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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24
THE PASSING SHOW.

Manager Luckett has definitely decided
to give the patrons of the Columbia The
atre spring season OF musical comedy,
and if his present plan is not altered
Washington will see the greatest season
of musical comedy and extravaganza that
has ever been attempted anywhere since
the best days of the New York Casino
Mr.. Luckett's plans are very compre-
hensive, and include the production of
many of the most popular of the recent
musical pieces with comedians of national
repute in the principal parts. 1t is his
intention to give such successful pieces
as The Belle of New York" The
Dan DAILY, the elongated comedian, in his
original roles, surrounded by a company
the equal of any Of the regular organiza-
lions seen en- tour during the season
The DAILY Theatre successes, such as
The Geisha,' THE Circus Girl" and
The Runaway Girl" with James T.
Powers in his familiar characters, are
also included in the plan. and other pro-
ductions Of similar magnitude and i'm
portance will be offered during the spe-
cial season. Many local theatregoers
have requested that during the engage
ment OF Mr.. Luckett's company. Henry
be exact duplicates OF the originals as re-
CARDS scenery and costumes.
Mr.. Luckett was I'm New York during
the week perfecting the scheme and re-
ports that the prospects for musical COM
edy at the Columbia are exceedingly
bright and encouraging. He has secured
a bevy of chorus girls, most of whom
have been seen here during the last few
months with Peter f. Daley. the Rogers
Brothers. and Foxy CUTLER" A compe-
tent stage manager will put on the pro-
auctions, which, Mr.. Luckett asserts will
be exact duplicates OF the originals in
point of scenery and costumes
Washington has had plenty Of stage
entertainment during the spring months
but never anything that looked so aliur-
ing as the plan of the Columbia manage
ment. The f Street playhouse is admira-
bly, adapted for such performances and
it is well known fact that attractions
that have played return engagements at
this house, after being seen at other 10
cal theatres. have I'm most instances more
than doubled their first takings The
clientele of the Columbia seems to have
a decided penchant for musical offerings,
and II was this knowledge coupled with
the belief that local theatregoers have
mad a surfeit OF summer dramatic per
formances, that has resulted In the spring
campaign of musical comedy
1t is not decided what the openinp at
traction will be, but IL will either be 7.Tha
Belle of New York; or The Founders "
with the chances favoring the latter
principally on account of the fact that n
has only been seen locally on one Lcca-
sion. when IL created furore while The
Belle" is familiar TO everyone who ar
tends the theatres.
Manager Berger has announced that the
stock company he will direct at the
Lafayette as soon as the Bellows or
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Kernan's-"Miss New York. Jr.u

1t is seldom that Manager Herman has
an attraction that promises more real
burlesque features than Oppenheimer's
Miss New York, jr., Burlesquers," which
open tomorrow afternoon. Mr.. Open
heimer, 4 Washingtonian, has fulfilled
promises made on former occasions to the
reason to believe that the attraction he
now presents will be up to that standard
which marked his previous offerings
In spite of the general tendency to drift
into lines of farce-comedy, the entertain
ment will be found to be built on the
broadest lines of burlesque. subordinating
everything to the rules that govern il
and eliminating none of the features that
in the past have been considered essential
to its success. Patrons wEo delight in pure
burlesque, with none of the recent inno-
Tations that have been added to improve
1t, will not be disappointed. Carrie A.
Nation the first part, is said to be COM
plete in its absurdity, as well as replete
with pleasing musical numbers and terpSi-
chorean features. Miss Emma Kraus is
said to make up well as Mrs. Nation. and
to portray that celebrity's zeal and de-
structiveness with realistic faithfulness.
Cleopatra at Coney Island" the bur
lesque, contains many amusing compica-
tions. including an obelisk as mysterious
as the Egyptian original. and other in
consistent but entertaining incidents.
Miss Emma kraus, who has scored a
hit every where this season in her rendi-
ton Of THE Holy City" is the chief fea-
ture of the olio, which includes Carr and
Jordan. the farce-comedy artists; Nellie
Hall and Hattie Mills, the up-to-datc
girls; Merritt and Rosetta, acrobatic &C.
centriques; McCale and Daniels. the Irish
cyclones; and the Hilton Brothers, the
East Side jugglers.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24
The NntionnI-Annie Russell

