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The Washington herald., 1907-03-31

ship Charity Fete." It opens with a
song 70 the cause for which all this trou-
bic and pains are being taken:
Here's to the Junior Rspublic long NAY it live and
thrive:
Here's to the dear good Public from whom its sup
port We derive,
And when We do oar stunts for you
We hope sou viii not say tbs true
That Charity and Robbery are tweedls-dum and
tweedle-dee.
That Charity and Robbery. sc.
One OF the most dihieult things 70 re-
hearse has been the roller-skating stunt.
In which a large portion of the chorus
skates in on the stage gayly. OF course,
everybody can skate. but II is not easy
TO skate musieally-to keep In time and
motion with the music OF The Roller
Rink for 1ffne:~
When ] ash my charming Kate where she'd like
20 60.
To the rink OF to the track or to variety shosy.
Ny question always seems to meet cne reply:
There lust one place that you and will now sry
II you want to make yourself solid with this girl.
Just take me TO the roller rink: ven have merry
Whiri."
CHORUS.
The roller rink for mine
That's the place for time.
No auto or airship can compare
With the poetry Of motion we ind there
The band begins 10 play.
Every care IS driven away
And 50 I say both night and day.
The roller rink for mine.
OF course. it is all hard work, and Mr.
Leach keeps them at it. over and over
again they have to DO some OF the num-
bers, until they are perfect. The prinel-
pals think that everything is fine. and
the chorus is so tired that some Of them
would beg off If they were not so game,
but often II has been past midnight be-
fore Stage Manager Leach Is satisfied.
and, picking up his unfinished cigar. mods
curtly and says: Good night. ladies and
gentlemen"
II is with a sigh OF relief that they see
him go. He reaches the door, turns
around, and says: "Oh. we might as well
work hard tomorrow. All meet here at 2
o clock tomorrow afternoon
But it is only by such work as this that
the performance has taken shape at all
and the result Of 1t all Is that tomorrow
night Washington will have a chance TO
see one of the best amateur performa noes
of clever musical comedy ever given In
the city.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-31
FRANCIS WILSON ON ACTING.
Comedian Delivers an Address on
Ideals fn the Drama.

Francis Wilson. the comedian. who Is
appearing in THE Mountain Climber" de-
livered an address TO the graduates of the
American Academy of Dramatic Art last
week. in which he said, among other
things;
That profession must indeed be great
which has ali the world for its stage. all
the men and women for its playerc with
all their multfarious acts and deeds for
its plays. And this Is our profession +,
When We think Of It our hearts should
grow big with pride, for the thought Is
worthy our noblest consideration.
1T Is a deplorable fact that nowadays
on the stage comparatively little atten-
tion is paid to right speaking. The actor
is left almost entirely 10 his own knowl-
edge of the subject. Absorbed In his wen
derful stage illusions which recent dis
covery and electrical devices enable him
to produce. the modern stage manager is
seemingly Indifferent 10 the delicate de-
mands of orthoepy, the niceties of pro-
nunciation and enunciauon. There then
is your golden opportunity. which you
must seize 10 uphold the standard Of cui-
tured speech.
You cannot do il. if. like some thought
less actors and actresses of the day. you
accustom your ea- and tongue 20 the
fash language, the slang Of the hour
outcroppings Of the stable, the poolroom.
and the prize ring.
Leave the trappings OF the theRter Ia
your dressing rooms and lay aside your
affeCtattons and attitudinizings with your
paint Have Il just regard for your pow
ers-thats human: but don't display it
that's vanity. Smother egotism In your
self and frOWn il down in your comrades.
You viii understand what ] mean
when I say ! hope none of you in pri-
vate life viii sink his self-respect suffi-
ciently to resort 10 long hair, cowboy
hats, boisterous manners. bieached locks.
painted lips, and penciled eyes and that
loud laugh which betrays the vacant
mind.
That sort of thing is not art. 1t is a
cheap unworthy effort 10 attract atten-
ton. to advertise. and as I meet Il on
Broadway. / never see il but I want to
cry out, Ne and the sandwich man"
Act on the stage. not of
Be modest III bearing and speech.
Speak English, not TendeTloin.'
BE earnest in your acting.
Be prudent with your earnings. The
period Of the average actors earning
power is brief.
Know great deal about your own
profession and as much as you can about
everything else
Don't accept success as too personal.
Hamlets and Juliets have come and gone
but the plays go on forever.
Don't ascribe failure 10 bad luck.
Luck as Lowell says, IS the preroga-
tive, the reward Of valiant souls
so be valiant-and lucky.
Be true 10 your art. and, above all.
be true TO yourselves"
The Washington herald., 1907-03-31

