Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06

wasbinptop theatergoers. According 10
the facts reported there never was an!
danger of a fire: but the tnoush' t
there was acting or a nervous hoiFiuua''
soon seemed to possess the ehtre d
ence and the characteristic rush loi ~
doors was imminent when MISS
yodeling broke the spell OF lear anu
brought the people back to their sehse''
IF tbere over is A time when GOODNESS
and deIiberation of action on the part
of the individual is absolutely necessary
to prevent foolish loss of life. it Is an &C
casion of this kind. a rush means
crush and many perhaps may then pe
injured when there is really no reason
for it at all. An audience actns cooiS
and deliberately in the event of "a real
fire can get out of the theater in five
minutes time whereas, if it undertakes TO
rush and crush, many perhaps will never
get out at all.
Report has it that Eugene Presbrey's
psychological play, THE Other MAIL
Is to be revised, probably by Augustus
Thomas who is said to have faith In It's
worth and power when certain aitera-
tons are made and the cast is revised.
The Two Little Brides also may ma
itself stronger with two or three musical
interpola tons. or revisions, as you WILL
of the catchy kind in both it's sentiment
tai and it's comedy sections. 1t really
seems to miss the mark as it is.
The demonstration at the goodbye
performances of the Poll Players yes
terday afternoon and last evening Is nut
another evidence that a very. large and
81 & i'm
have found in the stock performances
real pleasure that is lasting, and are
loath to lose it. 1t is an indisputabie
tribute to the character of the plays ana
the manner CT their performance as
we'll Whatever may be the story from
the mana gerial end, it is evident the
patrons of the stock companies who have
furnished many capacity audiences through
the warm days of summer are ready for
ALL he-year-around stock performances.
Polls Theater opens as vaudeville
house of entertainment tomorrow. Gen
eral Manager Renton is authority fer
the statement that the stock perform
ances will be resumed in the spring and
last until the fall. Mr.. Polls perform
ances thus far locally have Won for his
house host of loyal supporters.
=
poser of 1.-The Spring Maid who has
been the director of the Vienna Grand
Opera House for many years. was born
!. in Germany. and his life has been ro-
mantle as the stories of his musical plays.
He is one of the extremely limited num-
Der of composers whose family wealth
made 1t unnecessary for him to work for a
livelihood, but his love for music made
him. at the age of sixteen. run away from
fancied restrictions at home and. pit
a place as violinist at the Stuttgart
Grand Opera House. Even at that early
date he was composing fragments of
quaint effectiveness. and it is curious
fact that Herr Renhardt is better known
today In Europe for the large number of
his short musical sketches than through
his ambitious operate compositions
1t is estimated that more than half of
he many musical one-act playlets that
are SO generally played over continental
europe are his work. He was recognized
as composer of music humor. written in
a strictly technical manner, but his two
grand operas, which were sung al the
e Berlin Royal Opera House under the pa
tronage of the kaiser, were not great sue
cesses.
1t was in his first opera comique, "Das
SUISSE Madel' fThe Sweet Crib. that he
came into his own, and his later works
were awaited with eager interest The
opera was sung under It's German title at
the German Theater. New York and as
THE Sweet Girl will be one of the later
productions by the firm of Werba &
guished success by their fine productions
of The Spring Maid and its sister
operetta, The Rose Maid.
The failure of his first grand opera
brought Herr Reinhardt the sympathy of
lady much older than himself, who was
closely connected with the nobility, but
her feelings for the composer never grew
warmer. although many of his musical
nH0Tc 6to0f a6 70 hnr hit
devotion was apparent After the produc-
ton of THE Spring Maid in Berlin he
married the daughter Of his Lady of
Sympathy and was soon after recon-
ciled with his family.
WOMEN IN THE wATER.-Annette
Kellermann first achieved an interna-
tional reputation and fame as a swimmer
and diver. She has established records
for long-distance swimming and endur-
ance tests.
She enthusiastically urges swimming for
girls and women of all ages for two rea-
sons, the first because it is pleasurabie,
and the second because it is beneficial.
According TO Miss Kellermann. women
are naturally better fitted for swimming
than men. They do not sink readily.
The breast stroke. says Miss Kellermann.
Is by far the most useful and beneficial
Of all. When it is learned the other
StTOkcS COME very easily. mere are SOME
Of her "donts'':
Don't try to hold your head far out of
the water. 1t increases the strain.
Don't make hard work of II, for that
tires you quickly. The strokes should be
slow and complete. Count ten during each
stroke.
Don't wear more clothes than you need.
They hinder your movements and make
the body much heavier.
Don't. above all. wear a corset
tight belt, for these hinder the circula-
ton. Many cases of cramps have been
traced directly to them.
Don't swim after eating. and don't eat
for an hour after swimming.
Don't go into the water unless the body
Is thoroughly warm. or stay in the water
after your teeth commence to chatter.
teen minutes at first. Increase the time
by five minutes each day. Never stay in
the water more than half an hour.
Don't try to dive until you have per-
feet confidence in your stroke, and don't
at any time try to dive in shallow water.
MILE. DIkA'S LITTLE JOKE
Juliette Djka. the French actress, who
plays the Countess Bertrand in THE
Rose Maid" had an opportunity Of at
tending a professional matinee in New
York recently during the long run of the
successful opera, it being one Of the rare
occasions that an actress has of taking
an afternoon of and seeing a perform
ance. At the box Office she was handed a
coupon for an orchestra seat marked