Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-09

years ago (of course / don't remember
that far back. but l recall reading about
1t. that players were arrested in Lowell
| Mass. the charge being for carrying on
what the authorities termed nefarious
business
1T is very gratifying to know that you
ladies have taken 1t upon yourselves and
are TO make 1t your business to demand
! good, high-cIass plays. OF course it Is
unnecessary for me to tell you that l feel
| highly honored to know that You look
upon me as one of your favorite players
ITO get back TO the subject of French
| plays; my impressions of the dramas i'm
| ported from that source is rather meager
In fact, confined 10 a very few plays
| do think, however that the French au
| thOrs class write better plays than
| the average American who sets out to
| make his living in that branch OF his
| triOnic art. The Frenchman, however
/ does not succeed in getting as much com
edy in his plays a the American writer"
| AN INTERESTING SHAKESPEARE
! Fan ENGAGEMENT announce
ment of an engagement in this city
| of any one of the eminent Shake
| spearean quartet now on tour would
be an event of peculiar local as
! we'll artistic interest. The company
| is composed of Charles b. HanfOrd, r. ID.
MacL.ean, Odette Tyler and Marie Drof-
nah. Mr.. Hanford has identified himself
! SO closely with the activities OF this city
and his personal friendships are so nu-
| merous as to invite fOrgetfulneSs of the
| fact that away from home he claims
reverent admiration as one of the cOun-
try's greatest tragedians: one whose fame
| is linked with that of Booth, Barrett
Modjeska. Thomas w. Keene and others
| of historic celebrity. The interest al
ready manifested in the engagement
which opens February ~ indicates that
| the adage concerning the prophet and
| his own country will be in this instance
| brilliantly refuted r. ID. MacLean is
| also Washington resident, having given
up his home at Shepherdstown for a.
| permanent domestic establishment in the
| capital city. Miss Tyler is Mrs Shep-
| herd. in private life, and Miss Drofnah
! is Mrs. Hanford- The attention bestowed
on cast. costumes and scenery promises
to give this engagement the proportions
of u, dramatic festival and make il an
event OF particular attraction as an
earlier incident of the observation-disclosures
vided i'll connection with the Inaugural
| ton.
ALMOST GOT IT.-Onc evening last
week Mrs. Helen Donohue De Yo was
/ called TO the telephone 10 answer the in
curry as to the title of the song which
she is to sing Tuesday with the Washing
| ton Symphony Orchestra. Mrs. De Yo
| informed the person at the other end of
| the line that it was All Perfido" An
| hour two later the singer was again
| called to the phone and discovered that
| the person wishing her was the one to
| whom she had given the title of her Sc
| lection
| Really Mrs. DE Yo,' the inquirer said
| Il think you must have been joking whey
! you gave me the name of Your song for
| can't find ii in any catalogue. Won't
you please spell il for me.
Mrs. De 70 acquiesced
| OH was the exclamation fol
| sure l had II wrong. 1 thought you said
| 'Ah! Poor Fido''
! A DISTINCTION TO MAINTAIN
George Honey Boy Evans was accord
ed an exceptional honor i'll being made
an honorary brigadier of the Salvation
Army by Commander Miss Booth, in
| recognition of his offerings at the me-
mortal services for her father when he
and his MINISTRIES were appearing in Gin
cinnati
Maj. Andrews. commander of the Gin
| cinnau division. whose work he had fire.
quently aided, called on Mr.. Evans on
the morning of his arrival in Cincinnati,
] which was Sunday, and requested him to