Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-07

troduce Miss Mary Mannering, who Is al
ways popular, whether her play be good or
bad. THE Vinegar Buyer brings Ezra
Kendall once more before the footlights as
an entertainer with the accessories Of plot
and supporting company sufficient to dis
tinguish his offering from the monologue
in which he has been for some seasons
conspicuously successful. 1t is long
time since the public saw Ezra Kendall in
"A Pair of Kids I'VE U. S. G. Co." and
similar irresponsible connections. But he
has not ceased to be a center Of mirth, and
will no doubt be welcomed in the Vinegar
Buyer" which is offered by the Lieber
Company in a spirit of altruism which can
compass everything from Browning's I'm
a Balcony to this Judged by its title)
emphatic specimen of rustic farce.
X X X
Washington is about to take another
stride toward becoming a real metropoli-
tan theater town where people not only go
to see the play, but where they also have
a local interest in the development OF &C.
tors. William H. Post, who was last sea-
sons manager for the Columbia Theater
Stock Company has decided to open a
school of acting in this city. Perhaps in
the course of time we shall have a regu-
lar Rialto and all the other appurtenances
of a center of the drama. The institution
will be called the Columbia Theater School
of Acting. and will be open for business
March 16.
MR. FORREST TO BE A STAR.-Arthur
Forrest whose impersonation of Marc An
tony is one of the distinctively pleasing fea-
tures of the Mansfield production of Julius
Caesar" and whose Grafton over the body
of the dead Roman has won him so much
applause from the audiences at the National
this week. has signed a three years con-
tract with F. c. Whitney to star in dram
atization of Marie Correlli's vigorous novel,
.aTemporal Power" 1t was with Mr.. Whit
news production of Quo Vadis?" two years
ago that Mr. Forrest, in the character of
Petronious made one of the most pro-
nounced successes of his long and interest
ing career on the stage. Following close
upon that success has come his unques-
toned triumph in Shakespeare These in
cidents have led to his acceptance of very
fattering offer from Mr.. Whitney to star
next season in the proposed Corell1 play
The production Will be spectacular one
in every respect.
Stanisiaus STANCE, author or the DOCK
of Dolly Varden,' the dainty little comic
opera in which Lulu CHASER has made such
a hit, and the adapter of "Quo Vadis," is
at work upon the dramatization of lem
poral Power" Julian Edwards, composer
of the Dolly Warden music, has been en-
gagged to write the incidental music for the
production.
Il have read the first sketch Of the play"
said Mr. Forrest this morning to repre-
sentative of The Star, land without eX-
aggeration | must say 1t Is one or the
strongest things l have ever seen. 1t Will
give me the opportunities l have been seek
ing and waiting for these many years. 1t
Is to be a romantic drama, as closely fol-
lowing the novel as possible, the scene of
which is laid in one of the southern Euro
pean countries of today. The costumes
will be those of the modern European
court, distinctly military in character. l
am to play the king. 1t is interesting to
note that the strongest scene in the new
play will be one very much like that attend
ing the Grafton of Marc Antony over the
body of the dead Caesar.
"In Temporal Power, the king, having
heard band of socialists and anarchists
has been organized for the purpose of his
assassination, determines to find out the
true state of things. He DISCUSSES himself
and becomes a member of the band. His
worst fears are soon realized, for the band
has reached a state in it's deliberations
where lots are to be drawn to decide which
member is to take the monarch's life. The
king draws lots with the rest and secures
the fated slip of paper. He places his re-
volver to his head and Is about to fire when
interfered with. An explanation of his odd
conduct is demanded and he states that he
is the king himself.
"One may we'll imagine the uproar which
ensues. The members of the band would
set upon and destroy him in their rage
that he should have come into their circle
to betray them. The king, however, has
learned much Of the mal-administration of
his cabinet and of the sufferings of the