Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-09-02
Wilson-Greeue Concerts.

Mrs. ,Wilson-Gree Washington's well
known concert manager. announces the
following list of concerts for the coming
season Of 1917-191S. AS usual Mrs. Greene
will present the Boston Symphony Or
days November 6: December 4. January s.
February IL and March ~. in the National
Theater at 4:3O. with Nine Melba, So
prano; Fritz Kreisler, vtolinist: Wini-
fred Christie, pianist. as soloists. with
others to be announced. Mrs. Greene
will also continue the Artists Course
Of five concerts. on five Tuesdays.
November 81. January 20. February
10. March 10 and April 16. opening
with Nine Schumann- Heink, contralto,
and followed by Josef Holman, plan
ist. Mischa Gilman. violinist: Frieda
Hempel, soprano, and Nine. Cali Curci,
soprano, assisted by Rudolph CAM. pfan-
list In addition to these two courses Mrs
Cormack. Fritz Kreisler. Alma Gluck,
Louise Homer, Paderewski and Yvette
Guilbert. E8
Ada Meade-Ada Meade, who is to
play one of the leading roles in Ram
bier Rose" halls from Lexington. KY
Charles Dillingham; gave her her first
| engagement on the stage in F'ritzi
schefr's company in MADAME Modesto "
After that she appesred at the head of
her own stock 'company--the Ada
Meade Opera Company.at Dallas
Tex. for two seasons, gaining much
valuable experience. Then she was
featured in the Mime. Sherry" company
that toured through the south. year
of study in Paris. just before the war
followed. and on her return to America
she was given n leading comedy role
in High links" In Rambler Rose
Miss Meade will have the role of a CAV
1, t.
heroine. impersonated, of course, BY
Miss Sanderson.
Earnest Glendinning in ~Experi-
ence."-Earnest Glendinning, who has
the rale of Youth in "Experience. /"
has been in many notable productions
in and around Chicago and Boston. but
until his present role in "Experience"
has been very little in this part OF the
country.
my father. John Glendinning, not
withstanding his many happy years on
the stage. objected to my first desire to
enter the profession" said Mr.. Glen
diDning. HE didn't object to my ambi-
ton. as I found out later, but merely
wanted me to wait until l was older. AS
q result 7 became n clerk in the offices
Of the Standard Oil Company in New
and then, to the holy horror of some of
my parents friends. became an
actor
IT got a start in Mice and Men with
Annie Russell. One line fell to me-
The DEVILS in the cards" I think II
was, and received the munificent
compensation of 81 a week. After that
had successively bits with John Drew
Mrs Patrick Campbell and other nota'
BILE stars. In July. 1905. went to the
coast to became juvenile with the IA
nous Alcazar Stock Company in san
Francisco.
During the four years I was there I
played probably 200 roles of every sort
under the sun. And. now that / look
back on it. I am convinced that 1t wa
the most important period in my CA
rcer. The things I learned then 1 am
using daily in Experience
When ] left the coast. after having
gone through the big fire and played in
Los Angeles. 1 was with Nazimova In
The Passion Flower'-but it faded-it
wasn't a very hardy plant. I was In
Just a Wife, the play Eugene Walker
wrote for his wife. 1t failed, too. and
although had only one role on Broad
way my name was ~ large q any
others Gas was amused to see) when