The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-12

and spontaneous, and she plays with an
absence OF self-consciousness that Is very
delightful.
Henrietta Hobbs or Miss Minnie Rad
cllfe--one does make mistakes sometimes
had just come of the stage the other
night and had not fully recovered from
the embarrassment of + love-making
scene with Wolff KingseasI when Times
interviewg begged for few minutes
chat. The actress suddenly realized
where she was and responded cordially:
II shall be very glad to tell ycn any
thing | can. but l am so interested in
Miss Hobbs that quite forget sometimes
to he myself. Now, ism IL a great part !
1t is so responsive and gives one such
splendid results that 1 just love to play
the role. But one thing haunts me-the
shadow of Miss Russell. | always feel
that there are people in front who saw
the play last year and that they are say
ing, Not a bit like Annie Russell; not
biti' But | console myself with the
thought that no one else possesses Miss
Russelfs personality. and then | go on
playing Miss Hobbs and try to think that
IT'S all right.
Yes: l was leading woman with Sol
Smith Russell for four years and origi-
mated the leading roles in Peaceful VAL
ley and April Weather 1t will probably
sound like an old story If you have ever
been associated with Mr. Russell, when l
say that those four years stand apart
from the rest of my career, for they were
undoubtedly the happiest 1t is the same
with everybody who has been in the Rus
sell company. He is one of the most de-
lightful men l have ever known, and he
always inspires feeling of the highest
$3.50 a,ao,,ah t ,.,or, y;,h bi-, &c wa,
as in his friands across The footIirhts-
and they are legion.
oreaf s,,rnriss and IL has given niace 10
tbe L.enast oIa. so :. Eayi9a haep nn,ier
Mr.. Berger's management. IL seems very
good to get back again and j cannot be-
+, u,h;ci, 80 ~ 1000 tern Tba
Lafayette patrons have encouraged me
with their Kindness and it's the greatest
lncentlve IN the word 70 work Ana 1
VOL oni,, hoIs oa r,s,,oh y,.I,,a trair
good will | shall he ampIv ranaid
49,
When Percy Haswell fell from her horse
few weeks ago at the Lafayette almost
everybody knows how Ionise Maclxintosb
$500 se.,,..s - - -,
e i"'iu anu generously oieleu "
read the part OF Cigarette, at the Satur-
day matinee, that the big audience might
NOT he sent away witbor,t having seen
the stock comnany,s production of Gin
der Two E'Ia0s
Miss MacIxintosh has been the REGIMENT
of many manifestations of appreciation
for this graceful little courtesv in the
wav of notes Aovers etc h,It She nrob-
ably values none half co rnucb as she
docs a s,,bstantiaI Observation-Disclosures on
he rf of tho fbaatra and cor,rapy-
managers in the shane NJ n daIicateiy-
wrought bracelet II is a circular hand
Of gold on the inner side of which Is the
inserinfior .Cipa rette Sorvenir Iafav-
tosh is naturaiJv very nroid Of This
token Of esteem even more ca than Of
the new IocomobiIe which she and her
husband Robert Rogers have inst nI,r
chased and in which thev snend much of
tbe;r tina rrban not in AZ +beatra -
-' - - -
What will doubtless no the most imnor-
.ont ,t,a,tr,,,a, tr,o,i,,,, ,.efarag, -. ~,
IAN. 'heaeiieai a.li 'e'i"l oiieleu 90 .iic
visitors TO the Pan-Amerlcan Exposition
this summer will be presented for the first
time on any stage at the Biiou Theatre
tis It, ~, catrrdo,, ,,;e,bt nj ,,,r,,,,
',"S - 49, go uiS
the 1ohowins week. When the local lovers
Of extravaganza will behold the marvels |
Of The Devils Daughter"
The production has been made with Spe- |
cial reference to an extended run at the |
Court Street Theatre, Buffalo, which is
owned by G. e. Wegefarth, who also di-
reefs the Bijou, of this city. The comra- |
ny has been organized by Thomas Miner, !
4 son of the late Congressman Henry c. |
Miner and Thomas Van Osten, who has |
presented number of important theatre |
cal productions in which popular music !
and a host of pretty young women have
figured with more or less prominence. In !
The Devils Daughter" they claim to |
nave gone farther in their efforts to pro-
vide an exceptionally large ana Striking
array of feminine beauty and cleverness |
than have any other contemporaneous |
in the same line of stage en- |
ieavor
Local theatregoers who witnessed Mr.. |
Van Ostens Miss PHILADELPHIA at the |
National several years ago will recall the |
ladies' Military Band which was a fea- |
.ure of the performance In THE DEVILS |
Daughter" another similar Organization |
Of Young women musicians will be seen |
md their efforts will doubtless result in /
adding a great deal of variety to the 9TH +
srwise attractive programme In connec- !
ion with the ladies' band. Mr.. Van Os-
ZEN confesses to vast amount of hard |
work in its organization and drilling The
wherever it has been possible to procure
women VINO are expert instrumentaiists.
ihey We're mopiiizeu soine an Meehs 3eo
'ormar pbiladeinbia bandmaster ever
since. 1t is claimed the young ladies have
attained n proficiency that is altogether
surprising and that their playing will
compare very favorably with many of the
more important military bands that tour
he country There are twenty young
Women in the band and in addition to APP
bearing in the ensembles. several of them
DEVILS Daughter" in solos.
another 1eature OF the ,aidaSiit e,nad
% is series Of what are COM
nonly termed Giving pictures" in which
.enore White will be seen in dozen of
9ses, representihg Some OF IRe most NOT
I;ss WHIT comes direct from California
specially for 1.-THE Devils Daughter"
nd is heralded as the most beautiful OF
ian tranclscos most Ianous m y Si
sIer vVao-af,rfb wbiia he was in Chicago
gently and saw one of Wilfred Loomis'
itest paintings, entitled "A modern Ven
$: wnich pictures mar yeiousIy pedutls
I'll young woman with All the Wealth Oh
urVliinear attractiVeness mace famous
hogartn; ne aSeer .aliieu Ina Ix,,s we
lodef Tor the painting was MISS Wnlte