The five Juggling Mac
Banns Will provide a feature the like
OF which has never been witnessed in
this country. John Birch The Man
With the Hats will have a novelty
that VIII insure an agreeable feature.
Tsuda. the great Japanese acrobat, VIII
exhibit the astonishing agility that ages
OF jiu-jitsu have impaired to the Japs.
The motion pictures Will resume their
mach appreciated place IN the bills. and
the first subject is called The Dream
OF the Rarebit Fiend'
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Reopenlnd of keenan, S.

Kernans Lyceum, which will reopen
on Monday, August II. has. during the
vacat ton, been thoroughly renovated.
and It's Interior presents the attractive
and inviting appearance to which its
patrons have been long accustomed. The
auditorium bears evidence OF lavish ex-
penditure in repaperiRg, TeupholsterIng,
and recarpeting while the private boxes
have been ntted up with taste. The
opening attraction will be the ITO
plans. under the direction Of 7. ".
Dtnkins Mixed. Muddled and Fixed. -
Is the title OF the extTavaganZ in Two
acts, and written especially for the
Ctopians by Harry Rogers. The vaude-
VILE viii include o Hama San. tiny
woman from the Orient in a novel and
beautiful act called Scenes IN Japan
Madden * Jess, premier Irish comedi-
ans; Rose jeanette. soubrette, and
Blackford & Hunter. a clever sister
team
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F." The Woman in the Case. -

The Woman in the Case" in which
Blanche Walsh will appear here early
in the season, is one Of those strong
virile plays like Jim the Penman' and
Captain Swift" which the playgoing
public have an opportunity of seeing
only at the most rare intervals. The
author, Clyde Fitch. has written and
produced probably more plays than any
of his rival dramatists. but he has never
written d play in which the story has
been more absorbing, the element of
suspense more intense, nor has he con-
cetYed a situation more vital than the
climax 10 what is generally alluded to
as the famous third act of THE Wo-
man in the Case" It is undoubtedly his
masterpiece Miss Walsh's company
Will be a notable one, including Dorothy
Dorr, Frank Sheridan, Eleanor Carey,
and Martin Alsop. who were in the cast
during its four months run at the
Herald Square Theater. New York
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Lighthouse by the Sea. "
Startling Electrical Effects in Opening
Attraction at Academy.

The story of the Lighthouse by the
Sea-" which will open the season at
the Academy tomorrow night is said
TO be tae of unusual intensity. Nfinty,
fraii little creature-abandoned by
some circus people because she could
not endure the hardships of such a
life, finds home with Caleb Gale. the
blind keeper of the lighthouse. He Is
stricken down in terrific fight with
villains, who extin6uish the light, de-
stroy the stairs, and abduct his grand
daughter. knowing that the steamer
bearing the girls lover is bearing
down on the rocks in the awful storm.
The situation seems hopeless, when, in
the midst of the terrific electric storm.
with waves dashing mountain high
upon the Jagged rocks below, the
clouds rent by vivid flashes of light
ening. Minty snatches a burning brand
from the hands of a helpless life
saver. dasheS up the rocks, and,
mounting a clothes line which Tom
Cod, in spirit of mischief, has
stretched from the rocks to the light
house. boldly walks across TO the
great light, and sends its welcoming
beams streaming out over the waters.
could enhance the realism OF this
scene. has been utilized, and it is
claimed that the marvellous cloud and
water effect VIII be a revelation 10
those who have not given much
thought to the wonderful possibilities
of electricity in stage mechanism.
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contest, by a score of eleven points 10
seven. DAVIS knocked her of her horse
in the second attack. but uudaunted, she
and defeated him Suisse
quently she defeated Capt. +. c. Jen-
nlngs, master-at-arms OF the Olympic
Athletic Club. of San Francisco in Il
mounted contest by a score Of eleven 10
ten points Both Davis and Jennings
had previously defeated Ross, which
shows she was not presumptuous in her
belief that she could defeat the giant
Scotch athlete.
Notwithstanding her hard training in
athletics. IaguIrina is = splendidly pre-
served woman of striking beauty.
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CHAMBER OF HORRORS,
NOT A TEMPLE OF ART
Wrong View of the Stage Taken by Managers Well
by the Pubc-ReaI Talent Not in Need of
FactitiouS Aid.
FactitiouS Aid.

the public conscience who did not sink
with the weight of his iniquity. Edmund
kean is a case in point; his great repu-
tation, backed by splendid ability,
could not withstand the shock of the
revelations of the infamous Cox divorce
suit. in which he figured with small
credit TO himself. The public demands
that its heroes. whether Nelson.
Byron, or Kean. be above reproach.
The conclusion is obvious; 1t is genuine
talent. Joined to q high purposc-not the
freakish. the curious. the notorious
which gains exalted position and
achieves solid reward on the stage. The
theater is not a dime museum! None
OF our popular players of late time
started with the supposedly ADVENT
tious advantage of a fictitious social
prominence. the divorce court or the
prisoners dock. The theatergoing public
is not such fool as some would have
us think or as soma managers have
seemed to imagine.
Notoriety No Help.
Neither Viola Allen, Maude Adams nor
Julia Marlowe among our actresses:
Richard Mansfield. E. H Sothern or
John Drew among our actors gained one
round IN the ladder of advancement
tiHOuEu ldttltiOuS dSSlSidIlCt- 1 ntiT Cd
reers have been singuIarly free from
the base alloy of unpleasant notoTiety.
And yet it is popularity supposed that
any person sufficiently shameless can
easily fill prominent place behind the
fOOtIights
1t has been imagined that murderer
enaoting the story of his crime in the
theater would draw the populace. but
such has not been found conformable TO
experience. How mild in appearance
are the announcements that Viola Allen
would appear in a new play by Cylde
Fitch. that Barrie had supplied Maude
adams with another Little Minister
that Richard Mansfield would be seen in
Schnler's Don Carlos" Yet It is arts
tie effort of this sort tNet interests and
attracts the public. 1t is art. not in
fanny that counts in the theater.
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BeIaSCO Secures Mrs. Hopper

Edna Wallace Hopper has been en-
gagged by David Belasco for "a term of
years to appear under his direction. and
a play in which she will appear as a
star has already been completed. Mr.
Bclasco will revive The Heart of Mary
land in which Mrs. Leslie Carter
scored her first great success. on an
elaborate scale. and with special cast.
Mrs. Hopper will first appear under Mr.
Belasco's mana cement in this revival.
the production of her new play being
deferred until the close of this engage
ment. Odette Tyler and her husband, r.
d. Mclean. may also appear in The
Heart of Maryland" Mr. Belasco's list
Of stars now includes Mrs. Carter. Da-
vid Wartield, Blanche Bates. Robert
Hiniard, Bertha Galland, Brandon Ty-
nan, and Mrs. Hopper.
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It should not be occasion for surprise
and wide-eyed wonderment that the
general public should harbor a collec-
ton of absurd notions about the stage
and it's people. Errors. when popular,
arc as tenacious of life as agreeable
habits are stubborn of correction. The
stage is viewed from the outside the
theories regarding 1t usually are obtain
ed at second hand. and external opinions
usually are at wide variance with the
fact
a popular and highly regarded error
relating TO the stage, says a writer in
the New York Press. is that the theater
going public is attracted by the motor
ious. rather than by the merttortoug.
You can combat this notion with relent-
less vigor, yet it will Withstand all in
vasioas and assaults. Demonstrate the
absurdity of the theory, beat it into
a pulp. pulverize it into dust. and it viii
rise Phoenixlike. bow agreeably. and be
on its way, Being popular and COM
formable to preconceived notions, it
simply viii not down.
Public Playing Tricks.
The tenacity of error Is curious and
peculiar. The public will go on repeat
ing a statement which has been proved
untrue a thousand and one times; doing
SO, doubtless, because OF the attractive
ness of falsehood.
Voltaire said. and years before these
tabled happenings, that history, after
all, is nothing but lot of tricks we play
with the dead" Like the voracious his
torlans. the public has been playing
tricks with the theater and its people.
Short-sighted managers have been be-
fooled BY popular theories. causing them
to imagine that the playhouse was a
chamber of horrors, instead of being a
temple of art. If any Infamous person
has ever made a success on the stage
It has been in spite OF his or her malo-
dOroUs reputation. Criminals. bridge
jumpers. and pugilists may attract the
vicious, but never the scholarly and re
fined or anybody else worth mentioning.
On the other hand. il would be difficult
to name any great actor who Haunted
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permanent. Brother Jacques THE
Younger Mrs. Pairing" and Jimmy the
Carrier" all proved rather unsuccessful.
and after many attempts to find suitable
plays for her the quest was abandoned.
Miss Russell and her husband, Oswald
Yorke, are In Europe. where they went
Immediately after the close of Jimmy
the Carrier" Mr.. Campbell will prob
ably join them this week to complete
details for the new play.
''The Little Gray Lady is a comedy
of washington life, and Mr. Pollock had
Miss Russell in view when it was writ
ten. Mr.. Campbell saw the possibilities
of the play as soon as he read it, and
at once began negotiations for Miss
Russell
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PineTo'S Evolution.
First Actor, Then Lawyer, and at
Last Playwright


