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The times., 1897-03-28

This week we return to that fundamental
proposition. "All the world loves a lover. "
We nave two OF the ideal stage lovers to
fire us with the holy glow and revive in
our forgetful hearts the old truth that love
is the greatest thing in the world. They
are powerful expounders of this delicious
doctrine. E. II Sothern viii be at the
Lafayette, and Henry Miller at the Column
hia. II is conceded. simply for lack Of
contestants that these two men are our
ideal stage lovers The field Is To them.
and to them alone. The duel for pre-
emineDce in the feminine heart. and in all
hearts. for woman leads them all. may be
watched this week.
Mr.. Sotheru viii be seen in his newest
play, An Enemy TO the King 1t is one
OF romantic costume, plays Of swords and
hearts, drawbndge aud battlement, war
and love. 1t was written for him by an
American, Robert Stephens, and the bulls
eye Of popular favor seem TO have been
struck as accurately "a by the English au-
thors nf last year Mr.. SOthern has been
very faithful 10 the American author, ana
the American author has been valuable to
him Besides. Mr. stephens An Eucmy 10
the King his great success, sheridan -
was written by Paul Potter, ana the lie
Hgbtful capt Leticr}lair'' was the work
OF Marguerite Mcrrngton.
Mr Miller pla yis likewise by Americans,
Charles Klein and j. L { Clarke. Nr
Klein has been much and layorahly in evi-
denCe thi, year. Heis the author oftbe book
of "El Captain and Of DIR Beigraff.
given only last week. "Hcartsea>e" is a
costume play If the Mozart period, ir which
love and music are the dominant themes.
In his makeup Nj Miller is said 10 ie-
semble Mozart Perhaps. butit is not gen
erany known that no bona-fidc portrait Of
the great composer is in existence. The
picture which passes as Mozart = is only
the memory picture Of an artist fri End
However. MI MilleI'S counterfeit il Il
handsome head and face, and II IL did not
even resemble the unauthentic iiuZart
picture. the composer, If he could see ii,
might well be proud Of the resemblance.
The National has Thomas q ScablCokc
again in comedy. He exhibited the at
fractions Of his piece here last year, ana
retains il because it wears well, ami he
has found nothing so good 10 replace it.
y
best plays in the American list, In
AIIzzoura" This play was written by
Gus Thomas for Nat G Goodwin. Mr. Good
win used it for several seasons, but left
untouched more territory than he CoulC
reach. The present tour of In Miz-
2oura'' is to acquamt a larger circle with
the beauty and power OF the idyl Of the
Southwest. Such plays as this deserve
20 live. They are stimulants 10 the in
telect, warmth to the Ieart, and TOME to
lie taste which founders in 2audy veneer
of so much latter-day offering.
saved from the Sea- viii play at The
Grand this week and at the Lyceum
Hopkins Trans-Oceanics is the bill This
company is made up almost exclusively o
imported novelties.
.Darktown After Dark is a good title
1t is catchy and suggestive of good fun o
the negro variety. 1t represents the at
traction at the Bijou this week.
The times., 1897-03-28

LAFAYETTE e. H. Sotbem, in An
Enemy to the King.
CoLCMBIA-He Miller in Hearts
ease"
NATIONAL Thomas Q. Seahrooke, in
'The Spectator.
zoura"
GRAND-'Saved from the Sea
RIJOU -"Darktown After Dark"
KERNAN'S Hopkins "Trans-oeeanics.' y
The times., 1897-03-28
NEW PLAY BILLS.

Beginning tomorrow night, Thomas Q
SeabroOke and his splendid supporting or
ganiZation will present his latest success,
the sparkling comedy, The Spectator,
for week at the New National. In his
new field Mr.. Seabrooke has ideni fled
himself with a line OF character cOpeIy
work that few who recall mis- many sue
cesseS in operas Of the calbcr Of The Isle
of Champagne" D" .'TObascU,' etc, credited
him with the capacity TO succeed in, and
yet il a retrospect $ made OF Mr.. Sea
brooke's long and varied experience in his
chosen profession it will be conceded that
he has only returned to the class of i'm
presentations in which he has made his
first and most lasting impression, as wit
ness his achievements in the depletion 0f
the characters in the "Cadi.' The step
ping Stone,' etc. But far and beyond any
preceding achievement of the young come
dianis his admirable portrayal of the Keen
speculafor and stock manipulation, John
Fullerton in Mr.. Broa adhurst' 5 comedy. The
company cOntaiuS. among others, the fol-
lowing ladies and gentlemen: Jeannette
Lowrie. Lorraine DreuX, Florence Bingham,
Laura Alnosniuo, A. II. Stuart, Horace
Mitchell, Fred W. Peters, c. W. Macdonald,
Roy Fairchid, Wallace Bruce, Edward Ken
nedy, Charles Lee, Charles Denison and Ed
ward Craig.
The times., 1897-03-28

