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Belasco Theater.

Scenes and characters of Viewpoints smart
set predominant throughout the four acts
of Money Talks the new Cleveland Mof
felt comedy drama of typical American
high social life provided by the Messrs.
Shubert for the spring starring tour of w.
H. Thompson, next weeks attraction at the
Belasco Theater. The title of the piece
would imply that its atmosphere smacked
of dimes and dollars but 1t is said this
is not so; the characters are moneyed peo-
ple but the story is declared to be romantic
and brirnful of pathos and humor, while the
scenes depict two of Americas smartest
rural resorts of the Four Hundred-New-
port and Lenox. Mr.. Thompsons new stage
character is that Of a modern multi-million-
aire, Lucian Merrimore by name. who has
made his money in Denver and Is spending
It in Newport In this latter pleasant pur-
suit the outwardly grun-appearing but IN
wardly gentle-hearted old fellow is anus
ingly companioned by charming daugh-
ter, who finds easy sailing in everything
excepting her endeavor to convince her
father that money cannot buy everything,
clan Merrimore and 1t walks and talks
with his lovely daughter. Act one of
money Talks shows the interior of q
seaside mansion In Newport: act two shows
exterior architecture of millionaires coun-
try palace in Lenox; act three depicts the
studio of a Newport villa, and act four the
drawing room of q society matrons rural
home near Boston The scenery and gown
ing OF Mr.. Thompson's new play are said to
be rich. The cast includes Miss Amber
I,awlord Orme Caldara, Elma Morretti,
Paul Everton, Esther Lyon, Charles Ar
thur. w. II. Denny, w. H. Colmore. En-
manuel Alexander. Joseph Lothian. Hazel
Mary Fleming, Charles Hunter and Will
Tia m CARING.
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corfined himself to the representation of
sucf. types as he alone has drawn, and this
fhsures plenty of amusement. The play
tells the story of youth who has just left
college and has fallen in love. Mr.. Vince
lock essays the part of the young man.
Edward Worthington Swinger, and the girl
with whom he Is infatuated is Lucille Jen-
kins Pickering, daughter of the pickle king,
played by Miss Louise Sydmeth. Swinger
asks Pickering for his daughters hand.
ara the father requested list of the suit
or's assets. He has none. Mrs Pickering.
a strong minded woman. appears at this
point and announces that she has selected
husband for her daughter Pickering,
however, believes Swinger is the better
man and he gives Swinger check for S20,-
Geo, bids him engage in business and re-
port at the end of three months. Swinger
enters into the making of Bingo pickles.
The enterprise is billed" like a circus,
and advertisements are seen everywhere.
In a short time the Blngo pickles begin TO
push the trust article 10 the wall in spite
o. advance methods. 1t finally dawns upon
the pickle trust, at the head of which is
Mr.. Pickering. that this new rival is alto
gether too strong &C. be crushed and the
trust is forced 10 purchase outright the con-
Germ at a big price The identity of the
new pickle manufacturers is then disclosed
The cast comprises a number of we'll
Known types, such as book agents, insur-
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Ann Butterfeld, Robert s. Taber, Mrs
West, Harold E Salter, Immogene Fair-
child William Burgoyne and Julie Lee.
The initial production, as well as those 10
follow 1t from week to week, will be eiabo-
rately staged under the direction of MIR.
Priestly Morrison.
OLD-TIME ASSOCIATES.-Att the time of
the production of Mrs Burnetts Little Lord
Fauntleroy" the Earl was J. H. Gilmour
and the little lord was "Wallie" Eddinger.
''Wallie" has grown to Wallace and is gen.
orally regarded as one of the most talented
of the younger leading men. Strange as 1t
may appear, the first time that these two
actors have been together since the Faunt-
leroy days is at the present time, when they
are both playing leading business In sydney
Rosenfeid's new comedy, The Optinist
CAREER OF SINGER.-Rose Ceceila
Shay, who has the title role in the comic
opera. Paul JONES' has had an interesting
career. Miss Shay was born in Somerset,
Ohio, and received her education at st.
Mary's Academy, Monroe, Mich. Her mus
cal gifts first We're discovered there. She
won the first and only gold medal ever
given at the school for musical proficiency
Miss Shay began her vocal studies under
Tecla Vigna at the Cincinnati Conserva-
tory of Music, and, after a three years
course, she won the Springer medal. She
continued her studies under Tecla Nigna
until she made her debut as public singer.
So marked was her success that she was
Immediately engaged as soloist for the Gin
cinnau symphony concerts. Miss Shay went
to Italy and entered the Conservatory OF
Milan. There she continued her studies I'M
der Leoni. the elder. Miss Shay pleased him
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ton Booth was married to Frances. the
daughter of Sir William Barkham. Bart.
then the head of very old family In the
county of Norfolk. Mrs. Booth died with
out issue in I'LL. He afterwards married
Miss Santley. an actress and dancer
Booth died in 1888 and was buried in West
minister Abbey.
zone of the comedians of the Theater
Royal Drury Lane. William OBrien, was
married In 1146 to Lady Susannah Sarah
Louisa Fox Strangeways, the eldest daugh-
ter of the Earl of Leicester. He was wise
man and left the stage. came to this coun-
try and obtained n grant of land some
where in Ohio. But the wisdom didn't last
for in 1853 O'Brten returned to England
with his wife and became very mediocre
playwright. He died in 1913, and Lady Su-
sannah in 1925. O'Brien was the son of
fencing master in Dublin. and, owing to the
prominence of his bride, the marriage ere
ated all sorts of talk.
1.-The original Crabtree in THE School for
Scandal" William Parsons. was married in
1887 to Dorothy. one of the three daughters
of the Hon. James Stewart, brother to the
Earl of Galloway. This marriage, it ap
pears, was very romantic. The young lady
had run away from a convent in Lise
France, and met Parsons who was an ut
ter stranger to her, in the streets of Lon
don and implored his aid. A friendship
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CHS Honor the Mayor. y

