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Boston Symphony Tuesday.

An early work by Richard Strauss
will be the principal item in the pro-
gram of the second Boston symphony
concert to be given In the New Ma
ttonal Theater Tuesday afternon at 4:30
o'clock. This is his symphonic fan
tasy. From Italy" in which the COM
poser gave the rrst real evidence OF
what afterward was to become his wide
departure from the musical conventions
and traditions of the past. There is
nothing particularly uncommon or diff
hcult in this work. AS matter of
fact, it is very melodious and accord
ing to modern standards very simple.
1t is in four parts. "on the Campagna,'
Amid Romes Ruins 'On the Shore
of Sorrento" and 'Neapolitan Foiklife.
and in 1t Strauss records musically the
deep Impressions he received in 1885.
when he made his first visit to Italy.
The soloist will be Harold Bauer. the
great pianist. who will make his first
appearance Of the season. He will
play the Fourth Concerto Of Beethoven
in G major. The final number will be
Beethoven's Overture to Goethe's 'Eg-
mont"
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Shakespeare's historical tragedy.
King John" will be presented for the
first time in Washington in half a cen-
tury by Robert Il. Manten at the Be
lasco Theater tomorrow night. Before
Mr.. Mantell made his revival of John
there had been only three of first i'm
portance in American stage annals,
those Of Charles kean, Junius Brutus
Booth and Nine. Modjeska. In her YER
sion Modjeska greatly subordinated the
role of John to her own role of Lady
Constance William Winter. after re-
viewing all records obtainable, it is
said, unhesitatingly pronounced Mr..
Mantells king John" the greatest Of
which there is any record in the history
of the stage of this country.
King John is of the most ditii-
cult parts in the entire range of Shake
speare to play, the difficulties being
compa rable to those of King Lear
The story of Prince Arthur, the nephew
of the tyrant and rightful heir to the
throne, who finally falls victim to
the brutality of his uncle. Is one OF the
most pathetic that Shakespeare put into
drama. Only the difficulties in depict
ing. John himself. which the genius OF
Mr.. Manten is said to have eliminated,
have prevented this from being one or
the most popular OF Shakespe = PiaE
for the stage King John" also is
resonant with the clash of arms and
gorgeous with military pageantry. The
production, built for Mr.. Manten by
William y. Brady, is the most massive
with which the tragedian has ever
been surrounded. and is said to be the
largest and most picturesque ever built
for any play for a Shakespearean star
| in America.
! king John" will be presented tomor-
I-rJi nil n nd a q
| Tuesday night: Romeo and Juliet,
| Wednesday afternoon; Louis NJ,
Wednesday night: King Lear Thurs
! day night; The Merchant of Venice,
| Saturday night. All are Shakespearean
| with the exception of Louis NJ" which
\ is the work of the French dramatlst,
| Casimer Delavigne, contemporary of
! Alexander Dumas, who staged french
| history just as Dumas noveliZed 1t.
| Louis NI'' was one of his greatest
works and has held its own in great
classic repertoires since its first produc-
! tion u century ago.
! MIR. Mantell this season has two lead
ing woman, Miss Genevieve Hamper and
! Miss Florence Auer. Miss Hamper)
I PLAYS the romantic leads OF Ophelia in
''Ha inlet" Portia in The Merchant of
! Venice" and Juliet in Romeo and Ju-
liet," while Miss Auer has the heavily
tragic roles of Lady Constance in
King John" and Lady Macbeth. MISS
| Hamper will be remembered as Cor
| della in King Lear" and Marie in
| Louis XI" on Mr.. Mantell's former
visit to Washington. Her performance
of Ophelia in ottawa shortly after she
| left Washington won for her the po-
| sition of leading woman with Mr. Man
| tell She also scored remarkably in
| the mad scene in "Hamle during the
Pacific coast tour last season. Juliet
is a new addition to her repertoire
this season
| Fritz Leiber is still Mr.. Mantelrs
leading man. Miss Ethel Mantell, eight
een-year- daughter of the tragedian,
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my LadY's Dress.

