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FASHIONS FAVOR
FOR MRS. LANGTRY
English Actress Greeted by
Brilliant Audience.
PLAY IS NOT STUPENDOUS
Star Gives Charm to Poor Role-Mr.
Truesden Welcomed by Eel
lOw-TOwnSmen.

The gracious and beautiful Lily Lang
try appeared at the Columbia Theater
last night with her company from the
Imperial Theater Of London. in a new
comedy written by Percy Fendau, and
called Mrs. behring's Divorce" The
actress and her Offering were cordially
received by an audience of conspicuous
social distinction and recurring ripples
of laughter gave sign that this new play
viii rather increase Mrs. Langtry's
favor with Washington society than
depend upon The favor she already en-
joys. A special interest was given the
performance by the appearance as lead
ing man Of the company Of Frederick
Truesdell. q Washingtonian whose stage
career has been marked by consistent
intelligence and earnestness.
Mrs. behring's Divorce does not
rank the author with DeMaupassant- It
is. to be plain most wondrously thin.
1t belongs to the large company of mod
ern dramatic compositions wherein brisk
dialogue and a series Of situations are
offered In substitution for genuine
drama. The seasoning is abundant. the
sauce shaip and pungent and the table
service pleasing; but there is too little
meat
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a Divorce and Its Sequence.

The essentials of the story are easily
told. Two young persons permit them
selves TO become cstranged and di-
vorced. They permit themselves also TO
indulge their pique by becoming en-
gaged-the one TO a woman whose mind
is unconventionally strong and the 9TH
er 10 an ass. This quartet is brought
together and affection. coupled with
tardy intelligence, overcOmes the disa-
greement between the young wife and
her husband. The background is as
modern as the calendar and is given
color by bridge party ia the Lon
don house Of Peer. a scene in the dress
ing room Of a man dressmaker, and an
array of gowns so beautiful that as
worn by Mrs. Langtry they arouse the
interest even Of her male auditors
Yet, as acted by Mrs Langtry and
her associates Of the Imperial. this play
has distinctive charm-the charm OF
vignettes set close together rather than
the charm of characters unfolded by
the course Of sequential events. Mr.
TruesdeIl thus appears as an epitome
OF the fashionable husbands faiiinss,
and. acting the part of d gentleman
with the intuition Of d gentleman, in
vests II with a charm IL did not obtain
at the hands OF the author. Other i'm
presentations similarly bright but
equally lacking in nuance, are contrib
uted by Ina Goldsmith, who appears as
Captain behring's intellectual dancee;
Katherine Stewart, who acts the role OF
q high-bOrn and high-spirited peeress;
Stephen French. q comedian OF great
talent. who in the role Of a peer swamps
a little atmosphere beneath great deal
Of humOr; and Harold Mead, who
achieves a caricature on the modern
man Of fashion which might easily have
stepped out Of Punch
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Mrs. Langtry Charming.

Mrs. Langtry acts with much tech
nicaI resource and fine personal charm.
Her role is unreasonable. and the con-
duct II enjoins upon her-such as the
exploitation OF intimate sorrow in the
presence Of an indiscriminate assembly
of fashions beyond taking seriously.
With all this the part obtains at her
hands a steady increase Of interest and
a continued charm Of personality. She
would appear TO more advantage IN any
OF the Shakespearean roles which es-
tablished her in her present station; but
this is the age of polite comedy" and
this actress. like nearly everyone else,
has bowed before the storm.
With this weeks engagement Mrs.
Langtry's American season comes to an
end. Il has been uniformly encOurag-
ing and successful, and her engage
ments in England viii doubtless give
additional proof Of her secure position
in the esteem Of ner fellow cOuntrynnen
But they. like her American Well-wish-
ers, must surely desire either that this
actress obtain a new coV6edy more
worthy of her talents or return to one
Of those which has already proven it
self a consonant setting for her per-
sOnality. A. D. A
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Lovely Spring Flowers

At shaffer's. IAN and /, IN Pa. ave.
