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New Academy.

Buster Brown" is at the New Acad-
emy this week. He will be impersonated
by Jimmie Rosen, a clever diminutive
comedian, formerly with the Royal Lii
liputians and the Nat NJ. Wills shows. He
is a Russian; has Travelled all over the
world, and speaks seven languages. He
comes nearer to being the real thing in
the Buster line, says Cartoonist r. +.
Outcault. who wrote the Buster Brown
play, and originated the cartoons, than
any actor he has yet sen play the part.
''rige.' Busters faithful dog, is acted
by Al Grady, one o. the best animal iti-
tators or the Gay. Then there is Matte
Lockette, = pretty gir!, who poses as
Busters sweetheart; Leonard Delmore
and Lucille Hopkins. as his father and
mother, and last, but rot least, Josephine
Baird, as Mrs. Sweet, Busters grand
mother. Besides the principals, there is
a chorus Of stunning girls. WHO appear
to advantage in exceedingly handsome
gowns and who know how to sing and
dance and LOOK decidedly beautiful all
through the play. The musical numbers
are frequent. and there ara also several
specialties, of which the military evolu-
tions and drill OF the Bobby Burns Bri-
gade " OF girls in Highland uniform is
the principal feature.
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Blanche Walsh appears this week at
the New National Theater. The Straight
Road play of life in the slums of New
York, will be given Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday night and at the Wednesday
matinee. This play caused much discus
sion on account of the so-called Madonna
scene" of the third act. 1t is said to be
one of the most daring climaxes ever con-
ceived by Clyde Fitch.
Thursday. Friday and Saturday nights
and at the Saturday matinee, Jacob Cor
dn's tragic drama Of domestic life will
be presented. 1t is q story of tragedy
and tears. of love and intrigue.
1t is simple in construction and its
characters belong to the present, and. al
though laughter and tears have an equal
share in the development of the plot, 1t
is the Impending tragedy which each act
brings closer that suStains the interest.
Miss walsh, in the role of Hattie Fried
lander. mas. 1t is said, given the stage a
life study that will remain in her roper
toire for the rest of her professional
career. In New York. on the first per
formarce of the play, Miss Walsh in the
final tragic scene. worked her audience
into an absolute frenzy of excitement, so
much so that the spectators stood up in
a body and cheered and shouted "Bravo!'
until the curtain had been raised and low
cred twelve times.
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Coming Attractions.
BelaSco,

The Secret Orchard" by Agnes and
Egerton Castle. has been dramatized by
Claiming Pollock and tomorrow night the
play will be presented for the first time
In this city at the Belasco Theater. The
cast includes Vincent Serrano, Adelaide
Prince, Walter Hale. Olive May. Edward
r. Mawson. Josephine Victor, Frank G.
Bangs. Henrietta Vaders, F. Newton
Lindo, Ida Lewis, Frank Lamb and Burke
Clarke
Excellent reports of the play come from
Chicago and Philadelphia, whence II
comes direct 10 the Belasco after sue.
cessful engagement.
The outline of the action may be given
as follows: A French duke has an intrigue
with a young woman and loads her with
presents A few months later he learns
that the girl has been adopted by his
wife and has come to live in his chateau.
The first act ends with his encounter with
the young woman on the terrace Of the
chateau From this situation the play
sweeps forward with breathless action to
situation after situation of great intensity.
The climax occurs at the end of the third
act where the duke, by an attempt to
marry his victim off to a young Ameri-
can naval lieutenant, goads the girl to
a hystercal outburst in which she dis
closes the truth to all save the wife. The
fourth act is one of exceeding strength,
in which the duke confesSeS to his wife,
and the lieutenant adheres to his declara-
ton of love for the girl in spite of what
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will bc those who see The Straight
Road who viii say that It is me!Odra-
matte. There doubtless also will lie Il
great surprise for theatergOers WHO spc1lt
COntemPtuouSly of melodrana, hut who
do not realize that many of the big sue
crsses have all the elements Of this same
d"spised form of drama.
"Of course the mcodrama Of The
Straight Road is disguised 50 as to ap-
pear to be something quite different bat
it is meiodrama just the same. II always
reminds me of d dish that in itself is too
common to hc polite. but which. with d
little added seasoning and garnishnG and
French name. becomes a deliCacy. And
it is this same polite melodrana that tllls
the :heater and plays to profitable busi-
ness just look over the successes in New
YORK of the past few years and it will
not be very hard for you 70 pick out this
form of polite drama That is what, in
my opinion. The Straight Road is
C.yGe Fitch. talking OF mslodrama re-
Gently. had this TO say: a me.odramatic
situation IN real life does not mean Il
bursting mass Of emotion. We do not go
into Mysteries when life bitter tragedies
come our way. We feel it, but We do not
shout and break up the furniture when
We hear THAI a murder has been commit
ted or some one arrested. When that is
done in plays the result IS melodrama. In
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she calls ''the greatest obstacle in the
world
Columbia.

