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The Washington times., 1915-06-08
NATIONAL.

The Transformation of a grand opera
singer into musical comedy prima
donna OF no mean ability was witnessed
by the audience which heard Eileen
Castles and her associates of the Aborn
Opera Company sing Victor Herbert 9
Fortune Teller In a most satisfactory
manner at the National Theater last
night
Four weeks ago Miss Castles was se-
lected to sing the soprano part in "The
Man Who Owns Broadway and speak
the lines that go with the part. She
was AFRAID Of the new departure as she
had never spoken a line on the stage
In her life. although she has sung prac-
tically every grand opera role in the
catalogue Of music both here and in Eu-
ropd
Her appearance with that production
drew first attention to the piquant per-
sonality which had been completely
hidden In grand opera and had the ef-
feet Of securing her selection for the
Alice Nielsen role in THE Fortune Tel
Ter In which she appeared last night
for the first time.
Miss Castles made herself completely
and satisfactorily the star Of the even
ings production. Her clear soprano
was heard to the best advantage in the
several solo numbers given her in the
dual role Of Irma. the ballet master q
pupil. and Mussette, the gypsy. In the
concerted numbers. especially the second
act finale with the drum corps accom-
paniment, her voice was heard above the
blare OF the orchestra. the roll of the
drums and the ensemble of principles
aAd chorus
The story of THE Fortune Teller" is
too well known for repetition. ,Musically
one of the best as we'll as one OF the
earliest Of the Victor Herbert pl oducts.
It's book by Harry B. Smith has many
unusual opportunities for comedy and
Introduces no less than three big COM
edy characters. The famous gypsy love
song which Eugene Cowles sang in the
original production was given a resonant
fnterpretat ton by George Shields In the
part Of Sander. the gypsy.
Forrest Hun sang the part Of Captain
Ladislas in his usual effective style.
Phil Branson, Herman Hirshberg. and
James McElhern formed the trio NJ
comedians, who had the parts of the
Count. the Gypsy Musician, and the
Ballet Master. respectively. Edith Brad
ford sang the part of the French
operatic star. and the smaller roles
were Gll acceptably filed.
GARDNER MACK.
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MOORE'S STRAND.

George AIDES comedy. The Col
lege Widow" in film form drew crowd
ed houses yesterday to Moore's Strand
Theater On the stage Tho College
Widow" was a big success and as pro-
jected by the camera 1t is quite as en-
Pertaining. The play has particular in
terest for Washington in that II was
staged by Percy Winter. former stock
company faVorite.
The company interpreting the comedy
Is headed by Ethel Clayton and George
Soule Spencer, and the supporting play
ers include Percy Winter, Rosetta
Brice, Edith Ritchie. Peter Lang and
others. This feature will hold the
screen until Thursday.
For the remainder OF the week THE
Sporting Duchess" with Rose Coghlan.
will be shown. This is a big race track
Lane dramatist. Other pictures and
special musical accomplishments will
be, included in the daily program.
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cos.

Cosmos Monday noes reversed
their responsive rul Yesterday and
gave an ovation to ne Three Bohe.
mians. one of the best musical comedy
acts that has been seen here. The
company, garbed as vagrant musicians,
play high class of selections on harp,
guitar, clarinet. and piano-accordion, In.
terspersed with some fine vocal solos.
Another act that won applause wal
Toll. comedy juggler. whose feats are
entirely new.
The headline attraction, which ap-
pears last, Is George Choos' Little
Lambs company of singers and dancers.
headed by William Branded. The girla
are young. pretty. and both sing and
dance well.
Edwin Keough and Astrid Jason. in
Ambition" introduced an effective
scene from "Ingomar" Keno and Wag-
ner presented THE Tin Soldier and the
DOLL" which serves to introduce songs.
good dancing. and comedy in a toy shop.
Roland and Farrell have the surprise
act of the bill that is merry laugh.
maker. The Hearst-Selig motion pic
lures and a series of comedy photoplays
are the added attractions The bill will
be changed Thursday.
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B. F. KEITH'S.

