The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-15

ia IN Tie te-e OF the imp IN " :. Good
wins production Of When We Were
Twenty-One' two years ago.
Laura Nelson Hall severed her profes-
sionaI relations with the st Ann
company after last Saturday nights per
. Torrance at Baltimore and has returned
20 New York, where two MANAGERS are
actively bidding for her services.
st. Ann failed TO prove a financial
success in Washington and Baltimore.
and, instead OF playing the Philadelphia
engagement this week, as was the or
igiual intention. the tour has been
switched and the piece will be sent
through Pennsylvania where the strikes
come from beginning tonight, when he
good people OF Allentown viii have 2
chance TO see Mr.. Armstrong; dramatic
composition.
Grace Belmont. who was q member of
the stock musical comedy company at
the Columbia Theater two seasons AGO
VIII be one OF the important NV An
toinette people at the National Thea
ter tonight.
Miss BeImont's climb up the theatri-
cal ladder might very trutbfullv be de-
scribed as q rush
Tt was only three seasons ago when
she was a bard-working. merry. merry
maiden. who tripped gayly on in the
opening chorus and Joined her comDau-
ions IT telling in song Of the ap-
p-0aching marriage Of the village queen.
Then came a small 2art-it was a wee
little bit of thing-in The Girl From
Up There" with Edna May as the cold
storage heroine Last year Miss Bel
mont came here soon after her local
stock enga cement. IN an important role
III Miss Simplicity" and now here she
is in all the glory Of prima dOnnadOm.
with he best dressing room at her com
mand. the limelight chasing her around
the stage, and the other innumerabIe
favors that fall to he lady who sings
love songs with the tenor II these light
musical affairs.
There's 10 oe really truly English
lord in Charles Frohman's production
OF There's Many Slip" at the Gar
rick Theater tonight
His name is James Erskine. alias the
! Earl of RossIyn, and he has taken to
/ The stage because his ready cash is
gone and what other property is left
( IS tied up by the English usurers.
Lord ROssiyn has already earned a
. y
/ in Africa, and his friends say he is
something Of an actor, too.
Above ali. he's very amidble sort OF
yOung man. who doesn't regard his hav-
/ ing to work IN the nature Of a calamity.
Tut. on the contrary, is very Thankful.
/ for the opport unity to earn his living
which Manager Frohman has given him.
E H. Sotherp will. in the spring. put
away that splendid play Of Justin Hunt
I ley Mccarthy. IF I We're King" and
VIII send his elaborate production OF
Hamlet" TO the storage people and
! play Romeo
/ This announcement from the S0thern
+ mana cement Is expected to create a
hutter in the heart Of the matinee girl,
and il doubtless Will
The attractions at the Washington
theaters this week are as follows:
/ Nationality Antoinette, a musical
/ comedy that has been very successful
[ n Boston and Philadelphia.
/ Cclumbia-A.iss Percy Hasweu in "A
Royal Family a very delightful piece
seen here two seasons ago. with Miss
Annie Russell IN the part Miss HasweH
viii play.
Empire" Shooting the SchUtes," a
/ :arcc-comcdy. with plenty Of music
comedy, ard action
1 Chase VAUDEVILLE. with the japanese
/ magician. Ten Ichi. as the chief feature
Lafayette-'The Christian" in the
hands Of the Pike stock company.
Academy of Music-LOttie Williams
SaItar in only q ShCD Girl" a sort Of
+ Laura Jean Li6bey stage story, check
/ full OF heart interest and prosecutions
OF the heroine
The LyceUm-The Merry Maideus. a
. btrIesQue company