Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-12


ma, and after Vivian Grey I penned my
own name. with the solemn injunction to
the publisher that 1t was not to be pub
lished. BY return mail came an answer
accepting the song and promising immedi-
ate publication l was in a fever or pleas
ure and pride. The happiest day of my
life was when saw my song In print and
only the name Vivian Gray appeared as
the author. How perfectly innocent was
then of the wiles Of the modern publisher.
They did not use my name In the way ior-
hidden. it was true. but the eNer-necessary
press agent in the preliminary exploitation
carefully and studiedly intimated that no
other than myself was the author Inc
success that followed publication was the
only salve for my wounoed ana adsa ~
pointed faith in publishers l shudder to
contemplate what my distress would nave
been had my own name been annouiiceo
and the song turned out failure.
OPERA IN WASHINGTON.-'1 think II
il safe to predict" said Mr.. Rapley at the
Ma tfonal Theater after the enormous audi
ence at the performance of Carmen hao
firally departed, that this engagement VIII
have decided influence on Washington
musical future. 1t has established mutuai
confidence between Mr.. Conried ana the
public of this city. The nightly increase VI
attendance which eliminated In this recoru-
breaking house proves that the people leei
satisfied with the productions. and cannot
fail to convince Mr.. Conried that WashinS-
ton is worthy of consideration as feid LOT
far more extensive opera'lohs ll'ai II, lia of
hitherto been undertaken in the line OF
GRAND opera Mr.. Conried has been quick
to grasp the fact that washington cahho ~,
be rated with any other city OF It's size III
the country as n patron OF the mShef loi me-
of entertainment. Its percentage of culture
is far above that of the ordinary com
munity. and it is quick to appreciate merit;
and equally quick to resent denciehcS-
.N,-g.lNal hi
son Washington will have an engagement
of grand opera which will cover double the
time ordinarily allotted to snch events heie
by the Metropolitan Opera management
A CHINESE PREJUDICE.-A curious
episode occurred in connection with the
window advertising for the Washington
Symphony Orchestra, which may have
certain international significance. The ad-
yertising man found a Chinese laundry
which promised desirable space for one OF
his window cards. The CELESTIAL IN Charge
was entirely agreeable to the ARRANGEMENT
until he caught sight of the name OF the
soloist Belinski. His face instantly dark
erred. and he Indignantly waved his visitor
from the premises with the words, Be
linski-Russian. Get out
MRS. I,ANGTRY'S PET.-Among her
cherished possessions which she has car
ried from city to city with her, Mrs. Lang
try perhaps values as highly as any her
grizzly bear Ramesis. Rames1s Is not
aliye-uot now-but those who have called
on the actress in her apartments without
knowing of his presence have been hard
to convince of this, so dextrouS was the
work of the taXidermist who, so to speak,
embalmed the animal. Ramesis is, or was,
a mammoth grizzly which was shot by a
hunting party of which Mrs. Langtry and
her brother Clement LIE Breton, were MEM
bers. The shot which brought him down
was fired by the actress brother. This
happened in the big game" country of
northern California, where Mrs. Langtry
was living on her ranch In Lake county.
some years ago. Ramesis looks very life
like and nlank scare he has caused Mrs.
I.angtry's friends. In life the big brute
weighed / 100 pounds. and measured nearly
seven feet from his nose to his tail 1t is
doubtful if Ramesis in his native wilds ever
did so much travelling as he has since Mrs.
Langtry owned him, for he has crossed the
Atlantic no less than eight times, and has
been promised trip to South America next
year. when the actress makes her first visit
to that country. He occupies a specially
constructed trunk. securely locked, when
on his tours, and the trunk takes up con-
siderable area in the Langtry baggage car.
PETER BINES HUMOR-One of the
rnost agreeable qualities possessed by Mr.
Cranes new vehicle, The Spenders" lies
in the brightness of its lines These are
made to fit in naturally, and many of them
contain real wit. Most of the sententious
sayings fall to old Peter Bines who has an
occasional d-n, which he mouths with SO
much good-natured emphasis that one can
not take offense. To Billy Brue old Peter
undertakes to explain the rudiments of
golf.
I1x- bxSs OF NIL t,a boil
on the ground. Then you swipe at it. If
you hit it. chase it. If you don't copper the
ace and play the queen OPEN It's good
deal like faro only it is not so exciting
To awaken in his grandson an ambition
to amount to something in the business
world is the old man s purpose. Pete he
exclaims we need more money They
amt got to making calendars yet with the
rainy days marked off on en-. And again:
There is great deal of difference between
a great man of wealth and man of great
wealth. Those latter are getting mighty
common of late"
Peter takes a drink occasionally, a fact
that he doesn't hide. 'Out our way. he
tells party of friends on a visit east,
whisky is our staple beverage When We
want to test the quality of a new brand we
inject ten drops into a jack rabbit, and If
he doesn't lick a bulldog in ten seconds we
pass 1t up as no good.
AN ACTORS METAMORPHoSIS.-w
William H. Crane. set about getting ready to
produce 1.-THE Spenders" he encountered
difficulty just as soon as he began to study
his makeup for the character of Peter
Bines In most productions and under
binary circumstances an actor carries out
his own ideas of makeup, Very often the
author suggests things and if the actor can
conform to them and carry them out well
and good. There is not the slightest leeway,
however given the actor who appears in the
dramatization adaptation of popular
book The author of a novel invariably de-
scribes his character very minuteiy, leaving
precious little to the ina gination. Readers
of the story see these characters In their
minds eye. When 1t comes to placing these
personages on the stage and in the glare of
the electric calcium they must look the
novel readers pictured them.
AS soon as Mr.. Crane began studying
Wilson's description Of Banes he became