Charles Frohman will present Miss An
ME Russell in "A Royal Family at the
National Theatre for six nights and two
matinees beginning Monday evening. This
play tells the prcttiest and most delight
full love story ever told upon the stage,
and in II Miss Russell has made a really
phenomenal triumph She has just closed
run Of nearly 200 performances at the
Lyceum Theatre. New York every one
of which was given to a standing-room
audience In her closing weeks there
the actress was obliged to give extra
matinees to accommodate the demand for
the play. Never before in the history of
the fashionable Lyceum Theatre has
there been such a positive and brilliant
success. artistscally and financially.
A Royal Family was written by
Capt. X. Marshall, known already to the
American public by his charming comedy
Ills ENcellency the Governor" "A
Royal Family Is n romantic comedy with
decided Anthony Hope flavor in its
conception and a jerome *. jerome clev-
erness IN its execution Every scene is
lit up with pretty and sparkling senti-
ment. 1t describes the adventures of a
sweet young princess who is won by the
prince she has emphatically declared
could never win her hand. OF course she
has not seen the prince in question at
the time she fatty refused to obey her
royal parents by accepting him in mar
rage. But the prince, aided and abetted
by rOmantlcally Inclined Cardinal, pre-
tended to be somebody else when ne met
the princess, and il Is unnecessary to add
that his conquest was as complete as it
was comparatively easy.
The manner in which Miss Russell por-
trayed the princess and the sweet sim
plicity and beautiful naturalness of her
acting wove a spell for New York thea
TRIGGERS that will not soon he broken.
1t was a triumph of gentle and graceful
histriOnism embodied in one of the most
winsome womanly characters ever seen
upon the stage.
The love episodes in the play are said
to be especially captivating With Miss
Russell Is that versatile and popular old
actress, Mrs. Gilbert who was so long a
fayorite at Days Theatre The other
members of the company are Orrin John
son, w. II. Thompson, Lawrence d Orsay.
Richard Bennett, Charles Butler Robert
Hickman, Harry Rose. Allan Murname,
George Forbes, Lloyd Carelton, John q.
Edwards, Randolph Nordecai Donald
Gallahcr, Eleanor Sanford, and Mabel
Morrison.
The complete Lyceum production will be
presented at the National Theatre.
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Chnse's-DeIIa Fox in Vaudeville.

