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The Washington times., 1913-04-27
ACADEMY

Tomorrow night will mark the OPEN
ins OF the stock season at the Academy
Theater and Manager Rowland has
chosen for the opening bill the thrilling
story of Western life, 'The Cowboy
and the Thief
During the season the management
plans to give its patrons a series of
melodramatic offerings excellently
staged and presented by strong cast
with prices that will enable the the
ater's clientele TO see them at little cost.
The first offering is an interesting
story of life beyond the Rockies and
is filled with thrilling climaXes. stirring
scenes and actions. Written by a
Western newspaperman, J. Wendell
Davis, the play is full of wholesome
comedy and heart iatcrest.
This week patrons of the Academy
will have their first opportunity To see
the company's leading man. Fred Hand,
who will take the part of Jim Dawn,
ovcrseer of the Golden Ranch, ard Miss
Rose Cameron, who will have the de-
lightful. role of MarSery Holmes, The
Flower of the Ranch. Others in the
cast will be Dave Marlowe. in the
heavy" part Of Joe Frawley, the cattle
thief; Edgar Murray, jr-. as Dick
Farnam, cowboy; Grace Childers, as
Chip, a tough kid Of the plains, and
Nicola Newton, as Starlight an Indian
girl.
This production will be carefully
staged and the management promises
the best at the smallest cost.
The Washington times., 1913-04-27
NATIONAL

The Grand Canyon of Arizona is one
OF the scenic wonders of the world, and
has been an attraction for thousands
of visitors yearly. The Kolb brothers
have been crawling all over it for the
past eleven years with no other OBJ
1ect than to procure good pictures OF
unusual places. When they began
preparations to make their trip through
the rapids of the Colorado river cam
yons. they were unable to get men TO
30 with them on account of the diff
fculties encountered by others. many
of whom had perished in their at
tempts to duplicate Major Powell's
world-famous journey.
Leaving Green river. Wyoming. on
September 8. 1911. with two open row.
boats, a stock of cameras and one as
sistant of the eight who had been
engaged, they arrived at Needles. Cal.
on January Is. 1912. after passing over
800 rapids in 400 miles through six
States. and descending 5000 feet.
The hardships encountered. the smash
ing of the boats, the narrow escapes
from death. all are plainly shown in
the motion pictures and colored slides.
with the story told by Emery Kolb,
who scored such a success last Sum
day evening that it will be repeated
tonight at the National Theater.
The Washington times., 1913-04-27
Writes Baseball PIaV.

Rida johnson Young has written a
baseball play which SeIwyn and COM
pany will produce next season. Mrs.
Young has been travelling with the New
York Giants with a view to securing
suggestions
The Washington times., 1913-04-27
BELASCO. WAKEFIELD
PLAY At NATIONAL
Actor Will Have Chance to
. Add Companion Portrait to
Herr Won Barwig.

David Warfield and David Belasco
will hold attention quite to themseIves
this week at the National beginning to-
morrow night, where Belasco will pre-
sent Warfield in THE Return of Peter
Grimm" Both Mr.. Warfield and Mr.
Belasco have created undoubtedly the
most appealing and dignified theatIi-
cal entertainments the American stage
has known and the anticipation OF
theatergoers is aroused.
A. new character to be tmpersonated
by Warfield is one OF the most i'm
portant event of the year. The public
Is fully aware OF the successful career
of THE Return of Peter Grimm" All
last season it was the reignin: success
of the Belasco Theater, New York.
equalling that of ''The Music Master"
and Belasco is sending here, with War
field, the original company and pro-
duction.
That the occasion will mean also
that David War field is to add COM
panion portrait to his Herr Won Barwis
easily doubles the extraordinary inter
est in his appearance here. Warfield's s
place among the few great stage ar
lists of the day is unquestioned, yet
all who have followed his successful
career believe his greatest successes
are yet to be won. In the opinion of
has added greatly to his stature as a
dramatic artist through his rendition Of
Peter Grimm.
A play by David Belasco is always of
moment to the dramatic world. He is
the one American author whose fame is
universal-his achievements are watched
abroad as keenly as they are admired
at home. In 1.-THE Return of Peter
Grim his genius explores a new field
of dramatic writing. The story OF the
play is not given in advance Mr..
Belasco, for he always reseT his
thrills and surprises-which T. lsco
play yet failed to possess in nee
for his actual first night.
1.-The Return of Peter Grimm" &c look
ed upon as Belasco's most inspired
work and the literary and dramatic
world have pronounced it a masterpiece
of ingenuity and literary skill. He is
sending here the same company and
production seen in New York, un-
changed. The supporting company in
cludes Marie Bates, Janet Dunbar,
Marie Reichardt, Joseph Brennan,
Thomas Meighan, William Boag, John
F. Webber, Walter d. Greene. Percy
Helton, and Tony Bevan.
The Washington times., 1913-04-27
Aborn Opera Company
To Play Here Four Weeks

