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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-09
Two Kinds Of Art.
Louis Mann an Adept at Pencil Sketch
inc as wen as Acting.

In The Second Fiddle" the new COM
edy drama in which Louis Mann Is star
ring this season. he deserts musical
comedy and appears in stfsignt char
sCteF acting without musical accom-
pauiments. ar. Mann IS delighted with
his new role. and expressed himself as
immensely pleased at the prospect OF
appearing before the public unattended
by any grotesque makeup. which was
usually a feature cf his musical comedy
work.
If YOU have merely had the good for
tune 90 meet Mr.. Mann on the stage
YOU have had q dramatic treat IL you
have never met him with the grease
paint of his face you have missed a
personal pleasure. for there are few
men who are so delightful and interest
ing as the man who Is SO very different.
he doesn't look ar all Ike a comedian.
He is young. sm0oth-faced. cIesr-eyed.
and serious.
Mr. Mann does not wear faddish
clothes, nor is he given 10 maunerisms.
either in speech or action. Yet he has
one habit. and t--ut is so firmly fixed
thar one can actually trace his course
around the country. Re. is a versatile
man. and one of bis hobbies is drawing.
sketching bits Of landscape on pieces OF
paper. on walls, on the back OF scenery.
ana in all sorts of places. As he talks
with you be viii become manifestIy alb
sOrbed In what he says Slowly, almost
abseut-mlndedly. his hand VIII creep TO
his pocket. out win come a drawing
pencil. and on whatever happens TO be
handy he VIII begin 20 draw his land
scape. And 90 is his. 1t is pretty. near
~ almost always the same in treatment
but some are sketchy. others nicely an
fshed. There is I'm the foreground a
tree luxuriant and leafy, beside a body
OF water-s0metimes it is a stream, a
brook. lake 81 maybe a miniature
ocean. There is always q boat in evil
dence. and near rs house with smoke
coming out Of the chimney. Far of in
the distance are the mountains and the
clouds. once and only once he put q
bird on the skyline.
About this ue4 character Of mine, %
ne said earnestly, i'm Philadelphia last
week. 81 am satisfied that IL is the
best that could have been discovered
for me. IT is what i have wanted for
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warmer spot in hts heart for Detroit
than any other city, because there. he
received extraordinary manifestations OF
friendly feeling from the vaudeville au-
diences5 bus he is looking forward 10
his week NJ Chase-s as promising the
most fattering and aDprccia tive audi
ences Of all he has met. for the reason
that when here In "a Message From
Mars and The Man From Blankley's''
his personality and his art won him a
host OF friends.
Mr. HaWtrey refers with pride te Miss
Frances Belmont who was his leading
lady here In THE 3fan From Blank
ley and who IS enga ged TO Lord Ash
burton a descendant Of the Lord Ash
burton who. as British ambassador
here. negotiated the Ashburt0u treaty
He is one OF the weaIthiest peers IN
England and has an exalted social po-
sltiou. When Miss Belmont met mr.
Hawtrey the first time she was a mem
Der OF the chorus IN My Lady" At the
Victoria TheateT, New York city. 5hs
became the talk Of the town because
OF her beauty and spTighthnesss and.
fancying she possessed histrionic ability,
Mr. HawtTey took her 10 England IN
his company for a course of training
lady. She came back here IN THE Man
From Blankley s." and. though not a
dazzling success. was spleEdidly coma
mended. and later she went To England
where she has since been living.
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of Zoraya ia her splendid Moorish home
There are haif a dozen American drama
lists who might have secured enough
force to make the fourth act notable and
given IL infinitely more atmosphere than
Il now has. And Justin Huntlay McCar-
Thy made TO order for Mr.. Sotheru q
scene almost exactly ike that with
which The Euchantress'' closes, and
gave II twice the beauty and ten times
The force OF the sardou denouement
Mrs. CampbePs Success
All this makes Mrs. Campbell the
more resplendent The play IS a sue
cess. ana she alone has made Il so.
Lines as dead as the moral law are
fired with her spirit. Situations as com
mouplace as Uncle Tomas Cabin breathe
with life because she is the central
figure. IL as a fine manifestation of her
great talent and rare intelligence.
Yet the wonder Of her followers will
be great that she IS content. not only
20 act this play. but 70 appear merely
as leading member OF its cast, and not
as a star. She might be acting Juliet.
OF Beatrice, or POrtia, or Lady Mac
beth In any one Of those roles she
would take first rank as though IL had
long been hers But she does not Can
it be- that such philosophical shoddy as
'The Second Mrs. Tanqueray." The
JOY Of Living. "Magda." and THE En-
chantress' appeals 10 her reason2
Wanted-Music For FRITZ Seheh.
Miss schsn sang buthely ana merrny
in her musical she Stops 10 Conquer"
The performance was q flne entertain
menL- The costumes We're beautiful and
attractive. ana never vulgar. The chorus
sang admirably. The cast was remark
ably competent ard tho comedy eNccp-
ti0uaLy intelligent. But the enterprise,
as a whole. was NOT worthy of Miss
Schen, ana she must have known IT,
Her contract calls for a new opera every
year. Hence The Two Roses" and the
suppression OF Victor Herbert by Lud-
wig Euglauder. Miss Semen sang as Of
Old but she had 10 Introduce a waltz
By ATdiu 20 do it, Aud-sh!-there was
ample evidence that the petite FRITZ
viii be petite only a season OF so more.
she is actually getting fat
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-09
HaWIrey Likes Vaudeville.
Even Two Performances a Day Do Not
Discourage Him.

