Evening star., 1917-04-01
Galli-Curci Coming May II.

Nine. Galil-turcI, the soprano, VINO
has made a deep impression with her
marvellous voice, will be heard In
Washington for the first time Friday
afternoon. May II, at 4:30 O'Clock. the
only available date.
Nine. Galii-Curci's voice, in quality,
has the veIvety softness and purity OF
the flute tone. she is a star who sings
not only with the voice but with the
soul
Played in Hoyt's Farces.--Florence
Earle, who is now creating considera-
Bile laughter as the singing teacher In
Very Good Eddie while playing in
Hoyts "A Temperance Town.. years
ago. met and married George Richards
for many years one of Hoyt's most
popular stars. who has since died.
Florence EarIe's stage experience is
so wide and varied that she can por-
tray any sort of role in any sort OF
play. She can act, sing, dance and
play a serious role or a comedy part
with equal ease. She made her debut
at the age of eighteen while student
at the University of California, In
Berkeley, in a dancing specially called
The Minuette." in which several OF
her fellow students took part The
number was so well liked that vaude-
Vile manager in San Francisco booked
1t for tour of his chain of theaters
A few years later she came east and
became identified with the late Charles
Hoyt's productions, appearing in sew
eral of them with marked success.
Miss Earle was born in Madrid. Spain
of Spanish American parentage, and
spent her early years in that country.
But when she was in her early teens
the family moved to America, making
their home in California, where her
mother inherited a tract of land. She
is a linguist, conversing fluently in
English, Spanish, French and Italian.
a ConsOlinE Theory-The announce
ment of an important discovery is ac-
credited to little Miss Bolton, who plays
Blanche Hawkins in Twin Beds"
'To be exact. the object isn't so much
how to conceal the fact that you're
homely as to establish the fact that
you're chic she is quoted. Every
woman, no matter how pretty she is,
has some little weakness-the thing to
do is to feature it, as we say back
stage The way to make sure that your
weakness will never betray you is to
parade it. constantly, fearlessly and de-
long select headwear which will make
it appear longer. Every mortal being
who looks at you will then think that
you approve of your nose and-such is
sciously begin to approve of it them
selves.
1.-The result of this is-chic! Individu-
ality is another, clumsier, name for it
I At any rate my theory is right. They
have been saying it for ages in that
compact old piece of advice: Take the
bull by the horns" Women don't seem
to have learned it in the matter of their
clothes. When they do, they can do
what they want with the universe
have the sun. the moon and the stars
and the vote
Reunion of Celebrities.-The old
and the new school of light opera will
meet Tuesday night at Polls Theater
when JEANNE Winston. the famous opera
singer, who has come to Washington to
reside, will attend the Poll Players per
| formance. In the same box with Miss
Winston will be William T. Carleton, ia
ther of the Poll Players leading man.
who is coming to Washington especially
to greet Miss Winston and his son, and
to renew the memories of the past, in
the theater where The Carleton Opera
Company" had its home. season after sea
son.
Twenty-Five years ago JEANNE Winston
was a conspicuous figure IN the American
light opera field. She was associated with
the memora BILE productions of the Carle-
ton Opera Company. and older Wash
ingtonians have pleasant recollections of
her as the prima donna of summer opera
companies at Albaugh's Grand Opera
House, when she usually sang male roles.
She had a sweet toned voice and was a
splendid actress besides. "Eoccacio" and
Fra Diavolo' were conspicuous in the
galaxy of roles which she essayed.
The entrance to Albaugh's Grand Opera
House. on 18th street. was banked with
flowers five nights out of the week as a
tribute to the popularity and esteem in
which she WAS held by plaYgoerS.