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TiEE WASHHTGTOS1 HEEALD STTOTAY JULY 11 15909 7 II I t- I z OUTOFDOOR ENTERTAINMENTS VIE WITH THEATERS- IN ATTRACTING WASHINGTON CROWDS 1 SUMMER AMUSEMENTS It was with genuine regret that fare- wells were raid last night to G Belasco Theater Producing Company which oe cupled the center of theatrical attention in Washington tot tines weeks Among the various reasons for the closing of the Belasco Theater which gained currency was to the effect that the com- pany had beeR kept here on a toeing oasis financially As already stated in The Washington Herald Mr Lee Shu bert for whose eepedal benefit the trials of new plays by unknown authors were made expected no pecuniary return for the immense outlay necessary to give the plays adequate production the fact that the public response was not nearly commensurate with the artistic value of the company and plays given cannot be regarded as a serious reason for the closing of the season Mr E F Bostwlck the Shubert repre- sentative who had entire charge of the Belasco Producing Company and who personally supervised every detail of the performances stated lest night that Mr Shubert who is one of the busiest man agers in the theatrical business found that the tax upon his time to visit Wash- ington every week to view the perform- ance of a now play was more than he could very wen afford He therefore concluded to move the company to Scae nectady J Y where an evening spent in looking over the performance was alt the time necessary for him to take from his large business interests The original plan of the enterprise will be continued viz the producing of new plays with a view to tooting their value before the launching of the regular season So it will be teen that while Washington will suffer a distinct loss the gain to the managers will be very considerable and the object to which they were committed at the outset will be kept in sight The success artis- tically of the three Washington weeks 5s undeniable That there should have been selected from the huge sheaf of manuscripts in the possession of the Shuberts a trio of plays with such un- disputed posslWUtles as The Son of His Father Two Women and a Man and Miss Brown Burglar is a that Is truly remarkable Two of these plays have already been decided upon for early production during the the one There- fore circum- stance ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ THIS WEEKS PLAYBILLS XntionalThc Belle of Xerr York The Aborn Comic Opera Company at the New National Theater will repeat The Belle of Now York one of the most complete and striking successes of their season of a year ago as the offer Ing for their eleventh week starting Monday night The cut seen in this offering last summer was one of the most uniformly excellent Messrs Aborn have ever assembled here Cud when they decided to produce it again for the dom ing week they did so with the Intention of brginff together again the same cloy er list of comedians and singers Con- sequently a particularly agreeable fea- ture of the occasion will be the return of two artists who made themselves bright particular favorites with New Na- tional audiences before Edith Bradford who returns for her former role of Cora AngeUque tbe Quen of Comic Opera and dainty Httle Carrie Reynolds who comes again as Flfl the little French maid The title part of Violet Gray The Belle will again be portrayed by Agnes Flnlay whose fascinating person- ality and charming manner were so well displayed In this role before Robinson Newbold whose original and ecoeatrie style of comedy has placed him In the stellar rank with the Aborn patrons will Win have the whimsical character of Ichabod Bronson which ranks with his conception of The Yankee Consul- as the two best things he has ever done here Harry Benham will be seen In his former part of Harry Bronson the way- ward son Herman Hirshberg is cast for the German dialect comedy role of Karl Pumpernick the polite lunatic Lester Brown as Doe SnUCklns Jean Moulan and Felix Pantos as the two Portuguese counts Raisi and Patsi and Joe Ed monds as Blinky BilL It was the signal success of The Belle of New York in the Aborn season of a year ago following a number of Eng lish musical comedies that prompted the Aborns to give a number of other Ameri- can works of the same class and con- sequently brought such successes as The Sultan of Sulu and The Yankee Con- sul to their repertoire The Belle of XPW York was the crowninc achieve- ment of George Lederers memorable ca- reer of musical successes at the New York Casino and was the first Ameri- can offering to win any marked degree of success in London where it made a hit that has never been surpassed by any production from this side of the water Its libretto by Hugh Morton possesses elusive qualities that make for success In musical comedy production so hard to analyze but so potent in their drawing power Its story of the little Salvation Army lassie who wins the millionaires son Is charming while Its characters are varied and entertaining and its comedy as excellent as it is The score contains many famous song hits the mention of which brings up a swarm of pleasant memories among which are When We Were Married The Purity Brigade Down at Coney Isle Wine Woman and Song Fol- low On La Belle ParMenne You and I She Is the Belle ef New York and other popular gems which placed Gustav Kerker their composer In high repute Tbe Belle of New York will be staged exactly as done by the Aborn forces a year ago and with the same equipment of scenery Columbia AVhen We Were Twenty One The Imp the soldier man Waddles the doctor and alt the other interesting char- acters to be found in that beautiful dra- matic Idyl When We Were Twenty one will make their appearance upon the stage of the Columbia Theater to morrow night when H V Esmonds sue ressful play will be revived by the local players Unquestionably one of the sweet- est comedies before the public today When We Were Twentyone is espe- cially notable as being the play In which Nat C Goodwin and Maxine achieved their greatest alone playing to recordbreaking bosinese in this country but receiving from the public a recognition such as had never before been accorded to American artists by the British people Himself an actor the author H V Esmond has combined to an unusual degree stage technique and dramatic Inspiration with a literary style that approaches genius The play was first produced in New York about nine years ago with Mr Goodwin Richard Carewe and Miss Elliott as Phyllis rid until recently hafe been re- tained In Mr repertoire as a neverfalling certainty upon whIch to t hose plen- tiful I Londop Goo wlns a Elliott Vas ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ coming season in one Instance it is understood a cast has already been Of the third play Two Women and a Man there is no question of its large possibilities after the changes so obviously needed have been made The Aborn Opera Company after a sea- son extending for twelve weeks have an nounced the end of their season for July 24 This company has given pleasure to many people who are fond of light music during the summer months end the of classical and standard operas always has Its educational effect upon the public Large numbers of school chil- dren for whom special matinees were given took advantage of this opportunity to hear music of merit There has not been a cheap or trashy performance in the whole twelve weeks On the con mary the productions have been uni- formly good and considering the time for rehearsal easily within the standard- of the better class of summer Meek performances This exodus from the Botesco and Na- tional Theaters win leave the Columbia Players alone In the of summer theatricals This company has spent a season of mutual enjoyment and profit to both themselves and the public and they are everywhere pronounced as the best stock company of the kind that Washington has ever seen A judicious selection of plays should keep this com- pany in town alt summer and consider- ing the dearth of amusements in Wash ington during the summer season it is absolutely necessary that this organiza- tion should remain Mr Frederick Thompson who controls the destinies of the Columbia Players is a producing manager of high ability and it is safe to say that more complete and perfect stock productions of favorite plays have never been seen here due of course to his artistic Judgment aad knowledge- of the technique of the theater If any- one imagines that Mr Thompson does not put In his full share of work during tile twentyfour hours he would be wise to peep in at the Columbia at odd times where he will find Thompson away without cessation The result of his labors has been the delight of the largest audiences that have over formed the clientele of a summer stock company in Washington WILLIAM OBORX work en- gaged re- vival old ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ taU back In the event of becoming necessary to replace any of his more offerings In the roles made famous by Mr Good win and Miss Elliott Onae Caldara and Julia Dean have achieved successes that can hardly be rated as second to their illustrious predecessors In the parts and are certain to materially add to the iUus trkms wreath these artists have won for themselves by their unprecedentedly ex- cellent and uniform work with the Co- lumbia Players Everett Butterfteld also comes in for part Richard Terence Miles Audaine the imp that will mere prominently display the talents of this remarkable young actor than any ia which he has yet appeared TIM part was written by Mr Esmond with a pur- pose of playing it himself All of the other favorites of the company win be provided with good parts and the pro duction will be the most pretentious yet undertaken by the Columbia company Belaaco Closes for Summer It is a matter of regret that so capable and interesting an organization as the Belasco Theater Producing Company has considered it advisable to close its en- gagement