The Washington times., 1907-05-12

guiIeless Joan. The doctor prescrl
save his life. The concierge demand
even the sick man must 10 out into :
the streets. He tells Joan there is
money in the streets Of Paris for any I
pretty girl. After a struggle. with the
sick man growing weaker and weaker, I!
and the darkness falling, Joan picks up I
her hat and leaves the house. II is not (
a pretty moment But IL is dram /
ate, and IL is possible. What
follows need not be told in detail Fame
and fortune come TO the painter as these
things frequently come in plays and
stories. And. as happens quite as ire
Quently out OF stories as In them- the
lure of ambition IS stronger than the
ties OF pHghted affection He forsakes
Joan for ano-5er woman, the daughter
OF a mull-mIhiOr aire. who can further
his career. Tbs expedients 10 the end
are mostly % g familiar kind Joan
eventually faces her rival and tells her
history. The woman Is generous enough
20 insist thai her promised huspand
shall make good his earlier promises 10
Joan But Joan zefuses. What becomes
OF herr That AZ Weller does not tell
Perhaps IL is just as We'll Miss
WyCherly lacks dyuamics for great
emotional acting, but she IS in many
ways engaging There is little too
much iusistence on the plalnuFely sac
charine. too much effort 10 make one
feel the girl through Quavers In her
voice. but there IS much Of charm for
all that-so much, in fact, that the extra
effort 10 impress it Is not required
Aside from this. Marianne Thurber.
who in private life is Mrs Francis
Lansing Pruyn. made her debut on
Monday at Keith and Proctor's Fifth
Avenue Theater in Bne-act play
called The House of a Traitor" adapt
"a tbv Edith Gardner Snearn from
PROSPER Merimee's ''Mateo FalcOne.' It
was rather a social event for Mrs.
PrIvn belongs TO a family which Is
socially prominent She has been sue
cessful in amateur theatricals anc decid-
ed 20 20 on the stage professionally
Both the play and. Mrs Pruyn were
well received
The Actors Fund fair has come and
gone and there is every reason 10 be-
Here that il has been a tremendous sue
cess financially. as IL certainly was So
cially and artisucally- Ine weather was
bad. but that didn't matter Tor where
the pretty women are there VIII the
crowds be. and rarely have there been
so many beautiful women In one place
a one time as there were al the Metro
politan opera House this last week The
fair has been all its managers claimed
IL would be, and more, and there Il no
comfortable -.SUre the fund s bank &C
count
In this connection Broadway is laugh
ing over a stO-y on George COhan and
Charles Gebest, his musical director. Co
han Is a confirmed baseball nend- In
fact he really believes IL he had not
gone on the stage the big league man
ayers would be lighting for his services
on the diamond. Montgomery and Stone
of the Red NH are nttle. II any. behind
him Il was natural therefore that
game should be awarded between mines
from ''The Honeymooners" and the
RED Msllevites" Recently Conan noted
a marked falling OF in the quality or
his chorus and called GebeSt up on the
carpet about it. pointing out several or
the chOristers who were below the
mark. Hold on a second. George nv
boy That little man may not be able
10 sing, but, say. YOU ought TO see him
cover second base And the tall guy
with the big mitts is Billy DOlan Do
You remember when he played with the
Boston Nationals And the tough look
CT on the other end Of the line is RYAN
from the Tri-State League. and the
ITS enough" said Conan. picking W
his hat and cane. starting toward the
CoOr- Its "A great chorus. Be sure you
get a good catcher and a few .70O bat
ters for the second rank. Charley. The
H0neymOOnerSt may be a hlOomer. bur
We've got to win that game. S'Lonc
boys Spraln your voices as much a.
you like, but be careful Of your arms
and legs"
Mr. Arnold DAILY. who is looking about
for suitable One-act plays 10 present AT
special maunees in the Lyceum Tbeatcr
during his run in The BOYS OF Com
pany B." has just purchased the ORA.
matte rights of Mark Twain's. How I
Became An Agricultural Editor. me
story was originally dramatfzed by a
French author. and when il is rrOdDcad
u viii be called, Mark Twins Adam
tauGn- OF Ilmmory's Decentralization of
Mark IWain story. entitled How ]
Became An Agricultural Editor -
II is reported that the humorist suC-
the bill boards.
Dallas Wexford is said to have made
another ten strike At Toronto last
week. Manager James J. Hackett pre-
scented the English star in another farce
by r. c. Carton, called Public Opn-
ion. and not only did the piece prove
a big laughing success. but Mr. Wei
lord. in the character Of young cock
ney solicitor scored a hit which was
quite as legitimate as his famous per
Torrance OF Mr. HOpkinson." His role
TO be sure, Is not nearly as spectacular
a part as that OF "Oppy was; but afte-
all that only proves him the better
actor, Tor Ia this new character of Hor-
ace Wibsey ne keeps always within the
most conservative lines FOR his comedy
effects.
Eleanor Robson VIII begin the last
week of her long engagement in the
Liberty Theater tomorrow evening. She