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"The Millionaire Kid"

THE Millionaire Kid" the latest musical
drama from the pen Of l. =. Parker,
comes to the Academy for the week OF
November H. with the usual matinees-
Kilroy & Britton. its producers. are said
to be deserving OF much praise for the
lavish manner in which they have mount
ed the play. The leading role is taken
by RAYMOND Paine, clever young
comedian. who IL claimed to be not only
an actor, but q singer and dancer OF
ability.
The chorus is exceptionally attractive
and works with uniformity in the score
or more musical numbers interpolated
throughout the action of the piece. The
music is by w r. Williams. who wrote
the music In 1.-The Candy Kid" and The
Cowboy Girl" A chief novelty is pro-
yided in the scene portraying Coney Is
land after dark.
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gentleman player" he has been called
appeared in Ireland In 1893 and in Eng
land In 17O1. He died in 1913, and was
buried in Poets Corner Westminster ABB
been fully traced The first appearance
of Sydney Barton Booth as an actor was
made at Wallack's in "Robsart." 'or a
time he left the stage, but in recent
years he has played VITA Henrietta eros
man as King Charles in Mistress Nell.
in 1900: THE Way of the World 1901
vaudeville, 1902, 1903 and 1904: with Hen
~ E. Dixey, in THE Man on the Box, "
with Lillian Russell in "Wildfire"; in
1.-The Widows Mite" 10000; with Ger
trude Elliott in The Dawn of a Tomor-
row. 1910. and now in The Deep Pur-
pie
HIT BY A WATER wAGON.-"Phila-
delphia is not a sleepy town." says Vet
city's being in somnambulistic stage is
all wrong. / had the narrowest escape
from being killed yesterday.
Coming along Juniper street and at
tending strictly to my own business. l
had the modification of being almost run
over by a-a-water wagon. Just think
of IL! Can you imagine anything more
narrowing than to be slaughtered by a
water wagon on a street in Philadelphia.
wagon, or even a baby carriage-you
know the speed limit for baby go carts
is restricted to fourteen miles per hour
wouldn't have cared. but water
wagon-ugh! And in Philadelphia-that
Is the limit!
LAS / remarked before, / was vending
my way down Juniper street, one Of
those quiet, narrow thoroughfares for
which the City of Brotherly Love Is
noted, when the aforesaid water wagon
came dashing by. The street was mar
row and the wagon - wide that as 1t
turned the corner the rear end. from
which the water exudes, as 1t were, just
hit me with sufficient force to knock me
against the building. Fortunately my
fall was retarded by large stout man
who was leaving n refreshment place
not the water wagon kind-and | was
preserved from serious injury.
"a quiet town. indeed. New York. with
all its hustle. has nothing on Philadelphia
and its water wagons
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Kellogg.

Chase's next week promises "one Of the
most remarkable human beings Of all
time" Kellogg. the naturalist and orni-
biologist, who claims TO know fifteen
animal languages and also to actually
sing the calls and songs OF the feathered
warblers OF woods and fields. He has
appeared in San Francisco, New York
and Boston where critics have spoken
highly of his performance. His scientific
demonstrations with the dancing flame
are said to be startling. The comic opera
comedian, Arthur DEACON, will introduce
travestized popular songs and dialect
drolIeries musical comedy with catchy
songs is promised by Frank Byron and
Louise Langdon. Grant Gardner ana
Marie Stoddard will offer Vaudeville
FrivolIties'' the Reed brothers Will appear
in arenic grotesquery; Eva Shirley and
Sam Kessler In blend of songs. steps
and satire The Savoy trio will exhibit
their sagacious acrobatic bull terriers.
The daylight motion pictures VIII give
pictorial review OF recent international
events.
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"The Lady Buccaneers"

'The Lady Buccaneers one of the
largest musical organizations offered this
season in burlesque houses, will be the
attraction at the Lyceum Theater next
week.
The entertainment consists of vaude-
vile acts and an original travesty. en-
titled "a Million for a Nose" an out and
out burlesque representation of the light
er frivolities of the human family. The
termination is a happy one, and the
comedy OF the kind to promote nlirth.
portrays the comedy role. and has the
assistance of Claude Kelley, Giles Har-
rington, Dick Maddox. Grace Whitman.
Madeline Rowe. Josephine Bonette, Barry
Melton and chorus of twenty-five.
For the olio European novelties have
been secured. The American performers
engaged are promised to be also Of the
best
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Arcade.

