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The Washington times., 1905-06-04

and not I700 is that the loyal flourish at
the end OF the bill shows a King and
Queen were upon the throne at the time
and Queen Mary died on December %.
1884 OF the four available dates the
earlier two Zone might almost say the
first threaa are rendered inadmissible by
the fact that the Kings playhouse was
not known as the Theater Royal IN
Drury Lane until a later period Not TO
labor the point too minutely. my own
impression is that the bill was issued
during the reign OF William and Mary,
and / therefore have no hesitation in
dating 1t November 30. 1892. .
To avoid confusing the Issue, this In
quiry has been purposely limited 70 the
English stage, and 1t must not be taken
that 1.-THE Indian Emperor" bill is by any
means the Oldest extant, In France.
where theatrical relics are more reiigi-
ousiy guarded. several antique daybiiis
of a period considerably more remote
are still preserved.
The Washington times., 1905-06-04
0NE THINGS OF INTEREST STILL ON IN THE LOCAL PLAYOUSES

Night with Mr.. Herbert as Malvolio,
and Miss Cortelyou as Viola.
There is no scenery employed in these
representations. The background and
sides of trees and underground suffice
instead. while the natural slope of the
grounds affords splendid opportunity for
everybody to have clear view of the
stage.
The many Washingtonians who wit
messed the outdoor productions given
here last year will no doubt hail this
announcement with great pleasure.
The whole affair will ha under the di-
rection Of 7. Arthur Smith. who present
ed the successful productions OF last
year, and will be for the benefit of
Junior Order Republic.
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Bound to Hear "ParsifaI. y
Two Women on One campstool Through
Entire Performance.

AS an evidence of how anxious peo-
pie were 10 attend the perfosT1aDee of
..Parsifal." Ralph Edmunds. the man
ager of the Henry w, Savage produc-
ton of the Wagner tone drama, tells
a little story which shows that the
musical zeal of Americans Is not en-
tirely confined 10 the East.
1T was IN one of the smallest stands
that we played 'Parsifal, said Mr..
Ednunds recently. "and the interest
excited by the advance men of the
company had been so great that when
we of the company reached the town
there was not a seat To be hsfa at any
price The people were going into the
theater like mill race. TO accomme-
date the crowds the big tympani. those
huge kettle-shaped drums uSeI in all
Wagnerian orchestras. nad been moved
into one of the lower boxes.
Two women, with hair disheyeled
and clothing torn. showing that they
had been battered by the crowd in at
tempting to force their way into the
theater, finally reached the doer where
was standing. They had ne tickets,
but were expostulating wildly and de-
ciaring that they must get In to hear
.Parsifal.' They were so iasistent in
their demands for entrance at any
price that finally / took them In the
posted both of them. and they were
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Les Petites fIIchiI.
Real Comic Opera Revived in Messager's
New Production,

The London Worlds account Of the
first performance OF Messager's lies
Petites Micfu'' says:
NJ. Messengers masic g Ire first thing
10 claim attention. In fhfs statement
alone is implied a vast cn3nge from the
musical comedies of the past, the music
of which one only thought of more OF
less by accident at the end Of q criticism.
Ffye-even three-years ago, such a
change seeued too good TO be hoped for !;
but apparently everything is possible in
a country where there are bowling gales
on May Day. ii Messenger is a disfin-
guished ornament of the family OF which
Onenbach and Haleyy were the heads
He has the sparkle and gayety Of both;
but his music has more backbone than
the musiquette Of the latter and he has
more elegance than the former. Indeed,
one might say that fasttdiousness is the
chief characteristic OF NJ. Messenger as a
composer. His is emphatieally music
by a gentleman for gentlemen" Every
thing Is beautifully proportioned, moth
ing Is oyer-enaphasized; even In his mill
fary songs the drum beats and the
trumpet blares with a singular discretion
which suggests the bluest of blue blood
But 1t is blood and not water; and that
Ia
MN. Duval and Vanloo have devised a
real plot, and 10 longer can 1t be said,
at any rate at Daiys. that Tho lis a
plotting age, no place Is freer from 1t
than the stage" In q few words then.
NJ and Mime. Michu We're once farmers.
and took charge OF the baby. girl of a
marquis who had 10 fly from France
during the revolution. In a bath she got
inextrica by naked up with their own
TJaIJy, ma sasvJ
brought up both. In ignorance OF the
facts, as their own, and loved them
equally and became prosperous shop
keepers. When the marquis, who had
become General des Ifs. asked for his
daughter there was CONSERVATION
The Michus took both girls to the gen
eraI, and first one and then the ether
is told by him she is his long lost shild
and faints in his arms. AT first both
pray that Saint Valentine may decide
She is not Mile. des Ifs; but when they
discover that Mile. des Ifs is to become
the wife OF Captain Rigaud. the aide-de-
camp of the general. whom they had
accidentally met at school. each one
prays that she may be declared not TO
be Mile. Micbe. In the end Celia-H Hero
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Noles Of the Stage.

