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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-10

Yankee dollars won, and the Ercole-Ariaza
Castilian dancers and troubadours sailed for
the new world, and In New York their sue
cess was as great as it had been in Spain
The women are said to be perfect types
of Spanish beauty, of medium height, with
the black hair, oval face and delicate olive
skin of the Spanish race. and with this Is
combined a perfection of figure and grace
seldom seen. The organization in its entirety
consists of Senorita Salvita, premiere bal
lerina: Josefa and Amalia Zapata, Eliza
and Paulina Lopez, Carmen Garcia, Elyira
Gutierrez, Pillar Garcia, Pillar Ferrer, NJ
Cardozo Eduardo Martinez. San Martin
and Senior AriaZa, ballet master and direc-
tor. Mr.. w. II. Rapley was anxious to pre-
sent this aggregation in Washington, and
prevailed upon klaw & Erlanger to add
1t as special feature to their American
extravaganza THE Pearl and the Pump
kin" which is to be the attraction this
week at the New National Theater.
AT ONE NIGHT STANDS. - Charles j.
Ross, a member of the Winning Girl"
company, is getting out book of quips.
The advance sheets disclose the following:
The local manager. upon being asked the
pitch" of his piano, replied: "'Tain't got
any pitch. It's on the level. The raised
seats don't begin until the fifth row."
The manager of the local theater said to
the advance man, upon being asked what
the chances were for an augmented orches-
ira. wall, If you carry a piano player and
a fiddler we ought TO get up a good one,
see'ln as we have three fine trap drummers
in the town"
Button, Indiana. has a theatrical man
ager who has strange ideas about rehear-
sails. Mr.. Manager" said the advance
agent, 'our show gets in at 8, and we want
the stage at IL for a rehearsal: how about
it?'
aye can't have 1t. If yer show amt prac-
ticed up time they get in l don't want ter
play Them" replied the manager.
A certain manager in a small town in
New England had an excuse for everything.
One night he told manager OF an attrac-
ton that was playing his house the reason
they did not have big audience was be-
cause II was shaving night" and the wom-
an folks would not come out alone.
HOW THE COLLEGE WIDOW WAS
WRITTEN.-A little unwritten history com
corning 1.-THE College Widow" whose COM
Ing to the Columbia Theater Christmas
week is awaited with interest has Just come
TO light. 1t seems that George AIDE had
the germ Of the idea in his mind before he
undertook his first play. He had written
a set of verses called ''The College Wild
ow.'' which he had read at the reunion of
his class, PURDUE. 81. 1t struck him that
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amusement lovers. These have been the
principal Spanish dancers who have visited
America. ---s--.
About five years ago one of the European
agents of Barnum & Bailey, Mons. Ercole.
conceived the, idea of getting together a
company of the most beautiful dancers In
Spain, each one a. specialist in her art.
From one end, of Spain to the other be
travelled, finding one dancer here and an
other there, until he had secured nine of
the handsomest speciality dancers in that
country. Mr.. Ercole supplemented these
dancing women with four guitarists from
Ell Theatre Novadedos, in Barcelona, and he
also added a tenor. San Martin The whole
company was under the direction of cele-
brated maitre de ballet, Senior Ariaza, and
they made their first appearance at the
Theater Royal two years ago last Easter.
Their success was sensational, and for two
years they received the greatest kind of an
ovation at each appearance. Mr.. Ercole
was deluged with fiattering offers for the
services of the Ercole-Ariaza combination
from theatrical managers all over Europe.
Klaw & Erlanger desired an act of this
kind for the mammoth production of The
White Cat their annual Christmas panto-
mime, at the New Amsterdam Theater
New York, and after spirited competition
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-10

