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Folger fire delays opening night

The damage from a fire Saturday morning at the Folger Shakespeare Library on Capitol Hill was contained to a third-floor, costume-storage area above the building’s theater.

However, water- and smoke-related damage to the Folger Theatre and elsewhere in the east wing closed the building and will postpone by about a week the first performance of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” which was scheduled for Thursday.

The rare-book collections and other exhibits in the building, in the 200 block of East Capitol Street Southeast, are scheduled to reopen early this week.

Investigators said an electrician had been working to hang a large spotlight on a stage when it came in contact with the costumes. Damage is estimated to be more than $25,000.

Man arrested at White House

The Secret Service has identified the man who climbed a White House fence Saturday night as Alexis Janicki, 24.

Mr. Janicki, of no address, jumped the fence at about 6:30 p.m. He was immediately apprehended by the Secret Service uniformed division and taken into custody, an agency spokeswoman said.

Mr. Janicki was charged with trespassing and possession of marijuana. He was turned over to the Metropolitan Police Department for processing.

President Bush was at Camp David at the time.

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