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The Washington times., 1907-10-13

as commission, and Mr. Klein has sin
ned in not giving MS more substance
There are many successful plays TIA;
| likewise might De described as clean and
wholesome. such as Peter Pan. %
Alice Sit-by-the-Fire." The Pros,Ss-
or's Love Story" and Mr. HIein's own
The Music Master" But these plays
in addition 60 their qualities Of whole
someness and freedom from the sordrI
things Of life. have quintescent quality
which distinguishes the commonplace
from the unique and uplifting.
"The Three of U.s."
The Three Of Us" was. in way a
disappointment 10 Washington. not that
ii was a poor play or poorly acted. but
II was a case Of great expectations no.
fully realized. II Is a forceful. unusual
and interesting drama Of Western life.
In which genuine men and women ar,
depicted Eut there Is a lack OF fms
In the construction. and superabund-
ance Of dramatic intensity IN the inter-
probation.
Miss Carlotta Nilsson is n decidedly
clever woman, and she makes a mos;
attractive heroine. but II would seem
that she has q own weary in weIl-donz
and has allowed a bit OF rautinE Ia
creep IN where genuine emotion Is de-
manded
The smaller cities deserve Just as
careful Characterization and as pains
taking methods as Broadway. and IN,
actor or actress who fails to realize this
Is making grave mistake not mere ~
from the standpoint OF public apprccla-
ton, but for his or her own art which
must ever be either In the ascendant or
descendant
The New Thomas Melodrama.
One must admire Augustus Thomas for
the frank manner IN which he acIcnovl-
edges his Indebtedness to old PLAYS for
the big situation In his new drama.
The Ranger" TIE hero asks the girl
II she has ever seen a play called The
Girl l Left Behind Ne" Then he pro-
ceeds to describe the big situation I'm
that play and declares that he and she
are in the same predicament II is a
novel defense against a charge OF plag-
iarism. Mr.. Thomas new play is a mei-
odrama Of the most pronounced type. but
II Is a shllfully constructed melodrama.
just as The Girl OF the Golden Vest
and number Of other intensely interest
ing plays MelOdrama ln'ltseIf is not an
objectionable sin. Better melodramas
than The Ranger" have been written.
and they have been better acted. al
though Dustin Farnum did his share o.
the work In a thoroughly satisfactory
manner. The play was well received al
the Columbia. I'm spite OF the fact that
Mary Boland had the leading feminine
role. Miss Boland is an exceptionally
attractive woman to look at. but her
histrlonic equipment ends there. r. C.
The Washington times., 1907-10-13

A BIG round of applause is due you.
~ Miss Chrystal Herne. for the
n remarkable amount OF pluck
which you displayed Monday
night in appearing in The Step-Slster."
In the Times review of the new Klein
play last Tuesday, exception was taken
90 an annoying popularity in Miss
Herne's enunCiation. / saw the play
again later in the week and there was
such a marked difference in Miss
Herne's reading that / made inquiry
TO learn the cause. II developed thar
on Monday and Tuesday evenings the
young actress throat was in such a con-
dition that had the ordinary individ-
ual been 50 afflicted he or she would
have been confined 90 a sick room. Each
time that Miss Herne left the stage
Monday night a physician was in at
tendance to give her some relief for the
pain she suffered as a result Of reading
her lines. Each time the physician
warned her not 10 reappear. as he felt
certain that her voice would fail her at
the crucial moment In a scene. When
, the last curtain had been rung down
Miss Herne could not speak above a
whisper. At $50 Monday evening her
physician Informed her that she posi-
lively could not and must not appear in
the play. Her answer was Il am going
10 take my part in The Step-Sister' to-
night"
Fortunately the young lady's peril
; nacity has not resulted in any serious
Injury TO herself After weeks treat
ment il is gratifying to learn she has
almost entirely recovered
To Whom Klein's Play Appeals.
Those persons who go to the theater
on an average OF once or twice n sea-
son Will be charmed with THE Step
Sister To them It will be something
10 talk about for days to come; IL is
SO sweet, so Observation-Disclosures
SO simple, they will say. But the regu-
lar playgoer will fail TO ind in The
Step-Sister" anything that is novel, or
particularly impressive. We see enough
IL real life Of the everyday things which
the new Klein play faithfully depicts.
But merely because We arc given a
Kaleidoscope view of an unhappy house
holds existence does not mean that the
public will be deeply moved. Thu
play does not teach anything, nor does
i;s delineation Of character make our
own trials the easier to bear Every
play does not necessarily have to point
a moral, nor does It have to give Us
something new, but II should at least
do something more than show US a
weeping, spineless father, n shrew Of
young wife, a forgiving, brow-beaten
young girl, and a disgusting brother
in-law.
Mr.. Klein's play is an artistic char
acter sketch. but as a play It lacks
both force and purpose. 1t is clean,
wholesome, and mildly entertaining
hut there are sins Of omission as we'll
The Washington times., 1907-10-13
"THE JOLLY GRASS WIDOWS"
WEEKS BILL AT THE LYCEUM