The story of gown-this in effect IS
the substance OF Edward knoblauch's s
unique play. My Lady's Dress" which
Joseph Brooks is sending to the New
National next week. with matinees Wei
nesday and Saturday 1t comes from
William A Brady's playhouse. with the
New York company. headed by Mary Bo-
land and Leon Quartermaine. Miss Bo-
land will be pleasantly recalled as John
Drew's leading woman for several sea
sons, while Mr. Quartermaine is cne OF
the most versatile OF London's leading
men. ....
The performance each gives in MY
Lady's Dress" is altogether unique IN
that each is called upon to portray seven
separate and distinct characters.
In "Kismet' and later In 'Milestones
Mr., Knoblauch touched new vein oil
dramatic construction. and in MY Lazy s
Dress" he has continued his search Tor
novelty with results said to have proved
equally successful. The action of the
play is made up of episodes, each tell
ing its own story and each bearing di-
rectly upon some one incident concerned
with the manufacture OF an expensive
gown. Both in the subject matter OF his
theme and in the manner OF uni Old! !nS
the story Mr. Knoblauch has shown Won
derful originality.
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"The Fallen Idol,

At the Belasco Theater, Joe Weber
will present for the first time i'll this
city 4 new play entitled The Fallen
Idol" 1t is by Guy Bolton, who while
a new writer for the stage, has already
disclosed ability as a playwright in two
other productions. The Rule OF Three
and The Prodigal Parent"
The Fallen Idol' is said to point out
the treatment of a new dramatic idea,
with convincing cleyerness. MIR. weber.
who but recently announced ms lnleh-
tion to permanently retire from the
stage, agreed to produce the play after
having read but two, Of its four acts.
During its rehearsal, it is said. NOT
one line of the original manuscript OF
The Fallen Idol" WAS altered, so per-
feet was its construction and align
ment. Fred G. Latham is the stage di-
rector and the company includes hruce
McRae, John Miltern, Alice Lindahl.
Charles B. Welles, Marie Chambers.
Robert Schable and others.
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PayloWa's Dance Carnival.

All the possibilities of the art OF
dancing both classic and popular,
seemed to be embodied in the wonder
full exhibition given by Anna PaNlowa
and her Russian company at the New
National Theater Friday afternoon, be-
fore an audience, which. notwithstand-
ing the so per cent advance in prices
and A theatrical season whose dullness
is causing mana gements throughout
the country to wall lamentably. liter
ally packed the house, And yet. strans-
est OF all, throughout the entire per-
formance, which was a masterpiece or
the grace and beauty of motion, there
was not a single time when the audi
ence as whole seemed enthusiastic
enough to work itself up TO the vigor
that usually enters into genuine sp-
plause and hearty admiration, although
il must be said there were many re-
calls.
Imagine the daintiest OF Dresden
dolls clothed in the delicate pink tints
of the sunrise and endowed with a set
smile, and the most exquisite poetry
of motion, and the picture presented
will be Pavlowa. This is what she ap-
peared as she first stepped upon the
stage from doll box in "a toy store.
as the "Puppen Fee" (the fairy dolly.
in the first division of the program.
In this part; child's comedy was turn
ed into a terpsichorean number by the
magic animation of the toys, each OF
which had its part in the various dance
numbers. none OF them particularly
impressive
The second part was devoted to ''Ths
Dance of Today and was remarkable
for its dissimilarity to what II pur-
ported to be, but vast Improvement
upon the first part. 1t included ten Of
ferings, the more pleasing of which
were the 'Czarina waltz and Paw.
lowana," danced by Pavlowa and M.
Clustine, and the brilliant finale
"Gallop Russe," by Paylowa, Nine.
yolinine and Clustine and the entire
company. 1t was a toyously jolly romp
and perhaps may be the Russian vir-
ginia reel combined with the leading
features Of the Maypole dance.
It was in the third part OF the pro-
gram that the real gems were pre-
sented, and in them Pavlowa found
several brilliant rivals for the ap-
plause. Even above all the grace.
beauty and poetry of the famous Swan
dance by the great terpsichorean artist.
NJ Oukrainsky. in his wonderfully
fascinating Persian dance, the personf-
ncation Of grotesque grace and charm.
stood out as a unique and clearly cut
cameo above all the offerings OF the
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terry He will not do anything in the
handcuff line, and he has also discarded
packing box escapes as being too easy.
fSince last here, at Chase's. Houdini has
been three times around the world.
and this engagement. it is announced.
will in all likelihood be his last here.
Other attractions offering splendid sup
port and contrast to the chief star will
include Bessie Wynn, in her newest
songs and gayest gowns; Bert French
and Alice Els, in The Dance of the
Temptress": Laddie Cliff. the little Lon
don dancer; Fred Ardath and company,
in Hiram; Madden and Fitzpatrick.
in The Turn of the Tide: Frank
whitman, dancing violinist; Lupeta Pc
rea, the pipe organ recitals and the
Hearst -Selig news pictorial OF the war
and other happenings.
Today at ) and pm. the concerts
will present Ethel Barrymore and COM
pany and other attractions of last
week.
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younger daughter of French noble.
man who has lost his fortune at tho
gaming table. This nohleman is the
decentralization OF selfshness. having
DESTROYED the happiness of his older
daughter by his own selfshness. AT
the beginning Of the play he is about
to exact a similar sacrifice from his
younger daughter. but the older sistor
comes TO the rescue, and In the rnd
Christ!anne has the prospect of a happy
home with the man she loves. The
story is told in a series of dramatic
situo tions and the opportunities for eN
cepttonal character portrayals are nu-
merous
The Lily" viii be mounted elabo-
rately, with care as to detail.
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Al Reeves Show.

