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The Washington herald., 1907-04-21

young actress. who has made her marx
so soon. 1t would, indeed, be treat to
see her In "A part worthy OF her, ana
which would test her great genius as the
great actresses Of old We're tested.
The gentle cynicisn the humorous rail-
cry at the established order Of things
which Bernard Shaw displays so well in
his Man and Superman," was great
relief. at the Columbia Theater, to the
morbid problem plays Of the Belasco and
the New National Some who have seen
the play. others who have read II, are
inclined to lay a bit too much stress on
the strong language that Mr.. Shaw uses
in this play. especially in the first act.
But those who see the play-and do not
merely read it-come away from the thea
ter realizing that. at any rate, Mr. Shaw
has taken his own advice and has been
absolutely honest. That. indeed, is the
lesson Of this play-the sermon is de-
llyered i'm unique way; there is more
humor and the merry twinkle Of the eye
than one is apt TO find in most sermons,
but there is an undeTtone Of the very
deepest seriousness, a note that makes q
man stop and think.
Never mind how Shaw works out his
thesis. his proposition is true. Man-and
supcrman-that Is woman First. last.
and all the time she does with US poor
brutes of men what she wills 10 do. She
makes us or breaks US; she loves US or
despises us; mothers US or neglects us.
But we love her always; do homage to
1 her. not because we wish to. but because
we must-fOr she-superman-Wills that
/ we should.
! What MIR. Shaw has to say in this re-
/ markable play about honesty of conduct
/ honesty of thought; the impudence that
dares TO speak its mind; the soul that IS
/ brave enough to declare itself. even in
! the face of familiar convenuons-this, too,
/ is food for grave and earnest thoughtful
/ ness. For IL shows US. too, how ciYilza-
/ ton and its custom has gradually
meshed US in a net Of lies. so that we
cen hardly dare be brave enough 10 give
our individual souls chance. Still must
I we cringe and bow the knee ana wear a
/ smiling countenancei
/ Shaw knows too much-that is one feel
/ ing you have while seeing his plays. II
/ is uncanny that this be-bearded Irishman
/ Of incisive wit should look so far into
/ our naked souls. A vital truth is uttered
| with "a laugh-the unthinking do not hear
the echo of the sob.
/ The play was beautifully acted. Mr..
| Robert Lorraine is a skilled and con-
/ scientious player. but he has never done
better than in this play, and his support
| was admirable.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-21
Princeton Triangle Club.

A musical comedy that has centraliza-
ton as the theme of its plot cannot we'll
be accused Of being plotless. CentraIiz1-
ton is deeply embodied in The Mummy
Monarch. the new play which the
Princeton Triangle Club will present at
the Belasco Theater next Monday night
Ptolemy I, King of the Egypt Of 200 B.
c., who, with his wife, Queen Egypta T.
is dynamited from his mummy case in a
pyramid and deposes the ruler Of the
present time. His policy is one Of so
much Capitalization in his reforms that
he decides to plant his own face on the
Sphinx for the benefit of future genera
tions The people wont stand for cen
tralization carried that far. 50 they re-
turn him and his wife to the pyramids by
up-to-Gate machinery, and abide By the
former ruler. Alexander XIII
The scene of the action is all on the
banks of the Nile the terrace of the
Khedives palace. with the pyramids in
the distance Prof. /. Macmillan Smith,
Of an American college, with Nitro Brom-
ski, Of the Russians, known by the
dynamite they keep" does the blowing
out of the mummies for scientific reasons.
The professor has hunted for dynamite
from Doc Boices to the Inn, two ceIe-
brated high-power charging stations in
Princeton.
Huns on the main theme is the love
story of Vivian Dasher, star Of a strand
cd opera troupe. who is cOuTted by Alex
ander XIII. before his deposition, and aft
onward decides TO aid him. Through her
mother busting ana very fat. who wants
her married 10 Alexander. she peTsuades
Ptolemy to the vainglOTious act that runs
him back into the mummy case and re-
stores Alexander.
One of the sOng-hits of the piece is:
"Freshen Up the Label. by Durstine,
which runs as follows;
All If the papers are fun Of the capers
They're cutting in finance;
There are lots Of muck-rakers, bank breakers and
fakigs:
The publies in a trance
The meat packing houses are all on the pork.
Insurance is full OF debris;
lhey al Of them foolers the ice IN cur coolers
Is not what its cracked up to be.
CHORUS
Freshen M the label. that's the thing you1e got
TO do:
Give them something old, hat make them think
its something new
Rsnorate. rejuTeuate. and incidentally change the
date
And don't forget to freshen up the label.
In the song play with Ne" Guy S.
Warren. 90. as Miss Geraldine smith.
captures admiring applause for adjusting
"a bunch Of yi0lets with true feminine
touch.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-21
The Column in New
show


