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The morning times., 1897-01-24

There is something comparatively rest
ful about the attractions this week. The
din of the romantic is out of our ears and
the evil eye OF tragedy viii not haunt us
The variety OF the last six days was simply
overwhelming. Thanks to the powers
that be it shall not happen soon again.
But behind the fatigue there was an
Immense pleasure in the offerings OF the
two principal players. Mr.. Mansfield re-
peated most of his established successes,
and gave at least one new production or
such sumptuous magnificence that the
latest memory Of Irying's achievements Is
entirely eclipsed. Richard IIT' as acted
and stag ged by MT. Mansfield and his com
pany is record-ma king in its perfection
Side by side with his Gloster, his Shylock
is a comparatively weak and colorleSs per
forrnance. The great scene of the play
the trial-was dominated by Mrs. Mans
field
The better acquaintance given Us OF MI.
Skinner / S pleasant ID an. oryr rich III ailtlCl-
patton Of his return. This young man Is
firm in his position, and 10 one today tops
him as a IouantiC traeedlan- ms read
ing of Shakespeare Is SuiFsIldiiN tiA t-A'SA-
eut, and the grace he gives the romantic
lovers is the embodiment Of poetic action.
His Hamlet was a real revelation, as great
in its way as Mr.. Mansfield's Richard III
Its sphere.
Here are the two pre-enllnent fiSufcs In
Am erican drama. They devote their
efforts to serious purposes, their endow-
unents rise beyond mere talent, each is
genius in conceptions and expression, and
with them 5 our hope for the permanency
OF our stage Of the loftiest forms OF dra-
matte expression. Mr.. Skinner is rot an
other Booth Peacetothe gTeattragedlan's S
ashes and Immortality to his memory,
let his niche be sanctifed in the hailowed
memory OF his greatness.
Mr. Skinner is himself grounded on the
rock Of his own endeavor, sustained by his
gifts and attainments. and the confidence
of all who sit within the radius OF his
graceful art. Mansfield Is himself He
had no predecessor; he. too. can have no
successor He is too great for either. The
national drama is fortunate and far re-
moved frum decadencc which can boast
the presence of these two men at the same
time
The morning times., 1897-01-24

eIor's Romance is an interesting person.
She is a bundle of nerves, quick and &ctVe'
and u most estimable companion for a taiKy
man or woman, as she is good listener
For eight years she has been writing Tor
the stage. and she has had the usual eN-
periencc that falls to the lot OF the poor ana
struggling author.
The play that broughther into prominence
was 1.-The Merchant. For weeks she
Travelled around New York. trying to indnce
managers to produce it, Not one OF thein'
however, could see anything in it. one
day she learned that a newspap efwasofier-
ing prize for the best original American
comedy submitted to it. Funding the
The morning times., 1897-01-24

The secretary of the Dramatists' Club
saws he is receiving letters from the pirates
what the club means to do next. 1t is
felt that test case, to ascertain the
actual value of the amendment. and prob
ably to make an example of punishment
under it, is desirable. That man Sackett
would be a good man to start with, though
it is said that THE Bankers Daughter"
has been performed without license since
Mr.. Cleveland signed the bill, and if that
is so it might be suitable case to prose-
cute, seeing that its author is Bronson How
orc, the clubs president. Get after them,
The morning times., 1897-01-24

A small but very important part in The
Cherry Pickers'' is that of Ayoob, the
Hindoo with vendetta 1t is well played
by Geoffrey Stein, native of this city,
It was in Washington also that Mr.. Stein
began his histrionic career. When a very
young lad lie joined the Round Table
Shakespearean Club, which was organized
some years ago by Margaret SaXton. and
with this organization played Hamlet and
other equally ambitious roles Feeling that
ne had an innate talent for the stage, he
joined a class organized by Rosa Rand,
and studied for three years with this ia
nous teacher. His rapid progress in the
art encouraged him to try for a profess
sional position, and he went to New York,
where he made the round OF the dramatic
agents in tile hope Of securing an opening.
His youth was against him, and he was
advised 10 return home, but he persevered
and one day met Ned Buckley, who took a
fancy TO the lad, and offered him position
t.onin the Maudc Banks company, in which
organization he remained for two seasons.
He then became a member of the Thomas
keene company, and Travelled with them
two seasons, since when he has been a
member of various companies, among
them being Marie Wainwright, Power
of the Press, ''''V endetta." and now The
Cherry Pickcrs"
The character for which he has been cast
in this piece is rather a difficult role TO
Portray. 1t is that Of an Afgan, whose
brother has been slain by Nazare in battle
Filled with a burning desire for revenge,
he enliSts in the English army, in the
hopes of meeting his enemy and killing
him. He has been condemned as a spv,
and chained tothe great gun in the fortress
OF Candahar, awaiting execution Nazare
is also prisoner in the same room, but his
identity is unknown to Ayoob
When Candahar is in the hands of the
Afgans and Brough, the cowartly enemy
or NaZare, is escaping by secret pass
age, he reveals the identity of Nazare to
Ayoob, 8 nd telling him that the revenge he
seeks is within his reach, merely by turn
ing the muzzle Of the great gun around
tillittouches the breast of Nazare and blow
ing latterto atoms Ayoob .frenzied with
the fiendish delight of having his foe
within his grasp and at the opportunity for
revenge, turns the gun around and has al
most pulled the lanyard. when NourmalIee
the beautiful half-caste girl, dashes in and
releases her lover al the great gun is dis
charged into space. This is the sensational
scene of the play. Mr.. Stein is also an
author, and has a book on Southern life
ready for publication.
There are green graves in the theatrical
burying ground, but no monuments mark
The morning times., 1897-01-24

