The morning times., 1896-09-13
GreenrOOm and Foyer.

TWO Otners TO come before all tie va
rious theaters will have the fun test
OF Washington's capacity for support
OF seven tneaters. SO lar the iIlou.
the Grand and the Lyceum have enjoyed
excellent business. The Lyceum has an
undisputed field OF its own. 1 he BiIou
was inaugurated with an at ira ction in every
way calculated to please the class to whom
1t caters and Is profiting ON this wise
policy. Manager Herman was unfortunate
.n his inaugural, although the public testi-
fed IN paying numbers to their ap; al
of an uptown popular priced house. The
first attraction will have proved before
the season is over probably the least salts
factory OF Il long list. 1t was impossible
to speak enthusia SticaIiy7 OF the Steiner
Company. 'Anorita" and .Pinafore" are
delightful works, but, alas. for the dru,-
Ding given them. "A Boy Wanted" will
be another story. Playwright blaney has
strong list OF successes behind him to re-
COMMEND his new farce to pleasurabie an
ucipation. His brother, bow legs" Is
"A clipper comedian and the noIices from
other cities are encouraging.
The National tomorrow night presents
Washington actor in new play. On
Friday word came from Cleveland that
Robert Downing had three times tested
tie capacity OF tI.e Lyceu,u III his new play,
putnam This is good news Tor his
many friends here. Putnam" will he
put on Thursday evening. Tomorrow
nights production for tie first time on the
American stage of Edward Dousard's I'm
Search OF Happiness will lie AN event Of
the season, which viii Bc watched in many
quarters.
Everybody connected with TIE produc-
ton buldS tie greatest hopes for it, Nc
Cullough wanted to produce it Iut Ccath
robbed him OF Tie opportunity: LonsfcliOw
read IL and praised it in a l,ng letter it
was made the formal opening OF tie Olympic
games ut Athens last winter ard was re-
ctiyed with loyal favor, Fanny Davenport
offered handsome SUN for it, but Mr..
Downing had contracted for It. II is said
that money has not been spared for its Pro-
duc;ion. Every yard of scenery has been
especially built and painted fer it, tie COS
tunes and properties are elaborate,
chorus is engaged and premier danseuse,
the author has come TO Washington Cspcci-
ally for the event, ard there remains now
nothing hut-the result We shall see what
We shall see.
-..4. .-.i.., other Eouse. the Academy,
opens tomorrow night. The attraction is
Northern Lights, d rTuntieru Intary IHelo
drama witch was received here with favor
last season.
The La faycttc Square Opera House will
open for the season on tie 2Ist. The first
attraction will be Prof. $. $. baldwin and
his company. known as The White Ma
hatmas." They are completing a three
weeks run in Philadelphia.
THERE are on the road this season two
hundred and seven Con edy, faroical,
dramatic, musical, and MISCELLANEOUS
Companies. of these ninety -nIIc are
dramatic, twcntyfOur comedy, the
same number farce comedies, seven are
stock COMPANIES, IX are comic operas,
thluy -tiShs are either vauleyi lie, bur
!csque, orcAtrava ganLa seven are IA iI!streis.
and TWO MISCELLANEOUS. These are only
preliminary figures at time when the
season * very young. The figures Will
more than CUubIr within sixty da ys, and by
The time election Is over aEotEer third may
be added even to that SUN. Last year
at this time there Were 22I Companies or
;ssinized and touring, in $40 there We're
-, and in 1893 only 15S.
\ commentary on these figures is that
they prove the optimism OF the theatrical
profession. just now the ConmeICial state
OF the country is so uncertain that The
streams OF currency are almost stagnant.
In the face OF past and prospective adver-
Sity, however, the theatrical manager is
fearless and willing. II every otLer branch
OF commerce was s Independent OF finan-
Cial Illustrations as the Theatrical, II is
believed that good times might lie forced
upon Inc countfy.
To be sure many of these enterprises
represent. not confidence hut desperation
There are Il CerIain number OF People who
have to nve. 1t is said, and truIiifuIly.
once an actor always an actor. The bon
nutn... Il II.r g.rr-Ssiun anu lire cast die
ndellible. and pride viii sustain the
poorest man, once branded actor. in tie
lace OF any hardship He prefers ''Ihe
road" with all sorts OF privatioDs, no
salary but a hotel bill making stand after
stand '-on his trunk the ever present
possibility OF il collapse In Il week or Il ioi,-
night, rather than become a clerk or an
ar,izan and earn modest but continuous
saiary wnica would cua Ole him To ENJOY Inc
pleasures. But domesticity has
no place in his vocabulary. He does not
care for home. He lad rather feel con-
genial than be comfortable. The very un-
certainty of life and living is ginger TO
him. Ii would bc fettcrs to him to have tn
subside into conventionality and believe
that no future stretched before him than
compeDsating regularity OF labor and pay.
An actor invariably lives in the present
lie makes to spend, not to save. Sufficient
Tor the day is the pleasure 1t gives. He Is
in a degree. Who can assure
him tomorrow" He will not anticipate. To-
;ia is his, he will seize upon 1t and wiring
its last measure OF joy. A provident actor
S as rare as an in'provident Puritan.
v JHAT'S in a name? 1t has recently
A been contended that good fortune
~ turks in alliteration. To this con-
clusion Is adduced Il convincing list
of stage people whose Christian
name and sir name borrow the Same initial |
and score OF partnerships wherein luck
is supposed to have lurked through alliter-
alton. The curious point in the case is
hat these alliterative-titled people who
have been successful are such as have re-
leived their names in the usual course OF
events and they are not roms de tlieater. \
Here is a list OF prominent actresses whose
initials conform TO fortunes prejudice:
Isabel Irving. Minnie Monk, Effie Ellsler,
Charlotte Crabtree, Charlotte Cushman,
Crampt /. Maggie Mitch ell, Ma .ris
Moore. Amy Ames. Flora FinIayson. Lillian
Llmson, Grace Golden, Daisy Dixon, Billie
Barlow Minnie Madden, Marion Manol;i
Mason; Katherine kidder, Millie Miska,
Bessie Bonehill. Lille Langtry, Emma
Eames, Marguerite Mather. Some lucky
men are: Collie Cibber. Joseph jefferson, |
Walker Whitesidc, Dore Davidson, Frank
Frayne, Harry Harris, Melbourne Mac |
Doweil. Mark Murphy. Harry Hawk, Ed
ward Eddie. Charles Coote, Roland Reed, !
Sol Smith, Creston Clarke, Albert Aaron
son, Clay Clement, Marcus Mayer and hun |
lreds OF others.
Some lucky partnerships: Harrigan