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The Washington times., 1904-05-22

is a commanding looking woman. OF
Ierhaps forty. with the softness Of sill
yer threads through her hair Llterc =
ture with her is an amusement. and she
- also known as Lady BountifuI" at
her home in New London. Conn. where
her charitable deeds have won for her
that sobriquet.
She conceived the idea Of writing aer
comedy opera during a visit 10 Venue
few years ago. While there she saw
tie festivities of Zobia Grassa, which
means Mardi Gras 10 US The beauty
OF the moonlight pageant on lagoon and
plaza inspired her 20 give it MIN c
reproduction on the stage This occr.s
IN the FIRST act Of "A Venetian Ro-
nance and proves mos aIluriug
spectacle.
The story Of the opera is n romantic
one. and the stage settings and costum-
ing from plates from the fifteenth CEN
fury designs are said to be the most
beautiful seen in a musical piece for
manv Ions day In the cast are many
well-known singers and comediar-
principal OF which are Harry Mac
donough. Joseph Dflron. Ignado Ma
tIuetti, Nell Mcneil, Walter Pe,csvai,
Josie Intropidi. Genevieve Day. Mabel
Hlte. Carroll DIcComas. AnnabeIle Whit
foru. and May Convict.
The Washington times., 1904-05-22
Sothern Anecdotes.
Rot E. H. Of the Present Day, But His
Father, E. A.

IT. p tells an amusing anecdote OF
the elder SOthern (the famous father OF
Z. II. SOthern). in "Harper's Weekly"
Sothern was travelling on tour in north
ern England, when, Just as their train
was leaving York. he removed the rail-
road ticket which a fellow-actor had
stuck in the band of his hat.
They'll want our tickets here.
Johnny" he said. casually, and his COM
panion began an exhaustive search for
the missing ticket When he had searched
his hat and his pockets ten times over.
and looked on seat and floor again and
again, in vain, he exclaimed, in despair:
BY George! I've lost my ticket
They'll make me pay over again.
Pay over again! I'd see them hanged
first" said Sothern. You get under the
seat and it'n be all right"
His friend crawled under the seat, and
lay there. gasping with nervousness, as
the ticket collector came to the car
riage door.
Tickets. please" he demanded.
Sothern handed the man two tickets.
Two tickets, sir! Where's the other
gentleman
oh" replied Sothern nonchalartly.
1.-The other gentleman prefers to travel
under the seat IL s only his way,
Another anecdote Of Sothern recalled
by IT. p concerns a practical joke
which had More serious consequences
He had made an appointment 70 dine at
a restaurant with an actor friend named
Toole. and was exasperated at having
to wait long, and hungry, for his fellow
guest. Seeing at a neighboring table an
old gentleman who was evidently even
more cross and hungry than himself,
Sothern went up behind him. and, hit
ting him a sounding smack on the back.
greeted him Familiarity. ''Iialloa. old
boy,''
What the devil do you mean. sir?"
cried the old gentleman, starting to his
feet, purple with fury.
IL really beg your pardon. sir"
The Washington times., 1904-05-22
Columbia-"A Gilded Fool"

"A Gilded Fool" by Henry Guy Carrie
ton, will be acted this week by the Ed
win Arden company, at the Columbia
This play was written for Nat Good
win. and the story concerns Chauncey
Short. VINO has become suddenly rich
and who seems 20 be trying 10 get r,d
OF his wealth as fast as possible. The
curtain rises on Shorts bachelor apart
ments In New York. where he is slesD-
ing late after a big time" the night
before. Ruthven & Co. arc I'm danger
of bankruptcy. owing to the rash specu-
lations and criminal methods of Ban
mister Strange. the Junior partner.
Chauncey Short is in love with Ma
garct Ruthven. Strange suggests the.
he become a partner in the old reliable
firm of Ruthven & Co Short Jumps at
the opportunity. Short signs a check
for $2S5, 0O0 and has a taste Of despair
but he rallies and determines TO tn. n
the tables on Strange. Ruthven 81 Co.
20 down. to the utter despair Of Strang-,
who believed he had saved himself. For
every share of the disastrous stock soIl
10y the firm, Short had bought two, and
thus he finds himself richer than ever
A new member of the company. Miss
Louise Galloway. will be seen for tho
first time tomorrow night.
The Washington times., 1904-05-22
HdCkett Gives In.
The Heretofore Stalwart Independent
Joins the Syndicate.


