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The Washington times., 1905-12-03
Chase's-"A Modern Whale"

ChGse's offers for the week "A Mod
ern Jonah" introducing Harry Fay and
Florence Clark as co-stars. 1t is locat-
ed in place at the bottom of the sea
and a bibulous whale forms as funny
prop" as the well-remembered eIe-
Dhant I'm Wang" Europes great acor-
batic troupe. the eight AIlisons. will be
the supplementary princi~al Offering.
and II Is said they do number of feats
that Will provoke breathless suspense.
In one the stage seems filed with nv-
ing men Juliet Wood and Fred Rav
will be presented in "A Funny Bunch Of
Nonsense" their most laughable and
successful sketch. Blackface comed.-
Will be impersonated by Ford and VIII
son. clever compounders Of Jokes and
grotesque dancers. Another feature will
be Les Zamacois. Partisan boulevard
singers and players, picturesque In pres
ence and genuinely gifted musicians
Harry y. Lester. the college how
comedian" viii occasion a highly hum
orous and acceptable interruption. win,
his limitations of George NJ. Cohan ana
other comedians. Frank and MYRTLE
ChaMberiin Will exploit their skit on
The Washington times., 1905-12-03
Kubelik S Diplomacy.

If Kubclik had not been great vio-
linist he would have shown as a diplo-
mat. on his arrival here on a tour
around the world he said: Il find my
self feeling fresh and vigorous. I sup
pose il is due to the wonderfully invig-
Grating climate of New York I like
American audiences; they are always
ready to express their feelings I'm the
warmest way. This is not SO much so
with the English; they are colder. Bu.
the Irish, they are glorious as audi
ences." MIR. Kubelik is also somewhat
OF a joker. He does Lot play with .or-
cheStras and in speaking of this he said /:
Il will be accompanied as a rule by
Mr.. Schwab. No, not the steel Million
aire. but another Mr.. Schwab The
illustrioUs Pittsburger would only be
bic 10 play on strings of SteeI-or sold"
The Washington times., 1905-12-03
Academy-ThOs. E. Shea in Repertoire

At the Academy this week Thomas
l. Shea viii play his annual engage
ment presenting u repertoire of plays
comprising high-class romantic. psyco-
logical, and the classic Mr.. Shea is
easily the leader f.. his field OF opera-
ton; in fact. the only actor attempt
ing those ambitious productions at tho
popular-price theaters. and his annual
visits to the Capital are looked upon
as Important events by patrons OF the
academy. His following however. is
not confined by any means to the regu-
lar habitues of this theater
For his coming engagement at the
Academy. which opens Monday evening
he viii present The Bells" which con-
rlbuted much TO the fame of the late
Sir Henry Irving. Mr.. Sheas concep-
tion Of the unhappy Matthias is thrill
ingly interesting. He portrays skilIfnlly
the conscience-stricken innkeeper who
on Christmas owe, murders a Jew who
sought shelter beneath his roof. I'm order
10 secure the gold upon his person 70
provide for his suffering wife and child
DR.. Jekyll and Mr.. HYDE that ex-
tremcly weird study of the dual Da-
lures Of man, is another Of Mr.. Shea Z
offerings. and one which he has pre-
sented more than any other during his
career.
"OtheIlo," Shakespeares great five-act
tragedy, will also be presented during
the engagement. Bulwer Lytton's great
play Cardinal Richelieu" is also in
cluded in Mr.. Shea's repertoire. AS the
great priest OF state he has a character
eXcellently suited to him. and in the
curse scene he rises to dignifiCd and
powerful heights. The only strictly ro-
rS&ntlc piece to be presented is The
Pledge of Honor" an adaptation OF
Marie Corelli's story Called Back"
which enjoyed much prosperity dec
ade ago.
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chase'sL"The Hazardous Globe"

