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The Washington times., 1906-08-12
From Wang" to the TwO-a-Day
~ He career Of Edwin Stevens-at
Chase's this week.-Mrs. been an
interesting one. There Is only

~ HE career Of Edwin Stevens-at
Chase's this week.-Mrs. been an
interesting one There Is only
one other actor on the American
stage who can be placed in the same
class with him when IL comes 20 YER
satility. William Norris. Mr. Stevens
has scored triumph as a comic opera
star, he has appeared with credit and
distinction in some Of the most import
ant dramatic productions. both Of a seri-
Gus and comedy nature. during the last
six years. and has even essayed tragic
roles in a way TO win sincere praise from
the critics. He was starred In Wang"
and succeeded James Lewis IN the Au-
gIstin Daily company. with Ada Rehan.
For four years he was the leading CO.
median at the Casino. New York. with
Lillian Russell and Pauline Han. sue
cecding Francis Wilson. and later play
ed the title role ln "IIis Excellency, the
Governor" with Ethel Barrymore. That
Mr.. Stevens ability is not limited 10
musical comedy or Legitimate comedy
viii be remembered when one recalls his
big artistic hit I'm that 0ne-aCt tragedy.
AT the Telephone" also by his striking
Representations OF Maldonade In Iris. d"
with Virginia Harmed. Of Baron Stein
I'M the big New York revival of 'Diplom-
acy." and OF Don Jose in "A Royal Rlv-
al " with William FaVersham Last sea
son ne created the role OF the ancient
mariner in klaw & Erlauger's big mUsi-
cal extravaganza. THE Pearl and the
New York production opening In Octo-
her
The Washington times., 1906-08-12
Offerings at TheaterS.
Chase's-Edwin Stevens in "a Night
Out"

Chase'S-EdW1n Stevens IN "A Night
Out"
Edwin Stevens. assisted by Miss Mar
shall. In the presentation OF a light and
airy comedietta called. "A Night Out"
whcih has a plot enmeshing a Convivial
clubman and a fair unknown, heads the
excellent bill offered at Chase's for the
opening of the new season. Van Cleve,
Pete" and company offer a very funny
feature in which the Bad Uncle" has
prominent role. The Schubert Quartet
will offer their melodious and spirited
vOcalization. which has placed them in
the front rank of vaudeville singers.
The Wilton Brothers will present one
of the best grotesque comedy bar acts
in which grimaces. outlaws and sky
larking punctuate many daring athletic
accomplishments y travesty on Shakes
peare's. Much Ado About Nothing"
viii show how easily Juliet Wood and
company can turn the sublime into the
ridiculous. The Rooney Sisters will
strengthen the bin with their charming
singing and dancing Interpolation. The
Musical Simpsons and the motion pie
lures Of "A Thrilling ElOpement" MI up
the measure
The Washington times., 1906-08-12
THEATRICAL NEWS AND GOSSIP

the Majestic Theater tomorrow after
noon.
The principals and chorus Of this or
ganization OF over nifty people. are all
eolored. and viii present the standard
operas of Aida" and Carmen.
From rag-tine to grand opera IS
startling advance I'm colored mr3i>'e'
culture, but this company is said 10 give
remarkably intelligent ard earnest
rendition of these great works.
For the first half Of their engage
Inent here. the company VIII present
Verdfs aida" with Theodore Drury. a
splendid baritone, as AmOnasiO the
Ethiopian King. For the latter part of
the week Bizets Carmen" viii be pre-
sented.
The operas are adequately staged and
beautifully costumed. and the large and
excellent chorus add in Il large measure
70 the general interest and pleasure OF
the performances.
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Almost a shakespearean Theater.