ing has been done In a magical way She
announces her intention to demonstrate
the power of the fairies and restore man
faith in .nem. The farm of Farmer Prin-
gle, up in Vermont. Is the second scene
It! develops that2a pumpkin4famine7 exists
all over the earth h Nowhere, except on
his farm, are any pumpkins to be found.
and these have been grown by Joe Miller
1t. is Halloween time and sJoe~ instead of
selling his pumpkins, prefers to cut them
up into jack o lanterns for Halloween.
From far and wide come wolild-be pur-
chasers, among them the ancient mariner
from Davy Jones' locker, he having been
sent by his master because the famine in
pumpkins has made itself felt at the bot
tom of the sea, and his boarders crew
of reformed pirates, are angry because
they have been denied their favorite des-
sert. Joe is transformed into a pumpkin
and taken to the bottom of the sea- Moth
er Carey rescues Joe, but she cannot
change him back to boy again This
must be done by the Corn Dodger, ma
licious sprte who turned Joe into the
pumpkin. The young man has many
amusing adventures. Aside from the two
scenes mentioned there is one shown of
Halloween Hollow, a corn field on the
Pringle farm; the exterior of Davy Jones
locker, North Rock, off the coast of Ber-
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Kodak Exhibition.

National Rifles Hall will be the scene all
this week of a kodak exhibition, which
it is declared, viii be one of the most
notable ever given. The exhibition will
begin tomorrow evening and continue daily
therea fter from 10 am. until 10 pm In
Guided in the exhibit there will be more
than 300 picture engagements. embrac-
ing large number of prize-winning photo
graphs and a series of pictures kodaked by
Queen Alexandra of England
A feature of the exhibition will be the
lectures. each afternoon at O'clock and
each evening at o'clock, given by Dr.
Joseph X. Dixon. DIR. Dixon is said to be
a fluent and entertaining speaker and his
talks will be Illustrated by numerous slides
and series OF moving pictures. This ex-
kibition Is calculated to appeal to the in
terest of thousands of Washington's resi-
dents, and 1t will be especially attractive
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New National Theater.

The Pearl and the Pumpkin" which
Klaw & Erlanger are to present this week
at the New National Theater. is described
as quite unlike any musical play or ex-
travaganza that has ever been presented
"a this country. The book and lyrics are
by Paul West and w. w Denslow. and
the music by John w. Brattan. The au-
thors tell the story in three acts and ten
scenes. the opening scene showing a fairy
deli in the forest. where Mother Carey's
chickens deplore mankind's lack of faith
In them When Mother Carey, the fairy
queen, receives report Of the years
work she Is astonished to find that moth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-10

people thinking, without any desire to ex-
plot any special doctrine or theory. Their
marvellous ability to answer questions
written by people secretly in their homes
answer scores Of questions asked by per-
sons Of all conditions. creeds and social
status. Mrs. Fay, on the occasion of her
former visit here, described the wearing
apparel Of women sitting in the balcony.
women sitting in the rear Of the house and
women behind posts, with the greatest
ease, pointing out their location to Mr..
Fay and his assistants, who with their
eyes open and senses alert could not dis
cover them The entertainment is mystify-
ing and interesting.
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Burton Holmes.

Burton Holmes closes his season of 1908
and 1905 in this city this coming week with
Switzerland II (Western)" as his subject.
On December 10 he sails for Naples, en-
route for a tour of the world. spending
some weeks in Egypt, going up the Nile
and visiting the Holy Land. thence to In
dia. From India he will probably go to
Java. Sumatra and Ceylon and thence to
China and home by way of Japan. Swift
zerland II (Western)" will be given at the
Columbia Theater, Washington, on Monday
afternoon at 4:30 O'Clock.
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1.-THE Woman in the Case y

Blanche Walsh in modern drama VIII be
the attraction offered for Christmas week
at the National Theater when this player
OF many tragic and historical roles presents
Clyde tltch's drama of present day New
YORK society, THE Woman in the Case"
Inc same company and production seen
curing Miss Waish's recent New York en-
gagement will be brought to this city. in
the cast are Dorothy Dorr, Eleanor Carey,
Grace Gibbons, Katherine Bel, Jean Patrl-
gum. Ethlyn Clemens, Martin Alsop. Frank
sheridan, Leonard 1de. Harry Rogers, VIM.
Wadsworth and VIM Travers
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PHILANDER JOHNSON.

