Evening star., 1914-02-08

burying herself. the audience laughed.
which put me in A great rage
I'VE played il with curtains, SO You
sec We ANTICIPATED the modern idea some
faddists have OF staging Shakespeare,
said Forbes-Robertson i'll commenting
upon his childhood.
AN INTERESTING MEMORY.-The
revival of .The Little Minister brings
back memories of the eventful night
when it was produced for the first time
on any stage in this city sixteen years
ago last September. Mr.. Frohman's
business associates had 20 faith in the
play and less faith in the possibility of
developing the fraiI Young girl into a
star. Even after the play had been run
week in Washington and week in
Baltimore theatrical business men pro-
nounced the entire undertaking fail
ure. When Frohman offered half in
terest in the production and the future
earning capacity of the new star to
Samuel F. Nixon. head of the firm of
Nixon & Zimmerman, the offer was re-
jected. although the investment at that
time would have represented very little
money. Only Charles F'rohman knows
exactly how much money Mr.. Nixon
waved aside when he refused to take a
half interest in ]. Nj. Barries most sue
cessful play. and in the youthful star
who is not only the most popular actress
in the world today. but who has earned
for her manager more money than any
six American stars of the last decade.
SOME REALISM IF 1 had always
played parts like Jack Doogan. the clever
thief in stop Thief says Sam Hardy,
.'it would not surprise me to be taken for
a crook. but this is the first time l have
ever played this sort of part.
1T would surprise you to know the
number Of people who are affected by
acting. In Chicago while we were play
ing at the Grand Opera House well
dressed. intelligent-looking young man
have the nerve 1 had shown on the stage
and line of smooth talk, he knew where
We could clear up lot of money
He was very sincere and wanted me
to go with him at once to be Introduced
into rich home. He said he ssaw my per-
formance the night before and believed
was just the man to go into partner
ship with him
RBES-ROBERTSON AS A PAINT
ER--Forbes~ Robertson says he is proud
of the fact that his first bank balance
was realized from his painting of the
church scene in Much Ado About Moth
ing" which was hung in the Royal
Academy. and now rests in the Players
Club in New York.
This painting was commissioned by
the late Sir Henry Irving. who proposed
that Claudio should paint the scene in |
which he appeared. for $40 Forbes /
Robertson at once agreed. Irving was |
so delighted with the result that he in |
sisted on doubling the amount and sent |
him check foF 81 500 Forbes-Robert- !,
son returned it twice. but in vain. Irving |
was adamant and had his way.
When Miss Ellen Terry asked the |
young actor why he chose that par
ticular situation for the painting. Forbes
Robertson replied that it was the only |
time that Claudio did not hold the CEN
ter of the stage
NAUGHTY, NAUGHTY"-In one of
its weekly press bulletins issued by I
L,ebler & Co. one of the interests finan- I
cially allied to Klaw K Erlanger. appears |
the following melancholy recital of the !
havoc which theatrical pirates will play |
with fairly good idea:
Under the title of The Garden of |
Eden an attempt was made by certain |
dramatic pirates to reproduce the spec |
tacular drama, The Garden OF Allah, |
now under the management of the Lieb- |
Ter company. The pirates version was |
presented in a small theater. in a place |
just off the regular map. Realizing that |
one of the chief features of the Liebler |
Company production IS its trained ami .
mals, the pirate company was hard |
pressed to contribute the spectacular |
quality. In The Garden of Allah there |
are camels. OF course, this was impossi- |
the camel he gave his audience the next |
best oriental coloring to the piece he |
could, He introduced in the garden |
scene a snake