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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1908-02-12

know tribe more about the art OF
pitching than Bill Donovan. Rube
Waddell, Mordecai Brown or Addie
Joss; who can hand Lajcie TIPS on how
TO play second base. and can tell Hal
Chase how TO field a bunt. or explain
&c Wagner how shortstop should be
covered.
Take any old city in any old league
during any time in the summer. Let
the home team lose a hard game, ami
all YOU have to do is to walk down the
main street or drop int some place of
business known as baseball head
quarters, and in minute you will
learn just how the game was lost ana
Just how Il could have been Won The
baseball fan leads them all as a critic.
and it's really surprising to learn how
wise a whole lot OF them really are d"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1908-02-12
Polo Game Tonight.

The new Phoenix polo team from
Eleventh street rink will visit the
Country Rink tonight and battle with
the Springs League team for record.
The game will be called at 3 o'clock
The line up of the Phoenix is as fol-
lows: Fred Stevens and Lenderman i'm
the rush; c. Weldin. centre; Joe Booth
half back and w. Leonard, goal.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1908-02-12

Waverly's victory was a big surprise.
Pastime now leads the league.
Drukker was high man last night with
$50. and he had a poor start at that
Willard Clifford was second high with
557 He rolled PA the second game.
Five hundred scores are getting common
for c.. Clifford He rolled another last
night.
Nine hundred and six Is going some.
Joe Schabach keeps up his good work.
He very seldom gets less than 800.
Columbia was in poor form last night.
Minquadale rolled $40 the last game.
Hayden did the best work for New Cas-
tie. But he didn't roll as well as he usual
-ly does.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1908-02-12

Received Postal Gard Surprise.

Mrs. Sophia Dill, Of Darby Pa who Is
visiting Mrs. NJ. ]. Kearney, at No. 40
south Franklin street. received a number
OF souvenir postal cards on Monday ir
honor OF her birthday anniversary. 81,
received IS cards. many Of which VI
beautiful.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1908-02-12
SCHABACH LEADS
THE AMATEURS

Averages Of the Amateur League bowl
ers to date show that ]. Schabach now
leads the league with an average Of 16S
Nealy is second with 164 and Healy is
third. The averages:
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1908-02-12
erownson Team,s eames.

Tho Brownson Basketball Club will
play the Orient five Wednesday even
ing. AS both have won a game, the
meeting promises to be warmly con-
tested. Brownson viii play st. Paurs
Guild. Of Chester on Friday evening,
and All-Wilniington in the near future
lat Brownson Hail.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1908-02-12

'Boil until tender is what all the
cook books say.
Boiling makes most anything tender,
even hard wood.
And that precisely what boiling does
to your clothes.
Makes the fibre tender. Then you
wonder why your clothes tear SO easily and
wear into holes so soon.
How else will you get your clothes
clean?
Fels-Naptha diSSolves and loosens the
dirt in cool or lukewarm water, without
hard rubbing.
No hot water, no boiling, in summer
or winter.
It's such an easy way Of washing;
makes the clothes cleaner, whittier and purer
and they wear twice as long.
Be sure to get the genuine FelS-Naptha
and follow directions on the red and green
wrapper.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1908-02-12

Edward Lucas of Marshallton. killed
a fine steer for l.. Banks of near New
Castle few days ago.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1908-02-12

Mrs. Roger Hall. OF Edge M Dor.
spent yesterday with friends in Phila de-
?hia-
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1908-02-12

Mrs Hoases0Je Here I've boiled and rubbed this lace
and the coffee stains are in it yet I'm simply afraid
to do thing more to it. 1t looks weak already /
guess it s goner.
A1ty Drtdge-"Not if you will take my advice. But
you've certainly given it a cooking. Take that boiler
off the range, fill it with cool water rub the lace with
Fels-Naptha and soak it short time. Then rub it
lightly and rinse it. The stains will all be gone and
the lace'll look as good as new'
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1908-02-12

At the Country Rink last night the
Blumenthal roller polo team defeated
the Rink five. to 0. The game was
fast, and twice the score was tied. The
|line-up:
Rink. Blumenthal.
edward. first rush ........HilI
Collision. second rush Carpenter
Guest. center .....P. Bradley
McElwee. half back ...B Beatty
Eckman. goal ......E. Bradley
Referee-Scheu. Goals-Beatty, ~;
E. Bradley. edward and Guest, L each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-28
Coming Attractions.
New National.

"Erminie" that operate paragon OF
delightful memory. VIII be the TENN
weekly offering Of the Aborn Opera Com
pany at the New National Theater Tor
the usual eight performances. starting
with the coming Monday night perform
ance. 1t was In the splendid opportuni-
ties offered in this opera that Pauline
Hall was elevated to the rank OF operate
stardom, and on account OF her fame
gained in the title role Of "Erminie"
the Messrs Aborn have arranged for
her appearance at the New National at
the head of an attractive array of popular
artists. This will be Miss Halls first re-
turn in some years to the part In Wnicn
she made her first great success. The
other principal characters OF Ermine'
are admirably suited to the members Of
the Aborn organization. and will offer
suitable roles to many favorites who will
return to the Aborn forces in Washing
ton after a long absence. Such names as
Huntington May, Phil Branson. Harold
Blake. Sol Solomon, Charles w. Meyer
and others give an 'all-star" flavor to
the announcements for the week in "Er-
mimic" and will doubtless attract en-
thusiastic patronage from the hosts Of
admirers of these singers and comedians
George kunkel and Charles w. Meyer
will be the two familiar and laughable
highx aymen. Ravennes and Cadeaux:
Phil Branson will be cast as the whim-
steal chevalier. Mr.. Blake as Eugene.
Mr.. May as the marquis, Mr.. Solomon as
Simon, Carrie Reynolds as Javotte, Hat
tie Arnold as the princess. Mile Muir
ray as Delaunay and Dixie Crane as
Cerise. The Messrs. Aborn have been
enabled to get the rights to this charm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-28

Another thcater closed last night, and
pany will be the attraction for Washing
tonians during the rest of the summer.
Miss Charlotte Walker might have lasted
longer, for she had made money, and good
money, too, until her manager found out
that he had spread out his attractions too
broadly, reaching from Chicago to this
city, with intermediate interests in Pitts
burg and Baltimore. and that it was nee
essary for him to curtail his expenses
When this crisis came Miss Walker was
the sufferer. However, she pulled through,
and last night she and her associates
came out O. X.
PAULINE HALL-There is probably no
star in comic opera who has received
warmer or more lasting favor by the
American public than has Pauline Hall,
who has for years been known as the
queen of comic opera. Miss Halls re-
markablc line of successes began with
the instantaneous hit she made in the
original east of 'Erminie," and her first
great triumph in that opera was the more
surprising from the fact that she was
only a young. inexperienced girl She
and Francis Wilson divided the stellar
honorS in 'Erminie" from the opening
night. and it was the splendid Opportuni-
ties offered both of them in this fertile
composition that made them both leading
lights and attractive stars in the comic
opera world. Following the long run of
this piece, Miss Halls name at the head of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-28

of Dolores. the flirtatious ward of the
duke. and Blanche Morrison. who makes
her first bow here with the Aborn singers
in the prima donna part, Yvonne. VI
these former Bostonians. Miss Morrison
is the only newcomer to the opera series
at the New National. and comes with the
strong endorsement of theatergoers in
Baltimore. where she has had long line
of brilliant successes with another of the
Aborn opera companies. The others an
are all established in the good graces of
the opera patrons at the New National,
including Charles w. Meyer. assigned to
the leading comedy character of the Duke
of Santa Cruz; Forest Hun. cast for the
baritone role of Alverado: Huntington
May, to be heard in the basso role of
Romero the two-sided robber. who COM
mits crimes one day and repents them
the next, disguised as a monk. and Phil
Branson. chosen for the ridiculously
funny character Of Colombo. the broken
down grand opera tenor. in which he has
loting is being continued for other operas
to follow 1.-The Serenade." Up to the
closing for the first count "The Mikado'
and 1.-The Fortune Teller were the Sec
ond and third choices, respectively. There
is only a small difference in the number
one or the other will undoubtedly be Sc
lected for presentation during the week
beginning July Is.
FAVORITE SINGERS RETURN.-News
that will interest Washington's opera pa
irons is that given out at the offices OF the
New National Theater concerning the spe-
cial engagement of Huntington May, Har-
old Blake and Phil. Branson to support
Pauline Hall in "Erminie" this week. he
return to Washington of Mr.. May will be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-28
Glen Echo Park.

Glen Echo Park has proved such an in
teresting resort for picnic parties and
family and organization excursions that
day seldom passes that there are not
both family parties and one or two Of
Washington's representative organiza-
tons on the grounds. From early morn
ing until late at night Glen Echo has a
large number of children in attendance.
1t is the expectation that on "children's
day as is usually the case on other
days at the park, the majority of the
children will be on hand at 1890 o'clock.
AT that hour all the mechanical amuse-
ments in the park will be thrown open to
their use free of charge, and there will
De no dminutiOn in this form of gayety
until !: o'clock. Thus the children will
De treated to a feast of riding in all of
the many cOntrivances of which the park
boasts for a full hour and a half. Noon
time Will bring the luncheon hour when
the children. with their mothers nurses
and guardians. will descend on the picnic
grounds and enjoy such delcacies as a.
Judlclous mother always supplies a pic
mic basket with. Luncheon over. a null
tlPiiclty of other games will be in order,
~ Is expected that the family workers
Will come out in the late afternoon and
evening TO witness the closing hours Of
cniiorenS day. 1t is said to be a rare
Ieast that Proprietor Shaw is providing
Tor the little ones in what is regarded by
many as an ideal playground for both old
and young.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-28

in the nature Of a genuine home coming,
for it was in this city that he first re-
ceived encouragement that later led to his
adoption of the professional stage for a
career. He is a basso singer Of consid-
cradle distinction, and has triumphed in
such roles as that of Will Scarlet in Rob
in Hood Devilshoof in 1.-The Bohemian
Girl and the leader Of the bandits In
1.-THE Fortune Teller"
During ten weeks of the summer opera
season at the New National last year Mr..
May achieved a success surprising the
expectations of hts local admirers. His
return here this week will be the occa-
sion for big turnout of the Washington
Canoe Club and other organizations of
which he is a member. His associates
of the canoe club are planning an ovation
for him. to be rendered Tuesday night,
when many floral tributes will attest their
appreciation of his popularity.
During the time that Mr. May has been
absent from Washington he has appeared
with the Aborn English Grand Opera
Company during it's thirty-six weeks at
Ranev's Theater at the Grand Opera
House. Brooklyn, and several weeks In
vaudeville.
Harold Blake is one OF the best known
tenors appearing in this country. having
achieved signal success in the principal
roles in the support of JEANNE Winston
and other stars equally famous. During
the past year he has been in the cast OF
.'The Merry Widow" western COM
pany.
Both Mr.. May and Mr.. Blake Will re.
main in Washington for the balance OF
the summer season at the New NatAonai.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-28
oPERETTA IS PRESENTED.
Entertainment Given Friday Night
at Forest Glen.

1.-The Moon King" an operetta in two
acts, was presented Friday evening at
Forest Glen by Mrs. S. NJ. Hamilton.
Among the special features were a CO.
quette dance by Miss Carroll Getty and
Master George Obery: coon songs. by
Miss Marie Harmon the sailors hornpipe,
by Master G. Getty; THE Cork Leg"
song. by Master Robert Oberly; Shadow
Song" by Miss G. Schlegel: Spanish
dance, by Miss Mildred Getty: Mark An
tonys Grafton, by Master Franklin T.
Howe. Sd. and the highland fling. by Mas
ter G. Abery.
Others who had parts in ''The Moon
King cast were Halleck Fry, Raymond
Clark, Roy Schlegel. Joseph Hamilton.
Rhees Burket Graham Getty. Marion
Olds, Joseph Cissel. Evelyn Olds. Anna
Leesnitzer. Margaret Fry, Marie Harmon.
Elise Glover. Doris Schlegel. Margaret
Mcqueen, Malcolm and Elizabeth Chan
dler Mary Roeder. Katherine Wright.
Francis Appleby. Katherine Mcqueen.
Robert Olds. Kelly Magee, Mary Van
Horn, Mary Tyner. La Rue Cashell. Es-
Their Roeder. Bertha Barnes, Grace Bar
bour, Dora Thompson. Mamie Appleby.
Margaret Olds, Elizabeth Appleby, Rose
Mary Fenwick. Elizabeth Fox. Margaret
Kelly, Carroll Getty. Mary Odds, Dorothy
Logan, Dorothy Clark, Teddy Odds. Edgar
Logan, Ainsworth Glover. Cecilia Kelly,
Georgia Tyncr, Teresa Kelly, Leonard
Kelly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-28
GREAT LEGAL OPPORTUNITY.
Fabulous Fees Await Lawyer VINO
Will Solve Railway Problem

From the Broadway Magazine.
Fiftv-seyen great United States railway
systems and s14.OOO.OO0,0OO are TO-DAY
hound up in a riddle that has got to De
solved. Delay only aggravates ana hdkes
thu nrohlem more confusing. What can
tho RAILWAYS do to escape from their
troubleso Is there any legal way where
nv thew can shake off the attorneys gen.
eral and the commissioners VINO are
threatening their very existence ana re-
cover their alienated right to life, liberty
and the pursuit of dividends?
To the 10000 lawyers of the United
States this is the most vivid and Vltai
problem of our times. Why? Because
the lawyer who can answer this railway
riddle will become at once the leader OF
the American bar and the winner OF the
most fabulous fees that ever spangled the
dreams of a corporation attorney.
The present railway situation, to put 1t
in q nutshell, is this: About seventy
wears ago railways began to take the
place of stagecoaches and wagons. Ihey
were welcomed and pampered ana snow
cred with gifts of land and money Like
all spoiled children, they grew up to hate
restraint. They hung tight to their priv
ileges and threw away their duties Ihey
fiouted Uncle Sam as an easy mark. ana
nothing kept them from absolutely DOM
mating the country except the fact that
they were always quarreling with one an
other
But about ten years ago they learned
that ouarrels did not pay. They began
to make agreements and mergers and inn
mense systems of connecting lines. Also.
they concentrated their Headquarters In
the Wall street district of New York
These two innovations alarmed the masses
of the American people: The railway
giant had become too big. and he had
gone to live In the most unpopular neigh
borhOcd in the country. The people be-
gan to lop off his special privileges. They
denied him the right to print his own
money, otherwise known as free passes.
When they found him giving rebates to
his rich friends. they arrested him and
had him fined. And they bound him hand
and foot, as CULVER was bound by the
Lilliputians. by means Of thousands of
restrictive laws and regulations.
So, what is to be done? Can the people
trust the giant and set him free? Or II
he must remain shackled. who is to man.
age him, the separate states or the fed
eral government?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-28
~ THE IHEIfR

ing comic opera by special arrangement
with Francis Wilson. by contracting 10
present it for a number of consecutive
weeks over their circuit of opera com,
panies in other cities. With Pauline Ran
as the star: with an elaborate staging,
and with the many gems of music and
striking lyrics of "Erminie." like the "a
nous 'T.ullaby." Jail Birds" "A Sol
dier's Life What the Dicky bros
Say" "a Woman's Dress" Good Night.
THE Band Will Play at Four" Past and
Future" when Love Is Young and
others. the coming week will be an I'M
portant and attractive event at the New
National. The operas for the following
four weeks are being selected by popular
vote and will be announced in few days,
after the ballots are counted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-28
STORIES OF THE OPERA.
"Erminie. "

Erminie, daughter of the marquis. has
been from her infancy betrothed to Wis.,
count Ernest de Brissac. son of stanch
friend of the marquis. Erminie, who has
never seen this viscount. has bestowed
her affections upon Eugene. her fathers
private secretary. When the curtain rises
it is the birthday of Erminie. and her
father has arranged for meeting with
the viscount, who. while en- route, is way
laid by two notorious thieves, Ravennes
and Cadeaux. He is stripped of his CLOTH
ing and valuables. and as he has never
been seen here since childhood. Ravennes,
the more genteel of the two thieves, i'm
personates the viscOunt and is presented
to Ermnie as her aff1anced husband.
much to her, as we'll as Eugene's. chagrln.
Cadeaux gets Ravennes into all sorts OF
complications, but the latter being man
of the world. easily extricates himself.
The second act of "Erminie" takes
place in the Chateau de Ponvert, where
grand ball Is given in honor of Erminie
birthday. There Cadeaux meets the Pr1n-
cess Cranpenneau and has all manner OF
fun with her. He wears the marquis
clothes, which are much too big for him.
and Is source of great amusement TO
the guests assembled.
The third act shows the ancestral hall.
with the great chambers In the back
ground. A number Of amusing. and at
times quite serious, complications arise
from Cadeaux getting into the room Of
the princess by mistake. The chew
aIier, who has been roaming around. un-
able to sleep, is caught at the princess
door and accused Of trying to force an
entrance into her apartments. In the
mea ntime. Ravennes and Cadeaux have
been assisting Erminie to elope with the
secretary, Eugene. Ravennes previously
having agreed to release her on condition
that the papers in Capt. Delaney's hands
are kept from the marquis. 80 that they
the two th:eves-may escape. Matters are
rapidly coming to crisis, the climax be-
ing reached when the real Viscount de
Brissac puts in his appearance and
claims Erminie's hand.
In the end the two thieves are put under
arrest. and but for Erminie's Intervention
would be sent to prison. Erminie sue
ceeds in getting them released from Gus
tody, and by her forgiving nature man.
ages to have them set free. ending every
thing happily.
Miss Pauline Hall will be seen at the
New National in her original role Of En-
mimic, the part she created In the initial
Francis Wilson production. The role Of
Cadeaux. formerly played by Mr.. Wilson,
will be intrusted to Charles w. Meyer.
who created such favorable comment here
as Kfbosh in 1.-THE Wizard of the Nile
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-28
Luna Park.

At Luna Park this week will be seen
a fine. high-class vaudeville show that
will delight its patrons and do credit to
the park. One Of the features will be
Mark Sullivan, the we'll known mimic and
comedian. whose work is distinctly clever
and never fails to make a hit. jeff and
La Vern Healy. better known as the
Healys, will be seen in a new society
sketch act. And Tom Waters. whose
piano act was so enthusiastically re-
ceived here a few weeks ago. will be
here again for the week in an entirely
previous one, and will without doubt du-
plicate his former success. Also will be
seen Francis Wood. called the man with
the hoops, in an original act which is UNI
stage; Jordan and Brennan. comedians
and dancers. do high-grade eccentric
character work that never fails to please,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-28

other casts drew crowded audiences to
later productions of other famous operas,
and for some years the assurance OF sue
cess for any new Offering was the en-
gagement of Pauline Hall as the prlrna
donna Later. she made numerous tours
at the head of the Pauline Hall opera
Company. with great financial and ar
tistic success. and for the past four years
has been a prominent feature In Vdude-
willie. with her name always on the head
line" Among the famous operas In
which she created the leading roles in the
first American presentations were amor
tia" Madame Favart." Nanon," THE
Gypsy Baron" and others. and her re-
vivals OF "Fatinitza' and ''Dorcas'
were among the most notable successes
of the past few years. In her splendid
city. Miss Hall treasures many souvenirs
and relics of her former cOnQueStS before
the foCtliehts. but one of the most valued,
and one that she always keeps with her
wherever she goes. * n pair of large
diamond earrings. which We're presented
to her in the midst of big bouquet.
which came over the footliSht during her
long stay at the Casino Theater In New
York. She has always worn these when
ever she has appeared in the title role of
"E-rminie'' ever since she received them
and they Will be part of her adjournment in
the famous ballroom scene of that opera
at the New National Theater. in which
Pauline Hall has been specially engaged
to appear with the Aborn Opera Company
EDITH BRADFORD IN THE SERE-
NADE."-"TEe Serenade." which the
Bostonians producFd with greater success
than any other opera of their repertoire
excepting Robin Hood" will be the bill
for the eleventh week of the Aborn Opera
Company at the New National Theater
starting next Monday night. This charm
ing comic opera by Victor Herbert and
Harry r. Smith was the first choice made
by the opera patrons in the voting test
which has been conducted for the past
fortnight. receiving a larger number of
votes than any other work. In order to
give an attractive and worthy presenta-
ton OF The Serenade' Messrs. AbOrn
have drawn on their forces i'll other cities,
assembling the most appropriate artists
available for the various roles. and re-
tanning number of the popular members
of the preceding weeks cast. -Four OF
the cast selected. ii happens are ex-mem-
bers of the Bostonitns. and will be seen
I'm their former roles in The Serenade.
These are George +. rockingham. cast
for his memorable comedy characterize
ton of Gomez. the love-sick tailor: Har-
old Blake for the tenor role of Lopez. the
dashing young brigdnd; Edith Bradford.
who returns to her hosts of admirers after
Q long absence to assume her former role