The evening world. Newspaper, September 10, 1904, Page 9

“Theatre Managers Do Their Best to Bring Us to Time, and Still We Come Late— Some, of Course, Like the Suburbanite SQ... with. the Own-Your-Home Whiskers, {® » Can't Help It—But There Are Others, In- cluding the Enamelled Beauty, the Pea- ‘ cock Lady and the Professional First- Nighter, Who Are Late on Purpose. NE of the hopeful signs of the season was stamped upon the ticket envelopes of Daly’s Theatre for the opening of “The Sohool Gir!." “Curtain will rise at 8 o'clock sharp’ 4 what Mr. Frohman sald in red ink—and it did! But a great many people who had thus been carefully and clearly advised didn’t rise to the occasion. They came trooping in for half an hour afterward, completely destroying the religious or ’ to wish them anywhere but in Daly's. fance of “The County Chairman” begins. This is not only an excellent (dea; bat « labor-saving dovite, as it relieves the theatre-gopr: of either You're looking for does elude your impatient eye!) or of calling up the Bervous wreck in the box office to have him tell you what he has told a hundred others before you. Despite all that managers mey do, however, to bring the public to’ ‘thme, #0 to speak, there is always a certain element which refuses to be On time. It positively dectines to be there for the bitter beginning. On the part of some, to be charitatle, delay is unavoidable. There is a large, —_ class, however, which is late by design. It couldn't be dragged in on time. ‘Tt is there to be seen rather than to see. This class selects the dret night | {Mmfluends of the convent scene and causing those who had arrived betimes | On the tiekets to Wallack’s is printed the time at which the perform- | * }unting through the advertisements in the newspapers (and how the ons, [vill bhlA, qHEAT RE a lh But it lasted for only an act. Then the actor went over and chatted with an anaemic aotress in a box. And, by the way, have you ever studied an actor in a box? John Drew ia the only one I've seen do the trick gracefully, The average actor in a box is like a fish out of water, He fidgets and squirms as if he’s sure he fs “the cynosure of all eyes.” Mr. Drew doesn’t. He takes and keeps his seat like an ordinary human being. And Mr. Drew's an awfully good “audience.” If there's anything to laugh at, Mr. Drew laughs, and he ts always ready with the “kind applawmm’ Maybe it jen so, but Mr. Drow, “in | front,” strikes me as forgetting himself ani remembering the other fellow, r) ad s ad ad ad E must leave it to Miso May Irwin and her announced thirty-second intermisaions to correct the golng-out-between-acts evil. Those women whose gowns so often bear rueful testimony to the ravages | of thirsty and cigarette-craying man will give her thelr blessing, but the reform is golng to be rather hard on the peacock lady who loves to strut the alsle, ee ame 9 new “4 | os its particular prey. Tt lurks fn the distance until the hour is ripe—or ‘overripe—and then springs on its helpless victim. Arrayed im all its sar tortal splendor and dazzling in its enamelled beauty, it tramps and swishes own the aisle, proclaiming “Here am 1!" It squeeses, bruises and rubs ast those long-suffering commoners who entertain the amiable delusion ‘that the performance on the stage ts the principal part of the show, ) Sonie people have such funny notions! ¥ é s r s s é 10 be sure, there arc many people who are always late, simply because they are constitutionally {ncapable of getting anywhere on time, ‘They are like a clock which is “set ahead” but refuses to stay there, For examiple, there's the woman who dresses, but is never dressed, Shes never quite sure she's fit to be seen—and sometimes she's right about it, She may have a face which nc one would voluntarily take @ second look ‘at, but that’s all the more reason why she should try to make it look al- most human. The rest of her may be sadder still, yet she threatens the Beams of her gown in the wild hope she may hear some one say she is “a fine figure of 1 woman.” The poor man in the case waite and wonders ‘whether he will get to the play in time to gain any idea of what it's all about; or if ho happens to be tho procrastinating lady's husband, he may (have something to eay oo nthe subject right there. For ell he knows, though, she-may be saving him « worse torture, At any rate, it 18 in- teresting to arrive at the play just as the heroine is gazing beseechingly * ‘at the ceiling and the hero is fixing the bass fiddle player with his piercing ‘eyes. It seems interesting at first glance, and you at least escape the feather doster and tho inevitable disiogue between the spying servants, And perhaps after all you're not the last to come groping and stum- Wing to your seat. As likely as not there's