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The times., 1901-04-21

Business at the seven local theatres
during last week was uniformly good de-
spite the fact that one of the principal
attractions, John Drew in a dramatic
version Of Richard Carvel." proved to
be a great disappointment to his many
Washington friends. He was, neverthe-
less, greeted by a series of well-filled
houses, the success being due, no doubt,
10 the-Dersonal popularity Of the player.
At the Columbia The Princess Chic re-
turned in altered shape and with a
charming new prima donna, Marguerite
Sylvia, at the head of a very competent
organization. The music of Julian Ed
wards proved to be a magnet that at
tracted large audiences during the en-
gagement and Miss sylvia in one week
established herself as a strong local IA
vorite At the Lafayette the stock com
pany presented a revival Of Bronson How
ard s THE Bankers Daughter with eX-
cellent results. while at the Academy of
Music the members Of the F'itzsimmons
family displayed what little histrionic
abilities they possess in a melOdrama en-
titled The Honest Blacksmith" Man
ager Chase presented a good bill Of po-
lite vaudeville. which was headed by Fan
ny Rice. At Kernan's The Big Sensa-
ton show enjoyed a prosperous engage
ment and the Bijou, with The Gay Girls
of Gotham" as the bill, profted by the
appearance OF the Hurtig & Seamons'
company.
The present week does not hold out
much promise Of novelty, although such
popular favorites as Henry Clay Barna-
bee and ". H Macdonald will be seen
with the Bostonians in The Serenade,
The Viceroy," and Robin Hood" Tim
Murphy will make his second visit to the
Columbia with Opie Read and Frank Pix
leys The Carpetbagger,' which proved
to be a good political comedy when seen
here TWO years ago. Mr.. Chase announces
the most pretentious Offering Of his ca
reer as a director of vaudeville entertain
uent in the Pageant Of the Nations,
which comes to Washington direct from
successful engagements at the keith
houses in Boston and New York. Ihe
Academy viii have Human Hearts,
romance Of the Arkansas Hills, while at
the Biiou The Queen Of the Orient VIII
preside over the burlesquers, and at ker-
mans The London Bellies, under the di-
rection Of Rose Sydell, will appear.
The times., 1901-04-21
The Nntional-The Bostonians.

Prefaced by a sale of seats which indl-
Gates the great local popularity Of The
Bostonians, this orga nization opens at
the National tomorrow night for their an
nuaI engagement, presenting not only the
old favorites, who have endeared them
selves to music lovers but group OF
younger artists that promise most agree
able ensemble This season the roster OF
the cornpanv includes the genial and vet
eran, Henry Clay Barnabee, whose YolauIe
wit and juvescent spirit is ever green; the
stalwart and popular baritone, W. h
Macdonald. George rockingham, Jose
phine Bartlett. w H. Fitzgerald. Charles
r. Hawley, and others who have been
heard here time and time again. This sea-
son the feminine contingent has been
greatly changed. and an interest centres IN
the appearance here Of Estelle wentworth,
q Young Washington singer, VINO mas re-
placed Hilda Clark as principal soprano.
Miss Wentworth is said 70 possess hquid
soprano and a most agreeable personahtE-
Adele RafteT. the new cOntraltOs IS also
another addition 10 the ranks, while Mabel
Pierson. a soprano has Deen equaiiS
praised for her work. The tenOrs this sea
son are Albert PaTr and Vernon SUES, ana
John Dunsmure, the handsome young
bssSo. has prominent roles, Whlle J. J.
Martin and Mildred Rogers are also noted
among the new names.
The repertoire Tor the week has been ar
ranged as follows: On Monday, TUESDAY,
and Wednesday nights The Serenade'
Will be sung; on Wednesday matinee
Thursday. and Saturday night, Robin
Hood" is announced, with The Niceroy
for Friday night.
The ''Serenade' IS so well known that II
IS almost unnecessary TO say IL IS 50 iull
OF melody and amusing dramatic features
that q volume would be required 70 dliaJe
fully on the work
The Niceroy,' Herberts latest work
has been heard here but once, and since
lis first production has been condensed and
changed until its lauGhabie story ana
melodies are usually received with enthu-
siasrn Briefly outlined. II tells OF the
whimsical mishaps which befan usurp-
ing Viceroy who having driven out the
rightful heir, attempts TO regulate the king
dom. and Incidentally do "A little love-mak K
ing on the side IN order 10 OutWit ms
chief Of police who has sworn that
If he ever marries he viii abduct
his bride. he has a mock marriage
performed with "A hOmcly virago, Ortensia.
BY this means he hopes TO allay the sus-
pici0us Of the policeman so that he may
pas his addresses 10 Beatrice. a beauuIul
young woman Of his court The latter Is
betrothed 10 Tivolini and secretly meets
him Tivolini however, who has become a
leader Of a band Of pirates, comes ashore
and is captured. but manages 70 escape
during the carnival, and turns the tables
upon the Viceroy by carrying him away 10
the cave Of the pirates on an adjacent
island Here after many triDulauons he is
forced 10 abdicate, and all ends most hap
PLY in true comic opera style.
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preted. The burlesque "Satan's Wedding
Night" promises many lively incidents.
The scenes of the Internal regions are de
picted with no little attention to detail,
including novel scenic and electrical ef-
fects Miss Sydell, according to the press
agent. acquits herself creditably in both
burlettas and fully sustains her reputa-
tion for beauty and versatility. The olio
denotes an effort to present some OF the
choicest features of vaudeville, including
James I.aClare, the New York Journal s
original Weary Willie Joseph Mitchell
and company in the Smart Set; Sisters
Fisher buck and wing experts; Billy Hart,
Laura Langton, and Nellie Foster, the Bo-
hemian trio; and the Van Cooks, musical
comedians. Miss Sydells London expert
ence has facilitated the securing of a
number of English young women, who vie
with their American sisters in the chorus.
The times., 1901-04-21
The Lafayette-"under Two Flags,


