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The Washington herald., 1908-08-30
AT THE PLAYHOUSES.
chase. Theater Opening.

Chase's emerges tomorrow from its
summer cocoon All new, eeautihed, and
redecorated. the theaJer is to-day at the
very zenith Of its handsomeness and hos
pitabIeness. Neither length Of years nor
familiarity with vaudeville has stalled pub
lie appetite. as evidenced by the unpTece-
deuted advance sale which Chase's box
ofHce encountered last week The treas
urer and his stsn were amazed b. the ex-
tent and volume Of applications fo- seats
IN advance and for the reservation OF
permanent locations Not only have all
the regular permanent patrons renewed
their locations for another year. but there
is a large element with whom the box
Office staf has never had contact before
/ Under such auspicious conditions there
I is little wonder that the management and
/ the heads Of the playhouse's various de
partments are confidently anticipating
/ record-break5uE season in spite OF the
/ prevalence Of cheap amusements and
1 countless other opposing Influences
/ Following the I0ng-established custom
Of making the inaugural bill set the
| standard for the season. Chase's this
week has Iabored 90 secure q programme
I OF features and novelties rejecting the
ideals Of the house. It is believed that,
all things considered the engagements
that have been made are the hest t1at
could be obtained and that the aggregate
OF amusement Afforded viii be greater
than has been given by any opening bill
IN many years The complete newnes'
and originality Of the various features Il
at once apparent from the names and de
20
nlier headline attraction Ralph c Herr
the comedian recently featured with Nile
Genee in ZiegfeId's The Soul kiss Mr.
Herr appears to have caught the fancl
. / Of New York vaudeville. and his recen
performances there amounted 10 persona
ovatfons His Offering is described as
] fne medium for his versatility. as II el
{ I ables him 20 give gllupses Of himself d
, many Of his famous roles-in Dolly Dol
i lars" Lola from Berlin The Whit
Hen The Soul Kiss &c The novelt
is described as a lyrical monologue Wit
T. appropriate characterlzatiOns N coStuD'
= The added special feature of the week
. the SIX Little Girls and the Teddy Bea'
= with the Lilliputian comedian. Evere'
Scott n the principal role. with the othe
parts portrayed by the Misses Beth Ha'
81. rIsou. Gertrude Hawkins Grace Fan
= Frances Folsom. EiJrie Hawkins. an
Polly Allison all Broadway favorites. ar
e lively TO a degree. Mullen and Corei
r ] are eccentric comedians whose "Humo
GUS Pecuiiarities" Is FUN Of a-rObatic q
travagancIes- The Three Renards are
J. European aerial act Of international rep
e tation Una Clayton is a Coincidence
ID the FrOnmau type. and. with her on
n company. including Francis Morey ar
Ruth HandfoTd. VIII present His Loc
Color "a studio episode said 60 anoui
a. tn funny complications. The klnsoEs
be "Go.1E T. Blind" are said 20 have a Gle
" er and comic musical act Charles
T. Haven and Jack Sidney should oecor
s. popular with their nonsenslcal nleiahA
and the motion pictures are Up 20 Z
D tines
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opening of national season.

The New National Theater, after rev
weeks Of darkness. win open its doors for
the winter season Of 1850 on Monday
n.eht. September a. with the successful
Broadway musical comedy success. The
Nerry-Go-Roun5, the only musical en-
te-tainmeut that has survived the entire
summer season in New York City
The Nler-v-Go-Rou1d' is no uncertain,
uztried quantity o- quality OF diversion,
f5r It's wit and melody. its genuine gor-
reousaess Of scene. its wealth Of novel
q. its surprising array Of beautiful wom-
en-. and its remarkable roster Of all star
usrrymakers who constitute the cast
must have been Of the highest caliber 70
nave held public patronage in New York
CIV during the hottest periods known 70
the metropolis in some thirty-sevea years
and where they crowded the Circle The
ater nightly for twelve weeks.
I Raymond Hitchcock Americas Owl
oriEinal lean. lanby and natural come
dian and one OF the most successful OF
I musical comedy stars leads the roll o.
/ stellar lights. the salary list Of which i
I said 10 reach the top notch for invest
nent in musical comedy talent Thel
I there is that Immaculate and finishes
{ artist and dancer. IEnatiO Aartinetti
I who sings as well as he dances BoDo.
North, a singing comedian Of quite an
! other school. but one whose Hebraic dia
lsctics and ditties are refined and AWAY
pleasing: Mckay and Cantwen, extreme
Iy clever unctious comedians. whose dro
singing and dancing would provok
laughs IN any company; Katherine Row
palmer. a decidedly clever characte
icomedieune: Lillian Rice and Angie We
uers. Enirlwind dancers, Miss SteH
Maury. Mss Margaret Sawyer, JONI
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Good Plays Booked.

