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when ! was approached by thfck-set
| man with most plausible manners, who
did not appear to be professional. One
actor can nearly always recognize an
other. though he may be a stranger.
/ have very strong play, Mr.. Lack
! aye and one In which heart interest pre-
dominates. The principal character would
| fit you admirably. Just a moment, sir,
and / will give YOU a fragment Of the
action. The principal character is burly
plantation manager. He discovers an old
colored man with religious convictions.
and at once suspects him of being lazy.
and on several occasions has dashed him
with whip. Now. in the family OF the
planter is young girl-mere child-but
very appealing. She fancies the old ne
gro and wants him protected. This of
fers a splendid opportunity for a very
pathetic scene. Do you grasp the idea :?
Then the burly manager takes to drink
ing and sees snakes-another chance for
character work-and you can do it great
Wen, the child meets with an accident
and dies. A chance to display stricken
conscience-and you're immense in that
sort of thing. Well, what do you save?
L will read the manuscript 1t strikes
me as having elements of success, l re-
piled.
THE man departed. and after waiting
several days I received a note. AS near
as l can recall, it read like this:
Wilton Lackaye: 1 cannot spare the
time to copy the book, but YOU can buy
the printed play for fifteen cents 1t
is called Uncle Toms Cabin
Yours professionally.
MILF GOTHOLD.'
II recognized the name at once. though
| did not know the man. Soon after
learned that Mr. Gothold was an excel
lent director of theatrical enterprises, but
an inveterate practical joker. I am GER
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Washington Symphony Orchestra.

Under direction Of Heinrich Hammer.
the Washington Symphony Orchestra
will present the fourth in its series OF
five concerts at the Columbia Theater
the afternoon OF February II. The
announcement that Paul Bleyden will
be the tenor soloist at the forthcom-
ing concert will be cordially received
by local musicians. Mr.. Bleyden. who
has received the highest concentrations
for his thoroughly artistic work as prin-
cipal tenor in European opera houses as
well as in those in this country. will
present "Cielo Mar" from Ponchiellfs
.'Gioconda."
The program will begin with Mozarts
symphony in e Flat" which Is filled with
such remarkable beauty and felicity of
expression. and which is familiarly known
as the Swan Song" 1schaikowsky's
characteristic Italian Caprice is also
announced. George w. Chadwick. one OF
the foremost Of American composers. is
represented by three symphonic sketches
Jubilee" Noel and "Vagram Ballad"
For a concluding number Wagner's over
ture to Die Meistersinger'' will be pre-
scented,
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and they use the first folio version Of the
play with a few minor changes, such as
emitting the murder of Banquo and that
of Lady Macduff and her son, scenes toe
narrowing for modern audiences.
BERNHARDT, THE GENIUs.-some
one has said: 1--WE control our talents
but genius controls U.S."
Nine Bernhardt was born genius, with
sensitive temperament and lack of health
AS a child she was extremely delicate
was given to uncomfortable fits of pas
sion. and had brain that was abnor-
mally active
The first demonstration OF her genius
was toward painting. The drawings that
she made While at school We're skillfully
executed and won the high praise of her
instructors. In those days it was her
ambition to become great painter and
have her name placed beside those of
Angelica Kaufman. Vigee lie Brun and
Rosa Bonheur. But copying the works
of other painters was not satisfying to
her creative spirit, so she spent a great
deal of time in the study of artistic an
atomy and in making sketches from ma
ture.
folios, and she was progressing famously,
when suddenly her art studies ceased and
gave way to the call of the stage, and
henceforth Nine. Bernhardt could devote
but little time to painting and sculpture.
A numbe- OF years later. however. she
again took hD her art work under the
direction Of Alfred Stevens, the famous
painter.
In 1876 she exhibited her greatest piece
of sculpture. entitled after the Storm, -
and received honorable mention at the
Paris Salon. A little later her picture
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have added Macbeth to their already
ambitious Shakespearean repertory. It is
the first time in this country that this
intense drama has been given so lavish q
presentation.
Ihe artistic panorama of stage pictures
OF their Romeo and Juliet" and .Mer-
chant OF Venice" promises that their
newest production is in accord with their
always studious handling of the poetic
drama.
Miss Marlowe will he seen in a success
sion OF her most noted roles. Besides
Lady Macbeth, Katherine in Tanning OF
the Shrew." Ophelia in Hamlet" Por tia
in Merchant of Venice" and Juliet EVIL
dence her charm and powers. while
Sothern's representations of Petruchio.
Shylock and Hamlet and Romeo allow
him to he seen in his most noted imper-
sonations.
The company supporting Mr.. Sothern
and Miss Marlowe, besides the large aux
1liary organization that is always seen
with them. includes Frederick Lewis, Sgd
ney Mather. Rowland Blackstone. William
Howson. Eric Blind. John Taylor. Albert
s. Roland, Alma Kruger. Lenore Chip
pendale. Mrs. Eugene Woodward and
Norah Lamison.
There is a matinee Saturday only. The
evening performances commence at s
o'clock sharp and the matinee at ..
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tain that his apparent earnestness and
sincerity would deceive almost any one"