The stage Of the Columbia Theater will
be occupied for the week beginning Mon
day evening. April 6. with the musical
comedy from the pen Of George NJ. Cohan,
entitled Little Johnny Jones" II is
the first play that brought the Yankee
Doodle Comedian" into prominence as an
author although he had written many
plays prior 20 launching Little Johnny
Jones" and since the success of this
pieces he has added two more TO the list
"FOrty-fve Minutes from Broadway" and
George Washington. Ut. This is the
third year for Little Johnny Jones.
which has already made a fortune for
Dir. Cohan. The same big cast of last
year is still in evidence, including Tom
Lewis. as Tho Unknown" Sam J Ryan.
as Timothy p. Mckee, Bobby Barry. as
Little Johnny Jones. and the remainder
OF the original company, who so material
iy assisted IN the success Of the piece
since its original presentation. The en-
gagement at the Columbia Theater will
include matinees on Thursday and sat
urday.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-31

any salaries. he can't fine them. So Ct is
that when Mr.. Leach sets the time of re-
hearsaI AT s o'clock. and the place the
ballroom at Rauscher's grand opera
kept the rehearssls cut of the BeIasco-
it was in trepidation that he waited for
his company To appear
Almost always the first one TO appear
was Miss Catharine Ridgely president Of
the Junior Republic. and the moving
spirit in this charitable enterprise. on the
success OF which she has set her heart
She hopes TO clear something like 81, 900
for this pet charity of hers. and It was
she who first of all induced Mr. Phelps
Brown TO get TO work and write we Are
in Society" and then enlisted the services
of some of Washington's most beautiful
and talented society girls 10 present it,
That the success Of the project is assured
may be judged from the fact that in addi-
tion 10 the performances already adver-
tised they have decided TO give a special
matinee on Wednesday.
And although it has been the Lenten
season poor Miss Ridgely almost always
had 10 appear before the dreaded stage
manager swith an apologetic air.
Evening, Miss Ridgely," that official
would say gloomily, as he threw away his
half-hHished cigar What's wrong now?
Leading lady ill?'
"Oh, good evening. Mr.. Leach. No-o-o.
she's not-that is, it is not the leading
Miss Converse, YOU know
Not coming?"
We'll, you see-thst isl Just got a
note-of course I understand it perfectly;
you see, Aida is such a lovely opera and
We don't have grand opera in Washington
every day. AS she says IN her note-she
just had to go. / really do hope you
won't mind
Mind. Sure not Last night il was
another lady with her bridge party the
night before three of 'em-dinner at the
ambassador s-to-morrow I guess it'll be
a coulliOn or some other rot ike that, It's
all right with me. OF course, don't
count; but I can't rehearse all the parts
myself"
"Of course not, NJ. Leach" smiles Miss
Ridgaly. neutrality-suspicious. 20 pro-
piuate this tyTant OF the stage. "Ill go
through the missing parts if you Ike.
just 10 help the others, you know"
What, What Parts you say: are
there more of them missng2"
I'm not sure" stammers Miss Ridge
The Washington herald., 1907-03-31
Students Heirloom. .

From Reynolds Newspaper
PROT Mason. Of Edinburgh, author of
a compendious life Of Milton. was once
exasperated by the listlessness of a stu
dent in one Of his classes. After bearing
long in silence the young mans inatten-
ton, the professor one day broke OF in
the midst Of his lecture and addressed
himself to the student.
May ask. sir. said he. whether you
expect TO pass this course2'
Il hae hopes. sir" answered the stu
dent
"Then when the examination comes.
sir, you will wish for notes on these lee
lures. What win you do for themf"
\ hae my fathers, sir, was the reply
The Washington herald., 1907-03-31
PLAYS FOR THE FUTURE.

