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poor. the mother said, but they hoped to
have enough to hear the opera at the
next matinee.
We'll. they heard it that day, and
they heard 1t every night and every matt
nee afterward, even the big concert with
which we closed the season. But they
didn't hear 1t from the gallery. / have
squandered a lot of money in my time,
but would have CHANGED my last cent
TO see that poor woman and her child
happy. And my but they were happy.
Why do you know at each performance
their love for the music seemed to grow
and there were tears in their eyes when
babe them goodbye at the close of our
season.
That is true love of music They may
not have understood the science, but they
felt the soul of it. and 1t is the soul of
music, just as the soul of the human be-
ing. that charms the real lover of good
music"
The quaint couple will hear all the
operas this year. Mr.. Aborn has seen to
that ahead of time.
THOUGHT HER A BLONDE.-Mary
Emerson, who will be seen at the Acad-
envy this week in East Lynne" was given
her start upon the stage by the late Louis
James, who saw her in a recital at a
Boston Dramatic School and at once gave
her place in his company. She was aft
erward with Richard Mansfield. taking
important roles, and tells many stories
of the great actors eccentricities.
She tells characteristic story of the
first time she ever saw him.
Engaged by wire, Miss Emerson on her
arrival went to Mansfields room at
Terre Haute, rather nervous at meeting
the great star.
Mansfield looked at her for a moment
in curious way and then exclaimed, 80
pshaw, my dear, l thought you were a
blonde" Miss Emerson's hair is dark.
but she held her place with the exacting
master for two years, leaving under pleas
ant circumstances to star in her own
plays TWO years afterward, as a star,
she occupied the same dressing room
where she had first met the great Mans
field.
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ter beginning Tuesday evening. is unique
in that it teaches serious lesson in dia
logue which often sparkles with laugha-
BILE wit. 1t is a play with opportunities
for great emotional acting and Blanche
Yurka and Clifford Bruce will appear In
the leading roles.
The story of the play is one OF domestic
extravaganza. When writing 1t, Porter
Emerson Brown is said to have believed
he was not prescribing remedy for the
high cost Of living, but that he was pre-
senting certain conditions in such a
marked manner as to arouse q discussion
which of itself would be beneficial
Frances Ward. the spendthrift, Is a
woman to whom a new hat. q new gown
and q new motor car are matters Of the
most vital Importance. Her husband is
a prosperous and Woodworking broker,
who has ambitions along other lines. But
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Barnum & Bailey's Circus.

1.-The Greatest Show on Earth as
Barnum & Bailey's circus is billed. is
coming to Washington, May and Z.
The feature of this years program is
the spectacle entitled Cleopatra" which
utilizes the services of more than LOCO
persons, two enormous stages and the big
arena, with a ballet of 300 girls. A word
less play based upon the story of Cleo
patra will be presented in massive en-
sembles and tableaux with music.
The circus performance proper will Of
fer numerous other features with novel
ties and faces new to America, includ-
ing May Wirth and the Wirth family
of riders, and the mikados royal athletes.
The menagerie has been enlarged and
includes a baby giraffe and a baby
leopard. A remarkable attraction is prom
ised in the wonderful base ball elephants
who actually play comedy game OF
base ball.
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rTMI, S1DELLo
l MAJEsr1c

comes to the Academy tomorrow even
ing. It stands in a class by itself.
The story is told in FIVE acts. Many
Of the scenes, interrupting the continu-
ance of the plot, and introducing unex-
planned characters, have been eliminated
The first act shows the coming Of Lady
Isabel, as the bride Of Archibald Car
lyle. to East Lynne; the disappointment
of Barbara Hare. who loves the groom.
and the happiness of the bridal couple.
Then comes Sir Francis Levison, the
whispered lies. the doubt, jealousy in
the wife's breast and the elopement.
Later the remorse of Lady Isabel and
her return disguised as Nine. Vine to
be near her child, are presented. The
story Is unfolded until the last curtain
drops on the prayer Of the wronged
husband. May He forgive you, as I
have done"
An excellent company is promised with
Mary Emerson. q noted emotional
actress, as Lady Isabel. Miss Emerson
Is said to have sounded the real depths
Of the role and grasped to the full its
opportunities.
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Virginia Varsity Glee Club.

