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Evening star., 1912-11-03
Bendix's Symphony Players.

Chase's next week will give the first
presentation here of the latest New YORK
laughing novelty. And They Lived
Happy Ever After by Philip Batholo-
mae. author of over Night and Little
Miss Brown" both current hits the pres
ent season. Next in stellar rank will be
the noted conductor and composer, Theo-
dore Bendix, and his symphony players,
forming, 1t is said one of the most artis-
tic and elevating features in vaudeville
Third in order will be Nick Hufford and
Dell Chain in The 'Cullud Parson and
the Minstrel Man." an irresistibly funny
and original blackface effusion.
Frank Coombs and Ernest Aldwell, the
former for two seasons a tenor attache1
to the Hammerstein Manhattan Opera
Company. and the latter rated as an ex-
ceptionally fine baritone will sing songs
of then and now" The musical comedy
features, Harry Linton and Anita Law
renee, will appear In a topical extrava-
ganza. .The Piano Store: Harry Devine
and Belle Williams, in their new winner.
The Salesman and the Drummer. and
the Clairmonts, in their comic aerial lad
der climbing. The pipe organ recitals at
80, 1:30 and intermissions. and the ami
mated weekly photoplane motion pictures
of important news event the world
over are the concluding numbers.
Evening star., 1912-11-03
Concert Attractions.

Six subscription concerts will be given
a the Columbia Theater this season
under the local direction of Miss Mary
Crvder, Fridays, 20 o'clock, the after
moons of November -. December IL
January ~. February :. March and
ApriI I. by all array of artists compris-
ing many interpreters i'll different
branches of music.
Tho artists who will appear. i'll the
"rder named. are Adeiine Genec. the
dancer. who will be assisted by Alexan-
der Nolinin. her own company and a
symphony orchestra. III a program which
proved i success in London. Eugene
1Sayc. the Belgian yiolinist: Alice Mel
sen and William Hinshaw. both of the
Metropolitan Opera Company. who will
appear in a joint program of songs and
operatic numbers.
Namara-Toye. the young American So
prano who has already won high place
for herself as singer, will also be
heard in joint recita, with Jaroslav
Kocian, the young Bohemian, who stands
in the front rank of the younger vio-
linsts.
Then comes Leopold Godowsky. the
eminent pianist, who was appointed By
the Emperor of Austria as head OF the
piano department in the Imperial Acad-
eIny of Music, in Vienna. and Nine Rosa
Olitzka. the Russian contralto. who has
sung with both the Metropolitan and
Boston opera companies in leading roles,
and with her on the program Will De
Xaver Scharwenka. the pianist, musical
authority and composer.
Evening star., 1912-11-03
"The Dingbat Family"

Tales of matrimonial and domestic life
have furnished the stage with much of
its popular amusement, but a new twist
has been discovered by Mark Swan in
the characters invented by Herriman of
Tine Dingbat Family" and the family up
stairs, which will amuse Academy Pa
irons next week. 1t is heralded as ''the
funniest musical novelty of today The
plot is real. and the action of the play it
self and its musical trimmings rapid, and
We'll sustained by a cast of comedians
and vocalistS said to be entirely adequate.
The management calls attention to the
setting for the second act, which depicts
a restaurant of the popular type al which
Mr.. DinGbat is employed, and which is
deliberately reproduced in detail from the
actual cooking to the serving of real food.
The setting for the first act is also unique
showing the interior of the double-decked
Dfngbat home and that of the ''impossi-
BILE" family upstairs.
Evening star., 1912-11-03
LEGEND OF THE LANCERS.
Story That the Iron Duke Ordered
100 Years of Hymn Playing.

