Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-13

"a attractions to excite unusua
4 y comment or arouse dormant en-
thusiasm The offerings thus
far seem to- have been launched on a SAFE
and certain basis by the producers. nc
chances more than were absolutely neces'
saw heire taken Perhaps before the
season Is nast WASHINGTON may look
bacl- 10 the rast week with something
Eke rleasant recollection. but II SUI
has slunlherinc hope there may pe
sorne very good things yet TO come.
.-The Pose Maid because Of It's inher-
er,t v-o-+h as DELIGHTFUL oDeret+a seemed
r7ce+ ra.-Ore1 NV the public DURING tn"
rse+ v--eol- Tvs music Is delightful. Sc
e.-~-- co,erer+ ana Interesting and SIC
.-,.,--,,o-t ra-ta-s rs e-ood as New vori'
r~-,rI S-a-e ~ Washington a. this t'ne
r'he cfa~-,, 81 tho Ore-etta rnieht have
r,e.-, o-,ha,ced with some rood voices
ss~oo-o,1-- o-,o-- +he rrsrc;raIs h,,t &c
.. --oe 'a---rv -at~ori-e1 ord --eu ~
,,I,,.tqol, --,,-et 10 '-,<o--Ad t',a+ - v,-~-
,a0.~., co--,~. cot What ~ Who's y h,-
'~p---e,7 T'-o what II can get-provide'
e s---'f ton rank
'-'',o ,-ra-sa To"e-rran show sNe-r-
- hove Noc- y r,'~-o-re~ for tho ''ne-
-eot ---~.,,o-,'' fr,---,e>S 1,-+ ~--,an nn~+ o'
q " r>o-r'n 80 ''''He Pose ~ Nov
go --',i,1,. eo-,,e fo'+ called unon to "r'''
Gee ---oe n ~c|>1 show an6 stron"'--
s--,~o'-ol ~ ''r'ora var6avi'Ie en+e-+a'n
rro-- .'N'o+o-io~'' was verv funny ="
$50 -,-t,o have bod a~rn-'Aoca no1n~
fst- - 1oae+ and .'Ts-A'ne'' what thn-o
v.a~ - - 1ef- r'atA-'al for aav drea-~c
70 .10so v-ro far for the charm of sym
me- md Grace in woman.
--''T'ra s.tInst PN4,AI" as usual. touches
+A,,Io~ -na-se and started tho tears with
r. eo-.;--ertal- Tt was we'll preSen+oS'
49, .or0H+ SIC little lesson. perhans tho.
rf4~ r~"tNor~ood 90 wan is more inborn
tra0 nvn',i+i"l's nol.i"ians are willing 70
co-ce.'a V-hic', wakes one think tha+
politics Is Tho BIGGEST enemy peace has
70 contend with.
-t-o+hAr s+~org MAY "A Fool There
We vreSe~.ad nv an unusually stron0
eoS+ - ~iavers such. rerhaps. as have
hs re+oFo~a 1eer s.ronoe~S to the Acad-
eprv ie a1~n entitled 10 SIS share Of credi.
81 v-srr:-~ ~o~,l'ar Endorsement and an
rlas'SA TITO snndorrv seer,s tn have taken
rt-ed .aena rt,I-e bntE in tie character
cf - ~1avs and in the quality Of the
en---,an'es that present them. 1t has a
bsil'ant record thus far this season in
born respects
The ev+-aordinarv fondnesS of the gen.
eraI rI'}lc for vaudeville entertainment
Is shown in the attendance at those the
a'e'S which ore presenting it. from
cl'as"'s ma~nificent palace of art down
70 the hur0blest. There are those how
ever who saw the heavy patronage of the
v7u"ev'ue houses and the motion picture
boH'hs is simnly mild protest that there
fsHt as much money in most households
to srend for amusements as some folks
inTg'ne- Whether IT will have the effect
of ra'si"g the standard of the attractions
n the Legitimate" houses or lowering
The prices of seats. is still problematicaI If
Is certain the people want to be amused
fnd if they can't afford the higher prices
theF are content TO take the humber
quality.
CHRlSTIE'S DISCOVERY. - Christie
Mcdonald says: Ever since the first
play was produced at the stadium in
u
oiaywri"hts theatrical managers have
oeen endeavoring to feel the pulse of the
Glavgoer to learn what is the most popu-
lar form of amusement But one thing
only do they seem to have learned after
these thousands of years. 1t is that pub
u, tastes run in cycles. A certain style
of play is popular just so long. then il
must be taken off and put away until the
few seasons ago. it will be recalled.
musical plays ran in a chiIdren's vein
There Were Babes i'm ToyIand.' The Wiz
ara OF cZ Beauty and the Beast Moth
er Goose and such like. The wheel re-
vowed and brought up the opposite Proh
i.nl pays came next Suggestive dances.
HuOie-meanlnS expressions and lightly
Eowned women then became the vop,1e
me press and pulpit ragged and stormed
but the public swarmed to the play,
houses. pay
Last season the wheel turned again
this time for the dainty. clever. tl!nefuI
"pere'ta- Now MANAGERS are rushing into
production all that is clean and sweet
FRENCH adVenturesses and Apache dances
door VI inc H'ase
hat the naxt change will he remains
:" De seen. Just now the public is calling
Tor !outh- brightness. clean fun. scintii-
l3unS melodies. the graceful waltz a
da shinS. frcsh-looking chorus and dairtv
cn2fm. Isn't il delightful?"
SAID SHE DIDN'T WHEN SHE DID
The laughable but often serious surprises
mat have happened in stageland because
some player substituted lines that the
widest dreams of the playwright would
never care suggest are amusingly Illus
trated by the following experience which
took place during the London run of
y Butterfly on the Wheel:
During the third act, which thrillingly
Teproduces the atmosphere of the divorce
court. the husbands counsel hurls the
following merciless logic at the butter
fly: You say by accident you and Mr.
COliingwood got into the wrong train al
Eoulogne: by accident. although the lug
sate OF the whole party was together a,
Charing Cross station and Mr.. Coling-
wood was instructed to regis IL all
through to ST. Moritz, your luggage and
Mr. collingswoodS was not regiStered-an
accident which enabled you to take IL
with YOU on the Paris train, which you
only entered by accident Mr. CollAng-
wood seems to have engaged rooms for
himself and lady in Paris. which but
for the accident that took you and him tC
Paris could have been no possible use to
him Do you still ask us to believe that
your visit to Paris was the result Of an
ac.ident?''
To which Peggy should emphatically
reply: Most certainly I do