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MISS RUSSELL LOST
I'M ROLES ASSUMED
Personality of Actress Confused With Thato the Senti-
mental Little Maiden She Acts.

ON tho American stage The fact that
she has been able. through hneuess OF
art and personal magnetism, TO elevate
such roles to plane incomparably
above and beyond that of the mere sou-
brette. has earned for her the praise
which is the due of an genuine creators
To-Day the roles which she has done SO
uuch % UCDuIarize are invariably re-
ferred 40 as Annie Russell parts, and
the success OF failure of the actress
who assumes such a. character is based
upon the degree of uaturalness with
which the pare is played.
There was % time when the uusophistl-
Gated damseI OF the stage was kitten
ism, if not ana actually vulgar creature.
Today such am Interpretation would not
be accepted ina euy decent theater. 1t
viii not be denied that this change in
popular opinion is largely due 10 Annie
Russell The average actress would be
satisfied If she could rest quietly I'm the
enjoyment Of such a success, but Annie
Russell is not can average actress, and
81 one wishes To know how slightly she
iS influenced Dy sense Of self-satlsfac-
tiou with Ler work. 30 is only necessary
to- meet her when she is willing 20 talk
OF her hopes and her aspirations Tor
greater things.
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Life on the stage is anything but real
and yet the footHghts cast a glamour
which makes il strangely and Irresist-
IDLY realistic. Across the boards men
ahd women walk, playing their allotted
parts, and while the spectator can bus
realize that il is an faucifuI tale which
is told graphically merely for his amuse-
mont there is something SO human
about il an that he often finds it diff
hcult 10 separate the actor from his part.
or To remember that the successes and
faiigres the joys and sorrows which are
enacted so naturally are not ass real as
they appear III is this which ezplaius
why, when he speaks of Annie Russell.
he invariably thinks of "a sweet and sim
core but sentimental little maiden, clad
iH a EGwu Of becoming simplicity,
Ia the course of Miss RusselIs career
on the stage she has played many parts.
and while she has presented an almost
.unbrokeE series OF successful creations.
some OF which have been strongly enc
tiouaI. The character which has usually
been assigned TO her has been that OF
the ingenious rustic damseI. for iu this
line of work she haas exhibited a degree
Of individuality which has brought her
recognition as one Of the best actresses
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one respect which was entirely mex
pected. 1t presented Miss Helen Ware
On the instant the mind does not re-
call single other young actress under
thirty years who promises SO much. She
has proven genius for character-f0r in
The play after her appearance as the
Princess Marie. she hides herself frc.n
the entire audieC7e, critics included. Bat
her greatest prospect lies in the deIiaea-
ton of character and the expression. OF
emotion iu what actors term straight
parts il Is the simplest thing to do
and the hardest All the eVentualities OF
the stage are ahead OF her. stagnation.
retirement unqualified success. Those
who saw this company last week will
not forget 10 watch which one of the
three it proves 10 be-
Alr Won Mitzel ranks wei with these
two women His role was difficult. and
his performance fine. He also promises
much.
Next weeks bills include delicate little
Annie Russell i'm new play. Brother
jacques Mr. D'Orsay. IN his admir-
able CharaCteriza ion or LORD Carding-
tom a good musical comedy-if press
notices from other cities are 10 be
uusted-and characteristic vaudeville
There Is no preiudgmeut in the assertion
that AL four heaters win reward their
patrons.
The palmie-t Of the good olds davs
could not have been more enjoyable.
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ing this playwright a high place among
American dramausts.
