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turned Wednesday to Washington. Miss
Elaine Powell of Washington city. after
an enjoyable visit to her cousin. MIS-.
James p. Jeffries, left this week TOT
visit to Loudoun county. Mr.. ana MIS-.
d. p. Wood have as their guests MT:
and Mrs j. NJ. Sudduth and daughter OF
wytheville, Va Rev. +. r. Boston.
Messrs. F. G. Anderson. c. E. Tiffany, 0.
B. Calohan and Senator 9. l. Fletcher
left Wednesday morning in Mr.. Calonan 5
automobile to attend the Potomac Baptiss
Association at Hamilton. Mrs Hess OF
Evansville, ILL.,: Mrs. Both and Mrs. Annie
Mammalian Of Germansvile. Ill, are visit
ing at the home of Mr.. Christian Ross.
Mr.. L. d. Benner left Monday Tor Pu-
laski TO attend the horse show.
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Casino Concert Today.

The first OF the popular Sunday o0n-
certs Of the new season at the Casino
Theater will be given today. beginning
at pm. and running continuously un-
til 1890 pm. The former policy of
holding over the most popular acts OF
the previous week will be continued.
The program today will include the
clever youngsters in Examination
Day at School,; Clarence Bigelow. the
dimfnutive comedian, with a new selec-
ton OF topical songs and a new Mono
logue: the Mcdonald Duo. in new act:
Siegel and Steele: Cicey Riser. a tai
ented young songstress and a new en-
tertainer to Casino patrons. as well as
the Capini Trio, expert performers on
many musical instruments. Special
subjects for the motion picture exhibit
tion will be shown.
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"The Servant in the House"

No play produced on the American
stage in the last quarter century has
made deeper impression upon the public
than THE Servant in the House." by
Charles Ram Kennedy, which is to be
presented at the Columbia Theater next
week by the Columbia Players. LIZ Is one
OF those remarkable productions which
appeals to the average intellect and to
the highly educated with equal force.
play which Is not only entertaining and
gripping, because of its sheer dramatic
strength and intensity, but which drives
home a number OF moral truths with
sledge hammer blows. The cast is not a
large one. but il will call for the full
strength Of the Columbia company.
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REQUIRE a newer way to tell the story.
but 1t is reasonably safe to predict that
1.-THE old love scenes" will be re-enacted
in real life just as often as the oc-
ing success notwithstanding their ban
ishment from the stage. Mr.. Frohman' 8
declaration. coming with others that
seem to possess compelling conviction.
and the "old love scenes" uneasy. how
ever.
Mr.. Frohman now admits that the
country at large no longer looks to
New York for its opinions on plays or
considers its stamp Of approval This
have been seeking to impress upon New
York managers for a long time. 1t is
good to know that II has finally secured
metropolitan attention.
man feels that the people of the East
Side OF New York. who may be said to
typify those not Of 5th avenue and the
upper social stratum-''faces lined with
the traces of hard work and Of hand-to-
hand struggles with life''-appeal to his
high-priced stars and make them eager
to play before them-not to make money.
but to witness 1.-The Illuminating and up
lifting influence upon them OF honest.
true plays" Perhaps the time Is not SO
far distant when the splendid work OF
those stars will be within the reach Of
those who now know them only as they
know the beauties of far-off lands-by be-
ing told Of them.
A SAMOAN WATER SPRITE.-Odiva,
who comes to Chase's this week. It is
announced. halls from the faraway Sa-
moan isles among which there is the
beautiful Mauna, where Robert Louis
Stevenson lived. his native hut being but
a short distance from that Of the chief
tain with whose family Odiva lived at
that time.
Odiva is said to be an English girl,
whose father was captain Of his own lit
tie sponge fishing vessel In which he
and his wife and Odiva were wrecked in
one Of those wild hurricanes which sweep
the seas in that part of the Pacific Her
father went down to the depths with his
ill-fated vessel and Odiva and her mother
were cast upon the sandy beach of
Mauna. The mother did not long survive
the shock and grief she suffered.
Odiva was adopted by the principal
chief OF the island and she soon became
children in surf riding, pearl hunting
and the other water sports of child life
among the soft-voiced, short-lived Kama
kas whom Stevenson loved and Immortal
lied in story. When vessels came to the
port OF Tutuila and were anchored, &C
cording to custom. far on shore, it was
Odiva who was selected by the chief to
swim out and entertain the strangers
with her wonderful water feats.
The missionaries and traders On the
islands interested themselves in Odiva
and she was educated and trained in
the ways of civilization. Last year
she removed to England. and there be-
gan to teach swimming in a little VII
Chase circuit Of vaudeville theaters
heard Of her skill. and was not long IN
engaging her for appearance in Amer
lea. But Odiva has not been long
enough away from the lure of the is
venturesome childhood and girlhood
along the blue depths OF the south
seas.
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Gayety Opens.