The Hazardous Globe" will be the Of
fering at Chase's next week, and the
perilous cycling by Wizard" stone and
Irere Stone. imprisoned in the great
steel-lattice sphere, viii be the feature
of the bill An exceptional and timely
comedy. Tainted Money" will intro
duce Edward s. Kines & Co. Sydney
Grant, the suave satirisr. Will be an
other highly popular number Signor
Luigi del Orc will play the gigantic
accordion and mammoth harmonipede-
Arthur Borani and Annie Nevaro wilt
give their unique foreign comic special
fy. CoakIey and Mcbride. the eccentric
dancing comedians: j. Warren Keane,
the manipulation, with The Spirit Bell:''
and the motion pictures How Steel 70
Made" will conclude the bill.
The Washington times., 1905-12-03
JOSEPH T. -SHEEHAN TENOR
ARTHUR DEANE
BARITONE

In no country except Germany has
his music exerted greaJer fascination on
true musical enthusiasts than in Amer
lea. The thousand and cne music
clubs Of this country now arrange their
winter programs with Wagne-'s art
holding the most prominent position
The study OF opera is no longer a fad
and the encourage cement given the only
English Grand Opera company has
continued to increase with each season
Last years success of Henry w Sa-
wages "Parsifal' and English Grand
Opera companies clearly indicates that
the old-time prejudice against grand
opera in English has so nearly disap-
peared as no longer to embarrass the
producer.
Because Of this, Manager Savage has
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COlumbia-BurrOn Holmes TravelOgues.

The fourth travelogue in the present
series which Burton Holmes, the
eminent traveller and lecturer has been
giving at the Columbia Theater. will be
presented tomorrow afternoon at 4:30
o clock. This lecture is entitled ''Switz-
erland. Part One-Eastern.' and is con-
sldered the best travel lecture in his en-
tire repertoire
Among the numerous interesting places
shown both in still and moving pictures
may be mentioned the Upper Engan-
dine as IL appears in summer and in
winter: St. Moritz. Pontresina the Ber-
nina group. the marvellous Albula rail-
way. the Splugen pass, the St. Gothard,
zurich. Lucerne, and the Lake of the
Four Eorest-Cantons
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Offerings at the Playhouses

In what is considered one OF the fin
est comedy successes of his career.
because II is so intimately written
around the actual incidents OF his own
experience, John Drew will be seen at
the National Theater on December 1
toT one week in a new comedy by
Augustus Thomas called DE Lancey.''
The piece VIII be given with the same
cast and production that have delight
ed the patrons of the Empire Theater.
New York, this season for one Of the
longest runs Mr.. Drew ever played a.
that theater. The play opens I'm the
New York bachelor apartments of the
hero, then moves TO n country place
near the Country Club at White Plains,
and in the third and final act returns
again to New York Any familiarity
with other comedies from the pen of
Augustus Thomas. such as Arizona. -"
Mrs. Lefingwells Boots" and THE
Other Girls ample assurance in ad-
vance of the sprishtly dialogue and de-
lightful comedy action wH'ch DE Lam
cey' possesses. Margaret Dale. 1T
unSly called one OF the most beautiful
women on the American stage. is again
Mr.. Drew's leading lady. Other mem
bers Of the cast are Doris Keane, Sid
ney Irving, Frank Akin. Arthur El-
lott, Walter Hale and Robert Schabie.
The action OF the play takes place
at the Baychester Hunt Club and in
the circle OF upper New York society.
DR.. Elliott Morton and James De Ian
cey are popular members and skilled
riders at the Hunt Club Some years
before the opening OF the play, on one
of the runs Of the club, DR.. Morton
had jumped his horse into a flower
bed Of nursery grounds over which
the fox had gone, and the doctor had
fallen of. In his fail he came near
striking little girl In wooden shoes
who WAS working in the nOwc- beds
and who was very much frightened by
the occurrence. To reassure her as TO
ms own safety and TO console her for
the damage done 10 the beds. the doc
tor had talked comfOrtingly 20 the lit
Tie girl, whose age was then fourteen
years, and had rather casually kissed
her. The memory OF the giri and OF
the kiss fingered with him until some
years after he became the accepted
suitor Of Miss Jacquelinc Marple. a
girl friend OF De Lancey also DR.
Morton had in an aXccss of sincerity
confessed 20 Jacquelinc that the only
girl to whom hC had given a senti-
mental thought was the gardeners
little daughter whom he had kissed on
the ride described
This little girl has grown uD which
is habit OF little girls. and her re-
appearance on the scene provides tb,
plot for very delightful play.
The Washington times., 1905-12-03
Corr
BARITONE