Col Sim, OF the Montauk Theater, Brook
lyn, has hit upon Il very effective plan to
do away with the big hat evil. Shortly
before the curtain rises the usheFs walk
down to the front OF the house, and then
turn around, facing the audience, While
the one in the center aisle shouts ''One,
two, three" Then all in concert call out,
Ladies, please take off y our hats!''
This little act is received with great ap-
plause, and instantly the arms Of every
woman whose hat is in view goes up, and
the hats are removed. 1t is noticed that
the women have received Col. Sims plan
with as much favor as the men, and he
is congratulatipg himself upon his solution
of the big hat problem.
The morning times., 1897-01-24

at the box-office. But how that would en-
dear him to the matinee girls! II it were
possible they would come to his pretty
parior theater oftener than they do.
Happily, this speculationi is all moonshine.
No really swell, good-looking women wear
hats in our theaters. There are few oc
casionally. but it is only an evidence of ig
norance of fashion and Justice, and the Of
fender is usually a rural eXcursionist who
doesn't know Washington ways.
The morning times., 1897-01-24

the lately deceased "Bowery Girl, Great
Northwest" ,"Gus Williams company" White
Slave Santa Maria" Cotton Spin
""Strange Adventures of Miss Brown"
Harrison Wolfe Company, Spider and Fly"
and Sweet Leaves of shamrock" There
is formidable list of closings for one week.
But the fttest survive.
The morning times., 1897-01-24

There are number of actors at the thea
ters this week who belong relatively to
Washington. Mr.. Crane has our own Billy
Boag, Vincent Serrano, who resided sew
eral years at the Columbian Legation, and
Percy Brooke, of the Sumner stock. Percy
Winter, with Mr.. Willard, has a small char
aeter part and manages the stage. They
Will all he made welcome by their friends
The morning times., 1897-01-24

The Cherry Pickers." which win be
given at the Columbia Theater this week.
is an interesting contribution TO the nieIo-
dramatic stage. The story is laid in India
and Afghanistan during The campaign of
1ST9-SO, and is full OF local color, The
Cherry Pickers" is the name given TO the
Eleventh Regiment, British HuSSaTS. a dis
tinctive feature Of whose uniform is the
cherry color OF their trousers A romance
OF the Afghan campaign FERNS the theme
on which Mr. Arthur has built the pIav
of The Cherry Pickers-"
The scenery is quaint and thoroughly
characteristic, of the locale, SO much SO
that one almost feels the glare OF the
Indian sun All the scenery and proper
The morning times., 1897-01-24

National-WlIiam II Crane, in "A Fool
OF Fortune" Jubilee Singers tonight.
LaFayette-E $ Willard in The Rogue's
Coined ~ until W ednesday evening; Wednes-
day and Thursday evenings. The Middle
man. balance OF week, The Professors
Love story
Columbia-'The Cherry Pickers," every
evening. and Thursday and Saturday matt
nees. Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday, ana
Friday afternoons, at 4:l5. Harry FurniSs
Aoadcmy-Kate Claxton, in The Two
ORPHANS" washington String Orchestra
Concert tonight.
Grand--.The Ensign"
Bfiou-"OnIy a Farmers Daughter
Goncert by "Hogan's Alley" Company TO
night.
Kornan's-Wcber and Fields
The morning times., 1897-01-24

The new copyright law is beginning to
cut high iinks. Manager Sackett of the
Bijou Stock Company refused to pay roy
atty on "The Lost Paradise" and the entire
company, headed by members of the Ac-
tors Society, refused to appear for him in
Louisville.
The morning times., 1897-01-24

