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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-21
LAFAYETTE Theater.

In this years production of Nat NJ. Wills
farce comedy. "A Son of Rest" the best OF
last years numbers have been retained and
a great many new ones added. new solo
is introduced by Miss May Florine Linden
the prlma donna of the company assisted
by the entire chorus During this number
Hayes and Wynne. the dancing couple. are
seen to advantage. MIR. Charles Cdeil does
an eccentric ''rube" dance and in conjunc-
ton with James E. Rosen, the midget come
dian. furnishes an up-to-date act. The cos
tuning of the company and the scenery
have been given special attention. Scenic
one en- tour Mr.. Wills personal success is
proved by this seasons increase in business
over that of last year. this being only his
second visit here as a star Previous TO en-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-21

were cut out; then they were turned over
on their face and the backing put on with
glue and press-roller combination.
The change from KlingSorS castle to the
magic flower garden was made almost in
simultaneously, and the change OF costume
of the flower maidens was accomplished in
Just thirty-tWo seconds by the watch.
1here are two canvas dressing rooms on
the stage into which the young women
rush, crop their clothes and change cos
tunes thrown on them and fastered by as
sistants, and are back on the stage danc-
ing and singing within that time.
The solenni,y CT principals and chorus
that appears from the front while they
are before the audience does not obtain
back Of the curtain. The flower madens
before they make their entrance gather
in groups and gossip the same as any other
body of girls and sometimes they become
unduly animated. so that Mr.. Lavine has to
caution them, saying, Ladies, a little too
much levity. Then they hush and stand
eXpectantly awaiting the iUcue. Guernamanns
presence, and he talked interestingly of his
days OF study in Paris. Parsifs1, no longer
the pure fool talks pleasantly in broken
German; klingsor shows no knowledge of
magic, unless it may be the r3pidity with
which he drinks a glass of apolnaris be-
fore delivering his invectve and launches
the sacred spear. kunGry in conversation
is still the siren, but in a gracious way
and RothWell, the conductor of the. per-
formance though an Englishmln by birth,
has a decidedly German accent, from the
fact that nearly his whole life was spent
in Austria
A SILENT, BUT SUFFICIENT APOL-
OGY.-Ernest Thompson Seton was in his
room at the hotel in Red Wing. MINI. He
pushed the button long and hard-the water
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-21
BEHIND THE SCENES AT "PARs1


BEHIND THE SCENES AT "PARSI-
FAL."-If those who have seen "Parsifal'
this week could spend an act behind the
curtain they would see much that would
interest them and would understand from
the energy and promptness of those who
handle the scenery and the electric lights
how it is that the beautiful stage pictures
move so smoothly and are so effective An
idea of the magnitude of the production
may be gained from the statement that
when Mr.. Savage's men get into city all
they want the theater to furnish is clear
stage without any scenery whatever. The
"ParsifaP' company not only carries all
it's own scenery, but its own electric light
plant and switch board, and all that is nee
essary to be done is to connect with the
service wires Mr.. Lavine, the stage man.
ager of the production, has an army of as
sistants, but so complete is the discipline
that each knows his own place and at the
proper time performs his task silently but
effectively.
The panoramic effect Of the journey from
Guernamanns hut to the temple of the
holy grail in the first act Ii worked on
three large scenes, one 500 feet and three
Others 800 feet in length, and they are
wound upon steel spOols.
"AIl our scenery" said Mr.. Lavine was
painted In this country, while Mr.. COnried's
work was done in Germany. You must
know that instead OF being hung up and
painted from frame. as IL usually the
case, they were painted lying nat on the
door, and then all the fretwork. leaves. &C..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-21