The University of Virginia Glee Club,
consisting of thirty of the students Of the
university, will give performance at the
Columbia Theater Friday afternoon at
4:3O o'clock for the benefit of the Con-
feterate Memorial Home fund at the in
vitation of Mrs Marion Butler, District
president, United Daughters of the Con-
federacy.
The program will include the famous
university college songs. coon songs. fe-
Guitar selections. Between the second
and third parts of the program Mrs.
Martin Lttieton will give short illus
trated talk on Monticello and the Uni
versity of Virginia.
The patronesses for the performance
include some of the most prominent MEM
hers Of congressional and resident So
ciety. The advance sale Of seats and
boxes has been quite large.
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PAULINE HAIL
CASINO

because the wife spends money faster
than the husband can make 1t, a condi-
ton results which threatens q tragedy un-.
less their domestic relations undergo q
change. This change comes, but instead
of being the result of a wise move on the
part of the hush Ind. it results from a
foolish action on the part Of the wife, the
most foolish OF her thoughtless, butterfly
career. since 1t arouses suspicion in her
husbands mind, and precipitates the big
climax of the third act when the fus-
band forces the wife to telephone to an
other man at midnight and bid him meet
her at their home that he may judge by
their manner of meeting what he should
do. Though the play ends happily, 1t is
not the conventional ending upon which
the curtain falls.
The tension Is relieved with the comedy
element. The lines Of the play are often
witty, epigrammatic and sharp, and the
repartee is rapid. Several OF the charac-
terS are humorous.
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Polls.

1t has been more than three years since
that greatest of all western plays, 1.-The
Virginian." came to Washington with w.
s. Hart and Frank Campeau in the CEN
trail roles of the Virginian Che is not
known by any other name in the play or
the book and Trampas, the bad man.
Tomorrow night the play will be given an
elaborate revival by the Poll Players, in
Polls Theater, formerly Chases.
THE Virginian" seems a happy choice
for the second weeks play of the per-
manent stock company which has been
established in the Avenue playhouse by
the New England theatrical magnate. 1t
requires a big cast Of twenty-five players
and an elaborate scenic production, in
striking contrast to the society comedy,
"Nobody's Widow which required the
services of only about one-third of the
company.
A. HI. Van Buren,, who found a hearty
welcome Monday night will have the role
| made famous by Dustin Farnum and
later by w. 8. Hart Duncan Penwar-
den, q new member Of the company, will
enact Frank Campeaus original role, the
| leering, daring cowboy, who defes the
Virginian. and who finally is overcome
| In a desperate pistol duel almost under
the eyes OF Molly Wood. the plucky 1T
| tie New England school teacher, whose
love the virginian wins after many ro-
mantle viciss!tudes. Izetta Jewel has the
| role Of Molly.
1.-THE virginian'' abounds in rich COM
edy scenes. 1t Is q play Of thrills, laugh
ter, tears and romance.
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Columbia.

In Winchell Smiths comedy drama,
Bobby Burnit.'' at the Columbia Thea
ter this week. Edwin Haas Robins, lead-
be presented in a role in which Wallace
Eddinger scored in this same theater
two years ago with the original New York
production and cast. 1t Is that of the
youthful son of a deceased father, from
whom he has inherited vast fortune,
a major portion of which is left under the
control of a trustee until the son has dis
played the ability to properly conserve
certain business enterprises intrusted to
him.
The play is a dramatization of George
Randolph Chester's novel, THE Making
of Bobby Burnt There is a droll phi
losophy in it, although it's chief charm
is in its love story quaint, pure and
sweet throughout. Bobby loves a girl
companion of his childhood days. who,
unknown to him, is really the trustee of
the estate. When he Is disheartened with
failure he finds fresh inspiration in her
promise to marry him If he succeeds in
business. and, after wading through any
number Of difficulties, he finally wins his
BRIDE A feature of the comedy Lis series
of letters of advice left by the elder Bur
nit to meet every possible contingency
he thinks may arise in the career of his
time to time by a trusted employe in the
great John Burnt department stores,
where much of the action of the play
occurs. In the cast of interesting char
acters will be seen Stanley James, Car
| son Davenport, John NJ Kline, George
Daley, Jerome Renner, John Ellis, Aline
McDermott. Carrie Thatcher and Fran
| ces Nelson, with other members of the
Columbia organization in small parts.
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Anybody familiar with the details OF
grand opera production will realize
what 1t means to give an artistic per-
Torrance of Faust" De Cortez Wolf
fungen, organizer of the Washington
Grand Opera Chorus, however. says he
feels confident his chorus will do well,
judging from the rehearsals for the per-
formances to be given at the Columbia
Theater the afternoons of May ana Z.
An augmenteds orchestra of twenty
washington musicians will be under the
direction Of Conductor SiGnor Gnarro.
formerly with the Henry Savage COM
pany, New York.
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"Washington" in Motion Pictures.

