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Evening star., 1909-06-06
Columbia.

As a temporary diversion from the more
pretentious offerings OF the present sea-
son at the Columbia Theater, the Column
hid Players tomorrow night and for the
remainder of the current week will revel
in that rollirking and laughable farce.
translated from the German and adapted
70 American ways Of thinking by Leo
Dietrichstein, entitled Are You Ma
som" Tie play IS fun OF good roles.
brilliant lines. ccmical situations and
ridiculous climaXes. Are You Mason?"
will be remembered not alone for its
amusing qualities. hat for the list OF
players who appeared in il when il was
first presented here. including Mr.. Die
trichstein. Thomas Wise. Rice and Cohen.
George Richards Arnold DAILY and 9TH
ers. Hardly less adapted 10 its exaCtiaS
roles than those who were originally Sc
lected especially for taem are the versa
tile members OF the Columbia Players.
Orme Caldara's part IS the one which
Mr. Dietrichstein reserved for himself in
all the wealth OF good things with which
the piece ahounds. AS Geor2e Fisher.
the stock broker with memories of tho
DAYS when he was an actor Mr.. Caldara
will have ample opportunity 10 make
laughter instead of tears. Thomas Chat
terton, Frank Perry. his friend will
have better part than any which has
previously fallen 10 his lot The role
Of Amos Bloodrood Perry's father-in-
law. formerly PLAYED by Thomas Wise.
will be enacted hy Alexander +. Frank.
Billy Conley will he in the east again.
replacing George Richards John Hall
ton. a gentleman farmer from up state.
Alexander Calvert. who hut a few weeks
ago impersonated the pious The Little
Minister will appear tomorrow as Ham,
ilton Trayers. usher III music hall.
AMI Everett Butter!ield. the dignified car
dinal in "A Royal Family. becomes
Ernest Morrison. "A NpIn- architect. Julia
Dean will have splendid opportunities in
the comedy line as Frank Perrys wife.
Eva. the part in which Fannie Cohen
appeared. The daughters. Annie and
Lulu. will be impersonated by Ethel
Wright and Bessie Monasha Ruth u.
Blake appears as Mrs Caroline Blood
good Clara Sidney returns to the cast
as Nora, the cook, and Ruth Chatterton
has a good part in Mary. ward TO the
Perrys.
Evening star., 1909-06-06
Lyceunn.

Opening with matinee tomorrow the
attraction a the New Lyceum will be-
The Rollickers." which made a decided
hit here early in the season. 1t comes
with all new scenery and wardrobe and
large and capable company. including
an olio OF vaudeville headliners as the
offering for the third week of the popu-
lar stock company. composed of Arna
Deck. Teddy Burns Burt Jack. Virginia
Ware William Patton. Sol Abrahams.
Cooper and Zeitler and William Fendall,
assisted by "A large beauty chorus. Fri
day will be amateur night. and the
hook will be used literally. and Tues
day after the regular show will be held
"choruS girls contest to give an op-
portunity for the young women of the
chorus to demonstrate how much better
they are than Lillian Russell.
Evening star., 1909-06-06
QM THE THEzAIEl Mll

act of Prince Chap. at the Columbia
this week.
Miss Chatterton is a native Of New
months ago with her mother. 4 month
go she had never seen the back of
curtain, had any longingS for stage hon
orS or even devoted any attention - reci-
tationS, other than an occasional one. as
REQUIRED in her school. Today She has
not only become the talk Of this city by
reason of her remarkable characterization
and sweet personality. but is being CON
sidered as a factor in the dramatic mr.
mament by New York producing man
ayers.
The change all came about through
Ethel Wright, the ingenue of the Colum-
ba company. who knew Miss Chatter
tons people In New York When addt-
tional people were required in one of the
Columbia offerings Miss Wright urged
her friend To apply for one Of the places.
AS a result Miss Chatterton was engaged
by Mr.. Thomson and three weeks ago
made her first appearance on any stage
in the part of Polly. one of the dancing
girls, in Merely Mary Ann" The fol-
lowing week she AGAIN had a small part
in A Royal Family and gave 50 good
an account of herself that she was cast
for the important part in Prince Chap.
in which she more than met the eNpecta-
tions of her managers and secured her
enrolment as regular member OF the
Columbia players.
Evening star., 1909-06-06
WONDERFUL NEW FIBER.
For Use When Wool and Cotton Are
Scarce.
From the New York Times.

