MUSICALThe closing exercises of the Brook field

Summer School of Music were held in theCongregational Church at that place August2t. one of the star soloists of the occasionbeing Miss Lydkl RichardsHughes, who is well known in Washingtonmusical circles. The first part of theprogram was given up to selections from"Madame Butterfly." Miss Hughes takingthe soprano part in the "Love Duet" betweenPinkerton and Butterfly, the partof Suzuki in the "Flower Duet" with Butterfly(from the second act) and Butterfly'ssolo. "One Fine Day a Thread ofSmoke." all of the numbers being mostenthusiastically received by the discriminatingaudience present. The secondpart of the program included chorus."Estudiantina" (Lacombet; "Boys' Merry

tio-Round."from "Christmas Pieces"<(Jade>. Miss Kiizaheth Mesiek; "MadScene from Hamlet" (Thomas). Miss OliveKline; chorus. "Springtide" ((low);" Love's Biiss" (Max *Spi< Kcr>, .Mr. S'nm yColborne; "Io son Titania." from "Mignon"(Thomas*. Mrs. Frank K. Binnix;"Prologue to Pagliacci" (Leoncavallo),Mr. Cecil Wright: "Nun hast ilu mir denT-Trsten Schmerz Gethan" (Schumann* and""Slumber Song'' (White). Miss Sara Mosick:piano solo. Mr. Hugo; "At theCloister Gate" (Grieg*. Misses Cline, llesickand chorus of ladies; male chorus.""A Summer Song," written and composedfor the occasion, words by Dr. (low andmusic by Mr. Wright, Messrs. Colborne.Torrey, Gow and Wright. Mr. Charles B.llawley. the well known song writer, was

present and expressed his cordial approvalof Miss Hughes' voice and method.The accompaniments were played by Mr.George c. Gow. director of music at YaleCollege. Miss Hughes leaves shortly forKastern College. Front Royal, to assumeher duties as a member of the music facultyof the coll) ge.

Mr. Horace Reeves, bass, who is veryprominent in musical and church circlesof Detroit, was the offertory soloist lastSunday evening at the Temple BaptistChurch. He was heard in Herbert Johnson's"Face to Face." which he sang withgreat fervor. Mr. Reeves is a guest whilehere of his sister and ii -r husband. Mr.and Mrs. Charles Werner of the Roanoke.

The Nordica Mandolin and Guitar Orchestra.under the direction of Mr.Walter T. Holt, with Mr. H. ErnestGalleher, concert master, will resume rehearsalsat the Washington Institute ofMusic, PhT K street. Tuesday. SeptemberS. and the Nordica Banjo Club will resumerehearsals Friday, September 11An entire new repertoire will l»e takenup for practice, including Italian selectionsnever heard in the states before.

The Robew Orchestra, under the directionof Mr. H. W. Weber, will resume rehearsalsfor the coming season September21, in the lecture room of the KellerMemorial Lutheran Church. It is theintention of the orchestra to give a pubiicrehearsal the first Monday in eachmonth, assisted by different vocalists andmusicians of the city. Although thisorc hestra is strictly an amateur organization.five symphonies have appeared uponits programs in past seasons, and thisyear, if present plans are carried out. a

portion of one of Mozart's symphonieswill be played at the annual concert. Anotherfeature at this concert will be theplaying of a concerto for the piano by \V.J. Weber with orchestral accompaniment.The soloists appearing with the orchestralast season were Miss Elaine

Sebring. Ms. Edith D. Bayly. Mrs. D. OlinI.eech. Mrs. A. \V. Cummines. Miss OuidaWiieelock, Miss Kate V. Ellis, Miss Deborahllickman and Messrs. Thomas L.Jones, H. H. Camplte'.l. J. G. Klein andArthur 11 Deibert. The officers of theorchestra, ae H. W. Weber, conductor; E.meeting, are H. VV. Weber, conductor; E.X. Hopewell, concert master; WalterCrouch, assistant concert master; Mrs.<Grace May Hopewell, secretary; AlbertLindstrom. treasurer; G. J. Weber,librarian. Mr. Henry Hazard has resignedhis position as flutist of the orchestraas he received an appointment to an importantposition in the Department ofJustice, which necessitated his going toSeattle. Wash., where he is stationed.

Mr. Philip Lee Scantling, tenor, of"Prince of Parehesi" fame, has beenspending part of his vacation at PrinceRrederick. the county seat of Calvertcounty. Md.. where he was the guest ofJudge John P. Briscoe, chief justice ofth" Maryland court of appeals. Whilethere Mr. Scantling was the soloist at theservices at St. Paul's Episcopal Church,his offertory number at the morningservice Sunday being Van de Water's"Publican."