| WHEN PEPYS SAW "MACBETH"-
The sothern and Marlowe latest Shake
spearean production, Macbeth" makes
all historic matters pertaining to the ia
nous old drama Of interest For the first
record of the enactment of the play mod
ern students must turn to the affable
gossip. Pepys.
| The stage history Of Macbeth begins
with the restoration. After the reopening
Of the theaters it was not long suffered
| to be idle. November 5, 1904, Pepys
writes: ITO the Dukes house Din
coins Inn Fields). to see Macbeth
pretty good play, but admirably acted"
Again. December %. 1866 he notes: To
, the Dukes. and there saw Macbeth
most excellently acted, and a most excel
lent play for VARIETY Only ten days
later (January Z. 166D. Pepys once more
took his way to the Dukes house, land
| saw Macbeth, which, though l saw it
lately. yet appears most excellent play
in all respects. but especially in diver
basement, though it be deep tragedy:
which Is a strange perfection in a trag-
| edy, 1T being most proper here and suit
| able" In the following year, October 49,
| 1858. he again saw this most excellent
| play, and was veXed to see Young (who
is but bad actor at best) act Macbeth
In the room of Betterton. who. poor man,
! is SICK
In 1871 the Dukes company moved from
Lincoln's Inn Fields to the new theater
in Dorset Garden, and among the earliest
4 plays performed at that house Downes
in it's "Roscius Anglicanus" mentions
| THE Tragedy of Macbeth. alter'd by Sir
| William Davenant; being drest in all it's
Finery, as new Cioaths, new Scenes, Ma
chimes, as 1yings for the Witches; with
all the singing and dancing in it: the
first compos'd by Mr.. Lock, the other
by Mr.. Channel and Mrs. Joseph Priest
it being all Excellently performd, being
in the nature of an Opera, ii Recompenc'd
double the Expence; 1t proves still a
lasting Play"
Garrick acted Macbeth for the first time
at Drury Lane January Z, 1744 He an
nounced his intention OF restoring Shake
| speares text, and did SO In the main.
LOckes music. however, he retained, and
wrote a dying speech for Macbeth. This
arrangement of the play. with scenes
from Middletons Witch" and with mu-
sic and dancing, held the stage for at
least hundred years, for 1t was not
changed until Phelps, at Saddler's Wells,
in 1Si7, banished both the singing witches
ana all of LOcke's music and gave the
play practically as 1t is presented today.
Charles kean in his Spectacular pro-
duction of Macbeth at the Princes,
Theater. London. in 1852. restored the
scenes Of Garrick's version. This appears
to have been the last occasion, though.
on which they were used and with the
elder Booth and Macready. In his late-
performances, both Garrick and Locke
were completely discarded
The Sothern- Marlowe version also dis
Iteration given to the play by early actors,
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OF debts. He has a daughter, beautiful,
cultured ad charming The town Of Dan
vile. where they reside, claims Judge
Carter as its leading citizen, and Judge
Carter owns the street car system, which
is not popular. Judge Carter has a son,
Howard, about the same age as Gen.
Warrington's daughter. who, Of course, is
In love with her. The generals Old home
is about to be sold to pay his debts when
James Marshall, the hero, enters.
man from the north, who has made his
fortune in New York out of street rail-
ways. and thinks it is time Danville dis
carded the mules of the Carter system
for a modern electric line. He also
cnerishes a modern notion that man
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Cosmos Theater.