here for this season Rarely if ever has a permanent company con- sidered as a whole exited such favor able comment in this city The managements advance statements that this company was spe iafy engaged and selected to create now rotH and present absolutely new productions with a view to New Ynrk presentation during the next season was amply borne OUt by the work of these distinguished play erg In no sense was the project a moneymaking venture for even with capacity audiences at summer prices the expense of this organisation could not have been met from the receipts TIM Messrs Shubert announce that this plan will be continued next spring at the Belasco but will be start- ed early enough to establish a following before the hot weather commences Out of the three plays presented the ftrst was a phenomenal success and rehears- als win begin early in August for the company which will present the to be renamed The Ringmaster in a Broadway theater in New York The other two plays with very little change will also have metropolitan presentations with every prospect of success The management of the Belasco Thea- ter announces splendid bookings for next season which will begin early in the fall An announcement will be made in two or three weeks and will include halt a dosen European celebrities and attractions together with the very best representative American stars and pro ductions It is promised that the Be msco Theater bookings will make a list not before equaled in this city Fnverahnm and Herod When William Faversham puts on Phillips Herod in New York next October it is more than likely that there wilt be an upheaval of historic The result will be that we will learn a lot of things that we everyday mortals never knew or had forgotten Several Important points of history are sure to crop up and be thrashed out anew For is generally con ceded that Honed the Great was not a Jew Those who hold that he was an Is raelite base their belief on the words of Josephus who said that Herod was Of the stock of the Jews who first came from Babylum This theory is no longer accepted for Justin proclaimed that he was of the bated Philistine race Herod was not chosen by the Jews but appointed by Antony and the Roman senate Then again you hear people say that It could not havo been Herod who ordered the s Nacre of the Infants of Bethlehem for the very reason that he died 4 B C Odd as it may Herod did die 4 B was during his reign that our Lord was born This at first sight an absurdity but is in point of fact the sober truth The Christian commonly held to correspond to the birth of Christ but this is not accurate since that event took place four years before the era now accepted as the com- mencement of the new epoch in reckon- ing time So it is that Christ was tour years old when the Christian era begun and lived when Honed was King of Strong Company Secured Bickel and Watson Lee Harrison and Barney Bernard will be members of the big company with which Klaw Er anger will surround Mile Gen 0 when she enters on her career as a star under the management of this firm The book Win be by Harry B Smith and the music by Maurice Levi Mile returns to America in August re- cent a I drams Ste- phen lore instanceIt seemwhile CIt ap- pears era- S Ju- dea nee good ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ COMING ATTRACTIONS Columbia 3Ir Temple Telegram Another farce is booked for presenta- tion by the Columbia Players next week when Temples Telegram wilt When We Were Twentyone It is very different in construction sid theme from Are You a Mason and The Man from Mexico which Seoul to have struck the public fancy to an unusu- al extent but possesses all of the laugh terproducing qualities of those two plays It may best be described as the highest type of farcecomedy and sue that has afforded more genuine amusement to the American people than any other piece before the public as many as six com- panies having been required at one time to meet the public demand for this anti dote for the blues Like several previous offerings of the Columbia company tIN piece is one of the Madison Square Thea- ter successes In which house it attained- a run of many months to phenomenal business Originally however it was by one of the New fork stock com- panies but Walter Lawrence quickly rec its value secured the exclusive rights to the play and presented it at the Madison Square Theater with one of the most notable casts ever seen In that home of successes and with an elaborate- ness of production that was astounding The Columbia offering will be noteworthy in every particular and will have in the cast all the favorites of the company Xatlonal The Bohemian Girl The Aborn Opera Company who have devoted their entire season so far tMs year to musical works of light caMfeer will end their engagement at the New National Theater with the more classic The Bohemian Girt as thou flnar and twelfth weekly offering begin- ning Monday night July IS This selec- tion is announced as being in response to not special but general request for willie Messrs Aborn have many times received written and verbal requests from their patrons for works of the grand opera category the greater part of these have asked for The Bohemian Girl Not- withstanding these demands the Abora management have confined their reper toire to the lighter comic operas and musical comedies with the intention of presenting only a single week of the more pretentious grade of composition for their closing week bettering the larg- est number would be suited by this rou- tine While catering to the more captious music lovers in the selection of The Bo- hemian they are still appealing to opera patrons in general In this choice for it is one of the most popular of stand- ard operas because of its many melodies and other musical This splendid composition is not often heard bat has been an important and at tractive bill of the Aborn repertoire for Mrs re- place II bed work Girt II pro- duced famIlIaL ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ manly at the strated its undiminished popularity by at- tracting large attendance The cast wffl be mostly made up of artists who have appeared in the same parts here before and whose individual fitness for their re- spective roles is already wen knows Harry Luckstone whose splendid barytone has not been heard here before this sea- son but who was s decided favorite of former Aborn seasons will come back for the farewell week to sing tIM role of Count Araheiffl George Tallman will also become a member of the Abom organi- zation here for the final week only to sing the tenor role of Thadasus The other parts win all be in the hands of well established favorites mnns Edith Bradford as the gypsy union Blanche Morrison as Bran son as Florftstehj sad George Satelaa as- Devilshoof OUTDOOR AMUSEMENTS Luna Park Changes The management of Luna Perk an- nounce several new changes ta policy aad attractions which will probably prove of considerable interest to summer amuse meat patrons For today entertain- ment there will be addition to the usual sacred band concerts by the Amer- ican Regimental Band this afternoon aad night Illustrated songs In tbe siroome at night a last opportunity to see Daredevil White make his thrilling bicycle ride down a steep chute and then dive Into a shallow tank of water this afternoon and night at i and 1 oclock Commencing there will be another gift of the management to patrons this season addition to the free gate week days there will be free vaudeville from BOW on For this week the vaudeville feature acts will Include Harrison end Puree ec- centric Irish comedians Chrisoie Wal thara singing soubrette and oooa shout er Clark Brothers whistlng imitators the Dupont Sisters aerial gymnasts and the best of motion pictures Still another innovation win consist of throwing open the Luna Park Companys attractions to children free of all charge on Monday Tuesday Thursday and Fri- day afternoons between 2 and 5 oclock These attractions consist of the carousel chutes roller coaster aerial swing so- cial twirl and scenic river The dance pavilion stated by the management to be the largest and most perfect dancing floor In the South continues to be the most popular attraction ta the Park its elevation rind coolness on the warmest city nights making dancing not only pos sible but enjoyable with an excellent orchestra in attendance every night The special feature of the pavilion the prim dances on Tuesday and Friday nights wilt be continued the prizes for the best lady dancers becoming more valuable and acceptable each week The trip to the moon with its Increased ride of tea minutes and beautiful illusion of a sky voyage Is one of the favorite rIds Glen Echo Park BenHur that notable dramatization- of Gen Lew Wallaces famous book will be the offering In the Hippodrome at Glen Echo Park beginning this evening The presentation will continue through- out the week Admission will as usual be free Edward Morgan who was the most celebrated actor of the title role in this great play will be shown In the principal role It will be repro- duced with every detail portrayed Dancing continues to be an attractive feature s Glen Echo The big pavilion Is free ta the patrons of the park There is a great diversity ef other amusements to be had at Glen Echo Park There are ex- cellent facilities for picnic and organiza tion parties Cars run to Glen Echo direct from F street Noted Audience at Play A distinguished audience witnessed the performance of The Man on the Box at the Theater Royal Chatham the week of June 21 Mr Dore Davidson In the oneact play The Musicians Daugh- ter making a special hit The audience was wildly enthusiastic The box occu- pants were Admiral Sir Charles Drury G C V 0 K C B K a J D R N commanderlnchief at The Nore and Lady Drury Rear Admiral G A Gif fard C SL G admiral superintendent of Chatham Dockyard Mrs Gttfard and Miss Giffard the mayor of Chatham and family CoL J R Johnson C B second commandant R M L L Inspec- tor Gen C Pearson M D 3L A R N