Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-11

and confesses to spending sixteen out Of
the twenty-five years he has been on earth
in the glare of the footlights. His first ap-
pearance was at the age of six, playing
a Dutch" comedy part in n vaudeville
act, and doing his speciality. Shortly after
his debut his father took him to England
over the vaudeville circuit. and 1t was in
that country he first attracted notice. AT
the time Albert Chevalier was very popular
on the other side with his famous coster
song Of The Little Nipper," and Chips
| mimicry of the artist suggested to ms
| father the act which established him IN
| the provinces. A song writer was found
! who wrote a reply to the Chevaler ditty,
and the little fellows imitation caught the
public fancy and incidentally added TO ms
fame and his pocket book.
JTpon his return to his native land he be-
| came associated with Mr. Otis Harlan. who
will be remembered as the principal come
dian with the late Charles Hoyt, and 1t
was while a member Of Mr.. Harlan's com
pany Chip made his local bow. Last sum
mer when Julian Mitchell decided TO pro-
duce the fairy tale of the dancing INN
cess" he secured the services of the little
fellow, and Marlborough wrote the part
of DR.. Fax around him.
YVETTE GUILBERT TELLS HER AGE.
Not so many months ago NJ. Henri Va
rennes, in making a law report in Paris
made reference to the heroic days of Mont
martre and the Moulin Rouge. In this re-
port hyperbolical phrase concerning YVette
was used She took it as a serious matter
and wrote the following letter to the FL
caro-:
..You speak of the Moulin Rouge and of
Yvette Gulbert making her appearance
there, etc, etc. and you add: To recall
these things one has the air of gentleman
who speaks of the first performance of the
Grand Duchess or of "Mabille! Why
that dear sir? Were you born at the time
OF Mabille and of the first performance of
the celebrated operetta? ] was not! 1heh
why so generously share with me the nu-
merous wears that you feel weighing upon
your head? / decline-delicately-th New
Year gift. l was twenty-three years of age
at the time you refer TO fourteen years ago
'tOller. manager of the Moulin with lid
Ter will tell you that II was between 1S9o-9l
when / was his pensioner. But the Grand
Duchess. dear sir, Mabille! That goes back
to my mother! / know well enough that
having sung during the winters and sum-
mers (Champs Elysees) II Is concluded that
the two seasons make two years. But TX
| this easy accumulation OF years increases
| the value of cathedral or passes unnoticed
| over the heads of Heloise and Abelard, it Is
| not the same with regard to the red wig of
! Yvette. You understand?
without rancour, my dear Monsieur Va
| rennes. When I celebrate my fortieth
| birthday you Will be invited to the banquet.
Meanwhile do not increase my time already
| lived. You would shorten, as song of the
| to me.
| In reply the Figaro paid the following
| compliment to the divette: ''She has told
| her age No one will believe IT. 1t is suffi-
! Client to see nnd hear Yvette TO be sure that
| her appearance at the Moulin Rouge does
| not date fourteen years ago, but yester-
| lay"
| ANTONIO SCOTTI. BAR1TONE.-One of
| The most valued and gifted members of the
| Metropolitan Opera House Company has,
| for years past. been Antonio Scottl, the
| well -known baritone. He WAS born in Ma
| pies and as a child showed predisposit.ons
to become singer. HIS parents, however,
| little dreamed as they heard him bumming
| italian melodies in Ills home that a great
| career lay before him. After receiving tho
customary Italian education, ne was for q
| time put in commercial pursuits But when
| ne should have been pouring over his ledger,
! TOO often he was singing the romances OF
| the day or trying to recall scraps OF operas
/ which he had heard overnight.
! His friends strongly advised him to study
| music. and one day he was told by a teach
! er that he had a wonderful tenor. He him
| self had until then been under the impress
| sion that he was baritone. 10 decide the
| question he went to another professor-an
ex-singer, Nine. gi-Paganini-intend-