From the New YORK lines.
In Australia there was recently discov-
cred an extraordinary fiber of marine
growth which. by reason Of the vast
amount of the deposit and the remarka-
BILE qualities of the fiber, is expected TO
prove of great commercial importance.
This fiber is the result of the sheddings
OF the leaf sheath of a sea grass botanl-
cally known as Posidonia Australis. ana
so far has been found only in Spencer
gulf South Australia. where the shed
dings have been imprisoned by the action
of wind and waves in the sand fats Oh
the gulf
over one hundred soundings of the de-
posit have been made in different spots,
and on every occasion the hber was founo
sometimes a few inches under the surface.
at other times a foot or more, varying IN
color and fineness according to its depth.
and there would appear to he millions OF
tons available, the accumulation OF cen
turies.
The bulk material In which the fiber is
imbedded is found to be easily worked.
and il is claimed that the proportion OF
fiber recoverable is one ton to every
twenty of the bulk material dredsed. Inc
cost per ton of rough dried noer on
board the dredge is estimated at los
ts3.65). and from the dredge II can De
taken by tender daily to a nearby port
and there dried mechanically, classified II
necessary, dumped. baled and shipped to
any part of the world.
The uses Of the fiber are found by ex-
periments made by competent persons 10
be many and varied. and II possesses
many unique qualities. 1t Will spin ana
weave in union with wool. and will also
take dye equally we'll, being, so far as IS
known the only vegetable hher TO DO
this II Is practically non-inflammabie
dts charring point being 3I3 degrees Fan
renhefu. and il is to that extent non
conductor, unlike cotton. 1t does not
shrink, and has more residence than ka-
pok II is also found TO be as good for
ship calking as oakum
Blankets and cloth woven Of mixtur"
of wool and this fiber. together with
samples of the fiber in various stages or
production from plant to yard, are no"
on view in the sample room of one OF the
leading wool houses in Australia and the
manufactured articles are being most Ia
yorably commented upon by those inter
ested in the extile industries On account
OF its splendid dyeing properties II can
also be used in the making of carpets.
a.so for coir mating. hessian. baggng,
woolpacks and IL appears difficult TO say
TO what other uses, with proper machin-
cry, IL cannot be put.
Evening star., 1909-06-06
Aerial Navigation in England.

From the Saturday Review
For some reason or other the airship
and the aeroplane are yet only at the
most rudimentary stage in England. The
experiments that have been made have
had ludicrous results compared with the
achievements of Count Zeppein's airship
or the Wright brothers aeroplane The
latest successor To the Null Secundus
which came to grief. is a fishlike monster
which cannot be trusted to fly without
being attached by ropes to the ground.
At the best II could only carry two men
instead of twenty-four, as Count Zeppe-
Inns does. In Germany they are already
preparing for a regular passenger service
from Lucerne to Hamburg next year.
Col. Capper's aeroplane is quite clever at
running on the ground. but nobody is
bold enough TO risk his neck In 1t off
terra firma. Lieut.. Dunno has been ex-
perimenting for three years. His machine
differs from all. others apparently. but
its inventor has not himself ventured on
It, A friend of his has managed quite a
hundred yards at a time.
Evening star., 1909-06-06
College Men in After Years.

