Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-22

.epeuuons. Each new success is a spur
achievements. He does not believe growth
can come with unlimited repetition Int
.Sther with exercise in new fields with
me sms sumuiant OF new ideas and new re-
SION Is an evidence of this truly rational
| policy. II is why he stands out today not
as the exponent OF one part or line of parts
nut as an actor in the broadest sense of
he term. one who has within his possihilB
t.es the compass of the entire gamut of
| artistic expression.
Mr.; Mansfield is this year travelling by a
speciai train. which includes his own prf-
Sate car, sieepers for his company. and
I'VE baggage and scenery cars for the ex-
sensive lot of scenery. costumes. furniture,
furnishings, armor and other narapher
| MALTA for the Devils Disciple bean
Brummel. "Jekyl and Hyde /" liking Rich
aru Ihird, Prince Karl" THE Merchant
o. .. Venice. The Partisan Romance" and
.ne other plays of his repertoire Mr.
Mansheld's productions are noted for their
| iaVlshness to the last detail the artistic
p.c.uresqueness OF the pictorial points and
| the excellence OF his company who seem
inspired by the genius of their central fis-
ure. There are forty people in Mr. Mans
heid company and for most Of his PLAYS
| ne has supernumeraries to the number of
one hundred.
Adelaide Hermann recently had an in
teresting experience I'm Colorado IL Is
a wei known fact that the Pueblo Indians
OF that state are descendants of a lace of
seml-civiiized people who inhabtated the
mountains and extended from the middle
Rockies to the middle Andes Their rulers
were the 1ncas and the Montezumas and
Their religion was the worship Of the sun
ana dire idolatry. During Nine Herr
manns recent engagement at Pueblo the
remnants or that tribe were meeting In
council to perform the sacred rites OF their
religion in giving thanks to the sun for the
warmth of the past summer and to pray
| Tor mild winter. Nine. Herrmann's curl
| osity prompted her to visit the council and
| witness some of their strange ceremonies
Afterwards she invited the head men to at
| tend her performances when she appeared
| In her famous fire and myriad dances. The
| effect upon the fire worshpers was start
ling. They uttered loud cries and prostr rating
themselves began a chant of alteration.
Inc spectacle was a most remarkable one.
| The Indians subsequently explained that
they were expecting the coming of a Child
OF the SUM-. who would appear in great
F, splendor and restore them - their ancient
grandeur. and they were convinced that
Nine. Hermann was that individual Any
one who has seen Nine. Hermann in the
| brilliant lights and waving fluctuations OF
| her dances will readily un ter:,tanl how
| this effect would be made ~ the minds
OF simple religious enthusiasts such as the
Pueblos.
THE most active and enterprising ad-
vance man ever heard Of" said Joe OFT
was the head of show 1 was tangled up
| with in the northwest some years ago.
The salary list was about the right size
| for Fargo. Bismarck and Glendive: some
times little too large for a perfect fit
and occasionally about right for the Bad
| Lands. where you won't find house in a
thousand square miles. But the manager
had somehow secured the sympathetic re-
gard of Charlie Fee. the man on the
| Northern Pacific who decided whether YOU
ride or walk, and for quite a while we were
able to get on and off the cars without
getting arrested. i think IL was at Or
tonville that our manager collided with a
l brilliant maj 20
cling for a st. Paul boot and shoe house.
who had to make every town and village
from there to Puget sound. and engaged
| him for advance agent. His instructions
| were to book the show, bill and advertise
| it, and to keep well ahead. He was to be
particular about keeping well ahead. He
| obeyed instructions, for he was furnished
with $500 expense money. We heard from
him every day, sometimes twice or three
| times. He would book us to play at
| Madam in the forenoon. at Glendive after
dinner and at Bozeman in the evening.
| These towns were only about 300 miles
apart; but he always kept well ahead of
the show. AT last We went into liquidation
| and ceased to hold the mirror up to ma
ture. However, We held up the Northern
Pacific for mileage back to civilization all
| right. But the boot and shoe man never
stopped. He continued to book us and bill
us just the same. My impression is that
| he had us dated at something like coo wa
| ter tanks and flag stations. Two years
| after that the former manager met him at
snohomish, out in Washington There
were no reproaches. The time for this had
| long since passed. The boot and shoe
| man met him with outstretched hand. and
| in tone of eXuitant satisfaction eXclaim-
ed: You bet will keep well ahead!
| Il yield to none in my admiration for
| WagEerS genius, and L further think that
/ hold my record in financial appreciation
of his works." remarked John Philip Sousa
| a few nights ago. six years ago. when L
| was travelling in Europe. / had the pleas
| ure of paying at the rate of 81 a minute for
the privilege of listening to 'Tannhauser,
and feel confident that not even the most
| rabid of all Wagnerites could do more. Be-
| fore sailing for Europe 1 had confidently
| promised myself the pleasure of attending
at least enc performance at Bayreuth. but
| owing to some change in my plans 1 did
| rot reach Nuremberg until before the final
performance. From this quaint old town
| telegraphed to Paul Miersch, New York
| musician, who was playing cello in the
| Bayreuth Orchestra, to secure seats for
me- Not hearing from him the next MORN
| ing. did not deem it advisable to take my
| wife with me, with the possibility of not
being able to secure her seat staring me
| in the face. but went alone.
Arriving at Bayreuth, l walked up the
| hill to the theater. only to find that my
| friends had been unable to purchase seat
| for NE. Here I found many Americans i
knew. but their commiseration was all the
solace for. my disappointment they could
offer. When the first notes of the overture
| OF ldllllHatStf scunutI Il 10 the
nearby frame structure where very adj
mirahle beer and sausages are dispensed
| for a modest sum. and endeavored to ap-
preciate the humorous aspects Of the oc-
casion. There / was, an American rnusi-
can, to whom a Wagner perfoI nance at
Bayreufh had been long-contemplated
treat. obliged TO sit outside the theater af-
ter travelling many miles to be present.
after the first act my American friends
all came out to tell me how great the per-
formarce was. They meant well. no doubt.
hut 1 could not appreciate their Kindness
and refused to be comforted- Among those
present was a German-American from
somewhere out west, who. seeing my really
great disappointment. finally offered me
the temporary loan of his ticket, the
condition that should remain for only one
rumber. / accepted with thanks. of course,
for a crumb of Wagner at Bayreuth is bet
ter than no Wagner bread at all. Just
the heralds appeared before the theater to
sound the announcement of the second act
my new-found angel apparently repented
of his rashness in trusting his precious
ticket to a stranger, and. in order to Sustain
no financial loss through any possible neg
lect on my part to return, he hurriedly
said.