The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-15
THE PLAYER FOLK.

THE PLAYER FOLK.
There viii be a n.mber of promine1H
theatrical pe-sonages at the Columbia
Theate~ tonight to witness Miss Percy
HasweITs initial attempt to follow annie
Russell in the chief role in "A ROYAL
Family" which viii incidentally be Miss
HaswelI-s first appearance as q star
she has appeared before local audi
ences ia a variety Of capacities hereto
tgre-as member of ". Il. Crane $
company. with 0s;s Skinner as the lead
ing lady of that excellent actor ln
Prince Otto" and later as the leading
lady of the Columbia and Lafayette
Square stock companies.
There Is such a large sal9 of seats Tor
IOuiEhLs performance of "A Royal
Family that it is certain Miss Hasweil
VIII be given q royal send-on by her
legion Of local admirers.
The stage Of the Lafayette Square
Theater has been well occupied during
the past two or three weeks.
There have been three different the
aJricaI organizations getting ready to
Inaugurate their seasons at this the
ater-Jhe Andrew Robson Richard Car
evI' organization. thu Pike stock com
pany. whose pr0ductio1 Of The Chris
tan today VIII be the hrst appearance
Of the band Of players this year, ana
Eugene Biair's company. which IS
actively reheaTsinE -ZaZa.'
This piece has been secured from Mr.
Belasco for Miss Blair's use this sea
son. and viii have its first pro-
ductioa al the Lafayette week from
this afternoon
Manager q. z. Wegefarth of the En-
pire Theacer. this city. is branching out
in the theatrical world His latest ven
Jure is a stock company. located at the
Grand Opera House Philadelphia, which
for the past three years or 50 has been
given over TO vaudeville and comic light
of fhe popular priced variety. under the
mauagement of the brothers Hashim
VINO at one time presented vaudeville
shows at the Academy OF Music here,
but which effort was abandoned after
three months OF very discOuraging bust
ness.
The company Mr. Wegefarth has Sc
cured for his Philadelphia house in
cludes such welI-known players as
dauda OdeH. who played Merce les in
James O-NeiIIs production Of Monte
CristO'' here several years ago with q
great deal Of success Isa bel EvesSOu, q
decidedly handsome and talented woman;
Jeuries Lewis. famed for her artistic
characterize iOns. Lorraine DreuX. who
has absented herself from the fOOtHghts
during the past few years but who was.
not so very long ago one OF the most
promising Of iugeGUes. Harrison J.
Wolfe VINO has been al the ho.5 Of sew
H. FrT
Brutus Booth, q good young actor. and
q number OF other players wly. while
+ perhaps not 50 well known to the gen
eEaI public enjoy frsL-class regulations
in The skov- world.
The first production viii be "The Great
RUDY" The opening takes 7Iace to-
night
William Norris writes from London
Ito The Times in a very enthusiastic
|mauner. concerning The Country Girl, 80
the English musical comedy that viii
+ be produced at Days Theater by Man
ageT Dun. representing tie Daily estate,
early next month
Nj Norris, remembered here very well
Tor his work as Piuchas the poet N
The Children OF the Ghetto" Adonis in
Z Viola Aliens production OF In the Pal
ace Of the King. and more recently for
/ his admirable work as the hunchback in
OTIS SkiIuer's Francesca da Rimini 90
was sent TO London by Manager Duff TO
look over The Country Girl g." not. how
/ ever, with q view to giving q duplicate
/ performance in New Yori, but in the
hope that his ingenuity hight evolve
some new features FOR the piece when it
is brought across the water
SIR Norris believes that several
/ changes he has IN mind viii improve the
piece from an American point OF view,
and. IN consequence. New Workers viii
Country Girl" that has been attracting
the attention of all London TO Days
Theater for the past season.
Besides Mt. Norris The Country Girl"
company viii include Minnie Ashley,
Grace Freeman. Hallen Mostyn. Melville
I Stewart. AdiGe Bowler, IsobeI belmont,
and Susie KeIleheT.
Minnie Madden Fiske-or Mrs. Fiske,
as shs prefers 10 be know. to the public
luow-has engaged Harry Woodruff as
T her leading man for the present season.
/ The last time Mr. Woodruff appeared
. before a Washington audience he was
with Frank Daniels company in Miss
+ Simplicity" and his efforts to sing q
( coon song we're IgdicTOus-
Perhaps in the forthcoming Mrs. Fiske
fpIav Mr. woodruff VIII not be called
upon TO MARBLE and with the aid Of his
/ perfectly lovely wavy blond hair may
/ even score as much Of q success as ne