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The Washington times., 1906-10-14
ADELAIDE NORWOOD BRANDT,
As chO-chO-san MADAM Butterfly il
Henry w. Savage's Production of
Puccini's Tragic japanese Opera.

dainty little herald for Madam. But
terfly" which was TO follow, II was a
black-haiTed little Jap with tiny lit
tie pigeon-toed rect that were mani
festly meant to correspond to the pig
con English the doll would have spoken
had speech been possible. Other dolls
OF every description lined Miss Good
wins table. and monopOliEed the chairs
IN the room, ana altogether it looked
as II toylRnd had broken loose.
Miss Goodwin received just twelve
dolls last Christmas She says every
body knows what she wants, and she
usually gets It, II the supply becomes
too large, then Miss Goodwin gives the
hummer children away 70 some OF her
young friends, and starts all over get
ting in another consignment Wherever
she goes she takes the dolls, and each
one is packed carefully with cotton
about its head and every pfecaution
taken 10 keep It's little face from get
ting smashed. Miss Goodwin has been
on the stage just two seasons. Last
wear she played the role OF Nellie, In
..Tbe Clansman," and this season she
was given the lead. Her work has
been smooth. aud she is looking fQrr
ward 10 doing something far more am
bitious some OF these days. She took
a course Of study both in New York
and Paris, and now. with the aid OF her
doll family. she Is working 10 make
herself known
The Washington times., 1906-10-14

~NGo u n OCT.
n n the whole it has been quiet
week On the Great White Wav
OF the half dozen new PLAYS
presented, the only one that
has made much OF a ripple was THE
Love Letter" a Shubert production with
Virginia Harmed as the star.
1t opened at the Lyric Tuesday night.
and both play and star scored a hit.
ThC play is an adaptation by Ferdi-
n6nd Gottschalk from Victorien Sardou's
La Piste.' 1t will be remembered that
Brady thought OF securing It for Grace
George But Grace would have none
OF IL. She seemed to think that unless
the adaptation were so very free as 10
lose the life from the play somebody
would be arrested II * were tried on
American audiences. But nobody has
been arrested so far and New York
critics do not seem to find anything in
II calculated 10 bring blush to the
cheek Of the young person.
1t tells the story Of Florence ReviIton.
once divorced and now married again;
and of her second husbands happening
by chance upon a letter. written to hsg
by an admirer during the period of heR
hrst marriage. lie of course reads the
letter but is persuaded by his wife that
the desk from which It has been ex-
tracted was bought at a sale. that its
owner was probably a woman Of dubious
character, and that the letter belonged
to her. Unfortunately he learns that
the desk is an heirloom and his sus-
picions are revived. The first husband.
however, good-natu-edIy comes 10 the
rescue. and by his help the letter is ex-
plained satisfactorily, If not truthfuliy.
The play is a TYPICAL French farce.
and for two acts II provides a Gocd deal
OF amusement, Justified by neatly drawn
characters. brightly devised situations.
and crisp, snappy, naturally written
dialogue. Possibly It is the third act
that Miss George may have obi.eted to-
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DIR. CARL MUCK,
Conductor Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Io06-Iooz.

is the rul2- When ordered home he
comforts her with the promise that he
VIII scon return for her and then she
sees him sail av ay.
After he has gone the young wife
broods over his absence, bat wllez in
due time the stosk arrives and hand
some baby boy is with her in the flower
bedecked cottage something Of joy and
happiness come TO her again. The child
is 10 be called Joy" II the American
lieutenant comes back Il Japan and
Trouble If he fails to return. The
months pass. but the too well loved
husband does not arrive. Day after Gay
the mother takes her baby in her arms
and goes down to the shore, hoping and
longing for the ship that is 10 bring
back the truaHt lieutenant.
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Only a Passing Faney.

