The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-05-01

Washington, who was seen here this year
with The Ballet Girl. has been en-
gagged as prima donna of the opera com
pany which will iii in summer season
at the Harlem Opera House.
The Columbia Stock Company this year
viii be composed largely of people who
have figured in the casts of the Fred Bond
and Columbia Summer oTganiZa tons in
former years So far the names enrolled
are those Of James O. Barrows. William
IngersoH Percy Brooke, George RaclIus,
John Lancaster, Edward Mackey. Maude
Haslam Mrs Agnes Findiay, Ethel
Browning and Grace George.
Z. n Holland has bought a country
place in Maine. Mr.. Holland probably
thought he needed rest after a season in
Never Again"
Two Sundays ago Otis Skinner occu-
pied a pulpit in Detroit and preached on
the drama. Talk about the church meet
ing the stage-how's that for the vice YER
sa end of it?
Herbert Hall WinslOw, ''dramatist,' and
his wife have been sojourning in Wash
ington. This profound honor may come
/ as a great surprise. but it is true never
/ theless. And, furthermore, the Dramatic
1 Mirror says that they were guests last
week at a birthday party. which the
/ Senate adjourned to attend New York
ers must be imbued with the idea that
Hoyus line about joining the militia if he
+ knew how to dance was meant for Con-
/ gress in war times.
Col. William Cody. Buffalo Bill" has
volunteered to fight Spain. 1t is to be
hoped that Col. Cody means business, and
not press agency business. either.
NeIla Bergen resigned a week ago from
the cast of THE Bride-Elect" and Hilda
Clark has taken her place Miss Bergen
is very sensitive and some of the news
paper criticism she received may have
hurt her feelings.
Among the plays copyrighted last week
were "Match-Making and Match Break
ing. The Borough of Manhattan" The
/ Final Lesson, THE Electric Spark, ="
Charter Oak !" Golden Flour THE Isle
OF Atlantis, ''The Bird Family and Their
Friends and Mother Earth and Her
/ Vegetable Daughters. Sounds like a les
son in geography, history and applied
electricity. doesn't it?
Magic is dead" says Edward l.
Bloom. manager for Henry +. Dixey. And
vet it is true that if magic is dead Mr.
DiXey was largely responsible for the
killing.
A benefit viii be given in New York to-
night for the children of the late William
Barry. Rich or poor all actors come tC
benefits sooner or later.
''The Hoosier Doctor did not succeed
in Gotham. No one ever imagined that
ii could A city that viii support The
/ Conquerors. = THE Tree of knowledge
and THE Telephone Girl could hardly
be expected to care for 20 simple anc
beautiful a bit of play writing as Angus
tus Thomas's last work.
War bulletins are read nightly between
the acts of Way Down East at the
Manhattan Thsater. Things must be
happening quicker over the New York
end of the line 10 Key, West than they
, do at tl:s
: Lady Slavey'' has made another metro
: poli-an hit The Times is anxious tc
pause right here and say, y told you So
New York has done what France and
England combined have failed to do
closed Monte Carlo"
Twenty companies close this week. The
season Is closing this year with = lusf
compared 10 which a New York CeR:ra
express IL little more than mess cngel
by.
Smyth and Rice will have FIVE companie
on the road next season, playing ''Th'
Wickedest in Paris by Henry Guy earle
. ton; "A Misfit Marriage" by II. a. Dr.
Souchet; THE Old Coat by Lieut. Alder
dice; My Friend from India" and ''Th
Nan from Mexico" Smyth and Rice mus
have established an embargo on Du Sou
Chef farces.
The Women's Professional League ar
TO give a female minstrel show. How
would consolidation with the Lambs Clul
Company do?
Harry B. Smith has signed contract L
write burlesques for Weber &c Fields mex
season. From the work Mr.. Smith doe
; he must be triplets at the very least.
The Garrisons, travesty artists" ar
] going to Europe. The band viii kind,
= 4 play When Johnnie Comes Marching
? Home"
Lucie Rogers, one of the most charmin
and talented Of Washington actresses, ha
: closed a most successful season wit
THE Gay Matinee Girl" and returne
] to her home 1922 b Street southwest, i
. this city.