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Mr. W. O I.irtle. director of the KellerMemorial Lutheran choir, announces thatrehearsals will be resumed Thursday. Heexpe cts to have an evening with choironce each month during the winter. Atthe services last Sunday morning Mrs.Joseph T. Boss of Philadelphia sang forun nffprtnrv "A TIroum nf I'nrudivo "

The choir is voluntary and is composed ofthe following ineml>ers: Sopranos, Mrs.William Rowdier. Miss Florence A. Little,Miss Hilda Andrews; altos. Mrs. A. W.Cummings. Miss Ruth K. Totten, MissEliza 11. Riley; tenors. Mr. Carl Bodenstein.Mr. James L. Nally, Mr. Lewis Bixler;basses. Mr. A. W. Ctimmings, Mr.Howard Chase and Mr. W. J. Weber;violins. Mr Edwin Daly. Mr. Warren Seizor;viola. Mr. G. J. Weber; cornet. Mr.William Daly; baritone, Mr. H. W. Weber;organists. Miss Lillian Wines ami Mr. W.J. Weber.

Mr. K. X. Hopewell, concert master ofthe Rebew Orchestra, accompanied byMrs. Hopewell, one of the first violinists,left for Atlantic City Wednesday, wherethey expect to remain for several weeks.

Mrs. Nelly Newton Shore, contralto, willsubstitute foi Miss Margaret Standifordat the Mount Pleasant CongregationalChurch this morning, with Mr. Guy Ourandpresiding at the organ.

ilr. Karl Holer, in charge of the pianoatfci theoretical departments of the WashtonInstitute of Music, has returned to

city from Orkney Springs, Va., whereIt? spent his vacation, and has resumedUS studies at the institute. 1K57 K street.Uftung his absence Mr. Holer in conjunctionwith others gave a number of rec|f!iIs,which were successful in every res|*-t.Mr. Holer's programs includedptt< > s by Chopin, Schumann, Raff. RubiusWinand Rachmaninoff, as well as severalof his own compositions."The quartet of the Temple Baptist

CSXurch will not resume its services untilne^ct Sunday, on account of the absenceof Mr. John Roberts, bass, who has beenaqroud all summer, but who will returnduring the week.IIrs. Arthur G. Dunn, the soprano of

I he quartet, who has be<-n doing dutydt*ring the summer as soloist and leaderor: the congregational singing, will behfifttrd this morning in "Fear Yv» Not. Olifrael." by Dudley Ruck. Mrs. GraceDgfour Brown, the organist, wlio hashrx n detained in the city by the seriousitjfi»-ss of her little son, lias been playingall through August and will continue inihprge of the music during the comingseason.

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Hiss l.yriia Hughes sang in a quartetni the Congregational Church. Brooktield.Conn., with Mr. Charles llawley. thewell known song writer >>f Nov York, duringher recent visit there. Their quartetnumber was the beautiful anthem,"Hark Hark, the Hark." by Shelley.ills. H. Clay Browning, soprano and

"*ht»ir director of All Souls' CnitarianChurch, has lieeu one of the most popularhostesses at (Sreenbrier White SulphurSprings this summer, her latest entertainmentlieing a bowling jiarty in the Casino,followed by a supper, in honor of l>r.Nellie Mark of Baltimore.

Mrs. William Keye Miller, soprano, hasiieen engaged to give live concerts at theHahne Auditorium in Newark N. J., fromSeptember S to I'd. inclusive. Her programswill includ" "The Prayer." from"La Tosca"; "Klsa's Dream." Wagner;"Rrnani. Involami." Verdi; aria fromCarmen." Bizet; "Waltz Song." from

"itomeo and Juliet," and groups ojsmaller numbers.

A special program of music by prominentlocal talent will be one of the teatares of tlie meeting of the Christian EndeavorL'nion. which will take place tomorrowafternoon and evening in t litCongregational Church at Falls Church,\"a. The afternoon program will be inadtup of secular music, that for the eveningmeeting of sacred compositions. Anionsthose pai ticipatink in tiie program will b*the pianlstes. Misses v irginia Kaymonc

MENTION.and T^ouif«p Dale Feeds; violinist. Mr JReilly Stanton: vocalist. Miss HydiaHughes, and Mr. Herman Metcalf. reader.

Miss Florehoe Hermann,, pianiste. hasreturned from her summer trip, and is alrindustriously preparing for someprivate recitals this fall. She spent a

delightful month in Camden. Me., whereshe played at several musicals, stopping,en route for home, in Boston and New .'York. t

The choir of the First Congregational 1

riniroli Knt li unrl i linriK' will i

reassemble today and render the music 5at both services, under the direction of tDr. J. \V. Bischoff. The quartet consistsof Mrs. B. H. Smart, soprano: Miss Edna 'Scott Smith, contralto: Mr. Douglass iMiller, tenor, and Mr. J. Walter Hum- j

j plireys. bass. f

Miss Katherine Mullaly. soprano, has 'returned from Erorit Royal. Va., where lshe spent a two weeks' vacation.

Sauer. pupil of Xicolas Ruhenstein. is '

to arrive in this country in October. His 1

tour will ,be a brief one and will be con- 1fined largely to appearances with the jleading orchestras. He is one of the twoor three virtuosos who brought the every- '

day man to a realization of the emotionalpleasure possible in a piano recital.

