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Supplementary Season.

The supplementary season at the Colum-
nia Theater opens a week from tomorrow
evening, when Messrs Lucl1ett and Stand
Ing Will present for the first time on any
stage a new comedy drama from the pen
or J. Hartley Manners, author Of Margaret
Anglin's successful play, 'Zira-" The title
given the new play Is The IndIscretian OF
truth. Messrs. Luckett and Standing
nave gathered together company OF ca
panic actors. including Clara Morris. Dor
othy Hammond, Jeflries Lewis, Louise Gall
loway, John Mason, Hail MacAIister Nal
com Duncan, George CASTOR, Guy Standing
and others. The new play is said 10 be a
powerful drama and gives this cast OF play
ers ample opportunity for the display OF
their dramatic ability The usual summer
scale Of prices viii prevail. The scenic and
light effects are all to be brought from New
York, as the play, II sUccessfu is to be
the opening attraction next season at q
Broadway Theater
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Coming Attractions.
New National Theater.

1.-THE DUEL will be presented by Charles
Frohman at the New National Theater to-
morrow night, with Otis Skinner in its
pivotal character. The play Is the work
of Henri Lavedan, member of the French
Academy. 1t had it's original production at
the Theater Coincide Francois In Paris a
year ago and scored a sensational success.
It has been given in several cities on the
continent and was much discussed In all
Europe The original production OF the
play in this country was made in New
Haven, and for many weeks in New York
1t repeated the success It achieved abroad
1t is said of "The Duel" that 1t is an alb
sorbing. enthralling human drama.
On the surface the plot is simple and d.
rect, although a caldron OF conflicting ele-
ments and interests boils beneath. At one
angle of its great triangle of characters
stands woman. the wife of morphine
degenerate, whose Likelihood of prolonged
existence must be for all time destructive
TO her Hfe,s happiness. At another angle
stands a learned doctor in whose sanitarium
this mental wreck has been confined Be-
tween the doctor and the woman ehere has
developed a mutual love, which each, for
time. has struggled to conceal, but which,
through natural circumstances, finally be-
comes known to both. At-the third angle
stands q priest whom force of circum-
stances has drawn into the triangle, for the
woman has sought through the church to
gain strength to resist what she clearly sees
and feels is an impending danger. The sex
phase Of the theme Is insistent. The doc
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showing him the cuff. Dasher reached over
quickly. and, to my establishment, punched
half dozen holes in the cuff with what
looked to me Ike shoemaker's punch. He
handed. me the coupons and laughingly
said: Pass 1t along
Il Joined in the laugh as 1t was on me-
and proceeded to the door. Here was met
by Frank Mckee whose genial smile should
have warned me of further danger.
forged ahead, however, and, right In the
center of the rush at the doors. was stop
ped by Mckee, who asked to see my pass
Up went the coat sleeve, and I held my
arm high in the air as Mckee examine ed
the cuff.
After holding me in this embarrassing
position as long as he dared Mckee said:
The pass is all right, but you'll have to
leave it here and he simply held me up
with my hands in the air while he unbut-
toned the cuff, took it off my wrist and
thrust it into one of the ticket boxes. I
was then permitted to enter the theater,
but during the entire evening the perform
ers INDUCED in side remarks about gentle
men who were out Ia evening dress suits
without cuffs, which, to say the least, was
embarra ssing, and 1t was some moments
before we reconcied ourselves to the Hoyt
joke. After the performance 1 asked Hoyt
to return my cuff, but he refused emphat-
ically. Some years later the management
of the Chestnut Street Theater presented
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Majestic Theater.

