Evening star., 1909-03-14

ater the moment the kalich scenery was
out.
At midnight there was not single
absentee of the company. The manage
ment had arranged for a cauldron of
coffee, some few hundred sandwiches
and other edibleS. and these were placed
In chorus dressing room. Then while
the crew was hanging" the drops and
stacking the flats the wardrobe wom-
en- had unlocked the trunks and the com
pany was preparing for "A dress parade. :
That parade will be at an end while
you are reading this story. Today the
program is:
Ten am. orchestra rehearsal: PM.
principals wik Mr. Herbert. the author:
$50 pm. every body. including orches-
ira, for dress rehearsal.
HAS ATTRACTION FOR ACTR ESSES.
The role of Madge Briefly In I'm Old
Kentucky has attracted women of the
stage ever since she first swung across
the chasm in act | to save her lovers
life. The part has been especially at
tractive TO women who were the children
of actors. Laura Burt. one of the first.
as well the most brilliant OF all the
procession. belongs TO the Barrisca le-Ta l.
iaferro family, being cousin to that nu-
merous progeny which inherited acting
blood from several sources. BlJOu Fer
nandeZ. who made an essay at the part.
herself once an actress. Alice Treat
Hunt. a serious and delicate Madge. was
daughter of Carrie Treat. we'll known
actress of an older day Affie Warner
was daughter of Neil Warner. a TRACE
dian of note. Her mother an ac-
tress. who was Belle Chfppendale. dauSh-
ter of Frederick Chippendale, one of the
well known actor-family of that name.
Miss Warmers sisters, Marian Warner
and Lenore Lockwood. are also actresses.
RGSSlG Iy.IFfj<ryIp
for three years. is cousin of Laura
Burt and of the Taliaferros and the
Grays. all theatrical families. and big
ones. May Stockton has the role this
season.
RECOGNIZED STAGE ADMGRALS.-
Rather an amusing incident occurred one
evening during the run of Max Rogers
I'm Panama at the Broadway Theater,
New York. -Svereal battleships belonging
to the American fleet were anchored off
the Battery. and ii score or more of mid
dies stayed away one night from their
ships in search Of little enjoyment.
During tlIeir leave they had ascertained
that Max Rogers In Panama" was
playing at tho Broadway Theater and de-
tcrmined to witness the performance re-
gardIess of risk penalty. They were
unaware of the fact that "In Panama
two admirals were imperSonated and
when Max Rogers and Joe Kane came on
in their ludicrous makeup. bedecked with
tin medals, gold buttons, swords, he'll
NETS, etc, the middicS We're in their
glory and made the very walls ring with
laughter and applause. At the finale of
the first act the two real admra Is,
whom Max Rogers and Joe Kane are inn
personating. make their entrance upon
the stage. When the time came for their
appearance there was a decided hush for
the space of one minute, then a wild
stampede as the jolly tars rose in body
and made a rush for the door BY 81
strange coincidence the two stage ad-
mirals were identical counterparts for
the two commanding officers of the ship
upon which the sailors should have been
at the time instead of Willing away the
they discovered their mistake before get
ting back to the ship has never been as
certained
MISS BURKE LOOKING BACKWARD.
1T is a curious thing" said Miss Billie
Burke the other day. according to a New
York newspaper reporter. what odd
views of the stage were taken in those
days that great many refer TO as the
halcyon days of the theater.
Il was stopping for weekend with
some friends and l took up old and
very Interesting book, which | presume
most people know very well. but which