The evening world., 1912-02-16
IN AND OUT
OF THE
/ THEATRES
BY

htdiu W pdylnS the piper
w before. tut the punishment
doesn't seem to At the crime
whsn the poor iibrettist Is compelled to
pay for passes" because the compose
OF a musical comedy has had a row
with the MANAGEMENT.
strange as It may seem. an author
may have friends in nan places. and
as . rule the management Is giad to
take care or these friends on a duh
afternoon. or. let us say. on a rainy
night. When the play goes out Of town
the little matter is usually arranged by
letter.
Such was the beginning OF, this sad
story. The musical comedy went from
town to town and various friends of
the hbrettist went to the musical CONF
edy without increasing the high cost OF
living. All went we'll. in fact, until the
ooaposer had "a few burning words"
~ they say In the Weber and Fields
burlesuue. with hts managers and an
nounced that his future productions
wouh be placed In other hands. When
the parting OF the ways was clearly In
sight the Mortified hbrettist received
from the management a bill OF "a for
ssaks that had been filed by grateful
fnends. said sum to be deducted from
royalties due! Since then. in spite OF
the weather, II has not been necessary
to turn on the steam in the unhappy
home Of that very warm librettist.
I" It'll one knee showing through
w her torn tights, Miss Annette
Kellermann made her final bow
"A A. Uylnx~1 Narlo0 taat niUht and
than umped OF the stage as the resalt
Of Q bad fall she sustained in running
up the incline to take her last dive into
the tank. The accident occurred at the
very last moment OF the performance.
IN racing for the springboard Miss kel-
ieemann stumbled after she had gone
only . Few steps and came down heav-
ny. But she picked herself up and
plpck1iy finished her act by taking the
mSst dificult plunge OF all with her
usual grace and skill. Climbing out OF
the tank she laughed at the hole In her
tights az she stood dripping behind the
footlights, but her expression changed
when she found herself obliged to hop
OF che stage ozone foot.
TT Is perhaps not generally known
that Nine. Fred de Gresac. who
i wrote the books OF The Enchan:-
ress'' and 1.-The Wedding Trip after
coming to this country with 'The MSr-
Rage Of Kitty to her credit. can boast
OF hsvfng had Victorien Sardou for her
ecdfarhcr. Nine. de Gresae confesses
that the many discussions OF plays she
heard as a girl and the theatrical at
mosphere of Sardou's home probably led
her, unconsciously. to wr!te for the
stage. Not that she ever received any
direct instruction from tho skiiled
dramatist-in fact. they duarrelled vio-
,ently over their different methods from
tho day OF her frst play to the end OF
his u.e-yet she never talked with him
without learning something Of value
about play-construction. Sardou knew
the architecture OF a play from the
ground I'D, and when once he cad to
her, In speaking OF a play she was at
work upon. Your chimney smokes she
took the hint and built a new "chim-
ney."
INCE a SIS, 900 sable coat was taken
from q chair In a box and another
fur coat worth $500 disappeared In
the same mysterious way. women
are nanklnB on u tnclr " ~ thc we
atre with a determined grip. At a
matinee performance the other day four
women entered their box firmly clutch
ing their furs. When the hostess asked
In surprise. "Why don't you hang up
your coats?" her guests replied as one
woman: Thank you, but we're taking
no chances!" And so they sweltered
through the Hawaiian play lik Esqui-
msux In the tropics!
- EFORE last night no one visiting
the Casino Theatre to see sum
urun' took 'he howery way over
which the members OF the company
make their way to the stage for an
aisle. but on this occasion a man came
in Q little late. Just as the Ola sheik
and the Slave Dealer were about TO
walk from the foyer down the pathway
to the stage. The lights were turned
down and. without noticing hat the