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The Washington times., 1907-10-01
Three Striking Plays
Offered to PLaygoerS
At Leading TheaterS

play In one or two places it suffers at
present from being too tallxy." a COM
mon failing with first-night productions.
but talk can easily be lessened, and the
gentlemen who have already staged Il
SO vel. will without doubt apply the
knife where the knife should go.
In brief. the story is OF a woman Of
the streets Of San Francisco meeting a
young Kentuckian who mas money, and
who is an easy marx" She sends her
sister 70 the hop fields of The San Jose
Mission TO play the innocent and eptrap
The young Kentuckian. taking frozl him
large quantities Of morey in the pro-
cess. The sister falls IN love with him
and promises TO marry him. At the
last moment the girl, about to be a
bride, tells the ''fool-- the truth. and
he casts her on. Seven years later he
hnds and marries her
The story is told by the dramatist IN
strong, forcefuI fashion, the action COW
eriEg four acts. 1t is not hampered by
subplot, but goes straight 10 the
mark from the rise Of the first curtain.
Inc nrst set Is especially strong, pictuT-
ing TIE life Of the of-color cafes OF
Frisco. TIE second act. in the hop
Aelds, Is given to gorgeous setting. The
third act. whose climax furnished the
TOOL and the girl unusual opportunities
fCr emotional work "a hampered be-
cause there is too much talk before
The climax comes Here il is that the
pruning knife should work busily.
John w. Dean, as the fool" and
Miss Fannie Ward. as the girl" did
great work in the play. Miss Ward,
having temptations without number TO
oNerdo the emotional side Of her role,
cid not go beyond She mark once, and
presented compelling portrayal OF the
character Of the scheming woman who
. at last captured by love. Mr.. Dean,
while given a role that at times ap-
proc ches, although Il does not quite
ret th. the impossible in innocence.
makes the part convincing ami low
able. The work Of these two adds
leIrels 10 their regulations.
Miss Alison SkipWOrth. the older sis
ter Of the girl. is also largely re-
sponsible for the success OF the play.
She depicts the abandoned character
she Is given with great discrimination.
Frank WUnderlee, as the p,.rtner OF
the older sister Of the giTl. does good
work
There is 10 reason VIII, a Fool ar a
Girl should not live long. AS a con-
Vincing and novel story Of Western
life, II is another chapter IN the West
ern history that is being written into
plays. Its comedy IS az strong as its
emotional scenes. and the two Clements
make up q play that affords an evening
full Of entertainment and unquestion-
able intefeGt
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Not Much OF an Answer.

The standard OF living has been raised
in America until the people no longer
ask for necessaries, but demand luXu-
r1es. Nothing save the choicest cuts Of
meat, creamery butter, and edibles that
do not find their WY TO the tables Of
the middle classes Of Europe are de-
manded by American workmen-
An unnamed legal head of one of
the largest packing houses in Chi
cago'' is the speaker. His views are
put forth ''in answer to the agita-
tion against high prices" There is
more; but 1t is all to this same
effect.
If this is the best "the legal head
cf one of the largest packing houses
in Chicago" can do, it is not much.
For it utterly ignores the advances
in all food products save those Of
the very highest quality.
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FIRE CHIEF BELT
NEEDS $92O,79O

Chief william 7. Belt. OF the Fire De-
partment, one OF the veterans OF the
District service, Is proud OF the depart
ment over which he has presided so
many years He says in his annual re-
port that his corps OF executive officers
are men especially fitted for their work
by reason OF long service with the de-
partment. The rank and file OF the de-
partment. Chief Belt says. Is composed
of the best physical manhood obtain
able. and with high discipline the eh-
cheney Of the service is the best The
record Of the department is CHIEF Belts
pride.
For the maintenance Of the depart
me nt Congress appropriated for last
year the sum of $567.0so For the next
fiscal year the chief desires $s2f. 40.
Asks S35o,ooo More.
In his annual estimates for the fisc.d
year ending June 30. 1903, submitted 10
the Commissioners today, Chief Belt, Of
the District Fire Department. asks for
an increase Of 1858. 10 over the sum ap-
propriated fo- the current fiscal year
Thc figures .'or the current year are
S5e7,@S. while those for the coming year
are $500. .790.
In the salary increase asked for the
sum total iti $29. .4s0. Two additional
captains at 81 400 each 10 man two new
companies provided tor by the last Con
gresSs two new lieutenants at 81 200
each, for the same purpose; an increase
Of 500 from 81 400 for the superintendent
Of machinery: two marine hremen at
S929 each, positions formerly flled by
detail OF treInen: two new drivers for
% me new companies, at Sl,i5o each; two
assistant drivers. at 81. 100 each: thirteen
new .privates, at S1.OS0 each, In class .;
two IN class i, at $500 each: a messenger
Tor fire headquarters. at $500; an in
crease Of $40 for one laborer from $3.50:
an additional laborer at $720
There we're s94 fires in the city during
the fiscal year ended June 90 1907, with
an estimated loss Of SIS. .774. covered by
an insurance of 2,00e, 800.
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"SAPEo" AGAIN PRESENTED
BY KATHRYN PURNELL