Mr. Albert Ripple, organist of Epiphany 1

Chapel, and Mr. Charlton Howarth. vocal- 'ist, are at Atlantic City for two weeks. 1

I Miss Edith Pickering and her brother, 1

Capt. J. X. Pickering. U.S.A.. are in 1Ocean Grove this week, where Miss Pick- 1

j ering is tilling a professional engagement. :

They will visit Bryn Mawr and West 1

Point before their return to the city. Miss 1

Pickering has spent the greater part of 1the summer in New York coaching with '

Hermann Klein. '

Mr. and Mrs. John Xolan and their sonhave returned from an automobile tour iof twel\> hundred miles, visiting AtlanticCity. Cape May, New York and other <

places of interest. After their return theirson was quite ill of appendicitis, but issufficiently recovered to be out again.Mr. Jaspar Dean McFall. who has l»een

spending the past few weeks at OceanCity. Md.. where lie was in charge of the Imusic in the auditorium, has returned to ]the city. f

TMiss Virginia Bestor has been spending |

her vacation at the summer school at jChautauqua. X. Y., where she has beencoaching under Mr. William Sherwood ofChicago. August 10 he presented her inconcert in the amphitheater there. Shewas heard in the Grieg Concerto, scoringsuccess and winning golden opinions fromthe music critics present, among whomwas Miss Fannie Edgar Thomas, wellknown in musical circles in Washing-ton.

Miss Lydia Richards Hughes has returnedfrom Brooktield. Conn., where slie .

spent several weeks coaching with Mr. 1Greene of New York, director of theBrookfield Summer School of Music. Miss jHughes was presented by Mr Greene inrecital Saturday, August 22. at the Cos- \mopolitan Opera House of Brookfield. re- (

, ceiving instant and enthusiastic appreciajtion from the discriminating audience,Mrs. Frank K. Binnix was the other solo- ,ist, and their program included: Duet."La Pesca" (Rossini). Mrs. Binnix andMiss Hughes; aria. "Osteria" and "Span-

I ish Serenade" (Roeder), Mrs. Binnix:"Just a Wearin* for You" and "1 LoveYou Truly." Miss Hughes: "Cavatina," |Miss Hughes: duet. "Love in May" j(Tracy). Miss Hughes and Mrs. Binnix:aria. "La Forza del Destino" (Verdi).Mrs. Binnix: "Necklace of Love" (Nevin),Miss Hughes; aris. 'Madame Butterfly"

1 (Puccini). Miss Hughes; Pizzieati (I)gililies), Mrs. Binnix; "Sleep" (Broughton)."Her Eyes" (Mildenberg) and "Have YouSeen My Kitty" (Bond). Miss Hughes:

^ "Cat Duet" (Berthold). Miss Hughes and;Mrs. Binnix. The accompanists on this ji occasion were Miss Edith Frances Hitch-j cock of Poughkeepsie. N. Y.. and MissMarion Spanger of Philadelphia.

A grand concert last evening was the

closing event of the attractive series of1 ..<>i offoii-a which liavp been a fea-uiiiAiiai

ture of the Chautauqua course given at

j Washington Grove this summer. Thei program included soprano soio. "Sumjmer" (Chaminade). Miss Bertha Hansen;contralto solo. Mrs. Dana Holland; basssolo. "Vanguard of the King" (MinnieAlton Bailey), Dana Holland, with MissBailey at the piano; bass solo. "WhereWavelets Daily Ripple" (Pinsutii. Mr.Arthur Middleton; reading. Miss BerthaFrances Wolfe; piano sqlo. Mrs. W. S.Smith; tenor solo. "Blossomland" (PercyElliott). Mr. .William G. Atherholt; trio."Praise Ye," from "Attila." Miss Hansen.Mr. Atherholt and Mr. Holland, and"Madeleine" (Roeckel) and "Good Night.Beloved" (Pinsuti). by tlie MetropolitanQuartet, which consists of Miss BerthaHansen, soprano; Mrs. Dana Holland,contralto: Mr. William S Atherholt. tenor,and Mr. Dana Holland, bass. Dr. EitherWider, in the absence of Mr. Percy Fos1ter. was in charge of the entertainment.

Mr. John O'Connor of Baltimore hasbeenengaged to take charge of the new j

male choir at St. Patrick's Church dur- <

ing the coming season. (

Mr. Dore Wolfsteiner, 'cellist of tlieGareissen Trio and a membea of tlie ,

faculty of the Washington Cmlege of ,Music, has returned to the city from his jvacation. r

Tlie choir of St. Andrew's Episcopal .

