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Vera Komisarzhevsky Wil! Head Her Own Company ai Daly’s in Plays by Ibsen. Sudermann and Gorky. IS WIFE OF A COUNT, H AND VERY WEALTHY Owns Her Own Theatre in St. Petersburg, and Czar Has Frequently Honored Her— Taken Up by Society Here. Madame Vera Ko’ vsky, whol! has just arrived in k to play five weeks in the realistic mystical and the symbol! Russian standaris, 3 cal drama taken up by society, and the indication that * of her engagement goodness become an he taking the place of the recently departs ed Mrs. E Mine. Ik er part of y with 3 at the Hote! Plaza, | evsky spent the great- easantly Orloff: gamovar or ¢ suggested t nk any all out th y a very pre need, f on a dog fight.” there was nothing to do but wait | Madame came in. She Is Countess Muravieff. Vera Komisarzheysky {s the sta name of the Countess Muravieft, wh husband is an ofMcer in the Imperial WoUER IS SEN Collins Will Have Five Day in Which to Let His Ardor Russia covering many versts on w dwell many hundreds of moujiks as ants. She is a small, slender won apparently just at the threshold of w man's most interesting age, and wos gowned in most simple yet ve style. Her hair is si y gray and 19 parted and drawn back with a gence of affectation or the in marcelling. In spite of the well drawing room she wore a small c sable over her shoulders In the contour and expression face she is not unilke Miss Adams, and lke th eyes form her most a They are large and the dreamt majority of ! ever glancing quickly aly intensity that seems to te thing and to receive a thous: ons at once, Her knowletge of lish is limited to “Good day” and “Your peautiful city,” yet she is such an ad- mirable pantomimist that one under- stands almost eve g she says in guttural Russian to scretary, | “It is pleasant to be here,” she said, | the amiable Ark Orloff transiating with much flourish, will succeed in the task I have set abort. I only come to give the Ameri- can people a true idea of what the Rus-| sian dramatic art is like, and for that e company of h purpose I will have a la the best players in Russia, Doesn't Play the Classical Drama. “I do not play the 3 or, what you might call, the classical drama,” she continued, hough I have pl ft. I believe the people of to-day want to see the drama of to-day, with char- actors like themselves, moving and speaking and enjoying life, and suffer- ing Ike themselves, That {s why I play Ibsen, Sudermann, Gorky and the plays by our modern Russian writers, Ostrovaky and Andreeff. Because a play has a modern setting, however, {8 no reason why {t may not be mys#cal and symbolical as well as realistic. er “Those are the three types of the|; Grama to which I devote my study—the) realistic, the mystical and the symboll- cal. In my repertoire, ‘A Child of Nature,’ by Ostrovaky, who hi called the Russian Shakespeare, rep- resents the reallstic, as it {se the story of @ girl who has been brought up knowing absolutely nothing of conven- tonal life, and who {s suddenly plungou inte the extreme of society where con- ventionality {s a god, ‘The Lifo of Man,’ by Andreoff, represents the mys- tloal, and Macterlinck'e ‘Sister Boa- triage’ the symbolioal.” ‘The Countess will play in Russian. @be has no ambition to meester Eng- Ush, as Nasimova did, so as to act in that language, Sve is something of « Ungutst, however, as she speaks Ger- man, italian, Frenoh and Spanish, Madame ie © very wealthy woman, ecoording to Orloff, She owns the theatre in which she plays very rly the year round in St, Petersburg, and which {s said to correspond to the Thea- tre Barah Bernhardt in Paris, In Eng- lsh it 19 called ‘The Dramatic Thea- tre of Aime, Komisarsheveicy," but set forth in {ts Russian entirety thie ta what its name resembles—Dparnaju- reckin Meanyr B, V. Komnnoeapsne- stical Drama | the Women’s Club she divu ear Sat Extra Special Sates HOPE says: Our time in the Stewart Building is getting short— Aside irom disposing of the stocks we are making records. To-morrow Leap-Y we'll make another purcha er Wi the Hope corner to-morrow. when the sale opens in the morning. It pays to be carl THE EVENING WORLD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1908 Russia’s Greatest Actress Here __to Interpret the HER FAT SEE-SAWS| Simple Method of a Boston, Mass., Woman for Keeping Her Weight in Check. One of the most populnr soctety leader of this town whose tendency to take on