Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-22

success has fully justified her business pros
perity 1t is a case where the personality
and ability of the actress has triumphed
over play that in less capable hands
would have been a fiat failure. Miss
Arthur has reached her present rank in
the profession by careful study and hard
work. and she deserves the reward she is
now reaping. Jack and the Beanstalk' is
the best extravaganza that has been pre-
scented here for long time. 1t Is splen-
d.dly staged and costumed; it has many
brilliant electrical effects, and its cast is
thoroughly competent. Ward and Fokes
have done good business at the Colombia,
but people had forgotten who they Were
The best evidence of the merit of .hei-
performance was that the houses increased
every night, and last night was the largest
audience of the week. This same attrac-
ton could come back next season and prob
ably crowd the theater during every night
of the engagement.
The sterling attraction next week Will be
Mile. Rhea, who will be seen at the CO.
lumbia in repertoire Of her favorite char
acters- Rhea is quite popular in this city,
not only as an actress, but as woman,
and Ter many friends will be glad to well
come her back 20 Washington 1t was
Washington that first recognized her abil-
ity, when she came to this country, and
society took her up and found her charm
ing woman. She should do big business.
Never Again comes, with a record OF
remarkable success, both in this country
and in Europe, while A Stranger in New
York is Mr.. HoytS latest successful eff
fort. 'Gayest Manhattan" will also be an
attraction. and American patriotism will be
stirred by The Man-oWars Man.
Charles H. Hoyt can talk with a good
deal of pungency when he is interested in
a subject Just at present Mr.. Hoyt IL
hat -aI HI no fafA ont to
the effect that he introduces too much
drinking in his farce comedies. In "A
Stranger in New York. he says, Il have
teen accused of retarding the action of the
piece merely in order 10 give Mr.. Conor an
opportunity to drink a long line of cock
tails. / would like to remark that L believe
with Mr.. William Shakespeare, with whom.
however, / have no thought of comparing
myself. that it is the duty of the play
wright to hold the mirror up to nature.
Now, / have noticed that both at bank
meetings and at summer outings, scarcely
anything is important enough to cause the
suggestion TO have some liquid refresh
ments met with contempt. In fact, l re-
gard the Manhattan cocktail as the great
American lubricator for humor. More good
fellowship has sprung up around 1t than
has had its origin in any other direction.
i think, Furthermore, that the spectacle
presented by an actor on the stage seeming
to enjoy himself with a popular beverage
in whatever city you choose to hunt fo-
him. A fellow feeling, you know, makes
one wondrous kind. / call attention to the
fact, however, that in my speeches which
have evoked comment because of their Ii
bations / have never once permitted a
character to go to the extreme Of becoming
intoxicated i purpose having people drink
In my plays just as they drink and eat and
smoke in real life in large numbers and
without losing their balance"
There are certain things in the way of
superstition" said Nat. Childs while chat
ting with some fellow professionals and
some OF his old quondam fellow newspaper
men; there are certain things the wisest,
best-ordered, coolest and conservative
actor will not stand at any figure not
even that of a Klondike correspondent
one is the singing. humming or whistling
of Locke's alleged music for Macbeth.
Why, even when we're rehearsing Macbeth
with all the music you have to be mighty
careful when you sing thssmusic. Yes; it's
the worst OF bad luck. ] saw the late John
L. Raymond jump over the footlights, grab
a cleaner out in the front and bang his
Ghe cleaners. not Johns head against the
wall because the fellow was whistling
Around Around. Around etc, one of the
chorus of witches. i think Sir Henry Iry-
ing Rad new music made for his Macbeth
production, partly on account of this super
sutlon- When the doors of a theater are
llfst oPened you must De careful not 10 let
q woman go IN FIRST or a pass of any kind
The first one of the audience must be 4
man and n paying patron. Otherwise the
engagement will be failure. I've SEEN
yes. by jinks. I've had to go with her, too,
Madame Janauschek. God bless her for
one of the greatest artists who ever trod
the stage; I've seen her walk quarter of
a mile round TO get back tc where her car
rage had left her. because by accident
she'd passed by the stage door of the the
alter and wouldn't turn back
There are scores and scores of just such
superstitions which seem to influence PLAYER
folks and make their lives-well. happy or
otherwise. perhaps. One thing happened
the other day illustrative of the supersti-
tious ideas of actors and actresses. At a
rehearsal of Never Again in New York
T. M Holland came onto the stage holding
very handsomely silver-mounted very
closely rolled and leather-covered-weIl
something or other, cane. walking stick
umbrella After the greetings Of the day
Holland said: i bought me an umbrella
yesterday, and upon my word, it is the
smallest thing of it's kind 1 ever saw
nat Isn't an umbrella you've got In
your hand said one of the group gathered
on the stage. Isn't it?' said Mr. Holland
quickly. Well. I'll open 1t and show YOU
And Herewith he started seemingly to open
the small bijou parachute. Like flash
every one was on his or her feet leach on
their own-not on anothers) crying out like
an omnes in a plays performance: oh, Mr.
Holland, don't, don't, please. Don't open
it here. Please don't. We'd have such bad
luck IL you did, and despite the fact thai
Mr. HOLLAND is married man and has a
delightful family. the ladies with one ac.
cord tnronged around him, with endearine
expressions begging him not to open thai
umbrella As for the men, they said
Come. Holland, don't make a blessed foo
OF yourself
Still. Mr.. Holland persisted. drew off the
cover OF the implement and To- 1t was q
handsome care.
Why, cried the ladies, you said i, wa.
an umbrella
No. ! dn't,' interrupted Holland
What did say was that i bought an UNI
brella OF a certain description. 1 also
bought cane. The umbrella left al
home"
One minute of Frank Daniels life not
long ago in Boston was about as full OF
real feeling. intense emotion, seething ex-
element. heart-tearing anxiety. effervesc-
ing expectancy and insuppressi0le doubt
together with conflicting hopE and fear as
have ever been crowded in like space OF
time in the life of any other mortal II
was at the end of the first act of tine
IDOLS Eye" AS the curtain falls Daniels
gets into a balloon at the back of the
stage and rises gently toward the clouds
Wien about ten feet high the balloon stops
to enable him to bow to the audience every
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