The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-05-26
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I have seen some exquisite work
lately that I think could be done quite
easily. 1t is the shadow embroidery
done with colored cotton. A handker-
chief case made of Paris muslin, with
a conventional design on it, worked in
pink and pale green, would be charm
ing. Line the case with white taffeta
silk and finish it around the edge with
Valenciennes lace, headed by a bead
ing, through which pink or green rib
bon is run. This ribbon should be tied
in loops at the corners. The shadow
work is done on the wrong side of the
material in close fagotting stitch and
the stems and tendrils are worked in
the outline stitch
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In choosing a stage name Julia Mar
lowe believed her family name to be i'm
possible-it was Frost, and to this her
mother preixed Sarah-and she chose,
after long elaboration, the name of
several heroines of the classic drama
and combined it with the surname of
Christopher Marlowe. The result is
euphonious and dignifed. Some of the
foremost players have .perpetuated the
name which had been identified with
the stage by others of their family
Thus with Mrs. Fiske when she was
Minnie Madden, thus Ethel Barry
more, whose name is Blythe, and
Maude Adams, who is Miss Kiscadden.
Blanche Walsh stood valiantly by her
family name, as did I believe, Julia
Arthur.
! Maxine Elliott debated with herself
lengthily whether to forsake the more
commonplace Jessie McDermott, but
| selected one of the most individual and
individually appropriate names on the
American stage. Whatever the source,
Virginia Harmed has an excellent stage
name, strong and lasting as a noun
tain pine.
Edwin Arden, whose family name
was Hubert Pendleton Smith, arrived
logically at the conclusion that led to
the adoption of his professional name.
IT argued that Smith was a bad
name for an actor unless he was a
great one, and had no hope of that
| contamination Besides there was an
| old and excellent theatrical family
named Smith-the family of the late
Mark Smith-and that might cause
many complications should use it. Be
sides had read Oliver Wendell Holmes
poem, 1.-THE Boys" in which he regrets
that fate tried to conceal some one by
naming him Smith Therefore 1 chose
| two family names I felt that I had a
right to them. Arden was my moth
| er's family maiden name and Edwin
was my grandfather's. In time, with
my fathers consent I had my name
changed by law, and became in a legal
as well as professional sense Edwin
Arden"
Blanche Bates uses her family name.
! SO, I think do Wilton Lackaye and
Dustin Farnum. E. H. Sothern loses
no prestige by adhering to the old
name made illustrious by his father.
Eleanor Robson made no change in
the family name bequeathed her by
her father although by reverting to
the maternal side she might have bor-
rowed and revived the famous one OF
her grandmother, Evelyn Cameron.
Sometimes a typesetter's plumbers
have determined the names of stage
beginners. 1t was the story of May
Robsons stage christening.
She had determined to use her own
name in the profession. Mary Rob-
inson' it should have appeared on the
bill. May Robson was the typos
playful little variation. felt like cry
ing believe did a little. Mrs. Cour-
tame was a member of the company
She dried my tears, figuratively speak
ing, by telling me to adopt the name.
@" Tt will bring good luck, child she
said; indeed it will So May Robson
I have remained on the programme, q
she says.
IT, as goes the Rialto legend, Ada
Rehan was originally Bridget Crehan
she gained in euphony by the elisior
and substitution. A Lamb said he had
never known a stage Ada who was not
clever.