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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
Chase's.

Merry and musical features. foreign
and American novelties and other stel-
lar attractions are announced for Chase's
this week. the principal laugh Offering be-
ing the comedy players Claud and Fan
ME Usher. in a character classic, ia
gan's Decision which is declared the
greatest hit in it's class this season. A
noted European novelty will be the Five
Armanis, from the Alhambra, Paris, in
Il gorgeous musical and scenic act, "A
Night in Naples Al and Fannie Sted-
man will embody their amusing piano
capers" in "A Little of Everything
Laughable." and the Bert Harvey and
Mile De Vora trio. including the dimin-
utive black-face comedian, John Dough,
will present an eccentric and fancy dane
ing review.
Hastings and Wilson are billed for anus
ing capers as The Lunatics"; La Maze,
Quail and Blaise will contribute funny
twists, turns and tumbles and Alfredo,
the Italian serenader. is listed for an in
strumental treat composed of favorite
selections. The daylight motion pictures
will show animated views of the trial OF
the new French hydroplane, the launch
ing of a Chinese cruiser, Mrs. Pankhurst
speaking in Wall street and the torture
of fanatics in Teheran, Persia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
Barleon. Merle Maddern, Eleanor Gordon
and a dancer Viola Romer.
BelaSco.

At the Belasco Theater this week, with
daily matnees, the attraction will be the
raising of the battleship Maine from the
mud at the bottom of Havana harbor,
shown by means of realistic motion pic
lures. taken by special permission of the
United States government. An expert
motion picture operator was on duty at
Havana for several months. and every
phase of the work, which is claimed to be
the greatest marine engineering feat ever
attempted and successfully accomplished,
will be shown. These films are said to
make clear the mystery how the famous
battleship was blown up.
The construction of the huge caissons,
the pumping out of the water and mud
which hid the stricken battleship, with
views Of the historic vessel from every
viewpoint. after it was raised, will be
clearly shown.
In addition to the Maine pictures. inter-
estng films will be shown for the first
time in America of Admiral Togo's re-
cent trip through this country. and mo-
ton pictures of the late mobilization of
the Atlantic fleet, taken from the L. S S.
Utah.
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Imperial Distinctive Vaudeville.

w. Stanley James. who made many
warm friends here last summer, for his
work with the Columbia Players. will be
seen in the star attraction at the Imperial
this week. His present vehicle, Love
and War is a virile little drama of the
civil war, showing secret service meth
DDS. 1t Is a thrilling story of the meeting
of Col. Calvert, Confederate ofhcer on
secret service duty. and IA Union spy,
played ny Miss Octavia Ellis. The scene
is laid in Washington. Special scenery
and players come with the production.
Another attraction which should prove
pleasing is Nine ola and her troupe of
Hawaiian troubadours. in an act present
ing their native music and dances. The
principal feature will be the Hula Hula
dance by Nine. Ola. The musical pro-
gram of the troubadourS will be typical
of the melody Of Hawaii. TZuda, a
Japanese equilibrist, will perform feats
in balancing. and Bobby Ferns, a charac-
ter singer, will present an act including
his latest successes. The three Imperial
photo plays will he new.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
"The Reform Candidate"

Maclyn Arbuckle. former star of The
County Chairman THE Round-Up,"
The Circus Man." The WeIcher" etc.
will be the attraction heading Chase's
Christmas week bill. He will present.
with selected company, for the first
time on any stage. The Reform Candi-
date comedy of politics and the
nome, appearing as Art" g. Hoke, the
Pol1tlcal boss, philosophical and
laughable role. In The Right Girl by
Herbert Hall Winslow, Lulu Mcconnell
and Grant Simpson are said to score
more strongly than they did with "A
stormy Hour Signor Trovato. the
Italian violin VirtuoSo. who is said to
make his instrument do everything but
talk. is also among the stellar numbers.
Ed Wynn, the boy with the funny
hat. and Edmund Russon, the English
comedian, will offer cartoon caricatures
called Joy and Gloom; Mary Elizabeth
promises droll stories and SONGS the
Three Escardos will introduce their
amazing and amusing leaping and re-
bounding. and Stickneys circus. with
pony, several canine comedians and a
clown on stills, will contribute to the
fun. The daylight motion pictures will
show recent important international
events. The prices will not be raised
at the Christmas matinee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
Gayety.

