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The Washington times., 1904-05-15
Dramatic Students at National.

Patronesses for the performance on
Tuesday, May II. at the National The
alter. for the benefit of the Army Relief
Society, by the Columbia dramatic stu
dents. are Lady Durand, Madame Az
piroZ, Madame CalderOn, Mrs Alger,
Mrs. Audenreid, Mrs. Ainsworth. Mrs
Boardman, Mrs. Bates, Mrs. Burr. Mrs.
Burton, Mrs. Chaffee. Mrs. George 3.
Davis, Mrs. Dalzell, Mrs. Dodge, Mrs.
Ernst, Mrs. Glover, Mrs. Greedy, Mrs
Gillespie. Mrs. Humphrey, Mrs. Han,
Mrs. Stanley Matthews. Mrs Miles Mrs
Arson Mills. Mrs. John r. Mclean
Mrs. John Moore Mrs. Oliver, Mrs. Red
field Proctor, Mrs. Postlethwaite. Mrs.
Randolph. Mrs. Reyburn. Mrs. Rittman,
Mrs. Spalding, Mrs. Sternburg, Mrs.
Lyman Tiffany, Mrs. Taft, Mrs. Walsh
Mrs. Wetmore. Mrs. Weston, Mrs
Wallace
The special musical program win be
furnished by the United States Engi-
neer Corps Band and the decorations
OF flags and palms will be under the di-
rection of Mrs. Humphrey, wife of the
quartermaster general, and will be mos
elaborate.
The box holders ere Secretary and
Mrs. Taft. General and Mrs. Chaffee
General and Mrs Miles. Mr. and Mrs
Walsh, Mr.. and Mrs. Reyburn, General
and Mrs. Weston, General ana Mrs
Arson Mills.
Many Of the seas have been bough
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Paris Astounded.
Play With a Moral Ending the Success
of the Moment,

Marcel Prevost's new play. la Plus
Fable (''The Feeblest'D has jumped
into favor at the Coincide Francois. The
end Of the play is moral, and for that
reason something Of a novelty in a
French drama Perhaps It is this very
novelty that has caught the popular
fancy.
The hero is man who has linked his
life to a divorced woman. He has no
faith in marriage vows. and, therefore,
takes her without a wedding ceremony
His family lives according 20 the strict
est conventions and his attachment for
the divorced woman engenders bitter
ness. At last the hero meets with seri-
Gus accident. and while his life is hang
ing in the balance his relatives carry
him off and try and terminate his IN
conventional alliance.
But. as Unjust IN all successful plays
and books. love triumphs in the end
The husband of the divorced woman
conveniently dies. and then a mutual
friend crops up to reunite the twain.
The hero's antemarriage views are sup
pressed. He and the heroine are prop
erly married and live happy ever
AFTER
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"our Boys by Amateurs.

Local interest centers in the forth
coming presentation of our Boys, =
which will be given by Washington tai
ent at the National Theater next Sat
urday evening.
The entertainment is to be a benefit
performance In aid of ST. Agnes Indus
trial Home, an institution to the train
ing and instruction OF friendless girls.
A home is maintained In Georgetown by
the Order of the Epiphany. an Episcopal
sisterhood which has received the sup
port OF many interested washington
people.
In preparing the play for production
on Saturday night many clever local
amateurs have been provided with i'm
portant parts. Among these are Miss
Nordstrom, Miss Beale, Miss Carmody.
Mr.. Lay, Mr.. Worthington, Mrs. Brad
ford. Mr.. Finch. Mr. Finley. and Mr..
Brown.
The list Of patronesses includes Mrs.
Greedy, Mrs. MCGOWAN. Miss Myer, Miss
Kibbey. Mrs. Gouveneur, Mrs. Andrews.
Mrs. Gadsby, Mrs. Bradford. Mrs. Nc
Alloy, Mrs. Fairbanks, Mrs. Javin, and
the Countess Esterhazy.
The comedy itself is a smart play of
the sort popular a score Of years ago.
Ii Is full of bright dialogue and amusing
situations. and should prove an excel
lent vehicle for the display of the dra-
matte talent with which this city is so
profusely supplied. Rehearsals have
been under the direction of Robert Hick-
man. who says that the public per-
formances viii be of excellent artistic
quality
The Washington times., 1904-05-15
chase's-vaudeville.

