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His First Live One.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
During one of my trips through Europe"
says Charles Hawtrey, Il found myself in
a small village with no razors. They had
been packed in my handbag, which I had
left at the hotel where l had stayed the day
before. There was no barber shop in the
place and l was in quandary as to how
l might get shaved. The innkeeper told
me that there was man in the village
who occasionally shaved people, and l de-
termined to risk a cut or two and send
for him. The amateur barber arrived, and
after little hesitation he said to me:
VIII you please, sir lie down fiat on
your back while l shave you, sir?'
Thinking that it was probably the Gus
tom of the country, L stretched out COM
fortably on my back and nearly went to
sleep while the fellow shaved me, so light
was his touch. When he had finished l
said
g L am curious to know why you asked
me to lie down to be shaved?
Because, sir, was his ingenious reply,
L NJ 'er before shaved a live man
Il may add that I sent for no more
amateur BARRIERS to shave me during my
trip"
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recover from his surprise they seized and
carried him to the carriage, cut the traces
and turned the horses loose, and shouting
and bowling started up the street madly
with the driver on the box and the actor
Inside, followed by mob of hundreds.
They pulled him to his hotel and then as he
ahghted gave him cheer after cheer.
Mr.. Jefferson, of course, absolutely
ignorant of the true character of his siren
uous admirers. made them little speech
from the steps of the hotel, in which he
spoke of the drama and art and three or
four other things which his hearers did
not know the meaning of. but which were
cheered to the echo.
Naturally, we saw to 1t that the omnis-
Gent eye of the press did not overlook this
interesting piece of news of the Johns Hop
kins University boys honoring the veteran
actor, and If you will take the trouble to
look up the newspapers of that day you
Will see that they gave ample space to the
performance.
Our college boys of the hour with one
or two dishonorable exceptions. who sacri-
need their dinners and lucre for the fash
fcnable toggeries had loaned them re-
ceiVed their due reward and then went back
to their accustomed haunts ready to give
their whiskers free play until another adj
vance man should seduce them with a
tempting offer of gold and food
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
Musical Art Society.

The Musical Art Society will give its first
and only concert of the season on Tuesday
evening next May 2, at $40 at Rauscher's
Hall The director of the society is Mr.
Sydney Lloyd Wrightson, whose career as a
conductor is well known. The society made
its first appearance this season at the time
of the last Choral Society concert, making
most favorable impression at that time. Mr..
Miersch has been engaged as soloist. The
program is as follows:
30, Lovely May (German). cave Nerum"
(Elgar), 1T Was a Lover and His Lass
(Barnby), prize song from "Die Meister-
singers" CWagner- Wilhenig), Mr.. Miersch;
Lullaby" (Elgar), Midnight Patrol Gret-
ry), male voices; "Jubilate Amen" (Bruch)
soprano solo by Miss Fisher; Spanish Ser
erade (ElgaT. Song of Destiny" (Brahms) +;
"Reverie'' (VieuXtemps), Polonaise q.
MierSch) Mr.. Miersch; The Lost Chord
-BartletO. women's voices, soprano
solo by Miss HALEY; Love and Spring"
won WienzerD.
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Subject to Arrest,
n the Cleveland Leader

From the Cleveland Leader
Forbes Robertson keeps some old
friends in his native Scotland who have
the shrewdness and a little of the queer
ness of their kind Most of them know
the actor better off the stage than on it.
and when one of them came up to London
robertson took him to one of the re-
hearsals of "Othello," which he was then
preparing. The Scot seldom went to the
theater and never had he been at such
close quarters with the stage as he was
now, sitting in box. A player in the
cast had an abiding faith that Shake
speare should be acted on pedestal as 1t
were. He mouthed he strode he sawed
the air. The old Scot watched him in
tently.
Then in one of the pauses, he said to
his host: rs that VARY distinguished
actor, Mr.. Robertson
He is Robertson explained
And do you pay him VARY large
wagesT His salary was high, Robert
son admitted.
Mon, mon" retorted the guest. eff I
shook my arms and tossed my legs like
that in the High street the constable
would have me up in twa seconds
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Choral Society.