a string of exasperated eleventh- hour emusement-seokers kept back from the box office window by the un- ‘eertain female who wants to see every ticket in the rack—just as if they twere dress goods—before she makes 8 selection. And possibly there are still other unfortunates in the street ., Wedperately to fight their way through the ring of sidewalk ‘all but force their contrabrand goods down your throat. ‘° en there’s the cabman, so under the influence of the rarefied air ‘that {t leaves its bloom on his cheek and nosg, “ho, when you mention the _ patoe of the theatre you wish to be taken to dutifully drives you to au epartment hotel of similar name in another part of town. If you're on a car, there's the large lady who doesn't know whether who's getting on or off; and if you're walking there's that worse danger, the friend who hasn't seen you or your wife or your girl ip “ages” \nnd-who “really can’t let you go without a word.” Blaygoing—eaving out the piay—has its trials, 4 rd Cd a rd 4 oe, fe naturally some excuse for the long-distance theatre-goers ise from the euburbe, with anxiety dripping from every hair of his sparse Own-Your-Own-Home whiskers. He may tramp our feet into the floor yet we will raise no : Sg “3 ling who 2 ee o, 28 Ives r es ania. bifer, so. commpinttt, He has our sympathy. "But the professional late-comer hasn't. He's a conceited pest, an in- euffereble dltarber of our peace. More often than not ho hasn't even an “> extusd for being a firstnightor. His one apparent purpose is to let every 9A toy be 1s there, He wants to be identified with “the firet-night ij mind—as perhaps you have--a conspicuous example of the a actor between the acts and lead him is that joy and pride swell his breast. ata recent opening. Mee, Coreenst fa, seemingly, his only and bis dearest! The Eternal Feminine Fig PAS) ‘die cae ‘“ BITTY” and “The sit a tin tas ee bs I “Governess” will curtsey to the- | mother =. heree! ‘ @tre-goers next week, while a wiher's is a music-hall artist at plant, & sort of surreptitious “double third tnterestirg event will be Mrs.| lifer’ whith with an Invaived love ats Fiske's revival of “Becky Bharp” at the By ‘ives the its Interest. One Manhattan Theatre, The three open- piace fa the drescing.roem of ings will come in rotation the first half) Penodeviles duane, here ie Oe of the week and will ada as many) ot Ber ndmirers, retaring from the houses to the active list. war, we m " easing her Mdentity. * Wing Pinero is the author of gomle” without sue Herbert standing, hich Charles Frohman will Resvee ith, Earl Ryder and Mrs, done at the Hudson Theatre on Mon-| Eva Vil day evening. Wiliam Faversham will PE oh The man in the middle of a row who forages forth as soon as the cur- taln is down is funny only in the comic papers, and he !s an ungrateful beast! Catch hmim at the end of the performance watting for the lady at his elbow to put on her hat and get out first? Not much! He aust crowd past her for the third and last time. But we are not taking up the cndgel for women alone. For, while there are women who don't want to be climbed over, there are other women who | want to climb over everybody elec. They, are the ones who delight in arrive ing late. Btill, come to think of it, there arp two eidés to the late-coming habit. Somotimes the later the bettor. The other night, for instance, ft was 10 o'clock before I managed to reach the theatre where an alleged “comic opera” was in progress, A Whispered salutation from behind caused me to turn around. Across the alsle eat Mr. Acton Davies, the picture of blond misery. “Obi” he exclaimed, with Intense envy, “but ycu're lucky!" CHARLES DARNTOM > ures in Next Week’s Plays | Fata J. shat Botiget wi 4 peer Se ‘ Ig , ls to be the chief nba at the Circle ha # Fitty-| Theatre, Other attractions will be May te | “iRliss Florence Bindley. will adant se Vonee ‘and company in “The Model ee diamond ag Ry at | Maid” Ethel Levy, formerly of the 5 me Ber Four Cohans; Wilfred Clarke and com- I" atthe American Theatre, | |pany ina new sketch; Hill and will Me, to fe, fe he ore ‘at En. Syiviani, an European novelty act; the will float into the| four Bard brothers. acrooats, and the heus Comedy Wi gal wo stars f Th anthaiatemteted i ae ea eS ise nt! will be seen in| Dixey, will appear in a condensed vers ft “David tHe i: oe G "and pil Irigh in a Blue Pixhee Girls will be at the; a called “An Actress’s Christmas |BELASCO THE Coma; in LATE % Advertise Wie SELF F “Tested! Trieat Unequalleat ' VAN'S NORUB PROCTORS aedigt 8 ae aa DS) {sa Me ING ‘haw JRY. MiAtar4 Van ile Co., West Hoboken, NI, Ol It. {ins AMUSEMENTS, =| UAL { “3, EMPIRE "px JOHN DREW Fears DALY'S 4s EDNA MAY scudditoim SEhe ees 7 re mY te =) ain |ON MONDAY, Serre At Wisel’s, yen! a || —* so a Grands. 