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The Washington times., 1908-07-19
"BEN-HUR" PLANS.

For the coming tour OF "Ben-Hur'
under the management Of KIaw & En-
LANCER, an entirely new production is
being built in the New York workshop
Of the firm. This win be the tenth sea-
son of the Eeat biblical play. When it
opens in Elmira, in September, scenery
costumes. and staging will be as new
as were the paraphernaHa OF the PLAY
on IT'S first night on Broadway. almost
a decade ago Most OF the tour of the
company viii be spent west Of the Mis-
souri, river. and on the Pacific coast.
LOyola O'COnnOr. who will play the
role OF the mother OF Ben-Hur. is 4
Californian. She made her debut with
the Joseph Grismer-Phoebe Davis COM
pany- IN that cast were William A.
Brady, Tom Wise. and Edgar and
Harry Davenport She next played with
Frederick Warde and Frank Mayo.
Aft a brief experience in stock she re-
turned TO Brady & Grismer. appearing
in the first production of Way Down
East" She remained with this play
until last season.
The Washington times., 1908-07-19
ACADEMY THEATER
OPENS AUGUST 3
First Attraction at Ninth Street
House Will Be Con-
vict 999.

WashinstOr's theater OF mclodrar-a-
the New Academy-wilI throw opeE its
doors Monday night, August 3. for its
second season since IL beca ne a new
theater. John W. Lyons, the resident
manager, will arrive early tais week
and. with his corps Of advance workers.
Will soon be telling the Washington
public Of the many new plays 20 be
seen al the Ninth street thester.
The opening attraction will he Al II
Woods thrilling melodramatie- sue
cess, Convict 900 a play that is
destined TO become the most talked OF
stage story of the coming season. II
is a thriller I'm every sense Of that
term, and the patrons Of the New
Academy may be certain OF an attrac-
ton entirely 10 their liking
The Academy Of Music Is one OF th,
Oldest pIayhouscs in this country. and
on its stage. or rather the stage that
was prior TO the recent fire, have APP
Peared many representative American
built last summer, is one q the mos
modern construction II is entirely fire
proof, and with the interior decorations
just completed, Is likewise one Of the
prettiest theaters Of the melodrama
circuit
The sale Of seats for the opening at.
traction Will begin Thursday morning
July 30, at . O'Clock. The same scale OF
prices as heretofore will be In vogue
The Washington times., 1908-07-19
SAN FRANCISCO
AIDS ACTORS FUND

From san Francisco Daniel FrOhman
sends a program which shows that
wherever he may be he is persistently
on the job so far as the actors fund
is concerned.
Last week Mr.. Frohman and the
theatrical managers of San Francisco
arranged a benefit performance for>the
fund which would have done credit to
New York managers. Nineteen num-
bers of the all-star variety were given.
Henry Miller made the Introductory
address. and nearly every prominent
player on the Pacific coast contributed
in one way or another
Margaret Ellington and Bruce McRae
presented Sutros delightful one-act
play, A Maker of Men" The head
line feature was a travesty Of the trial
scene from 1.-The Merchant Of Venice,
entitled "Shylock Before the District
Attorney, or the Retrial of the Cele-
brated Case Of Mr.. Shylock versus Mr..
Antonio"
VIII R. Antisdel and waldemar Young
were the authors Fred Bond played
Shylock. Hilda SpOng Portia; May
Robson, Nerissa; Edward r. Mawson,
Antonio; Leonard Ids, Bassanio, and
Arthur Cunningham, the Rialto cop.
The Washington times., 1908-07-19
=" BOHEMIAN GIRL"
WITH FORMER CAST
This Weeks Offering at
New National Promises
TO Be Attractive.
r HE coming week win be tie thir-