Woman Against Woman, a domestic
drama from the pen Of Frank Harvey.
viii be the opening bill for the engage
ment Of Kathryn PuvHeu and her COM
pany. which occurs at the Majestic Thea
ter on April s. A change OF bill is an
nouneed for each week, and only plays
eiassed among successes will be offered
Special scenery and light effects will be
a feature of the production to be given.
The dramatic organization Of Princeton
University, THE Triangle Club" which
was so successful here last year In the
musical play. ''Tabaseo Land, VIII give
single performance OF a new play, The
Merry Monarch at the Belasco Theater,
on Monday evening. April q The perform
ances of the Triangle Club are unique. in
that the entire productions. including
words and music, are the work of the
undergraduates OF Princeton. and all
parts. both male and female, are played
by young men who are students Of the
university.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-31

Phelps Brown. whose French accent as
he sings Is inimitable:
20 zs French you mock. you have every frock I'M
ported from Paris.
Your own champagne Is mark, I see.
To come from my o0untrie;
All. If ze Yankee himself could see
He laugh Ha-hs-a he-he--
For 10 zs Frenchmsn, don't you see.
He is YER funuie.
CHORUS
Ze Yankee, he is easy, just as easy as can be;
He thinks be know lot because be make 50 much
monte;
But if he want to keep his coin. Just take a tip
frcm me,
He better stay at home and keep away from CAV
Paris.
When the time comes for Vyolette to
sing her first number with a big chorus
behind her 1t is strange TO note the hush
and the cessation of conversation, for this
song is "A favorite with the company
and Il is sure 70 make a big hit on Mon
day night. Mrs. Noyes is a clever actress,
and she sings this song with great vi
vaeity and grace:
Between the first and second acts. in
stead OF the usual intermission. thev have
prevailed upon Capt. Frank r. Wilcox. u.
5. A. TO dof his military rank and be-
come a property man. He has ten assist
ants. VINO with their sleeves rolled up
arrange the properties on the stage. Just
as in real life. the while Capt Wilcox
sings to the audience that
When scene IN a play is a shipvrsck at sea, It's
then that the interests intense:
our hsros discovered alone on rock. It's then that
my work Is immense.
I'm the roar Of the thunder the fash Of the light
ming, the howl Of the wind and the rain.
Though ] work in the dark. I wish to remark with
out mt The show would be tame.
CHORUS.
The Property Man am l.
hero behind the fly:
Too modest to pose, don't you know:
Contcnted 10 rIn the whole show,
The Property Man an l.
hero behind the ay;
Though Mansfield Is hne
His show'd be a shine
II not for the property Mar.
The second act is almost ali vaude-
vile, sort Of burlesque on ths Friend
The Washington herald., 1907-03-31

Aside from her transcendent gift as an
actress. Miss Nethersole is very fond Of
literature, and a great number of her
contributions have found place in the
best publications OF Europe and America.
During her present tour. which will COM
prehend the important cities Of the United
States, ending in Boston late In May.
Miss Nethersole Is keeping minute rec
ord OF daily occurrences. She travels in
her own private car, The Nethersoie,'
which she has fitted up into dining-room.
parloT. bedroom, bathroom, and library.
She carries an entire retinue Of servants,
including a private secretary. These per
soaal impressions Of Miss Nethersole viii
be published in book form at the end Of
the season. and VIII be entitled "e5. 900
Miles on Wheels" Miss Nethersole and
her company will be seen ia this city ia
three weeks.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-31

The second act is almost ali vaude-
vile, sort Of burlesque on tbs Friend
The Washington herald., 1907-03-31
Charles Klein Versatile.

Charles Klein is one of the few play
wrights who have been equally successful
in the writing of drama and of librettos.
He furnished the book for De Wolf Hop
per's great success. "El Captain" and
for Jefferson de Angels he wrote "A
Royal Rogue" Probably the only drama
list whose versatility equals Klein's is
Stanisiaus Stange. who has alternated
successfully in the fields of comic opera
and regular dramatic writing.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-31

At chase's next week the eight polite
vaudeville attractions will comprise Miss
Emma Carus, the Broadway favorite, late
star OF Woodland" and "Too Near
Home;" Paul spadoni. the Herculean
glsdiatorial 3uggler Of the two extremes
Of the manipuiative science; Pat Rooney
and Marion Bent in THE Busy Bell Boy"
Collins and Hart. Ten Brooke. Lambert
& Co.. Bertie Heron, the minstrel miss;
Nettie Carroll and The Policeman's s
Chase comic melton pictures. The ad-
vance sale OF reserve seats opens at the
box Office tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-31
Dangerous PLAYS.