Last Playwright.
There is an actor IN the country who
says that in his boyhood he was a play
mate OF Arthur Wing Pinero. the Eng
lish playwright. Edmund Lyons is the
actors name, and he likes to tell Of
Pineros first appearance on the stage
in the character of Darch supporting
Ada Cavendish in piece called Miss
GwiIt." founded on the Willde Collins
story of ''Armadale,"
"Pinero." says Mr.. Lyons. was the
Crudest recruit I ever saw and he never
improved much. We roomed together,
and Pinero. realizing that he possessed
no histrionic talent, was often discour-
aged, and many a night after the per
Torrance I returned TO the rooms 10 find
him in tears.
- I think I was born for a barristerr'
he often said, and one day he came to
me and said he would follow the pro-
fesston Of his father. He joined the
Birbeck Debating Society down in Fleet
street, and was continually at me TO
come there and hear him. / went one
night after the performance and heard
the would-be orator eXpOund his views on
n question of great political moment
Nearly al those present were asleep.
s. Ed he said to h-s when we re-
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Edward c. Ticks, who has been CON
nected with the Lafayette opera house
for the past five seasons. will return to
take charge of the box office on August
II. when the sale of tickets VIII open for
THE Liberty Bellies
n. C. Goodwin has invested in San
Francisco apartment house He has
purchased the family hotel Lafayette.
at a cost of $4,000. The place is in
Sacramento street. between Cough and
Octavia. This is the second investment
Mr.. Goodwin has made there. the other
being a, cottage and ocean beach lots,
secured for $4,000.
Winston Churchill. with the help of
Louis Evans Shtpman. has made a play
out Of his novel, The Crossing" which
is to be presented under Mr. Shiprnan's
sole direction. The principal character
has been intrusted to John Blair
It is reported that Forbes Robertson
has abandoned his scheme for reviving
Diplomacy" at his new Scala Theater
in London. He will begin his manage
ment with a new play in which both he
and his wife. Agnes Elliott, will perform
Later on they will come to America.
John Hare finally has made up his
mind to visit the United States again
professionally. although not until the
winter after next Meanwhile he has
many engagements TO fill in London and
the English provinces. His repertory
will include several Of the Robertsonian
comedies, "A Quiet Rubber" "A Pair
of Spectacles," the revised version of
An Old jew" and one or two new
plays If he can find any TO please him.
An Angel Unawares' Is the title of a
new light comedy in four acts, by Rob
eTt Vernon Hareourt, son of the late
Sir William Vernon Harcourt Some
time ago the piece attracted the atten-
ton of Miss Fanny Brough, WHO will
soon try it in the English provinces. IF
Il succeeds. as Is expected, it will be
presented in London later on.
FRITZ Scheff will, on her return from
Europe. at once begin rehearsfng the
new operetta, Mile. Modiste," which
Victor Herbert and Henry Blossom have
written for her
Francis Wilson is writing new book
1t will be mainly devoted to reminis-
Cences of Joseph Jefferson.
Mrs. Annie Yeamans has been en-
gagged by Harrison Grey Fiske to play
an important part in the new play
Mary and John"
Yvette Gnilbert's proposed American
starring tour has been called off. AL
legged cause. Failure to secure suitable
play. Probable reason: Lack of public
excitement over the preliminary an
nouncement-
Lulu Glaser's new musical piece will
be given the name of either Miss Dolly
Dollars" or THE Yankee Girl" Victor
Herbert is the composer
Raymond Hitchcock presents his new
comedy, Easy Dawson" for the first
time on any stage on August Il at At
lantic City.
Burr Mcintosh, who abandoned the
stage for photography, is taking pic
lures with the Taft party in Japan.
1t is said that the new opera. on which
John Philip Sousa and Harry b Smith
are collaborating Will be known as
Lillian Lamoor" though this is sub
ject to IA change when the work gets "
little farther along. 1t has been re
ported that the theme is that of Il mock
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turned to our lodgings, what do you
think of me-?
You are q bad actor / replied, but
I never saw you put people to sleep be-
fore
'Pinero never went back to the de-
batting society again, He suddenly
turned 70 me and said:
Ed, | think when a mans a failure
a everything else he is d born play
wright A few months after he had
one-aCt play produced. which was the
beginning Of his successful eareer."
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JaQuar:na ReapDedTs.
Famous Swordswoman Returns to
Stage After Seven Years.

