davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1906-10-23
Wanted: A Program.

1t is one Of the highly significant
signs of the campaign, and of these
troublous political times, that there
is a demand just now in New York
that Mr.. Hughes present a program
TO the public which he is asking to
vote for him. The New York Press,
which calls itself thoroughly Repub-
hcan and occasionally actually sup
ports a Republican, has voiced the
demand for a specific statement by
Mr.. Hughes; and the demand is
echoed from all quarters.
Mr.. Hearst presented a program.
1t was not radical enough for some
radicals; it was too radical for very
many conservatives; it promised a
lot of things that probably can't be
delivered by any governor, but it
was a program
Mr.. Hughes supporters have made
up a program for him by collating
expressions from his various
speeches and assuming that the
candidate is going to do the things
which in his speeches he has init
mated ought to be done. 1t is like
~, however, that before the end of
the campaign Mr.. Hughes viii be
more specific. The demand for such
u course will hardly be resisted by
a man of his straightforward habit
and sincerity of purpose.
The time is past when political
platforms may be regarded as an
alogous to street car platforms
the means to getting on" The
platform full of buncombe, bluster,
bOsh, and blue sky is no longer the
one on which to get votes. Point
ing with pride is no longer effica-
cious-unless it be pointing ahead.
Yesterday is as ancient as Rameses
in the esteem of the American yot-
ing public. They are actually pro-
testing, up in New York, against
importing Cabinet members TO talk
The Washington times., 1906-10-23
Majestic-A Thoroughly Enjoyable Re-
yiyal Of "The Black Crook

Though The Black Crook" as pre-
serted at the Majestic TheaJer last
night was hardly more than q skeleton
Of the weird. fantastic. awe-inspiring
caldron OF sOrcery Of several years back,
yet enough OF the original plot re-
mained, with the addition Of some clever
specially work and highly amusing bur
lesqUe, 10 make 1T enjoyable TO a large
audience. On the bill the producers say
the production has been revised and
brought up 10 date, and in this they
have succeeded admirably. Much Of
The Black Crook" OF the old days is
thrown away TO make room for other
and better things and the effect OF a
medley or broadway airs being waited
INTO the sixteenth century atmosphere
OF the HartZ LIountaIns, where the plot
Is laid. is entirely agreeable
The play itself is too well known 10
invite a recital Of the story. Amina. the
petrOthed OF ROd0lphe. the poor artist.
whose rejection Of the unworthy suitor
Count Won Wolfenstein, serves as the
structure OF the plot. is sWeetly and
effectively portrayed by Miriam Norris.
=. Colt AlbertSOn, as ROdOlphe, and
Emmet O'ConnOr, as Count Won Wolf
ensteln, We're well cast, and both have
voices Of considerable feeling. Wallace
FOpp=-s HerUZOg, the magician, had
enough of the black art to induce creep
mess. The comedy stunts Of Nellie v.
Nichols, GdIIIrr, and Robert b.
Mack, aS GreppO. HertzOg's drudge,
were screamingly funny and drew re-
peated encOres for the two.
\ chorus Of sixteen exceedingly pretty
and sna pely misses, with musical voices
aud dancing specially by eight Eng
Hsh- girls made up the balance OF the
production. which, as a whole is well
staged, capitally acted, and meritorious.
The Washington times., 1906-10-23
PRELUDE DE CHOPIN.

Still in the shadows Of the twilit room
Dreamy with ghostly scent, 1 see you
play;
While muted voices dark with sense of
doom
Weep out their hope; the dim notes die
away
Like echoes in the caves of endless pain.
And then once more begin their phan-
tom plant
That shivers though the soul like drip
ping rain
So cold is life, so very sad and faint.
Still do ! see you play-your weary face.
Your sombre eyes grown deep with old
despair;
Your wistful soul that ever yearns to
trace
Some pathway through tn illimitabie
air:
flushing to hear in dumb expectancy
The things time gathers from eternity.
Wilbur Underwood in The Path
finder
The Washington times., 1906-10-23