One OF the attractions at the Arcade.
14th street and Park road, this week will
be the dance given Tuesday night by the
Rajah Club, at which an innovation, the
''Klotch" waltz will be introduced. Fri
day night the Columbia Heights Dancing
Club will hold its regular dance, 10 which
admission will be by card only.
In the skating rink, which the new floor.
music at all times and other improve
ments have made so popular this season,
regular sessions will be held all next
week. In the mornings Tuesday. Thursday
and Saturday. especial attention will be
paid to beginners and free instruction
sistantS
The afternoon sessions in the bowling
alleys. at which the woman howlers are
given the right of way. are proving very
popular Matinee and evening perform
ances are scheduled in the motion picture
theater.
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National.

Winsome little Christie Macdonald will
make her first stellar appearance in this
city In the Viennese operate success,
THE Spring Maid" tomorrow night, at
the National Theater. It will be an un-
usual event in more than one way. Not
only is 1t the first opportunity the music
lovers Of this city have had to see Miss
Macdonald as star, but 1t is the first
appearance here Of this tuneful "operetta
of joyousness." which for 800 nights
set New York aglow with enthusiasm.
The cast and production, even to the
now famous Spring Maid" chorus and
ballet, will be identically the same as
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act drama. His first big hit was 1.-The
Heir to the Hoorah,'' a western drama
that had long New York run and pro-
longed life ION the road" Then followed
"Salomy Jane" founded on Bret Harte's
stories, which proved one Of the great
successes of Eleanor Robson's career.
With Winchell Smith he wrote Via
Wireless: with Rex Beach. "Going
Some" and on a short story of the late
o. Henry he founded Alias Jimmy Val
entine." a play that has been earning him
thousands of dollars a week in royalties
ever since 1t was first produced.
THE Deep Purple" his latest play, ie
heralded as having everything to COM
mend tan absorbing subject. interesting
characters. clever dialogue, thrilling
scenes. a good production and cast well
selected for the task Of bringing out the
virility and realism of the play.
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Columbia.

Daniel Frohman's entry into a new field
OF foreign literature for available dra-
matte material has resulted in gratifying
success. Judging from the favor with
which The Seven Sisters has been re-
ceived. The play will be seen here again
this week at the Columbia Theater. with
Charles Cherry as the star In commune
ton with the New York Lyceum Theater
Company. 1t was originally written by
Ference HercZeg, a distinguished Hun
garian writer. and adapted for the Eng
lsh stage by Miss Edith Ellis from q
translation by F'erike Boros.
The locale OF the play. a Hungarian
garrison town, has been maintained to
aid In giving the charm OF picturesque
Hungarian life and the presentation OF
native customs which are happily In
volved in the story.
The immediate subject or the play Is
the effort OF a widowed mother to marry
off her numerous daughters in proper
sequence of their age. The daughters
of the gentry In Hungary are trained
from childhood for matrimonial career.
no other. 1t Is said. being open to them:
At the age of ten the accumulation OF
dowry linen begins and is put by. The
eldest daughter is regarded as the only
eligible one for matrimony. the younger
ones being kept in the background.
In '"The Seven Sisters four OF them
have reached the marriageable age. but
the most attractive one the fourth, has
been sent to q convent. where her mis-
chievous escapades lead to her dismissal:
She returns home unexpectedly, dressed
In q fashionable gown borrowed from
her school chum. Her mother learns
that q young man paid her fare home:
and feeling the disgrace OF her dismissal
and apprehension for her presence AZ
home. compels her to change ner oress;
She is reduced to fourteen years ana
dressed accordingly In short skirts ana
pigtails Shortly afterward. the young
man, Lieut.. Horkoy. an artstocratic OF
ficer. whom she had previously met ct
a ball, comes to her home. He 10 amazed
at seeing the young lady In such childish
attire. He learns the peculiar domestic
conditions and makes q wager with her
that for three kisses he will marry on
her three oldest sisters. Mic1 - the
fourth - called. accepts and e6pulates
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"The Girl Of the Golden West"

