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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-27
MRS. FRANK REGRETS DELAY.
Husband Denied 1mr; sdiate Hearing
on Insanity Charge.

Edwin Frank, inmate of the Govern
ment Hospital for the Insane. who. while
on parole August 81 last married Miss
Virginia Strouse of Philadelphia follow
ing midnight ride to Rockville. must
wait until October 6, when the next lu-
macy jury will sit. before he can have
mental condition.
Last week Frank, through Attorney r.
P. Evans as counsel and next friend, in
stituted habeas corpus proceedings to
secure his release from st. Elizabeth.
To this petition was appended an afida-
Wit of his eighteen-year- bride that
she was anxious for her husbands re-
lease, and was prepared to care for him
if he was returned to her.
Today Mrs. Frank was In court and sat
beside her husband during the hearing be-
fore the chief justice. She was taste
fully attired In a cerise coat suit and
wearing q large black picture hat, trim
med in mArabou feathers. She declined
to discuss the details OF her wedding
and the auto ride that preceded II, during
which 1t was said the husband distributed
q few checks. which the recipients were
unable to cash.
She was somewhat disappointed at the
delay OF the postponement. but expressed
her confidence that the jury will free her
husband. OF whose sanity she has no
doubt. She will remain in Washington
until the hearing next month.
In answering the rule issued against
him DR.. w. A. White. superintendent
Of the asylum gives hi. opinion that
hypomania, and should have further
treatment, Assistant United states At
torney Peelie appeared for the hospital
authorities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-27
and prevent straight comedy. A touch
of the melodramatic in some of the emo

and prevent straight comedy. A touch
of the melodramatic in some of the emo
tional scenes is kept we'll in hand.
Betty" Meredith is a vivacious, light
hearted dancer in a theatrical company.
Near .Logans Corners the show 'goes
broke" and only Betty and her pal"
Sammy Check, escape the clutches of the
attaching sheriff. Logans Corners Is
Betty's old home, from which she had
run away four years before and where
her father still lives. the postmaster and
proprietor of general store.
Betty, and her pal are about to board
the first freight for New York when she
learns that her fathers store stock is
about to be sold by the sheriff to satisfy
a $3.50 Judgment. She decides to go to
New York and raise the money, borrow
ing the fare for herself and Sammy from
convenient stranger, who says he Is
in the country for his health. Before she
can get train, however her father.
who has come to the station for the mall
is struck by an automobile belonging to
CIaud Burton, son of the richest man
in town. Betty goes home to care for
him and Sammy starts for the city to
raise the money.
The plot hinges on a series of depreda-
tions on. the mails under ..ir. Meredith's
care He is suspected of the robberies.
In the third act everything is straight
ened out as far as the post office rob-
berries and sheriffs sale is concerned. but
1t remains for the last act to patch up
the differences between Betty and the
stranger, Phil Logan, who, she believes,
has used her friendship the better to spy
on her father
In the comedy parts. where the lines
are full of vivacity, Miss Spooner is par
ticuIarly good. AS Phil Logan. Rowden
Hall gives a good account of himself.
James Furey as Mr. Meredith, a civil
war veteran, looks and plays a difficult
part we'll. The play was elaborated and
staged by Charles e. Blaney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-27
CHARLIE ROSS IN LONDON.
He Is a Norfolk Boy Who Disap-
peared From Home in Nav. :;

Charlie Ross, it is believed, has been
located in London. He is not the Penn
sylvania Charlie Ross, whose disappear
ance many years ago interested the
whole country. but Charlie Bertram Ross.
who disappeared from Norfolk, Va, May
of this year. His parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John r. Ross. have received a
photograph of the boy in London and
have arranged to have the matter of
his return taken up by the State De-
partment.
The photograph was secured through
the embassy, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ross iden-
titled it as a likeness of their son. Mr..
Ross thinks his son Is a victim Of
shanghaiers-that he was drugged, taken
across the ocean and left on the bank
of the Thames. The picture is that OF
q youth found on the Thames shore suf-
fering from a lapse OF memory.
Young Ross, it is stated, had an expe-
rience in this city some years ago with
men who wanted to shanghai him. At
that time, it is reported, Catholic
priest went to his assistance and was
roughly handled. The police were unable
today to recall such an incident. Capt.
Ford acting chief of the Norfolk police
force, is assisting the Ross family In
their efforts to have their son restored
to them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-27
DIVORCED, SHE'LL WE'D
RIVAL Of HER HUSBAND
Daughter Of Former Control
Ter Of Treasury Turns to
Early Sweetheart.

