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The Washington times., 1901-10-13

No dramatic organization favored
Washington in a long time has been more
fruitful of rich promise of artistic inter
probation than the company secured by
Manager l.ederer to support Miss de
Wolfe
Frank Mills, well-known player, who
was the leading support of Mrs. Patrick
Campbell, Forbes Robertson and other
English stars during the past three sea-
sons. has been especially bro Ight from
London for important role In the play.
Vincent Serrano, we'll known to local
playgoers through creditable stage
achievement in the past, notably his re-
cent splendid work in Arizona" and Mr..
n. c. Goodwin's production Of The Mer-
chant of Venice" and Harrison Hunter,
who was Olga Nethersole's main support
last year. are two ether leading men who
will be seen in the production. Clara
Bloodgood who last Spring commanded
| fine distinction for herself in the New
| York production OF The Climbers an
| other Fitch society play, at the Bijou The
atre. and Miss Alison SkipwOrth. for many
| years a prominent actress of the forces
! of the late Augustin Daily. lead the feTni-
nine principals Of Miss de Wolfe's sup
| port.
Others of numerous company are
| Franklin Hurleigh, Henry Stokes. Clara
| b. Hunter, Frederick Wallace, John A.
| Philips. Frances Robinson Duff, Lester
| Keith Molile Pitcher Florence Wright
Mabel Prince and Maude Thomas.
The Washington times., 1901-10-13

Notwithstanding the fact that Washing
ton has had a superfuity of musical
pieces this season. the engagement of
Frank Daniels in his new Offering, Miss
Simplicity" at the Columbia. was sue
cessful from every point of view. The
many admirers of this genuinely droll
comedian found much to please them in
the new piece. while the individual
work of the star was, ii anything, better
than most of his recent efforts. The Ma
tional drew some large houses with the
Primrose and Dockstader minstrels, and
although local theatregoers do not evince
the same feverish interest in the advent
of the burnt cork funmakers that they
were wont to a decade ago, the excellence
of the Primrose and Dockstader entertain
ment succeeded in keeping the theatre
well filled during the week Chase's, with
"a Brass Monkey" somewhat indinerently
played, did q profitable business, and the
Academy enjoyed one Of the largest weeks
of tire year with THE Volunteer Organ
ist," a new popular priced attraction
that was unusually good for its kind. The
Lyceum, with THE Merry Maidens,
pleased the Herman clientele, while the
Bijou stock company, supplemented by
vaudeville olio of moro than ordinary
merit, gave the best performances OF the
season so far at this house.
The present week will be notable for the
coming of Julia Marlowe to the National,
the first presentation on any stage OF
1.-THE Way of the World with Elsie De
Wolfe as star. and the opening OF the
Iafayette Theatre stock season. Mss
MRrlowe Will present her most recent
production. a dramatization of Charles
MAJORS widely read book. when Knight
hood Was In Flower" in which she en-
toyed one of the greatest successes of the
past season in New York. Miss de Wolfe
will make her debut as a star at the
Columbia Tuesday night. the usual Mon
day opening being dcne away with, so
that the players may have the bcncnt
of full-dress rehearsal on that evening.
The Lafayette company Will present
many new and several familiar faces,
while the opening play, Sbenan1oah
comes in the nature of an old friend.
Mr.. Bellows who viii again direct the
fortunes of the stock orga niZation, prom
fses that his band of players will give
performances Of real merit, that the pro
ductions will be even more elaborate
than those of last year and that the list
of plays that will be given Will represent
the most notable successes of the past
few seasons. Chase's will return to
straight vaudeville for week. and
Hyde's Comedians will furnish the enter
tainment. The Academy will have The
White Slave" Bartley's Csmpbelrs old
play as its attraction. The Bijou an
nounces a good bill OF burlesque and
vaudeville and the Dyceum will present
a new travelling burlesque company, THE
Brigadiers." of which good reports are
heard from the cities in which II has
already been.
The Washington times., 1901-10-13
The NntionaI-4The CIimbersy

Advance information regarding THE
Climbers next weeks attraction at the
National, and which will serve to intro
duce to this city Amelia Bingham and
her stock company. would indicate a
dramatic treat in store for theatregoers.
Local theatregoers will see the same
cast and the same scenic and sartorial
production as did New York. Those who
will be remembered as charter members
of her company are Robert Edeson Frank
Worthing Ferdinand Gottschalk, James
Carew, Alfred Fisher, J. B. Sturgis. Henry
Warwick. Edward Moreland Minnie Du-
pree. Ethel Winthrop, Madge Carr Cooke,
Bijou Fernandez, Florence Lloyd, Marian
Gardiner, Maude Ream Slower, Lillian
Wright and Harry Wright, jr
The engagement at the National Theatre
is limited to one week with matinees on
Wednesday and Saturday. The sale of
seats will open at the box office next
Thursday morning
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common subjects for conversation then.

