The morning times., 1895-11-03
MR. BALLAUF ASAPLAY
Clever Pieces Now Under Way by the
Talented WashingtOnian.

Talented WashingtOnian.
Almost every patron of Kernan's Lyceum
| is familiar with Mr.. ". l.. Ballauf tr., the
| popular press agent OF the house, who has
| been closely Identified with the theatrical
| profession for the past ten years. Mr..
| Ballauf is Baltimorean by birth, and al
| though but twenty years of age, is
| fast gaining for himself u position III the
theatrical rirnament.
He comes from au old dramatic family his
| father having neld the posJiun OF stage
manager at the Holiday Street Theater
| Baltimore, FOR thirt y-seven seasons. He
is also related 10 Frank Dumont, the we'll
known playwright. Mr.. Raliauf has wit
ten several nleritoriuus plays during his
career, the first being little curtain
raiser entitled Under a Shadow" This
play was originally produced in his native
city by aInateIrs and has since been ayed
throUghouttiIc country with marked success.
Stimulated by the success that attended
his first efforts about five years ago, he
wrote d stirring nelodrama entitled, The
Midnight Special" which was recently
performed at one OF the local theaters.
This play was written at a time when
there was a craze throughout the country
for railroad plays, and in II the author
closely followed these ideas and con-
structed a play thrilling both in incident
and action.
Mr. Ballauf is now engaged on three
different plays, which he hopes to produce
in the near future. One is Western ro-
/ nance somewhat after the style OF Bart
ley Campbell's celebrated play, My Part
ner;" another farce comedy entitled.
"A Sun of a Gun" which is being writ
ten for Sam Bernard, the German dialect
comedian, and in which he expects to make
his first stellar appearance next season.
,l l..Nr laf.41l
he is giving his time and attention is
spectacular burIesquc entitled "Poca-
huntaS," based on incidents connected with
the life and death of Capt. John Smith
II is the playwrights intention to have
this play finished IN time for the Baltimore
exposition IN 1897, when Mr.. Herman
will produce IL for an extended run at his
new auditorium, recently erected in the
Monumental City. Seventy-five people will
be required to interpret this play, includ-
ing, ballet. etc. Altogether. Mr.. BaIlauf
bids fair to make his mark as play
wright judging from the productions he
has furnished the stage in late years.
In throwing aside all of the traditions
that Camille after Camille have followed
Miss Olga Nethersole, ny her originality
and personality, made the success of her
life. and at one step became one OF the
leading actresses in England Since that
time three years ago, Miss Nethersole has
impaired to all of her stage characters
degree of naturalness that no other player
seems to possess.
Daniel and Charles Frohman, who have
control of this artist, have decided TO play
her in this city tthe National the week
beginning November IL. Camille" will
be the opening play, and this will be fol-
lowed by "Frou Frou," Romeo and Ju-
let" "Demse" and other standard works.
"Demse," said to be Dumas most dra-
matte play, was altered for English audi
ences by Clement Scott, ESQ.,, and Sir
Augustus Harris, and was first performed
by Miss Nethersole In this country last
Tuesday night at New Haven, Conn.
1t was an instantaneous success and
nine curtain calls were given at the final
curtain. Ernest Leicester, Luigi Lablach
Thomas King ston, George Humphreys,
Miss AleXes Leighton, Miss Lillian Kings
ton, Miss Madge Meadows, are some of
the prominent English players supporting
Miss Nethersole, and there are a number
of clever Americans in the cast, headed
by Hiss Effie Shannon, formerly of the
New York Lyceum Theater.
The Carroll Institute Dramatic Club Will
initiate its third season Wednesday night,
November 13. at Carroll Institute HALL
with a carefully prepared production OF
"Home." The members are now rehears-
ing regularly under the able direction of
Percy Winter, and the management an
nounces that this performance win eclipse
all former efforts.
The Four Richards, marvellous European
acrobats, from the Paris Hippodrome, are
among the wonderful foreign speciality peo-
pie in C. r. jefferson, Klaw & Erlanger's
production of Palmer Cox's brownies"
which comes to the Lafayette Square The
taer the week of November IL