Evening star., 1900-04-07

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prise had not intended to go into New York
so soon. but the dramatization by jean
! nette Glider, supposed to be sanctioned by
the author of the book. secured time at
the Herald Square Theater and showed a
disposition to hurry things. This version,
under the management of Sosman, Lands
d Hunt, opens on Saturday night and the
Whitney production follows Monday night.
Inc new company is organized follows:
Eintius: John Blair; "Petronius, E. J.
Morgan; "Chilo." Frank J. Currie; "Ursus,' -
TrmasSoI aFriSon ATmtstrong Groton HoWard
Gus Willard Simpson: Little Aulus,'
Little Arthur 'Poppoea'' Hattie Russell:
fompon1a, Minnie Monk; "Acte," Engel
Sumner; "Calyia." Gertrude McGill;
B1ridgeland; .'Lucan," William Herbert;
'Fr Linus" Myron Calice; .Hasta," Rob
ert l.. Camp: :Vestinius," Horace Pel!;
z.arloa dulo, at,os Joseph Damery; "Lygia." Bijou
iam,' Anna Barkley: "Vigilia' Jane Mar
bury.
There was the usual rumor to the effect
that John Blair was going to leave the
was loaned by Charles Frohman. With
two Quo Fadis" productions and "Ben
Hur running simultaneously there can be
no complaint that the religious drama is
be1ng neglected. Both plays offer consola-
ton to those who have been shocked by
Sapho. as unauesttonabt2 triumphs of
dramatic decency.
''The unciean play has an influence that
reacts directly upon our profession" Frank
Daniel remarked the other night when in
town. 1T Is bad thing, an evil thing
Tor all of us. fff cite case: Suppose the
Ne" YORK papers praise a certain produc-
tioh and the press notices are sent, as
they ol'en are, to the papers that circulate
III ana around the many towns within easy
theaeef-soing distance of the metropolis
The head Of tho family tells wife and
daughters one evening that he'll take then,
10 the theater that night-that he's read
that certain play is amusing. and they'll
go TO see it. And of. goes the family and
runs plump into one of those shows which
Keep you on the border OF uneasiness all
1ha, Gyhe,,ifs-a dirty play. What is the resuito
Ifat hlSht on the way home the head of
the mouse SWearS a great VOW that ba ,-in
never take wife and daughters to a nIav
LOT ,iie next ten Years. And wife and
aaush.ers ,Su, answer immediately that they
d'n want to go for ten years They've
sickened at the filth of the one play thai
they have seen. and they judge all other
pays ny the same unhealthy standard
NOW. with this one family-and there are
hundreds of similar cases-the whoIe thaat
ricai family is brought into disrepute. from
MAJ manager to actor and actress to playwright
ana dramatic critic And the piay that js
nasty Is to blame for it,
Last season | was talking with tho
H1ihaSer and owner of a highly-Spiced pIay
fle told me he was hunting around for
something new Why you've onlv had
the play year, / said. i know that he
retorted, but some places take to it. and
some leave it severely alone; and so al
thoush 1t Is a clever farce and full of in
genuous situations, yet it's dirtiness don't
seems to destine it for more than one sea-
sons lease of life
Which proves 1 said. that the clean
l played in Little Puck because it was
clean farce. whereas your dirty play can
only last out one season.
And so with the dirty play. 1t may have
scenic environment of rare worth, NAV
nave gorgeous costumes. pretty women and
be played in the best theaters But with
all these surroundings, it's dirtiness will be
sure to eventually disgust the theater-
goer. and revulson of feeling will surely
result
And the very best cure for the dirty play
is homeopathic cure-let US have more
of them. And with an influx of the sala-
cious on the stage will come a nausea
And. like the boy who ate twenty crabs
and then never wanted to see another crab
DIS iDnS us he fNeu. so the 1heatergOer Will
get so wholesale quantity of nasty play
III his system that he'll not want another
dose for many a long day.
The purchase of an English home by N
C. Goodwin should not be attributed to a
lack of patriotism. for Mr.. Goodwin is said
to breathe American IDEAS wherever he
goes. lakewood" as the estate is called
is in Kent county. one of the most beauti-
fIIi SactiopG nj rJIra1 England L,,iJt
by Lord and Lady Penzance. and is re-
garded as the SHOW estate of Kent coun-
ty. 1t Is but a short distance from Lon
don, and the trip can be easily and quickly
made by carriage. The house is one of
those comfortable mansions in which the
ancient and the modern are combined, Civ
ing all the picturesqueness of the old with
the comforts of the present day. 1t is stu
ated in the center of tifty-eight acres of
ground. all in the highest state of cultiya-
tion. with glimpses of hill and valley, woods
and streams. all that goes to make up
beautiful landscapes
The stables are WELL stocked with horses
of American bree@: the American bicycle
also finds a place3 willie whole pack of
American dogs intall shapes and Varieties
run Joyous riot all over the place Among
the horses in e$tables is one known as
Kentucky. This Rnimal was, and still is,
a favorite of Mn Goodwin. although he
nearly cost him hill life summer before last.
Mr.. Goodwin was riding the animal when
he started to bolt Finding that a collision
with gate was inevitable. Mr. Goodwin
pulled the horse onto his. launches SO
quickly that he fell over backward on the
rider. 1t was feared for a time that seri-
Gus injuries had resulted.
Existence at "Jackwood' can truthfully
be described as Utopian in its delights, and
to an American it is doubly pleasant. after
the rush and huriy-buriy of business in this
country. And over 1t all presides a gra-
cious lady.
You boys on the newspapers here have
been pretty kind to my humble poetic ef-
FORTS" said big Bill Devere when greet
Ing Star representative at the Academy
the other evening Il notice some one spoke
of my little book of poems. Well, one of
them was on Higgins a poker flend. That
was a true character sketch. Higgins de-
generated into the worst kind of tramp
and footed 1t and bummed 1t from one
ocean to another. He had once been an
actor-supposedly comedian Well, he
died up in Maine about year ago, and
when the coroner came to sum up his
earthly possessions they consisted of a red
bandana handkerchief, much the worse for