Church will resume its services today. Jthough all tlie members of the quartet (

have not returned from their vacation.Mrs. John Roberts, tiie alto, who has jbeen abroad all summer, is due here this jweek. The other members of the quartet.Mrs. Fannie At Dee Gage, soprano: Mr. jJohn Lisle Apple. tenor and choirdirector, and Mr. Fred Schaeffer, bass. ,

are expected to be in their places today. (M iss Minnie Alton Bailey will preside attlie organ in place of Mr. Fulton B. C'arr. ,who is still on his vacation. :

Miss Mary A Cryder has returned tothe city and has resumed her classes forthe season at her residence studio on N .

stre<lt",

Mme. Josephine Ksputa-Daly. contralto;Mi-s Cecelia Murphy, soprano, and Mr. '

j Norman Esputa Daly, pianist, were tlieprincipals in a delightful musieal Sunday s

last at Young's Hotel, at Atlantic City,where they have been spending a couple 1of weeks. Mme. Daly's solos included. Ne- !vin's "Rosary." "The Lost Chord," "Dear jHeart" and "The Rainbow ' Mr. Daly ]was also heard in recital at the Hoiel '

Rothwell, his rendition of the "Peer Gynt 1

Suite," by Grieg, exciting most favorable 1comment. Several other Washington '

musicians were present, among them Mr. 'and Mrs. Haley. Mr. Haley is conductor 1if the band of Washington musicians thatis playing on the Steel Pier, and that 'made such a phenomenal run there two 1years ago. ^Mr. LeRoy Gilder, tenor of St. Paul's '

Kpiseopa! Church, ii'ld street and Wash- !

ington Circle, was the soloist last Sun- i

day at St. Matthew's Catholic Church,singing the "O Salutaris" during thebenediction service.

Weekly rehearsals of the WashingtonSaengerbund have already been resumedwith Mr. Henry Xander, for many yearspast the musical director of the society, in jcharge. Special interest is manifestedin the work of the Ptind this season in '

local musical circles, because of its in- <

tent ion to compete for the first prize at <

the national saengerfest, which will takeplace in New York next winter. Rehearsalswill lie held every Tuesday and Fri- '

clay evenings. '

Miss Mabel Ferner, organist, lias de- ,

cided to remain in Washington through'

the winter witli her brotiier, Mr. R. Y. '

Ferner. Miss Ferner lias been supplying'

» - V- ~ C *!.« Olnneont1ill llie organ u1 lilt* ixiuuill 1 ira^aii l ^unigregational Church during August, while ,tiie regular organist, Mr. l,ewis C. At!water, has been out of the city. MissPernor recently graduated from the con-servatory course of Iowa College, and also.that of Tabor College, and has the distinctionof being the only pupil who re1ceived a diploma this year.

Mr. and Mrs. Jesse VV. Nicholson haveremoved to their new home at ChevyChase. Mrs. Nicholson is well known In

' musical circles. She will substitute at

Calvary Baptist Church during this monthfor Mrs. Barnard.

Mrs. Sue Burrows Jenings has beenelected permanent organist of the SixthPresbyterian Church, where she has beenplaying for the last two months. Shewas unable on this account to till Miss

; Union's place at the Eckington Church,1 as she did last summer

ITomorrow night will rind th theatrii al

reason for fairly under way. andlie opening is auspicious perhaps in tworespects. First, it brings the popularictress Blanche Hates. with whose pastsuccesses Washington audiences have S adnuch to do. in a new play offered byDavid Belaseo for its premiere. Secondly,t presents in that play, as in the new

iroduetion -which Nannette t'om stock. ji 1 i\ Wjmhinntnn fy»vnr»t^ Vn-?no-<3 wit!'

ter to the Columbia, the offering of an

\merican author and playwright.The time was, and not so long ago,

vhen it was supposed the dramatist, as

yell as tlie theatrical manager, had toeach out into a foreign clime to find a

it subject for dramatic presentation, justis it is the custom to lay fairy tales in aime and place with which few that readir listen to them are familiar.Botli playwright and manager couhl s o

n other lands a charm of subject and aine of characters that did trot exist inhis dear old America of ours.The emotions of American men and

.vomen were apparently not the same as[hose across the seas; the gr-'at wealthmd beauty of American scenery did n-t<ecm to fill the need as to locale, and.well, anyway, Amoric in costumes worenot precisely picturesque enough to sup- l

ply the distraction necessary to tonelown the limelight on the real inerbs of <

the production.Happily this condition of affairs seems

to be disappearing, and let us hop.- litegenius of higher art may replace themediocrity of other times and find n our)wn land and among our own p -oplethemes which will lay elaim to de- p in[erest.and thrill us with a great r in-ensitv for iieing drawn from our own

ti-resides and our own people, and, be itemphasized. by < ur own playwrights.Both productions, therfor--. wli.elt will

ie presented tomorrow evening at theBelasco and the Columbia. will Is- -i. soly'ollowed in the hope that American playwrightshave at last found their own m i

proved themselves competent to inf-resttnd entertain American audiences.

The Belasco.The Belasco Theater this week, win-re

Miss Blanche Bates will he seen 'or thefirst time on any stage in a new play,"The Fighting Hope." will doubtless hea special point of attraction. The authorof the play, William .1 liurlhu", it is an-

nounced. is the !irst of ;t group of young\merican writers whom Mr. Belaseo.turning his back on "star" making anddevoting his efforts t<> author making.imposes to introduce to the publi< byway of the stage. Mr. Relasco do laresthat till these young writers are Ameri- tans, and it is further promised tlu-y shallwrite only of American life, which Mr.Belasco believes offers forceful andvaluable dramatic ma'erial. K=po"!ally i

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is this sai«i lo he true amid modern so-

iai and industrial conditions, of whk hdements Miss Bates' new play, "TheFiglrting Hope." is built.The admiration of Washington playgoersfor Blanche Bates is ardent, lieriurnphs among them have been unvaryng and many. She has proved hersel.epeatedly a true artiste, possessed:emperament, magnetism, power. p< rlonalbeauty and charm. Washington'-egardfor Miss Bates appears to he no.

