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The Washington times., 1904-12-25
LionelsBarrymoPe IN The Other Girl. Columbia
THE SUDDEN SUCCESS
OF LIONEL BARRYMORE
Ethel Barrynnores Brother Fu-Fledged Star in Fifth
Season-How He Studied Pugilist.

There is magit ring to the name Of
Barrymore that has long charmed thea
tergoers, and that Cha rles Frohman rec
ognizes it is shown ii his obtaining q
monopoly on the whole Barrymore
family-a Barrymore trust. as it We're
For time last year in New York il
WAS said that no longer was the ques-
ton asked OF the box Office man, hat
play Is on tonight2s but which Bar
ryrnore is here this week. AT ore
time in New York at the Academy of
Music was one of the ParryE>ores. at the
Hudson was Miss Ethel. at the Savoy
was Jack at the Criterion was Lionel.
and the Empire was their uncle-John
Drew
And now it is that young Lionel Bar
rymores star, under the supervision Of
Charles Frohman, Is shining brightly in
the horizon His development is arous-
ing no end of interest these days. Four
seasons ago he was member of James
A. Herne's company in Sag Harbor -
and has since kept working his way
along until one day came Uncle John
Drew at the Empire Theater with -"The
Mummy and the Mocking Bird The
advance notices skipped lightly over
Barrymore's name, but the first night
criticism placed his patronymic in the
head lines, As an uneducated. uncouth
organ grinder. Barrymore made the hit
of the performance, and the cur
tain fell on the first act the Barrymore
stock was about twenty points above
par
Charles Frohman saw in this son of
a worthy sire the great promise that
has been fulfilled, and when The Best
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at is not true that I am anxious to
I.lay tragedy simply because I am
comedian. says William H. Crane, who
is just now conhning mis- efforts TO the
exploitation Of serious role in '-Busi-
ness Is Business
Nat Goodwin and 1 were talking
about this same subject the other night
We don't want 70 play tragedies Il the
authors will only give Us good come
dies TO play We agreed absolutely on
that point. 4 good character does not
make a good comedy. / have had lots
OF plays where the character I acted
was a splendid one, but the play was
poor. That settled it No matter hag
hard I tried. how good a performance
gave OF the character, il could not
make the play good, it could not save
the production.
.tOf course, I would rather play a
likabIe, sympathetic character in
comedy than an odious one in a drama,
providing that the play were equally
good. So would any actor. II Is hard
and trying work to be out OF sympathy
with ones audience. TO know that every
time that you go on you must repel
them, must make them despise or hate
you 1t is much pleasanter to have
them love you and laugh with You.
Disregarding The House.
Either as a comedian or as a serious
actor il is one of my stage creeds that
an actor must not take liberties with
his audience The public does not like
il: they demand that the actor shall
mind his business and attend 10 the play
With this belief / never in consequence
gag q part, as IL is called. I never
play to the gallery or TO the stalls; in
fact, L never talk 70 the audience at all
but only TO the person on the stage TO
whom the lines are addressed. 1 try to
get the audience out of my thoughts IS
much as possible
''Of course. you cannot eliminate the
audience altogether. Every actor is con-
scious of the fact that the audience is
on the other side OF the footIights, no
matter what he might say about being
wrapped up in his part, but for all that,
ii Is necessary for him TO address every
speech to them when he picks up a cue
and disregard the presence of the other
characters.
My best speech in my new play
comes in the third act It is the one
addressed TO the Marquis de PorceIlet, in
! which I dsnounce the aristocracy, and
you will notice that in delivering it [
disregard the audience entirely. speak
as rapidly as man naturally would in
the height of passion and raised 10 a
burst of spontaneous eloquenee He
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of Friends was presented at the Acad-
emy OF Music, behold, Lionel Barry
more appeared in the role of an old
man. 1t remained for Augustus Thomas
IA dramatlst who fashions men who
are naniy-to give Barrymore a part In
which he might soar until he bumped
his curly locks against the armament of
the FrohTnan planet. This he seems
to have accomplished in The unique role
which he gave Barrymore in THE Other
Girl
The best way to form an idea of The
Other Girl is to recall that Augustus
Thomas originally named this piece
The Preacher and the Pugilist-" Bar
rymore is the pugilist. On the program
he is Mr. Sheldon-among his constit-
uents he is known as The Kid
Barrymore makes up to resemble Nor
man Selby thlid MCCOY in the most as
tonishing manner Undoubtedly Thomas
had Mccoy sin mind when he conceived
the character. for IN this play Mr.
Sheldon is ii middleweight champion.
and also conducts a saloon II is an
interesting thing to relate that while
Barrymore was studying the role he
took lessons of Kid Mccoy. who was
unaware that while he was giving les
sons he was also being studied.
Barrymore also got his clothes made
of McCoy's tailor. and SO through the
refinement of Barrymore's portrayal
the audience of The Other Girl sees
a living pugilist on the stage being in
troduced in a manner which makes a
bid for tae merry sensibiiitieS, and,
while realistic 10 Il degree, is yet en-
tirely free from vulgarity-
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PAYS HEAVY TOLL
FOR PART TO ACT
William H. Crane Adopts Role Entirely Out of Sympathy
With His Audiences.

