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The Washington herald., 1913-10-12
GOTHAM GATHERING
FIGURES ON ITS FIRES
Bureau Workers Find that January
Furnishes Majority Of City's
ConHaSratious.

New York. Get. 11.-That fire prevention
is a pronounced success is evidenced by
the record of Gotham's new prevention
bureau. Upon its establishment seventy
seven inspectors were put on the job.
and they made 132.601 inspections.
Resulting therefrom were sixty-four
arrests and forty convictions. One OF
these firebugs-professionall known as
'1zzy the Painter"-confessed to start
ing 800 fires.
During the first six months OF 1913
there were 6,605 fires in New York, and
fire losses aggregating S3,5S0,3l5, as
against S.445 fires and Sj.S19,oN of losses
for the corresponding period Of 1872;
showing a reduction in fires Of 1,SoO and
in losses OF $2,23S.sS6 49,.
In this prevention bureau has been
worked up from complete card records
OF every fire, a system of maps and
charts that are most comprehensive and
valuable, and furnish some curious and
interesting fire figures. 1t appears as a
regular thing that more fires take place
on Tuesday than on any other way.
January is the month OF most fires, and
September takes last place.
The favorite fire hour is between s and
. in the evening-and worth knowing is
the fact that Paris records show the
same Three years OF fires have been
tabulated under the system, and, strange
to relate, the various sections of the
city all show practically the same per-
centage of each years fires.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-12
The Value of PaEeants.

From the Boston Globe.
The ambition of any city or town to
revive its ancient history by pageants
and similar celebrations is certainly
most laudibIe. The New England COM
munities which in recent years have
been increasing their efforts in this di-
rection have met with fattering sue
cess. Through various associations they
have awakened a deep interest in local
history. and by means OF pageants
alone they have been able to reproduce
historical scenes which have greatly
impressed young and old with the i'm
portance of their native place in the
past.
The finest thing about these celebra-
tions is the inspiration they are to the
inhabitants to have more civic pride
and to undertake tasks beneficial in the
highest degree TO a community. The
residents of years ago did not have so
many advantages as the present gener-
alton have, yet in spite Of all draw
backs they utilized their talents for the
good OF their fellow citizens. II their
descendants do likewise, the harvest
will be a beautiful one, and improve
ments will spring up everywhere. Our
cities and towns can be rendered far
more beautiful and attractive than
they are. and every good citizen should
join in all efforts tending to that end.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-12
COMEDIENNE TO BE
ROYALTY GREETED

When Marie Dressler who heads the
oill ut keith's this week. arrives in Wash
ngton she will be greeted by group OF
newspaper correspondents and secret SCI
vice men. to whom she played Mother
during the Presidents stays in Cornish.
Tie mother part is not any reflection
on Miss Drcssler's age. but merely an in
dex of the way she took care of them
while they We're sojourning in that terri
tory of oldest living inhabitants, and
high hills.
She not only saw they were housed in
her estate. "Loafhaven." i pretty little
place about a mile each way, but she also
fed them cold cures and saw that their
bruises and muscle sprains were tended
to when they got Over-athIetic.
Windsor. Vt. the last stopping station
before one strikes out for the Cornish
mills. boasts little to appeal to the traveller
except the hotel-whose chief charm is its
history. The unpOetic newspaper men and
secret service operatives didn't care much
for history especially at meal time and
bed time. and that was where Miss Dress
ler and her husband, J. II. Dalton, head
line,
Miss Drrssler was entertained at Har-
lakend,u House by Mrs. Wilson and de
lighted the family with a presentation OF
some. Of her stunts These stunts
were part OF the varie,i entertainment
which the men with the President ; party
got also.
50 sulirituus were MIR. and Mrs. EaltOn
about the welfare OF the secret service
men and the newspaper bunch that IN
their other trips to Cornish. when Miss
Tressl,r Was on tour her husband sent
teleCrarns to his butler TO see that Loaf
haven WAS turned over to them.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-12
BARNES TELLS OF
TOUCHING TRAGEDY