Much interest has been aroused by the
announcement Of the presentation In Eng
fish of Puccinfs famous opera. THE
Girl of the Golden West" by Henry w
Sayage's English Grand Opera Company
at the Belasco this month. The premiere
of this work was given at the Metropoli-
tan Opera House. New York city. last
winter, and the opera has had q popu-
larity greater than any other work In
the seasons repertoire. Mr.. savage Sc
cured the rights of the opera lonozoefore
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ton for artistic ability and stage equip

ton for artistic ability and stage equip
ment.
The story, which deals with q southern
romance of the ffties. has lost none of
its interest in the dramatization made by
Mr.. Holcomb. II holds it's audience In
wrapt attention from first to last.
It depicts the career Of st. Elmo,
cynic upon the surface of his nature.
Into his life, filed with an unhappiness
he will not own, comes the love Of girl
pure and true. She hates the hard cyni-
cism which st. Elmo has built about him
self, but underneath this she sees his bet
ter nature.
A pastoral scene in Dixie is discovered
in the first act. when the curtain rises on
the blacksmith shop Of Aaron Hunt and
Edna Earl, the granddaughter. appears
barefoot. A duel is fought. Murray
Hammond is killed and st. Elmo. whose
aim has been true, fees to escape the
wrath Of Agnes Powell. his cousin. who
caused the tragedy.
st. Elmo meets the blacksmith's grand
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Howard Theater.

The Griffin sisters. one of the cleverest
sister acts. along with other good num-
bers, will be the bill for Towards refined
vaudeville this week New song hits and
fancy steps will be abundantly in evil
dence. Three picture films of up-to-oate
interest will be rhown each night in con-
nection with four selected vaudeville fea-
lures The only matinee will be given
Saturday at go pm.
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Virginia Theater.

.'The Pied Piper" will dance his way
into the hearts of children and grown
ups at the Virginia Theater next week.
Beginning Monday this feature reel will
be shown each day in addition to the
regular show.
1.-The Pied Piper is a myth as old as
the world. The ancient Greeks called
him Orpheus, and when he played the
trees and stones and animals followed
him. The present version softens the
German legend to the kindlier modern
taste.
AZ the Piper plays. all the children fol-
low him, laughing, out of Hamelin town.
and are swallowed up in a mountain side
Not alone was lame and couldn't run
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Academy.

st. Elmo" Willard Holcomb's drama
uzation OF the world-famous novel Of the
same name, by Augusta Evans Wilson.
romantic drama which was given the
stamp OF popular approval Immediately
after its first stage presentation. will be
the attraction at the Academy all this
week. The company presenting the play
q Vaughan Glasers, which has a reputa.
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"oueens of the Jardin de Paris"

Following Ben Welch's Burlesquers. the
attraction at the Gayety will be The
Queens of the Jardin de Paris" with
Harry Koler and AL X. Hall as the chief
funmakers Koler is much abbreviated
type Of coined an, while Hal. is long
drawn out" They win their first laughs
bv the righteousness of their physical
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said to have numerous clever lines which
offer Mr.. WEIGH and Mr.. Kelly the de-
sired opportunities The chorus is COM
posed of twenty vivacious girls with
good voices.
The first scene OF the two-act musical
comedy provided for the WEIGH organi-
Eat on reveals the race track at Saratoga,
while the last set shows New York s
Chinatown.
Majestic.
Clara Turner will launch her third
week of successful stock at the Majestic
Theater with Costello Lippitt's COM
pick drama of THE Mouse Girr' to-
morrow evening
THE Mouse Girl Is a dual role, In
asmuch as in it Miss Turner portrays
two characters. In one. 1.-The mouse
GIRL" is a strange little being. who
never lets any one know of her where
abouts. yet she is all the time present.
with love and contentment uppermost
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CHARLES CHERRY srdL
JEAN MURDOCH
IttLOEwN SISTERS

dissimilarity. and afterward depend upon
the lines of book which is said to be
unusually clever. AS the name would
signify, the Queens of the lard n de
Paris relies largely upon the attractive
ness Of its feminine contingent for its APP
peal
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In her disposition. Mrs. Lippitt has
woven a charming play around this
quaint little being"
The company producing 1t Is not to
be overlooked. from the Woodworking
little leading woman down to the
property man.
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its production at the Metropolitan. and
viii present the great music drama In his
usual prodigal manner. both in the mat
eQuinment
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University, the christening Of Cuba's first
warship, President Taft's visit to Salt
Lake City. the marriage Of the Russian
grand duke with the Princess Of Servia
ana other scenes will complete the pro-
gram.
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The Piper hears him crying for his play
mates, relents-and pipes them all back
to q sadder and wiser Hamelin town.
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Gayety.

