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The Washington herald., 1907-04-14
who GETS Dixeyf

Justice MacLean. of the Supreme Court.
last Saturday issued an order restrain
ing Henry Z. Dixey from acting under
other management than that Of Walter
\. Lawrence, and demanding that lie
show cause why the injunction should noe
be made permanent. In his complaint
Lawrence says Dixev entered into a
three-year contract with him, in Septem-
Der, 1905, which he kept until March, 1907
when. without cause. he refused to abide
longer by It. and that since then the
complainant has sought IN vain 10 pro-
cure q suitable substitute for Dixey in
"fhe Man on the Box Counsel fof
Dixey argued that the written contract
was Cancelled in June. 1905 and an oral
agreement entered into for the rest OF
the term, which was void because it ex-
tended over year
The Washington herald., 1907-04-14
Olga NethersoIe Entertained.

Two years ago, Olga Nethersole. the
celebrated English artiste, was elected
an honorary member Of the Woman's
Press League Of Chicago Miss Neither
sole is playing in Chicago at the present
time, and on Tuesday evening last she
was rendered a reception and BANQUET
at the Grand Pacific Hotel in that city.
AS special guests. a great number Of the
best known aetors and actresses playing
in Chicago and many citizens prominent
in social and artistic life were present
The after-dinner Tnerriment was opened
by the president DIR. Julia Holmes Smith.
after the invocation of the Rev. NJ. w.
Wilson, of the Actors Alliance. The enter
tainment was entirely of an impr0mptu
character and after number of local
entertainers had been called on, Miss
Nethersole sang several songs. as did
Maude Adams and Annie Russell; David
Warilcld gave one of his best monologues.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-14

with theatrical affairs on this side Of the
Atlantic from four to fve years. lie is a
native OF England
Mr. Shaw's comedy. Man and Super
man. is known 70 be an unusually bril-
liant stage offering. There are few II
any playwrights who are so skilled in
the use OF the English language as is Mr.
Shaw. As a satirlst he Is Ia a class TO
himself Mr.. Shaw is probably as well
versed in the literature OF the stage as
any man writing upon this topic Man
and Superman' Is not a play for unin-
telligent people to see. In fact he doesn Z
write plays for this class Of people He
writes for the grOwn-upss the intellec-
tuals-thOse who know something Of the
world and are not hidebOund to conyen-
tions, shams. or hypocrisy. Man and
Superman' IS described as a feast Of
wit. satire paradox in a word. OF Shaw,
ana from the generous table, after seeing
il, it is said audiences arise with an
appetite yet unsatisfied The plot Of the
comedy teaches that man, in the matri-
monlal hunt. is not the sportsman. but
the marked down prey. Woman does the
pursuing. The part played by Mr..
Lorraine. that OF John Tanner. Is one of
tiisA LltSltetLuit AlLdlullELtHs Will v uDlu
all can syppathize. Being Of an indie
pendent trend Of mind. one who does not
believe in showing great respect to a
custom, however foolish It may seem.
simply because il has been IN existence
many years, may not tend TO add TO his
popularity, though no one questions the
wisdom displayed in supporting a truth.
The heroine Of the play. Ann White
field, is described as an alluTing reality
just the kind Of Il woman that is found
in every neighborhood, who may differ
however. from the average woman In
seeking out the man she wants TO marry,
and going for him This is exactly what
she does. and it IS in this where Mr..
Shaw has reversed existing conditions.
but the clever manner in which he tells
the story OF this play makes his theories
very near convincing.
Mr.. Lorraine viii play two maunees
while In Washington, the one on Thurs
day being given at prices less than those
asked at the other perforances.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-14
Mask md viz cInh-

Herr Lohengrin." the nineteenth an
nual production Of the Mask and Wig
Club. of the University of Pennsylvania.
viii be given twice IN Washington at the
Belasco. on Saturday. the 9th. The Mask
and Wig management added the matinee
performance this year for the benefit OF
the students OF the high schools. prep
schools. and seminaries IN the District
and special arrangements have been made
for the accommodation Of these students.
Herr Lohengrfn' completed IN Phila-
delphia last Saturday night one of tie
most successful runs that has fallen 20
the lot of a Mask and Wig production.
There Is said TO be considerably more
cleverness in the piece than in "Shyiock
and Company of last season. William
Ernst. jr.. the author, has fngeniously
woven some of the essentials of Waz-
ner's 'LoheHgriH'' with the typical musi-
cal comedy plot, the result being often
an amusing blend of the ridiculous and
the mock sublime. In the second act
five dancing specialties and a parody on
Peter Pan are introduced
The proceeds of the Washington per-
formances are for the benefit OF the Diet
Kitchen.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-14
The BeIasco-Bertha KaIieh in "The
hreutzer sonata"

