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Thompson. The vista of next seasons
vaudeville already discoses a wider
range OF novelties and an immense in
crease In the influx of recruited stars from
the high price stage These include the
following stage celebrities already under
contract to play Chase's Lew Docksfa-
der. the minstrel magnate: Richard Gold
en-. the noted comedian: Maud Raymond.
late OF THE Rogers Brothers: The Div
ing Venus Annette kellerrnann; One
Thousand Dollars Reward" by Nance
O'Neill and company. The Love Waltz"
Susanne Roccamorro. the McNaughtons,
Valerie Bergere in The Lion Tanner:
Gus Edwards. the song writer and come
dian: Kathleen Clifford and Arthur Hili
in The Top q the World with the
Collie Ballet and Kris kringles
Dream: the Australian bushman. Fred
Lindsay. champion whip expert of the
world; knute Erickson In Jesse l.askys
AT the Waldorf; the English character
comedian. Alfred Whelan. George AIDES
new hit. Trimmed; the Culzon sisters
the famous Butterfly Dancers. in a mid
air spectacle; the Great Lester. lust now
the vogue in New York: the Eight Keili-
nos eccentric musical caprice the violin
virtuoso. Auguste Won Riene. in a short
play with theme like The Music Mas
ter: the Cadets de Gascosne. Folies
Marigny. Paris. operate creation the
wonderful Hungarian offering. III ka Pam
ma: Oakley Silvers. the Hippodrome
clown, etc.
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Miss Hawkes. Dancing Kermiss.

The childrens May kermlss. which will
be given at Chase's Theater Tuesday
evening by the pupils of Miss Hawke.
promises to be one of the most attractive
Entertainments of the spring season.
A great deal OF time and careful atten-
ton has been devoted 10 the preparation
of the program and it's rendition by Miss
Hawke and her artistic little dancers. The
many solo and group numbers, It is prom
ised. will be given in manner both nm
ished and excellent
Among the special features will be the
beautiful Ballet of the Four Seasons"
arranged by Miss Hawke. in which Miss
Elizabeth Forney the dainty little toe
dancer. will appear in a pas seul. Other
attractive numbers will be the Russian
Dance an Indian song and the American
song. Many features which are said To he
both unique and beautiful will be intro
.duced.
Some of the children who will take part
in the kermiss are Minnie Saxton. who
leads the Indian dance: Margaret Tucker.
toe-dancer: Henrietta Behrend. Pauline
Sullivan, Jeanette Poole. Spencer Bre-
nizer, Camille Little and the four little
GUIDE children.
Imogene Taylor daughter of Manager
l.. Stoddard Taylor. of the Belasco Thea
ter will sing THE Boogaboo."
The May Pole dance promises to be a
feature of the kermiss.
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Cora Shreve's Juvenile Dancers.

Tomorrow morning at o'clock re-
served seats will be placed on sale at
Chase's Theater for Miss Cora B. Shreve's 8
annual May carnival of Juvenile dancers.
to be given for three nights-May -, 2S
and 70. There are to be no matinee per-
formances.
"The Flowers Serenade'' and In the
presentation will offer a company of tai
ented children, who execute difficult
dances with an ease at once remarkable
and artistic.
The story of The Flowers Serenade'
tells of the meeting of the various flow
ers leach child representing, in dress and
pose, a particular fiower) i'm a secluded
dell In the forest to choose their queen.
Marguerite. a person whose whim is 70
roam about the country. dscontented
with the world seeks in the same place
retirement from its cares and disappoint-
ments, and. meeting with 'Narcissus
Prince of Flower-land." they mutually
ers." tells of love and duty. and. through
the message of the rose Marguerite
learns that to fill well the station al
lotted to one by Providence is TO be
happy and content. Marguerite resolves
to dwell in the land of the flowers, and
of spectacular beauty.
During the Flowers Serenade" the fol-
lowing numbers will be introduced by
the company of over 100 dancers:
queen 2ns Sd Spring. hs eessntric GoT dance
waltz Duet" Dance of the Flowers.-
la Rose" THE Red. Red Rose
Dance OF the June Bugs" Birds and
Butterflies" Song of the Sunf1ower"
Indian Song. "Wildnower'; Pony Bony,"
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Season Ends at Chase's.

