Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-01

\ said. that Doris Keane has arrived to
| stay.
| Before she went on the stage. eight
years ago. she studied acting under
| Franklin Sergeant for some months Be
| fore that and as a sort of finishing edu-
sation she spent two years in France and
| Italy.
WATTEAU'S "SHEPHERDEsS" Wis
CALIZED.-Miss Ann Swinburne who is
to be seen here in the title role of The
Madcap Duchess" is the first actress to
visualize on the stage the famous paint
ing by Vatican, The Shepherdess' Her
appearance in that graceful creation is
said to be not only consistent with the
romantic episode of the new Victor Her
| bert operetta. but from the modistes
viewpoint it links the fashions of two
centuries, with one single exception-the
headdress.
| The gowns worn by Miss Swinburne
and those of the young women who at
| tend the court of Louis XIV are exact
! models in general design of the latest ap-
| parel worn by hundreds of well dressed
women today. In detail, the same pleats
and the wired pannier effects are, es-
| pecially in the scene depicting the Syl-
van Theater in the Garden of Versailles.
as popular today as they were during the
L.
Miss Swinburne's appearance in front
| of the theater in the Garden of Versailles.
atttred as the Shepherdess'' is supposed
| TO represent the scene from which Wat
teau. the court painter and writer of
pantomine OF that period. was inspired
| TO paint his famous masterpiece. The
gown itself has been modelled from the
painting and the scene following is en-
acted in strict accordance with the story
by Justin Huntly Mccarthy, an acknowl-
edged authority on European historical
events. upon whose novel, "Seraphica,"
the story of The Madcap Duchess has
been based.
LIKED IT $4,000 woRTH.-After wit
Messing Marrying Money the Pezet
comedy. in Atlantic City last week. Mr.
Lee Shubert paid $4,000 for a half in
terest in the play and production.
Mr.. Shubert had sent his em,ssaries
to inspect the play on tour, with a view
of booking it at his theaters in New
\ ork The reports We're so favorable that
he decided TO see it himself at Atlantic
City. After the second act he strolled
out into the lobby of the Apollo Theater
and met Gilbert Miller the manager who
produced the play.
I'd like 10 buy any part of this show"
said Mr. Shubert 1T is one of the best
comedies l have seen in years.
Mr. Miller, being only human, figured
out that though he might risk big loss
in selling the play outright. it would be
only common sense to accept liberal
offer for hal, interest and he so told
Mr.. Shubert.
Here is my check for $4,000" replied
Mr.. Shubert. SIR. Miller signed the con-
tracts and So now the Shuberts have
half interest in the play.
When Washington Pezet, author OF the
comedy, heard of the sum paid for a half
interest. he declared that henceforth he
wants TO be a manager instead of only an
author who gets royalty.
FOLLOWED COPY - Apropos of
Forbes Robertson's kinghthood, by which
he is correctly and privately known as
Sir Johnston. though he modesly disdains
TO use his title for business purposes, a
good STORY of Irving IS recalled by the
formers general manager, Percy Burton,
who was for some years associated with
Sir Henry.
Finding that his title was being used
against his wish for publicity purposes
shortly after its attainment many years
ago. Irving wrote direct to the printers
saying that in future he would like to
be known as simple Henry Irving. What
was his dismay to find coming to the
next town that the printer had taken him
all too literally, and that the billboards
bore the strange device of Simple
Henry Irving
y No1AbIE CAREEE--RODeTC Il.
Haines made his debut as an actor with
Robert Downing in ''Virginius" at the
National Theater In 1891. He played
Lucius.
Mr.. Haines was born at Muncie, Ind,
February s, 1870. and was educated in
the public schools there and at the Uni
versity of Missouri. In 1892 3 and 4 he
was in Thomas w. Keene's company,
and in 1S94-5 with James ONeil in The
Count of Monte Cristo." In 1856 he
played leading heavy parts in support of
Walker Whiteside. In 1867 he played
Alexis Nazimoff in Darkest Russia"
and De Neipperg in Madame Sans
Gene In 1878 he appeared as John
Naavoe in The Cherry Pickers." From
1898 to 1900 he was the leading man of
the Shubert stock company at Syracuse
y. Y, and of the Albaugh stock COM
pany at the Lyceum Theater. Baltimore.
The following season he supported Viola
Allen in THE Palace of the King Next