The Washington times., 1912-08-20

sheer power of kindness It Is alway
easy to understand how dumb brute
can be made to do trick by means
Of a lash. but when the animal acts
as though he enjoyed II. as Don does,
and when no whip Is used, such an ami
NAL act Is delight.
Under the name OF Ideal" a shapely
young woman, clad in cardinal silk
| tights, gave marvellous diving exhibi-
| tion. that Is as good as any that have
been see at Chase's Theater in past
championship of the United States for
| fancy swimming, but her modesty for
| bids the display of her name on the pro-
gram.
Maud Lambert, the singing comedi-
| enne. gave some lively songs, including
| in the number one of her own compost
tions, entitled "Playtime." Ernest Ball,
an agile and strenuous pianist, support
| ed her, and also contributed a couple
of vocal numbers.
Florence Modena and her company
gave laughable little playlet, which
was satire on the suffrage movement,
| entitled "A Lesson in Reform" The
| disastrous results Of allowing oneself to
become too deeply engrossed in a re-
form movement we're demonstrated by
| this clever little actress and her assist
ant
To Make a Speech.
Mr.. Chase Is Forced
During the intermission Mr.. Chase ap-
peared upon the stage Of his new the
ater for the purpose of making an an
nouncement, but the applause which
greeted his appearance was so long con-
tnaaeS tinueS ;, and u. the cries Of Speech.
forced to make a little speech despite
the fact that he had declared that
nothing but wild horses would drag a
word out Of him on the opening day"
He thanked the audience for their warm
support In the past, and expressed a
hope that they would treat him as well
during the next thirteen years as in
the past, and after this. he announced
! that for the first time In its history
I Chase's Theater, through no fault Of
| the management, had broken faith with
the public. Arthur DEACON. who had
| been announced as one Of this week s
attractions, he explained, had been
taken Ill on the train en- route to Wash
| tngton, and would not appear, but John
E. Hazard, an old Chase favorite, was
engaged to tell some Of his famous
stories. which he did and kept the AUDI.
ence convulsed with Laughter the en-.
| tire time he was on the stage.
| During the intermission. large num-
| bers of the audience strolled through
the lounge promenades, which occupy
are reached by stairways from the main
portion of the house. Here they found
| rare treat awaiting them In the way
OF an organ concert, the program OF
/
classic music.
By Dint of Hard Work.
Opened On Schedule Time
Long after the curtain had descend
| ed upon the last act, both Mr.. Chase and
| Miss Dewitt were besieged by patrons
OF the theater, all OF whom were anx-
! ious to again congratulate them upon
the new theater. it's perfect appoint
ments. and the wonderfully smooth
| opening. Before leaving his theater,
| after one OF the most successful events
In his entire theatrical career, Mr..
Chase made the following statement:
IT have kept faith with the public, as
| I said would many months ago. Many
| of them told me they believed couldn't
do II, and II any of them had seen this
building as we-the workmen. the man.
ager and myself-saw II last Saturday
| night, they would have been sure OF II.
| We have worked like slaves night and
| day for weeks. but we have done what
we told the washington public we
| would do. and this new theater. which
| opened its doors on schedule time
i speaks for itself, think. think
everybody who has taken an interest in
It, and hope / deserve all the COM
| pIiments have received, as we'll as al
the good wishes for my continued sue.
cess" JULIA MURDOCH.