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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-11-10
Chase,s-PoIIte Vaudeville.

Chases win this week offer AL Leeeh
and the Three Rosebuds, Tacianu, Mr..
and Mrs. Perkins Fisher, Urbani and
Son, the Harry La Rose company.
Eleanor Flake, Eddie Collins. and the
humorous motion pictures. Purchasing
an Automobile" Mr. Hart. the author Of
Examination Day at School," which Al
Leech will offer, wrote II with wise ere
to the requirements OF Mr. Leech's needs.
and the result is a jingle that rattles and
rollicks through half-hOur of vaudeville
time. There are songs piquante and songs
grotesque there are dances eccentric and
dances delightful. comedy links all to-
gether, and ludicrOus situations sprinkle
the dialogue Tacianu is the added at
traction and this foreign feature comes
TO Chase's almost Immediately following
the initial presentation In this country.
Mr. and Mrs Perkins Fisher will be the
third special Offering, and these favOrite
players will play THE Half Way House"
a rural pastoral comedy. by Ezra Ken
dali. the vinegary comedian. 1t Is a 1T
tie drama which takes the auditor TO lit
tie old dusty. peaceful RicketyviHe; 70 IN
PRODUCES the old hostler. and the actress
from the transforming company. And it
brings into effective foreground the
sweet song. Before the Lights Were
Lit" Urbanl and Son ere another Eu-
ropean Offering with their "two-high"
feats. The La Rose company Will fill an
important place in the bin. as they viii
present VIII Cressy's one-act sketch. en-
titled The Sailor and the Horse"
Eleanor Fake is the singing coincidence
long identified with leading musical com
edies. Eddie Collins is known as the
dancing wonder"
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The Maiestlc-.Neu Gwynn."

Attractive incidents IN the life Of Neil
Gwynn, an actress at the Kings The
alter. London are presented in the play
of that name at the Majestic Theater
this week. The play contains an inter-
esting story of the love OF King Charles
II, played by Franklin MunneH. for Nell
Gwynn. the role assumed by Miss Kath-
ryn Purnell. Nell Is a roIocking sort
of n girl whose charms prove capuvat-
ing and among her suitors are many
members of the nobility. In the first act
the audience IS introduced 10 Nell I'm the
green room OF the Kings Theater, where
Dryden's Conquest of Grenada" is being
presented for the first time. Among those
who appear are Arthur J. Pickens. who
as the Duke of Buckingham. Is infat-
uated with Nell and an ardent sutton for
her hand w JEFF Murphy is seen as
the actor-manager of the theater nerv-
ouSly eXpectant over the success of the
first-night performance
The play has been cast with all of the
Majestic favorites in suitable parts. In
terest and excitement over the progress
Of the love affair between the King. and
Nell is well sustained. Nell visits a
ball given by the Duchess of Portsmouth
disguised as man. and there learns OF
the Kings love for her. Nell is pursued
10 her apartments. and the last act con-
cludes with the young actress supremelv
happy As the action Of the entire play
occurs during the time of the reign OF
King Charles II. excellent opportunities
FOR the introduction OF handsome cos
tunes are offered
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THE WEEKS PLAYBILLS.

