The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-03
THE PLAYER FOLK.


tlea that Edie Foy would remain IN his
old paft in The Stroners' and have the
assistance of Seabrooke, but negotia-
tons failed TO bring the former star OF
''Fhe Isle Of Champagne" into the Nixon
& Zimmerman ranks, and this manage
rial firm is undecided as to Wilson's sue
cessor.
Seabrooke, who has been starring in
Sydney RosenfeId's comedy, "a Modern
Crusoe," has closed his season and will
become a member of the burlesque com
pany at the New York theatre in "The
Ten O'Clock Club "a Modern Crusoe"
seems TO be doomed TO failure. 1t was
first used by Roland Reed to inaugurate
his season at the Boston Museum last
year, but the comedian was forced, on
account of what proved to be his fatal
illness, to abandon his tour before the
play had been given a fair chance to
prove its worth. Seabrooke's effort to be
considered as a star in the field Of com
edy has invariably proven disastrous, and
he has not had success since the days
Of The Isle Of Champagne"
Daniel FTOhman's stock company. which
plays at Days Theatre while in New
York is enjoying a months vacation, pre-
Paratory TO doing new play early next
month. The Frohman organization has
been playing continuously since last sea
son, having occupied q San Francisco
theatre during the summer months, so the
rest will be hailed with something akin
to real delight by most Of the company
The new play to be produced by Mr..
FTohman Is by Paul Potter and is q dram
at1zatIon OF Victor Hugc's The lunch
hack Of Notre Dame" Mr.. Frohman is
quite enthusiastic regarding the new
piece. and says:
This necessarily will be much the
largest production that I have made upon
the stage Of Days. have not yet made
the distribution of parts For dramatic
purposes Mr.. Potter has taken liberties
with Hug9's writings. Instead, for in
stance, Of Captain Phoebus being a deep
dyed villain. with handsome appearance,
and Quasimodo representing the Unsightly
exterior that conceals the noble qualities,
Phoebus IS given by Mr. Potter a number
Of excellent. not to say admirable, traits.
A few alterations have been made. 900. in
the makeup of his adversary have said
that I have not assigned ny players to
their parts, but I must make an exccP-
ton Of Miss Hilda sDong. who will ap-
pear as Esmeralda.'
Since the large and uamfstakable hit
made by Clara BIoodgood in Elsie de
Wolfe's play, The Way Of the World"
there have been various rumors to the
effect that she viii become star next
season, and variety Of managers have
been mentioned as possible directors of
her theatrical fortunes.
Mrs. Bioodgood, however, has recently
set the seal of her disapprovaI OF all such
stories as place her in the list OF am
bilious actresses by averring that If any
body has plan 10 star her next, OF any
other season. she does not know anything
about it
During her occupancy Of the Republic
Theatre, New York, Grace George viii
give several matinee performances Of
''Divorcons." Neither Miss George nor
her husband. Manager William A. Brady,
expect the enterprise 10 be a successful
one from financial viewpoint. bur both
hope that Miss George viii be able to
demonstrate that she IS an exceptionally
clever actress, one whose talents are not
seen to the best advantage in Under
Southern Skies, which has brought her
forward prominently as a stellar attrac-
ton.
Washington theatTeg0eTs recall Miss
George very pleasantly for some good
acting in Her Majesty at the Columbia
Theatre last year when that play was
presented for the first time She is a
capital ingenue with limitations, how
ever. that we're apparent in Her Mai
esty'' when she endeavored to soar to
dramatic heights in the fourth act OF the
piece
E. H, Sothern did not arrive IN Wash
ngton with the rest Of the If I Were
King Company Sunday night The organ
zation reached the Capital City at II
o'clock, but Mr. Sothern did not make his
until yesterday noon He re-
NAMED over in New York to witness the
iress rehearsal of Alice Of Old Vim
,ennes, which his wife, Virginia Harmed,
presented for the first time last night at
he Garden Theatre.
The only persons to view the final re-
learsal prior to the metropolitan opening
we're Manager Charles Frohman and Mr..
Sothern. And it is probably the only time
ne latter viii have the opportunity to see
Mss Harmed in the piece, as their routes
axe them far apart until spTingtime.
Mr. SotheTD did not attempt TO WOO Nor
1heus last night until he received tele-
gram from Mr. Frohman telling him of
he success of Alice Of Old Vinceunes"
md his talented wife.
With la Du Barry at the National
md The Heart OF Maryland at the Acad-
,my of Music, David Belasco viii be wei
represented on the local stage next week.
Both Mr.. BeIasco and Mrs. Carter have
great fondness for the piece that viii
the Academy patrons. for it was
n the role of Maryland Calvert thai the |
actress scored her first real hit.
Frank L Perley, formerly Washing |
ton lawyer, but of recent years a the |
atrical manager on Broadway and widely /
known as the astute operate producer
who discovered pretty Alice Nielsen and /
developed her into a comic opera star
stated tn. other day that he would GER |
Lainiy have Broadway theatre of his
OWN before another season, evea If he |
should be compelled to purchase a site
and erect the building himself.
Mr.. Perley is at present plotting his