Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-13

these plays, rather than grinding away
at the Latin and Greek and higher
mathematics to which William and
Mary reverenty and tenaciously clings.
One day during lull in athletics and
when no play WIS in prospect II all
rather bored him, his nostrils became
hungry for the smell OF grease paint
and his soul hungered for the balm Of
applause. So Mr. Evans once more shook
the campus for the stage He reached Bal
umore unheralded and arriving at the
Fawcett company theater, walked in and
announced, I've come for a job"
Two years more here and then e. try at
New York. Mr.. Evans was fortunate
enough to get a start with Harrison Fiske
and his first New York part was in Bertha
Kauchs production Of Fedora" When
this ended he spent few weeks with
Jacob Adler ana then was with the Man
haitian company when Mrs, Fiske and her
husband staged Salvation Nell" In this
Mr.. Evans played the ambulance inferno
and understudied the man who played the
high bred lover, not, of course, the role OF
Jim in which Holbrook Blinn shone.
The other day in Mr. Evans dressing
room two other men were talking OF Mrs.
F1ske and one of these-an Objectionable
person-had TO murmur something about
Mrs. Fiske's distinct enunciation."
! Mr.. Evans interrupted
once" said he, Mrs. Fiske said to
me. you did that very nicely. Now
Understood that perfectly. hold her
enunciation quite clear and distinct"
Mr.. Evans did not stay with the Man
haitian company after II left New York that
year. and he was not in the cast when
Salvation Nell was given at the Bur
wood season before last, After this Mr..
Evans played about two years with the
J. b. H well stock company at Columbus
and might have been there now II Howell
had not gwen up stock production. Last
summer he took a dash into musical comedy
and played at Dayton and Springfield. o.,
in the Rod Musical Comedy company. a
summer stock affair
Coming to Omaha. his first assignment
was a stiff one. He had 70 negotiate
Ernest. the book worm lover in Love
Watches" II is a Sol Smith Russell sort
OF part and not at all like that for which
a leading Juvenile is usually called upon.
Since then he has had q variety of roles.
mostly more in his line and he has rung
the bell at every shot as he did, for that
matter In the Love Watches" part.
Mr.. Evans is the son Of a clergyman OF
the Episcopal church and Is a native OF
Virginia. where his ancestors used 70 fllrt
with Pocohontas His father would have
rather seen him In holy orders than on the
stage but has quite reconciled himself 70
the departure from orthodox +. +. v. be
havior
lake many other actors. most Of them
perhaps. Mr. Evans has been occasionally
bumped by the bumps in the road. But
generally he has found a softer bed thar
that Of the first night when ne and tn,
other fellow ran away from school Thii
first night they spent on the roadside. with
their heads under a fence.
This barb wire pillow is the limit,
murmured the companion.
"Oh. say not So" urged Evans. "'Tls
lovely hawthorn hedge. methinks"
Even the dog barked at this. This dos
has since been replaced. '"rhs new one Il I
lineal descendant Of the wolf-dog which
nursed Romulus and Remus" says hl,
master. IF you don't believe IT, come Sc,
him eat spaghetti"