The times., 1901-03-24

J, WASHINGTQN, SUNDAY, !
ganization concludes its enga cement on
April p Will be headed by Orrin Johnson.
who will be seen here this week with An
ME Russell. and Miss Percy Hasweli, the
present leading lady of the Lafayette
company.
1t is understood that there will not be
many changes in the present 1atayett
organization, with fh6 exception of Mr.
Ormonde and Mr. Craven who will con
duct their own stocle company at Syra-
cuse during the warm months
stephen Grattan. the tyoung actor VINO
could be expected to give a good per
formance at each matinee while he was
a member of the Columbia stock com
pany last spring, win be included IN Mr
BergerS cast, and may show some I'M
proVement upon his former woTk III
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 auxtli-
airy season. which is expected to continue
during the heated term. The theatre VIII
be put in comfortable shape and the pro-
grammes will be of an order that should
be particularly pleasing to warm weather
audiences. The bills will include most oil
what is best in this especial field OF stage
entertainment, and the Chase season viii
be inaugurated with everything In IaNor
Of a 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
present he is directing his energies toward
the success of a new Baltimore publica-
tion with which he holds the position OF
business manager. Mr. Johnsons career
as the director of vaudeville at cabin
John last season was not encouraging, ana
in consequence of the poor showing or
his first endeavOr and his new response
bilities, he has notified the owners OF the
theatre that he will not be in the field
for another lease
Mr.. Thomas, who will have charge OF
Glen Echo next summer, is making pre-
tentiouS 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 viii be presented in the
theatre promise to be of a good class,
and Will include largo number of the
performers who have been seen during
the past few months at Chase's. The the
atre Will 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
I,
that the undesirable element which in
past years has visited the place in large
numbers will be encouraged to remain
away by methods which should prove eff
fective.
There was little comedy at the La
fayette last Monday that was not pro-
grammed. and was noticed by only
few. During the performance Of
Moths one of the mezzanine boxes di-
rectly overlooking the stage was occu-
pied by a number of Young men who
seemed to be particularly pleased with
the work of Miss Macintosh, Miss Has
we'll 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 punches of violets,
which, according to the schedule, were to
be properly directed to the actresses and
then hurled a 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
the gentleman to whoIn had been en-
trusted the honor of Casting the flowers
awkwardly forgot himself in the excite
ment of the moment and fred the three
/ bouquets at Miss fIaswelrs feet She
picked them up and nodded her thanks to
the box. She took no notice that the
names of her associates were on the cards
attached to the violets. which she gather
ed up in her arms and made her exit
The boX-holderS were naturally trifle
veXed at the clumsiness of their repre-
sentative. but they were more determined
than ever by this timez to show Miss Scott
and Miss Macintosh that they, too, were
deemed worthy of siolets, and another
member of the crowd was despatched for
another supply of flowers.
This time more success was encounter
ed, although the young man who tossed
ee et df Miss se6 soh but Re anf69s
noticed that the cards were different and
handed to Miss Macintosh the bouquet
which was intended for her.
More than a 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 e&-
| ccIIant actor Edmund LYONS had the
leading child's role i'm The Soudan," one
/ of the best bits in the play. by the way.
Gretchen is 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
/ understudy. 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 a few months ago, Miss Lyons said:
! Il lust hated that little Eleanor Rob
/ son who was then known as Cook. Many
/ a night when / was so i'll that l could
| scarcely see, and my temples throbbed
with fever, my mother wanted me 10 re-
main away from the theatre and let my
I understudy take my role, ! refused out of
plre 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 If
! she had had a 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
! snirit 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 a matter of fact. Miss Robson has
| probably forgotten Miss Lyons alto
! gether and these lines may be her first
/ means of recollection. 1t would he IN
! teresting to see the two clever young Wo-
| men meet now that each has secured
more than her fair share of commenda-
| ton in their adopted land,
| Julia Marlowe and company, Amelia
| bingham. Blanche Bates, and Campbell
| GoIlan in a new one-act play, Lillian
Russell and DeWolf Hopper, J. II. Stod-
dart. and Maude Harrison in "One Touch
of Nature" Weber and Fields and David
! WarfeId. James r. Powers, William Col
! licr. j. e Dodson. Annie Irish, and Robert
! Edeson in a onc-act play, Annie Yeamans
! trfbuted their services for the testimonial
| benefit TO be rendered to Nine Janau-
| schek bv the women of the American
stage at Wallack's Theatre, New York, on