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Evening star., 1914-02-17
Belasco.

Margaret Anglin has delighted the pub
lie in so many roles which reflect the mod
ern spirit Of the drama, as well as some
| which touch on classic lines that there
| is naturally a strong interest in seeing
her in the highest test of the powers of
a stage interpreter. the Shakespearean
| drama.
! Il is the ambition of every actress who
4 truly esteens her art TO be rernenl bered
not only as the exponent OF some striking
| figure in the current theater, but as one
| OF the inanlortals whose names are linked
| with those Of Viola Juliet or Rosa
lind"
For her first appearance in Washing
ton as a Shakespearean star Miss Anglin
/ selected the frolicsone. even farcical. play
{ Twelfth Night" It is 4 BIT of ooisterous
4 revelry. yet through it runs thread OF
sentiment strong and sincere, which
makes the heroine in boys clothes a role
worthy Of the highest accomplishments.
! Miss Anglin does not seek to make
| Viola an emotional character. yet she
endowS 1t with true and subtle sympathy
1t is an Interpretation of buoyant tran
Sitions, in which the little sob of pathos
/ treads constantly on the heels of girlish
vivacity. 1t Is a scholarly representa-
ton. every shade of meaning being re-
vealed In the reading, yet the scholarship
| Is not of the Kind that overwhelms en-
| joyment by an oStentatious parade of
| tradition. The audience followed the
adventures of Viola with as much inter-
/ est as if the story were one OF d mod
| ern heroine, and manifested its approval
/ with frequent displays OF enthusiasm.
| A tine Performance OF the role of NAL
| volio. as line as any seen in Washington
/ IN many Il day. was given by Fuller
Meilish. II showed an insight into the
| psychology of the character as well as
appreciation OF its possibilities for elicit
| tng both laughter and sympathy.
| Malrolio. like Shyiock, is II character
designed for audiences of ruder times,
accustomed to direct laughter without
sympathy toward an object of popular
practical joke to huni. late A despised
victim becomes 4 tragedy. Misfortune
lends dignity which refinement recognizes
ana Maivolio IN the madhouse becomes
not an object of deriSion SO much as of
pathetic appeal Mr.. Meliish realized all
this, ing one phase of the chara cter
into the other with judicious skill, sacri-
ficing no element of mirth when mirth
was due, and rising to most admirable
| touch of dignity as he confesses himself
a pit!ful dupe and surrenders the keys
of his office.
Those joyous though rather crude ex-
ponents of the PHILOSOPHERS Of Omar
khayyan, Sir Toby Belch and Sir An
sented by Sidney Greenslreet and Wal
iace Wldecombe respectively Mr. Ian
MacLaren contributed exec lent readin :,
to the part of Orsino. and Miss Ruth
8oucicault made a charming Olivia The
stage settings were beautiful and elabor-
ale, in accord with the modern custom
Which makes Shakespearean production
/ once Inc most simple of theatrical enter
prises. a revelation of goreeousness
The Twelfth Night will be repeated
at the Wednesday matinee and THURSDAY
night. Tonight. Friday night and Satur-
aay matinee another comedy, las You
Like II. will be given
Evening star., 1914-02-17
Polls.

