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The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
A. Significant Step.

The latest local development of the
drama league idea may be accepted as
one of the most significant in this
movement to crystalline a public con-
eern for the theater beyond the notion
of mere amusement.
The Brooklyn Institute has taken
steps to form a drama league in that
great borough Of the greater city, and
when the character Of the institute is
considered 1t may be expected that an
organization of more than usual infiu-
enee will be the result.
Brooklyn is the most homogeneous sec
tion of Greater New York. A great city
itself before the consolidation, It has al
ways been potent in any public movs-
ment for the ethical improvement or in
terest of its public. 1t has a civic
pride and civic concern that few
American cities have ever equaled. No
can fail to interest a vast number Of
persons in Brooklyn, for It is a city
though legally figuring only rs a bor-
ough-that is alive with all the interests
that relate TO amusements.
The Academy of Music is a :nonu-
ment to Brooklyn's Independent and
civic enterprise as to music, and its the
ater-going population Is so large and
its artistic spirit So pronounced that it
would not be strange some day to see
its drama spirit take the form of an
endowed theater. 1t may be that its
forming of a drama league will even
tually lead in this direction, for those
in Brooklyn who enter upon any artistic
project generally follow it to some not
able fulfllment.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

Maclyn ArbuekIe and Edgar Guest are
the authors Of The Reform Candidate"
In which the former will appear at
Chase's Christmas week. 1t Is said TO
be slated for elaboration into a longer
comedy for the high-price houses next
season.
Following the Christmas week attrac-
ton of "Jacinta" at the Belasco The
ater, the January bookings as announced
promise some interesting attractions. For
the week of January /, Henry w. Saw
ages production OF the screaming Pull
man farce, Excuse Me- will pay a re-
turn visit Week OF January that
charming comedy success of last season
in New York, 'Pomander Walk" will
be seen here week of January Is; Charles
KIein's drama success, THE Gamblers
week of January p, another dramatic
success, THE Boss" and for the week
Of January %, San Bernard IN He Came
from Milwaukee"
May Tully, Billy Gould. Belle Ashyn,
Ed. Morton, Caroline Franklin. and Willie
Wilson, names familiar to all theater-
goers, will be foremost in a great aggre-
cation OF comedy players engaged to as
sist in the celebration of New Years
week at Chase's.
Gus Edwards, the writer of popular
songs. in his new 1872 Song Revue" as
sisted by thirty musical comedy players,
has been engaged to head the thirteenth
anniversary bill at Chase's the week Of
January 8.
The Nora Bayes-Jack Norworth Musi-
cal Company possesses the distinction OF
presenting the longest act ever in polite
vaudeville. One hour is filled and ten
comedians take part. They are booked
for Chase's.
Jesse Laskey's latest, newest, and best
production, 1t is claimed. is California u
a comic opera with fifteen people in the
cast. II is another near Chase's booking.
Tom Wise, late star OF THE Gentleman
from Mississippi" will be seen at Chase S
next month in his new vaudeville hit
"A Chip of the Old Block
MackIyn Arbuckie used to practice law
in Texarkana, Tex, and when he wrote
a New York theatrical paper as to how
to adopt a professional" or acting, ca
reer, he was promptly advised: "Stick to
the study Of law IN Texarkana."
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17

critics suppress the unkind epigrams they
think of. There are gentlemen and cads,
scholars and illiterates, privates and
samaritans among the professional crit
les Each is hampered by his own Iimi-
tatons, and by the impossibility of know
ing what he wants himself. In so far as
single critic writes interestingly he has
an influence according to the circulation
OF his paper. He helps make or mar a
play to those extents. Special training
is Of value or Of harm to him, according
as he tries to represent the so-called
better element or the so-called great
unwashed.' Both classes are needed II
play is to make money enough to keep
going
, A. E. Thomas says all the dramatic
critics. together cannot kill a play that
has the elements of success-if the man.
! ayers of that play have sufficient courage
and money to survive the first few weeks
following initial production. Many
critics confound abuse with criticism.
Any critic worthy the name should
have a decent working knowledge Of
the history of the drama and the thea
ter. OF all things, criticism should be
loving, helpful, stimulating-in a word,
constructive.
William c. De Mile says that whether
or not the critics opinion is valuable
as an influence upon author or producer
he knows that the authors opinion Is of
no value whatever as an influence upon
the critic.
Henry Miller believes the dramatic
critic has considerable influence upon
the public, and can materially help to
make or mar a play, and that the opin-
ion of trained man is the more valu-
able upon any subject.
Edgar Selwyn thinks the critic has an
| important influence, but not to make
a bad play or mar a good one; that he
is OF no assistance whatever as a guide
to producers and authors in changing
or modifying productions: that the public
is the sole judge of a plays success; that
1t is preferable that a critic have some
training for his position. and that the
function OF criticism should be construc-
tive rather than destructive.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
The Ushers' Dog, "spareribs.