Al Reeves and his big Beauty Show"
are announced as next weeks attrao-
tion at the Gayety Theater.
The present company is said to be the
best Reeves has ever gathered to his
support, the cast including WILDER
Dodds and Sammie Wright. Fred Col
Inns. Louis Rice, Margie Austin.
Fla bel Blake and others of equal merit.
The main burlcsGue is entitled Con
ology," and in it fun and foolishness
will be rampant. BY permission OF
George NJ. Conan his American Rag
time" will be introduced In the musical
numbers.
The chorus includes thirty pretty
girls, and the costumes and scenic ef-
fects are elaborate.
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David Bispham December IL.

David Bispham. the American BARI
tone, is announced for a song recital
in English at the Columbia Theater
Friday afternoon. December II. at 4:30
O'Clock. While Mr.. Bispham, since his
engagement at the Metropolitan Opera
in New York has appeared in opera
abroad as well as in America his time
has been devoted principally to his own
song recitals, which have gradually
developed into what he calls Lecture
Recitals," a form of entertainment
that appeals all the more because Of
the singers amusing and instructive
comments upon his songs during the
course OF the program
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Nine. Louise Homer Friday.

Nine. Louise Homer. the American
contralto. who will be heard in recital
at the New National Theater Friday
afternoon at 4:3O o'clock. is one of the
great lyric artists of the world. Charm
of manner, comeliness that never fails
to attract and a personality replete
with those magnetic qualities. in ad-
dition to a splendid voice. are some OF
the possessions of Nine Homer that
have placed her in the first rank OF her
profession. She is broad in her mu-
steamship. in constant sympathy with
the deepest meaning Of the composer,
and above all an artist with clear
and correct diction.
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promises some particularly exclusive me
tion pictures pertaining to the war In
Europe. Among them, how the Scots
went to the front. the Highlanders drill
ing on the EsplaIade at Edinburgh. the
mobilization OF the Scottish regiments
the London Scots passing Buckingham
Palace. the Co.dstream GUARDS at the
trcoping of the colo-s the Kiities al tn.
castle and the impressive launching OF
a battiesh!p AT the great shipyards on
the Clyde, He viii also present II "tramo-
rama" or pictures OF a ride on tram
car through Glasgow.
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Lamasure Opera Lectures.

Mrs. Mignon Ulke Lamasure will pre-
sent the opera The Battered Bride" I"
by Smetana, the great Bohemian COM
poser. at a lecture recital. with piano
illustrations. tomorrow at 4:45 pm. at
the Comstock Studio. 1S40 New York
avenue. This opera Is a dramatic depic-
ton Of village life In Bohemia. and
the dance-rhythms and songs of that
country are Its most charming fea-
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Peoples and places OF northern Afri-
ca and the Mediterranean will be the
subjects of Harry c. Ostrander's Illus
trated lecture at the Belasco Theater
tonight The home life Of the Moors
will be shown in colored motion pic
lures, and the romance and mysticism
of tn 'hores of the western Mediter-
ranea ill form the groundwork OF an
entert; nment of uniuue interest
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B'FKEITHy

Houdini will head the bill at the
B. F. Keith Theater this week after an
absence of years. with a succession of
sensational feats, including his Chi
nese water torture cell escape" and
his East India threaded needle mys-
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"Alma's Return" Z"

Kitty Gordon. the English beauty.
star of THE Enchantress." will mako
her appearance at the b. r. Keith The
alter next week in "AIma's Return -
with a supporting company headed by
Harrison Hunter. Harry Fox and Yanc-
81 Dolly, in dances and drollery; Bran
don Hurst and company In The Girl
A sensational comedy by Edward Peple
Mile. Doria. Burks and Lorraine. Haw-
thorne and Inglis. and Mcmahon. Dia-
mond and Chaplow will also appear.
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"The Lily. !"