The Gayety Theater opens tomorrow
with Rose Sydelrs London Bellies" pre-
senting for the first time In burlesque
1.-The Girl from Sherry's." a laushable
musical satire recently from the pen OF
Frank Kennedy.
The plot Of the piece abounds in oppor-
tunities for comedy, which will be In the
hands OF w. 8. Campbell and jennie
Weber. supported by a good company and
q well drilled chorus. 1t 10 said to be full
OF catchy songs and lively music, with an
exceedingly good vaudeville bill, includ-
ing the Willard Brothers. in q very laugh
able act; living pictures and the Yankee
Doodle Four"
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Coming Attractions.
New National Will Reopen.

Manager Rapley announces that the
New National Theater. after a thorough
overhauiing and renovation, will reopen
with a matinee Labor day. September 5.
with Langdon McCormick's new play.
The Storm" I'm which Robert T. Haines
and Conway Tearle are cast for leading
roles.
During the vacation period more than
$4,000 has been expended In various i'm
provements in and about the theater. in
Guiding the entire rebuilding of the stage
and dressing rooms. Everything is prom
Used to be In readiness for the opening
performance.
In addition to the Labor day matinee
the usual Wednesday and Saturday mat
inees Will supplement the evening per-
formances Of the week
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srec,., Correspondence of The star.

CLARENDON. Va. August 20. 1910.
The officers and members OF Columbia
Division. No. 2. Sons Of Temperance. Of
Washington. were the guests OF the
past worthy patriarch. A. S. Woodland.
at his home on Oak street. Clarendon.
Friday evening. About fifteen members
were present and spent q most pleas
ant and social evening. Mr.. Milton
Compton Of Washington was guest OF
Mr.. N. e. Balster Of Clarendon this
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Chase's Next Week.

Chase's next week promises In its Sec
ond bill an unusual number of novelties.
foremost among them being DR.. Carl
Herman, 1.-THE man who has tanned cleo
tricity," whose public performances in
clude THE cage OF DEATH THE duel for
life." 1.-THE electrified men, and the vital
lied chair" supplemented BY many ludi-
crous exploits TO relieve the nervous ten
sion.
The added leading attraction will be
Elizabeth Brice and Charles King. IN
..musical f1ippancy of DELIGHTFULLY."- divert
ing elements." Herbert Warren and COM
pany will present a comedy sketch. The
Suitan's Wife" Cross and Josephine Will
offer a hodge-podge OF songs. smiles ana
steps, called Dying to Act Other acts
include the Howard brothers. with their
flying banjos: Christy ana Wills: IN
The Comedian and the Dancing Girl
ana Lieut. Robert fpldridge, L. s. A.. re-
tired, I'm a Philippine novelty The ex,
elusive American vitagraph subject VIII
be "Trawler Fishing in n Hurricane.
Thu aeaf sale OOens tomorrow
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Majestic,

Manager Weston Of the Majestic Thea
ter promises an attractive program for
this week. The vaudeville includes 1.-THE
Musical Dairy" by Beltrah and Beltrah.
who claim to have the most pronounced
success in the way Of q novelty musical
act of the season. They extract music
from milk cans. dippers. churns, shovels
brooms and hayracks and a patented in
vention which they term ''the musical
cow" Special barnyard scenery and
properties, II Is said. have a material
effect in making the act q success
Miller and Russell present THE Lunatic
and the Girl" introducing q little sing
ing, dancing, talking and crazy comedy:
Bissett and Shady and Jimmie Keene
are the other numbers on the bill.
The Majestograph shows the latest pic
lures.
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Cosmos Theater.