Joseph c. Hazelton, who has been en-
gagged for six months in assembling ma
teriaI for an illustrated lecture on Wash
ington and it's historic associations, and
who has been booked for an extended
tour of the west, will inaugurate his tour
in this city at the Columbia Theater FRI
day afternoon May 3. Mr. Hazelton was
formerly a member of the Columbia Play
ers. He is said to have secured some ex-
cellent motion pictures of local scenes, in
addition to other material to make his
lecture equal in dignity his subject. His
personal knowledge of affairs here during
the past quarter of century should ad-
mirably fit him for the work of telling
the story Of Washington, the capital of
the nation.
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Kubelik's Farewell Recital.

Jan Kubelik. the greatest violinist since
Paganini, will give farewell recital at
the Columbia Theater next Wednesday
afternoon at 4:3G o'clock. This great ar
fist is just completing one of his most
successful American tours and is not
likely to be heard here again, it is said,
at least in a very long time.
His program will include Concerto, D
miner, Vieuxtemps; Introduction, adagio
religioso and allegro marziale; ro-
NAME. F major, Beethoven; "Praeludium'
Cfor violin alone), Bach; Devils Trill, .
Tartini; "Zapateado," Sarasate; Zephyr"
Hubay; 81 Palpiti," Paganini
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Coming Attractions.
New National.

The spring season of the Aborn Eng
lish Grand Opera Company begins at
the New National Theater tomorrow
| night The bill announced for the
week includes delightful La Boheme"
and tragic La Tosca." La Boheme"
will be sung Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday nights and Wednesday
matinee, and La Tosca' Thursday,
Friday and Saturday nights and Satur-
day matinee La Tosca,": with it's
wealth of passionate music and intense
| climaxes, will be in the nature of a
novelty as 1T has not been sung here
for long time.
Elena Kirmes, a warm favorite of
last season, and Anna Frery an artist
who will make her first appearance here,
will alternate in the prima donna role of
Mimi in La Boheme." Ira Jeane will be
Musetta- Salvatore Sciarretti and Philade
Sinagra will alternate in the tenor role of
Rudolph, James Stevens will sing
Marcel, William Schuster will be the
Schaunard. Siegfried Phillips. Collins;
John Mercer. Alcindoro, and Arthur
Green. Parpignol. In La Tosca" Miss
nate in the title role, while the role
Cavaradossi will be sung alternately
by, Sciarretti and Philade Sinagra Miss
Jeane will be the shepherd boy; James
Angelotti Robert Corruccini will sing
the part of the sacristan; Clifton Webb
will be Spoletta: Arthur Green, the
jailer, and John Mercer. Sciarrore.
The stage will be under the direction
Of Karl Schroeder, the former Met
ropolitan Opera House director, who
has been in Washington with the
Aborn forces before, and Almerico
Vinnaccia, who formerly conducted
for the international Grand Opera
Company in both North and South
America. will conduct during all per-
formances of the operas this week
The chorus will be larger this season
than ever before. It's members have
been especially selected by the Messrs.
Aborn. La Boheme" and La Tosca"
both will be given on a lavish scale
with new scenery and costumes.
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Majestic.

At the Majestic this week a big bill is
promised, with many new acts. The fea-
ture OF the week will be Mile. Louise,
with her troupe OF twenty trained and
educated monkeys" to amuse the chill
dren. Tom Sidello and company will APP
pear In an amusing "black art" specially.
The Skeleton. the Doll and the Clown"
The Great Marvelle. hypnotist and men,
tai teiepathist. viii undertake to demon
strate the wonders of hypnotism and telep-
athy; Macdonald Brothers. gymnasts. In
q combination Of thrills and laughs: VIII
tan artists" With . new line Of jokes.
songs and dancing numbers, and other
! speciaities are scheduled. Tho photo plays
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Bernhardt Motion Pictures.