No announcement made in long
time has hit the spot in the favor of
Washington music lovers as has that
of the coming of the Aborn Eng1sh
Grand Opera Company to the New Ma
tional Theater on Monday, May l9, for
an engagement of four weeks.
The large clientele for classic music,
for which Washington is noted, has
had none too much of grand opera ana
their appetite is kept keen by the scare
ments. Since the excellent series of
grand opera given here by this organi-
cation began years ago, Washington has
formed the habit of depending upon the
Aborn management for an annual grand
opera treat
During the run of the Aborn organi-
zation at the New National, other ag-
gregations of the same sort and under
the same management Will be giving
their annual spring seasons in Boston,
Providence, Brooklyn, Pittsburgh, and
Baltimore, and all of these companies
will exchange artists and productions
with each other from week TO week, for
while the chorus, orchestra and stan
remains stationary in each city, the
leading artists move from one company
tc another over the Aborn circuit This
is the system originated by the Aborn
management several years ago, and
which they have developed to a high de-
gree of perfection. AS a consequence,
instead Of having one cast of princi-
pals here throughout the entire four
weeks, the Washington clientele will be
treated to a larger variety of operatic
talent. including the favorites of other
Aborn seasons here, with many other
nctables added to their forces since
then.
Each opera will be given for a half
week including La Boheme,'' La Tos-
ca" Madam Butterfly" - II Trova-
tore" Faust" 1.-The Tales of Hoff-
man. Lucia Di Lammermoor," cay
alleria Rusticana," and "Hansel and
Gretel," in the order named.
The Washington times., 1913-04-27
COLUMBIA PLAYERS
IN P|NERO COMEDY
"His House in Order" Success
of John Drew, Will Be Pro.
duced in Elaborate Style.

Another comedy dealing with the fral-
ties of human nature will be the offer
ing at the Columbia Theater this week
when, beginning tomorrow night. the
Columbia Players will be seen in an
elaborate revival of John Drew's En-
pire Theater success. His House In
Order" 1t is a play in four acts, by
Arthur Wing Pinero. that met with ex-
traordinary approval On both sides of
the Atlantic.
A. H. Van Buren will essay the role
of Hillary lesson. Mr.. Drew's creation
on this side of the Atlantic, while Helen
Holmes will find almost equal oDpor-
tunities in Margaret 1llington's part of
Nina, the much abused second wife OF
Filmer lesson, to be played by George
w. Barber. When the play was first
produced In London it was heralded
as the most important production on
the English stage and in this country
it was regarded as the best of the Pin
ero plays.
1t is a profound dramatic satire, a
tragical comedy, in the good old Eliza
bethan phrase, and few dramas OF the
present day have succeeded in maintain-
ing the breathless interest which is
characteristic of His House In Order" I"
The story of the play deals with the
unbearable position in which Nina finds
herself by reason of her husbands con-
tinuous Sights in ingraciously compar-
ing her with her extraordinary predcces-
sor-a first wife whose virtues as a
housekeeper the honorable NJ. p. IS con-
tinually singing.
The situation is further aggravated
by the presence of a number OF the
former wifes relatives who are even
less considerate of Nina than Is the
husband. To add to her discontinue
Nina is practically superseded as head
of her own house by Geraldine Ridgely
Carrie Thatcher), a cold-storage sister,
in-law, who assumes the position of
mistress of ceremonies. To clap the cli-
max on the occasion of the dedication
of a park which Filmer has given tc
the city in honor of his former wife,
Nina refuses to attend and shocks the
family by appearing in a bright red
gown. How Hillary Jesson finally sue
ceeds in bringing about a reconciliation
of the estranged husband and wife. in
suring a happy ending to the play is
one of the interesting features of a
most extraordinary play.
The Washington times., 1913-04-27
Helen Keller to Repeat
Her Lecture at BeIasc0

