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The Washington herald., 1910-10-02
Mrs. Annie Yeamans.

Mrs. Annie Yeamans, who is with Bes-
sic Mccoy Ia The Echo" has been on
the stage longer than probably any
woman In the world. She is seyenty-five
years old. and last spring she celebrated
the sixty-flfth anniversary OF her debut.
Although she was born on the Isle of
Man, her first appearance was in Sydney,
Australia, May 5, 1915, in The Farmers
Daughter. z" She played the role of Julia.
The next year she joined a circus. and
during the next seventeen or eighteen
years she played in Australia. China,
Japan. and the South Sea Islands. Com
ing TO America. she landed in San Fran
cisco the day the news Of President Lin
coins assassination was flashed TO the
Pacific Coast.
And now. after sixty-fiye years on the
stage she is still playing a soubrette
part in THE Echo" This part IS that of
a stenographer. who, according 10 John
E. Hazards definition in the piece, lis
the banana peel on the threshold OF dis
cretion
The Washington herald., 1910-10-02
Orrin demonstrating Man.

orrin Johnson. who is leading man with
A. II. woods dramatic sensation. New
York" which opens the regular season at
the Gariick Theater on September 10, is
one of the best-known leading men in
the United States. was smiling over an
accusation printed in an English periodi
cal that the American invasion In Eng
land was demoralizlng British manners.
The subject was discussed in a noted club
recently. and Mr., Johnson. owing to his
wide experience. epitomized American and
English peculiarities very neatly
The keynote of British courtesy is
rudeness, said Mr. Johnson, "or, rather,
what we Americans regard as rudeness.
Over here we have a different code OF
manners, and the first principle is cour-
tesy to our woman folk In England the
women treat the men very politely. The
American boy is taught from his nursery
days TO take OFF his hat when he meets a
lady in the street. 20 rise and remain
standing when a lady enters the room,
and 10 accept an introduction with a
pleasant word OF greeting. The Britisher
A'NH iAbtAt Va tACSt AAlAiA60s ITO usually
touches the brim OF his hat and slouches
more Iazily In his chair In the presence
OF a lady. He grunts 'Howd'y do?' on all
occasions, and never varies this form OF
salutatiOn OF course. do not think that
American manners have improved IN the
past ten years Whether we are copying
English carelessness or working out our
social system along natural lines, I do
not know
The subway has done a great deal TO
impair public manners. and the relentless
demands of business have made politeness
difficult. Worst Of all has been the insur-
rection Of women and their activities in
our business lives. The suffragette move
ment has cost the American women
countless seats in public conveyances.
The desire Of American women to be
recognized as mans equal has cut of
many OF the little courtesies which for
'merly dignified our social relations.
Nevertheless, II I were a woman I should
prefer the innate Difference of the Ameri-
can 20 the brusque smartness Of the Brit
isher."
The Washington herald., 1910-10-02
A Talk with Miss Hall.

Laura Nelson Han. who comes TO the
Columbia Theater in A H. Woods pro-
duction Of William J. Hurlburs dramatic
sensation. entitled New York" is one
OF the women who have won distinction
on the stage. She was last seen in The
Easiest Way" in Washington Miss Hall
has won her position as one OF the best
of the young American actresses by ff-
teen years Of unceasing toll. She went
on the stage long before her twentieth
year. She started In a small way. with
out Influence, and did yeoman service
III stock and travelling companies Her
ten years of patient labor we're rewarded
while Miss Hall was an uuderstudv TO
Charlotte Nielsen az the Madison SQUARE
Theater. New York The star was play
ing The Three OF Is" and insisted that
She would not play a midweek matinee.
Miss Hall was given the role, and her
brilliant performances became the talk
Of New York. Subsequently she starred.
and her rank became assured. She d.
vided honors with Frances Starr in The
Easiest Way" although Miss Halls
part was q mere tTife in the story.
Miss Hall discusses stage success as fol
lows:
Success on the stage is measured by
two standards-the demand for ones
work by managers, and the amount Of
ones salary. Therefore. il may be true
that I am successful If any one I'M
AGNES that an artist is eIated or ex-
liberated as the goal is reached. one is
mistaken. / am often ineXpressibIy sad
when I look back on the years during
which / endured disappointment and
Eardships unspeakable
There is something in our American
scheme of things which postpones a real
success until one is too tired and ex-
hausted 10 enjoy 1t. II I had one-tenth
as much in my early twenties as I have
now, / would have been shouting with
Joy. Success is a serious thing. II
sobers one because responsibilities are
carried with it, It has always struck
me that success IS Gods compensation
to old age. I am not measuring old age
by years. but by the mental maturity
of the person 1 have heard young men
and women who were working ambi-
tiously plead for a distinct success.
have rather pitied them because l knew
that as soon as they attained their goal
their youth would vanish"
The Washington herald., 1910-10-02
HistriOnic Note

