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ing lecture. while THE American Rock
les. and The Golden Gate" will be pre-
sented on the following two Sunday even
ings in the order named
although Mr. Mccain has just finished
ms nfth successive season on the travel
lecture platforms of Pittsburgh, Philadel-
phia and other large cities of the east,
this will be his first season in Washing
ton
History. romance and present day con-
ditions throughout the vast territory en-
braced by the subjects of his lectures
are not allowed to pass unnoticed. MI.
Mccain is credited with the faculty OF
being able to depict his subjects, not only
through the medium of artistic pictures,
but by forceful description. The pos
sfbilities OF America as a touring country
compared with some of the more-trodden
Fairgrounds of the old world Is one OF
the features Of MIR. McCain's present
series which invariably appeals to his au-
dienceS.
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Coming Attractions.
Relasco.

At the Belasco Theater tomorrow night
z. II. Sothern and Julia Marlowe will
begin a weeks engagement, with Wednes-
day and Saturday matinees, in a roper
toire of seven Shakespearean plays, and
with indications that their present visit
will prove the most gratifying they have
yet made to this city.
The remarkably numerous following
which Mr. Sothern and Miss Marlowe
have won in the field of classic drama
since the joining of their artistic forces,
while undoubtedly source of gratifiea-
ton to these two eminent players, Is also
an encouraging sign to all who have at
heart the best interest of the theater.
Mr.. Sothern and Miss Marlowe present
Shakespeare In an exceptional manner.
which has seldom been equaled on the
American stage. The scenic side of their
productions has been both magnificent
and correct. and their supporting or
CARNATIONS have always been creditable
They have used all the aids which make
for success. and the result has been
gratifying TO themselves and to their
admirers. In the supporting organiza-
ton are such well known players as Fred
erick Lewis. Rowland Blackstone. Thomas
Coleman. John Taylor. William Harris.
France Bendtsen. Malcolm Bradley,
Mayne Lynton Alys Recs, Norah Lami-
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Lyceun.

1.-THE High School Girls departure
in burlesque, is billed for this week at
the Lyceum Original operate music
gorgeous costumes and handsome special
scenery have been provided. In the COM
pany are Miss Dale Wilson, Kittie Mitch
ell, versatile singer, and the Misses
Lawton and York in a sparkling singing
act The principal male performers are
Mark Adams Irish comedian, and Joe
Dixon The company is presenting live
ly curtain raiser entitled THE Dude
Pug" the members later being introduced
in a rollicking burlesaue entitled Get
Trimmed Quick Rubes.' Among those
who contribute their specialties are Helen
Lawton and Bessie York. singers and
dancers; Joe Dixon and Joe Mills, in
parodies Fred Reese and Kitty Mitchell.
harmony, singing and talking; Stewart
and Stevenson, the Laugh Trust. and
twenty show girls The added attraction
for the entire week is "Dashing, Dainty
Marie, European sensation.
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of them the professor at the pie-ano
| is bound to touch upon the more deli
cate portions of III Miserere. ard [
notice he does it in a condescending
manner. skipping all but the bare es-
sentia1s of the harmony and in
| Producing Mr.. verdi's own tempo
to a new species which has its being
only in the shadow of the motion film.
A minstrel band can convert ii
Miserere into marching song; a man
who draws more salary than cabinet
officer for the simple accomplishment of
playing two guitars and banjo at once,
never dreams of giving a performance
without a correct initiation of grand
OPERA choosing I'll Miserere' as the
victim for the sacrifice. Two tramp
comedians want to be what the girls
heads together and sing comic words
to the air III Miserere, and although
you can see it twice a day for year.
it always makes a hit. A dog who
earns his master good living by walk
ing on a slack wire evidently would
fall off and spoil the act unless the or
chestra is playing a sort of Cohanized
version of the famous tower scene. 1t
would be almost Impossible to find a
German comedian who does not depend
on the air for one of his best gags
There is only one nationality that hasn't
adopted IL Miserere' as vaudeville
prop I mean the Italians
WHY THEY SEPARATED.-For many
years past, in fact ever since Stuart Rob
son and William H. Crane, the pre-emi-
nent comedians of 1.-The Henrietta days,
parted company, speculation has been
rife as to the real cause of the dissolu-
ton of the partnership. 1t was one of
the biggest paying combinations the
country has ever seen, and Joseph Brooks,
who has just resumed the managerial
direction of Mr. Cranes affairs, had
never satisfied himself with assurances
that the separation was perfectly AMIGA
BILE In response to question recently
directed to Mr.. Crane point blank, the
actor replied:
TT was simple matter that brought
about the separation. l was the one who
kicked, and when you hear the facts l
suppose you will think l am over sensi-
tive. You see from the beginning of the
partnership between Robson and myself,
/ was forever playing his father In all
the pieces, in spite of the fact that
was his junior by ten years. When We
arrived in Chicago I discovered that ne
had a married daughter living in the
city who had two children. 1t was then
that / rebeIled. / told Robson that al
though it would have hurt my feelings
to do so l would have continued to play
his father so long as l knew nothing
about the grandchildren but 1 was darn
ed if I would play father to- a man that
| knew was a grandfather twice over"
TRENTINI.-'F'rom the Cloister to the
Conservatory might be the title of a
biographical sketch of the early life of
Mile. Emma Trentini Had it not been
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and the supporting company is strong
Chase's.