GRAND OPERA PREPARATIONS
Henry w. Savage's working staff arrived
from Pittsburg yesterday In advance of the
English Grand Opera Company and took
possession of the Columbia Theater stage
at the close of last nights performance to
superintend the alterations necessary to
accommodate the elaborate productions
that constitute the repertory for the only
grand opera season Washington is to have
this year. To avoid killing more than two
rows of seats 10 make room for the fifty
musicians carried by the company the
raised floor OF the orchestra pit VIII be
removed making room for the brasses and
wind Instruments under the apron of the
stage during opera week. Manager Luck
EFT also put TO work an extra force of men
clearing the space under the stage for the
grand opera costume equipment, while two
large storage rooms will be cleaned out to
be used as property rooms during the en-
gagement. In addition to Mr.. Savage's
force of twenty skilled stage hands the To-
cal management will supply thirty-eight
carpenters electricians and stage-clearers
during the week to handle the grand opera
shows, making n small army of nearly
sixty men behind the scenes. Everything
must be ready for hauling In The Val
kyrie'' and Aida when the big company
arrives tonight on its special grand opera
train. there being room for only two pro-
auctions at time on the Columbia stage,
Manager Savage's company this year is
a
years English opera companies, and it's
10 OOg-mile cross continent tour. with opera
festivals In eighty cities is the most ex-
pensive venture of the kind eyer attempted
By a grand opera organization in America.
FAMOUS SPANISH DANCERS.--In 1880
the KlraIfy Brothers brought to this coun-
try dark-haired Spanish woman as solo
dancer in one OF their big productions then
running at Niblo's Garden, In New York
city. Her name was Carmencits. The
dark haired, velvet-eyed Andalusian beauty
created veritable Juror and was eagerly
sought after. She was the first Spanish
dancer to visit this country. Some years
later Otero was brought over by the man.
agement of the Eden Musee. and she also
met with great success. Last winter Flor
ence Ziegfeld brought TO this country an
other noted beauty, Rosario Guerrero, and
abe, TOO, was accorded an ovation by the
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was all pure transparency and white vir-
gtnal color. 1t was the voice of girlish
musing ana grlish romance
Time and again have we heard Rigoletto
and Gilda sing their duet with the con-
Ventional excellenees and the conventional
praise. Last night we listened to the con-
trastfng voices of youth and age, and they
stirred US for the time more than all the
academic virtues of dramatic singing. Here
Were tones that impaired tremulous shame
and quivering alarm, tones with a white
flame in them. Gilda's music sounded al
most new and strange. So Verdi had writ
ten 1t. So he had intended that it should
be sung. And we had waited all these
years while prima donna after prima donna
had buried 1t in their full-blown vocal
glories."
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Marine Band Concert.

The Marine Band Will give its fourth ard
last concert of the winter series at the CO.
lumbia Theater next Sunday, December II.
These concerts have been popular and sue
cessful. Because of Lieut.. Santelmann's
strict adherence to the highest standards IN
selecting the numbers for his programs he
has been highly commended.
Such famous masters and composers as
Wagner, List, Tschaikowsky and Weber
will be represented in next Sundays pro-
gram. An additional feature will be solos
by Second Leader Smith, cornet, and Ole j.
May euphonum.
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a play based on life in an American col
lege town, with a. foot ball game as a
main incident, would be one OF unusual
novelty. At that time he did not feel
equal to the task, so he busted himself
with his musical plays and his County
Chairman" never, however. losing sight of
the story that was to be his best contribu-
ton to the stage. year ago last summer
when Mr.. Savage had secured the lease Of
the Garden Theater in New York city the
question came up as to the choice of an
opening attraction. AIDE had had two, ALL
season successes in New York and was
asked If he could turn out new comedy
to so Into rehearsal in August He re-
sponded by submitting detailed scenario
of THE College Widow" The freshness
OF its topic. the range in character studies
and the chances for spectacular results
commended II Instantly and he was urged
to go ahead with all speed.
FLORENCE EASTON AS GILDA IN
"RIGOLETTO."-Of Miss Florence Easton,
who sings the role of Gilda in "Rigoletto"
Henry IT. Parker, critic in the Boston
Transcript, wrote:
when Gilda came a little whir ran
through the house A figure and a face
with all the charm of glrlhood; voice that
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The Kneisel Quartet.

The next concert of the Kneisel quartet
occurs next Thursday evening at the New
Willard. The interest aroused in modern
French music by the last concert of the
Boston Symphony Orchestra will be met in
the program of this concert by the produc-
ton of string quartet of the distinguished
composer and conductor. NJ. Vincent
D'Indy. who appeared at that concert. The
other numbers on the program will be
quartets by Schubert and Haydn. The last
will afford an interesting contrast TO the
modern spirit and treatment of the first
number.
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Leah Rleschna. /,

! iN a'aiosne of Leah K,eschua," the play
pS =: M. 3. Mcclellan that Mrs Fske and
the mammalian company viii present at the
beiasco Theater the week of December %,
is saio TO De one of its most notable fea-
lures ~ is human dialogue or the sort that
people use nowadays. vigorous and TO the
point There are several thrilling scenes an
the piece. and much that will no doubt COM
mand the serious interest of local piaygoers
Inc Title role win be enacted by Mrs Ffske
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Chase's Theater.

An act entitled 1.-THE Hazardous Globe =
presented by Wizard" Stone and Miss
Irene Stone. is announced as one of the
principal attractions of the vaudeville bill
at Chases Theater this week These BIZ
cyclists give remarkable exhibition OF
horizontal riding. racing. fancy riding and
sensational cycling feats. Edward s.
Kines & Co, in Tainted Money will be
an amusing feature of the bill Signor
Luigi DelPOro will present his instru-
mental novelty embracing playing on q
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"Hedda Gabler.T

A series of interesting performances Is
now in active preparation by Mr.. Richard
Hickman. They will occur at the Belasco
Theater. and will introduce Annie Prall.
whom Mr.. Hickman regards as an actress
of unusual qualities and peculiar adapta-
bility of Ibsen characters. He has select
ed "Hedda Gaber' for the first presenta-
ton, with Miss Prall in the title role.
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muda; Mother Carey's palace cave; Ike
Garments canning factory: a lily field in
full bloom. and the south shore Of Ber-
muda at midnight.
In the second act will be introduced one
Of the greatest dancing sensations the
stage in this country has ever seen in
the famous Ercole-Ariaza Castilian dane
ers and troubadours. The cast includes
Harry MacDonough, George Richards,
Harry Gilfoil, Sager Midgley, Gertrude
Carlisle, Ida Hawley, Ethel Johnson, Tay-
lor Granville, Edith Bradford, Joseph
Kane, Thomas Whiffen, Carol McComas
and Allan Ramsey.
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Kernan,s Lyceum.

Whallen & Martells Burlesque Company,
1.-THE Kentucky Bellies will be the attrac-
ton at Kernans Lyceum Theater this week.
This company will present a two-act farce
entitled "Murphy's Mistake" number OF
interesting specialties being interpolated
during the action of the sketch. The olio
will include the four brothers Melvin, aero
bats; Century Comedy -Four; Reid and Gil
bert, comedians; Hendrix and Prescott
singers and dancers; Gray and Graham and
Lille Crawford
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shepard's Moving Pictures.

A laughing bill is promised by Shepard S
Moving Pictures at the Academy tonight.
Among the leading comedy features will be
seen 1.-THE Chicken Thieves" Casey s
Goat 1.-THE Wrong Poison .'Pasha 8
Nightmare Holding Up His Majesty $
Mail" THE School Ship ST. Marys." "A
Wedding on the Quiet and 1.-The Vicar
Garden Party"
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tIDida.,,

AT Ckase's next week the bill will present
"Dida,' the Partisan marine mystery: Harry
lie Clair, Ferry Conway. the musical clown:
Tony Hart, comedian; jefferson Garman
and Estelle West in "A Special Meeting
Herr Saona, foreign impersonator; Willie
Gardner, dancer on skates; motion pictures
of THE Adventures of Gentleman OF
France"
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gigantic harmonipede and a mammoth ac-
Gordon. The program will also include
Sydney Grant In limitations and anecdotes;
Arthur Borani and Annie Nevarro In a
Juggling act. Coakley and Mcbride I'm an
eccentric dancing turn, and J. Warren
pictures will show. how steel. is made.
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Academy Of Music.

The Mittenthal Brothers Amusement
Company Will offer Langdon Mccormick
latest success, The House of Mystery" at
the Academy. q commencing tomorrow
night. THE House of Mystery is re-
garded as one of the best plays written by
Mr.. Mccormick. The third act Is con-
ttnual surprise, with it's electrical effects,
Illusions and mechanical displays. while
the story possesses many qualities which
appeal to the lovers of wholesome melo-
drama.
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Mime. Bernhardt,s Engagement.

