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The Washington times., 1911-06-22
COLUMBIA PLAYERS
T0BE SEEN NEXT IN
"ANAMER|CAN WIDOW
Successful Society Comedy
Makes First Appear
ance Here.

IAN American Widow" one of the
New York successes of the last few
years that has no. been seen in this
city. will receive its initial Washing
ton presentation next Monday night at
The hands of the Columbia Players. 1t
is by Kellett Chambers, and was first
produced in New York at the Hudson
Theater September 6, 1903. Since that
date and following its extended run in
the metropolis, 1t has been seen in
many Of the leading cities, and is con-
sidered one of the most delightful OF
recent society comedies.
IAN American Widow is In three
acts and has star part for the lead
ing woman, Frances Nelson, that was
originally played by another Washing
ton favorite, Grace F1lkinS, who scored
enc Of her greatest hits in the role
The first act takes place In New York,
while the other two transfer the scene
of action to the vicinity of Saratoga.
A young and vivacious widow is the
subject Of the complications that &C.
company her efforts to again venture
into the fields Of welded bliss, though
by restrictions contained
in documents that turn up with alarm
ing frequency, with stipulations govern
ing the conditions of the Inheritance of
4 large fortune.
The play will be handsomely staged
and gowned, and those who revel In
modern society comedies will welcome
next weeks offering.
The Washington times., 1911-06-22
Aborn Singers to Appear
In Sunday Concert Here

Announcement of the concert by the
combined Aborn English Grand Opera
Companies of Washington and Balti.
more next Sunday night at the Nationa
Theater is OF much interest to music
lovers Not only will the principals be
heard, but the choruses of both com
panies will also take part in this con.
cert.
The sopranos will be Edith Helena
BeginIa Vicarino, and Bertha Shalek
the contraltos, Marie Louise Rogers
and Zoe Fulton; the tenors, Domenico
Russo, Salvatore Sciarretti, Eugene
Battain. Leonid Samoloff, and Henri
Barron: the baritones, William G,
Stewart, George Champion, and Harry
Lnckstone; the bassos, Herbert Water
GUS and George Shields. The conductors
will be Caesar Sodero and Giuseppe An
gelIni.
While a concert which brings together
so many well-known singers would in
itself be a notable event, this concert
will have a special feature in the sing
ing of the sextet from Lucia" for
the first time by a double sextette.
The other selections on the program
are all well-established favorites, such
as the toreador song from Carmen"
THE Heart Bowed Down." and bliss
Forever Past" from THE Bohemian
Girl" the mad scene from Lucia -
"Miserere" from I'll Trovatore." the
meditation from ''Thias,'' and the
charming and tuneful soldiers chorus
from Faust"
This concert will be the greatest event
of the Aborn season in Washington.
The Washington times., 1911-06-22
YAGABONDS FORCED
TO MAKE CHANGE IN
NEXT WEEKS BILL
Decide Upon "The Merchant
of Venice" as Their
Offering.

The stock company at the Belasco
Theater, the Vagabonds, has changed
it's bill for next week. 1t was found
necessary to postpone the production
of IF ! Were King" till a later date,
and substitute The Merchant of
Venice" in its stead.
The illness of Fuller Mellish had
much to do with this decision, for in
the Justin Mccarthy play he was cast
for a very important role. that Of
Louis XI. In THE Merchant of Ven
ice" he will be called upon to enact
n role that he will not have to study,
for with Sir Henry Irving he played
Old Gobbo. a great number of times
Others of the company are very well
acquainted with the play, and more
especially Lionel Belmore. who was
Sir Henry Irvings stage manager the
last fifteen years of his life.
In the forthcoming rendition OF the
play. Charles Hopkins will appear as
Shylock, Lionel Belmore as Gratiano,
Percy Standing as Bassanio, Sheldon
Lewis as Antonio. Osborne Searle as
Launcelot Gobbo, Fuller Mellish as
Old Gobbo, Virginia Pearson as Por-
tia. Mrs. Hopkins as Nerissa, and
Florence Huntington as Jessica.
The Washington times., 1911-06-22
Excursions.

