The morning times., 1896-10-04
\ EW York is not monopoliziuC the new
N plays. Within the fortnight past II
number of original pIonuCii ion> have
been made with felcitous results.

L EW York is not Inouopolizug the new
~ plays. Within tile fortnight past II
number of original pTonuCi ion> have
been made with felicitous results,
III couple oI Instances inr mts
We're instantaneous and complete This
happy state of artistic affairs not only cor
responds with the prosperous business which
the profession Is enjoying, but one IL i'll
clined 10 believe. inspires it. The public
III good times or bad are ready To patruuize
Il thoroughly good performance OF Il thor
oughly good play.
lie Tabers Inad-. the first of this con-
spicuous group of produ ctions. They
OieHeu III milwaukee, win IA ufitind LiZatrun
or George EIiut's "Ronola." made by the
scholarly Eiwyn Barron. The papers sent
10y the management presumably contain
The most natteriug accounts OF tile pro-
dECtions. They seem conservative aud
discriminating. The success appears 20
be much on The same order as that achieved
by their Henry "" last season Julia
Mariowe Taber Is credited with her capacity
for Infinite sweetness and deicacy in un-
dramatic scencs. aud The .c,.uery and cos
tunes are of uncxcellcd spicndor. ''Roniola"
VIII ldse It's place IN liic ooEr repertoire.
Another Auwausee pfoaaCtiGa OI recent
date was the initiatOry performance by Sol
Smith Russell of Martha MoTton's play "A
Bachelors Romance" The comedian has
evidently capped all his previous t.iumphs
and Martha Morton's work places her in
the unique position OF being the only dra-
matlSJ VIM mas never had failure. The
critics We're fulsome in their praise of
everybody and everything connected with
"A Bachelors Romance" One writer says:
Nothing which Jnis actor has produced
approaches mis- present play another: 1t
were difficult to conceive a more finished
piece OF acting" Mr.. Russell's success
is particularly gratifying to citizens of
Washington On account of his association
with our M,Las fingered neighbor, Fred Il.
Berger.
Chicago passed en- two pretentious pro-
iuc;ions last Monday night. Otis Skinner,
romantic actor orofconsuminateart, OF who has
not been to Washington since he delighted
our playg guers some three or four years
ago as the father in ''Magda," the king in
| Henry VIII" and shylock In The Mer-
chant OF Venice" with Modjeska, placed
"A Soldier of Fortune" upon the stage for
| the first time. 1t is picturesque play
| of the sixteenth century. 1t was success
| ful to an encouraging degree. Mr.. Skin
ner is an actor whom it is a delight and
| privilege to see at any time. 1t is to be
| hoped that some local theater will in
troduce him to Washington as a star. He
| has been most successful in Western ter
ritory, notably IN Chicago whose play
| goers'crowde his theatar by the month.
| 1t was in Chicago on the same evening
| that those two prime artists, L. NJ, and
| Joseph Holland produced Henry Guy Carle-
| tons new play 1.-TWO Men OF Business ~
There could be no failure with these two
| artists in the same cast. They have in
| the new play a worthy successor to "a
Social Highwa yman.'
| The only recent Eastern production OF
note outside of New York city was made in
| Boston last Monday evening. Robert Hi
lard was seen in The Mummy" a farce
| nf English manufacture, which had a long
run in London. The piece is better than
/ last years farce performed by Mr.. Hill
lard. 1t will, from all accounts, keep
the stage through the season.
Other productions are mapped out 70,
other cities than New York which seems
to have 10 monopoly on premises. In
managerialp plans Washington was scheduled
for at least two first nights. Brian
Boru,' the new Irish opera in the hands
of The Whitney Company, was to have beet
sung for the first time on any stage at
the New Columbia next Monday night. Thi:
production has been transferred, and Bait.
more will have first sight of it, asSta
opening of the Columbia is necessarily
postponed several weeks. But Washington
will be sponsor for Maurice Barrymore
success or failure as a star in his own play
Roaring Dick x CO. 1t is an early at
traction at the National. Other first I'll .ht
are III dDte, sut "t w III nav
our full quota before spring. WashIDgto,
is known as a mascot. The only difference
in an actors mind between q mascot tow
and dog to WI is thatproductons that fai
mark the producing point mascot in dis
tinction from the towns that turn out moth
ing but failures. We are peculiarly for
tunate in our first nights. Heart of Mary
land and Lady Siavey' went fror
here last year to become the successes o
the New York season, This year is young
Speaking of productions, William II Gran,
has denoted Chicago as the birthplace o
his new play, Fortunes FooF,' and it
birthday VIII happen along in few weeks
Tomorrow night in Cleveland will be pre-
duced The Mandarin" new opera b.
DekOven and Smith, the authors of ''Ro
Roy and Robin Hood Another notabl
!: to he maGe away from the metropolis il
the first performance on October 15 O
j. NJ. Bane's "A Man and HIS Wife, Il
Chicago by the Empire Stock.
- HERE is frequent and unnecessary
clubbing over Washington attrac
tions. AS matter OF fact there
not city in this country, not evel
| excepting New York, Boston, Chicag &
or San Francisco, which can boast sucl
distinct advantages for playgoers as th