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The Washington times., 1912-07-21
Julia Murdock Says BeLasco Heater
OFFERINGS viii Be Most Ambitious Ones

Preliminary to the opening Of activi-
ties of the approaching season, Mana
ger L. Stoddard Taylor. of the Belasco
Theater, in an interview yesterday,
gave out a partial list of the attractions
that have already been booked for that
playhouse for the season Of 19l2-13.
In many respects It Is the most i'm
portant list of attractions which the
Messrs Schubert have yet arranged to
present at the Belasco Theater in one
season, and should assure that house
the most successful season. financially
and artistically, in its history.
The season will begin the first week
in October. according to present plans.
The initial attraction will be Maeter-
linck's blue Bird" which will be fol-
lowed by the New York success, "A
Butterfly ON the Wheel" This will pre-
cede the hawaiian romance, The Bird
of Paradis after which Will be seen
Sam Bernard and his company In a
new musi cal comedy, the title OF which
has not yet been made public
The New York Winter Garden Com
pany will play weeks engagement
in the Pelasco in "The Whirl of So
ciety," and closely following this will
be an all-star revival OF the Gilbert
| and Sullivan operas. Pirates of Pen,
zance," '"The Mikado." Patience" and
: "Pinafo,e' Mort II. Singers musical
comedy, within the Law. Neil
OBliens Minstrels; a new Viennesc
comic opera, The Merry Countess:
The Washington times., 1912-07-21
COSMOS

"A Day at the Barracks" which will
he presented at the Cosmos Theater
next week by THE Three Muskteers,"
is an offering of illimitable laughter
and amusement from the big circuits,
according to advance notices received
by Manager Brylawski, With Rose
Royal and her famous white Arabian
posing horse, Chesterfield" which is
said to he the most beautiful equine
act In vaudeville, 1t will bo the excep-
tional hcodliner of next weeks bill.
Four real novelties will supplement
them in THE Four Dolly Dimple Girls "
a quartet of attractive young women,
in a refined musical offering that re,
Quires special scenery and many cos
tune changes: Soper and Lane, in a
refined novelty singing act; Helen Gan
no. the first solo whistler. as we'll as
vocalist, heard in Washington in a long
time, and Bob Stanley, in acrobatic in'
novations In sensational slack wire
exhibition.
The leading film feature among the
motion pictures will be, as usual, th'
Pathe Weekly Review OF importan
happenings throughout the world.
The Washington times., 1912-07-21

Lew Fields 'Hanky Panky;" "EA-
cuse Me-" and the Drury Lane melo-
drama, The Whip" will follow.
Charles Klein's new play, "The Ne'er
Do Wells" and the DeForest adapta :
ton of Little Women" will precede
Every Woman" and the Henry w.
Savage Company will revive the THE
Merry Widow" and THE Prince OF
Margaret Anglin is to be seen in a
repertoire Of new plays, and Little
Boy Blue" which, II was announced
would be seen In Washington last win
ter, but which was withdrawn. will be
presented. Bought and Paid For'' and
"Bunty Pulls the Strings" both of
which have had phenomenal runs. are
TO be produced at the Belasco after the
holidays. and the "Typhoon" and Sum
erum," the German wordless play, will
also be seen late In the season.
william Faversham and an all-star
cast In a spectacular revival of Julius
Caesar. Mrs. Leslie Garter In new
play: Robert Mantell in repertoire: Will
liam Collier in new comedy: Cert
rude Hoffman In a new review: Henry
w. Savage's musical comedy. Some
where Else" Anne Russell. in a roper
toire OF old English plays: The Mil
lion," which was seen in Washington
last season; Primrose and Dockstader' 6
minstrels: James Montgomery's farce.
Ready Money" the Damrosch Opera
Company in the new comic opera. THE
Dove of Peace" and Gaby Deslys. In
"Vera Violette," go to make up q menu
Of extraordinary attractiveness.
JULIA MURDOCH.
The Washington times., 1912-07-21
COMING ATTRACTIONS

In the play that made Maxine Elliott
famous, Her Great Match" the CO.
lumbia Players will be seen at the
Columbia Theater during the week be-
ginning Monday. July q. 1t is conceded
to be one of the greatest OF the clyde
Fitch plays. dealing, as 1t does, with the
international marriage question In a
manner that is not only entertaining
but entirely free from offense. Her
Great Match was given it's original
production in New York at the Criterion
Theater.
Charles Klen's epoch making play,
The Lion and the Mouse" has been
selected as next weeks Offering BY the
Poll Players. This famous story, which
is commonly accepted at a dramatiza-
ton of the life and personality of
great Standard Oil magnate, ranks as
the greatest success the American stage
has ever known. The battle of wits be-
tween an INSCRIPTIONS multi-million'
aire and a delicate but plucky young
girl is a story of absorbing interest
from beginning to end, and gives the
company a great chance to do excep'
tionally fine acting.
The Washington times., 1912-07-21
WASHINGTON WILL!
SEE NOVELTY AT
POLLS This WEEK
"A Gentleman of Leisure"
Has Never Been Pro-
duced Here.

