Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-24

to stop the meretrfcfOES rites Whicn
were celebrated nightly for the delecta-
ton of the hopelessly depraved intelli-
eences. The farce holds out certain
hope that the orgy which has held
forth on the comic stage. having
reached the point of babbling stupid
ity must soon come to an end.
Marie Dressler, loves TO be inter
viewed.
She is none of your coy leading ladies
who seek managerial shelter and coyly
exclaim. IF you want to know my age
or my favorite author, or how ike
America. YOU will have to ask my press
agent
Il hope" saws she. that l am old
enough to know what | am about when
It comes to putting on a comedy with
music. and ] am trying to prove 1t with
TITLES Nightmare My favorite au
thor at present is Edgar Smith, who
wrote the play. and who has. in my
humble opinion, written some of the
neatest bits of rhyme that have been
SET to music since ". s. Gilbert a
regular working man. And you mustn' t
ask me how I like America. After
spending some time abroad / am likely
to be pretudiced in it's favor. Don
YOU Just love Tillie?' she suddenly in
uuired. in tone that was motherly in
It's affection. Il do. | think so much
of that great big gawk of girl that L
made all her clothes for her-did it
with my own needle and thread. Tire
some? Not bit of it. 1t was like rest
after working on the production of the
play ] have set my heart on a New
York debut and a career for Tillie. and
she's going to have all that tender
care with money no object, can do for
her
There is Rooseveltian emphasis in
Miss Dressler's manner She is
woman of determination. who discusses
My policies with epigrammatic
terseness. vet with earnest fluency.
We've been out eighteen weeks" she
went on. and they have been eighteen
weeks of hard work Constant re-
hearsals have brought us to a point
where I think we have production
that ought to win its way. And there
isn't naughty word in it. Audiences
ought To like that for change
In striking contrast to the whole
souIed athieticism of Miss Dressler is
Every now and then some Washington
player bewails the lack of appreciation
among home folks. Miss Burke's case
should be pointed to in refutation of
the charges that audiences here are all
steely-eyed members of Mr.. AIDES Il
newHim- When Club. Miss Burke
Is as welcome every year the birds
and the blossoms with which during
the past week she maintained so dainty
and successful rivalry. She is not,
as slang might put it, with a more ro-
bust subject. the candy kid but she
is beyond question our own confection-
cry comedienne.
PHILANDER JOHNSON
COULD NOT FOOL THE INDIANS
While playing in Phoenix. Ariz.. recently.
Thurstop, the magician, paid visit to the
tribe of Navajo Indians, whose reserva-
ton is not far from that city After see
ing all there was to be seen, Thurston
decided TO have some fun with the In
oiars. He took broad sonbrero from
the head of a tall buck and much to the
amusement of the Indian, proceeded to fill
II with silver dollars. which he caught
from the air, apparently.
crowd of tribesmen soon gathered
around and with whoops and grunts ex-
pressed their surprise at the miraculous
over TO the Indian whose hat he had Dor
rowed and proceeded to extract silver
coins from all parts of his person From
his thick hair, his arms, from under the
blanket in which he was wrapped,
shower of coins jingled merrily into his
hat.
Finally Thura;on paused and began TAX
ing the coins from the hat and putting
them into his own pocket. intending to
make his departure But the big Indian
demurred. Selling Thurston's arm he
Rrunted angrily. Ugh, Him mine: YOU
take from me. You give to me- quick
But ThWston held tightly to the hat
containing about twenty dollars.
oh, no. my GOOD fellow he explained
you don't understand: this is only
tick That money is mine ] brought il
here with me. You understand"
Finally old Indian spoke He was
evidently the chief of the tribe Judging
from the respect with which his words
we're treated.
~ ou say trick" You do trick again
Max" money AGAIN.
The words were more a command thar
suggestion. so Thurston thought il best
10 comply with the request and performed
the trick again He proceeded to take
COINS from different parts of the Indians
body. while the rest looked on in growing
wonder Finally ne paused and turned to
the chief.
Now you il is only trick The
money is my own. which I brought with
for this very purpose
IGN! 1t is no trick. You took money
from him. You must give money back to
him. Ugh, Big chief has spoken
The old chief turned on his heel and
calmly left Thurston to the mercy of the
Indians. The big buck Indian grabbed
the hat containing the silver dollars from
Thurston s hand and with childish glee
proceeded to place the money in his
pocket
With sad feeling Thurston slowly
walked 10 his carriage and jumped in.
What was the trouble Mr. Thurston p"
asked the driver.
THE trouble?' replied Thurston with
rueful smile. why. I just performed a
trick that cost twenty dollars The
joke surely is me this time a rather
costly Joke.
But il did not turn out so badly after
all, for that night Thurston stepped
on the stage of the Phoenix Opera House
he found seated in the gallery a number
of Indians who had paid TO see the show
A MAGICIAN IN CHINA.-One of the
many interesting things that happened to
Thurston. the magician. on his tour of the
world, occurred while he was in China
Between Hongkong and Shanghai a.
stop was made at a small Portuguese set
tlement named Macao. After performing
at the European Club there. which was
only large enough to accommodate the
members he received a strange PROPOSE
ton wealthy Chinaman, who had a
large family, some twenty or thirty wives