Meanwhile Wagenhals & Kemper' 3
other plans are exciting considerable in
terest-the interest that always centers
about new th,ater. one or two addl-
tions 10 Anrie Russeirs "Alldsummer
Nights Dream" company have been an
nounccd. Oswald Yorke lMr. Annie Rus
sell he isl IS 10 play Lysander. and
Thomas Coffin Cooke. who has had a
wide Shakespe3rean experience i'm COM
panies supporting MOdJeska, Louis
James. Frederick Warde. eJ al. is 10
play Peter Ounce.
The Astor Theater and The Midsum-
mer Nights Dream" are 10 open the last
day Of August. Il looks as IL Wageuhals
and kemper were planning a lively
Shakespearean campaign for their new
theater. After Miss Russelrs engage
ment IN The Midsummer Nights
cream Viola Allen IS 20 take her pro-
ductiou OF "Cymbeline" there. That will
be some time in October, after its en-
gagement here. Frank Vernon, the Eng
lsE producer. IS 10 come 10 America y
stage IL for Miss Allen. Later I'm the
season Blanche Walsh Is 10 play Mac
beth there, and presumably Louis
James, when he takes his production OF
The Merry Wives Of Windsor" 10 New
York. VIII take IL 10 the Astor.
The Washington times., 1906-08-12
PICK HIM UP TENDERLY.

A stranger from Chicago lay stretched
out all alone,
No one 10 give him sepulChTe no kin
dTed OF his own
To drop a tear beside him, where 81
lcntly he lay:
None but the county coroner stODued
there TO have say,
That twas suicide was plain, for the
unhappy man
Held firmly clutched in his right hand
an empty cOTned-becf can.
INDIANAPOLIS Nc VS.
The Washington times., 1906-08-12
Academy-"The Man of Her Choice"

Among the first Of the spectacular sen
sational dramas that Will come TO the
Academy this season, The Man Of Her
Choice" Edward NJ Simmonds' new
play. ranks among the best. This play,
which is entirely new 10 Washing
tonians, comes here with a good clean
record achieved in other cities of note
throughout the country TIE story, which
is in four acts and seven scenes, all Of
which are carried by the company, deals
with the trials and tribulatons Of Bob
Evans struggle 10 retain his position,
his honor and the sirl he loves, against
the Vaccinations Of an unscrupulOus VII
lain who impedes his passage 10 success
at every Jurn The operation in which
skin from one won ans arm is grated
upon the body of another, taxes place in
fun view OF the audience. and IS one of
the most sensational features before the
public today. The company headed by
Aubery Moves. Berncice Yearance. and
Emily TosceIles is one of the strongest
that will be at the Academy this season.
The Washington times., 1906-08-12
George COhan DuCked.

George N. Cohan went on as an extra
man" in the hold up scene in The Great
Train Robbery at Luna Park. Coney
Island. last Sunday and by mistake was
thrown into the eisht-foot deep tank Of
water. TWO Of the train robbers realized
as he was sinking for the third time thut
he could not swim and jumped in and
rescued him. He was taken home in
Fred Thompson's automobile.
One shudders 10 think what might have
been,
The Washington times., 1906-08-12
Rather an Expensive Canary.

Miss Lansing Rowan. who is 70 play
Helena IN the opening production, is
proudly exhibiting a little yellow canary
iH a battered cage. IT'S not much 10
look at" she said the other day. 1T
can't sing. it's blind in one eye but it's
worth $14.329.O6 At least that Is what
place its value at. passed through the
San Francisco disaster. and that was
my exact loss. The bird was the only
thine / carried away And the funny
thing is that it wasn't my bird. and
cannot remember how I happened 70
pick it up when ! ran from the hotel"
The Washington times., 1906-08-12

Nolan, a Washington girl who has for
the last year been prima donna in the
Roscians Comic Opera Company. She
made her debut IN Washington four
years ago with the Pike Stock Company
at the Columbia. Since then she has
been with the Brady Way Down East"
company as soprano In the quartet
The Washington times., 1906-08-12
Coming Attractions.

