Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22
Richard Mansfield Relfcs.-Mrs


inclined.
Richard Mansfield Relics.-Mrs.
Beatrice Cameron Mansfield, widow
of the famous actor, Richard Mans
field. has given to the National Mu-
scum. without reservation, all the
costumes. jewels, crowns. insignia,
swords. hats and shoes worn by her
distinguished husband in his extern
sive repertoire of historic characters
upon the stage. The collection. which
is rega rded as one of the most nota-
BILE of its kind in the world. has been
placed on public exhibition at the
museum. An official statement sets
forth that the collection was accepted
not only as representative of one of
the most notable careers in the his
tory of the American theater. but
by reason of the breadth of Mans
FIELDS repertoire. the literary pre-
cIninence of the authors of the
dramas and the notable list of char
actcrS from general history repre-
scented. as illustrating in an extern
:sivc manner the history of costume
in general and the particular dress
OF a number of the great figures in
history. The costumes and armor are
accurate reproductions of all the pc
RODS represented so far as originals
exist or accurate sketches could be
obtained.
The ChamcieOnic Comedicnne-They
arc calling the charming little Mitzi-
once known as Mizzi Hajos. 1.-The cha
n1cIconic coincidence 1t seems a ter
rIfying title for such tiny bit of
happy humanity.
The Mitzi who first appeared in this
country in The Barnyard Romeo" was
considered to be of the soubrette type.
unusually attractive. but still to be
ranked as was Della Fox of former
times. but the Mitzi OF The Spring
Maid discovered personality of
piquancy and demure charm all out
of proportion for one so small. 1t had
almost shyneSs. In decided contrast
was the tiny actress in "Sari." self
reliant, a comedienne to her finger tips
who made the public realize how great
a scope there was for leading dra-
matte actress in the best of comic
opera.
Then Mr.. Savage took what seemed
long chances and gave MitZi the role
of boy-not Little Lord Fauntle-
roy" in velvet. but a raggedy, saucy
urchn whose very trousers were i'm
pudent-"Pom- Pom, the Pickpocket."
-tSdIH size tstult tiilouSu III HiSH lawn
and critics all over the country pro-
nounced her the best girl-boy the
American stage has known.
AS MitZiS costume changes SO does
she change in Head Over Heels" 1t
is considered to give her greater scope
rhau anything she has done before. In
il she turns from wistful sentiment to
imp-like mischief. as the wind turns.
and in addition to proving herself a
combination of prima donna and come
dienne MitZi becomes professional
acrobat. In the shining tights of a
star gymnaSt little trace of the Mitzis
Of the last several seasons is evident.
There are none of her talents as a
singer. a dancer. actress. Coincidence
or acrobat not called into play. There
are said to be also tense moments Dor
derinG on true drama which give MitZi
the best chance she has had yet for
dramatic action.
Gnby's Photoplay.-"In fatuation, -
in which Gaby Deslys is pictured as
a photoplay star for the first time
locally, depicts a performance on the
stage of the Casino de Paris at the
time of the presentation of the spec
tacular novelty of the human flag,
since produced in America at the New
York Hippodrome.
A company of girls mount huge
frame and the arrangement OF their
costumes furnishes the colors, nrst Ioi
the French tri-colors and then for Oio
Glory The rest Of the performance Is
shown also. with its glittering balets'
evolutions and groupings
The Pathe establishment at Vincennes,
with the cooperation of Louis Mercan-
ton. the director, is said to nave
achieved in the picture "a soul-sweep-
Oh of color with S1lhfla elements
of tone and shading and magnificent
flashes of light and beauty that charm
the eye and set the heart a-singing.
Songs and SinEers-Vera Michelena
thinks the surest formula for song
success would be a song with a "tink-
ling" and catchy" tune. and person
with the very rare knack of putting
it over
some singers have their reputation
made by the singing of a single song,
she says. One never hears of Lottie
collins without thinking of her big
hit, Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De The
American stage, especially. can boast
of many who have achieved fame with
Il single song success.
Dan Emmett. the old-time minstrel.
won his fame as the original singer
of the immortal Dixie He claimed to
be the author, but this has been dis
puted. Two generations ago William
Horace Lingard. an admirable come
dian, secured his position in theatrical
history by the singing of Captain
links of the Horse Marines. the popu-
lar song of the day. This is an abso-
lutte instance of the song making the
singer Marie Aimee. the French
opera bouffe singer in this country in
the '7Os. is remembered for her singing
of Pretty as a Picture
Fritz Emmett sang himself deeply
into the hearts of the American public
with his Lullaby which is stil1 popu-
lar. Billy Seaman achieved success
through Peek-a-Boo,' and his later
4e>R&. Plain Molly.O made secure the