The designation of THE laugh show
has been applied TO Ezra KendaH's offer
ing this season. which will be presented
at the Columbia Theater one week, be-
ginning tomorrow night. When Herbert
Hall Winslow wrote for Mr. Kendall a
successor to THE Vinegar Buyer" he
kept one aim foremost-the providing Of
a play typicalN OF the Kendall style OF
humor. Swell Elegant Jones' was the
result
The locale of the comedy was drawn
from a small Indiana village where there
was inspiration for rural atmosphere"
and abundant field for unique character
study Tom Jones an uRsung Indiana
lawyer. suddenly gains riches through
mining venture. Becoming one of the
quick rich" he lavishes his wealth in
characteristic fashion This gains for him
the appellatlou Of swell Elegant Jones
But the high flight soon ends through
sudden reverses. and the swell elegant
enc finds himself not only impoverished,
but estranged from his wife. owing to the
intrigue of a former rival, who has the
aid of a female detective,
Just plain Jones again goes back to his
! law books and becomes the justice of the
peace at the country crossroads His
office is carried in his hat one of those
ancient, high ones, which Kendall has
used in most of his characters. The play
I wright then has Jones do a most unusual
thing-that of performing a wedding eere-
mony between his divorced wife and the
/ man who brought the family undoing
/ The new husband suddenly loses love
when he finds that the bride is not to re-
! ceive a large sum of money through a
will. and disappears. He later turns up
/ however to give Jones further trouble.
/ but il is shown. in the unraveiing of the
solution, that the wedding ceremony was
4 only farcical Jones not having received
/ his commission as justice at the time. A
small son brings about the reconciliation
/ between father and mother. although not
until Jones has gone through the incon-
/ gruous proposition of proposing to his son
/ first.
/ Mr.. Kendall makes the character Of
{ Jones one of the human sort. who seeks
sunshine rather than gloom. and his jus
/ tice of the peace days are made brighter
/ by his happy philosophy, buoyant cpl
grams, and cheering observations. TWO
of the village characters-an old spinster,
who claims the gift Of second sight ."
and a rheumatic and fossilized rural
sleuth-have been engaged for forty
years.
/ MIR Kendall has also preserved bits of
monologues made famous by him on the
/ monologue stage, and these are used as
J a curtain speech at the end of the second
act. By an adroit twist his sayings really
! further the action of the story. Swell
Elegant Jones" was staged by John
+ Stapleton, chosen for his success in de-
velOpmg atmosphere in The Heir TO
the Hoorah" and The Virginian" Among
those IN the east supporting Mr.. Kendall
are William Mckee. Alfred Britton,
/ George Neville, George T, WEIGH, Joseph
The Washington herald., 1907-04-21
nen Greet IN .Eversman.v

