Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05

Master Joelson talks fuently of his short
career and with an assurance that speaks
well for his future. He is about fifteen
years old and claims Washington as his
nome, ms parents living in the southern
part of the city. The elder Joelsons left Rus
STA SIX years ago and came almost directly
to this city. From the time he could first
frame words Asa has been a warbler but
last season was his first on the stage. He
appeared with the Al Reeves company. His
remarkable voice has only developed dur
ing the past year. When the Reeves show
Closed the season he returned to Wash
lngton and appeared at Glen Echo and
other suburban resorts Miss Behler heard
hlm sing in New York and he was en-
gagged for this season. earning good sal
airy that Is very much appreciated by his
parents, who have a large family. In all
the cities visited by the Victorias this sea-
son young Joelson has proved sensa-
ton.
The fire scene in Still Alarm was partly
the result of an accident. Mr.. Arthur had
peen lying i'll for three weeks at the Palace
Hotel, Cincinnati. He could sleep but little
ana whenever he could get into a good
sleep the big alarm from fire engine
mouse across the street was sure to waken
him. and he would often get out of bed and
watch with curiosity the hitchup in the
engine house over the way. One night
=
terror of modern engine house with Its
trained horses, sliding pole, hitchup and
departure for a fire with all the animated
incidents connected Herewith would make
thriiilng stage picture. The idea had a
great hold on him. and he at once began
TO write play. He had models Of the en-
Slne and scene made and then secured his
patent stage rights. When he was able to
go out, he would go across the street and
get points from the firemen. He conceived
the part of Jack Manley with view to
dignifying and ennobling the character Of
the modern fireman, in which he has sue
ceeded so well. At first he decided to call
his play 1.-THE Plebeian," but one day he
went over to the engine house and as he
had written the piece as far as German
the villain, whom he for dramatic pur-
poses causes to cut the wires in act 3,
with view to satisfying himself as to
whether this could or could not be accom-
piished in an engine house, said to one of
the firemen: Suppose your alarm got out
of order and a fire should break out how
would you be notifed?'
oh said the fireman, I'VE might tllen
get a still alarm "
what Is still alarm" said Mr.. Arthur.
The fireman replied that it was a message
brought into the house by a messenger or
an alarm by telephone.
Lulu CHASER Is one Of the most tastefully
dressed of all stage women. and the fact
Page she assumes four distinct characters,
eac CHI Of which calls for handsome dressing,
attracts many women to her performances
specially to inspect her costumes. In "Sweet
Anne Page Miss CHASER first appears as
village lass dressed in a becoming rustic
dress. Then as Conchita, in the costume of
a Spanish dancing girl. The dress in this
character was modelled in Havana last
spring and is as correct and appropriate
as it was possible to make it. Miss Chaser
then appears as the simple little maid who
went to church one day" in dress of white
silk with hat to match. In the last act she
wears a court dress respondent with
strands of pearls and clusters of diamonds,
as a member of the royal retinue of Will
liam Of Orange. 1t would be difficult to find
a more comedy creature upon which to dis
play such triumphs of the dressmakers art
than Miss Chaser exhibits In Sweet Anne
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