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The Washington herald., 1907-09-15
THE WEEKS PLAYBILLS.
Amelia bingham in "The Modern
Lady GOdiVa."

Amelia bingham In "The Modern
Lady Godiva."
An echo Of medieval romance mingled
with a vital pulsating story OF the TWEEN
tieth century English society gives a pc
culiar charm and strength 10 The Mod
ern Lady GOdiva." the successful new
drama in which Amelia Bingham ap-
pears at the Columbia Theater for week,
beginning tomorrow night. supported by
an exceptionally strong company, includ-
ing W. l. Abingdon and John z. Kel-
ierd, The original Lady Godiva, as is well
known. put aside her pride and mOdesty
for the sake of her city, sacrificing her
self that her neighbors might be saved.
Lady Mary Fulton. heroine Of Miss Bing-
HAMS play. makes an equally difficult
sacrifice for the welfare Of her husband,
her action being as typically modern as
that OF COventry's Lady Godiva was
characteristics Of the eleventh century. The
theme IS inherently dramatic. and Il is
believed that the authors, Frederick T.
Schrader, Of Washington, and Lloyd NJ.
Bingham. have developed It logically and
exhaustively, producing a play sincere
IN purpose and absorbing in interest
There is an analogy between Miss Bing-
ham and Lady Godiva which makes K
very appropriate that this popular and
progressive actress-manager IS appearing
In the play. II Is IN an artistic spirit
that Miss Bingham presents The Mod
ern Lady Godiva" She believes It TO be
one Of the most powerful dramas yet
written by Americans, and considers that
Il is a stride far into the realm Of truth
and sincerity, as il depicts human pas
sions faithfully, without eKtenuation or
eXaggeration, vet without descending into
morbid. gloomy or indecent depths. The
play provides Miss Bingham with the
most characteristic role she ever had
The part contains JOY and despair, humoT
and emotion. calling for display Of those
feelings OF which Miss Bingham is the
acknowledged mistress. Moreover. IL de-
mands the possession Of q magnificent
wardrobe. and Miss Bingham's sartorial
/ achievements are as famous as her his
trionic triumphs. As Lady Mary Full
ton she wears some gowns certain TO be
the object Of admiration or envy Of every
woman iu her audiences. The play is
! handsomely mounted. the scenery being
artistic and appropriate. The cast Is oue
/ Of the best that ever supported Miss
Bingham, including as fl does. John z.
/ Kellerd W. L. Abingdon. Frank Hollins.
/ Hugh Cameron. J. Gordon Edwards. Os-
! car Gray Briggs. Percy Challenger.
Joseph Mann. Jane Gordon, Adelaide
/ Wesley Caroline NewcOmb, and many
others.
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Chase's-A Good Bill of Polite Vaude-
VILE

Chase's VIII this week offer a vaudeville
programme containing Eva Tanguay,
The Sambo Girl" Mr. Emmett Corri-
gan and bis players. Keller and PauTs
In Morocco" DIT. John Bowker's famous
traveIogue." Imperial India" Ned Nye,
assisted by the Cardownle sisters. lie Roy
and Woodford. Alvin and Kenney, and the
timely motion pictures, Picturesque
Japan"
Eva Tanguay is polite vaudeviI1e's new
est offering. The success she has won is
said to have been little short OF phenom-
email Discriminating patrons Of the pop
ular amusement have found in her some
thing different. Miss Tanguay has been
secured al extraordinary expense for the
single week, dlverting her from engage
ments in the metropolis. Critics have
worked overtime attempting 10 coin
phrases that will fit her. one called her
the cyclonic comedienne," another
styled her that temperamental tempest &"
Still another declared she evoked brain
storms in her audience. while one en-
thUsiast insisted that she is 4 physical
defiance Of the neural theory Miss
Tanguay prefers 70 be called CyClonic. as
that covers the effect Of her performance
upon both the audience and herself. Miss
Tanguay changes her costume with great
frequency, and each gown is said 70 be a
revelation that viii charm the apprecia-
tive feminine eye. Mr. Corrigan and his
companion players have been added as
the special feature in His Wife's Pic
tuTe." Mr.. COrrigan is an actor OF
earned and seasoned distinction in the
/ legitimate sphere Of dramatic art, and is
best remembered as the creator Of the
title role ia the original reproduction OF
''Ben-Hur." The sketch presenting Mr
Corrigan is said to be adapted 70 the
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15
The MRiestic-KBth=yn Purnem and
Company in Dora ThOrne."

