Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-14

MATTER OF FACT.--Miss Eleanor Rob-
con de1iehts to tell one story that indi-
Gates the matter-of-fact way In "hicn
English people are accustomed TO resaio
everything they see in print
Shortly after she made her recent sue
cess as Merely Mary Ann at the DUKE
of York's Theater, London, cartoon was
nublished in one of the London papers In
a series of pictures Intended to be Illus
trative of the titles of plays. In this pic
ture a stairway was shown with much
disheveled, pig tailed slavey seated upon
one of the bottom steps, with tray ana
its contents of tea cups. pots, saucers and
toast. scattered in all directions, while
little pug dog upon the upper Landing
looked down with an expression of puz-
Zlad surprise upon the scene of evident
disa ster A few days after this picture
was published one of the members or
Miss. Robson's company attended tea
party given by an actress at another
theater. One of the guests was an elderly
Iady who liked to have people imagine
that she was thoroughly acquainted with
everything that was going on IN the the
atrical world. During the afternoon the
member of Miss RobsonS company was
introduced to this lady, and when the lat
ter learned that she was playing with
Miss Robson at the Duke of York's Thea
ter she remarked:r0 yes, saw the pic
week But doesn't Miss Robson hurt her
self when she falls downstairs that way
at every performance
WHAT TO WEAR AT PARSIFAL.-Wha
shall we wear at "Parsifal?" AS the per-
Torrance begins at half-past g. either it
will be necessary to put on evening clothes
before o'clock or 1t will be necessary to
dress between the first and second acts, in
addition to dining, which is rather a diff
cult proposition. This question was arbi-
trarily settled to the satisfaction OF GER
tain fashionable elements In New York and
Boston, who wore evening clothes through
out the whole performances even IL tradi-
ton was violated by 80 doing. Precedent
was established for this In 1895. in London,
when at Covent Garden performances of
Wagners Ring were given without cuts.
These performances began al haif-past 4 in
the afternoon. and great was the anxiety
of London society to know what to do. The
cue was given by no lsss a person than
Queen Alexandra, who was then the Prin-
cess of Wales. She had it officially au-
nounced in the Court Journal that it would
be not only proper butsneceSsary, for all
those attending these performances to go
in evening dress. A { the hrst performance
the Prince and Princess of Wales were
driven through London at quarter after
in the afternoofl OF AsJune day in full
evening dress, andsLonden had the unique
experience OF seeing aii-tHe leaders or So
ciety go through the streets in broad day.
light similarly alfred Only when the late
Queen Victoria gave her morning drawing
rooms were such scenes possible in London.
CURIOUS STAGE NAMES-Frank Dam
iels had a peculiar experience in the west
recently; one that was quite startling in
the way of condolences. He met a girl
whose real name was the same as one that
for ten years he has carried in the list Of
his pet stage nomenclature. And when it
is stated that this name was Truly
Ewers.' 1t will be seen that the experience
was a bit out Of the ordinary.
For about ten years Daniels has always
had in the casts of his musical produc-
lions three names for small unimportant
parts, into which he could fit at short
notice any player In his company whom he
wanted to compliment in some way. The
names were inventions of his own, prob
ably suggested by his early association
with the late Charles Hoyt. They were
Meta Train Truly Ewers'' and "Eii
Getz." He never expected to- find such
names in real life, but last spring In
Chicago he met Miss Meta Trane, which
was pretty near 1t. About a fortnight ago,
however. in milwaukee,. an application
came to him for q position in the company.