flowers. Among those present were
Miss Lydia Williams Of california; :
Misses McDermOtt. of Hyattsville. Nd.
Miss Anne Fitzgerald, Of Del Ray, Va;
Miss Agnes DoWling, Miss Matilda Ha-
ney, Miss Jean Crawford. Miss Minnie
Pugh. Miss Flora Coleman, Miss Kath-
arine Corbett. Miss Mary McCauley,
John C0nneH, John Crown, John i.
buckley. Daniel +. Hail, William NJ.
Hail. John FOgarty, John Mckea Par
ker George c. butcher, Robert A.
Zachary, Robert Featherstone, Mr. and
Mrs. ". i. Lewis, OF kenslnGton; MF.
and Mrs G. A. Fox, of Mt. Rainier, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles McCauley-
Miss Susanne Carroll. who, with her
mother, Ms. j, Howell Carroll, spent
last winter In Washington IN their
apartment In Stoneleish Court, Is 1oW
the guest Of Miss Lydia Miller, at ner
home In the Green Spring valley; near near
Baltimore Miss Carroll viii sail with
Ler mother ana grandmother next
month, To spend the winter In Rome.
Miss Carroll VIII DE presented % So
ciety here next year, when her mother
expects TO return and take a house for
permanent residence.
MIS-. Logan. widow of the late Gen.
home. aCaiumet, Place, On COLUMBIA
Heights, for the winter. Mrs. Logan has
not spent many winters IN th3s hand
some and historic place and has been
friends iu Washington. Mrs. Tucker.
daughter OF Mrs. Logan, ana VIE OF
Major William n. Tucker, L. y A.
has also arrived In Washington, ana
will spend the winter with her mother.
Mrs. van Rensselaer, Gruger. Of New
York who has maintained winter
residence here for several seasons, VIII
spend the coming season abroad, and
lease her home IA X street
Miss Alma Gassenheimer. who spent
part Of the summer ln this city, aitet
visiting New York and other cities, Is
now en route 90 her home IN Alabama
NJ. +. Eisman. Of Massachusetts ave
nue., gave a dinner party last evening
I'm honor of the engagement or ms
daughter, Helen. 20 Abe Slgmuud- Only
the immediate family Wrere present, M
mund. Mr.. and Mrs. sydney Kaufman,
Howard Sigmund. Mr.. and hrs Alpert
Sigmund. Goldie Slgmunus AR. ana Mrs.
Sol Aiyer, of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs 8Iyer Nordliager's home
was "a scene OF merrlment in honor OF
their son Walters fourth birthday a
number of his friends being present
The table was beautifully decorated.
the color scheme being pink Souvenirs
were presented the little tots Those
present were Misses Wilmer = smani
Claire Richard. Beulah Emerson. Elca-
nor Behrend, Jennie NuTdllnggr. and
Masters Alan NOrdiugeT. Edward
Keane William NoTdinEcr, Everett
Richard, and Walter N0rdliuger-
Myer Strasburger, formerly or this
city but now living al Atlantic City.
spent several days In the city, az the
metropolitan
A NOrZimer. of New York, is making
trip 10 this city and Baltimore for q
few days
Master Frank Mark, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Mark, in his eighth year.
won a scholarship IN the piano contest
ia the Washington College of Music.
The Washington times., 1906-10-23
Academy-"The Burglars Daughter"

owen Davis. who long ago entered the
ranks Of dramatic writer's, has given
the melOdTamatic stage another stir
ring story IN '"The Burglars Daughter"
which was last night disclosed at the
Academy of Music. One always assO-
ciates such titles with safe cracking and
other peTilous habits of low life, but Mr..
Davis has managed TO get somewhat
away from the old forms, and inter-
mingles a lot Of good comedy through
out the various scenes. There is love
story that holds the attention until the
final curtain and a cOuEterplot that
gives every opportunity for thI Hing
climaXes. One of the most dramatic
of these Is a race between a car and
an automobile.
Miss Alma Hearn Is the burglars
daughter and plays the role with much
easel She is a good comedieune and is
well equipped to take care Of the com
cdy element written In her part Second
10 that of Miss Hearn was the work
Of Mart r. Stevens, as the burglar.
Bijou Washburn gave a particularly
good bit OF character acting as Ruth
Holt, the blind girl
The play was well staged and viii
mauifestly please the Academy patrons
throughout the week.
The Washington times., 1906-10-23
His OuadriIIiOn Kisses
Fail to Prevent Suit
Woman Takes Another for Husband and
Asks Court for $4,000 Damages From
First LOVe-SiCk Swain.

