Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-18

comedy company went to California In
1875 BARLEY Campbell adapted from the
German a farcical play which he called
Bulls and Bears
that year, he produced in Brooklyn, at
the Court Street Theater, Gran ale"
and Government Bonds afterward
played by George s. Knight, the German
comedian. In 1876 BARLEY Campbell
turned up in London. when his play. The
,lrginian,'' was acted for fifty nights at
the fashionable st. James Theater. While
there he wrote How Women Love" and
"A Heroine in Rags" The former was
used to introduce Effie Ellsler as star,
1.-The Vigilantes.
September IS, 1870, My Partner" saw
the light at the Union Square Theater.
New York, with Louis Aldrich and
Charles I. Parslowe as cO-stars. Its in
Simultaneous success established its au-
thor the foremost American dramatist.
and for seven years thereafter, In fact
up to the time of his death. the popular
ity of his plays was unbounded. THE
Galley Slave 1.-The White Slave" MY
Geraldine Fairfax" Siberia" ''Sepa-
ration and Clio were written and pro-
duced in rapid succession, and are still
remembered by the playgoers of thirty
years ago.
LONG SPEECHES--Mr. Hamiltons
part in Get Rich Quick Wallingford"
contains almost two-thlrds of the en-
tire manuscript. He is on the stage
about eighteen mihutes in the first act
twenty-five minutes in the second act. a
full half hour in the third act and over
half of the last act. Owing to the rapid
fire delivery of his lines, the immense
length of his speeches is lost sight of by
the audience. His speech during the or
ganization Of the famous Covered Carpet
Tack Corporation is one of extraordinary
length, but il is as nothing compared
with the harangue which he delivers In
the third act when the "boobs'' become
obstreperous and question the probity of
his financiering methods. This speech
is said to be one of the longest in the
history of the stage. 1t is considerably
and about 200 words longer than the
great speech from The Silver King"
which, for long time. was considered
unequaled in length. The third act
speech in Get Rich Quick Wallingford"
covers six pages of players manuscript
typewriter In single space. The most
difficult feature of all is that this long
speech is not heroic-simply business
argument by business man to business
man. But, owing to the extreme rapidity
with which the lines are spoken and the
intense interest aroused by the situation
the casual auditor fails to grasp the i'm
mensity Of the players task. Some of
the most expert stenographers and court
reporters have frequently been employed
to take this speech. at Mr.. Hamilton's
own suggestion. in order to ascertain lie
he was absolutely letter-perfect in the
lines. Not one as yet succeeded in .fol-
lowing the flow of words with accuracy.
They all say the same thing: Please ask
him to talk slower But George M.
Cohan wrote the play for speed, .
speed UP! We've got to get the curtain
down at IL O'clock is the incessant APP
peal Of Mr.. Spencer Charters, the stage
manager of "Wallingford."
SANG FOR HIS SUPPER.-Georre
Evans, the star of the Honey Boy MIN
strels. though still young man, could
fill book If he should decide to write
his autobiography. He has been a coal
miner. bell boy IN hotel, a printer,
an editor Of a newspaper. a tenor singer
in a quartet a base ball player. a white
face comedian and star in musical COM
edy, and now he is the owner OF the
largest minstrel show in the world.
Il was printer and a newspaper re-
porter in the little town Of Streator. ILL.,"
he said recently. hut l wasn't contented.
l got a pass from Streator to Peoria. ILL.,,
aud Letter to the head bell boy u1 the