The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24

present leading lady the Lafayette
company.
1t is understood tha. there will not be
many changes ia the present Lafayette
organization, with The exception Of Mr..
Ormonde and Mr.. Craven, who VIII con-
duct their own stoc1es company at SYRIA
cuse during the warm months.
stephen Grattan. Che young actor VINO
could be expected 10 give good per-
Iormance at each matinee while he was
pany last spring, win be included in MIR.
Berser's cast, and may show some i'm
proVement upon his former work in
Washington.
Mr.. Chase, while he has abandoned the
idea OF furnishing light opera at cheap
prices next summer. is making active pre-
parations for the opening of his aux!li-
airy season. which Is expected to continue
during the heated term The theatre will
pc put IN comfortable shape and the pro-
SrammeS VIII be of an order that should
be particularly pleasing to warm weather
audiences. The bills will include most of
what Is best in this especial field of stage
entertainment, and the Chase season viii
De lnaugurated with everything in favor
OF successful period of light perform
dnces.
Manager Johnson, who conducted the
cabin John Palm Garden last season, will
not be in Washington this summer. At
the success of new Baltimore publica-
tlon with which he holds the position of
business manager. Mr.. Johnson's career
as the director of vaudeville. at Cabin
John last season was not encouraging, and
IN consequence of the poor showing of
ms first endeavor and his new RESPONSE
Dllltles, he has notified the owners of the
theatre that he will not be in the field
Tor another lease
Mr.. Thomas, who will have charge of
Glen Echo next summer, is making pre-
tentlous preparations for the coming sea-
son, and already the grounds have been
secured by over two dozen societies for
their annual outings. The vaudeville en-
tertainments that will be presented in the
theatre promise to be of a good class,
ana VIII include a large number of the
performers who have been seen during
the past few months at Crase's. The the
atre viii be remodeled. and in numerous
ways made more inviting than ever and
with the bookings that Mr.. Thomas al
ready has, the resort should enjoy a sea-
son of unwonted prosperity
The new lessee is very emphatic in his
declaration that Glen Echo will in the
future be strictly family resort. and
past years has visited the place in large
numbers Will be encouraged to remain
away by methods which should prove eff
fectiVe.
There was a little comedy at the La
fayette last Monday that was not pro-
grammed, and was noticed by only
a few. During the performance of
Moths one of the mezzanine boxes di-
rectly overlooking the stage was occu-
pleu by number of young men who
Seemed to be particularly pleased with
the work of Miss Macintosh, Miss Has
well, and Miss Scott. Between the first and
second acts one of the party was de-
spatched to the nearest florists to pur-
chase three large lunches of yiolets
n. n he soho frf1a 70.
pc properly directed to the actresses and
then hurled at their feet as a silent trib-
ute OF the admiration of the young men
for the art of the players
Miss Haswell had Just concluded one
OF her strongest scenes and the house
rang with the enthusiastic applause when
trassd tRe bono to had tb been ep
awkwardly forgot himself in the excite
ment of the moment and fired the three
bouquets at Miss Haswelrs feet. She
PICKED them up and nodded her thanks to
the box: She took no notice that the
names of her associates We're on the cards
attached to the violets. which she gather
ed up IN her arms and made her exit.
The boN-holders were naturally a trifle
VeNed at the clumsiness of their repre-
sentative. but they were more determined
than ever by this timez to show Miss Scott
and Miss Mackintosh chat they, too. were
member of-the crowd was despatched for
another supply of flowers.
RMS time more success was encounter
ed. although. the young XII who tossed
the violets, dropped both punches at the
feet of Miss Scott, but she fortunately
noticed that the cards were different and
handed TO Miss Macintosh the bouquet
which was intended for her
More than decade ago-how much
longer it is unnecessary to state-Eleanor
Robson, who was the bright and shin
ing light in ''Unleavened Bread" was a
child actress in the great London pro-
duction of The Soudan" Her mother is
Madge Carr Cook, one of the best char
acter women in America. and who also
had a prominent role in the production.
Gretchen Lyons. daughter of that ex-
ceilent actor, Edmund Lyons, had the
leading childs role in The Soudan," one
of the best bits in the play. by the way
Gretchen is a little older than Eleanor
a number OF years-but the latter display
ed such remarkable ability that the man
agement named her as little Miss Lyons
The children never met, yet
so potent was the jealousy that the older
child became jealous of her understudy.
Speaking of the matter while in the
city few months ago, Miss Lyons said:
Il just hated that little Eleanor Rob
son, who was then known as Cook. Many
a night when l was so i'll that | could
scarcely see, and my temples throbbed
with fever, my mother wanted me to re-
main away from the theatre. and let my
pure, childish jealousy. The talent the
little woman has shown since given a
chance in America, may show that my
intuition was a correct one and that IL
She had had show at the part. Gretchen
Lyons would have had her artistic career
blighted by having an understudy show
her up 1t was simply the professional
spirit cropping out. We never met in
England. and ] had lost sight of Miss
Robson until her great hit in Arizona
Some day ! hope to meet her and talk
over The Soudan' episode"
As matter of fact. Miss Robson has |
probably forgotten Miss Lyons alto
gether, and these lines may be her first |
means of recollection. II would be in |
men meet now that each has secured |
more than her fair share OF commenda- /.
lion in their adopted land.
Julia Marlowe and company, Amelia |
Bingham, Blanche Bates, and Campbell |
iollan in a new one-act play, Lillian |
Russell and DeWolf Hopper, ]. II. Stod- |
lart. and Maude Harrison in "One Touch |
# Nature" Weber and Fields and David |
James r. Powers, William Col |
Ter, J. L. Dodson. Annie Irish, and Robert |
1deson in a one-act play; Annie Yeamans
md Viola Allen and company have con-
ributed their services for the testimonial |
benefit to be rendered to Mime. Janau-
;chek by the women Of the American
tage at Wallack's Theatre, New York, on
he afternoon OF FRIDAY, April T.
Not only has Mr.. Theodore Moss given
Mss Bingham, the Chairman of the Com
nittee on Arrangements, the use of mis-
heatre. but he has also secured for her
he assistance of the attaches of the
house and of Mr.. Dave Braham and the
VaIlack Theatre orchestra. MIR. Charles
3urnham. who is acting treasurer OF the
,enefit. has received "a check for $500 for
N orchestra seat.
Mr.. w. p. Cullen is the manager of
The Burgomaster" company on tour