eign exhibitors to the Midwinter Fair have not yet got away from Chicago. It is the fault of our Government and more's the shame.

The exhibition of culinary art by the chef of The Shoreham on New Year's day excited much comment.

Among recent arrivals at The Shoreham is Mrs. John L. Swift of California, widow of our late Minister to Japan. The National Board of Trade will hold its next meeting at this hotel on January 23, when at least fifty cities will be represented.

Miss Miles, daughter of General Miles, is visiting

Senator and Mrs. Sherman.

Mrs. Miles is the Senator's

niece and will soon make her annual visit to Washington, where she is most welcome.

Hon. R. C. McCormick of Jamaica, Long Island, has given half an acre of land in that town for the site of a soldier's monument, the cost of which, three thousand dollars, has been raised by subscription. Governor McCormick is nothing if not patriotic.

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The sudden death of Mrs. Anna Ewing Cockrell of Missouri overwhelms her family and shocks a wide circle of friends. For twenty years Mrs. Cockrell has been prominent in Washington society, in all that time bearing herself with so much tact and consideration for others as to win the regard of many and the respect of all. A veritable helpmeet to her husband, Mrs. Cockrell was equally devoted to her seven children who rise

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"THE PLAYERS."

IS A THEATRE A GOOD NEIGHBOR?

IN December, 1892, the Commissioners of the District of Columbia revised its building regulations. The new rules are especially good in so far as they apply to the comfort and safety of audiences gathered in places devoted to the amusement of the public. Why many of the restrictions and prescriptions were not also made struction does not appear-unless it may be a relic of applicable to public places of secular and religious inin which to die. However, this is apart from the presthe ancient idea that such institutions are good places ent question.

These new regulations make it exceedingly difficult to erect a new place of public amusement in the Capital. When it seems desirable to an individual or a company to build a new theatre, unless already in possession of the piece of land which seems best for the purpose, this ground must be acquired. Like everyone else, the theatre-projector wishes to get his building plot as cheaply as possible; therefore he must proceed quietly. Yet in this he is running a great risk; for although he has bought the ground, he must, before he can build upon it, not only have a license from the District authorities, but also the written permission of a major

square where his site is located, and of the confronting side of the opposite square. To get the license, the designs for the new building must be presented and

Mr. S. S. Howland bids all lovers of fox hunting in Washington and elsewhere to apply to 1731 I Street if they want to join the meets of the Annapolis Hunt. Though the pack of hounds is owned by Mr. Howland, he extends a cordial welcome to such as love sport. It is his intention to hunt the country two or three times a week during January, February and March and perhaps April if the state of the crops permits.

The President and Mrs. Cleveland have issued invitations for receptions on the evenings of January 11 and 25 and February 3 and 6. As usual, the first reception is in honor of the Diplomatic Corps; the second of Congress and the Judiciary; the third of the Army and Navy, and the sixth of the great Public.

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THROUGH CARS TO NEW ORLEANS.

Among the many important improvements in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad train service is the addition of through Pullman Sleeping Cars from New York to New Orleans via Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington and the famous Shenandoah Valley route, passing through Roanoke, Knoxville, Chattanooga and Birmingham. The train leaves Baltimore, 10.07 P. M., and Washington, 11.10 P. M., reaching Roanoke at 7.50 A. M.; Knoxville, 3.52 P. M.; Chattanooga, 8.00 P. M.; Birmingham, 11.13 A. M., and New Orleans, 12.45 P. M.

This train is very handsomely appointed, being vestibuled throughout, and has Dining Car service New York to Chattanooga. At Washington a Pullman Sleeping Car, which runs through to Memphis, is added to the train.

TO THE WORLD'S FAIR, VIA AMERICA'S BEST RAILWAY THE LAKE SHORE ROUTE

In addition to the regular service this popular Line has put on another new elegant evening train to accommodate their patrons: Leaving Buffalo, 8.45 P. M. Arriving Chicago, 11.15 A. M. Through sleepers, buffet smoking and library cars, dining cars and day coaches will be run on this train, thereby affording passengers every convenience.

All trains via this Line stop at Englewood, the nearest station to the Fair Grounds, also at Grand Crossing, where connections are made with electric cars and Illinois Central Railway; running trains every ten minutes direct to the Fair Grounds. Fare, five cents.

For tickets, sleeping car reservations and all information apply to local agent at your place.

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approved. The consent of the property-holders is secured by asking; and, as in most petitions, the first man on the ground, be he for or against a good or an indifferent thing, invariably gets the most signers.

This is simply an introduction to the new project of manager John W. Albaugh. Dissatisfied with the accommodations and location of the old opera house, Mr. Albaugh decided not to renew the expiring lease, but instead to erect a theatre of his own which shall satisfy the needs of his patrons. In selecting a location on the north side of H Street between Thirteenth and Fourteenth Streets, the local manager, Mr. Fisk, tells me that Mr. Albaugh was influenced by the uptown movement of trade and the suburban growth of the residence district. The selected site is but a door or two distant from the two leading street-car lines of the city, a block from a third and two blocks from a fourth. It is, in fact, a most elegible site.

