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The Washington times., 1906-11-18
Behind the FOotlights.

Arnold DAILY. who considered il he
meath his dignity TO play in the Shu-
bert's Philadelphia thcater at their reg
ular $50 schedule and broke his con-
tract rather than cheaper himself. is
now doing vaudeville turn in Keith
Philadelphia theater at considerably
less than 81 20 schedule. Arnolos va
garies are always interesting, but one
begins 10 see why. when Lee Shubert
took an inventory some time ago, he
was puzzled whether 10 place DAILY
among the assets OF liabilities.
Lew Dockstadcr is working this. way.
He's due at the National the week OF
December 3. and bringing with him a
brand new slSit The Editor" and a
baby elephant on his hands. No. they
are not one and the same. lie acquired
''The Editor in New York. and from
all accounts. he's worth paying freight
on. The baby elephant he picked up IN
Nashville, Tenn, bought il Of the Paw
nee Bill show. and he's got everybody
guessing as to what he means To do
with it, OF course, it's a real cute pet
but what part can it play III minstrel
show.
Charles 3, Hanford can testify TO the
interest which is felt in politics in one
of the cities in which he recently played
Marc Antony" He had just com
pIeted the great oration over the body
Of Caesar. The applause had died away
and a voice from the center OF the audi
tOrlum exclaimed:
You're all right. Now give us some
thing about the trusts"
Arrangements have beon completed
whereby the Columbia Commandary No.
will benefit by the performances given
during the weeks engagement OF The
Social Whirl' at the Belasco Theater,
beginning Monday. November 70. They
viii issue tickets ranging from 20 cents
10 Sl.50. which can be exchanged at the
boz office of the theateT tor reserved
seats. They have already disposed OF a
very large number of these tickets, and
their treasury bids fair TO be added "a
70 a very large extent. as not only in
their own organization but among the
entire Masonic fraternity is interest be
Ing aroused
Robert Lorraine. who mas become
widely known through his presentation
of Man and Superman." is to present
another OF George Bernard Shaw's plays
for his next Offering The drama viii
be THE PhiIanderers." one Of the pieces
published in the volume of Unpleasant
Plays" When this production is made
all of the plays Pleasant and Unpleas-
ant, with the single exception ol
1'Widowers Houses" will have been per
formed in this country.
Now it's Barney Oldheld who's going
into vaudeville He was seen here IL
The Vanderbilt Cup" for something
Ike I've minutes, and he evidently re
cards the stage as easy money. He il
going TO have a piece built around al
automobile race, Of course.
When the William Collier Company
which appears al the National Theate
tomorrow night. arrives in Wash
ington today. there viii be fond re
union between two cousins, for it vii
The Washington times., 1906-11-18
At the Theaters
National-william Collier in Caught
in the Rain"

NationaI-william Collier in Caught
in the Rain"
The first metropolitan production of
Caught IN the Rain. William Golfers
new three-act comedy. viii be given at
the National Theater tomorrow night
Caught In the Rain" with Mr.. Collier
a star, and a supporting company.
including such well-known fayorites as
Nanette Comstock. Louise Drew. Helena
Coliier-Garrick. Grant Stewart. George
Nash, John SaviIle. and Wallace Ed
dinger, was produced for the first time
on any stage at Atlantic City last Mon
day and was pronounced by the local
and visiting critics 10 be another great
Collier success The play written by
Mr.. Collier and Mr.. Stewart deals with
the romance Of a bashful young man
who is forced through ii terrific rain
storm 20 spend a quarter Of an hour
under an awning with a very pretty girl.
and falls desperately In love with her,
but. because OF a mistake IN her iden-
tltv deliberately refuses 10 marry her
and even sacrifices his fortune rather
than be faithless 70 the other girl"
I The other girl" Is. OF course. the very
one whom he has been refusing 10
marry. In the end however, every
thing is Strengthened out, and the ro-
nance has happy ending. There is
plenty Of realism in this new play
I There is a real rainstorm in the first
act. the hero puts the heroine into a
! real cab. and all through the three acts
there IS an uninterrupted flow Of real
. fun Entwlned with the principal 70
nance OF the play are two other little
I love stories, so that Caught in the
/ Rain" has plenty OF heart interest as
/ well as laughter.
| Mr.. Collier is said to have IN Caught
{ in the Rain" the finest opportunities
OF his life for delicate effective work.
| and an even better vehicle for his
| talent than his previous successes, ION
/ the Quiet and The Dictator" Matt
nee Saturday only
The Washington times., 1906-11-18
BelascO-"The Social whirl."

