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The Washington herald., 1912-10-06
The Weeks Play Bills.


D1H-Ihe nose ma10.
The Rose Maid" werba and Leusch-
er's most recent big musical success
which took New York by storm last
spring and continued without loss of pat
ronage right through the entire summer
and into the second season at the Globe
Theater there, will be the offering at the
Columbia Theater this week, the original
Broadway production, cast and ensemble
coming direct to Washington from the
New York run.
Like its sister operetta, THE Spring
Maid" this latest Viennese work tells
d delightful little tale of romance, full
of humanity and not unmixed with hu-
NOR and pathos. The gay Duke of Bar
chester, in order to give his friends a
good time, has borrowed heavily from
three money lending sharks, who readily
advance him large sums because they
are aware that he is the sole heir of his
wealthy bachelor uncle. The uncle, I'M
expected, appears on the scene, discov-
ers his nephew's extravaganza, and shat
tiers all dreams of wealth by disinheri-
lance. The bankers to reimburse them
selves OF the sums of money advanced to
the duke, evolve a scheme with the aid
of the Countess Bertrand to marry the
hoy to an American heiress. The little
rose girl is made the foil of the schem-
ers and all hasten to Ostend where the
final scene of the piece is played. Here
through her clever interference the
Rose Maid'' restores the duke to the
good graces of his uncle and all ends
happily in the betrothal Of the duke and
the little heroine.
THE Rose Maid will introduce to
Washington another Viennese waltz
king, Bruno Granichstaedten, and while
he is youngest of them all his work Is
declared to be the most musicianly of the
let The party story and humor Of the
piece have furnished inspiration to the
composer to supply sympathetic melodies
for every episode Roses Bloom for Low
crs." which is the waltz hit of the oper-
eta is only one Of the many, captiviting
songs There is the amusing Happy
Family" song in which the sextet of
..Kute Riddles" play an important part,
the laughable Money Talks quintet by
the five male comedians; the delightful
..Sweethearts' Wives and Good Fellows"
number; the kiss Song" the stirring
Cavalry Review the "Pagoda Duet"
and the sensational trio waltz which is
executed on the broad stairway of the
ostend Hotel.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-06

virtuoso. is expected to repeat here the
same success which he has had in twen-
" other vaudeville houses under the
direction of Mr.. Poll. He has a Won
derful instrument which is a combina-
tion OF an accordion and a piano. Miss
Besie La Count. the singing CONNIE
dienne. will also have a share in the
musical part of the program. Miss La
Count wears several charming gowns of
original design. making her act a sarto-
rial as we'll as melodious feature.
Morris and Kramer call themselves
the two black dots" offering an array
Of new jokes. eccentric dances and
amusing songs in blackface. The Gag
noux will bring to Washington a sem
sational juggling act which is said to
have been the rage of the variety thea
ters in which it was seen in Europe
Eckhoff and Gordon will offer music
and pantOmime. The occult will be rep
resented on the bill by Mysterious
EdnalI' who will mystify her audiences
by floating about the stage like a hu-
man monoplane.
The bill will open and close, afternoon
and night, with the Poll photoplays
which are said to be entirely distinct
from the average motion picture. for
IN addition to being daylight pictures.
the disagreeable flicker is entirely elimi-
mated by the use of three projecting ma
chimes, superimposed, instead of the u.s.
ual projecting camera.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-06
Casino-NaadevilIe.

One of the novelties of the season is
promised at the Casinco Theater this
week in Albers' great bear act. as it
is known. In which eight shaggy mon
sters of the Arctic seas will be made to
perform for the entertainment of man.
II is the same act that ran for sixteen
weeks at the New York Hippodrome and
before that for six months at the Lon
don Hippodrome.
Contrasting strongly with the feats of
the animals is promised one of the
daintiest acts of its kind in the realm
of song by Ruth Curtis who has a repu-
tation as a real stage beauty: but it is
her art rather than her appearance
which is said to be her highest recon-
mendatiOn.
Fun that is OF the enjoyably laugh
able kind IS promised in the burlesque
travesty. a clever one, of Brown and
Bartoletti. and amusement of other kinds
in acts that will be announced on the
opening programme. The film features
for this week will be new and enter
tanning.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-06
EDWARD q. ROBINS TO
HAVE STRENUOUS SEASON

A letter from Edward H. Robins, the
former leading man of the Columbia
Players, states that the play in which
he is to appear under the Belasco man.
sgement will not be produced until late
in the season. in consequence of which
Mr.. Robin will play a six weeks stock
enga gemen. at the College Theater. in
Chicago, at which he will be featured
as star OF the organization.
At the close of this engagement Mr.
Robins will return to New York for the
rehearsal OF a play by Avery Haywood
In which he will appear until the Belascl
production is ready, all OF which looks
as II the popular leading man Is to have
q somewhat strenuous season.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-06
Garden.