There's a dog called "Spareribs" in the
Ushers' stellar act at Chase's this week.
He has operatic tendencies which often
bring him to grief and compel his en-
forced seclusion in the depths Of a venti-
lated dog valise. Recently the Ushers
were playing the same bill with Willy
westony, the foreign virtuoso. In speak
ing of it. Miss Usher said:
I'VE had to keep him there as long as
We were on the same bill with Mr..
westony. When Westony played the
piano Spareribs tried to sing, and 1t was
awful-for Westony. We let him out of
it at the opening Monday afternoon, and
Spareribs tried to sing the Carmen fan
tasIe to WHY'S accompaniment.
"'Mees Usher said Willy to me, 'eff
thees happen the once again / drop the
grand piano on the dog So it was
Spareribs to his parlor car.
I'VE value Spareribs' services SO high
Iy," continued Miss Usher, that we take
him go fro our sight, IL we can help it,
have fixed up that gripsack with
patent ventilator, and when we are en-
route, into the gripsack the dog goes and
into the sleeping car goes the gripsack.
We have travelled that way for three
years, and have got past every conduc-
tor we have ever encountered-that is, up
"And then ii wasn't Spareribs that got
US into trouble. It was music again, Just
as IN the case of Mr.. Westony. There
was an act in our car headed for another
vaudeville theater, and one Of the girls
had a guitar with her. We were held UP
by a snowslide and to make II as pleasant
as It might be, the young woman took out
her guitar and gave US rattling little
concert The conductor and all the rest
to hear, 1t, and everything was lovely
until Spareribs came out of a trance and
heard the music.
He doesn't look the part, but there is
as much music In that dogs soul as in
the soul Of the average orchestra leader.
So what could you expect when the girl
played the guitar. Spareribs lifted his
voice IN song. II didn't watt. for Spare
ribs doesn't sing that way-there,s moth
ing at all wafty about his vocalics. 1t
ripped through the patent ventilating ap-
paratus and through all the rest Of the
gripsack, and we were undone.
The conductor looked painsd. almost
as II some one had asked him to divide
even with the company. and then he
looked sore.
"T didn't know there was a tom
show on this car, said he. Who's got
that bIoodhoundr
Nobody said word, except. Of cot-se,
Spareribs. Oh, It was a grand little sO-
lection he was tearing on, but II wasn't
the right kind OF stuff for Pullman car
conductors. and he landed In the baggage
car. was worried half to death over It,
particularly after they let me into the
baggage car with tenderloin steak I
had brought him from the diner found
him tied to a trunk strap with a piece
OF baling rope. But he survived the
shock ana lived to bother Maestro Vas
tony.,i
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
Gayety-"The Ginger Girls"

Ed Lee wrothe and The Ginger
Girls" will make their appearance at
the Gayety this week. "Janitor Higgins" !"
in an elaborate form, will serve as the
first part of the attraction, while Flu
turfty Winner" will be the principal por-
ton OF the second half Of the programme.
The climax of "Futurity Winner Is the
great horse race scene, with which II
is terminated. The action throughout is
Of the swift, convincing sort, that makes
q play worth while. and 1t Is said that
there is not q dull moment, while 1t
holes the boards.
An extra crew of twenty capable me-
chanics Is ever busy during the many
stirring scenes of the 'Futurity Winner,
and three race horses appearing in the
run for victory furnish the realistic
portrayal Of q Futurity Day at Sleeps
head Bay.
Mr.. wrothe has an extremely clever
support In his company are Jane La
Beau, Americas foremost prima donna
in burlesque; Frank Wakefield, Beatis
Evans. winifred Green. Nan Carr, Owen
Martin. Frank C. Carson, Al Weston,
Lew Elber. Gus Roeber. and Al DwinelI
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
Concert at the imperial.

The Imperial Theater Sunday con-
certs will be given at and s o'clock
to-day, when special musical pro-
grammes of a high order will be heard
The five musical McLarens, Jim Rey-
nolds, and other special features will
be heard, while the full Imperial Or
chestra will render a special pro-
gramme of music. The Imperial fea-
ture photo plays, distinctively differ
ent, will also be shown. The concerts
are popular entertainments at really
popular prices, the afternoon prices
being 10 and Is cents, while the even
ing prices are Is and 25 cents.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17

The Virginia-Motios Pietures.
Next week the holiday season viii be
at the Virginia with an en-
trapcing fairy story. woven around
Mother Goose characters, called by the
House that Jack Built Il ls built on
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
Cosmos Sunday Concert.