During the summer months the wa
tiers of Hampton Roads and the lower
Chesapeake bay abound with fish, in
GLIDING the famous spot, hogfish, trout,
sea bass, mullet, and blue fish. Every
facility is afforded at Old Point Com
fort and ocean View for a days fish
ing, and even the greenest amateur
angler can be assured of a good catch at
at any time. For the expert rod and
reel artist there is Lake Smith, a body
of fresh water, just outside of the lin
It's of Norfolk city, pronounced by ex-
perts TO afford the best bass and pike
fishing to be found in this country.
The Norfolk and Washingtn Steam
boat Company Is featuring weekend
trips to Old Point and Ocean View, in
Guiding stateroom and hotel accom-
modations, also sea trips to New York
and Boston for travellers to the East
and New England resorts.
The city ticket office, at 720 Four
teenth street, Bond building, will fur
nish detailed information and lltera-
ture. Phone. Main 1920.
The Washington times., 1911-06-22
ABORN COMIC OPERA
COMPANY COMES TO
NATIONAL FOR WEEK
Robin Hood" to Be Given,
Following Close of
Grand Opera.

Hardly a summer has passed in Wash
ington in many years that has not seen
a week devoted to the perennial comic
opera favorite, Robin Hood" and its
popularity here is so strong that 1t has
been decided to bring the Aborn Comic
Opera Company to the New National
Theater for one week only, beginning
Monday night, to present eight perform
ances of this De Koven and Smith mas
terpiece.
The grand opera season closes this
week with the Sunday night concert.
Robin Hood" for many years the
piece de resistance of the famous old
Bostonians, who have been disbanded
now for several years, was secured by
Messrs. Aborn for the repertoire Of their
companies after the passing of the orig
inal organization. and has since become
as Familiarity identified with the Aborn
Companies as II was formerly with the
Bostonians. II is considered one of the
finest, If not the very best specimen Of
comic opera extant in this country.
The cast will include an "All-FavorS
lite" array, every artist in the list having
appeared here before. and all of them
are popular with the Aborn following in
Washington. The title role will be pre-
scented by John r. Phillips, Blanche
Morrison will be happily suited as Maid
Marian. Phil. Branson will have his
laughable character of the Sheriff of
Nottingham, Hattie Arnold will be the
Dame burden, George B. rockingham
the Friar Tuck, Sabrey D'Orsell the
Anabel. Harry Dale the Guy Of Gis-
bourne, Forrest HUFF the Littlejohn,
FRITZ Won Busing the Alan-a-Dale and
George Shields the VIII Scarlet, with
Clarence West as conductor and Charles
H. Jones as stage director.
The same complete and artistic pro-
duction which the Aborns presented here
last season will be seen again, and the
entire chorus will be brought from its
engagements in other cities.
The Washington times., 1911-06-22
Fireworks Display
At Glen Echo Tonight

Another of the big displays of fire.
works that are proving such fine draw
ing cards at Glen Echo Park this sea-
son, is announced by the management
for this evening. starting at o'clock on
the lawn fronting the Ferris wheel. To-
nights pyrotechnical exhibition will be
duplication of the one given last
Monday evening at the famous Steel
Pier in Atlantic City, and promises TO
be unusually interesting.
Dancing, as usual, continues a prime
feature of these June evenings at Glen
Echo and the big pavilion, where Mills
orchestra holds forth, Is popular gath
ering place for the younger generation.
With its half hundred attractions all in
smooth running order, Glen Echo offers
as wide a variety Of amusement and
gayety as can be found any place in
or near Washington and the present
season is establishing new records for
attendance.
On next Sunday afternoon and evening
the United States Soldiers Home mill
tary band, under the dictatorship. of
John s. M. Zimmerman, will give the
fourth of the series of special concerts.
Arrangements are already well under
way for a brilliant celebration Of the
Fourth of Julv at Glen Echo.
The Washington times., 1911-06-22
Alaskan Pictures.

Life in the frozen orth, the complete
story of the gold eagle, from the work
of the original prospector to the newly
minted object, and a panoramic and ex-
citing review Of the manner in which
the great fur-coated animals maintain
their existence under the shadow oil
the pole, will be a few of the interesting
subjects presented at the Columbia
Theater Sunday night by B. B. Dobbs'
motion picture travel record of years
spent in Alaska. the Land OF Up
There"
The entertainment, as presented by
w. T. Jones throughout the country
has proven one Of the most interesting.
as we'll as instructive of travel records.
There are many animal studies, also,
that will attract marked attention. the
films Of the beasts having been OBJ
tanned with the utmost difficulty as they
are pictured in their most secluded
retreats.
The Washington times., 1911-06-22
Atlantic City.
s0FFIE1Al9 Guide,
New York.

