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The Washington herald., 1909-02-07
Mne- RInnche Marche.i-

In the fifth partition at the matinee
song recital which Nine. Blanche Mar
chest. daughter OF the celebrated Mathil-
da Marchesi. of Paris will introduce on
Tuesday afternoon next at the Columbia
Theater viii be Johannes Brahms I'm
mer feiser wird mein Schlumer' and Carl
loves -Niemand hats geSCh1." ana in
the seventh partition Johann Strauss
''voce dI -Primevera HeVe Is z stretch
that would tax even the greatest range
Of any existing pTiHa donna. II en-
braces not only the range OF the uiszzo.
but eoiorstura qualities II Is doubtful
whether any voice outside OF Serubrich's
could cover the sane range % eemeoEi-
ton
The Washington herald., 1909-02-07

in the swish OF petticoats and display
OF six hosiery. The tinkle Of -raucous
music and the semi-libidinous wit may
blind one for a short time to the realities
Of existence outside the theater. but the
end Of it viii be nausea and disgust with
the hoilowness Of It au.
in the world. and If It does it rightly and
honestly. and lives up to its opportuni-
ties. that work viii be. you may be sure.
amply rewarded by the thinking public
For good plays. for good actors. for
worthy effort there IS always room and
the prospect Of good season. but. as
Patricia says, IT'S always a bad season
for bad plays
The Washington herald., 1909-02-07
The Lxccum-BurIesque.

The Merry Maidens'' VIII be the offer
ing al the New LyciUm Theater for the
week commencing tomorrow afternoon.
The curtain raiser. termed Cafe BOule-
yard ard the closing burlesQue- AT
Coney Island" both are written and
staged by that favOTite. comedian sam
Rice. who plays the leading comedy role
IN each. They are said TO be hilarious
affairs During the first part OF the show
many notable actors and actresses viii
be fmpersonated. among them being Eva
Tsnguay. Josephine Cohan. Harry Lauder,
George NJ, Cohen. and Williams & Val
rrpr
The Washington herald., 1909-02-07
mo Garetr-RurIesque.

At the Gsyety Thester this week 1e
Casino Girls win offer a two-sct musical
cofnefss that is said 20 be right up &c the
seeea3 Its title is The Two Pikers. ="
ulrbg sss action OF the farse there will
6e iAtroduced. al frequent intervals. the
foilo-Ang attractive specialties- Pauline
Morn lsnd her Hobby Girls. Murphy and
Ti6ocG. comeiIans: Nolan and White
tyavesty artists; Burns and McCcne.
bOtHedy scrOba;s: Tom McRae and his
Icuny iIRpTomptu quartet. Lillian Wash
burn. Blanche Curtis, Kitty Gehhsrdt
srsd Others.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-07
The COlumbia-''The American Ideap

George n Cohan's latest. The Ameri-
can Idea,r comes to the Columbia Thea
ter tomorrow CMonday) night. In a
Yankee Prince Mr.. Cohan wrapped Eng
land in the American flag. In The Amer
lean Idea he aaunts the national color5
in the face Of dissipated "Paree. You
may wager your green hat that Cohan
never forgets 10 applaud Uncle sam In
fact. he wrote his latest Hbretto with red
white. and blue lead pencils The chorus
does It's best work clad in those hues, and
between the acts the Stars and Stripes
are flashed on the curtain.
There IS enough dash. vim. ginger. life.
and enterprise in The American Idea
to wake up half dozen moribund pro-
ductions at other theaters. In fact. Afr.
Cohan absolutely declines 70 have his con-
coction referred 70 as anything else than
a musical frivOlity. Nevertheless. with
its speed. color. and melody il drives duh
care away without striking q vulgar note
on the one hand. or attempting to elevate
the drama on the other
The story duplicates two Brooklyn
millionaires. each with a son and a
daughter. The fathers are enemies. but
the four become engaged to be married.
bogus French coUnt-played with 3
tidal wave Of energy by George Beban-
is hurried forward as a lure, and 3 frisky
grass widow CTrixie Friganzs) and her
occasionally devoted divorced husband
supply the counter plot
The mysterious stranger combination
Of Evangeline.~ the Lone Fisherman.
and Foxy Quiiler," walks through the
three acts. talking continually in the
third person. and describing as a rank
outsider the various episodes. and with
the equally mysterious girl who follows
him-sdds q wholesome amount O. fun.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-07
THE IMPORTANCE OF APPLAUSE
By WILLIAM FAvERsHAsI.

