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The Washington herald., 1909-02-14
Chase's-PoIIte vaudeviIIe.

Chase's this week VII have a bin con
tanning Jefferson de Angels snd com
Dany: vaudeville's first and only grand
operetta, The PATRIOT Alf Grant. the
Doherty sisters. the bounding Gordons.
Arthur Huston. Morrlssey and Aver. and
the splendid moving pictures OF The L.
5. feet IN Australia"
As de Angels Is able to spend hardly
more than a quartet Of weeks in vaude-
Vile. returning 70 the s. houses 10 star
IN March. IN The Beauty Spot Chase-s
considers It IS entitled 10 a feather in its
cap for putting IN q bid high enough 10
obtain one Of the coveted weeks possible.
AiT. de Angels brings with him Genevieve
Finlay. Ralph Post, and Eddie Russell.
all with him in The Great White Wav.F
They viii present musical absurditv
called The Rehearsal" an excuse for
. the threading together Of three bur
iettas in which de Angels and his comic
staff are enabled to buffOon and balder-
dash TO the tearfuily laughable content OF
the audience In this realm Of good cheer
de Angels is without a peer. and his
coadjut0rs are scarcely inferior. one
burietta is based upon Kyrie Benew IN
The Thief" another IS Blue Jeans Up
10 TIE aaiAuktt ana LNe lLlEG taxes on an
eccentric italian grand opera conductor
and bis antics with the baton. To say that
the series is .'sCreamingly funny is 20
quote the press Of other cities The sup
i Elementary leading attraction viii be
/ The Patriot" distinguished as the first
and only grand opeTetta produced In vau-
deviile Julian Edwards and Stanislaus
STANCE composed il. and II also IS the
first opera IN which George Washington
is made the principal character. The
theme IS based upon the S25Oa0 reward Eor
Washington. dead or alive The music
IS lyric in style. reminding one Of la
Boheme." and patriotic sEbtheme runs
through lis length An auEmental orches-
ira VIII assist in its Interpretation AT
Grant VIII be another prime Offering in
dialect songs and stories. and the Do
herty sisters viii prettily please with
their varied feature. The bounding Cor
dons. from abroad. viii offer thrilling
aerial bounding net feats. and other num-
bers VIII keep a merry pace 70 the end
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14
CONCERTS TONIGHT.

Charles Roth. the author. composer and
entertainer. win be a new feature OF the
Sunday evening diversion at the Colam-
bia Theater tonight. on q programme
that includes the return Of the favoTites
Ia Petite Alma. the child artist who
has been attracting marked attention by
her cieveTuess, and James Flynn. one
OF the best OF singers of comic songs
Then there viii be $500 feet Of new pic
ture films that. II is believed win eclipse
in general excellence any heretofore seen
IN this city. One Of the contributing
causes Of the growing popularity of the
SimOnd's Popular Concerts al the Co
lGmbia. aside from the unrivaled excel
lence OF the enteTtainment provided. is
the policy Of Teserving all seats through
out the house Al uniform price and
placing the seats on sale week in ad-
vance. as is done with al Other seat sales
for the Columbia Theater-
For the popular . cent concert al the
Academy tonight a series Of dramatic
playlets in moving pictures viii he Of
fered- IN direct contrast 10 these are a
number Of subjects for mirth-provoking
purposes oAiy- ana theSe- Win Sucn we'll
known entertainers as Harrison and
Force. George Van. Charles Young. and
little Miss Alma Nelson. ~iH constitute
an enjoyable twO-hour programme
The concert programme 10 be present.
ed at the Gayety tonight viii include
Phillip OsthaUs singing italian parodies.
F'luny do Ruiz and NY Brudd Z
Sylves.' with a temperance Of z Law
renee Phillips. with new comedy songs
and mOn0loEueS- Leonard Chick viii
sing new novelty picture songs, and a
tWO-hOur selection Of Shepard's comedy
moving pictures viii be presented.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14

For the week beginning tomorrow the
Gayety Theater viii offer the RENT
Santley Company. The company carries
a strong array Of vaudeville talent Two
burlesques viii be given, The Married
Widow which is naturally a travesty on
The Merry Widow" and The Girl with
the Golden Vest. satire on David Be-
lasco's great success The chief roles in
these plays viii be in the hands OF Olga
Orloff. Isabella Miller. Beattie Evans.
Charles II. Kenny, Fred Evans, Prince
and Virginia Ben Ross. Charles Weber.
and Rica Stewart During the action OF
the extravaganzas there viii be intro
duced many characteristic and pretty
musical numbers. AS a special feature OF
this performance Manager Leavitt viii
present the Grecian dancer Ayesha-
Hara- IN her SalOme dance
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14
sHAKEsPEAREAN SUCCESS.
Robert Ma sfsa Is Only Following a
WeiI-kaoyvn theatrical path.