James X. Hackett will leave the indie
pendents and rejoin forces with the the
atrical syndicate. ANNOUNCEMENTS to this
effect was made in New York last week
by Mr.. Hackett himself. who, in a state
ment. gives various reasons which Ted to
HIS action. Hackett's move win with
draw three actual and several prospec,
tive stars from the ranks of the inde-
pendents and leave the field practically
to Mrs. Fiske and David Belasco.
In the long fight waged by the indie
pendents against the syndicate Hackett
has been first and foremost. Not only
has he played exclusively I'm non-syndi-
cate houses. but on nearly every occa-
sion when he has been called on for q
curtain speech he has SYSTEMATICALLY
criticised the methods of the syndicate
with amazing regularity. His ultimate
surrender. therefore, is all the more
significant.
Mr.. Hackett says the Independent
Booking Agency has outlived its useful
ness. but adds that IL has not labor ed
in vain. The first blow to its hopes was
given when stair and Havllu joined
hands with the syndicate. This firm
controls nearly two hundred theaters.
about sixty of which were 1T the dis
posal of the independents, Offering them
a years bookings. These theaters are
now closed TO any but syndicate nttrac-
lions. and this. Mr.. Hackett says, prac-
tically puts an end to his hopes
Following the coalition between Stair
and Havlin and the syndicate. the pro-
ductions sent out by Weber * Fields
failed. and that firm disposed OF its
theaters in Harlem. Boston, and Will
Harrisburg to Stair and HavIin. thus clos
ing the Independents out Of three more
houses. Subsequent to this Maurice
Campbell. manager of Henrietta Cros-
man, one OF the earliest stars to insti-
tute warfare against the trust, joined
interests with David Belasco. The lat
ter. Mr.. Hackett saws. refused 10 assist
him In maintaining the Independent
Booking Agency, and so. IN the face Of
all these conditions, Hackett, as star
and manager. has accepted defeat after
more than two years OF earnest work
and the expenditure Of a vast amount Of
money.
The withdrawal OF Mr. Hackett leaves
the independent field much the same as
It was some years ago. David Belasco's
position IS rather a difficult one TO
understand. He has not associated him
self with the Independent Booking
Agency, neither is ne a member OF the
syndicate. So Mrs. Fiske is, practically,
the only star playing strictly independ-
ent theaters.
Some months ago Il looked as If half
a dozen stars would add their names to
the roster. but for some unknown rea-
son, which Mr.. Hackett defines as a
breach of faith. plans were not COM
pleted, and the bottom fell out of the
whole thing.
Mr.. Hackett lays down the independ-
ent scheme with much grace. and asks
touchingiy that those who have been
and still are interested in him and his
career viii give him the same respect
that any man should receive who Us
struggled honestly and. who has been
defeated through no fault OF his own"
The Washington times., 1904-05-22
D'AnnunZio' s Genius.
Italians Invention for CiIcumventing
Criticism.

D'Annunzio declares he was COM
PEELED by a power outside himself TO
write his last drama. The Daughter
OF JOriO." When he and the painter,
Macbeth were in TOccO Casauria a
village OF the Abruzzi, fifteen years ago,
they saw a mob struggling, even to
blows Of pltchforks, over a wretched
young woman dressed IN red. With
haggard eyes she watched the struggle
Of the frenzied peasants
In the struggle no blow was directed
against her The good Abruzzi folk
were cOntending for the right TO lay
hands upon her as a witch and cor
rupter and take her to prison. The
young writer and the painter learned
that the woman was called The Daugh-
ter of JOriO;" that she was homeless.
without friends. despised, and feared
The episode so struck the painter that
ne made a realistic and sympathetic pic
ture that was much admired. Dan
nunzio tried 10 do something with the
theme and discarded it as hopeless.
Finally he was im2elled to try again
A sort of madness of composition seized
him. and in thirty three days he had
written and revised 5000 verses Of the
play.
Il felt all the time as though some
one was debating to me, and 7 was a
mere amenuensis." he said afterward.
The story as D'AnnunziO treats 1t be-
gins with the marriage day of Aligs, a
young shepherd, who. after the we'd
ding. meets an outeast girl. the Figlia
(daughter) OF JoriO. and. Fascinated,
follows her 10 a lonely refuge IN the
mountains. This girl. loving him. be-
comes unselish and begs him to return
to his bride, but cannot conceal her
own great love for him. The young
man refuses to leave her.
Then her father seeks him out The
older man has already fallen under the
spell of this mountain Gree, and, cali
ing upon Aligi for the implicit Obedi-
ence a son owes, bids him return Allgi
Stays his father.
The villagers turn out TO burn him Tor
this murder. which is sacrilege in their
eyes Then the Figlia de JOrio sacrifces
herself. She proclaims herself a witch
whose arts have led the young man into
his crime, and she takes the punishment
OF death
The Washington times., 1904-05-22
Our French Critics.
What They Say Sf the Drama in This
Country,

