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hearsais I'm June with The Pink Lady"
for which production he has been en-
gagged to play the principal comedy robe.
Dondidier. Its tour will take in western
and Canadian territory
Having celebrated her fftieth perform
ance OF When Claudia Smiles AT the
Illinois Theater. Chicago. Blsnche Ring
has closed her annual starring tour. Miss
Ring will spend her vacation n. her home
at Mamaroneck. ~. Y. and In September.
under the direction OF Frederic Mckay.
will begin tour OF the country In the
comedy. Harry Conor the comedian.
will be featured next season In Miss
Rings support.
Within the Law" promises to be tri-
umph under two flags 1t was produced
last Saturday evening at the Haymarket
Theater. London. and Is now playing
there to capacity houses. number or
changes have been made in the play An
now presented at the Eltinse Theater.
y. Y. the locale being changed from
New York TO London. An entirely new
fourth act has been written for the for
eign engagement.
Mrs Edward Renton. wife OF Edward
Renton. general manager OF 8. z. Polls
theatrical enterprises. died at her home
near New Haven Tuesday night. She
had only recently moved to their hand
some country home. which Mr. Renton
had presented TO his bride.
Mrs. Renton was a charming young
woman. who had formerly been on the
stage. Her last visit to Washington VAS
during the inauguration.
Since the train effect was staged At
the Winter Garden as a feature OF
.The Honeymoon Express half
dozen foreign cities have been clamorfng
for the same scene. London was the
first to get the effect and now Paris.
Berlin and Vienna are 10 follow. So busy
are the builders OF the scene that last
week an American expert was sent 10
London to assist Langdon McCormicA,
one of the inventors.
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historical accuracy. to attain which the
most eminent authorities on such sub
jects were engaged by the kalem COM
pany.
Henry w Savage has just bought the
rights to q new comedy. with music
in Germany. which Is scheduled Tor
production next fall. He has also pur-
chased two plays by Americans, to De
presented next season.
Beverly Sitgraves will be the leading
woman in the new French company to
be established in New York next season,
largely through the efforts and encour-
agement of Sarah Bernhardt. who her.
self suggested Miss Sitgrayes for the
honor.
Hilliard Booth of Pisgah Forrest. y.
c.. has been awarded the 81 600 offered
by Reginald de Koven for the best Ii
oretto submitted in competition. Chan
ming Pollock. Daniel v. Arthur and Mr..
de Koven. the judges. examined more
than go librettos
daughter of a well known newspaper
woman. and Whitman p. Conn, whose
father is also a figure in the newspaper
world, will make their first appearance
as members of the Columbia Players this
week.
karno's English Comedy Company. in
it's famous international musical farce.
"A Night in an English Music Hall,
with a cast of fourteen people. Is billed
for the Cosmos Theater next week. Other
features will be the Seven Bracks, a New
York Hippodrome feature in monster
Risley act When Women Rule" q suf-
fragette travesty that set all New York
laughing, and Sans Farm Yard, a big
novelty
Billy Conley. the Washington come
diam is home from his season with John
c. Fishers Red Rose company. which
toured to the Pacific coast. After a cou-
pie of weeks stay here he will begin re-
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Cosmos Concerts Today.

Roberts romance, "A Tale of Two
Hearts, Coxs Love and Song over
ture, selections from Puccini's Girl of
the Golden West" Schuberts ''Erl Koe-
Mig" trombone solo; Chaminade's air de
ballet. .'Pierrette"; Tobanrs Hungarian
Fantasia No -. Adams La Poupee de
'Nuremburg' overture. Tschaikowsky's
s.Narch SIay" Lorraine's characteristic
..Zamona, and Cobbs intermezzo
"Cheops," will be some of the features of
the orchestral program at the Cosmos
Theater concerts today. under the direc
tion of Prof Arthur Maxwell. beginning
at 2 o'clock and continuing uninterrupted
Nv until 1920 o'clock tonight In addi-
ton there will be vocal and instrumental
offerings by talent Of the highest class
in keening with the day
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A Noble Reminder.

