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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26
Chevy Chase Lakes Season Begins.

Conducted under the same plan of free
admission, and in the high-class manner
OF former years. Chevy Chase Lake will
inaugurate its season May -, the park
being open day as well evening. With
its natural beauty. enhanced by the addi-
ton of comfortable seats and tables. new
walks and attractions. the resort is de-
CARED in better shape than ever to af-
ford amusement and creation for picnic
PARTIES and others.
Prominent among tine new amusements
i a great merry-go-round. having all
The features of the most modern of these
devices TO vie with the swings for jul
Nenile patronage.
The big feature at Chevy Chase Lake
has always been the music afforded by
the large section Of the Marine Band
y special concert is on the program for
Thursday evening. At the close of the
program the musicians will move to the
newly renovated pavilion. where dancing
VIII be in order This arrangement will
prevail throughout the season. except on
Sunday evenings, when there will be no
dancing
Twenty acres of shade invite the pic
niCker 10 Chevy Chase Lake and ade-
ouate car service is promised all day
the Goth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26
ANIMALS PLAYING TAG?
Curator of New York's Zoo Confident
That They Do It.
From the New York Times


Do animals play games? Raymond Dit
mars. curator of the Geological Park in
the Bronx, believes that small animals
at least. do, and he has arrived at that
conclusion after much observation and
week of experiments. Small animals in
many cases are very playful. and when
unobserved indulge in games which the
unobserving sometimes take for an aim
less scampering about. Three Peruvian
chinchillas, for example, who occupied
sunny, roomy cage in the small mammal
house, INDUCED in a modification of
childish game called squat tag though
in their case. instead of sQuattng they
would roll over.
ure Two would get slightly in advance
of the third. who had evidently been
elected it and away they would go to
the other end of the Enclosure. The one
and at that signal the other two would
roll over The third would try to nip the
tail of one of the other two, if he could
reach one of them before the animal he
was tagging had got completely on its
back. This done, the three would go
scampering about. chirping in great good
glee. They would then retire to the end
of the inclosnre. and the chichilla who
had been tagged would be it and
they would begin again. There were ap-
parently other methods of playing the
game. but this form seemed to be the
most popular.
One OF the observations which convinced
Mr.. Ditmars OF this disposition on the
part of some of his charges to play games
was the actions of pair of red-bellied
squirrels. He was standing i'm the de-
serted small mammal house not long ago
when he noticed one OF the squirrels fitch
nut from the other. and, waiting his
chance. hide it under some straw His
companion missed the nut, and Mr.. DIT
mars said the air of injured innocence
accusation of theft would have been wor-
thy of an actor. When the first squirrel
finally found the nut, the other gave every
appearance of enjoying the joke.
THAT little incident said Mr. Ditmars,
might have passed unnoticed by the un-
observant. but it furnished me With much
food for thought"
So the curatorS convictions grew that
the small animals not only possess
sense of humor. but indulge in organized
games and really enjoy them. Some of
the deer he is convinced run races
usually jumpin" races, at which they will
| Inc up and start at signal and make
for a fixed goal.
Pursuing his observations, Mr. Ditmars
found that badgers also indulge in games
They play tag. and most surprising of all.
they or at least those observed by Mr.
Ditmars could play as good game of
as most children. He
also noted that they did not appear 10
quarrel over the game.
The badgers would take their corners
| and one would go to the center Of the In
closure They had great fun changing
was it, would succeed in ousting an
other out of its corner, then that one
would go to the center OF the cage and
the fun would begin all over again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26
"Cavalleria Rusticana.'
Ry Mascagni.

