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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
The Pensioning of a Mule.

THE archives of the War Department
| contain an interesting record of
F, the pensoning of mule named
Mexique, which for many years had
served at Mount Vernon barracks. Ala.
and which at last had been ordered
sold.
| The report in this case, bearing
date thirty years ago, was made by
Lieut.. w. a. kobbe of the Sd Artillery.
then stationed at the barracks mention
/ ed. In his letter to the Secretary of
War this officer made known the fact
| that he and his fellow officers of the
post desired permission to purchase the
animal and to maintain it at their own
expense.
| Maj. F. L. Guenther of the Cd Artii-
lery. to whom this petition was re-
! ferred. reported in turn that the mule.
a white one, was originally left at
Key West barracks in lS4S by portion
of the army returning from Mexico at
the close Of the war with that country.
During the time that / served at
Key West said Maj. Guenther, from
1879 to 1850, the mule r.-,t miss a
days work from any cause. He is very
old and has been worn out by his long
service in the quartermaster depart
ment. If there is any way to provide
for him. ! should be glad to have it
done, as the expense. to the govern
ment would be little or nothing.
This petition proceeded through the
regular channels until it reached the
uuarterma ster general. who Endorsed it
as follows:
ITO promote the sentiment of kind
ness toward animals that are so inti-
mately connected with military men,
liz is recommended in this special case
THAT this mule be kept in the depart
lment and left to the care of those
whose kindly feelings are so deeply en-
listed i'll its behalf.
The case was then submitted to the
Secretary of War by Gen. Sherman,
with this report:
Il have seen this mule. and whether
true or not. the soldiers believe it was
left at Big Spring. where Mount Yer
non barracks now are, at the time Gen.
Jacksons army encamped there, about
lS19-1s20 Tradition says that il was
once a sorrel, but now il is white from
age. The quartermaster's department
viii be charged with ingratitude if the
mule is sold or the care or maintenance
of it thrown on the charitable officers
of the post | advise that it be kept
in the department, fed and maintained
until death l think this mule was at
Fort Morgan, Mobile Point when I
was there in 1872"
In view of all these reports, the
Secretary of War issued the following
order:
Let the mule Mexique be kept and
well cared for as long as he lives"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
POLLS

a Full House will be the play at
Polls this week. Maude Gilbert. the
new leading woman. will have the
character role OF Susie. a maid Of Sioux
CITY. originally played by May Vokes.
y. Il Van Buren, will have the role of
the robber and Rose Macdonald will
join the company 70 play Vera Vernon.
4 show girl, who comes on late in the
story of ~ EC!l House" deals with
Mrs. Fleming. who sublets her apart
in-Ets 20 Mr.. and Mrs George Howell.
i newly married couple. Howell is a
lawyer. ara goes to Boston to obtain
some letters that a client had written
20 chorus girl. AS the letter writer
one Ned Pembroke. jr.-wauts 20 mar
~ Mrs. Howe!l's sister. it is considered
Ms. Howell Win the object of the
Boston trip.
ON the return trip Howells train is
wrecked, aud in the excitement he
picks up bag that does not belong TO
hirn Not until he gets home does he
learn that the bag contains Jewels
stolen In Boston. The young wife
thinks that burglary is her husbands
real profession and decides to save
him from arrest. Tho real burglar ar
riveS with Howells bag and barga ms
with Howell for the return of the
jewels IN exchange for the clients
letters. In the meantime the Jewels
had been taken by Susie, half witted
maid. who telephones the police that
there is burglar in the house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
b'F'KEITnS

Eva Tanguay. the unconventional
and eccentric Coincidence, will monop-
oiiZe the limelight at the b. F. Keith
Theater this week. The Tanguay per-
Torrance this season is said to be even
more dangerous than ever and eight
songs of Standardization are needed
70 tell of the pep originality. versa
tility. virility and other outer qualifi-
cations which have gained Miss Tan
quay her success. Among her ditties
the chief are Father Never Raised
Any Foolish Children" That's My Spe-
cialty," III / Only Had Regiment of
Tanguays," and others. With each she
wears appropriate costume and hat of
peacock size and gorgeousness Miss
Tanguay postponed her first engage
ment here owing to her phenomenal
hit in Ziegfeld's Midnight Frolic" in
the New Amsterdam Theater. New York
city. but. voice permitting. she will be
heard at every performance this week
and next Sunday.
Valerie BersAre and company will
present +Ltttl& Cherry Blossom," new
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BEIMSCO

