Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-02-08

ports them.
Il have played all over the world. I was
director OF the palace orchestra of William
III of Holland. The old king was a de-
lightful man, and he took great fancy TO
me. He loved the saXophone music, and
would have me play for him by the hour.
81 was a young man then | saved some
money and opened music store in Cape
Colony. l found the oboe known there in
1858. while ten years later 1t hadn't been
heard of in Germany. But to return to
Cape Colony. | lost all had-about $4,000.
Then l came to America and became q citi-
zen.
81 was a member Of the Parepa Rosa
English Opera Company, and later Joined
Gilmore remaining with him until his
death. You notice l am very deaf. Ihat is
only as to conversation can hear every
note of music, probably because that Is
more penetra ting.
TT was with Gilmore that lost my hear
ing He used Calling guns in one piece,
you remember Well, in little Iowa town
one of those Internal machines was pointed
directly at my ear. 1t broke the oruHi OIL
the left ear and affected the right one. -
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The production the coming week at the
Columbia Theater of the masterpiece OF
George H. Boxer, Francesca da Rimlnl,
has peculiar interest to the authors many
old friends and admirers. Mr.. Boxer pa
triot scholar, social leader, dipfomatlst ana
man CT the world, was, above all else,
poet and dramatist. George PARSONS
Lathrop said of him that he was unique
among American authors in uniting with
the grace and fire of a genuine poet the
diversions of rich society man, the func-
tons OF a public official and a capacity Tor
practical work as mechanic. But the
true summary Of MIR. Boxer and the words
that might well serve for his epitaph were
those of his fellow poet, r. II. Stoddard:
HE was a born dramatist-the real creator
of the poetic drama in our land" His fame
is assured and it will rest for all time
chiefly upon his Francesca da Rimlnl.
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An amusing story regarding the melo-
dramatic production. "a Gamblers Daugh-
ter" is going the rounds, and Is really
worth the telling. Some few weeks ago the
company was TO appear in Cleveland, OHIO,
and just prior to that time Owen Davis, the
playwright, had written q new scene Tor
the interior of the gambling house In the
third act 1t had to do with a faro bank
which occupies quite a position of proml-
nence in the play. Mr.. Davis met the COM
pany on its arrival In Cleveland, which oc-
CURED early ON a dismal Sunday morning.
The day was so dreary outside that Mr..
Davis and Lawrence Lee, the stage director
of the company decided that rehearsal
of the new scene would be very apropos,
although neither of them desired to break
the Sunday observances of the 6ood city OF
Cleveland. AS the theater was closed they
repaired to large parlOr in prominent
hotel of the city. The property man pro-
cured a large table, two packs Of cards and
countless poker chips of assorted colors
ard designs, and obligingly fitted up tenn
porary faro bank. Now, for some time past
the hotel had held rafting good poker
game, which started with the business men
Of the city after the Saturday night was
over. and usually continued until late on
Sunday afternoon. Several of the local
seuths of the city had been detailed from
time to time to conquer the habit among
the Cleveland business men, and thought
they had met with success, and on this
particular morning one of the local de-
tectives, going through the hall of the
hatel, heard the rattle of poker chips. 1t
was loud, long and frequent. Further
more. he heard a female voice say Il will
wager 500 on the jack" A coarser voice
cried, Taken" moment passed and then
loud cry, which almost amounted to
shout, 1.-The jack wins, A suppressed
groan-a loud cry of exultation. This was
enough for the embryo Sherlock Holmes.
1t was not a poker game inside the parlor
of the hotel; he had discovered some
thing greater-a faro bank in full blast
in the sanity city of Cleveland. He saw
before him future promotion in large pack
ages. He dashed down the stairs, up the
street to the police box the corner and
telephoned for a patrol wagon and a dozen
able bodied bluecoats. Quietly was his
work done, and with the utmost dispatch.
The wagon halted at the ladies' entrance of
the hotel, and moment after the startled
Thespans, whose little rehearsal had
caused all the trouble, were bundled down
the stairs. Just as a large crowd was
watching them being placed in the wagon
John NJ. Ward, manager of the Cleveland
Theater, where the company was to play,
and also one of the proprietors of the pro-
duction. stepped on the scene. From play
wright to property man he was besought
to extricate the players from their perilous
position 1t took bat a few moments for
him to do so. and It is now good. safe bet
that none Of the players of 1.-The Gamblers
Daughter" company could be hired for fab
uious sums to take part in another Sunday
rehearsal.
A performance OF las You Like It. re-
Gently given in the new Chestnut Street
Theater, Philadelphia, by Miss Alberta Gal
latin and special company was of par
ticular interest to Washington. 1t was con-
Quoted by the Baronius Club, an organiza-
ton OF Philadelphia women engaged in
studying great dramatic productions as
works of literature, for the benefit Of a
scholarship fund founded by that body as a
memorial to Right Rev. Mgr. Loughlin for
merly chancellor of that archdiocese
Through private contributions the sum of
$1,000 was raised before the doors Of the
tneater were opened, ana the proceeds of
Miss Galatians performance raised the fund
TO the amount required for the scholarship
1t was subsequently voted to donate the
scholarship to Trinity College in this CITY,
Miss Gallatin's Interpretation of Rosaifnd.
according to the Philadelphia critics, was q
performance of the rarest merit The sup
port was obtained from the several COM
panies playing in Philadelphia at the time,
and included Messrs. HAIRY Wilbur, Frank
Weston, Sidney Ayres and Harry Giazfer,
Miss Annie Lockhart and Miss Stella Bonf-
face Weaver. The ladies in charge of the
performance made 1t the occasion to an
nounce that next year Miss Gallatin ana
Mr. Glazier are to appear as Joint stars IN
a presentation of Anthony Hopes The Ad-
ventures of Lady Ursula" arrangements to
that end having already been made with
Charles Frohman.
Messrs. Klaw & Erlanger, through their
representative with the San Toy Company,
Mr. Price. have engaged Miss Mary Ryan
Of this city to sing an important soprano
role In forthcoming production. Miss
Ryan is at present the guest of Mrs John
Conroy, at No. 1921 u street northwest.
She Is said to have warm, sympathetic
voice of the utmost fiexibility.
tell you, You have got to shovel money
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