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Coming Attractions.
Belasco.

For this week the attraction announced
at the Belasco Theater promises. to be
one of unique interest. William Morris
will present Miss Annette Kellermann,
with her company of international players
and a ballet of English dancing girls in
"Undne.' an idyl of forest and stream,
by Manuel Klein CT the New York Hippo
drome. and 1.-The Rose of Mexico"
wordless play in three scenes by Sig. G.
Molasso. "ITndine' comes here almost
direct from a long engagement at the
Palace Theater. London.
No less an authority. ON physical de-
velopment than Prof. Dudley 8. Sargent
of Harvard University, declared Miss
Kellermann 1.-THE most beautifully formed
woman of modern times view. tits
said. which equally important authorities
in two continents have indorsed-
"Undine'' tells pretty story of wood
nymph brought to the court of the Lord
of Rosehill to arouse his daughter from
desponde1lcy. Miss Kellermann as Undine
is supposed to do this by her classical
dancing and diving into a stream running
through wood in which the action of
the musical pantomime takes place, the
period being the fourteenth century.
The Rose of Mexico tells in dramatic
form of the endeavor of two men to win
Rosita, the Rose of Mexico Its scenes
are declared of gripping intensity. intro
ducing many picturesque Mexican types
and above all affording Miss kellermann
as Rosita, ample opportunity to display
her talent as pantomimic actress and as
a dancer of a type new to the present
day stage. -
These two features are preceded by a
first part entitled Chinatown which
illustrates typical scenes in New York
Chinatown. In this section are introduce
ed La Danse De L'Opium." by Giovanni
Molasso and Melissa Ten Eyck, with Har-
~ Mayo in an important singing role
Tate's Motoring" a laughing success of
the Palace Theater, London; Oscar
Lorraine, the violinist and other novel
specialties. Following this portion of
the entertainment, Tom Terriss, the Eng
lish actor and his company of Charles
Dickens Players, will be seen in "Scrooge,"
an adaptation of Dickens IA Christmas
Carol"
The entertainment as a whole is de-
clared a distinct novelty with a scenic
investiture of unusual beauty and sump-
tuousness. Special attention has been
paid to the costuming of the players and
Miss Kellermanns wardrobe, 1t is said
will cause a sensation. The organization
numbers sixty people. including a large
ballet of English dancing girls. There
will be ladies popular matinee We'd
nesday and what is described as a per
feet woman's matinee Saturday.
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National.

William Farnum will be presented at
the National Theater for one week COM
mencing Monday night in 1.-THE Littlest
Rebel" the latest play by Edward Peple.
author of 1.-The Prince Chap"
1.-The Littlest Rebel is a stirring. pa
thetic and humorous war play. the action
of which takes place in the vicinity OF
Richmond toward the close of the civil
war; Unlike most military plays. 1t Is
not a story of the wounded officer and
the languishing maid. The heart interest
centers in the paternal love Of two men.
one actuated naturally and the other
through sympathy.
The play might be stripped of the war
time background, and the story Of little
Virgie Cary, daughter Of a Confederate
scout, who suffered with her father
through all the horrors Of war and finally
saved his life, would still hold its human
interest.
The story is a simple one. It is about a
southern captain who risked his life in
the spring OF 1854 to see his little mother
less girl and in doing SO was captured by
Lieut. Col. Morrison OF the U. 8. A., and
later, through the influence of his child.
was allowed to escape. only to be cap
tured later during battle. while fighting
for and saving Col. MOrrisons life. The
two men are sentenced to death by a
court ma rtial, but saved through the little
girl, who seeks Gen. Grant and tells him
the circumstances through which the es-
cape was made.
Mr.. Farnum is supported by the same
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at Sag Harbor sprinkled. Mr.. Farnum
had been invited to join A. III. WOODS ana
Julian Eltinge in an automobile trip NC
odenus was to keep the lawn sprlnkled
at the rate of so cents per hour. .t'arnum
was gone three days and on his return
asked Johnson How much do u owe you'
Nic?"
Fob dollars. sah." came the answer.
Satisfied with that" asked Farnum.
II is if you isl retorted the black man.
Thought cut it bit. but you see, sab.
it rained hard last Thursday and had to
wait two hours until after de rain was
over befoh I could sprinkle dat lawn
A POPULAR PAIR.-Some interesting
facts about Mcintyre and Heath are
vouched for by their pess agent as fol-
lows:
Heath is an eX-circus clown. Mcintyre
was circus concert singer in 1859.
Heath was born in Philadelphia. and is
fifty-seven years old. Mcintyre is fifty
five. and was born jim Wisconsin.
The comedians have not been apart for
a day in thirty-seven years.
McIntrye has earned 100000 in his
Georgia Minstrel role.
Walking railroad ties after failure of
their first minstrel show led to the crea-
ton of Ham Tree and Biscuit Bush. -
about which the comedians have made
thousands laugh Both funmakers studied
the characters they initiate while acting
as cooks on Mississippi river steamers.
The blackface stars always occupy the
same dressing room. They have never had
a disagreement.
This comedy team has broken more
stage records than any other actors in the
world Their continuous partnership is
one record, the life of their classic 'Geor-
gia Minstrels'' is another. and attend; ice
at theaters where they appear is another.
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"The Taxi Girls. :"

