Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-31

This !: his nrss appsassnss IN Amsrisa;. When
rather unexpectedly and married Jack Mason,
the juvenile actor, she saw the little English.
man at work and she liked his ways. When he
nssdsd new employer Miss 1anola hired him
ana ne came over with her. The modern act
ress ID ingenious and enterprising with devices
for getting into print, and it may be that the
news here given will serve the Manolas calcu-
prsa.
IN HER pREssINa-RooM.
Miss Manola was engaged to sing in '"rhe
lar and the Tartar" few weeks ago. In this
connie opers she II required 10 wear tights in
one act and short skirts In the other scenes
lne English valet always keeps the keys Of the
prima donna's trunks. Half an hour before
sne arrives at the theater he takes possession Of
ner dressing room and lays out everything in
readiness for the actress--her tights, her hose,
her slippers, her lingerie, her various changes
OF Costumes and her wrap, her wig. The
maAs.up boz 10 in excellent condition, no as
sures himself, and the powder cloth in con-
erary 10 described as by m eye witnoss-Miss
Manola has reached the theater It is ucces-
Very thst she shall get into her tights at once
because they represent the starting point Of
nsr stage apparel The dresser withdrsws
Ioere are some ct ceteras that accompany the
tights, and they are naturally included in the
process OF douning. Then it Is time for the re-
turn OF the valet. and from this point his work
70 IN no sense departure from that Of any
sssithfu' maid. He deftly slips on Miss Manola's
shnee buttons everything that need: to be
In score Of minuter things he is helper and
and human looking glass for mis- mistress.
whom he dresses with both pride and skill His
watchfulnsss 10 not relaxed even when she
on the stage. He stands at the en-
l.
she comes Of be l. ready to envslOp hs wn SCI.
onreiy against the dangerous draughts that
circulate about the stage. At the close of the
performance he 10 quite invaluable to the
actress, who asserts that he Is quicker than
any maid could be, and that there ia always
an amount OF enthusiasm and care in his
novstion.
No other comic opera queen has luxury
inst Ike this valet. That IL perhaps why Miss
Manola,s departure from ancient traditions has
provoked some Of her sisters to saw unkind
things. She herself SCOTS at the criticisms and
explains them as due to jealousy. Miss Manola
was Mrs. Henry Mould until she got divorce
from Mr.. Mould, who used to be Cleveland
business man before he and she went on the
stage. Their daughter is In the mothers Gus
sody. The singers second marriage, to Mason,
robbed the Boston matinee girls Of an ideal OF
match.
MISS EAsTLAKE IN AMERICA.
Charles Wyndham and Wilson Barrett. the
London actors and managers, have engaged in
. curious complication over Mary Eastlake. the
English actress who has come here to star, and
has already encountered the typical misfortunes
OF the road. She has made up her mind that
she won't go back to England.
Her friends advised her to return after her
troubles in Philadelphia but the prospect of
racing her countrymen in a state Of dis
comhture was disagreeable. Miss Eastlake de-
termined to find q new hacker and try the road
again; With apropensity for 'hustling' that
would be creditabie in the Invest Yankee, she
has captured fresh capital, and once more she
10 measuring ''the circuits
1t is Miss Eastlake's ability to engage capital
that will probably make her a popular actress
among her American brothers and sisters.
There IL always among the craft fellow feel.
ing for particularly active worker such az
Mary Eastlske has shown herself to be. When
she left Philadelphia to come to New York her
baggage and several members Of her troupe
remained at her hotel from force Of circum.
stances. But Miss Eastlake came at once to the
Hoffman House and in twenty-four hours the
Anglo-American cable had responded TO her
appeal and had put several hundred pounds
steriing ID her pocket. 1t Is now known that
Charles Wvndham fastened to Miss Eastlake's
aid. He sent her money with the suggestion
that she use it for her immediate return
passage and for such expenses as she might
incur until she sailed. Miss Eastlake has
denied, however, that Wyndham is her hacker,
ana 50 his act was presumably one Of patriotic
friendship. II is not true that Miss Eastlake
made an appeal to Wilson Barrett, with whom
she formerly acted. Barrett has never for
given his ex-ieading lady for leaving him. Be-
sides his own fortunes have not been over
radiant Of late years. Wyndham, on the con-
trsry, 10 wealthy. He and Bronson Howard
married sisters. The people who were in Miss
Eastlake's support are indignant yet, because
they have somehow heard that when Wyndham
eabled over funds to the actress he advised her
not to pay any arrears Of salaries printing bills,
&C., but to leave that duty to the manager. The
interesting point, however, Is that Wyndham
and Barrett the London managers, seem to be