Chase's Will present 20 interested ard
appreciative view this week a program
OF exceptional attractIveness and I'M
usual balance. headed by the Metropol-
itan Grand Opera Quartette.
OF the notable novelties drawn from
the legitimate drama. and the operate
field for vaudeville purposes in the past
few seasons. the Metropolitan Grand
Opera Quartette takes artistic rank. 1t
was formed in response TO the request
of Mr. Chase and his associate man.
ayers by Director Conried, of the Met
ropolita1 Opera Company. and its pre-
sentation here is by special arrange
mcnt and courtesy of the distinguished
successor Of Maurice Grau. 1t is composed
OF such eminent grand opera vocalists
as Chevalier A. L. Guile, Virginia
NorelH, Signor Armani. and Katherine
Inez. AS a grand opera tenor Chevalier
Guile has few equals. Virginia Norel-
II is Of first magnitude as a soprano. s.
r. Hartman is an oratorio and concert
baritone. Katherine Inez is a central
to of enyiable achievement. Their Sc
lections VIII be from III Trovatore''
and "Rigoletto." O'Brien and Havel
are at the other extreme of entertain
ment. They are headline laugh-produc-
ers. VIII NJ. Cressy. the prolific actor
author is responsible for their latest
sketch, called, Ticks and Clicks" Har-
~ Linton and the Lawrence sisters VII
offer a pleasing turn" punctuated by
popular songs and dances. Billy Clifford
formerly of Clifford and HUH, viii be
an undoubted magnet. as he is very pop
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JandusChek Happy.
She Is Pleased With Life in the Actors
Home

Nine. Janauschek has finally entered
the Actors Home, in West New
Brighton. S. I.
Some time ago Nine. Janauschek was
compelled to sell her home at Saratoga.
and instead of the large sum she ex-
pected from its sale, she realized only a
few hundred dollars. For a long time
she has been almost helpless from par
alysis, and her friends have long urged
that she spend her few remaining years
In the comfort and privacy OF the Actors
Home.
For some reason she had a great re-
pugnance to enter the home, although
at various times it was reported that
she was about to do so. Last week the
counsels of her friends prevailed. and
she entered.
Accompanied by her old friend, n. S.
Wood; his sister and her husband, and
her maid. who has been her constant
companion for several years, the aged
actress was driven in a closed carriage
from the Grand Central station to the
home. where she was met by A. NJ.
Palmer. She was so fatigued by her
tourney that she had to be carried in a
chair TO her room. After an hour
rest, dinner was served in her room
and she recovered sufficiently to 60
about the house and visit the superin-
tendent. t. W. Ellison, who thirty-two
years ago was a member OF her COM
pany.
He said that as soon as Nine. jan
auschek had seen a portion OF the home
all her repugnance TO IL vanished To
her maid, soon after she had gone tc
her room, which is in the southwestern
corner of the house. on the first floor
overlooking the lake, she said that had
she known what comfort was to be mad
size would have entered long before.
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Weber and Fields.
Separation of This Heretofore Iasep-
arabic Team


