The Washington times., 1902-01-19

my ueDut with Mr.. FrOhman-CharleS-
and for over a year was merely an 'ex-
ira woman Even in this humble position
i was able TO learn good deal that was
of benefit to me later on. | tried the pop
ular priced houses for my second year.
and after tie usual hard knocks in this
branch of the theatrical profession
sought Joseph Humphreys, the general
stage manager of the Frohman companies.
and implored to be given a part, no mat
ter how small l said just give me a
para
He gave me few lines TO speak in
Hearts are Trumps, and when a Royal
Rival was presented in New York last
fall | was understudy for Jessie Busley,
and when Mr.. Faversham took to his tour,
got the part.
Five years of waiting, and much study
ing and hoping and fighting against all
sorts of discouragements are represented
in my little career, which l trust is Just
beginning now that I seem 10 have scored
a success in my first important part"
In the great rush for dramatized novels
Richard Harding Davis has been neglected
until very recently. Now it is announced
that one of his longest stories, Soldiers
of Fortune" has been converted into q
play and will be used to introduce Rob
ert Edeson as star in the immediate fu-
ture.
Persons who have read Soldiers OF
Fortune" will recall the story as very
improbable one, with very remarka bio
sort of hero, and if Mr. Edeson survives
his first experience with Mr. Davis in
trepid mining engineer who, with one
hand in bandage, can give James X.
Hackett points On how to conduct stage
fight with spectacular trimmings, there is
indeed hope for him.
Augustus Thomas is engaged in making
tine draniatizat:on OF Soldiers of For
tune"
Mr.. Blossoms leading lady will be Grayce
Scott of last year Lafayette Square stock
company.
Miss Scott's earliest stage experience
was il the chorus OF Palmer Coxs
Brownies" She later engaged in stock
work, and eventually came into prom
inence by reason of her acting of the
part OF EJnice in Quo VaGis." This sea
son she portrayed one OF the principal
characters in New England Folks, which
has just closed its career.
Amelia Bingham is getting ready for
her second season as a manager actress
in New York ard expects her new play.
Lady Margaret TO increase her popu-
larry with the thearegoers of Manhat-
tan
Lady Margaret is in four acts, and is
free adaptation from the French. The
making over into English was done by
Edward Rose not the American play
tinker who makes a speciality of convert
ing widely read novels into very common
place dramatic products. but the English
writer who dramatized The Prisoner of
Zenda" ana Under the Red Robe
Lady Margaret" and "Frocks and
FrillE." al present being played at Daly's
Theatre by the Daniel Frohman stock
company, are from the came source
Miss Bingham's company will include
Frank Worthing, Charles Walcot, Ferdi-
nand Gottschalk. Arnold DAILY, edward s
Abeles, Werner Charges, Mrs. Charles Wal
cot, Minnie Dupree, Annie Irish, Cora
Tanner. Madge Carr Cook, Bijou Fernan-
dez, Marian Gardiner. Teresa Maxwell,
Harriet Sawyer, and Grace Wood
The first production of Lady Margaret,
is scheduled for January 81.
Miss Angie Norton's success on the
vaudeville stage has been won without
any great struggle. From the first effort
of herself and Sydney Grant, one summer
some seven or SO years ago, shortly after
they two had been graduated from the
chorus Of a Klaw & Erlanger musical
production, until the separation of the
clever pair, they have occupied dis
tinctly enyiable position in native vaude-
vile. Each is uncommonly clever, and in
an uncommonly clever way too. There
was an air of refinement pervadiIg their
work that was lacking in most offerings
of a like character, and this quality, no
doubt, had much TO do with the success
of the young people.
The breaking up of the team" of Grant
and Norton was matter of business
purely, for they found out that the ef-
forts of both were not drawing any more
ing singly. So that now, instead cf get
ting the team as in former years,
vaudeville audiences have chance TO en-
Joy Mr.. Grant one week and Miss Norton
another.
Though the public knows Miss Norton
only singing coincidence, her tai
-eRts are by no means limited to the
stage. She is an expert with the pencil
and is an artist of considerable merit.
Her forte in this particular line is Great
ing designs for the title pages of songs.
Some of her work is distinctly notewor-
thy. She contemplates doing poster work.
and during her engagement at Chase's
last week received orders for Autographs
for two important productions of a the
atrical character that are TO be made
next season.
This poster work is extremely inter
esting" said Miss Norton one day dur
ing her spare time at Chase's, "and Just
the thing for anybody who wants TO be
individual IN his or her work. There are
all sorts of ideas that one can utilize, and
/ have a new scheme by which ] hope to
represent in poster work some Of the
drawings OF a prominent artist
It is related that one day during the
early rehearsals of Arizona" in New
York, the author OF the play. Augustus
Thomas, invited Frederick Remington, the
nj, iovia1 artist view the final