The Washington times., 1901-09-15

| him as an actor and dramatist while the
| profession" knows him quite as well in
| third and to them much more intimate
| capacity, as a stage director of power and
| finesse.
| After arriving in this country about
nine years ago. to become member of
| the Irving Place Theatre Company, in New
| York. Ditrichstein's companionship was
sought by the now popular playwright,
| Clyde Fitch and in less than year they
were collaborating in the writing of
| plays. Their first joint work was called
| Gossip written for Mrs. Langtry This
| was produced at the Fifth Avenue Thea
| tire where ii scored artistic success,
| but was prevented from achieving wide
spread popularity by the inefectiveness
of the Jersey Lily in the leading role.
Their next work was "A Superauous
Husband" produced at Wallacks Thea
! tire the following year THE Head of the
Family an adaptation from a French
original. by l. Arenge, produced by Will
liam II. Crane at the knickerbocker The
atre, New York. was their next offer in
conjunction.
But most of Leo Ditrichsteins s work in
the playwright field has beNn done alone
"A Southern Romance produced at the
Nam seile Fifi,' produced at the Man
haitian Theatre. season of $3.50; The
Song of the Sword" produced by E H.
Sothern at DAYS Theatre. season $3.50;
'All on Account of Eliza" produced by
Louis Mann and. Clara Lipman at the
Garrick Theatre. season 1SS9-190o, and
Are You Mason?' produced last fall
being some of his better known works.
jefferson De Angels, the comic opera
comedian. has intervals when he thinks
he is really smart. The other afternoon
he walked up to a Manhattan Beach po-
liceman and asked:
What is the difference between a po-
liceman and dumb MANI"
Il give it up.
why, one is never seen and the other
is never heard
Later he met William Faversham and a
party Of actors and managers and asked
them:
Say, what is the best asylum for TRACE
dians?'
OF course they all gave it up.
why. a retired Hamlet, of course
Joe Miller" shouted the party in cho-
rus, and the crestfallen comedian retired
from business for the day.
The vaudeville organization of White
Rats was heard from last week for the
first time in several months. From its
New York and Chicago headquarters it
sent out circulars to the members ex-
planning that it would be necessary for
D
ings to the treasury of the organization
the price of having their engagements
booked for them by the agency of the
Rats.
charged this same commission the White
Rats struck last spring. and said they
would book their own meniberS and force
managers to allow the bool ing to be done
In the latter attempt the players were
for the time successful but when II
came tc the practical labor OF conducting
an agency the leaders found that it could
not be lone for nothing. The first charge
was ~ per cent, and when it was imposed |
there was much protest and many resig- |
nations on the part of members.
In Detroit Monday night Efie Shannon |
and Herbert Kelley produced new play, |
Her Lord and Master of which Mar
tina Morton is the author
The outline of the story would seem to |
indicate comedy. but its chief scene is
one that permits Miss Shannon TO de- |
claim tumultuously. Indiana Saltwater |
daughter of Il Colorado magnatc. is the |
heroine of the play, and the lord and |
master" she encounters is IL sure enough |
English lord, the Viscount Canning. He |
wGoes her in her Colorado home and then |
transplants her as his wife to London, |
where he proceeds to remold her to his |
own IDEAS The latter. however. are not |
those of n tyrant. but of gentleman of |
chivalrous though somewhat stern fash |
ion. The girl. of course, rebels. and IL is |
upon an encounter with Lord Canning rs |
she climbs into the ancestral home by way |
of the balcony that she bursts into the |
angry speech which is supposed to give
Miss Shannon her best opportunity in |
the play
Mr. Kelcey's opportunities as Lord Can |
ming in the play are said to require less |
physical cXertion and more repose The |
Detroit reception of the play was kindly. |
1t was while Jack Haverlys fortunes |
were on the wane and the once great /
manager was feeling the change in the