The Washington times., 1901-09-22

production, which they will bring out In
and while l was weighing the matter the
Barbara Frietchie' engagement offered
| itself and Mr.. Harris advised me to take
X saying that IL | got a years practical
| experience / could get a more important
| role next year. So here | am with a good
| part. and trying to do my best
consider myself very fortunate In
| getting this engagement. for Broadway Is
| SIMPLY crowded with experienced people
who cannot get any sort OF an engage
nent | resigned from keyboard punch
ing machine in the Census Bureau here a
rev weeks ago to take up theatrical ca
rser. and / must confess that there Il a
sh,rp contrast in the two positions. felt
after the opening. and would much rather
| nave waited until later in the season
| lhsn, too, Monday night think the en-
Ilre Itst SIX rows were occupied by peo-
| pie whom | know. and that was not cal
| culated to help me very much but 1 got
| through all right. and by Friday night
| when delegation from the Census Of
| nee ioomcd up In front OF me had grcwn
| accustomed to seeing familiar faces and
| was not disturbed. The next time / come
70 washington l shall have had a little
| more experience. and I trust that NV
I work will offer still better results
| Sir Henry irving will give Washington
the go-by when he comes to this coun-
| try this season. Other cities less fav-
| ored In the matter of population will turn
out In large numbers, doubtless. to wit
ness the Irving-Terry performances, but
local theatregoers will be compelled to
/ ferego this undeniably great dramatic
| treat.
The visit of Irving to Washington two
seasons ago, while socially and artisticaI-
iy successful was not particularly profit
| aDle. considered from the point of view
OF me box office. and this apparent dis
HtcHuatlon on the part OF the people Of
the Capital City to contribute to the Irv-
| ing Golfers Is Immediately responsible for
tne desire OF the titled actor to play such
Tess important cities as Dayton Colum-
pus, Omaha. and other places Of similar
SIZE, where true dramatic art as exempli-
ned by Sir Henry is more substantially
appreciated than here.
Elsie DeWoIf the actress. who In mast
seasons has been content to appear In
frohman productions. and win for herself
the title OF dramatic clothes horse ;,
oy reason Of her extremely modish gowns
VIII TINS season enter the ranks of the
stars and her initial effort will be made
IN TINS city, at the Columbia Theatre.
some time In October She will appear in
Clyde F1tch's latest play, entitled The
Way of the World"
In this comedy Mr.. Fitch will be more
daring and eccentric than heretofore in
MS stage effects The first act Is laid in
Central Park and the Boulevard. The
nero ana heroine play the whole act seat
through the park. This effect is produced
oy means of panoramic back drop. pic
turing the park and the driveways from
lily Trllty-ninth street entrance to Grants
Lono- In the action of the play other
characters are introduced by their ap-
pearance on the stage in runabouts or
in cabs. "
The third act is laid in a room in the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, Overlooking Mad,snn
square !; is election night The first
scene shows the moonlit towers OF Madi-
Tn S9n SQUARE Garden in the background
Inc next scene shows the square and the
garden Illuminated by a pyrotechnic dis
play. The effect of flying rockets and
bursting bombs. which will be obtained by
eiectricity, should be extremely realistic.
Maurice Grau has completed the orrani
zation that will present grand opera in
TINS country this season under his man.
asement- Although two years ago WASH
ihstonlans did not turn out in goodIy
numbers to witness Mr.. Grau's produc-
lions, and notwithstanding his oft-repeat-
eo assertion that hereafter Washington
would not appear on his route-sheet IL
is announced that local music lovers will
have an opportunity to enjoy opera as
given by the Grau company late In the
season. which will open in Albany Oc-
tooer L. In speaking of his plans, Mr..
Grau says:
Il am naturally going to repeat the
standard repertoire and produce some
novelties. Among the latter will be Pad
erewskfs new operas, 'Mauru.' "MessaI-
ma and perhaps That's The reyivaIs will
consist principally of 'Gioconda,' II BaIlo
IN Maschera, 'Otello. 'Ernani' .Amore In
Navarrlse, Manon and Ere Leander'
"A great feature will be that Sybil Sam
derson Will sing for the first time in
romeo and Juliet and perhaps In That's
ohe mas not been to America for seven
or eight years, and is going to be heard
in California, her home State.
ing is the list:
Sopranos. Nine Suzanne Adams, Mile.
Bauermeister, Mile. Breval Nine CaIve
Nine EameS, Nine. Gadski, Nine Marylli,
Mime. Reuse, Nine. Belize, Miss Sybil Sam
derson, Nine. Sembrich, Fraulein FRITZ
Schem, Nine. Ternina and Mile Van Cau-
teren; contraltos Miss Carrie BrideweI.
Mime: Louise Homer and Nine Schumann,
Heink; tenors. NJ. Alvarez, NJ. Bandrow-
SKI. NJ Bars. NJ. Van Dyck. Herr Dippel,
NJ Gilbert, NJ. De March,, NJ Reiss. nj
Salignac. and NJ. Vanni; baritones, NJ.
Blspham, Signor Campanari. NJ De Ciery.
NJ. Dufriche, M Gilbert, Herr Muhlmann,
Vivian; bassos, NJ. Blass NJ Plancon. NJ.
Perillo, NJ. De Segueroia, NJ. Edouard de
ResZke.
My conductors will be Mr. Walter
IL
Several years ago, following the sue
cess of his AN Enemy to the King" both
as play and novel, Robert N. Stephens
wrote a story called THE Continental
Dragons" Previously to publication, it
was announced that E. H. Sothern had
secured the stage rights to the book
When the volume reached the public il
was in such shape that the merest tyro
;ouid have turned it into a play fully as
good as most of the dramatizations that
lave been offered during the past few
ears
Sothern never produced the play, how
.ver, but the story will come into public
lew tomorrow night, at Brooklyn. where
viii be played at a 10 20 and 3O-cent
eDertoire theatre by Edna MAY Spooner
Who is considered the equal of Duse OF
5srnhardt by many amusement patrons
# the City of Churches
Miss Spooner has never been seen in
\ ashlnSton, but mention her name to
5rookly ynite, and iie viii recall with great
ride how all his city stood at the back
i the actress when last winter she dis
iayed her given names prominently and
Ter family name inconspicuously on the
MI board announcing her ENTERPRISES in
ne realm OF real art. The internationally
elcbrated Edna May rebeiled and talked
litigation and all that, but the BROOKLYN
iernhardt made the point that her own
ame was Edna May Spooner and she had
perfect right to use il, whereas the one
ime Belle of New York had been pro-
tded with her stage name by an enter
rising manager who found nothing pull
in her inherited name of Pet
e nor her marital name of Titus
Amelia Binghams advent last season as
he manager of a Broadway playhouse
vas one Of the most taIked-of events of
he theatrical year. During her term of
pprenticeship in the companies directed