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The Washington times., 1906-02-27

farce. The Other Fellow" Their pop
ularity was attested by the liberal re-
ceDtton accorded. The American vita
graph is the concluding number II
shows several new features.
The Washington times., 1906-02-27
ACADEMY.
"IR Old Kentucky" Scores Another
Hit

II OiU lAV4IlLLAF ASNULNs LAILVtIICL
Hit.
In Old Kentucky has heart interest
incidents in such an abundance thai II
Will always be welcomed by large audi
ences at populaT-pTiced theaters The
company presenting this old-time ia
vorite at the Academy last evening was
capable one Marion Shirley In the
leading role was very effective She is
charmingly natural in the lighter scenes
of the play, and in addition has a very
pleasing stage presence Her support
was well balanced and the entire per
fOrmanCe was COmmendabI
one of the laughabIe features Of the
evenings entertainment was the dancing
of a number Of genuine pickaninntcs. d"
The stage settings were adequate
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chase's Polite Vaudeville

Daily Mats-, 15c; Evenings. &c and Soc
JOSEPH HART AND CARRIE DE MAR
IN their New Vaudeville JOIlIfCstfop THE
OTHER FELLOW solid big hit STAI.EY
& BIRBECK, wonderful musical scenic trans
formation. JACK NORWORTH. new singing
munologue, The College Boy The kTTA-
BANZAT Acrobats- Atflt Wood. Mullen &.
CorelH Harry EdsoT and Dec Motion
pictures Of THE Ruffi.ius of Paris -
Next Week-Morris' Mammoth Circus Car
nival. Murphy * Nichols Bert Levy, etc.
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CITIZENS INDORSE
COMP PULSORy STUDY
Education Measure Viewed
With Favor.
HELD A JOINT MEETIN G
Senate and House Committees to Be
Informed of Action Taken in
Northern Section.

The compulsory education law for the
District was again indorsed by the North
Capitol and lexington Citizens Associa-
tion and the North Washington Citizens
Association at ST. Martins Hall
The chairman of the school commit
tee was instructed to inform the Senate
and House Committees on Education OF
the reimbursement of the meanne, as the
same action has been taken individually
by both associations.
The joint meeting of the two organI-
cations has become an annual AFFAIR for
the consideration Of improvements for
the mutual benefit Of the citizens OF
North Washington,
Commissioners Present.
Commissioner West and Commission
er Biddle were present and addressed
the meeting. Commissioner West told
how the Commissioners had to contend
with two different infiuences-one the in
fuence of the citizens of the District.
who insisted on better police service,
and better pay for policemen and teach
crs. and the other that of the outside
people. who demanded a more beautiful
Capitol Personally, the Commissioner
said, he was with the people Of the Dis
trtct.
Commissioner Biddle confined his re-
marks 10 the proper expenditure of
money for improvements in the Dis
trict He said that the old part of
the city should be put in the best con-
dition. as regards parks and pavements
first, after which the expenditures for
the newer parts should be taken up.
He concluded by saying that he hoped
Congress would recognize re beauty of
the plan Of the old town with wide
street and avenues and many parks, and
extend it to the newer sections.
The Other Speakers.
The other speakers were Clayton E.
Emig, president OF the North washing
ton Association; the Rev. Eugene 4.
aannan, OF St. Martins Church: the
Rev Lindley D. Clark and William :
Henderson. 4. r. Server presided. and
twenty-five new members were enrolled
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the experience will prove of the great
est value Vaudeville teaches one 10
get immediate results from ones art.
In an ordinary play the actor has. per-
haps, ten Or fifteen minutes in which
to make his first impression on his
audience. In vaudeville the actor has
about five seconds; the methods must
differ. although the manner may be
the same
The productions of tire Yeats PLAYS
were disastrous financially, largely be-
cause we lacked financial backing. 1
am planning to use the very comfort
able little fortune / shall have as a
result of my years tour i'm vaudeville.
in another effort to make a tour of
the country i'm modern and classic plays
OF special appeal / am more convinced
than ever that there is rapidly grow
ing class of theatregoers which will
be only too glad to lend their moral
and financial support to plays which
nave something la them besides words
and sounds
Il do not mean that shall confine
myself necessarily TO the plays Of
Yeats, although l should like to use
some of them again: what | hone to
do is to organize a small but perfect
company of players and present per-
haps a dozen Of the best obtainabIe
plays: plays which the. average the
atrical managers would very rightly
throw aside as without value.
But the aims of the theatrical man
ager and my aims are two very diff
ferent things. He must make money
with his ventures or he is failure.
1 shall be satisfied if I make a little
more than my running expenses"
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THE STORY OF THREE OPERAS.

