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for comedy role at the start. The play,
freely translated, was THE Garden of
Roses" and he made a hit as mandarin
who boiled his enemies in oil. This was
1t took about three weeks to play the
first act, and by that time his father
learned of Sans doings and firmly put
his foot down. Sam resigned. 1t looked
for time as if his career in any field of
endeavor was at an end Nothing suited
him in Hongkong, and at his family's ear
nest request he emigrated to America.
One day he landed in New York with
letters of introduction to merchant In
Mott street. Sam was employed as sales
man in a silk shop. For long time he
did not venture away from Chinatown,
but one night he went up on Broadway,
and his eye was caught by the blazing
lights in front of Wallack's Theater. The
play was George AIDES THE County
Chairman" Sam bought a gallery ticket
and went in. When he went home that
night his mind was made up. He would
become an actor. For weeks he haunted
Broadway. and had his name entered on
the lists in the dramatic agents offices
At last his chance came. William Col
lier wanted a Chinaman in, Caught in
the RAIN" and All Sam was one of the
dozen. or more applicants. Mr.. Collier
saw that Sam was just the man he needed
and forthwith engaged him for the role
Of Sing Wing.
THE BOY ACTOR.-Frank Kaufman
the Ganymede Of the New National
Theater, who wears a midshipman S
uniform in Difference to the innocu-
Gus quality of the drinks he dis
penses between the acts. is going on the
stage. He is to appear as both Launcelot
Gobbo and the Duke of Venice in forth
coming production Of 1.-THE Merchant of
Venice" to be given at the POLK School
by some of the pupils Easter week. Miss
Mary E. Bond, principal of the school, Is
drilling the children, and 1t is said that
she is succeeding in making them under
stand their roles. The cast will be as
follows: The Duke of Venice. Frank
Kaufman the Prince of Morocco, Warren
Horner; the Prince of Arragon, Laurence
Hale; Antonio, Carlyle Ridenour; Bas-
! sanio. Norman Moore; Satanic. Paul
Schweitzer: Salarino, Thomas Edwards
Gratiano, Henry Whittlesy: Lorenzo, John
Hurley: Shylock. Lawrence Heller; Tubal,
Lewis Mattingly: Launcelot Gobbo. Frank
Kaufman; Old Gobbo, Ray Sabine; Leon
ardo, Walter Hannemann; Balthasar,
Simeon Johnson: Salernio. Irving Cog
gins: Portia, Ruth Carney and Nellie
Griffith: Nerissa, Celia Sokol; Jessica,
BERTHE Goldberg.
ONCE LIVED IN WASHINGTON.-
Miss Billie Burke, who has taken the
place of Margaret Ellington as leading
woman for John Drew. is native WASH
ingtonian. and resided in this city for
many years. During the past six years
and prior to her engagement for Mr.
Drews support, Miss Burke has lived
and acted in London exclusively, where
she is considered one 'of the most gifted
as well as one of the most beautiful
women of the English stage. Her
father (from whom she took her stage
name), Billie Burke. was a character ac-
tor of wide reputation. His early career
was in the circus, from which he went
to the stage. Miss Burke visited In
q
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Suzanne Rocamora-Marsh.

Suzanne Rocamora- Marsh will give q
song recital at Rauscher's next Tuesday
night. She will be assisted by Wilbur
Howard Peter and the Nordica Mando.
lin and Guitar Club. The accompanies,
will be Miss Bessie McCaully. The songs
selected include the following:
''Mignon.' Thomas: 'Marionetta-" Mey-
err Helmund "Du Fragst Mich Taglich."
''Spats ind Spetzin.' Hildach: "Italien.'
Mendelssohn: Dainty Little Love-" New
comb; Villa from THE Merry Widow.
Lehar: Creole Love Song" Smith: Car
mela." de Curtis: Maria. Maria" di
Capua
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"The Servant in tho House.

It is truly an exceptional cast-what
might be in all justice styled an all-star
cast will present Charles Ram kennedy
new play. 1.-The Servant in the House. -
at the Belasco next week. The company
includes Edith Wynne Matthison, VINO
gave SO impressive portrayal OF Every
man." Mabel Moore, who has figured In
the Shakespearean festivals at Stratford-
on-Avon; Walter Hampton. celebrated
abroad for his Romeo, Oberon and Ham
let; Tyrone Power. Galwey Herbert and
Arthur Lewis. who has acted in Paris,
London, Dublin and New York.
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! shelter of a protecting awning and there
to his dismay, meets Muriel Mason, the
prettiest girl he has ever seen. The
rain comes down in torrents-and 1t is
real rain. too-and Crawford is obliged
to remain under the awning. Although
the comedy is ever present in Caught
in the RAIN the heart interest has not
been neglected by any means.
Mr.. Golfers company includes Albert
Perry, John Savlle Richard Sterling,
Reginald Mason, William H. Post, Thorn
as Beauregard, Thomas Martin. Charles
Poore. John Adam. Thomas Lennon. All
Sam, Ellen Mortimer, Helena Colier-Car-
rick, Jane Laurel and Anne Bradley.
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AIBERg AD JEANETTE csEq1

seven years which have elapsed since
his first appearance in America, Kubelik
has risen from the position of a most as
tonishing prodigy in the history Of the
violin to the highest rank with his chosen
instrument. His present tour of America
is marking the high tide. of the concert
were broken at the New York Hippo
drome on the afternoon of his first per-
Torrance there early in November. The
program will include: Singing. Concerto
A major; Wieniawski. Faust Fantasia
Spohr. "Adagio"; .SaintSaens, ''Hava-
naise": Hubay, "Zephir"; Paganini
"Campanella'
The box office at the theater will be
open at ! pm.
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Columbia Theater.

William Collier will begin a weeks en-
gagement at the Columbia tomorrow night
in the farce comedy Caught in the
RAIN" written by Mr. Collier and Grant
Stewart. This play. originally produced
in Washington, had a run of more than
seven months at the Garrick Theater in
New York last year. Its clean, whole
some fun was especially commended.
During the run In New York several
minor changes were made. The scenes
are laid in and about Denver Dick
Crawford, the character played by Mr.
Collier is a young mining engineer who
thinks nothing of rsking his life to save
an injured workman, but runs away at
the sight of a pretty girl One day he is
driven by terrific storm under the
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PLAYHOUSE Paragraphs

Cheridah Simpson is starring through
the west in 1.-THE Red Feather" She Is a
big favorite In the western country and Is
doing a big business.
Madame Vera F. Komisarzhevsky, the
Russian actress. made her debut In this
country at Days Theater last Monday in
Ibsen's "a Dolls House"
Marie Dressler's musical comedy, in
which she. Is shortly to appear in London.
is now completed. In this piece Miss
Dressler will appear as mother with q
lot Of grown-up daughters.
Laurence Irving, son Of Henry Irving.
and his wife, Mabel Hackney, are now
appearing in vaude vile in London. their
turn consisting of the performance Of q
sketch adapted from peg Wellington"
Herbert Standing of "Girls" company ID
the father Of Guy Standing. who is to
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Monsen Lectures.

In the series of journey talks which Mr.
Frederick Monsen will deliver In this city
during the next few weeks he Will show
some remarkable pictures of the Indians
of the great Southwest.
Mr. Monsen, though this will be his first
professional appearance on the lecture
platform in this city. is well known by the
lecture-going public in other cities. He
will take his fellow-journeyers first
through picturesque Arizona and visit the
Pueblos, who live, in many instances. to
this day in the same homes their ancestors
occupied over three and half centuries
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Majestic.

RIP Van Wrinkle will be at the MaJes-
tic this week, with George Ober in the
leading role. Mr.. Ober's revival of the
play in the very scenes where the legend
is laid in the Catskill Mountains last sum
mer is said to have been such a success
that Mr.. Ober and his original company
have been booked for the entire season.
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New LYceum.

"The Nightingales'' will be this week s
attraction at the New Lyceum. present
ing two burlesques Americans Abroad
and "Out for Lark with Anna Yale
as leading woman. The olio includes the
vedmars comedy acrobats: McDevitt and
Kelly. dancerss Howard and Lewis,
singers and dancers, and Kennedy and
Evans, in True to Nature
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Chase's,

Chase's this week will present Our u.
S. A. Boys" Chris Richards. Trixie Fri
ganza, the Olivetti troubadours. Harry
Armstrong and William Clark, Henry
Give and company, w. S. Harvey's COM
edians and motion pictures. Our L. S.
A. Boys were trained by a West Point
tactician. Trixie FriganZa's appearance
here will be her first in vaudeville, it Is
said.
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Gayety.

The Vanity Fair Extravaganza Com
pany, with the Twelve Navajo Girls.
will present at the Gayety this week
Twisted and Tangled" and "A Southern
Belle" The Burns-Palmer fight pictures
will be shown The olio includes Welch
and Holland, in legerdemain; Belle Will
ton, James r. Waters and Henntngs,
Lewis and Hennings, in The Automo-
bile Agents"
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''Toddles,'' 1.-THE Truth" 1.-The Straight
Road Her Sister, Her Great Match"
and Girls
Most of these plays were original. but
about ten of them have been adapta tons
from the French. Gossip and "A Su
perfluous Husband Were written in col
liberation with Leo Dtrichstein. THE
Toast of the Town was first produced
under the name of Mistress Betty" and
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Lecture by Commander Peary.

Commander Robert E. Peary. U.s.N
the arctic explorer will. lecture on Near
est the Pole at the Belasco Theatel
Friday afternoon, March 20, at 4:4O pm
His pictures are said to present a sue
cession of surprises.
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"Superba."

"Superba," with its clowns, ballots.
music and mystery. comes to the New
Academy next week. The Hanlons are
said to have provided everything new.
The two sixty-fo foot cars Of stage settings
and costumes include a big scene in
Knickerbocker Hall. the Coozlenut farm
house with LOCO candles and a corner in
..Superba's own realm Of romance and
MYSTERY
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follows him to his home near Lexington
there DISCUSSES herself as a jockey, and to
save his fortunes rides his horse, Queen
Bess, to victory. An attractive feature
of the play is it's band of little colored
boys, who sing and dance. An elaborate
scenic outfit always forms part of I'm
Old Kentucky's' equipment. This season
the leading role will be played by Miss
May Stockton. The company includes
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sui. his sunny nature If there wasn't toe
much work attached to 1t. Unfortunately
here were no consular posts seeking the
man at that moment, and Sam sat around
the house for a few months. His evenings
he employed to advantage, although at
the time he had little idea that the work
he was engaged in would have any bear
ing upon his future. In point of fact, he
became an actor. Chinese actors are not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
New Academv.

In 1892 "In Old Kentucky was first
produced, and 1t has never been with
drawn from the stage for a single season,
and will be at the New Academy this
week With a mountain maid for heroine
the action begins amid the peaks and ra
vines Of eastern Kentucky, where the
girl meets her blue grass sweetheart. To
Isave him from impending danger, she
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Washington some seven years ago, caring
for an invalid relative in the northwest
Michael Morton has elaborated consid-
erably on the role of Trixie Dupre IN
NV Wife" affording Miss Burke ample
scope for the display of her remarkable
gift as a Coincidence.
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"The Flaming Arrow"

The company that plays Lincoln j.
Carter's drama Of western life, The
Flaming Arrow" at the Majestic next
week gained a reputation through its
long run in Chicago. The scenery is from
the studio Of Harry ]. BUTLER, New York
and Chicago, and is said to be an exact
reproduction of scenes in the west.
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Zelie de Lussan.

Chase's next week will offer Zelie de
Lussan. a former prima donna OF the
Metropolitan Opera Company; Genaro
and his band Phyllis Rankin and Harry
Davenport, Charles Leonard Fletcher,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jimmie Barry and COM
pany, Emil Subers and Mile. Chester q
statue dog
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Shepard's Sunday Concert.

The concert at the Academy tonight will
consist Of moving pictures. music by the
orchestra, Ed Allen. with comic songs.
and illustrated ballads after each reel
of pictures,
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Belasco Theater Concert.

The Belasco Theater concert tonight
will offer a program of illustrated bal
lads, several vaudeville acts and motion
pictures. The travel subject for tonight
will be Journey through Ireland.
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Vaudeville at Majestic.

For tonight's concert at the Majestic
Manager Weston has secured Adams and
White in. Fun in a Musical Farmyard";
Clark brothers will offer whistling spe-
cialty. illustrated songs will be sung and
a series Of moving pictures will be shown.
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ago. His second lecture will show fasci-
mating Old Mexico. and in the following
three he will tell OF New Mexico. CALI
fornia and the Hopi land The first lecture
here will take place March q at the Be-
lasco Theater
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08

Charles K French. Bert G. Clark. Duncan
Penwarden A. II. Wilson, Katherine Raye
and Margaret Lee.
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NAZIMOVA.-The management Of the
Belasco Theater has invited patrons of
that playhouse to select three plays of the
repertoire of Nine. Nazimova to be given
during the engagement Of the eminent
actress. which begins March %. In the
list of plays submitted are Ibsen's "A
Dolls House, ''Hedda Gabler" and "The
Master Builder" Robert Bracco's Com
Jesse CoQuette' and Owen Johnsons THE
Comet in all of which she has appeared
with success during her long run just
concluded at the Bijou Theater, New
York. 1t is only a little more than two
years ago since Nine. NaZimova made
her first appearance in this country with
a company of Russian players. So sue
cessful was her debut that she began the
immediate study OF English, having in
view the presentation of a series of Ib-
sens plays at special matinees.
FITCHS FIFTY PLAYS.-Clyde Fitch
has written fifty plays. and tomorrow
night at the Belasco Theater his fiftieth
will have its first presentation. Even
deducting his failures. he has written
more successful plays than any other
living playwright of England or Ameri-
ca. Here is the full list of Mr.. Fitch's
plays: Beau Brummel.' "Betty's Fin
ish,' Frederic Lemaitre," "A Modern
Match" 'Pamela's Prodigy THE
Masked Ball. The Harvest" "A Shat
tered Idol" 1.-The Social SWIM" Mrs.
Grundy, jr.," His Grace de Grammont."
April Weather" THE Toast of the
Town." Gossip" Bohemia" "A Super
fiuous Husband" Nathan Hale 1.-The
Moth and the Flame The Head of the
Family 1.-The Cowboy and the Lady,"
Barbara Frietchie." '.Sapho." THE
Climbers Capt. links of the Horse
Marines" Lovers Lane" 1.-The Last of
the Dandies," 1.-The Way of the World, "
THE Girl and the judge 1.-The Mar
rage Came THE Stubbornness of
Geraldine" 1.-The Girl With the Green
Eyes 1.-The Frisky Mrs. Johnson THE
Bird in the Cage" ''Algy." Her Own
Way" Glad of IT." Major Andre, "
1.-The Goronet of a Duchess" Granny
cousin Billy 1.-The Woman in the
Case" "Wolfville." 1.-The Girl Who Has
Everything" 1.-The House Of Mirth,"
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Kubelik at the Columbia Tonight.
Jan Kubelik, the violinist. will make his

only appearance in this city at the Co.
lumbia Theater tonight at S:15. In the
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Herbert Standing of "Girls" company ID
the father Of Guy Standing, who is To
The Detroit times., 1908-01-28
MURDER CHARGED;
MOTIVE MISSING
TWO DRINK SUPPOSED MEDICINE,
ONE DIES AND SURVIVOR
is ARRESTED.

Charged with murder. William
Yeuger, a young man from Sumpter
township, was lodged in the county
jail Tuesday morning. Details of the
alleged murder are not very clear.
and Prosecuting Attorney Yerkes and
other officials will go 10 Sumpter FIT
day and conduct an examination.
Yeager is allowed To live in house
near the village of Belleville for the
purpose OF keeping the insurance alive
Monday night he invited number OF
men friends in for a good time. One
of the men. whose name is said to
be Zobolski, complained of a cold, and
as Yeager was similarly afflicted, a
search was made OF the house for a
cure. A bottle with the name, "Kemp's
Cough Cure" blown in the side was
unearthed, and large doses OF this con-
coction, together with sweet cider,
were taken by Yeager and his friend.
Soon both were taken violently Ill.
Yeager says he was in agony most
OF the night but recovered Zobolski
died before morning. AS yet there
has been nothing adduced to show
that there was any motive for a
crime, but the people INF that part OF
the county are anxious that the case
be investigated
A sample of the medicine" has
been kept
The Detroit times., 1908-01-28
WARNER M|LLER's
HOUSE FAILS
FORMER SENATOR MADE FOR
TUNE IN PAPER, LOST 1T
IN GOLD.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2s.-Former
United States Senator Warner Miller.
the man who made fortune In the
paper industry and more recently in
vested most OF II In gold and cop
per mining ventures, failed today and
his Office at No. 100 Broadway was
placed In the hands Of the assignee,
Ernest l.. Conan.. Of No. 80 Mas
sau-st
Miller was president of the Belle
Helen. OF Wonder Mining CO., the
Dominion Copper Co., Ltd, the Sierra
Consolidated Gold Mining Co, the
Slocan-Kilo Mining Co. and the Nor
folk Creosoting Co, OF Norfolk. Va.
He was director in the Occidental
Contracting Co. and the United States
Engineering Co.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-28
Wool! Wool! the Dog
Cops Are On the Job
and Do Good Work

NEW YORK. Jan. 2S.-The dog
cops are ON the job. Max. Jim. Nogi
and Donna went on duty early today.
The Belgian wolf hounds were given
a real try-out In the Parkville precinct.
between Prospect park and Coney Is
land. Muzzled and blanketed, each
started out in charge Of a patrolman.
Lieut.. Wakefield. in plain clothes.
first tested them by striking a patrol
man, whom they are taught TO defend.
The lieutenant was knocked into a
sncwbank by NogL Inspector Harkins
tried concealing himself in a thicket
and when Donna, in leash. got within
20 feet OF him. slung sack over his
back and ran, but was overtaken and
caught within a block.
Another officer had a similar exper.
fence in trying TO escape from a va
cant house in Webster.ave. with a
package The uniform or the dog
squad Is warm blanket withN"P. d."
worked IN the bottom left hand corner.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-28
'AENkEL PROMISED
To REMEMBER
GIRL IN WILL
GRAND AUNT OFFERS TESTIMONY
FAVORABLE TO MIS-. ALICE
PENNINGToN-LATTER's LONG
EXAMINATION ENDS.

Mrs. Alice HenkeI Pennington, WHO
Is fighting In Judge Hosmer's court
for share OF the property left by
her grandfather, the late Peter Hen
KEEL, was excused from the stand Tues
day morning, after she had been
quizzed by Elliott G. Stevenson, attor-
ney for the Henkels, for almost two
days. She stood the ordeal with az
parently little concern, and was ready
to smile when the witnesses who fol-
lowed, gave testimony in her favor.
Mrs. Pennington was followed by
Mrs. Brown, great aunt, and hor
testimony was important In that she
told OF hearing Peter Henkel assure
his daughter-in-law. the widow of Ar
fred Henkel, that he would care for
her and her daughter, Alice, and
would remember them In his will.
1T was on the day of the funeral OF
Alfred Henkel," Mrs. Brown testified
Mrs. Henkel and Alice were seated
on sofa crying, and Peter Henkel an
preached, put his arm about the wild
ow, and taking Alice's hand In his,
assured them both that he would care
for them while he lived, and would
provide for them in his Will.
After being left an orphan Alice
Henkel went to live with Mrs Brown,
and the latter testified as to her good
behavior.
rs Il true, Mrs. Brown" Attorney
Stevenson asked, that while Alice
was living with you that you com.
planned TO her relatives that she was
bad girl, and ran about nights
mo, IL Is not true" spoke up the
witness decidedly she was always
a well-behaved girl, and when she
went out at nights ! acted as chap
erone."
Did you not complain 10 Peter
Henkels bookkeeper OF Alice's con
duct?"
mo. I did not There was no oc-
casion to-"
John b. Narcotic, secretary-treas-
urer OF the Edward Henkel Co, an OFT.
shoot OF the Peter Henkcl Co, took tfe
stand to show that during his life
time Alfred Henkel was oonnecte'i
with his fathers business. and never
received more than SIS per week