»nly professional, but personal. In a.

measure she has seemed to belong to u

for it cannot be denied that the Capbelas played a large and important pe;ii her brilliant career. From the days «

ler appearance in a local stock com pan.intil her rise as a Belasco star and besubsequent unbroken line of artistic ti itmplis under Mr. Belasco's guidat:Washington lias been the first in almovery instance to whisper encourasp .nen her ear and to start her on the highway to further success.Remembering the long line of Beia "

riumphs, "The Heart of Maryland.''Zaza." "Du Barry,' "The Darling ollie Gods," "Sweet Kitty Bellairs" and'Adrea." all of which first saw t!;c liglit>f the stage in this city, the premiere o.''The Fighting Hope" next Monday isiwaited with expectancy."The Fighting Hope," described as a

"day of today, enlists only four playersjesides Miss Bates herself. The east willnclude Mr. Charles Kichman, Mr. John jW. Cope. Mr. Howell Hansel and MissLoretta Wells. Only one scene, showing !lie library of a beautiful house »n the iHudson, near Ossining, runs through the j?ntire three acts. The story of "The jlighting Hope" must be. therefore, c.im-jpact and intense, or Air. Belasco, with!iis accustomed insight and skill, wouldprobably not have set his seal of ap-irovm un 11.

Accompanied by .Miss i;at<s. Mr Hurlbutand the entire company Mr. iielascoarrived yesterday afternoon, and'vvil! personallysupervise tlie opening performancestomorrow night. That the audiencewill be a distinguished one seems alreadyassured by the very heavy advance sale

Columbia.Those who bewail the trend of theatrical j

ifTairs, seeing in the prevailing demandfor plays of cheap caliber and musicalabsurdities only the downfall of the stageas a temple of art. it is said, will havecause for rejoicing over the opening attractionat the Columbia. Nannette Comitock.in her n£w play, "Jet," -by I.ouiseLovell."Jet" is a comedy drama of life in the

=!Outh. The story deals with the trials ofa southern girl who. bereft of her mother,is left with an invalid father and a littlebrother to look after, as well as a largeotton plantation. All goes well until oneDr. Sam. son of the village practitioner,puts in an appearance. He has been attendinga New York college. His attentionsto Jet are marked by bringing her

auu JJ*.I JJC i 11 i i rair in nri a

longing to leave'the home of in r childhoodfor I he gayer scenes of the metropolis.It is known among the villagersthat Dr. Sam's father has made up hismind to marry him to the daughter of anold friend. Dr. Watkins of New York.Miss Watkins is a society belle, handsomeand very rich. Her father has consentedand has mentioned that a half interestin his large practice will be one ofthe wedding gifts. It is here that ambitionon the part of the old doctor leadsup to what is said to be a really strongscene, the culmination of which is Dr.Sam's promise to forsake Jea and marryMiss Watkins. lie still continues his vis-

it« to fct's house, however. And almost Jsucceeds in gstting her to leave her homeivii'. in tint t' p trlii is broken no bvJim. who the country folk hate for a!long : i' known was in love with Jet. nn<lwho ho I > \ n-gh'cted his own property jthat he might be of service to Iter and herfathe r. Jim has suspected that Dr. Samis not s neere. and after hearing himpromise his father he would marry Miss'Wat kins oral overhearing him try to g ;

Jet to leave her home with him on thepretext that they would h< married later,lie threatens to shoot him on sight. Jetsees Jim 'i.-tenirtg at a window during hercom rsaiion with i »r Sam. and. .knowinghis ;< alotisy. u ti ns the doctor not to goout: hut wh<n he insists furnishes himwith a "evolv.-:, that In- may not he defenseless.*The last aet discloses tliat thedoetor '

as wounded Jim in their meetingand is nursing him tmderly. Miss Watkins.having learn d of the doctor's at!at: n< :o Ji marries another. FinallyJ< t cons nis to marry Dr. Sam and theplay end.- i anpilv. An elaborate settingand a niagninot :it east for tie play arc

promised by Manager Muenster.Kdith I'd .-cott l.uckvtt. tie Washington

girl, will impersonate the role of LoneStar. Aunt <'U rn's daughter.