4%4 Wen. Blanohe Wals pay PASTOR'S «" Bh A 581 PROCTOR’S ¥atioe 2 au peas i rts, 3 UN EY AT 8.16, EACLE DECATU R. SPECIAL PROGRAMME, Farewell Night Season 1904 ACADEMY OF MUSIC, 142%, CHECKERS, 75 $1. Mat ere HE ‘et ts Haji isle’ of Spice. |r ayn st xerte, Willy AMMERSTBLN'S | x4 ETS a ae. nd? Simon & Grace Oi AT! 3 Wee CROSMAN ‘wee tn David 8 KEITH Sia Swat Wale sgan ams COUNTY. CHAIRAAR, LUNA "on «, |PARK Carnival, Parades, 14TH ST.T nr a ees no Biba fn’ wus 1 slisieal Repeat ATLANTIC Busa ius “Lights OF Hole.” 2 eeepm Santiey im “Rage | Me ae be the accredited star, while Misa Mrs. Fiske, with her new company, | Dewe: In addition there will de Midg- lotta Nillson, whose artistic deeth tne Arise, Sarton Jonn Auton, George agtham. Aree tb calltee, Be ait “|e and cee Bedint and Achur, 4 ie Cri ers in ie been proven in Mrs. Piske’s support, aa Lara Succivray, Kate Fietobey |r Bh rill be changes of Dill at Min-| Minstrels’ Chassino, a European shad- well as in an indeyendent ‘production Geol Rad ‘Radelyfte, Emily Stevens and ing at other theatres will be|°WSraphiet, and several others of last season, han been selected for the| Mary Maddern, will, gn Wednesday John Brew tn “The Duke "ot Moai | sEreogce, seacurm:,, Prune, Relies. | title role. Letty Is a clerk in a bucket] frep WH vera! plays in which his | Granite. Pans acidt md okie: mth by al Mg Ma th shop” Who has made the acquaintance! organisation will appear during its may binder,” Nore; “The| Twenty-third Street Theatre in 8 sketch | of Nevill Tetonmere, a gentleman wpe t the .eanhattan Theatre, Gangdon ers Brothers in Paris,” New Am-|clled “My Wife's Picture,” in which she hopes is going to marry her, itchell's fine —medy made : Fay Templeton and Peter F she will imper: peraone te, a gy Bert st, loves her, but Rakes Her employer, ‘Thackeray's famous novel is too well| Dalley in “A Lit! of Ever and Ineldentally Capi ay Lee arms. Mandeville, loves he L warts to known to ail { yoke this time. Broadway: Denman Thompson, thie ec est OEE Ge cancemten with Letty abcopts him when Letehinere cons| one of the most britiiant achievements |g ‘Mason Miss ok James J Corset: will be feaves that he is erred, Mandeville, of her career, and In view of the fact Sales In he seotper pica epivariot on ie ball | | filled with caampagne, maikes a scanda-| that several seasons have elapsed since | jast week: Henrie ‘a 3 ot carene . " zoneny- | lous scene and disgusts Letty, and! she last @ red in the part, |t is not Hees Bellaires.”” ; 4 by b~ wt neg cots ws Jeet, Letenmere takes ber away to his rooms.| unlikely may anow some new | Bane May | ye; | hate ee. arto fe, will head | They agree to clo | 1 Ia @ meseag?' phases of the character, Mr, Mason ‘orbett, In & new monologue i comes vaying thet Letohaveres marsied| Wil Play Rawdon Crawley. and Hoe eee e Tecatsratth Birest. Tree Sater has stoped. The wows couses @ will be the pe Sansa wit oar "Last revulsion of feeling, and Letty and onles that ¢ River, Corbett will share Letchmere part. The eplogue shows in will surpas | Letty married to a worthy, if vulgar, a oh A new edition of “ “one Tate of Spice: paregmagnes iy Latenmere in con. eum Ju Opp wi Seon as at the plece to two acts, will London “drissmaker's assisiant nf #9 oese nett NS Axpected, for pertorm- ance at the Majestic Theatre on Wednesday evening. Blanch Walsh in “Resurrection” be next week's attraction at the ‘arent Opera-House, ‘alsh’s final New York Speraranes | as Katusha Mastova in the Tolstoy psy: Alexander von Mitsel will be the ne mi “The Prince of Pilsen,” with aa an the widow, And Jean the brewer, will be at the House, erekney ord: jams will have & sultabte role, and London x | have heen brought over by for (his nreduction aro Arthut Tom Terrlss and lvo Dawson, Playtalr «ee |. Miss Cectiln Loftus will be presented by Daniel Frohman os a star in jerael Governes. . 3 -y "The Seri eam ale iy a azine de This will mark Miss | ny \ the vaudeville honors with Marshall | ” P_ Wilder. or Tony Pettor will offer amon FPourteenth Biscet Theatre the clnelta comeay tho, Holoud tis and Webh, in “The Rotany VAUDEVILLE OFFERINGS, At Hammerstein's Victoria. Theatre of Varieties an entirely new bill will in- clude George Evans, “The Honey Boy; the Carl Dammann troupe of emi Mt, Teddy Somor 4 and The Smart lyre in “The Wills and Mon Staley and Berbeck, eo mualent black. | in “A Day 'n Ma amithe:” Charles Burke and Grace La| Slot ,ane Jean” Rue and thelr inky boys; Smith and} New war Campbell, Melville and Stetson, and A Réen ae Mile, Chester and er statue dog. eke on oy ‘The @atomatic novelty, “Enigmareile,”! ljuber's Me STAR) stitched | sea EDEN Worle in War. Fer! Abe mU SRE. | ‘extra, Siirections EAS | BECKY | SHARP. 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