The Washington times., 1922-10-29

within the walls or the National
Theater." Her coming created an
immense flirore. People raved
over her beautiful face and form.
The National Tntelligencer was de-
luged with communications and
poems in praise of her.. 1T was
frequently stated" wrote Mr..
Mudd. though I have been unable
to find printed confirmation Of the +
statement. that ladies tore off
their jewelry and threw 1t on the
stage as an offering to her match
less beauty. grace and dancing"
Almost nightly the shower Of bou-
quets upon the stage was as regu-
lar as any part Of the perform.
ance.
MRS. FITZWILLIAM.
Low prices ruled at the National
during the first decade of its ca.
reer. Now and then. for extraor-
dinary engagements. prices were
advanced. as in the case of Mrs
Fitzwilliam and Mr.. Buckstone.
who appeared In 1S41 in Snap
ping Turtles" a drama written by
Mr.. Blackstone. Prices were rails
ed to so cents and 81. In Decsm.
Der Of TINT same year, Ole Bull
made his first appearance here
and electrified his audience" As
the papers had 1t.
During these years. the National
had been under several manage
ments, probably the most distin.
guished of all its lessees being
William E. Burton. actor.manager,
whose appearance here never fail.
ed to draw packed houses. A
comedian Of great parts was Bur.
ton. Modesty impelled one com.
mentator Of the day to say that
the "staid frequenters Of box and
parquet expressed their pleasure
of him by laughing more louily
than Lord Chesterfield would
have thought polite" As for tie
galleries, utmost uproar greeted
the antics Of Burton, whose genius
for snappy titles led him to such
vehicles as Forty winks;" or.
"Blunders In a b.. ooI1;" Mar.
ried Life;" or. The Comforts of
Connubiality;" Second Thoughts"
or. "The Breach Of Promise" He
did not slight the popular, sta nd.
ard pieces either and, with a high
degree Of acting talent, he com.
bined a singing voice, suited es-
pecially to comic songs.
Burton's m ma g m ent was
marked by success but it was also
terminated abruptly for fire des.
troyed the National March 8. 1S45.
The Olympic Saloon was leased
for further performances but at.
tendance was so limited that on
March II the company suspended
and a great hall given at Carusi's
Saloon by citizens for benefit of
the stranded performers. CThe
Olympic Saloon was to later be.
come The Canterbury
THE GREAT PARADE.
Within the next twenty years
the National Theater had been re.
built and again burned; the Odeon
was built at Four'and-one-half
street on Pennsylvania avenue;
The Adelphi on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. between Four and one-half
and Sixth streets; Risley's Varicte
on Pennsylvania. avenue between
Ninth and Tenth. Also the old
Washington theater, the first in
the city had been rebuilt, known
for a time as Carusi's saloon, and
then rechristened The Washington
again in 1853. The renamed
President, formerly the Capitol,
is now on the exact site of the
old Washington.
In the first Of the Fifties many
notable parsonage strod tie
boards Of the Adelphi. now flour
ishing as amusement headquar-
ters. In five months Marshall.
the rising young American trage.
dian; Mr.. and Mrs. Barney VII.
liams, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles P'tt,
Mile. Rosa Jacques. Charles
Burke, grandson Of the elder JET,
ferson; Mr.. and Mrs Farren. Nj.
Booth, Julia Dean. John e. Owens
memorable for his Solon Shingle
and Charlotte Cushman. appeared
In various plays.
. Says n clipping OF Cushman:
] she absolutely electrified Der su.
n