Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-18

when fhe SSnSuouS neat OF summer
dwindles into cool breezes and CRATE
ful temperature for the theatrical man
aser But this is only for the really good
manager who has a really good thing
for the public.
Judged by this test. the local managers
may well feel that during the past week.
e.cheving lemons and sidetracklng
mediocrity. their efforts TO furnish real.
enjoyable attractions OF merit have re
ceived a mysterious benediction grateful
alike TO themselves and 10 the public.
And uha, is more, their promises for the
near future seem 10 win favor in the
sight Of this unseen power and insure
them a continuance of the splendid
weather of the pas. week that their offer
inEs may be presented to an appreciative
public With nothing In the way of tenn
perature 70 mar the pleasure.
At the National the Aborn English
Grand Opera Company, with two SPLEEN
did operas: at the Belasco. the Naga-
bonds and AZ the Columbia. the Columbia
Players, with productions that make for
life and happiness and laughter. have es
tablshed fine records the past week. The
coming week promises even better results.
The weather has been heavenly and the
forecast promises its continuance. Why.
nith such means at hand. need any one
long for other fields OF summer enjoy
ment?
Washington more than any other city
In the world perhaps has the rare privi-
lsse OF a free. open-air concert every
week day by some OF the best musicians
in the country. 1t requires some effort.
manual and mental to give these con-
certs' The programs are invariably ex-
cellelt. But where Is the Joy OF It all
II a lot OF unruly boys and hoodlums are
permitted to seek out these musical
gatherings only to raise all the noise il
Is possible TO get ont of the Juvenile
junk box at its worst-and that I'M
checked by parents or policemen. These
distractions at the band concerts in the
various parks of the city ought 10 be ef-
fectively checked at once. otherwise it
may occur to those who give the con-
certs that their efforts are unwelcome.
Public parks at concert time should not
be turned into Fairgrounds and parents
and policemen who permit II are not help
ing themselves or the community at
large.
Willard Holcomb has done il again
just what he has done he won't tell by
name: but he admits he has drama
tized another novel. He says il is al
most as old st. Elmo and he thinks
it is more widely read, but he does not
want some author or ma mayer after it
has slept in peace for forty years, TO
come out now and push IL along as a
good thing, as they tried TO push st.
Elmo" lie IS perfectly willing to do all
the pushing himself He Is going to try
out the play, however. under cryptic
gramnlic name that contains all the let
tiers of its real name. which is not 20
Dern A Loon.
DRAWN FROM LIFE.-Al the charac-
tiers in Sir Arthur Wing Pineros comedy.
Trelawny or the Wells" are drawn from
actual life Even Pinero admits it. 10
Al interviewer recently he said:
The Bagnigge- Wells Theater OF the
play is Sadler's Wells Theater. The ac-
tors are portraits. enipna sized If YOU like.
but not extravagantly. OF actors whom
l knew boy at Sad,er's Wells. The
scenes and places are all real. You hear
Of Brydon-crescent. Take off one letter.
ana il was In Rydon-cTescent. at No. =.
original of Rose Trelawny, and whom I
worShipped as a email boy.
Vow take the characters. They speak
OF Mr.. Phillips management just before
Telfers. of course. were too old for me
as a boy to know. but i have. fought
many combats With Telfer's son. Anu
I'm afraid l rather damaged old Telfer's
swords. Then Coipoys, the low comedian /,
he really existed: and the last three let !
iers OF his name I'il so 70 further) are ,
Tart of the name he owned. Ferdinand
Gadd existed. Ayonia Bum not only en-
isted. but still exists, e highly respected
actress on the London stage. Imogen
Parrott Is no longer an actress. but she. |
LOO. IS alive and highly respected in the
circle in which she moves.
Rose Trela why? I've told You she wa
real. I'll confide in you that she did not
marry Arthur Cover. But she married.
and went 10 Australia. She has been dead
now some time. Then, we'll. ysu remem-
bsf a the rehearsal AT tie PSnthecn The
alter you hear OF keen-faced gentleman
and Mr. Mortimer, two OF the new
school, o. actors. Tine first was meant for
one then called John Hare and the sec
ord tcr a certain Sidney Bancroft You
may have heard OF them since
IL has been generally accepted that
Rose 1relawny was portrait Of Mrs.
heEdei AZ she was in her earlier days.
was 2 composite OF Mrs. Kendall and Lady !
Bancroft. AS Pinero has remained silent |
o. tae subject, the guessers have had free
rem TO their inlaginatiolis. Others have
portraits, Rose and Imogen Parrot: as /
isese IN youth. "a lmog-n in the prime !
# lire.
Tom Wrench, OF whom Pinero was. 81 !
lent. Was obviously drawn from Tom Rob /,
inson. the elder brother Of Mrs. Kendall |
Robinson. the author Of Caste and |
Ours, who was like the cha racter i'm the !.
play. stern opponent OF the old-fash- |
joined plays which he characterized as |
a drama of spouting and fustisn.'' In |
snort. Robinson Invented the cup and
saucer comedy"
wASTyfN(.TOE EEIy E-or 1T r. !
r. one little girl in Washington who re- /,
joces in a bank account of over a thou
sand dollars. She may not appreciate
its full value ba nix account today
and really Nigh, feel richer with a few
pennies TO spend for candy, bu, .'ThereII
come time some day
This little girl is just three wears old |
Sic Is neither singer nor actress yet |
proudly says she hopes 10 be one some
day. To convince you she has ability she
VIII run the scale and does il rema rk-
ably we'll In fact. 50 well that she ca !
make grown folks sit up and take |
The name OF the little girl is Miss
Gertrude Abercrombie daughter of Jane
Abercrombie. the prfma donna of the |
Aborn English Grand Opera Company a, |
the New National Theater. She SAVE she |
expects 10 sing In opera some day Just |
az mamma does now
In March Mr.. and Mrs Abercromhie de- |
.srminsd 10 take a country house near
Motristown y. j.. where they could /
make their home They selected place
NOT far from the famous Washington