every Wagnerian work, II the words
be not sung in English.
While this is equally true of all ser
ious opera. it is pre-eminent with those
of Richard Wagner. In his ''Lohen-
grim ''TannhaeuserT and other earlier
works. Wagner did not discard old-time
operate form Imposing ensembles,
brilliant duets. t-ios, quartets and re-
sounding seXtets were employed, so that
the unlearned music lover was enter
tanned with q 6lare Of melody and was
thus induced to tolerate the decIama-
tory passages. Gradually the master
wove into HIS score the wonderful sys-
tenn of orohestration wherein the real
story OF the drama is told in music.
until In his later works the full genius
and purport of mis- coveted design was
courageously displayed
The Washington times., 1905-12-03
Naturalization Symphony Orchestra

The second Of the series OF five con
certs by the Boston Symphony Orches-
! ira Will be given in the New National
Theater on Tuesday afternoon at 40
At one step Washington has Joined the
class OF New Cork and Boston. the
cities where 'all seats sold IS invari-
ably displayed before the opening OF a
Boston symphony concert The manage
ment OF the orchestra is gratified with
the way in which Washington welcomed
the great band after its absence Of
seven years. Its concerts here hence
forth are certain to be fixtures OF the
musical season
The next concert will be in some re-
spects the most interesting that Wash
lngton has had in many years. 1t brings
70 thls city the leading composer OF
France, NJ. Vincent d'Indy. who will
conduct the orchestra IN progra m
Eiade up entirely OF French music Of the
new school. NJ dlndy. the head of
the celebrated SChOla Cantorum OF Par
wealth.
II is NJ d'Indy's first visit to America
washington VIII be the second place in
America to hear Ernest Chauss0n's :
symphony. the first performance to be
given IN Philadelphia. where it will b.
played tomorrow Monday night This
work. which shows all the genius OF
printed and is played from a manuscript
score which NJ. d'Indy brought with him
from Paris.
The other works will comprise a
movement from Francks Psyche" two
nocturnes by Debussy. Magnard's
Chant Funebre'' and dIudy's svmo
phOnic variations "Istar"
After the best usage which prevails
in Paris. there will be no soloist for
the program provides no place for one
The Washington times., 1905-12-03

together with an augmented orchestra
under Albert Krausse.
OF all the comedians now before the
public there IS none more deserving of
its affections than Jefferson De Ange-
lis He has risen to the dignity of star
by .he hardest kind Of work His is no
epnemeral success, and the roll of ).nic
operas of the last fifteen years spells
the record OF Jefferson De Angels
work His part in 'Fantana-' gives him
splendid comedy opportunities. I'm whicn
he Is ably assisted by Miss Toby Claude
Some Of the "Fantana" songs that will
become public property inside OF two
1avs are Laughing Little Almond
Eyes, sung by Mr.. Rushworth: My
bamboo Rickshaw and Just NV
style sung by Miss Sanderson; Miss
Claude's comedy song MY Word" and
M. De Angels ditties ''Tammany'' and
''rhat's Art >,
The Washington times., 1905-12-03
Belasco-JeffeIson De Angels in Fan
tana"

