The times., 1901-05-05

I hung the book on the Shaftesbury Thea
/ tres call-board. Every player religiously
| reads everything found on the call-board,
! because ii is the common medium of
| communication between the manager and
| members of the company. and eV-
eryb0dy read the diary's memoranda.
/ The idea caught ON instantly, and before
/ the record was day old it teemed with
remarks by everybody about everybody.
| The book is still in use by the COM
pany. 1t serves many good purposes.
| 1t bites now and then, but it was origi-
| nally agreed that the taboo should be
placed upon anyone VINO should destroy
! it. 1t is a splendid regulator of pride.
ambition. and morals. for it's pages con-
tain advice and reproach galore, directed
/ to members who, in the opinion of some
one else, need restraining counsel. 1t is
spicy in spots, and, containing, as il does
the views of both London and American
players, is an altogether interesting book
of back-stage small talk.
Some of the more intelligible contents
are here reproduced.
Some one has soured because Jimmie
Sullivan is billed as the Star of the Show.
Jimmie Sullivan is billed as the Star of
the Show because Jimmie Sullivan is the
Star of the Show.
JIMMIE SULLIVAN"
Immediately under this is:
oh, fudge
Again
The English ponies needn't turn up
their roast-beef noses. We're getting
quite as much applause as they, and, be-
sides, we didn't have to come to London.
THE AMERICAN GIRLS
Beneath this is evidently a British re-
MY Wordr'
Another entry reads:
"Will some one please tell me what Al
bert Hart is doing in a starless part in
this company? Al starred in The Bride
Elect and Wang Address all answers
to, yours fraternally,
And the answer:
Yes, Albert, 1 will tell thee. You, my
son, are starlessly with the company for
the dough; because you discover you can
earn more coin in a week as one of its
several comedians, than you could make
as profits as star in year of touring
sons Centre, Benson's Landing, and other
big towns in Washington Territory.
Yours, SAM COLLINS.
Further follows this sisterly warning:
Ella Snyder is a loyeIy, sympathetic
girl. 1t is very pleasant TO be run after
by all of London, but Ella dear, some one
quite as winsome, and pretty as you was
run after in just the same way about a
year ago. and you know enotorety that
followed. A FRIEND. We
Then comes Ella's reply:
Il thank you, dear friend. 1 did not
really need the admonition. but | appre-
ciate its kindliness Have no apprehen-
fTowning mother who accompanies her
everywhere, is as safe on the Strand as on
Fifth Avenue. Yours, NELLIE"
Some more of the persinage follows:
IF De Wolf Hopper had never existed.
Albert Hart might have been a great star
ALBERT HART"
Very true" replies Sam Collins, on the
next line, and If Christopher Columbus
hadn't discovered America De Wolf Hop
per wouldn't have been heard Of and l.
Sam Collins. might have discovered
America
to fill a volume, and many a smile it must
give the Lederer company.
The impressions Of London, received by
the American players, are scattered all
over the record. Some one writes:
There is only one London-thats New
York"
Now that the English girls are visiting
many of them for the first time
II is a safe assumption that they will paw
the Americans back in kind for the strict
IS ITes passed by the visitors to London.
" nat the London girls say of Washington
should be interesting indeed.
During the past week workmen have
been busily engaged In making Glen Echo
one of the most elaborate amusement re-
sorts in the vicinity of Washington. Man
ager w. f. Thomas, formerly of the busi-
ness staff of Chase's Theatre has taken |
a cottage at the Glen in order that he |
may be constantly on hand to supervise |
the work of renovation and rebuilding
The thousand-foot cable for the aerial |
railway is expected Wednesday and |
the work of putting it in place will be |
at once. This cable railway. |
which is to swing 100 feet in the air and |
cars each containing twenty |
people, is expected to create quite a SEN |
sation. as ii is the only one In the world |
with the exception of one In succeSsf,1i |
can people are noted for their patronage |
OF amusements with spice of danger. |
ana this railway is expected to jump into |
instant popularity. The work of trans-
forming the caverns under the amphithea- |
ire into grotto wonderland has already |
been commenced and the subterranean |
caves are rapidly assuming shape.
The statement has been frequently made |
that Mary Mannering and James X.
4ackett were planning to appear jointly
IN a Shakespearean drama and that in
-he contract existing between her and her
Frank Mckee. Miss Mannering
mad reserved the right to play four weeks
each season in special productions with
Mr.. Hackett. entirely Independent of Mr..
McKees direction.
Both these statements are erroneous
N Miss Mannerings contract with
Mr.. Mckee it is stipulated that she
5 to play five years under is
ions of any character, and any |
oint appearance with Mr.. Hackett could !
lnly be made with his consent 1t can be |
stated that these are the |
acts and that no appearance of Miss |
dannering in any special production with
Ter husband can be made without Mr.
NckeeS consent.
AT some future time Mr.. Mckee states
le may deem il advisable to present sAaiss
.1annering in a Shakesperean role i'm a |
pecial production, but such a project has |
Tot yet been formulated. He will CON
inue Miss ManneFing in Janice Mere
ith' next season. fie has no future plans
or her til she has covered the country
n this very successful play He has in
land for her three new plays, one of
which he may present the latter part of
lext season, should circumstances war
ant.
The detective force of the District no
ice has been congratulating itself the
'ast week that it did not fall victim to a
lot used successfully in other cities to
erald the coming of a new melodrama.
Prom Scotland Yard The makina. of |
ne detective force an agency for securing
play publicity is daring, and the same
nethod which gained the play such atten-
ion in Baltimore last week miscarri
With the District police for the reason !
hat they proved to be too lynx-eyed a
ody TO be caught by the scheming press
gent.
This is the fashion in which the Ralti- |
more sIeuths aided the advertising: |
ircular was received by Chief of Detec- | ,
ives Humphrey which offered $4,000 re
ward for the capture of Eustace Lee |
las Captain Nero. The reward circular |