The eminent tragedienne Sarah Bern
hardt is the latest booking of the CO.
lumbia Theater, but in the form OF
series of moving picture films of the
wonderful actress in all her great roles.
The magnitude of the material for which
Nine. Bernhard posed, it is announced,
has necessitated the arrangement of a
series of programs, the first of which
will be given at the Columbia Theater
Sunday evening, April %. The series
will continue throughout May. These
pictures are probably some of the most
remarkable the motion picture camera
has ever recorded, and wherever they
have been shown. it is said, there has
been q very great demand to see them.
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o:l3 o'clock and the evening perform
ance at S:1a o'clock
The program will include reproductions
OF Boy Scout camp life, with Indian
music, an Indian war dance and other
scout and Indian scenes. The perform
ers Will be the Boy Scouts of the Y. Nj.
c. A. and the various patrols of the city
1t will be the first time Mr.. Seton has
publically appeared in Indian costume.
An added feature will be athletic drills.
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"The Jersey Lilies.

1.-The Jersey Lilies who will follow Al
Reeve Big Beauty Show as the attraction
at the Gayety for the week of April %,
will present two one-act burlesaues, the
first being "A Complicated Affair and
the second winning Miss A special
feature of the OHIO will be a one-act
dramatic playlet called The Unwritten
Law written by Leon Errol the chief
comedian of the "Follies of 1911. The
leading comedian with THE Jersey
Lilies this year is Charles Howard.
There is a chorus of thirty handsome
young women.
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STORIES OF THE OPERA,
La Boheme,"

Laid in the land of mythical Bohemia
the story of la Boheme' deals princi-
pally with bohemians rich in hope but
poor in the goods OF this world. Christmas
eve in Paris finds a party of these young
men cherries and hungry. Their room is
cold. and 10 warm 1T they determine TO
build lire of the manuscript of a play
which one of their number has written.
but has never been able to have pro-
duced.
Marcel, one of the bohemians, is paint
ing while Rudolph. the poet. looks out OF
the window. They are joined by another
companion. who is returning from the
pawn shop unable to get money on his
books. Just at this time fourth COM
panion, Schaunard, the musician, enters
with food and drink for a feast.
The party has scarcely begun when
knocn at the door announces the landlord.
Benoit enters. but under the influence Of
wine relates experiences which cause him
TO be unceremoniously put out. The bohe-
mians conclude to finish their dinner at
the Cafe Momus and all leave but
Rudolph, who promises TO follow later.
While writing an article, a knock il heard
at the door and Rudolph finds Mimi. who
asks for light for her candle. She says
she lives in the house She promises to
go to the Cafe Momus with Rudolph
At the cafe young lady. Musetta. who
had been in love with Marcel. arrives
with wealthy admirer, but seeing Mar
Gel. Musetta gets rid of her escort by
sending him for pair of shoes. Before
he returns the party has left. Thus far
the play is but a picture of daily life in
Bohemia. The lives of the bohemians do
not prosper. Marcel is forced to sacrifice
his best picture to an innkeeper, who
uses it for a. sign, and he and Musetta go
to the hotel to live Later Rudolph, who
has had quarrel with Mimi. arrives at
the hotel and is shortly followed by Mimi
They quarrel again, and Musetta, because
of jealousy on the part of Rudolph, leaves
him and the two girls go away together.
liter months of separation the bohemians
are surprised one evening by visit from
the girls. Mimi is very i'll and Rudolph
realizes he loves her very dearly. Every
thing possible is done for the sick girl,
but she falls into a sleep never to
awaken. The bohemians are crushed by
the unexpected visit of death which
brings poignant sorrow to Rudolph, but
unites Musetta and Marcel Such Is the
simple story of La Boheme."
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Arcade.

The annual dog show in the auditorium
of the Arcade will open Wednesday. The
auditorium has not only a large floor
space for the display of the dogs. but 1t
also has large seating capacity in the
balconies The show will continue Thurs
day and Friday and be followed by the
annual entertainment by the Boy Scouts
Saturday. The other amusement depart
ments will be in full operation all the
week, including the motion picture play
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fully chosen, and include George M
Cohan's stirring american Ragtime.
Cosmos.

Many striking musical features entirely
new to vaudeville, sthe Five Musical
Greens heading the bill, are promised at
the Cosmos Theater this week. Electro
cal and mechanical novelties Of a sensa-
tional order are announced features of
the headline act. The Four Baldwins,
1.-THE rathskeller quartet will furnish
'rah rah' dash with their melody in a
typical college act.
A new sketch will be offered by Mullane
and Montgomery, featuring character
singing and dancing, and John S. Clark,
'The irish Senator with his mono
logue, and 1.-THE Panic Breakers" offer
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Bow Scouts at the Arcade.