Nobody Home" the successful must
cal comedy. will be presented again at
the Belasco Theater tomorrow night
for a weeks engagement 1t returns
with the original cast. headed by Law
renee Grossmith. Zoe Barnett of The
Red Rose" fame. Charles Judels. Maude
Odell, Mignon McGibeny. ST. Clair Bay
field, Quentin Tod, Helen Clark. Carl
Lyle, Coralie Blythe tNernon Castle
sister,. George Lydecker, Nigel Barrie.
Alison McBain, Gertrude Wa1Xel. Eliza
beth More, Helene Wallace. Rena Man
ming. Anne Kelly, Sybil Bacon. Marion
Davis Lester Greenwood, Frank Ross.
Samuel Miller, Wilbur Rodier. Theodore
Burke, Robert Chidsey and Harry Mil
Ter.
Rubens and the music by Jerome Kern.
The story of Nobody Home" tells of
Freddy Popple of Ippleton. England
who comes to New York to visit his
brother. Vernon. New Iorks famous
dancing teacher" and of his winning
the love of the prima donna of the
Winter Garden. Tony Miller. who was
been much sought after by the wealth
lest men of the metropolis. Freddy is
shy. whimsical chap of the silly ass
type. very slow and calcula ting, and
as played by Lawrence Grossmith is
one of the most delightful characters
of the production.
The scenery and stage decorations
were planned and designed by Miss
Elsie DeWolfe of New York. This is
Miss DeWolfes first work of the kind
and it was done through her friendship
for Miss Marbury. The comedy has an ar
tistic and unusual appeal The chorus
is composed of pretty girls, who sing
and dance, and an augmented orchestra
of twenty musicians adds to the at
traction.
One of the special attractions of the
play is the dancing by Quentin Tod
and Helen Clarke. the latest finds" of
Miss Elizabeth Marbury. who managed
the Castles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09

York" 1t was written by JUNE Nc
Cree and is described as a musical re-
vue in two acts, with fifteen scenes,
ranging from a view of Chatham
Square, New York. through the Hotel
McAlpin lobby, the Columbia Theater
exterior. the New York public library,
the exterior of the Capitol in Wash
ington, on board the battleship Pre-
paredness." in Luna Park and Coney
Island, and ending on board subma-
rine under the Hudson river. A chorus
of thirty girl and ten man singers is
a distinct feature of the show. Lew
Kelly. as Professor Dope, is the star
performer. The cast includes the Great
Martel, female impersonator; Lon
Hascall. James Tenbrooks, Eileen Sher-
idan. Ameta Pynes. Nettie Nelson and
Collie Lorella. The musical portion was
specially written for this company.
The oriental Egyptian ballet. by Pynes.
Mccarthy and the entire company, is
a pretentious effort.
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participated in the telling of the story.
Three thousand horses were used in the
battle scenes and those showing the
wild rides of the Ku klux Khan. Imi-
tation cities were built up only to be
destroyed by fire. The total cost of
the entire production was in the neigh
borhood of 100000. Five hundred cos
tuners and seamstresses worked for
three months to make the costumes.
Ten thousand yards of cloth were used
in the dresses worn by the women.
while twenty-five thousand yards of
white muslin were used in the costume
or resalia of the ku Klux Klansmen.
With all this simple. human story
of love and romance is woven through
the scenes of history to grip the hearts
or the audience. The narrative is filled
with smiles and tears. A symphonic
score accompanies the action and lends
force to the drama. 1t is played by a
The sale Of seats Mill $780,
office Thursday morning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
GHEIx

THE Isle of Nowhere" and Riley
Speech" are the titles of the two bur-
lettas in which Frank Finney, with
Charles Waldron's Bostonian Rurles-
quers. will entertain at the Gayety this
week. The Bostonians company for
several seasons has been regarded as
among the leaders in the burlesque
field and is said to be even better
equipped this year. A number of CO.
mediaEs include Charles Jansen, John
p. Griffith. Walter johnson, Jean Ca
ruthers. Florence Mills and Kitty Nit
chell. The chorus is composed of
twenty girls. all of whom will be heard
in musical numbers and seen in dane
tings, costumes and unique electrical
effects
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The Birth of a Nation.

p. w. Griffith's production, The
Birth of a Nation will be the attrac-
ton at the New National for a limited
engagement beginning Monday night.
April Il, with daily matinees there
after.
1t will be an exact reproduction of
what was shown in New York, Chica go
and Boston. where it is said to have
broken every record. That achievement
alone has aroused much comment.
1t purportS to cover the essential
details of American history from 1861
to 1871. Actual battles are shown with
tens of thousands of soldiers in the
conflict. Eighteen thousand people
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
Temptation.