The versatility of the Poll Players was
evinced last night by the ease with which
they had discarded the Scotch dialect Of
The Little Minister" for the Hoosier
twang of Mary James Pa The play
has for its setting small town In In
diana and concerns one restless Hiram
| Perkins. who walks out of his wifes life
and returns eleven years later to find
that she has taken up and made a sue
cess of his cast-off work where he had
failed. Portia Perkins Is the editor OF
paper in another town when the first act
brings her husband. tramp. to her door.
She Will not forgive, but. on the other
hand, she cannot let the father OF her
two daughters starve, and being of q
phiosophic turn. offers to hire him as her
cook Hiram's answer is to toss a nap
kin across his arm and ask where she
keeps her dishes. Tramp cooks. it ap-
pears, are intolerable even in Indiana.
where plot atmosphere prevails, and the
neighborS talk. For three acts there are
complications that begin with next-door
gossip and wind up with vigilance
committee But the Perkins family tides
over its troubles with d; happy success
that Is due mainly to small Mary Jane,
who was born just after Hiram ran away,
and is childishly chummy with the ser
want without the least suspicion that he
had ever been her pa
Small May Eaton of this city gave to
the part the natural charm of her own
childhood and a clearness of voice that
was one of the delights OF the play.
AS Portia Perkins Frances Nelson was
refreshingly natural in her portrayal of
the temperamental phases that make up
the character of a piucky business wom-
an. devoted mother and. at last, a gen.
erously forgivng wife She was DOWN
right delightful in her interview with the
loVably graceless scamp Richard Buhler
made of Hiram. and he. in turn, mingled
the duties of household conductor and
the authority of regaining manhood with
pathetic humor that was altogether fine.
The unSelhsh love of a good man was
made convincing by Frank Shannon,
whose realism may always be depended
on: and Gertrude Bondhill as disconnected
young Lucille Perkins. who wanted to
run away with her troubles and her suit
case, but was held back by Cook Hiram.
was. as always, good.
Louise Kent, as the neXt-door girl Ivy
Wilcox. who a ternated from the sip
shoddiness of house wrappers to outside
laces and ribbons, was a positive joy,
and Helen Tracy as the mlliner and up
holder Of town morals was simply fine.
Stanley James, as a purveyor of cord
wood and scandal, captured the applause
that seems to be a personal perquisite,
and an excellent showing was made by
every other member of the cast; Dudley
, Hawley as a young actor, William D.
! Corbett and Russell Fillmore as the town
politician and his son. Cecil Bowser as a
! iaughablc bGs driver. John Ellis the
Clarion : compositor, and the very small
very Sinuttv and very active young
printer : devil, who was Miss Hazel May.
Evening star., 1914-02-17
American.

Featuring The Tourists, an ACT in
which nine more than ordinarily pretty
girls appear, the American Srhcater, at
nth street and Pcnnsylvahia avenue
northwest, opened last night 81 :. vaude-
vile and motion picture theat,r The
house is under the direction Of tho
Orpheum Amusement Company. and has
been renovated and redecorated through
out.
Myers and Henry, in a turn, called
The Funniest act, shared ionors with
The Tourists. and Le.-"v and Ioxcl-, in
song ana rapid-iire conversation, ali oi
the "riglt-up- o-now3 kind made good at
both performances. An act in which !.
number cf novelties are Introduced is that
of the Eddy Trio, slack and tight wire
artists, who have been seen in Wash
ington before, and who arc always to be
depended on for some startling fcats in
the way OF leaps and acrobatir work.
Motion pictures out Of the ordinary cont
rlete an opening hill that -rmed to rlcuse
the aud.cncc at matinee and night per
fOrmailces yesterday.
The new theater announces two per-
forlnanccs daily, 1T 80 pm. and at -
pm. a,id that the mana cement purposes
to cater especially to ladies and children.
Evening star., 1914-02-17

In New York some OF the manufac-
turers already have made progress TO-
ward continuous ail-thc- -year-around
operation. where befor. their plants
were idle during certain months
Mrs Hartman explained that the
commission will endeavor to determine
how many Of the large industries that
now lay of thousands of men ut cer-
tain seasons each year could perhaps
cooperate to bring about approximate
ly continuous operation. so that the
time will come when i will he no
longer necessary to employ many men
for only a part of the year.
There will always remain industries
such as agriculture. numbering and
construction work. she said. in which
thousands of men must be laid off ea.h
winter. The task OF learning where
these laborers can be employed during
the winter season and OF distributing
this information is one that = federal
bureau might well undertake"
Evening star., 1914-02-17
RAILROADS ASK RIGHT
TO KEEP WATER LINES
File Their Applications With I. C. c,
Under the Panama
Canal Act.

