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


Francis Wilson has not as yet many
chances TO gain applause with the in
eyitable topical song in The Toreador.''
He is supplied with one number that is
funny in an Englishy sort OF way. for
it should be borne in mind that across the
water the mOther-in-law joke is still do
ing business at the old stand and with
great success. In Wilson's topical song,
The Hall Of Fame" the good old mother
ln-laW and the woman who thanks the
man for giving up his seat in car-an-
other reminder OF the happy childhood
days Of Joe Miller-are dragged in.
But Wilson is permitted TO have one
verse that catches the fancy Of the audi
ence- Il has the same effect upon the
major portion Of the assemblage as the
introduction Of the Stars and Stripes in
the cheap melodrama has upon the typical
galle-yite. The verse runs like this:
lie wasn't the commander
At least so 'twould seem
But still he licked the Spaniards
And made the eagle scream:
And when the fight was over
Tie didn't fuune OF fuss.
He simply said. There's glory here
Enough for all OF US"
Tie ought TO have a tablet
In the Hall Of Fame:
There should be something there
On honor Of his name.
u he wasn't IN command.
SUIl he fought 20 beat the band
And 50 he ought 20 have
tablet IN the Hall Of Fame.
John Grieves has retired from the stage
management Of the Bijou stock burlesque
company, in order to accept a similar
position at the Trocadero, New Orleans.
Mr. Grieves has been connected with the
Bijou for several years and his departure
IS generally regretted by the patrons OF
the theatre
lie mas been a conspicuous figure in
Washington theatricals for a number Of
years, hrst as he promoter Of a comic
opera organization that occupied the stage
al hernan's Theatre and later al the head
Of the stock burlesque company at The
BuOu- Three years ago he was In full
charge or the policy Of this amusement
resort and the great popularity OF the
mouse was - great measure due 10 his
excellent judgment In selecting vaudeville
acts OF the kind that his patrons liked
His stock company included Ellie Fav who
mas since gained an international reputa-
Ton as sOubrette Of UNIQUE methods
Several other Of the "Grieves Bunch D. as
l.
called. have since attained considera bic
theatrical celebrity with irst-class organ
izltions
This year Mr.. Grieves was in charge Of
the stage work Of the present BifOu stock
company and the success Of this portion
OF the BIJou shows was principally due 10
his experience and ability
The management Of the Bijou has as
yet made no announcement as 10 the sue
II has been very generally supposed
that the dramatization OF Mary Jobpston,s
story Audrey which is being made bv
Ernest BoddingtOn. the Brooklyn dramatic
writer, for George Tyler. was for the use
OF Viola Allen who is under the manage
ment Of Mr.. Tyler, he being the active
member Of the theatrical firm Of LisbIer
& Co.
II now transpiTes that Audrey NAV he
turned over TO Eleanor Robson next wear
while Miss Allen viii content herself with
Hall Gaines dramatizatiOn Of his novel
The Eternal City"
This is the first intimation given by Mr.
Tyler that his firm intends to place Miss
Robson in the category Of stars. Wash
lngtOn theatregOers recall with q good
actress
splendid work as Bonita in Arizona - and
later in "Unleavened Bread. and Is a
member OF the Otis Skinner-M Mrs. lie
Moyne-Eleanor Robson combination pre-
senting Browning's In a Balcony ar
the National Theatre last spring. This
year Miss Robson was selected as the
leading lady with KyrIe BeIIew ia a
Gentleman cf France" and she has been
sharing the honors Of the performance
Audrey is the first novel to be secured
Tor dramatic purposes before It's nubIicg-
ton Mr.. Tyler read the story in manu-
script form and was so impressed with
It's merits that be secured the stage
rights.
Miss Johnston's earlier novel "To
Have and To Hold" met with a sad fate
last year when it was presented In stage
form and after a very brief and disas-
trous career IN New York was withdrawn.
Mrs Carter IS breaking all records in
New i,1Fr,t. with "Du Barry" The sales
for the Belasco pueie covering the five
weeks for which tickets are now on saio
amounted 10 over yZG 5000 in three DAYS.
a box Office achievement that is without
parallel in the history Of New York thea
tres.
The spectators have secured a plentiful
supply OF seats for the drama and in is
related that they are demanding from
s. 10 $50 apiece for their best holdings.
The regular charge for seats al The CrI-
teriOn Theatre where .Du Barry is be-
ing presented is 81 There was a rumcr
current when the great success OF the
play had become known that the prices
would De advanced 10 The So schedule de-
manded by Henry Irving
This Mr- BcidscO Indignantly denied and
said.
Il have always maintained that So WAS
enough 10 demand lot any perf0rmaDcr
and now that Mrs. Carter has scored this
great success she b. quite as uuwiIirg
Is ! am 10 make the public paw more no
see her. II is true that this has been
most expensive production and IL will
take at least six months of crowded
houses 10 enable me 10 get nay money
back, but considering the fact that Mrs
Carter and myself earned the money
which enabled us 20 make this outlay out
of the public.5 pocket in our productions
Of .ZaZa' and The Heart of MARYLAND
We would both rather wait a longer time
70 realize on our venture than raise the
ante. now that We have an attraction
which the public seems unusually eager
20 see. When Mr.. FrOhmau and I took
'ZaZa' abroad we did not find IL necessary
to raise the price at the Garrick Theatre
London, IN spite OF Mrs. Carter's great
success. And now that she and I are in
business for ourselves IL would be foolish
for US 20 change our policy For another
thing, Mrs. Carter never forgets that her
first and stanchest friends were the gal
lery gods and she made me promise long
before 'Du Barry was produced that no
ma Ter hGf fa
would make no changes in the prices Of
admission which would mnat r.aLariallu