MARY PIckFoRp. the movie"
6V3 actress who is said to earn S15O,.
600 year, remarked at a settlement
tea in New York:
1T is easy for pretty girl to be
good if she is rich. but a pretty girl
who is poor has a lot of temptations.
The pretty girl who is poor is little
bit in the position of the boy in the
grocery.
"A grocer leaned over the counter
an apple barrel: >.
'''Are you tryin' to steal them apples.
boy? -.
Mono sir the boy faltered. I'm
tryin' not TOT"
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THE Yellow Ticket. -

1.-THE Yellow Ticket" by Michael Nor
ton, will be the offering of the Poll
Players the week beginning Monday,
April II.
THE Yellow Ticket" is a story OF
social relations in the Russian empire
and revolves around a girl who is sus-
pected of giving away governmental
secrets and who is provided with "a
ter. in order that she may go anywhere
in Russia that she pleases without OBJ
serving the restrictions against her
race.
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~ AmuSements&

romantic Japanese comedy. in which a
dainty Nipponese gives her heart to a
big American officer. Jimmie Hussey
and Jack Boyle will tell more of the
troubles of THE New Chauffeur" and
Johnny Dooley and Yvette Rugel are
expected to duplicate their New York
hit in a flippant and tuneful skit.
others will be Moon and Morris. in a
trio of novel dances: the Chung Hwa
Four, oriental harmonists. the. only
ones ever brought from the celestial
republic Ray Harrah and company.
skaters: the Musical Johnsons. the pipe
organ recitals and the Pathe news pic
torial.
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Cosmos Concerts Today.

Celfos novelette,, Roses and Butter
flies; Tobanis -everie. Sleeping
Beauty: the entr-acte and valse from
''Coppelia,' by Delibes: selections from
the opera of Mariana" and from
Friml's High links" and two new Ber-
lin fox trots, That Hula Hula" and Il
Love a Piano." will be features in the
classical and popular orchestral pro-
gram a the Cosmos Theater concerts
from to 1890 pm. today. The bill
will include also number Of new
specialties and other attractions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09

from knowing everything and more:
"Ah. here is George Catliu. who
wrote the Indian dime novels-read
every last one of EN- when I was "A
kid-famouS old scout ill his day
The obvious bride smiled pridefully
up at her newly acquired font of wis
dom, and to another visitor who stood
before the portrait it seemed-almost-
as if the grim eyes flashed humorous
consciousness of the fact that for one
man, anyhow, he had painted Indians in
vain.
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NATIONAL.

A pretty girrs fight for = chance in
life is set forth in Daddy Long-Legs."
the weeks attraction. at the New Ma
tional Theater tomorrow night. The
heroine. played by Ruth chatterton. is
waif in bleak New England orphan
asylum. whose head 10 full Of dreams
Of becoming great author. One day.
while the truStees are visiting the asy-
iun. Judy bolt the GIRL rebels
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09

lLong-LeEs." and her book royalties
average many thousands of dollars
year. In addition to this her royalties
from three productions of DADDY
Long-Legs" have averaged from S2.5oo
to $4,000 a week. Miss Webster is "A
niece of the late Mark Twain She has
received more. money from DADDY
Long-Legs'' than her distinguished un-
Gle was paid for any three of his most
famous stories.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09