1t is grateful news ana pIeaSant to pub
lish that Nine. Emma Calve is to sing in
Washington before the close of the present
season. She will be heard in concert some
time during the first week in May, aD-
pearing at the Columbia Theater. The ROs-
ton Festival Orchestra will accompany her
and there will be other s0lOSts in the pro
gram. The Columbia has an unusual ARA =
of attractions from now until the end OF
the season. Following Henry Miller in
''Heartsease'' they will have Annie Russell
and Joseph Holland in the first production
ON any stage of MadeIaine e Lucette Ryley s
new comedy, The Mysterious Mr.. Buele." "
That is next Monday evening. Following
that event come Roland Reed In The
Wrong Mr.. Wright Olga Nethersole and
the Lyceum Stock Company in the order
given.
The times., 1897-03-28

In one respect Henry Miller is the victim
oP his own cxcellence-in the respect of
fame. He is only well known to the close
students of the drama-those who remen-
Der names in casts for the sake of the
artistic performance, and not merely be
cause the name is three feet high on the
bill board In the small towns Milleris I'M
known. This is actually the result of his
own modest excellence. For five years
he contentedly remained the leading man
Of the Empire Stock Company IN New
York This certainly was large honor,
and it brcughtits fanc-a desirable fame-
for it reflected the appreciation or the
most exclusive and discriminating. 1t was
one of the most important posts In the ORA
matte world. To him was Intrusted the
creation Of the leading character In most
of the great modern plays.
IIt. was the first Brabazon in Sowing the
Wind" the first David Remon in The
MaSqueraders, the first Ffolliot in "Gud-
geons," the first Mr.. owen in Liberty
Bell the first Rudolph in "Rohemia,
the first Sir John Bolton in Marriage
and so on through the long list of plays, by
the Grundys, Pineros, Joneses, fltches'
and other great dramatistS, which have
first been given American production at
the Empire. Mr.. Miller was really to the
American stage what George Alexander
and Forbes Robertson have been TO the
English stage. Though his name has not
been in high type, he was recognized as
one of the potent influences which made
the Empire the resort of Intellect and fash
ion Henry Miller win not be greater
actor than he is now when after few
years he has established his name as a
household word. But he will be larger in
the experience of how appreciative the
indiscrininate are of the difference be-
tween art i'll honorable obscurity and art
in the trumpet of publicity
The times., 1897-03-28

Oliver Optic, who died yesterday, IS
the father-in-law OF Sol Smith Russell
His daughter is Mr.. RusSeHs second VIE
The first SIrs Russell was Miss Berger,
sister OF Mr. Fred Berger, OF this city.
The times., 1897-03-28

BY far the most interesting personality
on the local stage last week was c. w.
Couldock. OF Mr. Lackaye's company. He
is the old gentleman who played Squire
Fenton in "Dr Belgraff' Mr.. Couldock,
since the death OF Mr.. Howe, of Irving's
company, has been the Oldest actor on the
stage, the Nestor of the drama. The ca
reer of this venerable player has been IL
most interesting one. He has been con-
spicuous in all schools of the drama-do-
mestie. classic and comedy.
Mr. Conldock was born in Long Acres.
London. in 1915. His father was a COM
positor and died when Charles was but
four years old. The grandmother had TAX
en- a great fancy to the child and took
The times., 1897-03-28

Henry Miller in the successful new ro-
mantle comedy, .'Heartsease," comes to
the Columbia this week. He has just con-
cluded a long and brilliant engagement in
the play at the Garden Theater, New York.
The action takes place in London toward
the close of the last cen tury and deals with
the fortunes of Eric Temple, young mt
steal composer, played by Mr.. Miller
Around pretty love story the authors
have woven stirring incidents connected
with the theft OF an opera Sir Geoffrey
Pomfret, who is a rival Of Eric in the suit
for Miss NeviTle's hand. has the opera
produced and poses as the composer. This
The times., 1897-03-28

