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creation. The company which will appear
at the Belasco for two performances only
includes Nine Kenny LipZin as the star
Mr. Bernard Bernstein. Mr.. Leon Blank
and others who have established them
selves as favorites in this peculiar and
interesting school of drama. The plays
are from the pen of that prolific and pow
erful dramatist, Jacob Gordn. who COM
bines with rare gifts as an adapter an
original vein of thought which gives his
work marked individual quality. Tomor-
row night the bill will be "Mirele Effros'
the Jewish Queen Lear, and Tuesday
night "Medea''
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"Miss Hook of Holland"

Next week Charles Frohman will pre-
sent for the first time in America a new
musical comedy by Paul Rubens, author
of Three Little Maids The piece is a
London success, being now in it's second
year at the Prince of Wales Theater
Ella borate preparations as to scenery
costuming and ensemble effects have been
made for the presentation of Miss Hook
o. Holland" The cast includes among
others Christie Mcdonald, Georgia Caine
and AL Leech.
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New Academy.

Throughout the coming week Lincoln ].
Carriers new Western melodrama, 1.-The
End of the Trail a story of the old
Santa Fe road, will be the attraction at
the New Academy. A great cast, thor
oughly in sympathy with the life in the
romantic west. will depict the thrilling
events of the drama as they happened in
the pioneer days. Matinees will be given
Thursday and Saturday. when ladies and
children will find good reserve seats for
little more than the published coupon.
This is a show to touch and thrill
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ChaSe'S.

Chase's program for the week will in
clude Stella Mayhem, in songs and
stories; Ziska and King. in Magic Ia
Merry Mode; Gilette's four-fOoted pan
tomimists: hurry X. Hill, in songs and
monologue; James and Jennie Jee. slack
wire performers; Rooney sisters, dancers;
the Fitzpatrick company, in a
skit entitled Turn of the Tide, and the
motion pictures.
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Swiss Naval W ars.
From the Westminster Gazette.

References to the Swiss navy aye usual
ly jocular; but 1t is. none the less fact
thu. ships of war once fioated and even
fought on the waters of the Lake or
Geneva The great fleet was that OF the
Duke of Savoy. who at the beginning OF
the fourteenth century maintained a num-
Der of war galleys armed with rams and
protected by turrets and propelled py
crew of oarsmen varying in number from
forty to seventy-two. These vessels be-
sieged Versoix and even blockaded Gem
eva But Geneva also had fleet which
helped in the capture of Chilon In 1856:
and when the Bernese annexed the Cam
ton of Vaud they. too, had their hotilla.
Their largest vessel was the Great Bear.
with sixty-four oarsmen, eight guns and
15V fighting men.
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Annual Choral Concert.

Percy S. Foster will conduct the regular
Christmas performance of Handlers Mes
siah'' which will be rendered by the
Washington Choral Society at Conven-
ton Hall Tuesday evening. December
II. at S:15 pm. The chorus, which num-
bers about three hundred. will be as
sisted by the Philadelphia Orchestra,
Soloists engaged for the great arias of
the oratorio are: Nine. Marie thinner
man, soprano; Miss Mary Lansing, con-
tralto; Mr. Daniel Beddoe, tenor, and
Mr. Tom Daniel basso
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PHILADELPHIA Orchestra.

Josef Hoffman, will be the soloist of the
second concert of the season by the Phil
adelphia Orchestra, under the conductor
ship of Carl Pohlig. The program, which
will be given Tuesday afternoon at 4:3C
pm. at the New National, will include the
"Leonore." No. 3, overture of Beethoven:
schaikowsky's symphony, 'Pathetique:
a concerto for piano and orchestra. with
HOFFMAN, at the piano. The final number
will be Shuberts Hungarian march. with
Instrumentation by Franz List.
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Burton Holmes.

Burton Holmes travelogue tonight at
$50 and tomorrow at 4:30 will take the
spectators into Morocco. The topic is
Fee. and the lecture will be illustrated
by some of Mr.. Holmes finest motion
pictures and color views. The Sunday
night lectures have been steadily gaining
in popularity, and this is one of the most
entertaining subjects in the series.
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Coming Attractions.
Belasco Theater.

At the Belasco Theater, the Lipzin Yid-
dish company will present two entertain
ments Characteristic OF the East Side
players who have made distinct i'm
preston on the American drama. So diff
ferent are their methods from those of
the average English-speaking performers
and yet so convincing that one of their
productions has the interest of an exotic
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Charity Ball,

For the benefit of the blind of the Dis
trict of Columbia a charity ball will ne
given at the Arlington Hotel Friday even
ing, December 20 Every effort has been
made to make the charity entertainment
in this cause. which appeals strongly to
all hearts, attractive. Dancing and re-
eshments will be served.
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"Glorious BETSY"

The favorite actress, Miss Mary Man
nering, will occupy the stage of the Be
iasco Theater next week in her charm
ing comedy. GLORIOUS Betsy The play
has already made a highly favorable
impression in Washington, where Miss
Mannering is always assured of a well
come.
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and at the same time one which gives her
an opportunity for work of the more
subtle and delicate sort. The play is by
a new author Anne Warner, and comes
with hearty Endorsement from New York
theatergoers. It's laugh provoking quail
tiles are commended as constant and gen.
uine.
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"The Suuaw Man.