To the player there IS nothing go ag-
grsvating as a cold or unappreciative
audience.
Like a blast from the North 1t freezes
the genial current Of the actors art.
stiffens effort, and brings dread black
ness to his mind and heart II is on an
opening night that an absence Of upitft
of eongeHiality, IS felt with the most In
tense effect And this feeling is often
as painful TO the auditor as It is to the
player.
It is futile on such occasions TO in
wardly berate the auditor. for it is q
psychological condition for which there
seems 10 be no accounting. Even after
a play has run for many months the
audience on one night viii be found
The Washington herald., 1909-02-07
The AuditorIum-Burton Holmes.

At the New Auditorium tonight Mr..
Burton Holmes viii deliver the last trav-
elOgue OF the present series The sub
ject. More about Paris. Il said 20 be
the best OF the interesting tralevogues
which Mr. Holmes has delivered this sea
son The subject this year Is entirely
new in pictures and sub5ect-matter OF
Paris. This new study Of Partisan ways
and scenes IS even more attractive than
the travelogue on Paris Of last season
series II IS Paris Of to-day. with its
sights. fashions. elegant turf events.
thrilling motor races. trials OF motor
boats and hydropianes. its successful
fights OF dirigible balloons and aero
planes. One IS taken through St Ger
main. St Cloud. FontaiRebieU Com
p!egne. PierrefOnds, Coucy. and Yer
sailles The moving pictures depict
trip up the River Seine. a dog show in
the garden OF the TuileTies. the fash
ion parade. battle OF flowers. the Auteul
races Of Ie0S. the military horsemen of
the SaumeT Academy. the visit OF the
President 10 the Colonial Exposition at
vincennes. modern aerial navigation.
Count Zeppelin's monster craft No
on its last fatal voyage. thrilling auto
races on the Dieppe circuit. and many
other motion pictures
The Washington herald., 1909-02-07
Germnn sIoralItr PIar-

Members Of the Grolier Club gave a
performance Of the German morality
play. "'Deposito Corunti Typographical. at
the clubhouse. in East Thirty-second
street. New York. last Thursday night.
The characters were assumed by Henry
McMahon Painter. Henry Watson Kent.
ingalls, KimbsI William NJ Ivins. jr.,
Howard Mansfield. and Paul B. HaviIand.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-07

This innovation. with thu Two brothers
and two sisters. who always talk n
pairs, are fresh Indications that Mr.
Coha1's brain keeps a-tfaveIing-
The scenery IS shcwy and shimmeFing.
and the big chorus works with the In
defatigability exhibited by the Japs at
Port Arthur
The American idea has the speed u
q horse race. the excitement Of a baseball
game. and the good fellowship Of = coz
lege reunion.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-07
The Academy-"The Wizard of or