ME, Him and l." which comes to the
Majestic Theater this week, is declared to
be brimful of rolicking fun. The principal
characters are portrayed by Sullivan, Wat
son and Whitelaw, who have elaborated
their respective roles. There is something
doing every minute Whenever the fun
ceases for a single instant there is some
beautiful scenic feast for the eye or some
tuneful musical number, while charming
girls are here, there and everywhere. Miss
Marion Stanley is the prima donna. She
was the late star of the Wizard of o.
production The soubrette role is played
by Nettie Nelson. Other notable members
of the cast are Henry Lehman. John j.
MCGOWAN, George Germane, Al II. Weston,
Stella Morrisey, Emily Sanford and others
of equal prominence. ludicrous speciality
is the travesty on Creatore and his Italian
band, played by fifteen musicians. The
scenes of the play are laid in the Klondike,
which affords ample scope for some extrav-
agant stage embellishments. The costumes
are also described as gorgeous and the
electrical and spectacular effects as bril-
liant.
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tor symbolical of cold, logical, material
science and modern skepticism. struggles
for possession of the woman, while the
priest sym bolical of the uplifting influence
of the church, strives to save her soul.
Other conditions enter. The doctor and
priest are brothers long estranged because
of their antagonistic views of life. In his
youth the doctor was pious. but what he
considers to be the logic of life has won
him to the side of agnosticism. On the
other hand. the priest in his youth was a
profiigate, whom an awakening of the spir-
itual nature has won from worldly pleas
ures. The big scene comes in the second
act. The woman rushes to the priest to
seek strength to fight off her tempter. The
doctor follows her and all three meet, when
the woman for the first time learns that the
men are brothers. Angered and furious at
his brother for standing between him and
the woman he loves, the doctor bitterly de-
nounces the priest SCOTS at him and de-
fies him to keep her out of his hands. There
is argument for argument-the duel" The
leading woman of the company is Miss Fay
Davis. Other members of the notable cast
are Guy Standing and Eben Plympton. The
English translation of the play was made
by Louis n. Parker.
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me with that cuff. It is now nicely framed
and hangs on the wall at home-one Of our
most valued theatrical souvenirs"
AMATEUR NIGHT.-A novel feature was
introduced at Kernan's Theater last Friday
night which will be carried on through the
remainder of the season, providing the
amateur talent holds out The local aspir-
ants for vaudeville honors were given an
opportunity to show what they could do,
and variety of talent more or less rich in
promise was brought before the footlights.
Some of the musical numbers did not get
the better of the orchestra, but an extreme
ly good natured audience found no serious
fault The management saw that the boys
got square deal. and amateur night may
be regarded as an Institution
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Lady Huntworth's Experiment"

Lady huntWorth Experiment"
The members OF the company whicn is to
support Odetto Tyler during her spring sea-
son at the Belasco Theater have arrived in
Washington, and rehearsals for the opening
play, Lady Huntworths Experiment" viii
begin tomorrow morning. Owing 10 the an
nual engagement of the Mask and Wig
Tyler refused TO upset the plans OF the COLI
lege boys and announces her opening FOR
Tuesday, May ]. Lady HuutwOrths Tx
pertinent" was selected for the debut OF tho
Tyler company because It presents the star
In the role of a Coincidence whose heart
story is strong and sympathetic This play
has not been seen here since Hlda Spong
and the Frohman company played It. VIII
son Melrose VIII be the leading man in
Lady Buntworths Experiment and r.
d. MacLean will hold that position IN heay-
Ter plays. 1t Is planned to offer a range OF
dramas varying from light comedy TO trag-
edy Fuller Mellish. local tavorite, has
been engaged, and Robert S. Taber. for
merly Of THE College Widow company,
will be the leading juvenile. Guy Coombs,
who has been with the Madison Square
Theater company, is with the Tyler COM
pany, and Blanche StOddard. who remained
in town last evening after the closing OF
Just Out Of College" will be Miss Tyler's
leading woman. lnez Plummer, who has
been filling Edna Wallace Hopper's roles
with The Heart of Maryland IS engaged
as ingenue. Mrs. West Ann Butterield
and Julie Lee are other members OF the
company Priestly Morrison is the stage
manager.
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| glare. First OF all, he should have indis-
| putabe talent. If there is any doubt of his
measure Of talent, let him apply himself
with all the might he possesses. He should
always be earnest and serious about every
thing he does Earnestness is a sterling
and an essential virtue for the actor who
would be successful There are too many,
I fear, who do not take the profession seri-
ously. / believe in constant study. Be
cause one has studied a part, developed 1t
and all Is rosy for the season ahead, 1t is
my idea that he is doing a great wrong to
himself when he does not keep on studying
There IS so much for the actor to study, so
much that will develop and round out the
art he must possess In order to reach the
goal Of his ambition"
A CURIOUS PAST shall never for
get one particularly uncomfortable night
for me-" said William w. Black of His
Honor the Mayor" company. 1t was in the
long ago. Charley Hoyt, Frank Mckee,
Bert Dasher, Fred Wright and myself were
sitting In downtown restaurant late one
night. One of Hoyts attractions was play
ing at the theater and turning people away.
We had met accidentally. Hoyt, in the
best of jolly humors, was telling one good
story after another until the conversation
led UP to the enormous business of the
show. Hoyt turned to me and asked: Have
you seen the play? / answered that / had
not; whereupon he insisted upon my seeing
II the following night and called for a slip
of paper upon which to write an order for
box.
There was some delay about the paper,
and as Hoyt sat there tapping the table I'M
patiently with a stylographic pen Fred
Wright reached across the table, saying:
Here, Charlie. let me write IT. Taking the
pen from Hoyts hand. Wright said to me:
Pull up your coat sleeve and I'll write it
on your cuff He then deftly sketched an
outline of one OF the proscenium boxes
with a man and woman seated therein,
close together, hands clasped, like a rural
lovesick twain. Under the sketch he wrote
Good for box party when presented Be
meath this Hoyt signed his name AS the
party was dispensing Iioyt said to ME:
Wear that cuff tomorrow night and
laughingly agreed.
When / got into my dress suit the next
evening my wife called my attention to the
! Gun and advised me 10 wear it After a
little hesitation / slipped it on. Reaching
tie theater, we met Hoyt In the lobby, and
he said: 4 left a boxs in the Office for yoE
| Just ask for IT.
Walking over to the ticket window,
| found Bert Dasher and asked him for the
| box coupons. Dasher replied: Coupons are
| here all right. but where's your pass2'
with smile pulled UP my coat sleeve,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-22
Edwin Emerson Lecture.

