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The Washington Saengerbund will give
the second and last public concert Of ths
season tonight at the New National Thee
alter, assisted by prominent soloists and the
Marine Band Orchestra, under the direction
of Mr.. Henry XandeT, musical director OF
the Saengerbund.
The soloist will be Miss Frieda Steuder,
soprano, from New York, who recently sang
with the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra
and other prominent musical organizations;
Mr.. Theodore van YORK. tenor of New York,
and Miss Irene Dieterich. the well known
sopranr.
The program Will be as follows: Over
ture, Tampa" aIerold, orchestra; chorus,
'Das Lied" BaYdamus, Saengerbund and
orchestra; soprano solo. Miss Irene Dieter
ich; soprano solo. scene and aria from
Faust" Gounod, Miss Frieda Steuder Tor
chestral accompaniment: tenor solo Ia
aria from "Mignon." Thomas, 0D) "sere-
made" from Iris" Mascagni, Mr.. Theodore
van YORK; Invitation to the Dance" Web
er, orchestra; chorus (a) Elm Herr" Kan
der, OBJ 'Slavonisches Standchen," Jungst,
er. Saengerbund; soprano solos (a) "Du Dist
die Ruiz" Schubert. tb) "Je ne veux pas
autre chose" Neidlinger, {c) "Serenade."
Moszkowski. Miss Frieda Steuder; tenor
solos (a) Romance" Lecocq, (bl "Aller-
sulen," Richard Strauss, Co "Onaway--
Awake Beloved Cowen, Mr.. Theodore van
York; vocal duet, Dear Love of Mine"
from "Nadeshda,' Goring- Thomas, Miss
Frieda Steuder and Mr.. Theodore van YORK:
chorus, waltz song, "Nurfur Natur."
Strauss, Saengerbund and orchestra.
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sons when he appeared here in the Hoyt
musical farces and in revivals of popular
comic operas
Il believe continued Chip, when refer
ence was made to the summer opera SEN
sons, that those summers / worked here
were about the warmest the dear, kind
weather man had in stock. Working on
the stage then was like taking exercise in
the hot room of Turkish bath; bilt my
experience did me good and TIE audiences
seemed to laugh the heat away. and every
body was satisied-at least there were no
calls for money back at the box Office
Little Chip has risen some in his profess
sion since he was last seen here. Last sea
son he had the principal role In BABES in
season he was promoted to the position of
star in Wonderland But his rise to
stellar honors has not inflated anything
about Chip, excepting his salary envelope
and bank account.
Chip is as interesting off the stage rs ne
is amusing on It. The physical nimbIeness
and agility and rapid-fTe method o. speech
which he displays behind the footiigats are
only slight eXaggerations of his movements
and style of expression off the stag9. His
broad smile that Eliminates the remotest
confines of an expansive countena1c3 has
the same genial quality In private CONVEX
sation as when employed professionally rs
part OF it's posSeSsor's stock In trade to
tickle the risibilities of audience.
mo. I don't mind being called a dlnln-
utlve comedian" said Chip I'D just as
soon be called 'dininutive comedian as
an elongated comedian There's just as
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Chase's Theater.

Miss Mabel Mckinley. the American so-
prano and composer is featured as ;he cen.
ter OF interest in the Chase DILL this week.
Her list OF selections comprises ten songs,
of witch six are her own compositions.
Another attraction viii be the character
iinpression-st julius Tanner, who will pre-
sent facsiniles of noted stage people. Carl
ton Macy and Maud Edna Hall will be
seen for the first time in their humorous
playlet, "A Timely Awakening" ana
Waterbury Brothers and Tenny viii intro
ddce their latest skit. Harmony Island"
which they diversity with Instrumental Sc
lections and the buffoonery of the blackface
end Of the alliance. The Parros Brothers,
hand-to-hand 8crobats and equtlfbrfsts;
Mr.. and Mrs. Jimmy Barry, IN The Village
Cut-Cp.' and the Arlington Four, in sing
ing and dancing specialties. will be included
in the program. The motion pictures VIII
take the audience on tour OF the beautiful
island of CeYlon
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Coming Attractions.
Columbia Theater.