!. Roy Barnes. the comedian Of THE
Ied Canary" which will be seen at the
Columbia TheateT next week, has long
been prominent headliner in vaudeville
and now returns to the comic opera
field, where he began his operatic cGreer.
He tells the following amusing story of
an elderly actor who went to a theatrical
agent one day last winter and said in
great despair:
is there nothing you can do for me ?
I've hung around your office out of work
for eight months now.
The agent. as he polished his diamond
ring with his red silk handkerchief, an
swered thOughtfully:
Look here. Bring yourself up to date:
the turkey trUt is all the go You train
some animal or bird to do the turkey
! trot with you and I'll get you on one OF
the circuits at a three-fgure salary"
The old actor thanked the agent CRATE
fully. He bought an ostrich from a retired
circus man, and after a lot of hard work
he taught the bird to turkey trot with
him splendly. Then he reported himsel!
to the agent again. But the agent. for
all his promises. had nothing to offer.
The poor fellow turned up every day for
awhile. then every other day, but there
WAS nothing doing. and at last a week
went by without his appearance at the
agents Office.
Then the agent sent for him and said
well, I've fixed you up at last; I've
booked you for that turn of yours at
But the old actor interrupted sadly:
ITS too late now"
Too late? How is 1t too late?" said
the agent, frowning
I've had to eat my partner" muttered
the old actor.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-12
HONEY DEW "FALLEN;"
BEE COURSERS OUT
Old Trapper Gives Warning and
Hunters Start Out in Search
/ of Hives.

Springfield. Mo. Oct 11.-oId Nathe
Moore says the honey dew has fallen
this year. Throughout the ozarks. in
Carter County. in Shannon, in Ripley, in
Oregon. all over the southern part of the
State. where nature in one of her play
fits stood the world on end and covered
it with huge granite facings and up
standing pines and oaks, mon are cours-
ing bees and locating honey trees
And it's the result Of the statement Of
Nathe Moore. picturesque pioneer of a
race that is fast disappearing. The
Ozarks have known him for seventy-four
years, a rugged. bearded, fighting man,
and have faith in him. Trapper and
hunter he is now in his old age living
in chinked log cabin in the hills back
of the Current River here.
Nobody knows where the honey dew
comes FROM Moore said recently. "Hit
air sorter funny. Hit comes an hit
goes. an no man CANT tell the why er
no O. hit; but the bees, they sorter
taken to hit an wherever thar's honey
dew hits sartin thars wild bees an
honey sOmewhar's erbout."
The Ozarkians yet pursue the old ro-
mantle sport OF bee coursing That is
the way they learn the location of the
hives. A bee is seen, his course OBJ
served and followed. He always flies
straight to the hive. The tree located.
the woOdsman puts his blaze or mark
upon it and IL then becomes his prop
erty until he is ready to cut. The trees
usually are cut In the fall and the honey
either sold for 20 cents a pound or
stored.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-12
LUCKY NUMBERS OF
"OH, | SAY!" TAGS

At the box Office of the BeIasco Thea
ter are. fourteen seats to the Monday
night performance Of "Oh, I Say to
be awarded to the lucky persons who
hold the number selected by the judges
that correspond to three numbers ON
.ne tags given out by the 'Oh. l say.
& USter- Don't Knock Club. The three
rr'z.- consist ui a box of eight seats.
four seats i'm the orchestra and two
seats in the orchestra. The lucky num-
ocrs arc tw-nty-three. thirty-seven and
sixteen. Whoever holds the oh, l Say.
HuuSt- Don't -NurrF ta"s with those num-
oers may call AT the box Office and claim
the seats; which are to be awarded as
follows. The box Of eight seats will be
given TO the party presenting Oh. l Say
tag number twenty-three. The four
seats will he awarded to whoever has
the tag numbered thirty-seven and the
third prize OF two seats will go to the
T1sjy ."rSrurl:.- itS number sixteen.
AL tne seats ale IuI Monday night
The Washington herald., 1913-10-12
EXTRAORDINARY RUN
ON PROVOST HEROINE

