The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-12

Beraorac," Il has been thought neces-
sary 10 make a most LAVISH present.
ment
"Grierson's Way play by IL V.
Eemond, which has lately been produced
Al the Century Theatre in London. mas
beon asked for both by Charles IRON
man and by Il. II. S0thern. Ia bTiei' inc
theme Is this: To cover the shame o.
giri whom he loves an old man maIries
her. Both do theiI best TO be generous
and kind in the hard situation, with sue
cess and failure, until the lover and inc
real father OF the child turns UP, Tree
through the death Of his wife. Inc
young mothers love conquers then and
she treats her husband harshly. lie
urged on by a cynical acquaintance, dies
by poison His wife sees that TINS act
makes II impossible for her ever TO see
her lover again.
Duse Is now in Paris consulting with
the manager. Schuru ann. about a great
tour of the United States, beginning IN
October. Irving. Pcrnhardt Duse' mo
Kendals and Alexander will thus strike
us almost at once. Zaccone may coIio
with Duse. The Italian actress. VINO mas
been so anxious TO play the Greek drama
has had enormous success IN the An
IS likely TO play IL ON her next American
trim. II Is also said she will try a new
d'Annunzio piece Her intention OF play
ing the Greek tragedy among the ruins
OF the same theatre I'm which II was lirst
produced I'm the nth century y. I. was
thwarted by the weather.
In Montreal on Monday last James
ONeill was seen as D'Artagnan IN "Ihe
Musketeers." Some people have the no
ton that O'Neill has been the imperson-
ator of the The~World-ls Mine monte
Cristo' and Of little else. He made MS
debut at the age of L. and al 10 was "a
member of the then famous stock com
pany at Hooleys Theatre. Chicago. what
a flood of memories the name OF Hooley
coniuresr exclaimed O'Neill the other
dav. Among the actors there IN my
time were W. II. Crane, Harry Mur-
dock, mate to Salisbury. After ] had be-
come leading mani was II had the
privilege Of designating the piece TO be
staged on Saturday nights. AND so /
PLAYED The Merchant OF Venice Ham
let 'Othciio.' etc. The year following /
went TO California and many On my COM
panions at Hooleys went with me l
then skipped % the other extreme, New
York. and Joined the Union Square stock
company. After that I returned 10 Hoo
ley's with Lawrence Barrett, alternating
leading roles, as I had few seasons
previous with Edwin Booth
There Is a mistaken idea in the public
mind and n few managers are misled by
H. that there is "A large demand Tor
rihaldry. No more untrue libel could De
among those who support the theatres
The actresses who prosper best with gem
nine talent are those who are rcspe ted
rs women and whose personal attributes
before the public are never snameiul.
The plays that are most prosperous. ana
last longest, are those possessing plenty
az who come human interest and nothing
az all immodest. But II IS worth while
10 give proof that purity-not insipidlty
or proachiness, but absolutely clean
entertainments makes more money for
the manager than comes OF pander NC
10 vice Maude Adams IS an Illustrative
actress. and "The Little Minister is an
illustrative play The extent OF their
success has made many a manager look
bovond the artistic merits Of the actress
and the play for the reason OF its eXcep-
tfonal prosperity. a rcws dispatch from
Chicago Yesterday sold that messenger
bows rad stood all night I'm line. and
that about all the seats for a week had
been sold beforehand. A Sun rcnorier
went 70 Cherries Frohman 10 verify the
reports Of the heavy receints. BY ref
erence 10 the local treasurers renots II
was proven that I'm ore week I'm Wash
ineton lust over $1,000 was taken. and In
Pitfsburc Just under 5000 while single
performances IN PHILADELPHIA and Balu-
more Yielded $3.50 20 g oo0 These fig
urcs mean that the theatres were crowd
Cd TO their capacities II means that peO-
pie who seldom 90 20 the playhouse. and
are circumspect when they DO know
they are safe I'm going 10 see Miss Adams
I'm "The little Minister" These points
are made TO convince wandering managers
that thew may make more money re-
spoctablv.-New York Sun