superfluous flesh has caused her m| unxtety in the past, seems to have solv the problem of holding tt in check, or re ducing {t at will, At a recent meettr ed the sec She sald that after giving both an ample | trial she hud come to the conclusion that starvation diet and exercising were mor injurious than teneficial to fut folks : considered tt even better for a woman et her fat accumulate than to weaken he: heart and stomach by fasting and gymnas t When almost ready to give up th ugele ne had read in th yaper ounce Marmola, %% oun Fiuid Cascara Aromatic and yrup x taken a meals and ' whole pot ne sald she wos natu nt #uch result ethods 9 impli e mixtur trial, Aly i way A perfect! S, with the grati(ying rewult that he found it to be exuctly what she had weeded so long. Without help in eh aitekly he satd but while using t had boon able n tee self just aud) sumn thout any bother an pense to speak of World Wants Work Wonders. i Leaj=Year Saturday" bargains. remember the 29th of February if they visit Remember, selection ond sizes are compleie / Arthur Collins, etghteen years No, 681 Washington street, and W Higgins, nineteen, of No. tenty-seventh stree and I belleve [}tast night for to were arrested late #18 Women’s Fur-Trimmed Auto and Street Coats $16 85 black Year suturda $16.88 & FineI—Waomen’s Coats, $5. in nd upward. u...$5. ml rellas, 70¢ house at No. 264 West Twent = items to which this asterisk chiefly. There are no dupit- ., or earlier if ‘old out. ~~ * HOPE says: refers comprise broken lots ¢ cates. Sale ends at 1 P. J Patrolman Graham, who arrested the two young men, told Magistrate Bar- in the Night Court, noticed loafing arot vhe! : 5 noticed them loafing around, and when & Gray Sweater Coat for men and ¥ Get them while ore after to-morrow. Just before the two your arraigned a young wom! mother, appeared in the court, and told the Magistrate Collins had been annoy- ing them for some time. Annie Wissler, of No, 264 West Twen- ty-second street, was the young woman, mother toatified that Collins's attentions to her daughter had been so persistent that she had to escort her home from work every night. he had been keep- rep wear, Satuntay—untlt 1 P. M.SSC | “Cut from Ends.”” $1.90) pitces $8 and $4 and upward; ors’ prices from Leap-Yeur salurday—All Day, . Men’s Cravenette Raincoais, $10. | Oxford, mixed, steel grey and ove Magistrate was eviden tremely stylish $17.50 and upward. Leap-Year Saturday the workhouse, and fined Higgins $10. 2 —— $10. | Boys’ Russian and Sailor Suits $3, — > 8EEKS8 HER MISSING SON. Mra, C. House, at Rockville Centre, L. I, has asked The Evening World to help her to find her son, Frank, who disap- Peared last August from her home. She thinks he may be In é will be grateful to any one who cen re- Meve her anxlety and enables her to communteate with him, —_—— 5 jrese shirts now lengths, Suind- of boxoma an ; a few were a ard values $1 _—— + 430 Stiff Bosom Shirts, 55¢ The echoes from our marvellous shirt polling; $2, $1.50, somo $1 shirts. Celebrated Brands. Preachers, Actors and Others whose calling demands full con- trol of thety vocal organs, find speedy relief for hoarseness and bronchial affections through VIRGIN OIL OF PINE ‘This preparation {# a combination of the aotive principles of forest trees and pos- Misa this shir | & Boys’ Russian Overcoats, $3. coorniza one dolinr neckwear, Rbc. reonwear amd some fi) cent Aeck- Your unrestricted choice of fancy, black or white, Leap-Year Saturday—All day Just 400 Pleces of Jewelry at Ic Scarf Pins, Cuff and Shirt Buttons. Sets, Fobs and Novelties. Values Me, and upward. Leap Yoar Saturay Unt 1p, ar, Be Boys’ Suits and Coats, $1.90 Just te Dowble-F apdoup. | rday—Uatil PM. $1.90 tail- | Boys’ Fine Knickerbocker Suits, $3, Tweeds. Venetians and Worsteds. Sailors, extra full Embroidered shields and ol Rus Military and ‘Cie dot siyles 2% to § years Sallor and Butts upton ti years. Standard Values %, $5.00 up to $8.50, Leap Ve $3. Selling Out Boy’s Overcoats, §. avy and me¢ Black eze zes 8 to 18 years ®). - . $3, Jey Yoar Ssturday—Ali Day Handsome 1! Reefers, ma. Size 24 to 9 Voara, Value $5) $6.50 and up to $8 nis Leap-Year Satuniay Unti 1 P, w.,,, $3 seanon all the medicinal properties for which the pines are noted. a oold in % hours, and cure any cough Put up for dispensing through druggists only in % os, vials, each vial seourely sealed in @ round wooden | case, the genuine Virgin Oil of Pine com- | pound