Perhaps the strongest iudica ton Of
Ihe Earl of PaUtucket's" vitality is
the fact that it is the only uon-musicaI
oHering that has ever succeeded iu play
ing through one of New Tork's hot sum
mers. LaWTauce D'Orsay who. from the
FIRST has appeared in the title role. has
acquired oy virtue of the hit he made in
tals play a high rank among America.
best-uEed comedian stars
The play has for ITS theme an English
peer. Lord CardiugtCu. and his adyen-
lures during short visit to America
The Earl s. efforts go pass for au Ameri-
can in spite OF his pronounced English
accent and mauuerisms, his attempts
90 convince people az his intimate
knowledge OF the Yankee town
OF PaWtucket. where he claims C.
nave been born his Dradieameut whe1
veuEeful lawyers confront him with a
demand for aIimouy in arrears. OF
which he knows absolutely nothing. his
arrest tgI having made way with am
American and Lord Cardingtou ARTICLES
belonging 20 both gentlemen having been
found iu mis- eu4ctsJ and the final un-
TsTeliUe of the tangled ~keIn. are treat
ra IU AR. Thomas. hauuiest manner.
ana aE may readily Be believed fur
ui@h unlimited material Tor laughter
making purposes
The action of the play Is an i'm tht
famous Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and ths
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o"I j eouldu see through it. and so
5't run over and quickly dropped fhe
"aDlt nope none OF my dear Amerf-
can friends viii ever suffer likewise T
never turned up nay trousers. either in
wet weather or fine bat 1 notice that
mere the habit has considerable favor
even la the finest weather.
But seriously, a gentleman is ALWAYS
d gentleman the world over. Fads and
ieinies don't alter him: they only make
the fashionable men dress and move
and look alike. just as the fashion han
pens. An American gentleman is so
bright and clever that he never makes
mistake Tie knows a good fellow
"hen De meets him, and doesn't waste
"a whole year in making his acquaint-
auce, while waiting for an Introduction
by duke or an earl
Englishman a Homebody.
The Englishman born 10 the purnIe
ana leisure ls always from boyhood q
true sportsman, His home life. his DOGS
and horses I believe. he loves more ~
any other nationality IN the world I'm
America the society man travels more
and moves about more. He is a good
sportsman and a splendid host. and ale
ways a courteous gentleman But the
IeFVor OF attachment OF the EngIishmau
is for his home, dogs, and horses.
1.-THE American Is out and about more.
ana he IS a much greater theatargoer
than his English prototype. In England
We rather avoid public places and are
content 20 1--we in the quiet SURROUNDINGS
OF home life with cur friends I'm the
same set Our especial pets are beauti-
iul gardens and greenhouses.
Club life ia England among the smart
set Is very quiet. methodicaI and exc
elusive. The dear Old boys and chap
pies go through their eveutless daily
routine, which they wouldn't vary for
worlds. with a regularity and precision
that are sublime When a national stir
comes-like a war-they sit up, shake
themselves, talk "a bit more to each
other but in the same even tones. get
into their uniform, fight. come back. get
the Victoria Cross, and resume the even
tenor OF their lives as II nothing had
happened.
"Hurrah for the red. white and blue
on both our glorious flags!
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rate she did SO Ear restrain an the rest
of the scene that this one sin seemed TO
hurt So much for adverse criticism of
Miss Walsh The impersonatlou was IN
all other respects admirable.
or the play-it is the same old ques-
tion. Undoubtedly it does u2lch good.
Undoubtedly IL IL were presented as
sermon and not as dramatic art and II
the audiences could be regulated, IL
"ou-d p7 a great pressing, hut Neiliief
OF iH.7e conc Mons d nae
As 10 4'a--17 1'77.'l -eelieL PIe'riio7
% De arr % D7 d 'i-ls OF ue+uly ana
.li' 'z-,'-- u- -'l -,-'..- ~ --s'l ~ 49,
-, = - -,'.l- ',,'
- Il ---s7 y, $50 -
which ms worried rr.. y-o-lF -f--,. .l,s
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NINE. REJANE HERE
TWELVE WEEKS ONLY
Brilliant Actress Plays in New York Chicago, Boston.