From the New York World.
AS against the accounts by sociological
investigators of ''thirty-nine college men
in the Bowery bread line at one time" and
400 college graduates found in the Bow
cry in a single nights Search it is profit
able to contemplate the more pleasing
picture presented by the Harvard class of
1908. every member of which. by the sec
retary's report. .'either has a lucrative
position or is pursuing advanced study in
college" The statistics in each case are
too inadequate to permit of generaliza-
tions. But in the matter Of Bowery dere-
licts it is to be borne in mind that the
college educated element of the population
is now large, single university sending
out as many 1000 graduates of all
departments yearly, and ii is only to be
expected that some will fail On the
other hand, the spectacle of an entire
class engaged in serious occupations a
year after graduation is testimony to
student character and capacity which
should dspel certain prevailing miscon-
ceptions
One such rrisapprehension IS with regard
to the supposed frivolity of student life
That of the 500 members of this Harvard
class 1S1 took employment during the
summer vacation. while 1SS engaged
in phlanthropic and social-improvement
work during their entire course. hints at
a more serious student view of college
education. The fact that three-fifths of
the class went through college on from
$500 to $1,000 a year helps to controvert
the popular t,ieory of student extrava-
gance. The severer courses of study at
American colleges make less and less ap-
peal TO the shirkers and the gentleman
idlers. youth who has attended four
years classroom instruction passed the
requisite examinations and conformed to
the generally high student standards Of
personal honor has demonstrated the pos
session of exceptional mental fitness and
of q moral responsibility which may at
least invite comparison with that of other
youth.
Evening star., 1909-06-06

hest of other things that no ore but he
can do. He is not over the Strain of the
first performance before the part for the
following week is placed in his hands,
with usually more than a hundred pages
of typewriting to be committed to memory
verbatim. And then come the daily re-
hearsals. the round Of study the Thurs
day and Saturday matinees. the tailor. the
Costumer, the bootmaker. the wigmaker
and the hundreds of other details that.
Mr.. Caldara says, makes 1t a positive
duty he feels he owes his audience to
steal away from it all fer an hour or
two each day TO devote to athletics of
some kind. AS a youth Mr. Caldara was
a famous athlete on the Pacific coast.
holding the swimming record for some
years. and in all Of his professional ca
reer he has never abandoned the train
ing. Like Mr. Taft. he INDUCES in
these recreations not alone because of
the pleasure he derives from them, but
because he believes it is a positive duty
he owes his public to keep in the very
best possible trim.
POPULAR DITTY.-R-e-m-o-r-se
The water wagon Is the place for me-
Last night at twelve | felt immense.
oday feel like thirty cents
This is the refrain of one of the most
famous ditties ever written for the mu-
sical comedy stage, and will doubtless
endure as a comic classic among charac-
ter songs. 1t expresses the sad-eyed Ia
ment of the funny little potentate. the
Sultan of Sulu in the musical comedy by
that name, a blue morning after a
hilarious night, His majesty and his
little island have been acquired by the
United States through the war with
Spain, and in the process of benevolent
assimilation he furnishes unlimited
amusement by his efforts to adopt the
customs of civilization One of the things
TO which he is introduced carry III the
days of the new regime is the Amer. can
cocktail His overinduleence in this bev-
erage. and its consequences, inspires the
above lament the next morning. The book
of this piece is by George Ade a master
humorist and ingenious pOrtrayer of hu-
man nature. while the equally bright and
original music score is by A. G. Wathalls,
and contains many numbers that stimu-
late the disposition to whistle, such as
Evening star., 1909-06-06
Chevy Chase Lake.

One of the features among the attrac-
tions at Chevy Chase Lake daily is the
sensational siXty-tivc-foot dive made by
Frank Il. White, bindfolded. from the
bicycle chute into the three-foot basin
OF the lake.
White was for two years stage manager
at the Academy of Music in this city and
for seven years the head life guard at
the Washington bathing beach. His feat
is dangerous. difficult and thrilling.
Evening star., 1909-06-06
Working Girls as Wives.

From the Indianapolis Star.
II is undoubtedly true that industrial
independence causes young women to be
more discriminating in their choice of
husbands than they might otherwise be.
that the tendency Is 10 make them less
likely TO marry for the sake of marry
ing. II is not improbabl bic that the proper
tion of factory and shop girls who marry
is greater than that of college girls, but
various reasons may account for this
other than strong domestic propensities.
For one thing. the men with whom the
factory and shop girls for the most part
associate are almost invariably or the
marrying class They expect TO marry
and rear families. and this without wait
ing until they have acquired com
petence College women are more likely
to encounter the non-marrying men-so-
ciety bachelors men who cannot AFFORD
10 marry or are unwilling to risk their
personal comfort or give up their lux
urious indulgences for what they consider
the uncertainties of family life. Such
women too, are likely to enter profes-
sions, such as teaching, which In way
deprive them of the opportunities TO
marry but the normal woman never re
solves" not to marry. II the sociolo4sts
were to institute a search for woman
not In a religious sisterhood who had
done so they might have similar ex-
perience TO that of Diogenes In his search
for an honest man.
Evening star., 1909-06-06
Coming Attractions.
New National.