Jaguarlna, the famous sWordsWoman,
who has not appeared behind the foot
lights ia seven wears, viii return 10 the
stage next season in new melodrama
b., Walter FesaIer called 1.-The Life That
Kills This actress has so long been
Identified with noted fencing contests
that her abilities as an actress have
been almost forgotten. She is a remark
ably clever coincidence and a character
actress Of rare ability
She began her stage career as a child
in John \. EIlslers stock company in
Cleveland where She remained many
years. known as Ella NJ. Haitian When
but sixteen years old, as a member Of
The EIIsIer company en- tour in support
of Frank J. Frayne and his wife in 81
siocum. she saved the closing OF the
company by taking the place of Mrs
Frayne, who was Ill. and allowing this
actor to shoot an apple off her head with
a backward shot, taking aim from a
mirror for three weeks. Frayne af-
teTward killed an actress in this act.
Jaguarinn when quite a young girl.
developed remarkable skill as fenCer,
and afterward became the pupil OF the
famous late Col. Thomas II. Monastery
OF Chicago. Under his instruction she
became the greatest fencer in America.
especially with the OFoaosWoIu' DotH III
foot or mounted contests. Today she
has the record Of forty-two broadsword
contests with noted male fencers on
foot and horseback. winning every con-
test.
In 1886 she challenged Duncan Ross in
San Francisco TO meet her with broad
swords on horseback. Ross declined 20
accept her challenge, and left the coast
Subsequently she defeated Sergt. owen
Davis. of the Second Cavalry. champion
OF the United States army. IN Mechanics
Pavilion, San Francisco. in q mounted
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Annie Russell to Star
In " The Little GRAY Lady"

Annie Russell will be starred this sea-
son under the management of Maurice
Campbell in a new three-act comedy of
modern life by Claiming Pollock, en-
titled THE Little Gray Lady" For
seven years Miss Russell has been a star
under the direction of Charles Frohman
Last season she Jared rather badly In
The way of plays, none Of those In which
she appeared being suited TO her tenn
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kingdom similar in effect to the Rurt-
tania. of which Anthony Hope wrote,
but this is a mistake. The subject is
peculiarly American in every sense
So successful has William Golfers
enga cement in London proved that
Charles Frohman Will keep him at the
Comedy Theater all the summer.
Maude Granger will be in Edna Aug's
support when she starts out with "A
FOuT-Leufed Clover
Charles Klein has signed a contract
with Charles FrOhman whereby he IS
to deliver comic opera to that gentle
man January l. for production in Lon
don or New York before May l. 1905.
Mr.. Klein has finished the musical COM
edy that David Bispham will make his
first appearance in as a dramatic star.
There Is a chance that Ernst Won Pos
sart viii be the stage manager of the
Metropolitan Opera House. For many
years he was the leading Shakesperean
actor of German. He afterward be-
came intendant of the Royal Opera
House and Theater in Munich, whence
came Anton Fuchs, TO manage Con-
REDS stage last year"
The shuberts have purchased from
Agnes and Egerton Castle the dramatic
rights TO their novel. The Secret Or
chard." Charming Pollock, whose stage
version of In the Bishops Carriage"
vas produced last Monday at Hartford,
will make the adaptation.
Ada Rehan's little niece, Eileen, is
day her teacher asked her to name four
animals that live in the tropics. She
promptly replied 1.-TWO lions and two
tigers"
Alice Nielsen has concluded her en-
gagement with the Henry Russell grand
| opera company at the Waldorf Theater,
London. and will rest in Paris before re-
turning TO America. Miss Nielsen has
not yet definitely settled her plans for
the forthcoming tour of this country
but it is quite certain that she will be
heard in the standard and classic operas.
Paula Edwardes is en- route to New
York after a summer spent in Algiers.
The young prima donna will begin re-
! hearsals of her new musical comedy
| early in September, and is scheduled to
| open her season in October.
In the elaborate revival of ''Yirginius"
to be made by Louis James the coming
| season the part of Virginia will be
! played by Aphie James, who has won
conspicuous success as Miranda. BESIDE
mona. Anne BOleyn. and in other classic
roles She achieved a notable hit Us
! Louise N 1.-TWO Orphans last season
during the absence OF Grace George.
! Olga NethersoIc cabled Charles Dill
| lingham Sunday that she would sail on
the Deutschland October 6. and the man
| ager thereupon arranged to begin her
| American season in Washington October
! % The English members of the COM
pany viii sail en- the St. Louis Septem-
| Der so.
| J. w Morrissey will be associated with
| George II. Brennan in the business man
| agement of the Modjeska tour.
| Ethel Sprague DonneIson, granddaugh-
| ter of Salmon p. Chase who was 4
member of LincolnS Cabinet. will soon
! produce a play. entitled The Last Act. "
| of which she is the author and in which
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GREETING