Heading Chase's varied program this
week is Carrie De Mar, heralded as the
international Coincidence. in her latest
repertoire of descriptive and impersona-
tive songs. Smart gowns and separate
scenic production for each song will en-
nance the presentation. Another attrac-
tive feature will be Taylor Granville S
presentation of THE Hold-up, dra-
matte episode of the far west, in which a
desperate attempts to hold up train
which apparently dashes across the stage
at mile-a-minute clip. - dialect duel
will take place between Billy Gordon ana
Nat Marx, German comedians. de-
parture in the instrumental line is prom
Used for the Berrons. two talented violin
and piano artists. Ezra Kendaifs com,
edy, THE Halfway House." rurai
portraiture. will be given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Perkins Fisher. The Kaufman
brothers have a tuneful and Original
blackface creation. Sprague and McNeece
will offer a breezy roller-skating novelty,
and the photoplane daylight motion pic
lures will show events of WORLDWIDE IN
tereSt,
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Opera in Baltimore

After ten weeks in Chicago the Chi
cago Grand Opera Company has returned
to the east. and seven Thursday night
performances will be given at the Lyric
Theater in Baltimore before the close OF
the season. This Thursday night the Of
ferns will be Wasner's ''Die Walkure, -
the first Wagnerian work that the Chi
cago company has given in Baltimore.
The cast will be the same that presented
this opera in Chicago, and will doubtless
interest Washington opera patrons who
in the past have attended the perform
ances of the Chicago company in Balti-
more.
The Brunnhilde will be Minnie SALTY
man-Stevens the American soprano The
Siegmund will be Charles Dalmores, the
French tenor. The role of Wotan, the
god. will be sung by Clarence Whitehill.
Henri Scott. the American basso will be
the Hunding. Eleonora de Cisneros the
American contralto. will sing Fricka and
Jane Osborn Hannah will be the Sieg-
lnde.
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Tor sings the tenor role of Capt Richard
Warrington. with whom Marietta falls In
love. Miss Marion Lee will be heard in
the contralto role of "Adah,' a quadroon
slave Miss Harriet Marlotte will be seen
as Lizette, an ancient female, whose mad
desire for a husband brings about many
ludicrous situations. and William Welp,
who is well known for his comic ingenu-
ity, has role as Silas Slick, an adventur-
er: while Harry Turpin sings the bass
role of Etienne Grandet. famous buc-
cancer.
The chorus and orchestra that support
Mile. Trentini were recruited from the
Manhattan Grand Opera Company and
bring out the beauty of Victor Herbert's
score. The variety of handsome costumes
of the eighteenth century, together with
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nephew and the daughter readily form
an attachment, and the senator in time
is ruled by his housekeeper. The scheme
has turned out far different from what
they planned. The claimant refuses to
take advantage of the situation and push
her claim, which has been investigated
by the senator and his nephew and found
to be worthless. Mrs. Wallace schemes
revenge by having the senator arrange a
reception for his fellow members and then
has the claimant-housekeeperS nubbed by
Washington woman. Further carrying
out her revenge, she reveals to the sena-
tor the identity of the houSekeeper and
her daughter. He is so shocked and out
ragged by the deception that he departs
in high dudgeon to hotel
The. nephew becomes "a diplomat First
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gerald and the singing coincidence Lizzie
Freligh. One of the spectacular features
of their offering is travesty on Mad
anne X and Excuse Me" combined, I'M
der the title Madame X-cuse Me-"
Houdini will not confine his efforts this
week to releasing himself from n@,nu us
re will escape from strait
jackets, packing boxes barrels. cans and
that he will attempt to repeat here feat
Oh oai1ns NilieiI ne mas i,erLoliiied IN dill
the civilized nations of the world-a dive
from bridge while handcuffed Hou-
DIM has dived In all sorts Of waters from
great heights, sometimes with his hands
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Jan Kubelik Concert.