Three new plays by leading French
dramatists. all dealing with the story Of
Manun LesCaut. will be the feature of
the next theatrical season, both in New
York and Paris. The plays are THE
Love Of ManOn." Dy George Deporteriche.
which will be pr )duced at the Athenee.
and the New York rights of which have
been obtained by Charles Frohman:
''ManOn LescauIt." by Algersen Boysen.
which William A. Brady, OF New York.
will produce. and 'Manon. une File
Gallante." by Henry Battle, which will
be staged at Porte Saint Martin. In ad-
ditiou to these Manon plays there are
two others which Paris will see-"The
Story Of Msnon.' by Didier Cold, and
another by Albert Flamont.
This extraordinary run on Able Pre-
vosts heroine is the wonder of Paris
theatrical circles. Never before in the
history of dramatic art have five lead
ing playwrights hit on the same subject
practically simultaneously Since it is
against the interests OF every dramatist
concerned to have rival pay on the
same theme produced in different theaters
IN the same season, the five writer's
obviously were IN complete ignorance Of
the others plays. One result OF this
state of things will be the corraling of
leading actresses in France and America
to study the part OF ManOn. The cues
ton is asked in Paris. Why should this
theme suddenly leap into the minds of
playwrights, and s answered in this way:
The criminal courts throughout France,
in recent years, have hau to deal with
a countless number of cases of unhappy
love, which, instead OF having a peace
ful ending have been terminated with
revolver of vitriOl The continued repre-
uticn of such tragedies has turned the
minds of the dramatists to classic in
stances Of unhappy wooings. with the
result that ManOn's story has been
selected as a counterpart of modern con-
ditiOns in France
The Washington herald., 1913-10-12

Game" Miss Carlisle was seen in New
York In ''The Mollusc." In which she
gave delightful performance.
THE Deluge," by Henning Berger and
Frank Allen, will be among the Arthur
Hopkins productions of the early winter.
Among the new plays controlled by
II. III. FraZee for production this sea
son are Babes in the Woods" a new
modern drama by Catherine Chisholm
Gushing; THE Soul in the Attic" by
Francis Whitehouse and Elizabeth
Gould: Behold Thy Wife," by William
R. Briggs; '"rhe Red Light of Mars
by George Bronson Howard, and ''The
Realist," novel comedy by Eden
Greville.
Jane Cowl, who is in New York now
acting in within the Law" will produce
in Boston next spring the new comedy
that Margaret Mayo is writing for her.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-12
SHUBERT ATTRACTIONS
NOW IN NEW YORK

The following attractions are now tc
be seen at the Shubert Theaters in New
York City: America" at the Hippo.
drome, Passing Show of l9I3" with
Anne Dancrey, at the Winter Garden
Forbes-Robertson at the Shubert, South.
ern and Marlowe at the Manhattan Opera
House, Believe Me, Xantippe'' at the
Comedy, Her Own Money" at the Lyric
Joseph Santley, in When Dreams Come
True" at Fields Forty-fourth Street
Theater; De Wolf Hopper. in Miss Ca.
price" with George MacFarlane. at the
Casino; AT Bay" at the Thirty-nintt
Street, 'The Lure at Maxine Elliott S
and THE Great Adventure" at the
The Washington herald., 1913-10-12
WHEN SOTHERN Is
A SINGLE STAR