From the London Standard.
The story comes from Potchefstroom,
South Africa, where the 18th Royal
Lancers are now quartered. that the ia
nous cavalry regiment + this year to be
delivered of the burden OF hundred
years punishment inflicted on the corps
century ago by tne Ir5n Duke
In the year 1872, says the report the
lancers broke into a monastery during
the war in Spain. and there conducted
themselves very badly. When the Duke
of Wellington heard OF this he paraded
the regiment and sentenced it TO pen
atty which was TO last q hundred years.
Every night at 1o O'Clock. ran the order.
the band must parade and play five
hymns as punshuent-the Spanish ma
tona1 anthem. tre Russian rational an
them, the vesper hymn, the Prince OF
Wales hymn and the English national
anthem And, moreover, every man OF
the regiment was to stand at attention
while the hymns were being played. .
This ha ardly sounds like the Iron Duke
and as a matter of fact. the pretty le
gend is only legend. And ar eminent
military officer, who had occasion wears
actiy on what the HYMN PLAYING of Tie
18th IdncerS is based
'The custom is more than a century
Old he says, 'and Is not penal. These
q LII
Light Dragons, as the regiment was
then styled, when Toulon was abandoned.
proceeded to Corsica. and We're present
at the taking of Bastia May - 1894. The
remainder Of the regiment sailed to Italy
and landed at Civita Vecchia- Here the
conduct of both officers and men at
| tracted the notice of the Pope. Plus vi.
who May 30. 1874. addressed most
complimentary letter to them through
Cardinal de Nelada, his secretary of
state
| "He presented d gold medal to each of
| the officers twelve in number,. Three of
the officers proceeded to Rome. where
they were presented to the Pope. who
| ing the helmet of one officer Capt.
| BroWne) blessed it and replaced it on
| his head. He also presented to them
| three melodies: Cd 'Sicilian Vespers
national anthem and 49, melody the
| name of which has not been handed
down. for the band to play.
The peninsular war was in no way
| connected with the matter Had miscon-
duct taken place In a monastery ICON
vent one conciudes), 1t must have been,
| If detected, duly reported. A court-mar-
| tiaI must have followed. and its SEN
tence would be recorded. as the SEN
tences of all other courts-martial are, in
| print.
| But assuming that such a thing did
| take place, and that court-martial was
somehow avoided.which it could not
have been-the Duke of Wellington
could not legally have passed any such
sent tence, and had he done so, would have
| been liable himself Such a sentence
| would never have been obeyed. and
rightly.
"The story of the men having to turn
out of bed long after lights out in or
der to stand at attention while the
hymns are being played is equally un-
supported. Tradition dies hard, however,
and the story Of the Iron Dukes SEN
| tence Of one hundred years of hymn
playing has been adopted into several
other cavalry regiments
Evening star., 1912-11-03
Auto Girls"

The attraction at the Lyceum next
week will be Teddy Simonds' Auto
Girls Company. This season Mr.. Simonds
presents a two-act musical extravaganza,
Married for a Day" the book and
lyrics Of which are by Sheldon White
and Jack Kenyon and the music by Hid
ing Anderson.
talented east Is promised. including
Mildred Stoller. Charles Baker Bertha
Gibson, Lew Fein, Frankie Grace, Hazel
Ford and Lew Shean, with twenty show
girls and pony" ballet of excellent
singers and dancers. handsome costumes
and many sensational electrical and
scenic effects.
Friday night The Country Store" will
he the extra attraction.
Evening star., 1912-11-03
STUDYING UNDER EMMA EAMEs
Miss Wise Taking Full Advantage
of Opportunities.
al ,,ablegram to The Star.

Special rabegram to The Star.
PARIS, November mime. Emma
Eames is devoting most of her time
to polishing up the artistic talents Of
her protege, Miss Douglas Wise, OF
Baltimore. Miss Wise is we'll known
in Baltimore, where she was acknowl-
edged a beauty. With this quality, an
aptitude for acting and an unusually
natural voice, she came to Paris sew
eral years ago to study.
Before meeting Mime. Games she was
heard at Nice by the directors there.
who. realizing her possibilities, made u
contract with her, but since meeting
Nine. Games. she realizes the advan-
tages that study under the great singer
will give her. and now she Is endeavor-
ing to break the contract.
Evening star., 1912-11-03
Lawlor and COMPANY.

Next week Polls will have diversi-
led vaudeville bill headed by Charles
= Lawlor & co. in an elaborate act of
character approximations and songs
1om Barry & Co. will offer an inter
"at:ne comedy sketch; Alf Ripon, a
specialty as ventriIoauist; Van.
Goodrich and Hill. a lively singing and
dancing act. with an amusing piano
logua interpolated: Mills and Moulton.
rapid-fire talking feature; Joe White
head viii be the singing monologuist
Of the bill. and Inza and Lorella will
complete the list with comedy aero
batic speciality.
Evening star., 1912-11-03
Burton Holmes November II.