Mr.. Robert B. Manteu opens a weeks en-
gagement at the Columbia Theater tomor-
row evening. The critics OF many large
cities declare that Mr. Mantell is second to
none now interpreting the great tragic tales
of Shakespeare. Local playgoers are al
ready familiar with Mr.. Manters work in
romantic drama, recalling with favor his
work in such plays The Corsican
Brothers" "Monbars," The Face In the
Moonlight" and others but he has not been
seen here in the Shakespearean produc-
tons Of king Lear and Macbeth" The
repertoire TO be presented during the week
is as follows: Monday and Wednesday
nights and Thursday matinee, king Lear"
Tuesday night, "Otheilo;' Thursday and
Saturday nights, Richard III Fri
day night, Macbeth Saturday mat
inee. Hamlet" A novelty to the
present generation of playgoers will be
the massive production of Shakespeare
difficult and rarely acted King Lear Mr..
Mantel is said to be especially happily cast
in the remarkable tale of the warlike Scot
fish chieftain, Macbeth. His interpretatio
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newal of many old friendships. Mr.. Lack
aye. as is probably well known, Is a Wash
ington man. and graduate of the famous
Lawrence Barrett Dramatic Club into the
professional actor life. He made his debut
at the old National Theater in the early so
in roles in The Merchant of Venice" and
Julius Caesar" Contemporaneous with him
is Mr.. Charles b. Hanford, another WASH
ington boy, and graduate of the Barrett
club, who has also made good in his
chosen profession.
Speaking to a Star representative of his
work, Mr.. Lackaye said that The PITT had
! enjoyed very remarkable run of two years
and more. The past seasons travels had
embraced a circuit covering practically all
the leading cities of the country, Canada
and as far northwest British Columbia.
He has played the role over | 600 times. It's
largest audiences were probably in the
western country. where the speculative mo-
tive of the play strongly appealed to the
people because of natural characteristics.
In reply to a query as to his future stage
plans, Mr.. Lackaye said that he and his
company were now rehearsing a new play.
THE Man and the Law" It is an adapta-
ton of the famous Les Miserables," by
Hugo.
The engagement the past week has been
Mr.. Lackaye's first visit here in three years,
when he appeared with Amelia Bingham
in "'rhe Modern Magdalene" which was
clearly admitted at the time 10 have been
the best and strongest play seen here for
many years. Mr.. III. K. Dixey was also a
member of the cast.
Mr.. Lackaye has enjoyed the company Of
his wife and son, Wilton LacRaye, jr, who
came over from New York to spend the
week. Wilton Lackaye, jr., is four years OF
age, and inherits his fathers natural apti-
tude for bright sayings. Mr.. Lackaye said
his present season would close about the
middle of May and he would greet the event
with little pleasure, for he had been on
the road since the middle of last August
MISS GRESHAM AND BOYS CLOTHES.
When the curtain is rung down at the
National Theater next Wednesday after
noon on the final scene OF LAS You Like IT.
Henrietta Crosman. so she declares. will
have made her last appearance before the
public In boys clothes for many long
year. Miss Crosman announced some time
ago that she had foresworn youths gar
ments for the stage except IN AS You Like
Tt, and that IN the Shakespeacean comedy
alone would she ever don them again but
now this play has served its purpose and
served 1t well for her, and it is doabtftll
II she appears In 1t again for several years
at least, as the comedies which have been
provided for her for the future exploit her
only as a woman and in the gowns md
proper habiliments OF the sex So II Is in
| Washington that this actress will say fare
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number of other straight comedies and
farces. Last year. though, was perha fs
my most successful season up TO that time,
The Babes IN Toyland'' company. in
which l had the principal role, did spleen
did business, and l made enough to prevent
my hearing any wolves barking around my
door for a while.
but say, let me give you a tip: II you
write a play or a musical comedy that Will
make EN- laugh. wire me. To make sue
cess as a comedian you must nave tie
goods. and good musical comedy wares are
mighty scarce on the market these days.
If some man should start down Broadway
with a really good musical comedy con-
ceaied about his person the managers
would get out after him with guns and hold
him up for IT. The fellows who have been
connecting the stuff in the past have writ
ten themselves out, ii seems. Funny, too,
how a popular playwright can't redeem
himself after he gets out piece that fails.
He never RECEIVERS from the blow. III un-
dertake to find plenty of good comedians
IL you will find the good comedies"
DIR. Fax, second act!' yelled the call
boyI In tones rough-hewn and hoarsa; and
Little Chip showed forth his hand, smiled up
in the reporters face, said Goodbye. 50
long. come see gne again and was off for
his daring ride on the man-made horse.
WILTON LACKAYE.-The presence in
the city this week of Mr.. Wilton LaclQaye in
the stellar role of Curtis Jadwin in THE
PITT has afforded an opportunity for a re-
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Elmendorf Lecture.

