The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-29
THE PLAYER FOLK

TIE patrons Of the National Cheater
after tonight VIII not be annoyed by
the loud mceaPhoning Of their carriage
numbers after the performance. for Man
ger RapIey has introduced the system
OF electric light carriage calls in use
al the most important Of the metropoli-
tan playh2Uses-
There hss been no more important
parsonage in The vicinity Of the Ma
tional Thtater for q number Of years
/ than the coloreE youth with the strideu5
voice. sounding more like a foghorE
+ than anything else It has been his duty
TO shout the carriage numbers for the
( patrons Of the National. but with TO-
night his glory and importance and
noise VIII be but a memory
/ Each driver Of a carriage Will be given
one half Of a numbered ticket that looks
much like a bit OF the music used in the
mechanical piano attachments. The oc-
cupaut OF the carriage is given a piece
! OF cardboard with corresponding peTfO-
rations. After the performance the own
/ ers of the vehicles-or hirevs thereof
viii hand their bit Of pasteboard with
the innumerable punctures 20 the at
/ tendant at the entrance, and all he is
compelled to do TO summon the carriage
/ is to thrust the card into little box
and pull a lever
The connections Of all the figures OF
the sign drop down on the card, but
only those for which holes have been
provided fall through and make q cir
cult. Thus is the number of the card
/ lighted on the electric sign above the
/ canopy o'erspreading the National en-
trance. and the drivers OF the waiting
/ cquipages note The appearance of their
numbers and viii quickly and, it IS
hoped. silently drive up without the
customary noise or fuss.
The attractions at Washington thea
ters for the current week are as fol
lows:
CoIumbfa-Frank Daniels in Mis-:
/ Simplicity" the musical piece in which
/ the company appeared at the same play
7 house a year ago with so much success
Observation-Disclosures as presented by
{ the leaders Of this type of stage enter
! tainment. Primrose and ockstadeT.
/ Chase's-PoIite vaudeville, with "Phro.
So aud a number of other features.
+ Sergeant James" a new
military play by Eugene Walters.
Academy Of Nusic--The Ragget
/ Hero. a melodrama that was given here
+ last season in a good manner 10 large
audiences.
The Empire-'.The Power Of Truth. :
a drama new to Washington, but witt
j the tag OF success, attached by otl-31
cities
Kernan's-..Th Morning GIories.'
T burlesque organization.
That excellent actress. Blanche Walsh
who has been kept away from Washing
ton. and in the wild and woolly precinct
for the past three years, simply becaus,
she has been unable TO find a play esn
was deemed good enough for Eastern au
diences has finally been furnished witt
q drama that is deemed strong enough
for any locality.
Il is the work of Stanislaus STANCE. ;
weII-known writer of plays and Hbret
tos. and is called The Daughter 0
+ Hamilcar"
The fundamental theme is that Of ply
steal afinity-the eternal sexual prob
lem
The most dramatic incident Of Mr.
/ STANCES play is almost identical Wit
the great scene in Maeterlinck's .sMonnt
Wanna the performance Of which wa
prohibited by the play censor in Lon
don There is hardly doubt but tha
isIaeterIinck found his inspiration 20
Norma Wanna IN Flaubert's 'SaIamm
DO. as did Mr. STANCE, for his .Daugh
ter OF HamiIcar," the theme being 81
similar that the success ii production
OF the latter would mora tan likely pre-
! cIude that Of the former in this eoun
Try.
HaeteTlinck. however, has given hi
story a modern setting. while Mr. Stang
has retained the. original locale Of an
cient Carthage
On this account. Miss Walsb's pIa
should permit Of the greater spectacula
treatment. and Il the ideas Of The an
thor are followed by her managers. II
production viii be somewhat along III
/ elaborate lines Of Sardou's CLEOPATRA
OF Charles KeaE's production Of "Sardi
na1aIus-''
J Miss Walsh is going TO give the thea
ter patrons OF Chicago a first glimpse q
The Daughter OF Hamiicar" and Iara