Ernest Thompson Seton, chief scout OF
the Boy Scouts Of America, will direct In
person q dramatic reproduction OF his
famous Woodcraft Camp Council Fire at
Silver bay. Lake George. at two perform
ances at the Arcade. April n, under the
auspices OF the boys department Of the
Y. M. e. A. A matinee will be held at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-21

Good things in extra quality are an
nounced for the Cosmos concert today,
including Howard Wolf. John F. Clark,
''The Irish Senator" Sara Goody, singing
coincidence; the cakes sisters. singers
and musicians; Pearl and Roth, Arthur
Whitcomb, the cornetist. and others.
Among the pictures will be Queen Eliza
beths Ring" and "A Hasty Honey
MOON
Ofrenbach's overture, "Orpheus;" Gid
cons "Mammy's Shutting Dance" a Sc
no." Sulrvan's "Iolanthe' ballet music
by Delibes, valse lente, "Fleurette," by
Came: Aliens "Dream of Spring." and
WaldteufeTs waltz suite, Les Patti
neurs," are scheduled for the orchestral
selections.
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Gayety.

Al Reeves Beauty Show comes to the
Gayety this week. Besides Mr.. Reeves
himself. there are in the cast Andy Lewis.
who was. for several seasons the star Of
his own company: Billy Inmann. q natu-
rally funny entertainer: George w. Scott,
q player Of Irish character parts; Blanche
Curtis q sprightly coincidence: Blanche
Martin. q GIRL OF Junoesque type; Marie
Brandon, who combines graceful dancing
With ability as an actress and singer, and
IN exceptionally attractive chorus and
ballet Of twenty-five pretty girls equipped
with the Reeves standard In the matter
81 costume. The musical numbers for
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Washington several months ago 1T was
regarded as delightful. and although she
had then arranged for the production
of a new play by Henry Arthur Jones. 1t
has been temporarily shelved to permit
the continuance of Green Stockings.
which should be testimony of the worth
of the latter.
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la Tosca.'

Mario CavaradosSi, a young artist in
Rome, loves and is loved by Floria Tosca
famous singer, who has been engaged
in painting portrait of the Madonna US
ing as his model a beautiful lady who
comes daily for devotions to the Church
OF Saint Andrea where he is at work. al
though she is unconscious of his atten-
tons. Angelotti, political prisoner and
brother of the unknown model, escapes
from prison and comes to the church to
meet her to arrange for his flight from
the country The young artist meets and
recognizes Angelotti as an old friend. and
assists him to remain in hiding. Tosca
comes to the church, and discovering
them in whispered conversation, suspects
her lover. He only partially convinces
her of his fidelity before he leaves to aid
the fugitive.
Scarpia. minister of police, long an
admirer Of Tosca and jealous of the
artist, comes in with the police searching
for Angelotti. They find no trace of him,
but discover a fan left by the fugitive's
sister, and with this the willy Scarpia
succeeds in reawakening Tosca's jealousy.
In his room in the Furnese Palace
while Scarpia is at supper his agents
bring in Cavaradossi, followed soon after
by Tosca. The artist is taken to the
torture chamber adjoining. and his cries
of anguish drive Tosca to reveal the hid
ing place of Angelotti. The artist is
ordered to execution, but Tosca begs Tor
his life. Scarpia offers freedom for the
lover if Tosca will accept his favors. She
appears to consent, and he writes pass
port for the lover to leave the country,
but provides there must be a pretense
of his execution. Tosca surreptitiously
secures a knife from the table, stabs
Scarpia to death. secures the passport
and hastens away.
At the prison she tells all to her
lover. The execution follows and Cav
aradossi falls. Tosca hastens TO him only
to find that he has been treacherOuSly
slain. In the meantime the assassination
of Scarpia has been discovered, and
the soldiers return for Tosca she leaps to
her death from the prison parapet.
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"Green. Stockings. !"

Margaret AngIin's current success,
.sGreen Stockings" is announced for
production by the Columbia Players next
week. with Frances Nelson In Miss
Anglin's role OF Celia Faraday. When
Miss Angitn presented the comedy In