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New-York tribune., 1908-03-22

the extraordinary impression he had made
Lady Maud sat alone up stairs, so absorbed
in her thoughts that she did not hear the CI1ck
OF the lock as he opened and shut the front
door She was much more amazed at herself
than surprised by the offer he had made
Temptation, IN any reasonable sense OF the
word. had passed by her IN life, and she had
never before understood what II could mean
to her Indeed. she had thought Of herself
very little OF late, and had never had the least
taste for self examination or the analysis OF
her conscience She had done much good. be
cause she wanted 10 do It, and not at all as =
duty or with that idea of surprising the Deity
by the amount of her good works. which aCtu-
ateS many excellent persons II was real temp
tation The man who offered her a million
pounds to save bic wretCheS from lie
Of unspeakable horror. could offer her twice
as much. four. five or ten millions perhaps
No one knew the vast extent of his wealth.
and IN an age Of colossal fortunes she had
often heard his spoken of with the half-dOZen
greatest Under cover OF rOughneSS. too. ne
had argued with a Subtlety that frightened
her now that she was alone and with a con-
sumnate knowledge of her nature he had offered
her the only sort of brlbe that could possibly
tempt her. the means to make permanent the
good work she had already carried 50 far
He had placed her in such 4 dilemma she
had never dreamed of " You can 90 quite
great deal OF good with forty thousand pounds
a year Van Torps rough hewn speech
rang through her head. and somehow its reck-
less grammar gave II strength and made II
stick IN her memory. word for word What
might She not accomplish IN a lifetime with
the vast sum her friend offered her, the price
OF h1nderIng a marriage that was almost sure
to turn out badly, perhaps as badly as her
own.-the money value Of a compromise with
her conscience on point of honor which many
women would have thought very vague IN
deed. II not quite absurd in such q
The duel for her hand had begun Van
Torp had aimed a blow that might well give
him the advantage if 1t went home and
Logotheti himself was quite unaware of the
skilful attack that threatened his happiness
To b Continued rgxt SHE5zy
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boast %. -hev are -9- -.--.en-, az las +
adrOItness-
To have been brJk- n quite ST.
and whIrnSv assortment NJ -lTeIgn lards
never 70 have searched a--- a consulate II
which % pull the spltll,a nd ask re Il
and petulant consul for All = getting
home % the States. there IS something
the settled and sedate man % remenls
not with sort of tu-t,v- r-Ie, a leaS, r
modest self appreciate To have Z
broke. for example n -1 5-earlv a--z
dingedlv and unfaltrr---.- show
country as England AMI Cd have glt "A
over the western ocean. --.v --Ch s n 4
Pacific. but the Atlanr... oh land-oa
reader--w1thout having e. able hc-s =
funds. even SuppOSIng there lad oee1 z
BODY % cable -. IT WITH -lol.ng tns 4
accustomed heels N The l--e-. ON Of Al L.
iCan CONSUL OttIce.-Jnr -lt md Z 1-
satisfaction IN -h--. even # --r return -o--|
involved memories OF --r --5-r5 s1le-
cattle steamer weSrbOu-- .- la-aS--
Ave. 10 have made that rg and -e-1
tossed lump from Horg- -- -1 the GoG-1-
land Of America without .---tu-4--ng Z E
finding II WAYS and means. .E.- -;-l ''e sol-7.-
worth while % remember -- --e S-r-SSse-
more veIvetv vea-~ even .- that -ec9----
too was pervaded with -. roma Of 3 4
LaSCar and half Chinese
Even 20 have been a -.--1 seas -
Co-nbeT On Two OF three --4te 1c--s
waiting vearI~uueiv t.- mp and ---
anchored IN the rlal--e.- .--c more "
Somely waiting for the Ierl--,
whether ~ no he'll ~E-- .. r ne CTS
the States. - W4le~. g. cF. p Il.
place n ciVI,lZatIuu. .-e"- --2 -1rrs--
degree Of the cXperie-... Sr ll
not leave any very S-,. 20 re------
If the t-appet be...f..-. r n his Va.
of the humid sapphire -... lece1-
bluaticn of heaj-.rf l--resS .
labor Nj the SAME ny anu
poIgnlntIv Iet II be- .. -lL -n5-7
fun IN beng q le-e-- N32er- II
Stevenson. cruising u .-..- N'--i- -
ono. tried r., ----4o--... -.---. r -.~ o. httt 81
% be a beachcouler d. n 5-.5
though. remarN1rE -H--t .-.- H-loA-s
beaChcJuber's role. -e --.- -- .'er : 91-'-
Is OF one burning -- I-ninS u
tarJIS let Us say
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from what YOU did | suppose you'd think it
an insult if | said I'd give a large sum OF money
to your charity the day | married Madam
Cordova, if you'd help me through.
Please stop" Lady Maud's face darkened
visibly. That's not like YOU.
III give d million pounds sterling, SAID
Van Torp slowly
Lady Maud leaned back in her corner Of
the sofa, ClaSping her hands rather tightly
together IN her lap Her white throat flushed
as when the light of dawn kisses Parian mar
be and the fresh tint in her cheeks deepened
softly: her lips tightly shut, her eyel1dS
quivered a little, and she looked straight be-
fore her across the room
e. You can do pretty good deal with mill
ION pounds. said Van Torp, after the silence
had lasted nearly half minute
Don't cried Lady Maud in an odd voice
Forty thousand pounds year. observed
the millionaire thoughtfully- You could do
YOU
Don't Please don't" She pressed her
hands to her ears and rose at the same instant
Perhaps it was she, after all, and not her
friend, who had been brought suddenly, TO d
great crossroad in life She stood still one
moment by the sofa without looking down at
her companion then she left the room abruptly
and shut the door behind her
WAN TORP got up from his seat slowly
when she was gone, and went TO the WIN
dow softly blowing a little tune between his
closed teeth and his open lips, without quite
whistliug Well" he SAID aloud III a tone
of doubt. after a minute or two
But he said more, for he was much too
reticent and sensible a person to talk TO HIM
self audibly. even when he was alone. and
much too cautious to be sure that servant
might not be within hearing, though the door
was shut He stood before the window for
nearly a quarter of an hour thinking that
LAD btT
sound Of any step broke the silence, he under
stood that he was not to her again that
day. and he quietly let himself out of the house
md went off. not altogether discontented with
New-York tribune., 1908-03-22
The Terrors of Hawaii

