Evening star., 1919-04-06
the direction Of the Ona e. Talbot
enterprises in Washington.

"The Crowded Hour" which is COM ,
ing to the Shubert- Belasco. unfolds
the story of "Follies" girl. who can
see nothing bigger than her own de
through love and opportunity to do
/ good service. Selwyn Company
who offer the play. announce the orig
inal company that played in Chicago'
AS soon as he can secure the ground.
f. F.. Albee, ii is said. will erect a
great clubhouse for the women or
vaudeville. if possible right alongside
/ the clubhouse for the male artists
which was opened recently in New
York. Mr.. Albce says that, in his
, opinion. the women of vaudeville
constitute fully 50 per cent OF its
amusement value.
Among the prominent actors who
have been distinguished by having
their life stories made avaiia bic to
the library shelves is Robert Mantcll.
His biographer is c. J. Bullet. Vt is
written with an eve to the pictur-
esque, without sacrifice of fact. and
takes on the quality almost OF ro-
mantle narrative. The dedication is
a touching tribute to Miss GeneNieve
Hamper
Helen Lorayne. dainty headliner
! in the Jean Redni show at the Gayety.
cultivates flowers, her front yard be-
| ing full of roses and other flowers
Miss Lorayne is also an antiyiviSec-
zionist and during the show season
! spends at least $40 a week. it is said, IN
distributing anti-vivisectionist iitera-
ture. She is also the owner OF several
dogs. Her favorite, French bull ter
| rier. recently won prize at the Madi-
kson Square Garden. and is the pet OF
| the SHOW, playing a role himself.
The recital of Leo Ornstcin at the
Ma sonic Temple Auditorium next
1 week will probably be considered
! ington toward evening concerts by
| distinguished artists. T. Arthur
| Smith. under whose local manage
| ment this famous young musical flu
| turist comes, it is said. has long been
] considering a series of such concerts
/ for week evenings. While evening
| concerts by amateurs are not at all
! uncommon. recitsls by prominent ar
| fists in the evening will afford op-
! portunities, doubtless, for many who
| are unable to attend the usual after
J noon concerts.
Robert l.. Downing, Washington
born and bred. a distinguished actor
/ in his day in robust classical roles.
then a minister of the gospel and
later an evangelist. has returned to
| the stage and will appear in New
York next week in the great old tenn
perance play OF half a century ago
Ten Nights in a Bar Room" There
are many who will be able to recall
his virile work in THE Gladiator,
las the barbarian .Ingomar," and then
in THE Cricket on the Hearth" which
| is proba bly, the last play in which
he was seen here. His talent asserted
itself in his school days and when he
adopted the stage as profession ne
rose. by rapid stages.
1
| Virginia Fox Brooks. whose beau-
tiful speaking voice and acting abili-
ties were disclosed in 'Sinbad. says:
"I was sent to Paris. at first to school
there and then to live with Nine.
| Yvette Guilbert. l spent four won
| derful years in her house. I STUDIED
| languages and dancing and music and
singing. the latter with jacques
| Isnardop of the Paris Conservatory.
| / shall never forget those four years
with Nine. Yvette. II ever L do any
thing really fine, 1 feel that I shall
;, owe it to her. i came back three
| years ago. My first season on the
stage was with Mr.. Leo Ditrichstein.
in The Great Lover: then came
short engagement with Sir Herbert
Tree, in The Merry Wives of Wind
sor'-I was Anne Page, and last win
ter 1 played with William Faversham
in Getting Married