with the Jolly Grass Widows" com
many. which comes this week. commCnc-
ing tomorrow matinee, To the New
LyCeum. viii be seen some weIl-known
performers. including George Hickman,
the clever Irish comedian; Fake and
Coe. tie monarchs of musical comedy;
The Three Deltons, comedy SSuiaasts:
Henry and Francis. tTIvesty artists:
Estelle Y. Wills. the dancing come
dienne: the Three AIusketeers, an act
replete viii; tuneful melody and bright
dialogue; Lillian Boyd. entitled THE
Fashion rlatc,' and Nellie Francis.
The Burlesquc Queen" The produc-
ton is equipped with new scenic and
costume environment and an original
buTlesque entitled "A Scotch High
bail, is introdEced.
The Washington times., 1907-10-13
Offerings of the Week
At Washington ThedterS

An interesting event viii De the ap-
pearance Of Virginia Harmed. In Anna
Karenina." at the BeIasco Theater to-
morrow night. This play achieved a
striking success at the Theater Antoine
in Paris last season, where 81 ran for
more than 200 nights. The American
version was adapteI by Thomas W.
Broadhurst from the French OF Edmund
Guiraud No one who has read Tolstoy's
great romance will fail to recall ltg two
great episodes OF the imperial races at
TsarskOe-Seio, during which Prince
Vronsky almost meets with tragic
death while leaping the hurdles on the
back of his horse. Frou-Frou. and the
final terrible climax Of the passion-dis-
illusiOnized Annals despairIng suicide
under the wheels Of a locomotive
Still more powerful. dramatically
speaking, are the scenes between Anna
and her husband. with her son. and with
Vronsky. In the race scene a splendid
spectacle is afforded by the brilliant
display OF Russian court elegance. The
Shuberts have engaged an unusually
strong supporting company for Miss
Harmed headed by John Mason. who
will play the role Of the husband: Rob
ert Warwick, who viii be seen as VrOn-
sky; Albert Gran, Ann Warrington.
George Riddel, Mae Louise Aigen.
Marie Curtis Harriet Broadhurst,
Frank Davis, and Foster Williams.
The Tlay was staged by :. c. Hoffman.
general stage director for the ShLberts,
and the production is said to be the
most elaborate ever furnished an emo
fiora1 drama
The Washington times., 1907-10-13
Belasco Sunday Concert.

Another Of the interesting Sunday con-
certs will be given at the Belasco to-
nigh The last two concerts at this
house have proved attractive. The pro-
gram consists Of beautiful motion pic
lures and illustrated songs. The sub
jects for tonight include. Views From
the Eifel Tower, Paris New York
Horse Show" ''TobogSaning IN Mon
treaI." In Korea. Spanish Bull
Fight Ascending Mt Pilatus. Swift
erland." Around Port Arth-r.' Paris
Slums." and AT the Jamest- wn Expo
SitiOu'
The Washington times., 1907-10-13

