Evening star., 1902-02-15

referee Monday night This official was
chosen from the audience and proved to be
six-foot marine from the barracks. AT
one point In the bout Lucas, to make the
match more realistic. rushed up to. the
| marine with protest that Jenkins was
fouling him. The big soldier Strengthened
up and said:
Get back on the mat. you duffer or I'll
knock your block off Jenkins can throw
you with his hands ted
In speaking of the matter Lucas said that
the marine looked fierce enough to eat him,
and is positive 1t would have required but
little urging for him to carry out his threat.
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All plans for the contemplated Washing
ton appearance of Miss Percy Haswell this
spring have been changed by the new
rangement just made for her stellar debut
| next season under the management of
| Henry B. Harris. in R. H. Marshalrs
| comedy, "a Royal Family" Miss Haswell
was under contract to appear the week be-
| fore Easter at Chase's Washington Thea
| ter, supported by her Baltimore stock com
pany. Each engagement at Chase's Thea
| ter, however. made daily matinees neces-
Sary, and the weeks experience Miss Has
| we'll had in December was such that she
made up her mind to avoid daily matnees
entirely hereafter. Before any definite
agreement had been made with Mr.. Chase
| to cancel the enga gements in this city the
COHlTdcl lOT HeI stellar ueDuI was sighted
| with Mr.. Harris. He Immediately stipu-
| lated that under no circumstances should
| she appear in any Washington theater at
| popular prices as such an engagement
would naturally be detrimental to q stellar
| engagement at high prices next fall. Ac
| cordinSly. the week at Chases Theater in
March has been cancelled, and Miss Has
we'll will remain In Baltimore. No spring
| engagement will be played in this city by
| her. but In the early part of next season
| Miss Haswell will appear as a full-iledged
star at the National Theater presenting "A
| Royal Family" Miss Haswells contract
| with Mr.. Harris is for five years, and she
| will be one of the early attra ctions at l..
| New York theater, the Hudson Theater.
| now building. Mr.. Harris has two other
| plays in prospect for Miss Haswel!.
| Maude Adams has none but well wishers
| and admirers in her own profession. A for
! mer business manager of the late Charles
| Hoyt who is at present in the city, tells of
| her first appearance in New York as Dora
| in "A Midnight Bell" She and Flora
Walsh, Hoyt's first wife, We're friends as
| children in California, and the former used
| her influence to get Miss Adams an engage
ment on her arrival in New York. Miss
| Adams hit in the part is a matter of pres
| ent theatrical record. She was young
! enough to have been spoiled by her
cess. but her strong common sense and
modcsty were as strikingly characteristic
especially became her devoted admirers and
on the occasion of the one hundredth per-
formance of the play. the lobby of the
theater was stacked high with flowers.
tokens of regard from the multitude of wo-
men, none Of whom she had probably met
personally.
The story Of David Warfield's rise has
been told many times. but will bear repeti-
ton. Wariield is such favorite with local
i playgoers, and his successes have come SO
strong and fast in recent years, that it is
| hard to imagine time when his famous
Hebrew specially went begging up and
down Broadway for want of a manager
| with enough confidence to give it trial.
Yet, such was the fact. Warfield asked no
one to invest money in his idea. He merely
wanted a chance to 'go on and to prove
that there was that in his Hebrew special
ty which would please the public ana score
a hit. But the managerial minds would
hear none of 1t. Even such astute judges
as Lederer and Brady ridiculed the very
suggestion of possible novelty in Hebrew
Characterization. The public might laugh
but from quite another motive than War
field imagined. He positively begged for a
chance to introduce it into one Of the
Casino pieces but all his first requests were
met with cold disfavor. He was engaged
for Lederer's production "The Century
Girl and accepted, hoping the eagerly
sought opportunity had come at last But
when the parts were given out and War
field saw he was to be only insignificant
figure, with no chance for his pet idea he
| threw down the part in disgust and left the
theater. The following season he was cast
in another Casino review 1.-The Merry
World, but again his ambition was side
tracked.
Finally the opening did come and In the
most unlooked-for manner base ball
game had been arranged between the mines
from The Merry World and "Trilby,"
tho burlesque which Richard Mansfield pro-
duced. The game was to take place at the
Polo Grounds, New York. The contestants
We're to be the actors in the two companies,
and all were to appear on the field in stage
! makeup and costume. Warfeld was one
or the Casino team, but instead Of making
up to suit his character in THE Merry
World he seized the opportunity to appear
| hat down on his ears, the uncombed red
dish whiskers and the loose walk, as if he
were about ready to fall apart.
He didn't sell hats or old clothes on this
occasion. He cracked into small pieces a
| large cake of ice. and shambling his Way
among the delighted crowd around the
bases. tried to sell bits Of it as souvenirs.
Here was his speciality brought to the
light at last! The effect was electrifvin1
Lederer heard of it and insisted on it's
going into the play. But .'The Merry
World had all but enued it's course, and
| Its run in New York.
However. Warfield was glad of even tbis
| opening. His idea proved indeed. a new
one. and the hit his little act scored we'll
repaid him for the long disappointment and
delay. '0
Again the telephone at Chase's has GOT
ten busy.
us that Chase's" came family over the
| wire to the treasurer's box Office.
Yep" calculated the dress-suited exno
| nent OF the art of ticket selling at the
same time listening with the other ear to
| buyer at the window, and keeping his
| eyes on the Office boy, "Mottsy," whose
/ faculty for disarrangement is well known
us that Chases?" again the phone plain:
lively brings forth
"Well, what Is it?'' says Herbert in re-
sponse.
What did you say? Did you say you
| are Chases?" still a third query.
Il did. What is it?" Treasurer Herhert
frowned upon another buyer at the win
dow. He looked as IL about to get q hair
Nelson on the phone.
"Oh. dear, some one cut me of before I
could hear you. Did you say you are
Chases?'
"Wait moment, Mr.. Herbert" inter-
focto6 s(Nonfral IN aoofhgnor %orn.