The times., 1901-04-14

tai has had about all the stock perfor
mances this season that IL wanted anC
, decided in favor of musical pieces. Sucf
venture is new TO this city. although i
has been tried with great success in 9th
er cities during the warm spell. Loca
theatregoers will undoubtedly welcome
the change from the stock company tC
the musical comedy performances anC
there is small doubt but that the season
Will be successful.
The. company, so Mr.. Duff announces
VIII be composed of number of the
better known people who were seen in the
original productions at Days while there
VIII be a chorus of young women recruit
ed from the best of the travelling organ
izations that have been seen in this city
during the season.
Mr.. w. J. Dwyer, who is associated with
Mr.. Luckett in the management of the
Columbia, will not be interested in tbs
supplemental season of musical comedy.
James K. Hackett, who will be stal
under his own management next season
has hired a press agent who is sending
out the most wonderful English that ever
worried a dramatic editor The gentle
man who receives a salary for getting the
Hackett name in the newspapers writes
to The Times as follows:
A great authority on the American stage in
all its aspects has stated his belief that Mr..
James H. Hackett will make much more
success of actor management than Mr.. Mansfield
has done He puts the matter this way: Mr.
Hackett may not be great an artist as Mr..
Mansfield; in any case comparison would DC
futile and unjust to both, their methods and
intentions are so different; but Mr.. Mansfield
whimsical eccentric ways have offset his artistic
ability to Offset 1t, and iii consequence we shall
probably in him something approaching the
ideal combination of artistic ability and gooc
working knowledge OF arithmetic which ought
to make success certain.
If Mr. Hackett's acting under his own
management is no better than the work
Of his press agent il is evident that he
Will quickly be relegated to the CorSe Pay
ton class. Perhaps there is key to the
above notice.
Who is there, in or out of the theatre,
who has not fallen victim to Maxine FL
liott's charms? She has long been cOnsid-
cred the most beautiful woman on the
American stage, which indeed she is, and
were that her Only claim to favor she
might still boast more than one woman s
share But it isn't When Miss Elliott
made her professional debut her beauty
Immediately attracted public attention to
the detriment of any dramatic achieve
ment which might be accredited to her.
Because nature had been kind to her in
the matter of looks, it behooved some of
the wiseacres to predict that she would
ever depend upon them for her success
in the dramatic field. Doubtless those
same knowing ones now buy their little
coupons, and croak that they always
knew she had it in her. Just the same
Miss Elliotts ability has forced itself
Into notice. and she is today one of the
cleverest and most delightful actresses
of the native stage. Her comedy is de-
licfous, and in When We Were Twen-
ty-one," she carries her scenes with re-
freshing girlishness and a remarkable de-
gree of artistic finish. Mr.. Goodwin has
an admirable foil in his talented wife
and the secret of their success is easily
explained in their individual ability and
the perfect harmony of their work. Per
sonally, Miss Elliott is just as her audi
ences see her, gracious unaffected, cord
ial and altogether charming. This is
usually the case with people who have
made great successes. Those who as
sumo q high and lofty air are generally
the ones who have dressing rooms on the
top floor and their names at the bottom
of the salary list.
When Times representative called on
Miss Elliott during performance last
week, the actress was holding a one-sided
conversation with her pet dog. Sport"
The latter sat on a chair opposite his
mistress, looking very wise, but absolute
iy unconscious that an extraordinary
honor was being conferred on him.
Isn't he a beauty? said Miss Elliott
delightedly. But do you know he's the
cause of more trouble. All routes must be
Sports comfort, for he is very impor-
tant member of the Goodwin family and
yards and yards of red tape are fire.
quently required that he may not have
to put up at a different house from the
other members OF the party. Som thing
about me- Gracious, there seems little
to tell: My first appearance was with
T.. S. Willard in The Middleman' and
then I spent some time with the late
Augustin Daily playing I'm Shakespeare
an productions, so the forthcoming one of
The Merchant of Venice will not be my
debut in Shakespeare The production, by
the way. will not serve as precedent for
annual revivals on the same elaborate
scale, for we are doing this just be-
cause we want to and maybe as an ex
pertinent Because some one comes and
tells you that you cannot do a certain
thing is no reason why it should be so.
Had Mr.. Goodwin listened to his friends
he might still be doing limitations. AS it
is, every step forward is a little ground
gained, and when one has ambition and
pluck behind one and a goal ahead, il is
pretty certain that the result will be any
June and VIII remain in England for a
year and a half. When We Were Twen-
ty-one has been so successful in Amer
lea that we hope to prove its worth to the
English public. and if il goes there we
may use IL exclusively during the season.
nth then We have no new play in view.
The locale of the Esmond piece is in
.ondOn. and its general treatment is Eng
human that il would be acceptable any
where. Almost every family has had an
experience similar to the principal Incl
dent in the play, and so il appeals to
everybody | am very anxious to get to
England. for my sister and a great many
of my friends are there. Everybody grav-
itates to London you know, and it is
splendid place to meet people. We have
r lovely home over there. too. so it won I
Seem so very much like going away after
all
The representative American actor?
Wen, if vote is taken on it and we wo
men are allowed to have a say, as a
State secret, I'll just tell you that mine
win certainly be cast for Nat c. Good
win"
And if Miss Elliott ever looked lovely,
she did at that moment.
Last week Arizona" Augustus Thomas
beautiful story of Western life, was
shown locally for the second time, and
proved one of the most enjoyable plays
1f the season. Mr.. Thomas has a happy
is it genius ?-of drawing his
characters and building his scenes with a
marvellous degree of naturalness that in
spires a sort of home-liSe feeling in the
audiences which view his works and
which seems to carry them wholly and
entirely with the players. Every role
stands out clearly and distinctly and each
succeeding play from the authors pen
gives a set of characters which though
rot entirely original in form, are always
reated with freedom from artificiality
and without that straining for effect
which so often mars dramatist'S work.
In Arizona there isn't star part
mother of the authors wise conclusions.
Thanks to an admirable cast each role is
we'll taken care of and faithfully inter
lreted Bonita, the wild little Western
loyden, is a very important factor in the
machinery of the piece for she keeps
hings moving at a pretty lively gait. and
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