Evening star., 1918-02-17

and Irma Seydel last Sunday decided
! that In response, however. to requests
to have these concerts in the after
noon, the management has determined
to leave the hour to the decision of the
public. Interested patrons are request
, ed to send a postal to Manager Green
at 18th and G streets. expressing their
opinion as to whether these concerts
should be in the afternoon, about $3.50
o'clock, or in the evening.
For the next concert, March 10, Mary
Jordan, American contralto, and Jo-
seph Malkin, solo cellist of the Boston
Symphony Orchestra. will be the ar
fists This will inaugurate 'The Sun
day Star Pops" with prices ranging
from SO cents to 81. In placing the ad-
it is hoped to secure the corporation
of all interested in the musical devel-
opment of Washington.
Mr.. Malkin has been hailed in Eng
land, Russia, Germany, Austria, Dep-
mark. Mexico and America as cellist
with daring technique, beautiful phras-
ing, and roundness of tone Miss Jor-
dams richness of tone and charm of
interpretation are especially appealing
to her audiences
Hopper and. Shakespeare-De Wolf
Hopper, who is one of the score of
stars in THE Passing Show of 1917"
is in disagreement with Shakespeare.
THE Bard Of Avon," says Mr.. Hopper.
puts the following line in the mouth
+ of Hamlet: Let those who play your
clowns speak no more than is put down
for them.
Blaming an actor for saving an
authors play continued the comedian.
is a most ungenerous proceeding. l
, am not. of course. talking about one
of ShakeSpeare's plays.
actors in helping play TO success
help themselves at the same time. In
| maintaining their own regulations
they often save the authors. Anyway,
the comedy man does not enjoy being
called clown The word comedian is
more dignihed and elegant. There is
! much in a name.
Come to think of it, it is hard to
imagine a more onerous and oppressive
position than that of the comedian. He
must fatigue your face with an eternal
| grin, whether his part permits it or not
| 1t is his business to raise the laugh Ga
/ good old phrase invented during the
do SO he misses his vocation he is
voted bore ana failure.
The comedian might be said to be,
in paradoxical sense, under the re-
straint of drawing tears of merriment
Just as it is the tragedian's mission to
fill the eyes with pearly drops of pity
| and despair 1t is merely a matter OF
method--this uncorking of the lachry-
nose glands Anyway, the comedy
/ man knows what is expected of him,
| what his name on the program prom
ises-so what is he to do if the author
misses his mark and fails to provide
| MIN with words and business that will
/ put the house in roar?
THE most natural thing for him to
| do. and just what you would do if you
| mad the chance. is to supply, if possible,
what the author failed to provide. So
he interpolates Chat dreadful word)
, gags, Satan's deadliest lure. The
| comedian is voted stupid If he does not
do so, usually bastinadoed If he does
| GOOD fortune is sometimes on his
| side. He may fortunately discover the
! funereal quality of the lines during re-
| hearsa!s and mend matters. Then. when
the critics come on the first night and
| find he is funny. he is not blamed for
| making them laugh. But let the critic
! after the first performance and he is
! swatted. The author. however, is more
| considerate. He will gladly ACCEPT as
his own anything which is discovered
An actors active despair over a spirit
less part has often triumphed over the
authors indolent assurance"
influence Of Spanish Dancins.-From
time inmemorial the Iberian peninsula
has been renowned for it's dancers and
the art of dancing as well In TIE
third century B. c.. the Carthaginian
statesman Barca induced strolling
dancing girls of Spain to visit CadiZ
or Gades. as it was then called. and his
tory relates that the famous dancing
girls from Cadiz created a furor in an
ctent Rome, arousing the jealousy of
the yestas to such an extent that the
patricians and the commune vulgas in
dulged in public brawls on behalf of
their respective favorites
| AS one of the chief ceremonials of the
four great feasts of the church, dancing
Is introduced to this day, it is said, be-
fore the high altar of the cathedral of
Seville. the only church in Christendom
that has perpetuated the festival in
augurated by David when he danced be-
fore the ark on it's return from Kir-
jathhearim.
| The Spanish dancers who are being
presented by Klaw & Erlanger bring
with them all of the ancient as well as
the modern dances. and in all of them
there is to be found the expression OF
the symbol of the popular life of its
action and Of its unconquered soul and
the way it has guarded the secret of the
joy of life
The Indian dances, particularly the
dances OF the Zunians. who came under
the domination Of the Conquestadores
whom Cortsz aud Vasquez de Coronado
conquered the region of the Rio Colo.
,l1ada lolk1aR &ha- in0uance of &h4 Soan,