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The Washington herald., 1907-02-03
Burton Holmes at the Eruption Of
HgNuViuE

Tonight at the Columbia Theater NJ
Burton Holmes will tell Of his expert
ences ia and around Naples during the
eruption OF Vesuvius last April Mr..
Holmes had the good fortune 90 enter the
Bay OF Naples on the very day that Vesu-
vius began its eruption. the greatest in
the century. With a battery Of cameras.
be went hither and thither. making mo-
ton pictures OF the towering clouds
Of ashes, scoriae, and cInders being
belched from the crater. Of the terror
stricken refugees. Of the streams of lava
flowing down the mountain side. of the
paH Of darkness obscuriug the sun even
at broad noontime Colored views. also
from photographs of Mr. Holmes own
taking, will be shown. still further adding
10 the realism of the scene transfer
ence- "Nesuvius and the Eruption will
be repeated tomorrow afternoon. and
Switzerland. from the Engadine to the
Matterhorn. viii be the subject Of Mr..
Holmes last lecture for the season. on
Tuesday afternoon at $50 o'clock
The Washington herald., 1907-02-03
4 Decentralization Of "The SpoiIers-
To BE Seen at the Columbia.

"ashlngtnns first view Of Daniel Frob-
mans production Of THE Spoilers" will
be given at the Columbia during the
week commencing tomorrow night The
play which MT. Beach and Mr. MacAr-
thur have made from Mr.. Beach's novel
Of life In Alaska is said 90 be- rugged
fuiI or life, and told with a vigorous
swing Glenister and Dextry. partners in
the Midas nine Of Nome. having baen
outside. as they say in Alaska during
the long winter. are returning on "A shin
crowded with gold-seekers. To the shin
comes Helen Chester. who is irving IN
reach Nome and who Is helped on board
oy Glenister and DeXtry Glenisfer
young. strong. and acquainted with the
class u women usually found alone iu q
newly-discovered mining country mis-
takes her at first hand. and. following
out his code Of taking what De wants
brushes down her resistance and forces
her to submit TO his kisses and fervid
embraces With al her womanbood
aroused. she turns upon him with tbs
words, You savage and PUSHES 10 b.r
statercom. He turns 20 his partner Dev-
try, a typical, middle-ages gold-seeker
and saws; 'DeX I'm going TO love that
girl It develops that Helen has under
taken 10 carry very important paperS
Irom her uncle. who has been appointed
Judge Or the newly-established court AT
Nome, 20 lawyer there Of whose char
aeter she Is ignorant. as she is also of
lEe puTport OF the papers. They are. in
TACT an outline OF plot formed bv the
uncle and man named Mcnamara to
seize All The richest mines on various pre-
texts, and then, by the use Of iniJnc-
tons 70 DE granted by the Judge 10 get
possession or them. and. finally. by max
ing mockcry OF the law. drive out the
original owners altogether. The plot Is
cieverly carried out bat through Cherry
Malotte. q girl OF the camps. who has
long loved Glenlster. the scheme is dis
covered by him and Dextry. and Helen
realizing her uncles baseness. makes a
great sacrifice, regains the papers. and
delivers them 20 GleHister Glenister. true
10 his prophecy. has learned to love the
girl and she to love MIN. but the course
OF 1t Is tempestuous to a degree.
Mr.. Fr0hman has equipped the play
WIN beautiful and correct scenery. and
has given it an unusually well selected
cast. included I'm which are Ralph Stuart
George Osbourne Arthur Hoops. Charles
- Hawkins, Edmund Elton. Evelyn
Vaughan. Harriet Worthington. Desmond
Kelly, and some fifty others.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-03
The Coming Mansfield senson.