"Cavalleria Rusticana" is in one act
The scene of the story is a picturesque
Sicilian village on Easter morning
Some time before the opening of the
opera Turiddu. young man of the l.
lage. had plighted his troth with Lola, a
village girl. noted for her beauty. but
on his return from his term of military
service he finds she has married Alto. a
carrier
Lola. however. in her husbands absence.
and taking advantage OF his absolute CON
hfence in her, resumes her affair with
TuriddU- The young soldier is so enarn-
ored OF her that he declares if the gates
OF paradise opened TO receive him he
would not venture 10 enter If Lola was
not there
Easter morning the village square is
hlled with people on their way to mass.
when a peasant girl Santuzza comes TO
the home OF Turiddu and asks IL he is
there. His mother replies her son has
gone to Francofonte for wine. but ne
girl insists this cannot be true as he
WIS seen In the village the previous night
re cracking of whip and jingling OF
hei's tell OF the return of Alfic. th7 cart T.
who T. full of joy AT the chance to spend
Easter with his wife Seeing Mamt Luz
cia, nc also tells her ne saw her son in
the neighhorhood that morning
Lucia. disturbed BY this news asks San
tuzza why she - interested in her son.
and learns that Turiddu had won Santuz-
"a hedrt. nut when Lola found she was
10 be cast aside she lured Turiddu back
from his sweetheart and prevented him
from keeping his promise to marry her
The mother hastens to the church to
pray for her son. while Santuzza searches
for her tickle lover, When they meet thew
quarrel about Lola
While the quarrel is in progress Lola
arrives. taunts Santuzza and then goes
10 church In the heat of passion Turid-
du knocks SantuZza down and hastens To
Join Lola.
him his wife is faithless Later he sur
prises his wife and her lover pled;. ls
each other in a glass of wine Alto
challenges the soldier. who takes leave OF
his mother and hastens to fight the duel
While the mother and SantLzza are on
the public square. word is brought that
Turiddu has been slain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26
STORIES OF THE OPERAS.
"Hansel and Gretel."
By Engnlbert Humperdinck.

The story follows the old fairy tale of
The Babes in the Woods" in the Ger
man version. the central figures being
two children, Hansel and Gretel, who.
With their father. Peter. broommaker
and his wife, Gertrude, live in poverty at
the edge of a forest. The children
alone at home. and firing of work, are
dancing and singing as the mother en-
ters TO chide them for their idleness.
She gives them a basket and tells them
To go out and pick strawberries and not
return until the basket is full. The
father comes home at night. after having
good luck in selling his brooms. with
large basket of provisions for the hun
CRY family. but the children have not
returned and the parents, alarmed. go out
to search for them.
in the next act Hansel and Gretel are
seen. lost in the woods. tired and empty
handed. for they have played most of
the time. In extreme hunger they have
eaten the few berries they picked The
Sandman finally comes, throws sand in
their eyes and they lie down in each
others arms to sleep. when the heavens
open. showing a golden staircase. and
fourteen angels come down to watch
over their slumber.
As the curtain rises on the third act
the Dewman comes and sprinkles dew on
Hansel and Gretei and they awaken to
ind themselves not in the place where
they went TO sleep, but in the yard of
the witch's home. Her cottage is built
Of confectionery. and is surrounded by
fence built of gingerbread children, be-
fore which there is great oven. in
which the old witch bakes the children
she captures and turns them into cakes
The two little wanderers. very hungry.
break off pieces of the sugar-coated
house to eat. when the witch comes out
and seizes them. putting Hansel into a
cage in the yard to fatten. while she i'm
prisons Gretel in the house. After pre-
pairing the oven she rises in the air.
riding in delight on her broom. Gretel
manages TO get hold of the witch's wand
and aids Hansel to escape. The witch
alights and tries to get Gretel into the
oven. but the boy and girl push her into
her own fire and close the door. With
the wand they bring all of the cake chill
6ren TO life again. and their father and
mother arrive rejoiced in finding Hansel
ard Gretel alive and safe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26

Ington theatersocrs VII witness Tor the
first time at the prevailing scale OF SUM-
NOR prices at the Belasco Theater.
The Typhoon' is by the Hungarian
riayvright Menzhert Iengyei. As its
names implies. il is story of peru ina.
threatens from the eaSt-the yellow per
which menaces the civilization of Europe
and America. The action, taking place
in Berlin. centers around "A young Japa-
pese fplaved i'm New York by Mr.. W hlte-
s.del. whose work for the mikado Is en-
Sangered hv his 'nfatuation for a white
woman The conflict between MS love
snd bs duty and its denouement brings
,ut with striking force the inexoraol
{ haracter Of Japanese ambition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26
Old Newmarket Races.
From the London Chronicle.