Washington amusement seekers are
offered a genuine novelty this week.
"A Gentleman of eLisure," announced
by the Poll Players, has never been seen
In this city.
The play was New York hit season
before last. 1t was booked for WASH
ington, but before II reached the Ma
tional Capital the tour was suspended
because Douglas Fairbanks was needed
for q new role in an important Brady
production. In view of the fact that
the play has never before been given
here II would be an injustice to this
weeks theater goers to outline the plot.
1t IL enough to say that the play tells
the adventures OF a reckless young
clubman who bets his gay companions
at dinner In his apartment that he
will turn amateur cracksman, break in
to a wealthy home and not be captured
by the police.
A striking complication Is added when
the young man, by a freak of chance,
selects for the scene of his adventures
the home of the girl he had met on an
ocean voyage, and, with whom he had
fallen desperately in love. but whose
identity has remained a mystery to
him until the night he enters her home
on his mad adventure and is confronted
by her with a leveled revolver IN her
MIR. van Buren, will be seen this week
in the exceptionally big ,E role rIne OF ,tne
Eairha nks. the original. his personality:
his acting methods. and his physical
anpearance make him an ideal selection
for the character OF the amateur hai-
files. .Lo ,,,.I
OF his dreams. and her abilitles DOM
as An EMOTIONAL actress and highly
intelIisent commediene will be put to
strong test rss, srSar h9as Of HfnsT the story ss
Eark Kent. as big Phil" the
deputy dep VIC Commissioner of police. have
been assigned to the task OF ,deps depic'ins
Miss Louise Kent will play the all
essential comedy role OF LADY Blunt.
and Duncan Penwarden will appear N
the character OF Sir Thomas Blunt. MI
lie Suer has a good bit to play In the
role of a silly young Engiishman.
The Washington times., 1912-07-21
Sunday Features at
Glen Echo Park

Amusement for all is the claim made
by the management of Glen Echo Park
and thousands of children and grown
ups find proof of this claim daily at
the resort with its varied line OF at
fractions, it's numerous free features,
and its delightful GOODNESS. the resort
is an ideal place to spend the day FOR
an all-day outing or for shorter visit
in the evening.
Today the special feature for those
seeking harmless Sunday diversion there
will be a series OF concerts by the
Soldiers Home Band, directed by John
8. M. Zimmerman. for which an inter-
esting program has been prepared.
Other amusements will be offered
In the big pavilion spotlight dancing
is again a feature and all Of the amuse-
ment devices will be running this week.
One of the latest innovations Is the
booth where Sis Hopkins dolls, recently
the rage at Atlantic City, are the at
traction.
Thursday night there will be another
of the fireworks displays, which have
drawn such crowds this season at the
park, and a number of special events
will be announced in the near future.
The Washington times., 1912-07-21
QUAINT MRS. W|GGS
AT THE COLUMBIA
TO Be REFRESHING
|
Play Written and Dramatized
BY Woman Has Proven
SucceSs.~

