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many other English stars. Some or the
American celebrities with whom L toured
were Joseph Jefferson, j. K. Emmett and
Genevieve Ward
OUR AMERICAN WAYS.-Ralph G.
Herr is an Englishman. and very Eng
lish one at that, but his present state is
mild compared with what he was when
lie first came to this country as the lead
ing man i'm the support of Mrs. Pat
Campbell. In recalling those times Mr.
Herr said to an interviewer: II was sup
piled with American money before / land
ed. but until I reached here it never oc-
Cured to me that I ought to familiarize
myself with the value of the various coins
and bills made up my mind that
would not let any one know of my igno-
rance of these values. When l left the
boat 1 concluded TO buy paper. 1 didn't
know what the price Of the paper would
be. so instead Of offering any particular
coin and finding myself wrong j gave the
newsboy a dollar bill. He looked me over
as he made his change, winked at me and
commented:
Just made 1t. chr
Now. it seems that what he meant
was that i had just landed. but not re-
alizing that lie could discover this fact
from my appearance, I thought he meant
that l had just earned that particular
dollar. Therefore L responded:
"'Ol. no. l have plenty of them
81 don't remember what change he gave
me after my reply. About the middle of
the day ] met Percy q. Williams in com
pany with Tom McNaughton. The first
time I made a friendly purchase l began
looking at the money. only with view
of studying values. but Tom logged my
elbow and said
.'.You must not do that. You take so
long counting your change the cashier
will be offended. Add it up quickly in
your mind and walk away
II walked away, but have not been able
To add II up yet. In the same place
saw a magnificent haunch of beef, from
which a chap with long knife was carv-
ing luscious slices. L felt bit peckish.
took INV place I'm the line and received a
sandwich myself. 1t was good. too. and
wien / had eaten II l asked the chap to
let me have my check. please Instead
of giving me d check he brandished that
long knife and sneeringly repned'
oh get out of here!
of beef here.
ITO this he answered:
"'That is albright, my laddie buck: and
have another one II you like, but II you
don't like. just beat IL and give the others
a chance
Again Tom McNaughton came to my
rescue and carried me away. We were
strolling down the street and had tobac-
CO. but no matches. ] went into a tobac-
conists and threw down a twenty five
cent piece and said:
- would like some matches. please
He gave me a box. looked at my
money and then at me. Thinking that
matches must be very costly on this side,
l said:
~ beg your pardon. Didn't i give you
enough?
"Give me enough, says he. We don't
charge fer matches. We give them away-
thinking YOU might buy something IT,
smoke
! 1T is remarkable country. To this
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Diving Venus.

foremost in the program announced for
ChaSe's next week is Annette Keller
mann, the Australian diving Venus" y
most sensational foreign novelty. She 10
announced as the worlds champion
woman swimmer and diver and the Antip-
odean diabolo champion. Warmbath, tho
explorer who spent twenty-seven mont rs
Ia the arctic. has a special scenic pro-
quot on which Chase's has built on q
large scale to reproduce actual scenes
around E.tah and Anatook. where Warm
path spent two winters. A great CYCLIC
rama polar drop surrounds a series ot
groups representing a musk-ox at bay,
eorlng a dog. bear hunt In an ice pac K
anu a sealskin tent such as Cook used,
While a great variety of implements and
utensils in use in an Eskmo's snow hut
Will be exhibited and explained.
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Coming Attractions.
New National.

Mr.. J. r. Dodson, the British Coque-
lip.'' as Sir Henry Irving STYLED him, will
appear at the National next Monday
night for one week I'm new comedy of
today, The House Next Door," by J.
Hartley Manners. Mr.. Dodson is famous
on both sides OF the water. Richard
Mansfield declared that he was the great
est character actor England ever sent
us. An unusually powerful company will
support him, including such Broadway
favOrites as Frank Losee, J. Malcolm
Dunn, Herbert Standing. Regain Hugh
ston Ruth Chester. Olive Temple. Lo-
rena Atwood and Fania Marinoff.
1.-THE House Next Door deals with q
subject that Is uppermost today. viz: the
advantages of birth i'm contradistinction
to the power to seize opportunity, TO
make ones own name and position in
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Marchesi Recital.

