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

| eient minutes; Eddie Santry. fifteen min
| ~ just received Zoo for defeating the
| above men and 1t took him only eighty
-FOUR minutes to dispose OF them all.
Some months ago during the run Of Au-
gustus Thomas play Arizona, New
| York blinked its eyes after n while and
| began TO realize that in the young woman
| who was then playing Bonita a new and
shining light had burst forth in the the
! atrical armament. This was Eleanor Rob
| son, girl scarcely out OF her teens. but
who possesses histrionic ability to re-
| markable degree Indeed IL may well be
| called genius In October she was en-
| gagged to play Constance in Mrs lie
| Moyne's production of Browning's I'm
| Balcony, and scored tremendous sue
| cess IN part totally dissmilar to her
| role IN the Thomas piece. Liebler & Co.
| recognizing her unusual adaptability, en-
| gagged her Immediately for the role of
| flossie Williams in 'Unleavened Bread"
| the play which occupied the stage at the
| Columbia Theatre during the past week
| The role was not intended for the lead"
| but Miss Robson's clever drawing of the
| fiippant, frivolous. yet attractive aspi-
rant for social position completely capti-
waited those who saw the play. and the
| actress calmly gathered to herself most
4 of the hOnors in sight.
Times representative found Miss
Robson In her dressing room last risht
! during a wait in "Unleavened Eread, Z"
! and discovered her to be not only a tai
/ ented actress, but a very charming young
woman. 1t was with difficulty that she
| was made to talk Of herself, for the sub
/ Ject seemed to appeal To her as Of minor
! Importance, and she frequently wandered
! 10 others. How do l like Flcssie?" she
said. after fifth attempt on the part of
Really. I like her very much. She is
I clever. breezy, and. above all. true. l en-
| joy playing her. but tFen | enjoy every
! thing | play. My career? Well. made my
1 debut four years ago with Daniel Frawley
| in San Francisco. | spent some time in
Denver with the stock company under
Mr.. Walter Clarke Bellows, whom you have
here at the Lafayette Theatre. and / IN
sure that when the success of the local
stock company is considered Ii IL not diff
| ficult to believe how immeasurably he
assisted in my advancement and to what
extent / am indebted to him. This is my
first season with Liebler X Co. and |
shall remain with them indefinitely.
expect shall join Mrs. LeMoyne and Mr.
Skinner very shortly for the spring tour
of In a Balcony which opens at the
! fremont Theatre. Boston, on May i. and
Bellew in the dramatization of Stanley
Weyman's novel, "A Gentleman OF
France I shall have an agreeable part,
and am delighted at the prospect of being
associated with Mr.. Bellows tour / have
had several offers for the summer-one Of
them is to create the leading role in
production to be made in Chicago-but
have determined to put everything that
looks like work aside and to rest
A greater contrast 10 be noted than that
between Miss Robson and the character
which she portrays would be hard to i'm
agine. and so all the more credit to her
for her splendid work. She has an en-
gaging personality, the chief charm of
which is her simplicity, her absolute free
dom from affectation. The success which
comes TO most actresses after years OF
hard work has come to Miss Robson in
almost the beginning of her career. Not
that she hasn't worked for it, because
she has. But innate intelligence. vcrsatil-
ity. and good common sense have played
their parts as well, and the result is
obvious.
The advent OF Della Fox in vaudeville,
at Chases this week, recalls many pleas
ant "reminiscences of the past career of
this very popular actress.
Miss Fox has re-created herself. so to
speak, and is something of her old self,
dainty and delightful as when she made
her appearance with De Wolf Hopper in
Wang not so many years ago. Since then
she has assembled to her zenith as a star,
but. like the man who rejuvenated him |
self by quaffing the elixir of youth, Miss |
Fox appears as young and fresh when !
she delighted her audiences as the viva |
cious spirit in the Cheever Goodwin opera. !
Miss Fox was born in st. Louis, and /
her father was photographer there. Her |
first appearance on the stage was as one !
of the children in the opera Of rip Van /
Wrinkle" as produced by Mr.. Charles E. |
tied St. Louis every season. This was |
about fifteen years ago. Later Miss Fox |
appeared in the child,s part in Augustus
Thomas play 'Editha'S Burglar |
little later she re-entered comic opera and /
soon became the leading member in re
Wolf Hoppers company. For number
Of years she was with Hopper and quite
shared with him the favor of audiences.
She had no great voice, but she sang
with archness and considerable expression
and possessed a fund of humor very
mo- ~ly 10 hot Of
She also caught many of his mannerisms 7
and their joint performances were very
entertaining.
After Miss Fox left Mr.. Hopper she
starred in several musical plays. among
them being "Fleur de Lis THE Little
Trooper" and THE Little Host" She
sell-Jcfferson de Angelis-Della Fox COM
pany. in The Wedding Day."
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 Shelle & Ham
lin profit of $4,000 on the present sea-
son. The Eastern company comes to
Washington Easter week, and will then
Pittsburg, closing its season in Buffalo
during the early weeks of the EXPOSE
tion.
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 new opera
next season. Her debut in the new piece
would be arranged for Mr.. La ShelIe's
new theatre.
Eugene Ormonde, of the Bellows Stock
Company; Stanley Olmstead. the pianist
and Mrs. Frank Gardner will give a pro
gramme of reading and music on Thurs
day afternoon at the Lafayette Square
Theatre, for the benefit of the Homeo-
pathic Hospital
Mrs. Gardner, whose contraIto evoked a
her at the American Pavilion concerts at |
the Paris Exposition last summer. will
render several numbers; Mr.. Ormonde
will read selections from kipling and Mr.. |
will play group of piano solos. !
The programme will terminate with the |
novel and beautiful work. ''Enoch Arden, |
Richard Strauss tone-poem, which will
he presented for the first time in Wash !
ington Mr.. Ormonde win read Tenny- |
sons story of Arden's remuneration and
MIR Olmstead will interpret the piano
score of which he is said to have made
z special study.
The mana cement of the entertainment
announces that boxes have been sub | ,
sCribed for by the following: Mrs. Hanna. |
Mrs Mcmillan, Mrs. Letter, Mrs. George
Huff. Mrs. tleming. Mrs. Burdette, Mrs. |
Ralnh jenkins. Mrs. Granger Mrs |
Frances y. Henry, and several others. I
Among the Washington girls who have
adopted the stage for their profession
none bid fair to give their friends more {
,ause for pride than Miss Corinne Par