common subjects for conversation then
What is the difIerence7"
absSae SSas sys 81 sa fGsrmR,ns G sas5h the
and part; the first nights effects OF a
play are an authors barometer after
that he knows just where he Is. Few
who witness a play can seouentl, de-
scribe 1t; the newspaper criticisms haven
sufficient space to do so. the result Is a
tumble of more or less disconnected COM
ment. all of which generates curiosity in
piaygoers who haven't seen the play
that is, of course, where the play proves
meritorious."
For a young woman OF Just three years
of age Fauvette Is a marvel at analysis
1t will be observed
What kind of role has Miss de
Wolfe: what is the particular nature OF
her part in this play?"
Emotional. dramatically so at times;
repressed at others; now light. buoyant
and even gay; then sad, repressed
rather than vehement; the study of a
whom and her husband misunderstand-
ings misunderstanding of the kind
that forever destroy marital harmony.
Where does the action pass?''
In society-in Manhattan.
Il understand the plot is sensational
In some parts; / do not mean in scenes,
but in the character of its situations;
that one scene particularly Is likely TO
create talk. What is the particular scene
or situation?''
Fauvette, who had been complacently
munching her chocolates, paused and
The Washington times., 1901-10-13
The HifOu.

The coming week at the Bijou promises
to be the banner week of the season, if
the absolute merit of the programme an
nounced by Manager Schlesinger counts
for anything. 1t will be without question
one of the strongest and most expensive
collections of vaudeville talent that has
ever been offered a Washington audience.
Charles T. Aldrich will be readily re-
called as the tramp juggler in the Edna
May production of "The Girl from Up
There presented by Charles Frohmau,s
Musical Comedy Company at the National
last winter. Since his last local appear
ance Aldrich has won great renown in
New York and London by his clever trav-
esty of Ching Ling Foo's tricks. Compel
ent critics aver that Aldrich, besides bur-
lesquing the eminent Chinaman, performs
his tricks infinitely better than the Celes-
tial, while the comic side to the act pro-
vides an immense amount of Clean-cut
comedy. Josephine Sable is ono of the
most famous favorites of the metropolt-
tan music halls. and as she has not ap-
peared in Washington for a number of
years on account of the enormous salary
Jou next week will doubtless be the
means OF drawing many to hear her In a
repertoire OF new songs which she rem
ders in quite an inimitable manner.
The great Albini. proved to be such
tremendous success that the Bijou man
agement has booked him for this week,
When ne VIII put on entirely new act.
Washingtonians who witnessed his un-
deniable brilliant work with a pack of
cards, handkerchief and an egg last
week Will readily recognize the worth OF
this clever performer. The Bates
Musical trio will present what Is said to
be refined and high-class musical en-
tertainment while the Davenport
brothers will demonstrate their abilities
as boxers of the best order. Post and
Clinton will contribute comedy to the bill
ana several of the acts announced by the
management should serve to round out
what promises TO ha an unusual Offering
of vaudeville.
The stock burlesque company will give
a minstrel first part in which the come
dians VIII furnish jokes that are said to
be of this seasons vintage, while the vo-
calists of the organization will sing some
of the late songs. Louise Moore. the new
prima donna of the Bijou company, has
arranged a repertoire of music for this
week which should be distinct feature
of the performance, as she as without any
doubt one of the best vocalists that has
ever graced a local burlesque stage.
The management of the Bijou makes
the announcement that hereafter the
prices for the matinee performances will
be 25 cents for the entire lower floor and
balcony, and Is cents for the gallery. The
night prices also hate been reduced and
30 cents will secure the best seats in the
orchestra. 25 cents Id the balcony, and Is
cents in the gallery. Box seats at the af-
ternoon shows will cost 80 cents and IS
cents at night,
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Chase's-Hyde's Comedians.

