The Washington herald., 1910-07-24
BETWEEN-SEASON GOSSIP.

Mrs. Fiskes summer tour 10 the Pacific
Coast is brilliantly successful. on Satur-
day she finished a fortnight's engage
ment at the Columbia Theater. San
Francisco. which was marked by crowded
houses and unusual popular enthusiasm.
Becky Sharp" and Pillars Of Society
were alternated. Mrs. Fiske's Manhattan
company was again characterized by the
dramatic critics as marking the highest
standard Of artistic excellence, In point
OF ensemble excelling ali other theatrical
organizations From san Francisco Mrs.
Fiske goes 10 Portland. Seattle. and the
other cities of the Northwest.
Mrs. Hill. wife Of the American Am
bassador at Berlin. has discovered a
young Polish violinist who shows I'M
usual interpretative talent Daniel Mel
sea, whose father was murdered IN a
Jewish massacre FIVE years ago. has been
playing under Mrs. HIS patronage IN
fashionable German circles. Maurice
Bagby. OF the Waldorf concerts, will prob
ably go 10 Berlin from Carlsbad. Should
he hear Melissa and admire him as much
as most listeners do. the young viollnist
may have an American career. although
the Berlin Conservatory has also taken
him I'd.
Elsa Ryan has been announced for an
important role in High Life in jail. %
the three-act version Of the vaudeville
sketch OF the same name Miss Ryan s
work was seen and admired this past
season In The Belle Of Brittany at
Days. She will be remembered also for
her appearances in The Soul Kiss. 1.-The
Green Bird. The Grand Mogul." and
''Marcelle" In High Life in JAIL" Miss
Ryan will be one OF the most important
Of the eighteen principals, who constitute
the entire company and is bound by an
attractive personality and sweet voice 10
score another personal success.
The late Herman Vein would have
been a great actor, II is believed. had he
been taller. He was fine actor as it was,
but the addition of inches would have
given him approach to fresh opportunities
and heroic roles
AS a young player Vein acutely real
lied his physical defect His face was OF
the finest type for an actor, and his head
had an aspect Of massiveness that would
have set of mere physical height and
bulk.
He tested many devices for overcoming
his trouble, and an amusing story was
told by him OF his experience with q
pair of patent boots which an ingenious
inventor imposed upon him.
The soles of these boots were made
elastic by hidden springs, and when Vein
appeared on the stage wearing them he
found himself jumping about in an IN
dignifed manner, unable in fact to con-
troll his movements. Thus ended his ex-
pertinent to augment-at least in appear
ance-his height.
When THE Echo" opens in August
Bessie Mccoy will appear as the star.
Miss Mccoy is the well-known dancer
who first came into prominence with
Richard Carrie in THE Spring Chicken"
Miss McCoy's dancing has attracted such
attention that 1t was no surprise when
Charles Dillingham; announced his inten-
ton of starring her Her Dutch speciality
dance in THE Spring Chicken and later
her Yanla Yama dance in The Three
Twins" were the forerunners Of all sorts
Of dancing specialtles, which were evident
limitations of Miss McCoy's originals, and
which sometimes bore names only slight
ly different from Miss McCoys offerings.
Miss Mccoy secceeds Richard Carrie as
star of ''The Echo" Mr. Garlic was the
star Of the company during its Chicago
engagement. but suddenly left the organ
ization at the expiration of that engage
ment. Much speculation was rife on
Broadway as to whether Mr. Dillingham;
would bring THE Echo" 70 town without
a star. The selection OF Bessie Mccoy
for the stellar role is a satisfactory an
swer to the question.
John w. Alexander. the painter, who is
TO direct the stage pictures of "chante-
cler.'' has gone TO Paris with Maude Ad-
ans to study the play there.
On account of his profession, perhaps
Mr. Alexander amply. appreciates the
value Of color tones and color harmonies
Independent OF motion. The KALEIDOSCOPE
ic effects on the present American stage