Philadelphia, Washington, and Montreal

a year playing a season Of a couple %
months iu the English metropolis and
prOVinces-aIways with financial success.
She has been 10 this country-in 1885,
when Abbey SchoeneI q C7rau paid her
200 600 francs for 100 performances.
This season her American tour is un-
der the management OF LIebler & CO..
whose contract with madame calls for
even a larger sum than the one she
received from her first hrm Of American
impresari0s. Her American season IS
for twelve weeks only, distributed as fol-
i5ws: -Four weeks In New york. two
weeks in Chicago TWO weeks in BOs-
ton. one week In PhiIadeIs ,hia. one week
in Washington. one week divided up be-
tween Indianapolis. Louisville, LeXing-
ton, Ky, Dayton. and Columbus. ohio.
and Wheeling. w Va. and supple
mentary week i'm Montreal
French Plays Exclusively.
She Is best known iu this country az
the original creator Of the role OF Zaza.
The theatergoing public VIII be particu-
Iarly interested I'm seeing this performs
ance played In French by the woman
whose genius is responsible for "Zaza's -
success. But whether as Zaza. OF as Ger
maine. the heroine OF La Robe Rougs,"
whether in 81 Hirondeue, her new
play or IN ma CGusiue. "DlvOrcOns'
La Petite Marquise, "Amoureuse OF
in Ibsen's 1.-THE Dolls House, or in
la Parisienne. Ga Fassarelle.' or in
la D0uloureuse which she has
chosen for her opening bin In New
Y0rk-she takes al che prizes which the
theater can offer an artist. and then
goes home at night To rejoice with
mothers devotion over the welfare Of
her children, to whom she is fondly at
tached
Madame brings over her own company
of French players. and her repertoire
is selected from the following plays:
"Div0rcous." by n Sardou; Ga Dou-
toureuse. by Maurice Douuayi "Eaza.
hy Mi Berton and simon; ia Petite
Marquise," by MAJ MeiIhac and Hal
evyi "L'Hiroudeue." 10y DariO NIcco-
demi; Ga Robe Rouge Dy III BrieuN;
..Amoureuse.' by H. de Porto Richie;
lie Parisieane.r by H. BeeIue; Ia
Fassareue,' by 81 de Croisse-y an4 Ame
Ciressacs 1.-THE DolIs House, 10y IDs-n.
ia Course AUX Flambeau,' 'Lolotte
By NM M nae and Haleyyi Ancos-
nito. by Harry Crbien7 -La Flslte de
Noces," 10y Alexandra Dtmas. and Aa
Cousine." by Henri MeIhac.
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hood she puts Iu 20 her creations, have
won her q popularity that Is widespread
and uuGisputed Her Catherine Miss
Hobbs. and Princess Elaine in "A
Royal Family. some Of the noted tri-
umphz she has achieved since she be-
came a star. are the pleasant memories
theaterg0ers have. Her appearance iu
"a new character is always awaited with
interest for 1T means fresh ana de-
Ilghtfui revelation OF ner art and Is
sure TO bring forward I'll heroine that peo-
pie gladly take 20 their hearts.
Ia tine new comedy she is said TO have
a charming r0le-Jlar of a young girl
who feels the hrst awakenT 3 OF love.
The comedy g. said to- be good iHtriu-
sicaIy, and mr.. F'ruhmau is relied upon
90 give b. q handsome production. II
VIII be presented here. under Mr.. FToE-
mani personal direction. and Iu exact
lE the same manner as iu New York.
where lL IS 90 serve Miss Russell for her
annual metropolitan season.
An excellent company viii support the
star. The cast includes Joseph Wheel
ock. 5r-- George N itsgu. Oswald loTke.
Grant Stewart. Mrs. Charles WaIcot.
Ellie beth Johnson. Florida Pier. and
others.
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Mime. Gabrielle Rejane. who Is 10 be
seen here soon with her French COM
pauy ia repertoire Of French plays.
is a particular PET Of the Partisan
French.