would not stop to pick and choose hts
words He would rattle off the thought
IN his mind with the very first words
he could lay his tongue to- He would
not speak them with the studied elo-
quence of spellbinder, either. but with
the irresistible vehemence Of conyic-
ton That is why 1 do not make q
gallery play with that good speech. the
best speech in the play. I think, and one
get II so that I could say It rapidly
enough and II a way TO suit me-
A Notable Speech
This speech which took Mr. Crane I've
days TO learn. veteran actor that he Is.
and TO whom memorizing parts is an
old, CID story. occurs in the third act
of the play. In response to con-
temptuous remark of the marquis con-
cerning the vulgarity OF the newly rich.
Lechat says
ITO you we are bandits, freebooters,
veritable pirates That's understood
and its true, as far as it goes But I
can tell you tnat we are bandits who
have done something, nreeboeters who
have given every day something 10
progress; that's 10 say TO the happiness
OF humanity; dirty rufhans who I'LL their
own coffers-thatS possible, but who
create Improvements everywhere, while
formerly, in the time OF your power,
since you invoke traditions. you de-
spoiled the people TO the point of starry
ing them, or leaving them nothing for
nourishment except the filth OF the city
cutters and in the country the little
cIod of earth on which they set their
feet What did you give them in ex-
change? FIogsings- I gave them roads,
railways. electric lights, sanitation.
little education. cheap products and
work. Less manners. agree, than the
hoggings, but chic enough, all the same,
acknowledge it, for freebooter5.'
Il saw" went on Mr.. Crane, De
Feraudy play the part 1 am handling
a the Coincide Francaise and my work
is modelled. after him. / make the char
acter q little more pronounced. a little
stronger. II is necessary 20 do that
here Americans demand strong char
acterization. vigorous col0Ting
IN France the actors can depend on
the dialogue for effect The Frenchman
loves dialogue, so long as II IS good dia-
logue. and is quite content TO take it
with very little action That does not
do in this country Here the public de-
rnands action and lots of it. Purely
dialogue plays, no matter how bright
the lines are. draw but scant audi
ences Action. force, vim. that's The
measure of dramatic popularity in
America Talk is at discount.
The Washington times., 1904-12-25
Columbia-Lionei Barrymore in "The
Other Girl"

The presentation by Charles Frohman
cf Lionel Barrymore, in Augustus
Thomas latest comedy, The Other
Girl" az the columbia Theater this
week, comme:e ing with matinee tomor-
row. is one OF the conspicuous comedy
events of the dramatic season This
attraction proved Mr.. Frohman's great
est laughing success in New York last
year, where it ran the entire season.
and the event is further conspicuous,
for 1t introduces Lionel Barrymore for
the first time III this city as star His
last appearance here was as the Italian
crgan grinder in John Drew's The
Mummy and the Humming Bird in
y hich MIR. Barrymore won unusual
Eonors. The new role in which he is
10 <appear is that of sreat-hearIed
modern gentleman pugilist who talks in
the vernae'llar accredited to his profess
sion and who brings with Inn in his
introduction to select society in New
| York s Fifth Avenue Il choice assert
ment of jehs and uppercuts. as well as
pueilistic jdrgon that is said to rank
With George AIDES best slang.
The comedy is in three acts The sec
ond one is said to be 4 continuous laugh
and u whole evenings entertainment in
lt9Sii- II - dISo SAID lIitt II would be
futile to attempt to give a comprehen-
sive synopsis of the story, for the rnirth-
ful complications are said to be in
Vulnerable, and the clever bits of char
acter sketching not 10 be readily de-
scribed. The foundation of the story is,
the fancy of a fashionable girl for a
| physical culture exponent who has been
hired by an athletic clergyman to in
struct her in the art of boxing
! Mr.. Frohman sends here the New
York east, including Mabel Roebuck.
Richard Bennett, Doris keane. Frank
Burbeck. GRANGE Henderson, Ralph Del
more. Maggie Fielding, Wallace Ed
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which many seasons of excellent wares
have entitled them.
Welcome news comes from England
that E S Willard will make TOUT OF
America this season. after all Miss
Robson and Merely Mary Ann" are
back in America and may come to
Washington again, in which event they
Will be almost as welcome as Mr. VIII
lard The English ''Parsifal' goes to
Philadelphia on its circuitous route to
the nations Capital where it is to be
disclosed January 16
The outlook is mighty bright. But it
does not bedim the ensuing week Moth
ing theatrical could do that
The Washington times., 1904-12-25
Lafayette-HBuster Brown"

