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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-25
Empire Stock Company Re-engaged.
An Ingenue Who Is Young.

Miss Leila Mcintyre, who impersOnates
the character of Beauty, in The Sleep
ing Beauty and the Beast" has been be-
fore the public for fifteen years. her
first appearance having been made in a
non professional way, when she was four
years old She played Little Buttercu2
IN III NJ s. Pinafore" when she wss
ten years old, and felt herself quite a
professional when she played Bettina in
The Mascot, as a member Of James
R. Waits Juvenile opera company.
Miss McIntyre's full name is Leila
D'Avignon Mcintyre. and she was born
a. Au Sable Forks, \. Y. and was edu-
Gated at Bennington, Vt. The last Ave
years Miss Mcintyre has devoted TO
vaudeville. and some people have gained
the idea that her former professional
partner, Harry Linton, was her hus-
band. Miss Mcintyre is not married,
but Mr.. Linton was a short time ago.
Mr.. Linton is the young man Who
wrote ''Pansy." which Miss Mcintyre
sings in the first act Of The Sleeping
Beauty and the Beast" The suffering
song which Miss Mcintyre sings so de-
lIciously is an old English song which
the artistic American has successfully
revived. It is called '-StammeTiug Daisy
Thorne." Many have asked the name OF
the author OF the little doll song sung
fl the third act. and it is Of interest to
state that it is entitled When by Little
Dolly Died. " and was written by Albert
II. Fitz It was he who also write Won't
You Come to Ny Tea Party2"
The role Of Beauty in The Sleeping
Beauty and the Beast" is the first sing
ing part Miss Mcintyre has essayed since
she entered the ranks OF the musical
extravaganza. and while she hopes %
appear in more important roles in the
future. under the present management.
she is content at present to appear as
the dainty little tngenue who delights
both sexes in The Sleeping Beauty and
the Beast"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-25
Mrs. Langtry In Her Own Play

Mrs LangtFy will appear during he
week Of February Is at the Columbia
ThsateT She will present The Cross
Ways" written by herself and her lead
ing man. J. Hartley Manners. Just be-
fore leaving England, Mrs. Lanstry gave
a special performance Of The Cross
Ways" at her ow 1theateT. the Imperial,
before the King and queen and the select
audience Of the nobility. At the end Of
the third act Mrs LangtTy was sum-
moned TO the royal box and cOmpli-
mented for her acting and her share in
the authorship OF the piece The Cross
Ways" tells the story Of q duchess who
marries a man much older than herself
His jealousy and her plan OF curing and
Furnishing him lead to various entangIe-
ments which are Strengthened out in
the end. Mrs. Langtry viii be supported
By her London company.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-25
Past and Future.

The sIeaDing Beauty and the Beast
came and saw and conquered Washing
ton as completely as it conquered Lon
don. Monday night there was much in
rerest. some expectancy and unlimited
curiosity manifest in the audience Blu
from that day on. those qualities Of at
tirl,de we're all superseded by confidence
ana expectancy based on the report Of
observation-disclosures who had seen the pan
torIne.~ and knew wherein IL was good
The second week OF the engagement
seems certain TO surDass the first in at
tendance. interest, and general satisfac-
ton. and when il is remembered that the
caractty Ct the National has been near
r. exhausted for each of The past eight
performances. this prospect VIII seem
especially notable.
The Columbia has held the patronage
Of those who particularly enjoy good
comedy and the number Of such per-
sons in Washington vas large enough 10
FIJI the tbeater comfortably all week
Are You a Mason" survives under
the dfscTedt Of an extremely bad naHe
bestowed upon Il when given its first
American presentation in New York IT,
WIS -hoa voted vicious and immoraI-uo
one who saw il iu It's early form would
ever question the justice Of shat YER
df-5-but st has since been transformed
As seen here last week it wa= good com,
a6v. and entirely Tree from suggestion
and immoral influence.
..vfvian-s Papas.' when was original
IN called Caught With The Goods" in
-grasrrz q large audience Friday night.
and was started Oh its way rejoicing
Present indications are that this new
comedy viii follow all The others from
Mt Dttrfchzrein's pen and establish it,
self q practical success
BY The Sad Sea Waves" continued
the era Of good fortune which has come
upon the Lafayette The Chase ban was
not up 20 The standard OF that excel
/ Icnrly managed playhouse. bur was wei
attended nevertheless The Academy
presented THE Village Postmaster anl
found il enc Of the most profitable as
well as one Of the most maritoTious
plays of its season. At the other thea
ter5 established patronage supported
+ characteristic offerings.
/ stuart Robson appears tomorrow nigh
/ at the Columbia in THE Comedy Of Er.
rors." certainly one Of his best char
|acrerizatioas and decidedly the most am
F bilious. The engagement is reasonabI,
. sure of splendid support. IT has in This
+ instance d special interest because O
+ The appearance with Mr.. Robson o.
+ young Gpgrgetowa girl Laura Tl8m0
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Coming TO Chase's-