Chase's.( lias,'s I.aboi \\ ek attractions, cam-

nit:. It:g at tl. - matinee tomorrow, the

management promises will furnish an

en ;e\alec program. Tim list includes jWilliam R ek and Maude Fulton. "TheOainsboro Girl." McDonnell, Simpson andt'lnpany. Jans- f Macdonald. Swan jai ' 1 ti.bar 1. M'lte Km.n 's little toyi g I »ir hi f' r ai i notion picturesof tie "ic ppe M'Hi'r KacC.-."Wi lie:.; Urn k and M ntde Kuloti were

I:i"s in **T: " f '.irl Hi ! '-;d ti e Count r"n d "Tl:e th-enid." In I r Intra risticda .1 s a; ii "ig." i ev s t i ">o de-]: .'fully r.uve! d diverting. Their perfin e he re v t'.l neliide Tile }ti,yV."I St t'i nd ar j t . < j Wh-.» i.i.-ped.""Wi in Rip " Winkle Strikes theC. i W. it.- Way." "t!ee. I Wisi I Was;i I ." "Pair-e I'lan. lis." "Diane etX' >

" "" e 11;. peiie Waltz." etc.The added attraction will be "The

< ' ', ( !: v. VIHo I f.s P,r;it k-man in the staf role. Mc(-onnelI, Simpson

"fi (" rni*:!'iy will * ! <» :.--it "A SiormyHorn." ;i m-ioal. i'iin ifii! matrimonialj,.I.i rr< s 1 Mm dontld will ho a

fo !':r v .s i «>!. cunanr;:!, pa room-in ami *«»;»!< ;: 1 t'llbits. Swanami ll.-imhjni. villi o.oontrio liaffooniny;MT Kmniy's llt!» toy tlnps. T'.xon1 .ii i irm.-iinl uro!«-p<|Uff>, ami t! motionpio'ure- of a urp.it in:ovnatU>naIspot" itur \ ont will o.anjl to the liili.

i (!' nir *<> la- ilio only I!ic;i 1 ornot i;::-ir.u pr oos at the holiday matineetoun rniw.

Th? Academy.Mary y Chinr" am! is p'ay. "K i|r.a;<1 in X w York," atv t

LAirJA.?iftRK.

the attraction at the Academy this week,beginning with a special Labor day mat-inec P morrow afternoon. iThe story of i'ie play is worked out

through the kidnaping of an infantdaughter of J dm Clark, wealthy brokerand incm her of the Manhattan Boat Clubof X« w York, who is living with his familyat a summer borne on the Hudson.The club includes in its membership JackDooley, Mr. Gihnorc's role; Henry Bran- Ideti. a newspaper man. \\ 10 is serving a :

term in the penitentiary for robbing theelub «" SPtfio in Itonds, and a SignorMazzita. upon wlio.se evidence Brandt 11 jwas convicted.

lira mien has .1 daughter. Mary, whom I11 oley loves and la-friends by securingfor her the position of governess to jClark's child. Mazzita. however, has herdischarged and secures t lie position forBirdie Boten, who, with him, is a memberof the notorious Black Hand Society.

\c;.'. 1 'icci-.t m;-f> .1 f B rdic Boleil.Mazzia kidnaps (Mark's child and holdsher for ran -Mi. Wiic-n the numc-y is aboutto be paid Jtoolev, disguised as a drunkenman, re.-cues the baby, restores her to

her parents, subsequently proves Branden'sinnocnee and reveals the truecharacter of Mazzita. and the curtainfalls >>!i a happy ending, with Mary Brandonas I>ooley's wife.llavlin & Xic-olai, it is said, have given

the production new scenery and costumesfor its revival, together with an

exceptionally strong cast, by whom manynew and up-to-date specialties will beintroduced.The ma nagenu nt of the Academy announcesthere will be no advance in prices

for lite i.abor day matinee. The usualscale of prices will prevail.

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Lyceum."Williams Ideal Burlesquers,"' which

furnish the entertainment at the NewLyceum during the coming week, have thereputation of being a successful organizationwhose indorsement by the press andpublic lias I con obtained by legitimate

LI2 jmethods and through ill-- actual merits Jof the organizationA spectacular performance in two

scenes, entitled "In the Hards of Satan."constitutes the first part of their offering,and a burlesque. "Our New Mayor."the elosinir act Wit and humor art worn-Iiscd in plenty, together with i r- freshingoriginality that adds to tin interest.The performance tis a whole i< said to

he full of happy innovations and humor-ous situations.

The Gayety.Manager Clark announces 'The Golden

Crook" as the offering at the Ga\.-ty for,the coming week. It is said to be muchout of the ordinary in that i; is a magnificentspectacular scenic and costume

production. The company consists of

fifty people, a bevy of beautiful women

being announced as one of the chief features.Many novelties are promised,among them "The Ballet." in r «b;>;nc*twenty-four girls, an e'.aher; t ,.n !"The Dance of the W'h -v

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her "f sric-at lnau!\ and attrai'livi !!' *.

An olio of six acts includes offei i us byJack Reid, Wakefield and K«* '!v. W.IliumLyman and .nmjiany, the Sully -i-t rs. ^Marie Nelson and Donnelly and iv>tali.

Luna Park.The regular park season &.t Luna Park

will close September Id. but the parkwill be opened ea<Mi Saturday and Sundayin September for band concerts andspecial attractions. Tuesday. SeptemberS, is to be tlie last free coupon day.Dor.'t fad to take advantage of the opportunityand cut out the coupons in

today's issue.The vaudeville bill this week is declaredto be attractive. It will include

"The New American Four"; "Scenes in a(Restaurant"; Phil Staats. pianologist;Rmelie Benner, the woman with the phenomenalvoice; Kenozetta and La Rue.comedy acrobats; Adeline Francis andGtis Bruno.Concerts by tlte American Regimental!

