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The Washington herald., 1906-10-28
The Brothers Byrne in Eight Bells"
at the Academy.

Much to please the eye. nothing to tre
the ear, Is the aim OF Eight Bells. the
entertainment 90 be presented az the
Academy this week with the usual NATL
nees on Tuesday. Thursday. and Satur-
day The Byrne Brothers IN this are said
to BE- presenting one Of the best panto-
mimic and acrcbatic shows on the road.
They are graceful acrobats and accom-
pished pant0mlmists The costumes are
appropriate, the scenery unique, and the
dialogue reduced to a mininumi though
Wnat there is of it is always acceptable.
There are no coarse jokes. suggestive IL
iusionS. or questionable pranks. such az
sometimes spoil acrobatic performances.
The incidental music Is pretty. The COM
pany is said 30 be thoroughly adequate.
The specialtics arc ingenious and anus
ing TO a degree. The Brothers Byrne
play the parts of students and servants,
and have all manner of Cscapades, sue
ceeding one another IN rapid order The
stage mechanism used in the presentation
OF this amusing comedy is novel and very
Intricate. The Brothers Byrne claim te
stand az the head u this peculiar line OF
work and bring "A strong company OF
people with them, most Of them wei
known iu their special line Of business
The Washington herald., 1906-10-28
Harndiu.s Electric Ballet and Other
Choice Novelties at ChaSe'S.

Al Choses. commencing with the matt
nee Tomorrow. an extraordinary bill viii
be presented the pivotal feature being
Starlight. the famous Harudin's Euro
pean electric ballet Ii IS claimed In be-
half Of this novelty that il is the most ex-
pensive and elaborate production ever de-
vised FOR polite vaudeville. Thirty beauti-
sal girls gathered from tho ballerinas OF
the principal theateTs OF Europe. together
with corps Of comic pantomimists, form
the animated ensemble Mvriads of elec.
trio lights make the act blaze with noon.
day light. The management VoUches for
the statement that Starlight is given al
d cost of SO IL minute from the rise to
the fall of the curtain Fred Ray * Co,
secured as the added attraction. viii be q
trayesty cn one Of Shakespeares TRACE
dies The third novelty will be Mr. and
Mrs. Allison In the comedy of character,
Minnie from Minnesota" George W. Day.
tho popular talkologist in cork will ofer
q new connection called In Court. other
features Will be the Josselyn trio with
their unique pictures in the air; DelphinO
and Dclmora in a musical absurdity: Sa-
ona lin his portraits from the Hall OF
Fame, and motion pictures.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-28
Katie Barry and John SIavin ~
''Nam'seIIe SaIIie" az the National.

The company that viii BE- seen this
week at the New National Theater in
Mann 'selle Sallic. the latest musical
comedy by Raymond Hubbell and Robert
b. Smith. authors Of "Fantana' and
other successes, numbers over 100 per-
SONS. Chief among these. of course. are
Katie Barry Of Chinese Honeymoon
fame. and John Slavin, whose name has
been identified with most of the success
fui musical comcuies as far back as
Ricts '1fss but best remembered here
for his work last season with .dadamc
Schumaun-lieink in Loves Lottery,
and the season previous with Alice Nell
son in The Singing Girl" The play has
been pronounced by some a greater sue
cess than "Fiorodora Manager John 4.
Fishers first musical comedy hit. Seem
cry and costumes Of artistic perfection
are promised. j., is hardly necessary 90
dwell on the show girls and the chorus.
for Manager Fishers record I'm that di-
rection is of the best In Nam sellC
Sallie- hc has surrounded the principals
with "A beauty chorus OF slXty-nve of
pretty and attractive young women. As
an added feature are the English But
trrfIy Dancers. six agile young English
girls brought TO this country expressly
for this production. Katie Barry and
John Slaviu. the dimuutive stars, VII
De supported By George Mack William
T. Carleton. tT.. sydney Dc Grey. Agnes
Finley. ana Rose quinn. Raymond Hub
bell, composer Of the music, viii direct
tho orchestra during the Washington en-
gagcmeut. The orchestra here will Boz
augmented for the occasion. There
will bc matiuccs Wednesday and Satur-
day
The Washington herald., 1906-10-28

Tine series of travel talks which AT-
Dwight Elmcndorf viii deliver al the New
National Thcatcr. covering five Monday
AFTERNOONS. viii De OF more than usual in
terest, owing io the many new views and
motion pictures Nj Elmcndorf has se-
cured. III his first lecture on Holland the
wonderful dik,s. the quaint wind mills
aad artistic costumes OF this fascinating
country are reproduced with striking real
ism. For tao Switzerland lecture Mr IL
mcudoTl took aii the photographs himself.
Including a wonderful sunset view from
the peak of the JuHsfrau. The Elmpudorl
reproductions of paintings from The fa-
nous galleries of Italy are as nearly per
feet as IL Is possible for them 90 be made.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-28
THE WEEKS PLAY BILLS.
Raymond Hitchcock i'm "The Cal
Ioner, at the Columbia.