Three years finally passed and Madam
Bitterly still sits IN her little house
OF bamboo. But Pinkerton is far away
in. America and the curly-headed child
who consoles Cho-Cho-San knows
naught OF its father. II is the old story
OF the Grant The Japanese marriage
had been only a passing fancy for the
American lieutenant, but, for the But
terhy" love once meant eternal love.
the girl waits and hopes, until IN
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bIned. Henry w. Savage has three com
panies appearing IN this masterpiece OF
American comedy. The Western com
Dany is now headed for the Pacific
coast. whore II broke the record last
year Of nine out OF ten theaters it
played.
Speaking of royalties and records.
The Private Secretary'' has just had
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comic opera, which is said to have more
than made good. for the week Of Oe-
tober %. and some time in November
Robert Mantel in his great Shakespear-
can repertoire under Bradv's manage
ment AIanteH. by the way. wears a
sword when he plays lego that was once
the property Of the late Charles Fech-
ter Another of MT MantelTs valued
relics is the sword he uses when he
plays Richard III" which came down
to him from David Garrick himself. Mr.
Manteu is an enthusiastic collector of
such relics and old books, and he has
a really remarkable collection.
1t is said that Belasco never had a
contract with any Of his big stars. but
relies upon the stronger ties of per-
sonal friendship TO form a mutual bond
OF interest between them. David War
field. the star OF THE Music Master, "
recently related that all he had from
Belasco at the time he was comedian
with Weber & Fields was the man
ayers verbal promise eventually 10
present him in a play, and that he did
not see him again for nearly eighteen
months after their first interview In
the meantime other managers made
overtures to star him. but such was his
faith in Belasco's word that he declined
10 entertain their propositions In due
time the announcement was made:
Nv arheld in a new play, and II was
after that announcement that the come
dian and his future manager met for
the second time
Louis Mann. BY the way. made ore
OF his early hits by tie portrayal Of a
German music master IN The Strange
Adventures or Miss Brown, at the old
Standard Theater in New York. 1t is
claimed that this play furnished Charles
Klein with the idea for The Music
Master" Certainly il placed Louis
Mann among the foremost character
actors on the American stage
George. Ade SAYS he Is receiving more
royalties from The College Widow
than from all the rest Of his plays COM
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III III
- local musical circles. is to De
musical director OF the series
OF special Sunday evening enter
tainments at the Belasco this season.
OF which mention viii be found else
where in this section.
The scenic features OF The Noun
tain Climber" at the National this
week, include pictures Of quaint old
English villages and the Alps or SwitE-
erland This viii be the second time
in many years that Mr. wilson mas
ever been surrounded by any other at
rnosphere than some imaginary section
Of a suH more. Imaginary locality.
Annie Russell has been writing an
open letter TO the newspapers, protest
ing against the pernicious activity or
The publicity promoter Annie does not
object to the purvsyiRgv Of legitimate
news, but she wants 20 know why, on
why. any officjous individual should
consider it his duty to pry into the prl-
vate life or players, to record their
every action, To. exaggerate, and invent
wherS realities do not exist. and 10
label the output news, And why sim
ply because she was going TO play
Puck should long line OF strenuous
young men come seeking employment
and proposing to have her hunting bears
IN the woods or Maine. and taking part
in hairbreadth escapes in other parts
Of the world. TO get her in print.
Does anyone know the answer?
Little Hungary" the headquarters of
Bohemian New York. has always been
the vogue among artists and writer's
throughout this country, but IL remained
for President Roosevelt to attract the
attention OF the laity to the resort by
dining informally there a year ago. The
restaurant. It's regular patrons and its
orchestra are faithfully portrayed in
The third act Of Julie Bonbon.
Guy Standing made his seasons debut
this week as the star Of a Society Bo-
llceman." which had its first perform
ance al Atlantic City Monday night
The play tells Of young broker who
loses his money. and. rather than de-
pend on his relatives. obtains an ap-
pointm6nt as a mounted policeman. The
plot of & treacherous friend 10. induce
his young wife TO desert him leads TO
some dramatic situations. Ia the com
pany are Blanche stoddard, ". H.
Post. George Henry Trader, Martin l..
AlsOp. Harriet Worthingt0n. Werner
Charges Wall McAillster, Darrell stand
ing, and Ethel Brssdon
The IEsen cult have received Wright
Loriner in The wild Duekr with en-
thuslasm. He is giving occasional mat
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Miss Clara Lipman, authpress-actTess,
IL the only woman IN the world who has
her dogs life insured The riny Maltese
terrier she carries in the first act Of
Julie Bonbon" Is insured against ac-
cident and death from natural causes
for sLo00.
Speaking of dogs. the. curtain rises on
two of them when it rises on the second
act of Grace Georges new play.
Clothes" at the Manhattan Theater,
New York. And Il is said that although
everything now is peaceful and the
dogs on arnicable terms, in the early
stages of the play they refused mutual
acquaintance with disd1inful snifIs. but
propiuquity brought about friendly CON
dItions, and at present i. requires the
utmost tact and endurance on the part
OF the actresses who har jle the dos
gies" to preserve the stage from becom-
Ing the arena OF canine antics ''Auf
Weidersehn," the "sO-long" dsschunG,
has marked Rough House" a hand
some POmeTanian. for her own, and
the caJoleries she employs 20 tempt the
vivaclous black and white from the table
may only be appreciated BY the over
strained nerves of Miss Revelle and
Miss Huneker, who are trying 10 pre-
serve decOrum while Hippy Happy
Hoo" barks defiance from his mistress
lap. and the letbargetic Chop Sooy
Is the only one keeping quiet, for the
Mexican dog with the Celestial cogno-
men is too well satisfied with his COM
Portable quarters to take part in the
game
Miss May Robson, who is this season
playing in THE Mountain Climber" is
considered one OF the greatest makeup
artists on the stage today. During her
work in the Empire Theaters Stock Com
pany she won hieh praise from the
critics for sner wonderful character
make-ups.
There has been considerable impa-
tience because neither the Columbia
Theater nor the local dramatic editors
could satisfy the public as to who was
going to sing In Madam Butterfly on
& given night Mr.. Savage has been
slow about announcing his casts because
he did not wish to diSappoint the pub
lie. Once his announcements are made.
he means them TO stand. il IL Is humanity
possible for them TO do so.
Among the good things promised by
the National in the near future are
'Rosalie.' a new Nixen-zimmerman
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With "Custus' Last Fight" Academy.