Hurtig and Seamon will send their
most elaborate production of the season
to the Gayety this week. II is the Gin
ger Girls company. with Ed Lee Wrothe
as the chief comedian.
The spectacular feature of The Ginger
Girls production this year is the elab-
GRATED vaudeville skit called The Flu
tUrity Winner" which was seen in the
principal vaudeville houses both in Amer
lea and Europe last season. In its origi-
nal form it occupied twenty minutes. Now
ii runs a hundred minutes, with as many
laughs and thrills. The climax of the
act is the horse race. in which three
horses, mounted by experienced jockeys.
give race on the stage
The Futurity Winner" Is preceded by
Mr.. Wrothe's amusing skit, "Janitor Hig-
gins" Among the principals appearing in
both numbers are Frank Wakefield. Jane
La Beau. prima donna; Beatie Evans,
Owen Martin, Frank G. Carson and AL
Dwinell. Including the stage crew Of
twenty mechanics required to handle the
treadmills for the race. The Ginger
Girls" is an exceptionally numerous or
ganiZation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17

popular travesty shows and was staged
under the personal direction OF Tom
Miner. A two-act musical comedy called
"A Day and a Night and an olio Of
vaudeville acts Of the highest order are
promised.
The company includes Abe Leavitt, Ma
Ran Campbell, Hilton and Lewis, Pearl
Reed, William Stewart George Mario,
William Clark. Ray Leavitt and Eta H.
Woods, with an enlarged chorus of pretty
girls in beautiful costumes, who introduce
numerous catchy and up-to-date musical
numbers at short intervals. special
feature is THE Great Rago,' in his feats
defying chains locks and handouts. AS
an extra attraction Cora Livingston,
champion female wrestler Of the world.
has been secured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17

Approaching the fact that. to a lover of
music no greater pleasure could be afford
ed by Christmas remembrance than the
opportunity to hear eminent soloists and
organizations, he has designed "a hand
some Yuietide envelope in which tickets
for one or more of the concerts may be
lnclosed with the compliments of the
sender. These remembrances Mr. Smith
Will undertake to deliver Christmas morn
ing, or at such other time as may be des-
ignated. He also has arranged an ex-
change system by which tickets for one
concert will be exchanged for those of
another. The list of concerts is: January
ii, Harold Baur; January II and Febru-
airy -, the Flonzaley Quartet; January
~, the Philharmonic Society of New
York, under direction of Josef Stransky,
Russian violinist who will be heard as
soloist. The last of the Pn.inarmonic Sc
rleS is scheduled for March 5, with Josef
Lhevinne as the soloist. Nine Gadski also
Ia to appear.
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The Honeymoon Girls.

The attraction to follow the Ginger
Girls at the Gayety will be the Honey
moon Girls The honeymooners in their
offering this season will be shown on
trip to the republic of Panama. There is
promised lots of color and action in the
offering, with Sprinkling of South
American revolutfonists and lots of tropi-
cal costumes. The music, which is said
to be of much higher order than that
usually heard i'll the burlesque theaters,
is by Max Hoffman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17

nent are shown by Mr.. Holmes with coll
ored slides and original motion pictures.
For this evenings lecture at Sis o'clock
to be repeated Monday Afternoon at $50
o'clock, the companion South American
city of beauty, Rio de Janeiro, will be
the subject.
AS City Beautiful it is said to be
lesson to North Americans in what may
be done in the way of boulevard build
ing and the erection of beautiful public
buildings and private residences,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
Cosmos Sunday Concert.