The Academy-"The Wizard of Or
The Wizard Of o. which comes to
the New Academy tomorrow night. prom
ises 20 outlive any Of its contemporaries
IN the present field Of musical extrava-
ganZas. SO many excellent features OF a
novel and entertaining order does The
Wizard possess that little wonder should
be expressed al its longevity Il Is happy
in comeIy drawings. no two types as the
droll scareCrOw and tin WOodmsn ever
having been eGualed for originality Then
there are the other stage folk. ranging
from charming little Dorothy Gale and
vivacious Tfixie TO e4mogene, Dorothy's s
frolicsOme heifer c6mpsnion. and the
u1ischevious Hon. The lady lunatic. the
prince. the wizard. and Pastoria are all
cleverly drawn characters The musical
numbers. written BY A. Baldwin Sloane
and Paul Tiejens. are bright. tunefUl, and
catchy. Among the most popular are the
poppy chorus. rendered by thirty cOmely
girls made up as the poppy flower; When
You Love. Love. Love" by Dorothy. the
Scarecr0w. and the Tin WoOdnan- Alas.
FOR the Man Without Brains" and The
Traveller and the Pie both given BY the
SCarecrOw. and 7 Am Just a Simple Girl
Of the Prairie" by Dorothy and chorus.
The scenic effects are beautiful. novel.
and unique. the poppy field scene IN sum
mer changed 10 winter being a distinct
triumph in stsgecrsft- The thrilling real
istic cyclone scene. showing a Kansas
farm disrupted and blown with the clouds
70 the Land Of o., is another remarkable
feat In theatrical mechanism
An unusually strong company Of pTin-
eipsls are with The Wizard Of Or" this
season George Stone and William Baker.
a clever eccentric pair. play the ScsrecroE
and Tin WOOdman- James Wesley is the
wizard Joseph SchrOde. who originated
the heifer IN the original Chicago p-edue-
. ton, IS stu playing Imogene- Robert
Burns. one OF the best animal imperson-
ators and acrobatic comedians. is do
ing the timid lion. Dorothy IS PLAYED by
little Beatrice Turner. who Is delight
fully clever in voice and dansiug. and OF
most charming personality: Gertrude
BsTthold makes a captivating Trixie.
Edith Miilward a dsshing prince, and
Zoa Mathews a clever lady lunatic. The
chorus numbers fifty. and contains a body
Of attractive young women.
An extra holiday matinee on FRIDAY
/ (Lincoln's birthday will be given n ad-
djtiSn TO the regular Tuesday. Thursday
and Saturday matinees.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-07
Tn. NatlonaI-EtheI Barrymore.

At the National TheGter on Monday
Miss Ethel Barrymore viii appear in
her new play. Lady Frederick" in which
she achieved A success during its long run
at the Hudson Theater in New York W
Somerset Vaughan. the author OF the
play. Is the most discussed dranatist Of
the DAY in London. where four Of his
plays have been performed this season
al the same time st four OF the leading
theaters IN the British metropolis. and
an meeting with marked success Since
she became a Charles Frohman star Miss
Barrymore has not had such an interest
ing play as Lady Frederick. nor such
an excellent part as Lady Frederick
Beroues. the impulsive and beautiful Irish
widow. who, II no longer precisely young,
is greatly sought after. Resourceful.
clever. adorable, is Lady Frederick, who
loves a fight aud who lights sQuarely-
Hopelessly in debt she IS. too. bat she
knows that she IS lucky in getting out Of
financial scrapes and does not let her
debts prey too much upon her mind The
young Marquis Of Mereston. ten years
her junior. falls in love with her HIS
mother. in terror OF marriage. summons
to her aid her brother Psradine Fouldes.
himself an earlier lover Of Lady Fred
erick- There thus ensues a duel with
Lady Frederick and the young marquis IN
one camp. and Lady Mereston and Para
dine FOuldes in the other. The last two
are as unrelenting as the first two are
fair and sboveboard- Lady Frederick
deliberately burns a bundle OF letters
that comes into her hands and could
be used 10 the hopeless embarrassment OF
Lady MersstOn- The chivalry OF Lady
Frederick is matched by tactics on the
part of Lady Mereston, who desperately
and false maligBs the Irish widow 70 the
young marquis. But the boy only adores
Lady Frederick the more. and when she
has wcTl. Lady Frederick loses OF her own
choice. She realizes the aEkwardness
that would come OF q marriage with such
disparity between ages. and by q clever
device Tids the lad Of his lover for her
At the same tine she looks with favor
upon the suit Of her old admirer. Para
dine FOuldes. the uncle OF the Youthful
Marquis OF Mereston- n the end she
realizes that real happiness has come to
her at last. and her trials and debts are
thing OF The past Lady Frederick
was produced by Charles Frohman. who
has supplied Miss Barrymore with a SUD
porting company including Bruce McRae.
again Miss Barrymo-e's leading man. Nor
man Tharp. Charles Hammond. Arthur
Elliot, Orlando DAILY. Jessie MfIward.
Vire Stowe, Anita Rothe, and others.
There viii be Saturday matinee only.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-07
chase,.-PoIlts vnua.rlrIe.

