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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1904
Page
19
Old Ford's Opera House seasons of 1882 83 are recounted with notes on many stars and companies. The piece traces actors such as Minnie Maddern Marie Palmer and Mrs Wiske, plus minstrels, operas, and the Bos ton Ideals, detailing shows and casts through early 1883 with references to Madison Square Theater and other venues.
Hess Acme English Opera Company and others perform at Ford's week of March 5 with principals including Peakes, Leighton, Wilkie, J. Quinton, Carrington, Elsner, and Tams. Anthony & Ellis stage a double mammoth Uncle Tom's Cabin with W. H. Barlow and Lydia Yeamans. Rice's Opera then presents Iolan the with Wilkinsom, Penner, Cohan, and Ida Mule. Haverley's Mastodon Minstrls and Minnis Palmer return. Langtry appears at Ford's in An Equal Match under H. E. Abbey. Carloss' Minstrels from Philadelphia follow, with Chauncey Olcott and Lew Dockstader. George Ade's The College Widow garners praise. Rose Coghlan shines at Chase's in a pivotal scene from Georget Met Not. Maude Adams' star ascent continues with a Southern tour planned, possibly moving to New York's Empire Theatre. The dead-head tax on theater passes expands to several venues, funded by Actors' Fund contributions. Leslie's Magazine will soon publish a four-part series on theatrical syndicates.
Washington actors and productions populate a lively notes page. Hazel Barret joins Stella Mayhew's Pie-Fic tour while Nettie Fields retires to Baltimore for health. Evelyn Boardman joins the Sambo Girl Company at the Columbia Theater, and Maud Elliston stars in vaudeville. Washington-born actors Maud Duvall Eva Whitford Crissie Waltham and Alice Benson headline. The Sign of the Cross opens in Wilmington with Bessie Toner and Wade L. Marton in key roles. Addie Rowland and May Boley shine at the National Theater as The Maid and the Mummy spins on.
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