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

SPECTACULAR FIREWORKS DE-
FlCES.-A force of twenty skilled pyro-
technlsts--1H of them from the Paine fac
torles-;ird twelve skilled electricians, are
required to properly handle the wonderful
pyrotecllnic and electrical effect seen in the
Paine Last Days of Pompeii'' spectacle. to
say nothing of the assistance rendered by
the score or more of scenic mechanics. who
stand Gy''s while the volcano and earth
quake scene is on. To produce the lava and
atmospheric effects seen in the spectacle a
large battery of huge electric stereopticons
Is brought into play. The atmospheric eff
1ects show the growing dusk caused by
the awful shower of ashes and cinders from
the volcano, the peculiar glow caused bv
the sun shining through the smoke and hv-
ing cnders, the hvid green like the APP
preaching of an eclipse so accurately de-
scrioed by Pliny in his historical descrip-
Iion OF The Ponlpefi catastrophe. Startling
hghtning and thunder effects are also Sc.
cured by electrical mechanism
FROM COMIC OPERA TO DRAMA
MIS- Alice Butler of the Edwin Arden conn
pany is an English woman by birth and
came to this country as a member of Dow
ley Cartes Opera Company, playing roper
toiro OF Gilbert and Sullivan's operas She
was approached by the late Augustin DAILY
regarding an engagement with him. and
appropos of this Miss Butler relates a
iunny little incident in this connection.
when Miss Butler called on Mr.. DaIy sba
MAS asked what salary she would accept
w men she named the amount Mr. DaIy
quickly spoke up with: But Miss Butler
tnis is a summer engagement"
MISS Butler, being young in the business
did not understand just what he meant by
this and said: why, Mr.. DaIv sine
Just as well in the summer as in the win.
ter" ~ WIZ
Those who remember Mr. Daily can ap-
pfeciate the peculiar look he gave Miss
Butier, but he Immediately saw that she
did not mean 1t In f1ippant or impertinent
way and answered by saying: IAN right.
MISS Butter, you may have your salary"
After this engagement she Joined Charles
f. Fords Opera Company, playing a roper
tore of twelve or fourteen light operas.
MISS Butler sang the role of Evangeline
Ior 1orty-two weeks without missing a per-
Iormance She was one of the original
little maids in ''Mikado" in this country
when the late Roland Reed was the Koko.
After this engagement she went into the
dramatic field. being engaged by Messrs
Potter q Bellew. and played In their b g
New York production of Antony and
Cleopatra" She next joined A. NJ Palmer's
company, under the MANAGEMENT of Daniel
Jarrett. and with this company made the
record-breaking trip of four and one-haIf
days from New York to Portland Greg.
A WILD WEST LEGEND.-visitors to
oWiiSO A'iA w III west 6XnlDlIlOl VINO
inspect the Indian village are at once in
terested and impressed with the fondness
which the Indian women the squaws. evil
dence for their children. There are ten
papooses in the camp. each and all of
them objects of paternal care and affection
upon the part of their red parents They
frolic and play one with the other, much
the same as white children will do. and the
Indian mother luiis them to sleep with
strange lullabies and stories of beautiful
legends which the Indians. from ancient
times. have handed down to their progeny.
They all relate to something in nature
either the seasons, the flowers birds, trees.
fish or the elements. One which is very
pretty tells of the passing of the winter
and the coming of spring. and how the
trailing arbutus- which sometimes is called
the May flower" originated. 1t reads as
follows:
Many months ago there lived an old man
alone in his lodge beside frozen stream in
the forest. His locks and beard were long
and white with age He was heavily clad in
furs, for snow and ice were everywhere
The winds blow wildly through the forest.
and the old man went about searching in
the deep snow for pieces of wood to keep up
fire in his lodge In despair he returned to
the lodge. and, sitting down by the last few
dying embers, he cried to 'Mannaboosho
that he might not perish.
And the wind blew aside the door, and
there came in a beautiful maiden. Her
cheeks were red and made of wild roses
her eyes were large. and her hair touched
the ground as she walked. Her hands were
covered with willow buds. and her clothing
was of sweet grasses and ferns Her moe
casins were of white lilies. and when she
breathed the air of the lodge became warm.
The old man said: My daughter, 1 am
glad to see you. My lodge Is cold and
cheerless, but 1t will shield you from the
tempests. Tell me who you are. / am
Mantle. blow my breath. and the waters
Of the rivers stand still"
The maiden said: II breathe. and the
flowers spring I'D In all the piafns.''
The old man said: when / walk about