ONCE knew man V rose
- lulu. was worse -- --5As
beautiful metropolis o- peer HiN1-
than broke, II may -.- en-glIi-l.--
II isn't You see. tins --.-. N -li-.-
being broke N H.--- Was u -
Honolulu Now. there N II h4@-- h4s---
essence Of which Is THAI aerS9n w
money in Hawau can Sail way ION -
He's got 70 stay behind -- 1r o.--
islands until ne dIschar- .- ma =
his Hawaiian inte1te----- : tle-s- r
considering many thing N q -
of few industries and al '.-i-- N4lC-- -.
Sorbed by few ulIEu--.. .-- -Aell = -.
how Is the broke one SAGE u; -
that VIII enable hiru O. ---- rs deoiS
depart regretfullv from i..' WIN '-'
tive Aloha music III -. --~ ,-,,, "A
The man Of whom ] W. -i.-i- ! -
10 surmOunt the dI----t ~. ~" -.
did he get away He hal St- S-,--s
and he cruiSed up and .. - Eeoe'-1-9
of mountainous water -.- .e H-ll.-- -
saw any land again W .-- -. D S-'lS-Iil.- l|.--
this man. at a later and -- sIoSt't.~
70 return 20 Hono.u,- ".-- me
and 70 the Silvcru a~~.-- -e 'i '.'S -
Cymhak. 70 put II IN t.. N1'F r,'r;--
the StIl1 hanging bills WIZ. .--.,. :, r.
by the ShInghauug prose. -'-- -
over HawdII with q benz. ~ q,
ness of having made = E..- Nd' -, e.
The better wears offer "r. n-1'ns
penSAt1onS for having rrc- 'foSS ..,.--
The biggest compcn~-.-- .- ~ a.. - =
the Joy N living and the ..-t 'i i's -,
broke" one expcrlcucc- -tter -,
through with II AL after ..v.ng pen -
anchored IN the >mootHe- alterS an -
over hrs craft against l-, r'NSi-T,.
winds of brokercs~ l.. -SreNS -.,
bad Il may not be ~. "-, ora. - = I
pretty good Vet I often --aN Jh..' -. ~ :
who has never been hr.>s iL'- =
out. undlsg,uScdIv broke never ,'.~1,
know the taste and tang 1- ID s1'I 80 ~ =
snugneSs of "a warm. Wei ,rNeFed ~ d.
tepid Soapv Joy " q waLi'Nsrs m = .e
tub. the sense ~ security 't AiNIs
dollar note m his pocket Che >''i ,-g
ot unworrlcd c1iuplIl~trt pt'P--s rs
themselves and ot where t1eN Sl---' 81. 81
be smuglv commouP-Icc H't~. o. Go -l.,r-c,
True. but they ar,. AL SEQ ,tr IN ~ ,y's, O.
unattlIn4hlc horizon rt che 80 81
that we'll don't thcv -cc-- s'.N g az
he makes the horizon and gets -t-,
Almost Is u worth Whale o. WI, -. r.-.
through the wild vortex r- t-e - q. 3
II only for the usEn,uct sar.--. '-I'., - O. =.
ting hIyS O. the >hcl-cr"s 1-'-
h-,ltsv4.-- .tltt-
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running the strongest But he must not sit
down and wait for things to turn up. Happy
chances. lucky breaks" like the foregoing
are and far apart Micawber, even with
no non n-deserting spouse and children to care
for. would have to get Il move on IN the mod
ern world to escape the work us
At any cost in distant city even in dis
tant land, the experienced broke one will
keep his from" up The value of u front" ="
not only in its effect upon others, but in its
effect upon the broke ~ one himself, Is mes
timable \ Wan who. after being accustomed
to wearing good clothes and keeping himself
chiPperishly, trigly groomed; finds himself
Seedy when he goes broke" loses heart He
mentally cxaggerates and magnifes his own
state of dIshevelment and diSarray He
imagines that everybody he meets, reading
the placard of his shabby exterior. knows that
he is broke" and down and out He feels
like taking the side streets for IT But with the
front Shittily maintained, even at the
penSe of the most arduouS pans. the broke
one has reserve stock of self respect upon
which to draw. Looking himself over, he
finds that he looks good as the rest of en-,
at any rate. He may be marred. messed up
some but he still is there - If trouble con
tnueS to come his way. he needn't run out of
shame Trouble He'll give 1t a hug Come
on. trouble, That's the way the " broke one
who dauntlesslv and successfully fights shah
biness feels about it
The httlest things too Will give q fillIp to
the courage of the broke one whose nerve
is slightly tapped was acquainted once
with 4 broke man (thiS time in New York
who 4 bit doubtful - t. the state Of his
front 1t didn't measure up to his regular
standard, and therefore II made him nervous.
He neat and tidy looking. but being
broke he fancied that he looked shabby
and that all hands whom he met up with
were pronounclng him shabby In quick sue
cessIon two little things occurred To change
completely this unnerved view which he was
taking of himself
The first thing that happened was this As
gloomily along Broadway a hansom driver.
tdurant. held up his whip inquringly and.
looking the broke one over with the wise
and searching eye of the New York hackman.
said keb. sir, Immediately the broke
felt better His front must be a good
deal better than he had supposed, when So
discriminating an individual a. a TcndcrloIn
lehu would take the trouble 10 ASK him II he
wanted a cab ridc
Two blocks down the other little thing hap
pcucd An old clothes man, Ot the kind that
navigate up and down Broadway IN the tccn-
ing districts asking we'll dressed pedestrians
II they have any old clothes at home that
they wish To weed out Of their wardrobcs
edged up To the broke" one. after surveying
his exterior with the keenly penetrating eve
OF an expert. and inquired. Any ol gluzc. slr.
You would wish to tisbosc OF Tor CASH
That Clnchcd II The broke one felt
inoon,rivahlv better. He was wearing the
only suit ot clothes he owned in the world
New-York tribune., 1908-03-22
Worst City to Be Broke in

