The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-10-03

OF Busy Ivy" and from all accounts,
Mr., Stairs good judgment has not been
misplaced
IN Busy Izzy' Mr. Sydney gives ut
| terance to the following:
"A fool and his money are hard to
! I'd"
Never put of until tomorrow what
someone will do for you today"
It's an Ill wind that dies before it
gets up"
one swallow doesn't make spring
hat"
Uneasy lies the head that needs 4
haircut
Frank J. Wilstach. the business man
eger Of the Viola Alien company, and
Asw Dockstaders tRe minstrel man. were
last night IN search of a particular dish
which Mr.. WiIstach had been praising
to his minstrel friend.
Their hunt took them to the restaur-
ant OF one Of Washington's prominent
hotels, and the pair opined it would be
good idea TO patronfze the rath-
skelIer. Instead, they wandered into
the room given over to the gentle
men who term themselves tonsoriaI
artists"
Mr.. Dockstader walked into the room
first, and Immediately after he entered,
the youth who polisheg the shoes Of the
patrons called out. Shine"
Dockstader looked at his friend VIII
stach in amazement, and said. y wonder
# he means me; but perhaps he has
seen Adelaide Thurston in Cory Cor
ners-'"
Pietro Mascagni, the Italian composer,
viii arrive in this country tomorrow, and
Mittenhan brothers, who viii direct his
tour, have arranged to meet him at
Quarantine.
The Mascagni Society Of New York,
viii go down the bay to welcome the
celebrated composer.
There seems to be something of a mis-
understanding between George Tyler. the
head of the theatrical firm of LiebIer &
Co, the managers Of The Eternal City,"
and the Messrs MittenthaI. Mr.. Tyler
insists that Signor Mascagni will be
present at the first performance Of The
Eternal City" Monday night. while the
aiittenthaI brothers are equally as posi-
tive that he will not.
Inasmucb as Mascagni is the composer
Of the Incidental music Of Miss Viola
Aliens new play, the chances are that
Mr. Tyler viii be successful in having
the famous Italian composer at The Ma
tional Theater Monday night.
Charles Frohman seems determined
not TO profit by past experience in Of
fering New York's theatergoIng popu-
Iation French farces. Mr. Frohman has
not had a successful play of this type
for several seasons, yet he persists in
presenting them with regularity that
Is marvellous, when one considers that
the public shows such strong tendency
to remain away from the theaters in
which these salacious entertainments
are given
Mr. Frohmau endeavored to introduce
Jameson Lee Finney and a good com
pay IL AlC view NACfFAA EeAA - IL LLlS
season. but the clown in this instance
was not nearly so amusing as the funny
man OF the circus, and the piece was
speedily withdrawn
Tuesday night, Mr.. Frohman present
ed''-Mr. Frohman always presents
practically the same company in another
Frenchy affair. termed The Two
Schools and It proved to be about as
wearisome and unSnteresting as its i'm
mediate predecessor.
William Winter. the able critic Of the
New York Tribune, and perhaps the
most sane of Gotham's dramatic review
ers, attacked the performance with IN
common vigor on the morning following
the premiere Mr. Winter stands for the
best in dramatic art for the scourging
OF the native stage Of this French nastt.
ness in which Mr. Frohman so evidently
and among other things, said OF
The Two Schools"
a Iaborious effort is made. indeed, 1