1.-THE Taxi Girls" headed by the popu.
lar buresque combination, the Farrell
Taylor Trio will be the attraction at
the Gayety next week. following The
Social Maids The chief feature of the
show will be the big vaudeville speciality,
1.-The Minstrel Man" The Senon duo,
Ward and Bohlman, Wooley and Woods.
Ida Bayton and the NORM Sisters will he
among the principal entertainers. who
not only have leading roles in the bur
letta. but who are also I'm evidence i'm
the olio.
The entertainment is divided into two
acts. the first lad i'm Mexico. where the
stranded actors are trying To launch a
circus. and unluckily borrow $500 from
the sheriff of Vera Cruz. who subse-
quently keeps them in hot water A live
ly chorus. attractively costumed. and p
wealth of tropical scenery are promised
features Of the entertainment
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"The Man From Home u

The engagement OF William Hodge at
the Columbia Theater next week in 1.-The
Man From Home" will record the sec
ond visit to this city of this popular actor
IN his role Of Daniel Voorhees, Pike, the
Indiana country town lawyer, who
matches his wits successfully against
those of q portion of the titled nobility
OF the '.effete east" and blazes his way
through a series Of humorous and. Sc
rious adventures that have given the
Booth Tardngton-Henry Leon Wilson
play a splendid measure of success
1.-The Man From Home is in its fifth
season. and has thus far, 1t Is said, shown
no evidence Of impairment of its drawing
powers. The Liebler company, it's man
ayers. have maintained throughout its ca
reer the high stan-"- - merit given it
in its origin. go -:
The compa- < large measure the
same that - cen here in a previous
engagement. Ind the few changes in its
personnel. it is said. have been made
without In any degree lessening the in
terest of well rounded performance.
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Elmendorf's Travel Talks.

Dwight Elmendorf. the artist-lecturer.
will begin his season at the National
Theater Thursday. This fall he presents
a series Of travel talks which includes a
journey through Colorado to the Grand
Canyon of Arizona. across the desert to
southern California. along the Pacific
coast from Monterey to Mount Rainier
and to the Yellowstone National Park
Mr.. tElmendorf has spent the entire
summer travelling about, it is said, in
search Of material with which to en-
bellish this series Of lectures, and he has
returned embarrassed with Photographic
riches" They have all been colored by
the lecturer himself.
The course will begin with THE Heart
of the Rockies Thursday afternoon. The
lectures to follow are THE Grand Can
yon." THE Great Southwest 1.-THE Pa
ciic Coast" and Yellowstone Park"
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Polls.

8. q. Poll inaugurates his season of
refined vaudeville at his big Avenue play
house tomorrow afternoon. The opening
bill. it is promised. will consist of ten
highly entertaining features. beginning
with the Poll photoplay at 9 o'clock, and
in the evening at o'clock. The vaude-
Vile portion Of the bill will begin fifteen
minutes later Immediately after the over
ture.
AS the headline feature for the first
week of the new regime Mr. Poll promises
a delightful musical comedy In tabloid
form called "A Night in the Park" fea-
turing Ruth Lockwood and Harry Van.
who have won wide success as musical
Entertainers. There are Ave other players
in the sketch, and seven big musical hits
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Nine. Calve Coming.