A sterling bill OF high-class vaudeville
has been arranged for this weeks offer
ing at the Garden, in Ninth Street. with
an engagement extraordinary to meet a
popular demand. of Sweet Innisfallen."
the beautifully staged and superbly act
ed one-act playlet of Irish legend, with
VIII ]. O'Hearn and his company OF
eight Irish players enacting the differ
ents roles.
After each performance last week the
Garden audiences applauded this produc-
ton most heartily. with as many az
ten curtain calls.
Other vaudeville acts, musical and
comedy, will be featured in the bill. and
each day a showing of first-time- shown
pictures will be included. A musical
programme by the orchestra viii be
rendered daily.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-06
DILLINGHAM; ACCUSES HERR
FOR MATRIMONIAL WOES

During q rehearsal Of THE Charity
Girl" in New York Ralph Herr looked
Sadly at Charles Dillingham;, and said:
You know you are the cause of all
my troubles. II It hadn't been for you
! should not have married"
Mr.. Dillingham; did not reply at the
moment. but later he gave the following
explanation to friend who had over
heard the remark:
In a way Herr is telling the truth.
You see. I had engaged him to support
LuM CHASER in Dolly Dollars A great
song had bean written for Herr, and
Miss CHASER refused TO let him sing It. /
simply had to have that song in the
piece. SO urged him on to marry her.
knowing that then she would give her
consent to the number.''
The Washington herald., 1912-10-06
PoIi's-VaudevilIe.

S. z. Poll inaugurates his new policy
Of refined vaudeville at his big Avenue
playhouse tomorrow afternoon. and in
honor OF the occasion the first weeks
bin is one Of exceptional artistic value
and general appeal. The headline act
will be a musical comedy in tabloid form,
called "A Night in the Park" featuring
the two musical comedy entertainers.
Ruth Lockwood and Harry Van. There
are seven people in the cast and a num-
Der Of clever songs are interpolated by
the Electric City Four. Special scenery
and elaborate costumes are features of
the act.
Pietro. known as the accordion-piano
The Washington herald., 1912-10-06
WHAT THE WEEK OFFERS.

Belasco-Annette Kellermann.
National-"The Littlest Rebel"
Columbia-"The Rose Maid"
Academy-"A Fool There Was"
Chases-Polite Vaudeville,
Poli's-Vaudeville.
Gayety-"The Social Maids"
Lyceum-"A Marriage of Con-
venience."
Cosmos-Vaudeville
Casino-Vaudeville
Garden-Vaudeville
The Washington herald., 1912-10-06

ing's entertainment in three acts and
presenting as it's principal feature. Miss
Annette Kellermann, in ''Undine," an
idyl Of forest and stream by Manuel
Klein; and The Rose of Mexico" a
wordless play in three scenes by Sig. G.
Molasso. these to be preceded by an act
entitled chinatown
Miss Kellermann comes here almost d.
rect from a long engagement at the Pal
ace Theater, London, where she became
the sensation of the English metropolis
The first part of the entertainment is
devoted to chinatown" the setting de-
picting a scene in PelI Street, New York
where the sensational La Danse de
rOpium is given by Giovanni Molasso
and Melissa Ten Eyck, with Harry Mayo
in an important singing role. Here are
also introduced several novel specialties
such as THE Dilemma of the English
Motorists by the Tate company, and
Oscar Lorraine, the violinist.
This scene is followed by THE Rose of
Mexico" in which Miss Kellermann ap-
pears as Rosita, the Rose, who is ad-
mired by two men-Gandradoz, a wealthy
farmer, and Sanchez, a married man.
Both endeavor to win the favor Of The
Rose. and the clash of conflicting mo-
tives lead to series of thrilling scenes
of absorbing interest.
This is followed by Tom Terriss, the
noted English actor. and his company OF
Charles Dickens Players, who present a
playlet entitled "Scrooge." adapted from
"A Christmas Carol" Mr.. Terriss appear
ing as Scrooge.
The last portion of the entertainment is
devoted to a presentation of 'Undine," a
musical pantomime. in which Miss KEEL
hermann is assisted by a daintily clad
ballet Of English dancing girls. Miss
Kellermann's dances in this charming
idyl are said to be exquisitely graceful
and new to the present-day stage. Her
diving feats make an artistic and sensa-
tional denouement to a unique evening s
performance of diversified entertainment.
The organization numbers seventy peo-
Pile, and Mr.. Morris has made feature
of the scenic equipment and gorgeous
costuming Of the production.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-06
Cha.e,.-Polite vaudeville.