Six more railroads applied TO the inter-
state commerce commission today to be
permitted to keep their water lines after
July l. The Panama canal act forbids
such ownership unless the lines are nom
competitive or the commission should rule
that they are benefit to commerce.
The applicants We're the Atlantic Coast
Line railroad owning 1900 of the 1000
shares of the Old Dominion Steamship
Company and 2,Go0 of the 5000 shares
of the Chesapeake Steamship Company {:
the Delaware and Hudson Company, own
ing the Chanlplain Transportation Com
pany and the Lake George Steamboat
Company. operating steamers on Lake
Champlain and Lake George; the Norfolk
and Western railway, owning 2.1oO shares
of the Old Dominion Steamship Com
pany; the Seaboard Air Line railway.
owning :, 100 shares of the Old Dominion
Steamship Company and the whole of
the Baltimore Steam Packet Company.
tthe stock of the latter being pledged as
security for obligations; the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway Company, owning 1.90O
shares of the Old Dominion Steamship
Company, the railways principal freight
connection with the northeast, and the
Southern Pacific Company and the Cen
tra1 Pacific railway. which control a line
of six vessels operating chiefly between
San Francisco and Sacramento. Cal, in
competition with other boat lines on the
Sacramento river.
Evening star., 1914-02-17
HER MASTER KNOWN HERE.
Disabled Schooner Bayard Hopkins
Is Owned in Baltimore.

The schooner Bayard Hopkins. which
the cutter Seminole picked up in distress
off Diamond Shoals yesterday and took
into safe harhor. is owned at Baltimore
by c. C. Paul &; Co. and Capt. Joseph
Harrison. her master. is well known at
this city.
The Hopkins is reported to be badly
damaged and many repairs will be neces-
sary before she can resume her voyage.
She was on her way from Virgins s.
c., to New York with lumber.
Evening star., 1914-02-17
SEEKS MEANS TO SOLVE
UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM
Mayors of Principal Cities Asked to
Cooperate With Industrial
Relations Committee.

Means for solving the unemployment
problem are being suggested to the
federal commission on Industrial rela-
ton from many sources. according to
Mrs. j. Borden Hartman, resident
member OF the commission. She an
nounced that the mayors o: the prin-
e'pal cities are being asked to CO.
sperate with the commission to find a
solution.
"A simple Illustration OF what we
moan to do is the step taken by many
large coal dealers OF establishing au
, ice business in the summer. so tha,
their men are provided with employ
inent throughout the whole twelve
months" said Mrs. Hartman. NAM
! practical methods suggest themselves
Evening star., 1914-02-17

Cooper sing a medley numpeT, WhiIH 70
Mabel ana i'olly
Webb sing several duets Which cali ior
encores. Petronella won favor with v1o-
lin selections. Others who AID IN mahlns
the show a success are Joe Madden, ROD
ert AIeier. George Thompson and Lott!e
Blackford.
Casino.
Cartons famous Thirteen Girls in
Blue" dressed as United States zouaves,
in an exhibition of military evolution t.
drills and marches, with a whirlWind
wall-scaling finale. are the leading at
traction at the Casino Theater this week.
The act was one of the sensations Of
Hammerstein's New York. and is re-
peating its record at the Casino. what
Happened in Midwife. tabloid play
let OF dramatic worth, serves to intro
duce H. Y Fitzgerald III remarkable
character and facial changes FOR he i'm
pcrsonates no less than seven roles. and
does it well. Dick and Dixie entertain,
the one with feats of balancing on the
floor and on the tight wire, and the other
with songs and merry comedy. Doyle and
and Fred Morton wins applause with a
trick harnonca and Il monolo"ue. during
the telling of which he makes a pretty
table cover out of common paper. The sur
prise party. as the added feature, was the
usual success last night. The country
store will take its place tonight and to-
morrow night at and 10 o clock, the prize
dancing contests Thursday night and the
merry carnival of the amateurs Friday
night The motion pictures shown at
every performance are better than usual.
Evening star., 1914-02-17
RACING AUTO KILLS ONE.
Several Persons Injured on Santa
Monica Race Course.

Los ANGELES. February ia great
gray racer picking its way along the
Santa Monica course for the Wander
bilt cup race, to be run Saturday,
leaped from the road near che Ma
tional Soldiers Home. near SawtelIe.
yesterday, killed a civil war veteran,
Louis q. Smith, and injured several
other persons. Mrs. ). w. Pipes OF
Poison, Mont. was thrown by the car
and bruised. and David Lewis. driver
of the car. was badly hurt. r Arnott,
the mechanician, probably was inter-
nally injured.
Experts going over the car later
said the steering knuckIe had broken.
Evening star., 1914-02-17
Garden.