ture, "Panama-The Truth About the
Panama Canal
ar Elmenderf spent the entire sum
mcr in travel, lie lrst went To Jamaica
10 study Kingston, and then down 70
Colon on the IsthmUs OF Panama. fol-
lowing the newspaper and magazine
writers, Senatorial and other commit
tees. simply 20 discover the truth FOR
himself. What ne saw he viii not only
describe. but VIII also illustrate with
his own marvellous teiephotograph and
moving picture machine. Mr. Elncn-
dorf has q peculiarly delightful manner
of speaking and has the happy faculty
IF getting his audience thoroughly in
tcrestCd in the subject al hand
The management of the New National
Theater has announced that no person
viii be allowed 10 be seated after tine
lecture starts until the end OF the FIRST
motion picture
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"THE LION AND THE MOUSE"
RETURNS TO THE NATIONAL

'.The Lion and the Mouse" returns
TO the New National tomorrow night for
a weeks engagement, High finance,
politics. and love are strongly mingled
in the play, and strange 10 say, the
love motif is not predominant as IN most
plays. Although not subservient, yet il
takes second place TO the greater theme
Of intrigue which rules the action. The
story of the play IS already known in
Washington. Monday night will bring
a new Shirley Rossmore TO Washington
In Gertrude Coghlan, who is declared
by Charles Klein. the author. to be the
greatest Shirley Of them all Ed
mund Breese win again be seen in his
mastery characterization of Ryder. The
support includes William Levers. Ma
rion Pollock Johnson. Frazer Coulter.
Reginald Darlington, Grace Thorne. Ju-
The Washington times., 1907-10-13
MR.. AND MRS. FITZSIMMONS
HEADLINERS AT THE GAYETY

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fitzsimmons
VIII be at the Sayety this week with
Bob Manchester's new beauty show p
The Gay Masqueraders.'i The open
ing act OF Billy Harris musical comedy.
Doctor Dippy's Sanitarium" offers
every opportunity to display the pretty
chorus. In the vaudeville appear the
Eight English Roses in melodies aud
Partisan dances: Susie Fisher, fem;lle
baritone: Stewart and Raymond, clcv er
musical artists and dancers: Jessie
Sharp. aud Smith and Baker, tile
dancing sailors.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert FitzslnmO1s
make their exclusive bUrlesque vaude-
vile appearance n Washington begi J.
ming with this engagement.
The Washington times., 1907-10-13

lessly placed in the front yard of his
home The little fellow Is improving
slowly, but will net be able 20 get about
for several days.
THE Silver Girl" Edward Feple-s
new play. and the "Step-Sister." Charles
klein's play. seen last week at the New
National, will both nave their New
York premieres tomorrow night
Billy Fowler. treasurer Of the New
National. is back again in the box office.
road as business manager of the Wash
ington Baseball Club.
Little Trixie Cadiz, known as the
"Whirlwind Chorister," has Joined Anna
Held's company to become one ue the
principal dancers during the road tour
Of The Partisan Model"
ROth the Boston symphony Orchestra
and the Philadelphia Orchestra will hold
their concerts this season at the New
National, the former beginning Tuesday
afternoon, November 8. ar 4:SO. and the
latter following the same month, OPEN
ing the series Tuesday afternoon. No
venber 10.
a former member Of Sarah Bernhardt's
company is one of this seasons addj-
lions to Mrs. Fiske's supporting force
the Manhattan Company. She is I.aure
Donalde. born in Paris of French-Eng-
lsh parents. and pupil of PaHl Mou-
net, OF the COnservatoire, and Nine.
Emile Broisat, Of the Coincide Fran
caise. Miss DOnalde Will appear with
MIS- F1ske In Leah Kleschna" and
Tess Of the D'Urbervilles.
It has been definitely decided that Mrs.
Patrick CampbelTs vehicle this season
Is to be an adaptation OF the famous
Greek tragedy Electra" by Euripides.
/ Mrs. Campbell will appear as the nm
I happy daughter of Agamemnon and civ
temnestra. Mrs Campbell will begin her
American engagement about the middle
| Of November.
| Miss Carlotta Nillson will annaar n
the course OF the season IN several one
| act plays written by herself
Albert Chevalier. whose ccster songs
have placed him at the head Of sucb
imitators, is playing his first engage.
ment in the legitimate theaters. Chev-
alier made his debut recently in Lon.
don in a character role In "The
Sins of Society and received an
| ovation. His Interpretation OF M or
| Dutch" and Mrs Emery TAvylxins5, sre
well remembered by local patrons OF
! vaudeville.
| Victor Moore, who win oe remember.
ed for his entertaining work as kid
! Burns in ''Forty-five Minutes from
Broadway" has made another nro-
nounced hit In a new play bv George
| NJ. COhan. entitled the Talk Of tbt
| Town" The play has taken CbjcsgC
by storm, which must be interpreted
The Washington times., 1907-10-13
1.-THE TWO ORPHANS" THIS WEEK
BY THE MAJESTIC PLAYERS