TAR SIMON FLEXNER of New York
II is a foe to warfare. and at a recent
dinner lie said.
"A friend Of mine was telling HE about
the horrors of the war in the Balkans.
One incident fingers In my memory.
Three young surgeons during ter
rible battle We're working in an exposed
and dangerous place. The general sent
an orderly to them. The orderly sallop-
ed up with bowed head amid a rain OF
bullets and demanded angrily:
What are you here for? The gen.
eral wants to know what you're here
for
"A young surgeon covered with blood
looked up from the PROSTATE form M
was bending over and, with a smile, an
swered:
. Tell the general are here TO re
mind you all OF civilization in the mids
OF this brutality.
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What About His Salary. Also |!

CHARLES GODFREY LELAND main
~ tanned that the people OF the nine
teenth century-which is equivalent 10
saying the people of today-wcr. "a full!
Of superstition ever they were in In.
dark ages and were ruled h. IL at
much in the centers of civilization as are
the natives of the South Sea Islands.
where life is tremblingly regulated ac-
cording 10 universal taboo.
His contention was strikingls confirmed
by the mental attitude OF prominent
visitor who spent the other week In the
National Ca pital. He is a man whose
services are in great demand. When he
reached Washington on this latest visit
he was already in the enjoyment of two
salaries which brought him in $500 a
year.
AS he came down into the lobby OF his
hotel few mornings ago he was sought
out by the representative OF large cor
poration, and practically without amy
forewarning. certainly without the slight
est dickerinG. the gentleman in question
within five minutes. had taken on an
other job which would bring him In ala
additional 5000 year and expenses.
With the assurance of considerably
more than x1.RU month and expenses,
he should have been radiating happiness.
or at least contentment. III would seem.
AS a matter of fact. he was the picture
of gloom and detection when friend APP
preached him and inquired which OF his
relatives had died. or which of his ad-
yenturous argosies had been wrecked
With a look of trouble and anxiety
which was not only real. but pathetic. he
explained that few moments before. IN
some mysterious way. he had lost
watch charm which probably cost him III
entire $40. or course il was not the
material loss he bemoaned. but having
taken place on the very heels of his new
contract he regarded t as AN evil omen
1t oyershadowed all thoughts or his good
fortune.
Taking leave of his friend, he resumed
his round OF searching, offering liberat
rewards to bellboys. porters. taxicab
drivers and mixologists IL they would
find the lost trinket and break the spell
which menaced his $13. 800 per year.
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The announcement is made that the in
teresting motion pictures Of Capt. SCOTS
expedition to the south pole will return
to the Belasco Monday night. June g..
Manager Taylor says no attraction that
has appeared at the Belasco under the
present management has given greater
satisfaction or met with such unqualified
praise as these views and their thrilling
story 1t is new in the motion picture
world to receive mail orders for seats.
but this is just what the Belasco box
office is now experiencing. from those who
want to avoid standing in line for tickets.
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or, who dreams OF visiting countries in
all parts OF the globe The cast includes
Carter de Haven, Flora Parker Nat
Fields. Lawrence DOrsay and George w.
Monroe
company headed by Eleanor Gordon
is to present sketches and plays in Bos-
ton. In the company are Ida Jenreys
Goodfriend and her son. Douglas J. Wood.
Marie Drofnah (Mrs. Charles B. Han
ford will make her first appearance this
season with the Columbia Players tomor-
row night.
The Poll Players will be seen IN David
Belascos production OF The Woman"
soon after the same producers The Con-
cert is presented.
May Buckley is to appear IN vaude-
VILE playlet called The Romance of Billy
Goat HILL by Alice Hogan Rice, who
wrote Mrs. Wigs OF the Cabbage
Patch.
William Farnum has been engaged by
John Cort to head a vaudeville road show
in ..Virginius." Mr.. Cort has also en-
gagged Lillian Russell and Anna Held to
head other shows
w A. Brady produced last week in
Poughkeepsie play. The Correspon-
dent" by Alice Leal Pollock and Rita
Weiman. Madge Kennedy. who last sea-
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So pronounced has been the success OF
the splendid motion pictures Of the Pana-
ma canal and the Balkan war ct the Be-
lasco that the kinemacolor engagement
has been prolonged for one week. The
bill to be offered this week Is almost a
complete change from that Of last week
and will be first seen tomorrow after
noon Two exhibitions will be given each
day.
Tho new program embraces an entirely
new set OF ACTUAL Scenes OF the Balkan
War" Following them will come a reel
showing the Japanese army In war ma
neuvers: scenes showing the aerial corps
with aeroplanes and dirigsble balloons In
flight. the soldiers in trenches and the
quick-f1rtng guns in action. just as in
war time. Then will be shown two reels
OF kinemacolor pictures OF the great ma
val review OF American ships. which was
held In New York harbor last fall by
President Taft
The Making Of the Panama Canal
Will be shown as last week. but some
new reels will be used and some of the
old ones withdrawn. The new scenes OF
the Panama series will show some excel
lent vfewU OF the work in and around the
Culebra cut. The three animated" maps
which caused 30 much comment last week
are retained In the program.
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Cosmos.

