The times., 1899-05-28

| the fullest extent of the law. A magistrate
| might be somewhat puzzled, in case Mr..
Mccarthy ever finds anyone sharing his
cognomen. to determine whether the bear
| er of the name, the mother who suggested
| it, or the clergyman who officiated when 1t
/ was bestowed can be held responsible.
Violet Kimball, who will be seen in one
of the small parts in THE Dancing Girl. =
! is Washingtonian who gives promise of
developing into an actress OF some ability
| She is neice of Henry Barnabee, one of
| the proprietors of the Bostonians and a
| leading soloist. She has made several
! amateur appearances, but Monday night
| will mark her premier as professional.
The recent verdict for $4,000 against
Nat c. Goodwin in the suit of John NJ.
| Maxwell has been set aside by Judge
| Seaman of the United States circuit court.
The case was originally tried in Chicago,
! where, despite the presence of "Bif'' Hall.
| the bench is occupied by set of men
whose ideas on things theatrical are scare
| er than dandelion pompoms in the wake
| of a cyclone.
During the performance of Sporting
Life" recently in Chicago the leading man
| of the presenting company, who is no less
| a person than Robert Hilliard, broke one
of his hands. The accident is a painful
one, but, since Mr.. HilIiard is not deaf
and dumb, it will probably not interfere
! with his continuing in the play until he is
succeeded by Joseph Kilgour as was
originally intended.
brief succession of filthy plays has so
shocked London that there is considerable
talk there of making it necessary for man
ayers to obtain the consent of the county
council before producing their property
Rippfry- iS even moro danPerOiS than NuI-
garity. however, and it is to be hoped that
ultimately the subject of strict censorship
will be dropped in the British metropolis
as 1t has been in the American.
Friends of John Philip Sousa viii learn
with interest that he has achieved great
prominence as an acrobat A Philadelphia
paper in speaking of his recent concert,
said THE Academy of Music was crowded
| last evening when Mr.. Sousa stepped
| briskly from the flies to the stage" AS a
| news event shis will doubtless eclipse the
rendition of his new march. Philadelphia
critics know still less OF theatrical archi-
! lecture than they do of music or dramatics.
John Blackwood, one of the best press
agents who ever bothered a dramatic
writer for space and got it, is now COM
fortably installed in a pleasant position
in the Census Bureau. If John is as sue
cessful in jollying everyone who ap-
proaches him in his present business as
| he was in his former, he will be owning
| the Government before the present Ad-
ministration is a thing of the past ALI
of which means that Mr.. Blackwood is a
mighty good fellow, and deserves the sue
cess he has won.
Pearl Eyelynne, formerA a member of
| the Columbia Stock Company. was seen
here to good advantage last week in " Way
Down East" Her improvement since her
previous appearance in Washington is as
noticeable as it was gratifying and sur
prising Rather tall for an ingeuue, Miss
| Evelynne imparts grace, if not an over
! amount of intelligence. to her rendition.
Her real merit appears TO be in leading
| business, and she will be seen there here
after
At the performance of Private John
Allen" Wednesday evening. one of the col
ored maids waiting on the lady members
| of the company walked across the stage
and unconcernedly sat down on the oppo-
| site side. People in front thought it was
| merely an effort to add color to the
melodrama, but it was really a mistake
| and nearly caused the death of several OF
the actors who witnessed the occurrence
| When told that the curtain was up the
waiting lady nearly lost color. This was
her first and last appearance.
And now comes one A. c. Carson of Co
lumbus, Ohio. and offers for sale a comedy
the locale OF which is in the Ohio pen!ten-
tiary. The piece is evidently founded on
a certain per cent of fact. as some of
the characters, especially the guards and
turnkeys, bear names which appear on the
Buckeye payroll. Willie Collier nearly ap-
preached the limit with his Man From
Mexico" and Hal Reid surpassed it in his
l"Human Hearts" This is pretty CHA tiy
joke to spring on managerial ambitions.
Some of them have so narrowly escaped
the penitentiary that the play may be an
insinuation on what is to follow