me belascO-"The Girls of Holland"
One of the most pretentIous productions
ever made by the firm of Sam S. and Lee
Shubert will be seen al the Belasco Thea
ter this week when the new comedy opera
The Girls OF Holland" will be presented
just prior to going into the Lyric Theater.
New York, for a run. In this Offering,
the music was written by Reginald de
koven, and the lyrics and book by Stan
islaus STANCE 1t was staged by AL Hol-
brook. THE Girls OF Holland" is laid
In three acts. during the Spanish occu-
patton OF the Netherlands and many
novel stage effects are employed. But
II is not as a scenic production that this
Offering hopes TO win popular approval
IL is thought by many critics who have
heard the music, that Mr. de Koven. the
most successful of American composers,
has done the best work OF his career In
this score, which contains over twenty
numbers. They are all in MS best vein.
and he has had In Mr.. STANCES book
worthy inspiration. De Koven, with his
Robin Hood" and Fencing Master"
and STANCE with Dolly Warden" and
Nine. Schumann-Heinck's Love Lot
terry" could hardly turn out an Indifferent
work under any circumstances. The
Girls of Holland was produced last sea-
son under the name of THE Snow Man"
but since the close OF the season the en-
tire book has been rewritten. only the
scenes remaining the same, while Mr.. de
hoven has retained only a few of the
better numbers For this reason the mu-
sic-loving public will hear what may
truthfully be called new comedy opera.
with the comedy element strongly in evil
dence- For this production. Miss Vera
Michelena will sing the role OF Auriella.
while others in the cast include Harry
Macdonough, who has been identified with
50 many OF the de Koven operas; Edward
NJ Favor Henry Nogel, George Callahan.
Karl Stall, Carrie +. Perkins. Mary Nash.
Leona stephens, Ellen Tate. Erla Rottger,
Louise Montague, Clara De Beers. and a
chorus Of nearly sixty
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PLAYS THAT ARE COMING.

''Thorns and Orange Blossoms is che
title of the play selected for present. ion
by the Kathryn Purnell stock company
AT the Majestic Theater next week. It
is generally familiar to theater-goers. and
has always proved an attractive Offering.
II Will be produced. according TO the
management. with Il wealth OF pretty
scenic and mechanical effects and with
all of the favorites in the stock company
in suitable parts.
After runs I'm New York and Chicago.
'Brewster's Millions" comes 20 the CO.
lumbia early in December with Edward
Abeles in the stellar role. Some OF the
stage effects are remarkable.-nota in
the third act depicting a storm al sea
an illusion so realistic that the audience
Is swayed as il NJ sea. These scenic
effects were created by Frederick Thomp-
son. the manager. who was the creator
OF the Hippodrome, New York. and
Luna Park at Coney Island.
Chase's next week viii have bill in
GLIDING William Courtleigh. the dis
tinguished actor. and his company in
the Lambs gambol success. Peaches %
written by George V. Hobart: Bessie
| Wynn, the bonnie. giriish, singing come
dienne. who charmed with her dainty
coquetry in Babes in Toyland:" Salerno.
The great European occultist! the Camille
| Comedy Trio. Felix and Calre. Elsie Fave.
Blssett and Miller. Terrell Brothers. and
Inc Fortune Teller" motion pictures.
Coming Thro the Rye" the musical
comedy success, will be presented at the
Columbia Theater next week. 1t comes
with the original company OF eighty
comedians, singers. and dancers. The
comedy element Of the piece Is said To be
bright Ii was written by George Y.
| HOBART The musical score which was
contributed by A. Baldwin Sloane. is not
only tuneful, but II is jingling and catchy
just the kind OF music which is SO
popular nowadays Mr.. Frank Labor Is
the principal comedian OF the company.
Announced for one week. with the usual
matinees. commencing Monday. Novem-
/ Der IS at the New Academy. we are 10
| have Buster Brown" the musical COM
! edy sldt based on r. F. Outcault's IA
/ nous cartoons. Incidentally il may be
/ remarked that this Is the only authentic
| and authorized version OF Buster
bi"NH ms season The name part OF
/ the piece Is done by Master Rosen p
/ miniature comedian OF much merit The
/ play is offered with all new scenery and
! costumes, while the music and songs are
new, popular and up TO date.
Eddie Foy. in the English musical
comedy, The Orchid. is 10 DE seen in
| Washington for the first time al the
/ Belasco. November 25 In the character
OF Artie Choke. head gardener at "A hor-
| ucultural college, Foy IS accredited with
! having a role that suits him as II made
| 10 order. The book Il by James T. Tan
rer and Joseph W Herbert the lyrics by
ADRIAN Ross and Percy Greenbank. and
the music by Ivan Caryll and Lionel
Monckton- In scenery and costumes. the
/ piece is gorgeously gowned and the
music throughout is catchy and pretty
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DIR. Wake. Patient.

