Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-16

it. You have tenor solo and there's
no one to sing it,
THAT my chance. oh. j can do
that / said carelesSly.
You" exclaimed Barnet Well, go
ahead And just before the opening
performance ! was promoted from the
chorus to real place in the cast with
tenor solo to sing all by myself. SO.
you see there is "a chance for the chorus
man.
AN OLD-TiME DESCRIPTION OF
WASHINGTON.-Nea one hundred
years ago an Irish actor visited this
country and Travelled from city to city
as best he could, but playing to houses
which, from a point of pecuniary benefit,
would be envied by any star we have
today This actors name was Tyrone
Power. the first of a family Of Thespians
who have since, from father to son.
passed along a heritage Of dramatic eX-
cellence.
The first Tyrone Power was GRANDPA Their
OF the Tyrone Power who will he seen
here at the Columbia Thcatcr tomorrow
night. playing with Henry Miiler's As
sociate Players. ON his return to Ire
land he published in 1885,; two volumes of
his american Impressions.
Mr.. Power devotes several chapters to
his visi, to Washington. No, only does
he record his impressions of theatrical
life but also of the city itself.
The old actor commences his narrative
by describing his trip ~ coach from
Baltimore lie says:
Although the road for this stage was
something less bad. our driver was not a
folly: in avoiding some Charybdis or
other he let his leaders slip down a bank
about eight feet deep. WHITTIER. but for
the good temper and steady backing of
the wheel horses, we should have fol-
lowed. AS it was. We managed TO pick
out our cattle and got off with a couple
of broken traces. These being duly cob
blcd. away we scrambled again. / resdm
ing my seat on the box, the last occu-
pant having become most heartily sick
of his elevation.
About the end of nine hours hard
driving the high dome of the Capitol
showed near, and the city tollgate. sit
uated about "A mile from this magnificent
building. was opened. The prospect was.
Notwithstanding. sufficiently uncherry
A steep hill lay in front. having road
that looked like u river of black mud
mea Ddering about one side of 1.-THE
tracks made by the vehicles of bold eX
plorers. who. like ourselves. had been
doubtful about facing the regular road
The counsel of "a we'll mounted coun-
passed the wrecks of two coaches on the
turnpike. decided us TO eschew il and
boldly try across country.
I'VE all alighted. except the ladies.
hill, breastinG it stOatly 1t very
we'll We took this route. for, having at
last safely crowned it. we beheid on
our right the two coaches that left Bal
tirnore three hours before us, hopelcssly
pounded in the highway, regularly
swamped within sight of port. for the
Capitol was not over three or four hun
dred yards from them
The passengers were all out most of
them assisting to unharness and unload,
that by combining both teams. they
might extricate their vehicles one at h
time Here. within the shadow of the
CapitoI, I was struck with the gloomy
and unimproved condition OF the sur
rounding country. Except our caravan,
not "A living thing moved within sight
all was desert. silent and solitary as the
praires Of Arkansas
The great Avenue once entered upon,
the scene changed. and we ratified along
briskiy we'll macadamized road.
The judge we set down at the top of the
ca pitoline Ill., where his honorable