Instead of the Eight Eassar Girls as
previously announced, Bobby Heath
and his famous company of singers
will be the big attraction at the Cosmos
Theater this week in new song revue
featuring his latest song hits, none of
which have been heard in Washington
before. 1t is one of the most elaborate
song features in higher class vaude-
willie. Sharing the honors with the
topliner will be Happy Jack" Lorenz,
formerly of Cook and Lorenz, at the
head of his own company in an en-
tfrely new feature act which still re
tains the famous "Pianophiend' hit.
Still another big attraction from the
highest vaudeville circles will be Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Thorne and Company
in their latest laughing success, THE
Uptown Flat" an original farce.
Verona Verdi and her brother will
present an elaborate musical number
featuring songs and brilliant selec-
tons on the violin. the cello and the
piano Van Dyck and Macintosh are
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Theater. The first half Of the week. be-
ginning Monday. June g. DoniZetti' 8
Lucia di Lammermoor," favorite with
operagoers Of all nations, will be sung.
1t is just as popular now as when given
to the world three-quarters of century
ago. Its famous sextet has def1ed time
and repetition and today Is one of the
most often repeated and most enthusiast
tically applauded numbers known in con-
cert or opera
The last half OF the week. Thursday.
Friday and Saturday night and at the
Saturday matinee, there will he double
bill consisting of "Cavalleria Rusticana"
and "Hansel and Gretel" It was "Caval-
leria Rusticana" that brought Pietro Mas
cagni into instant fame. for 1t Is rich In
melody and dramatic fire. Humperdinck' 8
famous fairy opera 'Hansel and Gretel. "
founded on the familiar legend of THE
Babes In the Woods and one Of the
most popular of the modern compositions,
Is now firmly established in the repertoire
Of every grand opera. Unlike most
operate compositions "Hansel and Gretel"
has an especial appeal for the young.
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"The Time, The Place and The Girl. :"

THE Time, the Place and the Girl a
big Chicago Boston-New York musical
success. will be presented by the Column
bia Players at the Columbia Theater next
week, with the entire company in the
cast. The piece. which is in three acts
with the scenes laid In the mountains or
Virginia. ran nearly year at the La
Sale Street Theater, and following an
extended run in Boston ran for many
weeks in New York at Wallack's Thea
ter The book is by viii NJ. hough and
Frank Adams. Joseph f. Howard COM
posed the lyrics and music. Violet Nc
MILAN, Harriet Burt and Arthur DEACON
were in the original cast.
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Glen Echo Park.

Two concerts this afternoon and two
this evening Will be the special feature
today at Glen Echo Park. and all the at
fractions will be running. Free motion
pictures are shown every evening The
big sand pile brought from Atlantic City
Is an added indLcement to the tiny Wis
itors who before had the midway won
ders and the merry go-round as their
share of the amusements. The gyroplane
the parks newest sensation, appears to
be the center of gravity for visitors the
novelty of the aerial joy ride seeming to
appeal to all ages and classes. The coast
er. also has lost none Of its popularity,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01

