Evening star., 1917-01-07

successful from the start. Later.
through added knowledge of the "in-
side" in American theatrical tactics, he
formed that company that several
years ago sent on tour the tristan
combination of Nine. Polaire. Lady Con-
stance Richardson and Gertrude HON.
man. Subsequently he met the incom-
parable Anna Pavlowa, and his re-
markable success in managing her
American tours is now history in the
theater. He then entered the field of
the Russian ballet. and. in conjunction
a group of Russian dancers last sea-
son to the largest receipts ever re-
corded in many of the theaters rom
coast to coast.
Max Rabinon still is under torty. ne
is slight of build-stands barely hve
feet high---has bushy hair, gray eyes
and a Napoleonic firmness of the chin
and Jaw From those in intimate busi-
ness relations with him i is learned
that his boston National Grand Opera
Company is the pride of his career
He nurses it with parental affection
and every artist in the company wouio
go to any limit to help the little poss-
Foy TempIeton.-F'ay Templeton is
the daughter of John Templeton, a
professional, and his wife. Alice Gray,
a well known prima donna IN the
middle west of the late seventies ana
early eighties. His favorite stamp
ing ground" as the term went In those
days. was Chicago There, at the old
Lyceum- rheeter on the North Side, the
Tesnplston Opera Company, would be
installed, and their engagement would
run indefinitely with business at the
capacity point at all performances.
Fay was girl in those days. but
was by far the favorite member OF the
company. In fact, she outshone her
youth in Chicago who once laid eyes
on her she had black eyes and
voice like a turtle dove. Extravagant,
perhaps. but certainly her eyes and
her voice were two features as much
above those of the ordinary woman as
Fay's subsequent fame outtops the
average condolences. Fay played with
the Templeton Company, her father
being no more than manager, never
appearing on the stage, and she was
Girof1a,'' cupid and Cupidity" and the
other. favorites of that time, out OF
that little company came quite num-
Der of singers and comedians who be-
came well known in later years, among
them Louis De Lange and Joe Herbert,
But those were the times of comic
opera fayorites. There was Susie Ker-
win with the Wilbur Opera Company.
Madeline Lucette with the McCaull
Opera Company, Blanche Chapman
with the Ford Opera Company. Jeannie
Winston of Fra Diavolo" fame and so
on. Undoubtedly Fay was the most
popular in her territory. and certainly
she drew the largest receipts.
The Templeton Opera Company.
father John, daughter Fay and mother
Gray went their way for number of
years through the tank towns and out
skirts of the big cities of the west.
AS matter of fact, they were barn
stormers'' then and unable to get
date with first-class theater at high
prices, largely because of what the
westerners use to call the tout en-
is. the outfit was .iot
up-to -the-rninute. and. save for Fay.
hardly worthy of large expenditure.
Then Fay emerged on Broadway and
the rest Is known
John Arthur. COmedian.-From music
clerk to farce comedian is the transit
ton accomplished by John Arthur. the
Washington actor. who plays Billy
Bartlett in Fair and Warmer"
Mr.. Arthur was born in this city and
was for several years a clerk in local
music store. 1t is his claim that he
became infected with the stage germ
from raetieing the photographs of sue
cessful players on the covers of the
music he sold from day to day.
At any, rate he fonged for the foot
lights in vain. for several years and be-
fore he went to New York to seek an
he had shifted from the |
music stoYe.to a c1erkship in the hydro |
graphic department and worked for |
The government for some months. |
Finally he summed up courage to call |
on William Gillette. who was playing |
an engagement at the Columbia Thea |
ter. He spent all of weeks salary 1
On a gorgeous bouquet of flowers and |
with the floral offering an excuse /
finally secured entrance to the famous |
stars dressing room. He was cordially |
received by Mr.. Gillette, who, upon |
hearing OF his stage aspirations. asked |
Arthur to call upon him at the end of
he season In New York. Thus he
opened up the way for his stage debut |
Arthur called on Mr.. Gillette in May
,f the same year and the star secured
minor position for him in one Of the
Trohman companies. Since then he
las appeared in a number of plays, in
.iuding --Pafd in Full" The Bridge"
nd 'Some Baby" Strangely enough.
Mr. Arthur has made his most pro-
,ounced hft as farceur-a line of
tage portrayal absolutely new to him.
ince nearly every one of his previous
.hara cters has been types such as
he lap servant in Paid in Fuil' and /
he East Indian in 1.-THE Bridge,