Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-10

was at its height So Liebler & Co, by
way Of illustration of the cleverness and
| intelligence of stage children, arranged
/ a performance in which all the parts
were taken by Riddles.
A seven-year-old tot played Rose Lane.
the heroine, opposite strapp1ng four-
teen-year-old leading man. fve-year-
old boy toddled on as the bellboy In the
hotel scene. and lads of ten and twelve
simulated the prison stoop and lock step
of the hardened jailbirds. The oldest
actor In the cast had just passed MS nj
teenth year.
A BORN PLAYER..Miss Edith Talia-
ferro is member of one of the most re-
markable theatrical families of the day
remarkable in the. fact that some dozen
or fifteen of its members were child act
ors of more than ordinary ability. her
sister Mabel, now grown to- womannoo9
stellar honors. was from her infancy one
of the best of the child actors.
Edith, who has beauty of an uncommon
order, and whose ability to impersonate
way more quickly than Mabel to the
height of professional l1onors. Another
branch of the family, the Barriscales. has
given four children to the stage, and one
of its daughters, Bessie, has carried the
name into foreign lands, for she was the
Lovey Mary in the cast of Mrs. VICES
of the Cabbage Patch which was taken
to London. Still, another. branch, the
Grays. has added four children to the list
/ of youthful players, and these Grays have
grown up into very excellent members OF
the profession into which they were put
| in their early childhood
One other name, that of the Burts. is
| brought into the Taliaferro connection.
Little Fanny Burt and her mother, some
ten years ago were prominent In many
plays that required bright, attractive
child Through this connection the Talla-
| ferros are related to Laura Burt who
was for three years the leading support
| for Sir Henry Irving, and who has been
| prominent on the American stage Tor
many years.
SHOCKING AN AUTHOR.-Robert w.
Chambers who wrote THE Common
Law is described as a dignified, quiet
author of esthetic taste. Mr.. Chambers
has been watching the rehearsals of the
new play ) with much interest. Mr.
Woods, the manager, suggested that at
the New Year party. when Valerie West
is discovered standing on the table by
Louis. Neville: spIne. entertainment of a
cabaret nature should be added to give
life to the scene, and Mr. Cham bers
agreed; Mr.. Woods accordingly called up
dozen of the best known vaudeville acts
/ and had them do their .specialties for
Mr.. Chambers, SO that he could decide
which ones he wanted to have engaged.
Throughout the singing and dancing of
the vaudeville people Mr.. Chambers sat
lswith unruffied dignity and expressed no
preference. Finally it looked as If Mr..
Chambers was becoming bored when it
was announced that there was only one
! more act, to be heard. This last act was
/ a sister team. and they sang a ragtime
ditty which Mr.. Chambers listened to
evidently with his thoughts miles away.
The calmness of his demeanor was never
ruff1ed until at the conclusion. of the
song one of the girls who had been sing
| ing turned to Mf. Chambers and said
fippantly: 81
TELL US how it was. Kid, ON the level.'
WALTER JONES - Walter Jones