The annual engagement of Helene Mora
and Hyde's Comedians. always a looked
for event at Chase's Theatre, will take
place this week, commencing with the
matinee tomorrow. This attraction dur
ing the same week last season is reported
to have played to the largest receipts
taken in at Chase's during the present
regime. Many persons were then deprived
of seeing the performances for lack of ac-
commodation. Remembering this, Mr..
Chase has this season fitted his second
halcony-which until now has practically
been closed-in the same manner as are
the lower floors. The seats are couponed,
ushers are in attendance and all the com
forts of Chase's are afforded. Entrance is
gained through the main door on Pennsyl-
vania Avenue.
As formerly, Hyde's Comedians will be
led by Helene Nora She will bring not
only voice re-enforced by culture from
some OF the celebrated vocal teachers of
the Continent, but she promises a roper
toire of new songs which will be rendered
locally for the first time Always gown
ed in the latest mode. Miss Mora. it Is
said, has this season some creations rep-
resenting the latest Partisan ideas in wo-
mans raiment Her American appear
ances are said to be limited as she is
booked to sail again for Europe within
few weeks to resume her foreign en-
gagements 1t is expected that Wash
ington Lodge of Elks, of which Miss Mora
is an honorary member, will be present
on Monday night in a body.
The word Hyde in vaudeville has al
ways been synonymous with all that is
good. This season the veteran manager
forwards the opinion that his present or
ganization has never been excelled Be
sides Miss Mora 1t includes Horace Goldin.
who will be assisted in new mystifying
illusion by Jean Fransioli. Dooley and
Kent will talk rerreshlngly and sing en-
tertainingiy. Hayes and Healy-the long
and short opposites-will be recalled
pleasantly by Love Me Little. Love Me
Long" "Coonolugy' will be exemplified
in the true Southern negro style by Tom
Moore. new sketch which has been
well received elsewhere, will be offered by
Oracle Emmett & Co. Father, mother,
son, and daughter in known musical act
will be the offering OF the Colby family
Ventriloquism that is said to be quite a
distance removed from the conventional
Will be Trovollo's share of the entertain
ment. Some new terpsichorean effects are
promised by O'Rourke and Burnett, the
California dancing duo There will be
matinees every day.
The Washington times., 1901-10-13
The NationaI-JuIia NarIowe.

Paul Kcster is said to have succeeded
admirably in reproducing in his dramatic
alton of Charles Majors novel, when
Knighthood Was in Flower" that very
| important essential, environment, which
gives so much delight to the spectator
and so much naturalness to the story of q
play. This quality has been infused into
every scene of the drama, with even
greater sureness of intention. say those
who have seen Miss Marlowes produc-
tion, than by Mr.. Major in his novel.
The keynote is struck in the first act of
When Knighthood Was in Flower" and,
indeed. in the first glimpse which is af-
forded the spectator the curtain rises.
The scene represents Windso Park, near
| the boat landing on the Thames. Yistas
Of forest and river are disclosed, and
from the depths Of the woods comes the
music OF hunters horns. The court fool
and his attendants are dancing the quaint
morris dances which were so character
istic a feature of popular amusement
during the reign of Henry VII. Other
May day merrymakers are prancng
about the stage on hobby horses, and the
whole scene is one of innocence and
whole-souled gayety. This atmosphere
of liveliness and good cheer is main
,ained throughout the first act of the
play The second also affords Miss Mar
lowe a score of delightful comedy oppOT-
tunitics in her role Of Mary Tudor.
The loves and sacrifices Of the Princess
Mary, and OF Charles Brandon, form the
motif Of the play. How the princess re-
fuses 10 obey her brothers command that
she marry the aged King of France, and
how the princess and Brandon are in
Volved IN great trouble as result Of her
determination TO wed the man of her
choice. is swiftly disclosed in .hs first nd
second acts, Tho third transfer, the lead
Ing characters TO the great room of the
Bow and String Inn at Bristol, whittier
the princess and Brandon have fed, with
the intention of taking ship for America
and thus escaping the wrath of kings and
the penalties of exalted station. But they
are captured by troop OF the royal
guards and torn from each others EN-
braces, Brandon to be exiIed and Mary
TO be welded to the King of France She
becomes the monarchs wife in name only
however The last scene of the first act
brings a happy ending, and an exquisite
tableau. which discloses King Henry, sur
rounded by great array OF courtiers, re-
ceiying back to England and to his favor
his truant sister. This stage picture is
one OF the most elaborate attempted by
| any producer of plays this season, either
In this country or England, and. What is
The Washington times., 1901-10-13