Two weeks from tonight Burton Holmes
win begin his twentieth annual course of
ir;tveogues at the Columbia Theater, with
Z. dup.!c course starting the following
Monday afternoon at . O'Clock. As here
Z, fore both courses will be the same, and
comprise tive subjects. The subjects are
'''rne West Indies. Panama and tke
s'dez Canal" India, From Bombay TO
Iseihi g" India From the Tai to the Hima-
t4~Is." and ''Burmah and Ceylon- Tn;
c,l' 50 tickets will he placed on sale at
tbN pgx office of the theater Tuesday
frsruing. November l., but for the con-
ten;ence OF patrons mail orders will be
&, ed iii thc order 81 their RECENT
Evening star., 1912-11-03
THE Jolly Follies.' .

Leon Enrol. with Ziegfeid's "Follies
of 1872" has supervised the production
of The jolly Follies," the burlesaue
attraction which comes To the Gayety
for the week following The Ginger
Girls. Alice Lazar is the prima donna
of the company. and she has attrac-
tive support in Nettie Nelson, gifted
singer; Maurice Wood and Virginia
Ware. The male east is headed by the
German comedian Phil oft. The scenes
of the tvo-act burlesque are laid in
Mexico providing opportunity for
elaborate color schemes in costumes and
scenery.
Evening star., 1912-11-03

comedy is from the pen of Philip Bar
tholmae author of "Over Night" seen
at the Belasco last season. The company
includes Madge Kennedy and William
Morris.
The scenes are laid I'm a hotel, where
little Miss Brown, an unsophisticated
maiden, wanders after she has been rob-
bed of her purse. Refused admission by
one clerk, she takes the advice OF q
slangy telephone girl and pretends to the
night clerk that she is a married woman
He takes her at once for Mrs. Dennison,
who is expected to meet Mr.. Dennison
later. Numerous amusing complications
e0Sue.
Evening star., 1912-11-03
Beautiful Avenue.

This avenue will be the most beautiful
in the world, according to world Travelled
architects. 1t will be ten miles long III
continuation of Inter Den Linden, and
contain one general driveway for auto
mobiles fanked by flower beds and trees,
two avenues for carriages, two avenues
for equestrians, fianked by trees, and
two broad sidewalks. beginning at Bran
denburger gate and running through the
famous Iiergarten, passing the celebrat-
ed Charlottenburger Technical High
School. where there are 10000 students.
1t continues on to Bismarck platZ, open
ing upon a fine doWnhill panorama of
forest country. dotted with palaces and
quaint villas. The whole avenue will be
brilliantly lighted and kept up by Il
special corps of men.
Another feature of the plan of inaugu-
rating a season rivaling London and
Paris is the projected erection of a
grand opera house at cost of S2O,cO0U0.
Several sites are in view for this edifice.
but so far the most favored location is
near Parieer Square, facing koenig
Graetzer strasse. between the ministries
and the sergarten.
The emperor.is taking the leading hand
in the project and Is said to favor this
location because it is central.
Evening star., 1912-11-03
Baltic-Black Sea Canal.
from the Manchester Guardian.

Largely as the result Of the heavy
losses sustained by south Russian grain
shippers through the recent closing Of
the Dardanelles, the scheme to construct
a canal between the Baltic and the Black
sea has been seriously revived. It is pro-
posed, 1 hear, that sum shall be set
apart In the next Russian budget for a
resurvey of the route, and it is now said
that IL the Russian government is not
prepared to undertake the work a tinan-
cial syndicate will proceed with it, pro-
vided of course, that d concession is
granted. Beginning at Riga and ending
at Kherson. the length Of the waterway
would be about 1,9OO miles, of which long
Evening star., 1912-11-03
KAISER TO Be FETED
Berlin to Observe 25th Ami
versary of His Reign.
MAY GET NOBEL PRIZE
German Nation to Make Him Mag
nificent Present, Probably
Castle and Estate.
Special Cablegram to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
BERLIN, November 2-Berln is ma &
ing ready for the greatest demonstration
of modern times at the celebration Of the
twenty-fifth anniversary of the reign Of
William II, who it is expected will re-
ceive the Nobel prize on that occasion
and magnificent present from the Ger
man nation.
OF course nothing definite will be known
regarding the Nobel prize until the COM
mittee finally decides the matter but in
ner Berlin circles look confidently To-
ward the so-called German English frien l.
ship committee, whose members are said
to have selected the kaiser for the great
prize In addition. German people are ex-
pected to raise a tremendous popular SUBJ
scription for a present to the emperor.
probably castle and estate. in recogni-
ton of his services to the fatherland
The celebration is to open the middle of
next June, coincidentally with the open
ing of the monster stadium built for the
1916 worlds Olympic games at a cost of
S1,5OO.0OO This stadium is to be ready
for the great tournaments in honor of the
kaiSer'S anniversary.
Evening star., 1912-11-03
New york's Famous Orchestra.