At Moores Garden Theater the princi-
pal attraction yesterday was film pro-
duction of Eugene Walters drama paid
In Full with Tully Marshall in the lead
ing role The production is said to be
the best of the All Star Com any's re-
leases. In the Stretch" j newcomer in
the realm of films, will be the feature
piece Friday and Saturday. It is a heart
interest story with the racing track as a
background. Phil Scovelle, the noted
jockey. is seen in the principal part, The
Garden Orchestra renders appropriate
musical accompaniments
Evening star., 1914-02-17
New National.

with Just enough of the Partisan
tang to give it life and not enough to
give oHense. with pretty music for a
se,ting. hne cast of principals and a
eomely chorus "Oh! Oh, Delphine." the
thfee-act musical comedy written, or
rather adapted from the French so
'ieIouShIy as to make 1t pardonable
20 say written by c. NJ S AIcL,I'a.I
ana set to music by Ivan CaryIl. de-
lShted u large audience at the New
National Theater last night Added to
m" ATTRACTIONS enumerated generally
| Is Frank Mcintyre. a comedian who
seems to have acquired the arr nj mall
ihs people laugh In spite of themselves,
ana never overdoes it. The settings and
costumes II the play are pleasing 70
ne eye, and the stage picture present :
e1 ~ the second act real triumph of
.iIS seen, painter and ge carpenter.
N4%tof Joneeau. an artist with . Iare.
attachment of models and A!phonsc
lboachoite fMr, McIntyrel, a very
t...HS Ia. man. have each married the
0ther divorced wife, and as the plav
progresses it appears that tho divorcc
u eath instance was a n;stskr for
eVtntuaily by the musical comedy
F"u,e; according to the French plaG.
s'..n, ''.eie 90, miie, after Srilling quarrel
s,Ie stt 70 music and acted beauti-
iu4iy. hnally gets back to her orirjn.1
fiIIssand and Is apparently satisfied
hei"fe dolnS SO, however. they and
"ot'"9' III q desperate effort on
the part OF each to avoid the other.
~ RYE at she same hotel where UueI,
N'' a real nice old man for a EreurI
E4Il", arrives As Uncle Noel has :.
H.itlon TO leave Victor. and as he i.
- "edingly fond of Nictor's origin. /
WiFr De!phii,r, it becomes necessary
L" tool him bit. 50 peIphirtc .tilI
't"tehds - be Nictor's wife; Sinoun
rs fs4i wife. pretenas 70 Lc a ctle-
rated dancer. and .tlphanse is forced to
't"pinc a lunatc. because he has pasS-
81 q PeTsian rug seller off as his wifi,
Keep col iunponnet a French
nicer oTerioIid of married ladies. from
." hihg iove TO his own wife. With
n 5" complications an ENJOYABLE pl1t
worked out. and this is enhanced by
pretty music of Ivan CaryI
TIE real musical hits of tn. rlay
ie EverEthing's at Home Except
our wife" In which Mr.. Mcintyre cap
urss the audience. and the Venus
Haltz" sung by octavia Broske and
housh the Quarrel ensemble is dis
inguished feature. Still there are
adny other pretty songs that are well
'uns by Mr.. Welsh. Grace Edmond
peiphiie). Stella Hoban tSimone) and
Ithers. while Frank Doane, as Col.
Eonponnet; George A Beane, as Uncle
Noel and Octavia Broske, as the Per
SIAN carpet seller. with Dolly Alvin,
- flower girl, also contribute at
facttve numbers There are many 9TH
rs in the cast that lend to the beauty
"i the stage pictures and are helpful
aids TO the farcical situations in an
Indispensable but not overprominent
way. The chorus girls are pretty,
graceful. good dancers and sing quite
we'll. All in all. oh oh, pelphine"
sustained the flatterins reputation
siven 1t III the advance notices.
Evening star., 1914-02-17
Moore's Orpheum.

Moores orpheum Theater. formerly the
Academy of Music, opened yesterday with
The Battle of Water.oo'' as the chief
feature. The house is completely trans
formed and presents an attractive ap-
pearance. Five thousand actors, soldiers
and supernumeraries 500 mounted war
riors are said to have been employed in
the production of this weeks films. Spe-
cial music and electrical effects are en-
ployed.
Evening star., 1914-02-17
Columbia.

A. 4 laugh producer of the emphatic
kind The Crinoline Girl" the new pro-
auction in which Julian Eltinge opened
Il week engagement at the Columbia
last night. is undoubtedly d success \
''nelodramatic mystery farce is the de-
seription contained in the program. and
II tts TO nicely. y farce II certainly
Is. with elements of mystery. and tho
n.elodrama is abundantly present
The Crinoline Girl opened at Atlantic
tlty only week ago, and therefore Ger
tam rough spots. unsmoothed edges and
awkward situations noticeable last night
may be PASSED over with but slight atten-
tion That these draw backs are known
. the company was shown when Mr.
Eltinge, in curtain speech last night,
said many changes are still to he made
WIKI these crinkles smoothed out, and
Possibly with one song eliminated, The
tr.noline Girl should prove as successful
as was The Fascinating Widow
The fun OF the play results from the
fact that band Of clever jewel thieves,
a father VINO is censorious or the actions
oi his daughter and nephew but rather
careless himself. a pair of detectives, Il
daredevil young man with ability to
chanSe 10 woman OH slight notice. and
4 neWsT aper man are all put together in
one part of Il Swiss hotel.
Ricnard AinSley. a wealthy American,
Is stopping at the hotel with his beau
nephew, Jerry. Upon the scene comes
Alice Hale. a wealthy American girl.
Jerry's fiancee. She = handicapped how
ever. by her brother Tom, whose most
recent exploit has been TO almost kill a
man In an automobile accident. In the
background are Lord Bromieigh, his
sister. Lady Rosalind and Smith, the
butler: \ jewe! theft has been com
n.tted. detectives arrive. and thencefor-
ward every one follows every one else
Ainsley IS violently opposed to Tom
| Hale. but finally consents TO consider his
! pretenttons he will earn 10000. The
Evening star., 1914-02-17
Loses Her $4,000 Damage Suit.

y verdict in favor of the Capital Trac-
ton Company has been rendered by a
jury in Circuit Court No. .. before JUS
tice Anderson. in the suit to recover
$40. 900 damages. brought against the COM
pany by Mrs Sarah Bean-Thomas. The
plaintiff claimed that she was seriously
injured. August &c. 1911. near the navy
yard by being struck by a car as 1t
rounded a curve.
Attorneys r. P Evans and l. R. Hit ap-
peared for the Plaintiff. The company
was represented by Attorney Frank J.
Hogan.
Evening star., 1914-02-17
DR.. CHAR Succeeds Fiallos.

Francisco Fiallos, who has just resign
ed as Panaman minister of government
and justice. has been succeeded by DR..
Rodolfo Chiari, according to a State De-
partment dispatch received today. DIR.
Ch,ari also becomes first in rank of the
three vice presidents of the republic of
Panama.
Evening star., 1914-02-17
To Speak at Douglass Memorial.

Prof. Joel Z. Spinsarn. chairman of
the executive committee of the \. A. \,
c. P, and Prof. W. l. Burshart Du
Bois. editor of the Crisis. are to he
speakers at services to be held in
honor of the anniversary of the birth Of
Frederick Douglass. AZ the Nineteenth
Street Baptist Church. iath and | streets
northwest. tomorrow evening 1T O'Clock.
Evening star., 1914-02-17
Join the Window
Shade Club

Sc one OF the 80 mem-
bcrs 'now fast eurol!ine.
Get 5encti. OF quantity
prices. No cost 70 join
40 obligation unless cst!-
mate accepted. When
club is Tuil we measure
and estimate. Whether
you order is optional. Ask
Us about il. ..
Evening star., 1914-02-17
Hearings on Applications.