Kathryn Punen ana her stock COM
pany appeared 20 advantage last light
at the Majestic in ''Sapho." Miss Pur-
nell playing the title role
A large and appreciative audience
greeted Miss Purnell at both perform
ances yesterday, her excellent work in
the same role .aSt season being such as
70 convince many Of her admirers that
Sapho' gave the popular actress more
opportunity 70 portray her real versa
thty than ary production yet assayed
by the stock company.
Mr.. Munnell was accepta bic as Guas-
SIN, Who becomes infatuated with Fan
~ lie Grande- Mr. Munneu and Miss
lurnell received several curtain calls at
the end or the third act for their clever
work in the parting scene.
w Jeff Murphy as Decbelete. and Ar
thur J. Pickens as F1amant. Bohemians
in Partisan life, get from their parts all
there Is in them. Harry G. Bewley. as
Uncle Cessire. Gs usual furnishes the
comedy for the production. Bessie Davis
as Aunt Divonne, would be more ac-
ceptable were she to employ more digni-
fed mannerisms
Little Bessie Dale as Joseph, Fanny's
child, is one Of the hits Of the play.
Madeline Delmar and Florence HarpiI-
ton did clever work.
Between the acts Harry Bewley. Fan
ny Fisher. and Helen Hyle furnished en-
tertalning specialties.
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borne Searle and Eric Norrlngton. her
male being a patriotic cha racter. song
n which are introduced a titled French
man and an Englshman sea-chinE FOR
An American wife and American gold,
mostly the latter She was compelled
10 respond 10 several encores.
one OF ihe best musical acts seen here
IoT long time was that OF Frederick
brolners. and Burns. whose Comedy
ana Music was truly a tuneful treat
me large audiences never seemed 10
ure or their work. The European &C.
centricians, PerDlane Brothers, give a
grotesque and highly enjoyable acTohatic
act. followed by The nightingale S
Courtship, in which they use whistles
instead OF words in their lines.
Ihe Dill opens with a jugsl ing act by
Fred and Annie Pelot while Harry Bur
soyne repeats his program OF last year,
singing English music hall numbers
Lind is female impersonator who
stages MS act In elegant style. and exc
cutes a number Of diRcult dances. The
closing number on the program is Bat
Tvs bears, but failed 10 create any kind
OF a furo-e, the stunts OF the brufu-ac-
tors being of the commonplace order.
The vitagraph presents an equestrian
story entitled Black Beauty"
The Washington times., 1907-10-01
THE ROADS.

So many. many roads lie traced
Where wanderers may stray
Roads twiniDg. weaving. interlaced.
Roads sorrowful and gay.
Running through countryside and town
They climb the mountain steep.
Through storied realms Of far renown
Increasingly they creep.
When silver moonlight floods the
nights
o harkl across the sea
These roads, the wanderers delights.
Are calling you and me.
Singing their challenge sweet and clear
For wanderers to roam;
But, all az once, I only hear
The road that leads me home.
Alice Corey in the October Every
bOdys
The Washington times., 1907-10-01
"The Tiger lilies at Lvc.urn.

One Of the pleasing novelties of the
season was seen at the Lyceum last
night, The Twin Sister and Amateur
Night On the BOWery," PRESENTED nv
Campbell and DrevT's popular company.
The company includes several versafiIe
comedians. The specialties are excel
lent, and embrace such people as John
Marion and Grace Lillian with songs
they can sing; Mr.. and Mrs. Ellsworth.
in a one-act society play; Carrie EzeIr
ano Josie Webb, as the Actress and tne
Maid; Mile Lorraine, the Partisan SEN
satiOn. in a novel creation Of art studies
and Jack Irwin. with his interesting
and original story. The Kids Iasf
Fight" George p. Murphy is given full
scope to exercise his mirth-crea tine
abilities. Dorothy Marks deserves r1urh
praise for her popular song, 'Iovin'
Time -
The Washington times., 1907-10-01

combination in restraint -of-trade
and throttle it. New England will
not expect any before-breakfast job
(save in a sense). She will not sor-
row if the fight be long; for she is
used TO fighting. MOI She viii
make ready with green bag and
roller, with typewriter ard cinna-
mon box, ana then woe to her foe!
The combat deepens on, We brave.
Who rush 10 glory, or the gravel
The Washington times., 1907-10-01
Health at So a Child.

