The Washington times., 1914-11-22
TEAM WORK MOTTO
OF NEW COMPANY
ra!y One Member of Old Com
pany to Remain When New
Regime Begins With Tomor-
rows Matinee Performance.
By GARDNER MACK.

oy SANDNIN uASh.
When sophisticated foreign vis-
ltor vas asked to give the keynote
Of American character as he had
found 1t, he condensed an entire VOL
ume of description in the one word
cnange. Change. he said. expressed
1he passionate longing of every
American. And he smiled when he
said il because he meant it in all of
the several forms the word is most
commonly used. A glance at politi-
cal and bus ness activities of the na-
ton during its history would seem
TO justify this outlander's observa-
non. In politics the rejuvenation. of
ali parties comes with a change of
administration. In business
change is the thing that renews the
interest of the crowd and brings
customers into the sa!esrooms. II is
not strange. therefore. that Sylves-
ter II. Poll, who, though long a resi-
cent of this country. still possesses
tne Keen vision of the foreign visitor
ano couples with il the sense of
commercial proportions of the busi-
ness man and the appreciation of
public whins that makes a success
fui politician, should focus these
.hfee faculties on his stock company
IN this city and order q complete
change of its personnel, as he has
done.
III rs In no sense a disparagement
OF the old company-the one that
has so successfully amused and en-
tertained the people of the District
Tor .the past three seasons, to ex-
tend hearty welcome to the mem
oers OF the new organization and to
hn oh ,.S,
achievements of the men and women
VINO make their first appearance
mere as an organization tomorrow
AFTERNOON indicates that they will
furnish very high quality of dra-
matte entertainment.
New Manager a Diplomat.
The makeup Of the new Poll Play
ers is complete change from the
old. with one single exception. from
the manager down to the extra peo-
pie who will be used on the stage,
not face will be familiar to the
regular audience. And while II is
rather bold experiment on the part
of Mr.. Poll to make such a COM
plete revision of his forces, he be-
lieves that the change will prove
beneficial in many respects The
new manager of the theater, Louis
J. Fosse. was selected for the posi-
ton because he seemed to possess
In an extraordinary degree those
qualities of tact and resourcefulness
which are necessary In the success
ful management of q theater in
city Of such peculiar quality Of popu-
ington. This ie not really as ex-
travagant a statement as II seems
with regard to Manager Fosse be-
cause he has just come from a posi-
ton on the Poll circuit in which he
was given almost daily opportunity
TO prove IL. He was manager Of
the Hyperion Theater. In New
Conn. New Haven is the To-
cation of Yale University. and the
Hyperion Theater was one of The
points of interest that was most in
teresting to the Yale students.
Any one who has ever lived in a
college community and visited the
ater that was popular with the STU
dents, knows what that means. OF
all the 6iplCmatic posts in the world,
the job of manager of such a house
Is the greatest and to be successful
In such management is about the
highest praise that can be bestowed
on a man. Fcsse was Just that. He
came to the Poll forces some time
ago, after long experience on the
stage. A native of Illinois, he has
made the whole United States his
place of residence during the past If
teen years. and is familiar with
every phase of the theatrical busi-
ness.
The director of the company, the
msn on whom will directly rest re-
sponsibilitv for the success or failure
Of the plays is Harry Andrews. Mr..
ndrevs was the first directo~ of the
Poll company in this city when the
present permanent stock organiza-
ion was formed He served II year,
md then left for the West. where he
was eninently successful with men
ike Morosco and Baker, OF the Pa
cific coast. The call of the East was
on him however, and he came back
ate last summer to resume his old
place with Mr.. Poll. Andrews is the
one member of the old company who
remains and he remains because
Mr.. Poll regards him AS the best
stock director in the country. HIS
work here has been such that he
has made a host of friends. and his
productions are on a par with the
rery best in the country, and are
better than that.
Mackay an Old Friend.
Charles Mackay, the new leading
nan. won a place in the hearts OF
~ washingtonians when as a callow
-outh he first came here in the ca ,
,acity Of juvenile in the late Sol
smith Russelrs company. A son of
= T. Mackay, the actor playwright, !
Ie was practically born in the thea
er. MT MacEay was a hard worker,
md his very first visit to Washing
on, when he was scarcely more than
boy. so endeared the place to him
hat he accepted a position In the
Uu1mer stock company that was to
lay here the following season.
though his experience on the stage
ad been exceedingly short he rapid