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with the loudness that comes from liv-
ing In the open. and they were having
the time Of their lives.
Romeo was of the honorable blue-black
known outside of physiology as coffee
without cream" His aggressively new
tans suggested couple Of canvas-backed
hams, and his hands were calloused and
knobby knuckled from a lifetime of labor
in the fields. But the eyes of him, and
the husky richness Of his laughter bub-
bling from a double deck of teeth as
snow white and clean as a puppy's, pro-
claimed. as II from the traditional house.
top. that the big feet had trod the ways
of simple righteousness and that the
hands had never itched to go astray.
Juliet was as golden yellow as a pump
kin blossom and her dress was the femi-
nine gender OF Joseph's many-colored
coat. No child could have been more in
nocently joyous, but,but-where did an
ignorant colored girl from a southern
cornfield get the Turing coquetry of
glance which siren ladies consider their
chief asset? And which no money can
buy?
Over and over again Romeo told Juliet
at the top of his voice-that she was his
honey dawlin.
And at each hot-off-the-bat declaration
Juliet would giggle or simper or scoff. but
always-always-there was the siren Ia
ticing because she was SO wholesomely
unconscious Of it. And the glance-to
quote the dear classics-kept young Ro-
meo going
you suttinly is pow'ful lovely today
wisht I had a lookin' glass SOS you could
see yosef, honey dawlin'."
"Aint you shame yo'self tellin' stories
like that, Gawge Tawmson! You gwine
raise blistahs on yo' tongue eff'n you
don't look out
But Romeo was not to be rebuffed. He
said it all over again. And he backed II
with such string of compliments-like
the continuous flashes of summer light
ning-that every passenger in the car
chuckled in sympathy-which shows how
very much more comfortable it is, all
around, when Romeo and Juliet swop
tragedy for farce.
When the car reached 14th street
junction Romeo asked Juliet-in the voice
of whitehead passion characteristic OF
Romeos inside of Shakespeare and out:
Honey Love, don't you want yo' lasses
candy to buy you papah?''
Honey Love did. And when 'lasses
candy had handed it over and she had
accepted 1t with a greed for news that
put even the siren-lure out of commits
sion, she proceeded to read with raven.
GUS interest:
With the paper upside down.
OF course. everybody laughed out loud
but-and this is really worth recording
nobody ridiculed.
The passengers, all white with the ex.
ception of Romeo and Juliet. had rec
ognized innocent happiness and world
ignorance when they saw it. And il
proved the human touch that made them
all akin.
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COLUMBIA

