The times., 1899-03-05

and generally become evident at just about
the time that the patient begins announc-
ing that previous bookings will necessi-
tate his sending n current attraction out
of New York. First. he manifests n GER
tain nervousness, and. having expressed
n desire to be shut up for a while with his
salary list, calls a meeting OF his company
and asks its more important personages
what pay they will accept upon the read.
After having learned that these beings are
rather anxious to eat and sleep usual
when en- tour, the afflicted fellow takes to
reading Leander Richardson's handbook on
The Emerald Hue of the Provinces and
finally serves the individuals of his cast
with two-weeks' notices and other things.
AS a sort of ante -climaxcal step under
studies are engaged for the vacated roles,
the organization is advertised as the
original and then the sufferer is said to
be in the last stages of the disorder The
victim is never influenced by desire to
lower prices when visiting cities with his
cheapened troupe and If a conscience mani
tests itself the growth is Immediately
lanced and coated with liquid anxiety
to be mentioned one day as the theatrical
| Napoleon In cases where the venture
proves profitable this malady is incurable
but heavy losses have a salacious effect
and generally render the mania liable TO
| treatment.
Inc eueCl OIL MI lazy tdSt was
usually notable in the organization which
presented "A Runaway Girl last week at
| the Lafayette Square Opera House. This
piece was primarily done at the red-and-
! geld place OF amusement on Broadway
! and Thirtieth street by a company as much
! like the present one as Mazeppa steed
was like a clotheshcrse. In that east Fir-
/ ginia Earle was seen in the name part,
! Wilifred Clarke was the Lord Coodle Her
| han ha TamnTIn1
Yvette Violette was the Dorothy Stanley.
and Paula Edwardes was the Carminita.
| One or two changes were afterward made
| in this ensemble. ard all fer the better.
| But the people used here were entirely
different, in most cases totally unknown
and often very bad.
Ethel Jackson, who was seen as Winni-
fred Gray at the Lafayette. is possessed
of sweet face. fair voice, and number
of dainty mannerisms. She is not an ac-
tress in any sense of the word, but she is
still decidedly pleasing entertainer and
as well qualified tc fill the place left va
cant by Virginia Earle as anyone could be.
Irene Perry, who is an actress and has
proved it in a long round of legitimate
work. was also very enjoyable but rather
forced Carminita. Lord Coodle vas i'm
personated locally by Harold Wizard a
man whose sense of humor has got into
his legs and causes difficulty there. Then
Frank Cell was not notable Professor.
and Clara Palmer made very poor Dor
othy. Miss Palmer labors hard, but she
cannot sing in the least. and her methods
are anything but perfect. And these are
the principals whom Mr.. Daly's unfortu-
nate Illness caused him to send TO Wash
ington.
Sad to relate. the capital of the nation
proved unqualified to apply the curative
remedies the manager needed. The Lafay-
cite was filled at every performance and
audiences laughed immoderately. Since
criticism in such cases relegates itself to
the question. This purports to be an en-
tertainment; does it or does it not enter
tain?' the reviewers treated the organiza
tiCn with rather undue kindness. The re-
suit is that confidence and added contempt
for the provinces has probably greatly
aggravated Mr.. Daly's malady by this time
But If the disease grows upon him some
city will act the part of surgeon, and ont
day perform an operation upon that por-
ton of his anatomy slangilIy known as tn,
nerve" Such things are as painful a:
they are effeetual. Mr.. Daily should guard
against the necessity for using them BY
seeing homeopathic at once-or ever
before