Hospital Col T F MacNeece A M S A M 0 eastern coast defenses Lieut CoL p L H McKerreH and officers Ar gyll and Sutherland Highlaadersr I New National and bId ill Ute best of mios ad to- morrow for- m I I demon pictures prob- ably ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ LOCAL STAGE NOTES The White Houso Tavern wilt prefe ably be produced by the Columbia Play ara at an early date Souvenir photographs of Miss Agnes Flnlay will be distributed at the Natal Theater next Saturday afternoon- A Broken Idol will open at the Square Theater IB New York early ht August Otis Harlan Is the star Robinson Newbold wilt tile sane role in The Belle of Kw York this week as the one he played la this seine production at the National lest season Rath D Blake wilt be seen as The Firefly in the pnxeUea At tWbea We Were Twentyone at the Oaiunthfa this week When We Were Twentypne is the most pretantleus offering that has yet bees attempted by the Columbia com- pany x Miss Marjorie Rataer who has beea absent from the east of the Ahscn Opera company rejoins that rganiseuion to- morrow night i With the revival of The Bohemtaw Girl at the National week the summer season will have reached the twelfth week Phil Branson and Harry Luckstone two Washington favorites jeitt the Ahora Opera Company next week to appear hi The Bohemian GirL Robert Hdesoa wilt Ms season in The Noble Spaniard in Bestow early in September An excellent cast will sup port him la the new play by W Somerset Maugham Look out for Mrs T sapies It will be delivered ax the Co- lumbia Theater next week wttt be open for perusal each evening aM is sure to be entertaining Souvenir photographs of Miss Prim YOn Busing were distributed at the Na- tional Theater at yesterdays matinee Over 60 pictures were given to Miss von Busings admirers The New National Theaters regular winter season 9f J9GSM prowtass te he the most important m ten years One of the early attraction win he Rah est Meson in his non ploy A Spaniard F Cecil Lewis the Washington boy who has made an agreeable bupcaa sins with the Columbia Players will hi When We Were Twentyone h the most important role he has had dares his present engagement Lawreaee Eyre ia finding spare mo- ments front the strenuous upon hint as a member of the Columbia Players to write an opera He ht aa honor graduate of tIN Steraburg Con- servatory of Music of Philaaslphls Waddles The SoldIer Man The Doctor constituting the much die cuseed Trinity m When We Wan Twentyowe will he purred this week at the Columbia Theater by Alexaaaer Frank Charles Laae tad Lawrence Eyre The Columbia Canoe dub bad as their gu ets at the pretty uariver dubboojie Sunday afternoon the ntesobers of the Columbia Players The entire company was invited and but few of them K avast rbsmsrtvm of tile cooriasy Frederick A Thompson who has bees upon a flying trip to New York ins for plays for aa tnasftntu of tbe season at the Coiumfata Theater reports that the succoss of Use Colnmbta- sampaay is occasioning marked ly rHnt among prominent managers there There will be a gala night at the Na- tional Theater Saturday July M waea Ute farewell win be aiM by to pried pata and chorus of the Abora Open Company TIle management t pianola for an appropriate souvenir of the aloe ins night of Bohemian Girt Julia Dean was recipient at the Co- lumbia Theater Tuesday evening of a bouquet of roses that stood higher from the stage than did the popular ieedtag lady It wee a memento from the Ka mah Canoe Club the members of which organisation occupied seats m tha front of the house that evening EDITH BRADFORD Her- ald have I I next pea Tele- gram such madi Map Gt rIM the I e Noble dausd eel fotia I- to netS r ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ Popular Favorite Returns to Aborn Company The return of Edith Bradford to the Aborn Opera cut this week is consid- ered by the management one of the fea- tures of the summer senses Miss Brad- ford made her Initial bow to a Wash- ington audience in summer opera ap- pearing as AlanaDale In the produc- tion of Robin Hood the opening opera of the Aborn regime at the National two summers ago Since that time Miss Bradford has boon Ute most popular of all the Aborn principals soaring heavily The Seranade Mikado The Beggar Student H Trovatora The Belle of New The Bohemian Girl The Fortune Teller Maritaaa Wang and others of the repertoire at the New National Theater A chorus girl a few years ago Miss Bradfords rise in popular favor has been nothing short of remarkable As an understudy with the Bostonians she had an opportunity to assume the roles played by Jessie Bartlett Davis and made an instantaneous hit during the tour of that memorable organization Later she appeared ta the support of Jefferson de Angelte in The Girl and the Governor1 and ia a number of important Broadway productions It bad been the plans of Messrs Aborn to bring Miss Bradford to Washington at the opening of the present summer season at the National but contracts in vaudeville where she was appearing in Cinderella prevented Miss Bradford will arrive in Washing ton tonight to rehearse with the com pany for The Belle of New York and will remain for that revival and for The Bohemian Girl announced as the test production of the summer season Mme Tetrazzinl Applauded No one could ask for a more enthusias- tic first appearance in Paris than was ac- corded Mme Tetrazzinl on Saturday af- ternoon June 26 in the Trocadero at the concert for the benefit of the Cots sumptives Home at Lame Tbe vast au- ditorium was thronged with members or the French aristocracy the fete was un- der the direct patronage of the Duchess de NoaiUes the Duchess de Guicha Coun- tess de Felz and other titled ladles with many English an Americans ar- tists journalists c all eager to hear the prima donna who came preceded by such a wonderful reputation There was some skepticism on the part of the French As one paper put It So maay singers come to us with exaggerated but hardly had the diva sung the first phrases of her first number the mad scene from Lucia when the au- ditorium resounded with bravos From that moment it WAS a climax of triumph for Mme Tetrazzini To the numbers assigned her on the programme the aria from Lucia Ah torn e lul from Traviata and the Polacca from Mig non she added an aria from Un Balk ta Maschera Tostis Sereaata and even then the public would hardly let her go after she had returned innumerable times to bow and kiss her hands The York rep- utations ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ OUTLOOK FOR OPERA Next Seasons Promise for Musical Novelties In his little den in the Victoria Theater New Yerk Oscar had an aildays reception right after his return rom Europe on Tuesday The following day he made an announcement of his op- eratic plans The regular season ta New York will begin on Novnber and in the week following My idea in going abroad three months ago said Mr Hammerstein Was to ob abs new works and singers both ian my educational opera and the regular season I hunted is out of the way places for artists as far se Constantinople to hear some voices I had been told were sore to please me Speaking of his educational jjpera be said it would be given with est art lets and there would be nothing cheap shoot H but the prices With the excep of a rows in the orchestra all seats on the lower floor will be 5L80 Willie the cheapest wilt be cents The repertoire will consist of operas In ItftUaa and French sald Mr Hammer stein The ensemble of tenors barytones bassos sopranos and contraltos numbers twentyfour and would I think do credit to any of the large opera houses ta CoatI nental Europe i of the new ringers I have en aged for the regular season Wilt he heard during the educational season including Frederic de Comas my new Spanish tenor MargnerKa SJtva formerly of New York who has soared a success abroad Miss a coloratura of European repute and Miss Valdar a contralto of whom I expect great things The first weeks educational repertoire will include such operas as The Prophet Louse grin Aids Cat men and The J w Weekly Salaries OOOOO Other singers tOn the educations sea- son are Tenors Messrs Duttaalt Loca Rues and VenturinL Barytones Btgna taro Bock Vina Mattes sad MarMaHa Bassos Lasfcai Ntootay and Scott prona Mmes 9yrra Lango lUsho Bar one sad Grips Contraltos Mates Soyer and Genial TIM other novelty I will inaugurate next continued Mr Hammer stein win be the presentation of opera comique and operettas In French every Tuesday and Saturday night at the Man- hattan and Monday and Wednesday ta Philadelphia This with the familiar operas ha the repertoire win demand the services of seventyeight singer for first rules white fifty will be required to stag second roles and my weekly salary Use win reach upward of MMi The now operas to be produced toy the Opera Company in New York end Philadelphia will Include EJektr- Peueranoth Herodiade Sapbo Gc1- settdte Moaaa Vases Aphrodite The Vlotttt Maker of cremoas lass titled Natoma for which J D Red- oing baa written the book It win be one of the first grand operas by an American composer to be produced ht New York and will be ready for produc- tion early in January I shall also re- vive The Daughter of the Regiment during the regular season Besides engrin and Tanahsnser I shell of course present all of tbe other that have neon suag at the Manhattan since its opening three seasons age Opera Cemluue and Operetta The opera oomique and operetta reper- toire includes La Blaache Dragons de VUlar cInches de eon vtUo Belle Helens Gcande Duchess GtrofleGiroas La Fine de Madame Aagot MasootteT La Jour t la Mutt La ChauverGorute Die TInder maus La Fllle du Tambour Majeor- OrahM aux Enters sad Le Jons Partunease Here is tIN list of principals for these works Sopranos aad mssao oopraaos Cvaiieri Deslormss Lays Lange VUlar Dacbeoe and tenors Messrs de Trim Tales sad ardo barytones Dnfovr and Lerovx toner buttes Dambrtee sad Bums bass buffo Salvator Xostraad and BfendoL- Messrs R aaad and Gilbert wilt partici- pate in several This is