Chase's eleventh season passed into his
tory last night and an immense throng of
polite vaudeville votaries witnessed the
final performance. The applause contained
all the farewell fervor appropriate to the
occasion. Every feature of the bill was
sped flatteringly and happily on its way,
although Nat Wills alone received a suf-
ficient ovation for himself and all the
other performers under ordinary condi-
tions. 1t has been a merry season and
the weekly succession of varied, novel and
costly bills has drawn from press and
public alike the highest praise. The DO
lite vaudeville standard continues its long
time supremacy over other forms os
vaudeville. Chase's was the first theater
in America to place an embargo on in
delicate dancers. an example which 9TH
ers later found the courage to follow
Other sharp strokes of rock-ribbed policy
have kept Chase's free from all those in
sidious offerings that appeal rather to an
illiterate immoral and Indifferent class In
the larger cities. Chases stands out
boldly and Enthusiastically for clean,
healthy enjoyable amusement. 1t Is that
feature that will always specially COM
mend 1t to the Washington public. Mr.
Chase goes to his Ohio farm and private
golf links Immediately. Manager II. Win
nifred De Witt will remain to overlook
operations during the few weeks Of local
rentals. and also to put into effect her ex-
tensive plans for the renovation of the
theater, which will be carried to its Gus
tomary artistic and beautiful conclusion
by scenic and stage chief, George T.
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Dedication Of Royal Standard.

The Verein Baden of Washington will
dedicate the royal standard of the Grand
Duchy of 6aden, the pennants for which
were presented by Grand Duke Friedrich
III. Monday afternoon. May 81. AT 3
O'Clock. at Loeff1ers Park. on Bladensburg
road. The occasion will be made a great
German festival. with band concerts.
choral singing, athletic sports. games and
refreshments. The United German socie-
ties of the District have all been invited,
and will be present. bearing their own
standards. to take part in the ceremonies.
Eminent speakers will deliver addresses
appropriate to the occasion. The follow
ing committee has the matter i'm hand,
Carl Hammel. chairman; Harry Roths-
child. A. Reinhardt, c. Esloff, John Kraft
and II. Dittes.
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LEq1A GAL1An
Mssc)HREvE5 CanuxA1.

