The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-14
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days, and one cannot capture a prize
package every time he thrusts his hand
into the grab-bag And those English
actor managers continually have their
eye on the -eputed gold mine of the
American market. and when they OBJ
tain a success strive to retain the rights
for use themselves in this country.
1t is this that has kept Mrs. Cor
rlnge's Necklace" the clever comedy.
by the author Of Cousin Kate from
helping Mr. Frohman out with his sea-
son. Charles Wyndhsm is retaining ii
for his own tour in the States" next
winter. ! understand.
Her First Appearance.
Annie Russell comes of theatrical folk.
and was living at Montreal when at ten
years OF age she made her first stage APP
pearance. The part was the child
Jeanne in Miss Mutton" and Rose Ey-
tinge was the star.
Annie Russell had been engaged be-
fore Miss Eytinge's arrival on Sunday
and when the manager told her that the
Jeanne was to be played by a child who
had never been on the boards before she
was very much put out and declared
that he must find at once some SOU
brette who could make up as a young
girl 70 take the part.
The manager promised 70 accede to
the request. but when told that she
would not be wanted after all little An
ME Russell who had made herself let
ter perfect. wept bitterly. Miss Ey-
tinge-s heart was touched and she al
lowed the child to make the attempt
Her next essay was In one OF the tu-
venile ..Pinafore" companies then thick
" tlotting the land. and in which. start
ing in the chorus. she was eventually
promoted 10 the prima donna part Of
Josephine. Then came her trip to the
West Indies to take care OF her young
brother Tommy Cater one OF the lord
Fauntleroys and now a dignified young
man I'm the insurance business), and as
II CHANGED replace the ingenue in the
company when that young woman fell
H.
II was IN the early SOS that she estab-
lushed her New York reputation by Gre
ating the title role IN Mrs. Burnett 5
"Tesmeralda' at the Madison Square
the sunhonnet type. II came TO be called
The play was a big success. and at the
/ same theater a season or two later Miss
/ Russell duplicated her triumph with an
other in a piece Of quite another. SORT
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the poetic Elaine
Her Return TO the Stage.
Tben came her marriage Ia e. W
| Presb-ey. eo-adapter OF ''Raffies. 7iif
| her long illness. which kept her from
the stage for almost half dozen years
| She returned to Il in the latter part u
1 1894 as Margerv in Tho New Woman.
but the play was not a hit. and re
vival WIS soon made Of "Esmeralda.
/ which. however. the public had out
grown
II is quite likely that Charles Rich
mans Dave Hardy In this engagement
served TO obtain for Richman his en-
gagement at Days
| a year or two later. back al the Madi
son Square sgain-for the nonce known
! as Hoyt's-Miss Russell won more arts
tic sarIands as Sue. and London. lit
tie later. waved quite enthusiastic Owe
! it. After that came her return 10 New
York as a star-she had only been fea
| tured here previously in a spring en-
| gaRement at the Lyceum with 9TH
| Mysterious Mr.. Bugle"-and her intens
disappointment over the public's prefer
ence in Catherine for the work o
| Mrs. lie Movne
|
| which made money. nevertheless. how
ever It may have lacerated the feeling
OF the one who was supposed to be u
chief figure I'm Il.
II was in the autumn Of 1899. at n
old Lyceum. that Miss Russell entere
upon that prosperous trio. beginning
with Miss Hobbs" and ending wit
Clyde FitclI's The Girl and the Judge.
Charles Richman was her leading ma
until the last named. when his plac
was taken by Orrin Johnson. Now tn
post is occupied by John Mason. VIII
was with her also last season as tn
professor in Mice and Men"
Mr.. Mason was leading man OF TN
Dan Frohman stock during its last sea
son or two at Days and was original
a member Of the famous organizatio
at the Boston Museum. Some two year
ago he essayed to star in THE Alta
OF Friendship" but closed his tour In
couple of months. It will be remembers
ed that this was the play that Taste
Nat Goodwin and Maxine E
throughout the following season-th-
last one as Joint stars.
Every night the performance Of 9TH