Miss Kathryn PurneI with her excel
lent stock company, viii offer this week
al the Majestic Theater the drama. Dora
Thorne." This is done in response to
numerous requests from the patrons Of
the theater. In this play Manager Fltz-
gerald announces that Miss Purnell has
better part than any she has assumed
so far during the present season. It Is a
part that appeals finely 10 the sympathies
OF the audience. and Miss Purnell viii
have brilliant opportunities for the dis
play of her emotional abilities. in which
she is the strongest The play tells a fine
story Of love triumphant after great wrong
and suffering, and II is a play which gives
every member Of the company a chance
70 show his or her best work For this pro-
duction an entirely new set OF scenery has
been provided, and altogether the produc-
ton Of Dora Thorne" promises to be one
OF the best Of the season.
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Mrs. Campbell to Play electra"

hEss NuhpDcil To Itby 'EAectFu.'
It is now definitely known that the new
play to be produced by Mrs. Patrick
Campbell during her twenty weeks tour
Of this country under the direction Of
Liebler & Co, and which viii first
be seen in New York, is a version Of Eu-
ripides' famous Greek tragedy, Electra. q"
Mrs Campbell herself will essay the title
role. that OF the unhappy daughter OF
Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, who, when
her father was murdered by Clytemnes-
ira and Aglsthes. was given in marriage
to a peasant for fear that she might rear
noble progeny TO avenge the crime. The
drama itself, in the original form, is quite
unsuited TO modern stage conditions. as
much because Of its shortness as any
thing else, and this defect has been rem
edied, so that the vehicle now is in three
acts. a feature Of the presentation will
be the retention Of the Greek chorus,
which, in old plays Of similar pericd, has
played such an important part. and which
Mrs Campbell intends to make fun use
OF throughout the tragedy. In the original
usage this chorus was formed OF masked
AliSi4 ohu DuS = Dul III lAIe ptouuCtlOu HON
contemplated II will be composed entirely
Of women. Some OF the promised effects
will, II is understood. be quite startling.
as, for instance. the appearance Of Castor
and Pollux at the climax Of the death OF
Clytemnestra, when she is murdered by
Orestes and Electra, and the descent of
the Furies to drive Orestes into tempo
rary banishment. The production will be
a heavy one in every way. The scenery
and effects are now being built in Eng
land, and will be brought here with the
other productions, Mrs. Campbell and
her company are scheduled to arrive upon
the Lusitania about November 10. and the
scenery, &C, viii come by an earlier
steamer,
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with Mrs. FIske.

A former member Of Sara Bernhardts
company is enc Of this seasons additions
70 Mrs. Fiske's supporting force. the
Manhattan company, She is Laure DON
aide, born In Paris Of French-English
parents. and a pupil Of Paul Mounet Of
the Conservatoire, and Nine. Emile Broi-
sat. of the Coincide Franchise. She made
her stage debut with Nine. Bernhardt's
company and acted IN It for two seasons,
leaving when Bernhardt made her last
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genius OF its principal actor, and having
good supporting roles for the surround
ing players. Keller and Paul's In Mo-
rocco carries the audience 10 the scene
just now of international concern over
the Kaid McLean-Raisouh complications.
There are two changes Of ensemble, and
the frenzied feats OF the Moorish zouaves
and the desert tumblers are shown. IN
cluded in the troupe are the Princess Lal-
la. a daughter Of one of the Bedouin petty
rulers, and her Moorish dancing girls in
seTpentine dances DR.. Bowker's trav-
elogue, Imperial India" is one OF the
most artistic features offered He comes
direct from the land OF the yogi where
he spent a year and a half In preparing
the material and obtaining the illustra-
tiOas for his present Offering Ned Nye
and the dashing gyratlug Carownie Sis
ters Will appear in a terpsichorean
mOnologue, and lie Roy and Woodtord
will submit their conversational hit
Alvin and Kenney are antic-cutting aero
bats, and humorous pictures will lengthen
the time Of the Picturesque Japan" sub
1ect
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

Lovers Of the Pugilists VIII have a great
time at the Gayety Theater this week
when the entertainment offered will be
the Golden Crook Extravaganza Company.
big burlesque company with lots of
good music and clever comedians and a
long oliO Of vaudeville. The principal
feature Of the show, though, will be the
appearance OF the two old gladiatOrs Of
the prize ring. John I. Sullivan and Jake
Kilrain. These two heavy-weights give
boxing exhibitions at each performance.
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The Academy-scBunco in Arizona" !"

