Evening star., 1903-11-07

am In polite vaudeville to stay" said the
former minstrel, George Pimrose, in a few
minutes chat at Chase's this week 4
have $1,000 worth of contracts in my
trunk and am booked up as far as l can
see. One novelty In vaudeville that l did
not anticipate is the necessity of making
curtain speeches Impromptu oratory is
an accomplishment l have neglected, and
the first time I discovered that the audi
ence wanted a few remarks that were not
down in the MSS l wanted to ask the
management for a net. Another advantage
that vaudeville has over minstrelsy is that
the artist has chance to see everything
that goes on in the other theaters. 1 am
Only on the stage eighteen miutes. and af-
ter 'washing-up' had a chance this week
70 see The silver Slipper A Son of Rest
and. in fact all the other theaters, which
] believe 1 visited at least twice each. All
this IS novelty to me.
II have been so constantly employed for
twenty-five years that really 1 have seen
fewer plays than many a man who does
not know what the back of a theater looks
Ike. l must frankly say that 1 owe this
pleasure and satisfaction to my friend, Mr..
Z. B. Chase who personally directed my
attention to the opportunities OF polite
1t happened while we were here last year
and l called upon him one day for a box
for the use OF myself and Mrs. Primrose.
We got into a chat. and he told me l had
worked too long and too hard, and that
having ample means II was about time
for me to enjoy a little recreation. He
dilated upon the advantages of vaudeville
and said he would see that the bookings
were arranged and that everything was
smoothed along my path L told him 1
would think the matter over, and the more
] thought of II the better satisfied | was
that his advice ought to be followed At
that time l was under another five years
term with my manager. Mr.. Decker and
had proposition from klaw & Erlanger
up my sleeve. l deliberately secured my
release from Decker Cancelled the propo-
sition OF the syndicate and here l am
GRAND OPERA COMEDIENNE.-
Fraulein Fritzi Schett. who celebrates her
entire into comic opera at the National The
ater on Monday night. before she left the
sphere OF grand opera had the DISTINGUISHED
honor TO be known as the most beautiful
woman on the Metropolitan opera stage.
After capturing the hearts OF the BerIiners
and taking Vienna by storm Fraulein
Scheff was. three years ago. brought TO
the new world by Impressario Maurice
Grau. and soon made friends among opera
lovers on this side of the pond.
tritzi semen Is an austrian. There Is
the warm blood Of the south in her veins,
yet there is something. too. OF the northern
forcefulness in her character withal AS
a member OF the Metropolitan Opera Com
pany she was nicknamed "Friski" Scheff,
and she carried out well the sobriquet,
which she rather enjoyed She is all that
the name implies. Vivacity and sparkling
wit are her charm. She is a bride. too.
of only few months, being in private life
Madame Bardeleven. wife of a young lieu
tenant OF the German Reserves. who last
spring resigned his commission in order to
marry and accompany his bride over to
America This touch of romance In hef
life gives the fair ingenue an additional
interest In the eyes OF the public.
The fair Rhine daughter before she de.
cided to become stellar light in comic
opera, had an ambition to sing Carmen. -
but from the latest reports she is now