The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-07
FRIENDS OF LAST WEEK.


FRIENDS OF LAST WEEK.
Jefferson De Angels is one OF the
broadest-minded men on the stage. His
summers and a goodly portion OF his
! spare time during the season are de-
voted to the study of classic literature
and the knowledge there secured is
/ seemingly at his finger tips constantly.
| Nor are his ideas regarding stage mat
| ters permitted to suffer in the least, His
thoughts are somewhat novel, and con-
sequently well worth perusal
! When a man has secured the best
! operate score that Honey can buy and
| composers furnish, has purchased thu
| finest costumes and provided the best
| company obtatnabie, has rehearsed his
| piece uE:.si, everything runs as smoothly
| as possible, there is yet only half dong
| to ensure the success of the effort The
other half lies with the first night audi
enee. II that is friendly, nine chances
In ten the thing will be CO. II it is
| cold or unfriendly, we may be able to
work the opera into shape. but IL 10
| the hardest Of work, and | do not now
| reeoliect case where a really great
success was made when the first nigi.s
crowd was disappointed. This present
comedy of mine. "A Royal Rogue will
not be particularly amusing to you crit
les, who see everything. but to the man
who goes to the theatre but once week,
1t will be a change. We have already
found that people come to see our new
piece because 1T is clean and wholesome.
There is not tight or a vulgar line in
the comedy. George Tyler, of the Lie
bier company, hits it about right when
he says nine-tenths of the people who
do not go to the theatres regularity
only want a chance to do so. We are
trying to give them that chance. No
minister could take exception to "A
Royal Rogue, SO We think 1t valuable
property"
How did the RusselI-De Angelis-Fex
combination first start. Mr.. De Angel
is ~ was the query of The Times nan.
AS joke was the reply. Il had
an option on The Wedding Day.. which
considered a very coed property l was
talking about the piece 10 professional
friend and remarked: Where will get
two good people to play these partss'
He replied jocuIarly: Get Lily Rus
and changed the subject. but the icea
stuck in one of my brain cells and csn-
tinually tried to get cut into the world
Finally, l had some one investigate and
found that each of the ladies could b.
secured. Result, two contracts mighty
quick Then a big season, playing to
lots of money 1t was as well adver-
not tell you that the reports of rows he
tween Miss Fox AMI Miss Russell were
pure fabrications of the accomplished
press agent You are a newspaper man
and may be agent yourself teiore you
run the gamut. But anyhow. it did the
business and We made considerable
money"
Grace George was a very happy young
woman last Tuesday when a Times repre-
sentative met her during a rehearsal at
the Columbia Not that the presence OF
the newspaper man was the cause OF tse
joy, but the fact that she had suece ssful.5
gone through the ordeal of 4 first nights
performance, and the newspapers had
been generous in their treatment of Mr..
Clarke's play, Her Majesty" and of Miss
Georges portrayal Of the principal part
was a great satisfaction.
I'm very sorry that / cannot give you
more than a minute. Will-(Mr. Brady,
her husband)-is apt to call me to the
stage for my lines any time. SO you must
excuse me If l have to make hurried
exit"
This promised, the Queen Honoria of
the stage went on:
What do you want me to tell your
Something about myself? Well. there's
not a great deal. have only been On the
stage four years. first in Charles Froh-
mans The Girl | Left Behind Me- COM
nany and later with Charles Dickson, in
vaudeville. Then came an engagement at
the Manhattan Theatre in The Turtle
that won good deal OF success for me.
1t was during this time that 1 was mar
ried to Mr.. Brady. You know the papers
were coed enough TO say nice things of
me when appeared in Mile Fif.
won't say anything about The Countess
Chiffon l have forgotten all about that
dreadful affair. l am simply delighted
with the role of Honoria, and think that
in few days we will have a play that
New Workers will like when we present it
two weeks hence"
-Honoria-H onoria'-these calls we-e
rom the stage, and were followed by Man
ager Brady rushing across the stage with
the manuscript of Her Majesty in his
hand, while Honoria remained with the
newspaper man just long enough to say
There, I must go. Goodbye"
Sam Lockhart. he of the elephantine fol-
lowing is really an Indian. having been
born in Calcutta of English parents. His
taste for the training of wild animals
seems to have dated back 10 childhood, and
his success as an educator of beasts Is
best learned by seeing their accomplish
nents.
DO the three graces appreciate APP
olause?" asked q Times man of Mr.
Lockhart just after the curtain had fallen
1t Chase's one afternoon last week.
Yes. indeed" was the answer IL an
accent so similar to cockney that one could
hardly locate Lockhart's birthplace far
rom the Strand They appreciate ap-
1lause and never work so well as when
he audience is expressing their apprecia-
ion l am in some respects an evolution
ST. for these animals have most wonder
'ul brains. and understand every kind
word. and cross one. too How do I frs,
begin to train them? I take them when
hey are babies and teach them much a.
you would labor with child. Kindness
always wins. when backed by a great
AMOUNT of perseverance. The hardest trick
Tor them to learn is the one OF walking On
he bottles Only one elephant ever did
hat backward. and few human beings
,ould. either. My wife is always with me.
md keeps throwing bits OF bread 10 the
luimals that are not working They are
III as anxious TO show their PAGES as hui
nan entertainers, though triie less ieal-
Jus of each other, l believe"
Corinne who occupied a conspicuous po-
ition on the programme at the Academy OF
Music last week, is a very frank young
woman. She even confesses to having told
he census taker the truth last June, and
when a Times questioner rather difidently
lsked what reply she made when asked
bout her age. the former comic opera star
ngenuously answered:
why twenty-six years, of course; why
n the world shouldn't tell how old | am?
rboes- women who are ashamed of thei>
yes make ME feel as If l would like TO