With A. H. Van Buren as Senator
Hannibal Rivers, Everett Butterfield as
his private secretary, Richard vance
and George w. Barber as Silas Den
man. the uch-abused old man who
has been seeking justice at the hands
of Congress for many years 1T, the
Columbia Players will present Inc
Senator" at the Columbia lheater thls
week, with the usual matinees Ihurs-
day and Saturday.
acts, in which the veteran comedian,
William II. Crane. made big hlt neal,
ly a quarter of 81 century ago: DdVlu
D. Lloyd and sydney Rosenle,a are re
said to have spent two years IN
washington obtaining atmosphere
for their play. ,.,
of old Silas Denman throughout the
years he strives to obtain the passage
of a bill by Congress granting MN
compensation for property conhscate'a,
by the government forces. Not uitii ~
Senator Rivers becomes INTERESTED III
the old man, through the attractaHe
ness of his daughter, does he receive
any announcement. The great ciihldA
of the play is in the third act, where,
amid exciting scenes, the bill is fnaily
passed. .a;.s
abound in the piece, the cast ineIuu
ing Alexander Armstrong, secretary
of State, Fred f. Hand; Count Ernest
Won Strahl, an Austrian diplomat, w.
lard Robertson: Ling Ching. secretary
of the Chinese legation. George par
ren; Lieut.. George Schuyler, DAVID
Chase; Isaiah Sharpless. an ex-coh
gressman. John NJ. Kline; Jonn. eTe
senator's butler. George Marsnan'
Mrs schnylsr. sIrs Tbaacher 4Sa siahf Mrs. Hiary
Dorothy Bernard. and Mabel Dehiiai'
Jessie Glendinning.
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hurried on. The man kept up with me
II am really sorry to have alarmed
you I'm afraid you are coward.
madam, and as 1t Is too late an hour for
even a brave lady to be on the street
alone. I shall escort you home. Oh.
don't mention 1t, the honor is mine"
1 kept hurrying. with my heart thump-
ing like a trip hammer. and the man kept
alongside until reached my door. Then
he said:
II wish to remark in parting that am
not bold, bad man. admit I wheeled
up to you because I was curious to see
what manner of woman it could be who
was taking the street as If it belonged
to her-at o'clock in the morning. But
there my impertinence ends. I've brought
you home because you are the most pitt
fully scared woman have ever seen
II it is necessary for you to make prac-
tice of being out late let me advise that
you get a police whistle in case Of
emergency. And the next time a fairly
decent man speaks to you don't pretend
to be dumb
bought whistle. And the next
time man asked me a question I
answered. Both suggestions came in
handy. -
Experiences? Enough to make a
story with six headlines and a two
column. cut! But when the chan of
street .caddiness is sifted from the
grain of real human nature find
fellow as his blond brother. the man
Of high noon"
And she is a woman who knows.
This is about Romeo and Juliet. re-
produced In charcoal--no, that won't do.
This ts- about . reincarnated Romeo
and Juliet, VIII the Italian lovers
backed or the Romantic map by the
superior horsepower ardor Of a couple
from Africa's coral strands-the symn
says india, but never miAd.
Evening star., 1914-08-02
To Avoid Sunstroke.
From the London Answers,


Our sun is not strong enough to cause
sunstroke or other symptoms of Ill
health" said an army surgeon who has
served in the tropics. provided that the
top Of the head and back of the neck are
protected. Sunshine makes for health,
and the fact that few Britishers reach a
really ripe old age Is probably due to the
many months Of the year without sun
shine which they have to put up with.
I'm support Of this interesting theory
let me point out that in Tessin, a canton
Of Switzerland, the majority of the In
habitants live to ripe old age, while
In the other cantons the number who
live to three score and ten is lower in
proportion. as is also the amount OF
sunlight received.
ITO prevent sunstroke wear a light,
comfortable straw or pith hat lined with
red-a color which excludes the actinic
rays Of the sun-and with a wide enough
brim to shade the neck. Dress in white
or very light-colored clothes which hang
loosely, but to prevent summer colds.
which are caught while standing about
at chilly corners. always wear light WOOL
en- underclothing.
Evening star., 1914-08-02
Gayety Opens August II.

The theatrical season of the Gayety
will open August II. with the usual
matinee daily. Decorators are still at
work making everything comfortable for
the patrons. The Honeymoon Girls
is the show selected for the opening. 1t
features the well known German come
dian. Phil OFT. in a new play, entitled
THE Girl. the Man and the Widow, -
with new scenery. costumes and elec.
trical effects.
The book, written especially for Mr.
OFT. gives him excellent opportunity He
10 surrounded by capable cast, includ-
ing Alice Lazar. Norma Bell, Nettie Mel.
son, James Rowland, Bert Capman and a
big beauty chorus
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Colonial Beach.

