The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-06

spring OF 1883, In which he again ire.
! scented another great character study
| but which was not seen in this city. Last
| year he made a sensational hit In New
York in THE Only Way" and his tour
| throughout the country was attended Nv
| phenomenal box Office receipts. his en-
| gagement IN this city being one Of the
| largest Of the season.
But 1t is said that II remains for thea
TRIGGERS TO see him as Richard Savage
TO see MIN at his. best, as reports from
! Rochester, where the play was presented
J for the first time on any stage last Mem
day evening. say that such an ovation as
was given Mr.. Miller is rarely accorded
an actor on any stage
A Washington actress who is winning
| much praise from the newspapers Of San
Francisco is Miss Efne Darling. who en-
, tered upon career on the comic opera
stage a dozen or SO years ago, and who
has recently deserted this branch of the
theatrical profession to assume the posi-
tion of leading lady with the Fred
Belasco stock company, in the California
metropolis. Mr.. Belasco is a brother OF
the well-known playwright. and this year
has presented many OF the successes of
the past few years that have emanated
from the fertile pen that gave the native
stage The Heart of Maryland and
adapted "Zaza"
beiasco company opened the New
Central Theatre last week with the play
! in which Mrs. Leslie Carter won her nrst
great stage success and made the role Of
Maryland Calvert one OF national promi-
hence. Miss Darling's work In the part
was highly praised by the San Francisco
critics, who declared that she gave a
portrayal that has seldom been eaualed
u IN hat ..te A st l. IL
with not little interest by the actress
many local friends.
Contrary TO many recently published re-
ports. Stuart Robson will not appear In
dramatization- of THE Hon. Peter Ster-
ling" by Paul Leicester Ford, whose
Janice Meredith" with Mary Mannering
in the principal role is doing a land-ofice
business at Wailack's Theatre New York,
and upsetting all theatrical traditions. II
Is true that Mr.. Robsons manager d. V.
Arthur. had the manuscript of Ford's
piece, but decided that 1t was unsnited to
the actor.
For his offering next year, Mr.. Robson
will return 10 his greatest success, Bron-
son Howard's THE Henrietta" and will
play bis original role of BERTHE the Lamb
Manager Arthur says that his star will be
supported by company Of unusual merit
and while there may not be an array OF
notable names on the programme the or
ganization will be by all odds the best
that Mr. Robson has ever had.
So far. the Robson season has been I'M
precedented so far as financial results are
concerned with ''She Stoops to Conquer
and OLIVER Goldsmith as the offerings
The forthcoming appearance OF Sarah
Bernhard in Washington makes the fol-
lowing anecdote from the pen of a recent
-
est:
When the time came to think seriously
of what was to become OF the girl, fam
lily meeting took place. A good -natured
but somewhat grave godfather came down
from LIE Havre to attend the great discus
sion and preside ever 1t. He told Sarah
III the most dignifed fashion:
50 My dear child, the time has come for
you to prepare seriously for earning your
c==as living. You have hardly any chance
to find husband, for you have not cent
for your dowry-
Not cent, 1t is you who ought to
be ashamed of that was the prompt and
vigorous reply of the girl. who, in SO say
ing. made the sign OF the horns at the
amazed and scandalized gentleman
'Htr mother made haste to put her
hand on the mouth Of the child in order
to prevent any further explosion of this
Juvenile eloGuence. In the meanwhile a
friend of the house, a young and hand
some woman. had come forward and said:
Let me have her. l will take charge
OF her
IA nice offer. indeedi' exclaimed an
aunt of mature age. And you have never
even taken the trouble Of looking at the
girl. But she Is hideous,'
''The word had hardly passed her lips.
when Sarah. red with anger. terrifying
expression in her eyes, and with clinehed
fists. furiously Jumped at her.
s. 'Hideous. Il l. hideousl she howled.
tearing away the comb that held
her bushy hair, of the shade OF autumn
foliage, 'hideousl with eyes like mine, and
hair like minei Do you know. OLD crone.
that shall have conquered the world the
day you are a withered and bald-headed
monkey? ard it won't take longi'
THEY looked at each other in stupefac-
ton: the thin, shriveledr odd-looking girl.
for a moment, in this fit OF passion, ap-
peared as II transformed by some SUPER
power. And then her mother,
cIapping her hands. exclaimed:
al have il; we will make an actress
Of her. Isl't She as a matter of fact. act
ing a play all day long? That is just what
We want for her.
Not very long after this scene Sarah
Bernhard entered the 'Conservatoire In
Paris. 1t was in 1883; she was about If
teen years of age. 1t was fully ten years,
however, before her triumphs began
About the most rapid rise in theatre
lon is that of Bertha Galland. the leading
woman for James K Hackett, in THE
Pride of Jennico.'' Two seasons ago she
had little thought of going on the stage.
md now the opening OF the coming sea--
son will and the little woman starring,
arrangements having been made by Daniel
'rohman to make her the opening attrac-
ion at the Lyceum in the fall.
Times man talked briefly with Miss
Ialiand the other evening. She is
harming little Miss, with considerable
ambition and no little talent, yet she
seems little effected by her success, and
Ioes not expect to set the sea afire with
Ter initial stellar effort. The play for her
light has not yet been selected. or IL
hosen. has not been announced dozen
manuscripts and scenarios have
,een submitted and the choice lies be-
ween three of them.
Augustus Thomas will make a new ver
ion of Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush,
which will be used to open the new thea
re which Kirke La Shelle is going to
uild in New York. The theatre will be
eady or October 1.
Aida Verdi's masterpiece, as pre-
ented on Monday. January 81, at the
National Theatre by the Metropoii-
- r,uaI;sb Grand Ona-a Counnany