There is something almost saddening
in the thought that the Weber and
Fields partnership, which for so many
years has been an institution. is sund-
cred, and that no more forever is the
playgoing world to be amused at The
lingual contortions and the absurd
ratiocination of this Incompatible pair.
II Weber and Fields were not the pio-
neers in the field OF Anglo-German duo
logue, they did more than anybody else
toward its elaboration and populariza-
ton.
Doubtless each of the old partners viii
continue in the old line OF business. sing
ly or with some new associate; but It
will hardly be possible for either TO draw
as the two have drawn in double har-
ness. And it is open to question wheth-
er the public hasn't had something too
much OF the Dutch comedian. or rath-
er Of this particular variety Of him.
Sam Bernard Is distinctly superior In
an artistic way either 10 Weber and
Fields or 20 the Rogers brothers; but
one soon tires even OF Sam Bernard,
and is not inclined to grieve II he be
denied TO one for many months or many
years.
Even Louis Mann, genuine artist
and. therefore. beyond comparison SUI
perior to Weber and Fields or to Sam
Bernard. IS best appreciate IN small
doses few and far between. The main
objection which applies 10 all kinds OF
character-work makes emphadcaIly
against Dutch comedy work. It is zest-
full as a feature of an entertainment:
but when 1t becomes practically the
whole show It pals upon the appetite
and gives one that tired feeling which
veteran theatergoers know so we'll
The Rogers brothers are mainly TO
blame for bringing this sort Of acting
into disrepute by forever repeating
themselves, by always going over old
ground and never venturing upon fresh
woods and pastures new. To people
whose enjoyment of stage performance
is IN direct ratio 70 the amount OF IA
miliar, musty matter II contains, the
Rogers brothers and their kind are a
never-failing Weilspring of pleasure; but
to those who like something new oc-
casIonally. something different, they are
terribly dreary.
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To PLAY MelodIama.
The Academy to Have a Summer
Stock.

It has been decided by the management
of the Academy to install a stock COM
pany at that theater immediately after
the close Of the regular season early IN
June. The company has already been
selected, and is said to be a strong or
ganization, made up of actors who have
had ample experience in that line OF
work. and who will soon establish them
selves as stock favorites. All the melo-
dramatic houses in Boston. Philadelphia,
Chicago. aid other larger cities have
been very successful the past two -gn-
mers. and as the Academy stock com
pany viii be a large organization, the
enterprise will no doubt meet with equal
favor IN Washington. The opening play
and l.1t Of names of the company viii
be announced in few days. It is the
intention of the management 10 estab-
ljsh an organization which will be on a
par with, IL not superior to. the melo-
dramatic enterprises In other large
cities
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places. the critics agree. ii has been
needlessly sacrificed This. they argue.
was done for romantic reasons. The
consensus of opinion is that there should
have been more romance In the play or
more history. Catulle Mendes. a noted
author and playwright. speaking OF
Bernhardt In the play. says;
AS yesterday, as tomorrow, as al
ways. Nine. Notwithstanding, impas-
stoned. sorrowful. proud. Inundated. ma
ternal. loving. coaxing and majestic.
charming and epic-takes possession Of
the soul VIGOROUSLY. and all other sue
cesses. those Of the authors. painters,
actors. actresses. scatter before her con-
tinued triumph
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The Opera Singers.
Something About Those to Be Seen
at Chase's.