The Lafayette Square Stock Company
will this week present a dramatizaton Of
Ouida's Under Two Flags" one of the
most popular stories by that popular
writer Another dramatization of the
same story made by Paul NJ Potter, has
proved one of the biggest successes of the
current dramatic season in New York.
The version to be done by the Lafayette
company is not the Potter version, but it
is said to present Ouida' s original story in
an attractive and highly dramatic form.
The story, as most readers of Ouida
know treats of the tragic love of Cigar
cite for the attractive young officer of the
guards. Bertie Cecil. The great scenes of
the play show Cigarette'S escape from the
Arab camp; her ride across the African
desert TO save her lover, who is under sem
tence of death: the sandstorm in the des-
ert, and poor Cigarettes 5 arrival in camp
lust in time TO throw herself before the
guns of the soldiers and receive the bullets
intended for her lover. The tale is tragic
in theme, but intensely interesting. In the
role of Cigarette. one of the most fascinat-
ing in modern fiction, Miss Percy Has
wei should have one of her greatest op-
portunitieS of the season. The play is al
most entirely the story of Cigarette and
her hopeless love: though the character of
BERTHE Cecil stands ont prominently.
Eugene Ormonde will be seen as BERTHE
Cecil. and the other members of the La
fayette organization will have suitable
roles. Miss Effie Darling, an actress al
ready well known in Washington, has been
engaged for this week only TO play the
role of Princess Venetia. This will be the
last production at the Lafayette staged by
Mr. Walter c. Bellows. 1t will also be Mr..
Ormondes last appearance as leading
man. Several members of the company
will remain for the summer, and a number
of new PLAYERS Will be engaged.
The times., 1901-04-21
Kcrnnn's-"The London BeIies.v

The Nelson Sisters. whose tour of this
country has proved them justly entitled
to the European reputation with which
they were introduced. and who constitute
a quartette Of acrobats with whom few
can be compared, should be an attrac-
tive feature Of Rose SydelIs London
Bellies, the attraction at Kernans this
week, commencing tomorrow matinee.
Their connection with burlesque organi-
Zation seems TO be In harmony with it's
characteristic features, and in this at
traction, especially, they could have met
with no better surroundings.
The ups and downs of theatrical life af-
ford food for much amusement In the
first part, Transforming" which is a
farcical absurdity said TO be well inter
The times., 1901-04-21
The Academy-"Human Hearts,

Human Hearts will be seen at the
Academy of Music this week. The scenes
are laid chiefly among the hills of Arkan-
sas. The details of the drama are true to
nature and TO art. Everything has its
purpose and furthers the main intention
of an all-absorbing story of love, hate, in
justice, and retribution.
The play engages sympathies for the
sufferings visited on a family of plain.
honest people through the unfortunate
marriage Of a village blacksmith with a
New York adventures. who thought TO
reform but failed. the temptation of the
old life being too strong for her. Not
only these two but all associated with
them suffer by their mistake. The dark
side Of this powerful story is well bal
anced by humor, adroitly introduced and
made necessary element Of the action.
To detail the plot would rob the reader of
the pleasure of it's surprises.
The usual Tuesday. Thursday. and
Saturday matinees will be given.
The times., 1901-04-21
The BiJou-"aueen of the Orient"

