Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-09

was a week of overflow audiences. The bills
offered were not especially striking. The
Rogers Brothers presented one of the nov
elites Of the season in their Central Park
skft. and everybody was happy including
the treasurer of the company, who had an
abundance on his mind at all times. the
Alice Nielsen Opera Company played to
standing room only as a regular program,
and the clevernass of the star was as much
appreciated as if the operas were brand
new The swinging music of Herbert wears
remarkably we'll The Lafayette had an out
ard out Boys in Blue attraction for inaugu-
ration week in Held by the Enemy" The
Academy produced ION the Suwanee River
with satisfactory results and the variety
theaters had all they could attend to.
The biograph was welcomed back to vau-
devilIe at Chase's New Grand. There were
two cases of too i'll to appear" owing to
the White Rats grip. The managers have
abolished the per cent commission, which
constituted the principal grievance and 1t
remains to be seen whether the perform
ers will hold out for minor concessions.
The White Rat benefit on Sunday night
melted a very tidy sum. One of the most
notable acts on the bill was that of James
J. Corbett. He had monOlogue which
was made up mainly of bits of story tell
ing and with his pleasant voice and I'M
assuming stage presence made very
agreeable impression He something
OF a disappointment to people who went to
the theater expecting to behold a typical
bTuiser.
The tragic muse will assert herself con-
sr.icuously for the next two weeks E. III.
Sothern's Hamlet will be followed by
Richard Mansfield's Henry W. at the Ma
tional Both productions have aroused
strong interest. Mr.. Sothern has succeeded
in awakening the controversy which usually
attaches to a new Hamlet" and the scenic
: magniicence of Mr.. Mansfield's presenra-
ton of the great Shakespearean pageant
play has been universally admired.
During Corbett's short stay in Washing
ton last Sunday he gave out the impor-
taut information that he would abandon
vaudeville next season and take the road
a star in his old play. THE Naval
Cadet" Mr.. Corbett said he would not de-
pend upon himself or play alone to draw
the people. but that he had secured the
well-known darkey comedians Mcintyre
aud Heath. and Nat Wills. the musical
tramp. well known on the variety stage
and last seen in this city as one of the
kings in The Girl From Up There" An
other "tOp-line" team will be secured and
as this combination is strong, the attraction
should be a paying one as the play itself
is quite interesting and well put together.
The number of Washingtonians who have
appeared with the. Lafayette Stock Com
pany so far during the season will doubtless
surprise the uninitiated. OF course, every
one recognizes the old stand-bys but the
occasional actor is frequently lost sight or
W m H. Conley heads the list as to the
greatest number or appearances, having
been seen in fifteen different characters.
Hal Van Tyne Theodore Friebus) comes
next. scoring thirteen. Francis NJ Ball has
been seen twelve times: H. H. Lumford
twelve; b. Niemeyer, five; H. W. Parker
four: T. E. O'Connor, three; James Ma
hony two; VIM. Bowen, one; Chas. Scott
one: Samuel Post one; ]. Kaufman, three;
W. III. Thompson, three; Robert Burns, one;
T. c. Brock. three; Douglas Winthrop, one;
w II. Gray. one; T. b. Gault, one; Chas
lockwood. two; r. A. Roberts, one; c. Van
Unys Fogle, two; w. S. Miller, two; Jean
Bibeau. one; Clara Stevens, one; Virginia
Miller. one; kittie Wilson, one; Adelaide
Bergen. one: Margaret Dale. two: Agnes
f. Scott. two Laura Eichelberger. two;
Hattie Ross. two; Marguerite Howard. one:
Anne Lee Burson, one: Laura Thompson.
In addition to this list of speaking
parts. about one hundred and twenty-five
others have appeared in extra parts from
time To- time.
IL is definitely announced that thespresent
season will 5e the last in which Alice Mel
sen will he associated with her present man.
agemeRt 1t is a case OF business dis
agreements such as additionally arise be-
tween prima donna and manager. Mr. Per-
ley is confident that Miss Nielsen Is not
the last OF her race and Miss Nielsen
Is sure that she can win success under
another manager.
Mr.. Perley is arranging for two indepen-
dent productions. the firm name of the COM
pany which he will be associated with be-
ing Perley & Williams. Mr.. Williams was
the financial hacker in exploiting Miss Mel
SEN IL is possible that Miss Nielsen VIII
go out under the management of KIaw Il
Erlanger- Ii is not expected that the pres
ent disagreement will lead to any Interior
ence with the London season arranged for
Miss Nielsen.
To those who remember when ''prettv
Virginia Harmed left her home In Boston
ten years ago-a home where social ATTAIN
ions ana advantages could be hers-to take
small parts on the stage and lay the
foundation for a dramatic career no,
Ia
builded on that foundation is little less than
wonderful True 1t is that the talent which
can in one short decade bound from debu-
tante to joint star in production mysti-
Tying in its elaborateuess is remarkable
ana one cannot resist the enthusiasm of the
charming actress when she says:
I've been on the stage ten whole years,
and I'm proud OF them"
She Is a decidedly pleasing conversation
alist. talking with freedom and ease de-
void entirely of affectation, jolly to a de-
gree. and laughingiy declaring that she be-
ieyes with Miss Terry that actors are the
only people who do not act In ordinary con-
versatiou and everyday life. and are there
fore the most interesting"
What do l think of Ophelia?' she said
IN answer TO a query. "weH. 1 can hardly
tell L adore Shakespeare. 1t is the ambi-
ton OF every actor to some day portray
Shakespearean characters. 1 should like
also 10 play Viola In Twelfth Night or
Rosalind or Beatrice. OF course 1 like his