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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22
"A New Years Dream. y

Patrice. the popular Coincidence, will be
the headline attraction at Polls for New
Year week. in an appealing and appro-
pirate sketch called "A New Year S
Dream. De Marcos animals contribute
a remarkable act. which will be chill
drens speciality. just as Winston's riding
seals Will appeal to Christmas audiences.
De Marcos carries almost menagerie of
dogs, monkeys, ponies and goats Miss
Clara S.svens. formerly of Washington,
will be scen in an attractive terpsichO-
rean fea gre. assisted by Martin Howard.
Schroeder End Dickinson will be the chief
musical feature of the week, Schroeder
being pre- GAINED the greatest boy pian-
list i'm tn. world" Sam Golden will give
a dancing and violin speciality, and other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22
"A College Town"

Asses New Year bill Will present
Miss Tempest formerly of Tempest and
Sunshine, with company of ten in the
musical comedy, "A College Town" Ora
ham Moffett's company of Scottish play
ers. the director of which is the author of
"Bunty Pulls the Strings one of the
greatest New York successes in years. will
be seen in Mr.. Moffetts unique one-act
Scottish comedy. The Concealed Bed"
Grand opera travesty, odd songs. witty
sayings and comedy promised in
"A Chinatown Fantasy" by Bob Mat
thews and Al Shayne Wilbur Mack
and Nella Walker will present a dash
ing skit, "A Musical Filtration" The
Three Dixon Sisters, an English music
hall trio, will appear in novel dancing.
buglng and banjo specialties: Swan and
Bambard, eccentric comedians, in THE
New Recruit" and Anna Bulkleys pam
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22
k |!}S%!3'VEAR FUTURE
"A Good Little Devil"

David Belasco has again Won success
with new production. "A Good Little
Devil" and as it is real Christmas play
and about fairies. Manager Rapley has
secured il for the New Year attraction
at the National Theater. 1t is said to
tell one OF the prettiest and most human
stories, that has ever found place in
drama.
Although Mr.. Belasco calls his new Of
fering a fairy play" 1T is much more
than the term implies. 1t is. first of all.
deeply human. and the fairy element Is
symbolic of kindness and gentleness, as
against the evil influence of hatred and
malice The appeal is not only to chill
dren themselves. but also to the older
patrons of the theater.
"A Good Little Devil is widely differ
ent from anything Mr.. Belasco has given
to the public. yet it is generous in its
provision of all that goes to make up a
typical Belasco production. Its scenes
are beautiful from the artists stand
point. as they are rich in detail, whether
representing the grOtesque idea of witch
cry or the beautiful simplicity of real
life.
If any other title had been given the
work by its French authors, Rosemonde
Gerard and Maurice Rostand. an appro-
priately descriptive one would have been
1.-The Heart of Child Mr.. Belasco has
provided an excellent cast, including Will
liam Norris, Ernest Lawford. Ernest
Truck. Henry Stanford, Edward Conno!-
ly, Iva Merlin and Jeanne Tawler.
"A Good Little Devil will be played
only eight times at the National, the
matinees being as usual 1t is important
to remember that the curtain rises each
evening at O'Clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

Merry Monarch" was taken to Boston
Thursday for burial The Boston Lodge of
Elks had charge of the interment, which
took place yesterday morning. Mr. Good
win died in New York last Wednesday.
The Academy announces an especially
strong list of January attractions. with
Thomas f. Shea in repertoire of stand
ard plays, followed by. Bernard DAILY in
Dion ODare,' The Great Divide and
THE Fortune Hunter
The next concert by the Philharmonic
Society of New York will be given Jan
uary u at the National Theater, when
Schumann-Heink will be the soloist. T.
Arthur Smith has charge of the local ar
rangementS.
Some of the Hawaiian terms heard in
The Bird of Paradise and their trans
latiOn are pow Gt is tinished), "hana
hama" (Wsork). wiki wiki (hurry up.
aloha nui' greetings and love to you
and 'pilikea" urouble).
MolOkolu. or "Moki'' as he is called by
his companions in THE Bird of Para
disc is a native Hawaiian and one of
the most expert manipulators Of the
ukalele miniature Hawaiian guitar,
resembling a violin
1t is said that David Belasco is to give
up the star system and devote himself to
ticular He has now two stars in
Frances Starr and David Warfield, but
he will not add to their number. while
still retaining management of these two.
The first week of Bernhardts engage
ment in Chicago the box Office told how
the public were $4,000 worth glad to see
her. She objected. however, to acrobats
following her on the bill, and the num-
Der had to be changed to one more in
keeping with her presentation
Nat. G. Goodwin is improving so rapid
ly in health that Oliver Morosco, under
whose management the comedian now is
has decided to open his new playhouse
the Morosco Theater, in Los Angeles
Christmas day instead of December 80
as first announced.
One of the bookings for the Nationa
Theater will be Mrs. Fiske in Edward
Sheldons new play, The High Road
| The play is wide in it's scope, and Mrs
Fiske's portrayal of Mary Page, the prin-
cipal character. has been the subject OF
admiring comment.
Edward E. Rose is now dramatizins
Myrtle Reeds Lavender and Old Lace
1t will go out next season under the
direction Of Gaskill and MacVitty. wht
now control the dramatic rights of Har
| old Bell Wright's 1.-The Shepherd of the
Hills
Bessie Barriscale, who plays the titlt
role in THE Bird of Paradise" was {
| member of Oliver Morosco's famous
stock company in Los Angeles. Miss
Barriscale began her stage career whel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22
"Girls From Reno"

1.-The Girls From Reno are underlined
as the next attraction at the Lyceum
commencing with the Monday matinee
December 80. Two musical comedies
written by James Madison. entitled Gay
Life in Washington and THE Hote
Cabaret make up the entertainment OF
excellent burlesque and vaudeville. Mike
Collins. the star. will be supported by
Harry Campbell. Irish comedian; Jean.
cite Young, vocalist; Margaret H. King
soubrette; Dollie Fields. the girl with
the funny slide; Lew Weber, all-round
comedian; Lew Reynolds, "a happy
hobo: Jack Sullivan. Arthur Weinberg
and others. There are fifty people in the
cast including thirty chorus girls. The
scenic investiture and electrical effects
are elaborate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22
child knows without being told what to

child knows without being told what to
expect of this announcement.
Two clever little girls who call them
selves May and June present an offering
of song in character costumes. Barr and
Jenkins, "the artist and the singer will
blend pictures with music, the one max
ing drawings and the other singing at
tractive songs; the Carr Trio will pre-
sent an elaborate character song number.
and Belle Meyers will entertain with a
rollicking lot of songs with a humorous
environment
A really big feature also, will be the
offering of the Hillyers "Dn Top of the
Garden WALL q European novelty,
brimfuI of laughable situations and en-
ploying beautiful stage settings The mo-
ton pictures will also be out of the ordi-
nary and especially appropriate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22
CHARLES MEAKINS,
acts yet to be announced will complete
an attractive holiday entertainment.
"The Gay Masqueraders."

The New Year attraction at the Gayety
will be THE Gay Masqueraders," headed
by. the clever burlesque team of George
b. Scanlon and Mark Adams, in the two
act musical farce, F'The Three Widows.
The feminine cast is headed by Countess
Hedwig Won Mueller. the prima donna,
who will sing most of the big song hits
which have been provided for the enter
tainment by Ted Snyder and Irving Ber
lin, the ragtime king The scenes of
the burlesque are laid in Atlantic City,
the first act showing tha widows villa
and the second the big ballroom in the
widows mansion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

new musical play of French origin at the
end of her present engagement
The Glee and Mandolin clubs of the Co
lumbia University of New York city has
engaged the New Willard ballroom for
February ~ They will give two per-
formances, afternoon and evening.
The National Federation of Theater
Clubs will make a production in New
York of play called His Wife by His
Side for which Robert Drouet and
Nanette Comstock have been engaged.
The Stage Society of New York is to
give the first performance in America OF
1.-The Tragedy of Nam the work of a
paet and dramatist, John Masefield. who
is at present the literary and dramatic
fashion in London
The Shuberts are to produce a Chinese
fantastic play the end of this month
called "Turandot. In the cast will be
Josephine Victor. Emily Stevens. PEDRO
de Cordoba. Lennox Pawle, Edward
Emery. Robert Fisher and Theodore
Hamilton.
An idea of the Importance of the pro-
duction of Klaw & Changers new mu-
steal play Eva may be gained by the
musicians will be taken from New York
to Baltimore for the opening perform
ance.
The Washington Center of the Drama
League will take up the study OF
modern drama, beginning with the
works of Arnold Bennett and Edward
Knoblauch, at the first meeting set for
| January g.
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, who has
been making a short visit to this country
Will return next season with his own
Shakespearean company, making ms
productions at the Century Theater in
New York 1t is said that Constance
Collier will be his leading woman
The next attraction at the Garrick The
alter. New York. will be new American
| play called 1.-The Conspiracy, by John
| Roberts The piece is in three acts. and
has to do with modern New York under
| world life.
concealed bed. or one that let's into
the house WALL is to be found In the
home of every tenement dweller In Edln-
| burgh Scotland and this fact gave Ora
| new vaudeville comedy.
The rebellion of youth against age is
| the dominant theme of "Milestones,
| which Klaw < Erlanger, under the d.
| rection of Joseph Brooks, will present at
| the Columbia Theater the week OF jan
| uary &.
| The body of J. Cheever Goodwin. once
i a well known newspaper man and author
/ of the libretti Of some forty successful
musical comedies, including De Wolf Hop
per's Wang" and Francis Wilson's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22
1.-THE Merry Widow"