The Chase Empire show will come to
Chase's next week The show is headed
by Lottte Brandon. who performs the
Ioop-the-Ioop which is riding bicycle
at fearful speed around the inner rim
OF a small Enclosure, set up on its side
50 that the rider suspeuds the law OF
gravitation by the great speed attained
The Three Mecrs, Hal Davis and IIez
Macauley, Reyuard the French ventTiIO-
quist. the Parmene Brothers, Raymond
CT Of Sweet Rosie O'GTady;" the &c
centric duo. Kennedy and Rooney, and
the GeIIer troupe, will complete the list
Of entertainers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-25
A National Conservatory
Government to Teach Music and Other
Arts.

Congress has been invited TO put its
mind on music and art, and provide for
such instruction in them in this country
as shall make it unnecessary for aspiT-
ing young Americans TO go abroad Cor
training which at present they cannot
get at home. To this end. last May.
Congressman MeteaIf, Of Oakland. Cali
fornia. introduced in the House "a pill
to establish a national conservatory Of
music and art for the edues .on OF ad-
vanced pupils in music as we'll as
in painting. drawing. and etching"
The bill proposes a national eonserys-
tory. with four branches of equal stand
ard. 10 be located in Washington, New
York. Chicago. and San Francisco It's
control is to be intrusted 10 d general
board Of regents. consisting OF the Pres
ident OF the United States. the Speaker
OF the House, the chaiTmen OF the Com
mittees on Education in the Senate and
he House and seven other citizens, 10
be appointed by the President
Headquarters in Washington.
This board Is to choose a general di-
rector, manage the conservatory in
Washington. and help manage those in
the other cities which shall have their
own regents. appointed by the Presi-
dent The course Of instruction IS 10
be four years. or possibly five
The standard of admission is to be
fixed by the regents. and pupils are to
pay an entrance fee Of $50, but no other
fees whatever.
In support OF this bill it is urged
that there are now about 10000 Ameri-
can students abroad studying art and
music. at a cost OF S25. 000 600 year;
that many OF them are exposed TO hard
ships and modifying associations in
Europe. and get no good there; that our
Government by having art and music
properly taught al home. can keep most
of these students at home. keeping their
money in the country. and saving them
from grave moral risks. and at he
same time can put American art and
American music in such case that
they can stand on their own legs 5ad
| compete successfully with Europe
Much TO Commend It.
These arguments seem TO be reason
d@AF wei ApAtiAtC@- -Nt tt-S ttiA -AAht
/ that among the American students Of
art and music abroad, a good many are
getting TO good, and might better be at
home. Neither will it be questioned
/ that it is desirable that music and art
should ne as we'll taught in various parts
/ of this country as anywhere else in the
world. But whether Congress should I'M
dertake the work, and, If it did under
take it, could prosecute it successfully,
is another question.
! There is little by which the Congress
sional disposition toward music can be
estimated. but judging from the tariff
ON works OF art. its sentiment towars
art is not very cordial There are, a
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s7---7~ q change of names and q fer"
minor details. But the audience does ne.
know it. and applauds just as hear5'--
.- if # had never seen it before.
The masses do not like prooIei
PLAYS. they do not like plays that max
them think. or give them vaguely IN
comfortable feeling They do not -l"-
tragedy. but if you give them GOO
strong love story YOU may haTTo" 'h'ia
,.- all YOU like and they viii stand ].
if Won only give them happy endinT-
They demand happy ending This IS the
..,..,-r.ono1aee side The healthy side Is
that they do not like the erouc- the SuE-
raerfre fhe immoral or the degenerate
They like good. clean. pure, healt2-
sentiment. IF il were not for New lo-A
there would he no demand Tor any othe-
kind OF plays i'm America New lofh u
The only place large enough TO support
e~orfc plays The fact that they arc
produced here gives them vogue else
whore New York leads ana dEes stand
ards
The people like high comedy the.
T ike domestic comedy, like The 'i'
Homestead and Way Down Fast 'h'f
/ like period plays. I'm fact. / believe they
/ like nIavz with an historical @cttirs
hotter than those Of present day III.
. They like romantic plays Appeal ''
+ patriotic feeling always gets rsSPlh7.
from the galleries, but he better o!a7F
nj reonIa consider them rather cheap
Won can mix IN little politics, a llL,l'
war - little adventure. but there Is
no+bf,q char catches the whole GRO"
bur love.
Love raienz supreme on The American
=tare It has no rival and no Pl@E
CON he successful without a strong love
interest.
Il read the daily papers constantly -al
--s..-faf and often work in ineiden.
from, real life which / find there. Som.
.o1o viii dramatic that pointing 10
|newspaper account of the revolt OF ja'
crown Princess Of SaZ0nT- There yen
have play ready made-a high comedy
in high life. But ii would have 10 be
altered in enc salient feature The chill
3 dren would have TO be eliminated 80
r,rs--v-rfaht would dare to represent the
{ rrfrcezs desartiag her children, for he
5 could not carry the sympathy OF the "o-
me--
and there is no use blinking the fact
r # q glav. does not capture the women II
3 is a failure. Tho women of this country
7 SUPPORT the stage. with the exception OF
] The vaudeville. If it were not lor tnc
5 women there would be DO Legitimate
= drama in America. There would be nc
p theaters- no actors. no pIaywTights; foE
= the large majority OF men Only 90 t'
e. |tbe tEeater because the women wan
them TO. no matter whether a play
S wright likes the idea or not, he has so'
e TO DIease. the women or his plays WI
e be q failure"
, Much might be said with almost am
O sentence from these three interviews a
p text. What On essay could be writ
e item. LOT example. on the thought tina
d men support voluntarily nothing which
a is not vaudeville But the contention
q advanced By these three women ar
enough to digest At one time Space
- and Judgment alike forbid their dis
{ cussion nov. A u a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-25
Miss ThOmPson's Rapid Rise.