Human foibies and peculiarties arr
never more playfully and delightfully."-
held up to the light than by George
Ade. the popular American humorist and
playwright, and of all of his stage
products there is none richer in humor
and satire than The Sultan of Sulu.'
SO. full is this book of spark ing Wit.
laughable carcatures and ingenious com
edy surprises that it WGulu have been
a success a farcical play alone, in
dependent of the pretty musical score
written for it by A. G.. WathalS. .Ade
and Wathalls. an admirable combina-
tion OF lihrettist and composer have
turned out number of song hits that
won instant favor. Two of these in
particular, "Remorsa" and Since / First
Met You" won instant and widespread
popularity for songs of their class. The
scenes of the play are laid in the Island
of Sulu, in the Philippines. during the
stirring times Immediately following the
Spanish-American war. when the United
States was making history in the orient
Part of the program was the relieving
of the Sultan of Sulu of the cares Of
governing, and the substitution of an
American politician. volunteer soldier and
amateur in his stead The sultan, XII
Evening star., 1909-06-06
Glen Echo Park.

Despite the incemency of the weather
Glen Echo Park continues a favorite
playground of Washington. Some OF the
best known local organizations have been
booked for picnics and excursions to Glen
Echo This feature of the park manage
ment is being developed more than ever
this year. There Is free dancing in the
big pavilion and free motion pictures in
the Hippodrome. with a new program
every three DAYS.
Evening star., 1909-06-06
"My Wife. I"

A week from tomorrow night the CO.
lumbia Players have in store for their
patrons one of the treats of the season
in the production of Michael Morton's
beautiful comedy drama. My Wife" Tho
play was produced two years ago at the
Empire Theater, New York. with John
Drew and Billie Burke in the leading
roles and scored a pronounced hit. It
has just been released for stock produc-
ton by its owners, and Managers Metz
croft and Berger promptly shifted their
schedule of plays to permit its immediate
Evening star., 1909-06-06
Colonial.

The live vaudeville at the Colonial this
week includes the Frankfords. with the
man who plays the piano while standing
on his head: Fred Law, with funny talk;
Flossie lie Van in songs and parodies.
and frankie Wallace. soubrette. There
will he d double exhibition Of motion
pictures, and special concert this Sun
day
Evening star., 1909-06-06
7HE past week was productive OF
two very good treats at the To-
cal theaters At the Columbia

THE past week was productive OF
two very good treats at the To-
cal theaters. At the Columbia
The Prince Chap" was not
only effectively and artis,ically
Orme Caldara. the new leading man, is
capable and conscientious player, and
Ruth Chatterton sill in her teens. who
was never on the stage before. has latent
dramatic ability that is attracting the at
tention of producing managers. as well as
winning her warm admirers in this city.
Katie Barry and "A Chinese Honey
MOON" for they belong together ma ur-
ally, played to well filled houses at the
National all the week and ''recaptured
the town" The production was among
the most credit able that have been given
by the Aborn Comic Opera Company this
season. Indeed. it takes rank with those
which have been given here during the
regular season at full theatrical prices.
With musical attraction at the National
and comedy at the Columbia, both OF a
high order, 1t is easy to understand why
the patronage was SO good. despite the
warmth of the weather at times. The
I.yceum offered a good stock bill with
the Girl in Blue featured. The uncertain
weather made an outing at Luna Park.
Glen Echo and Chevy Chase an uncertain
proposition. but the patronage of these
resorts on the good days and evenings
clearly indicates their popularity and the
strength of their attractions. Next week
new play. Success" by Preston GiD-
son. we'll known newspaper man, who
is also prominent in social circles, will be
presented at the Balasco.
A BUSY MAN.-Of the millions of peo-
pie that at one time or the other wonder
how it is possible for the chief executive
Of this great nation to find time to play
golf and other rejuvenating games. how
many are there who give a moment S
Evening star., 1909-06-06

