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The Washington times., 1906-06-24
MISSISSIPPI FLYERS.

The fastest time ever made from New
Orleans to Cincinnati was days IS
hours, elapsed time, in 1S43. by the Duke
of Orleans. The Diana made a fast trip
two years later. but outside Of this no
steamboat sndeavored to break the rec
ord until the Charles Morgan. in June
1877. left New Orleans "A hours later
than the Robert Mitchell. passed the
latter at HawesviIie and made the run
to Cincinnati IN 6 days IL hours, having
made 42 landings and lost 31h hours get
ting through the canal at Louisville.
In April Of the same year the Thomp-
son Dean made the run in days IS
hours. and had lost II hours in the canal
and Il hours at way landings. The r.
r. Springer. in 1881. came through from
New Orleans to Cincinnati In 5 days u
hours 45 minutes running time. which
was the quickest made since The trip
Cf the Duke of Orleans. Her DCst time
was made while in the Mississippi. From
the time she reached the Ohio until she
arri Jed az Cincinnati her spe ii deer as
ed She consumed p hours 8 minutes
more time from New Orleans to Cairo
than did the r. +. Lee in 1870.
In March. 1881. the VIII s. Hayes
made the run in days II hours 10 min
utes from port to port, having made 81
landings and met with several unusual
detentions. In 1874 the quickest record
ed trip from New Orleans to Cairo was
made by the J. NJ. White. in 3 days s
hours A minutes; in 1853 by the Eclipse.
in days hours 4 minutes, and by the
A l. Shotwel- IN 3 days hours 40
minutes. This time was not shsrtened
until 1870. when the r. z. Lee 1per sec
ond runl set the pegs at 3 days 1
hour and minute. which remains tha
quickest time to this day. The distance
is 1.040 miles.
The r. Z. Lee. in the famous race
with the Natchez from New Orleans 10
st. Louis. in July. 1870. left the wharf
at New Orleans June 80 at 4:55 d M
and reached the wharf boat at St Louis
July 4. at 11:25 a. m Her time from
New Orleans vaS as follows.
The Washington times., 1906-06-24
The Story of an EpOch-Making Play

fashionable St. James. now the home
Of George Alexander. She was present
ing the 'Danischens." with cast in
cluding herself. Herman Vein. John
Clayton. Charles Warner. Mrs. Lydia
Foote. and Fanny Addison. John Sleeper
Clarke was playing at the Stand in Tom
TayIor's Babes and Beetles" followed
by Gilbert and Sullivan's The Dow
ager." in which George Leitch was spe-
cially engaged
Marie Wilton. who had married into
tho nobility. and become Lady Bancroft,
was actress-manager Of the Prince of
Wales Theater. when Wyndham pro-
duced Pink Dominos." She was pre-
senting 1.-The Vicarage. a fireside story
by SavilIe Rowe. In which Mr.. Kendall.
Arthur Cecil. and Mrs. Bancroft ap-
peared. and this was followed by Lon
don Assurance" which Boucicault had
compressed from five into four acts with
Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall. Arthur Cecil. Mr..
Kemble. Mr.. Bancroft, George Honey.
and Carlotta Addison in the cast. This
was Lady Bancroft's first appearance
on the stage for more than a year.
Mrs. Herman Vein was being seen as
Cora. at the Globe Theater. and John
Hare. as lessee of the Royal Court The
ter, was presenting New Men and Old
Acres with a. company including him
self. Miss Ellen Terry. who had not then
entered into association with Henry
Irving. Kate Aubrey. and II. b. Conway.
AT the Folly Theater. Lydia Thompson.
Of burlesque fame. was presenting
Oxygen; or Gas In Burlesque Meter"
and had associated with her IN the cast
such players as Lionel Brough. Willie
Edouin. Ella Chapman. Violette Came
ron. Marie Williams. and Emily Duncan.
Barry Sullivan was on the outskirts OF
London playing Hamlet" Richard
Ill" and "Richelieu.'' and Ada Caven-
dish was at the Theater Royal at Old
ham.
Edward Terry and his company were
at the Royal Aquarium Theater, pre-
senting Boucicaults Might and Morn
ing" and II. j. Byrons burlesque of
The Pilgrim of Love-" in which Terry
was singing his then famous song Of
Complaints" and making his farewell
performances before touring the provin
cial theaters.
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HIS DEDUCTIONS.