Extra interest eenters on Mr. Robson's
presentation of THE Comedy Of Errors
because of the appearance in the cast of
a weII-known Georgetown woman. Miss
Laura Thompson, This young actress
has served an apprenticeship OF less than
two years.
After walking through several minor
parts for local summer stock companies
she set of independently for New York
city 10 seek regular employment on the
stage. This was Just before the season
Of 1901-1902. She heard Mr. Robson had
one part vet TO fill. Thereupon she ar
ranged TO meet him with the other ap-
pIicants. presented herself. talked with
him for a moment and-was engaged
Aftcrward she was told her success was
due 10 what Mr. Robson called her good
walk and her manifest though uuob-
strustve seIf-confidence. Her part was
the second woman's role in The Hen
rfetta," a considerable undertaking for
a novice. But Miss Thompson filed it
completely.
Then came the plans for The Come
dy OF Errors and to her great delight
Mr.. Robson pronounced her acting Of
sufficient promise to warrant her as
signmeut to fine part in the new cast
Of characters
She comes = her home. therefore,
tried and proven as an actress to be
greeted by friends who a year and Siz
months ago knew her 10 be practically
without experience Such q home-com-
ing must surely prove one OF the most
interesting features Of Mr. Robson S
staN-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-25
.sKing DOdo" at the Columbia.

Raymond Hitchcock in the title role
of King Dodo." the Pixley & Luders'
comedy opera, comes to the Columbia
Theater for a return engagement next
week Cheridah Simpson as Piola, sol
der of fortune; Greta RisIey. contralto,
as Queen Lii: Flora ZabelIe as Annette.
Margaret Mckinney as Angela, Arthur
Wooley as Dr.. FIX, War Anderson as
Pedro, and William Corliss as Prof,
Nudge comprise the cast OF principals,
nearly all Of whom were here with the
same company last season.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-25
"The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast
at the National.

