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The Washington herald., 1908-04-26
The Classic Drama.


It Is not likely that the shade Of the
immortal Mccullough VIII manifest any
signs Of uneasiness on account Of Mr..
James O'Neill adding to his repertoire
the character OF Virginius. Mr.. McCul-
Tough is supposed to have reached the
zenith Of effect in portraying this role;
but. as 10 Mr.. O'NeilTs impersonation.
while it may not be so robust as McCul-
lough's It might be said that it sur
passes the former in quiet artistic skill.
Some philosopher has given out the
dictum that the good can never die. and
1t certainly seems sane philosophy as re-
CARDS some great old plays. What an
immense vitality there Is 10 some of
these grand old dramas, Julius Caesar"
was written in 1901. "Virginius" in 1870.
and Monte Cristo" in 1880 and each of
these is still capable of arousing high
interest among the intelligent classes
when produced by a cast Of superior or
even workmanlike quality.
There seems TO be an impression
abroad that, In order to be a success, a
play must deal with current issues. be
laid In the present period, and deal with
the characters with which we are ia
miliar, or as we hear It so often ex-
pressed, be thoroughly up to date" No
notion could be more erroneous. Shake
speare wrote Julius Caesar" and. in
fact, most Of his plays. with an atmos-
pheTe far removed from LOnd0n's cline.
with scenes IN countries far remote, with
characters long since passed away. and
based on actions forgotten by the masses
ana only revived by deIving into the
chronicles Of scantily perused history
Julius Caesar had been dead sixteen CEN
turtles before the great dramatist put him
into a play. Virginius had slept even
longer IN his rocky sepulcher when the
dFamatlzation of his story brought fame
10 James Sheridan Knowles; and even
IN the case OF Alexander Dumas. pere,
the writer was obliged to 60 back from
1850 or thereabout to 1914. in his case the
material not even having the respeeta-
bility accruing from extreme old age.
Has the intelligence Of the theater-
going public sunk so low that il cannot
understand things with which it is not
familiar TO a commonplace degree? Must
everything be eOuched In the ordinary
slang Of the street, and are they unable
10 recognize the varying forms of human
emotion under all guises, but must have
the thing made simple by direct and per-
sonal application? We DO not think that
these questions are capable Of unques-
toned affirmation. and our opinion is
strengthened by the large amount Of IN
terest manifested by the Intelligent and
scholarly IN the revival Of the classics.
a thing (which may not yield anything
more IN a financial way than a modest
recompense for the performers. but which
The Washington herald., 1908-04-26
SANDER that Sticks.

An incident of wide interest, not alone
to the player folk. but to every one who
supports the theater, was the widely cir
culated item of news last week to the
effect that Miss Julia Marlowe had been
named correspondent In a divorce case.
The prominence of Miss Marlowe as an
actress and the high respect in which she
has always been held, both for the dignity
Of her art and the purity of her private
life, gave this item of news an element of
surprise. and it was published far and
wide.
A few days later came a denial from
the lawyer of the plaintiff in the divorce
suit; Miss Marlowes name was with
drawn from the suit and it was publicly
stated that there was absolutely no rea-
son for her name having been used at
all.
But in the meantime the cruelty Of this
SANDER, which Miss Marlowe was. of
course. powerless to prevent, made her
so i'll that she had to close a profitable
theatrical season, and even now she has
retired TO her place in the Catskins,
whence, when she RECEIVERS, she will go
to Europe.
There should be some protection in
law against the circulation Of such cruel
ISLANDERS as this. Nothing can ever quite
undo the harm that has been done 10
woman who. through long years on the
American stage. has been always identl-
fed with the best and highest in histrionic
art, whose life has been blameiess and
whose character has reflected credit on
the profession she has adorned. 1t Is
always possible. now. for any one TO say
Miss Marlowe has been named as CO.
respondent in a divorce suit, and that
Will be one of those half-truths on which
Tennyson speaks
lie that IS half the truth Is ever the worst Of lies
OF course. every admirer of Miss Mar
lowe, every friend of honesty and de-
cency. will do all in his power to stamp
out the ugly scandal connected with her
name. but the bitter thing about It is.
that, try as one may the lie that has
been spoken can never be wholly obliter-
ated-
ISLANDERS mark vas ever yet the fair;
The ornament Of beauty is suspect,
A crow that flies IN heavens sweetest air.
So be thou good. SANDER doth bat approve
Thy worth the greater.
So says Shakespeare; but philosophy is
but cold comfort against a good name
untustly furnished!
The Washington herald., 1908-04-26

Finally, he offered 10 wager 800 that nc
musical critic in Washington could sue
cessfully sing a role in any opera he Sc
ieeted. Mrs. Thompson became annoyed
at the statement. called" Mr.. Aborn, and
accepted the challenge.
Mrs. Thompson will use her own cos
TUNES thus showing not only how the
role should be sung. but how il should be
CARRIED as we'll Aside from a few brief
instructions from the stage manager re-
garding her proper entrances and exits,
Mrs. Thompson will not rehearse with
the company As much interest attaches
10 the event behind the scenes as in the
front Of the house, ali Of the members
Of the company taking a keen interest in
the unique situation.
Mrs, Thompson is among the younger
critics o. Washington, and has achieved a
considerable reputation during the past
few years. A thoroughly prepared writer
on musical topics. she is especially accu-
rate in the scientific aspects OF her criti-
eisms, and painstaking in the lesser de-
tails She IS the composer OF Three
Songs from Some Verses, and other
works
The Washington herald., 1908-04-26
Crentnre Going West.

Creatore and his band will finish
twelve weeks enga gement in Atlantic
City on April %. following which they
viii make quite an extensive tour, which
will include a week OF popular concerts
al the Lyric in Baltimore. an eight days
stay IN Louisville, a visit to several Of
the Southern colleges, and a series of
popular concerts for over four weeks in
St. Louis, after which the band will go
to Chicago for the summer. first playing
an engagement in Washington.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-26
PROGRAMME FOR THE WEEK.

certainly tends to elevate. or at least pre-
vent subsistence in, the public taste
The public should be gracious TO Mr..
o'Neill, Mr.. ManteH. Mr.. Greet, Mr.
sothern, and ali the other fine actors
land you win notice that it is only the
fine ones that do iO for foregoing the
temptation TO amass riches by means Of
the modern popular appeal through clap
trap and mediocrity, and. keeping within
the bounds of classical tradition. aim to
achieve fame and earthly recompense by
means Of the best; never seeking to lower
the character Of their profession. or be-
little the public mind by anything which
is not up to the classical mark.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-26
italian Tenor to Sing in English.


One OF the novelties OF the early sum-
mer season at the New National Theater
win be the debut. this week. of Sig.
Domenico Russo. as an English singing
artist Russo has been the featured tenor
Of the Royal Italian Opera Company. in
New York City, where he has attracted
widespread interest.
Domenico Russo was one Of the FIVE
Italian tenors who studied under the same
master al the same time, and all Of whom
afterward became famous. Two of the
five. Russo and Caruso, came 10 America
after great achievements in their own
country. The former started his Ameri-
can career on the wrong side Of the
continent, il seems, for he sang first on
this hemisphere with the Lombard Opera
Company in San Francisco, Los Angeles,
and other cities Of the Pacific Coast,
afterward going 10 Peru and other South
American countries. On the other hand.
bis eompatriot and fellow-artist. Caruso,
made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera
House, in New York, and reached a
higher pinnacle OF fame thereby for it
the stamp Of New York approval before
the rest Of the country clamors for them.
The critics OF the Pacific Coast, where
they have distinct opera world OF their
own, and very excellent one, too, claim
that Sig Russo is both a better singer
and a more finished actor than Caruso.
However. as the former is q pure lyric
and the latter a robusto. il is difficult
10 draw a comparison.
Sig. Russo's first appearance in the
Eastern part Of the States was made re-
Gently with the Royal Italian Opera
Company. His advent with the Aborn
opera Company at the New National this
week Is interesting from the fact of il
being his first appearance in English. His
engagement was consummated through
Mr., Henry WolfsOhn, the well-known inn
porter OF foreign song birds Mr.. Wolf
sohn is also the manager Of Enrieo
CaTusO.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-26
CRITIC TO GO ON STAGE.
Local Music Editor VIII Sing In
Opera.

EVSAA music EdRtOF VIII sing IN
Opera.
On the stage Of the New National Thea
ter Saturday evening. May ?, Mrs. Berenice
Thompson, music editor on a local news
paper. and wife Of the Washington cor
respondent Of the New York World, Will
assume the role of Michaela In the Aborn
Opera Company's production of Carmen"
TO prove 10 Mr. Milton Aborn that she can
sing in any opera he might select.
This situation grew out of friendly
between Mrs. Thompson and
Mr. Aborn. The opera manager claimed
that the average newspaper critic could
not sing the roles he or she was so will
Ing TO criticise others in singing. and,
therefore, was not a competent judge.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-26

Just prior TO her departure for Europe
EGna Goodrich conhded 10 her friends the
news thattshe would no longer be Of the
profession, for on her return from Paris
she would marry James H. Macmillan, a
mining operator Of Nevada, who is said
10 be a warm friend Of Nat Goodwin.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-26

Plans are under way for the erection
OF memorial for the late Edwin Booth,
to be placed in the park surrounded By
Gramercy Square. The expenses are to
be betrayed by members Of the Players
Club, and the statue viii represent the
tragedian in the part of Hamlet.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-26

lice were Immediately notified, but at
last accounts the valuables had not been
recovered.
Starting last Tuesday, the household
effects, silver. gowns. and furs Of Mrs.
Leslie Carter Payne, the actress. were
placed on sale al the Fifth avenue
auction rooms. Prices ranged rather
low, only $3.50 being paid for a beautiful
English sdeboard. and the first DAYS
sale netting only $4.S75 A mahogany Gel
laretfe went for SIS A reception-room
suite in gold went for $50, and a hand
some Charles II armchair for $50 The
sale continued all week, and among the
pieces was an Adams bedroom suite
which cost 5000. and a baby grand
piano in a Yernis-Martin case, and some
rare, antique jewelry.
The latest version of Buffalo Rnrs
Wild West Show opened an engagement
at the Madison Square Garden Tuesday
evening. Col Cody was greeted with the
usual enthusiasm as he rode into the
arena al the head OF his Congress Of
Rough Riders Two OF the new features
were The Mighty Avalanche" and THE
Prairie Fire" A bit Of sport that took
the audience by storm was a game of
football on horseback. played by a team
of cowboys and a team OF Indians fresh
from the reservation. The first nights
contest resulted in a decisive victory for
the Indians by double score, and for
little while pandemonium Of excitement
and enthusiasm fairly shook the big
building as the Indians were declared the
victors. The game Is played in this man
ner; An immense bail is placed In the
center Of the arena. and two opposing
teams Of hOrsemen endeavor to push It
TO either end of the Enclosure. To score
a point II is necessary TO push the ball
between two goal posts. The battle of
summit Springs was reproduced with
sensational effect, and Maj Gen. Carr,
who actually commanded the troops on
the occasion Of this battle, one of the
last real fights In American Indian war
fare, sat in one OF the boxes on the
opening night. FRED. F. sCHRADER.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-26

headed by Guy Standing, at the BeIasco
Theater, Washington, this summer. will
be two interesting young women. One is
daughter OF Frank Keenan,, the actor
who will make her debut n dramatic
work though she has successfully appear
ed on the stage as a singer She has
beautiful voice, and may adopt the oper-
attic stage after a few seasons of study
abroad. The other is Jane Cowle one OF
the most beautiful women on the New
York stage, whose picture is frequently
seen In the illustrated periodicals. She is
a great local favorite. and created q role
in THE Rose Of the Rancho" being trans
ferred to her former part In The Music
Master" when Warfeld resumed playing
Herr Won Barwig In his old success.
Charles Walton, the young Washington
actor, who has been signed by Mr.. Daniel
Frohmsn to play the boy in THE Thief"
in one OF the three companies which viii
present the play on tour will cut n the
next four or I'VE weeks playing Charley IN
"Charleys Aunt" on the road.
Nine Komisarzhevsky. the Russian
actress appears to be still under the
influence OF the hoodoo which has OBJ
sessed her ever since she set foot on
American soil 1t win be remembered
that she came here at her own expense
with one of the best companies seen
here In many years. She then passed
under the management Of a Russian
impresario. who laid out tour for her
which embraced Williamsburg There
the police one night stopped the per-
formanee because the owner of the new
~ built theater was unable 70 show a
license. On Tuesday evening the madame
appeared at a Russian beneft Ia Web
rter Hall, a small place downtown. Her
act was short one. but II consumed
time enough 20 enable a sneak thief 70
enter her dressIng-room during her alb
sence on the stage and rob her Of two
valuable brooches, one of which was
presented to her by the Car. The po-
The Washington herald., 1908-04-26

Jeffreys Lewis will not play her annual
stock engagement in Washington this
year. although there Is a demand for her.
She leaves this week for Chicago. where
she viii resume her role In Twenty Days
in the Shade" She had a fine tribute
paid her when Charles Frohman cabled
from London to take her out OF the cast
at the Savoy and put her in "Toddles" at
the Garriek. The local people cabled
Frohman net TO take Miss Lewis out OF
the cast OF Twenty Days in the Shade.
as she was the backbone of the piece.
Back came Frohman's answer; 'Toddles'
also needs backbone" It did 1t was
soon withdrawn. and Miss Lewis is sent
to Chicago 70 resume her spinal function
The Washington herald., 1908-04-26

The Damrosch-Nordica concert at the
New National Theater tonight will be
the last of the Charlton-Smith series at
this theater the present season, a series
that has included Nine. Gadski Nine.
Sembrich. and other artists Of world
wide reputation.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-26

According to plans Of the National The
alter management, Carmen" viii be sung
this week to the accompaniment OF nu-
meroVs canary birds, the tiny songsters
helping in the ensemble from cages swing
Ing aloft IN the main foyer. This inno-
walton proved one of the novelties Of the
opening night last summer.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-26

Katharine Kavanaugh is going to return
to the footlights next Monday by the way
OF Albaugh's Theater. in Baltimore. She
viii appear in two OF her own PLAYS call
ed The Dust Of the Earth" and Ola
mOnd Chip"
The Washington herald., 1908-04-26

Miss Edith Bradford. who will appear in
the title role of Carmen" at the. New
National Theater this week, has been
singing the eonralto roles during the past
season with the San Francisco Opera
Company.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-26

Mrs. Marie B. Schrader. well known
in Washington. has had accepted a one
act play. The Bandbox" which viii be
given a Broadway production before long
with Mrs Francis L PTuyn. Miss Estha
Evans, and Richard Sterling in the cast.
The piece will be managed by John H.
Donnelly
The Washington herald., 1908-04-26

Maurice Levi. composer. director. and
musician. who is now directing the or
chestra of THE Soul Kiss" at the New
York Theater, has composed the music
for THE Follies Of 1865" and will direct
the orchestra on the New York Theater
roof until his military band opens for its
annual season at Manhattan Beach. Mr.
Levi viii also take his band TO Atlantic
City for an engagement during the sum-
mer.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-26

Marie Doro viii this week finish a tour
Of thirty-six weeks in THE Morals OF
Marcus" and Immediately sail abroad.
studying en- voyage the part Charles
Frohman intends her to play shortly in
London
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-09-02

the republican rally in Ellsworth on the
evening Of Saturday, Sept. II. With
scarcely break for many years during his
long public career, the senator has been
accustomed to address his fellow citizene
on the Saturday night before election, and
all, regardless OF party affiliations, have
gladly heard him.
Mrs. Clara Wilson, who it will be re-
membered was committed tolhe insane
asylum from Ellsworth in January OF last
year, has been declared to be a State
pauper, and Ellsworth is thus relieved OF
Not only that, but the city has received a
check OF $232.96 from the State, to reim-
burse II for that amount already paid out
on accounFof Mrs. Wilson. That this was
brought about is due to City Clerk T. E.
Hale, who for year past has been work
ing to that end, securing afiidayits from
physicians who examined Mrs. Wilson and
from citizens who knew the circumstances,
and carrying on the correspondence with
the State authorities which finally resulted
in the decision OF governor and council at.
their last meeting that Mrs. Wilson right
fully belonged on the State pauper list.
E. H. Greedy, Ellsworth's veteran horse.
man, has announced his intention OF sell
ling out his stable, and retiring from the
horse breeders business. Mr.. Greely
started sdickering" in horses over tifty
years ago. He was one of the first men il,
New England to recognize the value OF
breeding, and to prove that speed in a
horse was not mere accident. He has
gradually improved the quality of his
stock, until now he has stable with the
best blood in the country behind it. He
is naturally proud of his stable, and re-
grets to see it scattered. He would like to
see some syndicate take up the Bile and |
continue the good work it has been doing |
for this section OF the country, but he
cannot continue the business alone. He |
has about thirty horses in his string, !
mostly young stock. The list includes !
the well-known stations Colombo, by |
Bingen; Daniel O'Del1, by Sphinx, dam by |
Nutwood; Leavitt, by Moquette, dam BY |
Hector Wilkes; Royal Eoict, by Royal
swell, dam BY Melrose; Lee Wilkes, by |
Nelson's Wilkes; Royal Cup, by Royal |
Swell, dam by Potential; Name Todd, BY |
Todd, and number OF others. Brood |
mares with foals include Bingen's First
2:19A Beatrice Greedy, 2.141a; mare by
Kremlin, Miss McGinty, and large num-
Der OF two, three and four-year-olds.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-09-02
SEVEN DROWNED AT DEER ISLE

Party Of Sunset Summer Guests Can
sized Near Eagle Island.
Seven summer people from Sunset out
OF party OF ten were drowned by the cap
sizing of thirty-ive foot sloop, near
Eagle island yesterday. The drowned are
Miss Alice Tairo and Miss Eleanor Tairo,
OF Washington, D. c.; Miss Evelyn Kel-
logg and Miss Lutte Kellogg, of baltimore,
Md; Mrs. Lucy S. Crawley, Philadelphia,
Pa, Miss Elizabeth G. Evans, Mount Hol-
yoke seminary, Mass; Jason H. Hutchins,
Billerica, Mass.
The saved are Capt. Haskell, Deer Isle;
Prof. Edward Crawley, Philadelphia,
husband Of Mrs. Crawley; Henry B.
Evans, NJ. Holyoke, brother of Miss
Miss Evans were recovered. There is
slight hope that Mr.. Hutchins may have
reached Barren island, near the scene of
the disaster, as when last seen he was
swimming toward that island. Search is
being made for him.
With Capt. Samuel Haskell, of Deer Isle,
the party started out from Sunset for an
afternoon sail. The wind freshened up,
and toward the close of the afternoon
when they started for home the sea was
very choppy. The sloop was an open one,
without dead ballast, and in jibing over,
SHc WIS capslZeu. All were thrown INTO
the water.
Capt. Haskell saw that the tender which
was in tow was not overturned, and sue
ceeded in reaching it, and cutting it loose.
He then picked up Prof. CrawIey and Mr..
Evans, who still chung to the overturned
sloop trying to locate the women of the
party, all of whom had disappeared.
Weighed down by their water-soaked
clothes, and chilled through by the cold
waters, they had been unable to keep
themselves afloat. Some OF them had
seized the person nearest them, and they
had gone down together.
The three men in the tender found that
they were almost as incapable of living
assistance in their boat as they had been
in the water. The wind was too high and
the sea too rough for them to handle the
small boat. They were in grave danger
themselves of being thrown once more
into the water.
The upset, however, had been seen from
Eagle island, and sloop was sent to pick
up the survivors. They reached the
tender just in time, and pulled the three
exhausted men aboard. OF the rest of the
party but two were in sight, and the boat
was headed for them. They were Lutte
Kellogg and Miss Evans. Although the
rescuers worked vigorously over them, all
efforts to restore life failed.
Mr.. Hutchins was a student at Bangor
theological seminary, who had been
supplying the pulpit at Sunset during the
summer. He was engaged to be married
to Miss Dorothea Beach, daughter of Presi-
dent Beach, of the eminary, on his gradu-
alton next June
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-09-02
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADvERrIsEMENrs rms WEEK.


Admr notice Est Andrew Cole.
In bankruptcy-Geo A Ti1ton.
Henry A Eppes--A piE istrator's sac.
Scott. superintendent OF schools.
D II Tribou--Househoid goods for sale.
New England telephone.
w y Mason-Real estate.
Burrill Natl Bank. ss5
o w Tapley-Insurance.
b F Joy-Photographer.
ELLSWORTH FALLS:
NJ NJ Moore-Cash prices.
SuRRY, Me:
Arthur Carter-Caution notice.
WEST SULLIVAN:
DR. Geo Phillips-Dentist.
SEAL HARBoR, NE:
Seal Harbor Fish Co-Skiff lost.
BANGOR. Me:
Eastern Trust & Banking Co.
DR. w Merrow-Specialist.
Doe business college.
MRfHUEN, Mass.
Lawrence Knitting Co-Agents wanted.
NEW YORK:
San Gregorio Mining Railway Co-special
stockholders meeting.
New BRUNSWICK, N J:
Mrs Annie Jordan-Help wanted.