The Washington times., 1901-07-21


for so many years. The tender and sym
pathetic consideration OF the audience Is
obtained through the Introduction of q
waif adopted by Wartield, Herein is Sc
cured the pathos of the situation.
Marie Bates is to be cast for an Irish
| character part. the one that originally
was to have been given TO Edna Aug
| Belasco had selected Miss Aug for part
| similar to that which she has made
known in her vaudeville work, a German
| woman of the lower classes. 1t was
thought by Mr. Belasco that her dialect
was too closely akin to that of Warfield
to cause the proper development of in
terest, and he has provided for Irish in
| stead of kleiner platz.-New York Teie-
graph
Bettina Girard. after year in vaude-
vile, has decided to try her hand at musi-
| cal comedy and has revived The Cir
from Paris" playing the chief feminine
role, that Of Julie Bon Bon, with good
deal of success out in Denver. The press
| received her effort most cordially and
| there is chance that she may decide to
| continue in the play during the cominS
| season
The Girl from Paris may be brought
| to Manhattan Beach during the heated
| term, following the series of musical com
edies put on by the Augustin DAILY Musi-
| cal Comedy Company.
| The members of the Alice Nielsen opera
| company who have already arrived in
| this country after their recent experience
in London tell very peculiar stories re-
garding the actions of Miss Nielsen. A
! star usually shares the curtain calls with
| the principal members of her company,
| but after a few performances in the En-
/ glish metropolis Miss Nielsen decided that
the applause was all for her and that
| she alone should appear when the cur
! tain was raised in response. to the ap-
mi o h.tl lr.a
! been regarded much in the light of an
eccentricity of genius were it the only
singular ruling that the prima donna es-
! taBlished. Tie song which in this coun-
/ try was sung by Miss Nielsen Mr. Her
bert, and Mr.. Cawthorn, and which in
frodneed ,r the popular cakewaik in The
Fortune Teller, was, after the first few
nights. rendered by Miss Nielsen as a
solo. with about as much success as can
| be imagined.
Miss Nielsen made somewhat of a per-
sonal success during. her stay in London
and this seemingly SO turned her head
that she issued orders that Tom Will
Hams, who lifted her out of practical OBJ
scurity and made ii possible for the Alice
Nielsen opera company to exist be ex-
ciuded from behind the scenes of the the
atre me owner of a theatrical organi-
zatlon Is usually accorded the privile &c
OF talking to his employees and the edict
of Miss Nielsen was considered too much
OF an idiosyncrasy and was consequently
disregarded -s .,.. 1-.
! VIII appear in this country next season
or Tor come time to come, as she an
nounces that she win not pay any at
tention to legal contract that Frank
ferley has calling for her services for
three years yet, and no other manager
has evidenced a feverish desire to take
her OFF Mr.. Perley's hands At present
MISS Nielsen is in London. She will, in
week or so, start on an extended tour
that will include most of the Continental
cities.
Managers of travelling companies aver
that next season will undoubtedly witness
the passing of most of the gaudy Iitho-
graphs nat have for years been hung in
shop windows to herald forthcoming the
atricai productions.
In several cities, notably Cleveland, Bos-
ton. Ia ansas City. and Philadelphia. the
practice viii be done away with alto
gether so far as the better class of the
atres are concerned. although the thea
tres in these cities that are devoted to
what are known as the popular priced
plays VIII continue to use Autographs for
advertising purposes For several years
there has been marked falling off in
the quantity of tits sort of advertising
used by reputa bic le-organizations. and 1t is
now considered that such methods of ad-
vertising injure a high-claSs attraction
rather than help it The local managers
confess that window advertising is a
but that Washington will soon fall in line.
especially as the amount of free tickets
given for the window privilege is quite
appalling and keeps just so much money
away from the box office. as in most
cases the lithograph tickets are sold for
small price to spectators, who in turn
dispose of them to regular patrons of the
theatres.
The Dramatic Times has made col
lection of the various inducements held
out by managers Of a number OF summer
entertainments, as follows:
With the thermometer at 102 in the
shade Chicago patrons were invited to a
theatre which was cooled by tons of ice.
"A park in st Louis has a fountain
throwing water forty feet in the air,
cooling the atmosphere by 10 degrees less
than in the streets.
IA theatre in Syracuse. where they have
just been singing Patience. is cooled
AT the Metropolitan Opera House in
Minneapolis. where stock company holds
forth, the theatre is cooled by thirty
electric fans
I'm Providence at Keiths Theatre,
where a stock company holds forth, it is
announced that the thermometer is iif-
teen degrees lower than in the street.
AT the Studebaker Theatre in Chicago
the house is cooled by the blower system
of cold air
The inducement at the Empire Theatre
a
frigeratirg plant and patrons are served
with vichy free OF charge.
Al the Castle Square Theatre in Boston.
where they give chocolate bonbons as
souvenirs the house is kept comfortable
with summer chairs and electric fans.
Every theatre In Buffalo has Some cool
ing process, yet at the Teck Theatre.
where they are offering Constantinople,
the ballet girls regularly fall into faint
ing fits.
AT Manhattan Beach the patrons are
swept by ocean breezes.
.At Pleasure Bay there is a stage built
upon the water and the audience get an
odor of CLAIMS between the acts.
AT Brighton Beach you are invited to
visit the performance after the races
1t would be difficult to find in one COM
pany more interesting stage personalities
than are included in the membership of
Chase's musical comedy stock company
which has been conducted in the mid
summer season with so much success. In
the organization are players who have
not only made their own mark in the
profession but who are descended from
long line of theatrical ancestors.
In Otis Harlan the company boasts one
stage today. His name is a by-wOrd
among all the followers of stage doings
and his record Is one Of continued success
in many fields. Mr.. Harlan is particular
" at home in the Hoyt characters. lie
has played the leading parts in practical
Is all of the products of that gifted play
wright's pen from "A Brass Monkey
down To "A Day and Il Night" One of his
most famous roles was that of Hot
Stuff in which he has been seen during
the current engagement at Chase's. Hard
ly less interesting and able was his char
acteTiza tion of Melland Strong the
old hypochondriac of "A Trip To China
town" in which he was cast last week.
Harlan seems to slip into the HOyt parts
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