The Sleeping Beauty nd III" Beast
proved q strong magnet at the National
Thcaier last week. The cs pacity Of the
playhouse was tested at all perform
ancss and the same condition Of affairs
VIII 10 DOUBT mark the coming week, as
.La Drury Lane spectacle has scored an
unmistakab.c success in this city
The aumDguous magnihcence Of THIS
spectacle is almost indescribabie. its
ballots. JUS fai-y-Iike scenes, its process
afaa~. and tabIaau1 unite il a spectacle
never surpassed IN q scenic production
in this country While the spestac-" ar
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zsZ@ PANTOMNE F4RCE AND COMEDYAT THE QTY THEATERS

be original and elaborate The per-
Torrance is said TO be Gull of novel ef-
fects. original musical numbers. and
startling situations. The paatomime is
said to be entertaining, the costumes
appropriate. and the scenery unique
''The Price Of Honor"
The attraction at the Academy next
week will be the we'll known scenic
melodrama. The Price Of Honor The
scenic investiture is said TO be elaborate
and the company above the average.
Empire Stock Company Re-engaged.
The management OF the Empire The
alter announces that. beginning Monday.
February .. the old Bijou burIesque
stock company viii again hold forth at
that theater. That this company. a IA
vorite among the frequenters Of bur
lesque theaters OF this city. viii be
given hearty welcome. is a foregone
conclusion. Manager SchIesinger says
that forty-fve people have been engaged.
The same high class burlettas and vau-
deville numbers which constituted the
programs Of last season viii be given
weekly
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rThe James Boys IT Missouri" at the
Academy.
The James Boys in Missouri" VIII be
presented al The Academy all week VITA
jhc usual matrices.
This play is said 10 be realistic pre-
scntaton Of the deeds Of the James boys
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Walter f, Perkins in Jerome" at the
Lafayette