pure always bears the name end NOTE: On past Saturdays many residents of Long Island, New Jersey and the upper part of the State came down here with their fam It is a trip worth while, and don't forget to bring the boys with ou, as the Boys’ Clothing is selling out now. Many folks have been to Europe but have not seen City Hall Park—so we learned of late. that 1s curable dokin’—al of whtch would look very fine in en electric sign over Daly's, Ibeen’e “Doll's House” Hor Favorite, “My favorite play ts Ibsen's ‘Doll's Mouse,’ said Madame, “I shall begin Ae guerantes of the manufacturers. LEACH CHEMICAL CO., OINOINNATI, OHTO. Propertios, uses and directions with Remember—Leap-Year Saturday—To-Morrow. Chambers St. City Hall Peek. * $1.98 J e Two Blocks on Sixth Avenue = From 20th Street to 22d Strect Established Forty Ycars Our Delivery Department is the best equipped in New York to make prompt deliveries to our patrons living in nearby towns of New Jersey We contract wi | mark or defect. These shoes they term * | and in sizes to fit everybody. Note.—We are the only s re in the In Their New Department—Adams Building, Basement, A Splendid Assortment Ready for To-day and To-morrow Men’s Famous W. L. Douglas Shoes 31.98 fhe Men’s Shoe Department is now located in the basement of the Adams Building, where increased space and better facilities make selection quicker and more comfortable than before. he Douglas tuctories to take EVERY pair of their shoes that has even the slightest surface tory damaged”’—whicly means impertections so slight, however, that neither their appearance nor wearing quality is affected in the slightest. In tact, we warrant every pair will prove J as satistactory as the absolutely pertect Douglas Shoes. A large shipment of these well known shoes just received and ready for selection as you read. | assortment you will tind a very fair representation of the new Spring styles. All the famous leathers are here rid that c n sell vou Douglas Shoes for less than they are branded. } Shoes...... paca + ome . . ey i Choicer Selection of Men’s Douglas \ 2.59 | | Sixth Avenue’s Greatest Store Carriage Entrances on 21st Street In the $1.98 Boys’ W. L. Douglas, pair, $1.98 and . : Per} 4,59 practically no| fects. clothing—just Great Values in Men’s Suits Special for To-Morrow (Saturday) In Adams Building Only. $15.00 and $16.50 Suits, choice at $9.85 $18.00 and $20.00 Suits, choice at $12.85 $22.50 and $25.00 Suits, choice at $15.85 At their. original prices these Suits represented the very best values in our men’s clothing stock. In this sale you can secure them at a saving of $5.00 to $9.00 a suit—vertainly the biggest bargains in dependable clothing we have known this season, They come in a splendid range of the most desirable patterns, well made and perfect titting— $9.85 $12.85 $15.85 Three Important Saturday Specials In Men’s Haberdashery In Both Buildings Men's Waistcoats at $1.95 and $2.50 Six hundred Fancy Waistcoats for Men—All tailored in a high-class manner, plain or tlap pockets, collarless and in the correct five and six button models. Materials are heavy cloths, French flannels, silk and wool, mercerized and silk and cotton mixtures; cloths in dark colorings; flannels in white or lig't grounds, others in a choice as- sortment of light, medium and dark ef- : Value $2.50 {0 $5.00; SFOS ilies $3.95 & $2.50 Men’s Spring Shirts $1.00 or Three for $2.75 New Shirts for Men—Negligee plain fronts, also negligee pleated fronts; all made coat style, attached and detached cuffs; light and medium colorings, including a large assortment of the favorite white and blacks and blue and whites; also pure white pleated front Cambric Shirts. Special at, each.......... oDDws $1.00 Pajamas $1.00—3 Suits for $2.75 Five hundred dozen Men’s Pajamas, made up in excellent manner, ii style, pearl buttons. Materials are neat light colored printed effects of woven Madras cottons. Special at, $1 00 Final Clearance Sale of Boys’ Suits and Overcoats At $3.85 and $4.85 Former Prices $5.00, $6.00 and $7.50 dn Adams Building Only Heavy and medium weight fabrics—thoroughly dependable t for present or early Spring wear. Sailor and Russian Suits Of beantiful Worsteds, Serges and Cheviots, in plain colors and fancy mixtures, artistically | trimmed and embro' $3.85 and $4.85 ered; ages 3 to 10 years; now. oy Norfolk and Double Breasted Suits Handsome patterns in Cassimeres and Worsteds. As care- i fully made