Gloria" to "Molly-O." 1t is to be given
its first performance Easter Monday.
Hilda Engluna, Swedish actress, is t.
be seen in a group of Ibsen plays il
New York this season.
Marie Odile," and has started reher.
sails on her new play by the author OF
/" Grumpy"
Mrs Henry B. Harris is to make a
production before the season ends of a
play called playing the Came" by
saba Cowan and Traffarn Whitney.
make production next season with
| the Shuberts of a piece called "A Little
Bit of Fluff
| Tyrone Power is to appear in "Tbe
Servant in the House in Los Angeles,
with Sarah Truax in his support.
Lee Harrison, who has been in Aus
tralia for almost two years, is coming
| back to the United States.
Willard Mack. author of Kick In
will star in a play of his own, under
the management of David Belasco
Edith Wynne Matthison is to star in
The Rib of the Man" and is by
| Charles Ram Kennedy.
Her Soldier Boy" with book by Rida
Johnson Young and music by Victor
Leon, had it's first production last week
in Newark. 1t is to be sent to Chica go
for run.
"Disraeli." in which George Arliss
starred, has been produced with great
success in London.
William Anthony Mcguire has made
| Il
story, The Man Without a Country"
into playlet, with three scenes.
| The Cinderella Man" has done so
rosco is making arrangements to put
out four companies in the PLAY next
season.
Kitty Gordon has been engaged by
Arnold Daily for the role of Mrs. ST,
! .Aubyn in his revival of CLYDE Fjfcb's
Beau Brummel." Mr.. DAILY will nre.
sent his revival in New York Easter
Monday.
| Mrs. Jacque Martin, who appears as
! Mrs. Semple in Daddy Long Legs az
| the National Theater this week, is well
known in Washington, and has MANY
| friends here.
Ed Wynn, the comedian, who has
been with the "Follies" for the ma at
three years, is reported having signed
with the Shuberts. and is carded for a
prominent part in the next Winter
| Garden production in New York
| Derwent Hall Caine, the son of Hall
Game. the novelist, appeared at the
Star Theater, Buffalo. last Thursday
night in his fathers play, Pete" The
young actor scored a big success. and
had to take many curtain calls.
| Emanuel Reicher will make no more
dramatic productions this season. but
| he will prepare for an active season
next year. During the coming summer
he may head new dramatic conserva-
which he has been invited to direct.
| Richard Lambert has announced his
intention of organizing a second com
pany to present THE Blue Envelope,
| the farce by Frank Hatch and Robert
E. Romans. in Chicago. for summer
run. This play had its first presenta-
ton in Washington.
] A. H. Woods has purchased the rights
to a new play. entitled 1.-The SQUAD
who wrote Years of Discretion" and
collaborated with Leo Ditrichstein in
| writing The Great Lover" THE SQUAD
Farm" Is a comedy in four acts. and
will be produced in New York Labor
day week.
] Under conditions that are possibly
| unparalleled in theatrical annals, the
James K. Hackett production of The
| Merry Wives of Windsor" at the Dir
terion Thsater. New York, came ~ 3
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New Belasco Comedy.

Beginning Monday evening. April "a,
David Belasco will present his latest
production, new comedy in three acts
by Roi Cooper Megrue. entitled THE
Lucky Fellow" The cast will include
Frank Craven. Otto Kruger. Harry
Leighton. Haywood CHM. Ivan Simp-
son. Rowland Lee. Charles Brokate,
Allen Thomas. Carroll McComas, Marion
Abbott, Anne Meredith. Helen Mac
Keller. lone Bright. Beverly West. Flor
ence Deshon, Alice Carroll, Lillian
Spencer, Emily Galloway and others.
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Lyceum.

The Lyceum Theater opens tomorrow,
and the management announces ad-
vanced burlesaue of a high order will
be presented at popular prices. THE
Follies Of Youth" is the opening at
traction. It is a big musical revue,
with q large and comedy chorus. Matt
3. Kolb, the burlesque comedian. heads
the funmakers, and he is supported by
Evelyn Price and Jimmie and Kittie
Elliott. Omar, a beautiful dancer. will
be a feature at all performances in
"orixinal oriental dances"
A special attraction for the Monday
and Friday performances will be
wrestling bouts between Joe Turner.
local champion. and Matsuda, a Japa-
|nese champion.
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ton or explanation. The surrounding
Edith Lyle and company in ''The De-
cision Of Gov. Locke: Truly shattuck
ana Marta Golden. Franklin Ardell and
Pilcer and Dudley Douglas. Bensee and
Baird, Frank Mullane. Pielert and Sco-
field in Helping Bubby." the pipe
organ recitals and the Pathe news
pictorial.
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Hello, New York. "

Lew Kelly. noted for his original
characterization of Professor Dope.
and rated as one of the most popular
comedians on the burlesque stage,
comes to the .Gayety Theater next week
in an entirely new vehicle, Hello, New
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
Gayety Theater Today.

Sam Howe and the kissing Girls
Rurlesquers will furnish the enter
tainment at the concerts at the Gayety
today. at and pm. presenting last
weeks successes and a number of spe-
cialties. with music by Wagner's or
cheStra.
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Houdini Coming.