With a cast which Is billed as an all
star aggregation Of burlesque talent.
Jack Singer Unc-) will present the Ben
WEIGH Burlesquers at the Gayety Thea
ter this week. with Ben WEIGH heading
the cast and Lew Kelly as chief assist
ant funmaker. Other principals in the
company are Lon Hascall, Rose Gildea.
Patsy Delaney. Ben Turbitt, Vic Cas-
more, Ella Wilson, Joe Sigmund. Eme
Western, the West sisters and the three
Chesters.
The production. which has been de-
signed with elaborate costumes and eff
fective stage settings, IL under the per-
sonal direction OF Jack Singer. while the
ensembles have been perfected under the
of James German OF the
Cohan Harris forces. Twenty song
hits make up the score, and the book Is
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Chase's.

Joe WEIGH, formerly with THE Ped
der" THE Business Man" and THE
Land of the Free" will be the conspfc-
uous comedy feature at Chase's this
week. In "A Study from Life he prom
ises mirthful depletion of the amusing
and unique human types found in New
York's famous East Side. Two little typ
ical urchins from that congested district
are said to add laughable realism. Ed
gar Additionally, who. with capital sup
port from six well known players. Will
present q refreshingly amusing one-act
adaptation of the farcical comedy, BILLY
Boston's noted singers. the Temple
Quartet, will offer their tuneful ''Sensa-
lions in Song" recent German arenic
Importation. the Five Auroras.. will ex-
hibit startling combination Of courage
and cleverness. and Joe Keno. late of
1.-The Hen Pecks.' and Rosie Green will
present Hands Across the Street THE
Quality Act" will introduce ]. Warren
Keane, accompanied by Grace White in
q conversational, instrumental and IL
lusory novelty. while Frehlich. with for
eign cartooning and autobiography, and
the daylight motion pictures showing the
laying Of the corner stone Of the Catholic
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to pay him his reward on the morning
of the third girls marriage. From this
moment on the complications begin and
are developed with hilarious spirit
through three acts. Mr.. Charles, Cherry
plays the role of the dashing lieutenant.
q breezy. manly character. The others
In the cast are Wilfred Draycott, Reg
inald Mason. CASTOR Bell, j. B. Hollis.
Joseph Attention, Jean Murdoch, Mrs. Ad-
cline Stanhope- Louise Ar
mold, Edith Page. Carlotta Doty, Bar
bara Tenant. Elizabeth McNin and BIZ
anca Robinson.
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Miss Dudelsack.

The latest light opera from abroad to
be produced in this country is Miss
Dudelsack," which comes to the Column
bia Theater next week. with Lulu
Chaser and a large and capable com
pany. Miss Dudelsack' was produced
in Vienna and Berlin two years ago.
and Is still one of the big drawing
attractions. At the present time 1t Is
being played In something like 200 of
the continental cities of Europe. Werba
and Leuscher. who have already TO their
credit several successful productions.
notably THE Spring Maid, with
Christie Mcdonald, which will have its
first presentation this week. and Little
Miss Fix-It." are also responsible for
Miss Dudelsack.
The leading role is that OF a win
some Scotch lassie, and for this part
Miss Lulu CHASER, who has been called
1.-The queen of the light opera stage
has been chosen. The first production
of Miss Dudelsack' in this country
was eight weeks ago. and reports indi-
cate that the opera and Miss CHASER
have scored n big success. Miss
Dudelsack" will be presented with it's
cast of twenty principals, a special
singing chorus of nifty. and an augment
ed orchestra OF thirty.
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AMUSING EPISODES Cherry
tells a number of interesting stories re-
gartling funny mishaps on the stage
1T is very curious" said he how fire.
queatiy the actor overlooks important de-
tails il his performance. As a rule they
are not detected by the audience, though
they rarely escape the Iynx-eyed news
paper man If he happens TO be present I
was told Of funny incident when we were
At the Columbia Theater. The actor who
played the Drainman in The Servant in
me House went on one night wearing a
diamond ring
"A laughabIe incident occurred one
night at Hermann's Theater, in New
YORK, afterward called the Princess. The
Stage there was almost tiny one and the
Oack drop hung close 10 the wall If
you were on the side of the stage away
from the dressing rooms you We're forced
70 remain there until the act was over.
ION this occasion Henry Miller was
playing Frederick lie Maitre. The scene
showed the famous French actors apart
ments in the upper floor of house in
Paris. large window disclosed a view
OF the tops or the church steeples and
the tall buildings OF the city Charles
Frohman's bookkeeper had some business
at the theater that night and was on the
OF side of the stage when the curtain
went up He was evidently unfamiliar
with the stage, or at least with this
particular theater. for after he had finish
ed his business he walked across the
stage. passed the open window and IN
concernedly walked over the church
spires OF Paris.
Perhaps still more amusing than thi.
was an incident at the old Union Square
Theater. New York, where Ted Hanley
was appearing in a military play called
Captain Herne.' Lawrence Henley play
ed the opposite part. The story concerned
two brothers. southerners, one of whom
tHenley, joined the Union troops. and tn,
other CHanley) was an officer In the Con
Vicksburg. occurred in the third act, and
Lie setting showed the Notifications and
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Lyceum.

