Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17

a GREAT deal has been said of
"a the uplift of the drama-a
~ great deal more. as current
n demonstrations prove, then
has been listened to. The
thoughtful message from the stage is
measured not by the force or sound
ness of it's thought, but by the ade-
yQuacy of its entertainment. Music and
dancing frankly offered continue to
enjoy the confidence of public whose
feelings have been narrowed with emo
tion and Swallowed with suspicious as
part of the days work. Miss Spring
time" arrived for a second visit. bios
soming with the same profusion OF
melodies and pretty costumes. 1t is a
step in advance of the revue as il has
been developed from season to season
with a slight but tangible thread of
coherent purpose and consistent
avoidance of suggestion that might Of
fend- II deserves the designation lie
climate" perhaps more nearly than
any form of musical entertainment
that this side of the ocean has recently
developed.
DOING Our BIT Is the revue gone
wild. II is everything that might serve
. to entertain the most fastidious eye
or crafty the broadcast sense of hu-
, NOR. The public liked it to the extent
of buying all the seats in the theeter
night after night and registering or
ders in advance to an extent that con-
: stitutes an Endorsement of the new
{ Beiasco policy of making Washington
two-week stand. 1t is one of the
: big shows that people enjoy immense
hi tfa
{ take much to heart after they nave
: gone home,
Vaudeville comes forward with the
strange claim of providing a more re-
liable supply of Legitimate" drama
= than the legitimate theater itself EV.
cry now and then imbedded in the sub
sfantIal material of singing. dancing
and nonoloeue is found little gem o.
= real drama. 1t sparkles brilliantly
tits surrounding II is perhaps the
most literary form of entertainment
= that the stage has TO present Com.
= pactnesS of structure and precision OF
Language are essential TO vaudeville
perhaps, will belong the credit for de.
-veloping Il play from which will b.
to the theater what the short story is
to fiction.
Ran Away to Fame-Lou Tenegen
the romantic actor. is one of the sue.
cessful 'runaways' of the. world.
His childhood was spent in an in
tensely devout environment and thu
only vent open to his precocious pas
sion for the stage was through religi
GUS sources.
. His first gifts from his mother were
a missai and a private altar. Upon re
turning from the parish church. wher,
he served as acolyte and chorister, tn.
youthful Tellegen used to rehearse thu
ceremonies in mimic state. Having ex
hausted what dramatic possibilities h,
was able 10 discover in the rubrics. h.
asked his mother, famous dancer il
her day. to make him d gift of plays
Meeting refusal he ran away from
home.
Returning two years later. he fount
that his father was dead and he wa
disinherited. The two years ava.
covered vicissitudes in many lands
During this period he visited India an,
exchanged his Christian faith for Bud
hism. His flight led him toward Paris
where he first tried his hand at seen,
painting. He ruined a canvas and wal
dismissed. He next became a stone
cutter. but smashed too much goot
material. he says, to suit the taste O
his employer.
Then he posed for the eminent sculp