Nine. Emma Caive, the great singing
actress. will open her musical season in
Washington at the Columbia Theater Fri
day afternoon, October 25. at 4:3O.
Nine. Calve is identified in the musical
world by more names probably than any
other artist on the concert or operate
stage. To the general musical public she
is Carmen" to the italian enthusia st
she is "Santuzza," and to the French she
is "Marguerite," or "Sappho.'
Her appearance here will be in a grand
festival of music. The first half of the
program will consist of miscellaneous
numbers, and in the second half Nine
Calve will appear In her own CONDENSED
version of Carmen the role she made
famous. the principal scenes being given
in costume and with appropriate stage
settings.
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"The Whirl of Mirth."

Charles Daniels "Whirl of Mirth'' will
appear at the Lyceum next week. pre-
senting two burlesques. Cartoon Land
and Rubbing 1t H." incidently intro
ducing an olio of five 'all-star' vaude-
Vile acts. including Flossie McCloud.
'ragtime exponent: Mayo and Vernon.
delineators of up-to-daIe comedy; Daily
and Young. hand balancers: Ross and
Ross and beauty chorus, said to be
1.-The largest and handsomest OF its kind
on the road The closing burlesque.
Rubbing 1t In" is a spectacular must.
cal comedy
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"The Gamblers. Z"

Charles kleins successful drama Of
love and high finance. The Gamblers"
will be the attraction at the Academy
Theater next week Following its full
season at Maxine Elliott's Theater New
York. the play was sent on tour with re-
markable financial and artistic success.
1t is said there is scarcely a city on the
North American continent in which 1t
has not been seen. There were four
companies touring with it last season.
The company which will be seen here Is
the only one appearing this season under
the direction of the Authors Producing
company.
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production is made by the Messrs. Shu-
bert and Lewis Waller. and the cast 10
composed of the leading artists from
both the metropolitan productions. The
play. which is in four acts. is by Edward
q. Hemmerde. X. c.. and Francis Neil
son, Nj. p. both English lawyers. 1t Is
the trial scene in the play that the crit
ical have claimed TO be the most realistic
ever staged.
The scenes are set in England and
Paris, and the characters represent tha
social elect OF London The butterfly
is the foolish wife of a busy man. who. in
seeking another mans alteration, so conn
promises herself that she is sued for
divorce. The wheel is the merclesS
logic of the divorce court. which proves
her guilty, despite her innocence. The
company includes Winona Shannon,
Lucia Moore. Amy ElStob. Ellie Norwood.
Evelyn Beer Bohm, Charles Quarter.
maine, Richie Ling and Herbert Budd.
The engagement will include "A We'd
nesday and Saturday matinee
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

.'Officer 6G6'' is soon to celebrate tn
2JOth performance.
Samuel $. Waters OF this city plays tho
pipe organ at Chase's
Maurice Maeterlinck Is writing n
sequel to The Blue Bird"
A. ii. Woods has the book OF n comic
opera. The City OF Broken Hearts
Nazimova will appear in the title role
OF Bella Donna" at Atlantic City In No.
vember.
The first performance Of Ziegfeid's
Follies will be given this week In Phtla-
de!phia.
Cohan e. Harris are to produce a play
this season. by Roy Atwell. called Tho
Frame-Up."
A play called 1.-THE Brute by Fred
erick Arnold Hummer. will be produced
in New York this week.
William Faversham will make his first
production of Julius Caesar in New
York tomorrow night.
Sarah Truax. who Is now playing In
stock. may star next season under the
management OF the Shuberts
The play written by Louis y. Parker
and DeveIe StackpOle for Nine. Simon0
is of a romantic order.
Burton Holmes will begin his Wash.
ington season Of travelogues at the Co
lumbia Theater in November.
E. H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe
opened their New York season last week
in THE Tanning Of the Shrew."
Julian Dove came from Paris to SUPER
my Ladys Fan. which owes It's in.
spiration to his celebrated fan paintings.
Kate Gilmore is said to be having an
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'THE L1TTLEST REBEL
cast which appeared with him in New
Chase's.