Today and tomorrow Chase's Theater
will present the spectacular feature. 1.-The
Battle OF Gettysburg for the first time
In photodrama In Washington.
II 10 q seventy-five-thousan dollar pro-
ducton in five reels. lasting ono hour and
q quarter. The story is said to be a
wonderfully dramatic one, leading UP to
the great battle, which Is faithfully re-
produced. Thousands OF soldiers are
seen engaged in combat. with inspiring
charges and laundering artillery fire.
making. perhaps. the greatest military
film ever produced.
For the remainder OF the week, coiorful
kinemacolor picture-piays. scenics and
educationals will be exclusively shown.
with positively first-run black and white
dramas and comedies. six reels in all,
changed every day.
The kinemacoIor subjects include The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01
Overdue Letter.
From the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
Schiller once received a letter which
took five years TO reach him. In 1913 the
national convention created the author
OF 1.-THE Robbers a French citizen as a
tribute OF admiration for the revolution
airy ideas expressed in that work The
clerk charged with the dispatch OF this
civic diploma addressed the cover TO
.Citoyen Gine." and Schiller did not re-
ceive il until 1875 On its receipt he
wrote: This document has come 10 me
from the kingdom OF the dead. Danton
and Claviere attested IL. The covering
letter Is signed by Roland. All three
have passed away.
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son made a name in the title role or
Little Miss Brown played the leading
| feminine role.
| Percival Lennon, who is at present in
| Washington, expects TO produce THE
Shot, a tabloid drama by a local writer
| In vaudeville within few weeks. Mr.
Lennon thinks highly of it,
| THE Blue Bird will begin its fourth
season In September with practically the
same cast that has been appearing in
| that play ever since it was first brought
out at the New Theater, in New York.
Cyril Maude, the noted English actor.
| Will make his first appearance in the
: United States next fall under the man.
| agement of the Lebler Company.
Forbes Robertson will begin a tour OF
| this country in October in a repertoire OF
his most famous plays. He has just
| added Shylock to his roles. Gertrude
| Elliott. his wife. will be his leading wom-
| an here.
Ian Maclaren, the English actor. will be
! seen the coming fall in a Shakespeare
repertoire. He will begin his season In
California, where he will act in the sup
port of Margaret Anglin at the Greek
Theater.
| Next month Cohan & Harris will pro-
duce a new farce called Nearly Mar
ried,'' by Edgar Selwyn. Bruce McRae
will be featured in the production. The
first performance will take place at At
lantic City.
Miss Gertrude Hoffman ended her
tour with Broadway to Paris" in Mon
| treai Saturday, May 81. Next season
Morris Gest plans to send her TO the
| coast in Broadway to Paris playing en-
route.
| Dudley Hawley, the light comedian of
| the Poll Players, was one of the orgi-
nails in 1.-The Country Boy when it was
| produced on Broadway two years ago.
| Mr.. Hawley plays the title role this
week.
| Mile. Dazzle. known as AN exceptionally
clever dancer. appeared in New York in
| a stock company last week as an actress
under the name of Ann After She made
her dramatic debut very quietly, and says
she Is acquiring experience to star upon
! the legitimate stage
Ada Reeve the English Coincidence.
will make tour of this country In
musical play called Winnie Brooke,
Widow" Under the management of Jo-
seph NJ Gates. She will open her sea-
son in Philadelphia in November
The Kalem masterpiece depicting the
life OF the Savior, From the Manger to
the Cross" covers five reels and 5000 feet
OF film, upon which 5000 of the tiny
little interchangeable pictures are print
ed. Every scene was set with view to
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Garden.

A beautiful hand colored film of the
photo-play. Mime. du Barry" famous
in history and drama, acted by stars
OF the Theater Francois of Paris. will be
shown at the Garden Theater Monday
and Tuesday, with two comedy reels
Giving Him Fits and The Bricklay-
ers Joke" A special musical program
by the Garden Orchestra will be rem
dered. Performances are continuous
from noon to IL o'clock in the evening.
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Return of the Prodigals," "Disillusioned,'
Ills Wife's Birthday Present" when
We Were Young" Her Son." las the
Candle Burns" wild Birds of Asia,
Curious Pets" etc.
The performances are continuous. week
days, / pm. to IL pm and Sundays, 8
pm TO 1890 Pm
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and the ride amid the tree-tops' is
drawing just as many as it did last year.
An improved car service makes the ride
up the Potomac one OF the most delight
full around the capital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
National.

