Evening star., 1902-03-08

Rudinoff once had an interesting meeting
with the present king of England, when his
majesty was Prince of Wales. on the oc-
casion of a private entertainment at which
Rudinoff was asked to appear. The prince,
of course. occupied the center of the front
row of chairs. and. as there was no OrcheS-
ira between him and the stage, it was possi-
BILE for Rudinoff to hear almost every word
Almost soon as he appeared he heard the
prince remark to his neighbor, isn't he
rather jolly fellow?"a an opinion with which
his neighbor agreed. After the perform
ance the hostess told Rudinoff how the
prince had enjoyed his entertainment. and
shortly after this he was informed by a
well-knoWn member of the nobility that the
prince wished to make his acquaintance.
Turning. he saw his royal highness stand
ing some ten yards away smoking a cigar,
and-to use Rudinoff's own words-"wear-
ing an afterdinner SMILE He held out
his hand. saying in French II must say
your performance is the very best l have
seen for long time"
Rudinoff is the second actor who has ap-
peared at Chase this winter with the royal
Endorsement. and several more may be ex-
pected before the season is over.
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Magician Kellar, who comes to the Column
bia next Monday night for a weeks en-
gagement. was asked one day not long ago
if his knowledge of magic ever stood him in
good stead in time of trouble.
Upon one occasion particularly" he re-
piled, 1T did. and upon another it worked
just the opposite way. We were trav
cling from Cape Town. South Africa,
to the Kimberley diamond fields. 1t
Is the custom there when meat Is
needed to seize sheep, Kill and
dress it. and deposit upon the gate post of
the Boer who owned it the sum Of 80 shil-
lings. This we did. but Mr. Boer didn't see
the money, although he witnessed what he
thought was the theft of a sheep. l was
almost immedia tely seized and bound with
rope. Before they had more than finished
tying me. l was out of the rope and threw
the writhing coil into their faces. 1t takes
a good deal to astonish thick-headed
Boer. so these men simply surrounded my
self and party and took us before their
head man, who. they said would tie me so
tightly that would never get away.
ITO make a long story snort. he tied me
with many yards of soft. pliaLle rope. and
tucked the last end snugly out of sight. In
stantly l was out Of the rope and threw
it away upon the low roof of the burgher's
house. They fled from me in terror, de-
claring that the devil was in their midst.
They refused to take the money after 1t
had been pointed out to them. but there
was no lack Of free mutton after that
While Robie's Knickerbocker Burlesquers
were playing In the city Of Boston several
w
to some front orchestra seats and were
soon interested In the antics Of the various
acts. Nothing occurred to mar their atten-
ton until the burlesque was announced.
Miss Clyde Darrow, one Of tho soubrettes
who figures quite prominently, was inter-
rupted in the delivery of her lines by one
of the sailors saying to his companions
Boys, amt that the little nurse that we
%al ~
Sure. Sure" cried the others in answer.
The sailors by this time had attracted the
entire audience Miss Darrow took the sit
uation in at glance advanced to the front
of the stage, and, saluting the boys, said:
What ship, my lads?" Upon hearing this
the sailors saluted in return and replied.
THE Oregon" The sailors. then knowing
they were right, remained quiet the re-
mainder of the performance, after which
they awaited at the stage door for the ap-
pearance of Miss Darrow. Upon her exit
she greeted them cordially, and at the same
time invited them to call upon her at her
hotel. The sailor boys accepted her invi-
tation, and that night many an old war
story was retold, and during the engage
ment many floral piece found its way over
the footlights to the little actress who vol
unteered as a nurse to the call Of Uncle
Sam.
A few weeks ago Dan Daily was appearing
in "The New Workers" and Frank Daniels
in Miss Simplicity" at opposition theaters
in Philadelphia After the performance one
evening the two comedians entered into an
argument relative to the engagement by
Mr.. DAILY of one Of the ladies who had
agreed to sign to appear with Daniels.
1t seems that the subject Of this engage
ment had been spoken of by them previous
to the company starting out this summer
and Daniels seemed very much hurt at
Daly's. what he termed "duplicity In the
arrangement" After some heated words
upon the matter in which compliments
were thrown from one to another, Daniels
made the remark:
Il may not have all the virtues in the
world, but no one ever accused me OF being
two-faced."
To which DAILY hotly replied:
DO you mean to insinuate that I ann"
Daniels making no further comment, Daly
said:
Great heavens. man. do you think If
had two faces that | wouldn't always leave
this one at home?'
Are you a heart? If you are You make
the proper reply-there is but one reply that
will prove your standing. In case you have
the right reply, the catechsm continues a
moment, you clasp your hands with your
interrogation. slap your left hand over your
heart vigorously. and shake hands after
the manner prescribed for the true and
loyal heart.
The Heart to Heart Club Is the very
newest thing in fraternal and social organi-
cations. Like many another good thing 1t
came into existence through accident or
chance. George Beban comedian with the
"A Trip to Buffalo" company, which played
fourteen weeks at Buffalo during the Pan
American season, and which will be seen
next week at the Empire Theater, Is re-.
sponsible for the organization, which is rap
idly growing In membership and popularity,
and promises to become one OF the best
known orders in the country. 1t was Pc
culiar handshake exchanged by Mr.. Beban
and MIR. Howard Stevens Of the same COM
pany which led to the organization Of the
order The handshake was original to the
degree OF creating. attention whenever seen.
Other members of the company became GU
rious. and Mr.. Beban finally decided to en-
tighten certain kindred spirits. He promul-
gated a crude initiation to what he called
the Heart to Heart Club. The membership
grew into such proportions that committees
were appointed to draft constitution and
bylaws. Officers were elected and the
Heart to Heart Club became a reality and
no longer joke.
The sessions Of the order or ''pulsations''
as they are termed. are social in charac-
ter. although the serious side casionally