Evening star., 1914-01-04

ferent members of his great orchestra in
their own tongue.
He first became famous as cello player
in the Court Opera House at stuttgart.
In 1885 he was soloist of the Metropontaf
Grand Opera Orchestra of New YORK
Later he became bandmaster of the 20
New York Regiment and establlsheo ao-
ditional fame for himself.
His first opera, Prince Ananias, was
sung by the Bostonians in 1884. since
then list of the important works that
have come from his busy pen Wouio
sound like a catalogue of opera successes,
Some of them are THE Serenade,' The
Wizard of the Nile" THE Idols Eye,
"The Ameer," 1.-The Fortune Teller,
written in 1898 for Alice Nielsen The
Singing Girl" also written for Miss Neil
sen; the musical version of Cyrano de
Berserac," Babes in Toyland" and ~
Happened in Nordland' THE Red Mill,
and Wonderland algeria" Little
Memo" The Rose of Algeria" "old
Dutch" Nine. Trentini's great success,
"Naughty Marietta 1.-The Madcap Ouch
ess" and his present success, sweet
hearts
Best known in the grand opera line are
'Natoma," Mr. Herbert's Indian grand
opera. produced this season by the Ch'-
cago Grand Opera Company, and Made
leine" a one-act grand opera to De pro-
duced next month by the metropolitan
Grand Opera Company of New YORK.
HAS HAD WIDE EXPERIENCE.-Mi
Vaili VaIli was born in Berlin. February
II 1882 and made her first appearance
on the stage at the Drury Lane Theater
September 49, 1885, as Harry, in fhe
Duchess Of Coolgardin.' She next ap-
peared at Terry's Theater, in December,
1896, as Nora, in THE Holy Inn; at the
I,yceurn, in January, 1897, she played Bill.
in OLIVIA and subsequently Alice. in
'Alice in Wonderland as well as ap-
pearing in the autumn dramas at Drury
Lane Theater, London.
Coming to America, she played at the
Lyric, in 1907, in the role of Nellie. in
| Her Love Against the World: Katie. In
The Midnight Wedding and Polly Love
an 1.-The Christian At the Empire The
| ater, in March. 1908. she played Mrs.
Morey, in '.Oh! Indeed. At DAILY
Theater. the same year. she had the part
of Sonic, in THE Merry Widow Jan
! uary %. 1909, at the New Amsterdam
| Theater, she played Lady Benfield, in
! kitty Grey" and in September of the
same year she appeared as Alice CoWder
in the American version of The Dollar
| Princess" In December, 1910. she ap-
| peared in Paris in The Merry Widow,
| and during the season of 1911 at various
| music halls. in Both Sides of the Ques-
| tlOn ana '1lrcuUSldIlldl iOcHCt-
! Miss Valli Ealli has been especially en-
gagged by the management of The Queen
of the Movies" to originate the part OF
| the Queen in this country.
GIRLS AND THE sTAGE.--Julia Dean
is said to be personally responsible for
| the following: In the spring. they say,
young mans fancy lightly turns tc
| thoughts of love. l dare say there Is
ample foundation in fact for the utter
ance-Fm not a young man and l can't
| speak with real authority. But l an
quite sure that there is something in the
| fall air that turns the thoughts of young
women-and not lightly, but seriously-tc
! the stage With the recurrence of eacr
autumn 1 notice the phenomenon, and as
early as the middle of october hnd my
| self counseling at least half dozer
ambitious girls who desire to become &C
tresses This year my class is larger
than usual, and it's better than usual
too.
II have a keen sympathy for the young
woman who wants to go on the stage.
think, though. she ought to know VIVA
she faces and what the career means
| Many of them are sensible enough U
weigh all the objections, as well as all th'
advantages. In the last two seasons es
pecially. there has been a noticeable i'm
provement in the character and genera
intelligence of the applicants In othel
words, the girls who are knocking at thu
stage doors today are girls who have in
telligence strength. force. energy ant
ambition. They are serious, and, NOR
THAN ever before, they are coming IRON