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H. Macdonald, H. C. Barnabee. Jessie Bartlett
Davis Eugene Cowies, George rockingham.
Peter Lang, Camille D'ArviIie, Josephine Bart
lett and Maud Timer IN the cast; Sol Smith
Russell, the noted comedian, IN Peaceful VAL
ley; Mrs James Brown Potter and Kyrle
Bellew in zola's 'Therese" Pauline Hall, whose
picture graced so many cigarette cards, In the
comic opera Madame Favart," followed soon
afterward by Denman Thompson's play, "The
Old Homestead"
Sarah Bernhardt-the divine Sarah-incfud-
ed in her repertoire for the week of January
IL, 1892, "Frou Frou," Jeanne D'Arc" 'NCa-
mile" and la Tosca," and at subsequent
engagement played 'Teath." Agnes Huntington
played paul Jones'; Neil Burgess. "The Coun-
ty Fair: william H. Crane, '"The Senator";
Stuart Robson, 'She Stops to Conquer Is
Marriage o Failure" and 1.-THE Henrietta" and
Fannie Davenport, Tia Tosca." Minnie Hawk,
another actress especially pleasing for her
symmetrical hgure, sang In ''CavalleriA RsAstt-
cana" and other light operas. and other cole
brated actors too numerous to mention at TINS
time also played ct this house.
TUE block In which this theater stands, and
- the blocks 10 the south. where the De
partunent OF Commerce Building Is being erect
NEXT TO the Avenue, which originally included
II lots al went to David Burnes. the original
proprietOr by the division made by the Com
naissioners on October Q, 17o2. Burnes died M
testate. leaving rs his sole heir at law his
only child and daughter, Marcia Burnes. Who
married Gen. John p. Van Ness.
Marcia being o minor child the court ap-
pointed william NJ Duncanson her guardian,
and in 1902 lots to were sold to Isaac Pc
lock, vino almost Immediately transferred them
to Charles Loundes. Others who later figured
In transactions In this square were Walter
Smith. Benjamin Stoddert, first Secretary OF
the Navy and close friend of President Wash
ington; Thomas @. Slye William McIlvane,
Benjamin L. Lear. Richard Smith, James Dun
das, Mordecai d. Lewis Samuel w. Jones,
Robert L. Pitfield, Robert Howell, w. w. Cor
coran, William III. Philip, Cornelius p. Van
Ness, Matilda e. Van Ness, Richard Wallach,
Thomas A. Mclaughlin and Thomas G. Wilson.
Robert S. Chew is mentioned as conveying
a revertionary interest i'm 1849 and Cornelius
p. Van Ness as conveying to Edward Swami as
trustee. Cornelius p. Van Ness and Edward
Swami, jr., decided to Samuel A. Peugh. who
conveyed to John D. Brown, then Brown TO
John r. Callahan. James c. McGin admins
tered on the estate of John ID. Brown.
Other persons whose names occur, recorded
In connection with the ownership of this square,
were s. Fl. Lamborn, Thomas A. Mclaughlin,
CHARLES s. Wallach, jr.; j. G. Mcclure, Rebecca
q. Brown, Joseph Brown, Alice G. Brown,
Thomas c.. Mclaughlin, Matilda T. Van Ness,
Herman d. Walbridge, Nicholas Callan, VIII
liam II. Philip, Hiram Walbridge, William HI.
Ward, Jamie M. Walbridge Horace s. Wall
bridge. Anthony Hyde, Thomas Hyde and Jo-
seph s. Rtimonds.
When the northeast corner Of z and FIJI
teenth streets was sold, IN the early part Of
1884, for the purpose Of erecting there the
present theater building, conveyance was made
by deed from George G. CornweH and his wife
Eliza, pursuant to the direction of the building
committee composed of William @. Moore, J.
Tarbe1 Dyer. John 8. Miller, George 'Timms,
Thomas Somervifle and Ed H. Newmeyer.
Title passed to William 5. Rose. Thomas J.
Fisher, Albert A. Wilson, Frank Hume and
Jesse G. Ergood. as trustees who transferred to
the Washington Light infantry Corps OF the
District Of Columbia. st ,-seY,1 ~
ONE Of the pictures accompanying this article
shows this area as of about 1887. Fif-
teenth street is strewn with material used in
connection with the construction of the Treas
ury Building. The building ut the extreme left,
in the foreground Is at the corner of Pennsyl-
vania avenue and Fifteenth street. where the
Oxford Hotel now stands. The theater building
occupies the bare space O little to the south
of the hotel, and at e street. The house to
the south ON Fifteenth street, with the double
deck porches IN front, was for years the home
tinHpd ON Thirteenth p11e