His Honor the Mayor" or The Pink
Hussars" will be the attraction at the Co
lumbia Thcater for one week beginning
Monday, April %. The book was written
by C. e. Skinner and r. NJ. Campbell. two
young western authors, and the score oy
Messrs Julian Edwards and Alfred Z.
Aarons This piece was first produced last
October at the Chicago Opera House. where
IL ran four consecutive months. One hun
bred people will be employed In the per-
Torrance. feature of the production VIII
be the original English pony ballet, con-
sisting of eight little English dancing girls,
who execute ten original dances In this
performance and besides, sing eight NIL
steal numbers. The cast includes J. Gar
ence Harvey Mabel Rollins. Fletcher Nor
ton, W. w Black Geneyieve Ffnlay. I|ora
Lieb, Arthur Earnest, John II. Pratt and
F. Van Rensselaer,. The story OF HIS
Honor the Mayor, or the Pink Hussars
deals with the adventures OF the Hon.
Teddy Todd, mayor of Kankakee. ihinois'
who is sojourning In Paris and Budapest
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Hagenbeck Circus.

Attached to the Carl Hagenbeck circus
that Is TO visit the city in the course OF n
lew days will be seen a troupe OF over 100
strange people from East India. the FIRST
representative body OF Hindus, Parsees
Mussuimans and Cingaleese, that have ever
oeen brought TO America The Hazenbac<
circus mas many other features Including
the Dig three rings, with their aerial zero
paIic, high wire equestrian and other acts
and the world-famous trained wild beast
performances
on Friday next there will be street
parade. In this parade these interesting
East Indian people will be seen riding IN
native splendor and in true oriental style
rms Hagenbeck parade is said to be some
thing superior to anything Of the kind ever
seen before. The wild animal dens. con-
tanning over 700 magnificent specimens. will
all be open for inspection whether a visit
10 paid TO the circus later or not.
Two performances will be given on each
Gay matinee at and evening at O'clock
the route of the parade will be announced
IN due course.
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Another of the old-time teams was called
70 mind by the appearance IN this city of
Harrigau in "Old Lavender" Harrigan and
Hart were among the darlings OF other
days. a seat at one Of their performances
was something TO be schemed for far in
advance Mr. Harrigans retains those IN
dennable touches which lift the player into
true artistic dignity His homely picture
OF fortitude amid poverty and distress car
ries with It a strong appeal. 1t is picture
which Mr. Harrigan draws with exquisite
finish.
The Little Gray Lady paid extended
visit, and properly enough, as this may be
considered her home city. Washington has
been heard from quite abundantly this
season, Mr Claiming Pollock being repre-
scented not only by The Little Gray Lady
but by The Pit" Mr. Wilton Lackaye,
formerly a Washington man, appearing in
the latter play. Charles B. Hsnford viii
not appear here this season. Washington's
enthusiasm for Shakespeare has not been
strongly manifested, Ben Greet and the
Sothern Marlowe combination received
moderately warm welcomes Louis James
and Robert Mantell, both superb represen-
tatlyes respectively OF the old and the new
schools OF classic Interpretation, were
practically ignored. Whether these facts
have anything to do with Mr.. Hanford's
appearance here is not known. But
the good reports which his manager, Mr.
Lawrence Walker, brings of his season in
the west Indicate very little reason for his
abandoning the certain and extraordinary
success which he enjoys there for engage
ments whose metropolitan distinction
scarcely compensates for the problemadcal
ASPECT the treasurer's reports are liable to
present Mr. Hanford is a composite type
