Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-30
, ~N COW ENTIONAL creations
have one unfailing charm. They
sound the note Of originality
and disarm the critics who
~oos,,o hv occeDfed standards


been given a production by the New The
a.er with the same attention to detail
that would be given by other producers
TO works promising generous financial re-
turns. Is first of all unconventional. 1t Is
almost a monologue, the title role being
IN dominant evidence throughout the
performance. 1t associates the symbol
Jams of the Christian faith with the
merest fables Of folk lore without dis
tinction. and combines IN heterogeneous
,rofuseness the elements of satire, phi
losophy and farce. Yet 1t has poetic ef-
fulgence: the mass may not DO cut to the
accented patterns of the dramatic lapi-
dairy. but IT has gemlike radiance OF
thought and In frequent instances rare
polish of expression.
LEGISLATORS who seek to bar children
from the stage would deprive the theater
Of one of its most potent destinations.
The little folk who trooped away to the
tune Of the Piper and who trooped
back again when It was time to end the
holiday made an irresistible appeal 1t,
needed no analysis of allegortcal sub
tleties for its appreciation. Sympathy
arose to the hint OF truancy that fingers
in every nature. 1.-The Piper need not
have gone further than the sunny day,
tho wandering music man and the re-
turn to an anxious and forgiving home to
set a note Of universal Renaissance In
soft and sweet vibration.
"Naughty Marietta" proved to be a
musical production Of extraordinary mag
nituds. It is customary to say Of
Victor Herbert SCORE that It is In the
:''ccmposer's best vein." for Herbert seems
sto be an tnexhaustible mine Of melodies
sWhose yield becomes richer as 1t goes
deeper. Trentini left no doubt Is to her
capabilities as q star. She sings wonder
fully and acts with plquant grace. The
orchestra was decidedly q feature Of the
production.
A VERSATILE ACTOR.-Everett But
tained q conspicuous record Of successful
Characterization hero. While he aspires
. leading work, In which he closed
.twelve-week season in Kansas City to
Rome to Washington, he has prided him
self In the past on his ability to take the
most Insignificant part and make 1t one
to be remembered with pleasure. In adj
Washington last September, Mr.. Butter
field has been leading man with Mabel
Talliaferro in her several plays.
AN OFFICIAL INDORsEMENT.-Bu
falo Jones highly valued the following
letter received by him two weeks ago. 1t
- from Gov. John A. Dix of New York:
MY Dear Col Jones: Had I known
where to address you l should before this
have written to express the thanks of
Mrs. Dix and myself and our guests for
one of the most delightful evenings with
In yrYnr 20 MI
lures you exhibited at the executive man
sion were revelation of art and realism,
and gave all Of us new ideas Of the mar
vels of nature and ,of the possibilities of
pleasure and joy In studying and captur
Ing wild animals without the offense of
sacrificing their lives and aiding in their
determination. Your lecture and word
pictures were. II possible, even more vivid
and interesting than the photographs. All
Of US were instructed as well as enter
tanned and we are in your debt. Your il
Illustrated lecture has great educational
value. 1t also proves that truth is
fest the duty that rests On each OF us to
do everything possible to prolong and pre-
serve what there is left Of wild animal
life In this country Of ours"
JENN1rs REMARKABLE AGE
Among the many sights to be found in
the menaseris Of Ringing Brothers
Worlds Greatest Shows Is Jennie. an ole
plant, 21l years old. She is one of
the largest OF the long herd of forty
beasts that stretch out In q line through
tho center Of the tent. She Is also one
Of the trained elephants. She can use
. telephone and beat q bass drum with
her tail
The first known Of Jennie 10 that while
George Washington was still the Presi-
dent Of the United States she was brought
from somewhere in the wtlds of India
2 become an exhibit in the Geological
Gardens at London. England. That was
estimated at LOO years.
In 1905 the elephant was transferred
from London to the public park at Liver
pool For time after this all trace Of
Jennie Is lost, but 1t Is known that in
1916 jerry Fogg and Evenetiz Howes
who operated a small wagon show In
the United States. brought the animal
to America for its first tour with the
property Of the city OF New Orleans.
Later she was again identified with
small show. Just after the civil war
she was sold to the city OF Rockford.
H.. to become for tho fourth time
park attraction.
s Jennie Is next heard OF ~ part Of the
menagerfes Of the Reynolds shows. Then
she was exhibited in q show owned by
on Douglas boulevard. Chicago. An
dress sold the elephant in 1889 to tho
Ringing brothers. They still own her.
and IT is not likely that they win ever
part with the beast. as she has become
q great pet in the big circus.
In New York city banquet was
given to Jennie on her birthday. Ban
auet tables were laid in the Madison
Square Garden. The big elephant ocou-
pied the place Of honor. I'm front OF her
was an immense cake. on which was the
statue Of an elephant done in plaster.
Around this statuette pa candles burned
while the banqueters were enjoying them
selves. Jennie ate peanuts from q big
tub. Speeches were made by DR.. Wiley
Of the United States bureau of chem
istry. Winfred Harper Cooley Of the AL
lied Vegetarian Societies, and Irving s.
Cobb and Martin Greene, humorists.
Jennie pays for her board many times
over, for she knows as we'll as an ex-
pert how to get a heavy wagon out of
the mire, and she has the strength to
do 1t. She took easily to higher educa-
don. and is one Of the best performers
In the circus What is more, she Is
gentle beast She has never given one
of her many keepers moments worry.
She Is still in her prime for elephants
have been known to live for 500 years.
MARY MANNERING.-Mary Manner
ing was born in London. England, in
1876. She made her first appearance on
the stage in England under the name OF
Florence Friend, speaking only three
lines in the play Hero and Leander,
in which Mrs. James Brown Potter and
Kyrle Bellew were joint stars. She then