KANSAS CITY, oct. ga breach OF
promise suit for $1,000 damages IS on
trial IN Judge SloveTs' division Of the
circuit court. Both the plaintiff and
the defendant have been married The
man is now divorced, and the woman
who brought the suit Is the wife Of Dr.
p. a PIerson, of Rich Hill, Mo.
Before the case went on trial the pc
tition was amended to show that Ida
May Cook, the plaintiff, had been mar
rled since the fling of the suit, and
that her name Is now Mrs. Ida May
Plerscn. George +. Walker, a contract
ing painter and decorator. is the de-
fendant On the attorneys table was
a large bundle OF letters that had been
written Miss Cook by Walker.
In one Of the letters the defendant
wrote:
You speak OF nv letters being stop
ped some day, aud wonder what you
Will do when that happens. 1 think !
The Washington times., 1906-10-23
Chase's-An Expose Of the Fays in
''ThaumatuTgy."

THE PAa.ss" IA "F1amaturgy," the
alleged expose Of the Fays in Thauma-
Iurgy made a big hit al Chase's IN the
afternoon and evening performances
yesterday.
As shown up by the ''Phays," the
Fays have been putting Up one OF the
biggest fakes ever resented before the
footiiehts. Instead Of answering the
questions of the audience BY some su-
pernatural power. Mrs. Fay has simply
sat under a siIken sheet, and read copies
Of the questions written by an Unsus-
pecung audieace. which have been
passed to the leader Of the orchestra BY
her cOnfederares IN the audience. thence
pushed under the stage to another con-
federate. and then teIephoned by an in
genious device or through a speaking
tube from under the stage TO the wOm-
an under the slIken covering.
The expose was roundly applauded by
the audience. in addition 70 this part
or the exhibition the "Phays" 81.
trude, told other things about the Fays.
They declared that Mrs. Eay, while
they were with the Eays, had never
answered a single one OF the letters
seeking solution OF their domestic
troubles She always turned them over
TO somebody else 10 answer.
MaTeeua. NegaTU. and Mareena led
the remainder Of the bill with one OF
the most artistic and interesting tUmb-
ling turns ever seen on the local Taude-
vile stage. Paul Ia CrOlX amused -l6
audience with some comic juggling
stunts, and GllletJs musical dogs were
good. Joseph and Bertha Adelmlnn
gave clever performances eE tie Hylo-
cited the spectators by shooting or the
evening costume or a woman.
The Washington times., 1906-10-23
Elsie Janis a Winner
In "The Vanderbilt Cup"
Talented Young Star Secures an Unqualified
Washington Endorsement of the New
York Verdict