SVuAAAgs
There is little or no dramatic talent
In America" says Alfred Capus. the
playwright of present-day Paris Few,
IL any. real dramas are written in the
United States or England. and in Meth
er country is there more than a handful
OF players capable of presenting them
according to the demands Of real art -
NJ. Capus said what has Just been
quoted in discussion of an attempt 20
form a theatrical trust in Paris The
scheme proposed is for the directors of
me Gymnase. the Falais Royal. the Va
rieties. the Porte St Martin and per-
haps others to combine and make n
canptgn to bring about a control of the
business" Of theatricals similar to
that of which Charles Frohman. of
New York. is the moving spirit
The dramatic authors" said Capus.
themselves are strong enough to for
bid any such thing. In those countries
where dramatic talent is lacking il is
easy to see how a theatrical trust can
be not only successful but beneficial.
I'm France, however. IL one man or
one group of men were to try to pro-
nounce upon the probable success of a
dramatic manuscript the plan would
fail. Another man, where so much Of
valuable material for the stage is Of
fered. could take up a rejected play and
make a brilliant success of it,
Victorien Sardou calls the trust notion
childish.
Would the society of French authors
permit ITSELF he asks, ito be treated a.
SO much mutton By trust2'
The Washington times., 1904-05-22
Training ACTobatS.
Their Work on the Stage the Result of
Long Training.


Long Training.
When witnessing an acrobatfc act OF
especial merit very few people ever
think of the hours and days, even weeks
and months, spent in attaining the
ability necessary to accomplish the
various feats. For the purpose OF get
ting, some idea Of the way in which
acrobats are trained for these acts. an
interview was obtained recently with
the Stein-Eretto family. who are to an
pear at Chase's this week. This great
family, which consists of three men. a
woman. and boy. came from Germany
only last May. They are all of heavy
build and well fitted for any feats re-
curing, great strength. Mr. Eretto.
who speaks very good German but only
Broken English. talked of his work:
GOOD acrobats have the love for the
work born in them and take to IL
naturally. Hard practice Is all that can
be done 20 bring 1t out" lie pointed
Tor instance to his little son. who does
all kinds Of handstands, cart-vheels
and the like with marvelouslv easy
air.
I never trained him." said the aero
pat He saw me do these things and
then tried them himself simply because
ne wanted to be as good at II as his
rather. He had love for the work horn
IN MIN and IL is only coming out. Had
attempted to make him practice he
probably would have sulked and never
got along as well. Now | often SHOW
MIN things TO do and he practices them
or his own accord
But, he was asked, how would ,o,,
do II you had 10 break a new man into
the business?"
Eretto replied that Il would be neces-
sary TO find one with the liking for tho
work In him. and then practice only
would show his real ability. Practice.
hard practice, all the time, seems to be
their motto The family all came from
Germany, and the three men have seen
service in the army of that country
There they had good gymnastic training
but all had a liking for gymnastics be-
FORE going into the army
"A good acrobat generally starts in his
profession before he is three years cd. -
is the way Eretto puts It, when five
years old 1 had made a great name by
my handstands. l have kept up this
work and today there are none who can
boat me at this line II any think they
can 1 show them some new feats which
they have never seen"
In the act the family is now doing
Eretto Jumps over nine men, and lands
on his hands on a hard table. which is
sufficient proof Of his ability in this line.
The Washington times., 1904-05-22
f.uSt Have a Donkey.
Raymond Hitchcock's Experience as an
"UncIe Tom1neT.'


