Evening star., 1915-02-21

press a definite and consecutive opin-
ion on any subject under the sun. and
can back that opinion with arguments
that would have paralyzed Socrates.
He knows more about music than most
musicians. more about politics than
,oliticians, more about acting than
most actors-well, 1 could go on like
this for some time. but 1 won't. He
takes rather good amateur photo
graphs. though. Have you guessed who
he is.
The best men are only children after
ALL and he is more of child than
most. He is just a little child from a
school in Ireland-more sensitive than
other children, and so like the more
sensitive animals. gifted with some
thing protective that is lacking to the
rest That protective quality is his
power of initiating other people. or
course. he can't be SO initiating as he
would like, because his Irish accent
softens his harshest sayings. But he
can get between the points in his let
ters.
"He is the finest creature in the world.
and the most humane. His power of
initiating people is like unconscious
muscular action; if you touch his mind
in certain ways it will respond with a
sting but he wouldn't hurt fly, really.
think he has made me laugh as much
as any one 1 know Do You know
now?''
TT must be Bernard Shaw said the
L
him Joey?"
II thought I had told YOU" said Mrs.
Pat" that Joey was the name of the
clown in Punch and Judy.
Mrs. Pats fondneSS for nicknames
was a means of inviting attention to
her when she arrived in America years
ago and brought with her her canine
celebrity, "Pinky Panky Poo"
JULIA sANDERsON's sMILE-Julia
Co no haa
factor in the rise of this popular mu-
sical comedy star. Miss Sanderson is
New England girl. and halls from
and her father. Albert Sackett. one of
the actors of the old school, is today
playing in The Misleading Lady
The euphonfous name sanderson was
suggested by Mr.. Sackett when his
daughter first went on the stage at the
theater in Philadelphia where the Fore
paugh stock company E,, was Ganrar:a enshrined
father was director of the company,
and he allowed his pretty little daush-
ter to play small bits" for some
months, until one day a New York
manager CHANGED in and happened to
see Miss Sanderson's smile. Upon
learning the young lady's name he
sought her out and offered her small
role in one of his musical comedy COM
panies, which happened to be Win
some Winnie" in which Paula Edwardes
was starring That Miss Sanderson
and her smile made good is matter
of stage history.
A lucky opportunity enabled her to
take Miss Edwardes place one evening
when the star was ill, and she acquit-
ted herself SO we'll that the following
season she was given more important
role in THE Chinese Honeymoon Then
followed more important parts in Fan
tana" Wang" and The Tourists.
After some years in American musical
comedy Miss Sanderson decided to try
to secure work in London under George
Edwardes, the famous English impre-
sario, and was engaged by Edwardes
and appeared in THE Honorable Phil
and The Dashing Little Duke. under
his management. Strangely enough. it
was in London that Charles Frohman
first saw the famous Sanderson smile
and he Immediately persuaded Miss
Sanderson to return to America to ap-
pear in The Dairymaids. Then fol-
lowed her notable success in THE Ar
cadians," and a year later another tri-
umph in THE Siren" By this time Mr..
Frohman decided that Miss Sanderson
and her smile were ripe for stardom,
and Tho Sunshine Girr' carried the
young woman to fame. After her tour
| in The Girl From Utah" Mr.. Frohman
| will present her in a straight comedy
| by Catherine Chisholm Cushing to dem
onstrate the value of the Sanderson
smile in still another field of endeavor.
A NOTABLE SMITH-Mark Smith.
who comes to the Belasco Theater next
week, is a direct descendant of one of
the oldest theatrical families in this