The Washington times., 1902-01-05

his heart is really breaking. he is credite
| with scoring a tremendous artistic sue
| cess, and, too, without any unnatura
| straining for effect or any exaggeration
emotions.
The Second in Command introduce.
! Mr. Drew in military costume for the
! first time since he has been under the
| Frohman management.
The fight OF the Don Caesars was one oi
The interesting events OF the early theat-
rical season in New York James x.
Hackett in his Victor Mapes play, Don
Caesars Return" and William Fayer-
sham in "a Royal Rival" another play
in which the swashbuckling Don Caesar
is the dominant figure, contested for pop
ular favor with considerable success to
each.
Mr.. Faversham has just closed his first
engagement in Gotham as q star, and is
preparing to swoop down on the principal
cities and show his conception OF the vir-
lie and dashing Don Caesar.
Those who are familiar with Mr.. Faver-
sham's ability as an actor can easily be-
lleve that he is an almost ideal inter-
prefer of the role which has engaged the
attention of about all the actors who
have ever tried the romantic drama. The
local admirers of Mr.. Faversham will
doubtless evidence a good deal of interest
in his approaching engagement at the
National.
Minnie Ashley, the graceful little
woman who was first seen on the stage
as member of De Wolf Hopper's chorus
in lei CAPTAIN and who later scored a
distinct success in number of metropoli-
tan musical comedy productions, notably
San Toy" is still absent from the stage,
and shows nc inclination to resume her
career, which was brought to sudden
termination last season when it was an
nounced that her eyes had been affected
by the glare of the calcium.
Miss Ashley has been succeeded In "San
Toy" which, by the way, is headed for an
early engagement at the Columbia Theatre,
by Paula Edwards, who was at one time
prominent member of the Augustin Daily
musical forces, and who is reported to
have made very enviable success in the
chief feminine role In the Japanese musi-
cal piece-so great a success in point of
fact as to make Miss Ashley's detection
matter of little consequence, as "San
Toy" continues uninterruptedly on its
way.
Adele Rafter, the contralto of "The
Bostonians,'' is in her second year with
the Barnabee-M Macdonald organization, and
in addition to her admirable voice lends
much beauty to the feminine contingent
and beauty with "The Bostonians' is
something very rare.
In Maid Marian" Miss Rafter has a
most engaging role, and the ballad en-
trusted to her, Tell Me Again, Sweet
heart" is one of the gems of the piece.
1t is practically sequel to "Oh, Promise
Ne" of Robin Hood" and is responsible
for much of the success of the new Smith
De Koven opera.
Miss Rafter is the youngest contralto
appearing with any Of the prominent
musical organizations, and her future is
most promising.
The first production of ''The Toreador"
at the National Theatre last week brought
a number of the most important theatrical
personages OF the country to Washing
ton. They were all in attendance upon
the premiere, and most OF them left for
New York Tuesday morning, when THE
Toreador" was an assured success.
Among the magnates of the drama here
were Al Hayman. the financial man of the
theatrical syndicate, and lessee OF num- |
Der OF NeY York's most prominent play
houses; A. L. Erlanger, Of tho firm of |
Klaw & Erlanger, one of the greatest |
not the very greatest-just |
now connected with the amusement inter- |
ests of this country; S. F. Nixon, of the |
firm Of Nixon Zimmerman, who former
ly directed the fortunes OF the Lafayette
Square Theatre of this city and are the
promoters OF The Toreador;" ]. Fred
who has active charge Of the
and Herbert Gresham, formerly
,ne of Augustin Days chief stage lieu
enants and himself o stage producer of
much genius.
Then. too, the first production Of the
musical comedy was attended by
Harry Bissing. the electrical expert who
uperintends most Of tho big theatrical
and who Is responsible for
he electrical effects in ''BenHur." Mr..
Kissing Is a graduate Of the Johns Hop
ins class OF 1894, and since his departure
rom the Baltimore university has de-
oted his attention principally to the
ghting of stages. Dazien. the we'll
nown costumer, and Ernest Gros. the |
cenic artist, as well as Claude Hagen,
no builder OF stage outfits. were also at
10 National Theatre Monday night, In
crested spectators Of the effectiveness OF
,eir work,
Hardee Kirkland. who appeared In one
the chief roles in winchester" can
IT be blamed for his fondness for playing
war pieces. Already has Mr.. Kirkland
stinguished himself in & number Of
amas N which the boom of the cannon. I
o clatter of the cavalry, and the tread | a
marching troops share in making the ?