Show fF- fF V PLAYS PLA AND S. AND PLAYERS DOINGS DOINGS' AND SAYINGS SAYINGS OF OF THE TJ-E V STAGE FAVORITES Amelia Am lla Summerville Has Scored a Pronounced Pronounced Pronounced Pro Pro- Success in Vaudeville Vaudeville-E. E. E L Davenport Receives Praise for His Work In The Cavalier i l' l The IThe Ministers Minister's Daughters Daughter l. l One of th the leading hits of this season sea sear searson son seems t to have been The Ministers Ministers Ministers' Ministers Ministers' Minis Minis- D Daughters a drama comedy-drama by bythe bythe bythe the author of that prolonged success Lost In New York It possesses several several sev- sev eral scenes of originality and one mechanical mechanical me me- scene which many critics allege al al- al alleg leg lege Is the strongest on the stage On this particular scene the critic of the Boston Herald said summarizing many of the prevailing sensations Theres not a circumstance to this scene in the way of sensational real real- Ism From the critics throughout the the country country the play has received praise for nearly every quality that l' l the heart of a dramatist might desire for forthe the merit of the story for its moral moral mor mor- L al aI for its cleanliness for the wit of r many of its speeches for its rapid action action ae ac ac- tion for the strength and quaintness of its characters for the surprises of its rapid climaxes for the sympathy and the mirth it induces for its scenic embellishment for the cleverness of its actors and after all these one is not surprised to l learn arn for the magnitude magnitude magni magni- tude of its business One writer in describing the motive says From FromI I the perfume of apple blossoms and the aroma of new mown hay to the stifling sWUng r. r fumes of the city's tenderloin z 1 Miss Haswell Is Successful r Miss Percy Haswell Is a pet of the Baltimore playgoers and they gathered gathered gath gath- er ered d In force at Fords Ford's to see her In Inthe Inthe inthe the leading role in the first production of the Fawcett prize play The Favor FavorI I of the Queen Miss Hiss Haswell Is to star in the play next season She had bad an immense personal success The Theauthor Theauthor author Roy S. S was enthusiastically enthusiastically enthusiastically en en- greeted The Favor of the Queen is a romantic comedy in four acts It tells the story of Lady Julia w who o in order to join Shakespeare's players disguises herself as a boy and thus becomes the first Juliet in Romeo and Juliet Queen Elizabeth takes tales a fancy for the pretty youth and offers him the royal favor if It he please her and this favor th the supposed boy wins This is said to be the first time Shakespeare ever r appeared as a character in Ina a play E. E L. L Davenport Among the younger of the leading men of the stage to day to-day day Mr E. E L. L Davenport takes high rank He Is la ji it 1111 I I il 11 I I fill fill fillI 1111 1 i E. E L. L Davenport J being especially commended for his work this se season son with J Julia U Marlowe Marlow I In The Cavalier The Donkey and the Critic Channing Pollock tells of a pretty little passage of arms between Park r i if MA t r f i t 1 l J jow ow w and i t the e lie Herald I J. J S Square re theater When Grace George opened in Pretty Peggy eggy a certain Venerable Critic declared declared declared de de- coldly that the donkey on w which ch the star makes makes makes' makes her her her first en entrance entrance en- en trance was the best actor in in the cast Miss George said nothing but bided her time lime The o other r d day dy y ya a l little donkey donkey donkey don don- key key- was born and and- Miss George Immediately immediately immediately im Im- mediately announced her intention of naming It after the critic out critic out of regard regard regard re re- gard for his admiration of its mothers mother's histrionic ability She added Who can tell but but that thus inspired the beast may prove as good an actor as its parent or even as clever a critic as its namesake V. V C. C had not been heard from at last accounts but at this writing the honors seem to be beI I with Miss George New NewYork New York Press Amelia Summerville Amelia Summerville is without question one of the most popular artists artists ar ar- on the vaudeville stage and those Amelia Summerville who questioned the wisdom of her course In transferring her affections from the legitimate are convinced of their error Her standing In the profession profession profession pro pro- and her bank account alike show that the move was wise New Musical Comedy John Kendrick Bangs and Roderic C. C Penfield have almost completed the new musical comedy In which Mabelle Gilman Oilman is to star next season It ItTIs is j based on The School School for for for- Scandal the character of Lady Lads furnishing furnishing furnish furnish- ing the name for the new piece The authors have taken talen the characters and a few of the Incidents from Sheridan's Sheridan's Sheri Sheri- dans dan's famous come comedy y and have av created created creat creat- ed an original play with the addition of a chorus of men and women women women wom wom- en of the court the dandles dandies and belles of the time and leading players from the various theaters which were in vogue at the time Sheridan wrote the play There will be two twenty-two musical musical musi musi- cal numbers in the piece Including the choruses and finales The music will be written by A. A Baldwin Sloane who already has the lyrics for the first act partially completed Miss Gilman Oilman will appear In Lady in New NewYork Nework e York ork early In the autumn lD b but t will will T play lay about three weeks on the road before beginning her metropolitan sea sea- son sOon Was Warde Sarcastic Once upon a time Fr Frederick der ck Warde received a letter from an ambitious actor who claimed that he was a good tragedian comedian heavy villain leading juvenile stage manager and character man Mr Warde immediately immediate Immediate- ly wrote him My Dear Sir Previous contracts pr preclude tn p possibility of my Diy engaging engaging ng ag ing you this season season but next season season with your varied accomplishments I will secure secure a 1 leading g lady J to to support you discharge the rest of my company company and I myself act as advance agent There is nothing like concentration and I believe in the one one man man theatrical company idea |