pearanee of orme Caldara. the leading
man of the Columbia Players. and a
strong cast. embracing Miss Julia Dean
and other favorites. produced with a
splendid new stage setting. will be the
attraction at the Columbia Theater to-
morrow night and for the remainder of
the week The curtain will rise at $40
o'clock each evening.
The play Is a pretentious undertaking
for stock organization. because the ex-
pense of its production aside from its de-
mand upon the cast. makes 1t almost pro-
hibitve for a limited ton.
Messrs. Metzerott and Berger however,
have fully ceuntedSthe cost and give as
surance that all previous endeavors have
been surpassed in the preparation OF this
comedy. in which Annie Russell scored
a pronounced success several years ago.
Its author is Capt. r. Marshall Of the
British army, who lso wrote His Ex-
cellency the Governor" and other noted
works.
The scenes of A Royal Family are
laid in the palace of the king at Caron.
the capital of Arcatia, and every one of
the set of four has been specially paint
ed for this production by George Rex
Wilson. They are said to be particular
ly beautiful Equally notable will be the
costumes. the rare and elegant gowns and
dazzling uniforms that have been brought
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10 Washington especially for the purpose.
OF the company the most interest will
probably center in Miss Dean and Mr..
Caldara. AS the Crown Prince Victor
Constantine. Mr.. Caldara has a part that
is said to be admirably suited TO his per-
sonality and talents. 1t is the part origi-
nally played by Orrin Johnson.
Miss Dean will. OF course. have the role
in which Annie Russell was cast I'm the
original production. that Of Angel !. the
daughter OF the king.
The organization Will be augmented to
meet the demands Of the piece. Helen
Brown has been specially engaged for the
part Of Prince Charles Ferdinand. and
Will Conley comes back into the cast as
the police commissioner. MIR. Chatterton
will be Father Anselm; Alexander CAL
vert. the Duke Of Berascon; Mr.. Eyre.
the prime minister: Everett Butterfield,
the cardinal. Ruth D. Blake the queen
consort; Clara Sidney. the queen dowa-
ger. and Ethel Wright. Lady Carina.
The production will be complete in every
detail. but there will he no advance in
the popular scale of prices that has been
adopted for the summer season.
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and how he clears himself and his home
of former associations.
According to the story. Jack Randolph
is a brilliant young lawyer who has been
distinguishing himself chiefly by throw
ing away his chances for great future
in dissipation and sort of bohemian
existence in a doubtful grade of society.
Among but not of its numbers he meets
young woman from d small New York
town up state, who has been deserted by
her husband of but a few months, and
Is being prosecuted in brutal manner
by a wealthy young scoundrel. This
arouses the latent chivalry in Randolph
and he undertakes to protect her. Dor
othy Dean, the young woman, proves to
have the necessary strength and quality
of character to stimulate him to better
efforts. Although thrown by circum-
stances among lot of wild bohemians
she does not accept their moral tenets,
but is of finer, better mettle.
The main compiica ton of the play
arises in a hand-to-hand fight between
Randolph and a man named Van Cleve,
who proves to be none other than Dor
othy's husband. In the fight Van Cleve
is supposed to have been killed. dorothy.
believing herself now free, marries Ran
dolph and goes west with him. where he
is to be the counsel for great railroad.
Van Cleve was seriously hurt, although
not killed. He reappears on the scene
Ave years later and proceeds to wreak
terrible vengeance on Randolph and mis-
wife and little daughter. The final scene.
in which the solution of the problem is
satisfactorily worked out. turns on
Masonic emblem. and is said to be a re-
markably strong one.
Prominent among the members of the
company supporting Mr.. Richman are
Katherine Florence, May Mackenzie, Vera
Finlay, Leonora Oakford. Cecil Kern
Emma Butler Reeva May. Frederick
Truesdell George Pauncefort. Charles
Hafbury. r. f. L. Hill. Frank Gheen.
NJ H. Welden, Baker Moore. w. S. Mar
tin, Jane Rogers and Mary Cecil.
"The Revellers" is staged under the di-
rection of John Emerson, with the per-
sonal supervision of Mr.. Rchman, the
author.
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the Bold. Duke of Burgundy. dsguises
herself as boy and journeys incognito to
his chateau to study his character and
decide for herself whether she really cares
to adopt him as a husband or not. Another
important special engagement for the
Princess Clfic' week is that Of Jack Hen
derson. whose clever Characterization of
Chambertin was one of the pleasing fea-
lures of the presentation of this opera on
its last tour. Still another important ad-
dition to the company is Thomas S. Van.
who comes to direct the staging Of the
piece and assume one of the important
characters. Harry Lane has also been en-
gagged to appear in his former role of
Brevet. The balance OF the cast will be
made up of favortes so thoroughly estab-
lished I'm Washington as to need little re-
Introduction, including Agnes Finlay.
FRITZ Won Busing. John Phillips, Howard
Chambers. Forrest Huff and the Aborn
chorus. which this son has distinguish
ed itself by splendid work.
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Lvceum.

The Alcazar Beauties will begin a weeks
engagement at the Lyceum Monday. May
"a. In burlesaue offering of merit. The
company is headed by Arna Deck, who is
proclaimed the most beautiful woman on
the burlesque stage. There is beauty
chorus. with Teddy Burns. comedian.
and company of capable players. in
cludfng Virginia Ware. Burt Jack. Sol
Abrams. Charles Frazer, William Fendell
and others. 1t will be the first presenta-
tion of this production here this season.
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New National.

The management of the .Aborn Company
has selected kirke La Shelle and Julian
Edwards Princess Chic as the offer
ing for the fourth week at the New Ma
tional on a scale that has never before
been attempted at the summer range of
prices. 1t will have an elaborate staging
and cast selected especially for the roles
to De interpreted. including a number of
the favorites. For the title role Blanche
Morrison. whom Washington people will
recall with pleasure as the prima donna
In this company's productions last season.
has been secured. She has a host of ad-
mirers here who will see her at her best
as the sprincess. who. upon learning that
she Is betrothed by her parents to Charles
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Coming Attractions.
Belasco.

A great deal of interest attaches to the
presentation. for the first time to the
public. of Charles Richmans first and
only effort at dramatic authorship. The
Revellers," at the Belasco Theater this
week beginning tomorrow night. Mr..
Richmans reputation as an actor of
marked ability is widely known, but he
has never before entered the field of play
writing. Some evidence of how he has
now succeeded is reflected in the manifest
pleasure of the Shuberts in announcing
the production.
The play is in four acts. 1t tells the
story of the regeneration of wild young
man through the love of good woman,
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Luna Park.