During the season of 1S27-2S. a company
OF English actors visited Paris, present.
ing THE Rivals she Stops 10 Con-
.quer." and Hamlet" with Charles KEN
bic as the Dean. In April. Macready ap-
peared there as Macbeth and Virginius
This visit marked an epoch in the French
drama, for the English Shakespeare &C
compliShed the quick release Of the
French drama from its lettering tradI-
lions. and the deadly restrictions Of the
classic three unities. 1T was the first
time" wrote Dumas of Hamlet" that
the stage had shown me real passions
initiating men and women Of flesh and
blood" Regarding Macready, the critic
OF La Reunion exclaimed: "Who would
believe that this man, TO whom nature
has refused everything-voice. carriage.
and physiOgnomy-could rival our Tai
ma. for whom she has left nothing I'M
done?''
The Washington herald., 1910-10-02
Mr.. Jack Hazard.

II is a stage maxim that An Irishman
makes the best Dutchman." Which Is
one way Of saving that an actor Of Irish
extraction can portray a German on the
stage with more verisimilitude than even
an actor in whose veins flows the blood
OF the HOhenzollerns And one more proof
of the maxim is John f. Hazard. who
is Familiarity known as Jack" and who
appears with Bessie Mccoy at the Ma
tional this week in THE Echo" Mr.
Hazard is Irish but he has nearly al
ways impersonated a German on the
stage. In The Echo" he Is Rudolph
". Sylvester, a retired soap manufac-
turer. with a rich dialect and a ready
wit When he appeared with FRITZ
Sehen in The Prima Donna" he was
also German, and so when he played IN
''The Hurdy Gurdy Girl" During his
frequent excursions into the vaudeville
field, he has been prone 10 speak like
a second cabin immigrant from Stuff
CART. or the Regierungsbezirk Trier In
one of the many musical comedies in
which he has appeared he is even known
10 have transformed an Irish part into
German one. Although he is an adept
at twisting the kings English into many
queer knots, Mr.. Hazard writes the Ian
guage like a graduate Of Cambridge. and
he can sing in rhyme much better than he
can in the key of q fiat. His greatest
claim 10 recognition as a literary light is
the fact that he wrote that chorus girl
classic, "Aint 10 Awful. Mabel"
The Washington herald., 1910-10-02
Presented by Viola Allen.

Miss Viola Allen, now touring the coun-
try in the late f. Marion Crawfords
last play, The White Sister," has Just
received from Vienna a handsome silver
cup which she intends TO present annu-
ally to the best lady rider and horse
shown at the Greenbrler County Horse
Show. the years most popular socia!
event at White Sulphur Springs, Va.
The cup is 10 be known as the Viola Al
len Cup and will become the perma-
nent property of the lady winning it two
seasons consecutively. It was executed
by the famous house of V Mayors
Soehne. jewelers.. gold and silversmiths.
by special appointment TO the Emperor
Of Austria. Miss Allen ordered It while
In Vienna last summer. The cup stands
fourteen rinches in height 1t is sur
mounted 'oy the figure OF horse. Under
the head OF The Viola Allen Cup" are
engraved the conditions under which the
cup is given. and al it's base is the IN
scription, Presented by Viola Allen"
The cup has been on exhibition In the
window of the Fifth avenue establish
ment of the Gorham Company and will
remain there several days before being
shipped to Virginia.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-02
& Piano Virtuoso.