Buster Brown and his dog '"Tige.
first made famous by Outcault. the car
toonist, will be the attraction at the
Lafayette for the week commencing to-
morrow matinee.
TO the average reader of the papers
no description is necessary of that IL
repressible small boy with the angelic,
infantiIe expression. who for long
tiTae past has made speciality
OF finding trouble and appropriating it
as his own in the comic supplements
of the New York papers But Buster
Brown as a pictorial creation and
Buster Brown on the stage demand
altogether different consideration In
the one case great deal is left TO the
inaa:sina ton, whereas in the other We
nave the veritable. living embodiment
~ the artists creation And he has
been proven funny, much funnier than
when held captive in the comic news
paper supplement. Master Gabriel, who
plays the titular part, is one Of the most
original comedians ever seen in this
country George Ali, as Busters deg
Tige, is also very amusing, and the
tive together are whole show in them
The Washington times., 1904-12-25
National-Crane in Business Is Busi-


ress"
William II. Crane begins his engage
ment at the National Theater with
matinee tomorrow afternoon when
Charles Frohman Will present him in
Business is Business the NC Z pre-
tentious play in which he has figured in
years The drama is by Octave Mirbeau
and is the first French work to be given
in the country since "Cyrano" and
Il Aig!on'' that has gone The world over.
Originally produced at the Theater
Come1ie Franchise in Paris. IN April of
1905 il has since then had presentation
in Germany. Austria, and Italy Ar
rangements have been made whereby
George Alexander is to present the work
in London.
Robert Hichens. the author of AN
Imaginative Man. made the English
translation of Mirbeau's drama The
work had its first production in this
country early in September in New
York. where for two months it COM
marded great attention Business IS
Business Will practically introduce a
new Crane. In it the actor viii not be
! seen as the fussy, good-natured Ameri-
can the man of political achievement,
or the dotinS father. There will be 10
mellow ring in his voice and there will
be 10 bid for laughter. Instead there
will lee a cold, sordld man of affairs to
whom Mamnon is a god and who places
/ business ors a higher pinnacle than any
! thing else On earth This man is lsidore
Lechat. n captain of industry. and he
/ has been likened TO a human monster
with a greed for gold A psychological
study of character is this play, and in ii
! the actor who has heretofore made bids
simply for laughter is said TO have made
the hit Of his career.
The drama is in three acts. The pro-
J ductien gotten up by Mr.. Frohman is
said to be more elaborate than was the
one seen in Paris. Katherine Grey will
The Washington times., 1904-12-25
Chase's-Christnas Vaudeville.

Chase's bin for Christmas week COM
prises the eight Vassar Girls. the Too
1oonin Arabs, Georgia Gardner, Joseph
Maddern and company. Raymond and
Caverly. Howard Brothers. Potllton and
Doley. Carlos, and the motion pictures
The eight Vassar Girls come direct
from a long run in New York city and
their act is described as full OF music
and motion and the pretty girls shift
in their bright specialties like kaleido-
Scopic formations, concluding with an
electric ballet. The Garden of the
Fairies
The Toozoonin Arabs viii bring a
breath from the hot sands of Africa TO
the Chase patrons. They are recent i'm
portations and they have made a SEN
sation with their whirlw!ad and pyra-
midal tableaux "A Rise in Rye" which
Georgia Gardner, Joseph MaddeTn, and
company viii do; Howard Brothers IN
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At the TheateTs.
Convention Eall-Mrs. Carter, "Adrea." !"