II ordinary vaudeville is the amuse-
ment curiosity shop where every type
Of entertainment finds expression In
some form or other during the course
Of the presentation of a single program.
the bill presented at Keith's this week
Ia a theatrical department store. And
a department store that was made es-
pecially interesting by the addition to
its usual stock in trade OF home
product Everything that one goes to
the theater to see or hear. presented by
set Of performers regarded as the
most accomplished in their particular
branches of the amusement business,
seems to be centered in the eight num-
bers on the current program.
or particular local interest was the
debut as a vaudeville headliner Of
Elizabeth Reeside. a Washington girl
who has earned some little reputation
abroad as grand opera singer. Miss
Reside presents a series OF six songs
that range from a colorful grand opera
aria to a simple ballad. with changes
OF costume and appropriate dances with
several of the numbers. She was re-
ceived with much enthusiasm. and was
especially pleasing in the Spanish songs
Dramatically. the feature of the bill
was the presentation OF "A Regular
Business Man." by Douglas Fairbanks.
IatTlCla COlllNke, anu Sohipohy.
little comedy should serve as model
for writers of one-act plays. 1t con-
tains all of the elements of comedy pre-
sented in such rapid order that the au-
dience Jumped from climax to climax at
precisely the speed that seems to be
necessary to cram an entire play into
twenty minutes of acting. OF course, 1t
requires people with the ability of Mr..
aFirbanks. Miss Collinge, and their as
sociates to present such play and
make the characters plausible.
The series of lyric dances staged by
Mile. Maryon Vadie and company are
out Of the ordinary in the manner by
which melody. motion. and costuming
are co-ordinated IN a series of unusually
pretty pictures. Belle Baker. interpre-
ter. rather than singer. of songs. proved
her right to the popularity she enjoys
by adding to II with a numbeI OF new
Irving Berlin compositions.
The. Sharrocks start their section Of
the program with a promise of comedy
and end 1t with as startling an exhibit
ton df mental acrobatics as has been
seen here in seasons. Booth and Lean
der present a gymnastic turn with bi-
cycles, and Ed Morton sings few
topical songs as the other features of
the bill. g. Nj.
The Washington times., 1915-06-08
IRELAND'S ECONOMIC RISE

The processes by which prosperity
has been brought back to Ireland
constitute one of the most cheerful
chapters in the story Of social bet
terment in the last generation. Ire
lands economics scraped rock bot
tom with the famines Of the middle
Of last century; her population was
almost cut in half, and because emf
grafton took away the younger and
more capable people, the loss in
community efficiency was greater
yet. But the still too common un-
derstanding of Ireland as a poverty
stricken country Is today very much
mistaken.
Like Denmark, Ireland has been
learning to make the most of what
she has. The British government
has been intelligent, and generous in
dealing with the merely economic
problems of Ireland, whatever may
be thought Of it's political attitudes,
and this has been true whether Lib
eral or Conservative administrations
be examined.
1t may we'll be doubted whether
so much government capital has
ever been provided to a similar COM
munity for the purpose of doing
directly for the people by helping
them TO buy land, build houses, i'm
prove properties, purchase live stock,
create industries and the like.
Ireland is fast passing from the
condition of landlord ridden, ten
ant-farming community to a nation
of great numbers of small land
owning farmers, industrious, thrifty
and pursuing the most intelligent
marketing methods in the world.
On a par with the vast housing
program in British cities are the
workings Of the Irish land laws un-
der which the alien-owned lands of
Ireland are being condemned, taken
from the landlords and sold to the
tenants on terms which make it. pos
sible to pay for them through self
amortizing loans, the annual interest
payments progressively wiping out
the capital of the loan.
NOne of the excellent examples of
this work in Ireland is shown by the
congested districts board, created by
parliament to handle special condi-
tions in the west Of Ireland. This
is naturally a poor country, made
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poorer by generations Of the most
grinding rack-renting.
A quarter century ago Mr.. Balfour
induced parliament to establish the
congested districts board. It got for
use at first about 100000 a year,
which, as the work proved its value,
has increased till now IT, is about
$1,250,000 a year. This board has
bought up more than $50, 900, 900 Of
lands, rearranging the distribution
Of parcels and reselling them to ten
ants In better economic units.
Centuries of intensified subdiyid-
ing has produced great numbers Of
infinitesimal plots such as those Of
France before the revolution; a
single owner might have score Of
separated bits of land, the whole
aggregating only few acres.
Proper, effective farming in such
circumstances manifestly would be
impossible. The board undertook to
condemn and buy in these tracts, dis
trict by district, yearrange the fan
tastic lines so as to make practical
working plots, and resell them to
the tenants on terms such as have
been suggested.
Altogether, it is a piece of pure
paternalism; yet the scheme of
financing it, through very low rate
government securities and the auto
amortization plan, is such that the
community will at last cover all the
cost and will have the knowledge
that instead Of receiving charity
from the government, it paid its
own way.
Some people, who were sure Ire-
land would revolt when the world
war began, would have made better
suesses if they had known what a
great extent Of this sort Of work the
British government had done in Ire
land and how profoundly Ireland has
been changed by il.
The Washington times., 1915-06-08
GLEN ECHO.