More than ever Chase's viii this sea-
son be the radiant center Of amuse-
ments in the National Capital. More
beautiful than can be deseribed-as
hOspitable as a home of refinement
and wealth. and Offering q security of
environment unequaled throughout the
worId-Chase's now realizes the ideal
OF all that the American theater
should be
Especial attention is directed 10 the
beautiful color scheme that now dis
plays the JheaIeTs aIITacIiTeness.
The Ladies Retiring Room is worthy
Of a p9lace- The Boxes are royal in
appearance and furnishings Cathe-
dral glass in the great windows adds
q picturesque effect. The first and
second balconies rival the orchestra
floor The stage presents q gorgeous
picture OF triumphs Of the scene
painters art.
The permanenCy of Chase's popularity
IS based upon its beauty, its iiber-
ality, its hospitality, It's commodious-
ness. and. above all, upon its weekly
bills that are even better than are
TO be found in other rheaters ChaTg-
ing three and four times the Chase
prices
The new season viii be the most bril-
liant. such stars as Cissie Lotus,
Henry Miller, Jessie MillWard, Robert
Haines, Mary Shaw, Annie Irish, Mrs.
Robson, Edwin stevens. etc, have en-
tered polite vaudeville. and in due
time will be presented at Chase's.
All the latest foreign novelties have
been secured.
The Brilliant Inaugural Programme,
Headed, BY Special Arrangement. By
Charles Cuyer 4 Nellie 0'KsiI,
The Brightest stars In BABES in Toy
land
The Famous Colby Family,
As the Extraordinary Supplementary
Feature.
zELMA RAWLSTON.
Direct from TriumphS in the Old World
The Noted International Impersonator
Mme. THERESE DoRGEVAL,
From the Theater des Varieties de Paris
The Great Juggling MacBANNS. the
Wonderful Wizards with the Whirling
Clubs
John Birch, The Man With the
Hats"
Tsuda. the Marvellous japanese Aero
bat.
The Motion Pictures Of The Dream
Of the Rarebit Ftend.''
Order seats early and avoid dtsap-
potntment.
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Coming Attractions.

The White Caps" a new melo-
drama Of life in the mountains of the
South. by owen Davis, comes TO the
Academy on Monday. August Il. and
tells n thrilling story Of the most
dreaded secret society ever known in
our country's history The author has
written this play with a deep local
knowledge off the subject. and has sue
cceded IN draW wing Il strongly dra-
matte picture of this tragic episode.
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she viii assume the leading part Be
fore her marriage Mrs. DonneIson
showed considerable dramatic ability in
her support of Mansfield. She Is return
ing to the stage after the lapse of a
few years.
F. C. Whitney has sold to ". T. Garlic
ton the entire production Of the comic
opera when Johnny Comes Marching
Home" with which he hopes to revive
the trademark of the Carleton Opera
Company His son, W ?. Carleton, will
sing the leading male roles. The season
viii open August q in Philadelphia and
extend to California.
Robert Grau announces that Mrs.
James Brown Potter will make q tour
of twenty weeks in vaudeville in this
country next season, beginning early in
September. Her speciality viii consist
OF several recitations, including 'Ost-
Ter Joe, the poem that was responsible
for her first appearance on the stage.
She will also give Consultations a
series Of dramatic readings TO music,
which she made popular in England
For the past few weeks Mrs. Potter
has been appearing in 4 dramatic sketch
at the London Coliseum.