PHILADELPHIA, September 27.-Ethel
Gilkeson, daughter of former Second Con-
troller of the Treasury B. F. Gilkeson of
Bristol. Pa. and. until Monday last the
wife sof Karl Louis Howell of No. 212S
Pine street, is TO marry her childhood
sutton, Louis q. NJ. Cardeza of New York,
within twp weeks. ~
The announcement, recalls the race for
Miss Gilkeson'ss hand FIVE years ago be-
tween the man she married and divorced
and the man whom she is about to
marry. For while fortune and Miss
Gilkeson seemed to favor Cardeza, but
Howell won out with a rush and married
her..
They came to this city to live. Mrs.
Howell took her place in society.
There were disasreements Once the
bride LETT home and returned to Bristol
She made several efforts in the last
two years to get divorce. but shrunk
from publicity So her efforts were fruit
less until several months ago. when she
quietly filed papers in this city.
Few knew until today that the divorce
couple will live in New York.
Miss GiMeson Is now with her father
at Bristol Beyond admitting that she
Is to be married to Cardeza she declines
to discuss the matter.
B. F. Gilkeson was second controller
OF the Treasury during President Cleve-
lands occupancy of the White House. At
that time there was first and second
controller Of the Treasury, heads of sep
arate bureaus
+ After Mr.. Gilkeson gave up ONCE Con-
gress decided that there should be but
one controller and an assistant. The
Office of second controller was then
abolished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-27
Chase's.

Chase's opened the week with q pro-
gram of such general excellence that al
most every number might have been
featured. Adonis opened the performance
with gracefully agile poisings, and the
Dagwell Sisters followed in patriotic
songs of the revolution and the civil
war. Each epoch was costumed historic
ally and each ballad reminiscent Of the
old south caught its share Of applause.
Frank Tinney in ridiculous clothes and a
burnt cork face did nothing In particular,
and did it SO well that he left his audi
ence hilarious with laughter.
Edwin Stevens and Miss Marshall were
entertaining in a thread of q sketch en-
titled Cousin Kitty" though their sue
cess was due to the personality of each
rather than to their vehicle. which Mr..
Stevens calls "a bit of froth.'
seemingly marvellous possession OF
sixth sense was evidenced by Lo 10, a
sixtenn-year-old Sioux Indian girl. Barry
& Wolford were repeatedly recalled for
their merry jests and musical jingles, and
Homer B. Mason & Co. offered a laugh
able farce, I'm and Out" The scenes
show the Inside Of the Outside. and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-27
MORE RICE IS NEEDED.
Production in This Country Far Be.
hind the Needs.

Rice production In this country is still
far behind the amount needed for home
consumption. according to a bulletin just
issued by the Department of Agriculture.
But It's author, DR.. 8. A. Knapp. says
there Is no reason the United States
should not grow all the rice 1t consumes
and be a large exporter besides. There
are available in the south Atlantic and
gulf states 1A.O00.OOO acres that could be
devoted to rice culture, but not all of
this area would be made profitable at the
present prices.
Rice forms the staple food of more
than half the population Of the world,
and, taken in connection with the
legumes, beans. peas. etc. make a ration
cheaper and just as sustaining as wheat
ana meat.
There were grown in this country last
year 66S. 9o1 500 pounds of cleaned rice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-27
Cosmos.

