Evening star., 1902-08-09

houses at every performance have demon
strated that even in August there are peo-
PIE who hunger for the class of amusement
that can only be obtained within the walls
If a play house.
Monday the Academy of Music will throw
open its doors for the season of 1923, and
The large clientele which that house has
acquired will undoubtedly testify it's satis-
faction by filling the auditorium. The
Academy opens under a new resident man.
aser, who is practically a Washingtonian,
aHd who it is believed, will at once estab-
h~h friendly relations with the patrons of
that place of amusement.
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Miss Annie Irish, the beautiful actress
vino will jointly star with J. E. Dodson
next season in a new play. opening at the
BijoU Theater In New York October ), came
to America with the Kendals in September
1893. to play the Juvenile role of Ellean In
The Second Mrs. Tanqueray." Prior to
this she had received a wide schooling in
the English provinces. had played a sea-
son of comedy at the Vaudeville Theater in.
London, and was selected by Pinero tof
play Mirnie Gilfillan in Sweet Lavender'f
at Terrys Theater. A season at the Ly-
ceum with Sir Henry Irving and Miss Terry
where she played all the parts second to
the latter, and a season in light comedy
with Charles Hawtrey at the Comedy
'rheater had also given her a very valua-
bic experience. Miss Irish's beauty and
talent attracted immediate attention In
New York, and on the departure of the
Keudals she was induced to remain in this
country. In 1894 she created the leading
wOmaH's role in Tine District Attorney"
in New York. then played a season with
both the Lyceum and Empire Theater stock
COMPARES and followed these engagements
by creating Marion in Tess of the d Ur-
beryilleS'' at the Fifth Avenue Theater.
She impersonated the Widow with ". H.
crane in "A Virginia Courtship.'' played a
season with John Drew and the leading
role In Because She Loved Him So with
Mr. Dodson. Then followed two seasons
in The Climbers.% She also appeared as
Nerissa with N c. Goodwin and Maxine
Elliott in the all-star cast production of
The Merchant of Venice"
Miss Marie Drofnah who has been en-
gagged to play Katherine in."The Tanning Of
the Shrew'' and Beatrice in Much Ado
Nbout Nothing" with Mr.. Charles B. Han
ford the coming season, made her debut on
the stage as Jenny Northcote in Gilbert's
"Sweethearts." Soon after she Joined
Steele Mackaye's Money Mad company,
playing the ingenue role of Gurtha Graham.
Later on she made a decided hit as Maria
-i NNLLlh ~Nletlt' dlII LllClA Was seen III
The Man Without a Country" and Olaf"
The latter play was produced and enjoyed
"a run at NibIo's Garden, New York She
was the Sarah Sykes in the alI-star cast of
"-RJsedaIe.''
During the Shakespearean festival held at
he Park Theate Philadelphia. by Charles
r. Hauford and Joseph Haworth in the fall
Il lS9S Miss Drofnah played Julie de Morte-
mar in "Richelieu.' Portia in "The Mer-
char< OF Venice" OpheIia in Hamlet"
Desdsmora in "OthellO." Virginia in 'Vir-
giniUs'' and Portia in Julius Caesar" Her
splendid work in these important roles was
the subject Of many favorable criticisms.
She was two seasons with the late Thomas
W ktene and one with the James kidder-
HanfOrd company. Last season she played
Katherine a portion Of the season and her
success in that role prompted the manage
ment tn offer her the position of leading
l'dy to Mr. Hanford for the coming season.
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Lee Arthur, the young playwright, who is
collaborating with Mark Twain in making
the dramatic version of ''Huckleberry
Finn" spent part of the summer at On
set. Mass. Klaw & Erlanger requested him
20 be in New York July II. He did not ap-
pear until the 18th. and made the following
excuse: Il intended to leave Onset on Sun
day. but there was accident in the
power house Of the trolley and, as there
were no cars running. 1 could not get to
Onset Junction. Next day 1 boarded an
electric car. with fifteen minutes to arrive
at Onset Junction. When about a block
from the hotel We came upon two drunken
men who were fighting. We were delayed
fifteen minutes. and l arrived at the depot
Just as the train pulled out
This incident was listened to with due
credulity, and the remark was made: "The
drunken men were fighting on the track all
this timer'
oh no." replied Arthur "You see. the
motOrman was the town constable and he
called on the conductor to assist In making
the arrest. We had to wait while the mai
rsty of the law was being upheld. breaking
ia ourselves in another way with less com
notion.
The story of The Rogers Brothers in
Harvard" the new vaudeville farce in
which the Rogers Brothers will appear the
coming season is said to be the most hu-
morous John ]. McNally has yet written
for these comic entertainers.
The foundation of the idea on which Mr..
McNally has erected his structure of COM
icalities is the passing off of two German
walters, played by the Rogers Brothers.
for Harvard professors. by two young men
supposed to be at college, but who have
never attended, deCeiying their uncleS. who
their guardians. The return of the
UnClcs from Europe makes it necessary for
them 10 cloak their pretensions, and
part or tnelr Scheme they introduce the
German walters their Instructors.
Those familiar with the stage methods of
the Rogers Brothers and Mr.. McNally's
airoitness in originating humorous compi
cations can ina gine the funny situations
and amusing mistakes of the Germans.
There is a sub-plOt Of more than usual
Importance in stage creations of this kind,
which involves the guardians and two fash
iunable dressmakers who have become in
volVed in New York in complications with
the customs laws. Those who have seen
the new piece in rehearsal are unanimous
In the opinion that The Rogers Brothers
In Harvard Will excel In the briiliancy of
its costuming and in the effective pictorial
manner in which its great chorus OF young
women VIII be handled any of the previous
remarkable successes associated with the
names Of the Rogers Brothers and Klaw
K Erlanger. The scenery will be especially
pretentious and the specially features viii
be even more numerous and novel than in
the past.
Mr.. Charles b. Hanford, in a recent con-
versaIion, spoke as follows of the value of
applause:
ITS a great mistake to suppose the ex-
cellence of a performance depends upon
the manager. the author and the actors
ON the contrary. the audience has quite as
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