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Columbia Theater.

In recognition of his service in behalf
of Ireland. her people and their music,
the Irish societies of the city are ar
ranging a rouSng reception TO Andrew
Mack at the Columbia Theater tomorrow
night where he opens a weeks engage
ment in Dion BouciCault's Celtic classic.
"Arrah-na- Pogue." 1t will be Mr.. Mack s
first appearance in this city for several
years. since his tour OF the world. Many
authorities concede that "Arrah- Ina
Pogue" enjoys the distinction Of being
the most famous conception OF the cele-
brated Irish playwright who wrote ii for
his own use and starred in il most sue
ceSsfullv for many seasons. Andrew Mack
is recognized his most logical sue
cesSOr.
The production will be deliberately
staged During the action of the play he
will sing several new solos including the
particularly catchy THE Heart of the
Rose" and a rollicking IRISH song en-
titled "Fnnegan and His Flute" With
the exception of The Wearing of the
Green all of the songs, both words and
music are by Mr.. Mack. AS leading wom-
an Mr. Mack has with him this season
Miss Mary Nash, handsome brunette of
Irish cast of features. whose presence and
work with Miss Ethel Barrymore attract
ed favorable comment. Among the others
in the company. which numbers more than
more, Mildred Beverly, Daniel Gilfether,
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William Collier.

A first performance that promises TO be
one OF the most notable of the season Is
booked for the Columbia Theater next
Monday night, when Charles Frohman
will present William Collier in THE Pa
triot' a new play by Mr.. Collier and j.
Hartley Manners. the we'll known English
author and dramatist.
The leading woman will be Helen Hale.
who. up to the present season, has been
identified with musical comedies includ-
ing The Yankee Tourist" Woodland
and Peggy from Paris" Mr.. Collier 3
sister, Helena Collier-Garrick, is well cast
and CONFUSING character part has been
assigned to All Sam. the only Chinese &C
tor appearing in an nglish-speaking
company. ] he scenes of the ay are laid
in western mining camp and ii London.
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become the truth. Ernesto. in the earl,

become the truth. Ernesto. in the early
In reply to the queStion-when the in
tention is honorable what can the opin-
ion of the world really matter? | have
been taught that gossip begins in a lie
and generally ends in truth. Does il in
vent evil and give it existence? Does it
set it's accused seal upon an existent
fault. or merely breathe that which is not
and furnish the occasion for wrong? Who
can say"
Il do not know who is the viler the in
ventor of this tale or you who repeat it. ;"
declares the wife, when accused by her
Sster-in-laW shame upon that mean
ness that forms the idea. and shame upon
the villainy that spreads ii! 1t Is so
abomnable, so fatal, that l almost feel
myself criminal because l cannot Instant
ly reject the thought and forget it.
"Blackguard calumny-whether you tell
it quickly or at length. there is never an
end TO it." the husband reiterates-
Mr.. Faversham will impersonate En-
nesto. while H. Cooper Cliffe will be seen
as Don Julian. Charles Harbury as the
brother. Don Savero Morton Selton as
Captain Beaulieu. Henry Redding as
Pepto. The two feminine characters in
the play will be impersonated by Julie
Opp. the wife, Theodore. and Olive
Oliver as Donna Mercedes. Theodore 8
sister-inlaw.
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Grace Van Studdiford.