No fault can be found as to the appearance of the proposed building. The designs have been made by the wellknown architects, Messrs. Gray and Rodriguez. The exterior is to be in the Spanish renaissance style, with arcades, square towers and tiled roof. The material will be buff brick and light stone. The main entrance will open directly on the street on a level with the sidewalk. The alley in the rear of the lot and contemplated alleys upon both sides will permit ample exits for the main floor and the galleries. Doors upon the four sides will be connected by electricity so that a prompt and simultaneous opening may be assured. The heating and electric plants will be in a vault separate from the building. The seating capacity will be eighteen hundred, and the latest and best equipment for the comfort of both the entertained and the entertainers has been carefully looked after.

Just now there is a hitch in the proceedings which must precede the granting of a permit to build by the building inspector. As I have already intimated, in getting names to a petition the first man on the ground is usually the successful one. Mr. Albaugh was that man, and had no difficulty in getting a majority of the persons living and owning property in the neighborhood to give him permission to put up a theatre. Just before it was too late, however, some of the propertyowners awoke to the necessities of the occasion and have succeeded, I understand, in getting the matter put back to the point where it started from, so that they and Mr. Albaugh must start out together with their petitions for and against the erection of a theatre on the proposed site.

It seems like an instance of the irony of fate that the chosen location for the theatre should have as near neighbors two of the institutions which are exempt from complying with the regulations to which it is subject. Let me explain more fully by quoting from the published regulations :

26. When application is made for a permit to construct or reconstruct edifices of the character referred to in this section, except churches and places of instruction, there shall be filed therewith, in the office of the Inspector of Buildings, the written permission of a majority of the residents and owners of property in the square in which said building is proposed to be located and of the confronting side of the opposite square which fronts such building. A license for the particular establishment, designed for the purpose indicated in paragraph one of these regulations, shall first be procured and submitted, to accompany the application.

The italics in section twenty-six are mine. On the square in which Mr. Albaugh wishes to build his theatre there is a Presbyterian church and the Medical Department of the Columbian University. It is the latter institution, I believe, which objects to the erection of the theatre.

Of course there are two sides to every story, and while some residents might not wish to have either col

lege students or church bells for near neighbors, when students and churches are already on the ground they should have as much voice in the choice of their neighbors as the law allows.

President Welling tells me that the proposed theatre site is located between two pieces of property belonging to the Columbian University. On one plot stands the preparatory school, and the parents of the young students who attend it promise to remove their offspring if the theatre goes up. In this building school hours are kept by daylight, and the Faculty fear that the students will be badly distracted by rehearsals, matinée performances and the various interesting things which are always happening about a theatre. On the other hand, the medical school works by night, and its Faculty does not feel able to compete with attractive music, etc., every working night in the week. The fear of the instructors is that students will oftener swell the audiences in the theatre than in the lecture-room. These gentlemen do not wish to be misunderstood. President Welling says: "We do not object to theatres per se. They are useful institutions; but their mission is to amuse while ours is to instruct. Amusement and instruction seldom make good neighbors. It is solely on property grounds that we enter our protest. We cannot afford to have the value of our holdings lowered. Take the preparatory school and its threatened depletion-we might sell and move; we could stand that, perhaps. On the other hand take the medical school; that property was given us by Mr. Corcoran on condition that it should never be sold, so in that we cannot help ourselves. Besides we have legal rights by prior occupation, and simply mean to contend within them against the destruction of our property. It is easy for me to see that the Faculties are right about the distraction of the students' attention from which they would expect to suffer. When a hurdy-gurdy-only a hurdy-gurdy, mind you starts up on Fifteenth Street in front of this building while I am lecturing, the feet of the students will keep time, and I must confess to a little interest in it myself."

Both sides seem equally determined and equally confident of diametrically opposite results to the dispute. E. S. L.

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BY THE WAY:

ESSRS. ANTON AND ALBERT SCHOTT gave an enjoyable concert in Metzerott Hall last Thursday night. FRED WALDMANN'S SPECIALTY COMPANY is the attraction at Kernan's this week. It is the company's first visit to Washington.

"THE GIRL I Left Behind Me" returned last Monday night to the National Theatre, where it received its first production a year ago. It is a frontier play, and is presented by one of Charles Frohman's companies.

EDWARD VROOM is to be seen at the Academy in the dual rôles of Ruy Blas and Don Cæsar, in Victor Hugo's "Ruy Blas." Miss Ffolliott Paget, late of Rosina Vokes's company, is among Mr. Vroom's support, and his manager is Clarence Fleming, who was in charge of Miss Vokes's tours during the last nine seasons.

ALBAUGH'S program is presented by Richard Mansfield and his company. This afternoon they will be seen in "Prince Karl," to-night in "A Parisian Romance," Thursday night in "Beau Brummell," Friday night in "Prince Karl," Saturday matinée in "The Merchant of Venice," and Saturday evening in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde."