Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03


duet to sing with this bass man and /
didn't know how our voices would blend.
and could have cried at his absence, but
/ would not let any of the people see how
badly l felt. SO 1 went through with the re-
hearsal with brave face and the leader
said l was going to do nicely, and the
tenor and contralto. bless their hearts, said
they would pull me through all right.
When the curtain went up at the matt
nee there was good house. and / was all
ready waiting for the time when 1 should
go OH. l felt dryness in my throat, a
dizziness in my head and my knees began
to shake as the moments drew near for
my appearance, but l pulled myself to-
gether, and when the orchestra played the
preluGe for my first solo / walked on the
stage with a firm tread, If 1 did have a
sinking heart. l got a good reception from
the audience. and that restored my equi-
Gbriun, so that when / commenced to
sing there was no tremor In my voice, and,
gaining strength and courage as proceed
ed, l took high c clear and ringing and
at the close / got emphatic encore and
had TO repeat the aria. l sang 1t the sec
ond time better than l did the first, and
from that on / was in perfect command of
myself, both as to singing and acting. 1
got through with the opera in good shape
though l know l have done 1t much better
many times since, but in all my career 1
have never mad anything said about me
or 10 me that sounded as sweet as when
the old manager came to me after the per-
Torrance and said: My dear, 1 have never
which you made
Actors are n proverbially superstitious
class, and, as is usual with any profession,
the female contingent are even more trou-
bed than the men, but Grayce Scott, the
charming soubrette of the Columbia Stock
Company. has quite given up all those ideas
ard settled down to believing only in sober
facts In comr'on with the rest of human
lty. Miss Scott has always had half-hor-
1or OF the dire number represented by a
M n l. M
when she joired the local troupe had al
ways kept away from it as much as pos
si"ie- Thus it was with sore misgivings
that she rode from the depot to her ho-
Tel. upon arriving here. in a carriage bear
ing on every conceivable spot the number
Ii. When she was assigned to room 13 in
the hotel she nearly tainted and a dressing
room with the same combination of figures
h'ade her spend three nights in nervous
apprehension The discovery that there
were IL members in the stock COMPANY
terrified her, and the sight of a painters
H n on the curtain at the theater-1s-
GROVE her into temporary hysteria The
cilfHdx came when she adopted for n
chum another member of the company
whose age chalked up to twice thirteen and
Nc, Mo H az gone on the stage IL years ago
When - years of age. That settled it. and
MISS scott sat down and waited for had
TICK; But 1t didn't come. Contrary to all
traGitlons-to sense or reason or decency II
9iuh come. and now IL is dropned from,
Miss Scott's calendar. For after ho;no- ~ ~
town Just IL days. the little lady was IRE
senlcu WIN handsome testimonial by the
co!lpdny she was last with. And 13 DAYS
after that she was nut in with n ast of
Ii on a play that had only had ~ nras.,
Ia'ions; and made the hit of her local star
IHth she had IL dresses made nv a drass
nuihtr AZ iSl3 18th street, who died at tha
age OF 6x13 without making ONT anr h;Ii
ANA on Friday. the 18th of the month 80
s"latt was raised Sl3. and now she is iook
s ior stray roulette table to Law ali she
can get on the number 49, S-ie
I'LL MBlA THEATER- coIun,h,,
ntoSk company. which has heretofnra
M record as a producing organization
I.ivars ~ week lnaugurate series of re-
ninals OF standard successes bepinnine
I'm I'm tnat excellent comedy, "A Scran nf
"per. IN some respects this denartura
Is more difficult than the originating of
nia ~ .eh 10 me stage, for in the latter the
actefs as they list whereas in et,nanl
successes they must Inevitably cbaIIenaa
comparison with the stars who have maSe
true Of t 70, famous This is especially
rue OF A Scrap of Paper" which was
one CT inc most popular plays in the renar
toire OF the kendals on their American
r'ui ;. ailo was given here in response to
pYLuiar request during their last engage
,i.eh'- But the Columbia Stock Comnanv
mas not only proved itself an exceIien, oil
round organization, but it has been esne-
claIlF strengthened by the enlistment dur
ms NV past lie" weeks of a new leading
man ana woman especially adapted to high
comedy work. Moreover BY a STRANGE 90
Incidence. both Miss Alberta GaiIatin and
MI William lngersoll have previously
il,eIe me greatest hits of their stage
careers in the roles for which they are
cast next week. They are the parts form
cry played by Mr. and Mrs Kendall and
their friends anticipate that the Younger
american players will not only compare
faVGrab!y with their clever British cousins
hut may even surpass them in some re-
SpectS. For instance. Miss Galatians youth
and undeniahle beauty Will give her
natural advantage over the mature Mrs
h"hdal. whose art could not entirely con-
ceal her matron'y physique In addition
MISS Galiatin is not only an ACCOMPLISHED
actress. but she has the natural grace of a
Feal society woman by Inheritance and
breeding from one of the best families of
ne south Mr. lnsersoll is just the type of
hlSh-ciass comedian to play the role of
the gallant and debonnaire colonel while
no better man could be selected for the
role of the ahsent-minded old naturalist
than Jas q. Harrows. Mr.. William Boae
will be the jealous husband and Miss
Jeanette Terrell. the indscreet wife, whose
compromising note on "A Scrap of PAPER
causes all the complications of the play.
MeSSrs. Thayer, Stein and jefferson viii
have good bits. but the ladies of the com
lany viii come out especially strong with
Mrs. Wilson as Madame Dupont, the sister
and guardian of the eccentric old natural
list: Miss Scott as merry little Mathilde:
Miss Evelynnc Mile. Zenobie and Miss
ReTS as Pauline. Stage Manager Bergman
Is making especial efforts to stage the piece
In worthy style. and any one who has OBJ
served his efforts in this line so far this
season Will have no doubt of the success
of the undertaking from the point of stage
craft at least Roland Reeds success In
nocent as a Lamb is underlined.
KERNANS LTCECM THEATER -
Manager kernan'S attraction for next week
viii be the Colored Sports Big Show,
which is described nleritorious aggre-
CATION of superior Afro-American talent
The entertainment presented is new and
refined. every department being thoroughly
equipped and up-to-date. The curtain rises
on novel burletta, entitled The Colored
Sports Reception which has been ar
ranged for the purpose of introducing the
full strength of the company. The olo
good one. and is made up of Hilirnan and
Perrin, the novelty musical artists: Billy
Jackson, vocalist and comedian: The Bar
tons. eccentric sketch artists: Eaton and
Weathers, premier comedians and dancers;
the Reese Brothers, marvellous acrobats
and the celebrated Freeman Sisters APP
pcaring in their grotesque dances. The en-
ter;ainment will conclude with a realistic
old southern cake walk by the entire COM
pany. During the week the cake walking
contest will be open TO ALL and handsome
prizes will be awarded to the winners at
each performance. There will be matinees
tn. .llN- 4, .s,,.-