Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-20

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the first time in this country, and another
success is recorded. In addition to the
stars clever work, Hilda Spong is said to
have made the most Of each opportunity de-
manded by the dialogue.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell'S start in New
York last Monday night is said to have
been inauspicious. E. F. Benson's play,
Aunt JEANNE" was given something OF
a scoring by the critics, and the chances
are that Mrs. Campbell will have to use her
old repertoire this season.
Elizabeth Tyree's season in New York
with Captain Molly" has not been the
it will be withdrawn to make room for
Minnie Dupree III "A Rose of Plymouth
Town" Miss Tyree will shortly star in
"Gretna Green" and it is likely that Cap
tain Molly will be shelved for good.
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Among the varied lotteries in this world
that Of writing a popular song deserves to
be in the first rank. There are probably
more blanks drawn in the song-writing lot
terry than in any other unless 1t be the
matrimonial lottery. A young man or
young woman, the case may be, receives
a sudden inspiration, places the said in
spiration on paper, huns it over to his or
her friends. the friends pronounce 1t the
next great hit. The song is then taken to
the publisher and in ninetynine cases out
of a hundred is refused Then it is taken
to another and still another, and so on,
meeting the same fate in every case. How
ever. publishers, like other humans, are not
all alike. and 1t is a very lucky thing for
some song writer's that such is the case.
AS an instance of the difference of opinion
held by publishers. a Of song which
is introduced in A H Chamberlyn's pro-
duct nf nafa 1arp he
The song in point is The Good Old Sum
mertime,' and, in the language of one of
the gallery boys who heard Miss Warren
sing 1t on the opening night, ITS a hot
song" 1t tells about the birds and tresses
and sweet-scented breezes," and takes you
back to the days when you swan in the
pool and played "hookey' from school, all
of this coupled with melody that makes
you sing whether you want or not.
The writers who are responsible for this
number are George Evans, 1.-The honey
boy" well-known black-face performer
Of the vaudevlles. and Mr.. Ben Shields,
former newspaper man of Chicago. They
We're sitting at a table in a well-knoWn
coffee and butter-cake emporium near Her
aid Square in New York when a newspaper
man, known to both, came in and took
greetings Shields asked the newspaper man
what he was doing. The friend replied.
Nothing; l don't care to work In the good
old summertime" Evans, who heard the
time! Why, that's great title for a song"
and so impressed was he with the idea that
he at once took Shields around to his
apartments and within hour had him
writing verses to the music which Evans
was running over on the piano. Before
daylight the song was completed and Wis
ions of wealth floated before their eyes as
they figured the thousands of dollars in
royalties which the song would bring them
But as to disappointment That day they
called on a music publisher who was a
particular friend Of both Of them. After
listening to the first verse he laughed mod
erately and declared the song had no
chance in the world They retired crest
fallen, and visited nearly every publisher
in the city. meeting with about the same
experience in every instance. All this hap
pened just year ago. and the song had
been almost forgotten by the writers. When
Mr. Chamberlyn started to rehearse THE
Defender he found that he needed a song
at the beginning of the third act, and in
order to be in harmony with the beautiful
stage setting the song should be descrip
tive of birds, flowers, trees, etc, and still
be in the popular vein. Miss Kathleen
Warren had heard the chorus of I'm the
Good Old Summertime and suggested to
Mr.. Chamberlyn that it might be just what
he wanted. He Immediately sent for the
song, placed it in THE Defender" with the
result that it turned out to be the big hit
of the production and proved that Mr..
Chamberlyn was perhaps a better judge Of
what constitutes a popular song than a
number of people who gain their livelihood
by publishing them.
Rosa Gore, who is Dan. Crimmin's co-star
in the musical farce, "A Warm Match, is
California girl, and a graduate Of the Sac
ramento College. After fin shing her col
lege course she decided to go on the lyric
stage. Her choice was a wise one, as her
success was instantaneous She became a
great favorite in the larger western cities,
her greatest success being in San Fran
cisco. After several seasons in lyrics she
decided to go into comedy, which she has
followed for several seasons past, in con-
junction with her co-star, Dan. Grim
Minis, with some of the st comedy organi-
cations entour. Miss Cores pleasing per-
sonality and beauty, together with her ar
tistic ability, has not little to do with her
success. Miss Gre is credited with having
one hundred diffe- ent smiles. All of the tai
ent she possessed is rot devoted to comedy.
IN private life she continues her study of
music. and is an accomplished pianist suf-
ficiently proficient to give piano recitals Of
numbers selected from the works of emf
nent composers. Her outdoor life is devoted
to golf tennis, bCw.ing and rowing, and she
can manage an automobile cleverly as
any one. In "A Warm Match" Miss Gore
introduces character creation which is
original and unique. In the restaurant
d
tough girl. In less than one minute she
changes from the tough RI to a society
bCiie dressed in a Partisan gown. The
transformation Is so decided and so quickly
executed. that the audience does not realize
1t is the same person until after she
speaks.
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The demand for strikingly beautiful
women for theatrical productions, even to
fill roles of minor Importance, were never
so large as they are today, nor was greater
care ever exercised to secure them in
selecting a company. A very pretty girl.
who three years ago, before the pronounced
beauty craze set in, was content with s25
per week, now thinks she is worth $50.
In organizing their company of trouba-
dours to present Harry b. Smiths latest
musical comedy, 1.-The Liberty Bellies"
Klaw & Erlanger set pace for distinctive
ly beauty shows. which it Is quite unlikely
any other management can duplicate In
years to come. They offered especially
high salaries, with the result that thew
secured twenty OF the young women who
have attracted the greatest attention during
the past three years in New York produce
lions, securing among others such widely
known stage beauties as Augusta Close