Edwin Emerson, who is to deliver lee
ture on the Russlan-Japanese war at the
New National Theater tonight, has seen
service In three wars. In the Venezuela
Colombian war he was colonel of volun-
teers and was decorated by President Cas-
tro with the order of Bolivar for gallantry
in action. He went to Cuba during the
Spanish-Amerfcan war as correspondent.
He enlisted In the Rough Riders and was in
the fight at San Juan and in the trenches
before Santiago.
1t wasnnatural enough to find Emerson In
the orient during the recent conflict He
had the unusual experience of reporting the
war with both armies ,and it was he who
ran the Japanese blockade and interVseWea
Gen. Stoessel while Port Arthur was being
bombarded While IN Port Arthur Enaer-
son met Clemens Lindpainter. photog-
raphe4 They exchanged negatives after
the war. and now Linapainter, who was
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"Abyssinia.

Melville B. Raymond will on Monday,
April 80, at Convention Hall, present VIII
Iiams and Walker In the latest musical odd
ity, entitled 'Abyssinia." The story OF
"Abyssinfa' portrays the adventures Of
Erastus Johnson George Walker, who has
won the capital prize in a lottery and gets
more money than he has ever seen before
CT3ert Williams and a number OF the char
acters in a town In Kansas, in which they
live TO go with him TO Europe ana help
him spend his winnings. "Abysslnla IS
played by and is entirely the Work o. col
bred neonle the music having been written
by win Marion Cook, the lyrics by Jesse A.
Shipp and Alex Rodgers. and the incldehtaL
songs by Bert Williams and James
Vaughan. The piece abounds In that pc
culiar STYLE of comedy for which Williams
and Walker are noted.
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Theater with an engagement of Clara Lip
man and Louis Mann in Julie Bonbon,"
which begins a week at this theater on
Monday evening. Miss Lipman Is the au-
thor OF the piece, which she and her tall
ented husband make their temperance in
In this city
The story of Julie" is simple. Mile.
Bonbon is the proprietress of a fashion
able millinery establishment in New York.
Returning from Europe she meets on the
steamer young man. Knowing scarcely
each others names, they imprudently. fall
In love with each other. Directly they ar
rive in New York the youth becomes John
Van Brunt of formidable family. while
Julie remains simply the little milliner.
Worse still. she has father who Is an
utterly impossible old reprobate of bibulous
habits Mrs. Schuyler Van Brunt, deter
mined that her son shall make no such mes
alliance. contrives that he shall meet and be
duly shocked by his sweethearts deplorable
incumbranee. She also disturbs him stu
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attentions of an old beau, who has long
been pursuing the little milliner.
The climax comes with a supper. at which
young Van Brunt gives way to his disgust
at the lady's surroundings and mortally
wounds her feelings. Next morning, how
ever. for no special reason save the COM
pulsion of love and dramatic necessity, he
turns up in jules boudoir to be forgiven,
and a sufficiently happy marriage is the
result
Mr.. Mann. in his characterization of the
bibulous old Frenchman, has added another
character actors. Besides the regular Sat
urday matinee, the one on Wednesday will
be played, at which the best seats will be
held at 81. On Tuesday afternoon Mr.
Mann and his company will give a special
matinee performance, two acts of Julie Bon
Bon and speciality program. including the
entire talent for the benefit of the San
Francisco sufferers.
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Academy of Music.