Most complete guide Of Atlantic City, pub
nshed with beautiful colored map and time
tables; also List Of reliable hotels with rates.
Mailed free RESORT FREE INFORMA-
TON BUREAU. BOX 1866 All City. N. J.
The Washington times., 1911-06-22
Bill at Cosmos.

A feature Of the next weeks show
at the Cosmos will be a singing and
dancing novelty act by Sadie Whiting
and the Pepper Twins. The act is ar
tistically set with several changes of
special scenery, and comes to Wash
ington highly recommended.
A novel comedy juggling act is prom
Used by Truner and De Almo. This act
will also carry a special set of scenery.
Jean Irwin, a singing coincidence. who
is well known: Duffy Brothers, classy
pair, who have recently acquired the
Armand and Armand. in a novelty mu-
steal act, are also on the bill. One other
act will be added to the show when
completed. The motion picture program
for next week is receiving special at
tentiOn.
The Washington times., 1911-06-22
He Got His.

Dear Clara" wrote the young man,
pardon me- but I'm getting so forget
really forget whether you said yes or
no."
Dear WILL" she replied by note, $50
glad to hear from you. I know I said
mo- to some one last night, but I had
forgotten Just who 1t was."-London
Opinion.
The Washington times., 1911-06-22
Large Eating House.

The greatest eating house in the
1t is the new theological Garden res
taurant. in which 10000 people can
dine at the same time beneath the
roof. while the open air terraces, for
use in summer, can accommodate an
other 10000 diners. There are 1000
sons.
The Washington times., 1911-06-22
Miss Tuckerman Hurt
When Thrown From Horse

Miss Emily Tuckerman, of Washing
ton. who was injured at her summer home
In Stockbridge, Mass, by being thrown
from her horse, has SO far recovered
as to be able to resume her rides. The
animal SHE'D suddenly and threw Miss
Tuckerman into a ditch. She landed on
her head and shoulders.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-20

-
u DIR. Albert Clayton, he added. n
"I0u know theu we'll, pu~-
sued his father. -l,ngiug gratefully
-o this topic
~Aboa. q YEAR eyadei Dick
~Wouit YOU care 20 meet them.
III take YOU 20 call some after
noon. u v0U like.
I'D Ekeir. You must take me
around my box. I've been away
so long people will not remember
me-
Your e wrong there. objected
Dick. They know me only as the Old man SON. But
go0ur very li--le-Im 100 busy
AZ that. his father asked question about his work,
and for the remainder 0t the ride they talked with en-
tlusasu. Indeed. Dick so engros,ei thar he al
most missed his street and had shout the driver
take the one below and turn back the farther lVcnue.
Bur The thread II conversation was broken now, and
when they were admitted into Dicks quarters by Vii
kins their remarks were per1unctOry. The serving man
took the elder Prentice 20 remove the stains OK
travel and Dick staring the window vsua.izing on
he glss the face of Eleanor Clayton startled
20 see II melt and give place 20 the lcering, weather
beaten counenancc ~ the man with the empty sleeve
With sone asper,-y he shouted 90 Wilkins draw the
blinds; but the physical exclusion could not shut out
l. image NJ -hc ruthan Or It's companion picture. bis
-4tlers -crror-strlcken eyes. With mo-neret oath,
he -prng up and. because DE was uncomfortable pro-
..rica 'o give his a-tonishcd lackcy FIVE very uneasy
-Iuutc-
This behavior ua- sufficiently uuusual 90 make VII
ir- nervous. and as consequence Hc lGng.e- the dine
up-. for which he had been week IN preparation. And
when r -h. wii-, NJ II there came ring 80 the door
+. v- greatly per-crhei Wilkins who. returning. i'm
-ona. Prentice that o." person a. the door wanted to
Who is it, asked Dick ENORMOUSLY. ~Wha, does he
Wau,,@
Beg p4-ion. SIR" said the trembling Wisns ~bu,
he's ve-. il, favored man. Sir with one arm
TIE gla-. 10 Clifford Prcn,icc's elbow was shattered
IN the floor. and Dick started mp with an oath.
II ft.. Do. rrr r II. -rl. rIrt tl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-20

TIE Overland Limited was IN. and the station
lota-a-- had sprung 20 life. Through tas S-,e
l. pressed e. horde II passengers. homecoming FOR
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-06
Commerce at Southern Ports