the roster of ordain engaged for the regular season Tenors Mars Ze natalie Dalmore McCormaek Coastaa- tlno Di Bernard DoOautt Moaena lid Partaoci barytoaes Mosses Reaaad- Sammarco Polese Dufrann Crabbe OU- ibert Lesona and Fcssetta bassos Messrs Huberdean VaUier and De Greats sopranos Mmes Tetraninl Gar CavaUerl CarmenMeUs Ma- aarta Treatmi and Del Hiezaoso- praaos Mmes GervflleReaehe Dorla and Bayard Hammer eln I P ll tow IiG Molt Miranda SID new VIetsc Herbert Lob operas 00 00 NoW El- LabIa d going out seal Manhattan and a opera by en Darn Mass Boar don ¬ > ¬ ¬ ¬ THE BELLE RECORD BB Story ef the Most SHoceasful Satire Work of Its Kind Harry Bronson son of Ichabod Bran son president of the Young Mens Res- cue League of Cohoes N Y is cele- brating his twentyfirst birthday and his farewell to bachelorhood as be te getag to be married at noon to Core AagoHqee the Queen of Comic Opera Ee Is ta a gram from his father stating that be sad the online Rescue League are eoaUag to New York In order to work up a crusade against vice and that be say expect them ta a few hours This news Is fol- lowed by the arrival of the bride and bridesmaids her father Sntffctas and the two counts Butt too each of whom want her to marry him This party te followed by that of Kissy Fits garter a dancer and her friends who claim that Harry has trifled with her affections and threaten to stop the wed ding Harry still further oompbeates matters by falling la love with his French chefs daughter who has been made up as a candy girt for tbe occasion Corn however te bound to get him but at the cruldal moment they are inter- rupted by the arrival of the Y M R L led by Ichabod who surprised at what he sees and the various stories of the wouldbe brides casts his son off penal less sad all leave him but Fin who promises to stick to him Barry how- ever falls a victim to the charms of Violet Gray a demurs little Salvation Army lassie who te known In the slums and Chinatown as tIN of New York and whom Ichabod Bronson dis- inheriting his son has made heiress to aU his mousy Harry without moans of support gets a Job at the soda fountain ta Smylers candy store where FM linda him also Cora aad her crowd who coed to interview him for the Morning Flapdoodle Violet Gray also who has made a really lasting impression OB his heart finds him there and proposes a plan whereby she hopes to disgust his father and restore him to favor Harry however refuses to listen to the plan and they are interrupted by the arrival of a German lunatic whose mis- sion is to kill Mr Bro whom he does not know and who has a strenuous interview with the elder gentleman Vio- let Ignoring Harry begins her plan to disgust his father which she attempts- at Narragansett where after a vain struggle to carry it out she faints in Harrys arms Harry tells his father all about tt and everything ones up bappily Maude Adams Honored Maude Adams has been elected an hon- orary member of the Harvard Dramatic Society In comraemoratlooof ihe nerfenn ance of Joan of Arc Stadium last month As the sign of membership she has been presented with gold medal On one side is the seal of Harvard OR the reverse side the seal of the Harvard Dramatic Society ant tile inscription To Miss Maude Adams our ftrst honorary member Miss Adams Is now on her way to Ireland for a summer vacation I tIIddled state when be a DIM FIG pro thus the a very gets lets Ben ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ AMUSEMENTS AMUSEMENTS GATE ADMISSION WEEK DAYS AfteraeeB anti Night By the American TOHISHT BEST MOTION PICTURES AND 5LLST8ATE3 SONGS This AfterMK n r tjt T 9 and M ht at l A99eKnm n- la His TBrilllBg Bicycle Chute RI4 aad DHe Another Prosperity Gift to AH Patrons GREAT BILL OF FEATURE ACTS WE HAVENT DONE GIVING THINGS AWAY Free Childrens Days Monday Tuesday Friday and Saturday reMfouK will be Free te children The amiMemejitii are CarreBseL Ckutrx Roller Coaster Aerial SWing Sdclal Twirl Fanny Chat aH and Srenle Elmer PRIZE DANCES S t DANCE PAVILION TUESDAY Hall FRIDAY MGHTS wltH HHHitooaie ie best Lady Dancer In one each nlskt to be announced at the time I LUNA PARKFRE- E This SACRED BAND CONCERTS Regimental Band at CAR DEVIL WHITE c FREE VAUDEVILLETH- IS WEEKA On these afternoons 3 Rail S all Lusa Park con a 1I Z W n between Cornpany Prizes dane = HERES A CHANCE FOB THE B1TDDIKG DRAMATIST By LEE SHUBBRT my work as a producing manager which so- mieresta m as the search for aw au- thors with new ideas Also there is nothing thix gives me mote pleasure than having discovered a draatetfe work apparently Inspired with thought to give the author the every technical department under the central of our arm so that his play best cateubMBMl ablate judicious approval It te the now Ides that spells dramatic progress and I halley the drama to j progress rapidly ta America Within become mere cosmopolitan and its Judgment of theatrical works both more dtscrtaafaatteg and mere liberal Every dm I discover a piece with some tease tinny new purpose and am able ta pro right equipment throughout i foal that I have actually something for the cause of theatrical advauoamait tragic humorous psychologic or dermc on the metodrasaatfe Therefore it does avt so awch matter m what lines lien the new idea I have munrHaiil seems method of eonaMsriag plays at hand and not to make snap judgments from outlines CJaaxaeteriaatlOB detail j almost imp stall to give in seenaria form may moM what seems primarily j to be aa vapUaatbt idea natural aa idea which at ant seemed quite wtthtai reason and feasible foe dra Plays when I one ate Iowa and owe aqr entire attention to the matter without huerrup Reed to Yesterday ad The WInching Hour wore highly successful new Ideas ta dramadc form produced by our It was tbe new idea la The Return of Eve by aa entirely unknown author which led me to produce It re- cently Also the idea Vampire by two very young authors In- duced me to present the work I am al original technical deflcieactes bettering that she msphatlon of now thought and real ambition will reach over the footlights further than a superior piece of technical work founded on timeworn thoughts and trI with tbe skill of the expert hack I am as anxious to help develop authors as authors doubtless are to be level oped This is not altruism bet sound badness sense pavIng the way for future productions I sey in all tile In tIN and tie keep pass with the times make the t few ysem tIta public has duos It with the right and the I rr IIIh bed III tM great American eI thorn III so i to UC every sort OIl play hoc i to hand it tIM Wee is truly and to tor produetlsiu I wID my that I always prater to have u ant or ride aaade I do not Uka to read I like to read me t1ea ana ways to venture much on a which to me to talA II tkme and wm even wwIook I i I May there is nothing some new esanee- f may- be anod in lIc tons manner absaM mock I I players speak a lot only virile sinosre- As my complete amuIpt quit may treatment havethem te The striking now In The ready play seems ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ If I may do so open to any charge of egotism I should like to call attention to the fact that the firm of which I am the senior partner has produced during the last few yeses more by unknown American anthers than any other management As our list of productions is today the largest of any management in the country we are strious of always being pioneers so fields that the drama Is to eater IOHME CALDAEAS AUTOMOBILE LeadlsK Maa of Columbia Players Motoring Enthusiast Oravs CaIdara is having lots of fun those days with his now automobile Al- most every evening aa hour or so before twfttgbt be may be seen dotes the Speed- way and every night after tbe perform- ance be chases the moon around for aa hour or two to cool off before retiring for a rest Bat this thing of learning to run Capitol or any other provoklagly steep Incline with a ton or two ups bar manly shoulders be should nut thfak that Mr Gaidars te seriously lug entering late uoiiiprttttoa with the longearned animal whose patience te as- unswervable as the currents of the oceaa Mr Caldara Is aa apt pupil and alter few lessons ta tile use of speakers throt- tles reversing leavers brakes Ae be reached the coaclusioa that it was a waste money to esapiey a highpriced chauffeur and be started out one night to try Ute delights of motoring alone Alter lining out every road ta Potomac Park and doing the greeter part of tIN center of the town and meeting with no mishaps 3 r Caldara reached tile conclusion that all this talk about auto- mobiles climbing telegraph poles such things was all bosh and with un- faltering confidence ta hi ability to gtve points to the most experienced aaa on the market be started up Capitol Hill All went well until be was about half- way when the car began to slow- down and despite his frantic efforts to keep it awviog it came to a steeled about TM feet below the crest of the hffl All efforts to budge it were unavailing He adjusted the keys experimented with the levers and valves trtec dtRer car would not budge There was but one thing to do and Mr Caldara did it Its not kind to toll on Mr Caldara for it wes most uadignioed thing to do but be actually got out and bed Mr Caldara te not to be disconcerted by little things and when a midnight strag gler with more humor than sympathy began whistling Marie CafiTs popular song A Little Farther Mr Cables not only acoommodatiagty Jotoed ia the chorus but braced his broad sbouMers against the machine and it was seoa over the WIt The mention of tile affair te not altogether pleasant to Mr and be wit not attempt another until aa is better acquainted with his machine wtst laying plays I speak trf pouD4 II aew- j a JIIOItor car Bot- an Xr Celdara aacl It 8a3 one should He him pIt all- ot UP tIN- t Mat all to no purpose the a myseti doS breaking for s wiflearasd Is fun nesertob happen te acceodisi t Hill s sue a gears as denI dim Lb A ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ THIS WEEK Kai Tfcon and Sat Prices 25c 50c 