\ large open-air moving picture park
is being featured at Colonial Beach
where all the latest and best runs OF
photoplays are shown continuously from
, pm to II pm. daily. The base ball
scores are also given every inning. The
steamer st. Johns leaves 7th street wharf
for the beach at 0 am. every day except
Monday and Saturday, with weekend
trips at 2;30 p. m. on Saturday and al
0 am. Sunday. The usual forty-mile
moonlight trips are given every Monday
at o'clock to Indian Head and return
A special orchestra on the main deck
plays for those wishing to dance.
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FlbM9
Crandall's,

CrandalFs Theater announces a fea-
ture week of photodramas in addition
to the usual run of picture plays. To-
days program will be headed with an
Essanay drama in four parts, 1.-The
Seventh Prelude" and THE Stuff that
Dreams Are Made Of" The feature
Monday and Tuesday will be Mary
Pickford in a Biograph reissue. Lena
and the Geese" Monday. THE YAM
pire's Trail" featuring Alice Joyce,
and Detective and Matchmaker" will
also be shown. The principal film for
Wednesday and Thursday will be
when Rome Ruled" a five-part Vita
graph photo. Friday "A Throw of the
Dice" a drama of Industrial strife in
coal mining district, and Saturday
Mary Pickford in Love Among the
Roses" a four-part Biograph feature.
Prof. Green's Orchestra will play in
addition,
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Glen Echo Park.

AS it's special drawing card for visitors
today, Glen Echo Park will provide, with
out charge, a Rodier scoreboard repro
duction of the ClevelandWash ashington
game this afternoon.
The big electric board has been in
stalled in the dance pavilion. rooted, and
with it's four sides open, and seats have
been provided for nearly two thousand.
There will be no concerts today.
Tuesday the preliminaries of the cham
pionship dance contest will be held in the
pavilion Thursday evening those quail
fed will dance the finals. A committee
of FIVE prominent Washington men viii
award the prizes.
A cluster diamond ring has been select
ed as the prize for the best woman
dancer and gold watch for the man.
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Cosmos Concerts Today.

Raff's 'Cavatina." Ponchiellrs Dance
Of the Hours" Rossinrs William Tell
Overture and selection from Never
beers "DAfricaine'' will be some of the
beautiful classic selections presented by
an enlarged orchestra under the direction
of Arthur MAXWELL at the concerts at the
Cosmos Theater today from to 1920
pm. Other new and pretty numbers will
include Bellstedts .Humoresque" on The
Arkansas Traveller" two rag novelties
Aliens 'Homespun Rag" and Johnson's
Tar Babies Rag" Bagley's National
Emblem March" and Ziehrer's vienna
Beauties Waltzes" The attracfions of
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my honesty. and went straight to man
who once sold me a few pinches OF dirt
at a dollar q pinch. And the confidence
that man showed in me made me forgive
him all the interest he let pile up on me
and which l don't see how l ever owed
But can overlook anything when I
see a person shows he's sorry. Thars
my disposition. So we came right over
and my dear-mereiy because the cash
Ter my man knows happened to be out
for his lunch, that beautiful stone image
at the ladies' window turned me down
again! That's what he did!
Then we went to another man at
another window-seenningly gentle
clothes-Hke a live engraving. But
he wouldn't give me my money. Said
he couldn't until somebody identified
my man SO that he could identify me
ever hear such nonsense?
We'll. we beat them, of course, be-
cause man came in to put some
money in the bank and my man rushed
him. The money man introduced my
man to another cashier. He intro
duced him to the engraving, and he
introduced me to a man at a desk. who
introduced me to another man. who
made me sign my name. Then he
passed me over to another man, who
turned out to be the only sensible one
that man one word. He trusted me
enough to let me have my own money.
I was foolish not to go to him first
and here am feeling, between the lot
of them that I had been trying to
rob their old bank and got caught in
the act"
A woman whose business keeps late
hours has had an opportunity to study
man from a viewpoint not granted to
her sheltered sisters. And this Is what
she says about him:
Conventional man is a riddle seldom
guessed this side of the wedding ring.
But man Is not conventional in the
small hours. He is primeval. And he
shows up. good or bad. to the unpro-
tected woman he comes across in the
black silence of that mystery we call
night OF course. even a woman's plain
ness can't save her from the romantic
raids of the genus masher, but this isn't
about mashers. I'm talking about men.
my first experience came after I had
encouraged myself to expect none. l was
swinging along in the middle of the
street-mild. moonless night-when some
thing brushed against my dress 1t was
a man on a. motor cycle. In two bounds
I was on the pavement and the man was
at the curb.
II beg your pardon for frightening you,
but you should not walk where you are
liable to be run down.
The street was wide and black with
shadows And we had it to ourselves
In accordance with instructions never to
answer a strange man kept silence and
Evening star., 1914-08-02
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SPOTLIGHT