This city will see Mr.. Richard Mans
field and his much talked-of Poor Gvnt'
at the New National Theater next week.
While New York City is still waiting for
a view Of the production. But New York
is bUsying itself about Peer Gynt'- lust
the same. even this far ahead The book
Of the play is said to be creeping into
the company OF the six best sellers" and
already the subscription list at the New
Amsterdam Theater is reported TO have
reached the two thousand dollar mark.
The quantity Of mail orders and the
busy hours spent in the box Office OF the
New National here indicate that the de
mand for seats for Mr.. Mansdeld's local
engagement in Peer Gynt'' and Beau
BrummeT' will be commensurate with the
Importance Of this actors latest success.
Yet with al this demand the management
of the theater is confident il viii BE able
To deprecate The fables, which will I'M
d0ubtedly be circulated by the g0ssips, re-
garding certain aspects Of the supply Of
seats Manager Rapley announces that
there viii be good seats for all The Mans
field performances until the doors open
each night.
Alr Mansfield viii play Beau Brum-
mel" Saturday night. this being in the
nature Of q farewell appearance In this
famous role.
Announcement is made that the cur
tain viii rise promptly at 7.45 for each
evening performance of Peer Gynt,
and at O'clock Saturday afternoon.
This rule will be carried out
The Washington herald., 1907-02-03
THE WEEKS PLAY BILLS
Mr., Forbes Robertson and Miss En-
IiOtt nj the National

liOtt at the National.
Tomorrow night az the New National
Theater Mr. Forbes Robertson and Miss
Gertrude Elliott will begin a weeks en-
gagement Ia a repertoire of plays The
arrangement az announced is as follows.
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday natl
heee and Wednesday night. George Ber-
nard shaw's satire, Caesar and Cleo
paira;' Thursday and Saturday nights,
Mice and Men" by Madeleine Lucette
hyiey Friday night and Saturday matt
nee. Hamlet" with Mr. Robertson in the
title role. and Miss Elliott as Ophelia.
The recent vogue mr.. shaw has enjoyed
IN this country has been materially added
To by the production Of Caesar and Cleo
patra,' In which Messrs Klaw & Err
hanger have presented Mr Robertson and
Miss Elliott The FIRST performance OF this
play IN America was given az the New
Amsterdam Thcatcr. in New York. last
TAU where the play remained Tor a num-
Der OF weeks AMI met with unusual sue
cess Since that time 90 has been seen IN
Boston. Philadelphia. and two or three
other cities. where it has been received
with the same enthusiasm that has been
accorded other ahsw pl4ya
Caesar ana Cleopatra however, ar
iers absolutely from such modern works
as Man and aupermau." You Never
IAN Tell, Candida, aud other charac-
t'fiHtlc shaw plays Tile author is said
20 haNe stuck pufY CLOSELY 90 history and
WOVEN O. story around The Humnu soldier
ana the voting Egyptian queen that Is
nor only clean htt e. most Interesting 80
u'at lt Eivoa new viewpoint ~ the char.
acicfa ot Caesar aud cleopatra At the
iinv 81 Che play Caesar had passed the
"k' or hltt, fud Cleopatra was buI six
'e'h 1ho action tshes place dufiut. the
tilne that tsca7r wae brsiegrd b, the
Es}pdhns at Alexandria. ana before re-
endorsements came ANA rescued his small
"iI">. Mr shaw gives ne Caesar and "a
el'"Faua "ho nl'Eht belong to any period
'ie mas drawn tha Roman soldier ms
man oi broad. almost sacsllstfc ideals
ana mas slvoH hlm many speeches which
strongly reflect tho authors own we'll
SHOWN economic and social PRINCIPLES
1e mas also accredited Caesar with
most delightfully."- quaint sense OF humor
ana cleopatra is shown aH "a pleasing
Young Eiri- naive. ingenious. captivating.
".'E only occasional suggestions ~ her
inherent cruelty and Waywafdrass ~
~ 49, ''' H"httA ifW Hti TO He one
ui '"" most immoral women OF history.
inc production BE- most lavish one, in
seven complete scenes
nice and Men WAS first produced bv
ar. Robertson ana M.ss Elliott Ia Man
CH'ster ln 1901, and later was taken so
LONDON. where BE- ran FOR "a year II was
IN me part ~ Peggy Britain In Mice
ana Men Miss Elliott ondeared herself
20 the English theater-g1lng public.
M'. H'nertson's performance Of Ham
iel Is well and favorably known in Wash
lhst'n- Miss Elliott Will Doe seen for the
uISt TINE here as Ophela. a part IN
"oich she has won much critical com
tAenaatlon. The performances Of Ham
lel VII begin promptly at and . and
Tue "tHer performances al the usual hour
The Washington herald., 1907-02-03
Tom Waters in '.The Mayor of Laugh
land" AZ the Majestic