THE Two Orphans" the Offering at
the Majestic this week. will be produced
in its original form. the Kate Claxton
version being the one used by w. D.
Fitzgerald's Kathryn Purneu Company.
Miss PurneH appeared in The Two
Orphans daring her spring engagement
at the Majestic assuming the part OF
Henriette. one OF the two orphans. This
week she will be seen in the part Of
Louise. the blind sister. and as Sister
Genevieve, matron of la SaItpetriere,
the two parts played by Miss Claxton
during the many years Of her appear
ance in the play.
The play viii be offered with special
scenic and mechanical effects, and one
Of the features is a realistic snowstorm
in the fourth act
Estelle Wetherby, who makes her first
appearance with the Purnell players, will
be seen in the role OF Henriette.
The Washington times., 1907-10-13
BENEATH THE SPOTLIGHT

One OF the most interesting operate
events OF the season will take place AT
tho Columbia Theater shortly in the in
auguration Of the tour Of Henry W.
savage's American production OF the
famous English comic opera success,
Tom Jones'" which in England achieved
q long run at the Apollo Theater. 1oa-
don.
Frank Daniels. in The TattOcCd
Man" his latest success, VIII make "a
most interesting attraction Of mIrih.
melody. and pretty girls at the Column
bla Theater the week OF October Is.
Miss Winnifred De Witt. manager of
Chase's. has been confined for several
days to her apartment In the Cumber-
land owing TO a severe sprain of an
ankle she sustained last week.
John Rogers, OF Robinson Crusoe's
Isle" at Chases this week. is a Wash
ingtonian. and long years ago he sang
In local musical stock company.
Playgoers Of Washington will have
their first opportunity TO see the new
act that has been written for Peter
Pan" since Miss Adams first presented
the fairy play here two years ago. Miss
Adams returns in this play for the last
tine at the National next week.
Hattie Williams. IN The Little
Cherub." IS one OF the announcements
from the management OF the New Ma
tionaL Miss Williams will play here
during the early part of November.
1t requires thirty-two stage hands TO
set" and work Henrietta Crosuan's
new music play. THE Christian PHI
grim
After a series of straight dramatic
productions, the New National viii en-
ter the field OF musical comedy for the
months Of November and December.
The announcements include THE Little
Cherub. Lola from Berlin" With Lulu
CHASER: Anna Held, in The Partisan
Model" and The Rogers Brothers. in
Panama
c. Leslie Allen, one Of the best known
Shakespearcan actors now before the
public last Friday evening joined THE
sep Sister company at the New Ma
tional, 70 play the role Of Mr. Chaplin.
Mr.. Allen is the father Of Viola Alien.
Clarence Jacobsen. assistant treasurer
Of the New National has turned man
ager. He Is to supervise the base.
ball entertainment at the Academy Ct
Music tonight.
Little William Harryman Fowler. the
youngest son Of Treasurer Fowler OF
the New National. was quite seriously
injured last Tuesday evening by a blow
from a huge joist that had been care
The Washington times., 1907-10-13
THE vIRGINIAN" HERE AGAIN
WITH w. S. HART AND CAMPEAU

