The Dickinson press., 1888-04-07
THE B.ADDELEY CAKE.
SCENE IN OLD DRuRY AT I O'CLOCK
IN THE MORNING.

a Notable TI,romg Whirh Represents the
High ::ohcmia of Misunderstanding the
story of ''Thc Hahdclcy Ca!c"-Thr
Dance. Begins.
The curtain rises. Rises on Il stage with Il
small white table in tn" center and long
white tables on either side. Behind them,
taking ~ the whole width of the stage. are
a series of terraces. in bright yellow and
black, reaching. it seems, To the ceiling at
the back. OH each terrace are white tables
and black coated walters standing rightly in
line. who. as the applause breaks out. bow
and smile and bow and smile again. Under
the many lights ilr salads and patcs look
aplctixing, til" banks of glasses glitter III
crystal. aud tho dark green OF the ciia,i-
la9nr bottles has Il cool and inviting look.
The scenery with which the stag. has been
boxed is taken from the famous ".Arnnr
Scene, and the result is Il picture to look ut.
The applause continues until Mr.. Fernandez
| appears. Mr.. Fernando is an elderly gem
tlelnm with curling locks. He is the custo-
dian of the Drury lane fund, and 10y way Of
introduction he tells the story of "rlIr Bad
dcley Cake"
1t appears that 100 Years ago the green
room OF Drury Lane was 10y sacred custom
annually given over I" frl>tius and mcrri-
mcnt upon the recurrence OF "Twciith
Night" In I;al Robert Bad'lc!cy. IL COM
clian to whom the little anniversaries "rrc
especially pleasant, died. In his will he set
apart 200 aS II fund whose income should
annually he used to furnish on ''rwcift!i
Night" Il bowl of punch and Il cake To the
green room. The request, Mr.. Fernandez
states, has been faithfully deserved since Bad
dclcv's time. OF late Years. however. MIR.
Augustus Harris. I'll" proprietor ri prrrv
Lane. lad added To- Mr.. EaI,irlry'> ~ Il few
hundred more uf his own and invited lis
friends ~ join i'll the ceremonial. Nj. Fer
nantcZ goes further. talks about the pleas
ureS WHICH attach /" Observing the trad
tionS Of ,he theatre: u the pleasures II
friendly n~leetia, ana othsr !lta>l": filings.
lnak!u- altogether a c.sve. >!v.c! Il wei
come. The aut,!le like /: ani IL l-'w>Hui
walks TO the lit.l- table. taae> II t:c r.rNBa.
knife and holds :. . na".oe..stan >~war,.--
over a large ro"ut White cake w.,.l Eel aud
green itin- il tue rp.lty.. This is tie b.
deltv cake.
TIE CAKE is READY.
Tie calt Is ready. bui lac aa,ianc5 isuot.
The wish liYs5 u hear from Nj. Harris.
There are loui cries from the floor AMI the
boxes OF ''lla.r!>'" "It,ri>." "Wl.cre is
Gus" and SHOW NY. old boy" In %re>;ou>r
there mounts TIE stage on the left 4 nlun uf
medium age, medium height and medium
stoutlcSs. His hair is ~leIVrptihlv thin on
top. but his face is round and his brown ewes
are bright and Young and merry. This is
Sous" Harris, the famous Gus" merry
maker in chief to all tine children. young
and old, of London. from Marlborough house
u Hackney. He speaks easily and gives
them all n modest of lani welcome. He
trusts that the occasion is as pleasant to them
It's it is to him. He declines TO say more, he
cause the cake waits and the time has come
to cut it. He invites them up and they
come. They first pass the cake and seek
each n clumh, because there sgrcat luck to
the recipient in the Baddcley cake. Then
they mount the terraces, line the tables and
pack the stage until i'll Il few moments old
Drury's boards are a great high hill of feast
ing, laughing humanity in silks and broad
cloths reaching down to a wide prairie of tue
same below.
The champagne lows like water. 1t is not
iced, but simply cool. They drink it at the
normal temperature in England. and value
its bouquet, something to which the majority
of champagne drinkers in america seem i'll
different. There are endless bottles of it, and
its consumption is greatly disproportionate
to that of the cotelcttcs dc l!onard or the
asDics de foie gras or the other delicacies on
the menu in cream color and red. The scene
from the summit is inspiring. The whito
shoulders and symmetrical figures of the
women light up the terraces. The merry
groups about the popular favorites here and
there are ccnters OF jest and laughter. Every
where are seemingly notable faces. An
English crowd, like an English street, pre-
scnts IL variety of physiogroniy that the
more cosmopolitan civilization OF America
should present, but does not for some reason
seem to. P~hysioSnomies are deceptive, too,
here as everywhere else. Wonder is Il slender
man of 30, who has a quiet, good humored
look, and who, from his easy manner, does
not seem to Inc anybody i'll particular, and
yet he is the eldest SOIL of a duke. Near by is
IL tall young man, with magnificent facial
outlines. who You are sure is thoroughbred to
Il degree. until You are mentally paralyzed
at finding him vigorously wipins glasses. He
is IL waiter. We. has 4 face that Cruikshank
would have given to q prince. Some of the
women are pict~urcs-pictures such as only II
Ba.llclcy Cake in London town could bring
in contrast.
A GROUP OF SOMEBODIES.
Down in the center of the stage, with a
group of son,cbodics in swallowtails listening
w IN HioNSiui NiittlS IL y SASll0C HHl III
white, Il medium blonde, whose couture is q
careless arrangement of silken frizzes that
helps the statucslue poise of her head. She
sla; u prominent Greek nose, deeply set blue
,:rs. which give her all altogether spiritual
look, and grace in manner which is marked.
lie corsayc of her dress is high and modest.
The white, soft folds of the waist and skirt
are touched here and there with q trimming
of white and black, she wears tiny bows of
black silk in places, and her long gloves,
reaching to the elbow, arc of the same color.
There i something altogether flower like and
pure about her, Il touch of that indefinite
quality of 'wEitcncss' which. whether it he
vested in mind or dress, is dis,inctively tho
gift of some women. She is. apparently,
much sought and very popular. She is Eva
Sothern, the daughter of our own Lord Dun
dreary, the alter ego of Billy Florence. the
eccentric and much loved Med"
The dance begins. 1t is Il waltz, the "Sou-
vicns Toi' of Waldteufel, that floats pwar
from the Life Guard band. 1t is slow. sell
slous and swelling, and fits the hour. al
the younger wolnen join in it. 1t is Il ga,
! scene, very gay, and it rapidly grows gayel
and gayer. Mr.. Harris guests are e~niovin.
: themselves to their fullest capacity, and Mr.
Harris, i'll his private office, with a groanin,
' table and nnagnums of champagne goin;
among his chosen few, is happily aware of it
| The dancers take the stage and the stall
space. The place rings with laughter an,
J music, and the popping of more corks. l
rings hour after hour and the fun is genera
l. and not until the yellow sun is beginning hi
IL daily struggle with the London mist do til
great majority go forth to slumler, more c
: OF less disturbed 10y memories of the Badlele
!" cake.-London Cor. New York Times.
Also When the BILL Arrives.
Funny, We anathematiZc the man wi