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for people to see Il over and over again.
Those who have seen Mrs. Carter in
the play Will no doubt wish to see Miss
Walker, because the younger star will
bring nav life, beauty. and vivacity 20
the role which the elder woman could
not possibly give the part at the present
time. Miss Walkers debut in the part
will have all the charm Of a first night
performance, since II will be virtually a
new Zaza that she will show tomorrow
night
Miss Walker will be supported by the
full strength OF the Belasco stock COM
pany. Edward Ellis will apear as Cas-
cart, the music hall singing partner OF
Zaza. Sydney Mather will be Bernard
Dufrene. and Alice Butler will be the
bibulous Aunt Rosa, who brings 20
much fun to the first act The part Of
the Due de Brissac will be played bv
Samuel Klawans, and Alfred Hudson.
IT., Will be cast for Rigault Rosetta
Brice will appear as Alice Morel. the
little singing girl who goes with Zaza
on the visit to Dufrene's home. Madame
Dufrene will be played BY Fannie
Hartz. a number OF Washington girls
will appear as music hall singers in
the first act, giving a realistic atmos-
phere to the scene.
Miss Walker will play Zaza in many
ways entirely different from the crea-
ton OF Mrs. Carter. A notable innova-
ton will be that Miss Walker will not
play Zaza with a red wig. There is no
real reason why zaza should wear a
red wig, simply because Miss Walkers S
famous predecessor in the role hap
pened 70 have red hair, and the actress
proposes to play the part exactly as
she looks it-that is, as her own natural
self II may easily be expected 70
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Tendency 10 MdnneriSmS
OnlU Serious Fault With
Clever Charlotte Walker

From the difficult role of Nora in
Ibsen's The Doh House." OF the week
previous, Miss Walker descended to
the considerably smaller and far less
important part Of Mrs. Murgatroyd in
Sydney Grundy's a Bunch Of Violets," /"
last week. 1t was in the nature of a
relaxation from strenuous week and
preceding another. for she essays the
very dificult part of zaza this week.
There is nothing heavy about "A
Bunch OF Violets' and neither is there
anything so very light about IL; sort
Of betwixt and between. as II were.
The real opportunity in it is for the
leading male character. that Of Mar
chant. which was in Edward Ellis
hands. Miss Walkers work was con-
fined 70 two OF the four acts and only
during a portion Of these two.
A comparison Of her work as Mrs
Murgatroyd to that Of Nora tends to
the conviction that Miss walker ap-
pears to better advantage the more
she has to do during a performance
In other words. the harder she is
worked. the better she pleases; but II
IS only the critical who see any diff
ference in her work. With the great
majority Of the Washington theatsr-
goers Miss Walker is an idol and with
them any faulty Interpretation is eX-
cused because she is Charlotte Walker.
Therein lies the trouble.
She has one grievoUs fault, and that
IS her tendency to be Charlotte Walker
at all times. forgetting that for a few
hours each day she must forget self and
be the character she Is interpreting.
She. unconsciously no doubt, allows
many little mannerisms TO creep into
her portrayal Eor one thing, she has
a habit Of protruding her chin in the
semblanCe OF a pOut, and another IS 70
half close her eyes in a dreamy fashion.
These mannerisms are all right in their
proper places and very effective. but
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when they are dished up week after
week. whether the character be young
or old. gay or grave. they become rather
boring.
No fair-minded person will deny that
this is the one fault with Miss Walkers s
work and the one possible bar tosfuture
greatness; that Miss Walker has the
making OF a Margaret Anglin. Blanche
Bates. Maude Adams. or a Rose stahl
is unquestioned, but she must overcome
the mannerism habit first.
However. she is not the only one so
afflicted OF late years 1t seems to havs
become a fad with actors and actresses.
as soon as they have reached a certain
degree OF prominence to affect certain
peculIarities of walk. speech. action and
manner. Richard Mansfield is one OF
them. and this particular fact is the
chief bar to his ever being proclaimed
''the great American actor" although
one or two writers have timorously ven
tured to hail him as such and been
promptly sat upon Ethel Barrymore Is
another, and a dozen others could bo
named.
To come nearer home, the same can
be said OF Edward Ellis. He has u way
of shaking his head and body stimuli
| taneously indicative Of cynicism. which
| is becoming somewhat monotonous be-
cause OF the regularity Of its reappear-
ance. Since he has been In Washing
! ton Mr.. Ellis has done splendid work,
and so has Miss Walker for that mat
| ter, and both Of them are deservedly
/ popular with the rank and nie OF the
! theatergOeTs.
| In "Zaza" they will appear in a play
| that Will brook OF no mannerisms IL
| IT is to be a success. and It is sincerely
| 10 be hoped that they will put forth
| every effort TO act the part in such a
i way that they will be thought OF as the
! characters themselves, and not as Miss
! Walker and Mr- Ellis actress and actor.
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BeLaSCO Stock Company,
Headed By Miss Walker,
In Mrs. Carriers Zaza