The Aborn English Grand Opera Com
pany, for the third week OF it's present
successful engagement at the New Ma
donal Theater, beginning tomorrow. will
divide the eight performances between
two delightful offerings.
Gounod's immortal opera Faust" with
it majestic overture and beautiful melo-
dies, the jewel song, the flower song, the
soldiers return, the kirmesse. the solos
and duets of the garden scene, the trio
and duets In the prison scene and many
others, and with its story following the
Marguerite narrative of Goethe's great
poem will be sung Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday nights and at the Wednesday
matinee.
Offenbachs ''The Tales of Hoffman,
will be sung Thursday. Friday and Sat
urday nights and at the Saturday mat
fnee. This brilliant composition is con-
sidered by eminent critics to be one OF
the most attractive works in the opera
comiQue class 1.-THE Tales of Hoffman,
is rich In distinctive and original melodies
such as the splendid barcarolle, the beau
tifui waltz, the fascinating song of the
other charming numbers. and its score
is conceived in Offenbach's finest vein.
In the cast of alternating artists will
be Phoebe Crosby and Ruby Savage
prima donna sopranos; Mabel Siemonn
and Florence Coughlan, mezzo sopranos
Salvatore Sciarretti and Georges Simon
Diet, tenors; Morton Adkins and Louis
DAngelo. baritoneS, and s. Paul Vernon
and Francis J. Tyler. bassos. Ralph Ly-
ford will conduct and Frank RAINY viii
direct the stage
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billed for an act Of song with yodeling
specialties. and Gertie Falls. q charm
ing little miss, for an aerial feature
The Pathe weekly review of the WORLDS
big events and supplemental series of
enjoyable photoplays will furnish adii-
tfonal entertainment.
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have been engaged for 1.-THE Passing
Show Of 1913.'
H. B. Warner in THE Ghost Breaker
is having q big engagement in Chicago.
Henry Miller. jr., is in the cast of
"Within the Law" playing in New York.
"Graustark" is to be used extensively
by the stock companies this year
William Faversham and Julie Opp will
spend their vacation in England.
Three road companies will be put out
the coming season in Damaged Goods.
"A Mans Friend" by Ernest Pole.
will make q tour OF the west next season.
Robert Edeson has sufficiently recovered
to appear in the cast of Fine Feathers"
FRITZ Scheff received an ovation in New
York last week on the occasion of her
revival of mile Modesto
Laura Nelson Hall is to be leading
woman Of a summer stock company in
Dallas, Tex,
"Sweethearts," with Christie Macdonald
in the leading part. is proving very popu-
lar In Boston.
w. j. ferguson is dppcdIiHs AiAS sea
son as Fouche in Joseph NJ. Gates latest
success, 1.-The Purple Road"
Percy Haswell opened her fourth sum
mer stock season i'm Toronto last week,
using Mrs. Dot
Mile Mignon Nevada made success
in her first appearance before q farlsiah
audience in III Barbiere.
.Stop Thief" which made such sue
cess In New York for nearly an entire
year, will make a tour next season of the
principal cities.
Rob Roy is to be revived in the fall.
Bessie Abbott and Jefferson De Angels
will be among the stars engaged for the
cast.
When Madame Sans Gene" is produced
NV the Metropolitan Opera Company next
season Pasuuale Amato will be the Ma
poleon.
Janet Beecher has been engaged for the
leading faminine role in "The Great Ad-
venture which is the dramatization OF
Arnold Benefits story. Buried Alive"
A dramatization Of Mark Twain's de-
liehtfuI story 1.-THE Prince and the
Pauper" will be the Offering of the Co
lumbia Players the week of June 16.
"AII Aboard" a novel musical play.
was produced by Lew Fields last week In
Atlantic City, with Mr.. Fields in the
leading role. which is that of an old sail
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IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
Three Grand Operas Next Week.

Next week the Aborn English Grand
Opera Company will give three operas
instead of the usual two at the National
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01

in condition at all times, eat spaghetti
and dig potatoes"
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Scott Polar Films to Return.

readjustment OF relationships provides q
scene of unsurpassed comedy value.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01

San Francisco IS to have q light opera
stock company this summer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01

"AH Aboard a novel musical play.
was produced by Lew Fields last week In
Atlantic City, with Mr.. Fields In the
leading role, which is that of an old sail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01

Bayard Viller has four new plays Ths
NAV be produced next season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01

A dramatization Of Mark Twain's de-
lightful story 1.-THE Prince and the
Pauper" will be the offering of the Co.
lumbia Players the week of June IS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01

Janet Beecher has been engaged for the
leading faminine role in "The Great Ad-
venture" which is the dramatization OF
Arnold Benefits story. Buried Alive"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01

Charlotte Greenwood and sydney Grant
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

"Oh, Oh. Delphine!' is 10 be produced
in Paris in September.
Marie Dressler becomes a Shubert star.
beginning in August.
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Tragic. TOO. Was the death OF Ernest
6,Iedhiu on the Georges Banks few
seasons ago. The fish had been struck
and Gledhili and a companion were row.