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\ kaffee aklatch.

On next Thursday afternoon, at the residence Of Mrs H. Solmson, 502 West ,Barraque street, Kaffee Klatch, will be given for the benefit of the Ladies Temple Society on this occasion the hostesses will be Afesdames Gus Waterman, Adolph Bluthenthal, F. Baer, J. c. Schloss and H. Solmson. A musical program will be one of the features of entertain ment. The program and further par ticulars Will be published later.
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SPARROW CASE
 IS GOING SLOW

The Melvin IT. Sparrow embezzle- ment case is dragging along slowly in the Jefferson circuit court today, ow- ing to the continuous wrans}ing of the attorneys in the case and the lengthy details being gone into by witnesses and accountants represent ing the Cotton Belt railroad, by which Sparrow was formerly employed.
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The prllMtl'al o' tle school says that one tbtn2 s "ertair the members of the Good Citizens clnh of that Pfcrte school who have hcnt their backs 2no times in i'll" course Of < single week to pick up papers can never in the whole course of thtir lives look upon acatt paper. in ths streets with m. difference
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An unusually fine musical D

An U unusually fine musical pro- 7 .' ;: i
 sran1 is being prepared for next Sunday evenings service at the First :. Methodist church. & There will be several numbers by splen:-; :; did male quartette, assisted. by some of thG best local talent in the city. 'aiaId%;;*ith Mrs F. F. Renfroe as or-
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NOTICE.

] on and after the first day of Decem- pr will discontinue my weekly and irty day credit grocery business, my ny goods business having assumed ch proportions that it requires my
 Ere attention. The grocery business al4 be continued for cash only. I artlly thank my many friends for Reir past favors and hope thAt,I can ntlnue to serve, them onsiaa. cash SIS. Respectfully.4Sours. hps e,p1'l:
 8 w. E. ,afULL4IkEN:. .
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Alfred Benjamin &Co' 5
 CLOTHING

We are closin, out all cur fine suits, values up u sa3, % at prices which competition is OutclaSscd in
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Mr w. C. Brian and bride arrived this afternoon from Palestine. Texas, where they were married on last evening, and are with Mir. and Mrs. Mercer Sligh on Walnut street.
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Mr. and Mrs. Hinton Ferguson re- turned yesterday from their wedding dence of Mrs. M F. Smart on West Fifth avenue.
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Complimentary to Miss Lola MaHn

This afternoon Mrs. NJ. Dana4e" Is entertaining a large guest coMpany a Bridge in honor of Miss Lola Mann. one of the seasons debutantes.
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ganist and musical director, music lovers may know that a rare treat is in store for them. Program will appear tomorrow in the Graphic
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IF YOU DON'T NEED < BUGGY

'We have other health~sivinS Christ slnas gifts which can he selected from sour big stock Of homo gymnasium goods. We have tae .atest and best. sEXercisers that can he put up in any Broom and are not in the way when jnot in use. Gloves, punching bags. s1unlD hells. Indian clubs make use afnl Christmas rffts.
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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-14
BeveridEe and Lorrimer.

He may not look Il on the stage. but
off there Is striking resemblance be-
tween Mr.. Wright Lorrimer. the player
who won his spurs as David In The
Shepherd King" and Albert J. Beverage,
senior Senator from Indiana. Many
friends have remarked the likeness, which
goes far beyond a mere physical resem-
blance. In some ways their lives have
much IN common. Mr.. Lorrimer, like Sen
ator Beverage. had to work his way
through college, though one sawed logs
and sold books in Indiana and the other
hustled in New England. Lorrimer, after
his college course in Worcester, went 10
England. where at Oxford he took a spe-
cial course I'm psychology and English
literature. On his return TO this country
he was offered the professionally Of Eng
lish literature in several universities. but
he had a liking for the stage, and begin
ming as utility man with the Dearborn
stock company Of Chicago. he soon forged
ahead until he won fame as a star, and
is now his own producing manager. He
has just bought three new plays. which
he will produce IN New York during the
coming season.
When he last played in Indianapolis
he was then playing David IN "The Shep-
herd King Senator Beveridge was told
Of LoTrimer S resemblance 10 himself The
two men were brought together at the In
dianaDolis Literary Club, and members Of
the club still recall with gusto the de-
bate that ensued. Both men are OF a
highly nervous temperament positive In
statement. firm In conviction. Each tried
10 convert the other: they argued till
midnight. and beyond; pounded the table:
left each other unconvinced. but fast
friends. After Mr.. Lorrimer had gone.
Senator Beveridge turned to the friend
who had introduced him 70 Lorrimer. Il
ike that man." he said; why. If I wasted
my nervous energy like that man does,
I'd be a wreck in a week" Beverage
never could understand why his friend
laughed.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-14
FORTUNES IN RIDDLES.
Many Rare Specimens Are Obtained
from Country Districts.