MEN experienced in the WAYS and means
ot brokeneSS,' who have been broke
hlther and yon a good many times affect to
believe that some towns are worse to be
ever. are likely to be tInctured with the COM
paratIve bitterness of their own win-out ex-
perlences IN the various cities This ex-
g." broke one stormily maintains that New
\ ork Is " the medneSt town to be broke in "
III North America He makes the dogrnatic
broke one is soemnly AYERS that Chicago
has every other American city " burnt 10 the
ground when 1t comes to offering an ada
mantlne surface TO the " broke" one He has
no reason why to offer. either
The man who has been broke IN san
Francisco has a bit of reason behind his arglI-
ment that San Francisco Is the craggiest of
all the major cities for one to 90 broke IN
He means that II Is the hardest To gct AWAY
from tor the man who doesn't belong there
and who has the homing instinct without the
hom1ng price know-know very we'll
man who, finding himself broke in san
Francisco back yOnder IN the hard times of
o. on the slope. and with no work of anv
sort to be had. could make the eastern sea
board again only by the somewhat artiu0us
and het-up method of shovelng coal IN
the bunkers of two Pacific Mail steamers. one
bound down the west coast and the other up
the east coast. and with the railroad crossing.
the lsthnus OF Panama to beat IN the middle
OF the labonouS journey Before accom-
pushing that getaway from san Francisco.
TINS man had known only IN a very general
sort OF way 10 what Uses u shovel was put bv
handlers thereof. but he knew pretty well
even without the blistered and aftcrxart
horned palms of his hands telling him. long
before he made New York IN those distress
fully dusty and hot coal bunkers. and II may
DE Just As well to add that he WAS alwIv~
grateful atterward for having found out
New-York tribune., 1908-03-22
A Desert Lighthouse