o'clock, at the Columbia Theater, Jan
Kubelik will make his appearance in
what is announced as farewell concert.
Although this Bohemian violnist is vet
young. he wants to retire to his European
estate after a final tour of the United
States and Canada, where he has been
made welcome in years gone bya -
Kubelik will bring with him his re-
marketable Nolins, one of them REGARDED
as the finest instrument in existence.
During the four years that have passed
since the last appearance here. OF this
distinguished musician he has played
with eminent success in many parts Of
the world.
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Buffalo" Jones Lecture.

At the Belasco Theater next Sunday
night, February Is, Buffalo" Jones will
deliver his illustrated lecture entitled
"LassOing Wild Animals in Africa
Following former President Roosevelt on
his famous hunting trip in Africa, Jones
went unarmed. carrying only a lariat
used by the western cowboys, which in
skillful hands was all that was needed to
subdue the wild animals. Not only did
he perform wonderful and daring feats.
but covered every turn with the motion
picture camera. Buffalo" ,Jenes, so
named because of his efforts to preserve
the American bison, was once a game
warden at Yellowstone Park under the
Roosevelt administration.
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"The White Slave"

BARLEY Campbelrs great play. The
White Slave will be the attraction at
the Academy during the week commence
ing Monday evening, February 10. with
the usual matinees Tuesday. Thursday
and Saturday. The revival of this vital
American play. under the management OF
Robert Campbell. son of the author. has
proved one of the successful attractions
of the season.
The company is one of the largest dra-
matte organizations on tour, and is headed
by Edwin Mordant Grace Atwell is the
Lisa" The scenery is from the brush
of Walter Burridge, and undoubtedly i'll
illustrates Campbelrs romance in manner
that was not possible i'm the days of it's
first production.
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New National.

Naughty Marietta the comic opera
in which Oscar Hammerstein presents
Mile. Emma Trentini at the National
Theater for the week beginning Monday
evening, February IL, is brimful of me-
lodious music and has been staged most
deliberately. Naughty Marietta" last
year had successful run of six months
at the New York Theater.
Mile. Trentini, as Countess Marietta
D'Altena (Naughty Marietta). who runs
away from a convent school to New Or
leans to escape loveless marriage
planned by her parents, and has many
adventures before she meets the man Of
her choice and reveals her identity, has
wonderful opportunity to display her
vocal and histrionic ability. Henry Tay-
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Nat M. Wills.

Nat NJ. Wills. former star of "a
Lucky Dog "a Son of Rest" and
other musical comedies, will make his
annual homecoming visit to Chases
next week. His Washington offering
has been specially prepared for the
home folks" and is said to cause con-
slant succession Of laughs. An arenic
act will introduce La Titcomb. the
equestrienne prima donna. The singer
horsewoman and poseuse will appear
with her magnificent white Arabian
horse in gorgeous scenic produce
ton. Another feature of the holiday
bill Will be Mrs. Louis James, who
with company of players. will pre-
sent Holding Husband" a triangu-
lar comedy. The great family of in
strumentalists. the five musical
Noses, who have been featured in
recent Broadway revues, will return
In their Spanish spectacular novelty
"A Gala Day i'm Old Seville" Other fea-
lures. including the daylight pictures. are
announced.
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The Arcade.