It's thirteen thousaudth performance.
and that it has earned the tidy sum OF
81 $50, coo. which is a good deal Of money,
but By no means a record. According
to the best figures available rip Van
Winkle" holds the record for profits
Joseph Jefferson played IL 5000 times.
The net profits from this play are cal
cuIated at S5.O00,00J. and it is still a
noney-maker. a close second is the
well known melOdrama. The Silver
King" which is credited with pretty
close to S5.O00. zoe. while Denman Thomp-
sons "Old Homestead Is said. TO have
made something like A,750,O0O. If the
facts were known It is not improbable
that Uncle Toms Cabin" would be well
I'D in the multi-millionaire- class
The Washington times., 1906-10-14

inee performances Of this powerful play.
which are a feature of his engag cement
IN each OF The cities he visits
The Washington times., 1906-10-14

The Ibsen cult have received Wright
Loriner in The Wild Duck with en-
thusiasm. He is giving occasional mat
The Washington times., 1906-10-14

Lena Ashwell, the distinguished young
English player, VINO has created a sem
sation in The Shulamite" in her own
country, viii make her American debut
tomorrow night In Chicago.
The Washington times., 1906-10-14

Nat Goodwin will this week revive
H. V. Esmond's play. When We Were
Twenty-one." Edna Goodrich, who is
now regarded the 'beauty OF the new
The Washington times., 1906-10-14
Behind the FoOtlightS.

~ ENRY F. SMITH. we'll known in
local musical circles. IS to DO
musical director OF the series
OF special Sunday evening enter
tainments at the Belasco this season,
OF which mention viii be found else
where in this section.
The Washington times., 1906-10-14

1t is- causing some amused comment
that Henry V. Savage, who makes
speciality OF Grand opera in English"
also makes a speciality or hiring foreign
artists to sing it, So he does-and
man 10 teach them 10 sing in English,
Herman Klein. the well-knewn operate
coach, has been instructing the for
eigners in the Madam Butterfly" COM
pany in the English pronunciation Of
their roles. It is said that they will sing
it in as good English as their American
born colleagues, and in some instances
with more expression
Dorothy Russell daughter Of Lillian
Russell. is seeking. Il divorce from her
husband. Abbott Louis Einstein. The
married life of the young people has
apparently. never been happy, and re-
ports of their differences have frequent
" reached the public.
The Washington times., 1906-10-14

Among the good things promised by
the National in the near future are
'Rosalie.' a new Nixen-zimmerman
The Washington times., 1906-10-14

George Ade SAYS he Is receiving more
royalties from The College Widow
than from all the rest Of his plays com
The Washington times., 1906-10-14
Stage Gossip From
The Great White Way
New York. Oct 1g

New York, Oct. I2.
n the whole it has been a quiet
week On the Great White WAY
OF the half dozen new PLAYS
..l-Aaer,Haa aEa L. 49, 49,.
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HOnk! HOnk!

Automobilists who own their ma
chimes viii commend heartily the
disposition OF the local authorities
TO suppress the insensate footing Of
auto-horns II is not the man who
drives his own car who careens
along the highways blaring his
''Toot-toot-too until he draws
10 himself the attention of every
loafer and saloon hanger-on in the
landscape. Usually it is some sport
who has hired a machine by the
hour and intends the whole District
shall know Of it.
Careful driving can take an auto
mobile half way about Washington
without a single sound of the horn.
The utmost care for everybody in
the streets viii not require more
than half a dozen moderate warn
ings. The less there is of sound, as
a general rule. the less there is also
of horses paving the air and pedes-
triaus frightened out OF a years
growth.
As this is true Of all automobile
horns, it is clear TO every grown
man and woman that the freak
sound-makers adopted by some driv-
ers are beyond all reasonable in
diligence. They split the ear with
wild screams worse than the siren
of the District frefghter, if any
thing could be worse than that.
They bray their way along like the
animals their drivers most resemble
when the thistles are beyond reach.
If there were any one thing which
could kill an institution as practi-
cal and valuable as the horseless
vehicle it is the conduct Of such
men as these.
American ingenuity has already
produced automobile alarms which
are not only open to no fair obiec-
tion when properly used but are
agreeable contributions TO the
sounds of the street. Within rea-
sonable bounds the police ought 10
encourage by every fair means the
use of such devices. BY all lawful
means they ought 10 suppress the
leering walls of those instruments
which turn the highway into a bed
lam of piercing, jarring, unnerving
confusion Of sound.
The Washington times., 1906-08-31
WORLDS LETTEP-WRITING.

From the amount or nature of a
countrys g correspondence, says Post
master General Cortelyou. according 20
Harper s Weekly, ''One cannot estimate
its commercial activity OF development
along other lines.
In the order OF their Importance OF
the number OF letters and postal cards
passing through the pOstOnlces for 1905 %"
continued Mr. CoTtelyou. Great Britain
ranks rirst. and the United States. New
zealand, Austria, Argentina, Luxem-
bourg, Holland, Belgium, Sweden,
France and Norway In the order given.
1t IS evident that the development
OF instruction cannot be seen from the
greatest correspondence for countries
having compulsory education such a.
France. Denmark and Norway. hold a
mediocre place while other countries
noted for the percentage of uliteracy
ire well in the front. II Is singular %
note that the citizens Of Austria and
Denmark write more letters taan do
those of France Belgium ranks eleventh.
among the above. A commercial status
or other development does not figure.
or both France and Belgium would hold
q better position. It IS a fact that
those Of Anglo Saxon blood correspond
more frequently thE n those Of the Latin
races. Tempefa nent might also figure "
concluded the Postmaster General for
10 ls said on the Continent that an
Engiishman will write 10 a friend fifteen
minutes away from his home but that
a Frenchman will walk that far and
communicate what he has To say verb
allV.'
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clinging feminine creature is gen
orally a very powerful incentive for
a man to rush in and make a fool
of himself.
1t may safely be set down as a
matrimonial axiom that not one de-
cent woman in a hundred thousand
adyertises for a husband. Happy
marriages have. of course. been
known 10 result from this sort of
courtship, but the chances are ter
ribly against the man who enters
into it. Almost invariably it is the
work of an adventures who is using
the little blind god as a stool
pigeon.
An average man who cannot find
among those he knows a woman
who will be a loving and helpful
wife is i'm a queer quandary indeed.
He need not expect to escape from
it by a perusal of personal col
umns or the journals of matrimo-
nial agencies. Instead of flying to
that means of deliverance, he would
do very much better to sit down and
read carefully the remarks Of that
ancient expert, King Solomon, on
the ways of the strange woman. "
The Washington times., 1906-08-31
CRIME AMONG YOUNGSTERS.