The Mayor Of Laughland. a musical
play ia three acts. serves % Introduce
the popular vaudeville comedian. Tom
Waters. 10 the patrons Of tge Majestic
Iheater this week. Mr. Waters comes
10 Washington with "a play and company
that have met with marked success in
other cities, which Will no doubt Dee re-
petted here The Mayor Of Laughland"
was constructed for the purpose Of chas-
ing duli care away, and IL is said % per-
form THAT duty ia a very complete and
happy manner Mr. Waters appears in
The character Of a good -uatured Irisbman.
Michael lgnatius O'Fyuu. who IL. OF
course. IN politics. A large company OF
capable actors and q dashlng chorus OF
handsome girls are promised.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-03

Irwin Myers. Of New York, who will sing
Count al Luna In I'll TroVatore, is said
TO possess a Verdi barytOne which lac
uses with great skill. Ford Bannlug, 81
Ohio. who has made a great success in
character parts. VIII make his debut in
this city as Gaspard IN Chimes OF Nor
mandy. ]. ]. Jaxon. who has been stage
manager for the Henry w. Savage, Alice
Nielsen, and other large opera companies.
has charge OF these productions, and has
been in the city the past week attending
TO the details of costumes, scenery. &c.
An orchestra Of twenty-five musicians has
been engaged from Baltimore and Wash
lngton, and chorus of sixty trained
voices will assist. The minor roles have
all been assigned with great care to
singers OF merit Seats for every per-
Torrance are on sale at the box Office Of
The theater.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-03
Grand Opera Mt the BeInSco This
Week with severnI Voted SINGER

The first week Of grand opera this sea-
son in Washington viii begin tomorrow,
night az the Belasco Theater. Monday
and Tuesday nights Carmen" viii be
sung: Wednesday and Thursday. Verdrs
"Rigoletto;" Friday and Saturday. Verdi's
III TrOvatore." and Wednesday ana sar-
urday matinecs, the ever popular comic
opera, Chimes of Normandy Singers
OF note and ability viii be heard in each
opera.
Monday evening Miss Claude Albright
one Of the most talented OF American
singers, who alternated with Nine
kirkby Lunn in the role OF Kundry with
Mr.. Henry Savage's production of "Parsi-
fal.' Will make her first appearance in
this city in the role Of Carmen. As Car
men last spring, in Boston. with the Cas-
tie Square she made a lasting impress
sion. Miss Albright will also be heard as
Magdalena in "Rigoletto." and Azucena
IN II Trovat0re." Other singers of ma
tional reputation who will be heard in
the casts of Carmen" and ''Rigoletto.
are Winfred Gom, barytone. who has iust
closed his season with the Madam But
terIly' company. and Tom Greene, "a tenor
who has sung in the principal cities Of
the United States in grand opera roles.
kigoletto' will serve to bring out
Nine Helene Mold late of the Metro
politan Opera, the MantelIi Opera Com
pany, and the Castle Square. Nine.
Mold has rare soprano voice. sweet and
sympathetic, and possess great dramatic
power She viii also be heard as Leonora
in III Trovatore," a role in which she
Hrar
Nine. Nordica last season at the Met
ropolitau, where she met with marked
success. Mr.. Winfred COZ, well known
IN Washington, is considered one of the
foremost barytones in America. He has
been a leading male artist with Mr. Saw
age for the past six years. as we'll as
technical director of the Wagnerian pro-
auctions One of Mr. COTS greatest
successes last season was Rigoletto. Mir
The Washington herald., 1907-02-03
&C RornItr on asnInme..