Nine Blanche Marchesi will give one
of her remarkable song recitals at the
Columbia Theater Wednesday afternoon.
November TO- Nine. Marchesi is now
making her second tour OF this country,
accompanied again by Mr.. Brahm Van
den Berg, the eminent Belgian pianist.
Her tour, as before. is under the man.
agement of Mr.. ]. Saunders Gordon. The
program will contain the choice speci-
mems of modern and ancient song writ
ing The present tour will include all
the principal cities of the United States
and Canada, concluding with a profess
sionaI visit to Mexico, Cuba and the
RermudaS,
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

| 1.-The Barrier" a new melodrama, will
I soon be seen i'm this city.
Whom the Gods Love-" by Paul Arm
strong. will have an early production in
New York.
1.-THE Fourth Estate is to be localized
! for the London stage by Louis n. Baker
and presented in that city.
Mrs. Leslie Carter announced recently
| i'm Omaha that she would soon have the
alter of her own in New York city.
In Toronto last week George Arliss APP
peared i'm ''Septimus.' a dramatization Of
the Locke novel.
Kate Jordan's play, Mrs Dakon." will
be produced for the first time In Albany
tomorrow night
The Machine" is the title of a political
play by William c. DeMille. which is sool
| to be produced by David Belasco.
Anna Held. in Miss Innocence will
| play the closing engagement for Noven-
Der at the New National.
| Carolyn Wells has tried her hand &C
playwriting having revised 1.-The Return
| OF Eve" for Bertha Galland's use.
| warmbath. the arctic lecturer in vaude-
Vile believes that both explorers reached
the goal OF Their ambition.
! T. Arthur Smith has reserved dats
| at the Columbia Theater for the Flon-
zaley Quartet in recital Of chamber
music.
| Miss Edna Bruins, who is Francis Wil-
sons leading support in his new comedy,
THE Bachelors Baby is the comedians
niece.
Pauline Frederick has written d play
| =, n
to the Iicbler company for carly produce
/ ton.
| Annette kellerman. the diving Venus"
swan from Dover TO Ramsgate. England.
| a distance of twenty-six miles. i'm hours
AMI 20 minutes
| Julia Marlowe was one OF the invited
guests lately to a. suffragettc function.
and is being hailed as convert TO
| the cause.
Charles Frohman will produce The
Butterfly" a Partisan success. in London.
with cyril Maude in the leading role. and
| later in THIS country.
| Miss Nance O'Neil reached New York
| last Thursday. after a four-month trip Ia
| England and France. She says she Will
soon open her season In d new play.
| Willis r Sweatnam has been engaged
| by Lewis Fields and the Shuberts for
| Sweet Sixteen" a play with music by
Victor Herbert and George V. Hobart
Eva Tanquay is reported ill in New
York with heart trouble. She has hal
to give I'D work and fears are expressed
that she will not be able to play again.
The play "Springtime'' in which Neil
is starring. was based on a magazine
story written by George Bronson How
ard. one of the authors OF The Only
Law"
In THE Lottery" the new comedy by
Rida johnson, which the Shuberts Will
produce within "A few weeks. Jameson Leo
Finney will play the part of New York
newspaper reporter
The cast OF 1.-The City" the last seri-
Gus drama written by the late Clyde
Fitch, includes Walter Hampden, Tuly
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New Lyceum.

When THE Umpire" a comedy by
Howard, Hough & Adams. comes to the
Lyceum this week Mr.. Edmond Hayes
will be seen as principal comedian. He
has been a burlesque star for the past
four years.
With 1.-The Umpire for vehicle MI;
Hayes has a piece that has been tried
and proven a success In the better CLASS
houses. The book has been altered. just
enough burlesque flavor being added TO
make it suitable for the burlesque stage:
The performance opens with hotei
scene in Morocco and closes with base
ball scene, showing a game In fun SWING
Mr. Hayes is seen as an umpire.
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people acknowledged that May Robson's