Comedians who are really funny, ac-
tors who are really competent, girls
who are really pretty-these are the
proud boast of The Social Whirl'
which comes to the Belasco this week.
And IN view OF its six months OF sue
cess at the Casino in New York, where
It ran all summer 70 full houses. per
haps the boast is justified For once
Washington is getting a big Broadway
cast. which in this instance includes
Charles J. Ross. Frederic Rond, VII
lard Curtis. Mart Kelsey. Walter Dyett,
Elizabeth Brice. Rose Botti. Ada Lewis.
Caroline Locke and Irene Hobson. The
company brings with it an unusually large
chorus-over sixty picked voices The
music is said 10 be rather unusually
good, and certainly an unusual number
OF them have become popular in the
street. among them being "Bill Sim
mons" or Il Can't Keep Still when
the Music Plays" You're just the Girl
I'm Looking For Just Kids 'Old
Man Manhattan" "The Profession of a
Manicure" "Vi. Vi" "a Rainy Day"
Love Among the Freaks and Run
Away. Naughty Man"
The book is by Charles Doty and JO-
seph Herbert the lyrics are Dy Mr. Her
bert and the music by Gustav kerker.
The name of the comedy is that OF
society scandal sheet OF the Town
Topics variety. and the complications
and fun are evolved from the publ.ca-
ton in the paper Of a story concerning
the arrest Of q mysterious y, E. for
violating the automobile speed limit
while enjoying a hilarious "hOnk-honk"
with a certain Broadway favCTite of the
fOotlights Coupled with the publica-
tion is a threat that unless II l."
makes himself square with the Social
! Whirl his name viii be published in The
! succeeding issue. OF course. all the
/ eminently respectable y. Z. s. in town
are furiously indignant, and amusing
complications come thick and fast
The Washington times., 1906-11-18
Looking Backward on a Busy Week.

with the sunerstitious faith OF FIVE cen
turtles agone.
It is the same in that remarkable mas
.erpiece Of poetry and radical philos-
oph. The Sunken Bell" one becomes
tor the moment mediaevally German,
one accepts the ferry forest, the gnomes,
the witches, the satyra, and the nymphs.
They all belong there and for the time
being the entire audience believes In
fairies.
And again in John the Baptist. the
atmosphere Of Jerusalem in the time Of
Christ is remarkably realized. Not only
the leading characters. but all the in
cidental Jews and Pharisees are con-
ceived in a spirit that fully satifies the
imagination. 1t Is not entirely n matter
Of scenery OF setting OF costume. though
doubtless the fact that the scenes are
all splcndldly visualized has much to
do with the Illusion. II is that the very
spirit or each period seems 10 breathe
behind the footlights
For the others. 1t is hard to say
whether Miss Barrymorc's alice Sit
blythe Fire or Mr. Welford's ''Hopkin-
son" is the more worthy of considera-
ton. Undoubtedly the former was the
more popular. II did not seem 70 the
writer that Il was MISS Barrymore at
her best. There are things In mother
hood that are a little beyond her reach
as yet. on the other hand, the func-
tiOn Of the theater Is TO entertoln-and
the play certainly does that AS a
satire on the worn and tattered device
or the midnight visit. and the com
promising letters. stlu much in vogue
among dramatists, u is screamingly
funny. The daughter Is an absurdly
impossible young person. a sort OF car
toon conception. IN fact. the whole play
Us dramatic caTicature, amusing
enough. but rather rimsy. and Miss
barrymore though entirely charming in
Il Is nor particularly convincing.
On the other hand Mr.. Wexford Is not
in the least charming as Mr. Hopkln-
son. bat he Is thoroughly convincing.
He Is a newcomer TO the American the
aters. and is hardly likely 10 score a
success on the road. because he is not
known, and on the road one STAYS no
where long enough 70 become known.
| II he played here a month instead OF
a week he would do a good business
when the public had walked up 10 him.
| And III his play were not quite so fright
! fully English.
| over at Ch2se's Mrs. Langtry was
! the drawing card. and she certainly
| drew. The house was absolutely sold
| out for the greater part OF the week.
| People went with the idea that there
| would be nothing 10 the bill but Lang
| try. As matter Of fact though the
/ drawing card, Mrs. Langtrrv Is not a
| particularly strong one She Is stiIl
| Mrs l-9nstry, the most beautiful
woman. perhaps. that England has sent
| over within the memory or the present
| generation. ana she is stilI Mrs. Lang
! try by no means remarkable actress
/ Her play did not deserve serious con-
! siueTatlCn- But Il Is the verdict OF an
| VINO Went that there was a whole Ioi
| 10 the bill besides Langrv, and fha;
| some OF II was considerably better tlau
! LangtIy. SO that no one can complain
| OF having been handed theatrical lemon
] at the home OF polite vaudeville
The Washington times., 1906-11-18