Charles Hawtrey's brief term in polite
vaudeville ends with this week an
Chase's. but there is a prospect that the
future may return him TO the twice-a-
day theaters.
II his expectations concerning the re-
vivaI or "a Message From Mars. which
ne Will undertake Immediately, are not
realized. or II he should fail To secure
another satisfactory comedy in its place
suitable for the high-price theaters.
there is great likelihood that the polite
vaudeville managers VIII secure him
again until more favorable times for
him.
The beginning OF his limited term In
vaudeville was an arduous one tor the
Englishmau accustomed to no more than
seven performances a week. IN New
York ne gave no less than four per
formance a day. but, Of course ne re-
Ceived the equivalent in those almighty
dollars that English actors come after
Despite the financial compensation.
however. il was a trying time for Mr.
Hawtrey, who, from the time he rose
IN the morning until he retired AT night
was practically 'made-uP' and in cos
tune. and when not on the stage play
ing Time Is Money, ne was being bur
ried in a cab from one theater TO an
other.
on the read" he has found NE easier
with but two performances a day TO en-
dure. and the brief time each requires
OF him ne regards as recreation rather
than labor. He likes the vaudeville
audiences, because they are plain ana
outspoken ia their manifestation Of app
prevail Their good viii is easily gained
If IL is deserved. and they are cordial
and friendly in their demonstrations OF
appreciation. il pleased.
Up 10 the present Mr.. Hawtrey has a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-09
Confidence of the Young.
J. z. Stoddart, the Veteran, Envies
Their Assurance.


In speaking Of Iatter-day actors and
acting 10 a prominent dramatic critic
short tine ago. j. IT. Stoddart. the vet
erau player, -vho comes TO the Lafayette
Opera House in The Bonnie Brier
Bush" said
When ] sct the young actors who
have been on the stage but a year CT 50
az the most so certain of themselves,
so confident Of their powers. 4 envy
them. sit In my dressing room, and al
the time / am making up / so over the
lines OF my part, and even then j am
not satisfied with myself Have I goe
all out Of them that the author Dut
there2' I keep saying and / worry And
then when 7 60 on the stage, this un-
certainty stiu pursues me. IL makes
me nervous that / may not do my best,
that / may not please the public before
me
saThe only consolation I have he
continued. els that so many OF the really
good actors, the men j Look I'D 70 and
admire. were thus troubled. Macready
used 20 get 20 his dressing room two
F0urs before the time Tor the curtain 10
rise in order that be might get himself
in the proper frame OF mind for the
part he was 10 play, and YOU could
hear him -roauin0 all over the space
behind the curtain, he was so nervous
ana dispirited. And then, in his diary,
how fun It is Of criticisms upon him
self Appeared as Hamlet last night
Acted very badly.
and so. 10 q greater or less extent
were all the great actors of the old
days. as well as many OF those who are
now prominent stars
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j. H. StoddaTt.
Career Of the Most Experienced Actor
CT Oar Stage.

