The times., 1897-03-14

AS his route had a vacancy yesterday
and the day before, CIeston Clarke reached
the city yesterday Mr.. Clarke is an in
tcresung talker. and no one engages in
conversation with him that lie doesn't
benefit intellectually OF in splits. Speak
ing of appreciation for plays, he told me
this yesterday afternoon.
"Thereis y common Sd wing which Is often
used in our business when a good play does
not make money, that the public is unap-
preciative. Now this is not TO my way of
thinking, and | viii have TO go on record
as opposed to the views OF those people
who contend that ordinary persons are
incapable of critiCising a new play sue
cessfuliy The American people are very
wise An incident occurred durin g our
presentation Of The Last OF His Race"
at Harrisburg, which has firmly convinced
me, no matter how little education u per-
son has got, 10y appealing to the Instincts,
| and ergrossng the mind in interest and
study, inva riahly produces manifestations
e intellectually.
The Indians who attend the government
school at Carlisle, after being at the in
! stitutiun for "a while become dociIe, and
it is necessary to take them on an outing
expedition to erase from their minds as
/ far as possible the recolI ections of border
life The legislature OF Pennsylvania was
| convened for the purpose of elccting
| successor to Senator Cameron, a political
| contest for supremacy between Senator
| Quay and the followers of John Wanamaker.
| TheinStructors atthe Carlisle school thought
| it a good idea to send a delegation OF the
| boys to the convention and secured seats
PS,r Nm ix-ip + Uor ri Oh,
| the first things that caught the eyes of the
| boys We're the twenty-eight sheets an
nouncing a presentation of The Last OF
| His Race ~ Their conclusion imme-
| diately convinced them that the title Of
the play implied a relationship to them.
| Nothing W ould satisfy until assura nces were
! given allowing visit To see the play.
! Seats were secured in the first row of the
I was obtanable.
LAS the orchestra ceased PLAYING and
| the curtain was rung up, fully one-half
arose to give vent TO their appf oval.
| For moment a pin could be heard in
any part Of the house, and as the Indian
boys sank in their seats, apparently dis
| appointed by not .being confronted with
| q band of Sioux Indians, the beautiful
| lines pl lne QTdIld so absorbed The people
| around them that it was only a little
| while before their interest was apparent
i and the climaXes were as literally ap-
| plauded by The Indians as the other sepc-
! tators. When the curtain finally rang
| down on the last act, they applauded vo-
! ciferously. Yes, everybody with unim-
| paired intellect is capable of being a critic ~
Some time ago a suggestion appeared in
| these columns about the avidity with which
| Washington seized good things and the
| persistcncy with which it neglected poor
! things theatrical and the idea has taken
| root in at least one spot. In all proba-
| bility Sol Smith Russell will appear in
| Washington for two weeks next season.
| That, at least, is his present plan, as
outlined by the comedian Thursday last
! He had come over from Baltimore to see
| the Library and the Corcoran gallery,
| which the crowds and engagements Of
| inauguration week had compelled him to
| neglect. As he expressed it: Il had to
! go over to Baltimore to see Washington -
Mr.. Russel1s plans for next year are
very pretentious. He will play roper
toire OF five bills. This will include
"A bachelors s Romance.' Peace ful
| Valley revivals of The Heir-at- Law"
| and 'sThe Rivals and a triple bill. The
| triple bill will be interesting; it will open
| with MIR. Valentines Christmas which
| wesaw last year with the dreadful Every
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