With the delivery of the subscription
tickets. T. Arthur Smith reports the sea-
son sale is well under way for the COM
ing concerts of the Philharmonic Society
of New York, November IS. January 2l
and March IL. The respective soloists
Tor these events will be Mischa Elman.
Sioiinist: Nine. Schumann-Heink and
Rudolph CAM. pianist.
The organization comprises eighty play
ers. each an artist In his own field and
led by Josef Stransky. whose individual
ity was so impressed upon its work last
Evening star., 1912-11-03
Will Mark an Epocn.

The celebration is to last one month,
and will mark a new epoch in Berlin So
cial life. its incidental purpose being to
attract the worlds attention to Berlin
as an amusement center and make the
city the Mecca of tourists especially
travelling Americans, who are getting
more numerous here every year.
One week will be devoted to grand prx
events like Paris, another week to mon
ster musical festival, another to Olympic
games and another to grand opera.
Berliners give credit to the emperor,
who is now more popular than ever, for
foreseeing the necessity of big stadium
out in the picturesque Grunewald.
Twelve years ago he ordered the building
of the Doeberitzer Heerstrasse at great
cost. and it will be finished about cele-
bration time
Evening star., 1912-11-03

distances would be compassed by means
of the Dwina and Dnieper. These two
rivers, however, would have to be dredged
and widened in parts. while it would also
be necessary to dig a canal between
them some sixty miles long In the vicin-
ity of .Vitebsk. The realization of the
prosject would naturally be of incalculable
advantage to the grain trade. 1t would
also enable the Donetz district to supply
the Baltic provinces with coal and render
Russia to a very great extent independ-
ent of foreign supplies.
Evening star., 1912-11-03

Election returns will be announced
from the stage of the Columbia Theater
Tuesday evening. There will be no inter-
ruption to the performance, but selected
bulletins will be read between the acts.
Evening star., 1912-11-03

Forrest HUFF and his wife. FIRTH Won
Busing. celebrated their ninth wedding
anniversary last week. A feature Of the
celebration was the HUFF baby.
Evening star., 1912-11-03
Insuring Peace.
/ rom Leslie 5.

From Leslie 5.
customerI want to order new suit
Tor myself. Please measure my son.
railor-YoEr son?
'-ustomer--Yes. You see he wears my
caSt-off clothes and the rascal always
complains they do not fit him.
Evening star., 1912-11-03

Miss Fifth Ayenue-Maudie claims to
be an uninstructed delegate.
Miss Beacon Street-Impossible! She's
from Boston.-Life.
Evening star., 1912-11-03

Fifteen specialties. none of which Is
presented in the regular performance, will
compose the cabaret entertainment which
the Ginger Girls will offer at the Gay
ETY. election night.
Evening star., 1912-11-03