A NDNG the rcInJrSaa-S HSn'---'.,-o 49,
"A world there Is It least one 'l' =, BE- {,
any mariner s. chart Tins 0. Il" vhec
Arizou.. desert and marks tNc ,.,lsrs.
well supplies pure. fresh water % u - h5l
Is the 5nIv pIacr where water may H'-.,l' * 70 &
a district extending fortv-hVe nE1e9 = :
eastward and ~ least thirty INKS -
other direction ~,is- 70
The lighthouse Is p ootton"'OE F,,.ry lig
top IT which a lantern u t'i-'e''
New-York tribune., 1908-03-22
Taking All the Degrees

TO the man who has taken each and all IF
the degrees OF "brokcness. the pr.r,u,..t
OF beng broke ' merely IN the United State,
IN any section OF the United Statts-ncvrr
,tterward appears very difficult or abhorrcnt
ltkng all the degrees Of brukencss' IN
IIudea beng broke, not once but often. IN
'uhdrN and divers foreign oountries-con-
tinentS and mere piriling islands Not many
men, IN these later days. when vsntur,.sonlc-
ness Is beginning To DC looked upon a. a specie,
ot imbeeihty do take all the degrees Those
VINO do. however. and win out may experience
Tue graduation ot knowing that. II they have
no long continued and ptrpasetuI st.,bilirv =,
New-York tribune., 1908-03-22

and he had thought they were reproachfullv
shabby. Yet here was a hawk eyed old clothes
man who figured him. the broke one. TO
be the possessor OF SO ample and overstocked
q wardrobe that he Oh. things were not
bad The broke" one would feel up TO
tackling that firm he had IN mind for a Job
and right away Right away he did tackle the
firm for Job. and he got the Job ont Of hand
New-York tribune., 1908-03-22
B E | N G B R O K E

Continued from pEgs 7
The Washington times., 1908-12-13
APPEARS
IN MUELLER PLAY

On Tuesday afternoon. at 40 O'Clock.
David BIspham and a specially selected
company VIII present at the National
Theater Hugo Mueller's play AIDE
laide." the little classic that hss served
to reveal in Bispham claimant 70 his
triOnic distinction.
Adelaide" was written some years
ago by Hugo Mueller, the German play
wright, who chose for his theme an
episode in the life Of Beethoven. 'thG
great composer. Mr.. Bispham was
greatly taken with the little drama
when he CHANGED upon it while study
ing in Florence. The play made a spe-
ciaI appeal TO him because Of his ability
TO makeup the part OF Beethoven
TO life, while the simplicity and direct
ress Of the story met the performance
II this play in London and New York
showed that his judgment was correct
Metropolitan critics pronounced the
drama a gem. While Bispham's acting
was warmly commended
The Washington times., 1908-12-13
Miss Elliott, Washington
Favorite, Coming in Elab-
orate Scenic Production.

