The Washington times., 1906-06-03
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Behind the Footlights

being tried, On-er, on-on the dog? Ger
tainly not, on New York, Philadelphia,
Chicago. Washington. Washington, for
instance, got The Optimist'' 1t might
have been worse-much worse, as New
York will bear witness. For New York
drew The Girl Patsy" and alas. it
was not mutual. The most tolerant
criticism of Patsy is a cautious admis-
sion that proper management would help
il out a whole lot, and that even at
that IT Will need whole lot OF revision
before even the dog will swallow it.
Then again it might have been better.
for Chicago seems TO be tickled to death
with 1.-The Student King" the new
De Koven opera produced by Savage
1t had been tried on the dog ana the dog
liked it. So apparently did Chicago.
And Boston has nothing but praise for
Young Fernald," the new comedy by
Evelyn GreenIeaf Sutherland and Buelah
Marie Dix. produced for the first time
on any stage at the Majestic last Mon
day night II seems to have made a
hit. but then. consider the cast. There
are only seven characters in the play
and three of these are taken by Mar
Saret Anglin. Mrs. Thomas whiffen, and
Henry Miller. That looked good to Bos-
ton In fact. it would even look good TO
Washington
Once again-it might have been worse
much worse. Look at this list of plays
copyrighted up at the Library of Con-
gress in just one week in the merry
month of May, and shudder at what
might have been:
AN Appeal TO the Jury by Br.na NJ.
Carlisle.
"a Bit Of Old Chelsea" a play IN one
act. by Mrs Oscar Beringer.
"The Black Hawk Nine" by Charles
f. Harrison.
The Burglar and the Dancer" drama
without words. by z. Y 3ackus.
The Coward a play IN four acts. by
g. Il. Brcadhurst.
"A Drummer Boys Samples" a one
act grief exterminator. by Charles E
Royal
'L'Enfant Cherie." a piece en- four
Rctes. by Roman Coolus.
Farmer Haskins.' a comedv-drama in
four acts. by David Baldridge
Pigments Of Fancy and Diversified
DroHery.' a monologue satirical and
reminiscent. by William d. Hall.
''Finnigan's Finish" a farce IN one
act, by Howard Amesbury.
Garden Of the Pacific" a drama in
Iive acts, by Wallace Winchen.
His Other Self"
Holly Tree Inn play In one act.
by MT5. oscar Berlnger,
Lew Medland, the Man From Ari-
zona," a drama IN one act. by L.
Coghlan.
''waIburga; or, From Darkness 20
Light a drama in four acts, by Very
Rev. F. Felix
.I,1dmiIa," an historical romantic
drama in three acts, by Alphonse Chros-
fowski.
"A Marriage in Motor Car"
Mrs. Bottoms Transgression.'' by
Frederick Solger.
MY Rose" a playlet in one act. by
John X O'Neil.
Oregon" a play. by June McMillen
Ordway
Queen OF the Secret Service" a sen
sationaI melodrama in four acts. by ].
Martineau.
.Richard Morgan; OF. When Women
Hate" drama in four acts, by G. Field
haus.
sentenced to Death; or, In Broad
Daylight"
The Siege"
..,rhe Venetian Vendetta; or, The Two
Brothers" a drama in three acts.
a Victim of Villainy-"
Weary Willie" farce in one act, by
Charles Z. Taylor.
GOSH but the dog deserves sympathy
II he has to digest anything like that
every week
And that doesn't include Eleanor Rob
sons eight new plays for next season
For 1t is announced that she will begin
on September II, a season of thtrty-five
weeks. during which she will appear
in ten plays. eight of which are new.
The authors are Alfred Sutro. c NJ S.
Mcclellan. Eugene w. Presby. Mrs.
IIunnphry Ward. Mrs. Frances Hodgson
Burnett. Israel Zangwin, Clyde Fitch,
and Edmond Rostand.
Eleanor will certainly have a strenu-
Gus year. Meanwhile. she and her
mother have gone abroad for a vaca-
tion.
Ola Humphrey. who was recently seen
in Washington as The Little Grey
where for twenty weeks she will
he the leading lady in J. c. WilIiamson's
stock company. and possibly for twen-
1v-fve weeks after that. They are
Others. about a dozen Of them. on the
same steamer. on their way TO join TIE
same company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. NJ. Holland have
gone abroad for a vacation.
David Warfield last night closed mis-
season I'm The Music Master in New
York, aftera run of 593 performances. He
proposes in the fall TO open for shor,
New York run. just to bring it up past
the COO mark and then he will take
THE Music Master on the road. i
is said that Belasco means TO send IT
right out TO the Pacific coast. And
what has Washington done TO David
that the coast should have precedence?
Meanwhile David Warfield is going
abroad for a vacation.
Speaking Of BelascO. he's got 4 new
play for Mrs Leslie Carter-wOnde er
who'll cry. stop. theft" this time
which is said to be entirely unlike any
thing in which Mrs. Carter has hereto
fore appeared. There are only half a
dozen characters and rbe r,laz- {s said