Announcement is made Of the engagement
of Madam Sarah Bernhardt at the Belasco
Theater for the week commencing MONDAY.
January 1. Madam Bernhardt Will be seen
in several of her most notable plays.
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Majestic Theater.

The marvellous Fays are to play a re-
turn engagement at the Majestic Theater
for one week, commencing tomorrow~even-
ing. The Fays are content to simply set
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GA Desperate Chance. +"

"a Desperate Chance will be the ofrering
for the week of December Is at the
Academy of Music.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-10

WIN WI the camera. Complimentary tickets
establishments of the leading KODIAK dealers
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Playhouse Paragraphs.

Georgia weEes has been engaged for the
leading role in 1.-The ClansInaIl, when the
play opens in New York.
J. NJ. Barrle's Peter Pan Is 70 be pros
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-10

ERHAPs it is that clinging reminis-
cent fantasy, Peter Pan, that makes
theordlnary blooms proffered by the
,heatric gardener seem commonplace
yY...;,r baa,, ia
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-08-12
FIGHT IN MIDAlR ON SHIP
WITH A MAD SEAMAN.
Officers, After Desperate Struggle
with Maniac, Overcome Elm and
Place Him IA Hospital.

London.-An exciting struggle with
a mad lascar seaman took place in mid
air in the rigging OF the steamship Asia.
Of the Anchor line. which has just ar
rived in the Royal Albert docks.
The lascar. a powerful man named
Hadji Cassim. lost his mind soon after
the vessel was berthed. and complained
that the noise made by unloading the
cargo hurt his head.
Soon afterward be left his work ran
into the rigging, and took up perilous
position at the top Of the foremast. &C
feet above the level OF the deck.
The chief lascar seaman. called the
serang. and one OF the officers tried 20
persuade him todescend. but as he took
no notice he was allowed 20 remain. for
IL was believed that he would eventually
return TO the deck.
For FIVE hours. however. the man
chung TO the top rigging. Then he seized
the signal halyard. twisted a moose in IL.
and before anyone could interfere
slipped the moose round his neck. took
a flying leap from the masthead. and
swung In the air. struggling wildly.
The first. second and third officers and
several of the crew climbed into the rig
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ging and at considerable risk caught the
swaying rope and released the lascar.
Then began fierce struggle on the mast
top, where the lascar fought the serang
and the third officer with aaniacal fury.
The work Of unloading stopped. Dock
laborers. officials and others, crowding
10 the side of the vessel, held their
breath as they watched the desperate
fight in midair
The crew on deck hoisted large cargo
basket. which they tried to suspend be-
meath the mad lascar. but before they
could get il into position he broke away
from his captors and fell to the deck.
The third officer and the serang narrow
ly escaped falling with him.
The mailman. who sustained several
minor injuries. was taken 20 the Sea-
mems hospital. where he is making sat
isfactory progress.
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TRACKED TO DOOM
BY JEALOUS WIFE
WOMAN FULFILLs VOW TO sLAY
HUSBAND.
HUNTS FIN OVER COUNTRY
Found at Last She Puts a Bullet
Through His Heart and Then
Kills Herself Beside
His BODY.

New York.-On June 20. in Los An
geles. Cal, Mrs. Coleman z. Thaisz lured
her husband 20 an orange grove a few
miles from that city. and. after shoot
Ing him dead. put bullet through her
OWL heart and fen across his body.
Thus madly jealous woman carried
out her vow TO bring vengeance upon her
husband TO satisfy imaginary wrongs
Just year ago last April Mrs. Thaisz, a
handsome woman. left her home on
Ridgewood Heights. Long Island. with
the avowed intention of tracking her
husband. who had deserted her because
of her threats against his life. te the
end of the earth. if necessary. to kill
him
Mrs. Thaisz was a native Of Hungary
and the Magyar blood flowed hot in her
veins. Tbaisz had many friends to
whom the threat was repeated by the
woman. They got word TO Pittsburg
while he was still there that his wife
was soon TO start on his trail. He wrote