The Washington times., 1901-10-20
THE PASSING SHOW.

Julia Marlowe Washingtonian,
That is the prospect as indicated by tn,
actress in an interview with Times rep
resentative after the performance Of
| When Knighthood Was In Flower last
evening. 1t was with an evident air OF
relief that the star sank into a chair ii
her dressinG-room and addressed the in
terviewer.
| 1t was hard work, this part OF Mary
! Tudor tonight, for I'm pretty tired she
/ said. This afternoon | went away dowr
/ the Virginia shore in search of a country
! place. ] wore my walking costume and
had a fine time. but returned pretty
! weary. You see, l have a notion to be-
! come Washingtonian. Why not? l can
/ think of nothing nicer than to spend my
I winters near this historic city. You know
/ probably, that l have a summer home in
! the Catskills, about where Rip Van Win
kle had his tabled sleep. / want a real
! home when l retire from the stage which
will not be very long hence for l have
only few more seasons before the public
l do not propose to await the period of
artistic decline before leaving the pro-
fession which has been good to me But
the time of my retirement is not vet an
nourced and will not be for some time,
for we have determined that | shall have
but one farewell tour. But you need not
be surprised to see me a half-Was shing-
tonian ere the end Of the decade
This city has been most kind to me
1t is eleven years since / made my first
appearance as a star here on the Ma
tionai stage. My early experienced had
been a child actress inejuvenile opera,
and l was more frightened this time than
t....l
Here was an unknown young woman sur
rounded by a magnificent supporting
company, composed OF many of Nine.
Modjeska's best players. The piece was
Ingomar, that pretty Teutonic piece.
which all admired, but which seems a
little tedious now. Parthenia still re-
mains one of my favorite roles, though.
l was nervous and a bit afraid that l
had made a 'botch of it, but the next
day a kind critic said l 'glowed like a
spark among fagots, quite a fulsome
praise for a little woman beginning her
career And then Washington is en-
deared to me because while | was strug-
CLING for artistic recognition, the people
of this city came to see me and added
their financial and moral support to my
fight for recognition.
"a short time ago I was invited to ad-
dress 'Sorosis' in New York, and while
the opening of the season prevented my
accepting the invitation, l had thought
out what / wanted to tell the women | in
tended to say that what | was or ever
would be was not due to New York or
the Gotham public; that the provinces
witnessed my artistic development and
gave me my encouragement to struggle
on when things seemed black and dis
couraging. few New Workers came to
see my JuLet-nOt many, 'tiS true. then
more to see Barbara, which, you know.
was bad play, and then Mr.. Kester's
dramatization of Mr.; Majors novelette,
gave me a six months continuous en-
gagement in New York to about such
business as We are having here this
week
What makes my success more nIeos-
ing to me is that ! have never had a
London season. Mary Anderson was
never accepted in America until London
had praised her, and most stars must
have Gotham successes before the rest of
the country will receive them. All in all,
my career has been a paradox, for New
York has yet TO see the best work |
have ever done, and probably never win
see it. Washington accepted my Ro-a-
lind and Juliet before New Workers. had
decided that they would see Shakes
peare again, if, indeed, they have yet de-
cided to do so.
About my London season? Well. I'd
rather do $ll0J0 weeks in America than
$3.50 ones abroad and that about sums
wanting, but there is nothing definite in
view"
Reference being made to the changes in
local theatrical conditions, a look of sad
ness swept over the facile face of the |
actress, as she said: There is a dismal |
feature In my visit TO Washington in the |
fact that Manager Painter of the Lafay- |
cite Theatre is dead. lie was my good |
personal friend, and business adviser. and |
was with him only a short time before |
his death. We We're rehearsing in New |
I ORR when the word came that the rapid |
decline had begun, and | hastily bundled |
together few things and set off with |
my maid to his summer home on Long
Island. His business capacity was Won
derful and he retained an accurate
knowledge of financial affairs to the very
last. 1t is not generally known that he
was negotiating to secure a theatre for
me on Broadway. Several sites were
ed was SeCGrable. We had planned a |
roof garden above and Turkish bath es-
-ablishment beneath ana many improve
ments upon existing playhouses Rut his |
leath ended all our plans. though maybe
Il Is all for the best. 1t would have been /
A great responsibility and | might not |
have not been equal to the emergency.
But the dead man $ Kindness to "A ST r1lfr-
Cling woman Will lnger with me Will. |
ife lasts. When one penetrated his rather
Drusquc exterior, within was found a |
leart OF the purest gold"
your next play VIII be WHAT"
Nothing definite is given out vet You |
Know that We have in view a play by
Phillips, a combination Of prose and
blank verse. No; ! have had probahlv |
ny last book play. as they are not suit
tblc 20 the stage. For instance. the |
leen epigrams OF Mr Majors book are
Tot usually appre ciatcd on the stage
It all You see. perfect edaptations ar.
impossible hut / 40 think Mr.. Koeter has
tone wonders with this. About the IN
ure themes of plays? There is but one
great theme thai o. love, and coupled
"A |
ute the continuous subject OF the drama
while the stage exists as such"
Josephine Sabel returned to Washington
asst week after an absence of four wears
nd found her legion of admirers waiting
1. LII l.-,. ..lcnna Nicr Gil - L