Miss Charlotte Walker will appear In
''zaza" at the Belasco Theater this
week, beginning tomorrow night with
the usual matinees Wednesday and Sat
urday This will be Miss walker s
greatest achievement, for II is the big
gest undertaking in her entire theatrical
career. 1t aIso marks the climax Of the
summer season at the BelasCo Theater,
for many weeks Of preparation have
been expended to make ''Zaza" the
greatest Offering of the summer.
No more potent drawing card could
have been selected, and judging by the
advance sale, there will be a large aud
fence on hand to witness Miss Walker >
fret performance of ''Haza" tomorrow
night 1t is understood that David
Belasco, author of the play, and under
whose management Miss Walker will
star next season, is likely TO be in the
audience tomorrow night, as Miss Walk
er was able to secure "Zaza" only
through MI. Belasco's courtesy and in
terest in her work
-'Zaza" was the success in the career
OF Mrs. Leslie Carter. and IL will be
given at the Belasco Theater exactly
as Mrs. Carter played it with all the
supernumeraries for the first act, and
the complete stage production required
for this unusual offering. The first act
shows Zaza's dressing room behind the
scenes Of a little music hall near Paris,
where Zaza is tire reigning favorite.
Here Zaza meets Bernard Dufrenc,
and here is the beginning Of the great
love romance which absorbs ZaZa's life
and leaves her a better woman in the
END.
The story Of the play in all its de-
tails is no doubt well known, but ther,
Is something about ''Zaza'' that will live
forever. and which makes il possible
The Washington times., 1907-07-28
GAYETY THEATER
OPENS AUGUST 10;
NEW BURLESQUE

According TO the plans Of the man
agement. the new Gayety Theater on
Ninth street between Z and + streets.
viii be thrown open 20 the public Au-
gust l9 The house has been put into
excellent shape and by the time the
opening date arrives IL will be one OF
the pretlest playhouses in Washing
ton.
William s. Clark, the manager Of the
new house, announces that he viii put
on Hurtig d Seaman's attractions, a
fact that is a guarantee OF the high
class CT amuSements that will be Of
fered during the season The Gayety
viii be an ioeaI family theater, accord
ing TO the management's plans and
announcements, and its attractions Will
appeal especially to women
The theater Is under the management
Of the Columbia Amusement Company.
The Washington times., 1907-07-28
Gossip of Stars Present and Future

