The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-03
THINGS THEATRICAL.
CoIumbia-"Beau BrummeI."

Columbia-..Beau Brummel."
The Prince of Wales. Francis Kingdom
Lord Manly .---.:.-.....-..........-C Cecil Butler
Richard Brinsey Sheridan. ....... Sheridan Block
Mr.. Brumnel .................. Richard Mansfield
Reginald courtesy. Prince Lloyd
Mortimer .....-..-.--.........--.--..A u. Andrews
Mr: Abraham. Frederic Bachus
Bailiffs. Frederick Thomson and Edwin BeldeR
Simpson. George Seybolt
behdon' ';.Cnares quinn
Mariana Vincent. Edith Evelyn
Kathleen. Bertha Blanchard
The Duchess OF bennington ...............
Ethel knight Molliston
Lady Fsrthingale. Mabel Frayne
A French Lodging House Keeper. .Myra Brooks
Mrs. St Aubyn................ Helen Gliddon
The great audience that assembled yes
ter-evening at the Columbia cared but lit
tie as to the authorship of Beau Brum-
MEL then presented. 1t needed not the
claims of Actor Mansfield or Of Playwright
Fitch. 1t only realized that the brain-lips
of some genius had breathed into shadow
the vital breath of life; had constructed a
human being from the few vague anecdotes
that have come down from the society OF
a past generation-a society that has been
described as being notable Tor ballet
dancers and buffoons, for pride and venom.
for gaming and drunkenness; a society that
thought more of the invention OF salad Or
a wastcoat than of the most worthy deed
Of self-sacrifce or abnegation.
Richard Mansfield's Beau does not age
His work in the role Is as delightful, as
graceful, and as artistic as when the piece
was initially viewed. His. characterize
tion shows all the traditional fcpperies and
affectations-a heart warm and throbbine
beneath fine linen. The artist makes the
man who made the vogue rise above his
native atmosphere of artifciaaity, spleen,
and vciousness through sheer grandeur of
soul. The Beau of Mr. Mansfield is not the
Beau of history, who was overtaken by ruin
and madness when refused the further
friendship of "Sherry's fat friend"-the
Prince but is so much In itself that the
liberty never has been called unwarranted.
The supporting organization of last night
was not of remarkable strength. although
the performance proved satisfactory. The
Vincent of William Griffith and the Prince
of Francis Kingdom were conspicuously
good; Sheridan Block made ~"Sherry" a
rather uninteresting fellow, and the Lord
Manly of Cecil Butler vas acceptable.
The presentation was marked BY that COM
pleteness which one expects from Mr..
Mansfield The First Violin is toibe re-
peated this afternoon, and "Dr. Jekyll and
Mr.. Hyde will be the farewell bill.
One of the most interesting scenes In
"a Colonial Girl" which Howard Gould
plays next week at the Columbia, occurs In
the reproduction OF a most Interesting res
idence-the Remsen mansion. This old
place was built, as were many OF the
period with secret underground passage
running to the Hudson River. and thus al
.ording opportunity for escape during the
troublesome times of 1859. when fire.
uuently a hard pressed patriot was Obliged
to vanish suddenly. Two houses containing
such passages are well known. They are
the De Peyster home, at Yonkers, N. Y,
and the Florence home, at Albany. The
chances that such an existence give
dramatist readily can be imagined, and the
episode in "a Colonial Girl that shows
the disappearance of Godfrey Remsen te-
hind clock with his temperance at the
bramble- choked entrance of the tunnel Is
said to be wonderfully exciting. "A Colo
NAL Girl" is the work of Grace Furniss and
Abby Sage Richardson. 1t had an extended
run at the New York Lyceum, and is guar
anteed by other evidences of success. Mr..
Gould promises to be quite adequate to its
requirements.
Once more P B. Chase will return to a
house blll'' next week at the Grand, and
a roster of great length testifies to the
managers endeavor to make the entertain
ment worth while. The first of the names
announced is that of Lydia Yeamans Titus |
whose ability as mimic and serio-comlc |
never has been questioned. Miss Titus has |
not been seen here since the engagement |
of the Sandow, vaudeville combination
so many years ago" as they MARBLE in
"Pinafore" Next are advertised Bonner, |
a trained equine Of reputation, and Haines |
and Pettingill. comedians who are said 10 |
be cookers oorkers. De Veaux |
and De Veaux, a musical team, Will per- |
form on various instruments. while Sey-
mour ard Dupree, who are called The |
Chinaman and the Soubrette.' claim nov |
city in the way OF a turn" Dick and |
Alice McAvoy will present their sketch, |
"Caseys Corner" and there will be intro |
duced the Sutcliffe family of acrobats. |
With a single exception, none OF these peo- |
pie ever has been at the Grand, and the |
patrons Of the commc.!ious theatre. there
fore, are likely to find the offerings of |
double interest.
The Cay Morning Glories' will bud and !
blossom next week at Kernan's, where they /
are to give what the press agent calls "a |
series of enjoyable performances" These ,
performances are begun with the enact |
ment of a skit, dubbed Mile. Charmion's |
Reception" Next are presented Webb and !
Hassan, daring acrobats; Dryden and Les |
lie, sketchists Black and Franks, singers |
and dancers; Grant and Grant, comedians; |
Bessie Taylor. soubrette. and Harry Wal
tiers, a Hebrew impersonator Finally, the |
"Helen's Fate. or. the |
Cruise OF the Goldbug." Is to be done by |
the entire company. which is averred to in |
clude any number of mirthmakers and of |
pretty girls. Scenery, costumes, proper |
ties and light effects are said TO be all |
that could be desired. There will be the
usual matiuees.
Female Nurses for the Army.