p he coming week VIII be tie thir-
teenth Of the run Of the Aboru
Opera Company at the New Ma
tional Theater, where this or
gsnization goes msrrlly on its way. ia
different 10 weather conditions Their
offering for this week Ylu be Bales
welcome and widely popular standard
opera, The Bohemian Girl wnicn was
chosen ia tne popular voting test OF q.
few weeks aga and win be the third
opera OF the list selected By the New
National clientele.
For many weeks past the Aborn man
agement have confined their repertoire
10 the lighter compositions. and this VIII
BE- the first concession for a long time
10 the lovers OF the higher class OF
music This opera Is one OF the most
popular OF the weiI-knoWn classics. be
cause Of It's many beautiful and easily
remembered melodies, like The Heart
Bowed Down I Dreaynr / Dwell ia
Marble Halls The Gypsy Bride. 20
The Fair Land OF Poland Then
You'll Remember Ne" Bliss Forever
Past" the Gypsy Quartet fl the sec
Ond act, and many other tunefuI gems.
In arranging the cast the Nessrs.
AbOrn have selected those VINO have
made the most favorable impressions
~ the past IN this and other grand
opera offerings, 4 number OF whom
were seen here in the same roles last
suTs2er- Blanche Morrison will be cast
for thu same part again Harold Blake.
tenor, viii also appear as before ia the
role Of Thaddeus; Edith Bradford win
again have the strongly dramatic char
acter OF the Gypsy Queen. and Phil
BransOn viii rejoin for his amusing
characterization Of Flozezteiu. Others
IN the cast viii be Forest Hun. IN The
baritone role Of the Count: Huntington
Nay as the reckless. staggering Devils
hOof, chief Of the gypsies; C ". Phil
lips as the Captain; and Mile Murray
as Buda-
Tie same picturesque and elaborate
equipment Of scenery and ccstUEss seen
in the staging OF The Bohemian Girl
last summer viii be used again The
Wednesday evening performance OF
The Bohemian Girl viii be the IG0th
performance Of the AboTn season at
the New National, and viii be marked
with souvenirs Of the occasion 10 be
presented 70 the audience.
The Washington times., 1908-07-19
VAUDEVILLE AT LUNA PARK

Whoever wishes TO drive away Gull
care and be amused IS wanted at Luna
Park this week BY the management
which promises a bin that viii abound
in comedy Of the highest order. J.
Bernard DyIIyn, late of the George Co
han Company. viii be one Of the lead
ing attractions for the week. Frank
Tinney, pianOlogist, dancer, and vii is
another feature Marion and Deane in
singing and talking sketch. entitled
Polite Nonsense" are promised 70 be
entertaining. as do the Demuths, gro
tesqUe and whirlwind dancers. And
Tom Heron, an old Keiths favorite.
viii be there, accompanied by his faith
ful friend. ''Crutch-- He does soft shoe
and skirt dancing and some high kick
ing with one leg that is said 10 be little
short OF marvellous Lamont's Cocka-
toOs is another important number
The usual sacred concerts by the
American RegimentaI Band, under the
direction Of Richard L Weaver. will
take place this afternoon and evening.
There are fifty fnstrumeutaIists. and vo-
cal solos by Miss Marie Laurent, lyric
soprano.
The Washington times., 1908-07-19
.WTJELKO4SC EER nm ACl1zY
EH5lE OPzhae GzPLI III
ALGLlT

FlOrenstein appears and is mmedis rely
taken By the beauty of Airline While
trying 10 engage her attention he sees
the stolen medallion hanging from her
neck. and claims II. charging her with
having stolen it. The supposed thief
is brought before Count Arnheim. and
he Immediately sees the mark left by
the wound inflicted by the deer when
she was but an infant he asks her
about the scar, and she repeats the
story as told 10 her by Thaddeus. The
count recognizes HIS long-lost child,
and the act ends with an anectionate
reunion.
In the third act We ind Airline restored
10 her rank in the home Of her father
But the change IN her life does no,
diminish he love for ThaddeuS He
daring all dangers, comes 20 see her an,
bid farewell. asking that she stiu re
member him, even when surrounded by
the luxury Of the court. Airline pledge.
herself 10 him Here ii is found that
the Gypsy queen. who also loves Thad
deus. has been plotting 10 take hin
from Airline. and that IL was she VIII
arranged Tor the discovery OF the ne.
dalicu on the person Of Airline Thad.
deus, determined 10 win Airline. relate,
his history TO Count Arnheim. who. il
recognition OF his Polish rank. and Il
memory OF his noble work in the say.
ing Of Airline, bestowsz his daughter
upon him. Desire for vengeance now
Nils the heart Of the Gypsy queen; she
induces one Of her tribe 10 fire OF
Thaddeus as he is embracing Airline
but by a timely movement on the par
Of DevilshOOf. she rushes between and
the bullet reaches her own heart.
The Washington times., 1908-07-19
FROHMAN RETURNS
WITH THIRTY PLAYS