Helen Keller will repeat her lecture
on THE Heart and the Hand. or the
Right Use of Our Senses" at the Be-
lasco Theater on Sunday evening. May
4. The ovation received by her at her
first lecture is still fresh in the minds
of all who were present. During the
hour and a half in which Miss Keller
and teacher, Mrs. Macy, were on the
stage, every seat holder in the stalls
and balconies (even the last row of the
balcony was filed, sat with bated
breath and listened to the marvellous
tales Of physical and mental obstacles
overcome by the indomitable will and
stupendous courage of the deaf and
blind girl. who had not only forced
her way through Radcliffe College and
received extra hcnors for special work
in philosophy, physics and English. but
who has since become mistress of much
that the world holds in historic and
sociolOgic growth.
OF all her achievements none has been
so great. however, as her having learned
TO speak. and out of what seemed TO be
an irremediable misfortune she has ac-
quired her greatest triumph.
The Washington times., 1913-04-27
GAYETY

Cook and Lorenz. remembered as fea-
tured funmakers with THE Motor Girl
and THE Folies Bergere," have Joined
the ranks of burlesque entertainers and
will be seen at the Gayety this week as
the star comedians with the american
Beauties" The company will be seen in
Lane"
There is a large cast of principals in
Guiding the stars, as millionaire tramps:
Fay st. Clair. known as the Southern
nightingale: Tiny Rainbow. a coming
star: the Musical Maids: Holden and
Brandon in a refined sister act: Edward
Lindeman, a cOlored entertainer, and
James Hughes, eccentric dancer. A
chorus of thirty-five adds much to the
merriment of the entertainment
The spectacular feature of the enter
tainment is called The Curse of the
Vampire Dance" which is introduced in
the last act.
The Washington times., 1913-04-27
COSMOS

Foster and Lovett. who have won a
laughing fame in Who's Who" an en-
joyable and unique oddity in song and
story with comedy background, will
head bill of promised general ex-
cellence throughout at the Cosmos
Theater this week. Charles Kenna,
whose fame In The Street Fakir." was
made in the big vaudeville circuit, will
present his laughable absurdity win
ming laughter with his gripsack. gaso-
lene flare and panacea for all ills as
curbstone philanthropist. Kendalrs
Auto Girl, novelty from the big vaude-
willie circuit, will also present the most
puzzling human doll novelty in vaude-
willie. The Three Italian Troubadours
will appear In an offering of operatic
song and classical instrumental selec-
tions. and Norton and Ayers will I'LL a
return engagement offering a new pro-
gram of their refined song and terp-
sichorean numbers with incidental COM
edy The Pathe Weekly Review, pic
turing the worlds big events, will head
a list of selected frst-run censored
photoplays.
The Washington times., 1913-04-27
SAM BERNARD DUE
IN ALL FOR LADIES"
Latest Musical Farce Success
From Paris Will Be Present.
ed BY Strong Company.

Sam Bernard will close his present
season at the Belasco theater this week
with the presentation of his latest mu-
sical farce success. "All for the
Ladies'" by Hennequin, which has been
adapted by Henry Blossom and Alfred
G. Robrn. who have embellished 1t with
a musical score which will compare IA
vorably with his earlier and better
known successes.
In Partisan circles ,he play was known
as "Aime des Femmes," meaning Love
the Women" and ran for two years in
the home of feminine fashions. 1t is
one Of the few French farces that
could and has been acclimatized with
out paying toll to it's wit, and at the
same time placing 1t in a category of
plays inoffensive to American audiences
In the role of Leo Won Laubenheim,
Sam Bernard has found a character
that offers him more opportunities for
his inimatable humor and tongue
twisting dialect than his justly famous
Hoggenhemer."
After much persuasion. Hector Re-
maud, representing Panterul, Clemente
& Co., firm of lady tailors, he induces
them to hire Leo as chief filter away
from competitor, and thus swing to
their establishment the vast volume of
fashionable trade commanded by him,
the rage Of Partisan women. Leo ac-
cepts their offer, and Immediately pro-
ceeds to move the shop to the Rue de
la Paix, where il becomes, of course,
the center of all aristocratic patronage.
but In the meantime the pretty wives
of both Panterul and Clemente have
also become enamored of the conceited
Leo.
The play is in two acts and a pro-
logue. during which fourteen musical
numbers are rendered, among which
are It's Permissible" How Shall 1
Ere Forget" Sunday Dress Parade"
IF l Were Only Man" I'D Like
Little Girl Like You to Like Me-" Gu
pid," IF You Love Me. Marry Me-" and
Join Our Jubilee" by the Bernard male
chorus, unaccompanied.
In the supporting cast are Adele
Ritchie. Alice Gentle, Louise Meyers,
Margery Pearson. Amy Leicester, Edna
Caruthers, Madaline Howard, Stewart
Baird, Teddy Webb George Schiller,
and Max darcy.
The Washington times., 1913-04-27
CASINO.

