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The Washington herald., 1910-05-15
THE WEEKS PLAYBILLS.
New NntionnI-"King Dodo.y

New NntlOunl-"htnE DOdO."
The jolly old potentate. King Dodo. o"
viii make his entrance 20 the repertorv
Of the AbOrn Comic Opera Company as
their third Offering at the New National
Theater, beginning Monday night Robert
Lett VIII have the part created by Ray
mond Hitchcock. as King Dodo I. Of Do
doland, the eccentric old monarch who
makes a futile attempt to become young
by turning the clock back thirty years
and goes hunting for the mystic fountain
OF youth. in order 10 win his charming
ward Angela. Agnes Finlay viii return
70 the AbOrn fold as Angela, and Ada
Meade Will be the dashing young soldier
OF fortune, Piola. the rival OF Dodo for
Angela's hand. who leads the silly old
king on a wild-goose chase for the foun-
tain. John R. Phillips viii be the court
chamberlain, Pedro; Charles ". Meyer.
the historian, and Harry Llewellyn, the
court physician, DR.. Fizz. who accompany
DOdo and his royal household on the
search, Carrie Reynolds will be the vi
vacious Annette. and Laura Willard the
beautiful Queen Lii. Of Spoopjuland. into
whose domains DoQo WahQerSr ana 10
whom he is finally married, leaving the
king business in his own country open
for a bright young man, and Piola takes
the job
King Dodo" is remembered as one OF
the biggest successes Of the musical COM
edy sort Of recent years, in the book OF
which Frank Pixley put many clever
lines and Iaugb-proNroLsine-. combinations
and in the score of which Gustav Lu-
ders placed some OF his most tuneful
numbers. such as The Tale Of the Bum
BILE Bee" Look in the Book and See"
"A Jolly Old POtentate." The Eminent
Doctor FIzz." DIANA" 1.-TWO Hearts
Made One" THE Cat Quartet" 'TH Do
or Die" odd Father Time" ''The Lad
7 % o. III $780, %
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Aborn Grand Opera Season.

SO many letters have been received by
the management OF the New National
Theater and by Milton and Sargent Aborn
asking that the opera season at the New
National be extended. that the question
IS taken under serious consideration.
Nothing can be done. however, 10 extend
the engagement Of the Aborn Comic
Opera Company, since the original ar
raugement for a limited season Of four
operas must be adhered to. rs was orig
inalIy announced. The Aborns are, how
ever, considering the possibility Of bring
ing their grand opera company of sew
enJy-fve people, TO the New National
at the close Of the engagement OF the
Aborn Comic Opera Company. at the end
OF this month
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THE WEEKS PROGRAMME.

The BelascO-Ben Greet Players in
"She StOOps TO Conquer" and
MERRY Wives of windsor"
The COIumbin-"The Talk of New
York"
The NatiOnaI-Aborn Opera Com
pany I'm "I<inE DOdO."
Chase's-FareweH Week of Polite
Vaudeville.
Academy-Opening of Spring and
Summer vaudeville Season
CasinO-COntinuOuN Vaudeville.
Gayety-Iiurlesque.
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columbla-aThe View York Idea.n

With the rise Of the curtain tomorrow
night at the Columbia Theater on Mrs
Fis6e's greatest success. The New York
idea" Julia Dean will resume her posi-
ton as leading lady Of the Columbia
players. In the role Of Mrs. Cynthia
Karslake. the role Mrs. Fiske played, she
will be seen in a role in which she has
attained her greatest triumphs in other
cities.
The New York Idea" is a four-act
society drama, by LanEdOn Mitchell that
calls for a large cast Of capable perform
ers. an elaborate stage setting. and the
most elegant OF costumes. With Miss
Dean and that other favorite OF last year.
Everett Butterheld, experimenting the
company with which the theater-going
public is already familiar. Managers Metz
croft and Berger are confident that the
various characterizatIons will be such as
will invite the closest comparison with
those Of any previous offerings Of the
play. For several weeks past George
Rex Wilson and his corps OF artists and
carpenters have been at work upon the
scenery. and with special costumes made
for this offering Stage Director Curtis
Unhesitatingly commends the production
to the consideration Of the most critical
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VIII Give Irish song Recital.