Manager Goodfellow announces that
Luna Park is ready when the weather Is
to furnish a vast playground for young
and old alike. with all the features that
made 1t a popular resort last season, and
many new and varied ones that have not
been seen before. The innovation of free
admission at the gates during the week
days this season ought to prove a popu-
lar one and add greatly to the numbers
who visit the park for summer recrea-
tion. The program already announced
will continue for the week. King Kelly
will make twice daily balloon ascensons
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and parachute drops. at matinee and in
the evening. An interesting new con-
cession added to the midway at the last
minute the Filipino midgets, man and
woman, over thirty years of age and only
twenty mine and twenty-seven inches
high. respectively. will present singing
and acrobatic speciality that will interest
as well as amuse. The Johnstown Flood
together with six strong vaudeville acts
and list of other amusements said II
surpass all previous records, constitute
the remaining attractions.
The American Regimental Band of fifty
pieces will give sacred concerts Sunday
afternoons and evenings. beginning today
If the weather permits. and popular con-
certs during the week. at both of which
will be heard the Auxetophone in operatic
selections by Caruso, Scotti, Farrar and
Tetrazzini
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Glen Echo park

Monday is opening day at Glen Echo
Park. In addition to the many other
attractions there will be free moving pic
lures In the great hippodrome and free
dancing. A combination ticket can be
procured for 25 cents emitting the holder
to enjoy every form OF amusement at
the park.
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Majestic,

The live vaudeville at the Majestic this
week includes Charles DAILY and Kittie
O'Brien In singing and dancing special
ties; Paul Kleist Prof Struck, magician,
and Nellie Lytton. Other features are
the illustrated songs and latest motion
pictures
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cess Chic. will he 500 500 in "A Chi
nese Honeymoon.
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Columbia,

"A Royal Family" with the first ap-
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The music at Waugh Methodist Church.
Sd and A streets northeast, this morning
will be the anthem. Lift Up Your
Heads" by Herbert. In the evening Mr..
William G. Atherhot will give a tenor
solo with Overlooking Heart from
the sacred cantata "Rebekah," by Barn
by. with Mr.. Donald Fl. Freeze at the
organ.
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BLANCHE MORRlSON.-The return OF
Blanche Morrison is one Of the distinct
events of the Aborn Opera Company sea
son at the New National Theater.
Miss Morrison's stage career. though
brief. has been a succession of triumphs.
Her musical education was begun at the
Boston Conservatory and it was here
that she developed the talent of perfect
pitch. She started with Murray and
Lane in her native city of Boston, and
while an amateur. undertook the task
OF filling Miss Lanes place in the title
role of Mariana without even a re-
hearsal or meeting the players with
whom she was to have her principal
scenes
She was later engaged by the Bos-
tonians. taking Grace Van Studdiford' s
roles with that organization. and winning
praise throughout their long tours In
an extensive repertoire.
For the past five years Miss Morrison
has been with FRITZ Scheff as second So
prano and understudy. She has taken
Nine. Scheff's place many times and
scored heavily. During one engagement
of Mile. Modiste" at the New National
Theater in this city she sang the title
role for three consecutive performances.
and when THE Prima Donna" was pro-
duced In New York last season she sang
the title role the third night, owing
to the sudden indisposition of Nine.
Scheff.
Miss Morrison's rapid advancement in
the operatic field has been due largely
to her remarkable gift of perfect pitch.
f0 she can tell the key in which any
instrument is playing and make the most
difficult corrections on the instant
During the Aborn's season at the New
National last summer she appeared as
Yvonne I'm THE Serenade," Airline in
"The Bohemian Girl" and Musette and
Irma in THE Fortune Teller"
Miss Morrison will remain indefinitely
with the Aborn company at the New Ma
tional Her next role of Importance.
following that Of the title role In "Prin-
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At a meeting of the board of directors
Of the Washington College of Music, Inc.
held last week, two new directors were
elected, Mr. Albert Nin-Frias and Mr..
George II. Miller. The officers elected
were Mr.. Sydney Lloyd Wrightson, presi
dent: Mr.. S. NJ. Fabian. vice president;
Mr.. w. w. Delano, secretary and treas
urer The board of directors is composed
of Mr.. Wrightson. Mr.. Fabian, Mr..
Delano, Mr.. John l.. Downs. Mr.. l.. p.
Harlow, Mr.. Nin-Frias and Mr.. Miller.
Evening star., 1909-05-23