The first to break all records at the
Casino Theater, Josie Flynn. the girl
comedienne, and her Merry Minstrel
Maids, have been engaged for another
week. and will be the big feature of the
Casino Theater bill. commencing at the
matinees. tomorrow. Because the pro-
gram of the headliner takes up the best
portion of an hour, but three supple
mental features will be provided. These
include Fred Sanford, the eccentric
monologist, who comes with a new lot
of stories. jokes. wit and entertaining
humor: the De Palma Sisters, in an
artistic statue offering entirely new,
and the National Comedy Four in live
ly, lifting harmonies in ragtime and
popular music. Three first-run. censored
photoplays of the best type will be
shown at each performance. in addition.
The Washington times., 1913-04-27
"ZiegfeId's FoIIies'
At National May IL

''Ziegfeld Follies," series CT 1872. 10
10 be presented at the National Thea
ten week commencing Monday, MAJ
l. Despite the fact that all of Mr
Ziegfelds entertainments are replete
with features, the newest ''Follies," is
said TO offer feature that is really
extraordinary. Ching Ling Foo, the
Chinese wizard heralded as the world S
foremost mystIher, is the particular
feature OF the 1872 vintage of the Fol
lies" The conjurer is assisted by q
company of fourteen Oriental entertain
ers, including Miss Chez Toy. the CON-
medicine, who will render popular
American songs. In addition to Ching
Ling Foo and company, the cast is
made up of the following popular enter
tainers, Harry Watson. jr., Bert VII
liams, Leon Errcl, Elizabeth Brice,
Bernard Granville, Stella Chatelaine
Ethel Amorita Kelley, Evelyn Carlton,
Charles Judels. William c. Schrode
William La Rrun. Murray Queen,
Charles Scribner, Arthur Rose, Charles
Hessong. Max Scheck, airline Bo!ey,
and Charles Gilmore.
The Washington times., 1913-04-27
Magician Thurston
. Entertains Children

Thurston, the magician, who is play
ing a weeks engagement at the Acad-
envy, entertained the children of the
Kendall School al the matinee on Thurs
day.
Mr.. Thurston added a number of extra
features TO his regular program for
the especial benefit of the children and
a more pleased and delighted company
of youngers rever left a theater.
Some years ago Mr.. Thurston first
entertained the KenGaIl School child
rem and has continued the custom on
his yearly appearances in Washington
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26

sition. He has for some time insisted
on the possibility of earthquakes along
the length of what Is known by geoio-
gists as Logan's belt, and which includes
the st. Lawrence valley and runs
through eastern New York. Pennsyl-s
vana, Virginia and Tennessee and into
Alabama.
This belt has been traced by means OF
great dislocations or faults In the rocks.
along which earthquakes were felt as
late as 1863. The total movement, he
states. must have been series of small
slips spread over untold thousands or
millions of years and each responsible
for an earth jar The earthquake of 1868
Is described by our own state geologist
as the most severe disturbance this con-
tinent has ever suffered within historic
times. The great dispIacements that
have taken place i'll the past outline the
Hudson highlands No fresh movements
are visible there. but they are visible fur
Their north, in the champlain and Hud-
son valleys. The belt of the later move
ments includes the region about Albany.
Troy and Plattsburg
Prof. Chadwick bases his prediction
therefore on geological readings" which
indicate that the earth has not come to
rest along the line of Logan's belt and
that the slipping of the crust that has
taken place in the past is bound to be re-
peated in the future. He does not. of
course, undertake to say how soon there
will be another movement, or how severe
II Will be. His discussion of the matter
has already aroused wide interest among;
biologists, an interest that we should
think would be shared by laymen living
say, in the vicinity of Albany The mat
ter should be taken into consideration
by those who aspire to political advance
ment. An earthquake there might do
more damage to a statesman than traffic
with Tammany.-Rochester Democrat
and Chronicle. 3
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ROME.