career CT the Most Experienced Actor
CT Oar Stage.
J. H. stoddart. who appears al the
Lafayette Opera House this week On his
characterization of Lachlau Campbell fin
THE Bonnie Brier Bush" began his
stage career about seventy years $50.
and has, in fact, been on the stage long
er than any other man now appearing
upon it I'm America. Ills nearest rival
rs Joseph Jefferson.
4 Mr. Stoddart was born fin 1927 ia Scot
land, and made his first appearance On
the stage when oulE four years old. lie
played intermitteutIy all through his
youth, and when HIS education was com
pleted adopted the stage as career.
After playing all sorts o. parts in his
fathers theat.r Iu Glasgow. ne went 20
Liverpool there joining a stock COM
pany. with which he remained several
years.
Then while still young man, he came
20 America, his first engagement being
with the elder Wanaek. James W. the
father Of Lester Wnllack. with whom he
remained FOR some time being ass0Cia-
TED with Laura Keene. John Brougham.
the Wallacks Lysander Thompson, and
others OF equal note. Mr. StoIdart next
went with Laura Eeeue. then TO Mrs.
John wood. and aftcrward was with
Lester Walack for six or seven years.
The Union Square Theater Stock Com
pany claimed him next, and for thirty
years he PLAYED az the Union Square
Theater. and at the Madison Square
when A. NJ. Palmer moved there. and
under his mana cement visited the Pa
cine coast thirteen times. After leaving
Mr.. Palmer he was engaged by Charles
I7r0hman for The Fatal card" In
which he played the part of Austin. the
banker. ana he afterWard created the
part OF Joe Aylmer, the old trainer in
THE Sporting Duchess" One OF Mr..
stoddart's greatest representations was
that OF Moucypenuy In BoucicauIt's
'"The Long Strike" The part is that Of
@ grufI. growing old lawyer. with ten
der heart IL was in this character that
he made his FIRST pronounced nit before
the New York public.
Nh. StoddarJ is "a great lover and adj
yocate of OPEN air sports, and is known
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-09
No Use for Slapst.ck.
Raymond Hitchcock Thinks Bon Mots
Better Source Of Laughter.

a salesman IN a shoe store sells shoes
in a legitimate manner" says Raymond
Hitchcock. the star IN Henry ". Saw
ages production Of the comic opera,
THE Yankee Consul" and then adds
why not sell gags the same way"
and the answer re-echoes, yes, why
not2"
One OF the most interesting personal
tiles on the American stage Is this same
Hitchcock. He has not ever been a mer-
- mime, but once upon a time. and
that not 50 far distant that II passsth
the recollection Of the present genera
ton, he sold shoes in a Philadelphia
store. and good salesman he was ac-
cOrding to all obtaina BILE reportz
Il adopted legitimate methods in sell
mg my employers goods. Hitchcock
hastens 10 explain, and then this rather
interesting diatribe is expOunded-
The average audience ia this era is
an Intelligent one and slapst5ck meth
DDS are not overpopular. When you
start in 70 sell pair OK shoes or rub
bers you do not grasp your customer by
the throat and throttle him into pur-
chasing; why should You use force In rid
ding yourself OF a gag or joke? For
my part / have never found f a profit
able method.
You know my brudder. Chess the
old time comedian has said. and his
foil answers.
d" Chess, who vas hep but accompanies
the answer By getting q half-nalson
on MS vis-a-vis. That may be comedy.
but. IL the same proposition is put forth.
with slight changes. in this way:
You have met my brother. have you
notg
Yes. is ne related TO you?" ana then
there is your answer;
" Only on my father and mothers
side and you go without the choking
method. and you get a more genuine
laugh than the other felIdw might hone
70 earn, This IS comedy, and such
comedy as men like the lamented Sol
Smith Russell. William J. Florence. and
the present day Goodwin might use. But
II T. comedy
There are many reforms on the stage
suggested by persons who can have no
real interest IN the-na tier, save for the
publicity but I believe IN the condden- /
tial comedian as a source OF real re-
forms and he is the one to whom the
plsygoers VIII pay the most lasting al
Iegiance II they pay allegiance TO any
one.
There have been many so-csued com
edians who doubt this, but I be-e sold
shoes. rubbers. and other forms Of foot
wear and never held q position be- I
cause I tried brute force on the Gus +
toners. Now / am selling gags and
Henry ". Savage does not believe that /
comedy should be forced down q play /
goer's throat with q ramrod. SO I have
adopted the confidential stYle. and ms
critics have been more than agreeable /
iu telling me that il is far more accept /
able II is easier 10 earn a laugh by 4
Kidding oneself OF a bon mot than bE I
having a pair OF trick stairs close up I
and give YOU a slide for life from the /
iy gallery TO the fOotlights. II you 4
don't believe 1t, fry IT,
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At The TheateTS.