S0Jhern- MHrlowe season Mr.. Sotherr
vii he al individual star. a. h. was in
the days before ne and Miss Marlowe
J"ircd artistic forces. This condition has
been brought about through Miss Mar
loves fixed rule against appearing at
The mio-wcek matinecs and the disin-
clinatiOn of managers to close their
tneaters on the days devoted to those
performances. Hence MIR. SOthern has
handsomely revived Justin Huntley
NcCarthy's play. "If Were King" and
Eill appear i'm it on Wednesday after
noons. u was one of mis- most note
worthy productions. and in the role Of
the vagah0nd poet OF Paris, Francis
Eillon. q creature nf rare humor and
romantic character. he shone splendidly
The Washington herald., 1913-10-12

Elsie Ferguson will be seen in a new
comedy by William J. Hurlbut, entitled
"A Strange Woman" at the National
next week. Miss Ferguson viii portray
4 novel type of woman, whose advanced
views set the town of Delphi, Iowa.
where the scenes are laid, in an uproar.
Billie Burke will give her final per-
1Ormances in 1.-The Amazons" at Wash
ington during the week of November "a
Her first appearance in the new w. Som
erset Vaughan play. THE Land OF
Promise" will be given at Atlantic City
December S
Herbert Eelcey is one of the most pol
ished actors on the American stage, and
none is more generously equipped by ma
lure and skill TO play the role of a So
Ciety gentleman, such as his part in
Years Of Discretion"
John Hendricks. the barytone of THE
Red Canary" has been associated at va
rious times with the companies of De
Wolf Hopper, Raymond Hitchcock. Mont
gomery and Stone. and other important
musical organizations.
Music lovers will appreciate the book
ings by B. f. Keith of the Six Musical
Cuttys. seldom, if ever, has so much
lily.
The Honeymoon Express most spec
tacular OF all Winter Garden productions.
will be shown at the Bclasco Theater
at an early date. with a large passenger
list of entertainers, including Al JOlson.
Washington is 10 have an early oppor-
tUuity 10 see the much-talked-of The
Argyle Case" With Robert Hilliard in
the stellar role 1t will be the attraction
at the New National Theater for the
week starting Monday. November ;.
David Reese. the tenor Of The Red
Canary" was the soloist with the famous
Salt Lake City Tabernacle choir. This
is his first appearance ill opera as a
professional.
The Watson Sisters are known not
only on this side OF the Atlantic. Fol-
lowing the close of their regular season
next June. they will appear for four
weeks engagement at the Palladium and
Hippodrome theaters in London, Eng
land.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-12
Mems of Local TheaterS
And Coming Attractions

, When THE Five Frankforters," which
comes to the Belasco next week, was
produced last season in New York, the
critics pronounced il the real comedy
of the season." and praised its exquisite
delineation of romance and mother love
as portrayed by Nine. Mathilde Cot
trelly, who enaCts the role Of Frau
Gudula, the mother of the RothsChilds.
A dramatization Of Rex Beach's de-
lightful story of love and adventure in
South America, THE Ne'er Do Well,
will be presented for the first time in
Washington by the Poll Players next
month.
E. NJ. Holland, whose exemplary butler
characterization in Years of Dis
cretion." has proven one Of the best
character bits seen in recent years, is
one OF the finest actors on our stage.
The company supporting Mile. Dazzle
in Sir James Matthew Barrie's fantasy
! "Pantaloon," is probably the strongest
ever assembled for vaudeville. Every
one of the players has gained an envi-
able reputation. the cast including James
Kearney, William C. Schrode Harry o.
Taylor. W. c. Tucker and Irene Boylan.
The little play was staged by William
| Seymour. general stage director for
Charles Frohman. 1t will be played at
3. +. keith's Theater.
Charles W. Meyer. with the Lima
! AbarbanelI organization, was with the
Christie Macdonald Company in THE
Spring Maid" in which he played the
part of the detective.
Grant Mitchell who plays the part Of
Farrell Howard, the priggish son Of
the Brookline widow, in Years of Dis
cretion." gained his earliest training in
an admirable school. for he began his
career under the late Richard Mansfield
and played important parts in the vari-
Gus plays, classic and otherwise, of that
actors extensive repertoire.
The Poll Players OF Baltimore, who are
rehearsng in the Monumental City for
the opening of Polls Auditorium Thea
ter next week. will visit Washington next
| Wednesday evening to be the guests of
Polls Thcater in this city at a per-
fOTmance of Our Wives" The trip from
Baltimore and return will be made in a
private car chartered by Mr.. S. z. Poll.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-12
AmerIcu the Gainer.
Frnn :hc nnmntic News

