The national forum., 1910-10-08

the best type, ana tllls Manager
Smith purposes to give them. He
thinks there is a prosperous season
ahead, and the entire company
shares his optimistic view. 1t is I'M
derstood that Leubrie Hill, the
famous dramatist and producer,
will arrange all of the productions.
For the week beginning October
10 Stetson's "Uncle Toms Cabin"
will be the attraction at the Howard,
and the Harriet Beecher Stowe
masterpiece is to be put OH with
striking scenic effects, and the cast
is said to embrace d number of un-
usually strong and capable actors.
A return engagement of "The Smart
Set" is among the treats soon to be
presented by the management. The
Dixie Minstrels, with John Rucker !;
S. Tutt Whitney's Southern Smart
Set" sBlack PATHS Troubadours, y
Richards and Pringle's Georgia
Minstrels and other standard shows
are to come later on,
The new EIiawatha Theater is to
be opened within the fewest of days.
The stage has been remodeled, and
ample dressing-rooms have been
provided. The exterior has been
painted, and the interior walls and
ceiling are now in the hands of the
decorators, who are making beau-
tiful job of it. 1t is to be the policy
of Managers Murray and Easley to
present polite vaudeville and life
motion pictures. The house has a
loyal following, and on the open
ing night the IS. r. o." sign will be
needed for all four of the perform
ances. A small stock company will
be maintained, headed by T. Spen-
Ger Finley, the magnetic comedian,
who will be producing manager
Associated with him for original
sketch-work will be Miss Minnie
Brown, who has won warm place
in the hearts of all Washington 5
theater-goers; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Williams, and possibly Mr.. Charles
c. Bougia, formerly OF the BLACK
Patti Troubadours." The orches
ira will consist of five pieces, with
Lawrence Colwell as director. Miss
Irene Middleton, the Hiawatha fav7
orite, will return as cashier.
The famous Amphion Glee Club,
Prof. Henry Lewis, director, will
sing at Ford Dabney'S on Friday
evening, October IA, and the event
is creating a stir in society circles,
among which this aggregation is
immensely popular, After the AM
phion session the next number on
the card will be the promenade at
True Reformers' Hall, given by the
Wilberforce University orchestra,
which is steadily growing in favor
as a musical organization.
Joseph Shelton Pollen, musical
genius, comes to the Metropolitan
A. M, E. Church on the seventeenth
under the auspices of the lnterde-
noninational Bible College, OF
which Prof. Jesse Lawson is the
chief executive. Clarence Cameron
White, violinist; Mrs. Maud Cuney
Hare of Boston, soloist, and Miss
Mary L. Europe, pianist, will give
an "all-star" recital on the nine
teenth at Lincoln Temple. On the
twenty-sixth, Miss Henrietta Vim
ton Davis gives a dramatic recital
at the Metropoliton Baptist Church,
The month is to be brilliant in musi-
cal features,
Princess Rajah, styled the Ger
man-American songbird," speaks
five languages fuently. She has
travelled throughout Europe, and
companies Of first-class performers
have appeared under her manage
ment in France, Austria, Germany,
Italy and Russia. She attracts
marked attention wherever she
goes. because of her charming per-