Band will be rendered this afternoon andevening, with music and solos by Bellit Richards and Miss Sadie ,M Donald.

Glert Echo.Glen Echo Park promises to be a great

pit nic ground tomorrow. Local organizations,with a combined ntmbership <>t '_'.n >

are said to have made arrangements f<>ran outing at that time. The managementstates that special preparations have fieenmade both with the railroad company an i

at the parK to arcommoauie me crown.

no matter ho^ large it may be. The attractions are many and suited to ever;,taste.

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Columbia.During the summer the Columbia TheaterCompany, the new lessees <>f the

F street playhouse, have made many improvementsin their cozy theater. The jhouse has been decorated throughout, the !new color scheme being green and gold 1with frescoed rtoral designs on the ceil-ings. The side walls are deep green and jthe pilasters, arches and cornice <>t" iigfctolive, high lighted with gold. The pro- i

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seenium ar It and relief work are in gold ,

on green bac kground, with frescoed i an- 1

els in the private boxes.The hangings are of green silk of a

tone to harmonize with the side walls,and the 'arrets a de p moss r'dor. Theladies" retiring room has been compIeteKr< < nstrueted. and is finisho<^throush'Ut "

in ivor\ enamel A new aet etirtain with !'borders and grand drapery has been in- jstalled The « urtafn is front the studioof t.at-s \ Morange, New York * it v. j <

and war . speeial'.y designed for the ('<>- >

lumbia The suhjeet of the pieture on it '

is taken t: <;n in old masterpiece entitled"The Hridal Pari\ The lobby has been',finished .n a ligip shade of green wi h

rtorul bader. and tl'.e woodwork is

wtavhcivd oak. New marble st> ;V''

repl.i *-d t <> .i d steps from the ue.por to |the lower lohbv \ eheckroom has been <

installed, where patrons of the theater ,r. i\ h k i heir wraps without charge t

The pitch of the auditorium tloor hasteen < arisen mu me view iii iti ii"

sale p-reatly inipro\ thereby. The seat-:ii|>1;i:» Ii.is bet n rearranged a id madeni< re eomfortablo. all the elialrs 11.iv«v1 >11 cv- "hau'fd a"il new «»nes installed Iwhere in' < Psary. I

Many 'ay "n\ meats have also heenmade on the staye and in the dressingrooms. whieh. though n<a seen by Iheaialiiiiiwill be greatly appreciated b>the ph.vers. I-"\-« effort has been madeto make the I ouse attra tive and e nil-

fort able. and its natrons will find ihe Columbiato be on. >f *he handsomest as

well as safest theat< : . in the 1'nitedS'ntes. The otlj. e;s of the Columbia Tltot'einjany are Crank Metzerott. presi'

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dent: Ktvd <J. FJerser. manager. and;Oliver MelzeroM. treasurer.

Ccming Attractions. Kl

New National Theater.r.<l Hitchcock, who has bet-u

el. p stall tiic wheels g >ing at theNew National th« we. k beginning SeptenihtIt. "The .M lT> -< Jo-Kound" is I

said to avt to d a:i emphatic hit ili.New Ye. 1. etc.

The p. odii. t; -n i- heralded as one of i '

those elever melanges of fun. song and It.rpsic ort an !r\ whieh jttst suit the

theatergcei <iurit.g a warm spell. It. has jad a run o: st v -ral months at the t it-

t ie Tl.t ait N't York city, and is busedupon a l> ok written by Kdgar Smith,formerly im- librettist of Weber & FiTheater. witli lyric-- by I'aui tYt.-i a:, i :

ttnisic by t J li s Ki.wards. : c well knew a

song writer. Tin ! OTJT, R'hk'll is us"d as ja v. hit-lc for lite iit ootid ion of nunier-

oils . level vr'.tit! vibe specialties, has forcentrstI t:t. re- .t i i \ and girl wtio

become ii: wit!, an 'it. it t > «'u greatthings in e theatrical wi rid. They j

' \1 in. ..In 1 IUll' «I " " - - , .

for ! i i lui white iigllis m! Itl'OiUlwy.ami tempi I >ame .'ortune by the

«v liiii tn of -in it- tdents t<> the play-ijiieis of the me;n poi.s The boy is an

at ant fail:: but lite girl pluckily winslar w a> tu tie front ami becomes a tann.ttss.a Wnile at the height of iter {

sit eess site \ is ts tuie ot tile Swell res-

tauraiits of Broadway, tltere finds iter oldvillage sweetheart who is servingas ;t waller, and lakes hint to her heartagain. Tile pieee is said to ire thoroughlysanitated with humor. A splendidsinging and daueing horus, gorgeouslyeostunud. is promised to lend brilliancyto a clever text. The situations are saidto lie farcical, and in the hands of Mr ] 1Hitehcoek and his associates ought to bever\ funny. The management promisesa wealth of handsome scenery and a

east as strong as has yet been seen herein musical comedy.The box idlice of the New National will

he opened Thursday 11101:10.g ,,f this Week ;fox tiie advance sale of scats. Daring the '

nsagomrnt of Mi Hitehi n(|. ,i matineetrill !> Rivm Weil: >da\ and SatuidJ}

The Columbia.The new songs promise^ 1>\ \! H Wil;"rii;. i,.s « p"a\ "When Old X« \v

fork Was Dutch. which will ho pre:111»-iI ,ii i i- v'olumliia tlie week becinlingMonday. September 11. are said t<»