at-lEat--LLLla H4EAEla
Louis Mann viii open an engagement
al the National Theater tomorrow night.
presenting 1.-The Second Fiddle new
play by an American author. The CU-
gaEemcat is one OF special interest, in
tsat IL offers AIR. Mann in legitimate
comedy. Mr Mann IS now under the
management OF Charles u. Dillingham;
and hIs ambition TO be starred IN strong
character parts viii heuceforth be
Eratihed.
Sir. Dillingham; selected THE Second
Fiddle the name Of Mr. Mann's new
play, as being most hardly ADAPTED 20
Mr AIa1n's requirements. IL is a com
ody-drama, without musical accompaul-
meut, although the story is concerned
with tEe production Of an opera. and the
affairs VI the people therein. Although
iu $40 sense a musical play. the nature
OF Che piece calls for the presence OF
Lumher OF handsome show girls Iu
me green room scene. which Is shown iu
conjunction with the prlma douua's
dressing room during the progress Of
an operate production. This scene. IL
is promised. VIII give tie uuiuitiated a
most realistic peeD behind the scenes
Partisan ODera
3. MaDu's role IS that Of German
dcisH. who contends manfuIIy WITH
=Ity and other difficulties which he
him, including unhappy going ia his
making He ls ultimately success
m both his career and his love A.
linz 10 che Philadelphia views. the
provides charming love story
There are iuterminglod touches Of
ICs and "a deal OF comedy.
Dillingham; is said 10 have devoted
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LaIayette-aThe Bonnie Brier Bush

L0layette-"The Bonnie BTier Bush
Elrke la sheIie's production OF THE
Bonnie Br.er Bush" with the favorite
actor. j. II. Stoddart, assisted by Reu-
ben Fax IS 10 be this weeks attrac-
ton at the Lafayette opera house. This
successful dramatizs ton OF Ian Mac
Laren's widely read story OF similar
title had is premier produ1tion at the
above q eater some few years ago. and
many Of the cast then Instrumental IN
lis exploitation are stn with the COM
pzs-.y.
Jane Arthur. editor OF The Book
man." 18th the assistance OF the we'll
known play Aright. Augustus Thomas,
made the stage adaptation OF these tales
and -ueceeded admirably IN transferring
the atmosphere of the heather TO the
stage producing a comedy so cohesive.
and with characters so Intimately con-
genial that the play Is a delight even
TO Those who are not acquainted with
the book, while by the multitude TO
whom DrumtOshty. its ways and its peo-
Pile have become loved associa tons. the
stage Dortraiture is especially appreei-
ated.
"The Bonnie Brier Bush" treats main
is Of ''Ihe Transformation of LachIan
Campbell" one OF the mcst touching
passages OF the book. and has I'm par
ucular, two scenes OF marked power ana
path0s. Ia one. Lachlan Campbell has
brought himself To believe chat his
daughter Flora has done wrong, and
without hstening-tO her protests or ex-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-09

all along the Jersey coast as enc Of the
most expert catboat shippers OF the
lower bay feet, while IN Sea Warren,
n. j., his summer home, he IS a burgess
and a church warden.
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Aeademy-"OnIy a shop GirI.n

The attraction AT the Academy com
menciHg tomorrow, viii DE the musical
comedy drama. entitled. "OnIv a shop
Girl introducing Lotue Williams. who
has been "a great favorite with the pub
lie IN all sections Of the country for
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-09
Chase's-Hawtrey and Vaudeville.