Fine Feathers is being offered to the
stock companies.
William Faversham Is to produce "The
Hawk" in September.
Ernest Coscart has been engaged for
the cast of Twin Beds"
Francis Wilson will star in a new and
original play next season.
Harold Russell has been engaged for a
role in Wanted. $4,000
Laura Hope Crews Is to be starred by
David Belasco in new play.
Oscar Figman will be in the western
company of "A Pair of Skies"
Jefferson De Angels will star In Mad
anne Mosell" next season.
Grace Van Studdiford is at the head of
a musical stock company in st. Louis
Evangeline Dixey, a daughter of Henry
E. Dixey. is playing in stock In Califor-
MIA * IS
-Innnixa Cslayadixasaisas< -sxt1l.
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Garden.

Mary Pickford will be featured al
Moore's Garden theater today in Lima
and the Geese" with Coils of Calamity
as an extra. BY special arrangement
the Garden Theater will show daily re-
before she gained renown in the realm
of the silent drama. These pictures will
serve to show the development OF
her art. Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day the feature will be Jane Gray in
THE Little Gray Lady" the story OF
which is laid in Washington. where
many Of its scenes were photographed
Thursday Miss Cecilia LOTUS will be
seen in 1.-The City Of Promise" based
upon one of Hall Caine's novels. Fri
day the main attraction will be In the
Hands of London Crooks and "His
Highness the Prince" founded upon an
Saturday. The Garden symphony or
chestra will play musical accompani-
ments
Evening star., 1914-08-02
Chevy Chase Lake.

The Marine bandsmen will present a
program OF twelve numbers, Including a
cornet solo, at Chevy Chase Lake this
evening from to 10 O'Clock. The"Half
and Half'' will be demonstrated during
the evenings, beginning tomorrow. by
Prof. Robey and his partner.
Evening star., 1914-08-02
Curious.

From the Boston Transcript.
It's curious. but the one that strikes
you is the one that is broke.
Evening star., 1914-08-02

Mount Pleasant way last evening a
young colored woman and her escort
provided amusement for everybody
around. They were obviously tourist
ing from way down south in Dixie.
Ineir ahectionate converse was voiced
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Cosmos.

Much that is new will enter into the
program at the Cosmos Theater the first
half of this week. beginning with Fran
cesca Redding and her clever company in
the character farce comedy "Honoria,
which has been a laughing hit in vaude-
willie this season and which comes here
for the first time. The Olympic dancing
four will be another novelty. with their
terpsichorean playlet in which an exposl-
ton of all the dance fads of the day are
given and taught to those in the au-
dience who care to go upon the stage for
instruction. The Telegraph Four is an
other new galaxy of pleasing singers In
a comedy act of song. and with owen
Wright. the musical mimic: ALI Philips,
in a laughable conglomeration of aero
batic feats and funny features. and the
Hiltons, novel musicians and 'hot-air ex-
hilarators," will complete the bill
Wednesday and Friday evenings the
Cosmos coutry store, with new awards
and merry surprises. will be an added at
traction, while after the second matinee.
on game days. the Nationals game away
from home will be reproduced on the
scoreboard without extra charge as an
extra feature. The Hearst-Selig pictures
In motion of the big news events of the
day will head the film features, and
Thursday the entire bill will be changed.
Evening star., 1914-08-02