THE Merry Widow will be shown at
the Belasco Theater next week. That
the productions former standard of ex-
cellence has been maintained is under
stood when one remembers that Henry
w. Savage is its manager. The cast to be
seen here numbers among its principals
Mabel Wilber Olga Roller, Charles
Meakins Oscar Figman. Arthur Wooley,
F. = Mccarthy Vernon Dalhart, Peggy
Thompson and complement of others of
equal standing
The Savage Merry Widow orchestra
will interpret Lehars score, under the d.
rection of Alfred Moulton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22
THE Grain of Dust. )"

James X. Hackett in his successful
drama. in four acts. THE Grain of Dust"
is announced as the New Year attraction
at the Columbia Theater. 1t is play by
Louis Evan Shipman, founded on the
novel by David Graham Phillips, and has
attained marked popularity in the short
time it has been before the public. 1t was
produced year ago at the Criterion
Theater in New York with notable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22
MABEL WILDER.

tomimic animals, including Teddy, the
roller-skating bear. and the tiniest skat-
ing monkeys in the world. will be shown.
The principal subject of the kinemacoior
pictures will be Sunsets on the Nile"
The pipe organ recitals at 30 100 and
intermissions will continue. Chase's New
Year day matinee prices will not be in
creased.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22
Polls Sunday Concert.

Following the success of the first of it's
Sunday evening concerts, which attract
ed capacity audience. Polls will offer
an array of seven features tonight, with
a number OF new acts appropriate for the
occasion. and three of the features which
delighted Poll patrons during the week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

Charles Frohman has secured two new
Barrie successes, THE Little Police
man" and Half An Hour" Both wiz
have their first productions in New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

There will be but two concerts this
season by the FlonZaley Quartet. both
TO be given at the New Willard Hotel. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

Julia Sanderson has left 1.-THE Siren
company and started rehearsals in 1.-THE
Sunshine Girl" Carroll McComas will
fill the vacancy in the former company
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

Howard Gould and Ralph Delmore will
play principal roles in another company
organized to play within the Law"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

On account of the death of her mother
Carrie De Mar has cancel ed all her
vaudeville contracts and probably will not
return to the stage until next season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

James O'Neill has been engaged for the
role of Jacob in the spectacular drama OF
Joseph and His Brethren
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

THE Question was produced for the
first time in New York last Thursday
night. 1t deals with the liquor question
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

Lydia Loupoukowa, the Russian dancer
now i'm The Lady of the Slipper has
made application for naturalization
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

Edmund Breese has been engaged by
Werba & Luescher to play the leading
role in THE Master Mind" to be pro-
duced next month
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

The High Road, in which Mrs. Fiske
is appearing, is in its seventh week in
New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

The Red Petticoat." by Rida johnson
Young and Jerome Kern. has done Sc
Well in New York that IL will have ar
early presentation in London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

The Seventh Chord" by Ashley Miller
which is shortly to be produced by George
W. Lederer, has but four characters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

THE Child" by Elizabeth A. McFad-
den, was presented last week at Fort
Worth. Tex. Margaret Anglin had the
leading part
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

Some of the Hawaiian terms heard in
THE Bird of Paradise and their trans
latiOn are pow dt is tinishedD, ..hana
hama" (work). wiki wiki (hurry up.
aloha nui'' greetings and love to YOU
and "pilikea'' (trouble)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

The rebellion of youth against age is
the dominant theme of "Milestones,"
which Klaw & Erlanger under the d.
rection of Joseph Brooks. will present at
the Columbia Theater the week OF jan
uary d.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

Bessie Barriscale, who plays the title
role in 1.-The Bird of Paradise was a
member of Oliver Morosco's famous
stock company in Los Angeles. Miss
Barriscale began her stage career when
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

The body Of J. Cheever Goodwin. once
a well known newspaper man and author
of the libretti of some forty successful
musical comedies, including De Wolf Hop
pers Wang and Francis Wilson's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

Edward Locke has written a play on
German american life called 1.-THE Silver
Wedding 1t will be produced next
month by II. II. Frazee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

The next concert by the Philharmonic
Society of New York will be given Jan
uary II at the National Theater when
Schumann-Heink will be the soloist. r.
Arthur Smith has charge of the local ar
engagements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

MolOkOlu, or "Moki'' as he is called by
his companions in THE Bird of Para
disc. is native Hawaiian and one of
the most expert manipuators Of the
'ukalele"-a miniature Hawaiian guitar,
resembling a violin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

