Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-16

where. by the way, she refuses to remain
for the reason. that the President and his
cabinet did not come to the train with a
brass band to welcome her to the capital.
Selma is loaded down with valuable and
high-soupding phrases, and the cant of the
so-called "adyanced womanhood," and
While an ignorant woman. she imagineS
herself very superior person. who has
been called TO some high mission, but
Just what that mission Is, she, nor anybody
else can discover? While pretending to alb
hor society she is eaten UP with jealousy
because the smart set OF New York and
Washington ignore her very existence.
Flossie Williams. the ambitious woman of
society, unmaskss Selma in q most unmer-
ciful fashion; yet she remains to the end
the self-deiudeds creature, with her eyes
everlastingly en4the lookout for higher
things" Judge Grant denies, Of course,
but AYERS that 1T is only in woman's
club that such an ignorant and uncultured
woman could flourish. That was the match
that set off the bombshelli One Boston
paper suggests that when "Unleavened
Bread comes to Boston, which it will
shortly. that Robert Grant take to tall
timber, and that the actors, and more es-
peclally Elizabeth Tryee, who impersonates
Selma should be protected from the re-
calcitrants by wire net. just as in the
good old days of the drama, when a row
of sharp spikes kept the ''Groundlings"
from jumping on the stage and beating the
actors.
Rose Coghlan, who is playing at Chases
this week as a "headliner." may return to
the legitimate stage next season. She
talks freely Of her plans as far as they are
developed. Last night she said:
LAS soon as my season in vaudeville Is
finished, which will be on May %, I shall
sail for the other side. want to get a
thorough rest, and I have many friends
over there. 1t is not impossible that shall
put on play, as am very well known in
England.
you know that one of my great sue
cesses was Madame" play by my broth
er, Charles Coghlan. 1t was put on in
New York and owing to a misunderstand-
Ing it only went for two weeks on account
of trouble with the booking. 1t has not
been touched since then, and L think that
it ought to be a great success. If 1t goes
well in England it should do well here and
I may bring it over here. Really, have
not made any fixed plans.
Il find it very convenient sometimes to
be able to get vaudeville engagement. If
I get temporarily out of money I can get
weeks booking and have money to last
me for some time"
Continuing. Miss Coghlan spoke of her
mother who is now eighty-two years old
IT have often felt that it would be wrong
for me to absent myself for any time from
her." she said. "She is getting old, but
have noticed that she does not mind it so
much now as she did. The little boy of
my sister, who died some time ago. is with
her, sweet little fellow, and she idolizes
him. She seems to be happy, and so l feel
that L can get away this year.
MISS Coghian, in speaking of the White
Rats strike, said that she was perfectly
neutral in the matter. She had not taken
sides and did not intend to.
Many readers of amusement literature
hat Of no nh
fact set down in a publication fall trip
pingly from a single pen. This is a mis-
apprehension. There is a gentle influence,
Robin Goodfellow, who sees to it that
the public prints are in possession of any
material which may serve to instruct and
especially to awaken popular interest in
the box office. There is story of rising
young actress who met with a serious &C
cldent and who instead of calling for help
cried feeby, "Press agent! Press agent"
Even this industry has fallen into the
trail of monopoly and a triumvirate which
threatens to become as potent as Antony,
Octavius and Lepidus is represented by
single family the Wilstachs. Frank Will
stach has long been at work on a scheme
to secure a monopoly of all the largest and
most elegant words in the English lam
gauge. ClaXtOn Wistach, the eldest in
years, but the youngest in the business, re-
Gently made himself known by means Of
Girl" He is now disseminating informa-
ton about the Princess Chic If he could
have been in Washington this week, a
touching family reunion would have been
complete, for Frank Wilstach, representing
''Unleavened Bread and Paul Wilstach,
representing Mister Mansfield Che always
speaks of the doughty stragedian so) were
both in Washington. Paul Wilstach is dis
tinguished by sincere personal admira-
ton of Mr.. Mansfield, as well as by a de-
votion to his business interests. He truly
believes that this actor is the most ma
lgued of men. 1t is his honest opinion that
there but two men in history whose
meekneSs deserves mention, Moses and
Mansfield. When the story came from
Philadelphia that Richard had become
wroth and smote super with spear, the
suspicion that his star had lost his temper
never crossed his mind. He simply ex-
claimed, Great heavens! Can it be that
business is dropping off and needs BOOM
ing" Frank Wilstach is enthusiastic
collector of literature pertaining to the
stage. The old book stores of many cities
know him Familiarity. and he managed to
dig out OF the Washington shops one or
two real treasures which had somehow es-
capped the attention of local devotees of
stage lore. He is accounted remarkable in
San Francisco as one of the few men whom
Mr.. Ambrose Bierce has mentioned in
terms of unqualified compliment.
81 just love Ormonde and I guess al
ways will, no matter what part he plays"
Lafayette one night this week She was
one of the devotees of the stock company.
Her companions also expressed their indi-
vidual preferences for the various members
of the Bellows organization, each having a
strong favorite among the players. The
conversation simply points out the fact
that the stock company has established
it's clientele in the city and is succeeding
beyond expectations. The players have all
become well known and popular, and the
comnany's fortune has been fixed in the
affirmative. So. no matter what the play,
the audiences continue to be large and the
enthusiasm spontaneous. The players have
such devoted partisans in the audiences in
fact that each individual entrance into the
life of the drama under production calls
for halt in the progress Of the play, while
the pleasure OF the people in front is being
made manifest In applause.
Homer Lind. the 'actor-singer" as he
was called in England, where he spent five
years as a member of the Royal Carl Rosa
Opera Company before coming to his ma
tive country to join the Castle Square and
Metropo}itan English Grand 0per, f,o,o