Evening star., 1915-12-26

ti'o" NtiS 49,
n Morasco play, The Cinderel-
In Man" 1t is one of the few
plays seeking to utilize the Christmas
touch of sentiment which have. ofeaotn
and depth of human sentiment TO make
them good for all seasons Admlraoiy
cast and beautifully mounted. the per-
formance proved work OF genuine
comedy. with a basis of honest, old
fashioned sentiment that may easily
make it rival to Peg o My Heart
The grand opera season found re-
sponse that must have been gratifying
to it's promoters The obstacles to be
surmounted were numerous. beginning
at the outset with an entire disar-
rangement of the schedule by train de-
lay en- route from Boston The musi-
clans themselves occupied a large sec
ton of the seating space OF the the-
ater and adapted themselves with won
derful success to the limitations of an
auditorium not originally designed TO
accommodate the army of participants
required for presentations OF such
magnitude. The attendance was ho-
eral, vet discriminating The conspicu-
ousnovelties, the Japanese prlma donna
and The Love OF i fTee hihes, "cie
objects of especial interest. For Sc
ries of five operas, given within so
short a space of time the patronage
was remarkable. 1t condensed what
would constitute an entire season of
opera going for the music lover IN
big city into less than a week. The
suarantors, instead of meeting with
the rather common experience of pro-
nd hSi DIV
when local enterprise undertakes finan-
cial1y to fortify a big artistic event.
encountered a very slight deficit when
the books were balanced
repetition of a similar season at
some future time is already being con-
sidered.
Pavlowa took with her from Wash
ington a permanent feature Tor her
repertoire Mrs. Hemmiek's "Eccole en-
Crinoline." 1t will next be done in
Philadelphia Pavlowa regards it as
one of the daintiest bits of novelty yet
brought to her attention.
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Two important attractions. both new
this city, will be in evidence during
the holiday week. Faversham's play.
.-The Hawk has already found appre-
citation, and the jolly trio-Julia San
derson Donald Brian and Joe Cav
thorn-wilI try out new musical COM
edy entitled ..Sybil." 1t should be
success. both musicaliy and comically,
as Cawthorn can make not only his
own fun. but long as he has his
trusty concertina his own music as
well,
Her Smile Her Fortune.-Julia San
dersons smile got her her first real
Job on the stage. and the late Charles
Frohman once said that it was on ac-
count of her smile that he made her a
star 1t has been one of her biggest
assets all through her professional
career.
Miss Sanderson is the daughter of
Hubert Sackett, an actor, who used to
make his home in Springfield, Mass,
where she was born and spent part of
her childhood. Then Sackett was
made director of a stock company in
Philadelphia and went there to live.
taking his family with him. The little
girl played around the theater ami
when she grew older she went on
now and then for "a bit"
IL was on one of these occasions that
New York manager happened to be in
the house. Who's the girl with the
smile?" he asked at the box Office
That? Oh. that's Sacketts little girl"
said the box Office man. Has a fetch
ing smile. hasn't she? There's money
IN IT,. said the New Yorker. Let me
see Sackett."
Not long after that Miss Sanderson-
that was the stage name her father
had chosen for her-went to New York
to play a small part in "Winsome Win
ME-" Paula Edwardes was the star of
the company and once when she was
III Miss Sanderson was sent on to play
her part, and did IL so we'll that the
next season the same management gave
her an important part in The Chinese
Honeymoon"
A few years later. by the advice Of
her father, she went to London. taking
her smile along. of course. As soon as
George Edwardes saw IL he engaged her
for his production of The Honorable
Phil" Then he put her into .'The Dash
ing Little Duke" and II was in that
piece Mr. Frohman saw her.
WHO'S the little girl with the smile?"
he asked.
why. you ought to know her." said
Edwardes. she's from America"
The next day Mr. Frohman sent for
her and the next season she came back
TO America to play in The Dairy
maids for him She made a hit in
The Arcadians" and another in The
Siren BY that time Mr.. Frohman de-
clded II was time to star the Sanderson
smile. and he did it in The Sunshine
Girl"
Waited Three Years to Play . Part
One of the charming stories in the Old
Testament relates how Jacob gave
years OF faithful service to win the de-
sire of his heart. Rachel
Omar Khayyam has very little to do
with the Bible, but there is a story
connected with his characterization on
the stage that Is something like the
story Of Jacob. II came out two year,
ago. when Richard Walton Tully signed
contracts with Guy Bates Post to play
the title role in Omar, the Tent
maker for three years.
The story goes that Mr.. Tully told Mr..
Fost. number of years ago, he was
working on play which would have
Omar khayyam for its central figure.
Mr.. Post. who had been starring In
he Niger" asked for an opportu-
nifty to play Omar. declaring he could
do better in such romantic part than
he had ever done in his life.
But j want you to play another part
hrst, answered Mr.. Tully. Il want
You to play the beachcomber in The
Bird Of Paradise"
The stars part Is a womansr' ex-
claimed Mr.. Post.