Next week William Faversham will play
return engagement in the "Squaw Man"
one of the most successful dramas of
western life that recent seasons have pro-
duced It reveals Mr.. Faversham in a
role that differs in many respects from
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Billy Thornton in new illustrated songs
will fascinate all who attend the Academy
concert. In addition there will be the
latest comedy and dramatic subjects.
Every seat reserved.
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New Lyceum,

AT the New Lyceum. Edmond Hayes
will appear tomorrow night In two-act
musical farce entitled "A Wise Guy" 1t
is one of George NJ. Cohan's earlier pieces
and gives opportunity for the introduction
of the songs, dances and specially features
expected in an up-tr-date buresque.
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Belasco Sunday Concert.

An elaborate picture concert is an
nounced fo- tonight at the Belasco Thea
ter Lfe-like effects are introduced in a
series OF scenes described as a passing
panorama of the worlds daily events,
a number of new films have been secured
for this occasion.
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"Carletta."

Next week Flo Irwin and company will
appear in George AIDE shit at Chases,
entitled "Carletta." A varied assortment
of acts will round out the bill.
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those in which he has customarily been
seen and has proved one of the most APP
proved features of his repertoire. He
brings the original production from Wal
lacks Theater New York.
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| the Green Eyes the heroine attempts
| to commit suicide and is rescued only
when almost at the last gasp.
| after him in New York. and he is also to
| be the star in this theater, at the head of
| his own company. all the year around.
Clothes" in which Grace George
| starred successfully, is to be revived by
Manager Brady and sent on tour In the
| spring.
the first time in Albany last week. is
called The Circus Man, and is said to
have made a hit
Henrietta Crosman may make an Aus
tralian tour in a repertoire of her sue
cessful plays, including AS You Like
It."
George NJ. Conan is credited with an
other success in his Talk of New York, -
produced in that city with Victor Moore
| in the leading role.
Nella Bergen, the wife of De Wolfe
Hopper. and we'll known in this city, is
the prma donna of THE Talk of New
York.
| Frederic Thompson is busy man these
days: In addition to putting on Polly of
the Circus last week. he is to handle the
big extravaganza cAlled Little Memo"
The Waltz Dream is to be staged by
Herbert Gresham, with Charles A. Bige-
low. Joseph Herbert. Sophie Brandt, Josie
| Sadler and Magda Dahl in the cast.
| George Broadhurst. the author of 1.-The
Man of the Hour" is said to be ambi-
tious to write a play on Washington po-
litical life.
Arrangements have been completed
whereby Henry Miller will have a summer
stock company in San Francisco. where
he will try out several new plays.
Rose Stahl will celebrate her twenty
third hundredth performance of The
Chorus Girl tomorrow night at the Hud-
son Theater. New York
Will A. Page. we'll known in this city,
and recently the nress representative of
the New York Hippodrome, will leave
that position to become the business man.
ager of Miss Julia Marlowe.
Cyril Scott is to have a new play by the
De Mile Brothers called THE Trail" 1t
and Hr. Scott will have the role Of a
young Irishman.
Julia Sande-son. the prima donna in
Charles Frohman's company playing
THE Dairymaids.' is the daughter %
Albert Sackett of the ''Brewster's Mil
lions" company.
The movement has been started by the
Italians in New York to establish in that
city an Italian theater with stock COM
pany. one of the plans being to bring over
the noted Italian dramatic stars.
Georgia Game left Sam Demands COM
q Newark la ct Uyaak in order n he
perfect for Miss Hook of Holland"
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William Courtenay. who was leading
man with Clara Bloodgood In Truth
is to have the leading male part in THE
Secret Orchard" taking the place of Au-
brey Boucicault. who has left the cast on
account of Illness
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iestic Sunday Concert.

