Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-24

DRAMA

ter of his auditors almost maddened him.
CisSie first came tout as an English music
hall entertainer and after some success
settled down as a mimic. In this she
seemed to have found her forte, and now
she is rated by competent critics. who have
heard her, as the greatest of the host that
nave beSieged the stage. Lately she came
to America and after winning all the sue
cess she wanted a mimic in New York
her vaulting ambition took her into comic
opera She appeared as Bettina in a Cas-
tie Square company performance of The
Mascot, and was warmly praised for her
chic style and winning vocal method. Next
she appeared on the stage of the Fifth Ave
nue. with Nine. Modieska as Viola in
twelfth Night" and accomplished real
hit. Once more the same stage she
was Leonie in 'SThe Ladies' Battle" and her
versatility was again gratifyingly shown
In the meantime she kept up her vaudeville
engagements. and last week astonished ma
tive Thespians by appearing twice a day al
different theaters. Miss Lotus career is
worth watching. and she is, too, just enter
ing the tWentieS.
Frank Daniels and John Schoeffel had an
argument last week and in settling it
proved to the satisfaction of both that
there is something more than mere theory
In the old saw Laugh and grow fat
Schoeffel, who is a veteran in things dra-
matte, was inclined to be a bit skeptcal.
there was a good deal in the idea. Schoef-
fel cited people who came to see funny
plays and who grew thin. Daniels declared
that the fun was adulterated and not of
! simon pure quality. By way of settling the
question Daniels suggested that he select
friend who had not seen him, Daniels, in
The Amer. and weigh him before and
after the performance. The idea appealed
to Schoeffel and he selected his box office
man, doughty young Irish-American of
the name of Sheehan, who had been too
busy during the Daniels engagement in
Boston to get so much as a peep at the per-
formancS. Schoeffel put his assistant in
his place. on the night in question. and
sent Sheehan to the scales, without telling
him the reason. Sheehan tipped them at
$50 pounds. After the performance. during
which he, together with everybody else in
the audience. laughed most heartily. he
stepped onto the scales again. and this time
they registered 152. The result was con-
vincing to Daniels. but there was still skep-
ticism in Schoeffers soul, and he insisted
first that Sheehan must have gone out be-
tween the acts and taken a drink. which
Increased his weight. But he dismissed
that thought Immediately upon its being re-
called to him that Sheehan doesn't drink
But he insisted on another trial. so some
one else was selected the next night. with
the same result. Other experiments re-
suited in increases of weight ranging from
" to ~ pounds.
Which auoth Comedian Daniels
proves liidl III actual weight The Ameer
produces about ton and a half of flesh
performance for We have about 500 peo-
pie here every time the curtain goes up
A sort of secret alliance" was formed
in this city on Thursday last between Man
ager p. B. Chase of the New Grand and
B. r. Keith, owner of the Keith circuit
Of vaudeville houses. 1t will be regarded
as of considerable Importance by the vau-
deville world, in view of the great rivalry
among such managers and the rumors of
combinations for the purpose of breaking
keith's control of the market. A we'll
posted gentleman stated to The Star that
never before has Mr.. Keith formed any
business alliances with other managers
owing to the sort of ultra-exclusive and
renned character of his houses and per-
formances. He said that Mr.. Keith's at
tention was drawn some time ago to the
character of the New Grand. its bills and
clientele. and. learning that the same policy
will govern Mr.. Chase's Baltimore Lyceum
Theater next season, Mr. Keith came on
both managers were pleased to find that
their interests and ambitions were similar
and 1t was agreed that while each will own
and control his own circuit of houses, they
will operate together in the booking of ex-
traordinary attractions and European nov
elites from on.
brownies IN FAIRYLAND."-A nun-
Der of local people appeared in 1.-The Brown
les in Faryand." Among them were Miss
Edith Luckett, Mr.. William Newton, Beuan
Suit, Nellie LIE Cain. Medora Hunter, Vio-
let Mallet Master Robert Harrington Ruth
FOWL, Rosalind Harrington, Katie Flegraff
Mildred Coons, Lucille Shilling. Carl Har-
baugh, William Morsell. Claude Palker,
Bernard Drew, Daniel Beach. Bailey Wind
ham, Oscar Hardness. Ernest Will. Albert
Rfckenbacher. Lynden Helm, George Ira
Ners. Edward Beach,. Thomas Newyear,
Walter Harrington, John Shilling. Robert
Head, James Haynes. Hazel Smart. Lucin-
da O'Laughlin, Leona Raft Alice Barrick,
Earl Goodwina nd Mary Lawton.