More than a quarter of a million
play hours is the total of health
and fun provided this past season
by Washington Fairgrounds. Doz-
ems and scores of these hours went
70 the same children; and that is
well, for no child would long
breathe the deeper or smile the hap
pier for one afternoons play alone.
If that quarter of million periods
carried the benefit of wholesome.
generous, open-air play into the
lives of 5000 youngsters every day
for three months, the cause of play
grounds in Washington is more
than justified
The cost of providing this benefit
exclusive of the ground used this
past season was a few cents less
than S1O.OO0-or 81 for each of these
5000 children. A part Of $4,000 al
lowed by Congress for the purpose
was spent on acquiring ground for
new play spaces, The total of
grounds is now twenty-four. Six
were opened last year. Money is
still available for the purchase of
others as fast as sites can be
chosen and titles cleared. OF the
whole number now in use eight ere
for colored children and sixteen for
white children.
At present these grounds repre-
sent a maximum of utility and a
minimum of ornament. They are
generally hard, bare, rather unin-
viting yards, not lawns. The di-
rector of Fairgrounds proposes
rightly-that they shall be some
thing more than this; that they
shall be inclosed in hedges; that
their walks shall be faced with
grass; that shrubbery shall be
planted in unused corners; that the
eve and heart shall be rested and
exercised as well as the body. With
in reason, every cent the District
can spend in this manner will yield
dollars Of profit in straight limbs,
deep chests, clear eyes, and cheerful
personalities.
Washington leads in mighty little
save in the width of its streets, its
imposing buildings, the beauty of
it's parks for adults. its freedom
from smoke, and its distinction as
the American Capital. Its care of
its poor has been Indifferent, or
worse. It's penal and correctional
methods are generations behind the
times. II is spreading the restric-
tions Of houses in rows far into the
green country which surrounds it, If
it adopts all the recommendations
now made for the improvement Of
the Fairgrounds already established
and shall double their number with
in the ensuing year, it will still not
lead in this respect. Let us who
live here, whose children are to
benefit OF to lose according as they
have space for play, see to it that il
Fairgrounds, at least, Washington
does not lac along behind two
thirds of the other American cities
of its own class.
The Washington times., 1907-10-01

Lehman, and In travelling through SwitE-
erland. Italy and France. has returned
to Washington.
Miss Kathryn Dunkhorst. a talented
young singer Of Washington. who for
several years has been under the tutel-
York, has entered the Conservatory OF
Music Of Oberlin College, Oberlin- Ohio
Miss DunkhOrst has a rich .meZzO So
prano voice CT fine quality
Miss A. Rosalie Halberg, contralto
soloist OF the Church Of the Epiphany,
has resigned her position. She was sp-
pointed vocal Ieacher at the lowe Col
lege.
The concerts Of the Boston Symphony
Orchestra this season will be given as
usual Tuesday afternoons. November ..
December 3, January Z, February u,
and March Il, at $50 o'clock The first
concert In November, and the last
concert. In March. will be purely or
chestral Al the December concert Pad
airy concert Teresa Carreno, and at the
February concert Fritz Freisler.
Nine. Anita Heineck-Lloyd. dramatic
soprano. who has been spoken OF as
one OF the foremost vocal teachers in
this country, has come 10 Washington
to make her home She has had ex-
perienc5 in Germany, France. and Italy
In opera and O-atOriO; and has been in
Richmond for he last few years. She
speaks four languages fuently. She
has had concert tours with Ldebling.
Scharwenka, leresina Tua, and Arma
SeMkrah.
The Washington times., 1907-10-01
Clever skits at Gavetx.

A clever show. except for it's lack Of
voices. is offered in the Casino Girls
Extravaganza company, playing at the
Gayety this week
Botn OF the sketches, "A Cav Old
Boy" and "A Night In GoldfieeId"
TEEN with humorous dialogue, but every
member OF the cast seems to have q
voice conspicuous for its absence
The olio Is fair. Moran and Wiser
sensational jugglers. are a pair that
will probably not be eQualed on the
burlesque stage this winter. while Mile
Eugene Fougere was disappointing.
The eccentric song. .'Stung Bill
Stung," was a great hit
The Washington times., 1907-10-01
PoPPIES.

