The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-14

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best weapons $50
of course. among singers as with the
rest of the world. individuals very Miss
sylvia Is the easiest charge in my expert
ehce. Oniy once have We disagreed. Miss
sylvia Is an enthusiastic horse woman
ana sne recently decided to have a ride
could not then accompany her, so /
asked her to wait. II was necessary for
me 10 go TO the theatre on a matter of
business Coming back to the hotel some
time later, l met her unattended and rid
ing vicious brute gIeefuliy down one of
the principal streets. Half an hour later
she returned to the hotel limpinS ON one
loot, and looking somewhat the wors.
TOT wear She told me that her mount
mad run away with her, jumped a fence
iii "a vacant lot, and that she had left
/ .s'.ii there The liveryman explained that
her steed had been steeplechaser.''
The life story of Col. w F. Cody, or as
he Is more generally known. Buffalo
Bill is very entertainingiy told in THE
Last of the Great Scouts" by his sister.
Helen Cody Wetmore. 1t Is a recent pub
! Aes;ion that will be read with much in
terest. for it is not only well told, d.
verting story, flied with tales of adyen-
| lure ana hazardous experiences In the far
| West, but 1t is quite a notable contrfbl,-
| non, ZION 70 the list of autobiographies of well
| siderable worth
Colonel Cody's sister In telling the story
| oI ms exciting and very interesting ca
| reer, has made no particular effort AT
| me writing. but has included between the
covers OF the book vast amount OF remi-
mscence that makes the story of uncom-
mon interest From the very first chapter
which concerns the early days of the Codv
! ts :::;iy in Scott County, Iowa to the final
pages. which recite the efforts of Buff
iai9 Bit to develop the Big Horn Basin
IN wyoming, for which purpose an irri-
eating ditch has been constructed at an
expense of nearly million dollars the In
terest OF the reader Is retained by
new facts concerning the life of the SOL
der. scout. Indian SLAYER, champion buf-
falo hunter, and Snowman.
inc book is well printed and number
| and E. w. Deming add Considerably 10 its
attractiveness.
Two ambitious Washington actors were
at the Columbia Theatre last week with
the Arizona company. They are VIII
Helm, who Is known to the stage as
Helme Calvert, and Edward O'Connor.
Both have unimportant roles. but In the
nttIe they are called upon to do they dis
play much ability and will doubtless be
heard from In the future.
Matt Flynn, whose Big Sensation
company win be at Kernan's tomorrow,
was in Baltimore last week. with his or
ganization. and came to this city last
night to perfect arrangements for this
weeks engagement Mr.. Flynn related an
incident that is not at all uncommon in
the theatrical world, and which serves to
Illustrate the manifold claims that are
presented for free admission to play
houses.
Mr.. Flynn was standing at the door NJ
the theatre when a fiashily dressed young
ager. man
I'm the manager" replied Mr.. Flynn.
You are, Ell? Well. then. you'se the
Gull I'm looking for. I guess and the
young fe'sw dug into the reeesses of an
forth card which conveyed the inforrna-
tlon that the youth was none other than
!. harrington Stafford. the world-famous
ventriloquist. and-mind reader.
who are you WITH" oueried Mr..
Flynn as he took his pencil, preparatory
to O-K-ing the card.
Wen, I'm not with any one just now,
but expect to join Henry Irving when he
comes over here next month" blandly
responded the mind reader
You are. Ell? Now, see here. I don't
know anything about you. Just prove to
me that you are mind reader and I'll
pass pass you in Now what am 1 thinking
about at this moment?
The youth put his forefinger to his
head, wrinkled his thoughtful brow a mo-
ment. and after a series of facial contor-
ions SAD: You're thinking you're going
You're a bum mind reader was the
flynn re1oinder. You were never further
from the truth In your life. Here's your
card and get out of here mighty quick
too"
The receipts Of the Janauschek benefit
performance in Wallack's Theatre. New
York city, on Friday afternoon, amount
ed to $500. The performance was
great success in every way and enlisted
the services of most of the prominent ac-
tors and actresses in the metropolis
Some of the players who volunteered
we-eLiilian Russell and De Wolf Hop
Bates, Campbell Gollan. ]. II. Studdart
]. E. Dodson, Weber and Fields, David
Warfield, E. j. Morgan, James T. Powers,
Amelia Bingham, and score of others.
Manager Chase has leased his Lyceum
Theatre, Baltimore. to George Fawcett,
husband of Percy HasweIl. of the Lafay-
cite Theatre Stock Company, and it is ex-
pected the Percy HasweIl stock company
will soon apply for the patronage of the
Monumental Cisy's theatregoers.
''Nicandra,'' Russell vauns new farce.
vas presented for the first time last Sat
1r.l:S:yyT night in London. Mrs. James
3rown Potter played the leading role and
scored a personal success. but the play
vas not favorably received David Be
asco controls the American rights.
81 don't know what first induced Mr.
Daily to take his company to Europe
writes Mrs. Gilbert in the latest INSTALL
nent of her very interesting reminis-
ences in "Scribner's." II dare say
was a tit-for-tat policy. En-
lish companies came to New York,
Why should not a New York COM
amy go to England? Anyway We went,
rst to Mr.. Toole's little theatre, just off
he Strand, later to the Globe, then to
he Lyceum, and finally to our own the
tire in Leicester Square. 1t has always
cen mystery to me how even the man
gers can tell what will take" on the
ther side of the ocean; what win stand
he test of transportation. Indeed. mis-
axes are always being made in these
breasts and reckonings, and English
uccesses are failures in America, and
lew York plays are wholly misunderstood
n London
In his first London venture Mr.. DAILY
ad the late Mr.. William Terriss as his
dviser and doubtless much of his advice
Tas excellent, but it was comicaIly wrong
one particular. Mr.. TerriSS seriously
that Miss May Irwin who was
! our company then, should not be taken
D England.
:" Her kind of fun is peculiarly Ameri-
an and would not be understood over
here was his opinion.
Mr.. Daily thought differently and he
arried his point and also carried Miss IT.
lin to London, where she made hit at
nee, Just as she did in France and Ger
an nor English. but universal She has
ne real spirit of comedy in her. some
hing of the rollicking mischief that al
avs lived in Mrs. John Wood. Her ST.
noes were as funny as her speeches,
nd to see her as the respectful but too
moving maid, listening to Lewis in his
lvorite character Of the humbugging
lsband. was treat that foreign au-
enceS appreciated II first sight