Chase's this week presents q polite vsu-
5eviIie bill composed Of q series Of novel.
mirthful. and musical features. smbrae-
ing la Petite Revue. John 7. Kelly and
company. Victor NibIos Talking Birds.
Franco Piper. Harry Armstrong ard
Billy Clark, Lancton, Lucler ana com
pany; T. Roy Barnes and Bessie crsH-
ford, and the sensational motion pictures
Of the earthquake scenes in Sicily, show
ing the devastation. the work % rezcss.
the distribution Of relief. and other inter
esting phases of that place of horror. La
Petite Revue IS heraided az distinctive
Offering. with q panoramic passage of
scenes of amusing and entertaining char
acter Il gives opportunity 10 a large
company Of comedians and come
diennes. and the scenic investiture is
elaborate and expensive. The added az
traction will be the popular Irish come
dian. John T Kelly. one Of the famous
Weber & Fields music hsU contingent
supported by an effective company fp NJ
Kelly's own original race-track slkit
'One Best Bet" which is described as
continual scream" from the beginning
The third important Offering viii be Vic
tor NiblO's Talking Birds. from the Lon
don HippOdfome. ranking as the most
wonderful OriginatiOn OF the kind. with
two birds. Goo Coo and Laura. able 70
talk and sing IN three different foreign
languages. furnishing laughter and sur
prise. Another splendid number viii be
that OF Franco Piper. the Psderewsk OF
the banjOists, playing while tossing and
juggling az one time a large number OF
instruments. Harry Armstrong and Billy
Clark viii come to the front with laugh
able re-enforcernents. and Lsncton. LU-
cier and company. in The Fools En-
rand" are said 10 give a double share OF
fun and frOlic. T Roy Barnes and Bessie
Crawford wiz piGuantly and plsasingly
present The Fakir and the PTima Don
na." and the motion pictures OF The Itsl-
ian earthquake scenes are said 20 be GER
tain 70 prove the biggest drawing card OF
this kind ever exhibited IN Chase's.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-07
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

The Mouse Trap Pedler,s by Franz
Lehar. win be produced at the Or7heum
Concert Garden this week
Z. II. Sothern made his first appearance
in ~Richelieur at the Van Ness Theater.
San Francisco. on January %.
Gertrude Coghlan IS 10 leave the cast Of
.The Travelling Salesman" on account OF
i'll health and viii be succeeded by Elsie
Ferguson
Margaret Ellington, who got IN from the
West last week. viii 20 30 California With
her husband, Daniel Frohman, for a brief
spring vacation.
The police OF Trenton. \. J.. in answer
TO protests by clergymen, forbade a sec
oHd performance in that town Of The
Girl from Rector's,' produced there Fri
day night
Arthur collins. managing director Of
the Drury Lane Theater. arrived in New
York on January IS. He viii supervise
the American production Of The Sins OF
Society next spring.
Mrs Annie Yeamans. who was az
deaths door with pneumonia. with which
she was stricken after Mondays per-
Torrance. has recovered somewhat, but IS
stiH in a weak condition
Richard Carrie viii put into rehearsal
next week his new musical comedy,
which viii be used during the summer
his new company has been instructed 10
report 10 him on the road
For Henrietta Crosman's new play.
which opens az the Columbia Theater in
Washington on February Is. Paul Dickey
Homer Miles. Edward Dursnd, and Frank
Jamison have been engaged
Frederick " Hall. one OF the reporters
who. it is alleged. assaulted Oscar Ham
merstein, has been suspended by the
Friars. Eugene Walter viii be the next
guest of the Friars. at their dinner, 20
take place on Wednesday OF this week
The Poets Matinee" OF The YAM
pire~ last Thursday afternoon was a sue
cess in the point Of attendance. Richard
lie GaIlienne, Theodosis Garrison. and
Edwin Markham were prominent ia the
boxes and 8Ir Markham made speech.
Richard Strauss new opera OF "Elek-
ira" was produced at Dresden on JaDu-
ary .. Tire HbrettO follows the Hon-
mannstahI version OF the tragedy. IN
which Mrs Patrick Campbell appeared
last season. using Arthur SymOns' trans
lation.
A burlesQue of oscar Hammerstein's
recent experiences with his singers and
with some newspaper men was given
in Miss Innocence last week. Maurice
Hegeman appeared as the impresario.
Shirley Kellogg as Mary Garden. and
Lillian Lorraine as Lima Cavalieri Two
rev songs. I'm Learning Something
New Every Minute" and Help, Help,
I'm Falling in Love. were introduced
last Wednesday.
Clyde Fitch's new play. The Happy
Marriage was tried out IN Schenectady
last Thursday night II IS little comedy
with plenty OF humor and satire. and
there are but five characters Of impor-
tsnce in the drama Mr.. Fitch endeavors
TO answer the question, What are the
elements that go TO make q happy mar
riage2" Doris Keane appeared as the
wife. Edwin Arden was the husband.
Frank Gheen. Grace Goodal, and Ray
mond Hackett assisted.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-07