Just a flight OF scarlet birds
Fluttering in the corn.
Red wings beating through the mist
Trembling in the morn.
Cups OF blood along the road.
Flaming mid the trees,
Ruby shadows 'gainst the sun.
Up and down the breeze.
Fires extinguished by the rain.
Brown where once was red,
Crimson feathers from the birds
FlutteTing overhead.
Archibald Sullivan in Appleton's.
The Washington times., 1907-10-01
NEW BLANEY MELoDRAMA
PRESENTED AT THE ACADEMY

The attraction at the Academy tbs
week. Escaped from Sing Sing is a
four-aet comedy melcdrama, of the best
crder, By Charles r. Blaney.
The play is well staged and well acted.
II provides an excellent vehicle for
Cunning, the jail breaker, who plays
the hero, 70 give Illustrations of his Won
derful power to escape from shackles.
steel cages, and straightjackets
The comedy parts are well PLAYED by
Harry A. Fisher, as Barney O'Hare.
foreman Of the works; Johnnie Hoey, as
Blink Jones. the errand boy and Jockey.
and irene Meare, the company's pretty
typewriter. who captirated the audience
with her clever work
The Washington times., 1907-10-01
TOBY CLAUDE'S DASHING SONGS
PRINCIPAL FEATURE AT CHASE'S

With Toby Claude and Frederick Bros
and Burns dividing honors. Chase's. this
week. presents a program that Is va
ried enough to please all tastes There
is an absence of the time-worn musical
numbers, and just enough melody in
jected into the several numbers to make
them 90 with dash. Miss Claude. who
is as inimitabie as ever. presents a
series OF vocal numbers, assisted by Os-
The Washington times., 1907-10-01
ARMY AND NAVY UNION
TO FIGHT SUSPENSION

The members of the Army and Navy
Union have combined to legally contest
the action OF National Commander
Charles Browne, who two weeks ago
suspended Roosevelt Garrison and cut
It's charter from a frame with a saber
Since the troubi e arose another element
has complicated the situation.
The death of two members OF Roose-
veit Garrison have been reported. and
II IS thought that a protracted delay
may be caused In the settlement OF
death claims.
The Washington times., 1907-10-01
MUSICIANS AND STUDIOS
PREPARING FOR WINTER.
GAY SEASON PROMISED

with the arrival OF fail comes an
nouncements from various musicians
and studios, and entertainments already
planned for the season assures music
lovers in washington of a winter Of
gayety.
Musicians who have spent the summer
abroad or at the resorts in the United
states are beginning to return, and
within the next rev weeks washington
will be alive with its usual number Of
artists.
Mrs. Frank Byram gave a piano re-
cital in Mrs. Oldberg's studio Friday
evening at an informal musicale 1T 9
O'Clock. Mrs. Oldberg sang some Of her
most charming songs. IN her distinctive
style accompanying herself delightfully."-.
Miss Georgia E. Miller, director Of the
Virgil Clavier Piano School. who has
spent the summer IN Berlin, is expected
TO reach washington today.
The festival OF the worcester County
Musical Association, which Will be held
at worcester in Mechanics Hall Octo-
Der 2, 3, and 4. promises to be one of
much more than ordinary interest. It
will be the fftieth festival. the golden
jubilee" OF the association. On Wed
nesday evening, October 2, Freder-
icl- S Converse's "Iob," a dramatic
poem for solo voices, chorus, and orches-
ira, will be performed for the first time.
Madame Marie voa Unschuld has
planned for this year a number Of con-
cnrts in Washington and has accepted
several ENGAGEMENTS for piano recitals
70 be given in New York city.
Sydney Lloyd Wrightson is in New
York conferring via Walter Damrosch
on tie final ARRANGEMENTS for the pro-
grains OF the new Oratorta society.
The Washington College Of Music has
an addition TO It's faculty Of the follow
ing teachers; Andre GalOpin, trumpet:
MT. Otto, trombone: Carl Neuman.
French horn and double bass; Char seS
Schroeder, tympanie and drums
Mrs. Grace Dyer Knight, who has
spent the summer in Munich with Liili
The Washington times., 1907-10-01
A POINT oF VIEW

The ladder of fame is the treadnfIl.
And the treadmlil's the ladder OF fame.
And you'll find when you pop
To the very tip top
That the candies worth more than the
game.
-PrIch
The Washington times., 1907-10-01

At the Columbia last night, James X
Hackett presented for the first time "A
Fool and Girl" which Is the first play
from the Per Of David Wark Griffith
II is, on the whole, a gooe, strong
The Washington times., 1907-10-01

We hope. from Mr.. Tafts announce
ment to the Japs that there Is TO be no
war with the United States. that Great
Britain will not think he is serving as
a buffer 10 slide the trouble north into
Vancouver.
The Washington times., 1907-10-01