was scared pretty nigh to the rim of the
other world, and that's not putting it half
strong enough l was scared speechleSs, if
you want to know.
THE burglar didn't say anything, and l
was so scared that my features just con-
tracted into a Sickly grin, and we just
looked each other over. But there WASH t
a grin in that fellow. He handed me a look
better saw and split me with a knife or
just put me out of business quick and
handy with a couple of pellets out of that
bad-lOoking gun he held in his right paw
HE broke the painful silence first but
before he spoke I'd learned the meaning
of the stuff I'd read about fellows hair
creeping around his scalp under certain
circumstances.
in deep. hoarse, barrel-house sort of tone
'Jes' moved in, 1 see.'
'Ye-ye-yes,' said I, in a voice so husky
that L hardly recognized it as my own.
A Bit Human.
'Um,' said the burglar. Got a nip t.
drink in tn joint? It's id raw in this
part O. town
No. said I. I'm sorry 1 wish ha'
been spiftiicated myself by this time if L
had anything
Il was surprised to find that 1 could talk
so intelligibly and that my voice was get
ting stronger, but the ugly-looking CUSTOM
,
out bit more human and kind o. nerved
me, although l don't want you to under
stand for minute that I wasn't still
scared almost stiff
We'll, this rum cove of mine gave dis
satisfied sort of grunt then, and taking the
bulls-eye glare off my face flashed it
around the room
Pretty bum truck he commented AN
tn silver l piped out in TIL mex room is
on tn fritz-plated zinc or somethin'.'
Il didn't make any reply to this but
coughed apologetieally and waited for the
next move.
i" Got y'r coin along wit yer?' the burg
lar inquired, after a pause wheeling upon
me suddenly and flashing the bulIs-eye
in my face again.
1 think replied, in a weak tremolo,
that you'll find about one eighty five in
change in the small pocket inside of the
big one of my overcoat hanging out
yonder in the dining room The main
bunch L left behind me in town'-which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-21
The Useful Gum Shoe.
From the Baltimore Herald.

FROM the Baltimore Herald.
When the temperature goes up and gen.
eral thaw comes in winter after big snow
storms and a hard freeze, there is no stand
by like the gum shoe and his big brother,
the gum boot. No trust has yet tanned
leather capable of standing long service in
slush and mud without discomfort to the
wearer. The gum shoe sticlseth closer than
brother and Is warmer than a sealskin
Not beautiful to look at. although glossy
and coy Like. he fills the bill and saves re-
pairs on shoes. He goes about silently and
unobtrusively. and Is always on the side OF
the drys as against the vets.
1t was unappreciative man who manu-
featured the term '1gum-shoe politics." The
gum shoe, the original benefactor Of the
race, has nothing to be ashamed of and is
not afraid of the light of day. He meets
his enemies, slush and the otSers and
brushes them, saving doctors bills and
helping along the insurance companies, pro-
viding generally against coughs and colds
and staving OF the purchase OF cofIins and
tombstoaea
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-21
CofIING ATTRACTIONS
New National Theater.

Nat c. Goodwin, in his play THE Usur-
per" begins his engagement at the
National Theater Monday night, with Sat-
urday matinee only His play is at once a
refined and innocent comedy, credited with
a wealth of Goodwinesque humor. The
theme of this new piece is based upon the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-21