people acknowledged that May Robson S
slavey was true to life.
So Il has been with all her other char
acters. Fidelity to real life has sounded
the keynote IN every one, whether queen
or slavey, merely funny or frightfuliy
grotesque. 1t is to be doubted whether
any other actress has in the same time
slipped In and out Of a more varied ana
alarming conglomeration of clothes. From
rags to cloth of gold and cleaning jewels
May Robson has won them all and IN
vented combinations of styles and periods
and colors which would send modlste
q raying maniac to the padded cell
In private life Miss Robson Is Mrs. A
II. Brown Of 13Sth street, New York.
J.E. DODSON.-J. E. Dodson first ap-
peared in this country with Mr.. and Mrs
Kendall in 1880.
He says: IT was the comedian of the
company and I appeared in all the comedy
and character parts. II was in December
of that year that I played in Boston IN
and The Queens Shilling Another of
Pinero's plays in which l appeared with
the Kendals four years later was The
Second Mrs. TanQueray, In which play
ed Cayley Drummle. And that reminds
me that Pinero and I were actors to-
gether.
II think that he owes a considerable
portion Of his success as dramatist to
his marvellous knowledge of the technical
requirements Of the stage / remember
him as very observant player who wish
ed to know the why and wherefore Of
everything and was ready volunteer
for anything that was to be done on the
stage even I'm a mechanical line. The
success of Pinero as playwright Is
largely due to his knowledge of stage
craft. / have played many of his char
acters. I was tie magistrate in his play
of that name. and also Treckett in The
School Mistress
acting in the old stock days. when
the provincial theaters of Great Britain
were the schools from which the London
stage drew it's materials, was very diff
ferent from what it is today. We used
to support all the famous stars who came
down from London. Among those with
whom / played were Samuel Phelps,
Charles Mathews. J. L. Toole. Ellen Ter
ry, Adelaide Nelson, Barry Sullivan and
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the world from the lowliest stations in
life. The action of the play revolves
around two dominant characters. the one
an aristocrat by heredity and gentle,
Jew.
The aristocrat, born with every advan-
tage, finds himself in his declining years
penniless, friendless, hated. On the other
hand, the Jew, reared in All atmosphere
Of poverty and hardship, has step by
step i'm his progress through life won for
himself the recognition of his country
and has been rewarded by a seat on the
ministerial benches of his government.
Running side by side with the dominant
characters are two unique love stories at
once romantic, pathetic, humorous and
dramatic
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Niblo Lectures.

Scotland from Edinboro Ia John
O'Groats will be the subject of the Niblo
lecture at the Columbia Theater tonight
at $40. Subjects illustrated are the Is
land of Staffa. F'ingars Cave and the Is
land of Iona.
Up I'm the far north there is a some
what different" trip from Blaze Isle
through Pentland Firth, a rich subject for
the animated cameragraph. To the cliffs
and caves of Thurso and on to Cape
Wrath on the North sea. OF equal charm
is a drive through the Trossachs, the
beautiful lake region made immortal by
the pen of Sir Walter Scott.
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"The Bachelors Baby"

Francis Wilson is presenting this season
a comedy called The Bachelors Baby,
of which he is himself the author In
writing 1.-The Bachelors Baby the come
dian has taken for his central character
child-hater and the play deals with
his reformation--his becoming the devoted
servitor of his little niece. whose guar
dianship is forced upon him much against
his own will. With bright lines and
merry jest and exceedingly funny situa-
tons the play goes its merry way.
Charles Frohman has provided a strong
supporting company for Mr.. Wilson. in
GLIDING Clarence Handyside. Franklyn
Roberts, Z. Soldene Powell. Edna Bruins.
Lillian Lawrence Helen Strickland and
Baby Davis, a precocious stage young
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persuaded to remain for while, incog-
nto. in these suualid surroundings, in
order that lie may he brought to- reali-
Zation of the full horrors of existing con-
ditions.
How 1iapgleton puts test to his
theory that brains will win out under
any conditions. how he proves that many
of the evils complained of are due to the
complaining ndiy iduals. how he succeeds
i'll winning back his son, and how this
son succeeds in capturing the heart and
obstinate hand Of a fair young hater of
milliOnaires-alI this and more will be
told in the four acts OF the play. Mr..
Lackaye will be supported by company
which includes Harry billiard, Thomas
McGrane. Clara Blandick. Julie Iierne.
Charles Able, Gerald Griffin and Walter
Stanhopc.
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Young Buffalo in New York. -

Young Buffalo. the American scout.
VIII be seen at the Academy for tho
week beginning Monday, November 8. in
Charles T. Blaney's latest effort. Young
Buffalo in New York. The play Is
story OF the far west in the earlier days
and affords Young Buffalo an opportu-
MY 10 assume a character which comes
natural TO him. he having spent his boy
hood days in Arizona
The story hinges on the ownership OF
valuable gold mine. Young Buffalo
passes through many exciting adyen-
lures in running down his enemies and
finally rounds the gang up and estab-
l4shes his right TO the mine. A pretty
love story is interviewer and the scenic
artist and stage mechanic have been
given free rein.
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Holmes Travelogues.

