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miifed, and vice versa; SO, after a heart
to- heart chat about the matter, they have
come to the conclusion to give in to the
playwrights and, each scintillate a star
Goodwin has done wonders in a theatri-
cal sense for Miss Elliott since their
marriage and It is probable that she to-
day has as large a personal following as
her better half.s Drring the London en-
gagement she received more critical
praise than did Mr.. Goodwin-something
nobody would have thought possible five
years ago.
In arriving at the conclusion that IL is
better for them TO separate. the Good
wins have followed the precedent set by
many other married couples in their pro
fession
A brief spell after Julia Marlowe mar
ried Robert Taber and the latter's name
appeared in the advertisements, it was
found that the public cared more for Miss
Marlowe than the man of her matrimonial
choice. and a separation soon followed
And +. H. Sothern and Virginia Harmed
concluded it would be better that each
appear as individual stars. instead OF in
the same company. as in past seasons
Apropos Of the Goodwins, they inaugu-
rated their tour In this country at Brook
Iyn Monday night in When We Were
t. oniy-One."
nc version of the Esnond play that
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romantic passion then speeds its course,
relieved by many episodes illustrative of
the free life which the islanders are sup
posed to have led in this early day. The
story moves onward merrily to its cul-
minatlon, when British warship arrives
in the ofiing in search OF More
The islanders urge More to wreck the
vessel by extinguishing the primitive
beacon light. but by Joan's Intervention
the disaster is averted. The summit OF in
terest is reached in the strongly dramatic
situation in which the aroused and tenn
pestuous fishermen are stayed in their
purpose by Joan. 1t is happily discovered
finally that the vessel brings a pardon
from the king. and the play ends, as all
love stories should end. for the comfort
and satisfaction of the reader. with the
betrothal OF the hero and the heroine
Francis Powers, until a few weeks ago
the assistant stage manager of the La
fayette Square stock company. will be q
member OF the company In The Hon.
John Grigsby," in which Frank keenan,
will make his metropolitan debut as q
star at the Manhattan Theatre, New York.
tomorrow night.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell. who has been
lionizsd by society In New York and Chi
caso as no other actress has OF late years.
will be seen at the Columbia Theatre.
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nation. and. while turning out vast
| evolved plays of a quality and finish that
| render thcm standard stage literature.
In this respect American playwrights
may justly feel proud of the creations of
their brain. There are one or two ten
dencies to which critics have offered OBJ
lection which come from immaturity, and
are bound to pass away with a clearer
knowledge of the subject.
Chief among these is the failure to
recognize the Intrinsic stage value OF
American types. and the attempt to in
crease this by exaggeration, distortion,
or even vulgarization.
THE playwrights cannot be blamed ex-
cessively because many competent actors
have condoned the fault by participating
in the same, and too often the public in
careless mood has encouraged the ten
dency by indiscriminate applause. Actors
and playwright are more or less impelled
Il give the public what it wants, and
where it seems that an exaggerated por-
traiture is highly appreciated the dis
torting process is applied without hesita-
ton.
The wealth of truly American types is
a matter OF surprise and congratulation.
What could be more picturesque than bluff
old Peter Stuyyesant. the great Dutch
Governor of the New Netherlands? What
more romantic than the grim and heroic
characters of early New England, the
pioneers OF the West. and their descen-
dants Of today, the self-made judges, the
bustling. quick witted, and often irrespon-
sible lawyers of the smaller communities.
the dignifed doctors, who have spent
lifetime in the little hamlet where they
ruled like uncrowned kings, the shrewd,
sleepless politicians of the great cities,
and the rural neighborhoods
Thirty thousand dollars a year in roy
alties is what the dramatic version of
Ben Hur" brings to Gen. Lew Wallace.
This sum is earned in less than year,
for the theatre is a plant that does not
bloom in midsummer. The story goes
that 1t took a good deal of persuasion to
get the authors consent to permit the
making of a play out of his religious ro-
nance. William Young. the dramatist,
and Kiaw Erlanger. the producers,
knew what they were about when they
rubbed away the authors scruples. Now,
in the closing years of his life-General
Wallace is past three-score years and
ten-he is made doubly famous. and his
fortune is growing like a scriptural tree.
''Bsn-Hur." as a play, is seventy-ni
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was presented to the people of the city
at the end OF the big bridge differed CON
'siderably from that formerly used by the
| co-stars. 1t will be remembered that the
! scene in when We Were Twenty One"
that was most bitterly assailed in London
and which was doubtless directly respon-
| sible for the failure of the engagement of
/ the Goodwins in the English metropolis
I showed the interior of a London supper
