Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-03

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the stage is to be taken seriously. there
| should be other illumination than that sup
! Piled by the aurora borealis of the press
agent and the dutiful taper of the first
| night scribe. JACK OLANTERN.
| SOLDIERS IN MUSICAL COMEDY-"The
Sultan of Sulu'' depends a great deal on it's
| military atmosphere; and yet to the eye of
the student of such matters it's equipment
| fails to give satisfaction.
The initial and somewhat thrilling appear
ance of the military in the first act was
| good imitation of the real thing" The
assaulting party consisted of a detachment
! of khaki-ciad infantry volunteers and men,
| bers of the United States Marine Corps,
wearing the undreSS uniform of blue.
But 1t is strange that the producers do
not carry out their good imitation to the
point of accuracy. 1t would be so easily
| done. For instance. the time of the show
is 1889, yet the officers military wear in
sigma not adopted till July l. 1903.
Although modern Krag Jorgensen rifles
are carried, the manual of arms of the
Upton tactics (obsolete in 1880 is used.
OF the marines, privates as we'll as nom
| commissioned officers wear stripes on trouS-
ers which is all wrong. And the colonel
wears with his white flannel uniform a
! belt of red leather-probably borrowed from
a knight of Pythias
FLORoDORA SEXTET REUNION.-Miss
Daisy Greene Is one of the original Floro-
dora Sextet- girls. and though she now has
the responsibility of speaking parts in the
Schubert productions. she retains a loyal
sentiment for former associations. She has
| invited as many of the Pretty Maidens"
as can be communicated with to be in at
tendance at a Florodora Sextet reunion at
| the Hotel Raleigh next Sunday evening.
Miss Greene reminds the sextet SisterhoOd
| that three years ago this coming Sunday,
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duced at the New York Casino, and 10000
pretty nlaidenS were made famous" as
members of the original seXtet. Washing
| ton, D. c., also won fame as the town the
pretty maidens came from Miss Greene
will entertain her guests by box party at
"Wnsome Winnie" on Monday evening.
The reunion occurs at o'clock and each
Florodora girl is requested by the hostess to
bring her wink. nod and smile.
The ''Winsome Winnie" Company can pro-
| vide very good representation of sextet
young ladies, among them being Miss
Thorawall. Miss Spencer and Miss Laura
Senac. Miss Margaret Walker and Miss
Mamie Wilson. two Washington young wo-
| men are also of the list. AS many others
as can reach the city will be in attendance.
A DEEPLY IMPRESSED AUDITOR-A
comedy was enacted in the Lafayette Thea
| ter building this week of which the pro-
gram did not take note. A man who had
| looked upon roseate beverages with more
constancy than discretion sought refuge in
the Turkish baths over which the
| theater stands He knew nothing of the
| Hagenback animals who were playing
engagement above him, and when one of
| the lions roared jumped up and listened in
tentely. The roar was repeated, and in
| tone Of plaintive resignation he sank back
| on his cot and exclaimed It's no use. I've
| got 'em again.
THE. DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW
in he
| room of the Casino Theater in New York
! city a small figure clad in a great deal of
! blue gown trimmed with pink roses sat
huddled in big easy chair
1t was Paula Edwardes waiting for her
cue at the dress rehearsal of "Winsome
Winnie
Around her were all the trappings of the
established musical comedy star-the walls
hung with rose pattern cretonne, the d6wny
couch which falls to the dressing room lot
of stars only, the easy chairs, the two
dressing tables covered with litter of sill
ver-mounted toilet articles, and the great
vases filled with American Beauties-all the
property of Miss Fay Templeton, the present
occupant of the room. who had turned it
over for this afternoon to Miss Edwardes.
The latter looked about her and said:
do you know what this hour in the star
dressing room means to me? 1t Is the be-
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dreams in which l INDUCED when 1 started
at this same theater chorus girl 1t
represents years of hard work. disappoint
| ments and small successes one-night stands
and all the uncertainties. but the er-buoy-
ant hopes, of theatrical profession. And
| to make my debut on Broadway as a star
| in this theater, l would be willing to play
more one-night stands with 'Winsome Win
ME and to walt to come into the theatrical
promised land until there was an opening at
| the Casino.
Il do not think that any woman should be
ashamed to acknowledge where she made
| her start, provided the humble beginning
| was a stepping stone to better things. The
| lower you start in building a dramatic
career the firmer your foundation"
Il do not come of theatrical family nor
am l in any way related to that very
cessful London manager. George Edwardes.
| as is frequently thought" Miss Edwardes
said in response to a question. Whatever
I am l owe not to heredity. but to environ
ment, not so much to natural dramatic gifts
as to skillful training at the hands of able
managers and stage directors. have been
literally dramatic slavey, but the appren-
ticeship has been worth while.
My first engagement was with Edward
Harrigan in 'Squatter Sovereignty" Mr.
Harrigan advertised for little girl to play
the role of Little Fraud ! answered.
because l needed the money-and l got the
position. ! was then living in the house
where was bOrn on West 34th street New
York, where the new Drury Lane Theater
| Is to be built. was small Of stature. but
| big in ambition. and my ambition got me
| my first real role-that of peasant child
| in La Falote' at the Casino, where first
secured recognition by doing little dance
| In wooden shoes 1 remained at the Casino
with The Whirl Of the Town. and when
Mr. Lederer produced The Belle of New
York Hugh Morton wrote in for me the
role of Mamie Clancy. the tough girl. which
was really the first character work did
1 went to London with Mr.. Lederer's pro-
| duction. and when returned was engaged
l by the late Augustin DAILY to play Car
| menita' in The Runaway Girl.' This
| necesstated my going back directly to Lon
| don to see the original production Mr. DAILY
requesting that study II for ten consecu-