Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23

vWO of the most no21he dau az
tons the current theater has Il
offer arrived i'm Washington
for the week that is recognized
as least likely to invite pat
ronaee of any in the season. Inc 49,
nrecedinr each Of the important hoii
aevs % likely to be one OF depression II
ths hoy office. But the CONSIDERATIONS
s,,,ro,,nd;ne that which closes the Lentel
season discourage patronage Ironi eVei
r,ss,ble angle. 1t is the week or specia
o,,nca In many theatrical organIza
t;ors. the week of half-salarfes- ThiS
custom of recurring the pleyers TO "orh
for c,,rtaiIed compensation in anticipa'
tfor Of had business is one that is grad
na1Iv being discontinued. as the activities
of dramatic productions take on more aho
more of the systematized responsibility
of general business
Annie RnsselIs presentati ons OF OLD
English comedies afford her delightfully."-
conpenial field of professional effort
They reflect something OF t he spirit OF
the New Theater Company, whose Ca
raer was so brilliant and all tho brief. 1t
is interesting TO see what varying phases
Of the standard comedies coine conspie-
uorIsIy to the foreground as thtey are pre-
scented under different auspices The
time is within easy recollection when 1.-THE
Rivals" without Joseph Jefferson as Bob
Akers would have seemed a. vain at
TEMPT. In "She Stops to Conquer" we
were accustomed to see Stuart: Robson a
dominant influence in the role of Tony
Lumpkin a character obviously intended
TO provide only an incidental touch OF
low comedy. Miss RusselPs productions
are admirably in accord with the tend
ency now prevailing regarding a we'll
balanced east of characters and a con-
sistent development of all the elements
of plot interest as of more Importance
than the celebration of an individual per-
former.
There is positively no excuse for the
playgoer who went to the NATIONAL The
alter Thursday afternoon and said he
wanted to see Lillian Russell in 1.-The
Rivals"
The Daughter of Heaven a marvel
Gus assemblage of spectacular effects, con-
trasted brilliantly and strar gely with
THE Yellow Jacket which happened to
reach this city just in time to invite COM
parison. 1.-THE Daughter Of Heaven re-
veals the modern stage in all its wealth
of scenic splendor. Every ESTABLISHMENT
that could be introduced is provided with
out second thought of monetary OUT
lay Its method is in direct antagnnisrn
to that of the simpler forms which have
followed in the pathway blazssd by that
remarkable work, "Everyman." The pro-
fuse ornamentation which the simple yet
powerful story carries defeats its own
object to certain degree and suggests
incompleteness. THE Daughter of
Heaven is like superb grand opera
with the music wanting.
KING L.EoPoLDs EMERALDA-The
remarkable diamond and emerald orna-
ment that once adorned the Baroness
Vaughan. the morganatic wife Of the late
worn by Miss Hattie Williams in 1.-THE
Girl From Montmartre.''
King Leopold had given a twenty-five
karat pear-shaped emerald to the bar
oness, but as she regarded the single
stone as a symbol of fickleness. to break
the spell she asked the king to present
her with an exact duplicate OF It. A long
search resulted in the finding of a twin
stone. The king then had tlae two
emeralds made up with a number OF dia-
monds into a costly cOrsage ornament.
Soon after the kings death. It is said.
the baroness second. husband hypothe-
Gated the jewel with the Credit Foncier
of Paris. Later it was sold at pRbuc
auction, the purchaser in turn disposinS
OF it to a New York diamond dealer.
REALLY A wASHINGnONIAN.-
erick Truesdell has the unique distinc-
ton of having secured a position with
for it, with no previous stage experience
and when thousands of aspiring footIight
stars were clamoring at Days doors for
chance to appear in his organization.
Frederick, who is the son of Col George
Truesdell, District Commissioners under
President Cleveland, was about to grad
uate from Yale and he decided he would
go on the stage. Having practically no
knowledge OF theatrical conditions he
wrote the dean of theatrical managers
asking for a job. Whether Daily was
struck by the young mans nerve or recog-
nized the writer's ability from the letter
is not known, but Truesdell was given
position with Tie DAILY Theater Company
Under such excellent instruction the
young Yale student deve,aRed to such an
extent that he was offered q bstk4sQp with
William III. Crane. TO play the Tight
comedy roles in one Of tie stars produc-
GOSS. Later ne appeared IN thB-- original
east OF Ben Hur," and as leading uscn
for William Gillette and Lily Langtry.
Truesdell created the leading role in
The College Widow and was seen In
Washington in that part. He Is widely
known In Washington socially as well as
professionally.
A DRAMATIC INCTDENT-Imagin
the door at the innermost sanctum OF q
busy newspaper Office thrown open. after
a tiny knock. and a childish treble pro-
claiming IN firm tones to an astonfsi,ed
editor, "I am the Son OF Spring have
been all the week. think ought to have
credit for It."
The speaker was Baby Eva Esmond, the
little girl who essayed the role OF the lit
tie Chinese emperor in the great spectac-
ular play THE Daughter of Heaven" at
the National Theater last week.
Norris Wilmington, who had won fame
in the role had Withdrawn from the COM
pany. being called home by the Illness
Of his sister, and little Eva had been call
ed 10 take his place. No one seemed to
notice the change. The program man
overlooked il. for he still printed Norris
aIfTington as THE Son OF Spring" Even
the keen-eyed dramatic reviewers had
allowed the fact to escape their atten-
ton.
Consequently little Eva took matters into
her own hands and that was how she did
ii. She made her way to the several
newspaper offices in turn with her proc
lamat!on Nothing could turn her aside
che bad seen s'fhe highest author