Daniel Frohman will shortly give a
special matinee Of Mr.. and Mrs. Gayer
McKay's play. DIT. Wakes Patient
This plays production in New York has
has been delayed, from the fact that IL
has been impossible Tor Mr.. Frohman TO
secure theater- The authors We're spc-
cialy engaged 10 appear In the play. and
prior 20 their departure for England, il
Is proposed 20 give Mr.. Mckay. who is q
comedian, an opportunity OF appearing in
the role he created tn London in this
piece Miss Doris Keane will appear as
the heroine and Bruce McRae will ap-
pear as the hero. Charles Walcott Efie
Germon, Annie EsmOnd. Estelle Osterle.
and others will also appear The matinee
Of the play will be- given AZ the Garrick
Theater IN about "A weeks time.
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The NationnI-"Ben Hur.r

When Gen. Lew Wallace wrote Ben
Hur' he thought little. or not AT ali, of
its possibilities as a drama of semisacred
significance; in fact, il was the signifl-
canoe OF the Christs influence on the
people and The times in which he lived
that Gen. Wallace wanted to show: but
he ''builded better than he knew" Ben
Hur' has scored the greatest triumph
ever known In a theater. and to-day
II Is as powerful IN its appeal rs on the
night of its first presentation, at the
Broadway Theater, New York. Novem-
Der %, 1899. From the moment when the
curtain rises on the tableau Of the Star
OF Bethlehem 10 the final scene. when
amid burst OF triumphal music the
drama ends. the action moves with a
sweep that reaches its elimination I'm the
great race scene. "Ben-Hur" has the dis
unction Of being indorsed by ministers
OF every denomination and Of receiving
the patronage OF men and women of the
church, people who never before entered
a theater. sitting I'm reverence as the
drama is unfOlded before them. The pIav
appeals 10 all classes and all kinds of
people The regular theatergoer is
thrilled by the realism OF its storm AT
sea and interested in the story Of love
which runs through the play. and the
religious are inspired by the reverence
OF the theme. During the present rene
uuon, beginning Monday evening. at the
National Theater. of 'Ben-Hur's'' former
successful Washington engagement, the
production itself-the scenery. the set
tings, and the lighting and mechanical
effects will he found 20 be by far the
most pleasing that have ever been at
tempted I'm a 'Ben-Hur" presentation. 4
matinee Will be given on Wednesday aft
ernOOn, and one on Saturday The at
tention Of the theatergOers IS called to
the rise OF the curtain on "Ben-Hur" per-
formances promptly at S o'clock i'm the
evening and at o'clock al the matjnees.
The drama opens with a prelude, The
Star OF Bethlehem accompanied by the
orchestral and vocal score Of Edgar
Stillman Kelley, in the nature Of an
oratorio, and late Corners will not be seated
until the conclusion of this scene. I'm
order not 10 mar its impreSSiveness and
mystical charm. Included in the cast this
season are: Thurston Han. as Ben-Hur:
Wilmer l.. Walter. Messiah: Henry
Weaver, Shek Ilderim; Alfred Holdings
worth, Arrius and Balthasar: Helen
Singer, Iras; Frances Dodge. Esther;
Margaret Dills mother of Ben-Hur; Stel-
la BOniface Weaver, Amrah, and Meta
Green. Tirzah. BY a special arrange
ment between the management OF the
New National Theater and Messrs. Klaw
az Erlanger, II has been decided to give
the chariot race with twelve horses and
three chariots, instead of eight horses
and two chariots, as heretofore 1t will
require the entire width Of the National
stage 10 accomplish this race. but every
thing is now In readiness for the carrying
nlf Of the nrngrnrnnlf
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Nat C. Goodwin Mt The Columbia