75c Mats 25c and 50c NO PHONE ORDERS in Air Matin e and Sat 50c 75e Opera Co in AUGMENTED CAST Bradford ReWasex Xrrr Carrie Reraeld Herman Hlnfktor Asae Fialayv Harry Brabant tee R4iM l9 C TV FblllliM Jean Xentea Felix tan Lester Brown Grace Turner and 39 others text Verk Seats teBserreir dOM of till season THE BOHKXIAX GIRL Gand Concert HEVY HASE BY SECTION OF Marine Band Every Including Sandal Dancing Weekday EvealagaJ- LTATMIXATED PONY TRACK ST JOSEPHS Sunday School MARSHALL HALL Monday July 12 Field Sports ADMISSION A STJOGESS The proauctioa of WQlard Hsecomba- drftssaUoatlao of St Elmo the world popabur novel by AnKnsta J Xvans by tile Pap Players at the Academy week was so mi IOM fii that It broucht a boat of baUers fur rights to produce the play These Menses Holoomb and Gtaser had acquired by purchase from the orig- inal a few mouths before death end took precaution of iiaring the play copyrighted in Great Britain sad lbs colonies as well as the United States and Canada r through Z D Sa1r Mr Gtesor manager they hold the booking rights m the North while Jake Wale who controls the most of the Southern theaters Is interested with the Pags Tlanjsmln Company Inc in ex- pbiltlat the play below the Mason and Dims line Negotiations are In progress through Altos Kausers playbrokiog office for the disposal of the Pacific Coast rights while law A Erlanger wilt Elmo ia Central territory Vaugban Olsen will star la the title role on the Northern circuit opening at Columbus duo next month while the Saotbom company will open o Labor Day probably at Norfolk Va Miss McComas who created the role c Edna Earl at Richmond will be fea- tured together with Frank Sylvester In the title ruts Robert T Halnea last seasons leading man with Olga Nether sole and recently a stock star through New TCngiand is prominently mentioned as tbe probable Eastern exponent of this character Vaughan Gtener however Is the org toal St Elmo having first played the part te the Canadian copyright perform- ance of the play at Windsor Ontario the afternoon of June 3 Just four hours before the curtain rose on the Richmond performance of St Elmo Pea the feat time in many saason York teds itself without miiweelc matinees As the Shuberts control the only legitimate theaters now open with the exception Of Webers they j cldeJ- te eliminate the Wednesday aft noon performances The only other mate attractions la Manhi n twa jt Bum bcr oeccpy roof gardens THE COLUMBIA PLAYERS IN When I We Were NEW l ADORN The BELLE o- fIEWYORK bold Faa I a- tC LAKE UR S ExcursionT- O BEN HUR Glen Echo Park UST EL1 to H- Bend ProImsUes oi II last 1 1 tel her the excl e I TwentymoNea a Thint c4oed lest Wed 25e Edith I EvenIng SLLXDID PRODCCrION Play bly Willard HiIoeseb IPLean Wil- ma a Richmond author boo- St Car- roll f ¬ = ¬ ¬ ¬
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SUMMER AMUSEMENTS
It was with genuine regret that fare-wells were raid last night to G BelascoTheater Producing Company which oecupled the center of theatrical attentionin Washington tot tines weeks Amongthe various reasons for the closing of theBelasco Theater which gained currencywas to the effect that the com-pany had beeR kept here on a toeingoasis financially As already stated inThe Washington Herald Mr Lee Shubert for whose eepedal benefit the trialsof new plays by unknown authors weremade expected no pecuniary return forthe immense outlay necessary to givethe plays adequate production
the fact that the public responsewas not nearly commensurate with theartistic value of the company and playsgiven cannot be regarded as a seriousreason for the closing of the season
Mr E F Bostwlck the Shubert repre-sentative who had entire charge of theBelasco Producing Company and whopersonally supervised every detail of theperformances stated lest night that MrShubert who is one of the busiest managers in the theatrical business foundthat the tax upon his time to visit Wash-ington every week to view the perform-ance of a now play was more than hecould very wen afford He thereforeconcluded to move the company to Scaenectady J Y where an evening spentin looking over the performance was altthe time necessary for him to take fromhis large business interests
The original plan of the enterprise willbe continued viz the producing of newplays with a view to tooting their valuebefore the launching of the regularseason So it will be teen that whileWashington will suffer a distinct lossthe gain to the managers will be veryconsiderable and the object to whichthey were committed at the outset willbe kept in sight The success artis-tically of the three Washington weeks5s undeniable That there should havebeen selected from the huge sheaf ofmanuscripts in the possession of theShuberts a trio of plays with such un-
disputed posslWUtles as The Son of HisFather Two Women and a Man and
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XntionalThc Belle of Xerr YorkThe Aborn Comic Opera Company at
the New National Theater will repeatThe Belle of Now York one of the
most complete and striking successes oftheir season of a year ago as the offerIng for their eleventh week startingMonday night The cut seen in thisoffering last summer was one of themost uniformly excellent Messrs Abornhave ever assembled here Cud when theydecided to produce it again for the doming week they did so with the Intentionof brginff together again the same cloyer list of comedians and singers Con-
sequently a particularly agreeable fea-ture of the occasion will be the returnof two artists who made themselvesbright particular favorites with New Na-tional audiences before Edith Bradfordwho returns for her former role of CoraAngeUque tbe Quen of Comic Operaand dainty Httle Carrie Reynolds whocomes again as Flfl the little Frenchmaid The title part of Violet Gray
The Belle will again be portrayed byAgnes Flnlay whose fascinating person-ality and charming manner were so welldisplayed In this role before RobinsonNewbold whose original and ecoeatriestyle of comedy has placed him In thestellar rank with the Aborn patronswill Win have the whimsical characterof Ichabod Bronson which ranks withhis conception of The Yankee Consul-as the two best things he has ever donehere Harry Benham will be seen In hisformer part of Harry Bronson the way-ward son Herman Hirshberg is cast forthe German dialect comedy role of KarlPumpernick the polite lunatic LesterBrown as Doe SnUCklns Jean Moulanand Felix Pantos as the two Portuguesecounts Raisi and Patsi and Joe Edmonds as Blinky BilL
It was the signal success of The Belleof New York in the Aborn season ofa year ago following a number of English musical comedies that prompted theAborns to give a number of other Ameri-can works of the same class and con-sequently brought such successes as TheSultan of Sulu and The Yankee Con-sul to their repertoire The Belle ofXPW York was the crowninc achieve-ment of George Lederers memorable ca-reer of musical successes at the NewYork Casino and was the first Ameri-can offering to win any marked degreeof success in London where it made ahit that has never been surpassed by anyproduction from this side of the waterIts libretto by Hugh Morton possesses
elusive qualities that make forsuccess In musical comedy productionso hard to analyze but so potent intheir drawing power Its story of thelittle Salvation Army lassie who wins themillionaires son Is charming while Itscharacters are varied and entertainingand its comedy as excellent as it is
The score contains many famoussong hits the mention of which bringsup a swarm of pleasant memories amongwhich are When We Were MarriedThe Purity Brigade Down at Coney
Isle Wine Woman and Song Fol-low On La Belle ParMenne Youand I She Is the Belle ef New Yorkand other popular gems which placedGustav Kerker their composer In highrepute Tbe Belle of New York willbe staged exactly as done by the Abornforces a year ago and with the sameequipment of scenery
Columbia AVhen We Were TwentyOne
The Imp the soldier man Waddles thedoctor and alt the other interesting char-acters to be found in that beautiful dra-matic Idyl When We Were Twentyone will make their appearance uponthe stage of the Columbia Theater tomorrow night when H V Esmonds sueressful play will be revived by the localplayers Unquestionably one of the sweet-est comedies before the public today
When We Were Twentyone is espe-cially notable as being the play In whichNat C Goodwin and Maxineachieved their greatestalone playing to recordbreaking bosinesein this country but receiving from the
public a recognition such as hadnever before been accorded to Americanartists by the British people Himself anactor the author H V Esmond hascombined to an unusual degree stagetechnique and dramatic Inspiration with aliterary style that approaches geniusThe play was first produced in New Yorkabout nine years ago with Mr Goodwin
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Of the third play Two Womenand a Man there is no question of itslarge possibilities after the changes soobviously needed have been made
The Aborn Opera Company after a sea-son extending for twelve weeks have announced the end of their season for July24 This company has given pleasure tomany people who are fond of light musicduring the summer months end the
of classical and standard operasalways has Its educational effect upon thepublic Large numbers of school chil-dren for whom special matinees weregiven took advantage of this opportunityto hear music of merit There has notbeen a cheap or trashy performance inthe whole twelve weeks On the conmary the productions have been uni-formly good and considering the timefor rehearsal easily within the standard-of the better class of summer Meekperformances
