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

ION on september "a, after which she VIII
make directly for the Pacific Coast,
where, as yet. Harry B. Smith and Regi-
maid DeKovens collaboration is new. It
is not probable that she will visit this
city again until THE Education of the
Prince" has run the gantlet of Gotham
criticism.
From a washingtonian who met and
conversed with Marguerite Sylvia last
week on Broadway, comes the in
formation that the beautiful Bel
gian has been engaged by Kirk La
Shelle to star in THE Princess
Chic Local amusement patrons will re-
call chat when THE Princess was at the
Lafayette Square Opera House last sea-
son its light was securely hidden under
the bushel of deficiencies belonging to Min
ME Methot. Mr.. LaShelle evidently real
lied this, for he was at some trouble to
get rid of the prima DOMAIN under
taking fraught with much difficulty, for
the simple reason that Miss Methot was
the financial hacker of the enterprise.
Eventually, the removal was effected. No
one who remembers Miss Sylvia in THE
French Maid or 1.-The Fortune Teller
will fail to be glad of her good fortune.
Apropos of the apparent success of Louis
Mann and Clara Lipman in "All on<Ac-
count of Eliza a good story never before
printed will serve to illustrate how
''trine light as air. may turn profess
s.onal failure into a success. When The
Telephone Girl" with Mr.. Mann and Miss
Lipman in the leading parts, was first
presented, with a single exception every
New York daily declared 1t to be the
worst musical farce ever foisted upon
long suffering public. The favorable opin-
ion of that one paper-a very conserya-
tive journal, by the way-kept good line
in front of the box Office until the stage
director had time to build up the piece
and eventually make II success. No ono
was able at the time to tell how Mr.. Mann
and his clever wife received such good
notices in the newspaper in question.
Now, after several years, the comedian
owns up to the truth. Mr.. Mann's father
was at the time a butcher and fancier
and breeder of fine dogs. The managing
editor of the aforementioned journal was
a lover of dogs, and when THE Telephone
Girl was ready for presentation had con-
fided to Mr.. Mann. senior, litter OF pup
pies to be cared for The editor was very
much concerned for the welfare of those
puppies, which were not strong and needed
the services of an expert like the father
of the comedian to keep life in them until
they were old enough to see the light OF
day. On the night of the initial PERFORM
ance of THE Telephone Girl Mr.. Mann,
sr., summoned Mr.. Managing Editor and
said:
You know my boy, Louie. yes?
Well, he tonight dies new piece at
the Casino Theatre. You will give him
a nice sendoff in the paper you write in,
Yes? No? You will write him for what
he deserves? All right, If you give him
not good report, then, by Himmel, XII
every one of your puppies, so"
But the dogs lived and Mann ans Lip
man made a real hit, and are still keep
ing at it.
Love is the theme Of Miss Viola Aliens
new play, I'm the Palace Of the King
love Of Don John OF Austria, brother OF
Philip II for Donna Dolores de Mendoza.
Philip objects to Don Johns marriage to
Dolores for two reasons-really because
the King himself is secretly in love with
the girl and ostensibly because such a
marriage would be beneath his brothers
exalted station. Dolores father, who Is
captain Of the Kings Guard, seriously OBJ
jects to the marriage for the reason that
he is a steadfast worshiper OF his mon
arch, and he fears that Don John would
soon find reason. aided by his brother,
to annul the marriage and disgrace his
daughter. Philip, jealous Of his brothers
popularity with the people, sends him to
Granda to conquer the Moors hoping that,
owing to the inadequate force supplied, he
would be killed. Don Johns military ge-
MUS saves him and he returns to Madrid
to recesye the peoples plaudits and the
Kings grudgingly given blessing. 1t is
on the evening of his return from the con-
quest OF Granada that the incidents re-
lated in the play occur Mr.. Crawford has
supplied the dramatist with series OF
thrilling incidents growing out of the
steadfast love of Don John and Dolores.
Love must and does, Of course, triumph in
no end