Polite vaudeville has yielded up for
Chase's this week some of Its most ia
nous and treasured features and novel;
ties At the forefront of all the features
in mirthful and melodious array this
week are the deans Of American
minstrelsy,' Mcintyre and Heath, who
are again happily situated in vaudeville.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-06
The Lyceum-"A Marriage of Con-
vcnience."

a Marriage Of Convenience will be
presented by the Miss New York. Jr.'
company at the Lyceum this week. II
is a musical comedy built on legitimate
and original lines. in two acts. with the
locale laid in Mexico and tn. United
States. The principal roles an played
by Joseph X. Watson and Will F. Cohen.
who appear as Brusky and Ru4Sy. two
adventurous Hebrews Others who con-
tribute to the merriment Of tn, show
are Fay Odell, prima donna: Lillian
Houston, soubrette: Irwin Hay. homas
Burnett, George Reich, Joy and Chyton.
twenty chorus girls, and experienced and
versatile vaudevilians. There Is aso a
diverting olio, in which a real Euro,ean
novelty, THE Cabinet Of Flowers" per
formed by Waldo, the Mysterious Is
introduced. In the way OF catchy muic.
surprises, and other enduring and uni'ue
features there is a generous supply.
The worlds series between the Bostcls
and New Yorks will be reproduced m
the Paragraph as an extra added a.
traction in conjunction with Miss Nev
York, Jr." The games will start at tn,
same time as played on the ball field.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-06

There Is nothing artificial about the
scenes and situations, for 1t deals with
everyday truths, with every day situa-
tons and perplexities. Rudyard Kipling is
perhaps the greatest analist of humanity,
and the whims and foibles, the pas
sions, and emotions which animate the
men and women OF to-day. and when
he wrote The Vampire" the poem
whose theme and story suggested "A
Fool There Was" he crowded into
forty lines and 150 words the cynical
wisdom of a better man of the world,
the cry of lost soul. and the attitude
Of the world as 1t looked at the pic
ture.
This play. by Porter Emerson Browne
in which for the past four years Robert
Hlliard has appeared under the per.
sonai direction of Klaw & Erlanger. has
SO many sides that every class of thea
TRIGGERS Is reached. touched. and held
1t is one of the really great dramas, not
Of the day or the decade or the century,
but of all times. And the enormous
success which 1t has had In the popular
The Washington herald., 1912-10-06

Negotiations have been begun by letter
between Charles Frohnan and Alfred
Sutro, author of ''The Peerless Hus-
band" for the use Of Mr.. Sutro's play,
''The Bracelet" for special New York
performances
The Washington herald., 1912-10-06
BeIa.co-Annettc Kellermann.

At the Belasco Theater this week an
attraction Of Unusual interest is promised.
with william Morris announcing an even
The Washington herald., 1912-10-06

priced theaters ID a proof that It appeals
not only to the theatergoers who patti
ronise the e playhouses. but those OF
lesser means Robert Campbell, TO whom
right to produce "A Fool There Was
this season. spent many months In Sc
lecting the cast, and he has succeeded
In obtaining one which IL said to be as
adequate as that which surrounded Rob-
ert Hiiliard In any Of the four seasons
during which he played this piece. "A
Fool There Was" is the offering 1T the
Academy this week.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-06
National-.The Litilest Rebel.