Houdini will be the attraction at
Keith's next week and, as customary,
the elusive and daring self-liberator Ia
expected to perform some exceptional
ly mysterious and hazardous feats, in
GLIDING escapes from confinement Of
various kinds-boxes. straight-jackets
and others-but handouts and other
obsolete things are barred. Challenges
must be filed two days before per-
formance. and Houdini deserves the
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the grotesque Frank Daniels, and the
big photoproduction, at matinees only
The Eultures of Society,"" featuring
+. H. Calvert. Margaret Clayton, Ernest
Maupin and Lillian Drew
A new bill will be presented at the
Thursday matinees
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Il &etMe7
NPWLlGHT

Potash and Perlmutter' is to be pro-
duced in Paris.
William Elliott is to produce new
play.
A French dramatist has written a
, war play, assuming to be Of the period
of 1887.
The play in which Ann Murdoch is
to appear is called 'Suki"
A second company is to be organized
to present The Fear Market on tour.
Harry Piicer is to leave Gaby Deslys
and appear in vaudeville with his sis
ter. Elsie Pilcer.
Franz Lehar, composer of The Merry
Widow" is al work on a new operetta,
The Star GaZer.''
Caroline by Somerset Vaughan,
which is to be produced in this coun-
try, is to be renamed The Unattain-
able
John Cort has changed the name of
the new opera he is to produce from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09

| company in 1.-The Hat Salesman: Amelia
Stone and Armand Kalisz, in ''Mamzelle
| Caprice: Charles Howard and company
| in "a Happy Combination: Will Oak
! land and company in "At the Club" and
| the other features in last weeks bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09

course. to Shirk the work YOU are be-
ing paid for, and II is perfectly awful
to get your name in the paper. stitl:
\ calamity like tina: doesn't happen
your name is Smif-
So she followed 1t was slow work
, getting around the market stalls. bur
she finally bought enough for board
ing house over Sunday. and then tot
tered across the street to do bit OF
shopping.
| 1t took three quarters of an hour.
and the sClthe carrier was ali hut
trea'ling on her toes.
Then the dying lady went up in an
/ elevator to top-Story cafe and alto
Iunch-a good. substantial lunch--not
luncheon. which means tribes, served
| in style. but a good, hearty spread.
: that began with bean soup, took in "A
pork chop and ended with pie.
She was behind time with her sched-
ule. but that thing people cali a death
mask because we don't know the right
! name for il was so friEhtfully evident
| that the SpinStery one dawdled over
her own milk and whole wheat to
| stand by when the end came. SO. after
a while, they got down to the ground
! floor aud ont on the pavement. wher"
! the death-du" lady met up with an
other little old woman. aud the two
| talked and talked and
| Nothing whatever happened except
/ that the Samaritan who had aimed t.
| he in at the death had lost over two
good working hours that didn't heioGE
to her-uoi counting the lunch sh''
! had to pay for when she had n bette
one at the office in a bag.
| \ workman doing things to Il Sirder
high up in the air caught the approval
! of Il woman across the street:
/ Il wish could get that man to wash
my windows for me. You can't get
woman to sill outside GA sill. am
more. and even mon refuse | could
have got old Tom the other day, but h"
wanted 20 cents window for every
front one on the fourth fioor-and don 1
YOU know h. seemed to he afraid 10
risk ii even at that price? There's ~"
getting odd jobs done AT reasonable
prices. any more. 1t takes a man like
that ono up there To do justic" to win
dows. theS" days
II didn't seem to occur to her that the
! indows wouldn't do justice t" the
man.
o.er at the museum there is a por-
| trait of man in huckskin and beads
| Pallette in hand. he stands before al
easel. and for ackcround there are
| Indians in war paint and "A vista of WIG
vans and sky.
People who know beans, understand
that this picture is of AN artist who
spent his life among savage tribes
painting the types of red men which
| the government owns today--see old
! building across the Green-but there
are always others who possess more
| knowledge than the law allows: to wit:
\ tourist and his obvious bride halt
ed before the portrait the other day.
and when the man had read the name
| plate on the frame he announced with
! the fruity compiacency that comes
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Keith's Today.

At 8 and s:15 pm. at the B. F. Keith
Theater today. the bill will present
Adele Rowland. Frank Mcintyre and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09

Under conditions that are possibly
unparalleled in theatrical annals, the
James K. Hackett production of The
Merry Wives of Windsor at the Dir
terion Thsater. New York, came ~ b
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09

The play in which Ann Murdoch is
to appear is called "Suki.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09

second company is to be organized
to present The Fear Market on tour.
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Jean Webster is said to be the high
est paid woman writer of the English
language. She is the author of five
best sellers" in addition to Daddy