The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-20
The PLAYER FOLK.


James X. HackctJ VIII Try his new play.
"A Chance Ambassador" 81 Baltimore on
Saturday night. Mr.. HacEett is present
ing Don Caesars Return" in the MCnu-
mental city this week. and viii take ad-
vantage of the opportunity TO try out his
new stage romance. written by Edward
+. Rose. the champion playwright for all
distances. and. most remarkable 10 state,
it is original. not a dramatized book
Hacke-t should Gud his role in "A
Chance Ambassador" very much TO his
liking
The stcry concerns youthful diplomat
who lands in one of those mythical pTin-
cipallucs that the public has been made
familiar with in the Prisoner OF IeLda
and other similar tales
There is a revolution imminent and
The impending struggle involves the for
tunes of the customary beautiful Young
woman. HaCkett Immediately sets about
putting things 20 order in the kingdom
and showing what an energetic romantic
actor can do in the way Of settling LiJie
difficulties like this
Bettina Girard has turned uD in New
York after a successful season Of musical
comedy in Denver. She is in fine health.
and expects to be seen soon in one OF
the important musical affairs that are
now attracting the attention % metropOl-
itan thCatrcgoers. Here. in Washington,
where Miss Girard formerly lived, the
news OF her continued success VIII be re-
ceivcd with no little pleasure
Miss Girard's last local appearance was
in vaudeville at the Academy Of Music.
Sc Way Down East" commenced its an
nuaI engagement in New York city at
the Academy Of Music. Monday night
According to the reports OF the open
ing the Lottie Blair Parker b'gosh
drama" scored its customary success, for
New Workers are peculiarly attracted by
anything that has the earmarks OF the
farm and in Way Down East this at
mosphcre is very much in evidence
Behold the Man" Claiming Pollock's
novel is 10 be dramatized and staged
during the present season.
The work Of transferring the interest
ing story to the stage Will be done by
Joseph Grismer. and it is expected VIII
liam A Brady will make the production.
Behold the Nam" should make a sen
satiouaI success If the dramatiSt is able
10 adequately set forth the story. Mr.,
Pollock is a weIl-kn0wn writer who was
formerly a Washington dramatic editor
OF recent months he has been connected
in a business capacity VITA Nj Brady.
Homer Lind. the Washingtonian who
scored q substantial success in grand op-
era and who. since the closing Of the Ne
tropoIitan English Grand Opera organiza-
tion in this city last spring. has been ap-
Fearing in vaudeville in Willard Hol-
combs version Of the French piece.
"GringOire. the Street Singer" with or
iginal music by Julian Edwards. has been
secured for season Of opera at the Co
vent Garden, London. ne1t summer
Molly Pitcher" the new piece by Glen
Marlborough. in which Katherine Kidder
is starring. was turned into a jolly farce
the other night in a Pennsylvania town.
In the last act Of the play Molly carries
out the Revolutionary legend by discha-g-
ing q cannon full in the face Of the Bit
Cus- 4 good-siZel gun rs used in the ef-
fective scene, out on this particular oc-
CasiOn a careless property man had neg
lccteJ 90 place the very necessary charge
Of powder in the cannon.
attempts TO discharge the piece but IL
nally gave IL up in disgust and went on
With the scene. while the audience litter
ed.
Then. to make matters worse. the stage
manager OF Molly Pitcher" who also
plays the part Of a doctor rushed upon
the scene. and. bending over the form OF
Mr.. Pitcher Of the stage. felt OF his
pulse took his heart beat. and gave other
All nF ~ f.F Cd
rules Of first aid 10 the injured. He arose
in moment and calmly announced.
4 find he is fatally injured, but he viii
recover.
From that point on the Pennsylvania
audience refused to believe that Molly
Pitcher was other than a roaring farce.
Speaking Of Mansfield yesterday. an ar
dent defender OF the asCendency uf the
Eng'ish-spealdng races took exception 10
She limitations implied in the ofteu-re-
pc8-ed eDirhet applied 10 him By his ad-
mirers that ne is the greatest actor on
the English-speaking stage" He placed
Mansfield on a high pedcstlI He is truly
O great actor and probably The most YER
satiIe Of the famous ones. Tragedy com
edv. and character are an The same 20
him so far as his capacities are concern
Cd He could. with equal readiness and
perfection, play a role in English. French.
or German.
In .Beaucaire" Mansfield wears five diff
fereut costumes. and the changing is a
nights work. apart from the arduOuS la
Dor OF acting so subtle a role as the bar
ber-priuce. a costume does not mean
merely trousers. waistcoaJ. and TOD coat
Mansfield ''uudcrdresses'' eIab5rareIy. He
makes up for every act. He changes hose.
shoes. wigs. linens and silks. suit sword
and hat. which gives point 20 an epi,aph
he suggested for Beaucaire. He died of
huttOHing and UnbuttOning"
This is a press agent story. No story
should be- damned by its source:
Ethel Jackson. the prlma donna Of Miss
Bob White" was walking along Twenty
:hird Street in New York in the crowded
shopping district not long ago. when she
was roughly jostIed by a man Later she
discovered that her purse had been stolen.
a couple Of mornings Ia-er she found a
letter IN her mail IN strange hand and
enclosing a dollar Bill
The letter was as follows:
Mis-, Jackson. / am the man who took vaur
purse the other dgy- Nolu name and address I
discovered from your card. ] enclose y.rr ono
dollar As ] am a -g1er-tlts1rs man. Thirteen B..
my uulurky number. and your purse contained
thirteen dollars
The letter was signed "a Gentleman
Litter" That's the end Of the press
agents story Everybody viii be glad to
learn that Miss jackson had SI3 in New
York.
One Of tie important members Of Der