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The Washington herald., 1910-06-12
The CoIumbia-asaIomy james

"Salomy Jane" which Eleanor Robson
played at the Liberty Theater. New York.
several seasons ago, will be the play Of
fered BY the Columbia Players for the
week beginning tomorrow night. "Sa-
lomy Jane" is the story OF a woman who
loves intensely. It has so much flesh and
blood that it grips the heartstrings OF
the audience In writing II, Paul ARM
strong took on a new stature that placed
him in the foremost rank Of American
dramatists. While he has found much
inspiration IN "Salomy James Kiss" by
Bret Harte, he has shown originality and
breadth Of treatment that leads by di-
rect road to the heart "Salomy Jane" is
a drama for the senses. for the heart.
and for the brain, and it viii live in
literature as long as the human kind love
tales that throb with passion and sparkle
with the bravery of life. The title role Of
the play will fall to the lot of Julia Dean,
who viii be aided by the three Pullman
children-Helen. Beryl and Carol-who
were in the original New York run, and
who have been specially engaged for this
production. OF the rest Of the cast. the
Man will be portrayed by Paul McAllis-
ter, Colonel StarbOttle by Walter Wilson.
Yuba Bill by Frank Shannon, Mr.. Jack
Marbury by Everett Butterfeld, Salomy's
father by Edwin II. Curtis. Lie Heath
by Emelie Melville. and the other char
acters by the remaining members Of the
company
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STORIES OF THE OPERAS.
aLucin ID Lammermoor.,

This opera is DonizettTs masterpiece
and. except his "Figlia del Reggimento"
and 'Lucrezia Borgia," is the only one
of his fifty operas which is still given
on all stages abroad. The chief parts
those of Lucia and Edgardo-offer plenty
OF scope for the display OF brilliant tai
ent, and Lucia in particular IS a tragic
heroine of the first rank.
In the libretto there Is not much left
OF Scotts fine romance. Henry Ashton,
lord Of Lsmmermoor. has discovered that
his sister Lucia loves bis mortal enemy,
Sir Edgardo Of Ravenwood. He eonhdes
TO LUCAS tutor, Raymond, that he Is lost
II Lucia does not marry another suit0r
OF his cher br0ther's) choice
Lucia and EdgardO meet In the park.
EdgardO tells her that he Is about to
leave Scotland for France in the service
Of his country. He wishes TO be recon
ciled 10 his enemy, Lord Ashton, for,
though the latter has done him all kinds
Of evil, though he has slain his father
and burnt his castle, Edgardo is willing
10 sacrifice his oath OF vengeance TO his
love for Lucia. But the lady. full Of
evil forebOdings, entreats him to wait,
and sweaTs eternal fidelity to him. After
he leaves her. half-distracted with grief.
In the second act Lord Ashton shows
a forged letter to his sister, which i'm
plies that her lover is false, Her brother
now presses her more and more to wed
his friend Arthur, Lord BucklaW. de-
claring that he and his party are lost
and that Arthur alone can save him. At
last, when even her tutor. Raymond. be-
seeches her 20 forget EdgardO, and. like
the Others believes him to be faithless,
Lucia consents to the sacrifice The we'd
ding takes place IN great haste. but just
as Lucia has finished signing the mar
Tiage contract EdgaTdO enters TO claim
her as his own.
With grief and unbounded passion, he
now unjustly thinks his bride a traitress.
and tearing his ring of betrothal from
her finger, he throws il at her feet
Henry, Arthur, and Raymond order the
raving lover TO leave the castle. and the
sact closes in the midst Of confusion and
despair,
The third act opens with Raymond's
announcement that Lucia has lost her
reason and has killed her husband IN
the bridal room. Lucia herself enters
TO confirm his awful news; she is still
IN bridal attire. and in her denented
condition believes that Arthur will pres
emily appear for the nuptial ceremony.
Everybody is full of pity for her, and
her brother Tepents his harshness. Too
late, alasl Lucia is fast dying, and Eliza
leads her away amid the lamentations Of
all present.
Edgardo, hearing OF these things while
| wandering amid the tombs Of his ances-
| tors, resolves TO see Lucia once more.
When dying, she asks for him, Bat ne
comes too late. The funeral bells toll,
and he dies, praying to be united to his
bride In heaven.
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The Arcade.