Convention Hall-Mrs. Carter, "Adrea." "
Mrs Leslie Carriers new play, which
IS to be given its premiere at Conven-
tional Hall tomorrow night, IS the see
ond fruit of the literary partnership of
David Belasco and John Luther Long,
who wrote also THE Darling OF the
Gods 1t is not Mr.. Belascos custom to
reveal the story Of a new play in ad-
vance, and only the briefest suggestion
of the nature of 'Adrea" has been pub
iished. The play is set in the picturesque
days CT the Roman decline. about 800
A. D. In the Adriatic or Sea of Adrea,
The Washington times., 1904-12-25

be Lechat's daughter. Harriet Otis Del
limbaugh. his wife. and H. Hassa-d
Short his son. Among the others in the
cast are Walter Hale. Sheridan Block,
George Bacl<us. Harry st. Maur. Robert
Payton Gibbs, Guy Nichols. William Du-
pont. George F. de We're. and Gabriel
Raveneiie
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selves They are surrounded by sing
ers. dancers, and farceurs including All
Lamar. Nina Randall. Bobby North.
George Tennery, Ross Snow, Emma
Francis. Nellie Butler. Jennie Reiffarsh.
Esther Mantell, ana Lucille Allen An
extra added feature is that of La Belle
Dazie, a recent importation by Mr..
Raymond.
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Harry Benrimo, II. A. Roberts, Francis
Powers. H G Carlton, Gilmore Scott,
Marshall Welch, Loris Grip1m, Edith
Crane, Maria Davis. Corah Adams- Myll
ard more than 1o0 others. Special cars
viii run throughout the week, on all
lines, and tickets may be had at Pnili-
pitts. Mrs Carter viii play only one
matinee. and that on Saturday
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dinger. Ida Grecley-Smith, Francis
Byrne. Ella Ray, Frederick Raymond,
and others.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-29
E;RICHN PRINCESS GAN
NOT COUNT HER JEWELS

her pretty brow in apparent thought
on the subject.
The diadem." she added as a
thought struck her, contained a large
diamond h a especially interested
me. | wore it OF the occasion of my
royal entrance into Monaco. AS for
the other dewels-diamonds, sap
phires. e~lneralds. rubies and other
stones-they all looked so much alike
to me, and | cannot remember closely
enough to distinguish mong them all.
| do not know how much they were
worth or how many had. No., I re-
ally cannot remember" and the prin-
cess leaned back and looked at the as
tonished judge with an air that said
plainly. Now please don't bother me
any more about them"
tits regarded as extremely unlikely
that any of the jewels will be recover
ed. as it is probable that most of the
settings Will be removed before the
thieves try 10 sell the stones. The
princess is not in the least troubled
over the prospects,, and is preparing
to buy other jewels.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-29
MONACO NOBLE WOMAN AN.
SWERS QUESTIONS RELA-
TIVE TO RECENT BUR-
. GLART-

PARIS. Sept. 29.-The princess of
of New Orleans, Il who some time
ago secured a divorce from her hus-
band, placed herself on record to-day
as a woman who never does or never
can count her money or jewels. Her
to questions in the
ton as to her losses in the recent bur
slary of her apartments in the Hotel
Mercedes were given with an air that
indicated her supreme contempt for
wealth il detail. She never counted
her money, she said, and so could not
say of what sum she had been robbed.
h never counted her jewels either,
she declared, or estimated their value.
She could not give the least descrlp-
tion of them, except as to the diamond
which she had worn On her royal en-
try into Monaco. Her manner indi-
Gated that she was distinctly bored
by the questions which were asked,
purely in her own interest, to V
if possible, a portion, if not all. that
mad enriched the burglars. She said
she might have had $4,000 francs in
the rihed desk, or even more. 1t might
have been even $1,000 francs: she
could not be sure. She said her rev
enues are put up in rolls of gold coin
and packages of bank notes, and she
never takes the trOubleato cOunt them.
when 1 go shopping" she said
.naively, 81 just fill a bag with money
and buy what I wish. That is the
end of it" and the princess looked
as if she wished this might also end
the examination
But said the Judge dep~recatingly,
docs your hishness mean to say that
you would not recognize any of the
diamonds if they ere brought back?"
We'll. I might recognize my dia-
dem" said the princess, after a long
silence, during which She wrinlSled
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-29

