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Academy.

1.-THE Girl and the Detective is the We
hicle that will introduce the coincidence,
Florence Elliott, to patrons of the Acad-
envy this week.
The presentation will mark the first ap-
pearance of this clever artist in her new
comedy drama by Charles E. Blaney and
J. Searle Dawley.
The play deals with a waif of the
streets, detained in an orphan asylum by
the Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty
to Children. She escapes and becomes the
unwilling witness to a crime. A young
reporter, who has befriended her. Is &C
cused of participating in the affair and
the ensuing great complications embrace
Haggerty, one of the greatest detectives
in the Pinkerton employ, and European
diplomat
The latter has been induced to invest in
one of the many get-rich schemes of a
promoter Of the name of Tracey. To
save himself from disgrace he is forced
to put up government bonds intrusted to
him. until he can get money from his
people in Europe. Tracey refuses to re-
turn the bonos his wife offers to sacrifice
the family jewels to save him. He Is dis
covered dead upon her return home. Fur
Their developments give great scope for
many startling situations and scenic eff
fects.
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What Is a Moderate DrinkerP

From the New York Mail.
From a prohibition document we gel
the estimate that the average mod
crate drinker'' takes about four drinks
day.
Perhaps the consumption of that total
does constitute a moderate drinker as
viewed by the consumer Of the same.
Perhaps If the beverage be beer or light
wine moderate" Is the proper word 10
use from the standpoint of health But
from the standpoint of the average mans
pocketboo Sour drinks spell immoderate
indulgence. Y
Four drinks a day means an expendi-
ture of from 20 cents to half a dollar
day, and that means from six to nfteen
dollars month, and that means from $I2
tc $50 a year. 1t is equivalent. at tne
higher figure, to the years rent ror
tenement apartment, to more than une
cost of a married mans food. or to ths
premium on a five-thousand-dollar insur-
ance policy.
Our idea of a really moderate drinker.
looking at the matter from the standpoint
of the average American income and
eliminating all controversies as to health
or morals, is a man who takes. not four
drinks in one day, but one drink In about
four days.
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nish a remarkable performance. They
set the stage, change the cards. play In
the orchestra and give all the novel
turns" It has been good naturedly
claimed by some that the monkey mu-
sical director. Prof. Monkanari, wrote the
overture "Monkeyland."
The supplementary leading foreign d.
version will be Signor De Caro's Sicilian
Opera Company, the very singers who
were playing in Messina at the time OF
the earthquake, in which two of the
company persisted. They are said to sur
pass all previous operate features In
vaudeville, and have made a pronounced
hit so far in this country.
The Sleedes pantomimic comedians, will
appear in 1.-The Mysterious Hotel" Emil
Hoch and company will be received In
their new farce, 1.-The Tail of the Coat u
Barry and Wolford will delight connois-
seurs of comedy in 1T Happened on
Monday"
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"A Fete in Venice