William Ludwig, formerly of the Carl
Rosa and American Opera companies. viii
give an Irish song recital at Rauscher's
May @. under the patronage OF the Gaelic
Society of Washington, assisted by the
auxiliary board of Trinity College. DR.
Joseph Dunn, professor of Gaelic Ian
guage and literature at the Catholic Uni
versity, viii give an explanatory talk on
Irish folklore and song.
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mouOn picture plays VIII be exhibited as
part OF the performance, and these Will
be changed daily.
The Cosmos Observation-Disclosures and
Pictures
4 good line Of attractions has been en-
gagged for the coming week at the hand
some new Cosmos Theater, in Pennsyl-
vania avenue, between Ninth and Tenth
streets. The opening performance VIII
be tomorrow, and an elaborate musical
programme has been arranged by the
Greater Washington Band. John 3. Bo-
velle. conductor. The afternoon bill VIII
include Nine. poherty's performing
poodles. which she has afectiOnately
named The Fluffy Rufles OF Dogdom;"
George Herbert. the eccentric English
character comedian, in coster songs; the
Dennette Sisters. and Ethel Van Orden
& Co. in The Prince Of Liars" In the
evening viii be offered Dunbar, the man
Of mystery; Rogers and Dorman. Louise
the wonderful lady ventriloquist:
Morgan Brothers and Mike. and two en-
tirely new picture films. speed VS..
Death" and "A Cowboys Devotion"
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The COIumbIa-"The Great Divide.s

The COIumbia-''The Great Divide"
The Great Divide VIII follow The
New York Idea" at the Columbia The
alter. beginning the fourth week OF tha
Columbia Players. a week from to-mor-
row night. The play. by many considered
the greatest OF all modern American
dramas, is from the pen Of William
Vaughn Moody. Its wonderful idea az
big as the country in which its scenes
are laid; its magnificent example OF the
dramatst's art, its marvelOusly pure
English, and its overpowering dramatic
intensity have justly made II the most
compelling and significant drama the
stage Of our country mas TO offer. For
several weeks the mechanics and artists
on the Columbia staff have been en-
gagged IN preparing for this most notable
Offering. and its staging viii be IN keep
ing with that high standard Henry Miller
himself set for the play.
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Chase's is the first one OF the leading
theaters to close its doors upon the sea-
Of 19O9-l91O and some Of the devotees OF
vaudeville will miss the lights Of the
big golden doorway on Pennsylvania
avenue. That doorway. by the way. was
planned as a replica OF the golden doo--
way Of the Fisheries Building at tho
Columbian Exposition OF 1898. when the
Grand Opera House, as Chase's was
then known, first obtained an entrance
through from the Avenue.
or the crowds of people who have
passed through that doorway, men and
women in all the walks of life-respect-
able amusement loving people-not one
has ever been able TO say that he has
seen vaudeville bill under Mr. Chase's
management that overstepped the bounds
Of good state. That all kinds Of amuse-
ment must be furnished 10 satisfy all
kinds Of tastes is acknowledged. and often
that which appeals to one person has
no attraction for another Thus vaude-
VILE fulhlIs its mission admirably, and
Chase vaudeville, primarily intended for
women and children-and that means
cleanness-has a place in the hearts OF
Washington theater-Eoers that has been
honesty won and viii doubtless he hon
estly maintained until the end of the
chapter
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motion picture plays will be exhibited as
part Of the performance, and these VIII
be changed daily.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-15