Mr.. Dwight Elmendorf in his next lecture
will guide his audience TO Morocco. the
scene of the Perdicaris incident, and one
of the most discussed places in the world
at the present day. The subject is a pic
turesque one. and permits the display OF
some beautiful pictures After word ana
motion pictures of the life in the busy city
of Tangier Mr. Elmendorf will show Glib
raitar. the key to the Mediterranean. Then
Ronda with its quaint air of old world ro-
nance will be visited on the way to Seville,
that proud possessor of the Alcazar. There
he will show the grand cathedral, the ex-
quisite patios and finally the marvel of old
world nagnifcence the Alcazar itself. This
lecture will be given at the New National
Theater Tuesday afternoon. March 20.
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The National Theater offers attractive
bill the first half of this week in Henrietta
Crosnan, who opens an engagement to-
morrow night which will conclude Wednes-
day night and include a Wednesday matinee.
Miss Crosman will appear in two roles in
which she has not appeared in this city,
presenting LAS You Like IT, Monday and
Tuesday nights and the Wednesday matt
nee, and her new play, Mary, Mary, Quite
Contrary" Wednesday night only. Miss
Crosman's portrayal of Rosalnd Is counted
among her greatest achievements. Her per-
sonal endowments and her artistic attain
ments qualify her to invest Rosalind with
charm. Miss Crosman'S presentation of
LAS You Like It, expresses her idea
of Shakespeare's comedy. In this comedy
she will be supported by Edward Maci5ay
as Orlando. Edward r. Mawson as jacques
W ilIiam f. Owen Touchstone, Addison
Pitt as Oliver, William Herbert as ADAM
Helene Wintner as Celia, Angela McCaull
as Audrey and Frances Whitehouse as
Phoebe
Mary. Mary Quite Contrary is a COM
edy of today and reveals the comedienne
as an up-to-date young woman, whose
social position is SO secure that she does
not always have to consider appearances
She undertakes to aid a cousin, Mrs Horace
BeEmore, who is perturbed over the pres
ence in the neghborhood of Herbert Dam
vers, with whom she had mild Irritation
before her marriage. Miss Mary takes upon
herself the task or Danlsh1ng him. She
resents the suggestion that she may learn
to care for him. Danvers IS no ladys man
He is n woman hater. Miss Mary engineers
the canTpaign according to her own ideas,
which, Ioften going wide of their purpose,
bring on jealousies where she sought to
avert them and cause suspicious where
none should exist. After everybody is In
volved in complications which threaten sew
eral households Mary finds she liz in love
with Danvers. In this piece Miss Crosman
will be supported by the company which APP
peared with her at the Garrick Theater In
New York. including Boyd Putnam, Addi-
son Pitt r. r. NeilI, Joseph H. GraybilI
Dallas Tyler. Angela McCauii, Kate Jepson
and Alice Butler.
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much distinction in the one In the other.
and 'diminutive will get you just much
kale as any other appellation II you pro-
duce the groceries. began life much more
diminutlve than | am now, and | figure
I've done pretty well to sT)rout up to four
feet eight and half considering The short
start / had
There are lots of advantages in being
little. True. il doesn't seem to touch the
heart of the hotel proprietors to any visible
signs of mercy, but then, perhaps i In
ciincs audiences to gentler criticisms,
makes the women say, Amt he cute aud
permits hit being made by a display of
audacity that would not get smile for a
big comedian. Then. again, being little
keeps fellow close to the ground, and ne
don't light so hard when he comes dowl.
When / started in the show business |
made quite a reputation as a dancer. AID
lots of folks think I'd rather dance than
cat. Me for the food every time. TO tell
you the truth. l don't care so mich for
dancing You know It is frequently the
case that the thing fellow does pest he
doesn't take so much pleasure in doing.
fake yourself. for instance. Perhaps you
write fair interviews and good items for
the paper--I don't know; that's Just a
guess Bat your ambitious to write Il
book be war correspondent, or maybe
YOU have an ambition to play corne. /
hope you haven tor your family's sake
Same way with me, Folks say ] dance
well. Anyway IL causes EN- TO make a
noise their hands ABOUT It: but I don t
thing else
Chip looked down at lis neither limbs.
and at this invitation The reporter also
took a glance Little Chip shares in COM
mon with Francis Wilson. Joe Weber and
Others that peculiar variation fioin the
perpendicular with respect to his legs In
his makeup as DR. Fax Chips legs were
dressed in such manner as TO show off
their every curve.
II suppose" resumed Chip IN explana-
ton. that when kid | pounded be ends
OF my legs often and so hard on dancing
floors that they gave way III the center.
cid enjoy dancing when I was n BOY but
the Gerry Society got after me IN Ne%
YORK and ran me out. l was toe young for
the stage then they say; 50 there was
nothing left for me TO do but go to Eng
land ] had a good time there. and won a
clog dancing match, when was about niEe
or ten years old, from the champion of an
English county. We danced 100 steps. the
Judges getting down under the stage and
listening to the taps on the door In decid-
ing she match. spent some time in Eng
land, making some reputation and mod
crate amount of money; but when l got old
enough so that / could produce whiskers
as evidence against my stature, 4 case the
Gertyites got after ME again, ( came hack
TO America, and have been here ever since
IN addition to the parts / played IN stock
companies and summer operas here, | had
comedy roles in What Happened 10
Jones'" THE Man From India and q
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Metropolitan Opera Company.

