The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-18


an actress OF much
miriam Lawrence talent, and viii be
remembered as the Carmenita Of "A
Runaway Girl. e" when that popular must
cal comedy played in Washington year
or two ago The Toreador' will open
in Philadelphia on September q, for an
engagement of five weeks. after which
il will come TO Washington and play al
the National Theater for a week. Fran
els Wilson still heads the cast. and
Christie Macdonald, Joseph Coyne and
William Br0derick retain their roles OF
last season.
a. H. ChamberIyn, who produced and
controls the extravaganza, The Defen-
der" which viii be presented at the Ma
tional Theater next week. before coming
10 this country three years ago. was
identified with several theatrical ven
lures in England and at one time was
manager Of the Shaftesbury Theater in
London. His first venture in the United
States was the organization Of syn
dictate for the purchase OF the New York
TheaJef-
Mr.. ChamberIyn is a fnancier OF abiI-
( iJy, and OF the sum OF $500, 900 necessary
I for The contamination Of the deal. had
.
/ ped in, and by the payment of 81 coo ,0Ua
/ gained possession of the theateT. de-
spite the fact that the Chamberiyn in
/ terest held an option on the property.
/ From New York CbambeTlyn trans
! ferred his attention 10 Boston. taking
/ lease Of the Columbia TheateT OF that
( city, making several notable musical
/ productions.
The Cadet Girl musical comedy
/ with Dan Daily, Adele Richie. Christie
. Mcdonald. Joseph Miron. Toby Claude
/ George Schiller. ". ?. Carleton, and
many others. was brought out at the
! Herald Square Theater under the Cham
/ berIyn management, and enjoyed a run
in New York. and later was successful
in Philadelphia Boston, and other
cities
Another New York success was scored
1 by My Lady" Barnett extravaganza,
which ran al the Victoria TheateT for
I sixteen weeks. After short period Of
financial reveTses. 1Ir. ChamberIyn pro-
duced the English musical extTayagan-
"a at the Park Theater. and from that
tine his business affairs have been in a
most prosperous edition
The Defender" after three weeks Of
good business at the Columbia Theater
IL Boston was transferred to the Her
aid Square Theater in New York, where
It played last summer
About five weeks ago Mr. Chamberlyn
was taken i'll with blood poisoning ana
at present Is in the German Hospital
/ New York. in a very serious condition,
but as he is possessed of Q strong con
scitution. II is thought that his chances
Of recovery. are more than good. His
Illness caused the postponement Of the
production CT the French musical com
~
opened the season Of Hammerstein's
! Not all actresses who lose their dia-
monds have tho satisfaction OF being re-
imbursed-
As a matter of fact. all the actresses
jewels that are lost only disappear when
q brain-wearied press agent casts about
4 Tor something 10 print concerning his
star. But every once in a while d lady
OF the footIights does actually happen to
suffer loss of iewel-y.
Josephine Hail. the featured" mem
Der of the My AnJiOnette" company,
just now playing at the National The
alter. was poorer by some FIVE or six
thousand dollars worth OF jewelry when
she arrived in Washington two years
ago than when her baggage was deposit
ed with a railroad company at Jersey
City six hours before.
Miss Hall was on her way 20 this city
with The Girl from Maxim 8" company.
She Eas practically the star OF the
FrOhmsn Company, { I'd when she got
here and her trunk with the diamonds
tarriyeth not, she Immediately pro-
claimed the fact that somebody with
Interior motives OF else a very. ~areless
railroad employee was responsible for tie
loss OF the sparklers-
OF. course the Frohman press agent
sent the story broadcast, but not much
attention was paid 10 il, for the day OF
the public getting unduly excited over
such q matter is past.
But. as has been said. Miss Hall did
lose her diamcnGs, or rather the rail-
road lost them for her, so she forthwith
sent in a claim for the worth Of the
brilliant bauDIes-
There is about as much trouble and
red tape about recovering a claim OF
this kind as there is IN getting q civil
answer from Z naughty gateman, but
Miss Hall ans her husband. Mr.. Alfred
A Aa-ons. were persistent. and after
over Two years Of litigation the claim
vas satisfactorily adjusted only a few
weeks ago
So. in the light of the fact that Mis-
Hall received real money and not the
sort If stage currency the Tres sUry
people are calling in, 1t must be record
ed that here, for once, is story Of an
actress losing her diamonds that has all
the earmarks Of veracit--
Miss Percy Hasweu did very undig-
zi6ed thing in the lobby of ne Columbia
Theater last night, when one considers
har she is now star, and a very