Mary Anderson de Navarro left last
Saturday on the Baltic TO return to her
home in England. She was accompanied
by her son Jose. her husband and caugh-
ter viii remain here few weeks lengsr.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-07
Boston Symphony OrcheEtra.

The next Boston symphony concert.
which VIII be the fourth Of the series.
viii be given in the New National The
ater on Tuesday afternoon. February .16.
This concert viii be one Of extraordinary
interest; in fact. it may fairly be called
sensational, for II win present Ignaee
Paderewski, both as a composer and as
a pianist As already announced. Wash
ingtOn VIII hear PaderewskTs SYMPHONY
at this concert for the first time. This
symphony, which was begun in the sum
mer o. 1904. and was finished only last
December. has not yet been published.
Mr. Paderewski having brought the manu-
script score. and parts when he came
10 America ten days ago. The symphony
Is in three movements. the first OF which
follows generally the traditional classical
form, the second is a slow movement.
and the third a symphonic poem in it
self, and, as already described in these
columns. this last movement Is peculiarly
a memorial to the Polish revolution Of
Isss-64
Paderewsk; viii also be the soloist. and
his plan is now to play the Saint-Saens
concerto in G minor No. J.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-07

Miss Fanehon Thompson. who was for
merly a member OF Mr. Henry W Saw
ages English grand opera company, has
been engaged by N. Alphonse French
to sing the title role Of The Merry Wid-
ow," when the ailoring Yiennese operetta
IS produced IN Paris at the Apollo The
ater 1ext March.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-07

Miss Billie Burke VIII be at the New
National Theates early n March IN he&
p-e1ent success. Love Watches.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-07

Requests from al over the country are
pouring IN upon Mr.. L Stoddard Taylor.
manager Of the Belasco Theater. for
copy Of the critics programme" which
was introduced q couple 0f weeks ago.
The unique innovation has been COM
mented upon BY the press from Boston
TO Chicago. and VIII doubtless soon reach
the Coast
The Washington herald., 1909-02-07

A number Of prominent eK-neTspaper
men are in Washington this week, some
York advance agents club. Some OF the
bigger ones in town are Clarence Hyde,
with Ethel Barrymore; Joseph Buckley.
with Otis Skinner. Harry J. Davis. with
Rose StshL. and Percy WeadoH. ahead Of
Robert ManteIi
The Washington herald., 1909-02-07

8as6e Raymond. widow Of Gus Rogers.
* - be starred b. the shgberts next
sesson, sae = ~ present playing in
HF Hs9a5sf ~ Broadway"
The Washington herald., 1909-02-07

Mr Orrln Johnson. leading man foi
Marie Dero. was especially engaged for
this position. He was last seen here IN
The Man Of tie Hour"
The Washington herald., 1909-02-07

The distinguishes opera makers. stsais-
iass staEss sna JBifar Edwards. coilabo-
rated - NFifiEz The Patriot. e. vsude-
yibss Sfsa8 efefs junior AZ chase's next
zeek
The Washington herald., 1909-02-07