Wednesday night the annual ST Valen-
tines day soiree will take place at the
Arcade. Two basket ball games are on the
program for the week, the first being
Tuesday night. when the Catholic Univer-
sity team will have as competitor the
team from Mount ST. Mary's College
of Emmittsburg. Md. The game will
be called promptly at 8 o'clock, but
roller skating will prevail before and
after the game. Georgetown University
team will struggle for the honors
Thursday night with the team of the
New York University
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series at the Columbia Theater this eyen-
ing and tomorrow afternoon on Moscow
and ST Petersburg" The tour will begin
at Warsaw, in Poland, and after an eX-
tended visit at the cities of Moscow and
ST. Petersburg, the religious and political
capitals of the great empire, respectively
will be terminated at Helsingfors the
capital of Finland.
Motion pictures and color views taken
by Mr.. Newman in person will wildly
portray the life and customs of the poor
peasants in the rural districts, in contrast
with the extravaganza of the nobility in
the cities
The following traveltalk will be on
Germany. From the Black Forest to
Hamburg"
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Miss Beulah Poynter will be seen in IA
Kentucky Romance" at the Academy
this week. opening tomorrow night, with
the usual popular matinees Tuesday.
Thursday and Saturday
The play is from the pen of Joseph lie
Brandt, and already is being referred to
as one of the zeal stage successes of the
current theatrical season: one that is
destined to endure. The comedy is of inn
portance to Miss Poynter admirers, as
it takes the actress away from the tear
strewn paths of emotional drama into
comedy. Miss Poynter's transition from
the hoyden to the mature, sensible wom-
an is described as a very artistic charac-
terization.
In the first act she is seen as the un-
sophisticated child of nature, with no
companions but the birds and the flowers
of her forest home. She puts all her trust
in man, only to find that she has been
deceived. Her grief and disappointment,
natural resentment at the injustice done
her, and anger toward the people who
have wronged her, give opportunity for
a wide range of acting. The author has
not forgotten Miss Poynter's happy vein
of comedy, and her admirers will enjoy
many hearty laughs when they see her
endeavoring to become society girl
The production is excellently staged,
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Gayety.

The Bowery Burlesquers, the Gayety' s
attraction this week, expect to enjoy
record-breaking engagement for, supple
menting the entertaining character Of it's
own offering-a two-act musical farce
called TOO Much Isaacs,' is the stellar
attraction, Harry Houdini, the handcuff
king, who will perform feats of skill and
mystery at every performance.
The Bowery Burlesquers Company is
headed this season by Quinn and Fitz-
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III. M. s. Pinafore. |"

To those who recall the vogue Of III.
Nj. s. Pinafore ii really doesn't Seem
that more than thirty years have passed
since it's airs were SO, popular. But to
those who knew "Pinafore'' then and
those who have never come under its
swaying spell the New York Casino re-
vival of this Gilbert and Sullivan classic.
which comes to the Belasco Theater Mon
day evening, February 10. WITH matinees
Wednesday and Saturday. will be OF
marked interest. No expense has been
spared in selecting the cast of principals.
as the names found therein have adorned
some of the most notable successes Of the
day. De Wolf Hopper is the Dick Dead.
eye in this revival; Vioa Gillette. little
Buttercup; Eugene Cowles. Bill Bobstay
George MacFarlane. Capt. Corcoran; Ar
thur AIdridge, a noted English tenor.
Ralph Rackstraw Richard Temple, Sir
Joseph Porter; Miss Anne Purcell. jose
phine and Miss Marion Ford. Hebe. To
this cast of principals has been added an
unusually large chorus The orchestra
will be augmented to contain twenty
two musicians.
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Vanity Fair.

With company unusually strong In
good looks and comedy, the Vanity
Fair" burlesque organization will fol-
low the "Bowery Burlesquers' at the
Gayety next week. The VANITY Fair
show has always been one of the most
popular attraction on the eastern bur-
lesque wheel
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George Evans Minstrels.