! club. The goings on of the members of
| this organization were such as to actually
shock English theatregoers. who had fair
| ly reveled in the Mrs. Ebbsmiths and
| the Mrs. Tanquerays and the Lady
! Windermeres of the drama.
The result was that the Britons refused
| to patronize when We Were Twenty
| One and lost no chance to ascribe the
reason to this supper club scene. Good
win had been warned before he made the
+ London venture as to the manner in which
this episode would be received. but 1t
had been passed by with hardly an ad
verse criticism in the United States, and
! the comedian argued that Londoners were
no more squeamish than the people of
| this country.
Last Monday night another act was Of
/ fered in place of this supper club one. and
| the piece is said to have been more favor
ably received than on the occasion of its
first visit to the Manhattan annex.
Henrietta Crosman tried her new play
Joan o. the Shoals at Philadelphia
Tuesday night. and from the general tenor
of the reviews of the piece the expected
success did not eventuate. Evelyn Green
leaf Sutherland's play is in it's present
form very crude and needfu of radical
reconstruction Miss Crosman was given
hearty reception but first-nighters have
habit of applauding everything, good
bad and Indifferent, especially if the
audience is as kindly disposed toward the
star as was the Philadelphia gathering to-
ward Miss Crosman.
The scene of the play is laid in the
town of Portsmouth. N. H.. and on the
Isle of Shoals, off the New Hampshire
coast Joan o. the Shoals" antedates
modern New England life to 1882, when
the inhabitants of the Shoals. with in
sular independence, were defying all out
side rule.
a fisherman's daughter, Joan, is the un-
crowned queen of this rougl realm, rul
ing the islanders by virtue oi her beauty,
her intelligence, and her sunny disposi-
tion. Vivian More, typical courtier and
dashng adventurer of the days of Charles
II, is forced by the result of duel to
leave England and finds refuge in the re-
mote isle, and. of course, is soon en-
meshed in the tolls of Joan's charms.
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tracted the attention of David Belasco.
who believed that the East Side Hebrew
impersonator possessed the requisite
qualifications for a star.
The result of a conference between the
actor and the dramatist- manager was that
Warfield astonished his friends one June
morning by announcing that the Weber &
Fields company would know him no more
that he was going to star. that Belasco
believed in him. and he had consented
to place his future in the hands Of this
very remarkable playwright.
THE Auctioneer." the piece Belasco Sc
lected for the first efforts of his new star,
gives the actor an admirable chance to
delineate the same sort OF a character
that first brought him into favorable no
tice some years ago. The comedy is the
work of Lee Arthur and Charles Klein.
and during the engagement at the Bijou
Theatre, New York. recently concluded
by the way, because May Irwin could not
be induced to remain away from New
York, THE Auctioneer" was one of the
actual successes of the season.
Warheid and "The Auctioneer" are com
ing to the Columbia Theatre next week
and Washingtonians will be permitted to
enjoy the delicate art OF this very clever
young actor for the arst time since his
engagement here tgo years ago wits the
Weber & Fields aggregation, on which
occasion the Capital was transformed into
a one-night stand by the German come
dians and their associates.
The latest OF the dramatized novels
TO come TO this city is Alice OF Old
Vincennes." the work OF the late Maurice
Thompson. with Virginia Harmed in the
title role
Miss Harmed is this year enjoying her
first experiences as d star, and. ac-
cording to reports. she is getting on
nicely. thank you, even II she is com
PEELED to play without the assistance of
her husband, E. II. Sothern. The play
is by Edward Rose, the novel tinker,
and the management ventures the asser-
tion that 1t is the very best thing Mr..
Rose has ever done in this line Miss
Harmed has a part that is very much TO
her liking, and during the metropolitan
engagement at the Garden Theatre she
scored big personal success. The pro-
duction. it is claimed is on quite an
elaborate scale.
Miss Harned's local admirers VII IA
the opportunity to witness hc. early
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| am, laughed consumedly whenever
Wilfrcd Clarke was on the stage So it
must be very funny.
Keith Cycle Whirl returns as an extra
feature. There are four riders this time
and the track incline has been increased
to 80 per cent. No one will be more well
come than AL Leech and his Three Rose
buds, fresh from the garden of girls, who
will appear in their funny farce, 'Examf-
nation Day at School," in which Mr..
Leech will introduce his own peculiar
brand of eccentric dancing. while the girls
will aid him, vocally and terpsichoreally.
The favorite in blackface Ed Latell,
the banjo playing comedian. should be
strong feature. as he Will do his ludicrous
Ching Ling Foo imitation. James ]. Nor
ton, the iocular talker; the Seven Reed
Birds. headed by Dave Reed. the we'll
known minstrel. in their latest musical
skit. Look Out for Mr.. Johnson Satsu-
ma. the wonderful Japanese juggler, and
Ada Russell. an attractive singer, will
conclude the bill.
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particular lines. supported by chorus of

The vaudeville features of the company
include Harry Hastings. whose character
work has placed him in the front rank;
Brookes Brothers. comedians; Armstrong
and Porter. presenting talking act that
is said to be far removed from the ordi-
nary; those "Spotless Girls from Spotless
Town. Cooper and Schall, dancers and
singers; the marvellous Coutures. and the
The Washington times., 1902-01-26

In "The Gay Morning Glories." which
begins a weeks engagement at the Ly-
ceum Theatre tomorrow afternoon, Man
ager Scribner has placed before the pub
lie an organization which he claims to be
SO far above the average burlesque show
that those who will have the pleasure Of
Witnessing the performance will agree
that he has produced somethink more in
the nature of musical comedy. which is SO
pleasing to the patrons Of the better class
OF theatres.
He has secured the rights to a farce
comedy, which he has rewritten and to
which there is a plot, something that is
seldom located in the first parts and
afterpieces of travelling burlesque COM
binations. He has also engaged a COM
pany of capable people. artists in their
The Washington times., 1902-01-26

this city. during Holy Week. She will
present her repertoire Of ladies with
mussed regulations. and may also intro
duce a new play during the local engage
| ment
There is no discounting the dangers at
| tending the new vaudeville sensation
called the Cycle Whirl. which occupied
the position of prime Importance at
Chase's a few weeks ago. and returns this
week with another rider. making quar-
tette of these daring wheelmen. instead
of the trio that formerly ran the chances
of crashing into each ether as they
dashed around the small bowl-shaped
| track.
The original three riders-Armstrong
brothers and Ba er-who were first seen
In the act in this ity, are laid up for re-
pairs because OF an accident. The track
that was first used had a slant Of 20 de-
| grees. but the new performers are said
| to not balk at 90-degree track. If some
of these riders do not fall off and break
their necks some of these days, it must
be admitted that the same benign Provi-
/ dence that keeps inebriates from death
must also look after the cycle whirlists.
Manager Will Bryan. of the Coliseum in
I this city. last summer heard of the cycle
whirl in England. and tried to get
number of American wheelmen to engage
with him in duplication Of the act. But
he was unable to find anyone with the
requisite amount of nerve and disregard
for life to attempt il.
Tba tbo
in the business as WE'LL" said Mr.. Bryan.
in speaking of the matter. .were the first
to refuse. because they've grown tired of
taking chances. Such things. they claimed
were for the young and inexperienced fell
lows. But they all agreed that the trick
couldn't be done. Then along came Keith
and engaged three Washington boys the
Armstrong brothers and Baker One Of
the Armstrong; had been running an ele-
vator in The Times Building. and who
would look for a vaudeville performer in
an elevator? hadn't given a thought to
any of the trio. but some outsider got
a line on them and they made the act
big go. Just my luck" quoth Mr.. Bryan,
wearily, as he figured in his mind the
profits on a season of forty weeks at $500
a week.
In discussing the works Of the native
playwrights and the increase in the num-
Der of writer's for the stage in this coun-
try. William II. Crane says:
THE rumbling growl, that We have no
American playwrights and no American
drama has subsided into sound so mild
that it might be mistaken for purr. On
the contrary. there are so many drama
lists. real and would be. that it Is said
many managers are compelled 10 employ
bodyguards to protect them from insistent
draratists. and that actors stagger under
mail of which nine-tenths consists OF
submitted manuscripts 1 speak with min
gled feelings or the matter. because, in
my stage career. have appeared in prob
ably more American roles than any active
member of the stage. and, on the other
har1, l presume that l have been the re-
cipient of at least as many proposed plays
as anyone in our profession. The growth
in this field Is astonishing. and exceed
ingly creditable to the American author.
Into this branch of literature they have
gone with the Characteristic energy of the
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Nothing but comedy. with a few min
utes' diversion in the way of thrills. viii
be contained in the programme OF polite
vaudeville at Chase's this week. Leading
all others will be Wilfred Clarke, son of
the eminent comedian. John Sleeper
Clarke, and the nephew OF Edwin Booth,
the tragic genius. He is supported by
Theo Careo, late of Augustin DAILY S
stock company; Annie Woodward. of May
Irwin's company; NJ. b. Maunde. late OF
the London Strand Theatre Company, and
Lionel Hogarth, formerly OF the James A
Herne company. I'm the Biograph" is the
name of the sketch in which Mr.. Clarke
plays the part OF Mr.. Mole. The plot con-
Germs an infant who is thrust upon the
doctor by distracted mother, and his
possession of 1t occasions many amusing
situations. 1t was originally produced In
London, and the critic Of the Morning
Leader" wrote OF It: Hardened wretch as
The Washington times., 1902-01-26