Raymond Hitchcock. by many regarded
as the most Unctuous comedian on the
American stage, appears ut the Columbia
tomorrow evening in Richard Harding
Davis new comedy. THE Galloper. Mr..
Hitchcock is perhaps best remembered by
his work in THE Yankee Consul, which
gave him a place among Americas most
popular light singing comedians. This
season Mr. Hitchcock has fofsaken the
realm of song and taken up straight COM
edy. His manager, Mr.. Henry ". Savage,
has selected for his present tour a farci-
c.ii comedy by the weIl-known newspaper
correspondent and dramatist. Richard
Harding Davis "The GallOpcr' enjoyed
a successful run IN New York last season.
The play gets its name from phrase Of
common usage among war correspondents
10 designate the man who arrives first
from the front 90 flC his copy on the
wire The scenes are laid in Greece dur
ing the recent GraccO-Turkish war, and
abound in ludcrous situations In the
camp OF the various war correspondents.
The play is iB three acts and three scenes,
and the picturesque country i'm which the
action is laid affords splendid oppoTtuni-
ties for picturesque environment which
MI Savage has taken full advantage Of.
Nj. Hitchcock will be surrounded by an
extraordinary company. among whom arc
Edgar l.. Davenport. Herbert COrthell,
Philip Smalley, Herbert Cawthorue, Alex
Jnder kcarney Z. r. Tilton. Roland {.
Gordon. Pauline Anthony. George Law
renee, Irene Gamt, and Susie Forester
Cawthoruc.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-28
Hildu SPOng ami HaWtTey in John
HudSon'S Wife" at the BeIasco.

Miss iiilda Spong, supported by "a COM
piny which includes William +. Haw;rcy
thc well-known English actor, and under
the management of Walter y Lawrence.
will begin "a weeks engagement at the
Belasco Tneater tomorrow evening ia "a
new play of modern English life entitled
John Hudson Wife" The company has
just concluded "a very successful run IA
New York, where thc star and the play
received warm praise John Hudson g
Wife Is "a drama OF manners. but is said
10 possess the intense human quality Of
melUdrama. To is the work OF Alicia Ram
scr and Rudolph be CordOva, two hereto
fore little-kuowu dramatists. who have By
this play gained standing with American
playgoers
The story concerns the heart affairs Of
Homer Beauchamp. q young woman OF
aristOcratic family who. in order that her
mother may enjoy the luxuries Of lile
consents 60 become the wife OF John Hud-
son, an enormously wealthy man OF hum
blc origin whom she does nor really love
The heroine believes that Hudson marrics
her only TO advance his social position
while Hudson is led to think that Honor
has become his wife merely 10 satisfy a
craving for luxury. This attitude leads TO
grieyous complications but finally the real
sentiment OF husband and wife energies
from the cloud OF misunderstanding and
they discover that they are deeply in love
with each other
The role q Honor is said 10 be extreme
ly well suited 20 Miss SDCng, and MI
Hawtrcy. il Is claimed. has found in the
character Of BeaucbamD "a medium for
tie display OF his unusual talents.
The company that M. Lawrence has or
gdnized to support Miss SpOng and Mr
HaWtrey includes Lionel Walsh, Herbert
Percy, Charles Rowan, Leila Repton, Cora
Dean Edna Bern. and Florence Howard
The Washington herald., 1906-10-28

