The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-08

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Germany. After some years of this he be-
gan playing light comedy roles In Berlin.
where Gustav Amberg saw him and
brought him to New York. His work
with Mr.. Amberg's company he's been of
such an excellent quality that as soon rs
lie had mastered the English language suf-
hciently he was offered his present part in
Tho Other Man." Mr.. Ditrichstein will
be heard from in n more ambitious role
some day, or Pm no prophet.
Jennie O'Neill Potter has rival. Her
name is Evelyne billiard, and like Eliza
Proctor Otis, Mrs. James Brown Potter
and certain other ladies who have adopted
the stage as profession she is a member
of the most exclusive circles of tho Four
Hundred.
Miss billiards plan is rather novel one
She will be preceded from town to town by
competent manager who will arrange the
details of the engagement, besides profusely
"photogrnphing" the place, for Miss Hill
lard will use no Autographs or wall paper
of any kind. She will have letters of intro
duction to the prominent people in almost
every city she visits and will therefore be
assured of n cordial hearing Mt least. Besides
dramatic readings, in which line of work
Miss billiard has had good deal of ex-
perience, she will giveas q part of her regu
"Grimy Murkins," which was written es.
pecially for her, and which is in three acts
with scenery, costumes and all the other
appUrtenanccs of II well regulated comedy
Miss billiard is Buffalo girl, and she
does credit to her native city, for she is s
tall, regal looking woman, with n part;cu-
larly strong and handsome face That she
is shrewd cannot be denied, for who, after
reading of the plan she has mapped out
can justly eNcluim with the cync "A wo
man can never be II first class business
mani"
The foreign hortles, including actors and
singers, will soon be upon us Abbcy's
magnificent new theatcr on broadway is
being rushed along to completion, for it is
necessary that it shall be ready for Henry
lrving's opening performance in this city
and the Metropolitan Opera House has to be
put in apple pie order for the coming of the
company, which it is confidently expected
will be the strongest operate organization
the world has ever seen. With all these
and the Coquelin- Hading Coincide Fran
caise aggregation, besides several stars who
have become pretty well Ainericauizcd, and
some other foreigners who have not yet de-
cided whether or not they will favor"
Americans will have better opportunity
to see the leading European artists than
u
of trip across the big pond. Most of the
best of the other side will be in America
this season. And yet there are those who
contend that this is II country in which
dramatic and musical art are not appreci-
ated.
Persons not connected with the drama are
apt to invest those mysterious regions "be-
hind the scenes with an ablcbodied halo
which nothing but Il disappointing expert
ence as an elevator of the stage will suffice
to dispel. Women are rs prone TO regard
the space behind the curtain with as much
curiosity and interest rs the men, but thei.
opportunities for investigation are neces
sarily more limited. Delicacy deters mos
females from attempts ut voyages of cxplo
ration i'll that direction usually, though
not always, for a few days ago, during {,
matinee performance of Liberty Hail..
two stylishly dressed young ladies up
preached Manager Charles Frohman and
despite his strict regulations excluding
everybody except employees from the stage
induced him to take them back" mt the
opening of the third act lust to see Tod.
mans bookshop."
Well. they saw Todman's shop. It's real
doors and practicable windows, it's rows OF
real books and wooden shelves, it's bell that
rang us they came in and it's solid countc,
all filled them with wonder. They pccncd
through the curtains out into the back par
lor, where Henry Miller and Viola Allen
were making love in their gentle, poetic
heart winning way, and took a look ut the