With the opening of real summer and
the passing of the rainy season." that
served to discount out-of-door amuse-
ment. crowds of mid-season proportions
thronged Glen Echo Park Sunday and
yesterday.
The hundreds who last night ''did" the
Midway. and took a turn at all or the
score OF Side lines" that give the park
its carnival aspect began to arrive early
and not until midnight did the last OF
the merrymakers climb aboard the city
bound cars.
When the orchestra. under Charlie
Mills, swung into its first one-step last
night, a goodly number of dancers were
ready and waiting. and their numbers
were augmented until every dance
brought, a full. floor and each time an
encore. go.
Yesterday also marked the first reai
day of the picnic season, and a number
of basket parties spent the day under
the old shade trees. Both afternoon
and evening the big midway was the
mecca for the kiddles as well as the
grown-ups. and the new ride. the Fire
fly, was kept going at top speed, while
dozens of other fun seekers shot the
chutes and tried all Of the other de-
The Washington times., 1915-06-08
THE CHILDREN'S NEEDS

Lack of an adequate staff bv which
the Board of Children's Guardians
can keep in touch with the children
placed in its care long has. been a
source Of encouragement to the
board, as well as to workers inter-
ested in child welfare. A court de-
cision recently enlarged the scope
of the boards work by giving it Gus
tody of children even after placed in
institutions by order of the Juvenile
Court.
The present situation was pictured
by j. L. Solly, superintendent of the
board, before the Monday Evening
Club last evening. OF the 1926
children in the boards charge, 1,275
are in private homes, and should be
visited regularly. For such work
Boston's Children's Aid Society pro-
vides one visitor to forty children.
About the same ratio obtains in New
York States larger cities. In Wash
ington there is but one visitor to
820 children.
The situation in the Capital is
complicated by the necessity of plac.
ing many children with families in
adjoining States. Often these fam
lilies move, and long before the yisi-
tor has gone to them on a second
visit their whereabouts is unknown
in the community where they origin
ally lived.
This condition is especially preva-
lent among the very poor ella ,ses,
whose children need especial atten-
ton from a public agency. In the
present condition a visitor cannot
spend much time tracing these cases,
and In this way many Of the charges
who could be helped escape from the
watchfulness of the visitors.
Washington has done notable child
welfare work in recent years, mainly
through unofficial bodies. 1t is a
pity that Congress cannot recognize
the needs of this board, already or
ganized and equipped to render ef-
fective service, if it only had a suf-
ficient number of workers
The Washington times., 1915-06-08
SIT FAST, FRANZ josef

The German Kaiser has just Wis
tied the Austro- Hungarian head
quarters, to felicitate and be felici-
tated by the Archduke Frederick
over the fall of Przemysl, and to
confer with members of the Hun
garian opposition with regard to the
formation of a coalition cabinet in
Hungary.
1t has not been very long since
The Kaiser was instrumental in eff
fecting a reorganization of the Aus
tro-Hungarian ministry, and the
substitution of a Hungarian as pre-
mier in the place of an Austrian,
thus winning for the Magyars a
dominant influence in the empire.
The Kaiser is not blind to the for
midable opposition in Hungary to
the imperial government, nor to the
slenderness of the thread, dualism,
which has upheld the dynasty for
nearly fifty years. He is not sowing
the seed of discord, for none need
be sown. He is merely seeking to
increase his own prestige, and pre-
pare against the day when the aged
Emperor-King shall be no more.
There is a strong independence
party in Hungary, desiring not only
commercial and financial independ-
ence, but political independence as
well. With the exception of Croatia,
it has been fairly we'll Magyarized,
and is beset by far less clashing of
nationalities than is Austria, in
which the German predominance is
losing slowly to the profit of the
Czechs. But there is little harmony
between Hungary and Austria, and
the past few decades, instead of
welding the two nations closer to-
gether, have seen their interests be-
come more divergent, with an in
crease in Hungary's demand for
The Washington times., 1915-06-08
THE CRISIS AND ITS DEMANDS