Since the death OF Joseph Jefferson.
Nat c. Goodwin. who comes TO the Co
lumbIa Theater this week, has become
the foremost actor Of comedy on our
native stage He has been for twenty
years in the limelight Of the stage. and
has developed from broad comedy 10 the
highest sphere OF the actors art His
ambition 10 achieve equal acclaim in
classical plays is to be commended. and
If he has abandoned the legitimate for
the present. it is only to return to it
at later day in his career. He appears
10 have returned TO the hearts Of his
great legion OF admirers, who like TO
see him in modern comedy as in his
present repertoire OF his most popular
plays. The arrangement of plays for the
week is as follows: On Monday evening
and on Thursday matinee and night. Au-
gustus Thomas masterpiece, In Miz-
Zouri." will be presented. with Mr.. Good
win. Of course in his original role of
jim Radburn- On Tuesday evening and
at the Saturday matinee he viii present
Madeline Lucette Ryley's American COM
edy. AN American Citizen" Henry Guy
Cartoons comedy, "A Gilded Fool" will
be presented Nednesday and Friday
nights, and on Saturday night Mr.. Good
wins success of last season, THE
Genius" Will be produced for the only
time IN addition to Miss Edna Good
rich, the beautiful young actress who
plays all the leading female roles in Mr.
GOodwins plays. the organization COM
prises Harrington Reynolds, Henry Berg
man, Neil O'Brien. II. G. Lonsdale, NJ
b. Snyder. a Hylton Allen. W. d. Tur-
ner. Francis Conlan, Zeffie Tilbury, Alice
Butler Olga Waldrop. Rose Snyder.
Helen King Adelaide Stedman. Harriet
Miller, Rene Kelley. and Pauline Lord.
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CONCERTS TONIGHT.

There viii be number Of new motion
pictures shown at w. D. Fitzgerald's con-
cert at the Majestic tonight. Care has
been taken 10 select only the latest and
best from a large list OF new nicturaS
Fred {. Reese will sing new illustrated
songs, and other acts viii make up an
attractive programme
Archie L. Shepard will offer at the
Academy tonight music and song. in ad-
dillon TO the latest features in moving
pictures Picture songs by a chorus of
four voices will be one Of the novelties.
and Billy Thornton will appear IN illus
trated songs. The Metropolitan quartet
VIII Introduce medley Of features new 70
the patrons Of the Academy.
The Gayety Theater tonight will offer
"A programme Of animated pictures and il
Illustrated songs. The range Of pictures
shown each week are new and cover ev-
cry possible kind OF unobjectionable sub
iect. OF the many views TO be shown to-
night may be mentioned The Train
Wreckers. 'The Night Before Christ
mas Diving Horses" Fire and
Flames" Storm at Sea" Dressing the
Baby" Such a Headache" and Tho
Terrible Kids"
For the usual Sunday concert at the
Belasco tonight. a special attempt has
been made 10 provide an unusual selec-
ton of motion pictures that talk" ORA
matte and tragic scenes. natural scenery
OF this and other lands. travel views.
and cOmical sketches are all included in
the programme arranged for tonight. The
travel pictures. a special feature OF these
concerts. viii take one through Canada.
other views include Niagara Falls. -
Winter Sport in Switzerland" Cowboy
Life" "Coney Island at Night" After
the Storm" and Jack and the Bean
stalk" Weil-known singers will render IL
Illustrated ballads
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Acndemy-"Grent E,nress Rnhher, :.