The Virginian" as dramatized by
owen Nister and IIirke la Shelle from
Mr.. Wister's stirring and widely read
novel OF the same name. plays a return
engagement at the Columbia this week
in the character OF the Virginian, Mr.
Wister has given a composite picture
of the cowboy-an the good, the noble,
the brilliant fascination and daring that
might enter into the personality of a
right-hearted man in such surroundings.
At the same time the ugly things about
him are told without squeamishness.
For a heroine. there is a pretty little
school ma'am from Vermont who has
certain strict Puritanical ideas about
shooting and other cowboy practises;
but in the end the Virginian wins her
heart In spite OF his grammatical sins
and others too numerous to mention.
w. s. Hart plays the title role. His
previous work as Messiah in Ben Hur
and last season IL THE Squaw Man
will be remembered. Frank Campeau
will again be seen in his original role
of Trampas, the cattle thief
The Washington times., 1907-10-13

LOT Christ. from his birth 10 the nscen-
sion. Every picture is hand Culored.
and the production Of the Passion Play"
requires one hours time. Al EOthne-
win sing appropriate illustrated SONGS.
and a pleasing program OF moving pic
lures Will be presented IN addition to
the Passion Play
The Washington times., 1907-10-13
1870 Concert Tonieht.

An excellent vaudeville bin has been
arranged for w. j. FitzGeraid's concert
~ th2 Majestic Theater tonight New
a~J- n:ve been secured. the bill embrac-
ing several well-knOwu professionals.
All of the life motion pictures VIII be
new.
The Washington times., 1907-10-13
FIRST ELMENDoRF LECTURE
ON PANAEIA TOMORROW

Tomorrow afternoon, at 40, Dwight L
Elmendo.f WIZ begin his autumn series
on rrevet talks at the New National
tohPs far the subject of his initial ILc-
The Washington times., 1907-10-13

la Hanch-tt, Walter Allen, and Charles
Sturges. The scenic investure is elab-
crate, and the gowns are all new
The Washington times., 1907-10-13
Moving Pictures at Academy.

Archie l.. Shepard viii present at the
Academy tonight the new Patae Pas
sion Play" In this series or moving
pictures is told the story Of The Lie
The Washington times., 1907-10-13
Revieb of the Week
At the PLayhouSes
ChrystaI Herne's Pluck Demonstrated in THE
Step-Sister" Three of Us" Disap-
pointinq-ThOmas' New MelOdrama.

A BIG round of applause is due you.
" Miss Chrystal Hegne. for the
n remarkable amount OF pluck
The Washington times., 1907-10-13

Little William Harryman Fowler. the
youngest son Of Treasurer Fowler OF
the New National. was quite seriously
injured last Tuesday evening by a blow
from a huge joist that had been care
The Washington times., 1907-10-13

Clarence Jacobsen. assistant treasurer
Of the New National, has turned man
ager. He Is to supervise the base
ball entertainment at the Academy CT
Music tonight
The Delta independent., 1907-02-01
AWFUL EFFECT OF ECZEMA.
Covered with Yellow Sores-Grew
Worse-Parents Diseouraged-Cu-
ticura Drove Sores Away.

Our little girl. one year and a
half old. was taken with eczema or
that was what the doctor called IT.
he gave some tablets and said she
would be all right in a few days
The eczema grew worse and We
called in doctor No. 2. He said she
was teething. as soon as the teeth
were through she would be all right
But she still grew worse. Doctor
No. 3 said 1t was eczema. By this
time she was nothing but n yellow.
greenish sore. Well. he said he could
help her, so We let him try 1t about
4 week. One morning we discovered
a little yellow pimple on ono Of
her eyes. OF course we 'phoned for
doctor No. 3. He came over and
looked her over. and said that he
could not do anything more for
her. that we had better take her
to some eye specialist. since 1t was
an ulcer. So we went to Oswego To
doctor No. 4. and he said the eye
sight was gone. but that he could
help 1t. We thought we would try
doctor No. 6. Well. that proved the
same. only he charged $40 more than
doctor No. 4. We were nearly dis.
couraged saw one of tho Cuti-
cura Advertisements in the paper and
thought we would try the Cuticura
Treatment, SO I went and purchased
a set OF Cuticura Remedies, which
cost me 81. and in three days our
daughtsr. who had been sick about
eight months. showed great improve
ment, and in one week all sores had
disappeared. or course 1t could not
restore the eyesight. but II we had
used Cuticura in time I am confident
that 1t would have saved the eye. We
think there is DC remedy so good for
any skin trouble or impurity OF the
blood as CuticdEa. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Abbott, r. F. D. No. 0. Fulton. Os-
wego Co, N. Y. August II. 1906"
The Delta independent., 1907-02-01