de Wolfe is the last of a brilliant drama
tic sextette to take to a stellar way Be-
fore her acquisition by the Messrs. Froh-
man she was a society belle in New York
It was while a member of New York s
Amateur Comedy Company, an acting So
ciety comprised of members of the Four
Hundred. that she commanded the at
tention that directed the managerial gaze
Of the Messrs. Frohman toward her GER
tain histriOnic power. She 1t was who
succeeded to the mantle of amateur lead
ership which Mrs. James Brown Potter
relinQuished when she took to the pro-
fessional stage. Now after seven or eight
ances under the FrOhman management,
Miss de Wolfe further emulates her dis
unguished predecessor and like her, gen.
crates from shining satellite to the still
greater publicity of stardom.
The Washington times., 1901-10-13
NEXT WEEKS ATTRACTIONS.
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, Lnnc.n

q
Lovers Lane" one tofsthe greatest of
the theatrical successes of last year in
New York. will be hthe attraction next
week at the Columbia, with the same cast
and elaborate production that character
lied the career of the Clyde Fitch play in
Gotham last spring and during the past
summer in Chicago. when all theatrical
records for warm weather m the Windy
City were broken. tf
Lovers Lane" has not closed its sea-
son since the first performance of the
play in New York last February, with
the exception of a single week irnmedi-
ately after the conclusion of the Chicago
engagement. which is without parallel in
the current history of the American
stage. Its success in New York was only
brought to a close on account of Manager
Brady having to vacate the Manhattan
Theatre, where the piece was being
played, and owing to the fact that no
otner metropolitan theatre was available.
Following the local engagement Lovers
Lane" will go to Boston for an extended
The Washington times., 1901-10-13

VISIT" Ida Dexter. who calls herself
the Modern DIANA" Edwin Mercier.
negro song singer and dancer; Carrie
Thomas. seric-eomies Kelly and Reno.
grotesque acrobats; Ber6di and Berol, the
artist and the ragpicker," and Percy
Walling, in Illustrated songs.
The performance concludes with a bur-
letta entitled AT Sulphur Springs" said
to be entirely new to the patrons of
hernans, and in which the entire COM
parry OF thirty appears. The lines are
described as extremely funny and are
handled by capable comedians. The
songs and choruses are all new. Two
novelties Will be produced by the COM
pany:. one called The Vanishing Briga-
dlers and the other THE Fate of the
Gondoliers both of which are said to
be entirely new TO the burlesdue stage.
The show is produced under the direction
OF George W. Lewis. who has devised
some special scenic effects for the pro-
duction.
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The Lafnyette-Stock Company Open.
in..-

In selecting Bronson Howards war play,
Shenandoah the opening bill for the
second season of the Bellows stock com
psny at the Lafayette tomorrow night
the management will bring forth the stock
company as reorganized by Mr.. Bellows
for the ensuing season in it's entire
strength.
Shenandoah" contains nineteen speak
ing parts, exclusive of the numerous su-
pernumeraries required for its proper pre-
sentation. Then, too II is what is tech
nically known as 4" heavy production, "
requiring specially prepared scenery and
other stage effects. If this management
continues to show disposition to be as
liberal in these respects as was the case
last winter, the permanency of Washing
tons home company will be assured The
public has shown a decided tendency to
support such an organization and the La
fayette management can have little to
complain of In this respect Indeed IL is
current talk among those who are sup
posed to be well Informed on such mat
ters that the advance bookings of season
tickets has been sufficiently large to en-
sure the financial risk of the undertaking.
That the management appreciates this
substantial encouragement on the part OF
the general public Is indicated in its choice
of the opening bill. Shenandoah is one
of the most expensive royalty plays oh
its almost constant presentation during
the past decade, seems TO have lost none
of It's popularity with the general public
The dramatic story told by 'Shenan-
doah' is sufficiently familiar to local the
atregoers to obviate the necessity of out
lining it here. Suffice to say that in Sc
lecting his dramatic material Mr.. Howard
hit on the most romantic periods of the
great civil war and around these stirring
times has evolved n series of pretty love
stories replete with human interest and
sparkling comedy.
The following is the complete cast: Gen
eraI Haverhill, Francis Powers; Col. Ker
chival West. White Whittlesey; Captain
Heartease John T. Sullivan; Frank Bed
loe, Harry c. Bradley; General Buckthorn
Frederick Sullivan; Sergeant Barket Har
ry Corson Clarke; Colonel Elingham.
Charles Wyngate; Captain Thornton,
Tony Cummings; Hardwick, the surgeon.
W. {. Parker; Captain L. 5. Signal Corps
James r Brott: Corporal Dunn, jeremiah
O'Conuor; Benson, William Kaufman;
Mrs. Haverhill. Grace Griswold; Gertrude
Ellingham. Lillian Lawrence, Madeline
West Katherine Clinton; Jennie Buck
thorn. Antolnette Walker; Mrs. Edith
Haverhill Katherine Field; Old Margery
Myra st. Maur: Jennette, Leon Harold.
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ton of this new Fitch work. The entire
organization TO engage in its interpreta-
tion arrived in Washington yesterday.
Miss de Wolfe, whom this new drama
will introduce to local playgoers as
star for the first time in her career. has
been for years a celebrated member of
the companies of Charles and Daniel
Frohman at the Empire and Lyceum
Theatres in New York City, fact well
known to Washington theatregoers con-
versant with Manhattan's playbills dur
ing the past few years. A companion of
Maude Adams, John Drew, E. H. Sothern.
James X. Hackett, and William Faver-
sham, in the Frohman companies. Miss
The Washington times., 1901-10-13
The Academy-4The white sIave.v