The Prussian royal architect, Adams,
called attention in q recent lecture to
experiment that are ia progress in
vienna fForn which important acoustic
results are expected Heretofore build
ers have. ne said. studied chiefly the
acoustic properties of the hall spaces,
whereas the latest method considers also
the panetrabi1ity OF various building ma
teriais to sound.
Conway Tearie. who has been appear
ing with Miss Grace George in Abigail, =.
has been engagea as q member of the
company to support E. A. Sothern and
Julia Marlowe next season,
A runaor comes from London to the
effect that Mrs Langtry has agreed 10
play season OF at least twelve weeks
IL vaudeville In America, beginning early
in the fall at q New York house. It Is
reported that her salary Will be s3..as
week, by far The largest sum ever paid
ON this side of the water Tor a vaudeville
attraction. Some details are yet TO be
settled before TIE contracts are signed
James K. Haekett and Mrs Hackett
lAIary Mannering1 started last Thurs
day for brief vacation in the woods of
Canada. their destination being the ST.
Bernard Fishing Club. In Quebec They
return shortly, 80 sail on the Oceanic
June for Europe. where Mr. Hackett
Il to see The Walls of Jericho, with
which he viii begin his next season at
tho Savoy 1heater. Mr. Hackett has se-
cured from Percy MacKaye the An1ert-
can rights 30 his new play, THE Scare
crow quaint. almost weird, drama
with distinctly original central charac-
ter
Charles Frohn1an will open his new
AIdwych lIeonden1 theater in December
With Sunshine" spectacle, with sey-
nour Hicks and Elaine Terriss as the
principals.
Fritz Won Ebling. whe said he was
Columbia student. threw a necklace of
diamonds and pearls on the stage OF the
Lyric theater while Julia Sanderson was
singing the Rickshaw song last Wednes-
DAY night. After the Jewels had been
admired by the company they were re-
turned TO the donor. who. it seems, was
following a custom that prevails III Ger
many.
May Curtis. known to the stage as
Pauline Maulnaelit. gfas taken TO Beile--
vue hospital THU sdty, suffering with
wiiat seemed to be a serious nervous
breakdown. It is said that she had been
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Another Problem.
Some Reflections Aroused
bu Henry Arthur Jones
Plau. " Mrs. Danes De-
Tense. y

Although the season proper is closed
the problem play is still with us. Mrs.
Danes Defense admirably presented
by the Columbia stock company last
week, is such a one. True, it does
not deal with domestic infideiities and
infelicities. nor does 1t shock our sensi-
hiIltiss by suggestive language or situa-
saons. but it presents none the less s
problem, and one. at that, which may
we'll engage the serious thought OF the
student of social ethics.
The woman with 8 past again comes
30 the front; the woman who. in her
younger years, has committed a faux
pas" who seeks to cover up her lapse
from reetitude by more or less skiiiful
deception. into whose life there comes
& pure affection In return for the honest
love offered her by an uncorrupted
youth, and whose inner self Is upiifted
By the thought that by wifely devotion
she will wash out from her soul the
stain set there by her early deviation
from the path of virtue. Society re-
iects her; even those charmed with her
personality cannot nI5 it in their
hearts to eondone the deception she has
praeticed. the web o. lies she has
woven to- conceal her wrongdoing, and
spirit, TO face the world. and-what?
How far Is society Justified to pro-
rlounce Judgment upon and condemn
10 perpetual ostracisni the woman who
has made nisstep2 Is it right SO far
to ignore the injunction Judge not, that
ye be not Judged as 10 rob a woman of
. every chance OF that happiness which
wedieck can bring 10 her? II Is not nec-
essary to consider the man in this mat
ter, for up 10 this time society has es-
tablished one code OF morals for the
man and another for the woman. The
day may coue-and why should it not2--
when eyen-handed justice will deal as
strictly with the man as with the wo-
man, but. for the present. society, male
as well as female, just taps genus mas
cuiinum gently on tie fingers, while
it casts the weaker 1essel into oatel
darkness.
In a normally constituted person every
sin committed carries its own punish
meni. From that nemesis no one can
escape. Take the case of Mrs. Dane
The spectre OF her misdeed is with her
constantly she is not allowed for a
moment to lose consciousness of the fact
that she las done wong; the sting of
that one wrong act poisons even the
10y she feels over the purer love that
has entered her existence. No danger
that she pvIllsfsaget, There is the ever
lasting penalty she pays for her one
transgression. And. then. society steps
IN and bars the entrances to the one
place of refuge which the repentant
woman sees open 70 her-honorable mar
riage
Is this In exact harmony with the pre-
eerIs of fairness? That is one of the
prople;natic questions which Mrs.
Danes Defense raises, and it Is one
the answer 10 which will not readily be
found
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Stage Beauties in Contest.
Their Respective Popularity Decided By
Notes OF Audience.