The Choral Societys presentation Of
Verdi's Requiem will occur at Chases to-
night This great work was written by
Verdi at the height of his creative career,
Just after the opera Aida" as a memorial
to his friend Manzoni. the great Italian pa
triot and poet. The work was given with
great success in Milan and almost immedi-
ately repeated in Paris. where it made a
profound impression. 1t has been called an
opera in ecclesiastical costume" Yet 1t
shows traces of orientalsm, with which
Verdis mind was saturated when writing
"'Af6-"
The work has been given twice before in
Washington, and each time with great sue
cess. The words of this composition are
the words of the Catholic requiem mass, in
Guiding the great medieval Dies Irae."
This and the other poems constituting the
work are not easy of comprehension without
some explanation, and the work fails to
some degree in making the impression 1t
ought unless its meaning and purpose are
clearly understood by the hearers. The
society has consequently arranged to have
brief exposition of the work by the very
distinguished Catholic prelate. Monsignor
O'COnnell, the rector of the Catholic Uni
versity. No one could more authoritatively
explain the poems than he.
Besides the chorus of 125, which has been
for some time rehearsjng the work the So
ciety will have the benefit of the assistance
of the Boston Festival Orchestra
Miss FRANCESCA Kaspar, daughter of the
society's conductor, will take the soprano
part This is her first appearance in ora
tOrio. She studied the work under Bouhv
in Paris and brings his authoritative inter
probation TO 1t. The contralto singer is
Nine. Isabelle Bouton, at one time a mem
Der of the Metropolitan Opera House Com
pany. but who has for the past few years
devoted herself entirely to oratorio singing.
Mr.. Edward Johnson. the tenor. sang with
the Choral Society last year in Parker 5
"Hora Novissima.' Mr.. Frederic Martin
basso, has sung frequently at the Worcester
festival. The entire force will be under the
direction of Mr.. Josef Kaspar as conductor
of the society.
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Lecture on South America.

Mr.. Charles NJ. Pepper of this city, ex-
commissioner of the Pan American railroad
committee, who will lecture on the countries
of South America. from Panama to Pata-
gonia, at Carroll Institute Hall on Wednes-
day evening. May 3. for the benefit of ST.
GATHERINGS Home, is well and favorably
known in the community. Mr.. Peppers
travels have embraced every part of South
America. He Will relate his experiences on
the Pacific coast from Panama to Patago-
mia, voyage of 5000 miles He will de-
scribe the countries and their people and
the places of historic interest, conquests of
the Spaniards four centuries ago. Mr. Pep
per is especially familiar with the story of
the Panama canal so far, having been one
of its champions and having written much
about it on his different visits to the 18TH
mus
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He Wanted a Copy.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
The librarian at Washington is in pos
session of a rather unique document, signed
by Catherine Cooper, young woman ap-
pearing in 'Fantana." In this document
Miss Cooper applies for a copyright on her
stage name. The blanks all carefully
filed out. Miss Cooper describes herself
as a musical composition, and gives as her
authors the names of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. j. G. Delaney. The application was
accompanied by a letter in which Miss
Cooper explains that she has worked hard
to make her stage name worth something,
and wants no one else to touch it. She in
closed the requisite fee for copyright, which
was returned to her with explanation
to the effect that the laws of the United
States do not provide for that kind of copy
right. Some clerk in the Library of Con-
gress added to this note in his own hand
writing to the effect that something might
be done if she would comply with that
specification which provides that copy of
the composition entered shall be placed on
file at Washington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS

Next Wednesday afternoon at 2:15 o clock
the members of the faculty of the Wash
1ngton College of Music. composed of Nine
Bishop. Mr.. Herman c. Rakemann. Mr.. s.
NJ. Fabian, Mr.. sydney Lloyd Wrightson
and Miss Ariey Mott. accompanies. will
give a musical program at the Central High
School for the High School Chorus. of which
MIR. Wrightson is director.
Mr. Wrightson has closed contract wi, n
one OF the leading concert company syndi-
Gates or the country TO place concert
company on the road called the Washing
ton College of Music Faculty Concert Com
pany, which Will make tours through the
south the earlier part of next season The
company is composed of Nine Genevra
Bishop, soprano; Mr. S. NJ Fa-
btan, pianist; Mr.. Herman c. Rakemanu
vfolinist, and Mrs. Arley c. Mott, accom-
PIANIST
The last popular concert for the benefit
of working people will take place tonight
at the National Rifles Hall, when Miss Won
Unschuld. the originator of the series will
be assisted by Miss Alys Bentley, music di-
rector of the public schools; Mr.. Walter
Smith. cornetist. and Miss Aubrey Cowan
recitatonist The program is unusually in
teresting. Miss Won Unschuld will play the
Beethoven c Sharp Minor Sonata by re-
quest, the Gluck-Brahms Gavotee and the
Tausig Military March. Miss Bentley Will
sing two groups OF songs Mr. Smith will
play a selection from THE Trumneter NJ
Sackingen'' and Miss Cowan will give sew
eral Rotations.
A Weber pianola piano recital of the COM
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Assorted Deaths.
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Somebody has taken the pains to count up
the deaths in Shakespeare, either on the
stage or behind the scenes, and finds the
number ninety. the variety of causes is
great. Cold steel accounts for about two
thirds, twelve are old age and decay, seven
persons are beheaded, five die by poison,
two of suffocaton, two of strangling, one
of a fall one by drowning, three by snake
bite and one is thumped to death with
sandbag. The compiler of this curious table
has overlooked one OF the most affecting
in all the playS-that of Mamillus of THE
Winters Tale" Mamillius, son of Queen
Hernoine, died of a broken heart caused by
grief over the supposed peridy of his
mother.
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Soporihc "Parsifal.n

From the Cleveland Leader.
Every city visited by either Savage or
Conried had its "Parsifal" joke, and this
one belongs to Omaha:
Which act of the musical festival do
you like best?" asked an enthusiastic
musician of one critic.
Il prefer the second was the immedi-
ate response.
is that so?" replied the enthusiastic
student. How can you express a prefer
ence when it is all so marvellous, so beau
tiful so glorious?"
1T seems to me-" replied the critic,
that l slept better during that act"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
Truly Discouraging,
from the Milwaukee Sentinel

From the Milwaukee Sentinel
IL is tremendous undertaking to get q
new play accepted and produced" said
Clyde Fitch to a friend the other day. $50
many are written and so few ever see the
light of day. An English playwright with
a gift of humorous exaggeration illustrated
this fact once. He told me he submitted
a play to a celebrated actor and how in
the course OF the conversation the actor
remarked:
Don't you think this room is rather
cold?
1T is rather cold.' the young playwright
admitted.
Then the actor rang and servant ap-
peared.
James he said. put three more man.
uscripts on the fire."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30

ring tour. She will appear in new play by
q French author and under the manage
ment of Ben Stern.
When Vesta Tilley comes to America
next spring under the management of Percy
G. Williams, she will receive so a minute.
starting from the time she sings her hrst
song until the conclusion of the third
She plays only six weeks in this country.
E. J. Connolly. the character comedian
who took Dan Days place when the latter
dropped out of The Belle Of New YORK,
has been engaged for next season as a
member of Joe Weber's stock company in
New York
Pierre Wolff's new play, "L'Age d Almer,
met with a cool reception at the Gymnassa
Paris despite the fact that Nine. ReJane
appeared in the principal role The indtf-
Yerence of the public is attributed to the
fact that playgoers are tired of productions
dealing with the "half-world.'
While playing in Prescott, Arizona,
short time ago. Mr.. Wilson S Ross, mana
ger of Arizona" was lucky enough to
win a Mexican saddle that was at one tlhe
the property OF "Bucky'' ONeill, who was
killed at the battle of Santiago He was
captain of Company of the Rough RIDERS
commanded by Colonel (now PresldenD
Theodore Roosevelt.
Dodson Mitchell who made a reputation
in the role of the minister with Arnold
DAILY In Bernard Shaws Candida, mas
been engaged by George FawCett to create
one of the principal roles IN the producuon
of Romeo and Juliet at the American
Theater New York beginning May l. 1 ms
is the production in which Miss Percy Has
well will be seen as Juliet.
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The Other Morning.
From the Chicago Record Herald.