Ben Greet and his company of Eliza
bethan players have arranged to give a
benefit performance of the morality
''Everyman," at Continental Hall, Sew
enteenth and ID streets northwest. ON
Monday evening. April g Tile perform
ance is for the benefit of the prisoners
aid and city missionary work, and is UNI
der the auspices of a number Of society
ladies. among whom are Mrs. Bryce, Mrs.
van Swiuderen, Mrs. Harlan. Mrs Brew
er. Mrs Dewey. Mrs Franklin Bell. Mrs
Satterlee. Mrs + 7. Allen, Mrs. Nicholas
Anderson. Mrs. Bacon, Mrs Charles Bell,
Mrs. Boardman, Mrs. Edison Bradley, Mrs.
Bromwen Mrs Richard Butler, Mrs. Clio
yer. Mrs Davenport. Mrs. Bancroft Da-
Wis. Mrs Eddy. Mrs Eustis. Mrs. Robley
Evans Mrs. Gillespie, Mrs Glover, Miss
Heth. Mrs. Taft, Mrs. Metealf, Mrs Bon
aparte. Mrs. Meyer. Mrs. Garfield. Mrs.
Straus. Mrs Janin, Mrs. Jennings. Mrs.
Kean, Mrs Mcfarland, Mrs. Mcclure.
Mrs. Duncan McKim. Mrs. Matthews.
Mrs. Newberry, Mrs. Newbold, Mrs. or
colt. Mrs Oliver. Mrs Thomas y Page.
Mrs. Pinchot, Mrs. Francis Riggs, Mrs.
Simkins. Miss Turnbull, and Mrs. Wal
colt
The Washington herald., 1907-04-21
The Lyceum-wilIiams' .IdeaI..o

Williams Ideal Extravaganza" Com
pauy viii be the attraction at tine New
inee tomorrow. Manager Williams
knows what the public wants. and
THIS season he presents a new show. A
new tw0-act musical comedy has been
written. entitled THE other Fellow, 20
and serves go introduce Frank o BTien,
one Of the few clever burlesque tramp
comedians; Clayton Frye who has few
equals as producer and character come
dian. Miss Katherine Glare the dashing
coincidence Misses Hilton and Zef. two
little singers and dancers. Ali and Peyser.
acrobatic comedians; Miss Mable john
son. a clever character woman, and the
International Trio, one OF the best mu-
steal acts befOT the public.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-21
The "kiIties Band" at the Columbia

ties Band viii give two concerts The
band has membership of forty-hve. and
besides the bandsmen there is vocal
choir Of sixteen, who sing popular Scot
fish songs and making. with the his
Ioric dances of Europe ireland. and
Scotland as given by the celebrated
Clan tombstone troupe of Scottish
dancers. a concert Of high order one of
the features Of the organization is Pipe
Major Fraser. who viii show what Won
derful instruments the bagpIpes are. The
"Kiites will play not only classic com
positions, but also the popular music Ut
to-day
The Washington herald., 1907-04-21
Mniestic To-nirht.

Another programme viii lee offered by
MT Fitzgerald for the fourth Of the Sc
ries of concerts now being conducted by
him at the Majestic. The motion PICTURES
viii all be new. and some five thousand
feet Of film viii be used. In addition TO
this several vaudeville acts will appear
The special feature OF the evening will
be The Big 8. one of the best comedy acts
seen in vaudeville
The Washington herald., 1907-04-21
Desio and Pictures at the BeIasco.

For the Symonds concert at the Be
lasc0 Theater tonight another strong
and enjoyable programme has been ar
ranged. Among the hish-class vaude-
vile features which have been secured
will be 'Desio." who will render several
OF his famous topical songs. Mr Chick
has been Te-engagea TO sing the illus
trated songs. Some interesting travel
views have been secured for the motion
pictures. which will be lightened with
comedy and French novelty scenes.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-21
shale.peare.. Blrthday Performance

On Shakespeare's birthday, Tuesday
evening. April %, at the New Willard
bail room. a company of players from the
Robert Hickman School of Acting viii
give performance Of scenes from Shake
speare, including an hours version of
Twelfth Night" especially arranged by
Mr. Hickman for the occasion. and scenes
from las You Like It. The performance
win be given on a specially erected Eliza
bethan stage, and after the manner OF
the earlier performances OF Shakespeare :
plays. short memorial address VIII be
read. and the educational Institutions Of
the city viii be represented as at hast
years performance. The cast win be
as follows Martell Willard. Eugene C0u-
Ion. l. Leroy LuckenhIll, Dennis Connell.
Cyrus d. Wood Cecil Lewis. Margaret
Arnold. Fanny Isham. Bessie Chase. Edna
phillips. Claire Fuller and Maude Belle
Rice
The Washington herald., 1907-04-21