The Standard says 1t is not the only
company that received rebates. 1t can
spare 2 little oil to grease the way to
bring some Of the others 10 book
The Washington times., 1907-10-01

Many a plain civilian would take TO
ballooninR II he thought he could land
always in the region Of fried oysters
and corn bread.
The Washington times., 1907-10-01

Maybe Congress will allow Major Syl-
vester an extra policeman or 10 to guard
the new Connecticut aveDue bridge tilY
IL is finished.
The Washington times., 1907-10-01

Now the story is that a man may live
1 900 years. Goodness! are some men to
be candidates 10 the end Of timec
The Washington times., 1907-10-01

The shirt-sleeves boss at Jamestown
has heard the whistle and struck work
The Washington times., 1907-10-01

Food is now to go up 20 per cent. That
means that less Of IT viii go down.
The Washington times., 1907-10-01
Ten Thousand Join in Prayer.

4 rumble that made the tears start
tod that in spite of all the pageantry
the meeting was yet a religious service,
and every heart Of the 1000 was Joined
In prayer Another English bishop
read the story Of Andrews quest for
Siihon, clearly and in a voice that pene-
trated back TO the peace cross. The
choir sang a hymn Then. even those
The Washington times., 1907-10-01

Mry Grace Dyer Knight who has
spent the summer in Munich with Liili
The Washington times., 1907-10-01
"A FOOL AND A GIRL"
STRONG WESTERN DRAMA
Cast of Characters.

Albert Holly an Idealist....-.J John W. Dean
Efhs Tucker. a Materialist. .... Fannie Ward
Evangeline Tucker. her sister.
The Washington times., 1907-10-01

Lehman, and In travelling through SwitE-
erland. Italy and France. has returned
TO Washington
The Washington times., 1907-10-01

an addition 70 its faculty Of the follow
ing teachers; Andre GalOpin, trumpet:
Mr. Otto. trombone; Carl Neuman.
French horn and double bass; Char ,eS
Schroeder, tympanie and drums
The Washington times., 1907-10-01

Sydney Lloyd Wrightson is in New
York conferring witS Walter DamrOsch
on tie final arranFe ments for the pro-
grains OF the new Oratorta society.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-31

federal Constitution. ne shall have
His day IN coBttI he shall not appeal in
vain to the Constitution and the courts.
at Chicago Judge Humphreys had
the temertty totrender . judgment In
favor Of 4 prisoner At the barstn de-
fance of the known desire and an
but demand Of the President Of the
United States At Kansas City q fed
eral judge takes jurisdiction under the
Constitution Of railroads mulcted by
a new rate Law. In North Carolina a
federal Judge delivers from tail two
railroad menxho, he, AYERS, are con
6ned in violation Of their constitution
81 rights.
The merits Of these various contro-
versies It is unnecessary. and Il would,
perhaps, be Improbable to argue at
this time. spRce it to say that In the
FEDERAL courts there survives a yenera-
ton for the Constitution that springs
impulsiyely 10 protect the men who
can show that his rights as a. citizen
are imperllel,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-31
Cigars and Their Cost.

Philadelphia Press.
The announcement that there will be
an increase In the prise of Cuban
made cigars will be Of no great con-
Germ to any but smokers Of the hlgher-
priced cigars, and they will doubtless
be able to stand the increase.
The great majority Of smokers do
not ushe Cuban cigars. They cannot
afford it. Itismuch more difficult now
than it was few years ago to get u
good imported cigar at a reasonable
price, and some of them are not good
at any price. Smokers who had no
taste for domestic tobacco found a
pretty good solace in the Key West
made cigars, though, like the imports
ed article, many brands of them were
not kept up 10 the original standard.
Sometimes that was due to the diff
entity of getting the right kind Of to.
hacco, but more frequently to the
cheapening OF manufacture for greater
profits.
Within the last four or five years
many steady smokers have found
themselves satisfied with the Porto
Rico cigars, which come in free Of
duty and are sold as cheaply as the do
nestle cigars Those brought here at
first we're not suited to the average
taste. and there was no variety, to
them, but they are now made in many
different brands and qualities, and it
is no extravaganza to say that plenty
Of smokers Of experience enjoy them
quite as much as anything but the
highest grades of Cuban-made cigars
while they cost very much less than
even the lowest grades of the Cuban
article.
With such cigars and the domestic
proluct-whicn, after all, is what the
great majority of people smoke-in-
crease in the price of those made at
Havana will bother the average cIti-
zen Of the United States very little.