must look well to her laurels. She did
Friday afternoon. when a second per-
formance was given. she and Miss Ash
well exchanged roles. NOW, NOBODY
would care 10 attempt TO decide which
Of the impersonations was the more
artistic.
The performance was as careIuliy
staged as II the Shuberts had been put
ting it on for long run. and Broadway
is saying What a pity that they
aren't" The stars had excellent sup
port Guy Standing was very effective
as Sir Daniel CaTteret, and Fuller Mel
l.sh was a continuous Joy - the role
OF the gentle but I.0ne the less hypocrit'
icai vicar
The Washington times., 1906-11-18
Frenzied Finance, Indeed!

And then there's The Red Mill" The
latest story illustrative Of the sort of
business it Is doing is too good TO be
overlooked. The Christmas week seats
for the show had just been placed on
sale last Monday The speculato- at
the moment had all his available cash
invested in Thanksgiving Day tickets.
Attempting to borrow capital from
friends and fellow-ticket traders. with
which 10 lay In a stock or Christmas
week seats. and falling, the man be-
took himself 10 a pawnshop and pawncd
his Thanksgiving Day tickets, and with
The Washington times., 1906-11-18

forgetabie. 1t is Mr.. Ade at his best
and most succinct. and proves that when
he writes sentiment he writes true SEN
timent because ne is SO afraid of be
ing merely sentimental
Lillian Russell appears to have re
covered from "Barbara's Millions" Sh
found that they were not worth more
than 80 cents in real money, so she
abandoned Barbara. She is preparing
a Christmas present il: the shape of a
new play for Philadelphia. Opens there
DCCenDer Il
The Shuberts have contracted for the
immediate production Of a drama by
Leo Ditrichstein, The Writing On the
Wall" Though described as essen
TALLY n love story but OF unusual at
mosphere." it is said To be an arraign-
ment of capital in its present day at
titude toward labor and incidentally
shows the devastation that can resul;
from 4 Wall street deal In short it
seems TO BE- Ditrichstein's attempt To
tell Wall street that ''the gobble-uns
will get it if it don't watch out"
For several years Miss Beryl Mercer
who plays the Kafhr girl, Memke, IL
The Shulamite" lived several years in
South Africa and saw the Kafffrs in
the veldt. It is said that she speaks
nine languages. but she doesn't say
how many OF the nine is the Kaffr ton
que
II is a curious jargon, and contains
among other interesting sounds a noise
like a cluck and a sound like a whistle
Phonetic spelling is Of no use IN tran
scribing these words TO paper. Miss
The Washington times., 1906-11-18
Some Phenomenal Successes.

David Beiaseo is sending ont some
documents bearing on the WarneId Los
ton ngagement-tacsimiles of affi-
davits before notary 10 the effect that
during the four weeks OF THE Music
Masters" run in the Hub, the box Office
took in something over $4,000. the last
week running up 10 more than $50 coo
And New York is responding smuingIy
Il told you so.'
The Music Master is certainly a
record breaker, but there are others.
'Ah other attractions abandoned for
the season" is the significant legend at
the Garrick, where ". Fl. Gillette. In
his own play, 'Claricc." has triumphed
over the frst-night critics. who thought
his drama didn't amount to much. The
public las a way of making up its mind
In New York nowadays, and this way Is
sometimes very satisfactory to authors
and players.
The Washington times., 1906-11-18

the money 50 obtained, stocked himself
up with Christmas week tickets. Then
he took the Christmas week tickets 10
the pawnbroker and 1awned those. and
with the money 50 procured redeemed
hts Thanksgiving Day seats, the ones
necessarily first IN demand. That Il
pawnbrokeT would accept theaLer tick
cts as a pledge. and advance more than
their face value on them, az that. as
this paw nbroker did, would seem 70 put
The Red Mil" as an attraction IN
class by itself
The Washington times., 1906-11-18
Chase's-Master Gabriel in New Bus
ter Brown Sketch.