Coumhan & Shannon will present
production of a new French vaudeville
in two froIics." called 1.-The Queens OF
the Folies Bergere," for the first time at
the Lyceum Theater this week. Ray
Montgomery and the Healy Sisters, who
are said to have one of the best singing
and dancing acts in America, will appear.
A special attraction will be Caliente.
Spanish acrobatic dancer. who, 1t is said,
has proved sensation through her dar-
ing and wonderful dancing in Paris. Ber-
lin, Havana and Madrid. The Melrose
Comedy Four also will be seen for the
first time in burlesque. The prirna dom
ma OF the organization is Lillian Smalley.
who last season appeared in Madame
Sherry" The comedian is Joe J. Sulli-
van A chorus of twenty. engaged be-
cause Of their singing and dancing. Will
be appropriately costumed. New scenery
will be found in profusion.
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Tabernacle Choir.

The famous Tabernacle Choir of Salt
Lake City, 200 selected voices, which will
be heard at the Columbia Theater the
afternoon OF November 15 Is the largest
church choir I'm the world. Its enroll
ment Is over 900 unpaid singers. who are
divided into eight parts, first and second
of each, soprano. alto. tenor and bass
OF these 2OO, aside from friends VINO are
aking the tour, a quartet, soloists. the
Tabernacle organists and the director
left Salt Lake City October %. for trip
of 5000 miles to New DIRK and other
musical centers OF the country. This Will
be the seventh tour that sections OF this
great choir have taken outside of Utah
The choir through its repre- entatives
tselected smaller sections), trained each
time by its conductor. Evan Stephens.
has won in all eleven prizes at Eistedd-
fods.
Prof Stephens during the years he has
conducted the choir has had the honor OF
being conductor protein for Gilmores,
Sousa's, Dan Godfrey's English, crea-
torres Italian, Eilery's, the Hawaiian
ROYAL and the Canadian kilties bands,
number of symphony orchestras. in
Guiding the New York and Chicsg-, while
the great soloists, Adeiina Patti, Nellie
Melba, Lillian Nordica, emma Eames.
Emma Calve, Johanna Gadski and host
of other world-renowned soloists have
sung to his beat under the big oval
roof of the Mormon Tabernacle.
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daughter five years later In the aristo-
cratic home Of his mother. She still con-
siders him a murderer and wins his adj
miration by telling him SO. He tests her
by intrusting to her care damaging let
tiers written by Agnes Powell and kept
for the purpose of wreaking vengeance.
Throughout the remainder of the play the
audience is held in suspense until the
closing scene of the last act, when st.
Elmo, standing at the grave of Murray
Hammond, wins the girl he loves.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-06-15
Postmasters Get More Pay.

Washington.-Comm July L..
increases OF 5000 per annum will be
made in the salaries Of the postmas-
tiers u Cortez. Limon and Yuma and
OF $500 at Marble. Increases OF 800
per annum will be granted the post
masters at Akron. Alamosa. Arvada.
Blanca. Canon City. Cheyenne Wells.
Creede. Del Norte. Dolores. Edgewa-
ter. Englewood. Fowler. Golden. Man
cos. Manzanola. Montclair. Monte Wis.,
to, Olathe. Ordway, Pagosa Springs,
Salida. Steamboat Springs and Wal
senburg.
Decreases Of 5000 per annum will be
made in the salaries Of the Iostmas-
ters at Crested Butte and Platteville
and Of 800 at Eaton. Florence. Glen
wood Springs, Hayden, Idaho Springs.
Julesburg. lafayette. Louisville, Love
land New Windsor. Silverton and
Telluride.