Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-10
reaching this city and cities in the ives
only week apart.

reaching this city and cities in the west
only week apart.
Grace Filkins who has been playing this
week in support of Otis Skinner at the Co
lumbia In Prince Otto" is In private life
Mrs. Adolph Mark, wife Of Commander
Mark of the navy. She is widely known in
social circles of the city and during her
stay here has been the recipient Of much
attention from the navy circle. A number
OF luncheons and many informal little func-
tons nave been planned in her honor. Her
visits to Washington always occasions
of extreme pleasure to Mrs. Mark Com
maruer Mark, 1t is said. owns up to having
once appeared In some amateur doinSs'
aboard ship himself.
l. took over a years constant practice for
tn" August family, whose marvellous jug
Cling In the Star and Carter" which
comes to the Columbia Monday night t1r
a weeks stay. is the wonder Of all who
nave seen 1t, to master the act. Mr. Henri
August. the father and head Of the family,
was for five years previous to 1885 general
stage director Of the Alhambra Theater
Lc ndon. lie had some misunderstanding
with the management and resigned his posi-
ton. At this time there was an cd unyccu-
pea bulIdinS IN Leicester square, which had
previously been used as post office. Mr..
August leased this structure and it WIS here
that the now world famous act was origin
ated. put together and r@hearaed daily from
three to six hours fir one whole year be-
fore 1t was played to an audience. After
six weeks in st. Petersburg they went to
Berlin. lefe they remained a year going
from there to London and finally to Paris.
There are six people in the family. father.
mother. two daughters and two sous. but
the services VI but four enlisted in the
performance. They are the father QienrD.
Louise, the e,iest daughter. and the two
sons. Emmanuel and Alfred The act is
performed in Il private supper room Of
swell restaurant. Plates, cups, Saucers,
knives. forks. ornamental lamps napkins
and all the table paraphernalia are flung by
on: man to the other, until the air seems
fuil OF these Illuminate objects. each being
correctly placed with Incredible rapidity.
When Daniel Erohman was in Europe
last summer gaging spAys.s play ers, rid
ing his wheel through GerrhAh v, sekifs the
Passion Play" and otherwise occupying
his time, he saw a performance by Charles
Wyndham's company. Charles Wyndham
is the John Drew Of England. or. inasmuch
as ne is an older man than Drew, perhaps
it should be said that John Drew Is the
Charles Wyndham of America. AT any
rate. Mr.. Frohman saw young actress in
Wyndham's company whose work he great
ly admired, and as he usually does these
things very QUICKLY, 1t was not many hours
before he had signed a contract with her
for two years WORK in his stock company
from Days Theater, which is due at the
New National next week. She is in her
early twenties. and fnherits her fistrionc
ability from her mother, Madeline Hem
riques. leading lady in the famous WaiIack
company formerly. and one of the best stock
actresses ever in this country. Considering
her years, Miss Henriques has had much
dramatic experience. She Played in South
Africa for nearly a year and in telling
al waS sh.f, he
she means the British i3oer war.
Blanche Bates has finally decided upon
Friday, November 30 the date of her
promised production of an lbsen play She
will then give "Hedda Gabier'' at a special
matinee. and will probably be supported
by the principal members Of the stock COM
pany now playing at the Lafayette Square
Opera House. Miss Bates as an Interpreter
of Ibsen occupies a unique position She is
practically the foremost American actress
who has ever appeared In the Ibsen plays,
Mrs. Richard Mansfield having retire from
the stage and Miss Florence Kahn having
abandoned lbsen for the present. Miss
Eates believes that there are many inteIli-
gent theater-gaers who have really regret
ted their inability To see lbSen on the stage.
Cons. auentiy she proposes to produce what
she considers the finest of all the Ibsen
plays at this special matinee. The appeal
will be one for artistic recognition rather
than for financial return. and to that end
the tickets will be placed on sale at the
lowest possible prices consistent with COW
crinr actual expense. Judging from the in
terest expressed in her venture, she will
find many appreciative auditors when the
curtain rings up on "Hedda Gabler.'
Mime. Adelaide Hermann, who Is the
keadliner at Chsses New Grand next week,
is something of an authority on dancing.
She declares that The most original dance
she ever saw WAS the Squaw dance Of the
Alaskan Indians.
az have seen every form of dancing" said
Nine. hermann; the serpentine twist,
the skirt dancers swish. the buck dancers
wing, the ballet girls pirouette, the eastern
girls wriggle, and goodness only knows
what others b,it none to equal the one I
Witnessed in A4tsska several summers ago.
The braves apranse themselves in a circle.
beat on drumsTandl dole out weird song,
around and hit each other with fresh sal
mon. The daa{ce keeps up for about two
hours. and when itris finished the sauaws
scales have come of. with each resomdng
v'hack acknowledgement and the Indian ladies
resemble dusky mermaids.
Nine aerr9fnn Il tn. the widow sn,s,, Of ,, Herr
was the most -skillfH illusonist of modern
times. and from whom she acquired her
own unequaled art as magician. Her en-
pie is not an Sad stdsy. Two years ago she
was travelling with the Hermann the great
company on the !caastral circuit with VIII
liam E. Robinson Jas An assistant. At
Joliet. Ill, in August. 1893. it was suggested
that she shoua do turn of magic for q
novelty She, took up the suggestion and
has drifted naturally into vaudeville:
An Interesting story Il told OF It's first
production Of .'Ths Last Word. in this city.
nearly ten wears ago The play had created
q great stir IN New York, aud at the height
of its success It came here and played at
the National Theater. James G. Blaine was
then Secretary of State. and 1t Is IN this
| connection that tha story Is told and
vouched for by veteran theatrical managers
who remember the incident The play was
produced shortly after the riot In Chile,
when the Baltimore's sailors were killed
The feeling against the, South American
government ran very high. and there were
many demands for a declaration Of war.
Secretary Blaine handled. the affair in "A
wisdom of which was then apparen. to ali
rational people. inasmuch as the assault