The musical comedy. Coming Thro' the
Rye" will open a weeks engagement at
the Columbia Theater tomorrow night
The piece tells the story of the efforts Of
a rich widow, Mrs. Kohb, who is of the
Mrs. Malaprop type, to gain admission to
the exclusive set at Newport. The de-
vices she resorts to are many and fruit
less up to the time that she conceives the
idea of inviting a distinguished portrait
painter to become her guest, and to oc-
cupy one of the drawing rooms In her
mansion as a temporary studio. This
proves to be the desired magnet, and
people of wealth and title are attracted
to the Kobb home. Mrs. Kobb revels in
the companionship of these people, and
incidentally. of others whom she is led
| to believe are persons of rank. Among
the latter is 4 tailor who calls upon the
artist to collect pay for trousers supplied
to the painter in his impeCunious days
force the tailor to assume the dress of
Turkish pasha and to impersonate this
oriental. and in this guise he is intro
duced to the ambitious widow.
In the second act Mrs. kobb gives a
fete on the lawn in front of her man
sion, and this serves as a reason for the
appearance of all the characters in pic
turesque and diversified costuming, and
Tor the INTRODUCTION OF songs. dancing and
merry making of all sorts. In these re-
spects the performance of Coming Thro'
the Rye is said to be unusually bright
and diverting.
The piece is presented by a company of
| eighty comedians singers, dancers and
choristers. and the scenic and costum-
ing equipment is described as complete
and effective. Frank Lalor is the prin-
cipal comedian of the organization. Mr..
Lalor's impersonation of the quaint char
! fIaa taiI hoe 8v-oxr
| than ordinary attention to his work.
Based upon his achievements in Coming
Thro' the Rye arrangements are now
fully consummated by which Mr.. Lalor
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Philadelphia Orchestra.

The first of a series of five concerts will
be given here next Tuesday afternoon at
the New National Theater by the Phila-
delphia Orchestra.
The excellent concerts given for the last
two seasons by this organization are a
guarantee of the work to be expected this
season. There is however. this year, the
certainty of added interest. in the fact of
the new conductor. Carl Pohlig having
already made great success in Philadel-
phia and New York. He has demon
strated that he is a capable Interpreter OF
orchestral music. This will be Herr Poh-
lg's first appearance in Washington.
Mark Hamburg. the celebrated Rus
sian pianist and soloist of the occasion, is
well known here for his playing in the
two former concerts several years ago.
The program is as follows
Overture, Der Freischuetz" Won Weber
Concerto for piano and orchestra
Saint SaensM Mark Ham bourg
Fifth Symphony in c minor. e. Beet thoven
Overture. ''Tannhaeuser" ..........W Wagner
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In Berlin With Burton Holmes.

The first travelogue by Burton Holmes,
to be given at the Columbia Theater to-
night at $50. and which will be repeated
tomorrow afternoon at 4:3o. will be Der
lin the Imperial" with which he heads
his series of annual appearances. this time
to be devoted to five great cities of the
old world. Berlin is said to be the best
governed of European cities. and those
who attend the travelogues will have
ample opportunity for comparison, not
only with our own cities, but also with
those which Mr.. Holmes has chosen for
TIE subsequent subjects in his series here.
The travelogues this year will be unusual
ly rich IN pictorial features. Hamburg,
one of the worlds busiest seaport cities,
will also be visited and side journey
will be made to the picturesque. rural,
wooded Venice near Berlin, called the
Spreewald.
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Majestic.