This exodus from the Botesco and Na-tional Theaters win leave the ColumbiaPlayers alone In the of summertheatricals This company has spent aseason of mutual enjoyment and profitto both themselves and the public andthey are everywhere pronounced as thebest stock company of the kind thatWashington has ever seen A judiciousselection of plays should keep this com-pany in town alt summer and consider-ing the dearth of amusements in Washington during the summer season it isabsolutely necessary that this organiza-tion should remain Mr FrederickThompson who controls the destinies ofthe Columbia Players is a producingmanager of high ability and it is safeto say that more complete and perfectstock productions of favorite plays havenever been seen here due of courseto his artistic Judgment aad knowledge-of the technique of the theater If any-one imagines that Mr Thompson doesnot put In his full share of work duringtile twentyfour hours he would be wiseto peep in at the Columbia at odd timeswhere he will find Thompsonaway without cessation The result ofhis labors has been the delight of thelargest audiences that have over formedthe clientele of a summer stock companyin Washington WILLIAM OBORX
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win and Miss Elliott Onae Caldara andJulia Dean have achieved successes thatcan hardly be rated as second to theirillustrious predecessors In the parts andare certain to materially add to the iUustrkms wreath these artists have won forthemselves by their unprecedentedly ex-cellent and uniform work with the Co-lumbia Players Everett Butterfteld alsocomes in for part Richard TerenceMiles Audaine the imp that will mereprominently display the talents of thisremarkable young actor than any iawhich he has yet appeared TIM partwas written by Mr Esmond with a pur-pose of playing it himself All of theother favorites of the company win beprovided with good parts and the production will be the most pretentious yetundertaken by the Columbia company
Belaaco Closes for SummerIt is a matter of regret that so capable
and interesting an organization as theBelasco Theater Producing Company hasconsidered it advisable to close its en-gagement here for this season Rarelyif ever has a permanent company con-sidered as a whole exited such favorable comment in this city
The managements advance statementsthat this company was spe iafy engagedand selected to create now rotH andpresent absolutely new productions witha view to New Ynrk presentation duringthe next season was amply borne OUtby the work of these distinguished playerg In no sense was the project amoneymaking venture for even withcapacity audiences at summer prices theexpense of this organisation could nothave been met from the receipts
TIM Messrs Shubert announce thatthis plan will be continued nextspring at the Belasco but will be start-ed early enough to establish a followingbefore the hot weather commences Outof the three plays presented the ftrstwas a phenomenal success and rehears-als win begin early in August for thecompany which will present theto be renamed The Ringmaster in aBroadway theater in New York Theother two plays with very little changewill also have metropolitan presentationswith every prospect of success
The management of the Belasco Thea-ter announces splendid bookings for nextseason which will begin early in thefall An announcement will be made intwo or three weeks and will includehalt a dosen European celebrities andattractions together with the very bestrepresentative American stars and productions It is promised that the Bemsco Theater bookings will make a listnot before equaled in this city
Fnverahnm and HerodWhen William Faversham puts on
Phillips Herod in New Yorknext October it is more than likelythat there wilt be an upheaval of historic
The result will be that we willlearn a lot of things that we everydaymortals never knew or had forgottenSeveral Important points of history aresure to crop up and be thrashed outanew For is generally conceded that Honed the Great was not aJew Those who hold that he was an Israelite base their belief on the words ofJosephus who said that Herod was
Of the stock of the Jews who firstcame from Babylum This theory is nolonger accepted for Justin proclaimedthat he was of the bated Philistinerace Herod was not chosen by theJews but appointed by Antony and theRoman senate Then again you hearpeople say that It could not havo beenHerod who ordered the s Nacre of theInfants of Bethlehem for the very
reason that he died 4 B C Oddas it may Herod did die 4B was during his reign that ourLord was born This at first sight
an absurdity but is in point offact the sober truth The Christian
commonly held to correspond to thebirth of Christ but this is not accuratesince that event took place four yearsbefore the era now accepted as the com-mencement of the new epoch in reckon-ing time So it is that Christ was touryears old when the Christian era begunand lived when Honed was King of
Strong Company SecuredBickel and Watson Lee Harrison and
Barney Bernard will be members of thebig company with which Klaw Eranger will surround Mile Gen 0 whenshe enters on her career as a star underthe management of this firm The bookWin be by Harry B Smith and the musicby Maurice Levi Mile returns toAmerica in August
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Another farce is booked for presenta-tion by the Columbia Players next weekwhen Temples Telegram wilt
When We Were Twentyone Itis very different in construction sidtheme from Are You a Mason andThe Man from Mexico which Seoul to
have struck the public fancy to an unusu-al extent but possesses all of the laughterproducing qualities of those two playsIt may best be described as the highesttype of farcecomedy and sue that hasafforded more genuine amusement to theAmerican people than any other piecebefore the public as many as six com-panies having been required at one timeto meet the public demand for this antidote for the blues Like several previousofferings of the Columbia company tINpiece is one of the Madison Square Thea-ter successes In which house it attained-a run of many months to phenomenalbusiness Originally however it was
by one of the New fork stock com-panies but Walter Lawrence quickly rec
its value secured the exclusiverights to the play and presented it atthe Madison Square Theater with one ofthe most notable casts ever seen In thathome of successes and with an elaborate-ness of production that was astoundingThe Columbia offering will be noteworthyin every particular and will have in thecast all the favorites of the company
Xatlonal The Bohemian GirlThe Aborn Opera Company who have
devoted their entire season so far tMsyear to musical works of light caMfeerwill end their engagement at the NewNational Theater with the more classic
The Bohemian Girt as thouflnar and twelfth weekly offering begin-ning Monday night July IS This selec-tion is announced as being in response tonot special but general request for willieMessrs Aborn have many times receivedwritten and verbal requests from theirpatrons for works of the grand operacategory the greater part of these haveasked for The Bohemian Girl Not-withstanding these demands the Aboramanagement have confined their repertoire to the lighter comic operas andmusical comedies with the intention ofpresenting only a single week of themore pretentious grade of compositionfor their closing week bettering the larg-est number would be suited by this rou-tine While catering to the more captiousmusic lovers in the selection of The Bo-
hemian they are still appealing toopera patrons in general In this choicefor it is one of the most popular of stand-ard operas because of its manymelodies and other musicalThis splendid composition is not oftenheard bat has been an important and attractive bill of the Aborn repertoire for
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OUTDOOR AMUSEMENTS
Luna Park ChangesThe management of Luna Perk an-
nounce several new changes ta policyaad attractions which will probably proveof considerable interest to summer amusemeat patrons For today entertain-ment there will be addition to theusual sacred band concerts by the Amer-ican Regimental Band this afternoon aadnightIllustrated songs In tbe siroome at nighta last opportunity to see Daredevil Whitemake his thrilling bicycle ride down asteep chute and then dive Into a shallowtank of water this afternoon and nightat i and 1 oclock Commencing
there will be another gift of themanagement to patrons this season
addition to the free gate week daysthere will be free vaudeville from BOWon For this week the vaudeville featureacts will Include Harrison end Puree ec-
centric Irish comedians Chrisoie Walthara singing soubrette and oooa shouter Clark Brothers whistlng imitatorsthe Dupont Sisters aerial gymnasts andthe best of motion pictures
Still another innovation win consist ofthrowing open the Luna Park Companysattractions to children free of all chargeon Monday Tuesday Thursday and Fri-day afternoons between 2 and 5 oclockThese attractions consist of the carouselchutes roller coaster aerial swing so-cial twirl and scenic river The dancepavilion stated by the management to bethe largest and most perfect dancingfloor In the South continues to be themost popular attraction ta the Park itselevation rind coolness on the warmestcity nights making dancing not only possible but enjoyable with an excellentorchestra in attendance every night Thespecial feature of the pavilion the primdances on Tuesday and Friday nightswilt be continued the prizes for the bestlady dancers becoming more valuableand acceptable each week The trip tothe moon with its Increased ride of teaminutes and beautiful illusion of a skyvoyage Is one of the favorite rIds
Glen Echo ParkBenHur that notable dramatization-
of Gen Lew Wallaces famous book willbe the offering In the Hippodrome atGlen Echo Park beginning this eveningThe presentation will continue through-out the week Admission will as usualbe free Edward Morgan who was
the most celebrated actor of thetitle role in this great play will be shownIn the principal role It will be repro-duced with every detail portrayed
Dancing continues to be an attractivefeature s Glen Echo The big pavilionIs free ta the patrons of the park Thereis a great diversity ef other amusementsto be had at Glen Echo Park There are ex-cellent facilities for picnic and organization parties Cars run to Glen Echodirect from F street