no other night iu New York Raymond
Hitchcock unwittngly introduced in The
Galloper' a realistic touch he doesn't care
TO repeat There is a scene where hc has
been challenged to figkt a duel with for
eign officer who iHtimates lack OF oCur-
age on the part OF the war correspondent
which Is HitchCock's role. They are stand
ins on the wharf at Constantinople among
kegs of powder. With mock heroics. Hitch
cock eNclaims. Capt O'Malloy you have
questioned my courage. Sir I viii now
test yours am the challenged party. and
have my choice of weapons Do you see
5nese black s9ecks on the board? That Is
powder from a broken keg. and IL leads
To this pile Of kegs. J. sir. am going "a
touch my cigar 10 that powder. Wen see
who is q coward
HitI hcock winks at the audience and
bends over TO ignite the supposed powder
in reality cinders. Capt OMalley runs
away in terror On this occasion. how
ever. as Hitchcock brought the lighted
cigar in contact with the boards, there
was an explosion. and the comedian went
over backward with a yell that gave IN,
audience its hoaTtiest laugh since The
Galloper" opened Some one had played Z
cruel joke on Hitchcock by giving him q
l0adoI cigar
The Washington herald., 1906-10-28
Prof. Josce'- Exposure of Houdini

HcudinFs method OF making bis escape
from strong wooden boxes and scaled
raper bags inside which lac allows him
self 10 be imprisoned will be demonstrated
ana exposed at the Columbia Thcater to-
Night by Prot Maurice Joyce. Tuesday
night AZ the Carroll Institute. in pre-
liminary exhibition. Prof Joyce success
fully demonstrated his ability TO dupIi-
cate the Houdini act by making his cs-
cape from the strong box, inside Of which
br allowed himself to bc nailed. ia less
Chan eighteen minUteS-Which was less
time than it. took HOudini to do the trick.
AT the Columbia Thcatcr tonight Prof
joyce viii firs' perform tho act exactly as
IL was h0Wn by Houdiui himself. lie will
make his escape from "a largo wooden
box. and then from a large paper bag.
These feats win first bee performed behind
tlie curtains, after the manner Of Houdini.
After that Prof. Joyce win repeat the ex-
hibtion ia fun view Of the audience
in demonstrating how the escape Is
made bee viii spend some time IN detailed
explanations. showing Enthusiastically the
inner secrets Of the entire performance
and presenting d complete expose a. On,
act
The Washington herald., 1906-10-28

The Marine Band is to give another
series OF popular concerts such as We're
given here last year. one month ago the
Marine Band. with its conductor. Lieut.
Sautelrann. started out 20 brave the
criticisms Of severe New York and wise
OLD Boston The public of the aforesaid
cities met the approach OF the 'Presi-
dents own with decided frigidty. but
before the first encore the public attitude
had changed to one of the widest en-
thusiasn. and the daily papers Were not
slow in placing the laurel wreath upon
the head of this Justly renowned organi-
cation.
The first of the series Nill be given at
the New National Tkeater, Sunday. No
vember 8 Nj Jacques l. Nanpouck will
be tRc soIoist Following is the pro-
ggammc:
Orsl,urc-" Sakuutala 5ldGaik,
LARGO and SchcIEo from symphony The New
World lfTesak
solo Tor Cl8linet-Two movements from 2d Concerto.
a. Rcfaapre b-Polacca .------..Yon Weber.
Nj Jacaucs H. YanT2ucbe-
Gasotie- "F.uc ard Chic iuevi..-------- Blcn-
Graud NaIcl"C0 Coronation ..,..,..,.- fsehaikoHss
Waltz Wouen's Love and Lite tnew}N oilste'ii.
SereRade-- -Aubadc Prnfanierc isae7ree.
Grand Scenes from "Loheugru .,.........-. Nagel.
/ 'Thc Sfa srapged banueI
The Washington herald., 1906-10-28