For the current week the BeIasco
is the Messrs. Shuberts' big musical
comedy "Fantana" IN which Jefferson
De Angels is the star comedian This
Is the Messrs. Shuberts big musical
comedy that ran for 332 performances NJ
the Lyric Theater New York. and de-
lighted Chicago audiences for five
months at the Garrick Theater. where
II has just concluded n return visit
'Fantana" comes 10 WASHINGTON in ITS
original shape. 1t will be given here
with all the original cast and with every
detail-big and little-of the original
production The cast is made up OF an
the artists who assisted in promottbq it's
vogue In the metropolis. and besides Jef-
terson De Angels. the star. the Support
Includes Toby Claude. Julia Sahderson.
Hubert Wiikie. Frank Rushwotth VII
lam BlaisdelL Robert Broderick Osborn
searie. Gertrude Millington. NoEna Ben.
Adelaide Sharp. Catherine CooSer Jean.
Calducci. Nova West. Edna Snyder.
owe Quinby. and Bessilee Merrill
mere Is large and efficient chorus.
The Washington times., 1905-12-03

given his venture a still higher tone this
year Both in quality and quantity
there has been a marked improvement.
A complete grand opera orchestra of
nearly fifty musicians accompanies the
organization for each of its engage
ments. The artists have been selected
from both the ''Parsifal" and English
Grand Opera companies, with the addi-
tion of new voices from abroad The
casts for THE Valkyrie,' - Aida" ri
goletto," "Lohengrin,' - ''Tannhaeuser. -
la Boheme" and Faust are unoues-
tiOnably the best these favoriIe works
have ever had when sung in English
Each opera has been furnished eIab-
crate new productions superior in MANY
respects TO all previous efforts Espe-
ciaIly superb settings have been given
the German and Italian works. while
Gounod's Faust" has had a notably
ambitious revival
The Washington times., 1905-12-03
Columbia TOnight-Marine Band Con-
cert

Tonight's concert ut the Columbia
Theater by the Marine Band will be at
tended by the entire lodge OF local
Elks. who have reserved about one half
Of the parquet circle for that purpose.
The Elks all over the land are OBJ
serving today as a Memorial Day, and
Lieutenant Santelmann himself a
member OF the local lodge-win have
the Death March of Siegfried' on to-
nights program in honor Of the at
tendance of the local lodge
A program OF exceptionally fine num-
berS. selected from the works OF the
greatest masters, has been arranged by
Lieutenant Santelmann
The solos of the evening will be,
played by Harry a. Stone. t-ombonist
and R August Pfegcr. saxOphonist
The Washington times., 1905-12-03
cOlumbia-Lew Dockstader's Minstrels.

The attraction commencing tomorrow
at he Columbia is Lew Dockstader and
company. In a big minstrel program. re-
Dlete with merit. Lew Dockstader's
word stands forth like a cameo. That
there IS something rew In minstrelsy is
recognized at every performance of the
famous Dockstader and his seventy
merry associates. The Fundamental
principle Of this organization Is to
please. satisfy. and entertain no mat
ter what the expense. The recent New
York city engagement on Broadway en-
deared this famous man Of fun more
than ever TO the most critical clientele
II Is possible to appear before His au-
tomobile Seeing Washington" mono
logue Is regarded as The climax of stage
single acts" for his effervescent hurnor
permeatcs the entire AUDIENCES risibili-
ties to the danger of almost total col
lapse
The funniest entertainments New
York has ever seen is what practically
every New York newspaper said of Mr.
Dockstader and his company during
their successful engagement on Broad
way.
Lew Docbstader himself. In his IA
nous misht clothes. n suit which has
been copied more than any other theat-
iic'il Hdht-up IN the world, but which
needs 10 be imDregnated by Mr.. Dock
Staders personality before II exudes its
brilliant humor heads the company. and
with him are such famous minstrel men
rs Nell o Brien. the Foley brothers w
A. Macdonald. John King. Matt Keere
Harry Ellis. John DAILY. Manuel Ro-
maine. and William II. Hallett Two
slXty-foot baggage cars are REQUIRED TO
transport the scenery necessary for the
great spectacular effects introduced. and
the production cost no less than So 600
Included in the company Is every name
f9mous in minstrelsy. save one or two
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columbia-savage Grand Opera.

