Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-28

the leaves fall from the trees at my COM
mand. the animals hide In their holes In
the ground and the birds fly away.
The maiden said: when l walk about
the plants lift up their heads. the trees
cover their nakedness with leaves, the
birds come back, and all who see me sing"
Thus they talked. and the air became
warm in the lodge. The old mans head
dropped upon his breast and he slept.
Then the sun came out. and bluebird
came to the top of the lodge and called.
'Say-ee, say-ee! 1 am thirsty! And the
river called back, Il am free; come and
drink"
And as the old man slept the maiden
passed her hands above his head. and he
began to grow small. Streams of water
ran out of his mouth. and soon he was a
small mass upon the ground. His clothes
turned to green leaves. and the maiden.
kneeling upon the ground. took from her
bosom tho most precious flowers and hid
them all about under the leaves. Then she
breathed upon them and said. IT give all
my virtues and my sweetest breath. and all
who would pick thee must do so on Bonded
knee. Then the maiden moved away
through the woods and over the plains All
the birds sang to her. and wherever she
stepped. and nowhere else. grows the ar
butus.
MELODRAMA STOCK COMPANY
Frederick q. Berger. jr.. returned from New
York Friday and announced the personnel
OF the new stock company which he is to
install at the Academy of Music, under the
title of the Academy of Music Stock Com
pany. The stock season, which opens June
@ next, is to be given over to the produc-
ton of the best-kEown melodramas. Ben
f. Wilson is the leading man. Mr.. Wilson
formerly played the leads in the Spooner
Stock Company. in Brooklyn. as did Hal
Clarendon, the heavy" of the Academy
Stock Company. The latter player likewise
comes with the commendation gained
through long association with this ana
other organizations. He will also have the
direction of the stage. Edwin I'll. Curtis.
the character man, is another Spooner
player to JOIN Mr. Berger's forces. Henry
Buckler will have the juvenile roles, ana
the other male members include Harold
Kennedy. David Swim and Harry Dunkin-
son. Miss Carol Arden, the leading wom-
an has had the benefit of several years
stock work. and was for five years in or
CARNATIONS under the direction OF Charles
Frohman, including engagements with Jul
liza Marlowe, Maude Adams and Robert
Edeson. Miss Frances Nordstron of this
city will be intrusted with the female
heavy roles Mrs. Argyle Gilbert is TO
portray the character roles. Miss Laura
Oakman is another local actress who Will
be we'll remembered by play patrons. She
has already been cast for an important role
In the opening piece Miss Helen Gildea
and Miss Grace Turner complete the roster
of players.
The opening piece will be Princess Of
Patches" comedy drama in four acts.
which was recently put on by the Spooner
players.
AN ATHLETES MENU.-Bicycles. fur
niture, cannon balls. eyeglasses and egg
shells are what Paul Spadoni will employ
In his feats of strength and equipoise.
According to all reports there is nothing
that Spadoni cannot do-except talk Eng
lish. He let's his assistant throw cannon
balls at him hard as he can throw them
and he lodges each one just as 1t seems
about to split his occipital bone. Then he
catches it on his collar button muscles
Spadoni lives on tea. Sometimes he drinks
lager beer. too. but not enough to make
him heavy The breakfast menu Is straw
berries and tea; at lunch time, tea and
little sausage; at dinner, tea and goulash
and often sauerkraut He never eats much
and tea does not make him nervous. lie
calls his fare German" King Albert OF
Saxony gave him diamond scarfpin upon
witnessing his cannon ball tossing.