It is useless, and It is worse-it
is sheer folly-to discount the grav-
ity Of the present relations of the
United States to the world at large
to the war in which already more
than half the world is involved. and
in which every great power save
this country alone is engaged.
There is not an adequate concep-
tion in the public mind Of the situa-
tion this nation faces. It needs but
to go about among people for an
hour and listen-not talk--to them
to realize this. The war is gossiped
about as the tango was year age;
it seems almost to divide interest
with baseball, but that is only be-
cause baseball has lost a good deal
Of its grip on public interest. The
vast majority seem to consider the
colossal struggle in the Old World
a struggle that, however it ends, will
profoundly affect the future of ma
tions, of continents, Of civilization,
Of every human being of all the fu-
tureAas rather an interesting sport
ing proposition. 1t doesn't hold
quite firm enough interest, because
1t isn't snappy enough; a prize fight
with three-minute rounds and one
minute intermissions would more
satisfactorily fill the sporting eye,
because it would move faster.
Yet this nation stands on the verge
of the conflict. Our future is bound
up in it, whether we shall have to
fight or not. If we fight, we are
hurled into this hell Of shell and
hatred and scientifically devised in
strumentalities for the murder of
men and the assassination of society.
If we do not fight, we must yet bear
a share in the burden of restoring
an exhausted world when the end
shall come. 1t will not be all gain,
because we sell instruments of de-
struction. The world cannot turn
itself loose for carnival of destruc-
ton and not pay the bill one day;
and we shall pay our share.
Ours is not quite the problem that
Italy faced, but we have need that
an American d'Annunzio rise to re-
call US to conception of what is GO
ing on, of our relations to it, of the
fact that we are a part Of the, world
in which this climax Of all horrors,
this restoration of barbarism, is be-
ing enacted. The sixteenth century
is fighting the twentieth century,
and this world cannot return to the
sixteenth century without immersing
us, along with the rest, in the mire
Of medievalism. Is there no pen, no
imagination, no prophetic vision
among US that can adequately por-
tray this thing and force the Ameri-
can public, in all it's elements and
all its moods, to understand?
The Washington times., 1915-06-08
CRANDALL'S.

Florence Reed appeared as the star
of Her Own Way" the photoplay
adapted from the Clyde Fitch drama.
which was shown at Crandal's yester-
day. The play is a romance that deals
with the Vaccinations of a man OF
wealth. Sam Coast (William A. Morse.
who attempts to win away the affec
tions of Georgiana Carley Miss Reed,
from her childhood lover. Richard Cole
man (Robert II. BarraD. Notwithstand-
ing the unfair means adopted by Coast
the sweethearts are finally united. A
capable cast supports Miss Reed. TIL :
feature is being repeated today.
Tomorrow and Thursday will witness
the first presentation in Washington of
Augusta ]. Evans famous novel "Beu-
lah' in photoplay form. Henry B. Wal
thall has the leading male role. Friday
and Saturday the Williamson submarine
pictures will have their final showing,
The Washington times., 1915-06-08
GARDEN.

At Moore's Garden Theater yesterday
the principal attraction was d. w. Grit.
fth's latest film success Her Shatter.
ed Idol" starring Mae Marsh and Robert
Harron.
To-day. tomorrow and Thursday the
latest V. L. s. & f. picture The Mil
lionaire Baby" adapted from the story
by Anna Katherine Green, will be
shown, featuring Harry Mestayer. The
supporting company includes Grace
Darmond, John Charles. Charlotte
Stevens and others.
Friday and Saturday Marguerite
Snow. James Cruze and Alphonse Either
will be seen IN The Patriot and the
Spy" a Mutual Master Picture.
The Washington times., 1915-06-08

separate existence. Dualism exists
barely more than in name.
So the Kaiser Is nursing that
which may be nursed. If there is to
be disintegration, he purposes to "be
next" 1t recalls the saying of the
ancient bishop of Basle. in describ-
ing Rudolf Of Hapsburg, who trans
planted the house of that name from
the Rhine to the Danube: "Sit fast,
good Lord, or Rudolf will have Thy
throne"
The Washington times., 1915-06-08
Ladies' Night Observed
By Vaughn Class Club

