Evening star., 1916-12-24
Jessie GIendinnfne-Jessie Glendin-

Jessie GIendinning-Jessie Glendin-
ming, for several years a local favorite
in stock theatricals returns to Wash
ington New Year week in the important
role of Elsie Tillinger in Wlnchell
Smiths famous comedy success Turn
to the Right"
Miss Glendinning's father, John
Glendinning. who died last year. came
ago with the Kendalls Both Jessie
and her brother Ernest who is now
leading man in Experience" were
children on their arrival and they have
been identified entirely with the Amer
lean stage.
Jessie made her first New York ap-
pearance with Amelia Bingham in The
Lilac ROOM" and made hit. She
played with the Belasco Theater stock
company and also with the Columbia
Players and during nearly five years
she played more than one hundred roles
besides making a host of friends. Henry
Miller saw the charming young woman
and gave her the important role of the
Girl in The Servant in the House"
This she played for two years and then
she became leading woman with John
Drew In The Prodigai Husband" She
created the role of the Girl in The
White Feather and now comes in the
biggest comedy success of this season.
The Picture PeriIous.-Thousands OF
certain scenes of "a Daughter Of the
Gods " during its crowded run in New
York city have wondered at the perils
to which Annette kellermann was ex-
posed in the title role.
There is no camera trickery in these
thrilling scenes. They were as actual as
reality could make them, and on sew
eral occasions the star Of the million
dollar picture was taken unconscious
from the surf. A first aid crew, with a
regular hospital outfit, accompanied her
and the 200 mermaidS during all of the
dangerous demonstrations.
In swimming the real motive power
is derived from the outward kick of the
legs. the arms merely serving to keep
ahoat the upper portion of the body. A
mermaid, having her lower limbs i'm
movably incased in a tail appendage Of
glistening scales, is deprived of the
propulsion SO essential to a swimmer,
and only by long and continued prac-
tice can this difficulty be overcome. Put
swimmer, thus tncumbered in a heavy
surf. and unusual skill and strength are
required to escape being overwhelmed.
Before the picture was completed all
bore badges of courage In the way of
cruel scars.
The gigantic tides that whirl In and
and pulled at these mermaidS. and drag
ged them over rough. Jagged rocky
lodges not once but dozens of times, as
the girls We're sent back to their posi-
tions to be photographed again and
again in nearly similar positions.
Twice two of the young women mar
rowly escaped drowning. and were
rushed ashore in launches to receive
first aid and resuscitation on the beach.
u
the young Kentucky soprano, who re-
Gently came back from troubled Europe,
where she was making a name for her.
self in the famous opera houses of ko-
nigsberg and Munich. is by no means a
stranger to the American concert stage
Before she went abroad to study oper
attic roles she had already won an eX-
cellent reputation in the recital field
OF course. her European experience has
done much to broaden her art but in no
way does Miss Roberts claim to be
European taught singer.
Since her return she has been one of
the very busy concert artists. She i'm
when she appeared with the New York
ymphony, Philadelphia and St Louis
orchestraS last season. Later she ap-
peared in both Chicago and New York
with marked success.
Miss Roberts not only is a fine inter-
prefer of German lieder, French and
Italian songs, but in singing negro mel
odies she has few equals. and her inter-
probation of H. T. Burleighs negro folk
songs gives a keen insight to her art
as a concert singer.
Essay Contest at PoIrs.-Manaeer
Berger of Polls has offered free the
ater tickets to the writer of the best
essay. not to exceed $50 words. on
one Of the following topics:
'Is 1t Better to Marry for Love or
Money!"
sWho VIII Make the Best Husband, O
Rich Man or a Poor Man?"
DO l Owe It to Ny Children to Give