Bertha Kalich VIII be seen al the Be
lasco Theater for "a weeks engag cement.
beginning tomorrow night. in ''The
Kreutzer Sonata" Jacob Gordins Yid-
dish drama, which was one of her great
est triumphs OF the Yiddish stage, and
which has been adapted into English
by Langdon Mitchell An entirely new
phase Of Nine. Kalich's art IS dis
closed in her present play, that is a dra-
matte picture of life among the Jews
IN Russia and the United States Miriam
Friedlander is the daughter of a wealthy
Jewish contractor living in a small Rus
sian village. She has loved a young Off
Ger whose sudden death leaves her un-
married. but a mother That she. her
child and her family shall be saved from
disgrace, her father. "A type Of loving
but austere paternalism, arranges for her
marriage to young musician, who,
once the bargain, by which he is the
gamer, is fulhlled. treats his wife with
conmmely and contempt, and never lets
her forget her sin. In New York. where
they have gone to blot out the past. the
husband, Gregor, continues his cruelty,
which Miriam, for the sake Of her child,
bears, even when she learns that Gregor
has led her sister Celia. into an evil life
At length the strain destroys her men
tai control, and when GTegOr and Celia
fiaunt their relations in her face, in an
outburst Of insane frenzy, she brings the
play to its tragic termination. Inter-
woven with this main theme are lesser
incidents, largely of an amusing nature,
IN. which cleverly drawn and acted sub
siCiary figures appear. The role of Miriam,
one Of the. most trying and difficult in
the modern drama, is a heroic figure of
self-sacrifice. and sounds the depths OF
emotion. Nine. Kalich's portrayal has
caused her 10 be likened 10 the greatest
actresses Of history. Temperament and
art combine to give a compelling and ap-
pealing realism TO her acting. The per-
formance in its entirety has the super
iority characteristic Of all the offerings
Of Harrison Grey Fiske. who introduced
Nine Kalich to English audiences, and
under whose direction ''The Kreutzer
Sonata" was staged. It should be said
here in reference 70 the title of the play
that il is 10 wise a dramatizatlon of
ToIstoi's novel of the same name, but
like that takes its title from Beethoven 5
famous composition. which is Introduced
in the action.
a notable company surrounds Nine.
kalich, prominent in the cast being Thec-
dore Roberts. George S. Spencer. George
Christie, Claus Bogel. Adele Block. Jen-
ME Reiffarth. Mary +. Baker, Josephine
Shepard, and Gladys Hulette.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-14
The SIajestic-Kathryn Purneu and
Her stock Company.

That Kathryn Purnell and her clever
company, now playing at the Majestic
have firmly installed themselves into the
graces Of the patrons Of this popular
playhouse IS fully attested by the large
and appreciative audiences that greet "the
Bernhard of popular prices" at every
performance. The vehicle 20 be used
this week Is Sidney Toler's "The Belle
of Richmond" The piece is lavishIy
mounted and many striking and novel
scenes are produced that as far as the
artists brush and mechanical devices are
concerned are exact facsimiIes of the
scenes they represent.
The play is In four acts, and possesses
a plot that, while consistent, does not re-
veal itself untu near the final climax. The
usual matinees will be given-Monday.
Wednesday and Saturday-and a new line
OF souvenirs have been procured for the
first nighteTs.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-14
The CoiunlBia-RObert Lorraine in
sA!an and Superman."

The clientele of the Columbia TheateF
will have the opportunity all this week.
beginning tomorrow evening, Of seeing
the second presentation IN Washington
of Bernard Shaw's comedy, Man and
superman" Robert Lorraine will begin
his second engagement here in this play
supported by nearly all Of the same play
ers who We're associated with him when
here a year ago last February. In i'm
personating the character of John Tan
ner in Mr.. shaw's comedy, Mr.. Lorraine
has or high praise. Mr.. Lorraine. as
may he well known, has been identified
The Washington herald., 1907-04-14
The TaeriIIes ana Moving Pictures
Mt BeIaScO.

The Sunday concerts at the Belasco
Theater are becoming noted for the re-
fined and interesting vaudeville features
introduced each week. The headHners
for tonight will be the Maerilles, who
will present their musical comedy playlet
entitled Entertaining I3irtie," which IS
said to be an amusing vehicle for these
entertainers Mr.. Chick win be the H.
lustrated song soloist for the perform
ance. and many entirely novel subjects
are promised for the moving picture part
of the entertainment.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-14
Called Down.

