Evening star., 1902-01-04

| take out of a basket a number of live
cobras. As may be inferred, the alleged
snakes are properties" and used
very effectively by Amina. In Baltimore
last week, however, the property man,
whose duty 1t was to place the make-
believe snakes in the basket, either forgot
1t. or by mistake a short coil of rope was
! introduced, and when this snake was taken
from the basket the CONSERVATION of Amina
was most apparent, and the audience
shouted with laughter. Try as she might,
she could not convince even the most imag-
NATIVE that the ropes end was the deadly
cobra.
X X *
The revival of 1.-The Henrietta means
much to the dramatic world as this sea-
son will mark the close of the plays ca
| reer. During the period it was played by
Mr.. Robson 1t netted him and it's author,
Bronson Howard, over s., 2,500,060 and it is
as popular today as when first produced.
All of the characters are skiilfully depict
| ed, but standing unique among them is that
OF BERTHE Who is there among playgoers
| who does not recall or has not heard quoted
these phrases:
Every feiiah at the club thinks the
other fellah is devil OF a feIlah but he
| isn't" and Bertie's confession Of faith to
| Agnes. his sweetheart: II say those little
prayers my mothah taught me every morn
! ing-just before go to bed
| There is familiar story in New York of
| quiet supper at the Players Club one
night with Joseph jefferson and Mr.. Rob-
| ale
| Stuart" said jefferson, suddenly, ct be-
| lieve I'd rather live in the memory of those
we must leave behind as BERTHE, the
! Lamb, than as RIP Van Winkle.'"
"Ah, no, joe answered Mr.. Robson, lift
| ing stone mug on high. Let me give
| you toast. Here's to your health and
all your family; may they live long and
There We're tears in Jeffersons eyes as
| he drank. but then he, lifting his mug,
| said, softly:
| "And here's to us fellahs at the club,
! BERTHE "
/ And then they clasped hands, these two
| veterans of the stage-the two greatest
| comedians America has known since the
days of Burton and Owens.
The pleasure of witnessing Mrs. Fiska n
| THE Unwelcome Mrs. Hatch will possibly
| be denied Washington this season. Her
husband and manager, Mr.. Harrison Gray
Fiske, had relied upon obtaining week at
| Chase's in the spring Correspondence
passed between them, and finally Mr.. Fiske
settled upon the week beginning April 70.
Mr.. Chase has now, however determined
| not to interrupt polite vaudeville again ex-
cept for the Percy Haswell engagement
/ Holy week, the contract for which was
! made last summer. He states that his pa
| irons have so emphatically declared in ia
yor of vaudeville that he dare not any
more fly in the face of their desire. al
though personally he would like to see Mrs.
| F1ske in her new role at Chase's.
| An interesting announcement was made
| during the week Of the contemplated pro-
duction next season of new play by Hal
ID
| Old Cross Roads" and "The Night Before
Christmas" The new play will be brought
out under the management of Clint G.
Ford, who plays the darky servant in ''Wn-
| Chester" This will not mark Mr.. Ford's
| initial appearance as producer, as he has
had a long and varied experience in ham
ding productions, but it is understood that
| his forthcoming venture will be of far
| more ambitious character than any of his
! previous undertakings The material for
| the play, which will be entitled cat the
| Gates of Justice" has been furnished the
! author In the familiar poem of Will Garlic
| ton, Over the Hills to the Poorhouse" and
| lts sequel lines, over the Hills from the
Foorhouse The main story as told by the
| poet will be utilized as a background. and
! many novel features In the way of mechan-
| 1cal devices will be employed. No expense
VIII be spared that the new production may
| not only equal but surpass all former eff
| forts of the author. No engagements have
been made as yet except that of the lead
| ing woman, Lillian Kingsbury, for whom
| the chief feminine role is being written.
! Miss Kingsbury has played important roles
with several of the Liebler productions, and
| Is accredited with distinct hit last season
| as Poppaea In the Whitney company's pres
! entation of "Quo Yadis?' She Is a stately
blonde, with an easy, graceful carriage, a
well-modulated voice and thorough
| knowledge of her art. In "At the Gates of
| Justice Miss Kingsbury will be equipped
| with role in every way suited TO her ner-
sonality and dramatic methods, and # is
believed that play and star will be among
| the distinct successes Of next season