AcHdemy-"Great Express Robbery"
Melodramas as a rule contain such
haclSneyed plots that those who like this
sort OF entertainment care little. n moth
ing, about the story OF a play as long
as its sensational and scenic features are
interesting. In The Great Express Rob
berry, by owen Davis. which is 70 be the
next attraction at the New Academy the
plot has as much 20 do with the success
OF the piece as the other novelties. The
tale % the piece relates the misfOrtuneS
OF Alice Douglass who falls I'm love with
Dexter Rice. San Francisco gambler.
who plays upon her affection and lures
her from her home by a mock marriage.
Tom Holt. superintendent OF the Tiger
mine. is betrothed 10 Dora Douglass.
Alice'S sister. Lura, a Mexican girl. pre-
tends that she loves Holt. who rejects
her advances and wins her hatred and
enmity. She then seeks AIice's father
and accuses Tom Of being the man who
ruined his daughter. Holt is forthwith
discharged and another man placed In
charge OF the mine. Before the new
superintendent arrives. he Is intercepted
by Dexter and killed. Dexter secures
the dead mans papers and credentials.
and passes as the new superintendent.
He receives the keys 10 the safe contain
ing the receipts OF the mine. but before
he can get 20 the safe. Holt discovers the
deception. Dexter and his confederates
loot the train and escape to the woods
with the gold. They are pursued by the
sheriff and his posse. Tom and Alice are
captured by Dexter and Sure Thing
Jackson and are doomed TO death. They
make their escape by mounting two
horses. who make a plunge over an en-
bankment
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The Messrs. Shubert have surrounded
Mr.. Foy with n cast which includes
Flavia Acaro, Rose Botti. Florence Mar
tin. Ruth Langdon. Jean Salisbury. Mari
eta hi DiO, la Petite Adelaide, William
Cameron. George c. BOniface. jr-, Knute
Erickson. Wnfred Young. and Roy At
well.
A week OF repertoire is in store for
the patrons of the New National Theater
next week, where Blanche Walsh will
appear Monday, Tuesday. and Wednes-
day nights. and at the Wednesday matt
nee IN the new Clyde Fitch play, The
Straight Road" Much has been heard
of this play IN Washington. the So
called Madonna scene of the third act
having caused considerable comment dur
ing the run at the Aston Theater, New
York Miss Walsh viii appear as Mol
o Hara, a girl of the East Side slums of
New York, type OF character that she
Is admirably suited 10 portray The lat
ter half Of the week, including Thursday.
Friday, and Saturday nights and the Sat
urday matinee. Miss Walsh Will appear
in one OF the greatest roles of her ex-
tensive repertoireTthat of Hattie Fret
lander. the eldest daughter OF a Russian
lew, in The Kreutzer Sonata
Another new play one that promises 20
be one Of the big sensations of the pres
ent theatrical season, Claiming Pol
locks The Secret Orchard. viii come
TO the Belasco Theater next Monday
week, direct from the Garrick Theater,
Chicago. where IL is said to have proved
veritable sensation.
THE Secret Orchard" was tried out
In stock by the Hunter Bradford play
ers at Parsons Theater. Hartford. last
August. and scored 80 remarkable a hit
that It's success now with a specially
selected cast of favOrite metropolitan
actors and with special stage settings,
Is a foregOne conclusion. 4 particularly
strong company VIII present II here. in
Guiding Vincent SerranO, Adelaide
Prince. Walter Hale. Olive May, Frank
G. Bangs. Edward r. MawsoE. Henri
eta Vaders. < Newton Undo. Josephine
Victor Edwin See. Ida Lewis. Harry Nc
Auliffe. &c. Mr. Pollock, who con-
siders this the best dramatic work he has
done is devoting all his time 10 the pres
ent presentation. and every detail OF the
production has been effected under his
direct supervision. The three ornate
scenes have been painted by Homer F.
Emens and Frank Platter. the foremost
scenic artists OF the country. and their
artistic merit VIII surprise and delight
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Lyccum-"The Champagne Girls -

The attraction at the Lyceum Theater
all Of the week will be THE Champagne
Girls" burlesque show in two parts.
with an olio OF vaudeville The comedy
part of the show is furnished by Potter
and Hartwell. in an acrobatic novelty
act: Mcfarland and Murray. comedians:
Revere and Yuir. I'm sketch: the two
Coltons and Lyon, the clever juggler. The
two burlesques are filed with comedy
and tuneful music, and the large chorus
has plenty of opportunity for graceful
dances
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The Gayety-"The Jersey Lilies"