An excellent array of specIalties has
been provided for the Cosmos concerts
to-day, and in addition to features
chosen from last weeks bill. some new
features have been included. Carrie
Sites, Of musical comedy fame, will be
seen in a selection Of songs, and Malin
and Malin will present an attractive mu-
sical offering. Van A. Avery, the orig
inal Rastus, will appear in song, mono
logue, and recitation. Signor Bartolo-
meo and Mile. Juliette Wleneke will be
seen in a new repertoire of operatic
songs, and Marie Clark will contribute
her infectious comedy.
The musical programme will comprise
Suppe's 'Pique Dame" Orth's "In the
Clock store;' valse lente, 'Laesmaur,"
Litolff's "Maximilian Robespierre," two
violin solos by Emil o. Weber, a duet
for cello and clarionet, and de Koven's
waltzes from THE Wedding Trip The
film features will be THE Queens Treach-
cry" and "A Timely Lesson
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17

Ehe large and dazzling scale Of an old
fashioned Christmas pantomime. A poor
little blond girl is taken by the Old Lady
of Banbury Cross to the house that Jack
built. She meets Bo-Peep, Boy Blue, and
all the Mother Goose characters. Some
of the bad characters conspire against
her, but the good triumph, and she mar
rIes Prince Charming and lives happy
ever after.
by the House that Jack Built" will be
shown all week, beginning Tuesday, In
addition to the regular programme, which
changes daily.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
The Co.mo.-VaudeyiIIe.

One OF the best bills, well-balanced in
every respect, that the Cosmos manage
ment has offered to its patrons this season
will be seen at the cozy playhouse this
week. playlet which has few superiors
in vaudeville will be the headline attrac-
ton, presented by Charles Terriss and
company. The sketch is named The
Preacher and the Man." Is acted in
truly metropolitan style, and has the
real dramatic punch" in the jargon Of
the day.
The late feature of Al G. Fields min
streIs, Sam j. Harris, is certain to de-
light his auditors with his droll mono
Iogue and his songs. including The
Carolina Rag" and II Feel Religion Com
ing On" The special added feature will
be the Marini trio, the comedy acrobatic
clowns, who have some genuine novelties
to offer, and the Alamo trio are certain
to win favor with their Southern drol-
leries. Brandon and Thomas will be
seen in a spectacular novelty singing
and yodeling act, equipped with elaborate
scenery and electrical effects. THE Mes
senger Boy and The Dude Is the name
Of the playlet presented by Graham and
Larkins. The Turko-Italian war pictures
will head the film features.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
recovered His Lost stick.

The palnstaking efficiency and the hon.
esty Of railway ofiicials and employees in
England Is illustrated by letter received
by willard P. Hovey, Of Kansas City. Mr..
Hoyey was in England last summer. At
the Euston station in London he had TO
run to catch train to Liverpool In his
haste he left a walking stick In the lug.
gage room. He told the guard on the
train about II. The guard asked for his
card and said the stick would be re-
turned II Il could be found.
{ This morning Mr. Hovey received 2
letter from the railroad company saying
that his stick had been sent 70 him %
the campania, which sailed oa october -
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
At the Arcade.

AS the special attraction for the next
two weeks, beginning with matinee per-
formance tomorrow afternoon, the man
agement of the skating rink in the Ar
cade, Fourteenth street and Park road,
announces the engagement of Prof. Albert
Waltz, the worlds champion skatorial
artist He has sixty different tricks in
his repertoire, and issues a sweeping
challenge to all Corners to retain his claim
to the championship. He will be seen
every afternoon at 4 o'clock, and each
night at O. Every night there will be
dancing, and the public is welcomed ex-
cept on Tuesday, which is the night re-
served for private dances.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17

A reception will be given at the Con-
gressional Club this evening. Miss Mabel
Boardman and Mrs. Bathrick, OF Ohio.
are 10 assist in entertaining with Mrs.
Stevens, OF California: Mrs. George, OF
New York: Miss Langhan, OF Pennsyl-
yanIa and her guest, Miss Zona Gale.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17

The Washington Choral Society ha
discontinued its rehearsals for the holl
days, but will resume rehearsals on Mon
day. January 8, 1912. The society, unde
the direction Of Heinrich Hammer. 1
preparing a programme to be given q
May, when 1t will be assisted by a choru
of five hundred voices. Prominent solo
lists will be engaged and the society wi
be assisted by the Washington Symptom
Orchestra, which is also directed by MI
Hammer.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-24
ADRIAN PROVES
DISAP POINTMENT
Only One Favorite Wins,
Players Taking In Very
Little.