Now for Crane and Willard. Mr.. Crane
seems at last to have possessed himself, in
its excellence and endurance, of a sue
cessor to The Senator" The Interesting
feature in connection with his present per
sonatiun is. however the fact that the
comedian Is to be seen in a character role.
We are so accustomed to seeing the smooth
shorn, unlined face Of this actor that re-
sort to wigs and grease paint VIII be com
plete novelty.
Mr.. Wizards new play Presents him in a
viIlainus type. with which his earliest
London successes Were associated quite the
antithcsts Of good old potter Henkarn, and
delightful Prof. Goodwilhe These two
Will. however, parade before us the latter
half OF the week.
The Columbia. after a medley of lecture,
music and minstrelSy. now opens its
procenium To melodrama. Blue Jeans"
Arthur is tie author OF The Cherry Pick
ers,r and the HooSier has gone into the
5ungles OF India for his materials.
Kate ClaNton. one Of tie sweet women Of
the American stage and honorable in
achievement. brings her enduring success,
'The Two Orphans To the Academy.
Tie Gra nd presents William Haworth's
''The Ensign the Bijou has only
Farmers Daughter" and Weber q Fields
head their own company at Kernan's.
one OF tie promising novelties OF the
week will be the four matinees at the Co
lumbia, at which Harry Furniss will talk
on a variety of topics and illustrate with
his caricatuung charcoal. Furniss is an
English institution, and he comes to Wash
Ington with the Endorsement Of whomcver
Americans he has appeared before.
The morning times., 1897-01-24

In the course of Washington's career as
the theatrical dog, first nighters will recall
that it had tried on it a play called a
Lady of Venice 0nd that though the
costume preparer and wigmaker, the scene
painter and the support were all that Iucrc
could make them the production was de-
ficient in two trifling details: the play was
The morning times., 1897-01-24

What will the girls think of John Drew
when he comes next week? Indeed this is
very serious question. For years gentle
John has been the idol of the feminine heart,
as the girls are wont to say, 'mustache and
all" But this year he comes, sans mus
tache. Think of it! John Drew with moth
ing under his nose to tug at, and twist and
train and entangle the susceptible matt
nee girl This is really q desperate flight
in the face of fate There is one thing,
ever, of which there can no longer be any
dispute, the extent and symmetry OF his
upperlip OF course, there has always been
a prejudice in favor of the belief that Mr..
Drew had an upper lip, but there has been
no witness to it's existence. Now, the
modest member, shorn OF its virginia. veil
stands forth naked and disclosed thing to
the eyes of every adorer- One girl who
has seen that modest upper lip says it is a
pity that all these years she and her sisters
had been deluded into idoiizing mer
mustache, which anyperuuuier might make
Martha Morton, the young woman who
wrote Cranes new play, "a Fool of For
The morning times., 1897-01-24

An anomoly in stars is Mr.. Willard, in
one respect, he has no press agent. He
furnishes the papers with facts, and the
The morning times., 1897-01-24

The ri iou's attraction this week has
long record of success behind it. "OnIy Il
Farmers Daughter has been on the read
twelve years. Eight OF these years were
spent on this side of the Atlantic, and the
other four were played N England. where
it met with exceptional favor for an Amer
lean play. IN style 1t is comedy drama,
reflectinG the huInOr and pathoS OF life as
we find it.
The morning times., 1897-01-24

There is a business barometer III every
theater whicn has never been known To
prove :. false prophet. This barometer
is the cash drawer in tie bOx-ogfiCe. and
through its aid a manager can always dis
cover whether the engagement of his star
is gong 10 be (. 1T, fijable one Just at
present the barometer in the National
Theater is exerting itself in the interests
Of William Il Crane. who visits this city
this week to present his new play, a Fool
Of Fortune" That there is desire on the
mart of the public 10 see this play has been
made very clear by the sale Of seats at the
box-office for the actors engagement The
pIav has had much success else where and
il looks now as If il will attract a large
number OF people during its stay here Mr.
Crane = s.id TO do the most artistic Work
OF his career in the play and to present two
pictures Cf a man. the first while he is
wealthy and the second while he is poor
In a very clever way.
The morning times., 1897-01-24
BEHIND THE CURTAIN LINE