as Iachimo. and by &. Leslie Allen as
geIarlus. The cast throughout IS excel
lent and the production one Of TIE mos
elaborate Of recent Shakcspe1Tcan re-
viYals.
ono Of the extraordinary things about
the present season Is that the Two most
palpable play hits are scored by authors
who never before appeared in the char
acter OF playwrights, one being William
Vaughan Moody, with The Great hi
vide, aud the other Rachel Crothers,
with The Three Of Is" Miss CrotheTs
IS the New England sch0olma'am in her
appearance For years she worked a.
= teacher IN a dramatic school ~ New
I YORK Evidently she studied 20 some
purpose, for the greatest charm Of her
play Is the perfect technique which char
acterizes the treatment Of her subject.
Perhaps yoB don't know il. but # was
Amelia Bingham who organized tho Play
ggcrs Club, which. from "a small begin
Ming, has now developed into a fully or
gained and incorporated institution for
! the pronunciation Of wholesome princi-
plss ~ respect o. Tho drama and the stage
generally.
Size g. president 81 the organization. and
: =aw her preside AZ a large meeting Of
( the club iu TIE small ballroom Of the
AefGr ffote. lsst Sunday evening Her
F Dsse and seif-rJmmand were Superb. She
Dsls aa 0penlug address which con
ftre16 ~ 1gee Tor an that her curtain
spsee@s sfe not prepared beforehand.
I ard 9sat sfe could hold down a seat iu
6 & sHf tom IN f.rr
sf.teeae1 e. ft we're not for her sex. She
aas tie tairest presiding officer / ever
/ saw.
/ The aeaat had q touch Of psth0s. too,
I Il was hastily called 10 enable her 10 say
/ farewell - her many friends on the eve
Of starting ou her Southern tour tn The
/ Lilac Room" which she has been re-
I heaTsing for some time past. Many tokens
/ Of affection were manifested on both
sides. and che occasion was OF extreme in
/ terest made 20 by Amelias remarkable
/ skill in the role Of chairman and the
/ varied programme Of music and informal
discussion Among the impTomptU Incl
dents vss the appearance OF Marshall
/ Wilder. who entertained the club with
some amusing anecdotes. But, after all.
il was Miss Bingham personality that
distinguished it from anything Of the
kind
By way Of gossip, 1t will interest Wash
ington readers that one Of the bright
young members Of the Belasco company,
which is to produce The Rose OF the
Rancho shortly, is ATLANTA NicolaidcS.
daughter of Kimou Nicolaides, of the
Capital City. She has a small speaking
part. that of q Spanish girl although this
viii be her nrst appearance on the stage.
She is picturesque, and suits the Spanish
role She IS 10 play through the tempera-
ment she derives from her mixed Greek
4 and Celtic parentsgc.
An announcement of interest viii be
made in Il very short time in relation 40
the future Of Mary Manneriug. This tx
ceilent actress, Us this writer is in posi-
ton 70 say. has passed under the man
/ ageucnt Of the Shuberts, and will be one
Of the independent forces this season.
| She IS now reheaTsiug new play IN New
1 York for early production. Her husband
James +. HacSett. viii remain identlnsd
with the opposition, and is now appear
ing on the road ia The Walls 81
Jericho" FRED. 7. SCHRADER.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-28

Moriz Roseuthsl the celebrated Aus
trian pianist. tolls his European friends
with much gusty an experience he had
az Victoria. y. G., OF his last visit 10
America eight years ago He was delayed
on mis- way, emo did not reach Victoria
until u o'clock at night. Rosenthal ma
turally supposed the audience he was to
play fer had been dismissed and the re-
cirai postponed. He therefore was as
founded upon reaching shore, TO be
pounccd upon by q man who introduced
himself as the local manager of the con-
cert and said The audience was still wait
ing patiently az the hall During the
time that Rosenthal was simultaneously
being shaved. fed. and dressed, his piano
was being transferred TO the hall, and
tuned i'm sight and hearing Of the
audience. At midnight the little giant
Of the keyboard appeared on the stage
and was greeted with tumultuous ap-
plauSc. II vas nearly 3 o'clock i'm the
morning when the concert was concluded.
Returning tG the hotel. Rosenthal and his
manager sat down ia combination sup
per and breakfast al & a. IN While still
az the table they were handed the local
morning paper, containing long criticisms
OF his performance. Rosenthal was as
tonisied at this journalistic enterprise,
declaring il could happen nowhere but in
America. RosCHthals first appearance in
Washington after eight years absence.
will De at the New National Thrater, Fri
day November 9. at 1870 2. m. Sale of
seats GA Monday at Smiths agency in
Sanders A. StgEmans
The Washington herald., 1906-10-28

The Royal Bosses o tn Barn Band,
which will give two concerts in Washing
ton or sunday, November H. Is an or
gauizatiou that enjoys great popularity in
Great Britain and in the British colonies
and has often been heard of in this coun-
try. Since the organization OF the band
which occurred as far back as 1871. il has
had many conductors of renown. The
Bosses o. tn Barn Band has appeared be
fore most of the crowned heads OF Europe
The local engagement IS for a matinee
and evening concert at the New National
Theater. the former a 2:5Q, the latter at
S-1-
The Washington herald., 1906-10-28