ThrOuEhOut France. perhaps, the 'Di-
vine sara may stLl occupy a warm
place in the affections OF the provincial
French, but there is no doubt that in
Paris proper in artistic bohemian cir
CIes. amOnE society and among bOule-
vardiers. from the half-grOWn girl who
carries madame's new hat in a highly
polished wooden box 10 her on the even
ing OF the new reception, 10 Ia grande
madame herself, I'm the foreign colony
of diplomats and artists, and In the
world that moves, the name OF
Gabrielle Rejane is one 10 conJure with
Besides, TO all the French players, her
comrades on the French stage, the viva
cious. volatile, high-strung. ebullient.
cLaritable. and good-natured artistic, is
one 20 whom they ala so In their hours
of sorrow and distress, TO obtain either
pity or sympathy or substantial financial
aid.
Born TO the Stage.
Nine. Rejano vas. so TO speak. born TO
the stage She spent her early chill
hood about the lobby OF L'Ambigue,
where her father took tickets 10 the
main entrance 10 the theaUer and her
mother attended 10 the buffet. IL was
while living IN this eHvironment-meet-
ing all the best ACTORS and actresses Of
the tme-that her ambition to become
am actress was awakened
Her father died when she was ouly
five years old. At a school she became
acquainted with the daughter OF Jules
Simon. the minister of public instruction.
Through her Schoolmate friend, Ga
brieIle. managed to be admitted TO the
Conservative. where she studied very
hard and graduated FIRST in her class.
she was given "a small part in one OF
NJ. Neilhac's comedies. and acquitted
herself creditably.
later on she was engaged at the
Vaudeville for two years, followed by
asons at the Odeon and Varieties,
after which she may be said 70 have
been fairly launched upon her career.
When she achieved the prominence OF
individual starhood. she allied engage-
msnts az nearly every prominent thea
ter in Paris, making her own productions.
acting in fact, as actress-manager
She is weH-known and well liked in
London where 81
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At the TheateTs.
National-Annie Russell.

NatiOnal-Auuie Russell
Charles Frohman is giving the play
soers OF this city an early opportunity
OF seeing Miss Annie Russell in her new
comedy, Brother Jacques, which wiz
De presented at the National Theater
this week Brother Jacques is from
the French, and is said 10 give Miss Rus
sell unusual opportunities.
This artists sympathetic and gentle
style or acting and the winning girl
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AMERICAN GENTLEMAN
is LIKE HIS COUSIN
Lawance D'Orsay Says Our Men of Fashion Outdo the
Fashion Plates.

Fear has given place to- conviction.
There ls no longer any doubt D'Orsay
has spoken. Not ID Orsay OF the Guards.
D'Crsay of THE Ears Of Pawtucket"
In speech slow bUt sure, and with a
copyrighted draWl this Lawrauce D-Or-
say solemuIy aflrms that the American
swell has grown so like his English
cousin that there's hardly any differ
euce, doucherkuow-
Ia fact, if we re- 10 believe D-Orsay-
and who would doubt him2-tha real
man of fashion is even more English
than the London chappie
D'DTsay discussed this vital question
in grave seriousness and with a preIim-
mary explanation. Said he stFolging his
dropping mustache.s
.'The gentleman. whether American or
English, Is the best the world can obtain
and give. consequently. il is not sur
pTisiuE that al this time there BE- very
little difference 10 be discovered DO the
true type. no matter what the national
ity- 30 dOubt- I'm Dickens time. when
this country was young and It's people
crude lu manners. the great novelist
Eas correct iu his diagnosis. The acct
dent OF birth makes. Of course. "a Ger
tain difference and eEcIusiyeuess. The
aristocracy of brains and money. and
perhaps. a younger generation ana cOuu-
try. goes 20 ana older country for It's re-
pose manner and fads.
A Change of Front.
