Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-23

a misunderstanding with the theater man
agement.
Masculinity in women of the stage
usually attracts anything but admiration
from the men in the audience. and seldom
even much as slightly amuses them.
During this week at the Columbia, how
ever. Alice Fischer. who appears in I'm
leavened Bread" as the boisterous, noisy,
club woman friend of Selma White, struck
responsive chord in every masculine
breast with a little piece of what is tech
nically known as stage business which
she introduced in one of her scenes. In
changing collars after her long trip from
Chicago she interrupted her own CONVEX
Sation to dampen the button-holes of the
linen neck gear between her lips. The lit
tie incident always called out an enthu-
sastic round of applause and laughter
from the male contingent in front. Miss
Fischer's portrayal throughout was con-
sistcnt to the character she had in hand,
and constituted one of the best acting bits
III the performance.
F. j. Morgan, who has been playing the
role of Wilbur Tittleton, the architect and
second husband of Selma White in "Un-
leavened Bread after rest of a few
days, will go to Chicago where he is to
play John Storm in big revival of The
Christian at McVickers Theater. Mr..
Morgan created the role in the first pro-
ductiOn of the play, with Viola Allen as
the star. The Glory Quayle of the revival
will be in the hands of katherine Grey, as
Miss Allen continues successfully I'm the
Palace of the King at New York. Others
of the original cast who will be in the re-
yival are Jack Mason, who played Sir
Francis Drake. and Mrs. Findlay, who
was seen as Mrs Calender. The revived
Christian" will be shown April 81. It's
career will be confined to Chicago, how
ever, and a long run in the city of winds
is expected.
Eleanor Robson, the vivacious Mrs. Will
liams of ''Unleavened Bread" will shortly
go with Otis Skinner and Mrs. LeMoyne in
spring touring of matinee performances
of Browning's dramatic poem, I'm Bal
cony." The dates of the tour have not
been arranged as yet but it is stated that
Washington is on the list for one of the
performances. in a Balcony was re-
Gently given a trial presentation in New
York and is said to have delighted large
audience. The production will be one of
those unique features that are becoming
popular in theatrical circles for the late
spring, when the appetite of playgOers
grows duh and their presence in the thea
ter must be enticed by something partic-
ularly attractive and unusual. They round
off the season nicely from the standpoint
of theatrical interest and fill an extra fold
in the managerial pockets to help along
the unprolific days of summer. Maude Adj
ans successful tour with Hackett and
FaverSham in Romeo and Juliet" two
seasons ago paved the way for number
of early summer combinations last year,
and the chances favor more of such enter
tainments during next May and June.
Every now and then Rip Van Wrinkle
| wakes up again. The Burgomaster," which
played last week in Baltimore, Is in story
little else than modern edition of the good
old story told of the hills by the Hudson,
a modern edition, which, however, would
make the original Rip rub his eyes in
amaZement at the dazzling array of calcium
lights and dashing costumes. Richard Car
roll, who is the chief comedian, once wrote
4 comic opera of his own. 1t was produced
in New York. and in midsummer. when
most of the regular writer's on dramatic
topics We're away on vacations. The piece
received a roasting which fairly singed the
actors. 1t got just one favorable notice.
Mr.. Carroll met the writer of it, and, ex-
tending his hand. exclaimed:
Sir, am glad to meet you. You are the
most original newspaper man in New
York
The tales which are told Of the pursuit
by "Johnnies" of the dashing and undoubt-
edly handsome Ruth White of the Burgo-
master company would melt a stone to
tears While she was playing in Phladel-
phia she had received a number of con-
fidng letters from an impressonable male
person In the course of time very hand
some woman made application for q posi-
ton In the company, salary no object
She was employed, and her watchful eye
was rewarded by glance at one Of these
letters The newcomer was the wife in the
match
and would have done damage If she had
not been restrained long enough to receive
convincing assurances that Miss White
never answered these letters or any others
like them Once while she was playing
at Hammerstein'S a party OF young men
were rude as to throw real money at
| her.
Isabelle Urquhart, who is at Chase's this
| week, believes that English audiences arc
| warmer and more appreciative, and also
| that they have better memories, than those
| in America. In the course of seventeen
! years experience on the stage Miss JTr
| QuEart has played in England, Americs
/ and Australia, and though native of tn,
| United States she has warm spot in he,
| heart for the English. II like to play he
| fore the English she said last night, $50,
| they seem to appreciate the work done b,
| a performer. When / was in England som,
/ time ago I went to a concert at which
| Sims Reeves, the great English tenor sang
His voice was failing then, and he had no
| been seen for some time. The hall wa.
| packed, and when he sang some Of the oil,
\ ballads which he had made famous Xix,
| Come Into the Garden, Maud 1t was evi
1 dent that he was losing his power. TIL,
| audience hung on every syllable and Their,
| was not a movement which would shov
/ that they were tired of him. When he fin
! ished they gave him an ovation. If it hai
| been in New York he would have felt tn
| cold. On this side people forget you IL
/ two months" When asked If she still
| sang Not one note" she vehemently de
] clared. 1T has been just ten years sine
\ 1 gave up music she said. II was thel
| playing with Lillian Russell in The Bri
4 gands.' One of the newspapers said, Il
| Miss Urquhart sang one-half as well a.
| she looks or one-third as well as she act
what a treat it would be- I ceased sing
| Ing right there"
Annie Russell. though born in Liverpool
| considers herself an American. Her par
| ents moved to Canada when she was quit,
young, and Miss Russelps advent on tn,
| stage was due to financial necessity, an,
| not from any stage-struck ideas. IN,
l mothss, she once said. was prudIshl,