The Lyceum STOCK Company was to have
appeared at the Lafayette the week Of
April 26, but the coming of the Castle
Square opera Company to that house per-
mits of a change to the Columbia. The
Lyceum Stock should find the Columbia
congenial quarters. for. their pretty plays.
AS 1 noted last Sunday, Mrs. Burnett
"The First Gentleman of Europe and
Napoleon Parker's 'Mayflower" will be
given. Daniel Frohman writes that he will
permit the company to give performance
of 'The Prisoner ofZenda'' to allow Wash
ington the opportunity of comparing the
product on as given last year by Mr.
sothern, as we will see 1t after John
Hare's week at the Lafayette, and as the
Lvceum Stock will give it. This certainly
Will be an interesting comparative study.
John Findley, of the Summer Comedy Com
pany, is with the Zenda Company which
follows Hare at the Lafayette. Joseph
Wbeelock. ir.. and James K. Hackett are
with the stock.
The times., 1897-03-28

demonstrative that Mr., Worrell took hold
Of him by the shoulders to eject him from
the theater, whereupon the aforesaid old
gentleman dexterously removed his hat,
wig and whiskers and disclosed to the s
tonished group the familiar features Of
Digby Bell, the comedial, who had bet Wor-
rell early in the week that he wouldn't
know HMM the makeup designed for him
by Augustus Thomas on the night Of the
presentation OF THE Hoosier Doctor"
which statement Mr.. Worrell had ridjcuIH'I
The times., 1897-03-28

company comes for its season beginning
Easter Monday.
The prices Tor this special matinee will
be exactly the same that will be in use
at the inatinees during the opera season.
Reserved seats will be - and 30 cents; no
seat in the house Will be higher than 30
cents, and the boxes, having six tickets,
will be sold for 81. The sale of seats for
this matinee performance of "Falka'
will be opened at 8 O'Clock next Friday,
April >, at the box officeuf the Lafayette.
In order to make this operate trip posi-
bic, Manager Zimmerman has arranged
with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
to run a special train between Philadelphia
and Washington and return The train Will
consist of two day Coaches, Pullman
palace car, a dining car and baggage
car.
The special train will leave Broad street
station Philadelphia, $50 in the morn
ing of Thursday, April 8, and the com
pany. numbering Ill people, will reach
waShinot on in time ta have a hasty lunch
and prepare for the performance. I'm
nledfately after the performance the com
pany will have to make q rush for the
depot to which they will be driven in
their stage attire, the limited time not
permitting even face wash, and the
sight of an operate company travelling
in costume. and with all their stage make
up will be remarkably novel one.
Dinner will be served on the train on
the return trip from Washington, and
the Castle Square Opera Company, on
reaching Philadelphia, will be driven
direct to the Grand Opera House, and
without any change of costume, repeat
the elaborate performance given only q
few hours before in Washington. This
will be an operatic undertaking and adj
venture which is quite without parallel
in oneratic enterprise
The times., 1897-03-28

John Hare is coming back soon; in fact,
he will be here next week He brings two
novelties in Pinero's comedy, The Hobby
Horse" and a oneact play, when George
" Was King" Another star who will be
here next week is Katherine Kidder in
Madame Sans Gene" her success of last
wear,
The times., 1897-03-28

Anropos of a certain play which was
written by two authors produced in Chi
cago with Indifferent success, which was
made over, produced in New York with
considerable success, and which Washing
ton will see between this morning and the
end OF the season. 1t is very hard to get
an author to rewrite his piece. He can't
see the defects. But in this case there
we're two authors Was it twice as bad?
The times., 1897-03-28

The opera season will likewise throw
the Rhea arrangements out OF joint. L
told you couple of weeks ago of her in
tention to produce new play here at
Easter Time, .'For q Title"
The times., 1897-03-28

Julia Marlowe will star alone at the
head OF her own company next season.
Robert Taber will star at the head of an
other company. This arrangement is the
outcome OF a consultation with their man
ager, who believes it to be to the best
interest OF all concerned.
The times., 1897-03-28