Noted Audience at PlayA distinguished audience witnessed the
performance of The Man on the Boxat the Theater Royal Chatham theweek of June 21 Mr Dore Davidson Inthe oneact play The Musicians Daugh-ter making a special hit The audiencewas wildly enthusiastic The box occu-pants were Admiral Sir Charles DruryG C V 0 K C B K a J D R Ncommanderlnchief at The Nore andLady Drury Rear Admiral G A Gif
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The White Houso Tavern wilt prefeably be produced by the Columbia Playara at an early date
Souvenir photographs of Miss AgnesFlnlay will be distributed at the NatalTheater next Saturday afternoon-
A Broken Idol will open at theSquare Theater IB New York early ht
August Otis Harlan Is the star
Robinson Newbold wilt tile sanerole in The Belle of Kw York thisweek as the one he played la this seineproduction at the National lest season
Rath D Blake wilt be seen as TheFirefly in the pnxeUea At tWbea WeWere Twentyone at the Oaiunthfa thisweek
When We Were Twentypne is themost pretantleus offering that has yetbees attempted by the Columbia com-pany x
Miss Marjorie Rataer who has beeaabsent from the east of the Ahscn Operacompany rejoins that rganiseuion to-morrow night i
With the revival of The BohemtawGirl at the National week thesummer season will have reached thetwelfth week
Phil Branson and Harry Luckstone twoWashington favorites jeitt the AhoraOpera Company next week to appear hiThe Bohemian GirL
Robert Hdesoa wilt Ms season inThe Noble Spaniard in Bestow early
in September An excellent cast will support him la the new play by W SomersetMaugham
Look out for Mrs T sapiesIt will be delivered ax the Co-
lumbia Theater next week wttt be openfor perusal each evening aM is sure tobe entertaining
Souvenir photographs of Miss PrimYOn Busing were distributed at the Na-tional Theater at yesterdays matineeOver 60 pictures were given to Miss vonBusings admirers
The New National Theaters regularwinter season 9f J9GSM prowtass te he themost important m ten years One of theearly attraction win he Rah est Mesonin his non ploy A Spaniard
F Cecil Lewis the Washington boywho has made an agreeable bupcaasins with the Columbia Players will hiWhen We Were Twentyone h themost important role he has had dareshis present engagement
Lawreaee Eyre ia finding spare mo-ments front the strenuousupon hint as a member of the ColumbiaPlayers to write an opera He ht aahonor graduate of tIN Steraburg Con-servatory of Music of Philaaslphls
Waddles The SoldIer ManThe Doctor constituting the much die
cuseed Trinity m When We WanTwentyowe will he purred this weekat the Columbia Theater by AlexaaaerFrank Charles Laae tad Lawrence Eyre
The Columbia Canoe dub bad as theirgu ets at the pretty uariver dubboojieSunday afternoon the ntesobers of theColumbia Players The entire companywas invited and but few of themK avast rbsmsrtvm of tilecooriasy
Frederick A Thompson who has beesupon a flying trip to New Yorkins for plays for aa tnasftntuof tbe season at the Coiumfata Theaterreports that the succoss of Use Colnmbta-sampaay is occasioning marked ly rHntamong prominent managers there
There will be a gala night at the Na-tional Theater Saturday July M waeaUte farewell win be aiM by to priedpata and chorus of the Abora OpenCompany TIle management t pianolafor an appropriate souvenir of the aloeins night of Bohemian Girt
Julia Dean was recipient at the Co-lumbia Theater Tuesday evening of abouquet of roses that stood higher fromthe stage than did the popular ieedtaglady It wee a memento from the Kamah Canoe Club the members of whichorganisation occupied seats m tha frontof the house that evening
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The return of Edith Bradford to theAborn Opera cut this week is consid-ered by the management one of the fea-tures of the summer senses Miss Brad-ford made her Initial bow to a Wash-ington audience in summer opera ap-pearing as AlanaDale In the produc-tion of Robin Hood the opening operaof the Aborn regime at the National twosummers ago Since that time MissBradford has boon Ute most popular ofall the Aborn principals soaring heavilyThe Seranade Mikado The
Beggar Student H Trovatora TheBelle of New The BohemianGirl The Fortune Teller MaritaaaWang and others of the repertoire atthe New National Theater
A chorus girl a few years ago MissBradfords rise in popular favor hasbeen nothing short of remarkable Asan understudy with the Bostonians shehad an opportunity to assume the rolesplayed by Jessie Bartlett Davis and madean instantaneous hit during the tour ofthat memorable organization Later sheappeared ta the support of Jefferson deAngelte in The Girl and the Governor1and ia a number of important Broadwayproductions
It bad been the plans of Messrs Abornto bring Miss Bradford to Washingtonat the opening of the present summerseason at the National but contracts invaudeville where she was appearing in
Cinderella preventedMiss Bradford will arrive in Washing
ton tonight to rehearse with the company for The Belle of New York andwill remain for that revival and for
The Bohemian Girl announced as thetest production of the summer season
Mme Tetrazzinl ApplaudedNo one could ask for a more enthusias-
tic first appearance in Paris than was ac-corded Mme Tetrazzinl on Saturday af-ternoon June 26 in the Trocadero atthe concert for the benefit of the Cotssumptives Home at Lame Tbe vast au-ditorium was thronged with members orthe French aristocracy the fete was un-
der the direct patronage of the Duchessde NoaiUes the Duchess de Guicha Coun-tess de Felz and other titled ladleswith many English an Americans ar-tists journalists c all eager to hearthe prima donna who came precededby such a wonderful reputation Therewas some skepticism on the part of theFrench As one paper put It So maaysingers come to us with exaggerated
but hardly had the diva sungthe first phrases of her first number themad scene from Lucia when the au-ditorium resounded with bravos Fromthat moment it WAS a climax of triumphfor Mme Tetrazzini To the numbersassigned her on the programme the ariafrom Lucia Ah torn e lul fromTraviata and the Polacca from Mig
non she added an aria from Un Balkta Maschera Tostis Sereaata andeven then the public would hardly let hergo after she had returned innumerabletimes to bow and kiss her hands
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NoveltiesIn his little den in the Victoria Theater
New Yerk Oscar had anaildays reception right after his returnrom Europe on Tuesday The followingday he made an announcement of his op-
eratic plans The regular season ta NewYork will begin on Novnber and in
the week followingMy idea in going abroad three months
ago said Mr Hammerstein Was to obabs new works and singers both ian myeducational opera and the regular seasonI hunted is out of the way places forartists as far se Constantinople tohear some voices I had been told weresore to please me
Speaking of his educational jjpera besaid it would be given with est artlets and there would be nothing cheapshoot H but the prices With the excep
of a rows in the orchestra allseats on the lower floor will be 5L80Willie the cheapest wilt be cents
The repertoire will consist of operas InItftUaa and French sald Mr Hammerstein The ensemble of tenors barytonesbassos sopranos and contraltos numberstwentyfour and would I think do creditto any of the large opera houses ta CoatInental Europe i
of the new ringers I have enaged for the regular season Wilt he heardduring the educational season includingFrederic de Comas my new Spanishtenor MargnerKa SJtva formerly of NewYork who has soared a success abroadMiss a coloratura of Europeanrepute and Miss Valdar a contralto ofwhom I expect great things The firstweeks educational repertoire will includesuch operas as The Prophet Lousegrin Aids Cat men and The J w
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Other singers tOn the educations sea-son are Tenors Messrs Duttaalt LocaRues and VenturinL Barytones Btgnataro Bock Vina Mattes sad MarMaHaBassos Lasfcai Ntootay and Scottprona Mmes 9yrra Lango lUsho Barone sad Grips Contraltos MatesSoyer and Genial
TIM other novelty I will inauguratenext continued Mr Hammerstein win be the presentation of operacomique and operettas In French everyTuesday and Saturday night at the Man-hattan and Monday and Wednesday taPhiladelphia This with the familiaroperas ha the repertoire win demand theservices of seventyeight singer for firstrules white fifty will be required to stagsecond roles and my weekly salary Usewin reach upward of MMi
The now operas to be produced toy theOpera Company in New York
end Philadelphia will Include EJektr-Peueranoth Herodiade Sapbo Gc1-
settdte Moaaa Vases AphroditeThe Vlotttt Maker of cremoas lasstitled Natoma for which J D Red-oing baa written the book It winbe one of the first grand operas by anAmerican composer to be produced htNew York and will be ready for produc-tion early in January I shall also re-vive The Daughter of the Regimentduring the regular season Besidesengrin and Tanahsnser I shell ofcourse present all of tbe otherthat have neon suag at the Manhattansince its opening three seasons age
Opera Cemluue and OperettaThe opera oomique and operetta reper-
toire includes La BlaacheDragons de VUlar cInches de eon
vtUo Belle Helens Gcande DuchessGtrofleGiroas La Fine de Madame
Aagot MasootteT La Jour t laMutt La ChauverGorute Die TIndermaus La Fllle du Tambour Majeor-
OrahM aux Enters sad Le JonsPartunease
Here is tIN list of principals for theseworks Sopranos aad mssao oopraaos
Cvaiieri Deslormss LaysLange VUlar Dacbeoe andtenors Messrs de Trim Tales sadardo barytones Dnfovr and Lerovxtoner buttes Dambrtee sad Bums bassbuffo Salvator Xostraad and BfendoL-Messrs R aaad and Gilbert wilt partici-pate in several
This is the roster of ordain engaged forthe regular season Tenors Mars Zenatalie Dalmore McCormaek Coastaa-tlno Di Bernard DoOautt Moaena lidPartaoci barytoaes Mosses Reaaad-Sammarco Polese Dufrann Crabbe OU-