Written by a woman, and dramatizec
by a woman, MRS. wiggs OF the Cab
bage Patch" which will be produced this
week by the Columbia Players at the
Columbia Theater utterly disproves
the popular fallacy that women have
no sense of humor. The play is thor
oughly satisfying, funny in every sense
OF the word, and the clever lines or the
book are heightened to great degree
by the little inimitable touches that
only an organization such as the Co
lunbia Players can successfully por-
tray.
Never has a play been more obviously
a character study with the plot woven
about IL than this of Mrs Wiggs," but
II is surprising how smoothly 1t leads
from one phase to another. and how
interesting even the most commonplace
incidents become with Mrs. Alice Hogan
Rice's halo Of appreciable understanding
shedding it's light upon them.
The humor is of the best and high
est as It Is drawn solely from the lit
tie incidents of every day life that
amuse so infinitely If one does not "get
soured' as Mrs. Wigs expresses it.
The development of this commonplace
side of things ie missionary work, for
it reminds everyone how much real
amusement can come out Of even the
most unfortunate circumstances and
give a code Of living that IL carried out
would certainly make the world a much
better place.
Mrs. Wigs, with her pathettcally
funny philosophy, Is at once a source
of laughter and, to the thoughtful, a
mild but well pointed sermon. There
are scarcely words to describe Mis-
Hazy and her matrimonial venture"
Mr.. Stubbns. In each costume Mis-
Hazy Is absolutely more ridiculous than
in the preceding one, and her appear
ance is all that is needed TO send the
audience into uncomfortable laughter.
She reveals new comic possibilities In
spinsterhood and matrimony.
Lovey Mary, as appealing as she Is
In the book, Is made more so in the
play, particularly in the hands Of the
Justly popular Violet Heming. All the
characters of the Cabbage Patch, to the
number of thirty. appear In the play,
horse" travel well UP in the procession
of popular favorites that will be in
trusted with the stage delineations.
The stage setting Is from photograph
ic reproduction of the world famous
Louisville Cabbage Patch, where Mrs;
Bass, the original or Mrs. Wlggs, sui
lives.
Among the more important roles that
of Mrs. Wiggs will be played by julia
Blanc: Mis- Hazy by Frances Nelson
Mrs. shultz By Carrie Thatcher; aS;he; Nj M
Bob by Godfrey Matthews and H. Hin
kerdunkur Jones by George w. Bar
bier.
The Washington times., 1912-07-21
Southern Railroad
Issues Map of Resorts

The Southern railway, as part Of its
campaign to let the world know OF the
many beauties of the Southern country
1t traverses, has issued a new colored
detail map of the region In western
North Carolina, in which Asheville and
other well-known resorts are located.
Tho map shows every road. trail VII
lage, mountain, stream. and city in
the region.
The maps will be posted in all sta
tions and in other places where they
will be accessible to the travelling pub
lie. With this map and the wealth OF
finely printed booklets which the rail-
road is issuing the value of the Caro-
linian regions as places of permanent
abode is being urged quite as strongly
as their worth as temporary resorts and
pleasure grounds.
Stress is laid on the fact that George
w. Vanderbilt selected a large area
near Asheville for his country estate
when he was able to choose any place
in the world which suited his fancy.
The Washington times., 1912-07-21
Gift of Citizenship
To Porto Ricans Urged

A majority OF the Senate Committee
on Pacific Islands and Porto Rico is In
favor of comforting citizenship on the
Porto Rican people, according to ex-
cerpts from letters collected by the
American Federation OF Labor, and
made public by Santiago Iglesias, presi-
dent Of the Free Federation of Work.
ingmen OF Porto Rico.
bill comforting citizenship on the
Porto Ricans passed the House March
and was referred to the Senate Com
mittee Immediately, but has not been
reported, despite the favorable attitude
of the ma aiority.
Senor Iglesias says that the people
of the island are anxious to have the
rights OF citizenship, and that the long
postponed promises of such privileges
are the immediate cause Of existing
labor troubles there.
The Washington times., 1912-07-21
BELASCo ROOF GARDEN.

The contiued engagement Of the
beautiful kinemacolor pictures now be-
ing exhibited on the Belasco roof
garden will be welcomed by those who
appreciate an artistic entertainment un-
der the most unique and comfortable
conditions. Far above the street level,
the Relasco roof garden patrons enjoy
every passing, cooling breeze-not from
electric fans or other mechanical de-
vices. just natures unobstructed
breeZeS.
Tonight the pictures shown during the
past week will be exhibited for the last
time. The weekly change occurs to-
morrow night and the subjects will in
clude: Animal Studies" showing In
teresting views Of the zebra. fiamingoes,
giraffe, elephant, Italian squirrel. such
dogs as the Yorkshire terrier. St. Ber-
nard Great Dane, collie, Perkinese, cats.
and parrots; The Rebels Daughter"
an exciting drama laid in the period OF
the Peninsular war between France and
England showing wee chicks in brood
ers, mixing their food, packing eggs and
chicks for market, fattening fowls. pre-
pairing birds for exhibition, exhibition
fowls: "A Royal Review of the roops,'
by King George and Emperor William,
showing in detail such famous regiments
as the Royal Navy, Royal Marine Light
Infantry, Standards in Line, First Life
GUARDS, SECOND Lire Guarus,' Royai
Horse Guards Blue, Second Dragon
Guards, Fourth Huzzars, Ninth Lancers
Grenadier Guards, Cameron Highland
ers. and Irish Fusiliers: Niagara
Falls" showing some wonderful effects
of extraordinary beauty, with the sun
shining through clouds of spray, Civ
ing rainbow effects; Clifton House Ho.
tel, the steamer Maid of the Mist" or
her first trip to the base of the falls
below the American falls, Goat Island
Hnraaahna raj
many close views Of the American and
Canadian falls.
The evening performance will begir
at $3.50 and be given continuously unit
irons who desire to enioy the coo
breezes as early as possible the roo
garden will open at 1880. Only one mat
inee will be given Saturday.
The Washington times., 1912-07-21
Gompers Is Silent
On English Request