as the better grades of men's suits; now... $3685, $4,85 Reefers and Overceats Of Kersey, Friezes, Cassimeres and Chinchilla; ages 3 to 12 years The $5.00, £6.00 and $7.50 kinds, reduced a io .. $3.85 and $4.85 to. Sale of Haine onde In Adams Buiiding Only of everything up to date in style and quality. Few other stores can compete successfully when it comes to tine goc rds and low prices, Switches Puffs Pompadours Benatar hair, 241 Stylish Newport Putts, | Jeanette, curly hair, $2.98 $1.89 $1.69 22 in, long hair, $$.75 NO CG. 0. D. OR MAIL 26 in. long hair, $3.50! Puff, 4 in set, $4.25 | ORDERS. Saturday Candy Specials In Adams Building Only Vanilla and Chocolate Walnut | Delicious Molasses Puffs. Regu- Fudge. Regular price ae lar price 39c. per Ib, at....25¢ Fe GaoKdnodonddeondond +49 Chocolate Covered Butterscotch. | Fig Brilliants. Regular price 39c. Regular price 39c. per Ib., at 29c | per Ib.; special at..... «Be 2 Braid Give us a call to-morrow and get a glimpse of our new Spring styles in Hair Goods. We are ready to show you a fine assortment « Saturday—Extraordinary Specials in Apparel for Misses and Girls In Both Buatidings Misses’ Suits—In broadcloth and stripe cheviots; jacket | lined throughout with satin; full pleated skirt; sizes 14 + and 16 years. Special at. Misses’ Cutaway Suits—Broa fold; s 14 Separate Ski and 16 years. Special at Dresses in Gingham, Linen and Repp. Special values at $2.95 to $8.50 Women’s Untrimmed Millinery In O'Neill Building Only Women’s Untrimmed Hats Newest up to date models in Chip, Silk, Pyroxyline and Hair Correct colors—Copenhagen, new brown, navy, burnt and bla ___Untrimmed Hats—Seven Smart Models In Chip, Copenhagen, burnt, navy, new brown, also black. Exceptional values at .. ROURHIB raids _ Women’s Tailored Suit Smart, jaunty models from our own workrooms; special at eee ae $3.75, $4.75, $7.50 Continuing the Special Sale of Undermuslins for Women In Adams Building Only Women’s Drawers~ Well made and very nicely trimmed with insertings | French band; open or — closed. Actual price 29¢.; your choice at m2, Coret Cove s —All new French et tects, with medallion of embroidery, also rows of lace and lace insertings, | ers, Hate sae embroidery; many | Drawers, styles to choose from, Value Pettic: ats, 29c.; special ..........4. syabioc) \ Value Wet Cambiic Corset Covers —French styles, hem. stitched rutile; all sizes, 2f0r 25¢ Women's Drawers —space and cius ter hemstitching, Val. lace insert 3, also deep embroidery flounce, extra large assortment. f price 59c.; special at.. Women’s Drawers —Nainsook, cans Sula 3Q¢ | extra bric and muslin; regular and extra | All our $2.00 and sizes included in this vast assort- | Gowns, ment; beautifully trimmed; umbrella | Corset Covers and Drawers—Value and flare effects. Value $1.19 2.00 and $2.25 85c special for this sale.... each 8c { Sale of Sheet : None sent C. O, D.. 2¢ y Widow Walls That's What the Kose Said to Me Th Dixie Dan Wen't You Waltz Home, Sweet Home, with Me? Matzos Tree bn Plays Peekaboo with You ‘¢ Hrlnging in the Corn. 5 ‘They Won't won't. You Be My Honey? Yeetentay. Red Wing, In Monkey Land Bye, Bye, Dearie. titude the Fro of Mine, I De re, Sung Gal Irene. Ne’ Sen MO cea, “Ethel Levey's big song suce HepeceNover Waa Another Giri Like You, 1 Goudy te prairie Mary. New cowboy Breast Days, By writers of Dreaming, Keep On Smiling, Dream ‘ani New march Much Ot Yor Seer Pe itather Se Grapetautt When You Love Her an Operatic Hits, SO, Why Never Married From Fifty Miles from Boston nneeneateesnedtnesn tones oid $15.00 ‘ loth and cheviots, lined throughout with satin, full pleated skirt with bias e Ss for Misses and Juniors, pleated model, with folds; Panama and mixtures. Special at...... Girls’ Wash Dresses—We are showing a full line of Girls’ Wash Combination Lots of lace and insertings of embroidery, | Gown: hi Chemise, Draw- | Covers—all very nicely c | trimmed with laces and embroider- ies; a complete assortment to choose trom, at, each Gowns —Beautifully trim- new Styles and shapes. $1.19; your choice at, Gowns, Chemise, Skirts, Combination Cheinise Made long cloth; all beautifully trimmed; Value $1.50; special at, each $1439 $2.25 Petticoats, Music extra by mail. tn Adams Building Only the Man That Wrote the | When It's Moonlight . L Got to See the Mins Another Picture In Roses Miss the Rain. x for the Summertime and Y ndanna Land at paeoonn WALTZ DREAM SCORE, special at...-..++++++5