The Columbia Theater lobby has been
handsomely decorated with eyergreens
and electric lights to add TO the Christ
mas atmosphere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

new musical play of French origin at the
end of her present engagement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

concealed bed. or one that lets into
the house wall. is to be found in the
home of every tenement dweller In Edin-
burgh Scotland. and this fact gave Gra-
ham Moffett the title and theme for his
new vaudeville comedy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

Edward E. Rose is now dramatizing
Myrtle Reeds Lavender and Old Lace"
1t will go out next season under the
direction of Gaskill and MacVitty. who
now control the dramatic rights of Har-
old Bell Wright's 1.-The Shepherd of the
Hills"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

The appearance of the Minneapolis Or
chestra at the New National Theater
Thursday afternoon, February 20, is an
nounced by T. Arthur Smith
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

Joseph Weber is to produce a new play
by Joseph Byron Totten called Abb
Bill Harrigan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

Seymour Hicks. the London actor, and
his wife. Ellaline ferris, are TO make a
tour of this country in repertoire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

1t is said that David Belasco is to give
up the star system and devote himself to
plays which feature no player in par
ticular He has now two stars in
Frances Starr and David Warfield, but
he will not add to their number while
still retaining management of these two.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

The Shuberts are to produce a Chinese
fantastic play the end of this month
called "Turandot." In the cast will be
Josephine Victor. Emily Stevens. Pedro
de Cordoba Lennox Pawle, Edward
Emery, Robert Fisher and Theodore
Hamilton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

Stella Hammerstein has been engaged
for the cast of Edwin Milton Royles
play, The Unwritten Law" Others In
the cast are May Buckley. Frank Sher-
idan and Earl Browne
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

The Stage Society of New York is to
give the first performance in America of
THE Tragedy of Man." the work of a
paet and dramatist, John Masefield. who
is at present the literary and dramatic
fashion i'm London.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-15
Socks and Smile
His Ideal Garb

BOSTON, May 15.-"I would like to
go naked to my office" said DR.. Charles
IT,. Page. a prominent Melrose and Bos-
ton physician, who believes that clothes
only cucumber the body and should be
discarded. lie added: ST / did so 1
would lose my practise and be ostracized
by society"
Here are some of the reasons he ad
yanced in support Of his ideas:
AS | was passing the City Hall at
my home in Melrose today / stepped in
and interviewed the chief of police. |
asked him II he thought I would be per-
mitted to com into Boston with simply
an umbrella and a pair of sandals. lie
looked a little puzzled at first and said,
swell-er-I hardly know about that. 1t
might depend somewhat upon now you
carried the umbrella This would be the
ideal dress for Bostonians-a happy sn,iic
and an umbrella to keep off the scotch
ing rays of old Sol, But, of course, this
can never be.
Some persons say, and doctors, too,
stick TO your flannels until they stick
To you say don't wear them at all,
winter or summer, and you won't catch
cold at all
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-15
BOYbADLY BEATEN
BY POLICE CHIEF
Parents of Railway Youth
Threaten to Bring Charges
Against Official.

RAILWAY, May 15.-walter Turner. of
1872 Main street, is at his home today sui
fer.ng from the effects of a severe drub-
bing administered by Chief of Police
David II. Ramsay because he would not
move faster than zone mile in three
hoers," and the parents of the injured
youth are preparing, 1T is said. to prefer
charges against the chief.
Turner was standing near a corner In
Cherry street Saturday night with sew
eral companions, when Chief Ramsay or
dered them to move along" The chief
says that Turner moved along at about
one mile in three hours. which incurred
his wrath. He grabbed Turner. and the
latter resisted. The b%ystanders say there
was no cause for Turner's arrest, and
when he resisted the CHEERS EFFORTS to
take linn to the station house the police
man took out his billy, and, 1t is alleged.
struck him two powerful blows on the
head and one in the stomach, rendering
the boy almost unconscious. The chief
then took him TO the headquarters and
summoned a physician to attend him.
Yesterday In police court the chief is
alleged to have told the judge that he
did not want Turner hea Willy punished.
He was fined IS.
Turner is still suffering from the beat
ing he received. n the parents of The
boy are planning an attempt TO make
Chief Ramsay show cause why he was
justified in beating the boy SO badly.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-15
COUNCILMAN HAS
"DOG-GONE' VISIONS

HAMMoNTON, May 15.-Councilman
Heprs Nlcolai. contractor. of this place,
who was appointed chairman of the law
md erilcr committee of council by Mayor
j. : ',uri. has been seriously considering
rendering his resignation from that body,
49, Zen Dt.erfed from doing so by
the advice. of his constituents.
chairman Nicolai's duties are to certi-
fly to the correctness OF all dogs killed
and buried at the towns expense. He
gets ss6 a year for that. Recently he had
five dog tails brought to him for inspec-
ton and since that time he has had
visions day and night of brown tails.