L don't know what I'd do with play
that hadn't a donkey IN IL, said Ray
mond Hitchcock the other nisat in hls
dressing room AT the Broadway Theater,
New York. Il suppose l got the habit
in my early Uncle Toms Cabin days.
Once. 1 remember they seized our
donkey in a little town down South and
we tried 10 go on without MIN, but
couldn't. 60 three of US organized our
selves into a committee and went back
10 abduct the critter
when the donkey recognized me he
set up such a fearful series Of heehaws
that the deputy sheriff was awakened
and there was pretty nearly a pitched
battle. Then as last resort I wept
bitterly over the loss OF my beloved an
NAL, and I did it so well that tire deputy
Joined our show. donkey and al, and we
finally won Our
I'm superstlt Gus about these little
beasts. and that is one of the reasons
why there's a>donzey in The Yankee
Consul "
The Washington times., 1904-05-22

stammered Sothern. Il took you for an
old friend OF mine Pray forgive me-
The old gentleman resumed his seat,
growing. Toole appeared at last. and
Sothern. after abusing him for his I'M
punctuality. arranged with him for the
dinner While they were waiting for 1t
TO be served. Sothern said:
Il say, Toole. I'll bet you a sovereign
you won't go up to that old boy. hit him
on the back, and say. Halloa, old
boyl' 4"
'Done,' cried Toole. heartily; and he
went behind the old gentleman, gave
him a sounding smack on the back. and
shouted, Familiarity. 'Halloa, old boy!'
and was promptly knocked down.
The Washington times., 1904-05-22
FoW Pinero Works.
Always Thinks Out His Plots When in
Motion.


A book of theatrical gossip recently
published called Behind the Foothshts
has something TO say regarding the
methods IF work Of Arthur Wing FInero'
the leading English dramatist;
THE plots OF Mr.. PinerOs plays are
al conceived and born in movement He
walks VI and down the room. II : stroils
round Regents Park. or bicycles farther
afield. but the dramas are always evolV-
ed while his limbs are in action, mere
exercise seeming to inspire him Win
ideas.
1T is not long before he actually
settles down to write his play ne
thinks and ponders, plans and arranSes'
makes and remakes his plots and never
puts pen TO paper until he has thorough
" realized not only his characters. but
the verv. scenes amid which these char
acters are to move and have their being
$50 careful is he Of the minutest de-
tails that he draws a little plan Of the
stage for each act, on which he marks
the position OF every chair. and with
this before him he moves his characters
In his minds eye as the scene pro-
crosses. His play is finished before il
is begun; that IS 70 say, before line OF
II is really written.
His mastery OF stage craft is so great
that he can definitely arrange every po-
sition for the actor, every gesture, every
movement. and thus Is able 10 give
those minutest details Of stage direction
which are so well known in his printed
plays
Each morning he sees his secretary
from IL to y o'clock, dictates his let
tiers, and arranges his business; takes
a walk or a ride until luncheon. after
which he enjoys a pipe and book. and
in the afternoon lies down for a couple
OF hours quiet. When he Is writing
play he never dimes out, but after his
The Washington times., 1904-05-22
Academy - Queen of the White
Slaves

Sensational. without being offensive,
is Queen Of the White Slaves" by Ar
thur ]. Lamb. which will be seen at the
Academy tomorrow night. Novelties Of
the most expensive and sensational de-
scription are promised. aside from a
good play. a big scenic production. ana
a large and competent cast. Queen Of
the White Slaves tells the story OF a
beautiful girl, portrayed by Aileen May,
who is abducted from her home by ennis
saries Of the Terrible Nine, San Fran
cisco branch OF the notorious Highbind-
ers. This young woman is rescued
through the efforts of a detective and a
s.rl, who had escaped herself from the
clutches CO these flends. The love inter
est I'm the play is strong. as is also the
comedy element. and the play is so writ
ten that one sensation which sets
the audience In a frenzy Of enthusiasm
The Washington times., 1904-05-22

thet puppet. He can have no genuine
Initiative. lie Is not the creator of the
conceptions which he presents. He is
simply the visualizer, the printed page
which Gets forth the thoughts which
move the reader.
Do you wonder that so few great plays
are being written today2 The English
speaking people had to go down to the
very bottom, upset absolutely tho
Shakespenrean traditions. which had 81
warped the legitimate development of
The drama. and begin rebuilding the
structure on sound artistic principles.
II takes time TO do all that, and it alsu
takes courage.
Shakespeare, of course, Will always
hold his place on the EnGlish-speal1ing
stage. and II is right that he should. We
do not object to that, but we do object
10 the fetish attitude of 80 many Of his
admirers, who apparently think that
Shakespeare said the last word that ever
will be said. dramatically.
Ben Greet's Success.
The stage has advanced in 500 years.
and the proof of it is that even now
Shakespeare Is a back number, and 1T
orally has to be brought up to date TO
serve the purposes of the modern
theater.
AS a freak exhibition under peculiar
conditions, performances like those
given by the Ben Greets company last
week, performances which probably ap-
proNimatc. with the exception of the
women on the stage. the conditions I'M
der which the Shakesperean drama was
originally given 70 the public, will at
tract considerable attention. But 1t Is
only by getting them into the freak
class that they will do so.
Yet. such as had the imagination to
project themselves into the proper at
mosphere. can not question the charm
OF these performances. Certainly, the
text stands for what it really is far more
emphatically than 1t possibly can under
modern theatrical conditions.
The Washington times., 1904-05-22
. Announcements.
Bill Which viii Be Seen at Theaters
Next Week


