The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-27

alter again this season. She will take a
long and much needed rest.
Mrs. Fiske will return to town at the
Fifth Avenue next Monday night, open
ing in Tess of the D'Urbervilles,' which
made such a strong impression here last
season. She will have the assistance of
Frederick de Belleville as Alec. the part
originally played by Charles COghlan.
During Mrs. Fiske's engagement she will
produce two new plays-"A Bit of Old
Chelsea" a One-act piece by Mrs. Oscar
BeTinger which is said to have had
run of over year in London. and play
by Marguerite Merngton, adapted from
the German
The Highwayman." celebrated its 15Oth
performance at the Broadway Monday
night with unusual pomp and ceremony.
The theater was decorated with flags
and other rcgalia suitable to the Occa-
sion. Several leading bicycle clubs at
tended in a body. Solid silver souvenirs
were distributed to the ladies in the au-
dience, and silver lovinE-cup was given
TO the club which turned out the largest
number of members. During the second
act a large fash-light photograph OF the
audience was taken.
In a fortnight John Drew will end his
long engagement at Wallacks lie will
be followed on April 18th by he Boston,
ians and it is to be hoped that they Will
give us something new Robin Hood
and THE Serenaders are beautiful
operas. but ! think our theater-golnS
public would like change of diet once in
awhile. William H. Crane, in "A Nir-
ginia Courtship" continues to do a SPLEEN
did business at the Knickerbocker,
which promises to be a Mecca for amuse-
ment seekers during the last three weeks
of his engagement. which ends April
8. Crane viii then so on the road for
two or three weeks returning to the
Empire late in April in a new play.
There is whole lot of talk in the local
papers about spectators In theater
tickets. The business Of selling seats
from the sidewalks has become a nui-
sance and there seems to be an effort on
the part of managers, to put stop to 1t.
Spectators pay a license of fifty dollars
IA year. and this in itself prevents their
being driven away from the fronts OF
theaters. Ii play is success they Sc
cure seats by hook or crook and sell them
at an advance of from 30 TO 100 per cent
one Of these gentlemen told me the other
night that he had sdld- oyer one hundred
seats for that evenings performance at
the Garrick Theater, a an advance or
one dollar on each ticket So you see the
business is a profitable one. Many thea
ter-goers believe that managers aid the
spectators. but to my knowledge this is
not true.
Edward l.. Bloom. who manages
Henry +. DiXey, the magician, was
in town last week. lie tells me that
magic is played out in this country and
that he will take DiXey to London in
May. where he will give his entertain
ment at Terry's Theater Speaking about
London reminds me that Mr.. and Mrs.
Russ Whytal start for the British me-
trOpOlis in few days, and hope to find
an opening there for For Fair Virginia"
A burlesque on The COnquerors, call
ed THE Con Curers, is being presented
at Weber & Fieldss Music Hall. 1t is
! vulgar and inane from start to finish.
and the only attraction in it is lot OF
pretty girls in tights.
Margaret Mather is expected in town
early in April, and / am informed that
after this season she will drop "Cymbe-
line" from her repertOry. II Sardou
play, which has been one Of Bernhardt' 5
best successes, can be secured, she Will
give it costly production in this city
next fail.
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