The new Poll Players will be seen
next week in one of David Relasco's
dramatic successes. '"The Lily. In
which Nance O'Neill, Julia Dean, Flor
ence Nash and Bruce McRae won signal
distinction. 1t had its first performance
on any American stage in this city,
after which it went direct to New YORK,
where II scored tremendous success
The play: which 10 from the French,
tells the story Of Christtanne, the
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Fuller Sisters Costume Recital.

English. Irish and Scottish folk songs.
sung to accomplishments of the Irish
harp, with the singers in early Vic
torian costume. will be the Offering OF
the Fuller sisters, Dorothy. Rosalind
and Cynthia, at a recital given under
the auspices of the Friendship House
Association at the Columbia Theater
Wednesday afternoon at 4:45 o'clock.
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10. .,,.
nehuousiy shocked at what 'h''
:. IL 20 u d saoriiese' chi, ;, re,1
On Ieai sup of +bem
"Hnouiceu' oe .I,, -,
i W.ote ~ -SeW iorh rapei. lii ~ tI,
.rha ,m nis "a - srase Wnen ne ,er,fvine'
Upon reading this agonizing letter
the mild-mannered gentleman who
Iinnndror,a "a ,is bat eIinnn
around the corner to the New York
Public Library and spent the rest of
,he Gay IN browsing throusn seiecteu
1, ~. VI noohs anu ma aA,ie '-" al 'icie'
80 ns e. ,u.b,,r S,,,i;,,ar ~, "a S;,
W;,;on, r,h,,onni E;ihart ~ tha
,a,is 49, on,,,hirad ..,i,,s ,rhe
results were somawbat surnrisine
II Vas Jiscovered that in tho ear,x
summer of 1884 on the Thames river
not twenty miles from London. an out
door performance of "Pinafore" was
given for the benefit of a nursing home
\ smal1-sized replica of an old Eng
lish frigate was constructed and
moored in the river about fifteen feet
from the shore. At that point the bank
sioped from the waters edge TO
height OF nearly hundred feet. form
ing natural amphitheater. wooden
benches We're put IN place down this
oahk' ana there was given a perform
M ~ VI iildipF ..p on d. reai SNIP III
ords s%o1r 49, not % nr,1,. aid MI ne C,,
bart nrro,,a ne ~ Gas GIs u'u vi. ',
Ient bis baort,, nnno.i nu' ti,a. @ ne
viii the desiSring pf ~ shin nmS
with The ,ebearsaIss AIs, he he snip amu
ent al the nerformance 20
TENSE SITUATION .r,o p,ost
nc ms.
awkward predicament L ever was in."
says FRANK Spealsht, the Dickens lee
London when l was acting Il piece
where died upon the stage.
Il had rehearsed it with the electri-
ciah 70 snow MN ~hen ne was TO SEND
bad eiven f,,, instrnc,;ons to ths NO
in charge of the roll drop curtain. Oh
yes, both understood perfectly.
Il died most successfully; my jaw
dropped, and | lay upon my back with
outstretched arms as dead as man
can be supposed to be. Down came the
curtain, but, to my horror, when it had
descended to within some five feet of
the stage it suddenly stopped with
Jerk, and there it stuck
with a shade of my dead eye opened
glanced at the curtain-that half
minute seemed eternity. Then
thought that, dead or not, l must get
off: no one would have the presence of
mind to carry me off So moving slow
Iv-oh, so slowly.-I raised myself on
INV arm, still with the CHASTITY light
upon nv face, staggered to my feet
and said in sepuIchral tones There is
NO rest for the wicked The people
forgot to laugh, and at that moment
The curtain fell
Later. the curtain man explained
that he had become so interested in my
aaath that the curtain rope became
,naIed around his feet, and-well, he
comIdn.t helm it."
..,r,.u,v- 1I,rry
GOOD IN IHE
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SHAKESPEARE AND ICONOCLASTS.
Robert B. Mantell announces the
theory that "iconoclasts" are not the
originators of condensed versions OF
Shakespeare plays, but that Snake
speare himself must have begun the
practice of slashing his own plays to
decent length for stage presentation
Mr.. ManteIl says Shakespeare must
have written his plays in gloWs or
poetic and dramatic passion, Keeping
his mental eyes on mis- characters All
the time, never calculating the num-
ber of lines they should speak 10 MI
up the two, two and a half or three
hours allotted IN his DAY TO the pre-
sentatIon of a drama
This he says is evident from the un-
equal length of the plays. Macbeth
has only 2,lOs lines, whereas Hamlet
las nearly twice as many, 1881. snake
speare, Mr.. Mantell believes. must have
written his plays first and cut them 10
=, reasonable length later de is quite
certain not one OF the longer plays was
acted in its entirety by Shakespeare
company. The declamatory actors OF
the EllZabethan days are said 10 nave
averaged about 500 lines an hour, ana
Il would have taken them al! oil hNe
hours to give the whole OF Hamlet,
whereas three hours is the longest pc
Rod assigned by the old writers Tor a
theatrical presentation.
But, admitting Shakespeare did cut
much reverence for the works OF the
poet to indulge in the wholesale
slaughter so popular in the time OF
CIbber Tate and the great Garrick,
who Improved on Shakespeare wher-
ever or however they felt like II, even
rewriting and interpolatlng passages
Mr. MantelTs method is sand to be
well Illustrated in King John" the
feature of this seasons repertoire.
Finding no satisfactory stage version
of John he set TO work TO make one
for himself. He did so by sacrificing
only enough lines to bring the play to
ii length suitable for acting, cutting
DOWN principally the long speeches of
tue king and the citizens at the walls
OF Anglers In no place has he direct
ed the dramatic action into other chan
nels nor introduced extraneous matter.
Mr. Mantelrs entire Shakespearean
repertoire is now said to be faithful
Interpretation of the dramatist, with
the exception OF Richard Ill, which
is the Colley Cibber version, that has
held the stage almost without Interrupt
tion since Cibber made il, about two
hundred years ago.
WAS DONE IN GILBERT'S DAY
When the New York Hippodrome pro-
duction of "Pinafore" was first an
nounced for presentation on 4 spec
tacular scale at the New York Hippo
drome last spring certain Gilbert and
Sullivan devotees professed to be tre-
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Burton Holmes Tonight.