Two new light operas and one old.
but that old one among the best and
most popular of all the standard light
operas, is what the Stewart Opera
company will serve the theatres oers
who visit the Salt Lake theatre this
week. A short insight into the story
of each of these operas will not come
amiss, particularly in respect to the
new ones, which have never been seen
outside the larger cities of the east pre-
vious to this season.
1.-THE Two Roses" is described as a
comedy opera in two acts. 1t is a
lyric adaptation by Stanislaus STANCE
of Oliver GOldsmiths delightful COM
edy, "She Stops to Conquer" AS no
play is better known throughout the
world where the English language is
spoken, ii is hardly necessary to go
into detailed description. Suffice to say
that the lyric adaptation of Mr.. STANCE
retains all the subtle qualities. whether
romantic or of the comedy type of
character, with which the Goldsmith
play is replete. Such dainty and refined
comedy, studded with the musical gems
which Ludwig Englander has COM
posed for it, entities ''The Two Roses
20 stand out as one of the greatest light
opera successes of recent years.
The scene of the opera "Babette'' is
laid in Belgium during its occupation
by the Spaniards under Philip II. A
spirit of revolution is rife against the
invaders, and upon this hangs the plot.
Babette is the professional letter writer
of the village. and falls in love with
Marcel a young painter. but suppOses
him to be enamored of Vinette, daugh-
ter of BaltaZar. Mondragon and Mar
GEL discovering that Baltazar is a spy,
and really in league with the Spaniards,
determine TO Outwit him. In the second
act Babette and her father appear as
strolling players. and when they learn
that Baltazar and Vinette, as Spanish
ENJOYS, have just arrived at the inn,
with the assistance of Mondragon they
plan an exchange of costume. Baltazar
and his daughter are persuaded to don
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FROM BEHIND THE CURTAIN.

Richard Mansfield in an interview
given to the Theater Magazine explains
the reason for the impression prevail
ing in some quarters that he is Il rigid
disciplinarian. The writer IF the i'll
terview says:
That Mr.. Mansfield is sensitive to
the malicious criticisms of q certain
section or the press, and that he is
fully aware his personal unpopularity
in certain small quarters comes from
the willful misrepresentation and con-
tortion of the many little annoyances
OF daily stage life. goes without say
ing. Yet he does not concern himself
seriously with this phase of his pro-
fessional career. He accepts il rather
as a natural result of clinging tenaci-
ously to settled policy of procedure
necessarily to attaining a definite artis-
tic goal. He knows that a rigid and
memorable stage discipline and an alb
solute one man dictatorship of his COM
pany is necessary to working out his
we'll defined ideas and ideals. He ex-
planned himself as follows:
When man faces the question of
his professional future he must follow
one of two paths. One is the easy path
to personal popularity at the expense
Of actual and really artistic success:
and there is that other path which cuts
through AL barr erf. regardless Of all
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the strollers' clothes. while Van Tym-
pie and Babette appear as courtiers
The act ends with the arrest Of Balta-
Ear and Vinette as mendicants, and the
departure of Babette and her father
Gas representatives of the Spanish gov
ernmenO to interview the king OF
France at Versailles. In the last act
both parties-the real and the fictitious
envoys-meet at the court 1t looks
very dark for Van Tymple and his
daughter when the king recognizes in
Babette singer whom he had long
been seeking. In admiration of her
talents he promises to grant any &C.
quest she may make. and when she
asks pardon for her father and per
mission to marry Marcel, he readily as
sents. thus bringing the opera to a
happy conclusion
Dorothy" Alfred Cellier's "Doro-
thy" dainty and demure, book and
lyrics by B. c. Stephenson. is the comic
opera that is more familiar 10 music
lovers than the other two of the Stew
art company's offerings. 1t is in three
acts, and its story is that OF the daugh-
ter of a wealthy. fOX-hunting English
squire, who dons a peasant dress and,
at the village inn, serves the landlords
customers. She falls i'm love with
gentleman whose horse has lost a shoe
Dorothy is accompanied by a friend
who maSquerades with her, and who
also falls in love with a customer. The
two girls give their lovers two rings,
which the lovers swear never 10 part
with, and the same evening present
them to two grand ladies at a ball,
which ladies are no others than their
Sweethearts of the morning, now clad
in their legitimate raiment. The two
gentlemen. I'm the middle OF the night
play at burglars. and bind the squire
in his chair and rob him. Dorothy, dis
guised in male attire. challenges her
lover to fight duel and, the challege
being accepted. displays arrant cow
ardice, thus making the announcement
and inevitable explanation easy and
natural.
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THE ACTRESS
OF THE FUTURE