Commencing tomorrow, the Queen OF
the Orient will hold forth in a series OF
surprises from a burlesque point of view
at the Bijou. The Queen Of the orient"
is put together for laughing purposes. and
the principal ingredients are comedians.
graceful dancers, scenery, music, Oriental
costumes, ballete Oriental dances, and
marches
Two satires. "A Midnight Jamboree"
and Oriental Pastimes, are scintiIlating
with wit and humor song and story, and
are made doubly joyous by the introduc-
uon n Il rich olio Of novelties 10y score
Of recognized vaudeville stars, including
Hardie and Mature. comedy sketch ar
fists, Ashley and Woolev. in up-to-date
Hebrew and German sayings; Annie
Lloyd, the charming vital spark" Man
ley and Rose, the count and the little SOU
hrette. in comedy sketch: Burdock sis
teTs, singing and dancing, and acrobatic
changes and dances.
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to a very remunerative Office. Messrs.
Read and PiXley, the creators of the play.
have taken such a clever adventurer Tor
their leading type INSCRIPTIONS, mirth-
ful. gifted with a ready tongue. and at
the same time a man with the ability TO
command and mold others to his own self
ish ends. They have undertaken to show
how such a man was changed in heart
by the sympathy of a woman, gave up
all his i'll gotten gains. introduced reforms
and let wealth and opportunity slip from
him, all for conscience sake. The char
acter is well suited to MIR. Murphy's
quaint style of acting, and undoubtedly
offers him the opportunity of his profess
sional career. He has surrounded him
self with what is reputed to be an un-
usually strong supporting company, in
Guiding Miss Dorothy Sherrod, Herbert
Foster, Aubrey Powell, Mathilde Weffing,
James Manley, ]. r. Armstrong, Nellie
Yale Nelson, and others.
The times., 1901-04-21

This Will be the last week OF the La
fayette stock company under the manage
ment of Walter Clark Bellows and Thorn
as D. Long until next season. Contracts
were signed last week whereby these ef-
ficient managers will have control of the
Lafayette stock company next year, and
the announcement comes as a welcome
one 10 the people of Washington
Too much cannot be said in praise of
the companys efforts during the season
which is now about to close. Mr.. Long
is a manager who knows his business
thoroughly, as has been demonstrated
since he assumed control of the front
of the house. Mr.. Bellows has a wide
and enViable reputation as stage man
ager, having been connected with num-
Der of the best known organizations in
the country. He was for years the stage
director of Daniel FrOhmanS 5 stock com
pany and has also produced many of the
most notable successes Of recent years.
He is uutiring in his efforts and his policy
is to give only the best and the result
has been, as far as Washington is con-
cerned. the most delightful season OF
stock ever known in local theatrical his
tory.
Eugene OrmOnde Charles Wyngate. and
John Daily Murphy will say 'au revoir''
next Saturday night and there VIII be
weeping and wailiug in the matinee ranks.
Each of these players has carved his
own little niche in public esteem and
all Washington viii be sorry 90 see them
90 Mr.. Ormonde has made a host OF
friends He has played many parts and
mas usually played them Well Occasion
ally ne has failed TO score in a role un-
suited to him. but that is one Of the
chances an actor courts when he goes into
stock work. Mr.. Ormonde viii so TO Sy-
racuse. n Y, where he is great favor
ite. to head d stock company for the sum
mer Charles Wyngate's departure viii
be matter of some regret, for he IS very
popular. both in and away from the thea
ire. Mr.. Wyngate will be a member of
the BellOws-LOng company in Denver
when its season opens in June. and in the
meantime will visit in Boston. New York,
and Portland. II would be impossible to
name -all of Mr. Wyngate's clever por-
trayals during the winter, but nothing
more amusing and enjoyable can be re-
called than his Dave IN In MizzOura' -
Alec in THE Charity Bah" and Tom
Bean in Held by the Enemy John
Daily Murphy. who scored an fustanta-
neous hit last week as G. Washington
Phipps In The Bankers Daughter" will
also go TO the Denver stock company He
has done splendid work this winter and
will be missed.
The times., 1901-04-21