Among the specialties at the Cosmos
concerts today will be Carrie Sites, in
musical comedy: Malin and Mahn, with
a musical offering; Van A. Avery. the
original "Rastus": Signor Bartolomeo
and Mile. Juliette Wieneke. in new
songs, and Marie Clark. coincidence. The
musical program includes Suppes over
ture, "Piaue Dame; Orths In the Clock
Store and other selections. "A Queens
Treachery" and "A Timely Lesson are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
Cosmos-Vaudeville.

At the Cosmos this week The reacher
and the Man" presented by Charles Ter
riss and company will be seen. 1t tells
tale of human life in a gripping man
ner. Sam j. Harris will sing ragtime
and introduce comedy. The Marini Trio.
comedy acrobatic clowns. have q novel
act. The Alamo Trio of Texas will be
seen in comedy, singing and dancing
numbers. Graham and Larkins will offer
THE Messenger Boy and the Dude" The
Turk Italian war pictures will be the
chief of the film features.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
Bohemian Burlosauers.n

Tom Miner, one Of the foremost pro-
ducers OF buriesque. has talom especial
care to secure new material for the ''Bo-
hemian Burlesquers." with the result that
a performance of extraordinary merit Is
promised by that organisation the week
Of December % at the Lyceun. Two bur
lesques, full OF jingling music and witty
sayings, will be presented.
THE Bohemians'' are headed by Andy
Gardner as Patsy Bolivar. the A. d. T.
messenger boy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
Imperial Theeter Concerts.

The Imperial Theater Sunday concerts
will be held this afternoon and evening,
when a special program of selected mu-
steal acts will be presented, among them
Nine. Olas Hawaiian Troubadours and
the Five Musical McBarens. The Impe-
rial Orchestra will render a special pro-
gram and the Imperial distinctive photo
plays will also be shown Popular prices
will prevail-10 and II cents in the after
noon and Is and - cents in the evening
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17

thought is the good he can do for his
fellow-man. His keen Irish sense OF hui
NOR and good will solve the depths OF a
domestic tragedy and restore happiness
TO a home near destruction through tho
Vaccinations OF a designing villain. who
seeks revenge because another has won
the woman he loves.
The cast chosen for the presentation b
a capable one. and the scenic equipment
of the production is beautiful as we'll a.
effective. The staging Of the show 10 by
Rowland and Clifford. who have saH
companies playing It this season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
Convention Hall Rink.

The popularity of the big rink at Con-
vention Hall has grown steadily. Last
week special features We're introduced,
consisting Of one and three-mile skating
contests between Carroll V. Donnelly,
champion roller skater Of the south, and
any and all challengers The orange race
Tuesday night was interesting and anus
ing. Mr.. DOnnelly will compete with
Mr.. Woodward, the champion of this Dis
trict, for the championship of Washing
ton Monday night. Last night the basket
ball game between the teams from Cath
Ollie University and Frederick MD Col
lege proved a big drawing card. Next
Tuesday night Catholic University plays
the Maryland Agricultural basket ball
team. The big rink is open every
afternoon and night. None but new
skates are used, and the floor is in per-
feet condition. Excellent music is pro-
vided, and those who do not skate will
find plenty to amuse and interest. On
Saturday mornings hereafter there will be
a special session for the school children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
Musical Christmas Presents.

A happy idea for the Christmas season
has been hit upon by T. Arthur Smith,
the we'll known local impresario and mu-
steal agent, that Is materially swelling the
advance sale of seats for the musical at
fractions he will bring to Washington dur
ing the early weeks of the coming Year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
Mutt and jeff.

Gus Hills production Of Bud Fishers
cartoon character creations, Mutt and
Jeff" comes to the Columbia Theater
next week 1.-THE Mutt and Jeff" cartoons
now running in The Star have reached
a stage of popularity seldom achieved by
newspaper pictures. In transplanting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
Mother Goose" Pictures.