4 Jacksonville, Fla, January 2S.-Only
one favorito got homo in front at Mon
Grief TO day. and players did not gather
much Adrian proved the greatest
disappointment when, in the third
race. he was held at TO 10. and could
not do better than second. County
mary:
First race--seling. $500. two-year-
olds. three furlongS-Sister Floricc 100
TO y. first: Naughty Rose G. TO y, see
ond: Drexel Hill (5 to %, third Time,
:3e 20
Second race-sclling, $500 three.
Ecar-olds. five furlongs-Dcfnite G. to
-, first; Emma Stuart Is to 50, second;
Common Sense q to ~, third Time,
1:01 3-5.
Third race-pursc $500, three-ycar-
Odds, seven furlonGs-County Tax @
to p, first; Adrian q 10 81, second
Sand Hill G. to %, third. Time, 1:cS
Fourth race-handicap, 5000. three
Hcar-olds and up, six furlongs-Via
Octovia e to -. first: Guy Fisher C
~, third. Time, 1:13
Fifth race-selling, $500. four-year-
olds and up, seven furlongs-Ab ION
C to 50, first: Judge Walton Go to H.
second; Bcndouble Il to p, third Tine
l:27 a-5.
Sixth race-selling, s4oo. three-ycar
olds and up. mile and a sixteenth-Dis
content us to 50, first; Henry Hutchin
son 6 TO %, second; Limpet C to IL
third. Time, 1:ASt-5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-24
BASKETBALL AT THE
CHRIST CHURCH ASSOCIATION

Saturday night Christ Church AS
sociation won out in holly contest ed
game OF ba sketball with the Indepen-
dents. The game was clean and fast.
and the score of 30 to IS in the asso-
Citations favor does not indicate that
the game was one-sided.
The large and enthusiastic crowd
was Impartial in It's praise, and both
SIDES got what was coming to them
in tho way of noise.
from the very first the association
had the advantage. This was shown
by the score Of 10 to s IN tho first half
The work OF Hay, BRYANT and Muir
dock, for the home team, and Of Wal
thai. for the visitors, was brilliant and
at times brought out lnuch cheering
This was the FIRST game for the c.
Z. A.. team, and tho victory came rs a
result of much practice and har.l work.
confluence was never lost. Following
Is the lineup and summary Of the
game:
G. G. A.-A1urdock Captain centre
Hay, left guard Stutz, right guard
Bryant. left forward; Dyson (Johnson).
right forward. r
1ndependents-Keim Captain, cen
tire: Brown left guard: IIaw, right
guard; Lewis; left forward; Walthall,
Goals from the noor-Walthall 4.
Brown. ]; Bryant. 6; Stutx. /: Hay. /:
Murdoch, l. Foul Yoals--WalthaIl, /:
keim. Hay. II. Time Of game, tween,
tN-m!nutc halves Referee. Uadrock.
,rimekeepers. Tuck. Bell. Scorer.
Schaf
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-24
HOUNDS SET FAST
PACE FOR RIDERS
Keswick Club Members Out in
Full Force for Saturdays
Run.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.

Especial TO The Times D ispatch1
kcswick, Va, January 23.-Thc Kcs-
wick Hunt Club was out in fun force
on Saturday. Thee meet was at "Cis-
mont" Promptly at o'clock Mr.. Nor
ris started for "Castalia," where tho
hounds were thrown in. They were
off in minute with the ncld right
tier them over some fine timber and
Snod bitches on 'Castala," then away
10 "CloNer-Iiills' and hack TO the noun
:ains; then down again to Glover
fields" and back to Glover Hills the
home Of Mr. and Mrs. T. n Joslin,
where they We're met by Mr. Clarke.
had been sent here TO take series of
pictures OF the kcswick Hunt Club
for that paper.
After the pictures were taken. '.the
field and their friends We're delight
fully entertained BY Mr.. and Mrs Joslin
Those riding were Julian Morris. NJ f.
IL. on Gloversville; Arthur White, on
sorrento; Airs. Joslin, on. Chief; Mr.
.loslin, on Skyrocket Mrs. Morris, on
Lady sanford; Mr. Fellows. on Polly;
Mrs Fellows. on Steel Dust. Or.
O'Brcn, on Naples: Mrs. Pitts, on Tat
nailt MI Boocock, on Grantee Mrs.
Russell dc Thurman. on the freshman;
Upper Morris, on Scotlands. Others
present We're Madame De Aliago, OF
Spain. Mrs. Bloom. Mrs. Chapman, OF
Boston; Mrs. ". G. Reed, OF Raleigh N.
q; Mrs. Charles Hancock. of IIniver-
sity Of Virginia; Mr.. and Mrs. Boocock.
Mrs. Charles Hancock. OF the Uni
vcrsity, is visiting Mrs. Z. H. Fellows.
at "1ngiesidc."
Mrs Chapman. OF Boston, IS visiting
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs Rankin, at
"Tall Oaks
Miss Edith Rankin is visiting rela-
,ives in Washington, and having a
delightfully."- gay time
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-24
LAMB WILL LOSE
CHAIR N AN s HIP
Coveted Place on Committee on
Agriculture Likely to Go to
Lever, Of South Carolina.
Special to The Times Dispatch