The Kathryn Purnell Stock Company
Will play The Sign Of the Four" at the
Majestic Theater this week. Sherlock
Holmes is the chief figure in the play.
Franklyn Munnell is cast as this part
Mary Marston, as orphan. the part as
sumed by Miss Kathryn Purnell, visits
Holmes apartments and unfolds a mys-
terious case which the famous detective
sets about to unravel. From this mo-
ment interest is said to be intense.
w. JEFF Murphy Is cast for the part OF
Watson and Arthur j. Pickens will PLAY
Athelney Jones. Scotland Yard inspec-
tor. Specialties will be introduced be-
tween the acts by three Majestic IA
voriteS
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AN OLD CHICAGO THEATER.-On the
evening of November ) McVIcker's Thea
ter Chicago, celebrated its golden ami
versary. The house opened fifty years
ago. and it has the wonderful record of
but two dark periods in regular seasons
during that period. The first time it was
closed was after the great fire of 1871 and
the second was following the Iroquois dis
aster, when all Chicago theaters were
closed by order of the mayor
The original McVicker's Theater has
been replaced by a new building on the
same site. It's opening fifty years ago,
was signalized by production of The
Honeymoon with Handsome Harry
Perry as leading man. On the occasion of
the celebration of the ffftieth anniversary
Charles j. Hunt occupied a seat as a
guest of the management. He was the
only person present that had attended the
original opening. Mr.. Hunt, who is in his
seventy seventh year. was an actor in the
old Levi North Theater on Monroe street
at the time.
'McVickers," says the Inter Ocean. has
been the scene of some real tragedies 1t
was from its stage that John Mccullough
made his farewell address to the public
! October 6. 1884 after which he tottered-
/ a mental Wreck-into the arms of Joseph
| Haworth, his leading man. Edwin Booth
was shot at there in 1872, by Mark GRAY a
! crank, who was afterward proved insane
| During worlds fair year, when Denman
! Thompson's ''Old Homestead" was having
! the run, George A. Bean. sr., the veteran
/ actor and close friend of Thompson's died
during the performance. He was found
! dead in his dressing room where he had
| been awaiting his cue"
/ James H McVcker the former owner
/ OF the house, died March I, 1898, and ia
cob Lift, whose estate still holds the
! lease, assumed control. During the civil
| Mr. MrVlCkpr who intaOSelv
triotic, kept cut of the flag and the
motto, THE Union Forever" at the head
of his program and The Star Span
| gled Banner" and other war airs were
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played It will not only have a con- :,
but serious side. Several musical NUM-
bers will have place in the program.
five of which will be sung by Miss G.asrr.
In the second act she viii have r char
acter song with chorus ia which tHe
eight young girls VIII" appear with her
viii make remarkably quick change uf
costume
The cast includes Ralph {. Herr Frank
lyn Roberts Jack Standing Walter PEN
nirgton. Wallace Owen. George LeGuere
William CHASER. Florence Lester, Lillian
Spencer, I.avinia shannon. Winnie Brad
come and Minnie Lee.
A special holiday matinee Will be given
Thanksgiving day.
Evening star., 1907-11-17
Washington saengerbund Concert.

The first public concert of the Wash
lngton Saengerbund this season will be
given at the National Theater next
Sunday evening The chorus of seventy
five male voices will sing two selections,
with orchestral accompaniment, and three
"a capella" choruses. The soloists en-
gagged for this concert are Nine. Marie
Zimmerman of Philadelphia and Daniel!
Beddoe of New York. Nine. thinner
man has a beautiful soprano voice that
is equally clear in the high. medium and
low registers.
Evening star., 1907-11-17

Chase's next week will present bill
embracing Mcmahon and ChAppeile
Pullman Maids" exploited In TWO
scenes. with interpoated spec!alties; Ju-
lian Fltinge. late star of The Maid and
the Millionaire; the Musical tolhy am
ilv. John f Hazard, late of May Irwin 5
comnany. Senor Arnaldos arentC sensa-
ton; Ford and Swor. the Comedians
Great Scott. the balancing ladder cham
pion, and motion pictures OF The Aero
nallt First Elight.-
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Bertha. the Sewing Machine Girl. "

Bertha. the Sewing Machine Girl
comes TO the New Academy next week
This play is in four acts and twelve
scenes The place is New York; the
time. the present. Among the stage
pictures presented are the Grand Central
station, Central Park, the tenement quar-
ter. the sweatshop the Egyptian room.
motor boat chase on the Hudson. =. en-
CINE house of No. l., a burning tenement
house. the Bertillon room in the Tomos
nrison and the criminal court.
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Belasco Sunday Concert

At the Belasco Theater tonight will be
given motion pictures that talk and
Illustrated songs Motion pictures of
travel are made a specially, and tonight
the spectators will be taken through Mex
co Other views among the many to be
shown will be: "Crazed by a Fad "A
Rat in the Room Slate Quarries in
North Wales,' The Red Mans Way
AN Interrupted Outing" "A Race for
Millions and The japanese Girl" Sew
eral illustrated songs will vary the pro-
gram.
Evening star., 1907-11-17
Gayety.