Master Gabriel. the diminutive come
dian who created fuFere in the high
price theaters as Buster Brown. in the
cartoon comedy Of the same name. viii
be the novelty at Chase's this week
and another Buster" sketch will in
troduce the picturesque little actor TO
the expeotant thousands of Chase pa
irons who have laughed AT the cartoon
pranks OF Buster and Tige. The new
Buster sketch is called "Auntie's Visit"
and II has another dog. Spike. quite as
faithful and froliesone as Buster
Browns Tige. The same clever pantO-
The Washington times., 1906-11-18

consists of "a single farment, which she
brought from South Africa. II WASH I
new then, and has been used not only
here but in London. IL is getting rather
uncertain in the seams. and is fastened
only by "a huge, primitive safety pin,
Neither of these facts seems 10 make
NJ SIS Mercer apprehensive.
Ethel Barrymore. who has been de-
lighting Washington in Alice Sit-By-
the-Fire" this week is without a new
play for her New York season. She is
due there in February and was TO have
played Kathleen. but AiT- FTOhman
has decided that it is not suited To her
personality. so he is planning a revival
OF Captain Jinks in which she scored a
few seasons back.
The Washington times., 1906-11-18
Columbia-McIntyre and Heath in "The
Ham Tree"

Mcintyre and Heath in Klaw ana Er-
Iangcr's elaborate production Of George
Y. Hobart's musical novelty. THE Ham
Tree" return 10 the Columbia this
week They have been partners Tor
over thirty years, and have fairly earn
ed their reputation as about the best
delineatOrs of negro character on the
stage The Ham Tree was seen here
last season and made a good impres-
sion. It is a big. brilliant. and re-
markablv well staged musical comedy.
played by "a company of noted actor
folk. \ conspicuous feature OF this
organization Is the chorus, which mum
bers about sixty boys and girls. who are
notable not only for their ability as
singers but also for their talent as
dancers. Throughout the action OF th-
story. novel musical numbers and spe-
cialties are introduced which afford op-
hortunities 70 principals and chorus
II Is played with snap and dash, and
the lively musical features by no means
along. The company is, with one ex-
ception. the same that was seen hero
last wear and includes " c. Field.
Frederick Y. Bow ers. David Terrence,
Alfred Fisher. Jeanne fowler. Carolyn
Gordon. Belle Gold, Stephen Paul, Otto
+. Johnston. Helen Whitney, Belle
Court. Jane Lowell. Alice Wayland, and
Harriet Rehfeld. The regular metinees
will be neid on Tuesday and Thursday.
The Washington times., 1906-11-18

undoubtedly delight a few. and while
there is no question that it is arti5-
tically done, the passes of the other sort.
which probably represent the bulk OF
the attendance are not Browning 5.
They are written by the management.
II is TO be repeated on Friday after
moons AT $3.50, the idea being to make
IL late enough for the school teachers
Of the city TO be able TO attend.
The Washington times., 1906-11-18
THE WASHINGTON TIMES, SUNDAY NOVEMBER is. 19O6.

day night was easily the event OF the
week. Puccinis score, abundantly in
spired by the touching theme, moved
Monday nights audience 10 great en-
thusiasm in several Instances, and en-
tranced them almost continually. The
representation was beyond a doubt one
OF the greatest musical successes ever
recorded IN New York. and the lavish
munihcence Of the production has by
Itself created something Of an unusual
sensation. Too much credit cannot pos
sibly be given to Mr.. Savage for the
result that has been attained or for
the generous and artistic spirit in which
he approached the task Of placing
Madam Butterfly" before the public.
The Washington times., 1906-11-18
"Hedda Gabler" and "Mrs. Danes
Defense"

Defense"
On Tuesday at the Princess the Rus
sian actress, Madame ALA NaZimOva,
played "Hedda Gabler." with an accent
that was even harder 10 understand at
first than the motive Of the play. How
ever. when one became accustomed TO
her accent one realized that II was
really a very clever piece Of work, and
people who like Ibsen $ sOrdid and hectic
play doubtless enjoyed IL immensely.
On Thursday at the Lyric Theater
Miss Lena Ashwen undertook the
rather risky task OF inviting comparison
between herself and Miss Margaret
AngIin in the centering parsonage Of
Mrs. Danes Defence" Miss AshwelI
has distinctly made good here. but there
was a feeling that il might have been
the part of wisdom for her TO remem-
Der that Miss Anglin had the FIRST
whack" at New York audiences IN this
play. and that il is not easy to over
come original impressions. That was
before she had played Mrs. Dane At
terward Miss Anglin's warmest ad-
mirers were ready TO admit that she
The Washington times., 1906-11-18
Morbid Oscar Wilde Play.


