Evening star., 1914-07-12


"Everyuoman next season II
- Henry Savage's production o
IL Walter Brownies morality pla!
Of tina; name. set out to ne
physician She is the daughter ="
the late DR. Armstrong of Washington
u C.. who was of the medical faculty al
George Washington University After
finishing at the National Cathedra
School AT the time E.:-l Roosevelt was
pupil. Miss Brent enterca George w ASH
ineton University and took the meoica
course She studied for three years. ana
in 1an:, gave it up 10 60 on the stage
MANY CALIED-FEW CHOSEN
The theatrical offices of Henry W. Saw
age count was made the first week in
June of the actual number of persons
who called to apply for engagements for
tn, coming season. From - o clock IN
the morning until = in the afternoon an
ATTENDANT stationed at the entrance to
tht. reception room of the engagement de-
partment kept d careful record of callers
hy punching register for every person
who came in.
From Monday morning until SATURDAY y
afternoon the exact number was ''.i"'-
The greatest number on any day was
IS. the smallest 4:,i. 1t is interesting :
to consider in this connection that Word
had gone forth that only one COMPANY
was to he formed by Mr.. Savage at that
time. It was known that the casts for
'.EyervWoman'' and ''Along Came Ruth
were tilled both these plays being sue
Cesses from former seasons. and Sarl
was to he sent out as Ii was durihs lts
New York run But another Sar1 COM
pany was announced. and this brought
the rush of applicants
WAGNER'S FESTSPIELHAUS. - The
news that the Wagner family is to give
the FestspieIhaus lin Bayreuth' and
Wahnfred. their home. to the German
nation brings up the possibility of dis
continuance of the Wagner festivals in
the quaint little Bavarian town
DR.. Karl Muck. since 1901, has been
the conductor of the .'Parsifal'' perform
ances at the festivals. and he has been
ALWAYS bitterly opposed to performances
outside of the Festspielhaus. Although
he has been asked to conduct such per-
formances many times, he has always
refu sed and. more than that, ne mas
refused to ever attend any such perform
ances saying that the spirit of wagner
genius was violated when 'Parsifal was
given anywhere but in Bayreuth- He IS
a man strongly set in his ideas, and on
this point has been absolutely uncom-
promising.
He had never played an excerpt from
"Parsifal' until he came to Boston. AT
several of the pension fund concerts ne
consented. unWillingly. to play the pre-
lude. But when he was requested to put
the Good Friday music on program he
refused absolutely. saying he had gwen
In as far as he possibly could
A PROLIFIC PLAYWRIGHT.-Sydn
Rosenfeld. who has adapted from the
German the farce. THE Vanishing
Bride" which David Belasco will present
earIy in September has probably writ
ten adapted and produced more plays.
one-act pieces and burlettas in his
career devoted to the theater than any
other American dramatist- His nrst
play was produced when he was but
twenty-one and since that time he has
written. and in some instances, pro-
duced. fully hundred plays.
Some of his most notable contrlou-
tions have been The Senator" which
was written for William H. Crane; The
Club Friend" for the late Roland Reed:
and AT the White Horse Tavern,
which was adapted from the German
and produced in this country by
Charles Frohman. Mr.. Rosenfeld also
adapted the famous German comic
operas from ..Nanon" to THE Black
Hussar.' and was the lbrettist for
The Vanderbilt Cup. in which Elsie
Janis starred; The Mocking Bird" in
which Mabel Gilman won some popular
1ty and Mile. Mischief" which was
used by Lulu Glaser.
were -.'The Giddy Throng." The Kings
Carnival and The Hall of Fame" all
of which will be recalled by an older
generation of theatergoers.
Mr. Rosenfsld !.rs s; orisinatea sso and pro .ss
Casino Theater. then under the manage
ment of George Lederer. He also
dramat tized The Lady and the Tiger.
several years. Mr.. Rosenfeld is now
in his fjftieth wear.