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Mcintyre and Heath will be the chief
dispensers of laughter at Chase's. this
| week, with grand opera. cabaret, cartoon,
arenic and sensational numbers reinforce
| ing their funny forays. These former
stars of 1.-THE Ham Tree" 1.-THE Biscuit
Bush,' and other musical comedies which
| they played in the high-prced theaters,
| are giving a jubilee vaudeville revival of
| three of their famous funny sketches,
and the third generation of theatergoers
| is said to be finding them as laughable
and original as the previous two genera
| tions that have been delighted with their
| blackface comedy fun in the past
| Monday and Tuesday they will be seen
in waiting at the Church. their most
recent hit: Wednesday and Thursday in
The Man From Montana" their sue;
| Saturday. 1.-THE Georgia Minstrels." their
first triumph. which they have given
thousands of times with undiminished
satisfaction.
Helena. the grand opera prima donna
| soprano, former star OF the Carl Rosa,
the Manhattan. and the Aborn English
| Grand Opera companies whose wonderful
voice has often given great pleasure to
Washington music lovers. It is said Miss
Helena touches with ease and fluency
&C in altisstmo." note never before
voiced by singer. The special comedy
inclusion will be the New York cabaret
comedians. Gus Van and Joe Schenck,
who promise a speedy and sparkling
blend Of laughable dialect ditties, witty
| topical songs. and an amusing pianologue,
built along familiar and popular lines.
| Bert Levy, the cartoonist will present
amusing projected caricatures Of twen-
tieth century types, and foreign novelty
Max's International Burlesque Circus.
containing in tabloid form the chief at
fractions of three-ring circus. with
| grotesque clowns. comedy acrobats and
trick and comic dogs. ponies and horses.
will be feature of the bill other num-
bers include James Mccormick and
Eleanor Irving. the musical comedy play
ers. in an offering called "Flirtology,"
| and Claude NJ. Roode. the aerial star,
late Of the Ringing circus. The pipe
organ recitals at 30. 1880, and intermis-
| siOns. and the animated weekly, with new
worldwide happenings. are other attrac-
tons
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Gayety.

Well supplied with y the ingredients.
which make burlesque show an attrac-
tive entertainment, the Social Maids
will amuse the patrons Of the Gayety
Theater this week. Since last seen here,
it is announced, the attraction has under
gone complete overhauling. The origi-
nal plot has been retained, but the COM
edy scenes have been rewritten and
frightened. the musical portion of the
show extended and the scenic settings re-
modelled. The equipment Of the ward
robe is brand-new.
George Stone again leads the merry
crowd in the new makeup. He Is YER
satile entertainer and equally good as
comedian. singer dancer and rag-time
pianist. Jennie Austin, dainty Coincidence.
shares first honors, with Stone. featuring
the dozen French gowns she will wear
during the action of the two-act burletta.
Wilbur Dobbs, Jimmy Conner. Billy Bak-
er. Josie Kline. Eta Pillard and May Will
liams likewise belong to the group of the
chief funmakers.
There is a male and female chorus to
enliven the many musical ensembles.
"A real Barbary coast sensation" Is
promised by George Stone. Eta Pillard
and the Social Maids Texas Tommy dane
ers. The Social Maids is a Hurtig
show.
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Lyceum.

At the Lyceum Theater this week the
organization Of vaudeville stars. come
dams, dancers and vocalists. known as
Miss New York, Jr,' will be the at
traction. The company this season is
equipped with new scenery, original me-
chanical and electrical effects, together
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"A Butterfly on the Wheel .

"A Butterfly on the Wheel" the divorce
drama which ran for a year in London
last season. and for six months at New
Yofk's Thirty-ninth Street Theater. will
come to the Belasco next week. The
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acts are to appear. it is announced. to
bring the bill up to an even higher stand
ard than that set last week. They will
appear at the opening performance to-
morrow afternoon. The motion picture
plays, it is promised. will be new and OF
enjoyable interest
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Wilson, young Australian actress VIII
is making her debut in America.
Cosmos.