The Rose Hill Folly Company, directed
by Rice &, Barton. will appear at the
Gayety this week in a tAree-act burlesque
and vaudeville. Among the performers in
the olio are Cain, Evans and their com
pany. in a little play: Tom White and
Therese Gaylor. The leading part of the
burlesque is assumed by George W. Rice,
who will be assisted by Thomas F.
Thomas Costumes, scenery. electrical ef-
fects and musical numbers are said to be
excellent
Evening star., 1907-11-17
Majestic Sunday Concert.

Some attractive motion pictures have
been obtained for w. D. F1tzgerald's
vaudeville concert at the Majestic Theater
tonight. All Of the pictures are new, and
the subjects to be shown embrace both
the serious and comic. In addition to the
pictures, there will be several vaudeville
acts.
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ChaSe'S.

Chase's this week will have on view Will
liam Courtleigh and company, Bessie
Wynn. the Great Salerno, the Camille
Comedy Trio, Felix and Cairo. the Sharp
Brothers. the Ferrels and the Fortune
Teller motion pictures. Peaches" by
George V. Hobart, will be played by Mr.
Courtleigh and his players. It is a sketch
first presented at a recent Lambs Club
gambol in New York. 1t is credited with
Evening star., 1907-11-17
"The Dairymaids.

The Dairymaids. the new English
musical comedy under the direction Of
Charles Frohman. viii be seen at the CO.
luno5ia next week 1t comes direct from
it's successful run in New York, with JuIs
Sanderson heading the cast
Evening star., 1907-11-17

including the following: Swan and Bam-
bard, well-known eccentric acrobatic
comedians: the dainty little Millership
Sisters. best OF all sister acts. who are
expert dancers: The Sailor BOYS. known
as the Bijou Comedy trio, singers and
comedians: Miss Bonnie Whitman, her
aided as the most beautiful woman on the
burlesdue stage. Miss Whitman is a new
recruit In the burlesque ranks. having
deserted musical comedy to join Mr. Wat
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being "the best thing that ever happened
in vaudeville" Bessie Wynn. called the
prettiest girl in vaudeville" formerly with
Babes in Toyland," will sing her own
new composition, Not for Me-" The
Great Salerno, an illusory novelty, will be
the third special offering The Camille
Comedy Trio is from the Folies Bergeres,
Paris. and the acrobats are said to be
amusing in their antics. with feats of
skill and strength
Evening star., 1907-11-17
lola From Berlin.

Lulu Glaser's new comedy by John J.
McNally. Lola from Berlin will be
given Thanksgiving week at the New
National Theater. The play will intro
duce the star in German character part
the first role of this kind she has ever
Evening star., 1907-11-17
Shepard's Moving Pictures.

For the Sunday concert at the Academy
tonight Archie l.. Shepard promises a
program of new features in moving pic
lures which are pleasing and of current
interest. The Metrop olitan Quartet has
been retained and VIII introduce new vocal
selections, and Billy Thornton will re-
appear in Illustrated songs.
Evening star., 1907-11-17

Booth. Lawrence Barrett, E. L. Daven-
port and Frank G. Bangs-who made the
fame of Booths Theatar in New York
with wonderful Shakespearean revivals,
notably that of Julius Caesar" in which
Booth appeared as Brutus. Barrett as Cas-
sius. E. l.. Davenport as Caesar and Mr..
Bangs as Mark Antony.
Evening star., 1907-11-17

WHAT is MELODRAMA? A?''-Blanche
Walsh has had considerable to say re-
Gently concerning various forms of play
writing. Some little controversy mas been
stirred up concerning the assertion made
that The Straight Road" in which Miss
Walsh has made her. most recent success,
is melodrama pure and simple.
'.No doubt" said Miss Walsh, there
Evening star., 1907-11-17

CLARA BLOODGOOD AT THE
BELASCO NEXT WEEK-Clara Blood
good, IN Clyde Fftchs new COM
cdy The TRUTH comes to the Be
lasco Theater next week instead OF Eddie
Foy, IN the orchid as previously an
nounced. The difficulty of winning the
sympathy of an audience through the
medium of a character with whom 4 lie
is the rule and the t-yth the exception,
even if the woman be pretty and b eauti-
fully gowned, can be readily seen. And
yet. it is said, that even with such odds
against her, the delightful art OF this
gifted young comedienne rises superior
to all these difficulties. with the result
that Mrs. Bloodgood's performance of
Becky Warder has added to her already
rema ~kahie advancement. In The
Truth" she plays the part of wife
intensely in love with her husband. but
addicted to a habit of lying. even upon
the most trivial matters. which destroys
the confidence of her husband upon being
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"Uncle Toms Cabin. "