For scenic views, surprises, sensations
and thrills. 'Lured From Home" which is
booked al the Academy this week, is said
to be one of the big winners of this sea-
son. This play is by Hal Reid, and is pro-
duced by Mr.. A H. Woods. Up-to-date
stage devices are used to make the scenes
and effects realistic. The plot Of the play
recounts experiences that are told and re-
told in everyday life. Love, pursuit of
wealth, villainy and crime make an inter
esting narrative. The author has told his
story in an entertaining way. and the va
rious roles in the play are interpreted by a
capable aggregation of actors, headed by
Mr.. Willis Granger.
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ADVICE TO YOUNG ACTORS-Otis
Skinner has not reached his present posi-
ton by easy work. The boulders and OBJ
stacles in his path he had to remove by his
own unaided efforts. Nature helped him
with a fine presence, a deep melodious
voice, poets love of the ideal and a lively
imagination. He received much of his
training In classic roles with Mr.. Booth
and with Mr.. Barrett and gained distinc-
ton as a member of Augustin Days COM
pany.
Speaking the other day of the young peo-
pie ambitious for stage career. Mr.. Skim
ner said:
II do not think much of the idea of Civ
ing advice. A great many people who ask
for advice are not sincere about 1t. How
ever, 1 believe in the thorough training OF
the young actor. He should have a long
and thorough schooling in a standard COM
pany before he attempts to step out in the
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"Gallops. f"

David Gray's "Galiops'' comes TO the New
National Theatcr for one week. bezlunlng
Monday. April 80. The play Is founded on
the book OF short stories OF the hunting set
by David Gray. AR Charles Richmau plays
the role OF Jack Hemnwly, who rides and
wins the girl. II not the race. Miss Starr
appears as Nell Coifax, Miss Fi.k-ns as Mrs
lnnls, Miss klmball as Mrs Galloway and
Mr.. Abingdon as Randolph Gcrdeu. The
role OF jenkins. groom serves 10 intro
duce Mr. William Hawtrey, a brother OF
Charles Hawtrey
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-22

S. Murray, Fletcher Norton. Genevieye Fin
lay. w. w. Black Lora Lieb, Arthur Ear
nest, John H. Pratt and F. Van Renssel-
laer. The story of His Honor, the Mayor,
or the Pink Hussars" relates to the adj
ventures of the Hon Teddy Todd, mayor of
Kankakee. H., who is sojourning in Paris
and Budapest. He meets several acquaint-
ances, who are said to be pronounced Amer
lean types and mingles with the foreign
element In such fashion as to develop many
comedy situations 1t is from the scene in
Hungary, crowded with hussars, that the
play derives its title. The phalanx of
beautiful and shapely women, dressed in
the pink uniforms of Hungarian soldiery.
perform number of evolutions. The orig
inal- English pony ballet occupies a prom
inent position N the cast and rs described
as a notable troupe of dancing girls. Be-
sides being exponents of the terpsichorean
art the young woman in the ballet are
good singers and have a great deal OF .both
to do in the performance. Durins-she en-
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Stewards Moving Pictures.

Archie L. Shepard has selected laugh
ing program for his exhibition Of moving
pictures at the Academy tonight, there be-
ing only three subjects OF the entire list
that are of a dramatic nature. and these
are: The Voice Of Conscience, % Christian
Martyrs" and production of Uncle Tom, s
Cabin Among the comedy subjects VIII
he seen 'Srhe Fake Burglars, Lovers
Joke Keep It Straight, The Matri-
monial Agency" THE Fat Lady's Court
ship" Lifting the Lid" ''Hod- carriers
Ping-pong" and Swallowing a Photog-
rainier
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Kernan,s Lvceum Theater.

