The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-16
THE PASSING SHOW.

the seasons. it is rather more difficult TO
distinguish between one farce and an
other in point of excellence than between
one relatively serious play and another.
The greater part of the farces can lie
more or less condemned with an easy con-
science, but the degree of condemnation
cannot so readily be determined.
Cupid Outwits Adam" however. is said
to be so childishly insufficient in every
respect, from plot to construction and
humor of the lines that it might almost
be placed in class by itself. 1t IS
rather encouraging in that it shows that
most of the native built farces are much
better than they might be. AT the second
nights performance of the play 1t is
claimed that there were not one hundred
persons in the theatre The failure OF the
piece leaves no unkind feeling for the
author-only sorrow that he should nave
done such a thing.
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n. Hashim. the general manager OF the
Hashim Brothers circuit OF vaudeville the
aires, of which the Washington Academy
of Music is part, was in the city on
Thursday night for the first time since
the former Rapley popular price theatre
has housed vaudeville performers. When
questioned about the opposition OF the
strong vaudeville syndicate, he said;
Il find / am able to get all the acts
want for any and every week in the sea
son. / have been very anxious to get TO
Washington since the opening day, and l
am well pleased with the way find things.
The outlook is very promising. and after
this heated term is over l think business
will be even better than it was during last
years big BOOM
What about your plans for the future? y
asker The Times scribe.
ITO be candid with you. they are very
extensive. l am going to increase the
number of theatres We control until we
ha. house in every big city from Maine
to California, so that | can give any artist
more time even than the syndicate can do
now l also intend to bring over many
European acts of worth. including not only
those that have been here and met with
success, but others which bear the stamp
of novelty but have never been brought to
this country. In fact. my present theatres
are but the nucleus around which l ex-
pect to establish a circuit more extensive
than has ever before been projected.
can't tell all my plans or all the theatres
have in view at the present time, because
it might interfere with the consumma-
tion Of some of my deals"
John Philip Sousa and Vict69 Herbert
have announced that they will not write
any more operas for at least one year. The
composers evidently are OF the opinion that
if they were to continue for another sea
son at the rate they have each worked
for several years past, they would be I'M
able TO cali a vein of melody to their aid.
Sousi has not been working at the IN
precedented pace that Mr. Herbert has for
the last two years. yet he realizes that he
needs a rest. Last season Mr.. Herbert's
work included The Singing Girl, for Alics
Nelson; THE yiceroy," for the Boston,
ians; "Cyreno de Bergerac.' for Francis
Wilson, and The Ameer," for Frank Dan
iels. il
The numerous theatrical performances
for the benefit OF the Galveston sufferers
cause Z. d. Price to write that the people
OF the stage nray be erratic and IMPROVE
dent and a little confused sometimes in
their notions of propriety. but, they have
one virtue, that Of generosity. which bal
ances the scale against the tremendous
weight of shortcomings. Their quick and
eager response to the cry of distress is
something that the recording angel is
not likely to overlook when he strikes
his trial balance.
''It is not alone in an hour OF national
disaster" continues Mr.. Price. that the
fer of free personal service. Scarcely any
claim is too trivial to command his CO.
operation. II a church or a charity needs
help, the free-hearted stage people come
forward with Just as much alacrity as
though they were to share in the profits
If one of their own calling is i'll or I'M
fortunate or incapactated. they will e
to any amount OF personal inconvenience
TO appear for his benefit. They may have
knocked him in his prosperity, but they
will play for him when he is in trouble"
On his way to the hotel from tht
| Wednesday matinee of The Belle Of New
! York, Z. j. Connolly stopped at Z
| fruit stand near the National ant
! purchased a dimes worth OF peaches
| Before he paid for the fruit his wife, Viz
| gina Ross stepped up and made known
her desire TO possess a basket of gr;.oes
Mr. Connolly patiently waited until the
merchant from sunny Italy had wrapped
up the grapes and was about to tender {
| five-dollar bill for the two purchases
when his wife interferred:
Never mind, Ed" said she. "Ill pay
my own bill this time" whereupon sh,
pressed a silver dollar in the fruit man:
| hand. Mr.. Connolly paid his Indebtedness!
with the fiye-dOllar certificate, and the
|
proceeded half dozen steps from IN,
fruit stand before Mrs. Connolly informed
her husband that she would consent to re,
celye from him the money she had paic
for the grapes.
why didn't you let me pay the bill
in the first place." he asked.
Because" she answered Il had
lovely trade dollar and 1 wanted to ge
rid OF it."
The Ichabod Bronson of THE Belle o
New York" simply smiled and. reaching il
his pocket pulled forth a silver dollar ant
| remarked that she need not mind abou
the change. Mrs. Connolly gave one glanc,
at the coin and nearly tainted. 1t was thu
same trade dollar she had been trying t
pass for several DAYS. and which tn.
Italian had returned to her husband il
| change.
1t was a worthy compliment to an ex
cellent musician when Manager Raple!
decided that Chris Arth should be place,
in direction OF the orchestra of the Ma
tional. While III charge of the orchestri
at the old Academy of Music Mr.. Artl
created a reputation as a director whicl
| might well be enyied by older and NOR
experienced leaders. Already the Nationa
| orchestra has shown the result of the new
blood injected into 1t by the transfer o
Mr.. Arth and five of his former associates
| Washington is fortunate in having the bes
orchestras in the country, and no secont
rank will be taken by that under the d
rection OF Mr.. Arth.
The Tuesday criticism in The Time
| contained a reference to the innovation a
Chase's New Grand. that of a perform
ance without an intermission, and tn
article stated further, that il was O