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Show WILLARD REBUKES J THEATER TALKERS English Actor Makes a Hit in Washington Wash-ington That Was Hot in the ' . Play-Book. - , ' . . 1 WASHINGTON, March 5. E. 8. Wil-... Wil-... V i&rA, the English actor, scored some of . ' ' the members of Washington's smart set Jj vi I th a Well deserved, rebuke. At'the j end 'of the se?ond act' of The Opti- . mist." during tire -passages of a most 3 tender lore -scene, the actor turned -to- .ward a group of people in the frpnt row of the orchestra stalls and said: i Ladies and gentlemen, this talking must stop. I have endured it as long as I ckn, and It is most annoying to me and my company. Either it must stop sr the curtain must be rung down. I , do not think I am asking too much. X cm a very patient man, but I cannot go on with the performance unless the : annoyance ceases." ; The words were spoken in the same low tone of voice In which he was making ma-king love to bis leading lady and were characterized by that gentlemanllneas tvhlch goes far toward making the ac- ' tor a favorite. A round of applause . greeted his remarks and showed the house was with htm. He then went on with the play, and from then on every word-he uttered was heard with ease. The offenders were . well-known mem-. mem-. bers of the smart set. who seem to go to the theater not for the pleasure the play ' affords, but to exhibit themselves in their fine clothes. |