The Metropolitan Opera House company,
with its stars, orchestra. chorus ballet
and conductors, will be at the National
Theater next week. Five weeks, all mas
terpieces. viii be presented under the man
agement Of Mr.. Heinrich Conried, whose
name. since his assumption of his present
responsibilities, has been synonymous with
both artistic and financial success.
Barring the unforseeable the casts will
be exactly as published. There will be no
substitutes AS TO the scenery and cos
tunes. the management mas p edged itself
to present the original productions. THE
Queen Of Sheba,' the first opera of the en-
gagement. demands the services of an army
of singers. Pageants, professions. dances
follow each other in this remarkable pro-
6uction. and, in the final act, the mechani-
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she experienced a delight and freedom
which she had never felt In skirts. Often,
she declares, on railway journeys, 1T re-
hearsals. other tiresone oceaSiOns, she
has wished that she might jump into boys
clothes for the greater ease ana comfort
they afford.
MANTELLs ADVICE.-A young man,
ambitious to appear on the stage, wrote to
Mr. Mantell asking him just what course
he should pursue TO achieve his ambition.
In his letter. he remarked that he was
employed as a drygoods clerk all day but
spent his evenings and spare time either
at the theater or with an amateur dramatic
society of which he was member. What
he wanted TO know was, would ii be wise
for linn 10 resign his position. which was
supplying him with his daily bread and
shelter, In order to take up line of work
in which it was doubtful whether he would
succeed not.
This was Mr. Mantell's terse and cpl
grammatic response: When you are sitting
on fence fail on the side which will jar
you the least Better be even a fair black
smith than poor actor"
HOW TO KEEP YOCNG-Henry E.
"Adonis' Dixey, so his friends claim, pos
sesses a remarkable secret-how TO keep
young About twenty years ago he was
In which he appeared IN the play of that
name.
There was a regularity of feature, an ex-
preston of the eye, toss of the head or
a suggestion of smile about Henry Dixey
which made him one of the most popular
young actors within the memory of the
American stage. He was always the gay
est of tne gay, the life of every party, the
wit whose sallies were passed from mouth
TO mouth, the central figure of the gayest
and brightest life of the swiftest set on
Broaiway--the set who force the pace that
kills but it didn't kill Dixey.
Today ne is still the same debonair Dixey,
who looks twenty years younger than he
is, who has seen vast audiences rise to APP
plausie at his efforts to amuse them In one
theater for years ut time, and then has
seen himself the star OF another production
when he could not get corporai's guard
to dc him honor. He has made money SO
fast that, as lie himself once said, his edu-
cation was net sufficient TO enable him 10
count 1t, and then again he has seem the
time when money was. very scarce.
Nevertheless today his eye wrinkles
merrily, his dark hair has still to find Its
first touch OF gray. and his face Is I'M
wrfnkled. Net one of his contemporaries.
whether their fortunes have been good or
bad, but SHOWS a trace OF his years. Mr..
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Boston Symphony Quartet.