In his new travelosue on scotland.
to be given for the hrst tims tonight ~
the Columbia Theater. Burfpp Holmea
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will be seen for the first time in Wash
ington as Lady Blanche in king John.
Guy Lindsey and Miss Genevieve Rey-
nolds are still members of the organiza-
ton.
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POLLS

The new Poll Players this week viii
present Grace Georges comedy sue
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Pavlowas art, the past week, peauti-
full and fascinating beyond question, 10
the puritanical mind must have suS-
ssested the inquiry, Where does the
harm end and the harmless-because II
is art-begin?' Yet II would indeed be
:; narrow mind that could see anything
but grace and beauty in Pavlowa's per-
fnrnauCe
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Coming attractions announce Rose
Stahl i'll Il new play MISS Stahl
standing in Washington is strong
enough to carry almost any play, ana
Washington will be glad TO see Inc
Chorus Lady" and Maggie Pepper III
4 new romance, with comedy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15
SAY WOMEN SOON
 WILL BE GIVEN VOTE

London, July 14,-That the next gov ernment, whatever 1t might be- would be obliged to deal with the woman sur rage question as a party measure in some shape or form' was the messag given to a large deputation of inter national suffragettes at the House of Commons today by Francis Dyke Ac- land. parliamentary under secretary for foreign affairs.
 Lord Robert Cecil. for the unionists and James Ramsay Macdonald. for the laborites. expressed the opinion that the time was not far distant when the women would be enfranchised
 Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the International Woman Suffrage alliance returning thanks on behalf of the visitors, said they were pleased to find themselves within the walls Of the House of Commons, which was the storm center of the world wide sui frage movement The visitors after wards were entertained at tea on the terrace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15
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