An unusual feature Of the Cosmos bill
next week is the oriental mystery ia
doc" This act It is explained. is
series Of clever optical illusions. The
scene is laid in a Hindu temple. and is
rich in oriental colorings and beautiful
scenery.
The act consists Of the creation Of 4
woman apparently out OF the ether. The
from which it Immediately emerges in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-21

written into a play. Miss Morey also ex-
hibits some beautiful Partisan gowns.
There are also other attractive charac-
terixations In the cast. The original
scenic production il assured, down TO
the minor details, so that all may be
true to the racing atmosphere. The
usual Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday
matinees will be given.
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Chase's anticipates the Inauguration at
the matinee tomorrow OF its most popular
and prosperous polite vaudeville season.
The bill. headed by Odiva. heralded as
the Venus OF the Deep" supported by
an extraordinary series OF diverting and
novel attractions. is regarded by the man.
agement as the finest opening program II
has ever secured.
Odiva's aquatic feats are said to be sur
prfsing. varied and sensational. and IL is
predicted that IL her success parallels the
ovations she is reported TO have received
in London. Paris. New York and else
where, Chases will have difficulty In
housing ,ne crowds which will be drawn
to see her mermaidenly sports.
huge glass tank holding 1900 gal
Ions Of water. Is scenically produced as a
pool in a beautiful forest. Into this she
plunges. fully dressed and in full view OF
the audience Then, diyestng herself OF
her outer garments. she appears in a
modest and attractive diving garb. In
which she performs the various original
water feats in which she Is said to be
without a rival.
The supplementary leading feature will
be Valerie Bergere's Players in What
Happened in Room A comedy of ac-
tion and laughter. Charlie Oicott VIII Of
fer a travesty called "A Comic Opera In
Ten Minutes" Other numbers include
the Avon comedy four. with their tuneful
comic and choral offerings; Lew Hawkins,
the .Chesterfeldian minstrel; the Frey
Twins company and Dolly Burton's ca
nine circus which will amuse old and
young alike. The American vitagraph
with The Lost Tra,r' will close the first
bill OF the new season.
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part OF Lady Melrose. created by Hattie
Russell: Florence Huntington as Mrs.
Vidal: Phillis Sherwood as Lady Ethel,
and Nina Tcssa Melville as Marie. The
costuming is declared 10 be particularly
beautiful and the stage settings in thor
ough keeping.
Ranies Is play entirely different
from anything In which the players have
yet been seen and should prove attractive.
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Academy.

II is said OF "Wtldffre. the great rae
ing play which will be presented all
week at the Academy OF Music. begin
ming tomorrow evening. that there is ac-
ton In every minute Of the play. George
Broadhurst. author Of The Man OF the
Hour" and other successes. and George
v. Hobart. the humorist widely known
as .DtnkeIspieI" have made II one OF
the best racing plays ever written.
Gus Alexander, who. despite his meaSer
height Of four feet. is today a unique
figure on the American stage, has found
in this play a role which Is congeniai
and of unusual scope in Bud, the slangy
stable boy. When the dashing widow,
Mrs Darlington. portrayed by Luella
Morey. gives her instructions to the
Jockey in the second act. II Is promised
the audience will be under the spell OF
one of the most stirring speeches ever
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and careful thought and are numbered
among the most enjoyable of the seasons
productions. No matter what teh role
and there have been roles allotted to her
ways fitted herself to the part and
brought out its best possibilities. often
reminding one of fair woman who
smiles when her shoe pinches.
Such Is Emile Melville. and as such
she will always be pleasantly remembered
and warmly welcomed when she comes
again. She was q tower of strength to
the Columbia Players during the summer
season as she will always be to any COM
pany with which she appears.
SAYS IT'S SAD TO BE sHoRr-"Ex-
tremes in anything are sure to cause
trouble" says little Gus Alexander. the
the role of the slangy stable boy. Bud.
in "Wildfire." at the Academy this week.
As extremes go, Alexander is extremely
short. in fact. he doesn't quite top four
feet. when standing in his military heel
ed shoes. He is quite pool expert. pre-
cociOus, as the bystander says, much to
the little fellows disgust. since preco-
cious applies to those ''of tender years."
while Gus has voted several times.
Long ago. Alexander used to argue ex-
citedly. and insist upon his age to
preserve his dignity. Now, II he Is accost-
shoulders. and seeks q place where he is
better known.
In the average theater, the mirrors and
makeup shelves are all placed at a
height intended for folks of normal
stature. One of the duties OF the property
man Of the ''Wildflre'' production Is to
arrange a shelf about three feet from the
ground, with the mirror correspondingly
lowered, SO that Alexander can see to
dress himself. Then the electrician must
drop the light considerably lower to the
floor than is required for the other men,
beers OF the company.
Alexander Is sure that extremes and
troubles are synonymous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-21
HARLES FROHMAN. one OF the
great producing theatrical man
ayers Of the day. both In this
4 country and in Europe, Is re-
r,nrted to have said in q recent