While George Evans, who begins his
engagement at the Columbia Theater
February 49, presents an all-new show
by his Honey Boy Minstrels this year.
he has retained nearly all the principals
of the excellent company he, presented
last. year Comedians John King. Sam
Lee, Charles billiard, Pierce Keegan.
William Cawley, Lew Gilmore and James
Castle will be found prominent. The
principal vocalists of the new show are
Vaughn Comfort. James Meehap, Sam
Lloyd. AL Fontaine, Charles Crossman
and Master George Koty. Tommy Hyde
is in charge of the dancing. ..,--
Honey Boy" Evans will be heard in
his characteristic mOnologue. Vaughn
Comfort, fnterlocutor, will preside over
the first part. The scenic dress Of the
new show is very elaborate. s
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bound, sometimes with his feet chained
together and often with both hands and
feet tied. He has always risen to the
surface, however. with his members free.
Challenges will be accepted from persons
who believe that they can connne him so
that he cannot release himself.
Mr.. Houdini is not stranger to WASH
ington. He has appeared here on former
occasions, where he mystitied capacity
audiences during his stay.
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&c. r. @. Wallingford. "

After having won popular approval in
an extraordinary degree elsewhere. Get
Rich-Quick Wallingford' returns to the
National Theater for the week of Feb
ruary 10 to "a George NJ. Cohan's
drama tization OF George Randolph
Chester's clever stories ran two seasons
in New York, over year in Chicago,
five months in Boston and two months in
PHILADELPHIA
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Cosmos.

AS it's principal act this week the Co.'S
mos has a sensational feature billed as
Edna, the Mysterious. Lonzo Cox, sill
houette artist, will present some novelties
in black and white effects. He will draw
profiles of many national figures of
Washington life.
The newly formed vaudeville team of
Dooley and Jones will be seen in a COM
edy skit Curing Tenor is the title
of an act by Paoli and Cremonosi. and
song and dance will be the Offering Of
Quigley and Adair. Billy Davis. that
vocalizing monologist." and John Dooley
complete the bill. Pathe's weekly review
of current events heads the list of film
features
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Nox Mccain Travel Lectures.

The first of three travel lectures de
luxe" by Nox Mccain, under the general
title of '.AIl-America,' by which he
designates his course, win be delivered
at the Columbia Theater on the evening
of March 3. 1.-THE Wonderful West In
dies is the subject chosen for his OPEN
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Yiddish Drama Tonight.

At the Belasco Theater tonight noted
Yiddish company, headed by Nine. Esther
Ruchel kaminsky, the well known Yid-
dish actress. will present Jacon Gordin' S
four-act drama, The Orphan" This
organization comes direct from the LipZn
Theater of New York, and among the
supporting players will be Max Rosenthal
and Charles Williamson. In the distinct
dramas of their own. written in the Yid-
dish language. the players of this COM
pany have attracted attention among
English-speaking playgoers in New York,
Chicago Philadelphia. Boston and other
principal cities. A knowledge of the
Yiddish language is held to be unneces-
sary to enjoy their performances.
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return from abroad will be given at the
Columbia Theater Tuesday afternoon at
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!, Millicent Mclaughlin and Ina Gold

son, Millicent Mclaughlin and Ina Gold
smith.
The arrangement of the plays is as
follows: Monday night Tanning of the
Shrew": Tuesday might, Macbeth; We'd
nesday matinee. Romeo and Juliet: .
Wednesday night. '"The Merchant of
Venice: Thursday night, Twelfth
Night Friday night, Hamlet: Satur-
day matinee, "As You Like tt and Sat
urday night, Macbeth
Special attention is called to the fact
that owing to the elaborate nature of
the productions the curtain will rise at
s O'Clock evenings and 2 O'Clock at the
Wednesday and Saturday matinees.
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Academy.

appropriate scenery, makes striking
picture.
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The reading of the lines was scarcely
more conscientious than the pictorial
presenta ton. The French stage turns to
the poetic drama as means of preserv-
ing the purity of the language, of which
the people who speak it are proud.
The American stage has no such ideal,
and in the case of too many players it
tolerates the delusion that any method
of enumeration which differs from simple,
clean-cut speech is indicative either of
current smartness or intellectual refine
ment. Much of the recitation of lines in
"Chantecler proceeded through a car
mage of mutilated vowels and tortured
ConsOnantS
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Columbia.

William III. Crane as an actor manager,
in association with Joseph Brooks, who
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E. M. Newman Traveltalk.

f. NJ. Newman, traveller and lecturer,
will deliver the fourth traveltalk in his