After a six months stay abroad
Charles Friedman has returned home
with plans that will make his coming
American season the most extensive
he has yet undertaken. With him Mr.
Frohman brought more tan thirty for
eign plays, and with his American plays
he will have more than fifty productions
to offer the pubic this winter.
While abroad M Frohman made ar
engagements W hereby ne will transfer his
London successes TO New York and his
American successes to London. The
PLAYS that succeeded this season On
Broadway will e sent Ito London, and
successful English plays will take their
places on Broadway. Not only the
casts. but the entire original produc-
ions. including costumes. scenery. and
orchestra, will be transferred across
the ocean.
The Washington times., 1908-07-19
WEDNESDAY IS TOOTH
NIGHT OF AB0RN
ENGAGEMENT

Wednesday night Of this week at
the New National Theater will
witness the Tooth consecutive perform
ance here this summer by the Aborn
opera Company, a run that has not
been equaled, save by the Aborn sea-
son Of last year. in the last twelve
years. The National Theater is revert
ing back to the days of Albaugh's phe-
nolnenal summer seasons, when that
erstwhile prima donna favorite, Jean
ME winston. held Washington spell
bound. Those were the days of capacity
audiences at every performance, and
the weather was just as hot as it is
today. The success Of the Aborn season
is running a close second to that Of AL
baugh's, and with the last announce
rnent from the managers office, local
theatergoers are still to have at least
three or four more weeks 1t is under
stood that 1.-The Bohemian Girl this
weeks attraction. will be followed by
Victor Herbert's comic opera The For
;ine Teller" and that, in turn, by The
Belle OF New York" perhaps one of the
most successful musical comedies, in re-
cent stage history.
For the celebration of the Tooth per-
Torrance next Wednesday, the manaEe-
rnent has prepared a handsome souvenir
program of beautiful design It @rill
contain the complete cast Of The Bo-
henian Girl with the names of all~the
singers who have appeared here tbs
summer as an added souvenir There
are to be $3.50 distributed and there is
little danger of any patron being over
looked. The souvenirs will be entirely
free Of charge and will be a lasting
keepsake for those who lave attended
from week to week.
The Washington times., 1908-07-19
KLAW & ERLANGER
TO STAR O'MARA

Joseph Brooks. OF the firm of Klaw &
Granger, returns from Europe July 80.
While in London he obtained a contract
with Joseph O'Mara. whom he will star
in Peggy Machree" He also met
Lillian Russell in Paris, and passed an
expert opinion on her selection of gowns
for use in her play "Wildfire." Ar
engagements were made by him for the
production in London OF the Herbert
opera. Victoria" in which Marie
George will be starred.
The Washington times., 1908-07-19
GRAND OPERA ASPIRANT.

A letter from Ethel Levey. who called
away 10 be gone TWO years in that dear
Paris, brings word that she has aban-
doned the gayeties OF the Paris season
and IS taking her voice daily TO mas
sage parlOr-
Miss Leyey Is studying with Sig. An
tonia RlldelG, who declares positively
that her voice has the grand opera quail
ity. She Is studying also the French and
Italian languages
The Washington times., 1908-07-19

William H. Rapley. Of the National
is now in Paris
The Washington times., 1908-07-19

Robert DAILY. the seventeen-year-old
son Of the late Dan DAILY. made his
stage debut last week and an instan-
taneous hit in the role OF a stage hand.
a small but effective part in "A Knight
For a Day
The Washington times., 1908-07-19

Rex Beach, the author Of The Bar
rier," dramatic version OF which will
be produced next season by Rlaw & En-
LANCER. IS spending his summer hunting
bears IN the Yukon country.
The Washington times., 1908-07-19

Richard earle ended his present run
in ''Mary's Lamb" at the New York
Theater last night, completing a two
months engagement In New York. Mr.
earle will spend four weeks on his
yacht, the Cosette, Teopening at the
New York Theater August Il After
a stay there of two weeks he will take
"Mary's Lamb" on an extended tour
of the country.
The Washington times., 1908-07-19