The Academy-"BuncO in Arizona"
Indian methods and warfare against
the white man: their ghost dances, and
customs preparatory TO the inevitable
scalping that so many Of Americas pio-
neers endured, are depicted in Miss Lii
Ian Mortimer's "Bunco in Arizona.
which comes 20 the New Academy to-
morrow night for a weeks stay and in
which. this clever Buthor-actress will per-
sonally star. The plot deals with waif
who has been adopted by Jim Blunt,
mine-owner. She becomes a general IA
vorite with the entire mining camp al
Black Creek. Ariz.. and when she arrives
at the age of sixteen is engaged 10
handsome young miner named Dick Gold
Unexpectedly an unknown aunt arrives
and announces that the walf called Bun
co" is an English helress, and that she
has come 20 claim her, and will take her
back 10 England. where she win be edu-
Gated. Bunco objects 10 leaving he-
sweetheart. Dick; but. the objections be
ing overruled, she consents 70 go. AS
often happens. a villainous cousin appears
on the scene, and, IN order % win Bunco
and her inheritance. he connives with
Frenchman and Black Hawk, an Indian
10 kill Dick. Several plots are Matched
by the ConspiratOrs. but in each case they
are defeated. At last an opportunity ar
rives. the Frenchman has bribed the
Indians with whisky. which puts them In
a frenzy. Dick and BuncO are captured
and bound 10 trees and the ghost dance,
with full ritual Is gone through with pre-
paratory 20 the captives being scalped
Word has reached the ranch and a troop
Of cowboys arrive 10 the rescue. and quick
justice is meted out 10 the Indians. The
/ Englishman has a violent quarrel with
the FrcnCbman and kills him. Five years
elapse. and BUnCO returns 10 Black Creek
and marries her old love. and all ends
happily. The ghost dance scene IS espe-
cially impressive, being performed by gen
/ uine, fuIl-blooded Indians, and the audi
! ence has an excellent opportunity Of see
/ ing this weird and terrible ceremony in a
/ true and faithful manner
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The New NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Tom Miners Bohemian Burlesquers"
will furnish the show at the New Lyceum
this week. The company offers a musi-
cal comedy in two acts called THE SUM
mer Time" it IS the work Of Dave Marion,
who plays the principal comedy role IN
the piece: he was assisted by Barney
Gerard. The chorus IS a large one and
the piece IS tuneful, funny, filed with the
latest popular songs and set of with some
vaudeville features
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American tour. 70 play leading roles iu
various Paris productions. In one Of
these Harrison Grey Fiske saw her. and
this summer when she came 10 this coun-
try 70 pursue her career he at once en-
gagged her. Miss Donalde will appear
with Mrs Fiske IN Leah Kleschna" and
Tess OF the d'UrbeTvilles.
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Harry Fields. a comedian Of recognized
ability, viii be seen in Broadway After
DARK" which is the attraction at the
New Academy week Of September %
This piece IS under tie management OF a.
y. Woods. and he has surrounded Mr..
Fields with chorus OF pretty girls 20
assist him IN the specialties that he will
introduce. among which viii be several
funny parodies on the latest popular
songs
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

Wright Lorimer; serious play Of criminal pSy-
chOiogy.
The Ranger" by Augustus Thomas with Dustin
Fanum Western melodrama that has already
failed
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AT the Majestic Theater next week the
Kathryn Purnell company viii make a
rather decided change. as an experiment,
from the plays It has been giving. The
a powerful comedy-drama by Clint Ford.
II tells the story OF how a gang Of swim
dlers get possession Of a gold mine owned
by the heroine and how, through many
struggles. she is 1T last successful IN OBJ
tanning her rights and winning the love
Of the man who has helped her win
Miss Puruell Of course. takes the part
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

~AH He dramatic season OF 1907-0S IS
coming on apace, and within TWO
weeks from now all Of the city's
- plav houses VIII be running full
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-03-23
Proceedings Of Town Council.
REGULAR MEETING.
DonaIdsonyille, La. Mar. 2