Ladies' night was observed by the
Vaughn Glass Club in the Sunday school
house OF Calvary Baptist Church last
night. about lbs being present. A debate
ticipated In by William w. Greene and
NJ, c. Slaves for the affirmative and
Clayton f.. Emig and William F. Bear
for the negative. The decision, given
by the audience, was for the affirma-
tive. Edward l.. folsom, president OF
the club, was toastmaster at an in
formal banquet. ]. W.. Pearson recited
! humorous poem: the Brightwood
Mandolin and Guitar Club gave several
numbers; Joseph Conner and Miss A. l.
Stewart gave solos.
The Washington times., 1915-06-08
Moonlight Excursi ons.

These June evenings trips on the Po-
tomac are regarded as a delightful
recreation in reach of all who choose
to, enjoy then. The big steamer st.
Johns leaves Seventh street wharf each
evening this week, except Saturday, at
I o'clock, makes a run to about Indian
Head. then returns home, reaching here
about II O'clock, Music and dancing
are a feature OF these evening trips.
Next, saturday, and Sunday the St.
Johns will make her regular weekend
trips to Colonial Beach. leaving Satur-
day at $3.50 p, m, and on Sunday at
q a. m The bathing, boating, Grabbing,
and fishing at Colonial Beach are good
and the resort never looked prettier
than It does these early summer day..
The Washington times., 1915-06-08
OUR EXPORTS, ANALYZED

Ten months ended with April
showed the United States selling
abroad ssOo,OOO,OOo more than it i'm
ported, while in the same period of
the previous year the excess was
only s445,Ooo,0OO. Everything points
to a billion-dollar excess for the
first year of war, probably consider
ably more.
But under careful analysis the fig
ures really show how especially i'm
portant it is that measures be taken
to diversity the subjects of export
trade. If it had not been for food
stuffs and war materials, our exports
would have been less than for a nor
NAL year. Leave out of the calcula-
tion the things Europe has been
compelled to buy because of the war,
and our trade would have been de-
moralized.. To every grand division
Of the world we sold less than in a
normal year, except only Europe,
and of normal things we sold Eu-
rope much less than in normal times.
Despite the extraordinary needs
of countries that have been cut off
from their ordinary arrangements
for getting goods from Europe, the
United States sold those countries
much less than in normal times. To
South America we sold $33, 100000
less than normal; to North America,
outside our own territory, $55, ,00O,-
900 less; to Asia, $s,5oO,00O less,
and so on.
These figures tell an impressive
tale Of how much the worlds buying
capacity has been impaired by the
upheaval Of business and credits.
Europe has bought cannon fodder,
and almost nothing else; the rest of
the world, not needing cannon fod-
der, has bought as near nothing as
possible.
If the war should end tomorrow,
Europe would quit buying the exi-
gency supplies it has been taking in
such vast quantities; but it would
not be ready to resume buying { le
things 1t takes in normal times. Our
crops Of 1915 would see slump; our
munitions factories would suddenly
be idle.
Some day the war will end, and
then the crisis will come in just this
way. Buying power is being sus-
tanned now by stress of the most ex-
traordinary measures, by sacrificing
capital, by exporting dear-bought
gold stocks, but buying power is
devoting itself strictly to feeding the
murderous maw of war. Let wars
appetite be appeased, let the world
pack it's fevered head in ice, and
soberly contemplate the bills it has
incurred, and there will be a spasm
Of economy most rigorous.
The point of all this is that Ameri-
can commerce needs to learn, right
now, the lesson that has been dinned
into American agriculture so long
diversification. Better build busi-
ness that will continue, and even
grow, after the war is over, than
one that will collapse on the instant
Of wars end. Better use our credits
to bolster up the buying capacity OF
countries that will buy from us both
now and later, than to foster in ex-
cess the Industries that will vanish
into air with the return of peace
There is time to attend to these
things, and there should be imme-
diate direction of effort toward them
1t is one of the services for which
Congress ought to be in Washington
and at work.
The Washington times., 1915-06-08

Berlin decorators adjure all patri-
otic housewives to embellish their
homes with a new war wall paper.
A wall paper caused by war is quite
novelty. Just reverses the, usual
procedure. -. 4