The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-02
IS SEEN BY sANs-GEKE
New Season Opens During the
Month of Angus.
PROBLEM OF THEATERS
Only One Playhouse Open in New
Y0rk-R00fS and Beach M0n0p0-
lie the Patronage.

registers VI degrees ABOVE zero won 3
tell you what my neGiigee attire consists
OF, not that haven't room apienty, the
extras" feature sun strokes. The long
shoreman are boiling eggs in the Hudson,
and In spite of all a chill creeps down my
spine. l shivcr with the suggestion, Au-
gust l! DO you realize that tie theatrical
winter begins this month? Winter and
August? Such is the fact, and next week
will bring evidence OF the approaching sea-
SON Indeed, the evidence Is already with
as. WITHIN tine past few days 1 have heard
from a mum her OF my professional friends
abroad, at the oceans edge, at the noun
lain top, and they are counting tile Us till
vacation is up and they HE hiLner TO buckle
Dn the sncs ana buskn for the coming cam
paign. The limit Oh the return tickets is
about up. Everyone will be back this
month. Then Sans-Gene will we happy.
Then Will have new s for you that IL news,
and not idle prattle that floats i'll on tie
mild current of my busy fan.
No one looks forward to the coming sea-
Son with any degree of optimism. Indeed
the horizon is dark for the managers. and
when there is cloud over the managers
sun the actors must sit in the dark. The
actor may not sneeZc unless the manager
takes snuff. There is Il PROMISE Of no
snuff, but abundant clouds. The first is
Presidential campaign. 1t always rolls
the theaters. Not one company in twenty
makes money during the reriod preceding
the first Monday of November in electoral
year. The second cloud is not bi,cker but
II is more extensive. The dramatists are
not ma king any successful plays. With no
plays the actors may not act. Another
cloud, less cloud than dull, leaden sun
hiding cast, which spreads over the thea tri-
cal heavens. 1t is the financial depression.
People are not spending much money on the
theaters, and The actors who last year
worked for board only know il TO their
sorrow.
There is but one break in the over-shad-
owed heavens. II is that whatever money
there Is TO lie divided will reach American
actors. Last year we had plague of
Briions. This year they will he compare
lively few. John Hare and Arthur Bou-
cier are the only EDglishinen who are com
ing Olga Nethersoie will lie tere, to be
sure, but the Frohmans will fix her COM
pany with an international front.
TOO MANY THEATERs.
The problem that TO me locks more diff
Gliuit of solution than pigs in clover or the
fascinating old fifteen puzzle is Low the
resident managers are going TO ill their
theaters 1t was cUnundrum last year;
WHIST will IL Re this year? New theaters
=
In New York we have the Murray Hill, in
Chicago there is the Great Northern. in st.
Louis the Century. in Washington the Co
lunihia. Buffalo, Milwaukee, Toronto and
half doZen ether large cities have newly
constr ucted pIuyho1ses which will this
year enter the lists for the first time to bid
for their share OF fractions.
IL locks like the travelling mana gers
oprort unity to get his terms for his .ittrac-
n has any 4,
see this, that the oyersupply OF
theaters and undersuppiy OF attractions
is going TO neoessitate the flooding of the
snap organizations which will disgust the
market with lot Of chaep, make-shift,
thelter-gocrs and bring the theeters into
further odium.
The wisest policy for the resident tfcatri-
cal mana gers-mind you, offer this advice
gratis, and without the remotest idea that
any OF the game gentlemen who are in the
fight to the death Will give in-would be to
tool their interests and close half the
shedters and divide the profits on those
that remain open. Everybody open, all lose;
sa!f open, something to divide. Meantime
he newspapers will reap a harvest on the
competitive advertising, which is sure to
De sharp.
WEBER & FIELDS IDEA.
Weber x Fields have hit upon a good
idea in engaging man specially to write
Duriesques on all new serious productions.
The mani j. w. Herbert. author OF Thrill
by" That has proved very successful
travesty on Du Maurier and Potter's play,
and the superstition is that If Mr.. Herbert
,ouiddo itonce, he coulddoi.again. Charles
Ross, of Ross & Fenton, is to stage the bur
tesques.
While the burlesque idea is good, 1t is
not Ill siIlI,ly revival In JObn
broughan day there were few successful
plays that were not burlesqued as soon
Is they had proved themselves success
With the addition Of music and dancing
she OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES often BECAME more popu-
lar tEan the original plays themselves. l do
act see why Weber C Fields should not
Ike big hit with this Old custom
brought up to date.
Frank ] Wiistach Weber & Fields rep
Yesentative, tells he that Mr.. Herbert is
going to Europe forthwith Ia see the plays
that Charles Frohnian is to produce this
fan, So that there may be burlcsques OF
them hot from the oven simultaneously
with their appearance in New York city.
ONE ON JIMMY POWERS.
James 7. Powers. accompanied by his
wife, stopped at a Broadway hotel for
lunch recently. The latter tas taken to
collecting 10-cent pieces, ard is in the
halnt of asking her husband frequently for
stray dimes. When they had finisht d their
lunch Powers took out bill to gay the
check. His wife asked him if lie cid rot
have Some dimes in his pocket. He took out
scvcn or eight and put them on the table.
Just as the waiter stepped up and presented
the check. Powers placed the hank note on
the tray. The waiter. seeing the dimes
lying on the table. picked item up as
lip and walked off with them. to the great
establishment of The cCmedian ard his wife
We are watching the mad career OF your
ttock company. whose prosperity in the
log DAYS is the wonder and envy of The
oldest nhaiitant on Broadway Manager
siddle sent me one of the pretty silver
souvenir belt pins. They are worthy of
ihc occasion. ! am in fopes he won't let
Inc fifiieth performance by the stock COM
amy go by without remembrance for the
nen, as ynar dramatic editor suggested.
ON GOTHAM ROOFS.
Manhattan Beach and The roof gardens
ire all that cornt in ciironicIing the cur
-cnt attractions. To be sure In Gay New
FORK is still on at the Casino a nd is doing
yell, but what is one theater open and six
zen closed It's sixteen to one game
hat has converted all the managers to the
gold CAUSE
Sousa's concerts "Erangciine," Rice's
circuS, with Lockba rt's elephants, and
Pains fireworks are the beach attra ctiorS
There is not single novelty on the roofs
What favorites do not remain have not
been replaced, and the result is round of
mediocre bills which do not tempt. The
best attraction for the roof is the weather
They are trading on it with large margins
these dnys. SANS GENE.
A Wise Provision.