But the Comte is not a killer He ad-
mits it, and is as slavishly in love with his
careless little wife as ever. To punish him
for his mistrust she has kept TO her rooms
in the upper story for two months and
three DAYS. in which ne has net been per
mitted u cross her threshold. This even
ing she invites him 10 take tea with her.
She has just received a letter from Gino.
That enterDrising Individual still lives.
but in his letter he assures her that life is
not tolerable without her. He is going
away, and asks the single boon Of saying
farewell to her in person.
She has consented tc receive him. The
husbands return is like pilgrimage TO
Mecca. He comes in 9enite7ce. and this
leads to another refreshing bin of comedy
between the two. for she tells him that
she has been making love to him for two
months. and this gulleless wight never
suspected IT, She also informs him she
has consented 10 receive Gino tonight.
He is shocked. Does he still doubt her?
He doesn't know. The fact that it was
she who summoned him into GinO's room
has nearly persuaded him Of her iile-
The Washington herald., 1907-04-21

san Francisco papers report that
Raymond Hitchcock has made a hit
with a new song IN The Yankee Tour
list" 1t is called The Way with a
Woman" the words being written by
Wallace Irwin 10 music by RObyn. The
first stanza runs as follows:
a wonan-wen. say. she's curious thing
Strange mixture Of angel and cat
She loves you. you think and you're proud q
king;
But the next -wc-where are you att
You quarrel with yCur wife and she's quick 70
make pain
The flace in yonr head sheTe YOU lack
She'll silk twenty minutes. and then she'll say,
Dear.
Come hook up my dress in the back
The Washington herald., 1907-04-21
The MaIestic-Kathryn PurneII.

Tomorrow will be the beginning Of the
third week Of popular Kathryn Purneu
and her company at the Majestic, and so
far the offerings have been successful be-
yond expectations. and from an sides one
hears but praise for both star and sup
porting company. Beginning with matt
nee tomorrow ana continuing for the
week, with matinees on Wednesday and
Saturday. Miss PurneH Will appear as
Marguerite IN G0ethe's famous play.
Faust The production is promised
with all the beautiful scenery and effects
that have created a sensation wherever
presented. The Brocken scene has always
been the principal feature Of Faust and
ia the present Offering we are assured that
10 viii be given in It's entirety The COS
tuning will be both correct and effective
| Faust seems TO come al o time when
| III should prove most welcome. in view Of
| the fact that il is entirely different from
| the latter-day stage offerings.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-21

NcU. amt that the was with a woman. hy iinge'
I don't understand such a game-
Yai march from Chicsga 90 sauto Domfnao-
They're alike. hat they're never the same
Gognettmg and fFetting and constantly getting
/ man iHte an sorts Of woe.
Sew, aiat that the way wilh woman, Is iinsol
The woman that sou and ! kn0gl
The Washington herald., 1907-04-21