Newmarket was. in 1888. practically de-
stroyed by fire. and Charles III transferred
his race meetings from thence to Win
chester. place. writes Evelyn, Infinitely
indeede preferable to NEWMARKET for
prospects. air. pleasure and provisions.
Evelyn. by the way. visited Newmarke ct
in 1871, and appears to have been much
displeased by the company which he
found there assembled. October IS of that
year he writes: Quitting Euston, | lodged
this night at Newmarket. where l found
We jolly blades racing. dauncing feast
ing. and revealing, more resembling a lux
urious and abandon'd rout than a Chris
ian Court"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26
Miss Shreve's Carnival.

i decided departure this year by MISS
ShreVe in her children's carnival Will ne
the giving of one matinee in addition
To the night performances, in order to
accommodate those of her patrons VINO
cannot attend at night. as we'll as many
children who are unused to night per-
formances
The first performance will be given
Monday night. June 10. at the Belasco
Theater The class will have the tickets
for sale tomorrow. Miss ShTeve VIII
maintain her usual popular prices.
Everything is now in readiness for the
carnival, and Miss Shreve believes il
viii outshine all Of her former produc-
tions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26
Looking After the Parks.
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
The committee appointed by Mayor Cav
nor to serve in an advisory capacity in
park management has taken up it's lab
In serious spirit. and thus far its pro-
ceedings have been encouraging to all
who have been led to fear that our parks
were in danger OF misuse and decay
through the influence of unscrupulol.s
politicians and the schemes of senti-
mentalists and various reformers with
impracticable ideas. The committee is OBJ
viousiy alive alike to the many dangers
that threaten the parks and to the growth
OF public opinion favoring their protecti N
against ruthless invasion aid the plans
of short-sighted people who would convert
landscape gardens into Fairgrounds and
transform pleasure grounds designed for
the delectation Of an into convenience
for only q few.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26
Miss Hawkes. Spring Carnival.

Miss Hawke viii give her annual spring
dancing carnival a. the Beiasco Theater
Monday evening, June ., at S o'clock
The children have been rehearsing for
the past six weeks, and number of
beautiful songs and dances have been ar
ranged the entire production being new.
Among the attractive numbers may be
mentioned group song and dance by
twelve misses. led by Camille Little; the
original sword dance by eight boys and
girls and a beautiful Spanish scene. with
Spanish songs and dances. with sixty in
the chorus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26
English National Feasts.

From the london ChrOn1cIe.
The Royal Academy dinner. though no
rival to the lord mayors banquet in point
of antiquity. must be one OF our Oldest
national feasts with continuous history.
It dates from the first opening of the ex-
h bition. April 49, 1869, when the new r
As and some selected guests dined to-
gether and has been held ever since
without a break In iii the Duke of
('umberland-.'the Butcher of Culloden'-
was the first royal guest invited, and
probably disapproved Of the Spartan fare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26
IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

George AIDE is now a gubernatorial pos
sibility in Indiana
Eugene Blair is in vaudeville in a play
let called "A Girl From the East
Marie Tempest may appear on her tour
here in Arnold Benefits Honeymoon.
Miss Imogene Taylor. daughter of l..
Stoddard Taylor, manager OF the Belasco
XheateT. whoes stage name is ImoSene
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26
Queen Helena to Go North.