Robert E. Long, the press agent OF the
National and the editor Of Greenroom
Gllmpses, the bright little sheet that he
issues weekly in that connection, was re-
Gently stirred to just anger over the
publication in a local imitation of Town
Topics Of a muddy poem. in which the
chorus girl was the subject of some un-
seemly comment, says the New York
Dramatic News this week. Taking the
position that a paper that does not treat
even the lowliest members of the theatri-
cal profession with respect. Mr. Long
withdrew the advertising patronage of
the National from its columns, and deliv-
cred a stinging rebuke in Greenroom
Glimpses that drew forth an apology.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-14
The New Lyceum-.'TIse Jolly Grass
WidOux''

THE Jolly Grass Widows. which fur
nishes the entertainment at the New
Lyceum all of this week, is known as
one of the funny burlesque shows which
take the road. It has a first part en-
titled. ''The Frolicsome Widow" ir
which Miss Ruth Everett woman OF
commanding presence, takes the principa
role. The burlesque that closes the show
is called "A Night on the Boardwalk '
The vaudeville olio between the burlesaut
includes the Zarrow Trio, in a comeds
bicycle act; Gruet and Gruet, eccentric
comedians, in sam Substitute" RutI
Everett, the mechanical doll. and Gardnel
and Somers, a musical team.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-14
Chase's - "MaFse COyingtOn" and
Seven Other Acts,


Chase's submits for this week eight at
.tractive polite vaudeville novelties. the list
embracing George Ade's "Marse Gov
ington." Tom Edwards, the Aribos. the
SpO0k Minstrels, Villa Holt Wakefield,
Hal Merritt. Fitzgerald and GIlday. and
the comic motion pictures called Teddy
Bears" George AIDES presentation viii
be a red letter event. It is said to re-
veal new depths OF his literary genius.
David Warfield is said to have gauged
its possibilities, and he attempted 10 Sc
cure it for use as a curtain raiser, or Tor
enlargement into a longer play when he
finished with 1.-THE Music Master" Nr.
Ade declined on the ground that It was
written with a view TO embodying the
art Of f. J. Connolly. the character COM
edian, and, therefore. the latter viii have
the honor of playing Il at Chase's. Mr..
Connelly's company includes Gerald Grit
I'm, Stephen Haley. Ernest Carr. and
Arthur Ebbetts Mr.. Connolly was a long
time with the late James Hene 81 the
time the latter was playing Shore
Acres" Then ne went into musical
comedy and Peggy from Paris" claimed
him "a while; afteTWard he was in Bird
Center" and then Joseph Weber snapped
him up for the Weber MIsic Hall where
he remained until entering vaudeville. He
made New York sit up and take notice
when In The Squaw Mans Girl OF the
Golden West" at Weber's. he burlesqued
or initiated Keenan's creation of the
gambler I'm the BeIasco play. Mr.. Con
nelly has produced the little play with all
the care that would be given a larger
production. Tom Edwards. the extra
ordinary feature of the balance Of the
bill. IS an English genius who has made
quite an impression by his wonderful
voice throwing art His simulations OF
far-away sounds are said 20 be very
surprising and pleasing The other at
fractions all promise an extensive and
entertaining bin
The Washington herald., 1907-04-14
Her Voice Gone.

Two welI-known critics were overheard
discussing a certaiT famous passe sing
er at the opera in New York the other
night One Of them remarked:
What a sad thing if is when a singer
realizes she has lost her voice.
Yes, but how much more sad when
she doesn't realize it.
Unnecessary 70 add that the opera was
not being sung in English.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-14
Nlniestfc To-nirht.

The Majestic Theater. will have another
of w. D. Fitzgerald's improved concerts
tonight. and a pleasing programme is
promised. The motion pictures viii all
be new and selected from the late I'M
portations as well as the best of Ameri-
can subjects. The vaudeville acts intro
duced viii be novel and acceptable.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-14

The event passed OFF most pleasantly and
was one of the most successful receptions
That the league has yet given.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-14
Just to prove that we're progressive.