Chase's NEXT week claims it's offerings
are among the greatest the foreign and
American markets afford Frs. and
foremost are the Nine Kellinos. Their
presentation is called "A Fete in Ven
! ice," described as a gorgeous and spec
tacular creation, in which the features
are said to surpass in originality and SEN
sationalism anything imported in q num-
Der of years. The supplementary leading
attraction will be Edwin Holt. the star
of THE College Widow" with his new
company, in THE Mayor and the Mani
cure" specially written for him by George
AIDE.
Another Offering will be the Temple
Quartet which is .heralded az the finest
vocal organization in vaudeville. includ-
ing Messrs. Henry, Heath. Williams and
Parsons 49,
The fourth special addition will be
George Mckay and John Cantwell In one
of their characteristically comic offerings.
Lola Merrill and Frank Otto will be
heard in colloquial songs. Phil Stat is
announced in his piano comics Lamont
Australian performing cockatocs and the
American vitagraph series. entitled An
Exciting Steeplechase,' form the remain
der Of the bill
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ager? Such is the fact, however, as we
kept adding to it and changing it here
and there, although the sorry itself is
now just as it was originally
ONCE WOOD ENGRAVER.-
Frank Daniels was born in Dayton,
Ohio. in 1860, his father being a pros
porous dentist with no theatrical con-
nections. Mr.. Daniels was educated at
the Lawrence School, Boston, Mass, and,
after graduation, entered a business col
lege Upon the completion of his course
he took up wood engraving, and was
pupil Of the late George Mathews of Bos-
ton, probably the most notable artist in
that line of his time.
The future comedian was not. how
ever, a success as an engraver on wood,
and his term OF study was not long
To quote Mr. Daniels own words:
when I would show Mr.. Mathews a
piece of work of which l was particularly
proud he would glance at it and say:
That's great, my boy, the best thing
you have ever done. Just pitch it in
the stove as you pass, will you?'
While a student with Mr.. Mathews
young Daniels became Interested in the
stage and appeared with much dtstinc-
tion in various amateur productions. His
first professional appearance was made
as the sheriff in The Chimes of Nor
mandy at Chelsea, Mass, in 1879. Then
fOlIOWeO a term OF service as second
comedian at the Gaiety Theater. Boston,
and brief engagement with the Nc
Caull Opera Company.
Mr. Daniels next became a member of
Atkinsons Jollities Company, and ap-
peared in play called AN Electric
DOLL which was presented in America
for three years with some success. and
In England for one year with no success
at all. The career of Mr.. Daniels in the
years following is well known stage his
f,lo hain Thn
dent" "A Rag Baby" Little Puck
in which he appeared almost continuously
for seven years-"Princess Bonnie" "'rhe
Wizard Of the Nile 1.-The Idols Eye"
1.-THE Amer" Miss Simplicity THE
Office Boy Sergeant Brue." 1.-The Tat
tooed Man" and Hook of Holland"
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Boyhood Of Chopin.
From St. Nicholas.


frederic Francis Chopin was bright
happy little lad, overlooking with fur
and good spirits, but, while still a mere
baby, if he heard music everything else
was forgotten. and he would listen eager.
", his big brown eyes slowly filling with
tears, not of unhappiness, but of pleasure
so exquisite that there seemed no Other
way of expressing 1t.
Almost as soon as he could walk ne
would climb UP on the stool before tht
piano and try to make music for him.
self. His parents seemed to take 1t az
a matter Of course that their son should
inherit their own love Of music. and one
of the best masters in Warsaw was en-
gagged to give him piano lessons, whicn
he shared with his older sister.
Little Frederic not only made surpris.
ing progress, leaving his clever sister far
behind but soon the tiny hands sought
and found lovely new melodies AND
chords. and he would beg his teacher te
write them down for him. AS he grew
older he would make up stories on the
piano." as he called il. All his life. even
after his fame became worldwide. hs
exercised this wonderful gift Of impro'
vising and many who were privileged "a
hear him have said that, beautiful az
his written music is. only those who sal
near him in the twilight and listened IN
rapt silence to the divine sounds which
the slender fingers sent pulsating through
the stiffness knew the greatness OF M
genius
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has never been surpassed by any play
ever given on the stage in this country.
Away back in the fall of 1888 it was put
on the stage Of the Academy of Music, In
New York city, for what was at first IN
tended to be a six weeks engagement. Be
fore the first two weeks had expired IT
was determined, owing to the packed
houses, to keep it on the Academy stage
Indefinitely 1t was not taken of. except
for a few weeks each summer. for three
years, and during that time. ia weeks
the receipts never fell below $1,000 a
week, and very often exceeded $4,000. The
production this week is headed by Edward
l.. Snader. and among the old favorites,
who have been with the organization Tor
many years, are Gus kammeriee. Fred
Clare. George l.. Patch, Maggie Breyer
and David Willard. The famous double
quartet of farmhands and the choir In the
Grace Church scene are still retained as
the musical features of the production.
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Coming Attractions.
Belasco.