Europe's warlike condition seems to
be not her only trouble. William A.
Brady says. after looking over the
ground for two months. Europe is alb
solutely devoid of new theatrical ma
terri present or prospective" He
alsd dhints at the piracy Of American
plays by Americans there.
Evening star., 1914-08-02

Ed Curtis. one of the best stage di-
rectors that ever conducted stock work
in Washington, is to be stage director
Of the new Washington Theater in De-
troit. Mich, which will open August
30. It Is said William Corbett will go
there when he leaves Washington.
Evening star., 1914-08-02

May Robson will have in her sup
porttng company in her new play,
martha y-the-D Day." Julie Herne,
Thomas Meichan. Lois Francis Clark
kathryn Clarendon. Coats Gwynne.
Violet Howard. Jane Heron. Edward
Brandt and Rex Tiffany. The play is
a comedy by Julie M. Lippmann. -.
Evening star., 1914-08-02

"sari" Is pronounced Shar-ee. and
Mixxi Hajos, who plays the role, is,
correctly speaking. Mitjie Hy-os, ac-
cording to high authority.
Evening star., 1914-08-02
"The Woman in the Case >

Clyde Fitch's serious drama, THE
Woman in the Case" has been selected
for next week by the Poll Players. 1t is
a drama of modern social life in America
and was written as a starring vehicle for
Blanche Walsh. 1t was produced orig
inally in Washington at the National The
ater in 1906. An impressive duel Of wits
occurs in the third act between the two
women formerly impersonated by Miss
Walsh and Miss Dorothy Dorr. Clyde
Fitch, who was a profound student Of
feminine psychology. in this one play
aimed to lay bare woman's soul for the
inspection of the audience. His story is
written with earnestness of purpose. Miss
Jewel will have the title role next week
and Mr.. Brickert will have the character
played originally by the late Frank
Worthing.
Evening star., 1914-08-02
POLLS

1.-THE Man From Mexico" a farce IN
three acts, will be revived this week py
the Poll Players. This famous success
was produced originally as starring We
hicle for William Collier. Three seasons
ago a revival of the story with musical
settings, under the title of ,''Over the Riv-
er," was launched on Broadway with Ed
die Foy in the role that gave Collier his
fame.
The story is built on the proclivlues OF
BENJAMIN F'itzhugh, restless youhs
husband, to desert his home for the gay
life. He confides to his trusting wife tnat
important trips to Mexico are responsive
for his many long absences In the
course of one of his adventures he quar-
rels with cab driver over the amount
Of a fare, Is arrested, fined and goes TO
jail. This is the beginning of series OF
irresistibly funny experiences How fltz-
hugh escapes detection and eventually OBJ
tains his release from confinement make
good comedy.
The story offers two roles of impor-
tance. One of them, that of the strong
minded Clemantine Fitzhugh, will be
PLAYED by Miss Jewel. and Carl Brick-
ert, the new leading man, will he seen IN
the role created by William Collier ana
played subsequently by Eddie Foy- The
Poll management is preparing new and
costly production for the revival
Evening star., 1914-08-02
The Stay-at-Homes

&13V 00Sy WU 1304a3Oos
From the Boston Transcript.
She-After all. resting on our own piazzs
is better than sittfg on the beach in the
blazing sun.
He-Yes, dear; about IS day better
Evening star., 1914-08-02

No title for Leo Ditrichstein's new
play from the Hungarian, in which he
will open at the Belasco Theater, New
York, In the fall, has yet been an
nounced.
Evening star., 1914-08-02

Polls Theater has thrown open for
the benefit Of patrons a balcony
garden. The notable feature of the
new display is an elaborate collection
of water lilies in the big balcony foun-
tain
Evening star., 1914-08-02
the last half Of the week just closed will
appear with pleasing specialties.
"The Butterflies. ~

