The times., 1899-05-21
THE GERRY society
Receives A REBUFF
Children Licensed for Stage
Work by the Mayor.
Professional Woman's League Does
The Three Guardsmen.
The Sole Innovation in the Mefropo-
lis Last week-Dcash of Mary
Timberman.

| New York, May 2O.-The greatest event
in managerial way during the week just
past is the public declaration of war upon
the Gerry Society by Mayor Van wyck.
For years the theatrical business has been
blocked by the senseless and continuous
interference Of this band Of misanthropes.
The age limit caused children of sixteen
| to impersonate those Of six. and the effect
| was ludicrous in the extreme. Enthused
with their success. the Gerryites grew
bolder and announced their intention OF
evading the supervision Of the State Board
| OF Charities. They maintained a potent
lobby in Albany for the purpose of iniiu-
encing legislation in their behalf and car
ried their aggressive policy into local poll
tics and policies. There is no question OF
politics among the enemies of the Gerry
ties. the simon-pure Republican. the ma
chine man and the TalSuanyite uniting to
crush their influence. Mayor Van wyck Is
| universally applauded for his licensing
children for stage work and has made
more supporters thereby among the peo-
| pie who WELD influence than By any 9TH
er act of his official career. II the thea
| trical people OF this city were electing a
Van wyck.
The week has been a most stagnant one
| from theatrical point OF view. The pat
| ronage of the favorites continues as pre-
| viously. with such a decrease in business
that many close this evening. Among the
| houses darkened are Wallack's, where the
very racy THE Cuckoo" has been pack
ing them;" the Kniekerbocker. from
which Julia Marlowe departs with her
pretty comedy. "Colinette." Because She
Loved Him So leaves the Mad son Square
after an unprecedented run for summer
trial in the wiIds OF Chicago and Maude
Adams with her pair of supporting stars
goes on the road with her Romeo and
Juliet leaving the Empire closed fer the
summer. Mrs. Carter has deferred her
much-needed vacation in order to satisfy
the enthusiasts which fill the Garden at
every performance, while Shenandoah
with its great battle scene. DeWOlf Hop
per with his cheapened company and
frightened opera, and The Great Ruby"
continue prosperous season at their sey-
eral locations.
Julia Marlowe is decidedly partial to
Washington and is not slow in expressing
| herself 10 that end. She says the residents
of the National Capital are the most in
telligent and the most courteous she plays
before and appreciate the delicate touches
| Of her work as do the patrons OF no other
city. She also adrnires Washington critics
although they have never been especially
nice to her. on account OF their evident
sincerity OF purpose and a certain kind
ness in reproving her for her sins of COM
mission and omission. Miss Marlowe sails
soon for Europe as her season has been
| hard one. Next year you will see her
| in "Colinette" and probably in one or two
other new plays, Shakespeare and THE
Countess Valeska" being permanently
| shelyed.
Representatives Of the sterner sex we're
scarcer than hens teeth on the stage OF
the Broadway Theatre Thursday afternoon.
! when the Professional Woman's League
| presented Paul kester's version OF THE
| Three Guardsmen," under the caption of
| The Musketeers-" The dramatization is
not particularly powerful as all will re-
member who saw it presented in Washing
ton by Paul Gilmour and company. but it
was good enough for the women. The per-
formance was really more amusing than
! impressive. All through there was an TN
| restrained effort OF D'Artagnan to grasp
| her skirts while engaged in the deadly
/ duello, and Cardinal Riehelieu Wed with
| King Louis in a scramble to escape the
| onslaught OF a wandering mouse. Serious
| ly. though, the offering was an artistic sue
| cess. Maude Banks. who impersonated
| d Artaguan, announced when she accepted
| the part that only one of her parents was
woman and she would model herself as
much after the other as possible. She vas
| a vigorous and chivalrous adventurer,
looked well in masculine garments, and
| impaired considerable comedy to the part
Marie Wainwright made up for Car
dinal Richelieu with a sincerity OF purpose
and regard TO historic precedent that was
astounding. Her reading of the lines was
excellent, while Jennie Winston, Grace
| Huntington, Sarah McVicker, Mary Hamp-
| ton. and Bijou Fernandez were acceptable
| in every way. Speeches were demanded OF
| Aunt Louisa Eldredges Mrs. Fernandez,
and Paul Kester. but the young man had
/ the good judgment to be absent and so es-
| capped seeing his play murdered and from
assassinating his own reputation by a pre-
curtain address.
John j. Sullivan has been rushing into
| print pretty vigorously to explain why he
| did not appear in My Cousin" in your
| town the other evening. In short he claims
that H. ]. Nichols, who is directing the
alleged tour of Madame Pilar-Morin is
| financial irresponsible, and that he never
received a cent of rehearsal money after
resigning his position with Mile. Fiji,
| now playing in Philadelphia He also
claims that he spent some half hundred OF
his own in getting up on the part, and says
he has been badly used. However. My
| Cousin" comes on to Wallacks If 1t ever
l manages TO get out OF NdSniuSIoH luo
verdict OF Washington in declaring its
nastiness will prove invaluable to tho
management here in Gotham. where We
| reveI in filth. or think We do.
death of great sadness is that OF Mary
| Timberman. well known as an interpreter
| of romantic roles with Thomas W. Keens
and Charles B. Hanford- During the en-
gagement of the MacLean-Ty Tyler-Hanford
combination here recently, Miss Timber
man was well received and scored several
personal successes. She was universally
popular and her death will be an an
nouncement of sincere regret to thousands
of friends, secured By a life of virtue and
devotion to duty Born in Keokuk. Iowa.
she did her first public work as a newspa-
fession. She was about thirty-fve years
of age.
There is tinge of sadness in the sale
| Thursday of the numerous souvenirs and
relics OF the late Alexander Hermann. Rare
Jewels presented to the magician by mon
arehs the world over were included In the
auctioned property. Adelaide Hermann.
the Administrative OF the estate. declares
that the sale was necessary on account OF
her continued absence from the city and
a consequent inability to manage affairs.
Mildred Howard DeGrey, whom the gall
lery gods of Kernan's Lyceum are report
cd to have hissed upon her last appear
ance in Washington. has accepted an offer
to exhibit her bunionless feet in London
and soon sails. Clad in an artificial sea-
weed gown. Miss DeGrey will probably be
received as a typical representative CT
American civilization by the Londoners-
can a.a hova cant lass cultured DenDIe 10