The National Theater, which opens
Monday. September Il. has secured a me
line of attractions for the early part Of
the season. and during the year al OF
the big New York successes have been
booked. Arrangements have also been
made for the production OF several new
plays. which VIII first be tested on wash
incton audiences. the most cosmopolitan
s-74 critical Of any IN America The frst
week vfl see The Merry-so so-Round,
with RAYMOND Hitchcock as the feature
This. will be followed by the much talked
OF 'sT1e Devil then comes Thomas =
wise in his new play. A Gentleman
I from Mississippi Grace George in ''Di-
vorcons.-' a knight for Day, With
/ the original New York cast. and then
/ Flo Ziegfeld's new musical show. Ire
I FoIies OF 1908
The Washington herald., 1908-08-30

Charles Marks. business partner Of
Richard earle. was a guest Of the come
dian one day aboard the latter's yacht.
the Cosette- The next day he was telling
about the wonders Of the yacht 70 a
crowd Of men in New York He de-
s-rfbed her beautiful lines. her cabin her
captain her crew. and spent ten minutes
on the cook
Y tell you Re wound up shes a great
boat. but she's not very fast
HOW many knots an hour does she
naks2'' inquired one Of Nj Marks lis
.euers-
IN tell YOU he replied You have e
throw something in the water alongside
1 the boat TO tell whether you're going o'
whether you're anchored
The Washington herald., 1908-08-30
The Aeademy-aLuc<y jim"


Josepa Santlev is this season presenting
a plav called Lucky jim" collabo-
ration by Mr.. sautley and William G
Beckwith. The opening act Of the play is
placed hrst in the Office Of Wall street
broker later in the train shed Of the
Grand Central depot and then out in
Arizona at the head Of Death Valley
where the hero. James Randall young
man fresh from college. who has taken
a course in mining engineering. has gone
10 recuperate the fortune lost by his
father IN the rnaeIstrOm OF speculation
through the Vaccinations Of a rival bro
kerase firm. The hero's name IS James
Randall. and being from the East, he IS
naturally looked upon by the rough min
ers as a --tenderfoot.' which fact is util-
lied by the villain IN order that a rene
gadc haIf-breed may pick quarrel with
him This is happily. frustrated, now
I ever. by the newly elected sleTlh OF tAe
county. who becomes the youngsters last
ana devoted friend And together they
v-rest great riches from Death Valley,
I though in the doing Of "a the hero is be
I set by innumerable dangers and has
] many hair breadth escapes from death
In an of his trials. however, the hero s
Z sweetheart is az his side. and in the las
act their faithfuiness and constancy Is
rewarded b. the wedding which is prom
ised after the curtain falls The 1hir6
I act Is an especially strong one. its local'
being a stockade in which a handful o.
men and three women are besieged by
horde Of savages. and had not the her'
taken his life in his hands and broker
through the lines 90 bring aid their iat
would have been worse than death seem
caIlv this act is the most important on
In the play. II having been designed b.
walter BurridEe and painted, under hi
direction. by Gates and MoranEe- IN
story told is consistent. and the compan
s71r7or+fnsr Mr.. Santlev has been care
/ suilv selected Il includes O.. L MacDOn
/ aid. Tom Springer, Joseph Kelly. Leo
, Washburn. Robert VignoIa, Alice CliftoT
and others.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-30
Tn. I.rccum-RurIesaue.

There Is always a pleasure in the an
ticipation Of the coming OF something
new for the average thestergoer, and
next weeks attraction at the New Ly-
ceun viii De realization week when
the now famous DUcklings viii present
their. programme for the first time IN this
city. Absolutely new and refreshing IN
its entirety is the claim made by the
promoters Of this magnificent organiza-
tioa which IS al the top of the class in
that form Of amusement. numerically and
a-tistirally Two ilviEoratlug comic and
musical uarts % the programme are
termed ..Berrywood's Busy Day and
--KeIly's Dublin Bar" both ~ which IN
troduoe the mammoth company n show
beauties. singing and dancing girls com
ed- experts and the very limit of vaude-
vile excellence. including Miss Louie Da-
cree. the Eva TauEuaE ~ hgriesG1e- rHe
{ European Bergs. musical seXtet- HALEY
{ ara NcKiunon. tIacE-face comedy stars
I George Q CLARK the German phLoso'
/ pher. Cotton and Da-row, comedl
/ sketches: Miss T!ney Downey- the httl'
I electric battery OF song. and forty others
The Washington herald., 1908-08-30
The Garety-RurIesque.

