The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-17


AZ s, iLId Ano'heT curious phase OF the
u ..', rs ma .nae .hs anLicie e one, Wit
.;.s " ~. ~ Sio" "a spsnu -, .en
ZINES tiie Naiue VI LEX, 70 secuIe ire
and s9rceasament of the t;end.s canker al
.siu IN ~ " $50. - .h' D. VI
,.a.,,inn ~ Gr,,.i,t -, neod,..'ds 10 nro-
ne:.eip j, oi Iruei'y 10 beaone'us ~ pro-
Eavv neonIe of tho many thousands who
,.,,'. 81 -, 81, saa Nv
are now paying " seat 10 see SIM
Sarah Bernhardt playing in Il Aiglon
are aware of the fact that she once played
in Sullivan. Ind. at IS cents a head. but
- - -. c''nt,,a, -. -, -
'hsIe are ionhs OUT ou'liNah way "no az
stun telling their grandchildren ABOUT IT,
1t was nor when Nine. Bernhard was
taking bar first s,ans In the theatrical
,,-,fass;a,, -, =, -. - 1870
~ ""' "aS IL oeSause ono
the money that she gave TINS speeiai per
formance at reduced rates. She was then,
Ybv s,,,i,,an Ia a,a no, oo,,o ON, n,
$500 a., ",u ~ - wv W
II vas many v@srs ago md .ccordi,p
60 H. .Sat,,yds,- E.as,t,a psi parn'
~ "a. - ,sn,esS, = 80. ;. ~ oo,,,,tr,.
ne, ~ 80 sN,,. ,ts,,,t, O., II T,1;ar'IlS
lie the tra}n vas stonned AZ Suilivan nv
~ n,,,s 81, s,;o,iI S,isb, n,rscl, n 4
aac,,rrod a e. III. 80 tba rood coro.
pieteIy blocking the tracks and making
pro,rsss 20 InS,ana,oi,s ;r,nossibie ,1ntii
he neYt dav In yaip The manager storm
"a a. a. rat,,,-a,, ar,nIo,,as IA uarncd
~ n,,ras ,,;th frs,tin ,,,sssse Cos 70 e,erv-
' one 49,, W. ~ da.natoh.r Nothe
ins, 1o,,Id ha -. Tbsrs vas no othar
LIZ, ra 'o IN. p oo,'IS T.. raaohoS ord Sarnh
roau ma ~" "e ie"'Heu' GNU S"i III
s az IN "esp ii.. ia 49, x,oraaor n.
wen. saiu mt .naiiasei ,r,,h
,orssd ,a u, .sn;rc. ne narnnt ,eava
/! .oIeeu mn - - :,
I'm .Imnossihia said Nine Rernhardt
.ou;ta i,nnos.;bIe
~, a. Ii, :, osid tha r,araoer- ona he
went sbaut /, The Erenrh woman being
, VII auou t ~ H., 1879 n,,,,,has
Of nisbts was ;nd,ica3 ~ Consent There
was no opera noIse IN %, th ns
man who laid out the town but the Ma
sonic Hall was rented and some of the
scenery was crowded into It. Inc local
JoD ous iI 49,, pt 20
the adjoining towns to spread the glad
news that Bernhardt, the divine Sarah
was to play in Sullivan that night, and
that admission would be IS cents.
No use trying to charge metropolitan
prices here. said the manager to the
treasurer. and that gentleman sighed and
said he supposed not.
In the early evening there began to
come into town long lines OF farmers
wagons, each holding a family party.
There were whiskers in sullivan that
night which had survived many fierce
storm and their owners carried them up
to the Masonic Hall and crowded in to
see this woman that the. papers say so
much about. When the house was full
the great Bernhardt, cautiously took
peep AT 1t from behind the ffimsy curtain
Mon Dieu. she cried, raising her Jew
eled hands, look at the INDIANS
But she played Fedora for them and
acted until II O'Clock AS she played in
French and the university extension sys-
TEN had not then gained much OF loot
h9id IN indlana rev Oh lhe auuitors NM"
whether fedora was new game OF some
thing 10 eat. But Sullivan, Ind, saw
bernhardt 1ust the same, ana tha'
enough glory lot one generation
Dick Carroll, the principal comedian OIL
The Burgomaster, relates that ne mas
Boston friend who keeps cigar store and
who is an old school chum Whenever MIR.
Carroll goes to Boston II Is his custom to
'all on the friend and take luncheon
With him. The friend Is not particularly
famous Tor MS nberahty. IN fact, ne Is
"hst may De termed crosse. Nhen tle
cropped In on MIN recently there
we're the usual cordial greetings, which
we're ifiterrupteu Dy the entrance OF cus
omer. SarfoI reureu 10 corner anu
'nsconsed mnseif IN convenient cnalr'
waiting the END or the business transac-
Ion. Whlle thus occupied, poor: ms
rably clad woman. bearing cnild IN her
)roaching the proprietor, asked MIN 1or
Inns.
She seemed deserving, and the TOBACCO
list did not want to appear too close before
lis customer and pointed over 10 CarroIl
With the remark: i am sorry, out can
10 nothing for you. Ihere Is the proprle-
or. He may aid YOU
The comedian grasped the situation I'M
nediately. and, waving his hand grandilo-
uentiy, directed the unfortunate woman
ack to his friend. with the reply: "Thats
III right, give her dollar out OF the
money drawer
This was body blow, and the tobacco
list was glad to compromise with quar-
err
There promises to be revolution IN |
ax,s Arraad,, se,,ara1 NJ the more i'm
ortant managers have reduced their far
Ne from tho 90 scale and the latest rscr,,i, |
, the causa is Iacoh Titt Who win soon
MI on what is claimed tn he tho Iarqes,
nd most expensive melodramatic produce !
ion that Broadway has ever seen, The |
rice OF Peace.
,aa i-,5 has Sut ~" tAe a.
-, ,,.a,,oii :. -, - ~ -. ov,Iita.
Ia - l,,,s.' - a. - ~. LII = f
cents 10 q Wien nossibIr, three or fo,,r
, - e.. - ~ e. "a NJ -
"a LIN, III. 80 r.Sicai cbaroa ~
nInces that he doee nor baIia1s an,-
Seatricai ,1erfnrn1snca is worth a. -
,at the era Of ovarcbarge for aronsa-
'ents Is mast AIreadv tho Nov Wi,
heatre is nIavInp to snorrno,is businage
nd making large n-ofits m n cents FOR a.,
rchestra chair vbfIa Oecar uar,r,ars,sir
as determined 10 slash the nrineS q; bis
ictoria Theatre The Hasbin's haIta
.et the prices of the New Yort
bootro OF Kostar G. pisTs "a +Lo -. !
, a. az 1850 ~ 10 ~ a t Sle pes'
u, ,e IsllI o1 '4 nOI ~ -
W IL iIie "a ateu ~
-dndSers fidinLieISttlh gre anu Lllt VIII
? followed by the other broadway amuse-
lent directors remains TO pc seen, but
iere is every Likelihood that they Will be