The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-28

la CAeii NLNOliT a lDtdA pAIErIs WHO was
last season seen here with Bertha Creigh-
ton, has been engaged TO support Madame
PachecO. Mr.. Clarendon is, in the main,
a very clever fellow, and will undOubt-
edly fulfill the expectations of his star in
future excellence.
Walter F. Macnichol and his sister, Liz
zie Macnichol. both WashingtOnians, have
returned 10 Gotham after their pleasant
vacation, small portion of which was
spent in this city. Miss MacHichol viii be
again with the Castle Square Opera Com
pany. at the American Theater. while her
brother is to manage Humanity"
"a Wild Night in Washington" the bur-
letta TO be used this week al Kernan's by
Miaco's City Club. is the work OF Herbert
Hall Winslow, a promising young play
wright, who has done some rather credit
able things in the last few years Mr..
Winslow is localite, and probably got his
inspiration for this latest effort while So
jOurning here.
Managers Luckett and Dwyer. OF the
Columbia Theater. have just returned
from more or less lengthy outings. Mr..
Luckett has been in the metropolis for
a week arranging the last details for the
put in month daIlying with the sad sea
waves at Atlantic City. Mr.. Dwyer
hasn't informed any one what they said
10 him but, TO a certain extent, he looks
a sadder and wiser man.
Ellen Vockey has about decidsH TO re-
consider her determination 20 give I'D
the road for next season and will proba-
bly, go en- tour during the fall as usual
oil, H. g~,T--
New York and nearby cities. all Of
which have been attended with no small
degree Of success
News comes from the Ratio that Smyth
and Rice's much-yaunted new farce, "A
Misfit Marriage" which IS to be given a
First production here shortly. is moth
ing more nor less than that last years
failure. My Wife's Step Husband The
news is far from assuring. supDosing i
TO be true. H A Du SOuchet Is enough
of a bore when he Is a success. but as a
failure ne must be simply unbearabIe.
EDWARD Maekay. late of the Columbia
Stock Company. has reached gay Gotham
and is there resting preparatory 10 be
ginning his regular autumnal labOrs-
The excslIeE. work the comedian accom-
pltShed while here VII probably stand
him in good stead when he begins ang-
ling for a position in some road organ
izseion or other.
Arrangements are being completed
whereby the line OF thiTty-tw0 tales pub
Hshed during the summer on this page OF
The Times under the head. Stage Sto-
ries" viii be issued in book form some
time IN October by prominent chicago
firm. They will in all probability. Follow
a hitherto imprinted novelette,. entitled
.srThe I>ounger's League" and viii take
their name from that. The volume IS %
he hound in cloth and handsomely Illus
trated.
Edgar Disney. late treasurer OF the
Grand Opera House. and at present acting
in much the same capacity in New York,
is at his home here finishing an extended
vacation much OF which has been spent
in Atlantic City. Mr. Disney will return
TO the scene of his labOrs on Tuesday
next, accompanied by Charles Shaw his
chief. who has been at Glen Echo during
the last few weeks
Brains are more or less a drug on the
market. In other words there is more act
i've gray matter of a respectable, middle
class variety than there is sale for It's
product. A NJ Palmer felt the force OF
this fact directly he announced that he
was TO produce a new comedy and that
its name would be THAT Man" Wheth-
er il was the happy suggeStiveness OF
/ this particularly happy title OF merely an
| expression of originality rampant and IN
| coraIled by salaries it may be difficult 70
say. but the statement brought 10 MS
/ offices purveyors of all sorts OF unique
ideas in advertising and publicity promo
ton. Mr.. Palmer was quick TO recognize
| .0farD~i=a OT these
seekers for an honest exchange Of
| thought and coin, but he did not encOur-
| age them. for he is said 10 have never
! made it a practice to use other than the
/ legitimate channels of advertising before
irving the absolute merit of his prOduc-
tions.
! One fellow was perfectly certain that
1 the theatergoers of Washington and 9TH
| er cities would find their curiosity whet-
| ted TO an irresistible degree by finding
! WHO is He?'' pIacarded all over the town
| one day. a terse ''WhO?" the next, THAT
/ Man on the third Where IS He?' on
| the fourth and "At the Columbia Next
! Week. for the last.
| From two apparently distinct sources
/ came assurances that these two ingeni-
| Gus arrangements respectively of the
quality and components OF That Man
would be explicit and impressive on
| three-sheet:
| WITTY
EXHMARATING
! wv ACI0US
BRIGHT
MERRY
HILARIOUS
SPARKLING
WIT
| HUMOR
| wAGGERY
| SPORT
ROMP
LAUGHTER
| The beauty of some of the designs for
| posters was surprising. 1t Indicated the
/ immense stride forward which science in
| advertising has taken since the apostles
| of decorative art began the crusade on
the platforms of BeardeSleyiSm and Brad
! leyism Ii is impossible 10 reproduce
| these of course as the drawings were re-
| turned to the artists, but some record
should be made of the genius who pro-
| posed a prize for the brainy individual
who would send in the most words spelled
from the component letters OF That
Man." another who suggested missing
word dodge reading Tit Nm" OF the
inventive chap who suggested that whole
towns be set thinking of the comedy s
name by trying for a prize aerOstie. and
finally of the sad spinster who actually
sent this verse:
The name Of this comedy new
Has hidden itself from you
At a perfectly plausible place,
That should any aerostic grace.
Many might seek for what's hid all
| Aloup the right end middle.