For the engagement Of the New Thea
ter Company at the Belasco Theater
Manager L. S. Taylor designed and ar
ranged a special souvenir programme for
the exclusive use Of the President and
his party. This forethought was in keep
ing with the perfect manner in which
the Belasco is managed. The matter con-
tanned IN the programme necessitated
considerable research and included. be-
sides the complete casts and SYNOPSIS Of
the four productions. the original cast
and data Of The School for Scandal as
produced at the Drury Lane Theater in
I'M, a brief but detailed exposition Of the
aims and purpose Of the New Theater, a
list Of its founders. executive stats. and
appropriate selections from the dedfca-
ton exercises on the laying OF the cor
ner-stone OF the New Theater, New York
City, and other data gathered from Mr..
Taylor's history Of the theater. Just
enough Of these beautiful programmes
were printed for the use of the Presi-
dental party for each performance. and
one which was sent 20 the library of the
Lambs Club and one to the archives of
the New Theater, which will be valuable
for future reference It Is perhaps the
first programme of its kind ever publish
ed In this country.
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COMING ATTRACTIONS.
The BeIasco-'.The Professors Love
Story


story"
For the second week OF the sumner en-
gagement Of the Ben Greet Players the
management announce the presentation
Of that delightful three-act comedy by
J. NJ Barrie. entitled The Professors
Love Story" which hitherto has been
presented only by the famous English
actor. Mt E S. Willard, and with whom
Mr. Greet made special arrangements
for this coming presentation. Many
famous players have appeared in The
Professors Love Story" the cast OF 1888
including Maxine Elliott, Marie Bur
rOughs. and Louis Massen- Special seen
cry is being built for this production
On Friday afternoon OF next week a
special matinee performance VIII be given
OF Romeo and juliet" for the benefit OF
the schools and students Of Shakespear-
can drama II is the intention OF Mr..
Greet 10 give these extra Friday natl
nees, at which time some Shakespearean
or classic play viii be offered.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-15

publicity recently contained an able
editorial on the drama entitled "A Deca-
dent State" II is about as liberal an ex-
position OF the true state Of affairs as
regards American literature and drama
as has lately appeared. but the con-
clusion reached. which puts the blame
upon the decadent tastes Of the people
at large, is open to debate. The writer
says:
Every now and then We hear something said
about decadent stage, and the thought ought
20 come home. Are not playgoers deczdent as well
as the stlgsl In moments az literary er-
altatiOn still refer 10 Shakespeare as the great
ct poet In all the worlds history and the greatest
dramatist as well No orator would think even
IN these days. Of delivering a great Grafton with
out frequent quotations from the Bard Of Avon
tho preacher In his sermons also emphasizes sou,e
truth he desires to drive home TO his hearers bv
citations from the same master poet; Judges Of
the highest courts Of the land are not ashamed ~
give point TO their decisions by working IN q few
lines from William Shakespeare. All this "a
true. yet how seldom we see one Of his great plays
produced on the American stagei The drop from
the sublime poetry and action Of Shakespeare
plays 20 the weary drivel pointless slang and in
some instances the undsguisc vugarity Of most Of
the plays offered the public IN these DAYS is
like drop from the beauty and sublimity Of the
New jerusalem pictured by st. John 20 the
hhhiness Of the Sums Of New York.
There 10 not single great American actor on
the stage to-day. WhyI The main reason Is that
the kind Of plays demanded by American audiences
are Of such character 30 give no opportunity
for really great acting. The woman who can wear
elegant gowns, sit cTcss-egged on the stage puff
cigarette and run through great mass Of slangy
phrases is considered a much finer actress than
Portia. a Lady Macbeth. q Queen Cathariue and
the man who can stalk onto the stage wearing
high hat cooked on one side Of his head a swallow
tail fsDaf wit IN ha f,rffo hofa
swinging pair Of eyeglasses By a silken cord and
can lisp out, DEM me SOUL" is a greater actor
than Booth or Forrest. Macready or Irving Real
genuine. great acting is almost a lost art on the
American stage. because American audiences de
The Washington herald., 1910-05-15

