The times., 1898-06-19

Lady of Lyonsn and succeeded in sur
prising even her friends with the fidelity
and charm of her portrayal. Her concep-
ton of the part was excellent and her
whole portrayal deserving of the highest
commentator. Altogether she is an as
pirant of great promise of whom one may
expect great things
Ridge Waller will probably be the man
selected next year to fill Treasurer Bal
lauf's vacated position at the Lyceum.
Mr.. Waller occupied the chair at that
house for several years. and 1t was only
his engagement with road company
that gave his successor the opportunity
TO enter there. Last year Mr.. Waller was
ahead of Ziteifa's English Froliques and
as In the past, made an enviable record
for able and conscientious work. His
many friends in this city will be glad TO
find him back at the old stand with the
opening OF Manager Kernan's season.
John Findlay. the weil-known husband
Of Agnes Findlay has left the city. and
is now appearing in vaudeville with Max
Morris. Both are remarkably clever in
their separate and distinct lines. and
each should renew former impressions.
The comedies to be used are taken from
the repertoire of the late Rosina Vokes.
whose leading man Mr.. Morris was, and
in those beautiful examples OF condensed
play-writing neither should have any diff
ficulty In continuing in vaudeville long
after the regular ''legits" have returned
to the three-act drama.
a distinct novelty was presented last
week at the Goiumbia in the adventures
of Elepora Browning. For the first time
in their memory bewildered theatergoers
Were confronted with the spectacle of
woman supposed to be both French and
bad and yet who did not smoke a single
cigarette during the course of the per-
formance. Local critics could not under
stand it at all. and went roaming about
the house to get verification from COM
rades who never touched drop. These
few in turn were inclined to think that
the emission lay with the property man
and. when this story was learned TO be
without foundation, all went to work to
pSaise the clever little woman who could
actually play an adventures without
smoking two packages of coffin nails. y
AS a matter of sober fact there has new
er seemed TO be any especial reason why
bad women should sit on tables and blow
rings of white mist into the atmosphere
Certainly all ladies who smoke are not
sinful any more than do all women of lit
tie reputation indulge, and the whole thing
has always appeared 10 be a most sense
less proceeding which Miss Browning did
very well 10 drop. But then Miss Brown
ing is studiOus and able woman who
achieves by the force Of natural talent
and real good hard work which often
counts more. Her entire impersonation
was deserving. She looked. acted and
spoke the part-whch is saying a good
deal for one filled with thick dialect
speeches. There are many nice things TO
be prophesied for Miss Browning and
some Of them have come true already.
Harry A. March. one of the cleverest
and brightest of local critics, is summer
ing in Ohio. Besides taking much-need-
ed and well-deseryed rest. Mr.. March is
acting as city editor on the Massnlon Eve
ming Item, a paper owned and operated
by General Coxey. These two things would
seem to require about all of mans time,
| hut then Mr.. March has always been so
busy that even such an arrangement
should seem easy. Those who know the
/ young fellow will agree that becoming a
| Coxeyite was about all that was needed
| to make him the most eccentric as well
| as the cleyerest man on the local RialtO,
and he will not even lack that qualifica-
| ton in all proba bility when he returns
| here early in the Fail.
The Danish sisters, two excellent dane
| ers, who have been seen with Hogan 5
| Alley" and other money making aggre-
| cations, are spending a few of the hot
| months in this city. Both are able, as
| well as being good looking girls, two
! things very necessary in the business. and
! both have been eminently successful in
! their work. They will remain here for at
! least two months.
Maclyn Arbuckle. late Of the Fred Bond
! Stock Company and THE Man From
! Mexico" was in town the early part OF
! last week greeting old acquaintances be-
| fore going into the mountains to escape
! the rays of Sol Mr.. Arbuckle is growing
! stout and looking more like Mr.. Bond
! than he did on that night when an audi
| ence, waiting TO applaud the singer, gave
! three rounds to the imitation, and then
under the impression that Ii was still mis-
| taken. let the bona fide article enter with
! put a hand in greeting Mr.. Anbuckle
! will play the title role in George Broad
/ hurst's new farce, why Smith Left
! Home next season, and he describes the
| piece as being even better than What
/ Happened TO Jones'" But then that NAY
! be laid to surplus enthusiasm-one car
| hardly improve upon perfection even if hi
is responsible for it.
Among the visitors warm weather ha:
| brought here are Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert
and their little daughter. all three OF
! Chauncey Olcotts company. They report
| a very successful season Of thirty-eight
| weeks in a thoroughly congenial organi.
zation. Last Summer all three stopped a.
Takoma Park and it is likely thar they
| Will be quartered in the same place this
| year. Little Ada Gilbert who made a
| great hit in Sweet Iniscara" will not be
| IN Mr.. Olcott's cast next season but will
attend school in this city.
The retirement OF Harry Allen from the
treasurership of the Academy makes
room for the elevation into that position
! of Otto Sellhausen. Mr.. Sellhausen has
been acting as assistant there for some
| little time and has given universal salts
| faction. He is not only bright and gen
| tlemanly young fellow, but he is both
| ambitious and willing to expend some ef-
| fort in attaining his ambition-things that
generally place man within easy reach
| or the star to which he may have hitched
| MS chariot. No one could be more ca
pable of filling the vacant position, and
The Times heartily congratulates Mr..
| Sellhausen upan-his success in obtaining
! it, stopping to felicitate with Manager
Rapley upon his luck in finding so trust
worthy an employe.
The complete roster of the Sousa Com
! edy Company, newly organized local
Society which entertains next Tuesday
| at Odd Fellows Hall, is as follows: James
Cathell, Ernest Greer, Harry Connor.
! Daisy Pumphery, Anthony A Sousa,
| Irene Gibbons, Edward Hinson. Alice
Howe. Edna Wels. Lane Johns. Bessie
| Otterback Irving Dennison Ressie Jones