Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-09


"Pinafore" craze swept over the country, and
the child, who had particularly rich and
appealing voice. joined organization of
diminutive artists who were taken on their
travels by Colonel Robert Miles. This am
ateur experience resulted in her permanent
identified ton with the drama Engage
ments with Robert McWade, in Rip Van
Winkle," and with a ShakeSpearean roper
toire company followed. After brief ex-
perience playing the minor roles in classic
drama, the young girl retired from the
stage for three years This period was de-
voted to a rigorous and thorough training
in every department of dramatic art, in
Guiding voice culture, gymnastics, fencing,
literature of the drama and an all-around
histrionic schooling. such as few players
have undergone. Her temperance was
signalized by trial performance of Par
thenia in 'Ingomar, at the BiJou Theater,
New York. The young actress won instant
recognition from the metropolitan critics,
but her winning of the public was slower
and more arduouS. For several seasons her
career was marked by an extraordinary
amount of hard work and by disappoint-
ments and rebuffs which would have dis
heartened young woman less courageous
and ambitious. simultaneously with these
struggles came unmistakable evidence or
steady artistic growth.
Not until few seasons ago did she de-
sert the heroines of Shakespeare and other
classic writers for the creations OF con-
temporaneous playwrights. Her essays in
the nelQ Oh nOutTU Wcic pidStiIsiAJ
covered by Barbara Frietchle, Coll
nette" the Countess Valeska' and when
Knighthood. Was in Flower. All THESE
J pieces were marked by brilliant achieve
ment on Miss Marlowe's part. Her appear
ance as joint star with E. II. Sothern, to
begin next fall, in the series of elaborate
Shakespearean productions which Charles
Frohman is to make VIII be anticipated
| with unusual interest. Although MIR. FROM
| man has made no announcement yet as to
| his repertoire, it is more than likely that
| the plays to be chosen will include Ham
| let" Much Ado About Nothing and
| Romeo and juliet.
NOVEL WARDROBE.-When Miss
Vesta Tllley, who is at Chase's next week.
| crossed the ocean last fall under the Liebler
MANAGEMENT for an American tour in must
| cal comedy. she carried twenty-five great
J trunks One of them was lost in trans
| portation and among other things 1t con-
| tanned no less than twenty-eight different
, waistcoats, used in her representations. Yet
| 1t is said the loss scarcely disturbed her,
\ for in the other trunks were enough of the
| articles to withstand several similar deple-
| lions. In London it Is said that King Ed
| ward and Miss Tilley set the fashions in
| mems clothes, and the clothes worn by Miss
| Tilley in her characterlzations next week
| are said, in most instances, to be fore
|
| ions in gentlemens attire. Miss Tilley Is
| an English woman the daughter of Harry
| Ball a well-known comedian in his day,
/ and when only five years of age she made
| her first appearance in male costume aud
| gave an imitation of the famous English
| tenor Sims Reeves, singing THE Anchor
| Weighed" From 1880 to 1892 Miss Tilley
| played in most of the pantomimes at Biz
| mingham, Liverpool and London. In 1894
| she came. modestly and unheralded, to New
| York city and appeared there in vaudeville.
| She Is worth million dollars in her own
| right and her husband is worth half as
| much more. but Miss Tlley has determined
] to work eight years more before she re-
| tires. She believes that in that time she
! will nave earned enough to make life worth
/ living, even in these days of multi-million-
| aires. She leaves this country May next.
| and. for the length of time mentioned, will
| not be permitted to put a professional foot
| outside of London, consequently Washing
| ton is not likely to see her again until the
| lapse of that time, and very probably never
| again.
A THIRTEEN SUPERSTITIoN.-The
announcement that Eugene Blair will open
the spring season at the Lafayette on the
18th of the month caused considerable sur
prise among superstitious persons Some
predict all sorts of bad luck, but Manager
Gressitt wisely shakes his head and laughs
He says he knows what he is doing, that
he knew his first performance was to be
| on the 18th. that there was no mistake
about It, and. worst OF ALL that he is de-
lighted. for. instead of portending iH-luck,
this circumstance rather encourages him
in thinking that Miss Blair will meet with
success.
"Of all numbers" said Mr. Gressltt. "thir-
teen is positively the best one for US. 1t Is
a remarkable thing the way thirteen has