Every chorus girl dreams of the fu-
ture when sae viii be promoted from
the ranks and rewarded with a speak
ing part The management of '.Ka-
foozeiuH, = the musical extravaganza
now running at Hydes & Behman's, Chi
cago, has hit upon q novel scheme to
promote the most worthy member of
the chorus to & part with iines.'' and
in addition will give a gold medal to
the girl thus selected for promotion.
The audiences viii be the judges. A
coupon is printed every night in the pro-
gram, with a diagram OF the positions
assumed by the girls. to aid in identi-
Tying them. The audience is requested
TO fall out the coupons and deposit them
in a ballot box IN the lobby. The con-
test Will run entil June Is. and on that
night the count will be made, and the
winner presented with the gold medal
The very next night the lucky girl will
be elevated from the chorus and given
a real speaking part.
This contest had its origin in the fact
that when .kafoozelum'' was first pro-
Guced at Hyde & Befman's fully
three-fourths Of a carload OF flowers
were sent over the footlights to Miss
F1orenes Townsend. who has long been
known as sChicago's champion chorus
GIRL Come of her associates in the
merry-laerry were inclined to resent the
prominen &c thus given Miss Townsend,
and publ tsIss declared they could rally
their friends in a floral contest which
would put Miss Townsendss display on
a par with thirty cents. The manage
ment heard Of the dispute and inaugs1-
rated a contest TO see Ii Miss Townsend
is Chicago's champion chorus girl. and
If not. who is.
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supposed to be laid in the kingdom OF
Naples. about 100 years ago. TibaIdo.
the head OF the family. has taken for
his second wife Anglia, a servant girl
who, 1t is soon revealed, killed her
predecessor-hy crushing her beneath
the lid OF a heavy chest-after becom-
Ing the mistress Of her present hus-
band to whom, by the way. she is
persistently unfaithful Naturally the
daughter of Tibaldo. Gigliola, disap-
proves strongly OF Angina, whom she
suspects of having naade away with
her mother; and her suspicious are
confirmed by Anglia herself, who, dur
Ing a family row, confesses tha murder,
but defies Gigliola to betray her, mas
much as her father, TibaIdo, vas an ac-
compiice.
Much distressed By the information,
Elglioia imparts the dreadful tale, IN
strict secrecy, to her grandmother and
her brother, both Of whom are thrown
into convulsions by the, recital. Then
q snake-kiIier appears with & bag Of
yipers, and 1t turns out that he is
AngIzia's g father. From his daughter.
however, he receives but a cold well
come. In fact, she throws stones at
him. and this unfiliaI proceeding appar
emily is more than the patience of Tt
baido can endure. At all events, he
Ellis Anglia then ard there, thus am
ucipating Gfglfola, who had fully In
tended TO attend to that business her
self In fact, as a preliminary TO the
execution. she had thrust her arm Into
the viper bag TO insure her own speedy
demise, and, being assured of Anglia s
taking of. she dies nerseIf Ia. great
agony. to slow music
II would be difficult 10 INA gfne any
thing ernder. more vulgar. or more fll-
tile than al this, psr can sucn a tale
derive much value from the literary
graees revealed IN tae relation of it.
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The Sylvan Players.
Open Air Performances Here of Shakes
pearean Comedies.

The current theatrical season is TO
meet with curious inferiude en- the
pretty grounds on Connecticut and
WoodIey avenues. on June T. when the
Sylvan Players are TO appear there for
three mattnees and three evening per-
formanees. This spiendid organization is
headed by syndey Herbert. for many
gears with the late Augustin DAILY, and
of late valued member OF Charles
FFohman's forces, Gnd Miss Aida Cor
teIyeu, who was for many years mem
ber of Wilson Barrett and Sir Henry
irving L6ndon companIes.
At the first matinee on Monday, begin
ming at clock "As You Like II" will
be presented with Mr. Herbert as Jac-
quea, and Miss Cerfelyot as Rosalind.
In the evening THE Merchant of
Venice" will be given with Mr. Herbert
as Shyiock and Miss CorteIyou as Por-
tia. At the matinee on Tuesday THE
Merchant of Venice will be repeated
and at the evening performance, at s:l5.
As You Like II, viii again be given.
For the last matinee on Wednesday
afternoon sAs You Lake Il" will be
given. and for the last performance the
company Will bs seen IN Twelfth
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She Thought Quickly.
Trixie Boutelle's Presence of Mind
Prevented a Catastrophe,