The Idols Eye" which will be the
Offering at the Lafayette Opera House
next week. has always been a favOrite
in Washington. The leading comedy
part will be in the hands Of Fred Frear.
the comedian Of this weeks bill. Estelle
Wentworth will again display her mag
netic charms and magnificent voice as
the winsome Maraquita, in love with
a young American adventurer named
Ned Winner (Grafton Baker,. whom she
finally marries in spite OF the spas-
modic opposition of her fierce old father,
Don Pablo TObasco (Al WILDER. the
Cuban planter AS Damayanti. the East
Indian Nautch girl. Norma Kopp. an
other Washington favorite. will find
herself particularly well fitted.
Chase's vouches for nearly every
number in next weeks bill as entitled
10 headline distinction. Paul Spadoni
the modern Atlas" will introduce b;z
stupendous feats OF herculean eoui-
polse. The famous Partisan stree.
singers. Les Trois Dumonds. have been,
secured AS the supporting feature The
reunited Reno and Richards are sreo.
comedy acrobats. Winona Winter v-iu
introduce her latest song successes
Mary Dupont. supported by Stokes Sui
Ivan, VIII give the comedy, Stranded ."
Anna Caldwell. singing Coincidence.
Fred Clark and Mile. Florette. dancers
and the stirring pictures OF the battle OF
the Yalu are the others.
A picturesque drama depicting life I'm
Chicago. entitled "On the Bridge at
Midnight" Will come to the Academy
next week. 1t is said to abound in mac.
nihcent stage settings and wonderful
stage effects. George Klimt and Alma
Hearn Will appear in the leading parts.
and aid in telling an absorbing story OF
love. which combines some delicious
comedy. with an elaborate scenic IN
vestiture-
The Empire Theater will open a sum-
mer season on Monday. May 80. with
The Policy Players as the initial at
traction. AS special feature Ernest
Hogan, the unbleached American" will
be added to the list of entertainers.
The Washington times., 1904-05-22
THE STAGE AS VIEWED IN WASHINGTON

train and was hurried into another
waiting automobile. A break-neck spin
up Broad Street brought her 20 the
Grand opera House at $40. and at $50
she was on the stage, dressed I'm the
costume of her old part In The Sere-
made" She went through 1t without a
t,ftcb
The Washington times., 1904-05-22

is followed by another until the final
curtain falls on an unusually clever and
happy denouement.
Lyceurn-,'The Tiger Lilies"
The Tiger Lilies company will be
at the Lyceum Theater this week with
a stellar list of attractions. The Messrs.
Scribner and Drew will introduce an
innovation in the burlesQue line, while
eliminating many Of the old-time fea-
lures, yet combining with the clever
hits of burlesQue the brightest lines Of
musical comedy.
Players taking part IN both the olio
and the musical comedy are recognized
topllners. The following is a partial list
of the well-known performers:
Mr.. and Mrs. James =. Cooper, Eddie
Estus. Morrisey Sisters. Olga Orloff.
Clarence Wilbur & Co. presenting Pat
sy's Day on" Julia Natus, Tom Rob-
inson, and Elsie Fay.
The Washington times., 1904-05-22
Woman LibTettist.
Cornelia Osgood Tyler Is New Yo-k's
Latest Sensation.

New York has a novelty on it's hands
at present, in the first woman libret-
last whose work has appeared on
Broadway. Cornelia Osgood Tyler l.
the rara avis. Her comedy opera, a
TeEet.an Romance. has met with
favor at the KniclSerbocker Theater,
and has settled down for a spring run.
Mrs. Tyler is the wife Of a soldier,
Gel A. c, Tyler, U. s. A. (retired). She