Q The biggest thing on the Cosmos bill
this week is the smallest thing on 1t.
and that is the wonderful little ape.
Counsel II, the star feature Of Wood
ford's Animal Circus. From the minute
Counsel comes on the stage till his
final and closing trick the audience is
his and his alone. The opening Of the
act presents Counsel in character
changes, of which many are very
cOmical; bareback riding and jumping
quite in the usual circus style, tight
and slack wire walking are next, with
many clever balances. His work con-
cludes with an exhibition Of intelii-
gence that sets all thinking hard.
for Counsel comes in a-wheeling and
does several tricks that bid fair to
make this the most-talked-of act seen
at the, Cosmos this year. Several dogs
and ponies, all well trained. add their
interest to the act. Acrobatic acts are
in favor this week and include Tyde-
man and Dooley in comedy falls and
Harry Hickrode. contortionist. A d.
verse array of talent leads up to the
moving pictures. which close the bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-27
Belasc0.

''Home. Sweet Home" might be a more
appropriate title for the play presented
at the Bcasco Theater last evening. But
the wise writer and producer of dramas
that plead for plaudits passed by the OBJ
vious for the little less conventional title
of MARY James Pa" The suggested title
is expressive of the general atmosphere
of the drama and of the appeal 1t is in
tended to make. The title given, however.
suggests its redeeming feature. the one
thing that lifts it from the ordinary-an
extraordinary character
The scene of the play is gossipy Cos
port. Ind. town whose Clarion finds
news In the arrival of a new brood of
chickens at Samantha's and the painting
Of Silas' barn. There are suggested the
usual interests of the small toWn-the ar
rival of the 2:49 from the city and the
pairing Of the boys and girls after choir
rehearsal. There are. too, the usual
characters which playwrights put into
such settlements-the village gossip, the
store loafer. the dollar-squeezing bank
director, the self-satisfed son Of the
richest man in town. the girls whose in
terests center in choir rehearsals and ice
cream parties. and the one family that Is
having hard time to get along honora-
bly,.
The curtain rises on the struggling fam
lily of three--a doting mother and her two
bright girls; and the several village char
acters are soon introduced to the audi
ence Then there is thrust into this or
binary town dilettante tramp, a cultured
gypsy, rolling stone with the usual lack
OF moss. but with diamond concealed
at its core. He is the prodigal husband
and father. the nominal head of the strug-
Cling family of three, fresh from the in
diligence of his wanderlust that led him
to abandon his family a decade before.
In other words. he is MARY James Pa"
The background plot is ordinary, as it
Is reminiscent Of the books read in our
MI he rot,
the family just in time to pay off the
mortgage on the old homestead The
appeal OF the play Is extraordinary in its
manner Of exaltation of home and father
ly love. and it's rehabilitation of prod
igal by their influence. The wanderlust
falls before parental love and home ties
bound fast by twelve-year-old Mary
Jane and sixteen-year-old Lucille.
The dilettante tramp is inveigled to
stay in the home of which he is only
the nominal head by the novelty of a
proposition that he hire himself to his
wife as man hired girl and remain
unknown even to the children as the
husband.
Max Fisman has the responsibility of
the play on his shoulders in the role of
Mary James Pa. The enthusiastic re-
ception given the play last night was
largely tribute to his portrayal of the
earlier. and of the loving father in the
later, acts His telling Of the story of
the Dolldubs to Mary Jane was one of
his most effective bits of work. AS Mary
cocious. and yet was never dull child.
Helene Lackaye essayed the role os
Mary James "mumsy" with great sue
cess. Edwin Chapman produced many
of the laughs as Line Watkins. whose
position as hack driver of the village
qualified him to be society editor of the
Clarion. The other support was satisfac-
tory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-27
New Lyceum.

Patsy Bolliver ANDY Gardner) and Miss
Plymouth Rock Qda NicolaD, with the
Bohemian Burlesquers at Kernan's Ly-
ceum this week, are about the whole
attraction of the production. The open
ing farce. THE Belle of the Boarding
School, is full of comedy, while the
closing number. Patsy in Paris" is
tinged with merriment. The olio Is
above the average. Lawrence and
Thompson gave a good singing and COM
edy turn, while the Valmore sisters en-
tertained with characteristic dances.
Bernhard and Durham, styled THE
Southern Mint Juleps," have good turn.
Ah-Ling-Fee, Chinese magician, enter
tanned with sleight-of-hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-27
Casino.