The much disputed skating titles Of the
high and graded schools Of Washington
will be decided within the next week.
The management Of the new skating
rink, recently installed in the Arcade
building at Fourteenth street and Park
road northwest, announces races open to
the various educational institutions of
Washington, for which handsome prizes
Will be awarded. Any bona fide student
of q graded high or prep school VIII be
eligible to compete in race arranged
for his class.
The graded school teams representing
the schools in the different divisions will
be pitted against each other in one race,
and those of the high or prep schools in
another. The first named event will be
held in the afternoon and the latter in
the evening. An exact date and details
have not as yet been decided on.
Other events Of equal interest have
been arranged for the summer months,
and patrons of the rink may be assured
OF a highly interesting season
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tertainer in this country. who comes d.
rect from the Morris theaters IN New
York. May Durtea and company, in a
comedy sketch entitled The Comets
to Blame" Richard brothers, comedy
acrobats. and Perry and Mckee, expert
banjoists. For Thursday, Friday. and
Saturday the new acts will be the Min
strel Four. a miniature performance Of
minstrelsy. including joking end men
and v0ealists; Walter James. with mono
logues and songs. Kit Karson. who gives
exhibitions OF sharp-shOOting while on a
slack wire: Johnson and Beck. eccentric
dancers and entertainers. Beginning this
week, the summer policy Of the Casino
Theater viii be inaugurated, the change
consisting OF giving the performances
from Il a. m. 10 8 p. m. and from $50 TO
II .. m
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hhe HInnodrome.

One Of the headliners Of the first weeks
bin at the Hippodrome. which opens at
American League Park Monday evening,
June 20. is Slivers. the world-famous
clown. formerly with Barnum & Bailey
and later with the New York Hippo
drome. who has me reputation of hav-
ing made more people laugh than any
other man in the world 60
Another one Of the famous performers
is Babcock, whose daring loop-the-gap
on a bicycle, winding up with a double
somersault in the air, is one of the latest
sensations.
The bill for the opening week, which
will include eighteen acts. VIII be an
nounced in the near future. Contracts
for the lighting of the park have been
let, and everything will be in readiness
for the opening Monday week. Arrange
ments have been made with the street
car companies for a car service that will
enable every one going to the park to
start for home without delay. thus elm
mating one of the most Objectionable
features of the average summer amuse-
ment place.
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1aNfarfhn1

This charming opera finally embeIlished
the renown of its composer. Flotow. who
had first found his way to public favor
through "Stradella-" II ranks high
among our comic operas. and has become
as much liked as those of Lortzing and
Nicolai
Lady Harriet Durham. tired OF the
pleasures and splendors Of court, deter
mines TO seek elsewhere for a pastiuhe,
and, hoping to find it in a sphere differ
ent from her own, DISCUSSES herself and
her confidante. Nancy, as peasant girls.
in which garb they visit the fair at
Richmond, accompanied by Lord Iris
tan. who is hOpelessly enam0red Of Lady
Harriet, and unwillingly complies with
her wish to escort them to the adventure
in the attire of a peasant. They Join
the servant girls who are there to seek
employment, and are hired by tenant,
Plunkett, and his foster brother, Lionel.
a youth too refined to be a country
squire, while the other, though some
what rough, is frank and jolly IN his
manner
In the second act we find the ladies in
the company of their pseudo masters.
who set them instantly at work OF
course they are totally ignorant Of house
hold work. and as their wheels viii not
go round, Piunkett shows them how to
spin. In his rough but kind way he al
ways commands and turns 70 Nancy,
with whom he falls in love, but Lionel
only asks softly when he wishes any
thing done. He has lost his heart TO
Lady Harriet, and declares his love TO
her. Meanwhile Plunkett has sought
Nancy for the same purpose, but she
hides herself, and at last the girls are
sent to bed very anxious and perplexed
at the turn their adventure has taken.
But Lord Tristan comes to their rescue
The Washington herald., 1910-06-12
Casino-Sunday Concert To-day.