Al the New National Theater the week
beginning Monday, September ~, Miss
Grace Van Studdiford Ill appear with
her own company in a new comic opera
by Harry Il. Smith and Reginald De
koyen-'The Golden Butterfly
1t is not grotesque nor handicapped by
weird scenes and a panorama of meaning
less situations. but pretty story, well
told and accompanied by music that has
some scholarly handing.
Miss Van Studdiford has not been seen
in Washington since The Red Feather.
and her return Will be welcomed by many
thea tergoerS. THIS 10. she Is under
the management of Chdri.s Bradley.
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Clusters Last Fight" Will be the at
traction at the New Academy for the
week commencing tomorrow evening The
play naturally deals with the most ro-
mantle battle in the history of the coua-
try and two of its bravest men-Gen.
George Armstrong Custer and Col. VIII
liam F. Cody, known to the world as
Buffalo Bill" The play embraces all the
incidents which led up to Clusters last
desperate struggle with the Indians the
destruction Of his entire command and
the dea IN OF the gallant general himself
The company carries band of full blood
ed North American Indians, horses and
dogs
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petent critics to have given the best por-
trayal of Hamlet on the American
stage since the days of Edwin Booth In
many respects his Characterization of the
melancholy Dane closely follow the lines
laid down by his famous predecessor.
Both of slender physique. they have de-
pended upon an intellectual rendition OF
the part and not on robust personality.
Mr. Whiteside has appeared for num-
Der of years in Shakespearan roles. and
his many characterizations include Shy
lock- in The Merchant of Venice. "
"Richelieu" "Othello'' and Richard the
Third" Following his successful appear
ance in Shakespearean roles he took up
the romantic drama. beginning with The
Cousin of the King The Man in
Black" The Red Cockade,' Heart and
Sword" Robert of Sicily We Are
King and Eugene Aram." Following
this he made successful appearances In
David Garrick's Love" n new version of
the play prepared by himself. That ex-
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Coming Attractions.
Belasco Theater.