One of the best bills of the season was
presented at the Casino Theater yester-
day. Several large audiences throughout
the day and evening filled every seat in
the house. The feature of the show was
the Royal Venetian Band. The selec-
tons rendered were the overture from
"Poet and Peasant the sextet from
Lucia the finale from william Tell
and many OF the latest song hits. An
other good number on the bill was pre-
scented by Dow and Dow, character come
dams. 1.-THE Tossing Thompsons" and
other entertainers found favor. and the
motion pictures were exceptionally in
teresting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-27
MASONS PAY LAST HON0RS.
Body of Consul Plumacher
to Grave.

Funeral services for Col. Eugene Her.
man Plumacher. g former consul of the
United States to Venezuela, were held at
Gawler's funeral chapel, 1879 Pennsyi-
vania avenue northwest, at 3 o'clock this
afternoon.
They were conducted by Rev. DR..
George Fiske Dudley. rector Of st. Ste
phens Episcopal Church. Interment was
in Glenwood cemetery.
Pallbearers were chosen from the Ma
sonic friends of Col. Piumachef who was
thirty-third degree Scottish Rite Mason
at large. and formerly @ member of CO.
lumbia Lodge, No. 8, F. A. A. NJ. Of this
city. :...
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-27
Gayety.

There was considerable dash in the
show presented by Al Reeves at the
Gayety last evening. The house was
crowded and the applause was contin
uous. AL Reeves. the principal attrac-
tion, was ably assisted in fun making
by Andy Lewis, as the College Tout
and as the Prince Debunk. The lead
ing female parts were carried by Miss
ldylla Vyner and Miss Mae Busch. Dur
ing the Olio Miss Loretta Leroy sang
several popular ragtime songs. and the
Busch-Devere quartet gave an original
Illustrated number that was highly
pleasing. There were new and attract
i've costumes and the scenic effects
were particularly fine. The perform
ance closed with classic poses" by
Miss Edna Hill ~,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-27
Mr.. RUD0[PH'S ADDRESS |
GERMAN DAY. FEATURE
The Commissioners Tells What
Early Teutonic Settlers Did
for This Country.

To those of other nationalities who at
tended the German day" celebration at
Loefilers Park yesterday District Com
missioner Cuno. H. Rudalph.s address was
a feature of the speechmakins. Hin;
self a product of German blood, ne
clearly set forth the modest claim Of
the German to be considered in this. the
land of his adoption. His suggestion OF
the justice Of the German claim Of per
sonal liberty. although delicateiy put.
was nevertheless convincing, especially to
the Irish friends and guests of the United
German Societies, who applauded it re-
reatedis.. Quoting an iliustrious' Ameri-
can. Mr.. Rudolph said: THE German
settlers and their successors have made
contribution to American civilization
OF elements vast in their importance. Ind
widespread in their actions Including
love and longing for liberty, civil; and
religious. and for national unity, de-
votion to science and the ability to en-
Joy life. which so many Americans lack q
After explaining that German day" Is
to the German and his descendants what
"Porefathers. day is to New England,
and that it comememorated the landing
of Franz Daniel Pastorieus with the first
German settlers. on the shores of the
Delaware river. at Philadelphia. October
l. 1888. Mr. Rudolph said:
Did Their Full Share.
I'VE can truthfully say and be- proud
81 the fact that these German pioneers
have done their full share of the toll
necessary to the development, of the vast
resources Of our great country sta
tistics. he said, show that fully one
fifth of the eountry's population
is of German blood. a larger proportion
than that represented by any other ma
tionality, and. he added. IF the pic
ture OF one German family, I recently
saw showing twenty seven children and
grandchildren is any indication, the pro-
portion will soon be raised. = :
However. he concluded we. are all
Americans. loyal to no flag but our own.
and with no. allegiance except to OUR
country"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-27
Did Their Full Share. /:
Prominent Grand Army Man Dead.

YORK. Pa. September .7.-Clark. Mac
Connell. chief engineer of .the post ONCE
building in Pittsburg and prominent in
Grand Army circles. died here, last night
as the result of injuries received, when
he tripped and fell down stairs Mac
CORNELL took part in the battle OF Gettys-
burg, and was on. hiS-~ay TO that place
TO participate in the dedication today. of
th{ monument to Pennsylvania soldiers
who fought on the battlefield.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-27
Avenue Grand.

