The San Francisco call., 1910-12-22

fully. Melville Marx, his partner. left
his rolltop desk TO see the fun and be-
came pilot TO other excursions. Finally
there was d terrible uproar when the
youngsters after at least a ride each
were advised that the performance was
over. Their tears were assuaged as
well as could be by Polly, who stood
in the wings and shook hands with
the big eyed youngsters who never in
all their five or six years had been so
close TO the real world of makebelieve.
TREE ON STAGE
There will be another scene Of even
more interest at the Columbia tomor-
row afternoon when the little folk
under the wing of the Associated Char
tiles flock to the theater to witness a
fine program arranged for them and to
enjoy the big Christmas tree which will
be set squarely n the MIDI e of the big
stage, and will pe laden with 100 gifts,
each appropriately consigned to one of
each of the 400 little ones who will be
waiting with happy eyes. A secret of
the event is this:
Miss Ida St. Leon has dressed a doll
You wouldn't think would you, that
circus girl could make doll dresses?
But that's where you're wrong. Polly
on and off the stage is just real, fine
warm hearted little woman, and under
took with great pride the task of
dressing the dolly, which will be auc-
toned off. The proceeds of the auction
will go to the fund of the Associated
charities, but to Miss Ida will be the
biggest pleasure-bigger even than that
which will come to the child who will
clasp the doll and name it-she will
have done something for "the least of
these, my children"
Not the least pleasant thing to record
of the event at the Columbia is that
the prominent women. to whom, for the
charities. Gottlob and Marx have gen
erously given the use of their play
house, beg that their names be not
printed. May the grace that shuns
praise and thanks and is the fairest
attribute of woman long remain in this
land of hobble skirts
Barbara Darlington is her real name
its imported, but real. She comes
from England and after four years on
the London stage finds herself playing
in The Dollar Princess which comes
to the Columbia to be a Christmas
greeting next week. Barbara is the
contralto of the company. She was
trying to tell me of her amazement
over America. She said she had never
seen anything like it before.
Naturally, you know said she,
since / have never been here before
What l can not comprehend is the Won
derful distances in this country and
the way the trains run over it.
laughed when they told me we were
riding on the Overland limited Why
do they call it limited? There's moth
ing limited about it, If it were n Eng
land, where five hours ride must
end or transfer to the water. a train
might be called limited but here
why She gasped and gave UP her
effort TO impress upon me the wonders
of her two days ride from Salt Lake
TO San Francisco There's nothing
like that in England" she concluded.
This will be only partly biographical.
Bertram Lytell and Evelyn Vaughan
met on the Alcazar stage October II.
1908. Their first play was Henry
Arthur Jones THE Hypocrites.r and
in it. as you remember, the minister
marries the cruelty wronegd girl. The
was Lytell; the girl was Eve
lyn Vaughan. From that opining en-
gagement the two played romance
every night and at all the matinees.
Always the curtain fell on the con-
clusion of their romantic tribulations.
and always, or nearly always, they
We're in each others arms, hgurativelv
if not actually.
Never was lover more devoted than
Bertram. Never sweetheart more ador-
ing and demure than Evelyn. Every
body said they played their love scenes
perfectly beautifully Some even
whispered that there was more truth
than drama in some of the kisses. but
l never believed that. However. it