ported to have said in a recent
interview: New York likes comedy when
il is human or has sentiment, because the
women OF New York compel the success
of any play or any theater MI IRON
man is further made 70 say that the Old
fashioned love scenes are gone and that
sentiment natural to rugged everyday
men and women" is to replace them. Ii
is good to believe that women can make
or break a play. for it follows as the
might the day that some of the question
able plays that have been billed as great
successes are likely to get their quietus.
since nothing so discourages the produc-
.tion OF bad plays failure.
It is sad. perhaps. to think the "old
love scenes" are to be banished. The
old. old story" has been told over and
over millions Of times. and yet IL is
always new to the latest listener and
seemingly just as effective as ii ever
was. The "old love scenes" belong es-
sentially to il and are indispensable to
the production. Perhaps the stage may
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Following the opening OF the regular
season Of the Columbia Theater Nom
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-21
Columbia.

"Raffies." the four-act play dramatized
from E. w. Hornung's story. by Mr..
Hornung and Eugene Presbrey, and
which was one of the memorable sue
cesses Of Kyrle Bellew, will be the offer
iun1bia Theater this week. Upon Paul
McAiIister will devolve the part por-
trayed by Mr.. Bellew, while Blanche Hall
will have the role Of Gwendolyn-
Everett Butterfield will be the detective.
Capt. Bedford, part +. NJ. Holland
made noteworthy. Frederick Forester
Will appear as Mr.. Harry Manders. STAN
lev James as Lord Amersteth. Robert
McGoarty as Lord Crowley. Frank Shan
non as Crawshay. Joseph Hazeieton as
Merton and Arthur Richie as Colby.
Arthur Richie will impersonate Barra-
clough.
Emeiie Melville has been cast In the
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-01-11
PINcHOT AND BALLLNGER.

striking all Roosevelt
fell predcamen like those which besege the present
judicial minded administration With insurgents
hand and the squabbe the other President
Taft finds himself both instances between Scya and Chayb
dis If either he the of his apparent a
he will thereby negative he does repuda the policies
which supposedly inherited sort of sacred trust from
his predecessor The nsgen is less Republican
household affair Banger controversy bigger
departmental dispute. The entire country watching
its other there undecurrent of pub
lie feeling ghta fact which complexities
matters still further for the judicial mind"
The fact that Mr. Pncho and his chief associates in the fore
try summar dismissed by the president does
very little unite the knot On the contrary rather hgheus
the knot 1t will the investigation 1t will
line than between the liberal and the reactonay
camps Of the Republican party
Certainly investigation which has inaugurated IN
many year given promise of such interesting disclosures
for the widespread and lasting interests OF the
people 1t would be premature to reach judgment
But to the present pretty
chief forester of the United States
directly concerned for the conservation OF the coun re-
Richard Achilles Banger secretary of the interior
The whole affair entanged with details that its narration
columns But these facts stan
out ucdy Several valuable of mining and for
estr the northwest about the hands of
corporation with the sanction of Secretary Balnger MI
opposed the grant vigorous and at times saucy
manner president the outset of the agitation upheld his
member asked the nation accept his decision just
and final.
Pncho played tennis with Roosevelt and had
qured the Roosevan temperament remarkable degree
tnued 1t be noted too that while his constant
cry Preserve the counry land for the people, Bangers
cry Pnchot trying the department OF the
terror brief stood rather obsreprouy perhaps
for principle; Balnger stood for official ethics.
likely the dividing line in the present nvest
CATION secretary of will doubtless be proved
to have forma and dignity but Pnchot
probably appear have been earnest getting good
results for the public of today and in years to come
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-01-11
THE CORPORATION TAX
BY Frederic J. Haskin,