There is nothing to be said" said
Samuel Gompers, president of the Am
erican Federation of Labor, today in
reply to a question as to what action
would be taken on the cabled request
of the London dock strikers for financial
assistance.
That is a matter entirely between
them and us and there is nothing pub
lie about It," continued Mr.. Gompers.
The London dock strikers are reported
to have exhausted their financial re-
sources and have called on their Am
erican cousins for assistance for fear
they will be starved into an uncondi,
tional surrender.
The Washington times., 1912-07-21
SUMMER RESORTS
Virgins.
IDEAL SUMMER RESORT

Home-like comforts, advantages OF ocean.
bays shady lawn, beautiful sandy beach. ex-
ceIIent surf bathing, best boating and fishing.
hot cold and salt baths. large rockers, swing
chairs, tennis free bowling and pool, fresh
sea foods milk. vegetables, chickens from
our own farm: special boat and auto rates.
Send for S-page booklet.
A. H. MEARS, Wachapreague. Eastern
Shore, Va.
The Washington times., 1912-07-21
Sunday Concert.

THE Four Harmonic Maids" violin,
flute, cello and piano. will head five
act musical offering at the Sunday con-
cert at the Cosmos Theater today. An
enlarged orchestra will present the fol-
lowing program: Overture, "Preciosa, 4"
Won Weber; two Chara teristic patrols.
Ca) Wee MacGregor," Amers, and Cb)
Baby Parade" Pryor: Boston Templar
March" Ferber; overture, "Maximilian
Robespierre, Litolff; Last Hope"
Gottschalk; "Humoresque," DVOrak
fx," Faure: suite, "A Day in Venice" I"
Nevin: idyll. "Boreas." Trinkhaus. and
valse lente. ''Cupid's Caress." Roberts.
The Washington times., 1912-07-21
Medical Corps Major
Is Given Reprimand

court martial In the case OF Major
Frank T. Woodbury.. Medical Corps
L. S. A, at Fort Screven, Ga, yesterday
announced its decision. reprimanding
the officer for carelessness in treating
patients and warning him to pay
stricter attention to his duties as post
surgeon and to pay less attention to
private scientific research"
1t was learned at the War Department
that Major Woodbury. in one instance
while treating a child at Fort Screven,
prescribed ten times the amount of
atropine he desired to give the patient.
AS result the patient was poisoned.
The court-martial found him guilty Of
the charge.
Another charge that he prescribed a
teaspoonful of aconite for a patient
was not proven at the trial.
The Washington times., 1912-07-21
Boston Street Car Men
Offer to Arbitrate

BOSTON, July 2i.-with the question
Of general sympathetic strike among
the 5000 trade unionists OF this city
to be passed upon at the Central Labor
Union meeting today, the executive
committee of the street car mems union
has issued an official statement repeat
Ing It's offer to submit their differences
to arbitration.
Following this order by the strikers
the executive committee Of the central
labor body met in secret session to draft
Its recommendations for presentation at
the meeting this afternoon.
The Washington times., 1912-07-21
Baltimore Girl Wins.

NEW YORK, July H.-Two new resi-
dence scholarships at Barnard College,
which were founded from the funds Of
the late Joseph Pulitzer, have been
awarded to Miss Louise Talbot of Bal
timore, and to Miss Eleanor Hubbard,
Of Sioux City, Iowa.
The Washington times., 1912-07-21

OCEANIC and MT. VERNON HOTELS.
Ocean front and view: reasonable rates. First
booked. best served. J. ID. SHOWELL-
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-12-04
TOBACCO REPORT
Leaf Held by Dealers and Manu-.
facturers Amounted to H.
047,404, $50 Pounds.