Vilmos WestOny. the piano virtuOso, at
Chase's this week. is a native of Hun
gary, and is now in his thirieth year.
His parents belonged TO the wealthy
landowner class, and they spared no ex-
pense in giving their only son all the
languages and intellectual accomplish
ments common to the scions of the noble
and wealthy houses Of Hungary. He
evinced latent virtuosity at an early age
and finally became pupil of Hessler, at
Prague. He soon developed into an ar
dent devotee of Wagner, and. finally.
when Chauvinsm was carried so far in
Hungary as to prevent the public play
ing of any musical compositions but
those by native authors, Westony left
his native land and went 10 Berlin.
There he devoted years TO the study OF
Wagner, and his fame as a pianist soon
spread throughout Germany. In the
course Of his studies he developed a phe-
nomenal style or lingering. by which,
under his hands. the piano is trans
formed into a whole orchestra Apply
ing his original method 10 the works OF
Wagner, the effects he produced were so
astonishing that he was invited to ap-
pear before Frau Wagner, the widow OF
the composer, and her only son. Sieg-
fried. lie went 10 Beyreuth, where they
live, and there. on the very piano which
the German genius used In developing
the immortal compositions OF his later
years. Westony exhibited to Frau Cosima
his marvellous and phenomenal interpre-
tation Of her husbands masterpieces.
Following this. WestOny became the
court pianist for the King and Queen Of
| Roumania. and these royal lovers OF
music loaded him with decorations and
gifts. Believing the time had come for
him 10 seek the verdict OF the world
Westony gave up his distinguished po-
sitiOn and entered upon a series of en-
gagements in the leading German cities
Press clippings which have been sent TO
this country show that his success every
where was sensational and decisive
Chase's European representative heard
him play and arranged an American vau-
deville tour at salary which could not
be equaled by the profits OF a concert
tour. In this way the endless purse of
vaudeville is outbidding al! other man
agerial attempts to secure stars for the
music and fun-loving public
The Washington herald., 1910-10-02
Nine. Sarah Bernhard.

In spite OF her sixty-six years. Sarah
Bernhard is buster than ever. Monday
afternoon. September 70, she made her
first appearance in vaudeville at the
Coliseum, London. in one act from Ros-
tand's "L'AiglOn." The London papers,
surprised at her youthful appearance,
clear, sweet voice. and still fresh mind.
comment that Nine Bernhardt must
surely have found the secret Of youth.
Immediately at the close OF her London
engagement she will hurry back TO Paris
TO prepare for her next farewell tour of
America. Arriving In New York she Will
go directly 10 the Studebaker Theater in
Chicago. and VIII not appear in New York
till December 3. when her opening bin at
the New Amsterdam will be 'T5Aiglon."
At the close OF her tour she will return
TO Paris to undertake a new play. Nine.
Bernhard asserts. as she has many times
before. that the next visit 10 America
Will be her last
The Washington herald., 1910-10-02
Gertrude Quinlan.

Miss Gertrude Quinlan. who comes 10
the Belasco Theater this week as the
star Of Henry W. Savage's production,
Miss Patsy" was born in Vermont and
educated in Boston, where she became a
choir singer when but a little girl. IN
few years she shocked her choir associ-
ates by entering the chorus OF the Castle
Square Opera Company OF that city.
That she should ever rise from the chorus
never occurred TO them. The chances
were against her, but IN their reckoning
with chance they did not reckon with
Gertrude Qulnlan She is one Of those
young women who cannot be discouraged.
She was young and pretty; could sing
Ike bird and soon learned TO dance,
but above ii all she was natural born
Coincidence. 1, was not long before she
became the principal soubrette OF the
musical organization, thanks TO the clever
eye Of Henry w Savage, who discovered
In her possibilities beyond the ordinary.
She has advanced steadily ever since
under his direction Her Annette n
King Dodo" and her Chiquita in THE
Sultan of Sulu" showed what she could
do. but # remained for her Flora Wig
gins Ia The College Widow TO prove
that she had more ability than even her
warmest admirers thought for. After
three years In the part Of Flora. during
which time she appeared before the late
King Edward, when the play was run
ming in London. she brought success 20
the role OF Honor In tom Jones" Ii
the title part OF Miss Patsy she IS
said 10 have created a laughing triumph
in Chicago where she played for three
months last season. and now she comes
10 US almost direct from her successful
run at the Nazimovl Theater. New York.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-02
"In Search of a Sinner"

Lillian Russell. in In search OF a SIN
ner," opened in South Bend, Ind, Sep
TENDER &C. The piece is in three acts
The character presented by Miss Russell
is that OF a widow who has suffered ten
years OF boredom through having mar
ried what her friends see fit TO designate
as a saint. Siekened by the monotony Of
masculine projections. she says she will
never wed again unless her husband can
prove cOnclusiyely that he has tempered
with the cardinal virtues. Joseph Brooks
has provided his star with i splendid
production, and has surrounded her with
a company. including Harry c. Browne,
Lyon Pratt, Irving Cummings, Joseph
Tuohy John q. Brammell Edward War
rem, Victor Benoit, Dan Fitzgerald. Olive
Harper. Hattie Russell, Viola Leach, and
Jessie Ralph.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-02

