The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-27

best seats at the evening performance
may be had for 50 cents and the same seat
at the matinee will cost but 25 cents.
kernan's has large clientele, and the
new tariff for seats should result in
greatly increased attendance.
A new drop curtain has been placed In
position in the sijou Theatre. 1t was
painted by Horace W. Smith. Buffalo, n.
T.. scenic artist. and the subject Is en-
titled "A Merry Crowd" 1t is decided
ly artistic work, and adds considerably to
the attractiveness OF the Bijou.
William II. Crane will. a week from
next Saturday night, terminate his New
York season in David Harm" and i'm
mediately depart for Washington, where
his eminently successful play will be
seen. Since securing the hiarum piece
Mr.. Cranes career has been oi:e continual
triumph. and his present engagement in
New York is the most prosperoes he has
ever had.
The dramatization of the book is said to
be cie%eFiy done while the name part Of
fords the actor better opportunities than
any other offering he has ever presented.
In many ways the forthcoming appearance
of the comedian in this city will be a
noteworthy event.
The late Augustin DAILY was man
to whom many of the prominent and
popular stars OF today owe at least an
important influence in their struggles
toward success. Many very prominent
actors and actresses who are now we'll TO
the front might not have heea SO. had IL
not been for the schooling and splendid
teaching received at the hands OF this
wonderful man
Two stars now prominent on the stage
who practically started there are May
Irwin and Willie Collier. Mr. Coll err then
occupied the humble position OF call boy,
and Miss Irwin was one of the
members of Mr.. Days stock COM
pany. There have been many stories told
about the entics of Willie" as the COM
pany called him then. One of his favor
lite amusements was to gather the COM
pany before him and for their amusement
give limitations OF the Daily eccentrici-
ties to the exquisite pleasure OF the COM
pany vino more or less held the manager
in great awe and for whom such levity
held dangerous but entertaining fun.
In talking over these times recently
Miss Irwin said:
Indeed do remember those days. and
most of those stories they tell abou; COL
lier's antics and limitations are true. You
know the guv'nor got himself into all
work. He would twist one leg up behind
the other and get all in snarl. Well.
Willie would get behind him and initiate
him, exaggerating him awfully, of course,
but following him right along In every
movement. II was overwhelmingly funny,
and l always laughed hard. The guv'nor
would hear the litter behind him. and
without turning his head. say, Willie, tell
them to keep quiet and Willie would
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came near losing my engagement there
that way.
But the story that Mr.. DAILY caught Col
lier initiating him is not true. He caught
John Drew. 1t was one morning when we
were waiting for the guv'nor to arrive
Mr.. Drew began walking about in Mr..
Days way, and along came the manager
and saw 1t. All he said was: All. very
good. very good Willie, call the first act
"One OF the funniest things to me was
to have the guv'nor say. Well, I'll show
you, and then come up and do the act. I
never could resist saying I couldn't do it
like that If l died for IT, and l couldn't.
When we were rehearsing Red Letter
Nights ! was playing prying servant.
always eavcsdropping. l had to get caught
and fall into the room when the door was
opened suddenly. / had to fall on my hands
and knees. Well. the guv'nor showed me
how. nearly died. I couldn't do 1t like
that 1 laughed There's not enough Of
me lengthwise.'
q Well, well. May was the reply. you
can make it up breadthwise.'
The news OF Sol Smith RusseIl's early
return to the stage, together with the
announcement of the production of Au-
gustus Thomas play in Mizzoura' by the
Lafayette Stock Company this week, re-
calls to mind little story which the
actor tells at the expense Of his fellow
player Nat C. Goodwin.
It so happened at one time that the
two stars we're making a simultaneous
bid for popular favor in Cincinnati, Mr..
Goodwin appearing in the Thomas piece,
while MIR. Russell was playing a Poor
Relation" One night, during very long
wait in in Mizzoura," the idea occurred
to Goodwin to go over and see his friend
The exigencies of the occasion not per-
hitting a change of costume, he jumped
into a cab and was speedily driven to the
other theatre, only to learn that Mr.
Russell was on the stage enacting the
scene wherein Noah Vale tells the story
to the children.
In a spirit of humor Goodwin strobe
boldly onto the stage, thinking to dis
concert his friend; but the latter, though
somewhat amazed, retained his composure
and putting protecting arm around each
of the children, said, in his familiar nasal
drawl: ''See children, here's the sheriff
of Pike County come to arrest us, and
we'd better run before he does it,
whereat he quickly precipitated himself
and the children through the door, leaving
Goodwin in possession of the stage, but
hardly master of the situation.
Particularly interesting in the light of
the bereavement which the English people
are now suffering in the loss of their
Queen. is the fact that at Chase's last
week there was an actress whose father
had an intimate association with the Brit
ish royal family for many years. The
woman in question is Adele Puryis 0nri,
whose performance on the revolving ball
was one OF the distinct hits OF the pro-
gramme. Her father, Henry Brown, now
years of age. and residing in
London. was formerly the court Jester to
Victoria and Prince Albert, her consort.
He occupied the position up 10 the time
ii was abolished, some years before the
lamented Prince Albert died. From that
time on, and until he retired. Henry
Brown was known throughout the British
Isles and on the Continent as the Court
nc thS HStsNi-ALc I'll dStiSA
of many circus bill in we oIden days,
his career before the public extending
from the early ffties until 1880 or later.
Miss Onri has an intensely ting
scrapbook, containing many of the play
bills, programmes. and press notices re-
ceived by her father. She also has 2
book which carries her back over her
own career. when, at the age OF six. she.
in 1876, made her debut as a slaek-wire
walker. She was then styled In England
in the modest way the press agents have,