The beautiful Tortajada. who will be
heard her sing at the Bijou two months
ago as one of the most finished artistes
that has ever been seen on local vaude-
Vile stage, will this. week come to the
Bijou once more, prior to her departure
for Europe. La Belle Tortajada's singing
is one of the most important features Of
her work; she displays an extraordinary
degree OF yivacity in all that she does;
her dances are truly the very poetry OF
motion, and a more finished or artistic
disciple of Terpsichore is rarely beheld
than this beautiful. fascinating, volatile
Spanish woman, with her wonderful mag
netism.
The special Friday matinee for the la
dies, at which free boxes of bonbons are
distributed TO the feminine patrons. will
afford an excellent chance to see La Belle
Tortajada.
The remainder of the vaudeville part of
the performance at the Bijou this week
viii be given by the Takezawa Japs. six
In number; Rae and Brosche, the great
Hellman, the Fantas. and several others.
AS at present constituted, the Bijou
chorus contains more really handsome
girls than almost any chorus to be seen in
the more pretentious travelling musical
comedies, and under the stage manage
ment of Bert Leslie the company is doing
some very commendable work in the bur
lesque line.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Goodwin are-to separate
professionally only-after this season, and
each is in the future TO pursue different
the Goodwins seems to lie with the play
wrights, who absolutely refuse to turn out
pieces in which both players have equal
opportunities II Maxine Elliott has
better part than husband Goodwin he is
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great Drawee, the juggler. the last two
acts being especially engaged for this
week.
the substantial success that David War
field has in his first season. Warfield was.
up to few months ago. known chiefly by
reason of his Hebrew impersonations at
the Casino and Weber & Fields, New
York. During his career at the latter
place he displayed versatility that at
The Washington times., 1902-01-26

The Bellows stock company will under
take a mighty piece of work this week.
when it will stage Quo vadis" at the La
fayette Square, yet so accustomed have
Mr.. Bellows patrons become to his big
undertakings that they undoubtedly look
forward to the event with the assurance
that it will be staged in quite as sumptu-
Gus q manner as though it were put on
for long run instead of a single week
There is a great educational force in
such dramas as QUO Vadis.'' for the
scenes illustrate to the eve those details
of the story from which the drama was
made which 1t is impossible to fully do in
the book. In this respect the scenic ar
lists OF the Lafayette expect to outdo all
their former efforts, and when one recalls
the elaborate production of Romeo and
Juliet "A Lady of Quality" and other
big offerings Mr.. Bellows has given this
season, something very unusual may be
anticipated. Not only will the play be
staged in a magnificent manner, but in ad-
dition to the full strength of the stock
company it is said that one hundred extra
people will be employed on the stage.
Mr.. Bellows, in speaking of the produc-
tion, declared that he means to make it
the most ambitious undertaking of the
season. He says he will make the baccha-
nalian feast scene one of the most gor-
geous ever presented on a local stage. and
he has a way of keeping his word with
the public in these matters.
"Quo Vadis'' will be presented at the
usual Wednesday and Saturday matinees.
On Monday night and at the Saturday
matinee an autographed photograph Of
Katherine Clinton, of the Lafayette COM
pany will be presented to each lady pur-
chasing seat on the lower floor for
either Of these two performances.
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stellar work at the Msiszki Theatre mex.

stellar work at the National Theatre next
week. -
A communication l "a Times from f.
s. Willard. Marked .pH duplicated in
your CITY," states that the actor will
shortly have in: his lDsssEsion new play
by Stephen Phillipe, entitled David, .
This, according to hs not duplicated
notice, Mr. Willard axpeas to produce in
London next fall. SaSl
Doubtless if Londoners do not insist
that Mr.. Willard remain in their midst
the entire theatrical year-and London
ers have never yet shown a disposition
to overload the Willard treasury - the
amusement lovers of the United States
will have the pleasure of paying to see
David
SO. even if May Irwin does live up to
her threat to retire. the public has some
thing to look forward to.
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The manag cement OF the Academy of
Music promises a distinct novelty this
week in Are You a Buffalo" The dia
logue Of the piece is said to be unusually
witty and the complications unique and
convulsing. The management asserts
that no expense has been spared to make
the production of Are You a Buffalo"
one of the most elaborate and attractive
presentations of its kind.
New scenery has been provided and a
company of well-known players will in
terpret the farce. The list Of principals
includes many names that stand for much
in the world of musical farce, among
them Ada Deaves, Ethel May Courtenay,
Louise Satour, Grace Falk, Margie Te-
beau, Lillian Clayton, Marguerite Coulter,
Carrie Dunn, Kitty Hawkins, Vesta Stan
ton, Grace La Rue John T. Tierney, John
Price. Marty Moore, Peter c. Depew,
Joseph Mitchell. Mark Thompson. G. NJ.
Torrance. Swift and Huber, Harry S. Ben
nett and the Mozart Comedy Four.
1t can readily be seen that with this
aggregation of talented players and Its
tuneful music and wealth of comedy Are
You a Buffalo" bids fair to repeat the
success in Washington which has been ac-
credited TO II in other cities.
The Washington times., 1902-01-26

this city. during Holy Week. She will
present her repertoire of ladies with
mussed regulations. and may also intro
duce new play during the local engage
ment.
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The Boys Symphony Orchestra Of fifty
Juvenile musicians will be the feature de
resistance at Chases next week. The
Nawn. the best stage Irishman today.
and his excellent company; the Three
Meers Sisters. wonderful high-wire ar
fists: KeitL's new sensational cycle whirl.
Carroll Johnson. the minstrel: Hiida
Thomas and Lou Hall. and Maude McIn
tire.
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lean tour in New York next October, un-
der the direction OF Klaw 4 Erlanger.
presenting his latest success. After AL"
founded on the romantic story Of Eugene
Aram, The Cigarette Makers Romance"
dramatic version Of r. Marion Craw-
ford's novel. ard The Only Way" sug-
gssted by Dickens "a Tale of TIVE
Cities"
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T Ohm DREw's new play, "The secon,

in Command" by Captain Marshall
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-06-11

lower part of the house is on fire, but
if So
"Of course it isl he yelled as he
leaped out of bed and made frantic eff
forts to pull on his trousers. Run to
the window and shout police and fire.
BE calm, Mr.. Bowser-be calm.
Where do you think the fire caught"
Good lands. woman! Fire. Fire!
Fire. We shall be burned alive. Dash
out the glass and yell for your life!'
But we must not lose our presence
of mind
He did, however. He rushed down
stairs yelling Fire" and he rushed out
doors yelling "Police!' and it was not
until three or four bclated pedestrians
had entered the house with him that
ne calmed down. When he finally
faced Mrs. Bowser, her look was inno-
cence itself, and nothing could be more
artless than her suggestions:
The cook must have put lot Of pa
per in the kitchen range
"Y-e-s," replied Mr.. Bowser as he
glared and gritted his teeth and mental
~ resolved that he would get even ii
it took thousand years.
N. QUAD.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-06-11
Only Eleven Kinds.

speaking about the many kinds O.
climate to be found in California within
q small area" said the Philadelphia
man, II had an instance of it few
months ago. I was visiting friend OH
a fruit farm, and I went out one morn
ing where he was at work on a shed
and soon felt cold. He noticed me
shiver and asked what was the matter.
1.-The air feels winterish,' replied.
"'Oh, see. Walk over to that tree
81 walked over and found such a
rise Of temperature that 1 was mop
ping my brow inside Of five minutes.
He noticed it and said:
"T think I got stuck in buying this
place. The seller warranted sixteen
sorts Of temperature within mile Of
the house, but I can't make out only
eleven"