Little Elsie" who made her debut
IN the legitimate as Miss Mufit in the
Washington opening OF Jack and The
Beanstalk" several years ago, returned
20 US at the National Theater last night
as the star OF a big Broadway hit.
It's a long step forward from the clever
little girls Christian name display as a
vaudeville mimic 10 the dignified posi-
tion Of Miss Elsie Janis in the Wander
bilt Cup And one does not need much
prophetic ability TO forecast q brilliant
future Tor the little stage beauty.
''The Vanderbilt Cup" IS best de-
scribed as a Tapid-nre projection Of
clever lines, amusing carIcatures, catchy
music. and attractive stage pictures
"a medley of attractive nonsense in
which there's something doing all the
time" The program calls il Sydney
Rosenfeld's new automobile musical
comedy drama" and that description
does as well as another. As a matter
Of fact the production serves 10 pre-
sent Elsie Janis. ana III doing that well
IL assures itself a success.
The feature OF the performance is
not the much advertised motor race, in
which Barney Oldfold ard Eddie Bald
drive high-pOwer racers on elevated
axles against a swiftly moving pan0-
rama OF race course sceneTy-it is the
clever limitations Of famous stage peo-
pie b. Miss Jams. She began with
poor Dan DAILY, and her deep-toned de-
clamation was more than reminiscent
OF the sepulchrdl voiced comedian whose
death cost the stage the cleverest ar
list ia his line.
A. the aIiug woman OF Little john
ME Jones" she Out-Levy-ed Ethel Levy.
and the next moment she was whirling
about the stage in an irresistible imi-
tati0n Of George C0han. Her impersona-
ton Of Ethel Barrymore in ''AIice-Sit-
By-the-Fire" of Eddie Foy, and sam
Bernard, won more than enthusiastic
applause.
THE Vanderbilt Cup" is automobile
from start 10 finish. Even the Orches-
ira has a honk-honk horn. The cup
race scene IS very good, but It seems
a rather lavish expenditure for such
a short episode in an entertainment that
does not absolutely need IL. All Of the
specialties are high class. The best
OF them is a whirlwind dance by the
Flowers Of the opera Comique." which
was repeatedly encored.
The supporting cast was excellent
Otis Harlan. who viii be remembered
for his work In Hoyts musical come
dies at Chase's theater a few years
ago, played Theodore Banting, an
equitable attorney-at-law, and was
enthusiastically received. Charles Dow
Clark furnished much Of the comedy as
Newt Ofat, single-cylinder rural
machine" Blanche Chapman, Arthur
stanford. Henry Y. Donnelly. Jacques
Kruger. f. Newton Lindo. and Albert
Cowles deserve particular mention Tor
their excellent work. THE Crusly
DANES" were particularly funny carica-
lures. and were warmly applaudeo.
The vanderbilt Cup is quite the besI
I'm its line that Washington has seen ior
some time The performers worked
hard from beginning 10 end ana pre-
scented a delightfully."- refreshing CON
trast to the blase methods OF many
c,r,,,an,es which come 10 this city con-
tent 10 rest on Iaurels won in Broadway
theaters.
The Washington times., 1906-10-23

he made one Of the most artistic feat
urcs Of the production he is now aD-
pearins IS DR.. Page. While his work
ls as clean cut as ever. it must be said
thaI Fritz Williams gave a much more
IauEhapie lmpersOuatOu with MS super
aDuAdaHee OF nervous energy. Mr.. DR.
flcnstein Interpretation IN this part
was only slightly different from his
intruder IN the curtain raiser.
George q. BouiEace lr gave bis same
inlmltaDle James JeffTcys-With partic-
ulaf stress on The e-y-whiie- Miss Ken
yon Bishop and Miss Jean Newcombe
were again seen 10 advantage in the
Caricature roles Of Cora Belle and OdetL-
De We're. Thomas ThOTue made a SAT-
isfacIOTg Edgar DT1scaIl
Miss Viola Kellogg evinced hard study
aHc conscientious work Ia her portray
OF Mrs Page
Eugene iteadiug. as Colonel Larivette
gave good imitation of Mr.. D'trich-
stein ln that role.
The Washington times., 1906-10-23
Columbia-Dustin Farnum IN The
ViTginian."

co,unbia-Dustin Farnum in THE
virginian."
THE Virginiau." owen NisteF leio
6ran7atized and staged with the ana oA
the late Kirke La Shelle. and lhlpeI-
sorated bv Dustin FaTnum. reIuTheu
~ the Columbia last night, and was
welcomed by a comfortably nlled house
II Is a question whether Dustin ar
,.,,y,,s Characterization of the neroic
virpinian. with his boyish strength. MS
quaint humor. and his rather deter
mined love-making. or Frank Campeau
Trampas. the reckless, jealous. ouJ oy
no means unsympathetic. daredevil Is
the better of the two. They DIVIDE lhe
honors. pretty evenly between them
or course. the Yirginian. whole-souled.
brave and generous. IS by far the pleas
aprer nortrait Of the two, and he seems
to have found his way into the near
of rbe Dubllc as easily as ne ulu ihi0
me heart of the pretty vermont schooi
teacher Bennett Musson remains In
the character of Steve. the NHglhliah an
unfortunate WeakNnS ltieilu' anu F'"' .
IL COnVinCingly.
That is more than can be said for
Mabel Wright. in the part OF Aolle
Wood. the school marin and leaulus le-
male character. SlE Ste4itu Lab--SA a
Ight-wef<lt lacking in the real woman
lv tenderness and sincerity that one
would like TO see in Mollie Wood-rather
affected and elderly-coquettish
As a dramatic composition there re-
mains nothing TO be said of The Nlr-
ginian" at this late date. II tells a
robust story of the cattle-rustling days
OF the West. tells it with plenty OF pa
thos and sentiment. and plenty of com
edy. toO-all coming in naturally and
simultaneously. The ruggedness of the
scenes, the mapliness OF the central
character and the heart interest OF
THE Virginian'' will probably retain
their popularity as long as the play re
mains on the boards. II was perfect
ly evident last night that the audience
had by no means tired OF II.
II IS distinctly a mans play, the
women IN the cast being comparatively
few and unimportant. There have been
one or two minor changes. but the back
bone of the company remains as II was
when the play was last seen here-a
competent, capable lot Of players. thor
Oughly at home I'm their parts
The Washington times., 1906-10-23
Lyceum-"The Imperial Burlesquers."

The Imperial Burlesquers played to
two of the largest houses of TIE season
yesterday afternoon and eveuiT z al the
New Lyceum Theater, and though the
opening and closing sketches, . Night
in Paris" and "On - tii5 Front" We're
but falr the varied costumes Of tie
chorus, and the willing way in which
they worked. broke the monotony. A
number of fresh witticisms are on tap.
and their raciness got the approval Of
the audience. A rather good oliO, with
the exception of Murphy and Magee,
who appeared to have forgotten their
lines, includes Gray and Graham, m
musical farce. DeOuzO and Macdonald
in an interesting barrel jumping act;
thinner. as a parlor Jugglcr, and Pauline
Moran, in a mOnOlogue-
The Washington times., 1906-10-23

can guess. and that is that there viii
be no need for them, as you can get my
love messages direct from the lips, in
stead Of pape~- For faint heart never
won fair lady Sweetheart. YOU are
mine in the sight OF God. and / intend
to claim you IN the sight Of man as
well
AS to doing much to my sweet face.
YOU had beusr look out for your own,
for when I get there next Saturday
Wei. just wait and see and be pre-
-7red for quadrlnion kisses
This letter vas signed Fred"
In another letter he said: Maybe
] don't wish I were there now. III bet
you'd think ! had Il bad. and I don't
doubt ! would have TO be set up with.
And there is only Gne nurse in all the
world who could ill the bill Can you
guess who she is2
your devoted lover Uiss me. sweet
hcarU. F.
The Washington times., 1906-10-23
Beiasco-Leo Ditrichstein in "BefOre
and After"

before and After" with the author
Leo Diurichstein, in the leading role
Vas produced at the Belasco last even
ing with a capable east before an aud
ience which readily lent Itself TO a
thorough enjoyment Of the farcieal sit
nations and scintillating dialogue. The
farce was preceded by ''Nocturno,' a
curtain raiser. which was as ably pre-
scented and as much appreciated as
when seen here for the first time last
season. The story revolves around a
ecntlenna burglar ar-connoisseur, not a
collector OF art objects. If you please.
Mr.. Ditrichstein, as the burglar. gave a
finished production repletc with quiet
humor ard effective satire
To those who did not see Before and
After last year. the farce this season
will appeal 10 the Tisibles I'm a highly
satisfactory degree. for the play is con
structed upon lines that cannot bul
afford amusement
The cast this season. though on the
whole capable. is in many respects not
so well balanced as that seen here last
winter. Mr.. Ditriehstein has abandoned
the role of Colonel Larivette, to which
he was so admirably suited and which
The Washington times., 1906-10-23
The Child and the Millennium.

