The times., 1899-09-03

hA'NSAOtcOiS nave lD Qu Win me SUI
cessful season that awaits the National.
Close upon the information that prem
iere of The Girl From Maxim's'' was
shifted at the last moment from Wash
ington to a town nearer New York comes |
the announcement that Henry Jswett's pro-
duction OF THE Choir Invisible" will be |
first shown here. The dramatization OF
James Lane Aliens book is now being
rehearsed in Gotham and the company will
come to one OF the local houses within a
month. With Children of the Ghetto"
Sherlock Holmes, Ben Hur,' and The
Choir Invisible to be done initially either
at the National or the Columbia before the
middle of October 1t would seem that first
nighters will not be without employment
during the primal weeks OF the year. And
others are to follow
An example of the fanaticism OF those
who insist upon PuritauicaI purity in the
drama is given in the criticisms passed in
New York upon the performance there of
Smyth C Rice's farce, "a Little Ray OF
sunshine There can be scant doubt that
the piece. which is an English importa-
tion and more stupid than the general Iun,
fell miserably fiat on its first night in
Gotham. Most of that city's professional
reviewers have treated II with scarcely any
courtesy. Notwithstanding, there are sew
which have attempted to make a saving
virtue out of the comedy's cleanliness. In
view of this. Alan Dale's remark that a
hasty pudding is clean but that would
not excuse the man who attempted TO put
one on the stage" seems most pertinent.
Between two evils it is questionable which
is the worst-a good immoral play or
bad moral one. Personally. the writer
would prefer hearing the former.
A s5ow York paper recently printed an
excellent story on Sarah Bernhardt and
we'll known Washington clergyman. Ae-
cording to this anecdote the divine scored
Nine. Bernhardt terribly in late sermon
and the actress was shown report OF the
discourse. She read the matter quietly
and then simply replied Il didn't think
like that Actors should never be hard
on one another The tale would be i'm
proved could the name of the minister be
given, but, unfortunately, the rule cited
for players applies also to critics.
The average reader of theatrical gossip
would be surprised at learning how little
of the matter he sees on dramatic pages
of well-known newspapers and accepts as
the opinions of competent reviewers is
really supplied by press agents Most New
York managers have more or less able
seribes in their employ and goodly share
of the copy thus turned out is used by
critics either too busy OF too idle to Lro-
vide their own stuff" When il is stated
J that certain item regarding the scenery
painted for James A. Herne's production
of Sag Harbor" was utilized word for
word last week in nearly thirty dailies in
the East this announcement will be better
understood Folk who purchase new5pa-
/ pers that they may peTuse chatter OF this
sort are practically paying for the priyi-
( lege of looking over advertisements of me-
I tropolitan presentations
/ A fortnight or more ago the Mirror
printed bit of verse written by George
( Day and entitled "At the Station The
! lines escaped attention at the time. as
many good things will. but have since
caused considerable comment. Aside from
1 this and the reputation OF the author, "At
/ the Station" is sufficiently clever to merit
| hearing and hence it is appended:
| Goodbye, Clara
Goodbye joe
| ..PIl be back all right. you know.
Think I've Joined frst-elass show,
| Hope well play to g. r. o.
Goodbye, Clara
Goodbye, joe"
Goodbye. Teddy"
| Goodbye. Jane.
Can't tell when Wen meet again
Glad that Joe IS on the train.'
Goodbye, Teddy"
| Goodbye, Jane"
'sThere's the sweetest girl know;
| Breaks her heart TO see me go.
| Only home a week or
Damn this tray'ling with show
Hello, JenDe''
| Hello, joe"
dearest Teddy (on the train):
Head just splitting with the pain,
! Glad when we get up TO Maine.
| When we do I'll write again
Joe's regards.
Your loving
"Hello sweetheartp
"Hello, deari
Just about to have some beer?
Mind if / sit over here?
Merry Christmasl' "Glad New YearP'
Good night. sweetheart.
"Good night, dear"
Hello, Jenniel"
'Hello, Joe
Two weeks more. then home we gol''
"'Nee engagement? Yes, that's 90"
''Signed next season with this show7''
Il have, Jennie"
''Me, too, joe"
Once more waiting for the train
Wives and husbands meet again.
Clara's introduced 10 Jane,
Ted shakes hands with Joe again.
Goodbye, Teddy"
Goodbye, Jane
Anyone who knows the stage and stage
folk will find more in AT the Station
than mere jingle The lines are worthy
of giving designation to d book of suct
delightful trifles-
By special arrangement with Manager E
E. Rice. the local organization known a!
the college Glee and Mandolin Club" ap-
peared recently on the roof OF tht
Casino The troupe is said to have beer
very favorably received and Will probabll
be heard again in New York before tht
| summer is over.
Hans Roberts, the Washington boy who
is to have an important role in why
Smith Left Home" when that piece is
done at the Madison Square. is in New
York, busily engaged in rehearsing for his
first night. Charming Dorothy Hammaek,
also of this city. has reached the metropolis
too and has begun work with What Hap
pened to Jones George Broadhurst Is
controlling the services of goodly number
of local people in his various organizations
'The Metropolitan FOR September con-
tains a student-iike article on Artistic
Posing" written by Gorinne Parker and
illustrated with photographs of the young
authoress Miss Parker handles her sub
ject exceedingly well and shows that she
has studied it carefully.
Direct from Het Springs. Va. young
Geoffrey Stein dropped in at The Times
yesterday to say that his extended vacation
has had an excellent effect on his health,
which was not of the best when he left