Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-23

protection for the morals of those who
came later in the week. Her performance
was modlned and became tame to a de-
| gree which wrought retribution among the
! many who confessed their prurient curiosity
at the box Office
Even glee club composed of light -bao-t-
so college, boys has its difficulties The au-
1ience who heard the concert by the
"a ii nee students probably never suspect
eu me entirely pardonable and even praise
worthy deception practiced upon them in
oruer TO secure the presence in the club of
ene loot ball hero, Mr.. Poe. There was hut
tbe o ona TO Mr.. Poe's participation In
.ne concert. He cannot sing Ordinarily
the man who attains foot ball honors is of
such size as to permit his being pIacad
ap.nohs the tall people in the back row. MIR.
&C n ~" ever, IS modest In stature as we'll
a; IA personality, and therefore was en-
i L.iea 10 place at the very front He
Earned the words of all the songs and "a
b he usa ehem IN rhythm with the singersNbut
t Has sIrictIy enjoined against anv effort
70 utter his portion of the entertsi,,,
auo'e Whisper. This is NOT a na,,y a.
wee, any more than Is the practica 49,
hansa svlh Oh, be resorted to of fitting a
Sist; WIN Silent strings, at which some
| distinguished member of the club nav | ria.
~ ~ ms hearts content without damaptng
In the early seventies the of4ioa, 90 ...---
na aratttea! nianager in San Francisco were
sls.en.ly visited day after day bv
dressed dressed y tp ha with dark melancholy eyes,
go ~ IA oiack SO somber as tn s,Ig
sest the priest, who used the most Ias
st arguments in behalf of the nIav he
later eu cn 10 sell Cool shrugs at first. and
tles OF this boy with the face Of a Gpe ,,utI-
+ inoihg the theaters of the city closed r.
t nun, ne was satisfied to have the nlsw -
m uIod III concert hall. This play was a
ne ona una study of life in San Francesca
me characters taken from people WIZ IT,
pay wright had met. Wycherly Conera,,a
SSeeauimont, Fletcher Goldsmith, or a6tck;;
their I nan,a never yer read with keener delight
.e.t names lor the first time as authors
pn me piaybiiis than did this bow whan
ne neld IN MS hands poster still reekinp
i Ion the dampness of the press, and saw il,
ooId type as author and stage manager tho
name OF David Belasco The great Straat
scene Where the heroine is insulted nv
t eluss ana rescued by the hero ended in a
general row. Even at that early dow ~
iasco displayed his genius in rsnroi,,ci,r,
human lunar: nature, for he insisted that the pro.
piietof engage dozen or more of tho
uoi cltizens in the city to play the
io"uies ana be punched vigorously every
evening by the hero at the cost of fifty
cents per head. The first night, the hero
acuhg on Belasco's Instructions struck ONT
so nercely that the toughs got back and the
nero was getting the worst of II until r.
iasco came TO his rescue with scene STAY
whlch ne used impartially on the mob and
as as a consequence was defendant next day
IN the police court. In this play there was
, an element OF strength which attracted at
tention and brought good fortune to Young
beiasco In few months the managers
ceased to trown, and he found himself pro-
duclng with no inconsiderable success one
OF MS plays at a leading San Francisco
theater. Belasco at this time was lust eigh-
teeh years OF age. Ten years he spent on
the racine coast, writing, producing and
adapting plays with SO marked an ability
lhat mis- name became well known in the
east and resulted in the Madison Square
Theater engaging his services The high
character OF his tapethar yritb
ufins industry, gave the Madison Square
Iheater productions fame all over the
country Finally he separated from this
theater, going to the Lyceum at a salary of
ten thousand a year. The usual man with
SUCH recompense for effort would have
been satisfied to pitch his tent here for all
time Not so Belasco. His ambition prompt
ed him to gain freedom from labor that
was becoming depressing grind. So once
again as when boy In San Francisco he
faced the world alone. 1t was then that
Mrs. Leslie Carter came to him with her
desires and hopes Of becoming an actress.
How he accepted her as a pupil the world
knows: The Heart of Maryland" demon
strated Belasco'S extraordinary tenacity of
purpose as well as the courage of his con-
victions When he submitted 1t to the New
YORK managers everyone OF them was eager
to produce 1t. But not with Mrs. Carter
as Maryland Calvert they all said Be
lasco declared the part of Maryland was
written for Mrs. Carter. and none other
but she should play it. In the end he con-
Kirke LaShelle. who will bring princess
Chic to this city, and who is looming upon
the operate horizon with great hrilliancy,
began his managerial career here in Wash
ington. He was a newspaper man in Chi
cago. when the love of travel, the same
impelling force that has taken many man
in late years away from the reDortorial
and editorial desks and placed him in ad-
vance of theatrical and operate attractions,
induced him to accept the position in ad-
vance of one of the large travelling organ
tzations. Washington was the first city he
made" in theatrical parlance. He came
with letters of introduction to severaI prom
inent persons, and these. together with
friends he already had here, helped him to
do some extraordinary work. Mr.. LaShelle
was offered the advance work of the Bos-
tonans. This he took the following season.
1t was an off year for the Bostonians. and
a little past the middle Of the SEASON they
We're several thousand dollars on the wrong
side of the ledger. They ordered LaShelle
to go with the route as Ear as Trenton and
there close the season. He die as he was
told by going to Trenton, but instead of
closing the theater he went into New York
and rearranged the route The result of
his policy was that they did continue and
before the season closed all the loss ard a
handsome profit besides were ACCOMPLISHED
This determined his career,
will go out under the name of The Burke
and Chase Vaudeville Company" Nine.
Hermann has been engaged Nine. Herr
mann is the only artistic and adept pres
tidigitatrice in the world, and her act, "A
Night in Japan" at the New Grand re-
Gently, received the warmest commenda-
ton. Nine, Hermann will at once prepare
to present three distinct acts--one of illu-
sons and transformations, another of
sleight-of-hand and juggiery. and the third
of dancing, heightened by the use of multi
colored lights and stsreopticon effects. In
all Of these she appeared during the life of
her accomplished husband, and recently
she has devised additional original light eff
fects and color harmonies. In emha rking
upon his new enterprise Manager Chnse is
favored by the experience he has had in
conducting the New Grand.
The fact that Ellen Terry is to appear in
Charles Reade's Nance Oldfeid' at the
Saturday matinee of the Irving engage
ment makes interesting some of Miss Ter
rvs memories of the author. She was talk
OF the old days at the Queens Theater,
London. Mr.. Reade was at the head of
affairs. Dear lovable, aggravating,
childlike. crafty, gentle. obstinate and en-
tireiy delightful and interesting Charles
Reade! His play, The Wandering Heir
was in the middle of successful run, and
Mrs. John Wood. who WAS MIA wing he prip-