A program of high-class vaudeville
was witnessed by a large crowd at the
Avenue Grand Theater last night. The
bill contained several offerings of a
novel type. Among: those who pleased
were Mile. Delora, the exponent Of
physical culture. and the Winnings in
q bright comedy skit. The motion pic
lures proved excellent and amusing.
Beginning Thursday evening an en-
tirely new program will hold the
boards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-27
Academy.

Miss Cecil Spooner wrote THE For
tunes Of Betty" and in the title role was
the bright particular star of the show
at the opening at the Academy last
night With a good supporting company
the new play made the hit of the Acad-
envy season to date. The play, which is
announced as "a rural comedy drama"
Is full Of witty. laugh producing lines.
with just enough pathos to. give the
human interest sidata prominent part
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-27
Majestic.

An entertaining program was presented
at the Majestic Theafer yesterday. Large
audiences were present at all of the
performances. The chief attraction was
presented by ]. C Mack and company
In a comedy sketch. entitled "MntMoth-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-27

Outside Of the Inside of the Brothers.
House and the cast includes in addi-
Keller, Messrs Walter S. Howe, Charles
Wilson, c. H. Ransom and Paul Wright.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-27

er-in-Law.' Beaudoin and company In
European novelty hoop. slack-wire
and juggling act. were heartily applaud
ed. Other, interesting acts were offered.
with the ever-welcome Majestograph as
finale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-27
Use T able Linen
at ACC a Yd.

A special lot of Full Bleached Irish
Table Damask-every thread war
ranted all pure linen. Two yards
wide. Excellent grade in several at
tractive patterns.
Lowered for one day to 49c yard.
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New National.

The appearance of Otis Skinner always
gives assurance OF revelations Of the pic
turesque side Of human nature. His types
are always unusual, though never morbid
nor outside the realms of plausibility.
His graceful personality and fine gifts as
a reader are subordinate to a certain psy-
Geological gift OF absorbing the role he
presents into his own personality and
making it an incarnation rather than an
artificial portrayal. A production in
which he appears has one absolutely re-
liable basis Of interest in the character
he enacts. yet his abilities are most hap
PLY expressed in the higher forms Of
literary composition. This, however, pre-
sef,ts q dilemma, for the higher forms Of
literary composition are recognized by
the practical men of the theater as
handicaps to talents that depend upon
general patronage. Your Humble Serv-
ant" is a frankly admitted effort to get
into touch with the masses on a footing
away from casuistry. philosophy or blank
verse. This deliberate avoidance of
all effort at fine writing does not re-
move 1t from the atmosphere Of idyllic
at home. The blunt modernism of the
story and the candid delineation of the
less fortunate experiences, of the theater
folk DO not absorb or efface the romantic
iuentIty winch Mr.. Skinner has eStab-
lished for himself.
He Is a charming anachronism; a figure
OF the olden days in other lands when
chtvalry was word to conjure with in
experience as well as fiction. The young
bad actor, the rasping landlady, the
hard listed manager. the sheriff with
comic-picture whiskers-all these move
like slow, steady lights in q familiar
constellation. into which comet has
made Its way out of the remoteness of
time.
A pretty love story attains fine act
ing climax in the third act, when the
player who has been led to avow his
love for the girl he has shielded and edu-
Gated discovers his mistake and with
deft self-sacrifice pretends that he was
only acting. The conclusion of the play,
while satisfying the sentiments, is not
very ingenious. But the touch, of pathos
which would have sent this big-hearted
ldeal1st out into the obscurity and disap-
pointment that so often await his kind
would perhaps have made discord with
the note of popularity that it is sought
to strike.
The role of Mararget Druce the heroine
or the love story. is played excellently
by Miss Izetta Jewel, and other char
acter pictures contributed with varying
degrees Of efficiency to a performance
which pleased it's audience Mr.. Skinner
was called before the curtain and .ex-
pressed his thanks in happily chosen
terms.
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