Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-13

.RehaD Augustin Daily made his most re-
markable managerial triumph. When she
first came to him in 1879. it was only the
penetrating eye of the critic, or of the artist.
which could discern in her the latest prom
Use of genius. Like many of the most ceie-
brated actresses who have ever appeared
before the footlights, like Elizabeth Far
rem, who became the Countess of Derby,
like Harriet Molten, who became the
Duchess of st. Adams, like Eliza ONe1il,
who became Lady Becher. Ada Rehan is an
Irish girl, and first saw the light OF day IN
Limerick, 1855 Her family emigrated to the
United States in her childhood, and in New
York city she received her education. Her
eldest sister Kate was married to the Well
known actor and playwright, Oliver Doud
Byron, and one day when Ada was only
thirteen years old she accompanied her
sister to Newark, N. j., where Byron was
playing one of his wild west dramas. 1t
so happened that one of the women of the
company was suddenly taken i'll, and no one
being at hand to fill the vacancy, Ada was
dressed up, her hair powdered and she
went through the part of an old bag quite
credfta bly,. From that moment her career
was determined. Until seventeen she was
kept at school. and then joined Mrs. Drew S
company, in Philadelphia. for one season,
followed by engagements with Macauley in
Louisville, and Albaugb in Albany and Bal
timore
MR. MANsFIELDs zToUR.-The orig
brought him TO Washington two weeks
hence, but his return to the New Amster-
dam Theater. New York, to resume his
run, has advanced his date here Mr..
Mansfield is in Brooklyn this week and
he will travel over 1900 miles to reach
Washington. The New York engagement
cuts out southern tour of four weeks,
now to be congested In one. Tomorrow
evening at o'clock the Mansfield spe-
cial will pass through Washington ON the
way to Norfolk. The other cities to be
played are Richmond, Atlanta, Birming
ham, Ala; Nashville and Lexington, Ky.
The jump between Richmond and At
lanta, effected hetweenz Tuesday evening
and Wednesday evening, covers $50 miles.
week from tomorrow morning Mr..
Mansfield begins a trip of $50 miles from
Lexington, KY, to Washington. He will
have his private car over the entire trip,
of course. For the 106 people who appear
in ''Old Heidelberg" he provides three
sleeping cars, and the massive production
occupies three sixty-foot baggage cars.
The price for Mansfield seats in the one
night stands is $3.50 and SO. 1t is said
that subscription sales exhausted the
tickets in Richmond, Norfolk, Birming-
ham and Lexington before the regular
advertisements were begun. From the
Columbia Mr.. Mansfield goes direct to the
New Amsterdam Theater, New York. to
x.
After four weeks there he starts for San
Francisco for a spring engagement, and
his season VIII not close until about June
20.
1 FRANK DANIEL S.'srROUBLE = An
other argument sustaining the belief that
troubles never come sfngly and that ca
families always occur in threes Is furnished
by Frank Daniels.
On Monday last Mr.. Daniels was hailed
to the Yorkville municipal court, in New
York city, by a mercenary neighbor named
Davis who demanded $50 commission for
alleged services in renting one of the COM
edtan's cottages at Rye, N. Y. Daniels
contended that the lessee made such ex-
tensive improvements to the cottage that,
deducting the expense from the rent, there
would be nothing coming to him for five
years. Davis, he claimed was not real
estate agent art all and was not entitled to
commission. The judge apparently thought
otherwise and. although reserving his de-
cision, intimated that Mr. Daniels would
have to pay the $50 and costs.
Daniels was SO disturbed by the result OF
the trial that in the evening, when start
ing for Brooklyn, where his office Boy"
company was playing, he took the North
instead of the East river ferry and landed
in Jersey City. BY the time he discovered
his mistake it was nearly o'clock, and
it was only through good luck in catching
the return ferries and by the strenuous eff
forts of two lively cab horses and q liberal
bride to the driver that he managed to
reach Brooklyn in time to raise the cur
tain at Q O'Clock.
The worst blow of all fell the next day
when Tchin Tchu, Daniels japanese cook
and housekeeper, resigned. The oriental
gentleman with the name that sounds like
a sneeze said he would start for his ma
tive land on Saturday to take up arms for
the mikado. Tchin Tchu, according to his
own statement, was at one time great
warrior on of the Samuraf, or crossword
men of japan. Daniels not only regrets the
loss of a valuable servant: but says that IL
he had only known Tchin Tchu was Sam
urai he would long ago have leased him to
David Belasco to support Blanche Bates in
.'Uhe Darling of the Gods.
FROM SETON THOMPSON TO
THOMPSON SETON. Ernest Thompson
Seton's name was originally Ernest Seton
Thompson. The reason for making so
slight a change is as follows:
Mr.. Seton's family name was Seton. His
great grandfather was the last Earl of
Winton who resided at his estate, known
as Wyndygoul, Scotland. A rebellion arose
in this section, in which the Earl of VIM
ton, Mr.. setons great-grandfather. took ,s :.
lost for which he fought, and. being de-
feated, he had to abandon his estates.
which were confiscated by the brigand
marty and flee to England, Win a Price
upon his head. There he assumed the name
of Thompson and settled, down as an Eng
fish subject
Thus Thompson has been handed down
until a year ago, by an act of the New
York legislature Mr.. Seton's name was
changed again to his original family name
of Seton. He is, now in litigation for the
old family estate in Scotland.
TWO PLAYERS OPINION.-David Gar
rick. to whom Washingtonians were in
PRODUCED in Pretty Peggy" last week, and
whom tradition creditsswi having been
the most versatile actor that ever lived
playing comic and tragic roles with equal
facility and effectiveness, once said some
thing to the effect thatsit was not difficult
to play tragedy, but comedy is serious
business II
Frank Daniels agreess with the defunct
but not forgotten, Mr.. Garrick
Comedy" Mr.. Daniels says. lis much
more serious than tragedy, and in many
cases is much more difficult to render eff.
fectiyely. In the first place. l have long
since discovered that so-called spontaneous
comedy is almost a myth, and I believe
am credited with being spontaneous in my
comedy work Comedy, to be effective
must be serious, must be studied, must be
planned out with scrupulous care with