"Spirtismc's'' season came to close
last night II was a just retribution upon
the head of purveyors Of unadulterated in
deCenCy Human frailties and human sin.
as well as the realism of nature, when
it shocks sensitive nerves, often make
good plays Compare ''SpiritiSme" and
''Dr Belgraff' Each deals with a case
Of weak woman and cullaterally runs a
psychic theme, in one spirituaIism, in the
other hvnnotisIn Sardou has written
without any consideration for purity and
his use Of the psychic is gaudy and cheap
from a dramatic standpoint The authors
of "BeIgrarf'' are less finished, but they
are more considerate Of the conscience
and the intellect of their audiences. With
the sane possibility Of inherent weakness
the American play Is more desirable and
less nauScating than the French affair.
The closing of 'Spiritisme'' leaves
Virginia Harmed Mrs Z. IL. Sothenl free
20 remain in this city this week and visit
with her husband. Maurice Barrymore
goes to New York this morning and to-
morrow afternoon be makes his vaudeville
debut in "A Man of the World at Keith's.
There are very few actors willing to
take the initiative in an msympathetic
role An unsympathetic role is one in
which the player is required to say or do
something which crosses the prejudice
Or sympathy Of the audience. 1t is not
enough for some stars that they have the
center Of the stage, the fat OF the prompt
book, solitary calcium all TO themselves,
but all they do and all they say must be
sops to the artificial prejudice OF the
audi tors.
II there il a prejudice against an un-
truth, q crime, vice, no matter To what
dramatic heights the opportunity of their
use would raise the nust-he sympathetic
actor, he spurns them. 1t is as if one went
to the photographers for a counterfeit of
ones countenance, and regardless of the
art with which lights and shadows are ar
ranged, tie skill with which character is
denoted and verify OF the reproduction, If
the sensitive paper reflects not regular
featured, handsome face, it is rejected as
The times., 1897-03-28

One is often unconsciously witty. A friend
of mine, finding himself submerged in the
center of weIl-filled row at the National
one night last week, rose and made his
way to the aisle on the right. 1t elnbar-
rassed him imTneasurably, for he hadn
observed until he crept past them that
those whom he was disturbing were all
women. He glanced back for hurried
survey, and saw that between his seat and
the center aisle every one but one person
on the aisle was a man. SO he made up
his mind to go back that way. He did.
But the woman on the aisle rose ungra-
ciously, and suggested that ne might have
gone in by the way he came out. lie
apologeticalIy explained that They are
all ladies' on the other end.
The times., 1897-03-28

Not at all. The duality simplfied mat
tiers entirely. Ali that Mr.. A. had to do
was to get an ak and go at Mr.. b. s
part of the work, while the latter hero
ically turned his back and told Mr.. A
not to mind bis friends feelings, but to
serve the public faithfully. Then Slr. A.
only had to turn his back and set his
teeth while Mr.. b., with no malicious in
tent, ran buzz saw through Mr.. A. IS finest
passages. The rebuilding of the piece must
have been an easy task after that Mr.
B. would naturally write in nothing that
was liable to call for the further use Of
Mr.. A. IS AK, and Mr.. A. had no desire to
again monkey with Mr.. IS buzz saw.
The times., 1897-03-28

This week Kernan's Lyceum Theater
presents the Hopkins TTan>-oceduic star
Specialtv Company Strong as this at
traction has been in the past the presen0
season finds enrolled in its roster list or
artists VINO are the PICK of the vaudeville
field. Europe has been Seined with Mana
ger FuIgora's net. and tine catch has re-
suited in the EineInaJOgraphe, that mar
velous combination of photography. cleo
tricitv and life. In the company are Rosle
Rendel. whose fame as a transformation
dancer. is second to no premiere IN the
world: Carroll Johnson, the prince of min-
streIs. uno Saline, the Parisiau eqlllib-
rist: the "Nawns," exponents OF Irish
comedy: Horace W. F. BeGuers. Engiand's
noted baritone, originator of Illustrated
songs. Ford and Francis, the operatio
travcstisys Morton and Eevelle, in g" PICK
incs from Puck and Sharp and Flatt,
musical comedians and Observation-Disclosures
These are but a few of the many good
things which Manager Fulgora has The
honor and pleasure To present this season
Tho BiOgraph Will this week have
one-third more views. Heretofore TWEEN
ty-four moving pictures constituted the
program. 4 new COnSiGHlnfut ol Lu'h'
mas arrived from New York. and thirty
six views will be seen this week, WIN
the price the same as before. Among the
views for this week are Mckinley at uS
Canton home. Mckinley in the inaugural
parade. Gov Bushnell and his escort IN the
porade the inaugural train, Herald Square
Mt noon. waiting for hubby, blanket court
martial. Niagara Fails, burning barn. Jei-
ferson giving Rips toast, shooting the
schutes. sleighing scene, disappearing
gun. Loie Fuller, New York harbor, san
dow and Empire State Express. school
children from all parts Of the city VIII at
tend in large numbers this week All the
entertainments yesterday were for tne
benefit OF the Ladies Aid Society OF the
First tCongregationalCh Church. A very hand
some sum was realized for the church
fund
The times., 1897-03-28