In new comedy, named 1.-THE Chap
eron," supported by a large company
and elaborate scenic production, Miss
Maxine Elliott will be seen at the
Belasco Theater tomorrow CMonday)
night. for one week
The author Of '"rhe Chaperon' is
Marion Fairfax, who first came into
prominence by an earlier play. called
THE Builders produced a few months
back at the Astor Theater, New York
The success of 1.-The Builders led TO
negotiations with Winston Churchill for
the dramatization Of his novel, ''Crewe's s
Career" which win be brought out the
latter part OF this month about the
same time that THE Chaperon" will
serve as the inaugural play at the
opening of Miss Eliott's own theater in
New York.
''The Chaperon," as the title would
indicate, deals with a young and fas-
clnattng matrOn who undertakes 10
chaperon several young ladies' who are
left to their own resources in the rnost
romantic spots in the Adirondack
mountains.
The Washington times., 1908-12-13
GIVES ONE
PERFORMANCE HERE
Popular Entertainer Comes
to Capital for Special
Matinee.

When Harry Lauder comes Washing
ton will be given the first opportunity
to see the man who has in ten years
made himself a foremost entertainer OF
the day. Little more than ten years
ago he was fighting for the recogni-
ton that a London engagement would
bring. today he could spend the year
round IN London and not exhaust his
popularity or he could come 20 New
York and run the season there.
Lauder is not merely a singer Of
songs, he is a composer as well. A char
acter actor without a superior and two
continents testify 10 this. He is sur
rounded by a company OF American and
European artists. He win appear at
washington for one special matinee per
formaHce Tuesday, December 3. at Co
lumbia Theater.
The Washington times., 1908-12-13
Associate Players Re-
turn After Phenomenal
New York Run.

The Henry Miller Associate Players
in THE Servant in the House comes
70 the New National Tbeater Monday.
December z, direct from the Savoy
Theater, New York, to which playhouse
1t went from a phenomenal metropol-
itan rur Immediately after it's produce
ton here at the ReIasco last March.
This superb organization and Charles
Ram Kennedy's now famous drama
should find warm welcome. The Ser
want in the House" may be said to have
been a Washington discovery
As predicted when first seen here, AGr.
Kennedy's- masterpiece returns after
having received the unqualified indorse-
ment Of those supposedly antitheatricaI
forces, church people, including the
clergy, and the genera he ater loving
public
The Washington times., 1908-12-13
SOUTH BEFORE WAR
ONE EVENING ONLY

Tomorrow night. for one night only.
an oId-time south Before the War"
entertainment VIII be the attraction at
Convention Hall
A few OF the novelties offered win be
IN old-time cOlOred camp meeting, plan
tatiOn singing. buck and wing dancing
and a championship cakewalk between
cakewaIkers from New York, Chicago,
and Washington. Prof. WurZbacker's
Military Band will furnish the music.
The entire show IS lively from start
tC finish and IS a combination and pre-
sentadon Of all old-time plantation
pastimes.
The Washington times., 1908-12-13
COLUMBIA-"The Girl Question: -

Pretty girls. catchy songs. dances
which are marVeIs Of grace and action,
a cast OF sterling players, and. above
all. play with plot Of intense human
interest are found in The Girl Ques-
uon. the musical play which comes TO
the Columbia this week.
This play is along the lines. and Is.
IN tact, a successor TO THE Time. the
Place. and the Girl the musical come
oy which has jammed every theater in
which il has PLAYED since its run on a63
consecutive performances in Chicago.
one genuine novelty Of The Girl
Question is the delightful musical
typewriter number. which opens the
thlrd act The chorus girls. represent
ing stenographers. are seated al ma
chimes, and as they operate the keys,
chimes operated by electricity and
placed all over the house. chime an ac-
compartment to the words of their
song
The Washington times., 1908-12-13

comedies OF unusuaI-equality OF value
and the feature chosen for principal
position Is the famous Avon Comedy
Four, while the supplementary attrac-
on viii be Emil Hoch and company,
with the remainder Of the bill embracing
the Dandy George Duo. Fred DupreZ.
Ia Grannon, Lewis Parshley, Dan J.
Harrington, and the funny motion pic
lures Of THE Runaway Mother-in-Iaw."
1t is expected by the management that
the fame og the avon Comedy -Four will
spread over all Washington after the
first performance.
The Washington times., 1908-12-13
OFFERINGS OF FIRST RANK
BOOKED FOR THE HOLIDAYS
ATTRACTIONS FOR WEEK.