Silvic suspects something. The situa-
ton is critical for the lover Nina is due
TO arrive. and the comte must be got out
If tic way at once He is at last dis
patched on wild goose chase, and leaves
by one door as Nina enters by the Other
'Weil?" she begins we are alone.
Tempt met
From now until the climax ii is pure
comedy Cine is perplexed. He expected
to find her futtering. helpless. timij.
weak Lion-lke. ne likes 10 take his
quarry alive. This apparent defiant nom
resistance stumps hum. Is il innocence or
the diablerie of a cocotte? The result is,
he hores her. The whole affair promises
to terminate most prosaically. when the
servant knocks and excitedly warns them
that the husband has returned and is at
the door, insisting on being admitted.
Then the prosaic situation suddenly be-
comes tragically exciting
Nina realizes that she has got herself
into a tight box. Escape is practically
impossible, and detection certain. There
IS one way out of it, and Gino holds the
/ key He holds the key literally. There
is q side door by which she can evade
7 ii'- tlu1tAlitA. anu lit LtitlS tk lilt Atg
before her eyes
He yiu net give it, he viii sell il 10
her. She demands to know the condition.
"A kiss" She refuses. Il is too much
like being forced She has come merely
TO show him that she can resist him.
She is not prepared to be Coerced. Then
he Will face the consequences, he declares.
/ Whereupon she goes 20 the door and
/ herceiy orders the servant to admit her
/ husband. He has only been waiting a
/ few steps of. and enters Immediately he
surveys the situation from the altitude Of
a raised platform, which forms the bay
f window, as well rs of an insulted hus-
/ band. To md your wife IN another
mans room under peculiarly suspicious
circumstances is not "a laughing matter.
/ SilViO is due 10 make an explanation. He
attempts it, but stumbles woefully. She
/ laughs AT him, with malicious enjoyment.
/ The husband whispers to her. Il will kill
/ yOu for this But like Weil-bred people
+ their outward decorum is not ruffied in
/ the least. and with an interchange OF
significant looks between the two men,
the husband conducts his wife from the
/ room on his arm
The Washington herald., 1907-04-21
Wright Douglass Ross. Rose Tiffany,
Margery Taylor, Caroline Eckert, Mae
Wells, and Margaret Shaw.
ohase's Eight Polite Vaudeville
Acts.


Chase's this week viii place before the
patrons of polite vaudeville a programme
Of eight varied numbers. and the array
Of attractions includes the Military
Octet and the Girl with the Baton. the
Gilmore Sisters. the Zazell-Vernon Troupe,
Sears. Harry b. Lester. Terry & Elmer,
Grace Childers. and the interesting motion
pictures, "'rhe Spy and THE Yawner-
The Military Octet and the Girl with
the Baton are central figures in a musical
fantasy in three scenes. It is presented
uRder the direction Of the Laskey-Rolfe
Company and the players In Ct number
a dozen, including John s. Lelck. a special
feature noted as England's finest c0Tnet-
ist A variety OF musical instruments are
used by the members of the octet,
many Of them having been especially de-
signed for the presentation. There are
pretty curtain pages. natty OrdeTles. and
stalwaTt soldiers IN the spectacle, and the
three scenes showing the camp grounds
of the English. Russian. and American
troops. respectively. are perfect repro
auctions OF martial environment. The ap-
pearance of the Girl with the Baton IS
sensational. and her conducti0n OF the
joint orchestra and octet prOv0kes APP
elause. The extraordinary attraction viii
be the two Gilmore Sisters, who are
unique in their eccentric comedy line.
Kate Gilmore and her gloved hand have
laugh-pTOvoklng potency that is ire
sistible. The Zazell-Vern0n Company is
from France, and they will present THE
Elopement a comic pantomime that is
said TO be the limit of fun. Sears viii
be another especial attraction. ana he
viii have two dainty assistants In the
presentation Of his mysterious substitu-
! ton illusions. His greatest feat Is the
one involving an instantaneous change Of
identity. Mr.. Lester Is fresh from "Fhe
| Earl and the Girl" The remaining num-
beers are all popular and prominent
The Washington herald., 1907-04-21

"The Red Mir' is to run all summer in
Nraur YORK
The Washington herald., 1907-04-21

Charles Frohman brought out La Belle
MarseiIlaise" at the Duke of Yorks The
alter in London last week. with Irene
Vanbrugh and John Hare in the leading
parts. The version used was by Made
leine Lucette RyIey, and the author.
Pierre Berton and Dion Bouelcault, had
charge of the stage.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-21

Charles Hawtrey will soon enact the
character of the hero in Louis y. Par
kers new play. Mr. George" at the
Vaudeville Theater, London. Miss Billie
Burke will be the heroine. The period Of
the piece is said TO be that Of the Boston
tea party.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-21

Andrew Carnegie has been asked TO be-
come a theatrical angel" A man wants
him TO back a play written about the
Russo-Japanese war He says that the
play viii be a strong plea for universal
peace. Mr.. Carnegie has not signed his
name, according 10 the latest reports
The Washington herald., 1907-04-21