presenting marked characteristics both Of
the traditional and the modern styles Of
Shakespearean interpretations. He is ro-
bust, even lusty. In his manner of declama-
ton, and yet he presents his characters
with close and mastery discernment. His
capabil.ty for broad effect does not mini
mize his perception Of nice details. While
Mr. Hanford is not one OF the Washing
touians who professionally frequent Wash
ington the extent that might be desired, his
success abroad makes him figure OF local
consequence.
Despite the lateness OF the season. two
new productions are TO claim attention.
Both are in the field of comedy, for nothing
has occurred to discourage the impressions
OF the managers that the public still seeks
an excuse to laugh. But they are comedies
SO far as can be judged from the prelim-
mary reports. Of the more literary sort,
both the "optimist" and Money Talks
dealing with character studies rather than
with physical absurd situations. Good
wishes will go with both OF them, for Wash
ington. despite the numerous first nights 1t
has witnessed this season. Is far from being
able to record reasonable number OF great
successes. The mathematics OF chance
would seem to accord both comedies greater
than the ordinary share OF favorable pros
poets 4 big success is due-overdue.
PHILANDER JOHNSON.
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DESPITE the theatric calm which usually
rbaracterizes the week preceding Easter,
Washington enjoyed a premier production
which presented some points OF exceptionai
interest Mr.. Herbert Kelley and MISS
Efie Shannon have been partners for many
seasons. Their professional union has far
outlasted the ordinary term of such rela-
+ionshins one by one many celebrated duos
have become but recollections. Players who
were regarded as inseparable have decided
10 cast their lots apart, both in the legiti-
mate and in the vaudeville fields. The time
when Robson and Crane were mentioned al
WAYS in the same breath is not beyond easy
recollection. and since then many teams OF
less Importance. but perhaps equal noto-
riety. have gone TO the fore and been dis
solved. Weber and Fields are conspicuous
examples OF the slightness OF professional
ties. once close associates and warm friends,
they are now avowed business rivals. Dom
nelly and Girard have gone their respective
ways. Hallen and Hart are but hazy rec
objection. Tho Holland Brothers, who were
once inseparable in the legitimate drama as
the Rogers Brothers have been in musical
farce. are mentioned now with sense OF
bereavement. Even tho Rogers Brothers
seem this season TO be threatened with sep
aration. owing to the Illness of one OF these
popular players But Kelley and Shannon
in the legitimate field, like Mcintyre and
Heath In the domain OF broad farce, have
remained stanchly together.
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"The Duel. "

Otis Skinner Will be seen at the National
Theatera week from Monday when Charles
Frohman will present him in THE Duel"
play which had exceptional success in
Paris, when II was originally produced
year ago, and has won favor in New York
for many weeks. The play is the work OF
NJ Henri Lavedan, and was translated into
English by Louis N. Parker. AS play
1.-THE Duel is said to be big and absorb
ing. II contains three great characters,
poor priest, a doctor, who is an agnostic,
and woman. chain of circumstances
brings all three face to face in the priests
house. where the woman learns that the
men are brothers. The doctor defies the
deity and will have the woman; the priest
asks God to help him save the woman's
soul This is the duel. Mr.. Skinner enacts
the role of the priest. In the cast are such
notable players as Miss Fay Davis. Guy
Standing and Eben Plympton-
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Emerson Lecture.