Robert Fairchild of the Babes in Toy
land company contributes the following
to the long list OF Barrymore stories: One
of the boys had been attending school for
the first time. He came, home one day and
presented his father with his monthly re-
port. Barry" looked at 1t and said:
MY boy, / notice by this report that
you have attended school twenty four days
last month Out of those twenty-four days
you have been 'tardy' twenty-three. And
then. as his face grew stern, he asked:
What were you doing that other morn
ing?"
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A Kentucky Bargain.
1 ncdtU0hy Oktl am.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
There is an old. negro down In Mays
vile, KY, who is quite a character in his
way said Raymond Hitchcock, Of the
Yankee Consul Company recently HE
unconsciously proved to me during a re-
cent visit to that town that good deal
depends on ones point of view Uncle
Eek spends most of his time gathering
driftwood from the Ohio river. 1 was stand
ing in his yard one day and remarked on
huge pile of wood, as high as his one
story shack. I asked him how he got so
much fiotsam from the river Oh he re-
Piled, that amt half of what I collects
Yo see, Mr.. Jimmison, up on de hill yander,
lows me half of all 1 can take from the
river "
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Pass Superstition.
From the Springfield Republican.


At a first night at a Broadway theater
recently the first couple to appear pre-
scented a pass. The doortender, an old
timer. told them they would have to wait
a minute or so. why should we wait"
ask the man. The theater is OPEN well,
IL you must know" replied the doorkeeper,
this is the first night of a new show. If
I were to admit you, a man with a pass,
as the first conner the show would be
doomed before the curtain went up. That's
an old dOorkeeper superstition, and a true
one. There, now that I've taken a pair of
seats that have been paid for you may
enter"
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positions of Edward Grieg was given at
Sanders & Stayman's Thursday morning by
Mr.. III. l.. Moore, assisted by Mrs. Oldberg,
soprano The pianola numbers were: Al
bum Leaf. "HumoreSken. No. l.; HUI
moresken. No q: AN den Fruhling,' from
The Carnival and the Peer Gynt suite
The vocal selections included Solyjg
Lied" 'Lauf der Welt" Solvejg's VIE
genlied" and "Ich lebe dich' quite a
number listened to the program and were
Delighted at its interpretation
Considerable regret is felt in musical cir
Giles at the departure from this city of Mr..
John A. Finnegan, who goes to New York
to accept an enga cement as tenor soloist
at ST. Patrick's Cathedral. Mr.. Finnegan
has made rapid Improvement since he has
been here, both in tone production and IN
style, and has won high reputation for his
excellent voice. Tbs Improvement has been
due to the assistance given by Mr.. Arthur
w Porter the bass soldist of ST. Aloysus
chor. of which Mr. Finnegan has also been
a member.
The members of the choir of st. Aloysius
Church rendered a reception to Mr.. John A.
Finnegan on Thursday evening last. Mr.
Finnegan has retired from the choir at st.
Aloysus to accept the position of tenor So
loist in ST. Patricks Cathedral, New York.
The reception held at the home of Mr..
Samuel ]. kubel. choirmaster, 1000 East
Capitol street. Felicitous speeches were
made by Mr.. Kubel. Mr.. Porter and others
presented Mr.. Finnegan with a handsome
panel picture of the famous &C mposers, ap-
propriately Inscribed. Mr.. Finnegan ex-
pressed his regret at leaving such pleasant
surroundings, but his regrets were stified
by the congratulations he received at his
good fortune. His position at st. Patrick S
Cathedral is one of the most important in
the churches of the metropolis.
Arrangements have been completed by the
members of the choir of Mt. Vernon Place
NJ. f. Church to present the sacred contata,
Saul. King of Israel, al the church next
Wednesday evening. The choir will be as
sisted on this occasion by the Takoma Park
chorus of seventy-five voices and several
sooists from other churches. Mr.. Herbert
ID. Lawson of Foundry Church will sing
the part of Saul. Mr. Roland Roderick of
the Luther Memorial Church will sing Sam
uel, Mr. M. II. Stevens of ST. Thomas
Church will have the part of David, Miss
Chenowth of Mt Vernon Place Church will
sing Michal, Mrs. F. A Flower of Mt. YER
non Place Church will sing Abigail, Mrs
w. T. Reed of Foundry Church will sing
the part of the witch of Endor and Mr.. T.
L. Jones of Luther Place Memorial Church
will sing Jonathan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
Fake College Students.