Ten years ago Mr. Henry ". Savage
; built a theater in Boston and organized
his English Grand Opera Company.
which has since become the most eff
cient American organization ever form
ed for presenting grand opera in the
yernacular. 1t is this company that re-
turns 10 Washington next week for
eight performances at the Columbia, IN
cluding Mr. Savage's ambitious produc-
ton of Wagner's ''valkyrie-''
The corps OF principals this year num-
bers over score of prima donnas,
tenors, baritones, and basses- These,
together with the superb conservatory
bred chorus and complete grand opera
orchestra OF nearly fifty musicians,
bring the entire quota up TO $50 people.
The stan OF expert electricians and ma
chinists necessary 70 operate the stage
effects for the elaborate scenic produc
lions numbers over twenty alone
Inc performances viii be given under
the musical direction OF Chevalier n b
emanuel and Elliott Schenck as con-
ouctors. and the casts will be arranged
so as TO give the favorite artists an
cpls opportunity to be heard in their bess
a1na aoIes. Inc performances here VIII
Monday evening. December II. with
tne prelude at 7:30. Wagner's '-Valky-
re, ne, that is 70 be repeated at the Thurs
DAY matinee beginning at 1:3e precisely
Tuesday eversing, yerdrs splenoid
Egyptian opera Aida"
Wednesday evening, with the overture
az - m, Wagner's ''Lohengrin''
Thursday evening VerdI's fiorid ..Rigo-
letto," with Florence Easton in the
, colOratura role OF Gilda-
Friday evening Puccinfs sparkling
La Boheme" that was the pronounced
success of last years engagement
Saturday matinee. with overture al .
o clock. Wagner's '-Tannhauser'
The week closing with Mr. Savages
revival OF Gounod's immortal Faust
The Washington times., 1905-12-03
BelascO-~rhe Genius and the Model.

The Belasco Theater Will have a note
worthy attraction beginning a week
from next Monday night. when Henry
Woodruff and Miss Edna Goodrich VIII
be seen in the successful new farce
comedy. by William c. DeMiIle and
Cecil b. DeMilie. entitled THE Genius
and the Model Mr.. Woodruff is a
young actor Of sterling merit: his ex-
perience on the stage has been lone
and varied. and he has distinguished
himself In recent years while the lead
ing man OF Mrs Minnie Maddern Fiske
Henrietta Crosman, Amelia Bingham.
ana other prominent stars. and also al
Ben Hur IN Gen. Lew Wallace's great
Biblical drama Miss Goodrich 10
has had a splendid experience in New
York companies.
The Washington times., 1905-12-03

here, he has mastered the English
language. The program selected for this
city is calculated 10 exhibit his technique
depth OF feeling and scope Of his muSi-
cianship. kubelik enjoys the distinction
of having been blessed personally by
the Pope himself, on the occasion Of his
marriage, an honor seldom granted He
was the last artist 10 play by command
for Queen Victoria. AT Windsor Castle,
and the first TO play for King Edward
after his coronation. His program on
next Thursday will include Sonata 1. &
major Handers Concerto (Pathetiquel
in + sharp minor, Ernst Romance in q
major. SaraSate's Carneval Russo.
The Washington times., 1905-12-03