Queen Helena is already making ready
to carry her family off north for the
summer, as the little ones feel the heat
of Rome very much. They are sent UP
with all kinds of nurses and governesses
as her majesty and the king stop on in
Rome until parliament closes, which is
sometimes we'll into the summer when
the heat has become really oppressive.
The queen is glad this year for another
reason to get them away, as her only
son, Prince Humbert, is an eXtraordna-
rly studous child and at seven can
scarcely he torn away from his books
When other children of his age would
be playing and making as much noise
as possible if overlooked. he will be
found with a book in his hand quiet as a
little mouse. On any and all occa sions
he has to be forced into the open air
and even there he will lie on the grass
under a tree and read if allowed to dc
so.
The other day the minister of Costa
Rica was received by the queen, and
knowing how fond he Is of children and
the royal Little ones in particular, they
were called into the room to see him.
Humbert at once bounced up to him and
dragged him to the window saying Il
wonder whose automob lie that is down
there: it must belong to a foreigner as ii
bears the number ?6. and there are only
30 prov noes in Italy. each of which has
its own number. There are not many
boys of seven. even Italians. who know
how many provinces there are.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26

for the records show that the banquet
cost only five shillings head, with eigh-
teenpence extra for dessert. This rigid
economy was necessitated by the fact
that at that period George III had to
make good out of his privy purse all de-
f1ciencies between receipts and expendi
ture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26
Interested in Coins.

The crown prince is extraordinarily in
terested in his fathers collection OF coins
and knows them almost by heart. His
greatest joy is to be taken where exca-
vations going on, SO that he may hunt
for coin which his father does not pos
sess. One day he really picked up two
or three at Ostia his joy being intense.
All the way home in the automobile he
held them tight in his hand, but, alas,
they proved to be of little value One of
his favorite games is excavating the
garden at the Quirinal being full of holes
in which he pretends to find untold treas
ures. The game is encouraged, as it
takes him away from his books
He can read in three languages. Ital-
ian, English and German, but, being a
patriotic young person, he likes Italian
best although he actually does most of
his reading in English. as children $
books in Italian are as Yet in their in
fancy. and those that are considered
proper for him he already knows almost
by heart. Alice in Wonderland is one
of his favorites, Water Babies, an
other. while il is no uncommon thing TO
hear Mother Goose rhymes sung at the
top of a thin little voice in the corridors
Of the royal palace or in the garden.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26

Fairchild will impersonate Blanch Ring
in Miss Hawkes. spring carnival at the
Belasco Monday evening" June 3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26

Emmett Corrigan Is to fill an engage
ment of a few weeks in summer vaude-
VILE in dramatization of one of Jack
London's stories.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26

-.arie Dressler Is resting at her farm
up in the mountains of Vermont.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26

Frances Starr has closed her long tour
in THE Case of Becky" She will begin
her engagement in New York in the play
in October.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26

Helen Ware made success in "A Trial
Marriage" by Elmer Harris. in Cincin-
natl last week. Harrison Hunter and
George Barnum were in the cast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26

Charles Majors romantic story of
Indiana in the early thirties was sue
cessfully produced in dramatized form by
a stock company in Evanston, H.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26

Frank Mckee and William Harris will
have musical stock company of a per-
manent nature in New York. Clifton
Crawford will head the company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26

Mrs. Fiske will go to Europe for a
summer vacation Edward Sheldon is
writing a play for her in which she ex-
poets to star next season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26

anna Wheaton has joined James Z
Powers in Two Little Brides.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26

Henry E. Dixey is to appear next sea
son under the management of Conan &
Harris in new farce by Frances
Nordstrom called Room A"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26

T~o clever little artists, Masters
George Abrams and Hamilton Bell, will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26

George Demerel who won fame in
THE Merry Widow" Is to be starred
in new musical piece, now making hit
in Berlin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26

George Bronson Howard has had play
accepted by David Belasco. another by
Joseph Brooks. and the book of musical
comedy by the Shuberts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26

Louise Cunning is to appear in a new
production next season Her long tour
in The Balkan Princess will end this
month
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have a speciality in the children's spring
carnival under the direction of Miss
! Hawke. at Belasco Theater, Monday
evening, June 3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26

The May carnival given at the Columbia
Theater Wednesday by the pupils of Mrs
Marion Mattingiy will be repeated at Con
zaga Hall this week for the benefit Of
IonZaga College
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26

Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree Is to have
Shakespearean season in Paris.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26

Winona Shannon. a sister of Fife Shan
non has been engaged to play the leading
role in the first company which will
present A Butterfly on the Wheel" on
tour next season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26

Herbert Waterous. basso with the
Aborn Opera Company. has fad for
postcards and owns one Of the largest
private collections Of postcards in this
country. As Mr.. Waterous has travelled
much the collection includes views from
Europe. as well as this country and
Canada.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26

The belated product on of Franz Lee
har's opera The Man With Three
Wives" IS promised for next fall The
American rights are held ny the
Shuherts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26

Ethel Kelly. who is with "A Winsome
Widow" has changed her name to
Amorita. to avoid confusion with other
Ethel kellys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26

The lobby of Polls Theater presented a
rejuvenated appearance last week. as new
ferns and palms and fragrant oak
branches replaced the decorations used
for the opening
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26

An autographed photograph of A. n.
Van Buren,. leading man of the Poll Play
ers. is to be given to every woman at
tending the Wednesday or Thursday mat
inee al Polls this week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26

Harry Conor appeared 800 times in the
role of Welland Strong. He is now
piaying in - Winsome Widow. VIII CHI
is revised edition of A TIP to China
town
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26

Baron Trenck." the comic opera which
has been running at the Casino. New
York will not be sent on tour till the
fall. Meantime F. G.. Whitney will de
vote his time to the new Willard SpenseI
comic opera, "A Wild Goose. Mr. Spen-
ser will be recalled as the composer oil
Miss Bob White and other light operas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26

Edward Haas Robins. the leading man
of the Columbia Players, was the guest of
Executive Officer l. r. Leahy aboard the
Dolphin Thursday. Mr.. Robins hopes to
have William Sampson and Brandon
Hurst, fellow Lambs, breakfast with him
Tuesday morning. They are all enthusi-
astic Lambs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26

Charles Fisher. who plays the part OF
the winking banker in The Fortune
Hunter" computes that during the last
three years he has drank three barrels of
soda water on the stage. He has to
drink one glass at every performance.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-03
STATE WARDS NOW
NUMBER $3.50

Des Moines, Oct. 1.-THE total of In.
mates in the state institutions under
the board of control on August l was
1880. The number is larger now by
counting the students at the school
for the deaf, none of whom were en-
rolled August 1. The number of en-
ployes of the institution is 1,422. There
was at that time showing Of an in.
crease in the number Of prisoners for
one year of 46, and of insane 1O8.
Population as reported was as fol-
lows:
Acknowledgements 1,160; Clar-
india, 1,159; Mount Pleasant, Lila;
Cherokee, 976. Total insane, 4,4O9.
Prisoners 664; Fort
Madison, asa. Total. LAS.
Reform schools-Eldora, 1858;
Mitchellville, 166. Total, 524.
Other Northumberland, 1902;
Marshalltown, sos; Davenport, 549;
Knoxville, 143; Oakdale, 106.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-03
COLU N BIA.

Mrs Harry Miller Of Frederic was
calling on friends here Thursday after
noon.
Mrs. Laura Shields expects to leave
soon to spend the winter with her
daughter in Oklahoma.
Mrs. Charlotte Carlson and children
visited at the parental Wansted home
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Nye visited with
friends in Eddyville Sunday afternoon.
Miss Larue Carman Of Eddyville Wis
tied home folks Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Lorena Humphrey visited at
the parental home in Ottumwa over
Sunday.
The Misses Rachel Lumsden and
May Martin Of Ottumwa visited Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gardner.
Mrs. Mowery Of Ohio and Mr.. and
Mrs. Tom Jones Of this place spent
Sunday at the Elias Garfield home
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Gardner and Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Nye attended the Mon
roe county fair at Abba Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. APPLE were Ottum-
wa visitors Saturday. ..-.
Thad Picken of Kirkville visited with
friends here Saturday.