The times., 1901-03-17

Efie E,ilsIer: Bassanio. Aubrey Bouci-
cault: Gratiano. Vincent serano T.aunce-
lot Gobbo, J. z. Dodson; Father Gobbo.
W J. i.e Moyne. Antonio. Maclyn Ar
buckle. Prince OF Morocco. William
Courtleigh. Doge OF Venice. Frank Wes-
ton; Lorenzo. Harry Woodruff.
The production Will be under the man
agement of Klaw E,risuger. and will
he directed by Joseph Brooks The aver
age place will be temporarily turned into
a one-night stand, and in this manner u
is expected the more important cities OF
/ the country viii be visited during the
month. The local engagement viii be for
( May only.
! The Lafayette Stock Company manage
/ meut is continually adding 10 It's facilities
( for the sale Of tickets. TO avoid The wait
! ing in line and the crush in the lobby Of
/ the theatre. The advance sale is now
/ opened two weeks ahead OF time and an
extra window has been located in the lob
/ by, where tickets ordered by phone can
/ be secured.
with a view to further accommodating
/ its patrons, branch Offices have been estab-
! lished in different sections of the city for
| the advance sale OF tickets. These Offices
/ are in prominent drug stores. and the at
teutiOn Of the public will be attracted by
decorative cards hung In the windows. A
certain number OF seats will be allotted to
these branch box offices each week, and
seats can be secured in this manner by
those who find il inConvenient 10 reach the
theatre by phone OF in person. and al the
regular prices The tickets will be on sale
| In these sub-stations until D. m daily.
I and list of same will be found In today 8
advertisement Of the Lafayette Theatre.
Elsie Dewolfe. who. for several seasons
has been conspicuous member Of the
FrOhman companies. wants TO he a star,
as Mr. Frohman is unable to cast her
satisfactorily in any of the Empire plays
this season, and the actress would pre-
fer to be at the head Of her own company,
even with the chance Of financial loss. 20
remaining idle although she is in receipt
of the customary weekly pay envelope
during her enforced vacation.
Since becoming a member of the Froh-
man forces Miss Devote has been valu-
able principally as an exponent of the
modish actress, and she has yet failed
to display any marked ability in any OK
the numerous parts that have been as
signed to her Her art IS that commonly
denominated as mechanical. and beyond
winning the reputation of being clothes
horse" her several years connection with
the Frohmans has been unproductive OF
any real merit.
The nearest Miss Dewolfe ever got 70
being at the head of an organization was
A half dozen years or so ago, when she
was featured in Joseph under the direc-
tion of Ramsey Norris Joseph made
an unsuccessful bid for a portion Of the
appreciation the public was at the time
showering upon "Charley's Aunt
When Edna May and her companions
in The Girl From Up-There sail for
London next month, Dan Daily VIII De
superseded by Joseph Coyne, who VIII %
recalled for his clever work IN The star
and Garter" seen here earlier in the sea-
son.
Comedian DAILY has a strong aversion
to the foggy town, and although when
he was there with The Belle Of New
York" his IchabOd Bronson made a tre-
mendous hit with the Britishers. the lanky
funmaker could not stand being away
York NduutS and when ne
got a sight of Fire Island sank on his
| knees and announced that he would
rather be a lamp post on Broadway than
the Prince Of Wales
Tim Murphy, the Washington comedian,
will sever his business relations with
Fred c. Berger when his contract terrni-
mates the last of this month, and Will re-
turn to his former play, The Carpetbag-
ger" in which he won a fair share Of
/ success three seasons ago,
He will play an engagement IN trlS
piece at the Columbia next month and
/ will soon thereafter make ready his pro-
ducti0n of Paul Wilstachs s comedy OF
/ washington life "A Capitol Comedy.
. which is spoken Of very favorably by
those who have read the three acts. The
principal part is said 10 give Ar Murphy
( a good chance and the actor Is so enthu-
siastic over the piece that he writes tnat
ii is certain TO prove another Texas
/ Steer success
Nine. Janauschek. in her day one of the
very best of tragic actresses. is old and
sick and not too well provided with this
world goods Misfortunes have deprived
her OF the easy competence which ought
TO have been the reward of a career so
Iaborious and honorable, and her younger
sisters of the stage are coming TO her as
sStauce with a proposal for testi-
mOnial benefit which shall relieve her de-
cliniug years from all anxieties.
They have appointed a committee OF
arrangements. consisting of Amelia Bing-
ham. Blanche Bates. and Viola Allen,
and it is already certain, from the num-
Der and character of the volunteers. that
the programme will be one of most un-
: common variety and excellence, worthy,
indeed. Of the object which 1t is 10 serve
To the rising generation Of playgOerS
I Fanny JanauSchek is but little more than
( a name associated with subordinate but
/ striking work that conferred temporary
Iustre upon third-rate meiodrama. but to
/ those who remember her in the prime Of
her strength and her genius. IN the days
of her Medea and Brunhilde. her De-
bOrah. Lady Macbeth, Mary Stuart, and
other great parts, she recalls a pulsSant
: and glorious figure. Long before she
reached this country, between thirty and
thirty-five years ago she was pronounced
J by eminent European critics TO be the
equal of Rachel and II is difficult to be
Heve that even the famous French wO-
man could ever have excelled her in mai
esty Of carriage, in declamatory power.
or in the mighty sweep Of elemental pas
sion.
Janauscheks most recent appearances
in this city were in the lurid melodrama.
The Great Diamond Robbery, in which
her Mother ROsenbaum was the most
I successful Characterization Of the piece.
Last season she appeared at the Lafay-
ette in Paul Kester's version of Meg
Merrilles. with considerable artistic but
little financial reward.
Last week at the Columbia Theatre
saw another of those plays which by
their simplicity, purity, and absolute un-
afectedness appeal to the good in hui
manity and carve their own particular
little niche in dramatic history. The
Dairy Farm, like The Old Homestead
/ and Shore Acres, is Of that class which
/ serves TO bring people to the theatre who
would not be likely to venture out for
The Gay Lord Quex" and such Of it's
kind with which the stage OF today is so
generously supplied.
\ representative of The Times found
the 8uthOreSs IN her dressing room dur
ing performance last week, entertaining
a rather unusual visitor to such places
He was none other than the white pony
which Miss Merron rides in the play,
and which is one of her particular pets
She Keeps bag of sugar on her table
for him, and he never fails 10 call for
his daily share. When the equine Thes-
plan had departed Miss Merron talked in
/ terestingly of her career as playwright
and actress.
] when ] first look ed about me for a
vocation she said. Il almost decided to
ways been very fond of the palette and
brush. and / settled down in YDsror,