Dorothy TCnnant. who was the original
widow in George AIDES comedy, The
College Widow" has been engaged by
Charles Frohman for John Drew's COM
pany next season. Billie Burke. the
American actress. who has been playing
In England several years. will be
Drew's leading woman.
The automobile race in The Wander
bit Cup" is TO become feature Of the
bew musical revue" which is to be put
pm a. the Metropole Theatre, Berlin. in
!. eeptember. The race will also be
feature Of the program at the Coll
Scum in London when the season there
begins.
william Lamp, who was a member of
lhe Columbia Stock Company earlier in
the summer. has been engaged for the
name part in The Man Of the Hour
William Norris has obtained from
George Barr McCutcheon a farce called
The FLYERS" in which Norris will play
he role Of an eccentric Englishman.
The Burgomaster." one of the ear
Jest and most successful Of the PixIey-
Luders musical comedies. is to be re-
yived. Gus weinberg, who played the
role several seasons and who was last
here as the old King in The Ginger
bread Man" will again head the COM
7any.
Frank worthing will not join Robert
Nantens company but VIII continue 10
,Iay the husband in Grace Georges pro-
Iuction OF "DivCrcons.
According TO George Broadhurst. the
playwright. Nat Goodwin will not re-
IRE from the stage. Goodwin has COM
nissioned Broadhurst to write him n
aew play
Clara Bloodgood is not discouraged by
he reception given in New York last
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ter Herbert that he possesses none Of
those lUdiCTOus maunerisms too fire.
Quently associated with men Of his call
ing He seems 10 be a normal individual
with no trace of Oddity IN his gct-up.
Aside from this. his orchestra Is COM
posed of men OF musical reputation.
An aerial act Of unusual excellence
viii be found in the Dufiu- RedCay
troupe The marvel Of casting develop
ment viii be found in this act. one OF
It's highest claims 20 notice being the
triple somerSault
Saturday. August 3. viii be Sunday
school day at the park. and IN immense
cOnclave is expected from the various
temples Of worship in Washington and
Alexandria.
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are great Institution There are cribs
for the babies. If they want 70 sleep.
and toys, If they conclude to keep
awake until mamma comes with a check
% redeem her treasure.
Years ago Barnum's show had a sen
saJonai feature Of girl being shot
from cannon. flying through the air.
and landing in a net The cannon made
terrible noise. but this was only for
effect. as the girl was shot through the
air ~ means Of powerful spring This
effect is now 10 be used in a new thriller
called the King ard queen OF Gam
blers-" The prosecuted heroine IS loader
into a cannon. which the villain finds
Continued Of Third PageO
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then have become somewhat gloomy in
his struggle against the wiles Of Ann.
Lorraine rebelIed, but was finally won
over to the dramatist's mood. and his
last act reverted more TO the philosophy
Of the first act.
Valeska Surratt, the Gibson girl of
The Belle Of Mayfair last season. will
be a member of Joe webers company
next fall.
Sam Bernard is to have another clever
farce when he opens his new season. 1t
is called The Happiest Man in New
York" and is said to fit the German
comedian perfectly.
William H. Crane will soon begin re
hearsals for the new play by George
AIDE in which he Will appear next sea
son. The play will first be produced in
Chicago next October
William Gillette will not reopen his
season until after the holidays He is
working on a new play for his own use
and will spend the early fall weeks in
its completion
Marie Doro. who was GnIette's lead
ing woman in "Clarice' for two years.
will become a star in the fall, appearing
in new play called The Morals e
Marcus" II viii first be seen in Boston.
Charles Frohman has obtained the
American rights to Henry Bernstein :
play, lie Voleur," which has been one
of the dramatic sensations of the Paris
season. The play under the name OF
The Thief" will be brought out next
winter in New York.
The Galileanis Victory" Henry Ar
thur Jones new play, will be given for
first time on September q in Rochester.
Howard Kyle has been engaged for the
principal role,
The Washington times., 1907-07-28
MISS CHARL0TTA NlLSSEN
TO JOIN INDEPENDENTS

Charlotte Nilssen, who has been rest
ing in England since The Three OF Us
closed its New York run some months
ago, is 10 appear under Independent
management next season
The play which has been selected for
her was chosen on the strength of the
scenario alone, which. when read TO Miss
Nilssen. appealed to her so strongly that
she Immediately commissioned the au-
thor, Avery Hopwood, to proceed with
his work
The Washington times., 1907-07-28
AUTOMOBILE BUSINESS
IN PLAY FOR GILMORE

Paul Gilmore. in a new play by George
V. Hobart, the title Of which, as yet
not having been decided upon. is 10 be
announced in the near future. will begin
his regular season the early part OF
Septembe-. The play deals with auto
mobile. business, and Southwestern
ranch life, a happy combination Of diff
Eerent atmoSpheres.
The Washington times., 1907-07-28
Greek Goddess
Of fCIassiCMyth
In Vaudeville

on the stage of Belasco Theater two
American dancers are busflv engaged
In rehearsing a novel vaudeville act
which Will be presented on the New
York Roof Garden next Monday. Il is
called 'Aneriad.' and. is founded on the
classic myth OF Daphne, adapted from
the Greek by Lawrence J. Anhault
William Furst wrote the music. and
Melville Stoltz IS responsible for the
production.
The Washington times., 1907-07-28
DUFFIN-REDCAY TROUTE
AND BAND AT LUNA PARK

One Of the highest class musical or
ganizations heard here this summer is
the Grenadier Guards Band. now filling
an engagement at Luna Park The band
goes about its work without pOmp or
ceremony and matchmaking eccentric
conductors. 1t can be said Of Bandmas-
The Washington times., 1907-07-28

prove the most interesting performance
Charlotte walker has ever shown In
Washington.
The Washington times., 1907-07-28
RiaftO Is Growing Gay
AS Actors Come Back
TODear Old Broadway