Why, they amt students at ALL ex-
planned the alIknowing Office boy. They're
buns the worst lot of can-chasers in the
town, and there are hundreds of them. For
30 cents head for the day you can get all
of them you want. Get thirty forty,
dress them up in store clothes that you
can get at any old coStumer' Shaggy
trousers all turned up at the bottom, short
coats with a southwestern exposure, dnky
hats with colored bands, jaunty little fried
egg caps and sassy. slap-on-the- wrist sort
of canes-and the rest'n be easy money
we began to appreciate the feasibility
of the scheme and soon were converted
to 1t. l must admit, however, that 1t was
not with an altogether easy feeling that l
started work of metamorpfosing q
lot of tramps into blithesome college lads,
but our task turned out to be not so diff
fiCult after all. The 80 cents was an allur-
ing proposition to most of the gentlemen of
leisure whom we found congregated around
the bung holes of the beer barrels most
recently elected from the dirty barrooms
with which the neighborhood was infested.
We got together thirty or forty and
marched them all to institution called
the Workingnens Residential Club, and
had them washed and shaved and put in
apple-pie order, so ttat some of them
looked almost respectable by the time we
got through. One great hulking fellow,
whom we wanted IS the leader of this gay
and care-free aggregation. refused abso
lutely for a time to part with his whiskers,
and only consented to the sacrifice when
we told him we were going to pay him s.
to caDtaiu the bunch
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
TOLD ON JEFFERSON
Good Yarn Never Heard by
Old Rip.
NONE HAD THE NERVE
FAKE COLLEGE STUDENTS USED
FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSE.
Fooled Actor as Well as the People
and He Died Without
Knowing It.
NONE HAD THE NERVE

The best story on Joe Jefferson has
never been printed. and the kindly old
gentleman himself went to his reward with
out ever having heard it, said the advance
agent, FOR none of the people around him
ever got up nerve enough to tell him that
he had been taken in along with that dear
public, whose attention we heralds of art
were endeavoring to catch.
1T was years ago in Baltimore. Jeffer-
son opened on Monday night in Rip Van
Winkie,' and although he was always
prime favorite with theater-goers there,
reither the attendance that evening nor
the advance sale of seats for the week had
been over good. The folks in front of the
house cast their eyes over the ticket rack
and came to the conclusion that unless
something unusual was done the receipts
would not be as large as they should be.
Well when the business end of a show
reaches that point things are liable to be
doing in the good old CON line within
very limited space of time. and the boys
on Jeffersons pay roll, if they were not
the sniftieSt at that sort of thing, were
certainly not the slowest in the profess
sion We put our heads together and ar
rived at the conclusion that what was
needed for good, fat press notices was some
remarkable popular manifestation of APP
probation of genius. l don't mean the
clapping from the orchestra nor the cat
calls from the gallery. but something that
would set the town to talking. we thought
long over the various schemes suggested,
but none of item appeared to be just the
proper one for the purpose. Suddenly the
office boy, who as retiring as the usual
run of Office boys around a theater. butted
in with, Say, why don't you have him
dragged?'
Dragsed-what's that? l a%ked.
Why, have him rushed after the matt
nee this afternoon by a bowling mob Of
admirers; have them unhitch his horses and
drag him off to his hotel with their own
hands And say, gee whiz, I've got i'll
let the bunch that does it be Johns Hop
kins boys
That amt bad for the kid, remarked
the assistant treasurer. patronizingly, but
where are you going to get your Johns
Hopkins boys? You don't think they're
lying around waiting to turn themselves
into a bevy of Roman chariot chasers, do
you?
oh, say, you're dead slow replied the
office boy with every indication of disgust.
Come with me down on Marsh Market
Space and in ten minutes I'll have you the
greatest bunch of students you ever saw
Not knowing the town very well them
| was puzzled at how Hopkins students
were to be found on Marsh Market Space,
and said so.
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Admission tickets and numbered reserved seats
will he sale during the engagement at OGRAM s
PHARMACY. COR. 18TH AND PENNA. AVE. at
exactly the price charged at regular ticket
wagons the show grounds. ap3O&my7