washington Under the British Flag
has been the drawing card for the Vir-
ginia this week, with the courtship Of
Washington and pretty Martha Gusts,
the picturesque costumes and the quaint
colonial interiors. This picture is shown
for the last time today.
Next week fairy story woven around
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17

these queer characters to stageland Gus
Hill has aimed to make the Offering
real novelty production. In addition to
the usual Thursday and Saturday matt
nees and the holiday matinee Mon
day, Christmas day, an additional matt
nee has been announced for Tuesday
afternoon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17

welded joy of his brother. and deter
mines on matrimony as the crowning
touch needed to complete his scheme
of perfect life. He becomes engaged to
a high-spirited. tomboyish girl. and his
struggle to follow her eXuberant pace
constitutes the comedy
Mr.. Drew is accompanied by Mary
Boland. That's Lawton. Ivan simpson,
Thomas Kelly, Louise Drew and others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
The Rosary

Telling a heart-touching story with
strong religious sentiment THE Rosary"
the play of Edward E. Roses which
proved such a success last season, will
be presented at the Academy next week
The central figure is that OF Catholic
priest, Rev. Brian Kelly, whose greatest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17

Mother Goose characters. called by the
House That Jack Built" 1t is built on
the scale of an old fashioned Christmas
pantomime, to prove equally fascinating
to young and old. This film will be
shown all week, beginning Tuesday, in
addition to the regular program, which
changes daily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
"A Single Man !"

Hubert Henry Davies is the author of
"A Single Man." which John Drew will
present at the New National Theater
next week, with matinees on Christmas
and Saturday.
A romantic writer and bachelor of
fOrty-odd is inspired by spring and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
Makes a Difference.
Fliegcnde Blaetter-

From Fliegcnde Blaetter
Husband-What, You want 800 marks
for Christmas presents! This is out
rageous, 1 forbid you to give me any
thing In that case how much do you
need2
Wife-Two hundred and ninety nine
marks fifty pfennigs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
Holmes Lectures.

With today and tomorrow Burton
Holmes will bring his 1911 series Of
travelogues to a close at the Columbia
Theater This afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock
he will repeat the most popular lecture
of the South America series, "Buenos
Aires The splendors of this little
known metropolis Of the southern CONT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
Lyceurn.

The Offering at the Lyceum this week.
beginning with matinee tomorrow, will
be Miners "Jardin de Paris Girls" in
Guiding Miners Merry Minstrel Maids"
IT has long been known as one of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17

for their especial fitness for their roles.
This attraction comes to the Academy
tomorrow evening for weeks engage
and Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17

the theater, and discussed its possibilities
as social and moral influence with keen
and scholarly discernp1ent."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17

Cosmo Gordon Lennox will make an
adaptation of the late Clyde Fitchs play
THE Girl With the Green Eyes, Tor
use in London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17

The Pearl Maiden is to have its first
production in Rochester Christmas night
Jeffersor De Angels will have the prin-
cipal comedy role
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17

Francis Wilson will postpone the pro-
duction of his new play, The Spiritual
ist," and continue in a Bachelors
Baby
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17

Frank Sheridan, Malcolm Williams and
Muriel Starr have been engaged for the
company supporting Wilton Lackaye in
The Stranger"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17

George c. Dougherty. the father of
Grace George, died at his home in New
York last week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17

After the holidays the Shuberts viii
produce a new musical comedy, entitled
The Man With Three Wives
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17

1t is said that Weber & Fields are will
ing to come together again If business
details can be satisfactorily arranged.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-11-10

Mrs. Cassie Norman.
the habit s;of handling the
truth very recklessly.
That dog hair has been
found in Norman's meal.
That he has backslid from
the Baptist church and has
been seen to beat his wife
and children and that he
makes ugly faces at his wife.
Poor, old Abner. carried this
mockery all over .Ames, getting
signatures. Then as his tor
mentors. stood by barely able to
restrain their laughter, the old
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-11-10

man set off to Enid to present his
petition to the police judge. The
last of his small savings went to
pay his expenses.
At Enid, Abner Norman hand
ed his petition" to the police
judge who read it to Abner and
told him that his fellow towns
men had probably intended it for
a joke"
You can see why he shut him
self up in his deserted mill and
brooded and worried until he
emerged with shattered mind.
,1Abner Norman went to the
state hospital for the insane; his
wife and children to Enid. Mrs.
Norman set about to avenge the
living death of her husband.
There was but one way to do that.
She has brought suit against
some forty of the prominent citi-
zens of Ames for $4,000. ~.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-11-10
A New Arcadia-Woman's Town