Judge Ben B. Lindsey. of Denver. who
has had notable success in dealing with
juvenile deli9quents and who has mas
tered the art Of getting in close touch
with boy life. declares that Il O00 OF
children in this country are annually
drifting into crime" This certainly is
an important statement II true. But Is
it truee Anybody who has ewes 10 sec
and ears 10 hear knows that there are a
great many juveniles who have develop.
ing tendencies i'm that direction. But 10
say that a million boys and girls are
drifting into crime every year in the
United States stCikes rs as absurd We
think that the judge is too prodigal in
the use of ciphers I'm his statistical ut.
.teranCes. Hartford Times
The Washington times., 1906-08-31
ICE PROBE FAILS.
JEROME BLAMED
Grand Jury Holds Him Re-
SponSible for Not Pre-
Senting Facts.

NEW YORK. Aug. Si.-"We coutinu-
ally asked for more facts. and the facts
presented 20 us did not warrant an in
dictmeut." said Bernard Karsch. fore
man OF the August grand jury, today.
.a explaining the failure of the invesJi-
cation into the alleged Ice trust and
he placed the blame squarely on the
shoulders of District Attorney jerome.
Were YOU told of the announcements
Of the American lee Company 10 the
independent dealers in the Bronx that
no more ice would be furnished after
last Monday morning.
Certainly not"
Did You investigate the action of the
Rupert Brewing Company IN turning
over it's ice plant 20 the Arctic Ice
Company
Certainly not We never heard of
that in the grand jury room"
Were you told of the disconunuance
OF the Continental lee Company
Nc. we were after facts all the
time We were always asking for
facts. We wanted facts. and when
we got no more facts we could not
bring IN any other return than the one
we handed up We all know OF the
increase I'm the price OF ice. but what
could we do under the circumstances
The trust VIII not sell fee 10 the in
dependent dealers I'm Queens after Sat
Urday.
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Matrimonial Advertising.

The recent 'House of Love" ex-
pose in New York city proved once
more that there are still many men
of otherwise ordinary common
sense who are willing TO picl; their
wives from advertisements. To a
certain part of the male race there
is something appealing in the print
ed cry of a woman who is lonely
and needing the protection of a
good man."
If there is a delicate hint that
the advertiser has means. so much
the better, although the mercenary
is not always strong in such men.
Sheer romance and the self-fiattery
that one is a good man" and able
to bring happiness to a refined and
The Washington times., 1906-08-31
ICE FAMINE IN TOWNS;
PRICE UP 81 A CAKE

MONONGAHELA, Pa, Aug. 31.-This
city Is suffering from an ice famine,
caused by a breakdown at the local
plant and inability to get sufficient ice
from other plants.
In CharleTOi and DOnOra there is sim
a worse famine and considerable suf-
feTing and Inconvenience is being caused.
The Charleroi plant is being run to its
full capacity, but is unable to supply
the demand and it is impossible for the
company to get supply from the out
side DonOra people have been Offering
s. a cake for ice about three times itS
regular price, but they can't get IL al
anv price