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BY ARTHUR CRISPIN. 1
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A TKIO OF SirCCESHFT’L STARS.
John O. Hpai ks, is of courw east for
the role of a prosperous and shrewd
Irishman. who is able to outwit every*
body but the star. and that riaturalty
would never do. Irnaclo Martlnettt. al
ways a capable actor, la well fitted with
the role of an anarchist, who. to prove
the depth of hts devotion for on# of the
gentler sex, declares in an Impassioned
manner that he would even go to work
for her. The women, who in an Irwin
farce are usually simply backgrounds
for the star, are all pretty and arc, be
sides, able to act.
Mmej Pllar-Morln plays a Japanese
girl In English with a very slight
French accent. This lady, who has no j
superior In the world as a pantomimic
artiste and who w ill be remembered as j
the original ex|H>nent of the title role
of “L'Knfant Prodisue” in this city at
Paly's theater, is absolutely wasted In
“Kate Kip, Buyer." Indeed her little
specialty, which might be well received
in an entertainment of a different na- j
ture, scarcely “gets a hand.” The au- |
thor of the play, <Jlcn MecDonough. ,
seems to have once more struck his
gait as a writer of farce.
I had a talk the other day with Mr.
/Ibert Mellon. the secretary of the
.Times R. Waite Amusement company,
spent the theory that the repertory end
J.icnl stock companies will shortly cease
to exist as Influential phases of the
snuiscmtnt catering business of the
country. Of eours - this Is the opinion
of s nicely any one except the few- man
agers who find that these organizations
are interfering with their buccaneering
practice of sending bad plays out with
poor casts, but the papers have given
go much space to the subject lately that
the views of "the other side.” so to
speak, ought to he of interest.
Mr. Xlellen informs me that the Waite
company has b.en organized with a
capital of *200,000 and that it is its pur
pos' to put on *the toad a number of
companies in addition to those which
are now successfully touring the coun
ts v. Only the best of the metropolitan
bits will bo presented, and as the prices
will continue Ut he from 10 to "0 cents
5 and the companies arc to be made up,
pa at present, of capable .actor* he be
lieve# that the success hitherto achieved
v.ill be as a drop in the bucket to that
? which the future holds.
A nha=e of the Waite company which
will be a novelty is the Installation in
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; weeks devoted to tho rehearsal of earn
I play Instead of one week only. »* >•" ,h
--| rule at present with local stock organt
| ration*, unit the production* will of ne
j rcKrtty t..* eorre*i>onfllnsly Improved.
Waite ha* already made a fortune In
! the presentation of opera and drama at
cheap prices In moat of the smaller ep
ic*. and as he I* an exceptional.y sh.ewd
man It I* more than probable that there
i« somethin* in this latest development
of hi* pet hobby. At any rate, there are
several imitator* already In the held,
which would seem to Indicate that there
arc those who are ot the opinion that
I "repertory" ami "stock - ’ are very far
| from being dead issues.
Henry Arthur Jones, perhaps the most
crafty of tho British playwrights from
the standpoint of stage effect*, after an
absence of a couple of year* Is again
prominently represented at the Empire
theater In thl* city, where John Brew.
Is presenting his latest satirical comedy.
■ The Liars." The Empire has always
been a lucky house for Jones, and some
of his work has there received better
treatment than, in the opinion of many
cood Judges. It deserved. If there is
the slight st excuse for a probl( m, J nea
is certain to ram one into his play. All
sorts of questions which are supposed
to he tabooed in polite society are more
or less boldly treated by this shrewd
stage purveyor, who realizes that thee
are certain people who seem to Imagine
that patronage of plays in which pro
scribed subjects are introduced is an
eVidenee of "knowing the world." Th y
like to he considered "blase,” and there
in. aside from the undoubted ability of
Mr. Jones in a certain line, will be
found the secret of the greater portion
of the success which has come to him
since he adopted play carpentry as a
profession.
The "problem” in "The Liars” ap
pears to be the cjuestion of the extent of
the culpability of a wife and her lover,
who have not actually become outlaws
from society simply because the opnor
tunitv has not presented Itself. They
ere not ashamed of their conduct, or,
rather, misconduct'and only regret that
circumstances have conspired to keep
them ostensibly respectable in spite of
themselves. As in all of Jorup’ plays,
the dialogue In "The Liars" Is snappy
and bright. There are numerous epi
grammatic retorts In which the ele-
THE AVOUSTA SXJISriDA.Y HERALD.
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of the type of "Tbe Ltor* ’ and The
Conqueror*" It I* idle to expect man
ager* to pn-sent those which uP(k-»I to
the better tide of human n*tur« ex
riuatvet}’.
