Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-21

Anuck Of Curss.s People.

HOW THE BEAUTY AND Mr. GEBHARpr ESCAPED
FROM STARING CRowDs-rHE ADMIRER BRINGS
HIS SPANKING TEAM OVER FOR THE LnY's USE
From the Philadelphia Times TODAY
lndefatigable Frederick Gebhardt. pretty Mrs.
Langtry, exuberant Manager Mendum aud pla-
toon OF reporters combined to make things I'M
usually cheerful at the Bellevue hotel yesterday
The sensation Herbert Spencer and his hop-pil-
low created when he arrived dwindlcs into in
Significance when compared with the interest
manifested in the coming Of the young million
aire whose gallant attentions to the Jersey Lily
led to his expulsion from Boston theater. He
Is about 70 years old, large and commonplace
| looking. His eyes and hair are dark and
under the shadow OF his not perfectly formed
| nose grows brstly little black mustache. His
| carriage is graceful and his dark clothes are
built after the most modern London models
Altogether he appears TO be an excellent sample
oil the matinee-young-man. He braced himself
with Nermouth cocktail and took an early aud
| solitary breakfast i'm the cafe That duty per
| formed he sauntered into the Office chatted
with the clerks and with friend sampled glass
| OF Chaitreuse. Speaking, to reporter about
his visit tC Philadelphia he said he came to see
q number of old friends whom he had not met
| for months. He has not decided when he will
return to New York. but it will be some time
| this week. Mr.. Gebhardt does not like report
ers. In his opinion they pry into private mat
! tiers which have no interest for the public and
| thinks they have abused Mrs aartry shame
luiy He made no reference to his attentions to
the Lily. who was about that time breakfastiny
In her private dining room.
PROMENADING WITH THE BEAUTY
About noon Mrs Langtry gave Mr.. Gebhardt
an audience in the paror of the hotel. and after
| few minutes conversation they went walking,
| accompanied by Samuel Peters She wore a
| sealskin dolman and Mr.. Gebhardt was wrapped
in dark overcoat. Before reaching Chestnut
street Mrs. Langry was recognized by pedes-
| trians. who. unable to restrain their curiosity,
| followed the Lily and her escort Women ard
men troopcd after her. and the middle of the
street was thronged with boys To escape, Mr.
Gebhardt walked with his conn anions into
Wanamakers This was most iniudicious
move Tor In ten minutes she was surrounded by
| gaping crowd of several hundred women.
whose comments were not at all sup
pressed. Mr.. Gebhardt and his companions
nnaliy made their escape through the
cloak department to Chestnut street Walking
| to 18th street. they entered Bailey's Jew
elry store. but the crowd found them out and
thev were compelled to leave before making
any purchases. The march down Chestnut street
became a triumphial procession headed by Mr.
Gebhardt, the Lily and Mr.. Peters. Mrs Lang
try affected not to notice the staring people she
passed, and Mr.. Gebhardt, although talking
continuously was evidently i'll at ease They
entered Cadwelfs iewelry store on Chestnut
street, above 9th, but the crowd surged i'm after
them and filled the store until it was impossible
TO do any business Through the kindness of a
| member of the firm the pursued beauty and
Mr. Gebhardt were allowed to make their es-
cape through back door. Unable to stand the
| ordeal any longer they walked rapidly to Wal
| nut street. There, amid the plaudits of crowd
OF small BOYS, they boarded a car and returned
| to the Bellevue. where, with Mr.. Peters they
| lunched in the public cafe.
DRIVING THROUGH THE PARK
Mr.. Gebhardt engaged public barouche and,
with Mrs. Langtry and Mr.. Peters, took drive
through Paramount Park. They visited the
ruins of the Main Centennial Building Horti-
cultural and Memorial Halls and Strawberry
Mansion and then iourneyed to the Wissahickon
A few minutes We're spent at the Lovers Rock
ana then the party returned to the city. Mrs
langtry placed herself I'm the hands of her maid
and retired to her suite of rooms. Mr. Geb-
hardt, who was in excellent spirits, remained in
the hotel until evening, when he was CAPTURED
and Carried off by several club men. Mrs
Langtry and her dresser went to the theater
early in the evening. Her maid. 10y the way
never accompanies the Lily to the theater Mrs
l-angtry VIII not ride In the same Pullman car with
her dresser norwili she allow her maid to ride in
| the carriage which takes her to and from the
companion then. 1t was expected that Mr.
GeDhardt would witness the play, "As You Like
IL, from the auditorium. but he did not He
however sent beautiful basket of flowers
which was presented to Mrs. Iangtry during
| the performance. Between the acts the box
Office was besieged by men who wanted to know
whether the gallant Mr.. Gebhardt was concealed
in the building. They seemed greatly disap-
pointed when they were told that the much
talhed-of gentleman was not about One gen.
tleman informed Manager Zimmerman that he
was fully as anxious to see Mr.. Gebhardt as he
was to see Mrs. Langtry. When the managers
OF the theater learned that Mr.. Gebhardt had
arrived in the city they ordered the backdoor-
Keeper. on pain of instant dismissal. not to ad-
nit any one to the stage.
''Will you stand by me if have to insult Mr.
Gebhardt:" inquired the doorkeeper.
YES, or any one else who attempts to enter"
within easy reach Of the guardian of the stage
door last night. but he was not called upon to
Insult any one with it.
A SPANKING TEAM ARRIVES
After the performance last night Mrs. Langtry
returned to the Bellevue with her dresser and
lunched alone. handsome brougham. a pair
of magnificent thoroughbred horses and two
white liveried English fOOtmen came to the city
last evening The outfit belongs to Mr. Geb-
hardt and came from New York tor Mrs Lang
try's special benefit. This morning Mrs Langtry
expects that her sister will arrive and during
the remainder of the theatrical season they win
travel together.
prominent member of Mrs. Langtry's COM
pany broke into wall last night. He thinks the
newspapers do the company an injustice when
they condemn tine acting of its members Every
good piece of business that interferes with Mrs |
Langtry's prominence was cut out at the re-
hearsal by old Mrs. Labouchere. She directed
all the rehearsals and made innovations that no
actor ever heard of before. At first Mrs. Lang
try supported the suggestions of Mrs Labou-
chere. but even she tired of her dOmineering
and they disagreed. There was not person in
the company who was not overjoyed when Mrs
LabOuchere fled. We all expected it a week
before it occurred. Mrs. Langtry is very kind
and pleasant, but she knows no more about
acting than an infant. The company is re-
hearsed for hours every day. but she. who
needs rehearsing more than any Of us, never
ftendSn