The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-30
THE PASSING SHOW.


the week, WITH her husband Harry Nor
ris. manager Of cerhe Twentieth Century
Maids"
Miss Howard for some years past has
been at the head of her own company Of
burlesquers, but during the past summer
decided she was too good for the average
burlesque theatre, and made up her mind
to break into the vaudeville field. where
with the aid of her familiar headgear OF
mastodonic proportions and some new
songs, she believes she will find a much
needed rest. She told a Times writer on
Wednesday that she would play only fl
teen weeks IN the vaudeville houses, ard
that Westinghouse would have an OPP
portunity of seeing her and her hat in
the near future
Creston Clarke, who was seen in a
repertoire of legitimate plays at the Co
lumbia last week, will about November
l be seen in The Only Way" under an
arrangement with Manager Charles
Frohman fer the rights to the play and
the entire production. as exhibited N
| Washington last season by Henry Miller.
This new arrangement viii take Mr..
/ Clarke out of the ranks CT pcrirayers OF
the classic roles for the present. at least,
although it is known that he intends to
ltlul Al " His ldsOIlit oildkSpcdl can tbdi
acters when, in his opinion, the public
may care fer them.
The desertiCn of the Bard of Avon by Mr..
Clarke viii leave only Richard Mansfield
Z. H. Sothern, and Louis James, as the
sole representatives of what is termed the
higher drama. Charles Hanford will de-
vote the present season to Lee Arthur's
play. Private John Alien,' which was
produced by the F-awIey Stock Company
/
which at the time failed to score much
| of a success, due to certain extent TO
the fact that the play was not properly
cast In the West and South, Walker
Whiteside. a young gentleman with
wild and incurable desire to play Ham
let" and other similar roles will repre-
sent the legitimate stage in the one-night
stands in which he is a prime favorite.
Otis Skinner, who three or four years
ago, presented the melancholy Dane with
much artistic, but small financial success,
has resigned from the ranks of the
Shakespearean actors and it is doubtful
If he will again be seen in such offerings
for some time. James Young. another
young and ambitious player who has as
PRED 10 Hamlet as a one-night stand
attraction announces that he will be
member OF Henry Irying's company for
! the next three years, which should re-
move him from the classical field.
| With the departure of Mr.. Clarke from
the Capital. local lovers of Shakespeare
will doubtless be compelled to await the
appearance of E. H. Sothern and Virginia
/ Harmed in their massive production of
Hamlet" and Richard Mansfield in his
! brilliant Offering &C Henry "" as these
| will he the two remaining opportunities
1 for Waahingtonians to witness the works
/ OF the Immortal dramatist on local stage
this year.
Blanche Bates. who will he remem-
bered with pleasure by LEGAL amusement
! patrons as the leading lady CT the Fraw-
! ley company at the Columbia. has been
! engaged by Manager Fred Berger for
! his stock organization that will tenant
! the Lafayette Square stage. The ar
! rangement vas made with David Be-
/ lasco, who has an option of the services
OF Miss Bates, and. as understood, she
will be in Washiriston for at least six
weeks; perhaps longer, il Mr.. Belasco
decides :hat has can spare her. The
1 opening of Mr.. Befger.s season win take
| place the latter part OF October. with
either Madame Sans Gene, or THE
| Charity Ball. as the bill.
There has been no definite announce
7 ment made as yet whether Miss Percy
| HasweH will be member OF the La
/ AAgGAAG GNLApaHy. Nj ~
| have secured her consent 10 come TO the
| Capital for the season, while Joseph
| Buckley manager OF Otis Skinner, with
| whom Miss Haswell is at present ap-
eparing, says she will remain in the cas-.
of Prince Otto"
| Another engagement announced by Mr..
Berger ia that Of Eugene Ormonde who
WAS two years ago a member q the Val
| entine Stock Company at Columbus. and
! tyhn pIavah Ipad{pU no ~.
/ with Ada Rehan during her tour under
I the direction of Klaw q Erlanger.
Manager Florenz Ziegfeid. jr. has final
/ ly determined that his star Anna Held.
! viii rot appear in THE Education of the
/ Prince" the piece that was secured 70,
! her in Europe. until next season. Mr..
/ Ziegfeld figures that Miss Held has such
4 a large territory to cover with ''Papa's
I Wife" this year. that 1t would not be adj
visable TO cut short what at present prom
/ ises to be her most successful tour for the
I sake OF having metropolitan critics pass
/ upon the merits or dement's of the new
/ piece. Washington was scheduled to have
week of The Education of the Prince"
but there is every probability now that
| Miss Held will not visit this city for an
other twelve month
''Papa's Wife opened its season On Mon
day night and from all accounts succeeded
in pleasing the gathering at the fremont
Theatre Boston. Mr. Bige!ow remains as
the principal funmaker of the Held must
cal comedy.
James X. Hackett. idol of the matinee
girl throughout the land. has had trouble
with his manager. Daniel Frohman. and
authorizes the announcement that. after
J the present season, he Will be under new
! mana cement Mr.. Frohman retaliates by
| stati:g that he will star Miss Bertha CAL
land. at present Mr. Hackett's leading wo-
| man.
II was the original intention of Manager
| Frohman to present the hero Of The
1 Pride of Jennico" in stage version OF
ITO Have and to Hold" but Mr.. Hackett's
success in his present Offering was so
pronounced that it was not deemed wise
TO replace {: with the Mary Johnson story.
| When Charles Frohman found it imros-
sible to secure suitable play for John
Drew-s use, his brother offered to let him
have the drama in which Mr.. Hackett had
hoped to be seen. The latter claims to
have been so sure of having the piece that
he had consulted customer regarding
the garbing of the leading role.
According to Mr.. Hackett. it was he who
discovered the dramatic possibilities in
| Miss Johnsun's story. He even gave
| Adapter Rose some valuable hints as to
| how to proceed with his work. Let the
ma tinee actor tell his story:
as IN nv attitude concerning Richard Car.
vel I am certainly sorry that | am not PLAYING
the nart What actor would not be,-especillly
il he had been cast for the character and had
worked mp his sympsthies over itI That does
not mean that Il mot delighted to hear VI Mr.
Drcw's success rs Caryel. or that am not pleased
that Edward f. Rose, who has made the play has
been aruroyei by the papers and the public. |