Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-30

natured, nor indeed ill-natured but seemed
thoroughly bored by the attention people paid
him. He had been numerically chaffed by his
friends ever since his return from Philadelphia
with Mrs. Langtry. and it had evidently begun
to tell on him. He ordered his dinner and
bowed languidly to several acquaintance.
Every one stared at him with untiring persist
then rising slowly strOlled out to his brougham.
Every man there envied him. When he was
putting on his OvercOat reporter for the
Morning Journal strobe up to him and
asked In loud voice if he was willing to be in
terviewed about Mrs. Langtry. Freddie Geb-
hard looked at the reporter with cold and
strong stare for a moment or two and then
turned his back square in the reporters face and
cOOllv buttoned his gloves The reporter stared
at Gebhard's back for short time and then
walked away. In Brooklyn Mrs. Langtry's
business has not been very good. The fact OF
the business is she is being too much adver-
tised. There is a point beyond which people
cease to feel any interest in people connected
with the stage. Mrs. Langtry may be virtuous
or vicious What matters 1t? Suppose she is
immoral, what of it! l have always held that
1t was dangerous thing to look too closely into
the daily life Of an actress 1t is best to let dan
gerous things alone. Freddie Gerhard will ap-
preciate the force of this during the coming So
cial season.
notice an odd thing in the dramatic line.
labOrs of a Hebrew drummer, has advertised
extensively for joke. He will pay he says,
500 for the best joke concerning drummers
life and adventures. A great scheme that.
After he has read two or three hundred of the
alleged jokes that will undoubtedly be sent in.
he will conclude that life after all Is good deal
OF delusiOn and decide to use the hundred dol
lars III purchasing arsenic for himself. Every
man thinks he can make a good joke. But it is
a fact nevertheless that very few good jokes exist
to-day. This way of erecting a play might be
developed infinitely. A man starts out with the
idea of producing play serious. silly or spec
right plot turns up he pays hundred dollars
for it, and advertises for bright or touching
bits of dialogue. He buys whatever pleases
him most. This line may be continued until he
has collected enough material and then he can
rewrite the whole thing. 1t wouldn't consume
more than fifteen years. and would cost less than
one OF Pittitt Or Haris's plays.
NINE. MODJEsKA'S SUCCESS
here has been very great. 1t is doubtful If she
ever drew so much money before during single
engagement here. BY far the most brilliant
success was her Camille. 1t is more sympathetic
than Bernhardt's. though less brilliant. The
success has been shared by Maurice BARRYMORE.
He was once an amateur wrestler and athlete of
no mean ability in England, and his early train
ing stood him in good part when he played Or
ldndO last week. The wrestling scene in "As
You Like It. is usually a farce. gigantic
athlete is pitted against puny actor. and as the
actor must throw the athlete according to the
play the farce makes people laugh. Barrymore
made the scene lielike and thrilling. 1t had
never been done more acceptabiy.