Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-21

members of that company have since be-
come famous, among whom were Henrietta
Crosman, May Robson, the late 10. j. Hen
ley, Fred Bond Thomas A. Wise and Ed
win Stevens The following season Mr..
Frohman made him a member of the COM
pany known as Frohman's Comedians. Will
liam II. Crane, having seen his work, en-
gased him to play the part of Fenton in
his production of THE Merry Wives of
Windsor" After this he became a little
discouraged. and left the stage to take up
medicine, putting in two years at the
study. His health began to fail and so he
returned to his home in Honolulu to recu-
perate. While there he met Daniel Fraw
ley who was in Hawaii with his company.
he offered Mr.. Levers an engagement,
which was too tempting to be resisted and
he accepted. going to San Francisco, where
ne appeared with this famous company.
oeveraI years ago. while a member of
annie RusseiIs company in Miss Hobbs
Mr. Levers, In looking through his trunks
one day came across the suit he had worn
as the bell boy in "Gloriana" Wishing TO
see now much he had grown since that time
ne rico the suit on and went down stairs
TO SHOW 1t to some friends. While in the
hall the door bell rang, so for a lark he
opened the door. The caller happened to be
May Irwin, who took Mr. Levers for q
real Buttons. and handed him her card to
give to the lady of the house. Not to be
outdoEe he carried out the joke to the enJ
and many were the laughs at Miss Irwin
expense.
HENRY E. DIxIE.-To be condemned to
play one part all his life seemed the fate
that at one time awaited Henry Z. Dixey,
the star of the Chase bill next week. In
these years, back in the sos, play called
"Adonis' was written around Mr.. Dixey's
unique accomplishments as a comedian,
after trial in Chicago, it was produced
at the little Bijou Opera House on Broad
way. The lengthy run of the play and the
personal success of Mr.. Dixey still form
record in American theatrical annals. AT
Ito other time before or after has another
play in this country. not even excepting "A
Trip to Chinatown" covered by consecu-
tive performances SO many months of time.
If memory serves Alright 'Adonis' ran
three full seasons in New York city, and
Mr.. Dixey was the man of the hour in the
world that goes to the theater. 1t was be-
lived then that .Adonis," like perpetual mo-
ton, was going on forever. with Dixey in
the title role, but later events proved that
the play did not contain those enduring
elements which perpetually embalm in pub
lie regard such plays as rip Van Winkle,''
1.-THE School for Scandal" She Stops to
Conquer" etc. Mr.. Dixey has not written
his "reminiscences, but those familiar with
his career at that time are aware that
enough adultation was given him to have
turned the head of an older and wiser man,
for DiXey was very young in those days,
and but brief time before then had
Wooed dame Fortune in the guise of the
hind legs of heifer in 'Evangeline.' Then
the tide of success ebbed and finding no
successor for "Adonis MIR. Dixey settled
down to the hard fare of acting art
A QUICK STUDY--One of the quickest
studies on record is Miss Norma Kopp.
While playing her first engagement on the
professional stage. with the Wang COM
pany several years ago, she displayed re-
markable assimilation. She was playing
the part of Gillette, comparatively unim-
portant role when one night at o'clock
the stage manager came to her in great
excitement and told her that the girl who
was playing Mataya had been taken crii-
cally Ill, and the only way out of the
difficulty was for Miss Kopp to play the