Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-09

the three-star combination. Since that
time he has starred in THE Jolly Mus
keteers." 1.-The Royal Rogue THE EN-
erald Isle,' THE Toreador." ..Fantana.' -
THE Girl and the Governor" and other
musical comedies.
TWO CHILD ACTRESSES-Li Hell
en- Pullman, who is the second act Claudia
in Edward Peple's delightful play. The
Prince Chap" was found In a pink XII
mono sitting before great mirror ram
ed with electric lights by an interviewer.
She was doing her own making up for the
performance. and has now reached per-
lection in those touches of artifciality..
The fair-haired Helen takes a penknife
warns little tube of blue stuff In a can
die fame. as one would melt sealing wax
Then she sticks the split match in the
blue stuff. and smears CHASTITY blue line
across one snowy eyelid. just back OF the
dropping lash.
This is blue grease paint" she enlight-
ems the visitor. 1T makes your eyes look
nice and dark on the stage.
- go to school when l am in New
York. she said. but my governess
teaches me when We are on tour all the
time. Every morning L study reading
writing, geography, French. arithmetic
and spelling-and spelling-u-u-m-sh is
very strict about that" says Helen, with
reminiscent shudder.
You like Snakespearean drama?"
oh. yes, / like it much better than the
plain drama" said Helen, pinning back
her curls. So they would not dip in the
rouge pot. This is for the cheeks, it is
just powder she explained, but this
for the bps is salve oy grease"
Fifteen minutes roars d stentorian
voice below.
breaks in little Beryl Pullman the first
Claudia, who has been p.astering herself
artisucally with grease paint and listen
ing 10 the words of wisdom from her
sister. Helen, three years her elder. Both
their small faces are a study in red, wn.,e
and blue
Meanwhile little Beryl will have her
feet washed. She has to be undressed for
bed on the stage. and the last of her
makeup every night is to give her little
pink and white toes wash. RepOsing in
the lap of her mother. Reryls feet are
being dried with soft towel. Her gov
erness. VINO travels with the company,
watches over the little child. Helen is a
little girl. but Beryl VS. baby. She looks
the part of the five-year-old Claudia in
the dressing room as well as on the stage.
Little Claudia in the FIST act being rather
wan and underfed. Beryl is less lavish
with the rogue pot, but she lays on more
Of the shocking blue grease paint about
her eyes.
IL FL
years gone by there stood near the corner
OF Louisiana avenue and 9TH street north
west one OF the popular playhouses OF
Washington. by name the Canterbury
But one fateful night the oId-time fire
bells were tolled. there was a blaze in
the venerable theater and it went up in
fire. smoke and ashes. Those interested
In the property declared that the con-
flagration was of incendiary origin; that
those who destroyed the structure were
indignant because Il troupe of real COL
ored MINISTRIES had been permitted to
lease the house for a weeks run.
The site OF the old Canterbury is oppo-
site. the new Police Court and Is hid from
the public eye by d high billboard, COW
cred with gaudy advertising designs. Be-
hind the. board kcan yet be seen some of
the ruins of the theater. Many people
have wondered why a modern building
has not been erected on the site which is
centrally located in a most desirable sec
ton OF the city. The answer TO auy
queries along the foregoing line can be
found in the assessors Office In the Dis
trict building. The records are said to
show that the property belongs to the
heirs of the late John w. Thompson and
cannot be disposed of because there is
some hitch in it's title.
The Canterbury was at the heyday of
it's success while the civil war was in
progress and was crowded nightly by of
ficers and enlisted men of the army who
were stationed here or passing through