/ w WV u
WUSlC

The entertainment of the capital city
this week has been distinctly musical IN
its character Strange to tell, the Frank
Daniels show, despite the rivalry of Par
sifai' and the fact that the musical comedy
has been rendered familiar by previous
visits, found extensive patronage. Perhaps
there were people who took 'Parsifal' be-
cause they thought it might do them good
apd then fearing an overdose turned to
THE Office Boy" as an antidote.
X
There are two theories regarding Wagner;
one that he has developed music into
heights to which only the most cultured
can attain and the other, that, man of
supreme egotism, he respected his own nom
sense beyond the wisdom of his ancestors.
Both of these theories have their advocates
Honest originality has ever had It's enrnl-
ties, and nonsense seriously presented sell
dom fails to win a certain following. Wag-
ner is not now, and never was, beloved OF
the people Verdi was beloved. But his
popular rejection has given him almost
the sanctity of martyrdom in the esteem
of those who. have become impressed with
the magnitude of his assumptions
1t might be said that Wagnerian music
is ideal music for unmusical people The
that easily absorbs and reproduces it usu-
ally find Wagnerian music difficult save
in those operas in which he accorded
some Difference to accepted standards.
But the ear which regards music as the
least disagreeable of noises" may go
further with Wagner and receive it as
the most pleasant of sounds. 1t does not
require great musical sensibility to per-
CaiUa ba of mylrrpl1rinec or
the majesty of the thunder storm, and
great volumes of heterogeneous har-
monies may soothe %or exhilarate the
sense that demands no more than pass
ing impression, as do the familiar sounds
of outdoor nature. And, after all, this
may be a return to original principles;
for the first love song was probably in
spired by the plash of moonlit waters
and the rustic of sedges at some hallowed
trysting spot.
X X x
1t is doubtful whether the extraordinary
interest that has been manifested in Par
sifal' would be maintained without the
splendor of scenic accompaniment ESSENTIAL
to its production. The play itself is a
strange and weird comrningling of pagan
superstition and Christian feeling 1t elu-
cidates no doctrine, and maintains no con-
SiStent symbolism. 1t is stupendous in its
pictorial appeal Yet when analysed it
resolves itself into simple legend, with
slight moral suggestion, despite the bold
ness with which sacred themes are touch
ed upon. Yet, as comprehended through
the eye alone, it's scenes suggest an envi-
ronment of sanctity that might easily move
the casual beholder to regard it with rev.
erential awe. If the actual story of Par
eli hat y,int JJyy
portrayed it would be too sacrilegious for
public representation. "Parsifars" appeal
to the impressions is enormous, as evil
denced by the throngs that have attended
the performances at the New National
Theater this week. Yet to the mind that
requires logical lucidity there must come
a suspicion that it is the unrestrained ex-
preston of an over-exalted intellectually.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-21

lean of the most pronounced type scored
a hit in cocl<neydom itself in the role OF a.
eoekney lodging-house keeper. has another
of the leading roles in the play. and so has
Mr.. Ernest MaiRwaring. who has appeared
In London in the support of most of the
weii-known English stars. Others in the
company are Mrs, Thomas Whiffen.. Mrs.
Kate Pattison Selten. Mr.. Thomas Ora ham.
Mr.. w. A. Hackett. Mr.. Arthur Story. Mr.
Russell Bassett. Miss Margaret Fuller
Miss Louise Lowell. Miss Violet Houk and
the MISSES Helen and Ethel Strickland
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-21
Academy of Music.

Harry Clay Blaney and his stirring mill
tary comedy-drama, Across the Pacific"
will be at the Academy for nine perform
ances, beginning Monday night One of the
scenes depicts the departure for the Philip
pines of the United States transport city
of Picking. An exhibition of sensational
stagecraft and realism is the scene which
shows how a small band of American SOL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-21

American invasion of England with matri-
monial designs. The art of the London
and Paris millners have been employed in
making gowns and garments that will be
worn by the ladies. 1t is said that the
sartorial embellishments of Mr.. Goodwin 8
organization will not be surpassed by any
other company now en- tour.
Ruth Mackay has the role opposite to
Mr.. Goodwin. 1t is the part that Maxine
Elliott would very much like to have
played as a stellar role had there been an
other play available for her husband this
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-21
Columbia Theater.

One of the most interesting events of the
theatrical season in Washington will be
the appearance at the Columbia Theater
next week of Miss Eleanor Robson. the
youthful star who has made such a success
in Israel Zangwil's Merely Mary Ann" in
Washington, in London and in New York
Miss Robson has just returned from Lon
don, where she played for three months at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-21

MISS L. C. VIOLET HOUK.-One of the
members of Eleanor Robsons company
is young woman we'll known in this city,
Miss L. C. Violet Houk. She is the daugh-
ter of the late Leondas c. Heuk for many
years man of great prominence in public
life here. Miss Houk lived in this city be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-21
Second Faculty Concert.
THE cHoRUs LADY,

A delightful program was performed last
night at the New willard by the Raksman
String Quartet and q. ~ Fabian, pianist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-21
Under the Bull's-Eye.