s., 900. 900 900, while Kansas has real
property worth $1,000, 100000. Okla.
numa real estate is estimated at $685..
600, 900.
Missouri has s2o4 100000 invested
IN live stock. s32.0OO.000 in .arm i'm
plcments, 100000 in manufacturing
machinery and s3lO.OOO.OoO in rail-
roads.
Oklahoma is lerd Of homes. Out
of $1,000 families in 1900. more than
COO1O owned their homes. The peo-
ple are engaged chiefly in agriculture
The cash value of the farms is esti.
mated at s233 900. The 1906 corn
crop amounted to 125,0OO,00O bushels,
representing s37.5OO,OOO. The cottoa
crop has a value of sl5,000,0O0. More
than - 900. 900 bushels of wheat was
harvested in 1906. and $4,000 tons OF
broom corn cut Fruit of all kinds is
raised in abundance.
Farm lands in Oklahoma range from
SIS to s65 an acre, or an average of
about $50.
The Delta independent., 1907-02-01
FARM LAWS ATTRACTIVE.

productive farms, and are made on a
basis of 40 per cent. of the land value,
closely appraised. and not including
the value of improvements. Bankers
point to the remarkably few fore
closures of farm mortgages in this sec
tion. The number scarcely exceeds
one-tenth of one per cent.
AS compared with other invest
ments based on lands in cities. the
bankers of the middle west favor the
well-pIaced farm loans. which. they
declare contain every element of at
tractiveness. A farm loan is regard
ed as a quick asset, whereas the con-
trary was true not much more than
a decade ago.
Many trust companies now include a
separate department for the purchase
and sale of farm loans. Chicago has a
number of firms dealing in them. and
II is estimated that close to $1,000. 900
in such securities is held by Chicago
investors. A large increase in this
class Of investment is predicted.
Statistics show that the value Of
Missouri real estate, for example. is
The Delta independent., 1907-02-01
Would increase Buffalo Herd.

Plans for the propagation OF tbs
American buffalo were discussed at Q
recent meeting OF the American Bison
Association in New York. 1t was
stated that there were 2,250 in North
America. OF which 1,400 are in the
United States, and that in view OF tho
rapidity with which the animals have
decreased in recent years it was ar
gued they will soon become extinct
unless effectual steps are taken to
foster them.
The society decided to make an ef-
fort to purchase practically all the re-
naming bufIaloes in this country and
Canada and present them to the
United States government. By SO do
ing 1t hopes the government will set
aside large tracts of land where the
bison may be raised on large scale.
The society decided to look into the
practicability of locating several herds
OF buffaloes on the Flathead Indian
reservation in northwestern Montana.
and in the Grow reservation in south
western Wyoming. Morton J. Elrod.
OF the University OF Montana. will bo
asked to report to the society upon
the possibilities OF the Flathead res
ervation.
The Delta independent., 1907-02-01
No Longer Novel.

When James p. Magenis was chief
deputy in the internal revenue service
he was stricken with severe attack
Of typhoid fever. and 1t was some
weeks before he was able to resume
Sis duties.
Before his illness his hair was lux
uriant, but after 1t a bald spot began
to show, which was noticed by dep
uty, who spoke to him about 1t.
Pardon me. jim he said. but
you are getting bald, and you know
head OF hair like yours Is quite a
novelty these days"
YES" said Magenis. Il have been
told my hair was quite a novelty.
but do you know" he said, and .
CLEAN OF fun was In his eye. Il no
tice since my illness. that every time
| run my hand over the top OF my
head the novelty Is wearing on"