Della FoXs advent in polite vaudeville
at Chases this week seems likely TO prove
one of the most pleasurable events of the
season, especially to those who in days
that are by regarded her as the only di
vinfty Of comic opera. Who has not felt
the magnetism from her merry wink and
noted the fact that she wore one rip
ping curl down her forehead? After a
long spell of illness the return of health
and the recently possessed happiness Of
marital felicity are said to have re-
created her. and there is no evidence now
that at one time not long ago it was
gravely believed that she would mover
see the footlights again
Miss Fox has only been in vaudeville
since this season opened, but she has
sung herself into as great favor there as
with the audiences that thronged to hear
her with De Wolf Hopper. She wears
jaunty masculine garb, after the style
she inaugurated in The Little Host and
sings a number of popular songs. together
with several of her former favorites.
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Mr.. Mansfeld's magnificent production
Of Henry W at the National Theatre
last week did not attract the immense
audiences it deserved. During the early
portion of the week there were plenty OF
vacant orchestra chairs, but along to-
ward the latter part the houses grew in
size, and the engagement was consider
ably over four figures. "Unleavened
Bread" as showed at the Columbia Thea
tire by Elizabeth Tyree, Eleanor Robson,
E ]. Morgan. and an organization of ex-
ceptional strength, under the direction OF
the Iiebler Company. gave one of the
most delightful entertainments of the
season. even if the piece did not develop
great box office strength. The revival Of
Moths by the Lafayette Stock Com
pany was q successful affair. both finan-
cially and artistically. Mr.. Chase's bill
of light vaudeville. at the head of which
was Homer Lind. attracted big houses
throughout the week, while at the Acade-
my the same condition OF affairs prevail
ed with Mans Enemy as the offering.
The Rijou prospered with Wine, Woman,
and Song and the return of The Dain-
ty Duchess to Kernan's was signalized
by a series Of the largest audiences of
the year.
The present week will present Miss An
ME Russell in her very successful come
dy, "A Royal Family at the National.
and there is every indication that she will
be greeted by unusually large gatherings.
The Columbia will entertain The Bur-
comaster" a lively musical comedy,
which comes with the advantage of long
runs in Chicago, New York, and Boston.
Manager Chase's principal feature will be
Della Fox who will display some of her
well-known vivacity in several songs
which she has made familiar in her for
rner comic opera entertainments. The
stock company at the Lafayette will put
on The Only Way" which was seen in
this city at the National last season with
Henry Miller in the title role. 1t is
most pretentious undertaking, but local
theatregoers who have come to expect
good things at the hands of Mr.. Bellows
players. confidently look for a production
of uncommon excellence. Terry Nc
Govern. the celebrated bantam and light
weight champion, will show what sort Of
an actor he is in THE Bowery After
Dark at the Academy. This rip-roar-
ing melodrama was constructed especial
" to show the histrionic abilities Of the
hard hitting Mr. McGovern. Hope Booth
will be the principal attraction with the
..Fads and Follies" company at the Bijou.
while the other house devoted to bur-
lesoue. the I.yceum, will put forward
Miss New York, jr-
sousa's Band will come to the Capt.
tai on Friday afternoon, at the National
Theatre, for its annual spring concert,
for which programme OF considerable
merit has been arranged.
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''The Burgomaster'' is unusually strong
In it's musical numbers, Of which there
are thirty-three, composed by Mr.. Gus
tave Luders, who, II Is said, has succeeded
In writing a series OF melodies which have
not been duplicated in any one enter
tainment for many years. They are of
that kind that make one want to keep
time With the music with ones feet and
go out hummlng and whistling the airs
which lipger the longest. One in particu-
lar In 1.-THE Burgomaster' which is sure
10 meet favor with the whistling public
Is entitled THE Tale OF Kangaroo" and
compares, If not surpasses, the gong in
troduced by the Rogers Brothers. entitled
when Reuben Comes 10 Town" The
hook and lyrics of THE Burgomaster''
were written by Frank Pixley and the
comedy IL divided into a prologue and
two acts. opening In New Amsterdam in
1910 and closing In New York in 1900
While the central idea may not be ac-
ceDted as thoroughly original, yet the
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cast is large one. requiring about forty
speaking parts. and there will be hun
dred people on the stage in some of the
wild scenes of the revolutionary disorder
existing at that period. Eugene Ormonde
VIII be seen in the principal role, Sydney
Carton. and Miss Percy Haswell will play
the principal female character, the faith
full Mimi. Mr.. John T. Sullivan will APP
pear in the heavy character. Ernest De
large. and Mr.. Wyngate viii be Charles
Darnay, the self-deposed Marquis de St.
Evremonde- Mr.. Craven will essay the
pathetic role of DIR. Manette. and Miss
Graycc Scott. his daughter Lucie. Mr..
Miss Macintosh. and Miss Maynard will
all appear in good character parts, and
Messrs. Mahoney, Conley. Van Tyne.
BAH. Lockwood, and many others will
complete the cast.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24
The Acndcmy-"Tbe Bowery After
Dark;