One of the most important revivals OF
the theatrical season will be that given
BARLEY Campbelrs picturesque play,
The White Slave" Having had a rest
of considerable length. after. many years
of almost uneIualed prosperity, this ia
nous reflection II slavery days begins an
engagement of one week at the Academy
of Music, commencing tomorrow night
with matinees Tuesday, Thursday, and
Saturday.
The author of ''The White Slave" de-
voted his life to play writing and many
of his best works still live in the memory
of American theatregoers, but it can
safely be said that In no other play of
his did Mr.. Campbell live so close to
human nature as in THE White Slave"
The heroine. Lisa, is white girl of
high parentage. but it is in the admirably
created mystery surrounding her birth,
and the complicating circumstances which
throw her into slavery that the drama
tist has won the sympathy of the aVera ge
playgoer To have the virtue of a pure
young woman assailed after she has
Deen naue to suffer for the sins of others
is to give to a play that great heart in
terest without which no play can sur
viYe.
The cast selected for the present tour
is said to be the best since the original
an effort having been made to put each
role in the hands of a player of acknowI-
edged ability. The stage settings. the
management promises, will be entirely
different from anything ever done before
In this play, which will give It a good
deal of the flavor of a new. production. 1t
is in the electrical effects, however that
the public Will be especially surprised.
There Will be a novel scheme used for
moonlight; a ripple will fall across the
bosom of the Mississippi and the stars
VIII glisten i'm the heavens. There is also
a ~ r,s;Tl
reduce steamboat to burning wreck
IN sight of the audience. This will be fol-
lowed by representation of a rain
a dismal
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The Acndemy-"The Fatal Wedding

One of the seasons biggest successes
will be the attraction at the Academy of
Music commencing Monday evening, Oc-
tober q, and continuing throughout the
week, with the usual matinees
1t is called THE Fatal Wedding" and
is comedy drama from the pen of theo-
dore Kremer. The scenes are laid in New
York and are quickly recognized as incl
dents of metropolitan life. They have
been woven into a plot that is remarkable
and intensely Interesting. There Is an
abundance of heart interest throughout
the four acts. The play Is not of a sombre
nature but abounds in bright incidents
and there is plenty of hearty fun.
The Washington times., 1901-10-13
THE PASSING SHOW.

Manager George W. Lederer appears
to have a new advertising dodge. Usual
ly this well-known director of theatrical
attractions is fairly lavish in proclaim
ing in the public prints wherever possible
the multiplicity of interests attached to
the particular new play or star he may
be booming" In the past, when he had
The Washington times., 1901-10-13
Chnse,s-a.Mnzennn.v

"Mazeppa.' one of the seasons success
ful revivals of old plays. will be the at
traction at Chase's Theatre for the week
beginning October q. 1t will be staged
with all the splendid contrivances for
stage mechanism and scenery of the mod
ern stage manager. and will doubtless be
enjoyed by both the old and new genera
tion of thea tregoers A production ade-
and Lederer. the managers of the new
"Mazeppa." The usual Chase prices will
Ill
The Washington times., 1901-10-13

the chief feature of the present produc-
t'on. Elsie Leslie. as Glory Quayle. Is
said to have scored a most pronounced
nit, and is to the character all that lovers
OF Hall Caine would like to believe she
was-a fresh. handsome, and womanly
girl. The company is said TO be finely
balanced, while the production is staged
handsomely.