The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10
THE PLAYER FOLK.

There will be several important changes
made in the cast OF THE Chaperons'' i'm
mediately after the Washington engage
ment is terminated. Manager Perley viii
present in Baltimore next week a new
comedian in place of Digby Bell. Harry
Conor viii appear in the part Of Adam
Hogg, the Cincinnati millionaire who is
in Paris seeking points on the suppress
sion of vice. now played by Mr.. Bell.
Conor is in the city, rehearsing the role
this week, and it is expected that he VIII
give quite a different idea Of the charac-
ter from what Mr.. Bell does.
Louise Cunning will forsake musical
comedy Saturday night and win immedf-
ately return to her former love. vaude-
vile She viii make her re-entry at
Chase's next Monday afternoon. Miss
Cunning is fortunate in that her serv-
ices are always in demand for there IS
no more pleasing singer in the continu-
Gus and twice-a-day houses than she,
and her Scottish songs are delightful. if
for no other reason than the simplicity
which she brings to their rendition
Templar SAKE the English baritone. will
also leave THE ChapeTOns'' with Mr.. Bell
and Miss Cunning.
actor, is member Of the company that
vii! support Andrew Mack when he makes
his appearance in Tom Moore" in this
city. at the Columbia Theatre. next week.
Mr. Shine has a host of local friends
whC have not had the opportunity Of wit
Messing his work for several seasons.
John W Dunno, the veteran stage man
ager and actor. IS a thfrty-second degree
Mason It is well known that the thirty
second degree in Masonry Is the highest
degree that a man can ordinarily attain.
only at rare intervals and for extraordi-
nary services. sir. Dunno relates the fol-
lowing interesting story Of an experience
he had:
about fifteen years ago was nego-
tiating with the late Charles Gaylor,
author of J K Emnett's successful play.
Friend Fritz" for the right to produce
a new drama written by him I closed
tie deal and placed the play IN rehearsal.
There were several things in it that did
Tot exactly suit me. but GayIor insisted
taat they should remain
q deferred to him for a line. deter
me later on to cut them cut Well they
didn't suit. and I so informed GayloT. He
sent me a caustic. abusive letter IN re-
ply. telling me among other things that
he vas the author Of the play, not l.
His letter made me trife angry, and
I determined tc tell him what I thought
OF aim when we met Not long afterward
I saw Gaylor on the street. He vas q
notwithstanding old gentleman. with
long white locks hanging over his shOul-
deTS and an equally ColOTless beard /
rushed up and without stopping to ex-
change the usual courtesies proceeded to
give him my opinion OF q man who would
write such letter as he had sent to me.
He stopped, listened atteutively. and
when had exhausted myself said, I have
no doubt. young man, that what you have
Just said would be very interesting TO
the man for whom you intended il, but I
cannot see that il has anything 70 do
with ne I was taken back, and looking
again I saw that the man I had been
addressing WIS not Mr.. GayIor. He was
not, however. angry, and, glanciug at my
Masonic button. said; 7 am net the one
whom you wish to talk 10. but I see we
gentleman to be q very interesting and
courteous man. and We had an interesting
chat.
when I left him We exchanged cards
The old gentleman was the late Albert F
Pike. TO whom the Masons have recently
erected magnificent monument in Wash
ington."
1T is astonishing the number Of peo-
pie who think they can write play,
said Max Rogers recently, and there are
more who think they can write songs and
jokes
we get in the mail every morning
big batch OF letters from amateur hu-
morists. Since we have been playing In
Washington ne have received probably
a busheI of jokes, all more or less stale.
from persons whom we don't know Many
write to US and ask for tickets and en-
close an alleged joke in payment.
One man. broker. whose name is IA
miliar to many, sent Us two jokes which
he said would greatly amuse the boys
He only wanted SIS box for them. That
was the best part Of his jokes but think
il was on him.
Here are three jokes I received the
other day They ali sound like .remem-
bered witticisms to ne, but they are al
legged TO be original:
:. It must be terrible to be buried
Wen. its no joke to be buried dead,
Say waiter. this piece of fish isn't
half so good as the one I had here last
week
= That's strange. sir: it's of the same
You're looking well today
Yes; I'm looking for a man who owes
me $40
These might read all right in an al
manac. but they'd never 90 on the stage"
Edna Aug. the vaudeville actress. who
viii be remembered for her good work
as the scrub woman. and later in the Edna
May musical comedy. The Girl from Up
There. has been creating considerable
talk in Detroit.
Miss Aug was engaged to appear at
private performance given b. an elite
club in that city. At the last moment she
failed to appear and sent word that her
manager declined to permit her TO per-
form Later in the week she appeared
at another club entertainment and was
thereupon made the target fer much abuses
by the members of the club at whose per
Torrance she refused to sing The disa-
gTeeable talk her action occasioned ap-
pafentIy had nc i'll effect on Miss Aug.
however, and it is said she enjoyed the
free advertising it gave her
Clara Morris has again invaded the
stage She made her initial appearance
as lecturer few weeks ago in Column
bus. Chic, and reports have t that she
met with much success.
Miss Morris takes as a subject for her
lecture her experiences and Tecollections