Evening star., 1901-11-09


members of the board of educa- !
tion and numerous teachers of the public
schools. Many abstruse problems were
solved by 1naudi in comparatively few
seconds, and during the time it took him to
arrive at the answer of some of the more
difficult he gave correct answers to simple
multiplication other problems, and also
named the day of the week on which fell
any particular date in a given year.
AS showing the wonderful retentiyeness
of his memory he recited at the close of
the exhibition the original figures of each
question with very few lapses, and the cor
rect answer in each case without a single
error.
Among the problems given by Dr. Brooks
were the following: How many days were
there from February q, 1860. to September
smile Inaudi added: THAT was a leap
year. If a leap year begins on Friday
upon what day will July 4 fall? Answer,
Monday, and again Inaudi laughingly AIDED:
Such year will be 1901" If a man was
born at 10 o'clock am. January 16, 1910,
and died at am, September 10. 1901 what
was his age in seconds? Answer, 1,945, 454.-
400 seconds. In six seconds he gave the
square root of 9,339. 1876 as being 1866
While answering other questions at the
same time he also gave the square root Of
642, 81 ,lo4 as being 2a.34s; the cube root
of 16,34S, 1884. .S72 as being 1888; the cube
root of s.625, ,2l4. .936.512 as being 20. sos; and
the fourth root of 5,636. 4O5 TIC as being 274.
In solving the last three problems 1naudi
consumed about sixty seconds, ninety sec
onds and four minutes and half, respec-
lively, but during nearly the whole time
he was engaged also in answering other
questions propounded by members of the
party.
In eleven seconds he subtracted 64O,S;50,-
367, 146S35 from S7O536, 749, ,315, $50; answer,
229. 677. .3S2 16S, ,SI5. He also correctly
swered four problems given him at the
same time as follows: Add 4,67S, 6345,
1884; answer, ls.a17 Multiply 642 by 2s:
al do l,, a.
1,27G. Subtract 43,407 from 6S,005; answer.
2i,59S- Give the cube root of 129,554,2 PIG;
answer 506
All the questions were given orally, and
We're solved mentally by maud.
Nellie V. Nichols, the volatile young lady
whose coon" songs are a feature of the
Bijou stock company's performances, is fol-
lowing the lead of William Gillette Louis
Mann, N. G. Goodwin and the rest of the
great lights of the stage who want to
break away from the lines of dramatic
work in which they are best known and in
which the theatergoing public so evidently
wants to see them.
In brief, Miss Nichols has hankering
after the role of Juliet and is on the look
out for a Romeo who will come up to her
idea of transplanting the love-lorn twain
from the legitimate to the vaudeville stage
IS for business purposes only; that she be-
1ieyes vaudeville audiences would appreciate
Juliet a trife better than ever if she were
to break into a cakeWalk or something of
the Kind every once in while.
Miss Nichols several weeks ago determin-
ed to cast about for a partner in her "Ro-
meo and Juliet vaudeville venture and in
serted an advertisement in one of the prom
inent dramatic weeklies wherein most of
the male advertisers assure the papers
readers that they are good dressers on
md off hn ctnrr ny,I Il I
essary by the management, double in
Brass
After reading score or more Of replies
to her advertisement, Miss Nichols has
about come to the conclusion that the ranks
OF the vaudeville profession hold but little
promise to her-that is. if Charles Leonard
Fletcher fails to respond to her appeal for
handsome Romeo who is willing to play
twice day.
One of the ambitious Romeos, whose
home is evidently in Centerville, Iowa
for that is where his letter was mailed
stated: Il am considered the finest actor
man in these parts. l seen your advertise
ment In the Clipper and 1 think 1 can do
what you want. l have never played Ro-
meo, but Fcan do all kinds of acting. and,
besides, play the slide trombone I was
with Hi Henry's band last season, but am
now on the watch for a chanst to join a
regular troupe"
Another was from Carbondale, Pa The
writer said he was lone Of the ushers in
would join Miss Nichols company for So
a week and board
AS Miss Nichols was contemplating en-
gaging real actor-an experienced legiti-
neighborhood of $50 or $50 a week, she nat
urally concluded the $3-a-week Irving would
not do
near appearance at Chase's Theater of Pc
nd of h;1
of eight. Mr.. Daley will appear in a
sketch embracing the best things of his
! repertoire 1t will run forty minutes. He
will have the assistance of Edward Garvie,
Frank Lane, George A. Beane, Matthew
Woodward. William Disstan, Mae Lowery,
, Molly Thompson, Larry Sheehan and
! Helene Reimer. The salary paid to the
managers of this vaudeville aggregation is
announced as greater than that paid to
| Ching Ling Foo.
Miss Burt. who played Susan Jackson
| in Home, Sweet Home" tells an interest.
/ ing story that marked the beginning of hel
career: Il had the good fortune to come
under the notice Of Edward E. Rose, the
| well-known dramatist. and he offered me ar
| engagement. My father, like a great many
other fathers, was very much opposed te
my adopting the stage and went to Mr.
|
he would tell me that there was no talent ir
me. Mr.. Rose refused, and 1 commenced
rehearsals in a play Of his called Captain
| Paul. There was a very effective scene
| representing sea fight between the Amer.
| leans and British We rehearsed the ac
| day and night, and Mr.. Rose himself tool
| the supers. about fifty In number ant
| drilled them constantly, so that everything
| would go smoothly. The stage was sno
posed to be the American ship and thu
| supers were placed about in the rigging
| each one instructed as to at what shot from
! the enemy's guns he was to drop to tn,
! stage dead. In the heat Of the action thu
| comedian was to fire a pistol, thereby kill
| ing the villain, and 1t was all very exciting
I was the only woman on the stage, and OF
| the first night was standing in my position
| just behind little cabin, when the frs
| gun from the enemy sounded and not 6
| man dropped. The second shot was fret
and nobody fell, and when this happened
| the third time Mr.. Rose was almost crazy
and rushed to the entrance waving his arm
wildly and shrieking. Why don't some O
you idiots fall! Just then the comedian
fired his pistol at the villain and every maj
In the rigging Of that ship dropped to th
stage. I simply howled, for 1t was the fun
| niest thing I ever saw. The cannon wer,
nothing to that little gun in the comedian
hands,"