The friends from Jamaica Point
heartily serenaded Mr.. and Mrs. Var
new Mosher at their home, Monday
evening The procession was led by
the Jamaica Point band, which began
to play soon after the Mosher dog
greeted them as they entered the
yard. They played a loud marching
song from the road to the door where
the friends were greeted by the bride
and bridegroom and other members
of the family. All were invited in
and enjoyed many beautiful selections
on the monograph. The invitation
was soon extended to all members OF
| the Mosher family to proceed with the
Jamaica Point band to the Marshall
and Stone. residence. Here the
house was illuminated and everything
invited one to fun and good time. The
orchestra consisting of a harmoniea
and Mildred Nickerson at the piano
| furnished music for the occasion
Dancing was enjoyed for time, then
and Miss Dunn brought the house
down by their funny song, Johnnie
| Smoker" with the proper gesticula-
tons. All participated in the ligh'
refreshments of popcorn, apples ant
new cider. The grand finale was the
kitchen breakdown finely done IN
| the good old fashioned way by one oil
the ladies. The good nights were sale
about Il P. NJ.
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is not SO near. / may yet get WE'LL
The doctor came to him doctor.
Anna tells me that / am to die today.
Is it so?''
"Oh. General. General, 1t is so''
He lay silent moment, then he said:
every good. very good! 1t is all right
Throughout the day his mind was now
clouded now clear. The alternate clear
moments and the lapses into stupor or
delirium were like the sinking or rising
of strong swimmer. exhausted at last,
the prey at last of "A shoreless sea. AT
times he same head and shoulders out
of the sea, opened his gray blue eyes up
on his staff. The sea drew him under
again.
The day drew on to afternoon. He lay
straight upon the bed. silent for the most
part, hut now and then wandering III
tie. His wife bowed herself beside him.
In a corner wept the old man. Jim. Out
side the windows there seemed a hush as
of death.
pass the infantry to the 'front.' Or
dered Stonewall Jackson. Tell A. L.
Hill to prepare for action," The voice
sank; there came long silence: there
corner. Then for the last time in this
phase of being the great soldier opened
his eyes. In a moment he spoke in a
very sweet and calm voice. Let us
cross over the river and rest under the
shade of the trees. He died.-The Long
Roll
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DEATH OF STONEWALL JACK
SON.
Tragic End of Noted Confederate
Leader Who Was Slain by His Own
Men.

The moon was coming UP. She sill
vered the wilderness about DoWaai >
Tavern. She made a palor around the
group of staff and field ofncers sa,h-
cred beside the road. Her light eilhtea
on Stonewal Jackson's saber and on lhe
worn braid of the old forage cap.
The clamor about ChancellorsVliie,
where. in hot haste, Hooker maze us
positions, ~streamed east and west, meet
ing and blending with westward, ike
distraction of forming commands, OF bat
tie lines made in the darkness, among
thickets. The moon was high, but not
observed. Behind him Captain Will
bourne, of the Signal Corps. two aides
and several couriers, Jackson rode along
the plank road.
There was regiment drawn across
this way through the Wilderness, on the
road and in the woods on either hand.
In places in the Wilderness the SCRUB
that fearfully burned the next day ana
the next was even now afire, and gave,
though uncertainty and dimly, certain
illumination. By it the regiment was
perceived 1t seemed composed OF tan
and shadowy men. What troops are
these%' asked the General.
Lanes North Carolinians, sir, the
Eighteenth
AS he passed the regiment started u
cheer. He shook his head
Don't, men. We want quiet now.
A very few hundred yards from Chan
cellorsville he checked Little Sorrel
The horse stood, fore feet planted Horse
and rider they stood and listened. Hook
er's reserves were up. About the Chan"
cellor House, on the Chancellorsville
Ridge, they were throwing up intrench'
ments. They were digging the eartf
with bayonets. they We're heaping 1t VI
with their hands
Turning Little SorreI he rode pac6
along the plank road toward his owr
lines. The light of the burning brush
had sunken- The cannon smoke floatine
in the air, the very thick woods, made
all things obscure.
Stonewall jackson came toward the
Carolinians. He rode quickly past the
dark shell of house sunken among ale
pines. There were with him seven oil
eight persons. The horses hoofs made
trampling on the plank road. The
woods were deep, the obscurity great
Suddenly out of the brush rang a shot
an accidentally discharged rifle. Some
gray soldier among Lanes tensely await
| ing ranks, spoke from the core of fear
| full dream: yankee Cavalry!'
Fire. called an officer of the Eight
| zenith North Carolina.