William T. Hawuey. Who appears with
Hilda Sp0ng in John Hadson's Wife. 20
had an experience Of nine years in Aus
ualia and New Zealand He says Aus
tralia is by 40 means a profitable terri
tory for the theatrical manager. The poo
pie demand the best productions while
prices are low and long runs are next 40
impossible Yet n few Australian man
ayers have pT0spercd, and some. notably
George Rignold have retired with an in
dependent fortune
The Washington herald., 1906-10-28

ing purposes only. The numbers are said
70 be catchy. the scenery and electric
effects beautiful, and I'm harmony through
out An clio of hrst-class vaudeville acts
Is rendered between the two acts by Zeb
and ZaTrow. VIII H. Ward, 'the Happy
Dutchman," the Broadway Burrows III
sensational aerial acts; Clark, Higgins.
and Bergman. singers and eccentric
dancers: Melville and Roller and Marie
Dodd
The Washington herald., 1906-10-28

Mme. Nordica has decided 10 Al her
concert date in Washington. she viii ap-
pear at TIN New National Thoater on
the Afternoon Of Thursday January 80.
Nj. WrtEhtSon announces thar all tickets
sold for her concert previously announced
for November j. viii be honored at the
hos Office on The afternoon of January 10
The Washington herald., 1906-10-28
.'The Arrival of Kitty" at Majestic

The Arrival of Kitty" a comedy pro-
ducton direct from the West End Thea
ter. New York. viii be seen for the first
time in Washington. at the Majestic. on
Monday, continuing through the week
The theatergoing public is promised the
comedy hit of the season in this comedy.
It is brim fun Of tuneful music. catchy
songs of the whistling kind snappy dia-
logue, specialties, and funny situations
Norman Lee SwartoUt, the author. be-
lieves he has struck the keynote of tlsc
publics fancy in this Offering. The COM
pany is headed by the dainty little prima
DONNA Miss Eveleen Dunmorc. formerly
with A Chinese Honeymoon" Fan
tana. and -Pif. Paff POuf" In the char
acter OF Kitty Benders q girl of the
vaudeville, she has been Gtted with q
congenial part. Other well known mem-
bers of the cast are Edwin Felix, Freda
West. Mark Lane, and Winnie Brandcome.
The scenic and costume establishment
are entirely new and handsome
The Washington herald., 1906-10-28

To free tbc theatcr from the bonds Of
ccmmlrcialism is one of the jobs the
Socialist sage Society, recently brought
into being ia New York. has resolved 10
tackle. It's bjg job and the socialists
will probably soon jump IT, II they hap
prn 20 stick they win make mighty little
headwav. They aren't going at it in the
right wav, TO begin with. Thor plan Of
campaign against theatrical commercial
ism is tangled lJp with a propaganda of
socialism bv means al plays intoxicating
their doctrines. Ten to one The plays viii
hc anything but amusing or even inter
sting To the ordinary citizen Only CON
drmed Socialists viii so to see them and
20 considerable prcceutagc of these viii
forget ~ come back after the first act.
The authors who write the managers
who produce and tin great thcater-going
public who paJronize or refuse 20 pa
trOnize the confusing succession Of un-
regeneratc but more on less entertaining
plays aimed M the almighty dollar win
never discover there has been anything
doing ia the Hne of freeing the theater
from the CALLING and degrading bonds
of connmercialism-
Anyway. the bonds OF commcrclali~m
SUN grid tbe theater rather loosely. They
haven't been "cinchcd' nearly SO tight
as might De- Take the illustration sup
piled 10y '"Thc Vanderbilt Cup" seen here
The past week That play-not TO bc too
discriminating about observation-disclosures
perhaps as highly "commercializcd' as
amy ever rrasoufad B.r. ia, "a FIRST class
iheater. Yet how very far short il fell
of what might easily have been done IN
the way of utilizing tfe 4dvertisipp on
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The Washington herald., 1906-10-28
Choice BurIesquc at the Lyccum.

IN The Americans, who will hold the
boards at the Lyceum tor one week com
mencing tomorrow matinee, tho manage
ment promises its patrons will see and
hear only the best talent in vaudeville
and burlesaue- Mixed Pickles, a musical
farce ia two acts, vas written for laugh
The Washington herald., 1906-10-28

Mr. SHEPARD has arranged q special pro-
sramme for the exhibition ~ the Acad-
Cmy Tonight. and promises that this viii
be- the best Offering De- has made Among
the selections viii be seen tho following
new features. Detectives Tour OF the
World. Love So Title. Straw Ride.
Auto Chase Burglar Bill " Troubles
Of ii Fireman. and Apartments So Let"