The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-28
THE PLAYER FOLK.

there are some loRg-haired littera-
teurs who are everlastingly whining that
the stage is degenerating.
The hirsute gentlemen of the coming
generation will applaud what is best in
this age. and be unable to see anything
good in their own time. Thus it is that
the endless chain of malcontents is kept
up through the ages
The cry nowadays is that CONNER
ciaiism is devastating the drama" and
this despite the fact that the productions
are far ahead of anything known in the
history Of the stage, while plays were
never before so artistically presented
When a manager, for purely artistic
reasons, will devote a good part of a
seasons profits toward making a produc-
ton of a classic drama. and when it is not
possible that the venture can pay for it
self in the number OF times seen by the
public, it would appear that We are not 50
badly of as the long haired contingent
would have it appear.
Notwithstanding the fact that Viola AL
len IS 10 be seen in Knowles old comedy.
''The Hunehback," but a few times this
spring. her managers are said to have
provided her with very handsome pro-
duction both as TO scenery, costumes. and
properties. Ordinarily manager never
goes into a production of this quality IN
less he has at least the opportunity of
seasons use OF the same. Messrs. Liebier
& Co. have made good name for them
selves IN consequence of their excellent
taste in providing suitable stage settings
for such plays as have gone forth under
their name Miss Allen has been provid-
ed with supporting company Of very
drama. She VIII appear here at the Ma
tional Theater for one night, May Is
Miss Helen Ware, OF Harry Corson
Ciarke's company, which will give 'sWhat
Happened to Jones" at the Columbia this
week. was member of Blanche Bates
organization earlier in the season. and
when illness confined Miss Bates to her
hotel, and later on sent her to hospital.
Miss Ware played Cigarette in "Under
Two Flags during the Detroit engage
ment
The papers all gave her a good deal
of praise for her Interpretation of the
heroine of Paul Potter's stage version OF
Ouida's novel.
In What Happened to Jones" Miss
Ware plays an important comedy role.
The new Iessees of the Lafayette
Square Theater. Messrs Herman and
Stair, have not yet announced the policy
Of the house under their management.
It is probable. however. that it viii play
the same line of attractions as are given
at the Auditorium Theater, Baltimore.
and the better class OF the companies
visiting the Academy of Music. this city.
There is hardly any chance that Mrs.
Fiske, Miss Crosman. OF any of the other
attractions that are known Us anti-syndi-
cate. viii be seen at the Lafayette. as
E D. Stair. who viii have charge Of the
bookings is too intimate with the mem
bers Of the syndicate forces TO favor the
avowed enemies OF the managerial com
bine
Neither is it at all probable that the
Lafayette viii be teuanted by a stock
company, as none OF the Kernan-Stair
combination have ever had anything TO
do with such organizations.
The better class OF popular priced
musical comedies, big meIodramas, and
stars who are not considered strong
enough TO be booked at the National or
Columbia will doubtless be seen at the
Lafayette next season
The Bellows stock company viii once
more play through the summer months at
Elieh's Garden, Denver.
There has been no announcement made
as TO the closing Of the local stock season,
but there is hardly any possibility that
Mr. Bellows will keep his company here
much later than he did last seson. when
the stock players departed for Denver
about the end of April.
Peter F. DALEY and Della Fox are talked
of as joint stars in new musical comedy
for next season. Daley has been play
ing in vaudeville since the failure OF his
Champagne Charley and Miss Fox has
been visiting the one nigas stands with
a company called The Little mam'seIle."
Paderewski will sail for Europe We'd
nesday. He may not return 20 this coun-
try for several years. although the season
Just closed has been the most success
fg,I he has ever enjoyed here.
Louis Mann has reconsiGe,ed his deter
minatiOn to play Snylock ana may appear
in a Hebrew play in opposition TO David
WarfielJ next season
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Alice Archer, who succeeded to the star
part in Jess of the Bar T. when Belle
Archer died. will be a co-star with George
II. Summers in a comedy called "A Hot
Scotch Major next season
Miss Archer is easily identified. but Mr..
Summers is an unknewa Thespian so far
as Washington theatergoers are con-
eerned-
Mary shaw. most capable and expe-
rienced actress. viii succeed Percy Has
we'll as the leading woman Of the stock
company at Chsse's Theater, Baltimore,
next season.
Mr.. Fawcett, Miss HaswelI's husband,
VINO viii be at the head of the stock
company next year announces that Miss
Shaw VIII confins herself to the leading
heavy parts, and that another leading
lady viii attend to the Chief comedy roles,
an excellent idea and=one that was first
introduced to washingtonians when Will
lam Morris had a stock company at the