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The Washington times., 1909-04-04
BRILLIANT CONCERT
PROMISED TUESDAY
DamroSch Returns to Capital
With Four Eminent
Sol0iStS.

One OF the mCst brilliant concerts of
the entire musical year viii be given
Tuesday afternoon, April IS. in the
National Theater. when Walter Dam
roSch and the New York Symphony Or
chestra viii return to Washington for a
concert with four Of the most eminent
sOloists now before the public. The lat
ter are Nine. Ccrinne Rider-Kelsey, so
prano; Miss Nevada Van De Veer con
tralto: Reed Miller, tenor, and Gustav
Holmduist, baritone The program Will
be one Of the WsGnerian selections.
The great reputation Mr. Damrosch
has earned as Wagner student and
interpreter viii lend additional interest
to the concert. The New York Sym
.ph0ny Orchestra has given Washing
ton some of the most delightful concerts
of the season now about TO close. and a
warm welcome win always await both
the orchestra and its director. The en-
tire program is as follows;
Prelude ...-...................''I I1ohengrin. -
Elsa's Dream, Act 1-------.- .LohengTin- -
Nine. Corinne Rider kelsey.
Procession of the Gods into wala-
halla and Lament of the Rhine
aioe'ls 7; RelIlg0LG 24is
Nevada Van De Veer. Rhine Maidens-
Siegmund's Love Song, Act l.
Die Walkure.'
Reed Miller.
Ride of the NalkyrieS
Two new orchestral arrangements for
concert by Walter DamrOSch.
SleSfried and the Dragon, from Act
II .......-.-....-.-........ ''Siegfried.
Seigfried plunges through the flames
surrounding the sleeping Brunn-
hide, from Act ILL.,. -SiegfTied."
Prize song ng..........''Die MeiSterSinger.'
Reed Miller.
Good Friday Spell............." ParSifal."
tArranged for violin sOlO).
Alexander SaslaVSlxy.
Song of the Evening Star.
"Tannhauser.'
Gustav Holmquist.
March and chorus from Act II.
"Tannhauser."
The Washington times., 1909-04-04
ENGLISH PIANIST
TO GIVE RECITAL
Katherine GoodSon Plays at
Masonic Temple Audi
torium on April II.

Katherine Goodson. the noted young
English pianist. viii be heard in a re-
citaI in the New Masonic Temple Audi
torium. Saturday evening, April L.
The recital viii be the last in the
series of Charlton-Smith concerts which
have been given on Saturday nights
and which were among the most inn
portant features of the musical season.
Miss Goodson comes to Washington
with the pIaudits Of Continental Europe
She has just completed a tour of the
world. during which her performances
created the most pronounced enthusi-
asm In her own country she is Ie-
garded as one of its greatest artists.
The program arranged for Miss Good
sons Washington recital will incluie
the following numbers:
"a, .'Pastorale'' CE minOrb .Scarlatti
(0) "Minuet' (E ilaD..-.......B Beethoven
tc) Songs Without Words dn FL
MendelSsohn
(d .Minuet CB rninOrD.........-.Sc Schubert
Sonata &C. sharp, niinor)
CD. p Moonlight .----------- Beethoven
(by request)
Two PreIudes-CC major; B minor
..Noctt;rns'' &C maJor)------------Ch CHOPIN
Two Ealses-(A fat op. 81; y nat, op Oh
.tScherzo' (B minor) ..-,,---
Romance ......-.-.--.---- > lDelL.to
.'TIunOreSdue' ....-.-.--.---I ISCnalhoWSh shy
"AeOluS - - iit it
'RigaudOn ...-.---...-.--------.- 81. -<e.lh
''CapUiSCieuSe" ...--...-.---- - - sI.CIi III
''POlonaise' -.-.----.-..-.-.--.' VI A'o " Sii
The Washington times., 1909-04-04
FARRAR WILL SING
HERE ON WEDNESDAY
Prima Donna Scheduled
TO Give Recital ar the Co.
lumbia Theater.