At the BelaSco Frank Daniels will be
seen this week In a London musical COM
edy, 1.-The Belle of Brittany" which will
be presented here for the first time on
any American stage. The book is by
Leedham Bantock and P. J. Barrow, the
music by Howard Talbot and the lyrics
by Percy Greenbank Some changes
have been made in adapting 1t for the
American stage by Mr.. Daniels himself.
The scenes, as indicated by the title.
are all laid in Brittany, and the authors
have, somewhat POLITICALLY, indicated the
time as that of the daffodil' Mr.. Dan
iels is seen in the role Of the Marquis de
ST. Gautier. q member Of the nobility
who has been a gay dog in his time and
has not quite satisfied himself that the
time is past. Having borrowed money
from Poqueiin, prosperous miller. and
being pressed for payment the marquis
seeks to relieve his difficulties by a mar
riage between his son Raymond and his
rich ward, Denise by name.
However, the receipt given by the mar
quis to the miller falls into the posses
addicted to the clarinet, through a mis-
take of the miller. and the marquis,
learning of this. repudiates the debt
When the miller expostuates he suggests
Poquelin as tit candidate for the mad
house. In the end the missing paper is
restored and the course of true love is
permitted to run smoothly, in that Ray
mond. the son of the marquis. marries
the pretty daughter of the miller. with
whom he has been in love all the time
and Denise the ward. also gets the man
Of her choice. which Raymond was not
The miller is overjoyed at the aristo-
cratic alliance contracted by his daugh-
ter and forgives the marquis the debt
The first act shows the exterior of the
old mill in the Bots d Amour. near the
bridge cf rel
resents the chateau de St. Gautier. The
song titles include "A Lot of Little
Girls" Stepping Stones" "Giddy Goats -
Little Country Mice" Its Mystery
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"The Widows Might"

Lillian Russell. in her newest produc-
ton, THE Widows Might" a comedy OF
Wall street will open at the Columbia
Theater for the week Monday. OCTOBER ID
Her annual road tour begins in Washing
ton this season, as she comes here from
New York after run Of two months at
the Liberty Theater. where the ne"
comedy was voted happy vehicle for
this we'll known star.
Its story concerns the financial affairs
of a young widow whose husband left his
four chums IN charge of her meageI
funds This was done to conceal the fact
that he had lost almost his entire fortune
In living up to this contract the four men
are misunderstood and, IN opposing their
pet scheme, the widow nearly brings ruin
upon them. OF course, everything is sat
isfactorily worked out in the end. While
there is just enough dramatic interest tc
hold the piece together. 1T is primarily
comedy Of entertainment Miss Russell
has been provided with handsome pro,
duction and will have the same supper,
that appeared in New York city.
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Columbia.

Commend cling tomorrow night Denman
TLompson's THE Old Homestead" will be
the weeks attraction at the Columbia
Scented with the atmosphere Of the Ne"
Hampshire hills. full Of the clean. honest
comedy situations of Yankee life; appeal
ing strongly because of the human Interest
in the entire production, THE Old Hope
stead is as popular in its twenty-fourtn
year as it was in the spring of 1886. when
it was first produced on the stage of the
Boston Theater.
The plot is the same. of course. as In
other years. A country boy runs away tc
living a while In that maelstrom he sue
cumbs to low-living and liquor. His father
goes after him and all ends happily. The
play has been seen many times in Wash
ington.
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New Lyceum.

In presenting Jess Burns Empire
Show" for the week the management OF
the New Lyceum Theater offers bur
lesuue and vaudeville show with a strong
company of comedians, singers and
dancers.
Among the funmakers are Tom Nolan
Jack Kyno, O'Neil Bros. and Walmsky
and Tom McRae. Among the feminine
principal roles in the opening and clos
ing burlesques are Cora White, Gus En-
erson and the Fontaine Sisters. The bur
lesques are entitled THE Two Pikers'
and "A Night in Il Rathskellar."
The vaudeville olio promises to be un-
usually entertaining. with such favorites
as the Fontaine Sisters. Ryno and Elmer
son. travesty stars: Rose and Ellis
jumping jacks. and the Garden City Trio
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"The Gay Hussars."

From the land Of 1.-The Merry Widow
comes another Viennese operate success,
1.-THE Gay Hussars.' which will be the
attraction at the New National Theater
next week Henry w. Savage. who pro-
duced 1.-THE Merry Widow" is also the
sponsor for this new feast Of Hungarian
melody, and the military operetta Is said
to be constructed along lines similar to
its predecessor.
Miss Muriel Terry. upon whom falls a
great part Of the duty Of making the
operetta fascinating. has for the last
three years been the leading mezzo-so-
prano of the Court Theater at Mannheim,
Germany. Miss Anna Bussert. the prirna
donna, who was so great a success as the
Merry Widow, has a role fitted to her
vocal and dramatic powers, while Bobby
North, once a vaudeville favorite. and
Miss Florence Reid, have leading parts
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New National.