The Id Llfters~ Burlesaue Company
viii be the attraction al the Gayety The
ster this week. This season the com
many has an entertainment that is up
to-date. bright. and pleasing from start
70 finish. The management Of the com
parv. mas had Two new burlesgEes written
20 suit the requirements Of the company,
and they viii be found % be fun q
laughing moments. bright lines. and
catchy music. Several novelties In the
musical and dancing line will present
the fun strength OF the CaorzIs girls, VINO
viii be arraved in most gorgeous and
fetching costumes The vaudeville pari
Of the entertainment viii consist OF ar
olio Of merit Among those who VII
contribute novel and pleasing acts are
John and Helen Davis. terpsichorean art
isrs. John ". jess and Lee Hickman, y
their ludicrous farce ON the Links
/ Hattie Mills. american cla1ceCse eccen
I triaue: Rose and Ellis. marvellous aero
bats and barrel jumpers. and Ben Walke'
and Charles Barrett, character artists
the whole 10 conclude with the side-spLJ
I ting farce. "Slop Suey; OF. Tne sole KISS
The Washington herald., 1908-08-30
New play for Mcintyre & Heath.

Klaw & Erlanger made a new contract
with Messrs. Mcintyre and Heath last
Friday for three years, beginning Sep
teulber. 1919 The firm has in preparation
for these clever comedians 2 big musical
comedy BY II. A Du Souchet. author Of
MY Friend from India and other sue
cessful faroes. entitled The Steeple-
chasers" Ness-s. Mcintyre and Heath
will not only again appear surrounded By
the usual lot Of pretty girls and clever
I dancers, but there viii also be IN -
book a serious vein which viii give
Nessrs. Mcintyre and Heath the oppor-
I tunfty to show their sbilities as the best
/ Interpreters OF the Southern negro type or
/ the American stage. not only in his lighter
/ and farcicaI moods, but also IN his more
/ serious moments The Steeplechasers
will be elaborately mounted and cos
tuned.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-30
NoRDICA IS COMING.
Famous PrimR Donna VIII Dedicate
New Masonic Temple Auditorium

A--ounceneur is made by Ar Ned
stein. formerly OF the Columbia Theater.
who has assumed the management of the
New Masonic Temple Auditorium, that
The famous operate star. Nine Lillian
No-dica. has been engaged 10 dedicate
this magnificent new music hall This rIe
auditorium is rapidly receiving its finish
ing touches and decorations. and Il VIII
be ready for occupancy on Thursday
evening. October Is. when Nine NOrdlca.
than whom there IS no better or more
popular operate srtlste here or abroad.
win delight her many admirers with 8
5edfcatory programme that has never
been surpassed in this city. The New
Masonic Temple Auditorium occupies the
entire ground floor Of the New Masonic
/ Temple. AT the intersection Of New FcrE
avenue and Thirteenth street, and ir'
/ seating capacity IS l.51o persons Nine
I Nor5ica's programme viii be announced
4 later.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-30
A Gifted Comedian.

IN speaking OF Al H Wilson. who viii
be seen as Metz Won Frieburg IN When
Old New York Was Dutch at the Co
I,lmbia .Theater in the early part Of Sep
tember. Mr. Louis Dodge, the widely
quoted critic OF the St Louis Globe
Democrat. says. in part: M Wilson is
rna u,osr. gifted Of our singing comedians
There is LONELINESS and tenderness and
ar. appeal 10 ones affections and tears in
his rusic-such music as IS vouchsatec
10 few favored souls who know that
the music schools are trying only 70 man
ufacture that which nature once IN
while permits a few mortals to possess
instinctively."
The Washington herald., 1908-08-30
Edgar seIvvyn in "Pierre of the
PIafnsS

Rehearsals OF Edgar Selwyn in Pierre
OF the Plains" which Henry b Harris
will offer early IN September. began at
the Hudson Theater on August "a The
cast to support M Selwyn in the piece
includes Scott SigEins. George Schaeffer.
Paul Dickey. Richard Sterling. Joseph
Adelman. Clifford stark. Harry Gibbs.
F 4. Turner. Harrison Armstrong. Min
ma Adelma1. and Miss Elsie Ferguson.
he latter % have the chief feminine role.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-30
..The Ronnfe Bene."

Alice Lloyd viii have her New York
hearing in The Bonnie Belle of Scot
land al the New York Theater early IN
the fall. George Cohan Is writing the
music for Klavv & Erlaager and John J
AfcNaIIy has the book completed The
show wiU contain several imported num-
hers as features OF the musical comedy
The Washington herald., 1908-08-30
The NnElpIre.

The shuberts have accepted play
called The Vampire which viii bring
forward two new dramatists- They are
Edgar Allen woolf and George s. Viereek-
The latter gentleman writes the dramatic
department Of the Current Literature
The Washington herald., 1908-08-30
Tbous. z. shea In Vaudeville.

Thomas E Shea is another one OF tne
stars in line with Virginia Harmed 70
succumb 10 vaudeville Inducements His
managers. Cohan & Harris, have ar
ranged for a season Of twenty weeks, and
the star viii appear IN a condensed YER
sion OF The Bells.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-30
southern Tour for Henrietta orOs-

Fer the first time in her career Henri
eta Crosman will make tour OF the
South in Mistress Nell and As You
Ike tt Her managers. Henry 3 Har-
rfs and Maurice Campbell. are sending
cur 100 G00 letters 20 thsater-goers IL the
smaller cities asking for q statement Of
their choice as to the play in which they
wish Miss Crosman to appear
The Washington herald., 1908-08-30
what Every wonan Knows.

what Every Woman Knows" + viii
be brought out by Charles Frohman at
his Duke OF York Theater, IN London, on
September 2
The Washington herald., 1908-08-30
4 New Edition of the Fool House

The -Four HUntings VIII open their sea
son at Poughkeepsie on August 81 In
new edition Of The Fool House which
has been rewritten by Lew Hunting. The
company will number forty. including
chorus OF twenty girls. and besides the
Four Huntings the principals include
Richard Hume Jack Marshall Esther
Mobiles. Nellie CaprOn. and the Broadway
Quartet. Fred 7. Grenei viii handle the
aGVance.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-30

,ban Keefe. and the famous SIX Cyclonic
Shrinps. TO say nothing OF the chorus
beauries
The Washington herald., 1908-08-30

Guy Standing. who plays the part Of
Charley Steele in The Right Of Way
which opens the Broadway Theater'
Brooklyn, Saturday evening. September >,
was lost and is found The newspapers
discovered him when friends and cables
failed Mr. Standing laconically cabled
Klaw & Erlanger that he had forgotten
ais engagements until he saw a story o..
his disappearance IN a London paper
Fuller explanations would be given or
his arrival in New York. he said Theo-
I dore Roberts has joined the company IT
/ rehearsal but Mr.. Standing VIII arrive
/ IN New York only a day before the DiaJ
/ opens
The Washington herald., 1908-08-30

The smiling face Of Bob Long viii
not be seen IN Chase's box Office this sea
son. as he has resigned his connection
with the polite vaudeville theater. Nj
Long contempIates entering upon com
merclaI career. and carries with him the
best wishes Of ali those with whom he
was associated during his nine years the
atricaI service
The Washington herald., 1908-08-30

Mss H. Winnifred De Witt the man
azer Of Chase's. has returned 70 the city
and resumed her apartments at the Cum
berland. She spent the summer al the
Hotel Champlain. on Lake Champlain, ex-
cept for two weeks. when she was located
at the New York City Office OF Chase 5,
passing upon the merits Of attractions Of
/ fered for booking the coming season
The Washington herald., 1908-08-30

Thomas Meigha1, who has been en-
zaEed as leading man FOR Nannette Com
stocks new play. Jet which viii be
seen az the Columbia Theater shortly,
v-ss specially engaged for the London
production OF Way Down East" Mr.
NeiEhan has returned from the other side
20 BEGIN rehearsals-
The Washington herald., 1908-08-30

While the formal inaugural os the third
season Of Rose Stahl IN The Chorus
LADY viii begin a. the Grand opera
House. New York On September Z, Henry
2. Harris viii present his star for two
special performances at Asbury PARK,
y. J.. on Saturday, September b
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-28
SPEECH
]. BY FRENChMAN
TALKS ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS in
CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.

