Evening star., 1916-02-06

Acquires Interest in New Play
During the wsshtn gton- engagement of
The Co-Respondent." Winthrop Ames
came over to see the play at the re-
quest or Manager Lyons. one of the
Ames forces. Mr.. Lyons had seen the
play at a preliminary rfo performanee, 81 IN
tions for rights to il on his own ac-
count. The negotiations were con
cfuded in Washington by which Mr..
Lyons acting on the advice of Mr..
Ames takes an interest in the piece.
Some alterations are to be made in it
aud arrangements have been made Tor
an engagement at the Booth Theater,
New ork.
Pedixrees Galore.-Some of the play
srs in the cast of THE Masked Model
are Of distinguished ancestry. Katherine
Galloway, the new prima donna, boasts of
Hancock as a middle name as indication
Of her descent from John Hancock. the
autograph maker of the Declaration of
Independence. This honor comes from
the maternal grandfather, who was a
Hancock. and the family points with pride
to the fact that a portion of John Han
cocks estate still remains in their pos
session.
Ethel Dufre Houston is the grand
huiece- of Gen. Sam Houston of Texas
SSe Is proud of wearing the name of
Houston. even IL 1t does not carry owner
ship OF any part of the Texas metropolis
Texas Guinan also halls from Texas.
Her father was the first white man born
in Waco. and his breezy daughter was
intended to be a cowboy until her definite
appearance made it otherwise. She fell
heir. - the family name of Texas. any
how. even if she is a girl. Miss Guinan
can do all the horseback and cowboy
stunts usually associated with life in
Texas. She Is also niece of ex-senator
Bailey, and formerly lived in Washington.
Eva Condon halls from Washington and
is the daughter of Capt. Edward OMeagh-
er Condor, the Irish patriot and Union
There is no knowing what may happen
when the press agent begins to dig up the
genealogical record of the show girls and
the ladies Of the chorus. Princesses have
been known to be found under such condi-
tions.
Welded to Her Art.-Frieda Hempel,
coloratura soprano of the Metropolitan
Opera Company. who will be the SOLO
ist with the New York Symphony Or
chestra at the Belasco Theater Monday
afternoon, February 2l, says she will
not marry until she loses her voice.
When ] am old and can longer
sing I will marry il some nice man
comes along and tells me he loves me.
But he will have to be good love-
maker. and the love note will have to
ring true Every season since l have
been in America some one starts a re-
port that am 10 marry some Wall
street broker or some Chicago banker
Now. ] know a number of New York
and Chicago men. also some Philadel-
phia and Baltimore men. and II / had
time. and they (ahy one Of them)
would ask me, l might think IL over:
but. you see: have sworn TO be an
old maid as long as my voice lasts. 7
am busy woman. with my concert
and opera engagements. and. confiden-
TALLY. like to he my own boss. You
see, IL married would have TO prom
love. honor "A nd ila
the love and honor might be easy /
can't imagine prima donna 'obeying'
any one"
Wrote His Play Backward-'In writ
ing On Trial / came on the idea of
writing play backward" says Mr..
Reizenstein. author Of that sensational
play.
what I wanted to do. not only for
the novelty OF the thing. but as train
Ing in the technique Of playwriting.
was to reverse the usual process by
which play is written. / did that.
The result, however. was not satisfac-
tory.
When the play had been submitted
to Cohan & Harris and Arthur Hop
kins there seemed TO be no objection
to the idea of the play beginning with
what would ordinarily have been the
last act and moving along to the frst
together different plot from that which
Is now used There was a murder and
a trial Tho scene was in the Kentucky
mountains. and there was a feud. A
brother who was not involved in the
feud was killed and 1t was the mystery
of explaining this that made the play,
My managers did not think there
was enough punch In that story. They
trial. So in siS days wrote ON Trial
a. II IL betnH3 played now. OF course