The seventeenth season OF Burton
Holmes Of travelogue fame promises to
be one of the busiest and most success
full of his entire career. The local course
of five lectures begins Sunday evening,
November IA, at the Columbia Theater.
These travelogues will be successfully
Ceylon, Egypt, Sicily, Italy and Norway,
which will be given each Sunday night
and repeated the following Monday after
noon.
Mr. Holmes has just completed his
fourth circling of the globe. His per-
sonal tour IL confined to nine Of the larg-
est cities. Chicago, Milwaukee, ST. Louis,
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Boston Symphony Orchestra.

The first of the regular Boston Sym
phony concerts will be given in the New
National Theater Tuesday afternoon. No
vember o. at 80 O'Clock. The soloist will
be the eminent American concert soprano
Mrs. Corinne Ridar-Kelsey. The pro-
gram will comprise Tschaikowsky's Fifth
Symphony in E minor, Granville Ban
tock's overture "Pierrot of the Minute. "
which will be heard for the fist time;
Beethoyen'S overture to Goethe'S "Eg-
mont" the aria 'Leise. Leise," from Der
Freischutz" and Dove Sono,' from Mo-
zart'S Marriage of Figaro"
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Masonic Auditorium.

The moving pictures exh bited at the
New Masonic Auditorium continue 10 at
tract. in a continuous performance OF
two shows. each lasting one hour and d
half there is an infinite variety in the
subjects shown each week. y feature Is
made of travel pictures. Pictorial plays
are also on the weekly program and as
relief plenty of comedy subjects For
this week. commencing tonight at :.
o clock an ent re new list Of subjects
will be projected on the immense screen
with, as usual, added vaudeville acts.
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"The Chorus Lady,"

Patricia O'Brien will trip back to Wash
ington town Monday evening, November
8, when Rose Stahl opens a weeks en-
gagement at the Columbia I'm James
Forbes comedy. 1.-The Chorus Lady" The
effervescent and entertaining Irish lassie
as typified by Miss Stahl comes back to
Washington after a tr umph In London
last spring, where 1.-The Chorus Lady
ran 100 nights to capacity business at the
Vaudeville Theater. Miss Stahl brings
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There are only six characters III the
new play by Paul Hervieu, called know
Thyself, in which I.iebler az 60. will
present Arnold Daily at the Belasco Thea
ter The play is in three acts, and the
action takes place in u country place III
France during the present period, and
all the three scenes are the same.
Mr.. DAILY has the part of Gen. dc Sibe-
ran: Jessie Millwar,l. the leading woman,
Is east for the part OF Clarisse de She
ran. wife of the general; Arthur Forrest
appears as Pavail young officer who
has been raised in the de Siberian family.
Vincent Sternroyd is Doncieres, a connec-
ton of the de Sberans, and Louise Rut-
ter Is his wife. Anna Doncieres. The
play enjoyed a record run at the Coincide
Franchise, Paris. The opening perform
ance here will be the plays first produc.
ton Oh any stage in America.
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PHILADELPHIA Orchestra.

The Philadelphia Orchestra under the
direction Of Carl Pohlg. will give the
first OF a series of five concerts at the
New Nation Theater Tuesday after
noon. November 1G T. Arthur Smith,
the local representative of the orchestra.
announces that the season sale thus far
is in every sense satisfying, and that
many new names have been added to the
orchestra's list OF subscribers.
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Academy Concert.

The Academy audience will welcome
back to Washington tonight one of their
favorite singers. Mr.. Sondheimer, who
was heard frequently last year. George
Helmuth will also appear i'm monologue
and songs. and Joe Vance, a comedy and
trick banjoist. will contribute an act said
to be popular with both lovers OF music
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-31
Belasco.

Cleveland Moffett's successful play.
THE Battle which has been doing such
good service for Wilton Lackaye ever
since he became a Liebler & Co. star,
comes to the Belasco Theater this week
for a return engagement.
Mr. Lackaye's role in THE Battle is
that of John J. Haggleton, supposedly
the richest man i'm New York. In the
quest of his long-lost son, Haggleton is
enticed into a tenement house in Lung
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Majestic.