La Loie Fuller and her dancing girls
will appear at the New National Theater
tomorrow evening for a weeks engage
ment. She has with her six premiere
danseuses from Europe and a symphony
orchestra.
Among the special attractions of the
Loie Fuller program is the first American
production of her 'Salome.'' lyric pan
tomime tragedy. with dances, devised by
Charles Henry Meltzer and Armand Sill
vestre and music by Gabriel Pierre. The
authors have presented Salome as an in
nocent girl, the tool of her unscrupulous
mother.
The American tour of Miss Fuller is
under the sole direction Of NJ. II. Hanson
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Chase's.

Chase's this week will present an un-
usual number of headliners. the list COM
prising "A Night In Monkey Music
Hail.: Signor De Caro's Sicilian Opera
Company. the famous Sleedes; Emil Hoch
and company: Barry and Wolford: the
Josselins. Newell and Niblo, and THE
Hudson Fulton Historical Parade by the
American vitagraph.
"a Night in Monkey Music Hail. is
vaudeville show in six acts. given on
a stage set on Chase's stage. in which
monkeys Of many kinds and sizes fur
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Tuesday afternoons November l6. De
cember IA, January Is. February and
March 8.
The soloists thus far announced are
Nine Theresa Carreno, pianist. ana
Messrs. Thaddeus Rich. concertmelSter'
and Herman Standby. principal cellist.
The programs of the Philadelphia Or
chestra appeal to diversity of tastes.
without lowering Of standards. Conductor
Pohlig has an orchestra composed OF In
strumentalists of the highest technical
equipment and the Philadelphia Orchestra
today is declared the peer of any SYM
phony organization engaged in a concert
propaganda for absolute music
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with the story of his zigzag journey
through Spain from Gibraltar to the
Pyrenees.
The motion pictures and views, coiored
by the best artists, of Spain show many
picturesque people and quaint places.
Among the many places visited are Ca
dig. the city Of silver: Jerez. the city
of sherry; Cordova. the mecca OF the
west: Granada, the home Of romantic ie-
gend Seville. the home of Carmen; 10
desert capital: Segovia, the weird; Bar
celona. the beautiful. and Valencia: the
city of joy. The talk on Spain VIII De
repeated Friday afternoon at 4:3O o CLOCK.
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Masonic Auditorium.

The management of the New Masonic
Auditorium has made special arrange
ments to present tonight. Monday and
Tuesday nights the films of the Hudson
Fulton military parade. Other views of
New York during this celebration will be
shown. with a range of other subjects
and refined vaudeville acts. These will
form two long performances of an hour
and half each. run continuously from
7:3O to 1890 pm. A special matinee is
given on Saturday afternoon with picture
subjects of especial interest to children.
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Academy.

Fields and Fields will be the head
liners at the concert at the Academy to-
night In a rapid-fire act. Dave Morton
will also be heard in a monolosue. Louis
Wiswell, a favorite singer. has been en-
gagged to present the newest comic songs
and PAROLES, and novel motion picture
films will cast upon the screen SUBJECTS
both interesting and amusing.
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"The Motor Girl"

Next week at the Belasco Theater
Frank Hennessy will present 1.-THE Motor
Girl" a musical comedy by Charles J..
Campbell and Ralph M. Skinner, with
music by Julian Edwards.
The story is of an American girl mo-
toring through Holland. Disguised as
her absent brother, she wins motor
race. The big song hits include Will
helmina,'' "In Philadelphia" Queen Of
the Dairy Lunch" and Il Think I'm Old
Enough to Know"
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ice Hogan Rice's book, ''Mrs. Wigs of
the Cabba.e Patch" viii be the attrac-
ton at the Academy for the week Of Oc-
tober Is. The reception of the play.
which ran for $50 performances at the
Savoy Theater, New York, demonstrated
that Mrs. Eice has, in Mrs. Wigs, added
new and enduring portrait TO tie great
gallery of american huInor.
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and 1.-The Dawn Of Love-" In the COM
pany are Elsa Ryan. Frank Rushworth,
Frances Kennedy. Hassard Short, Daisy
Dumont, Eddie Carney. Winifred O'Con-
nor. j. Arthur O'Brien, Eva Bennett,
Story Chipmen. Hubert Neville. j. A.
Bingham, J. Vented and George Graham.
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Majestic.