Paris. Jan. 25.-The dramatic
speech made in the chamber Of dep.
uties by M. Delcasse, who spoke upon
foreign affairs for the first time since
his retirement from the foreign min
istry during the crisis Of 1906, has
proved a veritable sensation in politi-
cal circles.
His charge that France in a moment
Of panic consented to the Algeciras
conference, when in reality Germany
would not have dared to make war
upon her because Of her alliance and
friendship, created a deep impression
throughout the country.
M. Delcasse in his speech particular.
" assumed personal credit not only
for the British, Italian and Spenish en-.
tentes with France, but also for bring.
ing Great Britain and Russia together.
M.4Jaures, the socialist leader in the
chamber Of deputies, announced to-
dav that on next Monday. he would
read In the chamber the letters he
claims to possess when prove that
the late DR.. Mauchamp was a secret
intermediary between Mulai Hafid and
the French foreign ONCE.
a telegram received from Admiral
Philburt says Mulai Hafd IL reported
TO be at Chair, 80 miles from settat.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-28
REALTY TRANSFERS.

Real estate transfers have been
filed in the Office OF the coun " clerk
and recorder during the past week as
follows:
Yellowstone county to r. e. Ceder-
gren, Park City lots; $373.z5.
w. B. George to David Frat, lots
1 to s and 70 to %, block 10, West
Side addition; 81.
W. R. Westbrook to Rev. NJ. G.
Lehman, lot 6, block 10, Laurel Realty
subdivision, Laurel; 81.
Helen Hodgson to Amy Lindsay,
lots 4. 8 and 9, block s. North Eleva-
ton subdivision, Billings; 81.
Bessie Mcneil to Josephine K. Wa
tiers, lots 9 and 10, block 1877, Bill
ings; 81.
Amanda Spray to c. L. Craig. lots
Is and IA, block 1919, Billings; 81.
Barbara Dennison to Frank B. Mod
ry, lots 10 and 20, block 204, Billings;
John MacGinniss to MacGinniss
company, lots 81, 3S, 80 and.
40. block 4, West Side addition; 81.
First National Bank Of Billings to.
4 J. and Freda seipp. various lands;
Si4O
Fred 1nabnit to +. j. Walters. ic.r
q u and Is. block 20, Billings;
f!szou.E
Myrtle Mccreight to Mary samlin,
lots -, -. IA, Is and 16, block II,
$1,000.
North Real Estate Loan & Title
company to w. s. Simpson, lots Is,
Il. IS and 16, block $50. Billings; 81.
First National bank to NJ. e. Reed.
quarter Of the southwest
quarter and the northeast quarter Of
s, township 1 south, range 26'
east; 81.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-28
LEWELLYN-MARTlN
BOUT IS A DRAW
CROWD APPEARED SATISFIED
WITH DooDEY's DECISION.

After 10 rounds Of lively fighting
which appeared to satisfy a big crowd
OF the local sports, the mill between
Lewis Lewellyn and Jimmy Martin
was declared a draw last night at the
Globe saloon. Vince Doodey refereed.
Martin had all the best Of the go
for the first eight rounds, but Lew
ellyn had the staying qualities, and
showed Is fresh at the end Of the
fight as at the beginning. he had the
advantage of Martin in weight and
appeared to be In better condition
than the younger man.
In the tenth round Martin dislocat-
ed two fingers in one hand, and in
the fifteenth or sixteenth round Lew
ellyn dislocated his thumb, but both
kept on fighting.
The big bout, which started at IL
O'Clock, was preceded by a preliminary
between Kid Wild and Kio WEIGH
which was declared a draw, and an
other bout between the Spannie Kid
and Kid Rober Ia which Rober got the
decision. These bouts we're four
rounds each.
Before the final bout Floyd De.
Haven challenged the winne5 OF the.
match, and was roundly cheered by
the au..ence. fgf
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-28
FROM FROMBERC

Fromberg, Jan. 25.-Prof. Ross went
to Bridger Saturday OF some Law
business.
Mrs. Dick Wilmington Of Sand
creek was shopping in town Saturday.
Malcolm Swan, the surveyor for
the Yellowstone railroad, was looking
after business matters in Fromberg
Saturday afternoon.
Rev. Shanklin Of Joliet held serv.
ices in the I. o. o. F. hall in From.
berg Sunday, January 10.
Rev. Father Truempter of Red
Lodge held services in Coalville Sun
day at 10 O'clock and at Moran's
ranch Monday.
Will Chafin and family visited with
his uncle, James Chaf1n Of Bridger,
Sunday.
Jack Tuggle returned from Belfry
and Bridger Sunday morning in his
automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cassell and lit
daughter. Ruth. visited friends in
Bridger Sunday.
The Northern Pacific company 10
having its ice house filled with Ice for
the coming summer.
l. 8. Rife. the Bridger livery man.
was down from Bridger Sunday.