The Washington herald., 1909-04-11
THOSE WITH US.

Miss Nora Bayes. the vivaeious ana
magnetic singing feature OF Ziegfeld's
''FolHes OF 1905 which comes 70 the New
National for the week beginning to-mor-
row night. has achieved her present
prominence on the stage in the com
paratvely short space OF six years. A
clever amateur IN Chicago. one day she
decided 70 appear professionally and
went about securing an engagement in a
characteristically unconventional man
ner- Being slightly acquainted with J.
a. Rial. then manager OF the Chicago
Opera House. she bargained 70 beat any
thing he had on his bin or forfeit her sal
airy. The latter was only So but she
won IL. scoring an instantaneous hit on
her original method Of chanting coon
songs This speciality won her an en-
gagement shortly afterward with the
Rogers Brothers a. a salary OF SO per
week.
Miss Bayes. being most progressive.
saved her salary and went TO Paris.
wEere she studied under Nine Sarah
RCbinsOn-Dun. the teacher OF Miss Mary
Garden. and. moreover. she paid her en-
tire expenses and acquired a chic ward
robe by appearing as a drawing-room
entertainer in the mansions Of the
French a-istocracy, the Rothschilds.
Duchess de Noilles. and the Princess OF
Monaco being among her patronesses.
She also appeared with Tvette GuiIbert
in the Sale De Femina. on the Champs
Elysees. and afterward went % London.
where her American vivaclty and French
finish Won her a record-breaking run az
the Palace Of Variety. II vas there Mr
Ziegfeld saw her, and engaged her for
Eis first revue, which he put on ia New
York. Her success was so pronounced
that when he produced his latest revue.
-Follies of 1SS,' she was engaged as a
special feature.
Little John Tansey. the seven-year-old
actor who has one OF the most important
roles in Mary Mannering's new play.
The Truants." began his stage career
a. the age Of two. appearing IN Nat
Goodwin's production Cf '-WoIfviIle."
His next engagement was with Robert
Peyton Gibbs in The Land Of the Free
He then appeared in Wang with De
of Hopper. after which he was a sea
son with Olga NethersOle. appearing IN
seven Of her nine plays. This season ne
played the child fn Jet with Nannette
ComstOcks and the little boy IN Carlotta
Nelson's production Of This Man and
This Woman"
Miss Harriet Burt who has a leading
rcie with Marie Cahiu in The Bows and
Betty could well lay claim 10 being the
pcssessOr Of the most beautiful hands
and arms OF any actress on the stage.
Miss Burt's arms are not only shapely.
but she knows how 10 use them grace
fully N her dancing. When 'Aigeria-'
was produced al the Broadway Theater
IN New York early in the season she
made the hit Of the performance with
her dancing, and the critics averred thar
II was the graceful use Of her arms more
than her feet that made for success. In
The Boys and Betty she has Spanish
dance. one Of those dreamy poems Or
motion which is executed almost entirely
with the upper part Of the body and u
Is IN this number thar she IS most efec-
tive. Miss Burt Gscribes the beauty ot
her arms 70 the fact that she Is an ex-
pert fencer and boxer. As a girl her
father. who was an athlete taught her
70 use the fOilS and 70 box. and this
Acal1h-givtnE exercise has developed her
muscle. 50 that now. while slight IN ap-
pearance. she would be able 10 cope with
the ordinary man ia either sport
Down in the republic OF Mexico d repre-
sentative % the government attends each
performance and with programme and
advertisements in hand sees that every
thing announced 10 take place does ap-
pear on the stage II the MANAGEMENT
should fail 10 have Just what IS pictured
or claimed, either verbally OF IN print. K
is liable 20 fine. which is always ad-
minisJered. because Mexican laws are
rigicly enforced. and the authorities are
particularly severe with managers o. en-
tertainments. -Four HuutinEs" are u-ac-
tically immune from punishment. on the
ground that they might not have the ad-
vertSed four. because they are actually
I've H1ntngs. Lew. Tony. 1Iouie. and
John Hunting are best known 10 the pub
lie. but there is also a small Hunting.
Boo. who delights the children and many
of their elders II through illness one
Hunting cannot appear, Bob Is always
or hand and hence four HUntilgs VIII
always be found on the stage
The wife Of Frederic voeIke-. who ac-
companies the distinguished violinist. not
only designed the exquisite SET OF seen
cry which win be displayed bv them a.
CEase's this week. but also superintend-
ed its construction recently in the New
York studio which prepared also the set
ting fOr the wonderful production o.
salvation Nell by Mrs. FIske AL
though a brilliant pianist Mrs ToeIke-
iG devoted % painting. having been al
one time an art student i suggests the
modern studio OF the artist who no long
q makes his home In a slSy-ughted attic.
but rejoices IN the Northumberland 90
Mr. NOelker Is a German bv birth. Os
French and Russian parentage While a
boy his skill with the violin caused him
% be sent 70 the Ran Conservatory AZ
Frankfurt. wnere his proficiency earned
him the concert meistership. Later he
succeeded the celebrated Muller Berg
harst az Hamburg. Later Ee PLAYED n
concert with Verdi and with Bazzini. com
poser or the famous Witches Dance "
The late Theodore Thomas brought him
% America. and since then he has been
connected with some OF our foremost
symphony organizations. During his IN
tsriuds Mr.. Voelker plays with an ItaI-
lar violin by Bergo1zi. dated 175s: also
GUadgUini OF the year 1855. using q Tourts
bow formerly possessed by Sarasare-
Advice 20 PIaywriEhts.
Max BeerbOhm. brother OF Reerboh-n
Tree and critic Of the London Saturday