The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-12

| " we VIII De
| r. d, Mclean and Odette Tyler will
make their appearance IN large REVEALS
of king john and. ''Coriclanus."
Amelia Bingham win take her popular
play, The Climbers on the road.
| F. c. Whitney's Miles Standish'' COM
pany and Kirke La Shelle's Beside the
Bonnie Brier Bush will probably be sent
| out
Days Theatre which is being asso-
Grated with the leading musical comedies,
VIII open early in the fall with The Mes
I senger Boy"
| Lost River with big company. un-
der the management of Jules Murray, will
make an extended tour of the popular
J priced houses.
| Frederick Warde, the tragedian. has
| under consideration and will try a new
\ play before the close of the season.
| Julia Marlowe will produce a new play
when she opens in New York, previously
continuing in when Knigh;hood Was in
| Flower.
| William II. Crane will not need to make
any changes, David Harum" being so
popular and suited to his requirements.
| David Belasco is arranging Madame Du
| Barry" for Mrs. Carter.
Under Two Flags with Blanche Bates
| will be taken out on the road.
The West win have Viola Allen in I'm
the Palace of the King, it never having
been seen there.
the entire season on account of poor
health, Will return to the stage under the
management of Frederick Berger in a
| new play, the title of which is being jeal-
ously guarded.
II George W. Lederer's new production.
The Strollers," at the Knicherbocker in
June is successful, it will be an important
road attraction.
Frank Daniels, who is going abroad. will
produce new opera about December
Julius Calm will send out a road COM
pany in Richard Carvel''
Jerome Sykes. will continue in Foxy
CUTLER, which has been very successful
on the road. notwithstanding the adverse
criticism 1t received in New York.
e. s. Willard will make a tour of parts
OF the country not visited this year in his
present repertoire.
Ethel barrymore will retain Captain
cities.
Much interest will be centred in .'Wav
Down Yonder,' which is by BeIasco and
Lee Arthur.
The Power Behind the Throne" has
been so successful that Mildred Holland
VIII not be seen in her new play until
Easter week
Charles 70. Blaney will star Howard Hail
in The Man Who Dares.''
Rose Coghlan will leave the vaudeville
and M. B. Leavitt
Mary Hampton will be featured in .Tbe
gay mr. Goldstein. which will be sent
on the road under the mana cement of
Henry Greenwan.
Paula Edwardes scored one of tho Dis
tinct hits of "A Runaway Cir, Last
week at the Columbia Theatre as Car
menita-otherwise Arabella McsorlevL
whose eockney dialect was about as near
the real thing as any that has been heard
on a washington stage. The role is one
OF those whose success depends entirely
upon the player who interprets it, and ii
is not too much to say that last week the
real Carmenita made her first local APP
pearance. Miss Edwardes extracts all the
comedy possible from the role and by her
clever portrayal makes it one of the most
conspicuous features of the piece. Her
song, In society. received four or more
recaiis every night and she succeeded in
making herself popular with the Column
pa 3 clientele in part which hitherto
mas been regarded as of minor iinpor-
lance 1t is a qualification to know that /
Miss Edwardes has been engaged for the I
summer season of musical comedy at the |
+ street playhouse, for she is a very tall
e t., young woman, whom Washington is |
giad 70 number among its favorites Miss |
EdWardes is quite as charming off ths. /
stage as she is behind the footIights She /
is gifted with very attractive personality |
and has a gracious and cordial manner /
that hts her like the proverbiaI glove A
Times interviewer met the stage Car
menita one afternoon last week and the |
actress chatted quite freely. although she |
declared that interviews always made her |
nervous. - |
Yes, they do, she repeated. II always
ger SO mustered and am so afraid that | |
won't say the right thing. Indeed, you'll !
ma me the most uninteresting person in !
the world, for ! don't believe there s any |
thing startling about me. This is my first /
VISIT TO washington in four years and / |
ha rlt
the week. but I'm all over 1t now The /
people have been so kind to me that I /
feel quite at home already. Yes. l orig /
mated the role of Carmenita but have
never played 1t here. l must confess that |
l do not like the part Two-thirds of nv |
career has been spent in struggling with I
uneongenial roles If there's bad part |
ana m anywhere around I'm sure to get |
1t. tribute to my capability? Never /
It's just luck and very bad luck TOO NV
career? Let me see if I've had one. The ,
date were first with The Belle of New |
York, In which | originated the role of
the tough girl | went to London with
the company, but our salaries were re-
l would not consent to remain under those
conditions, so after very brief London
engagement | sailed for home |
when ] arrived in America | re-
ceived letter from Mr.. DAILY saying he
would like to talk business with me He I
sent me right back to London for ten
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produced in this country shortly after.
the piece had been great sue
cess in England, Mr.. Daily was not so
sure that it would go here, and he had
The Greek Slave all ready to take its
place; but it was not necessary, for ev-
eryone knows what a tremendous hit "A
Runaway Girl made. / originated the
title role in Nam 'sele 'Awkins' and this
season appeared with Jefferson De An
gels in "A Royal Rogue l have played
special engagements with "A Runaway
Girl at different times during the pres
ent season and also took my initial dip
into vaudeville. In fact, l expected to
continue with my sketch during the sum-
mer, but the engagement with the Co
lumbia company came and so my vaude-
vile tour was postponed until September
II have what | consider is very clever
sketch by Willard Holcombe. who, l am
sure, needs no introduction here. 1t is
called The Dumb Waiter and proved
very successful during the two weeks
we played it. My sister assists me and
we manage to make 1t somewhat of
family affair, as the cast only calls for
parts during my stay in Washington, for
It's very satisfactory to work when you
have a role that suits YOU. Next week |
am to play Molly Seymour in The
he part really plays itself. so 1t won't |
be much work. That sounds very lazy, |
Doesn't it-and right in the beginning of
he season, too But then, we all wake |
up after a while, and / guess my time |
sn't very far off.
Every now and then one of those unfore-
,een events occurs which illustrates that |
lonely smile about the i'll wind. Some
BODY is sure to profit and this time it is
he patrons of the Lafayette Stock Com
,any, who have gained a new leading wo-
nan while having been forced 10 say good
,ye to one who has ruled the hearts and