To the fact that Trixie BouteIle.
show girF' II. "Fantana,r is able to
think quickly one OF the audiences of
last week at the Lyric Theater Kew
York. is said to owe its immunity from
a shock that would have made the
worst work of feed wire seem az
nothing Jefferson De Angeifs, the star
or the musical comedy in question, is
averred to have rewarded Miss Bou-
telle handsomely, and ii is rumored
on Broadway that Anthony Comstock
will ask Andrew Carnegie to present
her with a gold medal.
In the first act Of ..Fantana" n
chorus OF maids and Wallets" assists
Mr.. De Angels in singing a song.
called Drop In on Me at Luncheon in
the course Of which the method Of
earning salary as a gentlemaa's gen
tlefnan is accurately described AS an
object lesson, each Of the maids" pulls
cord on the person OF the valet
nearest her. and that young womans
livery drops off, disclosing immaculate
evening dress underneath. At least,
this is what Is supposed to happen.
But recently n new member of the
company, ignorant of the evening dress
detail. put on only the suit Of livery.
Fortunately the Fates sent II that
ANtSS iOuttt4S WtS Iitt liSTHDH uale-
gated to pull the cord on this particu-
lar valet" Her quick eye detected
slimness In the new girl that seemed
inconsistent with the wearing Of the
gree-two suits OF clothes. For good
ness sake. Mag" she whispered. in
ehaste English. where's them spike
tailed things?"
Them what?" retorted Mag.
The awfulness Of the imminent
catastrophe dawned upon the impress
sionabe mind of Miss Bouteile at once
Don't pull the cord" she murmured
to her next door neighbor. Pass the
word along. Could Horatius or Mar
co BoZzaris have said more under the
efrcumstances9 The cords were not
pulled, and the threatening repetition
Of the Godiva disaster was averted.
After the performance some one In
CURED of Miss Boutelie what the new
girl had on under tho livery.
ThaTE s no question TO ask a Iauy:--
replied the show girl
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large women, too. on one st!Egy little
camp stool. In the box where the
tympani had been placed
During the first and second acts
these devotees os Wagner. for fear OF
losing their seats. maintained their
equilibrium on the camp stool. and ate
their lunch spread out on the heads OF
the big drums. During the second act.
where the tympani with their thunder
ing reverberatioas are most used. 1T
must have been rather a trying ordeal
for the women. for they were right
against the drummer. but they didn't
seem to miysd 1t II the least, and came
from the tfea ter with most self-sat-
isfied expression.
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resigns her claims. IN the third act we
have 9 study OF atavisnl which. while it
has ntt the soui-shattering force OF Ib-
sen a. his best. is yet quite reasonable
and sound. Rosalind is unhappy with
her captain. and Celia equally wFetched
with her shopman. AFistifie. Each wants
the others bridegroom. and the bride
srooms are OF the same mind.
II Is discovered that Rosaiind has great
aptitude for business. at which Celia Is
very stupid, and finally Rosaiind proves
that cefia-~when her hair is powdered
and lace Is placed on her head-isz the
image of the generals dead wife. and SO
aH ends happily. One may ask why the
general himself did not find il out, but
even IN opera comique sfrewdness cam
MT be expected from general
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studying constantly for the leading part
| III Ben Hur next season. She is a laugh
| ter of T.. d. Curtis, a banker of Grand
kanids. Mich.
The following is from an English
newspaper: Mr.. Michael Morton. this
partSauthor Of Resurrection, played at
His MaJestys Theater, and a playwright
even better known on the other side OF
the Atlantic than on this, has been very
busy lately. Next autumn. Nessra
klaW e Erianger will stage In America
q new drama entitled The King OF
Beasts. The action of tnis piece is OF
| today, and takes place in the Basque
provinces, thus obtaining an atfnosphers
half Spanish, half French. Here one OF
the big situations is a love scene In
nlenageTie, among the Hona-reaI Iors.
The part OF the hero will be played By
Mr.. j. E. Dodson, an English actor, VINO
has become an established favorats h
United States
Charles Frohnan has signea a con-
tract for q number OF years with tka
bsst musical comedy comedian on ssths<
side Of the Atlantic This is Hsrr1tiex
Wright, who for nine years has been the
star OF all the parts played In Ameriea
by James T. Power and William Morris
Huntiey Wright has probably got the
greatest following in London OF anyons
o.t the stage.
"On satan's Mount is the first plsy
o1 the American stage In which ths
President appears with his Whole cab
met. Other dramas have introduced the
Chief Executive alone, pag nevsr tbs
cabinet
Maeready for years made q speech
that was effective and then suddenly
ceased to be- It fell fat. He asked s
woman. 'sIs my speech getting to be
81. old story to my audience2Y She an
swered. mo. but 1t is an old story 70
you"
The EiizabeEhan stage society ha=
been playing Romeo and Juliet" in
London. JuIsat wore q tail hat and q
huge hoop. but for all that the actors
do not appear TO have been very suc-
csssfI IN preserving the Illusion Of an-
uGuity,
The statement that The first woman to
take part in play on the English stage
Was Mrs. Coleman. IN 1866. has long been
accepted as true. DR.. c. F. Forshaw. an
honorary medical officer 70 the actors
association of Bradford. England. how
ever. declares that a Mrs. Marshall
took the part Of Celia at Ilrury Lane
theatar April g. 1868. he having a copy Of
the bill of the play at that house on
that date, the statement being made
that this bill also is the first issued in
All English Iheater.
Close on the heels of the announce
merit from David Belasco that he had
engaged Bertha Galiand comes another
notiea@ TO the effect that beginning next
September Robert Hilliard viii be added
to his galaxy Of stars. which next season
VIII also include Mrs. Carter, Miss
Bates. Mr.. Warf1eld. and Brandon Ty-
nan.
It is announced that the Lyceum The
ater. London. win open September s
with Nat c. Goodwin in THE Beauty
and the Barge" About the same date
DAILY 3 Theater will reopen with Edna
Nay in the English musical comedy,
he Catch OF the Season.
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D'AnnunZio's Latest.
"The Light Beneath the Bushei" Ought
to Be Hidden.

