Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07

benefit of good audiences each night. ne
e,eatas, attention was given to the opera,
Miss Walker was a good second and then
como AR Standing. If the cool weather
continues it will be a guess as TO VINO VIII
come out ahead this week tor ne
Geisha' will be presented by the Anorh
Opera Company. Mrs. LefihS"ii :
Boots by Mr. Standing and the pest %
Bernard Shaw.s plays. Candida py MISS
Walker.
MISS ATAIANTA NICOLA1DES- :.
Many WASHINGTON thcatergoeTs were ~
4erasted the past week at the Columbia
Theater in watching the effective WORK Oh
Miss ATLANTA Nicolaides. who appeared
in ..Imprudence'' in the role of MISS FER
"a, Miss \icoIaidns is young Washing
ION Girl rho daughter of a we'll known
local busineSs man and went on the stage
a wear ago in David RelasCos COMPANY
presenting The Rose % the kanrho,
Her beautiful Spanish features ehec.Nes
aided in preserving III" Charm anu ~
mantle atmosphere of that delightful play
Miss \iCclaides IS spending inc summer
al her home in WASHINGTON ana joined tile
Standing company for one Week o's
She will also be seen next week at the Co
lumbia in support Of Hiss Cecilia Loftns.
in William CIillettes new play. Ihal LIT
lie Affair at the Boyds Next season
she will return to Mr.. BclaSco ana VIII
have a part in one 81 ms ne" P-''iu''ioiiS'
OPERAS BY POPULAR NOTE.-For
the purpose of ascertaininE just what
operas or musical comedies are most de-
sired for the month of July Milton and
Sargent Aborn have arranged a voting
contest at the New National Iheater.
beginning Monday night. June II. patrons
of the summer opera season at tins the.
alter will have the novel experience or
casting an individual vote for the selec-
zion of a repertoire for the month Of July.
This arrangement met with success al
the New National last summer, when the
August repertoire, consisting OF Dolly
Warden "Maritana3 and II Trovatore;
was chosen by the popular vote of the
patrnns That interest in these voting
contests is always intense was made ap-
parent last year. when more than .''1n
separate votes were recorded al the Of
fees of the theater. The repertoire then
ranged from the lightest of musical come
dies to the heaviest of grand ana stand
ard operas. The system this season Will
be even more unique than that OF the pre-
vious contest for instead of a stipulated
list of operas, patrons will have no other
guide than their wishes in making the Sc
lections The operas from which 10 select
the August repertoire Will not De printed,
the Aborns having decided to present just
In speaking of the contest Mr.. Milton
Aborn said 1T will mean that we must
be prepared to give any opera that may
he called for. Should the contest result
in the selection of four operas not in our
repertoire we shall have to pay unusual
ROYALTIES 10 secure the singing rights. 1t
will mean a great outlay of time ana
money to follow out the plan. but l feel
that the wishes of our patrons are SUI
ficiently safe guide to so ahead and make
preparation to produce the operas Win
ming in the contest"
The voting contest will he conducted
through the newspapers and by printed
voting blanks In the New National pro-
gram Patrons will not be permitted to
cast more than one vote, which will rep
resent. by enumeration. the four operas
desired for July production
CECILIA LOFTUS IN THE CITY
Miss Cecilia LOTUS will arrive in Wash
.ngton this morning. in order to spend a
week here rehearsing in William Gil
lette's new play. THAT Little Affair at
the Boyds'," which will have its first pro-
duction on any stage at the Columbia
June Is With Miss Lotus Will he Dallas
Wexford, the celebrated English comedian.
who made such hit in Mr.. Hopk1n-
son." and who Will appear with her In
the new pay.
Mr. Gillette is expected here Thursday
to conduct the final rehearsals. The play
will ne staged by Winchell Smith. y no
dramatzed "Rrewster's Millions" and
Polly of the Circus" and who is largely
responsible for the success of those two
ventures.
Tie fill cast of the new Gillette play
will include Jane Cowl Mercita Esmonde
Alice Butler. Nira Stowe. Frances kee-
nan Alice Parks Warren. Gertrude Au-
guarde. Atalanta Nicolaides. Elsie Rizer.
Dallas Wexford. Frederick Lewis. Joseph
Brennan. Frank Craven. Edward Ellis,
Frederic Hand. John Dusan Rob Y.
Ferguson Louis La Bey, Lon W. Carter
and Eugene Savoyard.
MISS WALKERS MATINEE RECEP-
TONNES Charlotte Walker has re-
ceived So many requests from enthusiastic
matinee girls asking that she hold pub
lie reception on the stage. similar 10 the
receptions she held last season. that it IS
highly probable she will consent TO re-
ceive some of her admirers on the stage
of the Belasco Theater after the matinee
next Wednesday. Miss Walker has not
positively consented To do this. but If she
receives enough requests from her adj
mirers she Will probably renew old ac-
quaintances with the devotees OF the mat
inees. who have always been her warmest
admirers.
JUMPING FROM TIfF. CHORUS -Four
weeks ago today a girl came over from
Alexandria 10 see If. by any chance. She
would be able 10 get "A position in the
chorus Of the Aborn Opera Company at
the New National Theater She hap
pened to reach the theater at time when
both the musical director and the COM
pany manager were there, her voice
was promptly tried, found eminently sat
istactory. and she was engaged for the
following weeks production. "Hoffmanns
Love Tales, which was put in rehearsal
the day after her engagement. Tomor
row. after having sung in the chorus dur
ing three productions by the opera com
pdny. she is 10 have part in The Gel
sha." jumping from the chorus 10 the
cast in twenty-one days. The girl whose
cleNerness and good voice have brought
her this well earned promotion Is Miss
Marsic Ramcy OF Alexandria. Her role
in Tho Geisl!a' will he that of Mani. in
which she xii sing duet Before going
on the stage Miss Ramey had sung in
number OF cuulrs. and her voice is of
excellent quality and we'll trained. She
has shown considerable natural dramatic
ability. which is being developed rapidly.
As far as recollection serves. her jump
from chorus 70 east is the record for OPP
cratic promotion.