A. the National Theater. William Far
mum will be seen this week in Edward
Peples interesting military drama, ''The
Littlest Rebel" under the direction Of
A. H. Woods. Except for the absence
OF one Of the Farnums, the cast Is the
The Washington herald., 1912-10-06
G.yety-AThe Social M.id..,l

THE Social Maids" Joe Hurtigs big
hurrah show. win make its annual visit
to the Gayety this week.
The burletta deals with the escapades
Of two American deserters. Their offense
has been committed In order to be close
to their sweethearts, two beautiful young
heiresses from Chicago. The girls are
the nieces OF wealthy Western soap
manufacturer. who. with his wife and
daughter. went to Venezuela pending an
Investigation into the soap trust by the
Attorney General. During the extremely
funny action OF the burletta the deserters
adopt all sorts OF DISCUSSES. During the
excitement the soap makers wife gets
Interested in revolutionary scheme OF
a Venezuelan general. who attempts to
throw over the government. and she sup
plies him quite literally with some of her
husbands money. expecting that she be-
fore long would occupy the White
House of this South American republic
Before too much of his money has van
ished. the soap man gets wise to his
wife's scheme and puts a hah to IL. The
climax is a most happy one and affords
endless hilarity.
George Stone Is in the lead of the many
funmakers. He is constantly on the
scene with his eccentric antics and
proves his versatility as an entertainer in
no small measure. Jennie Austin pref
tier than ever, heads the feminine merry
makers. Wilbur Dobbs, Jimmy Connor,
Billy Baker. Josie Kline, Eta Pillard.
and May Williams will be among the
principals intrusted with responsible
comedy parts.
A Texas Tommy d&hce, executed by
four couples and arranged and led by
George Stone and Eta Pillard. will be
the sensational feature.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-06
Cosmos-yaudeville.

The International Musical Comiques, :"
Beltorelly and Glissando. are promised in
n bill OF refined vaudeville and differing
novelties at the Cosmos Theater this
week. OF widely different type is the
offering OF Willie Mack ane Hester
Waters, in an entertainment entitled
Fifteen Minutes of Real Pleasure in the
Realm of Song and Rollicking Humor."
Still another novelty is announced in
"a scenic shooting act. introducing diff
cult target practice" with unusual stage
settings. by Georgalas and Brothers.
while Snowie Maybell promises to bring
back the days OF childhood with her
dainty offering.
The Three Romans. a clever musical
trio in specialties. and the Fur Groh-
cinis. European risley artists in out-of
the-ordinary acrobatics. will complete the
bill, which is supplemented With special
film offerings, headed by the now famous
Pathe weekly review Of current events
OF the world in motion picture ;orm.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-12-14
DROWNING
FEARED IN .
MOORHEAD
Little Boy Says His COmpanion
Went Under Ice
y.
Wa3 Eating Dinner When He
Told Of Accident
Police Are Cutting Ice and
Dragging Stream

{ What has all the earmarks of a
drowning took place in the Red river
just east of the Bemidji house over on
the. Moorhead side some time before
noon today ., ,E. .g t'F.
Two little boys, one the son of NJ.
e. Cole and the. other the son of Win
ship DeMars, each about years old,
went to- play on the. ice on the east
side of the river. They reside over
in Moorhead. 'e1
About 1870 the DeMars BOY arrived
home and his mother noticed that he
did not eat any dinner and when she
had interrogated him the boy said
that he didn't know where the Cole
boy was, but that he had gone into
a hole in the river and that he didn't
come UP again. w
z As quickly as possible Chief of Po-
lice O'Laughlin and others were noti-
fled and a party has since been busily
engaged cutting the ice about the
place which pointed out by the 5-year-
old DeMars boy. The hole was there
and it would have been an easy mat
ter for him to have gone in and under
the ice which issquite thick.
AS the water is quite deep at that
point and the current swift, it is not
likely that If the boy is in the water,
which seems more than probable, that
his body will be recovered for some
time, although the officers and others
are doing their best to secure it.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-12-14