Uncle Toms Cabin" will be given at
the Majestic Theater next week by the
Kathryn Purnell stock company. Every
effort will be made to produce the play
attractively special matinee perform
anca will be given Thanksgiving day.
Evening star., 1907-11-17
New LVceum.

'Krousemeyer's Alley with Billy Wat
son as Philip Krousemeyer." will be pre-
sented at the New Lyceum this week
commencing with tomorrow's matinee. In
addition to the burlesque there is an olio
Evening star., 1907-11-17

voice. In 1904 he made tour of the
country with Walter Damrosch and the
New York Symphony Orchestra, giving
excerpts from 'Parsfal" and other Wag-
merriam operas. His voice is a clear and
resonant one He will be the leading
artist at the Cincinnati festival next May
The Saengerhund viii also have the as
sistance of the Marine Band orchestra
of forty pieces. The concert will be
under the direction of Henry Xander
leader of the Saengerbund
Evening star., 1907-11-17

THE SECRET ORCHARDS DIA-
LOGJE.-'"The Secret Orchard" Chan
ming Pollock's adaptation of the novel by
Agnes and Egerton Castle contains many
excellent speeches. For instance:
The Duke-God help us If we are to be
punished for our sins as we are punished
by them
Joy-No one can atone by dying To
atone one must live. 1t is so easy to
die.
Hessie (wife of an extravagant and
tricky husband)-I'm tired of being treat
ed like an automatic machine for the de-
livery of bank notes. Upon my word,
Rodriguez thinks he has only to drop a
two-cent stamp IN the slot and out will
come q check It isn't always . cents;
I've known him to do it on a postcard.
Lebel-l've patient in the village who
can't get well because of that canon
and he gives her prayers to prepare her
for the next.
Dodd-A woman doesn't go on making
a mistake all her life Just because she has
made one IN the beginning. Ir my coun-
try woman who has done wrong and
wants to do right never has much trouble
making the change, unless it's in the
third act of a problem play.
Favereau-Few women think a mans a
fool for being in love with them
| Dodd-1 don't ask to know anything
about Miss JOY. ! love her and that's
enough for me. l don't see that the af-
! fair is anybody eses business, and I'm
hanged if l understand why / should be
eXrected to propose marriage before a
comic opera chorus headed by the duke.
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The 0RctKRQs

this play I have been careful that per-
formers should not raise their voices
above the ordinary tone of conversation,
except on great occasions"
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played at each performance. He gave the
east store room connected with the theater
over to the women as a workroom in
which they could prepare lint, bandages
and other needful things for the soldiers.
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HE PLAYED WITH BOOTH-Frank c.
Bangs. who has returned TO the stage to
play the role of the Canon of St Magda-
len in THE Secret Orchard" is perhaps
the oldest actor on the American stage to-
day in point of actual service. Bangs was
one of the four great actors-Edwin
Evening star., 1907-11-17
New National.

will. after the present season, enter the
list of stars.
Evening star., 1907-11-17

A series of biographical sketches is ap-
pearing in Greenroom Glimpses. the little
weekly journal of the New National
Theater. Hector Fuller. dramatic editor
of the Washington Herald. and Blanche
Walsh. the Nationals star this week, are
the subjects in the current issue
Evening star., 1907-11-17

During f. H. Sothern's engagement at
the Relasco Theater early next month, he
will present his new play. 'rha Fool Has
Said There is no God, IF | Were King
"Hamlet'' and a revival of the ali ar
Sothern's great success. our American
Cousin" in which he Will appear for the
the first time as Lord Dundreary.
Evening star., 1907-11-17

Clyde Fitch's new comedy, The Truth. -
with Miss Clara Bloodgood as the star,
will be an early attraction at the Belasco
Theater.
Evening star., 1907-11-17

Robert EdesOn will soon take Glass
mates for a tour on the road. The West
Point play will app aar at the New Na-
tional early In tn" new year.
Evening star., 1907-11-17

Bert Clarke. who will appear this week
In THE Secret Orchard" is d Washing
tonian.