Danaldsonville, La, Mar. 20. 1907.
The council met at o'clock p. m. in the
mayors office at the powerhouse, with Mayor
Chas. Maurin in the chairand the following al
dermen present: ii. Tobias and D. Israel. Jr.,
second ward J. E. Blum, third ward. Absent
Jas. Won Lotten and VIM. Dill, first ward w.
D. Park, third ward.
The reading of the minutes of the last pre-
ceding meeting was dispensed with.
The mayor submitted the following report,
which was received and adopted:
DonaldsonviIle, La, Mar. 20, 1907.
To the Members of the Town Council:
Gentlemen-I hereby submit the following as
my report of the mayors court:
Balance cash on hand Feb. 20, 1907. $50 90
Fines collected since last report. IS co
DISBURSEMENTS.
Telephone rentals and tolls, police and
iailer's fees, repairs to wagon and
harness. charity, etc. .................. "a 10
Balance cash on Observation-Disclosures 34 so
CHAs. sMAURIN. Mayor.
The finance committee asked for and was
granted further time in which TO prepare its
regular monthly report.
The committee on ordinances reported pro-
gress and promised TO submit all the measures
for consideration at the next regular meeting OF
the council.
Mr.. Tobias offered the following resolution,
which was read and adopted
Whereas, on March 26 delegation of mem.
bers of the rivers and harbors committee OF the
national house of representatives. accompanied
by members OF the executive committee for
Louisiana of the Interstate Inland Waterway
League, will visit US and spend few hours In
our town, it behooyes us to sees that they are
md 70 h N stair
our midst; therefore be it
Resolved, That we hereby appropriate the
sum OF one hundred dollars towards helping to
defray the expenses contracted by our local
committee in entertaining this important body
of men.
On motion of Mr.. Tobias. duly seconded, the /
following resolution was adopted:
Be it resolved, That the sum OF $159.90 be and
is hereby appropriated to pay one-half of the
the Donaldsonviils high school building, and
repairing the old pavement around said build
ing. the police jury having already appropri-
ated the other half of said amount.
The following resolution, offered by Mr..
Israel, was read and adopted:
Be it resolved, That the mayor be and is here
by authorized to lease the ferry privilege to the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Ferry Co., Ltd, for the
term expiring Aug. "a 1909 on the following
terms: One dollar (SIl to be paid on the day Of
tain the conditions and stipulations recon-
mended and to be recommended by the ferry
committee of this body.
The town treasurer reported the sale of the
bridge franchise for a period of one year, ex-
tending from March "a, 1907, to March "a, 1908,
to Heno Mollere, for the sum of 1901.
The mayor reported that he had paid to the
building committee of the town council, police
Jury and parish school board the balance re-
naming in the treasury to the credit of the |
ligh school building fund, amounting to 5000 |
The council adjourned
R. HENDERSON, Clerk.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-03-23
Reception and Banquet for Congressman.

The government steamer Mississippi,
bearing number of members of the
rivers and harbors committee of the
national house of representatives and
other congressman and distinguished
personges, who are to visit Donald
sonville for the purpose of inspecting
the dam at the head of Bayou La
fourche, will arrive here next Tuesday,
the 18th inst, between and O'Clock
D. IN. The party will be met at the
wharf by a committee OF prominent
citizens, and after viewing the dam
will be escorted to the rooms of the
Donaldsonville Social Club, where an
informal reception, will be held. At
s o'clock p. N. the visitors will be
rendered an elaborate banquet at the
Nichols Hotel, at the conclusion of
which they viii depart for Plaquemine.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-03-23
Baseball Bulletin.

The game at Cleveland Park Sunday
between the Reliances and Birds, teams
made up of players who are competing
for positions on this seasons Pelieans,
resulted in favor of the Relianees by a
score of 10 to 8. While the game was
not fast nor free of errors, it showed
that there is the material in Donald
I,sonville for the making of frst-class
team.
TIE players have been called to-
gether for another workout tomorrow,
and it is the intention to play the first
game Easter Sunday with the O'Hare-
Carrigans of New Orleans. Follow
ing is the list OF candidates who have
been instructed toreporttomorrow, and
who will probably compose the team:
Creoli. A. Guillot, Maroney. Acosta,
Bourdier, Werner, Schonberg, D. L.
Weber, 81. Weber, M. Variant, N.
Guillot, Landry, W. Preiean and 5.
Variant. All these are in pretty fair
condition and with next weeks work
should be in good shape for the first
game.
Local fans will be given an oppor-
tunity to enjoy rare treat on Monday,
when the Chicago White Sox will play
an exhibition game with the Alexan-
dria bunch. The White Sox are the
champions of the world and in their
lineup will be seen the men who car
ried of the honors in the American
league last year and then defeated the
Chicago National league pennant win
ners in the post-season championship
series. The admission price will be
so cents, and the game will begin at 2
O'Clock in order that it may be finished
in time to allow the Oh ampions to make
connection with the Memphis express
on the Mississippi Valley Railroad.
On Wednesday the New Orleans PET
leans will send bunch up to take a
fall out of the Alexandra aspirants,
but Jack Auslet says he'll have a sur
prise for the southern leaguers and
expects to get away with the big end
of the score himself. The game will
start at $3.50 and record breaking
crowd is expected.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-03-23
Cane Loader COMPANY incorporated.