Heading this weeks bill at the Cosmos
Theater are the Four Alvords. versatile
entertainers, in a singing. talking and
dancing melange. Seven complete char
acter and costume changes distinguish
the act. Next ON the bill are the Wal
dron brothers, introducing Phil, the ia.
comedian, who Is said to be the latest
comedian in vaudeville. La Frera and
Fields, two clever misses. have char
acter singing and dancing sister act"
The Warbelis, the big novelty juggling,
club-sWinging, comedy offering; Jimmie
Cowper, the well known black-Iace come
dian, and Frank p. Hurlbutt, in a nov
city musical offering, complete the bill
of vaudeville specialties. An exception
ally strong program OF the newest pic
ture plays is carded for this week.
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Busoni Recital

Ferruccio Busoni, pianist. will make
his appearance for the first and only
time this season in recital at the Column
bia Theater next Tuesday. The program,
chosen by him with great care. in order
to satisfy all his hearers. will be two
numbers Of Chopin. the "Nocturne III
Minor" and the Polonaise in Flat; tie
concert etude of List, La Campaneila
variations in theme by Paganini, Brahms,
the dramatic poem, Der Erlkoenig,' b.
Schubert-Liszt; the "Rigoletto,' by Verdi
List, and Beethoven's Sonata in +
Minor" Mr.. Busoni found 1t Impossible
to embody in his program the Chopin
..Ecossaise," but has promised to play il
as an encore, in response to numerous re-
quests.
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Newman Travel Lectures.

Announcement is made of a series OF
five travel talks by E. NJ. Newman at
the Columbia Theater. on five successive
Sunday evenings, beginning February l..
Mr.. Newman will be favorably remem-
bered as having presented the very inter
esting African series last season at the
same place.
The topics this year are all new ana
the stereopticon slides have been col
ored by experts. The first lecture VIII
be on the Austrian Tyrol more beautiful
than Switzerland. and embracing all ths
charm of Italy. The second is on the
Balkan states. In Turkey. the subject
for the third lecture is found an almost
new country, so great is the change
wrought by the Young Turk" Dem
mark is the fourth topic and India
the fifth.
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The Arcade.

The program at the Arcade Auditorium
for the present month is one Of the most
promising ever attempted by local
amusement house.
Roller polo games, basket ball and d.
verse amusement will be put on as ex-
ira attractions from time to time each
week. Polo was initiated last evening
with a game between the Washington
and Baltimore teams, and was applauded
by a large and representative crowd.
Within the next few weeks a number OF
the leading teams Of the east will be
brought here to face the strong local
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Majestic.

The program at the Majestic Theater
this week includes Mabel and Corbley In
a musical skit entitled Summer Board
ers and Some-R-Not," introducing q mu-
steal battleship, which transforms from
a cot bed, musical doll rack and saxa-
phone solo; Murray and Alma Ferguson
in their travesty entitled THE Elocution
Fiend'; Wright, Lloyd and Clayton, nov
city singers and dancers; Edmond Warren
and company in The Adventurer
Oliver and Gilmore, comedy kids. and
frankie, expert clay modeler. The Ma
jestograph opens and closes the perform
ance with some OF the latest pictures.
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Columbia.

A fight for a girl and franchise, plac-
ing in sharp contrast the life Of the south
and its pride of ancestry against the life
of the vigorous north, with its seif-made
men, Is the theme Of the new play In
which Manager L. s. Sire will present
Wilton Lackaye at the Columbia Thea
ter this week.
'The Stranger is typically American
play, dealing with politics. love and in
trigue. whose scene is laid In the little
town of Danville, Ga. Gen. Warrington
is southern gentleman with noble
name, a fine plantation and collection
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Belasc0.

Mr.. E. H. Sothern and Miss Julia
Marlowe appear at the Belasco Theater
this week in a repertory Of five Shake
spearean plays, including their first pres
entation in this city Of their newest
Shakespearean production Of Macbeth"
Their repertory is as follows: Monday
night. Macbeth; Tuesday night, Tam
ing, of the Shrew": Wednesday night,
Hamlet; Thursday night, Macbeth;
Friday night, Merchant Of Venice; Sat-
urday matinee, Macbeth; Saturday
night, Romeo and Juliet"
It is a matter OF pleasure and profit to
theatergoers that Sothern and Marlowe
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Chase's.