Approp0s Of Mr. Menteifs engagement
at the National il is mistake TO talk OF
his present success in Shakespeare in this
country as a -Shakespearean Revival 1t
is nothing Of the kind. Shakespeare has
never been dead as stage entertainment
and never viii be. When Edwin Booth
was pilling up his great fortune in Ham
let and The Merchant OF Venice" he
had competition at every hand In a
single fortnight in Philadelphia. in the
mid SOS. hve different men stars, all
actors Of high place. acted the role OF
ShyiOck- Booth was one; Irving was a
second; Lawrence Barrett was d third;
Daniel Bandmann was a fourth; Ludwig
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14

Morning. Noon and Night" viii be the
at the New Lyceum. commencing
tomorrow matinee. The piece IS ae-
knowledged % be one that contains all
the elements that go TO make a success
ful burlesque entertainment, having in
terpolated with the action OF the play
vaudeville acts, specially musical num-
bsrs and dances, pretty girls. and active
performers Vian3e Hsnsasw heads the
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14
The WuIIner CONCERT

DR.. Ludwig Wullner. the German Lieder
singer. is TO give one recital in Wash
ington at the Columbia Theater February
a az 4:So. He has already given twelve
recitals in New York four in Boston. FIVE
in Chicago. Pittsburg twice, Buffalo three
bookings, Cleveland twice. Detroit. three
bookings. Philadelphia three times. &c.
He has appeared with the Boston SYM
phony Orchestra. the New York Sym
phOny Orchestra. the Philadelphia Or
chestra. and others Everywhere he has
sung he has been brought back for re-
turn engagements. where II was possible
to arrange a date.
Associated with DR.. Wullner will be
the distinguished pianist, Mr. c. V. Bos.
who is acknowledged to be one OF the
finest accompanies living and whose
services are eagerly sought by the great
est singers of the day. His proudest
rec0ilectiOns are those Of his associa-
tions with the immortal Joachim, who
often spoke Of him as his wonderful
partner.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14

Canton & Co. Produced in Baltimore.
George Fawcett, who operated a stock
company for several seasons at Albaugh's s
Theater in Baltimore, came forward there
last week as a star at the Academy of
Music IN a f0ur-act play called Canton
& Co." the work Of J. Hartley Manners.
taken from Arthur ]. Eddy's story.
Mr.. Fawcett was originally to have ap-
psared in Philadelphia, but in order to
allow James T. Powers 70 fll his New
York engagement. for ne was booked
here. Mr. Fawcett's date was changed,
50 he was in Baltimore all last week.
In the cast are LaUretta Taylor. Lucius
Henderson. John Webster. Edward En-
en-, and A. H Van Buren,
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14

one exception. as was seen with him
here last September. The company IN
eiudes Julie Opp. Olive Oliver, II. Cooper
Cli1e. Morton Seton, Lionel Belnore. and
Harry Redding. Charles Harbgry has
been replaced by sBertoR Churchill in the
role OF Severe
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14
ABOUT PLAYS.

George c. Tyler spent the past weeE
in Chicago putting The Renegade" into
good shape.
Eugene Pres5rey has completed 'Ths
Coast of Chance. which George H, Brea-
ran and Thomas Dixon. IT.. are to pro-
duce.
The tour OF The Revelation came to
an abrupt end in Milwaukee a week ago,
and the management has decided "a
sleIve the play
Campbell MaecuIloch. general press
representative for Lie0ler & Co. resign
ed from that post Saturday TO assume
an editorial berth with the Century Syn
dicste
Next week. In the Hartford Opera
House. hereafter to be known as ths
Hartford Theater. Charles Emerson Cook
viii install a stock company 70 play
throughout the spring and summer. The
opening bill viii be "Zazs. to be followed
BY The Girl Of the Golden West Mr.
Cook has a three years lease OF tbs
tbeate-.
The Master Power" play by Alfred
Allen, IS TO be produced at the Mason
Theater. Los Angeles. Cal, On February
Is under the direction OF the Ernest Shu-
ter company. This play. under ths
title Of "Chivalry." won the Town Topics
1.o0o prize some Ten years ego. The en-
tire production was built IN Los Angeles
and the company engaged IN that city.
Justice Shells. in the Second District
Municipal Court In the Bronx, on Feb
ruary dismissed q suit for $3.50 brought
against Keith & Proctor By Walter
Jacobs, who had purchased his ticket on
the sidewalk and been refused admission
TO the theater. After Jacobs finished his
story the attorneys for Keith & Proc
tor presented a holding Of the Court OF
Appeals in which il was decided that ths
theater management had the right TO re-
toct such tickets and refuse admission 10
any person
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14
Aeademy-.A ,1lII.onaire,. Re.enge


A meIodrama entitled a millionaire S
Revenge" viii be at the Academy all
this week. and. doubtless. command un-
usual attention. inasmuch as it is a
true-to-iife picture Of the horrible BfaGi-
son Square Roof Garden tragedy The
sad story Of The girl who, q year ago,
was the talk Of New York. Is pitiful.
especially so that the blow came az a
period OF her life when past errors should
have been forgotten, and a brilliant fu-
ture enjoyed. Il Is not necessary 20 hear
the story told. Suffice Il to say that the
PLAY Is d full and graphic series Of pic
lures Of the life Of the three principal
players in the unhappy drama from their
Introduction up TO the desolatiOn OF the
present moment The production Is OWL
ed by the Mittenthal Brothers, and will
be mounted with scenery OF Photographic
correctness
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14

cast. including Teddy Burns. Sam Man.
Virginia Ware. the Excelsior Four, Bert
Jack. Mickey Curran, and The Gotham
Ponies" During the action OF the play
viii De presented The Apache Dance
and The Dance OF the Temptress, both
interpreted by Winnie Henshaw.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14

New York managers report that this
season in general was not up TO last
year. and that only the drawing powers
Of the weIl-known stars and favOrites
saved the season from being disastrous
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14
PROGRAMME FOR THE WEEK

work OF uplifting our native drama by
turning their backs on what tends 10 de-
grade IL
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14

The tour of The Revelation" came to
an abrupt end in Milwaukee a week ago.
and the management has decided "a
silelve the play
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14

As much as si4 seat was the price
paid down at Weber's to see the first per
formance of The Girl from Rector's -
1t was a spicy entertainment, but no one
was injured
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14

Eugene Presorey has completed "Ths
Coast of Chance which George H. Brea-
ran and Thomas Dixon. jr.. are TO pro-
duce.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14

Campbell MaccuilOch. general press
representative for Lie0lsr & Co. resign
ed from that post Saturday 10 assume
an editorial berth with the Century Syn
dicste
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14

George c. Tyler spent the past week
in Chicago putting ''The Renegads" into
good shape.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14

Lincoln J Carter, the Chicago play
wright. whose mechanical effects wers
many and remarkable in the uelodramas
presented by him. has turned toward
vaudeville as a vent for his prolific gift
and he Is the author Of the novel come5v
How He Won Her., which viii be al
Chase's next week.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14

Thomas z Shea has been recalled
from vaudeville. and viii begin another
tour in the legitimate houses. opening
next week in Detroit Besides 'The
Bells" and DIR. Jekyn and Mr. HYDE.
be viii play The Counsel for the De-
fense." HIS tour is under the direction OF
Cohan and Harris.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14

With Miss Ethel Barrymore's compsnx-
which played last week at the New Ma
tional Theater. were two weH-known
Washington people-Mr- and Mrs. James
kearney- Mrs Ksarney (Anita Rothe)
is considered character actress Of strik-
ing abilities. while her husband is ope
OF the best stage managers in the Froh-
man ranks
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14

Charles Frohman has Just completed
an especially designed Western tour for
Marie Doro that viii eventually extend
as far as San Francisco. affording Miss
Doro her fEst appearance in that CITY as
star Upon this tour, which viii com
mence after her coming engagement in
New York, Miss Doro wiz appear fn. The
Morals Of Marcus as well as IN her
new play. The Richest Girl"
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14

John Mason will play three weeks
engagement in Boston. commencing Feb
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14

Louise Cunning. the new Shubert star,
who will be seer ===f'..e Belasco next week
IN the new musical comedy, ''Marceue." "
Was last season seen here as the prima
donna in the comic opera TON Jones"
in which she achieved a pronounced sue
cess
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14

BiiIlicent Evans is PLAYING the lead
ing part n The Blue Mouse on tour,
and Is said 10 be making a decided lit
in the role
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14

Louis Nethersole has returned from
Australia and has rejoined his sister,
Olga NetherSole. on tour Margaret Ang-
lin, whose Australian tour Mr. Neither
sole managed, is enjoying a holiday in
Egypt, and If present plans remain IN.
changed. she viii open her next tour in
this country in September. in Boston. pre-
senting The Awakening of Helena
Ritchie," Under Mr.. Nethersoie's diree-i
ton
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14