Mr. Wizards new character, Bailey Pro
there, the professed clairvoyant, in Mr.
Henry Arthur Jones play, The koEue'S
Comedy which will be seen at Laray yette
Square Opera House tomorrow evening,
seems likely 20 prove as popular with as
many atirajrerS as his Cyrus Eenkarn, The
old potter, in The AnGdicmau,'' or his
delightful Prof. GOodwiIlie in J. NJ Bar
rie's play, The Professors Love story"
But We are TO see the other plays renern-
bered so affecaonately from his last visit
on Wednesday and Thursday evenings he
will appear aS Cyrus Benkaru in The
Middleman, and the balance OF tie week
as Prof Gnodwiuie in The Professors
Love Story"
The morning times., 1897-01-24

Here is an opportunity to see THE
Cherry Pickers'' in a lower pTocenium
box, or in a couple OF nice orchestra
chairs, or in the front row of the Colum-
bias comfortable balcony There has been
q considerable interest over Joseph Ar
thurs conundrum, Who was the greatest
cherry picker in the world?"
The first Times reader svho sends in the
correct and best answer 10 this question
will have a box to see The Cherry Pick
ers" at the Columbia on Friday evening.
The second best answer VIII he rewarded
with pair of orchestra chairs, and for
the third best answer the prize is 4
couple of front row balcony seats.
No coupons are TO be cut, and there are
no embarrassing rules to he followed.
Write plainly on one side of q sheet of paper
your name and address, and what You think
answers the question most truthfuIly anC
completely, and send il at once to ''The
Dramatic Editor OF The Washington Times,
Washington, ID. C" The envelopes will be
numbered in the order in which they are re-
oeired, and will be opened on Wednesday
The morning times., 1897-01-24

principal cities, and meantime adding two
more successful plays to his repertory-
"A Professors Love Story and the new
Jones play, The Rogue Comedy"
The morning times., 1897-01-24

Martha Morton, the young woman who
wrote Cranes new play, "a Fool of For
tune and Sol Smith Russell's "A Bach
The morning times., 1897-01-24

There are green graves in the theatrical
burying ground, but no monuments mark
The morning times., 1897-01-24

The First Gentleman Of Europe" a new
play by Mrs Frances HodgSon Burnett, OF
this city, and George Fleming. viii be pro-
duced tomorrow night at the Lyeeum The
ater, New York city. The play pictures
George " as a young man, when he was
the Prince OF Wales, and before he had be-
come a physical and moral wreck James
E. Hackett Will play the title part, and Joe
WheeIoCk, ir Will be in the cast
Evening journal., 1897-12-16
CONDENSED DIsPAroHEs.

Prospectors at Victoria report a rich
find OF gold at Tom Creek
In the football match in London OK
ford scored tries and Cambridge Moth
ing
Professor StoclSmeyer has predicted
a big blizzard in the northern states on
Dec. q.
Rev. David T. Howell was found gull
ty Of assault at Monticello, N. Y, and
sentenced TO five days in jail.
Byron Gilbert, aged z, of Topeka has
been granted conditional license to
practice law when he arrives at 2l.
Bishop John NJ. Walden of the Meth
odlst Episcopal church has been as
signed TO the European conferences.
The Canadian cruiser Osprey has
seized the Gloucester schooner Phillips
FOR alleged violations Of customs laws.
The schooner Susan J.. Thurlow was
wrecked on Cushing island, three miles
from Portland Me. and six lives were
lost.
An agent Of the United States has ar
rived at Trondhjem, Norway, to buy
reindeer for the Klondike relief expedi-
tiOn.
Evening journal., 1897-12-16
Denial Of strained Relations.

MADRID. Dec 16.-An official note
was issued last night describing as in
ventions and exaggerations, intended
70 mislead the people," the sinister ru-
mors as to the relations between Spain
and the United States, the supposed ef-
feet Of President McKinley's message,
the agitation in the army, the attack on
the American consulate in Havana and
the report that hlibusters sunk the
floating dock there.
1t urges the people to "distrust the
foreign press" and TO rely only on
news directly emanating from Madrid
and Havana"
The Weylerist organ, La Nacional, be-
lieves that General Weyler expressed
his ideas on the situation TO the queen
regent with great frankness and nota-
bly, his Indignation as a soldier against
president McKihley's unjustinable in
suits and the governments indiffer-
ence 70 the army's honor
La Nacional adds: General Weyler is
satisfied with his reception at the pal
ace, and the day has been a bad one
for the government" 1t says also that
General Weyler and the minister OF
war; General Correa. had an interview
that was unsatisfactory to both"
Evening journal., 1897-12-16
Two Arrests For WHO murder.