Mr.. Jungle Sinclair has been writ
ing of The Children of Packing
town" in the current issue of Sue
cess. The article is more than in
teresting-it is absorbing and inn
pressive, and il leads to sound con-
clusions, though they have this
rather Utopian character:
That child labor cannot be ef-
fectively prevented until the prob
lem of woman's labor is solved; un-
til municipal government has been
redeemed from the control of prize
fighters and saloonleepers; until.
indeed, the great, battling burden of
poverty is lifted granting to the
father of every family the oppor-
tunity to earn a living wage
In the large view il is clear the
problem of child labor involves all
this. So do the problems of san
itary dwellings, of mutually helpful
relations between the employer and
the employe. of independence in
politics. But Mr.. Sinclair's article
must not be allowed TO foster the
opinion that child labor laws. as
such, are not necessary and indis-
pensable, whether woman's labor.
corrupt municipal government, and
general poverty continue or not.
The District of Columbia is now
without an adequate child's labor
law. In that respect it ranks below
Alabama, with all its cotton mill
iHiquities. ana shares the discredit
of Oklahoma, Arizona, New Mexico.
and Alaska. A bill. satisfactory in
its essentials, was introduced at the
last session of Congress, passed by
the House with several dangerously
unsatisfactory amendments, and
now has a place in the calendar of
the Senate. But it was not passed
the District is still without law to
prevent the employment of children
at any occupation save 'in the un-
derground workings of any mine "
It is true the District obtained
from Congress compulsory educa-
tion law, which, if enforced, will re-
quire the child to be regularly in
school during the years ordinarily
covered by child labor legislation.
But that fact does not Obviate the
need for a child labor law. On the
contrary it emphasizes the need for
one, because it is the invariable ex-
perience of American communities
that where the child has opportun-
ity 10 earn a wage il is practically
impossible to employ enough truant
officers to keep him in school. In
other words, without means of
preventing employers from paying
wages TO little children no compul-
sorry education law can be more than
half enforced.
Mr.. Sinclair is right. The child
labor problem cannot be solved by
itself. But it can be very nearly
eliminated by the enforcement of
proper child labor laws without
waiting for the coming of the mil
lennium.
The Washington times., 1906-10-23
CHINAMAN HANGS HIMSELF;
HAD AMERICAN FAMILY

SALEM. Mass. Oct. 23.-Joseph A.
Chung. brought here forty-five years
ago by Joseph Stafford, of Salem, who
was educated in the public schools,
married a white woman and became the
father of twelve children. committed
suicide by hanging himself to a tree.
The Washington times., 1906-10-23
GERoNIMO's AUTOBIoGRApHY.

The old Indian chief Geronimo has
written his autobiography and in spite
of some objection on the part of the
War Department President Roosevelt
has given the editor, 5. NJ. Barrett, su-
perintendent of schools in Lawton.
okla, permission to go on with the pub
fishing OF IL. BY Geronimo's express
wish the book Is dedicated to the Presi-
dent. among other reasons because he
is chief of a great people"
The Washington times., 1906-10-23
ROBBERY SUSPECT
MAY HAVE $4,000 JEWELS

NEW YORK. Oct 23.-It is reported
that members Of the II. II. Hayes fam
ily. of Cleveland Will come 70 New York
and seek to identify Mary Charters.
held in Sl0nO0 bail on suspicion of being
implicated IN the $4,000 jewel robbery
~ Banker J. II CleWs home, as the
raald who took 81. 600 in jewelry from
their house.
The Washington times., 1906-10-23
ENLARGE DETENTION PENS,
SAYS SECRETARY METCALF

NEW YORK. oct. 2S.-After visit
ing Ellis Island. accompanied by Com
missioner General OF immigration
Frank p. Sargent, Secretary Metcalf. OF
the Department of Commerce and La
Dor, said he would recommend TO Con-
gress bin for enlarging %he detention
pens on the island.
The Washington times., 1906-10-23
MRS. c. ]. BONAP PARTE
ROOSEVELTS' GUEST
Women of Cabinet Circle
Greet Wife of Secre-
tary of Navy.
VAN SWlNDERENS RETURN
Announcement of Marriage October 20
Of Miss Anna Parrish to
Joseph Bradley.

OF the Navy is spending the day in
Washington. She came over this morn
ing 10 meet Mrs. Roosevelt. wife of the
President ard the women Of the Cabi-
net circle. in the White House, accord
Ing TO their weekly custom.