Hasen Ben Ali. the Arabian manager.
brings most Of the Arabian whirlwind
Bed0uin acts TO this country Ten OF
his desert brethren are IN the troupe at
Chsse's next week.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14

Grace George win begin an i8dehnits
engagement al the Hackett Thester. New
York, on February Is IN "A Woma2's
Way" Thompson Buchanans new CONT
dy. During her season here she VIII give
occasional performances OF "Divorconz.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-14

Julia Marlowe's engagement at Days
Theater in The Goddess OF Reason" wiz
begin February l5 and continue for four
weeks only.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05
The Truth-Eczema and Pimples

The Truth-Eczema and Pimples
are quickly and permanently cured by
Zemo, a clean liquid for external use.
Zemo draws the germs to the surface
of the skin and destroys them, leaving
nice clear healthy skin. Write E. ".
Rose Medical company. St. Louis,
Mo-. for sample. All druggists sell
Zemo. For sale by Harper House
pharmacy.
An the news all the time - THE
ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05
UNION LEADER is
GUEST AT BANQUET
Vice President Connor of Switchmen
Addresses Tri-city Members at X.
of c. Hall. -

James B. Connor of Chicago. inter
national vice president of the switch
mems union, was in the city yesterday
and addressed the switehmen of the
three cities at an informal banquet
held in the evening at the K of c.
hall. There were about 200 switch
men. present. The problems and troub-
les of the railroad man were discussed
at length by the speaker who also
spoke on the recent sentence of i'm
prisonment imposed upon Samuel
Gompers, John Mitchell and Frank
Morrison, the labor leaders of the
country. 1t is probable that the switch
mems union will draw up a resolution
at some future date condemning the
ruling of the court which imposed the
sentence. There were several talks
made by local men, Mr.. Conner left
the city today for Peoria. where he
will talk to the switchmen at that
point
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05
THE kCME SOCIETY ELECTS
Grace Lutheran Young Ladies Hold An
nual Business Meeting.

The Acme society of Grace Lutheran
church held the annual business meet
ing last evening at the home of the
Misses Greim, 924 Nineteenth avenue,
Moline. officers for the year were
chosen as follows:
President-Miss Eva Hasselquist,s
First Vice PTesident-Miss Mary
klattenhoff. -
Second Vice President-Mi Grace
Swanson
SecretaryLMiss Carrie Olson.
Treasurer-Miss Mary Grei,n.
During the year just passed the
young ladies. have raised about $3.50
which has been used for church pur-
poses. During the coming year 1925
will be given toward the church inde5-
tedness
Plans were discussed relative to Gel
ebrating the 10th anniversary of the
organization of the society in March.
The charter members will be asked
to be present and a fitting program
will be arranged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05

reau of the Chicago Times, and the
son accompanied him, each of them
sending several columns of cables and
letters every week. One day Storey
fred the elder Wilkie by cable, and
the son went to the head of an Ameri-
can commercial agency in London,
where he remained almost two years.
Returning to Chicago, he re-entered
the newspaper field and soon became
city editor of the Tribune. Frank q.
Vanderlip was financial editor of the
paper at the same time, and the two
became chums. When Lyman j. Gage
was made secretary of the treasury
he took vanderlip along as private sec
rotary and in a short time made him
assistant secretary of the treasury.
Vanderlip remembered his friend VIII
kie, tried him out on some. work for
the government and succeeded In get
ting him appointed chief Of the secret
service. This is the story of John e.
Wilkes rise as have 1t from the lips
of newspaper man who used to work
with him as a police reporter. While
much of 1t has seen the light, / think
it has never been printed before in all
its details.
Secret Service" True to Name.
In office Mr.. Wilkie is one of the
most democratic and easily accessible
of all government employees. There
are two rooms in the treasury building
with the legend Secret Service" over
the door. Anybody can walk right In
and will usually find CHIEF Wflkie in
his shirt sleeves going over reports or
considering some knotty case. In the
same room is his assistant, w. II. Mo-
ran, and in the adjoining room are 4
number Of clerks. Nothing mysterious
about all this, but the most prosaic
and matter Of fact routine Of every.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05
Uncle Sans x x.
& X Secret Service
Work of Government Detective Bureau. Which Is Bone Of
Contention Between Congress and the President
Sketch of John E. Wilkie, Chief of Seuths.