Yvette Guilbert has been outlining
the career of the actress of the fu-
ture. She Will belong to no nation and
no city. She will be international. She
will act in New York, Berlin, Rome,
7aris and London
She will play, moreover, in the Ian
guages of these cities To learn them
will be a part of her preparation.
AS yet none e the dramtic schools
has added foreign languages to it
courses. But within certain limitations
what Nine. Guilbert prophesied has al
ready begun.
Between this country and England
the interchange of actresses has be-
come an established custom. The aG-
vantage is still on the side Of the Eng
lish actresses in one way. They still
make more money over here, than
American players GO in London. Olga
Nethersole, Mrs. Campbell Ellis JEFF
freys have no counterpart among the
American actresses who have gone to
London.
The only two Americans who have
found lasting success in London are
Edna May and Gertrude Elliott But
number of others have found regular
employment in less Important posi-
tons. Fay Davis was ONE Of these.
AS yet Americans accept English
stars more unreservedly and with
greater warmth than they take Amer
lean leading women. 1t would not pay
Maude Adams, Annie Russell or Mrs
Carter to go TO London and play there
all winter. They would lose tfd usands
Of dollars On the other hand A. good
American season will add thousands 10
the bank account of an English ac-
treSS.
AS regards Continental Europe the
case is different. There are few. if
any, American actresses who speak
German or French we'll enough to at
tempt to act before an audience Of
either nationality. Foreigners are much
more adaptable.
Modjeski Rhea and Janauschek all
learned English and succeeded. FRITZ
Scheff in a very short time mastered
English we'll enough to become q pop
ular star. Lima Abarbaceli after only
one season could speak we'll enough
to take a part in an English produc-
ton and make a hit.
Mile. Kallsch had more difficulty. be-
cause in her serious plays the public
is much more critical. ii Will AXE her
some time to speak English with suffi-
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of The drama which Bayard WELLER has
written for Miss Wycherly. In it she
plays six Of the nine chara cters and
makes the changes in from six TO thir-
ty seconds by the stop watch. This
in itself would be the making of the
piece in vaudeville. But the emotional
little drama is a gem i'm Itself and
would be a go without this novel feat
ure. Margaret Wycherly q year ago
lost $4,000 as an exponent OF Yeats
Shaw and Maeterlinck. She is quite
frank about her breaking into vaude-
Vile. Without any backing / find it
is hard to make "A way in the profess
siOn." she said. The big salaries !
am getting i'm vaudeville, however, viii
soon place me in a position whore
can return 20 my ideals once more"
The balance of the conference week
bill is in line with the high standard
set by the headline. Second on the
list comes Lillian Ashby. charming
young woman with fund Of cute sto-
ries and catchy songs.
Comedy is not overlooked either, for
the Robert DemOnt Trio has an act
that is a scream. II sails under the
acrobatic comedy flag and bears the
title of Fun I'm Hotel" The three
people during the twenty minutes they
are on the Stage are a source of joy
for the audience.
The turn of the Oliveira Trio is slight
ly different, as it is an ambitious mu-
steal act where a number of instru-
ments are brought into play by two
women and a young man of talent
Ferry in Fairyland" INDUCES in
some good contortion work. Aided by
special scenic effects and clad i'm the
guise of huge green frog, he performs
the seemingly impossible.
Charles Sharp, who as Doodles i'm
THE BurgOmaster" here made such
hit with his funny wrestle with
clarionet and saxaphOne, is down on
the bill for a German musical mono
logue. His display of idiosyncrasies is
bound to keep the risibles of the audi
ence i'm action.
The kinodrome with a new set of mo-
ton picture dramas and the excellent
orchestra round out one of the best
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PROMISE OF THE PLAYHOUSES.
Stewart Opera Company.