For the Sunday concert to-day al the
Casino Theater the usual attractive pro-
gramme has been arranged. The bin will
be headed by the ever popular Rutan and
his Juvenile song birds, who will posi-
lively make their last Washington APP
pearanee this season. These clever
youngsters have prepared new pro-
gramme fully as interesting as they
have offered in the four different weeks
they have delighted Casino audiences.
Herbert Swift, a clever monOlOguist, will
rattle of his mirth-provoking disjointed
anecdotes; Clark Bros. viii present
singing sketch; valpo, the mad musician.
will demonstrate how easy it is to play
ten different musical instruments, and
others comprise the vaudeville portion OF
the entertainment Special reels of mo-
ton pictures will be a feature of the con-
tinuous concert, the latest subjects from
the principal film makers including;
Taking Photographs OF the Comet,
Loves Reward, - 1.-The Joker's Punish
ment," Mountain Railroading." Love
VIII Find the Way" Scenes from the
Alaska Expedition and 'Magician's
Tricks"
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Casino-Count ChiTo and ssThe Girl
of MysteryV

What is said to be the most remark
able and mystifying act ever seen in
vaudeville in this city has been engaged
as the great feature headline act of the
Casino Theater programme for this week.
This sensational novelty is the engage
ment of Count Chic and The Girl of
Mystery" In their act they actually re-
veal the thoughts of their audiences and
while under psychic influence of rhe
count. the woman repeats questions
asked the count and answers. same. This
is accomplished without any spoken word
between this remarkable eouple. The
supporting acts will be changed Thurs
day. Commencing tomorrow. the four
big added features win be Lee T1lng Foo
the only and original Chinese vocal en-
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THE SUMMER PLAYERS.


The four weeks enga cement of the
Aborn Comic Opera Company, successful
though ii was, turned out to be merely
the harbinger of the more successful
grand opera engagement. during which
six famous operas will have been sung.
The AbOrns have fairly intrenched them
selves at Washington as providers of
high-class opera at moderate prices.
Carlo Nicosia modesuy disclains the
Hons share OF the credit for the produc-
tons at the New National Theater. say
ing that even his efficient work as leader
would be lost If he had not been provided
with an excellent operate organization
10 work with.
Donizetti. the composer OF Lucia, .
which viii be sung at the New National
this week. wrote his first opera when he
was only twenty-one. He wrote more
than sixty operas.
The Last Rose of Summer" which will
be heard in Martha" this week. is an old
Irish ballad. the words of which are by
Thomas Moore, but the basis of the air
is of unknown origin. reaching far back
into the past which its plaintive melody
seems TO recall
The Washington herald., 1910-06-12
Another BeIasco Production.

There will be an all-Star production OF
The Merry Wives of Windsor next sea-
son during the holiday time It viii be
made by David Belasco, and that means
much. We have all heard Of the beauti-
ful production made abroad by Beerbohm
Tree; therefore 1t is pretty safe to pre-
dict that Mr.. Belasco will rival that pro-
ductions
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their brilliant success in these two par
tcUlar parts elsewhere. The balance OF
the g0Od-by week casts will be composed
of popular members Of the personnel Of
the first two weeks. including Eugenio
Battain. Paul Bleyden, J. X. Murray,
William Schuster, Alice Eversman. FRITZ
Won Busing. Frederick Chapman, and
others, under the baton of Carlo Nicosia,
as conductor. and the stage direction OF
John r. Bartlett.
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MARYLAND Thenter.

Another week OF Irish songs and views
of the Lakes of Killarney VIII be given
at this theater this week. To-day Willard
Francis will sing Colleen Bawns' Among
the views shown will be Munkrose Abby
and Lady Kildare's dairy.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and "SIartha."


At the New National Theater the third
and farewell week of the Aborn English
Grand Opera Company's engagement will
be given TO another enticing pair of Sc
lections from the popular classics of two
separate and distinct genre, affording a
pleasing diversity of character and music
for the week.
The first four Monday
and Tuesday nights and Wednesday mat
inee and night-will be given to Doni-
zetti's beautiful Lucia di Lammermoor, -
the libretto of which is a condensation of
Sir Walter SCOTS novel. 'The Bride of
Lammermoor. its scene laid in Scotland
during the seventeenth century.
For the farewell offering of the grand
opera engagement, Flotow's opera. Mar
tina, has been chosen, and will have the
four final performances Of the closing
week-Thursday and Friday nights and
Saturday matinee and night. To the aver
age ear, that delights In original and
striking melodies and other musical beau
ties easy of comprehension. there Is. hard
" anything more fascinating than Flo
tow's charming and melodious Martha, -
at once one Of the lightest and most Vi
vacious and one of the most popular of
the accepted grand opera list.
Two new prima donnas, who have met
with great approval from operagoers and
critics with the Aborn organizations in
other cities. Lois Ewell. lyric soprano, and
Edith Helena. coloratura soprano will
be given their first Washington appear
ance in grand opera In the title roles
of Lucia and Martha, both being brought
here Tor the final week on account Of
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Virginia Theater.