I with social features whenever possi-
bic. In other words, not only to talk,
but ito do the thing talked about, it
SELF
The mornings of each day will be
| taken up entirely with the North Da-
kota Boys and Girls institute pro-
grammes, the afternoons with con-
ference discussions and the evenings
with demonstrations. No pains will
be spared to make the discussions in
structive, the demonstrations inter-
| esttng. The various programmes
will be built up around the three rural
institutions-the country school, the
country church and the country home.
Details of Each Day
Tuesday, Dec. II will be called
country school day. The chief topic
The country. Schoolhouse As a Social
Centre. Subjects such as How Can
the Rural School Be Ruralized?, Is the
Country School the Efficient Force 1t
Was Meant to Be? If Not, What Can
Be Done to Make 1t Efficient? Is
Consolidation Feasible in North Da-
kota? The School Teacher AS a Com
Schoolhouse architecture; The Play
grounds Movement in Rural Communi-
ties, The Country Literary Society;
The Country School as a Farm Lab
oratory for Seed Testing-Milk and
Butter Testing, Soils, etc.; The yCoun-
try School as a Clearing House for the
Exchange of Farmers Opinions in
Matters of National, State, Country
and Community Interest; The Country
School as Community Fair Build
ing; The Country School as a Neigh
borhood Center; The Country School
house as a Health Center; The Coun-
try Schoolhouse as Local Art Gal
lery; The Country schoolhouse. as u
Recreation Center, all will receive
considerable attention. A round table
try school teachers and parents will
be one of the features of the day.
A demonstration in the form of
genuine rural entertainment will close
the festivities of Country School day,
"A typical country band, made up en-
tirely of country folk musicians Will
render concert, after which an
amateur play (the scene of which is
laid in a rural community IN North
Dakota, written by a North Dakotal1
If possiblel will be presented By
farmers themselves.
Wednesday,, Dec. 1S, win be called
Country Church and Civic Improve
ment day, The church as a community
builder, the press, the library and the
lecture course, as forces of civic i'm
provement will be the chief topics for
discussion. A country church social
will be given in the evening, preceded
by a country orchestra concert, a mov<
ing picture show and a humorous lee
ture a- -r- .. .. 3
Thursday, Dec. 10, has been designat-
ed as Country Home and Country Club
day. The Home as the Greatest Factor
in Society will be discussed from prac-
tically every point of view, Concrete
illustrations of an up-to-date modern
country home will be on exhibition
The Farmers club and it's peculiar
function will be another interesting
subject for discussion, At 6 o'clock q
family style supper will be served to
those in attendance at the conference.
A Farmers club programme, the chief
feature of which will be debate, will
be given in the evening. -
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-12-14
PROSPERITY
RECORD FOR
:. COUNTRY
Banking Power Reached Total
Of D Billion r..
This Sets New High Record
Mark for the Nation
Since 1900 Banking Power
Has Doubled

Washington, Dec. 14.-Business, as
reflected in the condition of the banks
of the United States, has shared in
to Comptroller of the Currency
the country's prosperity, according
to Lawrence o. Murray i'm his annual
report, made public today.
The banking. power of the nation,
represented by capital, surplus, profits
deposits and circulation reached dur
ing the, year the enormous total of
$22, ,54S,707, 600, a high record, Show
an increase of 5.69 per cent over
1911. and 27.S per cent over 1908.
Since 1900 the banking power has in
creased Ill per cent, or more than
doubled. During the last twelve years
the number of banks has increased by
over 107 per cent, and their volume
of business as indicated by deposits
shows an increas of over 127 per
cent. ~
The comptroller's report consists
of a mass of statistics, with analyses.
most of which previously have been
published. &aI<a
In connection with 3 the rates on
money, which recently have been
soaring, the comptroller simply OBJ
serves that, the rates were normal up
to August with a tightening of the
money market thereafter. According
to the last condition report, Sept. 4,
the comptroller points out that New
York and Chicago were slightly de-
fcient in the amount of their legal re-
serves, and st. Louis slightly exces-
sive. Banks in the major portion of
other reserve cities were also slightly
deficient, but the country banks MAIN
tanned an excess of the legal require
ments = rr-s a-s-.ra~ee .-....-rt-e.....
Less than 10 per cent of the total
amount &of national bank notes which
the national banks might circulate
under the law has been issued. Based
upon the Sept A. report, the banks
might increase their circulation by
1921, 1927 $780, Mr.. Murray says.
The national banks.F the report in
dicates, held over 80 per cent of the
bonded debt of the United States in
the way of security for circulation and
public deposits and as investments.
During the fiscal year 1912, the ma
tional banks paid dividends aggregat
ing $120, 300, 572, or 11.66 per cent on
capital and 6.93 per cent on capital
and surplus combined. The net earn
ings of $149, ,056.603 were equivalent to
8.59 per cent of capital and surplus.
During the last 43 years the banks
have paid an average annual divi-
dend of 9.17 per cent on the capital
stock.
y Eight national banks, with an ag-
gregate capitaI>of 81, 100000 failed dur
ing. the year ended Oct. 81. while
eighty three national banks, with an
aggregate capital of $21,605.250, were
placed in voluntary liquidation.