Tomorrow night the Stewart Opera
company begins its weeks engagement
at the Salt Lake theatre. presenting
for the first two nights (Monday and
Tuesday,, The Two Roses" On
Wednesday matinee and night, and
Thursday night, Alfred Cellier's de-
lightful English comic opera "Doro-
thy" And on Friday and Saturday
night and Saturday matinee the Har-
ry b. Smith-Victor Herbert light
opera "Babette." All of these operas
will be costumed anG mounted in the
same elaborate manner as when pre-
sented at the Broadway theatre, New
York City.
The story of THE Two Roses is
founded on Oliver Goldsmith's famous
comedy, she Stops to Conquer" than
which no other play has been more
popular on the English stage In the
work of adaptation for the lyric stage
it is claimed the lines and situations
retain those subtle qualities which
mark the original. and are considerably
enhanced by the graceful rhythm and
melody of the music, of which the
numbers, individual and ensemble, are
plentiful The lyric adaptation is the
work Of Stanislaus STANCE, the music
is by Ludwig Highlander.
The characters of the Goldsmith stO-
ry, both romantic and of the comedy
type, such as Rose de CourcelleS, Su-
san knight. Mrs Oldfield, Mr. Old
field, DR.. Thomas Well, Philip Meri-
vale and Ferdinand Day, have all been
provided with revised editions of the
clever scenes and situations with which
she Stooos to Conquer is replete
While the supply of musical numbers
gives each of the principals, as well
as the well-trained chorus. a liberal
supply Of solo and ensemble work.
Mabel Day will sing the role of Rose
de Courcelles in the delightful refined
and lOvable manner in which the dain-
ty little priTua donna has become 50
prominently identified with the part
The principals in the case appear as
follows:
Susan knight. maid to Rose De-
courcelles go. Bertha Shalek
DR.. Thomas We'll, young physician
.... go. go. ...... VIM. G.. Stewart
Lady Jane, a frien1 of Rose De-
courcelleS =. o.. ....Nettie May Lyon
Ferdinand Day, Squire Cldfield's
stepso I -. ....Geo. w. Leslie
Mrs. Oldfield, Ferdinand mother
So. .... .. go. 80. Bessie Fairbairn
Andrew Oldfeld, Squire Of Gotham
Philip Merivale, Rose Deccurcelles'
suitor -. Carl Haydn
Rose Decourcelles, Squire Oldfield's
ward and at one time known as
Rose Marie -. Mabel Day
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Protean Drama at orpheum.

A feature that will attract possibly
as much attention here as it has i'm
San Francisco and Los Angeles will
be the appearance at the Orpheum of
Margaret Wycherly on the new bill.
which opens Monday. She presents the
latest fad. the protean drama. For the
benefit of those not thoroughly posted.
the "protean' Is usually played by two
CT three people, the most important
of whom impersonates most of the
characters, the others merely acting as
aids "In Self Defense" is the title
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cient smoothness to have her accent
forgiven.
Emma Eames and Lillian NordIca
speak French as fluently as English
Italian is just as easy for Mile. Games
in singing and in speaking. German
she scarcely speaks at all, and her
singing of it is labored.
Bessie ABBOTT sings French very well,
but not so well as Suzanne Adams
Both speak it with perfect fluency.
Olive FremStad speaks perfectly both
French and German in addition to her
native English, and Louise Homer
could act in French without offending
even the sensitive ears of the Parisians-
She is also strong in German and
Italian.
If women singers can thus ACQUIRE
linguistic accomplishments there is no
reason why actresses should be unable
TO. The advantage of the singers is.
of course, that they go to Europe 20
study and learn the tongues there. A
foreign training will be necessary for
actresses when they become interna-
tional.
1t might be a very good thing for
managers If the actresses Of the con-
tinental countries learned English. As
things are now it is declared that only
one woman in recent years has made
money for anybody but herself by act
ing in a foreign language. This is Sa-
1ah Bernhardt.
With all the praise that Rejane had
On her two visits here. she never once
drew for Abbey & Grau the fee they
paid her, and on her last visit she is
said to have lost upward of $40 600 for
her managers, although she made plen-
ty of money for herself. If, on the
other hand, she had played in English
and with an English company she
would have made a great deal Of
money.
SO if the beauties OF the Paris stage
-Bartet, Brandes, Hading, Sorel. Ger
ard, Yahne, SECOND Weber, Lavalliere.
Jane Granier-came over here and act
ed in English there would be money
in it for them and their managers.
There would be as much interest I'm
the German and Italian actresses, al
though they are fewer IN number and
not so noted or attractive.
1t was at the professional matinee
of "A Case of Arson" in which Henri
De Vries. the man from Holland, made
such a success. Players from the
various companies I'm town were dis
cussing the performance when a MI
nor actor from a show that was about
to close was overheard to remark:
well, l thought I'd just come down
and take a look over this scab Dutch
actor. Look what he's doing, Put
ting six men cut of work by payina
seven parts himself"
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Girl of the Sfreets.U

Commencing tonight the Grand will
offer its patrons for four nights, with a
souvenir matinee on Wednesday after
noon, the big metropolitan success,
Girl of the Streets" There is so
much that is good in this play that no
one wonders at the extraordinary sue
cess which this work has enjoyed. as Il
pictures scenes and people i'm the slums
OF New YOrk-nOt in an ideal way. but
as every one knows them to be. 1t
hol6s, so to speak, the mirror up TO
nature, and if in its closing scene il
makes one cry a little, it is because of
that touch of nature that is placed
there so deftly that one forgets he is
looking upon mimic scene. Every one
who appreciates the good that the the
atre can do will like Girl of the
Streets. 1t is all clean ana whole
some, its atmosphere is refreshing. and
there is nothing suggestive in the story
that it unfOlds, while the humor is
crisp and quaint. The attraction has
Deen most successful wherever this
company has presented it, the stamp
of approval having been universally
set upon the performance. ne clever
emotional actress, Miss Katherine Gre
go, heads the cast of players
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bills to date. There will be matinees
each day during the week on and after
tuesday, SO as to give the conference
folks chance to see what modern Vau-
deYille really is like
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"My Partner"

Coming to the Grand next Thursday
evening for a short engagement is
Theodore Torch, the young romantic
actor, and one of the favOriteS of Salt
Lake. theatre-gOers. - IT has been a
year since Mr.. Torch has been seen
locally. and he comes to US this season
with the best supporting company OBJ
tainable, and with a line of new pro-
auctions throughout, all of which
Messrs. Pelton and Shutter under
whose direction Mr.. Torch is being pre-
scented, have carefully mounted and
costumed. and every detail is carried
out in most admirable manner. Mr..
Torch is supported by a company of
capable persons headed by Miss Jo-
sephine Deffry, that clever artist.
whose ability is well known. The OPEN
ing play will be a splendid revival of
Barley Campbell's story of the west.
My Partner" and will be presented
for three nights with a family matinee
Saturday afternoon
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-08-15
Did You Notice IT?

The Astoria & Columbia Railroad
Co.'S latest souvenir Post Book, con-
tanning II half-tone views of Clatsop
Beach and other points OF interest
along its line between Portland and
Seaside is making the hit of the sea-
son. Everybody wants it, and you VIII
have to place your order early to avoid
the rush. Mailed free upon applica-
ton to ]. C. Mayo, G. P. A.. Astoria
Or, or c. A Stewart, Agent, 24s Aloer
ST., Portland, Ore.
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o Q! PSI.
&9||| ss ssEfI2s '.,
AND UNION PACIFIC
ONLY LINE EAST VIA
SALT LAKE AND DENVER
TWO TRAINS DAILY
No. Arrives from Spo-
kane and departs for
Pendleton ........... 3:15 p. m.
No. 8 Arrives from Pendle-
ton an dthe East, and
departs 1850 a. m
No. Al Leaves daily except
Sunday for Pendleton
No. A Arrives from Port
land ............ 3:46 q. m
No. IS Leaves for Port
and Spokane via Wal.
lula ..................9 $3.50 pm.
No. ~ Arrives from Pendle-
ton, except Sunday :. 9:10 p. m
No 81 Arrives from Dayton and
way points ........ 800. $3.50 p. m
No. So Leaves for Dayton ......8 a. m.
Pullman STANDARD and Tourist
Sleeping cars daily to Omaha, Chica-
go; Tourist Sleeping cars daily to
Kansas City; Pullman tourist sleeping
cars personally conducted) weekly to
Chicago; reclining chair cars (seats
free) to the East daily.
Steamer Lines.
Daily Boat Service between Portland
and Astoria except Sunday, a. p. m.
Saturdays at 10 p. m.
Snake River Route.
Leave Riparia daily except Satur.
day, $40 a. m.
Leave Lewiston daily. except Fri
day, 700 a. m.
r. BURNS,
District Freight and Passenger Agent
Walla Walla, Wash.
C. S. HAYNES,
City Ticket Agent,
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There was a curious punishment In
England by which any one who wrote
books condemned by the law as objec-
tionable was compelled to publicly burn
them. The last time this was done was
In 1893, when Alexander Wilson, a not
ed ornithologist and poet, was fined and
condemned to publicly burn poems ac-
Paisley.