The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-05
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Crowded Theaters
Inauguration Week Meant
Full Houses and Extra
Matinees-fiiss Elliott and
THE Sultan Concerts
Tonight.

Great expectations found full reai-
cation in the theatrical patronage OF thei
past week Every theateF in the city /
was crowded. Toward the close Of the /
week every theater in the city was turn !
ing them away. as the theatrical phrase
goes And il in Washington the thea
tiers were open sundays-which the /
whole city IS glad they are not-the |
managers would have had 10 cali in the
police.
Theater managers were nc. surprised !
at this. II is their business 70 antici- |
pate conditions and they rarely mistake.
So they prepared not only for as large
an attendance as their auditoriums could
accommodate, but arranged for extra
matinees Thus, on Friday both the Ma
tionaI and the Columbia altered rules
as old as the two theatets. and both
were crowded.
furter sign OF this astuteness is 10
be found in the booking Of established
fayorites for Inauguration week The
visitors at any occasion Of national i'm
portance always consists largely Of per
sons unable to follow theatrical affairs
closely Confirmed successes are untast-I
ed sweets 70 them So their interest IN
Miss EiHott's, Her Own Way" and
1.-The Sultan Of Sulu'' was twenty times
rymore's Sunday" or Lillian Russel's
sIady TeasIe.'
Miss Elliott. Not Clyde Fitch
Miss Elliott's continued success gRith
..Her Own Way" is as much tribute
to her own personality as 10 Clyde
Eftcf1's skill In the critics analysis
the comedy hangs close 10 the line
of the commonplace. Lovely lady man
F,rF nil
lain. suspense, and ultimate satisfae-
ton, with touches Of comedy at appro-
pirate nloments-its ingredients could net
. be more usual If they tried. II is true
the lines are more than passing clever.
But clever lines do not make a play,
as many manager can testify, espec-
tally the manager who has "tried OUT
George Bernard Shaw Her own Way
could never have been the consinued sui
cess it IS had It MT been graced with
a personality like that Of Miss Elliott.
As for Miss Elliott. herself, there
used to be a thory that her personal
beauty was her only resource. Today,
critics talk of her growing art and
manifest intelligence. In a lew years
she will be q talented actress. endowed
with great beauty. And ahis all well
for Miss Elliott. Most fereItr Inc stars
are given to shine so brix..4tlv ~ their
appearance In the armament that they
burn cut their fire. All the talent in
the world has not saved Nance O'Nein
a harder fight to maintain her position
az star than most women must make
10 attain that position. If Miss Elliott
is wise she will choose rather to follow
Viola Allen, whose hold on the public
was never so great as now, than TO
follow Miss O'kelll.
"The Sultan" and "Busy Ivy"
1.-THE Sultan of sulu" wears well, but
not well enough 1t is a roliieking
musical comedy. with plot enough to
laugh at Its music is at least without
offense, and it's lines have the saving
grace OF never being dull But If it
were really a worthy musical comedy,
such as Woodland" would be without
the interpolated musical comedy, 1t
would be stronger its second season
than the first, and, like Robin Hood, -
stronger the third season than the sec
end.
For the rest-''Busy Izzy,'' renovated
ard furnished. is still Busy Ivy" a
nslt5s, inauguration attraction. but not
muef else: Chase's bill comes within
the same category; the bin at the Acad-
II Attraction at the same prices, and dis
closet TWO promising actors In David
,itgG ms and Eleanor Montell; and the
Lyceum went on its even way.
IAN Unusual Week.
Washington should note the coming
or Sir Charles Wyndham with more
than passing interest. lie is one of The
foremost figures on the English stage