At the Majestic Theater this week the
high-class vaudeville includes Thomas
Grimes and company. introducing the
Dunbar Sisters in the musical comedy
playlet, "Wildwood:" Page and Morency'
in a refined musical novelty act; the
famous Sisters Cardownie. international
dancers, and Clark and Razillians, socie-
ty gymnasts. The latest OF motioh pic
lures complete the bill
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Philadelphia Washington. P.ttsburg Bos-
ton, New York and Brooklyn OF this
seasons travelOgues the ones on Ceylon
and Sicily are absolutely new. The other
three are carefully prepared composites
OF the former travelogues on each of
these splendid scenic subjects with new
features introduced. The course sale
opens at the Columbia box office Tues
day, November Q. and closes Thursday,
November II. Single tickets will be on
sale on and after Friday. November L.
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the girl from Kalamazoo comes on the
scene. She believes that Jack has gone
jus little too far this time and tear
fu''y destroys her will. Three weeks later
she is lured to the home Of Jacks friend,
Burnett, I'm New York, where at the
hands of her nephew and his three friends
the rejuyenation begins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-31

and admirers of clever playing. Films
of new and ingenious subjects VIII no
cast upon the screen from the moving
picture machine.
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day I am not sure whether I am going to
get something for nothing or not
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Academy.

Tomorrow night Miss Cecil Spooner be-
gins her engagement OF one week at the
New Academy in the three-act comedy
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DICK with her practically the same COM
nanE that played here before. including
wired Lucas. Giles Sh nc. Alice Leigh.
tIalre Lane. Isabelle Goodwin. Stanley
Jessup and Kenyon Bishop.
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1.-The Fourth Estate is to be localized
for the London stage by Louis n. Baker
and presented in that city.
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"KnoW ThYSelf.'

ster. THE Bachelors Baby comes to
the New National next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-31

Mrs. Leslie Carter announced recently
i'm Omaha that she would soon have a the
alter of her own i'm New York city.
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1.-The Barrier" a new melodrama, will
soon be seen i'm this city.
Whom the Gods Love-" by Paul Arm
strong. will have an early production in
New York.
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MANY other English stars. Some Of the
American celebrities with whom l toured
were Joseph Jefferson, ]. K. Emmett and
Genevieve Ward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-31

In 1.-The Lottery the new comedy by
Rida Johnson, which the Shuberts Will
produce within "A few weeks, Jameson Lee
Kinney will play the part of New York
NEWSPAPER reporter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-31

The cast of THE City the last seri-
Gus drama written by the late Clyde
Fitch, includes Walter Hampden, Tuly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-31

The play "Springtime.' in which Neil
is starring. was based on magazine
story. written by George Bronson How
ard. one of the authors OF THE Only
Law"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-31

In Toronto last week George Arliss APP
peared i'm ''Septimus,'' a dramatization OF
the Locke novel
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CECIL SPOONER STATISTICS.-CccII
Spooncr is rcputed TO have the smallest
foot on the American stage. Miss SpoOner
- five foot four I'm height and weighs
loo pounds and wears a ia shoe.
There Is ON exhibition one of Miss
SPooners shoes, and a card that accom-
F'inics IL reads that the lady who can
Near the shoe will be presented with two
tickets for the Monday night performanc,
OF MISS Spo"ner at the Academy
GOOD LOOMS EFFACED-Nay Rob-
son Was born in Australia, near the
Nurembidgee river. and came To this
country twenty-four years ago. At first
she made china painting her study. Her
first appearance as an actress was in
The Hoop OF Cold produced by the
Madison Square Theater. New York.
From there she went to the Iyreum The
alter under the management Of Daniel
l'rohman and finally OF Charles Frohman.
Whose management she has been under
for many season. and always in the line
OF character parts.
Miss RObsOn's success has been won en-
trely by eccentric and original char icter
roles. She stands out alone among the
pretty women of the professional world
as having entirely submerged her own
at'ractiveness in a deluge OF lines and
grease paint. and being content to win
recognition by grotesQueness and even
ugIiness She started slavey, and
the public has neveg seen exactly the
brand Of slavey which she presented. Yet