Chase's bill this week offers as the
stellar comedy feature Will M. Cressy
and Blanche Dayne. in Mr.. Cressy's lat
est success. zone Night Only" The sup
Elementary leading Offering will be Stepp,
Mehiinger and King, in banjoism, char
acter songs and pianologue. Among spe-
cial attractions will be the Uessems. from
Australia. Their performance consists OF
sensational antipodal, head on head and
inverted equilibrsts. in which they are
said to be unequaled.
THE New Recruit" by Albert F. Haw-
taorne and Frank A. Burt; Karl Emmy
and his pets. wonderfully trained fox ter
riers; Bissett and Scott, tap dancing and
catchy songs; the Royal Colibris, hllipu-
tian comedians. in 1.-The Baby, the Nurse
and the Corporal" and the popular day.
lights or the Farm" conclude the pro-
gram.
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Academy.

The engagement Of Miss Rose Melville
as Sis Hopkins, the funny little country
girl in the play Of the same name, now in
It's twelfth year Of unbroken success, will
be the attraction at the Academy this
week. At the end of the present tour
Miss Melville will retire from the stage.
For a round dozen years Miss Melville
has been presenting to the theater-goers
of this country the odd and fancifuI Sis
Hopkins. with her witticisms, her quaint
philosophy, her weird dresses and her
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should count for what he is and what
he does, rather than merely for what his
ancestors were and did. It develops that
he was born in the vicinity Of Danville
or nameless parents, and started out in
life, with but a brief memory of his
mother and none at all Of his father.
He, however, has developed into a mas
terfu! man, and his return to Danville
TO take the street car franchise from the
carriers, to restore the historic home to
Gen. Warrington, who once befriended
him, and finally to take the generals
daughter from young Carter furnishes
the action Of the play
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Gayety.

1.-THE Queen Of Bohemia" which will be
the offering at the Gayety Theater this
week. is distinguished by exceptional cos
tunes and scenic effects. The principal
comedy roles will be handled by May
F'lortne Linden, Charles Mason and ]. F.
Cuttings. George Leonard, Sue Stillman.
Grace Childres, Marjorie Meredith, George
Hayes and many others are numbered in
the company. The entire production is
characterized by novelty, humor, music,
dancing and brilliant electrical effects.
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"U. S. Minister Bedloe. I"

William H. Crane comes to the National
Theater for the week beginning Monday
evening. February 20. in ~. S. Minister
Bedloe." a brand-new comedy by George
AIDE. Mr.. Crane has been playing 1t in
Chicago where he opened new theater-
the Blackstone--with it on New Year eve,
and In Boston. The scenes are laid in a
small town In the United States-any
small town will do-and In the capital city
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Casino.

The program at the Casino Theater this
week includes Rutan and his song birds,
In their last appearance In Washington;
Blake's animal circus. one OF the
big novelties Of the vaudeville stage;
Eddie Foley. monologist, with plenty Of
original stories and laughs; Mark Lindes
& Co., in a one-act~ play entitled "A One
night Stand: Willis Bros, who present
an absolutely new dancing act; Howard
Dodson, comedy cartoonist, who rapidly
front Of the audience, and Louise Elliott.
described as "a little girl in her brothers
clothes
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his mother, Maria Louisa. second wife of


Napoleon /.
Metternich, chancellor of Austria, to
whom the Eagiet has been given in
charge, conceals from the boy all knowl-
edge Of the history which Napoleon. the
Eagle has made. The young duke, how
ever, is haunted by visions of his fathers
fame. He longs to be worthy of this
great inheritance, but shrinks from
initiative. fearing his own incapacity, and.
imaginative and vacillating, wastes away
in the fires of an hereditary ambition.
which he can neither control nor crafty.
Tuesday evening she will portray in
Camille" by Dumas. MS, the pathetic
figure of Marguerite Gautier. AS in the
present and in the past. so in the years
to come Camille must be identified with
the personality of Bernhardt.
The performance Wednesday afternoon
OF MADAME x,'' by Alexander Bisson,
will he welcomed by the many who would
see the great tragedienne in that melo-
drama OF mother love. so noted for its
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Coming Attractions
New National.

Lovers of the highest form of dramatic
art will have their last opportunity to see
Nine. Sarah Bernhardt at the National
Theater during the coming week.
She will open her engagement in
'IAiglon,'' Edmond Rostand's poetic
drama. which tells of Reichstadt, son of
Napoleon ]. He is known as LAiglon
The EagleD. and when the play opens,
in 1880, is living at the viennese court with
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"The House That Jack Built"

Jack Built are to be given at the Colum-
bia Wednesday and Friday afternoons OF
this week for the benefit OF the Con-
federate Memorial Home. There was
not O hitch In the initial performance
last Friday, and Miss Margaret Martin
says things will move along just as
smoothly in the next two performances.
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Cosmos Sunday Concert.

