Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-22
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selected for the costume upon tho aetna, =.
son who was to wear 1t. VI
ils own working plan is most tellInnly ~. X
pressed in his own words Wherever /
Hceucu n PIN, / put a pin. [ used hundr,a, (
Oh pins on each dress Wherever thsrs w,
place TO be covered up, I Just covered h /
up. Seams go naturally; that Is what hn
pehed when primitive people made dres,'s
~ iast tne person stands complete In ever
uetal put bristling with pins and asks hov
l am to get her out of her garment. This /,
Where my smartness comes in. have M
place-I think of it as I work-and an
gong TO cut her out Of It, just leave
large fold somewhere on each costume Thea
cut away, and out sheer he-sllps and
all L nave to do to complete the costume 4
to put stitch in the place Of each PIN
Lawrence Gilman writes enthusiastically d
these two plays in the North American Re-
view (S):
When Androcles and his friend Tommy.
the Lion, walt2ed rapturousiy off the stags
at the end of the first act of Mr.. Granvilt
Barker's production of Shaws play, and III.
audience burst into a joyous roar Of de-
lighted appreciation, Mr.. Barker's ambltou
and long waited enterprise was saved. Hen
was something that was just good fun
run de luxe to be sure, delightful and finely
tlaVored and eXqusitely adorned fun yet
something that might be heartily rellshed
even by the fabulous being (if he is not iah-
ulous. he is at least never self-confessed) The
'low-brow."
AN INSIDE GLIMPSE OF THE CASTLES
Curiously enough the only magazine which
shifts at the new stage craft" is the Theatre,
which appreciates "Androces and the Lion
with rather hacltneyed adjectives, but dis
misses the dumb Wife" with witherins
scorn. The Theatre finds more congenh
object for appreciation in the Castles tN
and presents biography of Mrs. Castle writ
ten by her mother, Elroy Foote:
Mrs. Vernon Castle was born in New Ro-
chello in the same house and home she vas
married from, and where l still live. "
Hubert T. Foote was her father, and ~
practiced medicine in the office OF his fatheh
DR.. Edward Foote, on Lexington avenue, Ws
house now owned and occupied by the Fethoa
Castles when in town. AS to the happlness
of the Vernon Castles | hesitate 10 ouIa ~
on a subject that should be sacred, pu. y, "
justice to my most lovable son-in-law mus! u
state that their private life leaves h'us
be desired. a.
One summer at the New Rochelle facn'
Club, Vernon Castle was introduced 70 HsssI NJ
and another page was turned IN neI Nv. ~
book. On the 28th day Of May lsli, HsJs NJ
was married to Vernon Castle byIIns-ass
family name-in the brides home VSnvs Vnnsss
signed a contract for Revue IN M
theatre, and in January my chiiors,ni Ia ,i,ass ssl
for France Those were terrible uil's,, ~
know The production of the Revue yvssn Ssu
postponed. Funds were eXhaustea. ,n,,
finally the show did OPEN 1t was sa IlsapR n ~
ment to the public and heart t-breakihs, ~, ~ Ia
Castles. Some kind friend invited thsln tnars
sumner at the Cafe de Paris. OF lreneb W. W.
robe nothing fresh remained but ne, m. ~ m.
gown Donning that, she and her ave. ax sTrntv
maculate husband sailed forth WIN ss arera
pockets and stomachs to what was
the turning point In their career; ,.i,nr up
Some one asked them to dance IN iheIr
her train. and with their hearts ~ Asnes.
mouths, they began their tirst capa caitan hroushE
The guests applauded and waite, ,,.b q re-
quest from a bearded Russian 10 al aall'Sv vspnos
His gentlemanly instincts shocheu shoote uststenenl
was about TO send It back with the uss ssa'sia seaia
that they would be charmed 20 u1 is me ross
for the gentleman for nothing WIZ WIZ r,nder he
practical wife gave him a plIly,n -,Sss tred
table and reminded him that she Ts SISnf
Of fried eggs If he wasn't, and u sso shs
swallow his pride and keep thas AsonsleuI
would never speak to him aselli,;; htsd With
Louis. the manager was so deiIsntts, ~, thea
their success that he made them an oitI, .hsrr
and there, and at what seemeo ~, ~ dancers
princely salary, they became resutsH a. paris
at the supper hour at the CsiS ma prlyals
The fame of the Castles spIea1tih thsm Thel
drawing rooms were open TO thIls LJpoa
went over 10 England for two We9As sfsrtins
their return to New York, IN Loa,s ret snch
Cafe on Broadway, they pesanh "a IN Parf
successful season as they haq aq,hIsa ilse and MS
Elizabeth Marbury had been lsas,sInsd nia.
upon their return 10 New YORK nSssstauranl
terially to make a "go" OF Ins ls ,,,,ntar theg
which Vernon was to open. tIair vogue
have worked still harder, anu 'l,cal la couea}
greater than ever in the MUSE, mqsio t,go year
s7SVstcb your stem" In less than W tucona
thew have danced themselves lliO. - conDaa
that thew themselves find Il hard VI ~ ol DE
but that considerably exceeds
OF the United STATES,