Illustrated songs and new motion pic
lures of a strictly high-class quality will
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Robert Edeson is to give special mat
inee performance of The Sinner" in
Philadelphia. to make good his promise
to the authors. George Middleton and
within the year. Beverley Sitgreaves has
been engaged for this special matinee, and
another actress who will have an i'm
portant role is Mnna Adelman.
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Academy Sunday Concert.

be the leading features of the vaudeville
concert at the Majestic Theater tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15
more paid sixpence each to see Milton
cottage at Chafont St. Giles.

more PAID SlXpenCe eaCn 10 see hhSoii .
cottage at Chafont st. Giles.
The death of Sir Lewis Morris recalls
the fact that it was to John Bright ne
owed his first success. In famous
speech at Bradford in 1877 the great
orator said:
I have lately been reading poem which
has interested me very much. a poem
called THE Epic of Hades." Many OF
you have never heard of it. and many OF
you have never seen it. 1t is, as view IL.
another gem added to the great wealth OF
the poetry of our language. The lines
were:
For knowledge is a steep which few men climb
While duty is path which all may tread
That started an immediate run on the
book AS soon as the Letting was over,
one gentleman who was on the platform
relates that he made his way across the
square to the leading booksellers shop
to obtain copy of The Epic OF Hades,
only to find that scores of people had been
there before him to get it. The astonished
bookseller telegraphed for all the copies
the publishers had on hand to be sent on
at once to satisfy the hundreds OF orders
for the book he took that afternoon. ! ne
day after, all -ngland read the speech,
and the following day the flow of orders
from every town in the kingdom began.
No fewer than thirteen editions were call
ed for in four years.
No utterance of any present-day English
statesman would produce such an effect.
Arthur Balfour, the leader of the oppo-
stion. is clever essayist himself, but
nothing he might say about Il book would
have much influence upon its sale Nor
would the most fervid eulogy pronounced
by the prime minister. Sir Henry Camp
bell Bannerman. boost an author into
even temporary popularity. 1t was what
Gladstone wrote about Mrs. Humphry
Wards Robert Elsmere' that first
made her famous. But Bright an Glad
stone welded an inf1unce on public opin-
ion that none of their successors even
measurably approach.
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Playhouse Paragraphs

Thomas l.. Coleman, the well-known
actor hailing from this city, will be
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A French W0man's Claim
to the Portland Millions

PARIS, November 80. 1907.
@ INCE the Intransigeant first told
y her remarkable story, the other
day, Madame Vaette the Partisan
widow, who is the seventh person to claim
the Portland millions. has been besieged
by interviewers, but has refused to add
anything of note to her original state
ment. At present she has made no plans
for going to England, but has contented
herself with notifying the company
formed there to prosecute the Drue
claim to the estate that she herself is the
actual heiress.
Madame Valette lives in modest circum-
stances at ~ Rue Odessa, close to the
Montparnasse station The better to I'M
derstand her claim it is necessary to go
back to the middle of the last century.
There then resided in the Avenue de
Champs Elysees well-to-do family
which was frequently visited by Mr..
bruce, who was in business at Baker
street, London. Mr.. bruce was captivated
by the beauty of the mistress of the
house, and laid siege to her affections.
with the result that son was born to
them. This son was always known by the
name of bruce, and a matter of fact
was always kept well supplied with funds
by his father. The young fellow grew up
and married and the present Nine. Valette
is his daughter and claims to have been
brought up in the house in the Champs
Elysees. When she was twelve ."ears old
her other grandfather died, and both she
and her father We're obliged to leave the
house. From this time onward Mr..
bruce visited them far less frequently
and also cut down their allowance, with
the result that her father was at last
obliged to adopt the profession of a
painter of miniatures to get living. Nine
Valette. on her side. took employment in
a tobacco shop.
Some months afterward her grandfather
bruce called there and had a long con-
versation with her father, as a result of
which the latter left for Australia, as
Nine Valette thinks, to seek his half
brother, who was born to Mr.. bruce by
another lady, and whom she thinks to be
concerned with the present claim in Eng
land Her father returned to France and
was shortly afterward attacked by three
footpads, who stabbed him to death and
carried off valuable certificates and other
documents he always kept on his person
relating to his birth.
Many months afterward Grandfather
bruce called on Nine. Valette and gave
her a packet of deeds and documents,
which he told her never to lose sight of.
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rem research. But with the true instinct
of hero (heroine) worship Signor Biagi
delved into this desert and discovered the
whole series.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15

George Broadhurst has completed the
play intended for Nat Goodwin. It is
called THE Fastener" and the scenes
are laid in California.
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So much is made in these days of the
smallest "details of eminent authors lives
that one is not surprised to learn from
Florence that Signor Biagi of the Lauren
tan Library, has devoted much diliGent
research to discovering the actual books
which George Eliot consulted while writ
ing "Romola" Chief among them were
Lastris "Osservatore Fiorentino and the
Life of Savanorola' by Prof. Fillari, lAe
great historian. who is still each year
writing books that almost become classics
at publication. George Eliot worked at
the National Library in Florence putting
in slips for her books like any ordinary
person studying at any ordinary library.
The slips were all preserved. filed away
with hundreds of thousands of others
which can never have any magical value
like these to contest the colossal futility
of so many golden hours wasted in bar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15

David Harum' is being presented by a
stock company in San Francisco and still
goes well.
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Frederic Thompson. who superintend-
ed the rehearsals of Polly of the Circus
remained in Washingtonuntil Friday
night, assisting Miss Mayo, the author,
in making slight changes in the play.
Mr.. Thompson was recalled to New York
on legal business. his mother remaining
to look after Mr.. Thompson's wife. Mabel
Taliaferro, whose strength has been Sc
verely taxed by the demands made upon
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Frederic Thompson is a busy man these
days. In addition to putting on Polly of
the Circus last week he is to handle the
big extravaganza c41led Little Nemo'
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which is shortly to be seen here under
Charles Frohman's management.

