Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-25

feat into print. One is Of his encounter
with one of the stage employees in western
town, named Jack Quinn. Jack always
sought to avoid cause for complaint, and
especially did he 80 act in the case OF Mans
field. But kick was inevitable. couple
of scene shutters, after some laborious work
in the flies. came down to the rear OF the
stage breathing rather heavily as sssu NJ
walk near them He nearly froze them Win
a look Then ne summoned Quinn.
THE breathing of these men annoys me-
said Richard.
I'D answer to the law II stopped IT,
replied Jack.
4 stage hand slipped and danced about
little in the effort to regain his balance
your men make too much noise with
their feet" exclaimed the actor
Hereafter they'll walk on their nahos'
was the response.
In the oIden times one Of the chief
sources of income that the dramatic author
enjoyed was from the sale of his play IN
printed form. Now when an author mas
constructed a good scenario, instead OF
straightway throwing 1t into the form OF
play. he pours 1t into fiction's mold. II the
novel meets with success and has the IN
gradients of a play in it it is pretty sure to
find its way to the stage. F. Marion Craw,
ford's novel, I'm the Palace Of the King,
was purposely cast into the form OF a play
and then remodeled into a novel, reversing
the procedure. The reason there Is little orr
sale for published plays, as in former times,
is easily accounted for. The old-time
dramas were in most cases written In
rhyme or blank verse. The public was as
DESTROYS of reading the verse as seeing the
play upon the stage. Hence, the dramatic
author had a double revenue, Just as the
novelist nowadays receives a royalty from
his novel and from the play modelled after
his story. Lorimer Stoddard, who is MAX
ing the dramatization. will revive the
former custom of publishing the play.
The Bijou Theater, which has been leased
by G.. A. Wegefarth for period of twenty
years has been practically rebuilt during
the past six weeks. small army OF work.
men has been employed, and before the
end of the coming week its task Will be
completed. The Bijou's best friends will
hardly recognize the playhouse when the
doors open for the season on Monday after
noon, September g. The awkward arrange
ment of seats on the lower floor, which so
seriously interfered with a good view OF
the stage to those who occupied rear seats,
has been entirely done away With, and an
even grade from the back of the house to
the stage has been secured. An additional
wide exit has been provided. The d!ngy
decorations have been removed, and the
walls and ceilings scraped and redecorated
in combination of shell pink, blue and
gold. New upholstery Of rich material has
been introduced and carpets of the finest
texture and warm cooring will be an
agreeable surprise. The lobby has been
enlarged and entirely rehabilitated, the
decorations being rich and elegant. The
to.le. rooms have been rebuilt and supplied
with new plumbing, and the scenery and
stage equipment will be new as well. For
the comfort OF performers ample new
dressing rooms have been provided, and
Manager Salisbury seems to have overlook
ed nothing that would contribute to the
comfort, convenience or pleasure of either
performers or auditors One of the most
noticeable Improvements will be the addi-
tional electric lights, more than fifteen
hundred having been tastefully arranged
outside and inside the Bijou. The signs
will be superior to any now in use in this
city, the largest, 20x2S feet, to be placed
on top of the building. will be legible at
the Capitol, while an automatic sign, rep
resenting American flag, will wave from
the Pennsylvania avenue corner of the
house. Proprietor Wegefarth, who also
owns and operates the Court Street The
alter In Buffalo, has booked fine lne of
attractions. The opening attraction will be
The Queen Of the Orient" new in this
field. Popular prices will prevail and a
matinee will be given every week day
Manager Salisbury has appointed the fol-
lowing staff for the season: Treasurer,
Fred Wilson; doorkeepers, Thomas Perry
and Stuart Nails; ushers, Fred. Lipphard,
Robert Thornton, NJ. Garner, Edward Cas-
tie, Fred. Carroll; stage manager, Stephen
Gill