THE Runaway Girl undoubtedly the
most popular musical comedy that ever
came to this country from London, will
be the first offering of the musical stock
company that will occupy the Columbia
Theatre this spring, commencing May g.
Manager Luckett is in New York City
looking after the details of the engage
ment and supervising the selection OF
the company, and in communication
to The Times ventures the assertion that
the organization will be one or the very
best that has ever appeared in this city.
1t will contain many names that are Ia
miliar 10 local theatre patrons by reason
of former appearances in the Capital.
while the productions viii be most eIabo-
rate for a stock organization.
Two of the best-known theatrical mana
gers of this country were in Washington
during the week. Kirk LaShelle. former
Chicago newspaper man, who abandoned
q city editors desk for the more remuner-
atfve duties of a theatrical director, was
here looking after the Marguerite sylvia
Onera company and renewing former ac-
,tt1afntances. while Mare klaw, of the firm
of kIaw * E,rlanger, spent some days in
the Capital on his way to New York from
Old Point Comfort, where he had been
for the past few weeks trying to recover
his health Mr.. klaW IL one of the most
prominent members of the Widely-adVer-
tised theatrical syndicate, and as part
uer IN the boOhlHS uIIIl VI law q t-Iitl-
GER occupies Il position of eminence in the
realm of the footlights- For some months
ne has been suffering from the ef-
fects of an attack of the grip and was
i'm Florida during the winter ana at Old
Point Comfort during the past few weeks
with the result that he has almost recov-
cred his wOnted good health.
Miss Elizabeth Marbury, who occupies
the unique position of being the only sue
cessful play broker in the United States,
The times., 1901-04-21

Miss Elizabeth Marbury, who occupies
the unique position of being the only sue
cessful play broker in the United States.
takes an optimistic view of the dramatic
ed novel question and recently said.
among other things:
THE book dramatization is going mer-
rily on. It's good thing if the work is
The times., 1901-04-21

The average auditor of comic opera is
not inquistive concerning the GeuX eX
machina, for if the ensemble is agreeable
the measures in tune and the tempo cor
rect he doesn't analyZe and is content to
believe the singers are chic. the chorus
spirited or jaded as the case may be, and
the opera either good or bad. He never
realizes how much depends on the musical
director.
Columns have been written concerning
the achievements of stage managers. who
are pictured tearing their hair and delv-
ing in dark corners for ideas, while the
musical director has been overlooked. 1t
is vel 90 say that this position is impor-
The Washington times., 1901-10-19
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servation ParIor Car Washington to Virginia Hot
Springs except Sunday. Dining car. Parlor Cars
Cincinnati TO Chicago
u:l0 p. u. DAILY-F F. v Limited SOLID
train for Cincinnati. Pullman Sieepers % Cincin-
natl Lexington and Louisville without change.
Compartment sleeper to Nirgipil Hot Springs
Tuesdays and Saturdays Dining car. Sieepsrs
Cincinnati to Chicago and st. Louis.
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SOUTHERN RY.
Schedule corrected 70 June 1, 1901.


Trains leave from Pennsylvania Station
Sol a m. Daily. Local for Harrisonburg, War
renton, Charlotte, and way stations
cars to New Orleans, Columbia. Savannah, and
jacksonville uniting at Salisbury with sleeper tor
Asheville, Chattanooga, and Memphis. and as
Danvills with sleeper for Birmingham 5Gd at
Charlotte. with sleeper for Augusta. Solid train
Washington to New Orleans. Dining service
u-37 a Daily. Local for Warre1ton aud
Charlottesville.
E:oi D. m Week Days Local for From. Royal
Strasburg. and Harrisonburg.
4;50 o. m. Daily. Local for Warrenton and
Charlottesville.
go D. N. Daily Washington and Chattanooga
Limited Via Lynchburg). Sleeping cars = Roam
oke Knoxville, Chattanooga. Memphis. and View
Orleans Through coach 10 Memphis. Dining
service
p55 D. m Daily. n. Y. & Fla Express. Sleep
lag cars to Augusta with connections for Aikes
and Charleston. and to Savannah. Jacksonville.
and Port Tampa Through coaches to Jackson-
Vile aud Atlanta. Uniting at Danvile with Pull
man slecpers trou RiehHnord and SoFialk for
Charlotte Tourist sleeper Washington 70 Sha
Francisco Mondays. Wednesdays, and Fridays
Dining Car Service.
I0;l5 D. m Daii, Washington and Sousliwe.t
ern Limited, the only exclusively Pullman train
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cars TO AshviIle, Knoxville ChattanoosE, and
Nashville and to Atlanta. Macon. Birmingham.
Memphis, Montgomery Mobile. and VIEW Orleans
Club car Washington to Atlanta Dining car
service.
The Washington times., 1901-10-19

FOR RENT-Furnished or unfinished; hot water
bcating. cbean 327 9th at Sc miss