Huntington May, the Washington basso.
will be heard in the last engagement Of
the Aborn Comic Opera Company at the
New National IN the armorer's song IN
Robin Hood
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The Ben Greet players are sure TO find
a welcome awaiting them. Reputation is
a splendid thing in the theatrical bust
ness. II is this that has given both the
Columbia Players and the Aborn Com
pany the excellent patronage they have
enjoyed during the past two weeks.
They made their friends through merit
and propose 70 hold them by the same
means. Mr.. Greet comes TO washington
with a clean slate; he gave US Every
man. in which that superb actress
Edith Wynne Mathison first attracted at
tention in this country; and performed
classical comedies both indoors and out
and always kept up the artistic standard.
The old comedies which he now proposes
TO revive viii prove undoubtedly 20 DC
just what the public wants for the
moment.
manager so prominent as Charles
Frohman has seen the trend OF popular
fancy. 1t is Intensely interesting to OBJ
serve the fluctuations Of taste in the
atricals. and wise indeed is the manager
who gets on the ground first With
Caste" Jim the Penman," "Trelawney
Of the Wells She Stops TO CONQUER"
and others being revived, there Is every
indication that next season we shall see
revived many sterling plays which have
been laid away for years I'm order 20
give struggling young playrights
chance 10 show what they cannot do.
What pleasure is in store for the ris-
ing generation OF theater-goers. It fairly
makes the old fellows envious TO think
that they too cannot experience the pleas
ure Of seeing these plays for the first
time.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-15

Agnes Finlay. who makes her first ap-
pearance this season with the Aborn
Opera Company at the New National to-
morrow night In King Dodo," Won an
enviable place in the esteem Of Wash
ington audiences during the two previous
seasons in which she appeared here.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-15

George rockingham. the veteran Of
the Bostonians, always the favorite and
original Friar Tuck in Robin Hood,
Will be in the star cast engaged by the
Aborns for the production Of the de
Koven opera at the New National next
week.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-15

The Academy's season came to an end
last night. so far as its regular popular
priced attractions are concerned. and to-
morrow evening a new policy will be
inaugurated, converting the theater for
the summer into a vaudeville house.
Three performances viii be given daily.
and in addition 90 the acts presented
there Will be motion picture films Of a
high grade. The Academy is very popu-
lar. and its patrons will be glad that their
favorite amusement place is 20 remain
open during a period when attractions
OF this kind are scarce
The Washington herald., 1910-05-15

Everett Butterfeld. who was regarded
as probably one Of the most popular male
Of the Columbia Players last
season, viii resume his place IN that
tomorrow night.
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MONTREAL RESULTS.