William :. Clark. manager OF The
Gayety Theater. announces that his own
particular show. THE Jersey Lilies Ex-
travaganza Company" VIII be the at
traction at the Gayety all next week. The
company appears In a musical comedy
called THE Grafters,' a show which has
been compared 70 THE Foilies of 1907. -
which made a hit in Washington. Be
sides a chorus OF fifty, the company has
n number of headline vaudeville features.
such as Klein, OFT Brothers, and Mich
olson. the Frisco -Four. the Four Zaras,
Fannie Vedder and her dancing boys.
Ward and Raynor. Neil Mckinley. Frank
lin and Williams Anna Lord, Violet
Stetson. Mann and Falks, Stella Chate-
laine. Lillian de Turk. Nellie Emerson.
and Eleanor Lord. The show carries It's
own special scenery and electrical effects.
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Great Falls of the Potomac.

More Picturesque Than Niagara.
HUGE GORGE-TOWERING CLIFFS.
Three Great Waterfalls. SEirlug Whirlpool
Take cars g. +. & y. y. " T.. 18th and II. fare
Nc round UIR
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Some Extraordinary Mothers.

Probably the youngest grand
mother of whom we have record
was a Lady Child of Shropshire,
England. She had married at twelve
years of age and had a child before
her thirteenth year was completed.
This child in turn married while
still very young, with the result
that Lady Child was a grandmother
at twenty-seven. The most extraor-
binary cases of motherhood we're
those of Mrs. Honeywood of Char
ing, in Kent, and Lady Temple of
Stow. When the former died, on
May 10, 1920, aged ninety-three,
she counted as her descendants six
teen children, ia grandchildren,
228 REORGANIZATION and nine
reat-great-grandchildren. The 9th
er case was even more remarkable.
Lady Temple, who died in 1856,
had given birth to four sons and
nine daughters and lived to see
more than 700 descendants.
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THE STORMY PETREL-
why the Bird ReVeIs In a Tumult Of
the Wind and Waves.

The stormy petrol, alias Mother
Carey's chicken, Procellaria pels-
glca, or Oceanites oceanicus, accord
ing as we have reference to the spe-
cles Of the eastern or western At
lantic, has not got the epithet of
stormy" for nothing. The bird
appears to revel in a tumult of the
winds and waves and actually does
so for good and sufficient reason:
This is that its food supply is very
much more abundant when the
ocean is agitated than when it is at
rest. Then the petrol has decid-
ed habit of following ships, which
has really nothing to do with inn
pending storm. No, it seeks the
ship not because it is afraid or Lone
", but simply because the ship agi-
tates the waters. Very likely as it
follows a storm may spring up, and
then, seeing the bird SO obviously
delighted, poor superstitious Jack
not unnaturally thought there was
some connection between them.
From this to belief in a compan-
ionship in evil was only step.
The queer notions about the
stormy petrol did not end here. 1t
was believed-and the naivete of
this belief is decidedly racy of poor
Jack-that it carried its eggs I'M
der its wing and Matched them on
the water. 1t was also believed
that it could appear at will in the
neighborhood of a ship anywhere
about the ocean. All this certain
ly pointed to necromatic or uncan-
ny power, and it is not to be won
dered at that the bird became such
an object of fear and aversion to
the poor man before the mast.
The poet Coleridge has left US
fine picture of the terrifying infu-
ence of the slbatross on the ancient
mariner, but no poet seems to have
awakened to the possibilities of the
stormy petrol as a theme. How
ever, we, read much about it off and
on in old chronicles or tales of the
sea. In one Of these it is recorded
that the sailors, seeing the herald
of storm join the ship too near land,
as they supposed, mutinied and re-
fused to proceed. - Forest and
Stream.