Some wears ago there sat in the House
OF Representatives as member from
Missouri a gentleman named Benton.
According to the Congressman rho tells
the story Mr. Benton was known as the
shrewdest and homel.est man that the
State possessed at that time"
In his early days at the bar Mr.. Ben
ton had. II is said. gone to Texas for the
purpose Of prosecuting a land claim He
lost the suit. hut was so fortunate as
to win an extremely handsome Texan
girl. who accompanied him to his Mis-.
souri, home At St Joseph the couple
were met by a certain General Mitchell,
a very plain spoken politician to whom
Mr. Benton introduced his bride The old
fellow looked very much surprised. He
stared at Benton and beamed on the
pretty bride Finally he could repress
himself no longer. so ne blurted out:
Mrs. Benton, amt there any men In
Texas America Spectator.
The Washington times., 1906-06-24
Western Plays and Players in New York

The effete East. as represented by
Gotham, the self-satisfied. IS turning 10
the golden West, which gave It Maude
Adams. Blanche Bates, and Mrs. Carter,
for new plays and new players one
Of the latest spring productions was
The Strength OF the Weak" introduc-
ing Miss Florence Roberts to New York
audiences. and "A couple OF brand new
playwrights. Miss Alice NJ Smith and
Miss Charlotte Thompson. TO New York
managers
They were three young Lochinvars in
petticoats. coming out OF the West 10
conquer the critics OF Gotham Flor
cnce Roberts is an actress OF unbounded
popularity on the coast. and in the
waning season she made her bow 10
Broadway confidently. albeit modestly.
And Broadway accepted her-with reser-
vatious.
According TO a writer In the Theater.
she has power. She has sincerity She
is original. Her resemblance to one OF
the most distinguished women players
Of our stage CAIrs. Ffske) is a mere
trick Of nature. not the art OF a studIous-
ly wrought reproduction. She has the
tremendous power OF entire repose.
She shows weakness in stage manage
ment and no great skill in selecting her
cast She permits the incOngruity OF
handsome clothes in a drawing room
that would seem TO have been furnished
on the installment plan, and her own
gowns fail sadly in conveying the illu-
sion that she patronizes the best dress
makers. In city where externals
The Washington times., 1906-06-24
The Picnic's the Thing These Days;
WaShingtOn'S Bound TO Be Proper

Washington Luna Park opens its fifth
week of the season today with another
big free double bill for each afternoon
and evening throughout the entire week.
The Navassars Ladies Band OF fifty ac-
complished musicians. who have been
entertaining immense audiences every
day in the musical shell, have been re-
engaged for this week, and on the large
circular hippodrome stage the Six Sc
mois. Arab acrobats extraordinary, will
give performances at S:45 and 9:15 daily.
The Navassars made a distinct hit
with the largest audiences ever seen In
park IN this section OF the country,
with their finished style of playing. their
unique and striking costumes. and their
winning personality. 1t had been ar
ranged by the management OF the park
to have a different band for this week.
but the popularity of the young ladies
and their excellent concert work de-
manded fiom the Luna Park patronage
a continuance of their engagement,
which has been granted. This aggrega-
ton OF lady musicians IS, perhaps. the
most unique now before the public,
their work ranking with the very high
est standard OF band organizations.
Several members of the Navassars were
students at Vassar College ard from
their excellent musical efforts there the
present organization developed. Among
the members OF the band are several
soloists of International reputation. In
Guiding Miss Ida Reiter and Miss Lillian
Sieger. trombone and cornet soloists re-
spectively. The program arranged for
this week will be one OF unusual inter
est and popularity. comprising the best
band arrangements in existence, with
a liberal sprinkling Of popular airs and
selections from the serious operas.
There will also be several numbers from
the popular saxaphone sextet, com
posed of the three Misses Hall and the
Misses Sandager. Callahan and Gary
The Arabs who Will be seen at Luna
Park this week have an act OF unusual
daring and originality. AS is generally
known, the Arab IS the worlds finished
athlete. and in spite OF the rapid strides
made by the American-notably in the
recent Greek Coliseum contests-holds
his own at the head OF the strenuous
products Of muscle and nerve The six
Semois are among the best acrobattc
wonders, and their work has brought
forth unstinted praise wherever they
have appeared Their work differs con-
The Washington times., 1906-06-24
Pink DominOS' the Attraction
at the Columbia This Week