BELASCO-Maxine Elliott in "The
Chaperon."
NATIOEAL-Adeline Ge-ee in "The
Soul Kiss"
COLUMBIA-"The Girl Question"
CHASE'S-VaudeV
ACADEMY-"The Indians Secret" 1"
GAYETY-Rice and Barton Com
pany-
LYCEUM-'Fashion Plates"
MAJESTIC-Motion Pictures and
Vaudeville.
The Washington times., 1908-12-13
AcADEMY-a1he Indians Secret"

One Of the best plays in the bookings
OF the New Academy this season is said
to be Lincoln J. Carter's new Indian
play. 1.-THE Indians Secret" billed for
this week.
Although the numerous so-called
Western plays have about all pictured
the historical places west OF the Mis-
esissippi river. their authors have said
but little Of the great American In
dian Mr. Carter has spent many
hours Of toll in his endeavor to portray
the Red Man in his true light: has
given him brain obstacles to overcome,
and problems 20 work out
The Washington times., 1908-12-13
BELASCo-"Yosemite."

Yosemite" a new romantic drama,
from the pen OF Charles A Taylor viii
be seen at the Belasco Theater. next
week
1t is termed by Its author a play OF
tne great outdoors with its story laid
in picturesque California before the dis
covery Of gold. 1t is said to be original
ir conception and daring IN treatment.
Deity interviewer between a charming
love story and the rugged incidents per
tanning to the life of the early pioneers
Of the far West, is a vein of mysticism
and the treatment OF a psychic theme
that lifts this dramatic Offering far
above the ordinary.
The Washington times., 1908-12-13
AcADEMY-asure shot San

sure Shot Sam" An exceptionally
clever melodrama, is announced as the
attraction for Christmas week at the
New Academy
The play is from the pen Of the we'll
known melOdramatic writer, Lem b.
Parker, and has proven one Of the most
successful OF this seasons productions
IN the pOpular-priced theaters.
The Washington times., 1908-12-13
NEW LYCEUM-"The Fashion plates"

At the New Lyceum Theater. for the
week starting tomorrow matinee,
Charles Fake will present the Fash
ion Plates and the musical creation,
Buying a Harem." as the afterpiece
The OIL is a feature with the Fash
ion Plates" that deserves special men
ton
The Washington times., 1908-12-13
CHASE'S-VaudeviIle ATTRACTIONS.

Chase's Christmas week attractions
Will number one feature which the
management considers Of transcendent
Importance, The Lady OF the Green
Veil''
The supplementary leading novelty
VIII be supplied by that droll English
clown comedian Griff. already an i'm
menSe fayOTite at ChaSe'S.
The Washington times., 1908-12-13
NATlONAL-Adeline Genee, in "Ihe
Soul Kiss"

Al the National. Theater tomorr wv
evening, Adeline Genee. the celebrsred
dancer from the Empire Theater, Lon
aon' will make her local bow in z.
NieSfeld. jr.'s. massive musical en- .er-
tainment. The Soul Kiss" which is
coming here with the New York stanp
OF approval
Like the majority of Ziegfeld's shows.
The Soul Kiss is filed with handsome
women, unique novelties, STARTLING. fea-
lures. gorgeous gowns, pretty SONGS
and bright music. In addition 10 Genee
Jhe cast carries the names of one hIIn
dred entertainers, which includes. among
others, Ralph c. Herr, Vera NIicheIena'
John b Park. Stelka Tracy, BaFnev
Bernard. Lee Harrison, Mortimer Weld
on and distinctive ZiegfeId chorus.
The Washington times., 1908-12-13
GAYETY-Rice and Barton's Extrava
ganZa Company.

Rice and Bartons Big Gaiety Extrava-
Sanza Company viii appear at the
Gayety Theater beginning tomorrow.
Ihere are few managers better ac-
Quainted with the wants and tastes Of
the amusement loving public than
Messrs- Rice and Barton
Charles Barton, the king pin OF ex-
travaganza comedians, heads the bill
vaudeville sDeciaities Of a high order
are introduced.