The attraction at the Academy of Music
commencing tomorrow night will be the
sensational drama. THE Bowery After
Dark" introducing Terry McGovern. the
champion bantam and lightweight pug
Hist of the world, as the Bowery boy.
With all its sensational and bloodhound
ling villains and Cinnamon, the play Is
said to have a moral. and to show life
as II really exists on that characteristic
thoroughfare of the metropolis. Everyone
has heard of the Bowery, but how few
really know of the underground passage
ways, the opium joints. that are over
twenty-five feet under the ground. this.
according to the company's fertile mind
ed press agent.
But the play with all its soul-stirring
sensations. is said to have wealth of
comedy, while specialities are introduced
throughout, which keep the audience in
SoOd-nature.
Terry McGovern will positively appear
at every performance. including the usual
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday matt
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treatment Mr.. Pixley has given it makes
II bright and entertaining. The COMPANY
is large one and its cast unusually
strong. including, as it does, Richard +.
Carroll, Knox Wilson. William Riley
Hatch, Thomas Ricketts,, Ada Deaves,
Marguerite Clark. Ruth White. Lillian
Coleman, and others. The piece is eabor-
ately staged and costumed, and its light
effects are most novel and striking. while
the chorus is said to contain a lot of
pretty girls who know how to sing. and
wear stunning costumes The orchestra
is to be enlarged. and the regular prices
of the theatre will prevail during the en-
gagement of THE Burgomaster." There
Will be a special matinee on Thursday,
when the prices viii range from % cents
TO 81
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The Lafaye,te-"The Only Way

The Only Way" is the strong bill an
nounced by the management of the stock
company at the Lafayette Square Theatre
for this week. This play is a dramatiza-
ton Of Dickens masterful story, The
Tale of Two Cities" and is the exact YER
sion used last season by Henry Miller
Lavish preparations have been made for
a presentation of the great stage and
scenic effects in the principal scenes of
chaos and disorder which reigned during
the French Revolution.
BY special arrangement the play will be
put on with all the original effects which
created such an impression upon the large
audiences which visited the first and only
production In this city a year ago. The
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24
The coIumbia-"The Burgomaster.n

Nothing but praise is heard for The
Burgomaster." a new musical comedy,
which comes to the Columbia this week,
opening tomorrow night, for six evening
and two matinee performances. The
Burgomasterf has had a most successful
career since it's first presentation in Chi
cago about year ago, where it is cred
tied with a run of $50 performances, most
of which were played during the summer
time. 1t also was presented in New York
for fifty performances and for seven
weeks I'm Philadelphia. II has just closed
an eight weeks engagement in Boston,
where its career was cut short only by
its road engagements, which the man
sgement was unable to cancel
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thence. aided by the matehless tuteiage Of
Mr.; Mansfield. there Is no doubt of her
histrionic future
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Marguerite sylvia, whose first starring
tour in I[irke La Shelle and Julian Ed
wards opera, Princess Chic" is prov
ing so successful, will go to Europe for
brief vacation at the end of her season
en- tour. 1t is altogether likely that Mr.
La Shelle will introduce Miss Sylvia to
the metropolis as a star in a new opera
next season. Her debut in the new piece
would be arranged for Mr. La ShelIe's
new theatre.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24

Manager Berger has announced that the
stock company he will direct at the
Lafayette as soon as the Bellows or
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sanization concludes it's Engagement on
April q will be headed by Orrin Johnson
who viii be seen here this week with An
ME Russell, and Miss Percy Haswell, the
present leading lady of the Lafayette
company.
1t is understood that there will not be
many changes ia the present Lafayette
organization. with The exception Of Mr.
Ormonde and Mr.. Craven, who will con-
duct their own STOCK company at SYRIA
cuse during the warm honths.
stephen Grattan. Che 7young actor who
could be expected 10 give a good per-
formance at each matinee while he was
a member of the Columbia stock com
pany last spring, win be included in Mr..
BerSer's cast, and may show some i'm
proVement upon his former work In
Washington
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24

Mr. Claiming Pollock. a former local
dramatic writer. visited In the city during
portion of the week. MIR. Pollock is at
present the general press representative
of William A Bradys theatrical enter
prises, in which field he has won much
success.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24

Arizona" was played last week in
Newark, n. J., Minneapolis, and New Or
leans. The business was large in all three
cities. Mr.. Thomas most successful play
will probably clear for La SheIle & Ham
lin a profit of $4,000 on the present sea-
Washington Easter week, and will then
go to Baltimore. Cincinnati, Detroit. and
Pittsburg, closing its season in Buffalo
during the early weeks of the EXPOSE
ton.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24

