The morning times., 1896-06-21
Greenroom and Lobby.

| ago tnat his ScaSUn was gong W Do
such Iousing success FROM the. very
first, he would probably have beamed
= rcproachfuiiy with che OF his large
china blue eyes upon tie sanguine prophet,
and obscured the other with Significant
wink. The enthusiastic acceptance OF the
stock Company is one or those unlocked
for things which, IN thor coming, oonsti-
tute surprise. To be sure, tie managers
were not cut on a wild goose chase, with
no ainmunition and the hope Of health as a
stmulant. They expected reasonable APP
preciation for the effort they were ma king.
DUST the same, they did not burn their
bridges behind them. They ooyly an
nouDced a season Of two weeks, and were
prepared TO retire gracefully next Saturday
evening, which they will not now. TIE
New National las been well filled every
evening. Tie fans modified tile heat, and
the fun Oh the stage moved the audiences
10 f,rgetfuness of the remaining vestiges
of humidity. The audiences have teen
really beautiful sights. Men have cone in
light suits-often in ducks s-mauy nobby IN
bright ncgl!gee shirts. TIE girls cane in
light summer frocks. sans bonDets. and you
can't discount Washington girls skill
in dressing her hair. The auditorium WIS
Sresh and bright as u flower garden every
evening.
has given a truly fine company. "Con-
fusion" is a Joyous laugh provoker, and
everyone in cast fitted the role like long
intended mates. The newcomers have
bounded into favor. The best of them Is
Ernest Elton. He was complete surprise.
No one had heard of him, and, while wei
coming applause was given each OF the
others. Elton walked into a wet blanket
when he came on Monday night. But he
played the paternai butler in excellent
fashion and gives every evidence OF sea-
soned technique, which will stand him in
good stead for other parts. Miss Chap
mans delightful acting is no surprise.
She is an accomplished leading woman and
inspires confidence in her audience. In
her way Brtta Marti made sensation.
She is evidently n novice Just the same
she is the talk OF all the boys They
haven't had such fresh young beauty to
goat over in many seasons. William Boag
is comparatively new in the present COM
pany. but he is distinctively a Washington
favorlte. He Is developing notable versa
hi!ty. Last week in the curtain raiser
he made up with astonishing fidelity as a
b'ase man of the world. and fifteen minutes
after bounded on the stage hoy of
eighteen. who had just emerged from the
leSsons-and- d-then-to.bed stage and felt con.
scious or his freedom. Bonu Mackay,
Mary Sanders, and the Find,ays everybody
knows.
Mr.. Bond says he hopes TO add an attract
I've novelty each week. -Dr. Bill''is TO be
pnt on this week, and Miss Norton has been
engaged to play Miss Fauntleroy aud DO
The kangaroo dance. Willard ho,comb's
delis htful curtain raiser Her Last Re-
hearsal,' will go on before. Next week
Charley Coote comes to do Mr. SpaIding in
Tue Private Secretary
4 4 AIRY ANDERS ON in her modest pref
~ ace TO her memoirs, says that she
wrote The book In hopes of dissuad.
| ing stage struck girls from follow
ing the profession. She told of the
acknowledgements, the lard travel and the
publicity which is very trying to "A seusItive
young woman. In all the several hundred
pages or her BOOK however she does not tell
so much TO discourage the amateur from
entering the profession, as did David Be
lasco last week. during five minutes cross
examination before the New York court
which is trying his notorious case. He told
how be knocked Mrs. Carter down dragged
her about, pinched her, choked her, and
other wise naltreated her to give her a
graceful and easy presence. Belasco claims
Grace sklnlball. +. II. Sothern, Maurice
Barrymore, Rose Coghlan aud Elsie De
Wolfeas pupils. There's food for reflection
in the thought OF barrymore Knocked down.
dragged about and chOked by Belasco.
"Nh'-1s the only word expressing the
credence to be placed IN the tale. BY the
way, " all that Belasco says is literally
true, what beautiful case OF assault and
battery Mrs. Carter has against Ter tutor.
And have You considered, through it all.
that, win or lose, Belasco ard Carter are
getting thousands of dollars worth of ad-
vertising? They ire being written up and
in the New York daiIies in n
ensational manner that cash couldn' COM
mand.
A RTHUR BOUCHER, was in America
- not half dozen years ago as lead
ing man at Days. He created no SEN
sation, and when he sai<ed away
there was no impenetrable gloom or
the wharf behind him. A stroke of theat-
rical lightning struck him some twelve
months ago, when he and his wife Violet
Vanbrugh, produced THE Chilli Widow
London took it up and made fad of it.
He is going TO bring it to America next
year and expects to coin money. Well,
there is plenty of room for a success, but
"a London success nowadays spells Ameri-
can failure. Note Mrs. Ebbsmith," His
Exceilency'' an the musical comedies which
are still running in the English capital. But
the Bouchiers have no end of stop gaps
They Will proiuoe ''The Queens PROCTOR
The Roll CALI Kitty Give" and The
Liar" 1t is not a hazardous prediction to
say that If any success is made by these
new aspirants for American favor AMI cash
not the Eng!isii-indo,sed "Chili Widow"
will be the bullseye, but some dark horse
from their repertoire. They have a careful
manager in II. C.. Hustled. Mr. Hustled
managed the Kendals here for five years
when they were the social ami artistic fad
rALT LAKE CITY has cDiQue street
car transfer slip which acts as
check upon the conductor. who is
Obliged to punch out a likeness OF the
passenger on the said slip. There is
a line of little round portraits TO repre-
sent the various styles of beard and ages
OF passengers. One is of Francis WilsoI-
for Smooth-faccd man; one OF Wilton
Lackaye. for man with mustache; a
third of Henry Mann us a side wliiskered
party; another of Buffalo Bill, represent
ing man with a goatee; fifth of E. E. )
RoseDbaum, for n full-beartled man; the
sixth OF Ethel Barrymore, as young wo-
man, and the seventh OF Mrs. John Drew,
as an old woman.
Nv i1LToN LACKAYE announces that
\AI Marie cWainwrightistob to be his isleading
lady. This may be oanard, but it
Will not be because Miss Vain
wright is not on the market, for
she is. The fact is very probably as Mr..
Lackaye states. There will be plenty NOR.
such surprises before the first curtain is
rang up in September.
Miss Wainwright had disastrous season.
She began with Sheridan Knowles Owe
Chase" It was bleak failure No one
wanted the piece. Ada Rehan and Julia
hariowe cannot give 1t secondary per-
in fhair