Great numbers of fine old violins and
vioioncellos that come into the high class
market of London are procured through
the medium of advertisements Inserted
in obscure country papers. and especially
those of ancient cathedral cities. says
London Tit-Bits.
OF course. few OF the fddles thus OBJ
tanned are veritable masterpieces, but a
great many OF them are fine examples of
early English and foreign makers, and
they are often bought for ridiculously
small prices by a group Of experts. who
have brought the business to a lucrative
system. Many a struggling family OF
long descent, in some Out-0f- the-way part
Of the country, happens to see in the one
county newspaper Of the week that good
prices are given for old fiddles and some
long-forgotten instrument In a lumber
room, or put away on a shelf. suddenly
comes 10 mind.
Correspondence follows: the dealer
sends a deposit in order that some fiddle
spoken Of may be sent 10 him and ex-
amined. and he usually replies that the
instrument sent is diiapidated so that be
is willing 10 give 30s or g for Il. In a
great many cases the offer is accepted on
hand. and in this way most of the finest
idles extant Of the second class come into
the hands of dealers. Only lately a cello
that came from a Shropshire farm at the
price Of e sold tho same day TO A West
End dealer for nearly eIO0
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Otis skInner,s Success

Otis Skinner has Travelled a long way
since those early days when his salary
was S a week. when business was good.
and nothing when It was bad. That was
in 1877, at Philadelphia. when Mr.. Skinner
was in his twenty-drst year. Shortly
after ne was cast for the part Of Seyton
in Macbeth" with Nine. Janauschek
On that occasion he spoke his lines too
soon; on another they would not come at
all. He was a Roman general to John
MeCullough's "Coriolanus," and what hap
pened may be recalled in Mr.. SINNERS
own words: Il could think Of nothing. I
was terrified. The stage seemed TO whirl
around me. Mccullough picked I'D nv
lines and finished the scene. When I
went of felt as if I had committed some
awful crime. This feeling gave way to A
sense of the keenest shame, which was in
turn succeeded by anger ! was fear
fully angry. an5 the hot tears were
streaming down my face. Suddenly 7
felt a hand on my shoulder, and heard the
great actor say IN the kindest tone: Feel
ing badly my boy? Don't mind it a bit
Accidents will happen to the best Of US -
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BABY MAKES STAGE DEBUT.
Daughter of Edith Bradford APP
peared In Comic Opera,