The recent scenic revival of Bronson
Howard’* "Hhanandoah." which by the
way, Is playing to enormous receipt* in
nearly every city visited, hu* served
once more to call attention to a young
actress who Is certain to make her
mark In the theatrical world. Thai she
has not already done so In most em
phatic manner Is » mutter of surprise
to those who take pleasure In watching
the careen* of promising beginners. Not
that Miss Mary Hampton, the lady In
question. Is a beginner. Hhc hu* had a
long and varied stage egperleoce, but
I «h„ has also been unfortunate in not
having been given the opportunity to
shine In the only held from which it
| seems to be the genetal impression that
' stars can properly come—the city of
! New York. I saw Miss Hampton in
I Viola Allen's part In "Sowing the Wind”
a couple of years ago, and, while she did
! not in any sense imitate the original,
nhe gave a performance which for
strength and "ctegr-cut-nees” of Inter
pretation was really remarkable.
It was then predicted that It would be
; only a matter of a short time before
! Miss Hampton would be a member of
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MARY HAMPTON.
! one of the prominent stock companies
; of this city. Indeed when Miss Allen
withdrew from the Empire theater to
enter the stellar firmament it is prob
able that nine out of every ten critics
; in this city thought that her successor
would be Miss Hampton. Instead, Mr.
Charles Frohman saw fit to go to Lon
don after Miss Jessie Milward, the lady
; who was so long associated in melo
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Adams' lour would prove *“'<***- buy
In a financial as well as In m ai-tipUc
sense, hut no on# had the slightest idea
that she would so completely tak-- th>
country by storm. At one WsdflC'llV
matinee at the Hollis Street theathr in
Ration, she played to more tliun 11. MW.
upii the takings for n week have seldom
Ween less than *11.900. Iler receipts in
Boston ware heavier than those of
either Bernhardt or Irving, both of
whom advanced the price* of admis
sion. while Miss Adams did not.
Mr Hay man further Informed m#
that the profits on Miss Adants season
In New York city last year were lu th •
neighborhood of *175,000 These are ms
figures, of course, not mine, hut she
certainly was a phenomenal success
and must have made a lot of money.
And. when one stop# to think of It. this
Is not so bad foi a girl who a little*
more than half a dozen year* ago would
probably have been delighted to accept
an offer of a llfo position on the stage at
very much less tliun SIOO h w-eek.
It Is doubtful whether New York lias
ever had a season In which there were
So many early successes a* the present
one. There has not yet been a single
unqualified, failure in this city,and there
have been many emphatic successes.
In addition to "The Little Corporal," In
which Francis Wilson is delighting large
audiences at the Broadway theater, one
of the moat notable hits Is Alice Niel
sen. the newest comic operatic star,
who Is doing splendidly ut Wallack's In
"The Fortune Teller.” the book or which
I* by Harry B. Smith, who Is also re
sponsible for the Wilson piece.
Mr. Frank L. Pet-ley, the manager of
Miss Nielsen, declares that If he can
make the necessary arrangements his
star will not huve to leave New York
this season, but as Miss Julia Arthur
is to follow Miss Nielsen at Wallack'e
and as the time at most of the other
drsi class houses is fully booked It !»
difficult to see how he can hope to ac
complish this result.
New York.
Toole the Beat Oil«l*.
Corrigan, the well known horseman,
had a jockey of whom he was very
careful. The boy fell ill, and Corrigan
told him to go to hts own physician.
Unfortunately the youngster l'orgot the
address, hut determined to obey or
ders. He scanned the "office hour"
signs, observing some to bear the words
“12 to 2,” others “2 to 4.” A third door
was marked 'll to 1." “I guess those
are the best odds on the street,” said
the Jockey, "and I’ll try that fellow."
Edna Wallace Hopper will star next
season in a comic opera that is now be
ing written for her.
THE bOSTON TEAM:
HOW IT WON
THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
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FRANK G. SELEE.
[President and manager of the Boston Baseball Club.J
place was held by the ex-champion team
from Baltimore. By the middle of the
month the four leading teams were still
holding the same positions, but the per
centages were greatly changed. Cincin
nati led, with .6U6 points; Cleveland and
Boston were tied for second place, with
.638, and Baltimore was fourth, with .581
points.
When the first day of August roiled
around, the four leading teams stood as
follows: Cincinnati, won 40, lost 23, per
centage ,635; Boston, won 38, lost 23,
percentage .623; Cleveland, won 36, lest
24, percentage .600; Baltimore, won 34.
lost 24, percentage .686. From May 13
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follow a Itoaton. tM. Baltim-.re on.
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home stretch, and thr winner mrtnad
■ itain to tw oar of Them, though Cleve
land with a atatf of M* *# *•
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on.-Heeled happened the pennant aaa
safely Ib-aton aby thla time, a* only the
lor* of nearly avery game on their part
gad a corrrapoudlnp hunch of vlctorlra
tqr Baltltnorr t'ould anatefc the leader
ship from them. The un-gper ted did got
happen, and the Bean Kgtrr* are again
the winner* of the race.
The champion* have won thatr well
deserved laurel* by tb# strongest kind
>4 away from home work during tha
whole ». aaon and by playing consistent
hall at all time*
Thr tfrbdea were ‘ttph.-M In Utelr
slept- by the offer of as.*## to lb»- play
er* by tbelr mana* 4 *r and president.
Kd Hanlon, and they would hove well
deserved Ih< money hail they won. On
the other hand, the Horton* had no
auclt Incentive to Spur them on. hut the
true Idea of sportsmanship I* *» deeply
imbued In I hell hearts and tolttd* that
"to win" is prize enough to make them
fight to the last ditch.
Boston this year hus a team that can
hardly be excelled in individual players,
and when their team work is taken Into
consideration It is simply unapproach
able. Tenney, Lowe. Collins and Long
are individually and collectively the
equal of any infield quartet ever pro
duced. Captain Puffy is probably the
most valuable left fielder now playitig:
the game, and as a leader he is only
second to Tebeau. Hamilton is one of
the best base stealers and run getters
in the business, and there are few bet
ter fielders than Stahl. Martin Bergen
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Beatrix Sol I
l:«r|rrtati Iraalxnadl —Thera la no ne-il.
Beatrix—l ahttuld think tK»I. But f»ln
in* from hint Iha murk of Iha w nrtla
miindad atianxa. for hare "tut a "H<t
mun of Ilk*' n'taidr. faroaloua. untatin'*.
{atwlttiutlr, a ll|rr. I tvaa httrrtlaljf
afraid of hint. .
Ro4eri#o— A friald ?
Beatrix —Httrrlbly afrtld' He never
knatt ii. thoiixh for I tun look tierce,
too. when I like. So I told him I hated
hint.
ItoUerlxo —Didn’t you?
Beatrix—ln n woman'* word book “I
hale von" often mean* "I like you."
Itoderlxo—That'* worth reioambertn*.
Reutrtx—Bo I t*oura<l torrent* of
upon him. i
Hoderlxo—-Did he »tH*ni frightened. I
Beatrix—Not he. He atood like a rook,
f loved him for It. I thought. Here la m
man. Ho I bade him begone,
rtoderlxo —Betauoe you loved him?
Beatrix —Tteeau*a —dtccaUMe -because—*
oh. you're a ho|tele*xly dull thins!
Broad hnr*t. Hte flay weight. V *
lieotge H. Broad hurst, who ha* won
fame at; an author of farce, la an Eng
lishman and hall* from the Utile town
of Walsall. Staffordshire, where 111* axed
parenta Ktlll resltle. He drifted Into the
theatrical business through hi* brother
Thomas, who was nn expert account
ant and was enknaed by M. B. Leavitt
to straighten up his book*. Leuvltt at
that lime had several theaters and at
tractions and quite a few lnex|*erlenced
bookkeeper*. Ooorge became th- trea*-
urer of the Windsor theuler. Chicago,
and afterward the manager of the Bush
Street theater, San Francisco, While
there he met Bronson Howard, who first
put the idea Into his head to write a
play.
His first was "The Speculator." which
he gave to Joseph Brooks to read, with
a view to getting William H, Crane to
produce It. Brooks rejected It. but aft
erward produced "The Fool of For
tune." wiilelt was similar to "The Spec
ulator.”
Broadhurst, of course, does not accuse
either Crane or Brooks of pilfering his
play.
Writing force Is very easy for Broad
hurst. Be completed "What Happened
to Jones" in 32 days. The Ideas and
lin»s came to him so fast he worked
about IS hours a day for fear h<- would
lose them. Serious work Is mueh hard
,,,. for the author. He has been three
years writing “The Last Chapter” and
will not produce It until next season, as
the company required to interpret it
must bo a strong one. "Why Smith'
Left Home” was written in San Fran
cisco last winter. He considers that
"Smith” and "Jones” have no merits as
literary works.
Broadhurst considers that there are
but two things in writing farce. One is
to make people laugh and the other to
bring money Into the box olliee. He is
always careful, however, never to touch
upon anything suggestive.
A Ifexv Pel ilia IJonna.
A. new dramatic prima donna of dis
tinction has been found in Georgette Le
blanc, who succeeded Emma Calve in
Massenet's "Sapho" at the Paris Op
era Continue and achieved an instant
and extraordinary success* on quite orig
inal lines. .... .j.