PRINCETON, KY, Dec. l6.-Ed Smith
and William Merry, alias Ed and Bill
Roach. the latter wanted In Chicago
for wife murder and the former for
completely, were arrested near Eddy
vile, Lyon county. by officers who had
been advised that they were in hiding
along the Cumberland river. Smith
made a confession, but Merry will not
talk Smiths confession was to the ef-
feet that he was wanted in Chicago for
completely in the killing of Merrys
wife and that his companion was VIII
liam Merry. who was also wanted for
wife murder. He would not admit that
either he or Merry killed the woman.
Evening journal., 1897-12-16
THE NATIONAL GUARD.
Commission Has Been Appointed TO Con
slider It's Reorganization.


ALBANY, Dec. 16-For several years
there has been talk of reorganizing the
national guard 50 that its form Of or
ganization would be more nearly like
that Of the United States army. Two
successive national guard association
conventions have urged putting the
guard on a more permanent basis by
having a major general to command
and making IL one division.
Adjutant General C. Whitney Tilling-
hast has, after a year Of thought upon
the subject and after 20 years Of active
service in the guard decided, with the
approval Of thesgovernor, to recommend
the reorganization upon the lines sug-
gested and last night appointed COM
mission 10 meet IN this city Monday aft
ernoon next to receive the suggestions
and embody them in a bin TO be ap-
proved by the governor and then sub
mitted TO the legislature.
The commission Is n representative
one and consists OF Colonel Frederick
Phisterer, assistant adjutant general;
Colonel Samuel M. Welch Of the Sixty
fifth regiment, Buffalo; Colonel Daniel
Appleton Of the Seventh regiment, New
York; Colonel William W. Ladd, Jr., of
Brooklyn, assistant judge advocate gen.
eral Colonel McCoskery Butt Of the
Twelfth regiment, New York Captain
Jacob w Miller Of the naval militia;
Lieutenant Colonel Ezra de Forest OF
the Twenty regiment, Brooklyn;
Major Charles +. Roe of Squadron A,
New York, and Captain e. Goodier OF
the Forty-fourth Separate company
Utica. The adjutant general viii sub
nit a proposed form Of organization
which the commission win consider.
Evening journal., 1897-12-16
TWENTY-FIVE LOST.
Disastrous Shipwreck on the
Vancouver Coast.
STEAMER CLEVELAND THE VICTIM.
It Is Supposed the Missing Men Took 20
the Boats and Were Blown Ont
TO sea-The Captain and
the Purser Safe.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16.-The Mer-
chants Exchange has received tee-
gram from Nanaimo, b. c.. in which
the captain of the missing steamer
Cleveland says that his vessel has been
wrecked on the coast OF Vancouver is
land
The purser of the ship has arrived at
Nanaimo having gone across the island
He reports p Of the crew missing. It is
supposed they took TO the boats and
were blown out TO sea.
The Cleveland left here for Seattle
about ten days ago, and Il Is known
that she encountered fierce gales. She
carried a crew Of 30 men and about ~
passengers. The Cleveland was large
iron steamer and had series OF mis-
haps. She was owned by Charles Nell
son and was commanded by Captain c.
+. Hail.
II is supposed the steamers machin-
cry became disabled and that she was
blown out of her course while under
sail. The steamer went ashore at Cape
Beals. on the west coast Of Vancouver
island.
The following is a list OF her officers
and crew: c. +. Hail. captain; ID. b.
Murgess first mate; M. y. Henderson.
second mate; II. Halvln, third mate; c.
Huzzar, chief engineer; II. r.. O'Neil.
assistant engineer; f. Thomas, second
assistant engineer; N. NJ. Monroe, stew
ard; Walter Davis, cook; N. Berlsin, as
slstant cook: G.. FlebroS. waiter; Rob
ert Islester carpenter James Form, j.
Harana, B. Crawley, John Gallagher.
seamen; Hendrlck Danielson, John Fos-
ter. Peter Martin, Bert Larsen, A. Kol-
Mig. ]. Hansen, Alexander Lynch, Il.
Mccall and A. FallSner, firemen.
The passengers were w. L. Detrick,
Frank Garthan and about ten others,
names unknown.
Evening journal., 1897-12-16
Conferred on K1ondIlte Amin.

OTTAWA, Dec. 16.-The committee
appointed by the Dominion cabinet to
inquire into matters connected with the
Yukon country has completed its re-
port, and It will be submitted to the
cabinet at once. One of the ministers
serving on the committee states that
the main question considered was as to
the means of ingress to the KlondiSe.
1t was the general belief of the commit
tee that the great mass Of prospectors
would go by way of the Stikine river, or
by steamer around TO the mouth of the
Yukon, and the government will con-
centrate it's attention on the former
route. The different passes, It was
agreed, are likely to be in such shape
that not very many can get over them
when the rush takes place.