Chase's-Pauline Hall and Sam Elton.
Chase's bill for the second week in
cludes Pauline Hail. Byron and Lang
don, Sam Elton, Carson and Willard,
Arthur and Mildred Boylan company.
the MelnOtte-la Nolte Trio. and Josie
and Willie Rarrows.
The Washington times., 1906-08-12
Maiestic-"The Shoo-Fly Regiment" /"

Cole & Johnson. and company Of
sixty people, viii be the attraction at
the Majestic Theater week beginning
August 20. They viii present the new
musical farce comedy, '"rhe Shortly
Regiment"
The Washington times., 1906-08-12
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which is such a feature Of the produc-
ton: with tile Schumann-Heink Opera
Company. and with Henry W. Savage's
production Of Parsiial. She did not
reach Washington last season, so that
her friends viii be all the more glad
10 know that she is coming in the course
of the winter
The Washington times., 1906-08-12
Another London Success"


Henrietta Crosman is pinning her faith
this season to d London success" The
aforesaid success is 'AI-of-a-Sudden
Peggy," by Ernest Denny, which ran
the greater part Of last season at the
Duke of York's. According 10 all aC-
counts there was a great scramble for
il among the American managers. when
they saw what a hit II was in dear old
Lunnon," but Maurice Campbell had Sc
cured it for his wife before 1t was pro
duced there.
Miss Crosman will play the part Of an
impulsive Irish girl, who, rebelling
against a design 10 marry her to Lord
Crackenthorpe, eavdes the unwelcome
fate by getting the man 10 marry her
mother. One remembers in this connec-
ton that the actress had a very pretty
trick o. the brogue in Sweet Kitty Bel
Iairs." and MISTRESS Nell" and it
should stand her in good stead I'm her
new part
one gathers from the advance notes
sent out that there are going 10 be two
very pretty managerial fights on this
season, one as TO who owns a play. and
one as 10 who owns a player-for tt
season, Of course.
The first question that arises is who
owns the American rights 10 the 'Kreut-
ger Sonata?' Harrison Grey Fiske is
certain he does, and Wagenhals &
Kemper are equally sure they do. Mir
Fiske announces that Bertha Kalich is
10 omen in Jacob Gordin's four-act
drama. The Kreutzer Sonata" adapted
from, the Yiddish by Langdon Mitchell.
And Wagenhals & Kemper announce
that Blanche Walsh viii play among
other things. THE Kreutzer Sonata, ."
by Jacob Gordln.
The crux of the matter seems to be
that the play was. according 10 Mr..
Fiske, written for Nine Kalich before
She came TO the American stage or
played I'm the English language. She
has PLAYED it in New York very sue
cessfully for several seasons. but she
The Washington times., 1906-08-12
Academy-"s1o,OoO Reward"

For the third week Of the new sea
sOn at the Academy. commencing Mon
day night. August %. the Offering will
be a melodrama new 10 theater-goers
entitled $4,000 Reward"
The Washington times., 1906-08-12
Tidings Glad and Otherwise
From the Great White Way

has played it I'm Yiddish-which would
not in the least interfere with Wagen-
halls & Kempers plan 10 produce IL.
Her oIaying il IN English does. and the
matter will probably be threshed out IN
court. Both companies are going on
with their preparations 10 play II. Nine.
Kalich and a carefully selected company
ar already reheaTsing it. She expects
10 open in It at the Lyric Theater IN
September. Miss Walsh's management
threaten 10 spring their production in
the immediate future. It is announced
b. the way. that Alexander Won MitZel
viii be her leading man. He's new one
TO US.
Promising Outlook for a Plight.
So much for the question as to who
owns the play. As 20 the other aues-
tion concerning the seasons ownership
OF a player il IS being asked anent
Yvette Gullbert. Charles Frohman
says; 4 am arranging for the annear-
ance IN England and America Of Nvette
GuilberJ 10 play IN English And from
his Office the announcement is made.
Mr.. Frohman Is arranging for Yvette
Guilbert's appearance in England and
America IN a dramatized version OF
George Moore's Esther Waters and she
Will play IN English"
Meanwhile from the Office Of the Lieb-
lers comes this:
zone OF the most important contracts
which George c. Tyler. Of Ilebler & Co.
has just brought back with hin from
Europe is one that he but recently sign
ed up with Albert Chevalier and Yvette
GuiIbert. whereby these two world-fa-
nous and high-priced artists engage to
enter upon a six weeks American star
ring tour in October next. in which they
are 10 be Jointly starred. and which is
intended % include single or two-night
performances iI an the larger cities OF
tho United States"
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The Washington times., 1906-08-12
Maiestic-Drurv Grand OpeIa CO.