Geraldine Farrar, OF the Metropolitan
Opera Company, viii give a song recital
next Wednesday afternoon in the Co
lumbia Theater, at which she will be
assisted by Albany Ritchie, the young
English violinist.
Miss Farrar is one of the prima don
mas OF the Metropolitan, and is an
American girl whose first operate sue
cesses were attained at the Royal Opera.
Berlin. She is widely known personal
in Washington, as well as through her
professional successes, and her recital
will undoubtedly be an event OF more
than ordinary Importance in the current
musical calendar.
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ANSON WILL PLAY
IN TOWN TOMORROW
Once Famous Player and Team
Meets Commissioners at
National Park.

Tomorrow, at American League Park,
the Commissioner team OF this city viii
meet Pop AnsOn's Colts, a Chicago semi
pro- team. This VIII be the first time
that Arson has been seen here for many
years.
Considerable interest is being -uani-
tested by the older fans here over the
appearance Of Arson, and there is every
likelihood that large crowd will turn
out for the game. A notable feature
Of the tour OF the Chicago team is the
hitting OF the veteran Anson- He is
going at a great clip. Walter EckersaU.
the famous Chicago football player. is
along with the team and viii play right
fed in the game tomorrow
The Washington times., 1909-04-04

} old. They are portraits Of my anceS-
tors Ihls one here is of my grand
rather. the one who left Italy and came
10 the United States He looks very
much like my father. AID like me, too"
The portraits were apparently Old
were OF a decidedly Italian cast. and
were certainly those of nOhiemen. Some
OF tHem were dated back +0 years, and
showed the Prospect Of tha- day in run
ard doUbiet and the garments OF the
middle ages
Il don't remember just wher it hap
pened- but my grandfather's sister mar
Tied the Count OF Pecci. who was the
father of Pope Leo XIII. and there
comes in my relationship.
Grandfather Cast Of
Some time after my grandfather
came 10 America ne went back. but his
sister and ner husband, the Count OF
Pecci, would have nothing 10 do with
him.. For some reason or other. don't
know just what, my ancestor had been
engaged in at least one duel before ne
left Italy for America One duel he
fought with the Duke Of Tuscany. / be-
lieve. Perhaps this fact had something
10 do with hts sisters actions when he
returned to his own land I do not
know.
My grandfather came back TO Amer
lea and settled here. HIS son, my
father, was born in the United States
ana became surgeon IN the American
navy | was born at AnnaDoIis Md
My father visited Italy once. and I be
IleVe others Of my relatives on this side
nave gone back. / have never returned.
Ny being cousin TO a pODe has never
aided me, particularly. Very few peO-
pie know about it
Altogether American.
Prosperi is about twenty-three years
old, and the long residence OF his fam
ily in this country shows in his face
and manner and speech.
He worked for six years in the Post
office Department, and only once in all
that time. so far as ne remembers, did
any one ind out that he is related 10 a
pope For the last two years he has
been working for Armour & Co. in
Philadelphia, and only returned 70
Washington in December. ProsDeri
married Miss Frankie Jones, of Wash
inSton, four years ago. He has two
children, both girls
The Washington times., 1909-04-04
Shows Old Portraits.
CALM RElGNS AGAIN
IN MISSOURI CAPITAL
Legislators Who Were Yesterday
Cracking Heads, Today
Patch Up Truce.

JEFFERSON, CITY, No, April A.
Calm today succeeded the storm in the
Missouri capital, and the legislators who
yesterday participating in the rout on
the floor of the house are regretful OF
the Seance-
The Democratic minority OF the house
OF representatives attempt d TO boIt and
defeat a quorum when act on was about
to be taken in the Statewide prohibition
bill. The Republicans sUrged to the doors
to prevent the minority exit, and cracked
heads were numerous.
1t was said today that the feeling
had died out and the prohibition bill
would be considered on its merits next
Thursday. The bill is likely 10 be de-
feated
The Washington times., 1909-04-04
BIGAMY PRISONER
HAS THREE WIVES