NEW YORK, July 27.-The actors are
coming back TO town. and soon the
RialtO will be crowded with greater and
lesser lights Of the stage The calls
have gone forth and every stage in the
city is occupied by companies rehearsing
for the coming season. Not only are all
the stages IN use. but large halls have
been rented for the purpose Of getting
companies into shape. and there IS much
hustle and hurry. In spite OF the mid
summer heat.
Owing 70 the continuation Of prosper
ity throughout the land. managers pre-
dict a most successful season. There
viii be elaborate productions. cheap pro
ductions, and classical and sensational
productions. but all expect TO do a rec
ord business Every year the number
OF theaters is increasing, and IL would
surprise the uninitiated TO know how
many thousands of men depend on the
stage for a living. It Is big army and
a Woodworking one. for nowadays man
ayers demand ''the goods"
The season in New York will start
early. Wallack's Will ring up the cur
tain on August with The Time. the
Place, and tho Girl" K Is said to con-
tain fun and music. and pretty girls.
This is a combination that even New
York can stand. though the thermome-
ter IS about ninety degrees. Some OF
the stock companies. playing at 10 %,
and 30, will start IN next Saturday.
They cater 70 good people who cannot
afford to summer at Newport or IN the
mountains. and have to remain In town
and demand amusement So. ever
though the season opens early, the stock
companies expect to do a good business
The theaters will be cooled with elec.
tTiC fans, and tired mothers can check
their babies. and enjoy the show. The
nurses IN the 10. 20, and 80 cent houses
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WYNN NAu liifo Nt6auSi SAs dNhho
SATURDAY, 5;45 PM SUNDAY, s:<5 An.
HOME AGAIN 1O:30 PM SUNDAY.
Tickets, good day OF issue. SOC. Saturday
Dight trips ticket good until September
Is. and on all steamers OF the line 81
Season tickets good all trips. Chill
drer half fare. All amusennents IN ftlil
operation Stops at Alexandria on all trfDs
COLONIAL BEACH HOTEL AND BATH
HOUSES NOW OPEN.
Meals served on stea-aer and at hotel
moonlight OutinEB-Steaner Hnrry
Randall, Sundays. $50 D. N. Coucer4
Music by Chris Ara Orchestra
Steamer St JohszB, Mondays. gas d
m. Music and dancing going ana re-
turning.
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Continued OF Third Page1
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Valeska Surratt, the Gibson girl of
The Belle Of Mayfair" last season, will
be member of Joe Weber's company
next fall
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William Gillette will not reopen his
season until after the holidays. He is
working on a new play for his own use
and will spend the early fall weeks in
its completion
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-09-19
Won + You DO This Much f?

My friends cannot realize how much the
treatment given me by c. Q. DeFrance and
Col. w. D. Mann damaged and handicapped
me.
They conspred against me, organized new
company on the half and half plan, and divid-
ed my magazine between themselves. Then
c. Q. DeFrance wrote me most insolent let
ter, in which he put me on notice that
was at liberty to continue to edit the magazine
(no salaryD provided I wrote no more such
articles as the "Sepoy" editorial in the Sep
tember number. That article was an attack
upon the methods of Sam Spencer and the
Southern Railroad
When their silly plot for running Watson
Magazine without Watson, met with the
ridiculous failure it was bound to meet, the
two conspirators sold the magazine to a
wrecl1ing concern, for $4,000; and they divid-
ed the spoil.
They left the subscribers in the lurch, of
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-09-19
Losses on Cotton Tare.

One of our friends and subscribers writes to
inquire whether farmers are "allowed six per
cent tare on every bale of cotton That is
upon bale weighing 500 pounds, is he
allowed 80 pounds-or $50 pounds-instead
of just the 500 pounds?"
No; it is just the other way The farmer
loses the tare. Every Liverpool order to buy
carries with it the instruction to offer such
price as will allow for &C. l. F. and per
cent"
c. stands for cost
/. stands for insurance.
F. stands for freight.
The per cent stands for tare
Therefore, the farmer loses go pounds out
of every bale of 500 pounds, In other words,
the deduction for wrappage (Tare) is made
against him.
The weight of the bagging and ties is us
ually 18 pounds. The farmer pays for these
and he gets pay for the 18 pounds, when he
sells his cotton-just as though the I8 pounds
of bagging and ties were I8 pounds of cot
ton. But on the entire bale of 500 lbs, he
loses 80 lbs, as tare.
Hence, his net loss in pounds, is II.
(Continued on page twelve)
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-09-19
PAGE NISm
GobeynOr Smith and the SeuatOrshiD

