The times., 1899-10-12

man Lyceum 1neatre STOCK Company,
Henry Bergman, the original Spaniard of
The Telephone Girl" George Marion, the
vaudeville villain of "a Reign of Error"
Isabel Evesson, who was with the COM
pany that presented THAT Man" at the
Herald Square; Agnes Findlay, who came
here in 1.-The Turtle" and many others.
While even the best sometimes score fail
ures. it is hardly to be expected that a
production that is the result of the ANAL
gamation OF so much talent will prove
other than enjoyable. The power which
sets such power in motion-money-ha
neither been lacking or spared and Wash
ingtonians are promised something out
OF the ordinary when the curtain rises on
next Monday evening at the National.
Local piaygoers-especialIy those of the
old school-fnay look forward with con-
siderable pleasure to the coming engage
ment of Madame Janauschek at the Lafay
ette Square. The venerable actress is one
of the few who was great twenty years
ago and is great today. She does not star
on past reputation but on present ability
ability focused by long experience in every
branch of stage work. In the least pleas
ing of roles in THE Great Diamond Rob-
berry" she was impressive and forceful; in
one of the strangest and most weird in
What Dreams May Come she proved the
possession of that power which makes
audiences feel before they think. While
Washington was not given an opportunity
of seeing Madame Janausehek in vaude-
vile it may be judged that her efforts
there were creditable. At the Lafayette
next week she is to present what has been
in its day a remarkable play. This offer
ing Meg Merrilles, is unfamiliar to the
present generation of theatregoers, but,
unless ones memory fails him, will well
bear seeing. Seats for the series of ap-
pearances go on sale this morning.
Before permitting himself to be preju-
diced by the first verdict of New York in
regard to Francis Wilson's 'Cyrano de
Bergerac," which will be done next week at
the Columbia, the intelligent amusement
lover would do we'll to remember an oc-
curre3ce of last year. De Wolf Hopper,
the hero of the incident, produced THE
Charlatan' at the Knickerbocker Theatre,
with such results that his managers were
glad to have cancelled the latter half of a
six weeks engagement. From Gotham star
and opera came here and made one of the
most distinct impressions of the season.
This experience was so generally repeated
on the road that the Broadway critics were
glad to avail themselves of the excuse Of
fered in Press Agent Wilstach's line, En-
lllSig C1ldu6Gu WAtl uc IG-
turned within pen-reach.
Francis Wilson began his run in New
York with an unjustified attempt at se-
riousness. For this he was universally at
tackled, and, realizing his mistake, he COM
menced at once to change his impersonation
and have changed his vehicle. No fault
had been founder could have been found
with Victor Herbert's score, and that was
allowed to remain as it was. Harry b.
Smiths book, however, was much altered
and the company re-rehearsed. AS result
of this, business was sensiby increased
The Herald taking the side that "Cy-
rano de Bergerac" was a new work, sent
its reviewer to the Knickerbocker for a
second time, and praised the production
highly. History repeats itself, and localities
are begged to remember, in connection
with the forthcoming engagement, that
there is such a thing as histrionic history
And the rich and the gay who live for
the day,
Dance on till the morning light,
But the dull eyes OF gray still slumber away
Through the black of the eeaseIess night
Eyes without wonder
Or blame in their deeps,
Forever Slumber,
While London sleeps.
It is impossible to say whether or not it
was from this verse-one written by New
York critic and entitled While London
Sleeps"-that the author of when Lon
don Sleeps" which will be seen next week
at the Academy, got his inspiration for the
play. His work. however, is said to pie
ture, with at least partial success, both
sides of night life in the great town across
the water. This it does with no lack of
melodramatic sensation. A scene under
the canvas of travelling circus. another
in questionable resort of the British me-
tropoIis, a third at the shrine of a pagan
god, and a fourth in which the heroine is
shown escaping from burning bui ding
by walking a telegraph wire, should pro-