Lillian Russell. who VIII be seen next
season in the Broadhurst-H Hobart racing
comedy. "WildAre.' is at present enjoy
ing the delights of shopping in London
and Paris. Miss Russell will purchase
several new gowns for use in the play.
The season OF "Wildfre" will open at
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By J. E. JE N K S


torpedo boat from the seas. Coming torpedo craft
therefore, will be the destroyer the surface and its
companion the submarine, below the surface. With
these naval insects harassing and Fostering the fleet
of large ships, there will be scout vessel larger
than the old commerce DESTROYER, of greater speed
and more endurance, something capable of going
thousand miles the fuel stored in the bunkers
future scout cruiser will probably be such ship
the Lusitania which England will in that capacity
in time of war. This is subsidized postal vessel,
with its turbine engines below the water line and
accommodations for carrying twenty thousand
troops, with means of installing emergency bat
terry of six-inch guns. The scout cruiser intro
duces new element in naval strategy. 1t has the
functions the sea of the sharpshooter in recon-
Nuisance on land.
Back of all these of course, and the which
hits the blow is the fleet of battleships. The bat
tleship may be likened to the muscular arm. the
scout cruiser the hand, and the torpedo craft to
the quick light fingers. The Immediately coming
batteship will be of displacement of about twenty
thousand tons with possibility. according to the
naval experts who give some run to their magma
tons without going wide of the mark, of reaching
the displacement of fifty thousand tons veritable
giant of the deep, required because there other
giants of equal power to be met and driven to
cover.
1t seems, then, according to the most conserva-
tive naval view, which takes into consideration
wha3 is needed to maintain progressive naval SUI
premacy that the elements of real naval force will
be combined in the torpedo boat destroyers the
submarines the cruisers, and the battleships,
with elimination from the fleet for of all the
other classes which had honored place IN
the list.
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a wasted CTdIC Oh speed, WHICH COulQ
throw its projectiles, never laden with dynamite,
only by the dexterous use of compressed air. The
ship had to be pointed in the direction of the target
and the air pressure carefully adjusted in order to
have shell go anywhere near the object of at
what known the Ammen ram, the function
of which was to accomplish its deadly aim by a
good old fashioned bump. 1t came to nothing, and
IS awaiting official consignment to the junk pile.
The SO called dynamite cruiser has been converted
into useful torpedo instruction ship.
And SO the development has gone on. For awhile
it the coast defense monitor sitting low in the
water with its decks awash and with nothing but
turret for a target and much less in view than the
historic cheese box on a raft" The monitor has
also been shelved Then there the small gun
boat and the commerce destroyer and the torpedo
boat These are going rapidly, and one may not
say how soon they will be in the category of the
tirely archac,-inks between the picturesque line
ofbattle ship, with its stored armament and belly
ing sails, and the huge batteship, which is creeping
up at the rate of two thousand tons year to the
displacement of thirty thousand tons.
Just now the naval strategists believe that the
greatest reliance in the way Of floating attack may
be accomplished by the two extremes,-the big
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bendn down over the wreck to see how bad she's
damaged
is it a case of all day." saysI
Looks So says he. This is fine mess for me-,
oh, you get bail says l. 1t want your
fault, guess And maybe she amt hurt bad,
after all
He taking another look, when the lady lush
opens her eyes She stares hard at him for minute
his face bein within feet of hers and then she
gasps.
Flick" says she. "Oh, you've come back,
haven't you Flick"
Handsome George starts as though some one had
jabbed knife into him. He stares down at the
booty face and pushes back the stringy hair. She's
sober enough now, and it was easy to She been
a good locker in her day. Mr.. Flick Borden seems
to have rush OF memory to the head -,
''Nellie!' says he, husky like. Your"
bad, though. It's in my back and head. But
don't care, so long YOU here. Well make it all
up; won't we?"
Accordin to rule, this the time for him to bat
his brow and heave in few Me Gords!' for here's
clear of past that needs the disinfectn fluid
bobbin up at the wrong time just like it does in the
melodramas. But he don't seem to know the lines
Sorry hit you. old girl" says he; "but you
tackled right into the machine"
Obi 1t your bubble, it! :" says Nellie
Never mind. You won't leave again; eh, Flick?
You won't, will your"
"Why-why- hang it all, Nell,, says he, don't
you know? I'm married.
Straight and proper?" says she.
Yes" says he. lin not the sort Of man 1
was when-when-"
Il see," says Nellie. I'm different too only I've
gone the other way,--down the toboggan: Guess
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that could get Pyramid set so hard against him all
of sudden. And l want long diggin up the
evidence.
Say, you've heard that gag about . How can you
can't tell him ANYTHING Well, that was Lambert.
But it want his complete description. He's all
that and If there was anything he didn't
KNOWN; and as for pointin out new sights, what
was the use: Hadn't he been in London? The bright
spots along main street don't get even - Bah
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Flick Borden, is it? Thought that voice was IA
niliar.''
Did your" says he, keepin right on the job.
hee ON take her into ho H
AS gets to the sidewalk l notices Lambert,
standn just where I'd left him.
Hi, you'll" says l. Push that door open. Go
on! Novel" and gives him a dig with my elbow
that stirs him up.
The door leads into six-foot hallway with gas
jet burnin' in dirty globe; but l could well
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Guess I've Struck Bottom"