Beginning tomorrow evening Guy
Standing and the Columbia Theater
Company Will enter upon the ninth
week of their successful summer en-
gagement at the Columbia with an ade-
quate revival OF Pink Donainos" which
is one of the most successful and amaz-
ing light comedies ever imported TO the
English stage from the French Guy
Standing and John Mason will interpret
the characters OF the two gay husbands
Of the comedy. Standing will appear as
! Charles Greythorne. the busy Manches-
| ter cotton merchant. which was created
by Sir Charles Wyndham and John Ma
son viii be seen at Str Percy wagstaff.
the man-about-town. which was created
in the original wyndham production by
Herbert Standing. the father Of the
leading man at the Columbia. The plot
CT the comedy develops the frustrated
| plans of the two gay husbands. who
have originated the idea OF going TO a
bal masque TO be held at Cremorne Gar
dens. without the knowledge Of their
| wives. whom they deceive by subter-
fuge. These gardens are not fictitious
with the dramatist Persons whose mem
oTles are familiar with the London OF
thirty years ago will recall that at the
time OF the Initial presentation Of Pink
Dominos' IN London. the Cremorne
Theater Royal. with its gardens. band
dancing. and bal masques was in full
blast under the management OF John
Baum. and that those who went to Gre
morne after 10 o'clock at night. were
charged twice the price OF admission
charged those who attended during the
earlier part Of the evening. The wives
of Charles Greythorne and of Sir Percy
We o.
Of their husbands quite by accident and
determine 10 repay them In similar coin.
The wives. accordingly. address letters
inviting their husbands to meet them
at Cremorne during the height Of the
bal masque. Both men tumble into the
snare, and when the wyve7, attired in
fancy costume. and wearing pink domi-
nos. reach the ball. each husband meets
the wife Of the other It oeveIops that
the letters from the wives to their hus-
bands were written by a modest little
French maid. who became aware OF
the plans of those who are plotting and
contemplating. The maid dons a cast
off domino. and follows them TO the gar
dens. In consequence Of this, things
| become very much perplexed and the
firtatious little maid. after a series OF
fun-provokIng situations renders things
so lively for everybody In such clev-
er fashion that it actually becomes a
matter of difficulty to induce the wives
to believe that the maid was the mis-
chief-maker. Miss Jessie Busbey has
been specially engaged to interpret the
part of Rebecca. the roguish little
French maid. Miss BusJey played the
part of Miss Cullinghaul in JItch's Girl
With the Green Eyes was with Will
liam Gillette IN 1.-THE 4AdDlfsable Crich-
tom, season before last. and after that
was associated with the Empire Thea
ter production OF Barrie's Little Mary
playing the role of Moira Eoney, which
was created in London by Nina Bouci-
cault Miss Alexander. wei and favor
ably known here, for her performances
with the Ben Greet players, viii also
make her first appearance with the COM
pany.
The Washington times., 1906-06-24
GREAT LOSS IN WINDOW GLASS

Because of the destruction of a vast
amount Of business structures in San
Francisco and also Of the entire reserve
supply Of window glass in that city the
window glass market Of the country has
assumed a new phase and probably one
OF the most unique in its history
The demand for window glass has been
on a higher level during the last winter
and spring than at any time. Just when
the manufacturers Were preparing 10
close factories for the warm weather the
San Francisco disaster came and wiped
out a large reserve stock OF glass and
opened a great market in the refitting
OF thousands Of windows in the stricken
city How to meet that extra demand
has now become n problem.
1t was estimated this week that over
N.JOo,VOJ worth Of glass had been de-
stroyed in San Francisco alone. With
what damage has been done in other
will be much larger.
The American Window Glass Com
pany. IL Is expected, viii operate its ma
chine plants all summer to relieve the
situation. The Belgian manufacturers,
who always enter the American market
when prices get above a certain figure.
are said to be casting about for a chance
TO sezld forward a large amount of iTsI>
down prices.
A meeting of the window glass lob
berS and manufacturers is scheduled for
next Tuesday in New York TO talk over
plan that viii work out satisfactorily
for the market during the busy year
that seems 20 be certain 70 follow.
The reconstruction work at San Fran
cisco will not be ready for window GLASS
before fail. but il will be necessary 10
get the Stecg5in hand before then. Pref
erence will likely be given orders from
the coast all summer.-Pittsburg Post.
The Washington times., 1906-06-24