Busing. celebrated their ninth wedding
anniversary last week. A feature OF the
celebration was the HUFF baby.
Election returns will be announced
from the stage of the Columbia Theater
Tuesday evening. There will be no inter-
ruption to the performance. but selected
bulletins will be read between the acts.
Fifteen specialties, none of which Is
presented in the regular performance. Will
compose the cabaret entertainment which
the Ginger Girls will offer at the Gay
ETY. election night.
Herr De Cortez Wolffungen. director
of the Washington Grand Opera Chorus,
will give, a series of matinee musicals
every other Sunday, beginning November
10
The November attractions of the CO.
lumbia Theater will be ''Rebecca of I'm
nybrook. Farm with Edith Taliaferro;
Charlotte Walker in THE Trail of the
his latest success, THE Argyle Case.
1t is rumored that the famous fun-ma<-
ing trio of Bickel, Watson and Wrothe of
'.Me, Him and T. days, will be revived
next season. Wrothe is now In burlesque
and Watson is featured with Ziegfeld's s
"Follies of 1872
III lHe UI Ouue WhiCH DdSiu
Belasco is personally producing in vaude-
vile. the characters are English and
Hindu. and for the former only English
players have been engaged. while native
Hindus fill the other roles.
A managers announcement says that
Lawrence dOrsay, who created the title
role in THE Earl of Pawtucket.' has
been trying for years to live down the
reputation he made in that piece. but
of fp live
it down. he has decided to endeavor to
live up to it.
Charles Klein is now at work on d
new play. the title of which has not yet
been chosen. but which deals with active
social conditions of today. 1t will be
ready by March or April, and may see
the light under the auspices of the
Authors Producing Company
Gustav Hartzheim and Emil Berla,
German comedians, have been engaged
by Adolf Fhilipp for the leading comedy
parts in Auction Pinocnle.' which he
has adapted for the american Banl,. stage age
Cartes" by Paul Herve, with music by
Jean Briquet.
London has so taken J. NJ. Barrie's re-
Gently performed short play. "Rosalind,'
to its affections that Charles Frohman
has no choice but to keep the play on at
his Duke of York's Theater in Difference
to the wish of the public. Before the WIN
ter is over New York will see Rosa
lind probably in conjunction with
longer play, Instinct"
Among the plays accepted from abroad
by Charles Frohman for eventual pro-
duction in this country is the newest
Hubert Henry Davies comedy, called
'.Doormats Mr. Davies. it will be re-
membered is the author of Cousin
Kate and THE Mollusc' Doormats
are simply those people in .-ie who take
a joy in letting others walk over them
and even wipe their feet on them.
Julia Sanderson becomes a Charles Froh-
man star January II, when The sun
shine Girl is to be produced in Phlla-
delphia. Miss Sanderson's role is that
of a pretty little nobdy, living in tiny
seaside village, famous for its sunshine
SOAP Here a young lord comes under
an assumed name, takes his place among
the work people and falls in love with the
Cinderella of the Sunshine factory.
Evening star., 1912-11-03

Ethel-He sends me kisses in all his
letters.
Marie-I never did care for mail order
deliveries.-Chicago News.
Evening star., 1912-11-03

Herr De Cortez Wolffungen, director
of the Washington Grand Opera Chorus.
will give, series Of matinee musicals
every other Sunday, beginning November
Evening star., 1912-11-03
HOLMQUIST, rn;.,ce rns ce'1ss9isa BARITONE.

MIR. PAUL HUFFMAN. PIANIST.
Concert i'm ballroom of New Willard November
ut 4::0 pm Rcseryat tiOns, 81. 30 and 81. at I.
Arthur Smiths Islanders & Stayman). 1927 + st.
Evening star., 1912-11-03

Next Monday evening at the Belasco Is
designated as Drama League Night" in
honor Of the new branch now under
process Of organization In Washington.
Evening star., 1912-11-03

Clarence Harvey. who plays the blbu-
lous husband in The Whirl of Society,
was once page in the Senate. Mr.. Har-
vey says his present character was not
taken from this city.
Evening star., 1912-11-03

Gaby Deslys will soon make her ap-
pearance here in a musical piece known
as Vera Violetta.'' She will be seen In
various dances.
Evening star., 1912-11-03

Blanche Walsh has new playlet
called "The Countess Nadine"
Evening star., 1912-11-03

! Fritz Williams is considering going
into vaudeville with his wife, kath-
crime Florence.
Evening star., 1912-11-03

man. He was formerly leading man
for Miss Nance O'Neil. and also held
leading position with Mr.. Louis James.
Evening star., 1912-11-03

The November attractions of the CO.
lumbia Theater will be ''Rebecca of I'm
nybrook. Farm with Edith Taliaferro;
Charlotte Walker in THE Trail of the
Lonesome Pine and Robert Hilliard, in
his latest success, THE Argyle Case"
Evening star., 1912-11-03

And They Lived Happy Ever After
was dramatized by Philip BartholoL--ae
from a German one-act sketch. From the
same source he obtained "Oyer Night.
Evening star., 1912-11-03

Augustus Thomas new play is to be
called Mere Man" 1t will be given
a about the middle of this month.
Evening star., 1912-11-03

Charles Frohman produced last Wednes-
day night, at the Globe Theater, London.
"Officer $685. with Wallace Eddinger in
the principal role. There were numerous
curtain calls for the entire cast.
Evening star., 1912-11-03

After a hurried trip through the north
and west. in company with the Governor
of Maryland, Oliver Metzerott has re-
turned to the Columbia Theater.
Evening star., 1912-11-03

Hale Hamilton is to appear in Lon
don in Get -Rich-Quick Wallingford."