The imports at southern ports rose from $118,000,000 in 1909 to $140,0 ,000,- 900 in 1910, an increase of 1S.S per cent. The increase in all other ports was but AT per cent. Our own Mobile imported goods in 1910 to the value of $3,S09,47O compared with imports of 1881 ,669 in the previous year-a gain of about 35 per cent. New Or leans leads the south in imports and Saluria, Tex, comes next, Charleston is third and Paso Del Norte, Tex, and Savannah are almost tied for the next position Mobile stands just be- hind this pair.
 In exports Galveston is the leader, followed in order by New Orleans, Savannah Mobile, Wilmington, N G., and Sabrue. These are the chief eA porting cities of the south. The total exports of the south in 1910 az gregated $67S,000,000 as compared with $651 100000 in the previous year. Through the southern ports" says the Manufacturers Record, "36 per cent of the merchandise was exported. But. of the total exports greater per cent than that originated in the south. The exports of southern origin, direct
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-06

reflect for the youth of the eommun- ity, the clements of our complex civi- lization. It must present the elements of our industrial, economic and social life, so that the pupil may adjust him. self to the requirements of the mod ern age. It must give the pupil an opportunity to discover himself, and then it must lead him to prepare him self for some specific service to hu- manity. This is the highest mission of the high school in our community life"
 Many High school graduate with out means to take a course in me chanic engineering in one of our tech nological institutions will go to work in machine shop. What he has learned of theory combined with prac- tice at the High school will stand him in good stead, of course, and put him far beyond a boy who has had little or no education. What Birmingham needs to supplement the excellent manual training work at the high school is a mechanics institute with night classes. The apprentice in a shop should be able to continue his studies at night under competent instructors. Such an institute is found in many other cities, and one is about to be opened here In this district where the demands for technically trained young men are rapidly increasing no oppor- tunity should be lost for developing youth along the lines indicated. A night mechanics school will be well patronized from the start.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-06
Herbert's American Opera

The musical journals are devoting much space to a discussion of the merits of Victor Herberts latest and greatest ef- grand opera. The composer is receiving high praise and 1t is generally agreed that Herbert's achievement is all the more signal because of the commonplace character of the libretto upon which he had to build Musical America, in it's ac- count of the opera, says among other things:
 The libretto of Joseph Bedding should go down into operatic history as one of the most futile, fatuous, halting. impot- ent, inane and puerile ever written. It's dramatic development is totally wanting in sense and logic, it's situations have been worn threadbare by convention, its characters .are sawdust-stuffed marl- onettes and it's verbiage, cheap colloquial- ism or jingling balderdash.
 With so tremendous a handicap, it is surprising that Mr. Herbert's music should reveal the excellences it does. His score is modern in harmony and orches- tration, and in the latter respect par ticularly he reveals an independence and an individuality quite surprising at this date. There are fascinating and even bi- zarre effects of instrumental color throughout. On the whole, there is not perhaps, as much fluent melody as some persons may have expected, but the genu- inc musicianship of the entire score Is unmistakable'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-06
CHURCH UsHERs AS IDOLS
m the Washington Herald.

II ioil tHc w VdSHiuSt toA I1CIdlu
 "The matinee girl finds her prototype in the church girl, with a predilecton for ushers,' said H. J. Lamb of New York. at the New Willard recently. MT. Lamb years ago used to be an usher in one of the largest churches of New York.
 NO matinee idol has a harder time of it getting away from love-sick damsels than the ushers of church well att tended, as most churches are. by women.
 For many girls" he continued, Ian usher seems to exude the same sort of fascination as does the minister In a small town church, and it seems to make very little difference whether he is good looking or homely, married or single, rich or poor, so long as he wears a frock coat on Sunday mornings, shows people to their pews with the proper dis crimfnation,s> or without it, and passes the collection plate politely. In any case he is a pseudo-pubic character. and. as such, fair game for any young woman with matrimonial intentions.
 '"There are three types of these young woman, and it's hard to say which Is the most persistent. The first type sends sentimental notes, valentines and Easter cards; the second waits around after church or looks you up at your place of business and asks you point-blanlk tn marry her, while the third, trying to be coy, succeeds in being silly"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-06

or indirect. included s5SS,00O,Qo0 worth of products of the cotton plant, $70,000, ,000 of timber and lumber, $35,- 0O0,000 of tobacco, $S0,00000O of min eral oils, $22,O00,000 of naval stores, $15, 100000 of coal and $S,000,000 Of phosphate rock, total of S76S,000, 900, while $50,O00,O00 or $60,O0O,0o0 may be added as the souths share in exports of foodstuffs, manufactures of iron and steel, etc, making the total $S3o 100000, or nearly 45 per cent of the total value of exports of merchants disc. With expansion of manufac- lures in the south justified by it's pos session of the vast stores of iron ore, coal, timber, sulphur and other min erals, and it's hundreds of millions of acres of fertile lands, the south should in few years be contributing the greater portion of the merchandise for export from the United States"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-06
Conventions to Order