"A strong, glaring light in my face woke
me up with such start that 1 almost but
ted my face into the bulls-eye lantern that
Misunderstanding rogue was holding only
a few inches from my nose
''The ruffian stepped back pace, but, al
though he didn't take the light out of my
eyes. l saw him plainly enough. Say, he
a hard-looking mug, and no mistake.
He was the burglar to the life and to the
hair. and with the Understanding counte-
nance on him that I'd ever seen in my life.
A shiny gun cleaned in his right hand,
while he held the bull's-eye lantern on my
face with his left.
Scared? Was I scared? Well, you fell
lows can draw out everything you've got in
the building and loan association and
PUNK ii all down on the 1-to-100 shot that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-21
A Willing Giver.

and tossed ii onto the 5edclothes. He pick
ed it up and slowed it in his vest pocket
after throwing his bul's-eye on it to see
how the stones would assay in karats
We'll. thatli be bout all, buddy he
remarked TO me then, yawning as if greatly
bored.
We'll. I was thinking pretty hard of the
next house. where my wife and Mrs Fizgig
ami her two young ones were.
Say said 1. getting up on one elbow
as the ugly-looking chap started to SLOUGH
out through the dining room i don't want
to have you think I'm rubbering just for
the love of it, but have you been, or are
you going, TO the house next door?'
He came back Il few steps and looked
me over with the aid of his bulls-eye
" Nav lie said. gruffly, L amt a-goin'
Z tn plant mex door. L gummed aroun'
there a bit before I walked in here an
heard kid a-squawkn.' an 1 amt a-takin'
no chanst on no job that's got yellin' young
'uns scattered aroun'. Now. you go ahead
an git yr material rest, Petite he con-
| cludeo. and then heard him stalk out and
| bang the back door after him.
We'll / just lay there on that bunk In a
stupor for about three hours I guess
| ing or couldn't move. one or the other.
when l saw the daylight beginning to
sneak through the Stats of the blinds
got up, put my head under the cold wa
| ter spigot in the kitchen, and under that
| inspiriting influence I decided that |
| the matter to my wife or to Mrs. Fizgig
| concluded that 1 didn't want tc worry
EN- in their new suburban homes. was
| in state of great calm when my wife
came running over from Mrs. Ffxgfg's
soon after O'Clock in the morning. She
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-21

In a grisly. bony sort of way, and the
house creaked and shook
II lit all of the gas jets In the front
room where l was booked to sleep, turned
in on the couch, and tried to read the even
ing paper. But it was no go. Y'see, l
was q. bit on edge from that spiel around
New York. After an hour so of tossing
1 got up to turn out the lights in my
sleeping parlor and to make small light in
the adjoining dining room.
81 recalled what my wife had told me
about boiling and locking the back door,
but it looked pretty clammy out that way,
and it was too cold, besides. for a man to
be hopping around in a night shirt. and so
l concluded to take a chance on the back
door although l did turn the key in the
front door.
Then, with my teeth chattering, I tot
tered back to my front-room bunk and
pulled the coverings up around my neck
and. listening to the riot of the wind I
gradually fell into an uneasy doze.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-21
MIDNIGHT MARAUOER
His Untimely Visit to a
Suburban Home.
ITS TRUE INWARDNESS
IS NOW SET FORTH FOR THE VERY
FIRST TIME.
What Happened to an Innocent House
ITS TRUE INWARDN ESS
What Happened to an Innocent House
holder on the First Night
of His Occupancy.

