Evening star., 1908-01-12

other did solo on the stage The stage
artist was Fred Bryant. One night. as
he was blowing high {. ne sdddehly
halted and left the stage. Ine manage
rnent naturally asked for an explanation,
and BRYANT indicating the cornetlst IN
the orchestra. said:
That fellow handed me a iemon.
While Bryant was playing his rival had
purposely attracted his attention by SUCK
ing a huge lemon, accompanying the eX-
ercise by hideous facial contortions. This
made Bryant pucker his lips so that ne
could not continue with the cornet play
ing He became so embarrassed thitt ne
was forced to quit the solo and leave the
stage.
A SHORT DAYS WORk.-How would
YOU like to earn your living by working
only eighteen minutes a day?
That is what six young women do with
Rose Stahl in the Chorus Lady play
which boasts full-fedged chorus al
though it has no musical accompaniments.
Furthermore. these chorus girls do not
sing a note. nor do they dance or go
through any of the numerous other evo-
lutions usually expected OF a chorus;
Their presence is demanded in the second
act Of the play which presents the nov
eIty of A big dressing room where the
Young women are making up Tor an
evening performance. The audience IN
stead of beholding them arrayed In the
gorgeous splendor of the front row. sees
them getting ready for the rise OF the
curtain The young women work exactly
eighteen minutes every performance.
Miss Stahl herself impersonates chorus
girl in the Forbes comedy. and 1t Is TO
enhance this stage atmosphere that these
six Young women are given the opportu-
nitv of appearing. They are Annie Ives.
Margaret Wheeler, Clare Lane Carolyn
Green. Amy Lesser ami Helen Hilton. All
OF them graduated from the ranks or
musical comedy.
METROPOLITAN OPERA COMPANY.
arrangements have been perfected for
spring season Of grand opera at the New
National Theater by the Conried Metro
politan Opera Company OF New ork. IN
speaking of the event, the New Natlonal 5
weekly publication, Greenroom GAmpseS,
says:
..This will bring to Washington such
world-famed singers as Mines. Sembrlch,
Girard. Jacoby, Fremstad. Homer, Rap
pold. Cavallieri. Van der Zee. Farrar,
Gadskl, kirkby-Lunn, Eames and Messrs
Caruso. Scott, Knote. Van. Rooy, Muhl-
mann, Challapine, Bonci, Lucas, Biass
and others OF equal note. The conduct
ors will be Fevrari, Hertz and Mahier
The orchestra will number sixty.
1t is further announced that the season
will he of four days duration, with three
evening performances and one matinee
probably Saturday. Holy week W.l PROP
A MEMORIAL RECITAL.-At one OF
the last appearances which Alice Nielsen
made in ;, ,ashington in light opera she
was one day taken by friend to the
White House to sing for Mrs. Mckinley.
Arriving at the executive mansion she
found this eminent woman engaged in an
occupation scarcely to be expected on
the part OF the first lady of the land.
Mrs Mckinley was knitting a pair of
children's shoes. and told Miss Nielsen
that she had knitted twelve hundred pairs
of them for charitable purposes Mrs.
Mckinley asked Miss Nielsen TO sing
for her, and although Miss Nielsen did
not regularly play her accompaniments,
she sat at the piano and sang the
..Suwannee River" and Annie Laurie"
While she played She became conscious
of some one else near her. and when
she had finished she turned around and
saw President Mckinley standing in the
doorway. He said: And who Is the little
girl with the big voice."
Whereupon Mrs. Mckinley introduced
them and they talked for half an hour
When Miss Nielsen took her leave after
singing the Presidents fayorite hymns
she carried with her autograph portraits
of both her DISTINGUISHED hosts