All of these things and some others
made congress forbid the further lend
ing out of Hawkshaws. There are
stories and cartoons to the effect that
a governmental spy system has grown
up in Washington. This the admins
tration denies, but at any rate there
will be an investigation.
Wilkie Started as Reporter.
The head of the secret service start.
ed life as reporter. He is John E.
WillSie of Chicago, son of famous
newspaper man in his day who was
Wilbur +. Storey's chief editorial writ
er on the Chicago Times. Young VIII
kie started as fire and police report
er and was so intensely In earnest IN
the role that he bought fireman's
helmet and outfit and went to all the
fires to help out, receiving much chaff-
ing therefor both from the real fire.
men and the other reporters. He show
ed the same spirit In his police report
ing and in at least one Instance sue
ceeded in unearthing a sensational
show that it was fired by incendiaries
The proprietor was out of town at the
time, but came in on a train soon aft
er. In rumnaging about through the
ashes Wilkie came upon charred
photograph, evidently taken of the
owner of the store when much
younger man, but on the back OF
which was Philadelphia address and
name different from that by which
the merchant was then known. On
being confronted with this witness
from the past the man supposed the
jig was up. broke down and confessed
that he had set fire to his own store
using q time fuse that would allow
him to get out of town. This was not
the only piece of sherlockholmesin;
done by the young police reporter
Every available moment he was loung
! ing around detective headquarters
| picking up ideas.
| Some time later the elder Wilkie was
placed in charge of the London bu
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05
TURNER'S GIVE A: PROGRAM
Exhibition of Gymnasium Work to Be
Followed by Dancing.

The Rock Island Turngemeinde will
give an entertainment Thursday even
ing at Turner hail. The Turner'S will
give an exhibition of their work, which
will be followed by dancing. Bleuer's
orchestra will furnish music for the
occasion. President Thomas Nessler
will deliver ans address of welcome
early in the evening, and then the
athletic program Will be given as fol
lows:
Center pole-Boys.
Parallel bars - First and second
boys.
Staff eXercises-Actives.
Climbing-Boys.
Horizonal bars-Actives.
Dumbells-Boys
Parallel bars-Bears, Actives.
Buck-Bears.
Pyramids-All classes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05
BY JAMES A. EDeERroN.

"HERE Is no government depart.
ment concerning which less is
known than the secret service.
At the same time there is none
about which there is greater public
curiosity, which is just now heighten-
ed by the row between the president
and the congress.
Z The secret service Is Uncle Sans
Sherlock Holmes. 1t catches counter
feiters and now and then bags con-
Igressman or senator who has not been
content with making laws, but has
started to breaking them also, thus
working both ends of the line. II was
this feat Of getting few legislators
Into jail that caused all the trouble
between Mr. Roosevelt and the present
session. Congressman do not like to
he imprisoned, for which we can
scarcely blame them. considering the
lother infections they have to bear.
such as associating with each other
and listening to each others oratory
President Roosevelt charges in ef-
feet that 1t was because the secret
service had exposed Senator Mitchell
and an Oregon representative in the
land fraud cases that congress cut
down the appropriation for the secret
service and prohibited its use outside
lof the treasury apartment, whereat
certain members of the house. dignified
senators and others not so dignified
regard themselves as grossly insulted.
Come to think of it, there is something
in the nature of personal insult in
lsending man to jail or even In init
mating that he ought to be there.
Though most men do not base their
objection to Imprisonment on this
ground. Now, the president did not
say that all members of congress
should go to Jail, but only that the law
they had passed helped nobody but
criminals. and the chief argument in
fits favor was that it keeps members of
the two houses from being Investigated
and prosecuted.
! He went further and intimated that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05
SOCIAL AFFAIRS

TSociety news, written or telephon ed
to the society editor of The Argus, will
be gladly received and published. But
in either case the identity of the sender
must be made known, to insure relia-
bility. Written notices must bear sig
nature and address.l
Music Students club.-The Music
Students club met yesterday after
noon at the studio of Miss Olga
Schmidt in the Hibernian building,
Davenport. The program was a study
of Beethoven and was given by Mrs.
T. B. Reilly of this city and Miss
Schmidt The program was as follows;
(a) God in His Mighty Providence"
1890. bSStiofcn
(b) Deathp .............. beethoven
(c) Prayer .......... Beethoven
Cd "Contentment" ..... Beethoven
Mrs. Reidy.
Sonata OPP. 81 .............Be Beethoven
Allegro Motto Vivace .........
Adagio Con Expression
Allegro Vivace OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Miss Schmidt.
worship of God in Nature"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05

All the news all the time The Argus.