Just to prove that we're progressive.
The thcateT Of to-day
Is the place where people mimic and pretend;
There's a hero and a s8cT0
And a yilasa in the play.
And the hero whips the villain in the end
Why don't s9me one write drama
Where the villain wins the day?
Why don't some one have show without hero IN
the plays
Just because they're always had him it viii always
be that way.
The theater hasn't one progressive friend.
same old songs about the sane old coons,
Few new words, but the same old tunes;
Dashing on before
We the merry chorus,
And everything they do sou knows been donei
You hear the same old jokes
That make the same old hit:
The sseury's just the same. but It's been painted
uP a bit.
You can ask most any Snowman.
Inquire Il Charley fr0hman.
And he'll say there's nothing new beneath the sun.
That is a verse and the chorus from a
song sung in Little Johnny Jones" by
Bobby Barry, who is the successor OF Mr..
George Cohan in this typical Cohan musi-
cal comedy which drew large audiences
10 the Columbia Theater last week. Like
most of Mr. Cohan's plays Il attracts
audiences and amuses them, and about
as near as any COhan play comes to teach
ing a moral is In ghe verse above quoted.
Even Mr.. Cohan, "the candy KID" the
man who has done much to make nasal
tones popular and who Is lenG.ng the
weight Of his popularity to the firm Of
IIlaw & ETIangeT has wit enough to rec
ognize that in spite Of the fortunes that
he and his fellow writers for the theateT
are making from the stage there is
nothing new beneath the sun" Nor is
/ there likely to be so long as the medl-
OcTity Of the Conan plays proves a pow
erful enough magnet TO draw the dollars
/ into the bOX-office. The theater has done
much for Mr. Cohan. Ii has changed him
I from a boy violinist into a millionaire and
/ he has done nothing for the stage. Moth
/ ing,-Yes. he has. He has given us one
new axiom. as good of the stage as on.
Always leave them laughing when you
/ say good-byr"
The Washington herald., 1907-04-14
Edna Mays Debut.

Various Boswells Of that successful sac
charine star, Edna May. have assigned
various recent times and places for her
debut From Syracuse comes q card an
ciently yellowed that clears the event of
all apochryphal clouds. The place was
Syracuse. the time. spring OF 1883. The
cast for the bucOlic play then and there
presented was this;
Farmer Allen. .---.-.....--..-...........M A Ruger
Luke Bloomfield. T. Baum
William T Schaefer
Dora Ea Cahili
Mary Morrison. Miss G. Gardner
Little Willie Edna Petty
It was fourteen years later that Edna
Petty, transformed into Edna May, made
her debut In Oscar HammeTstein's Oper-
eta, Santa Maria which was followed
six weeks later by her union with the
Lederer forces. which resulted in "The
Belle Of New York"
The Washington herald., 1907-04-14

desire to preserve the Union and becomes
an officer in the Federal army. Under
such. circumstances It is, of course. in
cumbent on Alr. Shipman to make his
heroine a Southern girl. and very charm-
ing she Is. too, as well as spirited and
courageous. one wonders. however, why
the playwright thought it necessary to In
vest the character Of Capt. Frasier, Mai
Dales subordinate officer during the
chase after the mysterious night rider
who carries dispatches destructive TO the
Union cause, with such a marked degree
Of boorishness. Capt. Frasier never re-
moves his hat in the presence Of a lady
even when the scene happens TO be the
lady's own drawing-room, and in other
ways he shows a lack of common
courtesy. These gaucheries. inferentially
and other shortcomings. specifically. are
ascribed by Mai. Dale to the circumstance
that the captain halls from New England
-or, at least, they We're in Washington
which is generally regarded as a South
ern city. Naturally, one has some curios-
ity to know how the lines are changed
when the scene of the plays production
ia ttEENtAS " hb Al OlAI VI N4+G %NNh 4ft41
land States. 1t really Is not necessary in
these days TO asperse one section of the
country in order 70 gain favor in another
ana it is a little surprising that the people
in charge of a drama Ike "On Parole"
should entertain the contrary opinion.
Despite a few flaws of this sort, and the
inevitable inability Of the Northern-born
actor TO initiate the Southern accent prop
erly. "On Parole" is pleasing It's pathos
is never bathos, its sentiment is not
mawkish, and, generally speaking it is
well constructed. The last act. in which
Gen. Pinckney learns OF the occupation
of Richmond and the surrender Of the
Army of Northern Virginia. and Col.
Dale and Capt Pinckney, one wearing
the blue. the other the gray come into
their own again. is especially effective.
Practically ali the players acquit them
selves Creditably
The Washington herald., 1907-04-14


Louis Evan shipman's "on Parole" is
not the best war play ever written, but it
IS sufficiently meritorious to deserve even
more generous patronage than was ac-
corded it at the Belasco the past week
1t scarcely can be compared to Secret
Service" or ''The Heart of Maryland. 70
for instance. but it is nevertheless. well
worth seeing lis picture Of rural Vir-
ginia in the closing year Of the war be-
tween tie States affords a welcome relief
from problem" plays and near-eomic
operas. and should be commended on
that account. even II other reasons for
praise did not exist.
The author very cleverIy appeals TO the
sympathies of both the North and South
by making his here "a Virginian. who
subordinates his love for his State to his
The Washington herald., 1907-04-14