It is said that for each performance of
Strauss 'Salome' by the Conried Opera
Company. in New York. the thrifty Ger
man composer exacted an agreement for a
royalty of $500. Moreover, Director Con
ried had to pledge himself TO give ten
performances of the work, so that. if the
prohibition on the opera remains in force
Conried will be out $500 in royalties.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-03
The EImendorf spring Lectures.

Ireland viii be the subject of the first
OF the five lectures which Dwight EImen-
dorf viii deliver here when he begins his
spring series at the New National Thea
ter on Monday afternoon, February g.
The most beautiful parts OF the island
are shown by Mr. Elmendorf The journey
begins at Belfast, goes along the wonder
full north coast, then To the southern part
OF the island. He portrays all the natural
wonders, among them that curious freak
Of nature. the Giants Causcway.
He shows quaint Derry, Tough Erne.
Enniskillen, and pevinlsh Isle. with its
perfectly preserved Round Tower: the
Hin of Tara. Blarnoy Castle. and Ken
more, Glengariffe, and lovely Killarney.
England Will follow. and the last three
lectures will be scotland and Norway.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-03
Katie Barry aud other strong FR-
vorites on the Bill at Chase's.

VOrites on the Bill at Chase's.
Chase's congress OF polite vaudeville at
fractions, gathered from all over the
world for this weeks programme, viii be
formed Of Katie Barry. Jehr T. Kelly
and company, the Wesley Tro pc. Byers
and Hermann Hawthorne and Burt. the
Three Hickmans, Charlotte Ravenscroft,
and the exciting motion pictures entitled
a Tale Of the West" Katie Barry, af-
fectionately called the vest-pocket com
edienne' is a mite Of a woman. and her at
fractions are in inverse ratio 70 her size.
There Is originality IN everything she
does Miss Barry originated the Eng
fish stage type Of the slavey girl. on the
order Of Dickens little marchiOness, in
THE Chinese Honeymoon" and later
appeared In a similar part In Nile
sallie.' John r. Kelly Is a surviv-
Or Of the famous Weber and Fields gal
axy Of comic stars. and his forte IS Irish
character parts. TO which dignity as well
fun attaches. AS the contractor I'm "A
Game Of Conn which he viii present
mere. SIR Kelly Is said to be capital. The
wesley troupe Is credited with being the
greatest foreign Juggling quartet seen in
this country since jhe time Of the August
family The balance OF the bill. il is
promised. VIII provide one Of the finest
and best balanced programmes arranged
this season.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-03
ON THE GOTHAM STAGE
Ellen Terry Well Received in Captain BrassbOunds Conversion
Interesting Chat About Plays and Players.