UODev7lOT OntfH ana me 0endfOYShlp.
Below we reproduce paragraph from The
Vidalia (Ga) Advance:
Tom Watson says that when the people
are through with Hoke as Governor thew will
send him to the U. S. Senate to help such men
as Latollette. Well that suits us all rioht
out we prefer to say nothing much about It
YET aWhlle Tor we are in dead earnest about
keeping Hoke Smith where he is for the full
1ouI years.-Swalnsboro Forest Blade.
nat all depends. If Hoke gets things in
shape SO ne can leave the Governors chair.
we are willing any day for him to 90 to the
Senate. If not, let him serve as Governor tho
Iull four years. But we may elect him Pres
dent, you know"
:, Yes, 1T all depends The people elected
Hoke IN order to get certain things. A fair in
Vcntory OF these things was prepared bv Holre
and his friends. That Inventory is called ",The
Macon Platform" ''0
AS yet, we cannot "check up" The goods
TO tally with the Inventory have not been de-
livered. O00iA u0-
My own deliberate opinion is that the co.
lslature ought to be called together in extra
session. and the Macon Platform put into stat
ute law ''''-
No true friend of Governor Smith will ad-
wise MIN 10 run tor another office until he
1AiN PAOAllIoCS OH WHICH ne got the
one he now has.
Nobody can do the work which he is
pledged to do but himself To call him off
from that, when he has Just begun TO oet
started, would be public calamity.
Let us stay united, and do what we nron-
ised r. oA-A-
Whenever that is done, the friends whose
combined strength made Hoke Smith Govern
or will make him Senator.
The glory of redeeming, in good faith. the
pledges made to the people during the cam
paign, will far surpass the honors of sena-
torship.
Let us have an extra session of the Leeisla-
ture; and let us have the names of those fell
lows who went back on us after they got to
Atlanta. Let us catalogue the black Sheep.
Let us find out who are the chaps that can
be led astray by Harry Fisher and his artful
assistants.
Give us an Extra Session, Governor, and let
us see who it is that dares to say that the
people of Georgia shall not have what was
promised them.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-09-19
WATsoN's WEEKLY JEFFERsoN1AN.

letters written me, they continued to pocket
the money of those who sent subscriptions, in
ignorance of the true situation.
After they knew they were going to sell
out and quit, they continued to pocket sub
scrlption money. The conduct was criminal;
the crime being Larceny after Trust.
his Mr. {. O. DeFrance was Secretary of
the National Populist Committee He was
at work, on meagre salary, in Lincoln, Ne
braska. He was telegraphed for by me and
brought to New York, where he was installed
at handsome salary as Circulation Clerk.
Upon my personal request, made to the
Board OF Directors ne was promoted to the
Business Managers place, at 500 per week
When ne got strong in his new position. he
conceived the idea of ousting me and Selling
for himself a half interest in the magazine.
Col. Mann, who shows many signs of do
tage, fell in with that absurd proposition, and
| was frozen out as aforesaid After thew had
sold the wreck for $4,000, Col. Mann came
down to Florida, where his wife or daughter
owns property, and had the paper publish
glowing account of how he had "won out"
in his fight with the Golfers!
AS all the world knows, he disastrous1v
failed in his suit against Hapgood & Collier
while he himself just did miss trip to the
penitentiary the place where he properly be-
longs.
DeFrance shouldered himself, and went off
to Kalamazoo to take position with the Du-
plex Photograph Co-carrvine q copy of the
mailing list of the "Watson Magazine" with
him
This list has been offered it seems, at $roo
per copy; and it is said that the Duplex Pho
nograph Company has had the use of it in
their business.
Everybody who was willing to paw for it.
has apparently had access to it.
Having no copy of the watson Magazine"
mailing list and not being willing to purchase
of DeFrance that which morally belonged to
me, | have been at great disadvantage.
For DeFrance was not content with merely
bctraying me: he malgned me, at great
length, in the magazine which bore my name
In the article headed Explanatory" he and
COL Mann left nothing unsaid that would mis-
represent me to the world, and prejudice
against me the subscribers of the New York
"Watson's Magazine"
Having no copy of the mailing list, could
make no reply that all the subscribers would
see.
So, you can see the fix 1 was in To this
day, thousands of those who believed in me-
and who were attached friends of my maya
Z1ne do not know my side OF the New York
affair; and do not know that I Immediately
established publications of my own.
1t all comes to this: Do you feel interest
enough in the matter to help me get in touch
with my old friends and subscribers of the
New York Magazine?
If you do, then make out list of those
you know to have been of your own way of
thinking, and send me the list. Upon this list
@f II