Daughter of Edith Bradford AP-
peared In Comic Opera,
Although practically unknown TO the
large audiences that witnessed THE Bo-
hemian Girl at the New National, a
real stage debut. which has an additional
charm and interest in the tender years
Of the debutante. took place in Washing
ton last week. when little 'Lizbeth Meak-
ms, the four-year-old daughter OF Mr., and
Mrs. Charles Meakins edith Bradford.
stepped on the stage for the first time in
her youthful existence TO play the role Of
little Airline, daughter of Count Arnheim
OF Presburg. This tiny actress has for
the past three years witnessed the work
Of her talented mother from the arms Of
her nurse, but never before knew the
stage fright and nervousness connected
with real acting
Baby Bradford" as she is better
known to the members of the AbOrn
company. is a great favorite behind the
scenes. where her nightly appearance is
as regular al that OF her mother. who has
been with the company at the New Ma
tional during the entire summer season
will be lab0ring under the great advan-
tage Of having her mothers excellent
work as a guide. Miss Bradford is one
Of the most popular singers with the sum
mer opera company.
She was for several seasons with the
Bostonians. having succeeded Jessie Bart
lett Davis. Her work, however has been
confined principally 10 Broadway, where
she has sung all Of the contraltO roles in
an extensive repertoire. including Robin
Hood, 4" The MikadO, Rob Roy" The
Serenade," 'Viceroy," "Smugglers of
Badayes," and other exacting operas. In
the last two named compositions, Miss
Bradford originated the roles she sang,
For the past four years Miss Bradford
has been closely identified with the sue
Cesses of JEFF De Angels, Francis Wilson,
De Wolf Hopper. and other stars She
also appeared with THE Pearl and the
Pumpkin when it was seen at the New
National two seasons ago.
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Sam Bernard Is said TO be considering
the most fiattering vaudeville offer ever
made a star in this country. It is a mat
ter Of common gossip that the German
dialect comedian has been offered a week
~ stipend Of $500 for thirty-two weeks
OF meaning a ret earning in a year OF
S156. 900. which is more than he could hope
to earn in three seasons as a theatrical
star II is said that Bernard is contem-
plating the tour. providing he cen termi-
nate his contract with Charles Frohman
at the end of a twelve weeks tour in
THE Rich Mr. Hoggenheimer" the pres
ent season Speaking OF the offer, Ber-
nard said:
Il have played in vaudeville before and
like the work. That $685. 900 looks good TO
me, for II would put me on easy street
for the remainder Of my life. will not
take up any other work until I have full
filed my contract with Mr.. Frohman."
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HenrY Van Dyke,s PInr.

Mrs. II. c. De Mile. who has Henry
Van Dykes play. says that in all Of her
experience as a reader Of plays she has
never discovered a first drama so full of
interest and containing such perfect con-
struction. She admitted that when the
play YVES first offered to her she expected
delightful dialogue from the pen OF Mr..
Van Dyke, but, considering that he had
never before appeared as a playwright,
she did not dream that it would contain
all the elements Of the successful play. In
GLIDING an individual originality most IN
usual. In Mrs. De Miles opinion this
drama viii be one Of the most talked-of
plays In years. Already a prominent
actor, to whom the play has been read.
hopes to originate the leading part the
coming season.
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Feata OF Laay Mountaineers.

From the Westminster Gazette.
In climbing a Himalayan peak in the
Nun Kun range half as high again as
Mont Blanc, Mrs. Bullock Workman has
left her Observation-Disclosures hopelessly
behind, and has established a record
which few masculine climbers car hope
20 rival About nine years ago Mrs.
Workman made an accent Of 2I,OOO feet
in the Kara-Korum mountains: in 1eas
she reached an altitude of 1884 feet
and last year she camped two nishts
at a height of over q 900 feet. In com
parison with such stupendous feats. Miss
Birds ascent of Longs Peak. Colo
d40O0 feet. and Miss Gordon Cum
mings Himalayan and Tibet climbs. won
derful as they were. seem poor perform
ances. Quite recently two London ladies.
Misses Hindley and Murray. made their
way from Grenoble over the entire range
OF French and Swiss Alps. climbing
at least two dozen peaks, ranging I'D to
- $50 feet The first ascent this year of
the MatteThOTn was made by Mile. Gior-
draux, a Swiss girl of eighteen; and. a
few months since, the eight-year-oId
daughter of a Japanese editor success
fully scaled Fuji-Yama, 1900 feet high
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stock Players In United states.