siderably from the usual run of aero
batic performers. including In addition
to all the up-to-date feats, a peculiarly
striking exhibition of tumbling. contor-
ton work. weight lifting, and wiry.
1.-The, all-around demonstrations OF
every conceivable twist that the human
body will submit 10. Their remarka bic
strength Is shown in one OF their acts
which consists OF a member OF the
troupe holding the other Ave Arabs on
his body. turning over completely while
they still remain crawling around him
never for moment touching the ground
until he IS back again in the original DO
sition. The leaping and balancing feats
of this troupe are said 10 be IA them
selves remarkable.
There has been perfect Hood OF pic
mics and outings to Luna Park since the
picnic season began on June L. 50 pop
ular has this resort become among ex-
cursion parties that It has become quite
the popular expression TO say IT'S all
the thing now to go to Luna" The pic
mic and recreation grounds have been
whipped into perfect shape during the
past few weeks for the convenience ana
pleasure OF outdoor crowds. In every
little nook and cor1ar OF the spacious
benches. tables. chairs. swings and the
many little articles OF comfort that are
so enjoyed by the women and children
An immense picnic house has been com
pletely fitted out where large parties
may enjoy their spread under cover and
in the privacy OF home. In addition 20
this there are several other smaller
places where parties may partake OF
their lunches under cover The see-saw
and whirligig on the picnic grounds fur
nishes amusements for the little ones
and goes long way in making one OF
their visits TO Luna a time never to be
forgotten. The park management is
constantly installing other little places
OF pleasure and convenience, with the
result that every ono visiting the park
Is assured OF every possible comfort
while on the grounds.
This week viii be a big one for the
Sunday schools at Luna Park. The out
the Alexandria Elks, Women's Bindery
the Alexandria Elks Womens' Bindery
Union, Legion Of Loyal Women, Wash
ington Athletic Club meet. Kaiser Con-
servatory OF Music, Grocery Clerks. Co
lumbia Firemen. Good Templars, Yer
mont Avenue Christian Church, II
The Washington times., 1906-06-24
Those Busy Managersl

Jacob Shubert Lew Fields. and Eu-
gen Presbrey isave come home. each one
full OF plans for next season. Mr..
Shubert has the best collection. He was
abroad six weeks, and during that time
he secured Lena Ashweu for twenty
weeks tour Of America In ''The schula-
mite" arranged for a London appear
ance of f. II. Sothern and Julia Mar
lowe In a shakesperean repertoire: pur-
chased the rights TO Lady Madcap:
and another musical play now running
In Paris; obtained rights 20 ''Paretiere, -
by Maurice Downoy and to sardou's
La Piste." and engaged a French
actress for Lew Fields company.
Mr. Fields. who made stay of only
FIVE days In London. brought back the
rights 70 ''Ths Orchid" with intention
Of using part OF 1t in the first production
at the rejuvenated Herald Square The
ater. II the play he expects to put on
there should not be successful he will
use all Of The Orchid" revamped to
sui. American tastes. He stated What
the British musical plays were much
worse than those produced I'm New York
last season.
Mr. Presbrey made 100 mile tour In
an automobile IN Europe. coming 10
London tn time to witness the first per
formanee Of 'Raffies." He spent a week
with Sir Gilbert Parker. talking over
the dramatization of The Right of
Way" upon which Mr.. Presbrey Is now
at work
The Washington times., 1906-06-24

weigh more than anywhere else in
America, she has shown herself indif-
ferent 10 sartorial considerations Yet.
in the final balance, she has assets that
are more mportant-mentality. mag
netism. and a strong and pleasing per-
sOnahty, and IN the present dearth on
The American stage OF players ranking
above the commonplace, she Is a decided
acquisition 70 our boards"
So much for the player. Put the New
York critics did not like the play They
admitted grudgingly that 1t had its
good points. but on the whole II would
not do for Broadway. Meanwhile,
however. it has showed sufficient talent
10 bring its author orders for more
plays. And IL IS to be produced in Ger
many next September. Grace Isabel Col
bron having bought the English and
German rights 10 the play. Emperor
William has displayed considerable in
terest In the American college girl. and
inasmuch as The Strength Of the
Weak is the frs play 70 deal directly
with the college girl. Miss ColbrOn has
selected the piece from among the many
predictions of the last two seasons as
one which would appeal TO the German
Emperor.
One of the earliest of the fall produc-
tions is TO be the work OF another pair
or Western playwrights, The Judge
and the Jury 10 be produced by Charles
Frohman at WaIlacK's. described as
Western in scene and story and writ
ten by Harry d. Cottrell and Oliver
MorOsco, Of California"
The Washington times., 1906-06-24
AnaniaS Club to Meet on April Fools Day

The Bernhar1t excitement has by no
means died out Every day fresh stories
crop out anent the divine Sarah and
the quarter Of a million. net that she
took out Of the country as the result
OF her tour. One OF the most amusing
is told in the New York Sun-the tale
of the circus methods used to exploit
the lady.
Never before, perhaps, with a digni-
fed star Of the first magnitude have
advertising methods been employed in
so striking a way. II is a fact" ac-
cording to the Sun. that her tour ex-
hausted the ingenuity OF eight different
press agents. who were employed one
after another by her managers, only tC
resign in succession when they found
the advertising pace growing too hot
CT the demands upon their inventive
ingenuity growing too great.
Eight OF ths most hustling press
agents in the business treated Nine.
Bernhardt exactly as they would have
treated the greatest show on earth in
the haioyon days OF p. T Barnum.
While some other theatrical stars gazed
in amazement at the methods employed.
totally at variance with The traditions
about the dignity OF star. they sadly
compared their own box Office receipts
with the Golfers OF the Bernhardt ag-
gregation.
If BsTliiardt can play IN a tent,
said Julia Marlowe to an Intimate
friend recently, then tents and barns
should be good enough for the rest of
US. If she can stand for such adver-
tis!ug they can do what they please
when advertising me In the future
Luck favored the Bernhardt tour from
the start The steamer on which the
company came was due on Saturday
morning. but did not arrive until Sunday
for her departure for Chicago, where
she was to open Monday night.
Mr. Connor saw the advertising pos
sibllities of running a special train to
Chicago on an eighteen hoI-. schedule.
or better, and so the Bernlf1rdt special
started out to break the record Of the
Twentieth Century Limited. Press
agent No. 1 was in Chicago. He got the
publisher OF an afternoon paper to get
out Bernhardt special editions all day
Monday. Consequently the newsboys of
Chicago shouted all day long.
:" Eleven O'Clock - BerEhardt special
train passes Toledo two minutes ahead
of the record time
Twelve o'clock-Bernhardt has lust
entered the dining car
=" Twelve twenty three - Bernhardt
drinks a glass of milk
This sort of thing. kept up until the
The Washington times., 1906-06-24

Street Christian Church, ard seven
other Washington Church Sunday
schools. brought thousands o. women
and children eager for a day in the
woods and over the grounds OF this i'm
mense park Among the outings ar
ranged for this week are the following:
Monday-Grace Baptist and Trinity
Episcopal Sunday Schools, and the
Washington Hebrew Congregation; Tues
day, Second Baptist, North Capitol NJ.
L. Bethany Chapel, Westminster Pres
byterian. and Whitney Avenue Chris
tIan Sunday Schools; Wednesday, Inter
national Brotherhood OF Electrical
Workers. Martha Washington Camp.
No. s6, ana First Reformed Church Sun
day school; Thursday. Retail Clerks As
ISOLATION; Friday. New York Avenue
Presbyterian. First Baptist OF Alexan-
dria, Wesley NJ. E. Sixth Presbyterian
and First Congregational Sunday
schools; Saturday. all the public schools
OF Washington.
The school outing yesterday was the
first OF a series or public pIcnics planned
for the summer. The dates are June
. and 30. and July 3. s. 4. and Z. There
are sIxty-seven schools and q, 500 schOl-
ars affected by the arrangement For
these outings a ticket viii be issued for
10 cents. which will give each child a
round trip on WashInton. Alexandria
and Mt. Vernon Railway. and in addi-
ton to this ride on the chutes and one
on the carousel 1t is expected that not
less than 1900 scholars will attend each
-sf the outings
The Trail at Luna Park is still re-
tanning its Immense popularity among all
patrons, and throngs that have wit
messed the various attractions along this
popular section of the park have pro
nounced II the greatets pleasure section
of any Of the large parks IN this country
Now that the Shoot-the-chutes and Trip
20 RoclNaway are in full operation there
Is nothing left 20 be put In order for
the complete satisfaction OF all visitors
with the result that the Luna Park
management Is prepared to offer a
greater list OF separate and interesting
attractions than any OF the parks in or
about the District The many excur-
sions TO Luna from all sections of the
country have attested the worth Of this
resort, IN drawing patronage from dis
tances or over l50 miles. During one OF
tne evenings the past week no less than
SU9 visitors were registered at the park
frore Baltimore, Md.
The Washington times., 1906-06-24

Bernhardt special arrived in Chicago.
aroused tremendous interest The result
was a packed house the opening night. 9"
One after the other the press agents
contributed their quota to the advertis-
Ing Of Sarah. They had her rotten egged
in Canada: they mixed the French am
bassador UP in her affairs IN Washing
ton: they hired men to stand In line
all day before the sale of tickets opened
in New York, and had 'em photographed
they played her in a tent in Texas; they
had a New York syndicate about 10
build her a theater; they planned a trip
to Australia with a side trip to Japan
for her; they wrecked her train at the
precise moment when she was taking a
bath
And now that its ali over the eight of
them have gotten together with the In
tentiOn of forming a society. to be
known as the Ananias Association, with
an annual dinner every first day of
April