The Georgia Minstrels. who turned the
people away every night last week, have
been re-engaged for the present week.
New songs and jokes to-day; new dances
the balance of the week
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The Columbia.

The rule announced for last week at the
Columbia Theater. of refusing TO seat
late corners during the progress OF the
first act, has proven so popular that its
indefinite continuance is announced.
Paul McAllister, the popular leading
man of the Columbia Players. is nego-
tiating for an automobile, in which he ex-
poets to spend much of his spare time
during the current engagement
Emelie Melville. who further endeared
herself TO local audiences last week in
her dual representations in THE Road to
Yesterday" is so pleased with Wishing
ton that she is contemplating the pur-
chase Of property here.
The Columbia Theater viii this after
noon at $3.50 o'clock establish direct wire
connection with the ball park in Chicago
and by means of a RodieF electric board
show Washington fans the progress of
the play in the Washington Chicago
game.
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Among the distinguished players with
the Coburns are Augustus Duncan. for
merly principal comedian with Francis
Wilson; Charles Fleming, who has played
juveniles with Frederick Warde, Louis
James, and Robert 3. Mantell; Mrs. Co
burn, for five years with Charles Froh-
mans companies and also with z. II.
Sothern. and Charles Douville CobuTn,
who has headed the Coburn Players for
seven summers. and who prior to that
was leading man with Mrs. Leslie Car
ter.
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THE WEEKS raoGRAslmE.

The New NatiOnaI-The AbOrn Eng
Iish Grand Opera Company IA
sLucia, and 'ssdartha.s
The BeIaseS-The Ben Greet Players
in ssDavid Garriek'' and "A school
for Scandal"
The Columbia-The Columbia Play
ers In "SaIOmy Jane"
The Academy-yaudevil
The CasinO-VaudevflIe.
The White House Lawn-The COburn
Players, Thursday Evening In
Gas You Like IT." and Friday
Matinee, Twelfth Night.1
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In 1874 the play was revived in London
with a success which far surpassed its
original production.
On Thursday. October 1, 1874. an en-
tirely new arrangement Of the play, re-
modelled upon the edition performed at
the Prince of Wales Theater, London
was presented az Days Theater, New
York, with the following cast:
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Mrs. F. W. Lander witnessed it's pro-
duction in London, procured a copy of
the prompt book, and bought similar ap-
pOintments and costumes for her COM
psny and presented the play at FesS,s
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The Outdoor Stage,

The CobuTn Players have appeared in
al fresco~ productions at many of the
largest universities and colleges in Amer
lea.
Dr.. Hamilton Wright Mabie. editor of
The Outlook. says of the actors who will
be seen on the White House lawn this
week: Il should be very glad to have
you use my name as one of, the people
who have enjoyed the Coburn Players,
and who believe in their aims and their
ability
Roydon Erlynne. with the Coburn Play
ers was formerly leading man with E.
H. Sothern and was for FIVE years with
Henry Irving.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-12

James Mortimer, who has reached his
seventy-eighth year, is the subject Of
several articles in London journals. Mr..
Mortimer has been a playwright for fifty
eight years, and many in London re-
member him in connection with the
Figaro, which he established 1t is inter-
esting TO modern players TO learn that it
was a play OF Mr. MOTtimeT's that
Helena Modjeska made her frst appear
snee in in London in 1880. The late Wilson
Barrett was then manager OF the Court
Theater, and introduced Nine. Modjeska
to the public in ''Heartsease." adapted
from la Dame aux Camelias." Mr..
Mortimer is well known among old
timers IN America.
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Lady Tree, who was recently approach
ed for sketch OF her life, responded
thus: This is the life OF little me:
am the wife Of Beerbohm Tree" Yet
Lady Tree is clever actress. with a
leaning toward intellectual pursuits.
From an early age she developed a taste
for classics and mathematics. Her favor
lite subject was Greek. Many years ago
she took part In a Greek play before an
audience which included the late Mr..
Gladstone.
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UNKIND JOLT FROM ADAM
Her Partner Had to Add to
the Affliction.

