The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-17

Efie Elisler: Bassanio. Aubrey Bouci-
cault; Gratiano. Vincent Serano; Iannce-
lot Gobbo. J; e. Dodson; Father Gobbo.
| buckle; Prince of Morocco. William
Courtleigh: Doge OF Venice, Frank Wes-
| ton; Lorenzo. Harry Woodruff.
The production will be under the man
| agement of klaw & Erlanger, and will
he directed by Joseph Brooks The aver
| age place viii be temporarily turned into
a one-night stand. and in this manner il
| Is expected the more important cities OF
the country win be visited during the
J month Inc local engagement viii be for
| May only.
The Lafayette Stock Company manage
ment is continually adding to it's facilities
for the sale OF tickets. to avoid the wait
ing In line and the crush in the lobby of
the theatre The advance sale is now
opened two weeks ahead of time and an
extra window has been located in the lob
by, where tickets ordered by phone can
| be secured.
With a view to further accommodating
its patrons branch Offices have been estab-
| lished in different sections of the city for
| the advance sale of tickets. These Offices
| are in prominent drug stores, and the at
| tention of the public will be attracted by
decorative cards hung In the windows. A
certain number OF seats will be allotted 10
| these branch box Offices each week, and
seats can be secured in this manner by
| theatre by phone OF in person, and at the
| regular prices. The tickets will be on sale
In these sub-stations until D. m. daily.
and a list of same will be found In today's
/ advertisement of the Lafayette Theatre.
Elsie DeWolfe, who for several seasons
| has been a conspicuous member of the
! Frohman companies, wants to he a star,
as Mr.. Frohman is unable to cast her
satisfactorily in any of the Empire plays
/ ba
fer to be at the head OF her own company,
even with the chance of financial loss, to
remaining idle. although she is in receipt
| Of the customary weekly pay envelope
| during her enforced vacation.
| Since becoming a member of the Froh-
/ man forces Miss DeWolfe has been valu-
] able principally as exponent of the
4 modish actress, and she has yet failed
to display any marked ability in any of
! the numerous parts that have been as
( signed to her. Her art is that commonly
denominated as mechanical" and beyond
| winning the reputation of being clothes
horse" her several years connection with
the Frohmans has been unproductive of
any real inert.
The nearest Miss DeWolfe ever got to
being at the head of an organizat ton was
a half dozen years or so ago. -hen she
was featured in Joseph under the direc-
ton of Ramsey Morris. Joseph made
an unsuccessful bid for portion of the
appreciation the public was at the time
showerins upon "Charley's Aunt
When Edna May and her companions
in The Girl From Up-There" sail for
London next month. Dan Daily will be
superseded by Joseph Coyne. who will he
recalled for his clever work in The Star
and Garter" seen here earlier in the sea-
son.
Comedian DAILY has strong aversion
to the foggy town, and although when
he was there with The Belle of New
York" his Ichabod Bronson made a ire
mendous hit with the Britishers the lanky
funmaker could not stand being away
from his New York haunts and when he
got a sight of Fire Island sank on his
knees and announced that he would
rather be n lamp post on Broadway than
the Prince of Wales.
Tim Murphy. the Washington comedian,
will sever his business relations with
Fred G. Berger when his contract terIni-
mates the last of this month. and will re-
turn to his former play, THE Carpetbag-
GER in which he won a fair share OF
success three seasons ago.
He will play an engagement in this
piece at the Columbia next month and
will soon thereafter make ready his pro-
duction of Paul Wilstachs comedy of
Washington life. "A Capitol Comedy
those who have read the three acts. The
principal part is said TO give Mr.. Murphy
a good chance and the actor is so enthu-
siastic over the piece that he writes that
II is certain to prove another Texas
Steer success.
Nine. Janauschek. in her day one of the
very best of tragic actresses, is old and
sick and not too well provided with this
worlds goods Misfortunes have deprived
her of the easy competence which ought
to have been the reward of a career so
laborious and honorable, and her younger
sisters of the stage are coming to her as
sistance with proposal for testi-
mOnial benefit which shall relieve her de-
Ginning years from all anxieties.
They have appointed a committee OF
ARA ngements, consisting of Amelia Bing-
ham, Blanche Bates. and Viola Allen.
and it is already certain. from the num-
Der and character of the volunteers. that
the programme Will be one of most I'M
common variety and excellence. worthy,
indeed, Of the object which 1t is to serve.
To the rising generation of playgoers
Fanny Janauschek is but little more than
a name, associated with subordinate but
striking work that conferred temporary
lustre upon third-rate meodrama but to
those who remember her in the prime Of
her strength and her genius. in the days
of her Medea and Brunhilde her De-
bOrah. Lady Macbeth, Mary Stuart and
other great parts. she recalls a puissant
and glorious figure. Long before she
reached this country, between thirty and
thirty-tve years ago. she was pronounced
by eminent European critics to be the
equal of Rachel, and it is difficult to be-
lieve that even the famous French Wo-
man could ever have exceIIed her in mai
asty of carriage, in declamatory power
Or in the mighty sweep of elemental pas
sion.
Janauscheks most recent appearances
N this city were in the lurid melodrama.
The Great Diamond Robbery in which
her Mother ROsenbaum WIS the most
characterization of the piece.
Iast season she appeared at the Lafay-
stte in Paul Kester'S version of Meg
Merrilles,' with considerable artistic bur
little financial reward.
|
Last week, at the Columbia Theatre.
saw another of those plays which. by
heir simplicity, purity, and absolute IN
appeal to the good in hu-
nanlty and carve their own particular
little niche in dramatic history The
Dairy Farm, like The Old Homestead'
ana shore Acres, is of that class which
serves to bring people to the theatre who
would not be likely to venture out for
Tbs Gay Lord Quex' and such of its
iind with which the stage of today is so
supplied.
\ representative of The Times found
he authoress in her dressing room dur
hS performance last week entertaining
rather unusual visitor to such places
ne was none other than the white pony
"hich Miss Merron rides in the play,
tnu winch is one of her particular pets
she Keeps a bag of sugar on her table
OF MN, and he never fails to call for
us dally share. When the equine Thes-
nan mad departed Miss Merron talked in
erestingly of her career as playwright
md actress.
When first look ed about me for n
location. she said. Il almost decided to
ry and become an artist. for | have al
ways been very fond of the Daletta ana
N. | sJrrsrr