Mr.. Chase, while he has abandoned the
idea OF furnishing light opera at cheap
prices next summer. is making active pre-
parations for the opening of his aux!li-
airy season. which is expected to continue
during the heated term. The theatre VIII
ne put In comfortable shape and the pro-
SrammeS Will be of an order that should
be particularly pleasing to warm weather
audiences. The bills will include most of
what Is best in this especial field of stage
entertainment, and the Chase season Will
be inaugurated with everything in favor
OF successful period of light perform
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24

Theatrical folk have strange expert
ences-some are funny, while others are
far from ii. They adapt themselves 70
circumstances, and as rule nothing sur
prises them.
Evans and Hoey played "A Parior
Match in a Connecticut town. During
the progress of the second act tall,
gawky-looking fellow walked down the
main aisle of the theatre and stood at
the orchestra rail facing the audience He
gaZed about the house for some time
and finally located the object of his
search in the balcony. Then he called out
at the top of his voice: Say. Lyman
Meade your house is on fire"
In the summer of 1889 a fraternal or
ganization engaged the opera house at
Mount Clemens for benefit performance.
The manager unwisely gave them the
evening following the one for which Ezra
Kendall was booked to play "A Pair OF
Kids" When Mr.. kendan's paper went
transferred their entertainment TO an
other hall and declared war on the man.
ager The professionals who summer
there cared nothing for the local manage
rneut but could not see why an Innocent
marty should suffer for his mistake, and
started in to boom Kendalls show The
royal COACH" a dilapidated vehicle, held
together by ropes, and drawn by sorry
looking horse, adorned by a high hat
whiskers etc. was brought out and in
grotesque costumes. headed by a band
made up entirely of actors, Kendall was
streets followed, and that night
the comedian played TO one of the best
houses of the season. He appreciated his
reception very much. but never became
fully reconciled to those who played Iu
the band.
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Mr. w. p. Cullen is the manager of
The Burgomaster company on tour
one of Mr. Cullens weaknesses is a
strong liking for sparring matches and
glove contests; that is, he likes to form
part of an audience rather than partici-
pate in these festivities His fondness
for the prize ring I'D him into a ludicrous
situation in Chicago some time ago.
The Burgomaster' was in the height
of its successful run in that city at the
time of the Cans NcGovern contest OF
course, this was an event that Cullen
could not afford to miss. On the night
of the battle he finished his business Mt
the theatre as expeditiously as possible
and made a Decline for the Armory
where the fight was scheduled to he
'pulled of" Now IL so happened that
MIR Cullen was attired in his dress suit
and on arriving at the Armory discovered
that he had left his ticket of admission,
which, by the way, called for a seat at
the very ringside. in another suit. Were
miss the fight. How TO overcome his diff
ticultv was a question to him. when he
suddenly spied Sam Harris McGovern's
manager, whom he knew Well
Hailing Harris, he explained his posi-
ton and the fight promoter agreed TO
pass him in Cullen 10 send him the tick
ct on the following morning. Harris pre-
both discovered that they had neither
paper. nor card or "A scrap of ANYTHING
on which to write the pass.
Suddenly an idea struck Harris, 'I'I
write il on your shirt front" he said, and
suitlng the action to the word, did so
Cullen accepting the situation as a huge
joke smlingly proceeded to enter the
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24

George W. Lederer has arrived in New
York from London. He will produce a
new piece entitled THE Casino Girl in
London" and before the end of the season
will present musical comedy adapted
from the German by Harry b. Smith and
Ludwig Englander.
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arena. He was about to pass in when
ne was stopped by the gatekeeper
Your pass is all right" explained that
worthy, but Ill have TO drop It in the
ticket box"
Good heavens" returned Cullen, Il
can't give you my shirt"
No" returned the urbane ticket taker,
put l can do this. and whipping out
ms pocketknife he proceeded to deliber-
ately to cut out that portion of Cullen $
shirt upon which the pass was written
and dropped 1t in the ticket box, while
the theatrical manager stood stupefied
with amazement
AS this particular contest lasted only
Two rounds and was stigmatized b. the
entire sporting world as "A fake" az the
baldest kind, Cullen has since been won
dering whether II was worth the price of
admission, plus a new dress shirt. But
he saw the fight.