The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-07

/ Miss Ada Rehan has found a new play
after her own heart. Nell Gwynne is 6
/ character which she ought to play to per
! lection. and Managers Klaw & Erlanger
in securing Paul Kester's piec, entitled
! IS. eet Nell of Old Drury" for her. are
/ certainly giving her a splendid chance to
bring her large public back again to her
feet
During her short tour last s,ring, Miss
Rehap demonstrated that neither grief
nor adversely had succeeded in dimming
her powers as an actress and it must be
the hope of every lover of the drama that
in her new play Miss Rehan has at last
found not only vehicle which will bring
her into the front rank of stage favorites
once more, but a role which will increase
her fame and popularity throughout the
country There never has been an artistic
who has served the public more faithfully
than has the former leading lady of the
Daily company and. therefore, it is but
fair that now, after death and financial
disaster have almost broken her fine
spirit. Miss Rehans admiring public
shonld say by way of preliminary.
Here's good luck TO Sweet Nell OF Old
Drury.'"
William Fayersham. the leading man of
Charles Frohman's Empire Theatre Com
pany, when not actually engaged in tbs
theatre, follows life as far removed from
it as possible He is happily married, ana
lives in beautiful suburban hcme less
than an hours ride from New York His
one fad is dogs. and he maintains Il very
large and select kennel. To use his own
expression, the stage IS his business. and
home his pleasure" and he does not care
to have them intermingle He has not the
slightest ambition to shine as a matinee
hero, and never sits for photograph ex>
cept when requested to do so by his man
ager, Charles Frohman, who is so alive to
the necessities of the press of today that
at no time can a photograph OF any Of his
people in any character be requested and
he be not able to supply it.
Mr.. FaveTsham has had a varied line Of
characters in his stage career although the
public of today knows him best for his
villains. ignorant and polished. and mis-
virtuous heroes. similarly diversified.
ut seems only yesterday" said Mr.
Faversham recently, that used to hang
around Mr.. Frohman's office. hoping he
might care to engage me for some small
part. l had not played anything N these
days which gave me much of u chance.
and am not sure could have availed my
self of the chance il it had come. with
much satisfaction to my manager. But
| was logged. and finally Mr.. Frohman
gave me the Englishman Leo, in the
original production of She Just to get
rid of my opportunities. think. Al Hay
man. who was interested in the specula-
ton. was present at the time, and sug-
gested that l be engaged because the
tones of my voice as | spoke to them
somehow suggested the character to him.
| was consequently engaged and at S6j
per week, which staggered me so that l
was on the point of asking il there was
not mistake somewhere, for it was quite
double what I had ever received before,
when repetition of the sum made me
realize my good fortune was indeed
reality without revealing how great 1t was
to my then new managers.
THAT was the beginning of my real posi-
ton in the profession, and nearly all the
subsequent years have been spent in the
employ of Mr.. Frohman, who now says
he intends to star me next season. Really,
l may be encouraged from that statement
to think he has never regretted paying me
500 for Leo such years ago.
EIita Proctor Otis debut in vaudeville
at Hashim's New York house, Roster &
Balls. last week was very successful. She |
in a new monologue. "A Society
Wedding that was widely different from |
what vaudeville audiences usually see
The metropolitan papers were generous in
their praise, stating that "she fully cen
lirmed her reputation as a finished artist,
won by many years of brilliant work on
the dramatic stage, and that her debut
in fashionable vaudeville as presented
under the Hashim management was a
dramatic event of Importance in this class
of amusement"
Miss Otis will come to the Acader1y OF |
Music this week. where she Will head the |
bill of vaudeville and it is safe to predict |
that this new venture will simply extend |
her circle of friends. for the patrons of |
high class vaudeville are becoming more |
and more fastidious every year. and the |
lose no opportunity for supply |
ing acts of a distinctly high class. This /
is why artists of Miss Otis calibre find |
such ready recognition and can command /
the high figures that are paid for their /
services, and while vaudeville may have 4
some sins to answer for. the theatregoing /
public should he truly grateful for fad 4
that brings great artists in popular priced /
There are some people who have faith |
In the men who sell tickets in the box |
offices OF theatres. At least this is the con- !
clusiOn drawn from an incident that &C. !
Cured at Chase's New Grand last week /
Treasurer Herbert was confronted early in |
the evening by man plainly dressed. evil |
IDENTIFY strUnger and looking very much !
like farmer on a holiday. After he had /
purchased his ticket he confided to the /
unwilling ears across the glass plate in the
window that he was here on visit and in
tended to go around the city before com
ing in to see the show. He asked to be
permitted TO cOufide TO Mr.. Herbert's care
his railroad ticket and his money. They
wera handed across and he departed pleased
and without a receipt. There was S23 in
the rcll and the ticket was one from a
sealper labeled Bristol, Tenn" He was
a long way from home. but he had learned
a trick or two about she strange things to
be seen and encountered in a large city.
It should be added that later he came in
and got his money and his transportation.
The Liebler Company have announced a
second postponement of the Adventures
Of Francois" with Henry Dixey in the titu-
ar part. The first excuse given for the
allure to open the engagement at the Park
Theatre, Philadelphia, where the piece was
expected to run all season, was that the
scenic artist had been dilatory. Now comes
he statement that the real reason for the
)ostponement is on account OF the play not
being finished Lnngdon Mitchell. who
vas engaged by Mr.. Tyler-Mr. Tyler IS the
.iebler Company-to make the draTatiza-
ION OF MS ldtiri sloLJf ia -
lets early last month. but so far, has not
succeeded in getting to work on the re-
nainder of the play. alleging Illness. Not
this he has been considerably
n evidence up in New York State for the
asst wee!, or ten days. where he has been
Intending performances of the Charles
,oghIan version of Vanity Fair. in the
rope o. finding something that would war
ant proceedings for infringement of copy
gnt for he it remembered. Mr.. Mitchell
made the stage version of Becky Sharp for