yes. / guess it's my buy, all right" dole
July acknowledged the man with the bun
dies under his arm. Lets go in here and
he led the four, in Indian file, into the
chosen refectory.
The four kept up a derisive grinning at
the doleful man with the bundles.
This" finally remarked one of them. lis
the chance of your life to give us your end
of it. Your whole future career is liable to be
bIighted if the story sticks the way we
heard it,"
The force of this argument struck the
doleful man with the bundles. and so, when
they took seats around the alcove table, he
began:
"Y'see. Fizgig and l, from talking con-
stantly about the presumable joys of lie
out in the country, both developed the coun-
tiy bug at about the same time. And We
got it so bad that we just nachully had to
Try it.
And so. filled to the brim with dreams
Of what country life would mean to us, we
srraug the idea upon our wives around the
holiday period.
1T made hit with item. They were en-
thusiastic over il. Tney were as tired OF
the fattcr's existence as we were. We all
four agreed that the wise plan would be 10
get busy right away in looking Tor ana
moving into country establishments, so as
to beat everybody else to 1t. we inquired
that if We waiteS till spring all OF the cum
Rim little country or suburban homes Noulo
be snapped up, and so we made up our
minds to get into the market as tenants OF
country houses right away. We wanted 10
b. all moved in by the time spring drifted
around. We wanted to see the apple dos
SONS and the Iilacs and the hys-wtsterla'
and things like that, as they emerged from
i,ir YIN or SltFn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-21

was true for I'd spent quite little bit
of kale in not having any fun in New
York the night before
He gave another grunt and padded,
with slouching gait. out to the dining
room, where, shortly hearing the jingle
of silver, l felt that he'd found the one
eighty-five in change. l wondered why
he didn't take the overcoat and all, as
he had none on, but | calculated that he
didn't want to cumber his freedom of
movement in case of having to run.
That's a neat-lookin' bunch O. rocks
on yr lef mitt. said the bad guy, coming
back to the parlor with his bulrs-eye and
his gun and pointing 10 my three-stoner
ring-pigeons blood ruby and two diamonds
that he'd probably noticed before l awak-
ened. Seem as they amt much else wort
vile aroun' | might jes' as well take them
sinners along. 'Jes' take off tn ring an
toss IL thiS-a-Way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-21
Under the New Roof.

My wife, of course. wouldn't think OF
allowing Mrs. Fizgig-whos timid and pow
erfully afraid of burglars-to pass the night
alone In the Fizglg house with the two
young ones. and she told me that she'd
sleep with Mrs. FIzgg under the new Fiz-
gig roof.
This idea didn't make any particular
kind of a hit with me, but there WASH I
anything else to be done. There wasn't
another bed ready for occupancy under the
Ffzgig roof So about 10 o'clock that
night my wife fixed up the couch in the
front room of my suburban home for me.
] took her across the double yard to the
Fizgig abode and delivered her to the nerv-
our Mrs. Fizgig. babe em goodnight. and
returned to my gloomy shack
1T was colder than the dickens and the
way the wind howled and whistled vas
something dire. The peach and the apple
trees in the side yard ratified their branches
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-21
DRAMA

, Fabian's selection was particularly calcu-
/ lated TO display musical proficiency WHICH
| is wonderfully com prehensive and developed
| to a degree. which ranks him amongst the
| foremost of the pianists to be heard during
| a musical season in this city. He possesses
artistic magnetism to a rare degree, but
does not yield TO any temptation to let
| temperament take the place of technical
| accuracy. Wholly without affectation in
| his methods, his playing gives an impress
| sion of ease so complete that the composer
| wholly dominates and the interpreter
! is for the moment forgotten. His perform
! ance of a series of selections from Chopin
| that admirably illustrated the various
| phases of the great tone poets genius. pos
| sessed grace. sentiment and power. and he
| was no less a. home in his rendering of
| series from other representative composers.
| The enthusiasm which greeted him when he
| concluded the famous Chopin Polonaise
| amounted to an ovation.
| The Rakeman String Quartet played with
| the musiciany skill which has ever distin-
! guished it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-21

fore going abroad to complete her educa-
ton. Her debut on the stage was made re-
Gently, and she plays two OF the roles in
Merely Mary Ann''-the Trippet sister in
the first act and girl of fashionable So
ciety in the third act.
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