The Castagnos Cane Loader Com
pany, Limited, is the title of a new
concern just incorporated here with a
capital stock of $40, 900, divided into
200 shares Of the par value of 500
each. The officers of the company
are j. T. Guyton, president; J. B.
Castagnos, president, and VIM.
F. Harrell, secretary and treasurer,
and its objects and purposes, as set
forth in the charter published else
where in today's Chief, are to manu-
facture and sell the Well-known cane
loader invented by the vice president,
Mr.. Castagnos. The factory located
in the village of Port Barrow, DON
aldsonville's trans-bayou suburb,
where the loader has been constructed
by Mr.. Castagnos during the past
year, has been taken over by the new
corpora alton and will be enlarged and
improved in equipment SO that the
machines may be turned out on an
extended scale henceforth in order to
meet the increasing demand.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-03-23

The Married Woman's Whist Club
was most charmingly entertained We'd
nesday afternoon at the lovely home
of Mrs. f. B. Lemann. Each table
bore dainty score card monogrammed
in gold with the hostess initials, and
the room where the guests were assem-
bled was transformed into a veritable
garden with ported plants and cut flow
ers. The club prize, a handsome bronze
clock, was won by Mrs. G. B. Reuss,
while Miss Clare Mccormick captured
the prize allotted to Mrs. Lemann's
personal guests, an exquisite Dresden
ribbon sash. The remaining guests
were each presented with bouquets of
sweet peas by way of consolation.
Tempting refreshments were served at
the conclusion of the games. Those
present were: Mines. r. N. Sims, Jr.,
G. A. Gondran, G. B. .Reuss, F. B.
Lemann, E. H. Frank, W. W. Dean,
j. M. Fenlon, Fl. C. Whiteman, T. H.
Hanson and George DeRussey, and
Misses Glare Mccormick, Helene Reuss
and Ella Bentley.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-03-23
Death Of Beirne Batemau.

Beirne Bateman, the only son of
Mrs. Louise Bateman, widow of the
late o. B. Bateman, formerly sheriff
of Ascension parish, died at his
mothers home at the corner of Les
sard and Conway streets at $40
O'Clock p. m. Monday, after a linger.
ing illness, aged eighteen years. The
funeral took place Tuesday afternoon
at O'Clock, with services at the Meth
odist church and interment in the
Bringier family tomb in the Catholic
cemetery. Young Bateman followed
the occupation of a sign painter and
would almost certainly have achieved
fame and fortune in this line of en-
deavor had he not been summoned so
early to that bourne from whence no
traveller returns. Besides his mother,
he is survived by two sisters, Misses
Elizabeth and Nanine Bateman, to
whom the sympathy of the entire COM
munity is extended.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-03-23

DR., E. K. Sims, who is heading the
movement for the organization of a
racing association, was in the Chief
Office Friday and stated that the nego-
tiations toward establishing the track
in Donaldsonville were off, and that
it is probable the course will be built
in Darrow, arrangements looking to
that end being now under way. It had
been the intention to construct the track
and the necessary buildings on por-
ton of the Peytavin pasture, taking in
the Cleveland Park, but the owners of
Peytavin-Lemann Company, Ltd
cannot see their way clear to allow the
use of the ground desired, so the pro-
moters were compelled to seek else
where for location. DarroW is the
only other place that offers favorable
site, and it is to be hoped that the ne
gotiations opened there will terminate
successfully.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-03-23

Mrs. Urbin Bourg, nee Helen Bour-
dain, died last Sunday at her hus-
bands home on Old Hickory planta-
ton, Iberville parish, and her remains
were brought TO Donaldsonville the
following day and inferred in the
local Catholic cemetery, after impress
sive services at the Church of the
Sacred Heart. Mrs. Bourg formerly
resided in this community, her hus-
band having succeeded the late Fred.
Rathoff as proprietor of the steam
bakery at the corner of Mississippi
and ST. Patrick streets, and had many
friends here who viii join in the wide
spread sorrow and regret occasioned
by her untimelg demise.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-03-23

Pursuant to the provisions of Act
139 of the general assembly of 1900,
Mayor Charles Maurin, through the
medium of today's Chief, gives notice
to the voters of Donaldsonville that
an election will be held on Saturday,
May 4, 1907, for the purpose of select
ing municipal officers to serve for the
ensuing two years. The polls will be
open from O'Clock q. N. to O'Clock
D. M, and will be located, as usual,
at the courthouse, market and JOS.
Babin's residence.