there was collected under its provisions
the sume OF S35o coo .0C0. According til the
decision of the supreme court in the Pol
lock case, Involving the constitutioita1ity
of the income tax clause OF the Wilson,
German tarif law. every cent of this was
unconstitutionally taken from the pockets
OF the people who paid the tax. 1t seems
passing strange that there was never a.
case brought to the courts for the restl-
tuition of some of this money after the
the decision in the Pollock case. 'Thad
Stevens. the great power behind the
throne in congress during the civil war.
was the author of the measure. The Dem
ocrats opposed it almost to a man, and
the Republicans were equally strofie Ira
their championship of it. The Demjcrats
Opposed it then for the same reasons thai
the Republicans oppose an inconnh tax
now, and the Republicans urged the same
reasons for the passage of the law that
Democrats urge now.
The case upon which the people who
have faith in the constitutionaiity at the
corporation tax base that belief il that
in which Claus Spreckels sought to over :.
turn the portion of the war revente &C.
of 1893, which imposed an excise ta,s upon
the manufacture of petroleum and sugar
products. The ground upon which the
tackled was that it was a tax upon the
business and therefore a tax not with
in the power OF congress to levy. The gov
eminent replied that it was not 4 tax
upon the business of petroleum or sugar
refining at all. but upon the privilege OF
engaging in such business. The supreme
court sustained the contention Of the
government and it is argued that the
present tax Is on all fours with that 81
1S9s-a tax upon the privileges of doing
business. Then it was upon the privilege
of doing certain kinds Of business; now
it is upon the privilege of doing bust
ness in a certain way.
No one can forecast the attitude Of the
court as it probably will be cornposed
when this question comes before it Tor
that body will be a very different enc
from that which passed upon the income
tax law OF the second Cleveland a6fnInis-
tration and also different from thai which
rendered an opinion on the Spreckels case.
Only Fuller, Harlan and Brewer are lef.
of those who decided the income tar dnes-
ton in the Pollock case, while these three
and White and McKennal are the Ave ssr-
vivors of the Spreckels decision.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-01-11
THE TALKER.

There is one great occupation to political economists
have not given adequate attention Much has been written about
the varos crafts and professions their opportunities and
; RIGHTS Rig conventions have consider the
welfare and legislatures long bills to regulate the ac
yes of the mechanic the DOCTOR the school teacher the MGR
chant politician But when all these and others nave been
brought within the jurisdiction of ethics there still remains
one great occupation which little has been said and still less
done
That is the occupation of the talker.
Anyone with have observed that there
are men whose principal pursuit life to talk just
as Syans shepherd people and the Phoencans ma
ton traders today there of takers America par
cary rich specie He talks anywhere on any subject
all the time everybody As described by the old poet
Praed: -,
'Hs talk like stream which runs
With rapid change from rock to roses
slipped from politics to puns;
from Mahomet to Moses
Beginning with the laws that keep
The planets in their radiant courses
And ending with precept deep
For dressing cells shoeing horses
Five minutes in the company of these born takers
dotes one little skull hold We rather pleased his
ebuence the outset but after while we feel ourselves
growing dizzy the recent of Mrs Brram
Russell of Chicago whose husband of the monoogue
noteworthy because Mrs Russell went to court and
secured from Justice Fry an injunction against her good man
what your complaint madam concerning your husband
asked the Judge.
that can four children get other work
morning until in the evening He talks about social
religion labor England Africa and heaven Mr. Bertram
terrible when he gets started to talking.
The Judge his good and real sympathy by
ing husband sign five hundred dollar bond to hold his
tongue =,
be forfeited before the month is out
There definite example of what the law might do
scale with reference to this occupation OF talking Any
president governor would include his annual
with the country large regulating the speed Of
railway trains and the explosion of fireworks Then why not
err browbeas republic with monopoly compared
which the Standard Oil is nfante