An illustrated lecture on the Japanese
Russian war will be delivered at the New
National Theater next Sunday night by
the weli-known war correspondent, edwIa
Emerson. The title of the lecture Is Both
Sides OF the War. or Running the Port
Arthur Blockade" II is claimed for Mr.
emerson that he was the only man TO run
the blockade In and out OF Port Arthur
ana the only man who saw service with
Doth the armies in The field Such a man
must nave had many thrilling experiences,
anu these Mr.. Emerson describes by word
and picture. The correspondent Collected
over thousand pictures, and the best or
these he throws on a screen IN illustrating
his talk ''-'s
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"prince of India" in Baltimore.

Messrs Klaw & Erlanger's production or
Gen Lew Wallace's THE Prince of India
viii not be presented In Washington this
season but It will play an engagement 81
the Academy of Music, Baltimore, for two
weeks beginning Monday, April IL. Those
who have read Gen. Wallace.s story Will
recall that in the character OF the Prince
of India is presented that legendary hgure
of romantic interest which was Explored
by Eugene Sue under the title or me
Wandering Jew" He is shown IN the
nrolopue Of the drama wearied and worn
through centuries of struggle. visiting the
rock-hewn tomb of Hiram. King OF fyre,
who was the friend of King solomon. sirlv-
ing TO atone for his cruelty to the Man
of Sorrows. he thinks he can be forgiven
lie he can bring all men TO one grand ana
simple religion. Removing jewel treasure
from the tomb, the wanderer also takes the
sword OF Solomon. reversntiy dedlcAuns
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Majestic Theater.

Paul Jones'" which comes to the Ma
jestic Theater this week, is characterized
as real comic opera. without a lot or
blatant music. turgid librettos and adver-
Using of food products. The chorus. stage
settings and scenery are said TO be eiab-
crate. but are merely secondary considera-
lions to the music and lines of what is
considered one OF the best comic operas
ever offered to the American public. Every
member of the Paul Jones" company was
secured for his or her particular fitness for
the part to be filed. Rose Cecilia Shay will
appear In the leading roe. She is sup
ported by Joseph Mccarthy, formerly of
the Boston Lyric Opera Company and the
Bostonians; Dan Young, Hallem Mostyn.
Patrick Wallace, Charles Fowler, Howard
Rich, Fred &. Holmes. Claire ASHFORD,
Eulalia Young and Ella Schmalz. and a
chorus of forty.
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OF contemporaneous American life both
characters and types being drawn from the
people one habitualiy sees about. The hero
Is Norman Grey. played by Mr. Gilmour.
Prior TO the opening of the story Grey has
been the accepted sutton OF Alice Wendell
Her ideas of life it should be lived and
his own, II appears, were at variance.
Grey, in protecting the nalne of a member
OF his family without being able to give
reasonable explanation, brought about a
misunderstanding which exists not only at
the opening, but throughout the comedy
until the last act Is reached In construc-
ton Mi. RoSenfeld Is said to have broken
AWAY from accepted conventions in that
Alice Wendelrs brother Jack is really por-
traying in action the life story of his older
friend, Norman Grey. Grey has become a
ness of the world. is an out-and-out op-
timist. In the opening act of the comedy
Jack Wendell is Tilted by heartless CO.
quette, Hattie Drake, played by Miss
Walker, who is big-hearted actress and
very materially assists Norman Grey in
bringing Wendell to the realization that
although one bad woman has broken his
heart there are lots of good ones In the
world 1t is believed that this is the first
straight comedy part Miss Walker has
played since she became a leading actress
yet with all its surface laughter there Is
the subtle undercurrent of seriousness
which should make the character interest
ing In the end Norman Grey finds that
his optimistic theories have been quite
right. The types in the comedy are fur
nished by CULVER jackson, retired gro
GER: his wife. Fanny. who has her suspi-
cions of her husband; Arnold Minturn, NJ
d., fashionable doctor; Job Richfield, a
veteran journalist, and Cushman, an old
law clerk. 'grhe Optimist is In four acts
the first being placed in the home of Alice
Wendell, down on Long Island; the second
in an apartment the west side of Gem
trail Park, the third in the law offices of
Jack Wendell. on lower Broadway, and the
last in the Jacksons music room, on River
side Drive.
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ail-breaking dog. The menagerie is one of
the latest novelties in vaudeville. 1t is
formed of animals masked in heads and
dressed in hides to represent the variety
of strange and savage animals found In the
cages under the white tents. such as bears
tigers. zebras, etc. Another attraction will
be the Herzog Ca maras trio In an exhibi-
ton of head and hand balancing. The trio
is composed OF women. Three jovial jokers
Monroe, Mack and Lawrence, VIII be an
other offering. in Ned Monrees eccentric
sketch, "Maggies Day on" Songs of all
sorts Will be sung by the operate contralto,
Katherine Bloodgood, who Will make her
selections from a large repertoire of class;-
cal and popular compositions. Thompson
and Vtdocq will be seen I'm comedy acts and
the Three Cartwells will appear in their
dtverting interlude. Rice and Elmer as
The Chinaman and the Rube" and the
motion pictures will conclude the bill.
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Katie Barry, Coincidence.