Richard Bennett, who appeared with
THE Hypocrites'' last week at the New
National. and Edmund Breese, leading
man Of The Lion and the Mouse. are
TO appear in the support of Robert Eide
son in 'Str0ngheart'' this spring in Lon
don Mr.. Bennett sails for London next
Wednesday afternoon 10 begin rehearsaIs
OF the minor members of the company.
To make a successful public address is
a faculty that few actors or actresses
possess. Joseph Jefferson, Sol Smith Rus
sell. Francis Wilson, and De Wolf Hopper
probably have been the most adept at
speaking before the curtain, and of the
very few actresses who have acquired
this difficult knaek, Olga Nethersole GER
tainly holds the lead; but further that
this. the distinguished lady does not con
fine herself to speaking before the curtain.
for on four occasions during her present
professional tour-in New Orleans. San
francisco, Denver. and Chicago-she made
dignified public addresses. the subiect of
three being tuberculosis and its cure -
The subject of Miss Nethersole's Denver
speech was Reform in the treatment of
youthful criminals" made before Judge
Ben. d. Lindsey's famous Juvenile court.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-10
SOLDIER DIES AT THE DEPOT
Paul E. Nicholas, Just Discharged
from Army, Expires While on
His Way Home.

Paul E Nicholas, a discharged soldier of
Company A, Eighteenth infantry stationed
at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. died as
he boarded a Milwaukee train at the
Union station preparatory to going to his
home at Spirit Lake, Wis, Tuesday morn
ing Nicholas appeared to be suddenly
taken i'll after he got inside the train and
fellow passengers went to his aid. He was
carried into the surgeons room and DR..
Smith summoned but life had been extinct
for some time before he arrived
From the papers in the dead mans pocket
he was given an honorable discharge as a
private in the Eighteenth infantry on a
surgeons disability certificate April and
a ticket in his pocket showed his destina-
ton to be Spirit Lake, Letters from his
mother gave that city as the family home
and also referred to Omaha Beach.
Nicholas was about 30 years old. He
had evidently enlisted first in 1901 and had
been a corporal and then a sergeant in
Company A of the Eighteenth infantry.
Coroner Bradley took charge of the body
and will communicate with relatives
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-10
Mangum & Co, LETTER SPECIALISTS
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Mr and Mrs. T. b. Hord Of Central City
are Omaha visitors, guests at the Paxton.
Principal Warehouse of the high school
has gone 10 Brighton, Ia, where his
brother died Sunday evening.
T. A. Yearnshaw of Valentine, A. W. Lin
bach OF Hastings, II. Is. Robinson OF Co
lumbus and II. Wakefield Of Kansas City
are AT the HenshaW.
Miss Grace Lennon COUklin left yesterday
for Grand Island, where she will join the
Lincoln male quartet as reader. They will
MI engagements I'm Nebraska.
l. f. GOttsDhalk OF Columbus, Mrs. A A.
Clarke OF Sioux Falls c. 2. Fields OF Shell
ton, Il. r. Reagan Of Kansas city and j. A.
HespadOe Of WILDER are at the Willard
w. T. Ayres Of Denver. NJ. c. Sphener Of
Los Angeles, w. H. Hugh OF Pierce, Z. v.
HaGen Of Naper and MT and Mrs. Guy
Briggs Of CrOfton are at the Merchants,
r. X. Strother, Thos. W Blackmore Of
Columbus, W. P. Mohr OF Spencer, NJ. l..
Fries OF Arcadia, NJ. Quinn or Rapid City
and w. +, Hilliker Of Fremont are at tho
Murray.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. /. Wilder, Miss NJ. b.
Wilder Of Grand Forks, n. D., NJ c. Hell
mer Of Los Angeles l.. c. Millstadt Of Nor
folk, Mrs W. +. Richardson OF Central
city, Alex Whitman OF Newcastle, Colo,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Baird OF Newcastle,
Wyo., and r, b. Fishhaugh OF LaSalIe.
Colo, are at the Paxton