The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-19
THE PLAYER FOLK.

'-'N ''.n' lN"l.lN NF t"AtIh- itA'.-l NAt,l'
the only city worth living in is New
York. This statement was attributed to
Miss Crosman during her Chicago en-
gagemout in Mistress Nell" and as a
result she received all sorts Of adycrtis-
ng from the Chicago press.
some of the principal critics even pro
pounded the query. Who's Henrietta
Crcsman. anyway We never heard OF
her before she played Mistress Nell
James X. Hackett has concluded his
New York engagement in Don Caesars
Return" and soon that other swash-
huckling Don Caesar. William Faversham
will depart for other fields Mr. HacketJ
will play in Baltimore this week, and the
newspapers of that city have for the
past fortnight been filled with stories OF
the tremendous success HacketL made in
the Victor Mapes play in Gotham
Ii may be cruel to dispute the claims Of
the Hackett press agent. but the stern
fact remains that neither Of the Don
Caesar" pieces scored anything like a
real success. and the audiences at no
time were large enough to come any
where near 90 paying expenses.
Blanche Bates. who has been conhned
TO a Detroit hospital for the past two
months with typhoid fever. is GONZALES
cent and hopes to be able TO return 20
her part Of Cigarette in Under Two
Flags early in January.
This viii undoubtedly be good news to
Miss Bates many local admirers. for
there is no city in the country where the
actress has a larger circle Of acquainc-
ances than in Washington.
Her two engagements with stock com
panies here showed local patrons of the
drama what L. really excellent actress
Miss Bates is.
Once upon time when Joseph Jeffer-
son was playing in Washington, he al
lowed two little grandchildren Of his to
see him as Rip Van Wrinkle" 1t was
the first time they had seen the play
and they. with their parents. occupied
box. The children leaned over the front
OF the box and got more and more inter
ested as the drama approached its eli
max Their mouths fell open, and their
eyes became as round as saucers. Final
ly. near the end of the second act when
/ Rip was knocking things about rather
prOmiscuoLsiy, two chairs tipped over,
I and two little voices exclaimed in re
prOacbful tones:
"Oh-h. grandpa, What Will grandma
say"
The audience collapsed and so did the
climax; and Rip had to turn his back for
minute before he could 90 on with the
play
Several years ago. when Richard Mans
field was playing at the Grand Opera
House in DIR. JekyIl and Mr. Hyde,
something happened during the perform
ance which was not on the programme or
intended to be. At that time Mr.. Mans
field refused to consider the idea Of hay
ing any music between the acts. He
thought il would spoil the solemn and
mysterious effect Of his play. and there is
no doubt that coming from a gruesome
/ transformation scene into a hedley Of
gay and cheerful music is almost as IN
| fortunate for ones emotions as to see
people dramatically dead get up from the
floor and come out and bow TO the aud
fence
The wait between. the first and second
acts was rather long. and somebody in
I the gallery began to whistle The whole
/ gallery, and it was a packed house. took
/ it up. and the theatre resounded to the
/ tune Of Daisy Bell" Then followed
1 ''Ta-ra-ra- Boom de ay.- Annie Roonev.''
I --H- ven nus eNA4t.A bbLAldI songs. Inc
next time that that play was given here
/ there was entr' acte music.
For the past two years both Lillian
Russell and the elongated Hopper have
been conspicuous members Of the Weber
& Fields colony Of comedians al the
Broadway Music Hall Their contracts
/ viii expire with the close Of the present
| theatrical year and both believe that a
change OF scene would 90 them a world
OF good
Hopper has not been seen in comic
opera much since his somewhat disas-
trous London experience. while Miss Rus
/ sells last appearance outside OF New
| York was IN this city three seasons ago
when she was the chief member Of la
Belle Helene" which was given at the
lafayette Opera House by an organiza-
/ ton from the New York Casino.
Both Mr.. Hopper and Miss Russell VIII
undoubtedly find that large proportion
! OF the theatTegOiHg public has forgotten
| they are still living. for the people who
/ patrouize the playhouse have a peculiar
! habit OF quickly losing sight of actors and
actresses unless they come around al
I least once year.
There are any number Of persons who
actually believe Lillian Russell and De
Vote Hopper are merely names of well
advertised cigars.
Elsie de Wolfe has evidently struck the
fancy of the society element OF New
/ York in The Way Of the World"
To the average patron Of the drama it
is meaningless mass OF words. with
none OF the hJmor or action that is
I commonly found in stage performances.
I Blt those IN society find so much that
Is typical Of their own lives that they
I crowd 10 See Miss De Wolfe and her
clever company AS in WASHINGTON
/ Clara BloOdgOod continues 10 make The
popular success of the play and there is
I. some talk Of her becoming 2 star next
I season under the management OF Charles
: FrOhman, although that manager con-
ie7ses an entire Ignorance Of any such
intention.
Bertha GaIland. after a METROPOLITAN
career OF two months. during when time
she presented Two plays. Tie Forest
Lovers and The Love Match" has
started on tour OF the country Last
night she appeared in a PENNSYLVANIA
town and after a fortnight of perform
auces in the smaller cities of the Key
stone and Empire States she viii come
Co the National and show the Cagftal
tlty.s amusement seekers the latest Of
feminine stars.
Mansfield has given up aIl .dea Of pro-
ducing "HerCd" this season. He intend
cd 10 Bur ON the new rfa.a a..rI-. ,.-.