Charles Hawtrey. the eminent English
actor. has proven the greatest bargain"
ever secured for polite vaudeville The
advance sale of reserved seats al
Chases this week indicates JAst Wash
iugICu IS as ANXIOUS as the other cities
10 avail itself of the price privilege, and
Chase's looks for the greatest attend
auce ever recorded in its history under
the present regime. He is presenting
typical English farCical comedy, and I'm
the part OF Graham ne is said to have
a role Jhat fits him as admirably and
satisfactorily as his famous character
iu "A Message From Mars" lie Is sup
ported By D9rOth Hammond and Mona
Harrison, who were in his original COM
Dany. The fact thu Mr.. Hawtrey has
not lost caste - ais appearance IN
vaudeville is Indicted los the announce
ment that immedis ely uuon the con-
clusion OF his enge cement at Chase's
he viii resume h. starring tour I'm a
Message From Mars. and then the
public VIII be CaI-d U~On TO pay 81 adj
mission.
This weeks of wiz Doe marked also
by the appearance o. fFiss Norton and
Paul Nicholson ia 'Fh Lady and the
PuEiiist." which is zPio to be a pleasing
concoctiou OF the qpec.alties which have
been accessories o. ~ success of these
two artists IN the 2 ratio world. The
action IS located ia dressn akins par
Tor. and She tryinE-on see le is de-
scrIbed as an amusing and interesting
feature. Billy Link VIII represent the
fraternity OF mouol0gue funsters. Maud
HUH, the dialect Coincidence. viii be
a conspicuous number and the original
Rio Brothers viii exhibit themselves I'm
a series OF startling aerial athletic feats:
'Parker's Famous Dog" Pierce and
Maiyee. in costumed singing act, and
motion pictures OF comic scenes i'm a
French apartment house complete the
program.
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some seasons past. This viii be Miss
Williams last season 20 appear In this
play, owing 90 her production 81 the
new scenicai comedy drama that is TO
be presented 20 the public for the FIRST
time the early part of the coming year.
entitled, My Tom-Boy Girl" The cast
this season Is said 60 be the best that
has ever been selected for the presen-
tation % only a shop Girl The plot
deals with the adventures and trials Of
the heroic ''sales lady" who is persc-
cuted by a yindicuvs and INSCRIPTIONS
rascal, hoo--walker iu "a biz department
store.
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cuses. he turns her out Of his house. II
IS the hour Of hts bitter shame, and in
his agony he bl0ts her name from the
family Bible. In the other scene, grief
and loneliness have broken the old man
down, and he prays atoud for guidance
iu his sore distress. In these scenes and
throughout the play. Mr. Stoddard's por-
Jrayal Of Lachlan Campbell has been
acknowledged a masterpiece Of charac-
ter acting. and one Of the most notable
OF his many successful Characterization.
Reuben Fax, whose impersonatiOn OF
the philosophical postman, Archibald
McKittrick, is said 20 have made this
character second In Importance to that
of Dir. Stoddart's. contributes much +of
the comedy. The supporting company
includes also Irma la Pierre, J. Palmer
Collins. Louise RuJter. Robert G. Eas-
ton, Adelaide Cumming. Julius Nc
Wicker. Edith Talbot. F. Elliott Jenkins.
Clivette Norman, IS, s. Gin, William
Hall, Robert ireland. and N. ID. sJepner.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-09
CoIumbia-aThe Yankse consul.s


able success last season IN the comic
opera, The Yankee Consul IS an
nounced as the attraction at the Co
lumbia Iheater for the week commenc-
Ing tomorrow night, when, with the
original cast and production, Henry "
Savage's star viii be seen for the first
time ia Washington ir this vehicle.
For more than I'VE months Afr. Hitch
cock was the attraction al the Broad
way Iheater. and after these many DAYS
and nights there was 2. gene raj regret
manifest when II became necessary 20
close the theater In the summer. that
thc players might rest before inaugural
ing their current season. At the fremont
ThesteF, Boston. and at the studebaker
fheaters Chicago, Mr.. Hitchcock was
the attraction FOR two months. and lasc
night he and his satellites closed an
engagement OF one month at the Car
rick Iheater Philadelphia, and the en-
tire company. with It's great scenic
equipment, viii arrive here this after
noon in their own special train.
"Ihe Yankee Consul" Is the work OF
Henry H. Blossom. jr.. who provided
The book and the lyrics. and Alfred q.
Hc byns who furnished the musical
score. With his usual skill Henry "
Savage has given the opera an elaborate
setting. Mr.. Hitchcock has d role which
IS said 20 be- virtually glOyed unto him.
The cast includes, also. Eva Davenport.
Flora Zabclle. Rose BotH. Senorlta Lo-
hta Tavara, sally Mcneil. Albert Parr.
William Danf0Tth. Joseph NJ RatcliT.
and j. T.. Hazard The chorus Is said
20 bc one of rare excellence. and worth,
as IS usual with a production made by
MT. Savage. The young women are
more than o0mciy. and their voices are
far superior 20 the average chorus voice
The male chorus is one OF the features
OF the production.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-09

Lyceum-SheridaH's City Sports.
The bill at the I.yceum Theater for
this week Will be Phil Sheridan's big
City Sports SHOW" There are thirty
girls. The olio IS said To be OF excep-
tiOnul strength