The Oriental Burlesquers will be the at
traction at Kernan's Lyceum Theater, COM
mencing tomorrow matinee. headed by w.
B. Watson. In this company he has sur
rounded himself with a picked set OF
well-known performers and comely ret
inue of chorus ladies' Friday night has
been set aside for an amateur reunion.
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Marsh's Concert.

Particular care has been taken IN select
ing the moving pictures for the concert TO-
night at the Majestic Theater. and the
management promises one Of the finest biils
of the season. Tom Moore, In new MUS
trated songs. along with other attractions,
will also appear.
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maneen of the Conviets. y

The role of Queen Draga OF servia, in
Theodore Kremer's play, Queen Of the
Convlcts," which comes to the Academy
the week of April 30, viii be IN the hands
of Miss Selma Herman, whom =. H. sui
Ivan is starring under his personal direc-
ton this season.
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be introduced by Monsieur and Madame
Rossi Billy Van, the minstrel man, will
have a fresh series of stories and jokes.
Other features will be the Four Lukens in
their mid-air performance on the horizontal
high bars; knight Brothers and Sawtel!e
in lively dancing episode; the Misses Del
more, with vocal and Instrumental selec-
tons and the Three Deltons in mirthful
arrangement 1.-The Derby Favorite" will
be shown by the motion pictures. The man
agement of Chase's has announced that 1t
will donate the entire proceeds of the Tues
matinee to the San Francisco relief fund.
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A New Amusement Park.

Construction is going on rapidly at Luna
Park, the new electric park resort on the
Potomac. Open air exhibitions of all kinds,
including athletic contests, are to be p<e-
scented in conjunction with a variety OF
novel features, and complete and convent
ent railway facilities are promised. The
new resort is to be open May 2S;,'under the
management OF George T. Gill.
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HAriZOna.v

Augustus Thomas drama, Arizona"
comes to the Majestic Theater the week or
April so. AS the name indicates. the scenes
and people Of the play are taken from mat
picturesque southwestern territory, Arl-
iona, of which most Americans have gained
their impressions through the drawings OF
Frederick Remington. Mr.. Remington, by
the way made the sketches for the four
scenes in the stage production of ARR
IONA" and personally supervised the &C.
tails and cOStuming.
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Dan McAyoy,

The Chase offering for the week of April
80 will include Dan McAvoy with his Fifth
Avenue Girls, headed by Miss Georgia Kel-
~. Capt. Bloom will present his Interest,"
Ing demonstrations in wireless telegr2Fhy,
and Auguste Close offers an original musl-
cal rnonologue that IS said TO be novel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-22

order to be perfectly consistent and fair
minded as all who affect dramatic criti-
cism should be. a further prediction is
hereby ventured that neither Mr.. Mans
field nor the National Theater will consent
to, or even propose, any such arrange
ment PH1LANDER JOHNSON.
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Chase's Theater.

Katie Barry will appear at Chases this
week. Her offering is OF the "slavey' type.
and she wears the same funny costume in
which she appeared in the Chinese Honey
moon" Rossi's musical horse, 'Emir," will
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Columbia Theater.

The Alfred E. Aarons' Musical Comedy
Companys latest production, His Honor,
the Mayor. or the Pink Hussars" will be
the attraction at the Columbia Theater
commencing Monday night. The cast in
cludes Clarence Harvey, Mabel Hollins, J.
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gagement In this city popular priced matt
nees will be given Thursday and Saturday
afternoons, when 80 cents viii be the price
of admission to any place in the house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-22

the official photographer within the be-
sieged city. is making tour OF America.
accompanying Mr.. Emerson on his visits 10
the various cities where he lectures. II has
oeen decided to make this lecture q benefit
performance, the entire proceeds TO be de-
voted 10 the San Franclseo rellef fund.
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Playhouse Paragraphs.

A musical version of CAS- You Like 1t" Is
to be made.
The Puccini opera. Madame Butterfly"
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Belasco Theater.

The regular season closes at the Belasco