Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-16
ADJUSTMENTS.

However disastrous 1t may be considered
for a man to win the title, in the case OF
| an actress 1t is invariably a distinct tri-
| butte to feminine graces combined with gen.
| ulne talent. To see Percy Haswell as an
| actress was the weekly ambition of many a
| fair admirer: to gee her as a star was a
| contamination devoutly to be wished. The
| announcement that she was to head COM
| pany was received in this city with unani-
nous Il told you so,' for no one who OBJ
served her work felt any doubt about there
being future for her. . That she is compe-
tent to realize the hopes of her friends and
her management was fully demonstrated
| last night in spite of the fact that she was
| more or less handicapped by the failure of
a brand-new play to materialize. "A Royal
Family although one of the most delight
| ful of comedies, lacks the element of sur
| prise for the habitual theatergoer. Yet, SO
exquistely gentle was the toucn of the lady
| who preceded her, that the bloom of novel
ty has scarce been disturbed. 1t is char
| acteristically a Percy Haswen comedy as If
| 1t had been written for her, and the audi
ence last night hailed the play as a de-
| hghtful visitor, whether it came as an old
friend or a new acquaintance. 1t is a play
of summer, and of the butterflies who sport
| in the sunshine of life There are passing
clouds and rumblcs of distant thunder, but
| the sky clears and in the end sunshine
| reignS supreme.
| A very satisfactory company supports
| Miss Haswell, Boyd Putnam as the king
| Maud Granger as the queen dowager, Frank
| IeoOeI DIS the cardinal ana Harry Burk-
| Pardt as the prince who came awooing, all
| meeting their responsibilities with conspicu-
| Gus ability
| OF course, Miss Haswell was called upon
| for few words. With characteristic mod
| esty she intimated that her manager, Henry
| harris, was entitled to much credit. Mr.
Harris, with true gallantry. rejoned,
Money can buy plays and productions, but
| gesture in Miss Haswells directon) it can
| not buy talent"
| What for few seconds threatened to be
panic was averted. A lady in the balcony
| had dragged a lighted cigarette into the
theater with her. and her smoldering gar
| ments gave the fool who is always alert to
yell fire another chance to distinguish
| himself The incident which threatened to
| be serious passed without in any way mar
| ring the performance.
|
to be sure, most strenuous and very ma
| terlal OSCILLATION. of the long-drawn-out, lin
gerng type-incited something akin to "a
riot In the skyward portion of the New Ma
tional Theater auditorium last evening. Such
demonstration, in all probability, had new
| er before been known at this dignified play
| house To be entirely accurate it was not
| so much the kiss nor the second edition of
! the same. but the Discrimination of Grace
| Belmont-'My Antoinette',-and Eugene
| Wiener-"Lord Carniesford"-in singing a
| duet to repeat the embrace once again
| that was responsihle for tho ou+brrs+ Tba
| latter was of such n nrononnoed ana ,ioorN
| Gus character that if disconnected NOT onIv
| those on the stage but tho orcheStra &c waii
| and for fully five minutes caused an emhar
RAISING suspension of the performance
| Manager Raniav bastanad frot,, ~ 80
floor with the annarent intantinn Of adont-
ing heroic measures n secnre o VI auI hmt
| the evening was nartialv saved hv 1osal
mime Hall VIE ataiaa 'aseu w oosez
nroved eolaI 70 the ra,, NJ 1 aau
took tho cantar Of ~ t mI' !. .a
| orchastr, 49, ~ "a. az iiiioi iiieu lne
parseSa,a "ae " ~ anu began singing:
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10 ann1o,1d enie euniuiL 10 iisIen ana Iheh
oI., app. a. app eeiilitei!. MISS nan Is
iii vi so,s anu eLtileiy pleaslhs,
WIZ d siisilis anu uanclhs quartet, mace
| " VI r.lcnd[u 1oodall' Harry snort, Joseph
Ia anu George 1eonan MADE distinct
,ti.,d5 ne snow on the Wh1ie IS by no mea ms
| entftleo 10 rank as worthy specimen OF its
| class.
| -
Lar "A III L OPERA HOtSE.-The
l IKE 5heater company opened its season
yesterday afternoon ana night at the La
| 1ayette Iheater. appearing in Hall Gaines
| play, Inc Christian. Last nights audi
ence crowded the theater and enthusiastic
| applause greeted the efforts of the per-
FORMERS whenever the strong scenes of the
| piece were given effective Interpretation.
| This is the third time that The Christian
| mas been seen in Washington, and the Pike
| company stands comparison remarkably
| well. The scenery carried is ample and
| artistically correct.
1t is seldom that leading mans hand
| some race prevents complete success, but
! that sincerity SO necessary to the charac-
| ter OF John Storm. Robust life was too
| strongly stamped on Douglas face to help
| along the IMAGINATION IN depicting the
| trials or the struggling priest Outside of
| thls httle point Mr. Douglas work was
laost Pieaslns' anu III the dramatic cilmaxes
| carried ms audience win MIN through ar
| lStic [eauiils OIL me INES.
| pul uioiy uaytG Was .he req character
al me IidS nv, NV, ouSn II 1Ie SplSiulo aCtlhs OF
No Ill iit 80 leau.s Iauy mas lhe cor
&c S ~ iit ouos aiit st1ii II So necessary
" 90 nut Tue - us Idea " tne auLnoI
ti,;a faaiino MI - IN Iel iies win
~ .to,,a ~ 4hro- - ~ -, . i oi
haen Ibid hrt 70 ine hor I,.ri it' it
&C criterinn r. is safe ~ So, 10, ~ sha
annIa,Isa co itharaiIr heS+on,a5 80 49,
iist recoeni+ion Of true talent ''0 '
The mart Of Mrs. C,alAnder as n1aved h..
Eraiia Me1ri11a was rnnst enio,inhia "a
his sterIine, actress wbo is eraa4 "a 80
ire in Washinpton WIS oiT1en a ooraia1
areetinp paula CoeheI as polly To-
also deserves snacial mention -
Among the male s1Innort ThurIovy I2erea,,
as Horotio Drake gave an earnest chaSar
terization. and his convincing WORK stann-
ed him as an actor of the first class
George Farren in the role of Lord Robert
on, hot he