Evening star., 1901-04-27
DRAMA


cent victims. lie Clair, then in one of
Leayitts bureSquc organizations, was the
substitute for the prima donna, met all
the requirements of the position and starred
accordingly His contract accorded him
all the stellar privileges. Before the Wash
ington engagement NJ. V. Leavitt added
a special feature Omene, who styled herself
the divine odalisque, and instructed his
representative to bill her in preference to
all others. Trouble began to brew the
moment the new feature attracted atten
ton, and while it was not charged that Le-
Clair became belligerent Omene complain
ed that her lot behind the scenes was not
a happy one. The situation had become
painful when the company opened in Wash
lhgton. and the manager concluded to give
the innocent cause of the trouble formal
notice to quit, but she anticipated him.
Friends of LeClair, who detected no pro-
fcSSlonal jealousy in the incident would
have urged him against toleratng the
slightest encroachment on his prerogative
and they may feel gratified to know that
TINS season he once more occupies the
unique position of buresQue prima donna.
Fitzsimmons had more trouble with his
company this week, the incident occurring
this time in Cleveland 1t appears that
Dunkhorst. Fits sparring partner, and
with whom he gives nightly exhibitions
had been discharged two weeks ago. but
that FitZ had signitied his willingness to
allow Dunkhorst to continue until tonight
one afternoon in the early part of the
week, during the regular exhibition of box
ing. Dunkhorst mixed it up a little too
warmly for Fitz and the latter almost put
him out for overstepping the limits in n
sentlemanly exhibition. In the evening
DunkhOrSt evidently wished to get even, for
he began at the start to put up the best
5 nt irh lfy al1,I
take Fitz long to see what was the matter
and then he went for the bulky blacksmith
and almost knocked him off the stage
Time was called in order to save Dunkhorst
but the latter. thoroughly enraged. picked
up n heavy iron dumbbell and threw it at
Fitz with all his strength, tha missile go
ing wild. Fitz promptly went after his
opponent and knocked him into the flies.
There were apologies all around. ending
with the usual declaration by Fitz that if
Dunkhorst was looking for a scrap he would
be pleased to accommodate him with one
hand tied behind his back.
w. F. Thomas who has for the past
three years been connected with the man
agement of polite vaudeville at ChaSe'S
Theater. has rendered his resignation, to
take effect tonight. Mr. Thomas has
leased picturesque Glen Echo for a period
OF ten years, and the arrangements for
opening the present season are on such a
vote his entire time to them.
Mr.. Thomas will present to the public
TINS season more varied form of amuse-
ment than has ever before been offered at
any of the excursion resorts. In addition
to polite vaudeville bin changed weekly
there will be a midway in which Bostock's
trained animals appear; an oriental res
taurant, with real Chinese cooks and wait
erS; crystal maze, flying horses run by
electricity with an electrical organ, a gold
NINE in actual operation and an auto-go-
round, a new machine for the children
me cayer3s under the amphitheater will
be htted out as grOtto wonderland The
vaudeville bill in the evenings will be of the
same general excellence and on the same
polite basis that has been such success
at thases s. ana the price of admission
Will be placed SO low that all who visit
the park will be able to witness IT,
Mr. Thomas has secured the services of
William II. +. Beckham who this season
was IN charge of the publicity bureau of +.
{: Whitney and Edwin Knowles "Ouo
Iadls companies, as general press reDre-
sentative for Glen Echo. James Harrinp-
ton will succeed Mr. Thomas as assist
ant treasurer of Chase's.
Mary Scott will make her eastern debut
in vaudeville week after next. In private
life Miss Scott is Mrs. Neville Castle. the
wife of a well-known New York LAWYER.
Her marriage occurred four years ago.
and later her husband reluctantly allowed
her to adopt stage career. Miss Scott
made her debut at the California Theater.
San Francisco, in 1898. appearing in 'The
Princess and the Butterfly" Somewhat
OF sensation was created at the time
by the statement that she employed a
valet instead of a maid to dress her. 1t
transpired, however, that he was ONLY a
male milliner employed by her to fit her
costumes upon her at the theater and to
makeup" her face, as then Miss Scott
was tyro in the art of rouge and bla ok
pencil. tombstone Bennett is the only
other actress who employed a man-maId,
but she did it purely for advertising pur-
poses Last month Miss Scott while re-
hearsing her vaudeville sketch, "In WASH
inston's Time In New York city. disap--
peared from view for several days and
the metropolitan 'sobbing Sheets" as the
yellow journals are now dubbed, made a
nne-days to-do about it. while the fair
cause of it all was away from actors
and newspapers in a little hamlet on Long
Island. Her sketch is one of the latest
successes in vaudeville, and she has n
supporting company Of three actors,