»e tie most varied and tuneful of anyie has heretofore composed. AmoriK thenis a stirring march num! or. with chorus,ntitled "Auf Wiedetsehon Frauleln." :*

sympathetic yodel. Whispering Freezes";i ballad entitled "Helen"; :i domesticdory In song. "The «>ld Chimnex ('prior.i i!i s.-riptivi- ensemble, with trainedhot us in appropriate cost times, railedAround i ho i".imp Fire." in which w ill

r>e introduced Mr Wilson's "Song ofHome"; Tom Moore's Irish ballad. "Heirve Me It v!l Those Endearing Young'ita rttts"; a rollicking Scotch Kent. "ILove i I assa . arid Southland's refrain>f "Dixie."

The Belasco.At the Bolasro Thc.it r next neck the

Mi ssrs. S lulx rt will offer a new Ameian < otijedy drama hx Edgar Selwxn. cntitled"Fathei and Son " An exceptionl'.Iyclever company of players i< promised,including William Xorris, who xx II

lie featnr d in the new production.Father and Si n" Is said to be novel in

tl.enii an! treatment The locale andI'hai arte, s are typi ally American, and aan11si 111r . nic e pi ; tneiit is promised.

"Fat Lev and Son" will In s- 11 here noxMiiiilav tvening for 'he first time on anystage. and. it is declared, will prove apr- at cri ol noli until v (interest

Chase's.Chase's imlite vaudeville next week will"Onaip." the Hindoo mystery, which,

it i claimed, pa !:cd the great New York11 ppo Ironic during a six months' run.

Ti s at t is said to bo "a really startlingoccult phenomenon which apparentlyombines mental telepathy. hypnot'snt

ar.d h vitation on a scale transcendinglast experiments and involving the aviationof a 'iieavicr-than-air* subject. *

w atever that max tr.oin Another spc,alffi-riiig will ! M 1\die Stol'z's phirs in "A trip to Kiddie-land." I.ewHawkins, "tlie Chesterlioldian minstrel,'*will also appear. The added feature willbe the Three Sisters Constantino, late n*the Krltzl Scl.eff "Mile. .Modiste" comIi.myi.ott i <;iHi'.si"n . lie pualtit counttypirl"; Van Camp. tin* pantomimic;ronedian . Ofiar l.oraine, the protean vlolinisJ..ui.l tli' motion pictures of ' TheVanishing Tramp" and "Kor Kate'sHealth" fiirni the l alctve of the program.The advance sale of reserved seats commencestomorrow.

The Academy.Lillian Mor'irner's comedy drama.

"Bunco in Arizona," which is to he theattraction at the New Academy for theweek mimeticing M< tiday. September it.is said to he an ideal play of the greatsouthwest.The pi a deals mainly with a waif.

Bunco, adopted by a mine owner andgrown up to lie the pet of the camp, whois engaged to a young miner.The James L. Veronee Amusement

Company claims to have been lavish init; outlay to mak the piav one of thefinest seetiie productions on the stage.

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1'he company lias also secured a number<f genuine Indians. i-invlioys and broncosto .old completeness to the general surroundingsand atmosphere.Miss Dolly Davis impersonates the characteroi Bunco.

Academy Sunday Concerts.To meet the needs of those who are at

t loss lor a way to spend Sunday evening,he announcement that the fifth season of

siiel.ty evening concerts at the New

Academy will he inaugurated Septeml er

.to ought to be w Iconic news.

The performances will include the ex

hihition of J.otiu feel of Tilm hi motionpictures. wi'li 1 Uo best vauuevuie laicm

;nter>pei sed I" inefii <acli series of picii:;es.according l'J the announcement;tiui tlie prices will remain the same as

last season.

Edith Prescott Luckett.In tlie cas of "Jet," which Xannctt*

(' mistook will tires.nt it the ColumbiaTheater. '* ginning tomorrow night. is a

little Washington girl who is well knownboth in social as v\<il as theatrical circlesMiss Kdith Prescott I.uckett Is her naniS.IIA- many friends in this city will no

doubt la- pleased to learn that iti the char,aeter of l.one Star predictions point toMiss Packett making the greatest hit oflier career. She is both natural and unassumingand interprets the roil with %hie- and vivacity that is declared to b®charming.Many of Miss I.uekett's friends in the

city are arranging luncheons and dinnersin her honor.

'The Devil."Franz Molnar.in the Hungarian Molnar

Ferenc.whose comedy, "The Devil," hasprovoked a controversy between Henry\V. Savage and Harrison Grey Fiske. rivalNew York producers, and is cited asanother illustration of the need of an internationalcopyright law, is said to b®me of the best known journalists in Hungary.a writer on sociological and politicaltopics as well as for many magazines