NeW L ork. Dec =
II certainly was strenuous night.
Monday for the hrst-nighter Seldom
have there been so many attractions
of the FIRST class from which 10 choose.
There was Virginia Harmed at the
knickerbooker with Pierre Berton's
La Belle Marseillaise:' Olga Neither
sole at the Herald Square in tro LADY
rinth. an adaptation Of Paul Hervieu'.
lie Dedale;" Viola Allen at Days ir
Clyde Fitchs new play. "The Toast OF
the Town. Robert ManteI at the Gar.
den Theater IN king Lear" Amelia
Bingham at Proctors Fifth Avenue in
a revival of Nine. Sans Gene" the re
vival OF Babes IN Toyland' at the
Academy OF Music. and William Col
lier in Thomas new pla-- "On the
Quiet" at the Criterion. 1t would be a
DrepOstcrous frst-nighter who could
not find in this bill of fare plenty to
satisfy him. On Wednesday night Peter
r. Daily gave the first presentation Of
Swan * Lorraine's "The Press Agent
at Lew Fields Theater. and on Friday
night Wilbrendt's Aria Und Messellna"
was given at the Irving Place Theater.
Tie opera is the thing. though, after
tains the present standard at the Met
ropolitan Opera House he can depend
upon the loyal support not alone Of So
ciety. which after all is but a part OF
the setting. but OF the great music low
irg public. which crowds the great audi
torium at every performance. New York
has already demonstrated it's willing
ness and ability to pay for the best
there is in music. and Conried has
shown his genius In recognizing this
fact. The program for the week FOL
lows:
Monday-Mmes. Walker RappoId and
Allen and MIR. Knote in The Queen Of
Sheba."
Wednesday-Miss Walker and Mr.
CarusO IN La FayOr!ta."
Thursday-Mms Sembrich and Mr.
DippIe in die Fiedermaus."
FrIday-Mmes. Abarbane1l and Alten
IN 'Hansel and GretaI.'
Saturday matinee-Mme. Nordica and
Mr.. Caruso IN La Gioconda."
Evening-Mme. Sembri"h and Mr.
Dippel IN Lucia di Lammermoor"
or the new plays presented Monday
night the most interesting was the re-
Appearance of Viola Allen in Clyde
Fitch's new play, The Toast OF tho
Town" Miss Allen has lost none OF
her capacity 10 please New York aud
fences, and in the character OF Betty
Singleton had a most pleasing vehicle
for her talent. Much interest was
manifested in the presentation by Miss
Olga Nethersolc OF NJ. Hervieu's problem
play. The Labyrinth" The story is
very cleverly told. and the play is wei
worth seeing. While it IS not as bald
as the rather malodorous Mrs. War
rsn's Profession" like all these plays
which deal with relations between the
sexes which are contrary 70 the social
code. IT probably will arouse a good
deal OF discussion. In fact. II alrea iy
has done so in Montreal. whore the
good ladies Of the Canadian city decid-
ed that II was not proper TO patrou-z-
II. The presentation OF la Belle
Marseiliaise" was notable for two rea
sons. II brought Virginia Harmed back
10 New York in "A new play and NJ
Pierre Berton, the author who also is
responsible for ''Zaza." was present at
the premier performance The theme
Of the play is the attempt OF the royal
lists to assassinate Napoleon during
The Washington times., 1905-12-03
Academy Tonight-Shepard's Moving
Pictures.

The genius spent by the criminal
classes in devising methods Of abstract
ing other peoples property would fire.
quently bring more returns If exerted in
an honest direction An example of this
can be seen i'm Raffles. the dog. one OF
the subjects to be given In Archie /
Sbepard's exhibition of moving pictures
at the Academy tonight a fine speci-
men of bulldog Is taught to nick
pockets, steal bundles. snatch purses,
and. in fact, to be an all-round crook
This wonderful canine is only one of
the many interesting features that will
Ne presented during the two hours per
formance.
The Washington times., 1905-12-03

For the oIio. il is claimed that a NUM-
Der or high grade American and Euro
Dc2n s3ecialties have been secured.
The scheme of the production is fun.
and lots Of it. EGlnUnd Hayes whO
plays the part OF the leading comedian
In the two-act farce entitled "a Wise
Guy, is a performer who has been on
the stage for wears and has become
well known to reguln~ theater patrons
His support Is said TO be well up to the
standard