BRISTOL. Va. April 4.-After one
jury had failed to agree in the case OF
William Summerfield, tried at Abingdon,
Va, on a charge of bigamy, another
Jury gave him three years in the peni-
tentiaTy-
1t was in evidence that Summerfeld
has three wives in Virginia He first
married Minerva Messic. of Lee county.
Later he married a GrassOn county
woman and a few months ago COM
pleted the trio OF wives by marrying
MolIie Wells. a pretty sixteen-yesr-oId
girl at Abdingon.
The Washington times., 1909-04-04
FAST CRAFT BUILT
FOR PHILADELPHIAN
A. Bisham Having Boat Turned Out
That Will Do Thirty Knots.
Plans a Cruise.
Plans a Cruise.

BOSTON, April 4.-A- Bisham, Phil
adeI3hia business man. is having a o.
foot cruising craft built at Lawley $
shipyard, at City Point.
She will be one OF the best fitted boats
ever turned out in tins city and will be
able to sDeed at thirty knots an hour
Mr. Risham. who viii shortly visit the
shiUvard. will 90 considerable cruising
in Southern waters
The Washington times., 1909-04-04
PROFESSOR" HELD
ON GRAVE CHARGES
Specialist" Said to Have Caused
Man TO Lose Speech.

MANCHESTER, y. H. April 4-Sen-
sational charges preferred against "Pro-
fessor'' @. ". Keron, a specialist in
suggestive therapeutics." held by the
police in default of $500 bail, include
those of DR.. Servule st. Pierre. a physi-
ciah who declares that his patient, Al
exis Ferland, is lying speechless at the
Sacred Heart Hospital, suffering from
hypnosis induced by Keron.
The Washington times., 1909-04-04
MCCLURE IS INVINCIBLE.

ANNAPOLIS. Nd. April 1.-The pitch
ing of Mcclure contributed greatly TO
defeat OF the Annapolis Midshipmen BY
the Amherst College baseball team
here yesterday. score ( to O. Mcclure al
lowed not q single hit and retired nine
men on strikes.
The Washington times., 1909-04-04
CHARGE GIRL OF 10
WITH KILLING BABY

TOLEDO. Ohio, April A charge of
child murder was placed this morning
against Katie Skubenish. aged nineteen,
a domestic at the Buchtel Hotel, by the
Akron county authorities, following the
finding of her infant I'm a CRATE on the
second door Of the hotel.
II IS charged by Prosecuting AttOr-
ney Rockwell that the girl choked the
baby and threw it down the chimney
from the roof of the hotel.
The Washington times., 1909-04-04
ENGLAND BEATS SCOTLAND

LONDON, April 4--The greatest as
sOciation football matcH Of the year
was played at the CTys al Palace be
fore the Prince Of Wales and 1900
spectators between England and Scot
land yesterday. England won by two
goals to nothing.
The Washington times., 1909-04-04
MARY MANNERING
BACK NEXT WEEK
Returns to BelaSco Theater
Next Week in The
TruantS.
CONTINUED from Seventh Page.)

will be the attraction at the Columbia
Tneater for The week beginning April p
The play. by George V. Hobart and
Silvie Helm, is said TO be the best vehi-
Gle that Miss CahiII has yet obtained.
Miss CahiIl herself has a character
much 20 her liking, and is admire bly,
supported by an excellent cast, includ-
ing Eugene CowleS, Harriet Burt, Sam
p Hardy William G. Stewart James
b Carson. Wallace MCCutcheon, ir
Anna Mooney, Macey harlan. Mar
guerite BinfOrd. and an adequate
chorus
The Washington times., 1909-04-04
CHASE'S-Vaudeville.

Chsse's Easter Week holiday bill will
be filled with seasonable and agreeable
novelties embracing Anna Laughlin and
Joseph +. Howard in their merry musi-
cal cOnfectiOn My Big Sisters Beau, g"
written by MIR. Howard and including the
kissing scene from The Land OF Nod. -
The added attraction viii be the dis
tinguished dramatic star, Hal Davis
supported by a capable company. H.
Edmond Days biggest comedy success,
Pals The third important offering
Will be the artistic musical inJerIude
''Twiligh. in the Studio
The Washington times., 1909-04-04
ACADEMY-The Four Huntings.

The Four Huntings. a team known at
one time in the circus world and later
as vaudeville headliners have been pro-
vided with Il musical vehicle, 1.-The Fool
House and open an engagement of one
week at the Academy Monday, April
p
The four Huntings form talented
family of performers and they are espe-
cialIy good dancers. 50 that il is quite
natural that their chorus should be Spe-
cially selected for dancing to make ii
the best of its kind o.: The road
The Washington times., 1909-04-04
NOTED TURFMAN INSANE.

OAKLAND, Cal, April 4.-Edward w
Purser, widely known among followers
Of racing throughout the country as
a heavy plunger, has been taken to the
State Hospital for the Insane at Ukiah.
under a commitment issued after a con-
ference Of his former friends and asso-
ciates.
The Washington times., 1909-04-04
PROGRAM TONIGHT
AT THE THEATERS

At the Columbia this evening Fred
NiblO, the American hUmorist-trav-
eler, will take his audience on the
fourth of his zigzag Journeys around
the world.
On This occasion Mr.. N:tlo will con-
duct his hearers on a pictorial pill
grimaEe throughout ancient and mod
ern italy.
Through the beautiful bay and fas-
cinating city OF Naples, the green
hills and grOttos OF Capri. Sonenta,
and Amalf, the ruins of some recently
eXcavated streets in POmpeii, with the
specimens OF grand architecture Of
former ages are shown with all the
truth OF the ca mera. Venice, with its
canal bOulevarCs, its palace and priS-
on of historic fame, as well as art
treasures of Florence, the beauties Of
Milan, Genoa, and the ruins of Ber-
Eamo, are shown and eutertainingly
talked on by Mr.. Niblo Rome ard
its ruins. its great buildings, it's art
treasures, its catacombs, and the thou
sand and one things Of IN terest in the
imperial city are depicted in motion
pictures and colored views and ex-
planned in bright breezy manner
Mr.. NiblO has been over the around
covered by his talks.
The Washington times., 1909-04-04

And, finally. brethren. the curtain is
likely 10 go up at S:15, except at the
Belasco, where it rises at S. A word
10 the Wise--
The Washington times., 1909-04-04
COUSIN OF POPE LEO
A CAPITAL CHAUFFEUR
Augustus Prospers Grandfather Uncle of Prelate Left
Italy and Made His Home in America -Estranged
From Rest of Family

If the next time you call up the start
er, and yell madly for a taxicab. a tall.
rather thin young man, with black hair
black eyes and dark Latin skin, comes
chusginG down TO meet You. ne little
more courteous even than usual. It's
more than probable that tall dark
skinned young man with the black hair
and eyes. is Augustus Grant Prosperi,
cousin of a pope, and at present chauf-
feur- in-orlinary to taXicab company
Of Washington.
Not that Augustus Prospect would
ever be likely 10 infiict upon you the
fact that he is a cousin OF the late Leo
Mi. being very cOment to remain more
OF an American than an Italian. and be-
ing quite satisfied TO do whatever she
world. in this part of it, finds for him
TO do. The greatness of the Vatican,
I'm short, does not appeal TO Prospect.
apparently, nearly so much as DO his
American wife and his two little girls.
SURPRISED He's Discovered.
A reporter found Prospect engaged IN
the necessary but painful process OF
moving. he was much surprised to
learn that it had become known in
Washington that he was a cousin Of
Leo XIII, but he did not attempt to
deny it at all
There viii be lots OF people who may
laugh at you over this story iIe sad,
but I am cousin of the late F'ope Leo
and I can prove it beyond doubt.
My grandfather, who, I feel cert ain,
was nObleman in Italy, came 10 Amer
lea more than sixty years age 4 be-
lieve he was studying for the church,
and he had some row or other. and so
left Italy l know he was baptized in
the baptistry at Pisa. where only noble
men are baptized, so that he must have
been Of a very good family.
Shows Old Portraits.
See these" and the cousin Of king
of the church and the descendant of an
Italian nobleman, stopped his putting
together of a table long enough 70 show
the reporter a half dozen or more an
cient portraits. These came from
Rome" said Prospect, '-and are very
The Washington times., 1909-04-04

The Sunday concerts at the Acad-
eny offer entertainment 10 those seek
ing amusement on the day Of rest.
The program is varied one, en-
tiTely changed each Sunday, and con-
sists Of two hours OF comedy and
dramatic moving pictures. inter
spersed with excellent vocal num-
bers by clever entertainers.
The solOiStS engaged FOR tonight's
concert are Wilson and Wilson, Harry
Gordon, and Monty Harris.
The Washington times., 1909-04-04

The Gayety concerts. beginning to
night, viii be conducted under new
management, presenting an entirely
new line Of special features.
1t will be the policy Of the manage
ment to present the highest and most
entertaining features available.
The Washington times., 1909-04-04

Query-When there is a cross fire of
comment and eXtraneOUs conversation
from the boxes on both sides of the
stage, what chance has a man in the
first ten rows to hear what is going on
on the Stage2
Answer-Buy standing room and an
opera glass. There you can see and
won't expect to hear.
Another uggestiOn-NODOdy but
critics and guests sit in the first ten
rows anyway, and they do not need To
hear.
The Washington times., 1909-04-04

In mentioning that the curtain at the
Belasco Will go up at O'Clock this
week il might be just as well to re
member that the curtains at the other
theaters are scheduled TO get into ac-
tion at Sis 1t would surprise the man
ayers If the audience was seated by
that time, but aside from that no dam
age would be done
The Washington times., 1909-04-04

Thomas W. Ross, star of The For
tune Hunter created the title role in
1.-The Travelling Salesman" He will be
remembered here in Henry Blossom $
earliest success Checkers
The Washington times., 1909-04-04

OttIey Cranston, the English baritone.
WHO sang in ''Parsifai' and '-Valkyrie'''
casts. is now with the Madame But
terfly' company.
The Washington times., 1909-04-04
Greenroon Gossip

Now is the season when managers
turn their thoughts TO stock companies.
Within six weeks three will be running
their course in Washington. At the
Belasco viii Page viii devote the spring
season largely 70 trying out new plays.
Fred Berger has d few plans of his own
which are hedged about with secrecy.
The Aborn opera company Will return
10 the National.
The Washington times., 1909-04-04

1.-THE DeviF' was nearly left at the
post at the start and wound up its en-
gagement with a weak finish Wash
ington theater-goers may flock TO see
questionable productions when they are
painted with gaudy trappings, but the
Molnar play proved 10 be an overdose.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-25

just overhead, you sought that same
{ inviting unScreened veranda. now
didn't yOu2-and wasn't the CONVEX
satiOn something like this?
'iSuch a beautiful (sIapl evening.
twhack) tonight. is it not? tBang)
oh these mosquitoesl"
Yes. indeed tsIap, whack. slap
but the tslapD mosquitoes are tbang)
so bad that we'll (slap, slap have To
build (BANGD d smudge twhackl-
and then you enthusiastically and
painstaking cOntainued to go after
those same blOOd-thirsty animals un-
til YOU wished you wore boots in
stead of low cuts. and full suit of
aTmOr in the bargain
Finally you were allowed to crawl
under one of those mysterious things
called a bed net-and the same
thoughtful insects tat least those who
remained Outside) sang and buzzed
you into a wobbly uncertain kind of
a Slumber, from which you were duly
awakened next morning at the first
streak of dawn by a sort of Anvil
Chorus from a bunch of house flies
on the ceiling
Oh, we've all been there-but the
point Is, we're going TO be sensible
and quit We're going TO eliminate
our habit of being generally Chewed
up and crawIed over-for various and
sundTy FeasOns-the greatest of which
is the unsanitaTy part OF it all
With the crusade well in swing,
we're bound to see a sweeping i'm
provement this seaSon-One which
will do a world of good for Pensa-
cola and for Pensacola people.
The only thing 10 do right now is
to play your part in the fine work
going on, and watch for results which
are to come.
You'll be repaid,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-25
A "FLY" SUBJECT BUT HARMLESS!

Among the various other sane and
satisfactory things to which Pensa-
cola is directing her. attention of late
IS that of coralling the festive house
fly, and good work it is, by the way!
The same house fly, mind you. that
does the stately fan-tan on the bald
est boarder's head, only TO slip grace
fully and easily d moment later into
the butter-to be rescued in time, per-
haPs. TO live to inhabit the cream
pitcher again.
The same inquisitiVe, persistent in
sect whose energies become paTticu-
iarly manifest at the unholy hour of
a m, perhaps when, in a beautifully
systematic and deep laid scheme to
get You up with the chickens and
ROSTERS and things, he buzzes and
tickleS and sings in a way that tries
the very soul of you
It's this persistent Hopper into milk
cans. joyful struggler in the garbage
and then into your own dinner that
were after-you and land Pensa-
eola-one and all togetheri
Thought or Two.
The southern states. from climatic
conditions, present an admirable
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-25
By BONNIE BURNHAM

stamping ground for the average in
sect pest. Florida is located furthest
south. and Pensacola is q fair repre-
sentative of the Florida city. And
yet, If you're a stranger, probably the
first thing you'll notice is the extra
ordinary lack of screens in many of
the so-called first residences, the ho-
tells, and the boarding houses
Your query as TO these conditions
will be met by the answer that the
salt air TuStS the wire and makes the
use of screens impossible!
Instead people who really appear
to possess the average amount of
common sense solve the problem of
the flies and mosquitoes which swarm
through the open doors and windows
by the Overwhelmingly brilliant idea
of sleeping under a variety of
smotheTy net arrangements hung over
the bed, which shuts out priceless
stray breeZes and often becomes in an
exceedingly dusty and unsanitary con-
ditioR, especially in public houses
In mosquito time you're expected
to retire early if you become serious
ly inconvenience during the evening
or your supply of 'Skeeter Skoot"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-25

runs out-and listen to the shriH and
hungry chorus just outside the net.
Oh. it's great, believe me,
Meantime the flies wade through
your food spreading countless dis
eases as already proved by statistics
mosquitoes fly through your screen
less windows. and countless millions
of eggs are Matched in the wet place
under the sink vase of neglected
flowers, or perhaps d pitcher of wa
ter left in an unused room.
1t gets 10 be a tOss-up, finally,
whether you or your insect friends
own the house, with the odds consid-
erably against YOU, too.
Now isn't it true?
And then-just say IF there hap
pens to come an epidemic of a dread
diseaSe-sweeping down upon a help
less people, and breathing death and
devastation in its pathway not your
unScreened house present a haTbOT
for one-perhaps more, of the death
dealing stegomyia?
How much safer, indeed, would the
people of the south find themselves if
flies and mosquitoes, both of which
are known to carry the worst diseases
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-25

known TO man-were SyStemaJicaily
and entirely excluded from the inte-
rior of every public or private build
ing,
And it's an argument that you can't
get around, either.
What's To Be Gained.
Now, however, that the real facts
of the case are being presented to
Pensacola in their true light, and a
general fly screen brigade is being
installed, things are going TO change
quickly. irrevOcably-for all time
Once the people know and appre-
ciate what it means to have their
homes completely clear of insect
pests, the screen has come to stay
whether or no. They'll find it much
more advisable in the end to pay out
a few we'll placed dollars in the be
ginning than to be joyously pulled"
by some Knight Of The Pill Case,
and suffer with illness in the bar
gain In northern cities. an IN
screened house is in the nature of a
curiosity, and the same conditions
should prevail here, where the need
and the danger incurred is so much
greatef.