The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-19
Is SEEN BY sAhs-GEhE
FL Capitan's. Run Will End
Next Saturday Night.
FROHMAN'S NEWTHEATER
How Ed. Rice Entered a Beauty Con-
test With John Philip S0usa
and Did Not Win.

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shoulder my pen and strap my flasonof ink
across shoulders to sally forth on the
news quest il seems as if the last word
had been written for the summer, and
what you Westinghouse don't know,
thanks TO your faithful Sans-Sene tf you
won't, must) has not happened Within the
radius OF the acQuirable. But this is a
blg town, and the profession is mighty, the
press is its best friend, II realizes II and
makes capital for il, and anu never per-
mitied 10 come home from my poaching
expedition empty handed. Sometimes 1t il
a story, at another time fresh piese OF
news, or spicy gossip, or ravishiDg pro-
duction. but all that sou know IL you
follow me regularly in my seven day
peregrina tons.
met big DE Wolf and little Edna Wal
lace this morning on their way to the
matinee. This couple is apparently the
happest in the profession, l say ''appar
entity" because you never can tell, love
ike beauty is in some cases only skin
deep, and I'm not going to commit my
self. De VOLTS front hair must have just
come home from the peruquer's for when
he lifted his hat his summer wig looked
fine as fiddle Of many strings. He
smiled his smile which is child-like and
bland and turned me between himself and
Edna for the walk to the stage door.
Edna looked fresh as a blown rose and she
carried bunch. by the way. that came
over the fooilights the night before.
What news had DeWolf? That is always
the first consideration with me, you know.
We'll, news enough. The run of Ell Captain
Is TO close with this day week, in other
words, next Saturday night, the 25th in
slant. Why he remained so long is the
most pertinent question, and of course. in
these days OF continuous heat, there is not
much chance of profit with an indoor enter
taiBment. / daresay the length of the
run was the result of a desire on the parto of
those most intimately concerned to make
the length OF the season Sufficien, to affect
the road business of next year. They an
nounce that they will come back to the
Broadway with Ell Captain in February,
hpf ''"'-ht e. For w.'vc "@t Dratty
nearly all that We want OF it. This is no re-
Election on Hopper or his opera. But the
days OF long runs are ended, unless some
thing like a phenomenal success occurs.
Hopper viii do much better by remaining
nway from this city. And the Broadway
will do much better also than bringing him
back IN piece that is almost exhausted.
FR0HMAN IN THE GARDEN.
l crossed the street TO the Empire Theater
building and took the lift 10 pay my re-
spects to the returned pilgrim, Charles
FrohnIn. esq. Your dra matte editor
scooped me OH what Charley did abroad,
but L wager Sans-Gane scoops him on what
he has done since he came here. Nothing
more nor less, l assure you, than to lease
the Garden Theater. Don't il beat ALL
All an owner Of a theater has to do is TO
hang conspicuous pacard in the win
dow For Sale or Rent" aud if it catches
Charley's eye as lie saunters up to his
offices or nown therefrom lie MA kes mental
note of it and leases it tie next time he
passesA
l never could understand why Palmer
gave up the Garden in preference 10 the
theater which bears his name. Was il
personal pride or egotisme Paimers Thea
ter has been Il Continual loser. while the
Garden has made money with such original
successes as ''1492." Little Chr isto-
pher,' the Kendals. "Trilby.'' His Alb
sent Boy" aud others. The only absolute
failure at this ti.eater which 1 recall is
THE Stag Party" To be sure. its posi-
ton seems to be against it.
What will Frohman do with 1t? Only one
attraction seems available. He will prob
ably place The Liar there after il fin
isheS its allotted time at Hoyt's. Hoyt will
hereafter have TO look for attractions to
fill in the time that Frchman used to take
off his hands. very much doubt the state
meBtmadeby some people that the Garden
will he made the home of regular stock
company. Charlie Fruhman has rad his
experience with tina sort Of thing at the
Empire. And the results OF the pa st season
were hardly alluring enough 10 make him
commit the same mistake again. The
probability is that he will produce various
pla VS. that he has bought, with various COM
panies, with the view to sending them out
on the road afterward to the theaters con-
troiled by the syndicate.
AT MANHATTAN BEACH.
These are sad da Us and glad for Ed Rice.
Glad because ''Evangeline'' is smashing
box office records at the beach, and that
is a tribute to the inside of Ned's head
But there has been another beauty show
besides that in which Rice's girls are
contestants. And therefore is Rice sad
There has been voting contest On the
handsomest man at Manhattan. Sousa
proved himself the hero, or at least the
ladies proved it for him by a snowstorm
Of ballots. But Rice says John Philip
was the villain. No one voted for Ned
but th c people of his company and the out
side sprinkling who want engagements or
hack pay. Hitherto nobody has suspected
Rice of vanity, but the impresario was sorely
disappointed over the decision. He dis
missed his barber, threw the curling irons
out the window, countermanded all orders
TO his tailor, and remained in deep rneIan-
rnol. for two days on theocean promenade,
asking plaintively: What are the wild
waves saying?'' At the expiration of
that period of mourning, Rice pla yed the
piano in his room all night, until his neigh
bors IN the adjoining apartments Com
planned tothe management. NeXtmorning
the impresario came out, his eye in fine
frenzy rolling, with manuscript of ne W duets.
srias, gavottes, and ronanzas, by which.
being presently introduced into "Eyange-
ilne. he intends to humble his rival
"Blond beauty has gone out of fashion, =
ne cried bitterly, but can put on IS many
Airs as Sousa." Pray heaven these fiery
musicians may come 10 hard words and
run eacn other through the middle some
mornin. before breakfast. Steps are now
being taken 10 have them 10th put under
bonds 10 keep the peace Such times were
never known on Coney's isle before.
Another curiosity at the Beach is a new
drop curtain. 1t presents as its principal
feature the pictures. in regular rotation,
of various celebrated composers. Here is
the way they run: Beethoven. Sousa. List.
Mozart. kerker and Wagner. What do YOU
think of that?
ON THE ROOFS.
The roofs are running full blast. There
are only two legitimate fheaters open.
the Broadway and the Casino. but the
former will he closed, as related above,
next week. OF course 1.-THE continr ous''
at Keith's continues indoors. and the
same does Pastors. but otherwise high
heaven is the only roof over an entertain
ment in this section of Greater New York.
Fegoii. May Howard and Charley War.i
continue as Oiympia,s stars. Press Ell
bridge has things his own way on Madison
Square roof. Marie Drcssler twinEles