al NudSS >.
Theatergoers often wonder why the
artists. whether vaudeville, legitimate.
or operatic, hide their own Identities
under a nom de theater. The memory
of men does not run back to the time
when this was not the custom all over
the world 1t is not known that any
writer upon stage topics has discovered
and proved the origin of the custom
In later DAYS American singers going
abroad to study have returned TO this
country with foreign names. There was
Campbell. who came back as Campbelloi
Chatterton. who sought fame on his
native shores as Pcrugini. and others
familiar TO well-informed theatergoers.
OF the four members of the Metro
po,itan Grand Opera Quartette at
Chase's this week-Chevalier A. l.
Guile. Virginia Norein. Catherine Inez.
and S. E. Armane-the latter two are
Americans appearing under foreign
names. Chevaiicr Guile is Frenchman
with a broader operate experience, per-
haps. than most of the singers of today.
Making his debut in French Algeria II
the age Of twenty-one, the young artist
attained immediate popularity. and for
thirty years has sung successfully with
some of the greatest artists Of the
world On account OF his short stature
the Chevalier has found many roles i'm
possible, but despite that fact he Still
has repertoire OF forty-ffve grand
o-aras.
%eapoIitan by birth and made her de-
but in that city. at which time she was
presented with the Grand Diplome OF
the ROYAL Conservatory of Naples.
Signora Norelli has also sung in almost
every city in Europe and with many
celebrated artists. including Caruso.
San Marco, and Anselmi. Puccinni. the
composer of La Boheme" and La
Tosca," paid Signora Norelli. who Gre
ated the role, the compliment OF saying
that she vas the greatest Musettd who
had ever essayed that difficult pG.t
Signora Norelli also creaed the role OF
Djalma, a few years ago. 1t the Grand
Opera in Paris.
Catherine Inganoff is tie real naric o:
the oontralto whose name appears on
tee bill as Catherine Inez. She is an
American girl who studied abroad Tor
several years and then, after a year OF
two of Italian opera, adopted the concert
stage, singing in London, Paris. and
other great European cities. Miss IN
ganoff sang for some time with the
Castle Square Opera Company Of New
York city, and then turned to vaude-
vile.
TEe real name Of The baritone on thu
gram as S. E. Armani, is S. E. Hart
man, and he is American. The VJsses.
SOC of a baritone voice Of splendid cali
Der, well trained and artist sa!ly Used
he has made q reputation IN HurOpe sSc
end to none enjoyed BY any American
singing there. Though a comparatively
young man. he has had several years o
The Washington times., 1904-05-15

when the play is such an essentially
artificial product rs Captain Letter
blair" A thoroughly dramatic and con-
sequently convincing play will lift 1t
self and lift the players with IL; but
Captain Letterblair'' is a dead weight.
The actor has TO get his SHOULDER under
II and boost with all his might. 1t is
asking a good deal to get up IL a week $
rehearsals in addition TO performances
every day the muscle to accomplish the
feat.
We confidently expect before the en-
gagement is over that Mr.. ArIen's COM
pany will give a good account OF itself,
and in the meantime we can rest as
sured that even if it does not. 1t is far
better IN every way than even the best
of the old-time stock companies the
wonderful performances of which on
reads about in the musty volumes of
theatrical lore.
The Washington times., 1904-05-15
Empire-@The Policy Players"

Nine. Flower popularity known as
the Bronze Melba,' heads the list OF
entertainers at the Empire this week.
witE The Policy Players" Nine
Flower was for several seasons a star
feature with Isham's Octoroons. and
has soprano voice Of rare sweetness.
She has IN her support a number of
clever people, among whom are Black
Carl, magician; Chauncey VervaIlln.
musical artist; Allie Brown, high wire
specialist; the Lazzo Sisters, Sidney
Serrin, Ciarice Wright. Elina Nixon.
and well trained chorus. A muslc:.i
&c tpourri entitled "A Bogus Prince Sc
the vehicle which serves for the intru-
ouction Of a vast amount OF fun. mus...
eancing, and vaudeville spec;alties. On
Friday evening a competitive cake walk
Is announced, with a gala buck and
wing contest, open to all, finishing thc
week Saturday night
The Washington times., 1904-05-15
Lyceum-"ThoEOughbred Bu,lesquers.

Frank B. Cars Thoroughbred Bur
leaquers Will be at the Lyceum this
week. The company is made up Of the
best talent of the kind, and Mr. Carr
has spared no expense TO make this
SHOW one Of the leading attractions on
the road. The productions are hanG-
scniely staged and the costuming is
beautiful throughout. and of q bcwl.-
deI ing variety. while the scenic features
are gorgeous and the electrical trans
formations and ballets up 10 the
standard. The music. of course. is
light and tuneful, and replete VITA
melodies that possess popularity, while
the chorus is well trained and composed
of young. shapely, and attractive wo-
men.
The Washington times., 1904-05-15
Bernhardt's Play.
Barely Succeeds Through the Actress
Success.

Bernhardt's new play. "Varennes."
seems TO have been barely sayed by tae
work OF the actress herself. whom all
Paris adores with a devotion quite apart
from our on and off way. The play was
written for her by Lavedna ard Lenotre.
II recounts the flight of Louis XVI and
Marie Antoinette to Varennes.
For some reason the authors have dis
torted the truth not little, and In some
The Washington times., 1904-05-15
Lafayette-aThe Singing Girl.n

The second week Of the Aborn Opera
Season at the Lafayette Opera House
will be devoted to Victor Herbert S
familiar work. THE Fortune Teller. =
The book of the opera Is by Harry B.
Smtth-~The production is the same used
by Alice Nielsen. The opera is in three
acts, the first being placed in the court
yard of the conservatory connected
with the Royal Opera House at Buda.
pest, Hungary. The ballet class is
about to begin its lesson when Count
Berezowsk says he has discovered fl
the garnet OF his chateau documents
proving that one of the pupils is an heir
ess. His only clue is a bracelet Irma.
the hoyden of the school. has the brace
let. The count proposes marriage, and
under duress. Irma accepts. AS mat
ter Of fact. she is I'm love with the cap
tain Of a Hussar regiment. The young
captain enters with a troop Of soldiers,
searching for Irma's brother.
Irma and Fedor are twins, and dress
ed in his uniform. she and Captain
Ladislas run away. At this juncture a
band OF gypsies happen along. and with
them is a young fortune teller who
looks exactly like Irma. Her name Is
Musette and the dancing master plans
TO pass her of TO the count as Irma.
II is at the old chateau that the action
Of the second act takes place. Musette
repents of the bargain and escapes
When Irma enters. dressed I'm heI
brothers uniform, the dancing master
persuades her 70 don the bridal dress
which she does. getting into a lot OF
trouble thereby. The act shows tn,
camp Of the Hungarian army. Irma
still masquerading as Fedor, is sen
fenced TO Imprisonment. but compii.
cations are finally explained. The same
excellent cast seen in The Singing
Girl" Will remain, including Blanche
Adams. Grace Orr Myers. Eleda Man
stone, Ada Clifford. Edward S. Metcalfe
Robert Lett, Phil Branson. Georg.
Tennery Herman IiirshbCrg, Berti1
Dale, and Harry Turpin.
The Washington times., 1904-05-15
TOPICS OF THE STAGE AS VIEWED IN WASHINGTON

up by friends of the students of the
dramatic school who viii appear in the
performance. and who ale well known
in Washington circles. One of the
strongest end most interesting amateur
performances ever given in Washington
may be looked for. under Mr.. Hick-
mans able direction. The bills will be
Love in Harness and THE Arabian
Nights
The Washington times., 1904-05-15
Coming Attractions.
Bills Announced at the Local Theaters
Next Week.

~ Gilded Fool" which was one OF
the most successful plays ever pro-
ddced by Nat c. Goodwin, will be the
attraction for the third week of the
Edwin Arden company at the Colun-
bia. 1t was such a success, in fact,
that Mr.. Goodwin has been presenting
II the past season. and it has played to
crowded houses wherever he has ap-
reared. or course Mr. Arden Is a
great drawing card in himself. but Mr..
AArden In a good play Is infinitely pre-
fe1able 20 Mr. Arden in a work OF
mediocre merit
Chase's will next week attract attel-
ton with q program containing. for the
first time in vaudeville. Henry E.
T:xey, the r0ted actor, who. with most
capable support. viii present over \
Welsh. Rarebit," the famous curtain
laser which he played for twenty con-
sccutive months in New York and Chi
cago The Stein-Eretto family. Eu-
TcLean gymnasts. will be another card.
Lolita Gladstone, the country girl. will
be amusing The Reed Birds will be
sem in TIER latest musical comedy.
rDcdging the DoiSes." Harry Radford
eno Miss Valentine will present their
amusing Lurlescue on 1ugglery. Milt
and Maud Wood will appear in a live
IS speciality The New York newsooy
quartet will orr some popular vocal
cork, and the notion pictures viii be
rev
The sensational melodrama, Queen
OF the White Slaves will be at the
Academy next week. 1t is said to be
one OF the greatest melodramatic pro-
auctions ever made. The play is in six
acts and nineteen scenes. and the COM
pany numbers forty people.
The Washington times., 1904-05-15
Notes of the Stage.

Grace George is to star next season in
a play by Rev. John Snyder, pastor OF
the Unitarian Church IN Wellesley Hills,
Mass. The title OF this piece is not
given. 1t Is also said that the same
clergyman has completed drama
called s.Cape Cod Folk in which Rob-
ert lorraine viii be the star. Both en-
terorises will be managed by William
A Brady.
Virginia Harmed succeeded last week
In invading, Broadway with her Camille.
she had previously appeared in the part
In Harlem after acting ii throughout the
country. From accounts her reception
seems TO have been reasonably satis&ac-
tory. for Miss Harmed is considerable u
A favorite with the New Workers. rather
more so than in most other cities.
Last night Daniel Frohman closed
both the New Lyceum Theater and
Daly's Theater for the season. During
the summer extensive improvements
and alterations win be made in Daily 5
Theater, and that house will reopen
early Ia September with Charles Froh-
mans and George Edwardes' English
company in the musical comedy en-
The Washington times., 1904-05-15

operate experience; singing in the grand
opera houses of Berlin, Milan. Turin. at
Frau Wagner's in Bayreuth. Mr.. Hart
man came back to this country with
Mascagnf
The Washington times., 1904-05-15
Local Events
Outdoor Performances of Shakespeare
Weeks Feature.

Outdoor Performances of Shakespeare
Weeks Feature.
The leading event OF the week theatre
cally, will be the outdoor performances
on Monday and Tuesday afternoon and
evening, of Shakespeare comedies, "As
You Like 1t" and Twelfth Night" by
Ben Greet's English Company. This or
ganization has already been seen here
In 'Everyman.' at which time the act
Ing of Edith Wynre Mathison in the
leading part was enthusiastically COM
mended. Interest in her work as Rosa
lind and Viola viii, therefore. be wide
spread.
The company has already given a
number of outdoor performances
throughout the country. usually in con-
nection with some educational institu-
ton. Last June, for example. las You
Like It. was played on the Harvard
campus in Cambridge. Mass. under the
auspices of the department Of dramatic
literature of the University. Twelfth
Night" was presented IN New York and
Boston last winter. Mr.. Greet presents
the plays according to the "Elizabethan
manner" as he terms It. That is to
say, he gives them throughout without
change Of scenery OF division into acts
Twelfth Night Will be presented with
only minor changes and omissions.
Only the forest scenes of As You Like
it. viii be acted.
Mr.. Greet himself will be seen as
Jacques in las You Like It," and as
Malvolio in Twelfth Night" Both i'm
presentations have been highly COM
rended for their unique view of the
character and carefully studied concep-
ton.
Richard Mansheld's old success.
Prince Karl" win be put on at the
Columbia Theater, with Edwin Arden
in the title part and Mabel Roebuck
as leading woman. Another Alice Mel
sen success. The Fortune Teller" will
be sung at the Lafayette again, giving
fine opportunities TO Miss Adams. who
was so generously commended last week
for her excellent voice.
Chase's offers a vaudeville bill of
rather more than usual promise It is
headed by the Metropolitan Grand
Opera Quartet. composed of weIl-known
vocalists. who announce a repertory of
excellent range and attractively popular
| character.
The sensational melodrama, Tho
/ Worst Woman In London" will come
! to the Academy. 1t has been successful
elsewhere. A troupe known as THE
| Policy Players" VIII be at the Empire
and the Thoroughbred" Burlesquers
are announced at the Lyceum-
] Two special performances viii be given
at the National Theater in the course
Of the week. On Tuesday evening the
students of Robert Hickman's Columbia
/ School of Acting will be seen in Love
/ in Harness" and The Arabian Nights. -
Saturday night a number of the prom
inent amateurs Of the city will give a
performance of Our Boys" for charity