Adam had just received his notice
of ejectment.
He stared at it a long time in
silence, while Eve, crouched in a
dusky corner, softly whimpered.
Presently the father of mankind
looked around
AS Eve caught his angry eye her
whimper changed to a gulping sob.
Well" he said sternly, you've GER
tainly put us in fine mess with
your silly curiosity! And yet when
refused to have anything to do with
your apple scheme you called me a
poor fool. Do you remember that you
called me poor fool?'
"Ye-es," sobbed Eve.
well, there's just one question
want to ask your" said Adam.
What is it," gasped the first
mother.
Who's looney now?" he harshly
demanded.
Then he turned away abruptly and
started to pack up the family gourds
and the tent poles-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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SNIP .SAET Or TIT BRITISH A/N3ASSADZ
>AIlD MS. LAhzES BRNCE

the western towns seemed to have much more self
Importance than common sense. In Denver two
of the camera were left behind when the
colonel and his party went to the auditorium and
arrived to find that building packed to the doors
and surrounded by ring OF mounted police. To
of these they appealed in vain. But we are
supposed to be with Mr.. Roosevelts party said
one of them finally We'll" the chilly re-
spouse, eff you are supposed to be with them, why
aren't you?" And the officers horse scornfuy
switched his tail in their faces.
1t was in Denver, too, that one of the most
amusing scenes of the trip was witnessed. The
Press club gave "chuckwagon" luncheon to the
colonel in park Here said the camera men,
sis chance for some good stuff" So they put
in fresh films or plates and hustled out there by
the dozen. The colonel, in the midst of throng
of selfinvited Colorado deputy sheriffs, stood at
the rough board table and every time he reached
for bit of meat put mOrsel of food into his
mouth there was perfect fusillade of clicks from
the cameras that surrounded him. The phOtog
raphers were ranged in a triple ring about the
chuck wagon, those with little cameras in 'front.'
STOPPING low; next the men with the larger hand
cameras, and in the rear the local artists, who
had big machines high tripods. 1t was in truth
comica sight, but the colonel did not seem to
mind it bit and went eating and talking with
the utmost enthusiasm.
The visit to Cheyenne, of course gave the snap
shelters their best chances for picturesque views
for there the colonel could be caught almost any
time shaking hands with the cowboys, cowgirls and
gaudily painted Indians, applaudng the work
of the brOncho-busters
There is a Chicago newspaper man who once
had the unique experience Ct being the only person
with camera present at the coronation of king.
The monarch in question Mataafa, who had
been elected king of Samoa by majority Of the
inhabitants of those deectabe islands in 1898. His
reign to be sure lasted but few months, for after
a gallant struggle he most unjustly deposed
by the Americans and British. who thereupon parti
with rho
ance took place in the open, but the king and
the chiefs who anonted him not to be ap
preached within some fifty yards. So rigid is Sa-
etiquette that the one with the camera
did not dare to break through the surrounding ring
of natives, and had perforce to be content with
such views could be had from distance.
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continent of South America to far off
Patagonia. The journey completed
the weary, emaciated travellers rest
for two weeks before starting upon
the return trip. The long and terrific
voyage over the sea is exhaustive to
the last degree. But the plover lives
ten or even twenty years, moving per-
retually, and in the course Of life
lime may travel 100000 miles; a
record which few species can equal
Nature has made the bird the great
est travellers in the universe.
The chimney swift, perhaps the
most numerous of bird species and the
most universally distributed over the
earth, goes south from our latitude in
September and for some weeks swifts
are plentiful over the Gulf states,
where they congregate seemingly for
some great purpose. They are seen
there by the millions and millions
Suddenly they all disappear and no
mortal man knows whittier they go
The winter destination Of the chimney
swift has ever been one of the most
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BABYs SCALP CRUSTED

"Our little daughter, when three
months old, began to break out on the
head and we had the best doctors to
treat her, but they did not do her any
good. They said she had eczema. Her
scalp was solid scale all over. The
burning and itching was so severe that
she could not rest, day or night. We
had about given up all hopes when We
read of the Cuticura Remedies. We at
once got a cake OF Cuticura Soap, a
box of Cuticura Ointment and one bot
tie of Cuticura Resolvent, and fol-
lowed directions carefully. After the
first dose Of the Cuticura Resolvent,
we used the Cuticura Soap freely and
applied the Cuticura Ointment. Then
she began to improve rapidly and in
two weeks the scale came off her
head and new hair began to grow. In
very short time she was we'll. She is
now sixteen years Of age and pic
ture of health We used the Cuti-
cura Remedies about five weeks, reg
ularly, and then we could not tell she
had been affected by the disease. We
used no other treatment after we
| found out what the Cuticura Remedies
would do for her. J. Fish and Ella NJ
Fish, Mt. Vernon, KY, Oct. II, 1909"