The morning times., 1896-10-25


effects startling. To the Academy comes
Ishum's Oriental America" and 10 the
miou Al. Fiel d's Darkest America
Eernan's Lyccum has one Of Gus Hill S
Companies
IN The course of the winter Washington
Viii see four OF the most prominent oil
The English artists They are all either
on The water OF have arrived. With
their shadows on our shore, we wonder
wnat London is to do for pets TINS wInter'
for you may search in vain for an American
actor or an American production going TO
England In fact. the only American who
Is received with favor in the British me-
tTupolls - Ada Rehan. Success in London
docs ilpr seem to bc as much the re ward of
genuine merit rs Of degree Of merit.
coupled with established affection. The
Br.lisherS are lot the nervous, tickle peo-
PIE that are Americans. They do not chase
new and strange gods, ana they do not
desert the old and tried deities until death
do them part. That is why foreign sue
cess is not accessible to our people.
Mansfield, as an artist, surpassed the
maximum of Eugl and; +. NJ. Holland, J. II.
Stoddard and W. IL. Thomson are each as
good as John Hare; Minnie Maddern Fiske is
less beautiful, bat more subtle and natural
than OF ga Nethersole; and Wilton Lackaye
and Maurice barrymore are each the equal
OF BcerbOhn Tree: but none Of these are
wciCume on London stages. This is meant
AS 20 Impeachment of the Engl ish artists,
ueTcl y to point out an unfortunate criterion
for success. The Eugl ish artists Will all
be welcome over here. FOR though We have
Mansfield, Holland, Stoddard, Thomson,
FiSkc, Lackaye a nd Barrymore al Ways with
us. We are as broad as our country, and
genius is al ways given welcome
Olga NetherSolc has been in America
for ten DAYS. Her tour begins in Brooklyn
next Monday. and win he marked by the
production of a new play, The Wife of
Scarli,' by Giuseppe Giacora. This play
was gwen Il trial IN Fittsburg last spring
4 few weeks later Joseph Halton's When
Greek Meets Greek VIII he produced.
These two, with the cXpurgated Carmen"
Will probably constitute her repertoire dur
ing her week in Washington. Miss Neither
sole brings three players from England.
The balance of the company VIII comprise
Americans
Little John Harc's tour will begin under
his native flag in Montreal on the 10Th of
next month. He is on the sea now. His
novelties are numerous. One play not IA
miliar here is Pincru's Hobby Horse" il
which Mr. Hare revivcs the character ui
Spencer Jcrmyn, created by him in 1856,
ahdhghly praised by the most distinguished
critics Of the day. Mr.. Hare has also ar
ranged To play Eccles in Caste and the
provincial English press, speaking of his
recent performances in their district, are
extremely complimentary. Mr.. Hare form
crly played the part of Sam Gerridge in
this comedy, but that character has now
fallen To the lot of Gilbert Hare, who is
greatly praised for lis realization of the
little cockncy plumber The Pair of
SpectacIcS'' will retain its place. MAN
ma" will bc given, The Master" by Stuart
GgIlvie and a reconstructed play by sydney
Grundy.
on the same evening that Mr.. Hare
opens, L. S. Willard begins his tour in
Boston. His single novelty is The Rogue 5
Comedy" by Henry Arthur Jones. 1t
than in London to weather the season.
"Thc Middlcman" and The Professors
Love story will each be given hearings.
Bccrhohm Tree apparently has nothing to
offer His single success last season " as
SvenGall. and he will surely spare us the
pain of auother sege of the hypnoiist. He
is evidently coming on a dollar-Ch asing ex-
pedilion, and not at all because he has any
thing valuable TO offer.