Amelia Bingham unceremoniously
closed her engagement at the Bijou in
.'The Lilac Room" last Saturday night
The piece met with fair success on the
road, but was vieiousIy slated by the
critics. Lloyd Bingham charged the press
The Washington herald., 1907-04-14

Another success is 'The Orchid, at
the Herald Square, which mas come TO
stay all summer. and no doubt will be
on view in the sweltering days of July
and August Although It is the first of
the big summer shows, 1t landed not
more than an hour or so before the big
blizzard of this week came to town.
which set New York back for two DAYS
into the midst of winter. Eddie Foy
is the star, and has the best part he has
played in Il long time. in Artie Choke. a
gardener. He plays an amusing golf scene,
and takes part in a funny glove contest.
He sings two songs that have hit the
popular fancy. one is And They say He
Went 10 College. another But He Goes
to Church on Sunday" The piece is a
rougii-and-ready musical comedy with a
Jolly and rollicking gig. in which not
only the star, but Trixie Friganza as a
soubrette Of the Marie Dressler type;
William Rock. the old orchid hunter. and
Maude Fuiton made distinct hits. Other
excellent players in the cast are Amelia
Stone, Alfred Hickman. and Joseph Her
bert The piece abounds in popular music
by MOnektOn and CaTyiI.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-09
BIG FEE DEMANDED
is REDUCED TO $25

In place of the $1650 which, according
to his suit he thought ought to be paid
to him as attorneys fee Attorney j..
Marion Brooks was yesterday awarded
$25 fee by Judge Monroe in depart
ment six of the superior court.
Stephen Adrizzone, the defendant, re-
fused to pay what he said was an ex-
orbitant price. About year ago
Brooks acted as his attorney in raising
a lease on some farm land and in draw
ing up a petition in bankruptcy which
was never filed.
Some criminal proceedings in the po-
lice court in defense of some one
charged with murder raised the fee to
the unusual amount, but Odrizzone de-
MED that he had ever asked Brooks to
interfere with the criminal prosecution.
So as a result of their differences the
case got in the courts. The petition
drawn up in bankruptcy was rated at
$125 by Attorney Brooks, the lease at
$500 and so on, but Judge Monroe al
lowed only $25 retaining fee that had
already been paid and dismissed the
suit.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-09
PLANS FOR OWENS
RIVER ELECTION
ALL DEPARTMENTS FURTHER
BOND ISSUE
City Attorney Asks counciImen to
Furnish Lists of Officers for
Polling Places by Next
Saturday

Active steps are being taken to
further preparations for the Owens
river bond election.
a Polling places in all the precincts will
all be utilized this year, and as the
shoestring strip has been added the
vote will probably be heavy, as in
terest In the water question is intense.
In all departments of the city hall a
united effort is being waged in the in
terest of the aqueduct project.
City Attorney Hewitt hopes to see the
election called for May 15I which will
be declared a holiday.
Mr.. Hewitt said to the council yes
terday:
THE ordinance calling the election to
vote upon the issue of bonds for the
owens river project is in preparation
in my office, and it will be necessary TO
have lists Of eight election officers and
the polling places of each precinct.
II would request the members of the
council to furnish me with lists of cleo
ton officers not later than Friday so
that l can prepare the ordinance Mon
day"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-09
Totals .......
Building and Realty

The height limit on new buildings in
San Francisco has been removed and
now property owners are planning
twelve-story structures.
Thomas Cassidy has sold to A. v.
Perkins an undivided half interest in
the lot at the southwest corner of Clay
and Fourth streets for stated con-
sideration of $4,000. The lot is 371s by
go feet in size and is unimproved.
No reinforced concrete building more
than twelve stories will be allowed at
Portland.
Inspection of the site for the new
postoffice on the northwest corner of
Temple and Spring streets shows that
the contractors are still engaged in
making excavations. The entire lot is
inclosed with a high board fence, shut
ting the lot off from public view.
Preparations are about completed for
the foundation work and now that the
weather is settled the contractors will
get busy.
E., A. Blurick and A. B. Welch of Los
Angeles have purchased a tract of
thirty-five acres at San Pedro for a
consideration said to approximate $780,
900. The property lies six blocks west
of Pacific avenue and directly north of
First street.
The Appeal Manufacturing company
has let the contract for three-story
building to be erected at 631 South Los
Angeles street. The outlay will be
S11, ,407.