Mr.. William Archer. writing in the Lon
don Tribune. has some pertinent remarks
about the so-calIed stock companies in the
United States. He says: "One Of the chief
advantages Of a repertoire theater is that,
while il gives its actors practice In a va
riety of parts. it also allows them rea-
sonable amount Of leisure. How different
is the state of things at the stock com
pany theateri Here the company Is so
small that most of its members are en-
gagged in every play that is presented;
they have to act, not four or five times
but twelve times in the week, and while
they are acting every afternoon and even
ing, they have 10 be rehearsing every
morning the next weeks production. It
seems almost incredible that flesh and
blood can stand such an appalling strain.
On going through the play bills OF 1901
1902 7 find that the leading man Of that
season played in thirty-five weeks no few
er than twenty-eight heavy parts; while
the leading lady in the same space Of
time went one better. and played twenty
nine parts. And all these parts, observe.
had to be studied and reheaTsed while the
actor and actress were giving two per-
formances a day. One wonders that the
Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty to
Animals does not interfere. At Cny rate,
no artistic results OF any value are TO be
expected from such merciless slave-drfv-
ing; and, as a matter of fact 1 cannot
learn that the stOck-company theaters
have proved good nurseries or recruiting
grounds for the stage at large" Most
certainly they have proved nothing of the
kind. On the contrary, they are hotbeds
for the production of all the vices most
antagOnistic to theatrical art: false en-
phasis, ranting, slovenliness, mannerisms.
extravaganza, trickeTy, and every other
abomination
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lin, St. Petersburg. and other European
cities have been astounded by the daring
Of this high-wire artist. and, taking his
bookings collectively for the past two
years. it is estimated that approximately
100000 people have been made to laugh
and wonder at the remarkable ease with
which AlfTenO skids upon a delicate wire
fifty feet in mid-air, and 150 feet from
post to post. Whether standing upon his
feet or his head, his equilibrium is never
threatened, and one OF the comedy pas
sages in his clever speciality is that Of
taking a cook stove out upon the wire
and cooking a meal in view of his audi
TORS
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REJANE'S CHARMING PLACE.
The Playhouse Is background for
Women and Gowns.

The Playhouse Is Background for
Women and Gowns.
There Is not a prettier place In Paris
in which to see lovely women and smart
clothes against a gay, coquettish back
ground than Rejane's new theater. all
rose brocade and white and gold paint.
The wide corridors are hung in pink and
lined with carieatures of well-known peo-
pie. by Sacha Guitry. and by clever draw
ings by Helleu and Cappiello. Its huge
foyers are furnished with handsome rugs,
fauteuils. newspaper racks, flowers. and
plants, and an orchestra on balcony
at a discreet distance. which all give the
air Of something homeiike.
Every one moves around the foyer or
looks down into II from the balconies.
and no one thinks of coming except in a
new fr0ck. Even the women who seat
the audience and bring the footstools
and cushions and programmes do not
make ugly spots In the customary black
robe and linen collar of. the traditional
''ouvreuse." but are dainty in drab and
pink, with ribbons and lace enough TO do
up a stage soubrette. At the dl4ss re-
hearsal OF lie Cleft" by Sacha Guitry,
the naughtiest play Paris ever listened
to, the audience was dellciously decor
alive. The couture especially showed
the new note.
Recently il was the line up the back
Of the head from the nape that was in
sisted upon, as Gandara has loved to
paint them. Now 1t is the line of the
crown that is revealed, while the hair
is bouffant only down the back OF the
head. This lessons the height of women,
but II accentuates charmingly the line Of
the brow. For evening a wide hlet Of
bright ribbon, cherry or turquoise car
ried low about the broad mass Of waVy
hair is adorable. and when hat is worn
IL Ills In the shadows under the wide
back brim.
The second note insisted upon is the
lack Of bullying petticoats, and the third
! the looseness Of the sleeve, which is in
variably wide and open at the hem,
whether il stops above or below the ell
bow. This is very Oriental and very
seductive. The smsrtest clothes on the
stage were the two tailor gowns in tus-
sore, one khaki colored, one prune. both
with three-quarter coats and wide and
very long waistcoats of tussore Of an
other color, bound with velvet and ex-
quisitely embroidered, a double lingerie
frill running down from the stock.
Sleeves short and very wide open with
lingerie frills inside.
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THE WEEKS PLAYBILLS.
The NatiOnal-.'The Bessar student.