D'Annunzio.s latest production. 1.-The
Light Beneath the Brshel," whatever
1t may contain In the way Of latent
symbolism. Is, on the surface. piece
of rank and raying meiodran1a. says
the New York Evening Post. The
story is supposed to concern tie decay
OF an ancient race. and the scene is
The Washington times., 1905-06-04

Three OF these ten people were made
famous by Wang" and two. Mr. Hop
per and Miss Fox, still enjoy the fruits
Of that reputation. The third. Alfred
Klein, who was brother Of Charles
Klein the playwright. author of The
Music Master has been dead several
years
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wang S Long Run.
De Wolf Hopper Seen in It rive Thou
sand Times.

However certain De Wolf Hopper
feels OF his new opera. "Elysia,s the
work of Reginald De Koven and Fred
eric Ranken. which he is to offer In
September. 1t can but be with consid-
eranie regret that he abendons Wang. y
The latter piece is more than fourteen
years old. having had its premiere on
May 1. 1881, at the Broadway Theater,
New York. and, when Mr.. Hopper con-
cludes his present season, he viii have
been seen nearly $500 times In the role
ef the Regent OF Siam. The cast OF the
original production of W aag.. was a
The Washington times., 1905-06-04

Wed. Night.
Only Time.
The Washington times., 1905-06-04

II is announced that the Lyceurn The
ater. London. WIN open September
with Nat c. Goodwin in THE Beauty
and the Barge" About the same date
DAILY Theater will reopen with Edna
Nay in the English musical comedy,
he Catch OF the Season.
The Washington times., 1905-06-04

May Curtis. known to the stage as
Pauline Maulnaelit. yas taken TO Belle
yue hospital Thursday suffering with
wiiat seemed to be a serious nervous
breakdown It is said that she had been
The Washington times., 1905-06-04

Close on the heels of the announce
merit from David Belasco that he had
engaged Bertha Galiand comes another
notes to the effect that beginning next
September Robert HiIliard will be added
to his galaxy of stars, which next season
VIII also include Mrs. Carter Miss
Bates. Mr.. War1eld. and Brandon Ty-
nan.
The Washington times., 1905-06-04

Monday Mat.
Tuesday Eve.
Wed. Mat,
The Washington times., 1905-06-04

Monday Eve.
HS5uss -,
The Washington times., 1905-06-04

THE CONQUEST OF MEXICO BY
THE SPANIARDs.
No money TO be returned after the Cur
tain is drawn
BY their Majesties servants.
NfYant Rex efs ReRi-ia
The Washington times., 1905-06-04

Conway Tearle. who has been appear
ing with Miss Grace George in Abigail. =
has been engaged as member OF the
company to support E. A. sothern and
Julia Marlowe next season,