Prom ;hc Dramatic News
The English stage seems TO De minus
Eome Of its favorite players, much to the
. advantage OF America, for We have with
us rbes-Robertson and Gertrude FL.
tott, F. r. Benson and his players are
ou this side of the Atlantic, and Cyril
Haude has just begun his season in Can
ida. with a visit to New York in No
Fember. There also are several organi-
atiOns. such as "MilIstones," which con-
ain many noted English actors; and the
Beauty Of il all is that they have been
received with open arms. With the ar
nval of Alice Lloyd and the coming OF
Nilkie Bard and Olga Nethersole, even
The vaudeville business has its share OF
English celebrities We have. therefore.
!Nery reason to feel happy over the con
3itiUH Of affairs.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-12
To Reurite "LittIe Pucls.~

Henry Blossom, the librettist of "a
Trip TO Washington has been asked by
Frank Daniels to rewrite Little Puck
along the lines of modern musical COM
edy, that Daniels may again fare forth
as a star. Little Puck was originally
put together by the late Archibald Cla-
vering Gunter, author of ''MT. Barnes of
Ncw York." and Robert Frasor. a famous
clown. from incidents in two Of +. An
The Washington herald., 1913-10-12

stey's comic stories, "vice-versa" and
"a Fallen Idol" Daniels produced the
piece in 1887, and toured in II for five or
six years, heading a small cast, drawing
immense audiences, and piling up for
himself the considerable fortune that is
now his. Mr.. Blossom does not relish the
proffered commission.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-12
Name Changed.

Miss Caprice is now the name Of the
great Leo Fall musical success at tn.
CasIno Thester, in which De Wolf Hon
per and George MacFarlane are the two
leading artists. and which was formerly
Known Is ''Leiber Augustin."
The Washington herald., 1913-10-12

Thackeray stands alone. according to
a gatherer OF unconsidered trifies. in that
he is about the only man OF genius who
possessed yellow hair.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-12

Victor Herbert will conduct the pre-
miere of his latest work, The Madcap
Duchess" in the Lyceum Theater,
Rochester. tomorrow evening. Ann Swim
burne will be seen in the title role.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-12

Tyrone Power. the well-known legti
mate star. has made his vaudeville
debut in a new playlet by Clayton
Hamilton, called The Stranger at the
Inn"
The Washington herald., 1913-10-12

John Cort has engaged Alexandra
Carlisle, the gifted English actress, for
his production of Anne Crawford Flex-
ner's new comedy, 'The Marriage
The Washington herald., 1913-10-12

Minnie Dupree is appearing in vau'
deville in THE Man in Front" a one,
act play by Alfred Sutro.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-12

Hall Caine is working on a drama
tization of his sensational new novel
The Woman that Thou Gavest Me
Klaw & Erlanger expect to produce It
The Washington herald., 1913-10-12

Nora Bayes is tickled to death with
her vaudeville, not, we imagine, so much
because of its artistic success as because
the emoluments are greater.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-12

THE Leper," a new play by George
Seibel, is to be given its initial perform
ance by the Pitt Players in Pittsburgh
tomorrow night. The piece is said to go
Damaged Goods one better.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-12
Small Talk of the Stage

Children of Today" the new play in
which Louis Mann is starring, had its
premiere in st. Louis last week.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-12

George Bernard Shaw has delivered
a white slave sketch to a great dramatic
star who will produce it in the Keith
houses soon. AS yet the ARA ngements
are secret. The playlet is masterpiece
of literature
The Washington herald., 1913-10-12