A decidedly novel and interesting at
traction. tho Drury Grand Opera com
pany. bsgins q weeks engagement at
The Washington times., 1906-08-12

~N NEW YORK everything aud
everybody interested in things
theatrical are getting busy-awful-
~ busy. Here things move more
slowly. Companies are not as
sembled here. nor plays rehearsed
When the theater lobbiesi are deserted
there's nothing doing at the stage door
either. The Majestic is open and the
Academy. Each has had one good week
in spite of the rain. Tomorrow night
Chases will open.
The Lyceum viii probably fall into line
next. for there are signs OF life about
tho lobby. though as Yet it has made no
announcement on the subject. The Ma
tional. Belasco, and Columbia-the big
three of local thcatricals-"iH probaoly
remain dark until September.
The National at present gives the
greatest promise OF resurrection. The
lobby is open and there is generally
some one around TO answer questions
To which facts e is due that positive
announcement of its plans for the bet
ter part OF September 1t is-posiuVeiy.
not probably-to open Scpte -lEer 3, WIN
~ Man and His Angel" Stanley Dark s
new rIav which Edward A. Braden is
producing. and in which Frances Rins
is 10 play the angel. and Holhrook Blinn
the man.
For the following week Mrs. W'6ss
OF the Cabbage Patch" is announced.
Meanwhile the management thereof is
realizing with disgust that nature has
q pleasing way of frustrating the best
laid theatrical plans. When the COM
pany assembled for rehearsals it was
found that three Of the six children in
The cast had struck a growing streak
during The summer and were then tall
young girls. absolutely hopeless for
their parts. So they are hunting Up some
more children Tie Miss HaGy" of the
cast IS Vivian Ogden, Who must AT
some period in her career have struck
suyu a streak and stayed in il quite a
while. She is within half an inch Of
SIX feet in height and weighs Is pounds.
The part calls Tor ccccutricIty and Miss
Ogdeu's personality, heightened by the
usual stage methods. fits it exactly.
For Jhe third week Charlotte Wal
kcr's new play. ION Parole" which has
already been fully noticed in this de-
partmeut. is scheduled; and FOR the hrst
week i'm October. Viola Aliens produc-
lion Of "Cymbeline." No announce
Iueut has vet been made as 10 the week
CI September "a
The Washington times., 1906-08-12

Guy Standing is to make his debut rs
star, also under the direction of the
Shuherts. but under the immediate SUI
pervision of Henry Miller. in a Society
Policeman" which is described as "a
strong comedy-drama.' THE Indiscre>
tion of Truth" in which he opened his
summer season here. and which IL was
announced would probably be used as
his starring vehicle during the winter,
has been shelved for the present
Jessie Busley. who supported In turn
Odette Tyler and Guy Standing in their
summer stock companies here, has sign
ed win Iiebler & Co. for five years, be
ginning next October. Her first en-
gagement under that contract Will be
in a leading part in The Bishops Car
riage," as dramatized by Claiming Pol
lock
The Washington times., 1906-08-12

Who will be starred by Harrison Grey
Fiske in "The KTeutzer Sonata" the
play for which Wagenhals & KEN
per claim the American rights and
threaten 70 stage at once with Blanche
Walsh as star.
The Washington times., 1906-08-12