A varied program OF spedalties IL an
nounced for todayB concert at the Cos
mos. which includes tho Roth Rosso eD-
cratic company, Hindu seiectionsi ! q.
Brown and company In their dramatic
sketch, "a Loyal Member; HornnAnu.
comedy magician; George CLARK German
monologist; Crowley and Crowley. songs
and parodies, and Irene McCartym. sing
ing comedienne. The orchestral program
includes the Light Cavalry Overture"
sylvia ballet. excerpts from I'll Trova-
tore" q Bendix suite and other numbers.
new American-Pathe comedy and an
English dramatic story are among the
picture plays.
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combination. Teams from Atlantic City.
Wilmington and Possibly Philadelphia
Capital city quint
A number OF basket bail games ara
scheduled. most important among tho
many being that In which Georgetown
Will clash with its old rival. tho Univer-
sity Of Virginia. The Hilltoppers were
beaten BY their adversaries in Chariottes-
Vile last Friday evening. and will 30 In
tho game here February II determined
to even matters.
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be the attraction at the New Lyceum
Theater this week. The supporting com.
pany includes such experienced perform
ers as Bobby Mack, Eleanor Revere and
May Yuir. known as THE Girls Who Look
Alike: the three Hanlons, acrobats ex-
traordinary. and McGarry and McGarry.
There is a two.act musical comedy, '.Har-
UNI Scarum,' all the numbers having
been composed expressly for the produc-
ton
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Yiddish PLAYERS.

David Levinson. Nine. II. Thomashef-
sky and Nine. Fineman, the eminent
Yiddish players. supported by cast di-
rect from Thomashefsky's Arch Street
Theater. Philadelphia, will appear to-
night only at the Columbia Theater In
their latest success OF this season. The
Iron Man." a musical drama in four
acts, by Moses Richter. music by Yid-
della Belzer. Mr.. Levinson, Nine.
Thomashefsky and Mime. Fineman
are principal players in the perform
ance, which is distinguished by pathos,
rafting comedy and heart appealing
scenes.
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Academy Sunday Concert.

The Congressional Quartet has been
secured as a special attraction for the
concert at the Academy Theater tonight.
Their repertoire includes the most recent
songs of the day. Charles Siinons, char
acter singer and yodler; Harry Brooks,
in a monologue and the motion pictures
presented between the acts OF the enter
tafners complete the bill.
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Grand Opera in Baltimore.

For the first time on any stage outside
Of New York. Philadelphia and Chicago.
The Girl OF the Golden West" the new
Succini opera, will be given at the Lyric
rheater. Baltimore. Thursday night. Feb
ruary 9, by the Philadelphia Chicago
Grand Opera Company. The cast will be
the same as that which sang IL in Chica-
go and then added to its daurels in Phil
adelphia- Carolina White. who created
the role In Chicago. will be heard as tho
Girl: Amadeo Bassi, the Italian tenor,
will be heard as the bandit, johnson, the
role he created I'm Chicago also, and
Mario Sammarco will sing the role OF the
Sheriff. The minstrel will be Armand
Crabbe. who with his pathetic air SO
touches the hearts of the miners. c.
BresslerGianoli will be Wowkle. the
squaw of Billy the Indian, who will be
GuStave Huberneau. the French basso.
The orchestra will be under the direction
OF Celofonte Campanini, the general mu-
steal director of the company.
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Casino Sunday Concert.

The program for the Sunday concert
today at the Casino Theater includes
Rutan and his "song BIRDS" Belle and
Mayo. singers and dancers; Hurley, the
music man: Hunter and Lewis. song ex-
perts; Wilson and Miles, and the special
Sunday series OF motion picture plays
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funny little pigtails and red ceifuload

funny little pigtails and red celfulodd
side combs.
The love story which runs through the
play is one OF great sweetness and charm
Ing simplicity. It Is an expression OF
the trustfMness OF q girls heart. ana 1t
has been on a world tour and returns o
well gowned. polished young woman.
There is most thrilling scene here
which has been brought most naturally
into the action, and tho end thrills with
human interest
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New Lyceum.

Elmer Tenley. at the head Of his own
company, THE Pennant