The program at the Majestic Theater
this week includes 1.-The Manhattan Com
edy Four" comedy singing quartet; Pal
mer and Lewis in a travesty act entitled
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PHILADELPHIA Orchestra.

The Philadelphia Orchestra, under the
direction of Carl Pohlig, will be heard in
Washington at the New National Theater
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"spangles'; the Great Serpentello. con-
tortionist and neck diSioca tor, and
Princess Pauline The latest of motion
pictures round out the bill.
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Niblo Travel Talks.

At the Columbia tonight Fred Niblo
begins his second series Of travel talks
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Arthur Byron was engaged yesterday
by LiebIer & Co. to appear under the
Byron Is to be seen this season in For
Better or WORSE" by Cleveland Moffet.
William Faversham will open his seal
son in ''Hercd" in Albany about the last
of the month.
Forbes Robertson appeared last week
In New York in Jeromes play, The
Passing of the Third Floor Back"
Virginia Harmed has written a play
for herself called 1.-The Land Of Hope
and will appear with Ralph E. Kellerd
as her leading man. The scenes are
laid in the Tyrol and the hero and
heroine are peasant boy and girl.
William Gillette is much improved in
health.
Cohan g. Harris are to produce a
new play by Winchell Smith called
The Outsider 1t is not announced as
written for Thomas Ross. Several COM
panies are being organized to present
The Fortune Hunter on the road.
Among the metropolitan first produce
tions of the week were "On the Eve"
a play of Russian revolutionists of 10
day; The Master Key labor play.
and The Citizens Home a political
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-10

William Faversham will open his seal
son in 'Hercd" in Albany about the last
of the month.
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Charles Frohman has signed contracts
with Mr.. w. Somerset Vaughan. the
English playwright, that will give him
the English and American rights for his
next five plays The first is entitled
Smith," which was produced last week
in the Comedy Theater. London, with
Robert Lorraine and Marie Lohr.
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Forbes Robertson appeared last week
in New York in Jerome's play, The
Passing of the Third Floor Back"
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George II. Brennan is to produce The
Coast of Chance with the following
company: Hamilton Revelle. John Maui
rice Sullivan, William T. Chatterton, T..
Tomamoto. Misses Jane Caker, Agnes
Patton, Lydia Knott and Anna Dale.
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"Mrs. Wigs"

The popular dramatization of Mrs. Al
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Margaret Anglin has announced that
on the conclusion OF her season in The
Awakening of Helena Richie" she Will
renounce tears and take to comedy.
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after the Deluge'' is the title Of the
new play to be written by Henry Bern
stein for the Coincide Franchise in Paris.
It will be produced in this country.
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Florence Reed. the daughter OF Ro-
land Reed. has been engaged by Wa
genhals &c kemper for the cast OF
Seven Days
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Joseph NJ Weber has purchased the
American rights of the European mu-
steal piece. Alma, Wo Wohnst Dur
c'Alma, Where Do You Live?D. The
music was composed by Jean Briquet; the
book is by Paul Herne. alma, Wo
Wohnst Dur is now running in Paris,
Vienna and Berlin. The piece will be
given an elaborate production.
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William Gillette is much improved in
health.
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About January Maxine Elliott will be
seen at her own theater in New York in
new play entitled Deborah Of Tods."
The author is Mrs. De La Pas lure.
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Mr. William A. Brady has engaged
Janet Beeches. now playing the role OF
the young stepmother in THE Intruder"
at the Bijou Theater, to head a company
of her own under his management.
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Robert E. Long. former press agent OF
the New National Theater. is in New
York as manager of 'On the Eve at the
Hudson Theater.
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Theo Mitchell, for years dramatic edito
of the Cincinnati Enquirer. is in the cit
in the interests of the forthcoming en-
gagement of Lillian Russell in The Wild
ow'S Might"
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A. G. Delameter and William Norris
have secured the dramatic rights Of
Truxton King" by George Barr Nc
Cutcheon, said to be another ''Grau-
stark
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Helen Ware, the leading woman OF
1.-The Third Degree company, playing
in Chicago. had a narrow escape from
being killed by being run down on
horseback by a trolley car. Her escort