Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-24

THE JEFFERSONS.-Thom Jefferson,
Rip Van Wrinkle the Second, was in the
house of his friends last week Two of his
daughters reside in Washington. They are
Mrs. Rumsey w. Scott and Miss Cornelia
Jefferson of the Brunswick Mrs. Jefferson
divides her time between Washington and
the family home at Montclair, N J. Mr..
JeffersOns youngest daughter, Miss Lau-
rettos or Dot" travels with him, playing
Meenie the grown-up. and his niece. Miss
Sarah, also travels with the company. Then
Charles Jefferson Rips brother, is business
manager Mr.. jefferson, when not In the
village of Falling Waters or sleeping in the
Catskills, was the center of a family re-
union, joined In by a legion of friends.
There was a glad time each evening after
the play. The children Of the company,
Leoni Flugarth, five years old Q1ttle
Meenie); Viola Flugarth, eight years o!G
CHeindrich), and their sister, Edna, aged
twelve (the DWARF, were given a Christmas
tree party in Mrs. Scott's apartments Fri
day. Leona was asked what she. would
ike most to have of the tree and she chose
piece of candy. After eating It, the -.sny
girl said Now I'll take something seri-
GUS" and she took the largest of several
gilded balls. The children danced and gave
up many kisses to the grown folk.
THBATRIC GARDBNING.--The property
man of Mrs. Fiske's Manhattan Company
has TO be something of farmer in these
days. For the last act of Leah Kleschna,' -
which Mrs. Fiske Is to present here this
week, the property man and his assistants
must plant q matter of 500 lettuces. To be
sure, they are of papier mache, but they
look very real, and must be planted Just as
carefully as and much more quickly, than,
real ones. Every night after the perform
ances the stage farmer must uproot his
lettuces and pack them away in barrels till
the last act comes around again. It Is no
small task to do this planting In the short
space between acts, and six men plant in
dustriously while the orchestra is playing
The natural appearance of the lettuces IS
not dispelled when one Is near them The
making of the lettuces was clever bit of
craftsmanship. Their leaves are tinted a
natural green and they are deity built
about foundation of cotton. Attached
to each is root in the form of a pin. The
planting is accomplished by putting the pins
into holes in the structure that counterfeits
the well-tilled soil
COLLEGE WIDOW REMINIsCENrEs
Miss Frances Ring. who has the title role
in 1.-THE College Widow" comes to her right
on the stage after career dating from
childhood. Aptitude for the work Is also
a trait OF the Ring family. Her grand
rather was James Ring of the old Boston
Museum Stock Company; her two sisters.
Blanche and julia are prominent actresses
The former is leading woman in q recent
success, THE Pink Hussars" and the lat
Ter Is In vaudeville Miss Frances Ring
came under Mr.. Savage's MANAGEMENT a
year ago when she was selected to play
Lucy Rugby in THE County Chairman"
Inc college widow" as an individual, is
an oIo creation Of AIDES. He wrote about
ner as iar back as 1890, when he read some
verses bearing the title of his play at a
dardue class reunion In Lafayette, Ind. He
ADMITS a that In his mushy period he fell un-
IIr the spell OF college widow himself
lie recovered readily, and was. nnronaantic
teinfoush TO turn his observations to a pien-
utul commercial account