Washington, Nov. 27.-Leaf tobacco
held by dealers and manufacturers,
others than original growers, on Oct.
l. amounted to 1,047, 404, $50 pounds,
the Census Bureau today announced in
making the first report under the law
enacted April 30 last. OF this total
9l6, 732, 009 pounds were unstemmed
and l.; .672, SOL pounds were stemmed.
These amounts were held by manu-
facturers of tobacco, who last year
manufactured more than $4,000 pounds
of tobacco, $50, 900 cigars. or 1000, 900
cigarettes. and by dealers, who,. on an
average, at the end of the four quarters
of last year, had more than 5000
pounds of tobacco in stock.
The preliminary estimate OF the 1912
production OF tobacco made by the D.
partment of Agriculture, placed the
amount at 95e, 437 900 pounds.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-12-04
Never Will Grow Old
Writes Dr.. H. H. Compton

Dear Mr.. Babbage:-Please find my
check for one dollar. Send me The
News for one year. | have been in
Allen, Texas, since June 1880. Have
had large and lucrative practice, and
still have it, Age and its infrmities
still sit lightly on my shoulders. lam
still young man shall always be
young. Don't believe in growing old
and grouchy. Hope to visit the old
home soon. Want to romp and play
over the meadows and gather butter
cups and daisies meath the spreading
elms and gurus hard by the house as |
did when a rolicking free-from care
boy in the days of the long ago.
Yours.
DR.. II. H. Compton,
Allen, Texas.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-12-04
Good Letter From Mrs.
Pike Conn, Of California

Nov. 2S. lol2.
Dear Mr.. Babbage:-You will find
enclosed ($l.O0) one dollar, please
send me the Breckenridge News. am
completely lost without it. Our friends
at home have been sending us the
news pretty regular, but do not want
to miss a single copy.
We are enjoying California fine, per-
feotly delighted with Los Angeles. The
climate is fine. The winter Is just like
one long summer day with the sunshine
and flowers.
Have been enjoying some fine auto
drives through the canyons and val
leys, some of the most beautiful seen.
cry ever saw. Our trip through Lau-
raj canyon and down through San Fer
nando valley was grand, with its drive
way with hedges of roses and palms for
miles, and orange, lemon, peach, apri
cot, fig, olive and walnut orchard:
were beautiful. occasj Onally we woulc
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-12-04
Five Years Old.

Dear Santa Claus:-I am little boy
Eve years old. will write and tell you
what want for Xmas. l want some
mixed nuts, Roman candles, fire crack
ers, sparklers, little train, little automo-
bile that can ride in, little hand car.
Bring my little sister big doll about 2
feet high. She is eight years old. Bring
me all kinds of candy, some oranges,
bananas, grapes, apples, pears, little
horse and wagon and rocky-horse like
they have on merry-go-round. My Sis
ter's name is Eva. Bring Eva lot OF
candy and lots of good things. Good
bye Santa, will be good boy and not
look. l will have both eyes shut tight
James w. Wright,
McQuady, Ky.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-12-04
cLovERpoRT KENTUCKY WEDNESDAY DECEMBER H. 1872

Breckenridge again, and at their re-
quest, he spoke that evening to a crowd
which packed a large audience hall
somewhere in town. do not remem
Der II it was church or not but | do
recall that this speech, while equally
eloquent with that Of the morning, was
entirely different in matter. though
like his first one, dealing with the polii-
ical problems OF the hour. He was a
wonderful man, and In all Kentucky
there is none fit 10 be his successor as
a 4 eloquent and accomplished orator.
after the speaking, the rain having
ceased, the younger element proposed
to have a little amusement with the
visiting statesmen, and the tradition
still exists that at least one of the Wis
itors turned the joke upon the jokers.
About that, however, it is perhaps well
to say no more"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-12-04
Daughter Leaves Father $1,000.

Saturday L C. Taul gave G. P. Bur-
dstt check for $1,000. 1t was life in
surance carried just two years by Mr..
Burdett's daughter, Miss Bertha J..
Bucdett. who died Nov. IL. Within
eighteen days Mr.. Burdett got the mon
ey. The policy cost Miss Burdett only
$3.50 apd the large amount is great
help to her father in his old age and
loneliness. Mr.. Taul represents the
Liberal Life Insurance Company, OF
Anderson, Ind, and his work is of per-
feet satisfaction TO the people who in.
sure and to his Company.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-12-04
STUDY OF THE COURT OF THE FOUR SEASONS, PAN
AMA-PACIFC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION.

TIN Of the Court of Honor the Panamaachc
International Exposition will the of Four
il elaborate beautiful interior
will lie between exhibit palaces of the
Liberal Education the
Palace Agriculture partly by the classic and peri
Italian architecture designed by Mr. Henry Bacon New
Memorial title
the WILL each of its
symboa of the seasonSprng Summer Autumn Winter
will
The Court of Four Seasons will be $40 feet square