'.'r ~, l"eln - aos a. ~ ~, '-'I
Of the capital stock of the Erie and
Western Transportation Company. the re-
manning seven shares being owned by
the general public The company is
capitalized at $3,0o0O5O. 1t operates a
fleet of thirteen steamships on the great
and between Sodus Point, y. Y. and Bal
timore, Md. The railroads make through
routes and Joint rates with the Erie and
Western Transportation Company. but
it is understood, do not compete with 1t.
Evening star., 1914-02-17

The trial of Guisseppi Rappazzo. charged
with the murder of Carlo Olympieri. was
begun i'll the circuit court at Bel Air, Nd
Evening star., 1914-02-17
9sas5 sssiass SEED ssd NOW
Sin lnAaers

Nyc'll have them rea.ay
to- you wh.n yoa wax
.hem-yog set ahead Of
lie rush. Bcsldes. Ne
make 1 discount q. 10
per cent on orders placed
NOW. \ postal VII
eri.ls d nlan promptly.
The Ordway new era., 1914-02-06
USE ALCOHOL FOR THE HAIR
Much Better Than = Shampoo After
Ono Has Got Through Hot and
Dusty Journey.

II the hair is dusty and unmanagea-
BILE after journey of any sort. try
using alcohol to make it fluffy. The
alcohol will dry in few moments and
the hair will be ready then to arrange.
Many women who have taken rail-
road journey of several hours dura-
ton to wedding or dance have found
their hair. owing to the heat and dust
Of the journey. quite heavy and dirty,
and have despaired of getting it in
shape in time for the festivities. A
shampoo takes too long to be indulged
In while one is dressing-and some
times 1t leaves the hair too fluffy for
Immediate managing.
To get back to the alcohol treat
ment. Part the hair and rub little
alcohol on piece of gauze on the
scalp until 1t is free from dust Then
rub the hair about the brows and ears
and the nape of the neck with the al.
cohol. or course. 1t should first have
been brushed as free as possible from
dust. Then let the hair hang loose
ly until the alcohol has dried out. The
hair will be light and fluffy.
The Ordway new era., 1914-02-06

fastened together at the top and n.
ranged in bunch Of tiny loops.
This sachet might. Of course, be car,
ried out In other colors than those
suggested. and It would look we'll
made in almost any two pale shades
of color such as pale pink and apple
green. or pale pink and yellow, or 1t
might be made entirely In white.
1t can be suspended from q peg in .
wardrobe. SO that 1t will hang inside
the garment that may be placed upon
the peg. and 1t can be filled with Law
ender or the little bags may contain
cotton wool plentifully sprinkled with
some sweet smelling sachet powder.
And possibly flowers might be worked
upon the bags. indicating the scent
which they contain.
The Ordway new era., 1914-02-06

tulle In hats and toques continues, and
black Is still the favorite color. The
hair is visible through the crowns of
these. which are 80 transparent that
the luster Of the rolls and coils of the
coiffure IL plainly to be seen. Some
Of the newest evening gowns have
long tight sleeves of tulle or chiffon
which ut over the arms they are
ruched, but generally they are quite
plain. Sometimes the shoulder is left
bare. and the sleeve starts little be-
low IT when 1t reaches down to the
hand.
The Ordway new era., 1914-02-06
What she w..rs to Dream In.


Farewell to the plain old night
gown!
The daughters Of Eve s.umber now
in variegated robes Of printed silk.
They are thin and clinging in tex
ture and slender In cut.
The neck 10 rounded In girlish
fashion and tied with cord and tas-
sells.
7 The short sleeves are in simple
kimono style. ss5
y 5s1hese gowns come in various color
schemes-pale pink with rose print
ings. pale yellow with autumn leaf
printings. dull blue with delft print
ings, and 30 on.
More elaborate nightgowns have
long sleeves and low cut necks.
These gowns are made Of fine
batiste or nainsook. with elaborate
trimmings Of net.
The sleeve comes down over the
hand.
The v-shaped deoolletage reaches al
most to the waist.
A lacing of ribbon holds the point
o: the v together.