Evening star., 1900-12-22

| Its remote membership. At present I am a
little more Interested in railroadins than
| grand opera The task Of transporting a
| hundred and forty people a thousand miles
| or so is not a small one.
An edition lie luxe of the itinerary of the
company has been gotten out by the pas
| senger department of the Pennsylvania rail
| way.
The repertoire for the company's engage
ment in this city the week of January 81
| Faust" Wednesday matinee, Bohemian
Girl: Wednesday evening, Carmen
| Thursday. III Trovatore;" Friday. ''Lohen-
grim: Saturday matinee, The Mikado'
with the grand opera cast. and Saturday
evening the double bill. 'Cavalleria Rusti-
cana and II Pagliacci.''
Gilbert Parker author of "The Battle of
the Strong in dramatization of which
Marie Burroughs is appearing, re-
Gently elected to the British house of
commons. He was the only out -and-cut
novelist who captured seat IN parliament
although DIR. Conan Doyle made a gallant
fight. and Anthony Hope was kept out only
at the last moment by illness. ]. NJ. Barrie
CO u!d have had the offer of seat. and
Rider Haggard also somewhat tempt
ed, but both of them We're proof against
political ambition. Jerome X. Jerome was
to have been Il candidate. but somehow his
name failed Of being posted just how or
why one seems to know.
Mr.. ParkerSstood a conservative. his
liberal opponent being Hildebrand Harms
worth, one of the HarmsWorth brothers,
who own the Daily Mall and dozen or so
Of magazines and .weeklies. 1T was hard
contest, but the author of ''rhe Battle of
the Strong finally achieved a victory
which nearly doubled the previous con-
Eeryatiye majority.
Some years ago in London Madame Sarah
Bernhard was the recipient Of very
handsome opal and emerald pendant from
Olga Nethersole. who presented it to the
great artistic as proof of her admiratio
and her affection. Madame Bernhardt wore
the jewel for some time and until a series
of misfortunes. eliminating in a serious H.
ness, induced her to lay aside the charm.
When the two distinguished ladies me: in
Miss Nethersole'S dressing room at Wal
lack - Theater the other evening Madame
Bernhardt triumphaIly drew Miss Neither
sole : attention to the fact that she was
again wearing the opal. and laughingly de-
clared that she could now wear 1t with
perfect safety, since she believed that she
had completely vanquished all her misfor-
tunes. Thus is it seen that the greatest of
artists are not superior to superstitious be-
linfs.
One of the last visits Miss Nethersole
made III England prior to her return to
America was to bid "Au revoir'' to the
late Sir Arthur Sullivan Miss Nethersole
and the lamented composer had been friends
for many years. and she little thought
when taking her departure from London
that it would be the last time of their meet
ing. Sir Arthur composed the song which
| is sung in the ''Progate' and during Miss
Nethersole's initial days in the dramatic
profession she well remembers Sir Arthur
accompanying the song on the guitar 1t
was fancy of his to just get into the
theater in time to play the accompa niment
The Academy has arranged a strong list
of popular bookings for the next ten weeks
as follows: Through the Breakers"
Sporting Life Harry Lacy. in the Still
Alarm" Hanlons 'Superba' Chas Dick
son III Mistakes Will Happen" Al Wilson
in watch on the Rhine (Chas H. Yale's
Show; Near the Throne" Blaney's. IAN
African King Thos. +. Shea and Rose
Melville in sis Hopkins
The lease of Glen Echo Park for the COM
ing season has been taken by w Francis
Thomas, who has been connected with
Chases New Grand during three seasons
past. Mr.. Thomas Will inaugurate a num-
Der of changes at the Glen next summer
and hopes to make 1t one OF the best-auuip-
ped pleasure parks in the east. He has had
a wide experience in local amusements, and
contemplates. among other things The i'll
PRODUCTION Of comic opera company as
the amphitheater attraction. The time
seems to be coming when the Washington
once DOluerS VINO are compelled to be. i'll
town most of the summer are to lack 10
more in the matter Of amusements
Manager Fred G. Berger of the LAFAYETTE
Square Stock Company departs on west
ern trip tomorrow in order to observe
Christmas at his former home in Jackson
Mich, and also to spend few days with the
three road companies now under his man.
agement, which. as luck will nave IT, are
hn
a few hundred miles Of each other in Illi-
nois and Michigan. Mr.. Berger will spend
Christmas at Jackson and the three days
following he will be on tour with the Tim
Murphy company. presenting "a Bachelors 8
Romance" He will then drop down into
Illinois and spend two days with the COM
pany headed by Frank Keenan,, which is
playing Sol Smith -Russells great success.
"A Poor Relation Mr.. Berger has not
seen this company since 1t started on tour
from this city last September. After leav-
ing the Keenan, company he will spend two
days with the Alden Bass company, which
is presenting the same play in other towns
not touched by the keenan, organization
All three companies are owned by Mr. Ber-
ger. so that, In conjunction with the man.
agement of the local stock company and
the Lafayette Square Opera House. he has
five enterprises on hand.
Concerning the stock company at the La
fayette. which has now played for nine
Wtths, NIL DHE6S4 says.
- think this isSone Of the few cases on
record where's stock company newly es-
tablished in city where such institution.
have never before been contemplated ex-
cepr as a summer diversion. has actually
paid expenses almost from the start In
Milwaukee it required the expenditure of
nearly $1,000 before the business became a
paying one, but as soon as the audiences
commenced to appreciate that good ner
formances can be given by stock companies
at popular prices, the money came in so
fast that the loss of 5000 was more than
recovered in few weeks. In the case of
the Lafayette Square Company, out of the
nine weeks there have been only two weeks
where the receipts were not moro than
enough to pay expenses, while in the re-
manning seven weeks the profits were such
that the business as whole for the term
of nine weeks has been more than satisfac-
tory. 1t requires time to establish great
prosperity for any stock company. because
only by actual demonstration can you con-
vince the people that stock company at
popular prices can give performances which
compare favorably with the best shows at
regular prices. I anticipate running the