The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-02

cities IN which the new piece mas dlIeduE
been presented as to. create the impress
sion that the ROstOnians' new Offering is
quite as good in many points. and espe-
ciaIIy as regards the music. as Robin
Hood"
Stuart Robson is this season making a
farewell appearance in The Henrietta"
Bronson Towards brilliant comedy All
modern accessories in the way Of rich
settings have been given to the revival.
The scenery is said to be exceptionally
elaborate, and the gowns Of the feminine
members Of the Robson company are
described as unusually rich and tasteful.
Mr.. Robson has surrounded himself in
The Henrietta with three players VINO
formerly headed their own companies
They are MackIyn Arbuckle. last seen
here in The Sprightly Romance Of Mar
sac" Russ WhytII, Of Fair Virginia
fame. and Dorothy Rossn1ore, who was a
prominent figure in an emotional play
several seasons ago.
The B. F. Keith spectacular production,
introducing the Pageant Of -: Nations.
and The Venetian Flower Dance" in
which Elseeta, the toe dancer, will BE
seen. will head Manager Chase's Offering
OF polite vaudeville next week Another
important feature OF the programme will be
the CoIibri midgets. one boy and four
girls. If these mites. averaging twenty
years Of age may be properly termed boys
and girls They sing and dance, execute
military drills. and perform on the trapeze
and slack wire with much ability. The
other contributors TO the Chase pro-
gramme viii be Sydney Grant, the imper-
senator Of popular actors; Halnes and VI
docQ. in an act Of mirth and melody;
Waterbury Brothers and Teuny, musical
artists; Elseeta. and others
Manager Bellows has decided 20 revive
Romeo and Juliet" next week at the La.
fsyette Square Theatre The principal
members OF the local stock company will
be seen in the piece White Whittlesey
will play Romeo. and Lillian Lawrence
will read the lines Of Juliet Al the Sat
urday matinee. next week. large auto
graph photographs Of Mr. Whittlesey VIII
be given as souvenirs 10 each lady who
purchases a seat
Nellie McHenry viii bring her produc-
ton of Miss to the Academy Of Music
next week. Bret Harte's story has al
ways had a peculiarly strong fascination
for many patrons Of the theatre, and the
revival Of the play last season met with
so much success that IL was determined
10 continue 1t on The boards for another
year. It is said that the organization that
viii be seen with Miss McHenry IS q
Rrst-class one The usual matinees VIII
be given during the engagement
The High Rollers" viii be the attire
lion al Kernau's next week. The manage
nent promises many interesting novelties
and a chorus Of goOd-lOOking yOuEg WO-
men. several Of whom will be seen in a
series Of living pictures
At the Bijou next week Press EIdrcdge
viii relate some new stories. Leah Rus
sell will present her "Yiddish Soubrerte'
speciality, Hall and Staley will give their
twentieth century burglar sket b. and, In
addition. the Howard sisters will sing.
the SchrOdes will display acTObGtism, and
the FitzgibbOu and Mccoy trio viii pro
vide a comedy act. The regular stock
burlesque company will be seen in a new
piece, arranged by Bert Leslie
Stuart Robson is Of a peculiarly invent
i've turn Of mind. Like his old friend
Joseph jefferson. he IS always puttering
away at something. but the mysteries Of
electricity claim the greater part Of his
scientific research. and it is because Of
this that ne was recently enabled TO do
away with the prombter for one act. at
least Of The Henrietta"
Nj. Robson. il may not be generr'lr
d
when he was a page in the United States
Senate. Daniel Webster took % great IN
terest in the boy and advised him to
study the new discovery Of Morse. This
the boy did. with a good deal OF success
To was al Mr. RObsOn's home. WatJawich.
at the Highlands. NavesiHk. New York
HarbOr- that MarcOnl first conducted in
this country his experiments in wire
less telegraphy.
il is in the third act OF The Henrietta
that Bronson Howard proves himself d
master Of dramatic conception by the
scene I'm the Stockholders office Of Wat
son Flint. AS all who have seen The
Henrietta" viii remember, the various
characters of the play gather about the
stock ticker every now and then and
eagerly sea-. the narrow tape as 10 falls
from the instrument In the tail wicker
basket to learn whether the fluctuations
Of the Wall Street market mean ruin or
not 10 "DIC Nick, as Nicholas Van Al
styn is known Mr. Robson is the only
member OF the cast who does not appear
in this scene. He is supposed TO be on
the floor Of "a stock exchange but as a
matter of fact. In all the numerous years
Of The HenrietJa's' career. he has
stayed In the wings each night prompting
the players
II was in Richmond the other night that
ne hit upon the plan Of utilizing the
stock ticker and converting IL into a
prOmpter, aud this is the way he did it,
In the right entrance" he had placed
the telegraph instrument on the top OF a
tall pedestal When the curtain arose on
the third act his hand sought the instru-
ment and ne carefully watched the ac-
tresses on the stage. Then his fingers be
gan TO move rapidly, and an instant later
the tape recorded instructions 10 Mr.. Ar
buckle. Again a message was flashed 20
Miss Rossmore to speak louder MI
Whvtal was given certain instructions
and in this way Mr.. Robson was enabled
10 direct the performers as satisfactorily
as If # had been a rehearsal and he was
on the stage among his players giving
yer bal commands
..Of course. said Mr. Robson afterward
this directing the old players by electric.
I ity is not often practicable because The
( Henrietta is the only one play I know OF
I that implies a general stOCk-ticker. but il
/ this one scene. which is the most in.
I tenseIy dramatic Of the comedy-drama
I the ticker certainly came IN very handy
/ and / purpose to utilize II the rest Of tbs
season Formerly the tape used to re,
1 cord sentences as Henrietta Mining LanC
/ Company one hundred and two and Z
/ quarter Southern Pacific forty eli ght.
and New York Central one hundred any