Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-10


these days. So the weather man
saws. And the humidity does
not seem to brighten play lovers II one
NAV Judge by the audiences that nightly
throna the Columbia Theater and crowd
the roof of the Belasco, to which the
Greet PLAYERS performances have been
transferred
Manager Metzerott has now taken an
other step toward an open-air perform
ance at his house. He has erected on
the 18th street side of the Columbia new
slat doors to replace the solid wood ones
that shut out the air. He believes this
will materially add to the comfort OF the
house. for now. instead of opening the
doors between the acts. they will pracu-
cally be open during the entire perform
ance.
Manager l.. Stoddard Taylor's wise
move in transferring the performances at
the Belasco to the splendidly adapted roof
of the theater. UP among the treetops
and in the very heart of the breeze, no
matter from what direction IL may come,
has been rewarded with a gradually in
creasing patronage that makes the con-
tinuance OF his summer season a pront-
able one.
washington need not suffer for the play
nor suffer while seeing the play at either
house.
A manager or one or the ieduihs ioooi
theaters was quite indignant yesterday at
receiving from the District Commission
ers a threat to take away his license
ifprize fight motion pictures were SHOWN
in his house. We have never catered 10
any but the best theatrical patronage OF
washington" he said, land there was
no earthly reason for supposing we would
risk the standing of our house by exhibit
ing prize fight pictures.
'There never was time when we
needed such an attraction as that to at
tract our patrons. and l don't think II
was nice OF the Commissioner lnu-
mate as much by sending u Such
notice. There was time enough - do II
~ we had advertised such thing.
lit would have been much better had
they made general announcement that
such exhibitions would not be permitted,
and let il rest there.
visit to the smaller houses like the
Casino, the Cosmos and the MaJestlc
showed that their Arrangements are also
alive to the need of cool comfort during
made in one way and another to ade-
quateiy meet the need Of the hour.
WHO SENT THE ROSES:-Julia Dean
has many warm admirers in Washing
ton. Among them is a little woman with
q grown-up young son, who Is as mucn
in love with the talented actress as one
woman can be with another She would
as soon miss church on Sunday as per-
Torrance in which Miss Dean appears.
She is also devotedly attached to that
son, who in turn has no eyes for any
woman on earth but his mother
1t happened some time ago that the
little woman was especially pleased with
one of Miss Deans performances, and
she wanted to express her appreciation,
not by pounding her hands. or stamping
her feet. but by quietly sen6-ng to the
back of the footlights 4 bouquet OF
roses to her favorite But she is for
getful little woman, and instead OF writ
ing her message In due form. or upon her
own card, she borrowed card from her
son. wrote her message and gave the
card and the flowers 10 an absent-minded
attache. The message was unsigned, but
IL was very ardent.
Miss Dean upon receiving 1t was upon
the verge OF an explosion to think that
any man in Washington should so far
forget himself as TO send such message
to her. She let it pass. however, as popu-
lar actresses are often compelled to do.
Now comes the other side of the story.
After the performance that night while
the young man was on his way home
with his mother IL occurred to him to ask.
Mother. did you sign your name 10 that
MESSAGE" why. no., responded the
little mother. Il really cont believe / did;
but Miss Dean will understand" oh,
mother" came back the SON. do you
you have placed me in? 1 don't know
Miss Dean, and you have sent your how-
erS with such a message on my card.
Why. she will think l am a fool, or gross
ly impairment" and then he began to
fret
Mother fretted and worried, too. and
II was agreed she should either call or
write to Miss Dean explaining the stua-
ton, but father. who was also along,
volunteered TO straighten matters out.
Father. II seems. is also absent minded
and very religious He doesn't waste
much time on plays and players unless
that he really meant to see that Miss
Dean was made aware of the facts, he
utterly forgot TO do SO. He said so
himself, ana he thinks it will be great
joke when the explanation comes out in
today's Star for the first time.
POPULAR PLAY.-Judged by the
number Of times the Ben Greet Players
have presented a Midsummer Night
Dream it would appear to be the most
successful play in their extensive roper
TORE This delightful Shakespearean
fairy comedy. 1t Is said. has been played
by Ben Greet companies more than 5000
times IN England and more than 1000
times In America.
The last time IL was played in England
the company made a special trip back
to that country expressly for the purpose
and its audience was distinguished one.
The play was presented at Carrisbrooke
Castle before the late King Edward,
King Alphonso Of Spain. Prince Henry
OF Battenberg. Princess Louise and other
members of Englands royal family.
Last year the Greet Players toured the
country from the Atlantic to the Pacific,
playing only "A Midsummer Nights
Dream and The Tempest. One of
their memorable presentations Of the for
mer play was at the Greek Theater of the
University of California. at Berkeley,
Cal. before an audience of 10000 people.
Mendelssohns music will be used
throughout the production. Violet and
Ruth Vivian will dance part of the
scherzo. which interprets the character
OF Puck, and, with the assistance Of the
fairies. Mendelssohn's beautiful Spring
Song"
Columbia.
Sunday" will be the offering of the
Columbia Players at the Columbia
Theater this week. 1t is a delightful lit