The rife practice schedule for the past
week included the general staff Tuesday
and Wednesday and Companies G and H,
1st Infantry, Thursday and Friday. The
first two days were ideal for shooting
and all who reported qualified.
Lieut. Col. s. E. Smiley, adjutant gen
eral, and Mai Alfred p. Robbins. in
spector general, qualified as marksmen.
as did the following members of the nom
commissioned staff: Commissary Sergt. }.
j. Hartnett, Ordnance Sergt. j. S. Cor
nish, Hospital Steward F. P. Weller, Staff
Sergts. L. b. Sunderland and r. R. Bur
rows and Sergt. Bugler w. Fox. Color
Sergt. Clifford Lanham qualified as an
expert rifleman.
1t appears to be the fate of Companies
G and II to strike a rainy period this
being the third successive year that rair
Evening star., 1909-06-06

How can you tell he Is solid with the
firm? Does he come In late and go away
early"
NO. he comes In early and goes away
late."-Bunalo Express.
Evening star., 1909-06-06

jones. and Harriet Sheldon. the fe-
male adjntant general her former role
with the Savage company.
Evening star., 1909-06-06

No man can buy peace by selling prin-
ciple.-Chicago Tribune.
Evening star., 1909-06-06

a LII that seems to be lacking in
"a connection with the partclpa-
ton of the National Guard OF
L y the District of Columbia in the
elaborate maneuvers on the
Massachusetts coast next August Is ON
cial announcement of the plans. MAJ.
Gen. Wood, l.. S. A.. commanding the
Department of the East. was In TINS city
several days last week, and 1t Is under
stood his arrangements were approved by
the War Department. Therefore II seems
to be regarded as certain that the local
brigade will depart from this city aboard
army transports Thursday, August II
In addition to the District National
Guard and troops of the regular estab-
lishment. the citizen soldiery of Massa-
chusetts. Connecticut. New York and
New Jersey will figure in the exercises
The latter state has been called on to
supply one field battery. In addition to
field artillery and Signal Corps, New
York will he represented by three regi-
ments of infantry. including the eth New
York. In recent order to his command
Col Appleton makes plain that the ma
neuvers are A certainty. for he refers to
Gen. Woods plans as a reason for chang
ing the dates previously announced for
the annual outing of the 7th Regiment
Already the popularity of the outing
this summer is being indicated by large
numbers of applications to enlist. Com
pany commanders of the local brigade
almost without exception have learned of
many desirable men who desire 10 Join"
II assurance is given that the outing this
summer will be to New England. Gen.
Harries is detained in the west, where
ha led hN- &C.
tify expert in an important rail-
road case. He is expected to return this
week and then the Guardsmen expect
definite announcement giving the details
of the proposed exercises. 1t is also the
belief that soon after the commanding
general arrives here the regulations
under which the brigade is to be reor-
ganized will be approved.
The War Department has amended pre-
vious orders so as to detail Capt. Ezekiel
j. Williams, 5th Infantry. and Capt.
Edgar A. Fry. 18th Infantry. for duty
with the District National Guard from
August Il TO August - instead of in July.
1t is stated that Maj. Gen. Wood pro-
poses to utilize the army motor corps
being formed in New York at the New
England maneuvers, August IA to Il. 1t
will not be necessary for the owners to
enlist. They will go into camp the same
as the regular troops and National
Guardsmen and will be provided with
badges, placing them in the service tenn
porarily. Gen. Wood believes this corps
will grow to be of national Importance
and that il will embrace automobile own
ers throughout the eastern seacoast
states.
The rife practice schedule for the past
week included the general staff Tuesday
and Wednesday and Companies G and H,
1st Infantry. Thursday and Friday. The
first two days were ideal for shooting
and all who reported qualified.
Evening star., 1909-06-06

A man on the front bench Of an open
car moved up to give the end seat to
woman. When the stopped for an
other woman who wanted to get on in
front the woman who had been given
the end seat made her pass over. Then
the man who had moved up said to the
man on his other side:
This thing happens nearly every time l
move up for a gentle sister,
Ever notice?
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