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Saenperbund Concert.

The first public concert this season OF
tho Washington Saengerbund will take
place "a. the National Theater this even
ing. The popular singing society will be
assisted by Miss Florence Hinkle. So
prano of New York: Mr.. John A. Finne-
gan. tenor, and the United States Marine
Band and Orchestra.
The entire concer: will be under the al
rection of M. Henry Nande-. the d.
rector OF the society The following pro-
gram Will be rendered: Overture, Mar
tha" won FlotowI orchestra: chorus,
"Das Deutsche Lied" tSchneider). Saen-
gerbund and brass band; tenoc solo, aria
from La BcAene" PuccinD. Mr.. John
A F'innegan: soprano solo. prayer from
La Tosca" PuccinD. I1iss Florence
Hinkle: "L'Arlesienne"-ta) minuetto. 90,
adagietto. (c) LIE Carilion'-tBizet). or
chestra; choruses. ta) "Verlegenheit'
lAbt-Xander. Cd, I'm Wald,' Leu.
Saengerbund: tenor solos, ta) Morning
Hymn. (HenscheD. OBJ still vie die
Nacht" (BohmD. (c) 20 Come With Me
in the Summer Night" Wan der Stucken).
MIR. John A. Finne gan: soprano so.os, (a)
Her Love Song" (Salter>, OBJ. "Wenn ich
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italian Grand Opera Company.

An opportunity for hearing Italian
grand opera viii be afforded local music
lovers next week al the Belasco Thea er.
when Mr.. Ivan Abramson brings his
excellent company. with over a hundred
a fists, to that house.
Mr.. Abramsou's company, although
not known in this city. has been deiighi-
ing thea tergoers in many of The prnci-
pal eastern and western cities for TWO
seasons
The operas to be presented here Will
be new and complete productions in every
detail Mr.. Abramson brir gs with him
singing chorus OF over fifty voices.
complete orchestra Of thi,ty-tive mIsl-
clans and ballet.
The repertoire Will be as follows: Mon
day. Aida. Tuesday, Lucia: Wednes-
day matinee III Trovatore'; Wednesday
night. Carmen; THURSDAY, La TraNl-
alta: Friday, "CaValeria Rusticana' and
Il Pagliacci': Saturday matinee. "Rigo-
letto" and Saturday night. Faust
The personnel of the company Is as fol-
lows: Dramatic and lyric sopranos. Mines.
Helene Therry, Rose Duce-Me4 Ola tspe-
cial engagement and Miss Julia Allen:
meZzo soprano and cOntralt. George
Strauss. Matilda Bossi Diamond Bon
ner Estelie Rogers; tenors, Eugenio Tor
re. Nunzio Bari. G. Pao,oni; baritones.
AGolfo Pacini, G.. cara: basses. Giuseppe
Gravina: f. Canetu A. Oteri. Rober'"
Corruccini, A. Frascona: conductors, Ga
e;ano Merola and Angelini-Fornari.,
The advance sale of seats will be open
ed Tuesday morning instead Of Thurs
day as has been the rule.
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Calve Concert.

The concert 10y Emma CaIve. the dra-
matte soprano with her associated ar
fists. Brahm Nan Den BERG pianist and
Karl Klein. violpist is schedule ed for to-
morrow afternoon a. : 30 O'Clock at the
Columbia Theater. under the direction o.
Louis Blum enberg. The program will
present 10 the lovers OF classical music
several rare treats. The opening number
VIII be Chopins t.tUde ana lSerceuse, CON
Guiding with Sdint-Saens' In Form do
Vase, by Brahm Van Den Berg. Karl
i>lein Will give Ave Maria, by schubert
NilhellnJ, ana sc, mes IA Csarui. -.
iiuLay-
.tmc Calve will be heard In Stances de
Sapho, ny GouAOa. t'euc.al Dav.os Air
uu IMySoii; Gudauu : SereGaue tvloln oo-
.lS2tot, ana Biztt uduaae.d de arnlen,
saIu ~ b some OF IA. best Selections
Otiler NUMBERS VIII be Romance, Scnu-
m..Hi; Conc ert tluat, Mos ZnowSasi and
tnr MeIiue. $50 ln-I-lsZt M.us.Inmer " ignt's
bfedtu. ny blaEm an Den DcrS, ana the
IoiIoNIIS ITo-n The REPERTOIRE o. karl
r.!eIn: Ituuioresk k, oy Dvorak, Vase
Diuette. by DrSV-Au-r, ana lvta Ma
N-4-u., py odi aSa.e.
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Chase'S.

Chase's this week will submit a pro-
gram which includes: Nine. Zeiie de
Lussan, Hugh Lloyd. William H. Macart,
Wynn and Lewis. Beatrice Mckenzie,
Walter Shannon and Company. Melrose
and Kennedy, "Lightning'' Hopper and
THE Runaway Horse vitagraph series.
Mime. De Lussan is the former prina
donna of the Metropolitan Opera Com
pany of New York. the Coveat Garden
and the Carl Rosa Grand Opera COM
panies of London. She has been honored
with many commands to sing to the King
and Queen OF England. and she has been
decorated with royal favors. The added
attraction will be the wonder ful Aus
tralian. Hugh Lloyd. the "corde elastique
or, bounding rope expert in aerial work
without balancing poles. umbrellas or
other mid-air impedimenta. The third
special feature will be the musical COM
edy comedian. william II. Macart. the
author of "Hogan's Alley and oIher far
cical caricature comedies Wynn and
Lewis, the "Rah, Rah Boys will make
a merry hubbub in their Freshman and
the Sophomore.
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Academy.

Crooked politics enters largely into the
plot of A. Fl. Woods gigantic production
Jack Sheppard, the Bandit King" The
hero is forced to lead criminal life
through the vilainy of politician: the
expose is startling one. Jack Sheppard
leads his small band OF outlaws in many
perilous exploits, has a hundred thrilling
battles With the detectives, and finally
clears his name.
Among the many scenes may be men
toned the orange grove in California.
the cave of the robbers the Mexican jail.
the western dance hall and the pirate
ship. Thirty metropolitan players are
used to interpret the different roles. There
are four acts and twenty scenes. and two
carloads of property, along with twelve
horses.
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young men willing to don black grease
paint who are in no wise discouraged
over the prospect OF the I'll 40. otherwise
the daily parade. il they can only get the
opportunity Of joining minstrel show.
Lew Dockstader will furnish ind -sputab!e
evidence for no matter where the come
dian and his minstreis appear, there is
sure to be from one to d half dozen young
fellows waiting for an opportunity to in
terview the genial Lew and impress h m
with their respective abilities
Mr.. Dockstader is always on the lookout
for talent and has frequently discovered
in remote one-night stands young men
with real ability; therefore he is most
trying OUT applicants. He pays no at
tention TO would-be comedians. as the
average village "cut-up' Is nothing more
than bore. he thinks. But when a fell
low declares himself a singer doc" will
always listen.
In Baltimore the other day Mr. Docksta-
der received card from a young man
who wanted to sing for him. IT reached
the Comedians room before he had
thought OF arising. so he sent word for
the man TO call alter. In an hour an
other card appeared. and they kept COM
ing with such scant intermission that
Dockstader discovered there was no use
in trying to prolOng his slumbers. So he
dressed, met the young man in the hotel
lobby and made an appointment to meet
him at Ford's Theater just as soon as he
had finished breakfast.
Then Dockstader telephoned his musical
director to Join him at the theater, where
they applied the test to the anlb tious
amateur. He was allowed to choose his
own song ard began on one that was en-
titled to retirement on the age question
He got along all right on the start, but
when he reached for a high note his voice
broke In a hopeless way and he seemed
much distressed.
CT "a der &c 10 L md
patience with beginners. so he told the
young fellow the incident was doubtless
due to nervousness and urged him to try
again. The second trial brought the same
result, but the applicant pleaded for a
third opportunity, which was granted
The last effort was the worst OF ALL and
when Lew" said he would not be able
to place him the singer replied: Gould
you suggest anything I might do that
would correct the defect in my singing 90
Certainly" answered the comedian .'An
you've got to do is to learn how to con-
tro! YOUR emergency brake. You have
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Nine. Gadski Recital.

Nine Gadski will be heard here at Ma
sonic Temple Saturday evening. Deceni-
Der 5, in the arias from the various
operas in which size has Cor SO long az
peared n leading roles and IN folk song
and i.ede- Of less preten.ious so-t-se-
lections which she renders with delight
fu! grace ard charm.
MFR. T. Arthur Smith, u1.deT whose local
management Nine. Gedski will sing. 20
conducting the sale Of tickets at rs
amusement agency. n T street. Nine.
Gedski will appear as the first artist In
the Chariton-Smith. subscription series.
One OF TIE most interesting features &c
New Yo-k's ope-atic history has bscl
the development OF Nine Gadski. Thu
famous prima Gorra was very young
singer indeed wfe- SIC made her Anlcri-
can debut With the DamTosch Opera Com
pany. and the greater portion OF her sio-
seQuent career has been spent in tcis
country. Il a sense, then. she belongs
to America de5Pite her European Sue
cesses and German hone
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excellent substitute for the old-fashioned
first part
Chief among the assisting force is Neil
O'Rrien. who will explain the difficulties
of handling the occupants o. The House
of Rest" and will also sing a few songs
and dilate upon the building of the Pan
anna canal. Al Jolson. a Washington
boy. who has made a reputation as
fUnmaker. will pay his first visi: here with
the Dockstader company. Jolson Is a
singer. a dancer. a whistler and jokester
To carry out the elaborate ideas Of the
star in this seasons show he has alse as
sembed such we'll known people Eddie
Mazzier. Will Oakland, W. II. Thompson
Herbert Wilson, Tommy Hyde, Master
Keegan. Pete Deitzel, Reese V. PrOsser
and Joseph Natus.
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BelaSco.

. The Gay Musician, music by Julian
Edwards. book and lyrics by Siedle and
Campbell comes to thu Belasco Theater
tomorrow evening for weeks engage
ment.
In Baltimore. where The Gay Musician
was seen early this year. it is said to
have scored triumph. Then in Philadel-
phia il again evoked the praise of critics
and public, moving to Wallacks Theater
in New York early in the spring where
IL had a most successful run. With a
most interesting story The Gay Must
cien'' could he played as Il straight COM
edy. There are 10 realms of fancy king
doms and impossible characters. The
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Simond's Cyclomotocene.

whats interesting in the great forests
of the Northwest vii! be disclosed at
the Columbia TEeater light by Sinond's
Cyciomtoccne. One of the films used
shows the entire process of Telling trees
and converting til an into wood pulp from
which white paper is made. Another of
interest shows the making OF maple sugar.
A liberal supply of Humorous pictures
and some well colored slides Of Niagara
Falls will complete the program
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Nine. Cecile Chaminade.

The first and only appearance OF Nine.
Cecile Chaminade will take place a. thu
New National Thea. er Tuesday after.
noon. December s.. Nine. Chaminade
PLAYS only her own piano compositions
and accompanies the two singers in their
songs so that she is at the piano all
the time. Nine. Chaminade will be as
sisted by :wo singers. Mile. de 81. Andre,
mezZo- sopra no. and Mr.. Ernest Groom.
baritone. Both are noted for their fine
voices and artistic interpretations. They
have sung at yladame's concerts In Der.
liz. Paris and London
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New Lyceum.

The attraction announced at the New
Lyceum for this week is Williams I'm
perials.'' The opening skit. entitled 1.-THE
Imperia,s Abroad will include lyrics
specially written for this company by Sol
Ginsburg.
The fun is furnished by Harry l.. Coop
er, Charles H. Mackie. JOHNNY Dove. AL
and Jack Gruet. Paris Upside Down."
the other skit, has jinglng music and at
tractive dances.
The olio includes the Sisters; Beardsi-y
operate singers; Johnny Dove and Min
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authors have evolved a plot consistent
with the characters of everyday life.
The production is under the direction OF
John =. Siocum. and the company Is
surrounded with a splendid scenic en-
vironment and a wealth of handsome
costumes. The original company which
appeared in New York will be seen here.
and INCLUDES such familiar names as
Amelia Stone. prima donna: Joseph c.
Miron. the basso comedian: Templar
SAKE. Broadway baritone singer: Lottie
Kendall the comic opera star: Harry
Short and Haydn p Clifford. Martha
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Gayety.

Next weeks attraction al the GayetH
Theater will be Harry Bryant's ENiraVa-
sanza. This season the management has
secured the SO vices of Fred Wycoff. a
"rube'' character With the support or
Edith Bryant. F.ossie Hughes, Eiizaoeth
Mayne, Martha iiahleman. clara berg
Lillian Seiger Ill burlesque favoriteS, he
is ably assisted With the company are
Billy Cook James DarmCdy. the comedy
trio, Evans. Parent and Johnson, and
Harry BRYANT
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1.-THE Roundup"

The attraction al the National Theater
next week will ba Klaw & Erlanger's pro-
ductioa of Edmund Days play OF south
western life in Arizona, The Round-Up."
AS the title and locale of scenes indicate.
it is n western play" but it presents
none of the clap-trap and wild and woolly
situations which one might anticipate.
The tale of The Roundup is told In
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Boston Symphony Orchestra.

The second OF the Boston Symphony
concerts in Washington will be given in
the New National Theater next Tuesday
afternoon at 30 o'clock. with Ossip
Gabrilcwitsch. the Russian pianist. as
scloist. The program is Riulsay- Korsa.
hcY symphonic suite. "Schehe:a zade"
(afts- The Thousand Nights and
Night. on. 35: Rachmaninow. concerto.
No. in C-minor. for piano. op. IS: l.
Allegro moderate: II. Adaglo sostenuto:
III, Allegro scherzando: Wagner. prelude
to The Master Singers Of Nuremberg"
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Blanche Walsh.

Jules Eckert Goodman, author OF The
Test in which BLANCHE Walsh VII re
seen at the Columbia Theater next week.
beginning December Z. tod the New York
critics when he wrote the powerful drama
that the idea in his mind was to appeal
to the women and children. The play is
said 10 be the most powerful that NJ.
Goodman has produced and IN ii Mss
Walsh is believed to have scored tie hit
of her career.
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Concert at Academy

Moving pictures viii. as usual be the
attraction at the Academy tonight pre-
sent!ng a program of novelties in motion
pictures.
In addition to the pictures. "Henella."
the Myster Gus. will amuse and mystify
with feats Of magic; the La Sale Singing
Four will introduce a medley of features,
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The program arranged FOR the Gayetv
concert tonight includes Connox the man
OF mystery; Harry White. the mus al
marvel: Il. =. Charlton. character come
dlan, ana Shepards moving pictures.
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ME Lee in THE Dancing Burglar
Gruet and Gruct black face com edians.
Charles H. Mackie and company, In !,
race track skit "A Jockeys Honor, ana
Mile Genace's Partisan Models in
series of living pictures. copied from
famous paintings in the salons OF Paris
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Coming Attractions.
Columbia.

Paul Bourgeois Divorce the sensation
Of Paris. will be the attra the Co
lumbia Theater for the coming week be-
ginning tomorrow night. Not only Will
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Ma iestic Theater.

The bill at the Majestic Theater in
cludes Eva Collins and Jewell Anna, 1.-The
dainty entertainers" Prof. Struck, COM
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edy magician. The cameraplone talking
pictures show Grace Cameron, late of
PiT, Paf., POuH Company. IN original
songs, and five other acts. On Mondays
and Fridays chrysantnemum matinees
will be given
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Gayety Concert,

and Walter Sundheiner will sing comic
songs illustrated with comedy slides.
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got INFO the habit of applying il al the
wrong time"
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George, the former grand opera singer
and Coincidence: William s.. Gill, l.. r.
Jefferson. Eugene Herbert and Carroll
McComaS
Gilpin observer., 1908-11-19

NUMBER or killed, in
Sured and manned as a
result of Fourth of July
fireworks celebrations,
but Thanksgiving cas-
nalties from overeating
are never tabulated.
So be careful lest
such a plan should be
put into operation and
you and yours forced
into the spotlight of
Gilpin observer., 1908-11-19
2RERAR1YG IURHJ T0R N1RFEZ

those parts. being in the majority and inds-
posed to recognize Puritan holiday, poked all
KINDS OF fun at the mayor on account Of his,
as they chose to call it, new-vamped Puritan
zeal Those of them who were members of the
Protestant churches or congregations failed to
attend the religious services in those churches
OF the morning of Thanksgiving day.
But every New Engander who could possibly
attend did so. and there were enough of them
to make up goodsized congregations, or what
appeared to be such in the small church edi-
fees Of the time. The afternoon was given up
to feasting and social pleasures
No chronicler of the time was thoughtful
enough to write for posterity a particular ac-
count of the social pleasures in which the
thankful people indulged, but one among the
still living witnesses of the day is the irrepres-
sible first citizen" Fernando Jones' and he
remembers going to dance at the mayor's
fine house on Thanksgiving night. The Jones
family was from New York state and "the
good Fernando" says It is n mistake to suppose
that nobody but New Englanders observed the
day; that his mother got up a big dinner on
the occasion and that he ate as much turkey
and things "as any Puritan BOBBY in the place.
But he admits that the New England families
did most of the visiting feasting and dancing.
The example thus set by Mayor Sherman
was followed by his successors for ten years
before Illinois adopted the annual Thanksgiv.
ing as state institution.
In 1888. three years before Chicago intro.
duced the Thanksgiving custom to its own citi-
zens, fraudulent Thanksgiving proclamation
was issued in the name Of Gov Duncan which
caused the festival to be universally talked
about In the state at large. Its object was to
fool the Springfield. ILL.,, clergy without any
thought at first of its going further. And sure
enough 1t did fool the clergymen at the capital
1t no less imposed on the clergymen all over
the state.
Most of the inhabitants of Springfield were
from the south from states west of the
Aleghenies. but n few were from New Eng.
land and from these latter petition had pro.
ceeded requesting the governor to appoint a
day Of Thanksgiving. He was Kentuckian by
birth and n Presbyterian and, therefore, had
not much tolerance for New England religious
and social customs. He would not on any ac.
count issue the proclamation asked for but
that did not quite end the matter
1t occurred to few OF the young men EN-.
ployed In the executive Offices that a bogus
proclamation might be ventured. They for
some reason had NOT the fear Of Gov. Duncan
Gilpin observer., 1908-11-19
-" ~
Odd Compact Nets SIS, 900

Mrs. Marguerite Castens, "a years Of age,
who received $4,000 three years ago. as the
result of unique compact entered into by IS
girls in a German convent school more than
20 years ago, died at the home of her daugh
ter in st. Louis NO.
Seventy-fve years ago Mrs. Castens was a
pupil in convent near Stuttgart Germany
The girls agreed just before they graduated
to pay n certain number of marks a year into
Berlin bank and the entire amount was to 60
to the last surviving member OF the class.
Three years ago Mrs. Castens found herself
the only one Of the class remaining She
wrote to the bank believing she would receive
a few thousand dollars. The amount she got
was In excess Of 5000.
Gilpin observer., 1908-11-19

before their eyes and they foresaw how eager
ly the Protestant ministers at the capital
would welcome 1t as, of course, genuine. Ac-
cordingly they drew up proclamation in the
usual form of such documents signed the gov
ernor's name to it, as well as the name of the
secretary of state and had numerous copies
printed, sending copy to each minister who
was known to be desirous of celebrating a
Thanksgiving. All were deceived by it save
one, the Methodist minister. who had been
quietly notified by one of the young men that
it a hoax. The others made formal an
nouncement that they would on the day thus
fraudulently appointed hold Thanksgiving ser.
vices. But on the evening before the day ar
rived to let the hoax just fail of it's object the
young men sent word to each of the ministers
that the proclamation vas not genuine
The ministers not long in informing
their people that the Thanksgiving was de-
clared off. After that the subject of Thanks
giving was a forbidden topic of conversation
or even alluson at the Illinois state capital for
several years. But the Thanksgiving was not
so easily prevented in the outlying districts.
Copies of the bogus proclamation had been
sent to all the principal towns, which made
preparations to observe the festival The all-
thors of the hoax had. however, repented in
time with reference to places outside of Spring.
field and consequently warned clergymen in
those towns not to be fooled. 1t was believed
in Chicago to be genuine, but no notice was
taken of II first or last.
Twelve years passed in which the annual
Thanksgiving OF New England had no official
recognition, except in Chicago. In 1851 Joel
A. Matteson, n native of New York, was elect
ed governor of Illinois, and Notwithstanding his
nativity and religious connectons-he was not
Puritan nor even Puritancally inclined-he,
first of the governors of the state issued his
proclamation for day OF general Thanksgiving,
after the fashion of the New Englanders. He
thus had the hopor of being the founder in
Illinois Of this ever-tobe-cherished institution
In the days of the revolution Thanksgiving
day was national affair. It being annually
recommended by congress. But there was no
national appointment Of the day till 1884 on
account OF the suppression of the whisky
rebellion" President Madison recommended
Thanksgiving for the peace of 1915. That
was the last national Thanksgiving for 4S
years.
1t is a well known fact that the observance
of a day of thanksgiving dates far back in
American history. It's origin is traced to an.
cient festivals in which the Puritans at Ply.