traTy. the practice is rather common
among stars Of every description. But
the author objected to this. and when the
changes were made IN the rehearsals in
spite OF his protest, he applied for an in
junction 10 restrain the production Of his
play, and the Injunction was granted on
Wednesday. Accordingly The original
date Of Mrs. Carriers appearance. or re-
appearance. has been indefinitely post
poned. Strenuous efforts are being made.
nevertheless. To effect compromise. and
It is possible that the difficulty viii be
bridged over.
Lulu Chaser having abandoned comic
opera or musical comedy, made her first
appearance. after years rest. at the
Criterion Monday evening. in a farce by
Sidney Resented, "The Aero Club" am
exceedingly lively piece in which She
scores an Individual hit by her yiyacity.
The early part Of the farce is better Than
the last, and the critics agree In recording
an abatement Of the interest In the last
act.
Nazimova has scored so emphadsaHy in
The Dolls House" at the evening Uer-
formances at the Bijou that extra matt
nees are announced. Theodore Frief,gs "a
"ashingtonian, who has an important
part IN the play. has given evidence az
careful work which IS highly commended
and Blanche StOddard, who was seen Issr
season in Washington as the stately
FPlsJ u Just Out Of College and Isfsr
as Part5cnia to r. d. MacLean's Irpg-
mar, Is also prominently mentioned Inv
TIE critics for her good work ln the pIsv
As Henrietta CrOsman is soon % 0acfr,-
the boards OF the Biiou FOR "a season ~
some weeks, the Russian actress viii Ufay-
her usual matinees az the Herald SQUARE
Iheater until Gresham vacates the Biio,
when she is 10 resume her nightly Dar-
tormances Of 'Hedda Gabler." Her re
moFal 10 the Herald square and abandon
ment ct the Princess, where she irsu-
gurated her york ~ English, is ascrib-5
10 friction. The Princess IS the strong
hoid Of Margaret Angiin Actresses are
temperamentaI. and Nazimova's hit in
Ibsen was calculated TO divide interest in
the events AZ the Princess. So the Rus
sian was shifted % q theater Quarter
OF mile farther 40 town
Sothern has made strong addition 70
MS cast by engaging Mrs lie Mavne 10
join him and Julia MarI0we She will he
eln her engagement Tuesday evening as
the witch IN THE Sunken Bell" which
has heretofore always been played bv a
man. FRED +. sCHRADER.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-03
.The Owls" Organize.

A new club was formed last week by
the treasurers Of the local theaters. It
was christened The Owls" The follow
ing members and officers were elected:
Joe Shanberger. president; Jake Harris
treasurer; Gilbert Proctor, vice president;
Abe Mayer, business manager; James
Gamble. adviser The honorary members
are Max Weizenkorn, Mickey Hamburger.
J Heaney. The club meets every Friday
night at their club rooms
The Washington herald., 1907-02-03

All advertising contracts made by
The Washington Herald are based
upon it's sworn circulation cir
culation in washington larger by
thousands than was ever before at
tanned by any morning newspaper
at the Capital It's books are open.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-03

From the New York Telegraph
Louise Closer Hale is to retire from
the cast of The Straight Road pres
entity. Blanche Walsh is generous enough
to stand one brilliant actress in her COM
pany. in the person of Dorothy Dorr, but
when it comes 10 two finished actresses
well, that was really more than could be
expected Of any star, and 50 Miss Hale.
who is one Of the cleverest condolences
in the business. is not accompanying the
Clyde Fitch play on the road.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-03
sunday Evening Entertainments.

An excellent programme has as usual
been arranged for the Mayer concert at
the Majestic Theater tonight This series
OF refined entertainment has become very
popular High class singing and musical
features share the interest with the beau
tiful motion pictures. which. for Clearness
and novelty, have not been surpassed in
this city
The Washington herald., 1907-02-03

The popular Symonds concert series
VIII be continued at the Belasco Thea
ter tonight. A varied programme has
been arranged, which viii consist of mu-
steal numbers by an excellent orchestra,
vocal selections. and illustrated songs by
local favorites, and beautiful motion pic
lures Of American and European scenes,
which viii embrace travel views, comedy
scenes, and sensational French colored
films.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-03

It's extraordinary the way Richard
Mansfield is figuring in the magazines
Of late. a leading article of the Times
Magazine for February is by Montrose J.
Moses, who writes OF Mansheld's Peer
Gynt, with portraits of the actor him
self and quotations from the score OF
Grieg's Peer Gynt' suite Appleton's
Magazine IS advertising, as the leading
feature Of the March number an article
by John Colvin on Mansfield as the
Greatest English-speaking Actor" The
March edition of the Reader Magazine.
the Theatre, lie Theatre (of Paris. and
Munsey's are all to contain articles on
Mansfield.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-03

Shepard's moving pictures viii make
their second appearance at Convention
Hall tonight The entertainment is the
same as Mr.. Shepard has been presenting
at the Academy for three seasons. and
the pictures are produced on n larger
scale than the Academy stage would per
init Tom Moore Will entertain as usual
with new illustrated songs. and Smith s
Orchestra viii provide excellent music
for the occasion.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-03