enough to tell l hadn't made any mistake about
Flick Ten years ago he of the hottest
sports in town. something of amateur boxer too;
l knew all about him. Maybe you remember
some of the cafe scraps he figured in, the big
divorce trial he mixed up with. Z" Flick" and
Handsome George" the papers used to call him,
and the last knew that he married Denver
widow with all kinds of dough. lust now he's
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as anything which marks the varied styles
in the apparel of humanity. Nearly every
session of Congress sees some new program
which the naval experts have figured out
represents the types of vessels which will
render the most effective account of them
selves in actual battle.
Time was and not so very many years
ago, when favor was shown to dynamite
throwing cruiser, which turned out to be
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in sight though l runs three blocks ookin for one;
but l finds drug store open and gets hospital on
the phone. When l tells em it's private ward
they says they'll send the ding wagon on the
jump.
The view sees there in the hallway as l comes
back to make the gallery howl at Bowery
thriller. Flick Borden has shed his thousand-dollar
Continued page ~
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JOVc! :. out OF Lambert.
For dinner l takes him
to one of the SWEETEST joints
on the avenue. and what
do you think he consumes
Cold mutton. 1narmalade
and tea! Even the most
advanced vaudeville show
on Broadway-and IN
some acts they go as far
as they dare-don't wake
him up. He just yawns
when it S through, and says
he wouldn't mind taking
a tramp before he turns IN.
So that's how we come
to be strollin' around
through the red light dis
trict at that time of night;
for l leads him down one
cross street and back an
other, not gettin' far from
headquarters at any time,
but GOVERN a good deal of
ground. And all the time
l was proddin' him with
this question and that,
tryin' to make out just
what he thought of things
in general.
TWAS worth the trouble,
too. Say, some of his ideas
about life was the weird
est thoughts l ever lis
tened to. He'd picked
'em all up in college, for
he hadn't lived anywhere
else since he was a kid;
but he was as cocksure of
everything as if he'd been
the oldest inhabitant.
Once Lambert sees I'm
Just yearnin' to accumu-
late the kind of wisdom h
he begins unloadin' as fire.
handbills. A lot of it l
struck me the hardest v
about the people we sees
Very interesting to
i've done it in London,
the same here. The amin
eat, they sleep, they emf
they have only rudimenta
Kind of two-legged a
man, eh?" says l.
Precisely" says he,
followed him so close.
Do you get a view of
featherweight, he's the n
ever run across. Accordi1
highbrows like him that
worth botherin' about.
count. They only knew
cold. and if they was hun
-" You must have had {
1, to frame things up so
" It's the scientific viev
Could you beat that?
in books, and he knew ;
had me stunned. l start:
Gordon, thinkin' it over
findin' any words that
glimmer of just what wa
him by the back of the
loose.
We was crossin' SIEVE
collides with a female par
a large sized bun. There
curious about her. She "
a frowZy feather lid title
half down over her shout
Whit of sewer gas.
" 'Scuse me, deary," sa,
bert on the arm.
" Ugh!" says Lambert, /
Wc'd got clear of her
when we hears a couple {
turns about just in time
car swing around the cor
of them dull, punky biffs
the pit of your stomach.
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THE LATEST IN NAVAL SHIPS

battleship and the latest form
of torpedo THE destroyer
which, with all that its title
implies, has driven the smaller
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I've Struck bottom. 1t time,
though. Give me grip on
your hand; will you? That S it,
Flick. Good old Flick"
Say, that kind of converse
ton was gettin' too tender and
personal to listen to comfort
able. l feels lump CATHERINE
in my throat.
Hadn't l better ring up an
ambulance?" saws |.
las quick as you can," says
Flick.
Course. there amt a COPPER
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1THERE is a fashion in
J i warship design and
construction quite as
. spasmodic and violent