81 remember when FIRST visited Amer
lea that the Eugl.shmau was "a byvJrd.
his clothes. his manner, his speech were
laughing stocks But now that is all
altered. And. thanks 10 the great and
true irieudliuess existing between the
cousins. Ihey visit each other more fire.
queIty with the result that they abb
serb each others manners, methods. and
dress. and there is little 10 distinguish
the American society man from the Lon
douer
English STYLES are the vogue. and 10
be beasJly English. you know and tC
wear ring with your crest on a.. en-
blazouInE your English descent. is quite
the thing Gentlemen dress FOR the
theaLeT now, they used not Co. They
use "a walking stick and j have seen
one or two dear old boys with a
monOcie. i tried it myself years ago,
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decorations and furnishings have been
carefully duplicated. in the cast, be-
sides Mr. DOrsay. are Jane Peyton,
Florence Robinson, Mary Eliza beth
Forbes, Charles ". Stokes, Herbert For
tier. Harry Frees. s. s. Witsie, Stokes
Sullivan, A. p. Thomas. W 3. Pollock,
r. II. Sleight r. p Murphy. Ernest
Joy, Frederic Hawthorne and Ernest Ell
Ton.
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Lafayette-"Girls WIN Be Gins

Girls Win BE Girls is coming TO the
lafayette opera House next week, and
is announced as of the most pleasing
and laughteF-pr0EOking attractions so
Tar presented at that theater. Headed
by Al Leech and The Three ROsebuds.'
the company OF forty persons under
takes TO present a melange Of mirth and
music Melville Baker and Joseph Hart
are the authors Of this production. 1t
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Columbia-'Ear of Pawtucket."
Kirke La SheIle VIII present Lawrauce
D'OIsay in "THe Earl OF PawtucketT
tomorrow evening at the Columbia Thin
merry play by Augustus Thomas ranks
with Alabama" and Arizona" Goa Civ
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chase's-MabeI Mckinley and vauds-

vile
With another song said TO surpass
'Anona," Mabel Mckinley viii come TO
Washington this week, and her friends
and well-wishers here, where she once
played an important social role, viii
flock to the thesJer 10 shower their
congratulations and manifest their es-
TEEN. The new song that has supplant-
ed '.An0na" is called '-Karama" and
Miss Mckinley describes it as q rOmanCs
OF old Japan.
A sharp and surprising contrast viii
be afforded by Musical Kleists who
claims the title Of ''king of black art.
but who also extends his amusement do
main TO cover mirth and magic, which
are important elements III the new crea-
ton ne devised for his admirers this
season. n Jolly ana Mile Velia are
recent impOrtations from the FoIies Ber-
gere. Paris, and they pirOuette and pam
tomime with the extraordinary vivaclty
that characterizes the terpsichorean ar
lists attached TO this famous European
vaudeville house The Misses Mills and
Morris VIII appear as black face min
streI girls. sea Ia DoCkstader.' in which
act they are being rapidly Initiated as
the popular fancy has turned toward
such speciaIties as q welcome change.
In the world OF dogs IL is said there
are none cleverer than those trained by
Herbert, and this WeII-knOWn director
win appear with his troupe, embracing
Dfuk. the high diver; Diana. that does
the slide for life, and other neFvy four
legged acrobats in loop-the-lO0p- George
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deals with the raidinF Of a cooking .lain
and The marvellous escape OF Prof lodge
Leech), who, I'm this diguided role
makes a mad dash for liberty, leaves his
notebook behind and the hayseed de-
tectlves find this and waste lot of time
trying 10 ind the owner. They do not
succeed, for the playrights didn't intend
that they should. Among the songs
which have scored heavily in the six
weeks run Of "Girlg VIII BE Girls" Just
completed at the Fourteenth Street
Theater, New York, are sally ''Eti-
queJte. THAT Little Girl is You
How DO You Dog" Gee, wouldn't
That BE Great" and "Abou Ben All
As may be expected from the title, girls
are the feature OF the show.
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