which sells al 5000. has introduced into
his latest Hudson creation practically the
identical features that characterize the
italian model.
That two great motor car engineers.
reared in entirely different engineering
environments should turn OUT cars Of
such great similarity, both Incorporating
move! and distinctive features Of the same
sort, is considered one OF the rarest ,ein-
cidences ever known in motor circles.
Mr. Coffin never saw the designer Of the
Italian car although, OF course he ran
across his tracks very often during the
years put in by the Hudson engineer in
his European study and research
The motor papers OF France, italy. Ger
many, and England have frequently print
ed interviews with Mr.. Coffin and sought
his ideas on various motor topics OF in
terest. Likewise. the designer Of the
famous Italian car was quoted in many
of the same papers. frequently on the
same automobile topics The writings Of
each man showed distinct individuality
and gave little indication that in after
years they would bring out automobiles
Of almost exactly the same design
An interesting tabulatiOn Of the aver
age automobile prices since 1903, shows
that automobile prices rose from 1893 TO
1907, but that since that time the price
has gradually declined. This decline, ac-
cOrding 10 VIII II Brown. vice president
OF the Willys-Overland Company, has not
been brought about by radical reduction
IN the price Of motor cars. but by the
great increase in the manufacture and
sale OF machines selling for s, 800 or less
In the early days OF the industry a car
selling for $3.50 was rare, while now the
greater number Of machines sell for IN
der that figure The figures show that
the trend in manufacturing has been to
give more each year for the same list
sum, rather than 20 make d cut in the
selling price.
There has been a great increase in the
making of what are termed moderate
priced cars. and a normal and healthy
increase in the number of higher priced
machines. From sl,123,37 as an average
price for cars in 1903, the average ran up
to $2.lSI55 in 1891. and since then IL has
decreased until the first six months Of
1910 shows Sl,55O,25 as the average price.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-02
ACTORS WHO'S WHO

alter Stock Company, Philadelphia. Sep
tember 10, 1881. Six favorite authors. and
then some. Diversion. swimming. Fa-
vorite play. New York"
Dorothy Tenant, who comes to the
Belaseo this week in support Of Ger
trude Quinlan, is one OF the most beauti-
full women On the American stage and
an old favorite with theater-goers OF
Washington. Miss Patsy" tells story
OF the stage, and the character she as
sumes is that OF the leading lady OF a
stock company. Miss Tenant was born
in san Jose. Cal. and went on the stage
in 1902 with Robert Edeson in Soldiers
OF Fortune. playing the role Of Hope.
the leading part, the second season. IN
September, 1901. she opened in Washing
ton, D. c.. with original cast OF Saw
ages college Widow" playing the
for three years. She afterward played
the lead IN THE Stolen Story" another
Savage production; was with John Drew
for season in My Wife" and last
year with Grace George ~ "A Woman's
Way"
THE Echo" has been called "a musical
comedy poised on a dancers toes" The
dancer on whose dainty toe this musical
comedy is poised is the charming and
graceful Bessie Mccoy, who as a the
atrical star comes 10 Washington for
the first time this week Miss Mccoy
las literally danced her way into the
ranks of the stars. II has been a long
dance and Il hard dance. and IL led
through many vicissitudes and through
several countries, through vaudeville.
spectacle, pantomime, and musical
comedy But she has at last arrived,
and she now wrinkles in the consteua-
| tion-Charles Dillingham;. along with
Elsie Janis and Montgomery and Stone.
Miss Mccoy began in vaudeville with
her sister Nellie. Mr. Dillingham; in
dueed her to abandon the two-a-day
about five years ago for musical com
edy She made her first big impression
! In a wonderfully eccentric dance in
THE Yankee Circus on Mars" Then
! Richard earle engaged her for "The
Spring Chicken" in which she played
/ for year and a half, and in which she
seasons ago. After that she made what
was up 10 that time the sensational sue
cess OF her career in 1.-The Three Twins"
/ The extraordinary vogue enjoyed by that
| musical comedy vas largely due to tho
/ manner she sang and danced The Yama
/ Yama Man. After two seasons in The
| Three Twins" Mr. Dillingham; decided
I that Miss Mccoy had arrived, and he
/ placed her under contract for a term OF
/ years 10 star first in The Echo"
Dorothy Tenant was born in san
Jose. Cal. and went on the stage in 1867
with Robert Edeson in Soldiers Of For
! tune" playing the role or Hope the see
! ond season. In September, 1891, opened
in Washington with original cast Of Saw
/ ages college Widow" playing tie
widow for three years. afterward the
lead in The Stolen Story" Savage pro-
! duction. With John Drew for a season in
MY Wife" Last year with Grace
| George IN a Womans Way"
The Washington herald., 1910-10-02
Rogers and Kolb.