Anxious reader. II the seating capacity
or theater Is is6. does II require thst
number Of persons 20 I'll TT Not always.
There is q modern thester IN Sez York
City. the Majestic. that = nightly packed
by Three Twins
The Washington herald., 1909-02-07

The reception Of The Vampire in
New York was Identical with that &C.
corded THE Servant IN the House" last
season In both cases the critics dis
agreed. solemnly but firmly, with each
other. The new play IS the one topic Of
discussion IN New York. which wakes
hotter and hotter
The Washington herald., 1909-02-07

Carlotta NiIison Is said TO have made
complete success n her new play This
Woman and This Man" In Philadelphia
last week The play IS by Avery Hop
wood. This attraction is booked for an
appearance at the BeIasco this month
The Washington herald., 1909-02-07

Mr.. Wright Cramer. the associate trsv-
eler Of Burton Holmes. Is a graduate Of
Harvard and an actor Of prominence,
having been with Mrs. Patrick Campbell
in London. and was IN the original casts
OF The Road 70 Yesterday and The
Round Up IN New York City
The Washington herald., 1909-02-07

Miss Louise GunHlng. in the comic
opera ''aiarceIle. S underlined for the
Beissco Theaier week beginning FebTg-
sry 2.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-07

De Wolf Hopper. in bis new musical
comedy. The Pied Piper" vii Be the
Inauguration week attraction az the Be-
lssco Thester. Mr. Hopper Is supported
by Miss Marguerite Clark. Miss Florence
Nash Siiss ADJ Desves. and William
Cameron
The Washington herald., 1909-02-07

JSiis ESFioEs's engagement IN New
Fork - DAYS Tnsster. under the mar
sgsns0i q Ire Snsoerts. begins on Mon
DAY evening. February Is. Immediately
following her saEsssaenf zt the Belssc0.
The Julesburg grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1907-1972, 1909-05-21
nee,es Of Application for Franchise
To WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:

To WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given
that ct the regular meeting Of the
Board OF Trustees of the Town of
Julesburg, State Of Colorado, on Mon
day, the It'll day Of June, A D. 1909,
The Colorado 4 Eastern Telephone 4
Telegraph Company intends TO apply
to said Board Of Trustees Tor the pas
saGe Of % Ordinance granting unto
il, it, successOrs aud assigns, fran
chise permitting and authorizing it 70
construct, operate and maintain its
lines of telephone and telegraph
upon, along and under the streets,
alleys and public ways Of said
town for the purpose Of erecting
and maintaining poles and other
apparatus, and the laying and
stringing OF wires upon the same, to
be used in carrying On the said COM
pany's business, and TO have the priv.
ilege aud power to do oil things per-
tanning to such business.
The terms upoh which said fran
chise Is sought are:
In consideration Of the rights and
privileges therein granted the said
company shall furnish free Of cost to
said town, space for its fire alarm and
police telegraph wires upon all poles
erected under this Ordinance.
Said company shall hold said town
free and harmless from all damages or
claims for damages arising by reason
of the erection or negligent mainte-
nance of said line.
The COLORADO L. EASTERN
TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH
COMPANY.
First publication May II.
Last publication May q.
The Julesburg grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1907-1972, 1909-05-21
Notice to Contractors

. Sealed proposals will be received
by the Board Of Trustees Of the Town
of Julesburg, until O'Clock p. M,
May "a, 1909, for the grading and
draining of about 5000 feet of road
between sections 30 and 81; 90 and 30,
township II, range ~ and portion of
Second street. approximately 3,lOO
cubic yards of material to be moved.
Also proposals for furnishing mate
rial and constructing lateral culvert
across said road and for furnishing
materials and constructing other
tile drains AZ required by the plans
and specifications on file in the office
of the T,wn Clerk in the Citizens
Bank building.
All bids shall be made on bidding
blanks furnished by the Town Clerk.
The Board Of Trustees Of the Town
of Julesburg reserve the right TO reject
any or all bids.
c. NJ. robson. Clerk.