As Vet nothing IS heard from the
EelascO but the sound of many ham
lners 1t is awake all right. very much
awake but il is not clothed and in
its right mind and ready to make its
bow To the public. II is saying nothing
and saving wOOd-literally, Tor il is
I'm the hands of worlmen who are lay
ms floors II is proRhesied that when
81 Ioupeus It's best friends won't rec
ognize il. and 1t viii be Of "a truth the
"most beautiful theater in Washington 90
il certainly viii be If BelasCo lives up
10 his reputation for artistic theatrical
interiors.
The Washington times., 1906-08-12

The Columbia seems 10 be enjoying "a
well-earucd rest. II is absolutely the
de3dest thcater in Washington just now.
doesn't seem 10 have so much as moved
In its sleep since il closed two weeks
ago. not a sign of life about il except
the thinnest, ''miserablesJ" looking cat
IN Washington. asleep on the side door
steps. Presumably il will open Sep
tember 3, but the 9u:y positive nfOr-
nation at nand as To its plans is that
The Heir 10 the HOOTah, with Guy
Bates Post in the leading part. comes
there September 2A The play has been
touring the country for nearly two
years very successfully, but this viii
be its first appearance in Washington.
1t is said that Mr.. Post likes his part
so wei that De recently declined a
tempting offer 10 originate the star part
IN d new book dramati2auOn, soon To
be produced. saying he liked his pres
ent job about as well as any he'd ever
had. and he guessed he'd better stick
to IL.
The Washington times., 1906-08-12

Meanwhile those who held the local
theatrical fort during hot weather. are
making their winter plans. Odette Ty-
Ter and Guy Standing. who headed rival
stock companies here at the close Of
the regular season, the one at The
Belasco. the other at the Columbia, are
both To Ice fitted with new plays, and
launched as stars under ShUbert man
agemeuU.
Miss Tyler is to have a new comedy.
first christencd The Hornets Nest
but now renamed "a Woman's Way"
which is just the least little bit in~
vidioGs. isn't it.? The new play is by
Edward Peple. author Of 'The Prince
Chap" and opens in Chicago August %.
THE Prince Chap" be il observed in
passing though the critics fell rather
foul of it when it opened there. Is now
going very well in London. one OF the
few American successes that have done
any sort OF business in the British
capital this year.
The Washington times., 1906-08-12

HERRING word comes from
New York that Broadway
is beginning TO look quite
like itself again. There are
twenty-five theGters doing
The Washington times., 1906-08-12

Which suggests that congratulations
are coming 10 Claiming on his marriage
with Miss Anna Marble. well known in
newspaper and theatrical circles The
engagement wGs Of several years stand
ing: the marriage was announced last
Thursday from Toronto
Malcolm Duncan. who did some
mighty good work In a large variety OF
parts supporting Guy Standing in the
Columbia stock company this summer
has been engaged for one Of THE Lion
and the Mouse" companies, which start
out on September 70 satisfy the clamor
10 see that play which is arising IN
towns outside Of New York. II IL 50
happens that he Is in the cast OF the
company which falls 20 The lot of Wash
iugton he viii be welcome as flowers In
spring
Another wanderer who will be vel
coined and who is scheduled 10 set here
IN the course Of the season is Miss Lucia
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-15
ACHIEVEMENTS
Or OLD AGE

10 is too late, An nothing is too late
Tin the tired heart shall cease to pal
pitate.
cato learned Greek at eighty; soph-
ocles
Wrote his grand Oedipus, and Simon
ides
Bore off the prize of verse from his
compeers,
When each had numbered more than
four score years;
nd Theophrastus at four score and
ten
Had but begun his Characters of
Men.
chaucer, at Woodstock with the
nightngales
At sixty wrote the Canterbury
Tales"
Goethe, at Weimer, toiling to the last,
completed Faust" when eighty
years were past
What then! Shall we sit idly down
and say
The night hath come; it is no longer
day?
The night hath not yet come; We are
not quite
cut of from labor by the failing
light
something remains for us to do or
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Win Open Tuesday September 4
1906.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-15
SOUL AND BODY.

