Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18

| SO far as sentiment is concerned" he de-
| clared. "They still dote on the heart
! throb drama, and go to 1t In the afternoon
| with box of chocolates and secret
yearning to meet the leading man man. ~! II
| a chaperon along. Yet these girls are
sturdy young animals. who can ride
| COW pony forty miles over trail without
a whimper. They are not drawing. room
girls. They are open-air girls, daytime
girls. sentimental girls.
| But. although the matinee girl Is less
obvious than she used to be, she Is pres
ent in spirit at least. She constitutes
| still the sincerest part OF an audience.
If managers would only remember this.
the stage would be the gamer. Cleaner.
stronger. more helpful plays would be the
consequence-even II we dispensed with
| just a little Of the romance"
Although he has been hailed by eastern
critics as one Of the best actors OF the
day. Mr.. Stone is not overly keen for the
stage. AS he expresses II himself, he Is
ranchman and business man first
and an actor afterward. He owns big
ranch near Los Angeles. Cal
He is perhaps the most popular actor
the Pacific coast ever produced. He was
the idol of Los Angeles and San Fran
season he Is to be starred by Mr.. Harris
THE GossooN AND THE GOOSE"
In writing THE Heart Of Paddy
Whack' Rachel Crothers created
character OF the strongest appeal in
the goose-boy.
The goose-boy is Michael" an Irish
gossoon, who. with his goose, ragged.
patched and happy. strolls through
life with only his wit and wise coun-
sci to back him. The lads soul is
full of music and his head full of
dreams. AS they sit together he tells
his friend. Dennis Malley, how to make
dreams come true.
You can have anything you want II
you only wish for it hard enough" he
says.
Little Stephen Davis, who plays the
gossoon, has made such a success of
it that he is forced to divide with
after the curtain in the second act.
But 1t Is not to them alone that
honors fall, for the fat Irish goose
which accompanies Michael seems also
the scenes. Following the little lad
about the stage. or patiently standing
by his side. the goose Is 4 real come
dian. He seems totally unconscious Of
and goes through his part with such
serious intent that his every appear
ance is followed by laughter.
Dick" the goose, acted" at the first
IChCdISdI anu mas never 1dlloQ TO play
his part perfectly. He adores the little
lad who is his master and he always
waddles after him. The sound of the
Irish pipe, which the gossoon plays,
seems to give him abiding content
whenever the pipe is played.
DANCING AND WAR. - Sylvester
Schafrer. the protean artist, is Of the
opinion that there is a connection be-
tween the worldwide dance craze and
the European war.
1T is well recognized fact" he
says, that when a tribe of North
American Indians takes to dancing, the
white men In the vicinity prepare for
trouble ,os1, The same is true in Africa
war Is prefaced by a wild orgy of
dancing. The sound of the rhythmic
throb of the native drums reverberat-
ways tells the Europeans within ear
shot that the dusky warriors are dane
ing in strange, wild circles of shuf-
fling, leaping, reeking masses of black
humanity. and the experienced foreign
ers know what is likely to follow
THE French revolution was preceded
dancing mania of the middle ages was
All through history bloodiettihF by
nations has been preluded by dance and
song"
AN HOUR OF ANMETY.-As Mr..
Josef Stransky. the conductor of the
Orchestra, is a Bohemian,
and therefore an Austrian subject, it
was feared he might be called on for
military duty. But as 1t happens he is
exempt. so there was no difficulty on
that score.
He and Mrs. stransky were at their
villa In Berg, resort in the mountains
of Bavaria near the lake of Starnberg.
where the ill-fated King Ludwig of
Bavaria, Wagner's friend and patron.
met his tragic death in 1885. Making
their way leisurely and comfortably,
they arrived at Christiania. Norway,
the home of Mrs Stransky. where they
remained during the rest of August
and part of September. They sailed
from Christiania the 10Th OF September
on the Kristianiafjord.
Naturally they were somewhat nerv-
Gus during the passage through the
English channel. as not only was there
dangers from mines. but vessels were
searched. But these dangers were
passed in safety only to encounter I'M
usual storms in the passage across the
open sea. At length the welcome shore
line appeared and Sandy Hook doomed
up on the horizon.
But now occurred the most anxious
moment of all. A British cruiser sud
denly stopped the Kristianiafjord just
outside the three-mile limit, and Brit
ish officers came on board and demand
ed the passenger manifests. Visions of
indefinite detention or even possible
return to the lands of turmoil and
slaughter filled the Stranskys with dis
may. even with the nag Of safety in
sight.
Fortunately. it turned out that the
officers were looking for q particular
steerage. But even this man was safe,
for during the search the wind and tide
had carried the Kristianiafjord within
the three.mile neutrality limit The
British officers returned to their vessel
and the Stranskys breathed signs of
relief. and in . few hours were on
American soil.
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