There will be a double interest in Mr.
William Faversham's appearance at the
Belasco Theater the coming week. OF
first importance will be his presentation
of Charles Frederic Nirdlingers The
World and His Wife" and. secondly. this
will be Mr.. Faversham's initial appear
ance as an actormanager. During the
past several years. or since the breaking
up of the Empire Theater Company. of
which he was the leading man, he has
been a star-f1rst under Charles Froh-
man and afterward under Liebler and
Company's management in The Squaw
Man" Mr. Nirdlingers play. which had
a Single presentation by Mr.. Faversham
at the Hollis Street Theater. Boston. Feb
ruary u. 1907, is founded upon Jose
Echegarays famous Spanish drama. "El
Gran Galeoto." The original play. writ
ten twenty odd years ago. and generally
regarded as the masterpiece of the Span
ish dramatist. has been translated into
many languages SANDER and its far
reaching effects upon the innocent is the
theme of the play. The central char
acters are three good and sensible peo-
plea wealthy Spaniard of middle age.
Don Julian. a young but devoted wife,
Theodore. and young man. Ernesto
who was received by the husband in his
home almost as his own son. The rela-
ton between the young wife and man is
that of affectionate comradeship. But
the gossip of 1.-The world and his wife
plants the germ Of suspicion in innocent
breasts. The husbands mind becomes
poisoned with jealousy, the happy init
macy is broken up and a duel with the
most malicious of the slanderers forces
matters to climax. AT the final curtain
the husband is dead. and the two young
people, whom bitter persecution has
taught to love each other. embrace for
the first time and hurl defiance at the
gossips. That which began as lie has
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her that she possesses gray matter and
that she is earnest and willing to put
! up with hardship in order TO win her
way. She told the young girl that she
had youth and beauty. She admired
her voice and told her 10 come and talk
with her again. Bernhardt appeared in
brooklyn the week following, and sent
Miss opp tickets to cone u see her in
the play "IzeyI. Again they talked,
Bern hardt saying in effect: why begin
in America? You must have European
training and the proper entrance Ia the
American stage is through Europe. II
you are in earnest in IN" matter meet
m" at the Comedy Iheater III london
on the ithF of next May.
Miss opp was then free lance maya
zine writer and had saved up 500 from
her work. Bernhardt's words of encorr-
agenent had sunk deep into Miss OPP s
mimi and she resolved to follow hor adj
vice Early in the year she withdrew
her savings from the bank and left for
London. taking lodgings near friends in
a Bloomsbury attic, where she attempted
TO live comfortably on $40 week Again
literature occupied her spare moments
and Miss opp relates with earn ST eX-
pressions of gratitude the fact that Je-
rome X. Jerome. then editor of Today.
purchased her first article in London. be
ing the impressions of an American girl
abroad After some minor literary sue
cess and not a few distressing discourage
mcntS. Julie opp stood at the stage door
of the Comedy Theater the night OF May
l. The evening appointed by Sara Bern
hardt for the meeting. Miss opp had
not communicated with Sara Bernhardt
while abroad; she had simply followed
Bernharut's advice: If you are in earnest
in the matter meet me at the Comedy
Theater in London on the 4th OF next
May" II was the assignment 10 small
part as the result of this meeting that
laid the foundation for the recognition
as an actress which Miss Opp now en-
joys.
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time. broke forth in another part Of the
building.
Who's that shoveling coal in this build
ing while I'm trying to sing" demanded
Mr.. Mack angrily. III tear a lung out
of that janitor. Did you ever hear the
like of it,
Just then the janitor timidly dragged
himself on the scene and addressed Mr..
Mack cautiously:
Mr.. Chauncey Olcott, the Irish come
dian, who is rehearsing here, says he is
going to bat my block off If 1 don't stop
the noise In this building" said the jani-
tor. He said that he thought somebody
was putting down q carpet in here
For the next ten minutes the jantor
sped back and forth between the two
comedians carrying messages that were
anything but complimentary in tone,
though the intermediary served the pur-
pose of keeping the two principals apart.
Finally however, matters were adjusted.
apologies offered and accepted, and the
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JULIE OPP AND SARA BERNHARDT.
Had it not been for the encouragement
given Julie Opp by Sara Bernhardt at
a critical moment in her life she would
now very likely be well known in litera-
ture. but unknown to the stage Bern
hardt is famous for her kindness to as
pirants for stage honors. 1t is a fact
however, that she has never given her
who did not first satisfy her that she
was possessed of dramatic talent per-
sonality and physical strength sufficient
behind the footlightS.
Less than a dozen years ago Julie Opp
was in London, along with a party of
six girls. chaperoned by Kate Jordan, the
dramatist and authoress. She was one
day at girls party and there met George
Du Maurier. whose play ''Trilby' was
then being presented by Mr. Tree at His
Majesty's Theater Miss Opp had never
met anybody connected with the theater
and knew nothing whatever of the stage.
She was introduced to Mr.. Du Maurier
and was amazed when he told her ne
would like very much to have her go to
see Mr. Tree. as he felt sure she would
make an ideal Trilby.
Fearful of her mothers displeasure, she
actor until she could communicate with
her. AS expected. her mother objected
streruously to her having anything to
do with the theater However, the sug-
gestion of Du Maurier. while not acted
upon, bore fruit. Miss Opp presently
learned to recite several pieces of one
sort and another. the stage as a career
being uppermost in her mind. Returning
TO America. she met Chatran. the famous
French painter who was then in this
country executing portraits of important
people here. He had heard Miss Opp
recite. and. knowing Nine. Bernhard. had
insisted upon her being introduced to the
great French actress.
One day when Bernhard was at the
Garden Theater. rehearsng. Chatran in
PRODUCED Julie Opp. and. what quite
chara cteristic of Bernhardt. she stopped
the rehearsal and insisted then and there.
upon hearing the young girl recite Julie
Opp was then taken into her dressing
room, where Bernhard proceeded to
crosS-question her with regard to taking
up stage career The first thing she
asked Miss Opp was this disconcerting
question: Have you brains?' That was
the one thing that Bernhard ever in
sists upon in an aspirant; that she satisfy
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ChaSe'S.

Miss Virginia Harmed and company. S.
Miller Kent and company, The" Quar-
tet. Barry and Wexford Rosaire and
Doreto. the Picquays. Harry Burgoyne
and the American vitagraph Series. Tales
the Searchlight Told" are the features
offered at Chase's this week. Miss Vir-
gnia Harmed. the former Frohman star
co-star with f. III. Sothern. has won sue
cess in her own one-act romantic comedy,
1.-THE Idol of the Hour" The added at
traction will be the we'll known actor 5.
Miller Kent apd his company, in his new
comedy hit entitled "A Marriage in
Motor Car. The Quartet will present
a repertoire of comic and classical songs.
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New Lyceum.