ibert Lesona and Fcssetta bassosMessrs Huberdean VaUier and DeGreats sopranos Mmes Tetraninl Gar
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Story ef the Most SHoceasful SatireWork of Its Kind
Harry Bronson son of Ichabod Branson president of the Young Mens Res-cue League of Cohoes N Y is cele-brating his twentyfirst birthday and hisfarewell to bachelorhood as be te getagto be married at noon to Core AagoHqeethe Queen of Comic Opera Ee Is ta a
gram from his father stating that be sadthe online Rescue League are eoaUag toNew York In order to work up a crusadeagainst vice and that be say expectthem ta a few hours This news Is fol-
lowed by the arrival of the bride andbridesmaids her father Sntffctasand the two counts Butt too each ofwhom want her to marry him Thisparty te followed by that of Kissy Fitsgarter a dancer and her friends whoclaim that Harry has trifled with heraffections and threaten to stop the wedding Harry still further oompbeatesmatters by falling la love with hisFrench chefs daughter who has beenmade up as a candy girt for tbe occasionCorn however te bound to get him butat the cruldal moment they are inter-rupted by the arrival of the Y M R Lled by Ichabod who surprised at whathe sees and the various stories of thewouldbe brides casts his son off penalless sad all leave him but Fin whopromises to stick to him Barry how-ever falls a victim to the charms ofViolet Gray a demurs little SalvationArmy lassie who te known In the slumsand Chinatown as tIN of NewYork and whom Ichabod Bronson dis-inheriting his son has made heiress toaU his mousy Harry without moans ofsupport gets a Job at the soda fountainta Smylers candy store where FM lindahim also Cora aad her crowd whocoed to interview him for the MorningFlapdoodle Violet Gray also who hasmade a really lasting impression OB hisheart finds him there and proposes aplan whereby she hopes to disgust hisfather and restore him to favorHarry however refuses to listen to theplan and they are interrupted by thearrival of a German lunatic whose mis-sion is to kill Mr Bro whom hedoes not know and who has a strenuousinterview with the elder gentleman Vio-
let Ignoring Harry begins her plan todisgust his father which she attempts-at Narragansett where after a vainstruggle to carry it out she faints inHarrys arms Harry tells his father allabout tt and everything ones up bappily
Maude Adams HonoredMaude Adams has been elected an hon-
orary member of the Harvard DramaticSociety In comraemoratlooof ihe nerfennance of Joan of Arc Stadiumlast month As the sign of membershipshe has been presented with gold medalOn one side is the seal of Harvard ORthe reverse side the seal of the HarvardDramatic Society ant tile inscription ToMiss Maude Adams our ftrst honorarymember Miss Adams Is now on herway to Ireland for a summer vacation
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GREAT BILL OF FEATURE ACTSWE HAVENT DONE GIVING THINGS AWAY
Free Childrens Days Monday Tuesday Friday and SaturdayreMfouK will be Free te children The amiMemejitii are CarreBseLCkutrx Roller Coaster Aerial SWing Sdclal Twirl Fanny Chat aH andSrenle Elmer
PRIZE DANCES S t DANCE PAVILIONTUESDAY Hall FRIDAY MGHTS wltH HHHitooaie ie best LadyDancer In one each nlskt to be announced at the time
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By LEE SHUBBRTmy
work as a producing manager which so-
mieresta m as the search for aw au-
thors with new ideas Also there isnothing thix gives me mote pleasurethan having discovered a draatetfe workapparently Inspired withthought to give the author the
every technical department under thecentral of our arm so that his play
best cateubMBMl ablate judiciousapproval
It te the now Ides that spells dramaticprogress and I halley the drama to j
progress rapidly ta America Within
become mere cosmopolitan and itsJudgment of theatrical works both moredtscrtaafaatteg and mere liberal Everydm I discover a piece with some teasetinny new purpose and am able ta pro
right equipment throughout i foal that Ihave actually something forthe cause of theatrical advauoamait
tragic humorous psychologic ordermc on the metodrasaatfe Thereforeit does avt so awch matter m what lineslien the new idea I have munrHaiil seems
method of eonaMsriag plays
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almost imp stall to give in seenariaform may moM what seems primarily j
to be aa vapUaatbt idea naturalaa idea which at ant seemed
quite wtthtai reason and feasible foe dra
Playswhen I one ate Iowa and owe aqr entireattention to the matter without huerrup
Reed to Yesterday ad TheWInching Hour wore highly successfulnew Ideas ta dramadc form produced byour It was tbe new idea la TheReturn of Eve by aa entirely unknownauthor which led me to produce It re-cently Also the ideaVampire by two very young authors In-
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deflcieactes bettering that she msphatlonof now thought and real ambition willreach over the footlights further than asuperior piece of technical work foundedon timeworn thoughts and trI withtbe skill of the expert hack
I am as anxious to help develop authorsas authors doubtless are to be leveloped This is not altruism bet soundbadness sense pavIng the way for futureproductions
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by unknown American anthers thanany other management As our list ofproductions is today the largest of anymanagement in the country we arestrious of always being pioneers so
fields that the drama Is to eater
IOHME CALDAEAS AUTOMOBILE
LeadlsK Maa of Columbia PlayersMotoring Enthusiast
Oravs CaIdara is having lots of funthose days with his now automobile Al-
most every evening aa hour or so beforetwfttgbt be may be seen dotes the Speed-way and every night after tbe perform-ance be chases the moon around for aahour or two to cool off before retiringfor a rest Bat this thingof learning to run
Capitol or any other provoklaglysteep Incline with a ton or two ups barmanly shoulders be should nut thfakthat Mr Gaidars te seriouslylug entering late uoiiiprttttoa with thelongearned animal whose patience te as-
unswervable as the currents of the oceaaMr Caldara Is aa apt pupil and alterfew lessons ta tile use of speakers throt-tles reversing leavers brakes Ae bereached the coaclusioa that it was awaste money to esapiey a highpricedchauffeur and be started out one nightto try Ute delights of motoring aloneAlter lining out every road ta PotomacPark and doing the greeter part of tINcenter of the town and meeting withno mishaps 3 r Caldara reached tileconclusion that all this talk about auto-mobiles climbing telegraph polessuch things was all bosh and with un-faltering confidence ta hi ability to gtvepoints to the most experienced aaa onthe market be started up Capitol Hill
All went well until be was about half-way when the car began to slow-down and despite his frantic efforts tokeep it awviog it came to a steeledabout TM feet below the crest of the hfflAll efforts to budge it were unavailingHe adjusted the keys experimented withthe levers and valves trtec dtRer
car would not budge There was but onething to do and Mr Caldara did itIts not kind to toll on Mr Caldara forit wes most uadignioed thing to dobut be actually got out and bedMr Caldara te not to be disconcerted bylittle things and when a midnight straggler with more humor than sympathybegan whistling Marie CafiTs popularsong A Little Farther Mr Cablesnot only acoommodatiagty Jotoed ia thechorus but braced his broad sbouMersagainst the machine and it was seoa overthe WIt The mention of tile affair tenot altogether pleasant to Mrand be wit not attempt anotheruntil aa is better acquainted with hismachine
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Carrie Reraeld HermanHlnfktor Asae Fialayv HarryBrabant tee R4iM l9 C TVFblllliM Jean Xentea Felixtan Lester Brown Grace Turnerand 39 others
text Verk Seats teBserreirdOM of till seasonTHE BOHKXIAX GIRL
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Marine BandEvery Including Sandal
Dancing Weekday EvealagaJ-LTATMIXATED PONY TRACK
ST JOSEPHSSunday School
MARSHALL HALL
Monday July 12 Field Sports
ADMISSION
A STJOGESS
The proauctioa of WQlard Hsecomba-drftssaUoatlao of St Elmo the worldpopabur novel by AnKnsta J Xvans
by tile Pap Players at the Academyweek was so
mi IOM fii that It broucht aboat of baUers fur rights to produce theplay These Menses Holoomb and Gtaserhad acquired by purchase from the orig-inal a few mouths beforedeath end took precaution of iiaringthe play copyrighted in Great Britainsad lbs colonies as well as the UnitedStates and Canada
r through Z D Sa1r MrGtesor manager they hold thebooking rights m the North while JakeWale who controls the most of theSouthern theaters Is interested with thePags Tlanjsmln Company Inc in ex-pbiltlat the play below the Mason andDims line Negotiations are In progressthrough Altos Kausers playbrokiog officefor the disposal of the Pacific Coastrights while law A Erlanger wilt
Elmo ia Central territoryVaugban Olsen will star la the title
role on the Northern circuit opening atColumbus duo next month while theSaotbom company will open o LaborDay probably at Norfolk Va Miss
McComas who created the role cEdna Earl at Richmond will be fea-tured together with Frank Sylvester Inthe title ruts Robert T Halnea lastseasons leading man with Olga Nethersole and recently a stock star throughNew TCngiand is prominently mentionedas tbe probable Eastern exponent of thischaracter
Vaughan Gtener however Is the orgtoal St Elmo having first played thepart te the Canadian copyright perform-ance of the play at Windsor Ontariothe afternoon of June 3 Just four hoursbefore the curtain rose on the Richmondperformance of St Elmo
Pea the feat time in many saasonYork teds itself without miiweelc
matinees As the Shuberts control theonly legitimate theaters now open withthe exception Of Webers they j cldeJ-te eliminate the Wednesday aft noonperformances The only other mateattractions la Manhi n twa jt Bumbcr oeccpy roof gardens
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