Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-17

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WHEN THE BOYS CALLED ON
CALVE.-Boys will be boys. and boys have
been fond of appreciation ever since there
were boys. The bump of self-conceit is al
ways large on the little heads of lads with
musical talent. 1t could not be otherwise
considering the amount of fiattery that re-
wards their juvenile work. 1t was in fol-
lowing out the promptings originating in
the aforesaid bumps of little twelve-year-
old Antonio .Unsaro, Master Nicholas
Garagusi, aged fourteen, and Oscar
Simonovtz. who has seen twelve summers,
three of the brightest lads in the Boys
Symphony Orchestra which plays at
Chase's tomorrow night and next week,
they found themselves calling upon the
great Carmen, Nine. Emma Calve, at the
Metropolitan Opera House in New York
city, shortly before her departure for Lon
don last summer. The young musicians
had participated the preceding Sunday
night in a symphony concert. which was at
tended by Nine. Calve, and her presence
suggested to them the call.
I'VE just came to say goodbye. said
the bravest of the delegation. who happened
to be the youngest, Simonovitz
$50 good of you. little gentlemen re-
sponded the great singer, land really am
honored. l have heard you play. and
really it was admirable Some day. when
you grow big you will go to Europe and
study with the great masters. America is
very good for preliminaries, but Europe.
my dears for the finishing-the PROJECTIONS
that dare the critics. 1 am going away
now for good. | leave the operate stage.
I enter comedy. Perhaps l should have
been in drama all along. Oh! we make
mistakes. we humans. Be careful, there
fore, my little friends, to choose your
careers wisely. ]. although in measure
visited with success. Gm professionally dis
satisfied"
con madame 10 nav well is all we
wants. spoke up Garagusi.
ssThen all is WELL said the prma donna,
flatteringly, for If you improve IN proper
ton to what you have already attained,
your futures will be remarkable. l bless
you. Goodbye.
EVOLVING PLAYS FROM BOOKS
Owing to the requirements of the stage, the
dramatist is sometimes driven to the neces-
sity of overturning the rovelist's plot. and
upsetting his scheme of construction. When
the playwright has finished with the chill
| dren of TIE authors fancy, they can only,
| with difficulty, be recognized by their lit
| erary parent When Mr. Hall Game came
| to prepare for the stage his novel, THE
! Eternal City" which is tC be seen here at
| the Columbia next week, he did not find it
| necessary to lay violent hands upon lis
| story or the characters which figure in it.
| The tale found to lend itself easily and
| readily to dramatic purposes. 1t was not
| eX, ected, of course, that Mr.. Game, who as
| tie author of The Christian proved his
| ability at dramatic construction, would be
| able to compress into his play. 1.-The Eternal
| City," all the incidents ne the story. 1t is
| more to the point that the author dra matiSt
| has been able to construct a drama which
| satisfies the public's expectations. BY pre-
| serving Donna Roma's good name in the
play Mr.. Game has gratified the public's
| oft-expresSed desire Tia. Roma and David
| should in the end live happily ever after"
1 was the hope of many readers of the book
| and to run counter to this desire when con-
| structing the play the s:ramatist wisely ap-
| preciated, would have been the source of
| much disappointment