The Boston Symphony Quartet's final con-
tribution to Washingtons present season OF
music will be made on next Monday week,
March 26 when II will give its third and
last evening of chamber music in the ball
room of the New Willard Hotel. The next
concert will bring as the assisting artist
Nine. Olga Samaron, whose playing here
with the Philadelphia Orchestra recently
made profound impression on Washington
music lovers. With Prof. Willy Hess she
will play Richard Strauss sonata for piano.
forte and violin in f fiat major, OPP. IS The
other works on the program will be Mo-
zart's quartet in major TX. 465) and
Beethoven's quartet in major, OPP. 80,
No. g.
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Relasco Theater.

Henry f. Dixey will be seen next week
at the Belaseo In THE Man on the Box
dranatized from Harold MacGrath's novel
Of that title. and produced at the Madison
Square Theater early last September by
Walter n. Lawrence. 1t ran there for 1913
nights. Every member of the original COM
pany is still supporting Mr. Dixey. The
plot of Mr., MacGrath's novel is quite we'll
known. Suffice 1t to say that it tells of
the romantic love affair OF a daredevil
Young army officer, who falls In love with
a rich Washington society girl and to ex-
cite her interest in him plans to usurp the
place of her coachman as she Is returning
home from q ball and run away with her
This he proceeds to do. y arrested, gives q
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PIuLANDER JOHNSON

LITTLE CHIP."--"I certainly DO i.sa
to play in Washington" little Sam Chip
ooRhded TO Star man IN his dressing
room at the Columbia the other night
They are good people these Washington
folks, and It feels like getting back to the
old home TO come here. Some of the most
pleasant memories of my stage carccr are
connected with nay work IN this city. and
when ] get out on the stage of Washing
ton theater | feel that am in the haEds OF
my friends and that they'll be good to me. =
The popularity of Little Chip with local
theatergoers was attested by the warm
welcome they extended him during his APP
pearance in Wonderland" the past week
Many washingtonians hold the dimluutiye
comedian IN grateful remembrance on ac-
count of the merTiment he afforded The
summer stay-at-homes during several sea
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Grand Opera in Baltimore

A number of music lovers from this city
have arranged to attend performances bv
the Metropolitan Opera Company in Balti-
more at the Lyric Theater. The repertory
in that city is entirely different from the
one in Washington. Marta" which will
be sung tomorrow night, viii be followed
with "Lohengrin' on Tuesday, with an en-
tire change of cast. including many OF the
greatest German singers. On Wednesday
afternoon a gorgeous production OF Die
Wa!kure," one of the greatest of Richard
Wagners music dramas, will be presented
with a cast which brings forward several
artists new TO this part of the country
The Baltimore engagement concludes on
Wednesday evening with Faust" in which
DANES. Caruso PlaneOn, Scott. Jacoby
Bauermeister and Begue will take the prin-
cipal roles.
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the Academy starting tomorrow night.
Inis latest effort of MIR. Carter is described
as play pure in tone and highly interest,"
Ing, with scenic effects both striking ana
original The second act ends with terri
Die fire scene; the third act climax shows
the attempted drowning OF the heroine and
her subsequent rescue and In the fourth
act tranSpires the leap or a large sized
auto touring car. from one end OF rising
Jackknife bridge to the other-a flying leap
through space of fully twenty feet. The
last act depicts a cyclone with the usual
electrical storm. laying destruction and
havoc In its track. a good cast will be
seen In the various parts
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Kernan's Theater.

THE Broadway Gaiety Girls" will be the
attraction at Kernan's Lyceum Thater this
week. The company will be seen IN a two
act musical piece entitled "Glittering
Sylvia" The clio includes tina -Four Mel
roses acrobats; Greene Sisters: Kenny and
Hollis; Gardner. West and Sunshine: Jack
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Majestic Theater.

The attraction at the Majestic this week
will be Peggy from Paris. The book was
written by George AIDE, and the music was
composed by William Lorraine and ]. A
Raynes. Peggy from Paris contains a
number of song hits, and the comedy Is
Characteristic of the author of Fables In
Slang Among the principals are Arthur
DEACON, Julia West, Alice Farrell. olivette
Haynes Eva Bennett E. H. O'Connor
Percy Bronson, Minnie Olton, Thomas H
Burton. Gale Satterlee. The chorus is large
and II is said to possess attractiyeness.
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"strongheart. .

Stronghold" the now famous comedy
comes to the National Theater for week
beginning March 20. with Robert Edeson
In the title role. .'Strongheart tells the
story of an educated Indian who has been
sent by his tribe to Columbia University, In
New York. for an education which will
help him III future years TO better the con-
dition of his race as he is himself ore dav
to become their chief. While learning the
white mans ways, ne becomes q champion