plays have before been received in New
York, hut usually only when they have
come with foreign approval. Both Mrs.
Fiske and Mr.. Stoddard are Americans
and the unStinted praise given both is a
grateful cessation from the aduIation
heaped upon the various Gays New
York, Manhattan, and Paris, and the
innumerable Girls, " Gaiety, shop. circus,
from Paris, Bowery, and tea house
The Screnade'' was given warmapproval
by New York. The Bostonians have rival
for Robin Hood at last. ..L'Arlesienne .
scored d teTnpOrized success. tits a drama
by Alphonse Daudet, with music by Bizet.
1t is conceded to be digniffed and artistic,
but lacking in popularizing elements.
Last Tuesday evening Miss Manhattan"
was tried. Itisncarly Miss Philadelphia" &"
with knickerbocker substituted for William
Penn and the people and places localized to
New York. 1t is easy for those who have
seen it to understand how badly it failed.
Augustin Daily revived The Wonder on
Tuesday night. It was u pleasant occasion,
and was as distinctly artistic as are all
the performances of this company.
The first nighterS are looking anxiously
forward to next week, when the Columbia
will have its first first night" 1t will be
an enjoyable occasion in all respects so far
as can be anticipated. Certainly the prin-
clpal characters will be well acted with in
genuouS nnie Russell an u delightful! Joseph
Holland at the head of the cast. The
piece, as hereinbefore announced is com
edy, THE Mysterious Mr. Bugle,' by Made
laine LUcette Ryley Mrs. Ryley i $ an ac-
complished dramatist, and We may expect
good things of he new piece. Washington's IS
verdict will decide a run planned for the
comedy at the Lyceum Theater in New
York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-13
Elsewhere

CHICAGO. April 12.-only about 1850 head of
cattle were received to-day. After last weeks
lively demand ana prices We're stronger. with an
average advance Of l0c per 100 lbs in fat cattle.
Sales were on a basis OF s.. 15Q4 for a few lots
Of very common dressed beef steers up to ssa3:SS
saiable at s5.4Oa5.5o. The bulk OF the cattle went
for S.30G5. choice stock being in light supply.
m and there sf g Tss a goo The export Was ana q s6d9 ssscS ser
and feeder trade at steady prices, sales being
made at So 4oaSe 90 for common lots. up TO log
sold freely at steady prices and calves were I'M
changed. with fair offerings. Texas cattle were
The advance in prices of hogs that took place
to-day. only about 10000 hogs being received.
The light receipts are attributed TO bad coi1try
at 15c advance per 100 pounds. sales ranging at
81. sOq4.2. with the bulk going for s4.lOnil5
had been taken.
The week starts off with a run Of about 5000
sheep and lambs There was an active re ieral
demand and prices ruled stronger. Sales were
made of common TO prime sheep at SSQ5.25. most
offerings mostly made up OF Westerns. Lambs
sold actively at $3.l506. most of the hocks going
Receipts-Cattle. 1850; hogs. 1900; sheep.
20, 600; lambs. 2O0.
ST. LOUIS. April MISUNDERSTANDING. Loo:
shipments none. Market strong for best natives:
other grades steady: Texans steady; fancy expert
81 s5G5. bulk an a dressed beef and
shipping steers. St5G4So. bulk at A.25G4.ij;
ss'7sa4: stoekers and Feeders. 5000. bbGils an
$S.eOq4.2. ows and heifers, sl.s9a5: bulk Of
cows, s2.25G3.25: bulls. s. lOQ3.S5: Texas and In
dian steers. fed. S:6oG4.4O: grass. s2.s5a3.s5:
COWS and heifers. S2q3.15.
Hogs-Receipts. 4.0oo; hipment 1890. Market
strong TO sc higher light. S3.s0G I.05: mixed. ST.
T4.IO; heavy. S3.104l-l5-
800. shipments none. Marker
strong, native muttons. Sqi.75. lambs, 81. 60Q5:
Texas sheep. grass and led. s2Gi.5O.
EAST BUFFALO. April 12.-CattIe steacy to
i0c higher; fat steers. %Qs.2o; coarse. rough
steers. @.o5qi.i5; ehoicex smooth, fat heifers.
steers. COCO TO choice, sS.s5Q3.s5. feeders. good
to best, s. I5aS.sS. strictly fancy mixers. x32q
SlSd30: calves. common 10 fair. S.2564.25; good
to extra. s4-75g5-5o; heavy fed and buttermIIks.
s2I3.
Hogs Good TO choice Workers. si.2sqi.35. mixed