On Thursday also at the Astor. Miss
Mercedes Leigh appeared In Oscar
Wilde's one-act tragedy, "Salome,' pre-
ceded by Harry Leighton and MISS
Rosalie de Vaux In Edward Elsner' 3
one-act play. The Prophet" The lat
ter was really merely a curtain raiser
to the Wilde play. representing the in
cldents leading Up TO the imprisonment
OF the Baptist As for -SalOme.' ono
matinee OF II IS quite enough. II is the
most morbid. the most preposterously
carnal. the most bloodily degenerate
thing imaginable. To play the part az
Wilde imagined would require trage-
dian Of the first rank OF extraordinary
beauty, aad OF wonderful magnetism
Miss Leigh is hardly all that. though
she has undoubted talent. which. with
discretion, may develop into something
really worth while.
The two latest announcements bearing
on the special matinee fad are one
10 the effect that Grace George has
/ begun rehearsals Of Ibsen's The Lady
From the Sea" for a series Of special
/ performances, and one that Edmund
/ Breese. now playing the role OF Ready
/ Money Ryder in The Lion and the
/ Mouse" VIII be presented by Henry b
| Harris In a special matinee performance
| OF ''Virginlus." the cast 10 include Flora
Juliet Rowley as Virginia, and other
J members or the Lion and the Mouse
company
on Thursday evening. by way OF con
trast. Lew Fields and his company pro
ducs5 their burlesQue on THE GTea1
Diviae." COndensinK About Town q
make room for this addition 10 theil
program THey call their burlesqu'
The Great Decide" and. while 1t fl
undoubtedly funny. il would probably
not make a very big hit were It not fo
an exceptionally good Indian ballet in
troduced In the second act Miss Blanch.
Ring carried OF the honors OF the even
Ing as Ruth JOTdanmarsh. OF Boston
The Washington times., 1906-11-18
New Theatrical Trust a Dream.

Quite little ripple OF excitement was
caused along Broadway this week by
a report from the West that a regular
octopus OF a theatrical trust was in
process OF formetiOn-With a capital OF
%SoOO,ocO or $3.50, ,O00. .OO0-it does not mat
Ter which, and that all the little syndi-
Gates except the Shuberts and one or
Two others We're 10 be absorbed. II wa 5
pretty story and circumstantialIv told
Out It was specifically. categoricalIy. and
FHphancslIy denied by all those said 10
De implicated. And now curiosity is
mainly directed TO finding out who start
ID the pretty story.
The story declared that Al Hvn,an
tne FrohmRns. KlRw & Erlauger. Stair
q Havlin. Keith & Proctor. the Westeru
vaudeville Association, and various
minor concerns were in the scheme. and
mat II was the purpose 70 make II prac.
tlcaly impossible for attractions out.
Side the grasp OF the octopus 10 make
profitable tour OF the country. Tn,
statement OF the purpose ought to b,
ample refutation FOR the story. FOR. al
course. none OF the gentlemen mentioned
would consider for moment am
scheme tending TO restrict the freedom
Of the 'drammer"
The Washington times., 1906-11-18
Mantell in ShakespeaTean RepeItOiTe.

Mantell in Shakespearean Repertoire.
Aside from that there was no regular
opening OF any great Importance, At
the Academy. Mantell continued his
cycle Of Shakespearean plays, giving
during the week "OtheIlO" and Ham
let. with ':RicheHeu" on the side, and
tonight be Is giving Macbeth" Hamlet
ne played last weeii, and New Workers
are familiar with his Richelieu. IN
presenting "Othello' this week ne gave
nis audience a novelty IN that he played
Iago instead OF Othello. 1t was not the
subtlest lego that the New York stage
has ever seen, but Il evidently thorough
~ satisfied the large audience gathered
20 see it.
II there was q dearth Of openings OF
the ordinary sort there has been an
unusual number OF unusual attrac-
tions. The special matinee" fad has
developed the proportions OF an cpl
demic. Monday afternoon Mrs. Sarah
Cowell LeMoyne presented dramatiza-
ton OF Browning's "Pippa Passes" at
the Majestic. The performance has got
the local critics guessing. Il is art for
arts sake all right, and It is decidedly
something out OF the usual But it is
about as undramauc as any alleged
dramatic performance that Broadway
has leen for some time. While IL will
The Washington times., 1906-11-18

When the William Collier Company.
which appears al the National Theater
tomorrow night. arrives in Wash
ington today there viii be a fond re-
union between two cousins. for it will
The Washington times., 1906-11-18

Now It's Barney Oldfeld who's goinl
into vaudeville. He was seen here Il
The Vanderbilt Cup" for something
Ike FIVE minutes, and he evidently re
CARDS the stage as easy money. He
going TO have a piece built around a
automobile race, Of course.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-12-29
The Filthy atahIa.

The flthy stable II the father Of
many horse diseases.