A New Arcadla-Woman'S Town
Rockford, Ill.,. Nov. 10.-Ar-
cadia, where flowers perennially
mottle the sweet Flysian, fields,
and where the spirit of altruism
bats over 400, is once again at
bat, and this time with 4 woman
mayor, woman fire chief, corpor-
alton counsel, and full city gov
eminent.
Arcadia, ILL.,, it is this time,
new village just outside this
town. The voters relegated mere
man to the family hearthstone,
and elected as mayor Miss Kate
'O'Connor, sufragette and re-
former. She picked her own cab
met.
30 70
Too many cooks are an i1npos-
..I.1.&,,
The Washington times., 1911-09-09
Professional Building
Ready for Operation

BY October 1 the first purely pro-
fessionaI office building in Washing
ton will have been finished. 1t is To-
Gated at 1917 Connecticut avenue,
four-story building owned by and TO
be occupied by physicians.
The Professional building, as 1t has
been named, was once the home of the
late Justice Peckham. Of the Supreme
Court of the United States 1t has
been changed only slightly as to ex-
terror, but the interior arrangements
have been entirely remodeled for the
buildin g's new use-
Each of the four floors has been
fitted up especially for use as physi-
clans Offices, and an elevator he's been
installed. A day and night telephone
service will be installed, so that the
physicians In the building Will be
easily reached at any time.
The building Is owned by DR.. Soth-
oron Key, Dr.. William B. Mason, and
DIR. John Dunlop. Five physicians al
ready have taken suites In the new
building, two Of the owners. DR..
Mason and DR.. Dunlop, and DR.. Lewis
lC. Ecker, Dr. E. B. Jones, and DIR. G.
| A. Simpson. Two suites only remain
unengaged.
The Washington times., 1911-09-09
RECORDS SMASHED
|. BY SALE Of FORTY
HOUSES IN WEEK
Shannon & Luchs Meeting
Great Success in High
wood Project.

Forty houses, built, partly built and
yet to be built have been sold this
week in the new subdivision of High
wood by Shannon & Luchs. This is
probably a record In home selling.
The selling is ahead of the building.
for although a building operation which
will have added 300 new houses to the
section just east of North Capitol street
and Rhode Island avenue is on foot, only
twenty-one houses have been completed
and fifteen more started. The row of
twenty-one was sold out entirely the
first two days of this week at a price
Of $500 each. The row of fifteen has
been partly sold at 1875. each. The
other houses were sold by selection Of
lot and type Of house.
The building is one Of Harry Ward
mans largest single undertakings in
the history Of his building in the Dis
trict. Nine city blocks will have been
built up when the project Is complete.
The builder is supplying a type Of
house, which, as the sales show, Is in
great demand. The houses containing
six rooms, are of attractive appearance
both within and without, and are Of
low price The location, too, is for
tunate. for the property upon which the
houses are being erected is 172 feet
above tidewater and well above the city
proper, commanding many fine views OF
the District.
The Washington times., 1911-09-09
Week

Thompson
The Washington times., 1911-09-09
Principals Silent on
F Street Realty Deal

Until PAPERS are recorded transferring
the Thompson property at the northeast
corner of F and Thirteenth streets
northwest, no details of the sale of that
large piece of business property will be
disclosed either by the seller. the
American Security and Trust Company.
or the buyer. The deal for the property
has been pending for more than two
months, and It is now expected 1t will
be closed without much further delay.
The transaction Is the largest in down.
town property for several months, and
follows two other sales Of adjoining
property, involving all Of the property
on the east side Of Thirteenth street, be-
tween F and G streets.
The price agreed upon for the Thomp-
son property Is near half a million
dollars. Twenty-Five years ago, II is
said, a price of $175,000 was refused by
s. w. Woodward, who then owned 1t,
and later sold II to John w. Thompson
and District Attorney Wells, both of
whom are now dead.