Last Tuesday evening The Evening
Star Agents Association enjoyed its
semi-annual social gathering at the
residence Of it's president. Mr. c. G..
Morgan. 1901. Emerson street northwest.
The program was as follows: Piano
solo. Mrs. w. A. Foy; reading. An
Italian at the Ball Game" Mr.. Paul
Groves: solos. "A Bowl of Roses
(clarO. Happy Song" (Del Riego) and
Song OF the Jay" dolly varden). Miss
Eva Whitford: recitation. Romeo and
Juliet" from the Sublime TO the Ri
diculous" Mr.. r. X Whtford: darky
the Sword" Mr.. Paul Groves; solo.
somebody's Been Around Here Since
I've Been Gone" and "Traus- mag-nif-i-
can-bam- dam -ual-ity." Mr.. r. X. Whit
One-legged Goose Miss Eva Whitford.
and chorus, Popular Airs. the whole as
sociation.
A special program of music will be
given this evening by the choir of Wesley
NJ f. Church under the direction Of Mr..
Harrington Barker. The program will in
clude Regina Coeli (Giorza). double
quartet soprano solo. Mrs. Torbert: bass
solo, THE Lord Is My Light" (Allitsen)
Mr.. Arthur Deibert; Hear My Prayer
tMendelssohn). double quartet: violin solo,
Alteration" (BorowskD. Miss Stanford; ;
alto solo. Mrs. Sanders: King All Clio
rious'' (Barnby). double quartet. The regu-
lar quartet OF the church. comprising Mrs.
c. b. Bayley. jr.. soprano; Mrs. D. Olin
Leech alto; Mr.. Harrington Barker,
tenor. and A. Owen Penny. bass. will be
assisted by Mrs S. w. Torbert. soprAno;
Mrs James Sanders. alto: Thomas L..
Jones. tenor, and Arthur l.. Deibert, bass
and by Miss Rubie Stanford. violinist.
Mrs. Thomas L. Jones will preside at the
organ. .
Miss Grace Adele Freely has written a
| new song called May Day" which she
has dedicated TO Mr. Oscar Gareissen. 1t
Is of more than ordinary merit. May
Day" was sung by Miss Nettleton at the
commencement exercises of Martha
Washington Seminary last Wednesday.
Miss Freely left during the week to
spend her vacation in California. She
will meet her married sister. Mrs. Fran
| els. at Lake Tehoe. and will later go to
visit relatives in Berkeley and Los
Angeles.
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Mrs. r. w. Isdel will be the offertory
soloist this morning at the Central Pres
byterian Church. She will be heard in
Hold Thou My Hand" by Briggs.
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Mrs. Armand Gumprecht. who has for
many years been the contralto soloist of
81. Patrick's choir. has resigned her posi-
tion 10 take effect July l.
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An evening of special music will be
given at the Westminster Memorial
Church at 7:3O this evening. under the
direction of Mrs. Frank Byram. The
choir will be assisted by Miss Ada Birch,
soprano, who will sing the incidental solo
in Mendelssohn's Hear My Prayer;
Mr. D. G. Miller and Mr.. Roland RodericA,
who will each contribute a number. The
solo in Dudley Bucks Lord Be Merci-
fur will be sustained by Miss Aileen
Miller, and the Wagner tie Deum'' will
will be given by Mrs. Ormsby, Miss Ruth
Miller and Messrs. Church and Donald
son.
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A memorial service will be held at
Mount Vernon NJ. r. Church this after
noon, the program of which will be Civ
en- by the King quartet. which is COM
posed of Mrs. c. B. Bayley, first soprano:
Miss Margaret Foilin. second soprano:
Miss Florence Kean, first alto. and Mrs
Salome Wingate Sanders, second alto.
They will sing 'In the Silent Land
(Foote). and "Abide With Me" Emerson)
Miss Eva Whitford, the regular soloist Of
the church, will also be heard in one
number, There Is a Land Gohnson).
Mr.. Edgar Robinson will preside at the
organ.
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Miss Helen Gladmon presented young
pupil. Mildred Cornwell in piano recital
Tuesday evening at the Washington
Club. The program, which would have
taxed an older and more experienced
pianist, was we'll rendered and included
Sonata, c sharp minor opus u, No .;
Adagio, Sostenuto Allegretto. Presto,
Asitato Beethoven; Etude. G fiat. opus
10. No. .. Nocturne, opus o. No. ., and
Poionaise, A fiat. opus 53 (C, opin: Per-
petual Movement tWeber). Rhapsodie
Hongroise, No. IL aiszp. and Fantasie
Sonata { minor (MoZart-Grieg), with or
chestral accompaniment on second piano
by Miss Gladmon.