The NatiOnaI-"The BegSar student"
Indifferent TO the temperature, the New
National TheateT continues with the
Aborn Opera Company entering its eighth
successful week tomorrow night. with
MiilOecker's dashlng comic opera. "The
Beggar Student" as the offering. An ar
ray Of favorites larger than usual. is an
nOunced for the cast, including Robert
Lett, Harry Luckstone, Beatrice Goldie
Phil Branson, Edith Bradford, Harold
Blake, Title Sallinger, c. ". Phillips
TriXie Cadiz. and others, and, of course
the same big efficient chorus that has be
come a fixture, with it's own following, at
the New National
As Gen. Ollendorf. Robert Lett will find
himself in another role, suited to his abil-
lily as an actor. as we'll as his talent for
comedy. The cowardly, but laughable
bluff old military 'four-flusher' is one OF
Mr.. Let's most entertaining and artistic
characterizatiCns, and his return 10 the
cast. after a weeks absence. in so ad-
vantageous a part, viii be welcomed by
his many admirers. The plot of the opera
is based on the generals hatred of the
poverty-stricken patricians, Countess Pal
macita and her two daughters, Laura and
Bronislava, who have snubbed him in pub.
Tic. To be revenged, he takes TWO beg
gars from the military prison, named Sy-
mon and Janitzky, dresses them up, and
palms them of on the countess and hel
daughters as nOblemen Tie two lovely
daughters are married off 10 the two i'm
posters, and the generals revenge is com
-
gars are really Of noble birth, and heirs
TO large estates. when, Of course, every
thing ends happily as il should in comic
opera. In the telling Of this pretty, TO-
mantle tale, there are many diyerting
complications, and an abundance Of COM
edy, with many unique characters. in
Guiding a thick-headed jailer, played by
Phil BransOn: the superciliOus countess
enacted by Title Sallinger; her two
daughters, the sedate Laura, assumed by
Beatrice Goldie. and the madcap BrOn-
islava, by Edith Bradford. The tenor role
Of The beggar student is in the hands
Of Harold Blake, and his chum. Janitzky
Is assigned to Harry LuckstOne, whose ex-
cellent barytone has made him "A prime
f2vorite with New National audiences;
the sporty youngsteT. Lieut.. POppenberg
is allotted TO Trixie Cadiz; Mai Holzhoff
will be played by c. w. Phillips. and
Sirzka. BY William Loughram. The op-
portuniues for scenic and costume en-
bellishments are as great in The Beg
gar Student" as in the other operas given
by the Aborn company, and another lavish
mounting is promised for the coming
week, with the usual careful attention "a
details. The special school children 5
matinee OF Wednesday and the regular
Saturday matinee viii be observed as
usual
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Managers are inclined 20 regard actors
as ungrateful, while the professionals are
just as certain that the men who hire
them are blind to all but money. says the
| New York Sun.
The actors view OF the situation is ex-
pressed by what one was heard to say on
a roof garden the other night. I'm glad
it's a manager who's just beginning to be
known" he said. that is going to man.
age my first tour as a star Hell take
some interest in it. He won't lay down
/ after week or two of bad business and
/ leave me stuck at the beginning Of the
season with the additional disadvantage
Of having failed on my first tour as star.
I know how YOU are treated by those
managers with a dozen or more attrac-
/ tons 10 look after. They send you out
/ with one Of their hired agents. If the
show does not draw after two or three
/ weeks they do not try to find out what is
wrong with IT. work over the piece. and see
/ II 1t cannot be a success. On the con-
trary, they give it an additional black eye
by shifting it to poor territory and send
ing some show that Is paying to the good
/ towns.
After a few more trials, they close UP
/ the show. and the chances are IN favor Of
! their saying that the man or woman who
was the star had no draft-couldn't draw
his breath without difficulty. It's very
/ businesslike and Nspoleonic. and so forth.
for the manager. but it's nard on the feel
/ iHgs OF the actor. But when did a mana
ger ever regard the reputation of an ac-
tori"
This is the conviction Of every actor.
and 1t would be impossible 10 convince
him TO the contrary Yet how differently
a manager talked the other day to Sun
reporter: