Evening star., 1909-08-29
<<-HE KING is dead! Long
b$ live the king!" The Column
bia Players have closed
their season. Chase's has

their season. Chase's has
Just opened its doors.
Thus, in fgurative sense, Of course, the
reign of his excellency, the theater, con-
tinues in Washington with no greater In
terruption than a change In dynasty
And, as with royalty, the populace drop
tear for the monarch of the past and
cry "Huzzah!" for the new. For a short
while the new ruler will reign supreme
and then as the other houses open their
doors his supremacy will be contested.
After a most gratifying opening week.
Chase's is in full swing for the season.
The lovers OF polite vaudeville in the
city Aocked to their mecca in large num-
bers the past week and expressed their
pleasure in no uncertain terms. The
selection of performers was most happy
one. With such sterling vaudeville ar
lists as The Great Lester. Macart &
Bradford in "A Legitimate Hold-up" and
Edmond Stanley & Company in the oper-
eta Loves Garden the opening week
could scarcely be anything but a success.
BY this evening the last of the Columbia
Players will have left the city for need
ed vacation or for Broadway to rehearse
their parts for the coming winter. And
members of a stock organization that will
long be remembered in Washington for
it's really unusual work. For seventeen
weeks they played to large audiences
won them Yet, when they opened.
scarcely one of them was known to the
general public. They first bid for favor
itism. then acquired 1t and then had 1t
thrust upon them.
$ad oY11 r Il
able for versatility and laboriousness of
preparation. 1t is a long leap from
Mrs Temples Telegram" or "The Girl
From the Circus" to "a Poor Relation"
AMI the Prince Chap" And the leap
was made by every player without mis-
hap. OF the work involved in stock pro-
ducton-the weekly grind-the general
public know little, being in no position
to see the esoteric working out of play
from the manuscript to the footlights
But actors know it, and the Columbia
Players were on real intimate speaking
terms with it. And now they have fin
ished their task with vast deal OF credit
to themselves-and left behind them pleas
ant memories.
Lovers of melodrama enjoyed real
treat at the Academy last week in THE
Queen OF The Outlaws Camp" and who
affect Ubsen might have found few
stray thoughts worth while. Like
chauffeur on a Joy ride the plot of the
piece raced pell-mell sans number and
light, through its course, hitting the high
places only Of sensation. The primitive
was depicted. stripped of all ''lah-de-dah"
friIls and foibles. To the lover of thrills"
the play was all-satisfying, a 'meler-
dram-mer'' of the old school, where the
villain hissed real Kisses. the hero be-
1ieved his own heroics and the gentle
art of strangling woman, without really
doing SO, was undeniably according to
Hoyle.
ANOTHER INTERESTING "BEvER-
LEY"-There are two Beverleys of espe-
cial interest to Washingtonians. One is
Beverley, the summer capital in Massa-
chusetts: the other is Beverley, the sum-
mer home of Mr.. Plimpton B. Chase. at
Sparta. Ohio, the proprietor Of Chase's
in this city.
Beverley has been the home Of the Bev-
erley Chases for as far back as the year
1900. Mr.. Chases grandfather, Beverley
Chase, obtained 1t by land grant pur-
chase from the government. and left it by
ther of Washington's Mr.. Chase. to whom
It was willed by his father. The name
Beverley Is being perpetuated further by
forming a part Of the name OF Mr..
Chase's son, Harold Beverley Chase.
Beverley originally consisted of $50
acres. but many years ago another $50
were added, and now 1t Is 300 acres in
extent. The home is eighty years old,
and was built entirely of black walnut.
The wood In the ancient mansion is said
to be worth $4,000, simply considered as
walnut There are twelve great rooms
and several detached buildings. Mr..
Chase has a private golf course covering
fifty acres, with a nine-hole limit. two
the roadster and the electric. The home
has it's own water works and gas plant.
There is magnificent park of 15O acres
and velvety lawns covering many more
Mr. Chase spends all of his summers
there. hoeing. plowing. golfing and
sunburning. His fad is planting nut trees
and reforestation. He has forest OF
fifty acres OF hardwood timber and lately
he has planted 1900 more trees, which
in years to come will give the place some
what Of its primeval aspect.
WAS BLOCKED" ALL RIGHT.-Al H.
Wilson, the German dialect comedian.
was making a Jump with his COM
pany in the south on a recently construct
ed railway, and after a series Of sudden
jolts and unexpected stops. asked the
porter:
"Say is this train safer"
''It sure is," said the darky
Have they a block system on this
road?''
Block system, sab? We hab de great
est block system in de world. Ten miles
back yander we were blocked by load
Of hay, six miles back we were blocked
by a mule an just now we are blocked
by O COW, and I reckon when we get
further souf we'll be blocked by an alli-
gator Block system, boss? Well,
should smile.''
WORKS MIRACLE.-Everybody got
acquainted In the last three rows Of
Broadway trolley car the other day. ow-
ing to the presence Of William Collier.
Broadway has not known him. nor the
Lambs Club, either. since the mournful-
faced but Undetermined comedian lock-
stepped his way out of the Garrick Thea
From Mexico" There is a new million
aire along Miiiiona.res' Row at St.
James. Long Island. and this is Mr. Col
lier.
The other day note from his manager
brought the comedian back to New York,
restoring him to the mercies Of the jost-
ling. hustl.ng crowd between the 34th
street ferry and Broadway. Entirely in
mechanical way the actor accepted the
transfer proffered by the conductor, had
his ride uptown. called at his managers