six novel and enjoyable offerings
from the highest class of refined vaude-
VILE are the promised features Of this
weeks bill at the Cosmos Theater. led
by the International musical comiques.
Beltorelly and Glissando, who have
achieved reputation as pleasing enter
tainers. OF another type Is the speciality
of Willie Mack and Hester Waters. en-
titled Fifteen Minutes of Real Pleasure
in the Realm Of Song and Jollity." and
still different in character is the offering
of Georgalas and brothers, in what is
described as "a scenic shooting act, in
Producing difficult feats of Workmanship
in target practice" with special stage
settings.
Farther away. in novelty. from the
others is declared the offering Of
Snowie Maybell, whose charm lies in it's
recall of childhood days. The Three Ro-
mans, a musical trio of some note, will
present a specially in their line. and the
Four Grohvinis. European acrobats, are
promised in an exhibition of risky ac-
robatics. while the Pathe Weekly Re-
view of current world events in motion
pictures will lead the film features.
Casino.
A real novelty is promised at the
Casino Theater this week, in Albers'
great bear act, said to be the only one
of its kind in the world. in which eight
big white polar bears are made to fur
nish the entertainment. 1t is declared
to be the same act that ran for six
months at the London Hippodrome and
for sixteen weeks at the New York
Hippodrome.
Quite in contrast to the animal offer
ing will be that of Ruth Curtis. who is
said to be one Of the real beauties OF
the vaudeville stage. in dainty offering
Of song. The fun feature of the bill
will be supplied by Brown and Bartoletti,
In a burlesque travesty that is promised
to be both laughable and enjoyable. Other
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are introduced in the development of the
story The Electric City Four is expected
| to add much to the effectiveness Of this
headliner.
expected to prove the sensational hit In
Washington that he has been in the other
twenty odd theaters which are under the
Poll management. Pietro's instrument II
clever combination of accordion ana
piano, and he is said to handle it with
the virtuosity Of a past master OF both
? instruments.
Eckhoff and Gordon are billed for "a
dainty musical act, Miss Gordon being
seen in a number Of attractive gowns,
and the Gagnoux for daring Juggling
act which is said to have been something
of a sensation for two seasons In the
variety theaters of Europe. Bessie La
Count IS expected to charm her hearers
tions while Morris and Kramer will add
diversity and merriment to the bill with
a humorous black-face. minstrel feature
Of songs. jokes and dances.
resented on the bill by the Mysterious
Edna" who floats about the stage like a
human monoplane. The illusion Is de-
clared most puzzling. ~
The bill will close with two OF the poh
photoplays. entirely distinct from the
average motion pictures. In addition to
being daylight pictures. they are projected
on the screen without flicker by the en-
plOyment or three mOIlOn picture ma
chimes instead Of one.
The same reservations of seats, the
same telephone accommodations in the
box Office and the same uniformed
attaches OF the stock season will be found
during the presentation of vaudeville at
the Avenue playhouse as during the sum-
mer stock season. All seats are reserved,
and there will be no difference whatever
/ in the management Of the theater. except
the prices Of tickets will be materially
less than during the stock season.
Academy.
"a Fool There Was" the extraordi-
nary drama in which Robert Hilliard
has played during the past four years.
| Is coming to the Academy tomorrow
| evening. The production is under the
direction of Robert Campbell. and is
| declared an absolute duplicate of the
one in which Mr.. Hilliard was seen on
tour and during his years run at the
Liberty Theater. New York.
"A Fool There Was" was written by
Porter Emerson Browne. the young
| American magazine writer. and was
produced originally by Frederic Thomp-
son. This is the first time it has been
offered in any but the two-dollar
| theaters.
The part originated by Mr.. Hilliard
i will be played here by William L. Glib
| son. who is said to be a virile and
| magnetic actor. The. part OF the
! vampire" will be played by Elsie Jane
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06

Nazimova will appear I'm the title role
OF Bella Donna" at Atlantic City in No.
vember.
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The first performance Of Ziegfeld's
Follies will be given this week In Phila-
de.phia.
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A. III. Woods has the book OF a com
opera, The City OF Broken Hearts"
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Burton Holmes will begin his Wash.
ington season OF travelogues at the Co
lumbia Theater in November.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-04
CHICAGO BUMPS
MAT PROMOTERS
Lid" to Wrestling Game Is
Threatened in Order to
Chief of Police.
FANS WILL BE PROTECTED
All Future Permits for Shows Must
Be Passed on by the Oty's
Executive.

Chicago. Jan. Mayor Harrison
yesterday laid down the law TO wrest-
ling promoters. The sport in the fu-
ture will be on the square or there
will be no mat bouts in Chicago" was
the dictum Of the mayor, emphasized
by a lusty bang with his fist on his
desk. There will be no repetition OF
the fasco at the Coliseum and l have
issued orders to the chief of police
TO allow no more permits for wrest-
ling bouts without the promoters first
complying with all the provisions, one
OF which Is that the mayor must ap-
prove all"
Incidentally It came out during the
day that the mayor had "smelled a
rat" before the bouts we're staged at
the Coliseum Monday night and had
ordered the show stopped as early as
last Friday, but the order was recalled
when It was discovered that a large