The belief that the soul leaves the
body al the instant Of death is very
satisfying TO the most OF us. II it
could bee locked mp I'm a Harveyized-
.rucible- Bethlehem steel armor-plate
coffin worth $4,000, It is doubtful If
oven the toot-toot of the Angel Ca
birel's horn could open crack big
cnogh for its escape. Our multis are
pending vast sums on tombs these
days But there hasn't been a sensa-
tioual grave robbery since the A. T.
stewart job was so badly botched
Dead multis are worth no more than
paupers just now. The market price
is lower than Bay state Gas. and
-raye robbers are small potatoes.
smaller even than highwaymen The
hrigands had a fine chance at Rock
cfcller recently. but were afraid
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WORKINGMEN
ATTENTION

Good positions are wait
ing for you! Call on Amer
lean Employment Bureau,
%, Bluefield Ave, Bluefeld,
West Virginia.
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The Swan Company house furnish
ers and undertakers advertise i'm this
issue of the Leader They are loca-
tnd on Blucheld avenue and have
just opened mp at No. o.; They have
fine selection of very pretty goods
and il would be worth your while
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The Leader.
ALL ABOUT BLUEFIELD

a bh9iI'NH 'lll 70 lAbduoht.
Mr. p. p Flanagan. Of Eckman.
was here Yesterday on business.
Mr.. w. p Hanson has returned
from a business trip TO Chicago.
Miss Lcue Crawford left Yesterday
for an extended visit to- horton
c. f Eusmiscn. Of Mcdowell was
business visitor to BmcnclJ yes
terday
The recent wet weather has some
what delayed the paving ON Bucneld
avenue.
Hurst Becker and Stirling Mann
returned yesterday from trip to
Mountain Lake.
Mr. and Mrs w A. BodelI return
ed last night from pleasant visit
to Atlantic City
Messrs Harry Bowen. Of Simmons
and d. G Goodwill of Goodwill were
in the city yesterday
80 mems aauncl white and fancy
w. ''"'' az '""''" P'''e9. i''>
"'' nv" ''"'
Am oyerstockod in ladies'. misses.
and chiIdren's white duck hats Must
'"' ''7''" ~ '"'' r.
'''s'
Mr.. r.. c. Morrison, of the Blue
nelu hardware COMPANY, returned
"'' "'N'', ON " ''''' ~ MS nome 'u
cru II Ni'''''
The Labor Day Committee will
hold meeting at Hunters Han to-
attondanco s. 5os,ro, w ''
The Ladies Auxiliary TO the Order
Of Railway Conductors held an ice
cream festival at the residence of
Mr.. f. c. Wright traffic manager
OF Rogers Brown q Co, who has
p''h mere Tor several days On bust
ness mas returned 10 Cincinnati
Ladies, Misses and Cbudron, s
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u
pattern hats that were s12.5O. SIG
and SIS. Take your choice at $3.50.
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GRAHAM COLLEGE

Win Open Tuesday, September 4.
1906.
YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED.
We do honest work and shall strive
to be worthy OF your support.
We have the following courses:
LITERARY, ELOCUTION. MUSIC.
ART.
Rates OF Tuition
Primary Department per month $3.50
Literary Department. all above
Primary. per month. ...... $500
Elocution, per moneh ...... $500
Music, per month. .......... $500
Art per month, ......... $500
Board in the dormitory and Tuition
in the Literary Department. $1,000
per month
Board and tuition payable monthly
in advance
For further inform. ton can ON.
or address.
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GRAHAM, VA.
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TO travel southern West virginia
ana eastern Kentucky Applica-
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Want Column.

WANTED:--TWO white men
to distribute samples Of
Celluloid starch. Apply at
once to Mr.. Adams at
Huff, Andrews q Thomas.