One Of the most successful productions
of this season will be seen at the La
fayette this week in Jerome Mary Z.
wilkins play. The great mill scene in
the third act is said TO be one Of tt7
most complete mechanical effects invent
ed in years. Mr. Perkins, the star. Is
supported by Miss Mabel Strickland, who
starred last season in For Loves Sake -
Other we'll known players are George
Obsr. Joseph Allen. Frank J. Mcintyre,
David Niles. Everette Butterdeld, Burr
Caruth. William Wells. Raymond Chase,
Miss George Elliott Helen Lee, Marie
Dudley Davis. Mabel Van Buren,
The play deals with life in one Of the
small villages of New England, where
Jerome Edwards is struggling against
poverty. and supporting his aged mother
and sister a pretty love story adds 10
The interest. The scenes are laid in the
early SOS. and the quaint New England
types of those days furnish material
Tor some excellent character studies.
Walter E. Perkins portrayal Of the title
role is marked by that same droll hu-
NOR and facial expression which long ago
marked him as a character actor Of
ability. Raymond contributes largely to
the comedy features of the play in his
portrayal of the Iauky New England
youth OF a half century ago Joseph AL
le=. Frank j. Mcintyre, Mabel Van Blu
rem. and the rest of the cast are com
rafanr
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on -Hl TASTE Oh '-' -- Inv
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faculty OF .Al.A-''+ iosi-all- an" VIZ
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woman TO dare tie Iaa5eVi-'.l< OF .''
American drama Every play SIZE mas
ever written Is on the stag" lL'5 VIM
ter-
The good in the world she says
viii furnish no more material inaA !
can use for the rest OF my life iEeEa
IS much more good than bad I'D human
nature. and the worst and lAa2Ie5i o.
mankind VIII applaud the 5000 me true
and the beautiful or jne stage Inc
american public likes good character
drawing and @ genuine human interest
never yet put a character III play
that was not taken from someone j
knew
There are certain fixed rules for the
production OF play, she ccnuaIe4-
and {h5se rules are unaltera9le and III
volatile. The person who can conform
TO them can write successful play
He who cannot VIII fail So II doeEn Z
make any difference whether q man or a
woman is the playwright IN Prai5ing a
mans play, the critic VIII sometimes re-
mark that he has touches almost femi-
nine IN their delicacy- In woman
play it is The strong virile touches thar
elicit his commerdation. Blu it doesn
really make any difference The play S
the thing. no matter who wrote It,
Mrs Charles DoTemus, WHO IS NUMBER
two in this series is chiefly known Tor
The Circus Rider play which oc-
cUpied Rosina Fokes fer six years, and
The Scarlet Letter which Richard
Mansfield played several seasons and Is
now being played by three or four com
panies. She talked at some length OF the
play of the future, dwelling particularly
on the cooperation now existing be-
tween playwright ana noFellSt-
This union OF forces said she, is
IN advantage to both the BOOK and the
play. but the decentralization has got TO DC
done BY playwright The RoYeiist "ht
can write a play IS as rare as enc VINO
o. e. has on
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IIT ana presented Bt w waiter r. RI
kins. At Lafayette prices it is a fine
opportunity for local theatergoers- The
Academy enters on a most questionable
practice in presenting the James Boys
as heroes. Both the burIesque houses
continue on their. uninterrupted prog
ress in presenting burlesque entirely
suited to their established ToIlowings.
Stuart Robson in The Comedy of En-
rors"
To lovers Of Shakespcarean comedy
Stuart Robson stands as the only living
exponent of the EIizabethan school Of
ku1uor and Dathos. Yet he is not alto
gether one OF that school for The
Comedy of Errors which Hr. Robson
is 10 present At The Columbia this week,
was played for nearly two centuries as
, farce, almost as q burlesque, the Dro-
MIC Of Syracuse being little better than
the chaIk-faced clown one sees in the
circus ring II is surprising that gen
Grafton after generation Of playgoers
in England and The United States accept
ed ShyIock as clown and the Dromio
OF Syracuse as an ass Macklin, the
great English player, made ShyIock q
fOrcefuI and earnest character and
Stuart Robson made the Dromio Of Syria
cuse an amusing. but none the less pa
theric, figure, a creature Of impulse,
tears and smiles.
No actor now before the public stands
higher in the regard of Washington
/ pIaygocrs than stuart Robson. For over
fifty years he has been before the pub
/ lie. In fact. he resigned his position as
/ q page in Congress to join the dramatic
company then organized by Edwin Booth
and John Sleeper Clark. It is related
thai mis- fclIow-page. Arthur p German
Of Maryland. said TO him. Rob, you
never were cut cut for q statesman. Be
/ an actor
Today Mr.. Robson and Joseph Jeffer-
son stand as the greatest exponents OF
/ comedy in the United states. Jefferson
/ in his splendid career mas played IL
/ different characters, but Stuart Robson
/ the cx-page IN Congress has played 597
/ different roles He viii always be at
/ fectiouatcIy remembered in such Shake.
I saeareau characters as Touchstone, Bot
tom the Weaver, and Aguechcek, and il
such modern parts as BERTHE the Lamb
. Oliver Goldsmith and others. But hi.
. reputation is most likely 10 depend Oh
his conception of the Dromio of SYRIA
( cuse.
The late BIZ Nye once wrote this o
stuart Robson: He is the caTnatIoI
and incarnation of comedy. His genius
has not sapped his sagacity- When IL
tells OF the past. and bites his fore
fingers. and Hs1:s his eighty first ci
gar and rufics I'D the prayer rug il
his room with his foot, ne grows in NJ.
elections like Peri. Did you ever b.
come real intimate with a Peril PEG
pie who know all about it say che Per
is hard TO beat"
For this farewell tour in The Coined
. Of Errors" Mr.. Robson has surrounde
himself with a company Of unusual OK
4 ceIIence. including such PLAYERS as elf
ford Leigh. as the Dromio OF Ephesua
Edwin Holt. Charles Lane. Cecil King
stone. Adolph Jackson. Walter Penning
ton. Frank Treuor. George Hammond
Edward Nolan. and Miss Eleanor Barry
Miss Frances Grahame Mayo, Miss Laur
Thompson. Miss Jennie ReiGerth. an
Miss A. Trance
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rom the beginning Of their career dur
-ng the civil war until Jesse James was
shot
The company is headed by George
NIint and Alma Hearn.
Watson Sisters BuTlesquers" at the
Empire.
The Empire Theater VIII present The
Watson Sisters Bu-Iesquers' for the en-
suing we-H5. TIE Great Albfni, king Of
ards and all-round magician Of reDute.
heads the company Among his Hsso-
GATES are the Bates trio Of musicians:
Hadge Anderson. coon shouter; Morris
Soy sisters. song aud dance artists; Let
n and DeIIo. comedy acrobats; the
Great Harvey, equiIibrist; Lawrence and
Edwards. and Ed and Josie LaTdo- two
wcII-known sketch teams. There viii be
also two furlesques- As an extra fea-
ture the mana cement has engaged Joe
Grant local wrestling champion. who
rfT essay to meet two men every night
and has agreed 10 forfeit S2J if he falls
TO throw any two men he meets within
rrpntv minutes This challenge is open
10 all except those Of the heavyweight
class