Evening star., 1912-11-24

reward
After walking three blocks in silence.
tured to say: You don't have II cold III
this town, do you? Oh, no.
Ina gine how she felt when the child
looked up and said We'll. lady. it was
pretty cold couple OF days ago.
WILLIAM ELLIOTT-with Tho
Drums of Dude the Belasco vaude-
vile production at Chase's last week,
came much-talked-of and inter
esting young man. Mr. William En-
lott. Mr.. Belasco's son-in-law. The great
playwright and producer has called Mr.
Elliott into association with him in tho
art of play building and producing. A
talk with Mr.. Elliott carries conviction
that 1t was not alone the family rela-
tionship that brought about the profess
sional union.
Mr. Elliott has an artistic tempera-
ment, artistic taste and desire in time,
for he Is yet a very young man, TO pre-
sent to the amusement-loving world an
artistic production all his own.
He believes the drama has a som
which is In close touch with the soul OF
humanity-a soul that thinks and acts
through material forms of scene and
player and speaks to the human soul as
no sermon ever did 1T Is a good soul,
too. when well directed he says 1T
corrects personal faults In the playgoer
or rebuke: it arouses ambition In breasts
where II has long lain dormant. and 1t
presents the beauties OF the virtues with
out cant or hypocrisy.
he says. "and therefore every play
should ring true as it's first essential to
the right of existence"
Il am a believer in sentiment" said
Mr.. Elliott. Il find great happiness in
doing things that some folks cali senti-
mental Yet life, If truthfully presented,
no matter what its phase, may enter into
a dramatic theme, not to appeal to the
| lower element, but to help in its up
| lift
| Such is a glimpse OF the character Of
the young man whom David Belasco
| has called to work with him, perhaps To
| take his place when his work shall have
| ended.
Whether Mr.. Belasco is to furnish more
| of the product of his talent for vaudc
vile. Mr.. Elliott says, will depend upon
| its reception by the vaudeville Interests.
! Thus far they have greeted US cor
daily and been kind but there Is al
ways the element of self-interest T.
reckon WITH and one can seldom tell
whittier self-interest may lead
1.-The Drums Of Dude cost large sum
| to produce. 1t must have continuous
time. 1t cannot be laid aside for week
| like an ordinary sketch or vaudeville
Offering. 1t must move continuously
And so with whatever Mr.. Belasco
/
| ducers leave the work Of upbulding to
| others He does 1t himself. A Belaseo
production has trade mark that makes
| it carry with the public.
HE never fooled an audience, and his
temperament, much like that of ; gentle
! child, cannot brook petty scenes and
| suuabbles. He recognizes vaudeville as
| a growing department OF theatrical en-
1 tertainment that must De reckoned win.
4 II will all depend upon how the vaude-
| Vile interests cooperate with him
| whether or not from the great overflow
of his vast storehouse are TO be evolved
| minor productions that shali Dear lhe
/ stamp of his handlwork.
/ Mr.. Elliott says Mr.. Belasco is deeply
| interested in the forthcoming production
| of ."The Good L4ltle Devil the work
of Mime. Rostand and her son. II prom
ises he thinks, to be great play Tor
| children as well as Srown-ups
| SIMPLY HAD TO AVIATE.-In spite OF
Robert Loraine's ironclad agreement not
to make any aeroplane flights and thus
| endanger his life during the American
tour of Man and Superman, the Eng
lish star slipped down to Mineola, where
the aeroplanes are quartered, during his
racent engagement at the Hudson Thea
fer New York, Just to look over Inc
/ stabe" The temptation was too great
and soon he had borrowed protner
aviator's machine and was MAKING UPS
L
| Il couldn't stand the monotony any
longer | had to take a spin BESIDES !
was perfectly sure of myse l. m a soou
av ator,' he said in defense 10 ms man
ager. -, ..to,,,.
| Il don't doubt you're good aviator
said his manager. but the first thinS
| l know you'll be dead actor
INGERsoLL ON MARLowE.-The fol-
lowing letter was written by Robert U.
| Insersoll to his friend, Mufat haisteao'
| the Cincinnati editor:
..In a few days Miss Mariowe, a young
] actress will appear in your city. She has
| IA h,,+ little experfence-a month or two
ana yat in my opinion. she is one or the
| greatest artists on the American stage l
want YOU to see her. judged ~ the oIu.-
nary standard, she has Wnat the aver dse
nritic ca ls faults. But even these tdlllS
ara 90 gracefully committed that they
seem ar the worst 10 be weeds IN blos-
som She is the impersonatlon OF uncoh,
sc.ous gI gIace-natural as heaven plue.
want you TO see her. Take my Wofd ior
If that you will not feel that an evening
has been lost
FROM s. TO FAME.-Florence l.
Moore of Lew Fields all-star company
| with William ]. Montgomery, her nus
band. starred here with Zelgfelds FOL
| lies Of 1910"
! Miss Moore, While haTuly lioIe tAoii -
girl being only twenty-three years ola;
| is today rated one OF the best, as Wen
| as one of the most boisterous eccentric
| condolences on the stage by many
, critics she is considered better than Eva
Tanouay, with whom she Is constantly
being compared, and whose style she re-
SembleS.
| After eloping from a small town OF less
| than 600 people they were married on
| their arrival in New York, and follow
| ing plans which they had been Matching
| way back home" they appeared at an
| amateur performance. This was SIX years
| ago For this nights work they won
! the first prize, which ~ -.
But the scouts, wnom the big VaudeNille
/ managers pay TO keep ever on the dleft,
| ready to gobbe up prosI eetiVe tdIeht,
had seen them and, being inexperienced
in the machinatioEs of this extremely
Intricate game they signed the first con-
| tract offered them and opened at Ham,
mersteins the following Monday matinee,
scoring an instantaneous success. They
headllned the bill that night. and so
great was their success and so keen
and bitter was the rivalry between the
warning vaudeville factions that this
same Hammerstein paid them $500 10
hold them over the second week.
"Hanky Panky' is only the second
musical show Montgomery and Moore
have ever played in, and this engage
ment came about by the merest chance.
1t was Miss Moores desire 10 sing a GER
tain song, 1.-THE Old-time BALI tan in
terpolated number in '.Hanky Panky'D.
to obtain Mr.. Fields permission. This
hSa no OF h1ff M