Budding Dramatist-I have nearly I'm
ished play which should prove she long
looked for great American play''-I want
you 10 produce it.
Manager-The last great American
play produced nearly finished" me.
Nothing doing.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-31

'The Lion and the Mouse. probably the
most talked Of play in America to-day.
will receive its first presentation in Wash
ington az the New National Theater on
Monday evening. April 6. under the d.
rection of Henry 3. Harris The play un-
folds a perfectly simple and direct. but
powerful story. IN which girl pits her
self against the most famous money mag
nate Of the world. With her woman's wit
as her only weapon. she enters the lists
against powerful coterie OF moneyed men
and corrupt politicians. who have brought
dishonoT upon her father, who. in his
capacity Of a supreme court Judge, has
rendered decisions inimical to the in
terests Of capital Mr. Klein offers
powerful study of the financial king of
to-day, placing in direct contrast fine
type OF American womanhood. The cast
presenting the play here is the original
one, which appeared for nineteen con-
secutive months at the Lyceum Theater.
New York, and which includes such we'll
known players as Edmund Breeze. Grace
Elliston, Marguerite ST. John, William
Levers. Marion Pollock Johnson, Frazer
Coulter, Reginald Darlington, z A.
Eberie, Waiter Allen. Gertrude Barrett.
Charles Sturgis ". II. Mcdonald and
Julia Hauchett
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-28

last week. And Murphy's voice carries
the brogue of the "ould sod!" Isn't that
an almost unprecedented combination?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-28
Dramatic Notes

After last week engagement in New
Orleans Jefferson de Angels closed
his tour with 1.-THE Girl and the Gov
ernor." His southern trip has not
been prosperous, and instead of con-
tinuing to the coast 1t was thought
best to close down and return to New
York.
Frank Pixley, author OF many famous
musical comedies, the most popular
and successful of which, THE Prince Of
Pilsen," after five years Of prosperity
here and abroad, still holds it's place
in the favor Of the theater- going pub
lie, has just returned from Mexico,
where he has been engaged in collect
ing material for new musical comedy
with a Mexican setting. PiXley hopes
to rival 1.-The Prince of Pilsen" with
his coming effort. Gustav Luders, now
in Europe with Henry w. Savage, will
Edmund Days four-act play, THE
Round Up" an elaboration of 1.-The
Sheriff." which he presented here at
the Orpheum, had it's Introductory
presentation last week in Chicago
The play deals with western life and
the scenes are laid in Arizona and New
Mexico. 1t made great hit.
Miss Bernice Holmes, the statuesque
contralto OF the Idora Park opera
san y ldlClSCO, IL pay lllB lH6
penalty of that eternal feminine,
burning ambition for curling locks
Miss Holmes endeavored to assist a
thoughtless providence in making her
straight tresses properly frizzed, nuffed
and generally Marceled, and as a re-
suit is wearing her charming optics
bandaged. She used to be with Ed
Seamans company at the Hotchkiss
here.
: Thomas Jefferson has arranged to
give RIP Van Winkle'' in French, and
has secured dates to appear in Paris
next season with an American COM
pany.
Rex e. Beach. who wrote "The
Spoilers" has been commissioned to
write a new play for Charles Frohman.
Anna Held, Lillian Russell, Ethel
Barrymore. Grace George, Margaret
Anglin. Eleanor Robson, Blanche
Bates. Amelia Bingham, Maxine Ell
liott and Margaret Ellington are among
the famous women of the stage who
win cooperate in the Actors Fund
Fair In New York in May.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-28

in order that he may satisfy the "green
demon"
ORPHEUM-Papint comes to the
Orpheum this week with her wonder
full fire dance" The properties, set
tings and electrical effects required for
Papintas dance are many and intri-
cate. Louise August & Co. is a bit of,
French vaudeville, offer a novel Jug
Cling act. Laura Harris of the team
of Cartmell & Harris is a dancer
pretty, petite. graceful and airy light.
William Morrow and Miss Schellberg
call their offering a melange of Min
icry and the Cowboy Girl" Belong
Brothers will repeat their hazardous
cycling act, Ferguson and Mack, COM
edians; Dorothy Drew, comedienne,
and James Brockman with the Phil
lips sisters will also remain another
week.
UNIQUE-With the performance be-
ginning tomorrow evening the manage
ment Of the Unique theater offers a
one-act farce comedy by Cummings
and Merley entitled "Neighborly Neigh
bors." the Fremont Zouaves, under
command of Capt. Cloud; Foster and
Henderson, Homer Long in illustrated
songs, the unique-o-scope and Bentley,
Xylophone soloist.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-28