FIRST RACE-Five flrlongs; Leah, III Will
SOM. to l, won. Baythom. is (Goidstenl TO
l. second; sveepaway III Burns. 10 s. third.
Time. 100 IS. semi Quaver. Rusticarua sand
Hill. Indora and Susan also ran
SECOND RACE-seTen furlonES: NJ Cambon.
lW Glass. even. won: Ton Savers l07 CVilson)
10 /. second; Lille Hoy. I07 tGoldstcinl. 10 70
l. third. Time. IN The Shrimp Miss Bailey.
and Profile also ran.
THIRD RACE-Mile and a quarter: Starbottle.
i6 Garner, 3 TO ], won; Tanunis 100 lGlassl.
10 ? second; The Golden But sr9y lO2 (WT-
SOM. 10 to I. third. Time. % IS. Den Antouio
and Sotemia also ran.
FOURTH RACE-Stecpcchase two miles: Mer-
ryman. l53 Lucas). 70 !. won; John Dillon. l59
RYAN. 5 10 /. second; Ballacalla. I59 QSnchl 4
10 s. third. Time. AIS Brenan DR. Atkin and
Prince also ran.
FIFTH RACE-Aiile and a half Whidden. los
Glass, Z 70 l. Won Marigol % tGaruerl 10 S.
second; Duke a Roanoke lO7 (Goldstein) 6 10 /
third. Time. 2-33 as. Perry johnson. First Peep.
Hedge Rose. and Bang also ran.
SIXTH RACE-Six furlongS: Rive Straw. los
(McCahcyl. 10 ?. won: June L. l0s Burns 2 10
l. second; Planter. les (Wisonl TO J. third
Time. rs s5. Whitewool. sclbo. Melton Street.
ard Clay also ran.
SEVENTH RACE-Alile; Lovetic l03 tW{soul 2
20 /. won: Jack Akin. lB Davis, 20 10 second
Pretend l05 walsh. . 10 ! third. Time Is IS
Black Mate and g. NJ. Miller also ran
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TUCKERMAN WINS
FROM F. A. MARTIN
Local Golfer Fighting for
Amateur Championship.
Special to The washington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald.
BroOkline. Mass. Sept. 14-Eight men
are left to compete for the blue ribbon
Of the United States golfng world at
the Country Club here tomorrow. They
play in this order: H. H. Wilder and w.
c. Fowls. jr.; f. Herreshoff and c. Ev-
ans, jr.; w. X. Wood and ]. G. Ander-
son, and Harold Weber and w. r. Tuck
erman. Every match should be close and
interesting. and at nightfall one will be
pretty we'll able to tell who will be
the golhng champion for the year 1910.
To-day these players eliminated num-
Der of the best players in the East and
one Westerner Of note. and tomorrow
one finds the East pitted against the
West. with the honors slightly In favor
Of the former
Tuckerman played in the longest match
OF the day. winning from +. A. Martin.
OF Ekwanok, one up, at the thirty-sev-
enth hole, after a match that was stub
bornly fought every inch OF the dis
lance At noon Tuckerman was one up
on the Green Mountain State player
Tuckerman's play this summer has been
OF such high quality that there is every
possibility Of HIS being placed on the
Massachusetts team in the coming Les
ley Cup and Rhode Island State matches.
They had II. nip and tuck. to the ninth
to-day, where the match was all even.
Tuckerman won the tenth, and they
halved three holes. Tuckerman won the
fourteenth and fifteenth in four each.
He lost the next three in four, and won
the seventeenth. to 3. Martin had
on the long home hole leaving Tucker
man up. From the very start to the
thirty-Sixth hole, they alternated at win
ming. and when the home green was
reached Martin squared the match with
T. Across the long polo field to the
extra hole Tuckerman had the better
drive, and won in ?. Two puts gave
him the match
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&c Lyceum-RurIesnue.

Next weeks attraction at the New Ly-
ceum will be the Coy Corner Girls
regarding which the management claims
10 present the classiest programme Of
its kind. opening with a cne-act musical
burlesque entitled Room g. followed
by a series Of vaudeville numbers. in
Guiding the favorite Richly W Craig and
Billy Spencer; Yale and orion. singing
venuses; Mac Ray and Levering. the
funny comedians, Manning and Allen
and thirty other beauties Of stageland.
The closing burlesque is Broadway 10
Atlantic City" the most dazzling pro-
duetion ever attempted by burlesque
organization. The Coy Corner Girls"
has proved to be one OF the real record
breakers Of the season. which may be
accepted as convincing that it is the sort
Of performance the general public APP
preciate.
The Washington herald., 1910-09-15

Manager Mayer. Of the Casino Theater.
who is in New York this week with his
booking agent. William Morris. promises
at least two Of the biggest acts he has
ever booked for next week. They will be
European features. imported 10 play the
big William Norris theaters. and II was
70 arrange Washington contracts that
Mr. Mayer was summoned 10 New York
Full details Of the headline acts viii be
announced later. The supporting bill will
include Lawrence Raden. comedian and
character singer; Mile Thanes, in a Sc
ries Of classic dances. with complete
change Of costumes and scenery: Bala-
laika brothers, two Russians. who throw
huge battle axes around as though they
weTe harmless pocket knives; the dane
ing Stuarts, and Irene lowering & Co,
in comedy sketch entitled "Follies Of
the Day"
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JUNGLE FASHIONS.