Tom Miners Bohemian Burlesqucrs'
Will open Monday afternoon at the New
Lyceum Theater. The Bohemian" pro-
gram is said TO he entirely new this sea
son. Among the principals are Andy
Gardner and Ida Nicolai, Charles Udell.
Joe Barton and brother. comedy trick
cyclists. and Tom Miners big Amateur
Circus" In which Johnston and Buckley
viii introduce From Fifth Avenue TO
the Bowcry."
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ers gave for my first appearance The
enc came ALI right and | was on the job
but the door through which l was sup
posed to pass was three or four inches
short in width of the opening necessary
for me to get through. AS l was then
about as thick through as | was broad
it became startling situation.
That fat Wise has gone and spoiled
the first performance l heard the stage
manager shout. Some one get derrick
and pull him up to the roof.
The audience was watching my EFFORTS
to get through the door, when Fuckers. on
the impulse of the moment. cried: That
amt the way for you to come in. Didn't
master tell you to always use the other
door, And that is what saved the scene
Fuckers carried on some fake dialogue
while I was hurrying around to the other
part of the stage to make my entrance
through door space that was big
enough
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1.-The w off"

The attraction at the Belasco Theater
next week will be The Wolf" a drama
of the Canadian Hudson Bay country by
Eugene Walter. which received its initial
presentation ut this house last season.
There are but six characters in the play.
The Story concerns the vengeance
Wreaked upon an American civil engineer
who. years before the story opens. had
deserted a halt-breeu cir! of the far north.
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hausted his list of classics and romantic
plays, and it was then decided to end his
course Of preparation. so to speak, and
see what he could really do in modern
plays He wanted q larger field for his
efforts. and sought Il firm Of managers.
LieDicr & Co, who commissioned Mr..
ZanGwill to write The Melting Pot,
with the idea of having Mr.. Whiteside APP
pear i'll the leading role
SPIRIT WILLING. But FLESH
WEAK-Thomas \. Wise, the somewhat
stout comedian who will appear at the
New National tomorrow night in the title
role of A Gentleman From Mississippi
has fund Of stories concerning the
memorable first nights in which he has
taken part. During his career he has ac-
cunulated enough material about initial
performances to fill a book.
Il shall never forget my first appear
ance as the butler in The Prince Chap, -
said he 1t was one of the most fash
ionable New York audiences 1 have ever
played before. 1t was Cyril SCOTS first
appearance as star, and the first time
he had ever been seen In any other than
Il musical production. Every one in the
company. and great many in the au-
dience, too, We're anxious that every
thing should go along evenly and with
out hitch.
My entrance in the play was one Of
the first after the rise OF the curtain. /
had little dialogue to go through with
a wharf rat called Fuckers. In fact, the
very action of lie new play depended
upon my entrance. for that was the be-
ginning of the plots unfolding.
Il was sitting in my dressing ROOM
putting a few finishing touches to my
makeup. when the stage manager called
stand by That meant that the curtain
was ready to go up. Hurrying 10 the
wings from which / made my entrance.
stood in readiness fog the cue that Puck
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Playhouse Paragraphs

Ada Dwyer has made success in Aus
tralia In Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage
Patch "
The new play in which Amelia Bing
ham will appear is 'Feroza," by j. Hart
ley Manners.
George Broadhurst has written play,
70 be produced this season, called An
International Marriage
Hartford Conn. will be first to see
The Offenders" Robert Blossoms new
play. by Elmer Blaney Harris.
Charles Klein's last play, 1.-THE Third
Degree" is to have its first production In
Boston in November.
The four baggage cars which William
Faversham brought to this city contained
not only the production of The World
and His Wife" but the scenic equipment
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New National.

At the New National Theater tomorrow
night William A. Brady and Joseph r.
Grlsmer will offer a new American play,
entitled "A Gentleman From Mississippi"
by Harrison Rhodes and Ihomas A.
Wise 4 uniuue feature of the perform
ance is the fact that the play is built
around Washington political activities.
the scenes all occurring here. some of
them in the hotel Hobbies, others al the
* Gentleman From Mississippi sug-
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GaVety.

The attraction at the Gayety Theater
for the week commencing tomorrow mat
inee IS The Cracker Jacks with an
abundance of picturesque detail and pref
ty girls. In the cast viii be found a
score or more of we'll known performers
including Bawman brothers, Ruhie Leoni.
Lillian \eder. Pcroscofiiss troupe and NIL
lard brothers
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Cameraphone Talking Pictures.

