The times., 1901-03-24


utes; Billy Rockford, two minutes. Ter
~ just received S72.200 for defeating the
above men and II took him only eighty
four minutes to dispose OF them all.
Some months ago during the run Of Au-
gustus Thomas play Arizona New
York blinked its eyes after while and
began TO realize that in the young woman
who was then playing Bonita new and
shining light had burst forth in the the
atrical armament. This was Eleanor Rob
son. a girl scarcely out Of her teens. but
| who possesses histrionic ability to a re-
markable degree. Indeed, it may well be
called genius. In October she was en-
| gagged to play Constance in Mrs. lie
MOyneS production of Browning IN
| Balcony" and scored n tremendous sue
| cess in a part totally dissimlar to her
| role in the Thomas piece Liebler q Co,
| recognizing her unusual adaptability, en-
| gagged her Immediately for the role OF
| Flossie Williams in ''Unleavened Bread.
| the play which occupied the stage at the
| Columbia Theatre during the past week.
| The role was not intended for the lead.
! but Miss Robson's clever drawing Of the
! fiippant frivolous, yet attractive aspi-
! rant for social position completely capti-
waited those who saw the play, and the
| actress calmly gathered to herself most
4 of the hOnors in sight.
A Times representative found Miss
| Robson in her dressing O)m last rfeht
/ during a wait in 'Unieavened Rread,
and discovered her to De not Dniy q t3i-
/ ented actress, but a very charming young
\ woman 1t was with difficulty that she
/ was made to talk Of herself, for the sub
/ ject seemed to appeal - her as OF minor
! Importance, and she frequently wandered
J to others. How do I like Flossie?' she
said, after a fifth attempt on the part OF
! the interviewer to bring her 70 time
Really. | like her very much Shs Is
! clever. breezy, and, above all. true. l en-
/ JOY playing her but tFeu | enjoy every
! thing / play. My career? Well made my
/ debut four years ago with Daniel Frawiey
inn
Denver with the stock company under
I Mr.. Walter Clarke Bellows, whom you have
/ here at the Lafayette Theatre, and an
J sure that when the success OF the Iocal
Z stock company is considered il IL not diff
! ficult to believe how immeasuraoiy ne
/ assisted in my advancement and to wnat
| extent / am indebted to him. 1nis Is my
/ first season with Liebler X Co. and l
I shall remain with them indefinitely, L
I expect | shall join Mrs. LeMoyne and Mr..
/ Skinner very shortly for the spring tour
I fremont Theatre. Boston, on May ., ana
( next year | am 10 support Mr.. kyrle
! Bellew in the dramatization OF STANLEY
: Weyman's novel. "A Gentleman or
France I shall have an agreeable part,
/ and am delighted at the prospect of being
associated with Mr. Bellows tour. / have
/ had several offers for the summer-Oue Of
/ them is to create the leading role in
/ production to be made in Chicago-but 1
/ have determined to put everything that
I looks like work aside and to rest.
A greater contrast 70 be noted than that
between Miss Robson and the character
! which she pOrtrays would be hard 10 I'M
! agine and so all the more credit to her
( for her splendid work She has an en-
I gaging personality, the chief charm Of
which is her simplicity, her absolute free
dom from affectauOn. Ine success Wnlcn
! comes TO most actresses after years OF
hard work has come to Miss Robson in
almost the beginning of ner career Not
+ that she hasn't worked for II, because
she has But innate intelligence, Versatil-
itv and good common sense have played
: their parts as well, and the result is
, obvious.
The advent Of Della Fox in vaudeville,
at Chase's this week, recalls many pleas
ant "reminiscences Of the past career OF
this very popular actress.
Miss Fox has re-created herself so to
speak. and is something of her old self,
dainty and delightful as when she made
her appearance with De Wolf Hopper IN
I Wang not so many years ago. Since then
I she has aScended to her zenith as star,
but. like the man who rejuvenated him
self by quaffing the elixir of youth, Miss
Fox appears as young and freSn as Wnen
she delighted her audiences as the viva
. ciOus spirit in the Cheever Goodwin opera.
Miss Fox was born in st. Louis, and
her father was photographer there. Her
first appearance on the stage was IS one
of the children in the opera Of Rip Van
Winkle" as produced by Mr.. Charles +.
Ford s Comic Opera Company, which V1S-
tied St. Louis every season This was
about fifteen years ago. Later Miss Fox
appeared in the childs part in Augustus
I Thomas play, "Editha's Burglar. A
+ little later she re-entered comic opera and
; soon became the leading member in 1;e
Wolf HOpper's company. For a number
OF wears she was with Hopper and quite
] shared with him the favor of audiences.
She had no great voice, but she sang
: with archness and considerable expression
/ and possessed a fund of humor very
nearly as great as that of Mr. Hopper.
She also caught many Of his mannerisms.
. and their joint performances were very
/ entertaining.
starred in several musical plays. among
them being "Fleur de Lis, The Little
( Trooper" and The Little Host" She
Z also appeared here with the Lillian Rus
sell-J jefferson de Angelis-Della Fox COM
pany. in The Wedding Day.
Arizona" was played last week in
Newark n. j.. Minneapolis. and New Or
leans The business was large in all three
cities Mr. Thomas most successful play
will probably clear for La Shelle & Ham
lin a profit of $4,000 on the present sea-
SON The Eastern company comes to
Washington Easter week, and will then
90 to Baltimore Cincinnati, Detroit. and
! Pittsburg, closing its season in Buffalo
during the early weeks of the ExpOsi-
tion.
Marguerite sylvia whose first starring
tour in <irke La Shelle and Julian Ed
wards opera, Princess Chic is prov
ing so successful, viii go TO Europe for
. brief vacation at the end of her season
en- tour. 1t is altogether likely that Mr..
La ShelIe will introduce Miss Sylvia to
the metropolis as a star in a new opera
next season. Her debut in the new piece
would be arranged for Mr.. La Sheile's
new theatre.
Eugene Ormonde. of the Bellows Stock
Company; Stanley Olmstead. the pianist,
and Mrs Frank Gardner will give pro-
eramme of reading and music on Thurs
day afternoon at the Lafayette Square
Theatre for the benefit of the Homeo-
pathic Hospital
Mrs. Gardner whose contralto evoked a
great deal of praise from those who heard
her at the American Pavilion concerts az
the Paris Exposition last summer, VIII
render several numbers; Mr.. Ormonde
will read selections from kipling and Mr..
Olmstead will play group of piano solos.
The programme will terminate with the
novel ana beautiful work, 'EnOch Arden,
be presented for the first time in Wash
ington Mr. Ormonde win read Tenuy-
sons story of Arden's remuneration and
MIR Olmstead will interpret the piano
score, of which he IS SAID 10 nave made
q special study.
The mana cement of the entertainment
announces that boxes have been sub
scribed for by the following Mrs. Hanna,
Mrs Mcmillan, Mrs Letter, Mrs. George
Huff Mrs Fleming. Mrs. Burdette Mrs
PaInh Jenkins, Mrs Granger, Mrs
Frances y. Henry. and several others.
Among the Washington girls who have
adopted the stage for their profession
none bid fair to give their friends more
cause for pride than Miss Corinne Par