Especial TO The Times Dispatch
Washington, D. O.. January 23.-It X
learned to-day from a source that
is believed to BIO entirely reliable, tina.
congressman John Lamb or Richmond
VIII not be made chairman OF the
House Committee on Agriculture when
the Ways and Means Committee slat.
is announced little later on. This
rumor has been in circulation for sew
eral days. In fact for some time, but
II was not until to-day that anything
authentic could DO learned bearing on
the situation.
Virginia has three members OF tho
House scheduled for chairmanships-
Flood. for Foreign Affairs. Hay, for
Military Affairs. and Jones. for In
sular-and 1t Is beyond all ason, II
is pointed out, 10 give Virginia an
other Craftsmanship. making total Of
four, when thore are only about If.
teen committees in the entire House
Of any value.
Even II the three other Virginia
members mentioned get the Chairman
ships such an arrangement Will not
prove altogether satisfactory to soma
OF the other delegations. which will Sc
cure probably only one or two. There
seems little chance. under these CTR
cumstances. for Captain Lamb to head
the Committee on Agriculture. and It
is understood that the place will go
to Congressman Asbury F. Lever OF
south Carolina. P. II. MEG.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-24
new YORK LINES
STILL UNBROkEN
Democrats Can See No Way Out
Of Present Legislative
Deadlock.

Albany, y, y, January 23.--The hfth
Joint ballot Tor United States senator
| 10 day showed no change in tho dead.
lock that has existed since last Tues
lay. Tonight most OF the Democrats
could see but two ways out OF tho diff
culty. One was a radical change in
Governor DiX's attitude Of non-intcr-
ference. the other was the withdrawal
~ William r. Shechan from the race
or the descrtion of his cause by the
New York county delegation. On the
surface there Was nothing TO show that
either was probable
Tactics pursued BY the sheehan sup
2orters indicated that they have set
tied down for "a long siege His oppo-
2ents. dubbed insurgents" held their
dally meeting and announced that theirs
vas not weak spot in their lines.
Efforts arc being made by some Of the
Democratic state committeeman. a ma
3ority Of whom. according to Chair
man Ifuppuch. favor the caucus candi-
date. TO reach the various legislators
through their home connections
singular feature of the situation
Is the almost complete absence CT talk
about compromise candidates. The
same list OF names shows on the daily
ballot, but none OF them has made any
noticeable gains Sheehan's total to-
day was eighty-siX. as compared with
ninety on the previous ballot. but not
counting individual supporters. who a.
various times have been absent. his
aggregate loss is only three votes. Ed
ward NJ. Shepard polled thirteen to-
day the same as on the first ballot
The legislators seem to be convinced
that Alton B. Parker meant what lie
said when he declared he was not In
The race. and his vote. originally seven
declined to one.
Trenton, ~ j.. January zs.--The
Democratic members OF the Legislature
in conference tonight took a vote on
the United States senatorship, wi an the
following result:
James f. MARITIME. SO.
James Smith, Jr.,14.
Congressman William Hughes 2.
Frank S. Katzcnbach. Jr.. l.
Absent. 1.
A motion to make the selection OF
Mr.. MARITIME unanimous failed.
The conference was held in the Stata
House. with Assembly man Cole, OF
Warrer county. the absentee
There was practically no sDeecA-
making. Mr.. Marines name was pre-
scented BY Assemhlyman Browhead. or
Union county, Mr. smith, by Mr.. Nc
Gowan, OF Essex. Assemblyman ror.
OF Hudson, presented the namo Of Con.
gresham Hughes. and MIR. lIatzen
bach was nominated by Assemblyman
Taylor. Of Monmouth
An effort to have tho vote made
unanimous was offered by one OF Mr..
Marines supporters, and was vigcr-