Katie Barry, the little Engiish-American'
whose success as star in "A Chinese
rIonevmoon.' and the "Fantana" companies
is well known, has entered the field OF
vaudeville and win appear as the leading
feature of the Chase bill for the week be-
ginning April q. Other attractions Will
be Luigi and Mime. Rossi's Musical Horse.
,Enir:" Billy Van. THE Minstrel Man;
the Four Lulzens. horizontal bar PERFORM
ers. knight Brothers and Sawtelle, in
lively dancing act; the Misses Delmore, vo-
calists and Observation-Disclosures; the Three Del
tons, In a comic novelty. and the motion
pictures showing THE Derby Fayorlte.
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Coming Attractions.
Columbia Theater.

A cast of unusual strength has been en-
gagged to portray the various parts in Sgd
ney Rosenfeld's new comedy, THE OPP
timist," which is to receive its initial pro-
duction at the Columbia Theater tomorrow
evening. The list of players includes J. H.
Gilmour, Lizzie Hudson Collier, Wallace
Eddinger, Charlotte Walker Thomas A.
Wise, Kathryn Browne, Martin L. Alsop.
Grace Gayler Clark. Gerald Griffen Anna
Stannard, Consuela Bailey, John Ince and
a number of others.
The Optimist" is described as a comedy
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so well he recommended her TO the directors
of La Scala. the famous Italian opera
house.
Her success was pronounced. Several
opera houses began bidding for her services
and she decided to go TO the Communale in
Triest. Austria. Here she won praise in
the leading roles of a large round OF works
including the music dramas of Richard
Wagner.
GREAT PICKLE EATER.-An actors life
is not all beer and skittles is the positive
opinion OF Mr.. Louis Eagan, who has the
part OF the souvenir collector In Just Out
OF College" Mr.. Eagans chief appearance
is made during the second act. where the
scene is the food show, and in his character
of the professional collector who can let
nothing that is free escape him, he must
sample every food project in the exhibit
During this one act he makes way with at
least seven pickles. Eating pickles at the
rate OF seven a night, according to Mr.. Ea-
gan, may be all right for high school girl
whose Idea of dessert Is a large cigar
shaped vegetable OF the dill variety, but
even she, he protests would soon tire OF
them as a regular after-dinner diet.
Mr.. Eagan AYERS that since the opening
OF the play he has eaten somewhere IN the
neighborhood of a thousand pickles and
he has come to hate the sight of them. As
IL Is impossible TO use property pickles of
rubber, papier mache or other substance IL
Mr.. Eagan's actions are to be given the
semblance of reality he sees no escape
from this pickle-eating habit.
ACTORS WHO MARRIED PEERESSES-
ITO chronicle all of the women of the stage
who have married titles would occupy more
space than the average newspaper would
care to devote to such list" says ]. H
GilmoUr, who will create the role of Nor
man Grey In ssrhe ODtirnfst - "Rut here ia
list l have gotten OUT from Burke's Peer
age of a few actors who have distinguished
themselves by marrying peeresses.
In 1I04 tragedian by the name of Bar