That Nashville convention, gath cred beyond reasonable doubt by the four big express companies, was a dismal failure. It deceived no one. Says the Tennessean: "A powerful lobby, systematic in it's plans and general in it's operations; has been at work striving to prejudice the people in general and the country merchants in particular against the parcels post, which is in prospect of adoption and inauguration by the federal govern ment. All the sophistry, misrepren- tation and illogical argument known to the ingenious agents of powerful corporations are being employed to delude and mislead the people into pronouncing against a system of dis tribution that would be of vast bene- fit to all the people" "
 The Atlanta Constitution is equally outspoken. In discussing the Nash vile effort it says: But where the question is understood in all it's bear ings, the country merchant is as en- thusiastic friend of parcels post as is the farmer himself-and that is broad statement, considering that the Farmers union, the National grange and all the other farmers organiza- tions are a unit in aggressively favoring a parcels post. The country merchant who reserves the right to think for himself knows that a par cells post, like rural free delivery, the rural telephone, good roads, or any other agent of general rural develop ment, will work to his own good, in common with other individuals and industries depending directly upon the country for a livelihood. h. creased land values, enhanced pro- duction, augmenting of population, elevated buying power-all initiate to the profit of the country mer- chant, whether in the small town or the cross roads store!"
 The convention convened at Nash vile was silly effort. It represented nothing but = the corporations that stood secreted behind it and it com mitted no intelligent country mer- chant against a parcels post. The Sixty-second Congress will probably inaugurate parcels post, and when the system is once established in this country it will be recognized as an unmixed blessing and it will never be abolished.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-06
THE BROoKsIDn

By Richard Mines. wandered by the brookside,
 I wandered by the mill; could not Iear the brook flow
 The noisy wheel was still; There was no burr of grasshopper.
 No chirp of any bird, But the beating of my own heart
 Was all the sound I heard. I sat heenath the elm tree;
 I watched the long, long shade, And as it grew still longer.
 did net feel afraid; For listened for a footfall.
 listened for word But the beating of my own heart
 Was all the sound I heard. He came rot--no, he came not
 The night came on alone The little stars sat one by one,
 Each on his golden throne; The evening wind passed by my. cheek
 The leaves above were stirred But the beating of my own heart
 Was all ti!c sound I heard. Fast, silent tears were flowing,
 When something stood behind; A hand WIS on my shoulder
 l knew it's touch was kind: It drew me nearcr-nearer-
 We did not speak one word, For the beating of our own hearts Was all the sound heard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-06
HERE IS MIR. DICK SWIVELLER

ment is the least happiest of our exist ence?"
 It was perhaps not very unreasona ble to suspect, from what had already passed, that MT. Swiveller was not quite recovered from the effects of the powerful sunlight to which he had made allusion: but if no such suspicion had been awak- ened by his speech, his wiry hair, dull eyes and sallow face would still have been strong witnesses against him. His at tire was not, as he had himself hinted, remarkable for the incest arrangement, but was in state of disorder, which gone to bed in it. It consisted of a brown body coat with great many brass buttons up the front, and only one behind, a bright checked neckerchief, a plaid waistcoat soiled white trousers and a very limp hat, worn with the wrong side foremost to hide hole in the brim. Tho breast Of his coat was ornamented with an outside pocket from which there peeped forth the cleanest end of very large and very ill-favored handkerchief; his dirty waistband was pulled down as far as possible and ostentatiously folded back over his cuffs; he displayed no gloves and carried a yellow cane, hay ing at the top bone handle with a semblance of a ring on it's finger and black ball in its grasp. With all these personal advantages Go which may be added the strong savor of tobacco smoke and a prevailing greasiness of appear Mr.. chair with his eyes fixed on the ceiling, and, occasionally pitching his voice to the needful key, obliged the company with a few bars of an intensely dismal air, and then, in the middle of note, he lapsed into his former silence.