Henry Guy Carleton's three-acf conf
edy, "The Butterflies will be the offer
ing of the Columbia Players following
1.-The Senator" 1t is one Of the pleas
antly remembered comedies in which
John Drew has appeared, he having pro-
duced it In New York originally at Pal
mer's Theater during his connection with
the Augustin Daily stock company. The
Butterflies" is distinctly society play
and calls for handsome gowns and elab-
crate stage settings. The scenes are laid
at the winter retreat Of an aspiring mil
lionaire at st. Augustine, Fla, and the
Lenox, Mass.
Evening star., 1914-08-02

| Walter Hale. who is an author and
artist, in addition to being an actor,
has been very i'll at his home in New
York. but his physicians are now said
to be hopeful of his recovery.
Evening star., 1914-08-02

A surprise party was given last
Wednesday evening to "Six' Walker.
the stage hand. who has been paralyzed
for over a year as a result OF an accl-
Buren and about forty of Walkers old
associates were present
Evening star., 1914-08-02

John Bunny, who in the moving pic
ture field is a popular comic idol. is
to return to the regular stage and
big company Of entertainers. under the
management of L. c. Wiswel and
George Sidney.
Evening star., 1914-08-02

Marguerite Leslie, who played the
role of Henriette in THE Secret" has
been engaged for the principal wom-
ans part in a fall production at the
Drury Lane Theater. in London.
Evening star., 1914-08-02

The production OF Paul Wilstach's S
play, What Happened at o." will take
place at Atlantic City the middle OF
this month and the New York open
ing a week later.
Evening star., 1914-08-02

Elsie Janis. who has made hit
in London, is to appear in America in
the spring in a play by Paul Dickey
and Charles Goddard, authors of THE
Misleading Lady"
Evening star., 1914-08-02

Rumors are rife of Withdrawals in
the near future from the Poll Players,
During the past few weeks Dudley
Hawley. Gertrude Bondhill. Helen
shannon have sought other fields OF
opportunityt
Evening star., 1914-08-02

Grace George is to have two new
plays for production at the Playhouse,
Evening star., 1914-08-02

In this weeks production at Polls it is
announced, audiences will be initiated
into the mysteries of frijoles and hot ta-
males, two dishes that are featured in
the banquet scene in the last act of the
comedy.
Evening star., 1914-08-02

1t is said that owing to the accident
by which she wrenched her knee in
Paris, Nine. Sarah Bernhardts pro-
jected American tour may be aban-
boneTi
Evening star., 1914-08-02

Guy Bates Post, who was injured by
a fall while playing in ''Omar the
Tentmaker," in Los Angeles. may have
to undergo an operation and will not
be able to play again for several
months.
Evening star., 1914-08-02

By the first of the new year Oliver
Morosco expects to have twenty produc-
tions well under way. Among these will
be ten plays selected from the recent
prize competition.
Evening star., 1914-08-02

The star cast of Diplomacy with
William Gillette, Marie Doro and
Blanche Bates. will be produced in
Paris next spring.
Evening star., 1914-08-02

| Robert ManteM will resume his
American tour in Shakespearean plays
at the beginning of October. later pre-.
senting In New York revival OF
''Kink Richard ILL.," produced upon
| scale of artistic grandeur"
Evening star., 1914-08-02

It is now said Forbes Robertson will
make a supplemental tour of this coun-
try. taking in Chicago and the cities of
the Pacific coast
Evening star., 1914-08-02

Laurette Taylor and her husband.
]. Hartley Manners. the playwrtght.
are said to have made their peace with
Oliver Morosco
Evening star., 1914-08-02

Evangeline Dixey, a daughter Of Henry
E. Dixey, is playing in stock In Califor-
Evening star., 1914-08-02

Ia.nia c.leudinni.,s- -...s,,
Evening star., 1914-08-02

comedy drama Of American life
which is nearly complete" Both are
by Avery Hopgood. In the spring she
is promised in 'rhe New York idea,
originally played by Mrs. Ftske.