The times., 1898-07-03

might have carried the death l
scene of he brigand TO worse advantage. |
And, besides this Mr.. Hawley really has |
a voice of rare tone and sweetness. In /
it there is a certain sympathetic quail
ity often totally lacking in the best /
trained. on the whole, the patrons of /
Glen Echo were quite right in commend
ing his effort.
Lizzie Maenichol has closed her engage
nent with the Castle Square Opera Com
pany. ana may be expected in this city at
any time. She will put in most Of her va
cation at SunaDee Lake y. H, where she
expects to recuDerate and rest after a
long season Miss MacnichOl scored an
unqualified hit this year both in Boston
and New York where her work has been
praised extensively and herself made
much of Not even her success with
Rob Roy" brought the results attained
during her period urder Mr. Savage's
mana cement and she may we'll feel as
proud of her attaiuinents as Washing
ton does.
Daisy Palmer. wife of Lew Palmer, the
mimic and imiJ ttor, leaves the city this
week to rejOin her husband IN Chicago
They Will spend tre greater part OF the
Summer there. going OF the road again
early in September Mrs. Palmer Is her
self remarkably talented woman 10
whose many exce.Iencies is added rare
beauty OF face AM figure.
As has previously been announced in
these columns. Orrin Ci- StaDles. Of VIII
!ard's Hotel, has fled 4 salt in equity
against the Washington Light infantry
Corps OF the District of Columbia, ask
ing for receiver. The jHll Is 10 Tcc0T"-
the value of bonds and deeds OF trust
made by the defendant coTP5f ltion- n%
property included in the summary ln2de
eE1l.oIlcs the Grand Opera House, wnI]h
was until recently in the hands OF her-
nan and Rife. Il did not nay Them. how
ever and has, indeed, Loss moneT stead
ily for some time. Should the request tcr
a receiver be granted the the1tef w0u"t
come under his jurisdiction ana woI
very probably he transformed into more
lucrative investment There arc ~ 'n1ny
places CT anus uent in this CITY by mai!
and the permanent closing II the Gr3Ti
would do much 10 alleviate this dli!Icpity-
.That the art Of the stage Is a very
fine arr no one could possibly doubt af-
ter a season with an opera company.
said Harry Carter one night last week
Il would that you people who think your
lots very hard could share mine for j
while Imagine learning new part each
week with score and lyrics 10 match and
al the same time having ID think OF every
property and biz Of scenery required in
| the production Then add the difficulties
| of a stage manager and you have the la
/ bOr complete Each of the many picture
| positions has TO be carefully gone over
i and one has % suit everyone else and
/ himself in doing il. Bits of business
/ and what Frank Deshon calls stunts
/ have 10 be thought out. too. and alto
I
4 one There are forty chorus girls out
! here and each one has to be cared for
| and looked after. Put that in your pipe
/ and its hot weather. TOO. Would you
| like TO apply for my job?'
Two of the cleverest bits of work ever
done in local stock company were
! those contributed 10 ''EsmeraIda" last
week at the Columbia by Eleanora
/ Browning and Edwin Mackay. Both
/ gave finished and thoroughly artistic
! performances. that might easily put 10
/ shame those of older and more expert
enced craftsmen. Miss Browning was an
! ideal Esmeralda-Sentle. graceful and
girlish. In her portrayal every one of
the characteristics the part possessed
were clearly, consistently and coherently
| brought out.
Her dialect. or what little she affected.
| was perfect. and her work throughout
| could hardly have have been improved
| upon Even his previous good record
| hardly led one to expect s-Ecc rugged
| and earnest imDersonadlp If Dave
| Hardy as that of Mr.. Mackay With
| out affectation he made the role effect
ing and without overriding he studiously
| avoided the temptation to underdC
Some of his scenes were id.cnSe'y power
full and his demeanor all Ire way through
! was such as TO win the sympathy and ad-
| mira tion of his audience. Neither player
could have been changed with artistic
| profit TO the organization.
Among the professional people who
claim the Capital for their home is Hes
ter Armstrong whose sweet, clear voice
/ added much to the performance of ''The
Highwayman" during lasy season Miss
Armstrong is an accomplished and tai
ented singer. whose powers of acting cor
| respond with her other abilities. The
future has a great deal in store for her.
Frank Howard late of the Grand Oper;
House. is at present managing the me
chanical details on the stage at Glel
Echo. His wife is singing with the com
pany, too, and the system of pull ore
pull two and pull all together, has s.
far enabled them TO pass the hot month
under the shade ef tFe big trees in tn
pretty river resort
John Pistorio, late musical director wit
| the Rentz-Santley company, is at presen
| first violinist in Director Towles' orchestr
| at Glen Echo. Messrs. jed Shaw an
Ferris are attending to business in tn
front of the big amphitheater, and findin
} all they can do in accommodating tn
crowds. Notwithstanding their experienc
in that line. Mr.. Shaw's friends will pl oh
J ably be deeply interested in the statemer
that his mustache, like the chicken be
ing accounted for by a colored servan
has "fruz up an dun melted away"
George Graham, nionologue comedian
is in this city at present. and will spen
good part OF the hot months anon
his old friends. Mr.. Graham VIII be RI
membered as one of Washingtons c,es
crest entertainers. the hit he made heI
with Katie Rooney's Greater New Yorl