The newspapers In San Francisco have
been teeming with news about the quarrel
between Kolb and Dill. the German CO.
medians. who tried very hard 10 get an
Eastern foothold when they played at the
Circle Theater. The misunderstanding re-
suited in a separation. The Shuberts,
aware OF this foct. made an arrangement
10 star Mr.. Kolb In conjunction with
Max Rogers, OF the Rogers Brothers,
and the pair will appear in a new musi-
cal play. Mr.. Rogers last engagement
was In the Little Turk" A short time
ago he was rehearsing a sketch for
vaudeville, which has since been aban-
doned.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-02
"The Land of the Free"

Cecil 3. De Mile has engaged the fol-
lowing TO support Joe Welch in The
Land OF the Free, by William c. De
Mile; Gertrude Wolfe, Marie Hudson,
Dorothy Turreck, Ethel Oborn. Carrie L.
Shaw. John Dugan. Theodore Marsten.
Richard Clark. John c. King, George
Holt. Louis Levy. Joseph Sconte. Ar
mand V. Wright. and Baby Edna May
Hammel More than one hundred people
will be utilized In the production.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-02
Why She Wasn't Desirable.

a fascinating lass of seven had just
been engaged for The Blue Bird" which
is to reopen the New Theater New York.
Every one present openly admired her
I've almost a mind TO steal you and
send you TO my home" George Foster
Plat. the producer. solemnly observed.
The small maid never so much as
wiRked an eyelash, but, being q stage
youngster. she thought quickly of her
new and coveted position and of the con-
sequences Of antagonizieg a stage man.
ager Calmly she approached.
Really, I don't think you would want
me around" she said, "for when I'm
home I'm a perfect little devil. l tear
all over the house. pull the cats tail. and
on rainy days l always break the crock
cry. And once l put a whole can Of
blackberry jam in the piano"
The Washington herald., 1910-10-02
ELMENDORF TRAVEL TALKS

Mr.. Dwight Eimendorf. who has at
tracted a host OF admirers here. will re-
turn to washington on October ls. when
he will open a new series of Delightful
Hours OF Travel" to be given in the Ma
tional Theater on FIVE successive Thurs
day afternoons. For the first time in
many years, Mr.. Elmsndorf will devote
HIS attention TO descriptions Of cities
rather than countries. The subjects
chosen for his washington engagement
will be as follows London" Berlin"
Vienna" Famous Paintings and
Paris" The first lecture win deal with
London under the rule or King Edward
VII, and here the lecturer will show his
own motion pictures OF the coronation,
made in 1902, and his pictures Of the
funeral procession OF the late monarch.
made last May.
Probably no city in the world has adj
Yanced in grandeur and Importance in
the last ten OF fifteen years as has Ber-
lin: much OF the Importance and some OF
the grandeur OF this imperial city will be
pictured and described. Vienna will be
the third subject; here win be shown
beautiful edihces. magnificent boule-
wards. parks. squares, and monuments,
something OF It's art treasures. and much
of its gay and attractive life. The fourth
lecture is given In fulhllment OF promises
made to the lecturers patrons last sea-
son This will comprise tour through
the art galleries Of Europe. The lecture
win be made up OF fun color reproduc-
tons of the masterpieces OF art IN the
galleries of Holland, Germany, Austria,
France. Italy. and Spain. The last lee
ture Of this course Will treat OF Paris,
its beauty and luxury, Here also will be
l'shown many motion pictures Of the
worlds latest craze. aviation. Seats on
The Washington herald., 1910-10-02
The Vaudeville Producers.

Those busy chaps Gus Edwards. Jesse
Lasky. and B. \. ROlfe, keep up their ac-
tivity IN supplying new sketches 10 the
vaudeville stage. Mr. Edwards has a
new act with some thirty girls in 1t at
Hammersteins. Mr.. Lasky is at work
on two acts of a pretentious nature, and
as for Mr.. Rolfe. he has just brought out
The Courtfers. at Polls Theater. in
New Haven. where 1t created a sensa-
ton. Meanwhile Joseph Hart is not
marking time. He will submit a con-
densed version Of Foxy Grandpa" next
week, and after that-well, there will be
ever so many new things.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-02
Result of the Illinois Child Law.

Margaret Anglin. who was to have APP
peared for the first time in Illinois in
The Awakening OF Helena Richie" at
Rockford. on Friday night last. needed
the warning of State Factory Inspector
Edgar T. Davies regarding Master Ray
mond Hackett's assuming the part OF
David Allison and Cancelled her engage
ment. Other bookings In Illinois were
Cancelled andNa jump made TO Louisville.
Miss Anglin was in Chicago Friday, con-
ferring with her attorney regarding the
notice received from the Illinois Factory
Inspection Bureau at Madison, advising
against the appearance Of the child in
the production. AS Master Hackett has
one of the most important parts, the per-
Torrance could not well be given with
out him.