Genare and Bailey. well known to vau-
deville patrons. begin their starring tour
under Al Woods management in Tony,
the Bootblack," at Elizabeth, n. j., to-
morrow night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15

Margaret Ellington, who has had the
principal role in The Thief" with Kyrle
Bellew, has been ill from overwork
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15

George NJ. Cohan is credited with an
other success in his Talk of New York,
produced in that city with Victor Moore
In the leading role.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15

Julia Sande son. the prima donna in
Charles Frohmans company playing
THE Dairymaids.' is the daughter %
Albert Sackett of the ''Brewster's Mil
lions company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15

Nella Bergen, the wife of De Wolfe
Hopper, and we'll known in this city, is
the prima donna of THE Talk of New
York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15

The Waltz Dream is to be staged by
Herbert Gresham. with Charles A. Bige-
low. Joseph Herbert. Sophie Brandt. Josie
Sadler and Magda Dahl in the cast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15

Doris Heane is to star in play by Will
liam Gillette called The Little Affair at
Boyd's."
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Cyril Scott is to have a new play by the
De Mile Brothers called 1.-The Trail" It
is story of the Canadian lumbe~ camps,
and Hr. Scott will have the role of a
Young IriShman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15

Clothes in which Grace George
starred successfully, is to be revived by
Manager Brady and sent on tour In the
spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15

A new musical comedy, produced for
the first time in Albany last week. is
called The Circus Man." and is said to
have made a hit.
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It is something of coincidence that
in the first play in which Clara Bloodgood
made a big hit as star, The Girl With
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Boston is said to be interested in the
rumor that David 6elasco is going to pre-
sent Miss Frances Starr as Juliet.
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Will A. Page. we'll known in this city.
and recently the nress representative of
the New York Hippodrome. will leave
that position to become the business man.
ager of Miss Julia Marlowe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15

George Broadhurst. the author of 1.-The
Man of the Hour is said to be ambi-
tious to write a play on Washington po-
litcal life
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member OF Julia Marlowe's company in
Gloria"
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A new play is to be given in New York
by Brady & Grismer. called The In
truder.'
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Arrangements have been completed
whereby Henry Miller will have a summer
stock company in San Francisco, where
he will try out several new plays.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15

Henrietta Crosman may make an Aus
tralian tour in repertoire of her sue
cessful plays, including LAS You Like
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Sam Bernard is to have theater named
after him in New York. and he is also to
be the star in this theater, at the head of
his own company all the year around.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15

The movement has been started by the
Italians in New York to establish in that
city an Italian theater with a stock COM
pany, one of the plans being to bring over
the noted Italian dramatic stars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15

Georgia Game left Sam Demands COM
pany at Newark last week in order to be
perfect for Miss Hook of Holland, -
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A new Kremer thriller has the enticini
title of The Stolen kiss
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the Green Eyes the heroine attempts
to commit suicide and is rescued only
when almost at the last gasp.
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Rose Stahl will celebrate her twenty
third hundradth performance of The
Chorus Girl tomorrow night at the Hud-
son Theater, New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15

Bruce McRae is to be the leading man of
VIOLA Aliens company.
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: e :: +: s: !: !: :: !:
Sothern. Personally. Mr.. Soth-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-06-13
NOT AFRAID FOR HERsELF.
chiId's Only Thought Was Of Damage
She Might Do Train. =

One day last winter Vermont girl
named Rosa Hines, IA years old and a
farmers daughter, drew her sled to
the crest of hill half mile long and
then took a slide. Just beyond the
foot of the hill are railroad tracks, and
as her sled got under motion she saw
. train coming. She couldn't stop,
and she saw that there must be an ac.
cident. SO she waved her hood and
shouted: Get out of anyway! Get out
of my way, or you'll be run overt"
The engineer saw the girl waving her
hood, even IL he didn't hear her words,
and, he brought long train Of freight
cars to sudden stop just in time to
let her shoot by the engine. This is
probably the first time in the history
Of railroading when girl on sled
was given the right of way over
train. When she was afterwards
scolded by her father she naively re-
piled: "Oh, wasn't scared for myself.
I was afraid of bunting the train OF
the track" 80"