Manager Weston has secured The rights
to the camerap phone actual talking pic
lures for Washington, and they VIII be
seen only at the Majestic THeater, where
they have enjoyed successful run.
The cameraphone talking pictures are
an exact reproduction a. the current New
York successes in opera. drama and vdu-
deville. They sing, talk. dance and act.
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WHEN GREEK MET GREEk.-A
friendship of many years standing be
tween Andrew Mack, who will appear al
the Columbia Theater in "Arrahna-
Pogue" the coming week, and Chauncey
Olcott, his rival in the field of romantic
Irish comedy was severely tested re-
Gently. according to a story with which
Mason Peters. Mr.. MaCk's agent. RECALLED
the Press Club last week The trouble
Mr.. Peters stated. all came about through
the indiscreet expression upon the part
of each comedian as to the ability with
which the other sang The Wearing of
the Green" In beginning rehearsals for
the season through some coincidence
both companies arranged for halls in the
same building and for the same date, al
though neither knew of the prospective
presence of the other.
The day of the rehearsal, just to try his
voice. Mr.. Mack started in upon The
Wearing of the Green" AS he sang, a
sound lige an echo. two laps behind its
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"The Cowboy and the squaw."

western play entitled The Cowboy
ana the Squaw'' will be presented at the
New Academy the week beginning Mon
day. September - The play tells the
story of life in the foothills OF Montana
and contains a number of stirring scenes.
The feature of the production * a race
between a wild steer and a wild broncaO.
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"The Wall Between

Next week program at .Chase's will
include Nat NJ. Wills, the popular tramp
comedian; Agnes Scott and Horace
Wright. a talented and well known pair
of Frohman payers in The Wall Be-
tween" Melville Ellis. in a pranologue:
Isabel Butler and Edward Bassett, who
skate on real ice: Bowen. Ina and Mol,
the come GXra tionlstS: Muller. CLGnn and
Muller, rolling sphere exp rts. Calldn and
Smith the boys with the sdUcated feet.
and The Fisheri AT Astrakhdn" by
the American Vitagraph.
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Barry and MILFORD will exploit laughahle
nonsense. and Rosaire and Doreto. as
he Captain and the Jack Tar in their
70 castle foolery, viii be eulvening fig
ureS. The PcQuays Will show an upside
down dancing number and the English
comedian. Harry Burgoync. will enter
tain after the fashion OF Albert Che
Waller.
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Concert at Academy.

Tonight marks the opening of the NTH
consecutive season of Sunday concerts at
the New Academy. Moving pictures and
from four to six vocal and instrumental
features are introduced each Sunday.
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THOROUGHNESS. -, Eugene Walter
author of THE Wolf' and Paid in Full,
said at a recent dinner in his tlonor IN
New York:
1.-The playwright TO succeed must make
his point inevitably. Every point by
fair means or foul, must be captured
Not a loophole, for failure to creep In.
must be left
.In fact" said he. the playwright must
be as sure of his point as the young lady
who took advantage Of the present leap
year to propose.
She didn't give me chance her hus-
band explained afterward to friend
She said: VIII you marry me! have you
.ny ohiections?' Thus whether l said
YES or no. she had me cornered
Well. YOU might have kept silent
That is what ! did, the other replied
.aand she flung herself on my breast muir
muring that silence gave consent.
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way OF caroling a coon song has been
the envy of artists throughout the land,
came out recently in terrific denuncia-
ton of the Salome dancers. There should
he some lively joint debating in case the
Salome dancers decide to call Miss Cahill
to account for the artistic and moral
influence of the ragtime music which she
has so soulfully specialized.
PHILANDER JOHNSON
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noon hour found the two men situng com
fortably before a sumptuous repast and
pledging a renewal of friendship that
should he severed only by death.
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Mza:;1|;,xwaN
OuEEA1 Or BuRlEJQUE
Academy.

Daniel Jarrett. Arthur Jarrett, T. J
O'Malley and Thomas Jackson.
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WALKER WHITESIDE.
Walker

WAITED W-HITESIDE, Walker
Whiteside who is to appear In the utie
role of Israel ZanSwills new play, Inc
Melting Pot" first appeared in lS55, when
he began an engagement at the Ola
Union Square Theater in New YORK. play
ing Hamlet He is said by many COM