Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-11

prompter put Tor the fact that the play from
which the actor ''pirated" was copyrighted and
the owner Of it was quick to discover the theft
Next morning. after the first performance, an
injunction was applied for in court. and for
once Lackaye had to study hard all day TO get
the old words out Of his head and the new ones
into it
An ACTRESS LOVELY WIG AND Row SHE GOT IT.
A woman in the comic opera world. who is
possessed Of . truly great quality of beauty,
was receiving the congratulations of some
friends on the magnificent wig that she wore
in one act Of the operetta in which she was ap-
pearing. People in professional circles men
ton these details Of makeup and often an act
ress will feel as proud if she is told that she had
used just the required quantity Of rouge to
gain q beauteous effect as though she were
complimented for . fine fight Of dramatic
fervor.
swell, now, I'll tell you about that" said the
actress whose wig had occasioned remark.
Last summer was passing few weeks at a
small town up the Hudson recuperating from
my very trying iabors, and one day a young
girl came to the door of the little hotel where
was stopping to sell some blueberries She was
by no means . beautiful girl. but noticed
that her hair was q most extraordinary shade Of
golden yellow. As it was rolled up it looked to
me as though there was a great quantity of it
and 1 asked the girl about it. She said it
reached lar below her waist. 4 questioned her
was much admired by her friends. Her answers
showed that she did not appreciate the beauty
OF 1t and that she never got any compliments
for it. asked her to my room and had her let
her Fair down. 1t was without exception the
handsomest ever saw. l Immediately asked
the girl if she would sell it and told her would
give her 500 for it. She jumped at the chance
and we cut it off then and there. 1t was made
into the wig that you admire SO. The girl has
never regretted its loss and is now doing her
best to raise another growth to sell at the same
figure.
WHO sNoRxD LIKE An ENGINE.
Look here" said young man to the clerk
OF big hotel on Broadway, you'll have to
change my room or else move that big. fat old
man next to me to another part Of the hotel.
He shores like a steam engine
Let me see, ;" replied the clerk. "Your room
is ~. believe, sir2'
Eyes, and the fat old man is 71.''
The clerk looked over his room list and Q
shadow OF q smile fiickered across his face.
wait just a moment and I'll see about this, :"
ne said to the young man, and then he called q
nall boy and spoke to him in an undertone.
i've sent him up to see if another room is
vacant" said he. I'm move you at once. Bad
weather we are having, is it not2'
From this conversation such as will sometimes
take place between hotel clerk and guest en-
sued, In which various subjects were lightly
soNSAAS~
attention to frame of photographs that stood
near, the photographs representing a young
actress Of great beauty, who was at that mo-
ment playing at one of the city theaters.
Most beautiful girl ever saw" said the guest.
~ am ready to admit to the world at large that
worship her for her loneliness and for her
art. oh, she's SO dainty, 80 refined in all she
does. She's like flower, you know, a violet
Why, I'll confess to you, I simply go to the
theater where she is playing every night and
today could not resist sending basket of fiow-
ers to her, just a mark of a perfect strangers
esteem of her. Oh, she's an angel, she is. -
-, The hall boy returned and spoke to the clerk.
The latter said:
III move you to LAT, sir, on the other side Of
the house. But, do you know, you
were rather humorously mistaken in thinking
that the individual that snored in II is fat old
man."
"Well, isn't it2'' asked the guest.
mot exactly" replied the clerk. "That is
the bed room Of the beautiful actress whose
pictures are over in that frame"
And she snores!" gasped the young man.
We'll, yours is the third complaint said the
clerk. And he laughed as the disillusioned
youth went away with all haste in quest of a
bracing drink.