1t is learned from brochure on the
career of Cyril Maude. now nearing
America for a tour, that he made his
first appearance on the stage in Denver
under Daniel Bandmann's management
He played servant in East Lynne"
The Washington herald., 1913-10-12

"A Parlor Match" the greatest of al
the old Charles Hoyt farce comedy sue
cesses, will be revived by Charles E
Evans.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-12

Efforts are being made to exploit in
Chicago a play called THE Traffic II
Is. from all accounts, of a piece with
The Lure" and The Fight" 1t has a
Los Angeles origin.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-12

"The Courtin'." which has opened II
Boston, is a rural New England musica
comedy, an adaptation of "Quinc!
Adams Sawyer" inspired by Lowell!
famous poem.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-12

"DisraelI'' is TO be produced in London
hut without George Arliss. Messrs. We'd
renne and Eadie will present it.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-12

David X. Higgins. no has written
many plays and acted in some of them.
is to take part as a featured member
OF the cast in James X. Hackett's re-
vival Of The Grain of Dust" Mr.. Hig-
gins part will be Billy Tetlow.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-12

Associated with John Mason in Angus
tUs Thomas play. Indian Summer" is
Louis Payne, who returns to the stage
after a Period of managing the business
affairs OF his wife, Mrs. Leslie-Carter-
PAYNE.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-12

Sealed Orders" the most recent melo-
drama hit produced in London at the
Drury Lane, will be presented this SEA-
son at the Manhattan Opera House IN
New York by the Messrs. Shubert aid
William 4. Brady
The Washington herald., 1913-10-12

Ethel Barrymore in 'Tante," her new
play, will succeed her uncle, John Drew.
at the Empire Theater, N. Y. when his
present engagement of 1.-The Tyranny OF
Tears" and THE VIII is concluded.
which will be in about one month.
Charles Cherry is to be Miss Barry
more's leading man in the new piece.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-12

John Hendricks. the barytone of The
Red Canary" has been associated at va
riOus times with the companies of De
Wolf Hopper. Raymond Hitchcock. Mont
gomery and Stone. and other important
musical organizations
The Washington herald., 1913-10-12

Olga Nethersole will be one of the
seasons additions to vaudeville. She will
give scenes from some OF the best plays
she has presented in the Legitimate"
theater.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-12

Herbert Eelcey is one of the most pol
ished actors on the American stage, and
none is more generously equipped by ma
lure and skill to play the role of So
ciety gentleman, such as his part in
Years Of Discretion"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-04-05
OHIO 5 Loss IN
FLOOD IS GIVEN
RED CROSS AGENT SAYS i6O
LIVES WERE LOST AND THOUS-
ANDS ARE HOMELESS.
ONE MORE LEVEE IS Gone
West Hickman Latest Sufferer of the
Rivers Rampage-CairOM May
BE Hard Hit Soon,

WASHINGTON, April 4.-Ohio's S
loss in the recent flood was estimated
tonight in telegram from the Amer
lean Red Cross agent in charge at
Columbus as follows
-Four hundred and sixty lives last.
Forty-two hundred homes destroyed
Forty thousand, five hundred per
sons homeless.
Nine thousand families outside OF
Dayton, Columbus and Cincinnati in
need of rehabilitation.
1t has been extremely difficult to
get information, according to the
agent because wires are still down
and telephone facilities uncertain.
Emergency relief situation in each
flooded district in ohio being well COW
cred" the telegram said. Dayton,
Columbus, Piqua, Troy. ottawa. Sid
ney, Hamilton, Miamsburg, Middle
town and anesville covered by Red
Cross representatives. In these places
Information is being rapidly accumu-
lated on which to base rehabilitation.
Are pushing men into other flooded
towns as fast as water subsidies and
we can get men. Colonel Miller, chief
quartermaster reports need of UNDER
wear of all sorts. bedding and blan-
kets"