The heather lady dressed herself evening in her humble
lair she pushed bones through her and
seaweed her hair She put teapot her head and wound
brass wire around her she walked beauty like the night
what cheftan could her charms Her dusky cheeks she
painted red her swanke neck she painted blue she
simple sheepskn gown, palm leaf, and chain two
Her toilet DONE she left her bower and turned handsprng
the beach shpwrecked miner behed and said That
lady is peach The garb she is safe and sane and
leaves her smooth and free and she could
rabbit down. dance jig, climb tree No wonder that the
heather beaux in love with that gddy m But would they
love her if she among them in hobbe skirt"
coyrat by WALT MASON
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Chase,s-Politn vnuderl1Ie.

Chasess next week should focus a
large share Of public attention as a bill
having a double value is announced by
the management. the conspicuous comic
feature being Jesse L. Lasky's latest
musical comedy, The Photo Shop" with
the identical cast it had in New York
an Boston Chief among the nearly a
score of metropolitan joy-raisers are
Charles J. Slime and Mamie Fleming. the
former long the featured funny-man
with Broadhurst, Hobart and other
leading offerings Miss Fleming is from
the Anna Held company and was noted
for her vivacity and charm. The song
hits interrupting the 81 Apply. speedy, and
sparkling action are ITS a Very Busy
Day." THE Photo Sextet," The Paris
Kick" IT Want You in Ny Picture"
Send Me a Man. The Queen of Man
haitian Isle" The added attraction
will be one imported especially and
exclusively for the Chase circuit, be-
ing the famous French master. Paul Sell
dom's art productions. Poems in Mar
BILE" in which the plastic poses are
made by several of the most noted
artists attached 20 the life classes IN
the ateliers OF the Latin Quarter,
the principal being Mile Erna Claron,
who has been brought 70 this country es.
recially for her embodiment of The
Fountain" a celebrated carved work in
the Berlin gallery. Other subjects
which will be reproduced in flesh and
blood simulations of the classic and cold
beauty OF the sculptured forms are
Reaching the Winning Post" The
Awakening of Galatea," THE Last
Glass" The Wrestling Group" The
Abduction of the Sadness" Rescued. :"
"Wooing." The Voice Of Spring" and
"Phyrne" The third special comedy
act will enlist smiling and surprising Lo-
la Merrill and Frank Otto. a clever CO.
median. in After the Shore" a mirth-
full and summary sketch with its theme
located along the Lake George shore. Jar
row, the humorous trickstcr, is another
The Washington herald., 1910-09-15

"Clark's Runaway Girls" which plays
next week at the Gayety Theater, con
tains many celebrities. among the most
notable OF which are Jack Reid, Frank
L. Wakefield, Frank (Bud) Williamson, J.
Sheriff Hakey. Jack Elliott. Robert NJ.
Jackson and the list OF pretty girls in
cludes Ella Reid Gilbert. Winifred
Greene. Rene Aubrey, Pert Croix, and
Alice Wilson and a bevy Of pretty and
fascinating chorus girls. including Bea-
trice La Roger. Sadie Grossman, Ma
rion Kemp. Lulu WEIGH. May Mer-
riland Sadie Hyatt. Pinkie Reynolds.
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Trixy Clarendon. Lilly Burgess. Char
lotte Lone, Lillian Alyerette. May Rus
sell Mabel Linn. Florence Gibson and
Della Hyatt. and the Ivory Quartet.
which consists Of Mr.. Thomas Cullen, Mr..
Thomas WEIGH. Mr.. Charles Brookland
and Nj. Nicholas LarlIin. The opening
piece is The Aviators."