Mrs. Carter continues to furnish ma
teriaI for sensational talk. and at present
writing there is no prospect that Cleo"
will be played at the appointed time This
Is modern version of Article 81" by
Milton Royle, author Of THE Squaw
Man." which Mrs. Carter has been re-
hearsing for several months amid vary
ing rumors Of sensational interludes be
tween the actress. her company. and the
insisted on radical changes in the text
especially that some Of the good lines
which belonged TO other characters in the
play should be given to her. This is no
speciality Of Mrs. Carriers On the con-
The Washington herald., 1907-02-03

Just watch the ''Saiome" craze spread
through the buriesque world. The bur
lesque masnate Is ever alive to oppor-
tunities Of this sort The publicity given
the character Of Salome affords the bur
lesque producer just the inspiration he
requires. Edwin f. Rush is the first OF
the impresaTiOs in this field to work upon
the idea. With sheet of mosquito net
ting to represent the Seven Wells, he was
hard in pursuit yesterday Of dan GER
possessed Of a wriggle sufficiently en-
ticing TO draw Herod from his perch ana
poor Johns coco into her salver-Nevy
Yorl, Telegranh
The Washington herald., 1907-02-03

Twenty years ago there were few more
popular actors coming TO Washington
than Frank C. Bangs. He is stiu re-
membered here very pleasantly by hun
dreds Of people, who viii regret 70 learn
that the accident which befeH him in
New York last September has left him
Il permanent cripple. Like most members
OF the profession. he has failed 10 accu-
mulate a competence, and his friends are
organizing "a benefit for him, to take
place February I9
The Washington herald., 1907-02-03

VIII A. Page who once did newspaper
work IN Washington, bat is now theatre
cal press agent In New York, has drama
tized Miss Americansky," Archibald
Clavering Gunter's latest mess Of words
and tangie Of incidents. The piece will be
produced IN some New England town
shortly. The scenes OF the piece are laid
in Japan and Manchuria during the late
Russo-Japanese war.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-03

Before starting on prolonged trip
about the classic and snowy shores Of
the deep blue Mediterranean. Manager
Henry 3. Harris ran over to Washington
yesterday To say hOwdy and au revoir 20
his star. Robert Edes0n. Mr.. Harris sails
away from New York on Monday, and
won't be- back iii 0veTCoats are comfort
able o nights on Broadway
The Washington herald., 1907-02-03

=. II. Sothern has acquired the AmerI-
can rights 20 Catuile Mendes' drama, la
Verge d Avila,' ia which Bernhardt is
now appearing at her Paris theater The
play is founded on the story Of ST. The
resa. II was first produced in Paris on
November 10. and il looks as if its run
would be indefinite. The role of St
Theresa is one that would suit Julia Mar
lowe admirably, it Is believed, and the
play viii no doubt soon be added to the
Sothern-M arlowe repertoire.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-10-04
Grandpa Objects.

An elderly WaShingtonian was re-
Gently discussing with a lady the bring
ing up of the children Of the present
day. when he declared that for I'M
adultcrated impudence and assurance
the American child is without an equal.
while enjoying Il stroll in suburb
the other afternoon" said he, Il was
approached by boy Of, should say,
twelve years.
Hello. grandpa! Have you seen
my dogF he asked,
"'IIow dare You address me In that
way | exclaimed.
"'Don't let that produce insomnia,
grandpa. I'm not trying TO make hit
with YOU. Either you have seen my
dog or YOU have not. II you haven't,
well part in friendly way, with no
clothes torn; if you have, then please
produce the pup It's Boston bull,
thoroughbred, Il prize winner, and an
swers to the name of Bottles. Any
thing doing in the canine lineT
~ have not seen your dog
"'Then au revoir. grandpa shouted
the little fiend, as he darted away. -
Lippincotts.