Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-13
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dience applauded vigorously and refused to
allow the next ACT 10 60 On. Mss Cugh-
IAN then cane forward and made stirring
speech. iii whicA she scored CHS .urbel ..
and auded tnat If 1t Was the pleasure of
The auuience she would resume where she
Lad !ett off. The APPLAUSE that followed
indicated that the general desire To
have her proceed, The little pay went
one TO the finish without any iurLuer In
lefrupliJn. and the dem JnSt II ion t.iat took
pace a. the Ia. OF the curtain left no
uuuot AS to the favorable impression made
on The audience.
Miss CUgn.an Is in vaudeville for good
ana all. anu Hext @eeN AZ The advertised
extra a-lIaction' WIN hydes Comedians.
Adul,ioiIaa interest Ia her appearance L.
drouSeu EeIaUSe she wlii be seen IN her
own d1aLiat.c COMPOSITION. entitled BE
.ween aiaLinee ana Nixhl, which deals
"ltn that eseT-ln.esest.hg sUbject-an
treSs iiIe acToss me Iuoliigh,s in stage
Iand 1 he p.aylet ielIS tho story OF
a.i' esS 1l.oAced from her husband. wno
has soc:aa aspi atoms. and whose wlfe's ca
reer is obstacle. Hi3 daughter (not
AnuWinS her to be her mothecb Is attract
eu to tne actress and vis.ls her behind
the scenes. The arrival Of the husband
and father causes a Separa ion. He shows
nus vile now much uabSer might befaiI
their daughter Allowing her follow
her tnOlAers career On the stage. and. with
her heart brea Alng. The actress iets her
1atgater go, Without disclosing her iden-
nay.
Now is tho hsy-day Of the display OF
po -itlcal part!sansh.p on the part of the
theatrical audiences. and the comedian. en-
pecia!ly the n,ono.ogu.st of the vaudevi.!es.
VINO IS in doubt Of securing appreciation In
any other way. makes some h Mt or predic-
ton regarding the coming election. Then
, he wins The applause that means his I've
lihood. In this connection there was a
loo
Of the local ''hones OF the vaudeville
STYLE etc. A b.ack-faCe bread w.naer
the stage was saying:
A friend and 1 were discussing the other
day the piin OF piacin. on postage stamps
portrait Of the tresiIer;. | said 1t wou.d
b. ii good scheme. and inc. dcatiy, would
g.e Bryan MS only cnance TO lex Mchin-
| icy
lery to PIT and laughter prevailed The
t!acl; :ace continued:
We'll sir. I've been Kicked by mule,
ard knocked down by trolley car. but
the way that friend Of mine soaked me
He got no further. 1. wash tn" pace to
laugh bu; some good Old democrat IN the
balcony burst out with heavy hand-
/ Gaping. lis lead vas followed by the ell
tire democratic sect on OF the audience
! I he Bryan fuiiO werS evidently thought he
back face deserved his soaking IL rs
evident that there is TO more persistent
I quality in the vaudeville player partisda-
| ship than there Is in that OF brass DanU
Arthur Sidman and h,s wife make up enc
of the best and hishest-prced two-peope
! teams In vauGev lie. AZ. S!dman always
has lot of good yarns to spin during tas
| time allotted his sketch the program.
| He invariably takes the part OF the ccu:-
| ,ryman. and usually that count-ynan IS IN
the c ~ having a gay Old Tine OF Il. lie
| rec!tes to his urban cousin or aunt. or
wnoGlsoever may be portrayed by MRS d.
man. his harrow .ns experiences. lie mas
fund Of humor. and ( bris..es IN ms Stores
! In ms sketch the carry part or TINS week
| Mr. S5dman las but recently arrived In
| New York, and has touad MS cousin a4ttf
a two DAYS hunt.
II expected Iran jenkins down TO meet
me at mat there Grand Central depot. NO.
/ | didn't te ,egraph am nuther. cause Knew
down 10 Red Hook he u Ell to be alters 20
| the station when the trains cum IN
who was the first mlns,rel?'' was the
question asked the other day Of Lew Dock
| stader. If there IS enc man in the coua rs
capable, by reason Of long study and the
possession % wealth OF h storicai i.tera-
ture bearing upon the subject Of answering
| that question. L is Mr.. Dockstader.
"You would naturally suppose that an
| easy question" said he: but. as a matter
OF fact. there is not in existence any COM
p.ete record or history of negro minstreisv.
although / had us birth II In $ coLn-ly y.
and is but little over half century oiu. IL
is cia. med Ey sumo. however. ami upon
i sa!riy good authority. that Edwin Forrest,
| the eminent trGS6dIan. sang tie first negro
song rendered on the American stag.
and the first 10 dep CT al the pecui ari-
| t es OF dress. d.a.ect and name. of tie
southern Plantation negro. Tbs was waen
Forrest stro!i.Es playe: In the far
west You will that OF the present
DAY are descended from a goodly ancestry
of minstreis for Forrest not the only
actor Of distinction who, at one time or an
other. has worn burn, cork. Sol Smith
Russell WAS one of the earliest Barney
: w ii ans. who VIII always be associated
" tn Irish characters. was another OF the
early pioneers. Z. T. Barnum did E hlopian
oreak-downs in his day, although ne does
not con esq TO 1t in h autobi; graDhy. You
are familiar, of course. with the fact that
Joseph Jefferson made his first stage ap-
pearance AT the age OF four. n biack-sace
Th.S was N Wash ngton in 1873, II l am CT
rect: Jefferson. In a bag. being brought n
on the shoulders OF Thomas ID. Rice. the
! or ginai Jim Crow" But l think il is less
generally known that Edwn Booth was a
negro III nstrel in his youth!
Annually the management of the The at
Royal. commonly known the Drury
Lane. In London, produces a big Ee,o-
dramatic spectacle. ard in accordance vi h
spirit that seems more American than
English each new production is male to
rival Its predecessor in point Of pictorial
environment and drama ic effect In TIE
Fatal Card" terrific exp o ion which
carried away the side Of a house. wa, h
thriller" in The Sporting Duchess he
old effect. but cleverly worked. race
scene WAS made the pr ncipal nerve-:rier:"
in THE White Heather there vas du |
at the bottom OF the sea. anJ IN 1.-THE Great
Ruby The dTamatist, who cared Ii c fer
the lives OF &C ors raade two Of them bat
tie in the air while hanging from u balloon
What, IN heavens name. win they d.
next?' asked the aston:shed man who de-
YOURS romantic novels and Witnesses ali the
delCdramas. He found cut when Hearts
Are Trunmps' was produced. This Is III,
Limit. he exclaimed. when the last scene
Of the play was unfolGel. And he wasn't
far wrong. The scene IS laid In the Alps
A money lender lures girl to a pass. in
tending that she should m ct an acct
dental death This man. the girl and an
, artist who loves the girl. are ;ied to a rope
so that in case one should fall tire o her
two could effect a rescue. The artist .ps
and 50 does the girl. The ia,Ier grasp. q
shrub and holds on. anu the villain trees
himself. leaving the girl and the artist to
meet certain death. The ar is, in order to
give the girl chance for her life. cuts
the rope and falls to instant DEATH Tten
from an opposite ledge swings the clergy
man-lOver Of the girl. and he res cues Ter
; lust as an avalanche comes tea ring J-wp