s%ly dry maps of Tennessee and Ken
ftucsy. Where artesian wells are
popularly supposed to run mo
shine.
Fromsdry Maine. where prohibition
are gathered some confscated arti,
cles used in the sale of the tabooed
drink. and which go to show to what
Inconvenience and trouble tipplers are
put to obtain it. Maine has not by
any means gone entirely without her
drink for fifty years, but never for a
minute has she zen allowed to i'm
bibe it in a for its open sale is
impossible. This restriction has
made it possible in saloonless com
munities for two generations to grow
up who have eve seen or tasted
liquor or seen an Intoxicated person,
a site too common. alas; in wet
States.
In the pavilion are photographs OF
some OF the things used in the Sc
cluded joints OF dry Maine to conceal
the liquor that is under the ban of
the law; among them are innocent
tin sprinkling can upon shelf full of
water into which, in case of a raid.
it could be dumped by a string reach
ing to the front door. There is shown
the picture OF a copper ank found i'm
beslded In a wall ear The tor of a
three-story house and where it could
be filled from the roof and its ON
tents sent down through a pipe to
the first floor, and another picture
showing q row OF faucets that had
been connected with q secret store
room three stories up and three door
away. where beer casks were deposit
ed. TIL faucets were arranged to
run water for the unsophisticated and
eoanli1g eer for the Initiated.
In the same Maine town a trap door
IN a corner led down to G storage
vault for a stock OF whiskey, ana over
the invisible door stood n little table
holding q $40 Bible.
In one kitchen ibarroo1n a stone
var Jug was concealed under the
skirt OF in old and partly paralyzed
woman, and this helpless tool we may
excuse, but what shall we say Of the
a~ble-bodled woman who-hame upon
er:-WO ADOuL over lie tly oIitS
that conflscated hollow tin hustle
in the corner of the pavilion?
It Is a gallon can be made in a cres-
cent shape. something on b order of
q stove-tn paint can with a screw cap,
and she filled it with wbiskey and
tied 1t about her waist in days n
bustIes were more fashionable. Be
it is It's companion piece, q hollow
black tin cane. with q d stopper
a handle. and which held about
drinks Of whiskey. With the cane
a man 9auntered about over dry
towns and when he had disposed of
It's contents to patcns he returned to
the hustle was deposited, and |
the lady Of atrophied conscience re-
filled it from her c~ontraband store.
GENEVA LANE.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-29
The WORLDS FAIR
AS A WOMAN SEES IT

lEFL lE=.N E.4EI
Mrs. Patagonia is about the most
unprepossessing bit of feminity on the
Fair site. Tall. raw-boued, fierce OF
mien, and homely and gnarled Of fea.
| about her as h sits in the dust in her
! skin-covered tent and with a sharp
stone o T knife scrapes the dried hides
of the little yellow and white llama
like guanaco OF her country. She is
possibly fond of her child and ofsthat
fa~scinatingly ugly yellow dog h har-
bors, but she scolds them impartially
as they follow her meekly about. She
laid aside her robe of fur at the be-
ginning of summer and in sheet-llke
wrappings Of calico may often be seen
with a splint basket going marketing
among the fruit stands Of the Fair.
She will show her DIN and point to
the fruit she wants, n usually she
holds up additional pieces Of it n
grunts and chatters in, her strange
language and insists that they. too. be
added to her store
While her things are being put to-
gether she samples literally every
thing in Sight-much a. do some OF
her white sisters when they go mar
4keting-and about the profit
on her purchase. She is not at all
above clawing through the refuse can
beside h fruit stand, and if she
comes upon an undecayed Bit OF pear
or peach. or a good grape or two. she
appropriates them herself or feeds
them to her child, while the yellow
dog looks wistfully on.
The popular lifetime ration OF dirt
per capita in Patagonia no doubt eS-
ceeds the prescribed peck OF civilized
countries, and she ts behind q decade
or two on her allowance and reckons
on catching up while here.
Two exhibits at the Fair have relics
concentrating the illicit making and
sale of whiskey-the model tisil1ery
down the valley road and h museum
of the earnest w. G. T. U. Workers
over in the Education building.
Out beside the distfllery is q dilap-
idated. patched copper still, con1s-
Gated by government officers down
in rhe Tennessee mountains where h
main aim in life of some mountaineers
is that obtained along the barrel of
a gun aimed at "reyenue," Three
officers lost their lives in the raid up
on the still. as did two mconshiners
Who defend it, and the still Itself has
several bullet holes TO show for. the
it took in the fight.
IN the w. c. T., q. pavilion r
~, $50 . ,.:~r -no-,-Jr" 90 <l1
brave fight the union is making IN all
parts of the world against the liquor
traffic and in the interest OF health.
morality and decency. There ia a
large map of Texas showing a heavy
preponderance of prohibition Or dry
counties. a generous sprinkling of
those partially dry, and a minimum
of wet ones. with surprising
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-29

Special sale of hosiery Sept. %, "a,
and PC, Friday, Saturday and Monday,
Fat The Dor Ton. soc lace hose, 35c.
csc ace hose. 1Sc, 2 pair, 35c. Y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-29

Special sale Of hosiery Sept. %, "a,
and &c, Friday Saturday and Monday,
at The Bon Ton. soc lace hose, Soc.
25c lace hose, 1Sc, 2 pair, $50.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-29

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