Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-19

of it all Margaret Anglin was ad. lifted to
be one of the best starring propositions"
that the country could furnish. Every pro-
ducing manager of the first rank sought her
services, but Frank L. Perley, who was
born and raised in Washington, by the way,
was the fortunate one to secure her
Mr.. Perley was the manager of 1.-The Bos-
tonians'' during the hey-dey of their for
tune, and twas under his direction that
robin Hood" and THE Serenade" were
originally produced. Mr. Perley can also
be credited with the formation of the best
light opera organization in succession 70
the "Bostonians' This was the Alice Mel
son Opera Company, which developed not
only Alice Nelson, but an extended list of
male and female lyric artists hitherto I'M
known.
Robert Drouet, who will appear as Miss
Anglin's leading man during the forthcom-
ing presentation at the Columbia Theater,
is said to be the most sought leading man
of the country at the present time. He has
occupied this position with Viola Allen
Julia Marlowe, Mary Mannering, Clara
.Bloodgood and several other feminine stars.
and is well remembered in this city by rea-
son of his consistent and admira bic work in
'fThe Christian Janice Meredith 1.-THE
Last Appeal" 1.-THE Girl With the Green
Eyes and various other Frohman presen-
tations.
A STUDY IN -SLANG-Apropos of the
races here, Stuart Barnes at Chase's next
week, has acquired curious bit of the
''jargon'' used by a certain class of indiyid-
uals who follow the races. In other words.
it is the language of the shell-worker, and
the foregoing statement should be qualified
by the remark that the heyday of the she'll
workers was when the outlaw track" was
in operation across the river. There are no
such gentry now to be found around the
races as conducted at this time However
here it is:
her, he CT cats
push let the boosters stall until the main
plunger cops; then. If the gilly digs in his
keyster, or goes south for soft, give him a
flash of the winky doodle ball. The boosters
must tip the nut spieler If any ollies are
coming and if the gee springs a fat roll.
tip the ollie finif to yamp until the blow
Off When he is up against it good and
cops the wrong nut, have the staller ready
to split him out from any hobnails that
come UP to knock. Hunch him over in the
juice joint and throw the bull con, but
lead him off the lot before he gets help and
makes a roar for his wad or starts a
slemm. If the spieler should happen to
tumble the pill while the dough is up 1t is
better to cop and blow at once Make a
hot lamus before the rube gets the green in
his mitt, and do a ringer before making
another pitch a.
AN ACTORS RICH RELATIONSHIP ].
Curtis of Holconib, Curtis & Webb. at
Chase's next week, does not do much talking
about himself. but H6lcomb thinks that his
friend Curtis is one of the most original
comedians on earth He always goes
armed with batch of the latest sayings
and doings of his friend. and among them
he tells of an experience Curtis underwent
in st. Louis recently. Old theatereoers
will recall M. B. Curtis, who played "Saml
of Posen'' and accumulated large fortune.
which he spent in asprodigal way Curtis
is speculative, and since he lost his ..Posen''
fortune, a dozen years or more ago he has
made several other smaller ones and they
too, have gone the way of the first This
spring, wiiIIe in ST, louis parting with the
remnants of his last pile. M. B. Curtis
stopped at hotel there To this same
went, while playing an engagement in the
worlds fair city. He was assigned to a
table I'm the dining room, and the atten-
lions to him by one OF the colored walters
were almost overwhelming. Holcomb saws
that Curtis was born with a brass suoon in
his mouth, and in consequence he has been
saving his money ever since to buy the
silver article Because of this tendency.
Holcomb AYERS, Curtis was troubled bv the
thought of the settlement with the waiter
at the end Of the week, for it is the actors
at the last meal taken In hotel Just be-
fore resuming travel. However, as Curtis
did not respond to his attentions as graz
ciously as the waiter thought he should
this humble but self-seeking individual
also began to be troubled in mind. The
crisis was deferred however until the last
meal, and then the waiter Sam Desperately
broke through the crest of reserve.
'.Mr. Curtis, said the waiter, lis you o.