Faust aDd the like that we will not
welcome them or similar operas this
silly season.
The announcements of future works
are various and not authoritative, but
reports of what is in store are gem
orally good. Thus there is hope.
The season as planned is only six
weeks. That seems hardly long enough,
but it is whispered that more time will
be spent here if the company makes
good" Let it be hoped that it does.
1.-THE Undertow" has run it's two
weeks and is to be withdrawn. The
writer sees no reason to change his
opinion of the play in the least; he ex-
pressed it fully week ago last Tues
day. 1t has elements of great strength
and is especially timely; it is weak in
parts, especially in it's love scenes and
in it's appeal to women. Graft is not
a pleasant subject to handle, but much
has been made Of it. 1t is understood
that Klaw e. Erlanger asked their rep
resentative here for an opinion Of it,
and that he coincided very closely with
the one expressed. in The Herald. The
action of the syndicate is thus prob
lematical. One would hope that the
play might be taken hold of by it, re-
vamped where the need is plain, and
sent to the big cities, for the fine les
son 1t will teach if for no other reason.
The return of Blanche Hall to the
leadership of the Burbank company is
the significant eVentldown Main street
Miss Hall has a huge following here,
and great demonstrations are due her
She has courage. 1t must be said, in
following Eugene ThaiS LaWton In
"Knighthood," but-we shall see what
we shall see.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-28
Coming Attractions

MASON-Los Angeles playgoers have
promise of keen enjoyment at the Ma
son opera house this week in the en-
gagement of Henrietta Crosman. who
visits this city for the first time in a
modern farce "All-of-a-Sudden-P Peggy"
Everybody who keeps in touch with
the theater is familiar with her fame
and her achievements, and very likely
there are many persons In Los An-
geles who recall her visits here in
former times when she was at the
head OF Charles Frohman's comedians,
with Daniel FrOhman's Lyeeum COM
pany, and with Augustin Days fa-
nous Organization. "All-of-a-Sudden-
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-28
NOTES BY THE
MATINEE MAN

TIC ONT mention farms, especially
government farms, in the pres
ence of Dick Ferris, "Otherman"
Stevens or any of the rest of that small
coterie who hiked out some twenty-five
miles north of Santa Monica last Sun
day, each expecting to secure for moth
ing a little tract of 100 acres of Uncle
Sans hitherto unappropriated domain.
It's a sore subject with them.
Stevens started it. AT the Ferris an
niversary dinner he told glowing tales
of farms for the asking up northwest,
and Dick jumped at the bait. They
formed party and in two autos Pan
amas, old clothes and rough shoes, with
a few sandwiches and several gallons
of Dicks famous Scotch, they went out
last Sunday at 5 a. m. after farms.
They returned minus everything but
the clothes and one auto Sunday night.
TT was this way" said Dick, telling
of it. THE farms were there all right,
and I've no doubt they are good ones
but only flies could live on them. Why?
Because they run up and down, and not
fiat. A goat with elongated legs on his
west side and foreshortened ones one
his other extrefhities might navigate
one, but that's about all. And a billy
goat would starve to death working for
his board.
"Oh, we saw the farms, all right. We
drove the autos some forty miles each
way, hired a team of mules to pull one
ten miles, were arrested for trespass
and fined $19 had to spend $23 more for
saddle mules to climb within half
mile of the government stake, skinned
our frames from hair to heels, spoiled
Stevens Panama, shoveled our ma
chimes out of the sand several times,
nearly breaking our backs and blister
ing our fingers, lost half the Scotch
when 1 dropped the jug. and sundry
other things. We were very thankful
to get back alive. No, not for me. You
can have all the government land that
you can find up there, but you'll have
to go after it in an airship."
Bradlee Martin will probably go into
vaudeville. He has a bully idea for a
sketch, If he can find some one to write
it for him. L would suggest "Other-
man" Stevens; he has trunkful OF
undigested material for stage purposes
1t is all preserved in mothballs, alcohol
and limburger cheese to pep down its
rotten odor.
Some one is going to grab Lewis
Stone one of these days and make n
Henry Miller star out of him. And
whoever does 1t will be hailed as a
great discoverer, and l won't get the
credit for this suggestion. either. Stone
is doing some wonderfully fine work
here, and the eastern managers, who
are dreadfully shy on decent men
actors, have an eye on him. He will be
a loss to the Belasco IL he leaves, but II
will be a fine thing for the rest of the
country. which is now denied the
pleasure of witnessing his very clever
impersonations. How he would shine
in 1.-THE Undertow" with fine COM
pany back Of him on the road.
They're all whistling 80 Long,
Mary" about the Burbank these days.
1 saw John DAILY Murphy eating
spaghetti in an Italian cafe one night