Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-11

lew. will make her first appearance as d
star. This is TO be the last city that VII.
see Miss Robson in "A Gentleman Oh
France a supporting player IN any
other play.
Miss Robson has won distinction in sew
eral widely differing kinds of acting. In
Arizona she was remarkably attractive
in the role of Bonita. In Cnleavened
Bread" she acted the part of a stylish
young woman of society. She next appear
ed with Sarah Cowell LeMoyne and Gus
Skinner in Browniug's dramatic poem, IN
a Balcony" and shared the honors equally
with these superb stars. Next came her
assumption of Mile. de la Wire with Mr..
Bellew during the long run of IA Gentle
man of France at Wallacks theater last
season At the conclusion of the run
at Walack's theater, Liebler & Co., the
managers. gave a single performance of
Romeo and Juliet with Mr.. Bellew as
Romeo and Miss Robson as Juliet Miss
Robson's dramatic talents are an inherit
ance, for she is the daughter of those eX-
cellent English players, Madge Carr Cook
and Augustus Cook.
X !; x
Richard Hyde, the only son, heir and
pride of James Hyde, the manager of
Hyde's comedians, and who travels in adj
vance of the company in his fathers inter-
est, has worn q countenance of woe ever
since he entered the lobby of Chases Thea
ter last Tuesday. Mr. Hydes distress and
ilt SlOlS VI HIS lIOuDitS ID d ldil Sdllllit VI
what befalls the touring theatrical people
when they reach a city in which a conven-
ton of large dimensions such as the G. \.
R. here. is in progress. The cold, hard
truth is that since that day Mr.. Hyde has
slept on the cold, hard floor of a back
street lodging house. instead of reposing
luxuriously on the top of feather bed in,
we won't say what, hotel, as he usually
does when in Washington.
There are two facts" said Mr.. Hyde,
seriously speaking of his experience, that
now loom above my mental horizon and
completely obscure anything else that may
be there, or ought to be there, to occupy
my time. One is that it seems that 1 have
walked ten thousand miles since Tuesday
last, not in search of happiness. but in
search of lodging; in fact, any old lodging
at all that would offer man shelter and
place to lay his head. l tell you, my boy,
l have gotten back to the primitive state
this week and l now realize what strug
gle II was away back in the silurian ages
for man to secure even this much for
himself and heaven help his family, II
he had any. | don't know how many room
mates l have, and it seems impossible for
me to find out. because going in one night
al one hour l find SO many; the next night
at a later hour so many more, and the
third night at an earlier hour SO many less;
and so on, | was going to say. ad ininitum,
certainly ad libitum. And let whisper
it, some of my fellow dodgers say that the
landlady sleeps in the same room with us,
and when we rise in the morning at 6
O'Clock in order to permit breakfast to be
spread, they point at screen that some
how or other mysteriously settles down In
that room over night and they whisper
that behind the screen Is the landlady. We
are not permitted to stay until the screen
makes its exit, so we don't know what Is
behind the screen except that we surmise,
and none of has had enough courage to
attemDt TO look this
screen comes there in the dark, dread
hours of the night when we are all sound
asleep. This is all we know about it,
X Il
Mascagni, whose music lent additional
interest to the production of THE
Eternal City" and who has come to
America to personally direct his operas,
is reported to have become involved
in difficulties with the New York Musicians
Union that have wrought dire discomfort
to his artistic spirit. At one stage of the
dilemma last week 1t was said Mascagni
was prepared to return to Italy by the
next steamer provided the Messrs. Mitten-
thai & kronberg failed to secure harpist
and readjust the orchestra In general
Through sickness and otherwise, there were
OBJECTIONS from the. orchestra Mascagni
brought with him, and the Metropolitan
Opera House Orchestra was drawn on for
recruits. 1t Is claimed the opera house
musicians were originally engaged by the
Mittenthals to render the Mascagni music
and were indignant because of the subse-
quent arrangements. When discords brayed
forth from time to time last Wednesday
night Mascagni became angry all over and
resolved to withdraw. A close watch was
kept and the offenders caught. They were
thrown out bodily and at moments no.
tlce. 1t is said the recalcitrant violnists
were not satisfied with rasping the bow
across the strings, but elbowed their fell
lows with no uncertain determination
while shrill blasts were waited from the
brasses that seemed Enthusiastically inten-
tional. But now all is changed. The COM
poser is at peace with the world He is
reported to have said:
1t Is the musical temperament one SAYS
and does things that are for the moment
l was angry when certain instruments had
not been provided for the orchestra. l said
that l would rather go home than risk my
reputation in America. / mean that but
the orchestra was filled. and though not all
II might be, Ii did well indeed In a few
days 1t will be perfection.
mo. will not go home. L shall drill my
musicians until they play my operas en-
trancingly. 1 am proud of the welcome
that America has given me. The applause
was sweet. l am still getting alarming let
tiers from the union musicians. but 1 laugh
at them What can they do to harm me?"
Though his hair is white as snow the
smooth. sun-browned face of Kyrie Bel
rev proclaims him still a young man. The
caree. Of this English actor vies in MIC
turesqueness with the life rec )rds of Du-
| mas. of Dion Boucicault (who started Bel
lew IN his stage career). or Of the lamented
Charles Coghlan. Eldest son Of the aux
| Hilary bishop of Calcutta, he was, natur-
| ally enough. destined for a career in the
| Church of England. and In due course stud
] led for orders at Balliol College, Oxford
At nineteen he found scholastic life into,-
cradle and ran away to sea- For three
years he served before the mast on an
English merchantmen. and afterward. with
his fathers aid. secured q commission In
I her majesty's service. He was first at
| tached to the cruiser Conway and after
| ward to the battle ship Dreadnougtt. Fer
eight years more he followed the sea. At
| the end OF this time-tired Of a life on the
| ocean wave-he arrived in London one day.
a deserter from his ship-penniiess and
hungry. Reading an advertisement In the
| Times-"Wanted. a light comedian to join
q provincial company"-he applied for ana
secured the position. The salary was two
pounds per week, and general Unity the